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schestowitz[TR]                                    <h5><a href="https://9to5linux.com/qemu-8-0-virtualization-software-released-with-new-arm-and-risc-v-features">QEMU 8.0 Virtualization Software Released with New ARM and RISC-V Features</a></h5>Apr 24 06:57
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schestowitz[TR]                                        <p>The open-source QEMU 8.0 machine emulator and virtualization software has been released as a major update that brings various new features and improvements to ARM, RISC-V, x86, s390x, and HPPA platforms.</p>Apr 24 06:57
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-QEMU 8.0 Virtualization Software Released with New ARM and RISC-V Features - 9to5LinuxApr 24 06:57
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schestowitz[TR]                                    <h5><a href="https://raymii.org/s/blog/Bare_Metal_Boot_to_Vi.html">Bare Metal Vi, boot into Vi without an OS!</a></h5>Apr 24 06:57
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schestowitz[TR]                                        <p>This guide shows you how to run Vi without an operating system, bare metal. This is a follow up on my article from 2014 where I made a custom linux distro that would Boot to Vim, VIM as PID 1. This time we go further, we boot into Vi without an operating system. This is made possible by Cosmopolitan, a libc that outputs a POSIX-approved polyglot format that runs natively on Linux + Mac + WiApr 24 06:57
schestowitz[TR]ndows + FreeBSD + OpenBSD + NetBSD + BIOS with the best possible performance and the tiniest footprint imaginable.</p>Apr 24 06:57
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Bare Metal Vi, boot into Vi without an OS! - Raymii.orgApr 24 06:57
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schestowitz[TR]                                            <h5><a href="https://9to5linux.com/kaos-linux-celebrates-10-years-with-new-iso-release-featuring-kde-plasma-6">KaOS Linux Celebrates 10 Years with New ISO Release Featuring KDE Plasma 6</a></h5>Apr 24 07:00
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schestowitz[TR]                                                <p>KDE-focused and Arch Linux-inspired independent distribution KaOS Linux celebrates today 10 years of existence with a new stable ISO release that brings some of the latest GNU/Linux technologies and a preview of the upcoming KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment.</p>Apr 24 07:00
schestowitz[TR]                                                <p>Yes, you’re reading it right, KaOS is one of the very first GNU/Linux distributions to offer you a live ISO image with a pre-release version of the KDE Plasma 6 desktop, which, of course, is compiled against the latest Qt 6 open-source application framework.</p>Apr 24 07:00
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-KaOS Linux Celebrates 10 Years with New ISO Release Featuring KDE Plasma 6 - 9to5LinuxApr 24 07:00
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schestowitz[TR]                                    <h5><a href="https://blog.arduino.cc/2023/04/22/this-basketball-sculpture-sinks-shots-for-socialites/">This basketball sculpture sinks shots for socialites</a></h5>Apr 24 07:01
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schestowitz[TR]                                        <p>Most of this project was an exercise in mechanical design, with all of the parts either being 3D-printed or laser-cut. Beefy stepper motors actuate the robot arms and an Arduino Nano board controls those. The Arduino just needs to know when to do that, which is why each chute has a switch mounted below to detect the presence of a ball. Then it throws the ball and increases the count shown oApr 24 07:01
schestowitz[TR]n a four-digit, seven-segment display.</p>Apr 24 07:01
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-blog.arduino.cc | This basketball sculpture sinks shots for socialites | Arduino BlogApr 24 07:01
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schestowitz[TR]                                    <h5><a href="https://boilingsteam.com/steam-deck-will-be-sold-in-physical-stores-in-japan-next-week-and-we-will-cover-the-event/">Steam Deck Will be Sold in Physical Stores in Japan Next Week, and We Will Cover the Launch Event</a></h5>Apr 24 07:14
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schestowitz[TR]                                        <p>Yesterday Komodo, the distributor of the Steam Deck in Japan and some other parts of Asia (Korea and Taiwan), has announced that the Steam Deck will start to be sold in stores in Japan, starting on April 29th with EDION in Osaka, in Namba, which is a very popular quarter for young people in that city.</p>Apr 24 07:14
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-boilingsteam.com | Steam Deck Will be Sold in Physical Stores in Japan Next Week, and We Will Cover the Launch Event - Boiling SteamApr 24 07:14
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schestowitz[TR]                            <h5><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d9be5/goodbye-to-netflix-dvds-the-last-good-tech-company">Goodbye to Netflix DVDs, The Last Good Tech Company</a></h5>Apr 24 07:30
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schestowitz[TR]                                <p>Last week, Netflix announced it is ending its DVD by mail service after 25 years and sending some 5.2 billion red envelopes through the mail. This news was expected. Streaming has taken over the film industry, for better or, as I’ve argued, worse. But I’m not here to castigate the entertainment industry for pivoting to streaming. I’m here to offer a eulogy to a service that, for a brief momenApr 24 07:30
schestowitz[TR]t in time, offered the single best entertainment experience ever available to humans on Earth and was the pinnacle of the tech industry’s accomplishments before it wrapped its tentacles around our brains to suck the life force out of our souls.</p>Apr 24 07:30
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.vice.com | Goodbye to Netflix DVDs, The Last Good Tech CompanyApr 24 07:31
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schestowitz[TR]   <li>Apr 24 08:55
schestowitz[TR]                                    <h5><a href="https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/hybrid-warfare-project/what-russias-war-in-ukraine-shows-the-us-about-hybrid-conflict-with-china/">What Russia’s war in Ukraine shows the US about hybrid conflict with China</a></h5>Apr 24 08:55
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schestowitz[TR]                                        <p>As China weighs whether to adjust its tactics to avoid Putin’s failures, the United States can look to Ukraine’s and the West’s successes in thwarting Putin for lessons on how to counter Chinese aggression. We asked the experts from our Gray Zone Task Force to lay out the lessons US policymakers should draw that could help in hybrid conflict with China.</p>Apr 24 08:55
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.atlanticcouncil.org | What Russia's war in Ukraine shows the US about hybrid conflict with China - Atlantic CouncilApr 24 08:55
schestowitz[TR]      <li>Apr 24 09:02
schestowitz[TR]                                    <h5><a href="https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-3-officially-released-this-is-whats-new">Linux Kernel 6.3 Officially Released, This Is What’s New</a></h5>Apr 24 09:02
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schestowitz[TR]                                        <p>Linus Torvalds announced today the release and general availability of Linux 6.3 as the latest and greatest kernel series for Linux-based operating systems bringing updated and new drivers for top-notch hardware support, as well as new features and enhancements.</p>Apr 24 09:02
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Linux Kernel 6.3 Officially Released, This Is What's New - 9to5LinuxApr 24 09:02
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schestowitz[TR]                            <h5><a href="https://9to5linux.com/shotwell-0-32-0-image-viewer-adds-support-for-jpeg-xl-avif-and-webp-images">Shotwell 0.32.0 Image Viewer Adds Support for JPEG-XL, AVIF, and WebP Images</a></h5>Apr 24 09:04
schestowitz[TR]                            <blockquote>Apr 24 09:04
schestowitz[TR]                                <p>Shotwell 0.32.0 is here to introduce support for new image formats, including AVIF, WebP, JPEG-XL, CR3, as well as more variants of HEIF/HVEC. It also introduces the ability to manually tag people in images, and the devs note the fact that automatic detection and recognition of people can now be enabled during compile time.</p>Apr 24 09:04
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Shotwell 0.32.0 Image Viewer Adds Support for JPEG-XL, AVIF, and WebP Images - 9to5LinuxApr 24 09:04
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schestowitz[TR]                            <h5><a href="https://tedium.co/2023/04/22/internet-culture-turning-points-history/">The Next Chapter</a></h5>Apr 24 09:10
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schestowitz[TR]                                <p>As [Internet] culture goes, it sure feels like we’re building up to something, doesn’t it? For a decade, it seemed like the goal was to expand reach above all else—even financial stability. And that lack of stability felt something like whiplash in the hands of large media outlets like BuzzFeed, which announced this week that its once-ballyhooed news operation would be winding down. It’s heApr 24 09:10
schestowitz[TR]artbreaking, yes, but it feels like the winds are telling us something—winds that longtime BuzzFeed editor-in-chief Ben Smith, now at Semafor, is planning to contextualize in a forthcoming book. (What weird timing.) But of course, it’s not just the news outlets that used to dominate—nor is it the ways that we access information about the world. It feels like we’re at a bit of a crossroads with the [Internet] itself, and maybApr 24 09:10
schestowitz[TR]e we need to start listening to the message that the times are sending us. With that in mind, today’s Tedium ponders the online world’s past inflection points, and considers what they could tell us about this particular moment in time. I’m going to analyze 10 distinct ones—I’m sure others will argue there are more, which I will concede, but this is a list of 10—and the deeper lessons about [Internet] culture that we can Apr 24 09:10
schestowitz[TR]cull from these moments. — Ernie @ Tedium</p>Apr 24 09:10
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-tedium.co | Internet Culture Turning Points: What We Can Learn from the PastApr 24 09:10
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schestowitz[TR]                                    <h5><a href="https://www.postguam.com/news/local/federal-office-probes-gmh-network-breach/article_0848cb50-e0cd-11ed-b3b3-6b2687403b80.html">Federal office probes GMH network breach</a></h5>Apr 24 09:32
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schestowitz[TR]                                        <p>While GMH remained silent on the matter, the HSS letter identified specific sections of the federal standards – 45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164, Subparts A, C, and E, the Privacy and Security Rules – which may have been violated.</p>Apr 24 09:32
schestowitz[TR]                                        <p>“The (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) Security Rule establishes national standards to protect individuals' electronic personal health information that is created, received, used, or maintained by a covered entity. The Security Rule requires appropriate administrative, physical and technical safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and security of eApr 24 09:32
schestowitz[TR]lectronic protected health information,” the HSS website states.</p>Apr 24 09:32
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Federal office probes GMH network breach | Guam News | postguam.comApr 24 09:32
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schestowitz[TR]Re: A Libre BSD still in developmentApr 24 13:27
schestowitz[TR]> A user on the FreeBSD forums posted a link to the HyperbolaBSD project. Apr 24 13:27
schestowitz[TR]> It is indeed a freedom respecting BSD.Apr 24 13:27
schestowitz[TR]> Apr 24 13:27
schestowitz[TR]> Here is a link to the project if you have any interest.Apr 24 13:27
schestowitz[TR]> Apr 24 13:27
schestowitz[TR]> https://www.hyperbola.infoApr 24 13:27
schestowitz[TR]> Apr 24 13:27
schestowitz[TR]> Thanks,Apr 24 13:27
schestowitz[TR]Yes, that's what I was referring to :-)Apr 24 13:27
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.hyperbola.info | HyperbolaApr 24 13:27
schestowitz[TR]> Apr 24 13:28
schestowitz[TR]>      > Plus the European Commission is already mentioning the UPC in a lawApr 24 13:28
schestowitz[TR]>      > proposal, while it is not running yet.Apr 24 13:28
schestowitz[TR]>      >Apr 24 13:28
schestowitz[TR]>      > We need to sue again for maladministration the Council for declaringApr 24 13:28
schestowitz[TR]>      > treaties into force while conditions are not met.Apr 24 13:28
schestowitz[TR]> Apr 24 13:28
schestowitz[TR]>     FFII needs to issue more press releases.Apr 24 13:28
schestowitz[TR]> Apr 24 13:28
schestowitz[TR]> Apr 24 13:28
schestowitz[TR]> Now it's make or break.Apr 24 13:28
schestowitz[TR]Yes, go for it. Write more about it. That always helps a little. Better than silence.Apr 24 13:28
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schestowitz[TR]                                            <h5><a href="https://www.ghacks.net/2023/04/17/firefox-may-interact-with-cookie-prompts-automatically-soon/">Firefox may soon reject Cookie prompts automatically</a></h5>Apr 24 15:59
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schestowitz[TR]                                                <p>Mozilla is working on a new usability feature in its open source Firefox web browser that can automate interactions with so-called Cookie banners on websites.</p>Apr 24 15:59
schestowitz[TR]                                                <p>Most websites on the Internet display cookie banners to users. Certain regulations, like the GDPR, the General Data Protection Regulation, by the European Union, require that sites get consent for placing cookies and data on user devices.</p>Apr 24 15:59
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psydruidyes, ban and hide them automaticallyApr 24 23:49

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