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| schestowitz | > > Outreach, getting the message out, in multiple protocols. | Dec 31 04:27 |
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| schestowitz | > > Gemini is better at accessibility too. | Dec 31 04:27 |
| schestowitz | > | Dec 31 04:27 |
| schestowitz | > Our webmastering capacity is insufficient; it strains to keep up. | Dec 31 04:27 |
| schestowitz | > I don't think I should ask them to do additional work. | Dec 31 04:27 |
| schestowitz | A friend said he would volunteer if needed, but only after finishing web migrations in techrights and tuxmachines. | Dec 31 04:27 |
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| schestowitz | <h5><a href="https://www.makeuseof.com/encrypt-text-files-linux-with-vim/">How to Use Vim to Encrypt Text Files on Linux</a></h5> | Dec 31 11:05 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.makeuseof.com | How to Use Vim to Encrypt Text Files on Linux | Dec 31 11:05 | |
| schestowitz | <blockquote> | Dec 31 11:05 |
| schestowitz | <p>If you're looking for a simple and quick way to encrypt a file in Linux, you can use the Vim editor. Vim has some built-in file-encryption features that let you secure sensitive information using different encryption methods. Only a person with the right key can then access the encrypted file.</p> | Dec 31 11:06 |
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| schestowitz | <h5><a href="https://www.makeuseof.com/reasons-why-linux-distros-ship-kde-by-default/">6 Reasons Why Many Linux Distros Don't Ship KDE by Default</a></h5> | Dec 31 11:12 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.makeuseof.com | 6 Reasons Why Many Linux Distros Don't Ship KDE by Default | Dec 31 11:12 | |
| schestowitz | <blockquote> | Dec 31 11:12 |
| schestowitz | <p>The KDE Plasma desktop is great, but most Linux distros default to GNOME instead. Why don't more go all-in on KDE? Plasma is more than capable of serving as the foundation for a distro, so why aren't more KDE-based options available? Turns out, the reasons are mostly technical.</p> | Dec 31 11:12 |
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| schestowitz | <h5><a href="https://blog.josefsson.org/2022/12/30/preseeding-trisquel-virtual-machines-using-netinst-images/">Preseeding Trisquel Virtual Machines Using “netinst” Images</a></h5> | Dec 31 11:21 |
| schestowitz | <blockquote> | Dec 31 11:21 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-blog.josefsson.org | Preseeding Trisquel Virtual Machines Using “netinst” Images – Simon Josefsson's blog | Dec 31 11:21 | |
| schestowitz | <p>I’m migrating some self-hosted virtual machines to Trisquel, and noticed that Trisquel does not offer cloud-images similar to the Debian Cloud and Ubuntu Cloud images. Thus my earlier approach based on virt-install --cloud-init and cloud-localds does not work with Trisquel. While I hope that Trisquel will eventually publish cloud-compatible images, I wanted to document an alternative approach for Trisquel | Dec 31 11:21 |
| schestowitz | based on preseeding. This is how I used to install Debian and Ubuntu in the old days, and the automated preseed method is best documented in the Debian installation manual. I was hoping to forget about the preseed format, but maybe it will become one of those legacy technologies that never really disappears? Like FAT16 and 8-bit microcontrollers.</p> | Dec 31 11:21 |
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| schestowitz | <h5><a href="https://blog.arduino.cc/2022/12/29/this-train-of-trash-bins-moves-to-the-curb-with-the-press-of-a-button/">This train of trash bins moves to the curb with the press of a button</a></h5> | Dec 31 11:23 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-blog.arduino.cc | This train of trash bins moves to the curb with the press of a button | Arduino Blog | Dec 31 11:23 | |
| schestowitz | <blockquote> | Dec 31 11:23 |
| schestowitz | <p>Once a week, millions of people set out their trash cans next to the curb for collection the following day, which many consider to be extremely annoying or laborious. So rather than manually dragging out the garbage and recycling bins, the YouTuber known as Max Maker decided to build a system that could automate the task at the touch of a key fob button.</p> | Dec 31 11:23 |
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| schestowitz | <h5><a href="https://blog.system76.com/post/2022-at-system76-a-year-in-review/">2022 at System76: A Year in Review</a></h5> | Dec 31 11:23 |
| schestowitz | <blockquote> | Dec 31 11:23 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-blog.system76.com | 2022 at System76: A Year in Review - System76 Blog | Dec 31 11:23 | |
| schestowitz | <p>Following the release of the Launch Configurable Keyboard in 2021, 2022 saw the addition of two more open source keyboards: The Launch Lite and the Launch Heavy. The 65% Launch Lite and full-sized Launch Heavy rounded out our keyboard line with both a smaller, portable option and a 105-key keyboard with a NumPad.</p> | Dec 31 11:23 |
| schestowitz | <p>Next up, we’re looking into adding ISO and other layouts to these three keyboards; more on that in 2023!</p> | Dec 31 11:23 |
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| schestowitz | <h5><a href="https://blog.arduino.cc/2022/12/30/nifty-cam-following-plotter-can-draw-many-shapes/">Nifty cam-following plotter can draw many shapes</a></h5> | Dec 31 11:26 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-blog.arduino.cc | Nifty cam-following plotter can draw many shapes | Arduino Blog | Dec 31 11:26 | |
| schestowitz | <blockquote> | Dec 31 11:26 |
| schestowitz | <p>Before CNC (computer numerical control) came along, automated machines utilized mechanisms like cams and tapers to act as guides. Those are physical components with precise contours meant to guide the tool, like an artist tracing lines with a pantograph. Such mechanisms are uncommon today, as CNC is far more versatile and much easier to implement. But Mr Innovative turned to those traditional techniques to | Dec 31 11:26 |
| schestowitz | build this cam-following plotter that can draw many shapes.</p> | Dec 31 11:26 |
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| schestowitz | <h5><a href="https://www.downtowndougbrown.com/2022/12/upgrading-my-chumby-8-kernel-part-2-initial-linux-boot/">Upgrading my Chumby 8 kernel part 2: Initial Linux boot</a></h5> | Dec 31 11:49 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.downtowndougbrown.com | Downtown Doug Brown » Upgrading my Chumby 8 kernel part 2: Initial Linux boot | Dec 31 11:49 | |
| schestowitz | <blockquote> | Dec 31 11:49 |
| schestowitz | <p>After I finished getting U-Boot working, I began work on the kernel. I based my work on the stable kernel version 5.15.33. I started by compiling a kernel using the bundled pxa168_defconfig file. I created a device tree file called pxa168-chumby8.dts based on pxa168-aspenite.dts. It needed a few tweaks. I specified the correct amount of RAM for the Chumby 8 (128 MB) and changed the model and compatible | Dec 31 11:49 |
| schestowitz | strings. I also disabled “twsi1” which is an I2C host. I wasn’t ready to deal with I2C yet. Here’s a small snippet of the relevant changed parts of my new device tree file.</p> | Dec 31 11:49 |
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| schestowitz | Re: OpenAI Captured by Microsoft | Dec 31 11:54 |
| schestowitz | > https://youtu.be/kC-o8WW3BRw <https://youtu.be/kC-o8WW3BRw> | Dec 31 11:54 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Invidious: https://tube.cthd.icu/watch?v=kC-o8WW3BRw | Dec 31 11:54 | |
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| schestowitz | > | Dec 31 11:54 |
| schestowitz | > Thoughts? | Dec 31 11:54 |
| schestowitz | > | Dec 31 11:54 |
| schestowitz | > Happy Holidays my friend. I’ll be back on my writing bullshit soon. | Dec 31 11:54 |
| schestowitz | "OpenAI Captured by Microsoft" sounds like news from years ago. I recently saw that OpenCV too was getting partly captured. | Dec 31 11:54 |
| schestowitz | Do you know many layoffs are planned or rumoured for next month? | Dec 31 11:54 |
| schestowitz | http://techrights.org/wiki/Microsoft_-_Layoffs#2022 | Dec 31 11:54 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Microsoft - Layoffs - Techrights | Dec 31 11:54 | |
| schestowitz | BTW, I quit my employer this month. See | Dec 31 11:54 |
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| schestowitz | <h5><a href="https://qmacro.org/blog/posts/2022/12/28/learning-from-exploring-a-question-on-jq/">Learning from exploring a question on jq</a></h5> | Dec 31 12:46 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-qmacro.org | Learning from exploring a question on jq | DJ Adams | Dec 31 12:46 | |
| schestowitz | <blockquote> | Dec 31 12:46 |
| schestowitz | <p>Occasionally I browse the Newest 'jq' questions on Stack Overflow and try to gently expand my jq knowledge, or at least exercise my young jq muscles. This morning I came across this one: Jq extracting the name and the value of objects as an array. Sometimes the questions are hard, sometimes less so. This one didn't seem too difficult, so I thought I'd take a quick coffee break to see what I could come up | Dec 31 12:46 |
| schestowitz | with (the question had already been answered but I didn't look until later).</p> | Dec 31 12:46 |
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| schestowitz | <h5><a href="https://news.itsfoss.com/open-source-assistant/">An Open-Source Alternative to Google, Alexa, and Siri in Works for Home Assistant Platform</a></h5> | Dec 31 12:58 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-news.itsfoss.com | An Open-Source Alternative to Google, Alexa, and Siri in Works for Home Assistant Platform | Dec 31 12:58 | |
| schestowitz | <blockquote> | Dec 31 12:58 |
| schestowitz | <p>In a blog last week, Paulus announced a new open-source project that aims to offer a voice assistant without an active internet connection or any other big tech voice assistants.</p> | Dec 31 12:58 |
| schestowitz | <p>So, an open-source challenger to Google, Alexa, and Siri? 😲</p><p>Let's see what this is all about, then.</p> | Dec 31 12:58 |
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| schestowitz | <h5><a href="https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2022/12/29/Privacy-is-OK">Privacy Is OK</a></h5> | Dec 31 12:58 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.tbray.org | ongoing by Tim Bray · Privacy Is OK | Dec 31 12:58 | |
| schestowitz | <blockquote> | Dec 31 12:58 |
| schestowitz | <p>I hate to write a piece just saying Someone Is Wrong On The Internet. But Reid Blackman’s The Signal App and the Danger of Privacy at All Costs (in the NYTimes, forsooth) is not just wrong but dangerously misleading. I haven’t seen a compact explainer on why, so here goes.</p> | Dec 31 12:58 |
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| schestowitz | <h5><a href="https://palant.info/2022/12/28/lastpass-breach-the-significance-of-these-password-iterations/">LastPass breach: The significance of these password iterations</a></h5> | Dec 31 12:59 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-palant.info | LastPass breach: The significance of these password iterations | Almost Secure | Dec 31 12:59 | |
| schestowitz | <blockquote> | Dec 31 12:59 |
| schestowitz | <p>LastPass has been breached, data has been stolen. I already pointed out that their official statement is misleading. I also explained that decrypting passwords in the stolen data is possible which doesn’t mean however that everybody is at risk now. For assessing whether you are at risk, a fairly hidden setting turned out critical: password iterations.</p> | Dec 31 12:59 |
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| schestowitz | <h5><a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2022/12/recovering-smartphone-voice-from-the-accelerometer.html">Recovering Smartphone Voice from the Accelerometer</a></h5> | Dec 31 13:00 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Recovering Smartphone Voice from the Accelerometer - Schneier on Security | Dec 31 13:00 | |
| schestowitz | <blockquote> | Dec 31 13:00 |
| schestowitz | <p>Yet another smartphone side-channel attack: “EarSpy: Spying Caller Speech and Identity through Tiny Vibrations of Smartphone Ear Speakers“: [...]</p> | Dec 31 13:00 |
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| schestowitz | Re: Unitary at midnight | Dec 31 16:19 |
| schestowitz | > It would be fun to file the first Unitary swpat after midnight! | Dec 31 16:19 |
| schestowitz | > | Dec 31 16:19 |
| schestowitz | > I will try it out if i have time. | Dec 31 16:19 |
| schestowitz | Fake 'Unitary'... | Dec 31 16:19 |
| schestowitz | Remember where we were years ago. | Dec 31 16:19 |
| schestowitz | BTW, the EPO's site keeps changing the dates. Now it says JUNE 2023. | Dec 31 16:19 |
| schestowitz | > Thanks Roy, | Dec 31 16:22 |
| schestowitz | > | Dec 31 16:22 |
| schestowitz | > All best wishes for 2023 to you and your tribe, | Dec 31 16:22 |
| schestowitz | Some positive input on your articles in IRC lately. Some parts are in LXer too. | Dec 31 16:22 |
| schestowitz | All good fun! | Dec 31 16:22 |
| schestowitz | HNY. | Dec 31 16:22 |
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