𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Sunday, July 25, 2021 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Mon 26 Jul 02:39:55 BST 2021 Created by Dr. Roy Schestowitz (𝚛𝚘𝚢 (at) 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚣 (dot) 𝚌𝚘𝚖) Full hyperlinks for navigation omitted but are fully available in the originals The corresponding HTML versions are at 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈 Latest in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕 and older bulletins can be found at 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕-𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 Full IPFS index in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔 and as plain text in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔/𝒕𝒙𝒕 Gemini index for the day: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/25/ ╒═══════════════════ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐒 ════════════════════════════════════╕ Previous bulletins in IPFS (past 21 days, in chronological order): QmeUHDj1sX5kJUYKzH1rtAQ3jcDnWVSc1LmvbW2UUK6NTN QmePPsrpuxrE6PnrxmkA3jbTKbYiwWiedMUCPboaKPHHBs QmcRVoR1XjzcCzpn5UyNcwrYXdAFt3fqixYfrrAGViNk58 QmdBGK8LdfCQt4rspJT96gBBbngug2byT3KpFfQt6qa3UR QmY4VHLzjNBvzEEgkjf3doRJCKmAq2BLUG3gupEwUVi8Hs QmfNMqWu8z6BifWx7SHTnwkwPS8NvNcnUbt2GdTr6ZazWK QmU3szPaD1gndSfFaySqKiVtnfnnmYjzYaauJjTsoyYgQm QmRB1ZnRS2WAJMuiPnYoXVcJV7WtESbcBuRLpiE2o5MwDi QmcMy2eYQj3dYB5iBfncySYeUcrei7S78X54W21XPS5kLe QmNxnvJey55AAuFVenrZxVPSX76eF5wHTJH3VJBhafac33 QmTEc55i2525TPe47yzXhgGhNWewFBdj8FCkg3pJ7X8J9T QmYq2ZBtL883eCzUWS8dtrNRWXtEiJaBV5RgeXHMrp1Wqt QmZMMJb74WX7Ypaf2H127WPnDK2VpTcXakHN3ZXbrzvQya QmRGU5iwsjUHJB4EjXfazgsqgHzHK6412gKq55LburtW48 Qmd8WHahN5nzwDSCrEbZUPPxjJGgqkyDBtKNuMAVUn7FfC QmazVkrVDCoAotDdNyXHtw8rnnwuE32LKJi9Y43UU1tZ8C QmPbs4kN1GHeAEUEUWtCVVhT8zRVM7LcHdvAnAsqczstvA QmdngEJ8etJ4zrerS5iXUUtfJk9kJTK9S2oDFMkDvT7NYm QmZka1ezCX6Jq1bqJcd8DAopjUggU4MUpZGXkMw5m4Z4ZN QmP8RifZKvqinSSG2CZnUUzTMGP1P4jkMknygd8T11oZKh QmX8ZpmiXYbSrmwypsB2cg64GZppWcud7Wm37qBiBdDZST ╒═══════════════════ 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐗 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⦿ Following Techrights IRC Channels From the Command Line (or the Web and Gemini) | Techrights ⦿ IRC Proceedings: Saturday, July 24, 2021 | Techrights ⦿ No, Microsoft Does Not Get to Lecture Us on GNU/Linux Security (or Security in General) | Techrights ䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login): http://techrights.org/2021/07/25/cli-irc-and-gemini/#comments http://techrights.org/2021/07/25/irc-log-240721/#comments http://techrights.org/2021/07/25/lectures-from-microsoft/#comments ䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised): http://techrights.org/2021/07/25/libreelec-groovy-gorilla-eol/#comments http://techrights.org/2021/07/25/mygnuhealth-1-0-3/#comments ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 54 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2021/07/25/cli-irc-and-gemini/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/25/cli-irc-and-gemini/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 07.25.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ Following_Techrights_IRC_Channels_From_the_Command_Line_(or_the_Web_and Gemini)⠀✐ Posted in Site_News at 7:19 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link | md5sum 3b228ff45c983c528681a60f3506e3ca http://techrights.org/videos/communication-channels.webm Summary: The (almost) real-time logs for #techrights have been available in http://techrights.org/irc and in gemini://gemini.techrights.org/chat/index.gmi for over a month; today we extend that to cover all channels (aggregated into one) THE past few months were spent dealing with IRC disruption like we’ve never experienced in over 13 years. We took the opportunity to make several improvements. This morning at around 2 AM we carefully_checked_the_output (txt and html files) for #techpol, whose logging was finally automated yesterday, then tested thoroughly. “Access and read IRC in (almost) real-time right from the command line.”Later in the moning we improved the tooling with some simple command line programs and pipelines. I’ve decided to (re)check and ensure it’s all consistent with Konversation (KDE) as shown on the screen (GUI), lessening interactions with bloated applications and reducing the need for notifications of any kind. In the process we’ve managed to create a sort of tool everyone can take advantage of. Access and read IRC in (almost) real-time right from the command line. For all channels in one place (aggregated): watch -n 5 "wget -qO- http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-status.txt | tail -20" 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇watch-all-channels⦈_All channels watched For #techrights alone (different format, different source/node): watch -n 5 "wget -qO- http://techrights.org/irc | tail -20" 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇#techrights_channel_watched⦈_#techrights channel watched The 2 screenshots show what it looks like on my system. Watch and Wget are quite universal. On some systems they may need adding. To change refresh intervals to something other than 5 seconds alter the number after - n accordingly. The same is true for number of lines shown (tail -20) From the Web (as shown in the video above, with a screenshot added below) it looks the same as before. We hope more people will take advantage of these interfaces (for which we run jobs/processes 24/7). █ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇IRC_tail⦈_ Latest_updates from all_IRC_channels ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣤⠄⡄⡄⣤⣤⣠⢀⢀⣤⡄⠀⣤⣤⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡤⣤⡤⡀⡄⠀⢀⢀⢀⣤⣤⡄⠠⡤⠀⢰⢴⢤⠄⠀⡄⣠⢤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⠶⠦⡄⡀⠐⠀⠠⠴⠶⠆⠂⠆⠰⠀⠰⠐⠶⠆⠆⠠⠶⠴⠰⢴⠶⠦⠀⢒⢶⠴⠰⠴⠆⠆⠠⠶⠶⠴⠰⠰⠦⠆⠢⡆⠰⠰⠐ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠾⠀⠶⠆⠾⠞⠰⠲⠀⠶⠂⠆⠂⠰⠺⠰⠲⠖⠀⠆⠾⠞⠸⠰⠴⠂⠂⠆⠶⠄⠸⠰⠀⠀⠂⠇⠖⠴⠲⠰⠲⠶⠇⠀⠶⠶⠴⠰ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠚⠃⠂⠔⠒⠀⠠⠀⠀⠂⠀⠓⠒⠆⠐⠐ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⡀⡀⢀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⡀⡀⡀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠛⢃⠃⠛⡻⠛⠚⠐⠐⡛⡇⠀⠛⠛⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣛⣛⡀⡃⡁⡘⢋⢘⣐⠛⡃⡃⡒⠋⠀⠘⠙⠛⠁⠃⠚⠋⠘⠈⠙⠀⠃⠉⠃⠘⠘⠘⠙⠛⠂⠀⠉⠘⠙⠀⠘⠋⠃⠁⠘⠚⠉⠘ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⠋⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠉⠉⠉⠁⠁⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡗⠲⠒⠀⠐⠒⠀⠀⠀⠂⠀⠒⠂⠂⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠒⠒⠂⠀⠒⠂⠀⠂⠐⠀⠀⠂⠂⠀⠒⠐⠂⠀⣶ 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⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 181 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2021/07/25/irc-log-240721/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/25/irc-log-240721/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 07.25.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ IRC_Proceedings:_Saturday,_July_24,_2021⠀✐ Posted in IRC_Logs at 7:57 am by Needs Sunlight 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇H 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇HTML5_logs⦈_ #techrights_log_as_HTML5 #boycottnovell_log_as_HTML5 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇H 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇HTML5_logs⦈_ #boycottnovell-social_log_as_HTML5 #techbytes_log_as_HTML5 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇t 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇text_logs⦈_ #techrights_log_as_text #boycottnovell_log_as_text 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇t 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇text_logs⦈_ #boycottnovell-social_log_as_text #techbytes_log_as_text Enter_the_IRC_channels_now 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The corporate media wants us to think (or feel) like Microsoft is some kind of security guru; the reality, however, is the exact opposite because at Microsoft sometimes if not always/by default insecurity is the actual objective (back doors) THE media doesn’t seem to mind facts and truths. It’s all about agenda, irrespective of hard evidence such as NSA leaks [1], empirical evidence [2], warnings from the inside [3], and desperate diversionary tactics [4]. “That’s like George Bush lecturing us on peace.”As just mentioned in our latest Daily_Links, a bunch of new puff pieces [5-7] tell us that “Linux” is in trouble, based on Microsoft. The so-called ‘experts’ (from Microsoft) now have the audacity to lecture us on security. That’s like George Bush lecturing us on peace. Or Bill Gates lecturing us in fidelity in a marriage (being faithful). It’s hard to keep a straight face, so we’ve made a video. █ Related/contextual links in order of appearance in the video: 1. Microsoft_and_the_NSA 2. Is_Microsoft_a_National_Security_Threat? 3. IRC_log 4. Microsoft_Weaponises_(and_Further_Spreads)_Racism_to_Distract_From_Its Own_Incompetence_(and_‘Five_Eyes’_Collusion_for_Back_Door_Access) 5. New_crypto_malware_targeting_Windows,_Linux_systems:_Microsoft 6. New_crypto_malware_targeting_Windows,_Linux_systems:_Microsoft 7. “LemonDuck”:_New_crypto_malware_targeting_Windows,_Linux_systems ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 350 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 07.25.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ Links_25/7/2021:_LibreELEC_(Matrix)_10.0_RC1_and_Ubuntu_20.10_(Groovy Gorilla)_End_of_Life⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 11:16 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Distributions o Devices/Embedded * Free_Software/Open_Source * Leftovers * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ Top_7_Linux_Laptops_You_Can_Buy_in_2021⠀⇛ Linux laptops are the perfect alternatives to macOS and Windows-powered laptops. Technically, you can turn any laptop of your choice into a Linux machine by choosing to install any Linux distribution available. But, here, our focus will be on the laptops that offer Linux out-of-the-box, ensuring the best compatibility and support no matter what kind of budget you have. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Arco_Linux_Xtended_Has_All_The_Window_Managers⠀⇛ I often get asked which Linux distribution is my favorite. My answer is usually one of two responses: (a) I don’t have a favorite, or (b) it’s the distro that I’m currently running. Well, if it’s the latter then my favorite distro has been Arco Linux for the last two years. # ⚓ Chaotic_AUR:_Why_Bother_Compiling_Software⠀⇛ Downloading packages from the AUR can take quite a while but there might be another way and that’s the Chaotic AUR, this is a seperate repo which precompiles a lot of the popular AUR packages and distributes binaries. # ⚓ GNU_World_Order_418⠀⇛ **GNU COBOL** and **gperf** from the **d** software series of Slackware Linux. # ⚓ 161:_Debian_11,_Audacity_Saga_Continues,_WordPress,_CentOS, Netflix_Gaming?_|_TuxDigital⠀⇛ On this episode of This Week in Linux, we check out some Distro News about Debian 11 Bullseye, CentOS Hyperscale, Nest With Fedora and Kaisen Linux. Then we’ll revisit the Audacity Saga as it continues. Later in the show, we’ll take a look at Adobe’s announcement about joining the Blender Development Fund and Netflix may be getting into Video Game streaming service. Then in App News, we’ve got new releases from Handbrake, WordPress, CudaText, and Nativefier. All that and so much more coming up on episode 161 of This Week in Linux, recorded live on July 24, 2021. Your Weekly Source for Linux GNews! o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ Intel_Hardware_P-State_(HWP)_/_Intel_Speed_Shift⠀⇛ Intel Hardware P-State (aka Harware Controlled Performance or “Speed Shift”) (HWP) is a feature found in more modern x86 Intel CPUs (Skylake onwards). It attempts to select the best CPU frequency and voltage to match the optimal power efficiency for the desired CPU performance. HWP is more responsive than the older operating system controlled methods and should therefore be more effective. To test this theory, I exercised my Lenovo T480 i5- 8350U 8 thread CPU laptop with the stress-ng cpu stressor using the “double” precision math stress method, exercising 1 to 8 of the CPU threads over a 60 second test run. The average CPU temperature and average CPU frequency were measured using powerstat and the CPU compute throughput was measured using the stress-ng bogo-ops count. The HWP mode was set using the x86_energy_perf_policy tool (as found in the Linux source in tools/power/x86/x86_energy_perf_policy). This allows one to select one of 5 policies: “normal”, “performance”, “balance-performance”, “balance-power” and “power” as well as enabling or disabling turbo frequencies. For the tests, turbo mode was also enabled to allow the CPU to run at higher CPU turbo frequencies. The “performance” policy is the least efficient option as the CPU is clocked at a high frequency even when the system is idle and is not idea for a laptop. The “power” policy will optimize for low power; on my system it set the CPU to a maximum of 400MHz which is not ideal for typical uses. The more useful “balance-performance” option optimizes for good throughput at the cost of power consumption where as the “balance-power” option optimizes for good power consumption in preference to performance, so I tested these two options. [...] Running with HWP balance-power option is a good default choice for maximizing compute while minimizing power consumption for a modern Intel based laptop. If one wants to crank up the performance at the expense of battery life, then the balance-performance option is most useful. The balance-performance option when a laptop is plugged into the mains (e.g. via a base-station) may seem like a good idea to get peak compute performance. Note that this may not be useful in the long term as the CPU frequency may drop back to reduce thermal overrun. However, for bursty infrequent demanding CPU uses this may be a good choice. I personally refrain from using this as it makes my CPU rather run hot and it’s less efficient so it’s not ideal for reducing my carbon footprint. # ⚓ Microsoft’s_IMA-Based_Measurements_For_Device_Mapper_Slated For_Linux_5.15 [Ed: No, Microsoft does not want “enhanced security.” And if it wanted security, why back-doors_things for_NSA?]⠀⇛ The latest Linux kernel feature proposed by Microsoft that is now working its way to the mainline kernel is IMA-based target measurements for the Device Mapper (DM) subsystem for enhanced security. # ⚓ New_crypto_malware_targeting_Windows,_Linux_systems: Microsoft [Ed: The audacity of Microsoft, concern-trolling Linux over “security” while back-dooring_things_for_NSA; imagine Linus Torvalds issuing warnings about Windows attacks as if he’s concerned for Windows]⠀⇛ o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ How_To_Install_Timeshift_on_Ubuntu_20.04_LTS_–_idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Timeshift on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, Timeshift is an application that will create a backup and restore point on our Linux Environment similar to the System Restore feature in Windows and the Time Machine tool in Mac OS. Timeshift protects your system by taking incremental snapshots of the file system at regular intervals. These snapshots can be restored at a later date to undo all changes to the system. This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you the step-by-step installation of the Timeshift backup/restore application on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa). You can follow the same instructions for Ubuntu 18.04, 16.04, and any other Debian-based distribution like Linux Mint. # ⚓ Configuring_ALB_authentication_with_Amazon_Cognito_for ConsoleMe_webapp⠀⇛ # ⚓ premiumize_–_create_a_ddl_&_save_the_URL_in_variable MYLINK⠀⇛ # ⚓ Offcloud_–_add_a_link_as_remote_download⠀⇛ # ⚓ Whois_command_in_Linux_for_information_gathering_–_Guide for_beginners⠀⇛ # ⚓ »_How_to_step_debug_debugging_rust_in_vim_8.1_|_dwaves.de⠀⇛ “Basically, rust-gdb is a wrapper that loads external Python pretty-printing scripts into GDB. This is useful (and somewhat necessary) when debugging more complex Rust programs because it significantly improves the display of Rust data types.” (src) # ⚓ How_to_Untar_tar.gz_File_in_Linux_by_Using_the_Command Line⠀⇛ In this article you will learn how to extract/untar tar.gz files in Linux systems through the command line using the tar command. A lot of the downloadable Linux/Unix files found on the internet are compressed using a tar.gz format. Therefore, knowing how to open or untar tar.gz files is a very useful skill. The name “Tar” stands for “Tape Archiver”, because when tar was invented it was used to place data on storage tapes. A .tar.gz file is nothing, but an archive. The tar program takes one or more files and “wraps” them into a self-contained file. # ⚓ How_to_Install_PHP_8.0_on_Rocky_Linux_8_– LinuxCapable.com⠀⇛ PHP 8.0 is a major update of the PHP language released on November 26, 2020, a giant leap forward from the existing PHP 7.4 release. The new PHP contains many new features and optimizations, including named arguments, union types, attributes, constructor property promotion, match expression, null safe operators, JIT and improvements in the type system, error handling, and consistency. # ⚓ checks_size_of_directory_&_delete_it_if_its_to_small⠀⇛ # ⚓ Netflix’s_ConsoleMe_local_installation_on_Linux_machine⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_to_Recover_Arch_Linux_Install_via_chroot⠀⇛ This quick guide explains some of the steps which may come in handy to recover an Arch Linux Install. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Culture_Round-up:_Danish_videogame_sells_365_million_kr worth_of_digital_real_estate⠀⇛ Bright Star Studios started selling virtual land in May. When the first pieces of property were put up for sale the interest was so massive that the systems crashed. “By our calculations, everything would have been sold out in 15 seconds if the servers hadn’t crashed,” said Mark Laursen, founder and manager at Bright Star Studios. Overall, the earnings are expected to pass 630 million kr before sales end. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ Ticking_this_off_the_todo_list_—_Kalendar_week_7_ (GSoC_2021)⠀⇛ Last week brought a significant new addition: the schedule view. It, and all of the other features explored in last week’s post, have been added over the course of this week and are now part of the master branch of Kalendar! # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ Ole_Aamot:_GNOME_Radio_12_Notes_at_GUADEC_2021⠀⇛ GUADEC 2021 took place July 21 -25. This year’s conference was to be held online and last five days. The first two days of the conference, July 21 – 22, was dedicated to presentations. The 23 – 24 were Birds of a Feather sessions and workshops, and the last day will be for social activities. o § Distributions⠀➾ # § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ LibreELEC_(Matrix)_10.0_RC1⠀⇛ LibreELEC 10.0 RC1 is released! bringing Kodi (Matrix) v19.1 (+ additional fixes) to LibreELEC users. Changes from LibreELEC 10.0 BETA 5 are listed here. As discussed in the recent Upcoming Changes blog post it, the 10.0 release is a disruptive and limited hardware release. If you have not read the blog post – please do – because we are not releasing images for all hardware. In summary: this is a stable release for Generic (x86_64 PCs). Stable-Beta for Allwinner and Rockchip. Stable “Alpha” for Raspberry Pi 4 as the code is still very new. RPi 2/3 are still in development targeting an LE10.2 release. RPi 0/1 are discontinued. All others hardware is still in development and not in a state for formal releases. # § IBM/Red Hat/Fedora⠀➾ # ⚓ Can_IBM_buy_its_way_to_cloud_success?_|_IT_PRO⠀⇛ From spinning off its infrastructure business to making high-profile acquisitions, the industry giant is on a journey to reinvent itself # ⚓ Getting_to_know_Giang_Dao,_Red_Hat_country_manager for_Vietnam⠀⇛ We’re delighted to welcome Giang Dao to Red Hat as a country manager for Vietnam. In the new role, Dao will be responsible for Red Hat’s business operations in one of ASEAN’s fastest-growing markets. Dao has extensive experience in the enterprise software space, with more than 20 years in IT, and having managed virtually every industry vertical. She joins Red Hat from IBM Vietnam, where she led sales for Vietnam’s North Top Development Accounts. She also held leadership roles at technology businesses in Vietnam, such as T&T Group and CMC Corporation, supporting customers on their digital transformation initiatives. We caught up with Dao to hear her perspectives on open source and Red Hat, and her insights on leadership. # § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu_20.10_Is_Reaching_End_Of_Life_This_Month: Here’s_How_To_Update_To_21.04⠀⇛ For all the Ubuntu users who are still ‘grooving’ with Groovy Gorilla (Ubuntu 20.10), the support for the same will be ending July 22. This means that you’ll no longer receive security, app, or bug fixes updates. Saying goodbyes could be hard, but the good news is Ubuntu 21.04 has been out since April, and it brings new features and improvements. In this article, let’s look at how to update from Ubuntu 20.04/20.10 to 21.04 ‘Hirsute Hippo.’ # ⚓ Ubuntu_20.10_(Groovy_Gorilla)_End_of_Life_reached_on July_22_2021⠀⇛ This is a follow-up to the End of Life warning sent earlier this month to confirm that as of July 22, 2021, Ubuntu 20.10 is no longer supported. No more package updates will be accepted to 20.10, and it will be archived to old-releases.ubuntu.com in the coming weeks. The original End of Life warning follows, with upgrade instructions: Ubuntu announced its 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla) release almost 9 months ago, on October 22, 2020, and its support period is now nearing its end. Ubuntu 20.10 will reach end of life on July 22, 2021. At that time, Ubuntu Security Notices will no longer include information or updated packages for Ubuntu 20.10. The supported upgrade path from Ubuntu 20.10 is via Ubuntu 21.04. Instructions and caveats for the upgrade may be found at: o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Zidoo_M6_RK3566_mini_PC_&_SBC_supports_GbE,_WiFi_6,_5G connectivity⠀⇛ Zidoo M6 is both a complete mini PC and a single board computer based on Rockchip RK3566 processor with up to 8GB RAM with plenty of peripherals connectivity options including built-in Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5, and support for 5G modems. Several years ago, Zidoo used to serve the TV box market, but they’ve now veered towards higher-end media players, digital signage players, and industrial applications. While we’ve already seen some RK3566 TV boxes on the market, using the AIoT processor does not make much sense in this type of product, and instead, Zidoo M6 targets AI Edge gateways, digital signage, and other AIoT products. [...] Zidoo will provide Android 11, Ubuntu 18.04, and Station OS for the board/mini PC, as well as support for Buildroot to built custom Linux images, and Qt and Froglogic for graphical user interface development. # § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Sony_has_finally_found_its_Android_niche_with_the Xperia_1_III⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9_Ways_to_Cool_Down_Your_Android_Phone_Instantly Without_Turning_it_Off_–_Gadgets_To_Use⠀⇛ # ⚓ 10_Gboard_shortcuts_that’ll_change_how_you_type_on Android_|_Computerworld⠀⇛ # ⚓ Joker_malware_infects_11_Play_Store_apps_using_new tricks;_your_Android_smartphone_under_threat_|_The Star⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_to_change_the_Material_You_color_in_Android_12_| Tom’s_Guide⠀⇛ # ⚓ realme_UI_2.0_rolls_out_Android_11_to_7,_6_and_C- series_phones_|_GadgetGuy⠀⇛ # ⚓ Samsung_Galaxy_A80_gets_updated_with_July_2021 Android_security_patch_–_GSMArena.com_news⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android_earthquake_system_gave_warning_in_the Philippines_–_9to5Google⠀⇛ o § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ # ⚓ Making_PDFs_more_accessible_to_screen_readers_with_open source⠀⇛ A screen reader is a vital tool that helps individuals who are blind or low-vision read digital text. Unfortunately, not all file formats receive the same level of support from screen readers. For example, while PDF files have accessibility features that you can use, they are often not the preferred file format for screen reader users. Between line breaks, multiple columns, symbols, and images, screen readers can have trouble reading PDFs in a cohesive way to their users. This is what the folks at Open @ RIT are trying to change. Open @ RIT is the open source program office at the Rochester Institute of Technology, offering RIT faculty and staff assistance in opening their research projects and maintaining communities of practice around their work. One such faculty member is Dr. Todd Pagano, Professor of Chemistry and Associate Dean for Teaching and Scholarship Excellence at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Dr. Pagano came to Open @ RIT seeking help to increase the accessibility of an open- access journal, the publications of which currently exist as PDFs. The Open @ RIT team, consisting of UX designer Rahul Jaiswal and full-stack developer Suhas C.V., have used this project as a stepping stone to begin exploring ways to convert PDFs into accessible HTML. # § Productivity Software/LibreOffice/Calligra⠀➾ # ⚓ LibreOffice_With_Linux⠀⇛ A more advanced option is the other longtime go-to in the Linux world: LibreOffice. If you want to use it, you will have to install Linux on your Chromebook first. Then you can install LibreOffice in the default Debian installation using APT. sudo apt install libreoffice To launch LibreOffice Writer, just look for it in the app launcher, as you would with any other app. When you launch it, you’ll see the standard OpenOffice Writer interface in all its clunky glory. You can then compose your document as on any other system. When you save it, don’t forget to save it as a Microsoft Word document (DOCX), not the standard OpenOffice format (ODT). # § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ The_Best_Programming_Language_for_Data_Science: Python_vs_Julia_vs_R⠀⇛ Programming language is practically the backbone of data science and in the modern advancement of technology, we have a lot of languages available at our expense. But the question is which one among them is the most suitable for a data scientist. Currently, the latest group of programming languages that data scientists use are Python, Julia, and R. All these languages have their unique attributes and they also have areas of expertise. For example, the Python ecosystem is loaded with libraries, tools, and applications that make the work of scientific computing and data analysis fast and convenient, but Julia aims to give scientists and data analysts not only fast and convenient development but also blazing execution speed. On the other hand, R language enhances the speed of statistical computing like no other. # § Python⠀➾ # ⚓ Assembly_of_Python_External_C++_procedure returning_the_vector_of_objects_of_string_type⠀⇛ This post is an immediate followup for the most recent post at Lxer.com regarding return of one string. Consider the task already been treated with 2D vector and dumping the content of vector to disk file. This approach would allow us to solve the same task via to straight forward returning vector of strings from C++ procedure to Python module. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Nautilus_pompilius_Genome_Determined⠀⇛ Cephalopods are fascinating creatures, and their primary living representative — the octopus — has recently been the subject of the Academy Award winning documentary “My Octopus Teacher.” They are clearly intelligent (as set forth in Peter Godfrey- Smith’s Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness), but it is an intelligence so different from human intelligence that it was an inspiration for the alien first- contact film, Arrival. Outside the coleoid group, the only living relative are animals of the genus Nautilus, the sole surviving externally shelled cephalopod since the Paleozoic (541 to 252 million years ago). That shell is itself iconic, as both objet d’art and a living illustration of the Fibonacci series in the ratios of the whorls from which the shell is made. [...] These researchers report that the Nautilus genome comprises 731 megabasepairs, which is the smallest of the cephalopods, being 2.5-7 fold smaller than their extant coleoid relatives. One feature the authors called “strikingly different” in Nautilus DNA is found in transposable elements (TE), known to be “the driving force in shaping genomic architecture and evolution.” TEs comprise 31% of the genome, with retrotransposons, including LINE (long interspersed nuclear element) SINE (short interspersed nuclear element), and LTR (long terminal repeats) elements constituting only a minor portion (6.5%); in contrast, these elements are “a prominent presence” in the coleoid cephalopod genome. Moreover, further analysis indicated that an ancient DNA transposon “burst” occurred once in the Nautilus lineage and that there has been no further expansion of TEs in the Nautilus genome (coleoid cephalopods have had more evolutionarily recent instances of such bursts). Nautilus shares this characteristic with other mollusks, which the authors say suggest slow evolutionary rates in non-coding regions of the Nautilus genome. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Xiaomi’s_Road_to_Internet-of-Things_Dominance_|_INSEAD Knowledge⠀⇛ Xiaomi entered the competitive Chinese mobile phone market in 2010 with MIUI, an Android-based smartphone software product which it offered for free. By 2017, it had achieved global recognition as a leading smartphone manufacturer and reached US$15 billion in revenue. Today, Xiaomi is the world’s largest Internet-of-Things (IoT) firm and by the end of 2020 had revenues exceeding US$37 billion. How did Xiaomi manage to achieve such extraordinary growth? In addition to interviews with senior executives from Xiaomi and its ecosystem partner firms, our in-depth, multi-year study involved extensive analysis of conversations, reports and datasets from 2010–2020 across all departments of the firm. o § Health/Nutrition⠀➾ # ⚓ Happy_Birthday,_Medicare:_You_Showed_That_Public,_Universal Health_Insurance_Is_Superior⠀⇛ Fifty-six years ago Congress enacted Medicare to provide health insurance for people ages 65 and older and the disabled regardless of income or medical history. Since 1965, Medicare has become living proof that public, universal health insurance is superior to private insurance in every way. Medicare is more efficient than private health insurance and is administered at a cost of 3% to 4%, as opposed to private, for-profit health insurance, which has administrative costs above 15%. In light of the burgeoning, severe losses of jobs/employment/health insurances caused by the ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s very Important to remember that Medicare is still providing stable coverage for everyone 65 and older. If the new and improved Medicare for All, as outlined below, were in place today, everyone’s health insurance, in spite of the Covid-19 pandemic, would continue uninterrupted because the Medicare for All insurance system is based on residence, not employment. # ⚓ Covid-19_Cases_Are_Rising_Among_the_Vaccinated—It’s_Not Because_Vaccines_Aren’t_Working⠀⇛ Sir Patrick Vallance, the U.K.’s chief scientific adviser, has announced that 40% of people admitted to hospital with Covid in the U.K. have had two doses of a coronavirus vaccine. At first glance, this rings very serious alarm bells, but it shouldn’t. The vaccines are still working very well. # ⚓ There_is_no_bottom:_Antivaxxers_harass_cancer_patients⠀⇛ I’ve written a lot about the violent rhetoric of the antivaccine movement going back to 2015. I’ve also written about their techniques of protest, including bad cosplay and a fetish for V-style Guy Fawkes masks coupled with claims of being the “new civil rights movement” and victims, but up to and including violence. Few people have a lower opinion of antivaxxers than I do, but even I never expected this: # ⚓ Ocasio-Cortez_Slams_Biden_Admin’s_“Reckless”_Decision_on CDC_Eviction_Moratorium⠀⇛ # ⚓ Medicare_for_All_Advocates_Take_to_the_Streets_of_Over_50 US_Cities⠀⇛ Just days before the 56th anniversary of Medicare being signed into law, advocates for creating a public, universal health insurance program in the United States to replace the largely private, for- profit system held marches in more than 50 cities across the country on Saturday. The day of action was organized by a coalition of over 100 groups, from Mainers for Accountable Leadership, the Chicago Teachers Union, and Sunrise Movement Seattle to various arms of Democratic Socialists of America, Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), and Our Revolution. # ⚓ New_website_allows_cyclists_to_report_dangerous_places_on interactive_map⠀⇛ After 31 October, the entries, including photos and videos, will be published anonymously in the form of a map as well as forwarded to the different municipalities and the Ministry of Mobility. The map will be available from mid-November. # ⚓ Microplastics_found_in_the_diet_of_Antarctic_penguins⠀⇛ An international team of researchers has found a wide presence of microplastics such as polyester and polyethylene in the feces of three species of Antarctic penguins, according to a study published in ScienceDirect. The experts collected excreta samples from three congeneric species, the Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae), the chinstrap (Pygoscelis antarcticus) and the gentoo (Pygoscelis papua), during seven seasons between 2006 and 2016, to later analyze them and assess the presence of microplastics in the Antarctic Peninsula and the Scotia Sea. o § Integrity/Availability⠀➾ # § Proprietary⠀➾ # § Security⠀➾ # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Amazon’s_Relentless_Surveillance_Must_Be Stopped⠀⇛ Last week, Bloomberg News reported that Amazon planned to release an Alexa-enabled tracking device for children. This latest revelation—which isn’t Amazon’s first attempt at targeting children with tracking-like devices—comes as no surprise from a corporation that has made surveillance a critical part of its business model. As Amazon continues its relentless crusade to monopolize markets, crush rivals, and extract as much data as possible from unsuspecting consumers and third-party merchants, Congress and federal law enforcers must step up to restructure the corporation and prevent it from using these harmful practices. A new report by the Open Markets Institute (where I am employed) details how. # ⚓ Can_Facebook’s_$1_bn_plan_to_pay_ [Internet]_personalities_help_it_regain lost_fame?⠀⇛ Announced last week, Facebook’s $1 billion will pay the creators of popular posts, from fashionistas to comedians and video gamers, through 2022. Facebook’s 1 billion plan to pay the creators such as fashionistas, comedians and video gamers It is the strongest signal yet that the US social media giant now recognises the strategic importance of the “creator economy”. # ⚓ The_mobile,_the_ultimate_spy_weapon_that we_carry_in_our_pocket⠀⇛ Whoever enters your mobile will get much more information about you than registering your home. Both physically (real-time location, travel history, hours of sleep) and socially (who is seen with and for how long, what does he talk about, who are his friends and family) or even mentally (tastes, hobbies, political ideas). Our pocket computers are also an access point to any valuable document (medical, financial or employment data, personal photos and videos, work files). Everything we do today goes through these devices. That is why we are terrified that someone could snoop on them without our consent. “Mobile phones are Stalin’s dream,” says Richard Stallman, father of the software free and living legend for many programmers. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Nicaragua’s_Sandinistas_battle_‘diabolical’_US_empire_and poverty_on_42_anniversary_of_revolution⠀⇛ # ⚓ ISWAP_Terrorists_Now_Block_Maiduguri-Damaturu_Road,_Abduct Christian_Passengers,_Leave_Muslims_—_Borno_Cleric⠀⇛ Speaking with SaharaReporters on Friday, the Director General, Centre for Justice on Religion and Ethnicity in Nigeria, Kallamu Musa Ali Dikwa, said for three weeks now, the terrorists have been stopping vehicles along Maiduguri- Damaturu Road at Mainok and kidnapping motorists and commuters without any disturbance. He said, “This has been going on for two to three weeks now, along Maiduguri-Damaturu Road. When ISWAP kidnap passengers in a bus, they keep the Christian passengers captive and release the Muslim passengers, this is not just once, it has been happening. They just stop the car, enter into the bush, release the Muslims and hold the Christians captive. o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ Fact_check:_Yes,_Finland_painted_reindeer_with_reflective paint_to_prevent_car_crashes_–_but_viral_photo_isn’t_real⠀⇛ The Reindeer Herder’s Association, which operates under Finland’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, experimented with spraying reflective paint on reindeer fur and antlers in 2014. The test ultimately failed, but the organization has since found more success with an app that alerts drivers to reindeer crossings. However, the photo used in the post is not real – it’s an illustration, made using 3D software by visual designer Vasjen Katro. The author of the viral Facebook post, Samit Parab, edited the post on July 15 to credit the artist, but other posts continue to present the photo as reality. o § Environment⠀➾ # § Energy⠀➾ # ⚓ Activists_Have_Shut_Down_a_Memphis-Area_Pipeline_— But_Their_Fight_Isn’t_Over⠀⇛ # ⚓ Only_Electric_Cars_Can_Save_the_Planet⠀⇛ A life-cycle study of automobile emissions in four major new-car markets globally by Georg Bieker of nonprofit the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has demonstrated conclusively that battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are dramatically cleaner than gasoline cars under virtually all circumstances, no matter how dirty the electric grid in which the BEVs operate. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ Bunny_the_“talking_dog”_is_reporting_her_dreams, opening_up_a_scientific_debate⠀⇛ Bunny, TikTok’s beloved “talking” Sheepadoodle, never fails to stun her followers. From asking for play dates with dog friends on her augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device to posing existential questions, it appears that the more Bunny talks, the more insight we gain into the minds of dogs. # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ Without_Enough_Water_To_Go_Around,_Farmers_In California_Are_Exhausting_Aquifers⠀⇛ California is a powerhouse of food production, growing some 40 percent of the country’s fruit, vegetables, and nuts. Yet the production depends on a supply of water that’s increasingly fragile and unreliable as the climate warms. “Drought reveals the lie of a place,” says Mark Arax, the Fresno-based author of The Dreamt Land, a history of California’s water conflicts. “The lie is our ambition. We’ve taken on too much.” o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Gushing_Coverage_of_the_Billionaire’s_Space_Race⠀⇛ Behind recent praise of undertaxed billionaire Jeff Bezos’ brief trip to near-space lie the neglected realities of institutional and environmental degradation, both of which have been eclipsed by vanity space projects and the ostensible prospect of space tourism. # ⚓ India_Walton:_‘Finally_We’ll_Be_Able_to_Put_Resources Behind_All_of_These_Bold,_Visionary_Ideas’⠀⇛ Buffalo’s India Walton looks to be on track to become the first socialist mayor of a major American city since Milwaukee’s Frank Zeidler left office in 1960. Her breakthrough win in the city’s June 22 Democratic primary, in which she beat the four-term incumbent mayor, Byron Brown, put the 38- year-old registered nurse and housing activist in the national spotlight. She’ll face strong write-in challenges by Brown and others in the November general election. But if she wins, with a grassroots campaign backed by the Working Families Party, Democratic Socialists of America, and the Erie County Democratic Party, Walton promises to make Buffalo a laboratory of democracy. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ The_Envy_of_Trump⠀⇛ His anger has been fueled by the fact that what was accomplished in Haiti was accomplished by what might be described as a rag-tag group of people with no weapons other than guns, whereas the people the trump demanded support him and keep him in office included the vice president of the United States and members of Congress, who the trump believes, clearly had the power to block the certification of Electoral College votes for Joe Biden as president, thereby permitting the trump to retain lawful possession of the White House and its accompanying perks. # ⚓ 35_Years_Later,_Looking_Back_at_the_Founding_of_FAIR⠀⇛ It was 35 years ago this month that I left my beloved Venice, California, to move to New York City to launch FAIR. Not many progressive nonprofits endure 35 years, but FAIR has survived and thrived. # ⚓ Many_Major_Corporations_Have_Done_Almost_Nothing_to_Defend Voting_Rights⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_Virginia_Won_the_South’s_Strongest_Voting_Rights_Act⠀⇛ # ⚓ Canada:_Worrying_implications_of_NCCM’s_recommendations ahead_of_’emergency_Islamophobia_summit’⠀⇛ Islamic intimidation and lawfare, launched against Westerners for calling out the truths about Islam, is nothing new. Canada and the US had enough advance notice to fight what has now become ingrained in Western culture: Islamic lawfare, punitive action against those who offend Muslims or Islam, and a resulting cancel culture. The NCCM (formerly CAIR-CAN) is now operating inside the Liberal Government of Canada as a leader on “diversity” issues. The NCCM was a recipient of an undisclosed amount of funding to help implement Canada’s big mistake: anti-Islamophobia motion M- 103, which includes monitoring citizens for compliance and training law enforcement to identify online and offline “hate.” The implementation of M- 103 was enabled by a taxpayer funded 23-million- dollar package. Another recipient to assist the Liberal Government’s implementation of its M-103 strategy was IRFAN (Islamic Relief Canada), which was outlawed by the previous Conservative government as a terrorist entity. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ Deposed_Burmese_Leaders_Are_Now_Changing_Their_Tune_on Human_Rights_of_Rohingya⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_Face_Recognition_Fuels_Racist_Systems_of_Policing_and Immigration—And_Why_Congress_Must_Act_Now⠀⇛ Face recognition technology may sound futuristic, or perhaps too abstract to seem harmful. But we are already living in a reality in which face recognition and other forms of biometric surveillance pervade our daily lives. These technologies threaten our privacy and free speech rights and, when used by police and immigration enforcement, serve as yet another dangerous system to abuse Black and Brown people on a massive scale. Big Tech companies are profiting off these abuses because they are the ones developing and selling face recognition to government agencies. And it’s our communities—particularly communities of color—that face the harmful consequences. # ⚓ Dozens_who_say_they_were_framed_by_corrupt_Chicago_drug squad_demand_exoneration⠀⇛ That officer did turn out to be corrupt. In 2012, Watts and another officer were arrested and later pleaded guilty to federal theft of public funds charges, accused of extorting residents and drug dealers in the housing project. Now Shannon is still fighting to be heard, along with dozens of others who say they were framed by Watts and his team in one of Chicago’s biggest police corruption scandals. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Telecom_Vendors_Used_End_of_Prison_Visits_During_COVID_to Profit_Off_Phone_Calls⠀⇛ o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ Right_to_Repair_at_the_FTC⠀⇛ In a unanimous vote among the five commissioners, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will move forward with a new policy regarding the right-to- repair. This decision was foreshadowed by a 2019 workshop and 2021 report to Congress. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Plant_breeders_split_on_EU_study⠀⇛ Sources told Managing IP this week that a study released by the European Commission has led them to worry that SMEs could be squeezed out of the market by large biotech companies using patents to block research on new plant varieties. On July 12, the European Commission submitted a letter to the World Trade Organization outlining the results of a study it conducted into the status of new genomic techniques (NGTs). It showed that there have been significant advances in NGTs since the EU developed its directive on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in 2001. Sources are hopeful that the results could pave the way for new legislation that would allow for plants obtained through NGTs to be commercialised in Europe. However, the worry for some plant breeders is that this could open new opportunities for patenting that big seed companies could use to exploit small breeders. [...] TCL Communication Technology and Ericsson settled their long-standing patent fight on Friday, July 16. The parties filed a motion to dismiss in the District Court for the Central District of California, where TCL had claimed that Ericsson had not licensed its patents on fair terms. The court dismissed the case on Monday, July 19. On Thursday, July 15, the companies filed the same type of motion in the District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, where Ericsson had accused TCL of patent infringement. The venue dismissed the dispute the next day. The news comes about 10 months after both parties had their petitions rejected by different appellate courts. The US Supreme Court denied cert in October 2020 on TCL’s request to overturn a ruling from the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that Ericsson was entitled to a jury trial. In September 2020, the Federal Circuit denied Ericsson’s petition for an en banc rehearing. The appellate court had previously determined that TCL was not liable for patent infringement – reversing a decision from the Eastern District of Texas. The Federal Circuit said the patent being litigated contained ineligible subject matter because it was directed to an abstract idea. # ⚓ SEP_Licensing_Negotiation_Groups_—_Part_I:_analogy_to patent_pools_entails_false_symmetry_between facilitating_and_complicating_automotive_patent licenses⠀⇛ This is the first part of a trilogy on licensing negotiation groups: automotive industry cartels that would collectively negotiate standard-essential patent (SEP) licenses with major patent holders and pools. Earlier this month, the European Commission levied a € 875 million fine on Volkswagen (that company has to pay more than half a billion euros alone) and BMW–Daimler got away unscathed only because it had blown the whistle–for restricting competition in emission cleaning for new diesel passenger cars. That decision stands in the tradition of regulatory findings of cartel law violations by car makers and their suppliers. Just a few recent examples from the EU that beg the question of whether such conduct is deeply ingrained in that industry’s DNA… [...] I’ve looked at this topic from multiple angles: whether the issues Volkswagen has identified are real; whether the proposed measures are necessary and proportionate; whether licensing negotiation groups would be more or less constructive than individual parties; whether SEP holders would still be reasonably capable of enforcing their rights; and whether the upside would outweigh the downside in competition policy terms. # ⚓ News_July_2021_fr_AFD_China [Ed: China also learned to adopt the propaganda term and misnomer "Intellectual Property"]⠀⇛ The winners of the 22nd China Patent Award were announced by the China Intellectual Property Administration…. # ⚓ VoiceAge_wins_first_lawsuit_against_HMD_with Wildanger_and_Bosch_Jehle⠀⇛ Finnish mobile phone manufacturer HMD might no longer be able sell mobile devices in Germany that infringe VoiceAge EVS patent EP 27 07 687, following a Regional Court Mannheim decision (case ID: 7 O 116/19). The court today declared that HMD infringes EP 687. It is currently unclear whether VoiceAge will enforce a sales stop, which would lead to a ban on the sale of the devices. HMD can still appeal the verdict. EP 687 protects a speech coding technology for mobile devices. VoiceAge EVS had sued for injunctive relief and also demanded damages, information and rendering of accounts. The ruling is the first in a series of lawsuits filed by the SEP holder against five mobile phone manufacturers. VoiceAge EVS filed five lawsuits against HMD in Mannheim and Munich in 2019. It also took action against Lenovo/Motorola, Apple, Xiaomi and TCL/TCT over the same patents. In today’s decision, the court found that HMD has infringed the patent and held that the defendant’s FRAND defence was unsuccessful. [...] Wildanger and Bosch Jehle, on the other hand, have worked together intensively for many years for SEP holders such as VoiceAge EVS. Previously, both law firms led a successful joint campaign for NPE Saint Lawrence. # ⚓ Federal_Circuit_Puts_Patent_Infringement_Award/ Injunction_Back_in_the_Box⠀⇛ The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, exploring the use of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(3) under Ninth Circuit law, affirmed a district court’s ruling setting aside a monetary damages judgment and an injunction for fraudulent misrepresentations by a corporate patent owner’s president concerning prior art. Cap Export, LLC, et al. v. Zinus, Inc., et al., Case No. 20-2087 (Fed. Cir. May 5, 2021) (Dyk, J.) # ⚓ [Older]_New_Perspective_on_Specific_Personal Jurisdiction_in_Patent_DJ_Venue⠀⇛ The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit concluded that the minimum contacts or purposeful availment test for specific personal jurisdiction was satisfied where a patent owner sent multiple infringement notice letters and other communications to a resident of California who then filed for declaratory judgment of non-infringement in federal district court in California. Trimble Inc. v. PerDiemCo LLC, Case No. 19-2164 (Fed. Cir. May 12, 2021) (Dyk, J.) PerDiem accused Trimble of infringing several of PerDiem’s patents. PerDiem exchanged 22 communications with Trimble in California over a period of three months, some through Trimble’s subsidiary ISE in Iowa and other communications through its chief IP counsel in Colorado. The communications started with a letter (sent to ISE in Iowa) that had attached an unfiled complaint and which PerDiem used to try to launch license negotiations. This unfiled complaint asserted nine of PerDiem’s patents. After ISE brought Trimble, its parent, into the discussion, PerDiem accused Trimble’s products of infringing 11 patents and sought to enter into binding mediation on its infringement allegations. PerDiem also threatened to sue Trimble in the Eastern District of Texas and identified the counsel it planned to use for this purpose. Trimble filed for a declaratory judgment of non-infringement in the Northern District of California. The district court dismissed the complaint, relying on the Federal Circuit’s 1998 decision in Red Wing Shoe v. Hockerson-Halberstadt, concluding that it would be unreasonable to assert personal jurisdiction over PerDiem based on its communications. Trimble appealed. # ⚓ Taking_Another_Page_from_the_ABA:_The_USPTO_Enacts New_Rules_of_Professional_Responsibility_for_Patent Attorneys_and_Agents [Ed: An 'industry' that should never have existed in the first place if the system was made for and by scientists]⠀⇛ o mitigate potential conflicts of interest and to improve the public’s understanding of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) procedures, the agency has recently made various amendments to its rules relating to the conduct of registered patent attorneys and agents. The resulting changes mirror some well-recognized provisions of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Rules of Professional Conduct. The changes also make the agency’s procedures easier to comprehend, as discussed below. Contrary to most legal practice, representing inventors to secure a patent does not require a licensed attorney. “Patent agents” can also represent inventors when seeking a patent from the USPTO. A patent agent is typically a college-educated non-lawyer with an engineering or other technical degree who has taken the USPTO’s “patent bar” exam. On this exam, applicants are tested on laws and rules that address patentability issues and inventor obligations. (A patent attorney must also have technical credentials and take the patent bar exam, in addition to having a law degree and passing a state bar examination.). # ⚓ [Older]_Knowledge_of_Patent,_Evidence_of_Infringement Are_Necessary,_but_Not_Sufficient,_to_Establish Willfulness⠀⇛ Addressing claim construction, enablement, damages and willfulness, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found that evidence of a defendant’s knowledge of the asserted patent and proof of infringement were, by themselves, legally insufficient to support a finding of willfulness. Bayer Healthcare LLC v. Baxalta Inc., Case No. 19- 2418 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 1, 2021) (Stoll, J.) # ⚓ Compliance_with_the_Duty_of_Disclosure_Requires Vigilance_and_Self-Awareness⠀⇛ In a recent post, we discussed the importance of complying with the US Patent and Trademark Office’s duty of disclosure under Rule 56 of the Rules of Practice. This post focuses on the existence of this duty throughout the entire prosecution of a patent application, in a specialized factual context involving a priority application outside the US. [...] If the claimed invention in the US non- provisional application is entitled to the filing date of the PCT application, the effective filing date of the claimed invention in the US application would be the filing date of the PCT application. In that circumstance, the exception under 35 USC 102 (b)(1)(A) would apply, and the prior public disclosure would not qualify as prior art. As a result, technically it would not be necessary to cite the prior public disclosure to the USPTO as part of the duty of disclosure under Rule 56. However, there are a number of issues to consider. Preliminarily, under US practice, it is possible to “bypass” the normal PCT national stage entry by filing either a “bypass” application, which may contain the same disclosure as the PCT application, or may contain different disclosure from the PCT application. This “bypass” practice is unique to US patent practice (that is, it is not available in other jurisdictions around the world). For purposes of the following discussion, it is necessary only to consider whether the US application contains the same disclosure as the PCT application. # ⚓ German_Constitutional_Court_Clears_Way_for_the Unified_Patent_Court [Ed: No, only German ratification, which is not enough and can still be challenged]⠀⇛ On July 9, 2021, the German Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) published its decision rejecting two applications for a preliminary injunction against the German ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) that had been approved by the German parliament on 18 December 2020.[1] The FCC had originally asked Germany’s Federal President to wait with his signature required for the underlying bill to enter into force. With the two applications dismissed, the President is now free to sign the bill into law, despite the still pending underlying constitutional complaints. # ⚓ Noted_with_Interest:_Federal_Circuit_Grants_Patentee Dismissal_of_IPR_Appeal_Under_the_Voluntary_Cessation Doctrine [Ed: The patent maximalists are just desperate to see PTAB die and patent quality go down the bin; society would be worse off for it.]⠀⇛ The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently granted a patentee’s request to dismiss an appeal of an inter partes review brought by an accused infringer, relying on the patentee’s voluntary resolution of litigation on the patent. In ABS Global Inc., v. Cytonome/St, LLC, 984 F.3d 1017 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 6, 2021), the panel set forth a framework for the specific circumstances under which a patentee can obtain such relief, explaining how a patent owner may moot such an appeal by expressly declining to appeal a district court judgement of non-infringement obtained by the petitioner. # ⚓ Germany_Constitutional_Court_Removes_UPC_Hurdle_for Approval_Act [Ed: UPC has nothing to do with "United" or unity -- a claim that Team UPC operatives like to float around with their media flunkies; it's about attacking the whole of Europe in one fell swoop]⠀⇛ On July 9, 2021, Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court rejected a pair of applications for a preliminary injunction directed against the German Approval Act on the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPC) (decision of June 23, 2021, 2 BvR 2216/20). Thus, German ratification of the Agreement now only requires a presidential signature of the Approval Act and the subsequent deposition of the ratification. # ⚓ Co-Diagnostics,_Inc._Strengthens_Intellectual Property_Portfolio_with_New_International_CoPrimer™ Patent⠀⇛ # ⚓ Co-Diagnostics,_Inc._Strengthens_Intellectual Property_Portfolio_with_New_International_CoPrimer™ Patent⠀⇛ Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CODX), a molecular diagnostics company with a unique, patented platform for the development of molecular diagnostic tests, announced today that it has added to its suite of intellectual property protection after being awarded a patent from the Republic of Korea’s Intellectual Property Office for the Company’s CoPrimer™ technology. # ⚓ Exploring_future_possibilities:_European_Patent Office_publishes_“Towards_a_new_normal” [Ed: EPO management breaking_all_the_laws,_then_bragging_about these_crimes]⠀⇛ Today the European Patent Office (EPO) published ”Towards a new normal”, an orientation document to explore how the Office can capitalise on new opportunities in a potentially post-COVID-19 era. In the midst of a rapidly changing social and economic landscape, as the pandemic continues to impact the way we live and work, the aim is to ensure as far as possible that both users and staff fully benefit from new emerging possibilities. The document therefore proposes how we can build on the new levels of flexibility and new ways of collaborating achieved during the pandemic, at the same time as preserving a strong sense of the EPO community. # ⚓ Europe_SEP_initiative_highlights_company_differences [Ed: Team UPC's propaganda mill is at it again; Charlotte Kilpatrick promotes the cartel in "SEP" clothing. This is what happens when 'journalism' is subsidised for lobbying and mass deception.]⠀⇛ SEP owners and implementers are split on how they want the European Commission to draft a framework for a fairer licensing system # ⚓ US_Lawmakers_Demand_$34_Billion_for_Global_Vaccine Equity_Funding_in_Reconciliation_Package⠀⇛ With spectators barred from the Olympic Games because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and cases rising in areas around the world, particularly among unvaccinated people, rich governments face growing pressure to take bolder steps to address what critics have called “vaccine apartheid.” As the Games formally kicked off Friday—following the launch of a new “Stop Playing Games” campaign to demand that wealthy countries invest in a global vaccine manufacturing plan—dozens of members of Congress called for including additional funding in the reconciliation package to produce and distribute Covid-19 vaccines worldwide. # ⚓ They_Patented_a_Better_SandBox_—_Obviousness_IPRs⠀⇛ Lots of petroleum is trapped by deep rock formations that are difficult to drill-out one-by-one. Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) gets access to those stores by using high- pressure injection of a slurry of water, chemical additives and proppant (such as sand or other granular). The high-pressure water causes cracking of the rocks. Proppant residue is left behind and holds the cracks open — allowing the petro to flow out more easily. Oren’s parent company US Silica competes with PropX for delivering proppant (sand) for fracking. As part of this competition, Oren holds several patents related to storage of proppant and sued PropX for infringement. US Patent Nos. 9,403,626; 9,511,929; and 9,296,518. PropX responded with petitions for IPR. This case involves the ‘626 patent and the PTAB’s ruling cancelling all the challenged claims as obvious. On appeal, the Federal Circuit has rejected the PTAB decision for two reasons: (1) the PTAB decision strayed too far from the grounds of unpatentability found in the petition; and (2) the PTAB improperly disregarded the commercial success of Oren’s container. The ‘626 patent is directed to a stackable storage container for sand. Each container has a bottom hinged-hatch that allows sand to flow to the next lower container and eventually out through the bottom of the stack. # ⚓ Second_Sight_closes_14%_higher_on_European_patent supporting_artificial_vision [Ed: Many European Patents aren’t what they used to be. Many are invalid but granted just to meet truly ridiculous targets.⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2021_Discretionary_Denials_Have_Passed_100,_But_Are Slowing⠀⇛ The Patent Trial and Appeal Board turned away 104 petitions for discretionary reasons in the first half of 2021, but more than 70% of those were in the first quarter of the year, according to new Unified Patents data. Between January and March 2021, the PTAB rejected 74 petitions on procedural grounds, compared to 30 in the following three months, Unified Patents said July 6. Despite the dip, the group — which supports the PTAB invalidating weak patents — projected that number will double over the rest of the year, ending around 208 denials. # § Software Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ First_Chinese_patent_to_be_challenged_against IdeaHub_held_invalid⠀⇛ On July 22, 2021, in a challenge that took less than 6 months to complete, the China National Intellectual Property Administration declared claims 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 14, 16 and 18 of CN103081504 invalid. Owned by IdeaHub, Inc., the CN’504 patent is directed to media content streamed in accordance with the MPEG-DASH standard and to video-on-demand (VOD) systems. It is related to U.S. Patent 8,645,562, which IdeaHub’s licensee, Helios Streaming, LLC, has used to sue Showtime, Vudu, Crackle, and Starz. # ⚓ Apple_Won_a_Patent_in_June_showing_their_use_of Ultra-Wideband_Technology_will_eventually_go_far beyond_AirTag_–_Patently_Apple⠀⇛ On June 29th Patently Apple posted an IP report titled “Apple won 46 Patents today covering their Ultra-Wideband AirTag System, an iDevice Recycling System, AirPower & more.” The focus of one of Apple’s key granted patents was AirTag and how it could guide a user with an iPhone to find a device using an arrow UI system. Another granted patent on this technology reveals Apple’s use of Ultra-Wideband wireless technology will go far beyond AirTag. # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Pilot_Sues_Delta_for_$1_Billion_Claiming_the_Airline Stole_Crew_App⠀⇛ Captain Craig Alexander sued Atlanta-based Delta for trade-secrets theft in Georgia state court on Monday. He claims he spent $100,000 of his own money to develop his QrewLive app, which he pitched to the airline as a way to address crew communication snafus after disrupted flights. Delta turned him down but went on to launch its own identical tool, he claims. # ⚓ Pilot_claims_Delta_stole_his_app,_is_suing_for_a billion_dollars⠀⇛ Alexander denies that a billion dollars is a ridiculous claim, asserting that the airline has saved more than this by using the app. Delta says the claim about how its app came to be developed is “not accurate or fair.” Earlier this year, Delta partnered with Apple and AT&T to equip all 19,000 flights attendants with an iPhone 12. # ⚓ Delta_pilot_sues_US_airline_for_$1.3_billion, claiming_it_stole_his_crew_app⠀⇛ “FFC is a carbon copy, knock-off of the role- based text-messaging component of (my) proprietary QrewLive communications platform,” Mr Alexander said in his suit. The pilot noted in his suit that Mr Bastian and Mr Samant have both bragged to investors that the app has smoothed operations. In describing the damages he is seeking, Mr Alexander said the value of the technology, “based solely upon operational cost savings to Delta, conservatively exceeds US$1 billion”. He is also seeking punitive damages against Delta. “To add insult to theft and injury, Captain Craig Alexander must use his stolen QrewLive text-messaging platform every day while he works for Delta,” the suit claimed. # ⚓ Pilot_Sues_Delta_for_$1_Billion_Claiming_the_Airline Stole_Crew_App⠀⇛ The pilot could face a challenge pursuing his claims as a Delta employee, as companies typically own the rights to anything produced by their workers. In his suit Alexander stressed that he put his own time and resources into QrewLive and said Delta indicated it would be willing to purchase the app from him on the same terms as from an outside vendor. The case is Alexander v. Delta Air Lines Inc., 21A03275, Georgia State Court, DeKalb County. # ⚓ There’s_a_long_history_of_dances_being_pilfered_for profit_–_and_TikTok_is_the_latest_battleground⠀⇛ Congress has established four guidelines to determine whether a work can be granted copyright protection: originality, fixation, idea versus expression and functionality. In choreography, it’s the fixed “expression” that’s being protected, not the “idea” behind it. This is why New York City Ballet can copyright their choreographed version of “The Nutcracker,” but other artists can create their own versions or expressions of the story as plays, storybooks or choreographed dance. Artists and scholars still debate what, exactly, it is that a dancer or choreographer is trying to claim as their own. Is it the dance as a work of art, the choreography or the specific performance? # ⚓ China_Orders_Tencent_to_Give_Up_Exclusive_Music Rights⠀⇛ An official investigation found Tencent’s 2016 acquisition of China Music Corp.’s stakes violated regulations partly because of a lack of reporting to authorities, according to a statement by the anti-trust watchdog on Saturday. The State Administration for Market Regulation required Tencent and its affiliates to waive exclusive music rights within 30 days and handed down a fine of 500,000 yuan ($77,145). # ⚓ Studios_Appear_To_Be_Preparing_an_Assault_on_UK_Movie Piracy⠀⇛ Several more movie studios have quietly joined a partnership with the Federation Against Copyright Theft that bears all the hallmarks of a pending major anti-piracy scheme. It will be of concern to UK-based pirates that several of the companies are already involved in broad litigation activity in the United States against both downloaders of content and those that provide it. # ⚓ Guest_Book_Review:_The_Copyright/Trademark_Interface: How_the_Expansion_of_Trademark_Protection_is_Stifling Cultural_Creativity⠀⇛ Katfriend Dr Sabine Jacques, Associate Professor in IP, IT & Media law at the University of East Anglia and author of The Parody Exception in Copyright Law (OUP 2019), provides the follow review of The Copyright/ Trademark Interface: How the Expansion of Trademark Protection is Stifling Cultural Creativity – by Martin Senftleben. The title of this book clearly sets out its premise: trademark protection has encroached into what used to be solely copyright’s domain, resulting in an undesirable over- protection of works which impoverishes the public domain and restricts others’ creative endeavours. Senftleben has responded laudably to addressing this colossal challenge by writing a scholarly book which is sure to be a ‘go to’ reference for anyone interested in IP overlaps and protection asymmetries. [...] Just as it takes a highly skilled watchmaker to make a truly accurate mechanical watch, so it takes a stellar IP scholar to explore and resolve the tensions between copyright and trademark law. Borrowing the eyeglass of a watchmaker, Senftleben explores the internal mechanisms of copyright and trademark to suggest new ways of applying trademark doctrines without impoverishing the public domain, hindering creativity or even diluting the true aims of trademark law. Akin to watchmaker’s deft touch in creating a watch movement, the author’s meticulousness in addressing every possible scenario is commended. Nevertheless, not all will agree with some of the work’s premises, such as the conception of the author and the role of the public domain in copyright. Others (including the reviewer) would perhaps have liked to have seen more on the impact of the US Court of Appeal case, Rogers v. Grimaldi, which is relied upon heavily in Chapter 9, because it identified a defence based on ‘artistic relevance.’ A court in a later case, Stouffer v. Nat’l Geographic Partners, LLC, No. 18-cv- 3127-WJM-SKC, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 140947 (D. Colo. Aug. 20, 2019) – which perhaps came too late for included in this edition of book – highlighted some shortcomings in the Rogers test, and established a different test of ‘genuine artistic motive’. Finally, although the author discusses (US-style) ‘fair use’ and its absence from EU IP law, the reader is left to wonder whether the author is in favour of introducing fair use into EU trademark legislation. Whilst this may be desirable in copyright which requires a dynamic paradigm, might trademark law’s static focus precludes a fair-use-type analysis? However, all this is just nit- picking. Senftleben has written a marvellous, scholarly monograph which will feed into and fuel discussion for years to come. It is not only comprehensive; it is a thoroughly enjoyable read. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2429 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 07.25.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ Links_25/7/2021:_MyGNUHealth_1.0.3_and_Lots_About_Patents⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 3:58 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Distributions o Devices/Embedded * Free_Software/Open_Source * Leftovers * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ The_History_of_Various_Linux_Distros⠀⇛ Linux has been around for 30 years, beginning back in 1991. Yes, it’s that old, and it did make history. If you are interested in the history of some of the major Linux distros, here it is in a nutshell – the history of various Linux distros, like Ubuntu, Fedora, REHL, Linux Mint, Slackware, etc. Finally learn more about why they were created and what makes each different. Note: As there are plenty of distros out there, we are only focusing on a few major distros. # ⚓ Google_fixes_‘Chromebork’_one-character_code_typo_that prevented_Chrome_OS_logins⠀⇛ Google has fixed a bug in Chrome OS version 91.0.4472.165 that surfaced on Monday and prevented some users from being able to login to their systems. Chrome OS downloads updates automatically but doesn’t apply them until reboot, so only those who restarted their Chromebooks to ingest the force-fed broken update were affected. Earlier this week, the internet titan on its Google Workplace status page said, “Our engineering team has identified an issue on Chrome OS 91.0.4472.165. The rollout of this version was halted.” As a workaround for those bitten by the bug, Google advised users: to “powerwash” their Chrome OS devices back to factory settings; to rollback the Chrome OS device to a previous version via USB; or to remove the affected account and add the account back to the device. All three mitigations, however, clear local data on the device. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ The_Linux_Handheld_Console!_|_Steam_Deck⠀⇛ The big news you’ve probably heard. Valve have announced their handheld console/PC, The Steam Deck. I take a look and discuss a few things. o § Benchmarks⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu_vs._Arch_Linux_On_The_ASUS_ROG_Strix_G15_/_Ryzen_9 5900HX⠀⇛ This past week were the initial Linux benchmarks of the Ryzen 9 5900HX with the ASUS ROG Strix G15 laptop. Ubuntu was used as the default test platform as usual given its popularity and arguably the most relevant Linux distribution to use given that it’s the most common Linux distribution at the moment for preloads on laptops by multiple vendors. In any case, as usual many users were quick to say “but Arch Linux!” as if it was going to make a dramatic difference in my findings. Well, here are some Ubuntu 21.04 versus Arch Linux benchmarks on that AMD Advantage laptop. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ systemd_on_Linux_3:_Targets⠀⇛ Learn how systemd targets work in Linux. # ⚓ How_to_Use_AutoKey_to_Automate_Repetitive_Tasks_on_Linux⠀⇛ AutoKey is a scripting application for Linux. It lets you automate repetitive and trivial operations on your computer so you can perform them quickly and efficiently. Some of the tasks where AutoKey serves well include text expansion, correcting typos, launching programs, and inserting boilerplate texts. Besides, you can also use it to run custom scripts to automate complex system actions on your machine. That said, though, AutoKey can be intimidating to its first-time users. To this end, here’s a guide to help you install, set up, and use AutoKey on Linux. # ⚓ Run_an_Ansible_playbook_in_a_chroot⠀⇛ Running a playbook in a chroot or container is not supported by Ansible, but I have invented a good workaround to do it anyway. The first step is to install Mitogen for Ansible (ansible-mitogen in Debian) and then configure ansible.cfg to use it… # ⚓ Using_Pacman_on_Arch_and_Manjaro_–_Linux_Nightly⠀⇛ When trying out a new Linux distribution, one of the first things you need to familiarize yourself with is the system’s package manager. Arch Linux and other Arch-based distros, like Manjaro, use pacman to install or update packages, remove software, and keep the system up to date. Pacman isn’t related to the classic video game, rather just an acronym of package manager. In this guide, you’ll learn how to use pacman on Arch Linux, Manjaro, and other distros based on Arch. It works the same across any of them. Read on to master pacman with commands to install packages, remove packages, update the system, etc. # ⚓ Learn_Tar_Command_in_Linux_with_Practical_Examples⠀⇛ Tar command in Linux is used to archive files and folder into a single archived compressed file. Linux admins use tar command to perform day to day backup and restoration tasks. In other words, we can say that tar command is a command line utility which is used to archive important files and folders of a Linux system and later we can extract files and folders from that archive for restoration purpose. # ⚓ How_to_Restore_Git_to_Previous_State:_Guide_to_Restore, Reset,_Revert_and_Rebase_–_Linux_Hint⠀⇛ If you have a development background, then you must be aware of many development tools. When you individually develop a project through any programming language, you’re either comfortable with a command-line interface (terminal) or GUI tools. But what if you’re working with the team members, it is hard to send chunks of programs to all team members individually. There is also a size limit of files on different platforms that don’t allow the user to send more than the described size. It is hard to collaborate when the project is too large and needs modification all the time. For this, you need a distributed version control system that helps you collaborate with team members worldwide. It is good to use a distributed version control system for small and large software projects. Each of the team members will get full access to the complete repository on the local system, and they can work offline. # ⚓ How_To_Install_RabbitMQ_on_AlmaLinux_8_–_idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install RabbitMQ on AlmaLinux 8. For those of you who didn’t know, RabbitMQ is open-source message-broker software built around Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP) protocol. RabbitMQ can be easily deployed in a distributed and federated configurations to meet high-scale, high- availability requirements. This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you through the step-by- step installation of the RabbitMQ on AlmaLinux 8. You can follow the same instructions for Rocky Linux. # ⚓ How_to_play_Observer_on_Linux⠀⇛ Observer is a cyberpunk horror game developed by Bloober Team and published by Aspyr. It was released on Windows, PS4, and Xbox in 2017, and later on, it came to Linux. In this guide, we’ll show you how to play it on Linux. # ⚓ How_to_play_Orwell_on_Linux⠀⇛ Orwell is a simulation video game by Osmotic Studios. In the game, the player assumes the role of an operative and monitors security cameras for national security threats. Here’s how to play it on Linux. # ⚓ How_to_install_Reveal.js_on_Ubuntu_–_Unixcop⠀⇛ reveal.js is an open-source HTML presentation framework. It’s a tool that enables anyone with a web browser to create fully-featured and beautiful presentations for free. Presentations made with reveal.js are built on open web technologies. That means anything you can do on the web, you can do in your presentation. Change styles with CSS, include an external web page using an