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techrights-newsDevelopers who know what they're doing don't use GitHub at all https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOS27LndNQUMay 27 00:01
techrights-newsLinks 26/05/2022: KStars 3.5.9 and Chrome 103 Beta | Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/05/26/chrome-103-beta/ | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/05/26/chrome-103-beta/May 27 00:10
techrights-newsProgramming/Development/Admin Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165296May 27 00:11
techrights-newsFree Software Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165297May 27 00:11
techrights-newsRed Hat Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165298May 27 00:11
techrights-newsToday’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165299May 27 00:12
techrights-newsKStars v3.5.9 Released • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165300May 27 00:12
techrights-newsToday’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165301May 27 00:12
techrights-newsCanonical Details Plans to Make the Firefox Snap, Snappier http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165287#comment-33808May 27 01:09
Techrights-secotr: I'm just checkcing on things and will rest a bit longer in a whileMay 27 01:27
Techrights-secotr: the network outside, and the proprietary WLAN, have been terribleMay 27 01:27
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techrights-newsGames: Sonority, Nora: The Wannabe Alchemist, CRSED: F.O.A.D., OpenMW, SteamOS, and More • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165302May 27 07:22
Techrights-sectr: ongpooig   oing network mess; partially compensating by using DNSMasq on the laptopMay 27 07:49
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techrights-newsLinks 27/05/2022: Many More Microsoft Security Failures (and Spin/Lies) | Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/05/27/microsoft-security-failure/ | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/05/27/microsoft-security-failure/May 27 08:00
techrights-newsProprietary and Security Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165303May 27 08:01
techrights-newsToday’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165304May 27 08:02
Techrights-secackMay 27 08:23
techrights-newsPop!_OS 22.04 LTS vs. Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: Which Should You Choose? • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165305May 27 08:37
techrights-newsKDE is Adding Flatpak & Snap Permissions to Discover • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165306May 27 08:46
techrights-newsToday’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165307May 27 08:49
techrights-newsAlmaLinux Continues the Legacy of CentOS with the Release of Version 9 - It's FOSS News http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165285#comment-33813May 27 08:50
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techrights-newsIRC Proceedings: Thursday, May 26, 2022 | Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/05/27/irc-log-260522/ | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/05/27/irc-log-260522/May 27 08:57
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techrights-newsTop 5 Laptops for Programmers in 2022 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165308May 27 09:09
techrights-newswayland 1.20.91 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165309May 27 09:11
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techrights-newshttp://techrights.org/2022/05/27/wayland-1-21-alpha/May 27 09:18
techrights-newsLinks 27/05/2022: Wayland 1.21 Alpha, KDE Adds Flatpak and Snap Permissions to Discover | Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/05/27/wayland-1-21-alpha/ | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/05/27/wayland-1-21-alpha/May 27 09:18
techrights-newsToday’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165310May 27 09:18
Techrights-secackMay 27 09:40
techrights-newsVisual Proof That Twitter Very Likely Faked Its Magnitude the Moment Musk et al (KSA, Ellison and so on) Wanted to Buy | Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/05/27/twitter-defrauding-shareholders/ | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/05/27/twitter-defrauding-shareholders/May 27 11:38
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Techrights-secotr: I had a lot of networking trouble last night and this morningMay 27 11:49
Techrights-secotr: i've papered some of it over by using dnsmasq for dns cachingMay 27 11:49
Techrights-secotr; but that only hides the problem for nowMay 27 11:49
Techrights-secotr: yes, but we've had about 20 years of roving bands of saboteurs replacingMay 27 12:02
Techrights-secotr: IT staff with microsoft resellers and gutting the educational infrastructureMay 27 12:02
Techrights-secotr: especially in regards to ICT.  Apropos education, I heard another PhD  May 27 12:02
Techrights-secotr: story, to add to the ones I've seen first hand.  Apparently oneMay 27 12:02
Techrights-secotr; manager hired an assistant for the duration of the PhD work, whichMay 27 12:02
Techrights-secotr: here is a paltry 3 years, the assitant worked long hours but no oneMay 27 12:02
Techrights-secotr: ever knew what they were working on.  When it came time for the         May 27 12:02
Techrights-secotr: manager to do their defence, they were asking people about what kind May 27 12:02
Techrights-secotr: of questions would be asked because they "only had time to read the May 27 12:02
Techrights-secotr: dissertation once".  The likelihood was that the whole thing was ghostMay 27 12:02
Techrights-secotr: written; My sister use to work an a very high tech field and commentedMay 27 12:02
Techrights-secotr: that the ones she read from here had a great introduction and then stoppedMay 27 12:02
Techrights-secotr: thus foisting what she considered an introduction off as the dissertationMay 27 12:02
Techrights-secotr: myself I had my initial proposal for PhD work swiped and used for May 27 12:02
Techrights-secotr: a bullshit project staffed by clowns who used my application to getMay 27 12:02
Techrights-secotr: full funding but in true local tradition not do even the minimum amount of May 27 12:02
Techrights-secotr; work; so M$ has had a strong negative effect on "higher" education, fillingMay 27 12:02
Techrights-secotr: it with posers and clownsMay 27 12:02
Techrights-secotr: old standards were 5 to 7 since one did original research plus teachingMay 27 12:10
Techrights-secotr: plus writing up the original researchMay 27 12:10
Techrights-secotr: I talked with one fellow who had been granted one at an old age andMay 27 12:10
Techrights-secotr: while it was quite interesting, it was mostly applied work and wasMay 27 12:10
Techrights-secotr: more like a top quality undergraduate thesis or maybe a masters thesisMay 27 12:10
Techrights-secotr: than anything elseMay 27 12:10
Techrights-secotr: probably not; the requirements are lowered so that "universities' produceMay 27 12:10
Techrights-secotr; many more and thus get money for producing them; It's like the EPOMay 27 12:10
Techrights-secotr: in that regardMay 27 12:10
Techrights-secbiab coffeeMay 27 12:10
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Techrights-secotr: one friend did what looked like a really good dissertation, but althoughMay 27 12:27
Techrights-secotr: I have read it, the topic is too far outside my area to say much; butMay 27 12:27
Techrights-secotr: the methods and such look right; the defence was pure show however;May 27 12:27
Techrights-secotr: the opponent showed no signs of listening to his answers or statementsMay 27 12:27
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techrights-newsFwupd 1.8.1 Linux Firmware Updater Brings More Hardware Support and New Features • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165311May 27 14:14
techrights-newsLinux Candy: projectM - music visualizer originally based on Milkdrop • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165312May 27 14:14
techrights-newsBanana Pi announces alternative to Raspberry Pi CM4 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165313May 27 14:14
techrights-newsSailfishOS adds support for Sony Xperia 10iii • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165314May 27 14:23
techrights-newsTypeScript Based Headless CMS ’Payload’ Becomes Open Source • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165315May 27 14:23
techrights-newsTails Linux Users Warned Against Using the Tor Browser: Here’s why! • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165316May 27 14:37
techrights-newsTails Linux Users Warned Against Using the Tor Browser: Here’s why! • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165317May 27 14:47
techrights-newsGoogle #Android Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165318May 27 14:47
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techrights-newsToday’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165319May 27 15:20
techrights-newsGCC 9.5 Released • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165320May 27 15:26
techrights-newsDepthVista USB 3D ToF camera supports close range depth measurement, far-range object detection http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165281#comment-33815May 27 15:33
techrights-newsAlmaLinux 9 Now Available http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165285#comment-33816May 27 16:50
techrights-newsLXLE Focal Released • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165321May 27 17:00
Techrights-secbackMay 27 17:07
Techrights-sec(was in phone call)May 27 17:07
techrights-newsToday’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165322May 27 17:19
techrights-newsFedora Family / IBM Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165323May 27 17:32
techrights-newsMozilla Firefox Languishing, Chrome amd Chromium Latest • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165324May 27 17:33
techrights-newsLinks 27/05/2022: Fwupd 1.8.1 and GCC 9.5 | Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/05/27/gcc-9-5/ | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/05/27/gcc-9-5/May 27 17:45
techrights-newsSecurity Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165325May 27 17:46
techrights-newsProgramming Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165326May 27 17:46
techrights-newsVideos: Ubuntu, Red Hat, and Lutris/WINE • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165327May 27 17:47
techrights-newsToday’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165328May 27 17:47
techrights-news8 of the Best Linux Distros for Windows Users • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165329May 27 18:01
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techrights-newsTrisquel 10.0.1 LTS "Nabia" incremental update • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165330May 27 19:47
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techrights-newsClonezilla 3 is out • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165331May 27 20:00
techrights-newsToday’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165332May 27 20:03
techrights-news3100 Games On The Steam Deck with Strider and Samorost 2 as Verified • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165333May 27 20:05
techrights-newslavapipe Vulkan 1.2 conformant • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165334May 27 21:10
techrights-newsTails OS Users Advised Not to Use Tor Browser Until Critical Firefox Bugs are Patched http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165316#comment-33818May 27 21:14
techrights-newsSystemd v251 with GNU11 could prove troublesome for users of nearly all Linux distros http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165182#comment-33819May 27 21:16
techrights-newsTop 10 GNOME Themes for Your Ubuntu Desktop • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165335May 27 21:38
techrights-newsGNOME Development Outline and Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2022 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165336May 27 21:38
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techrights-newsSecurity Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165337May 27 21:57
techrights-newsLinks 27/05/2022: Trisquel 10.0.1 LTS and Perl Appreciation | Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/05/27/trisquel-10-0-1-lts/ | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/05/27/trisquel-10-0-1-lts/May 27 22:05
techrights-newsRed Hat: Copr, GM, Google Chrome Now Available on Flathub • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165338May 27 22:06
techrights-newsToday’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165339May 27 22:06
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