𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Wednesday, March 09, 2022 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Thu 10 Mar 02:40:46 GMT 2022 Created by Dr. Roy Schestowitz (𝚛𝚘𝚢 (at) 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚣 (dot) 𝚌𝚘𝚖) Full hyperlinks for navigation omitted but are fully available in the originals The corresponding HTML versions are at 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈 Latest in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕 and older bulletins can be found at 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕-𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 Full IPFS index in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔 and as plain text in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔/𝒕𝒙𝒕 Gemini index for the day: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/03/09/ ╒═══════════════════ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐒 ════════════════════════════════════╕ Previous bulletins in IPFS (past 21 days, in chronological order): QmZHDDpdkiKdpvVjLb94b8X2LhPVMcNQweiDqukj1DyKVT QmPgCJca3XFthf3S9xSXFzx2JdpEDjUZ3HPfAnGbLWi5kr QmXBF3kDxFdmKcnVa7vYpbU6MyXrd1r3Y1NNrKZ3hrTTFa QmbGvonNbAJzqBpoefSxdJSBAiUubKnrKDWzMQhqE8sKy9 QmNyjuGQ9G6aZFzvjbDENKmySNxf1JG2psBTi252HdEGHE QmdSS5zduBpaVEqHBiz53YJo7JbLv9XgUWbU3sJWZqfSG8 QmcEFBoREHvxtA22UaNuV5Mx1EPRF8ANqTeNuB9Sx6DA3x QmV9oFmNWDMaAuL1QNuyBGhpy9H8TqW8N8q4jqiKvJET2U QmR9imX83RDB4ivhdNUQMapcgk6SnnNyJnM4q43hj4rq3v QmX3rMb63HxLvj9FqPyymwV4TDWUAY1bdbtXfufZPb287E QmUWSqFs7G64P11sRgFghydAWm5vaGowUWhjb5bQ6WVLjv QmeVoLY6Zx3HEzqi2Ycfzv79DNidwPTPBUM7zgf846qztA QmcRCrUwjMkvCTjxN4RTXVgnt8vzjyT5Cf4ktnEzhysN1Z QmWigayprvGPhmqrB8DCEjNTBh2aibrVVhgyYkneAYcRUi QmX39Uj3zNHXvo6UXgn8MUmiP1s2P2jWstyvLEP12ScWQd QmeoPNJBdBB1zPmJmSvBG32dJf6VC4BkQZF2nzHHVVuvf5 QmT75DVXXmrHYM7c6YzAZqzfx7muo7EEYUX6fN1WwBf9Nb QmdiYGBfC8M4iMZ6yr1JdiNS1NyQVUiifwJG7UhVRPbe67 QmNscHDxFvmbxvDEqfr6zcuFXdDCNeUGnUgEsinsAW5Bi5 QmWj5A9BPN6L7nMrjgkoYNjnbZGohimM91FNkxYhAviCty QmWmgXjX6qkCRFkbpUB7wqzzH3832E7d68SdFuRd8Ljihu ╒═══════════════════ 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐗 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⦿ The Internet is Breaking and We Need Contingencies | Techrights ⦿ The Latest EPO Greenwashing Spin is Truly a Hoot | Techrights ⦿ ’Influencers’ Gaming the Web of Videos (GulagTube) | Techrights ⦿ IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, March 08, 2022 | Techrights ⦿ [Meme] When ’The West’ Emulates Vladimir Putin | Techrights ䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login): http://techrights.org/2022/03/09/breaking-internet/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/03/09/faking-green/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/03/09/influencers-ruin-the-www/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/03/09/irc-log-080322/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/03/09/meme-when-the-west-emulates-vladimir-putin/#comments ䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised): http://techrights.org/2022/03/09/blender-3-1/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/03/09/dedoimedo-dumping-windows/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/03/09/nitrux-2-0-reviewed/#comments ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 61 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2022/03/09/breaking-internet/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/03/09/breaking-internet/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 03.09.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ The_Internet_is_Breaking_and_We_Need_Contingencies⠀✐ Posted in Deception, Free/Libre_Software, Standard at 10:33 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link | md5sum 6a84c3a45403cd4467e8f79cf7fb51ae Internet is Under Attack, Governments Say They Protect You Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 http://techrights.org/videos/internet-is-breaking-based-on-new-pretexts.webm Summary: A lot of the Internet (connectivity over UDP/TCP) and stuff built on top of it seems to be rotting and/or ebbing away, not just in Russia and China (among other Internet villains/scapegoats, notorious for extensive censorship/ blocking); This scope of sabotage and obstruction goes further and further, extending far beyond the_corporate_Web, so that necessitates a rapid change in online behaviour (failing that, offline fallbacks) THE national news sites have been warped into government propaganda sites, corporate media is selling war, and Twitter_profits_from_conflict. Where are we heading? “Our self-hosted IRC network is a lot better anyway.”Well, surely enough alternatives will be sought. I quit social control media (all of it) 5 days ago and so far I’m loving it. Our self-hosted IRC network is a lot better anyway. It’s very diverse in all sorts of ways and it allows rapid response (native software has better interfaces than Web interfaces), it’s quicker to type in it, and there’s no time delays for responses (rather than wait for notifications people speak almost in real time). The video explains rather bizarre things we’ve seen on the Internet lately, especially US-based ISPs (blocking things that they really ought not block), and then reminds people that we’ve invested a lot of time and effort improving the Gemini capsule. It’s not that it’s robust to censorship, not inherently anyway, but it’s ‘off the radar’ for the most part. Sanctions, for example, don’t impact Gemini capsules. The same is true when it comes to IRC, especially with many_networks_coming_online_all_the_time. Setting up an IRC network is vastly simpler than running and maintaining social control media platforms. “Principles of the cornerstones of the Net aren’t being tolerated anymore.”With rotting economies (the full effect of soaring corporate and residential energy prices — with their knock-on effect on travel, food etc. — is yet to be seen) and an unstable world at risk of nuclear confrontation the governments will likely resort to unprecedented measures. Adapting_when_things_already_escalate is_adapting_too_late. Self-hosting has never seemed so attractive. Third parties cannot be relied upon as many_shut_down (due to government, corporate, or financial pressures), the censorious tendencies aside. 2022 is going to be a very interesting year for the Internet because we’re seeing it stress-tested on many levels. Principles of the cornerstones of the Net aren’t being tolerated anymore. █ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 139 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2022/03/09/faking-green/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/03/09/faking-green/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 03.09.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ The_Latest_EPO_Greenwashing_Spin_is_Truly_a_Hoot⠀✐ Posted in Deception, Europe, Patents at 2:05 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link | md5sum 9832b7a044c4d189e0853bea9e430b26 EPO Lowers the Bar, Compensates With Greenwashing Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 http://techrights.org/videos/epo-downgrade-and-greenwash.webm Summary: The EPO is making the services worse (whilst increasing the fees); to compensate for the removal of traditional_processes_that_don't_require_a computer_or_electric_sockets the EPO resorts to Public Relations and doublespeak Greenwashing is a frequently-practised ritual of the EPO‘s management. They casually drop terms like “sustainability” or “renewable” to cover up the EPO’s misconduct. The practice is so frequent that we’ve quit covering the issue as often as it turns up, again and again and again… 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇Green vehicles⦈ This latest_example_of_it (warning: epo.org link), which is only hours old, did merit a comment. The EPO keeps presenting itself as a champion of the environment, usually for granting monopolies on things that can save the planet (hence limiting the availability of certain technologies). The EPO is generally full of patent examiners with a scientific background, so these puff pieces with lots of euphemisms inside them probably don’t fool the examiners. But the target audience of these puff pieces isn’t the examiners. The managers cannot manipulate minds that aren’t gullible. They just try to keep politicians and regulators off their backs. █ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇Green parking⦈ A parking slot reserved for cars that send their emissions to the power plants Credit to MinceR for those photos (original source unknown) ⣿⣿⣧⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣧⣿⣿⣿⡿⠂⠀⠀⠀⠐⠀⠡⡆⠠⠀⠠⠈⠇⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠁⡀⠀⠤⠁⢦⡄⣡⠀⡆⣠⠀⢀⣝⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⠀⠀⠀⢡⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⢰⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣾⣿⣶⣷⣷⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⡺⡇⠀⠜⠀⠀⠀⠀⡟⡟⠁⠜⠀⠀⠀⡘⠐⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠺⠁⠀⠈⠄⠀⠀⠀⢄⠄⢈⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⡤⠁⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢻⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⡞⠀⠂⠀⠀⠌⠂⢀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠆⠛⠂⠀⠠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⡿⠛⢫⢙⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⢟⢿⣿⠿⣿⡇⢹⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠰⠚⠚⠋⠩⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣧⢷⣿⣿⡶⢸⡇⠸⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣶⣶⡄⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣤⣴⡿⢿⣿⣿⡫⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣛⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣇⢻⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⠇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣤⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⢩⣿⠙⠻⠝⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣿⣻ 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in the process; the net effect is misinformation, usually with no disclosure added anywhere inside videos or near videos LAST month we showed that "YouTube_is_Becoming_Mostly_SPAM" and we recently mentioned ways_to_bypass_Google's_ads/spying. That does not compensate for the underlying videos however. Many of them are spammy (like webspam with video as medium of choice), typically without any disclosure/s, and they’re gaming the video-centric search results (akin to SEO). It is very important if not crucial to properly understand what the Web has become and is still becoming (it only gets worse over time). 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇I have a million subscribers, according to Google⦈ It gets even worse when it comes to the so-called ‘Linux’_Foundation, e.g. Spamnil claiming to have 20,000 subscribers in YouTube while he can barely get 20 views on his videos [1, 2] (too difficult to overlook this anomaly). Fake “social” “media” like Twitter lets people literally purchase fake “followers” and in YouTube companies buy ads disguised as news, or marketing spam disguised as honest information from “dormitory bros”. Fakes are also OK with them. They just need to make themselves seem popular. The “unlike” button was removed, so gaming of reviews is far too easy. It’s like AstroTurfing. It’s not entirely unknown that many of the so-called self-labeled ‘influencers’ are corporate spam, shilling products and selling audiences to them. In the video above I focus on one particular example, to which I devoted about 15 minutes. There are many more examples like it, sometimes_resulting_in_bans. The self-labeled ‘influencers’ jump to each other’s defence, trying to protect the practice. At whose expense do they do their ‘influencing’? As one person has just put it in our IRC network, “they’re pawns for the highest bidders, ready to shill at command. 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 QmPUCZcXR8HxkajQzJxmtSUpdWcFZ9CdQiiu6qvBMsSeiZ (full IRC log 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇text logs⦈ as plain/ASCII text) 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇IPFS logo⦈ § Bulletin for Yesterday⠀➾ Local_copy | CID (IPFS): QmWmgXjX6qkCRFkbpUB7wqzzH3832E7d68SdFuRd8Ljihu ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 524 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2022/03/09/meme-when-the-west-emulates-vladimir-putin/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/03/09/meme-when-the-west-emulates-vladimir-putin/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 03.09.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ [Meme]_When_‘The_West’_Emulates_Vladimir_Putin⠀✐ Posted in Deception at 10:55 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz When Our Own ‘Free’ Press Preaches Internet Autocracy 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇Kim Jung Un and the Internet: Even the New York Times says Internet censorship is necessary⦈ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇They say VPNs are needed to dodge autocratic regimes, so I need a VPN and I'm in the United States⦈ Summary: In the name of “protecting us” our governments are universally cracking_down_on_speech_online “The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it’s profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater.” ― Frank Zappa ⡿⠛⢁⣤⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣄⠙⢿⡿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⠛⠛⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠈⠙⠻⠿⠟⠀⠉⠹⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣿ ⣠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⡟⢻⠉⠋⠉⠀⢺⣿⣿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠉⢿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠉⠙⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠙⠿⠋⢀⣶⣶⣶⣤⡄⢠⣴⡶⠂⠉⠛⠛⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⢻⡛⡋⠉⠉⣿⠀⠁⢥⠀⣀⣿⣸⣬⣴⢶⠶⢾⢛⣿⣿⣿⣆⠀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠀⠠⡠⡤⠿⠬⢭⢤⠀⠀⣠⣄⢀⠌⣴⣲⣿⣿⣶⣿⠟⠛⠚⠀⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⣂⠀⠈⣄⣸⣧⣵⣤⣷⢾⠾⠻⡟⡟⠉⡉⡅⡃⠀⡀⢠⢘⣄⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⢠⠤⠤⡶⠿⠿⢶⣄⡀⠀⢰⣾⣄⣲⣿⣿⡆⣴⣤⣶⣶⣧⡀⠻⢿⣿⣿⡞⢐⣾⣿⣦⣾⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣭ ⣿⣿⣿⡿⠷⢾⠻⠛⠩⡉⢽⡅⠺⠀⢆⢰⣈⣧⣠⣦⡧⢷⠾⡞⡟⢻⠉⠏⠙⠀⢡⢸⡇⢨⡿⣾⣤⣰⣀⣼⡂⣴⣓⠟⠋⠈⢻⣿⣿⠎⡏⢛⣻⣿⣯⣏⣀⠛⠋⣡⣶⣈⢿⣿⠟⠁⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡈⣄⣀⣠⣤⣥⡴⠷⠾⡛⠛⢻⠙⡉⢿⠀⠀⠱⠐⣃⣪⣀⣥⣤⣶⣶⣾⣿⠁⡠⠀⠰⠃⢉⣿⡿⠀⠁⠀⠀⠄⠤⠈⠉⠥⡞⢁⡌⠉⠤⡾⠈⠉⠁⠀⢸⠓⠃⠀⠻⡦⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⠿⢟⢛⠛⢋⠩⠁⢡⠀⠆⢐⢀⣁⣆⣿⣧⣦⣾⣷⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠃⣀⠈⠙⠒⠀⠀⠁⠔⣠⠆⠒⠆⠀⠀⠁⠀⠹⠁⠛⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡯⢁⣿⡀⠀⠁⠄⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿ ⣿⣆⣈⣐⣤⣴⣤⣷⣾⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠁⠐⣃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣬⣷⣶⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡔⣿⣿⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠋⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣀ ⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⣶⣾⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠛⠆⣠⠄⢀⣀⣀⣄⣀⣉⠉⣿⣿⣿⣶⣦⣄⣼⢟⠝⠛⠇⢀⣿⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⡿⢻⣿⠋⣼⣿ ⠀⠀⠙⠻⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠰⠂⠛⠛⠃⢀⡀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠛⠷⠄⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⠄⠀⠀⠀⣾⢁⣾⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠋⢉⠁⠀⠀⣈⠙⠻⠿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⢍⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⣸⢋⣼⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⣰⣶⣦⠄⠀⠉⠛⠄⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⠐⠫⢩⣽⣯⣭⣿⣿⣛⣛⡿⢿⠃⠀⠀⢈⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠘⠻⣿⣿⣿⣦⣠⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⣶⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠤⠿⠆⠘⣿⣿⣿⡿⢠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣦⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣄⡀⠀⠙⠛⢻⣳⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠈⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠒⠒⢀⠀⢿⡿⠿⢀⠁⠻⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⢿⣿⠿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⢘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⡫⣿⣿⡟⠙⠉⠀⡈⠙⠓⢀⡀⢰⢟⣿⣿⣻⣾⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⢠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠸⠀⠀⣠⣴⣶⣶⣦⣤⣤⣾⣀⡃⠀⠀⠂⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣼⣿⢿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡜⣿⣷⣦⠀⣸⣿⣷⣾⣿⣇⣿⣯⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⡍⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⠿⠟⠟⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣯⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣼⣿⣿⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠁⠀⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠡⠴⠶⠀⡀⠉⠙⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠒⠂⠠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠤⢀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⣴⣦⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢨⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡋⠀⠉⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠂⠄⠀⠀⠤⠄⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡆⠀⠉⠙⠿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠉⠉⠈⠉⠉⢻⣧⣶⣶⣷⣦⡤⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢹⡏⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣷⣤⡀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣟⠛⠻⢿⣏⡉⠛⠛⠛ ⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠔⡀⠀⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⠏⠸⠁⢀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢛⣋⠛⣿⣿⣷⡆⠀⠻⠿⠗⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀ ⠉⠙⠛⠶⣤⣄⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠷⢿⡯⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠐⢹⣿⣿⣯⢿⣿⣧⡍⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⠻⠿⣫⣅⡠⠀⠀⠀⠛⣻⣿⣷⡄⠀⣤⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⡿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣀⣿⣿⣟⠀⣿⡀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣼⣿⣿⡧⠘⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⣦⣿⡀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⣀⡏⢻⣿⣿⣯⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡉⠉⢧⠀⢿⣉⠁⣈⣬⣽⣿⣭⣽⣏⣉⣙⣊⣇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣌⣉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⢽⣭⣯⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⡟⢻⣟⣻⡿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⣿⡍⣻⡆⠀⣬⡉⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢻⣿⡿⠀⣿⣭⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠉⢻⡇⢸⣉⣉⡁⠀⠀⣿⠈⢧⡇⢸⣏⣉⣉⢹⣟⣛⣛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡁⣿⣏⣽⡷⣿⡶⠑⣿⠶⠸⣯⣛⣽⠯⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠸⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⣈⣣⡤⣝⡾⢿⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠒⠀⠀⠨⠿⣿⣿⡿⠿⢿⣿⠛⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣗⠀⢸⠀⢇⣷⠘⢻⡟⠓⣰⠚⠛⢦⠀⡶⠛⠳⠆⢸⠛⠛⣦⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣿⠿⣺⠟⠛⠶⠻⣿⣼⣿⡹⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⢸⣀⣘⡿⠀⢸⡇⠀⢿⣀⣀⡼⠈⣧⡀⣀⡄⢸⠛⢻⡅⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⠛⢿⡁⢻⣉⣉⡁⢻⣄⣘⣻⠀⣿⢸⡇⢧⡏⣿⠉⣏⣻⣉⢨⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡁⠀⠉⠉⢡⠀⠈⠁⠀⠀⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁⠀⠈⠀⠀⠉⠈⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡉⠀⠈⠁⠈⠉⠉⠁⠀⠉⠉⠁⠀⠉⠈⠁⠈⠀⠉⠀⢉⠙⠉⡀⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠈⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⣄⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠑⠦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⠟⠀⠀⠁⠙⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿ ⣿⣿⣿⠿⠛⢿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠀⠀⠻⣿⠛⠛⠛⠋⠁⠻⡇⠉⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠘⠟⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠟⠋⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠀⣰⣿⣤⣀⠀⣀ ⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⣷⡜⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⠀⢀⣒⠒⠀⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡐⣾⡐⠀⣠⣤⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⣠⡔⠁⠈⡻⡟⢀⣿ ⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡌⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⠤⠖⠉⠁⠀⠀⣿⣿⣤⣀⣀⣠⣤⣤⣶⣦⣿⣿⣧⣥⡀⣠⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢉ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⡄⠀⠀⠀⣀⣤⡶⠞⠋⠉⠀⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠓⠛⠁⠀⠈⠉⠻⠿⠿⠛⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⢸⣿⡿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠻⢿⣿⣇⡀⠀⠚⠂⠀⠿⠷ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠑⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⡀⣀⡀⣀⢤⣿⣿⣿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣬⣌⣰⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣢⡠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⠆⠉⠛⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣦⣤⠤⠤⠶⠖⠖⠒⠒⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠂⣥⠻⣿⣿⣿⡟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⠀⠀⠀ ⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠟⠻⠛⠛⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⣯⣿⡿⣯⣻⣿⣧⠀⠀ ⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⣨⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣦⣤⣤⣤⣶⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠳⠾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀ ⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠁⡽⠟⠿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠶⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠟⣿⣿⡿⠇ ⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡗⢀⡞⠉⠻⡆⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⣿⢆⠈⡇⢸⣛⣙⣿⣿⣻⣿⣝⣿⡿⢻⡿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣟⣯⣷⡸⣇⢀⡟⢸⡏⢙⡦⢸⢷⡀⣧⠀⠀⢀⡞⣇⠀⢸⢧⠀⡇⢸⡏⠙⣦⠀⠀⢠⣴⢿⣟⠠⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡹⠈⢧⣀⣰⠇⠀⠀⡗⠀⠀⣿⠈⢧⡇⢸⣉⣹⣣⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣽⠇⠀⢛⡿⠓⢻⣿⠟⠁⢹⡾⠑⢸⣯⣉⢁⢸⠉⢷⣿⠀⠀⣼⠓⠺⡆⢸⠀⢳⡇⢸⣇⣠⠟⠀⠀⠊⠁⠈⠁⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣀⡘⢀⣴⣶⢏⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠛⢿⣿⣿⣾⣷⣦⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⡇⠸⠀⡿⡹⣿⣿⠃⠀⣿⠀⡿⡄⢸⠀⠀⠈⢹⡏⠁⣿⣀⣰⡇⢸⠉⠉⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠉⢽⠿⣋⠁⣿⠉⠳⡏⠉⠿⣿⣉⠛⠙⢻⡏⠉⢠⠟⡆⠈⢹⡏⠁⣿⠉⠉⠁⣾⣉⠓⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⡇⢣⠿⣿⠀⠀⣿⠀⡇⠹⣾⡄⠀⠀⣸⣇⣀⣿⣭⣽⣷⣾⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⣿⣛⡿⠉⡏⡟⣾⣇⣿⠋⢸⡧⠔⢺⣛⣻⡅⣿⣀⣰⠇⠀⠀⣄⣉⡹⠀⠈⡇⠀⡞⠒⢻⡀⢸⡇⠀⣿⣉⣉⡀⣤⣉⣹⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣶⣃⡀⠈⠤⠤⠙⠒⠋⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠿⡷⣤⣠⠊⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⡜⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠢⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 617 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 03.09.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_10/3/2022:_Blender_3.1_and_Mesa_22.0.0⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 9:34 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⠀➾ # ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ ’Solaar’_Lets_You_Manage_Logitech’s_Unifying Receiver_on_Linux⠀⇛ Logitech’s penny-sized USB dongles lets users connect up-to six compatible Logitech wireless devices to their computer via a single dongle. You can tell if a dongle uses this technology as it’ll have a little sunburst icon on it, as pictured in the product photo on the right. Being a slim, low-profile and discrete size, Logitech say there’s “no need to unplug it when you move around”. This is a far cry from the days when using a “wireless” device meant having to stay within (what felt like) a 20cm square box and in clear view of a huge blinking infrared receiver! o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Video ☛ StormOS_Is_A_Beginner_Friendly_Arch_Based_Distro_– Invidious⠀⇛ StormOS is a beginner friendly distribution based on Arch Linux, which offers an easy installation process, a full suite of software, and a few custom shell scripts to help new Arch users. StormOS offers two desktop editions: Xfce and KDE. Today, I’m taking a first look at their Xfce edition. # ⚓ FLOSS_Weekly_671:_WordPress_Evolutions_–_Matt_Mullenweg, WordPress⠀⇛ Matt Mullenweg, founder, CEO and president of Automattic, talks to Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett about how WordPress—their main product and open source project—is the “dark matter of the Web.” He also tells us what’s up with Tumblr, Openverse, WooCommerce, the Gutenberg block editor, and other projects among the many the company is up to. # ⚓ Jupiter Broadcasting ☛ Linux_CEO_|_Coder_Radio_456⠀⇛ We revisit one of the core theses of the show and expand on it in a new way, leading us to ponder just what a wild ride the next eight years are going to be. o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Updated_firmware_for_5.15_kernel⠀⇛ EasyOS has a script /usr/local/firmware/extract-fw- all, that I use to create a PET with latest firmware required for the current running kernel. Basically, you put all the firmware that can be found, into /lib/firmware, then run the script. The script will create a folder ‘fnd-firmware’, and file ‘missing-firmware’ listing all firmware that cannot be found. # § Graphics Stack⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Mesa_22.0_Officially_Released,_Brings Vulkan_1.3_and_Improves_Support_for_Many_Games⠀⇛ Featuring Vulkan 1.3 support the RADV (Radeon Vulkan) and ANV (Intel Vulkan) drivers, the Mesa 22.0 graphics stack is here to introduce KHR_dynamic_rendering for Lavapipe, RADV, and ANV drivers, the VK_KHR_synchronization2 and EXT_image_view_min_lod extensions for RADV, as well as the ARB_sparse_texture, ARB_sparse_texture2, and ARB_sparse_texture_clamp extension for the RadeonSI and Zink drivers. # ⚓ mesa_22.0.0⠀⇛ Hi list! Due to getting sick, and then trying to catch up with the CI, we're a couple of weeks late, but I'd like to announce Mesa 22.0 is now available for general consumption. There's lot's of good stuff here, including Vulkan 1.3 support for most of your favorite drivers. Cheers, Dylan shortlog ======== Alyssa Rosenzweig (11): pan/bi: Avoid *FADD.v2f16 hazard in optimizer pan/bi: Avoid *FADD.v2f16 hazard in scheduler pan/bi: Lower swizzles on CSEL.i32/ MUX.i32 panvk: Use more reliable assert for UBO pushing pan/bi: Specialize IDVS in NIR panfrost: Fix FD resource_get_handle panfrost: Fix set_sampler_views for big GL panfrost: Handle NULL sampler views panfrost: Handle NULL samplers panfrost: Flush resources when shadowing panfrost: Push twice as many uniforms Bas Nieuwenhuizen (1): radv: Fix preamble argument order. Charmaine Lee (1): mesa: fix misaligned pointer returned by dlist_alloc Connor Abbott (4): ir3/spill: Fix simplify_phi_nodes with multiple loop nesting ir3: Use CAN_REORDER instead of NON_WRITEABLE ir3: Don't always set bindless_tex with readonly images ir3/nir: Fix 1d array readonly images Daniel Stone (1): egl/wayland: Reset buffer age when destroying buffers Danylo Piliaiev (3): turnip: Unconditionaly remove descriptor set from pool's list on free ir3: Limit the maximum imm offset in nir_opt_offset for shared vars turnip: Use LATE_Z when there might be depth/stencil feedback loop Dave Airlie (8): crocus: find correct relocation target for the bo. crocus: fix leak on gen4/5 stencil fallback blit path. draw/so: don't use pre clip pos if we have a tes either. lavapipe: fix sampler + sampler view leaks. lavapipe: reference gallium fences correctly. vulkan/wsi: handle queue families properly for non-concurrent sharing mode. crocus: change the line width workaround for gfx4/5 gallivm/nir: extract a valid texture index according to exec_mask. Dylan Baker (25): VERSION: bump for 22.0.0-rc1 release .pick_status.json: Update to 0447a2303fb06d6ad1f64e5f079a74bf2cf540da .pick_status.json: Update to 8335fdfeafbe1fd14cb65f9088bbba15d9eb00dc .pick_status.json: Update to 5e9df85b1a4504c5b4162e77e139056dc80accc6 VERSION: bump version for 22.0.0-rc2 .pick_status.json: Update to 7955df28a6660d8dff77c79c345aa28aa7fa859c .pick_status.json: Update to 22fc53493092a7507c1e2db47b0c8763158d7b2d .pick_status.json: Update to 108e6eaa83eed3eb356f3cce835c5f5e3a836b8e .pick_status.json: Mark b07372312d7053f2ef5c858ceb1fbf9ade5e7c52 as denominated .pick_status.json: Update to 3759a16d8a883355effa435f46867951ce712dbe .pick_status.json: Mark a8418abd748e8e761dda9c3594e29e560833d9ff as denominated .pick_status.json: Update to 22efeec399fb55dcb364dabd65afab137d6f3fc3 .pick_status.json: Update to f030b75b7d2c359b90c18ee4ed83fa05265c12e0 .pick_status.json: Update to fd3451babd6cded6794561d74c8919576ba1f97d llvmpipe: remove test that passes on 22.0 for some reason from the fail list .pick_status.json: Update to b21e7e1ef7ba2c2cf97f073a8a01d6bc43835622 d3d12: mark incorrectly passing tests as expected failures VERSION: bump for 22.0.0-rc3 .pick_status.json: Update to 48b3ef625e1909c1be31fbe10adb53734af38eb4 .pick_status.json: Update to 48b3ef625e1909c1be31fbe10adb53734af38eb4 ci/zink: mark tests fixed by previous commit as fixed ci/zink: mark more expected passes as such Revert "panfrost: Fix set_sampler_views for big GL" .pick_status.json: Update to 342e6f83321a91816358dee82178809b2a8aeeaa VERSION: bump for 22.0.0 release Emma Anholt (1): i915g: Initialize the rest of the "from_nir" temporary VS struct. Erico Nunes (3): lima/gpir: avoid invalid write in regalloc lima/ppir: initialize slots array for dummy/undef lima/ppir: refactor bitcopy to use unsigned char Erik Faye-Lund (1): docs: remove incorrect drivers from extension Iago Toral Quiroga (1): broadcom/compiler: fix offset alignment for ldunifa when skipping Ian Romanick (9): gallivm/nir: Call nir_lower_bool_to_int32 after nir_opt_algebraic_late nir: All set-on-comparison opcodes can take all float types intel/fs: Don't optimize out 1.0*x and -1.0*x spriv: Produce correct result for GLSLstd450Step with NaN spirv: Produce correct result for GLSLstd450Modf with Inf spirv: Produce correct result for GLSLstd450Tanh with NaN nir: Properly handle various exceptional values in frexp nir: Produce correct results for atan with NaN nir: Add missing dependency on nir_opcodes.py Icecream95 (9): panfrost: Set PIPE_CAP_QUADS_FOLLOW_PROVOKING_VERTEX_CONVENTION pan/bi: Add interference between destinations pan/bi: Check dependencies of both destinations of instructions panfrost: Set dirty state in set_shader_buffers panfrost: Re-emit descriptors after resource shadowing pan/bi: Make disassembler build reproducibly panfrost: Fix ubo_mask calculation pan/bi: Skip psuedo sources in ISA.xml pan/bi: Don't assign slots for the blend second source Iván Briano (3): anv: make the pointer valid before we assign stuff into it anv: only advertise 64b atomic floats if 64b floats are supported intel/compiler: make CLUSTER_BROADCAST always deal with integers Jason Ekstrand (2): anv: Call vk_command_buffer_finish if create fails anv: Don't assume depth/stencil attachments have depth Jesse Natalie (3): microsoft/compiler: Only prep phis for the current function microsoft/compiler: Only treat tess level location as special if it's a patch constant tc: CPU storage needs to be freed with align_free Jonathan Gray (6): util: unbreak non-linux mips64 build util: fix util_cpu_detect_once() build on OpenBSD radv: use MAJOR_IN_SYSMACROS for sysmacros.h include util/u_atomic: fix build on clang archs without 64-bit atomics util: fix build with clang 10 on mips64 util: use correct type in sysctl argument Jordan Justen (3): intel/fs: Assert that old pull-const code is not used if devinfo->has_lsc anv: Align GENERAL_STATE_POOL_MIN_ADDRESS to 2MiB anv: Align state pools to 2MiB on XeHP Kenneth Graunke (2): iris: Make an iris_foreach_batch macro that skips unsupported batches blorp: Add blorp_measure hooks to the blitter codepaths Lionel Landwerlin (7): intel/fs: don't set allow_sample_mask for CS intrinsics intel/nir: fix shader call lowering anv: fix conditional render for vkCmdDrawIndirectByteCountEXT nir: fix lower_memcpy anv/genxml/intel/fs: fix binding shader record entry anv: fix fast clear type value with external images intel/fs: fix total_scratch computation Marcin Ślusarz (3): intel/compiler: fix array & struct IO lowering in mesh shaders anv: don't set color state when input state was requested intel/compiler: ignore per-primitive attrs when calculating flat input mask Marek Olšák (5): winsys/radeon: fix a hang due to introducing spi_cu_en amd: add a workaround for an SQ perf counter bug ac/surface: add more elements to meta equations because HTILE can use them radeonsi: fix register shadowing after the pm4 state size was decreased radeonsi: fix an assertion failure with register shadowing Michel Zou (1): vulkan/wsi: drop unused wsi_create_win32_image Mike Blumenkrantz (26): zink: disable PIPE_SHADER_CAP_FP16_CONST_BUFFERS llvmpipe: disable PIPE_SHADER_CAP_FP16_CONST_BUFFERS zink: add VK_BUFFER_USAGE_CONDITIONAL_RENDERING_BIT_EXT for query binds zink: use scanout obj when returning resource param info zink: fix PIPE_CAP_TGSI_BALLOT export conditional zink: reject invalid draws zink: min/max blit region in coverage functions aux/draw: fix llvm tcs lane vec generation lavapipe: use util_pack_color_union() for generating clear colors zink: ci updates lavapipe: ci updates zink: always set VkPipelineMultisampleStateCreateInfo:: pSampleMask zink: always invalidate streamout counter buffer if not resuming zink: ci updates zink: fix cached descriptor set invalidation for array bindings zink: free push descriptor pools on deinit zink: don't free non-fbfetch dsl structs when switching to fbfetch gallivm: avoid division by zero when computing cube face zink: always update shader variants when rebinding a gfx program zink: use a fence for pipeline cache update jobs zink: wait on program cache fences before destroying programs zink: fix descriptor cache pointer array allocation zink: mark fbfetch push sets as non- cached zink: stop leaking descriptor sets zink: invalidate non-punted recycled descriptor sets that are not valid zink: set shader key size to 0 for non- generated tcs Nanley Chery (4): iris: Don't fast clear with the view format Revert "anv: Require the local heap for CCS on XeHP" anv: Refactor anv_image_init_from_create_info anv: Disable aux if the explicit modifier lacks it Neha Bhende (1): svga: store shared_mem_size in svga_compute_shader instead of svga_context Paulo Zanoni (2): iris: handle IRIS_MEMZONE_BINDER with a real vma_heap like the others iris: fix register spilling on compute shaders on XeHP Pavel Ondračka (1): r300: fix transformation of abs modifiers with negate Pierre-Eric Pelloux-Prayer (2): radeonsi: limit loop unrolling for LLVM < 13 radeonsi: change rounding mode to round to even Qiang Yu (3): radeonsi: workaround Specviewperf13 Catia hang on GFX9 radeonsi: fix depth stencil multi sample texture blit glx: fix pbuffer refcount init Rhys Perry (4): aco: don't encode src2 for v_writelane_b32_e64 radv: fix R_02881C_PA_CL_VS_OUT_CNTL with mixed cull/clip distances anv: Enable nir_opt_access radv: include disable_aniso_single_level and adjust_frag_coord_z in key Samuel Pitoiset (3): Revert "radv: re-apply "Do not access set layout during vkCmdBindDescriptorSets."" radv/winsys: fix initializing debug/ perftest options if multiple instances radv: enable radv_disable_aniso_single_level for The Evil Within 1&2 Tapani Pälli (5): intel/genxml: add PIPE_CONTROL field for L3 read only cache invalidation anv: invalidate L3 read only cache when VF cache is invalidated iris: invalidate L3 read only cache when VF cache is invalidated iris: fix a leak on surface states mesa/st: always use DXT5 when transcoding ASTC format Thierry Reding (2): tegra: Use private reference count for sampler views tegra: Use private reference count for resources Thong Thai (1): radeonsi: add check for graphics to si_try_normal_clear Timur Kristóf (2): radv: Disable IB2 on compute queues. ac/nir/ngg: Fix mixed up primitive ID after culling. Xiaohui Gu (1): iris: Mark a dirty update when vs_needs_sgvs_element value changed Yiwei Zhang (1): venus: properly destroy deferred ahb image before real image creation git tag: mesa-22.0.0 o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Introducing_Blender_3.1._Create_anything,_faster.⠀⇛ # ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ Blender_3.1_Released_with_“Major_Leap_in Performance”⠀⇛ Blender 3.1 is performance-packed follow up to the incredibly well-received Blender 3.0 release that squeaked out at the end of last year. As I’m not someone who knows how to use Blender —boy do I wish I was that talented— I’m not the best person to walk you through what’s changed. But do you know who is? The Blender team themselves. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Blender_3.1_released_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Version 3.1 of the Blender artistic suite is out. The list of changes is long and can be seen in the video-heavy announcement page; it includes Apple Metal support, a new “point cloud” object, and much more. # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ The_5_Best_GUI_Tools_to_Free_Up_Disk_Space_on Ubuntu⠀⇛ Running out of space on Ubuntu? Use one of these top cleaners to free up disk space on your Linux computer. Operating systems require adequate storage space to function correctly. We all think the same initially, but unnecessary files accumulate and slow down the system with time. No matter if you are a Windows or a Linux user, you should clean up the junk files taking up disk space. There are multiple tools by which a user can free up the space of the system. However, the variety of tools makes it difficult to select the best out of them. If you also have confusion regarding the same, don’t worry. This guide will help you go through the top GUI tools to free up disk space on Ubuntu. # ⚓ Network World ☛ Using_ClamAV_to_detect_viruses_on_Linux_| Network_World⠀⇛ One popular and easy-to-use tool for detecting virus infections on Linux systems is ClamAV. It’s open source and free, and runs on many Linux systems, Ubuntu and Fedora included. In this post, we’ll take a look at how to install and use the tool on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and related systems. # ⚓ Ubuntu Handbook ☛ Ymuse_–_A_Cantata_Alternative_MPD_Client for_Ubuntu_/_Fedora_Linux_|_UbuntuHandbook⠀⇛ Cantata has discontinued. If you’re looking for another app for Music Player Daemon, then Ymuse is a good choice for GNOME, Xfce or other GTK based desktops. Ymuse is a free open-source GTK front-end for Music Player Daemon, written in Go programming language. It can be used as either a player for local music playback or a client to control remote MPD, while using few resource. # ⚓ Select_Colors_in_Terminal_with_RGB-TUI⠀⇛ There are several online services and places where you can select colors either RGB or Hexadecimal, or even using GIMP or any other similar software. However, having this service in terminal is really notorious! rgb-tui is a color picker written in C++ that is easy to install and use. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ jmtd_→_log_→_Broken_webcam_aspect_ratio⠀⇛ I’m planning to automate the loading (and unloading) of the module and starting the ffmpeg process in response to the real camera device being plugged or unplugged, using systemd events and services. (I don’t leave the camera plugged in all the time due to some bad USB behaviour I’ve experienced if I do so.) If I get that working, I will write a follow-up. # ⚓ Linux Journal ☛ Creating_a_Modern_Website_with_Ghost_| Linux_Journal⠀⇛ Ghost is free and open-source web server software that you can use to host a website. It’s a unique and elegant web publishing platform. Ghost provides a modern and sleek interface where you can publish articles, newsletters, and subscription-based content. It offers advanced features for monetizing your content. So, with Ghost, you can charge your subscribers a monthly fee similar to Patreon. # ⚓ Video ☛ How_to_install_the_Vivaldi_browser_on_Zorin_OS_16_– Invidious⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_to_create_User_&_add_Role_in_MongoDB_|_FOSS_Linux⠀⇛ MongoDB is a cross-platform document-oriented database that makes data storage and retrieval fast and easy. The database uses a JSON-like structure for the documents, primarily familiar to modern applications. MongoDB uses collections and manuscripts whereby documents consist of key-value pairs, the basic unit of data in MongoDB. In contrast, collections contain functions and documents equivalent to relational database tables. # ⚓ MakeTech Easier ☛ How_to_Compress_a_Video_on_Android⠀⇛ Sending an hour-long video to someone through your phone can take up to a few hours, depending on the file size. Not only will it cost you time, but it also eats up a chunk of your Internet plan. Luckily, you can easily compress these videos on your Android phone using a video compressor app. We show you two of these apps below. # ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ How_to_Install_the_latest_qBittorrent_on Linux_–_TREND_OCEANS⠀⇛ qBittorrent is an open-source peer-to-peer Bittorrent client which is available for all platforms: Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, and OS/ 2. You can use this as an alternative to µTorrent. In addition, it is based on the Qt toolkit and the libtorrent-rasterbar library. In this article, you will see multiple ways to install qBittorrent on your Linux machine. On the qBittorrent homepage, they say, “Go ahead and try qBittorrent, you won’t regret it!” # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_install_php-oci8_on_Ubuntu⠀⇛ OCI functions allows access to Oracle databases, but, at least in Ubuntu, aren’t included in the default PHP installation. This article will show you how to install php-oci8 on Ubuntu LTS. From the PHP manual: «They support SQL and PL/SQL statements. Basic features include transaction control, binding of PHP variables to Oracle placeholders, and support for large object (LOB) types and collections. Oracle’s scalability features such as Database Resident Connection Pooling (DRCP) and result caching are also supported.» # ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ How_to_install_Netbeans_13_on_a Chromebook⠀⇛ Today we are looking at how to install Netbeans 13 on a Chromebook. Please follow the video/audio guide as a tutorial where we explain the process step by step and use the commands below. # ⚓ How_to_Install_Gatsby_on_Ubuntu_20.04_–_RoseHosting⠀⇛ Gatsby is a fast modern site generator for React. It is an open-source framework that combines the functionality from React, GraphQL, and Webpack for building static websites and applications. Gatsby is more than just a static site generator, it allows the web developers to build websites using React and work with any data source (CMSs, Markdown, etc) of their choice. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Gatsby on Ubuntu 20.04. # ⚓ Video ☛ How_to_install_Archman_2022.03_–_Invidious⠀⇛ In this video, I am going to show how to install Archman 2022.03. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Atom_Text_Editor_on_AlmaLinux_8 [Ed: Aren't there more than enough decent editors that aren't controlled by Microsoft to promote proprietary software?]⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Atom Text Editor on AlmaLinux 8. For those of you who didn’t know, Atom is a free, cross-platform, and open-source graphical software that has been designed for programmer’s editor application that helps the developer to write code without too much hassle. The Atom text editor supports almost all operating distributions such as Linux, Windows, and macOS. # ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ How_to_Install_and_Secure_MariaDB_on_Debian_11⠀⇛ In this tutorial, you will learn how to install MariaDB on Debian 11 “Bullseye” from the official Debian repository. The article also shows you how to secure MariaDB, add an admin user, and connect to the database management system from the command line. MariaDB is an open-source RDBMS (Relational Database Management System), backward compatible, binary drop-in replacement of MySQL. It is being developed by several of MySQL’s original developers as well as a large number of community members. Compared to MySQL, MariaDB provides improved performance with faster replication speeds, tighter security measures, and additional storage engines. # ⚓ Install_Erlang_on_Debian_11/Debian_10_–_kifarunix.com⠀⇛ This tutorial provides a step-by-step guide on how to install Erlang on Debian 11/Debian 10. According to erlang.org, Erlang is a programming language used to build massively scalable soft real-time systems with requirements on high availability. Some of its uses are in telecoms, banking, e- commerce, computer telephony and instant messaging. Erlang’s runtime system has built-in support for concurrency, distribution and fault tolerance. # ⚓ How_To_Backup_Ext2,_Ext3,_Or_Ext4_File_Systems_In_Linux_ [Updated]_|_Itsubuntu.com⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you the steps to take backup of Ext2, Ext3, or Ext4 file systems in Linux-based operating systems. You should be cautious while taking the backup of the Ext2, Ext3, or Ext4 file systems in Linux as the operating system that you are currently using is mounted on the file system on Linux which you won’t be able to copy in active mode. In this post, we will see how to backup Ext2, Ext3, or Ext4 file systems in Linux. # ⚓ How_to_Set_the_Time_Zone_in_Linux⠀⇛ Time zones can get complicated, especially if you and your Linux server are located in different zones. Intended to help people keep daytime and evening hours straight anywhere in the world, time zones don’t really matter to a computer. It’s usually best to set your Linux time zone to match yours or the one most of your users observe. Fortunately, it’s easy to configure the time zone on Linux even after installation. Here’s how. # ⚓ TechRepublic ☛ How_to_quickly_deploy_a_Linux_distribution with_GUI_applications_via_a_container_|_TechRepublic⠀⇛ If you need to spin up a quick Linux desktop for development or testing purposes, one of the easiest is with a new tool called Distrobox. Jack Wallen shows you how. # ⚓ TechRepublic ☛ How_to_migrate_the_HOME_directory_on_Linux_| TechRepublic⠀⇛ I’ve had a few instances in which relocating the HOME directory on either a Linux desktop or server was necessary. This could be because of space or security issues. Either way, it might seem like a rather daunting task to migrate the directory containing all user files and directories from one drive to another. Although it is a bit of a lengthy process, it’s not all that difficult. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ The Verge ☛ Google_hints_at_Windows_games_running_on_Stadia –_The_Verge⠀⇛ Google appears to have built its own solution for running Windows games on Stadia. Google is planning to detail its Windows “emulator” for Linux next week at the company’s Google for Games Developer Summit on March 15th. Reddit users have spotted a session at the summit that will detail “how to write a Windows emulator for Linux from scratch.” The session will be led by Marcin Undak, on Google’s Stadia porting platform team, and promises a “detailed overview of the technology behind Google’s solution for running unmodified Windows games on Stadia.” It appears that Google has built its own Windows emulator for Linux to help developers port games to the service without having to modify titles for Linux. # ⚓ Tom’s Guide ☛ Stadia’s_not_dead_—_and_this_one_idea_could shape_the_future_of_gaming_|_Tom’s_Guide⠀⇛ Google Stadia has had a rough life cycle so far. After debuting to middling reviews, it had to suffer through a slowly growing library, a limited user base and the shuttering of its first-party studios. But Stadia is still alive and kicking, and Google intends to prove it next week. The company plans to host five Stadia panels for developers and publishers, and one of them could have huge implications for PC gaming as a whole. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ There’s_already_over_1,200_titles_either Verified_or_Playable_for_Steam_Deck_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ While there are issues with the Deck Verified system, Valve continues on noting down more titles as being either Deck Verified or Playable. As of publishing time there’s now 1,214 going by Valve’s own list, which is a huge number for a gaming device that has only just recently released. With 660 Verified and 554 Playable. One of the biggest titles to appear recently of course was Apex Legends, the massively popular Battle Royale. Remember though: not being Verified or Playable doesn’t mean it won’t work, it just means it hasn’t been through Valve’s formal certification yet. # ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ Apex_Legends_Is_Coming_to_Linux_Thanks_to_the Steam_Deck⠀⇛ If you’ve been worried about whether you’d be able to play Apex Legends on your Steam Deck, you no longer need to worry, as the game has officially been verified to work on Valve’s Linux-based handheld gaming PC. # ⚓ Perl ☛ The_benefits_of_change,_from_an_amateur’s_objective perspective._|_Saif_[blogs.perl.org]⠀⇛ As a bystander in the evolution of Object-Oriented Programming in Perl, and someone who is really only just starting to get the hang of Perl modules and packages (still not any good at it), I get really quite overwhelmed by ideologies. There is considerable debate about the right way to program things, the right style, the right direction that Perl should go. It is Vim vs Emacs, Atari ST vs Amiga, Mods vs Punks. Really one needs a language to do what one needs it to do, simply, quickly and consistently. For an amateur, Perl has been able to do exactly that for me. I code rubbishly, but hey, who’s looking? But when you look at the clever people in the Perl community, you wonder. You wonder whether you are missing out by not being engaged in the evolutionary process. It is bewildering. I confess I understand a mere fraction of the terms, the rationale, the higher order coding discussions. I have read about Corinna, marvelled at Moose’s capabilities, gazed admiringly at Leonerd’s prowess, but do not dip my coding toes into the water. You see, I cant swim. [...] Pong was developed, a game with Sprites. The sprites contained position and motion data and the info required to draw the sprite, all contained in a hashRef, which could be passed to subroutines for processing. e.g my $sprite={x=>10….};. This was a deliberate precursor for later conversion into a blessed object e.g. my $sprite=Sprite->new (x=>10,…);, all in all a seemingly painless transformation. The sprite modules that were created from that were initially classic Packages, then eventually as classes using Object::Pad. If I can figure it out I will also use Moo. For the moment the code versions remain monolithic until we have tested it/extended it enough. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ JWM_2.4.1_compiled_in_OE⠀⇛ Just a quick note, jwm window manager has been bumped from 2.4.0 to 2.4.1. o § Distributions⠀➾ # ⚓ Bryan Lunduke ☛ elementary_OS_is_imploding⠀⇛ elementary OS, a Linux distribution that is currently ranked as one of the top 10 distros (according to DistroWatch.com), appears to be in the process of completely imploding on itself. The Short Version: The company behind elementary OS has been losing money for quite some time. Two co- founders are not pleased with each other and are attempting to part ways… and it is getting messy. Below is the full text, as posted to Twitter by elementary founder Daniel Foré. Some portions are bolded by me for emphasis. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Lunduke:_elementary_OS_is_imploding_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Users of the elementary OS distribution may want to be aware of the turmoil in its parent company, as reported by Brian Lunduke. “The Short Version: The company behind elementary OS has been losing money for quite some time. Two co-founders are not pleased with each other and are attempting to part ways… and it is getting messy”. # § BSD⠀➾ # ⚓ NetBSD ☛ Making_RockPro64_a_NetBSD_Server⠀⇛ The time has come to upgrade my SunBlade 2500s to something more power friendly and faster. I’d already removed one CPU and thus half the ram from two of these systems to reduce their power consumption, but it’s still much higher than it could be. After much searching, I’ve decided on Pine64′s RockPro64 4GiB ram model (technically, only 3.875GiB ram.) Pine64 make SBCs, laptops, phones, and various other mostly ARM gadgets, and the RockPro64 has the fastest CPU they ship (Rockchip RK3399), and can use a small “NAS Case”, that is sufficient to house 2 HDDs and, at a stretch, upto 6 SSDs (cooling would become quite an issue at this point.) In my SATA setup, I have 3 SSDs with a JMicron 585 card in the PCIe slot, two SSDs in the NAS case SSD region, and the third is in the HDD region with an adapter. I have used two SATA power splitters to convert the NAS case’s 2 SATA power ports into 4, with the 4th one also powering a Noctua case fan. The cabling is not great with this, with enough SATA power cabling for 6 devices to lay. Probably a bespoke power cable to connect to the RockPro64 would make this nicer and probably improve cooling slightly, but I’m just using off-the-shelf components for now. # § IBM/Red Hat/Fedora⠀➾ # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Building_containers_by_hand_using namespaces:_The_net_namespace_|_Enable_Sysadmin⠀⇛ Learn how to use the net namespace to configure point-to-point namespaces, isolate processes, and control which applications can access a VPN. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Red_Hat_Satellite_6.10.3_has_been released⠀⇛ We are pleased to announce that Red Hat Satellite 6.10.3 is generally available as of March 9, 2022. Red Hat Satellite is part of the Red Hat Smart Management subscription that makes it easier for enterprises to manage patching, provisioning, and subscription management of Red Hat Enterprise Linux infrastructure. # ⚓ IBM Developer ☛ Use_our_browser-based,_no-code/low- code_developer_sandbox_to_try_new_technologies_–_IBM Developer⠀⇛ As a developer, you need to be able to try and test new software and tools, but the process can be tedious. You often need to download the source code and reconfigure your entire local environment to deploy it. The process is a bit like being asked to assemble a car before giving it a test drive. The IBM Developer Technology Sandbox is a turnkey solution for you to test drive software. The browser-based, no-code/low-code sandbox enables developers to try new technologies, whether you are trying to extend your application stack or build new skills. Explore the pre-built applications and use the step-by-step instructions to run them with the click of a button. These applications are built on a combination of various IBM and IBM partner technologies, including APIs, cloud services, and more. # ⚓ Secure_Boot_Statements [Ed: Secure [sic] is not about security but about control over computer users]⠀⇛ I have said some things about secure boot and my involvement here. I will try to say the same things monthly from here on out. The current plan is for them to appear dated in this folder. That said, I am human and will probably forget sometimes. So while I encourage keeping an eye out for them, it’s probably best to reach out if I miss one and not worry too much unless several get missed. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Industrial_thin_clients_run_IGEL_Linux_on Ryzen_R1000_or_V1000⠀⇛ OnLogic’s fanless “IGL130” and “IGL160” industrial thin clients run the Linux-based IGEL thin client stack on AMD’s Ryzen R1000 and V1000, respectively. The compact systems support up to 16GB DDR4 and offer HDMI, 2x DP, 2x GbE, 2x M.2, and 5x USB. Back in 2020, OnLogic launched its Apollo Lake based ISL200 and ISL300 thin clients equipped with IGEL Linux. These were its first two products verified for IGEL Technology’s IGEL Ready program. The company has now followed up with the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1000 based IGL130, which offers similar capabilities as IGEL’s IGEL UD3 (PDF), as well as the Ryzen Embedded R1000 powered IGL160, which is on par with the IGEL UD7 (PDF). # ⚓ coreboot_accepted_for_GSoC_2022_–_coreboot⠀⇛ We have great news: The coreboot project has been accepted for this year’s Google Summer of Code! Thanks to everyone who made this possible! You can find our GSoC organization page here [1] (unfortunately, newlines were removed from the description, but that’s true for all of the accepted orgs). Looking at the GSoC timeline [2], this means the next step is discussing our exciting projects. We have about a month for this, from now until April 3rd, when the application phase starts. We’re still looking for mentors! If you are interested, please have a look at the mail that Felix Singer, GSoC 2022 admin, sent earlier [3]. You also can help with code reviews or working out a project (writing description, defining project scope and tasks, …). Every bit of help counts. # ⚓ Purism ☛ PureBoot_101_|_First_Boot,_First_Update,_and Detecting_Software_Tampering_–_Purism⠀⇛ # ⚓ Booting_ARM_Linux_the_standard_way⠀⇛ Tow-Boot is a relatively new project for bringing some consistency to the way we boot Linux on ARM. This is both aimed at the Linux single board computers but also the new wave of Linux phones. On these devices the most common platform firmware is U-Boot. In some cases the U-Boot provided with the device is a nice and clean mainline U-Boot, in other cases it’s the U-Boot build provided by the manufacturer of the SoC. One big difference between x86 computers and the ARM ecosystem is functionality that you’d expect from the bios/uefi in the hardware is actually in most cases part of the operating system that’s installed. This means there’s no consistency at all. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Raspberry_Pi_And_The_Story_Of_SD_Card_Corruption |_Hackaday⠀⇛ Tales of Raspberry Pi SD card corruption are available online by the fistful, and are definitely a constant in Pi-adjacent communities. It’s apparent that some kind of problems tend to arise when a Raspberry Pi meets an SD card – which sounds quite ironic, since an SD card is the official and recommended way of booting a Pi. What is up with all of that? I can start with a history lesson. Back when Raspberry Pi launched in 2012 – which is now 10 years ago – there were SD card controller driver problems, which makes sense given the wide variety of SD cards available out there. They were verifiably fixed one by one at some point in time, as debugging goes, their impact decreased and bugs with individual cards got smoothed over. This is how the “Pi SD card corruption” meme was originally born; however, if the problems were to end there, so would the meme. Yet, tales of broken SD cards plague us to this day – way less severe than they were in the beginning, but pronounced enough that you’ll see people encounter them every now and then. # § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ SparkFun_Raspberry_Pi_RP2040_& MicroMod_boards_take_mikroBUS_Click_expansion_boards_– CNX_Software⠀⇛ We’ve previously written articles about boards featuring the mikroBUS interface supporting thousands of Click expansion boards from Mikroelectronika, and now the company has collaborated with Sparkfun who launched MicroMod and Raspberry Pi RP2040- based boards with a mikroBUS socket, plus Qwicc connectors. Raspberry Pi RP2040 is the well-known dual- core Arm Cortex-M0+ microcontroller found in Raspberry Pi Pico and a range of third-party boards, while Sparkfun MicroMod‘s are M.2 MCU modules with chips from Microchip, Nordic Semi, Ambiq, Espressif Systems, and NXP. # ⚓ Ultrasonic_Sensor_with_Arduino:_HC-SR04_wiring_and setup⠀⇛ Checking obstacle distance to your robot or, generally speking, to your prototype can give your project the awarenes on how a risk is near and warn the user accordingly to your code. HC-SR04 sensor with Arduino has a particular work principle really interesting and can be coded easily once acquired this knowledge In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to interface the ultrasonic sensor (HC-SR04) with Arduino Uno. The sensor has the ability to measure distance. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Arduino_Nicla_Vision_–_A_tiny_STM32H7 board_with_2MP_camera,_WiFi_&_Bluetooth_LE,_sensors_– CNX_Software⠀⇛ Arduino Nicla Vision is an ultra-compact (~2.3×2.3 cm) board powered by an STMicro STM32H7 dual-core Cortex-M7/M4 microcontroller, and equipped with a 2MP camera, a WiFi & Bluetooth LE module, and a few sensors. Those features make the board suitable for machine vision and edge computing applications such as asset tracking, image detection, object recognition, and predictive maintenance. For instance, image detection, facial recognition, automated optical inspection, vehicle plate reading, or gesture recognition can be added to projects, either using Nicla Vision as a standalone board or in combination with Portenta or MKR boards. # § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Android Authority ☛ This_was_the_best-selling_Android phone_of_2021_–_Android_Authority⠀⇛ # ⚓ This_Android_Antivirus_Actually_Contains_Malware_/ Digital_Information_World⠀⇛ # ⚓ Asus_8z_review:_A_‘mini’_phone_for_the_Android_world with_practical_appeal_|_The_News_Minute⠀⇛ # ⚓ This_Seven-Year-Old_Smartphone_Is_Still_Getting Android_OS_Updates_–_Review_Geek⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Motorola_MA1_stock_has_been_gone_for_a month_–_9to5Google⠀⇛ # ⚓ This_Seven-Year-Old_Smartphone_Is_Still_Getting Android_OS_Updates_–_Review_Geek⠀⇛ # ⚓ Business Insider ☛ How_to_Use_Gboard’s_Clipboard_on an_Android_Device⠀⇛ # ⚓ 5_Best_drawing_apps_for_Android_–_Phandroid⠀⇛ # ⚓ 28_Android_Games_Included_in_itch.io_Bundle_for Ukraine_–_Droid_Gamers⠀⇛ # ⚓ India Times ☛ google_lens_update:_Google_Lens_update to_make_browsing_for_images_faster_on_Android_–_Times of_India⠀⇛ o § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ # § Web Browsers⠀➾ # § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ Jean-François Fortin Tam ☛ Jean-François Fortin_Tam:_Please_adapt_Mozilla’s_code_so_that PDF_readers_on_Linux_can_handle_XFA_forms!⠀⇛ Well, in Q4 2021, Mozilla’s PDF.js landed support for XFA PDF forms, so Firefox is now able to deal with them, which is huge deal, as we have been increasingly encountering such documents over the years, and still will be for a long time, especially given how slow-moving governments can be when it comes to their digital practices. It would be fantastic to see these code insights put to use in Poppler, the library that Evince, Okular and other applications use… so if someone feels like fixing one of the few biggest issues with reading/filling PDFs under Linux, please use this code (see also: all the XFA-related pull requests) as inspiration to contribute a fix to this and that issue in Poppler! # ⚓ Mozilla ☛ Data@Mozilla:_Documenting_outages_to seek_transparency_and_accountability [Ed: Mozilla proudly spying on Firefox users, then looking for ways to justify that]⠀⇛ The internet doesn’t just have a simple on/off switch — rather, there are endless ways connectivity can be ruptured or impaired, both intentionally (cyber attacks) and unintentionally (weather events). While a difficult task, knowing more about how connectivity is affected and where can help us better understand the outages of today, as well as who (or what) is behind them to prevent them in the future. [...] “Mozilla is excited to make our relevant telemetry data available to researchers around the world to aid efforts toward transparency and accountability. Internet outages can be hard to measure and it is very fortunate that there is a dedicated international community that is focused on this crucial task. We look forward to interesting ways in which the community will use this anonymous dataset to help keep the internet an open, global public resource,” says Daniel McKinley, VP, Data Science and Analytics at Mozilla. # ⚓ Firefox_Add-on_Reviews:_The_pandemic_changed everything_—_even_the_way_we_use_browser extensions⠀⇛ On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Within days, practically the entire planet was on lockdown. We went indoors and online. So how did the sudden mass migration online impact browser extension usage? Pretty dramatically, it turns out. On this two-year mark of the start of the pandemic we looked back at Firefox extension installs and usage data to discover several compelling trends. # § Programming/Development⠀➾ # § Rust⠀➾ # ⚓ Lang_team_March_update⠀⇛ Two weeks ago, the lang team held its March planning meeting (minutes). We hold these meetings on the first Wednesday of every month and we use them to schedule design meetings for the remainder of the month. # § Java⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Apache_Software_Foundation releases_NetBeans_13_•_The_Register⠀⇛ The Apache Software Foundation has released version 13 of its NetBeans open-source IDE for Java, PHP, Javascript and other languages. The new version also upgrades support for two of the main build-automation tools out there: Apache’s own Maven, and the Gradle tool used for Android development. Additionally, the updated IDE builds in the nb-javac compiler, its fork of the standard Java Development Kit’s javac compiler. The release notes claim that this will make the “startup experience simpler and smoother”. It also defaults to the new FlatLaf theme’s Light mode by default. (Yes, there’s a Dark mode, too.) FlatLaf is a fashionably Flat Look and feel for Swing apps, inspired by the look of the rival IntelliJ IDEA IDE – and also able to import third-party IDEA themes. FlatLaf can also scale to support HiDPI displays. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Tedium ☛ Fluorescent_Multilayer_Disc_History:_Innovation You_Could_See_Through⠀⇛ We don’t talk enough about vaporware over here, so let’s discuss two attempts to make optical discs fluorescent … both of which went absolutely nowhere. When it comes to technology, it’s easy to get hyped up about something that sounds cool, but turns out to be a bunch of hooey. Theranos, currently the subject of a Hulu miniseries, is the most famous recent example of this, but there are plenty of others out there where an idea seems to briefly draw in the attention of lots of people, only for the idea to look a lot less awesome close-up. That’s often when it becomes vaporware—and it happens even to established companies. The once- prominent Wang Laboratories, for example, once announced 14 products in a single day, but failed to release most of them, reflecting broader challenges facing the company. In this spirit, I’d like to consider a couple of unusual attempts to take the optical disc far beyond the limitations that we think of it having today. For at least one company, it looked like, at least for a brief moment, it had something as good as the tiny vial of blood Theranos was pitching—a disc that promised an insane amount of storage, despite the medium itself being transparent. (And it wasn’t the only one!) Today’s Tedium takes a look at two turn-of- the-century efforts to make optical discs fluorescent. Just like the discs themselves, you couldn’t see the finished products in the end. o § Integrity/Availability⠀➾ # § Proprietary⠀➾ # § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Wednesday⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Debian (kernel, linux-4.19, spip, and thunderbird), Fedora (cyrus-sasl and libxml2), Mageia (firefox and thunderbird), openSUSE (buildah and tcpdump), Red Hat (cyrus-sasl, kernel, kernel-rt, and kpatch-patch), Slackware (kernel), SUSE (buildah, kernel, libcaca, and tcpdump), and Ubuntu (linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.13, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.13, linux- gcp, linux-gcp-5.13, linux-hwe-5.13, linux-kvm, linux-oem-5.14, linux- oracle, linux-oracle-5.13, linux-raspi, linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.4, linux- azure, linux-azure-5.4, linux-azure- fde, linux-bluefield, linux-gcp, linux- gcp-5.4, linux-gke, linux-gke-5.4, linux-gkeop, linux-gkeop-5.4, linux- hwe-5.4, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-5.4, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-oracle- 5.4, linux-raspi, linux-raspi-5.4, and linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux- azure, linux-azure-4.15, linux- dell300x, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, ilinux-lts- xenial, linux-oracle, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon). # ⚓ USCERT ☛ Updated:_Conti_Ransomware [Ed: Microsoft_Windows_TCO]⠀⇛ CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National Security Agency (NSA), and the United States Secret Service (USSS) have re- released an advisory on Conti ransomware. Conti cyber threat actors remain active and reported Conti ransomware attacks against U.S. and international organizations have risen to more than 1,000. CISA, the FBI, NSA, and the USSS encourage organizations to review AA21- 265A: Conti Ransomware, which includes new indicators of compromise, for more information. See Shields Up and StopRansomware.gov for ways to respond against disruptive cyber activity. # ⚓ ISTIO-SECURITY-2022-004⠀⇛ The Istio control plane, istiod, is vulnerable to a request processing error, allowing a malicious attacker that sends a specially crafted or oversized message, to crash the control plane process. This can be exploited when the Kubernetes validating or mutating webhook service is exposed publicly. This endpoint is served over TLS port 15017, but does not require any authentication from an attacker. # ⚓ Announcing_Istio_1.13.2⠀⇛ # ⚓ Announcing_Istio_1.12.5⠀⇛ # ⚓ Announcing_Istio_1.11.8⠀⇛ # ⚓ LWN ☛ 2_New_Mozilla_Firefox_0-Day_Bugs_Under Active_Attack_(The_Hacker_News)_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ According to this report on The Hacker News, there are a couple of recent Firefox vulnerabilities that are currently being exploited. # ⚓ Hacker News ☛ 2_New_Mozilla_Firefox_0-Day_Bugs Under_Active_Attack_—_Patch_Your_Browser_ASAP!⠀⇛ Mozilla has pushed out-of-band software updates to its Firefox web browser to contain two high-impact security vulnerabilities, both of which it says are being actively exploited in the wild. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Today’s_Spectre_variant:_branch_history injection⠀⇛ A few days prior to the expected 5.17 release, the mainline kernel has just received a series of Spectre mitigations for the x86 and ARM architectures. The vulnerability this time is called “branch history injection”; it has been deemed CVE- 2022-0001 and CVE-2022-0002. # § Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt/Fear-mongering/ Dramatisation⠀➾ # ⚓ ‘Dirty_Pipe’_Linux_Vulnerability_Allows Overwriting_Data_In_Arbitrary_Read-Only Files [Ed: Spamnil’s site joins the_FUD club]⠀⇛ Security researchers detailed a Linux vulnerability allowing an attacker to overwrite data in arbitrary read-only files. The vulnerability, known as CVE-2022- 0847 or “Dirty Pipe” leads to privilege escalation as unprivileged processes can inject code into root processes. According to security researcher Max Kellermann, it is similar to CVE-2016-5195 “Dirty Cow” but is easier to exploit. Dirty Pipe has been a vulnerability in Linux Kernel since 5.8 and has been fixed in Linux 5.16.11, 5.15.25 and 5.10.102. # ⚓ Video ☛ “Dirty_Pipe”_Is_The_Worst_Linux Exploit_In_Years_–_Invidious [Ed: Spreading falsehoods for the anti-Linux media operatives]⠀⇛ There are some crazy Linux exploits and this is certainly Dirty Pipe is certainly high up there, this exploit is similiar to an earlier exploit called Dirty Cow and allows you to almost complete bypass system permissions. # ⚓ IT World CA ☛ Cyber_Security_Today,_March 9,_2022_–_Warnings_to_Linux_and_HP_device administrators,_Samsung_confirms_data_theft and_more_|_IT_World_Canada_News [Ed: How to hype up local privilege escalation]⠀⇛ Linux administrators and developers are urged to update to the latest version of the kernel or their Linux distribution after the discovery of a major vulnerability. The problem is in Linux kernels going back to version 5.8. It allows an attacker to overwrite supposedly read-only files. That could lead to an escalation of data access privileges because an attacker could inject malware into root processes. The vulnerability has been disclosed to the Linux kernel security team and the Android security team. The bug has to be patched in Android. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ AccessNow ☛ New_guide:_surveillance technology_investors_face_significant_risks if_human_rights_are_ignored_–_Access_Now⠀⇛ A new guide launched today on effective due diligence will help shareholders with investments in the surveillance technology ecosystem identify, assess, prevent, and mitigate increasing human rights and other material risks. The intrusive and pervasive nature of these emerging technologies has led to invasions of privacy, violence, and discrimination, frequently against marginalised communities. However, for those investing in this rapidly developing industry there is still a long way to go to fully recognise the significant threats involved – and their critical role in preventing and mitigating them. Investors have a responsibility to ensure their portfolio companies are respecting human rights and are not unnecessarily exposed to legal, reputational, and financial risks. Navigating the Surveillance Technology Ecosystem: A human rights due diligence guide for investors provides shareholders with a deeper understanding of the potential human rights issues going unnoticed in their portfolio companies’ value chains and a framework for making rights-respecting investment decisions. Based on consultations with digital rights advocates, due diligence modeling experts and investors, the Guide is ultimately designed to help investors advance corporate accountability throughout the surveillance technology ecosystem. # ⚓ Some_discouraging_anecdotes_on_how services_handle_account_deletions⠀⇛ The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force in May 2018. It gave European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) citizens many new rights, including Article 17: [the] Right to erasure. Article 17 gives citizens the right to have companies delete their personal data. In late May 2021, I decided to clean my password manager vault of unused accounts and services. I had 421 entries in my password manager and managed to get it down to 297. It took 5 hours and 10 minutes to go through the 124 unwanted entries and figure out how to request their deletion. I also spent at least as much time over the following weeks just following up on deletion requests. The experience was a mixed bag. I gathered some statistics along the way, and I’ll share some highlights in this article. I won’t name and shame any companies, sorry. Many services have self-service account deletion tools, but often hide them so well that I failed to locate them without deferring to their customer support. On average, it took 24 interactions (menu clicks, password entries, etc.) after an initial login to request and confirm a deletion request. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Walmart_closes_the_stores_at_night_because_the_prices_go_up so_fast_and_they_don’t_want_you_to_see_them_do_it._– BaronHK’s_Rants⠀⇛ Walmart closes the stores at night because the prices go up so fast and they don’t want you to see them do it. Inflation in the United States is now so bad that in the last month, groceries have gone up in price more than they have in the last 8 years before that. [...] Since 2020, Walmart has raised the price of Coca Cola by 35%. My spouse, who is from the Philippines and is not used to living in a “normal” country with “real money” says “this just happens, even in the Philippines”. It’s not normal for prices to go up this fast in America. In fact, it hasn’t happened in my lifetime. You read about it happening in the 1970s, but things were different then. Wages kept up with it. Everyone was furious, but wages kept up. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ Public Knowledge ☛ Should_Algorithms_Be_Regulated?_Part_2: Cataloging_the_Harms_of_Algorithmic_Decision_Making_–_Public Knowledge⠀⇛ This is the second in a series of blog posts from Public Knowledge examining the public policy implications of algorithmic decision-making. We are responding in part to a series of legislative proposals over the past year or so targeted at the advertising-based business model that motivates platforms to use algorithms to distribute content based primarily on a profit motive rather than the public interest (e.g., Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency Act, the Ban Surveillance Ads Act, the Algorithmic Accountability Act, and the Social Media Nudge Act). In order to create appropriate policy solutions, we have to understand the nature of the harms that can arise from algorithmic decision- making about content, including ​​ad targeting and delivery, content moderation, and content ranking and recommendation systems. This blog post catalogs what we have learned about algorithmic harms from these systems in three broad categories: (1) harms to safety and well-being; (2) harms to economic justice; and (3) harms to democratic participation. One important theme that unites all the harms across these categories is that their impact is too often concentrated on historically disadvantaged communities. We acknowledge at the outset that there are other, and in some cases more virulent, harms associated with algorithmic decision-making that are not focused on content distribution, including harms that arise from facial recognition, deepfake technologies, law enforcement access to social media, technologies used in criminal justice laws, employment, rental housing and real estate buying, credit and lending, and health care, to name a few. We also don’t mean to suggest that the harms we will catalog arise exclusively from algorithmic decision-making. In fact, we hope algorithmic decision-making could one day mitigate cultural biases and disparate outcomes that arise from human decision-making (predicated on adequate reform of systemic inequities). Additionally, our catalog of harms associated with platforms’ content distribution is by no means exhaustive, or mutually exclusive. There are complicated intersections and relationships among them and policy solutions, which we will discuss in later posts, need to reflect those intertwined complications and relationships. And lastly, any proposal we support will be consistent with the First Amendment, which gives full protection to a wide range of “harmful” speech. At Public Knowledge, we are not proposing to ban any kind of legally-protected speech. However, we encourage platforms to create policies and digital tools to minimize harms. We also recognize that social media companies, advocates, and government stakeholders disagree about what constitutes “harmful” speech, based on different personal and community values, and perspectives. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ T-Mobile_Google_Play_problems:_Part_3_–_BaronHK’s_Rants⠀⇛ This evening I called T-Mobile support and eventually got fielded around to someone who knows what’s going on. He confirmed that the Google Play problems are related to their tower upgrades and shutting down the last of the Sprint network. Internally, T-Mobile uses a VPN to route certain traffic, including the Play Store, even if you’re not using one of their devices, and something in that setup got messed up. They said they are aware of it and it should eventually go away, but to “keep using the VPN app” to get Google Play to work until it’s fixed. By using NordVPN, it forces it to tunnel over the internet instead of internally at T-Mobile, through NordVPN’s server, and reach the Google Play store over the Internet, through NordVPN. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Mondaq ☛ UK:_Inventive_Step_At_The_EPO_–_Plausibility And_Post-Published_Evidence_(G2/21)⠀⇛ # ⚓ Cereno_Scientific_:_solidifies_CS1′s_patent protection_with_new_European_patent⠀⇛ # ⚓ USPTO_rules_Broad_owns_CRISPR_animal_cell_editing patents⠀⇛ Patents core to the breakthrough gene-editing technology CRISPR belong to the University of Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Broad Institute, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has ruled. # ⚓ Understanding_Relief_of_Patent_Novelty_Loss_In Japan.⠀⇛ Loosing novelty regarding patents is a vital issue globally. It should be well understood in order to avoid the potential business and value loss than it can entail. In Japan, when an invention is disclosed to the public before a patent filing, such as if the product is posted on the web, published in a newspaper or magazine, and / or an explanation is given so that the invention can be understood, the novelty is lost “by the inventor’s own actions”. However, if an application is filed within one year from the date of said loss of novelty, the Japan patent Office (JPO) examination will be concluded as “not losing novelty” (Article 30 of the Japanese Patent Law). This is called an “exception for loss of novelty.” This treatment is similar in the United States, although with even broader exceptions there than in Japan (US Patent Law, Article 102). On the other hand, the European EPO (European Patent Office) is very strict in this regard: there are very few allowable reasons for relief from loss of novelty, and such relief will be typically be denied at the EPO. China is equally strict as it uses the EPC (European Patent Law) as a model to create Chinese Patent Law. Therefore, when Japanese applicants apply for the exception of loss of novelty outside of Japan, it is a very critical situation and you need to be careful. # ⚓ European_Patent_Office_Halts_Work_With_Russia, Belarus⠀⇛ The European Patent Office on Tuesday said it will end its cooperation with Russia and Belarus’ patent offices following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The EPO said it stands “in solidarity with all those suffering from the appalling violence in Ukraine and all refugees seeking safety in other countries,” and that it had decided to pause its cooperation with the Russian and Belarusian patent agencies, as well as the Eurasian Patent Organization. The Munich-based agency said it will consider further actions and “consequences” ahead of its next administrative council meeting on March 22. “Our office was founded in the spirit of European and international cooperation,” the EPO said. “We stand for peace, progress and prosperity, with staff drawn from across the 38 contracting states of the European Patent Convention.” # ⚓ EPO_cuts_ties_with_Russia⠀⇛ # ⚓ USPTO_Cuts_Ties_With_Russia_Following_Ukraine Attacks⠀⇛ The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced Friday that it has severed ties with its Russian equivalent over the invasion of Ukraine, mirroring a similar move by the European Patent Office earlier this week. The USPTO said in a statement on its website that it suspended communication with Russia’s federal patent and trademark agency, known as Rospatent, as well as the Eurasian Patent Organization, a Russia-based international patent agency. According to the USPTO, the move is a reflection of guidance handed down by the U.S. Department of State regarding the Russian invasion. # ⚓ Bloomberg ☛ U.S._Patent_Office_Won’t_Engage_Russia, Eurasian_Patent_Group⠀⇛ The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has stopped engagement with officials from Rospatent, Russia’s agency in charge of intellectual property, following the military invasion of Ukraine, the USPTO said. # ⚓ Mondaq ☛ EPO_And_UKIPO_Make_Statements_On_Ukraine⠀⇛ The EPO has issued a statement on its website entitled “Standing together for peace in Europe”, announcing that it has frozen co- operation activities with the Federation of Russia and of Belarus. The EPO will assess and debate other possible measures and consequences with the 38 Member States, extension states and observers in preparation of the next Administrative Council meeting on 22 March. Ukraine itself is not one of the 38 Member States of the European Patent Organisation, nor an extension state. However, Ukraine has been a PCT contracting state since 1991. # § Trademarks⠀➾ # ⚓ EUIPO_loses_dispute_over_‘genuine_use’_at_EU_court⠀⇛ In a loss for The EU Intellectual Property Office, an EU general court has overturned a decision cancelling a word sign for ‘Mood Media’, first registered by a Dutch company more than a decade ago. # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Public Domain Review ☛ Love_and_Longing_in_the Seaweed_Album_–_The_Public_Domain_Review⠀⇛ Combing across 19th-century shores, seaweed collectors would wander for hours, tucking specimens into pouches and jars, before pasting their finds into artful albums. Sasha Archibald explores the eros contained in the pressed and illustrated pages of notable algologists, including “the most ambitious album of all” by Charles F. Durant. # ⚓ Public Domain Review ☛ *Cycling_Art,_Energy,_and Locomotion*_(1889)_–_The_Public_Domain_Review⠀⇛ Inventor Robert Pittis Scott’s *Cycling Art* offers a whimsical and illustrated tour through the previous century of “man-motor locomotion”. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2879 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 03.09.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_9/3/2022:_Dedoimedo_Dumping_Windows_and_Plasma_5.24.3_Comes_to_Kubuntu 21.10⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 1:54 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⠀➾ # ⚓ Dedoimedo ☛ Moving_away_from_Windows_–_the_software checklist⠀⇛ There you go. A very early, rudimentary plan for what I have in mind. Now, if I look at my computer usage over the past 10-15 years, it has changed quite a bit. Less Windows and significant fewer Windows-based software, more Linux and more serious Linux cases. I have, in a way, started this migration a long time ago, only now I’ve realized that it needs to be finished. I am not happy that this is what I must do. But hey. Using Windows has become onerous. Even in Windows 10 Pro, I have to deal with low-IQ nonsense that simply has no place in a professional system I’ve paid for. Not in the mood to be the padding for the bonus for some marketing person somewhere. Treat me with respect, and we will have common ground. I’ve spend thousands of dollars on Microsoft products over the years, including several Windows Phones and whatnot. Not anymore. No settings headerbar rewards, no Edge begging to be default browser, no advertising ID, no cloud this or that, none of that nonsense. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Alternatives_to Corel_PaintShop_Pro⠀⇛ Corel Corporation is a Canadian software company specializing in graphics processing. They are best known for developing CorelDRAW, a vector graphics editor. They are also notable for purchasing and developing AfterShot Pro, PaintShop Pro, Painter, Video Studio, MindManager, and WordPerfect. Corel has dabbled with Linux over the years. For example they produced Corel Linux, a Debian-based distribution which bundled Corel WordPerfect Office for Linux. While Corel effectively abandoned its Linux business in 2001 they are not completely Linux-phobic. For example, AfterShot Pro has an up to date Linux version albeit its proprietary software. # ⚓ Its FOSS ☛ Piwigo:_An_Open-Source_Google_Photos Alternative⠀⇛ Google Photos is one of the most popular options to back up your photos and videos. Considering that it is the default choice for most Android phones, it is a seamless experience managing photos/videos using Google Photos. But, what if you want to move away from it for something open-source and more privacy-friendly? Not just from Google Photos, from proprietary photo hosting platforms overall. # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Blender_3.1_Released_with_Lots_of_Performance Improvements,_Other_Changes⠀⇛ Coming two months after Blender 3.0, the Blender 3.1 update is all about performance and speed to make Blender faster and more reliable. For example, it brings performance improvements to Mesh Vertex and Face Normals, as well as to Blender’s procedural system, which also received 19 new nodes, mesh modeling tools, advanced Fields control, access to time, and much more. Blender 3.1 also adds support for the new Point Cloud object to be rendered directly with Cycles when creating sand, water splashes, particles, or motion graphics, support for Pixar OpenSubDiv for modeling, rendering, as well as Alembic and USD import and export, and faster workflow by dragging sockets to get a list of automatically filtered nodes. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Neofetch_on_Linux_Mint_20_– LinuxCapable⠀⇛ Neofetch is a free, open-source command-line system information tool written in bash 3.2+. Neofetch displays system information in a beautiful aesthetic way, such as system, software, memory resources, kernel version, and much more. In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install Neofetch on Linux Mint 20 using the command line terminal with examples on how to maintain and remove the application with bonus command examples. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_MyPaint_on_Linux_Mint_20_– LinuxCapable⠀⇛ MyPaint is a free, open-source digital painting program that you can edit your artwork. It has many features for easy to create backgrounds and figures on canvas or paper! For users migrating from Windows and using the native paint program, this feels similar to it but has much more features. In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install MyPaint on Linux Mint 20 using two different methods, which are APT and Flatpak and how to maintain remove in the future using the command line terminal. # ⚓ How_to_Use_SharedPreferences_to_Store_App_Settings_With Flutter_–_CloudSavvy_IT⠀⇛ SharedPreferences is a module bringing the functionality of Android’s eponymous API to your cross-platform Flutter apps. It uses Apple’s similar NSUserDefaults API when running on iOS and macOS. Implementations are also included for Linux and Windows so it’ll run everywhere Flutter apps can. In this guide, we’ll show how you can use SharedPreferences to persist simple settings within your app. The module is best used for small pieces of non-essential state such as user preferences, saved bookmarks, and cached config values sent by a server. # ⚓ How_to_Add,_Replace,_and_Remove_Docker_Image_Tags_– CloudSavvy_IT⠀⇛ Docker uses tags to identify distinct versions of an image. In common with the broader container community, tags should be used to mark each release so users can select between different versions. Tags may also be used to describe other characteristics of an image such as the identity of a key dependency when multiple options are offered. # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ Getting_Started_with_Podman_(Docker Alternative)_on_Rocky_Linux⠀⇛ Podman is a Linux-native tool for deploying applications using Open Container Initiative (OCI) containers and container images. It supports multiple container image formats, including Docker images and OCI container images. Also, Podman supports managing pods, groups of containers. Podman is a daemon-less tool, running as a single binary command-line without a service. It provides a command-line similar to Docker, you can use an alias such as ‘alias docker=podman’. To run containers and manage container images, Podman relies on libpod and OCI container runtimes such as runc, crun, and runv. # ⚓ Working_with_the_ip_Command_in_Linux_with_Examples⠀⇛ When working in a Linux terminal, we often use various commands. We typically use the ifconfig command to perform network configuration. However, another command, ip, can be used for network configuration, which is considered a replacement for the ifconfig command. It has much more capabilities than the ifconfig command. Using the ip command, we can perform various tasks, such as changing the network configuration by modifying its interface and assigning or checking the IP address on a network interface. We can also enable or disable a network interface. This is not an exhaustive list but some of the activities we can perform with the ip command. # ⚓ Systemctl_Command_Examples_|_Itsubuntu.com⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will go through the basics of systemctl command and examples. You can also get a basic idea regarding the usage of Systemctl. It is the tool to manage the init system. With these tools, you can manage services, check statuses, work with the configuration files, and do a similar job. Systemd is a critical part of Linux, # ⚓ How_To_Compile_And_Install_Kernel_On_Ubuntu_[2022]_| Itsubuntu.com⠀⇛ Linux Kernel is the backbone of the Linux-based operating system. No matter which Linux you are using, Linux Kernel will be the same and will remain the crucial section of your operating systems. Linux Kernel is the heart of the operating system. Before installing or updating Kernel, you have to make sure that you have a backup of the system and other important files so that you can restore it in case of any emergency. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Android_Studio_on_Debian_11_– idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Android Studio on Debian 11. For those of you who didn’t know, Android Studio is the official Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Android app development, based on IntelliJ IDEA. Android Studio is developed by Google and it can run on different operating environments like Windows, macOS, and Linux. 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 Android Studio on a Debian 11 (Bullseye). # ⚓ Pragmatic Linux ☛ How_to_link_a_shared_library_with_GCC_and CMake⠀⇛ Interested in using a shared library in your C or C++ application? Not sure how to build your application with the GCC compiler, such that it properly links the shared library? This article explains how to link a shared library to your application, built with the GCC toolchain. It covers three scenarios: (1) Calling GCC directly from the terminal, building with a Makefile and auto-generating the build environment with CMake. # ⚓ How_to_Install_and_Use_Python-Mistune_on_Linux⠀⇛ The Python Mistune package is a fast and robust Python3 markdown parser that provides renderers and plugins. The Python mistune package is tested and proven in Python 2.7, Python 3.5+, and PyPy. It is the fastest in all the Python markdown parsers and provides a bunch of useful features such as footnotes, fenced code, auto-links. Table etc. # ⚓ Ubuntu_22.04_VLC_installation⠀⇛ In this tutorial, you will learn how to install VLC on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish Linux Desktop. VLC is a free and open-source multimedia player available for Ubuntu 22.04. It supports a wide range of multimedia formats such as MKV, MP4, MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, WebM, FLAC, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis files, BluRays, DVDs, VCDs, podcasts, and multimedia streams from various network sources. # ⚓ How_to_Install_Fonts_on_Ubuntu_22.04_Jammy_Jellyfish Linux⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will be showing you how to install fonts on your Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish Linux system. This is relatively easy to do, whether with a font manager application or installing the fonts manually. Whatever your preference, we’ve got you covered with both methods in this article. # ⚓ How_to_install_Telegram_on_Ubuntu_22.04_Jammy_Jellyfish Linux⠀⇛ In this short guide, we will be installing Telegram on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish Linux. Telegram is a messaging and voice over IP application available on various Linux distributions of your choice and, in particular, Ubuntu 22.04. As a user of Telegram you will be able to send messages, photos, videos or other files over this service. # ⚓ Change_system_language_on_Ubuntu_22.04_from_command_line⠀⇛ The purpose of this tutorial is to show how to change the system language from command line on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish. This configuration is especially applicable for Ubuntu 22.04 servers, where there is no GUI to change your system language, although this also works fine on desktop systems. # ⚓ How_to_autostart_applications_on_Ubuntu_22.04_Jammy Jellyfish_Linux⠀⇛ The purpose of this tutorial is to show how to configure one or more applications to start up automatically upon system boot in Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish, specifically on the GNOME desktop environment. Follow our step by step instructions below as we set an application to autostart. # ⚓ Bash_Script:_Flags_usage_with_arguments_examples⠀⇛ If you have any experience on the Linux command line, then you should have run into command flags, which help us modify the behavior of a command that we are executing. For example, if we execute the ls -l command, the - l part of the command is a flag that we are passing as an argument to ls. This same functionality can be used in a Bash script, allowing us to pass some input to the script through flags when we are executing the script. Modifying a Bash script’s behavior via runtime options, just like we normally do with command line programs, can be very useful. The Bash shell provides the getopts builtin command, a standard way to achieve this. In this tutorial, you will see how to use flags as arguments when executing a Bash script, through use of the getopts builtin. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ 1220_Games_On_The_Steam_Deck_After_a_Major Bump,_including_Apex_Legends_as_Verified_–_Boiling_Steam⠀⇛ I was just doing my daily refresh and wow! What a surprise. There are now more than 1220 games working on the Steam Deck – the real number if 1223 at the time of writing… # ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ Stadia_To_Introduce_Its_Own_Solution_to_Run Windows_Games_on_Linux_–_Boiling_Steam⠀⇛ When we expected the year of Linux Gaming in 2022, most of us were thinking about the Steam Deck. Turns out it may not be the biggest story yet. There’s a Google for Games Developer Summit planned for March 15 and Stadia will introduce some kind of Windows emulator to run Windows games on Linux. # ⚓ Video ☛ You’re_not_going_to_be_able_to_buy_a_Steam_Deck_off the_shelf_for_a_while…_–_Invidious⠀⇛ A fresh episode of Steam Deck news is live right now. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ TOP_6_Linux_Distro_for_Gaming⠀⇛ How can Linux compete with Windows for gamers’ attention? This can be a difficult question to answer. Why don’t we look at each option one by one and see which one is the most suitable? Wisely speaking, Linux is or was a first choice for Gamers. But The OS is not so bad though for the players. Depending on the choice available for Linux distro, it could be the trend breaker. Accepting the fact that limited options are available here, but still Linux cannot be neglected for Gaming niece. In this article, I tried to list top 6 Linux distributions that can be a good choice. I am offering this suggestion based on my own personal experiences, and audience opinion may differ. Let’s get started. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Steam_had_a_massive_year_in_2021_with_132 million_monthly_players_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ With competition everywhere, Valve still manages to keep on growing at a rapid pace with the new yearly review up. Going over what happen through 2021 and a little of 2022, it’s clear that Valve are doing well. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Core_Keeper_is_a_great_blending_of Minecraft,_Terraria_and_more_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Swapping from Deck to my main Linux PC was also without hassle thanks to Steam Cloud integration, where it also works beautifully. # ⚓ Its FOSS ☛ Good_News!_Apex_Legends_Now_Officially_Works_on Steam_Deck_and_Linux_–_It’s_FOSS_News⠀⇛ We have all been eagerly waiting for Apex Legends to work on Linux, considering it is one of the most popular multiplayer titles. Especially, after the announcement of official support for Easy Anti-Cheat and BattleEye for Linux. However, the official support for the game wasn’t announced anywhere, until now. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Factory_building_sim_shapez.io_got_mod support_recently_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ shapez.io is a game about building an ever- expanding factory, that cuts up various shapes to make other shapes. It’s gloriously engrossing and time consuming and now there’s modding involved too. You could already easily put tons of hours into it, now maybe even more so. This is not using the Steam Workshop though, instead they’re using the standalone cross-platform mod.io platform. It does involve downloading files manually for now, with an in-game browser to come later. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Horror-mystery_novel_Scarlet_Hollow_has Episode_3_out_now_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ With 7 episodes planned in total, episode 3 for the well-reviewed Scarlet Hollow from Black Tabby Games is out now. Even as someone who doesn’t usually like playing through Visual Novel styled games, I can safely tell you this is one that manages to push through. It’s genuinely interesting, with some pretty great writing and surprising events that will hook you right in. You can try it free too, since the first episode has no price attached. Pretty great artwork too overall. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Steam_Deck_software_updated_with_lots_of controller_configuration_fixes_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Valve continue working quickly to fix up issues that are flowing in against the Steam Deck software, with a new update out now and ready to download onto your Deck. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ Plasma_5.24.3_available_on_Kubuntu_21.10⠀⇛ We are pleased to announce that Plasma 5.24.3 is now available in our backports PPA for Kubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri). The release announcement detailing the new features and improvements in Plasma 5.24.3 can be found here. o § Distributions⠀➾ # § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ Use_Snaps?_You’ll_Dig_This_Nifty_GNOME Extension_–_OMG!_Ubuntu!⠀⇛ Snap app fans will want to check out an extension for GNOME Shell that makes it easier to manage, update, and configure software installed using the packaging format. It’s called Snap Manager and while it’s not an official Snapcraft/Canonical add-on (it’s made by a third-party) it does boast a neat front-end for many of the snapd engine’s command-line actions. For example, instead of open a terminal and running snap list or snap refresh you can just click the options in the Snap Manager menu. # ⚓ Yahoo News ☛ cPanel_&_WHM®_expands_collaboration_with Ubuntu_to_bring_full_support_for_Ubuntu_LTS_in_V102⠀⇛ # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ cPanel_&_WHM®_expands_collaboration_with Ubuntu_to_bring_full_support_for_Ubuntu_LTS_in_V102⠀⇛ cPanel® L.L.C., the Hosting Platform of Choice, a WebPros® portfolio company, is expanding its collaboration with Ubuntu to provide full support for Ubuntu LTS 20.04 with cPanel & WHM version 102. In the winter of 2020, CentOS 8 announced that it would be reaching its end-of-life in December of 2021. This news was somewhat unexpected in the open-source and web hosting worlds. In response, cPanel has been working towards providing solutions that will benefit our partners and customers and expand options as we move forward together. # ⚓ Phoronix ☛ cPanel_102_Is_Ready_With_Full_Ubuntu_LTS Support_–_Phoronix⠀⇛ As part of diversifying their supported range of Linux distributions since it was announced CentOS 8 would be going end-of-life, the popular cPanel commercial software package for easing the administration of Linux web server has added support for AlmaLinux and wit cPanel v102 is full support for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Enable_FIPS_on_Google_Cloud_|_Ubuntu⠀⇛ Cyber attacks present an imminent threat to our digital assets. And they come in a variety of ways, including computer viruses, Denial-of-service (DoS), hacking, ransomware, memcached. In February 2022, White House deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology Anne Neuberger claimed that the Russian hackers conducted a DDoS attack on the Ukrainian banks and Ministry of Defense before their military attacks. To defend against those threats, people relentlessly develop new Cyber Security technologies, such as AI & Deep Learning that add additional layers of authentication, Behavioral Analytics that helps determine patterns of cyber threats, Embedded Hardware Authentication like Intel’s Sixth-generation vPro Chips, and Zero-Trust Models that assume a network is already compromised. For all cyber security technologies, encryption is considered an essential technology to protect sensitive data. Encryption is a technology that attempts to make the information unreadable by anyone other than the intended recipients. People normally grant their audience access to encrypted data via passwords or decryption keys. On the Internet, encryption technologies include Encryption in transit, such as Virtual Private Network (VPN); and Encryption at rest, such as Encrypted Storage; and Encryption in use, such as Confidential Computing. o § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ # § Web Browsers⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ Brave_vs._Chrome:_Which_One_is_the_Best Browser?⠀⇛ About 60% to 80% of users are using Google Chrome as the regular browser. But besides Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, there are a lot of browsers available in the market. Brave is one of the newest ones that come with all sorts of advanced technology. Eventually, it started competing with Google Chrome already. People who are updated about the technology news are so being confused about which one to try. Indeed, many of you already have asked about the fact between Brave vs. Chrome. There is no way we can take the battle between Chrome and Brave lightly. So, we have found out the major facts, where they are different from one another. If you are confused about which browser to try, we suggest you check out the facts properly. But first, I would like to give you a proper introduction to Brave and Chrome browser. # § FSFE⠀➾ # ⚓ The_right_to_install_Free_Software_+++_60_books_to libraries_+++_Berlin_workshop⠀⇛ Installing and uninstalling software as we wish on any device is a right that comes with an extra benefit: we can fix our devices and keep using them longer, avoiding the environmental impact of a new device. So what is keeping us from fixing existing devices by installing Free Software? Unfortunately, legal and technical barriers are often intentionally imposed on users so that they cannot change the operating system on their devices. 2022 offers a unique opportunity to improve the situation in Europe. The EU is about to redraft its ecodesign criteria of products with the Sustainable Products Initiative, the Circular Electronics Initiative, the Right to Repair, and other directives. This is our chance to claim the right to install any operating system on any device. The FSFE started to advise the European Commission as early as possible on this. But a positive outcome is far from certain; counter-lobbying is there. If the role of software freedom is not considered as essential to the longevity and re-usability of our devices, the throw-away culture will continue. We will advocate for the necessary changes in the upcoming legislation. Manufacturers must not be allowed to create artificial restrictions preventing users from installing Free Software operating systems. Help us push for the universal right to install Free Software. Become a supporter. # § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ GitHub_vs_GitLab:_The_key_differences [Ed: SJVN false dichotomy on display, with proprietary or proprietary (Microsoft)]⠀⇛ Many people ask me: “Which distributed version control system should I use for my programming project, GitHub or GitLab?” It’s not that simple a question. Let’s break it down, shall we? # ⚓ Qt ☛ Technical_Artist_–_Tools_and_Software_for Embedded_Device_Development [Ed: This is what proprietary Qt is becoming focused on, along with ads inside software]⠀⇛ Technical Artists play an important role in bridging UI design and software development of embedded devices. Their core task is to implement the UI vision to a functional user experience. They do so by composing the UI from 2D and 3D UI assets, creating visual effects, and optimizing the rendering performance for the target hardware. So, how are they doing it? * § Leftovers⠀➾ o § Integrity/Availability⠀➾ # § Proprietary⠀➾ # § Security⠀➾ # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Reuters ☛ Pandemic_surveillance:_is tracing_tech_here_to_stay?⠀⇛ The two-year fight against COVID- 19 has turned technology into a weapon of choice to defeat the virus but experts now worry that tech will outlive the pandemic and normalise mass surveillance. From contact tracing apps to facial recognition, technology has become part of the arsenal used to protect public health. While this might have helped save lives, rights advocates say intrusive solutions could already be so entrenched that personal privacy is the long-term price many people may yet pay. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Putin’s_war_in_Ukraine_shatters_Silicon_Valley’s_neutrality myth⠀⇛ Authoritarian Tech is a weekly newsletter tracking how people in power are abusing technology and what it means for the rest of us. Also in this edition: Kenya’s controversial digital ID scheme; and Chinese social media censors respond to Ukraine # ⚓ VOA News ☛ To_Fight_Its_War,_Russia_Closing_Digital_DoorsTo Fight_Its_War,_Russia_Closing_Digital_Doors⠀⇛ Russia’s blocking of Facebook is a symptom of its broader effort to cut itself off from sources of information that could imperil its internationally condemned invasion of Ukraine, experts say. The often-criticized social network is part of a web of information sources that can challenge the Kremlin’s preferred perspective that its assault on Ukraine is righteous and necessary. Blocking of Facebook and restricting of Twitter on Friday came the same day Moscow backed the imposition of jail terms on media publishing “false information” about the military. Russia’s motivation “is to suppress political challenges at a very fraught moment for (Vladimir) Putin, and the regime, when it comes to those asking very tough questions about why Russia is continuing to prosecute this war,” said Steven Feldstein, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. # ⚓ NBC ☛ Sometimes_maligned,_Telegram_becomes_essential_during Ukraine_invasion⠀⇛ As Russian forces shelled cities across Ukraine on Thursday, unidentified hackers took control of the website for the local government in the western province of Volyn, putting up a fake notice that government officials there had agreed to surrender. The Security Service of Ukraine, or SBU, had prepared for such a scenario. It had been warning for days on social media, especially on Telegram, its most-followed social media channel, that Russia would try such a tactic. It quickly alerted its nearly 800,000 followers that the surrender claim was a fake, and that Volyn was still in Ukrainian hands. But SBU’s Telegram channel doesn’t just counter Russian propaganda. Taking advantage of the fact that Telegram, unlike Facebook and Twitter, is almost entirely unmoderated, it publishes plenty of its own. Its feed is full of videos of despondent, apologetic and sometimes bloodied Russians who are allegedly prisoners of war, which some experts have argued violates the Geneva Conventions. # ⚓ T-Mobile_customer_“service”_feigns_ignorance_of_the_ongoing Google_Play_blockade_in_Chicago_as_many_customers_take notice.⠀⇛ As the T-Mobile blockade of the Google Play Store in the Chicago region of the US, and apparently others now, continues for the second week for some people….T-Mobile “support” pretends not to know anything about it. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3817 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 03.09.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_9/3/2022:_Nitrux_2.0_Reviewed,_Tor_Browser_11.0.7_is_Out⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 8:25 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Distributions o Devices/Embedded * Free_Software/Open_Source * Leftovers * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # § Graphics Stack⠀➾ # ⚓ Talospace ☛ Faster_Framebuffer_Landing_In_Linux 5.18⠀⇛ Code to speed up software framebuffer operations — which is all you get if you’re running a Raptor family system without a GPU through the on-board BMC graphics — is due to land in the upcoming 5.18 kernel’s merge window later this month. [...] # ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ xf86-video-mach64_compiled_in_OE⠀⇛ # ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ amdgpu_versus_radeon_kernel_modules⠀⇛ There is potential conflict between these two ATI/AMD GPU drivers. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ How_to_install_MicroweberCMS_on_Debian_11⠀⇛ A CMS is a web application capable of managing the content on a website. This makes it possible for us to deploy blogs and websites quickly. Today, you will learn how to install MicroweberCMS on Debian 11. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_LibreWolf_Browser_on_Linux Mint_20_–_LinuxCapable⠀⇛ LibreWolf is a Firefox fork that focuses on privacy and security by eliminating telemetry, which can be invasive to your personal information, along with increased protection against tracking and fingerprinting techniques, while also including a few security improvements. In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install LibreWolf Browser on Linux Mint 20 release series. The tutorial will go over importing the official repository and gpg key and updating and removing the browser. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Brasero_on_Linux_Mint_20_– LinuxCapable⠀⇛ Brasero is a free and open-source disc-burning program for Unix-like systems that comes with various features for burning your data, audio, or video discs. Brasero serves as a graphical front- end to cdrtools, cdrskin, growisofs, and libburn and is efficient and straightforward for users to use by keeping things simple. In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install Brasero on Linux Mint 20 series release and update and remove the disc-burning utility software using the APT package manager. # ⚓ How_to_Install_Kubernetes_(k8s)_Cluster_on_RHEL_8⠀⇛ Also known as k8s, Kubernetes is an opensource, and portable container orchestration platform for automating the deployment and management of containerized applications. Kubernetes was originally created by Google in the Go programming language. Currently, it is maintained by Cloud Native Computing Foundation. In this guide, we will walk you step-by-step on how you can install a Kubernetes cluster on RHEL 8. We will demonstrate this using one Master one and one worker node which we will add to our cluster. # ⚓ How_To_Install_Vim_On_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS_|_Itsubuntu.com⠀⇛ Vim is a highly configurable and popular text editor. It is an improved version of the vi editor. In this tutorial post, we are going to show you the steps to install Vim on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. In Ubuntu, you can find Nano as a default editor. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Showfoto_on_Linux_Mint_20_– LinuxCapable⠀⇛ Showfoto is an Image Editor that has powerful tools for editing photographs. You can view your photos and improve them using this program’s standalone image editor from the digiKam project! One of the features that similar tools like is its versatility with tools dedicated to import and export contents to remote web services, like Flickr, GPhoto, Imgur, Facebook, etc. In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install Showfoto on Linux Mint 20 series release and update and remove the image editing software using the APT package manager. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Scrot_on_Linux_Mint_20_– LinuxCapable⠀⇛ Scrot is a minimalist command-line screen capturing application that uses imlib2 to grab and save images. It also allows substantial flexibility by specifying parameters on the command line terminal such as thumbnail generation, delay timers, quality of output, and much more. In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install Scrot on Linux Mint 20 using the command line terminal, along with how to update remove the screenshot software and basic common commands to use with scrot in the terminal. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Etcher_on_Linux_Mint_20_– LinuxCapable⠀⇛ balenaEtcher is a free and open-source flashing utility tool famous for writing image files such as .iso and .img files and zipped folders onto storage media to create live SD cards and USB flash drives. balenaEtcher has cross-platform support on Linux, BSD, macOS, and Windows and is developed by balena and licensed under Apache License 2.0. In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install baelnaEtcher on Linux Mint 20 by downloading and executing the official bash script to install the latest stable version on your system using the APT package manager along with how to update and remove the software later on if you so wish using the command line terminal. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Krita_on_Linux_Mint_20_– LinuxCapable⠀⇛ Krita is a free and open-source graphics editing program designed for digital painting, 2D animation, or general image manipulation. It runs on Windows, macOS (both Intel 64bit), Linux hits Android & Chrome OS, and is one of the more popular paint applications for users that deal with digital photos. In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install Krita on Linux Mint 20 using the official LaunchPAD PPA to import then install the paint software along with additional steps to update and, if need be, remove the software using the command line terminal. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_VidCutter_on_Linux_Mint_20_– LinuxCapable⠀⇛ VidCutter is a free, open-source application that can cut video and audio files. It has tools for cutting all sorts of media, but it’s not a full- blown video editor. Instead, its focus lies solely on slicing up videos into clips you could then upload onto your website (or send someone). In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install VidCutter on Linux Mint 20 using two different methods: APT and Flatpak, along with how to maintain and remove the software using the command line terminal. # ⚓ H2S Media ☛ How_To_Install_Cacti_monitoring_Debian_11 Bullseye_–_Linux_Shout⠀⇛ Have a look at the quick steps given in the tutorial to install Cacti on Debian 11 Bullseye server for monitoring network devices. Cacti is an open-source tool for monitoring hosts in larger networks using SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). It comes with numerous ready- made scripts and data templates. Cacti is just as suitable for a server running under Linux that queries the remotely maintainable network switch as it is for recording and visualizing any other measurement data that occurs on a regular basis. It offers itself as a framework that can be easily configured via a browser. Cacti uses the MySQL database to save its settings and the Apache webserver for interactive configuration and display of the graphics. Cacti manage templates for graphics, hosts, and data sources that can be created using a browser. You save a lot of work if the same values ​​have to be monitored on several hosts. The visualization tool comes with ready-made templates for many systems (Linux/Unix computers, various router models). # ⚓ How_to_Install_WordPress_on_RHEL_8_with_Apache⠀⇛ WordPress is an immensely popular CMS (Content Management System) that accounts for nearly 43% of all the websites according to W3techs.com. From powering high-traffic sites such as eCommerce, and news websites to simple blogs, WordPress has remained on top of the perch among its competitors such as Joomla, Shopify, and Wix. WordPress is open source, and free to use. It provides tons of customizations to help you build anything you want. It allows you to build high- performance, SEO-friendly sites which are mobile responsive and easy to customize. In this guide, we will demonstrate how to install WordPress on RHEL 8 with an Apache webserver. # ⚓ Using_a_Streamzap_remote_control_with_MythTV_on_Debian Bullseye⠀⇛ After upgrading my MythTV machine to Debian Bullseye and MythTV 31, my Streamzap remote control stopped working correctly: the up and down buttons were working, but the OK button wasn’t. Here’s the complete solution that made it work with the built-in kernel support (i.e. without LIRC). # ⚓ LibreOffice_Calc_Basics_III:_PROPER,_UPPER,_LOWER⠀⇛ In this third tutorial, we will learn about the next Calc formulas namely PROPER, UPPER and LOWER. These are useful formulas often used to change text quickly between typing cases, in bulk, mostly for people’s names. Finally, if you haven’t followed this LibreOffice Calc series, read the first and second parts here. Let’s start. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_install_NestaCMS_on_Ubuntu_or_Debian Server⠀⇛ NestaCMS is an open-source, markdown content management system. It’s developed on Ruby and based on Sinatra Web Framework. It makes easier to develop static design websites. It does not require a database every content is stored in text files. The posts are or content is processed and converted into static HTML Files. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ Graphite for_Apache_Centos/RHEL_8⠀⇛ Graphite is an enterprise-ready monitoring tool that runs equally well on cheap hardware or Cloud infrastructure. Teams use Graphite to track the performance of their websites, applications, business services, and networked servers. In addition, it observed the start of a new generation of monitoring tools, making it easier than ever to store, retrieve, share, and visualize time-series data. So, Graphite was initially designed and authored by Chris Davis at Orbitz in 2006 as a side task that eventually grew to be their foundational monitoring tool. In 2008, Orbitz allowed Graphite to be released under the open-source Apache 2.0 license. As a result, numerous prominent companies have deployed Graphite to production where it helps them monitor their production e-commerce services and plan for growth. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_To_Disable_ETag_in_NGINXs⠀⇛ Hello, friends. We continue with this little round of Nginx tutorials and tricks. This time, we will explain how to disable ETag in Nginx. As in previous posts, it will be a simple post, but that can help us a lot on a server. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_install_Apache_OpenMeetings_on_Ubuntu/ Debian_Servers⠀⇛ In this post, you will learn How to install Apache OpenMeetings on Ubuntu/Debian Servers OpenMeetings is free, open-source web-based, cross- platform conferencing application that can be used for training, presenting, Video conferencing, white board and messaging etc. It is developed in Java and based on Red5 Media Server. Moreover the app supports multiple Database servers, Also it allows you record sessions. It includes many features like, Advanced File Explorer, User Management, Room Management, Polls, Backups etc. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Apex_Legends_gets_Steam_Deck_Verified_| GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ The day we’ve all been waiting for right? Apex Legends from Respawn and EA has now been officially Steam Deck Verified. Absolutely huge news for both Linux desktop gaming with Proton and for the Steam Deck, to have one of the biggest and easily best battle royale games now fully Verified. It’s hard to properly express just how big this is — simply massive. Just on Steam it’s constantly in the top 10 most played, with a peak player count today alone of 281,993 people. o § Distributions⠀➾ # ⚓ HaikuOS ☛ Haiku_Activity_&_Contract_Report:_February_2022⠀⇛ Just like last month, the usual Activity Report is hereby combined with my Contract Report. This report covers hrev55836 to hrev55916. The biggest news this month, though, deserves to be mentioned right up front: [...] # § Reviews⠀➾ # ⚓ Nitrux_2.0_Review:_Stunning_Distro_with_a_Few_Rough Edges⠀⇛ Here is the review of Nitrux 2.0 in terms of performance stability and our insights into whether you can use it for your daily driver. # § IBM/Red Hat/Fedora⠀➾ # ⚓ India ☛ Russia-Ukraine_War:_IBM_Halts_All_Operations In_Russia_Amid_Ongoing_War_In_Ukraine⠀⇛ As the Russia-Ukraine war has escalated over the days, American multinational technology corporation, International Business Machines (IBM) has halted all its operations in Russia, CEO Arvind Krishna said. In a statement released on Monday by the company, IBM CEO said, “I have heard from many of you in response to last week’s announcement regarding the war in Ukraine, and I appreciate your feedback. First, let me be very clear — we have suspended all business in Russia.” Krishna went on to say that a couple of the initiatives are underway to assist IBM’s colleagues in that region. The firm also stated that it is giving crucial assistance to the areas that have been hit the worst in the war. Furthermore, the CEO has praised the support of IBMers in assisting Ukrainian refugees in neighbouring countries. Providing an example of their support, he added that a recently developed and utilised IBMer ‘Resource Finder Map’ links Ukrainian IBMers as well as IBM contractors escaping their nation “with IBM colleagues in the immediate CEE region who can offer assistance, including lodging, transportation, food and supplies, for them and their families,” as per the statement. Krishna highlighted that nearly hundreds of CEE workers have already joined up as volunteers in less than 24 hours. # ⚓ Fedora Magazaine ☛ Using_Homebrew_Package_Manager_on Fedora_Linux_–_Fedora_Magazine [Ed: While Planet Fedora becomes a bunch of Apple fans as the community flees this is what Fedora Magazine is promoting]⠀⇛ Homebrew is a package manager for macOS to install UNIX tools on macOS. But, it can be used on Linux (and Windows WSL) as well. It is written in Ruby and provides software packages that might not be provided by the host system (macOS or Linux), so it offers an auxiliary package manager besides the OS package manager. In addition, it installs packages only to its prefix (either /home/ linuxbrew/.linuxbrew or ~/.linuxbrew as a non-root user, without polluting system paths. This package manager works on Fedora Linux too. In this article, I will try to show you how Homebrew is different from Fedora Linux package manager dnf , why you might want to install and use it on Fedora Linux, and how. # ⚓ Manage_Linux_users’_home_directories_with_systemd- homed [Ed: Red Hat promotes more of its own vendor lock-in]⠀⇛ The entire systemd concept and implementation have introduced many changes since it began to replace the old SystemV startup and init tools. Over time, systemd has been extended into many other segments of the Linux environment. One relatively new service, systemd-homed, extends the reach of systemd into the management of users’ home directories. The feature enforces human user access only and restricts system users in the User ID (UID) range between 0 and 999. I support the systemd plan to take over the world, but I wondered if this was a bit excessive. Then I did some research. # ⚓ Test_GitHub_projects_with_GitHub_Actions_and_Testing Farm [Ed: Red Hat boycotts Russia, boycotts Belarus too, but promotes Microsoft, promotes proprietary software and vendors lock-in of Microsoft. What an awful company direction...]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ Digital_transformation:_3 common_mistakes_to_avoid⠀⇛ Consumers embrace new things quickly. If companies don’t innovate fast enough, they’ll lose customers. This puts a very high demand on enterprises, whose business-to-end- consumer chain is long and complicated. On any given day, you might need to respond within hours to a surging demand caused by a viral social media post – or perhaps you need to incubate a new product within days to catch up with the latest trends for your customers. The goal of digital transformation is to truly transform your business and enable the agility needed to keep up with business demands. # ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ IT_retention:_5_strategies_for becoming_a_talent_magnet [Ed: Why would you take advice from IBM/Red Hat on this? A lot of the company, even the management, is quitting in droves]⠀⇛ Just how competitive is today’s market for tech talent? Some companies have resorted to buying up other firms to get their employees. That trend is fueling an increase in M&A deals, but it isn’t necessarily going to solve the problem at hand – especially if the leadership doesn’t know how to hold on to people once they’ve “acquired” them. While these companies may be viewing M&A through the lens of talent acquisition, people aren’t things you can just buy up and deploy like assets. As “The Great Resignation” has made abundantly clear, if you want to keep great people and get the full benefits of their talents and skills, you need to inspire, engage, and develop them. # § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Canonical_Patches_“Dirty_Pipe” Vulnerability_in_Ubuntu_21.10_and_20.04_LTS,_Update Now⠀⇛ This is a small security update coming just two weeks after the previous security update and it patches the so-called “Dirty Pipe” security vulnerability (CVE-2022-0847) discovered by Max Kellermann. This vulnerability only affects Ubuntu 21.10 and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS systems running the Linux 5.13 kernel and could allow a local attacker to modify any file that could be opened for reading. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ The Verge ☛ The_future_of_computers_is_only_$4_away, with_Raspberry_Pi_CEO_Eben_Upton⠀⇛ Today I’m talking to Eben Upton, the CEO of Raspberry Pi, a fascinating company that makes beloved tiny hackable computers that are extremely inexpensive: the cheapest Raspberry Pi is just $4, the most popular model is about $35, and the most expensive model that comes with a keyboard is $70. They run Linux, and you can do just about anything with them: people build robots, they learn to code, they run media servers. There are Raspberry Pis on the international space station running experiments. I have one in my house that just connects a bunch of smart home gear together. These things are a phenomenon, and a underappreciated part of the computing world we live in today. # ⚓ Talospace ☛ Tonight’s_Game_On_OpenPOWER:_Aleph_One And_The_Marathon_Series⠀⇛ Aleph One runs all three official installments, plus a number of total conversions, hobby scenarios and even a port of the Wolfenstein-esque Pathways into Darkness, Bungie’s banner 3D game prior to Marathon and arguably in the same universe. (It was also one of the first games to run native on the then-new Power Macintosh, so it’s special to us here in OpenPOWER land.) Strangely, one game it doesn’t run is ZPC, which is a bummer because it’s truly one of a kind. However, I think Marathon 2 is (again) the best Aleph One game as it has the fullest selection of high-resolution textures from the Xbox Live Arcade remaster; the other two games don’t look nearly as good. # ⚓ Arduino ☛ Reimagining_the_lamp_with_an_intelligent, floating_bulb_|_Arduino_Blog⠀⇛ The humble lamp can come in many different forms, but nearly all of them feature a singular bulb that is uninspired and only responds to a light switch or potentially an app. YouTuber Tom Ouwerkerk, on the other hand, has designed a creative light accessory that is entirely 3D-printed and includes an intelligent central bulb that “magically” levitates above the base, defying gravity. For the base of the lamp, Ouwerkerk printed a simple ring with a cutout on its side for plugging in a DC barrel jack. From there, he added an Arduino Nano Every that is responsible for controlling a strip of four WS2812B RGB LEDs and sensing if the bulb has been placed into its off position. When the bulb isn’t resting on top of the base, its top magnet gets attracted to the other magnet, which faces down from the top of the lamp and helps pull it upwards for the floating effect. o § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ # ⚓ LibreBoot ☛ Suppliers_page_re-added,_with_new_Libreboot seller_listed⠀⇛ The suppliers page lists companies that sell commercial products and services related to Libreboot; this includes the sale of laptops with Libreboot pre-installed. # ⚓ uni Toronto ☛ The_convenience_of_multi-purpose_monitoring_ (in_Prometheus)⠀⇛ Recently I mentioned to someone that our TLS certificate expiry alerting is very convenient in that we mostly don’t have to specifically do something to monitor TLS certificate expiry. Instead, we get it for free when we start monitoring a service that uses TLS. For example, if we add a check for a new HTTPS website here being up properly, that automatically adds TLS certificate expiry monitoring. # § Web Browsers⠀➾ # ⚓ Rachel ☛ A_sysadmin’s_rant_about_feed_readers_and crawlers⠀⇛ If a web site makes an RSS or Atom feed available, it’s not a bad idea to poll it from time to time. Actually doing that poll like a good netizen (remember that concept?) takes a little attention to detail. # § Chromium⠀➾ # ⚓ Jim Nielsen ☛ Family_IT_Support_Turned_Blog Post_Turned_Anecdote_in_The_Wall_Street_Journal⠀⇛ I recently opened my inbox to find an email from Nicole Nguyen, a personal technology columnist at The Wall Street Journal. She mentioned reading my blog post about my Mom who had trouble volunteering in her local community because she couldn’t access the reservation system online (spoiler: because someone shipped the optional chaining operator in their production JavaScript and she was on an old version of Chrome). # § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ Tor ☛ New_Release:_Tor_Browser_11.0.7_(Windows, macOS,_Linux)⠀⇛ Tor Browser 11.0.7 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This version includes important security updates to Firefox: # § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Finnstats ☛ How_to_Calculate_a_Cumulative_Average_in R⠀⇛ Cumulative Average in R, The average of a series of values up to a certain point is given by a cumulative average. In R, you can calculate the cumulative average of values using the following methods. [...] # ⚓ Dirk Eddelbuettel ☛ Dirk_Eddelbuettel:_RcppRedis 0.2.0:_Major_Updates⠀⇛ A new major release of RcppRedis arrived on CRAN today. RcppRedis is one of several packages connecting R to the fabulous Redis in-memory datastructure store (and much more). RcppRedis does not pretend to be feature complete, but it may do some things faster than the other interfaces, and also offers an optional coupling with MessagePack binary (de)serialization via RcppMsgPack. The package has carried production loads for several years now. This release integrates support for pub/sub, a popular messaging pattern in which one or more clients can subscribe to one or more ‘channels’. Whenever a client instances publishes, the Redis server immediately updates all clients listening on the given channel. This pattern is fairly common to transmit data to listeners. A there is a bit more to explain about this, I also added a brand-new vignette describing pub/sub with RcppRedis, along with another introductory vignette about Redis itself. We blogged about this exciting new feature and its particular use for market monitoring in R4 #36 recently too. # ⚓ Julia Evans ☛ Some_tiny_personal_programs_I’ve written⠀⇛ I was talking to a friend last summer about what resources might be helpful for folks learning to program. My friend said they thought some people might benefit from a list of small and fun programming projects – the kind of thing you can do in an evening or weekend. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ The Nation ☛ Agents_of_Malaise⠀⇛ Why do we even have art museums? This was a question that Alexander Dorner began asking in the 1920s. He can’t have been the first to pose such a question, but as director of the Provincial Museum in Hanover, Germany, he was in a position to do something about it. In 1927, he commissioned Russian artist El Lissitzky to upend the conventional style of displaying art at the time by installing an “abstract cabinet”—a modular space that was flexibly responsive to the art on display but that also challenged the art with its own striped patterns and color. Dorner and Lissitzky’s experimental structure was provocative enough in the 1920s. But when the Nazis came to power in 1933, such ideas became heresy: The abstract cabinet was dismantled, and Dorner was forced to emigrate to the United States.1 o ⚓ The Nation ☛ What_Is_to_Be_Done⠀⇛ When asked Why here? Mao said We didn’t pick it Here is a slab of If Here is a set of appropriate roles; armed in cinema o ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Falling_Man⠀⇛ The story is missing, so I fill it in— it’s what a thinking person does to cope. Without the details, only Death can win. And so, the panic invariably set in, the fires on lower floors extinguishing hope. The story is missing, so I fill it in. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Bias_in_the_machine:_How_can_we_address gender_bias_in_AI?⠀⇛ # ⚓ Salon ☛ Rowling_doubles_down_on_“transphobic”_remarks_about gender_reform_bill_on_International_Women’s_Day⠀⇛ “Yes, sweetheart,” Rowling responded. “I’m staying right here on this hill, defending the right of women and girls to talk about themselves, their bodies and their lives in any way they damn well please. You worry about your legacy, I’ll worry about mine.” o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Extreme_Espresso,_Part_2:_An_Inductive_Water Level_Sensor⠀⇛ [Mark Smith] must really, really like his coffee, at least judging by how much effort he’s put into tricking out his espresso machine. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ The_Light_Guide_Hiding_In_Your_Extrusion⠀⇛ There should be a line of jokes that start “A physicist and an engineer walk into a bar…”. In my case I’m an engineer and my housemate is a physicist, so random conversations sometimes take interesting turns. Take the other day for example, as one does when talking she picked up a piece of aluminium extrusion that was sitting on our coffee table and turned it over in her hands. It has a hole down its centre and it’s natural to peer down it, at which point her attention was caught by the appearance of a series of concentric rings of light. Our conversation turned to the mechanism which might be causing this, and along the way took us into cameras, waveguides, and optical fibres. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Modern_CPUs_Are_Smarter_Than_You_Might_Realize⠀⇛ When it comes to programming, most of us write code at a level of abstraction that could be for a computer from the 1960s. Input comes in, you process it, and you produce output. Sure, a call to strcpy might work better on a modern CPU than on an older one, but your basic algorithms are the same. But what if there were ways to define your programs that would work better on modern hardware? That’s what a pre-print book from [Sergey Slotin] answers. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ There’s_More_In_A_Cardboard_Box_Than_What_Goes In_The_Cardboard_Box⠀⇛ The cardboard box is ubiquitous in our society. We all know what makes up a cardboard box: corrugated paper products, glue, and some work. Of course cardboard boxes didn’t just show up one day, delivered out of nowhere by an overworked and underpaid driver. In the video below the break, [New Mind] does a deep dive into the history of the cardboard box and much more. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ The_Hunt_For_The_Voice_Of_Utah’s_Arches⠀⇛ In the 1990 movie The Hunt For Red October, a stealth submarine is located by what a computer thinks are seismic sounds, but when sped up, they are clearly mechanical. We won’t spoil it further on the off chance that you haven’t seen. We can’t help but wonder if [Prof. Jeff Moore] and his team at the University of Utah were inspired by the movie. Why so? Because they have taken the seismic vibrations of the beautiful arches in Utah, US and sped them up 25 times, placing them right in the range of human hearing on their Red Rock Tones website. Go have a quick listen. We’ll be right here. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Daft_Punk_Word_Clock_Goes_Stronger_And_Faster⠀⇛ What would you call a word clock that doesn’t tell time? The concept of a word clock is that all the words needed to be used are already there and then just selected. [Ben Combee] realized there were only 18 unique words to make up the song “Harder Faster Better Stronger” and with an extra PyBadge from Supercon 2021 on hand, it seems obvious to make a musical word clock of sorts. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Can’t_Fool_Us’:_250+_Groups_Reject_Biden Rebrand_of_Trump’s_Medicare_Privatization_Ploy⠀⇛ More than 250 advocacy groups representing seniors, people with disabilities, doctors, and other constituencies made clear Tuesday that they’re not remotely satisfied with the Biden administration’s rebrand of a Trump-era pilot program that allows private industry to gain a foothold in traditional Medicare. “HHS gave Direct Contracting a fresh coat of paint, but we can see right through it.” o § Integrity/Availability⠀➾ # § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ The Wall Street Journal ☛ Before_You_Buy_a Chromebook,_Check_the_Expiration_Date⠀⇛ Like food and medication, our gadgets are only good for so long. Unfortunately, in the ever-expanding universe of online retail, many devices are sold past their “best by” dates. Chromebooks—the Google-powered laptops from popular PC brands which gained popularity during the pandemic, when lockdowns created unprecedented demand for computers at home—can lose critical functionality. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Swedish_Security_Solutions_Provider Axis_Hit_by_Cyberattack [iophk: Windows TCO]⠀⇛ Axis informed customers about an “IT-related intrusion” on February 21, one day after its cybersecurity systems detected the breach. Public-facing services were shut down globally to limit potential impact. In an update shared on Sunday, the company said the attack involved social engineering and account takeovers, with the attackers managing to bypass multi-factor authentication. The attacker also used “advanced methods” to elevate their access and compromise internal directory services. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Ransomware_gang_Conti_has_already bounced_back_from_damage_caused_by_chat_leaks,_experts say [iophk: Windows TCO]⠀⇛ Experts say the notorious ransomware gang has pivoted all too easily, replacing much of the infrastructure that was exposed in the leaks while moving quickly to hit new targets with ransom demands. According to Vitali Kremez, CEO of the cybersecurity firm AdvIntel, by Monday morning Conti had successfully completed two new data breaches at U.S.-based companies. # ⚓ Computer World ☛ Google_buys_cybersecurity_company Mandiant_for_$5.4B⠀⇛ The company recently announced a new Ransomware Defense Validation service for its SaaS-based XDR (extended detection and response) platform, Mandiant Advantage, to help enterprises gauge the ability of their security systems to guard against ransomware attacks. # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Google_pips_Microsoft_to_the_post,_picks_up Mandiant_for_US$5.4b⠀⇛ Search giant Google has announced it will acquire the security firm Mandiant for US$5.4 billion (A$7.4 billion) in an all-cash transaction, adding that the firm will join Google Cloud after the acquisition is complete. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Beefing_up_its_cybersecurity,_Google buys_Mandiant_for_$5.4B⠀⇛ Google is fortifying its cloud services with a $5.4 billion acquisition of the cyber security firm Mandiant, the companies announced Tuesday. The acquisition is the first of many that analysts foresee in the cyber security sector following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Analysts and government officials have said they expect a wave of cyberattacks from Russia and others as geopolitical tensions rise. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Does_vendor_lock-in_really_affect_your cloud_journey?⠀⇛ Though building cloud-native applications bring higher cost savings and faster deployment, over-dependence on the cloud vendor service stack makes it very difficult for organizations to move across different cloud vendors, according to Rishabh Garg, CTO, U GRO Capital. “A steep increase in prices while scaling, technological & legal challenges can create a vendor lock-in scenario while this is not explicitly stated.” # ⚓ Adafruit ☛ A_GitHub_repository_was_public-viewable⠀⇛ We’ve recently become aware of an inadvertent private-to-public viewable GitHub repository that could have enabled unauthorized access to information about certain user accounts on or before 2019. The inadvertent disclosure involved an auditing data set used for employee training becoming public, on a GitHub repository associated with an inactive former employee’s account who was learning data analysis (The data set was unintentionally made public during an employee exit procedure handoff). The repository contained some names, email addresses, shipping/billing addresses and/or whether orders were placed successfully via credit card processor and/or PayPal, as well as details for some orders. There were no user passwords or financial information such as credit cards in the data analysis set. # § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Help Net Security ☛ Widely_used_UPS_devices_can be_hijacked_and_destroyed_remotely_–_Help_Net Security⠀⇛ Three vulnerabilities in ubiquitous APC Smart-UPS (uninterruptible power supply) devices could allow remote attackers to use them as an attack vector, disable or completely destroy them, Armis researchers have discovered. The vulnerable devices, developed by Schneider Electric subsidiary APC, are used all around the globe to provide emergency backup power for critical physical infrastructure (industrial facilities, hospitals, energy suppliers, data centers, etc.) # ⚓ Help Net Security ☛ Mozilla_fixes_Firefox_zero- days_exploited_in_the_wild_(CVE-2022-26485,_CVE- 2022-26486)⠀⇛ Mozilla has released an out-of-band security update for Firefox, Firefox Focus, and Thunderbird, fixing two critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2022- 26485, CVE-2022-26486) exploited by attackers in the wild. # ⚓ CISA ☛ Adobe_Releases_Security_Updates_for Multiple_Products_|_CISA⠀⇛ Adobe has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. # § Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt/Fear-mongering/ Dramatisation⠀➾ # ⚓ The_Dirty_Pipe_Vulnerability⠀⇛ This is the story of CVE-2022- 0847, a vulnerability in the Linux kernel since 5.8 which allows overwriting data in arbitrary read-only files. This leads to privilege escalation because unprivileged processes can inject code into root processes. It is similar to CVE-2016-5195 “Dirty Cow” but is easier to exploit. The vulnerability was fixed in Linux 5.16.11, 5.15.25 and 5.10.102. # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Serious_flaw_in_Linux_kernel patched,_exploits_released⠀⇛ esearcher Max Kellermann of Ionos, the parent company of CM4all, a website builder, said in a detailed advisory issued on Monday that he had found the vulnerability after starting an investigation into file corruption reported by a customer. The flaw was introduced in kernel version 5.8 and has been patched in all recent stable releases: 5.16.11, 5.15.25 and 5.10.102. The Android mobile operating system is also vulnerable to this bug. # ⚓ [Exaggeration] Help Net Security ☛ Easily exploitable_Linux_bug_gives_root_access_to attackers_(CVE-2022-0847) [Ed: Well, attackers_that_already_have_full_machine access]⠀⇛ An easily exploitable vulnerability (CVE-2022-0847) in the Linux kernel can be used by local unprivileged users to gain root privileges on vulnerable systems by taking advantage of already public exploits. Discovered by security researcher Max Kellermann, the flaw – which he dubbed Dirty Pipe, due to its similarity to the Dirty Cow flaw – has already been patched in the Linux kernel and the Android kernel. Affected Linux distributions are in the process of pushing out security updates with the patch. # ⚓ The New Stack ☛ Dirty_Pipeline_Is_an Awful_Linux_Mess [Ed: Steven J. Vaughan- Nichols has just joined this Linux FUD fest]⠀⇛ As I write this, there’s already a nasty exploit out there using the latest Linux kernel vulnerability, Dirty Pipeline, for any J. Random Luser to overwrite root’s password field in /etc/passwd. The experts at LWN.net called it a “disconcerting kernel vulnerability.” I call it a “shoot me now” security problem. But let’s not do that, shall we? Here’s the 411 on Dirty Pipeline, aka CVE-2022-0847. Web host sysadmin and programmer Max Kellermann found the security hole back in 2021, but he wasn’t at first sure what was going on. After a lot of blood, sweat, tears, and research Kellermann tracked down the problem to changes in the Linux kernel that became critical in Linux 5.8. With this update, Kellermann wrote, “it became possible to overwrite data in the page cache, simply by writing new data into the pipe prepared in a special way.” # ⚓ Naked Security ☛ “Dirty_Pipe”_Linux kernel_bug_lets_anyone_write_to_any_file [Ed: Now the insecurity firms rush to spread FUD and panic]⠀⇛ Max Kellermann, a coder and security researcher for German content management software creators CM4all, has just published a fascinating report about a Linux kernel bug that was patched recently. He called the vulnerability Dirty Pipe, because it involves insecure interaction between a true Linux file (one that’s saved permanently on disk) and a Linux pipe, which is a memory-only data buffer that can be used like a file. Very greatly simplified, if you have a pipe that you are allowed to write to and a file that you aren’t… …then, sometimes, writing into the pipe’s memory buffer may inadvertently also modify the kernel’s temporary in-memory copies – the so-called cache pages – of various parts of the disk file. # ⚓ Threat Post ☛ Bug_in_the_Linux_Kernel Allows_Privilege_Escalation,_Container Escape_|_Threatpost⠀⇛ A missing check allows unprivileged attackers to escape containers and execute arbitrary commands in the kernel. To go along with the “Dirty Pipe” Linux security bug coming to light, two researchers from Huawei – Yiqi Sun and Kevin Wang – have discovered a vulnerability in the “control groups” feature of the Linux kernel which allows attackers to escape containers, escalate privileges and execute arbitrary commands on a host machine. The bug (CVE-2022-0492) exists in the Linux kernel’s “cgroup_release_agent_write” feature, which is found in the “kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c” function. # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Dirty_Pipe:_What_you_need_to know_about_the_major_exploit_affecting Pixel_6_and_Galaxy_S22_devices⠀⇛ The security world has been abuzz this week about a new Linux exploit called “Dirty Pipe,” which also affects Android 12 devices like Galaxy S22 and Pixel 6. Here’s everything you need to know about “Dirty Pipe,” which devices it affects, and how best to avoid it. # ⚓ Android Police ☛ Linux_Dirty_Pipe_kernel bug_exposes_Android_to_potential_malware vector⠀⇛ If Android were a car engine, and you popped the hood and poked around a bit, you’d find the label “Linux” etched on the engine block. The open-source operating system provides the starting point that Android’s built on top of, but sharing code also means sharing vulnerabilities. Now a newly discovered Linux kernel bug is raising concerns for the security of Android devices, as it leaves a door open for malware intrusion. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Congressmen_Ask_FBI_For_More_Details About_Agency’s_Brief_Flirtation_With_NSO_Group Malware⠀⇛ Shortly after it was becoming clear Israeli malware manufacturer NSO Group was a troubling company selling to troubling governments (but before its odiousness hit critical mass last summer), the FBI took a meeting with NSO and test drove a bespoke exploit. It was a variant of NSO’s uber-powerful Pegasus malware — one that bypassed NSO’s internal restrictions on targeting US-based phone numbers. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Never_Mind_The_Israelis:_Nebraska Company_Is_Selling_Wiretap-Esque_Access_To_Social Media_Accounts,_Third_Party_Data⠀⇛ While our attention is focused on a handful of Israeli malware purveyors that have the capability to turn phones into state witnesses, plenty of others are operating under the radar. Israel doesn’t have a monopoly on powerful phone exploits. It’s a crowded market and everybody — from totalitarian states to the FBI — wants some. The market is there. It just needs companies to fill it. And they have been. * § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Ex-Diplomats,_Aid_Workers_Demand_US/EU_End ‘Reprehensible’_Seizure_of_Afghan_Funds⠀⇛ With Afghanistan’s economy teetering on the brink of collapse amid a nationwide humanitarian crisis, dozens of former diplomats, aid workers, and rights advocates demanded Tuesday that the United States and European countries immediately release the $9.1 billion in Afghan central bank assets that they froze after the Taliban retook power last year. “This totally avoidable, and manufactured, man-made disaster does not have to persist.” o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_The_Geopolitics_of_Hell⠀⇛ Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been widely described as the beginning of a new cold war, much like the old one in both its cast of characters and ideological nature. “In the contest between democracy and autocracy, between sovereignty and subjugation, make no mistake—freedom will prevail,” President Biden asserted in a televised address to the nation the day Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine. But while Russia and the West disagree on many issues of principle, this is not a replay of the Cold War. It’s an all-too-geopolitical twenty-first-century struggle for advantage on a highly contested global chessboard. If comparisons are in order, think of this moment as more akin to the situation Europe confronted prior to World War I than in the aftermath of World War II. o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_American_Empire_Self-Destructs,_But_Nobody Thought_That_It_Would_Happen_This_Fast⠀⇛ The basic assumption of economic and diplomatic forecasting is that every country will act in its own self-interest. Such reasoning is of no help in today’s world. Observers across the political spectrum are using phrases like “shooting themselves in their own foot” to describe U.S. diplomatic confrontation with Russia and allies alike. But nobody thought that The American Empire would self-destruct this fast. For more than a generation the most prominent U.S. diplomats have warned about what they thought would represent the ultimate external threat: an alliance of Russia and China dominating Eurasia. America’s economic sanctions and military confrontation have driven these two countries  together, and are driving other countries into their emerging Eurasian orbit. o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Sweden’s_Military_Transfers_to_Ukraine_for Beginners⠀⇛ Sweden has transferred (or is the process of transferring) 5,000 anti-tank weapons to Ukraine. As a student of Swedish arms exports, I found this development interesting and potentially troubling. In order to put this transfer into the proper context, we need to review the scale of this transfer, some key elements of Swedish history, how some on the “left” respond, and the implications of arms transfers (and related moves) for Swedish security. Some will argue that Sweden needs to defend Ukrainian democracy against an aggressive, Russian state militarist invasion which has been linked to war crimes. Others may argue that Sweden’s incremental moves away from neutrality and non-alignment are dangerous, immoral and counter-productive. Whatever you believe, it is still necessary to present a larger context for deliberating on this question. There is no doubt that Russia’s cruel invasion should be opposed, the question for Swedes is whether transferring weapons is the best way to do so. Sweden has gradually, but increasingly quickly, moved closer and closer to NATO, part of a decades long movement in which military leaders from Sweden cooperate with NATO and the U.S. military. The Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson argued in a press conference on February 27, 2022 that the Swedish government supported weapons transfers to Ukraine because Putin had upset the European security order (by attacking a democracy in a mass military attack), because Ukraine received mass support from the Swedish people, and because she deemed that this decision was in the best interests of Sweden’s security. The weapons transfers involve five thousand antitank weapons, a similar number of helmets and life jackets as well as freeze-dried food for soldiers. o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Bedfellows_Still:_Robert_Gates_and_the_Washington Post⠀⇛ There is a particular danger in exaggerating the threat that China and Russia represent, although their quasi- alliance needs greater and more sophisticated attention than the Biden national security team has applied.  Russia is having great difficulty in Ukraine; its economy will suffer greatly in the near term, and its military in the long term.  Moreover, the sanctions against Russia will have a deterrent effect on any Chinese ambitions regarding Taiwan.  Unlike Russia, China benefits from an export economy and severe sanctions would undermine its prosperity. In any event, the emphasis on a two-front war is spectacularly wrong-headed.  With the exception of Desert Storm in 1991, the United States and its vaunted military haven’t won a war in fifty years.  And the United States and NATO refuse to challenge Russia directly in spite of having superior military capability.  The restraining factor here is the possession of nuclear weapons. o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Barrett_Brown_on_Fascist_Billionaires,_Private Intelligence_Firms_and_the_Bankrupt_Corporate_Press⠀⇛ o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ If_the_US_or_NATO_Put_Fighters_in_the_Air_Over Ukraine_We’d_Have_World_War⠀⇛ — Sen. Tom Wicker, (R-Miss), Senate Armed Services Committee “Declare a  no-fly zone over Ukraine at the invitation of their sovereign government.  Disrupt Russia’s air ops to give the heroic Ukrainians a fair fight. It’s now, or later.” o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Why_Don’t_We_Treat_All_Refugees_as_Though_They Were_Ukrainian?⠀⇛ Poland offers the most egregious example of national racism. Its government, whose nation borders Ukraine, has warmly welcomed traumatized Ukrainians, just months after turning away Afghans. If these optics weren’t bad enough, Polish nationalists have sought out people of color who are among the refugees fleeing Ukraine and violently attacked them. According to the Guardian, “three Indians were beaten up by a group of five men, leaving one of them hospitalized.” African nationals studying in Ukraine joined the exodus after Russia’s invasion, and have been stopped at the Polish border. Poland might as well erect a giant sign on its border declaring, “whites only.” In elevating such disparate skin-tone-dependent attitudes toward refugees, Europe is giving its colonialist heritage a new lease on life. We see echoes today of the dehumanization that enabled European colonization of the Global South and the enslavement of generations. o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_“Just_War”_Rationale:_How_Do_Putin’s_Claims Stack_Up?⠀⇛ Philosophers, theologians, politicians and military leaders have wrestled with this question for millennia. And to a large degree, they’ve come to some basic agreements about what makes a war morally defensible: a set of ideas known as the “just war tradition.” That’s not to say that they always agree on how to apply just war principles to an actual conflict. Given the Kremlin’s attempts to justify its invasion of Ukraine, including its groundless accusations of genocide, it’s worth analyzing Russia’s position through the lens of the just war tradition – the focus of my work as a political scientist who studies the ethics of conflict. o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ “Give_Me_Back_the_Berlin_Wall…”⠀⇛ In the above-linked commentary, drawn from a 4 minute passage—beginning at the 3:45 min. mark—of a profound (what we used to call “heavy”) conversational interview Mr. Cohen had with Norwegian reporter Helle Vaagland at the kitchen table of his Montreal flat in 2006 the late great singer-songwriter hinted at how he was able to (seemingly uncannily) predict “The Future.” “Canadians…grow up, you know, on the edge of America,” adding wryly, “and we watch America the way that women watch men: very very carefully.” o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Russia_is_Ready_To_Replace_France_in_West Africa⠀⇛ France’s decision to end its military presence in Mali – carried out in two major military operations, Operation Serval and Operation Barkhane – was communicated by French President, Emmanuel Macron. “Victory against terror is not possible if it’s not supported by the state itself,” Macron said on February 16. The French President called the Malian leadership “out of control” and rationalized his decision as a necessary move, since “European, French and international forces are seeing measures that are restricting them.” o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_On_the_Worthiness_and_Unworthiness_of War_Victims⠀⇛ Rulers divide the world into worthy and unworthy victims, those we are allowed to pity, such as Ukrainians enduring the hell of modern warfare, and those whose suffering is minimized, dismissed, or ignored. The terror we and our allies carry out against Iraqi, Palestinian, Syrian, Libyan, Somali and Yemeni civilians is part of the regrettable cost of war. We, echoing the empty promises from Moscow, claim we do not target civilians. Rulers always paint their militaries as humane, there to serve and protect. Collateral damage happens, but it is regrettable.  o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_To_Truly_Understand_Ukraine_War,_Look to_Our_Future—Not_the_Past⠀⇛ In recent days, experts have begun laying out the potential hardships the Russian invasion of Ukraine might inflict here in the United States, thousands and thousands of miles from the battle zone. As former White House national security official Richard Clarke bluntly put it, “Russia will bring the war to our homeland.” He pointed to potential damage in two particular realms, possible Russian cyberattacks and disinformation meant to unsettle our domestic politics. Similarly, economists and financial firms are predicting what an ongoing war in Ukraine could mean in terms of rising prices for wheat, vegetable oil, and oil and gas, among other commodities. o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Let’s_Not_Forget⠀⇛ Since the Russian Ukraine war started, I’ve been thinking about wars that were launched on Iraq and other counties in the Middle East. During the first Gulf war in the early nineties I was a new immigrant to Canada. I watched my beloved country burning hence Wolf Blitzer the reporter from CNN described the sky of Baghdad as a Xmas tree. For more than a month I didn’t know who survived the continuous bombing on Baghdad where my family resided. I thought of the sanction that was imposed on Iraq for thirteen years and the other wars the Americans launched along with their allies on Iraq. o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ A_Few_Provisional_Thoughts_on_Putin_as_a Historical_Figure⠀⇛ 2) Putin was keen for Russia to join the imperialist club as an equal and respected member of NATO. The US denied this desire on the part of Putin and the Russian political and economic elite. Instead, the US has promoted the expansion of NATO with nuclear missiles aimed at Moscow and St Petersburg in a number of countries bordering on Russia. o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_Frailty_of_Peace_in_the_Midst_of_War⠀⇛ “Our world has become so interdependent that violent conflict between two countries inevitably impacts the rest of the world. War is outdated — nonviolence is the only way. We need to develop a sense of the oneness of humanity by considering other human beings as brothers and sisters. This is how we will build a more peaceful world.” Too simple? Yada yada? o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Zelenskyy_Says_‘We_Have_the_Possible_Resolution’ for_Russian_Demands⠀⇛ Ukrainian President Voldomyr Zelenskyy said Monday that bringing an end to Moscow’s deadly assault on his country is within reach—but only if Russian President Vladimir Putin stops offering ultimatums and agrees to negotiate the terms of a peaceful settlement. During an exclusive interview set to air in full on Monday night, ABC World News Tonight host David Muir asked Zelenskyy if he has rejected the Kremlin’s “three conditions to end the war—that you must give up on joining NATO, recognize Crimea as part of Russia, and recognize the independence of those two separatist regions in the east.” o ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Heart_of_Ukraine_Is_Under_Attack⠀⇛ o ⚓ The Nation ☛ Celebrating_Zapatista_and_Kurdish_Women’s_Struggles, on_International_Women’s_Day⠀⇛ In 2021, 500 years after the Spanish conquest of the Indigenous communities in what is today Mexico, the Zapatistas launched an “invasion” in reverse, sailing across the Atlantic to Europe. This was not your usual invasion. The Zapatista delegation landed to discover the “other” Europe—in their words, the Europe of “those who fight, resist, and rebel,” as a way to share and learn from each other’s struggles, successes, and failures. Given the centrality of women in the Zapatista struggle, it is not surprising that one of the delegation’s encounters was with members of the Kurdish women’s movement, active in Europe. Kurdish and Zapatista women share more than just long-standing solidarity with each other. They share deeply resonant histories of developing women’s struggles within liberation movements. o ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Ilhan_Omar_on_Ending_War,_Global_Refugees,_Russia Sanctions_&_Why_More_Saudi_Oil_Is_Not_the_Answer⠀⇛ As the U.S. considers a ban on importing Russian oil as part of sanctions for its invasion of Ukraine, senior advisers to President Biden are reportedly planning to visit Saudi Arabia to secure more oil to make up the shortfall. We speak to Minnesota Congressmember Ilhan Omar about Saudi Arabia’s devastating war in Yemen, which has caused the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. “If our issue is that we don’t want to buy oil from a powerful country that is conducting a devastating war on its weaker neighbor, I just don’t see Saudi Arabia hardly being a principled solution,” says Omar. She also discusses the need to institute policies so all refugees of war can be treated with the same level of hospitality as Ukrainians, the need to ban members of Congress from trading stocks and more. o ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Ukrainian_Activist:_War_Brings_Rise_in_Sexual_Violence and_Anti-Trans_Oppression⠀⇛ o ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Noam_Chomsky:_A_No-Fly_Zone_Over_Ukraine_Could_Unleash Untold_Violence⠀⇛ o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Poland_OKs_Fighter_Jets_to_Germany_So_US_Can_Give Them_to_Ukraine⠀⇛ Update: The Biden administration on Tuesday rejected the Polish government’s plan to send fighter jets to Ukraine via a U.S. air base in Germany, with a Pentagon spokesperson saying the proposal is not “tenable.” o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ UN_Human_Rights_Chief_Condemns_Detention_of Thousands_of_Russian_Anti-War_Protesters⠀⇛ The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday condemned the arrests of more than 12,000 anti-war protesters across Russia reported over recent weeks and denounced President Vladimir Putin’s “repressive” crackdown on dissent. Including about 4,300 people who were arrested in 56 cities across Russia over the weekend, according to independent protest monitor OVD-Info, an estimated 12,700 demonstrators have been detained since February 24, with many of those opposed to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine subjected to new anti-protest laws adopted last week. o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Putin,_Manhood,_and_Mad_Coward_Disease⠀⇛ Some Kremlin watchers say he is “no longer in his right mind”—isolated, irrational, stubbornly fantasizing about a return to the gory days of the Soviet Union. That suggests there was a time when he wasn’t suffering from Mad Coward disease, a condition primarily found in men, characterized by acute insecurity, anger interfering with the ability to access vulnerability, and an aortic defect that presents as extreme cold-heartedness. Putin has likely long suffered from the condition, probably from childhood, where he was the youngest of three boys (both older brothers died young), and including his days preening bare chested on horseback. The condition is now acute: witness this “man’s man” sitting alone at one end of a 50-foot long table. o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Pentagon_Rejects_Polish_Plan_to_Send_Ukraine Fighter_Jets_Via_US_Air_Base⠀⇛ The Pentagon on Tuesday rejected the Polish government’s proposal to send its MiG-29 jets to a U.S. air base in Germany so the United States could transfer the aircraft to Ukrainian forces battling Russian invaders. Poland’s plan had followed skepticism about how members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) could deliver Soviet-era planes to Ukraine without being seen as engaging in the military campaign against Russia. o ⚓ Techdirt ☛ The_Video_Game_Blockade_Against_Russia_Begins_With Volunteer_Companies⠀⇛ When it comes to Russia’s aggressive war in Ukraine and the world’s response to it, timelines obviously get quite compressed. I’ll admit to being somewhat surprised at how much relative unity there has been in the West’s response to Putin’s attempt to destroy European peace with its invasion of a neighboring country. This isn’t to say that more couldn’t be done, of course, but the cohesive response has been nearly as admirable as the fight the Ukrainian people are putting up against a formidable enemy. On the list of ways the world has responded, it perhaps seems something of a lesser thing that Ukraine called on the video game companies of the world to essentially blockade Russia from its activities. Lesser or not, however, the call was heard and several major players in the video game industry have done as asked. o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_Opera_Singer_and_the_Sanctions⠀⇛ o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ War_in_Ukraine_is_a_Test_for_Peace_and_Unity⠀⇛ The fact that wars are costly and unsustainable is not reassuring while casualties continue to grow. The organizations that normally monitor and document the impacts of violence and war as well as possible war crimes are facing conditions so grim, they have left the country. Indeed, many questions will be hard, if not impossible, to answer. Hundreds of civilians including many children are already among the dead. Why? After the end of World War I there was great resolve to see that the horrors would not be repeated. The League of Nations surfaced as a global body to enforce war prevention, but they failed. World War II renewed the necessity of peace and showcased the failures of the League. o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Ordinary_Russians_are_Already_Feeling_the_Pain_of Sanctions⠀⇛ As a scholar of Russia’s political economy, I was surprised by the speed and severity of the Western economic response to the invasion of Ukraine. Whereas the sanctions that the West imposed after the annexation of Crimea in 2014 were generally quite ineffective – at best slowing Russian gross domestic product growth by 1% a year – this time they appear to be having an immediate impact. Just days into the conflict, we are seeing images of long lines of Russians attempting to get cash out of bank ATMs. In the past few days, the U.S. has frozen the assets of the Russian central bank in Western jurisdictions – an unexpected move – and excluded most Russian banks from the SWIFT bank clearing system, which processes trillions of dollars’ worth of transactions every day. o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Sanctions_are_Blunt_Instruments_Which_Punish Entire_Populations_But_Hurt_Leaders_Least⠀⇛ The countries imposing sanctions on Russia since its invasion of Ukraine face the same problems as besiegers in the Middle Ages. Sieges take months or even years to succeed, but the crisis in Ukraine is deteriorating by the hour and the day – as demonstrated by the fighting around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. As at Fukushima, there is the risk that the electric power needed to cool the reactors will be cut off with disastrous consequences. Yet the weakness of sanctions is not only that they work slowly, but that they give a false sense of achievement which is largely illusory. This has been demonstrated again and again in the last 30 years, ever since stringent UN sanctions were imposed on Iraq in response to its invasion of Kuwait in 1990. o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ In_the_Ukraine_War,_We_Can_Make_Oligarchs_— Everywhere_—_the_Big_Losers⠀⇛ o ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Amidst_Ukraine_Crisis,_Canada_Is_Quietly_Trying_To_Boost Gas_Exports_to_EU,_Documents_Show⠀⇛ Senior Canadian officials are working with an Alberta company to open up new markets for natural gas in Germany, according to documents seen by DeSmog, contradicting a federal minister who says the Ukraine crisis can’t be solved by exporting more fossil fuels. Alfred Sorensen, the President and CEO of Calgary-based Pieridae Energy, pitched the idea of exporting gas from Canada’s east coast to Europe during a recent meeting whose participants included officials in Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology. o ⚓ The Dissenter ☛ Arms_Flood_Into_Ukraine_As_US,_NATO_Pursue_Proxy War_Over_Peace⠀⇛ In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the country has been flooded with weapons and military hardware from Europe and North America. An exclusive report published on March 5 by the Washington Post quoted anonymous sources, who claimed the U.S. and its overseas allies were “quietly” prepared to support a Ukrainian government-in-exile. This expatriated administration would “direct guerrilla operations against Russian occupiers” over the course of a “long insurgency” following Moscow’s takeover of Kiev.While opposed to the establishment of a no-fly zone, the U.S. increasingly appears to be directly involved in the conflict against nuclear-armed Russia, which would make U.S. forces legitimate military targets or “co-combatants.”As Russia presses on with their military operation, Western countries are increasingly determined to fuel a counter- offensive in Kiev. There is little consideration or concern for the potentially catastrophic blowback that may result for Ukrainians and the world. o ⚓ Hungary ☛ Galina_used_to_live_in_Donetsk_and_speaks_Russian,_and Volodimir_is_a_Ukrainian_from_Kyiv_–_they_arrived_in_Hungary together⠀⇛ o ⚓ Hungary ☛ Ukrainian_ambassador_to_Hungary:_Putin_is_not_bombing you_–_yet⠀⇛ o ⚓ The Gray Zone ☛ Victoria_Nuland_declares_US_is_protecting ‘biological_research_facilities’_in_Ukraine⠀⇛ o ⚓ RTL ☛ Putin_nuclear_threats_‘extremely_dangerous’,_‘blackmail’: ICAN⠀⇛ The 40-year-old Swede, who has spearheaded the group’s global efforts to ban the weapons of mass destruction since 2013, said she had never in her lifetime seen the nuclear threat level so high. o ⚓ The Nation ☛ Ukrainians_Fleeing_War_Fight_to_Survive_on_the Rails⠀⇛ When refugees were lucky enough to board a train, the scenes inside the train cars were not much better than the ones on the platforms. On my train from Khmelnytskyi to Lviv, there were 10 people in my sleeper cabin designed for four. The corridor was lined with 20 refugees, sleeping upright on their luggage or lying on the floor. It was a perverse game of human Tetris. Despair was on the faces of everyone fleeing their homes, perhaps never to return. In my cabin, a man escorted his pregnant wife to the border, though he was unable to leave the country himself. o ⚓ VOA News ☛ Iranian_President_Says_Iran_Won’t_Back_Down_on_‘Red Lines’_in_Nuclear_Talks⠀⇛ Iran will not back down on its red lines in nuclear talks with major powers, President Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday, after the European Union said the time had come for Washington and Tehran to take political decisions needed to reach an accord. Eleven months of negotiations to revive the 2015 nuclear deal which lifted sanctions on Iran in return for curbs on its nuclear program have reached their final stages. Iran has sought to remove all sanctions and it wants guarantees from the United States that it will not abandon the deal once more, after then-U.S. President Donald Trump walked out of the deal in 2018 and reimposed sanctions. o ⚓ ABC ☛ Proud_Boys_leader_charged_in_connection_with_Jan._6_Capitol attack⠀⇛ The leader of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, has been charged with conspiracy related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, as part of the FBI’s ongoing investigation into the attack. According to an indictment unsealed in federal court on Tuesday, Tarrio — though he wasn’t present at the Capitol on Jan. 6 — was instrumental in planning the [insurrection]. o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Former_‘Proud_Boys’_Leader_Indicted_on_Conspiracy Charges_Over_Capitol_Riot⠀⇛ The former leader of the Proud Boys, a right-wing extremist group, was arrested in Miami on Tuesday for his role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Enrique Tarrio was indicted on one count each of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and obstruction of an official proceeding. He was also indicted on two counts each of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers and destruction of government property. * § Environment⠀➾ o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘EPA_Must_Stop_This_Experiment’:_Billions_of Genetically_Engineered_Mosquitoes_Set_for_Release⠀⇛ Environmental and public health advocates responded with alarm after the Biden administration on Monday gave a British biotechnology company a green light to unleash billions of genetically engineered mosquitoes in the United States. “GE mosquitoes could result in far more health and environmental problems than they would solve.” o ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Predators_Have_Evolved_to_Not_Overexploit_Their Resources._Can_Humans_Do_The_Same?⠀⇛ However, in a recent study published in Ecology Letters, my colleagues and I show – using complex predator-prey models – how this delicate equilibrium between predator and prey could have evolved. Prudent predation means that a predator species has evolved to avoid consuming as much and as aggressively as its own physical limits permit. Effectively – though not knowingly – prudent predators are restraining themselves for the benefit of other members of their species, as well as for future generations. o ⚓ RTL ☛ About_150_cases_of_water_pollution_reported_in_2021⠀⇛ In previous years, only about 100 such cases of water pollution were reported on average. o ⚓ The Telegraph UK ☛ Fracking_back_on_the_agenda_as_Boris_Johnson blocks_imports_of_Russian_oil⠀⇛ This newspaper understands ministers now back England’s only two viable shale gas wells being handed to the British Geological Survey rather than sealed up with concrete, in a sign of the softening position. It means they could be reopened at a later date. o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Climate_Coalition_Urges_Big_Banks_to_Pull_Plug_on US_Gas_Exports⠀⇛ A coalition of 120 progressive advocacy groups on Tuesday urged the six largest U.S. banks to stop financing new and expanded gas export facilities in the Gulf Coast region, emphasizing that supporting the continued extraction and burning of fossil fuels is a bad investment that endangers working people, biodiverse habitats, and the planet at large. “When banks finance fracked gas projects, they’re funding the creation of sacrifice zones,” John Beard, founder and president of Port Arthur Community Action Network, said in a statement. “The fossil fuel industry in Southeast Texas has swallowed up our local economies, poisoned our air and water, and contributed to the increased frequency and intensity of hurricanes that we’re still recovering from.” o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Government_Climate_Crisis_Response: Deny,_Delay,_and_Do_Nothing⠀⇛ While more than a half century ago the Twist was the craze in dance halls globally, today the Climate Change Shuffle is the craze in government halls and conference sites worldwide as officials dance around the dangers of climate change. o § Energy⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Ukraine_War_Makes_the_Case_for Renewable,_Decentralized_Energy⠀⇛ As Putin’s war of choice against Ukraine tears that nation apart, his army is in the process of seizing a second nuclear power generating station, which will allow him to cut off power—and thus communications, heat, and water—to large chunks of that nation. # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Anti-Net_Zero_MP_Steve_Baker_Took_£5k_From_Chair of_Climate_Science_Denial_Group⠀⇛ A Tory MP leading a backbench revolt against climate action recently received £5,000 from the chair of the UK’s most prominent climate science denial group. Steve Baker, a former Brexit minister, insists that his Net Zero Scrutiny Group (NZSG) of MPs accepts climate science and is only concerned about the cost and efficacy of the UK’s 2050 net zero target.  # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ US_Import_Ban_on_Russian_Oil_a_‘Blow_to Putin’s_War_Machine,’_Says_Biden⠀⇛ The Biden administration on Tuesday imposed a ban on U.S. imports of Russian fossil fuels in response to Moscow’s deadly assault on Ukraine. Speaking from the White House, President Joe Biden announced that Russian oil, liquefied natural gas, and coal will no longer be accepted at U.S. ports. “Targeting the main artery of Russia’s economy,” he said, will “deal another powerful blow to Putin’s war machine.” # ⚓ NYPost ☛ Biden_to_issue_executive_order_on_cryptocurrency⠀⇛ President Biden is expected to sign an executive order on cryptocurrency this week that will mark the first step toward regulating how digital currency is traded. The move comes as administration officials have raised concerns in recent weeks about Russia’s use of cryptocurrency to evade the impact of crushing sanctions in response to its invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions have sent the ruble to historic lows and have closed the country’s stock market. Two people familiar with the process said the executive order on cryptocurrency was expected to be issued this week and it had been in the works long before the war. Both people spoke on condition of anonymity to preview the order. # ⚓ Mental Floss ☛ 15_of_the_World’s_Most_Bike-Friendly Cities⠀⇛ Biking is a great way to stay active and reduce your carbon footprint. Here are some cities that are actively encouraging this green mode of transportation. # ⚓ Electrek ☛ The_country_where_one_in_three_adults_rides_an electric_bicycle⠀⇛ In the Netherlands, figures point to a clear demographic trend among electric bike owners. They tend to skew older, usually above 50, and are also of average or above average income. That tracks, as e-bikes are often used as a way for riders to return to cycling after they no longer have the stamina or range of motion for traditional pedal bicycles. # ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ Moving_beyond_Gold-Level:_Ann_Arbor_cyclists want_better_biking_infrastructure⠀⇛ When Nate Phipps, the co-founder of Bike Alliance of Washtenaw and managing director of the Center for Education Design, Evaluation and Research at the University of Michigan, first moved to Ann Arbor from Boston in 2014, he said he felt disappointed by the comparative lack of biking infrastructure. Since then, Phipps decided to get involved in community organizing to make Ann Arbor more bike-friendly. # ⚓ NYPost ☛ If_the_Ukraine_war_hasn’t_scared_the_West_straight on_energy,_nothing_will⠀⇛ In light of all this, Europe still choose to subjugate itself to an anti-Western authoritarian, and even as Russian opera stars are getting canceled, it is hesitant to stop purchases of Russian oil and gas. Some perspective is called for. While climate change may indeed prove a serious long-term challenge, it is not reducing parts of European cities to rubble or a threat to use as a tactical weapon. If this horrifying episode hasn’t scared the West straight on energy, nothing will. * § Finance⠀➾ o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Now_Let’s_Do_the_American_Oligarchs⠀⇛ From President Biden’s State of the Union: o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_The_Post-Pandemic_Recovery_Will_Be Green_and_Feminist_or_It_Won’t_Be⠀⇛ I say this with a smile, because this is a phrase I never thought I would utter, and it gives me great satisfaction: as International Women’s Day arrives today let’s look at Chile. In this country where I grew up, notable for its conservatism and extreme neoliberalism, the winds of hope are blowing, largely thanks to the feminist movement. o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Yet_More_on_Inflation⠀⇛ Was the decision to go big with the Biden stimulus worth the cost in the form of higher inflation? We can certainly look at the Biden stimulus and point to areas where we spent more than necessary. I would put the high reach of the $1,400 pandemic payments top on that list. If we had a phase out beginning at say, $50,000 a person, they would still reach the overwhelming majority of people who were hurt financially by the pandemic. o ⚓ Techdirt ☛ World’s_‘First_NFT_Vending_Machine’_Didn’t_Work_And Neither_Did_The_NFTs⠀⇛ It’s difficult to overstate the amount of scammy bullshit that permeates the NFT space at the moment. On any given day my inbox is absolutely inundated with PR pitches for NFT-related products that are either pushing something that isn’t really new, don’t actually work, aren’t actually innovative if you eliminate the NFTs (the world’s first NFT-based escape room!) or are just outright scams.The latest case in point: one company recently unveiled what it declared was the world’s first “NFT vending machine” in Manhattan. The company issues a press release heralding the amazing innovation of the idea: * § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Signed._Sealed._Delivered.’_Senate_Sends_USPS Reform_Bill_to_Biden’s_Desk⠀⇛ Postal reform advocates on Tuesday welcomed the U.S. Senate’s passage of House-approved bipartisan legislation that was held up last month by GOP Sen. Rick Scott of Florida. A day after overcoming a filibuster, the Postal Service Reform Act passed the evenly split Senate in a 79-19 vote, with several Republicans joining Democrats to send the bill to President Joe Biden’s desk. o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Petition_Calls_on_Biden_to_Go_Beyond_Reversing Trump_Policies_to_‘Save_Life_on_Earth’⠀⇛ The Center for Biological Diversity on Tuesday laid out a comprehensive case for the Biden administration to go far beyond simply mending the damage done by President Donald Trump to the Endangered Species Act, calling on officials to strengthen the law “to save life on Earth from the extinction crisis.” In a legal petition, the organization made the case that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service must not only fully implement the Endangered Species Act (ESA) but also add new provisions to the law to counter “years of overt political and industry pressure designed to weaken the Act.” o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘This_Is_Evil’:_McConnell_Blocking_Extension_of Free_School_Lunch_Waivers⠀⇛ Federal waivers that have given U.S. schools the flexibility to offer universal free lunches throughout the pandemic are at risk of ending as Senate Republicans—led by Mitch McConnell—stonewall a proposed extension of the relief measures, potentially depriving millions of children of no-cost meals in the coming months. Politico reported Monday that McConnell, the Senate minority leader, is “forcefully opposing” a provision to extend the federal school lunch waivers as part of an omnibus government funding package that Congress must pass by midnight Friday to avert a shutdown. o ⚓ The Nation ☛ Mitch_McConnell_and_Ketanji_Brown_Jackson⠀⇛ If Mitch controlled the Senate, how would he Explain why Jackson’s hearings weren’t to be? No hearings while the French election nears? No hearings held in even-numbered years? o ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Unknown_Oligarch_Fighting_for_an_Endless_Korean War⠀⇛ “To President Moon Jae In and the US Congress: True peace Can Only Come from True Freedom,” flashed the three- story-high digital advertisement in Times Square. “Hold the North Korean Regime Accountable & Free the North Korean People.” Rolling across the screen, the text continued, “H.R. 3446 and H.R. 826 Benefit North Korea and China. If Passed, the Bill Will Ultimately Dismantle the UN Command and Remove US Troops from S. Korea,” before ending next to the photo of a mushroom cloud.1This article was copublished by The Nation and Responsible Statecraft. Connecting the two House bills to such apocalyptic imagery last September was decidedly hyperbolic. HR 3446, the Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act, merely calls for the US secretary of state to “pursue serious, urgent diplomatic engagement with North Korea and South Korea in pursuit of a binding peace agreement constituting a formal and final end to the state of war between North Korea, South Korea, and the United States.” HR 826, the Divided Family Reunification Act, would require the US government to prioritize reuniting Korean Americans with family members separated after the signing of the armistice agreement in 1953, including through potential video reunions.2 o ⚓ TruthOut ☛ The_GOP_May_Be_Split_by_Trump,_But_Both_Halves_Are Exceedingly_Dangerous⠀⇛ o ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Starbucks_Loses_Bid_to_Delay_Union_Election_Count Again_as_It_Cuts_Worker_Hours⠀⇛ o ⚓ The Nation ☛ Is_Manchin_Duping_Democrats_Again?⠀⇛ It’s hard to know how to respond to Senator Joe Manchin’s wildly erratic and self-centered maneuverings around President Biden’s ill-starred “Build Back Better” plan. We know you’re not supposed to negotiate with terrorists—of course, I’m not calling him a terrorist—but it’s fairly routine to negotiate with hostage-takers. And Manchin has taken most of Biden’s signature agenda hostage. First he cut it in half, and then he reneged on what colleagues, and even Biden, considered firm agreements, walking away from the whole thing just before Christmas, claiming it was time to deal with the federal deficit instead. o ⚓ The Nation ☛ Minneapolis_Educators_Strike_for_the_Common_Good⠀⇛ Thousands of educators are on strike in Minneapolis, two years into a pandemic that has pushed public education to a breaking point across the country. With the future of education in unprecedented limbo, the stakes are high—and not just in the Twin Cities. o ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Dark_Money_Groups_Fighting_Biden’s_Supreme_Court_Pick Funded_Trump’s_Big_Lie⠀⇛ o ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Mitch_McConnell_Leads_Effort_to_Deny_Millions_of Children_Free_School_Lunches⠀⇛ o ⚓ The Nation ☛ Don’t_Forget_the_Refugee_Crisis_After_the_Fighting Stops⠀⇛ In the week following Russia’s indefensible invasion of Ukraine, more than 1 million people have fled the country. The lines of refugees at the Ukraine-Poland border stretch for miles. Children cry in the freezing cold as wait times reach 60 hours. Refugees discuss the relatives they had been forced to leave behind—sometimes without knowing whether their loved ones are alive or dead. And the United Nations predicts that these refugees could be followed by millions more—potentially resulting in “the biggest refugee crisis this century.” o ⚓ TheGrugq ☛ Cyber_in_the_raw⠀⇛ Russia’s opening cyber salvo was clearly tied to their war planning. They seem to have used wipers to go after gov, mil and comms systems to degrade Ukraine’s defense capacity. And the attack on KA-SAT was related to Ukrainian military capacity as well. These sorts of attacks are very much in line with the traditional model of cyberwar. They were targeted, tactical strikes with immediate effect and exploitation. Ukraine’s cyber response has been …full spectrum. The most obvious is the call for a global civilian hacker army. o ⚓ CBC ☛ [Blockade]_protest_organizer_Tamara_Lich_released_from jail⠀⇛ A judge has ruled one of the main organizers of the so- called Freedom Convoy can be released from jail, on the condition she leave Ottawa, reversing a decision made last month. Tamara Lich, 49, was behind a now-halted GoFundMe campaign that raised more than $10 million to support the protest in Ottawa, which became a weeks-long occupation. o ⚓ Daniel Miessler ☛ The_Anti-Putin_Narrative_Could_Have_Gone_Very Differently⠀⇛ There’s one thing that’s going well in this Ukraine situation, and that’s the general consensus—China notwithstanding—that Putin is an illegitimate aggressor. This is something we should celebrate and avoid taking as a given. o ⚓ NewYorkTimes ☛ TikTok_suspends_livestreaming_and_new_uploads_from Russia.⠀⇛ TikTok said on Sunday that it would suspend livestreaming and new content being uploaded from Russia, becoming the latest tech company to pull back from the country. TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, said it was taking the actions as it reviews Russia’s new law on “fake news.” The law appears to target media outlets that don’t hew to the Kremlin’s line on the invasion of Ukraine. * § Misinformation/Disinformation⠀➾ o ⚓ NBC ☛ Russian_propaganda_targeting_Spanish-language_users proliferates_on_social_media⠀⇛ Russia and its allies have been using their media platforms to target Spanish speakers with propaganda that is inaccurate or an incomplete picture of the invasion of Ukraine, worrying some about the impact it can have on U.S. Latinos and across Latin America. While the outlets broadcast in Latin America, their reach on social media platforms like Twitter and YouTube is more extensive. * § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ o ⚓ Techdirt ☛ As_UK_Government_Is_Still_Interested_In_Banning_Tor, BBC_Uses_Tor_To_Get_Around_Russian_Information_Blockade⠀⇛ As Russia increasingly looks to cut itself off from the internet to avoid having any bit of reality reach its citizenry, others are working to get around the information blockade. The BBC on Friday reminded people that BBC News is available on the dark web in Ukrainian and Russian via Tor. As the BBC explained when it first launched its dark web version in 2019, it did this to make sure it could get news to people in places where the BBC News was blocked or restricted around the globe. o ⚓ Krebs On Security ☛ Internet_Backbone_Giant_Lumen_Shuns_.RU⠀⇛ Lumen Technologies, an American company that operates one of the largest Internet backbones and carries a significant percentage of the world’s Internet traffic, said today it will stop routing traffic for organizations based in Russia. Lumen’s decision comes just days after a similar exit by backbone provider Cogent, and amid a news media crackdown in Russia that has already left millions of Russians in the dark about what is really going on with their president’s war in Ukraine. o ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ In_the_Ukraine_Conflict,_Fake_Fact-Checks_Are_Being Used_to_Spread_Disinformation⠀⇛ On March 3, Daniil Bezsonov, an official with the pro- Russian separatist region of Ukraine that styles itself as the Donetsk People’s Republic, tweeted a video that he said revealed “How Ukrainian fakes are made.” The clip showed two juxtaposed videos of a huge explosion in an urban area. Russian-language captions claimed that one video had been circulated by Ukrainian propagandists who said it showed a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city. o ⚓ Hungary ☛ “Please,_don’t_report_about_this_at_all!_Thanks!”_–_How the_state_news_agency_withholds_news_which_are_unpleasant_for_the government⠀⇛ Direkt36 received a collection of documents showing that for years, one of the most important parts of the public news service, the Hungarian Telegraph Office (MTI) has been clearly serving the government’s political interests by manipulating or withholding important news. The documents contain extensive collections of internal emails and news reports which were never published. Translation by Andrea Horváth Kávai o ⚓ VOA News ☛ China_Dictates_Messaging_About_What’s_Happening_in Ukraine⠀⇛ The state-run mass media and state-monitored social media are restricting war coverage as part of China’s effort at making peace and backing Russia’s right to defend its interests, observers say. They are using Russia’s label for the war, “special military operation,” instead of the term “invasion,” which is common in the West. Analysts say domestic media have been given specific orders about how to portray the conflict. o ⚓ NewYorkTimes ☛ Russia,_Blocked_From_the_Global_Internet,_Plunges Into_Digital_Isolation⠀⇛ The actions have turned Russia into a walled-off digital state akin to China and Iran, which tightly control the internet and censor foreign websites and dissent. China’s internet and the Western [Internet] have become almost completely separate over the years, with few overlapping services and little direct communication. In Iran, the authorities have used internet blackouts during protests. Russia’s cleaving off is a defeat for the once-held Western belief that the [Internet] is a tool for democracy that would lead authoritarian countries to open. “The vision of a free and open [Internet] that runs all over the world doesn’t really exist anymore,” said Brian Fishman, a senior fellow at the New America think tank and former director of counterterrorism policy at Facebook. “Now the [Internet] is lumpy. It has choke points.” * § Freedom of Information/Freedom of the Press⠀➾ o ⚓ Don’t Extradite Assange ☛ EU_Free_Assange_Rally_Brussels⠀⇛ In collaboration with DEA Campaign, the EU Free Assange campaign are hosting a promotional event where speakers invited can give a taster of the main event & encourage people to attend #FreeAssange Brussels rally. o ⚓ Patrick Breyer ☛ New_media_law:_Russia_tightens_internet_and press_censorship⠀⇛ The Russian regime is tightening [Internet] and press censorship in the country. On Friday, a law to ban the spread of “fake news” was passed. Journalists, bloggers and media creators who, according to the Russian government, publish false information about the war and the Russian armed forces face heavy fines and up to 15 years in prison. Terms such as “invasion”, “attack”, “war” or “declaration of war” may no longer be freely used (Moscow calls the war a military “special operation”). In addition, the Russian media regulator is blocking more and more websites of international media, such as the website of Deutsche Welle and the BBC, as well as Facebook and Twitter. Following this massive restriction of freedom of the press and information, more and more Western media are stopping reporting from Moscow, including ARD and ZDF. o ⚓ VOA News ☛ ‘We_are_Under_a_Suffocating_Siege,’_Reporter_Trapped Near_Kyiv_Says⠀⇛ The Alaraby TV journalists were trying to leave Irpin, a town some 17 miles (28 km) northwest of Kyiv, on Saturday when Russian fire forced them back. o ⚓ Rolling Stone ☛ Kim_Wall’s_Life_Was_Overshadowed_by_Her_Killer._A New_Doc_Hopes_to_Set_Things_Straight⠀⇛ In her new two-part documentary, Carr (Mommy Dead and Dearest; Britney v. Spears) tells the story of the crime and trial that captivated an international audience, while continually focusing on the importance of Wall’s life and career and what’s been lost in their being cut short. She interviews police who investigated the crime, members of the Navy who helped search Madsen’s submarine and recover Wall’s remains, and journalists who covered the trial. Although Wall’s family declined to participate in the documentary, several of her friends share anecdotes that reveal her enthusiasm for exploration and her tenacity as a reporter. * § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Uber,_Lyft,_DoorDash_Panned_for_New_Lobby_Group to_Fight_Worker_Rights⠀⇛ An app-based worker advocacy group on Tuesday decried companies including Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash for launching a new lobby group to fight federal and state- level efforts to protect workers and reclassify them as employees instead of independent contractors. “There’s nothing about working on an app, or having some flexibility in your work schedule that means people need to forfeit basic workers’ rights.” o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Anniversary_of_Selma_Should_Remind Americans_How_Democracy_Is_Defended⠀⇛ Politicians for both parties loudly praise the courage of Ukrainians defending their democracy from the Russian invasion. Yet, bipartisan defense of democracy disappears when the question is democracy at home. Mar. 7 marked the 57th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” in 1965, when the police attack of a peaceful march of Blacks seeking the right to vote in Selma, Alabama, stirred the outrage that led to passage of the Voting Rights Act. o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ In_‘Momentous’_Ruling,_Supreme_Court_Rejects_GOP Voting_Maps⠀⇛ Voting rights advocates in North Carolina and Pennsylvania celebrated a victory late Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected district maps that had been approved by Republican-led state legislatures and that critics said would give the GOP an unfair advantage in the midterm elections. “Today’s move by the court reinforces that legislatures do not have a ‘free pass’ to violate protections against partisan gerrymandering when drawing districts that undeniably hurt voters.” o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ US_Lawmakers_Slammed_for_Double_Standard_on Russian,_Israeli_Crimes⠀⇛ Rights advocates this week accused U.S. lawmakers of hypocrisy for backing severe sanctions to punish Russian aggression in Ukraine while unconditionally supporting Israel and condemning efforts to hold it accountable for violating international law in Palestine. “Members of Congress have shown their hypocrisy on this issue by supporting anti-BDS legislation when it comes to demanding accountability for Israel’s human rights violations.” o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Restaurant_Workers_Need_a_Bill_of_Rights⠀⇛ o ⚓ The Nation ☛ Free_Brittney_Griner⠀⇛ The problem is not just what happened to Brittney Griner. The problem is that we don’t know what is happening to Brittney Griner now. The WNBA superstar was allegedly caught with hashish oil in her luggage at a Russian airport and has been in custody for several weeks. For those first couple of weeks, it was as if no one noticed she was missing, no small feat for an athlete who is six foot nine and one of the most recognizable players in the history of the game. She also is also well-known in Russia, where she plays for UMMC Ekaterinburg in the WNBA off season. In 2021 she helped the Russian team win its fifth EuroLeague Women’s championship. (Many WNBA players hoop in Russia during the off-season, as they need to supplement their income, an injustice in and of itself.) o ⚓ The Nation ☛ It’s_Time_for_American_Feminists_to_Learn_From_Latin America’s_Abortion-Rights_Movement⠀⇛ “You guys left the streets,” Mexican feminist Verónica Cruz told me last September. o ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ The_Silencing_of_Dissent:_Russia’s_Memorial_Human Rights_Center_Faces_Closure_Amid_Putin’s_Crackdown⠀⇛ Russia’s crackdown on civil society has extended to antiwar protesters, independent news media and human rights organizations, silencing dissent and sources of information amid the war in Ukraine. Under Russia’s foreign agents law, nongovernmental organizations receiving funding from another country experience increased scrutiny and risk of liquidation. We speak with Anna Dobrovolskaya, executive director of the Memorial Human Rights Center, one of Russia’s oldest human rights organizations, which monitors human rights violations and provides legal assistance to asylum seekers. Russian courts ordered it dissolved in December 2021. “It’s the approach of the Russian government to widely and silently put some limitations on people who are just willing to speak openly,” says Dobrovolskaya. “The government is just trying to close everything down.” o ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ On_International_Women’s_Day,_Ukrainian_LGBTQI Activist_Describes_Russian_Siege_as_Millions_Flee⠀⇛ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky released a video on Monday to admonish Russia for breaking promises to let Ukrainian citizens evacuate safely through “humanitarian corridors,” as Russian forces have continued to lay siege to civilian centers. We go to western Ukraine to speak with Olena Shevchenko, Ukrainian human rights and LGBTI activist who recently fled the Russian military assault on Kyiv with her parents and has been helping to evacuate others. Vulnerable communities such as disabled and transgender people have a more difficult time fleeing to safety, says Shevchenko. o ⚓ TruthOut ☛ On_a_Grim_and_Bloody_International_Women’s_Day,_Let’s Build_Feminist_Solidarity⠀⇛ o ⚓ The Sunday Times UK ☛ Rahaf_Mohammed:_my_escape_from_Saudi_Arabia to_freedom⠀⇛ She had escaped in the dead of night while on a family holiday in Kuwait City, catching a flight to Thailand in the hope of travelling on to Australia. Trapped in Bangkok airport while the authorities threatened to send her back to her family, the student became a global sensation, the face of female oppression. Her plight was covered by TV channels around the world. Just three months after the violent death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the consulate o ⚓ NewYorkTimes ☛ Newly_Published,_From_a_Nixon_Insider_to_Margaret Atwood⠀⇛ REBEL: My Escape From Saudi Arabia to Freedom, by Rahaf Mohammed. (Ecco, $27.99.) In this memoir, a young woman tells the story of escaping her abusive family in Saudi Arabia, nearly being forced back to an almost certain death after being detained in Thailand and the Twitter followers who saved her life by helping her seek asylum in the West. o ⚓ RSF ☛ Saudi_blogger_Raif_Badawi_still_held_after_completing_10- year_jail_term⠀⇛ Badawi ran an online forum called Free Saudi Liberals in which he discussed religious and societal issues with exceptional openness. After his arrest in 2012, he was eventually convicted of insulting Islam and was sentenced to 10 years in prison, 1,000 lashes, a fine of 1 million riyals and a 10-year ban on leaving the country after completing his jail term. o ⚓ Saudi_Arabia:_Blogger_Raif_Badawi,_arbitrarily_detained_beyond his_sentence,_must_be_immediately_released⠀⇛ Over the last few years, the Saudi Arabian authorities have invested heavily in PR stunts to rebrand their image and attempt to deflect attention from their brutal crackdown on activists and human rights defenders. Although there was a brief lull in executions and prosecutions of activists during Saudi Arabia’s presidency of the G20 summit, that ended immediately after the event when the authorities ramped up their repression once again. o ⚓ Montreal Gazette ☛ After_10_years_in_Saudi_jail,_Raif_Badawi’s family_have_hopes_of_imminent_release⠀⇛ The jailed dissident was sentenced to a 10-year prison term and 1,000 lashes in 2012 for writings that Saudi authorities perceived as promoting liberal values. His official sentence was up on Feb. 28, raising expectations he could soon be freed. o ⚓ France24 ☛ Amnesty_urges_release_of_Saudi_blogger_after_sentence expires⠀⇛ The 38-year-old, who was sentenced to 1,000 lashes and a decade in prison, was “arbitrarily detained solely for freely expressing his opinions”, a statement said on Friday. o ⚓ Middle East Eye ☛ Saudi_Arabia:_Amnesty_urges_release_of_blogger after_sentence_expires⠀⇛ The winner of the Reporters Without Borders prize for press freedom was arrested and detained in Saudi Arabia in 2012 on charges of “insulting Islam” and at the end of 2014 was sentenced to 10 years in prison. His wife, Ensaf Haidar, fled to Canada in 2013 and lives with their three children in Quebec, while continuing to press for her husband’s release, AFP reported. * § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ o ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Clarence_Thomas_Is_Doing_That_Thing_Again_Where_He Muses_Ignorantly_About_Section_230_For_No_Damn_Reason⠀⇛ Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is at it again. Over the last few years, he’s taken to using the Supreme Court’s denial of cert in various cases as his own personal blog, to randomly muse on legal issues without any briefing. He’s done it to attack long standing defamation/1st Amendment precedent, and has used it to attack Section 230, which he’s done multiple times. Each time he’s done this, it’s with a weird and nonsensical personal interpretation of Section 230, without any briefing at all on the underlying issues. He seems to have taken a very weird misinterpretation of Section 230 — one supported by no courts and no authors of Section 230 — and insisted it must be right based on… his own personal feelings? * § Monopolies⠀➾ o ⚓ Techdirt ☛ AT&T/DirecTV_Implosion_Could_Give_Apple_NFL_Sunday Ticket⠀⇛ It’s really hard to overstate what a colossal failure AT&T’s $200 billion acquisition of Time Warner and DirecTV was. And if you’re an AT&T executive with a bruised ego in the wake of the implosion, the hits just keep on coming. The megadeals were supposed to cement AT&T as a powerhouse in media and video advertising with HBO and the NFL as cornerstones. Instead, terrible leadership and hubris resulted in more than 50,000 layoffs, the closure of numerous loved brands (Mad Magazine, DC’s Vertigo imprint), the loss of millions of TV subscribers, and a mountain of debt AT&T’s still trying to climb its way out of.Paying off that debt involved offloading a lot of acquired assets for a song. It has also involved AT&T spinning off DirecTV in a new partnership with private equity firm TPG Capital. One of DirecTV’s flagship properties has been the exclusive deal to distribute out of market NFL games via NFL Sunday Ticket. o § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Ukrpatent_Continues_Normal_Operations_Despite_Russian Aggression [Ed: The nihilism surrounding the patent system]⠀⇛ On Tuesday, the Ukrainian Institute of Intellectual Property (Ukrpatent) issued a statement declaring “that during this extremely difficult time for the country, during the military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, which became the reason for the imposition of martial law . . . the State Enterprise ‘Ukrainian Institute of Intellectual Property’ (Ukrpatent) continues to operate on a full-time basis providing all the necessary functions and continuous operation of the state system of legal protection of intellectual property.” The statement by Ukrpatent Director General Andrew Kudin noted that Ukrpatent’s continued operations were due in large part to its employees, which the Director General indicated have been “mak[ing] significant efforts for securing the stability in operation of the enterprise.” The Ukrpatent announcement concluded by stating: # ⚓ USPTO_severs_ties_with_counterparts_in_Russia [Ed: As if the military cares about patents...]⠀⇛ The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has terminated engagement with the Russian IP office Rospatent, as well as the Eurasia Patent Organisation, in response to the escalating conflict in Ukraine. # ⚓ Considerations_For_Applicants_and_Practitioners_Due_to Recent_EPC_Guidelines_Regarding_Description_Amendment Requirements [Ed: Well, EPO guidlines aren't compatible with the EPC and have not been for ages]⠀⇛ Article 84 of the European Patent Convention (EPC) requires that the claims of a European patent application “shall define the matter for which protection is sought” and “shall be clear and concise and be supported by the description.”[i] To assist practitioners and patent examiners, the European Patent Office (EPO) provides patent examination guidelines interpreting the EPC. Recently, the EPO updated these guidelines, including Guideline F-IV 4.3, which interprets the requirements of EPC Article 84. New Guideline F-IV 4.3 provides strict description (i.e., specification and drawings) amendment requirements by providing that “[a]ny inconsistency between the description and the claims must be avoided if it could throw doubt on the subject-matter for which protection is sought and therefore render the claim unclear or unsupported under Art. 84,” such as where “[p]art of the description and/or drawings is inconsistent with the subject-matter for which protection is sought.”[ii] This may occur where parts of the description are not encompassed by the wording of the claims or are inconsistent therewith, such as may reasonably result from making amendments to the claims that are narrower than the full scope of the original description. In such situations, Guideline F-IV 4.3 specifically instructs that “[t]he applicant must remove any inconsistencies by amending the description either by deleting the inconsistent embodiments or marking them as not falling within the subject-matter for which protection is sought.”[iii] # ⚓ Lexology ☛ (Non-)uniqueness_of_closest_prior_art [Ed: EPO clearly_violating_the_EPC_here]⠀⇛ The method applied by the European Patent Office to assess the presence of an inventive step is based on the “problem-solution” approach. This approach has three main steps: determining the closest prior art; establishing the objective technical problem to be solved; and examining whether the claimed invention, starting from the closest prior art and the objective technical problem, would have been obvious to the person skilled in the art. This article focuses on the first step of the problem- solution approach. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Advocates_Say_Biden’s_New_Vaccine Production_Project_Must_Be_Publicly_Owned⠀⇛ Instead of fully handing the production of taxpayer-funded coronavirus vaccines over to private companies motivated by profit—an approach that experts say has failed disastrously thus far—the Biden administration should keep all new domestic manufacturing capacity under government ownership to ensure that public health needs are prioritized over corporate interests. “A public facility would give the government freedom to make decisions regarding supply, price, and global cooperation.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Appalling’:_Moderna_Rebuked_Over_Latest Covid-19_Vaccine_Patent_Strategy⠀⇛ Vaccine equity campaigners on Tuesday accused Moderna of continuing its stranglehold over lifesaving technology in response to the biotechnology company’s announcement that includes a vow to never enforce Covid-19 patents in some lower-income countries. “Everyone should have access to this lifesaving technology, which is why governments need to waive intellectual property rules and break vaccine monopolies.” # § Software Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Mondaq ☛ When_Is_An_Angle_Of_“More_Than_Zero_Degrees” Not_Actually_“More_Than_Zero_Degrees”? [Ed: EPO_not_run by_scientists]⠀⇛ An EPO Technical Board of Appeal recently considered a case concerning a parametric definition of a material component and returned a decision which, at first glance, might raise some eyebrows. This case, however, highlights an important issue which should be taken into account when drafting patent applications destined for Europe, regardless of the technical field. o § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Hollywood Reporter ☛ Dua_Lipa_Hit_With_Another_Copyright Lawsuit_Over_“Levitating”⠀⇛ Dua Lipa is facing a second copyright lawsuit over her smash hit song “Levitating,” this time claiming she lifted material from a pair of decades-old disco tracks. In a complaint filed Friday in Manhattan federal court, songwriters L. Russell Brown and Sandy Linzer accused Lipa of copying their 1979 song “Wiggle and Giggle All Night” and 1980 song “Don Diablo.” They said the opening melody to “Levitating” was a “duplicate” of the melody to their songs. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Pirate_IPTV_‘Nitro_TV’_Fails_to_Pay_Own Lawyer,_ACE_&_MPA_Move_In_For_The_Kill⠀⇛ The ruination of those behind pirate IPTV service Nitro TV now seems almost inevitable. A lawsuit filed by DISH Network could result in a $100m judgment and in another, filed by members of the Alliance for Creativity, the only defendant to appear has now failed to pay his lawyer. That leaves the possibility of another judgment, potentially in excess of $250 million. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Youtube-dl’s_Hosting_Provider_Fights_Record Labels’_Lawsuit⠀⇛ Hosting provider Uberspace has asked a German court to dismiss the copyright infringement lawsuit Sony, Warner and Universal filed a few weeks ago. The case revolves around the open-source youtube-dl software for which Uberspace hosts the website; not the actual software. According to the hosting company, the overbroad lawsuit threatens the freedom of information. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Netflix_Continues_to_Expand_its_Global Anti-Piracy_Team⠀⇛ Netflix wants to expand its global anti-piracy team. To keep up with growth, the streaming giant has created a new position that brings together many facets of the company’s content protection work under one lead. Among other things, the ideal candidate will be required to support research on pirate streaming sites, cyberlockers, and other pirate platforms. # ⚓ Creative Commons ☛ CC_stands_in_solidarity_with_Ukraine_and supports_those_safeguarding_public_collections,_educational resources,_and_cultural_heritage_sites⠀⇛ Alongside the humanitarian crisis, the war is also causing irreversible damage to the arts, cultural, education, information, and media sectors. Creative Commons stands in solidarity with Ukraine and supports the brave and selfless individuals, working hard to preserve, safeguard, protect, and share the knowledge and cultural heritage of the Ukrainian people.  ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 7178 ➮ Generation completed at 02:41, i.e. 48 seconds to (re)generate ⟲