[04:51] schestowitz[TR][04:51] schestowitz[TR]The Free Software Foundation (FSF) awarded Respects Your Freedom (RYF) certification to the Free Software Gigabit Mini VPN Router (TPE-R1400) from ThinkPenguin, Inc. The RYF certification mark means that this product meets the FSF's standards in regard to users' freedom, control over the product, and privacy.
[04:51] schestowitz[TR]This is ThinkPenguin's first device to receive RYF certification in 2023, adding to their vast catalogue of certified devices from previous years.
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[05:00] schestowitz[TR][05:00] schestowitz[TR]Ive caught it in a number of lies, and its really just as bad as ChatGPT, maybe worse.
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[05:08] schestowitz[TR][05:08] schestowitz[TR]In 2022 I was one of the bloggers who analyzed the tragic Debian Day Volunteer Suicide.
[05:08] schestowitz[TR]Shortly after that, people began asking me to publish something about suicides in Brno. In the Debian case, all of us Debian Developers have full access to the debian-private history so we can all verify the authenticity of the messages. I've never worked for Red Hat and I've never been to Brno so there is no easy way for me to verify an email and publish it on my blog.
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[05:11] schestowitz[TR][05:11] schestowitz[TR]Under the ban, government entities must prevent TikTok from being installed and remove existing instances of the application on government devices. Exceptions will be considered if a legitimate business reason exists requiring the app to be used, and security mitigations will be applied.
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[05:25] schestowitz[TR][05:25] schestowitz[TR]In February, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reviewed a case in which an employer offered severance pay to 11 workers on the condition that they would neither make statements that could disparage or harm the image of the employer, its affiliates, and its employees, nor disclose the terms of the agreement. The NLRB determined that these terms violated the National Labor Relations Act [05:25] schestowitz[TR] , which gives workers the right to act in the interest of mutual aid and protection.
[05:25] schestowitz[TR]Mutual aid and protection can mean a lot of things, says Jeffrey Hirsch, who teaches employment law at the University of North Carolina School of Law. But among the things it includes isjust to put it plainlycomplaining about your employer.
[05:25] schestowitz[TR]The NLRB determined that prohibiting employees from speaking negatively about the company and anyone attached to it or talking about the severance agreement itself is too broad. A clause like this chills employees ability to complain about, or criticize, an employers employment practices. Thats the heart of the labor law concern there, Hirsch says.
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[05:27] schestowitz[TR][05:27] schestowitz[TR]The process Blinken referenced is carried out primarily by consular officials tasked with ensuring the lawful treatment of detained US nationals. The wrongful detention judgment, though not a legal determination, includes assessing the circumstances for indications of an arrest on arbitrary and discriminatory grounds. The US policy concerning wrongful detentions is driven by the Levinson Act, EO 13 [05:27] schestowitz[TR] 698, and Presidential Policy Directive 30.
[05:27] schestowitz[TR]An official wrongful detention determination could signal the governments intentions to intensify its efforts to free Gershkovich. Ultimately though, legal limitations confine the governments scope of power in protecting detained US nationals.
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