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Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Content_Management_Systems_(CMS) o Programming/Development # Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh # Java # Rust * Leftovers o Science o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Pseudo-Open_Source # Openwashing o Linux_Foundation o Security o Environment # Energy o Finance o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Monopolies # Copyrights * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Technical # Internet/Gemini # Programming * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ Google_Pixel_sees_huge_sales_growth,_has_2%_of_North American_market⠀⇛ Canalys’ North American smartphone market share numbers are out, and the big mover for Q2 2022 is once again Google, which is seeing huge growth numbers thanks to the Pixel 6. Last quarter, Canalys had Google up 380 percent year over year, and this quarter, the company is up 230 percent. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Video ☛ 15_Best_Flatpak_Apps_that_You_MUST_HAVE_in_2022!_ (ESSENTIALS)_–_Invidious⠀⇛ Flatpak apps are becoming increasingly popular as they offer many amazing advantages over traditional apps. They are super easy to install with literally single-click installations. They are always up to date with the latest features. They can run on any Linux distribution and they run without any issues because they don’t need any external dependencies. So in this video, I bring to you 15 fantastic flatpak applications that you definitely need to HAVE installed on your system. # ⚓ Video ☛ “If_You_Use_My_Distro,_It_Will_Make_You_Smarter”_ (Myth_Busted!)_–_Invidious⠀⇛ One of the most common pieces of (bad) advice is that you should use a hard-to-use Linux distro because you will “learn” Linux by using it. And it’s not just Linux distros. I hear people make this sort of claim with other pieces of software… # ⚓ Video ☛ Uber_Internal_Systems_Breached_–_Invidious⠀⇛ What’s up, guys!!! In this video, we cover an article on how Uber, the drive share company’s internal network, was hacked. I thought this was an interesting article, so I thought I would share it. # ⚓ Video ☛ Linux_Mint_Wins_the_Upgrade_Wars_–_Invidious⠀⇛ Well, I updated three Linux systems and only one system properly applied security updates without adding a ton of unwanted, unnecessary changes. Also, Endeavour OS broke the whole system. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Medevel ☛ Bluefish_is_an_open-source_Web_HTML_editor⠀⇛ Bluefish is a feature-rich open source multiplatform webpage (HTML) editor for web developers. It is designed to aid developers edit their website projects using its tabbed user interface. Bluefish has been around for years, and it is used by many on Linux, Windows and macOS. One of its important features is it can upload and edit remote files through FTP, SFTP, FTPS, HTTP, HTTPS, and WebDAV. It also works with external programs especially on Linux systems as lint, make, weblint, xmllint, javac, awk, sort, sed, and more. # ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ 3_Best_GUI_Pacman_Frontends_for_Arch_Linux-Based Distributions⠀⇛ This article shows the best graphical Pacman frontends for quickly and easily installing, updating, and removing software on Arch Linux. Arch Linux has long won advanced Linux users’ hearts due to the ultimate control it puts in their hands. Furthermore, the distribution has one of the largest and most diverse software repositories in the Linux world. So, it is hard to find Linux software that isn’t already available in the distro’s official repository or the AUR. As a heavily terminal-centric Linux distro, Arch expects software management to happen through the Pacman command-line tool. However, this is not always the easiest approach, especially for novice Linux users. Fortunately, several graphical tools make this process much easier, so we’ve chosen the three best for you. With them, you can easily and quickly install, update, and remove the software from Arch Linux and other popular Arch-based distros like Manjaro, EndeavourOS, Garuda Linux, and so on. # ⚓ PowerDNS ☛ Authoritative_Server_4.7.0-beta2_|_PowerDNS Blog⠀⇛ this is the first Beta release for Authoritative Server 4.7.0, even though it is called beta2. (beta1 was never released because of bugs found during the release process). 4.7.0 brings support for Catalog Zones, developed by Kees Monshouwer. As part of that development, the freshness checks in the Primary code were reworked, reducing them from doing potentially thousands of SQL queries (if you have thousands of domains) to only a few. Installations with lots of domains will benefit greatly from this, even without using catalog zones. # ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ EasyOS:_Shotcut_video_editor_now_an_SFS⠀⇛ I have created SFSs over the last few days. All that you need to do is click on the “sfs” icon to download and install. You get a choice to install to the main desktop or in a container — I recommend the former, as these SFSs are configured to run the app as a non-root user, each app runs as its own user, which is fairly secure. Note, you can do both, install on main desktop and container, if you wish to compare. It seems that openGL is only working with software rendering in containers, which will make apps slower — but that is unconfirmed, as although the app reports cannot use hardware rendering, it may actually be using hardware rendering. In a container, the app has very limited capabilities, and may not be able to correctly probe how openGL is working. # ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ EasyOS:_OpenShot_video_editor_now_an_SFS⠀⇛ OpenShot is available as an appimage, that I downloaded and extracted the files. I intend to develop a script ‘appimage2sfs’, but first need to learn more about how appimages are put together. Figured this one out manually and it was straight- forward, created the SFS. As usual, click on the “sfs” icon to download. Can be installed to run on the main desktop or in a container. In the former case, runs as user ‘openshot’. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ The New Stack ☛ How_to_Sign_git_Commits_with_an_SSH_key_– The_New_Stack⠀⇛ Development projects can get very busy. They can also grow to massive proportions. When projects do expand (especially those of an open-source nature), they take on more and more developers. That’s great… until it’s not. For example, what happens if a rogue developer hops onto a project and adds a commit that injects malicious software into the code? No project wants to have to deal with such an issue. To that end, projects must be very careful who they allow in. But what happens if someone sneaks under the radar? Maybe a rogue developer gains access to your project and adds a commit that injects malicious code and does so under the guise of another developer. When you see that developer’s name associated with the commit, you let it pass, assuming the code is solid and there’s no need to worry. # ⚓ Bozhidar Batsov ☛ Reload_Zsh_Configuration_–_(think)⠀⇛ I’ve been using Zsh on-and-off for a very long time (15+ years), but I still occasionally learn something new about it. # ⚓ The Server Side ☛ Hierarchical_Kubernetes_namespaces explained_by_example⠀⇛ Confused by hierarchical namespaces in Kubernetes? In this Kubernetes tutorial we’ll examine what hierarchical namespaces are, how to add them to a Kubernetes cluster and then how to use them. # ⚓ Earthly ☛ Manage_dotfiles_from_anywhere_with_Git_–_Earthly Blog⠀⇛ Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you had to format your computer and manually reinstall all the programs you were using? Or did you change machines and have to go to the page of each of the software you use and download and run the installer one by one? Or even customize some mouse/keyboard settings? This is a bit of work for everyone, but it’s even more work for devs. We have a series of environment configuration files, variables, binary configurations, and shells that need to be configured the way we want them to be so we can be as productive as possible! Let’s understand how dotfiles will solve this problem and how you will be much more productive when you start versioning them using Git. # ⚓ Earthly ☛ How_to_automate_a_microservice_setup_in Kubernetes_using_Earthly_–_Earthly_Blog⠀⇛ Kubernetes(K8s) is an open source system that automates the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications such as microservices. It’s designed to make it easy to deploy applications to a wide range of virtual machines and cloud providers e.g Digital ocean, AWS. K8s is built on a foundation of open standards. It helps you manage the lifecycle of processes running in the container. This guide will walk you through how to automatically setup your microservices with k8s using Earthly. A complete microservice setup on Kubernetes requires both the configuration and deployment of your application. Each service will have its own unique functionality and operates independently of the other services, and can be deployed individually. # ⚓ uni Toronto ☛ Grafana’s_problem_with_the_order_of_dashboard panel_legends_and_Prometheus⠀⇛ It’s common to build Grafana dashboards with graph panels (including bar graphs) that have multiple things in them. Generally when you do this, you include a legend with labels. The legend labels come from the query or queries you make, as covered in the query options for Prometheus as a datasource (the same is true for Loki as a datasource). If each separate thing on the panel comes from a separate query, it’s easy to put the legend labels in any order that you want, because the legend order comes from the order of the queries, and Grafana lets you freely re-order them. You might have this if you’re graphing various memory metrics from a Linux server, for example, because the Prometheus host agent exposes each different thing from /proc/meminfo as a separate metric (and some things aren’t exposed directly anyway, such as the amount of swap space used; you get only ‘total swap’ and ‘free swap’). # ⚓ Seattle Times ☛ Pros_and_cons_of_Linux_and_how_to_deal_with HP_laptop_battery_issues⠀⇛ # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Inkscape_on_Linux_Mint_21_– idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Inkscape on Linux Mint 21. For those of you who didn’t know, Inkscape is professional quality vector graphics software that runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows desktop computers. Inkscape is great for anyone who wants to get creative with their artwork, as it has many features that bring any design to life. These features include scalability and the ability to import/export so the artwork can be used in any vector graphics program. 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 an Inkscape vector graphics editor on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa). # ⚓ ‘Linux_IP_Stacks_Commentary’_Book_Tries_Free_Online_Updates [Ed: Slashdot seems to be running marketing plugs as "stories"]⠀⇛ Recently the authors of Elements of Publishing shared an update. “After ten years in print, our publisher decided against further printings and has reverted the rights to us. We are publishing Elements of Programming in two forms: a free PDF and a no-markup paperback.” # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Tor_Browser_on_AlmaLinux_9⠀⇛ Tor, also referred to as The Onion Router, is open- source, free software that permits anonymous communication using online services like web surfing. The Tor network directs the web traffic through an accessible worldwide volunteer overlay network with over six thousand relays and continues to grow. Many users want to search out more ways to keep their information and activities anonymous or private online due to the increasing concerns over data and work snooping. However, users should be aware of both the advantages and disadvantages of using Tor before deciding whether or not it is the right tool for them. While Tor provides a high degree of anonymity, it is not perfect. Due to the way the network routes traffic, it can be slow, making it impractical for some uses. In addition, because traffic is encrypted, some sites that use anti-Tor measures can block all traffic from the network, preventing users from accessing them. Despite these drawbacks, Tor remains a popular tool for those seeking a higher degree of anonymity online. In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install Tor Browser on AlmaLinux 9 workstation desktop using Flatpak third-party package manager or downloading the browser manually and how to install it manually with tips on registering the application icon. # ⚓ Ubuntubuzz ☛ How_To_Type_Arabic_with_Buckwalter_Layout_on Ubuntu_GNOME_and_KDE⠀⇛ This tutorial will explain how to enable two keyboard layouts on Ubuntu GNOME or KDE namely English (US) and Arabic (Buckwalter). The goal is to help you type Arabic on computer by using standard physical QWERTY keyboard without having an Arabic one. Now let’s try it. # ⚓ nixCraft ☛ How_to_see_Raspberry_Pi_OS_version_on_Raspberry PI⠀⇛ Do you want to know which version of Raspberry Pi OS is running on your hardware? Here is how to find the Raspberry Pi OS version including hardware details such as CPU, RAM and model using the command-line option. Raspberry Pi OS is Linux based operating system and to see the currently running version type the cat / etc/os-release command at Linux prompt. Let us see all commands in detail. Please note that this tutorial focuses on Linux operating systems. Still, RPI can run other Unix-like systems, such as FreeBSD, and some of the following commands will not work on different operating systems. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Erlang_on_Debian_11_–_idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Erlang on Debian 11. For those of you who didn’t know, Erlang is a functional, concurrent programming language designed specifically for systems with high availability requirements. Erlang was originally developed to be used in several large telecommunication systems. But it has now slowly made its foray into diverse sectors like eCommerce, computer telephony, and banking sectors as well. 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 Erlang programming language on a Debian 11 (Bullseye). # ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ How_to_Extract/Decompress_a_WAR_File_in Linux_–_TREND_OCEANS⠀⇛ If you are familiar with programming languages, specifically Java, then you might be aware of JAR or WAR terms. However, many of you may not have heard of this term or will encounter it in the near future. Today, you will learn what they are, why you should use them, and how to extract/decompress a WAR file in Linux. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ 10_Fun_Free_and_Open_Source_Platform_Games: Part_2_–_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ A platform game (sometimes known as platformer or jump ‘n’ run games) is a video game genre and subgenre of action games in which the core objective is to move the player character between points in a rendered environment. Platform games are characterized by their level design featuring uneven terrain and suspended platforms of varying height that requires use of the player character’s abilities, such as jumping and climbing, to navigate the player’s environment and reach their goal. Let’s explore the 10 games. For each game we have compiled its own portal page, a full description with an in-depth analysis of its features, a screen shot of the game in action together with links to relevant resources. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ Carl Schwan ☛ Daily_driving_the_steam_deck⠀⇛ Tuesday night, I managed to break the screen of my laptop. This is particular annoying when you don’t have any external screen at home and need to work. Fortunately the scren wasn’t completely broken, and I managed to survice Wednesday, with half of the screen working. From half of the screen working on Wednesday, the situation got worse on Tursday and I was forced to find another solution. My only other Linux powered devices at home were a PinePhone and my SteamDeck. Performance wise, the choice was easy and I choose to try to use my SteamDeck. # ⚓ TSDgeos’_blog:_Come_to_Barcelona_for_Akademy-es 2022!⠀⇛ As previously announced, Akademy 2022 will be happening in Barcelona at the beginning of October. On top of that, Akademy-es [the Spain spin- off of Akademy] is also happening in Barcelona the days before (29 and 30 of September). So if you’re interested in KDE and understand Spanish a bit, please drop by https://www.kde-espana.org/akademy-es-2022 and register yourself at https://www.kde- espana.org/akademy-es2022/registro.php # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ Ignacy_Kuchciński:_GSoC_2022:_Overview⠀⇛ Throughout this summer I’ve been working on making the New Documents feature discoverable in Nautilus, a file manager for GNOME as part of the GSoC project. This post is an overview with links of the work I did together with my mentor Antonio Fernandes. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ Archcraft_September_2022_Release_Available⠀⇛ September release fixes a bunch of issue, updated packages etc. o § BSD⠀➾ # ⚓ Volker Krause ☛ KDE_Frameworks_6_FreeBSD_CI_and_Qt_Shader Tools_Porting⠀⇛ Since the last update we finally have all Frameworks build with Qt 6 and got one more platform covered on the CI. We are also only two weeks away from Akademy, which is where we’ll make important decisions on how to proceed. FreeBSD CI Besides Linux and Android we now also have FreeBSD CI coverage for the Qt 6 builds, thanks to Qt 6 having become available as FreeBSD packages. The roll-out is largely complete, and was remarkably painless. Pretty much everything built without needing additional fixes, and unit test results match the results with Qt 5. That’s even more surprising given there is one crucial difference in the FreeBSD CI: it doesn’t use separate containers for the Qt 5 and Qt 6 builds. Instead both versions are built on the same system, with both Qt versions installed. This is of course something that eventually has to work, but that has caused various unintended version mixes in the beginning. The last missing platform for full Qt 5 parity is now Windows. Work for creating a CI image for that is meanwhile under way as well. o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ James_Valleroy:_How_I_avoid_sysadmin_work_–_blog⠀⇛ So basically my system administration task turns into a software development task instead. And (in my opinion) there are much better tools available for this: source control systems such as git, test suites and Continuous Integration (CI) pipelines, and code review processes. These make it easier to keep track of and understand the changes, and reduce the possibility of making a catastrophic mistake. # ⚓ File_sharing_with_bepasty_–_blog⠀⇛ One of the apps running on my FreedomBox that I use frequently is bepasty. bepasty is essentially a self-hosted, free software pastebin. It allows you to paste text, or upload any type of file. You can also set an expiration date for when the file or text will automatically be deleted. If you are uploading multiple related files, you can organize them into a list. bepasty does not have user accounts. Instead, it has shared passwords, where each password is linked to a set of permissions. There are five permissions: Read, List, Create, Delete, and Admin. (The meanings are mostly straightforward, except for Admin, which means the ability to lock and unlock files.) This allows very fine-grained control. For example, if you want someone to be able to upload files to your bepasty, but not view or download anything, than you can generate a password with only the “Create” permission, and give this password to the person who will be uploading files. # ⚓ FreedomBox_Packages_in_Debian_–_blog⠀⇛ FreedomBox is a Debian pure blend that reduces the effort needed to run and maintain a small personal server. Being a “pure blend” means that all of the software packages which are used in FreedomBox are included in Debian. Most of these packages are not specific to FreedomBox: they are common things such as Apache web server, firewalld, slapd (LDAP server), etc. But there are a few packages which are specific to FreedomBox: they are named freedombox, freedombox-doc-en, freedombox-doc-es, freedom-maker, fbx-all and fbx-tasks. freedombox is the core package. You could say, if freedombox is installed, then your system is a FreedomBox (or a derivative). It has dependencies on all of the packages that are needed to get a FreedomBox up and running, such as the previously mentioned Apache, firewalld, and slapd. It also provides a web interface for the initial setup, configuration, and installing apps. (The web interface service is called “Plinth” and is written in Python using Django framework.) The source package of freedombox also builds freedombox-doc-en and freedombox-doc-es. These packages install the FreedomBox manuals for English and Spanish, respectively. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu Handbook ☛ This_Extension_Enables_More_Useful_Top Bar_Buttons_in_Ubuntu_22.04_|_UbuntuHandbook⠀⇛ For Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 22.10, Fedora 36/37 & other Linux with GNOME 42/43, there’s a new extension to enable more useful gadgets into top panel. It’s “Aylur’s Widgets” extension that adds Dash, Workspace dots, Media playback control, Battery bar, Power menu in top-bar. All of them have ON/OFF switches, position option (left, center, right) as well as other settings. Dash is a trigger to quickly access frequently used system settings, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Settings, Shutdown Menu, Favorite Apps, Playback Control, Social Media websites, and have a glance at time & date, battery status, CPU usage, core temperature. The button has configurable text and icon, and allows to replace the “Activities” button. With it enabled, user may also press Super + D on keyboard to trigger the menu. In case you use the shortcut key to show/hide desktop, you may assign another shortcut via Dconf Editor. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Arduino ☛ Functional_miniature_hydrogen_fuel_cell_powers_RC truck_|_Arduino_Blog⠀⇛ Vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells combine the benefits of battery-powered electric vehicles and internal combustion engines (ICEs). You get the environmental and performance benefits of electricity, with the same refueling convenience as you get with ICE vehicles. But for most of us, hydrogen fuel cells are still mysterious and unattainable. In reality, you can buy one right now. To demonstrate how practical they are, Alfonso Delgado Ollero built a miniature hydrogen fuel cell to power an RC truck. Hydrogen combines with oxygen in the air to produce water. As it does, it also produces electricity and we can use that electricity to power devices and even vehicles. The only reasons hydrogen fuel cell vehicles aren’t common are that it takes a lot of energy to produce the hydrogen in the first place and the energy density is relatively low. Those practical concerns are relevant when talking about the future of the automotive industry, but they shouldn’t prevent makers from experimenting with hydrogen fuel cells. You can buy small hydrogen fuel cells, like the 12W unit used in this project, from online retailers for less than $700. You can also purchase cartridges of hydrogen or even make your own through electrolysis (read up on the safety precautions first). # ⚓ SparkFun Electronics ☛ Video_Demo:_Single_Pair_Ethernet_to Remotely_Monitor_Vibration_–_News_–_SparkFun_Electronics⠀⇛ We had some fun with our partners – Digi-Key, Analog Devices, Harting, and Würth Elektronik – to not only develop 10BASE-T1L SPE prototyping tools, but to also put together a helpful demo/use case. The video below provides a quick look at the new prototyping tools and then moves to the demo. # ⚓ SparkFun Electronics ☛ DA16200_Comes_to_Thing+⠀⇛ # ⚓ SparkFun Electronics ☛ Dumpster_Dive_Preview⠀⇛ # ⚓ SparkFun Electronics ☛ It’s_Dumpster_Dive_Day!⠀⇛ o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ XDA ☛ Play_Integrity_API_Checker_can_tell_if_your_Android device_is_tampered_or_not⠀⇛ # ⚓ Giz China ☛ These_Xiaomi_flagships_receive_the_Android_13 update_for_the_first_time_–_Gizchina.com⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Authority ☛ The_Samsung_Galaxy_Z_Fold_4_is_great, but_its_Android_12L_I_really_love⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Authority ☛ Stock_Android_should_steal_this_privacy feature_from_OnePlus_–_Android_Authority⠀⇛ # ⚓ SlashGear ☛ The_File_Explorer_App_You_Should_Probably_Stop Using_On_Android⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Content Management Systems (CMS)⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ 5_Top_Free_and_Open_Source_OCaml_Web Frameworks⠀⇛ Caml is a general-purpose, powerful, high-level programming language with a large emphasis on speed and efficiency. A dialect of the ML programming language, it supports functional, imperative, and object-oriented programming styles. The OCaml system is the main implementation of the Caml language. It has a very strong type-checking system, offers a powerful module system, automatic memory management, first-class functions, and adds a full-fledged object-oriented layer. Here’s our verdict on the best OCaml web frameworks. We only recommend free and open source software here. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ Top_10_Best_Golang_Projects_for_Beginners_in 2022⠀⇛ Have you ever been so frustrated with something that you decided to take matters into your own hands and fix it? Golang or Go Language is a product of that frustration manifested with the talents of Rob Pike, Robert Griesemer, and Ken Thompson. It is a revolutionary language with versatile uses and plenty of Golang projects to work with. The language itself was designed at Google and is open-source, platform-independent, statically, and strongly typed in nature. However, it has all the positives of C, C++, Java, and Python while it overlooks their flaws. So, how about we explore what you can do with Golang as a beginner in 2022? Stay tuned! # ⚓ Announcing_the_2022_Table_Contest_–_RStudio⠀⇛ This contest aims to highlight the many great ways people transform and present data. Open source data science works better the more people contribute, and we particularly appreciate this community’s openness and generosity in sharing the code and methods you use to create beautiful, useful tables. # ⚓ Tom MacWright ☛ Focus_–_macwright.com⠀⇛ For fun, I wrote a raytracer in Zig yesterday. It’s a port of a project I did in 2013, in JavaScript. It’s the first time in a while I’ve made a project just for kicks. # § Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh⠀➾ # ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ How_to_Parse_CSV_Data_in_Bash⠀⇛ Comma Separated Values (CSV) files are one of the most common formats for exported data. On Linux, we can read CSV files using Bash commands. But it can get very complicated, very quickly. # § Java⠀➾ # ⚓ The Server Side ☛ User_input_with_a_Java_JOptionPane example⠀⇛ Java JOptionPane input example The best way to teach the concept of Java user input to new software developers is to have them use the extremely visual and highly user-friendly JOptionPane… # § Rust⠀➾ # ⚓ Planning_Go_1.20_Cryptography_Work⠀⇛ As you might know, I left Google in spring to try and make the concept of a professional Open Source maintainer a thing. I’m staying on as a maintainer of the Go cryptography standard library, and I am going to seek funding from companies that rely on it, want to ensure its security and reliability, and would like to get a direct line to the maintainers of their critical business infrastructure. (If this sounds like you, reply to this email!) In the meantime, though, the Go development cycle progresses inexorably, with the Go 1.20 feature freeze coming at the beginning of November. Once the main Go tree freezes, I plan to work on x/crypto/ssh and age, but in the meantime I have a few things I am excited about for Go 1.20. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ CoryDoctorow ☛ Guide_to_a_ripoff-free_funeral⠀⇛ If your loved one died in hospital, check whether the morgue will keep them for a few days while you check with funeral homes in a 20-30 mile radius. Set a budget. Under no circumstances should you tell a funeral director, “Money is no object, she deserves the best.” o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ University_of_Glasgow_–_University_news_–_Next_generation of_hearing_aids_could_read_lips_through_masks⠀⇛ A new system capable of reading lips with remarkable accuracy even when speakers are wearing face masks could help create a new generation of hearing aids. An international team of engineers and computing scientists developed the technology, which pairs radio-frequency sensing with artificial intelligence for the first time to identify lip movements. # ⚓ Algorithm_learns_to_correct_3D_printing_errors_for different_parts,_materials_and_systems⠀⇛ Engineers have created intelligent 3D printers that can quickly detect and correct errors, even in previously unseen designs, or unfamiliar materials like ketchup and mayonnaise, by learning from the experiences of other machines. # ⚓ 3D_printed_surfaces_inspired_by_nature_–_Newsportal_–_Ruhr- Universität_Bochum⠀⇛ Scientists can use laser radiation to print tiny structures with high precision. This approach enables them to mimic the superpowers of animals and plants and makes them accessible for engineering applications. To survive in extreme habitats, many animals and plants have developed brilliant abilities that we otherwise only know from superheroes in movies. In most cases, their abilities are based on the extraordinary properties of their surfaces. Mimicking these properties offers enormous potential in the engineering field for developing new products and solving technical problems. Research teams from Bochum and Kiel have succeeded in mimicking the structural colour of the famous blue Morpho butterflies using a high-precision 3D printing technology referred to as two-photon polymerization (2PP). The researchers present their newest findings in a paper published in the Journal of Optical Microsystems on 2 September 2022. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ The_mystery_of_why_some_people_don’t_catch_COVID_|_Ars Technica⠀⇛ We all know a “COVID virgin,” or “Novid,” someone who has defied all logic in dodging the coronavirus. But beyond judicious caution, sheer luck, or a lack of friends, could the secret to these people’s immunity be found nestled in their genes? And could it hold the key to fighting the virus? In the early days of the pandemic, a small, tight- knit community of scientists from around the world set up an international consortium, called the COVID Human Genetic Effort, whose goal was to search for a genetic explanation as to why some people were becoming severely sick with COVID while others got off with a mild case of the sniffles. After a while, the group noticed that some people weren’t getting infected at all—despite repeated and intense exposures. The most intriguing cases were the partners of people who became really ill and ended up in intensive care. “We learned about a few spouses of those people that—despite taking care of their husband or wife, without having access to face masks—apparently did not contract infection,” says András Spaan, a clinical microbiologist at Rockefeller University in New York. # ⚓ The Hindu ☛ Researchers_develop_3D_printed_artificial cornea_–_The_Hindu⠀⇛ Researchers from Hyderabad have 3D-printed an artificial cornea and transplanted it into a rabbit’s eye. A team of clinicians and scientists from the LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), Hyderabad, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad, and Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), have collaborated to develop the 3D-printed cornea from the human donor corneal tissue which would have otherwise been discarded for not meeting optical standards for clinical transportation. The printed corneas need to undergo further clinical testing and development before they can be used in patients, which could take several years. The team is hopeful of a positive outcome. o § Pseudo-Open Source⠀➾ # § Openwashing⠀➾ # ⚓ E50:_HashiCorp_–_Building_An_Open_Source_Company_at Scale [Ed: Fake "open" and Microsoft promotion]⠀⇛ # ⚓ E51:_Enhance_Your_Coding_Skills_by_Playing Battlesnake [Ed: Outsourced to Microsoft proprietary software and all the code is still proprietary. Battlesnake: we're proprietary, but call us open, please.]⠀⇛ The rules and game docs for Battlesnake are all open source. o § Linux Foundation⠀➾ # ⚓ IT Pro ☛ Meta_passes_PyTorch_ownership_to_Linux_Foundation in_a_bid_to_improve_transparency_|_IT_PRO⠀⇛ Meta has announced that PyTorch, its open source framework for machine learning, will become part of the Linux Foundation and reorganise under a new PyTorch Foundation. # ⚓ Computer Weekly ☛ Newly_formed_Linux_Foundation_Europe provides_inside_track_on_OSS_Dublin_2022 [Ed: Adrian Bridgwater_is_running_propaganda_for_LF. “This is a guest post written by Dan Whiting, director of media relations and communications for the Linux Foundation.” Passing this off as journalism?]⠀⇛ Whiting writes as follows… This month, the open source community gathered in Dublin for the Open Source Summit Europe (OSS Europe), hosted by the Linux Foundation. Over 1,500 people joined in-person and another 800 virtually. As usual, there was lots of knowledge sharing on a broad range of open source topics and, of course, a reception at the Guinness Factory because, when in Dublin… o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Computer Weekly ☛ Six_new_vulnerabilities_added_to_CISA catalogue⠀⇛ CISA adds six new vulnerabilities to its most- wanted list, including one that dates back to 2010 # ⚓ Computing UK ☛ [Crackers]_breach_FishPig_servers_to_add backdoors⠀⇛ All paid extensions have been compromised, but the free version appears to be safe # ⚓ Bleeping Computer ☛ CISA_orders_agencies_to_patch vulnerability_used_in_Stuxnet_attacks [Ed: Microsoft_Windows TCO]⠀⇛ The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added half a dozen vulnerabilities to its catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities and is ordering federal agencies to follow vendor’s instructions to fix them. Of the six security flaws, only one was disclosed this year. It impacts Trend Micro’s Apex One platform for automated threat detection and response. # ⚓ Hacker News ☛ Hackers_Targeting_WebLogic_Servers_and_Docker APIs_for_Mining_Cryptocurrencies [Ed: WebLogic is proprietary junk and therein lies the problem]⠀⇛ Malicious actors such as Kinsing are taking advantage of both recently disclosed and older security flaws in Oracle WebLogic Server to deliver cryptocurrency-mining malware. o § Environment⠀➾ # § Energy⠀➾ # ⚓ Coin Desk ☛ Ethereum_Merge_Brings_‘Sell-the-Fact’ Price_Move_in_Crypto_Markets⠀⇛ The price stability that prevailed after Ethereum’s shift to a more energy-efficient proof-of-stake network suddenly evaporated as ether slid 9.1%, its worst day since late August. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ RBA_not_to_blame_for_housing_crisis: Lowe⠀⇛ The failure to address zoning, taxation and transport issues are to blame for systematically high housing costs, not interest rate settings, the Reserve Bank of Australia says. RBA governor Philip Lowe said interest rates do drive cyclical changes in property prices but other forces were at play keeping house prices higher for longer. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ DaemonFC (Ryan Farmer) ☛ Illinois_Amendment_1,_the_‘Workers Rights_Amendment’,_could_undo_the_Safe-T_Act’s_police_reforms if_the_public_votes_to_pass_it._|_BaronHK’s_Rants⠀⇛ Illinois Amendment 1, the “Workers Rights Amendment”, could undo police reform if the public votes to pass it. Illinois voters are being asked to pass a constitutional amendment to “guarantee collective bargaining rights. “Amendment 1”, or the “Workers Rights Amendment”, is said to “ban Right To Work zones” in Illinois, which are already banned under statutory law. Right To Work laws allow workers to decide for themselves if they want to be in a labor union. Illinois politicians are at the beck and call of corrupt mafia unions, mostly the ones that represent “public workers”. However, if this dangerous amendment passes, it could also undo parts of the Safe-T Act that were meant to prevent police violence and deaths of prisoners in police custody. See, the Safe-T Act, which is due to go into effect on January 1, 2023, bans chokeholds by the police, requires other officers to step in and prevent excessive use of force on detainees by police officers, and requires officers to stop and render first aid to detainees, including the use of CPR. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Tom MacWright ☛ Hacker_News_–_macwright.com⠀⇛ If you’re lucky, you end up being good at a few things. If you’re really lucky, those are also the things you like doing. I’m good at writing articles that get upvoted and discussed on Hacker News, or news.ycombinator.com. But I don’t like it. Writing on the internet can be a two-way thing, a learning experience guided by iteration and feedback. I’ve learned some bad habits from Hacker News. I added Caveats sections to articles to make sure that nobody would take my points too broadly. I edited away asides and comments that were fun but would make articles less focused. I came to expect pedantic, judgmental feedback on everything I wrote, regardless of what it was. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ TechCrunch ☛ Google_cancels_half_the_projects_at_its internal_R-D_group_Area_120_•_TechCrunch⠀⇛ Google CEO Sundar Pichai, speaking at the Code Conference last week, suggested the tech company needed to become 20% more efficient — a comment some in the industry took to mean headcount reductions could soon be on the table. Now, it seems that prediction may be coming true. TechCrunch has learned, and Google confirmed, the company is slashing projects at its in-house R&D division known as Area 120. The company on Tuesday informed staff of a “reduction in force” that will see the incubator halved in size, as half the teams working on new product innovations heard their projects were being canceled. Previously, there were 14 projects housed in Area 120, and this has been cut down to just seven. Employees whose projects will not continue were told they’ll need to find a new job within Google by the end of January 2023, or they’ll be terminated. It’s not clear that everyone will be able to do so. [...] TechCrunch learned of the changes from a source with knowledge of the matter. Google confirmed the changes in a statement. # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Michael Geist ☛ The_Bill_C-11_Hearings_Are_Back,_Part Three:_The_Risks_of_Higher_Consumer_Costs,_Less Competition,_and_Little_New_Money_for_Film_Production_– Michael_Geist⠀⇛ The first two posts of this series on Bill C- 11 focused on the risks to user content and Canadian creators. This post picks up on the implications of the bill for consumer costs and choice. In short, at a time when political parties are focused on affordability and inflation, the Bill C-11 effect is likely to increase consumer costs and decrease choice. There is no magic solution that results in hundreds of millions of new money entering the system without someone paying for it. It is fairly clear that that someone will be Canadian consumers as streaming services either hike Canadian fees to account for their new costs or shun the market altogether. It should be noted that it doesn’t need to be that way: a bill that establishes thresholds to exclude smaller services would limit the negative effects on competition and a sufficiently flexible approach to Canadian contributions would recognize that the large streaming services already invest billions in Canada. While some officials in Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez’s office have said their intent with the bill is to only cover the largest services with hundreds of thousands of subscribers, the bill does not include any such thresholds. In fact, Liberal MPs rejected multiple amendment proposals to add a threshold to the bill. Moreover, Canadian Heritage own internal documentation acknowledges that the legislative plan for the legislation adopts a broad regulatory approach that targets podcast apps such as Stitcher and Pocket Casts, audiobook services such as Audible, home workout apps, pornographic sites, sports streaming services such as MLB.TV and DAZN, niche video services such as Britbox, and even broadcaster websites such as the BBC. # ⚓ Michael Geist ☛ The_Bill_C-11_Hearings_Are_Back,_Part Four:_The_Risks_of_a_Trade_Challenge_and_Tariff Retaliation_–_Michael_Geist⠀⇛ The first three posts in this series on Bill C-11 have focused on the risks of regulating user content, the risks to Canadian creators, and the risks of increased consumer costs and less competition. Today’s post identifies another risk with the bill: the prospect of a trade challenge under the CUSMA that could lead to billions on tariff retaliation that target some of Canada’s most important economic sectors. The possibility of a U.S. trade battle over the bill is no idle speculation even if downplayed this week by an official from Global Affairs. This summer, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai raised the issue directly with Canadian Minister of International Trade Mary Ng. While the Canadian readout of the meeting notably excluded any reference to the issue, it was cited in the U.S. readout of the meeting: “Ambassador Tai expressed concern about Canada’s proposed digital service tax and pending legislation in the Canadian Parliament that could impact digital streaming services.” The creation of a new trade irritant with Bill C-11 could prove extremely costly as it opens the door the possibility of hundreds of millions of dollars in retaliatory tariffs. Those tariffs can target any sector, meaning they could be levied on dairy, steel or other sensitive economic sectors. Canadian Heritage Minister Rodriguez has claimed that the bill could result in $1 billion in new revenues (a figure debunked by his own officials), but whatever the number, the CUSMA would allow the U.S. to levy tariffs of an equivalent commercial effect in the event of a violation of the treaty. # ⚓ Michael Geist ☛ Misleading_on_Bill_C-11:_Why_Did_the CRTC_Sit_on_the_Radio-Canada_Decision_For_Nearly_Eight Months?_–_Michael_Geist⠀⇛ Days after Bill C-11 passed in the House of Commons, the CRTC released its decision involving Radio-Canada and the use of the N- word in a broadcast. The decision sparked an outcry in Quebec and raised concerns that the Commission did not feel constrained by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in its decision. Indeed, given that the majority of the Commission ignored the Charter and freedom of expression altogether, the decision signalled how Bill C-11 could be used to regulate Internet content the CRTC deems contrary to Broadcasting Act policy objectives. Two of the lingering questions with the case involved timing and who had been involved: the complaint had reached the CRTC in 2020, yet the decision was released nearly 18 months later only after Bill C-11 passed the House of Commons. I asked the CRTC for the full commission minutes to better understand who was involved in the case and when the issue was debated and decided. The Commission responded that all of this information was only available through the Access to Information Act. While I find this level of secrecy astonishing – there is no reason for the Commission to not publish who was involved in decisions and to make its minutes publicly available by default – I filed the request. Yesterday, I received the answer (full ATIP can be accessed here). The complaint was filed with Commission in November 2020. The Full Commission first discussed the case in July 2021, choosing to defer its decision. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ ABCESLK_Wordo:_TOGAS⠀⇛ # ⚓ The_cat_woke_me_up_three_times_last_night⠀⇛ Yesterday at 4:45pm I got an email from my supervisor listing all the mistakes I made that he had to “suss out and fixing [sic]“. I almost sent a reply, but I was off the clock by then so lmao; guess I’ll fix it on Monday. This could have been avoided if I had some decent onboarding or documentation — or if they had told me it was my responsibility to generate documentation for the job — alas, now I have to go back and redo a bunchǝ shit. I took my work email accounts offline for the weekend; if someone wants to get in touch they’ll have to wait until Monday. o § Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Games_I’ve_Found_Addictive⠀⇛ I’m not an addict personality. That is, I’m not one who easily falls into addictions like substances or gambling. Nor computer games. Games that reviewers or my friends have called addictive have always just seemed boring to me. I can only spend so many minutes on an MMO before feeling that staring at a wall is only slightly less entertaining. The moment someone mentions ”grinding” I tune out. Games have a cost and a reward. Most of the time the cost is time, money, or both. The reward is often a dopamine kick, community, or leaderboards. The balance I require between these aspects is quite strict. # ⚓ Starbucks_data_breach⠀⇛ Well done, guys. Truly well done. And by “well done” I mean “you complete and utter muppets”. Starbucks sells coffee. How in the name of all that is holy can there be a data breach? I’m asking rhetorically, of course. Starbucks has a Rewards loyalty programme (why is there a rewards system for a poxy coffee shop? Don’t know). Birth dates, addresses and mobile numbers have been accessed. # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ Musings_on_SmolZINE,_continued⠀⇛ And the protocol, too, so we have gopher and http links in the list as well. And can we make the number a link to the issue? Sure we can, one line per link. And wouldn’t it be nice, if we could somehow scrape the preceeding description into the result as well? It surely would. # ⚓ August-September_Updates⠀⇛ The ESP32 powering this capsule has over a month (maybe even 1.5 months) of uptime. This is great! # ⚓ A_closer_look_at_geminispace.info_backlinks⠀⇛ Continuation of testing why comitium feed agregator have failed to handle geminispace.info backlinks (as I mentioned in [previous post at Sat 29 May 2021 08:36:05 PM CEST]). The first part of answer is obvious because geminispace.info backlink page template consists in [root/serve/templates/fragments/ footer.gmi] two variables. One of it is printed, and it is changing every time geminispace.info index is updated. The second part of answer is still unclear for me. Because I have added two backlinks pages to my comitium installation. The first for szczezuja.flounder.online domain, and the second for szczezuja.space domain. And there must be some difference because, beside index update date, the pages are in different “days” on comitium feeds page. # ⚓ Gemini_browser_with_gamepad_suppor⠀⇛ I want to create a Gemini browser with gamepad support. I’m thinking in using Python and Textual. Why use a gamepad? Gemini is the perfect system to interact in a TV. Simple structure, high contrast, and it should be easy to navigate. # § Programming⠀➾ # ⚓ Some_days_it’s_like_pulling_teeth…⠀⇛ Funny how that works. I bootstrapped nForth in 3 days (really two, but I had a really short day). Then yesterday I got almost nothing done, even though I worked hard at it. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1914 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 09.17.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_17/09/2022:_KDE_Changes_Outlined⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 4:14 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Audiocasts/Shows o Instructionals/Technical o Games o Desktop_Environments/WMs # K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o PCLinuxOS/Mageia/Mandriva/OpenMandriva_Family o Devices/Embedded o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Programming/Development o Standards/Consortia * Leftovers * Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality * Digital_Restrictions_(DRM) * Monopolies o Copyrights * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Technical # Science * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Hackaday_Podcast_185:_A_2022_Rotary_Phone,_How AI_Imagines_Zepplin,_Are_We_Alone_In_The_Universe⠀⇛ This week, Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Managing Editor Tom Nardi start off by talking about the chip shortage…but not how you think. With a list that supposedly breaks down all of the electronic components that the Russian military are desperate to get their hands on, we can see hackers aren’t the only ones scrounging for parts. If you thought getting components was tricky already, imagine if most of the world decided to put sanctions on you. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ The_Difference_Between_Su,_Sudo_Su,_Sudo_-i, and_Sudo_-s_–_TREND_OCEANS⠀⇛ As Linux administrators, you have to go through tons of things like securing the system against unknown access and creating standard users instead of allowing direct root access. Sometimes, even the normal user requires some extra privileges depending upon their role. Switching to a different user or accessing a root account is one of them. However, there are no single but multiple ways to switch to a different user or superuser in Linux. It may create confusion for beginners as to which command to use and which command is relevant in which situation. # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ Where_is_the_Maven_Local_Repository?_– TecAdmin⠀⇛ Maven Local Repository is a feature provided in Maven that allows you to manage local copies of your project’s dependencies. By default, Maven makes a copy of each dependency artifact that is used in your project and stores it in the local repository. # ⚓ Introducing_Red_Hat_UBI9_OpenJDK_runtime_images⠀⇛ A few weeks ago we shipped the first RHEL UBI9- based OpenJDK container images. Universal Base Image (UBI) is an initiative where you can obtain, share and build upon official Red Hat container images without needing a Red Hat subscription. They’re exactly the same base images that Red Hat products are built upon, composed entirely of Open Source software. Your precise rights are covered in the EULA. Nowadays we offer two flavours of images, the original style (now termed builder images) and leaner runtime images, which have a subset of the JDK, and no build tools like Maven, etc. # ⚓ Beebom ☛ How_to_Enable_or_Disable_Fast_Startup_on_Windows 11_|_Beebom⠀⇛ Despite being a heavy and bloated OS (learn how to debloat Windows 11), Microsoft has been working to make Windows 11 faster to boot and use. One such technique that the company is using is called “Fast Startup,” which allows your PC to boot faster almost instantly. But what is Fast Startup and whether you should keep it turned on or off? To answer all your questions, we bring you an easy guide on how to enable or disable Fast Startup on Windows 11. Along with that, we have also explained what it does, so check that out before making any changes. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ Tokyo_Games_Show_2022_Video_Recap_–_Boiling Steam⠀⇛ There’s still more Tokyo Games Show 2022 (TGS 2022) coverage to come from Boiling Steam. Today we are sharing with you all a video montage made of scenes we have captured on the show floor, to give you a sense of what it feels to be there. Many scenes are taken from the Steam Deck booth (Komodo). o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ Nate Graham ☛ This_week_in_KDE:_It’s_a_big_one, folks⠀⇛ This week we have, like, a quadruple whammy. We released the Plasma 5.26 beta, annihilated a huge number of high profile bugs, added new features, and improved the UI throughout Plasma! Ark has now been ported to use KHamburgerMenu for a cleaner default user interface (Andrey Butirsky, Ark 22.12. Link)… * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § PCLinuxOS/Mageia/Mandriva/OpenMandriva Family⠀➾ # ⚓ OpenMandriva News ☛ Want_to_contribute_to_making_ROME better?_Backgrounds_contest⠀⇛ OpenMandriva ROME will need more beautiful pictures. Extra backgrounds is a collection of non-default wallpapers contributed by the users. [...] Entries can be submitted by uploading the images to your favorite image hosting and providing the relevant links in comments here below. Or you can get in touch real time with OpenMandriva Team at IRC channel #openmandriva-cooker at Libera.Chat and #openmandriva:matrix.org or #openmandriva-cooker: matrix.org in matrix. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Schoko_Computer_equipped_with_Lattice_FPGA and_runs_on_Linux⠀⇛ The Schoko Computer is a general-purpose computer featuring the Lattice ECP5 FPGA which can be configured as a RISC-V SoC capable of running Linux. The device is hand-assembled by the German company Machdyne and they ensured to provide support for firmware, software and other open- source tools. The ECP5 FPGA from Lattice Semiconductors found on the Schoko Computer offers up to 45K LUTs, 32MB SDRAM and 32MB NOR Flash. The Shoko Computer also includes an SD card to store Linux prebuilt images provided by Machdyne. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Telegram_redsigns_Android_animations,_adds themed_icon⠀⇛ # ⚓ GO Media ☛ Android_Users_Can_Now_Hide_Chrome_Incognito_Tabs With_Their_Fingerprint⠀⇛ # ⚓ GSM Arena ☛ Honor_Pad_X8_is_official_with_unannounced chipset,_ancient_Android_version_–_GSMArena.com_news⠀⇛ # ⚓ Notebook Check ☛ Samsung_Galaxy_Z_Fold2_gains_usability improvements_with_One_UI_4.1.1_and_Android_12L_– NotebookCheck.net_News⠀⇛ # ⚓ Google_Pixel_7_suddenly_disclosed_for_useful_Android_phone specs_upgrade_|_T3⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ Drew DeVault ☛ The_phrase_“open_source”_(still)_matters⠀⇛ In 1988, “Resin Identification Codes” where introduced by the plastic industry. These look exactly like the recycling symbol ♺, which is not trademarked or regulated, except that a number is enclosed within the triangle. These symbols simply identify what kind of plastic was used. The vast majority of plastic is non- recyclable, but has one of these symbols on it to suggest otherwise. This is a deceptive business practice which exploits the consumer’s understanding of the recycling symbol to trick them into buying more plastic products. The meaning of the term “open source” is broadly understood to be defined by the Open Source Initiative’s Open Source Definition, the “OSD”. Under this model, open source has enjoyed a tremendous amount of success, such that virtually all software written today incorporates open source components. The main advantage of open source, to which much of this success can be attributed, is that it is a product of many hands. In addition to the work of its original authors, open source projects generally accept code contributions from anyone who would offer them. They also enjoy numerous indirect benefits, through the large community of Linux distros which package and ship the software, or people who write docs or books or blog posts about it, or the many open source dependencies it is likely built on top of. Under this model, the success of an open source project is not entirely attributable to its publisher, but to both the publisher and the community which exists around the software. The software does not belong to its publisher, but to its community. I mean this not only in a moral sense, but also in a legal sense: every contributor to an open source project retains their copyright and the project’s ownership is held collectively between its community of contributors. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ GSoC_Finale⠀⇛ It definitely was a long journey. Although I didn’t write enough blogs to outline the exact shaping of it, here’s a final report on what has been going on. The workings of the protocol and the connection specifics have already been discussed before, so let’s keep this short. [...] Now we had what you can call state management (just a variable and if checks) and some nice JSON string generators. We jumped into media handling right on. Already having a pipeline to process video and audio in GNOME Network Displays made things easy, but tinkering with it was no easy job until the saviour lent a helping hand. The first few tutorials were all that was needed to get to speed. o § Standards/Consortia⠀➾ # ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ What_is_OpenRAN?_|_Opensource.com⠀⇛ The OpenRAN initiative (shorthand for Open Radio Access Network) was started by the O-Ran Alliance, a worldwide community of mobile operators, vendors, and research and academic institutions. The initiative aims to define open standards between the various components of radio access networks. Interoperability between components of different manufacturers was not possible. Until now. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ The Nation ☛ Godard_Was_Cinema⠀⇛ “Godard didn’t make cinema. Godard was cinema.” So said some French dignitary (was it Macron or his tweeters?) when the news broke last Tuesday morning, September 13, that Jean-Luc Godard est mort. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ A_Pill_Dispenser_For_The_Person_With_Everything⠀⇛ Sorting out pills is a mildly tedious task, and one that’s ripe for a bit of automation. It’s a task that [Mellow] has taken on enthusiastically, with the result of an extremely well-designed dispenser that has a stack of hoppers with servos controlled by an ESP8266 that dispense the pills required on time. o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Why_Poor_Neighborhoods_Suffer_More_From Extreme_Heat_and_Pollution⠀⇛ The heat. It’s never been hotter in our lifetimes. o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_How_Democrats_Should_Respond_When Republican_Candidates_Yell_‘Inflation,_Inflation,_Inflation’⠀⇛ Democratic candidate: “Protect a woman’s right to bodily autonomy.” o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Cave_Means_Grave’:_Jan._6_Audio_Shows_Oath Keepers_Emboldened_By_Trump_Tweet⠀⇛ The new audio makes clear the militia members were emboldened by Trump’s response to the attack, which urged rioters to “please support our Capitol Police, they are on our side.” o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Scratch-Built_RC_Excavator_Is_A_Model_Making_Tour_De Force⠀⇛ Some projects just take your breath away with their level of attention to detail. This scratch-built RC-controlled model excavator is not only breathtaking in its detail, but also amazing for the materials and tools used to create it. o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_It’s_Time_to_Call_It_What_It_Is—A Capitalism-Induced_Ecological_Crisis⠀⇛ One-third of Pakistan is under water. Record heat waves blanket the globe driving up temperatures beyond what humans can survive. Polar glaciers are melting much faster than scientists predicted. Droughts, fires and floods are ravaging the planet, forcing the displacement of tens of millions of people. And this is just the beginning. o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Fetterman_Unveils_Clock_Counting_Every_Minute_Oz Won’t_Admit_View_on_Federal_Abortion_Ban⠀⇛ Called Oz Watch, the clock shows that more than three and a half days have transpired since the day Graham (R-S.C.) unveiled his life-threatening proposal to outlaw abortion nationwide after 15 weeks of pregnancy—and Oz has yet to make his position on the bill clear. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ The Next Platform ☛ SambaNova_Doubles_Up_Chips_To_Chase_AI Foundation_Models⠀⇛ One of the first tenets of machine learning, which is a very precise kind of data analytics and statistical analysis, is that more data beats a better algorithm every time. A consensus is emerging in the AI community that a large foundation model with hundreds of billions to trillions of parameters is going to beat a highly tuned model on a small subset of relevant data every time. If this turns out to be true, it will have significant implications for AI system architecture as well as who will likely be able to afford having such ginormous foundation models in production. Our paraphrasing of “more data beats a better algorithm” is a riff on a quote from Peter Norvig, an education fellow at Stanford University and a researcher and engineering director at Google for more than two decades, who co-authored the seminal paper The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Data back in 2009, long before machine learning went mainstream but when big data was amassing and changing the nature of data analytics and giving great power to the hyperscalers who gathered it as part of the services they offered customers. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ House_Dem_Demands_Biden_HHS_Probe_Hospital Behemoth_for_Bilking_Medicare⠀⇛ “Because of its mammoth size, HCA sets the pace for both for-profit and not-for-profit hospitals in the United States.” o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Krebs On Security ☛ Botched_Crypto_Mugging_Lands_Three_U.K. Men_in_Jail⠀⇛ Three men in the United Kingdom were arrested this month for attempting to assault a local man and steal his virtual currencies. The incident is the latest example of how certain cybercriminal communities are increasingly turning to physical violence to settle scores and disputes. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ What’s_Old_Is_New_Again:_GPT-3_Prompt_Injection Attack_Affects_AI⠀⇛ What do SQL injection attacks have in common with the nuances of GPT-3 prompting? More than one might think, it turns out. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Gaze_Upon_Just_How_Thin_ATM_Skimmers_Are Getting⠀⇛ ATM skimmers are electronic devices designed to read financial card information, and they are usually paired with a camera to capture a user’s PIN. These devices always have to hide their presence, and their design has been a bit of an arms race. Skimmers designed to be inserted into a card slot like a parasite have been around for several years, but [Brian Krebs] shows pictures of recently captured skimmer hardware only a fraction of a millimeter thick. And that’s including the battery. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ PIA ☛ Fog_Reveal_Used_For_Mass_Surveillance_by Police⠀⇛ Digital privacy advocates are in uproar, asking if this type of search is even legal in light of the 4th Amendment. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Armenian_General_Staff:_Azerbaijani_army_advancing towards_Armenian_town_of_Jermuk._200_total_killed_so_far._— Meduza⠀⇛ At a briefing for foreign ambassadors, Edward Asryan, the head of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces, said that Azerbaijani armed forces had invaded Armenian territory and advanced 4.6 miles in the direction of Jermuk, a resort town in the east of the country. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Scott_Ritter_Joins_The_Grayzone_to_Discuss Ukraine’s_Counter-Offensive,_Russia’s_Next_Move⠀⇛ Was the Ukrainian military’s advance around Kharkiv a turning point in the Ukraine proxy war? Will Russia have to escalate? Has the US crossed a red line with its participation in the war? Military expert and former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter joins The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate live to discuss. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ The_Chris_Hedges_Report:_The_Monstrous_Myth_of Custer⠀⇛ Chris Hedges and Nathaniel Philbrick break down the mythology behind George Armstrong Custer, a martyr for Western expansion and imperialism. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ UN_Special_Rapporteur_Calls_for_the_End_of_All Unilateral_Sanctions_Against_Iran⠀⇛ Alena Douhan also expressed the need to create a legal framework to prevent countries such as the US taking unilateral action against others. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ ‘Dear_Friends’_Xi_and_Putin:_Project_Unity⠀⇛ The 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on September 16, 2022. Prime Minister’s Office, GODL-India via Wikim… # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Ukraine_is_the_New_Israel⠀⇛ As`ad AbuKhalil says current U.S.-NATO strategic calculations are demoting Israel from its once central position and will leave the apartheid state increasingly reliant on new alliances with the U.… # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘If_you_didn’t_follow_instructions,_they_shot you’:_A_Russian_convict_recruited_by_the_Wagner_Group_tells his_story_—_Meduza⠀⇛ In recent months, representatives from the Wagner Group, a notorious private military company that’s said to be funded by Kremlin-linked oligarch Evgeny Prigozhin, have visited at least 20 prisons throughout Russia in a campaign to recruit inmates to fight in Ukraine. On September 15, Ukrainian journalist Yury Butusov posted a video of his interview with a man named Yevgeny Nuzhin. In the interview, Nuzhin recounts his journey from a prison in Russia’s Ryazan region to a Wagner boot camp in Ukraine’s Luhansk region, and finally to the battlefield, where he was captured by Ukrainian forces. Meduza summarizes Nuzhin’s story. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘Anyone_could_be_taken_captive_at_any_time’: Residents_of_the_Ukrainian_town_of_Balakliya_describe_life under_Russian_occupation_—_Meduza⠀⇛ In early September, Ukrainian forces launched a successful counteroffensive in the country’s Kharkiv region, liberating dozens of towns and villages that had been under Russian occupation for months. If history is any guide, evidence of brutalities committed by Russian soldiers on the formerly occupied territory will likely be surfacing for months, if not years, to come. Shortly after the Russian army’s retreat, Ukrainian journalists traveled to the town of Balakliya and the nearby village of Verbivka to hear from residents themselves about what they went through while the region was occupied. The residents, many of them pensioners, described widespread hunger, arbitrary detentions, and torture. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_authorities_move_to_seize_office_of_human rights_group_Memorial_International_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Russia’s oldest human rights group, Memorial International, reported that the Russian authorities are trying to seize its office building on Moscow’s Karetny Ryad. The organization was legally dissolved by the Russian Supreme Court in April 2022 but has since continued to operate. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia_is_reportedly_transferring_fresh_conscripts to_within_20_miles_of_Ukraine’s_border_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Russian conscripts drafted in the spring are being transferred from outside Moscow to the Belgorod region “to defend the national border,” the relatives of three soldiers told BBC Russia. The Taman Division 1st Guards Motor Rifle Regiment will reportedly be stationed in the town of Valuyki, less than 20 miles from Ukraine. Hours earlier, the region’s governor announced that Ukrainian artillery fire at Valuyki killed one resident and injured two more. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Kyrgyzstan_and_Tajikistan_struggle_to_reach ceasefire_amid_fresh_border_clashes_—_Meduza⠀⇛ On the morning of September 16, intense fighting broke out on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in multiple villages across dozens of miles. The hostilities erupted just days after the two countries reported reaching a ceasefire following similar clashes earlier in the week. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_lawmakers_want_to_ban_maps_that_reject Moscow’s_claims_on_Ukrainian_lands_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Citing concerns that Western “hybrid warfare” is responsible for the creation of maps that reject Moscow’s territorial claims on Crimea (as well as the Kuril Islands), Russian lawmakers have drafted laws that would ban such “maps, documents, and images” as illegal extremist materials, making their distribution an offense punishable by up to 15 days in jail and fines as high as 1 million rubles (about $16,500). # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Russian_Military’s_Ineptitude_Almost Rivals_Our_Own⠀⇛ In Washington, wide agreement exists that the Russian army’s performance in the Kremlin’s ongoing Ukraine “special military operation” ranks somewhere between lousy and truly abysmal. The question is: Why? The answer in American policy circles, both civilian and military, appears all but self-evident. Vladimir Putin’s Russia has stubbornly insisted on ignoring the principles, practices, and methods identified as necessary for success in war and perfected in this century by the armed forces of the United States. Put simply, by refusing to do things the American way, the Russians are failing badly against a far weaker foe. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Boyah_J._Farah:_A_Somali_Boy’s_Escape_From Somalia’s_Harrowing_Genocide_Leads_Him_To_His_Dream Paradise—and_the_Brutality_of_American_Racism⠀⇛ On this week’s Scheer Intelligence, Boyah Farah, a young refugee from Somalia’s hellish civil war describes his family’s narrow escape from death and their arrival in the placid suburbs of Boston. … # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Chile_Refuses_Israeli_Ambassador_Over Killing_of_Palestinian_Teen⠀⇛ “All states should cut diplomatic relations with Israel for its continuing crimes against humanity. Enough is enough.” o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Pakistan’s_Devastation_Is_Just_a Preview_of_the_Future—and_the_Biggest_Climate_Polluters_Must Pay_Up⠀⇛ Around the world, 2022 has been a year of climate catastrophes, including droughts, floods, mega- fires, typhoons, and more. Among the hardest-hit countries is Pakistan. With torrential monsoon rainfall almost 190% above its 30-year average, extraordinary flooding has submerged one-third of the country and killed 1,400 people so far. But make no mistake: this is not only a “natural disaster”; rather, it is also the result of malfeasance for which high-income countries must bear major financial responsibility. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Privatization_Threat_Remains,_Advocates Warn,_After_Mississippi_Lifts_Jackson_Boil-Water_Notice⠀⇛ “The system remains one climate change-fueled storm away from breaking down again.” # § Energy⠀➾ # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Internal_Documents_Show_Big_Oil_PR_Messages Still_‘Mislead’_Public_on_Climate⠀⇛ The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform released a memo on September 14 that detailed documents and internal communications from oil companies including BP, Shell, and ExxonMobil, which show efforts to heavily promote their investments in promising technologies to address climate change, such as algae biofuels and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), while internally expressing doubt about the viability and immediacy of those investments. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ The Revelator ☛ Truths_We_Can’t_Bear_Alone:_Facing_an ‘Inconvenient_Apocalypse’⠀⇛ # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Drought_Dive⠀⇛ o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Queen’s_Funeral_Shuts_Food_Banks_Amid_Cost_of Living_Crisis⠀⇛ Critics warn that people ‘cannot wait for help’ as millions face poverty this winter. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Why_US_Workers_Are_Better_Situated_to_Confront Economic_Turbulence⠀⇛ Inflation has come for Europe. In 2021, inflation concerns were largely specific to the United States, but after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, energy prices skyrocketed on the continent. This winter, unless there is significant government intervention, families will struggle to heat their homes. But inflation goes beyond this: With ongoing supply-chain problems, prices have risen even if you exclude energy and food. As we enter this next dangerous phase of the post-Covid recovery, decisions made much earlier are playing an outsize role. And the United States made two choices that have left the country’s economy in a much better situation than that of Europe. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ How_a_City’s_Unequal_Infrastructure_Makes Poorer_Neighborhoods_Hotter⠀⇛ Why poor neighborhoods are often hotter than rich neighborhoods — and what to do about it. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Conservative_Party_Given_£651k_by_Aviation Industry⠀⇛ DeSmog analysis of official records showed the gifts included £515,000 from Christopher Harborne, the owner of a major aviation fuel company who donated millions to Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party in the run-up to the 2019 general election.  # ⚓ Craig Murray ☛ Cool_Observation_of_Mass_Hysteria⠀⇛ When the so-called “Leader of the opposition” opposes protest against a new unelected head of state, out of respect for the previous unelected head of state, you know you live under totalitarianism. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Parliament_of_Kazakhstan_renames_Nur-Sultan_to Astana_and_increases_presidential_term_to_seven_years_— Meduza⠀⇛ At a joint session of the chambers, Kazakhstan’s parliament adopted the law “On Amendments and Additions to the Constitution.” Interfax reported that the document was unanimously supported by all 50 senators and 99 deputies of the Mazhilis who were present at the session. The law will now be sent to the president of Kazakhstan for his signature. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Facing_a_Rising_Right,_Liberal_Politicians Need_to_Stand_Firm⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ “MAGA_Republican”_Is_a_Distinction_Without_a Difference⠀⇛ Joe Biden ignited a firestorm of criticism—if firestorm is the right term for the tired, predictable fainting-couch routine the right resorts to when challenged—when he spoke forcefully of the risk that “MAGA Republicans” pose to the United States. He made a valid argument but erred in clinging to the good-vs.-bad Republicans framing, which suggests the conscience of the GOP is a potential solution to the existential threat the party represents. It isn’t, and the sooner Democrats realize that the better it will be for the future of our at-risk democratic institutions. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Mudge’s_Testimony_Shows_He_Was_Acting_As_An Activist,_Not_An_Executive⠀⇛ Tuesday, former Twitter cybersecurity executive Pieter “Mudge” Zatko testified in front of a congressional committee regarding his whistleblower complaint[1][2][3] against Twitter. Though I’m a techie, I thought I’d write up some comments from the business angle. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Let’s_Call_DeSantis’s_Migrant_Stunt_What_It Is—Kidnapping⠀⇛ My late father immigrated to the United States in the 1970s, from Haiti. Like many Haitian immigrants, he first came to New York City. Queens. He came as a teenager with his mother and two younger siblings. One day, when he had been here for around six months, he was playing soccer in Central Park. The coach of the Denver University soccer team happened to be in the park on vacation that day and saw him play. The coach offered him a scholarship to DU on the spot, or so the story goes. My dad, who barely spoke the language at that point, accepted. He thought “Denver” was somewhere in New Jersey. When he showed up at the airport some weeks later, he had no idea that he’d be traveling 2,000 miles away from his family and friends, to the mountains. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ New_Hampshire’s_GOP_Senate_Nominee_Wants_to Take_Away_the_Right_to_Elect_Senators⠀⇛ It is no secret that the Republican Party has taken a hard right turn toward antidemocratic extremism. Former President Donald Trump attempted a coup in order to stay in office, and his minions have doubled down on their embrace of radical gerrymandering, voter suppression, and schemes to eliminate nonpartisan oversight of elections. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ ACME_of_War⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Can_US_Democracy_Survive_This Fall?⠀⇛ The traditional horse race politics of Democrat versus Republican are being supplanted by a more fundamental confrontation between defenders of our democracy, flawed as it is, and those who call themselves patriots while pursuing authoritarianism. The Republican Party, in thrall to the cult of Donald Trump, is openly professing subversion of elections. Allied with armed militias, the GOP and its backers are working to bend or break the institutions of government. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Mark_Fiore:_Dems_Funding_MAGA: What_Could Possibly_Go_Wrong?⠀⇛ In a new animation, Mark Fiore explores why Democrats funding far-right MAGA candidate seems like a huge gamble. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Markey_Leads_Call_for_Federal_Probe_of DeSantis_Over_‘Cruel’_Migrant_Stunt⠀⇛ Markey and Reps. Jake Auchincloss, Bill Keating, Jim McGovern, Seth Moulton, Ayanna Pressley, and Lori Trahan sent a letter to the department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) given the governor’s use of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) “to cruelly relocate vulnerable immigrants from Florida to other states across the country.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Corporate_Media_Is_Trying_to Convince_People_Student_Debt_Forgiveness_Is_Bad⠀⇛ President Joe Biden’s student debt cancellation plan may not be full forgiveness, but it can still have a life-changing impact on millions of people. Almost 20 million may see their debts wiped clean, and more than 40 million are directly affected. The plan is a step forward for debtors and activists who have spent decades struggling to abolish student debt and make higher education, long promised as the path out of poverty, affordable for everyone. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Pakistan_Floods_Made_Worse_By_Climate Crisis_and_Inequality:_Study⠀⇛ International climate experts teamed up to conduct the study for World Weather Attribution, a project that determines how much the human-caused climate crisis is fueling individual extreme weather events. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Progressive_Lawmakers_Slam_Pushing_Senate Same-Sex_Marriage_Vote_to_After_Election⠀⇛ “You should be able to marry who you love. This shouldn’t be controversial.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Chickensh*t’:_Watchdogs_Criticize_Biden DOJ’s_New_Corporate_Crime_Plan⠀⇛ In a speech in New York Thursday attended by prosecutors as well as corporate lawyers, Deputy U.S. Attorney General Lisa Monaco outlined a number of changes the DOJ is moving to implement in an effort to crack down on and deter corporate crime, including incentives for companies to quickly self- report misconduct, stiffer enforcement of existing laws, and a shift away from “multiple, successive non-prosecution or deferred prosecution agreements with the same company.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Trump’s_Latest_Threat_Is_a_Doozy and_Requires_Four_Responses⠀⇛ Yesterday, Donald Trump threatened that if he is indicted on a charge of mishandling classified documents after leaving the White House, there would be “problems in this country the likes of which perhaps we’ve never seen before,” adding “I don’t think the people of the United States would stand for it.” # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Lacking_10_GOP_Votes,_Senate_Negotiators_Delay Marriage_Equality_Vote⠀⇛ # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Radio_Free_Europe:_Orbán_spoke_about_the point_of_EU_membership_and_the_disintegration_of_the_EU_at Fidesz’_picnic⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_Chuckleheads_Take_Charge⠀⇛ In fact, last I checked, Republican panjandrum Mitch “Democracy’s Gravedigger” McConnell regarded the Ukraine proxy-war iniquity as the mission of our time. Mission to hell is more like it. But he and most of his party are just as frenzied with bloodlust as your average Dem. And that’s saying something. # § Misinformation/Disinformation⠀➾ # ⚓ FAIR ☛ Sumayyah_Waheed_on_CNN’s_Copaganda_Hire,_Chris Becker_on_Inflation_Coverage⠀⇛ o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ The Dissenter ☛ Censorship_Is_A_Bedrock_of_Incarceration_In The_United_States⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Book-Banning_Efforts_Rising_at Unprecedented_Rate,_US_Libraries_Report⠀⇛ The organization, which has been tracking book- banning efforts for more than 20 years, found that so far in 2022, parents and other community members have “challenged” 1,651 different books and have issued 681 complaints across the country. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ Creative Commons ☛ Statement_on_the_Introduction_of_the_EU Media_Freedom_Act⠀⇛ Catherine said: “An independent, plural media is central to a healthy, functioning democratic system which in turn is the bedrock for citizens’ trust and confidence in politics and values. Creative Commons applauds the EU in its efforts to protect journalists from intimidation and to safeguard the independence of the editorial processes. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Reimagining_the_Commons_Is_One_Step_Toward_a Future_Without_Police⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Judge_Said_Religious_Employers_Can_Deny Preventive_Care_—_a_Dizzying_Precedent⠀⇛ # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ “The_Myth_of_Normal”:_Dr._Gabor_Maté_on Trauma,_Illness_and_Healing_in_a_Toxic_Culture⠀⇛ In an extended interview, acclaimed physician and author Dr. Gabor Maté discusses his new book, just out, called “The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture.” “The very values of a society are traumatizing for a lot of people,” says Maté, who argues in his book that “psychological trauma, woundedness, underlies much of what we call disease.” He says healing requires a reconnection between the mind and the body, which can be achieved through cultivating a sense of community, meaning, belonging and purpose. Maté also discusses how the healthcare system has harmfully promoted the “mechanization of birth,” how the lack of social services for parents has led to “a massive abandonment of infants,” and how capitalism has fueled addiction and the rise of youth suicide rates. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Florida_Dept._Of_Law_Enforcement_Edits_Racial Bias_Training_To_Be_Less_Stupid_After_Journalists_Start Asking_Questions⠀⇛ Racism is a human problem. When that problem wears badges, carries guns, and has the power to deprive people of life and liberty, it’s a much more serious problem. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Techbro_Influencer_Scott_Galloway_Heads_To_The Fainting_Couch_Over_TikTok⠀⇛ At some point in the last five years, people in positions of media influence and power unilaterally decided that NYU marketing professor Scott Galloway was supposed to be everywhere, constantly, pontificating about absolutely everything, constantly. As a result, you now can’t go fifteen minutes without Galloway, who makes an estimated $5 million annually in speaking fees alone, wandering into punditry eyeline. # ⚓ EFF ☛ Giving_Big_Corporations_“Closed_Generic”_Top-Level Domain_Names_to_Run_as_Private_Kingdoms_Is_Still_a_Bad_Idea⠀⇛ The outcry was fierce, and ICANN was flooded with public comments. Representatives of domain name registrars, small businesses, non-commercial internet users, and even Microsoft urged ICANN to deny these applications. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Republicans_May_Not_Run_on_Abortion,_but_They Can’t_Hide_From_the_Debate⠀⇛ In the months since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision overturning Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood, it has become more and more apparent that the Republican Party, which in the past won many elections by harnessing right-wing anger over the constitutional recognition of reproductive freedom, is utterly flummoxed by the new environment. In the past, Republicans successfully coalesced around a negative message: Roe and Casey were bad decisions, judicial overreach into policy decisions that should be left to lawmakers. What they lacked was any positive consensus on what sort of abortion regulation should replace them. o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Cowardly_and_Despicable’:_West_Virginia_Gov. Signs_Abortion_Ban_Into_Law⠀⇛ Republican Gov. Jim Justice abruptly announced at a press conference that he had privately signed House Bill 302, which passed in the legislature earlier this week. o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_The_Rail_Strike_Was_Averted_For_Now, But_Employers_Take_Notice⠀⇛ A nationwide rail strike has been averted for now. A new agreement grants railroad workers an additional paid day off and the ability to attend medical appointments without penalty. (The agreement now must be ratified by the workers.) * § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ o ⚓ Techdirt ☛ California’s_Age_Appropriate_Design_Code_Is_Radical Anti-Internet_Policy⠀⇛ When a proposed new law is sold as “protecting kids online,” regulators and commenters often accept the sponsors’ claims uncritically (because… kids). This is unfortunate because those bills can harbor ill-advised policy ideas. The California Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC / AB2273, just signed by Gov. Newsom) is an example of such a bill. Despite its purported goal of helping children, the AADC delivers a “hidden” payload of several radical policy ideas that sailed through the legislature without proper scrutiny. Given the bill’s highly experimental nature, there’s a high chance it won’t work the way its supporters think–with potentially significant detrimental consequences for all of us, including the California children that the bill purports to protect. o ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Biden_Falsely_Claims_That_Removing_Section_230_And Forced_Transparency_Will_Stop_Hatred;_He’s_Dangerously_Wrong⠀⇛ On Thursday, the White House hosted the United We Stand summit, to bring together people to take action against what they refer to as “hate-fueled violence.” This seems like a good idea for a summit, at a time when so much of politics is focused on grievances and culture wars that seem to inevitably lead to bigotry and violence. It’s good to see that the White House can actually talk about some of this and take a stand, rather than cowering behind traditional platitudes. * § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ o ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Adobe_Really_Wants_To_Help_Netflix_With_Its_Dumb Password_Sharing_Cash_Grab⠀⇛ We’ve already noted how Netflix’s password sharing crackdown is a dumb cash grab. The company already cordons users off into pay tiers based on a number of different criteria, including how many simultaneous streams a single account can already use at one time. And it just got done imposing a major price hike on most of its subscribers, with more on the way. * § Monopolies⠀➾ o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘This_Is_About_Corruption’:_Fury_as_Senate_Poised to_Delay_Antitrust_Vote⠀⇛ TIME reported late Thursday that key lawmakers involved in the effort to get the American Innovation and Choice Online Act over the finish line “don’t expect” Schumer (D-N.Y.) to bring the bill to the floor for a vote ahead of the November elections, throwing the stalled measure’s prospects into further doubt. o § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Lawsuit:_Comcast_Must_Terminate_Pirates_& Block_Top_Torrent_Sites⠀⇛ Comcast has joined AT&T and Verizon to become the third U.S.-based ISP to be sued for copyright infringement this month. Led by Voltage Holdings, a coalition of filmmakers says that Comcast failed to meet its obligations under the DMCA to disconnect customers repeatedly flagged for copyright violations. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Pirate_IPTV_Subscription_Seller_Sentenced to_Six_Months_in_Prison⠀⇛ A man in his 40s who sold subscriptions to two pirate IPTV services has been sentenced to six months in prison. The man and his partner, both from Sweden, were acquitted of money laundering charges after the court found insufficient evidence to show that income was directly linked to two named IPTV services. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Another_Oldie_but_Goldie:_OpenTTD⠀⇛ Last week I started playing Open Transport Tycoon Deluxe. It’s a game from 1994 that still receives updates, mods, music, maps, and other content. The idea is that you start out on map where cities, mines, timber mills, factories, refineries, etc are sprinkled out here and there and you run a transporting company. You have to transport cargo from source to destination; from where it is to where it’s needed. It’s hard to explain what’s so fun about it, but oh my god have I been hooked. I’ve watched a couple of youtube videos about it, and the OpenTTD wiki has been a daily occurrence in my reading. There’s always something I want to check out. It took me some trying and reading to figure out how train signals work. # § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Vintage_Tube_Tester_Teardown⠀⇛ [Mr. Carlson] has an old-style 1940-era radio tube tester, the kind that used to inhabit grocery and drug stores. It is in amazing condition and he was kind enough to tear it down for us. The tester is a Model X from the Radiotechnic Laboratory in Evanston Illinois and, like [Mr. Carlson], we were amused that one of the indicators on the device is a Ouija board-like “doubtful” reading. When it lights up, it looks amazing. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3295 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 09.17.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_17/09/2022:_Details_Emerge_About_Uber’s_Ubercrack⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 2:12 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Audiocasts/Shows o Kernel_Space o Instructionals/Technical o Games * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o BSD o Red_Hat_/_IBM o Devices/Embedded o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Licensing_/_Legal o Programming/Development * Leftovers o Science o Education o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Linux_Foundation o Security # Integrity/Availability/Authenticity o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Digital_Restrictions_(DRM) o Monopolies # Software_Patents # Copyrights * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Technical * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Video ☛ Uber_Has_Been_Hacked_–_Invidious⠀⇛ Uber had a massive security breach, the hacker allegedly had access to Ubers internal AWS, vsphere, hackerone, gsuite, and domain admin accounts. # ⚓ Video ☛ TikTok_No_Longer_a_Threat_in_Deal_with_US_Govt_– Invidious⠀⇛ TikTok No Longer a Threat in Deal with US Govt This week in Privacy News, period trackers enable Anonymous Mode, Sims tied to ID are problematic, and Facebook is not sure where all your data is stored. Also, the government strikes a deal with TikTok so they will no longer be a considered a national security threat. o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ Advent(2)_—_The_System-Call_Advent_Calendar⠀⇛ What you need is a Linux shell (as we focus on Linux) with the gcc C compiler installed (apt-get install build-essential). [...]. For some exercises, you will need a relatively recent Linux kernel (> 5.10) as we will explore some shiny new features. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ AddictiveTips ☛ Improve_the_Gnome_Shell_clipboard_with Pano⠀⇛ The Gnome Shell clipboard manager is very basic. It can copy things to it and paste the items elsewhere (programs, file manager, terminal, etc.). However, it doesn’t let users sort through it, keep clipboard history, or anything like that. Thankfully, a third-party extension has come along called Pano. It is for Gnome Shell 42+ and offers an elegant way to manage your Gnome clipboard items. Here’s how to improve your Gnome Shell clipboard with Pano. # ⚓ Computer World ☛ Sadly,_IT_can_no_longer_trust_geolocation for_much_of_anything⠀⇛ Ferraz is regrettably right. Regardless of which one of these many options a fraudster opts to use, the bottom line is that IT simply can no longer trust geolocation for much of anything. There are some applications where the risk of meaningful damage from location fraud is so low that it’s probably fine to use location — say, a gaming application where someone pretends to be in Central Park when they aren’t. If all they get are points or access to a special visual treat, it’s likely harmless. # ⚓ Embedding_ain’t_easy,_but_its_alright⠀⇛ To make life easier for myself, I wrote a shortcode called git-embed, which at build time will fetch the specified file, and embed either the whole file, or a line range in a highlighted code block. It supports line ranges (start, finish), and it will use the file’s extension as the highlight language, unless you override with lang parameter. # ⚓ The_Power_of_CSS_Blend_Modes⠀⇛ Here’s where it gets interesting. The fourth layer uses the same repeating radial gradient, but rather than alternating between white and gray, it steps through the rainbow, with hard color stops so there’s no blending. # ⚓ Lee Yingtong Li ☛ On_the_credible_probability_of_confidence intervals⠀⇛ Confidence intervals are commonly misinterpreted by consumers of statistics. Hoekstra et al. [1] presented 120 psychology researchers and 442 students with ‘a fictitious scenario of a professor who conducts an experiment and reports a 95% CI for the mean that ranges from 0.1 to 0.4’. 58% of respondents endorsed the assertion ‘There is a 95% probability that the true mean lies between 0.1 and 0.4’, and the proportions were similar between students and researchers. That assertion is incorrect,1 but clearly the misinterpretation is common. The usual explanation for why the assertion is incorrect goes something like ‘The true mean is a fixed (but unknown) value, not random. So either it is in the interval (with probability 1), or it is not in the interval (with probability 1). There can be no probability in between.’2 But this seems unsatisfying, for it seems to beg the question. There are interpretations of probability which can assign probabilities to fixed-but-unknown parameters. Does adopting another interpretation of probability not resolve the issue? # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_Install_Inkscape_on_Ubuntu_20.04_|_22.04 LTS⠀⇛ In this guide, we will show you how to install Inkscape on Ubuntu systems # ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ Fix_the_apt-key_deprecation_error_in_Linux |_Opensource.com⠀⇛ Follow these steps and you can run apt update with no warnings or errors related to deprecated key configurations. # ⚓ H2S Media ☛ How_to_install_Atom_Text_Editor_on_Ubuntu_22.04 LTS_–_Linux_Shout [Ed: Atom has already been assassinated by Microsoft. It's bloated and deprecated. Why are multiple sites (so far this week) promoting this for Linux???]⠀⇛ You might want to work with Text editors on Linux for coding because they provide intelligent code completion; suggestions of instructions and possible parameters; color highlighting, syntax highlighting, and more such features to code more rapidly. Out of popular text editors, Atom is one that has many convenient features for programming in Python by default and offers even more through its extensibility. It is available for the platforms Windows, Mac OS X, Unix/X and is open source (i.e. there are no costs). It was developed by the GitHub folks and has been available under the free MIT license since 2014. Atom is Node.js based and the source code of this code editor is also available to download and compile, to use on any system. However, soon on December 15, 2022, Github will stop any further development of Atom Text Editor. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_Install_Akregator_on_Ubuntu_20.04_|_22.04 LTS⠀⇛ # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_Install_Jami_on_Ubuntu_20.04_|_22.04 LTS⠀⇛ # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_Install_NotepadQQ_on_Ubuntu_20.04_|_22.04 LTS⠀⇛ # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_Install_Synaptic_Package_Manager_on Ubuntu_20.04_|_22.04_LTS⠀⇛ o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Vampire_Survivors_1.0_coming_soon_along with_a_price_increase⠀⇛ Vampire Survivors, a simple game that exploded in popularity is set for the big 1.0 release soon and so the price will be rising next week. This game works great on Linux with Proton and is Steam Deck Verified. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Castle_Game_Engine_building_up_towards_a huge_new_release⠀⇛ It’s not only Godot Engine that’s building towards a big new release. We also have the free and open source Castle Game Engine you might want to keep an eye on. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Nintendo_Switch_emulator_yuzu_gets_‘Local Wireless_Multiplayer’⠀⇛ Local Wireless Multiplayer is the latest huge feature to be added to the quite amazing Nintendo Switch emulator project yuzu. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Rebel_Galaxy_Outlaw_and_some_reflection_on Steam_Reviews⠀⇛ Rebel Galaxy Outlaw is a fantastic open-world space game but Rebel Galaxy Outlaw has a terrible Steam reviews score. Are Steam reviews making us miss out on good games? # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ A.W.O.L._is_a_new_FREE_retro_FPS_using_the Build_Engine_(Duke_Nukem_3D,_Ion_Fury)⠀⇛ A new retro-powered first-person shooter to fill your time with? It’s free too! A.W.O.L. looks like it could be fun for your weekend. Developed by Shotspark Studios, it’s free to play and comes with Native Linux support. Released as part of the Realms Deep 2022 event which has a Steam page up now too. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Steam_Deck_Client_Beta_adds_an_improved Media_page,_Virtual_Menu_Overhaul⠀⇛ Valve has treated Steam Deck players to another fresh Client Beta upgrade, with brings with it a number of useful enhancements. If you wish to try it out you can try either Beta or Preview by going into Settings >System and changing the Steam Update Channel drop-down. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ 343_working_on_Halo:_The_Master_Chief Collection_anti-cheat_for_Steam_Deck_/_Linux⠀⇛ Seems the hope for Easy Anti-Cheat being fully hooked up for Halo: The Master Chief Collection on Steam Deck and Linux desktop with Proton is not lost. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § BSD⠀➾ # ⚓ Klara ☛ A_Quick_Look_at_the_History_of_Package_Management on_FreeBSD_–_Klara_Inc.⠀⇛ There are a lot of great stories about how computing tools come about—for example, Jeff Bonwick’s proposal to create the ZFS file system—but unfortunately, not all tools are as well documented or storied. Today, we’ll take a look at how FreeBSD’s package management system evolved over time. Every operating system needs a way to install third party applications. These tools are commonly called package managers. In FreeBSD, applications can be easily installed from either pkg—a system managing precompiled binary packages—or the ports tree, which automates building and installation of packages directly from their source code. # ⚓ DragonFly BSD Digest ☛ uwtwn(4)_update_–_DragonFly_BSD Digest⠀⇛ If you are using urtwn(4) for your USB network connection, it now supports the Edimax EW-7811Un chipset? model?. # ⚓ DragonFly BSD Digest ☛ Lazy_Reading_for_2022/09/11⠀⇛ # ⚓ DragonFly BSD Digest ☛ BSD_Now_472:_Consistent_Exit_Code_– DragonFly_BSD_Digest⠀⇛ This week’s BSD Now has two things I want to highlight – articles on Linux ABI and on dma. You’ll just have to click through. o § Red Hat / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ IBM_debuts_new_generation_of_energy- friendly_LinuxONE_servers_–_SiliconANGLE⠀⇛ IBM Corp. today announced a major refresh of its LinuxONE server hardware with a big focus on sustainability, saying it can slash data center energy consumption by up to 75% on multiple workloads. # ⚓ Dell_Allies_With_Red_Hat_to_Build_OpenShift_Platforms⠀⇛ Dell Technologies and Red Hat this week announced a collaboration through which instances of the Kubernetes-based Red Hat OpenShift platform will be made available on systems from Dell. Caitlin Gordon, vice president of product management for Dell Technologies, says there will be two options. One is an instance of Red Hat OpenShift that has been certified to be installed by an internal IT team. The other is a managed APEX Containers for Red Hat OpenShift service that provides IT organizations and their developers with an on-premises container-as-a-service (CaaS) platform managed by Dell. # ⚓ Fedora Project ☛ CPE_Weekly_Update_–_Week_37_2022_–_Fedora Community_Blog⠀⇛ This is a weekly report from the CPE (Community Platform Engineering) Team. If you have any questions or feedback, please respond to this report or contact us on #redhat-cpe channel on libera.chat. We provide you both infographics and text version of the weekly report. If you just want to quickly look at what we did, just look at the infographic. If you are interested in more in depth details look below the infographic. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Red_Hat_Insights_Advisor_pathways_will guide_you_towards_a_healthier_hybrid_cloud⠀⇛ We’re excited to announce a new feature in Red Hat Insights Advisor to make life easier for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) system administrators. It’s called pathways, and it’s a group of configuration recommendations combined into common remediation actions to simplify getting your systems updated with as few steps as possible. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Enhancing_application_container_security and_compliance_with_Podman⠀⇛ As organizations adopt container-based ecosystems, the approach to continuous IT security and compliance must shift from traditional system security assessments to new methodologies that account for how cloud-based technologies operate. Containers enable agnosticism amongst cloud computing operating environments by packaging applications, or workloads, within a virtualized environment. The application, or workload, is then operating independently of its hosted environment all while inheriting the security benefits of that hosted environment. Container technologies implement the concept of immutability, as in a stateless entity or image that is deployed but not changed. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Yuzuki_Chameleon_–_A_Raspberry_Pi_Model_A shaped_SBC_with_Allwinner_H616_CPU_–_CNX_Software⠀⇛ Yuzuki Chameleon is an open-source hardware single board computer powered by an Allwinner H616 quad- core Cortex-A53 processor that somewhat follows the shape of Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ SBC with a different port layout that should still keep mechanical and electrical compatibility with some Raspberry Pi HATs. The board supports up to 2GB RAM, up to 128GB eMMC flash, features a MicroSD card slot, one 4K-capable HDMI 2.0 port, an audio jack, four USB Type-C ports to keep the design as slim as possible, as well as a wireless module for WiFi and Bluetooth and a connector to optionally add Fast Ethernet through an external module. # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ The_Cheapest_Kindle_Is_Now_Less_Cheap,_but_It’s Got_a_Better_Screen [Ed: Generally malicious device, but it runs Linux]⠀⇛ o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Big_Mouth_Billy_Bass⠀⇛ One of the key aspects of this project was establishing how the existing animatronic fish worked. Online research revealed some details, usually with a view to controlling the fish with Alexa, whereas Kevin’s plan was to control the motors himself. However, a tear-down of Billy Bass’s components, in which Kevin stripped out the existing wiring, showed a relatively simple circuit with three motors. # ⚓ Jeff Geerling ☛ BliKVM_PCIe_puts_a_computer_in_your computer⠀⇛ This is the BliKVM PCIe, a full computer on a PCI Express card. This is an IP KVM (Internet Protocol Keyboard-Video-Mouse) that can be put inside another computer or server. Most server motherboards already have remote ‘lights-out’ management functionality built in. Most frequently this is referred to as IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface, but Dell calls it iDRAC, and HPE calls it ILO. But not all servers have it. And even if they do, sometimes you have to pay extra money to use it, or the version you have goes unmaintained and it would be a security risk to keep it running on your network. So that’s where the BliKVM PCIe comes in. # ⚓ Adafruit ☛ Bringing_a_Open-Source_Retro_Rotary_Cellphone Kit_to_Market⠀⇛ In 2020, Justine Haupt turned a vintage rotary phone into a cellphone. When the project went viral, she started getting requests for turning the project into a product. After saying no for a while, she finally said yes. The result is the Rotary Un-Smartphone kit. In this video, Justine gives us a tour of the phone. # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Autonomous_Robotics_Platform_for_Raspberry Pi_Pico_review⠀⇛ Kitronik’s Autonomous Robotics Platform caught our attention recently thanks to its usage of Raspberry Pi Pico, rather than the more common Raspberry Pi Model B or Zero models. The kit contains a robotics platform chassis with two TT motors pre-mounted. Two large yellow wheels are attached to the side, along with an ultrasonic sensor on the top and a line-following sensor underneath. Finally, a Pico or Pico W with a GPIO header soldered in can be mounted in the middle of the two motors. Four AA batteries are slotted in underneath to provide power to the motors and Pico. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Kev Quirk ☛ Remember_When_Phones_Were_Cool?⠀⇛ Look at that thing! It’s so cool looking, isn’t it? Granted, it may not be the most accessible of devices, but damn they were cool. It got to point where you looked forward to the latest phone being released, because you literally had no idea what you would be getting. * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Licensing / Legal⠀➾ # ⚓ BSDly ☛ Open_Source_in_Enterprise_Environments_–_Where_Are We_Now_and_What_Is_Our_Way_Forward?⠀⇛ When in need, call in Legal (but make sure they understand the issues). Lawyers endure a lengthy education in order to pass the bar and turn to practicing law, but there is no guarantee that a person well versed in other business legalese has any competence at all when it comes to matters of copyright law. When you do turn to Legal for help, be very exacting and stern in insisting that they demonstrate a command of copyright basics and if at all possible have a reasonable real world understanding of how software is built. As in, you really do not want to spend an entire afternoon or more explaning the difference between static and dynamic linking and why this matters in the face of a certain license, or that specific terms of different licenses deemed open source by the Open Source Initiative may in fact be incompatible in practice. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Lars Wirzenius ☛ Not_breaking_things_is_hard⠀⇛ There is an ongoing discussion among software developers about stability versus making changes more easily. Some people get really frustrated by how hard it can be to get new versions of their software to people who want it. For those people, and their users, the cost of stability is too high. They want something that takes less effort and goes faster, and are willing to instead pay to cost of things changes frequently and occasionally breaking. # ⚓ Easy_JSON_in_Haskell⠀⇛ This is the fun part of the post where I recommend using lenses within a section titled “The Easy Way”. But honestly, I feel that quickly extracting a value from JSON is one of the best reasons to start exploring lenses as a user. And it’s really easy once if that’s all you’re trying to do! We’ll make use of the lens-aeson library, which is truly a joy. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ The_horseracing_industry_is_ignoring what_science_says_about_whipping⠀⇛ When the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) released its recent whip consultation report, it claimed to have consulted the science. But it insists whipping doesn’t hurt horses and fails to recommend that the racing industry changes its approach. The BHA recognises two uses of the whip. For encouragement, to activate the horse or trigger a gear change in speed. And for safety of the horse and rider such as when jumping an obstacle. It recommends that whipping “for safety and encouragement” should continue. Industry leaders and jockeys say that whip use is essential to keep horses and jockeys safe. The BHA report says using a whip as a form of “encouragement” acts “as an aid to activate the horse, which motivates a horse to give of its best and realise its potential in a race”. This gives the impression that striking horses with a partially padded rod is in their interest, like making your children eat their vegetables. But the scientific research into how horses experience whipping reveals a different story. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Teen Vogue ☛ Why_Is_There_a_Teacher_Shortage_in_the_US? Here’s_What’s_Causing_it_and_What_it_Means_for_Students⠀⇛ Another factor that has contributed to many teachers leaving the field: lack of competitive pay. In August, the Economic Policy Institute released data that found teachers make about 23% less in their profession than “comparable college graduates” in other fields. This low pay, combined with teaching during a pandemic and other stressors, has caused many teachers to resign. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Wine_Industry_Iconoclast_Fred_Franzia_Dies_at_79⠀⇛ Franzia followed up on that: Bronco acquired numerous budget wine brands in the 1990s. However, his greatest success may have been acquiring the Charles Shaw name in 1995 for a mere $25,000. What had been a failed Napa Valley winery, he built into a $1.99-a-bottle empire ($2.99 outside California), arguably creating a new market segment for ultra- budget wines, and streamlining distribution exclusively through the Trader Joe’s grocery chain as an additional cost-saving measure. Franzia famously retorted when asked how he made wine cheaper than a bottle of water, “They’re overcharging for the water. Don’t you get it?” o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ Vice ☛ This_Song_Will_Break_Your_MacBook’s_Speakers⠀⇛ The speakers of a MacBook Air can be damaged just by playing a really, really loud song, and a loud sound for 40 seconds, according to a researcher who pushed the laptop’s speakers to their limits. # ⚓ ABC ☛ [Cracker]_claims_to_breach_Uber,_security_researcher says⠀⇛ “It seems like they’ve compromised a lot of stuff,” said Sam Curry, an engineer with Yuga Labs who communicated with the hacker. That includes obtaining complete access to the Amazon and Google- hosted cloud environments where Uber stores its source code and customer data, he said. # ⚓ Patrick Breyer ☛ Cyber_Resilience_Act:_Protecting_digital security_works_differently⠀⇛ Today, the EU Commission presented the “Cyber Resilience Act”, draft legislation which would oblige manufacturers of products “with digital elements” to guarantee cyber security throughout the entire product life cycle.[1] This way, the Commission wants to ensure that digital products are designed more securely from the beginning of the devices‘ life cycle and contain fewer vulnerabilities in order to be better equipped against cyber attacks. # ⚓ RNZ ☛ Education_technology_harvesting_children’s_data_–_UK report⠀⇛ The foundation told RNZ small countries like New Zealand should follow the likes of the Netherlands, and look to curb education technology that spies on children. Its investigation concludes that just how exposed kids are varies between schools, but in general digital classrooms are flouting data protection laws to exploit children’s data “for commercial gain”. # ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Police_investigating_series_of_frauds, computer_break-ins_linked_to_error_at_S_Bank⠀⇛ The perpetrators, for example, exploited the vulnerability to access the online banking services of other customers, use their log-in credentials to access other online services and to make unauthorised payments, indicates a press release issued by S Bank on Tuesday. The system error, it said, enabled a “small group of customers” to log in to the online banks of others “in certain circumstances”. o § Linux Foundation⠀➾ # ⚓ I Programmer ☛ Linux_Foundation_Announces_Open_Wallet Initiative [Ed: This past week has truly been the_Linux Foundation_openwashing_week. And none of that was about Linux at all!]⠀⇛ The Linux Foundation is setting up a new foundation. The aim is for the new OpenWallet Foundation to encourage the development of open source software to support interoperability for a wide range of wallet use cases. The Linux Foundation is a global nonprofit organization that works to enable innovation through open source software. The foundation says the latest initiative already has strong support from leading companies across technology, public sector, and industry vertical segments, and standardization organizations. # ⚓ Engadget ☛ Meta_is_spinning_off_the_Pytorch_framework_into its_own_AI_research_foundation⠀⇛ In 2016, Meta (then but a simple country Facebook) launched its open-source AI research library, the Pytorch framework. Six years and 150,000 projects from 2,400 contributors later, Meta announced on Monday that the Pytorch project will soon spin out from the company’s direct control to become its own entity, the Pytorch Foundation, a subsidiary within the larger Linux Foundation nonprofit hegemony. # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ LinkedIn’s_open-source_Feathr_feature_store for_machine_learning_joins_the_LF_AI_&_Data_Foundation [Ed: 'Linux' Foundation works for Microsoft. Openwashing services for a malicious and proprietary surveillance machine.]⠀⇛ Microsoft Corp.-owned professional networking site LinkedIn is donating another project to the open- source community. # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Linux_Foundation_announces_OpenWallet Foundation_for_interoperable_open-source_digital_wallets_– SiliconANGLE⠀⇛ The Linux Foundation today announced plans to form a new collaborative initiative called the OpenWallet Foundation to support the development of interoperable open-source digital wallets. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Engadget ☛ Microsoft_Teams_has_been_storing_authentication tokens_in_plaintext⠀⇛ Microsoft Teams stores authentication tokens in unencrypted plaintext mode, allowing attackers to potentially control communications within an organization, according to the security firm Vectra. The flaw affects the desktop app for Windows, Mac and Linux built using Microsoft’s Electron framework. Microsoft is aware of the issue but said it has no plans for a fix anytime soon, since an exploit would also require network access. # ⚓ SANS ☛ VirusTotal_Result_Comparisons_for_Honeypot_Malware,_ (Mon,_Sep_12th) [Ed: Does it detect Microsoft malware like Windows? Or is Microsoft exempt?]⠀⇛ VirusTotal has become an important tool for researchers and defenders alike. Unusual executables or files can be uploaded to get an idea of how different antivirus vendors will classify it. Keeping the discovery of customized malware secret is also important and, in those cases, file hashes can be used to find any preexisting results. It should always be assumed that any file submitted to VirusTotal is being looked at by someone. The malware seen by public honeypots, such as the DShield honeypot, generally are not considered sensitive. Malware seen by these devices is being broadly used around the world in an attempt to compromise IoT (Internet of Things) devices. # ⚓ Of0x ☛ Thoughts_on_the_use_of_noVNC_for_phishing campaigns⠀⇛ Dear Fellowlship, today’s homily is a rebuke to all those sinners who have decided to abandon the correct path of reverse proxies to bypass 2FA. Penitenziagite! # § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾ # ⚓ Xe’s Blog ☛ Push_notification_two-factor_auth considered_harmful⠀⇛ I think that issuing everyone in the company a Yubikey and making every internal system work with that would be a better option. I think this because of the core problem of phishing: it works best when you are less vigilant. Many two factor authentication mechanisms lend themselves to phishing because of how they work. Here are my cynical thoughts about some common ones. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Selfish_Norway_must_share_wealth_with_Ukraine_–_lawmaker_— Analysis⠀⇛ A Norwegian lawmaker has urged officials to share the country’s soaring gas profits with Ukraine, saying it would be “morally wrong” There is much to be gained from the conflict in Eastern Europe. While the government claims that it is a top priority to improve output, other EU members are trying to curb Russian energy imports. # ⚓ Eesti Rahvusringhääling ☛ Elering:_Time_not_yet_ripe_for Russian_electricity_desynchronization_tests⠀⇛ The decoupling from the Russian grid and synchronization with the European grid is due for 2025, Veskimägi noted, adding that all three Baltic States have sufficient connection agreements with the managers of the European system to be confident about that going ahead. A separation test would primarily ensure that all new equipment added to the Baltic electricity system, such as new lines, synchronous condensers, fast reserve capacities of power plants and control devices, are ready for synchronous operation with the continental European electricity system. # ⚓ BBC ☛ Ukraine_war:_Russian_retreat_exposes_military weaknesses⠀⇛ Blogs and Telegram channels are littered with stories of inadequate equipment and personnel, compounded by a rigid operational hierarchy. # ⚓ ABC ☛ Michigan_man_gets_5_years_in_prison_for_role_in Capitol_[insurrection]⠀⇛ In June, a jury convicted Williams of a felony count of obstructing the Jan. 6, 2021, joint session of Congress for certifying the Electoral College vote. Jurors also convicted him of four related misdemeanor offenses. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Oath_Keepers_Were_Emboldened_by_Trump_Tweet,_New January_6_Audio_Shows⠀⇛ o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ Spy_agency_chief_charged_over_top-secret_leaks_—_Analysis⠀⇛ According to PET, the leaks took place over 16-17 months. Findsen, who had been the head of the FE from 2015 to 2017, previously headed domestic intelligence and was director for PET between 2002 and 2007. Last December, Findsen was arrested along with four others in connection to an investigation into a “long and extensive”PET and East Jutland Police are investigating. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Judge_Cannon_Assigns_Special_Master,_Refuses_to Let_DOJ_Examine_Classified_Docs⠀⇛ o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Salon ☛ Patagonia_founder_donates_entire_company_to_fight against_climate_change⠀⇛ Launched over 50 years ago, the company is now worth upwards of $3 billion and will be transferred over to a collective that will oversee that all non reinvested profits will be put to use as Chouinard intends. # ⚓ Earth_is_now_our_only_shareholder.⠀⇛ Here’s how it works: 100% of the company’s voting stock transfers to the Patagonia Purpose Trust, created to protect the company’s values; and 100% of the nonvoting stock had been given to the Holdfast Collective, a nonprofit dedicated to fighting the environmental crisis and defending nature. The funding will come from Patagonia: Each year, the money we make after reinvesting in the business will be distributed as a dividend to help fight the crisis. # ⚓ NPR ☛ The_number_of_hungry_people_has_doubled_in_10 countries._A_new_report_explains_why⠀⇛ “Less than 18 days of those profits would cover the entire $48.82 billion U.N. humanitarian appeal for 2022,” the report states. [...] “The food system is heavily oriented toward the corporate model of production. Meanwhile, smallholders who are minimal contributors to climate change and use sustainable techniques don’t get the support they need.” Farr said. # ⚓ RTL ☛ New_UNICEF_ambassador_seeks_to_give_louder_voice_to climate_change_victims⠀⇛ UNICEF says about half of the world’s children — roughly 1 billion — live in one of 33 countries classified as “extremely high risk” due to climate change impacts. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Monumental_Plans_to_Fix_the_Planet⠀⇛ Now that the broken climate system has been recognized as a serious threat, as a general rule, if something is broken, it can be fixed. There’s no other plausible outcome. Otherwise it wouldn’t have been possible to build it in the first instance, or looked at another way, if it can be built, it can be fixed. # § Energy⠀➾ # ⚓ David Rosenthal ☛ Miners’_Extractable_Value⠀⇛ According to the official Ethereum website “Maximal Extractable Value” (MEV) is a feature not a bug. MEV is a consequence of the fact that it is the miners, or rather in almost all cases the mining pools, that decide which transactions, from the public mempool of pending transactions, or from a dark pool, or from the mining pool itself, will be included in the block that they mine, and in what order. The order is especially important in Turing-complete blockchains such as Ethereum; allowing miners to front-run, back-run or sandwich transactions from elsewhere. The profit from doing so is MEV. MEV is being renamed from Miners Extractable Value to Maximal Extractable Value since it turns out that miners are not the only actors who can extract it. # ⚓ NPR ☛ The_White_House_calls_for_more_regulations_as cryptocurrencies_grow_more_popular⠀⇛ President Biden’s administration is pushing for more regulations on digital assets such as cryptocurrencies, and it’s advocating for tougher oversight at a time when the popularity of virtual money continues to grow. In a series of new reports released Friday that lay out recommendations, the White House pointed to the volatility of virtual currencies and a recent slump that has led to trouble across the [cryptocurrency] landscape. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Capitalism_Fuels_Disease,_Trauma_and_Addiction. How_Can_We_Heal?⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ It’s_a_Capitalism-Induced_Ecological Crisis⠀⇛ But in telling this truth, we are faced with a terrible political reality that few are willing to admit. Many of us understand the science. We know that Earth’s ability to host humans depends on a very delicate balance of physical and ecological conditions that have only been present for a short time during the Earth’s lifespan. The Earth has been around for billions of years, but modern humans, as we know them, have only been here for some 200,000. Humanity is just a blip in our planet’s lifetime. The ecosystems that support human life are now in free-fall in terms of planetary time. We’re in the middle of the Sixth Mass Extinction, but this time, it’s because of human activity, fossil fuel extraction, and the unsustainable abuse of land, air and water. We’re in this terrible predicament because of an extractive economy that requires constant environmental destruction in order to fuel economic growth. # ⚓ Insight Hungary ☛ EU_chief_recommends_cutting_billions_of funds_for_Hungary⠀⇛ “We must fight for our democracies… I would like to focus on corruption, “European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in her annual policy speech, confirming that the executive will freeze funding for members damaging democracy. The suspension could mean $22.44 billion)worth of cohesion funds earmarked for Hungary from the 2021- 27 budget. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Björn Wärmedal ☛ Re:_Sneakernets⠀⇛ I feel like we’re not talking about the same things, though. I guess I was pretty vague about my thoughts even though I tried. Primarily I failed to convey (or highlight) two things: What I mean by a “Free, Developed Society” or “democratic countries in the developed world” What I mean by “sneakernet”. Note that I am well aware of the actual definition, but I intended my post to address a specific subset of use cases, and I tried to state so. When I talk about “sneakernet” in this post I don’t mean the occasional file moved on a USB thumb drive between friends once in a while (even though that technically counts). I’m thinking about organised sneakernets between several actors, be they individuals or organisations. # ⚓ NPR ☛ Alex_Jones’_defamation_trials_show_the_limits_of deplatforming_for_a_select_few⠀⇛ A growing body of research suggests deplatforming toxic actors or online communities does usually reduce audience size significantly, with the caveat that this smaller audience migrates to less regulated platforms, where extremism then concentrates, along with the potential for violence. Gauging the effectiveness of deplatforming is complicated, in part because the word itself can refer to different things, says Megan Squire, a computer scientist who analyzes extremist online communities for the Southern Poverty Law Center. “There’s losing your site infrastructure, losing your social media, losing your banking. So like the big three, I would say,” says Squire. She says they’ve all had different impacts depending on the specific case. # ⚓ Broadband Breakfast ☛ FTC_Forum_Hears_Evidence_that_U.S. Should_Follow_European_Union_Privacy_Model⠀⇛ The FTC proposed last month to use its authority under Section 18 of the FTC Act to bring “commercial surveillance” – the act of entities collecting personal information and selling them to third-party data brokers – under its authority to further regulate technology platforms. Section 18 is a statute of the FTC Act that grants the commission the authority to implement trade regulation rules for businesses that use tactics that are considered “unfair” or harmful to consumers. # ⚓ Tedium ☛ Queen_Elizabeth_II’s_First_Move:_Allowing_TV Cameras_at_Her_Coronation⠀⇛ We take for granted a lot in this world—the access to information we have, the access to people we have. Especially if they’re famous. Over the last 20 years or so, any day of the week, you likely had a pretty good idea of what Queen Elizabeth II was doing, because of the closeness in which she was followed by the media. In many ways, the queen and the media were made for one another, which makes her death last week something of a big blow for a certain contingent who appreciated the formerPrincess Elizabeth of York. She lived an extremely long life, one full of cameras and speculative news articles on the way she lived, her family, and how the way her family lived affected the way she lived. A lot of that was enabled by technology—and it’s likely the tech played a way in how we embraced the queen almost from the very start. With that in mind, let’s take a look at one of Queen Elizabeth II’s first big decisions—her decision to let television cameras capture her first moments as queen, despite rules against it. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Twitter:_Platform_of_Exchange_…_Vehicle_of Duplicity⠀⇛ The move from the abstract philosophical debate in the United States to practical First Amendment application finds its genesis in the dissenting opinion of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes in Abrams et. al v. United States, 250 U.S. 616 (1919) an early case in which a constitutional challenge was raised to the conviction of anti-war dissidents under the Espionage Act for distributing leaflets calling for a strike at U.S. munitions plants. In finding such acts to be protected political speech enshrined under First Amendment jurisprudence, Holmes noted “that the ultimate good desired is better reached by free trade in ideas — that the best test of truth is the power of the thought to get itself accepted in the competition of the market.” # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Jarman’s_Jubilee:_Funeral_Music_for Elizabeth_Windsor⠀⇛ Although the Silver Jubilee’s observances are absent from Jubilee, every scene crackles with scorn for the celebration and the queen. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Video_Shows_Marjorie_Taylor_Greene_Kicking_a Teen_Activist⠀⇛ # § Misinformation/Disinformation⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ For_Gen_Z,_TikTok_Is_the_New_Search Engine⠀⇛ More and more young people are using TikTok’s powerful algorithm — which personalizes the videos shown to them based on their interactions with content — to find information uncannily catered to their tastes. That tailoring is coupled with a sense that real people on the app are synthesizing and delivering information, rather than faceless websites. # ⚓ Bjoern Brembs ☛ Scholarly_Societies_Partly_To_Blame For_Post-Truth_Age?⠀⇛ The same cannot be said of his successors in today’s many scholarly societies. Prioritizing revenue, it was not lost to them that technologies such as email and browsers would allow them to copy their mail and journal distributions onto a digital format, at huge savings. Judging from their public messaging since then, for the exact same financial reasons, they have refused to invest even the smallest amount of innovation or progressive thought into what broader opportunities internet technology might provide for their mission going forward. Instead, it looks as if all of that intellectual energy flowed into conserving outdated concepts and demonizing digital progress into a threat for every scholarly society’s revenue. For nearly three decades now, scholarly societies, collectively, appear to have been preoccupied with looking back, at the expense of looking forward. Not even after 2006, when the term “social media” should have provided an etymological prompt even for the dimmest of professional “society” administrators, was there a change of direction. Apparently, the best some of our societies can do these days is installing forum technology from the late 1990s and call it “community“. # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Hungarian_PM_Orbán_awarded_highest state_honour_of_Serbia⠀⇛ o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ 5th_Circuit_Rewrites_A_Century_Of_1st_Amendment Law_To_Argue_Internet_Companies_Have_No_Right_To_Moderate⠀⇛ It is difficult to state how completely disconnected from reality this ruling is, and how dangerously incoherent it is. It effectively says that companies no longer have a 1st Amendment right to their own editorial policies. Under this ruling, any state in the 5th Circuit could, in theory, mandate that news organizations must cover certain politicians or certain other content. It could, in theory, allow a state to mandate that any news organization must publish opinion pieces by politicians. It completely flies in the face of the 1st Amendment’s association rights and the right to editorial discretion. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ A_federal_court_clears_the_way_for_a_Texas social_media_law.⠀⇛ Lawmakers in Washington have pushed for changes to a law, known as Section 230, that shields platforms from liability for the content users post, to nudge the companies to either be more forceful or more lenient. But those proposals have gained little traction. Two tech industry groups, NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association, sued to block the law after it was approved last year, saying the social media companies have a First Amendment right to remove posts they consider inappropriate. A different federal court has blocked a similar law in Florida. # ⚓ Texas_claims_victory_in_censorship_fight_—_Analysis⠀⇛ HB20, which prohibits platforms with more than 50 million users from censoring content posted by residents of the state based on viewpoint, marks one of the boldest efforts by Republican-controlled states to push back against Big Tech’s alleged anti-conservative bias. Texas had argued that Silicon Valley went so far as to muzzle federal elected officials – such as President Donald Trump – and even censored a congressional hearing that featured disfavored viewpoints. # ⚓ CTV News ☛ Court_rules_in_favour_of_Texas_censorship_law targeting_Twitter,_Facebook_and_other_social_media⠀⇛ The Texas law, signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott last year, has been challenged by tech trade groups that warn that it would prevent platforms from removing extremism and hate speech. A similar law was also passed in Florida and ruled unconstitutional by a separate appeal court. The final say is likely to come from the U.S. Supreme Court, which earlier this year blocked the Texas law while the lawsuit played out. # ⚓ I_was_arrested_after_asking_“who_elected_him?”_at_the proclamation_of_King_Charles⠀⇛ It was only when they declared Charles to be “King Charles III” that I called out “Who elected him?” I doubt most of the people in the crowd even heard me. Two or three people near me told me to shut up. I didn’t insult them or attack them personally, but responded by saying that a head of state was being imposed on us without our consent. # ⚓ LBC ☛ ‘Who_elected_him?’:_Man_arrested_for_potentially causing_‘distress’_during_King_Charles_III_proclamation⠀⇛ Man who was arrested for shouting anti-monarchist views tells Tom Swarbrick, “I seem to be arrested for expressing an opinion.” # ⚓ Sahara Reporters ☛ Police_Arrest_UK_Lecturer_For_Shouting “Who_Elected_Him”_During_King_Charles’s_Proclamation⠀⇛ Symon Hill, 45, who described his ordeal to Oxford Mail, expressed concern over the British people being forced to accept a Head of State without a democratic election. # ⚓ Irish Independent ☛ ‘Who_elected_him?’_–_anti-monarchy protesters_arrested_as_Charles_proclaimed_Britain’s_new king⠀⇛ Symon Hill accused police of abusing their powers, claiming the new police and crime law had created a draconian atmosphere that has “significantly reduced free expression and harmed democracy”. Meanwhile, in Edinburgh, a 22-year-old woman was arrested after a sign calling for the abolition of the monarchy was held up before the accession event in the Scottish capital. # ⚓ Patrick Breyer ☛ Chat_control:_Internal_documents_show_how divided_the_EU_member_states_are⠀⇛ According to the paper, there is no explicit consent from a single member state for such chat control in encrypted communications. Germany and Austria are explicitly against it. Four states have unclear positions on this: The Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, and France. # ⚓ Reason ☛ Government_Officials_Bully_Social_Media_Companies to_Censorship⠀⇛ In July 2021, President Joe Biden was asked by a reporter whether he had any message for platforms like Facebook. “They’re killing people,” he replied. “The only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated. And they’re killing people.” His press secretary at the time, Jen Psaki, and legions of Democrats rushed to his defense, saying Biden was referring to so-called “misinformation” spread on the platform by the “disinformation dozen”—some 12 or so accounts deemed responsible for the vast majority of the platform’s vaccine- skeptical content. But Biden, Psaki, and others in the administration have frequently used White House podiums to make bold and inexact claims about the harm posed by social media companies, either implicitly suggesting or more explicitly demanding that these companies change their content moderation practices in line with the administration’s preferences. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ On_the_Killing_of_Shireen_Abu_Akleh⠀⇛ Unfortunately, there has been no independent, credible investigation.  Two weeks ago, without providing any details, the Israeli government, after first blaming the Palestinians for Ms. Abu Akleh’s death, stated that she was likely shot, by mistake, by an unnamed Israeli soldier.  The State Department has concluded that gunfire from Israeli Defense Force (IDF) positions was likely responsible, but that there was “no evidence to indicate her killing was intentional.”  The Department acknowledges that conclusion was not the result of an investigation, but rather a review of information provided by the IDF and the Palestinian Authority (PA).  We are told that “the Administration continues to believe that cooperation among Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and the U.S. Security Coordinator (USSC) is the best path to support a thorough, transparent, and impartial investigation.” o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ CBS ☛ Iranian_president_orders_probe_after_22-year-old woman_reportedly_dies_in_custody_of_“morality_police”⠀⇛ According to reports by local media, Mahsa Amini, 22, was detained earlier this week by the so-called “morality police” after officers apparently found fault with her headscarf, or hijab. # ⚓ CBC ☛ Furor_in_Iran_after_young_woman_slips_into_coma_and dies_while_in_custody,_reportedly_over_headscarf_rules⠀⇛ But hard-liners have called for harsh punishment and even lashes, arguing that allowing women to show their hair leads to moral decay and the disintegration of families. The judiciary has, in recent years, urged people to inform on women who do not wear the hijab. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ In_Iran,_Woman’s_Death_After_Arrest_by_the Morality_Police_Triggers_Outrage⠀⇛ Her brother, Kiarash Amini, said he was waiting outside the detention center on the day of her arrest when he heard screaming from inside. An ambulance arrived and a witness coming out of the center told him security forces had killed a young woman inside, according to local news media.s # ⚓ VOA News ☛ Iranian_Woman’s_Death_After_Morals_Police_Arrest Sparks_Protests⠀⇛ A young Iranian woman has died after falling into a coma following her detention by morality police enforcing Iran’s strict hijab rules, sparking protests by Iranians on social media. # ⚓ BBC ☛ Fury_in_Iran_as_young_woman_dies_following_morality police_arrest⠀⇛ Her death comes in the wake of growing reports of repressive acts against women, including those judged not to be complying with Islamic dress code being barred from entering government offices and banks. # ⚓ NBC ☛ Iranian_woman_dies_after_being_arrested_by_morality police,_sparking_protests⠀⇛ In the past few months, Iranian rights activists have urged women to publicly remove their veils, a gesture that would risk their arrest for defying the Islamic dress code as the country’s hardline rulers crack down harder on “immoral behavior.” Videos posted on social media have shown cases of what appeared to be heavy-handed action by morality police units against women who had removed their hijab. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_Post-Roe_Horror_is_a_Bipartisan Production⠀⇛ The Post-Roe Hell # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Let_Us_Now_Praise_Infamous_Animals⠀⇛ The defendants were indigent and the court appointed a lawyer to represent them. A few weeks later a trial was convened in Savigny’s seigneurial court. Before a crowded room, witnesses were called. Evidence was presented and legal arguments hotly debated. The justices considered the facts and the law and rendered a verdict and a sentence. The mother was pronounced guilty and ordered to be hanged to death by her legs from the limb of the gallows tree. Her six children, however, received a judicial pardon. The court accepted the defense lawyer’s argument that the youngsters lacked the mental competence to have committed a crime in the eyes of the law. The orphaned children were sent into custodial care at the expense of the state. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Luring_Doctors_from_Poorer_Countries_is_the UK’s_Quiet_Scandal⠀⇛ The exodus from there of medical professionals is high and getting higher. From the start, the National Health Service (NHS) has recruited from overseas. But within the last decade the influx has vastly increased, with the share of doctors recruited by the NHS from outside the UK and EU rising from 18 to 34 per cent and nurses from seven to 34 per cent between 2015 and 2021, according to statistics compiled by the BBC’s Shared Data Unit. The proportion of British-trained doctors in the health service has fallen from 69 to 58 per cent and nurses from 74 to 61 per cent over the same period. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Another_Noble_Dream:_AP_African_American Studies_and_the_Objectivity_Question⠀⇛ Northwestern Professor of African American Studies Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor recently asked… # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_New_Fight_for_Mobility_Justice⠀⇛ And as a testament to the power of community, even online communities, the “Fuck Cars” movement has not remained isolated to the caverns of Reddit, but is rather a real movement spearheaded by activists and organizers. While “Fuck Cars” was the way Reddit verbalized its discontent, the movement is called “mobility justice,” and it represents a coalition of nonprofits, activists, politicians, and community organizers working together to envision a safer and more accessible future. While the rest of society is driving their Fords and Toyotas, activists from a wide array of socioeconomic backgrounds, urban environments, and ethnicities have coalesced into a burgeoning movement to curb the influence of cars and their vested interests. But, the diversity of interests within the coalition has simultaneously created a diversity of aspirations and tactics. Much like the Reddit community battling against others to retain “Fuck Cars’” position on r/place, the mobility justice movement faces a variety of both internal and external challenges in its goal to usher in a greener more accessible future. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Warren_and_Markey_Urge_Loosening_of_Restrictions on_Testosterone_Access⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ GOP’s_15-Week_Abortion_Ban_Is_a_Midterm_Tactic_— But_Not_in_the_Way_You_Think⠀⇛ # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Colorado_Halfway_Houses_Are_a_Revolving_Door to_Prison⠀⇛ Fellow inmates cautioned him against entering Colorado’s community corrections system, saying it was overly punitive and too often a ticket back to prison. But after nearly 13 years behind bars — his entire adult life — Montano’s desire to embrace his long-term partner and start a career overshadowed those warnings. # ⚓ Papers Please ☛ Countdown_to_a_crackdown_on_flying_without ID⠀⇛ What — if anything — will really change at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints when this countdown clock runs out on May 3, 2023? o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ Variety ☛ Netflix_Is_Overplaying_Its_Hand_in_Rushed_Ad Negotiations⠀⇛ Multiple reports, however, indicate that with the streaming space at large beginning to embrace a raft of new advertising innovations, including virtual product placement and increased targeting, Netflix is taking the opposite tack. The streamer is reportedly planning to simply run traditional video ads before and during content, and with limited targeting capabilities: Ad buyers told The Wall Street Journal that the personalization Netflix offers is “less granular” than typical online ads. In other words, the streamer is asking for premium rates while not even offering competitive levels of ad tech out of the gate. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ CoryDoctorow ☛ California’s_antitrust_case_against_Amazon⠀⇛ Senator John Sherman said it well, when campaigning for his landmark 1890 Sherman Act, America’s first comprehensive antitrust law: “If we will not endure a King as a political power we should not endure a King over the production, transportation, and sale of the necessaries of life.” # ⚓ Hollywood Reporter ☛ French_TV_Merger_Called_Off_After Antitrust_Probe⠀⇛ The companies said Friday that after meeting with the antitrust watchdog it became apparent they would only receive approval for the deal on the condition they sold one of the two networks’ flagship channels: either TF1 or M6 channel. # § Software Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ [Old] Unified Patents ☛ Defending_Open_Source:_An 2022_Litigation_Update⠀⇛ Patents are tracked internationally by something called CPCs, i.e., the cooperative patent classification system. Each patent will be assigned multiple CPCs. When looking at patents bearing CPC codes related to Open Source Projects, NPE assertions have already nearly matched their 2021 totals as of June 6, 2022. In 2021, NPEs filed a total of 482 cases of patent infringement against open source packages; they have to date already seen 474 as of June of 2022. If this trend continues for the rest of the year, this would be an almost 100% increase from the previous year. # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Hollywood Reporter ☛ David_Zaslav’s_Strategy_Shift: Licensing_Out_Warners’_IP_Treasure⠀⇛ And while it isn’t going to be part of any larger live-action DC universe, Batman is still some of DC’s most popular IP [sic]. “Once you decide your streaming ambitions are not your ‘north star,’ why not license as much as possible?” ” Lightshed analyst Rich Greenfield wrote in an Aug. 10 research note. “Catalog only has value to streaming services if you can drive meaningful daily time spent where subscribers are getting lost in your service.” * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Into_the_Radius⠀⇛ Into the Radius has pulled me back into VR lately. After only five hours with it that have seemed like they’ve flown by I can already tell it’s going to be one of my favorite games. It’s a survival shooter set somewhere in Russia in the zone of some anomalous black hole looking thing that dominates the sky. Everything’s messed up. Dead plant life, vehicles and bits of buildings suspended frozen in the air, unnatural dark featureless creatures roam the landscape, and other telltale signs you’re living in the apocalypse. I think it’s a pretty neat setting as far as post- apocalyptic ones go, and I especially love that you’re just dropped in and left to figure things out through exploration and environmental storytelling. Games that do that generally come closer to taking full advantage of the medium than ones that don’t. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. 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