𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Wednesday, August 17, 2022 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Thu 18 Aug 02:41:33 BST 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/2022/08/17/ ╒═══════════════════ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐒 ════════════════════════════════════╕ Previous bulletins in IPFS (past 21 days, in chronological order): Qmd5sSa6zctA8RcuhbgaMD5PKt4K2aGr7vwBWUT9GrkoLL QmXggz4ZzdoNrnyGD87xZXV7EnECHikMc7N5PUE6qSiZ7Y QmcHk17nfvFbsgxkAzX3fqiG6CVs1EHd6jwajhUb1wWHkg QmfVCS2T3FrMdyAu49nSsRJYhD12dUhVKKQJZAqUMECiet QmYCHDLUuZZxWmEJTbrpvFMNBk7mBbD8uoTPPRsWSqCC2L 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Local_copy | CID (IPFS): QmTZezLwd5vekievmKZscKgr1hkxvuHoSSsWhkA4iTy7Tu ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 179 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2022/08/17/transport-layer-security-not-the-issue/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/08/17/transport-layer-security-not-the-issue/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 08.17.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Transport_Layer_Security_(TLS)_is_Fine,_Centralised_Certificate_Authorities_ (CAs)_Are_Not⠀✐ Posted in Deception, Security at 3:19 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link | md5sum b147528fd1ea28881ed4578632fbd8b7 War on Decentralised Internet and Computing Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 http://techrights.org/videos/centralising-trust-is-bad.webm Summary: There’s a lot of misconception/misunderstandings about what the Certificate Authorities (CAs) are, what they’re for, how they work, and why they don’t actually tackle the biggest security and privacy problems, they’re mostly about centralisation of control and outsourcing of “trust” from pertinent sites/services to monopolies, empires, and oligarchs SOME days ago someone was “[s]houting out to @tuxmachines to check your server. SSL certificate-based error messages are flying…” This was not unforeseen. A lot of people sadly believe what Web browsers tell them, not bothering to take into account the agenda promoted by such Web browsers. It’s about control and centralisation, it’s not about security and/or privacy. A “malicious Web site can easily get a TLS certificate from a CA and turn the padlock on your browser green and go ahead and load,” DaemonFC reminds us. “And it’s still a malicious Web site.” “Let’s Encrypt even admits that they do nothing to protect you from a malicious Web site, and suggest reporting those to Google and Microsoft,” DaemonFC adds. “A lot has happened since then, notably Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which resulted in a lot of censorship inside Russia, by Russia, and against Russia.”Those who say that getting a ‘good’ certificate is ‘free’ may be missing the point. It is like buying a ‘secure’ boot certificate from Microsoft on the ‘cheap’ (until_the_OEMs_toss_them_out). We wrote about this in relation to Certificate Authorities before, with focus on the “big fish”, Let’s Encrypt [1, 2, 3], or LE. The video above revisits this subject. A lot has happened since then, notably Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which resulted in a_lot_of_censorship inside Russia, by Russia, and against Russia. Now that the centralised systems are in place, censorship is vastly stronger. Is this security??? A given Gemini address is accessible so long as there’s a certificate in place, even a self-signed one (vouching for oneself). The same model ought to have been adopted for the Web. For online banking it would help if banks sent expected fingerprints, e.g. by post. Outsourcing to monopolies isn’t the way to go. “Outsourcing to monopolies isn’t the way to go.”Readers might correctly spot the resemblance or notice the similarity to UEFI_‘secure’_boot. First they start with recommendations, saying it is all about security and enhancing safety. And then intimidation, seeking compliance from people who disregard the recommendations. Finally, they resort to outright locking out (blocking) anything that is not submissive, e.g. after 90% or more have already surrendered. So this is a form of blackmail for lock-down, initially marketed as a well-meaning security scheme. They’re insincere about motives. Nothing here is “free”… Right now, after we’ve witnessed expansion in Web censorship, we believe stronger resistance will be needed by explaining to people what’s happening. Remember that this is not about security; it’s all about control and one day revoking certificates can be weaponised further and further, just like DNS- level censorship, denial of ClownFlare access, and so on. They typically start with “pirates”, “terrorism”, and “the children” before resorting to political angles. CAs can very easily and immediately be leveraged for outright censorship. “Finally, they resort to outright locking out (blocking) anything that is not submissive, e.g. after 90% or more have already surrendered.”In the video above I remind people that the Linux_Foundation‘s LE has already revoked millions of cerificates before (without even properly explaining what had happened!) and it’ll happen again sooner or later. Maybe at some point they’ll just decide to revoke all LE certificates for Russian sites, citing some political “sanctions”. Then what? Who’s next? As an associate noted yesterday, “those that control the signing authorities can issue revocations at any time they feel like it and for any reason they feel like…” In the case of Debian, we recently saw how trademarks get leveraged to censor criticism and hide problems. They just confiscate critics’ Web sites. Maybe we’ll do a video about this soon, seeing that the debian.community site is now succeeded by debian.day and debian.news. It’s a namespace battle in DNS. DaemonFC concludes: “The only thing that HTTPS does do is help keep what you do to interact with the server private from outsiders, and that is important. But if you fall for a site claiming to be your bank because it has a green padlock, that doesn’t help you avoid a scam. One of the reasons I used to promote HTTPS Everywhere to everyone was because I believed the user should have the option to try to force it on with as many sites as possible. But I never would have argued for a system where HTTP is basically deprecated without TLS and browsers try to say there’s something wrong with accessing such a Web site if you don’t mind your information between your browser and that site remaining private. It’s a good “upgrade”. It is. It stops things like the Man-In-The-Middle Attacks that Comcast was using in order to spam its customers and inject advertisements into Web pages. So that’s why I started using it. I thought it was outrageous that wherever I went, here’s Comcast injecting alerts about data usage or ads for their TV package into my Google searches. HTTPS breaking that is a happy side-effect of what it does.” “I was big on the idea of bringing CACert into the certificates package used by Mozilla, but they always found some bullshit reason not to. Like, they didn’t even want to talk about it. The whole situation with certificates is a legacy of Netscape. All of the old “players” that are really valuable and “trusted” by just about everything started out that way because Netscape Corporation put them in the Netscape Navigator browser. Then Microsoft came along with their stolen Internet Explorer product (they stiffed Spyglass Mosaic and then didn’t pay them) and lobbed all the same certificates in so that sites working in Netscape Navigator would also load in Internet Explorer. And then the tragedy just kept expanding from there. Opera had to throw all the same certificates in because they’ve never had more than 2% of the browser market. The user has really no control over how this works. It’s always been 100% Big Business. From Netscape to Microsoft to Apple and Google.” “Remember when they had that Diginotar CA that was compromised? An entire CA! They had to revoke and remove an entire CA. What a mess that was. Everything in that “chain of trust” was broken and all the sites that used it had to get new certificates, and many Windows and Mac developers got caught with their pants down and had security alerts warning the users not to install the software that the OS was saying “THIS IS FINE!” about yesterday. That was hilarious, and sad. Sad because everyone watched what ensued and nothing was fixed. They revoked one CA and caused all sorts of Hell, but it could happen with any of them.” They still push_this_very_same_agenda_for_software, not only Web sites, various services (including IRC), and booting. 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The migration has thus far gone smoothly. The “old” site is still there, working as before, but new stories will be posted only here. As noted above, this site’s CMS (custom-made) is still in its “testing” phase. It seems to have matured enough for a ‘stable’ deployment (fingers crossed; famous last words!). We do expect some bugs. We’ve already heard from readers who have suggestions. They’re being added to our TODO list. Do you have further feedback on the site? Come and tell us in IRC. It’s the best and the quickest way to contact us. o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ Its FOSS ☛ Desktop_Linux_Market_Share:_August_2022⠀⇛ Of course, Linux dominates the entire cloud industry (Web host, cloud computing, data warehouse, etc.). Here, we focus only on the desktop Linux market share. One day, we hope that Linux distributions dominate the desktop operating market share in the future. But, what do the current trends say? Is it the year of the Linux desktop yet? The trends change every month. Last year, Linux could have a better grip over the market share compared to this year. So, it is vital to track the latest reports. o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ /bɑs_ˈtjɛ̃_no_ˈse_ʁɑ/_(hadess)_|_News:_Speeding_up_the kernel_testing_loop⠀⇛ When I create kernel contributions, I usually rely on a specific hardware, which makes using a system on which I need to deploy kernels too complicated or time-consuming to be worth it. Yes, I’m an idiot that hacks the kernel directly on their main machine, though in my defense, I usually just need to compile drivers rather than full kernels. But sometimes I work on a part of the kernel that can’t be easily swapped out, like the USB sub- system. In which case I need to test out full kernels. I usually prefer compiling full kernels as RPMs, on my Fedora system as it makes it easier to remove old test versions and clearly tag more information in the changelog or version numbers if I need to. [...] Easy enough. Now we can use fedpkg or rpmbuild to create RPMs. Don’t forget to run those under “powerprofilesctl launch” to speed things up a bit. [...] I believe there’s still significant speed ups that could be done, in the kernel, by parallelising some of the symbols manipulation, caching the BTF parsing for modules, switching the single-threaded vmlinux bzip2 compression, and not generating a headers RPM # ⚓ WCCF Tech ☛ AMD_CPU_microcode_loading_to_be_optimized_to per-thread_on_Linux⠀⇛ Previously, any new processor microcodes for AMD- based CPUs had to be checked to guarantee that the open-source developers working with the company installed each physical core with the latest microcode. Not only did this leave out updates for coinciding threads for SMT processors, but it would be a lengthy process, which this new update will fix the per-thread updating within Linux. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Alternatives_to Microsoft_Snipping_Tool⠀⇛  Snipping Tool is a screenshot utility. It can take still screenshots of an open window, rectangular areas, a free-form area, or the entire screen. Snipping Tool has been included with Windows since the release of Windows Vista (remember that monstrosity?). It’s proprietary software. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives. # ⚓ Kushal_Das:_johnnycanencrypt_0.7.0_released [Ed: Maybe Johnnycanencrypt, but Johnny should not rely on encryption software controlled by Microsoft and the NSA in proprietary GitHub (for a number of practical reasons)]⠀⇛ Today I released Johnnycanencrypt 0.7.0. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Linux_Find_What_is_Using_Disk_Space⠀⇛ “It’s crucial to manage storage capacity on a Linux system. Programs that act as package managers, for instance, alert you to the amount of disc space needed for setup. You need to be aware of the amount of free space on your machine for that knowledge to be useful. There are several utilities available in the Linux systems to discover what is using the disk space of our system. Discover how to examine the disc space in Ubuntu using the df utility as well as how to view the file system’s disc space consumption using the “du” tool throughout this lesson.” # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Monitoring_Network_Traffic_Using_Ntop_on Raspberry_Pi⠀⇛ Ntop, formerly known as Ntopng, is an open-source network monitoring solution that provides users with their systems’ real-time network usage information. It uses the web interface to analyze your system’s network traffic and you can easily visualize your network performance and system health on your browser tab. In this article, we will guide you on how you can monitor your Raspberry Pi network traffic by setting up Ntop on your device. So, let’s move toward the setup process. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Linux_Kernel_5.19_on_Ubuntu_22.04 LTS_–_idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Linux Kernel 5.19 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, Linux Kernel is a free and open-source, monolithic, modular, multitasking Unix-like operating system. It is the main component of a Linux operating system and is the core interface between the computer’s hardware and its processes. Linus Torvalds announced the Linux Kernel 5.19 which is available to download for general usage with new features, Major ARM updates, improvements, better hardware support, and other new updates. This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you the step-by-step installation of the Linux Kernel 5.19 on Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish). You can follow the same instructions for Ubuntu 22.04 and any other Debian- based distribution like Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Pop!_OS, and more as well. # ⚓ A_simple_way_to_share_folders_in_Ubuntu_Desktop [Ed: GNU/ Linux has directories, not "folders"]⠀⇛ Looking for a file shredder app for Linux? Raider is the one with a stupid simple user interface. There are already a few good ways to securely delete files in Ubuntu Linux, such as BleachBit and Nautilus wipe extension. But for a large list of files or those do shred files frequently, this app could be more efficient. It’s Raider, also known as File Shredder, a free open-source GTK4 application. With it, you can just drag and drop files into app window, then shred as many files as you want via single mouse click. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ How_to_configure_a_hostname_on_a_Linux system⠀⇛ Each person has a unique identity, such as their name and birth date. Computers also have individual identities, specifically, their hostnames and internet protocol (IP) addresses. Each machine has a valid IP address, but referring to a system by its IP address is not practical. Instead, you can configure a computer’s hostname, which is the machine’s human-friendly name. You can map the hostname to the IP address so that it’s easy to connect to a machine using its name. # ⚓ AddictiveTips ☛ How_to_set_up_Kali_Linux_with_a_GUI_On Windows⠀⇛ Kali Linux is a powerful operating system that tests network security vulnerabilities and other avenues. If you’re on Windows and want to run Kali, you’ll need a VM. This guide will show you how to set up a Kali Linux VM on your Windows PC. # ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ How_To_Customize_Chromebook_Desktop⠀⇛ ChromeOS is a web browser-based operating system that helps you start browsing the web immediately. ChromeOS always provides almost the same appearance and functionality. If you have been using a Chromebook for a while, you have become frustrated with this lack of customization option. On the other hand, if you are a new Chromebook user who recently shifted from another operating system, you might want to make some little changes to the user interface to personalize it. Do not worry about this Chromebook customization limitation option. The good news is that there are a few methods to customize Chromebook’s desktop. Let’s go through this complete guide and learn some simple and easy tips to personalize your Chromebook interface. # ⚓ OSNote ☛ How_to_Install_Microsoft_Edge_on_Ubuntu_and_Linux Mint [Ed: It’s outright irresponsible to help people install malware_that_steals_all_the_users’_passwords on an OS that Microsoft is attacking while grabbing all this data⠀⇛ # ⚓ H2S Media ☛ Commands_to_Remove_a_package_in_Ubuntu_–_Linux Shout⠀⇛ Here in this tutorial, we will discuss the ways we can use to uninstall Debian packages from Ubuntu Linux using the DPKG or APT. If you want to remove a program on Linux Ubuntu, there are two different approaches – one is using its graphical Software Center and the other with the help of a command terminal. However, we cannot uninstall all the packages via Software Center such as the Apache web server. Nevertheless, in this guide, we will show you how to use both methods. # ⚓ H2S Media ☛ Command_to_List_Installed_Snap_Packages_–_Linux Shout⠀⇛ Learn the simple command to list the SNAP packages installed on your Ubuntu, CentOS, Linux Mint, and other Linux distros. Snap is a package format that was largely developed by Canonical and can be installed and used without conflict alongside DEB packages from “normal” package management. Snap is also available for many other Linux distributions. # ⚓ Linux Shell Tips ☛ How_to_Recover_Lost_and_Deleted_Data_in Linux⠀⇛ Consider this scenario, you are pursuing your daily computing objectives on your Linux distribution and later realize you accidentally deleted a file that is paramount to your computing objective. Also, the file that you deleted cannot even be traced in the system Trash. Your first reaction will be to panic since it is never a comforting feeling to lose data while on a maze called the Linux operating system. However, this article is here to comfort us from the grief of losing data while in a Linux OS environment. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Cat_EOF⠀⇛ Cat is one of the most common and useful command- line utilities in the Linux ecosystem. It allows you to read or concatenate the contents of a file in a simple and easy to navigate manner. When combined with other tools such as awk, sed, less and more, cat can be one of the most powerful tools in your Linux arsenal. In this article, we will explore how we can use the cat command and the EOF feature to perform tasks such as writing multi-line strings to a file and more. # ⚓ Linux Handbook ☛ Find_Files_Modified_in_Last_N_Minutes_in Linux⠀⇛ Finding recently modified files is a helpful parameter when troubleshooting your code or server. What log files were modified? What files changed when I ran this command? The versatile find command can help you get the answers. The command below will find all the files that have been modified in the last five minutes in the current directory. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Play_Mp4_on_Firefox_in_Ubuntu_22.04⠀⇛ If you are a beginner Ubuntu user or recently upgraded to Ubuntu 22.04, you may wonder how you can play mp4 files. By default, Ubuntu lacks the needed multimedia codecs to support mp4 files, especially if you want to play a locally stored video. It gets worse when you try opening your favorite platform like YouTube or Facebook or when you try to load the live videos and you get the annoying error that your browser can’t play the given video file. We’ll discuss how to play mp4 files in Ubuntu 22.04 and check out how to fix it when you get errors when attempting to play videos on Firefox. So, stick around, and let’s get started. # ⚓ Linux Shell Tips ☛ mps-youtube_–_A_Terminal_Based_YouTube Player_and_Downloader⠀⇛ Ever felt like wanting to complete most of your Linux computing tasks from the command-line environment without having to navigate to and from the GUI (Graphical User Interface)? A Linux operating system is an endless maze of rich computing knowledge and experience. Most of the Linux materials either have technical documentation or none. Sometimes we might find the appropriate documentation that meets the objective we want to accomplish under a Linux environment but end up taking too much time consuming and implementing the retrieved material data. The YouTube platform provides an easier way of understanding a Linux computing concept since video files are easier and faster to consume than documentation files. # ⚓ TecMint ☛ 4_Ways_to_View_Disks_and_Partitions_in_Linux⠀⇛ In this guide, we will show how to list storage disks and partitions in Linux systems. We will cover both command-line tools and GUI utilities. By the end of this guide, you will learn how to view or report information about disks and partitions on your Linux server or desktop computer, or workstation. # ⚓ AddictiveTips ☛ How_to_play_Volcanoids_on_Linux⠀⇛ Volcanoids is a base-building open-world survival game developed and published by Volcanoid. It was released for Windows and Linux. Here’s how you can play Volcanoids on your Linux PC. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ New_Steam_Games_with_Native_Linux_Clients_– 2022-08-17_Edition_–_Boiling_Steam⠀⇛ Between 2022-08-10 and 2022-08-17 there were 27 New Steam games released with Native Linux clients. For reference, during the same time, there were 225 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 12 % of total released titles. Here’s a quick pick of the most interesting ones… # ⚓ Video ☛ Hands-on_with_JSAUX’s_Steam_Deck_accessories._Are the_Dock_and_Case_essential_buys?_–_Invidious⠀⇛ Full disclosure: JSAUX sent me these products for review. And they did what Valve wouldn’t. They made a Dock for the Steam Deck! o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ I_am_going_to_KDE_Akademy_2022_|_iBlog_Efstathios Iosifidis⠀⇛ Happy traveller is back. Happy open source conference guy is ready for another trip. This time my destination is KDE Akademy and Barcelona. It’s my first time attending to Akademy and I am soooooo excited. It’s also my second time in Barcelona. Thanks to my highschool, I have been to Barcelona participating in the Erasmus + mobility program (article in Greek). According to the legent, maybe me kissing weird things in Girona worked just fine (click to see the picture). You don’t need to be a “KDE expert” to join, I know I am not. If you’re interested in KDE you should really attend if you can (in person if possible), and not only the weekend of talks, but the whole week! And you should register today! # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ There’s_no_place_like_GNOME: Project_hits_25,_going_on_43⠀⇛ The two original developers behind the GNOME project started work 25 years ago, and the 43rd version of their brainchild is nearly here. The GNOME project is celebrating its quarter century, not long behind that of the KDE project, whose version 5.23 was its corresponding birthday last year. They’re close for a reason, but it’s ancient history in Linux terms. As we’ve covered in some depth before, KDE uses the Qt toolkit, which is written in and designed for use with C++. When the KDE project started, Qt wasn’t GPL. As a result, Red Hat refused to bundle KDE with its distro (which is how Mandrake Linux got started – it was Red Hat Linux, but bundled with KDE). A second issue is that Linux is mostly written in C, just like Unix before it. Some traditional Unix types remain suspicious of C++ and prefer to avoid it. The result was GNOME – a desktop written in C, using the all-GPL GTK toolkit. For years thereafter, if you installed Red Hat Linux, you got GNOME. # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ GNOME_43:_Top_New_Features_and_Release Wiki⠀⇛ An extensive feature analysis of the GNOME 43 desktop environment bringing impactful changes to your day-to-day needs and workflow. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § Arch Family⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Manjaro_ARM_22.08_Released_with_Orange_Pi_3_and 4_LTS_Support,_Linux_Kernel_5.19⠀⇛ Manjaro ARM 22.08 is here about two months after Manjaro ARM 22.06, which introduced PipeWire by default for all editions. The new release brings support for the Orange Pi 3 LTS and Orange Pi 4 LTS devices, official images for many RK356x devices, the latest KDE Plasma 5.25 desktop environment, and Linux kernel 5.19 (not available on all editions). Other than that, Manjaro ARM 22.08 ships with the latest Pacman 6.0 as the default package manager, as well as various new and updated packages from upstream and Manjaro ARM. However, this release doesn’t contain any major internal changes that would block the upgrade from Manjaro ARM 22.06. o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ Edge_computing:_4_key_security issues_for_CIOs_to_prioritize⠀⇛ With many enterprise edge computing strategies still in their early days, edge security could likewise appear as a new – a potential risky – frontier. The highly distributed nature of edge computing does expand an organization’s threat surface and overall complexity. But edge itself shouldn’t be viewed as scary or insecure – security just needs to be properly prioritized, much like your cloud and on-premises environments. “Edge computing can create more complexity, and this can make securing the entire system more difficult,” says Jeremy Linden, the senior director of product management at Asimily. “Still, there is nothing inherently less secure about edge computing.” The big edge security risks should sound familiar – compromised credentials, malware and other malicious code, DDoS attacks, and so forth. # ⚓ Red Hat ☛ How_Ansible_simplifies_JBoss_EAP_deployment_on Azure [Ed: IBM/Red Hat is having a "dick-sucking competition" (to borrow Torvalds' words) with Canonical]⠀⇛ This article demonstrates how to deploy Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBoss EAP) on Microsoft Azure using Ansible automation. Currently, Red Hat has a Microsoft Azure Marketplace offering of JBoss EAP, but it’s available only through the Bring-Your-Own- Subscription (BYOS) model, which is relatively complex. This article creates Azure resources using Ansible Collections for Azure and then deploys JBoss EAP using the WildFly service provided by the Ansible Middleware project. o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Daniel Pocock ☛ Debian_&_Open_Source_volunteer_suicides: who_pays_compensation?⠀⇛ The comparisons between the Debian Day suicide and Amnesty International suicides have resonated with many people. We see similarities in the way these people died but dramatic differences in the way organizations respond. Amnesty commissioned a public report about each case. Debian fought tooth- and-nail to keep the details secret. After the Amnesty suicides, somebody leaked details about a €1 million (£800,000) compensation payment to the family of one victim. Debian financial backers like Ubuntu and Google may not want to make a similar payment. Could this be the reason some Debian people want to maintain secrecy about the suicide? Over the last twenty- four hours, they have launched an unprecedented pestering campaign to have moderators purge references to Frans Pop from online forums, Reddit and social media. When the misfits start one of these pestering campaigns, forum owners only see one side of the story, the five or six misfits clicking the “report” button over and over again. Even if this noise comes from less than one percent of the community, if the other ninety-nine percent are simply passive then the moderator might be duped or might simply remove a post as a result of fatigue. There is no button for people to click to “un- report” a post so the majority of people who value these posts are largely invisible. [...] Due to the way so much of Debian activity is conducted through electronic channels that are not visible to employers and families, his family may be completely unaware how much unrelenting pressure Frans Pop experienced. # ⚓ Its FOSS ☛ What’s_the_difference_between_apt-get_upgrade_vs dist-upgrade?⠀⇛ The apt-get update part updates the local package cache and thus tells your system about the packages that can be upgraded. However, many Linux users get confused between the use of apt-get upgrade and apt-get dist-upgrade. Are they the same, or is there a difference? In which cases should you use apt-get upgrade and when should you use apt-get dist-upgrade? In this article, I’ll explain the difference between apt-get upgrade and dist-upgrade. I’ll also discuss how apt upgrade and apt full-upgrade do things differently. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Its FOSS ☛ Deepin_23_is_Introducing_a_New_Package_Format and_Repository,_Sounds_Interesting!_–_It’s_FOSS_News⠀⇛ Deepin remains one of the most beautiful Linux distributions out there. While the entire user experience may not be hassle- free, it certainly looks good. The developers of deepin have experimented with intriguing customizations that make it stand out from the crowd. If you are learning about it for the first time, you should know that it is one of the interesting distributions based on Debian Linux. # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ Canonical_Officially_Announced_.NET Availability_in_Ubuntu_22.04 [Ed: This is not good news. This is Canonical and Ubuntu defecting to Microsoft's proprietary fold.]⠀⇛ Canonical and Microsft jointly announce official .NET SDK and runtime availability in Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish. In a blog post today, Canonical said that .NET runtime and SDK version 6, ASP.NET SDK is available to install in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. This enables .NET developers directly start developing products and services in Ubuntu. In addition, an OCI container image with .NET core and runtime is also available for further deployment and development. # ⚓ InfoWorld ☛ Microsoft_.NET_6_bundled_with_Ubuntu_Linux_| InfoWorld [Ed: As "Editor at Large, InfoWorld" Paul Krill continues to produce Microsoft puff pieces in IDG.]⠀⇛ Microsoft’s flagship cross-platform development platform, .NET 6, is now available in Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux distribution. The goal is to simplify access to Microsoft’s development platform and improve Ubuntu as a platform for .NET application development, the companies said. # ⚓ Forget_Ubuntu_Forever,_Try_These_5_Easiest_Linux_– Gearrice⠀⇛ It is true that not everyone has the necessary knowledge to take full advantage and advantages that these open source operating systems offer us. However, the developers of most of these distributions try to make things easy for their clients and users in order to attract them to their projects. While Ubuntu It is perhaps the best known and most used Linux distribution, there are many other more than interesting alternatives. In fact, below, we are going to talk about some proposals in this same sense that can be considered easier to use. This means that for those who wish to enter this sector of the open source software or simply learn Linux, the proposals that we will talk about can be an excellent alternative decision to Ubuntu. [...] In the event that we do not want to complicate our daily life with the PC too much when using Linux, here we have a minimalist distribution of Ubuntu itself. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ Measure_latency_for_embedded_systems_with this_open_source_tool⠀⇛ Luos is an open source software and a modular methodology to simplify the creation and sharing of embedded features. Luos encapsulates hardware and software functions as microservices so that each electronic device has a set of functions that communicate and recognize each other but remain independent. Without Luos, the developer must synchronize timelines. It’s up to the developer to control latency and to update the dates on each system so that each one has the same time repository. It’s hard to do and uses a lot of resources. # ⚓ The DIY Life ☛ I_Turned_The_New_LattePanda_3_Delta_Into_A Rugged_Cyberdeck_–_The_DIY_Life⠀⇛ The LattePand 3 Delta is a pocket-sized single board computer with a powerful processor and a great combination of IO. It can run a range of operating systems, like Windows 10 or 11 and distributions of Linux and it even has an onboard Arduino that provides 12 Analogue inputs, and 23 digital IO pins. As the name suggests, this is the 3rd generation of LattePanda board and it features a few upgrades, the most significant being the new quad-core Intel N5105 processor running at 2.0Ghz, with a burst frequency of up to 2.9Ghz. It provides double the CPU performance of the previous LattePanda and three times the GPU performance. [...] The LattePanda 3 Delta comes with Windows 10 pre- installed but it’s easy to set up to dual boot a Linux OS as well. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ GSM Arena ☛ MIUI_13_on_Android_13_beta_arrives_for_Xiaomi 12_and_12_Pro_–_GSMArena.com_news⠀⇛ # ⚓ Indian Express ☛ Vivo_X80_Pro_Android_13_Preview_to_start rolling_out_from_August_23_|_Technology_News,The_Indian Express⠀⇛ # ⚓ XDA ☛ Google_Pixel_6_Pro_gains_1080p_support_thanks_to Android_13_and_a_custom_kernel⠀⇛ # ⚓ Computer World ☛ The_best_buried_Android_13_treasures_| Computerworld⠀⇛ # ⚓ Sony_Xperia_1_IV_suddenly_looks_like_an_even_more_appealing Android_phone_|_T3⠀⇛ # ⚓ Express ☛ Urgent_Android_alert_to_all_users!_Delete_these trusted_apps_NOW_|_Express.co.uk⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ How_to_quickly_share_your_location_on Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ TechRadar ☛ Vivo_and_iQoo_begin_Android_13_Preview_Program: Here’s_how_to_register_for_the_beta_testing_|_TechRadar⠀⇛ # ⚓ XDA ☛ Xiaomi_rolls_out_MIUI_13_based_on_Android_13_for_the Xiaomi_12_and_Xiaomi_12_Pro⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ The_best_gacha_games_on_Android_in_2022⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Authority ☛ The_Pixel_Tablet_might_run_a_64-bit- only_version_of_Android⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ Releasing_new_libre_Malayalam_font_‘Karuna’_–_Soliloquies⠀⇛ Today, on the auspicious day of Malayalam new year (ചിങ്ങം ൧), I am pleased to announce the release of a new libre font for Malayalam script ‘Karuna’ by Rachana Institute of Typography. Karuna is a display typeface suitable for titling and headlines. o § SaaS/Back End/Databases⠀➾ # ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ PostgreSQL:_CloudNativePG_1.16.1_and_1.15.3 Released!⠀⇛ The CloudNativePG Community has released a new update for the supported 1.16.x and 1.15.x versions of the CloudNativePG PostgreSQL Operator for Kubernetes. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Jetpack_5.0.2_with_Jetson_Linux_35.1_is_now_live!⠀⇛ We are very pleased to announce that JetPack 5.0.2 is now released! JetPack 5.0.2 production release replaces JetPack 5.0/5.0.1 Developer preview release which were for development purposes only. JetPack 5.0.2 is the first production release for Jetson AGX Orin. JetPack 5.0.2 includes Jetson Linux 35.1 BSP with Linux Kernel 5.10, an Ubuntu 20.04 based root file system, a UEFI based bootloader, and OP-TEE as Trusted Execution Environment. JetPack 5.0.2 includes the latest compute stack on Jetson with CUDA 11.4, TensorRT 8.4.1, cuDNN 8.4.1 This release supports Jetson AGX Orin 32 GB production module and Jetson AGX Orin Developer Kit. It also supports Jetson AGX Xavier series and Jetson Xavier NX series modules, as well as Jetson AGX Xavier Developer Kit and Jetson Xavier NX Developer Kit. # ⚓ Qt ☛ Qt_for_MCUs_2.2.1_Released⠀⇛ Qt for MCUs 2.2.1 has been released and is available for download. As a patch release, Qt for MCUs 2.2.1 provides bug fixes and other improvements, and maintains source compatibility with Qt for MCUs 2.2.0. It does not add any new functionality. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ TinyMaix_is_a_lightweight_machine_learning library_for_microcontrollers_–_CNX_Software⠀⇛ Sipeed TinyMaix open-source machine learning library is designed for microcontrollers, and lightweight enough to run on a Microchip ATmega328 MCU found in the Arduino UNO board and its many clones. Developed during a weekend hackathon, the core code of TinyMax is about 400 lines long, with a binary size of about 3KB, and low RAM usage, enabling it to run the MNIST handwritten digit classification on an ATmega320 MCU with just 2KB SRAM and 32KB flash. # ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ 4_common_issues_with_implementing_Agile and_how_to_address_them⠀⇛ While working on the open source ZenTao project, I get constant feedback that getting Agile up and running is a big task in many organizations. As with any new process, you will run into issues, and many of them will feel unique to your organization. While context is important, there’s a certain amount of abstraction possible after you’ve coached enough teams. This article covers the four most common issues I’ve encountered. While your Agile coach should analyze any actual problems in the context of your organization, knowing these general issues can help better prepare you and your teams for the transitional process. Note that I only discuss issues that have been found and not how to find issues, which is another topic entirely! # ⚓ Using_the_crypt()_Function_in_PHP_–_Pi_My_Life_Up⠀⇛ The crypt() function in PHP allows you to generate a hash of the specified string using a variety of hashing algorithms. Some of this function’s supported hashes include blowfish, SHA-256, and MD5. If you are planning on using this to encrypt passwords, we recommend that you use the password_hash() function instead. This function is a wrapper for PHP’s crypt() function but uses strong encryption and a strong salt by default. # § C++⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Null_in_C++⠀⇛ A null pointer points to nothing. The default constant null has a value of 0. Similar to how C++ end strings, the character 0 is used to end strings. Null is another possible value for a pointer, and unless the CPU supports a particular bit pattern for null pointers, it has the same meaning as zero. Something has no value when marked with the SQL special marker null or referred to as NULL. Frequently used as a separator, terminator, or filler is the zero-valued ASCII character known as “null” or “NUL”. This symbol has no visible representation. An object pointer (or reference) not currently set to point to an object is known as a null pointer or reference. It may also be written as None, NULL, or nil. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Default_Constructor_in_C++⠀⇛ “When an object is created in C++, a special technique named the function Constructor is immediately called. In general, it is utilized to configure member functions of new classes. In C++, the class name serves as the title of the Constructor. Whenever we create an object, we have to invoke the Constructor. It creates the values, i.e., supplies the element with data; this is why it is referred to as a Constructor. The default constructor is utilized to generate the objects without a predefined initial value. A constructor can have default parameters as well as default values. If the user does not specify a default constructor, the compiler may automatically construct one and define it as required. Some configurations of the class intervals must be performed by the default constructor specified by the compiler. But depending on the situation, the compiler creates instructions for the default constructor. We’ll go over the default constructor’s functionality in this article.” # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ C++_Comments⠀⇛ “The purpose of comments is to serve as a reminder to you and to let others know how your program works. Large text code explanations and code snippets that need to be commented out while debugging applications are both examples of multiline comments. The compiler doesn’t take comments into account. The comments in C++ can be one or more lines long. Any character that is present inside a comment is disregarded by the C++ compiler. Your comments should make it possible for outside users to understand your code. If comments regarding program details are not supplied, someone reading a huge amount of code will be perplexed. Making a code more comprehensible by adding extra descriptions is possible with comments. To make the code understandable, comments may contain an algorithm description. If code needs to be reused after a significant break, comments can be useful for the individual as well. Comments shouldn’t be used as a stand-in for an English language explanation of badly written code. Writing clean, self-explanatory code should always be a priority. Next, use the comments section.” # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ C++_Map_Functions⠀⇛ “Maps are associative containers that are used to store objects in a mapped manner. Every key in a key-value pair containing all the components of a map is distinct. Keys are used for ordering, but every key has a set of related values. Data could be added and removed when needed. In the C++ programming language, maps hold items created by combining a key value and a defined value. For two primary purposes, C++ programmers may find the map structure useful. First, by use of the key, a map enables quick and easy accessibility to the value. Creating any type of index or pointer can benefit from this attribute. A key must be unique throughout the integrated data framework, which the map provides to do. This prevents data duplication; therefore, it is another benefit of using the map. For example, if you’re creating a trading app and have to keep asset values by ticker sign, a map is a useful approach due to these two benefits. A map would be an efficient method to provide and check the existing weather in many cities all over the world if we had been developing a weather app. We will probably use a map at an online marketplace to locate products by brands or categories.” # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Abstract_Classes_C++⠀⇛ “A class in C++ Programming language is considered abstract if it contains at least a single virtual method. The virtual method can be defined by the classes that inherit the abstract class; otherwise, the subclass would have become an abstract class. Abstract classes have been used to construct the C++ APIs; however, data abstraction, which will be the idea of maintaining configuration settings apart from associated data, may not be mixed up with abstract methods. An abstract class operates as a base class from which certain classes may derive. Let’s see the different examples of an abstract class.” # § Python⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Plotly.Graph_objects.scattermapbox⠀⇛ “In this article, we will explore how we can create scatter plots on Maps using the Mapbox API. Keep in mind that you will require a Mapbox account and access token to access the Mapbox API and create various types of plots. To learn more about that, check our tutorial on the plotly set_mapbox_access_token function.” That being said, let’s dive in. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Where_Are_Python_Packages_Installed_in Linux⠀⇛ This article focuses on Python packages location in different Linux distributions. By reading this tutorial, you will learn where the Python packages and modules are installed in your system and other Linux distributions. But the most important teaching in this tutorial is in the last section, where you will learn how to find the Python packages without memorizing the directories independently of the Linux distribution or installation method. All examples shown in this article include screenshots, making it easy for every Linux user to understand them independently of their knowledge level. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ NumPy.Square⠀⇛ The square function in NumPy allows you to perform an element-wise square of an input array. Once you provide an array, the function will return an array of similar shape with each element in the source array squared. This function does not perform the operation in-place. Hence, the input array remains unchanged. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Decorators_in_Python⠀⇛ Python’s decorators are an extremely helpful feature as they let the programmers customize how a method or class behaves. Decorators enable us to encapsulate another function to modify its functionality temporarily while extending the functionality of the wrapped method. Let’s first comprehend a few concepts that would be helpful while learning about decorators before we get too deeply into them. # § Java⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ What_Is_Spring_Framework?⠀⇛ Spring is a Java-based application framework that can be used to create any type of application, such as stand-alone, web, or enterprise application. It was designed and created by Rod Johnson to deliver a refine and improved version of the JEE development architecture. The Rod was first released in June 2003 with the Apache 2.0 license. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Nordic_Semi_nRF7002_is_a_dual-band_WiFi_6 companion_IC_for_nRF52,_nRF53,_and_nRF91_wireless_chips_–_CNX Software⠀⇛ Nordic Semiconductor nRF7002 dual-band WiFi 6 companion chip is the first WiFi chip from the company and is designed to add Wi-Fi connectivity to solutions based on nRF52840 and nRF5340 wireless SoCs, and nRF9160 cellular IoT SiP, as well as non- Nordic host microcontrollers. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Hacker News ☛ Newly_Uncovered_PyPI_Package_Drops_Fileless Cryptominer_to_Linux_Systems [Ed: The issue here is malware, not "Linux"]⠀⇛ # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Jupiter Broadcasting ☛ Apple’s_Mob_Move_|_Coder_Radio 479⠀⇛ New leaks reveal how hollow Apple’s claims of fighting for user privacy are. We discuss their scheme to monetize the downturn. # ⚓ Internet Freedom Foundation ☛ Delhi_Police’s_claims that_FRT_is_accurate_with_a_80%_match_are_100%_scary⠀⇛ After being directed by the Delhi High Court to respond afresh to our RTI requests seeking information on use of facial recognition (FRT) in policing, the Delhi Police has revealed that it treats all results above 80% similarity as positive results. Read our analysis of the responses received below. RTI responses shine new light on how the Delhi Police uses FRT In 2020 and 2021, we filed three RTI requests with the Delhi Police seeking information on their use of FRT. The information was refused under Section 8 of the RTI Act. Some information was refused on the ground that it is not available. The Delhi Police also said they have “Nil” information on CCTV cameras! Our first appeals against these responses were rejected, so we filed Second Appeals with the Central Information Commission. They were heard on June 29, 2022, and the Delhi Police were directed to revise their response to the RTI applications, in compliance with the RTI Act. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ AccessNow ☛ Civil_society_to_Meta:_Stop_censoring reproductive_rights_content⠀⇛ Access Now, Amnesty International USA, Fight for the Future, Human Rights Watch, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America are calling on Meta to come clean in regards to its dangerous censorship of reproductive rights content in a post-Roe world. In the weeks following the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, reports began to emerge detailing cases where Meta censored reproductive health-related information in the United States, including posts and hashtags that used the words “abortion pills” and abortion medication “mifepristone.” Then news broke that Facebook turned over the messages of a teenager in Nebraska to law enforcement over charges that she broke a state law banning abortions after 20 weeks. These cases are incredibly alarming when it comes to Meta, its platforms, and how (or if) it intends to protect peoples’ rights to seek, receive, and impart information related to sexual and reproductive health. While the company has made public comments about plans to protect its employees’ access to reproductive healthcare, it has not said if it will do the same for the millions of people who use its platforms in the U.S. Civil society calls on the company to clarify how and why Meta’s Community Standards and other policies led to the removal of abortion-related content, and to assess whether these policies contravene the human right to abortion. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ Internet Freedom Foundation ☛ Monsoon_Session_2022:_A Digital_Rights_Review⠀⇛ The Monsoon session of Parliament was held from July 18, 2022 to August 8, 2022. Parliament adjourned sine die two working days ahead of schedule, having sat for 16 days. In the ongoing 17th Lok Sabha, this is the seventh consecutive session that has been cut short. This session saw the election of the new President and Vice President (who is also the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha). Debates on several prominent issues, including discussion on price rise, led to frequent disruptions during the Monsoon Session. Approximately 23 Members of Parliament (“MPs”) were also suspended during the course of the session. In this post, we take a look at these disruptions, suspensions, bills passed/ withdrawn and analyse how the Parliament fared with respect to digital rights. Unfortunately, from a key legislation on data protection being withdrawn to parliamentary questions posed by suspended MPs going unanswered, the parliament saw very limited activity. [...] This Monsoon Session was a huge setback for digital rights: the withdrawal of the DPB, 2021 sent us back more than four years, when the consultation process for the data protection legislation began. The upcoming ‘comprehensive legal framework’ will set the tone for India’s data protection regulatory regime and thus it is essential that the comments, feedback and deliberations serve to inform the government about the issues that various stakeholders, especially the civil society, want a data protection legislation to address. Thus, we hope that when the government finally presents the new Bill, it conducts comprehensive public consultation and discussions on the Bill in Parliament, and provides its rationale for either accepting or rejecting each of the recommendations of the JPC. We also hope that in the upcoming sessions, parliamentary procedures are conducted in good faith, such that we are able to fathom the veracious account of digital rights in India. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ SpellBinding:_ACDILWT_Wordo:_TOOTS⠀⇛ o § Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ The_Viper_Manchin⠀⇛ The United States Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is poisoned. It’s bad enough that it divided the climate money by ten and then changed it to be about “energy security” (probably better known as drill mania), taking our earmarked climate change save-the-world money and instead dedicating much of it to burning the world. The snake in the grass is hiding in section 50265. This section says blocks sun&wind power on federal land until oil and gas have gotten a stab first, in each calendar year. o § Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Writing_offline⠀⇛ I have always liked writing digitally, particularly because of the speed at which you can convey thoughts and the easy formatting. Recently, I have taken a new approach towards writing: putting my thoughts down on paper then transcribing them here. Writing on paper is a whole different environment from digital writing, so I will discuss various aspects of it. # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ Capsule_design⠀⇛ Recently, I have re-designed my capsule, inspired by a post from idiomdrottning[1] about designing your capsule for simplicity. I switched from using the ISO8601 format dates in the URL, to including the full post title, no date. The date could induce FOMO as in “oh, what other posts are there this is from N date”, while I do not want it to be that. Besides, the principle of presenting every resource as a first-class citizen is a good idea, not piggy-backing off your posts in order to redirect people to your capsule. The content matters, not views. Although, the URLs might get a tad too long if there is a lengthy title, I will see how I shorten it, perhaps not including linker words. # ⚓ Reclog⠀⇛ Sometimes I read posts that I find interesting and that I would like to share with others but that I don’t have anything particularly good to say about. Following a recent post introducing Re:logs, I just had the idea of starting a “recommendations log”. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1943 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 08.17.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_16/08/2022:_FSearch_0.2_and_First_Look_at_Deepin_23⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 3:16 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Movies o Audiocasts/Shows o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o WINE_or_Emulation o Games * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o New_Releases o Arch_Family o Fedora_Family_/_IBM o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Events o FSF o Programming/Development * Leftovers o Science o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy # Wildlife/Nature # Overpopulation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Digital_Restrictions_(DRM) o Monopolies # Trademarks # Copyrights * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Technical # Internet/Gemini # Announcements # Programming * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Movies⠀➾ # ⚓ VFX_Reference_Platform:_Linux_in_VFX⠀⇛ After the early years of the industry were dominated by Silicon Graphics, Linux became the natural successor to SGI’s IRIX. Over 20 years later, Linux is the primary operating system used on artist workstations at many studios. Two of the goals of the VFX Reference Platform specifically relate to Linux: - Reduce complexity and effort required to support Linux in VFX and Animation. - Lower the barrier to adopting Linux as a supported platform both for software providers and end-user studios. This page contains information about activities and initiatives in support of these goals. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Video ☛ Deepin_23_Preview_Run_Through_–_Invidious⠀⇛ In this video, we are looking at Deepin 23 Preview. # ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ Deepin_23_Preview⠀⇛ Today we are looking at Deepin 23 Preview. It comes with Linux Kernel 5.18 or 5.15, and uses about 1.5GB of ram when idling. Enjoy! # ⚓ Video ☛ What_If_Arch_Linux_Had_An_Official_GUI_Installer?_– Invidious⠀⇛ It sounds crazy but what if Arch Linux was given an official GUI installer, but it might not be as crazy as you first think as it has been proposed on the Arch Linux Gitlab and had a little bit of discussion o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ FSearch_0.2_Brings_Major_Search_Engine_Boost, Drops_Snap_Support_–_OMG!_Ubuntu!⠀⇛ A new version of the super-fast file finding Linux app FSearch is now available to download. I’ve written about FSearch a few times in the past. I love its robust feature set and heroic ability to help me find just about anything I ask of it, regardless of the ancient, forgotten directory I left it in! Heck, it the closest thing to a ‘Everything Search Engine’ app for Linux there is in my opinion. Anyway, I’m not here to introduce you to the app — it’s a GUI search utility, it does what it says — rather relay word that an updated version is available to download/upgrade to. And it’s a pretty big one. [...] At the heart of FSearch is its search engine, and for FSearch 0.2 this component is “greatly improved”. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ LinuxTechi ☛ How_to_Setup_HAProxy_SSL_Termination_on_Ubuntu 22.04⠀⇛ In our previous guide, we demonstrated how to install and configure HAProxy as a load balancer on Ubuntu 22.04. This guide is a continuation of that guide and, we will go a step further and demonstrate how to setup HAPrpxy SSL termination on Ubuntu 22.04 step by step. HA Proxy is a widely used and opensource HTTP load balancer and proxying solution for Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD environments. It’s used to enhance the performance and reliability of web servers by distributing the workload across multiple servers. By so doing, it provides high availability of services and applications. # ⚓ Own HowTo ☛ How_to_create_a_custom_error_404_page_on Nginx⠀⇛ If you want to display a custom message to your visitors when they try to navigate to an url path that doesn’t exist on your website, you need to create a custom error page that will be displayed only when the result is not found. In this tutorial you will learn how to create a custom error page on Nginx, we are creating a custom error page for 404 errors. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_NVIDIA_Drivers_on_Linux_Mint 21_LTS⠀⇛ If you use a Linux system for graphical design or gaming, you may want to install the official Nvidia drivers. While most modern Linux Desktop systems come with the Nouveau open-source graphics device driver for Nvidia video cards, this driver is not as fully featured as the official Nvidia driver. The official Nvidia driver provides better performance and more features, making it the better choice for demanding applications. Installing the driver is not difficult, but it does require a few steps. First, you will need to identify your graphic card model and find the appropriate driver on the Nvidia website. Once you have downloaded the driver, you must uncompress it and run the installer. After following these steps, you should be able to enjoy better performance from your Nvidia card. In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install NVIDIA Graphic Drivers on Linux Mint 21 LTS release series using two methods that should suit most user requirements. # ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ How_to_install_Tesla_Motors_Simulator Beta_on_a_Chromebook⠀⇛ Today we are looking at how to install Tesla Motors Simulator Beta 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:_Uninstall_VMware_Player_in_Linux_Mint_or_Ubuntu⠀⇛ I’ve been a happy user of Virtual Box for most of my desktop needs over the past years. But now and then I like trying other options, like VMware Workstation. Because I’ve been trying to run some VMware VM image not so long ago, I must have downloaded and installed VMware Player. # ⚓ Adam_Young:_Functional_Fixedness⠀⇛ Today I was reminded how easy it is to get fixed in your thinking. The short lessons learned: if the Hostname fails (due to SSL) try the IP address. Longer story: I have to reprovision a system. It was currently running Ubuntu 22.04, but the software we needed to run on it only worked with Ubuntu 20.04. While this should not have been the case, it was not my problem to solve…My problem was to figure out how to run our development stack. And I got stuck. Why…because sometimes you miss the obvious things, and sometimes you miss the less than obvious things. o § WINE or Emulation⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Proton_7.0-4_is_live_bringing_more compatibility_to_Linux_and_Steam_Deck_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Valve has today released Proton 7.0-4 after a short period in public testing, this brings further compatibility of Windows games on Linux desktop and Steam Deck. You don’t have to do anything special for the update, as it will be available in your Downloads on Steam as long as Proton 7.0 is installed. Just update it like any other game or application you have in your Steam Library, it’s the same on Linux desktop as it is on Steam Deck. # ⚓ Liliputing ☛ Lilbits:_Debian_and_GNOME_celebrate_birthdays, AMD_Zen_4_desktop_chips_coming_soon,_more_Windows_games_can run_on_Linux_via_Proton_7.0-4_–_Liliputing [Ed: Brad Linder on Proton and More]⠀⇛ Valve’s Steam Deck handheld gaming PC ships with a Linux-based operating system called SteamOS, which is part of the reason Valve can set starting prices as low as $299. But if the Steam Deck could only play native Linux games, it wouldn’t be much use as a gaming PC. So Valve developed Proton, a tool that builds upon the WINE compatibility layer and adds support for many additional PC games. The latest version adds support for even more games, as well as bug fixes, performance enhancements, and other new features. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Fab_deck-builder_Across_the_Obelisk_out_now under_Paradox_Arc_publishing⠀⇛ Across the Obelisk is a fantastic deck-builder that just left Early Access, as the first game under Paradox Interactive’s new publishing label Paradox Arc. You might want to clear your schedule for this one, as it can easily suck away over 100 hours as you constantly want to jump back in for another attempt. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Twin-stick_shooter_Titan_Shell_looks intense_and_will_be_supported_on_Linux⠀⇛ Titan Shell is an in-development twin-stick shooter from Meatbag Studio that blends in features from roguelikes / rogue-lites to offer a pretty interesting experience not many such shooters give you. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Dreamed_Away_is_an_upcoming_emotional action-adventure_RPG_set_in_France⠀⇛ Love your cute and colourful little adventures? Dreamed Away from Nicolas Petton / Pineapple Works looks like it’s worth keeping an eye on. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Axiom_Verge_2_lands_on_Steam_with_Linux support_and_Steam_Deck_Verified⠀⇛ Axiom Verge 2 from Thomas Happ Games has jumped over from the Epic Store to Steam and it comes with Native Linux support and it is also Steam Deck Verified! This was made with Ethan Lee’s FNA, so it’s another quality port too and uses the Vulkan API. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Backpack_Hero_is_an_inventory_management roguelike_and_my_new_favourite_game⠀⇛ Backpack Hero is a dungeon crawling roguelike where you need to constantly sort out your small backpack and it’s absolutely sucked me in. A new Native Linux release from Jaspel and IndieArk, I have no doubt this will be something of a hit on Steam. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ SquareBoi_Is_The_DIY_Game_Boy_Cart_You’ve_Always Wanted⠀⇛ Running unofficial code on a Nintendo Game Boy has long been a solved problem. However, you still need a way to get that code onto the handheld console. The Squareboi cartridge promises to do just that, as created by [ALXCO-Hardware]. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Couch-gaming_Linux_distro_ChimeraOS_34 released⠀⇛ ChimeraOS continues to improve the couch-gaming experience for Linux with ChimeraOS 34 out now and there’s quite a number of improvements and fixes. Before you had the likes of HoloISO and winesapOS there was ChimeraOS, giving you a tailored experience more like SteamOS when Valve wasn’t updating it. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Steam_finally_gets_easier_to_grab_free stuff⠀⇛ It seems Valve has made it easier to claim free stuff on the Steam store, so you no longer need to quickly try to install something free and back out of it to claim it. Seems this happened somewhat silently but it’s obvious enough that no one is going to miss it. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Valve_improves_Steam_Deck_offline_mode_with more_to_come⠀⇛ Valve has put out a small upgrade for the Steam Deck in the Beta and Preview channels that seeks to improve the offline mode. This is a much needed fix. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ Beta News ☛ Chinese-made_Linux_distribution_deepin_23 Preview_now_available_for_download⠀⇛ Created and maintained by Chinese developers, deepin has long been considered one of the prettiest Linux-based operating systems. Understandably, due to its development happening in China, many people do not trust the distribution — especially with biometrics being added. Not to mention the recent dustup over Taiwan and apparent ongoing genocide. If you are someone that trusts deepin despite its country of origin, however, I have some really exciting news. Today, an official public preview of the upcoming deepin 23 becomes available for download. The developers highlight the inclusion of the new “Linglong” package format, atomic updates, and new repositories. o § Arch Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ 8_Reasons_Why_Manjaro_Is_the_Best_Arch-Based Distro⠀⇛ There are a bunch of new Arch-based distributions emerging lately. All feature graphical installers—something that Arch Linux does not—and each has its own custom desktop modifications. But that’s about it. In fact, the landscape is starting to look a lot like the Ubuntu-derivative scene, with different wallpapers, icons, and default apps. The natural comparison to these distros is Manjaro. But there is no comparison. Not only is Manjaro the best Arch-based distribution, but it’s also in the running for the best Linux distro. Let’s go over some of Manjaro’s differentiating strengths, milestones, and accolades. [...] To paraphrase the most interesting man in the world: I don’t always use an Arch-based distro, but when I do, I prefer Manjaro. o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Dinobabies_latest:_IBM_settles_with_widow of_exec_who_killed_himself_after_layoff⠀⇛ IBM has settled the age-discrimination case brought against it by the widow of a sales executives who took his own life after being laid off. Denise Lohnn and Big Blue reached a tentative agreement on March 31, and US District Judge Lewis Liman stayed the case pending a decision on whether sensitive documents at the heart of the legal battle would be made public. On Monday, the court dismissed the case as settled. That settlement was, funnily enough, brokered about a month after the unsealing of partially redacted internal IBM communications disparaging older Big Blue employees as “Dinobabies” and calling for their extinction at the company [PDF]. Another document [PDF] discussed IBM’s “dated maternal workforce” and called for that to change. It also called for IBM to “shift headcount mix towards greater percent of early professional hires.” The emergence of those court filings in February prompted IBM’s chief human resources Officer Nickle LaMoreaux to deny that IBM has systematically made an effort to oust older employees, as numerous lawsuits have claimed. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ Microsoft’s_.NET_6_Lands_in_Ubuntu_22.04_for_MS- Oriented_Linux_Devs [Ed: This is all about proprietary software, and more so advancing Microsoft at the expense of its rivals.]⠀⇛ .NET 6 is now included in Ubuntu 22.04 repositories, so let’s see what the collaboration between Canonical and Microsoft brings us. # ⚓ ZDNet ☛ Canonical_adds_.NET_to_Ubuntu_22.04_|_ZDNet [Ed: Steven Vaughan-Nichols, Microsoft apologist]⠀⇛ Microsoft and Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, have announced native .NET availability in Ubuntu 22.04. While open-source .NET has long been available in Ubuntu and other Linux distributions, this collaboration by Microsoft and Canonical will better secure the .NET software supply chain with enterprise-grade support. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ [Old] How_I_Hacked_my_Car⠀⇛ Last summer I bought a 2021 Hyundai Ioniq SEL. It is a nice fuel-efficient hybrid with a decent amount of features like wireless Android Auto/Apple CarPlay, wireless phone charging, heated seats, & a sunroof. One thing I particularly liked about this vehicle was the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) system. As I mentioned before it had wireless Android Auto which seemed to be uncommon in this price range, and it had pretty nice, smooth animations in its menus which told me the CPU/GPU in it wasn’t completely underpowered, or at least the software it was running wasn’t super bloated. As with many new gadgets I get, I wanted to play around with it and ultimately see what I could do with it. # ⚓ Purism ☛ On_Road_to_Prizren_with_Librem_5⠀⇛ Yes, you can go onto a multi week trip with a smartphone running free software. I wanted to share some impressions from my recent trip to Prizren/ Kosovo to attend Debconf 22 using a Librem 5. It’s a mix of things that happened and bits that got improved to hopefully make things more fun to use. And, yes, there won’t be any big surprises like being stranded without the ability to do phone calls in this read because there weren’t and there shouldn’t be. After two online versions Debconf 22 (the annual Debian Conference) took place in Prizren/Kosovo this year and I sure wanted to go. Looking for options I settled for a train trip to Vienna, to meet there with friends and continue the trip via bus to Zagreb, then switching to a final 11h direct bus to Prizren. When preparing for the trip and making sure my Librem 5 phone has all the needed documents I noticed that there will be quite some PDFs to show until I arrive in Kosovo: train ticket, bus ticket, hotel reservation, and so on. While that works by tapping unlocking the phone, opening the file browser, navigating to the folder with the PDFs and showing it via evince this looked like a lot of steps to repeat. Can’t we have that information on the Phone Shell‘s lockscreen? # ⚓ The Verge ☛ The_new_USB_Rubber_Ducky_is_more_dangerous_than ever⠀⇛ Already, previous versions of the Rubber Ducky could carry out attacks like creating a fake Windows pop-up box to harvest a user’s login credentials or causing Chrome to send all saved passwords to an attacker’s webserver. But these attacks had to be carefully crafted for specific operating systems and software versions and lacked the flexibility to work across platforms. The newest Rubber Ducky aims to overcome these limitations. It ships with a major upgrade to the DuckyScript programming language, which is used to create the commands that the Rubber Ducky will enter into a target machine. While previous versions were mostly limited to writing keystroke sequences, DuckyScript 3.0 is a feature-rich language, letting users write functions, store variables, and use logic flow controls (i.e., if this… then that). o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Lifewire ☛ How_to_Set_Up_a_New_Android_Phone⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_to_Fix_an_Android_Phone_That_Keeps_Rebooting⠀⇛ # ⚓ Tech Times ☛ How_to_Delete_YouTube’s_Cache_on_Android_and Desktop_Browser_and_Why_it’s_Important_[2022]_|_Tech_Times⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ How_to_change_language_per_each_app_in_Android 13⠀⇛ # ⚓ GSM Arena ☛ MIUI_13_on_Android_13_beta_arrives_for_Xiaomi 12_and_12_Pro_–_comments⠀⇛ # ⚓ TechRepublic ☛ Google_officially_launches_Android_13_| TechRepublic⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Pixel_6_Pro_on_Android_13_modded_to_run_at 1080p_–_9to5Google⠀⇛ # ⚓ GSM Arena ☛ Preview_program_offers_a_taste_of_Android_13_to vivo_X80_Pro_and_iQOO_9_Pro_owners_in_India_–_GSMArena.com news⠀⇛ # ⚓ Giz China ☛ Android_12L_Feature_Coming_To_Older_Galaxy_Fold –_Gizchina.com⠀⇛ # ⚓ Phone Arena ☛ Android_has_written_off_Face_ID_way_too_soon –_PhoneArena⠀⇛ # ⚓ TechRadar ☛ This_dangerous_new_malware_now_also_packs ransomware_to_lock_your_Android_phone_|_TechRadar⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Events⠀➾ # ⚓ Collabora ☛ Fostering_connections_at_Open_Source_Summit Latin_America⠀⇛ A magnet for open source supporters, the very first edition of Open Source Summit Latin America is opening its virtual doors to a plethora of speakers and attendees alike. Collabora is proudly sponsoring this wide offering of events that will captivate a diverse audience from developers to community leaders. This new annual conference strives to further hold a space for development and growth for all things open source in Latin America. This jam-packed two day event takes place entirely online from August 23 to 24 and boasts a heavy contribution from the Collabora crew. Participants will have the opportunity to catch 5 different talks from one of our teammates that range from Meson build system applications to remote team connection. Four of the talks will be in English and one talk given by Daniel Almeida will be in Portuguese. This multilingual gathering is sure to capture the accessible nature of open source. o § FSF⠀➾ # ⚓ Escape_to_Freedom_–_Mandarin⠀⇛ # ⚓ Escape_to_Freedom_–_Spanish⠀⇛ # ⚓ FSF ☛ Escape_to_Freedom_now_also_available_in_Mandarin_and Spanish⠀⇛ “Escape to Freedom” is a new animated video from the Free Software Foundation (FSF), giving an introduction to the concepts behind software freedom: both what we gain by having it, and what rights are at stake. We now have the video available in Mandarin and Spanish language tracks. Free software advocacy is a worldwide endeavor. We therefore ask free software supporters for their help in translating our videos. The more languages we make our resources available in, the further we spread the philosophy of software freedom. Our newest video Escape to Freedom was announced last month and — thanks to our awesome translator volunteers — has already been translated into Spanish (multiple dialects), Chinese, and French. As of this writing, subtitles are available in those languages and first versions for four other languages are awaiting review by a native speaker in their respective languages: Persian, Dutch, Brazilian Portuguese, and Italian. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Computer World ☛ For_developers,_too_many_meetings,_too little_‘focus’_time⠀⇛ Clockwise’s data is gathered from 1.5 million meetings tracked by its platform over the course of 12 months up to May 2022, providing an overview of work practices by 80,000 developers at 5,000 companies. It shows that the average software engineer spends 10.9 hours per week in meetings, with 19.6 hours of “focus” time – defined as two or more hours free to concentrate on work. The remaining six hours are classed as “fragmented”, which refers to the schedule gaps between meetings that provide little opportunity to settle back into completing a task. Separate research has shown that it can take around 23 minutes to refocus after an interruption, and meetings can often be the cause of context switching that distracts workers from more productive work. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ DaemonFC (Ryan Farmer) ☛ The_guy_who_ran_into_my_car_last_year recently_got_fined_$350_for_illegally_passing_someone.⠀⇛ When they failed to produce ID or insurance documents, the police just let them go, and took their word for it that I ran the light. I ended up having to hire a lawyer for $400 and fight the ticket to avoid having my car insurance rates go up. Meanwhile, the police showed up but couldn’t honestly testify to anything because they would have had to admit they weren’t even on the scene for more than half an hour. I went to check the court computer for something today and my browser suggested to auto-fill the name of the other driver for last year. When I was deciding on whether or not to go to court, I decided to scope out the other guys and see what their record was looking like. It turned out that they were just a couple of assholes who didn’t even go to court when they were in trouble with the court. So I demanded a bench trial and they had to dismiss the ticket because, surprise surprise, neither showed up. o ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Chris_Hedges:_We_Are_Not_the_First_Civilization_to Collapse,_but_We_Will_Probably_Be_the_Last⠀⇛ Chris Hedges writes that the archeological remains of past civilizations, including those of the prehistoric Cahokia temple mound complex in Illinois, are sobering reminders of our fate. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Why_Do_Brits_Drink_Warm_Beer?⠀⇛ Traveling through mainland Europe on a British passport leads you to several predictable conversations. There’s Marmite of course, then all the fun of the Brexit fair, and finally on a more serious note, beer. You see, I didn’t know this, but after decades of quaffing fine ales, I’m told we do it wrong because we drink our beer warm. “Warm?”, I say, thinking of a cooling glass of my local Old Hooky which is anything but warm when served in an Oxfordshire village pub, to receive the reply that they drink their beers cold. A bit of international deciphering later it emerges that “warm” is what I’d refer to as “cold”, or in fact “room temperature”, while “cold” in their parlance means “refrigerated”, or as I’d say it: “Too cold to taste anything”. Mild humour aside there’s clearly something afoot, so it’s time to get to the bottom of all this. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Revamping_The_Camping_Trailer_With_More_Power⠀⇛ Pulling a trailer behind your bike has an aspect of freedom and exploration to it. However, the reality is that pulling a large, heavy box behind your bike is incredibly draining physically. So [Drew] returned to the drawing board for his bike camper and added a motor, making some tweaks along the way. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Halloween_Mirror_Offers_A_Mighty_Fright⠀⇛ Jump scares are controversial in the horror world, whether you’re talking about movies or video games. You can bring that same irritating thrill into real life, too, with this Halloween mirror from [jasonwinfieldnz]. o ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘I_decided_I_wasn’t_going_to_cross_the_line’:_Two_years ago,_anti-Lukashenko_protests_swept_Belarus._These_former_law enforcement_officers_refused_to_help_crush_the_opposition_movement. —_Meduza⠀⇛ o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ TechXplore ☛ American_Airlines_places_deposit_on_20 supersonic_planes⠀⇛ American Airlines has agreed to buy up to 20 supersonic jets and put down a non-refundable deposit on the planes that are still on the drawing board and years away from flying. Neither American nor the manufacturer Boom Supersonic would provide financial details Tuesday, including the size of American’s deposit. American, which also took options for 40 more Boom Overture planes, becomes the second U.S. customer for Boom after a similar announcement last year from United Airlines for 15 jets. # ⚓ Democratizing_the_hardware_side_of_large_language_models_– TechTalks⠀⇛ Accordingly, there has been growing interest in democratizing LLMs and making them available to a broader audience. However, while there have been impressive initiatives in open-sourcing models, the hardware barriers of large language models have gone mostly unaddressed. # ⚓ Extreme Tech ☛ Asteroid_Material_Provides_‘Most Uncontaminated’_Extraterrestrial_Samples_Ever_–_ExtremeTech⠀⇛ The Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) made history in late 2020 when it successfully recovered asteroid samples from the Hayabusa2 mission. Now, research carried out on the precious bits of rock is being published. Researchers from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science Technology confirm that the bits of asteroid Ryugu collected by the probe represent “undoubtedly among the most uncontaminated Solar System materials available for laboratory study.” Hayabusa2 made history during its mission, and not just at the end. It arrived in orbit of Ryugu in 2018, and soon after deployed a number of small tumbling and stationary robots on the surface. This returned some incredible images and preliminary data on the nature of the asteroid’s surface. It also picked up a few bits of regolith from the surface with the aid of dense tantalum slugs fired at the surface. Later, it deployed the Small Carry- on Impactor (SCI), which launched a shaped HMX explosive charge to create a small crater on the surface, revealing material unaltered by solar radiation. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ This_Simple_Media_Player_Will_Inspire_Beginners And_Invite_Experimentation⠀⇛ While it would have been considered science-fiction just a few decades ago, the ability to watch virtually any movie or TV show on a little slab that fits in your pocket is today no big deal. But for an electronics beginner, being able to put together a pocketable video player like this one would be quite exciting, and might even serve as a gateway into the larger world of electronics design. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Quillette ☛ Why_I_Left_Academia_(Since_You’re_Wondering)⠀⇛ For this isn’t just my story, and if it were just my story, then it wouldn’t be very important. It’s a story of misplaced institutional priorities. And beyond that, it’s a story of a profession that is eating its young. You see, I could have done everything I did, and not done everything I didn’t, and managed to survive, if not for a reality that far transcended my individual choices. I could have spent too much time on my teaching and writing, I could have published academic work that refused to clothe itself in jargon or to pay obeisance to the latest trends, I could have even had a white penis (which put two strikes against me on the job market), and still have found another position, were it not for this: there were fewer and fewer positions to find. Institutions were shifting their teaching to adjuncts on a monumental scale. They were destroying with one hand the professoriate they were creating with the other. And, of course, it’s only gotten worse since then: worse and worse and worse. Which means that while the particulars of my story may be unique to me, the outcome is not. Thousands of people are driven out of the profession each year (and thousands more agree to settle for the adjunct life). And the ones who get screwed, at a time when the general level of undergraduate instruction has become truly abysmal, tend to be the dedicated teachers, the ones who made the same mistake that I did, of caring about their students. Ultimately, the reason I left academia (since you’re wondering) is the same that many others have. My story is a personal disappointment; the larger story is a tragedy. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Teachers_Make_23.5_Percent_Less_Than_Other College_Graduates,_a_New_High⠀⇛ o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ The Next Platform ☛ Like_A_Drumbeat,_Broadcom_Doubles Ethernet_Bandwidth_With_“Tomahawk_5”⠀⇛ If there is anything that hyperscalers and cloud builders value more than anything else, it is regularity and predictability. They have enough uncertainties to manage when it comes to customer demand that they like for their systems to behave as deterministically as possible and they like a steady drumbeat of innovation from their silicon partners. In a way, the hyperscalers and cloud builders created the merchant switch and router chip market, and did so by encouraging upstarts like Broadcom, Marvell, Mellanox, Barefoot Networks, and Innovium to create chips that could run their own custom network operating systems and network telemetry and management tools. These same massive datacenter operators encouraged upstart switch makers such as Arista Networks, Accton, Delta, H3C, Inventec, Wistron, and Quanta to adopt the merchant silicon in their switches, which put pressure on the networking incumbents such as Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks on several fronts. [...] This single chip Tomahawk 5 can drive 51.2 TB/sec of aggregate bandwidth, double that of the Tomahawk 4 that was unveiled two years ago – right on the two year cadence that Broadcom likes to keep its switch ASICs moving on. With the Tomahawk 4, Broadcom had one version that had 512 SerDes running at 50 Gb/sec using PAM-4 modulation to drive a total of 25.6 Tb/sec of bandwidth, another one that had 256 SerDes that ran at 100 Gb/sec, and a bunch of variations that had a smaller 12.8 Tb/ sec of aggregate bandwidth for more modest use cases. With the Tomahawk 5, the 512 SerDes that wrap around the packet processing engines and buffers are running at 100 Gb/sec speeds, yielding that 51.2 Tb/sec of bandwidth. We can expect a bunch of different variations of the Tomahawk 5 family of ASICs – these have not been revealed as yet. What we do know is that the Serdes design for the Tomahawk 5 is brand new, and for good reason. “This generation of SerDes was designed from the get-go to be very flexible,” Del Vecchio says. “This 100 Gb/sec SerDes can push copper up to 4 meters, and we can handle front panel optical pluggable modules, of course, and we can also drive our co-packaged optics.” # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Robot_dogs,_prison_labor,_and_a_two-day_horse_race Key_moments_from_Russia’s_jam-packed_week_of_military showmanship_—_Meduza⠀⇛ o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Are_Drones_The_Optimal_Way_To_Distribute_COVID-19_Tests?⠀⇛ Researchers are looking into drone delivery as a method to efficiently deliver testing kits while limiting contact between individuals. # ⚓ La Prensa Latina ☛ 2_Pakistani_cops_killed_in_attack against_polio_vaccination_team⠀⇛ The assailants also shot at two of the health workers present at the spot, they escaped unhurt, but the police officers deployed as security for the team were killed in the attack. # ⚓ The Gray Zone ☛ Nicaragua’s_top_health_advisor_on confronting_Covid:_“the_way_to_face_this_was_to_keep working”⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_Strike_at_Kaiser⠀⇛ Picketing began early Monday morning in Fresno, Sacramento and San Jose – temperatures there were predicted to reach triple digits by the afternoon. There are also pickets in San Francisco. The union explained why: “For the past decade, Kaiser psychologists, therapists and social workers have done everything in their power to make Kaiser fix its broken mental health care system. They’ve gone on short- term strikes, filed whistle-blower complaints that resulted in record fines and helped pass new laws aimed at improving access to care. But Kaiser patients are now waiting months just to start therapy and clinicians are leaving in droves because they can’t provide the care their patients need to get better.” # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Biden_Announces_Hearing_Aids_Will_Soon_Be_Able to_Be_Sold_Over_the_Counter⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Terrific_Win_for_Consumers’:_Biden_FDA Clears_Way_for_Over-the-Counter_Hearing_Aids⠀⇛ The Food and Drug Administration finalized a rule Tuesday to allow U.S. consumers to purchase hearing aids over the counter beginning as early as October, a years-in-the-making change that could benefit millions of people who have forgone assistance due to onerous regulatory and cost barriers. “We need to go further by expanding Medicare to cover hearing (and visual and dental).” # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Biden_Administration_Has_No_Plan_for_Monkeypox Vaccine_Access_in_Prisons⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Dr._Oz_Derided_Over_Ad_Attacking Fetterman’s_Support_for_‘Free_Healthcare’⠀⇛ Republican U.S. Senate hopeful and ultra- millionaire Mehmet Oz attempted Monday to cast his Democratic opponent, Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, as “the most radical candidate in the country” by citing his support for “free healthcare,” a line of attack that was met with widespread derision on social media. Dr. Oz, a former television personality who is trailing the key Senate contest by double digits, delivered the attack through a crudely animated ad showing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) emerging from Fetterman’s skull holding a sign that reads, “Free healthcare for everyone!” # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Dr._Oz,_Trailing_Fetterman,_Derides_His_Support for_Medicare_for_All⠀⇛ o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ India Times ☛ Ransomware_attacks_on_rise,_Finserv_Sector shows_high_resilience_with_layered_defences⠀⇛ According to some reports, there has been an alarming rise in ransomware breaches globally, including India. The continued explosion of connected devices and widespread digitisation in multiple sectors has increased the likelihood of cyberattacks, especially ransomware. # ⚓ Krebs On Security ☛ When_Efforts_to_Contain_a_Data_Breach Backfire⠀⇛ Earlier this month, the administrator of the cybercrime forum Breached received a cease-and- desist letter from a cybersecurity firm. The missive alleged that an auction on the site for data stolen from 10 million customers of Mexico’s second-largest bank was fake news and harming the bank’s reputation. The administrator responded to this empty threat by purchasing the stolen banking data and leaking it on the forum for everyone to download. o § Security⠀➾ # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ EFF ☛ Bad_Data_“For_Good”:_How_Data_Brokers_Try_to Hide_in_Academic_Research⠀⇛ SafeGraph is not alone among location data brokers in trying to “research wash” its privacy-invasive business model and data through academic work. Other shady actors like Veraset, Cuebiq, Spectus, and X-Mode also operate so-called “data for good” programs with academics, and have seized on the pandemic to expand them. These data brokers provide location data to academic researchers across disciplines, with resulting publications appearing in peer- reviewed venues as prestigious as Nature and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. These companies’ data is so widely used in human mobility research—from epidemic forecasting and emergency response to urban planning and business development—that the literature has progressed to meta-studies comparing, for example, Spectus, X-Mode, and Veraset datasets.  Data brokers variously claim to be bringing “transparency” to tech or “democratizing access to data.” But these data sharing programs are nothing more than data brokers’ attempts to control the narrative around their unpopular and non-consensual business practices. Critical academic research must not become reliant on profit-driven data pipelines that endanger the safety, privacy, and economic opportunities of millions of people without any meaningful consent.  Location data brokers do not come close to meeting human subject research standards. This starts with the fact that meaningful opt-in consent is consistently missing from their business practices. In fact, Google concluded that SafeGraph’s practices were so out of line that it banned any apps using the company’s code from its Play Store, and both Apple and Google banned X-Mode from their respective app stores.  # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Some_Google_Map_Searches_Send_Abortion Seekers_to_Crisis_Pregnancy_Centers⠀⇛ o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ The Washington Post ☛ Election_deniers_march_toward_power in_key_2024_battlegrounds⠀⇛ The winners fit a pattern: Across the battleground states that decided the 2020 vote, candidates who deny the legitimacy of that election have claimed nearly two-thirds of GOP nominations for state and federal offices with authority over elections, according to a Washington Post analysis. # ⚓ Medforth ☛ France:_UPDATE-_Perpetrator_is_Moroccan-_A_man in_his_sixties_is_found_decapitated_in_the_street._The suspected_perpetrator_is_his_son._He_is_said_to_have_shouted “Allah_Akbar”_when_he_was_arrested⠀⇛ The Lyon prosecutor’s office confirmed to the newspaper Le Progrès that the initial findings “point to a murder by decapitation”. The investigation, entrusted to the Sûreté départementale du Rhône, “must determine the exact circumstances of this tragedy, as well as the motive, and examine the personality of the perpetrator”, the prosecutor’s office said. Le Progrès # ⚓ Medforth ☛ To_celebrate_International_Youth_Day,_the European_Parliament_spotlighted_a_veiled_young_French_woman and_the_European_Commission_included_a_photo_of_the_Islamists belonging_to_FEMYSO_in_its_video⠀⇛ # ⚓ FAIR ☛ Antisemitic_Threats_to_Florida_Judge_Should_Be Bigger_Story⠀⇛ The Florida federal judge who signed the warrant for the FBI to raid former President Donald Trump’s property is Jewish, and the far-right is terrorizing him and his community as a result. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Just_Because_The_Espionage_Act_Has_Been_Abused For_Political_Purposes,_It_Does_Not_Mean_The_Trump_Case_Is Politically_Motivated⠀⇛ The federal court-authorized search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate has brought renewed attention to the obscure but infamous law known as the Espionage Act of 1917. A section of the law was listed as one of three potential violations under Justice Department investigation. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Donald_‘Al_Capone’_Trump?⠀⇛ If you’re looking for a figure from history to compare Donald Trump to in the wake of the FBI’s search of his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, I have a suggestion that may surprise you: Al Capone.  # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Was_There_Really_an_Attempted_Coup?⠀⇛ Sally Denton wrote in the Guardian about a 1930s Coup Attempt Against FDR; there had been a former such attempt. The retired US Marine Corps Maj Gen Smedley Butler testified before Congress that a group of Wall Street financiers recruited him to lead a fascist coup against FDR. None of the financiers appeared before Congress, and the Roosevelt Administration took no action on the General’s claim. It has slipped into a footnote in history. The mob of a thousand trying to stop Congress from functioning on January 6th could squeeze into a definition of a coup. Still, it was not a military takeover of a democratic government which is a classic definition of one. Those coups happen regularly across the globe, as in Spain (1936), Chile (1973), Burma (1988), and Egypt (2013). # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Taiwan_and_the_Virtues_of_Ambiguity⠀⇛ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ How_Britain_Fueled_Ukraine’s_War_Machine_and Invited_Direct_Conflict_with_Russia⠀⇛ Britain has played a key role in NATO forward troop deployments and training exercises on Russia’s borders. With war underway, the UK sends billions in arms, special forces, and volunteers to ensure escalation. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Giuliani_Is_a_Target_in_Georgia_Election Investigation,_His_Lawyer_Says⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Learning_and_Healing_in_the_Archive_of_Black Thought⠀⇛ February marked the 10th anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s death. Since the killing of the 17-year- old, the raw outpouring of public grief and rage in Black communities has created new—and at times discordant—social movements targeting racial discrimination. But there has also been a backlash in the struggle over how the US public should learn and remember its violent history. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Explosions_rock_ammunition_depot_in_Russian- annexed_Crimea_—_Meduza⠀⇛ A series of explosions occurred at an ammunition depot near the village of Maiske, Dzhankoy district, in the north of Crimea. The explosions began around 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 16, and lasted for several hours. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ FSB_claims_Ukrainian_sabotage_groups_blew_up_power transmission_towers_near_Kursk_nuclear_plant_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Tuesday that “Ukrainian sabotage groups” blew up six electric transmission towers in the Kurchatovsky District of Russia’s Kursk region. The attacks reportedly caused disruptions to power supplies from the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Ukraine_removes_Russian_language_and_literature from_school_curriculum_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Russian language courses have been removed from Ukraine’s school curriculum, along with works by Russian and Belarusian writers, the Ukrainian Education Ministry announced on Tuesday, August 16.  # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Lula_Holds_12-Point_Lead_Over_Bolsonaro_as Brazil’s_Presidential_Race_Heats_Up⠀⇛ Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a celebrated leftist who lifted millions out of poverty during his tenure as Brazil’s president, continues to hold a substantial lead over far-right incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro, whose preemptive assault on the integrity of the nation’s electronic voting system and refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power has led to heightened fears of political violence as the October election quickly approaches. “There is good reason to fear a possible Brazilian January 6 kind of situation.” # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ DOJ_Charges_Officers_For_No_Knock_Warrant_Lies That_Led_To_The_Killing_Of_Breonna_Taylor⠀⇛ There are very few things that are more dangerous for citizens and cops than no-knock warrants. These warrants allow cops to raid houses without announcing themselves, leading those on the receiving end to assume they’re being invaded by armed criminals. o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ Frontpage Magazine ☛ Biden_and_Harris_Rush_to_Condemn_‘Hate Crime,’_But_‘Islamophobic’_Killer_is…A_Muslim⠀⇛ But then a suspect was caught. CBS News reported Tuesday that “Muhammed Syed, 51, was identified as the ‘primary suspect in the recent murders of Muslim men,’ police said Tuesday, and charged with murdering Aftab Hussein on July 26 and Muhammad Afzaal Hussian on Aug. 1. Detectives connected the two cases using bullet casings found at the two scenes. They are still investigating Syed’s possible involvement in the murders of Naeem Hussain on Aug. 5 and Mohammed Zaher Ahmadi on Nov. 7.” o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Despite_Boiling_Planet,_Big_Oil Keeps_Humanity_on_Path_of_Climate_Catastrophe⠀⇛ Europe is gripped by its baking temperatures and its worst drought for 500 years. Iconic rivers, such as the Rhine, the Po, and Danube, the lifeblood of countries’ economies, are reduced in some places to a mere trickle. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_What’s_Blocking_Real_Climate Action?_Corporate_Greed⠀⇛ My hope since I first ran for office 20 years ago has been that we would stave off the worst effects of climate change. That is why I worked to make Providence the first capital city in the country with a renewable energy mandate, and to expand solar and wind generation throughout Rhode Island. # § Energy⠀➾ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Europe’s_Great_Energy_Game⠀⇛ It won’t be long before winter descends on Europe. Before it does, most European countries must address the question of how long and how well they will be able to handle decoupling from Russian energy. Because of the Ukraine war, oil and natural gas are the chief currencies, which means that energy politics is central to determining the war’s future. Oil and gas finance Putin’s war, constrain Europe’s response to it, and largely determine which side the rest of the world takes. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Ask_Hackaday:_How_Can_You_Store_Energy_At Home?⠀⇛ Amidst the discussions about grid-level energy storage solutions, it is often easy to forget that energy storage can be done on the level of a single house or building as well. The advantages here are that no grid management is needed, with the storage (electrical, thermal, etc.) absorbing the energy as it becomes available, and discharging it when requested. This simplifies the scale of the problem and thus the associated costs significantly. # ⚓ The Verge ☛ GM_wants_to_answer_all_your_burning questions_about_electric_vehicles⠀⇛ As interest in electric vehicles continues to grow, consumers may find they have a lot of questions that they would like answered even before stepping inside a dealership or taking out a car loan. To that end, General Motors is launching a new online platform called EV Live designed to educate curious car buyers about the brand new world of battery-powered vehicles. Anyone with questions about EVs who owns a computer or smartphone can log into EV Live to chat in real time with one of GM’s EV experts, who can offer tutorials, vehicle walkarounds, and (perhaps unsubtly) help promote the automaker’s many EV related products. # ⚓ NIST ☛ Nanomagnets_Can_Choose_a_Wine,_and_Could_Slake AI’s_Thirst_for_Energy ⠀⇛ A new type of neural network aced a virtual wine-tasting test and promises a less energy- hungry version of artificial intelligence. [...] A less energy-intensive approach would be to use other kinds of hardware to create AI’s neural networks, and research teams are searching for alternatives. One device that shows promise is a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ), which is good at the kinds of math a neural network uses and only needs a comparative few sips of energy. Other novel devices based on MTJs have been shown to use several times less energy than their traditional hardware counterparts. MTJs also can operate more quickly because they store data in the same place they do their computation, unlike conventional chips that store data elsewhere. Perhaps best of all, MTJs are already important commercially. They have served as the read-write heads of hard disk drives for years and are being used as novel computer memories today. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ The_barbaric_and_completely unnecessary_new_regulation_encouraging_deforestation_in Hungary⠀⇛ Both forestry and nature conservation experts are puzzled by the new regulation, by which the government intends to provide more winter firewood for the population. Demand is indeed increasing, but the amount harvested could be increased without encroaching on protected forests or clearcutting. If only there were enough loggers. A further problem is that it is not practical to heat with wood cut this year. What the government might want with the recent regulation change remains a mystery. # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ VOA News ☛ Deadline_Looms_for_Western_States_to_Cut Colorado_River_Use⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Amid_Warnings_of_‘Catastrophic Collapse,’_Feds_Cut_Colorado_River_Water_Use_in Arizona,_Nevada⠀⇛ Amid extreme drought driven by the climate emergency and warnings of a possible “catastrophic collapse” of the dwindling Colorado River, the U.S. Interior Department on Tuesday announced the first-ever tier 2 shortage for the overdrawn vital waterway, triggering water use cuts in two Southwestern states and Mexico for 2023. “Today’s Colorado River projections are undoubtedly a dire warning for the American West to eliminate rampant corporate water abuse before it’s too late.” o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Progressives_Applaud_as_Biden_Signs ‘Landmark’_IRA_Into_Law⠀⇛ Economic and climate justice groups on Tuesday applauded as U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act, with advocates hailing the $740 billion investment in climate action, corporate tax reform, and healthcare as “landmark legislation” while they pledged to continue working to secure more ambitious reforms. “It’s law,” Biden said as he signed the IRA, which includes a historic investment of $370 billion to expand renewable energy infrastructure, caps prescription drug costs for senior citizens, and pays for badly needed reforms by raising taxes on corporations. # ⚓ DaemonFC (Ryan Farmer) ☛ Uber_Eats_driver_says_he_made_37 cents_in_4_hours_due_to_having_to_fill_up_his_gas_tank._(Less than_nothing_after_car_wear_and_tear_and_the_IRS_and state.)⠀⇛ An Uber Eats driver says he made 37 cents in 4 hours due to having to fill up his gas tank. Less than nothing after car wear and tear and the IRS and state. I constantly have to explain to my spouse why it wouldn’t be worth it for me to do UberEats or something for more money. Many people don’t understand until they’re doing it. If this man “earned” 37 cents in 4 hours, he probably had to put miles on his car to do it. The more you drive, the more wear and tear your car accumulates, and the faster you’re in the repair shop. It also drags down the value of your car several cents per mile. When the thieving IRS and thieving state revenue department go after him to steal “their share” of the money at the end of the year, so that they can pay themselves with it and buy votes from people who don’t do much of anything at all, they’re going to want about ten bucks out of that day’s earnings. (Social Security and Medicare will demand to be paid twice, because he’s “self-employed”.) # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Poll_Finds_3_in_4_Voters_Want_to_Expand_Social Security_by_Taxing_the_Rich⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Britain’s_Economic_Unraveling_May_Be_Boris Johnson’s_Real_Legacy⠀⇛ # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Inflation_Reduction_Act_Requires_IRS_To_Study Free_Tax_Filing_Options⠀⇛ The United States has made a small but significant move toward creating a public system to allow millions of Americans to file their taxes for free. The sweeping domestic policy bill passed by the House and Senate last week mandates that the IRS study options to provide a free tax filing option for Americans. That study represents a threat to the for-profit tax prep industry dominated by TurboTax, a product of the Silicon Valley company Intuit. President Joe Biden said he plans to sign the bill, the Inflation Reduction Act, today, following the party-line vote in the House to approve it on Friday. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ How_to_Investigate_Your_Next_NYC_Apartment Like_a_Reporter⠀⇛ Apartment hunting in New York City is a special kind of hell. Friends warned me before I moved here five years ago, sharing stories of cockroaches and sketchy real estate brokers, of paying $2,000 per month to live next to an early morning parade of garbage trucks. So when I landed my first apartment — with hardwood floors, a short commute and an in- unit washer/dryer for less than $1,850 a month — I thought I’d found a unicorn. The unicorn turned out to be a pile of rotting meat in a trenchcoat. First my ceiling became waterlogged from my neighbor’s leaking radiator (while she was recovering from surgery). Then my radiator soaked the apartment of my downstairs neighbor (who was paying $3,000 a month even though there was no heat in her toddler’s bedroom). A feud between our landlord and the local post office ensured all of our mail was dumped onto the basement stairs, where it got stolen or buried under snow. When I could no longer use my radiator for fear of leaking water everywhere, the landlord suggested I deal with a historic cold snap by installing “extra thick curtains.” Once the weather warmed, a building down the block started hosting parties so loud they made my floorboards tremble until two in the morning. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘We_Will_Vote_This_Dirty_Deal_Down,’_Tlaib Says_of_Manchin’s_Oil-Friendly_Side_Agreement⠀⇛ With President Joe Biden set to sign the Inflation Reduction Act into law on Tuesday, progressive members of Congress are increasingly speaking out against a side agreement that Democratic leaders reached with Sen. Joe Manchin in order to secure final passage of the $740 billion climate, tax, and healthcare measure. The side deal focuses primarily on permitting changes that would help fast-track fossil fuel infrastructure—including a long-delayed pipeline in Manchin’s home state of West Virginia—even as scientists say that meeting key emission-reduction targets requires a swift end to all new oil and gas development. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ With_This_Fast-Food_Bill,_California_Could Help_All_Essential_Workers⠀⇛ Amid what looks like the largest labor organizing movement since the Great Depression, California lawmakers are considering legislation that would bolster protections for hundreds of thousands of the state’s frontline workers—and set a national standard for how our government advocates for the working class. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Lee_Camp:_New_Polls_Show_Almost_No_One Believes_Corporate_Media_Anymore⠀⇛ A new poll by Gallop shows that nearly the entire US populace no longer trusts mainstream media. Is this is a wonderful or a horrible thing? And what’s the cause? Lee Camp digs into it. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Living_in_a_World_Built_on_All-American_Lies⠀⇛ Kelly Denton-Borhaug explores how lies and disinformation triumphed in our all-American world and what to make of it. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Mandela_Barnes_Says_Sen._Ron_Johnson ‘Bought_and_Paid_for’_by_Big_Pharma⠀⇛ The campaign of Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, who is running to unseat U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, declared Tuesday that the Republican incumbent “is bought and paid for by Big Pharma.” That charge came in response to Johnson’s Monday comments about Medicare negotiating the cost of certain prescription drugs, which is included in the Inflation Reduction Act that U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law Tuesday afternoon. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Maloney,_Thompson_Demand_DHS_IG_Comply_With Probe_Into_Deleted_Jan._6_Texts⠀⇛ The inspector general of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has refused congressional requests for documents and prevented staff from testifying about the destruction of text messages sent by Secret Service agents and senior DHS officials prior to and on the day of the January 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol. That’s according to Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.)—the respective chairs of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform and the House Committee on Homeland Security—who told DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari in a Tuesday letter that he must start cooperating with their committees’ joint investigations into his potential mismanagement of the deleted texts as well as his alleged censorship of an internal report on sexual harassment, or expect a subpoena. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Secret_Service_Wiped_Jan._6_Insurrection_Texts And_The_DHS_Inspector_General_Helped_Cover_It_Up⠀⇛ Congressional hearings into the January 6, 2021 raid of the US Capitol building continue, focusing on the actions of Donald Trump and members of his administration as they sought to have Trump’s loss turned into a win. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ New_York_Progressives_Team_Up_to_Bash_a_Rival. The_Loser_Is_The_New_York_Times.⠀⇛ With a head-scratching endorsement in the race for New York’s 10th Congressional District, The New York Times put itself on the already crowded ballot in next week’s primary election. Out of a slate of 12 candidates, including a Congress member, a former Congress member, and state assembly and city council members, most of whom are either women or of color, the Times endorsed the only person without political experience, wealthy white Democratic attorney Daniel Goldman, known to many as a Democratic lawyer in the first Trump impeachment trial and an MSNBC legal analyst. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ I_Hope_Liz_Cheney_Wins,_but_I_Couldn’t_Vote for_Her⠀⇛ In the Coal Creek Coffee shop in Laramie, Wyo., a few weeks ago, a woman recognized me and struck up a conversation about what has become the most closely watched congressional race in the United States. She explained that she was a Democrat but that she would be crossing over to vote in Wyoming’s Republican primary to cast a ballot for embattled Representative Liz Cheney. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Democrats_Are_Holding_Up_a_Bill_to_Protect Pregnant_Workers⠀⇛ Senate Democrats are currently sitting on a bill that has the votes to pass if brought to the Senate floor, according to advocates with direct knowledge of the situation, and would provide meaningful relief to thousands of pregnant workers across the country. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which would require employers to offer reasonable accommodations to pregnant employees unless they pose an undue hardship—light duty assignments, more frequent bathroom breaks, unpaid leave for doctor’s appointments or recovery from childbirth, even things as small as a stool to sit on or the ability to carry a water bottle—has enough support from both Democrats and Republicans to pass the chamber, and the House passed the bill in May 2021. “The Senate could pass it today,” said Dina Bakst, co- president of A Better Balance, who has been advocating for the bill. But the bill is still awaiting a vote, and advocates say time is running out. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Mourning_the_Death_of_Legal_Choice⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ The_NBA_Won’t_Schedule_Any_Election_Day_Games This_Year⠀⇛ # § Misinformation/Disinformation⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Is_Moral_Clarity_Possible in_Donald_Trump’s_Lie-Soaked_America?⠀⇛ Recent episodes of purposeful and accidental truth-telling brought to my mind the latest verbal lapse by George W. Bush, the president who hustled this country into war in Afghanistan and Iraq after the 9/11 attacks. He clearly hadn’t planned to make a public confession about his own warmongering in Iraq when he gave a speech in Texas this spring. Still, asked to decry Russian president Vladimir Putin’s unjustified invasion of Ukraine, Bush inadvertently and all too truthfully placed his own presidential war- making in exactly the same boat. The words spilled out of his mouth as he described “the decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified invasion of Iraq — I mean of Ukraine.” o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ The_literary_community_that_is_endorsing_Rushdie_is_all_too frequently_a_censorship_advocate,_according_to_Gillian Phillip.⠀⇛ However, they have too frequently been the allies of totalitarianism in recent years, pursuing dissidents and enforcing groupthink. They constantly extol their devotion to diversity, but their attitude toward difference of opinion is one of contempt. They constantly proclaim how much they value diversity, but their attitudes toward difference of opinion are only contemptuous. # ⚓ WWE_Forced_To_Censor_NXT_Women’s_Match_Due_To_Possible Wardrobe_Malfunction⠀⇛ Perhaps something slipped in that NXT Women’s Title match, but thanks to the delayed live broadcast, fans at home will never know for sure. # ⚓ NBC ☛ Salman_Rushdie’s_stabbing_is_part_of_an_American phenomenon⠀⇛ After the attack, when I told my mother I wanted to write something about Rushdie, about silencing, about the sanctity of the written word, she pleaded with me not to. “It’s too dangerous,” she said. “You don’t know what they can do.” She carries this fear from the country we fled. There, journalists are imprisoned. Writers are killed. But the silencing of writers by the state is slowly becoming a reality in America, too. This fall, school districts across the country are pulling books with “sensitive material” out of their curriculums. Librarians are asked to remove volumes from their shelves or risk losing funding. Teachers are forbidden from teaching certain topics in their classrooms or risk being fired and are, in at least one state, facing criminal prosecution. # ⚓ Medforth ☛ After_his_response_to_Salman_Rushdie assassination:_much_criticism_of_Austrian_President_Van_der Bellen⠀⇛ The reactions to Van der Bellen’s statement followed promptly on the social media platforms: Photos were immediately posted to the tweet of the Federal President, showing the Federal President in a friendly handshake with Iranian President Hassan Rohani at the Vienna Hofburg. Quote from Twitter specifically to Van der Bellen’s “deep consternation”: “This is what someone says who welcomed the president of the regime that imposed a death fatwa against Rushdie with a red carpet and military honours in Vienna.” # ⚓ The Sunday Times UK ☛ JK_Rowling_attacks_Chocolat_author Joanne_Harris_for_failing_to_defend_gender_critical_writers⠀⇛ Rowling said that Harris, who wrote the award- winning novel Chocolat, had “consistently failed” to defend female authors who disagreed “with her personal position on gender identity ideology”, allowing the women to be intimidated into silence. # ⚓ ABC ☛ Kremlin_critic_Navalny_says_he’s_in_solitary confinement⠀⇛ During his time behind bars, his social media accounts have been regularly updated with posts about life in prison. Just last week, Navalny announced setting up a labor union for convicts, of which he said he was the only member at the time. Navalny said the union has successfully argued for replacing backless stools with chairs in the prison’s sewing shop where he works. According to the post published on Monday, the union activity was the real reason prison officials sent him to solitary confinement: “The Kremlin wants to see its GULAG consisting of voiceless slaves. And here I am, instead of begging for pardon, uniting some people and demanding that some laws be observed.” # ⚓ CNN ☛ Scotland’s_police_investigate_threat_made_to_JK Rowling_after_Salman_Rushdie_tweet⠀⇛ A spokeswoman for Scotland’s police said: “We have received a report of an online threat being made and officers are carrying out enquiries.” # ⚓ CNBC ☛ Salman_Rushdie’s_‘The_Satanic_Verses’_leaps_to_top of_Amazon_bestseller_lists⠀⇛ Rushdie has dealt with more than 30 years of death threats and a $3 million bounty on his head over “The Satanic Verses.” Former supreme leader of Iran Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for Rushdie’s death following the 1988 publication of “The Satanic Verses,” which some readers found blasphemous for its depiction of Islam. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Devin_Nunes_Claims_The_Right_To_An_‘Unimpaired Reputation’_Is_A_‘Sacred_Right’;_Oh_And_Also_Needs_To_Cough Up_Info_On_How_He_Got_Hired⠀⇛ Former Congressman, now Trump lackey TruthSocial CEO, Devin Nunes hasn’t had very much success with his long list of lawsuits against critics and the media. In just the past few months he’s lost multiple such cases. Of course, that hasn’t stopped him from soldiering on. One of the bigger cases he filed was against reporter Ryan Lizza and Hearst Media over an Esquire piece that Lizza published. While a district court dismissed the lawsuit easily, a year ago, the 8th Circuit brought it back with a bizarrely confused ruling about the single publication rule. I’m not going to revisit all the problems with that ruling, you can go to the link and read it if you want. However, it did at least revive the case, if only on an exceptionally narrow basis around a single tweet by Lizza, and whether or not that tweet (and not the underlying article) were done with actual malice under the law (i.e., with Lizza knowing it was untrue). o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Mike_Pompeo_&_CIA_Sued_for_Spying_on Americans_Who_Visited_Julian_Assange_in_Ecuadorian_Embassy_in U.K.⠀⇛ Lawyers and journalists sued the CIA and former CIA Director Mike Pompeo Monday for spying on them while they met Julian Assange when he was living in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he had political asylum. The lawsuit is being filed as Britain prepares to extradite the WikiLeaks founder to the United States, where he faces up to 175 years in prison for violating the Espionage Act by publishing classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. We speak with the lead attorney in the case, Richard Roth, who details how a private security company stationed at the London Embassy unknowingly sent images from Assange’s visitors’ cellphones and laptops as well as streamed video from inside meetings to American intelligence. He says the offenses breach a range of client privileges and could sway a U.S. judge to dismiss the case if Assange is successfully extradited. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ News_Outlets,_Press_Freedom_Groups_to_DOJ: Don’t_Let_GOP_States_Criminalize_Abortion_Coverage⠀⇛ More than two dozen newsrooms and press freedom groups sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday, calling on the Justice Department to prevent journalists and their employers from being prosecuted for simply writing about abortion. “Rather than risk the threat of jail time, fines or legal fees, some news organizations may not be able to publish stories about abortion and possibly even contraceptives.” # ⚓ The Dissenter ☛ Judge_Assigned_To_Lawsuit_Alleging_CIA Spied_On_Assange_Visitors_Previously_Upheld_WikiLeaks’_Right To_Publish⠀⇛ Judge John Koeltl, a federal judge in the Southern District of New York, was assigned to a lawsuit filed on behalf of journalists and attorneys, who claim the CIA and former CIA director Mike Pompeo spied on them when they visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Attorney Richard Roth, who is representing plaintiffs in the lawsuit, welcomed the assignment.“Appointed to the bench in 1994, Judge Koeltl is a bright, experienced, and hard working judge in the Southern District,” Roth said. “He has presided over some of the highest profile cases in the SDNY, including the World Trade Center bombing case.” “We are fortunate to have such a seasoned jurist,” Roth added. Koeltl previously presided over a case involving Assange and WikiLeaks.On August 15, four journalists and attorneys, who met with Assange while he was living under political asylum in the Ecuador embassy in London, announced they were suing the CIA and Pompeo. They also sued the Spanish private security company UC Global and the company’s director, David Morales.Beginning in early 2017, UC Global ramped up surveillance against Assange and shared audio and video footage from the embassy with “American intelligence.” It is known, according to several former US officials, that the CIA under Pompeo had “secret war plans” for disrupting WikiLeaks and kidnapping or killing Assange. Documents reported on by the Spanish newspaper El País previously revealed that visitors who came to the embassy to see Assange had their phones taken apart, copied, and photographed. The complaint estimates that “well over 100 American citizens who visited Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy” had their privacy rights violated. This includes attorneys who were there to represent Assange, journalists who traveled to interview him, and even doctors who came to the embassy to assess and treat his deteriorating health.In 2019, Koeltl ruled that the Democratic National Committee (DNC) could not hold Assange or WikiLeaks liable for publishing DNC emails or emails from Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, which Russian agents were accused of stealing. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ NPR ☛ The_Academy_apologizes_to_Sacheen_Littlefeather_for her_treatment_at_the_1973_Oscars⠀⇛ Nearly 50 years after Sacheen Littlefeather stood on the Academy Awards stage on behalf of Marlon Brando to speak about the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood films, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences apologized to her for the abuse she endured. # ⚓ ABC ☛ Academy_apologises_to_Sacheen_Littlefeather_for_abuse suffered_while_turning_down_Marlon_Brando’s_1973_Godfather Oscar⠀⇛ Littlefeather became the first Native American woman to step onto the Academy Awards stage when she declined Brando’s best actor award for The Godfather. Wearing a buckskin dress and moccasins, she said the actor could not accept the award because of “the treatment of American Indians today by the film industry”. # ⚓ CBS ☛ Sacheen_Littlefeather_receives_formal_apology_for mistreatment_at_1973_Oscars⠀⇛ “The abuse you endured because of this statement was unwarranted and unjustified,” Academy President David Rubin wrote in a “statement of reconciliation” sent to Littefeather in June, and posted on the Academy’s website Monday. “The emotional burden you have lived through and the cost to your own career in our industry are irreparable. For too long the courage you showed has been unacknowledged. For this, we offer both our deepest apologies and our sincere admiration.” The Academy also acknowledged the toll the experience has taken on Littlefeather in her personal and professional life. # ⚓ CNN ☛ Academy_apologizes_to_Sacheen_Littlefeather,_who refused_an_Oscar_on_Marlon_Brando’s_behalf⠀⇛ Almost 50 years later, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is formally apologizing to Littlefeather for the mistreatment she experienced during her speech and in the years to follow. # ⚓ Between_Haudenosaunee_and_Ireland,_lacrosse_builds_deep bond_of_respect⠀⇛ “This was a chance to show our respect and gratitude toward the Irish players and Ireland Lacrosse and the people of Ireland,” said Leo Nolan, executive director of the Nationals, whose U21 roster includes five players from Seneca territories in Western New York. During the opening ceremonies, the Haudenosaunee presented Michael Kennedy, CEO of the Irish lacrosse organization, with a handmade basket, a traditional wooden lacrosse stick, and a letter of thanks and communion from Sid Hill, the Tadadaho – or spiritual leader – of the Six Nations, accompanied by a Two-Row Wampum, which symbolizes how different cultures and nations can exist side-by-side in harmony and peace. # ⚓ Frontpage Magazine ☛ The_Real_Reason_This_Texas_Man_Killed His_Daughters⠀⇛ In reality, Yaser Said wasn’t angry over the fact that his daughters were dating or over their dating American boys. WFAA actually had it right in an earlier report, from June 4, which said that “police believe Yaser Said was angry his daughters were dating boys who were non-Muslim and killed them.” That is what the Dallas Morning News reported all the way back in January 2008: the girls’ mother, Patricia, had said, regarding Amina, that “since they are Muslim that the daughter was only allowed to date other Muslims. Yaser had found out she went on a date with a non-Muslim and became very angry and threatened her with bodily harm.” # ⚓ EFF ☛ General_Monitoring_is_not_the_Answer_to_the_Problem of_Online_Harms⠀⇛ General monitoring is problematic both when it is directly required by law and when, though not required, it is effectively mandatory because the legal risks of not doing it are so great. Specifically, these indirect requirements incentivize platforms to proactively monitor user behaviors, filter and check user content, and remove or locally filter anything that is controversial, objectionable, or potentially illegal to avoid legal responsibility. This inevitably leads to over censorship of online content as platforms seek to avoid liability for failing to act “reasonably” or remove user content they “should have known” was harmful. Whether directly mandated or strongly incentivized, general monitoring is bad for human rights and for users.  We have previously expressed concern about governments employing more aggressive and heavy- handed approaches to intermediary regulation, with policymakers across the globe calling on platforms to remove allegedly legal but ‘undesirable’ or ‘harmful’ content from their sites, while also expecting platforms to detect and remove illegal content. In doing so, states fail to protect fundamental freedom of expression rights and fall short of their obligations to ensure a free online environment with no undue restrictions on legal content, whilst also restricting the rights of users to share and receive impartial and unfiltered information. This has a chilling effect on the individual right to free speech wherein users change their behavior and abstain from communicating freely if they know they are being actively observed—leading to a pernicious culture of self-censorship. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ “There_Are_Good_Reasons_to_Defund_the_FBI. They_Have_Nothing_to_Do_with_Trump”:_Professor_Alex_Vitale⠀⇛ “Defund the FBI” is the growing call by Republicans after the FBI searched former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. We get response from Alex Vitale, author of “The End of Policing,” who lays out reasons to defund the FBI that have nothing to do with Trump. Vitale reviews the history of the FBI, which he says has “always been a tool of repression of left-wing movements,” and calls the FBI investigation into Trump a “shortsighted” attempt to shut down some of the most extreme parts of the right wing. He uplifts efforts to “reduce the power and scope of the FBI in ways that limit their ability to demonize and criminalize those on the left.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Saudi_Arabia’s_Enablers_Condemned_as_Woman Sentenced_to_34_Years_for_Tweets⠀⇛ Human rights defenders this week accused U.S. President Joe Biden of empowering Saudi oppression after an activist was sentenced to 34 years in prison for tweeting about the fundamentalist monarchy’s repression of women. “Without any real steps toward accountability, Biden’s trip to Jeddah and the international community’s embrace must feel like a green light.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Hell_State_America’:_Florida_Appeals_Court Won’t_Let_Parentless_16-Year-Old_Get_an_Abortion⠀⇛ Reproductive rights advocates were outraged by a Florida appellate court’s Monday decision upholding a trial judge’s move to block a “parentless” 16- year-old from getting an abortion. Escambia County Circuit Judge Jennifer J. Frydrychowicz recently rejected the unidentified teen’s request for permission to bypass the parental notice and consent requirements under Florida law. A three-judge panel from the state’s 1st District Court of Appeal upheld that decision, which critics called “barbaric,” “flabbergasting,” “outrageous,” and “unconscionable.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Can_Transformative_Change_Come_to America?⠀⇛ Readers of Common Dreams will appreciate that the U.S. ship of state is in perilous waters. America’s interlinked economic and political systems—our political economy—is failing us across a broad front and has been doing so for a long time. Problems fester, and America finds itself at or near the bottom of the OECD countries and below many others when it comes to attainment in public health, well-being of children, democratic performance, gender equality, environment and climate, poverty reduction, personal safety, social justice and cohesion, and even equal opportunity. Meanwhile, America’s political polarization and hyper-partisanship have effectively paralyzed Washington and halted national progress across this huge swath of concerns. To many, America now seems in steady decline. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ The_Far_Right_Doesn’t_Want_to_Defund_FBI._They Want_It_to_Follow_Their_Orders.⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ These_Labor_Unions_Are_Fighting_to_Keep Solitary_Confinement⠀⇛ On February 13, at Wende Correctional Facility in upstate New York, Robert Adams had a fight with another incarcerated man while returning from recreation. As Adams explained it, officers moved to break them up, with one pepper-spraying Adams in the face before handcuffing him. Another officer taunted him, saying, “You got your ass kicked.” Adams, still handcuffed, told him to mind his business. In response, he said, the first officer punched him several times in the face, splitting his lip. This story was published with Solitary Watch, a nonprofit watchdog group that investigates, documents, and disseminates information on the use of solitary confinement in US prisons and jails. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Exiled_Siberian_opposition_politician_Helga Pirogova_reports_police_raids_on_relatives’_homes_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Law enforcement officers in Novosibirsk searched the apartment of opposition City Council deputy Helga Pirogova, as well as her parents’ dacha, and the apartment of her husband’s parents, Pirogova reported on Twitter on Tuesday, August 16. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Putin_brings_back_Soviet-era_‘Mother_Heroine’ award_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree reviving the “Mother Heroine” award, an honorary title first established under Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in 1944. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_The_US_Must_Acknowledge_the_Role Racism_Plays_in_Migration_Policies⠀⇛ As Ukrainian refugees fled for safety from the recent Russian invasion, the world rallied to support and show solidarity with the people in Ukraine. Everyone’s profile images on social media reflected the color of the Ukrainian flag as the United States and the globe stood in strong solidarity with the people of Ukraine. We should welcome any immigrants in need. However, this show of solidarity starkly contrasts the overwhelming silence when Haitians, Central/Latin Americans, and Afghans were forced to flee their homelands because of similar conditions. Rather than being greeted by compassion,  countless people are still blocked at the U.S. borders and forced to wait in deplorable conditions. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Free_Mutulu_Shakur:_Calls_Grow_for Compassionate_Release_for_Dying_Black_Liberation_Activist⠀⇛ Dozens of civil rights groups have joined an urgent push for the compassionate release of longtime political prisoner Mutulu Shakur from prison. The 72-year-old Black liberation activist is said by prison doctors to have less than six months to live, after being diagnosed with stage 3 bone marrow cancer. Shakur was part of the Black nationalist group Republic of New Afrika that worked with the Black Panther Party and others, and is the stepfather of the late rapper icon Tupac Shakur. He was convicted in 1988 of conspiracy in several armed robberies, one of which resulted in the deaths of a guard and two police officers, and also for aiding the 1979 prison escape of Assata Shakur. We speak with Nkechi Taifa, a lawyer and longtime supporter of Shakur, as well as Brad Thomson, attorney with the People’s Law Office, which has filed urgent lawsuits to secure Shakur’s release. “He is in a desperate medical situation,” says Thomson, who calls any claims that Shakur would reoffend if released “patently false and absolutely outrageous.” “It is time for him to live out his remaining days in the comfort of his family and friends,” says Taifa. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ US_Cable_Giant_Charter_Hit_With_$7_Billion Verdict_After_Tech_Kills_83-Year-Old_Customer⠀⇛ A decade or so ago you couldn’t go even a week without a major U.S. cable company finding its technicians in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. You’d routinely see technicians that fall asleep on the job, blow up homes, occasionally murder people and get arrested for torturing and spray painting kittens (seriously). o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ CoryDoctorow ☛ This_weekend,_I_watched_a_hacker_jailbreak_a John_Deere_tractor_live_on_stage⠀⇛ Deere’s claims have included the astounding statement that the farmers who spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on tractors don’t actually own those tractors, because the software that animates them is only licensed, not sold: [… # ⚓ [Old] New_Law_Will_Install_Kill_Switches_In_All_New_Cars⠀⇛ According to an article written by former U.S. Representative Bob Barr, hidden away in the recently passed infrastructure bill, the very one I warned before would negatively impact drivers across the country if it were to pass, is a measure to install vehicle kill switches into every new car, truck, and SUV sold in this country. The regulation likely won’t be enforced for five years, so maybe there’s time to do something about this. # ⚓ [Old] GO Media ☛ The_Government_Is_Not_Going_To_Force_Your Car_To_Have_A_‘Kill_Switch’_That_Police_Can_Use_At_Will⠀⇛ Now, that’s not to say this language doesn’t bring up a crap-ton of issues, because it does, especially privacy issues. Privacy concerns have already been noted in detail by the ACLU, which has compiled a very cogent list of questions about the language in the law: [...] # ⚓ [Old] Biden-Approved_Infrastructure_Bill:_Mandated_Kill Switches_Coming_To_Cars_By_2026⠀⇛ Per the bill, the proposed safety device will “passively monitor the performance of a driver of a motor vehicle to accurately identify whether that driver may be impaired.” The language of the RIDE Act bill states the following: [...] o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Amazon_Employees_Hold_First-Ever_Work Stoppage_in_Air_Freight_Division⠀⇛ After months of working in what they say are unsafe weather conditions for wages that leave them struggling to afford basic necessities, more than 150 workers at Amazon’s air freight hub in Southern California walked out mid-shift on Monday to demand fair treatment by the trillion-dollar company. “We are the people sustaining our nation’s supply chain and we deserve safe working conditions, livable wages, and protection from retaliation.” # § Trademarks⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Oprah_Sues_Podcast_About_Oprah_For Branding_That_Includes_Oprah_Trademarks⠀⇛ Being the “Queen of Talk,” perhaps it’s no surprise that Oprah Winfrey has made it onto Techdirt’s pages plenty of times in the past. To be fair to her, most of the posts we’ve done concern her being on the receiving end of typically silly intellectual property disputes. That being said, Oprah and her company, Harpo Inc., have also been willing to be quite aggressive in protecting her branding and intellectual property. # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ IPTV_Pirates_Defeat_LaLiga_&_Serie_A After_DAZN_Sustains_Major_Injury⠀⇛ Last week LaLiga and Serie A issued new warnings over the use of pirate IPTV. Then the unthinkable happened. In their respective home countries of Spain and Italy, technical problems meant that legal subscribers missed matches at the start of the new season. Fortunately, a new Serie A anti-piracy campaign advertised in stadiums was 100% successful in reaching IPTV pirates. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ €8.5m_Copyright_Infringement_Verdict Against_Vimeo_Stands_on_Appeal⠀⇛ The Rome Court of Appeal has confirmed that American streaming platform Vimeo must pay €8.5 million in copyright infringement damages to Italian broadcast giant Mediaset. The verdict centers around roughly 2,000 infringing videos that were uploaded to the platform. The Court affirms that Vimeo plays an “active role” and can’t hide behind a safe harbor defense. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Eve_6_Lead_Singer:_‘Owning_Media_Is_Now_An Act_Of_Countercultural_Defiance’⠀⇛ Max Collins, the lead singer of the band Eve 6 has penned a great piece for Popula, noting that owning media is now an act of countercultural defiance. Specifically, he’s speaking out against basically all of the major book publishers suing the Internet Archive for making it possible to check out digital copies of books. He highlights, first, how the key gatekeepers, both in music (the record labels) and in book publishing have crafted a system that clearly screws over the actual creative folks, and how they basically want to make it so that all media you consume is on a rental model where you have to keep paying again and again and again. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ The_Allure_of_a_Good_Book⠀⇛ I’ve always been an avid reader, but it’s been several years since I’ve found a book that was unputdownable. This one, is The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neal Stephenson. This isn’t the first of his novels that I’ve read, and the others were excellent as well. # ⚓ There’s_a_recurring_truth_in_my_life:_“keep_it_simple”. ⠀⇛ There’s a recurring truth in my life: “keep it simple”. I first encountered this phrase during my engineering preparatory days. My mentor, a greybeard whom I still admire and keep in touch with, shared this tidbit of wisdom when I proposed some over-complicated solution to a problem– as young folks who are looking to prove themselves tend to do. I don’t recall much about that specific problem and its solution, but the principle has stuck with me. This principle doesn’t apply to only engineering problems. I’ve known it to be a truth in almost all facets of my life. # ⚓ tiredness⠀⇛ # ⚓ U_values⠀⇛ A friend and I are currently going through a bit of a journey together, booted along by the expected price of energy for the coming winter. We both want the same thing – a well-insulated house with a heat pump to keep us warm, and solar panels to power the heat pump. No gas, directly or indirectly! Our starting points are a bit different, though. He’s recently bought an old Victorian end-terrace with solid brick walls and no insulation, while mine is a detached new-build with regular cavity walls and plenty of insulation. This naturally means his house loses a lot more heat than mine. That means he’d need a much bigger heat pump to stay warm – but how much bigger? And how much would adding insulation help? # ⚓ Regretful_Purchases⠀⇛ What are some of the things you most regret either buying or not buying? Some of these will stay with me to my dying day. o § Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Using_Podman_and_offlineimap_to_archive_email⠀⇛ The first thing I did was create a Dockerfile (or, in OCI parlance, a Containerfile). # ⚓ Morning_Coffee⠀⇛ I started blogging in 2003 until 2005, but that blog is no longer available. My second attempt came in 2008, and it lasted until 2011; that blog is still online (but inactive) at one of the domains I own. The third attempt started at my “professional” site three years ago this week, but I haven’t posted anything in more than a year. # ⚓ Emacs_Hack:_Typing_Uppercase_Without_CAPS_LOCK⠀⇛ I wanted to write all my FORTH code for a project in uppercase. (Hey, it’s my project, alright!?) However, using the CAPS LOCK key in Emacs is a bit annoying, because the minibuffer commands are case sensitive, meaning that you have to disable CAPS LOCK first before using any M-x command. # ⚓ Re:_How_Many_Computers_Do_You_Have?⠀⇛ 1. The laptop I’m currently using to write this post. 2. A Raspberry Pi W-0 that I, shamefully, haven’t actually done anything with. It’s weaker than I’d hoped it would be, so I’m not sure what to do with it. 3. An old, jailbroken Amazon Kindle. 4, 5, 6. Three mobile phones; the newest one chipped and bent but still functional, the second- newest one that I currently use as my main mobile device since it’s only a little cracked, and one from 2010 that I can’t bear to part with even though it’s obsolete because it’s small and adorable and has a very cute little slide-out keyboard. # ⚓ Re:_How_Many_Computers_Do_You_Have?⠀⇛ A Dell Optiplex a buddy and I found at a thrift store for $5. It’s got a Core 2 Duo and 8 GB of RAM. Right now it runs Nextcloud and Jellyfin. # ⚓ Re:_How_Many_Computers_Do_You_Have?⠀⇛ Pentium 4. I also have a couple of broken P4 motherboards. # ⚓ BTRFS_deduplication_using_bees⠀⇛ BTRFS is a Linux file system that uses a Copy On Write (COW) model. It is providing many features like on the fly compression, volumes management, snapshots and clones etc… # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ into_the_geminisphere⠀⇛ this is my first foray into the gemini protocol – a return to simpler times with more technological constraints and less oversight from corpos. i’ve seen the massive jump from html4 to html5 and (what i like to call) the javascript bigbang, the weird little anime-styled websites that offered free web layouts and graphics with other personal touches – and their unfortunate fading into oblivion, and the insane growth of internet companies that would soon consume every person’s inidividuality to pump out more meaningless data for more profit. # § Announcements⠀➾ # ⚓ Lunar_0.6_–_Better_UTF-8_Support⠀⇛ Lunar 0.6 has just landed in github with improved UTF-8 support. The majority of characters in the multinational character are now supported alongside a smattering of other unicode code points. # § Programming⠀➾ # ⚓ Why_is_Software_Progressing_so_Slowly_Now?⠀⇛ I have been musing about this for a long time, but I don’t think I had encountered exactly this argument before. It was always explained as “software just expands to use all available hardware”, or as “Andy and Bill’s law”, or as “software developers are just lazy”, or as “software developers are expensive, and hardware is cheap” so just use whatever computing power you need to have your product out. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 4891 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 08.17.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_18/08/2022:_New_Stable_Kernels_and_Important_Ruling_From_High_Court_of Australia_on_Linking⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 6:24 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Videos/Shows o Kernel_Space o Instructionals/Technical o Desktop_Environments/WMs # GNOME_Desktop/GTK * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o Screenshots/Screencasts o Debian_Family o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Programming/Development # Java * Leftovers o Hardware o Security o Environment o Finance o Monopolies # Copyrights * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Technical # Internet/Gemini * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Videos/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ FLOSS_Weekly_694:_Icky_Latency_and_the_Dawn_of_IQI_–_Dave Taht,_Network_Speed_vs_Latency,_Blackhat⠀⇛ Dave Taht returns from the future to talk with Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett about what’s coming and going, plus a dozen other practical and important topics that revolve around freedom, openness (FOSS) and the Internet all of us need. Bufferbloat, latency and open source at this year’s Blackhat conference. # ⚓ Video ☛ Win32_Is_The_Only_Stable_ABI_on_Linux_(RIP_Glibc)_– Invidious⠀⇛ If you’re a Linux gamer you may have noticed a problem recently, every EAC suddenly stopped working well this is due to a very simple update made in GLIBC 2.26 with the removal of the standard DT_HASH table # ⚓ Linux in the Ham Shack ☛ LHS_Episode_#477:_Old_Sol⠀⇛ Hello and welcome to the 477th episode of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short-topics episode, the hosts cover the latest solar cycle, the upcoming next instance of the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo, Kali Linux, contributions to Open Source from large corporations, a new version of PREDICT and more. Thank you for listening and have a great week. # ⚓ Video ☛ Life_without_a_Smartphone_–_Invidious⠀⇛ I recently switched to a Dumb Phone from the smart phone and many asked why? This is my breakdown of the entire experience and recommendations. This certainly won’t be for everyone, but for those that attempt it, I can promise that it will be extremely rewarding for those that have the willpower to do it. o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_5.19.2⠀⇛ I’m announcing the release of the 5.19.2 kernel. All users of the 5.19 kernel series must upgrade. The updated 5.19.y git tree can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ stable/linux-stable.git linux-5.19.y and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web browser: https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/ linux-s… thanks, greg k-h # ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_5.18.18⠀⇛ I’m announcing the release of the 5.18.18 kernel. All users of the 5.18 kernel series must upgrade. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_5.15.61⠀⇛ I’m announcing the release of the 5.15.61 kernel. All users of the 5.15 kernel series must upgrade. # ⚓ eSecurity Planet ☛ New_Linux_Exploit_‘Dirty_Cred’_Revealed at_Black_Hat_|_eSecurityPlanet⠀⇛ A new Linux kernel exploitation called Dirty Cred was revealed at last week’s Black Hat security conference. Zhenpeng Lin, a PhD student, and a team of researchers worked on an alternative approach to the infamous Dirty Pipe vulnerability that affected Linux kernel versions 8 and later. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ H2S Media ☛ 2_ways_to_Install_Cassandra_on_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS Jammy⠀⇛ This tutorial is to guide the steps used for the installation of Apache Cassandra database on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy JellyFish Linux. Cassandra is, along with MongoDB, one of the most popular NoSQL databases at the moment. Cassandra is designed as a scalable, fail-safe system for handling large amounts of data on distributed systems (clusters). Unlike CouchDB and MongoDB (C++), this one is written in Java like Apache HBase. Since version 0.8, the Cassandra Query Language has been introduced, a SQL-like query language that can serve as a simple interface. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_MariaDB_on_Rocky_Linux_9_– idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install MariaDB on Rocky Linux 9. For those of you who didn’t know, MariaDB is a popular, free, and open- source database management system commonly used as an alternative for the MySQL portion of the popular LAMP. It uses MySQL as its primary storage engine, but it is also lightweight, secure, and features in-memory ACID transactions. This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you the step-by-step installation of the MariaDB 10 database on Rocky Linux. 9. # ⚓ Robbie_Harwood:_Shim_Ab_Booting_Poc⠀⇛ I’ve implemented a proof-of-concept for “A/ B booting” of shim itself. Concretely, this means that when a shim fails to boot, an older version will be tried as a fallback. This aims to increase the stability and reliability of shim updates. Booting the older shim is a stop-gap and not something we want systems to be regularly doing, so the situation is detected and reported for admin attention. # ⚓ How_I_write_blog_posts_·_Major_Hayden⠀⇛ During a mentoring meeting today at work, my mentee asked me how I make time to write blog posts. I hadn’t really thought about it before, so I joked that I needed to write a blog post on that. That’s so meta. After thinking about it more, a blog post felt like a good idea. Let’s get right to it. # ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ How_to_install_mGBA_on_a_Chromebook⠀⇛ Today we are looking at how to install mGBA 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. # ⚓ H2S Media ☛ 2_ways_to_Install_Cassandra_on_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS Jammy⠀⇛ This tutorial is to guide the steps used for the installation of Apache Cassandra database on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy JellyFish Linux. Cassandra is, along with MongoDB, one of the most popular NoSQL databases at the moment. Cassandra is designed as a scalable, fail-safe system for handling large amounts of data on distributed systems (clusters). Unlike CouchDB and MongoDB (C++), this one is written in Java like Apache HBase. Since version 0.8, the Cassandra Query Language has been introduced, a SQL-like query language that can serve as a simple interface. Cassandra is written in Java and RubyGems and only runs on UNIX-like systems, such as Mac OS X and Linux. Especially with relational databases, familiar developers should take a closer look at the structure and the data model of Cassandra, as there are certain similarities in the data model in addition to fundamentally new terms also some familiar ones appear, which, however, have a completely different meaning with Cassandra. # ⚓ TechRepublic ☛ How_to_install_that_latest_version_of_Docker on_AlmaLinux_|_TechRepublic⠀⇛ AlmaLinux is a Red Hat Enterprise Linux clone, which means it doesn’t ship with Docker installed. In fact, most RHEL-based distributions are now defaulting to Podman. Although Podman is a close drop-in for Docker, I still have a penchant for the original, so I prefer to use that technology over its replacement. The problem is that installing Docker on an RHEL- based distribution isn’t exactly straightforward. It’s not hard, but without knowing the right steps or flags to use, you’ll find it almost impossible to get Docker installed. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ How_to_install_Yarn_on_Ubuntu_|_FOSS_Linux⠀⇛ Yarn is an npm-compatible JavaScript manager that aids in the automation process of setting up, updating, configuring, and removing npm packages. NPM is an abbreviation for Node Package Manager. It is an install manager for the Node JS platform. NPM is well-known as the world’s most extensive software registry. And as such, open-source DevOps across the globe utilize it to publish and share their source code. The NPM package comprises three components; The first is the website that permits you to look up third-party packages, set up profiles, and manages your packages. The second is the command-line interface or npm CLI that runs from a command-line/ terminal to permit your interaction with npm. The third is the registry, an extensive public database of Javascript. Ideally, what Yarn does is parallelize the system operations to boost resource utilization, and cache downloaded packages to save bandwidth. It is secure, and verifies each installed package’s integrity using checksums before executing its code. As such, it is very reliable because of its detailed but concise lock file format; it also ensures that a setup that works on a machine will explicitly perform in the same way on a different device. # ⚓ TechRepublic ☛ How_to_deploy_the_Bitwarden_self-hosted server_with_Docker_|_TechRepublic⠀⇛ Jack Wallen walks you through the process of deploying a Bitwarden vault server with the help of Docker containers. Bitwarden is one of the best open-source password managers on the market. I might even go so far as to say it’s the best password manager period. One of the many reasons why this is so is because of the tool’s flexibility, and a perfect illustration of that is the ability to deploy your very own Bitwarden server using Docker. # ⚓ ELinux ☛ Block_wp-login_and_xmlrpc_brute_force_attacks_with CSF_/_DirectAdmin_|_Linux_Webhosting_blog⠀⇛ xmlrpc wp-login are common attacks for WordPress installations, with CSF firewall we can block them. # ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ How_to_Compare_Binary_Files_on_Linux⠀⇛ Linux is rich in ways to compare and analyze text files. The diff command will compare two files for you, and highlight the differences. It can even provide a few lines on either side of the changes to provide some context around the changed lines. And the colordiff command adds color to make visually parsing the differences even easier. Developers and authors use diff to highlight the differences between different versions of program source code files, or draft texts. It’s fast and easy, and you don’t need any technical skills to see the differences between strings of text. In the world of binary files, things aren’t so simple. Binary files are not composed of plain text. They’re made up of many bytes containing numeric values. If it’s a compressed file such as a TAR archive or a ZIP file, those values represent the compressed files that are stored inside the archive file, along with the tables of symbols that are required for the decompression and extraction of the files. # ⚓ RoseHosting ☛ How_to_Install_Django_Web_Framework_on_Ubuntu 22.04_–_RoseHosting⠀⇛ In this blog post, we are going to show you how to install Django Web Framework on Ubuntu 22.04 OS. Django is a free and open-source web framework written in Python that follows the MVT(Model-View- Template) architectural pattern. The framework is written for developers to make complex and database-driven websites using predefined administrative actions like create, update, delete, and read. In this tutorial, we are going to install Django Web Framework in an isolated and encapsulated environment called python virtual environment. Installing Django Web Framework is a straightforward process that can take up to 15 minutes. Let’s get things working! # ⚓ Unix Men ☛ A_Guide_to_Using_Bash_Arrays:_Examples⠀⇛ The Bourne Again Shell is the default shell on virtually every Linux distribution. While it’s not as fleshed out as most programming languages, it is considered a programming language by many. Software engineers are accustomed to using the Linux command line to navigate several aspects of development. Linux administrators rely on it fully to complete their tasks. However, Bash arrays tend to remain one of the more obscure features of the CLI. Besides, the questionable syntax results in many developers turning away from using the arrays. Bash arrays are primarily utilized to store data in an indexed manner. You can compare it to storing data in variables, with the difference being that Bash arrays allow you to call back the data using predictable indexed numbers. Furthermore, Bash arrays also allow you to create associations. Bash arrays are an often-overlooked aspect of Bash scripting, mastering which can enable you to customize administrative tasks, run several tasks simultaneously, and even automate tasks. They are an invaluable tool to any Linux power user since using the arrays is necessary when working with scripts that store a large volume of information. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ These_are_the_Best_New_Features_in_GNOME 43_–_OMG!_Ubuntu!⠀⇛ The all-new GNOME 43 is fast approaching, with a stable release due next month. As you’d expect, it brings a barrage of new features and cool capabilities with it. And this post? Why, it only goes and spoils the surprise by spotlighting the most notable improvements on offer in GNOME 43 — but I’ve a feeling you don’t mind! GNOME 43 continues to build out from the design direction laid in GNOME 40. There’s a major redesign of the system menu, a slew of new GTK4/libadwaita app ports, and further effort to improve the small-screen usability of several of this leading free desktop’s core apps. Do keep in mind that GNOME 43 is in beta. It’s possible that some things you read about below will be revised, altered, or maybe even axed —!— by the time GNOME 43 is released in mid-September. This list is also not exhaustive; if there’s something really cool I’ve missed let me know about it in the comments! [...] GNOME 43 is scheduled for release in mid- September. The GNOME 43 beta is out and available to test, though how you get tit will vary from distro to distro. Ubuntu 22.10 is due for release in October and will likely feature most of the changes mentioned in this article, but not all. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § Screenshots/Screencasts⠀➾ # ⚓ Video ☛ SparkyLinux_6.4_Run_Through_–_Invidious⠀⇛ In this video, we are looking at SparkyLinux 6.4. # ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ SparkyLinux_6.4⠀⇛ Today we are looking at SparkyLinux 6.4. It is based on Debain 11, Linux Kernel 5.10, LXQt 0.16.0, and uses about 300MB of ram when idling o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Daniel Pocock ☛ Did_Charles_Plessy_and_I_predict_the_death of_Lucy_Wayland?⠀⇛ Here is the message exchange from 28 December 2018, ironically, the anniversary of Ian Murdock’s death, when Charles Plessy warned about monster threads on debian-private and I replied that cyberbullying is nothing less than a risk to human life. [...] Frans Pop decided to resign from Debian in May 2007. In October 2007 he decided to come back from retirement and continue participating. Here is a chart showing the number of messages per month on debian-private up to the death of Frans Pop in August 2010. What we see here is that the last three months are really intense. It is a lot more than the average over previous months. There are over 300 messages in June 2010. That is 10 messages per day. If something is on debian-private then it is usually unpleasant and stressful in some way. Charles Plessy and I called out this phenomena in December 2018. Lucy Wayland died four weeks later. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ .NET_6_Support_Comes_to_Linux [Ed: Is is worth noting that this is being celebrated by Microsoft sites. This is something Microsoft, not Linux, stands to gain from.]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Canonical/Microsoft_Partnership_Puts_.NET_6_into_Ubuntu Linux⠀⇛ # ⚓ Redmond Magazine ☛ Canonical_and_Microsoft_Add_.NET_6 Support_to_Ubuntu_Linux [Ed: You search for Ubuntu an get Microsoft's proprietary stuff instead]⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ .NET_6_comes_to_Ubuntu_22.04_•_The Register⠀⇛ Ubuntu and Microsoft have brought .NET 6 to the Ubuntu repositories, meaning that you can install it without adding any extra sources to the OS. # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Ubuntu_Is_Now_Officially_Supported_on StarFive’s_VisionFive_RISC-V_Single-Board_Computers_– 9to5Linux⠀⇛ Canonical today announced official support for its popular Ubuntu operating system on StarFive’s VisionFive RISC-V single-board computers. The RISC-V hardware is becoming more and more popular, and Canonical has partnered with StarFive, the leader in RISC-V technology in China known for developing a wide range of RISC-V-based products, including CPU IP, SoC, development boards, etc., to offer Ubuntu on the VisionFive SBC (single-board computer). Powered by StarFive’s JH7100 vision processing SoC, which is equipped with a high-performance 64-bit RISC-V dual-core processor with a 2 MB L2 cache and 1.0 GHz clock speeds, the VisionFive board comes with no less than 8 GB RAM, a 40-pin GPIO header, as well as end-to-end hardware and software infrastructure. # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Canonical_enables_Ubuntu_on_StarFive’s_VisionFive RISC-V_boards⠀⇛ In the last decade, open source and open standards have reshaped our world. Such technologies have produced long-lasting results, and the RISC- V consortium has extended open source to develop a standard open-source processor architecture. The release of RISC-V to the open community marked the first time the hardware community embraced open- source standards and collaboration at this level. This free and open Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) can enable a new era of processor innovation through open-standard collaboration with rapid industry-wide adoption. The RISC-V ISA delivers a new level of free, extensible software and hardware freedom on architecture. The architecture can be applied to a broad range of processors, from low- end microcontrollers to high-end server-grade processors. # ⚓ Phoronix ☛ Official_Ubuntu_RISC-V_Images_Released_For StarFive’s_VisionFive_Board_–_Phoronix⠀⇛ Earlier this summer I wrote about Canonical working to provide good support for StarFive’s VisionFive low-cost RISC-V board. That work has now culminated with an Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS image for use on this Chinese RISC-V single board computer. # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Charmed_Kubeflow_1.6_Beta_is_out:_try_it_today!⠀⇛ We are happy to announce that Charmed Kubeflow 1.6 is now available in Beta. Kubeflow has evolved into an end-to-end MLOps platform for optimised complex model training. We’re looking for data scientists, ML engineers and developers to take the Beta release for a drive and share their feedback! Read on to learn more. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Arduino ☛ Make_your_own_motorcycle_monitor_for_the_race track_with_a_Nano_33_IoT_|_Arduino_Blog⠀⇛ If you’ve ever had the pleasure of riding a motorcycle on a track, then you know that it quickly becomes competitive — even if the competition is yourself. You want to cut your lap times, increase your lean angle, brake later after a straight, and accelerate harder as you come out of a turn. But the only way to get objective data on your improvement is to monitor your real performance. This device designed by Jesus Soriano collects that data so that you can track your progress from one track day to the next. There are commercial products on the market that provide similar functionality, but they’re expensive and give you little control over operation. This project utilizes open hardware, so you can hack it to your heart’s content and save some money that is better spent on tires. The important components include: an Arduino Nano 33 IoT board, a TinyCircuits GPS shield, a SparkFun Power Supply Stick, a Bitcraze Micro SD Card Deck, and a 1000mAh lithium-ion battery. Soriano simply stuffed those components in his motorcycle’s tail storage area under the seat, but you could always 3D-print a dedicated enclosure if your bike doesn’t have tail storage. # ⚓ MakeTech Easier ☛ ESP32_vs_Arduino_Uno:_Which_One_Should You_Get?_–_Make_Tech_Easier⠀⇛ When you’re starting out with microcontrollers, you might end up reading stuff about ESP32 vs Arduino Uno. One is a fancy board filled with functionality to the brim. The other is an iconic tool that’s inspired countless roboticists around the world. Here we will look at both ESP32 and Arduino Uno and let you know which one you should choose. [...] We’re at the important part now. Should it be the Arduino Uno? Or should it be the ESP32? Here’s to help you decide. Despite its price and lack of extra pins and features, every electronics student should at least invest in an Arduino Uno. It’s a board meant for students who’d probably break something along the way. On the other hand, the more experienced ones should try the ESP32 for its extra features. It’s a no-no to anyone who can’t read schematics, let alone a freshman who doesn’t know how Ohm’s law works. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Raspberry_Pi_Pico_Powers_Pocket_Gaming Console_|_Tom’s_Hardware⠀⇛ If you grew up in the 90s, you might remember the excitement of the Game Boy Pocket and how satisfying it was to finally fit your favorite handheld console in your pocket. Maker and developer Grgo Mariani has recreated that excitement for Raspberry Pi enthusiasts with his custom Raspberry Pi Pico-powered pocket-sized gaming console. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Raspberry_Pi_Drives_Tiny_CNC_Drawing Machine_|_Tom’s_Hardware⠀⇛ Maker and developer Pheux9558, as they’re known on Reddit, has developed a custom CNC drawing machine from scratch using a Raspberry Pi. This tiny CNC machine (opens in new tab) is much smaller than your average plotter and uses some recycled hardware from old PCs, including parts from a CD drive and even components of an old floppy drive. In addition to the Raspberry Pi, it works with an Arduino Uno to process the image details into workable commands for the CNC machine to print with. Finally, to bring everything together, Pheux9558 designed and 3D printed a few pieces for mounting the hardware. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ How_To_Make_A_Raspberry_Pi_Pico_W_Web Server_|_Tom’s_Hardware⠀⇛ If you’re not looking to set up a major website on a hosting service, you can easily run a web server in your home. We’ve previously explained how to set up a Raspberry Pi web server using a regular Pi 3, 4 or Zero, but you don’t even need a full Pi to get the job done. With the Raspberry Pi PIco W, a Wi-Fi enabled micro controller that costs just $6, you can do some basic web serving. The Raspberry Pi Pico W isn’t the most obvious choice, but with a little MicroPython code, and some HTML, we can serve basic, static web pages from a Pico W. There are two parts to this project. The HTML and the MicroPython code. The HTML is what our browser will see, and MicroPython acts as the means to serve the code. For this project we will host a basic web page from a Raspberry Pi Pico W. We will also demonstrate how to add a little more sparkle to your pages with CSS and JavaScript. Finally we will serve the content to the world by learning how to forward external requests to our Raspberry Pi Pico W. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Elephant_Robotics_Release_Raspberry_Pi Dual-Armed_Robot_|_Tom’s_Hardware⠀⇛ Elephant Robotics has released its latest Raspberry Pi (opens in new tab)-powered robot, its first to have dual arms. The bot’s six-jointed appendages can move a 250g (9oz) weight through a radius of 11 inches (280mm), and can be outfitted with grippers, hands making various gestures, and even a suction pump. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Elecrow’s_Raspberry_Pi_Pico_Advanced_Kit ships_with_32_electronics_modules,_32_project_tutorials_–_CNX Software⠀⇛ We’ve just reviewed the Raspberry Pi 4-powered CrowPi L laptop and Crowtail Starter kit used to teach programming and electronics, but Elecrow has now launched the “Raspberry Pi Pico Advanced Kit” with 32 electronics modules, a smart kit car, and 32 tutorials that should be a more affordable way of teaching electronics and programming. However, it does so in a different way, as instead of using visual programming and Python, the Raspberry Pi Pico Advanced Kit’s lessons rely on MicroPython, and the projects are different with for example parts to build an obstacle avoidance, line tracking, or remote controlled car. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Help Net Security ☛ Google_releases_Android_13_with improved_privacy_and_security_features⠀⇛ Google released Android 13, and it is already rolling out to eligible Pixel smartphones. In this Help Net Security video, you’ll learn more about the latest privacy and security features of Google’s mobile operating system. # ⚓ Liliputing ☛ Lilbits:_iPhone_14_announcement_imminent,_UE Wonderboom_3_has_a_micro_USB_port,_don’t_count_out_Netflix games_just_yet,_and_Linux_phone_news_–_Liliputing⠀⇛ Meanwhile in Linux phone land, there have been some exciting developments recently… but also some friction between one of the companies that helped spur development of Linux for phones in recent years and developers who are actually working on the software that makes those phones work. # ⚓ Notebook Check ☛ The_Fairphone_4_can_now_run_Ubuntu_Touch_– NotebookCheck.net_News⠀⇛ The Fairpohone 4 now supports Ubuntu Touch. The smartphone, which is known for its high level of repairability, can install the operating system using the latest version of UBPorts’ installer. (UBPorts is the team that picked up maintenance and development of Ubuntu Touch after Canonical dropped the project.) This update makes the Fairphone 4 the first smartphone running Android 11 that supports Ubuntu Touch. The Fairphone 4 is a solid mind-ranger with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SoC, up to 8 GB of RAM, and up to 256 GB of storage. The main draw, however, is its spectacular hardware support; the Fairphone 4′s design allows users to open it up and replace any of the parts inside. Fairphone sells spare parts directly to consumers and makes repair manuals and guides available. * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ libXaw3dXft_compiled_in_OE⠀⇛ I was reading Peter’s work creating GUIs with libXaw, linked from here: https://bkhome.org/news/202208/bacon-has-a-new- integrated-gui-framework.html And it was mentioned that libXaw3dXft could be used. This is based on libXaw3d, which is based on libXaw (Athena widgets), and adds freetype (truetype) aliased font support and UTF8 support. # ⚓ The New Stack ☛ Brain.js_Brings_Deep_Learning_to_the Browser_and_Node.js_–_The_New_Stack⠀⇛ Brain.js is a JavaScript library for deploying a neural network in the browser or on Node.js. It uses a computer’s GPU (graphics processing unit) for calculations, or pure JavaScript when GPU isn’t available. # ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ BaCon_has_a_new_integrated_GUI_framework⠀⇛ That link describes HUG, Highlevel Universal GUI, which is a very simple way to create little GUI apps. One shortcoming is that widgets can only be placed by fixed coordinates (relative to the window). One utility that uses HUG and is still in EasyOS is ‘popup’. Open a terminal, and type “popup” to see the required parameters. It does what the name suggests, very handy in scripts, and I use it a lot. # § Java⠀➾ # ⚓ FOSSLife ☛ Getting_Started_with_Jenkins_Java_Client⠀⇛ Jenkins is an open source automation server that reliably builds, tests, and deploys software. Jenkins also comes with its own intuitive UI that allows you to create new jobs, schedule the execution of existing jobs, navigate into defined jobs on the system, and more. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Tedium ☛ An_Actor’s_Actor_and_Beyond:_The_Creators_That_Inspire Other_Creators⠀⇛ Recently, I rewatched a movie I hadn’t seen in years, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. It’s still a classic but, by the end, I felt differently about it than I remembered. When Gene Wilder says, “But Charlie, don’t forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he always wanted … he lived happily ever after,” I felt like I saw Wonka for the real trickster that he is. Charlie is a child, unlikely to know what he really wants. And Wonka doesn’t seem especially happy with his “ever after.” This might be a leap but, this led me to think about the nature of what it means to be successful on different terms. Especially in the creative fields, where fame and fortune are often elusive, many are left to define their success without either. Today’s Tedium is looking at a number of different professional fields to see what we can glean from the blank’s blank (actor’s actor, comedian’s comedian, writer’s writer, and even the pilot’s pilot and lawyer’s lawyer), a phrase template used to describe a certain type of success and achievement. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ The Next Platform ☛ Nvidia_Shows_What_Optically_Linked_GPU Systems_Might_Look_Like⠀⇛ We have been talking about silicon photonics so long that we are, probably like many of you, frustrated that it already is not ubiquitous. But the good news is that advances in electrical signaling, after hitting a wall a decade ago when the talk of practical silicon photonics interconnects first really got going, continued to evolve and we have not really had to resort to silicon photonics yet. With electrical interconnects between components being far less expensive, this has been a boon for the price numerator part of the price/performance equation, even though silicon photonics has an advantage in the denominator performance part of that equation. Over time, electrical signaling is getting shorter and shorter as the bandwidth goes up, and it is getting noisier and noisier, too. The day will inevitably come where we will shift from electrons to photons as electromagnetic signaling method and from copper to fiber optic glass as signaling media. This curve, from a presentation that Nvidia chief scientist Bill Dally gave at the Optical Fiber Communication conference way back in March, makes the case pretty well: o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Wednesday_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Debian (epiphany-browser, net-snmp, webkit2gtk, and wpewebkit), Fedora (python-yara and yara), Red Hat (kernel and kpatch-patch), SUSE (ceph, compat- openssl098, java-1_8_0-openjdk, kernel, python- Twisted, rsync, and webkit2gtk3), and Ubuntu (pyjwt and unbound). # ⚓ LinuxSecurity ☛ Open-Source_VPN_Protocols_Compared:_Why WireGuard_is_on_the_Rise!_|…⠀⇛ WireGuard is built to be more efficient than OpenVPN and IKEv2, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it will always perform better. Here, we will discuss how WireGuard holds up against OpenVPN and IKEv2. # ⚓ Wladimir Palant ☛ Wladimir_Palant:_Impact_of_extension privileges⠀⇛ As we’ve seen in the previous article, a browser extension isn’t very different from a website. It’s all the same HTML pages and JavaScript code. The code executes in the browser’s regular sandbox. So what can websites possibly gain by exploiting vulnerabilities in a browser extension? Well, access to extension privileges of course. Browser extensions usually have lots of those, typically explicitly defined in the permissions entry of the extension manifest, but some are granted implicitly. Reason enough to take a closer look at some of these permissions and their potential for abuse. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Streamlining_IT_security_operations_with Red_Hat_Insights_and_Red_Hat_Satellite⠀⇛ In this article, we explore what Red Hat Insights and Red Hat Satellite have to offer individually, and then we will look at how you can have a heightened experience of the two products with the use of Cloud Connector. We then evaluate both offerings by performing a feature-by-feature comparison of the tools for a better understanding of how they compare. Insights and Satellite are frequently used by customers for a myriad of use cases — some similar and some vastly different — including managing their IT estate. Ultimately, customers are able to proactively streamline the security posture of their IT estate with both or either of these products. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ AccessNow ☛ SEC_must_demand_greater_transparency_on_digital and_human_rights_issues_in_ESG_ratings_–_Access_Now⠀⇛ For too long, greenwashing and opacity have let the true environmental and human rights impacts of information and communications technology (ICT) companies’ actions fly under the radar. Investors seeking reliable data about the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance of these companies deserve more, and better, information about the societal impact of their technologies. Open MIC, Heartland Initiative, and Access Now submitted comments urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which is weighing rules and forming amendments on ESG practices, to help investors access accurate data about the ESG performance of the companies they back, in turn making more informed decisions. “Many ICT companies have poor governance practices and fall short on digital rights, labor rights, and other human rights issues,” said Audrey Mocle, Deputy Director at Open MIC. “Yet, ICT stocks are overrepresented in ESG funds due to the industry’s relatively low carbon footprint and high returns for shareholders. Investors need transparency into how ESG funds weigh each of the ‘E,’ ‘S,’ and ‘G’ criteria and the methods used to measure them.” o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ dues_(or_blues)⠀⇛ After I wrote hledger, I got some good feedback, both from a friend in-person and also on Twitter. My in-person friend asked, frankly, do I really try to manage money like this: tracking every single expense? Which affirms my suspicion, that many people don’t, and that it perhaps isn’t essential to do so. Combined with the details below, 3/4 of the way through my experiment with using hledger, I’m not convinced that it has been a good idea. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Public Knowledge ☛ High_Court_of_Australia_Finds Google_Not_a_Publisher_for_Linking_Articles_–_Public Knowledge⠀⇛ Today, the High Court of Australia ruled that Google is not a publisher of the websites it links to in the case, Google LLC v Defteros. The ruling overturns a previous ruling in which the Supreme Court of Victoria determined Google was a publisher for linking to newspaper articles. In its ruling, the High Court explains that “a hyperlink is merely a tool which enables a person to navigate to another webpage” and, thus, facilitates access, but does not disseminate or publish the material. In a concurrence to the opinion, two of the High Court justices noted that the case did not involve material that was promoted by Google as part of a search result. These justices indicated that it could be a more closely argued case for attaching liability if Google and a third party have an agreement to promote content on the third party’s webpage. This ruling aligns with our 2021 principles on protecting free expression online in that it affirms the importance of 230-like protections for entities that provide access to user-generated content. Public Knowledge supports the decision. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Re:_How_Many_Computers_Do_You_Have?⠀⇛ HiFive Unmatched — Debian unstable riscv64; 4 cores, 16 GiB RAM, 500 GB NVMe disk. This miniITX motherboard is mounted in a stone age LianLi “box”. Its clearly not a rocket, but it’s good enough for most of what I do. I am very impressed by the degree of integration of all the fiddly bits (bootloaders, kernel, devicetree, etc.). So clearly a lot of work has already gone into this platform. Thanks folks! I do use this machine as a development system for coding AVR microcontrollers in assembly and Forth. So git, make, emacs, perl, and avra are running to my liking. # ⚓ I_want_the_time_wasted_from_solving_captchas_back⠀⇛ Recaptcha is infamous for being the most user hostile captcha implementation. I feel like I spend up to 5 minutes wasting my time solving the same intractable street sign puzzles over and over, and if your browser is so much even slightly configured to be privacy conscious at all, you will be hit with the most difficult captchas and have to do it all over again. This is a multi-faceted problem that isn’t completely all on recaptcha. Many sites for example use Cloudflare, which is known to be hostile to Tor users, and browsing any site using Tor tends to present you with high difficulty captchas. It’s particularly egregious if captchas are sent on certain requests, meaning that you will have to solve it ALL OVER AGAIN even if you successfully solved the last one. Granted, this is configurable by the webmaster, but the fact that it’s encouraged or so prevalent at all discourages legitimate users from visiting your site. # ⚓ Shrink_a_Virtual_Box_disk_image_(dynamic).⠀⇛ # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ Launch_of_Omloppsbanan,_an_Orbit_for_Swedish Geminauts⠀⇛ I’ve hosted a Gemini capsule for a month now. I’d like to add something to my capsule that is not just static text, so I decided to make an orbit. An orbit is a bunch of Gemini capsules linking to each other in a ring. Each page has a link to the next and the previous page in the ring. This was popular on the early web under the name “webrings”. To make the orbit resilient to link rot, each navigation link goes via a central orbit service. # ⚓ Sleepless_Nights,_Busy_Days⠀⇛ It has been nearly 12 weeks since I managed to do any programming. My head is brimming with coding ideas. It has been 2.5 weeks since the baby was born. I haven’t had more than three hours of sleep per night since then. Some days I manage to take a nap, allowing me to feel somewhat normal for a while. Of course, the daily schedule is so filled with frequent baby feeding and diaper changing, not to mention dog walks and cooking food, that I wouldn’t be able to sit down at a computer anyway. It feels like having constant jet lag. In a way, the arrival of a baby changes the daily rhythm completely, like traveling to a faraway foreign continent. It was the same way three years ago when my first child was born, although those times have already faded from memory, unsurprisingly. That’s what the “baby lag” does to you. The old muscle memory remains, though, with certain routines feeling very familiar. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 6199 ➮ Generation completed at 02:41, i.e. 26 seconds to (re)generate ⟲