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But there are gateways for social control media, such as this_one, and blogging_is_possible_too, even without setting up one’s own capsule. Sure, the level of features and presentation isn’t on par with the Web, but that’s not the goal. We want an alternative to the Web, not just another Web. “As it stands at the moment, we’re just a handful of capsules short of 1,600 active ones…”The video above shows some of the things that are possible in Geminispace (or Gemini space) when one wishes to publish essays and short thoughts, having already covered examples of Gemini chat clients, games, and mainstream news operations (those can be accessed via Gemini protocol as well). We expect to have a lot more coverage regarding Gemini. As it stands at the moment, we’re just a handful of capsules short of 1,600 active ones, based on Lupa’s_catalogue_of_capsules. █ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 109 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2022/01/15/irc-log-140122/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/01/15/irc-log-140122/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 01.15.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ IRC_Proceedings:_Friday,_January_14,_2022⠀✐ Posted in IRC_Logs at 2:08 am by Needs Sunlight Also available via the Gemini protocol at: * gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-140122.gmi * gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-140122.gmi * gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-140122.gmi * gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-140122.gmi Over HTTP: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇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 =============================================================================== § IPFS Mirrors⠀➾ CID Description Object type IRC log for  QmW7deRgruTKAwivqK6eQ56dNtCL5wLEeis6h9RytQsD72 #boycottnovell 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇HTML5 logs⦈ (full IRC log as HTML) IRC log for #boycottnovell  QmdGyb17hJAc6LJvnKkKYhSeycNVtEZymZ75yAC3WjkiMc (full IRC log 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇text logs⦈ as plain/ASCII text) IRC log for #boycottnovell-  QmRJPrSMNTvEmkHwWGC6m4w4b8Xojh6baEB6WHRjYcUUp7 social 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇HTML5 logs⦈ (full IRC log as HTML) IRC log for #boycottnovell-  QmYdMvmiPLjfQtZrAouUvYtvMejuyjUvuHQtXCE1neTAgL social 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇text logs⦈ (full IRC log as plain/ASCII text) IRC log for  QmPC7sdks2a7fXbpeUq6iHQ7NPTqJggdG7XR248TfwjVLL #techbytes 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇HTML5 logs⦈ (full IRC log as HTML) IRC log for #techbytes  QmfBJ1DLyd5ie6paYh4t31zrd2sti7Kcsg6RzPqXwCuWno (full IRC log 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇text logs⦈ as plain/ASCII text) IRC log for  Qmdov7ZYXiQLD6AsiS1UpkFUcyo8j257K9REuJrvTNnS5z #techrights 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇HTML5 logs⦈ (full IRC log as HTML) IRC log for #techrights  QmcZxWR6onVtRrmSy2BGFiNHMCnnHqXqCH3aLEBYJdv7ue (full IRC log 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇text logs⦈ as plain/ASCII text) 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇IPFS logo⦈ § Bulletin for Yesterday⠀➾ Local_copy | CID (IPFS): QmaSCmshgLNtetvtehrJTkVzA4UKVtdrEf2DcHz8b5gBoV ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 236 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2022/01/15/question-e-0055512021/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/01/15/question-e-0055512021/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 01.15.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Patrick_Breyer,_Unlike_Most_German_Politicians,_Highlights_the_Fact_That Unified_Patent_Court_(UPC)_and_Unitary_Patent_Are_Incompatible_With_EU_Law⠀✐ Posted in Deception, Europe, Law, Patents at 6:12 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Recent: Prof._Thomas_Jaeger_in_GRUR:_Unified_Patent_Court_(UPC)_“Incompatible With_EU_Law“ | Unified_Patent_Court_is_a_Fake_Common_Court_and_Violates_CJEU’s Jurisprudence_of_the_Last_10_Years,_Will_Explode_at_launch,_Says_Professor Jaeger | Angela_Merkel’s_Coalition_Has_Not_Helped_EPO_Staff_and_Not_Even Bloggers_Blackmailed_by_EPO_Management 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇Patrick Breyer, Germany⦈ Patrick Breyer, Germany. Licence: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. Summary: A longtime critic of EPO abuses (under both Benoît_Battistelli and António_Campinos leadership), as well as a vocal critic of software_patents, steps in to point out the very obvious ADDED or updated in the EP’s Web site just 9 days ago was this_page about a “ [q]uestion for written answer” from Patrick Breyer (Verts/ALE). We’re reproducing the whole thing below and keeping a copy_of_the_PDF as well: § Parliamentary questions⠀➾ 14 December 2021 Question for written answer E-005551/2021 to the Commission Rule 138 Patrick Breyer (Verts/ALE) Subject: The compatibility of the Unified Patent Court with EU law ===================================================================== Over the last 10 years, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has developed an established body of case law regarding the compatibility of international courts with EU law(1). In its judgment in Paul Miles and Others v European Schools (2011), the CJEU stated that: ‘the Complaints Board [at hand] is not such a court common to [...] Member States. Whereas the Benelux Court [...] procedure [...] is a step in the proceedings before the national courts leading to definitive interpretations of common Benelux legal rules [...], the Complaints Board does not have any such links with the judicial systems of the Member States’. The CJEU’s criterion for a ‘court common to [...] Member States’ is that it should have functional links with the courts of the Member States when it has to apply EU law and cooperate with the CJEU. 1. Does the proposed Unified Patent Court comply with this criterion? 2. If so, what are its links with the courts of the Member States? __________ (1) European and EU Patent Court (2011), Miles (2011), European Court of Human Rights (2014), Oberto (2015), Achmea (2018), CETA (2019). ===================================================================== Last updated: 6 January 2022 Is Battistelli’s man inside the Commission going to pretend he cannot see the facts, as_usual? █ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⢿⣿⣶⣯⡋⠝⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣽⣼⣿⣿⣦⣦⣿⣦⣝⣿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡗⠽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣛⣛⣻⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣶⣶⣶⣶⣤⣤⣠⣤⣤⣠⣤⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⢋⢠⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠏⠈⠉⠉⠀⠀⠘⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡽⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣣⠿⣉⢻ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣓⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣤⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠋⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠌⠛⠻⢿⣿⣿⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣶⣢⣆⣵⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡳⣮ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣋⢍⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡏⡙⡋ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⣽⡿⢇⣸⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣠⣷⡆⣀⣀⠀⣤⣤⡄⠀⡀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⡵⡵⡎ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣻⢣⣿⣾⣻⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⣠⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⢸⣿⣧⠀⠀⠁⠂⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣭⣥⣤⢅⠁⠊⠀⠀⠉⠛⠑⠉⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢏⣿⣿⣟⣏⡚⡿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠈ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⢷⣿⢿⠿⠿⡇⣛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⠛⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⡀⣶⢴⠰⠁⠄⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⢠⣿⡿⠛⠻⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠂⢿⣾⣿⣿⣛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠒⡟⠈⠀⢀⡿⠟⠁⠈⠛⢿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠧⠲⢴⣾⣮⣿⡿⣣⣿⣵⣿⣿⣿⣟⣮⣿⢿⣽⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣹⣷⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠙⢿⣿⣷⠀⠀⢠⣿⡏⠁⠁⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠤⣄⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠋⠛⠹⠭⠉⠛⠻⠛⠋⠃⠀⣤⣤⣤⣶⣿⣿⣷⣦⣤⣤⣴⣶⣿⣿⣿⠁⣶⣼⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠤⣀⣀⣠⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⢿⠿⢻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣴⣿⡿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣠⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⠒⠚⠉⠙⠫⠷⣫⣽⣄⣭⣤⢶⣶⡶⠤⣌⣈⣉⣉⣩⠀⠀⠀⠃⠈⠁⠀⣈⣾⣷⡈⠙⡛⣿⣿⣿⢏⢉⠀⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⡄⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣋⣼⣥⣤⣶⣴⣤⣤⣿⣿⣧⣤⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⣀⣀⣤⣤⢀⢈⣈⠝⠛⠓⠓⠑⠧⠦⠈⠁⠡⠒⠄⠘⡆⠀⠀⠀⠈⢉⣉⣉⣄⣸⣿⣿⠏⠁⣠⣤⣦⣤⡤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠋⠉⠉⠉⠉⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠴⠴⠒⠒⠒⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⣤⣄⠁⠀⠀⠺⠿⠿⢛⣿⣿⡟⡨⠃⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠠⠄⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣀⣁⣀⡀⠀⠀⠈⠀⢀⣀⠀⠀⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⣶⣶⣾⣿⡿⠟⠁⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⡿⠟⠙⠿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠂⠀⠂⠐⠂⢰⡿⠛⠁⠈⠙⢿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠄⠁⠁⠈⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣠⣀⣀⣀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣼⣷⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⢸⣧⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠻⠶⠶⠤⠀⢀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⡟⢸⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣤⣤⣀⡀⢠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠶⠶⠤⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣧⠀⠁⠂⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣤⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣄⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⡴⠋⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢱⠀⠀⠂⠀⠀⣠⡖⣐⣽⠟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⢶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣻⣻⡇⣤⣄⡀⠀⢀⢹⣹⡾⠋⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣿⡆⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⣿⠟⠻⣿⣷⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣛⣻⡿⢋⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠜⠋⠀⠀⠀⠈⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢯⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 361 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 01.15.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_15/1/2022:_Flameshot_11.0_and_Libvirt_8.0⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 12:24 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Distributions o Devices/Embedded * Free_Software/Open_Source * Leftovers * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ How_to_DITCH_Google_for_good_and_NEVER_look_back._– Invidious⠀⇛ Nextcloud is one of the most powerful self-hosted platforms in the world–and it’s one I’m a huge proponent. o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ Initial_Sound_Open_Firmware_Support_For_AMD_Hardware_Comes With_Linux_5.17_–_Phoronix⠀⇛ The sound subsystem updates have been merged into the Linux 5.17 kernel with a few notable hardware driver additions this cycle. First up, there is initial Sound Open Firmware “SOF” support for AMD. The AMD Renoir Audio Co- Processor is now supported with Sound Open Firmware (SOF). The Renoir ACP was previously supported on Linux outside of the SOF path. Back in November when the patches first surfaced I wrote more about Sound Open Firmware coming to AMD hardware with the Renoir audio co-processor being the first supported target. # ⚓ PCI_Changes_For_Linux_5.17_Bring_Intel_Raptor_Lake_IDs, Apple_PCIe_Clock_Gating_–_Phoronix⠀⇛ The PCI subsystem updates for the in-development Linux 5.17 kernel have been submitted to Linus. The PCI/PCIe subsystem updates for Linux 5.17 aren’t particularly exciting but do have a few changes worth pointing out: - Clock gating is now enabled for the Apple PCIe controller driver for saving power on Apple Silicon hardware. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Flameshot_11.0_Screenshot_Tool_Is_Here_with_Completely Refactored_CLI⠀⇛ Flameshot is a cross-platform, free and open-source tool to take screenshots with many built-in features to save you time. Taking screenshots is a very elementary purpose and we are surrounded by apps that can perform the task in a very professional capacity, but that’s just it. Most functionalities are limited to simply grabbing a section of your computer screen. This is where Flameshot comes into play. With it you can add blur effects, texts, shapes and arrows with all the colors you want just directly after you take the screenshot. Now the first release of Flameshot for this year is out. It is important to note that from here on each Flameshot release will increment the major app version and if there is an urgent fix it will be implemented as a minor release. For example, the current version is 11.0, and the next will be 12.0. # ⚓ Arti_0.0.3_is_released:_Configuration,_predictive_circuits, and_more!⠀⇛ Arti is our ongoing project to create a working embeddable Tor client in Rust. It’s nowhere near ready to replace the main Tor implementation in C, but we believe that it’s the future. We’re working towards our 0.1.0 milestone in early March, where our main current priorities are stabilizing our APIs, and resolving issues that prevent integration. We’re planning to do releases every month or so until we get to that milestone. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Connect_Snowflake_With_SnowSQL_CLI_Client_–_OSTechNix⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will learn what is SnowSQL, how to install SnowSQL in Linux and Windows, and finally how to connect to Snowflake with SnowSQL. Before getting started with SnowSQL, I suggest you to take a look at the following link to get to know what exactly Snowflake is and how to create a free trial account in Snowflake. # ⚓ Display_Command_Output_or_File_Contents_in_Column_Format⠀⇛ This article will show you how to display command output or a file content in a column format to clarify and demonstrate the output. We can use the column utility to transform standard input or a file content into tabular form of multiple columns, for a much clear output. # ⚓ Common_MongoDB_Interview_Questions_|_FOSS_Linux⠀⇛ If you have been successfully shortlisted as an interviewee for the above subject matter, we recommend checking out some of the commonly asked questions provided in this article guide. MongoDB interview questions are purposely designed to help our readers get acquainted with the nature and form of questions they might encounter during a MongoDB interview. However, an important point to note is good interviewers hardly ask particular questions during an interview. Instead, they occasionally tend to stay professional and unpredictable. # ⚓ How_to_add_a_Repository_to_Debian_|_FOSS_Linux⠀⇛ We all agree that Linux users install most programs from their centralized official repo listed in the source.list file. However, they might find a situation where the software or program is not listed in the repo list; In such instances, they will have to use the PPA (Personal Package Archive) or apt (advanced package tool) to install the program. PPA is a software repo created for Ubuntu or Linux users and is simple to set up compared to other third-party repositories. PPAs/apt are frequently used in distributing pre-release software for testing. PPA is an unofficial repo made available to Linux users by Canonical to allow developers to upload their source package. Then, Launchpad makes those packages available for users to install the applications from. # ⚓ How_to_Change_file,_folder_or_app_Icons_in_Gnome_Linux_– Linux_Shout⠀⇛ If you are using Ubuntu, AlamLinux, CentOS, RedHat, Rocky Linux, or any other Linux with GNOME, then here are the steps to change the icon of folder, apps, or files using Gnome graphical user interface. Well, if you don’ like the default icon of files and folders in Gnome then you can use the Tweak Tool to change the default theme icons. However, many times we just want to change the icon of some particular item, let’s say a folder that we want to be identified distinguished from the rest of the system ones. In such a case, we can manually assign any icon available on the system or the one we have downloaded from the internet in SVG or PNG format. # ⚓ Temperature_Sensor_with_Arduino_Uno:_LM35_wiring,_setup, and_code⠀⇛ To keep maintaining rooms, crops, and weather conditions under control, many projects require to monitor environment temperature. Arduino Uno can interface LM35, which is a good temperature sensor as it can measure from -55 to 150 ˚C with a 0.1°C resolution In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to connect and setup Arduino Uno with an LM35 temperature sensor, also examining its pinout, working, convention, and working protocol. # ⚓ How_To_Install_And_Use_fd_Command_In_Linux⠀⇛ Hi guys, there is an alternative command for find command – fd – which has some additional features, including friendlier colorized output, faster search speed, and some useful defaults. fd, is a simple, fast and user-friendly tool meant to simply perform faster compared to find. It is not meant to completely replace find, but rather give you an easy to use alternative that performs slightly faster. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to install and use fd command. # ⚓ How_to_install_Portainer_with_Docker_–_NextGenTips⠀⇛ Portainer is a free and open-source lightweight service delivery platform for containerized applications that can be used to manage Docker, Kubernetes, Docker swarm, etc. The application is simple to deploy and use. The application allows you to manage all your container services via smart GUIs or an extensive API, this makes the developers’ work easier. Portainer gives developers a chance to deploy, manage, and troubleshoot containerized applications without needing to deeply have experience with Kubernetes. This is awesome in my view. In this tutorial we are going to learn how to install Portainer inside a docker container, also we will learn the uses of Portainer, what are Portainer agents. Also, we need to understand about Portainer ports i.e which ports do Portainer uses to communicate with the world. So let’s dive in We have two editions of Portainer, the Portainer community edition which is free to use, and the Portainer Business Edition which requires one to purchase the license fee to use and it has more features compared to the community edition. # ⚓ How_to_Set_Up_SSH_on_CentOS_&_RHEL⠀⇛ SSH (Secure Shell) is a secure network protocol based on the client-server architecture that allows you to securely access remote computers/servers over the network. SSH is widely used by system administrators for connecting to remote servers. This makes administrators easily manage servers and applications remotely and securely from anywhere at any time. In this guide, I’ll show you how to set up and enable SSH on CentOS/RHEL systems. With the SSH enabled on this CentOS system, you should be able to access this system from other computers using its IP address. This tutorial also includes the steps to change the default SSH port, disable SSH login for the root user, and set up firewalld to secure your SSH server. # ⚓ How_To_Install_Node.js_on_CentOS_Stream_9_–_idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Node.js on CentOS Stream 9. For those of you who didn’t know, Node.js is an open-source, cross- platform lightweight, and powerful Javascript run- time environment for server-side programming, built on Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine and used to create scalable network tools and web applications. When you install NodeJS on your CentOS, the supportive npm packages are also automatically installed on your system that allowing developers to share and reuse the code. 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 Node.js on a CentOS Stream 9. # ⚓ How_to_install_Debian_11_Minimal_Server_|_FOSS_Linux⠀⇛ Linux provides fantastic options to deploy your server on one of its versatile distributions like Debian. There are just so many useful features of a Linux server. Some of them include setting up separate servers for Web, Email, File Sharing, Database, RAID, and many more. You can even set up ad-blocking servers through Linux. Today, we will learn how to do the minimal installation of Debian 11 ‘Bullseye,’ which is an excellent choice if you want to deploy your server on it in the future. # ⚓ Enable_Minimize_&_Maximize_buttons_on_Almalinux_or_Rocky Linux_8⠀⇛ If you are missing window minimize and maximize Title bar buttons on RPM-based Rocky Linux or Almalinux 8 then here are the steps to follow to get them back. CentOS, RedHat, Oracle, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, and other similar but popular Linux operating systems come by default with Gnome Desktop environment. But, this Vanilla desktop UI missing in the most common Minimize and Maximize title bar icons. Well, if you are more into the command lines then having them may not be important for you; however the Desktop users using Gnome as their daily wok OS, absolutely need it. Hence, go through this article to get back the Title bar icons and more using the Gnome Tweaks tool. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Proton_Experimental_pulls_in_newer_DXVK_to_help_God_of_War on_Linux_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ A small update landed last night for Proton Experimental with a main aim of helping the recent God of War release, which has been running quite nicely already. ICYMI: there was another update to Proton Experimental recently that solved a number of problems like Sea of Thieves voice chat. The only change we know of for the January 14 release of Proton Experimental is an update to the DXVK version used, which added in some new options that are turned on by default in DXVK’s configuration to help the performance in God of War even more. On top of that, it also makes it easier to use NVIDIA DLSS as it disabled DXVK’s NVAPI hack for God of War. # ⚓ Valve’s_Steam_Deck_pre-orders_will_begin_arriving_at_the end_of_February_–_GSMArena.com_news⠀⇛ The most recent update from Valve confirms that the first wave of Steam Deck handheld gaming device will be arriving by the end of February. After being announced back in July of 2021, the portable gaming device has faced supply chain delays from its originally planned target of December 2021. In the update, Steam reveals that the Steam Deck verified program has been ongoing in which some game developers have been provided with developer kits with “hundreds” shipped in the last month with plans to send out more of them to devs. # ⚓ Even_More_Reasons_Why_You_Need_A_Steam_Deck⠀⇛ Let’s take a moment to appreciate the confusion in and around the gaming media right now, and say thanks once again to Valve for providing the entertainment. Many journalists have slapped their Cynical Hat on and assumed Valve are selling the standard 64Gb Steam Deck at a loss to emulate Sony’s business model. A few have outright said that Valve’s foray into mobile gaming in 2022 is going to be another Steam Machines debacle. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ KDE_Caps_Off_Plasma_5.24_Beta_Week_With_More_Wayland Fixes_–_Phoronix⠀⇛ In addition to shipping Plasma 5.24 beta this week, KDE developers remained busy working on Plasma 5.24 as well as other KDE desktop components. KDE developer Nate Graham is out with his weekly development summary for what this leading free software project has been tackling for the past week. There is the seemingly never-ending work on the Plasma Wayland session and a wide variety of other fixes and enhancements to the desktop. - KDE’s Disks & Devices applet now allows the option for launching the KDE Partition Manager for a specified partition. # ⚓ KDE_Frameworks_6_Continuous_Integration⠀⇛ Just a month ago we had the first KDE Framework build against Qt6 without requiring local modifications. Things progressed rapidly from there, just with 2021 ending Kate has been seen running with proper styling and proper file dialogs. And by now we also have KF6 continuous integration for a number of Frameworks modules. Building against Qt6 More than 40 frameworks are meanwhile building out of the box, close to 60 build with pending merge requests applied or individual problematic parts commented out. To support this kdesrc-build now also provides initial configuration files for KF6 development builds, covering Frameworks and their dependencies as far as available already. Note that this is all experimental and only meant for KF6 development. It uses the latest development branches as well as a number of changes still in review or not even submitted to review yet. Do not try to use this yet. o § Distributions⠀➾ # § BSD⠀➾ # ⚓ TwinCAT/BSD_Hypervisor_provides_efficient_engineering and_execution_of_virtual_machines⠀⇛ # ⚓ TwinCAT/BSD_Hypervisor_Provides_Efficient_Engineering and_Execution_of_Virtual_Machines⠀⇛ # ⚓ TwinCAT/BSD_operating_system_from_Beckhoff⠀⇛ # § IBM/Red Hat/Fedora⠀➾ # ⚓ Irving_Wladawsky-Berger:_What’s_the_State_of_Our Digital_Technology_Revolution?⠀⇛ I first met Carlota Perez in the mid-2000s when she gave a seminar at IBM based on her 2002 bestseller Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics of Bubbles and Golden Ages. At the time, we had been living through a series of major changes, – the explosive growth of the Internet, the advent of the digital economy, the dot-com bubble, and the bursting of the bubble. In her excellent presentation Perez explained these turbulent times by positioning them within the historical perspective she wrote about in her book. If you look at the historical big picture, patterns begin to emerge which serve as a good guide for understanding the past and thinking about the future. Since the onset of the Industrial Revolution we’ve had 5 major technological revolutions, each one lasting roughly 40 to 60 years. First was the age of machines, factories and canals starting in 1771. This was followed by the age of steam, railways, iron and coal, starting in 1829; steel, electricity and heavy engineering in 1875; oil, automobiles, and mass production in 1908, and our present information technology and telecommunications (ICT) digital age starting in 1971. Technology revolutions are engines of growth, ushering new paradigms for innovation, rejuvenating and transforming the economy, and re-shaping social behavior and the institutions of society. To better understand the dynamics of a technology revolution, we should split it into two different periods, each lasting 20 to 30 years. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Pine64_offers_a_more_premium_mobile_Linux_experience_with PinePhone_Pro⠀⇛ With a few notable exceptions, if you’re looking for a new smartphone today you’re pretty much limited to operating systems powered by Google or Apple. The PinePhone Pro flagship from Pine64 is a very different proposition, running Linux instead of Android or iOS. The new flagship is not a replacement for the original PinePhone launched in 2019, nor is it a second generation. Pine64 prefers to think of it as a higher-end handset for more demanding users “who wish to daily drive a fully open Linux Stack.” It will come running the Manjaro distro, but is expected to be compatible with other Linux distributions such as PureOS, Ubuntu Touch, LuneOS, Sailfish OS and more. “It is also likely that PinePhone Pro will give rise to new software options,” said the company. “We cannot wait to see what the community comes up with.” # ⚓ Pre-Order_The_Linux_OS-Powered_PinePhone_Pro_Smartphone_For $399⠀⇛ Amidst a barrage of Android phones in the smartphone market, there is a Linux-powered PinePhone Pro, which you can now pre-order, starting January 11, 2022. PinePhone Pro is developed by the same team that produced the different Linux-powered hardware, including single-board computers, notebooks, and the OG PinePhone smartphone. PinePhone Pro was announced back in October 2021, which was the successor to the original phone, the PinePhone from 2019. Pine64 started delivering the Pro model to developers last month, however, it wasn’t available for the masses. Thankfully, the pre-order is now up and running and you can get your hands on the device. The device comes with a good set of features and the price of the PinePhone Pro is set at $399. # ⚓ ROCK_5B:_Pico-ITX_board_launches_with_an_RK3588_SoC_from US$84_with_up_to_16_GB_of_RAM_–_NotebookCheck.net_News⠀⇛ In the same blog post, Radxa clarifies that the Rock 5B supports Linux kernel 5.10, Android 12 and Debian Buster. The SBC starts at US$129 with 4 GB of RAM and increases to US$149 for the 8 GB of RAM edition, or US$189 if you want 16 GB of RAM. However, Radxa’s partners are offering a US$50 code to be used against one ROCK 5B device. There are no limits on the volume of R3 codes you redeem, though. Pre-orders are open now on Ameridroid and ALLNET China; orders should start shipping in Q2 2022. # § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ The_RISC-V_experience⠀⇛ I’m writing to you from a Sway session on Alpine Linux, which is to say from a setup quite similar to the one I usually write blog posts on, save for one important factor: a RISC-V CPU. I’ll state upfront that what I’m using is not a very practical system. What I’m going to describe is all of the impractical hacks and workarounds I have used to build a “useful” RISC-V system on which I can mostly conduct my usual work. It has been an interesting exercise, and it bodes well for the future of RISC-V, but for all practical purposes the promise of RISC-V still lives in tomorrow, not today. In December of 2018, I wrote an article about the process of bootstrapping Alpine Linux for RISC-V on the HiFive Unleashed board. This board was essentially a crappy SoC built around a RISC-V CPU: a microSD slot, GPIO pins, an ethernet port, a little bit of RAM, and the CPU itself, in a custom form-factor.1 Today I’m writing this on the HiFive Unmatched, which is a big step up: it’s a Mini-ITX form factor (that is, it fits in a standardized PC case) with 16G of RAM, and the ethernet, microSD, and GPIO ports are complemented with a very useful set of additional I/O via two M.2 slots, a PCIe slot, and a USB 3 controller, plus an SPI flash chip. I have an NVMe drive with my root filesystem on it and an AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100 GPU installed. In form, it essentially functions like a standard PC workstation. I have been gradually working on bringing this system up to the standards that I expect from a useful PC, namely that it can run upstream Alpine Linux with minimal fuss. This was not really possible on the previous SiFive hardware, but I have got pretty close on this machine. I had to go to some lengths to get u-Boot to provide a working UEFI environment,2 and I had to patch grub as well, but the result is that I can write a standard Alpine ISO to a USB stick, then boot it and install Alpine onto an NVMe normally, which then boots itself with UEFI with no further fiddling. I interact with it through three means: the on-board UART via a micro- USB cable (necessary to interact with u-Boot, grub, or the early Linux environment), or ethernet (once sshd is up), or with keyboard, mouse, and displays connected to the GPU. o § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ # § Events⠀➾ # ⚓ Pulling_on_a_thread_–_Jan_Schmidt⠀⇛ I’m attending the https://linux.conf.au/ conference online this weekend, which is always a good opportunity for some sideline hacking. I found something boneheaded doing that today. There have been a few times while inventing the OpenHMD Rift driver where I’ve noticed something strange and followed the thread until it made sense. Sometimes that leads to improvements in the driver, sometimes not. In this case, I wanted to generate a graph of how long the computer vision processing takes – from the moment each camera frame is captured until poses are generated for each device. # § Productivity Software/LibreOffice/Calligra⠀➾ # ⚓ Open-source_software_LibreOffice_to_add_Star_Trek’s Klingon_language_to_7.3_update⠀⇛ Beginning in February, open source writing platform LibreOffice 7.3 promises to include support for two “made up” languages: Interslavic and Klingon. According to a report from neowin.com, the decision to include the Klingon and Interslavic languages is an effort to streamline user workload by allowing users to work with the languages without the need to use alternative translation. The Klingon language was developed for the Star Trek franchise by linguist Marc Orkrand. Interslavic, on the other hand, is meant to “bridge the language gap between Slavic languages such as Russian and Polish.” # ⚓ LibreOffice_7.3_will_ship_with_support_for_two_made- up_languages;_Klingon_and_Interslavic⠀⇛ The popular open-source office suite, LibreOffice, will support two constructed (made-up) languages from early February with the launch of LibreOffice 7.3. The two languages are Star Trek’s Klingon – the language of the Klingons, and Interslavic, a language that’s supposed to bridge the language gap between Slavic languages such as Russian and Polish. With LibreOffice mainly being funded by donations, some of its benefactors will be no doubt wondering if their money isn’t being wasted on the implementation of these languages due to the fact that they have a tiny number of speakers. In response to this concern, The Document Foundation (which runs LibreOffice) said that it’s important to remember the community develops the suite so individual contributors can work on items that are important to them, therefore, an individual working on a Klingon translation doesn’t stop the wider project from working on other important tasks. # § Content Management Systems (CMS)⠀➾ # ⚓ Happy_B’day_Matt_Mullenweg:_The_Man_Who_Powers_Over 40%_of_World’s_Total_Websites [Ed: Misleading title. He co-founded a successor of b2, which now gets downloaded and then used by many sites.]⠀⇛ Versatile is the word that comes to mind when describing Matt Mullenweg. The music fanatic enjoyed playing saxophone, but never considered it as a career. He dropped out of college when he was 19 years old. Later in life, he developed an interest in coding, and when the puzzle pieces of his life formed the meaningful picture, he met Mike Little, a professional coder. # § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Frei0r_compiled_in_OpenEmbedded⠀⇛ # ⚓ The_Top_9_Places_to_Learn_Programming_Online_for Free⠀⇛ # ⚓ IBM_Open_Sources_CodeFlare⠀⇛ IBM has announced improvements to CodeFlare, its serverless framework that aims to reduce the time and effort developers spend training and preparing AI and machine learning models for deployment in hybrid cloud environments. CodeFlare has also now been made open source. CodeFlare is a framework that simplifies the integration, scaling and acceleration of complex multi-step analytics and machine learning pipelines on the cloud. # ⚓ The_best_software_engineering_conferences_of_2022⠀⇛ One of the best ways for software engineers to keep up to date with trends in the field is to attend conferences. And after a couple of years of virtual conferences and even canceled events, many organizations will be back in 2022 to holding in-person gatherings, and others are opting for hybrid events. Attending these conferences will allow you to hear keynotes from world-class practitioners and learn from tech talks with leading authorities. You’ll also have the opportunity to participate in informative Q&A sessions, as well as engage with peers who can help answer your questions. In addition, you’ll acquire actionable ideas that you can bring back to your team and implement immediately. # ⚓ Qt_Oyj_:_Qbs_1.21_released_|_MarketScreener⠀⇛ Qbs is a community-driven language-agnostic build automation system. It is fast and offers an easy-to-learn language based upon QML. # ⚓ Intel_ISPC_1.17_Compiler_Released_With_Xe_HPG,_PS5_& AMD_Zen_Support_–_Phoronix⠀⇛ Intel ended out the week with a huge update to ISPC, the Intel Implicit SPMD Program Compiler. ISPC is Intel’s LLVM-based compiler focused on its C variant with extensions for single program, multiple data (SPMD) programming. Interestingly with this release is the introduction of AMD Zen 1/2/ 3 targeting and even the PlayStation 5 while also adding support for forthcoming Intel Arc “Alchemist” (Xe HPG) hardware. # ⚓ Maintainable_Rails_system_tests_with_page_objects⠀⇛ Rails system tests often depend on input and CSS selectors. To make our tests more maintainable, we can isolate layout changes within page objects. This post is about an idea I had a long time ago and came back to recently. It’s from a similar category as my idea for Rails contexts, so it might not be 100% failproof, and I am looking for feedback. # § Perl/Raku⠀➾ # ⚓ Manual_hypering⠀⇛ Nemokosch was unhappy with the performance of a literal translation from Python. So he asked for advice in #raku-beginner. (The logger is missing messages. Authorities have been informed.) This lead to many suggestions, none of which helped much. As such, I was forced to play our Get out of Jail Free (card). o § Standards/Consortia⠀➾ # ⚓ Why_table_cells_won’t_fit_into_your_CSS_baseline_grid⠀⇛ A baseline grid design is a fancy way of describing a page design laid out like on lined paper sheets. (The lines are not visible, of course.) It’s the art of ensuring your design and text maintain a rhythm and the same visual pacing throughout the page by using consistent line heights and spacing. It just takes a bit of practice to stay within the lines when you’re writing on paper It’s also easy with CSS, until you meet rigid pixel-design elements like figures, images, and tables. In this article, I’ll demonstrate how to align the text in your tables with your baseline grid. I’ll also explore why it’s so difficult with tables in particular. It should easily fit with some adjustment, but the eccentricities of CSS Table Layout will fight you to the bitter end. It’s just rows of text, right? # ⚓ What_is_Web3?_A_new_decentralized_web,_or_the_latest marketing_buzzword⠀⇛ Web3, as envisioned by the Web3 Foundation, will be a public internet where data and content are registered on blockchains, tokenized, or managed and accessed on peer-to-peer distributed networks. Web3 promises to be a decentralized, immutable version of the web, free of intermediaries and built with the same cryptographic verifiability that has given rise to cryptocurrencies, non- fungible tokens (NFTs), and new types of decentralized applications underpinned by a distributed ledger, or Dapps. # ⚓ libvirt_v8.0.0_(2022-01-14)⠀⇛ A rogue guest could continuously reboot itself and cause libvirtd on the host to deadlock or crash, resulting in a denial of service condition. # ⚓ libvirt_8.0_Virtualization_API_Released_–_Phoronix⠀⇛ Libvirt 8.0 has been released for this open-source Virtualization API and associated daemon/tools for managing KVM, Xen, and other hypervisors. Libvirt 8.0 isn’t the most exciting release but does bring some changes to note. Libvirt 8.0 with QEMU now supports a synchronous write mode for disk copy operations. The option is intended to ensure the job will converge under heavy I/O. The new options are exposed as “virsh blockcopy –synchronous-writes” and “virsh migrate –copy- storage-synchronous-writes”. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Hitch_’22⠀⇛ o ⚓ Rebecca_Solnit_Is_Not_Giving_Up_Hope⠀⇛ Rebecca Solnit, the great essayist of this time, gave us a fresh understanding of George Orwell with her brilliant 2021 book Orwell’s Roses (Viking). But as with all things Solnit, Orwell’s Roses is about a good deal more than its nominal subject: the flowers that the author of Animal Farm and 1984 planted in the garden of a rented cottage in the English village of Wallington. I spoke with Solnit about the need for bread and roses—especially in perilous times. —John Nichols o ⚓ Making_Your_Own_Mclaren_F1_LM_|_Hackaday⠀⇛ It isn’t often we get a project that has an eighteen- year-long timeline, as staying focused on one project for that long is a significant investment of someone’s lifetime. But when you’re making your own carbon copy Mclaren, you need to be prepared for it to take a while. Unfortunately, there are only 6 of them in the world so for most people if you want one, you need to make your own. Granted, in those eighteen years, [Brough Built] freely admits there were some gaps. He scrapped most of the earlier work, and today’s current iteration took about three years. This car is made of steel, aluminum, foam, carbon fiber, and sweat. It is a close copy of the F1, and it has all the features you would expect to see on the real thing, like the centered driver’s seat and the gold cladding in the engine bay. o ⚓ 50_US_airports_to_be_surrounded_by_5G_C-band-free_zones [Ed: While the 5G patent pool/cartel has been busy painting_all_critics as_cranks_using_straw_men]⠀⇛ Live close to an airport in US and have a 5G handset? The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released a promised list of major American airports to be surrounded by buffer zones that won’t have 5G-C band service. The tech is slated to go live on January 19th. The selected 50 airports – which include JFK, LAX and SFO – were chosen based on traffic volume, number of low- visibility days and geographic location, said the FAA in a canned statement. The buffer zones are designed to keep wireless signals and aircraft separate following reports that the 3.7 GHz band used by the 5G C-band could harmfully interfere with civilian aircraft radar altimeters. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Capitalism_and_the_Profit-Motive_Didn’t_Create_the_James Webb_Space_Telescope⠀⇛ The first is the extraordinary new Webb telescope heading rapidly towards its parking orbit at the Lagrange point 2.2 where its telescope, reportedly 100 times more powerful than the already extraordinary orbiting Hubble telescope, will be able to show images of early galaxies formed only a short time after the Big Bang. That telescope, which has had to go through over 300 automated or remotely controlled steps — in order — to open up from its fetal position crammed inside the oversized faring of a European-built Ariane rocket — was designed and built by scientists and engineers working on salary and launched by a rocket designed and built by a government agency. That is to say, nobody involved was a capitalist. Okay, the prime contractor for the satellite telescope is Northrop Grumman but that company is a Pentagon arms contractor, and as such, is actually as much a state-capitalist enterprise as any state enterprise in China or Russia. Payments are all sole sources by the government — in this case, NASA — and pricing is what the government says it will be. # ⚓ Elizabeth_Holmes_is_set_to_be_sentenced_on_Sept._26. [Ed: She wouldn’t have gotten this far without help_from_corrupt EPO_management,_which_helped_legitimise_a_a_massive_fraud]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Custom-Molded_Offloading_Footwear_Effectively_Prevents Recurrence_and_Amputation,_and_Lowers_Mortality_Rates_in High-Risk_Diabetic_Foot_Patients:_A_Multicenter,_Prospective Observational_Study⠀⇛ Conclusion: Patients’ adherence is imperative to efficacy of custom-molded offloading footwear during treatment of high-risk diabetic foot. Further studies are needed to elucidate the role of improved design of the offloading device and the need for enhanced patient education for improved adherence. # ⚓ Clothes_dryers_are_an_underappreciated_source_of_airborne microfibers⠀⇛ No one likes when their favorite clothes develop holes or unravel after many laundry cycles. But what happens to the fragments of fabric and stitching that come off? Although it’s known that washing clothes releases microfibers into wastewater, it’s unclear how drying impacts the environment. Now, a pilot study reports that a single dryer could discharge up to 120 million microfibers annually — considerably more than from washing machines. # ⚓ Unusual_team_finds_gigantic_planet_hidden_in_plain_sight: Gas_giant_is_much_closer_to_Earth_than_others_like_it⠀⇛ An astronomer and a group of eagle-eyed citizen scientists have discovered a giant gas planet hidden from view by typical stargazing tools. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Observed_differences_using_SATA_and_NVME_SSDs⠀⇛ This post is just some observations using SATA and NVME SSDs, not quantified measurements. I have two 1TB SSDs, that I use to backup my work. I have all my work under folder “bk” on my Lenovo desktop PC, and two backup SSDs. I use rsync to backup to the SSDs alternately, usually about once a week, and keep the SSDs in a safe. I used to backup to an external HDD, but the SSD is considerably faster and also there is far less electric current being pulled through the USB cable — or so I thought. The first SSD that I used for backaup is a Western Digital (WD) Blue SATA 1TB, and I was happy with how fast it is compared with the HDD. It also runs “cool as a cucumber” — after performing the rsync backup, cannot feel any warmth on the casing. [...] Secondly, the heating of the NVME SSD is alarming. It negates the original rationale for using an external SSD, being to reduce current drain over the USB cable. Of course, the SATA aluminium casing has a bigger surface area, but I don’t think that will account for the huge difference in the feel of heat when touching the cases. My guess is that the NVME SSD is being deliberately run hotter, so as to get more speed, what we would refer to as “overclocking” in the case of a CPU. # ⚓ Doing_The_Right_Thing_The_Wrong_Way:_Dumping_STM8_Firmware With_555_Timers_|_Hackaday⠀⇛ When [Jarrett] decided to enter the 555 Contest that’s just wrapped up, he leaned up on an idea that’s been rattling around in his noggin for a few years: Using 555 timers to trigger a firmware dump on a microcontroller. It’s definitely the wrong tool for the job, but [Jarrett] got it working and documented it nicely at Hackaday.io. The premise is that by interrupting the power supply to the STM8 microcontroller at just the right time and for just the right duration, it would skip the instruction telling it not to allow its firmware to be read. Time and duration… things the 555 is well known for being capable of. There was a problem, however. # ⚓ Travel_Guitar_Hacked_With_Digital_FX_Setup_|_Hackaday⠀⇛ [Courcirc8] was a big fan of the ALP AD-80, with the travel guitar being a surprisingly competent instrument despite its folding form-factor. However, the onboard headphone amp left something to be desired, so it was time to get hacking. To achieve better audio output, [courcirc8] decided to purchase an iRig HD 2 guitar interface, and installed it inside the body of the compact guitar. The original volume pot on the guitar was instead spliced into the iRig circuit, and a switch hooked up to allow the guitar to output clean tones to an amp or the digital audio output of the iRig instead. It’s a tight fit inside, but it all nestles in there rather neatly when finished. # ⚓ Improve_Your_Front_Panels_|_Hackaday⠀⇛ For many of us, the bane of electronic projects is making a professional-looking enclosure. Sure, 3D printing has made it easier to make the actual enclosure, but there’s still the problem of labeling it. [Richard Langner] has the answer with something he calls easy front panels. You can read about it or watch the tutorial video below. The concept is easy enough. You create your beautiful artwork in your choice of graphics programs. The example uses Inkscape, but you could do it in anything, even PowerPoint. You print it out and cut it to size. You could, of course, print it in color or — as the example does — color it in by hand. Even if you print in color, [Richard] suggests you print a black border around holes and then use a black marker to color it to hide any imperfections in cutting. For the next step, you place the artwork in a laminator pouch and laminate it. We wondered if any of the self-laminating pouches would work as well. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Biden_Decries_Supreme_Court_Ruling_That_Blocks_Vaccine Rules_for_Workers⠀⇛ # ⚓ Me,_Richard_Nixon_and_the_War_on_Drugs⠀⇛ Speaking of getting busted, when I told this fellow that I had done a total of around forty days in jail for marijuana in the 1970s and early 1980s, he didn’t believe me. At first, he thought I must have been moving some serious weight and that I got off easy because I was white and had a decent lawyer. When I explained that no, I was thrown in jail for an ounce of weed or less every time and had a public defender, he shook his head in disbelief. When I told him there were probably thousands of people sitting in prison for marijuana doing long stretches, he could not believe it. The first few times I smoked legal marijuana was in Portland, Oregon. As I toked on the pipe I was proffered I couldn’t help but look out my friends’ front window to make sure no cops were around. It was usually my failure to be aware of cops that were the reason I had been busted in the past. Of course, there was also the fact that the Berkeley cops who patrolled certain parts of town where I hung out at did not like me and seemed to be constantly harassing me and some of my fellow street denizens. Talk about a waste of resources. But, then again, I’m of the mind that most of what police do is a waste of resources. # ⚓ Florida_Republicans_Push_for_15-Week_Abortion_Ban⠀⇛ # ⚓ Suicide,_Indian_Farmers,_Indigenous_North_Americans_._._. and_the_Shame_of_Shrinks⠀⇛ Chrisjohn—to make it as easy as possible for all but completely obtuse shrinks to “get it”— documents that during the years of the intensive removal of German Jews to concentration camps, their suicide rate was at least 50 times higher than for non-Jewish Germans; and he then reminds mental health professionals: “Not one social scientific study was designed or conducted to establish why the Jews were behaving in such a fashion, nor was there any apparent urge to uncover the ‘inner dynamics’ of Jewish suicide.” Caustically but correctly, Chrisjohn points out that “the ‘proper treatment’ for the ‘Jewish Suicide Problem’ wasn’t to send cheerleaders into what remained of their communities; it was the elimination of the system of unspeakable cruelty that destroyed their lives.” Instead of increasing access to mental health treatment, he reminds us that a very different treatment was required: “It was, in fact, Zhukov and Patton, and the forces they led, that ended the oppression that ended the storm of suicide that engulfed the Jews.” # ⚓ Radiation_in_Medicine:_Treatment_or_Torment?⠀⇛ Heike Daldrup-Link, associate professor of radiology at the Stanford School of Medicine, has recommended replacing CT and PET scans with sonograms and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging). In Newsweek April 11, 2014, Daldrup-Link wrote that MRI and sonogram can “spot all of the tumors with none of the radiation. Rather than radioactive tracers, the new method sends an iron oxide contrast agent through the patient.” There are crucial reasons to avoid CT and PET scans. Here are just a few: # ⚓ Roaming_Charges:_Republic_of_the_Tormented⠀⇛ + Only 9% of people in low-income countries have received at least one dose of a COVID vaccine, compared to 66% of people in high-income countries. + The Biden Health Care Plan in Action: “Americans who are uninsured, or who are covered by Medicare will not be able to seek reimbursement for over- the-counter tests they purchase.” The people who most need to be tested will continue to be those who can’t afford to get tested…There’s a death panel for you, Gov. Palin. # ⚓ Poor_Sleep_Habits_May_Exacerbate_Bipolar_Disorder_Symptoms –_Psychiatry_Advisor⠀⇛ Individuals with bipolar disorder who got less sleep than normal experienced a higher level of impulsive behavior and other symptoms the next day, according to a study published in Journal of Affective Disorders. In between manic and depressive episodes, symptoms including disturbed sleep and impulsivity remain. Both these symptoms can predict the onset of bipolar disorder. The researchers investigated these core bipolar disorder features as potential risk factors for bipolar disorder. # ⚓ Smart_Sutures_Become_WiSe_|_Hackaday⠀⇛ If you’ve ever had the misfortune to experience surgery, no doubt the surgeon and nurses drove home the importance of diligent monitoring of the wound for early signs of infection. These smart sutures allow detection of wound infection even before symptoms can seen or felt. They can be used on internal stitches up to 50 mm inside the body. More details can be read in this paper, and we covered another type of smart sensor back in 2016. # ⚓ Researchers_identify_signaling_mechanisms_in_pancreatic cancer_cells_that_could_provide_treatment_targets⠀⇛ Scientists have provided new insights into molecular ‘crosstalk’ in pancreas cancer cells, identifying vulnerabilities that could provide a target for therapeutic drugs already being studied in several cancers. # ⚓ Scientists_dive_deep_into_the_different_effects_of_morning and_evening_exercise⠀⇛ Exercise causes the body to release hundreds of different signals that improve our health in many different ways. Now scientists have mapped these intrinsic signals and how they are released by different organs in mice following exercise at different times of the day. Their ‘Atlas of Exercise Metabolism’ is a major step toward developing more effective exercise therapies that are timed to the body clock. o § Integrity/Availability⠀➾ # § Proprietary⠀➾ # § Pseudo-Open Source⠀➾ # § Openwashing⠀➾ # ⚓ Qbox_Joins_Instaclustr,_the_Platform_for Open_Source_Data_Infrastructure⠀⇛ Qbox, which provides hosted OpenSearch and Elasticsearch solutions and support, announced today that the company has joined Instaclustr, which helps organizations deliver applications at scale by operating and supporting their open source data infrastructure. With deep expertise delivering Elasticsearch and OpenSearch as a fully-hosted service, Qbox is a natural addition to Instaclustr for its strong technical acumen around mission-critical data solutions and its commitment to open source technology. For nearly a decade, Qbox has grown its impressive customer base – which includes data-intensive companies like Doordash and CBRE – by providing a fully scalable, available, and reliable solution backed by its world-class 24/7/ 365 support. Qbox immediately bolsters Instaclustr’s capabilities providing managed OpenSearch and delivering OpenSearch and Elasticsearch support. # § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Many_Gaps_In_The_Jenkins_Software_System Discovered_–_And_Not_Yet_Closed [Ed: Those servers are usually firewalled]⠀⇛ Anyone who uses the Jenkins software system for development should carefully study the current security warning from the developer. There you will find information about recently discovered security gaps and patches. However, some security updates are still a long way off. # ⚓ Raspberry_Pi_uses_field_analyzers_to_detect malware_on_computers:_Research⠀⇛ In a recent study, researchers have been able to detect the presence of malware with the help of electromagnetic waves and the popular portable chipset called Raspberry Pi. A new device has been developed along with Raspberry Pi by the Research Institute of Computer Science and Random Systems in France. Along with the portable processor, the device uses an H-field probe and a Picoscope 6407 to find out the presence of malware on devices. In the research paper that was published last month, the team wrote, “Our method does not require any modification on the target device. Thus, it can be deployed independently from the resources available without any overhead. Moreover, our approach has the advantage that it can hardly be detected and evaded by the malware authors.” During the study, the researchers used a design developed by Convolution Neural Networks to measure the traces of malware from a device. The team says that it was successfully able to detect the presence of malware with nearly perfect accuracy of 99.82%. # ⚓ Researcher_discloses_alleged_zero-day vulnerabilities_in_NUUO_NVRmini2_recording_device |_The_Daily_Swig⠀⇛ A critical ‘zero-day’ vulnerability in network video recording equipment made by NUUO has been made public, as a researcher claims unpatched issues could lead to remote code execution (RCE). Discovered by Agile Information Security founder Pedro Ribeiro, the issues have allegedly been present in the NUUO NVRmini2 device since 2016. # ⚓ Apple_to_Attend_White_House_Meeting_to_Discuss Security_Risks_of_Open-Source_Software [Ed: Foes of Open Source are_not_experts_in_it?]⠀⇛ # ⚓ White_House_convenes_open-source_security summit_amid_Log4j_risks⠀⇛ # ⚓ White_House_hosts_tech_summit_to_discuss_open- source_security_after_Log4j⠀⇛ # ⚓ Backdoor_for_Windows,_macOS,_and_Linux_went undetected_until_now [Ed: More sensationalist garbage from Dan Goodin right now and a very misleading headline, distracting from actual_back doors]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Iran-Based_APT35_Group_Exploits_Log4J_Flaw [Ed: This headline is somewhat misleading; this is a Windows problem]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Google_calls_for_govt_help_to_secure_critical open-source_software [Ed: This is the same Google that has put NSA back-doored crypto inside Linux]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Four_million_outdated_Log4j_downloads_were served_from_Apache_Maven_Central_alone_despite vuln_publicity_blitz [Ed: Seems like a human error as the patched software has been available for a month]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Avira_also_mines_imaginary_internet_money_on customers’_PCs⠀⇛ Many Reg readers probably won’t have user fleets running on the legacy AV, however, as highlighted by security researcher Brian Krebs earlier today, the feature was added to Avira’s product set late last year, just days after Norton360 started to hit the headlines for doing the same. Perhaps we shouldn’t be too surprised, as the same company, NortonLifeLock, owns both brands. NortonLifeLock is what’s left of Symantec after it spun off Veritas and then got bought by Broadcom. # ⚓ No_defence_for_outdated_defenders_as_consumer AV_nears_RIP⠀⇛ Game knows game. Thus it came as little surprise that Norton’s consumer security software not only sprouted a cryptominer that slurps your computer’s life essence and skims a cut, but that it’s hard to turn it off. A marriage not made in heaven but the other place: consumer-grade antivirus software has always had an uneven reputation, much of which it richly deserves. But how did we come to carry such a high parasitical load in 2022? Some of this is technical. Early generations of PC malware established standard techniques to propagate and protect themselves. Rootkit methods were common, monitoring and modifying operating system calls to defect target files and infect them, and to deflect scans or probes by returning false information. This means sinking hooks into the operating system at its lowest levels and taking control – which is precisely the same techniques early AV software used to detect and nullify viruses while defending itself from attacks in turn. # ⚓ Russo-Ukrainian_tension_and_the_future_of_open source_software_security.⠀⇛ Cyberattacks of unclear (but probably Russian) origin hit Ukrainian websites. The FSB “liquidates” REvil. And the US moves toward an approach to open-source software security. # ⚓ Software_supply_chain_security._A_new_backdoor. An_intelligence_agency_fumbles_a_RAT._A_warning on_commercial_surveillance.⠀⇛ # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ IFF_explains:_An_Election_Commission vulnerability_that_could_expose_your_phone number!⠀⇛ On December 15th, 2021, CERT-IN reached out to the Election Commission of India (ECI) IT team, which patched a vulnerability in the ECI’s National Voters Service Portal website that allowed access to unredacted, registered phone numbers of voters. Though this was fixed, awareness about the issue and its consequences are limited. Keeping that in mind, IFF, along with Sai Krishna Kothapalli, the independent researcher who came across this technical snag, attempt to provide you with a background of the issue, explain the loopholes that caused this vulnerability and elaborate on the consequences of privacy breach of citizens. # ⚓ Signal_CEO_Moxie_Marlinspike_resigns, leaves_WhatsApp_co-founder_to_run_things until_a_successor_is_named⠀⇛ Moxie Marlinspike, the creator of the Signal secure messaging app, on Monday announced his resignation as CEO of the company. Marlinspike said he had always intended to grow Signal to the point that it could go on without his direct involvement but that wasn’t possible as recently as four years ago when he was writing most of the code, managing employees, and personally handling support. Fast forward to today and Marlinspike said he rarely writes code and feels comfortable leaving matters in the hands of his leadership team. Signal is one of only two mobile messaging apps deemed secure enough to be recommended by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, where “secure” means encrypted end-to-end with some degree of credibility. The other, Signal’s much larger rival, is Meta’s (Facebook’s) WhatsApp. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Biden_Urged_to_Eliminate_Land-Based_Nuclear_Missiles_as_US Policy_Is_Revised⠀⇛ # ⚓ Macedonian_Ramble:_The_Tragedy_and_Competing_Legends_at Anzac_Cove,_Gallipoli⠀⇛ The Turks came late to the Gallipoli war monument game (by that point the British and French had erected their memorials all over the peninsula), but above S Beach they put up a memorial worthy of Mao or Stalin. My guide Bulant left me there in the parking lot, and we agreed to meet up in forty-five minutes, after which I would have walked around the soaring arch and read some of the inspirational inscriptions that overlook the Dardanelles. # ⚓ Washington_Tightens_the_Noose_around_China⠀⇛ The gigantic 2022 defense bill — passed with overwhelming support from both parties — provides a detailed blueprint for surrounding China with a potentially suffocating network of U.S. bases, military forces, and increasingly militarized partner states. The goal is to enable Washington to barricade that country’s military inside its own territory and potentially cripple its economy in any future crisis. For China’s leaders, who surely can’t tolerate being encircled in such a fashion, it’s an open invitation to… well, there’s no point in not being blunt… fight their way out of confinement. Like every “defense” bill before it, the $768 billion 2022 NDAA is replete with all-too-generous handouts to military contractors for favored Pentagon weaponry. That would include F-35 jet fighters, Virginia-class submarines, Arleigh Burke- class destroyers, and a wide assortment of guided missiles. But as the Senate Armed Services Committee noted in a summary of the bill, it also incorporates an array of targeted appropriations and policy initiatives aimed at encircling, containing, and someday potentially overpowering China. Among these are an extra $7.1 billion for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative, or PDI, a program initiated last year with the aim of bolstering U.S. and allied forces in the Pacific. # ⚓ Saving_the_Iran_Nuclear_Deal_Requires_Balancing_It⠀⇛ Today, the nuclear negotiators have to tackle many thorny issues to come to an understanding on the terms of a return to full compliance with the JCPOA by all parties, especially the United States and Iran. Most notably, these issues include determining the list of sanctions that the United States needs to lift and developing formulas for measuring and verifying their effective removal. The agreement’s failure to prohibit the imposition of new sanctions on Iran for non-nuclear purposes has rendered these tasks more daunting, given the bulk of new sanctions that the Trump administration slapped on Iran. Although these issues pose serious obstacles to reviving the nuclear deal, they pale in comparison to the challenge of developing legal and political mechanisms or guarantees that would allay Iran’s concerns over the abandonment or a major violation of the deal by a future U.S. president. As such, the main question facing policymakers in Washington and Tehran is how to make sure that the JCPOA, once revived, remains effectively in force for all its parties over its entire duration. Although some U.S. and Israeli politicians call for intensifying economic pressures and military threats against Iran to bring it into conformity with Washington’s line, these tools have proven counterproductive time and again and have led to dangerous mutual escalation in the absence of other favorable conditions. Rather, the best solution lies in strengthening the JCPOA in a manner that would minimize the possibility of defection by the parties. # ⚓ Anachronistic_Frivolity:_Australia’s_Recent_Tank_Purchase⠀⇛ Australia’s war-wishing Defence Minister Peter Dutton may be in urgent need of such treatment, but he is unlikely to take up the suggestion, preferring to pursue an arms program of delusional proportions.  His mental soundness was not helped by last year’s establishment of AUKUS and the signals of enthusiastic militarism from Washington.  Having cut ties with the French defence establishment over what was a trouble- plagued submarine contract, Dutton has been an important figure in ensuring that Australia will continue its naval problems with a future nuclear- powered submarine. Submarines are seaborne phallic reassurances for the naval arm of defence.  Stubbornly expensive and always stressing celebrated potential over proven reality, they stimulate the defence establishment.  The land-based forces, however, will also have their toys and stimulants, their own slice of make believe.  And Dutton is promising them a few, including tanks. # ⚓ IED_found_at_Delhi’s_Ghazipur_market,_controlled_explosion carried_out⠀⇛ Just less than a fortnight ahead of the Republic Day, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was found concealed in an unattended bag in the eastern part of the national capital on Friday morning triggering panic among the people. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ New_bacteria_in_UK_waters_as_temperatures_rise⠀⇛ Rising temperatures are causing a ‘growing diversity’ of Vibrio bacteria in the sea around the UK, new research shows. # ⚓ Ocean_physics_explain_cyclones_on_Jupiter:_Images_from_NASA satellite_of_polar_cyclones_on_Jupiter_allow_scientists_to study_the_forces_that_drive_them⠀⇛ Images from NASA’s June Spacecraft have given oceanographers the raw materials for a new study that describes the rich turbulence at Jupiter’s poles and the physical forces that drive the large cyclones. # ⚓ Opinion_|_Replacing_Climate_Anxiety_With_the_Hope_That Multilateral_Action_Brings⠀⇛ The end of a year and the start of a new one is a joyous time for families and particularly for children. It’s the season to gather, enjoy local traditions and reflect on the year that has passed. # ⚓ ‘Juries_Get_It’:_Climate_Activists_Acquitted_After_Train Protest⠀⇛ Jurors on Friday unanimously acquitted three Extinction Rebellion activists who were on trial for blocking a train in London to demand an adequate response to the life-threatening climate emergency. “The real crime lies with a government failing to do what’s necessary to safeguard the future of the human race.” # ⚓ The_Oceans_Are_Overheating⠀⇛ According to the Ocean Conservancy: “From the beginning of industrialization until today, the ocean has absorbed more than 90 percent of the heat from human-caused global warming and about one- third of our carbon emissions. But we are now seeing the devastating effects of that heat and carbon dioxide.” This brings into focus big questions about the overall condition of the ecosystems of the planet. The oceans, by far the biggest, cover more than 70% of the planet. As readily seen from outer space, the oceans are the essence of the planet. # ⚓ Opinion_|_Don’t_Look_Up:_A_Real_Call_to_Climate_Action_Is Missing⠀⇛ The Netflix satire Don’t Look Up has a lot going for it: An all-star cast—including Meryl Streep and Leonardo DiCaprio—and celebrated director Adam McKay deliver a razor sharp critique of America’s empty-headed political and media culture, while also deriding the dangerous, delusional prescriptions of a Big Tech billionaire. (Former In These Times senior editor David Sirota is a co- creator of the film.) The film’s animating crisis—a massive comet headed for Earth—aptly stands in for our own climate emergency. And the failure to confront a mass extinction event by wishing it away (with a Don’t Look Up movement akin to our own climate denial disinformation machine) hits close to home. # § Energy⠀➾ # ⚓ Sanders,_Warren_Demand_BlackRock_Intervene_in_Coal Strike_for_Fair_Contract⠀⇛ # ⚓ ‘A_Great_Step’:_Biden_Admin_Launches_Clean_Energy Corps⠀⇛ A new program launched by the Biden administration on Friday will hire 1,000 Americans to help expand the country’s clean energy infrastructure, a step the White House says is “critical to achieving the president’s goal of 100% carbon pollution- free electricity by 2035.” Workers in the Clean Energy Corps will work in areas including engineering, physical science, legislative affairs, and contract management and will work on large-scale projects including the administration’s Building a Better Grid initiative. # ⚓ Sanders_Leads_Call_for_BlackRock_to_Side_With Striking_Coal_Miners⠀⇛ Sen. Bernie Sanders and two of his Senate colleagues on Friday demanded that the Wall Street behemoth BlackRock—the largest shareholder in Warrior Met Coal—intervene on the side of Alabama miners as they continue their strike for fair wages and benefits. “Mr. Fink must tell the company’s executives to sit down and negotiate a fair contract now.” # ⚓ Activist_Pressure_Pauses_Newark_Fracked_Gas_Project⠀⇛ Faced with strident opposition from community and climate activists, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday intervened to stop a vote on a controversial fracked gas power plant in Newark pending further review of the project’s environmental impact. “Delaying this project is the right thing to do because new facilities should serve and protect overburdened communities—not increase harm and pollution.” # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ Dog_lost_in_wildfire_rescued_4_months_later_in_snowy California_mountains_|_|_missoulian.com⠀⇛ A dog separated from his owner last summer as a wildfire forced evacuations in Northern California mountains was found after a backcountry skier spotted the animal in deep snow last month, prompting an intense rescue operation. Russ, a pit bull-terrier mix, ran away from his owner’s vehicle in August as the Caldor Fire roared toward South Lake Tahoe, according to a Facebook post by Tahoe PAWS and TLC 4 Furry Friends, the nonprofit organization that assisted with the dog’s rescue in late December. The owner was forced to evacuate because of the blaze after searching for the dog and reporting him missing to animal services officers, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Saturday. # ⚓ Tiger_shark_migrations_altered_by_climate_change:_New migration_patterns_leave_sharks_more_vulnerable_to fishing⠀⇛ A new study has revealed that the locations and timing of tiger shark movement in the western North Atlantic Ocean have changed from rising ocean temperatures. These climate-driven changes have subsequently shifted tiger shark movements outside of protected areas, rendering the sharks more vulnerable to commercial fishing. # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ More_Afghans_May_Die_From_US_Sanctions_Than_at_the Hands_of_the_Taliban⠀⇛ o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ We_Know_the_Silver_Bullet_to_Ending_Poverty_and_Destitution But_Choose_Not_to_Use_It⠀⇛ That’s how the United States government should work, but it doesn’t. For-profit healthcare, corporate personhood, the drug war, funding terrorists overseas that we call “moderate rebels,” etc. — all of these things have been tried, they fuckin’ suck every time, and we keep doing them. The U.S. continually racks itself on the newel post all day long and then responds, “I think I’ll try that again.” But the reverse should be true also — if a city or country anywhere in the world tries something and it works great, we should do it. # ⚓ Hundreds_of_Thousands_of_Children_Are_Homeless_—_and_the Problem_Is_on_the_Rise⠀⇛ # ⚓ Democrats,_Struggling_Parents_Blast_Lapsed_Child_Tax Credit⠀⇛ Progressive lawmakers, advocates, and working parents spoke out Friday as millions of families weighed what they will do without the temporarily expanded child tax credit that has now ended after Democrats failed to pass the Build Back Better Act. “The CTC payments have kept us afloat for the last six months.” # ⚓ Warren_Demands_Private_Equity-Backed_Firms_Answer_for_Role in_Rising_Rent_Prices⠀⇛ # ⚓ The_Continuing_Phony_Debate_on_Free_Trade⠀⇛ # ⚓ Latest_IMF_Controversy_Unveils_Biased_Policies_and_a Harvard_Economist’s_Skewed_Views⠀⇛ The catchy phrase was deployed by Harvard University economist Ken Rogoff in early January, while cheekily asking, “Why is the International Monetary Fund trying to morph into an aid agency?” The IMF’s leftward turn, he supposes, reflects an overly-generous mentality and practice under the very shaky leadership of neoliberal Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva. Last year, Georgieva became notorious for data manipulation on behalf of multinational corporations and nearly lost her managing directorship because her statistical fraud was to China’s benefit, angering the IMF’s geopolitical bully-boy directors from the United States and Japan. # ⚓ 75%_of_Kroger_Workers_Meet_Definition_of_‘Food_Insecure,’ 14%_Have_Been_Homeless_in_Last_Year,_According_to_New Report⠀⇛ o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Deputized_Nation⠀⇛ What next? Well, think about it: Deputizing Montanans to rat on neighbors who won’t hunt wolves, or empowering oil and gas companies to sue pipeline protestors. Deputizing busybodies to report their neighbors for using birth control. Rewarding Floridians for informing the local prosecutor on anyone who uses the phrase “climate change” (after all, former governor Rick Scott banned the term, an imbecility he should never be allowed to forget). Authorizing anyone to punch anyone who tells them to wear a face mask. Deputizing parents to sue school systems that require ANY vaccines. Allowing anyone to ram their car into anyone they think “might be antifa.” Basically, just name anything currently annoying the idiotic average American reactionary and before long that creature will be deputized to take action against it, as if it were as objectionable as cannibalism. The list is endless. So it’s time to turn this stupid fad on its head. California’s plan to deputize its citizens against gun manufacturers blazes the way. Governor Gavin Newsom produced this stupendous idea and he’s to be commended. If Californians sue gun manufacturers out of business – voila! No more school slaughters. Who cares about the second amendment, especially when Oklahoma already ditched the first? Clearly, it’s open season on the bill of rights – most of which American morons oppose on principle anyway. # ⚓ Elite_Media_Remember_Lani_Guinier_as_‘Embattled’—and_Forget How_They_Battled_Her⠀⇛ “Harvard Law Professor Guinier Dies at 71; Known for Civil Rights Work, Public Service,” was the headline on the Boston Globe‘s January 8 obituary for teacher, voting rights advocate and author Lani Guinier. The story cited Harvard Law School dean John Manning, saying that Guinier “changed our understanding of democracy—of why and how the voices of the historically underrepresented must be heard and what it takes to have a meaningful right to vote.” New York’s Daily News (1/7/22) had “Lani Guinier, Civil Rights Attorney, Voting Rights Advocate, Dies at 71.” # ⚓ Reformist_DAs_Spark_Murdoch_Empire_Freakout⠀⇛ Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who took office January 1, wasted no time getting in the headlines, telling his prosecutors (New York Times, 1/6/22) that they should seek “jail or prison time only for the most serious offenses—including murder, sexual assault and economic crimes involving vast sums of money.” He also told them to “avoid seeking jail time for…certain robberies and assaults, as well as gun possession” if “no other crimes are involved.” # ⚓ Meet_the_Tokayevs_Journalists_trace_real_estate_in_Russia to_Kazakhstani_president’s_ex-wife_and_son⠀⇛ Precious little is known about the immediate family of Kazakhstani President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. But according to a recent investigation from RFE/RL’s Russian Service and Current Time TV, Tokayev’s ex- wife and son are both closely connected to Russia. Indeed, according to media reports, Tokayev’s ex- wife is a Russian citizen. And both she and her son have been linked to pricey real estate in and around Moscow. More recently, their ownership of two apartments in the Russian capital appears to have been covered up in Russia’s federal property database. Meduza summarizes the investigation’s findings here. # ⚓ Manchin_Joins_Sinema_in_Announcing_Opposition_to_Abolishing Filibuster⠀⇛ # ⚓ Come_on,_Man!_Joe_Biden’s_Dumb_and_Deceptive_January_6 Anniversary_Speech⠀⇛ # ⚓ Wisconsin_Judge_Rules_Ballot_Drop_Boxes_Unlawful⠀⇛ Amid efforts by Republican lawmakers across the nation to suppress access to the polls, a Wisconsin judge ruled Thursday that absentee ballot drop boxes are not allowed by state law. “This underscores the imperative of a voting rights legislation that ensures the freedom to vote is protected nationally.” # ⚓ Ohio_Supreme_Court_Strikes_Down_Rigged_Congressional_Maps⠀⇛ Voting rights advocates on Friday celebrated the Ohio Supreme Court’s 4-3 decision to strike down new GOP-drawn congressional districts just days after a similar ruling against rigged maps for state-level legislators. “When the dealer stacks the deck in advance, the house usually wins.” # ⚓ Half_of_Mail-In_Ballot_Requests_Rejected_in_Key_Texas County⠀⇛ Voting rights advocates responded with alarm to reports this week that around half of the mail-in voting applications in Texas’ fifth-largest county have been rejected as a result of a recently enacted voter suppression law that experts say is part of a nationwide Republican effort to restrict access to the polls. “It’s disturbing that our senior citizens who have relished and embraced voting by mail are now having to jump through some hoops.” o § Misinformation/Disinformation⠀➾ # ⚓ Vaccines,_RFK_Jr._and_The_Science_of_Misinformation⠀⇛ That’s the claim RFK Jr. and his raucous admirers make as they point out the lawyer-turned anti- vaccine crusader was kicked off of Instagram and has yet to appear on MSNBC or snag a seat on a late night show. But last I checked his new anti-Fauci book has thus far sold over 500,000 copies. Censorship sells, I guess. While RFK Jr. may be blacklisted from MSNBC and other outlets (news flash, so are we), he recently dropped in on the Jimmy Dore comedy hour to cook up a stew of gibberish, with a dash of falsehoods that went unchallenged by Dore, who appears to be more than happy to cash in on all of this anti-vax paranoia. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Sanctions_and_censorship_are_making_the_Internet_in_Iran less_accessible,_analysts_say⠀⇛ As Washington and Tehran clash in Vienna over reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran continues to struggle under the weight of U.S. sanctions. Among them are restrictions that make it difficult for Iranians to access information and fast-changing technologies that much of the rest of the world takes for granted. Over the years, Washington has issued exemptions for personal communications tools – such as applications for messaging, blogging and social networking – citing the U.S. interest in ensuring Iranians maintain access to the global Internet. Such exemptions do not include tools for business communications, which are wrapped up in Washington’s wide-reaching sanctions on Iran and its banking system. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ The_Rule_of_Law_Must_Finally_Evolve_Into_the_Rule_of Justice⠀⇛ In a very real sense, we already have a “rules based international order” in the form of the UN Charter and its “supremacy clause”, article 103 of which grants it priority over all other treaties and agreements.  The norms established in the Charter are rational, but effective enforcement mechanisms are yet to be created. We also have humanistic “values” that should guide diplomacy and peace-making – including the principle “pacta sunt servanda” (treaties must be implemented, art. 26 of the Vienna Convention on the law of treaties).  Let us not forget the general principles of law, including good faith (bona fide), the prohibition of abusing rights (sic utere tuo ut alienum non laedas), and the principle of estoppel (ex injuria non oritur jus) – you can’t have your cake and eat it.  Alas, both in domestic and international law there is a high level of bad faith and the tendency to apply double-standards.  Major powers make agreements and then break them with impunity.  Major powers undermine diplomacy by brazenly lying, by making promises and not keeping then.  This subverts the credibility of the entire system of norms and mechanisms.  Politicians often forget that keeping one’s word is not only a matter of personal honour – it is an indispensable element of trust in the conduct of public affairs. Among other crucial values that we should promote are Christian values such as compassion, empathy, forgiveness, solidarity. # ⚓ Rebuild_and_Revive⠀⇛ # ⚓ Pardiss_Kebriaei_on_Guantánamo_Prisoners⠀⇛ # ⚓ We_Can’t_Let_Radical_Hope_Disappear_Into_the_Abyss_of Authoritarianism⠀⇛ # ⚓ Opinion_|_Massive_Labor_Uprising_Expected_in_South_Korea_on January_15⠀⇛ # ⚓ Making_Sugar,_Making_‘Coolies’:_Chinese_Laborers_Toiled Alongside_Black_Workers_on_19th-Century_Louisiana Plantations⠀⇛ In fact, far more Asian workers moved to the Americas in the 19th century to make sugar than to build the transcontinental railroad. It is a history that can force Americans to contend with colonial violence in the making of the modern world, dating back centuries to Christopher Columbus and his search for trade routes and quick wealth. As I explore in my book “Coolies and Cane: Race, Labor, and Sugar in the Age of Emancipation,” thousands of Chinese migrants were recruited to work side by side with African Americans on Louisiana’s sugar plantations after the Civil War. Though now a largely forgotten episode in history, their migration played a key role in renewing and reinforcing the racist foundation of American citizenship. Recruited and reviled as “coolies,” their presence in sugar production helped justify racial exclusion after the abolition of slavery. # ⚓ How_the_Vietnam_War_Pushed_MLK_to_Embrace_Global_Justice, Not_Only_Civil_Rights_at_Home⠀⇛ King called the law’s passage “a great moment … something like the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln.” Johnson recognized King’s contributions to the law by gifting him a pen used to sign the historic legislation. A year later, as Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law, King again joined the president for the occasion. # ⚓ The_Protest_Movement_and_the_Protest_Government⠀⇛ On January 11, in Georgia, President Biden delivered a speech on civil rights to boost a new federal election law. There are, he said, “moments so stark that they divide all that came before from everything that followed.… They rip away the trivial from the essential. And they force us to confront hard truths about ourselves, about our institutions, and about our democracy.” # ⚓ Ethical_aspects_relating_to_cyberspace:_Self-regulation_and codes_of_conduct_–_Modern_Diplomacy⠀⇛ Virtual interaction processes must be controlled in one way or another. But how, within what limits and, above all, on the basis of what principles? The proponents of the official viewpoint – supported by the strength of state structures – argue that since the Internet has a significant and not always positive impact not only on its users, but also on society as a whole, all areas of virtual interaction need to be clearly regulated through the enactment of appropriate legislation. In practice, however, the various attempts to legislate on virtual communication face great difficulties due to the imperfection of modern information law. Moreover, considering that the Internet community is based on an internal “anarchist” ideology, it shows significant resistance to government regulations, believing that in a cross-border environment – which is the global network – the only effective regulator can be the voluntarily and consciously accepted intranet ethics based on the awareness of the individual person’s moral responsibility for what happens in cyberspace. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ A_group_of_Philly_technologists_are_working_on_a_free, community-based_mesh_Wi-Fi_network_–_Technical.ly⠀⇛ When the pandemic hit the Philadelphia region in 2020, the city’s existing digital divide issues became impossible to ignore. Thousands more people relied on internet in their homes for the work and schooling they usually did elsewhere. The City of Philadelphia, along with state and federal government, has been working on the issue alongside private partners over the last two years. o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ EFF_takes_on_DMCA_provision_criminalizing_open_speech, indirectly_forwarding_‘Right_to_Repair’_–_Neowin⠀⇛ The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has officially requested a federal appeals court to decriminalize certain provisions within the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The EFF reasons that these provisions violate the First Amendment (Right to Free Speech). Specifically speaking, the EFF is going after Section 1201 of the DMCA, which currently makes it unlawful for people to get around the software that restricts access to lawfully-purchased copyrighted material. Essentially, the EFF feels that this section unnecessarily puts severe restrictions, and the fear of persecution, in the minds of people who wish to speak openly or access details about the software they legally purchased. Section 1201 of the DMCA, was originally intended to protect artists who created creative content such as songs. However, the same has long been used to restrict people’s ability to access, use, and even speak out about copyrighted materials. # ⚓ Hacking_Is_Hacking_|_Hackaday⠀⇛ Tom Nardi and I had a good laugh this week on the Podcast when he compared the ECU hacks that enabled turning a VW with steering assist into a self- driver to a hack last week that modified a water cooler to fill a particular cup. But it’s actually no joke — some of the very same techniques are used in both efforts, although the outcome of one is life-and-death, and the other is just some spilled ice-cold water. [...] So I had junk hacking in the back of my mind when I was re-watching Hash Salehi’s great talk on his work reverse engineering smart meters. Funnily enough, he started off his reverse engineering journey eleven years ago with work on a robot vacuum cleaner’s LIDAR module. Junk hacking, for sure, but the same techniques taught him to work on devices that are significantly more serious. And in the craziest of Hackaday synergies, he even hat- tipped Travis’ talk in his video! Hacking is hacking! o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ Lawsuit:_Google,_Facebook_CEOs_colluded_in_online_ad sales⠀⇛ Newly unredacted documents from a state-led antitrust lawsuit against Google accuse the search giant of colluding with rival Facebook to manipulate online advertising sales. The CEOs of both companies were aware of the deal and signed off on it, the lawsuit alleges. The original, redacted lawsuit, filed in December 2021, accused Google of anti-competitive conduct and of teaming up with the social networking giant. But the unredacted version offers details on the involvement of Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in approving the deal. Facebook has since renamed itself Meta. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2992 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 01.15.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_16/1/2022:_Year_of_the_GNU/Linux_Desktop_and_Catch-up_With_Patent Misinformation⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 8:49 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⠀➾ # ⚓ 16_Reasons_why_you_should_switch_to_Linux_–_Real_Linux User⠀⇛ Are you considering buying a new desktop or laptop computer because the performance of your current system is not up to standards anymore? But you doubt what to buy and how much money to spend. And you have even more doubts because you already did an expensive upgrade only a couple of years ago and ask yourself if these kinds of repetitive investments are actually really necessary, while your current equipment is not really broken. Did you know that Linux can bring back your “old” device back to life and will give you at least some or even many years extra with your trusted companion. In this article I will give you 16 reasons why you should switch to Linux. # ⚓ Is_2022_the_year_of_the_Linux_desktop?_|_by_Tim_Wells_| Jan,_2022_|_Medium⠀⇛ It should be no surprise that I am a Linux user and I have been for many years. I was introduced to Slackware 1 many many years ago and have been a user since. I’ve seen it’s transition for it’s early days to what it is today, and it’s hard to argue that it doesn’t look good these days. Over the years the idea of the “year of the Linux desktop” has been a regularly debated topic. # ⚓ Are_We_Getting_Closer_to_the_Year_of_the_Linux_Desktop?⠀⇛ Earlier this year TechRepublic argued that while 2021 wasn’t the year of the Linux desktop, “there was no denying the continued dominance of Linux in the enterprise space and the very slow (and subtle) growth of Linux on the desktop. And in just about every space (minus the smartphone arena), Linux made some serious gains.” o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ This_Week_in_Linux_181:_PinePhone_Pro,_Linux_Mint_/ Mozilla,_GNOME_Extensions,_System76_COSMIC_–_TuxDigital⠀⇛ On this episode of This Week in Linux, PinePhone Pro Explorer Edition, Extension Manager App for GNOME, Exploring System76’s COSMIC Desktop Environment, Slackware Linux RC3, Linux Mint & Mozilla Partnership, Firefox 96 & Firefox Major Bug Found, Developer Sabotage’s Own Projects, Desktop Environment In A Browser, God of War Now On Steam (via Proton), Steam Deck On Track for February, Humble Bundle Removing Linux from Trove. All that and much more on Your Weekly Source for Linux GNews! # ⚓ Gecko_Linux_Takes_OpenSUSE_To_The_Next_Level_–_Invidious⠀⇛ GeckoLinux is a Linux spin based on the openSUSE distribution, with a focus on polish and out-of- the-box usability on the desktop. It is available in Static (based on openSUSE Leap) and Rolling (based on openSUSE Tumbleweed) editions. Today, I’m taking a look at the recently released Rolling edition with the Cinnamon desktop. o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux_5.17_KVM_Updates_Deliver_Intel_AMX_Support_– Phoronix⠀⇛ The Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) changes for Linux 5.17 bring several feature additions. First up, KVM with Linux 5.17 brings support for Intel Advanced Matrix Extensions (AMX) debuting with Xeon “Sapphire Rapids” processors. While Linux 5.16 brought Intel AMX support, this didn’t include support for using the new instructions within KVM guests. With Linux 5.17 that AMX support for KVM is now ready. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ What_Is_the_Arch_User_Repository_(AUR)?_Everything_You_Need to_Know⠀⇛ Arch users are spoilt for choice when it comes to software downloads. You could either get your packages from the official Arch repository, Snap Store, and Flathub or completely eliminate the need to install software by simply downloading AppImages. Then there’s another option—downloading software from the Arch User Repository (AUR). But not every Arch user is familiar with it, especially newcomers. So, what is the AUR, and how can you download packages from this special repository? Let’s find out. # ⚓ Some_ways_DNS_can_break⠀⇛ When I first learned about it, DNS didn’t seem like it should be THAT complicated. Like, there are DNS records, they’re stored on a server, what’s the big deal? But with DNS, reading about how it works in a textbook doesn’t prepare you for the sheer volume of different ways DNS can break your system in practice. It’s not just caching problems! # ⚓ What_is_WordPress_Heartbeat_and_How_to_Reduce_Admin- ajax.php_Hits⠀⇛ WordPress is the most popular CMS in the world. They released the initial version of WordPress in 2003. It introduces new features every year. On August 1, 2013, WordPress Heartbeat was initially introduced in WordPress version 3.6. It allows your browser to communicate with the server when you are logged into the WordPress dashboard. WordPress Heartbeat offers great functionality, it helps in post revision tracking, auto-saving of posts while composing, and user session management. WordPress Heartbeat sends a continuous pulse, as the name indicates, using AJAX calls to perform periodic tasks. In this article, we will explain what is WordPress Heartbeat and how to reduce admin-ajax.php hits. # ⚓ 5_Step_Nginx_contains_podman_easy⠀⇛ Nginx contains podman is an accessible, open- source, high-performance HTTP server, reverse proxy, and IMAP/POP3 proxy server. NGINX is known for its high performance, stability, rich feature set, simple configuration, and low resource consumption. Now we create an instance nginx containing podman. # ⚓ How_To_Install_Octave_on_Ubuntu_20.04_LTS_–_idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Octave on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, GNU Octave is a programming language for scientific computing. It is used to perform numerical computations very easily and with a very high level of precision. Moreover, it is a very good alternative to MATLAB. 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 GNU Octave 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. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Stats_show_Linux_now_a_“viable”_game_platform_|_Boing Boing⠀⇛ Driven by refinements in compatibility frameworks and heavy promotion by Steam as a hedge against Microsoft’s increasing control of the Windows marketplace, Linux is becoming the OS of choice for more players. # ⚓ Cemu_Emulator_Plans_For_2022_With_Going_Open-Source,_Aiming For_Linux_Support_–_Phoronix⠀⇛ Cemu as one of the leading Nintendo Wii U video game emulators is planning to go open-source this year and is also working on Linux support and related cross-platform advancements. Cemu is a Wii U video game console emulator that has been out for Windows since 2015 and has garnered much success albeit criticism for being closed-source. A Phoronix reader has written in about their newly-published 2022 road-map that holds much interest for the year ahead. In particular for 2022 they plan to publish the source code of Cemu and open up its development process to community contributors. They are planning for this open-source milestone to happen this calendar year. # ⚓ Mac_and_Linux_games_leave_Humble_Bundle’s_Trove_after January_31st⠀⇛ # ⚓ Humble_Bundle_subscription_drops_Linux_and_Mac_support⠀⇛ # ⚓ Keep_Bugging_Game_Devs_For_Linux_Anti_Cheat_Support_– Invidious⠀⇛ Sure it might seem like you’re just being annoying but the only way to encourage game devs to add Linux support for anticheat systems like EAC and Battle Eye into there games is to continue bugging them and showing that there is a lot of support for these changes. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ First_Look_at_the_Maui_Shell_–_The_Future_of_Linux Desktop_[Test_Drive+Video]⠀⇛ We compiled the brand new Maui Shell and test drive it. Here’s the first look on this amazing vision of Linux desktop. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux_maker_board_market_survives_chip_shortage,_adds_29 new_SBCs_in_2021⠀⇛ In this intro to our catalog of 136 Linux hacker boards, we examine how the 2021 chip shortage led to higher prices, limited availability, and more than twice the usual number of discontinuations. Yet, 29 models launched in 2021, including SBCs with M.2 slots, RISC-V CPUs, and AI chips. Welcome to our 2022 edition of our roundup of maker boards selling for $200 or under that run Linux or Android. The Catalog link in the box below leads to 136 new or updated SBC summaries, and the spreadsheet links offer quick feature comparisons. # ⚓ Catalog_of_136_open-spec,_community-backed_Linux_SBCs_under $200⠀⇛ Our 2022 catalog of 136 open-spec, maker-oriented SBCs that run Linux or Android provides updated prices and descriptions plus a comparison spreadsheet of major features. The following summaries of 136 predominantly community-backed and open-spec Linux/Android hacker boards at $200 or under are listed in alpha order. They list specs and lowest available pricing recorded in the last two weeks of Dec. 2021 and first week of Jan. 2022 with products either shipping or available for pre-order with expected ship date by 2Q 2021. # § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ RISC-V_Powered_Mango_Pi_Takes_on_Raspberry_Pi_Zero_at Its_Own_Game_|_Tom’s_Hardware⠀⇛ Over the past decade there have been many Raspberry Pi clones. The latest clones the Raspberry Pi Zero form factor but introduces a RISC-V processor in place of the usual Arm powered SoC. MangoPi has appeared in a series of Twitter posts (as reported by Liliputing), and looks like a good choice for those needing more fruit in their diet. The Mango Pi MQ Pro, in fact. The little Allwinner D1 processor we’ve covered before beats at its heart, a 1 GHz single-core, 64 bit chip built on the open-source RISC- V architecture. RAM can range from 512MB to 2GB, and while the MQ Pro carries enough ports (2x USB Type-C, HDMI, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth), along with its 40-pin GPIO (Pi compatibility to be confirmed), to function solo, there’s also a carrier board in testing to add Ethernet and USB Type-A. The MQ Pro isn’t the first Mango Pi board. The company, whose Twitter account gives its location as Beijing and New York, previously created the postage-stamp sized Mango Pi MQ around an Allwinner D1s processor. This tiny SBC sports a pair of USB Type-C ports, but no video output beyond a 15-pin DSI FPC connector. # ⚓ Homemade_Pirani_vacuum_gauge_controller_with_Arduino |_Arduino_Blog⠀⇛ In theory, a Pirani gauge is a very simple device for measuring the pressure of a gas within a container, as it consists of a heated metal wire that loses heat as the pressure increases internally. With this value now known, the electrical resistance can be measured and used to determine the precise pressure of a given gas. And although the sensors themselves are relatively inexpensive, the controllers they are often connected to can have a very high price, which is why YouTuber Advanced Tinkering decided to create his own digital readout. The display uses an Arduino Mega to take in data from the sensor, convert it to a pressure level, and send it to a pair of LCDs. First, the Pirani gauge’s analog value is read with an ADS1115 ADC, which has 16 bits of resolution, and from there the value is converted to pressure using the calibration constant for air and a unit coefficient. The Mega then writes this information to the unit’s 16×2 character LCD module and plots points along a graph shown on a 3.5” TFT screen. Additionally, pressure data is sent via USB to a host machine where it can be read by an external program such as the Arduino Serial Plotter tool. o § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ # § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Alternatives_to_Oracle TopLink_–_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ Oracle is a computer technology corporation best known for its software products and services like Java. In 2020, Oracle was the second-largest software company in the world by revenue and market capitalization. They employ over 130,000 people, and sell cloud-engineering services and systems and database management systems. Oracle has a fairly prominent position with open source. They are a supporting member of the Linux Foundation, Cloud Native Computing Foundation, Eclipse Foundation, and the Java Community Process. Through its acquisition of Sun Microsystems in 2010, Oracle also became the steward of many other important and long-running open source projects such as the Java programming language and the MySQL relational database, introduced in 1995. The acquisition of Sleepycat Software, brought the open source Berkeley DB key/value store. The company co-develops the OpenJDK, an open source implementation of the Java Platform Standard Edition, and Btrfs, a B-tree file system. They also open source the Oracle Coherence Community Edition, NetBeans, and produce Oracle Linux which is a Linux distro compiled from Red Hat Enterprise Linux source code. While Oracle develops and distributes open source software, they have many different business models. The majority of their products are published under a proprietary license. This series looks at free and open source alternatives to Oracle’s products. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ The_TODO_List_(by_David_REVOY,_Krita_artist)⠀⇛ Here is a little Pepper & Carrot comic strip inspired by the too many task I decided to handle in this start 2022 “to start fresh”. In my long list, I managed to do a lot (DIY/Maintainance/Refactor/Paperwork/Documentation) but not as quickly as I wanted. 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇:-)⦈ o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Recycling_Soda_Bottles_Into_Filament_To_Print_Smaller_Soda Bottles_|_Hackaday⠀⇛ Soda bottles are usually made out of PET plastic, or polyethylene terephthalate, which is one of the most popular thermoplastics in modern society. A soda bottle can be cut into a continuous long, thin strip with the use of a simple hand-operated machine that slices the bottle with a blade. This strip of plastic can then be fed through a heated nozzle in order to produce filament for 3D printing. [The Q] demonstrates both parts of this process, including using a motorized reel to take up filament as the bottle material is fed through the extruder. The filament is then demonstrated by printing tiny versions of soda bottles. [The Q] fills these with soda and gives them the appropriate lids and labels for completion’s sake. It’s a neat way to demonstrate that the filament actually works for 3D printing. It bears noting that such prints are almost certainly not food safe, but it’s really a proof of concept rather than an attempt to make a usable beverage container. # ⚓ The_Eerie_Sounds_Of_Ioalieia:_An_ESP32/Valve/Analog_Hybrid Circuit_Sculpture_|_Hackaday⠀⇛ We’ve not had a circuit sculpture piece for a while, so here’s “ioalieia” a lovely hybrid digital-analog sound sculpture by [Eirik Brandal] to dig into. o § Integrity/Availability⠀➾ # § Proprietary⠀➾ # § Security⠀➾ # § Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt/Fear-mongering/ Dramatisation⠀➾ # ⚓ macOS,_Windows,_Linux_all_targeted_by_new cross-platform_exploit [Ed: This misses the point that Windows_has_back_doors, whereas this needs to be somehow installed, e.g. by incompetent admins]⠀⇛ On January 11, researchers from Intezer revealed they had found SysJoker, a backdoor that was originally discovered to be attacking Linux. Shortly after, variants of the same backdoor were uncovered that went after Windows and macOS. # ⚓ Linux_malware_sees_35%_growth_during_2021 [Ed: Crowdstrike is directly_connected_to Microsoft, so this is just Microsoft distracting from the fact almost all malware and ransom affects Windows, not Linux]⠀⇛ o § Monopolies⠀➾ # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ The_EU’s_patent_attorney_deficit_is_a_major_hindrance to_innovation_leadership [Ed: Truly appalling propaganda from bribed_agent (Joff Wild) of corrupt EPO leadership, conflating patents with innovation and claiming a crisis, which is false. How does he sleep at night? On a pile of cash (bribe money).]⠀⇛ A new scheme launched yesterday offers finding to SMEs seeking to protect their inventions but does little to tackle what is a major problem in many member states # ⚓ [Older]_UK:_What_To_Do_If_You_Suspect_Infringement [Ed: Patents are not rights, but Dehns, which was spreading_fake_news_to_promote_an_illegal_agenda, says “The monopoly provided by your patent rights can really give you the edge in your market.” No, not really. This is salesmanship, not facts.]⠀⇛ # ⚓ [Older]_UK:_UK_Government_Launches_Intellectual Property_And_Artificial_Intelligence_Consultation [Ed: This government has been reduced to buzzwords_and nonsense]⠀⇛ The UK Government officially launched its consultation on intellectual property (IP) and artificial intelligence (AI) on 29 October 2021, as part of the National AI Strategy (see our summary here) which aims to ensure the UK continues to be a world-leader in AI development and deployment. # ⚓ [Older]_Vegan_Patent_Analytics [Ed: This is sick. Veganism is supposed to be about ethics, not patent monopolies (but guess who looks to monopolise the activism for profit)]⠀⇛ November marks World Vegan Month which, this year, happily coincided with the COP26 conference. Veganism is becoming increasingly popular for reasons of sustainability, as well as ethical reasons. Eating less meat is believed to be one of the key steps that individuals can take to reduce their own carbon footprint. The total number of vegans in the world is currently estimated to be around 79 million, with this number expected to grow in years to come. In the UK, market- research in 2019 found that 40% of meat- eaters were also seeking to reduce their meat consumption. # ⚓ Unitary_patent_promises_a_cheaper_alternative_for life_sciences_companies [Ed: The bribed propagandists of IAM still produce fake news and utter lies for Team UPC; the opposite_of_what_they_say_is_true]⠀⇛ It is looking likely that the unitary patent (UP) will finally become available in 2022, now that Austria has completed its legislative requirements. While the preparatory committee has yet to announce a definitive timetable, its current estimate is for the provisional application phase to begin in January 2022, followed by the new system properly starting in mid-2022. Even with some delays, it seems realistic to expect the UP to arrive by the end of this year. While the most obvious beneficiaries may be innovators in the life sciences arena, how will the new system work and what will happen to the current national validation system? # ⚓ Top_10_Patent_Cases:_1891_to_1951 [Ed: “Top 10 Patent Cases,” according to person funded_by_the_patent litigation_‘sector’ (to advance its agenda at the expense of innovators’)]⠀⇛ Prior to 1891, appeals in patent cases went directly to the Supreme Court, and the Court decided lots of patent cases. In 1891, Congress created the regional circuit courts of appeals as a buffer between the trial courts and the Supreme Court and the number of high-court patent cases began to fall. The court decided a number of big patent cases during the period of 1891-1952, although many of them have been rejected or are no longer followed. Many are also primarily anti-trust cases involving the use (or misuse) of patent rights. # ⚓ Denmark:_Decision_G_1/21:_Oral_Proceedings_By Videoconference [Ed: Missing the point that this ‘case’ just proved_EPO_corruption_has_taken_over_its tribunals,_too]⠀⇛ On 28 October 2021, the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office issued the reasons for decision G 1/21 of 16 July 2021, in which it was ordered that “during a general emergency impairing the parties’ possibilities to attend in-person oral proceedings at the EPO premises, the conduct of oral proceedings before the boards of appeal in the form of a videoconference is compatible with the EPC even if not all of the parties to the proceedings have given their consent to the conduct of oral proceedings in the form of a videoconference”. # ⚓ FOSS_Patents:_InterDigital,_Lenovo_(Motorola Mobility)_readying_for_FRAND_trial:_one_patent_valid and_infringed,_one_invalid,_shortcut_injunction_denied for_now⠀⇛ We’re very close now to the InterDigital v. Lenovo FRAND trial in London, so I’d like to provide a quick update to my July post on this dispute, InterDigital’s hole-in-one in UK court build tremendous pressure on Lenovo (Motorola Mobility) to take global cellular SEP license pursuant to Unwired Planet. InterDigital prevailed on the merits with respect to EP2485558 on a “method and apparatus for providing and utilizing a non- contention based channel in a wireless communication system” because Judge Hacon deemed it valid and essential to the 4G (LTE) cellular communications standard. Apparently the pressure I was talking about has not yet resulted in a settlement, though it may still happen on the eve of the trial (a juncture at which license agreements often fall into place). # ⚓ [Older]_Lenovo_gets_access_to_InterDigital_licensing info_ahead_of_FRAND_trial [Ed: InterDigital is just a very_large_patent_troll]⠀⇛ # ⚓ [Older]_UK:_Peloton_Faces_Patent_Challenges_In_The Race_To_Beat_The_Competition [Ed: Example of likely fake patents]⠀⇛ For a fitness-based business, Peloton seems to be quite active in the US patent courts right now. Success will always attract unwanted attention I guess. Peloton will certainly find it challenging to assert a broad monopoly in the general field of remote-lead home exercise, even if they possess some pretty broad patents in this area. # ⚓ [Older]_How_Much_Are_My_Patents_Worth? [Ed: Most of them are worthless, but lying lawyers won't tell you that because they profit from making financial bubbles]⠀⇛ # ⚓ [Older]_NFTs:_Beware_Of_IP_Rights [Ed: There's no such thing as "IP", what he refer to isn't even remotely "rights", and NFTs are just another elaborate scam]⠀⇛ # ⚓ [Older]_UK_Government_Consultation_On_Standard Essential_Patents [Ed: Convicted_corrupt_firm promoting the interests of patent trolls in the UK (its clients)]⠀⇛ The UK government has commenced a consultation regarding standards essential patents and their impact on innovation. As the consultation’s introduction says, “The government seeks views as to whether the Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) ecosystem (i.e. the enabling participants, commercial relationships, infrastructure, and legal and regulatory environment) surrounding SEPs is functioning efficiently and effectively and striking the right balance for all entities involved.” It is doubtful that any company that has been involved in the often multi- jurisdictional and always expensive litigation concerning SEPs would regard the SEP ecosystem as functioning efficiently and effectively. There is a fundamental disconnect in that telecoms companies generally operate and licence on a global basis, yet the relevant standards provide no mechanism themselves for resolving disputes, leaving the parties with no choice but to engage in litigation in national courts. Furthermore, the number of patents involved is enormous: for example, the consultation request notes that, as of 2020, around 95,000 patents had been declared essential for the 5G standard. # ⚓ [Older]_UK_IPO_Launches_Consultation_On_Standard Essential_Patents_–_Intellectual_Property_–_UK [Ed: UKIPO paving pathways for patent trolls in the UK]⠀⇛ The UK IPO has issued an open consultation with a call for views in relation to standard essential patents. The consultation includes a wide range of questions relating to the relationship between standard essential patents and innovation, competition and market functioning, transparency, licensing and litigation. The closing date for responding to the consultation is 1 March 2022. # ⚓ [Older]_Current_Revocation_Rates_In_German_Patent Nullity_Proceedings [Ed: Bardehle_Pagenberg, which keeps promoting illegal software patents, coming to grips with courts ‘getting in the way’ of this injustice]⠀⇛ This article presents the current revocation rates with respect to granted patents in Germany on the basis of the case law of the German Nullity Senates of the German Federal Patent Court and the German Federal Court of Justice in the period between 2018 and 2020. It highlights patents from the field of software and telecommunications. Repeating this survey was prompted by the dispute regarding the presumption of validity of patents in preliminary injunction proceedings which has recently been escalated up to the Court of Justice of the European Union. # ⚓ [Older]_UK:_Double_Patenting_In_The_EPO [Ed: EPO is granting_everything_conceivable_for_money]⠀⇛ The issue of “double patenting” arises in the EPO when one applicant files two European patent applications with closely related claims and the same effective filing date. # ⚓ [Older]_Medical_Inventions_In_Europe [Ed: Many of these are illegal_patents_in_software,_albeit_in “medical”_clothing]⠀⇛ Methods of treatment of the human or animal body by surgery or therapy and diagnostic methods practiced on the human or body are excluded from patentability in Europe (see Art. 53 EPC). However, such methods of treatment can still be protected in the form of a first medical use claim or a second medical use claim. Medical use encompasses use in therapy, use in in vivo diagnostics or use in surgery. These provisions are set out in Art. 54(4) and Art. 54(5) EPC. # ⚓ European_Commission_asked_about_the_compatibility_of the_UPC_with_EU_law [Ed: About_time!]⠀⇛ The European Parliament has recently published a written question from Patrick Breyer, a German MEP, to the European Commission. Mr Breyer asks, in summary, whether the Unified Patent Court (UPC) complies with the requirement (under CJEU case law) that an international court common to EU member states has functional links with the courts of the member states when it has to apply EU law and cooperate with the CJEU. # § Trademarks⠀➾ # ⚓ [Older]_LEGO_Wins_Design_Case_At_The_EU_Court [Ed: European court (EU) decides that the corrupt EUIPO got it wrong]⠀⇛ The European IP authority, EUIPO, hadwrongly declared invalid a design of one of the building bricks of LEGO’s toy building sets. LEGO’s design protection is therefore upheld. LEGO has just won a case by the EU Court concerning design protection of one of its building bricks. The case goes back to 2010. LEGO had obtained design protection of one of its building bricks with the European Union Intellectual Property Office, EUIPO. The protection means that LEGO is protected against other companies copying the brick. # ⚓ €47_million_fund_to_protect_intellectual_property_of EU_SMEs_in_their_COVID-19_recovery_and_green_and digital_transitions [Ed: Funnelling more money into a deeply corrupt EUIPO will improve nothing; it'll deepen the abuse]⠀⇛ Today, the Commission and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) launched the new EU SME Fund, which offers vouchers for EU-based SMEs to help them protect their intellectual property (IP) rights. This is the second EU SME Fund aiming at supporting SMEs in the COVID-19 recovery and green and digital transitions for the next three years (2022-2024). # ⚓ €47_million_fund_to_protect_intellectual_property_of EU_SMEs_in_their_COVID-19_recovery_and_green_and digital_transitions⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_to_trademark_the_metaverse [Ed: How to pay lawyers to buy land on Venus]⠀⇛ Intellectual property is valuable both physically and virtually. Brands, and their legal teams, are playing catch-up. [...] Attempted land grabs are having an impact on brands regardless of whether or not they currently have a virtual presence. In November, two trademark applications were filed in the US by third-parties to use the Gucci and Prada logos in a range of metaverse-related arenas, including “downloadable virtual goods”, virtual worlds and virtual clothing used in virtual spaces. And on metaverse platforms with user- generated content, such as Roblox, creators are currently selling clothes that feature logos from the likes of Louis Vuitton, Prada and Chanel. # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ The_Artist_Pension_Trust_Had_a_Utopian_Dream_to_Give Artists_a_Shared_Retirement_Fund._It’s_Devolved_Into Legal_Threats_and_Despair [Ed: As usual people who do all the actual work are being robbed]⠀⇛ In the first of a two-part series on the rise and fall of the Artist Pension Trust, we examine the origins of the plan. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3967 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 01.15.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_15/1/2022:_Raspberry_Pi_in_Business⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 4:58 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Distributions o Devices/Embedded * Free_Software/Open_Source * Leftovers * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux_From_Scratch:_The_Nightmare_Will_Never_End!_– Invidious⠀⇛ It’s been a while since we last did an Linux from Scratch stream because I was starting to drive myself insane but we’re finally getting back to it, this time I won’t be doing it for 6 weeks straight though o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ How_To_Install_AngularJS_on_Debian_11_–_idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install AngularJS on Debian 11. For those of you who didn’t know, Angular is an open-source, popular, and highly-extensible front-end application development framework, used for building mobile and web applications using TypeScript and other common languages. It was developed by Google on October 20, 2010, and is currently maintained by Google and other individuals and corporations. 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 AngularJS on a Debian 11 (Bullseye). # ⚓ How_to_install_Ampache5_on_Ubuntu/Debian⠀⇛ In this post, you will learn how to install Ampache5 on Ubuntu / Debian Ampache is an open-source web based audio/video streaming applcation and file manager, which allows you to access your Audio & Video files from anywhere from the world through internet. It has a decent and responsive GUI which allow users to locate their files really easily # ⚓ How_to_install_Apache_Cassandra_on_Debian_11?_–_An Impressive_NoSQL_Database_manager⠀⇛ This post is about how to install Apache Cassandra on Debian 11. One of the most important NoSQL database solutions out there is Apache Cassandra. So in this post, you will learn how to install it on Debian 11. # ⚓ How_to_Install_and_Configure_VNC_on_Ubuntu_Server_20.04⠀⇛ This article will show you how to set up a VNC on Ubuntu Server 20.04. Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is a graphical desktop sharing technology that allows you to control another computer using your keyboard and mouse. # ⚓ Apache_Tomcat_container_with_Podman⠀⇛ The Apache Tomcat container software is developed in an open-source and participatory environment under the Apache License version 2. The Apache Tomcat project is intended to be a collaboration of the best-of-breed developers from around the world. We invite you to participate in this open development project. To learn more about getting involved, click here or keep reading. You can also check Tomcat 10 installation tutorial. # ⚓ How_to_Install_and_Configure_Kibana_on_OpenSUSE_Leap_15.3⠀⇛ In this guide, we will learn how to install and configure Kibana on OpenSUSE Leap 15.3. Kibana is a proprietary data visualization dashboard software for Elasticsearch, whose open source successor in OpenSearch is OpenSearch Dashboards. It is a data visualization and exploration tool used for log and time-series analytics, application monitoring, and operational intelligence use cases. It offers powerful and easy-to-use features such as histograms, line graphs, pie charts, heat maps, and built-in geospatial support. Kibana also acts as the user interface for monitoring, managing, and securing an Elastic Stack cluster — as well as the centralized hub for built-in solutions developed on the Elastic Stack. # ⚓ How_to_Install_and_Configure_Elasticsearch_on_OpenSUSE_Leap 15.3⠀⇛ In this guide, we will learn how to install and configure Elasticsearch on OpenSUSE Leap 15.3. Elasticsearch is a distributed search and analytics engine built on Apache Lucene. It provides a distributed, multitenant-capable full-text search engine with an HTTP web interface and schema-free JSON documents. Elasticsearch has quickly become the most popular search engine and is commonly used for log analytics, full-text search, security intelligence, business analytics, and operational intelligence use cases. # ⚓ How_to_install_smokeping_monitoring_tool_in_Ubuntu_20.04 LTS_–_Unixcop_the_Unix_/_Linux_the_admins_deams⠀⇛ In network and system administration profession, it is very important to monitor your infrastructure. Smokeping is one of the best open source icmp/ping monitoring and latency monitoring server. It shows historical data of packet loss, high latency of a network device. It is very easy to deploy. Today we will see the step by step installation process of smokeping server in Ubuntu operating system o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ The_Humble_Choice_subscription_is_ditching_Mac_and_Linux gamers⠀⇛ Many Humble fans point to the company’s 2017 acquisition by online gaming media giant IGN (itself owned by Ziff Davis) as the primary reason for the shift in strategy. It’s worth noting that the service’s iconic Humble Bundle sales have continued to offer at least some games available on both macOS and Linux. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ This_week_in_KDE:_the_Plasma_5.24_beta⠀⇛ This week we released the Plasma 5.24 beta, so go check it out and file bug reports! We spent most of the weak preparing for it and fixing bugs, which we’ll continue to do for the next month in preparation for the final release. o § Distributions⠀➾ # § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ openSUSE_Leap_15.2_Reached_End_of_Life,_Users_Urged to_Upgrade_to_openSUSE_Leap_15.3⠀⇛ Released on July 2nd, 2020, openSUSE Leap 15.2 was based on the SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) 15 Service Pack (SP) 2 sources and powered by the Linux 5.3 kernel. It introduced several exciting new features and improvements, such as new Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning tools like Tensorflow, PyTorch, ONNX, Grafana, and Prometheus. However, openSUSE Leap 15.2 is supported for only 18 months, which means that it has now reached end of life, no longer receiving software and security updates as of January 4th, 2022. This means that existing openSUSE Leap 15.2 installations will soon become vulnerable to attacks. # § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ What_If_You_Could_Fully_Customize_Your_Ubuntu_Desktop Experience⠀⇛ It turns out a college student frustrated by the limited customization options available on the latest Ubuntu Linux releases, and inspired by the settings offered by Linux hardware vendor System76 in their Ubuntu- based Pop!_OS Linux distribution, created an alternate version of the Ubuntu/GNOME settings app with new features. He managed to modify GNOME Control Center and add in a new panel called Personalize, which includes four new pages that allow you to take full control over your Ubuntu Desktop. These include General, Appearance, Dock, and Multitasking. # ⚓ Ubuntu_22.04_Release_Date_&_New_Features_–_OMG! Ubuntu!⠀⇛ Ubuntu 22.04 is due for release on April 21, 2022. In this post we look at the various new features and key changes that are planned for the release. Development of Ubuntu 22.04 is still at a somewhat early stage but we do have a good idea of what to expect from the update developers have codenamed “Jammy Jellyfish”. In this post we rundown everything that’s known so far, from the Ubuntu 22.04 release date to how long it’ll be supported for. And at the very bottom of this article you will find a link to download the Ubuntu 22.04 daily build to try it out for yourself. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Why_use_a_Raspberry_Pi_to_power_your_business⠀⇛ Raspberry Pi computer boards are very small form factor computers running Linux. They have an OS delivered and maintained from Raspberry Pi Foundation—the Raspberry Pi OS. Based on Debian, it shares many software packages with the most known Linux distributions. Moreover, many Raspberry Pi boards can flawlessly run the most famous Ubuntu server. They include ARM processors, which grant low energy consumption. # § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ RISC-V_SoC_and_Snapdragon_8_Gain_Mainstream_Linux Compatibility_|_Tom’s_Hardware⠀⇛ Support for the StarFive JH710 has been merged into the Linux 5.17 kernel, along with support for the prototype BeagleV Starlight which never went into mass production. In case you’re not familiar with the Chinese- developed StarFive JH7100, it’s a SoC with two U74 64bit cores running at 1.5 GHz. It doesn’t have a built-in 3D GPU, but does support 4K output over its HDMI port. It supports LPDDR3 and 4 (the VisionFive V1 board pictured above, for example, comes with 8GB of the latter), Gigabit Ethernet, built- in flash storage, SD cards, Wi-Fi, and various camera modules and LCD panels. Boards even come with a row of GPIO pins like a Raspberry Pi. Phoronix reports that the performance of the U74 is similar to an Arm Cortex A55, the successor to the Cortex A53 chip used in the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W. “This SoC promises to be the first usable low-cost platform for RISC-V,” reads the pull request that introduces the SoC’s support in Linux. It will be great to see cheap computers running the likes of Ubuntu or Debian, adding an open-source competitor to the X86 and Arm architectures. # ⚓ USB_add-on_boards_leverage_Raspberry_Pi_Zero_test pads,_USB_Gadget_mode_–_CNX_Software⠀⇛ I’ve just come across a few USB boards that take advantage of the Raspberry Pi Zero (W) test pads to add one or more USB Type-A ports to the board without soldering. The first one is “Catda Raspberry Pi zero WH USB expansion board” which I found on Banggood for $9.99. # ⚓ Throwback_to_2021,_More_from_Librem_5_in_2022_– Purism⠀⇛ We’ve had an excellent year of adding more functionality for the phone to the mainline Linux kernel. As a result, the Librem 5 phone has become quite usable in 2021 and will further improve in 2022. We have also increased shipping throughput, and our estimated shipping times are more accurate than ever. Here is a complete run-down from our team. [...] Get better control of how you share your location. When you disable location services on a Librem 5, you can trust (and audit) that the phone is honoring your request. For ultimate privacy, you can even go into full lockdown mode to disable all radios, GPS, cameras, mics and other sensors. # § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ How_to_See_Which_Android_Apps_Are_Taking_Up_the_Most Space⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_to_cancel_your_Netflix_membership_on_Android_and web_–_9to5Google⠀⇛ # ⚓ 4_best_library_apps_for_Android_to_read_for_free_– Android_Authority⠀⇛ # ⚓ Galaxy_S22,_S22+_and_S22_Ultra_delay:_Android_and Samsung_users,_the_wait_might_be_worth_it!_– PhoneArena⠀⇛ # ⚓ Galaxy_S21_FE_Review:_Samsung’s_sure_crowd-pleaser_– 9to5Google⠀⇛ # ⚓ Everything_you_wanted_to_know_about_how_Google brought_Cast_volume_controls_back_to_Android_12⠀⇛ # ⚓ T-Mobile_finally_pushes_Android_12_to_the_Galaxy_Note 20,_Note_20_Ultra_|_Android_Central⠀⇛ # ⚓ Samsung_One_UI_4.0_(Android_12)_update_tracker: Eligible_devices_&_more⠀⇛ # ⚓ Google_Pixel_Android_12_missed_call_notifications can’t_dismiss_fixed⠀⇛ # ⚓ T-Mobile,_Verizon,_Sprint_&_AT&T_Android_12_update tracker:_Eligible…⠀⇛ # ⚓ Samsung_Galaxy_A_Series_One_UI_4.0_(Android_12) update_status⠀⇛ # ⚓ Your_Android_has_six_‘secret_codes’_that_unlock hidden_features⠀⇛ # ⚓ Find,_lock,_or_erase_lost_Android_phone_via_Google Account,_Find_My_Device_app,_smartwatch⠀⇛ # ⚓ Google_comes_with_the_latest_feature_for_Android users_to_disable_the_2G_network_to_avoid_“stingray” attacks_/_Digital_Information_World⠀⇛ o § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ # § Programming/Development⠀➾ # § Perl/Raku⠀➾ # ⚓ Benchmark_for_Scala,_Ruby_and_Perl⠀⇛ I know this benchmark is maybe meaningless. But I would like to give a simple comparison for run speed of Scala, Ruby and Perl. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Of_Bullies,_the_Bullied_&_the_Craft_of_Art⠀⇛ Political powers in the mastergame The Player who controls the board o ⚓ The_History_Of_Ranch_Dressing:_Let’s_Get_Sauced⠀⇛ When I heard about the tale of the industry group that successfully lobbied the Food & Drug Administration about French dressing, that most disgusting of salad dressings that often includes friggin’ ketchup as an ingredient, I knew what I had to do: revive my backstory about how ranch dressing came to life and how, despite not getting the full ranch experience, the general public accepted that it was amazing anyway. Ranch dressing is more than a condiment at this point. It is a cultural phenomenon. It is a way to add extra fat to just about anything and wash it over with seasoning and creaminess. There are restaurants dedicated to this creamy delight, which shares four of its five letters with the word “French” but couldn’t be any more different. (By the way: Possible Wordle starter word?) It is “Fancy Like” a full 65 years before “Fancy Like” was a terrible song. And I’m going to tell you all about it. Today’s Tedium talks ranch dressing, because honestly, we must. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Public_Health_Professionals_Must_Demand_an_End_to_the_Use of_Weaponized_Drones⠀⇛ # ⚓ Opinion_|_The_Right-Wing_Supreme_Court’s_Appalling_Decision on_Covid_Safety_Rules⠀⇛ By a 6 to 3 vote, with liberal justices in dissent, the Supreme Court yesterday blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a vaccine-or-testing mandate for large employers. (The court upheld a more modest mandate requiring vaccinations for health care workers who treat Medicare and Medicaid patients.) # ⚓ Americans_Can_Order_Free_Rapid_Covid_Tests_Starting_Jan. 19⠀⇛ A day after U.S. President Joe Biden announced he had directed his administration to secure a billion rapid Covid-19 tests to distribute for free amid rising infections nationwide, the White House revealed Americans can start placing orders online next week. “There will be free tests available for every household, and to promote broad access, the initial program will allow four free tests to be requested per residential address,” according to a White House fact sheet. “Starting January 19th, Americans will be able to order their tests online at Covidtests.gov, and tests will typically ship within 7-12 days of ordering.” # ⚓ Gavin_Newsom’s_New_Budget_Proposal_Expands_Health_Care_to the_Undocumented⠀⇛ # ⚓ Donald_Trump’s_Neglect_has_Fueled_the_Coronavirus Pandemic⠀⇛ Except for its resolve to speed up the development of a vaccine against the coronavirus, the Trump administration’s decisions on the pandemic have been flawed, with dire consequences not only for the U.S. but also for the rest of the world. Countries that better controlled the spread of the virus like Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea, did so based on continuous testing, isolation of the infected, quarantining the contacts and massive use of masks. The Trump administration neglected these basic measures. A report issued by the House Select Subcommittee investigating the nation’s Covid response found that the Trump White House repeatedly overruled public health guidance by the nation’s top infectious disease experts, silencing officials to promote then-President Donald Trump’s political agenda. # ⚓ Under_the_microscope:_Antivaxxers_find_“impurities”_in COVID-19_vaccines⠀⇛ Every thing old is new again. I know that my readers probably get tired of my saying this, but it’s true. Since the pandemic began, there is not a single piece of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines or single technique of portraying them as horrifically dangerous that is new. Be they weaponizing VAERS to blame vaccines for death and destruction, claiming that vaccines are “sterilizing our women,” portraying them as laden with frighteningly awful “toxins,” or many others, the antivax tropes reborn for COVID-19 vaccines that are shocking those previously oblivious to them are simply repackagings, tweaks, and reinventions of old antivax tropes that I’ve been writing about for nearly two decades. There is, however, one that I hadn’t seen yet (or at least hadn’t written about yet), and that’s when antivaxxers start looking at vaccines under the microscope. That changed when I saw this doozy of an article on that center of all quackery, antivaccine nonsense, and conspiracy theories on the Internet, Mike Adam’s website Natural News, in the form of a story entitled, SHOCK: German physicians discover “astonishing” impurities in COVID “vaccine.” Predictably (at least to those of us who’ve been following the antivaccine movement, it involves antivax “scientists” looking at COVID- 19 vaccines under a microscope and finding…things, horrifying things…although I will give them credit for going on step beyond what antivaxxers used to do and finding “impurities” in the blood of the vaccinated as well: # ⚓ It’s_Time_for_Biden_to_Keep_His_Promises_on_Marijuana⠀⇛ Such is the case thus far with President Biden’s campaign pledge to reform America’s archaic and unpopularmarijuana prohibition laws. “No one should be in jail because of marijuana,” Biden insisted on the campaign trail. “As president, I will decriminalize cannabis use and automatically expunge prior convictions.” Biden also supported “the legalization of cannabis for medical purposes” and promised to “leave decisions regarding legalization for recreational use up to the states.” # ⚓ At_White_House_Vigil,_Nurses_Decry_‘Unacceptable’_Pandemic Response⠀⇛ Nurses dismayed by the federal government’s floundering pandemic response capped off a day of strikes and demonstrations Thursday with a candlelight vigil outside the White House, where healthcare workers gathered to commemorate colleagues who have lost their lives to Covid-19. “We can’t safely care for our patients if we are sick ourselves.” # ⚓ America_Is_Falling_Apart_at_the_Seams⠀⇛ In June a statistic floated across my desk that startled me. In 2020, the number of miles Americans drove fell 13 percent because of the pandemic, but the number of traffic deaths rose 7 percent. # ⚓ How_the_Navajo_Nation_Beat_Back_Covid⠀⇛ The solution, Nez said, has been the community’s prioritization of collective responsibility in its ongoing vaccination efforts. “While the rest of the country were saying no to masks, no to staying home, and saying you’re taking away my freedoms, here on Navajo, it wasn’t about us individually,” he said. “It was about protecting our families, our communities and our nation.” o § Integrity/Availability⠀➾ # § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ European_Cyber_Exercise:_Digital_Attacks_from_„Blue Land“⠀⇛ For five weeks, EU member states will simulate attacks on their critical infrastructures. For the first time, the threshold of an armed attack will be surpassed. The rehearsal includes the provision of assistance in accordance with EU treaties, and the NATO case of alliance could also be triggered. # ⚓ No_lights,_no_heat,_no_money_–_that’s_life_in_Ukraine during_cyber_warfare⠀⇛ Intrusions by [attackers] on hospitals, power utility companies, and the financial system were until recently rare. But organized cybercriminals, many of them living in Russia, have gone after institutions aggressively in the past two years with ransomware, freezing data and computerized equipment needed to care for hospital patients. In some cases, those extortion attacks have led to patient deaths, according to litigation, media reports and medical professionals. Friday’s attack on Ukrainian websites included a warning to “be afraid and expect the worst”, at a time when Russia has amassed about 100,000 troops near Ukraine, raising fears in the West that it is considering an invasion. Moscow denies it wants to invade. # ⚓ Google_buys_London_site_for_$1_billion⠀⇛ Google plans to refit the building so it is adapted for in-person teamwork and has meeting rooms for hybrid working, as well as creating more space for individuals. # ⚓ New_Windows_KB5009543,_KB5009566_updates_break_L2TP VPN_connections⠀⇛ When attempting to connect to a VPN device, they are shown an error stating, “Can’t connect to VPN. The L2TP connection attempt failed because the security layer encountered a processing error during initial negotiations with the remote computer,” as shown below.” # ⚓ New_Windows_Server_updates_cause_DC_boot_loops,_break Hyper-V⠀⇛ # § Security⠀➾ # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Instant_Messaging_Apps:_How_Private_Are They_&_What_Alternatives_Are_There?⠀⇛ And because communication takes place over the internet, it is, for all intents and purposes, free — unlike SMS (Short Message Service) and MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service), which often involve expensive fees for sending and receiving messages. # ⚓ Interview_With_Anand_Naik_–_Sequretek⠀⇛ Anand Naik: Cyber Security industry from a customer’s point of view can be divided in the world of have’s and have not’s – where the Top 10% has access to everything whilst the rest have to make do without much of any. As they say the industry is for, by and to the elite.   o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Welcome_to_the_New_Cold_War⠀⇛ The word “encirclement” does not appear in the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), signed into law by President Joe Biden on December 27, or in other recent administration statements about its foreign and military policies. Nor does that classic Cold War–era term “containment” ever come up. Still, America’s top leaders have reached a consensus on a strategy to encircle and contain the latest great power, China, with hostile military alliances, thereby thwarting its rise to full superpower status. # ⚓ Afghanistan_in_Freefall:_Deadly_U.S._Sanctions_Blamed_for Shocking_Humanitarian_Crisis⠀⇛ As Afghanistan faces a dire humanitarian crisis, we look at how more Afghans may die from U.S. sanctions than at the hands of the Taliban. The U.S.’s attempts to block support for the new de facto government have prevented vital funding from flowing to the nation’s civil servants, particularly in education and the health sector. Dr. Paul Spiegel says conditions in the hospitals he visited in Kabul as part of a World Health Organization emergency team are rapidly deteriorating, and he describes the lack of heat and basic amenities as winter descended. “There’s been a drought. There’s food insecurity. And all of this has been exacerbated due to this economic crisis and due to lack of the U.N. and NGOs being able to pay people in the field,” says Spiegel. “What we see now is that it’s not the Taliban that is holding us back. It is the sanctions,” says Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council. # ⚓ Moral_Injury:_A_New_Description_of_What_Ails_You?⠀⇛ Feeling in the dumps? What could be the reasons? Winter blues? Add COVID and lack of social interaction. Worried about climate change? Arctic melting? For Americans: Are the Republicans set to sweep mid-terms in 2022? No accountability for higher-ups in the January 6 assault on the Capitol? Supreme Court catastrophic? Bye-bye Roe vs. Wade? Potential U.S. civil war? Global politics? Russian troops ready to cross Ukraine border? Chinese pressure Hong Kong and Taiwan? Illiberal democracies flourishing? For the French: “Pissed off” with the man, Emmanuel Macron, who is pissed off with you? Aren’t the Brits incensed with partying BoJo? The list could go on and on. I have no magic cure for all that ails you (or me). But I do have a description of a new phenomenon which may explain some of your symptoms. We learned what post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is for returning Vietnam War vets. It is now considered a familiar disease for soldiers after combat. While it was certainly prevalent throughout history – shell shock and combat fatigue in W.W.II – it became officially recognized in 1980 when it was included in the American Psychological Association’s statistical manual for mental health practitioners. # ⚓ Completely_different_approaches_Political_scientist_Igor Zevelev_breaks_down_Russia’s_security_talks_with_the_U.S._and NATO⠀⇛ Russia’s week of security talks with the U.S., NATO, and the OSCE wrapped up on Thursday, January 13. The meetings took place amid ongoing international concern over Russia concentrating troops near its border with Ukraine. However, the talks didn’t result in any agreements, as each party refused to budge on key issues. Russia has demanded an array of security guarantees, including that NATO rule out membership for Ukraine and Georgia. But both the alliance and Washington insist that Moscow has no say in the matter. For Meduza, political scientist Igor Zevelev breaks down why this week’s talks failed to produce results and where there may be room for negotiations. # ⚓ At_Request_of_U.S.,_Russia_Rounds_Up_14_REvil_Ransomware Affiliates⠀⇛ The Russian government said today it arrested 14 people accused of working for “REvil,” a particularly aggressive ransomware group that has extorted hundreds of millions of dollars from victim organizations. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said the actions were taken in response to a request from U.S. officials, but many experts believe the crackdown is part of an effort to reduce tensions over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to station 100,000 troops along the nation’s border with Ukraine. # ⚓ Russian_FSB_busts_ransomware_group_REvil_at_U.S._request⠀⇛ On Friday, January 14, the Russian FSB reported that it had carried out a special operation to shut down the ransomware group REvil in response to a request from the United States. According to the FSB, its operatives detained and charged the group’s members after conducting raids on 25 addresses in Russia. If convicted, the suspects could face up to seven years in prison. The FSB’s announcement coincided with Ukraine reporting a major cyberattack that shut down dozens of government websites overnight. As yet, there is no indication that the two events are related and the Ukrainian government has not confirmed who is behind the attack. # ⚓ “Smoking_Gun”_Analysis_Finds_US_Sanctions_Produce_“War Time”_Economy_in_Venezuela⠀⇛ # ⚓ France_shuts_down_another_mosque⠀⇛ The Minister of Interior stated that 70 Muslim places of worship in the country have been “radicalised”. According to the ministry, there are 2623 Muslim mosques and places of worship throughout France and 21 places of these have been closed, according to figures dating from the end of December. # ⚓ The_fates_of_the_10_House_Republicans_who_voted_to_impeach Trump⠀⇛ But a year later, those Republicans are finding themselves ostracized — and even facing death threats — for being out of step with a party that continues to embrace Trump. o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ Millennium_Tower_Now_Tilting_3_Inches_Per_Year,_According to_Fix_Engineer⠀⇛ The engineer responsible for the troubled fix of the Millennium Tower acknowledged Thursday that the building is continuing to tilt about 3 inches a year since work began. He also revealed that his team did not provide any instructions to the fix contractor on ways to prevent the tower’s sinking and tilting from getting worse from drilling and digging around two sides of the foundation. # ⚓ Anti-Israel_Muslim_Group_Drops_Lawsuit_Against Whistleblower⠀⇛ The resulting discovery, Saroya’s attorneys argued, would show she was not lying about “sexual harassment, gender discrimination, retaliation against those who raised these issues, gross financial mismanagement, disregard of basic governance requirements and duplicity about its raising of foreign funds, and [about] whether CAIR has been disingenuous with its Board, donors, chapters and volunteers, as well as the Muslim community at large.” o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Elephants_Dying_from_Eating_Plastic_Waste_in_Sri_Lankan Dump⠀⇛ Examinations of the dead animals showed they had swallowed large amounts of nondegradable plastic that is found in the garbage dump, wildlife veterinarian Nihal Pushpakumara said. # ⚓ Elephants_dying_from_eating_plastic_waste_in_Sri_Lankan dump⠀⇛ Around 20 elephants have died over the last eight years after consuming plastic trash in the dump in Pallakkadu village in Ampara district, about 210 kilometers (130 miles) east of the capital, Colombo. # ⚓ We_found_a_solution_in_historical_Lviv_to_the_Tisza’s_sea of_garbage⠀⇛ There is a historic city in Ukraine with 800,000 inhabitants, and its highest point is a garbage dump. Such could be the opening line of an ad for disaster tourism in Lviv, but in fact, we’re talking about a promising reclamation site where an attractive park is planned to be in a few years. The city will also get a sustainably cost-effective and environmentally friendly waste management system out of it. The solution could also serve as an example for Transcarpathia, where, without proper waste processing, garbage is sure to continue coming into Hungary. Plans are already in place to tackle the problem – and Ukraine is largely looking to the EU for funding. The leadership of the region, which has a population of 1.2 million, says that building waste treatment plants could be completed by 2030 for €100 million, after which the system would become self-sustaining on a market basis. The industry is more pessimistic about the business model, but with a moderate budgetary supplement it could work – and it’s certainly worth it when you factor in the elimination of river pollution. Translation by Dominic Spadacene. # ⚓ A_Bigger_Tent_Delivers_Stronger_Wins_for_Climate:_The Lesson_From_Illinois⠀⇛ # § Energy⠀➾ # ⚓ ‘Appalling’:_Outrage_as_Biden_Prolongs_Trump_Coal Policy⠀⇛ A coalition of environmental groups slammed President Joe Biden on Friday for refusing to immediately reinstate the federal moratorium on coal leasing on public lands that was discarded more than four years ago by the Trump administration. “It’s appalling that the Biden administration is refusing to confront Trump’s reckless policy of federal coal leasing.” # ⚓ Federal_government_forecasts_that_U.S._oil_production in_2023_will_surpass_record_high_set_in_2019⠀⇛ In case you were thinking that the federal government under President Joe Biden was addressing the climate crisis by reducing oil drilling and dependence on fossil fuels in the U.S. at this time, I have some alarming news for you. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that U.S. oil production will average 12.4 million barrels per day during 2023, surpassing the record high for domestic crude oil production set in 2019 under Trump. # ⚓ Clean_energy_tech_needs_to_be_designed_for_recycling, experts_say⠀⇛ Companies like Apple and Samsung aren’t the only ones making high-tech devices that are hard to take apart and recycle. So are the manufacturers of critical clean energy technologies like solar panels, wind turbines, and electric vehicle (EV) batteries — and unlike the consumer tech industry, which is slowly starting to reverse some of its unsustainable design practices, there isn’t much being done about it. Batteries, solar panels, and wind turbines are all essential tools for combating climate change. However, these technologies take considerable energy and resources to make, and the best way to ensure we can keep making more of them sustainably is to recycle those resources at end of life. But today, clean energy recycling is limited by design choices that hinder disassembly, including the widespread use of ultra-strong adhesives. That could change, experts say, if the companies manufacturing supersized batteries for EVs and rare earth magnets for wind turbines shifted toward new adhesives that can be “de-bonded” using light, heat, magnetic fields, and more, or toward glue- free designs. # ⚓ Mainstream_Media_Catching_On⠀⇛ Two of the externalities of cryptocurrencies I discussed in my Talk at TTI/Vanguard Conference were the way decentralization and immutability work together to enable crime, and their environmental impact. How well are mainstream media doing at covering these problems? The picture is mixed, as the two examples below the fold show. # ⚓ California_is_poised_to_kill_rooftop_solar,_damaging climate_and_health⠀⇛ The California Public Utilities Commission is poised to kill off much of the rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) industry in California, which will result in the use of more polluting natural gas and biomass electricity as well as dirty electricity imported from out of state. The use of the new dirty electricity will raise air pollution death rates in California above the 12,000 per year who perish in the state already. Most of these additional deaths will be in poor communities in the Los Angeles basin and Central Valley, where pollution levels are already the highest in the state. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ They_Chopped_Down_a_Centuries-Old_Tree._Now_They_Face Felony_Charges.⠀⇛ Mr. Jones and Ms. Hoffman were also charged with falsification. Both charges are felonies that carry a maximum sentence of 18 months in prison, a spokeswoman for Mr. O’Malley said. # ⚓ Marines_rescue_3_whales_trapped_in_nets_off Acapulco⠀⇛ A boat of marine personnel freed the animals and herded them away from shore. It was the second incident in as many days: on Wednesday, a humpback whale calf was found stranded on the beach in Acapulco, disoriented and dehydrated. Residents threw water on it and later helped authorities push it back into the water despite heavy surf. Farther south, a whale rescue group has been trained by the International Whaling Commission. # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ Why_Britain_needs_more_migrants⠀⇛ As in other rich countries, women are having fewer children: after the sharp peak that followed the second world war, fertility rates have declined. And the big baby-boom generation is affecting demographics in Britain and beyond. In Japan, the dankai no sedai—those born between 1947 and 1949—have contributed to the country’s rapid ageing: almost 30% of the population are aged over 65. The slowdown in life-expectancy increase is also weighing on Britain’s population growth. Projections made since 2012 (see chart 2) have steadily revised down period life expectancy at birth (a measure of the average number of years people will live beyond their current age). For someone born in 2025, the latest projected life expectancy is 2.1 years lower than the projection made in 2012. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Inspired_by_Bernie_Movement,_Starbucks_Workers_Gain_Steam⠀⇛ With direct ties to Sen. Bernie Sanders’ people- powered presidential campaigns, the push for workers’ rights at Starbucks stores is “spreading like wildfire,” said one observer as the National Labor Relations Board on Friday ordered union elections at three more locations of the coffee chain in Western New York, weeks after workers at two stores in the area made history by unionizing. “The spark was the win at a Starbucks in Buffalo. The kindling was the thousands of Bernie supporters that Starbucks has hired over the years.” # ⚓ Lee_Camp:_We_Know_the_Silver_Bullet_to_Ending_Poverty_and Destitution_But_Choose_Not_to_Use_It⠀⇛ Here’s how the world should operate in simple terms: A certain country or region or city or township or Hobbit hole tries something in order to help their society or group or hovel — if it works, other places then do it. If it doesn’t work, other places don’t do it. It’s like when you were a kid and you saw your brother slide down the banister and rack himself on the newel post — You then thought, “Maybe that activity is not for me.” But if he didn’t nail himself in the jewels, you probably thought, “I think I’ll try that.” # ⚓ Workers_Are_Paying_the_Price_for_Kroger’s_Profits⠀⇛ Cindy Wilbur has spent over 20 years working for Fred Meyer, a big-box supermarket that is part of the Kroger family of grocery chains, and for the first 18 of them, she was happy. Back then, she was employed as a food price changer and making decent money working 48 hours a week. After itchy feet led her to try a string of sales jobs for other grocery chains, like Kraft and Advantage, Wilbur realized something wasn’t clicking. “Although I was good at sales, I didn’t really enjoy it,” the soft-spoken 51-year-old told me in a phone call earlier this week. “I really stopped and thought about what was the last time I was really happy in my job, and that was when I was at Fred Meyers.” She returned to the chain in 2020, and began working at the Federal Way location near her home just outside Seattle, Wash. Then the Covid-19 pandemic hit, and everything changed. Now, she said, “I would swear that I was in a completely different company.” # ⚓ Opinion_|_Food-Price_Inflation_Hits_Poorest_the_Hardest⠀⇛ The question of how best to control inflation is back on the economic policy agenda, and opinion is divided about how to address it. The mainstream view emphasizes the need for tighter monetary policies and regards higher interest rates and reduced liquidity provision as justified, even if they dampen the fragile economic recovery now underway in many countries. Others argue that today’s inflation is transitory, reflecting temporary supply bottlenecks and labor-market shifts, and will soon correct itself. # ⚓ They_Promised_Quick_and_Easy_PPP_Loans._Often,_They_Only Delivered_Hassle_and_Heartache.⠀⇛ In May 2021, Terry Kilcrease thought he saw a lifeline. He was out of work, living in a hotel in Lewisville, Texas, when he ran across a promising ad on Facebook. People who worked for themselves, it said, could still get loans from the government’s then-13-month-old pandemic Paycheck Protection Program. Kilcrease had just started selling credit card processing systems to small businesses in early 2020 before the pandemic killed much of the need for cash registers. He hadn’t thought he was eligible for the $800 billion program. But the ad, posted by a company called Blueacorn, convinced him it was worth a try. # ⚓ After_Navient_Forgives_$1.7B,_Progressives_Say_Cancel_All Student_Debt⠀⇛ As one of the largest U.S. educational lenders on Thursday agreed to pay $1.85 billion to 39 states to resolve predatory lending claims, progressive lawmakers and advocates renewed calls for the cancellation of all outstanding student loan debt. “All student loans are predatory because no one should have to go into debt to get an education.” o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Venezuela:_Opposition,_Media_Blast_Maduro_Interference_in Barinas_Election⠀⇛ In the Venezuelan state of Barinas, the U.S.-backed opposition candidate for governor won an election on Sunday, January 9. Sergio Garrido – who has openly supported the fake “interim” presidency of Juan Guaidó, recognized only by the U.S. and 15 other world governments – defeated the Venezuelan government candidate, Jorge Arreaza, 55% to 41%. # ⚓ Biden_is_Rising_to_the_Moment_on_Voting_Rights,_Will Congress?⠀⇛ Sitting on the campus of Morehouse College, Dr. King’s alma mater, surrounded by friends and colleagues in the voting rights movement, I felt proud that we had arrived at this moment. Every one of us was committed to keeping our eyes on the prize, prepared to do whatever it takes to see President Biden sign urgently needed voting rights protections into law. President Biden’s words matched the magnitude of the moment. “I will not yield,” he said. “I will not flinch. I will defend the right to vote and our democracy against all enemies, foreign, and yes, domestic.” # ⚓ “Who_We_Are”:_New_Film_Chronicles_History_of_Racism_in America_Amid_Growing_Attack_on_Voting_Rights⠀⇛ As the United States heads into the Martin Luther King Day holiday weekend, attempts by Democrats to pass major new voting rights legislation appear to have stalled. We examine the new award-winning documentary “Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America,” which follows civil rights attorney Jeffery Robinson as he confronts the enduring legacy of anti-Black racism in the United States, weaving together examples from the U.S. Constitution, education system and policing. “The entire purpose of this film is to ask people to take a long hard look at our actual history of white supremacy and anti-Black racism,” says Robinson, the former deputy legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union. “That is something that has been really erased from the common narrative and creation story about America.” We also speak with Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler, the directors of the film. # ⚓ Opinion_|_Democrats_Ready_Final_Push_for_Voting_Rights—Did They_Act_Too_Late?⠀⇛ # ⚓ Opinion_|_To_Safeguard_US_Democracy_and_Economy,_Senate Must_Reform_Filibuster⠀⇛ Earlier this month, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) set Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day as the Senate’s deadline to vote on a rule change that would allow passage of voting rights legislation, which has been continually blocked by the filibuster. Though Schumer is able to use an existing congressional rule to get around an initial filibuster and open debate on the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, closing debate and passing the legislation without Republican support will still require a change in filibuster procedure. Despite bipartisan support for filibuster reform to raise the debt ceiling in December, doing the same for voting rights has been met with opposition from every Republican senator and the two Democratic senators whose support is necessary to enact the rule change. # ⚓ Google_calls_for_govt_help_to_secure_critical_open-source software⠀⇛ Following a summit on open-source security hosted at the White House on Thursday, Google said the collaboration between government and the private sector was needed for open-source funding and management. # ⚓ Nigeria_Lifts_7-Month_Ban_on_Twitter⠀⇛ Since the ban came into effect, Nigerians have been able to access the service only using a virtual private network. Twitter’s removal of a post by President Muhammadu Buhari was widely seen as having prompted the government to block the site, but the government official, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, said on Wednesday that it was because it had been used “for subversive purposes and criminal activities.” In the now-deleted tweet, which was aimed at “those misbehaving,” Mr. Buhari said that the government would “treat them in the language they understand,” a message that was widely read as being a reference to the deadly Nigerian civil war. Some interpreted it as a threat of genocide. # ⚓ Jan._6_Committee_Subpoenas_Four_Big_Tech_Firms⠀⇛ In letters accompanying the subpoenas, the panel named Facebook, a unit of Meta, and YouTube, which is owned by Alphabet’s Google subsidiary, as among the worst offenders that contributed to the spread of misinformation and violent extremism. The committee said it had been investigating how the companies “contributed to the violent attack on our democracy, and what steps — if any — social media companies took to prevent their platforms from being breeding grounds for radicalizing people to violence.” # ⚓ Ukrainian_websites_hit_by_cyberattack_amid_tensions_with Russia⠀⇛ Several Ukrainian government websites were hit by what officials called a “massive cyberattack” on Friday as hackers took control and posted messages warning Ukraine to “be afraid and expect worse.” In the early hours of Friday morning, Oleg Nikolenko, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, tweeted that “the websites of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a number of other government agencies are temporarily down” from the cyberattack. # ⚓ White_House_Offers_Support_to_Ukraine_Following Cyberattack⠀⇛ A White House National Security Council spokesman told VOA that U.S. President Joe Biden was briefed on the attack, which shut down as many as 15 of Ukraine’s government websites. The spokesman said the NSC has offered whatever support it can provide as it assesses the impact of the attack. Ukraine’s foreign ministry reported Friday that the ministries affected included the treasury, the national emergency service and the state services, where Ukrainians’ electronic passports and vaccination certificates are stored. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Russia_puts_Navalny_associates_Leonid_Volkov_and_Ivan Zhdanov_on_‘terrorist_and_extremist’_list⠀⇛ Leonid Volkov and Ivan Zhdanov, two close associates of imprisoned opposition leader Alexey Navalny, have been added to Russia’s list of “terrorists and extremists.”  # ⚓ Criss_Angel_Sends_Ridiculous_Legal_Threat_After_Comedian Creates_Parody_Menu_Of_His_Restaurant⠀⇛ Harrison Greenbaum is a comedian and (sometimes) magician, who noticed that the magician Criss Angel had opened a restaurant, named “CABLP” and hadn’t registered the domain cablprestaurant.com. For whatever reason, the restaurant’s actual website appears to be Eatblp.com, and so Greenbaum registered cablprestaurant.com and created a very obvious parody menu. I mean: # ⚓ Small_Nebraska_Town_Pays_$16,000_To_Resident_It_Attempted To_Sue_Into_Silence⠀⇛ You most likely have never heard of Ord, Nebraska. There’s no reason you should have. Obviously, the town’s government would prefer you’ve heard of it, but it’s impossible to be well-informed about every small town in a country the size of the United States. Here’s how the town government pitches its wares: # ⚓ Moleskine_Erases_Taiwan_From_Diaries_After_Listing_It_As Province_of_China⠀⇛ Until 2019, the company’s popular weekly planners simply used “Taiwan,” but in 2020 that changed to “Taiwan (Province of China).” This year, Moleskine journals don’t mention Taiwan at all, stripping it from the global holidays and dialing codes sections. For the final two years that Moleskine continued to display Taiwan’s public holidays among 44 countries and regions including Hong Kong, some dates were also misleading. In 2020, Taiwan’s holidays supposedly included October 1, the anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing. Taiwan celebrates its National Day every October 10, but 2021 editions showed it had no holidays in October. # ⚓ Details_of_‘plot_to_kill_exiled_blogger’_emerge_during_UK trial⠀⇛ LONDON: The trial of 31-year-old Gohir Khan, a British Pakistani based in the United Kingdom, began at the Kingston-upon-Thames crown court on Thursday, with the prosecution revealing details of an alleged plot to murder exiled blogger and activist Ahmad Waqass Goraya who is based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ The_Annual_American_Whitewash⠀⇛ I understand that people are free to decide who they will receive spiritual guidance from. The commitment to loving your neighbor that Jesus and King present may not resonate with everyone, and I take deep offense when their messages of altruism are distorted to justify and promote indignity and dehumanization. But, these days, it is unavoidable. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, a key mouthpiece for Trumpism, has been misquoting MLK in his efforts to oppose critical race theory for months. His tweet, “Critical Race Theory goes against everything Martin Luther King Jr. taught us—to not judge others by the color of their skin. The Left is trying to take America backward” is the antithesis to King’s demands for equality. McCarthy loves to sanitize the racism of the Trump-GOP platform; it is inconvenient for him to admit the detrimental impacts that these policies have on black populations, so he lies instead. He deletes his racist tweets, but he never apologizes for them… This January he, like so many others, will no doubt pay lip service to the legacy of King by cynically twisting the meaning of MLK’s words beyond all recognition. # ⚓ What’s_a_“Western”?_Jane_Campion’s_“The Power_of_the_Dog”⠀⇛ Set in Montana in 1925, the year that American readers fell in love with F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, it boasts wide open space and spectacular landscapes, though Campion’s landscapes also have something mysterious and spiritual about them. The film has a cowboy named Phil Burbank, a Yale graduate, who is reminiscent of “Johnny Guitar,” played by Sterling Hayden in Nicholas Ray’s film of the same name, though unlike Johnny, Phil plays the banjo, not the guitar. Is Phil a good guy or a bad guy? Is he as mean and ornery as Jack Wilson, the hired gunfighter played to perfection by Jack Palance in Shane, a shadowy character that kids have loved to boo and hiss. Or is Phil more like John Wayne who owned the western for much of his career and who brilliantly played “the Ringo Kid,” the outlaw turned good citizen, in John Ford’s classic Stagecoachfrom 1939, when spies began to share screen time with cowboys. # ⚓ Continuing_King’s_“Revolution_of_Values”⠀⇛ The staff of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference would usually give King a new suit, but this year they wanted to make him laugh. Xernona Clayton teased, “We know how fond you are of our president Lyndon Johnson,” which got a laugh. Then she pulled out a metal cup engraved: “We are cooperating with Lyndon’s War on Poverty. Drop coins and bills in cup.” # ⚓ Appeals_Court_Says_It’s_Entirely_Possible_For_Cops_To Pinpoint_Marijuana_Odors_In_Moving_Cars⠀⇛ Cops are still claiming they can detect the odor of marijuana in moving vehicles. Not only that, they claim they can pinpoint the source, even when in traffic. # ⚓ Alec_Baldwin_turns_phone_over_to_authorities_investigating ‘Rust’_shooting⠀⇛ The Santa Fe County, New Mexico, Sheriff’s Department had issued a warrant for Baldwin’s phone on Dec. 16. District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies said investigators were seeking to “obtain any materials” from the actor’s phone that possibly pertained to the shooting. # ⚓ Alec_Baldwin_turns_over_cellphone_in_investigation_of_fatal ‘Rust’_shooting:_DA⠀⇛ The search warrant for Baldwin’s phone was approved by a Santa Fe County magistrate judge on Dec. 16. Baldwin’s attorney acknowledged receipt of the warrant, and the Santa Fe County District Attorney’s Office was negotiating with Baldwin’s lawyer to retrieve the phone, according to the sheriff’s office. Authorities said they want to look at text messages sent from the phone as part of its investigation into the on-set shooting in Santa Fe last year that killed the film’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, and wounded its director, Joel Souza. # ⚓ Alec_Baldwin_Turns_Over_His_Phone_to_‘Rust’_Investigators⠀⇛ Santa Fe investigators asked Baldwin to voluntarily turn over the phone, but his attorney advised them to get a warrant, according to the search warrant affidavit. The warrant was issued on Dec. 16, and the New Mexico prosecutors’ office subsequently got involved in negotiations with his attorney to obtain the phone. # ⚓ Islamic_charity_advises_on_when_and_how_to_beat_women⠀⇛ The NSS has reported a number of charities registered under the charitable purpose of “the advancement of religion” to the commission for condoning violence against women in recent years. NSS head of policy and research Megan Manson said: “All forms of abuse and violence against women should be wholeheartedly condemned, with no exceptions.” “An organisation that condones any form of abuse has no business being a charity. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ [UPDATE]_Elizabeth_Warren_Is_NOT_Cosponsoring_A_Bill_To Repeal_230⠀⇛ Big Update: It turns out that this was a clerical error on the part of a Senate staffer, and that Elizabeth Warren is not co-sponsoring this bill from Lindsey Graham to repeal Section 230. The Congress.gov site is expected to be corrected and her name removed as a co-sponsor some time soon. I am leaving the original story below for posterity, but it’s good to see that Senator Warren hasn’t gone completely over to the dark side on this. # ⚓ New_‘TLDR’_Bill_Requires_Companies_Provide_Synopsis_Of Overlong,_Predatory_Terms_Of_Service⠀⇛ This week saw the introduction of the The Terms-of- service Labeling, Design and Readability Act, or “TLDR Act,” for short. The bill, which, for now, has bipartisan support, would require the FTC to create rules mandating that websites must offer a truncated version of obnoxiously long and predatory terms of service (TOS) nobody actually reads. The “summary statement” websites would be obligated to provide would not only lay out the legal requirements in terms normal humans could understand, it would also require a website disclose any major data breaches that have occurred in the last three years. # ⚓ Ron_Yokubaitis:_GOP_Putting_Partisanship_over_Reform_with Gigi_Sohn’s_FCC_Nomination⠀⇛ I have known Gigi Sohn since she led Public Knowledge. She understands that net neutrality is just a patch and the real solution is true open access to the underlying local telecommunications infrastructure. I certainly don’t agree with 100% of Sohn’s viewpoints, and we’ve told her so. But even when we disagree our voices are heard, understood and considered. She is practical and willing to compromise. She will seek bipartisan solutions to the real problem. The Republicans’ effort to derail Gigi Sohn’s nomination to the FCC is misguided. All it does is cripple the FCC’s ability to return to its roots and do what is truly necessary to get America up to speed with the rest of the developed world when it comes to advanced infrastructure in general and [Internet] ubiquity in particular. This is too important a moment for partisan gamesmanship. Billions of dollars and the connectivity of millions of Americans are at stake. o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ Netflix_Hikes_Prices_in_U.S.,_Canada_for_Most_Subscription Plans⠀⇛ Netflix raised the monthly price of most of its subscription plans in the U.S. and Canada, as the streamer looks to generate more revenue from a slower-growing base customers. # ⚓ Netflix_raises_prices_on_all_plans_in_US⠀⇛ Prices for a Netflix plan have steadily gone up in recent years. The standard plan went to $14 per month from $13 in late 2020, after previously rising to $13 from from $11 in 2019. Prior to that, Netflix raised prices in 2017 and 2015. When Netflix announced its first wide-scale price increase in 2014, the company was so worried about losing subscribers over a $1 per month bump that it let existing members keep their price for two years. It hasn’t offered such a generous perk in the years since. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ Mark_Zuckerberg_and_Sundar_Pichai_were_involved_in_ad collusion_plot,_claims_court_filing⠀⇛ Drawing on internal emails, Friday’s complaint shows that the Jedi Blue deal was reviewed at the highest levels of both companies, with personal involvement from Sundar Pichai, Sheryl Sandberg, and Mark Zuckerberg. In one email to Zuckerberg, Sandberg told the CEO “[t]his is a big deal strategically.” Notably, the filing refers to Zuckerberg and Sandberg by their job titles but redacts their name. # ⚓ Facebook,_Google_CEOs_aware_of_formal_advertising_market deal,_lawsuit_alleges⠀⇛ Chief executives of Alphabet’s Google and Facebook were aware of a deal to carve up part of the online advertising market, according to an amended antitrust complaint filed by Texas and 15 other states against Google. The deal with Facebook, which Google dubbed “Jedi Blue,” was “signed off” by Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai while Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was on an email thread discussing it, they said in their third amended complaint. # ⚓ Executives_personally_signed_off_on_Facebook-Google_ad collusion_plot,_states_claim⠀⇛ Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Sundar Pichai personally approved a deal that would see the social media giant gain an advantage in the search engine’s ad auctions, according to a group of state attorneys general. The 2018 arrangement potentially gave Facebook illegal advantages, the attorneys general from 15 states and Puerto Rico, led by Texas’s Ken Paxton (R), allege in court filings unsealed Friday. The coalition initially filed its antitrust lawsuit alleging that Google holds a monopoly over the advertising technology market in 2020, then filed an updated complaint in November. The document released Friday is a less redacted version of the newer complaint. # § Trademarks⠀➾ # ⚓ US_Court_To_Gruyere_Cheese_People:_No,_You_Can’t_Ban People_From_Calling_Their_Cheese_Gruyere_If_They_Aren’t Your_Neighbors⠀⇛ One of the more annoying trends in intellectual property is when regional consortiums try to lock up terms or language around a specific style of product with arguments that only that region can produce a certain thing. If you’re familiar with this concept, the first thing to leap to your mind will likely be one French wine group’s control over the term “champagne” in certain regions. Another example would be a consortium of Belgian chocolate makers trying to assert that nobody can advertise “Belgian- style chocolate” unless it comes from one of them. It’s all very silly, as it attempts to take a term that everyone recognizes as describing the style of a product and transform it into locked up language to be controlled by some specific originators. Like I said, silly, though, far too often, these consortiums get their way. # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Major_Record_Labels_Sue_Youtube-dl’s_Hosting Provider⠀⇛ As part of their growing battle against popular open source software tool youtube-dl, three major music labels are now suing Uberspace, the company that currently hosts the official youtube-dl homepage. According to plaintiffs Sony, Universal and Warner, youtube-dl circumvents YouTube’s “rolling cipher” technology, something a German court found to be illegal in 2017. # ⚓ Cox_Challenges_$1_Billion_Piracy_Verdict_Over_‘Lies’ and_‘Serious_Misconduct’⠀⇛ Internet provider Cox Communications has asked a Virginia federal court to reconsider the $1 billion piracy judgment that was handed down three years ago. The ISP argues the verdict was the result of deliberate lies from music industry companies who concealed crucial evidence. This new information surfaced in a separate lawsuit against ISP Charter and was unknown at the time. # ⚓ There’s_Still_Plenty_Of_Time_To_Join_The_Public Domain_Game_Jam!⠀⇛ Gaming Like It’s 1926: The Public Domain Game Jam # ⚓ Join_us_for_‘Ground_Truth_in_Open_Internet’_—_the_new Creative_Commons_Open_Journalism_Webinar_Series_and Training⠀⇛ Journalism also faces newfound opportunities, as the tectonic plates of power shift in our shared digital landscape. We witness the rising role of nonprofit media sources, filling gaps where traditional media organizations have shuttered; the rising power of crowdsourcing information and fact checking, and a powerful new role an open internet can play in knowledge sharing.  ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 5931 ➮ Generation completed at 02:42, i.e. 63 seconds to (re)generate ⟲