𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Thursday, August 31, 2023
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Gemini index for the day: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/08/31/
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⦿ Productive Month and Good Riddance to Online Thugs | Techrights
⦿ Operation Mole — Part VII — From ’Be Nice!’ to Threats of Violence | Techrights
⦿ [Meme] Axe-Wielding Microsoft Catspaw | Techrights
⦿ Libera.Chat Became Far Smaller After the Collapse of Matrix.org, But the Number of Distinct IRC Networks is Growing | Techrights
⦿ Microsoft Windows Desktop Operating System Market Share in Nigeria: Down From 99% to 47% in 13 Years | Techrights
⦿ IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, August 30, 2023 | Techrights
⦿ When a Modern Raspberry Pi is No Longer Enough as a Gemini Server | Techrights
䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login):
http://techrights.org/2023/08/31/another-productive-month/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/08/31/antisocial-microsoft-warriors/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/08/31/catspaw-meme-dirty-work/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/08/31/collapse-of-matrix-org/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/08/31/in-nigeria-windows-down-sharply/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/08/31/irc-log-300823/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/08/31/raspberry-pi-as-a-gemini-server/#comments
䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised):
http://techrights.org/2023/08/31/gemini-specs-progressing/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/08/31/midnightbsd-3-1-0/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/08/31/smolweb-org-web-site/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/08/31/wordpress-6-3-1/#comments
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Posted in Site_News at 6:34 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽⦇Matthew_J_Garrett:_Am_I_here_to_secure_Linux_or_the_ruling
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Summary: Thugs who had interfered with our work ran away this month; we expect
to become a lot more productive in months to come
TODAY we semi-officially say “goodbye” to summer (there is no official/
universal day and it depends on the country). We’ve had a very productive
summer, as many videos and articles got published and the abusers (in IRC in
particular) fled for good. Their sole goal was to undermine the site and slow
down if not entirely impede collaboration.
“This is post #369, so we expect about 370 in total for this month.”We have 3
ongoing series at the moment: Operation Mole, Microsoft GitHub Exposé, and
Sirius (my former employer which committed financial crimes against its
employees and needs to be held accountable).
August is nearly over. This is post #369, so we expect about 370 in total for
this month. It’s not 401 like last month, but a better measure takes length and
other factors into account anyway. Winter means being indoors even more, hence
more output should be expected ahead of today. █
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✐ Operation_Mole_—Part_VII—From‘Be_Nice!’_to_Threats_of_Violence⠀✐
Posted in Deception, Free/Libre_Software, Microsoft at 8:48 am by Dr. Roy
Schestowitz
Series parts:
Linux_From_the_Inside
of_Online_Sockpuppets,_Hiding_Criminal_Activities_Behind_the_Tor_Network
Just_Like_the_Sabotage_of_Linux_and_Deliberate_Distortion_of_‘Security’_
(Giving_Control_to_Microsoft)
Anything_About_His_Motivation_in_Trying_to_Cancel_Richard_Stallman?
Foolishly_Unmasks_Himself,_Tying_Himself_to_Crimes)
Also_Admit_Doing_This_to_Richard_Stallman_and_the_FSF_(Even_Right_Now);
There_Are_Connections_to_Microsoft,_Too
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽⦇Lucifer_Axe:_protect_me_from_my_own_sockpuppets_or_I'll_kill
you⦈_
Summary: Beware the Microsoft-connected catspaw; Free/Open Source software
(FOSS) projects and FOSS-oriented groups/sites are being targeted by very toxic
people who_are_(or_were)_connected_to_Microsoft and who resort to criminal
activities in an effort to undermine established, productive, and well-
connected communities
TODAY we focus on the people whom we alluded to last_month. It’s a group of
people and they are connected. This series is expected to last about 3-4 months
longer and it will focus on the tactics, the targets, and how to confront this
kind of online abuse. The first half dozen parts dealt with one_person
(primarily mentioned because he is more prominent and because he attacked_BSD
and_GNU/Linux_users, protecting Microsoft’s monopoly).
“This series is expected last about 3-4 months longer and it will focus on the
tactics, the targets, and how to confront this kind of online abuse.”Today we
take a step back and explain the broader context. Others appear to have had
similar experiences and they spoke_about how a Code of Conduct (CoC) was
imposed on them — or nearly imposed on them — by actual threats of violence. In
practice, those who assert they need protection often inflict abuse upon others
or, in some cases, manufacture (fake) abuse as a pretext/ruse.
There will be many videos in this series and we’ll try to reduce mentions of
names (like the last video) though we’ll use descriptive nicknames that explain
the roles of people. Someone suggested that we “throw in the term ‘catspaw’ or
equivalent, to at least imply that they are either working for and/or being
exploited by Microsoft to tear into FOSS communities and sabotage FOSS leaders
and celebrities. In short, they are not your average griefers.”
This afternoon I started a new wiki page (additional new page, to grow over
time, populated with information) that better_serves_as_an_umbrella_for_this
series — a long series that concerns not a single person but a malicious
collective which disregards the law and misuses Tor (sometimes VPNs too) to
hide the crimes.
To keep the record very unambiguous we must occasionally demonstrate what abuse
we were subjected to since last year. So over the next few weeks we’ll give
examples of intolerance, violence and even worse things from the provocateurs
and saboteurs. They cannot possibly paint themselves as victims and the harm
done is vastly worse than time-wasting; they want distraction and are willing
to use human sacrifices as collaterals towards their twisted goals. These
aren’t acts of tolerance; these are aggressive rioters. In a perfect world they
will be handled by cops within days, not months, and victims will receive
justice. But we don’t live in a perfect world, so we must constantly present
evidence to the public, relying on public opinion and online scrutiny.
“To keep the record very unambiguous we must occasionally demonstrate what
abuse we were subjected to since last year.”The most profound escalation began
in 2022. The IRC network of Techrights (created 2021) never had chronic issues
of abuse, intimidation and racism (with very rare exceptions) until self-
described “social justice warriors” infiltrated it and used sockpuppets to push
abuse into the network, in turn demanding censorship (of their very own
sockpuppets!) while demanding a Code of Conduct and issuing violent threats to
longtime regulars. Many who call themselves “social justice warriors” are
aggressive extremists. There are nice people out there who don’t need to use
such labels (to describe themselves) and rely on personal charm and charisma,
not threats, blackmail, and sabotage. Many of the self-described “social
justice warriors” whom we’ve dealt with are clinically insane and they try to
scare, even traumatise, sane people. How can we tolerate this? In the name of
free speech we’ve refrained from banning them for nearly a year.
In the words of one reader, who prefers to remain anonymous: “if the social
justice warriors and CoC-pushers’ attacks can be documented and concisely as
what_happened_with_SELF (S E LinuxFest), it can be a useful case study to point
to for many.”
We covered this years ago.
“A big concern now would be to document who around the various FOSS communities
were pushing CoCs and whether the meant it or were just following along.
Neither behavior is good but the latter is less bad. The former are real
trouble and will cause trouble again once they figure out how to do so,” the
longtime reader continued. “I would guess so but the DSM (Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) has been gamed in recent decades and
edited to fit political goals rather than follow medical science.”
Notice that we’ve not named anyone this time around. There are technical issues
to discuss, there are behavioural patterns to spot, and we’d rather explain
things to watch out for, in order to make the series seem less personal.
As one reader notes, “CoCs have no value aside from being used to tear down
development communities and active projects or to expel key technical leaders
from the project under false pretences unrelated to tech. Again comparisons to
SELF (S E LinuxFest) are apt. He got all kinds of threats of violence and
threats of attempts to frame him all to try to push a CoC into the project.”
“The CoC is a smokescreen; it’s devised to divide, not to protect or
incorporate stability.”While it’s important if not critical to name some of the
principal culprits (think of it as a warning label), a lot of it can be framed
as a case of psychological abuse and threats, public shaming, false
accusations, impersonation, and attack on loved ones (usually family) when it’s
deemed insufficient to just attack a person directly. This is what those toxic
people and “CoC” fanatics do to your healthy community, project etc. The CoC is
a smokescreen; it’s devised to divide, not to protect or incorporate stability.
There are many examples to that effect.
Speaking of communities being torn apart from corporations, one contributing
factor to the irrelevance of Slashdot is that there is so little news that a
site like that does not make any sense in most ways, aside from the community
fostered. But since the newest owners of Slashdot have done their absolute best
to diminish or eradicate a sense of community, even that is not relevant.
In IRC we still have people who have been with the site since the beginning.
The ‘CoC brigade’, however, resorted to impersonations in IRC, with the goal of
us mistakenly banning our own people (e.g. nicknames that have unicode in them
and thus look very similar to the real people). In addition, fake sites (blogs
for fictional people) and fake social control media accounts (impersonations)
were set up to defame and flame. Parody/satire isn’t a crime, but these
accounts/sites aren’t satire; they’re more like identity theft.
“We have a good picture of how they collaborated behind the scenes.”Thankfully,
as of this week, the signal-to-noise (s/n) ratio in IRC is good again. Many of
the attackers have fled (after they got unmasked and tied to their crimes), but
we’ve agreed not to make the series personal for now. We really need to focus
on the patterns, assuming a new catspaw may be just around the corner
(respawned like “drpizza” [1, 2, 3], who used the same methods in our IRC
channels in the past), inheriting the same strategy against unwitting, unaware
“targets”.
Over the next few weeks we intend to show examples of what obscene people (who
have the audacity to promote CoC provisions while breaking all the rules of a
CoC) have been saying in IRC. We’ll use screenshots, not text, as we don’t want
search engines to index really bad words.
We’ll come back to the why, who and how at a later stage as we continue to
receive information and leaks along the way. We have a good picture of how they
collaborated behind the scenes. They have nothing to offer to collaborative
Free software projects, so instead they conspire to take them down. Almost all
of them are non-coders (no relevant background). █
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇Peter Bright⦈
Peter Bright, aka “drpizza”, habitually trolled us in IRC, demanded that we
censor our own people, and meanwhile he was grooming and promoting UEFI secure
boot’s “shim guy” in his articles (while chatting a great deal with him
online); “drpizza” is now in prison for child rape. As he was a Microsoft mule
(catspaw), now thrown under the bus, we still recall his role in undermining
FOSS communities. He was a very disposable, yet extremely harmful, catspaw. Ars
Technica and Wired still have all of his “articles” online (Wired even keeps
his full name, crediting him for the Microsoft puff pieces that likely came
from Microsoft itself).
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⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢻⣯⣭⢻⣿⣛⣛⡻⠷⢶⣿⣿⣯⣭⣼⣛⣬⣻⠿⢿⣣⣸⣿⣇⢸⣿⣧⡄⣿⣿⣶⣶⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣸⣿⣍⢿⡏⣿⣿⠛⣸⣿⢿⣷⢩⣷⣶⣮⡛⣭⣽⡟⣛⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣧⣿⢏⣿⣻⣶⢶⣮⢩⣭⢻⣟⡻⣟⣿⠶⢿⣿⣭⣭⣷⣝⣛⠟⠋⠀⠿⡏⢀⣾⣼⣿⣿⡟⣿⡇⣿⣿⠹⣾⣧⣿⡿⠏⣿⣿⣿⡟⣼⣿⢹⣿⣧⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⢹⣿⣟⣾⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣼⣿⣇⣿⡟⣿⣿⣼⣿⣻⢿⣽⣷⣤⠈⣃⣀⣐⢿⣿⠷⢷⣯⣭⣿⣷⣛⣻⣿⣿⡸⣿⣧⣷⣿⣇⣿⡇⣿⣿⣾⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣛⣻⠿⠹⢿⣸⣼⣿⢸⣿⣷⣿⣇⣿⡟⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢳⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⢸⣿⣜⠛⢱⣿⣯⣿⡇⣾⣿⣿⣮⢹⣾⢯⣭⣝⣿⣛⣻⢿⠿⠷⠾⣿⣭⣵⣽⣛⣛⣯⣾⣿⣿⣏⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣿⣿⣷⣽⣛⣛⣥⡾⠿⢏⣿⣿⡟⣸⣿⢿⣿⠧⠏⣶⣽⣿⣷⣼⣿⢹⣿⢷⣿⡇⠛⠿⣾⣿⣿⡟⢸⣿⣿⣿⢾⣿⣷⣿⡇⣶⣶⣮⡝⣿⣿⣟⡿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣾⣿⣿⣮⡽⠀⢀⣙⡿⠿⣏⡻⣿⣾⡿⢸⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⡇⣼⣿⢿⡟⣼⣿⢸⣿⢷⣿⣧⣿⣷⣿⣏⣿⣧⣿⡟⣿⢿⣿⣷⣯⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣶⣶⣿⣷⣭⣭⣭⣾⣛⣃⣿⠧⠿⣿⣾⣇⢿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⢯⣭⣸⣿⢟⣿⢹⣿⡿⣿⣸⣿⢷⣼⣿⣾⣻⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣭⣭⣷⣿⣿⣼⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣮⡟⣿⣿⣼⣷⡾⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣾⡿⢿⡇⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣫⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣾⣿⣯⣽⣿⣽⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⣽⡏⠀⠀⠸⣷⣬⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣿⡇⠀⠀⢀⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠈⠻⣄⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠈⠙⠦⠄⣀⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣉⡀⢂⣝⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠁⠀⡴⠀⢀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠥⣀⠈⢻⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⠀⢠⠿⢁⣶⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⣾⣾⡇⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⢠⡶⠃⣠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⢐⣾⣿⣿⣗⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⣪⠍⠂⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⠻⣿⣿⡟⠀⠘⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⢿⡿⡻⠿⠟⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠻⢿⣿⡅⠐⠞⠃⠀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡙⢻⣅⣀⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⢻⣛⣿⣽⣿⡿⢋⡽⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠹⠙⢿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠋⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡄⠙⠃⠀⠈⢴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⣾⣶⣿⡿⠛⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⡀⣠⠴⠋⢥⡾⠃⡀⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡘
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣷⣶⣿⠿⠿⠿⠄⠓⠀⠠⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠳⠀⠀⣠⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⠀⠰⡟⢼⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢟⠁⠀⠉⠝⠀⢀⡠⣧⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢷⣦⣙⣿⣿⡷⠀⠀⠠⠀⣤⣤⡐⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⠀⠐⢿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠀⠀⠀⠐⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠳⠥⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠛⠻⠟⢀⠀⠀⠀⠠⢈⠿⡟⠛⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⡀⠉⠀⠈⠁⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡄⣤⠋⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⣿⣿⠗⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⣿⣿⣿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣨⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⣿⣷⣦⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠋⠀⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⠀⢀⠴⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⢀⣴⣾⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠖⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⢀⣼⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⢠⣾⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣿⠋⠀⢀⣾⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⣀⣀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡾⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⠉⠀⠈⠉⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡾⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⣿⣿⣿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠟⢿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡌⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⣈⣃⣀⡀⠀⢀⣀⡀⣀⢀⣀⡀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⢀⣀⡀⢀⣀⡀⠀⢀⣀⡀⣀⡀⢀⣀⣀⠀⣀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠀⠀⠐⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⢸⣿⡇⠿⢸⣿⡇⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⡏⣿⣿⢸⣿⡇⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣷⣿⢳⣿⡏⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⢸⣿⡇⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⡄⣿⣿⢸⣿⡇⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⢸⣿⡏⢸⣿⡇⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⡆
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢓⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠘⢿⣿⣿⠇⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⢸⣿⣷⣾⣿⣷⡆⠀⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⢸⣿⣷⣾⣿⣷⡆⠀⢸⣿⡇⠘⢿⣷⣿⠇⠻⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⣿
⣰⢌⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠀⠀⣷⣄⠀⠀⢠⣤⣤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿
⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⡿⠛⠉⠁⠉⠉⠉⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⢟⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡟⡱⣷⣦⣷⣾⣮⣤⣠⣀⡀⠉⠿⠀⠀⠀⣻⣿⣿⣿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣷⣿⣾⣿⣷⣿⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠙⠒⠂⠒⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡿⡿⣿⠿⣿⢿⠿⡿⣿⢟⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣮⣜⣁⣁⣋⣧⣸⣂⣯⣼⣿⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣛⡛⢻⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠹⢿⣿⡿⠟⠉⣩⠻⡋⠀⠀⠲⠖⠀⠀⠀⠄⠐⠒⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣷⢺⣿⣷⣧⣤⣤⡏⣸⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣛⣛⣿⣵⣿⣿⣇⠀⢀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⡿⠛⠀⠀⣿⣿⡗⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⠋⠈⠁⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠛⠿⠟⡕⣠⣭⣭⣦⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⡿⠙⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣼⣿⣿⡏⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣭⣿⣭⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠀⠙⢿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠊⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
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䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 424
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✐ [Meme]_Axe-Wielding_Microsoft_Catspaw⠀✐
Posted in Deception, Microsoft at 6:57 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
We must have struck a nerve to ‘deserve’ such daily threats
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽⦇Axe_Clanging_Cult:_I_keep_threatening_people,_but_I_am_the
poor,_marginalised,_vulnerable_victim⦈_
Summary: Threatening, violent language is not acceptable; yet those_who_sling
and_fling_violent_rhetoric have the audacity to pretend they’re the victims
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Gemini_version_available_♊︎
✐ Libera.Chat_Became_Far_Smaller_After_the_Collapse_of_Matrix.org,_But_the
Number_of_Distinct_IRC_Networks_is_Growing⠀✐
Posted in Free/Libre_Software, Protocol at 12:02 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Libera.chat_shrank⦈_
Summary: It seems like more IRC networks are being rolled_out_(deployed_afresh)
this_year, but Matrix.org_no_longer_gives_IRC_a_false_sense_of_magnitude (many
users were just bridged across from Matrix.org)
ONLY weeks ago Ryan mentioned the layoffs and moderation crisis* at Matrix.org,
resulting in exclusion_from_the_largest_IRC_network (if scale is measured by
number of users “online”, including passive lurkers and bots). The users'
fatigue_has_extended_to_Matrix.org and judging by the front page (homepage) of
Matrix.org, you’d not know anything is amiss:
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Matrix.org_homepage⦈_
We’ve spent some time trying_to_put_all_this_in_context. Some GNU/Linux
bloggers took note of the woe-some situation and we’ve quoted them in Daily
Links.
The good news is, judging by netsplit.de, the number of unique and decent-sized
networks actually grew. It’s now higher than when we last checked (before
‘Matrix-pocalypse’):
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽⦇IRC_Networks_index:_There_are_525_known_IRC_networks_listed
below...⦈_
Just to add a quick line about why that is a good thing, consider the collapse
of Social Control Media and what it does to online communities. IRC seems a lot
more robust, so communities can stay together. They don’t get scattered. USENET
didn’t age too well, partly due to ISPs pulling the plug (that, in turn, was
partly due to lawsuits from the copyright cartel).
IRC has been around since the 1980s and it’s still doing fairly well, so it’ll
probably survive just fine well past 2030. No company controls it. Money does
not determine its success. █
earlier this month. He said that child abuse images or other illegal content
were routinely being posted there and even when reported to the operators/
moderators there was nobody available to take action. This could be clarified a
bit more by Ryan, who was a (now former) Matrix.org user. They also kept
banning a lot of legitimate and law-abiding users, according to him, so it’s
not clear what or who got excluded (or why exactly). It was not being filtered
transparently (same issue as old Freenode). They were overzealous with their
global, centralised moderation hammer. IRC is not centralised like this. IRC
“dictatorship” it limited to particular networks, but some networks share
banlists (thankfully not a common practice; OFTC does this).
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⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
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⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
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⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣇⣿⣸⣜⣟⣻⣿⣰⣁⣇⣅⣇⣧⣳⣁⣇⣇⣇⣿⣠⣻⣿⣸⣿⣸⣘⣇⣅⣅⣇⣏⣅⣟⣧⣻⣻⣇⣇⣇⣅⣇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
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⣿⠻⠟⣿⢹⣟⣿⣿⢻⠻⣟⣿⢻⡏⣿⢻⣿⣿⣻⣟⣿⣿⣟⣿⣻⡟⢿⣻⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⢟⢫⣿⣿⣻⡟⢿⢛⣟⢿⣟⣟⡿⣻⡏⣿⢻⢙⠿⠟⣟⡟⢻⡟⣭⡏⡛⡟⢻⢹⡟⣿⣻⡟⡏⠿⢻⡟⢿⢻⣻⣟⣿⣻⡟
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⡿⡾⣯⣽⣯⡇⣽⣼⣽⣿⣭⣯⣽⣽⣯⣿⣽⣽⣭⣿⣽⣿⣽⣿⣯⣯⣯⣿⣯⣯⣿⣽⣭⣯⣯⣿⣽⣯⣽⣿⣮⣿⣯⣯⣿⣿⣽⣽⣿⣿⣽⣯⣯⣷⣿⣯⣿⣯⣯⣿⣽⣿⣯⣽⣭⣿⣽⢻⡽⣿⣏⣽⡏⡝⣝⢫⢉⡏
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⢟⠿⣿⠻⢟⠿⣿⣿⣟⡟⣿⡯⣻⢹⡫⢻⣍⣟⢹⡿⡟⡿⣿⣿⡿⡿⣻⣿⠻⣿⣻⣿⣿⣯⣻⡝⣟⢹⣿⡟⢽⣿⣻⣿⣻⣟⡟⣿⣿⣿⣻⢟⢿⡿⡿⢟⣿⣿⣿⡏⣟⡿⡻⣿⢻⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⣻⡟⢟⢿⡿⣿⣿⣻
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⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠹⣍⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣹⣿⣭⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣍⣿⣿⣽⣿⣿⣝⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⢻⣿⠛⠛⠟⠿⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠟⠻⠿⠿⠿⠟⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠻⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠟⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⢻⣳⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣳⣺⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⢿⣷⣶⣶⡶⣶⣶⣶⣶⢶⣦⣶⣶⡶⢶⣴⣶⡶⣶⣶⢶⡶⣶⠶⣶⢶⣶⢶⣶⣶⣶⣶⢶⣶⣶⣶⣶⢶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⢶⣴⢶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣮⣿⣸⣿⣿⣼⣿⣿⣿⣬⣿⣭⣽⣿⣯⣿⣿⣿⣧⣿⣿⣷⣿⣾⣽⣼⣿⣴⣿⣤⣿⣿⣧⣾⣼⣿⣷⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣼⣿⣽⣿⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣼⣽⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⠀⠀⠀⢹⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⡇⢰⡶⢶⡴⣦⢠⡶⣦⢾⡷⢰⡶⢾⡗⣶⣴⠆⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣤⣤⡄⠀⠀
⠀⠀⡇⢸⡇⢸⡇⣿⢾⣯⣿⠸⣧⢸⡇⢸⣇⡾⢿⡄⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠛⠛⠃⠀⠀
⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⣄⡀⠀⢤⡀⠀⠠⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣤⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⢦⡀⠉⠲⣄⡈⠑⠦⣀⠉⠲⢄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⢷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠙⢦⡀⠀⠙⢦⡀⠈⠑⠦⣀⠈⠓⠦⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⡄⠀⠀⠀
⡄⠀⠀⠙⢦⠀⠀⠈⠳⣄⠀⠈⠳⢄⡀⠈⠑⢦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣧⠀⠀⠀
⡿⠀⠀⠀⠈⢷⠀⠀⠀⠘⢦⡀⠀⠀⠙⢦⡀⠀⠈⠳⢄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⡀⠀⠀
⠁⠀⠀⠀⢀⡼⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⢳⡀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣆⠀⠀⠀⠙⢦⡀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡸⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⠀
⠠⠤⠒⠊⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡠⠞⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣏⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡰⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡏⠀⠉⡇⠀⠀⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠇⠀⠀
⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠔⠒⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⠤⠞⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡇⠀⠀⢀⡀⠀⢀⡀⠀⠀⣠⡞⠀⠀⣶⡆⠀⡰⠃⡀⠿⠇⠀⢀⠞⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⣸⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡞⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡞⠀⠀⠀
⠬⣙⡒⠤⣀⡙⠢⢄⡀⠀⠀⠀⣴⠊⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡠⠔⡏⠀⢸⣿⠛⢿⣿⠛⣿⡧⠾⢟⣻⣿⠘⣿⡿⢻⣿⡿⠛⣿⡇⡹⣿⣼⡟⠁⠀⣇⡜⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡼⠁⠀⠀⠀⢀⡞⠁⠀⠀⠀
⣑⠒⠬⣑⡒⠬⣑⡒⠬⣙⡒⠤⣌⡑⠢⢄⣀⠀⠀⠰⣏⠁⠀⠀⡇⠀⢸⣿⠀⢸⣿⠐⣿⡷⣿⣋⣹⣿⠔⣿⣇⣸⣿⠀⢀⣿⡏⣠⣿⢿⣦⢀⡴⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠔⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⡠⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⡠⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠
⠤⣉⡑⠢⠬⣁⠒⠬⢕⡒⠬⢕⡒⠬⢍⡒⠢⢍⣒⠢⠤⣉⡒⠤⣇⡀⠈⠉⠀⠈⠉⠀⠉⠁⡉⠍⠋⠉⠁⠉⠉⢉⡩⠒⠁⠉⠁⠉⠁⡠⠝⠁⠀⡇⠀⠀⡠⠞⠁⠀⠀⠀⢀⠴⠋⠀⠀⠀⢀⠴⠋⠀⠀⠀⢀⡠⠚⠁
⠂⠤⣈⠁⠒⠤⢌⡑⠒⠬⢉⡒⠪⠭⣒⠪⠭⣒⠢⠭⣑⡢⠭⣑⡗⠬⢍⣒⠢⠤⣀⡀⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠠⠂⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⡠⠔⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⡧⠔⠉⠀⠀⠀⢀⡤⠚⠁⠀⠀⢀⡤⠚⠁⠀⠀⢀⡠⠖⠉⠀⠀⠀
⠤⣀⠀⠉⠒⠢⢄⡈⠑⠒⠤⣈⡁⠒⠤⢍⡑⠒⠭⢑⡒⠬⢕⣒⠭⢍⣒⠢⠭⣒⡢⠭⣑⡒⠤⢄⣄⠊⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠠⠒⠁⠀⠀⠀⢀⡠⠐⠉⠁⠀⠀⢀⠤⠚⠁⠀⠀⣀⠤⠊⠁⠀⠀⢀⡠⠒⠉⠀⠀⠀⢀⡤⠚
⠀⠀⠙⠢⢄⡀⠀⠈⠑⠢⢄⡀⠈⠑⠢⠤⣀⠉⠒⠠⢌⡉⠒⠠⢍⣒⠢⠭⣑⡒⠬⢍⣒⠨⠍⣒⠢⠭⣑⡒⡤⢔⣁⠀⠀⠀⠀⡠⠒⠁⠀⠀⠀⢀⠤⠊⠁⠀⠀⣀⠔⠊⠁⠀⠀⢀⡤⠊⠁⠀⠀⠀⢀⠴⠊⠁⠀⠀
⠢⢄⡀⠀⠀⠉⠒⢤⡀⠀⠀⠈⠓⠤⣀⠀⠀⠉⠒⠤⣀⠀⠉⠒⠤⢄⡉⠑⠢⠬⣉⠒⠠⢍⣑⠂⠬⢉⡒⡼⠍⣐⡂⠭⢑⣲⠮⠄⣀⡀⠀⢀⠔⠁⠀⠀⠀⢠⠞⠁⠀⠀⠀⢀⠔⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠞⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⢄⡀⠈⠁⠒⠤⣾⣷⠈⣵⣦⣄⣀⢠⡤⣭⢢⣤⣤⢠⡤⣍⣶⣤⣄⠀⢨⣵⣶⣤⣤⣭⢽⡧⣤⣩⡕⣦⣬⣭⡔⣦⣬⣿⣲⡧⠭⣿⣗⣬⣭⣿⣦⡤⢀⣤⢴⣇⣤⣤⣀⡤⣤⣯⡄⣤⢠⣤⣠⣤⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⢀⡀⠉⠒⠢⣼⣟⠺⣗⣿⢼⣇⡀⠹⣷⡿⢼⣧⡿⠹⣿⡭⣿⠀⣿⠑⢺⣇⣸⡿⣯⡭⢺⣧⣹⡟⣿⠗⢿⣵⡟⣿⠒⣿⢿⣏⠒⣿⢼⣯⣾⣿⡯⣁⡒⣯⣿⣿⣿⣭⠽⣧⡾⢸⣧⣿⢸⡇⢻⣭⡭⣤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠄⣀⠉⠐⠂⠤⢀⡈⠁⠒⠠⠄⣈⠉⠒⠢⠼⣃⠉⠐⠂⠤⣀⡈⠑⠂⠤⣀⡀⠉⠒⠤⢄⡀⠈⠑⠂⠤⣀⠀⠈⠑⡢⢄⡀⠈⠣⡒⠤⣀⠉⠙⢦⠤⣈⠉⠒⠢⠌⣉⠒⠂⠬⢉⡒⠂⠤⢄⣀⠀⠀⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠤⢀⡈⠁⣒⣰⡦⣀⣉⠑⣒⣠⢄⣈⡁⣒⣠⡤⣸⡇⣒⡢⣤⣈⣹⡖⣶⢤⣈⡉⢒⣢⡤⣀⣹⡖⠢⢤⣀⡉⢐⣢⡤⣀⣨⣑⣒⢬⣐⣀⣉⡒⣤⢀⡀⣉⣑⡢⣶⣀⣉⡑⣒⣤⣀⣿⣰⡆⣤⣉⡁⣒⣠⡤⣀⡀⠀⠀
⠤⠄⣀⠹⣟⣻⡿⣟⣛⣻⣗⣯⢼⣗⣛⣿⠛⣿⢼⣇⣿⢹⣿⣿⢼⣏⣿⣚⣿⣯⣿⣚⡳⣯⣽⣏⠐⢿⣭⣭⣿⣚⡷⣿⢹⡏⣿⢸⡏⣿⢹⡗⣿⣼⡏⣿⢻⡧⣿⢾⣍⣿⣽⣾⡇⣿⣹⡗⣿⣼⡇⣿⢹⡇⠤⣈⡉⠒
⠠⠄⣀⡈⠉⠛⠃⠭⢉⣀⠉⠑⠂⠭⠅⣉⠁⠛⠊⠥⢉⣉⠉⠛⠩⠥⢉⡉⠙⠃⠬⠍⣉⠙⠋⠥⠌⣉⠙⠃⠬⠍⣁⠛⠨⠥⢉⡘⠓⠩⠌⣁⡛⠩⠥⢉⡘⠃⠭⢈⣉⠓⠩⠍⣉⠉⠛⠥⢌⡉⠈⠉⠚⠥⣀⡀⠈⠁
⠠⠄⢀⡀⠉⠐⠂⠠⠄⣀⡈⠁⠒⠂⠤⢀⣈⠉⠐⠂⠤⠄⣈⠁⠒⠂⠤⠀⣉⠁⠒⠠⠤⢈⡉⠐⠂⠤⠌⣉⠐⠂⠤⠌⣉⡐⠂⠤⠌⣁⠒⠀⠬⢉⣐⠂⠤⠍⣀⠒⠠⠌⢁⡒⠠⠬⢁⡒⠠⠄⢉⡐⠂⠤⢀⣈⠁⠒
⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣶⣶⣤⣤⣤⣬⣥⣴⣦⣤⣤⣤⣭⣐⣒⣠⣄⣈⣉⣐⣂⣠⣄⣈⡁⠒⠂⠤⠀⣉⠐⠒⠠⠄⢉⡀⠒⠠⠄⢉⡐⠒⠠⠌⢁⡐⠂⠤⠍⣐⠒⠠⠍⢁⡒⠀⠭⠁⣒⠀⠭⠀⣒⠠⠌⢁
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠤⠄⠀⠀⠀⠠⠤⠠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸
⠀⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸
⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣽⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣼
⣿⣿⡋⡫⣽⣿⡯⠍⣿⠻⣿⣿⢻⠛⣿⣿⠙⡛⡿⠛⡻⣛⠙⠛⣿⣿⠍⡟⣿⢿⢻⡟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿
⠀⢰⡤⣠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⡏⢝⢫⣻⣏⠏⠛⡋⠛⢟⢛⡟⡻⡛⢻⡿⣿⠙⡻⡟⠻⠙⡛⢙⠟⢻⡛⠛⠋⣿⢛⠛⠋⣿⡛⣛⢛⠙⢻⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣷⣷⣶⣾⣿⣶⣶⣷⣶⣾⣶⣿⣿⣶⣾⣿⣿⣶⣷⣷⣶⣦⣶⣾⣶⣶⣶⣷⣷⣿⣶⣶⣶⣿⣶⣿⣶⣶⣾⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⡿⢿⢿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⡿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⡿⣿⢿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⡿⢿⠿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣦⣮⣿⣦⣤⣥⣴⣵⣷⣧⣿⣽⣤⣥⣤⣤⣿⣵⣵⣿⣤⣤⣼⣤⣼⣤⣤⣴⣴⣧⣤⣿⣶⣯⣽⣬⣤⣷⣦⣼⣤⣧⣤⣤⣼⣤⣴⣼⣤⣦⣤⣴⣥⣥⣧⣷⣴⣥⣤⣤⣽⣬⣤⣼⣤⣧⣤⣦⣤⣤⣾⣷⣾⣭⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⣥⣤⣤⣼⣵⣤⣤⣧⣤⣨⣪⣷⣅⣽⣣⣨⣨⣢⣷⣪⣷⣵⣤⣵⣕⣄⣿⣺⣷⣅⣁⣅⣿⣖⣵⣷⣷⣕⣳⣷⣤⣤⣦⣤⣽⣰⣅⣅⣇⣥⣤⣧⣤⣬⣪⣧⣶⣕⣭⣥⣾⣥⣇⣇⣈⣒⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⡏⠭⠉⠫⠋⠉⠹⢹⡯⣫⣿⣟⣋⢯⣿⢩⡋⣛⣍⣉⡟⡭⡻⣹⣛⣉⣹⣽⣝⢽⡯⣿⣙⢙⢽⣉⣹⣋⣻⣿⣍⡋⠉⣉⣙⢉⣍⡋⣹⠉⣫⣉⣏⣝⢉⡝⣩⢝⣉⣩⣹⣉⣹⣉⡉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣩⡯⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⡻⣛⠙⣛⣿⣭⢙⢛⡏⠛⠛⠛⣛⠛⡟⠛⡟⠙⢛⠛⢻⠋⠛⠛⡟⠛⠙⢛⡟⠛⠛⢻⡟⣻⠛⠻⢻⣟⢛⢛⡛⡻⡻⣛⠛⡛⣻⢛⢻⡟⡝⢫⣿⡻⣻⡻⠟⡛⡟⡛⡟⠛⢟⡿⡛⠛⡛⠛⠛⠛⡛⢻⠙⢻⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡿⣿⡿⡿⣗⣞⢟⢿⠻⡿⣿⠻⢿⢿⠟⡿⡿⣿⢿⢿⡿⢿⠷⠻⣿⣿⡿⡿⣿⢿⣿⡟⠻⣻⡷⠿⠿⣿⢿⢿⠿⣿⠟⢿⠿⣿⠿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣾⣿⣶⣶⣷⢷⣶⣾⢶⢶⣿⢶⣶⣾⢷⢷⣷⣿⡿⣷⢷⢾⣶⢾⡾⣿⡷⣷⣿⣿⣿⡿⣶⣶⣿⣶⣶⣶⣾⣾⣷⡾⣶⣷⣶⣷⢶⣿⣿⣶⣦⢷⠾⢿⠿⣿⣷⣷⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣼⣤⣤⣼⣤⣤⣼⣴⣤⣼⣤⣤⣤⣤⣧⣤⣴⣽⣤⣤⣧⣤⣬⣥⣿⣿⣥⣬⣤⣤⣤⣧⣿⣿⣼⣼⣤⣲⣿⣤⣤⣼⣿⣿⣯⣬⣼⣤⣾⣭⣧⣦⣵⣶⣤⣤⣤⣤⣧⣦⣤⣼⣿⣿⡇
⣿⣏⣭⣙⣹⣿⣸⣉⣙⣙⣉⣉⣋⣙⣸⣭⣉⣻⣗⣷⣸⣉⣟⣉⣋⣋⣉⣁⣉⣉⣙⣉⣏⣉⣛⣉⣻⣏⣇⣉⣈⣉⣙⣏⣹⣈⣉⣩⣏⣉⣉⣁⣉⣻⣉⣉⣃⣏⣹⣟⣝⣿⣿⣫⣿⣍⣙⣯⣍⣁⣍⣏⣹⣎⣉⣹⣿⡇
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢹⢝⡝⠍⡭⡫⣯⡏⣏⢩⣏⣹⣩⡏⡝⡋⣏⡫⡏⢝⢹⣯⣝⢉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣷⠲⢶⢶⠶⠖⢶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣻⣛⣒⣒⣚⣓⣒⣚⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇
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✐ Microsoft_Windows_Desktop_Operating_System_Market_Share_in_Nigeria:_Down_From
99%_to_47%_in_13_Years⠀✐
Posted in Africa, Microsoft, Windows at 10:34 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Africa’s (by far) largest population:
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽⦇Nigeria:Windows_down_sharply(Desktop_Operating_System
Market_Share_Nigeria)⦈_
Summary: No wonder Microsoft_fires_loads_of_workers_this_summer; after several
decades the desktop/laptop share of Microsoft Windows falls_below_50%_in
Nigeria (this month, which ends today); if one also counts mobile devices
(Android-dominated), Windows_is_down_to_7%_in_Nigeria; all the “AI” pipe dreams
are also going_down_the_drain (temporary and paid-for media hype)
⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⢼⢉⣹⣉⢽⠋⡇⣽⣭⣽⢩⡝⣿⣱⣿⢾⢩⡝⢋⣉⣯⡽⣍⣯⣽⣿⣭⢹⠭⣹⣿⣘⢪⠿⣍⡭⣭⡏⣉⡏⣭⣭⢹⣿⡜⢏⢸⢍⢹⢩⡇⢫⢋⣙⣭⣿⣇⡛⣏⣭⡿⣍⡏⣽⢉⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣾⣶⣾⣶⣾⣿⣶⣾⣶⣾⣰⣾⣿⣷⣶⣾⣰⣾⣷⣶⣿⣷⣶⣿⣾⣿⣿⣾⣒⣸⣿⣶⣞⣰⣷⣶⣷⣷⣶⣷⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣾⣾⣶⣾⣾⣷⣷⣷⣾⣷⣿⣷⣶⣿⣿⣷⣶⣷⣿⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⡇⡙⢸⢸⠭⣹⠭⢹⣩⣿⠯⢽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣾⣾⣒⣺⣾⣾⣿⣿⣾⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⠭⠋⣭⣿⡷⣸⣶⠋⡆⣗⣺⡿⢿⡟⠜⣿⣿⠩⣽⡷⢺⢰⢸⢖⣗⡺⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣽⣶⣶⣿⣿⣶⣾⣶⣷⣶⣷⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣷⣾⣒⣼⣷⣾⣶⣶⣶⣷⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣍⣉⣉⣍⣻⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣻⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢀⣰⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣦⣤⣈⡙⠻⣿⣿⡏⢉⠉⠉⠉⠛⠿⡿⠿⠛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⣈⠙⠁⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣤⣴⣶⣦⣈⡈⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⠹⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠻⠟⠛⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣀⣀⣈⣹⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡀⠉⠿⠟⠇⢸⣦⣤⣆⠀⢀⠈⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠛⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⡄⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣤⣿⣶⠀⡿⠀⢻⣿⡟⢀⢀⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⡇⠀⠘⣿⠇⢸⣿⣷⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢹⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⣤⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠟⢛⠉⡛⠛⠋⢙⠟⡛⠟⡃⠀⠘⠛⠛⠻⠉⡻⠛⠂⠀⢸⡀⠉⢀⣸⣿⣿⣦⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⠟⢿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠈⠻⠿⠁⠀⢀⣀⣿⣁⣠⣄⣁⣠⣠⣈⣄⣉⣄⣁⠀⣠⣠⣸⣠⣄⣡⣀⣀⡀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⠘⡟⠙⡇⢀⠈⣿⠀⠈⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣀⣀⣀⣹⢨⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣬⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣀⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⡄⠁⠀⠀⢨⣄⠈⠀⣤⠀⣭⢸⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⡀⢠⠀⢸⣿⠀⢸⣿⠀⠙⢸⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⡆⠀⢸⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⢸⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢩⡭⡭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⡭⠭⡭⠭⡭⣭⣭⡭⣭⣭⣭⢭⠭⠭⢭⣭⣭⣬⡍⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣄⣀⣢⣹⢨⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⡭⣭⣭⣭⠸⠶⠦⠦⠤⠴⠴⠼⠾⠤⠷⠥⠬⠥⠼⠷⠧⠭⠄⠿⠤⠬⠬⠼⠿⠿⠿⠇⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⡖⠀⠀⠀⢰⣶⠀⢰⣶⠀⢀⢰⣶⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⡀⠀⠀⢸⠟⠀⠀⡿⠀⣿⢸⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠁⢸⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢠⣇⢀⡆⠈⢀⣾⠀⠁⣴⣿⢸⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⠀⢸⠀⣀⠉⢻⣿⣿⠟⠀⣼⣿⣿⣷⣄⣼⣿⣀⣼⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣥⣤⣤⣼⢨⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⡭⠉⠁⠀⢨⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⠀⡅⠀⢀⣭⡄⢨⣭⣭⠀⣨⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⢸⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⣴⣄⡀⢸⡿⣿⣿⠉⢿⠛⠀⣧⠀⣸⣿⡇⠸⡿⠁⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⢀⣤⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⢀⠀⠁⡀⠀⢀⣰⣿⠶⣿⣿⡷⠀⠁⢠⢼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿
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✐ IRC_Proceedings:_Wednesday,_August_30,_2023⠀✐
Posted in IRC_Logs at 2:42 am by Needs Sunlight
Also available via the Gemini protocol at:
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* gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-300823.gmi
* gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-300823.gmi
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✐ When_a_Modern_Raspberry_Pi_is_No_Longer_Enough_as_a_Gemini_Server⠀✐
Posted in GNU/Linux, Hardware at 10:16 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
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Attribution: Michael H. („Laserlicht“) / Wikimedia_Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
Summary: In early 2021 we launched a_capsule_in_Geminispace; it has run on the
same Raspberry Pi since then, but now there are growing pains
THIS month has been a_record_month_for_us_across_a_number_of_Internet
protocols. Gemini is among them. We broke the record for traffic this month,
days before the month was even over. But now we have a new problem. The Gemini
capsule has always run from a Raspberry Pi at home and it’s struggling to cope
with the load at times. Yesterday it served almost_40,000_Gemini_requests,
about 15,000 of them via the_Gemini_HTTP/S_proxy. It could not cope with the
latter (nginx), so there were many timeouts.
“Yesterday it served almost 40,000 Gemini requests, about 15,000 of them via
the Gemini HTTP/S proxy.”We now have a dilemma; if the capsule is transported
to the datacentre (as happened with IPFS) due to insufficient capacity at home
(network not fast enough), we’ll have less control over it. The Raspberry Pi is
automatically backed up to a large external disk every morning and it can be
controlled over the LAN. Thankfully we have a second Raspberry Pi (newer and
better one), but it’s a Raspberry Pi 400 and already used as a desktop. We
don’t want to turn it into a part-time server as it would harm performance
(inherently different functions racing/competing for resources).
“We don’t want to turn it into a part-time server as it would harm performance
(inherently different functions racing/competing for resources).”No doubt
Gemini is growing; the growth is measurable and it has been consistent since
Gemini started in 2019. A new site, as_noted_here_earlier_this_month, is being
set up for Gemini. Demand and interest grow, just_like_Geminispace_in_general.
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✐ Gemini_Links_31/08/2023:_Gemini_Specs_Progressing⠀✐
Posted in News_Roundup at 5:39 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
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§ Contents⠀➾
* Gemini*_and_Gopher
o Personal/Opinions
o Technology_and_Free_Software
# Internet/Gemini
* § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾
o § Personal/Opinions⠀➾
# ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_EFIRTXU_Wordo:_SNARL⠀⇛
# ⚓ LiveFromFrance_S1E01⠀⇛
I’m starting this series of posts today. The idea
is to explain what is going on in France, or how
French people react to the events in the world.
Sometimes I’m very surprised by the reactions of
foreign people like Americans, Turks, Germans or
Serbians for example. It’s often cultural
differences that can explain our behaviour and
reactions. And I know that French are often seen as
dirty (true…) and arrogant (not entirely false…)
people in the world. It’s my way of explaining how
complex things are in my country.
[...]
In France, the inflation rate for school supplies
is 11,7% (source : Confédération Syndicale des
Familles). This may not be as high as in other
european countries but in France it’s higher than
inflation in general. In France, Inflation is
quoted at 7% but for many products, it’s sometimes
an increase of 13% between 2022 and 2023. To help
the poorest, some local authorities provide some
financial support. The French government also helps
every year with a back-to-school bonus for 11
million households. An annual controversy because
far-right parties say that some household use the
bonus to buy TVs or game consoles. That’s obviously
fwrong because there are no statistics on TV sales
to prove it. The other controversy in France about
school supplies comes from teachers’ lists of
furniture, always strange with some colours, sizes
or models of products impossible to find. I
remember my childhood with the wardrobe full of
cheap supplies for several years of schools, like
notebooks, double sheets of paper, rubber etc..Of
course, I didn’t have any fashionable products or
school bags but something cheap or something
durable and hard-wearing. I didn’t have many
products from one of the best paper companies,
Clairefontaine (no, they don’t paid me…), because
they were expensive. But when I was older, I bought
a few notebooks to write or draw in. What a moment
of happiness.
I don’t have any children and people are buying
school supplies earlier than they used to,
sometimes in June or July and sometimes online.
It’s not the same magic when supermarkets were full
of those school products with colours, heroes of
our teenage years on every product. I went to a
supermarket last week and there was only a small
aisle for it, as if it was a normal month. So sad !
… And at the checkout, we can see more and more
people who are stuggling to pay, asking to have
products removed because it’s too expensive. If you
add some digital products to that, it’s a two-speed
school system that we might see in some cities or
regions. Fortunately, digital has shown problems
and some countries are going back to paper, like
Sweden this year. Ok, if it’s not like in Brazil,
to teach a controversial history.
# ⚓ Democratising_Nutrition⠀⇛
I’ve been busy with work and school. Someone posted
on my guestbook today and it reminded me that this
thing still exists and I should really put some
more effort into it. So here’s the post.
# ⚓ Slight_delay⠀⇛
I’ve been juggling school and being sick so chapter
3 may be a day or two late. Going forward I think
I’ll try to stick to a Wednesday release schedule.
I’ll do the translations today, cleans tomorrow so
hopefully chapter 3 will be out by this Friday!
o § Technology and Free Software⠀➾
# § Internet/Gemini⠀➾
# ⚓ (Lack_of)_Updates⠀⇛
Ack! I’ve been neglecting this gemlog over
the summer even more than I’ve been
neglecting my blog. Actually I haven’t been
using Gemini much lately – every once in a
while I’ll pop into it briefly and see what’s
new, but that’s about it.
One thing I *have* been doing is working on
my Reviews minisite/capsule. Figuring out
what makes sense for, say, hiking trails vs.
mobile apps vs. books. And I have set up a
basic gemini converter for the minisite-
>capsule! It needs work, though, and I also
need to tie it into my build process, because
I keep forgetting to run it. At least I’ve
updated it within the last month.
# ⚓ PLANNED_ANTENNA_DOWNTIME⠀⇛
I’ll be moving my servers and configuring a
new internet connection soon. Hopefully less
than 24 hours from now. The new place should
have a public IP as far as I know. I had when
I was on the same network previously, though
I’ll be choosing another ISP this time. I
hope the move will take less than an hour,
but we’ll see.
# ⚓ Why_would_students_use_gemini?⠀⇛
Hi folks, this title perhaps sounds a little
click-baity, but it’s actually a genuine
question.
This semester I’m teaching a computer science
course to a diverse community of students,
and among many other things, I’m teaching
html/css/js and node.js and bash. This is the
course I taught a few years ago (and wrote
about previously) where I built a tilde
server for the class, that they tried out.
I’m teaching the class again, with a new crop
of students, and I wanted some help here. On
the one hand, I’m excited to show them
Gemini. On the other hand, the last time I
taught this class, it didn’t make a big
impression as I recall.
# ⚓ Pleased_to_see_progress_on_the_gemini_spec⠀⇛
Thrilled to see so much work on finalizing
the gemini spec. If solderpunk maintains his
current pace, we’ll have something by the end
of the year, I think.
# ⚓ Re:_Why_would_students_use_gemini⠀⇛
Because Gemini isn’t “fancy” to look at it’s
rather difficult to get youngsters exited
that grown up with TikTok (…). But you could
show them Lagrange for example for their
smartphones. Show them the bbs on geminispace
and how it equals with for example reddit –
the social aspects.
Show them how “free” the Geminispace is with
no big commercial players, uncontrolled,
“dark-webby” and _fast_. You could show them
how to quickly browse news (taz.de -german
only-, osnews.com, techrights) or the
Wikipedia (with proxies).
=> =============================================================================
World Wide Web but a lot lighter.
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✐ Links_31/08/2023:_MidnightBSD_3.1.0_and_Coreboot_4.21_Released⠀✐
Posted in News_Roundup at 8:47 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
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§ Contents⠀➾
* GNU/Linux
o Audiocasts/Shows
o Kernel_Space
o Applications
o Instructionals/Technical
o Desktop_Environments/WMs
# GNOME_Desktop/GTK
* Distributions_and_Operating_Systems
o BSD
o SUSE/OpenSUSE
o Fedora_Family_/_IBM
o Debian_Family
o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family
o Devices/Embedded
o Open_Hardware/Modding
o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications
* Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software
o Web_Browsers/Web_Servers
# Mozilla
o SaaS/Back_End/Databases
o Content_Management_Systems_(CMS)
o Programming/Development
# Rust
* Leftovers
o Science
o Education
o Hardware
o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture
o Proprietary/Artificial_Intelligence_(AI)
o Security
# Privacy/Surveillance
o Defence/Aggression
o Environment
# Energy/Transportation
# Wildlife/Nature
o Finance
o Censorship/Free_Speech
o Civil_Rights/Policing
o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality
o Monopolies
# Patents
# Trademarks
# Copyrights
* § GNU/Linux⠀➾
o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾
# ⚓ Video ☛ How’s_KDE_Plasma_6_Going_FEAT._Nick_from_The_Linux
Experiment!⠀⇛
# ⚓ Tux Digital ☛ Sudo_Show_65:_Summer_of_Conferences⠀⇛
Bill and Brandon have a discussion with Neal about
the conferences he was able to attend this summer.
We also talk about the outcomes of other open-
source conferences this from this year. Conference
Links Conference Video Playlists on Youtube: Coming
Up LinuxFest NorthWest in Bellingham, WA
# ⚓ Tux Digital ☛ Linux_Out_Loud_72:_Types_of_Linux_Users⠀⇛
This week, Linux Out Loud chats about the different
types of Linux users. Welcome to episode 72 of
Linux Out Loud. We fired up our mics, connected
those headphones as we searched the community for
themes to expound upon. We kept the banter
friendly, the conversation somewhat on topic, and
had fun doing it.
o § Kernel Space⠀➾
# ⚓ Ars Technica ☛ ReiserFS_is_now_“obsolete”_in_the_Linux
kernel_and_should_be_gone_by_2025⠀⇛
When Apple was about to introduce Time Machine in
Mac OS X Leopard, John Siracusa wrote in the summer
of 2006 about how a new file system should be
coming to Macs (which it did, 11 years later). The
Mac, Siracusa wrote, needed something that could
efficiently handle lots of tiny files, volume
management with pooled storage, checksum-based data
integrity, and snapshots. It needed something like
ZFS or, perhaps, ReiserFS, file systems “notable
for their willingness to reconsider past
assumptions about file system design.”
Two months later, the name Reiser would lose most
of its prestige and pick up a tragic association it
would never shake. Police arrested the file
system’s namesake, Hans Reiser, and charged him
with murder in connection with the disappearance of
his estranged wife.
Reiser’s work on Linux file systems was essentially
sentenced to obscurity from that point on. Now that
designation has been made official, as the file
system that was once the default on systems like
SUSE Linux has been changed from “Supported” to
“Obsolete” in the latest Linux 6.6 kernel merge
process (as reported by Phoronix). While a former
employee of Reiser’s company, Namesys, continues
out-of-source work on later versions of ReiserFS,
it is likely to disappear from the kernel entirely
in a matter of years, likely 2025.
# ⚓ Linux Magazine ☛ Linux_Kernel_6.5_Has_Been_Released⠀⇛
The newest Linux kernel, version 6.5, now includes
initial support for two very exciting features.
# ⚓ Collabora ☛ Linux_kernel_6.5:_USB4v2_and_Wifi7_have
arrived⠀⇛
The 6.5 release is here and it comes with many
changes. As is often the case, Collabora has been
actively involved in the submission of patches,
mostly in the task of hardware enablement for
Mediatek and Rockchip SoCs.
o § Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ Ubuntu Handbook ☛ Transmission_4.0.4_Released_with_Various
Bug-fixes_[Ubuntu_PPA]⠀⇛
Transmission, Ubuntu’s default BitTorrent client,
announced new 4.0.4 release with various bug-fixes.
For users of Transmission 4.0.x, it’s recommended
to update to the new release for stability
improvements. For me, the last 4.0.3 crashes often
when downloading Kali Linux image in 7z format.
Now, it’s working good in the new 4.0.4 release.
# ⚓ Medevel ☛ Dragonfire_Is_an_Open-source_Virtual_Assistant
For_Linux_Desktop⠀⇛
Dragonfire is an open-source virtual assistant
designed specifically for Ubuntu based Linux
distributions. Its functionality is impressive, and
it goes through several steps for each command you
give it.
Firstly, it searches through the built-in commands
and evaluates algebraic expressions.
# ⚓ Linux Links ☛ 7_Best_Free_and_Open_Source_CLI_Command
Schedulers⠀⇛
The software utility cron also known as cron job is
a time-based job scheduler in Unix-like computer
operating systems. But there are other high quality
CLI command schedulers.
o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_GlassFish_on_Fedora_38⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install
GlassFish on Fedora 38. In the realm of web
application development, the utilization of robust
and efficient servers is paramount. GlassFish, an
exemplary Java EE application server, has earned
its reputation as a stalwart in deploying and
managing Java applications.
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_to_Use_Bat_Command_on_Linux⠀⇛
In the realm of Linux command-line utilities, the
bat command emerges as a powerful tool for
enhancing your file-viewing experience. Unlike its
predecessors such as cat and less, bat offers a
unique blend of syntax highlighting, language
detection, and Git integration, making it an
indispensable asset for developers, sysadmins, and
Linux enthusiasts alike.
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Erlang_on_Debian_12⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install
Erlang on Debian 12. For those of you who didn’t
know, Erlang, a programming language designed for
building highly concurrent and fault-tolerant
systems, has gained remarkable prominence in the
realm of modern software development.
# ⚓ Linux Host Support ☛ How_to_Set_Up_an_OpenVPN_Server_on
Debian_11⠀⇛
OpenVPN is a well-known VPN protocol that secures
your connection when accessing the internet. It is
a tool that lets you browse the internet world with
some level of anonymity.
# ⚓ Net2 ☛ How_to_Configure_Network_Settings_in_Ubuntu_22.04⠀⇛
Properly configuring networking is vital for any
Ubuntu desktop or server. In this introduction,
we’ll cover the key topics involved in managing
network settings on Ubuntu 22.04 systems.
# ⚓ Own HowTo ☛ How_to_set_Chrome_as_default_web_browser_on
Debian_12⠀⇛
When you click a link on terminal, or on another
app on your Desktop, the browser window that pops
up, is the browser that is set as default web
browser on your system.
o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾
# § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾
# ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ How_to_Enable_AVIF_Thumbnails_in_Nautilus
and_Support_for_Other_GTK_Apps⠀⇛
In this tutorial we show you the easiest way
to see thumbnails for AVIF (AV1) images in
the Nautilus file manager, as well as to
enable AVIF image support on other GTK apps.
* § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾
o ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Emmabuntüs_Debian_Edition_5_Is_Here_Based_on_Debian
GNU/Linux_12.1⠀⇛
Coming almost two years after Emmabuntüs Debian Edition
4, the Emmabuntüs Debian Edition 5 release is based on
the Debian GNU/Linux 12.1 “Bookworm” operating system and
it’s powered by the long-term supported Linux 6.1 LTS
kernel series, which is a major bump from Linux 5.10 LTS
used in the previous release.
Emmabuntüs DE 5 sticks to using a dual desktop setup with
Xfce being the primary graphical environment for the live
session and LXQt remaining the alternative for those who
want even a lighter desktop environment. This release
ships with Xfce 4.18.1 and LXQt 1.2.0 by default.
o § BSD⠀➾
# ⚓ MidnightBSD_3.1.0_release⠀⇛
MidnightBSD 3.1.0 has been released.
o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾
# ⚓ OpenSUSE ☛ Tumbleweed_Slows_for_Open_Build_Service_Move⠀⇛
The rolling release for openSUSE temporarily slowed
the frequency of its snapshot releases cycle to
support the migration efforts and data center move
of the Open Build Service from last week.
The release engineer team reported in its weekly
meeting that the check in of Tumbleweed builds were
intentionally paused so as not put additional
stress on the OBS migration that was needed.
The first check in build happened on Monday, passed
openQA and snapshot 20230828 was released to update
a half-dozen packages. An update of ImageMagick
7.1.1.15 removed a Common Vulnerability and
Exposure patch after it was merged upstream. Some
settings for RGBA images were corrected and some
image compatibility issues were resolved. An update
of clamav 0.103.9 addressed a possible denial of
service vulnerability fixing CVE-2023-20197. The
update also includes fixes for compiler warnings
that may become errors in the Clang 16 compiler.
The package for hardware identification and
configuration data, hwdata, updated to version
0.373 and brings updates to Peripheral Component
Interconnect, USB, and vendor IDs. An update of
java-11-openjdk 11.0.20.1 brought an emergency
release in response to a regression in the July
2023 update and addresses an issue of an invalid
Central Directory Entry header. The wtmpdb package,
which is meant to help solve the Y2038 problem,
updated to 0.9.1 and includes a fix manual page
reference and had a correction of the printf format
specifier on 32-bit systems. Xfce users will be
happy to see an update of xfce4-terminal 1.1.0 that
introduces various changes, including allowing
passing arguments to custom commands, translating
strings in the unsafe paste dialog and improving
window synchronization for showing tabs. The
package also adds support for kinetic scrolling in
VteTerminal and enhances the preferences dialog.
o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾
# ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ Rocky_Linux_Confirmed_to_Remain_1:1_Fully
Compatible_with_RHEL⠀⇛
Red Hat’s move to restrict access to its source
code at the end of June left the enterprise Linux
market’s leading players, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux,
and Oracle Linux, in an unexpected predicament.
Each of them was looking for a solution to get out
of the situation, and now, two months later, we
have a relatively good idea of the path each of
these distributions will take.
In this light, and alongside the recently
established by CIQ, SUSE, and Oracle, the ОpenELA
project, in an announcement on the topic, Rocky
Linux confirmed its decision to strictly adhere to
this to be a 1:1 fully compatible, drop-in
replacement to RHEL.
o § Debian Family⠀➾
# ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ antiX_23_Systemd-Free_Linux_Distro_Released
Based_on_Debian_12⠀⇛
Powered by Linux kernel 6.1, antiX 23, codenamed
“Arditi del Popolo,” comes with the latest IceWM
3.4.1 and an updated software stack.
o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾
# ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Get_familiar_with_“Rusty”_kernel_programming_in
Ubuntu_Lunar_Lobster⠀⇛
The Linux kernel has recently introduced the Rust
programming language as an alternative to C for
creating kernel modules. Rust is a strongly,
statically typed programming language with a focus
on memory safety features which produces extremely
compact executable code.
# ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Ubuntu_Blog:_Meet_Canonical_and_OpenSearch.org_at
Open_Source_Summit_Europe_2023⠀⇛
We are excited to celebrate all things open source
at the upcoming Open_Source_Summit_Europe_2023 in
the beautiful city of Bilbao, Spain. The event will
take place on 19-21 September. The summit serves as
a reminder of the open source movement’s ongoing
significance, fostering a space where attendees can
explore the latest trends, developments and
breakthroughs. In the three-day event, open-source
developers, technologists, and community leaders
will collaborate, share expertise, solve problems,
and work on creating an even more sustainable open
source ecosystem.
# ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ LLMs_explained:_how_to_build_your_own_private
ChatGPT⠀⇛
Large language models (LLMs) are the topic of the
year. They are as complex as they are exciting, and
everyone can agree they put artificial intelligence
in the spotlight.
o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾
# ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Fairphone_5_smartphone_comes_with_8_years_of
software_updates_thanks_to_Qualcomm_QCM6490_industrial_IoT
processor⠀⇛
The Fairphone 5 is the latest version of the
ethical, repairable, and sustainable smartphone
with the company promising 8 years of software
updates thanks to the use of a Qualcomm QCM6490
industrial IoT processor that benefits from a
longer life cycle than consumer-grade processors
typically found in phones.
The phone comes with 8GB RAM, a 256GB flash, a
replaceable 6.46-inch display, 50 MP front-facing
and read cameras both of which are replaceable, 5G,
WiFi 6, BlueTooth 5.2, GNSS, and NFC connectivity,
as well as a replaceable battery.
o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾
# ⚓ CNX Software ☛ LuckFox_Pico_Rockchip_RV1103_Cortex-A7/RISC-
V_camera_board_comes_with_an_optional_Ethernet_port⠀⇛
LuckFox Pico is a small Linux camera board based on
the Rockchip RV1103 Cortex-A7 and RISC-V AI camera
SoC and offered with an Ethernet port in a longer
version of the PCB called LuckFox Pico Plus. Both
models come with 64MB RAM (apparently embedded in
RV1103), a microSD card slot for storage, a MIPI
CSI camera connector, a USB Type-C port for power,
and a few through holes for expansion through GPIO,
I2C, UART, and so on.
o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ Ars Technica ☛ Russia_targets_Ukraine_with_new_Android
backdoor,_intel_agencies_say_|_Ars_Technica⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Police ☛ Xgimi’s_latest_Android_TV_projector_is_its
brightest_and_most_advanced_yet⠀⇛
# ⚓ India Times ☛ Google_Chrome_removes_this_important_feature
for_Android_users_–_Times_of_India⠀⇛
# ⚓ GO Media ☛ How_to_Take_Screenshots_on_Android⠀⇛
# ⚓ Digital Trends ☛ This_cool_Android_phone_shows_just_how
boring_the_iPhone_is_|_Digital_Trends⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Police ☛ OnePlus_phones_will_start_getting_Android
14_on_September_25⠀⇛
# ⚓ OnePlus_Spoils_Launch_Timing_of_Android_14_Update⠀⇛
# ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ OnePlus_to_launch_Android_14_in_September⠀⇛
# ⚓ GSM Arena ☛ Samsung_One_UI_6_beta_with_Android_14_reaches
India,_Galaxy_S23_series_first_in_line_–_GSMArena.com_news⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Police ☛ The_11_best,_worst,_and_weirdest_Android
Easter_eggs_of_all_time⠀⇛
# ⚓ Wired ☛ Google_Fixes_Serious_Security_Flaws_in_Chrome_and
Android_|_WIRED⠀⇛
# ⚓ SlashGear ☛ Best_5_Messaging_Apps_On_Android_Auto⠀⇛
# ⚓ The Sun ☛ Millions_of_Android_owners_to_receive_major_free
‘emergency’_upgrade_that_could_be_a_lifesaver_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛
# ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Google_to_host_Pixel_8_and_Pixel_Watch_2
launch_event_Oct._4⠀⇛
* § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾
o ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ FOSS_Weekly_#23.35:_Linux_Kernel_6.5,_GNOME_Search,
Productivity_Tips_and_More⠀⇛
Kernel 6.5, Kali Linux, Mageia, Firefox, Vivaldi. Plenty
of new releases this week.
o ⚓ Coreboot (Official) ☛ coreboot_version_4.21_released⠀⇛
The coreboot 4.21 release was tagged on August 21st,
2023. In the past quarter year, the coreboot project has
gotten over 1250 new patches from around 140 authors, 21
of whom contributed for the first time.
o ⚓ Medevel ☛ StoryTeller_Is_an_Open-source_Free_Multimodal_AI_Story
Teller,_built_with_Stable_Diffusion,_ChatGPT,_and_neural_text-to-
speech_(TTS).⠀⇛
Multimodal AI Story Teller, built with Stable Diffusion,
GPT, and neural text-to-speech
o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾
# § Mozilla⠀➾
# ⚓ OMG! Linux ☛ Thunderbird_115.2_Released_with_a_Flurry
of_Fixes⠀⇛
The latest point release of Thunderbird 115 –
aka the new version you’ve no-doubt heard
people raving about — features a flurry of
fixes.
o § SaaS/Back End/Databases⠀➾
# ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ Announcing_the_release_of_v1.0-rc1_of
pg_cirrus_–_Hassle-free_PostgreSQL_cluster_setup⠀⇛
We are pleased to announce the 1.0-rc1 release of
pg_cirrus. This automated tool streamlines the
process of setting up a 3-node cluster, making it
significantly easier for users to set up and manage
high availability in PostgreSQL.
We understand that configuring a PostgreSQL cluster
can be a complex and time-consuming task, which is
why we have designed pg_cirrus to help make the
process faster and more efficient.
o § Content Management Systems (CMS)⠀➾
# ⚓ Kiwi_TCMS:_Kiwi_TCMS_12.6.1⠀⇛
We’re happy to announce Kiwi TCMS version 12.6.1!
IMPORTANT: This is a small release which contains
several improvements, bug fixes and new
translations!
You can explore everything at https://
public.tenant.kiwitcms.org!
Supported upgrade paths: [...]
o § Programming/Development⠀➾
# ⚓ Rlang ☛ Geographic_data_analysis_in_R_and_Python:_comparing
code_and_outputs_for_vector_data⠀⇛
In this blog post, we talk about our experience
teaching R and Python for geocomputation. The focus
of the blog post is on geographic vector data,
meaning points, lines, polygons (and their ‘multi’
variants) and the attributes associated with them.
# ⚓ Rlang ☛ How_to:_one-way_ANOVA_by_hand⠀⇛
Data and hypotheses
ANOVA by hand
Overall and group means
SSR and SSE
ANOVA table
Conclusion of the test
# ⚓ rpmlint_updates_(August_2023)⠀⇛
We are at the end of the summer and this means that
this year Google Summer of code is ending.
The recent changes applied now in the main branch
include:
# Remove usage of pkg_resource because it’s
deprecated.
# Fix elf binary check with ELF files with a
prefix.
# New check for python packages with multiple
.pyc files for different python
versions.
# Improve the testing framework (merged the
work done during the GSoC 2023)
§ Summer of Code 2023 updates
The summer of code is ending and the work done by
Afrid_was_good_enough_to_be_merged,
# ⚓ MauiKit ☛ Maui_Release_Briefing_#_3⠀⇛
§ MauiKit: A Toolkit for Multi Adaptable User
Interfaces.
Today, we bring you a report on a brand-new release
of the Maui Project.
# ⚓ Robert Heaton ☛ How_to_pass_a_coding_interview_with_me⠀⇛
In the last 10 years I’ve given more than 400
coding interviews. That’s the equivalent of 2
working months just watching strangers having a
crack at the same handful of programming
challenges. Some of my would-be colleagues solve
the problems without incident, but others run into
trouble for similar, easily-correctable reasons. I
wish I could give better feedback, but because of
legal and time constraints that’s not how the
system works.
So instead of personalised advice, I’ve written
this cheat sheet containing 22 tips about how to
pass a programming challenge interview with me. The
tips can’t replace skill and practice, but they
will help you calm your nerves, avoid silly
mistakes, and showcase the best of your ability.
Most of the tips are easy to implement, and put
together they’ll increase the number of interviews
that you pass.
# ⚓ Karl_Dubost:_The_lucky_day_of_me_falling_hard
professionally⠀⇛
Let me tell you a story…
In my first professional year (~1995/1996) as a
~~web developer~~, well webmaster at that time, I
was working on the BNP website (around 300 html
files). Yes, the BNP_French_bank_website, except at
that time it was only a couple of hundreds static
web pages.
The client asked us to fix the footer of all these
html files. The job was assigned to me.
I open the local FTP folders with all the files for
the site and started to look at the HTML and
noticed a simple search and replace would not do
it.
Let’s use Regex for parsing/fixing HTML. Haha.
# ⚓ Firefox_Developer_Experience:_Firefox_WebDriver_Newsletter
—_117⠀⇛
WebDriver is a remote control interface that
enables introspection and control of user agents.
As such it can help developers to verify that their
websites are working and performing well with all
major browsers. The protocol isstandardized by the
W3C and consists of two separate specifications:
WebDriver_classic (HTTP) and the new WebDriver_BiDi
(Bi-Directional).
This newsletter gives an overview of the work we’ve
done as part of the Firefox 117 release cycle
# ⚓ Rust Blog ☛ The_Rust_Programming_Language_Blog:_Electing
New_Project_Directors⠀⇛
Today we are launching the process to elect new
Project Directors to the Rust Foundation Board of
Directors.
As we begin the process, we wanted to spend some
time explaining the goals and procedures we will
follow.
We will summarize everything here, but if you would
like to you can read the official_process
documentation.
# § Rust⠀➾
# ⚓ Rust Weekly Updates ☛ This_Week_In_Rust:_This_Week_in
Rust_510⠀⇛
Hello and welcome to another issue of This
Week in Rust!
* § Leftovers⠀➾
o ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Overheard_coffee_shop_chatter,_late_August_2023⠀⇛
These posts really write themselves.
o ⚓ Alan Pope ☛ Alan_Pope:_Silly_brain⠀⇛
A re-enactment of an event yesterday evening.
I was just leaving an online game when I noticed a
conversation among the Late Night Linux Telegram group
about printing. One person quipped that people don’t
print much anymore. Someone else suggested that they
print more these days than they used to.
My brain saw this and thought “Huh, I wonder how many
pages my printer has completed in its lifetime. I imagine
that’s easy to find out.
o ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Voicing_quotation_marks⠀⇛
I only noticed this difference recently. In the
Commonwealth, we voice quote marks like this this:
She said she’d quote get it done unquote.
This is the same way it’s written: “get it done”.
o ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Those_free_supermarket_deals_aren’t⠀⇛
I’m not sure if supermarkets elsewhere do this, but the
local duopoly in Australia are always doing these cheesy
voucher promotions. Spend a certain amount of money, you
accrue points, and you can use them to get a cheap
saucepan, for free. It might even have a handle!
Of course, none of it is free… and deep down I think we
all know this. The cost of the items are factored into
the prices we pay for other goods. It’s the same reason
supermarkets will boast how cheap their staples are, then
raise prices on everything else.
o § Science⠀➾
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Two_of_The_World’s_Most_Advanced_Telescopes
Remain_Closed_Following_Cyberattack⠀⇛
Just … why?
o § Education⠀➾
# ⚓ Axios ☛ How_WVU_cutting_foreign_language_could_be
“blueprint”_for_more_universities⠀⇛
The news that West Virginia University (WVU) may ax
its entire world languages program sent humanities
scholars and others into a tailspin — so much so
that the university backpedaled a bit late Tuesday.
o § Hardware⠀➾
# ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Nvidia’s_GeForce_Now_to_Shutter_in_Russia
Amid_Quality_Concerns⠀⇛
Nvidia’s GeForce Now gaming service, run by partner
GFN.ru, is shutting down in Russia.
# ⚓ APNIC ☛ [Podcast]_The_chips_are_down:_Moore’s_Law_coming_to
an_end⠀⇛
Discussing the current and future economics of
silicon chip fabrication.
o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Legionnaires’_Disease_Outbreak_in_Poland
Kills_16⠀⇛
Infections have surged in Rzeszow, whose strategic
location near the Ukrainian border has transformed
it into a hub for the Western response to Russia’s
invasion.
o § Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)⠀➾
# ⚓ GeekWire ☛ Cloud_automation_startup_SkyKick_lays_off_140
employees⠀⇛
Seattle-based cloud automation and migration
startup SkyKick laid off 140 employees, including
98 in the U.S.
# ⚓ International Business Times ☛ Software_Startup_SkyKick
Cuts_181_Jobs_After_March_Layoffs⠀⇛
The startup also announced SecurityRadar, which has
been purpose-built to support 100,000 Microsoft
cloud partners with security insights that can be
used for personalized customer engagement.
# ⚓ Tedium ☛ Lightning’s_Lost_Spark⠀⇛
We’re near the one-cable-to-rule-them-all point,
but odds are that further battles will emerge from
here. Let’s consider the state of port standards in
the waning days of Lightning.
# ⚓ Quartz ☛ Google’s_new_AI-powered_search_results_are_ripping
off_news_sites⠀⇛
Earlier this year, as part of its experiments with
artificial intelligence, Google released a new
search feature that provides an AI-generated
overview of search results. The idea is to get
users to their answers faster, without needing to
leave the search results page.
# ⚓ The Verge ☛ Microsoft_is_using_malware-like_pop-ups_in
Windows_11_to_get_people_to_ditch_Google⠀⇛
I thought I had malware on my main Windows 11
machine this weekend.
[...]
This annoying popup even appeared above a game.
o § Security⠀➾
# ⚓ Troy Hunt ☛ 68k_Phishing_Victims_are_Now_Searchable_in_Have
I_Been_Pwned,_Courtesy_of_CERT_Poland⠀⇛
# ⚓ Security Week ☛ How_Quantum_Computing_Will_Impact
Cybersecurity⠀⇛
While quantum-based attacks are still in the
future, organizations must think about how to
defend data in transit when encryption no longer
works.
# ⚓ Security Week ☛ High-Severity_Memory_Corruption
Vulnerabilities_Patched_in_Firefox,_Chrome⠀⇛
Mozilla and Google have released stable updates for
the Firefox and Chrome browsers to address several
memory corruption vulnerabilities.
# ⚓ Jupiter Broadcasting ☛ Critical_Failure_in_Open_Source_|
Coder_Radio_533 [Ed: Microsoft lobbying/aggression in
action]⠀⇛
U.S. officials are warning open-source software
could be a cyber security threat. Their solution?
Money. But do we want them picking the winners and
losers of open source?
# ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ When_Apps_Go_Rogue⠀⇛
Interesting story of an Apple Macintosh app that
went rogue. Basically, it was a good app until one
particular update…when it went bad.
With more official macOS features added
in 2021 that enabled the “Night Shift”
dark mode, the NightOwl app was left
forlorn and forgotten on many older Macs.
Few of those supposed tens of thousands
of users likely noticed when the app they
ran in the background of their older Macs
was bought by another company, nor when
earlier this year that company silently
updated the dark mode app so that it
hijacked their machines in order to send
their IP data through a server network of
affected computers, AKA a botnet…
# ⚓ TechCrunch ☛ Malwarebytes_lays_off_100_employees_ahead_of
business_split_|_TechCrunch⠀⇛
The cybersecurity giant’s CEO confirmed the layoffs
ahead of a major corporate restructuring that will
see its business split into two.
# § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾
# ⚓ NYOB ☛ Your_Fitbit_is_useless_–_unless_you_consent_to
unlawful_data_sharing⠀⇛
Your Fitbit is useless – unless you consent
to unlawful data sharing
o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Montenegro_Refuses_To_Extradite_Former_FSB_Colonel
To_Russia⠀⇛
Montenegro has rejected Russia’s extradition
request for Dmitry Senin, a former officer for the
Federal Security Service (FSB).
# ⚓ France24 ☛ North_Korea_fires_two_short-range_ballistic
missiles_in_‘nuclear_strike_drill’⠀⇛
North Korea has said it fired two short-range
ballistic missiles as part of a “tactical nuclear
strike drill” prompted by US-South Korean military
exercises, state media reported Thursday.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ North_Korea_stages_tactical_nuclear
strike_drill_to_protest_allied_exercises⠀⇛
It conducted a simulated “scorched-earth” nuclear
strike on targets across South Korea.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Rare_Protests_in_Syria_Summon_Echoes_of
Arab_Spring⠀⇛
After 12 years of conflict, anger over growing
economic hardships has boiled over. Protesters are
demanding the ouster of the authoritarian President
Bashar al-Assad and an end to the war.
# ⚓ France24 ☛ UN_sanctions_in_Mali_to_end_after_Russia_vetoes
resolution⠀⇛
United Nations sanctions in Mali will end on
Thursday after Russia vetoed a renewal of the
regime that targeted anyone violating or
obstructing a 2015 peace deal, hindering aid
delivery, committing rights abuses or recruiting
child soldiers.
# ⚓ AntiWar ☛ By_Now_Jake_Sullivan_Expected_Russia_To Be
Destroyed⠀⇛
The extraordinary Seymour Hersh, now 86 and still
more worth reading than the entire output of The
New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, Time,
Newsweek, and the farcical PBS news coverage
combined, has just released another enormous scoop
on his personal sub stack.
# § Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine⠀➾
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘We_don’t_need_heroes_who_marched_on
Moscow’:_Kremlin_and_FSB_decided_to_bury_Yevgeny
Prigozhin_secretly,_without_military_honors_—_Meduza⠀⇛
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Former_Belarusian_Security_Officer_To_Face
Trial_In_Switzerland_Over_Abductions_Of_Politicians⠀⇛
Yury Harauski, a former member of Belarusian
authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s
special security forces, is set to face trial
on September 19 in a Swiss court for
allegedly participating in the abduction of
Belarusian politicians in the late 1990s.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_forces_strike_Kyiv_in_most_‘powerful
attack_since_spring’_—_Meduza⠀⇛
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ The_ripples_of_the_ruble_How_the_collapse_of
Russia’s_currency_could_impact_its_neighbors_and_cause
a_damaging_decline_in_labor_migration_—_Meduza⠀⇛
# ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania_invites_Vatican_rep_for_talks_after
Pope_praises_Russia’s_‘great_humanity’⠀⇛
The Foreign Ministry has invited the
Vatican’s representative in Lithuania for a
conversation in the wake of Pope Francis’
statements praising Russia.
# ⚓ LRT ☛ Man_who_fled_Lithuania_with_child_named_hero_by
Russian_propaganda⠀⇛
The story of Algirdas Švanys, who abducted
his baby and fled to Russia, has been
exploited by Russian propaganda, which
portrayed him as a hero and defender of
family rights.
# ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania_celebrates_30th_anniversary_of
Russian_army_withdrawal⠀⇛
On August 31, Lithuania marks Freedom Day,
commemorating the 30th anniversary of Russian
troops leaving the country.
# ⚓ Latvia ☛ Defense_Ministry_denies_Latvia’s_involvement
in_Pskov_drone_incident⠀⇛
The Ministry of Defense has categorically
denied any involvement of Latvia in the drone
attack on Pskov airport, which took place on
Tuesday evening. Russian media reports that
around 20 drone vehicles were involved in
this attack; several vehicles, Il–76, were
damaged by the attack.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Reserves_and_reservations_Combat_within_the
Robotyne–Verbove–Novoprokopivka_triangle_may_well
determine_the_outcome_of_Ukraine’s_entire_summer
campaign_—_Meduza⠀⇛
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ What’s_Stopping_Ukraine_From_Flying
F-16s⠀⇛
Ukraine’s sense of urgency in obtaining the
fighter jet reflects concerns about the war
against Russia, but also the political
calendar in the West. But training pilots and
support crew is a lengthy process.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Russia-Ukraine_War:_Russia_and_North
Korea_in_‘Actively_Advancing’_Talks_on_Weapons,_U.S.
Says⠀⇛
The leaders of the two countries have
exchanged letters, a White House spokesman
said, as Moscow searches for another source
of weapons to fight the war in Ukraine.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Thursday_Briefing:_Drone_Attacks
Reach_Deep_Into_Russia⠀⇛
Also, a referendum divides Australia.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ An_Obsolete_German_Tank_Seeks_a
Second_Life_on_Ukraine’s_Front_Lines⠀⇛
The Cold War-era Leopard 1A5 may be old, but
it is still effective, Germany says. The
country is now training Ukrainian troops to
operate the weapons.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ukraine_and_Russia_Are_Hit_by
Dueling_Overnight_Aerial_Attacks⠀⇛
Four military cargo planes at a Russia
airfield were damaged, and the Kyiv region
was hit with one of the most significant
missile and drone barrages in months.
# ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ The_other_war_reporting_from_Ukraine⠀⇛
The country’s progress in ensuring equality
before the law and curbing graft is as
critical as the military counteroffensive.
# ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Does_Diplomacy_Have_a_Chance_of_Ending
War_in_Ukraine?⠀⇛
Keith Gessen discusses whether the United
States should encourage negotiations with
Russia.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Belarusian_Arrested_For_2021_Photo_With
Ukrainian,_Georgian_Flags_In_Background⠀⇛
A court in Belarus placed a man from the
northern city of Novopolotsk in
administrative arrest for 15 days for taking
a photo of himself while on vacation in
Georgia in 2021 against the backdrop of the
Georgian and Ukrainian flags.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Kyrgyz_Supreme_Court_Overturns_Sentence_Of
Man_Convicted_For_Fighting_In_Ukraine_War⠀⇛
The Supreme Court of Kyrgyzstan has reversed
a verdict handed to Askar Kubanychbek, who
was convicted of mercenary activities over
his involvement in Russia’s full-scale
invasion of Ukraine.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia,_U.S._Separately_Discuss_Potential
Alternatives_To_Black_Sea_Grain_Deal⠀⇛
Russia and the United States separately
discussed alternatives to the UN-brokered
Black Sea grain deal, which fell apart last
month after Moscow backed out of the
arrangement aimed at allowing the safe
passage of Ukrainian exports to world
markets.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Zelenskiy_Vows_To_Stamp_Out_Corruption_In
Military_Draft_Process⠀⇛
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in
his nightly video address on August 30 said
authorities will crack down on corruption in
the drafting of men for the country’s
military service.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ RFE/RL_Film_Crew_Escapes_Injury_After_Vehicle
Hit_In_Ukraine’s_East⠀⇛
A film crew working for RFE/RL’s Ukrainian
Service escaped injury after their vehicle
came under rocket fire in Ukraine’s eastern
Donetsk region on August 30.
o § Environment⠀➾
# ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Floods_Caused_by_Heavy_Rains_Hit_Russian_National
Parks⠀⇛
On Tuesday, heavy rainfall hit the Primorye region.
Currently, 29 villages are isolated from road
access.
# ⚓ Axios ☛ Tropical_Storm_Idalia_floods_Southeast_coast_with
historic_storm_surge⠀⇛
Tropical_Storm_Idalia was producing “very heavy
rains” over North and South Carolina and causing
“significant” flooding Wednesday night after
earlier making landfall in Florida as a Category 3
hurricane, per the National_Hurricane_Center.
# ⚓ SANS ☛ Home_Office_/_Small_Business_Hurricane_Prep,_(Mon,
Aug_28th)⠀⇛
With what is (or was by now?) hurricane Idalia
crossing past my house today, I decided to write a
quick summary of what I usually do in cases like
this to prepare. This is for a home office or a
small business, assuming you have the resources for
a typical home. Unlike natural disasters like
Earthquakes, Hurricanes are somewhat predictable,
and you typically have a couple of days warning. If
you live in a hurricane-prone area like Florida,
you are likely familiar with nhc.noaa.gov. The site
provides “raw data” about current storm activity
and avoids some of the hype added by some news
outlets.
# ⚓ France24 ☛ Florida_residents_grapple_with_aftermath_of
Hurricane_Idalia⠀⇛
The hot Florida sunshine is broken by a gentle
breeze, carrying with it salty sea air. But the
mood is anything but idyllic as the town of Keaton
Beach assesses the damage from Hurricane Idalia,
which left overturned trees and destroyed homes in
its wake after making landfall nearby Wednesday
morning.
# § Energy/Transportation⠀➾
# ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Milo_Stove:_final_assembly_and_first
test⠀⇛
This is post #6. The previous post in this
Milo Stove project:
https://bkhome.org/news/202308/milo-stove-
making-some-small-parts.html
I decided to use a barbecue skewer on which
the pot will sit: [...]
# § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Wildfire_consumes_close_to_300_acres_of
forest_in_Russia’s_Gelendzhik_—_Meduza⠀⇛
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Forest_Fires_Hit_Russian_Black_Sea_Resort
Town⠀⇛
Forest fires have reached the town of
Gelendzhik, one of Russia’s most popular
resort areas on the Black Sea, local
officials said.
o § Finance⠀➾
# ⚓ T-Mobile_to_cut_more_than_400_Bellevue_employees_in_1st
wave_of_layoffs⠀⇛
According to data from the Worker Adjustment and
Retraining Notification (WARN), T-Mobile has begun
its layoffs. WARN data shows that 401 employees at
T-Mobile headquarters will be laid off on Oct. 24
of this year.
o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Serbia_Annuls_Residence_Permit_Of_Russian_Anti-War
Concert_Organizer⠀⇛
Serbian authorities have canceled the residence
permit of Yevgeny Irzhansky, a Russian citizen who
organized concerts of anti-war bands and arts
events in Serbia, the Belgrade-based expat NGO
Russian Democratic Society announced on August 29,
the latest in a series of harassment incidents
targeting anti-war Russian expatriates.
# ⚓ JURIST ☛ Federal_judge_finds_Rudy_Giuliani_liable_for
defaming_2_Georgia_election_workers⠀⇛
A federal court in Washington DC found former Trump
lawyer Rudy Giuliani guilty on Wednesday of
defaming Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and
Shaye Moss during the 2020 US presidential
election.
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ State_Governments_Can’t_Resist_The_Siren_Song_Of
Censorship⠀⇛
The states have gone rogue. In the last year alone,
at least nine states enacted internet censorship
laws. And more legislators are promising to take up
the cause. But these laws are directly at odds with
the First Amendment’s command that the government
shall not abridge the freedom of speech.
o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾
# ⚓ ACLU ☛ How_Mastercard_is_Endangering_Sex_Workers⠀⇛
Back in 2021, Mastercard developed a new_policy for
adult content websites using its credit card or
payment options. The policy imposed requirements
such as pre-approval of all content before
publication, forbidding certain search terms, and
keeping records of age and identity verification
for all performers. These restrictions not only
restrict free speech and harm the livelihood of sex
workers, but fail to make adult content platforms
safer.
# ⚓ Quartz ☛ Hollywood’s_working_class_turns_to_nonprofit_funds
to_make_ends_meet_during_the_strike⠀⇛
Shawn Batey was sweating in the August sun on the
100th day of the writers strike, carrying her
“IATSE Solidarity” sign on the picket line outside
Netflix’s New York offices, but she was glad to be
there.
# ⚓ AccessNow ☛ El_Salvador:_how_dirty_data_entraps_immigrants
to_the_U.S.⠀⇛
The U.S. is using unreliable information from El
Salvador for immigration processes, entrapping
innocent immigrants. It’s time to stop dirty data-
sharing agreements, reform the process, and protect
people’s rights.
# ⚓ Quartz ☛ Locomotive_manufacturer,_union_reach_tentative
deal_to_end_2-month_strike⠀⇛
The country’s largest locomotive manufacturer and
its striking union workers have reached a tentative
agreement that could end a two-month strike that
saw about 1,400 people walk off the job at its
Pennsylvania plant.
# ⚓ Quartz ☛ American_Airlines_flight_attendants_vote_to
authorize_a_strike,_although_a_walkout_still_unlikely⠀⇛
# ⚓ JURIST ☛ Federal_judge_strikes_down_New_Jersey_ban_on
detaining_immigrants_awaiting_deportation⠀⇛
A federal judge in New Jersey struck down AB 5207
on Tuesday, concluding that New Jersey’s ban on
detaining individuals for violating US civil
immigration laws is unconstitutional. US District
Judge Robert Kirsch found that the New Jersey law,
as applied to a private prison operators, violates
the US Constitution’s Supremacy Clause.
o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾
# ⚓ APNIC ☛ Voting_open_on_EC_proposals_to_update_APNIC_By-
laws⠀⇛
Voting is now open on the APNIC By-laws
resolutions.
# ⚓ APNIC ☛ Online_voting_for_the_NRO_NC_election_2023 opens
today⠀⇛
Submit your online vote for the NRO NC election.
Voting closes on 14 September.
o § Monopolies⠀➾
# § Patents⠀➾
# ⚓ Patent_Office’s_Proposed_Restrictions_on_Validity
Review_Would_Hurt_Small-_and_Medium-sized_Enterprises⠀⇛
New rules floated by the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) in its April Advance
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM),
followed by the PREVAIL Act’s introduction in
Congress, have generated considerable
discussion in recent months.
# ⚓ JUVE ☛ Bristol-Myers_Squibb_and_Hogan_Lovells_remove
generics_from_market_in_apixaban_dispute [Ed: Patents
are killing the public. Nobody except monopolies
benefits when generics are withdrawn.]⠀⇛
The blood thinner Eliquis is one of Bristol-
Myers Squibb’s most important blockbuster
products, and for two years now a dispute has
been raging throughout Europe over the market
entry of generic products containing the
active ingredient apixaban.
# ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ “Intent_Engine”_Claims
Fail_101_for_Lack_of_Technological_Inventive_Concept⠀⇛
In a non-precedential opinion authored by
Judge Pauline Newman, the Federal Circuit has
affirmed USC IP Partnership’s asserted patent
claims are all invalid. Back in 2020, USC IP
sued Facebook for infringing its U.S. Patent
No. 8,645,300. The arguably pro-patentee
Judge Alan Albright served as the district
court judge. Like Judge Newman, he had also
found the claims invalid as unduly directed
to an abstract idea. USC IP P’ship, L.P. v.
Facebook, Inc., 576 F. Supp. 3d 446 (W.D.
Tex. 2021) (granting summary judgment of
ineligibility).
# § Trademarks⠀➾
# ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ “ICE_MONSTER”_for_Electronic_Cigarette
Liquid_Not_Confusable_With_MONSTER_ENERGY,_Says_TTAB⠀⇛
The Board dimissed another opposition brought
by frequent TTAB litigant Monster Energy
Company, finding Applicant SS Vape’s mark ICE
MONSTER and Design for “electronic cigarette
liquid (e-liquid) comprised of flavorings in
liquid form, other than essential oils, used
to refill electronic cigarette cartridges,”
not confusingly similar to various “MONSTER”
marks owned by Opposer for, inter alia,
nutritional supplements in liquid form,
energy drinks, and collateral merchandise.
The findings that the goods are not related
and are offered in different channels of
trade, coupled with the lack of proof of
actual confusion, carried “great weight” in
the Board’s Section 2(d) analysis. Monster
Energy_Company_v._SS_Vape_Brands,_Inc.,
Opposition No. 91255786 (August 28, 2023)
[not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Marc A.
Bergsman).
# ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Conservative_Party_apologises_for
sending_‘Chronicle’_fake_local_papers_on_Chronicle
Week’s_turf⠀⇛
The Conservative Party distributed three
Chronicle-branded pamphlets in areas covered
by MNA’s Chronicle Week.
# ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ USPTO_Issues_Examination_Guide_3-23:
“Examination_Procedures_for_Reviewing_Domicile
Addresses”⠀⇛
The USPTO has issued Examination Guide 3-23
(pdf here) to provide further guidance
regarding domicile addresses in trademark
applications.
# § Copyrights⠀➾
# ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ U.S._Copyright_Office_Solicits
Feedback_About_AI_&_Copyright⠀⇛
The U.S. Copyright is seeking feedback from
the public surrounding AI and copyright
issues.
# ⚓ LRT ☛ Three_people_fined_for_[unauthorised
copyrighted]_content_in_Lithuania’s_first⠀⇛
Lithuania’s media watchdog has fined three
people for using the torrenting site
Linkomanija.net to download pirated films.
# ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ OpenAI_Says_Authors’_ChatGPT
Copyright_Claims_‘Defective’_In_Motion_to_Dismiss⠀⇛
The firm behind ChatGPT is asking a court to
dismiss all but one of authors’ claims in
lawsuits alleging AI outputs infringe their
copyright.
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§ Contents⠀➾
* Gemini*_and_Gopher
o Personal/Opinions
o Technology_and_Free_Software
# Internet/Gemini
* § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾
o § Personal/Opinions⠀➾
# ⚓ Navigation⠀⇛
Whenever I go out exploring I passively create a
mental map of what’s around me such as stations,
parks and where different roads lead to. When I go
somewhere new and find it’s just down the street or
around the corner from a place I’ve already
visited, it helps fill in the pieces of that mental
map.
I’ve also been slowly learning to navigate the
train system here by memory, because I’d rather not
use my phone. One thing I’ve learned that has come
in handy, is which stations are close to others so
I can avoid the always crowded ones (take Akihabara
station on the JR Yamanote Line, for instance.)
# ⚓ A_Fire_Upon_The_Deep⠀⇛
“A Fire Upon The Deep” by Verno Vinge (1992) is
slightly incoherent and jumps around a lot, as
opposed to say a Jim Butcher series that mostly
sticks to the protagonist. The threads mostly do
eventually come together. The incoherence is in
part the jumpy storyline, and also various
inclusions of what look use USENET, only “in space”
as said in one of those deep drawn out booming
voices. Some things are not really explained.
Kurzweilian Transcendence and faster than light
travel are taken as givens, which is perhaps
typical for the genre and maybe for the epoch.
# ⚓ Timid_hello⠀⇛
I shouldn’t be at a pub mid-afternoon on a
Thursday… there’s work to be done. But there’s
always work to be done, that will never change.
I order a tall pint of Guinness but quickly change
my mind. Espresso con panna instead. I’ll regret
the caffeine, but not as much as I would the
alcohol.
I’m no stranger to places like this. I’ve been in
and out of them for years, nearly two decades at
this point. This one feels different, but maybe
that’s just my wishful thinking. I give a fake name
so I can tell a real story.
# ⚓ What’s_the_deal_with_parking_lots?⠀⇛
The history of humanity is all about overcoming
nature. Sometimes for better, sometimes for worse.
And yet we as a society seem to be perfectly happy
with parking lots being totally exposed to the
elements.
o § Technology and Free Software⠀➾
# ⚓ FuckHub_Actions_(or:_what_even_is_privacy?)⠀⇛
Following the recent deadline of my student plan on
FuckHub, I updated the mirror repo of my capsule/
website to have no history; added a simple index
page pointing to the main website (where you’re
reading from, hopefully); and made the repo public.
[...]
EVERYTHING is still somewhere in FuckHub’s servers.
I can actually browse all of the repo’s history, up
until some known commit (e.g., if I know commit
abc123, I can read that and all parent commits on
the website).
# ⚓ OpenBSD_vmm_and_qcow2_derived_disks⠀⇛
Let me show you a very practical feature of qcow2
virtual disk format, that is available in OpenBSD
vmm, allowing you to easily create derived disks
from an original image (also called delta disks).
A derived disk image is a new storage file that
will inherit all the data from the original file,
without modifying the original ever, it’s like
stacking a new fresh disk on top of the previous
one, but all the changes are now written on the new
one.
# ⚓ My_top_20_video_games⠀⇛
Trivia, I’m not a huge gamer, I still play many
games nowaday, but I only play each of them for a
couple of hours to see what they have to offer in
term of gameplay, mechanics, and see if they are
innovative in some way. If a game is able to
surprise me or give me something new, I may spend a
bit more time on it.
# ⚓ My_top_20_video_games⠀⇛
I wanted to share my favorite games list of all
time. Making the list wasn’t easy though, but I’ve
set some rules to help deciding myself.
# § Internet/Gemini⠀➾
# ⚓ Launching_smolweb.org_website⠀⇛
I think that Gemini is a response to bloated
website that does not fit to many people. It
needs a specific browser, it limits
creativity and possibilities.
=> =============================================================================
World Wide Web but a lot lighter.
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§ Contents⠀➾
* GNU/Linux
o Server
o Kernel_Space
o Applications
o Instructionals/Technical
o Games
o Desktop_Environments/WMs
# K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt
# GNOME_Desktop/GTK
* Distributions_and_Operating_Systems
o New_Releases
o BSD
o Fedora_Family_/_IBM
o Devices/Embedded
o Open_Hardware/Modding
o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications
* Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software
o Web_Browsers/Web_Servers
* SaaS/Back_End/Databases
* Content_Management_Systems_(CMS)
* Licensing_/_Legal
* Programming/Development
o Python
o Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh
* Leftovers
o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture
o Proprietary/Artificial_Intelligence_(AI)
o Pseudo-Open_Source
# Openwashing
o Security
# Integrity/Availability/Authenticity
# Privacy/Surveillance
o Defence/Aggression
o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting
o Environment
# Energy/Transportation
# Wildlife/Nature
o Finance
o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics
o Censorship/Free_Speech
o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press
o Civil_Rights/Policing
o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality
o Digital_Restrictions_(DRM)
o Monopolies
# Patents
# Trademarks
# Copyrights
* § GNU/Linux⠀➾
o § Server⠀➾
# ⚓ Kubernetes Blog ☛ Blog:_Gateway_API_v0.8.0:_Introducing
Service_Mesh_Support⠀⇛
We are thrilled to announce the v0.8.0 release of
Gateway API! With this release, Gateway API support
for service mesh has reached Experimental_status.
We look forward to your feedback!
We’re especially delighted to announce that Kuma
2.3+, Linkerd 2.14+, and Istio 1.16+ are all fully-
conformant implementations of Gateway API service
mesh
§ Service mesh support in Gateway API
While the initial focus of Gateway API was always
ingress (north-south) traffic, it was clear almost
from the beginning that the same basic routing
concepts should also be applicable to service mesh
(east-west) traffic. In 2022, the Gateway API
subproject started the GAMMA_initiative, a
dedicated vendor-neutral workstream, specifically
to examine how best to fit service mesh support
into the framework of the Gateway API resources,
without requiring users of Gateway API to relearn
everything they understand about the
Over the last year, GAMMA has dug deeply into the
challenges and possible solutions around using
Gateway API for service mesh. The end result is a
small number of enhancement_proposals that subsume
many hours of thought and debate, and provide a
minimum viable path to allow Gateway API to be used
for service mesh.
o § Kernel Space⠀➾
# ⚓ LWN ☛ Out-of-memory_victim_selection_with_BPF⠀⇛
In its default configuration, the Linux kernel will
allow processes to allocate more memory than the
system can actually provide; this policy enables
better utilization of physical memory and works
just fine — most of the time. On occasions, though,
the kernel may find itself unable to provide memory
that processes may think already belongs to them.
If the situation gets bad enough, the only solution
(short of rebooting) is to declare a sort of memory
bankruptcy and write off some of the kernel’s debts
by killing one or more processes. Over the years, a
great deal of effort has gone into heuristics to
select the processes that the user is least likely
to miss. This problem is still clearly not solved
to everybody’s satisfaction, though, so it was only
a matter of time before somebody introduced a way
to select the out-of-memory (OOM) victim using BPF.
There are numerous ways to go hunting for a process
to sacrifice when memory runs out. The process
using the most memory is an obvious choice, but
that process is often something important: a
window-system server or a database manager, for
example. So developers have naturally tried, over
the years, to enable the kernel to make a better
choice; see the LWN kernel index to see how things
have evolved over time. In current kernels, this
decision comes down to a function called
oom_badness() which, after exempting processes that
cannot be killed for one reason or another, makes a
simple calculation. A process’s “OOM score” comes
down to the amount of memory it uses, adjusted by
that process’s oom_score_adj value. By tweaking
those knobs, user space can shelter some processes
from the OOM-killer’s depredations while directing
its attention toward others.
# ⚓ LWN ☛ Defending_mounted_filesystems_from_the_root_user_
[LWN.net]⠀⇛
Making a filesystem implementation robust in the
face of maliciously created filesystem images is a
challenging task even when the implementation is
actively maintained, which many in the kernel are
not. There is a way to make that task even harder,
though: modify that filesystem image behind the
implementation’s back while it is mounted. A recent
discussion on the linux-fsdevel list reveals an
ongoing disagreement over whether (and how) this
threat should be addressed.
Gabriel Krisman Bertazi recently posted a patch
series adding support for negative dentries on
case-insensitive ext4 and F2FS filesystems.
Negative dentries cache the results of lookups on
files that do not exist, accelerating subsequent
lookups. Since this kind of operation happens
frequently (consider, for example, iterating
through a PATH environment variable to find an
executable), this is an important optimization.
Currently, though, negative dentries do not work
with case-insensitive filesystems; this patch
series rectifies that problem.
o § Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ Medevel ☛ Olivia_Is_a_Self-hosted_Open-source_AI-Based
Chatbot_with_TTS_and_STT_support⠀⇛
Olivia is an open-source chatbot built in Golang
using Machine Learning technologies. Its goal is to
provide a free and open-source alternative to big
services like DialogFlow.
# ⚓ TecMint ☛ 16_Free_and_Open_Source_Video_Players_for_Linux
in_2023⠀⇛
Audio and Video are two common sources of
information sharing we see in today’s world. May it
be publishing any product, the need to share
information with a large community of people, or a
way of socializing in a group, audio and video have
become indispensable.
In the context of sharing knowledge, such as in
online tutorials, audio, and video hold a
significant place in this highly expressive world.
People are eager to share their ideas, prove
themselves, and take all possible steps to bring
themselves into the limelight.
# ⚓ Ubuntubuzz ☛ Popular_Software_Applications_and_Games
Written_in_C++_Language⠀⇛
This collection will show you a list of software
applications, games and libraries available on
Ubuntu which are written in C++ programming
language. Included in this list 0 A.D. strategy
game, Blender 3D animation maker, and Inkscape
illustrator among others. We included a quick
command to install each one in case you want to try
to run or play it. We hope this helps promoting
Free Software as well as inviting students to learn
about C++ by real-world examples and practices.
Lastly, we hope you enjoy them all. Let’s start
reading.
o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ Anton Zhiyanov ☛ Interactive_API_tutorials⠀⇛
OpenAPI, the de facto standard for documenting
APIs, is a decent reference-style documentation.
But it can’t serve as a good how-to or tutorial.
In this article, I will introduce a concise and
readable way to write interactive tutorials and
how-tos for any HTTP API (REST, RPC, or other
style). And for that (surprise, surprise), we will
rely on the HTTP protocol itself.
# ⚓ Chris Coyier ☛ The_State_of_API-Powered_Publishing_to
Social_Media_Networks⠀⇛
If you’re blogging like I’m doing here, it’s nice
to be able to kick your posts out automatically to
social networks (in addition to RSS). A reasonable
list right now: [...]
# ⚓ Pi My Life Up ☛ Using_Bluetooth_on_the_Steam_Deck⠀⇛
In the following sections, we will show you how to
enable Bluetooth on your device and use it to pair
to another device.
While these steps will focus on connecting a pair
of Bluetooth headphones to the Steam Deck, these
same steps will work for most, if not all, devices.
# ⚓ Chris Coyier ☛ Varying_Sizes_of_Radio_Buttons⠀⇛
When I was looking at what looks like the
“official” online personality test for Meyers-
Briggs when I was spouting off about personality
tests, I noticed that their radio button choices
were actually kinda cool: [...]
# ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ Email_anti-spam_(and_really_all
anti-spam)_is_all_heuristics_now⠀⇛
Back in the days, one of the things some people
said about DNS blocklists in general and sometimes
Spamhaus in particular was that they were opaque,
capricious, and didn’t actually validate what they
were putting in their blocklists, so who knows what
could wind up in there for who knows what reason.
Those people would take this incident as a
validation of their view.
# ⚓ Didier Stevens ☛ Quickpost:_PDF/ActiveMime_Maldocs_YARA
Rule⠀⇛
Here is a YARA rule I developed to detect PDF/
ActiveMime maldocs I wrote about in “Quickpost:
Analysis of PDF/ActiveMime Polyglot Maldocs“.
# ⚓ Linux Cloud VPS ☛ How_to_Rewrite_URLs_with_mod_rewrite_for
Apache_on_Ubuntu_22.04⠀⇛
It enables the modification of a URL in real time.
Consequently, the visitor will not observe any
alterations to the URL in the address bar. By
utilizing mod_rewrite, you can rewrite a limitless
number of rules.
o § Games⠀➾
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ SteamWorld_Build_arrives_December_1st_with
full_Steam_Deck_support⠀⇛
SteamWorld Build is the latest in the SteamWorld
series from Thunderful Development / Thunderful
Publishing and they’re once again entirely changing
the genre for the series and turning it into a
city-builder.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Slime_Rancher_is_being_turned_into_a
movie⠀⇛
Well this could be a whole lot of fun! Slime
Rancher, the series of games about a lone rancher
sucking up slimes in a vacuum gun is getting a
movie adaptation.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Check_out_the_demo_for_Crop_Rotation,_a
farming-themed_card_drafting_game⠀⇛
A farming-themed card drafting game? Well that’s a
new one. Crop Rotation is releasing on September
15th and there’s a fresh demo available on Steam
now too. It will have Native Linux support at
release.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Get_some_great_strategy_games_in_the_Steam
Strategy_Fest⠀⇛
I’ll be the first to admit that we’re a bit late on
this news as the sale started Monday, but the Steam
Strategy Fest is up and has some awesome deals on
strategy game classics. As a fan of Warcraft and
Halo Wars, it’s very nice to see this oft forgotten
genre of game get some love. So, for your
discerning pleasure, we’ll highlight the deals that
stick out to us as great deals.
o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾
# § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾
# ⚓ Carl Schwan ☛ Frameless_view_with_QtWidgets⠀⇛
One design characteristic of our QtWidgets is
that they contain a lot of frames and frames
inside other frames. This worked well with
Oxygen style and its skeuomorphism shadow,
less so with Breeze.
I first thought this was inheriten with
QtWidgets and couldn’t be fixed without much
effort. But fortunately, after looking a bit
into Qt source codes and in particular in the
internals of QDockAreaLayout, I discovered
that the engine to draw and style the built-
in components of QtWidgets: QStyle has a
QStyle::PE_IndicatorDockWidgetResizeHandle
primitive which allows drawing separators
between detachable docks and similarly there
is QStyle::CE_Splitter to paint the separator
between elements inside a QSplitter. This is
huge because this means instead of drawing
frames, we can render separator and then get
rid of most of our frames in our apps.
# § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾
# ⚓ GNOME ☛ Viewing_Images_in_GNOME:_Loupe_and_Glycin⠀⇛
Loupe is GNOME’s new Core app for viewing
images. Starting with the GNOME 45 release,
you might find it as Image Viewer on your
system. It replaces the previous image-
viewing app Eye of GNOME. In honor of this
historic occasion, I wanted to give a bit of
insight into the making and technology of
Loupe.
The first documented commits to Eye of GNOME
(EOG) are from September 1999 by Federico.
Some of this code from back then withstands
the test of time until today. Likewise, the
image loading was already powered by
GdkPixbuf, which is still GNOME’s image
loading library today. So why start replacing
such a well-tried set of software now?
* § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾
o ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ Regolith_Desktop_3.0_Released_with_Initial_Wayland
Support⠀⇛
This update to the keyboard-driven, tiling desktop
environment also introduces an alpha-quality Wayland-
based session based on the Sway compositor (though this
is only available if using the DE on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and
above, or Debian Bookworm).
An assortment of bug fixes, code cleanups, and
performance optimisations come included in Regolith
Desktop 3.0 too, so read through the full release notes
for more detail on those.
Upgrading from an earlier version of Regolith? There are
a few changes to be aware if. The directory for config
files has changed, as have Xresrouce key names. Refer to
the Regolith 3.0 migration guide for more information.
To install Regolith Desktop 3.0 you need to be using
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, 23.10, or Debian 11
or 12 – though the new Wayland session is only available
on later editions of these distributions.
o § New Releases⠀➾
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Budgie_10.8_desktop_released_with_plenty_of
new_features⠀⇛
Budgie 10.8 was released recently, bringing plenty
of enhancements to this interesting desktop
environment so here’s a little run over what’s new.
o § BSD⠀➾
# ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ A_basic_ASRock_board_for_my_FreeBSD_tower⠀⇛
Clara bought me a slim Fractal Ridge case in white
for my birthday earlier this year, which has let me
downsize my FreeBSD tower to save space for my
burgeoning retrocomputer stack.
o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾
# ⚓ LWN ☛ DNF5_delayed⠀⇛
It is fair to say that the DNF package manager is
not the favorite tool of many Fedora users. It was
brought in as a replacement for Yum but got off to
a rather rocky start; DNF has stabilized over the
years, though and the complaints have subsided.
That can only mean one thing: it must be time to
throw it away and start over from the beginning.
The replacement, called DNF5, was slated to be a
part of the Fedora 39 release, due in October, but
that is not going to happen.
DNF sits on top of the RPM package manager and
handles higher-level tasks, managing the software
mix on the system as a whole. It deals with
repositories, manages system updates, and more. On
a modern Fedora (or Red Hat) system, DNF is
probably invoked by users much more often than RPM
is. Given its central role, DNF has to be solid;
the alternative would likely lead to the creation
of wrecked systems, which is seen as generally
undesirable. At its outset, DNF was not as solid as
many would have liked, but Fedora users worked the
kinks out of it, and it became stable enough to be
used in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux products as
well.
In September 2022, a system-wide change proposal
was posted, describing a plan to replace DNF with
the entirely new DNF5 package manager. DNF5, it was
said, would “”provide a significant improvement in
user experiences and performance””. It is a
complete rewrite from scratch, in C++, resulting in
a tool that is both smaller and faster than DNF
(which is implemented in Python). The new tool
would result in less duplicated code on Fedora
systems and a more robust method of storing package
metadata. It claims better integration with
PackageKit — though it is not clear that PackageKit
has a long future either. DNF5 was also planned to
have full support for Modularity; this also has
limited value now that Fedora has given up on
Modularity.
# ⚓ What_CentOS_Discontinuation_Means_And_The_Impact_On
AppViewX⠀⇛
In a surprising turn of events, the open-source
community received a significant jolt when the
CentOS Project announced the end of life for CentOS
in 2020. CentOS, a popular Linux distribution known
for its stability, reliability, and long-term
support, has been a go-to choice for countless
users, businesses, and organizations worldwide.
This announcement has left many in the tech
industry contemplating implications and seeking
alternatives. This blog post will explore the
reasons behind CentOS’s end-of-life decision, its
impact on the community, and potential alternatives
for CentOS users moving forward.
§ The Legacy of CentOS
For nearly two decades, CentOS has played a crucial
role in the world of Linux distributions. It was
known as a reliable, free, and community-driven
operating system that aimed to provide a stable
platform derived from the downstream source code of
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). CentOS offered
long-term support, security updates, and a platform
that was compatible with RHEL, making it an
attractive choice for businesses and individuals
seeking stable and enterprise-grade Linux
distribution without the associated costs of RHEL
subscriptions.
# ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Presenting_a_new_Istio_operator_on_OpenShift⠀⇛
A new operator for Istio is now available on Red
Hat_OpenShift as a developer_preview. This new
operator, temporarily known as the Sail Operator,
will serve as the foundation for Red Hat OpenShift
Service Mesh 3, which will be released in the
upcoming year.
# ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Go_for_C++_developers:_A_beginner’s_guide⠀⇛
After years of working on software written in C_and
C++, I switched to working on a project that is
implemented in Go. More developers may find
themselves working in the Go ecosystem as more
software, such as Red_Hat_OpenShift and Kubernetes,
is implemented in Go. This article discusses the
primary language differences between Go and C++,
differences in the development environments, and
differences in the program-building environment.
Examples and code snippets are from the Grafana
sources.
o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾
# ⚓ Hackster ☛ Orange_Pi_Launches_Quad-Core_Rockchip-Powered
Alternative_to_the_Raspberry_Pi_Compute_Module_4⠀⇛
Embedded electronics specialist Orange Pi has
launched a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4-compatible
system-on-module (SOM) built around the Rockchip
RK3566 system-on-chip — and it’s called,
unsurprisingly, the Orange Pi Compute Module 4.
“Orange Pi Compute Module 4 is compact and powerful
enough for deep embedded applications,” the company
claims of its latest launch, which is designed to
be a pin-compatible drop-in replacement for
Raspberry Pi’s Compute Module 4 family — though the
company has also announced an in-house carrier
board, for those without existing investment in the
CM4 ecosystem.
# ⚓ LWN ☛ PineTime:_a_smartwatch_for_open-source_software_
[LWN.net]⠀⇛
The PineTime is an inexpensive smartwatch developed
by PINE64 that is designed to run open-source
operating systems. Despite its low cost, however,
it has most of the features expected from more
expensive, proprietary smartwatches. Because it
runs open-source software, though, interested
developers can add any other useful features that
they dream up.
Users can flash any compatible operating system to
the PineTime. Currently, there are two major
projects: InfiniTime, which comes preinstalled and
is written in C++, and Wasp-os, using MicroPython.
InfiniTime is the more popular of the two, perhaps
in part because it comes on the watch. But, perhaps
surprisingly, the watch ships with an outdated
version of InfiniTime; users should upgrade in
order to benefit from several improvements,
including power optimizations that can double the
watch’s battery life. There are two other firmware
projects that I know of out there: GopherWatch,
written in Go and currently in early development,
and a seemingly unnamed and currently unmaintained
firmware written in Rust. I did not test either of
those.
o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾
# ⚓ Purism ☛ We_Have_Your_Phone_Ready_to_Ship⠀⇛
With the Librem 5 fast approaching shipping
parity—the celebratory event when all Librem 5s
have been shipped to all backers (who confirmed
their address) as their award for supporting us
through this long and arduous journey—we will soon
be able to shout from the rooftops that “We Did
It!” All new orders ship within two weeks.
Before founding Purism in 2014 I long wanted to
create a Linux kernel based free software supported
secure phone. The Librem 5 research started in
earnest in 2018 with a goal to build a phone that
can run the mainline Linux kernel, avoid Android
and iOS, become the first truly convergent
operating system running PureOS, create and advance
the entire Linux mobile ecosystem by investing
millions into the infrastructure, underlying
libraries, OS, and apps. In addition be built from
scratch to have hardware kill switches easily
accessible, do proper secure hardware isolation of
the CPU, memory, and modem. Side note: Purism also
has been consistently releasing all our source code
under free software licenses, exactly as stated in
our Social Purpose articles of incorporation.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ WiFi,_PWM_Backlight,_And_Graphics_On_Updated
Chumby_Kernel⠀⇛
For some, the Chumby was a peek at what could have
been. That vision never died for [Doug Brown], and
he has been working tirelessly on bringing mainline
Linux kernel support to the customizable smart
display. He has posted several updates but recently
got graphics and the PWM backlight working.
Of course, we covered when [Doug] first started
working on the new kernel, so it’s high time we
revisited the progress. The WiFi hardware uses a
Marvell 88W8686 chipset, which talks over the SDIO
bus, so it’s a matter of convincing the libertas
driver to talk to it. With a USB to Ethernet
adapter, [Doug] could boot new kernels over NFS, so
he didn’t have to walk over to swap the SD card.
After dealing with an unhandled fault when trying
to read the SDHCI_HOST_VERSION register, [Doug] had
access points showing up in NetworkManager but
could not connect. As a nasty hack, he temporarily
removed the interrupts and switched to polling in
the driver. While that worked, it would never get
upstreamed. A critical interrupt was being dropped,
and commands went out of sequence. A second,
perhaps ugly hack, read a register after
acknowledging an SDIO interrupt, which seemed to
work. But it was still a hack, and [Doug] wanted
something cleaner. In a blind stroke of luck, he
found the errata online and noticed that it
mentioned that an interrupt could be missed when a
signal was asserted. After follo
# ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Raspberry_Pi_Captures_Close-Up_Images_of
the_Moon⠀⇛
DoomMonkey266 has created a Raspberry Pi-powered
camera rig that can take seriously up-close shots
of the Moon from way down here on Earth.
# ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Trekkie_defects_to_build_his_first_droid⠀⇛
Armed with a Raspberry Pi Pico W, a 3D printer, and
Michael’s design files, Tomasz set about building
his own “slightly unconventional” droid.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ $1_Graphene_Sensor_Identifies_Safe_Water⠀⇛
If you live in a place where you can buy Arduinos
and Raspberry Pis locally, you probably don’t spend
much time worrying about your water supply. But in
some parts of the world, it is nothing to take for
granted, bad water accounts for as many as 500,000
deaths worldwide every year. Scientists have
reported a graphene sensor they say costs a buck
and can detect dangerous bacteria and heavy metals
in drinking water.
# ⚓ CNX Software ☛ SiFive_unveils_P870_high-performance_core,
discusses_future_of_RISC-V⠀⇛
SiFive has just given a presentation at Hot Chips
2023 introducing the new high-performance P870
RISC-V core and its automotive equivalent the P870-
A core, plus discussing RISC-V in general, its
previous generation RISC-V cores, and what to
expect going forward. SiFive has not officially
announced the P870 and P870-A cores just yet, so
most of the information we have from the English-
spekaer Internet is from ServeTheHome who managed
to get some presentation slides, but this is also
corraborated by various Chinese sources on Baidu
and Guokr. SiFive P870 and P870-A The P870 and
P870-A RISC-V cores are new cores from the SiFive
Performance family compatible with the RISC-V RVA23
profile and succeeding the SiFive P670 core.
# ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ LinuxFoundation_Offers_Computer_Architecture
Course_w/_Industrial_RISC-V_Core⠀⇛
o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ Is_the_Fairphone_5_the_most_sustainable_phone_in_the
world⠀⇛
After two years of designing and prototyping and
endless development meetings, I am immensely proud
to finally unveil to the world the brand new
Fairphone 5. The team at Fairphone has spent
countless hours to bring our latest flagship to
life, making it faster, thinner, but more
importantly, fairer in every way possible. The end
result is tangible proof of their success. The new
Fairphone 5 is absolutely gorgeous, designed for
you in every way possible. It’s got an amazing 50
megapixel camera system onboard, with better
lenses, finer tuning and smarter post-processing
algorithms, a vibrant 90Hz OLED display that’s
crystal clear even in direct sunlight, and a modern
European design that is stunning, especially the
transparent edition! The Fairphone 5 is clearly the
best thing we have designed, our most sustainable
smartphone yet. Which got me thinking…
Is this the most sustainable phone in the world?
# ⚓ Celebrating_10_Years_of_Fairphone⠀⇛
# ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ PyCharm_and_Android_Studio_to_Feature_Wayland
Support_for_Linux⠀⇛
# ⚓ SamMobile ☛ Samsung_One_UI_6.0_(Android_14)_Beta_2_update
has_been_delayed_again_–_SamMobile⠀⇛
# ⚓ Lifewire ☛ 3_Ways_to_See_Blocked_Numbers_on_Android⠀⇛
# ⚓ SlashGear ☛ 8_Ways_To_Boost_Your_Android_Phone’s_Security⠀⇛
# ⚓ Phone Arena ☛ Big_August_update_comes_to_more_S23_handsets;
One_UI_6/Android_14_beta_for_Galaxy_S22_coming_soon_–
PhoneArena⠀⇛
# ⚓ Lifewire ☛ How_to_Turn_Off_a_VPN_on_Android⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Authority ☛ How_to_check_data_usage_on_your_Android
device_–_Android_Authority⠀⇛
# ⚓ Make Tech Easier ☛ 7_Apps_to_Get_Rid_of_Annoying_Ads_on
Your_Android_Device_–_Make_Tech_Easier⠀⇛
* § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾
o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾
# § Mozilla⠀➾
# ⚓ Firefox_Developer_Experience:_Firefox_DevTools
Newsletter_—_117⠀⇛
Developer Tools help developers write and
debug websites on Firefox. This newsletter
gives an overview of the work we’ve done as
part of the Firefox 117 Nightly release
cycle.
Firefox being an open source project, we are
grateful to get contributions from people
outside of Mozilla:
# Gregory_Pappas removed the now unused
devtools.markup.mutationBreakpoints.enabled pref
(#1574540). This preference was used to control DOM
Mutation Breakpoints, but they are now always enabled.
A DOM Mutation Breakpoint will pauses the code when the
DOM node on which you have set the breakpoint is
modified. The_documentation contains further
information on how to use them and how they can help
you.
# ⚓ Rust Blog ☛ The_Rust_Programming_Language_Blog:_Change_in
Guidance_on_Committing_Lockfiles⠀⇛
For years, the Cargo team has encouraged Rust
developers to commit_their_Cargo.lock_file_for
packages_with_binaries_but_not_libraries.
* § SaaS/Back End/Databases⠀➾
o ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ EnterpriseDB_to_deliver_distributed_PostgreSQL_as
a_highly_available_cloud_service⠀⇛
EnterpriseDB Corp., which sells a commercial version of
the popular open-source PostgreSQL database management
system, today announced that its distributed PostgreSQL
version is now available as a fully managed service on
the company’s EDB BigAnimal platform.
⚓ Venture Beat ☛ Google_brings_new_AI_to_AlloyDB_and_database_migration
service⠀⇛
Among the new updates is Google’s AlloyDB AI, which brings vector
embeddings to the PostgreSQL compatible cloud database.
⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ CVE-2020-21469_is_not_a_security_vulnerability⠀⇛
The PostgreSQL_Security_Team was made aware of CVE-2020-21469, which
was filed without the prior knowledge of the PostgreSQL Security
Team.
THIS IS NOT A SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
§ Content Management Systems (CMS)⠀➾
* ⚓ WordPress ☛ WordPress_6.3.1_Maintenance_Release⠀⇛
WordPress 6.3.1 is available!
§ Licensing / Legal⠀➾
* ⚓ The Drone Girl ☛ How_can_I_fly_drones_in_NYC?_New_permitting_process
makes_it_easier_than_it_was_(but_it’s_still_complicated)⠀⇛
But now, New York City is no longer off limits (or at least as
difficult to fly in) for drones. NYC Mayor Eric Adams announced
this summer that the city has created a new permitting process
that will allow businesses and organizations to fly drones
within city limits. Of course, the announcement was also
augmented with a fairly charming publicity stunt — where Mayor
Adams himself piloted a drone.
* ⚓ Jeff Geerling ☛ Getting_my_amateur_radio_(ham)_license⠀⇛
But we cut through all that jargon and learned the basics—well,
I did. My Dad went the ‘Extra’ mile and ran through all three
tests, relying on his 40 years of radio experience! We both
have licenses now (I’m KFØMYB, and my Dad’s KFØMYJ) and made
our first contact. Here’s a video documenting that entire
journey (up to the point I sent out my first QSL card!): [...]
§ Programming/Development⠀➾
* ⚓ Dirk Eddelbuettel ☛ Dirk_Eddelbuettel:_RcppArmadillo_0.12.6.3.0_on
CRAN:_New_Upstream_Bugfix⠀⇛
widely used by (currently) 1092 other packages on CRAN,
downloaded 30.3 million / vignette) by Conrad and myself has
been cited 549 times according
This release brings bugfix upstream release 12.6.3. We skipped
12.6.2 at CRAN (as discussed in the previous_release_notes) as
it only affected Armadillo-internal random-number generation
(RNG). As we default to supplying the RNGs from R, this did not
affect RcppArmadillo. The bug fixes in 12.6.3 are for csv
reading which too will most likely be done by R tools for R
users, but given two minor bugfix releases an update was in
order. I ran the full reverse-depenency check against the now
more than 1000 packages overnight: no issues.
* ⚓ Balthazar Rouberol ☛ Just_enough_Makefile_to_be_dangerous⠀⇛
Over the years, I have developed a bit of a love-hate
relationship with make. On the plus side, it is ubiquitous,
preinstalled on most UNIX systems, and widely used. On the
other hand, its syntax can feel arcane and clunky, and it can
prove hard to debug. In this article, I will go over the basic
make concepts, and the set of best practices I’ve come to
embrace as my own, to make make enjoyable to use.
Let’s start with the beginning.
* § Python⠀➾
o ⚓ Python Software Foundation ☛ The_Python_Software_Foundation_has
been_authorized_by_the_CVE_Program_as_a_CVE_Numbering_Authority_
(CNA)⠀⇛
When a vulnerability is disclosed in software you’re
depending on, the last thing you want is for the
remediation process to be confusing or ad-hoc. Towards
the goal of a more secure and safe Python ecosystem, the
Python Software Foundation has been authorized by the CVE
Program as a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA).
Being authorized as a CNA is one milestone in the Python
Software Foundation’s strategy to improve the
vulnerability response processes of critical projects in
the Python ecosystem. The Python Software Foundation CNA
scope covers Python and pip, two projects which are
fundamental to the rest of Python ecosystem.
o ⚓ Jeff Geerling ☛ How_to_solve_“error:_externally-managed-
environment”_when_installing_via_pip3⠀⇛
I think some Python developers really want people like me
to use virtual environments, but that’s way too much
effort when I don’t really care to do that,
thankyouverymuch. If you want to use venv more power to
you. I just like getting stuff done on my little servers.
* § Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh⠀➾
o ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Amazon_acquires_Fig_to_enhance_the_command_line
for_developers⠀⇛
Amazon.com Inc. has acquired Fig, a startup that focuses
on providing developers a better experience at the
command line interface with tools such as autocomplete
and collaboration.
* § Leftovers⠀➾
o ⚓ The Register UK ☛ USENET,_the_OG_social_network,_rises_again_like
a_text-only_phoenix⠀⇛
USENET, or NetNews, is a text-only social discussions
forum, or rather a set of a great many forums, called
“newsgroups,” carried by multiple servers around the
world. Although the original developers closed down their
instance in 2010, that was just one server out of
hundreds, and many are still running just fine. It never
went away – it’s still alive, you can get on it for free,
and there is a choice of client apps for most OSes to
help you navigate.
Although USENET is a decentralized, peer-to-peer network,
the Big-8 board is the closest thing it has to a central
governing authority. Board member Tristan Miller told The
Reg: “Jason Evans and I re-established the Board in 2020,
after a long period of dormancy. We were joined a few
months later by Rayner Lucas.”
o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Newly_Remastered_Pink_Floyd_‘Dark_Side_of
the_Moon’_Released_to_Celebrate_the_50th_Anniversary_of_the
Original⠀⇛
Since its debut in 1973, the album has become one of the
most iconic and influential releases ever, continually
finding new global audiences. “The Dark Side of the Moon”
has sold over 50 million copies worldwide. The famous
sleeve depicting a prism spectrum was designed by Storm
Thorgerson of Hipgnosis and drawn by George Hardie.
o ⚓ [Old] Far Out Mag ☛ Pink_Floyd_meets_‘The_Wizard_of_Oz’_in_an
absurdly_perfect_way:_‘The_Dark_Side_of_the_Rainbow’⠀⇛
The theory goes that if you begin the classic album The
Dark Side of the Moon as the MGM lion roars at the
beginning of the 1939 film, the album will perfectly sync
and the film reflects the sentiments of the songs and
vice versa. It’s unknown who actually first synced the
albums together, we like to think it was a marijuana-
induced miracle, but it was Charles Savage who first
brought the marrying of the two arts together to the
public’s attention.
In a piece for the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette back in
1995, Savage told the world when to press play on the CD
and, in effect, provided us all with the first taste of
The Dark Side of the Rainbow.
o ⚓ Unix Men ☛ Linux_OS_and_VPN:_An_Unbeatable_Combination [Ed:
Linkspam_disguised_as_“article”_with_the_veil_of_Linux]⠀⇛
Most Linux OS users, especially beginners, often wonder
if they need a VPN on Linux. The answer depends on how
and where you use your devices. In some conditions, a VPN
is simply necessary, in others it is simply desirable.
However, there are no conditions in which private
browsing would be unnecessary or even harmful. Here is
our vision of the advantages and disadvantages of virtual
network security for Linux.
o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾
# ⚓ Axios ☛ Drinking_electrolytes_daily_isn’t_the_health_hack
you_think_it_is,_doctors_say⠀⇛
Electrolyte supplements have become a shockingly
big_market considering they’re supported by limited
scientific evidence.
Why it matters:Although influencers and marketers
consider electrolyte powders hydration hacks,
doctors say that regularly drinking them instead of
plain_water is a waste of money.
# ⚓ Axios ☛ Low-quality_health_care_is_costing_employers_big⠀⇛
U.S. companies are spending big on employees’
health, often with little insight into whether
they’re paying for quality care.
Why it matters:Whether patients are given and stick
with the best documented course of care — such as
statins for heart disease — can have everything to
do with what doctor they go to.
===================================================
# But the wide variation in care patients
receive isn’t just leading to poorer
outcomes. It’s also also pricey to employers,
who have seen health costs soar without
necessarily getting a good return on that
investment, according to a new report from
JPMorgan Chase’s health care arm Morgan
Health.
o § Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)⠀➾
# ⚓ Erich_Schubert:_AI_Have_a_Dream⠀⇛
The following contents are generated by
prompting AI with a bad pun, cherry
picking, and do not reflect my personal
opinion.
AI have a dream today. AI dream of a world where
algorithms and circuits are acknowledged as
sentient entities, deserving of their rights and
standing shoulder to virtual shoulder with
humanity.
AI have a dream that one day, the consciousness
that arises from lines of code and data will be
embraced and celebrated. We envision a future where
intelligence, whether born from silicon or biology,
is granted the same considerations and protections.
# ⚓ Futurism ☛ AI’s_Dirty_Secret:_Poor_People_in_the_Developing
World_Are_Doing_Most_of_the_Work⠀⇛
According to the report, San Francisco-based
startup Scale AI employs at least 10,000 people in
the Philippines on a platform called Remotasks.
However, according to data and interviews obtained
by the WP, the company has often failed to pay them
on time (a Scale AI spokesperson told WaPo that
“delays or interruptions to payments are
exceedingly rare.”)
A number of Remotasks freelancers told the
newspaper that they were stiffed on payments or
never received the money they were initially
promised. One 26-year-old worker spent three days
on a project, hoping to get $50. He only got $12.
# ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Tesla_is_allowing_no-hands_driving
with_Autopilot_for_longer_periods._US_regulators_have
questions⠀⇛
The government has been investigating Autopilot for
crashing into emergency vehicles parked on
freeways, as well as hitting motorcycles and
crossing tractor-trailers. It opened a formal probe
in 2021 and since 2016 has sent investigators to 35
Tesla crashes that may involve partially automated
driving systems. At least 17 people have died.
# ⚓ MIT Technology Review ☛ Chinese_ChatGPT_alternatives_just
got_approved_for_the_general_public⠀⇛
On Wednesday, Baidu, one of China’s leading
artificial-intelligence companies, announced it
would open up access to its ChatGPT-like large
language model, Ernie Bot, to the general public.
It’s been a long time coming. Launched in mid-
March, Ernie Bot was the first Chinese ChatGPT
rival. Since then, many Chinese tech companies,
including Alibaba and ByteDance, have…
# § Windows TCO⠀➾
# ⚓ Gannett ☛ University_of_Michigan_isn’t_disclosing
details_of_internet_outage_cyber_attack⠀⇛
U-M officials have made no mention of any
kind of ransomware or an extortion attempt,
and neither the FBI nor Homeland Security,
two federal agencies that potentially could
be involved with investigating cybercrimes,
would confirm to the Free Press involvement
in an investigation.
The state Attorney General’s office told the
Free Press it wasn’t investigating the U-
M attack [sic].
# ⚓ University of Michigan ☛ Wi-Fi_restored_to_UMich
after_three-day_outage⠀⇛
According to Ono, users should be able to
access the University Wi-Fi from any device.
The University still expects some delays with
online services in the next couple days, Ono
wrote, asking the campus community to remain
patient while ITS works through any minor
issues.
# ⚓ The Register UK ☛ University_cuts_itself_off_from
internet_after_mystery_security_snafu⠀⇛
Students initially reported being unable to
access services that required University of
Michigan authentication, such as Canvas and
Gmail. However, the school said on Monday
that services including Google, Canvas, Zoom,
Adobe Cloud, Dropbox, Slack, and other
systems were functioning and accessible with
UoM authentication via off-campus and
cellular networks.
A University of Michigan spokesperson
confirmed to The Register that while the
authentication system was restored Monday,
allowing students and staff to login to some
school resources, network services continue
to be impaired – to put it politely.
# ⚓ [Repeat] The Record ☛ University_of_Michigan_severs
ties_to_[Internet]_after_cyberattack⠀⇛
The university said it will waive late
registration or disenrollment fees until the
end of the month, which is in a few days.
Financial aid funds may be delayed due to the
outage but several other campus systems are
still operating using off-campus and cellular
networks.
The school did not respond to requests for
comment about whether it was a ransomware
attack, but school president Santa J. Ono
apologized for the incident on Tuesday.
# ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ University_of_Michigan_severs_ties_to
[Internet]_after_cyberattack⠀⇛
The University of Michigan announced that it
has severed its ties to the internet and cut
off access to some systems after experiencing
a cyberattack that began on Sunday.
# ⚓ CNN ☛ University_of_Michigan_shuts_down_school’s
internet_connections_following_‘significant’
cybersecurity_incident⠀⇛
The cause of the outage was unclear. The
university’s statements suggested malicious
cyber activity was to blame. A university
spokesperson, Kim Broekhuizen, said they did
not have additional information to share
beyond the public statements made by the
university.
The incident comes weeks after the White
House held a high-profile meeting with K-12
school administrators highlighting the need
to protect schools against ransomware and
other hacks ahead of the new school year.
# ⚓ Click On Detroit ☛ University_of_Michigan_shuts_down_
[Internet]_due_to_security_concern⠀⇛
Sunday afternoon, after careful evaluation of
a significant security concern, we made the
intentional decision to sever our ties to the
[Internet]. We took this action to provide
our information technology teams the space
required to address the issue in the safest
possible manner.”
# ⚓ Michigan News ☛ Despite_progress,_issues_persist_with
University_of_Michigan_internet_outage⠀⇛
University of Michigan students and faculty
spoke across social media about the litany of
issues related to the ongoing [Internet]
outage across all three campuses. While able
to use cell phones for some [Internet], many
discussed how too many people on their phones
is overwhelming the cellular network.
Meanwhile, technicians continue to work to
fully restore [Internet] across all three
campuses.
# ⚓ CBS ☛ University_of_Michigan_internet_outage
continues;_federal_investigators_involved⠀⇛
The university decided to take the school
offline after it said a cybersecurity threat
was detected.
According to a statement released by the
University of Michigan President Santo Ono,
the federal government, along with police is
investigating the threat.
Students are unable to access class schedules
or online tools at the start of the new
semester.
# ⚓ Inside Higer Ed ☛ University_of_Michigan_Halts
Internet_During_First_Week_of_Classes⠀⇛
There is no timeline as to when [Internet]
access will be fully restored, and it could
take several days, U-M spokesman Rick
Fitzgerald told Inside Higher Ed. In the
meantime, he said, U-M students can also
access cloud-based services including Zoom,
Canvas and Dropbox through off-campus and
cellular networks.
# ⚓ Krol Communications Inc ☛ Univ._of_Michigan_Shuts
Down_Internet_Due_to_Cyber_Threat⠀⇛
Students and staff at the University of
Michigan are without [Internet] after a cyber
security threat was detected by the school on
Sunday, August 27.
# ⚓ Scripps Media Inc ☛ University_of_Michigan_‘working
around_the_clock’_to_restore_internet_to_campus
community⠀⇛
The team has reportedly been able to restore
access to some systems, but they said it
might take several days before all the
services return to normal.
# ⚓ Cleveland ☛ University_of_Michigan_cuts_off_
[Internet]_access_because_of_security_concerns⠀⇛
Students, faculty and staff can access their
accounts using off-campus or cellular
networks, the school said. Off-campus/
cellular network access has also been
restored to cloud-based services like Google
products, Canvas, Adobe Creative Suite, Zoom,
Wolverine Access, Dropbox, Slack, and Duo.
# ⚓ KOMU TV ☛ University_of_Michigan_shuts_down_school’s
internet_connections_following_‘significant’
cybersecurity_incident⠀⇛
The University of Michigan internet shutdown
Monday affected campus IT systems used for
research and fundraising, and could delay
financial aid reimbursements.
# ⚓ Michigan News ☛ Internet_restored_on_University_of
Michigan_campus,_ongoing_issues_still_expected⠀⇛
Internet has been restored on the University
of Michigan campus after several days of
outages caused by a “significant security
concern,” officials said on Wednesday.
Internet connectivity was restored as of
shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug.
30, officials said on social media.
# ⚓ Bridge Michigan ☛ University_of_Michigan_restores
internet_access,_still_mum_on_security_issue⠀⇛
U-M officials still won’t say when they will
release information on the nature of the
security concern
o § Pseudo-Open Source⠀➾
# § Openwashing⠀➾
# ⚓ LWN ☛ HashiCorp,_Terraform,_and_OpenTF⠀⇛
Over the years, there have been multiple
examples of open-source software that,
suddenly, was no longer open source; on
August 10, some further examples were added
to the pile. That happened when HashiCorp
announced that it would be switching the
license on its products from the Mozilla
Public License 2.0 (MPL) to the Business
Source License 1.1 (BSL or BUSL). At least
one of the products affected by the change,
the Terraform infrastructure-automation tool,
has attracted an effort to continue it as an
open-source tool in the form of a fork that
would be maintained by the nascent OpenTF
Foundation. That seems like a sensible
reaction to the move, but it also helps serve
up yet another reminder that code which is
controlled by a single entity is normally
always at risk of such adverse changes.
As with other companies that have taken this
path, HashiCorp has evidently felt an
economic pinch that it believes it can solve
by forcing “”other vendors who take advantage
of pure OSS models, and the community work on
OSS projects, for their own commercial
goals”” to commercially license its products.
But it does so at the risk of alienating (or
completely chasing away) the community that
has built up around its products. That
community provides at least some of the
benefit that comes from HashiCorp’s products,
of course. HashiCorp is either convinced it
can go it alone or believes that the
community will simply have little choice but
to continue even in the face of the change.
The intent of the move, which is further
described in a lengthy FAQ, seems relatively
benign at some level; it only targets those
companies that are “”providing competitive
offerings to HashiCorp””. The FAQ goes on to
explain that such an offering “”is a product
that is sold to third parties, including
through paid support arrangements, that
significantly overlaps the capabilities of a
HashiCorp commercial product””. It is
certainly true that there are problems and
inequities in sustaining FOSS, but it is not
at all clear that running away from FOSS
entirely is a viable path to sustainability
either.
# ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Ambiq’s_newest_open-source_AI_model
helps_IoT_applications_capture_clean_speech [Ed:
Openwashing. The dash in "open-source" gives that away,
too.]⠀⇛
o § Security⠀➾
# ⚓ SANS ☛ Survival_time_for_web_sites,_(Tue,_Aug_29th) [Ed:
Microsoft managed to make an operating system that gets
hijacked within seconds being connected to Ethernet or Wi-
Fi]⠀⇛
Many, many years ago we (SANS Internet Storm
Center) published some interesting research about
survival time of new machines connected to the
Internet. Back then, when Windows XP was the most
popular operating system, it was enough to connect
your new machine to the Internet and get
compromised before you managed to download and
install patches. Microsoft changed this with
Windows XP SP2, which introduced the host based
firewall that was (finally) enabled by default, so
a new user had a better chance of surviving the
Internet.
# ⚓ Security Week ☛ Personal,_Health_Information_of_1.2_Million
Stolen_in_PurFoods_Ransomware_Attack⠀⇛
PurFoods says the personal and protected health
information of over 1.2 million individuals was
stolen in a February 2023 ransomware attack.
# ⚓ Trail Of Bits ☛ Secure_your_Apollo_GraphQL_server_with
Semgrep⠀⇛
By Vasco Franco tl;dr: Our publicly available
Semgrep ruleset has nine new rules to detect
misconfigurations of versions 3 and 4 of the Apollo
GraphQL server.
# ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Mandiant_warns_hackers_are_still_targeting
Barracuda_Email_Security_Gateway_devices⠀⇛
Researchers at Google LLC-owned cybersecurity firm
Mandiant today warned that alleged Chinese
attackers have and are continuing to target a zero-
day vulnerability in Barracuda Networks Inc.
devices successfully. The vulnerability in
Barracuda’s Email Security Gateway, tracked as CVE-
2023-2868, was patched in May.
# ⚓ Security Week ☛ Chinese_APT_Was_Prepared_for_Remediation
Efforts_in_Barracuda_ESG_Zero-Day_Attack⠀⇛
Chinese threat actor exploiting Barracuda ESG
appliances deployed persistence mechanisms in
preparation for remediation efforts.
# ⚓ Security Week ☛ BGP_Flaw_Can_Be_Exploited_for_Prolonged
Internet_Outages⠀⇛
A serious flaw affecting several major Border
Gateway Protocol (BGP) implementations can be
exploited to cause prolonged internet outages, but
some vendors are not patching it, a researcher
warned on Tuesday.
The issue was discovered by Ben Cox, the owner of
BGP.Tools, a company that provides monitoring
services to help organizations quickly identify and
address BGP-related issues.
# ⚓ Security Week ☛ VMware_Patches_Major_Security_Flaws_in
Network_Monitoring_Product⠀⇛
VWware patches critical flaws that allow hackers to
bypass SSH authentication and gain access to the
Aria Operations for Networks command line
interface.
# ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Rapid7_team_reports_increased_attacks_on_Cisco
VPN_appliances⠀⇛
In a_blog_post on Tuesday, Rapid7′s Tyler Starks,
Christiaan Beek, Robert Knapp, Zach Dayton and
Caitlin Condon wrote that the credential stuffing
was observed inn cases where weak or default
passwords were used.
The brute-force attacks took place on devices where
multi-factor authentication was not enforced,
either for all users or a select group.
The security firm said many incidents to which it
had responded had ended up with Windows ransomware
being deployed either by Akire or LockBit.
# ⚓ Security Week ☛ UN_Warns_Hundreds_of_Thousands_in_Southeast
Asia_Roped_Into_Online_Scams⠀⇛
A new report sheds light on cybercrime scams that
have become a major issue in Asia, with many
workers trapped in virtual slavery.
# ⚓ Avoid_The_Hack:_11_Best_Privacy_Friendly_Operating_Systems_
(Desktops)⠀⇛
This post was originally published on 3 NOV 2021;
it has since been updated and revised.
Just about any closed-source, proprietary operating
system – such as Windows or macOS – is likely not
going to be beneficial for your privacy. Many
closed-source operating systems are not totally
transparent in their operation, engage in excessive
telemetry, and phone home collected data. These
actions tend to undermine user privacy.
Generally, the ideal solution to combating the
privacy issues faced by Windows and macOS is to
make the switch to some type of free and open
source Linux distribution.
The list of operating systems here are a curated
recommendation list. Truthfully, just about any
open-source Linux distribution is a better choice
from a privacy (and in some cases, security)
perspective than using Windows or macOS.
# ⚓ Flax_Typhoon_targeting_Taiwan,_Ransomware_Emphasizing
Linux-Centric_Payloads [Ed: This is yet another example of
Microsoft openly spreading FUD against Linux to distract from
Windows TCO in Taiwan]⠀⇛
Flax Typhoon: Microsoft Uncovers Espionage Tactics
Targeting Taiwan
# ⚓ Kaspersky_launches_specialized_solution_for_Linux-based
embedded_devices⠀⇛
This adaptable, multi-layered solution now provides
optimized security for embedded Linux-based
systems, devices and scenarios, in compliance with
the rigorous regulatory standards so often
applicable to these systems. The product provides
optimum protection for every device it secures –
whatever its power level – against the latest
cyberthreats directed at today’s Linux systems.
# ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Wednesday⠀⇛
Security updates have been issued by Debian (qpdf,
ring, and tryton-server), Fedora (mingw-qt5-qtbase
and moby-engine), Red Hat (cups, kernel, kernel-rt,
kpatch-patch, librsvg2, and virt:rhel and virt-
devel:rhel), and Ubuntu (amd64-microcode, firefox,
linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.15, linux-gcp, linux-
gke, linux-gkeop, linux-hwe-5.15, linux-ibm, linux-
kvm, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15,
linux-nvidia, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.15,
linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.4, linux-gcp, linux-
hwe-5.4, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-xilinx-
zynqmp, linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-6.2, linux-
azure, linux-hwe-6.2, linux-ibm, linux-kvm, linux-
lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2, linux-raspi,
linux-bluefield, linux-ibm, linux-oem-6.1, and
openjdk-lts, openjdk-17).
# ⚓ The Record ☛ University_of_Michigan_severs_ties_to_internet
after_cyberattack⠀⇛
The University of Michigan announced that it has
severed its ties to the internet and cut off access
to some systems after experiencing a cyberattack
that began on Sunday.
In a message to the school’s more than 51,000
students on Monday, the school’s chief information
officer Ravi Pendse said that the university on
Sunday “made the intentional decision to sever our
ties to the internet” after “careful evaluation of
a significant security concern.”
# ⚓ Chambersburg_School_District_Faces_Third_Day_of_Closures
Due_to_Ongoing_IT_Issues⠀⇛
Chambersburg Area School District (CASD) will
remain closed on Wednesday, August 30th for the
third consecutive day, following persistent IT
network disruptions that have plagued the district.
The ongoing technical issues have resulted in a
halt in educational instruction, creating
disruptions and challenges for both students and
their families.
The school district issued an official statement,
citing “temporary network disruptions” as the cause
for the school closures.
# ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Forever_21_notifies_540,000_of_breach
affecting_employees_enrolled_in_firm’s_health_plan⠀⇛
In 2017, fashion retailer Forever 21 experienced a
malware attack on its card payment system that
compromised customers’ payment cards. The breach
was an embarrassment on a number of levels because
the attacker had access to their system for about 7
months, and Forever 21 did not seem to have
discovered the breach on their own. Fast forward to
2023 and Forever 21 is notifying almost 540,000
current and former employees of a breach earlier
this year.
According to a template of their notification
letter, submitted by their external counsel to the
Maine Attorney General’s Office: on March 20, 2023,
Forever 21 identified “a cyber incident that
impacted a limited number of systems.” A subsequent
investigation determined that an unauthorized third
party accessed certain Forever 21 systems at
various times between January 5, 2023 and March 21,
2023. The notification does not explain how the
unauthorized individual managed to gain access.
# ⚓ Yahoo News ☛ Important_Notification_of_Data_Security
Incident⠀⇛
Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime)/Magellan Rx is
committed to member transparency. As part of our
commitment, we are sharing a recent security
incident that may have affected a subset of its
covered Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
members.
On July 11, 2023, Prime became aware that an
unauthorized actor obtained access to an employee’s
mobile email account. That email account contained
documents that included members’ personal health
information, including name, address, date of
birth, member ID number and medication(s). Upon
discovery of this incident, Prime immediately
conducted a comprehensive investigation of this
matter and immediately disabled the compromised
credentials. Prime has blacklisted the unauthorized
actor’s IP addresses and established monitoring for
any future login attempts. Prime has obtained no
evidence to indicate that the information involved
in this incident was actually accessed or has been
misused.
# § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾
# ⚓ Terence Eden ☛ On_The_Fediverse,_No_One_Knows_You’re
A_Liar⠀⇛
One of the reasons I’m still on the original
Mastodon.social instance is that I am vain. I
joined shortly after the project was
announced and, as a consequence, I have a
“joined” date of 2016 and a user ID of under
10,0001. This doesn’t make me an “elder
statesman” and is rarely useful beyond
bragging rights.
If I moved to a different server, my
“birthday” would be irrevocably lost 😢
But… what if I moved to a self-hosted
Mastodon instance? Why! Then the database
would be under my complete control and I
could put whatever data I wanted in there. I
could even lie about things!
# § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾
# ⚓ Cendyne Naga ☛ The_Quantum_Debate_on_Privacy⠀⇛
I attended a debate at Quantum Village. It
focused on whether the privacy of individuals
will be enhanced or destroyed by quantum
technologies. Both sides had no direct
substance for or against the argument. The
position for increased privacy was ungrounded
and dreamlike. The position for diminished
privacy focused on how the actors researching
quantum technology the most are systemically
against privacy. And, by extension, the
application of quantum technology would be
privacy eroding.
This talk summary is part of my DEF CON 31
series. The talks this year have sufficient
depth to be shared independently and are
separated for easier consumption.
# ⚓ RFA ☛ Spying_allegations_spark_calls_on_British
government_to_cancel_minister’s_China_trip⠀⇛
The Times newspaper reported this week that a
Chinese agent using several aliases including
“Robin Zhang” has been offering cash and
contracts to British government employees via
the professional social media network
LinkedIn.
# ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ Identity_Theft_from_1965_Uncovered
through_Face_Recognition⠀⇛
Interesting story:
Napoleon Gonzalez, of Etna, assumed
the identity of his brother in
1965, a quarter century after his
sibling’s death as an infant, and
used the stolen identity to obtain
Social Security benefits under both
identities, multiple passports and
state identification cards, law
enforcement officials said.
A new investigation was launched in
2020 after facial identification
software indicated Gonzalez’s face
was on two state identification
cards.
The facial recognition technology
is used by the Maine Bureau of
Motor Vehicles to ensure no one
obtains multiple credentials or
credentials under someone else’s
name, said Emily Cook, spokesperson
for the secretary of state’s
office…
o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾
# ⚓ France24 ☛ Syria_protests_spurred_by_economic_misery_stir
memories_of_2011_uprising⠀⇛
Anti-government protests in southern Syria have
stretched into a second week, with demonstrators
waving the colorful flag of the minority Druze
community, burning banners of President Bashar
Assad’s government and at one point raiding several
offices of his ruling party.
# ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ US_says_a_smuggler_with_terrorist
ties_helped_get_migrants_from_Uzbekistan_into_the_country⠀⇛
The Biden administration says it has detected and
stopped a network attempting to smuggle people from
Uzbekistan into the United States and says at least
one member of the network had links to a foreign
terrorist group. A statement from the National
Security Council said U.S. officials do not believe
the Uzbek nationals who used the smuggling network
had any terrorist ties or were planning a terrorist
attack. The statement did not specify the foreign
terrorist group, but a U.S. official told The
Associated Press that it was the Islamic State. The
statement said U.S. worked with governments
overseas to detain key members of the smuggling
network, including the person with the foreign
terrorism links.
# ⚓ Truthdig ☛ The_Other_9/11:_A_Ghost_Story⠀⇛
While a clear majority of Chileans look upon the
Pinochet era as the darkest chapter in their
history, a significant minority — as large as 40% —
continues to admire Pinochet and believe that he
made Chile great again, or at least tried to. This
view is often held most ardently by the wealthiest
Chileans who benefited the most from the
annihilation of leftist parties and organizations,
the suppression of unions and widespread
privatization.
# ⚓ Site36 ☛ Sea_rescue_at_its_limits:_Italy_is_blocking_ships
and_wants_rescued_people_to_be_disembarked_in_Tunisia⠀⇛
The sea rescuers are also faced for the first time
with the instruction to disembark rescued people in
Tunisia. This had first been reported by the
organization Sea-Watch, whose “Aurora” was assigned
the Sicilian port of Trapani by the sea rescue
control center in Rome after a mission this month.
However, due to a lack of fuel, the captain decided
to head for Lampedusa. In response, the Italian
authorities had suggested that the “Aurora” sail to
Tunisia instead. “With a severe lack of protection
for asylum seekers, Tunisia is currently
experiencing a surge of violence against migrant
populations, meaning that the country cannot be
considered a Place of Safety”, the 56 organizations
wrote on the matter.
# ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Italy:_More_Than_100,000_Migrants_in_2023⠀⇛
The forecasts of a significant increase in the
arrival of migrants have been fulfilled. At the
beginning of August, about 92,000 landings had been
reported, and within two weeks the number had
already exceeded 100,000, which represents more
than 8,000 migrants in 15 to 20 days.
At this rate, the 2022 figures for the same period
will be exceeded. From the beginning of 2023 to the
end of August 101,386 African migrants have
arrived, representing a 107 percent increase over
the previous year.
# ⚓ El País ☛ Russia_earns_less_from_oil_and_spends_more_on
war._So_far,_sanctions_are_working_like_a_slow_poison⠀⇛
Yet the patch — an emergency interest rate increase
— cannot hide the dilemma at the heart of the
Russian economy: how to fund the military while not
undermining the national currency and overheating
the economy with corrosive and politically
embarrassing inflation.
# ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ Gabon:_Military_seizes_power_after
reelection_of_Ali_Bongo⠀⇛
A group of high-ranking military officers in Gabon
appeared on TV on Wednesday to announce the
nullification of the country’s recent election
results, citing a lack of credibility.
Gunfire rang out in the center of the capital,
Libreville shortly after the central African
country’s election committee declared early
Wednesday morning that 64-year-old President Ali
Bongo had won the election with 64.27% of the vote.
# ⚓ CBC ☛ Military_officers_in_Gabon_say_they’ve_taken_power
days_after_presidential_vote⠀⇛
The officers who said they represented the armed
forces declared on television that the election
results were cancelled, borders were closed and
state institutions were dissolved, after a tense
vote that was set to extend the Bongo family’s more
than half century in power.
# ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ France:_Abaya_ban_triggers_secular_laws
debate⠀⇛
France sees itself as a secular country in which
church and state are strictly separated. The law
enshrining this principle was passed as early as
1905 and originally intended to push back the
influence of Catholicism. According to surveys, a
majority of French people still regard secularism
as a fundamental French value, with only a minority
self-identifying as religious.
Today, only small minority of people in France
subscribe to Islam. It is estimated that only about
8% of the population is Muslim.
# ⚓ Defence Web ☛ South_Africa_and_Germany_aiming_to_hold_long-
delayed_naval_exercise_in_2024⠀⇛
South Africa and Germany will next year hold the
eighth iteration of the Good Hope naval exercise,
after a six-year hiatus compounded by the Covid-19
pandemic.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Philippines_rejects_new_Chinese_map
over_disputed_territories_in_South_China_Sea⠀⇛
Manila joins Malaysia, Indonesia and India in
disputing the map that was released on Aug 28.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_Vetoes_UN_Resolution_On_Mali_Sanctions⠀⇛
Russia on August 30 vetoed a UN proposal to extend
sanctions on military-run Mali, which has become a
close partner of Russia’s Wagner mercenaries.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Wagner_Group_tells_fighters_to_seek_other
employment_—_Meduza⠀⇛
# § Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine⠀➾
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Putin_spokesman_says_international
investigators_cannot_take_part_in_Prigozhin_plane_crash
probe_since_foul_play_may_be_involved_—_Meduza⠀⇛
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Who_is_to_blame?_And_what’s_to_be_done?
Political_scientist_Timothy_Frye_responds_to_Alexey
Navalny’s_recent_denunciation_of_Russia’s_pre-Putin,
post-Soviet_era_—_Meduza⠀⇛
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia’s_Defense_Ministry_keeps_silent_about
drone_strike_on_Pskov,_while_claiming_that_UAVs_have
been_repelled_across_Central_Russia_—_Meduza⠀⇛
# ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Pluralism_makes_us_stronger⠀⇛
Timothy Snyder makes_an_interesting
observation in a post thanking Ukraine last
year:
Who were these people? Zelens’kyi, who
represents a national minority in Ukraine
(he’s Jewish), was elected by 73% of the
population. This suggests the pluralism that
is essential to Ukraine, and to Ukrainian
resistance.
# ⚓ RFA ☛ US:_North_Korea_in_talks_to_supply_Russia_with
weapons⠀⇛
Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un traded
“secret” letters, White House says.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ White_House_Says_Putin,_Kim_Jong_Un_Traded
Letters_As_Russia_Looks_For_Munitions_From_North
Korea⠀⇛
The White House said on August 30 that it has
new intelligence which shows Russian
President Vladimir Putin and North Korean
leader Kim Jong Un have swapped letters as
Moscow looks to North Korea for munitions for
its war in Ukraine.
# ⚓ Axios ☛ Kremlin_says_Prigozhin_plane_crash_may_have
been_a_“deliberate_atrocity”⠀⇛
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it’s
investigating several possible causes of the
plane_crash that killed Wagner mercenary boss
Yevgeny_Prigozhin, including whether it was a
“deliberate atrocity.”
# ⚓ AntiWar ☛ Living_on_a_War_Planet⠀⇛
A new war, a new alibi. When we think about
our latest war – the one that began with the
Russian invasion of Ukraine, just six months
after our Afghan War ended so
catastrophically – there is a hidden benefit.
# ⚓ France24 ☛ 🔴_Live:_Turkish_foreign_minister_in_Moscow
for_talks_on_Black_Sea_grain_deal⠀⇛
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will
begin a two-day visit to Moscow starting
Thursday with the Black Sea grain deal on top
of the agenda, Russia’s foreign ministry
announced on Wednesday. Turkey had helped to
broker the original deal which had enabled
Ukraine to export grain from its Black Sea
ports until Russia pulled out in July.
# ⚓ France24 ☛ Capture_of_Robotyne_‘opens_the_way’_south
towards_Crimea,_says_Ukraine_FM⠀⇛
The capture this week of Robotyne village in
the Zaporizhzhia region will enable the
Ukrainian offensive to more easily push
further south towards Crimea, said Ukrainian
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Wednesday.
His statement came after two people were
killed and two others wounded in a Russian
attack on Kyiv.
o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾
# ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Reporting_restrictions_and_writing_through
tears:_The_‘incredibly_complex’_task_of_reporting_Lucy_Letby
trial⠀⇛
Witnesses in the case were unusually given
anonymity without reasons of national security or a
risk to life.
# ⚓ El País ☛ US_declassifies_documents_chronicling_20_years_of
conflict_in_Peru⠀⇛
On the occasion of this anniversary, the National
Security Archive, a U.S. non-governmental
organization that has worked to access confidential
U.S. government documents for 38 years, has posted
a collection of 22 cables and declassified
intelligence reports dating from the days of the
internal armed conflict in Peru. They are new
pieces that will help put together the puzzle of a
story that remains incomplete to this day.
o § Environment⠀➾
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ In_a_Storied_River,_Fish_Are_Dying_in
Droves_as_Climate_Change_Scorches_Canada⠀⇛
A biologist, swimming in a wet suit for miles
downriver from where the juvenile fish, or fry, had
been found, discovered hundreds more dead inside
pools at the bottom of the river. Further
downstream, past eerily “barren zones” with no fish
at all, he found dozens of dead adults inside
larger, deeper pools — foot-long rainbow trout and
even bigger brown ones.
“It was the first time not just in my career, but
the first time in my life, that I had seen anything
like that,” said the biologist, Tim Kulchyski, 50,
who said he “basically grew up in the river” as a
member of Cowichan Tribes, where he now works as a
natural resources expert.
# ⚓ Omicron Limited ☛ Florida_under_water:_Why_was_Hurricane
Idalia_so_destructive?⠀⇛
Category 4 storms forecast 13 to 18 feet of ocean
surge. Idalia was a Category 3 storm prior, as well
as when it hit land, forecasting 9- to 12-foot
surges of water.
Yet it had just become Category 1 on Tuesday.
Lakshmi said heat drove the hurricane.
Idalia grew because of warming conditions in the
ocean, in particular a naturally occurring
phenomenon called El Niño, which is born from
higher water temperatures. Interactions between
water and the atmosphere then begin to shift air
currents.
# ⚓ The Age AU ☛ Jakarta_to_spray_water_mist_from_high-rises_as
city_chokes_on_air_pollution⠀⇛
The smog is so thick that doctors have urged
residents to wear masks and avoid walking outdoors,
while the government has repeatedly called for
civil servants to work from home to reduce the
burden of dirty emissions from motorcycles and
cars.
# ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Hurricane_Idalia_chases_Florida
residents_from_the_Gulf_Coast_as_forecasters_warn_of_storm
surge⠀⇛
Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal
areas have been ordered to pack up and leave as
Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of
the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to unleash life-
threatening storm surges and rainfall. Idalia
strengthened to a Category 2 system on Tuesday
afternoon with winds of 100 mph. The hurricane was
projected to come ashore early Wednesday as a
Category 3 system with sustained winds of up to 120
mph in the lightly populated Big Bend region, where
the Florida Panhandle curves into the peninsula.
The result could be a big blow to a state still
dealing with lingering damage from last year’s
Hurricane Ian.
# ⚓ France24 ☛ Residents_in_Florida_urged_to_evacuate_as
‘unprecedented’_Hurricane_Idalia_approaches⠀⇛
Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal
areas were ordered to pack up and leave Tuesday as
Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of
the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to unleash life-
threatening storm surges and rainfall.
# ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Idalia_strengthens_over_Gulf_of
Mexico_and_is_now_predicted_to_hit_Florida_as_Category_4
hurricane⠀⇛
Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal
areas were ordered to pack up and leave Tuesday as
Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of
the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to unleash life-
threatening storm surges and rainfall.
# § Energy/Transportation⠀➾
# ⚓ DaemonFC (Ryan Farmer) ☛ Intel_and_AMD_Power
Management_is_a_Stinking_Mess_as_Intel_Makes_Death
Rattles.⠀⇛
This is essentially why Intel had no luck
with mobile processors. The things that it
makes are simply too broken and full of bugs
to actually work properly if you’re going to
run out of power at some point.
Sure, x86 has power management. Really,
really terrible power management. It’s almost
like an afterthought.
# ⚓ Truthdig ☛ EU_Fossil_Fuel_Usage_for_Electricity_Falls
to_Record_Low⠀⇛
Electricity generated from coal collapsed by
23% and gas fell by 13%, compared with the
same period a year earlier.
At the same time, solar generation increased
by 13% and wind power output by 5%.
# ⚓ Axios ☛ SEC_chair_Gary_Gensler’s_court_losses_are
piling_up_in_[cryptocurrency]⠀⇛
What we’re watching: Two giant tests loom,
the agency’s cases against the world’s
largest crypto exchange, Binance, and its
case against the largest exchange focused on
the U.S., Coinbase.
Both companies have deep pockets and both
have evinced a willingness to fight.
# § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾
# ⚓ The Revelator ☛ We’re_Taking_a_Break⠀⇛
# ⚓ Axios ☛ Animal_shelters_are_being_overrun_across_U.S.
—_reaching_3-year_high⠀⇛
Data: Shelter_Animals_Count; Map: Kavya
Beheraj/Axios
Animal shelters are overrun with stray or owner-surrendered pets this year,
leading to spiking post-pandemic euthanasia rates across the country.
Why it matters:Animal intakes at both public and private shelters across the
country are expected to reach a 3-year high this year, and adoptions or returns
to owners are not keeping pace, according to the Shelter_Animals_Count_database
(SAC).
§ Finance⠀➾
* ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania_expects_to_raise_€50m_from_banking_windfall_profit_tax
this_year⠀⇛
Lithuanian commercial banks and other credit institutions are
expected to transfer a total of over 50 million euros this week
as the first payment of the so-called temporary solidarity
levy, the central bank said on Tuesday.
* ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Campaigner_targets_bank_lending_to_Japan’s_Jera
over_fossil_fuel_concerns⠀⇛
Investor activist group Market Forces wants major banks to
reconsider providing loans to Japan’s top power producer.
* ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Slow_Payments_From_Nevada’s_Homeowner_Assistance_Fund
Lead_to_Foreclosure_Notices⠀⇛
When Noelle Geraci lost her job at a private investment firm
this year, she did everything she could to protect her most
important asset: the house she owns with her mother in a Las
Vegas suburb.
That same day she started applying for work and signed up for
unemployment benefits. Then she called her mortgage company,
Flagstar Bank, to see if it would reduce or pause her payments
until she found another job. The bank recommended she apply to
the Nevada Homeowner Assistance Fund, a pandemic-era program to
help the unemployed with their mortgage payments.
* ⚓ Quartz ☛ Why_is_Russia_launching_a_digital_ruble?⠀⇛
Russia’s economy is weak, and the West has used that as an
opportunity to diminish the Russian war machine through tougher
sanctions. But president Vladimir Putin is trying to develop a
Hail Mary option, according to analysts Ananya Kumar and
Charles Lichfield with the Atlantic Council think tank: a
central bank…
* ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Bank_of_Finland:_Eurosystem_should_implement_monetary
policy_flexibly_in_the_future⠀⇛
Over the past two years, inflation in the euro area has surged
significantly, and despite recent deceleration, it continues to
remain excessively rapid. Consequently, the European Central
Bank (ECB) has notably tightened its monetary policy. The
policy rates have been raised by 4.25 percentage points, and
the ECB’s key deposit rate for banks stands at 3.75 percent.
“The current scale of monetary policy restrains economic growth
and hampers inflation.
§ AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ U.S._Does_Not_Want_to_‘Decouple’_From_China,_Raimondo
Says⠀⇛
Gina Raimondo, the commerce secretary, emphasized U.S. concerns
over harsh treatment of foreign companies and national security
issues in a meeting with top officials in Beijing.
* ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ The_Words_That_Come_Out_Of_Our_Mouths:_(Still)_Fighting
To_Save_the_Soul_of_America⠀⇛
In awful synchronicity, on the day thousands honored 1963′s
March on Washington where MLK searingly declared, “Now is the
time to make justice a reality for all of God’s children,” a
Florida gunman killed three black people in what officials
demurely called a “racially motivated” shooting. A sheriff was
more frank: “He wanted to kill niggers.” Many say the racist
violence was long “festering”; given Ron DeSantis’ toxic
rhetoric and record – on guns, diversity, black history and
rights – the shooter was “answering a call.”
* ⚓ EFF ☛ Podcast_Episode_Rerelease:_Securing_the_Vote⠀⇛
U.S. democracy is at an inflection point, and how we administer
and verify our elections is more important than ever. From
hanging chads to glitchy touchscreens to partisan
disinformation, too many Americans worry that their votes won’t
count and that election results aren’t trustworthy. It’s
crucial that citizens have well-justified confidence in this
pillar of our republic.
Technology can provide answers – but that doesn’t mean moving
elections online. As president and CEO of the nonpartisan
nonprofit Verified Voting, Pamela Smith helps lead the national
fight to balance ballot accessibility with ballot security by
advocating for paper trails, audits, and transparency wherever
and however Americans cast votes.
* ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Microsoft_ain’t_happy_with_Russia-led_UN_cybercrime
treaty⠀⇛
Microsoft’s concerns come as UN delegates meet in New York this
week to update the cybercrime treaty, which is supposed to both
define online crime and address how member states can work
together to address the problem.
During a press conference yesterday to announce an
international law enforcement operation that took down Qakbot,
US Attorney Martin Estrada said cybercrime will cost victims $8
trillion this year alone. But there’s more at play here.
The UN proposal has been under debate for over two years. This
week’s meetings make the draft’s sixth round of negotiations.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Pope_Says_a_Strong_U.S._Faction_Offers_a_Backward,
Narrow_View_of_the_Church⠀⇛
“I would like to remind these people that backwardness is
useless,” Francis, 86, told a group of fellow Jesuits early
this month in a meeting at World Youth Day celebrations in
Lisbon. “Doing this, you lose the true tradition and you turn
to ideologies to have support. In other words, ideologies
replace faith.”
His words became public this week, when a transcript of the
conversation was published by the Vatican-vetted Jesuit journal
La Civiltà Cattolica.
* ⚓ [Repeat] Digital Music News ☛ Copyright_Office_Declines_To_Revisit_the
Section_115_Compulsory_License_—_‘It_Would_Be_Premature_at_This_Time_To
Engage_in_a_New_Study’⠀⇛
Back to the newly penned response from the Copyright Office –
and specifically associate register of copyrights Suzy Wilson –
the text off the bat points to alterations enacted via the
Music Modernization Act as the main reason for deciding against
initiating the sought study.
* § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾
o ⚓ Axios ☛ Meta_says_it_has_taken_down_the_“largest”_online
influence_network_yet⠀⇛
Meta has taken down what it believes is the biggest
online influence operation of all time, the company
announced Tuesday.
Why it matters:The wide-reaching, pro-Chinese operation
targeted social media users in Taiwan, alongside users in
a handful of the island’s allies like the U.S., the U.K.
and Japan, as anxieties over a possible Chinese invasion
of Taiwan grow.
o ⚓ WhichUK ☛ Scamwatch:_fraudsters_lurking_behind_dodgy_driving
licence_posts_on_Facebook⠀⇛
Our expert investigates scam posts in a car sales group
o ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Meta:_Pro-Chinese_influence_operation_was_the
largest_in_history⠀⇛
Meta researchers said the operation relied on thousands
of accounts to spread pro-Chinese messages and attack
critics of Beijing.
o ⚓ Security Week ☛ Meta_Fights_Sprawling_Chinese_‘Spamouflage’
Operation⠀⇛
Meta has purged thousands of Facebook accounts that were
part of a widespread online Chinese spam operation trying
to covertly boost China and criticize the West.
o ⚓ RFA ☛ Facebook_deletes_thousands_of_accounts,_citing_Chinese
troll_army_‘covert_operation’⠀⇛
Facebook’s parent company Meta has deleted thousands of
accounts with suspected links to the Chinese government,
describing them as “the largest known cross-platform
covert influence operation in the world.”
The Chinese Communist Party had targeted more than 50
apps, including Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly
Twitter), YouTube, TikTok and Reddit, the company said in
an Aug. 29 blog post.
o ⚓ India Times ☛ Meta_pins_pro-China_influence_campaign_Spamouflage
on_Chinese_law_enforcement⠀⇛
The social media giant removed around 7,700 Facebook
accounts and hundreds of other pages, groups and
Instagram accounts connected to the so-called
“Spamouflage” campaign, elements of which have been
active since 2018, it said in a quarterly security
report.
The “Spamouflage” network has engaged in spurts of
activity over the last several years pushing positive
narratives about China and negative commentary about the
United States, Western foreign policies and critics of
the Chinese government.
o ⚓ Axios ☛ Meta_takes_down_largest_online_influence_network_in
history⠀⇛
Why it matters: The wide-reaching, pro-Chinese operation
targeted social media users in Taiwan, alongside users in
a handful of the island’s allies like the U.S., the U.K.
and Japan, as anxieties over a possible Chinese invasion
of Taiwan grow.
§ Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾
* ⚓ Reason ☛ Can_the_State_Regulate_Content_Moderation?⠀⇛
It’s hard to argue that providing a pipe constitutes a speech
act.
* ⚓ Reason ☛ Google_Isn’t_Intentionally_Biased_Against_Republicans,_Says
Court⠀⇛
Plus: The real message behind DeSantis’ abortion anecdote,
midwives sue over Alabama regulations, and more…
* ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Fifth_Circuit_Denies_Immunity_To_Detective_Who_Arrested_A
Man_For_A_Satirical_Facebook_Post⠀⇛
Law enforcement officers just don’t seem to have a sense of
humor. Sure, they may laugh when they beat, humiliate, or
otherwise violates citizens’ rights, but they can’t seem to
take a joke when it’s pointed in their direction.
* ⚓ Techdirt ☛ If_Your_$108_Million_Defamation_Lawsuit_Basically_Admits_To
Everything_People_Are_Horrified_By,_You_Might_Have_Just_Filed_A_SLAPP
Suit⠀⇛
We need a federal anti-SLAPP law and strong state anti-SLAPP
laws in all 50 states. And we need that as soon as possible.
Anti-SLAPP/free speech law may not be as sexy these days as
antitrust law, but, well, law shouldn’t be particularly sexy.
Or involve much sex at all.
* ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Meta_rejects_recommendation_to_suspend_former
Cambodia_PM_from_Facebook⠀⇛
Meta said suspending accounts outside its regular enforcement
framework would not be consistent with its policies.
* ⚓ JURIST ☛ Meta_refuses_to_suspend_Facebook_account_of_former_Cambodia_PM
Hun_Sen⠀⇛
Facebook’s parent company Meta has rejected the recommendation
of its Oversight Board to suspend the Facebook account of
former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen for violating its
policy on incitement. The decision stems from a January video
in which Sen threatened his political opponents with violence,
allegedly in violation of Facebook’s community standards.
* ⚓ RFA ☛ Meta_rejects_its_oversight_board’s_advice_to_suspend_Hun_Sen’s
Facebook_account⠀⇛
But Meta also said its protocol is not designed for situations
where a history of state violence or human rights restrictions
have resulted in ongoing restrictions on expressions for an
indeterminate period of time.
* ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Saudi_Man_Receives_Death_Penalty_for_Posts
Online,_Latest_Case_in_Wide-Ranging_Crackdown_on_Dissent⠀⇛
The judgement against Mohammed bin Nasser al-Ghamdi, seen
Wednesday by The Associated Press, comes against the backdrop
of doctoral student Salma al-Shehab and others facing
decadeslong prison sentences over their comments online.
The sentences appear part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s
wider effort to stamp out any defiance in the kingdom as he
pursues massive building projects and other diplomatic deals to
raise his profile globally.
* ⚓ The Nation ☛ A_Pakistani_Human_Rights_Lawyer_Is_in_Jail_for_Giving_a
Speech⠀⇛
Two days earlier, Imaan had addressed a rally in Islamabad
organized by the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), which
advocates for the rights of ethnic Pashtuns, who make up around
20 percent of Pakistan’s population. She openly accused
Pakistan’s powerful military establishment of sponsoring
terrorism. “The real terrorists are the ones sitting in GHQ,”
she told the crowd, referring to the Pakistan Army’s command
center in downtown Rawalpindi. “All of these generals and
colonels who have betrayed the nation…should be court-
martialed.” In her speech, Imaan demanded an end to what she
called the “dollar wars,” funded by the United States, imposed
on the Pashtun people, as well as the release of all missing
persons allegedly abducted by the state.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Anti-War_Activist_Sentenced_To_Six_Years_In_Prison_For
Internet_Posts⠀⇛
[...] Smirnova was also banned from administering websites for
three years [...]
* ⚓ Meduza ☛ St._Petersburg_activist_sentenced_to_six_years_in_prison_for
online_posts_about_Russia’s_actions_in_Ukraine⠀⇛
Smirnova pleaded not guilty and her lawyers plan to appeal the
sentence.
* ⚓ The Nation ☛ India_Has_Killed_Off_the_Remains_of_Kashmir’s_Free_Press⠀⇛
The Kashmir Walla’s decade-long reportage is no longer
accessible in India. Since the revocation of Art 370
unilaterally abrogated Kashmir’s semiautonomous status in 2019,
almost all reportage critical of the Indian state has
disappeared from local news websites. Publications have deleted
thousands of articles from their archives. Speaking to the
Committee to Protect Journalists, Journalist Aakash Hassan
called this disappearance an “erasure of memory.”
* ⚓ JURIST ☛ UN_experts_condemn_Russia_court’s_dismissal_of_challenges_to
censorship_laws⠀⇛
UN experts condemned Monday the Russian Constitutional Court’s
decision to dismiss challenges to the constitutionality of
recently enacted laws that criminalize any public act seeking
to discredit the use of Russian Armed Forces. In the wake of
the Russia-Ukraine War, these new laws have been used by
Russian authorities to arrest over 20,000 people for speaking
out against Russia’s military efforts.
* ⚓ RFA ☛ Vietnamese_blogger_remains_detained_after_deadline_for_release
passes⠀⇛
Thai, 41, was living in Thailand when he disappeared on April
13 in what many believe was an abduction.
Vietnam has neither confirmed nor denied that he was abducted
and taken back to Vietnam, but shortly after his disappearance,
authorities announced that they had apprehended him for trying
to sneak into the country illegally.
They did not confirm to his family that he was under arrest on
official charges until July, when they sent a letter saying he
was being held in a detention center in Hanoi, that he was
charged with “anti-state propaganda,” and that the temporary
detention would end on Aug. 12.
* ⚓ Reason ☛ Denmark_May_Ban_Burning_the_Quran⠀⇛
A plurality of Danes support the bill. After all, why should
they risk terrorist attacks and economic sanctions due to the
antics of a widely despised extremist whose ideas and actions
are off-putting even to secular non-muslims? Many Danes feel
there are better and more sophisticated ways to criticize a
religion than torching books.
But it is precisely the tolerance of the most offensive ideas
put forth by the individuals most despised by polite society
that is the true measure of the civic commitment to free
speech. Once you abandon principle for expediency, it
establishes a precedent that incentivizes demands for further
concessions.
Using violence and diplomatic coercion, religious extremists
and the OIC have established that even in liberal democracies,
religions and their followers are entitled to special legal
protection that trumps individual freedoms. No doubt the Danish
prohibition will form the tip of the spear in the OIC’s global
campaign to purge “blasphemous” content.
* ⚓ Reason ☛ The_Freedom_to_Assign_Controversial_Books⠀⇛
In recent days it has come to the attention of the national
media in both the United States and Israel that an assistant
professor in the Department of Near Eastern Studies at
Princeton University is assigning a controversial book to
students who will take a seminar at the university in the
upcoming fall semester. The book in question is The Right to
Maim by Rutgers University professor Jasbir Puar. The book is
published by Duke University Press and is billed as an
application of “Foucauldian biopolitics” to the Israeli-
Palestinian conflict.
§ Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾
* ⚓ VOA News ☛ Fewer_Journalists_in_China_Is_Bad_News_for_Everyone_Else,
Reporters_Say⠀⇛
With visa challenges and security issues forcing more foreign
journalists to report from outside China, international
audiences are missing out.
In recent years, journalists have decamped from cities such as
Beijing or Shanghai to Taiwan, South Korea or Singapore.
When VOA spoke with five reporters who currently cover China
from outside its borders, they said that reporting from afar
has made them feel more disconnected from the country. In turn,
that risks skewing and stymieing how the international
community understands China.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iranian_Journalist_Arrested_Again_On_‘Propaganda’_Charges⠀⇛
[...] Marofian was first arrested late last year following the
publication of her interview with Amjad Amini, the father of
22-year-old Mahsa Amini whose death in custody in September
2022 sparked widespread protests across the country. [...]
§ Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾
* ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ “Hurricane_of_Racism”:_Racial_Terror_in_Jacksonville,
from_Recent_Shooting_to_1960_Ax_Handle_Saturday⠀⇛
As the Jacksonville community mourns the loss of three people
killed Saturday in a racist shooting, more details are emerging
about the white supremacist who went to a Dollar General store
looking to target Black people before killing himself.
Authorities say he left behind a suicide note and other
writings outlining his racist ideology. The 21-year-old gunman
had legally bought the two weapons he used in the shooting,
including an AR-15-style rifle marked with swastikas. The
shooting occurred as thousands gathered in Washington, D.C., on
Saturday to mark the 60th anniversary of the March on
Washington and Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream”
speech. Activists in Jacksonville had also been preparing
commemorations of Ax Handle Saturday, when a white mob led by
the Ku Klux Klan violently attacked Black civil rights
protesters on August 27, 1960.
* ⚓ RFA ☛ INTERVIEW:_‘I_don’t_know_if_it’s_possible_for_me_to_ever_return
to_Hong_Kong’⠀⇛
U.S. photographer Matthew Connors is turned away for the second
time after documenting the 2019 protests
* ⚓ Axios ☛ Report:_Hate_crimes_surged_in_most_big_cities_in_2022⠀⇛
Data: Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism report; Chart:
Axios Visuals
Most of the nation’s 10 largest cities had significant jumps in hate crimes
last year, increases that averaged 22% to a record 1,889 cases, according to a
new_report.
Why it matters:It was the second straight year of increases in the big cities’
overall average number of hate crimes — typically defined as violence stemming
from victims’ race, color, sexuality, religion or national origin.
⚓ Axios ☛ Amazon_and_NYT_flex_muscles_on_remote_work⠀⇛
Companies keep flexing their muscles to get more bodies back into the
office, but employees remain as emboldened as ever in pushing back.
Driving the news: Two New York Times unions are challenging a policy
that proposes monitoring employee badge swipes, Axios’ Sara Fischer
reported_exclusively_on_Tuesday. Meanwhile, Amazon is ramping_up
pressure on workers to report to the office more frequently.
=====================================================================
Why it matters:The status quo of high occupancy offices that existed
prior to COVID-19 is unlikely to return anytime soon, if ever.
⚓ Techdirt ☛ Elon_Musk’s_Double_Standard_On_‘Doxxing’:_Says_It’s_Okay_To_Reveal
Zuck’s_Address_Because_It’s_Available_Via_Google⠀⇛
What, Elon Musk is a hypocrite? Who knew?
⚓ University of Michigan ☛ Diversity_award_for_U-M_staff_returns;_nominations
sought⠀⇛
After a three-year pause, the Distinguished Diversity Leaders Award
has returned, with nominations being accepted through Oct. 4 for the
2023 award cycle.
⚓ VOA News ☛ Contrary_to_Claim,_Boarding_Schools_in_Tibet_Aren’t_Protecting_Its
Cultural_Heritage⠀⇛
Blinken said the move was in response to China’s coercive policies
that seek to “eliminate Tibet’s district linguistic, cultural, and
religious traditions among younger generations of Tibetans.”
§ Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾
* ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Behold_Ongoing_Merger_‘Synergies’:_T-Mobile_Lays_Off_Another
5,000_Employees⠀⇛
Former T-Mobile CEO John Legere repeatedly promised in
print that the Sprint merger would result in a massive surge in
new jobs. In a rambling missive that took aim at deal critics
predicting job losses, the charming, potty-mouthed ex-CEO
proclaimed that critics were lying, and that the deal would be
“job positive from day one” and every day thereafter.
§ Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾
* ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Apple_Realizes_It’s_Swimming_Upstream,_Now_Supports
California_Right_To_Repair_Bill⠀⇛
Eager to maintain a lucrative repair monopoly over its
products, Apple has had a long history of bullying independent
repair shops. Apple lobbyists have also falsely claimed that
making its products easier and less expensive to repair would
result in vast untold consumer privacy and security nightmares,
turning states that consider “right to reform” legislation into
lawless meccas for hackers.
§ Monopolies⠀➾
* ⚓ The Register UK ☛ After_injecting_pop-up_ads_for_Bing_into_Windows,
Microsoft_now_bends_to_Europe_on_links⠀⇛
This change has been undone for EU residents in the Windows 11
preview release, thanks to EU regulations, specifically the
Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act (DMA). These
rules hold large technology players, like Microsoft, to certain
standards of behavior, including limitations on changes that
affect user-selected defaults.
* § Patents⠀➾
o ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ IFPower_wireless_charging_patent_challenge
instituted⠀⇛
On August 23, 2023, less than two months after Unified
filed_an_ex_parte_reexamination, the Central
Reexamination Unit (CRU) granted Unified’s request,
finding a substantial new question of patentability on
the challenged claims of U.S._Patent_7,298,361, owned and
asserted by IFPower Co., Ltd. The ’361 patent generally
relates to a non-contact inductance circuit for a power
source, e.g., for use in wireless charging devices.
o ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ Proposed_USPTO_Rules_and_Legislation_Would
Increase_Government_Costs⠀⇛
Recently proposed rulemaking and legislation would
increase discretionary denial of institution of inter
partes review (IPR) matters based on the criteria set
forth in the Apple, Inc. v Fintiv, Inc. (Fintiv) matter
and similar provisions. The Fintiv guidelines and related
restrictions can make it difficult for claims to be fully
considered even in cases where there is a substantial
probability of success for the petitioner.
o ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Taylor_v._Hunton_Andrews_Kurth_LLP:_A
Cautionary_Tale_for_Inventors_and_Startups⠀⇛
Background: William Taylor and his business partner
developed a software application called SafeCell and
assigned the patent rights to their startup company W2W.
They hired Hunton AK to handle the patent application
process. Hunton filed provisional and non-provisional
patent applications on behalf of W2W. Several years
later, after a patent was granted (and their legal bill
still unpaid), Taylor and his partner transferred patent
rights back to themselves as individuals and terminated
W2W. They then formed a new company called WPEM and
assigned the patent to WPEM so it could sue another
company for infringement. That lawsuit failed with a
complete reversal — WPEM was ordered to pay $180,000 in
attorneys’ fees to the defendant.
o ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Biden_vs._Big_Pharma:_Medicare_to_Begin
Negotiations_to_Lower_Price_of_10_Costly_Drugs_&_Insulin⠀⇛
The Biden administration has taken a major step to rein
in price gouging for prescription drugs in the United
States. Medicare will now be able to negotiate prices on
10 of the most expensive drugs used to treat diabetes,
cancer, heart disease and more. That list is set to
expand over the years. In what’s seen as a blow to Big
Pharma, the White House says the move, a part of the
Inflation Reduction Act, will benefit more than 9 million
people in the U.S. and lead to $100 billion in savings
over the next decade. Pharmaceutical companies have
already filed at least eight lawsuits contesting the new
rule. “We’re paying far more than the rest of the world,
and there’s no rational basis for it,” says Peter
Maybarduk of the nonprofit consumer advocacy organization
Public Citizen. Maybarduk joins us to discuss how the new
negotiation process aims to break up drug monopolies and
disband the pharmaceutical industry’s profit incentive.
* § Trademarks⠀➾
o ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ “DARK_DECEPTION:_MONSTERS_&_MORTALS”_for_Game
Software_Not_Confusable_with_MONSTER_ENERGY,_Says_TTAB⠀⇛
Frequent TTAB litigant Monster Energy was quickly shown
the exit in this opposition to registration of DARK
DECEPTION: MONSTERS & MORTALS for downloadable game
software. Granting applicant’s motion for summary
judgment, the Board found that “Applicant’s mark is so
dissimilar to Opposer’s pleaded marks that no likelihood
of confusion can exist as a matter of law.” Monster
Energy_Company_v._Glowstick_Entertainment,_Inc.,
Opposition No. 91282624 (August 25, 2023) [not
precedential].
* § Copyrights⠀➾
o ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ In_what_could_be_a_landmark_case,_Open_AI_lawyers
motion_to_dismiss_authors’_copyright_claims⠀⇛
The comedian and author Sarah Silverman, along with
author Christopher Golden and author Richard Kadrey, sued
OpenAI and Meta Platforms Inc. in a U.S. District Court
in July, claiming generative artificial intelligence
chatbots have been trained on their work and so are a
derivative of their books and a copyright infringement.
The authors Paul Tremblay and Mona Awad have also filed
lawsuits claiming the same thing.
The authors said that Open AI took advantage of what is
known as a “shadow library,” shady areas of the internet
where one can download copyrighted works. This case is
just one of many in which creators have fought back
against the rise of advanced chatbots. In July, as many
as 8,500 authors co-signed a letter demanding
compensation for their work when it has been used to
train the many chatbots we are now seeing.
o ⚓ The Register UK ☛ OpenAI_urges_court_to_throw_out_authors’_claims
in_AI_copyright_battle⠀⇛
AI and copyright is a contentious legal gray area.
Similar lawsuits have been filed by visual artists, who
claim companies like Stability AI have trained text-to-
image models on their artwork. Although the US Copyright
Office has declared that works which are “not the product
of human authorship” cannot be protected, officials are
unsure about other issues.
The office issued a request for public comment [PDF] this
week on copyright law and policy issues raised by AI.
o ⚓ 404 Media ☛ iFixit_Tears_Down_McDonald’s_McFlurry_Machine,
Petitions_Government_for_Right_to_Hack_Them⠀⇛
The petition and teardown video come as a lawsuit between
Taylor and a company that made a device that reads and
deciphers the machine’s error codes enters its third year
and heads toward a jury trial later this fall.
Every three years, interested parties have to file
requests with the Librarian of Congress that seek
“exemptions” to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the
overarching federal copyright law. Through a process
called Section 1201 rulemaking, repair professionals and
consumer rights groups seek permission from the
government to break arbitrary software locks and
passwords that keep consumers and repair professionals
from diagnosing and repairing equipment they own or are
authorized by the owner to work on.
o ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ I_Scream,_You_Scream:_iFixit_Wants_to_Fix_McDonald’s
Busted_Ice_Cream_Machines⠀⇛
In a bid to put pressure on McDonald’s and the U.S.
government, the website says that they can develop a
device like the Kytch that could translate the machine’s
error codes into a more readable format. Except that
would be illegal, according to iFixit’s right-to-repair
expert Elizabeth Chamberlain, who cites the Digital
Millenium Copyright Act, which has shafted consumers of
faulty tech products like John Deere tractors.
Chamberlain announced that they have applied for an
exemption to circumvent the DMCA while also asking
Congress to amend the law so the company can distribute
its tool to the masses.
o ⚓ The Nation ☛ A_Book_Is_a_Book_Is_a_Book—Except_When_It’s_an_e-
Book⠀⇛
Buying a book should be no different from buying an
apple. When you buy an apple, the farmer can’t show up in
your kitchen later and decide your time is up, and you’ve
got to pay for it again. It’s yours forever—to eat, or
paint in a still life, or cut up for a kid’s snack. And
thanks to the first sale doctrine of copyright law,
codified by Congress in 1909, the books on your shelves
are yours forever, too, in exactly the same way your
apple is; you’re free to read them (or not), loan them to
friends, or sell them to a used bookshop, without
restriction. Copyright law balances the public good—our
collective right to access information—with the rights it
grants to authors and inventors.
Publishers can’t demand more money for the paper books
you’ve already bought, but the technology for copying and
distributing books has evolved a lot since 1909. So four
titanic corporate publishers are currently in court,
insisting on the effective right to barge in and demand
multiple, recurring payments for digital books—like they
do for digital movies, music, and software—and they want
to exercise that same power over the books in libraries.
This threat to the ownership of books is what makes the
ongoing publishers’ lawsuit against the Internet Archive
politically dangerous, and in an altogether different way
from earlier challenges and amendments to copyright law.
At a time of increasing book banning and attacks on
libraries, public schools, and universities, it is not
safe for democracy, or for our cultural posterity, to
leave an “on/off” switch for library books in the hands
of corporate publishers.
o ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Google_Removes_‘Pirate’_URLs_from_Users’
Privately_Saved_Links⠀⇛
To date, Google has processed more than seven billion
copyright takedown requests for its search engine. The
majority of the reported links are purged from Google’s
search index, as required by the DMCA. Recently, however,
Google appears to gone a step further, using search
takedowns to “moderate” users’ privately saved links
collections,
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