𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Thursday, November 17, 2022 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Fri 18 Nov 02:42:15 GMT 2022 Created by Dr. Roy Schestowitz (𝚛𝚘𝚢 (at) 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚣 (dot) 𝚌𝚘𝚖) Full hyperlinks for navigation omitted but are fully available in the originals The corresponding HTML versions are at 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈 Latest in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕 and older bulletins can be found at 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕-𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 Full IPFS index in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔 and as plain text in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔/𝒕𝒙𝒕 Gemini index for the day: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/11/17/ ╒═══════════════════ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐒 ════════════════════════════════════╕ Previous bulletins in IPFS (past 21 days, in chronological order): QmRXANaYRMaXicTWRnU2AhDUs9NP4sZ4K7v1ahH8UizZi1 QmayDAaedtPtRdyjHkq8VJaNw4yXhz4LThsrNtYK12WLdE QmZm5eHFmNNzzux9VVzo7ex1GyGjZD4HzFoxJWEaZe8Mby QmUms9EuWBHXEEkvgXfiNBHhTnkSeHCSbJ5Nez2q3VB3uY QmPYtqSLb1u1ZcxEizXSrp4b5VQ7gARTj185s8YHFAeMRk QmXV7rrWTSSXC3w6moqPRSw67fU2wDZ3j6JKez5ku8nuUa QmWzWCzM3tE735knZAeUF9t2XXJbeSby2oJPv244xEiuY1 QmZ2KLkBsoi9Y99QLQdEKQjcZr4RoSctXcD2P2JaQq15Ak QmZqxQxc5reDLFiDy7WdrazVG9u3R3zLSPNZ5JkPK4ceRN QmbZEbJJCx2oKiHzb46Kk8u6KJxE8cDB7rPcJrBgk59rrt QmWe4ZcUCXb7gFxjGDk3PjF7HNHjTbgcquYd9u9jD5g5ge QmektpPiXCuvc8NaNmCE8j37akU1yn7EEyRiwBET52oW8A Qmde6QEourkyGGcYZLdpsAi286GrfoXVkX6CUevUzZsmmk QmQS4yFupXPo1svfrLiFxv6BB7gRHbYFynrvyydPucmB9q QmY1X6m9vp1ra3VDuZ2GjBhKAvVsGutnYCpd4oKRpMw4SV QmWPNBYGqyuq9XLTiax7rt77KVGCae8BFDeLQFksaDCp5f QmSPzNDAW3D3KqfWRdHYQEWtxEEJUVdqqtEGcu8S14rTd8 QmWTq3p2zQ7a59rDPtHBC9gQ3CEiuAhkP7zbU1HsUEK7ss QmRLzUcf7xHXgxz4uDtuuczMVFxww7tK2RUJZLCZHcajHD QmX7kxj1MQf3W96GYsRLdeSLXusC9JaFtCSoT8SGEYzW8w QmdFVj7ax5AKsqtcbpboc58Cm5tfBZrpx36B1A86FoG2NA ╒═══════════════════ 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐗 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⦿ [Meme] Herr Professor Doktor Benoît Battistelli | Techrights ⦿ [Meme] The ’F***ing President’ at the EPO | Techrights ⦿ Open Source Initiative (OSI) Adds Mozilla and ’Linux’ Foundation to Its Microsoft-Funded Attack on the GPL/Copyleft | Techrights ⦿ Social Control Media is Dying, Long Live Gemini | Techrights ⦿ IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, November 16, 2022 | Techrights ⦿ Microsoft Still Desperate to Hijack the Linux Brand (People Forgot WSL Even Exists) | Techrights ⦿ António ’I’m the F***ing President’ Campinos Arranges Meeting With EPO Staff to Lie About Staff’s Position and Then Crush the Most Basic Rights of Staff | Techrights ䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login): http://techrights.org/2022/11/17/doktor-battistelli/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/11/17/epo-antonio-god/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/11/17/follow-anti-gpl-money/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/11/17/gemini-and-social-control-media/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/11/17/irc-log-161122/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/11/17/people-forgot-wsl-even-exists/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/11/17/tony-vs-health/#comments ䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised): http://techrights.org/2022/11/17/almalinux-9-1/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/11/17/considering-c99-for-curl/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/11/17/two-factor-authentication-breakdown/#comments ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 67 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2022/11/17/doktor-battistelli/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/11/17/doktor-battistelli/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 11.17.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ [Meme]_Herr_Professor_Doktor_Benoît_Battistelli⠀✐ Posted in Europe, Patents at 1:03 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Guess who’s back! 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇Welcome to the EPO; I'm no doctor, but I act like one in real life⦈ Summary: The latest_documents from the EPO show that Benoît_Battistelli and António_‘I’m_the_F***ing_President’_Campinos not only fail to understand the well-being of EPO staff (that_can_lead_to_prosecution_and_arrest); they actively sabotage staff’s health in all_sorts_of_ways ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠙⠛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣝⡀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⡿⠿⠟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⣿⠟⢉⠙⢿⡉⠀⢻⠀⠀⣷⠀⠰⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⢠⠀⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⣿⠛⢻⡟⠛⡏⠉⣉⣇⠀⢿⣇⠀⣷⢀⣹⠀⢸⡄⠸⡇⠐⠈⠐⠀⢹⠀⢰⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡯⠀⠘⠌⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⢸⠀⠀⡇⠀⣇⠀⢉⣿⠀⢸⣿⠀⢸⡛⢻⡆⠈⡇⠀⣧⠀⣇⠀⣇⣸⣇⣀⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠟⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠈⠀⣇⠀⠀⣿⠀⠘⠻⡆⠈⢙⣦⣈⣁⣼⣿⣦⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⠟⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⡷⠒⠓⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣀⣠⣿⣤⣴⣿⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⡿⠿⣿⠛⠛⢻⣿⡏⠉⣠⣧⠀⢦⠀⡇⠀⣧⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⡿⣿⣿⣿⠉⠅⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⢿⡿⠛⠛⠻⣿⣏⡉⠀⣤⡇⠀⡧⠀⢿⠀⠸⢿⣿⣇⠀⢉⣿⠀⢨⣤⣿⠀⢸⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣽⣿⣷⣿⣤⣧⣾⣿⣿⣷⣤⣼⣿⣿⣾⣿⣾⣿⡁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⡄⠀⣶⡇⠀⡇⠀⣿⣿⣿⠀⢹⣿⠀⢠⠀⢸⡄⠐⡾⡏⢿⠀⠘⠻⡆⢈⣿⣿⣦⣌⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⢻⣧⠀⢿⠀⢹⣿⣿⡀⠸⣿⣀⣸⣆⡨⢣⣤⣤⣿⡈⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠷⢘⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣀⣸⣿⣦⣤⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡈⢿⣿⣿⡇⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣤⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣾⣿⣿⠇⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⣿⡿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⠛⠻⡛⠉⠏⠉⢇⡉⠉⡁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⡿⠿⣿⠟⠛⠻⣿⣿⠛⠛⠒⠀⠘⠉⡉⠙⡿⠁⣤⠈⢧⡄⠀⣤⡏⠀⡆⠈⣇⠀⠶⠀⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠆⢀⣶⠀⢠⠀⠘⠣⠀⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⡎⢻⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⢸⡀⡇⠀⠘⡇⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⢳⠀⣿⠀⣿⠀⢿⣿⡇⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⣷⠀⢻⣶⢾⣷⠀⢿⡇⠀⡇⠀⣿⠀⢰⠈⢻⣿⣿⣇⠀⣷⠀⢹⠀⠰⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⣠⣤⠀⢀⠀⣠⣾⣟⠃⠀⢿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⡆⠁⡇⢸⣿⣇⠀⡄⠀⣿⠀⢹⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠇⠀⢀⠀⠇⠀⣿⡀⠸⠀⣸⣿⠀⢸⣷⣀⣉⣠⣿⣀⣸⣤⣼⣠⣿⣿⣤⣤⣐⣤⣶⠖⠂⠁⢈⣴⣿⣿⣿⣏⣠⣾⣿⣿⠧⠶⢤⠈⢿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠘⣿⣿⠀⣧⢀⣇⣸⣿⣿⣀⣷⣠⣿⣦⣬⣤⣾⣿⣧⠄⠀⠂⠀⠁⠀⠈⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿⠿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠛⢿⡟⠛⠛⣿⠛⠋⢓⡋⠁⣾⣿⣿⠁⢹⢿⠀⢻⠀⢠⣼⠀⢰⣾⣷⡤⠽ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⢿⣿⠿⢿⠿⢿⠟⢻⠛⠛⢻⠀⠠⠂⠀⠐⠐⠉⢁⠁⢹⠀⢠⣼⣿⣇⠀⣿⠀⠸⠀⢹⣿⡇⠀⠇⢀⡇⠀⠻⡋⠀⡀⠘⣧⠀⣿⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿⠀⢸⡀⢀⣼⡄⠀⠼⠿⠿⠀ ⣿⠋⠉⢹⣿⠉⣠⠈⢳⣄⠀⣤⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿⠀⢸⠀⠸⠀⣾⡆⠘⠿⣷⣤⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡄⢈⣹⣿⣿⠀⢹⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⡆⠈⣧⠀⠂⢨⠀⢉⠀⢻⠀⠘⢿⢟⡀⠘⢻⠀⢸⡇⣈⣿⣇⣀⣉⡆⠀⠀ ⣿⠀⢠⠀⣿⠀⢸⣶⢾⣿⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿⠀⢸⡄⠠⠀⢹⡇⠀⣾⣿⣿⠀⠸⠀⠀⠄⢐⠀⢸⡇⠀⠛⣿⣿⣀⣸⣀⣸⣄⣸⣿⣧⣤⣷⣤⣿⠄⡀⠐⠀⣺⣶⣾⣶⣶⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡉⠛⠓⠀ ⣿⠀⢈⠀⢸⡀⠸⠀⣸⣿⠀⢸⣿⣿⣄⣈⣹⣀⣸⣧⣤⣧⣤⣧⣤⣤⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣿⣷⣮⣍⣉⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣫⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⣿⠛⣪⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡷⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣶⣾⣷⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⢀⣼⣿⡿⠛⠁⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⣤⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⣟⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⢀⣴⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⣠⣾⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢃⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣣⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⢀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠭⠭⢟⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣅⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢟⡋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⡉⠉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣴⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⢯⣴⣋⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣻⣣⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠒⠒⠒⠀⠀⠄⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠉⠛⠃⠟⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⣿⣧⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢁⣼⣿⣧⣿⡟⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠈⠂⠀⠀⠸⠟⠉⠋⠉⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣩⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⣿⠿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣷⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠿⠻⡯⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠇⠀⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⠧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠋⠀⠀⠟⠀⠁⠈⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣁⣀⢀⠀⣠⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣴⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⢤⣶⣾⠃⠀⠀⠔⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣦⣀⣠⠂⠀⠀⠀⢀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣄⣀⡈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 139 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2022/11/17/epo-antonio-god/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/11/17/epo-antonio-god/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 11.17.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ [Meme]_The_‘F***ing_President’_at_the_EPO⠀✐ Posted in Europe, Patents at 1:15 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz “You will never have such a nice person being the f***ing President for the next fifty f***ing years. So you wake up and make agreements with me, or you never will for your f***ing life.” –António_‘I’m_the_F***ing_President’_Campinos 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇The 'F***ing President' at the EPO: ein Gott; António!⦈ Summary: The EPO‘s Administrative Council keeps putting megalomaniacs/autocrats in positions of power and responsibility, expecting different results or favourable outcomes ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣶⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣛⣿⡇⣿⣼⡇⠀⣿⠻⠆⣿⢹⡏⢻⡟⠙⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣉⣿⡇⣿⣿⡇⠀⣿⣹⡇⣿⣸⡇⢸⡇⠀⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠁⠉⠈⠁⠀⠉⠉⠁⠈⠉⠀⠈⠁⠀⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⢸⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣶⣶⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⡀⠀⢀⢨⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⣤⠀⠀⠀⠀⢷⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⡀⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠛⠿⠟⠉⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣤⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣄⠀⠀ ⣴⣤⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⡆⢸⣿⣇⢸⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣷⡄⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡿⣿⣇⢸⣿⣿⣼⣿⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⡇⢹⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀ ⣿⣿⣯⣅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣧⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⡇⢸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀ ⠻⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡏⢻⣿⢸⣿⠇⢿⣿⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣾⡿⠃⢸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢈⠯⠈⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⢈⣽⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 197 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2022/11/17/follow-anti-gpl-money/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/11/17/follow-anti-gpl-money/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 11.17.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Open_Source_Initiative_(OSI)_Adds_Mozilla_and_‘Linux’_Foundation_to_Its Microsoft-Funded_Attack_on_the_GPL/Copyleft⠀✐ Posted in Deception, GPL, Microsoft, OSI at 3:03 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Earlier this month: Open_Source_Initiative_(OSI)_Continues_to_Cover_Up_for Microsoft’s_GPL_Violation_Machine_(Spiced_Up_as_‘HI’) Moments ago: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇Sponsored by Microsoft, which uses 'AI' as a ploy to profit from GPL violations⦈ And not too shockingly, OSI and ‘Linux’ Foundation nowadays get promoted by many of the same people who promote Microsoft. Not a coincidence at all. Follow the_money. Summary: The Linux_Foundation (LF) has joined Microsoft’s anti-GPL agenda, yet again; As can be seen only_hours_ago_in_an_LF-_and_Microsoft-aligned_site_of LPI, Microsoft-centric_lobbying_is_everywhere, including Linux Foundation ‘Europe’; this is promoted by Frederic Lardinois, a longtime propagandist of Microsoft (about a decade already), in a site that amplified marketing/advocacy for GitHub just earlier this week; they all eat from the same palm (Microsoft) and promote proprietary software ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡿⣫⣾⣿⠿⣿⣷⡽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣼⣿⡎⣿⣿⢉⢻⠭⡏⠩⡏⠩⢹⡯⢽⣹⡯⢽⣉⠉⢙⢹⠍⡯⢽⠿⣏⢝⢭⠉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣭⣭⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣧⢻⣿⢮⣿⢺⣿⢏⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣷⣮⣾⣿⣯⣵⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⢟⣻⣛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣭⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣏⢸⣿⣿⠆⣿⢸⣮⢹⢋⣒⣹⡇⣷⡎⣿⣿⣧⣍⡛⡟⣵⣮⢻⠈⣿⢸⣿⢹⣾⢹⣶⡽⢑⣊⣿⣿⣏⠮⡟⣱⣮⢻⡇⣿⡇⣿⣆⠿⡸⢧⣯⢶⢸⣿⢩⣾⢋⣒⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣮⣽⣭⣾⣿⢨⣯⣾⣦⣽⣽⣧⣿⣧⣿⣿⣯⣽⣵⣷⣼⣧⣾⣧⣭⣬⣯⣼⣿⣮⣯⣿⣬⣯⣿⣿⣯⣧⣿⣬⣯⣾⣧⣿⣧⣯⣿⣼⣧⣾⣧⣭⣮⣿⣼⣿⣮⣽⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⣿⣿⣟⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣟⠻⣽⠀⣿⡵⡎⣿⠉⣧⡇⣿⡏⣓⣙⡏⣷⡇⣿⣿⡏⢹⡇⣷⡎⣿⣿⡯⣎⢹⢫⣶⣽⡵⡎⣿⢹⣾⢸⡏⣓⣙⡏⣹⡎⣽⡎⣿⡇⡟⢹⣮⣿⣿⢫⣶⣽⢹⣿⢩⣾⢫⣶⣽⢸⡟⣑⣊⣏⠺⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣧⣿⣼⣦⣿⣼⣥⣿⣤⣿⣧⣯⣧⣽⣽⣧⣽⣥⣿⣿⣧⣼⣧⣿⣧⣿⣿⣤⣷⣼⣦⣿⣽⣼⣥⣿⣬⣯⣼⣧⣽⣽⣧⣽⣧⣽⣧⣿⣥⣿⣬⣯⣿⣿⣮⣿⣿⣬⣿⣼⣿⣦⣿⣽⣬⣷⣼⣯⣧⣿⣼⢽⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡛⣿⣿⣿⡟⢿⣿⡟⢻⣿⣿⣛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢻⣿⣻⡿⣫⣽⢫⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣯⢵⢹⣿⢹⣯⢻⢫⣿⠁⣿⣿⡿⣽⡘⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⠉⣟⠻⣽⣿⣿⢹⣎⢻⢫⣿⡝⣧⢸⣿⣿⢫⣾⢸⣿⢹⡇⣿⣿⢸⡟⣙⣋⣿⢩⣿⢋⣛⣹⡏⣿⡍⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣧⣽⣬⣿⣼⣯⣼⣦⣿⣤⣿⣿⣥⣿⣧⣼⣧⣼⣿⣿⣤⣯⣿⣼⣿⣿⣼⣯⣼⣦⣿⣵⣿⣼⣿⣿⣮⣿⣼⣿⣼⣧⣽⣿⣼⣷⣼⣯⣿⣼⣿⣦⣿⣽⣧⣿⣧⣿⣼⣯⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣸⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡋⠁⠀⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡟⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⢛⣿⠟⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣅⡅⠀⠀⠀⠩⢸⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡇⠀⠈⠀⢀⠀⠒⢰⡀⠀⢈⠀⠀⢀⠂⡒⠀⣼⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⡿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿ ⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡼⢵⢰⣉⠰⣋⡇⢎⣹⠰⣭⡆⡏⢱⢹⠀⠰⣉⡇⠀⢸⠚⢰⣉⡇⡏⢱⢸⣽⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿ ⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣤⡀⠀⣤⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣶⣾⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿ ⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⢻⣧⠀⣿⠀⠀⠀⣼⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⢀⢀⣀⢀⢀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢻⣿⠟⠁⠀⢠⡜⠀⠀⢸⣿ ⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⣼⡿⠿⣿⡄⣿⠀⣀⣰⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠀⠈⠁⢁⠈⠈⡉⠁⠀⠁⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⡾⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿ ⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠉⠀⠁⠀⣿⣿⣿⠖⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⢿⣿⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿ ⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣿⣟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⢀⣀⡀⢀⢀⠀⢀⢀⢀⢀⡀⣀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠈⡧⡆⡾⠀⠛⠛⠛⢿⡿⢹⣿ ⣿⣿⡇⢀⣤⣶⠿⠛⠛⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠛⠛⠿⢷⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠈⠀⠉⠀⠀⡉⠀⠈⢁⣵⡿⠿⠛⠛⠋⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠛⠛⠻⠿⣶⣄⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠃⠁⠁⠀⢀⡀⠀⠀⠁⢸⣿ ⣿⣿⣧⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠉⠁⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢻⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠘⠿⣶⣦⣬⣄⣈⣀⣀⣀⣀⡀⠀⣀⣀⣈⣀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣶⡾⠟⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⣬⣏⡥⠀⠀⢸⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⢀⡖⠂⡄⣠⣰⡀⡆⡀⡀⣆⡀⠀⠀⠀⢈⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⣀⡀⣀⡀⡀⡀⢀⣀⡀⣀⣀⠈⠉⠉⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⣰⣶⣿⣧⠀⠀⡀⣿⣷⣼⣿ ⣿⣿⡟⢿⣦⡘⠦⠿⠇⠸⠼⠉⠇⠧⠿⠧⠽⠀⢀⣠⣾⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠁⠈⢀⠈⠁⠀⠁⠈⠈⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣷⣷⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡇⠀⠙⠻⢷⣶⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⣠⣤⣤⣴⡾⠿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠁⠀⠁⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠈⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠉⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 280 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2022/11/17/gemini-and-social-control-media/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/11/17/gemini-and-social-control-media/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 11.17.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Social_Control_Media_is_Dying,_Long_Live_Gemini⠀✐ Posted in Free/Libre_Software, Protocol at 11:59 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link | md5sum d55f40dc9c83d01cea913bd063be7a1b Gemini Amid Collapse of Social Control Media Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 http://techrights.org/videos/gemini-is-flourishing.webm Summary: Gemini is a very attractive alternative, and not just to the World Wide_Web but also to the “farming” of users on the World Wide Web as Gemini works very differently THE Geminispace (or Gemini Protocol) is still expanding, as shown in the video above. I’m increasingly using it as my “daily driver” and it seems like other people who suffer ‘Social Control Media fatigue’ (tired of that junk!) are turning to complete alternatives (not ones that emulate Social Control Media albeit Free/self-hosted/P2P/federated). “We run two Gemini capsules and use different server software for each; it’s rock-solid (easy to operate and robust, very stable).”Gemini’s most famous clients are probably Amfora and Lagrange (the latter is graphical and highly recommended, the former is likely “for geeks”); the latter’s developer, who is also heavily involved in Gemini, seems to be back in action. We hope that people sparing a lot of time by keeping off (away from) Social Control Media will consider Gemini instead of “more of the same”. Mastodon, Pleroma etc. don't_stand_for_free_speech; some people find this out the hard way. Some who try to self-host Mastodon also find the software to be bloated and hard to maintain (notoriously so), unlike Gemini. We run two Gemini capsules and use different server software for each; it’s rock-solid (easy to operate and robust, very stable). Maintenance has thus far been a breeze. “People ought to pursue Software Freedom, general-purposes computing, and self- hosting.”Our goal here has long been to ‘herd’ people out of Social Control Media. My personal use of it has been mostly regretful in recent years; it was a waste of time at best. People ought to pursue Software Freedom, general-purposes computing, and self- hosting. We’ll be spending the next few years explaining and promoting these (we plan to do videos about Mumble/IRC/Jabber/other self-hosted protocols/ software). For something that resembles the World Wide Web (but done “right”) use Gemini. GNUnet and other projects are also interesting and we’ll explore them too, maybe even add support for them over time. The way people emulate Social Control Media in Gemini has no length limit or bloat, e.g. this_journal. Some people mirror their “toots” in Gemini, but that’s retrofitting at best*. Getting started with Gemini is super-easy. Just download a Gemini client. █ ______ * “Mastodon and Pleroma etc are social control media,” an associate notes, “not a publishing platform like Gemini, so a comparison would be irrelevant.” Having said that, some are trying to do “Twitter over Gemini” or “Mastodon over Gemini”, which kind of misses the point of how Gemini operates. 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The Linux Foundation is complicit. “We urge readers to speak to those authors who foolishly help promote WSL, which is in effect an attack on GNU/Linux.”In the case of WSL (Linux subsubsystem for Windows) it means two_birds,_one_stone. It ruins the quality of code (in_Mesa_too), it undermines open standards, and it leads people astray, thinking that Microsoft Windows is somehow “Linux” or that “Linux” can also mean Windows. Nothing could be further from the truth! The video above shows 5 new examples, three of them from the past 24 hours’ news. We call out the culprits and try to correct the record. We urge readers to speak to those authors who foolishly help promote WSL, which is in effect an attack on GNU/Linux. Almost nobody uses it anyway, so there’s no_compelling reason_to_give_it_any_publicity. █ “Mind Control: To control mental output you have to control mental input. Take control of the channels by which developers receive information, then they can only think about the things you tell them. Thus, you control mindshare!” –Microsoft,_internal_document [PDF] ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 551 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2022/11/17/tony-vs-health/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/11/17/tony-vs-health/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 11.17.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ António_‘I’m_the_F***ing_President’_Campinos_Arranges_Meeting_With_EPO_Staff to_Lie_About_Staff’s_Position_and_Then_Crush_the_Most_Basic_Rights_of_Staff⠀✐ Posted in Europe, Law, Patents at 12:57 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link | md5sum 5aadd21fbc4d921a25cf1391df217344 Health of EPO Staff Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 http://techrights.org/videos/health-at-epo-org.webm Summary: The Central Staff Committee at the EPO cautions that an EPO policy “document constitutes a misrepresentation of the situation at the EPO and instrumentalises the Working Group on “Health & Safety Services” to introduce further restrictions on the rights of sick employees” (a highly_relevant_topic at_the_moment) THE health of EPO (European Patent Office) workers is a subject that the union and the representatives of staff constantly speak about. A recent_survey showed that EPO staff is generally depressed and demoralised. That can’t be good for health. Under Benoît_Battistelli‘s regime a lot of EPO workers chose to end their own lives (jumping into tracks, jumping out of windows at work, apparently self-immolation too). The way things have gone under António_Campinos (so far it’s worsening), expect no better. The Central Staff Committee of the EPO is circulating following message among members of staff: ⚓ Health matters: Further restrictions on the rights of sick staff⠀⇛ Dear colleagues, With document CA/85/22, the administration is proposing several changes to the Service Regulations, to be submitted to the COHSEC, the GCC and finally the Administrative Council in December 2022. They will affect sick staff, particularly in relation to: - The distinction of tasks in the Occupational Health Services (supporting staff) and in the Medical Advisory Unit (advising the President in administrative decisions); - The exchange, use and access of medical information; - The arbitration procedure for medical opinions; … The video above isn’t dealing with the pertinent points, but it shows the_open letter_preceded_by_some_context [PDF] like arrangement of meetings. The short story is, Mr. Campinos wants a bunch of people to say they speak for staff and then orchestrates a meeting to tick some boxes and ultimately claim that staff has been consulted. A familiar strategy! Then, he and his regime distort the position of staff (or basic facts/reality) to make life worse for the staff. It’s a cruel strategy that introduces likely illegal conditions and tarnishes the image of Europe (the EPO is Europe’s second-largest institution) while exacerbating the patent examination process. Should Europe’s second- largest institution by run by psychopathic nihilists? █ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 643 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 11.17.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_17/11/2022:_Rocky_Linux_8.7_and_AlmaLinux_9.1⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 12:39 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Desktop/Laptop o Audiocasts/Shows o Kernel_Space o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o Games o Desktop_Environments/WMs # K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o New_Releases o Fedora_Family_/_IBM o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Events o SaaS/Back_End/Databases o Content_Management_Systems_(CMS) o FSF o Programming/Development # Perl_/_Raku # Rust * Leftovers o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Microsoft_Front_Groups_and_Proponents_of_Entrapment_(Microsoft GitHub) o Security o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Digital_Restrictions_(DRM) * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Technical # Internet/Gemini # Announcements # Programming * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ Liliputing ☛ StarFighter_Linux_Linux_laptop_goes_up_for pre-order_with_Intel_or_AMD_and_QHD_or_4K_display_options_– Liliputing⠀⇛ Linux PC maker Star Labs is taking pre-orders for a new thin, light, and powerful laptop called the StarFighter. Not only does it ship with your choice of Linux distributions pre-installed, but it’s also extraordinarily customizable. You can opt for Intel or AMD processor options. The webcam is detachable. You get a choice of display panels. And you can even design your own custom keyboard layout. [...] Those processor and storage specs are pretty wimpy for a laptop in this price range. But you can pay extra for up to an Intel Core i9-12900H or AMD Ryzen 7 6800H processor, up to a 2TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD, and up to 64GB of DDR5-6400 memory. Star Labs also offers a 2560 x 1600 pixel display option that has a 165 Hz refresh rate. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Video ☛ Fedora_37_overview_|_Welcome_to_Freedom._– Invidious⠀⇛ In this video, I am going to show an overview of Fedora 37 and some of the applications pre- installed. # ⚓ Video ☛ 2023_Is_The_Year_Of_Linux_Wayland_Gaming!_– Invidious⠀⇛ Vsync has been this giant thorn in the side of Wayland for years, literally more than a decade and finally that’s coming to a close, we’re getting very close to seeing togglable Vsync in Linux Wayland to make gaming finally viable # ⚓ Video ☛ Tech_Company_Fined_Because_of_Remote_Worker’s Location_–_Invidious⠀⇛ In this video, I cover an article about an issue caused by remote workers moving around the country. # ⚓ mintCast Podcast ☛ 400_–_Elon_Musk_vs_Trolls_–_mintCast⠀⇛ First up in the news: New Mint Stuff, Nitrux gets 6.0, Linux Steams forward, exFAT repair is now possible, LXQt gets Wayland, a pioneer passes, Mastodon blossoms, Nouveau and Nvidia updates, Clonezilla gets a new kernel, and Fedora refreshes Live Creation; # ⚓ FLOSS_Weekly_707:_Ardour_and_Linux_Pro_Audio_–_Robin_Gareus and_Ardour,_the_Open_Source_DAW⠀⇛ Robin Gareus joins Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett to discuss Ardour Digital Audio Workstation and how open source audio editing is changing across fields ranging from movie-making to podcasting. It’s a great look at this open source program on FLOSS Weekly. # ⚓ Video ☛ How_to_install_FlightGear_on_Linux_Mint_21_– Invidious⠀⇛ In this video, we are looking at how to install FlightGear on Linux Mint 21. # ⚓ The TLLTS Podcast ☛ The_Linux_Link_Tech_Show_Episode_980⠀⇛ OLF 2022 coming soon, too convenient for joel. # ⚓ Video ☛ Trying_my_best_to_explain_why_note_application_are better_than_file_systems,_badly._–_Invidious⠀⇛ o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Two_performance-oriented_patches:_epoll_and_NUMA balancing_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ The search for better performance from the kernel never ends. Recently there has been a stream of smaller patches that promise incremental performance gains, at least for some types of applications. Read on for an overview of two of those patches, which make changes to the epoll system calls and to NUMA balancing. This work shows where developers are looking for performance improvements — and that not everybody measures performance the same way. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Better_CPU_selection_for_timer_expiration_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ On the surface, the kernel’s internal timer mechanism would not appear to have changed much in a long time; the core API looks quite similar to the one present in the 1.0 release. Underneath the API, naturally, quite a bit of complexity has been added over the years. The implementation of this API looks to become even more complex — but faster — if and when this patch set from Anna-Maria Behnsen finds its way into the mainline. # ⚓ LWN ☛ A_report_from_the_2022_Image-Based_Linux_Summit_ [LWN.net]⠀⇛ The first Image-Based Linux Summit was held in Berlin on October 5 and 6, 2022. The main goal of this summit was to agree on common concepts and tooling for how to build, deploy, and run modern, secure, image-based Linux distributions — a project that the organizers, Christian Brauner, Luca Boccassi, and Lennart Poettering, have been working on for some time. The result was a more refined vision of how Linux systems can be built and deployed securely. One of the motivations for the summit was the simple fact that much of the wider ecosystem has been thinking about the same set of problems. For example, our employer, Microsoft, has made use of a lot of the concepts covered by the summit in the recently announced ARM64-based Azure offload SoC, which is running a custom, security-hardened Linux distribution. While we were thinking, tinkering, and writing about new ways to improve the current state of the art, it became obvious to us that many vendors are working, more or less, in the same space, doing similar work with varying degrees of overlap. However, little to no collaboration was happening. The summit was meant to identify and agree on common concepts and come up with a set of initial specifications. Some of them already have reference implementations. So we invited technical representatives from the engineering groups of various vendors and distributions that have been known to work on related topics. The summit was intentionally kept small, as it was meant to be a series of conversations and brainstorming sessions, with no fixed agenda or presentations — a BoF-style event. The 30 participants met in the Microsoft office in Berlin and discussed a range of topics from a list that the authors and participants had put together in advance. The topics covered were focused around the idea of shipping Linux via images and with enhanced security features. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ Use_’Upscaler’_to_Enhance_Low-Res_Images_with AI_on_Linux_–_OMG!_Ubuntu!⠀⇛ Looking for a free, open source app that leverages the power of artificial intelligence to upscale image quality on your grainy 0.3MP netbook selfies and 128px anime avatars? Chances are you aren’t, but I’m here to tell you about one anyway! See, I very occasionally use the ML Super Resolution feature in the Pixelmator Photo app on my iPad. While it works okay, the end result is never as pin-sharp perfect as per the marketing (much less the sci-fi movie ‘auto-enhance’ effect we all dream of). Well, a new app recently added to Flathub can help. # ⚓ Beta News ☛ Kodi_20_’Nexus’_hits_a_huge_stability_milestone and_is_available_to_download_now⠀⇛ Kodi 20 — codename ‘Nexus’ — is the next version of the popular home theater software. There have been a number of Alpha releases to date, but for obvious reasons those aren’t ideal for use on a daily basis. Now, though, Kodi 20 today hits a huge stability milestone, making it a more viable option for users. Kodi ‘Nexus’ Beta 1 is the first beta release, and the most stable to date. The Kodi Foundation says of it: “This is the first Beta release of Nexus, and we are quite confident in its stability, however always backup your configs before testing, and please let us know of any regressions or issues you find.” # ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ EasyShare_needs_some_TLC⠀⇛ Goes to show, if something works, you cannot just assume that it will keep working. I last worked on EasyShare a couple of years ago …no, sooner, as I implemented Android screen sharing, but didn’t check the rest of EasyShare. # ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Perl_module_libnet-ident-perl_added_to_OE⠀⇛ Continuing to fix EasyShare. It calls /usr/sbin/ ident-user-enum.pl; however, I found that it is missing the Net::Ident module. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ The Anarcat ☛ A_ZFS_migration_–_anarcat⠀⇛ In my tubman setup, I started using ZFS on an old server I had lying around. The machine is really old though (2011!) and it “feels” pretty slow. I want to see how much of that is ZFS and how much is the machine. Synthetic benchmarks show that ZFS may be slower than mdadm in RAID-10 or RAID- 6 configuration, so I want to confirm that on a live workload: my workstation. Plus, I want easy, regular, high performance backups (with send/ receive snapshots) and there’s no way I’m going to use BTRFS because I find it too confusing and unreliable. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_TensorFlow_on_Rocky_Linux_9_– idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install TensorFlow on Rocky Linux 9. For those of you who didn’t know, TensorFlow is Google’s open-source platform for machine learning designed to simplify the process of implementing machine-learning models. It has a comprehensive, flexible ecosystem of tools, libraries, and community resources that lets researchers push the state-of-the-art in ML, and developers easily build and deploy ML-powered applications.TensorFlow is used by a number of organizations including Twitter, PayPal, Intel, Lenovo, and Airbus. 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 TensorFlow machine learning on Rocky Linux. 9. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Pinta_on_Fedora_37_–_idroot [Ed: Microsoft Mono infestation; better use something else]⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Pinta on Fedora 37. For those of you who didn’t know, Pinta is a free, open-source program for drawing and image editing. It is more straightforward and has less functionality than the open-source image editor GIMP. Pinta supports cross-platform and works on Windows, macOS, BSD, and Linux. This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you the step-by-step installation of the Pinta image editor on a Fedora 37. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_HandBrake_on_Fedora_37/36/ 35⠀⇛ HandBrake is an open-source tool for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs and can be installed and work quite well on Fedora Linux. HandBrake can open files in almost any format, convert them to MP4 or MKV files, and be used to create H.264 or H.265/HEVC video files. In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install the HandBrake on Fedora 37/36/35 Linux using the command line terminal with two installation methods, RPM Fusion or the natively installed Flatpak packager using the Flathub as the source for the second installation option for users that prefer using Flatpaks. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Opera_Browser_on_Ubuntu 22.10_|_22.04_|_20.04⠀⇛ Opera is a free, cross-platform web browser developed by Opera Software based on the Chromium open-source project, which is becoming a more popular option for users seeking an alternative to the default installed browser that is bundled with Ubuntu. Opera is a fast, secure web browser with a sleek design with some of the highlight features, including tabbed browsing, popup blocking, integrated search, and support for extensions and themes. In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install Opera Browser on Ubuntu 22.10, 22.04, and 20.04 using cli commands with the command line terminal by importing the Opera APT repository and installing one or all of the stable, beta, or development (nightly) versions on your desktop. # ⚓ How_to_Change_File_Ownership_in_Ubuntu⠀⇛ From its core, Linux is built to have multiple users. Be it a root user and a normal user or a bunch of human users. # ⚓ How_to_Turn_off_UFW_Firewall_in_Ubuntu⠀⇛ Firewalls are double edged swards. They protect your server from unwanted traffic (attacks) but a misconfigured firewall can also cause trouble running your usual web services. # ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ How_to_Install_Unity_Desktop_Environment_on_Arch Linux⠀⇛ This article will show you how to install the latest stable 7.6 version of the Unity desktop environment on your Arch Linux system. Unity is a graphical shell for the GNOME desktop environment designed and maintained by Canonical for Ubuntu. It was beautiful and innovative, but unfortunately, Canonical discontinued its support in 2017. However, six years later, Rudra Saraswat, a Linux Foundation Certified Developer, has resumed its development and support in the Ubuntu Unity flavor, which is now an official member of the Ubuntu family. # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Create_Your_Own_Fonts_With_Glyphtracer on_Linux⠀⇛ If you don’t fancy the preinstalled fonts on your Linux desktop, don’t worry. You can easily create your own custom fonts using Glyphtracer. Typography is an art that helps a writer express their individuality, as well as makes windows, terminals, and even text files look beautiful. Font designers typically have years of training and an arts background before the fruits of their labor make it onto your screen. With Glyphtracer, it’s easy to create your own font on Linux, and see how well your skills stand up against those of professionals. # ⚓ Zip_a_Folder_in_Ubuntu_Command_Line⠀⇛ When you try to zip a folder in Ubuntu, you’ll notice that it creates an empty zip file. # ⚓ Extract_Zip_File_to_a_Folder_in_Ubuntu⠀⇛ By default when you unzip a zip file in Ubuntu command line, it extracts everything in the current directory. This is not pretty. Imagine a zip file with 30 files. All of them will flood your current directory. This is why, it is a wise idea to extract the zip files to dedicated folder. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ dwaves.de ☛ GNU_Linux_(Debian/Ubuntu)_retro_gaming_–_Super Nintendo_–_Sega_Mega_Drive_(Genesis)_–_MSDOS_via_RetroArch⠀⇛ # ⚓ Godot Engine ☛ Godot_Engine_–_Dev_snapshot:_Godot_4.0_beta 5⠀⇛ We released Godot 4.0 beta 1 in September, and that was a big milestone on our journey to finalize our next major release – be sure to check out that blog post if you haven’t yet, for an overview of some of the main highlight of Godot 4.0. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # ⚓ The Anarcat ☛ Wayland:_i3_to_Sway_migration_–_anarcat⠀⇛ I started migrating my graphical workstations to Wayland, specifically migrating from i3 to Sway. This is mostly to address serious graphics bugs in the latest Framwork laptop, but also something I felt was inevitable. The current status is that I’ve been able to convert my i3 configuration to Sway, and adapt my systemd startup sequence to the new environment. Screen sharing only works with Pipewire, so I also did that migration, which basically requires an upgrade to Debian bookworm to get a nice enough Pipewire release. My biggest irritant right now is that the tray icons (e.g. Network Manager) are not clickable (!?). I’m testing Wayland on my laptop, but I’m not using it as a daily driver because I first need to upgrade to Debian bookworm there. The rest of this page documents why I made the switch, how it happened, and what’s left to do. # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ LinuxStans ☛ Best_Linux_Distros_for_KDE_Plasma_– Linux_Stans⠀⇛ KDE has been available as a FOSS for 26 years, it is still one of the most powerful and flexible desktop environments that are designed specifically for Linux systems. Initially, KDE meant “Kool Desktop Environment” but it was later changed to “K Desktop Environment”. KDE is 100% free to use and anyone can contribute to their open- source code. Along with providing users with a free desktop environment, KDE is also committed to ensuring that the privacy of its users is protected at all times. KDE is used by millions of Linux users and is supported by an active community that contributes open- source code. You can install KDE Plasma (the KDE desktop environment) on any distro, but some distros come with KDE pre-installed. There are dozens of Linux distributions that use KDE Plasma. But the question is which one is best for you, what are the pros and cons? As such, I will present you with the best KDE Plasma Linx distros in this article and help you decide which one to use. This is a compiled list of the best Linux distros for KDE, however, not all Linux distros are made equal. All of the distros in this article always use the latest version (KDE Plasma 5 as of writing). * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ [altlinux-announce-en]_Distribution_Release:_ALT KWorkstation_10.1⠀⇛ Good day! We are glad to present to you an update of the distribution ALT KWorkstation 10.1. The assembly is prepared for the x86_64 architecture. The operating system is included in the Unified Register of Russian Programs and Databases. The distribution appeals to a wide circle of users to work in the office and at home. This solution can be part of the Active Directory infrastructure, available: domain authentication, access to file resources and print resources. Download the release image: https://download.basealt.ru/pub/distributions/ ALTLinux/p10/images/kworkstation/ New features 10.1 * Support for installing the system by the Ventoy added. * Webkiosk mode added: it is possible to install the system for limited use where only a web browser is available to the user. * LiveCD added to the install image for opportunity to check the operability of the bootloader before installation. * The distribution includes the systemd-oomd free memory monitoring service. It is a component that improves system behavior related to lack of memory. At the same time, for the convenience of tracking oomd actions a user notification is implemented when applications are aborted by the oomd service. * BTRFS subvolume support during installation. It is a modern copy on write (CoW) filesystem for Linux aimed at implementing advanced features while also focusing on fault tolerance and easy administration. The security benefit of using BTRFS is the creation of a restore point before updating the system. * Automatic disk partitioning profile for Timeshift added. This program is designed to create snapshots of system files and settings. In the event of a system failure system files are restored, and user data remains up to date, if it was not damaged. * Discover App Center can launch System Restore when upgrade failure is detected. New Application Versions Desktop environment KDE (Plasma 5.24, Gear 22.04, Frameworks 5.97) and Mesa 22.0 updated. The major release of ALT KWorkstation 10.1 was in May this year. Read more on the wiki (in russian): https://www.altlinux.org/Альт_Рабочая_Станция_К_10 Users of ALT distributions on Platform 10 (p10) fail to discover compatibility problem with 10.1. For new corporate users it is possible to obtain test versions and traditionally private users are offered to download the required version of the ALT OS for free from the BaseALT Ltd. website or from the download site. You can also view and download distributions of other products: http://getalt.ru o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ Madeline_Peck:_11/16/22_Status_Update_[on_Fedora_Design/ Artwork]⠀⇛ Created a call for art visuals and got in contact with the Marketing team to share on either Twitter or Instagram – originally I had the wrong mascot in the design but Beefy Miracle makes a great edition and hopefully is just as excited as others to get involved in Fedora 38 wallpaper. My next step is to play around with Blender and see what I can do with the old ideas I had for a rough wallpaper. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_9.1_is_now available⠀⇛ The next generation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux is here As organizations spread their IT infrastructure from the datacenter to the cloud and the network edge, they increasingly need more scalable hybrid cloud solutions paired with enhanced operational stability. With Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), they can drive consistency, flexibility and reliability as they innovate. RHEL 9 became generally available in May 2022, and the new 9.1 update brings customers a number of new features and capabilities, including enhancements to SQL, Red Hat Smart Management with Red Hat Satellite, Red Hat Insights and Workstations. # ⚓ Rocky_Enterprise_Software_Foundation_(RESF)_Approves_New Bylaws_and_Charter_Designed_to_Ensure_Open_Community_Control of_Rocky_Linux_and_Future_RESF_Projects_|_Rocky_Linux⠀⇛ The Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation (RESF) today published its charter and bylaws, documenting the organization’s governing structure and rules for hosting open source projects, including its namesake project, Rocky Linux. The charter and bylaws also describe the RESF vision to create and nurture a community of individuals and organizations that are committed to ensuring the longevity, stewardship and innovation of enterprise-grade open source software that is always freely available. # ⚓ Rocky_Linux_8.7_Available_Now_|_Rocky_Linux⠀⇛ We are pleased to announce the general availability of Rocky Linux 8.7. This release is currently available for the x86-64 and AArch64 architectures. Please review the release notes in the Rocky Linux Documentation – These notes contain important information including known bugs and more comprehensive details about changes in this version. Highlights Testing Rocky Linux releases are put through thorough testing to ensure correctness and stability. Testing consists of hundreds of manual and automated checks covering all manner of environments and configurations. # ⚓ AlmaLinux Official ☛ AlmaLinux_9.1_–_Now_Available_– AlmaLinux_OS_Blog⠀⇛ Hello Community! The AlmaLinux OS Foundation is proud to announce general availability of AlmaLinux OS 9.1 codenomaded “Lime Lynx”. # ⚓ AlmaLinux_9.1_Release_Notes⠀⇛ # ⚓ Phoronix ☛ Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_9.1_Released,_AlmaLinux 9.1_Out_Too_–_Phoronix⠀⇛ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1 was officially released today as the latest update to this leading enterprise Linux distribution. This afternoon also marked the release already of RHEL-derived AlmaLinux 9.1. # ⚓ Fedora Project ☛ F37_election_nominations_now_open_–_Fedora Community_Blog⠀⇛ Candidates may self-nominate. If you nominate someone else, please check with them to ensure that they are willing to be nominated before submitting their name. The steering bodies are currently selecting interview questions for the candidates. Nominees submit their questionnaire answers via a private Pagure issue. The Election Wrangler or their backup will publish the interviews to the Community Blog before the start of the voting period. # ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ 21_Best_Things_To_Do_After_Installing_Fedora Linux_37⠀⇛ Hello, Linux enthusiasts. Today, I’ll be discussing some of the basic post-installation processes for Fedora Linux distributions. Note that these may vary depending on your chosen usage for the Fedora system. However, there are always a few key steps that most users should follow after a fresh installation, such as updating their repositories, enabling power-saving mode to improve battery life, and installing essential software applications. # ⚓ HPC Wire ☛ Red_Hat_Introduces_Latest_Versions_of_Red_Hat Enterprise_Linux⠀⇛ Red Hat, Inc., the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today introduced Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1, the latest version of the world’s leading enterprise Linux platform. Along with the recently announced Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7, these minor versions add and refine capabilities for a wide range of enterprise IT needs, from helping to streamline complex infrastructure environments to improving the security stance of containerized applications. # ⚓ Red_Hat_EX374_exam⠀⇛ Yesterday I did the Red Hat EX374 exam, which allows becoming Red Hat Certified Specialist in Developing Automation with Ansible Automation Platform. This exam is my sixth Ansible exam/certification, so the question is always, how is this similar or different from the others? This exam is one of the furthest ones from the others since it focuses on Ansible Automation Platform 2 instead of Ansible Core or Ansible Tower. This change was welcomed since AAP has many more moving parts and features compared to previous products. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Representing_KDE_@_Ubuntu_Summit_in_Prague_–_Scarlett Gately_Moore⠀⇛ First, I would like to send a big Thank you! to Canonical for sponsoring my trip to Prague for the Ubuntu Summit! It was a great success. I saw some great talks and valuable workshops. I now know how to snap our applications the have daemons and services thanks to the Snapping Daemons and Services workshop. Prague itself is an amazing city. Wow. Just wow. I got to see old friends and meet many new ones. I will take away some wonderful memories. Did I mention a river cruise? Yes! It was great fun. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Arduino_Opta_is_a_micro_PLC_for_industrial IoT_applications_–_CNX_Software⠀⇛ Arduino has recently announced the Opta micro PLC with industrial IoT capabilities adding yet another solution to the Arduino Pro family. Arduino used to focus on the hobbyist crowd, but with the launch of the Arduino Pro family in 2020 starting with the Portenta H7 board, the company switched its main focus to the more profitable enterprise market. Since then they’ve launched several other boards designed in-house, and last year started collaborating with the introduction of the Arduino WisGate Edge LoRaWAN gateways based on RAKwireless hardware. The Arduino Opta is another one of those collaborations as it was designed together with Finder, who calls their devices PLR (Programmable Logic Relays). # ⚓ Arduino ☛ Digitize_your_old_slides_with_a_modern_DSLR camera_|_Arduino_Blog⠀⇛ Until the proliferation of digital photography, film slides were a common way to share photos. After a nice vacation in the ‘70s, you might take your film rolls for development and would have the option to receive a set of slides. You could then gather all of your friends in your living room, pop those slides into a projector carousel, and force everyone to look at unfocused pictures of palm trees projected onto the wall. If you still have a collection of slides (or inherited your parents’ collection), this video from Scott Lawrence demonstrates one method for converting them to digital photos. This approach might seem rudimentary, but it is quite effective. If you look at it from a high level, it is essentially just snapping photos of the slides with a modern DSLR camera. But those cameras are capable of capturing very high-quality pictures and this process is easy to automate. The key to that automation is the use of a vintage slide carousel. They are affordable and easy to control with a microcontroller, which makes them perfect for this application. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ SamMobile ☛ I’m_astounded_that_my_two-year-old_Galaxy_phone already_runs_Android_13_–_SamMobile⠀⇛ # ⚓ Liliputing ☛ Lenovo_Tab_Extreme_will_ship_with_Android_13 and_a_Dimensity_9000_processor_(leaks)_–_Liliputing⠀⇛ # ⚓ PR Newswire ☛ SMART_Technologies_Rolls_Out_Its_First-to- Market_Android_11_Update⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Twitter_rebranding_Super_Follows,_adds_Android themed_icon⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ Millions_of_Android_owners_warned_over_dangerous ‘Samsung’_app_–_delete_it_now_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Authority ☛ Wallpaper_Wednesday:_Android_wallpapers 2022-11-16_–_Android_Authority⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Android_Auto_beta_program_opens_up_to_more users⠀⇛ # ⚓ Sportskeeda ☛ PUBG_Mobile_latest_2.3_update_download_link for_all_Android_devices�(2022)⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ Secret_codes_for_Android_phones_revealed_–_typing them_unlocks_hidden_tricks_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ New_Android_Games:_Best_New_Android_Games_This_Week⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Events⠀➾ # ⚓ Collabora ☛ Seizing_knowledge_at_Capitole_du_Libre⠀⇛ Clear your schedules, this weekend’s Capitole du Libre is calling your name for all things open source! Gathering in the “Pink City” of Toulouse, participants are welcome to attend with free admission from November 19 to 20 at the INP- ENSEEIHT. As sponsors, we are proud to support an event that truly desires to engage all levels of open source knowledge; there are even workshops for children to dabble in! There will be workshops, talks, food trucks, and a LAN Party for open source video game fans. The activities offered will be in French, including all of the talks. o § SaaS/Back End/Databases⠀➾ # ⚓ SQLite_Release_3.40.0_On_2022-11-16⠀⇛ Add support for compiling SQLite to WASM and running it in web browsers. NB: The WASM build and its interfaces are considered “beta” and are subject to minor changes if the need arises. We anticipate finalizing the interface for the next release. # ⚓ RoseHosting ☛ How_to_Install_PostgreSQL_on_AlmaLinux_9⠀⇛ PostgreSQL is an object-relational database management system written in C and C++, also known as Postgres. It can store structured and unstructured data in a single product. This tutorial will guide you through the simple steps of installing PostgreSQL on AlmaLinux 9 OS. # ⚓ RoseHosting ☛ 10_Useful_mysqladmin_Commands_for_Database Administration_–_RoseHosting⠀⇛ In this blog post, we will show you ten useful mysqladmin commands for database administration o § Content Management Systems (CMS)⠀➾ # ⚓ RoseHosting ☛ What_is_Drupal?_–_RoseHosting⠀⇛ Looking back, Drupal was initially launched only as a small message board software for students. Dries Buytaert, the founder of Drupal, and his friends gathered together back in 2001 and decided to start with small steps, but they ended up creating something much more significant: A content management system that powers influential sites such as Tesla, The White House, the Government of France, Warner Music, and Nokia! o § FSF⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Sourceware_support_proposal_divides_open source_community_•_The_Register⠀⇛ The free and open source software (FOSS) community is caught in a love triangle of sorts, and it’s all down to money. Sourceware, a volunteer group that has been supporting various critical FOSS developer tools for more than two decades, is being courted by The Linux Foundation’s Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF). The OpenSSF aims to improve open source software security by providing Sourceware projects with more modern IT infrastructure. But some members of the Sourceware community fear that accepting the help of the OpenSSF would give the corporate Linux world more leverage over FOSS developer tools. They would prefer to seek support from the Software Freedom Conservancy, a charitable non-profit that they believe is better aligned with software freedom. The Linux Foundation, also a non-profit entity, is sponsored by, among others, Microsoft, Google, and Verizon; the conservancy is supported by Google, Mozilla, and others. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Moving_past_TCP_in_the_data_center,_part 2_ [LWN.net]⠀⇛ At the end of our earlier article on John Ousterhout’s talk at Netdev 0×16, he had concluded that TCP was unsuitable for data-center environments for a variety of reasons. He also argued that there was no way to repair TCP so that it could serve the needs of data-center networking. In order for software to be able to use the full potential of today’s networking hardware, TCP needs to be replaced with a protocol that is different in almost every way, he said. The second half of the talk covered the Homa transport protocol that he and others at Stanford have been working on as a possible replacement for TCP in the data center. The Homa project set out to design a protocol from scratch that would be ideal for the needs of data- center networking today. It turned out to be different from TCP in each of the five aspects that he had covered in the first half of the talk; the choices made by Homa for those work well together to “produce a really really high-performance data- center protocol”. But, he stressed, Homa is not suitable for wide-area networks (WANs); it is only for data centers. # § Perl / Raku⠀➾ # ⚓ Perl ☛ Live_streaming_the_release_of_Perl_5.37.6_| Max_Maischein_[blogs.perl.org]⠀⇛ Just like last year, I’m doing a dev release of Perl, this time version 5.37.6. # § Rust⠀➾ # ⚓ Rust Weekly Updates ☛ This_Week_In_Rust:_This_Week_in Rust_469⠀⇛ * § Leftovers⠀➾ o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ The Next Platform ☛ Cerebras_Wants_Its_Piece_Of_An Increasingly_Heterogenous_HPC_World⠀⇛ Changing the compute paradigm in the datacenter, or even extending it or augmenting it in some fashion, is no easy task. A company, even one that has raised $720 million in seven rounds of funding in the past six years, has to be careful to not try to do too much too fast and lose focus while at the same time adapting to the conditions in the field to get its machines doing real work and proving their worth on tough tasks. This is where machine learning upstart and wafer- scale computing pioneer Cerebras Systems finds itself today, and it does not have the benefit of ubiquity that the Intel X86 architecture or the relative ubiquity that the Nvidia GPU architecture have had as they challenged the incumbents in datacenter compute in the 1990s and the 2010s, respectively. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ DaemonFC (Ryan Farmer) ☛ Walmart_COVID_Leave_Policy_doesn’t pay_employees_if_they_get_COVID._|_BaronHK’s_Rants⠀⇛ Walmart COVID Leave Policy doesn’t pay employees if they get COVID. I noticed that they stopped doing it in March, stating that the leave of absence policy had cost them $400 million in paid time off, so if it happens to you now, you’re just entirely on your own. My spouse works at Walmart, so it looks like he just won’t get paid until he’s well enough to return to work. Lucky for us, we have some money in the bank and even if that wasn’t enough, I could keep things moving along until we get our tax check and cash out some savings bonds. This is very unusual for a household that has one person working at Walmart though. And so I can shrug and say “At least our income taxes won’t be so bad next year.”. The CDC and the doctor (who prescribed Paxlovid) said take 5 days off and go back on Sunday. The CDC bases the “5 days” advice on the 5 days where you’re “the most contagious”. However, most Walmart workers can’t afford to take an unpaid week off work, so the two that came in and knew they had it were probably just trying to make money and hope that none of their coworkers, who now have it, would notice. o § Microsoft Front Groups and Proponents of Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub)⠀➾ # ⚓ OSI Blog ☛ How_OSI_got_to_Mastodon [Ed: When Microsoft front group OSI (and Microsoft shill Stefano Maffull) does not promote proprietary GitHub and GPL violations it is posing as “open”; it also deplatforms_critics_in_Twitter. OSI speaks for Open Source like Microsoft speaks for Open Source. OSI_speaks_for_Microsoft.]⠀⇛ We have a new official social media channel for the Open Source Initiative: OSI is on Mastodon. # ⚓ Outreachy_employee_Omotola_wins_award⠀⇛ We could not be more proud of Omotola Omotayo, Outreachy’s Community Manager, for winning the She Code Africa Amazon 2022 award at the She Code Africa Summit in Nigeria this past weekend! The award was given to her for her excellent work in “growth, leadership and contribution within the African Tech ecosystem.” During the presentation of the award, Omotola’s critical role in growing the SCA community was acknowledged and applauded. # ⚓ FOSSLife ☛ The_State_of_Open_Source_Is_Strong,_Says_GitHub Report [Ed: FOSSlife Team helps promote the lie that Microsoft is the king and spokesperson of what it is attacking. GitHub is proprietary software, it's an affornt to Open Source, it doesn't speak for it. FOSSlife Team basically celebrates Microsoft market share and proprietary market capture, i.e. the very opposite of FOSS. The numbers from Microsoft are highly misleading; for example, people who quit or deleted their GitHub accounts are still being counted. Mixed messaging from the "open source" crowd: we like open, so we celebrate Microsoft, proprietary software, ICE, and GPL violations.]⠀⇛ o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ CISA ☛ Mozilla_Releases_Security_Updates for_Multiple Products_|_CISA⠀⇛ Mozilla has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Thunderbird, Firefox ESR, and Firefox. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to cause user confusion or conduct spoofing attacks. # ⚓ Linux Magazine ☛ Critical_Escalation_Vulnerability_Found_in the_Linux_Kernel⠀⇛ A new local privilege escalation vulnerability has been discovered in the Linux kernel and users are encouraged to upgrade/patch immediately. RedHat added a new CVE code, listed as 2022-3977, which is described as a use-after-free flaw. A use- after flaw can occur when a program attempts to use memory that has been released. CVE 2022-3977 resides in the Linux kernel MCTP (Management Component Transport Protocol). How this vulnerability works is after a user simultaneously calls DROPTAG ioctl at the same time a socket close occurs. When this happens, the vulnerability can then be used to elevate privileges all the way up to root. # ⚓ USCERT ☛ Samba_Releases_Security_Updates⠀⇛ The Samba Team has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple versions of Samba. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ iTWire_–_Medibank_bosses_keep_bonuses_despite devastating_network_attack⠀⇛ Ransomware generally attacks only systems running Microsoft’s Windows operating system. [...] The Medibank attack is one of about 10 that have been reported recently and was announced on 14 October. When it first announced its systems had been breached, Medibank said there was no indication of any sensitive data having leaked. Later, it said the data stolen was limited to ahm and international students. Even later, it said data of all its 3.9 million customers could have been taken. # ⚓ USCERT ☛ Cisco_Releases_Security_Updates_for_Identity Services_Engine⠀⇛ Cisco has released security updates for vulnerabilities affecting Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE). A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to bypass authorization and access system files. For updates addressing vulnerabilities, see the Cisco Security Advisories page. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Using_certificates_for_SSH_authentication_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ SSH is a well-known mechanism for accessing remote computers in a secure way; thanks to its use of cryptography, nobody can alter or eavesdrop on the communication. Unfortunately, SSH is somewhat cumbersome when connecting to a host for the first time; it’s also tricky for a server administrator to provide time-limited access to the server. SSH certificates can solve these problems. # ⚓ Why_Decentralised_ID_Won’t_Work_—_Firstyear’s_blog-a-log⠀⇛ Thanks to a number of high profile and damaging security incidents in Australia people have once again been discussing Decentralised ID (DID). As someone who has spent most of the career working on identity management, I’m here to tell you why it will not work. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Stop_normalizing_Musk_(and_why_‘work_harder’_isn’t_going_to do_it_for_Twitter):_Dissociated_Press⠀⇛ One of the most disheartening things about the Musk takeover of Twitter is how his malignant narcissism is being treated as normal. Even sadder, celebrated, by a small but vocal contingent of people who are still inexplicably fans of a person who’d happily have them thrown into a wood chipper if it meant an extra profit – or just for fun. In a better world, Twitter’s employees would’ve locked arms and simply refused to take his orders. If Musk wanted someone fired, let him figure out how to get access to the systems to do so. Let him take personal responsibility for the consequences. See how long he can keep the site up solo. Advertisers shouldn’t be pulling out here and there, they should’ve canceled all spend with Twitter until Musk goes away or at least gets out of Godzilla on cocaine mode. It’s disappointing to see any company still willing to help prop Twitter up. [1] o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ Tedium ☛ Copy-Protection_Schemes:_Weird_Formats,_Wacky Encryption_Tactics⠀⇛ Sometime in the early part of 1992, a film crew shot a commercial at Washington, D.C.’s, Cardozo High School at the behest of the software industry. With the help and funding of the Software Publishers Association, and filmed with the assistance of an actor and rapper named M.E. Hart, the ensuing film made a small ripple at the time of its release as the center of an anti-piracy campaign, but decades later, became a popular internet meme when the resulting video, a clip entitled “Don’t Copy That Floppy,” understandably went viral. (I mean, what else was it going to do, not be copied?) Nearly two decades later, the association, now called the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA), shot a direct sequel with Hart again rapping his way through it. I think these videos highlight something that often gets taken for granted: copy protection, despite end users’ hatred of it, is worthy of nostalgia. And with that in mind, today’s Tedium pulls out ten copy protection schemes that didn’t make it—or maybe they did, but are so non- noticeable as to be invisible. Maybe you got around them in your day. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ Hike:_Brienzer_Rothorn⠀⇛ I intended to do this last Sunday, but ended up only sleeping three hours and figured it wasn’t worth trying on so little sleep, so I did it yesteray instead. It really was unfortunate, since on Sunday the grass was green on the south side and the sun was out, but by yesterday, a bunch of snow had been dumped on the mountain. # ⚓ Artemis_I⠀⇛ I loved space as a kid. I grew up during the space shuttle program, which looking back on it I don’t think I appreciated how cool it was. Over time I sort of became less and less interested, maybe partly due to not a lot of exciting space things breaking into the mainstream. That’s started to change in recent years with things like the Mars Perseverance rover and James Webb Space Telescope. But both of those, in my opinion, pale in comparison to the prospect of putting people back on the moon which is what the Artemis missions are planning to achieve. Getting to watch the launch of Artemis I last night was pretty special and oddly nostalgic. It brought back some of that fascination of space and engineering I felt as a kid. # ⚓ The_Magic_Word⠀⇛ “Unkle Mike, Unkle Mike!” My nephew proudly told me, “Unkle Mike, I know the Magic Word! It’s Please”. I said: “Actually, it is not — that’s just what grownups want you to think. The real magic words is ‘NOW!’, and to make it do its magic you have to point your index finger down.” I demonstrated. He didn’t look convinced, so I continued. “When your mom really wants you to make the bed, does she say ‘please make the bed’ or does she say ‘I want this bed made up, NOW!’”. I could see he was on the fence, so I went on. “When my boss needs something, do you think he says ‘Mike, please bring me the Johnson file’? No, he says “I need that file, NOW!” # ⚓ Grief⠀⇛ As an aside, they wonder why the tourist industry collapsed here, but for the cost of a one-way flight to the island from the UK, I could’ve got a return flight to the other end of Europe. o § Technical⠀➾ # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ Gemini_Fix⠀⇛ I haven’t been able to update the gemini version of this blog for the past few months because of some bug causing new posts to not be added to the `index.gmi` file. # ⚓ Mastodo_or_Mastodon’t⠀⇛ With all the recent drama around Twitter and with Facebook circling closer and closer to the drain, my head has been swirling with thoughts about social networking and its effects on my life. It feels like the era of the original giants is coming to an end. The network effect will surely keep Twitter and Facebook around for years to come in one form or another, but in November 2022, the old monolithic platforms are fracturing. My relationship with social media reflects my behavior in the real world. I’m definitely an introvert, and do not often share personal details or thoughts unprompted. It comes down to the nature of opinions: everyone has their personal view of the world, and sharing it with others seems a little pointless. I suppose people can bond over having similar views and interests, as a form of entertainment and camaraderie. Personally, I seek very little social interaction in the real world; the everyday family life is quite enough. # § Announcements⠀➾ # ⚓ Announcing_the_Collaborative_Directory_of Geminispace⠀⇛ It can be tricky to find the good stuff in Geminispace. For glog posts we’re well served by Antenna et al, but Gemini isn’t just about feeds. There are many capsules with interesting static content not dribbled out in regular updates, as well as a variety of interactive services, mirrors, databases, and so forth. Search engines help, but you have to know what you’re looking for. The medusae.space hand-written directory of capsules is nice but incomplete, and catalogues capsules rather than individual resources. [...] I have seeded it with my own link collection. Please add your own. As with Antenna, you should feel free to “self-advertise” by adding links to resources on your own capsule. If the “correct” category for a link is currently missing, just put the link in the most suitable currently existing place — I will create new categories and move the links around as appropriate. # § Programming⠀➾ # ⚓ Ultima_Ratio_Coquorum⠀⇛ The Perl Food::Ratio module calculates ratios of ingredients and groups of ingredients, and allows the measurement to be recalculated based on a given weight for a given ingredient. This is probably maxiumum overkill for making cornmeal muffins, but there is a kitchen scale and a computer, so… # ⚓ Converting_text_files_with_french_character_encoding to_utf8⠀⇛ I have some text files from MSDOS written in the 90s before UTF-8 was common and I don’t remember which character encoding was used. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2309 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 11.17.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_17/11/2022:_Considering_C99_for_cURL_and_New_Security_Updates_in Ubuntu⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 7:30 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o Games o Desktop_Environments/WMs # GNOME_Desktop/GTK * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o Fedora_Family_/_IBM o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Devices/Embedded * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Web_Browsers/Web_Servers o Programming/Development # Perl_/_Raku # Python * Leftovers o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Security # Integrity/Availability/Authenticity # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy # Wildlife/Nature o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Digital_Restrictions_(DRM) o Monopolies # Copyrights * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o ⚓ Linux_in_Aerospace:_A_Personal_Journey_–_Linux.com⠀⇛ From the early days of Linux, I was a fan of this innovative, open-source Operating System (OS). I appreciated it as a hobbyist, helping me run Linux at home. I appreciated it as an educator, helping my computer engineering students walk with Linux through OS concepts. However, as a professional working in the safety-critical domain of aerospace, I wondered: could Linux fly? [...] My journey with Linux had its roots in the 1980s before Linus Torvalds introduced his new OS to the world in 1991. During my undergraduate degree in the 1980s, my engineering program had some labs equipped with the relatively recent IBM Personal Computer (PC). The machines were amazing, but my ability to command their power was somewhat limited by the OS, which was the Microsoft Disk Operating System (MS-DOS). When I reached my third year, I gained access to a Sun Workstation running SunOS, a variant of Unix. I quickly learned to appreciate the rich menagerie of shell commands, the power of combining them with redirection such as pipes, and the aesthetics of the fledgling X-Windows GUI. I first heard about Linux in graduate school in the early 1990s at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. My doctoral thesis was on Input/Output (I/O) performance, especially on multiprocessor systems. My research analyzed and quantified I/O performance on OSs such as SunOS, SGI IRIX, DEC OSF/1, HP-UX, and Linux. One key finding of my research was that I/O performance could be impacted by the interference caused by unrelated transactions contending for shared resources within a multi-processor system. The magnitude of the impact was heavily dependent not only on the computing hardware architecture but also on the architecture of the OS. Interference could even occur on a uni-processor where independent processes had I/O tasks clustered in time. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Medevel ☛ 21_Open_Source_Free_Map_Design_and_Geo Visualization_Tools⠀⇛ Designing maps might seem easy, but it is not, especially when many tools require certain levels of technical knowledge. A good map design can promote your presentation, website, and increase your work exposure. Data scientists, business analysts, marketeers, advertisers, and many other professions require map design in their daily work. Some may use free tools and web service like Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap and others. Here, in this article we offer you the best open- source free map design solutions out there. # ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ QEMU_vs_VirtualBox:_What’s_the_difference?⠀⇛ Virtualization is a helpful technology that has exploded in popularity and accessibility in the last decade. There are many great reasons to use virtual machines, such as having a test environment separate from your host operating system. It also allows you to run multiple operating systems or Linux distros simultaneously – all inside of their own sandboxed environment, with optional network interconnectivity among your machines. When it comes to virtualization, users of Linux systems have many choices. QEMU and VirtualBox are two of the most popular hypervisors on Linux. But unless you are already familiar with virtualization and the various choices of different hypervisors, you may be wondering about the difference. In this tutorial, we will look at the differences between QEMU and VirtualBox, discuss their pros and cons, and help you decide which one is better for various virtualization needs on Linux. # ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ QEMU_vs_KVM_hypervisor:_What’s_the difference?⠀⇛ Users have a lot of choices when it comes to virtualization on a Linux system. There are many use cases for virtualization, whether you want to have a test system that is isolated from your host system, test out a different Linux distribution, or even run a completely different operating system. Whatever the case may be, you will need to have a hypervisor. A hypervisor is what manages and allows you to interact with your virtual machines. Two popular choices on Linux are KVM and QEMU. But if you are new to virtualization on Linux, you may not yet understand the difference, or know which one is better to use. In this tutorial, we will look at QEMU vs KVM, discuss their pros and cons, and help you decide which one is better for various virtualization needs on Linux. You will also learn how the two work together to make virtualization a breeze on Linux. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Manuel Matuzovic ☛ Day_38:_vh,_svh,_lvh,_and_dvh⠀⇛ Using the viewport unit vh in desktop browsers is usually straight-forward, 100vh matches the height of the viewport. On mobile that’s different because the viewport height changes depending on whether or not certain user interface elements are visible, 100vh doesn’t always match the height of the viewport. # ⚓ uni Toronto ☛ Monitoring_if_our_wireless_network_is actually_working_in_locations⠀⇛ We provide a multi-building wireless network to the department (in addition to the university wide wireless network provided by the central IT people). For reasons beyond the scope of this entry, we don’t have much innate visibility into how this network is doing in the various places it exists. This means that our only current ways of finding out whether or not it’s currently working right somewhere are to wait for people to notice and then report problems (which doesn’t always happen) or going there ourselves. We’ve recently decided that we’d like to do better than this. # ⚓ Adventures_in_making_this_website:_static_site_generation⠀⇛ Making and managing this personal website has been an adventure. In this series, I go over the technical challenges I’ve encountered and philosophical decisions I’ve made, and I review some of the tools I’ve used along the way. This is part 1, with more posts coming soon. If you’ve ever taken a good look at HTML, it should be clear that it isn’t fun to write it all by hand. Therefore, we invented the Static Site Generator (SSG): a program that takes an HTML template and some text in a more human-friendly form (usually Markdown), and mashes them together, yielding a servable HTML file. Of course, it’s pretty clear what the best approach to do this is, so we only need one SSG, right? Yeah… no, there are a lot of them. Frustratingly many, in fact. Although some of them are highly specialized or advanced, most are very similar in scope. The three SSGs I’m about to discuss are all intended for personal blogs, and for many people, there isn’t much reason to prefer one over the other. My SSG-hopping was due to my niche requirements and perfectionism. # ⚓ Hillel Wayne ☛ Let’s_Prove_Leftpad⠀⇛ Someone recently told me a project isn’t real until you do a retrospective, so I think it’s time to do one for Let’s Prove Leftpad. Short explanation: it’s a repository of proofs of leftpad, in different proof systems. Long explanation: the rest of this post. # ⚓ Buttondown ☛ Let’s_Prove_Leftpad;_Content_Aggregation⠀⇛ The broader motivation for the project is that I’m a big believer in the value of aggregation content. Doing research into a field means comparing a lot of different things in that field. I mean, how do you know the best tool for the job if you don’t know the available tools for the job? But to compare a lot of different things you need to find a lot of different things and then normalize them, which are both difficult and time consuming processes. # ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ Can’t_Install_.deb_files_on_Ubuntu?_Ways_to Install_deb_Packages⠀⇛ Although it is easy to install software on Ubuntu Linux systems, there are still some problems that new users may face when trying to download and install “.deb” packages. Unmet dependencies can create issues for those who are not familiar with the process, but once you understand how it works, it should be no problem. This is a step-by-step guide on installing deb packages on Ubuntu and what to do if you run into unmet dependencies. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Tor_Browser_on_Fedora_37/36/ 35⠀⇛ 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 as private as possible, which has led to Tor Browser growing quite popular in recent years because it conceals a user’s location and usage from anyone conducting network surveillance or traffic analysis. In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install Tor Browser on Fedora 37/36/35 Linux workstation desktop using the Fedora default repository or downloading the browser manually and how to install it manually with tips on registering the application icon. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_GIT_on_Fedora_37/36/35 Linux⠀⇛ GIT is a free, open-source version control system that can efficiently manage small or huge projects. It enables multiple developers to work together on nonlinear development, as it tracks changes in source code for each branch of our project’s history. Hence, we never lose anything by going back through old stages if something goes wrong! The following tutorial will teach you how to install the latest or upgrade GIT on Fedora 37/36/ 35 Linux using the command line terminal and some basic commands and tips on using GIT cli commands. # ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ How_to_install_KDE_plasma_Desktop_on_Fedora Linux⠀⇛ By default, the Fedora Linux distribution sports the GNOME desktop environment, although others are available in “Spin” downloads. If you would like to change things up and install KDE Plasma instead, the GUI can be downloaded and installed directly from Fedora’s default package repositories. This can be done whether you are switching from GNOME to KDE Plasma, from some other desktop environment, or you currently are running command line interface only and wish to install a graphical desktop environment. KDE Plasma is a great choice that comes with all the tools you will need to utilize your Fedora system. In this tutorial, we will go through the step by step instructions to install the KDE Plasma GUI desktop environment on a Fedora Linux system. # ⚓ TecMint ☛ How_to_Save_a_File_in_Vi_/_Vim_Editor_in_Linux [Ed: Just updated]⠀⇛ It is true that learning Vi/Vim editor – a well- known text editor in the Linux ecosystem, is not as easy as learning Nano or Emacs, as it requires a little effort which is worthwhile. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Plex_Media_Server_on_Fedora_37⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Plex Media Server on Fedora 37. For those of you who didn’t know, Plex is a cross-platform global media streaming service and a media player based on the client-server model. The Plex Media Server organizes video, audio, and photos from a user’s collections and from online services, and streams them to the players. 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 Plex Media Server on a Fedora 37. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Chromium_Browser_on_Fedora 37/36/35⠀⇛ Chromium is an open-source browser project that builds a safer, faster, and more stable way for all users to experience the web on their Fedora desktop. The codebase has been widely used in other popular browsers like Microsoft Edge or Opera because it provides them with standards compliance while still being customizable enough not to stagnate over time like others. Chromium also has various features that make it an excellent choice for power users and casual web surfers. In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install Chromium Web Browser on your Fedora 37/36/ 35 Workstation desktop using two Fedora default repository methods or the Flatpak method and how to maintain and remove the browser in the future. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Yandex_Browser_on_Fedora_37/ 36/35⠀⇛ Yandex Browser is a fast and lightweight web browser based on Chromium and has been designed to provide a better user experience with its minimalist interface and intuitive controls. The browser has been translated into more than 40 languages, making it available to users worldwide. Yandex Browser also offers a variety of customization options, allowing users to change the look and feel of the browser to match their personal preferences. In addition, Yandex Browser includes several security features, such as phishing protection, to help keep users safe while they browse the web. In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install Yandex Browser on Fedora 37/36/35 Linux using the command line terminal, with tips about maintaining and removing the browser versions if required. # ⚓ How_to_Copy_Files_in_Ubuntu_Command_Line⠀⇛ In Linux, there is a straightforward way to copy files. Yes, you guessed it right. There is a specific utility for this purpose named cp. # ⚓ Make Tech Easier ☛ How_to_Install_an_XAPK_File_on_Android⠀⇛ If you’re an Android user, you’re probably familiar with the term APK, but did you know there’s also such a thing as XAPK? This guide explains what XAPK files are and how you can install them on your device. # ⚓ NextGenTips ☛ How_to_install_Rails_7_on_Manjaro_Linux_– NextGenTips⠀⇛ Rails is a web development framework written in Ruby programming language. It allows you to write less code but Rails is more of an opinionated language, so use it to accomplish whatever task you are trying to build. Rails believe in the principle of DRY, that is do not repeat yourself by all means # ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ Share_your_desktop_screen_with_VNC_on_Linux⠀⇛ VNC is a system that allows you to remotely control another computer. It allows you to relay your mouse and keyboard inputs as if you were physically sitting in front of the system, when in fact you could be on the other side of the world. It works well for sharing your desktop screen with another user, whether you want to grant them the ability to control your computer or just be able to see what you are doing on it (with mouse and keyboard input blocked). In this guide, we will go over the steps to setup a VNC server on a Linux system. You will also see how to use a VNC client to access the shared screen. When we are done, you will be able to access your system remotely from anywhere, provided that your client system and the VNC server have an internet connection. Alternatively, we can configure VNC to be view only, if we want to share the screen without granting control to another user. Both configurations will be covered in this tutorial. # ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ Git_concepts_in_less_than_10_minutes⠀⇛ Git has become the default way to store and transport code in the DevOps generation. Over 93% of developers report that Git is their primary version control system. Almost anyone who has used version control is familiar with git add, git commit, and git push. For most users, that’s all they ever plan to do with Git, and they’re comfortable with that. It just works for their needs. However, from time to time, almost everyone encounters the need to do something a little more advanced, like git rebase or git cherry-pick or work in a detached head state. This is where many devs start to get a bit nervous. # ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ Linux_commands:_Drop_these_old_utilities for_modern_alternatives_|_Opensource.com⠀⇛ Linux has a good track record for software support. There are about 60 commands in man section 1 of Unix 1st edition, and the majority still work today. Still, progress stops for no one. Thanks to vast global participation in open source, new commands are frequently developed. Sometimes a new command gains popularity, usually because it offers new features, or the same features but with consistent maintenance. Here are ten old commands that have recently been reinvented. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Thousands_of_years_later,_The_Bible_has arrived_on_Steam⠀⇛ I had to do a double-take to ensure I wasn’t seeing things: The Bible is now available on Steam in the form of a Kinetic Novel. Yes really, a developer going by “Bible Games” has actually put it on Steam. This release supports Linux with a Native build too (Ren’py engine) because of course it needs to reach all God’s children — something like that anyway. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Advanced_flight_simulator_X-Plane_12_set_to fully_release_in_December⠀⇛ X-Plane 12, an advanced flight simulator from Laminar Research that’s currently in Early Access and has full Linux support, is set to release in full in December. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Fanatical_has_a_nice_build_your_own_bundle with_some_good_choices⠀⇛ Need some more games? Fanatical have put up a fresh ‘Slayer Bundle’ where you pick from various games and get a great price on them too. I’ll list what’s included along with how you can expect to play them on Linux desktop and Steam Deck. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Retro_inspired_RTS_Rusted_Warfare_adds shaders,_new_units_and_other_huge_upgrades⠀⇛ Rusted Warfare is a great RTS for people who love the classics. One I discovered years ago on Android and then it later had a PC release. A big new release version 1.15 adds in loads to it. A game built for large battles. If you loved Total Annihilation, you will love this too. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Godot_Engine_4.0_gets_a_Movie_Maker⠀⇛ With Godot Engine 4.0 slowly approaching release, the developers are still hooking up some huge features to this free and open source game engine like a Movie Maker. This is something other game engines have too, so it’s nice to see it land in Godot. This should make it easier for developers to make trailers of games, and use Godot for other projects too. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Future_Tech_Pack_to_bring_more_gadgets_to Prison_Architect⠀⇛ Future Tech Pack is the next small DLC for Prison Architect, releasing on November 22 it will give you some new gadgets to play with. Releasing along with the Future Tech Pack is The Slam, a free patch containing some quality of life improvements, a Visitor Only zone, more categories for your Staff breaks, and more. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Unreal_Engine_5.1_rolled_out_with_plenty_of Linux_improvements⠀⇛ Epic Games announced that Unreal Engine 5.1 is now available, and along with all the usual big new features, they continued improving their Linux support in this release. You can see the official release post here, release notes here. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ ProtonUp-Qt_version_2.7.5_released_for_easy GE-Proton_installs⠀⇛ ProtonUp-Qt is a simple and easy to use application that helps you install various compatibility layers on Steam Deck and Linux desktop, with a new release version 2.7.5 out now. It makes it easy to install the likes of GE-Proton, Wine-GE, Luxtorpeda and more for Steam, the Heroic Games Launcher and Lutris. # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Valve_Releases_New_Stable_Steam_Client_Update with_New_Big_Picture_Mode⠀⇛ If you’re an avid Linux gamer, you probably already heard that Steam Client is getting a brand-new Big Picture mode ported from the Steam Deck UI. Of course, Steam Deck owners are familiar with it by now, but now everyone can enjoy the Steam Deck UI on their personal computers. During the past several months, Valve tested the new Big Picture mode by releasing several beta versions of the Steam Client. While the new stable version includes the updated Big Picture mode, it’s not enabled by default. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ 18_Best_Gnome_Themes_for_Your_Gnome Desktop⠀⇛ Gnome is among the best-looking desktop environments for Linux distributions. But sometimes, users might want to change up the feel and look of their Gnome Desktop Environment. With so many themes and extensions available, it can be difficult to find the best ones. I will help you find the best Gnome Shell Themes for you. With full Linux desktop customization capabilities, users can take advantage of themes, icons, and extensions. Before looking at the best Linux themes, it’s important to understand how to install and use Gnome themes and icons. A user can install a theme either by downloading the master zip file or running particular commands in the Terminal. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o ⚓ H2S Media ☛ Top_10_popular_Linux_distros_in_November_2022_–_Linux Shout⠀⇛ Out of hundreds of Linux distros here are some of the popular ones in November month of 2022. Some of them you might be familiar with and others would be new to experience in this list of popular Linux distros. If you want to use a Linux operating system, you can choose from many different Linux distros tailored to target various user groups. For beginners, Windows switchers, or professionals, everything is there. However, here we are not targeting beginners or advanced users, instead, the explorers who want to try out the popular Linux other than the one they are already using. o ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ Kubuntu_vs_Fedora_KDE_plasma_desktop⠀⇛ One of the best aspects of using a Linux system is that there are many popular desktop environments to choose from. If you do not like the style or behavior of yours, it is simple enough to install a different one. When it comes to the KDE Plasma desktop environment, there are a few different ways to experience it. Ubuntu Linux comes with KDE Plasma preinstalled on their Kubuntu distro, and Fedora Linux has a KDE “spin” that can be downloaded and also comes with KDE Plasma preinstalled. If both sport the same desktop environment, some users may be wondering what the real differences are between the two systems. KDE Plasma comes not only as a graphical user interface, but also includes a slew of applications (over 200; some installed by default and some not) that integrate into the desktop environment and give the user a more unified experience that flows together. If you are ready to try out KDE Plasma, you have a few choices. First of all, you can install it the same way you would any other desktop environment – right from your system’s package manager. But you can also choose from the Kubuntu or KDE Fedora spin distributions. So, which one should you choose? We will go over all the details in this article and help you make an informed decision. o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ AlmaLinux_9.1_Released_with_Security Enhancements_and_Updated_Tools,_Based_on_RHEL_9.1⠀⇛ Based on the recently released Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1 operating system, AlmaLinux 9.1 is here a 1:1 binary compatible distro with RHEL, it’s powered by Linux kernel 5.14.0-160.el9, and it’s available for 64-bit (x86_64), AArch64 (ARM64), PowerPC 64-bit Little Endian (ppc64le), and IBM System z (s390x) architectures. This release was announced during the SuperComputing 2022 (SC22) HPC Conference focusing on security and open hybrid cloud innovation. It introduces Keylime, a remote machine attestation tool that uses the TPM (Trusted Platform Module) technology to let you verify and continuously monitor the integrity of your remote machines. # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ iTWire_–_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_9.1_released⠀⇛ Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.1 has now hit general availability, adding and refining capabilities for a wide range of enterprise IT needs, from helping to streamline complex infrastructure environments to improving the security stance of containerised applications. With cloud strategies now predominantly seeking Kubernetes-based application backbones instead of virtual machines, Red Hat says its RHEL 9.1 release continues to deliver an efficient foundation for modern apps and environments. Additionally, RHEL 9.1 keeps security front and centre with pre-configured operating system images to meet organisation-specific system security needs. IT teams can specify OpenSCAP security profiles in image builder blueprint files to deliver operating system images that meet IT security and compliance requirements from installation. # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_9.1_Adds_Native Firefox_Support_on_GNOME_on_Wayland_Sessions⠀⇛ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1 comes exactly six months after Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 and introduces native support for the Mozilla Firefox web browser on the GNOME desktop environment using Wayland sessions. This change has been implemented in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Workstations 9.1 edition to allow users to use more native tools. Users can still use the XWayland/X11 GTK+ backend via an additional firefox-x11 package. # ⚓ Neowin ☛ Red_Hat_pushes_RHEL_9.1_with_updated_packages_and more_–_Neowin⠀⇛ Red Hat has announced the availability of RHEL 9.1, its enterprise-oriented Linux distribution. RHEL 9 came out in May 2022 and with the latest update, users get new features and capabilities including improvements to SQL, Red Hat Smart Management with Red Hat Satellite, Red Hat Insights, and Workstations. There are also updated packages. Among the updated packages are PHP 8.1, Ruby 3.1, Node.js 18, Apache HTTP Server 2.4.53, GCC 11.2.1, glibc 2.34, binutils 2.35.2, GDB 10.2, Valgrind 3.19, SystemTap 4.7, Dyninst 12.1.0, elfutils 0.187, PCP 5.3.7, Grafana 7.5.13, GCC Toolset 12, LLVM Toolset 14.0.6, Rust Toolset 1.62, and Go Toolset 1.18. # ⚓ FOSS Post ☛ Things_To_Do_After_Installing_Fedora_37⠀⇛ Fedora releases a new version in approximately every 6 months. Each now version is supported with updates for 13 months in total. The distribution is a good place to get the latest stable software and technologies consistently. # ⚓ Talospace ☛ Fedora_37⠀⇛ Fedora 37 is out today. As I always say, it’s usually one of the first mainstream distros to incorporate new changes and was one of the earliest distros to support POWER9 at all, so you should care about it because bugs and problems show up there first (if you don’t like how the bleeding edge cuts your skin, try AlmaLinux or RockyLinux instead, which aim to occupy the niche old pre- Stream CentOS did). Chief amongst its changes is the new GNOME 43, which really does seem to have much better performance on OpenPOWER than previous releases (a big problem for the last couple) along with revised settings, toolkits and even more libadwaita-all-the-things, which means even fewer apps will respect your GTK theme. This also means Pantheon is no longer supported due to incompatibilities, so I guess I won’t bother trying it again (admittedly it was definitely buggy even with GNOME the 42nd). # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Podman_at_the_edge:_Keeping_services alive_with_custom_healthcheck_actions_|_Enable_Sysadmin⠀⇛ New Podman feature allows you to automate what happens when a container becomes unhealthy, which is crucial for services in remote locations or critical systems. # ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ Chief_engineering_officer:_A_day_in the_life⠀⇛ If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life. It may be a cliche, but I can honestly say I love what I do. For the past 20+ years, I’ve held a wide variety of executive engineering roles, culminating in my current role as the chief engineering officer at Boomi, the pioneer of cloud-based integration platform as a service (iPaaS) and now a category- leading global software as a service (SaaS) company. So, what does a chief engineering officer actually do? The CEngO is accountable for executing on the company’s product vision and delivering measurable value to customers. To do that, we hire, mentor, and lead great teams that build, test, deliver, secure, maintain, and operate the systems that help meet – and ideally exceed – customers’ requirements. # ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ Hack_your_job_search:_5_tips_to_amp up_your_resume⠀⇛ Anyone looking for a new role knows that job- hunting is a job in itself. It takes a lot of time to find and apply for the roles that best align with your current and future goals. Then your patience is tested as you wait and hope to get an initial interview. Well, stop hoping and start hacking – starting with your resume. As the first thing hiring managers and talent scouts see, your resume can make you stand out or fade into a sea of competitors. # ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Benchmarking_improved_conntrack_performance_in OvS_3.0.0⠀⇛ Open vSwitch (OvS), an open source tool for creating virtual Layer 2 networks, relies in some use cases on connection tracking. The recent 3.0.0 release of OvS included this patch series to improve multithread scalability, which makes connection tracking more efficient when OvS is run on multiple CPUs. This article shows how to measure the performance of connection tracking with OvS. # ⚓ Red Hat ☛ New_features_in_OpenMP_5.1_and_OpenMP_5.2⠀⇛ This article discusses recent features implemented in the GCC compiler version 12, the latest stable release. The new features were implemented as a joint effort between Red Hat and CodeSourcery, now a part of Siemens EDA. OpenMP is an API consisting of compiler directives and library routines that implement high-level parallelism in C and C++ as well as Fortran. OpenMP version 5.1 was released in November 2020, and version 5.2 was released in November 2021. Support for various OpenMP 5.1 features has been added. But GCC 12 does not yet have complete support for OpenMP 5.0, and work is ongoing in GCC 13. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Canonical_Releases_New_Ubuntu_Linux_Kernel Security_Updates_to_Fix_16_Vulnerabilities⠀⇛ The new Linux kernel security updates are about one month after the previous kernel update, which patched the recently disclosed Wi-Fi driver stack vulnerabilities, and are available only for all supported Ubuntu LTS (Long-Term Support) versions, including Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish), Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa), and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver). # ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ Ubuntu_Pro_vs_Ubuntu_Free⠀⇛ Everyone in the Linux community knows all about Ubuntu, one of the most popular Linux distributions of all time. It is a free operating system developed by Canonical, and is based on Debian Linux. But did you know that Canonical also has a program called Ubuntu Pro? You may have seen it mentioned through Canonical literature or gotten the nag about enabling Ubuntu Pro for your system while you were using Ubuntu. In this article, we will explore the features of Ubuntu Pro, and see how it comes to regular, free version of Ubuntu. This will help you decide if the Ubuntu Pro program could be a good choice for you or your company. # ⚓ Jeff Geerling ☛ Ubuntu’s_settings_won’t_open_after_setting CPU_to_‘performance’⠀⇛ Recently I was doing some benchmarking on my Ubuntu 22.04 PC, and as part of that benchmarking, I tried setting the CPU performance profile to performance. In the old days, this was not an issue, but it seems that modern Ubuntu only ‘knows’ about balanced and power-saver. Apparently performance is forbidden these days! o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Klara ☛ The_Role_of_Operating_Systems_in_IoT:_Right-sizing OSes_for_your_IoT_environments⠀⇛ All of these smart devices have Operating Systems, regardless of how much or how little of them are exposed to the user. An Operating System is the software that runs on a device, manages the hardware, and ensures that components work together to perform some task. Some of these Operating Systems are very singular in their purpose, while others are general platforms that the owners can run custom applications on. This article is going to look at the role Operating Systems have in IoT from the smallest battery powered sensors all the way up to central hubs that can manage dozens of cameras. We will look at how our favorite Operating System, FreeBSD, can fit into this environment. # ⚓ Martijn Braam ☛ Finding_an_SBC⠀⇛ A long long time ago on a server far away there was a website called Board-DB. This website made in 2014 was a list of single board computers that became popular after the whole Raspberry Pi thing happened. # ⚓ A_Low-Cost_Robot_Ready_for_Any_Obstacle⠀⇛ The researchers trained the robot with 4,000 clones of it in a simulator, where they practiced walking and climbing on challenging terrain. The simulator’s speed allowed the robot to gain six years of experience in a single day. The simulator also stored the motor skills it learned during training in a neural network that the researchers copied to the real robot. This approach did not require any hand-engineering of the robot’s movements — a departure from traditional methods. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ PCB_Hotplate_Has_Integrated_Heating_Element Traces⠀⇛ Normally when we talk about PCBs and hotplates, we’re talking about reflowing solder. In this build from [Arnov Sharma], though, the PCB itself is the hotplate! * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ Port Swigger ☛ Mastodon_users_vulnerable_to_password-stealing attacks⠀⇛ Heyes found he was able to steal users’ stored credentials using Chrome’s autofill feature by tricking them into clicking a malicious element he had disguised as a toolbar. o ⚓ EFF ☛ The_Fediverse_Could_Be_Awesome_(if_we_don’t_screw_it_up)⠀⇛ Something remarkable is happening. For the past two weeks, people have been leaving Twitter. Many others are reducing their reliance on it. Great numbers of ex- Twitter users and employees are making a new home in the “fediverse,” fleeing the chaos of Elon Musk’s takeover. This exodus includes prominent figures from civil society, tech law and policy, business and journalism.  It also represents a rare opportunity to make a better corner of the internet…if we don’t screw it up. The fediverse isn’t a single, gigantic social media platform like Facebook or Twitter. It’s an expanding ecosystem of interconnected social media sites and services that let people interact with each other no matter which one of these sites and services they have an account with.  That means that people can tailor and better control their experience of social media, and be less reliant on a monoculture sown by a handful of tech giants.  o ⚓ EFF ☛ Is_Mastodon_Private_and_Secure?_Let’s_Take_a_Look⠀⇛ With so many users migrating to Mastodon as their micro- blogging service of choice, a lot of questions are being raised about the privacy and security of the platform. Though in no way comprehensive, we have a few thoughts we’d like to share on the topic. Essentially, Mastodon is about publishing your voice to your followers and allowing others to discover you and your posts. For basic security, instances will employ transport-layer encryption, keeping your connection to the server you’ve chosen private. This will keep your communications safe from local eavesdroppers using your same WiFi connection, but it does not protect your communications, including your direct messages, from the server or instance you’ve chosen—or, if you’re messaging someone from a different instance, the server they’ve chosen. This includes the moderators and administrators of those instances, as well. Just like Twitter or Instagram, your posts and direct messages are accessible by those running the services. But unlike Twitter or Instagram, you have the choice in what server or instance you trust with your communications. Also unlike the centralized social networks, the Mastodon software is relatively open about this fact. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Interview:_Stuart_Semple_On_Pantone,_Freetone,_Colour, And_Open_Source⠀⇛ We recently covered the removal of Pantone colour support from the Adobe cloud products, with the two companies now expecting artists and designers to pay an extra subscription for a Pantone plugin or face losing their Pantone-coloured work to a sea of black blocks. Our coverage focused on our community, and on how the absurdity of a commercial entity attempting to assert ownership over colours would have no effect on us with our triple-byte RGB values. o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ # ⚓ Daniel Stenberg ☛ Considering_C99_for_curl_| daniel.haxx.se⠀⇛ The curl project builds on foundations that started in late 1996 with the tool named httpget. # ⚓ Jim Nielsen ☛ Remix_and_the_Alternate_Timeline_of_Web Development⠀⇛ What’s interesting about this history is how each step asked: how do we fix what’s inadequate with our current situation? Remix, however, came along and asked: what if, rather than fixing where we are now, we went back a few steps to the point in time where we began to disregard the role of the browser in web development and imagined a different future that leans into the strengths of the browser (and the client/server model) rather than trying to bypass or reinvent them? o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Kosmokaryote,_the_life_thereof:_[GNOME]_GNOME_Files_and custom_file_icons:_setting_album_art_on_directories!⠀⇛ While playing with GNOME 43 on my recent upgrade to Fedora 37, I saw that nautilus aka GNOME Files lets me set arbitrary images as a custom icon for files and folders, replacing the default icon/thumbnail. I quickly hopped into my music folder and wrote a small script to replace all of the (legally purchased) folders of albums of music’s icons with images of their album art if an image was already present. # ⚓ Rlang ☛ How_to_make_a_connected_scatter_plot_in_R?⠀⇛ How to make a connected scatter plot in R?, With the help of geom_path, you can depict the relationship between any two variables in a data frame. # ⚓ Arjen Wiersma ☛ Deployment_Anxiety⠀⇛ Let me tell you how it was to ship a product out to half a million people back in 1999. But before I do that, let me tell you why. Today I talked to one of my students and he mentioned that he was very nervous about a change he was making. He was afraid it would break things and that he would spend the afternoon working through his CI/CD pipeline to resolve issues. # ⚓ Nicholas Tietz-Sokolsky ☛ I’m_moving_my_projects_off GitHub⠀⇛ It’s time for me to leave GitHub behind and move to another forge. I’m not necessarily advocating for anyone else to do the same, but if my reasons resonate with you then you may want to consider it. I also don’t expect this post to… matter, if that makes sense1. I’m not a major open-source maintainer or contributor. I’m just somebody who likes to write code and likes to put it out there. So, why am I moving my projects off of GitHub? # § Perl / Raku⠀➾ # ⚓ Perl_is_Actually_Portable⠀⇛ After stumbling upon Gautham’s APE Python port and seeing how far along the Cosmopolitan Libc has come along, I was inspired to see what it would take to port my scripting language of choice, Perl, to the Cosmopolitan Libc and turn it into a self- contained binary. My motivation came from wanting to prove that if Python can do it, Perl can do it too, wanting a more robust Windows Perl port for running my personal media server (MHFS), and the cool factor of hacking on Perl and the Cosmopolitan Libc. # § Python⠀➾ # ⚓ AIM ☛ Is_Python_Slowly_Eating_R?_The_Reason_Why RStudio_Became_Posit⠀⇛ RStudio has been emphasising that its commercial products are “bilingual” for both R and Python for many years. However, the “RStudio” brand has made it difficult to convince organisations to consider its products for Python users. But does it bring about a belief that Python is somehow supplanting R for the data science ecosystem? * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ The Nation ☛ Departures⠀⇛ In life, as in Michelle de Kretser’s novels, Australians are always traveling. If they’re not in New York or London or flooding the perimeter of Asia, you’ll find them in the bush or on the reef. It’s a settler colony whose inhabitants remain a bit unsettled. At the same time, prospective migrants from across the Indian and Pacific oceans line up at embassies or are shunted to brutal island detention facilities, where they await the dim possibility of a new Australian life. Successive governments have expressed only vicious disdain for the migrants accumulating offshore: Don’t you know you’re supposed to want to leave? o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Midterm_Elections_Proved Americans_Overwhelmingly_Support_Public_Education⠀⇛ In an election in which pundits and reporters predicted education would be a major factor in a much-anticipated “red wave,” Republican gubernatorial candidates were said to be following a “playbook” of school choice and so-called parents rights that Glenn Youngkin used in winning the Virginia governor race in 2021.  # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ UC’s_Student_Workers_Can’t_Afford_California⠀⇛ Teaching assistants are paid $24,000 per year, far less than the median rent in Los Angeles and other markets where UCs sit. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Crazy_Bike_Frame_Made_Out_Of_147_Nuts⠀⇛ Bike frames are most commonly made out of steel. If you’ve got money for something nicer though, you might go with something in aluminium or carbon fiber. [The Q] went completely off-the-wall with this build, though, constructing a bicycle frame out of 147 nuts.  # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Is_This_The_Smallest_CP/M_Machine_Ever?⠀⇛ If you had an office word processor in the late 1970s, the chances are it ran Digital Research’s CP/M operating system. IBM went for Microsoft in the 1980s and the once-dominant player fell on hard times, but it survives today as a popular choice on retrocomputer platforms. Even the more compact Z80 systems are a little large for 2022, so when [Kian Ryan] needed the ultimate in CP/M portability it fell on a more modern piece of silicon. Hence he’s put it on a tiny RP2040-based board from Pimoroni alongside an Adafruit micro SD card breakout. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Will_The_Fax_Machine_Ever_Stop_Singing?⠀⇛ Throughout the 80s and 90s, you couldn’t swing a stapler around any size office without hitting a fax machine. But what is it about the fax machine that makes it the subject of so much derision? Is it the beep-boops? The junk faxes? Or do they just seem horribly outdated in the world of cloud storage and thumb drives? Perhaps all of the above is true. While I may be Hackaday’s resident old school office worker et cetera, it may surprise you to learn that I don’t have a fax machine. In fact, the last time I had to fax something, I recall having to give my email address to some website in order to send a single fax for free. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Better_Sheet_Metal_Parts_With_Chemistry⠀⇛ [Applied Science] wanted to make some metal parts with a lot of holes. A service provider charged high tooling costs, so he decided to create his own parts using photochemical machining. The process is a lot like creating PC boards, but, of course, there are some differences. You can see the video of the results, below. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ JURIST ☛ India_state_government_bans_display_of_firearms_on social_media,_songs_promoting_gun_culture⠀⇛ Authorities in the Indian state of Punjab Sunday issued a restrictive order on gun ownership. The order introduces a three-month pause on new gun registration, a complete ban on the public display of weapons and a ban on songs that glorify weapons and violence. The order also applies to the display of weapons at on social media and at public gatherings, religious places, wedding ceremonies and other events. The hasty or careless use of firearms, or firing for celebration, so as to endanger human life or personal safety of others, shall be a punishable offense. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Hawaii_plaintiffs_join_contaminated_drinking_water lawsuit_against_US_government_prompted_by_Navy_fuels_leaks⠀⇛ The suit was originally brought in August by four plaintiffs living in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii at the time of the contamination. The complaint states that the US Navy negligently released jet fuel and other toxic substances into the Navy water line in May 2021 and in November 2021, resulting in the contamination of the drinking water near the World War II-era naval fuel storage facility in Red Hill, Hawaii. The Navy allegedly did not report the issue until December 2, 2021. # ⚓ NL Times ☛ TikTok_fireworks_challenge_leaves_Ede_boy_with third_degree_burns⠀⇛ According to the police, the boy from the Krenhem district participated in a challenge to set off fireworks in an unsafe way. He lit the firework and then stomped on it. The firework got stuck in his sole and exploded right through his shoe. “The boy suffered a third-degree burn,” the police said. # ⚓ NPR ☛ More_than_1_billion_young_people_could_be_at_risk_of hearing_loss,_a_new_study_shows⠀⇛ “It is estimated that 0.67–1.35 billion adolescents and young adults worldwide could be at risk of hearing loss from exposure to unsafe listening practices,” according to the study, which was published in BMJ Journal on Tuesday. Recommended noise limits are no more than 85 decibels throughout a 40-hour week. Young people from ages 12 to 35 using devices such as MP3 players and cellphones, actively listened to content at 105 decibels, while the average noise level at entertainment venues was 104 to 112 decibels. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Sheriff_Retaliates_Against_Lawyers_Scrutinizing Arrests_of_Water_Protectors⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Preserve_and_Restore_Nature_to_Prevent Future_Pandemics:_Studies⠀⇛ While public health experts—nearly three years after the coronavirus was first reported in China—are brainstorming how health systems and governments can prevent future disease outbreaks from becoming major pandemics, scientists at Cornell University published a study Tuesday showing human activity more respectful of the natural world could prevent most pathogens from reaching people in the first place. Researchers examined the behavior of fruit bats in Australia, combining numerous datasets collected between 1996 and 2020. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ 13_Senate_Dems_Join_GOP_in_Voting_to_End Covid_Emergency_Declaration,_Kick_Millions_Off_Medicaid⠀⇛ Thirteen members of the Senate Democratic caucus—including Majority Leader Chuck Schumer—joined Republicans on Tuesday in approving a resolution aimed at terminating the national emergency declaration for Covid-19, a move that would kick millions of people off Medicaid as experts warn of a winter infection and hospitalization surge. While the White House said Tuesday that President Joe Biden will veto the resolution if it passes the House and reaches his desk, the Senate vote sparked outrage among public health experts and others who stressed the far-reaching implications of the resolution. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ AIM ☛ Why_did_an_E-commerce_Website_Buy_JS_Framework Remix?⠀⇛ In a turn of events that has surprised many, Remix, a startup that develops open-source web frameworks was acquired by e-commerce website Shopify on October 31, 2022. But the more one reads into it, the more sense it makes. While the value of the deal wasn’t disclosed, Shopify is expected to use Remix across different projects and have more support for the framework on Shopify’s developer platform. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Krebs On Security ☛ Disneyland_Malware_Team:_It’s_a_Puny World_After_All [Ed: Microsoft Windows TCO]⠀⇛ A financial cybercrime group calling itself the Disneyland Team has been making liberal use of visually confusing phishing domains that spoof popular bank brands using Punycode, an Internet standard that allows web browsers to render domain names with non-Latin alphabets like Cyrillic. [...] Holden said the Disneyland Team domains were made to help the group steal money from victims infected with a powerful strain of Microsoft Windows-based banking malware known as Gozi 2.0/Ursnif. # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ iTWire_–_Lumen_APAC_chief_says_firms_should_be upfront_in_acknowledging_data_breaches⠀⇛ Companies should acknowledge that they have suffered a data breach as soon as they can, the APAC managing director of a global technology firm says, adding that at the same time there would necessarily be some interval between discovery and making a public statement. Francis Thangasamy, managing director of the Asia- Pacific operations of Lumen Technology, told iTWire during an interview in Melbourne on Tuesday that there would be a different communications process in different countries. “I think another important [step] is first identifying what is the level of data that’s been lost,” he said. “So for that you need to do thorough forensics – a lot of organisations do not complete the full thorough forensics process and then realise that there is still a lot more data that can be compromised. Or it could be that there’s there’s still a backdoor in there.” # § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾ # ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ The_real_fake_IDs_of_UMich⠀⇛ But there was something so stereotypically “college student” about that message that it was almost comical. It was a reminder of the absurdity of the fake ID phenomenon; they’re so ubiquitous that any driver’s license found left behind on the street is assumed to be a piece of fraudulent government documentation. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Microchips_with_everything_– an_unpalatable_taste_of_the_future⠀⇛ During my early years as a journalist the microchip was gradually taking over newspaper production. On every occasion we were told that the new technology would make lives easier and the output better. There would be later deadlines and more special editions. This is not what happened at all. Newspaper proprietors were able to make enormous savings by sacking a lot of typesetters and compositors. The deadlines remained the same and so did the number of editions. Profits increased. So if you are a waiter you need to face the possibility that you are going to be replaced by a wired litter bin on wheels. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ What_Will_UnitedHealth’s_New_Trove_of Claims_Data_Mean_for_Consumers?⠀⇛ In early 2020, executives at health care behemoth UnitedHealth Group were considering a potential acquisition that could give them the ability to access and analyze a quarter of all medical insurance claims in the U.S. The prospective target, Change Healthcare, was a largely invisible but crucial part of the country’s claims-processing infrastructure — it functions as the pipes that carry insurance claims between health care providers and insurers — and its customers often gave it permission to use their data. What could UnitedHealth Group do with that river of information? To help answer that question, UnitedHealth turned to McKinsey & Co. The consulting giant concluded that UnitedHealth could “utilize transactions intelligence” from Change’s claims data to “optimize benefit design” for UnitedHealthcare, UnitedHealth’s insurance subsidiary, according to a January 2020 presentation that was cited in a recent lawsuit. That could help UnitedHealthcare, already the biggest health insurer in the country, gain a further edge over its rivals by giving it access to some of the most crucial information in that business: claims data from rival insurers. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ CBS ☛ Industry_ethicist:_Social_media_companies_amplifying Americans’_anger_for_profit⠀⇛ TikTok has done that by serving up an addictive mix of short videos. Some are silly, others overtly political. It’s owned by a Chinese company called ByteDance and Harris says the version that’s served to Chinese consumers, called Douyin, is very different from the one available in the West. “In their version of TikTok, if you’re under 14 years old, they show you science experiments you can do at home, museum exhibits, patriotism videos and educational videos,” Harris said. “And they also limit it to only 40 minutes per day. Now they don’t ship that version of TikTok to the rest of the world. So it’s almost like they recognize that technology’s influencing kids’ development, and they make their domestic version a spinach version of TikTok, while they ship the opium version to the rest of the world.” The version served to the West has kids hooked for hours at a time. The impact, Harris says, is predictable. # ⚓ TikTok_in_China_versus_the_United_States_|_60_Minutes⠀⇛ “It’s almost like [Chinese company Bytedance] recognize[s] that technology’s influencing kids’ development, and they make their domestic version a spinach TikTok, while they ship the opium version to the rest of the world,” says Tristan Harris. # ⚓ The Washington Times ☛ TikTok’s_China-founded_parent working_to_addict_American_kids,_says_anti-social_media activist⠀⇛ Mr. Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, said the Chinese version of the social media site shows videos touting science, museums, education, and patriotism while limiting viewing to 40 minutes per day for young users. “Now they don’t ship that version of TikTok to the rest of the world,” Mr. Harris told the news magazine show “60 Minutes.” “So it’s almost like they recognize that technology is influencing kids’ development, and they make their domestic version a spinach version of TikTok, while they ship the opium version to the rest of the world.” # ⚓ The Record ☛ FBI_Director_warns_of_potential_Chinese_gov’t exploitation_of_TikTok⠀⇛ Harshbarger and Wray spoke at length about a recent 60 Minutes piece that highlighted the massive differences in how TikTok operates in China compared to elsewhere. Wray said the app was a “threat to our youth online” and said the concern around it was illustrative of how the Chinese government uses its laws as a weapon against companies. # ⚓ NPR ☛ Court_sentences_Chinese_spy_to_20_years_for_trying_to steal_U.S._trade_secrets⠀⇛ Yanjun Xu was convicted by a federal jury in Cincinnati last November of conspiracy to commit economic espionage, conspiracy to commit trade secret theft, attempted economic espionage and attempted trade secret theft. U.S. officials say the case is an example of China’s relentless intelligence operations against American companies to steal top-flight technology. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Taliban_leader:_Afghanistan_judges_must_enforce Shariah_punishments⠀⇛ Akhundzada told the judges that they must enforce the proper punishment when a case meets the Shariah standard for Hudud and Qisas laws. Hudud refers to offenses that require punishment as specified in the Quran, and Qisas are offenses that require retaliation or retribution as a punishment. The announcement did not enumerate specific punishments but may include public execution, flogging and stoning. Akhundzada claims these punishments are “obligatory” under Shariah law and will require judges to impose such punishments when the standards are met. # ⚓ VOA News ☛ Chinese_Intelligence_Official_Sentenced_to_20 Years_in_US_Prison⠀⇛ Xu was convicted in November 2021 on two counts of attempting economic espionage, two counts of attempted theft of trade secrets and one count of conspiracy to commit trade secret theft. Prosecutors have described Xu as a “card-carrying intelligence officer” for the Chinese government and said he was part of a multiyear effort to steal aviation technology from American companies. According to court documents, Xu used a variety of aliases to contact ethnic Chinese employees at several companies and trick them into sharing “highly sensitive information.” # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_“International_Community”_Is_an Ineffectual_Fantasy⠀⇛ Washington’s vaunted “rules-based international order” has undergone a stress test following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and here’s the news so far: It hasn’t held up well. In fact, the disparate reactions to Vladimir Putin’s war have only highlighted stark global divisions, which reflect the unequal distribution of wealth and power. Such divisions have made it even harder for a multitude of sovereign states to find the minimal common ground needed to tackle the biggest global problems, especially climate change. # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Only_Russia_is_responsible_for_the_war_– Gulyás⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Gray Zone ☛ Poland_WWIII_scare_shows_why_top_US_general wants_peace_(w/_Doug_Macgregor)⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Congressional_Amendment_Opens_Floodgates for_War_Profiteers_and_a_Major_Ground_War_on_Russia⠀⇛ Reed and Inhofe’s idea is to tuck their wartime amendment into the FY2023 National Defense Appropriation Act (NDAA) that will be passed during the lameduck session before the end of the year. The amendment sailed through the Armed Services Committee in mid-October and, if it becomes law, the Department of Defense will be allowed to lock in multi-year contracts and award non-competitive contracts to arms manufacturers for Ukraine-related weapons. If the Reed/Inhofe amendment is really aimed at replenishing the Pentagon’s supplies, then why do the quantities in its wish list vastly surpass those sent to Ukraine? # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_Secret_Wars_of_the_US_Imperium⠀⇛ In a report released by the New York University School of Law’s Brennan Center of Justice titled Secret War: How the US Uses Partnerships and Proxy Forces to Wage War Under the Radar, there is little to shock, though much to be concerned about.  The author of the report contends that the list of countries supplied by the Pentagon on US military partnerships is a savagely clipped one.  The list is so wrong that 17 countries have been omitted. Katherine Yon Ebright, counsel in the Brennan Center’s Liberty and National Security Program, betrays a charmless naivete in remarking that the “proliferation of secret war is a relatively recent phenomenon”, something she regards as “undemocratic and dangerous”.  She is certainly right about the last two points, but distinctly wrong about the novelty. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Against_War?_You’ve_Got_to_be_Kidding!⠀⇛ Our group, made up of mostly New York University students, left Washington Square South in front of the NYU student union and as evening approached, we rolled out our sleeping bags and camped on a hillock in West Potomac Park within sight of the Lincoln Memorial, where the next morning we were driven by DC police and found temporary sanctuary among the city’s tourists. The May Day protests, a more sedate demonstration took place in DC one week earlier, was the high- water mark of protest against the war. In two years, with an end to the draft, and the so-called Vietnamization of the war, the war seemed less urgent an issue to the minds of many and the mass murder in Southeast Asia finally ended in 1975, with the specter of US helicopters flying away and out to sea from the rooftop of the US embassy. To the empire and to those in power, this was not an inspiring sight and it would take about a decade to reverse the distaste for war among millions of people, a phenomenon called the Vietnam Syndrome. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Musings_on_Adam_Hochschild_at_the_Mechanics Institute⠀⇛ Hochschild ought to be forgiven for saying that his new book American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis 1917-1921, tells the story of a missing chapter in our history. Some of us haven’t missed or forgotten the crisis of 1917-1921, the political repression, censorship, and the deportation of radicals like Emma Goldman, plus the misdeeds of our racist President Woodrow Wilson, who, Hochschild said, oversaw the assault on civil liberties during World War I. Some of us have read the history books, including texts like Eric Foner’s The Story of American Freedom, which exhumes the crisis of 1917-1921 and explores its many twists and turns and that journalist Nat Hentoff called “an indispensable book that should be read in every school in the land.” Foner’s text isn’t the first to tell it like it is. W. E. B. Du Bois, Charles and Mary Beard and Richard Hofstader to name just a few, aimed to raise awareness about some of the darkest days of our Republic. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Unfortunate_Accident’:_Polish_President Says_Missile_That_Killed_Two_Likely_Fired_by_Ukraine⠀⇛ Polish President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday said the missile that killed two people in Poland the previous day was likely fired by Ukrainian defense forces as they attempted to respond to a massive barrage of Russian airstrikes. “Ukraine’s defense was launching their missiles in various directions and it is highly probable that one of these missiles unfortunately fell on Polish territory,” Duda said, calling the incident an “unfortunate accident.” # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Orbán_and_Szijjártó_react_to_missile_in Poland,_calling_for_“strategic_calm”⠀⇛ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ ‘Unfortunate_Accident’:_Polish_President_Says Missile_That_Killed_Two_Likely_Fired_by_Ukraine⠀⇛ “There is nothing, absolutely nothing to suggest that it was an intentional attack on Poland,” Polish President Andrzej Duda told reporters. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Zelensky_on_the_missile_strike_in_Poland:_‘I_have no_doubt,_it_was_not_our_missile’_—_Meduza⠀⇛ President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky claims that the missile which struck Poland near the Ukrainian border was not launched by Ukrainian Armed Forces. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘Likely_an_accident_from_Ukrainian_air_defenses’ The_latest_on_the_missile_strike_that_killed_two_in_Poland_— Meduza⠀⇛ On November 15, Polish media reported that two missiles had hit the village of Przewodów in the country’s Lublin province, just three miles from the Ukrainian border. One missile hit a grain elevator, killing two people. Polish authorities, NATO leadership, and world leaders at the G20 summit in Bali held emergency meetings to discuss the incident. Ukrainian authorities believe Russia, which spent all of the day of the strike shelling cities throughout Ukraine, is responsible for the missiles, while Moscow has denied responsibility. On Wednesday, however, Poland’s president said the incident was probably an accident from Ukrainian air defense forces working to intercept incoming Russian missiles. Here’s what we know so far. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Ukrainian_President’s_Office_says_murdered mercenary_willingly_took_part_in_prisoner_swap_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Ukrainian Presidential Advisor Mykhailo Podolyak said in an interview on Wednesday that Yevgeny Nuzhin, the former prisoner and Wagner PMC fighter who was brutally killed as a “traitor” after allegedly defecting, willingly agreed to be returned to Russia as part of a prisoner exchange. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Did_Ukraine_Just_Quietly_Drop_Its Bid_for_NATO_Entry?⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Chomsky:_Options_for_Diplomacy_Decline_as Russia’s_War_on_Ukraine_Escalates⠀⇛ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ FTX_Partnership_With_Ukraine_Is_Latest_Chapter in_Shady_Western_Aid_Saga⠀⇛ The Ukrainian government mysteriously disappeared online records of its fundraising arrangement with the FTX crypto scam just days before the scandal erupted. The initiative claims to have raised $60 million for Ukraine, but where did the money go? # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ White_House_Asks_Congress_for_$37.7_Billion_in New_Ukraine_Aid⠀⇛ If approved, it would bring total US spending on the war in Ukraine to about $105 billion. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Kevin_Johnson_Speaks_From_Death_Row_About_His Impending_Execution_This_Month⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_TV_executive_promises_to_deliver_New Year’s_Eve_‘emotions,’_no_matter_what_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Russia-1 and other state television channels are promising to deliver a festive mood to viewers, “in spite of all the changes in the world and in the country.” # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘We_were_just_dodging_bullets’:_Mobilized_men_from Novosibirsk_refused_to_fight_after_they_were_sent_to_the front_with_no_training_—_Meduza⠀⇛ 30-year-old Aleksey (his name has been changed) from Novosibirsk served in the army around 10 years ago. He was mobilized on September 26, 2022, and a month later he was put in a train alongside other draftees and promised that training would continue when they reached their destination. Instead, reports online Novosibirsk outlet NGS.ru, they were stationed in a village (its name has not been disclosed) and spent the next four days building a camp in a nearby forest. On November 1, said Aleskey’s wife Elizaveta (her name has also been changed), the mobilized men were given bulletproof vests and helmets. Then they lost touch for 10 days. The next time Aleksey called his wife was November 12. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ 200_troubled_teens_from_Russia_and_annexed Ukrainian_regions_sent_to_Chechnya_for_‘military-patriotic training’_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has announced the arrival of 200 teenagers for “military-patriotic training” in Chechnya. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia_denies_shelling_Kyiv_on_Tuesday,_blaming Ukraine_itself_for_documented_damage_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Wednesday that Russia carried out high- precision strikes on Ukraine’s military administration system and related energy targets on Tuesday, but claimed it did not hit Kyiv. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_man_pleads_guilty_to_attempting_to_pass off_banya_burns_as_combat_wound_to_obtain_financial_benefits —_Meduza⠀⇛ A military court in Penza has convicted a Russian soldier of fraud after he allegedly tried to pass off injuries he received off of the battlefield for combat wounds. The Russian newspaper Kommersant called the decision “arguably the first fraud conviction against a soldier in connection with the special military operation” (Kremlin parlance for the war in Ukraine). # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Deputy_head_of_Vladivostok_Pacific_Naval_College found_dead_in_his_office_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Vadim Boyko, the deputy director of the Vladivostok Pacific Naval College (“TOVVMU”) was found dead in his office at the school. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Moscow’s_Sheremetyevo,_Domodedovo,_and_Vnukovo airports_on_maximal_security_alert_due_to_‘direct_threats’_— Meduza⠀⇛ Three key Moscow airports — Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, and Vnukovo — are operating on maximal security alert since November 10. Izvestiya was first to report this on November 16. Rostransnadzor, the Russian state transportation agency, confirms this information. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘They_made_me_put_on_makeup_and_say_we_were_fine’: How_a_Ukrainian_doctor_survived_Azovstal_with_her_four-year- old_daughter_—_followed_by_months_in_a_POW_camp_—_Meduza⠀⇛ o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Docs_Freed_With_FOIA_Lawsuit_Show_FBI_Misled Congress_About_Plans_For_Deploying_NSO_Spyware⠀⇛ Thanks to a steady stream of reports of abusive uses of its powerful Pegasus malware, Israel’s NSO Group saw its reputational stock drop precipitously as it became more and more apparent the company didn’t really care who it sold its products to. The list of customers included several notorious human rights abusers and leaked data suggested NSO’s customers were deploying phone malware against journalists, lawyers, religious leaders, political opponents, and government critics. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Futurism ☛ NASA_Scientists_Suggest_The_Reason_We_Haven’t Found_Aliens_Is_They_All_Killed_Themselves⠀⇛ What resulted is a variation on the famous “Great Filter” theory: that other civilizations that may have existed in the duration of the universe’s history have likely “filtered” themselves out by blowing themselves up or otherwise destroying themselves. In an ominous twist, they point out that whatever terrible event has been weeding out aliens from the cosmos would logically strike before these civilizations made it off-world — meaning that if the argument applies to us, disaster would be poised to strike soon. # ⚓ ADF ☛ Ghana_Fights_Overfishing_To_Preserve_A_Way_Of_Life⠀⇛ Locals blame the lack of fish on large industrial trawlers, mostly Chinese. For years, the vessels practiced “saiko,” the illegal transshipment of fish at sea. The trawlers typically transfer their massive catch to a large canoe capable of carrying about 450 times more fish than an artisanal fishing canoe. The transfers at sea help trawlers avoid catch limits. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_US_Antagonism_Towards_Russia_and China_Deters_Climate_Progress⠀⇛ The leaders of the United States are prioritizing great power competition with China and Russia at a time when much of the world is demanding that the world’s great powers cooperate to address the climate crisis. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ As_COP27_Failure_Looms,_Climate_Movement Demands:_‘Phase_Out_All_Fossil_Fuels’⠀⇛ As the United Nations Climate Change Conference winds down in Egypt, and with little progress apparent on key issues from loss and damage compensation to a clean energy transition, activists on Wednesday underscored the imperative to include a fossil fuel phaseout in the summit’s final text and keep oil, gas, and coal in the ground. “By 2030, we need to reduce emissions by between 30% to 45%, but since COP26 we’ve shaved off 1%.” # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ “Climate_Collateral”:_How_Military_Spending Fuels_Environmental_Damage⠀⇛ As the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, is underway, we look at how military spending accelerates the climate crisis. Wealthy nations’ investments in armed forces not only exacerbates pollution but also often surpasses their climate financing by as much as 30 times, according to a new report by the Transnational Institute. It shows the money is available, “but it’s been dedicated to military spending,” says co- author Nick Buxton. Governments that import arms, like Egypt, are motivated by the desire for legitimacy and the “power to crack down on the civil society,” adds Muhammad al-Kashef, human rights lawyer and migration activist. # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Climate_Diplomacy’s_Biggest_Meeting_of_the_Year Needs_to_Be_Insulated_From_Fossil_Fuel_Influence⠀⇛ By Alice Harrison, Pascoe Sabido, and Rachel Rose Jackson Tobacco lobbyists wandering around a conference on lung cancer. Arms dealers selling weapons at a peace conference. Drinks companies at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.  # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Canadian_Oil_Companies_‘Lying’_About_Their_Net- Zero_Targets,_Says_COP27_Delegate⠀⇛ For the past two weeks, delegates from Canada’s tar sands have been spreading a deceptively reassuring message at the United Nations COP27 climate talks in Egypt: the oil and gas producers responsible for causing the climate crisis are also capable of fixing it. “There’s a recognition that there’s a massive decarbonization challenge ahead of us as Canadians and globally. No one party can do that on their own, we have to be working together,” Kendall Dilling, president of an industry organization known as the Pathways Alliance, told the Canadian Press. Alliance companies, which represent 95 percent of tar sands production, are promising to slash the industry’s annual emissions by 22 million tonnes within the decade. # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Fossil_Fuel-Linked_Companies_Dominate_Sponsorship of_COP27⠀⇛ Eighteen of the 20 companies sponsoring U.N. climate talks in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El- Sheikh either directly support or partner with oil and gas companies, according to a new analysis shared with DeSmog.  The findings underscore concerns over the role of the fossil fuel industry at the negotiations, known as COP27, which have become a focal point for deals to exploit African natural gas.  # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Another_COPOut:_Kerry_Uses_“Last_Chance” Climate_Summit_to_Push_Nuclear_Power⠀⇛ “Russia’s seizure earlier this year of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear energy facility is shining a new light on the safety and security risks of the atomic export policies of the United States and other technologically advanced countries,” began a promising November 8 article in Roll Call. However, that light seems to have blinded those in power to any common sense. # ⚓ The Revelator ☛ Frogs_vs._Climate_Change:_How_Long_Can_They Stand_the_Heat?⠀⇛ # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ “A_Carbon_Bomb”:_Movement_Grows_Against EACOP_East_African_Pipeline_Funded_by_France’s_Total_& China⠀⇛ COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, has been called the African COP, but many African climate activists cannot afford to attend. Broadcasting from the summit, we speak to Omar Elmawi, campaign coordinator for Stop the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, about the push to stop the construction of a major pipeline that would stretch 900 miles from Uganda to Tanzania. Key financial backers of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline include the French company Total and the China National Offshore Oil Company. “It’s a project that is strongly being opposed by people in Uganda and the whole world, because it’s going to be displacing over 100,000 people in East Africa, and it’s also going to be causing a lot of impacts to nature,” says Elmawi. He adds that the region should transition instead to renewable energy such as solar. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Who_Should_Pay_for_Climate_Crisis?_Global South_Demands_“Loss_and_Damage”_from_Wealthy_Nations⠀⇛ We are broadcasting from COP27, the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where poorer countries in the Global South that are weathering the worst effects of the climate crisis are calling for wealthy nations to pay reparations in the form of climate financing. “We need a global plan to phase out fossil fuels in a just and equitable manner,” says Harjeet Singh, head of global political strategy with Climate Action Network and global engagement director of the Fossil Fuel Non- Proliferation Treaty. He adds that the United States is the main impediment to “loss and damage” climate financing. “Money is available, but [the] U.S. has always blocked money going to poor people who are suffering from climate impacts,” he says. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Climate_Action_Is_Still_Disconnected_From Developing_Country_Realities⠀⇛ Gaye Taylor reports on a COP27 panel about developing nations and their frustrations about climate action. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ The_Most_Important_Climate_Talk_Happened Thousands_of_Miles_From_COP27⠀⇛ Mitchell Beer reports that 9,550 km away from COP27 U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping may have changed our future. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Do_Not_Confuse_Industry-Backed ‘Carbon_Capture’_With_the_Urgent_Need_for_Carbon_Removal⠀⇛ In 2015, I visited Fiji, Kiribati, and Tuvalu, which had just been hit by a cyclone. There, I learned a slogan—”1.5 to stay alive”—which refers to the 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) threshold for global warming that, in theory, would avoid disastrous consequences. People living on the Pacific islands are well aware of the grave threat to humanity posed by climate change. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ In_COP27_Speech,_Lula_Vows_to_Make_Amazon Destruction_‘A_Thing_of_the_Past’⠀⇛ Leftist Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva vowed Wednesday to halt deforestation of the Amazon and to establish a special ministry to protect Indigenous forest dwellers from human rights abuses. “The planet, at every moment, warns us that we need each other to survive.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘A_Moral_and_a_Strategic_Responsibility’: Bowman,_Omar_Lead_Call_for_Loss_and_Damage_Funding⠀⇛ “As you know, the United States is the world’s largest historical contributor to climate change.” “Our leadership in supporting loss and damage financing would pave the way for transformative improvements in the global response on climate.” # § Energy⠀➾ # ⚓ NL Times ☛ Dutch_to_spend_€7.5_billion_boosting railway,_roadway_infrastructure;_Schiphol_metro planned⠀⇛ The Cabinet laid out plans for 7.5 billion euros in infrastructure spending that includes 4 billion euros to improve rail service, and 2.7 billion euros for roads. The majority of this money will be spent in the Randstad region and Noord-Brabant, according to plans that the Cabinet sent to the Tweede Kamer on Monday. Included in the project is the money needed to extend the Noord/ Zuidlijn, a metro line running from Amsterdam-Noord to the city’s Station Zuid, to give people another connection to Hoofddorp and Schiphol Airport. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Lithium-Ion_Batteries_in_E-Bikes_and Other_Devices_Pose_Fire_Risks⠀⇛ Lithium-ion batteries show signs that they need to be replaced if they get hot, expand or take longer than usual to charge, Ms. Hutchison said. Immediately before failure, a battery will make a popping noise and then a hiss in which gas is released. Experts recommend storing them in fireproof containers. Even a battery that complies with safety guidelines when it’s first purchased can become dangerous if it’s damaged, said William S. Lerner, a hydrogen expert and delegate for ISO, an organization for global standardization. # ⚓ Positech Games ☛ I_finally_have_a_home_battery!⠀⇛ This has been a long process because just when I started to ask a company to install one, UK electricity prices went absolutely insane, and everyone and their dog suddenly wanted a home battery installation. Getting a Tesla powerwall would have meant possibly an even longer wait, and to be honest, they were quite pricey compared with what I eventually chose (a Givenergy 9.5kwh one), but even when I found an installer, and agreed to have a battery installed, there were endless delays. Initially I was going to have a 9.5kwh (latest model) battery, then it became obvious they were hugely delayed, so opted for a single 8.4kwh one, then at the very last minute it turned out a 9.5kwh one was available, and as this was the latest tech, that allowed 100% depth of discharge and unlimited cycles (basically you can fully fill/empty the battery whenever you like without affecting the warranty), so we went with that. # ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Digital_payment_giant_Mercado Pago_enters_cryptocurrency_market_in_Mexico⠀⇛ In an interview this week in Forbes México, Pedro Rivas, the director of Mercado Pago, said his Paypal-like service already has 150,000 cryptocurrency users in Mexico, and now wants to reach the 1 million mark it has obtained in Brazil in only a few months. # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ New_Tory_Peer_Ditches_Embattled_Truss-Allied Think_Tank⠀⇛ Conservative donor Michael Hintze has resigned from the IEA – an influential free- market think tank criticised for inspiring Liz Truss’s ill-fated economic policies – days after joining the House of Lords.The Australian hedge fund manager, who has donated millions of pounds to the Conservative party over the years, resigned as a trustee of the Institute of Economic Affairs after a 17-year stint. The news follows increased scrutiny of the libertarian groups clustered around Tufton Street, located a short walk from parliament, after Truss’s budget of unfunded tax cuts led to market turmoil and her swift resignation as prime minister. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Should_Governments_Reinvest_in_Nuclear Power_to_Fight_Climate_Change?⠀⇛ Even before Russia invaded Ukraine, governments should have been investing in nuclear power. Demand for electricity was still growing, and the climate crisis was still accelerating. Now, with Europe trying to wean itself off Russian gas as quickly as possible, we find ourselves in a situation reminiscent of the 1970s oil crisis, when European countries built nuclear power plants to reduce their dependence on Middle Eastern oil. That period in Europe remains the fastest-ever expansion of clean energy.1 # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Reverse_Engineering_Reveals_EV_Charger_Has A_Sense_Of_Security⠀⇛ As more and more electric vehicles penetrate the market, there’s going to have to be a proportional rise in the number of charging stations that are built into parking garages, apartment complexes, and even private homes. And the more that happens, the more chargers we’re going to start seeing where security is at best an afterthought in their design. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Court_Grants_Temporary_Reprieve_for Montana’s_Wolves⠀⇛ Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks announced wolf hunting and trapping regulation changes as required by a Montana State Court granting a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, the State of Montana, and the Fish and Wildlife Commission. These changes significantly curb the number of wolves permitted to be killed in hunting and trapping districts adjacent to Yellowstone and Glacier national parks, reduce the annual “bag limit” of individual hunters by 75%, and stop the use of strangulation snares once trapping season begins later this month. The TRO was issued in response to a Motion for Temporary Restraining Order filed by conservation groups WildEarth Guardians and Project Coyote, a project of Earth Island Institute, on November 10, 2022. The order expires on November 29, 2022 and a hearing is scheduled in Helena for November 28 at 1:30 pm, which is the same day that the wolf trapping season is set to start. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ The_Landlord_&_the_Tenant:_A_House_Fire Reveals_One_Kind_of_Justice_for_Those_Who_Own_and_Another_for Those_Who_Rent⠀⇛ In West Allis, a Milwaukee suburb once dominated by a factory that long ago manufactured steam engines, ore crushers and kilns, a man living on West Hicks Street opens his back door to let the dog out and sees smoke. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ What_to_Know_About_Sheltered_Workshops_in Missouri⠀⇛ Kerstie Bramlet is 30 years old. She is autistic and has intellectual disabilities. Intellectual disabilities are disabilities that affect the way people think and learn. Bramlet works at a place called the Warren County Sheltered Workshop. Warren County Sheltered Workshop is near St. Louis, Missouri. # ⚓ FAIR ☛ ‘Who_Do_We_Want_to_Own_Our_Neighborhoods?’⠀⇛ Janine Jackson interviewed CSG Advisors’ Gene Slater about the affordable housing crisis for the November 11, 2022, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Dodging_the_Health_Care_Cost_Horror_Story of_the_Austerity_Gang⠀⇛ As some of us pointed out at the time, the heart of the austerity gang’s scare stories was not actually Social Security or the aging of the population, but rather projections of rapid growth in per person health care costs continuing for many decades into the future. This rapid growth was projected for both public and private sector costs. If health care costs actually followed the projected growth path, it would devastate the economy, regardless of whether we paid for it through public programs like Medicare and Medicaid, or through private health care insurance and out- of-pocket spending. (Per person spending in public programs was actually rising less rapidly in the public sector programs than in the private sector.) The real issue had nothing to do with the government budget, it was fixing the health care system. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Raising_Interest_Rates_and Tightening_Monetary_Policy_Is_Not_the_Answer⠀⇛ The Spanish-American philosopher George Santayana famously warned that “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” But sometimes even those who can recall the past have a selective memory and draw the wrong conclusions. This is how the global policy response to the current bout of inflation is playing out, with governments and central banks across the developed world insisting that the only way to tame soaring prices is by raising interest rates and tightening monetary policy. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘A_Massive_Mistake’:_Alarm_as_Dems_Cast Doubt_on_Lame-Duck_Debt_Ceiling_Deal⠀⇛ With Republicans widely expected to take control of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2023, Democrats are under pressure to make the most of the lame-duck session—but raising the debt ceiling doesn’t seem to be on the table, increasing fears of what that means for social programs in the GOP’s crosshairs. The Senate Democratic whip, the party’s second- ranking member in the chamber, told Bloomberg they don’t plan to use the budget reconciliation process that was employed earlier this year to avoid a filibuster and pass the Inflation Reduction Act without any GOP support. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘The_Left_Beat_the_Money’_as_Karen_Bass Defeats_Billionaire_to_Become_LA_Mayor⠀⇛ Karen Bass on Wednesday was projected the winner of Los Angeles’ mayoral race, defeating billionaire developer Rick Caruso, a former Republican who outspent the Democratic U.S. congresswoman by 11- to-1 while enlisting the aid of Hollywood A-listers including Snoop Dogg, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Kim Kardashian. “Angelenos chose someone who has devoted her life to helping her community become healthier, safer, and more just.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Break_Up_Ticketmaster,’_Chorus_of Lawmakers_Demands_Amid_Taylor_Swift_Fiasco⠀⇛ Without explicitly mentioning pop star Taylor Swift and her upcoming tour, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez spoke up for fans who spent hours on Monday trying to get concert tickets only to wait in a queue of thousands of people and in some cases be automatically logged out by ticketing giant Ticketmaster before they could make a purchase. The significant technical glitches, as well as price-gouging on Ticketmaster’s resale platform, are the result of the 2010 merger between the company and Live Nation, which was approved by the Obama administration’s Justice Department, suggested Ocasio-Cortez and other critics. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_A_Note_of_Apology_to_This Nation’s_Younger_Generations:_We_Failed_You⠀⇛ Dear Millennials and Zoomers: back in the 1980s a lot of us worked like hell to try to stop the Reagan revolution. We failed. The next two years may be our last chance to save American democracy, our environment, and what’s left of the American middle-class. # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Apple_ignoring_requests_to_resume_pay_deal_talks, union_claims⠀⇛ The union representing a majority of workers at Apple retail units in Australia says the company has not responded to requests to return to the bargaining table to discuss an agreement. In response to a query, Josh Cullinan, secretary of the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union, said members were getting ready to escalate bans and other industrial action. Talks over a wage deal began in August with Apple putting forward a proposal for locked-in wage rises and conditions which unions say will lead to cuts in real wages. The unions want wage rises that reflect inflation and two-day weekends rather than one day at a time. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ How_to_Prepare_for_Life_After_Twitter⠀⇛ Sheer chaos has surrounded Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter over the past few weeks. More than half of Twitter’s employees have been fired or have resigned. The verification system no longer means much. And some users have reported problems with security features. So if you have an account on the social network, what do you do? Unfortunately, there is no simple answer. But this continuing spectacle presents an opportunity for us to learn how to have healthier relationships with social platforms so we are not dependent on any one of them. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Elon’s_Big_Moneymaker_Plan…_Doesn’t_Appear_To_Be Paying_Off⠀⇛ So far, the biggest genius idea from Elon Musk for Twitter was to try to make people pay for blue checks. He keeps insisting that this will somehow solve the “bot/spam” problem, but no one has come up with a credible explanation for how or why. Musk himself has compared it to a spam filter: saying that with Twitter Blue, tweets will be given priority, and that like with a spam filter users can choose to look through the un-blued dreck if they so choose. # ⚓ AIM ☛ Twitter_Blue_Tick_Fiasco:_Eli_Lilly,_Lockheed_Martin Lose_Billions⠀⇛ The coveted Twitter blue tick – the new monetisation model for Twitter – might be a big win for the company, but has managed to single-handedly bring massive losses to the tune of billions of dollars for companies like Eli Lilly and Company, Lockheed Martin and others. These companies witnessed their stock prices nosedive last week. The reason? Fake tweets from “verified” accounts claiming to be these companies. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ If_You_Thought_The_FTC_Was_Going_To_Fuck_Over Elon,_Just_Wait_Until_He_Learns_About_The_EU⠀⇛ We’ve already pointed out that the new Twitter under Elon Musk may be facing some big challenges from the FTC in the US. The company is under a consent decree, and it’s not clear that Musk is complying with the terms of the consent decree. And unlike SEC violations, violating an FTC consent decree can hurt. Between the FTC and the DOJ, they can make it hurt. The fact that basically all of the remaining Twitter execs whose necks were on the line for potentially violating the FTC consent decree quit at the same time should tell you something (I guarantee it told the FTC something). # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Donald_Trump_Knows_How_to_Win_the_Republican Presidential_Nomination⠀⇛ Forbes featured a headline last week that announced, “Less Than Half of Republicans Would Back Trump in 2024 Primary, Poll Finds.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ House_Democrat_Leads_Charge_to_Bar_Trump From_Office,_Citing_14th_Amendment⠀⇛ As former President Donald Trump prepared to announce his 2024 presidential campaign Tuesday, Rep. David Cicilline was circulating a letter to his fellow Democratic lawmakers calling on them to support legislation that would bar Trump from running, citing his involvement in the January 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. “This language in our Constitution clearly intended to bar insurrectionists from holding high office in the United States.” # ⚓ The Nation ☛ I’m_Not_Leaving_Twitter._Neither_Should_You.⠀⇛ It has been only two weeks since Elon Musk completed his $44 billion takeover of Twitter, and barely a day has gone by without controversy. Mass layoffs, botched rollouts, and Musk’s own chaotic and conspiratorial tweeting have encouraged some users to preemptively jump ship to Mastodon, an open-source (and seemingly complicated) alternative—or to nowhere at all. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Warnock’s_Campaign_Sues_Over_GOP’s_Ban_on Saturday_Voting_in_Georgia_Runoff⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Election_2022:_Time_for_the_“Spoiler” Whining⠀⇛ Libertarian Chase Oliver garnered a little more than 2% of the vote in Georgia’s US Senate race. His efforts prevented either incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock or Republican challenger Herschel Walker from winning the election with a majority. Georgia’s election laws require such a majority, so now the election goes to a Warnock-Walker runoff. That’s how democracy works, at least in Georgia. And every time a “major party” candidate loses an election or is forced into a runoff by a Libertarian, Green, or other third party or independent candidate, a festival of tears and butt-hurt ensues. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Dahmerism:_The_Highest_Stage_of_Liberal Identitarianism⠀⇛ In the penultimate episode of the Netflix series Monster: the Jeffrey Dahmer Story, the eponymous serial killer—who sexually abused the corpses of his victims before devouring them— receives a letter from a fan girl telling him he has become a Halloween costume. This Halloween,  about a month after Netflix has renewed interest in, and sympathy towards the serial killer, ebay had to take down Dahmer-themed costumes and a number of LGBTQ bars felt the need to prohibit their customers from dressing up as the notorious serial killer. It is indeed a curious phenomenon that many of the series’ viewers found themselves sympathizing with the Dahmer! America’s love affair with mass murderers has a long history – whether it unfolds as empathizing with Ted Bundy or as the canonization of town destroyer George Washington as a founding father. This love affair is evidently not unrelated to the mass murder committed by the USA domestically and abroad, and the role that metaphorical and literal cannibalism played in founding this country. It is also telling in this context that one of the most extreme cases of Dahmer sympathy, wherein a woman tattooed the murderer’s face on her body, comes from Australia: another genocidal settler colony once famed for hunting aborigines for sport, and which continues to refuse to let go of this bloody hobby, especially when the US carnage in Afghanistan provided the Australian death machine with a new terrain for hunting natives. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_End_of_the_Road_for_Trump⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ In_the_War_Against_Voting,_Poll_Workers_Are_on the_Front_Lines⠀⇛ During the midterm elections, millions of polling stations operated across the United States, helping citizens register to vote and submit their ballots. The state of Ohio alone held hundreds of stations, with dozens often located in a single county. For the average person, a polling station is the most accessible representation of democracy, and these locations couldn’t function without the teams of overworked and underappreciated poll workers staffing them. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Midterm_Voters_Decisively Rejected_Election_Deniers⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Democracy_Is_Not_Out_of_the_Woods_Yet’: Trump_Announces_2024_White_House_Run⠀⇛ Less than two years after fomenting a deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, former President Donald Trump on Tuesday formally announced that he will be making another run for the White House in 2024, delivering a characteristically lie-filled speech replete with bigotry and attacks on the election process. During his address, Trump called for a complete end to early and absentee voting—methods that he has used in the past—and said elections should be conducted via paper ballots only, a demand fueled by baseless claims about U.S. voting machines that became commonplace in right-wing circles following the 2020 presidential election. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Deaf_to_History’s_Questions⠀⇛ A Tale of Two Elizabeths, One Joe, One Donald, and Us. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Don_Jr._and_Ivanka_Were_Noticeably_Absent_During Trump’s_Big_Announcement⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Trump’s_Refusal_to_Testify_Before_Jan._6_Panel Could_Result_in_Contempt_Charges⠀⇛ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ The_Real_Reason_the_US_Is_Against_the_Entire World_on_Cuba⠀⇛ What is the point of the embargo on Cuba? What are we hoping to achieve? To punish a dead Fidel Castro for his sins? Maybe to punish a dead Che Guevara for his sins? Perhaps punish Cuban cigar makers for being so damned good? # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Portrait_of_pro-fascist_wartime_Supreme Court_head_on_display_again_after_ten_years⠀⇛ # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ Three_Things:_The_Early_Bird_Got Wormed⠀⇛ Which is why during Sunday’s night’s mass shooting at University of Virginia, students as well as the public following the story were reportedly confused about UVA’s emergency message. They couldn’t be sure after Elon Musk’s back-and-forth changes to its verification system whether the message they read in Twitter from UVA-Emergency Management was legitimate. # ⚓ ADF ☛ Doctors_Warn_Against_False_Information_On COVID-19’S_Impact_On_Immune_System⠀⇛ By some estimates, about a quarter of people who recover from COVID-19 develop symptoms connected to long COVID. Long COVID appears to involve a range of about 200 different symptoms involving several organs of the body. It has been linked to heart problems, breathing difficulties and blood clots. # ⚓ NBC ☛ False_claim_about_Iran_protester_executions goes_viral_with_help_from_celebrities_and_politicians⠀⇛ An image that has circulated widely on social media falsely says 15,000 protesters have been sentenced to death. That claim is not true, but it has been amplified by major public figures, including the actors Viola Davis and Sophie Turner and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Representatives for Davis did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Representatives for Turner declined to comment. # ⚓ Dr._Vinay_Prasad_whines_about_the_“misinformation police.”_Hilarity_ensues.⠀⇛ When last I wrote about Dr. Vinay Prasad, the apparently 0.2 FTE academic oncologist at UCSF turned COVID-19 contrarian and misinformation amplifier, he had teamed up with another, more senior and prominent academic turned contrarian, Dr. John Ioannidis, to whine about the “obsessive criticism” they and their fellow contrarians encounter on social media. As I noted at the time, one couldn’t help but note the irony of two tenured academics at very respected institutions complaining about “obsessive criticism” on social media in a peer-reviewed journal for which one of them (Prof. Ioannidis) had served until fairly recently as editor-in-chief while the other author (Dr. Prasad) had never been a slouch at rather nasty attacks against his critics himself. I won’t dwell on that aspect other than to note that the article by Dr. Prasad that caught my attention yesterday strikes me as more of. the same. However, the real reason Dr. Prasad’s article rose about the usual noise of his daily efforts to cast fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) on public health interventions against COVID-19 was the central premise of it, which was very much like the central premise of an attack he had launched before the pandemic—and then doubled down on a year later—on “quackbusters”; i.e., skeptics, often physicians and scientists like me, who devote their primary efforts to countering medical pseudoscience, conspiracy theories, misinformation, and disinformation, particularly antivaccine propaganda. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ RFA ☛ Popular_Tibetan_video-sharing_app_to_be_shut_down⠀⇛ The creator of a popular Tibetan language video- sharing app abruptly announced on Thursday he was shutting it down for financial reasons, a source inside the Tibetan Autonomous Region said. But a group advocating for greater rights for Tibetans said it was more likely that the Chinese government ordered the app’s closure because it has ratcheted up efforts to restrict Tibetans from using their own language. # ⚓ BBC ☛ Qatar_World_Cup:_TV_2_Denmark_reporter_forced_off air⠀⇛ TV 2 Denmark’s Rasmus Tantholdt was reporting on the World Cup when he was approached. The journalist said security threatened to break his camera. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ HRW:_Musk_ownership_of_Twitter_appears_‘outright alarming’_for_human_rights,_free_speech⠀⇛ Human Rights Watch (HRW) Saturday warned of the potential impact on free speech and human rights following Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, calling the developments “concerning at least, and in some cases outright alarming.” HRW Director for Business and Human Rights Arvind Ganesan called attention to updates that Musk has already brought to Twitter, including layoffs of critical staff, Musk’s own history of sharing “noxious conspiracy theories” and plans to monetise Twitter’s verification system. # ⚓ Netblocks ☛ Social_media_restricted_in_Turkey_after_blast in_Taksim,_Istanbul⠀⇛ Real-time NetBlocks metrics show that social media and communications platforms Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and some Telegram servers were restricted from Sunday afternoon. The measure was initially implemented on leading network operator Turk Telekom, and subsequently extended to cover most major internet providers. Metrics are taken from an initial set of 50 vantage points across the country and corroborate user reports of service unavailability. # ⚓ BBC ☛ Germany_at_a_crossroads:_Nazis,_pacifism,_and_why_the lessons_of_All_Quiet_on_the_Western_Front_still_matter today⠀⇛ It took nearly a century for a German movie production of Remarque’s seminal novel to be made, recently launched on Netflix. Dr Akil N Awan explores why Germany’s collective memory of the First World War has long been corrupted by the trauma of the Nazis, but that now the anti-war masterpiece may be needed more than ever amidst the rise of the far right When the American-made war epic All Quiet on the Western Front was released in Germany in December 1930, it was greeted with outrage – but carefully manufactured outrage orchestrated by a rising and intolerant Nazi Party; a grim portent of the bleak future that awaited the country over the coming decade. Enraged by the temerity of an impudent foreign film that had dared to question Germanic ideals of militarism, honour, valour, and sacrifice for the Fatherland, the Nazis strove to have the movie shut down. # ⚓ VOA News ☛ Chinese_Dissidents_Mourn_Death_of_Top_Official Turned_Critic⠀⇛ Both men were ousted from the government in 1989 for being seen as sympathetic to nationwide protesters whose demands for democracy culminated in the Tiananmen Square massacre. Bao served a seven-year jail term followed by one year in a halfway house. While still under heavy surveillance in 1998, Bao gave an interview to Scott Pelley of CBS News around the time of a visit to China by then-U.S. President Bill Clinton. Pelley, whose career with the American network includes years as the “CBS Evening News” anchor and now as a senior correspondent for “60 Minutes,” devoted a chapter to Bao in a 2019 memoir titled “Truth Worth Telling.” o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ ANF News ☛ Journalists_protest_government_crackdown_in front_of_Diyarbakır_Courthouse⠀⇛ “Governments have always targeted free press workers, detained, arrested, murdered them and bombed their offices… Despite all these attacks, free press workers have never stepped back. The AKP, which came to power promoting democracy, human rights and a civil constitution, also attacked the free press with well-known methods. After the arrest of our 16 colleagues on June 16, 10 more journalists were arrested in a new operation on October 25. Moreover, our offices were raided, and all our materials were confiscated in a way reminiscent of crackdowns in the notorious 1990s, 2011 and 2016.” # ⚓ Rolling Stone ☛ DOJ_Investigated_Journalists_for_Insider Trading,_Stalking_…_and_Worse⠀⇛ These contrasting facts leave skeptics with concerns: Could any of the recent criminal investigations against journalists mask payback for unwanted reporting? The new regulation from the Department of Justice — effective Nov. 3 — directs federal law enforcement to stop issuing warrants and subpoenas against members of the media who are engaged in news gathering, including on leaked classified information. Introducing the policy Garland insisted that reporters must have “the freedom to investigate and report the news.” Bruce Brown, executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, helped shape the new regulation, and heralded it a “watershed moment” in “protecting the rights of news organizations.” # ⚓ Computers Are Bad ☛ local_newspaper⠀⇛ Some readers probably know exactly where this is going by now, and the names Cameron and Timpone might have been just a bit familiar to them. Cameron and Timpone run Metric Media, Locality Labs (formerly Local Labs), and the Local Government Information Service (LGIS), several organizations accused in the press of operating large numbers of websites that appear to be local news sources but actually operate as advertising for conservative political interests. While the line between news, opinion, and advertising can be somewhat thin in the world of politics, the most damning aspect of this operation is its volume. It’s no coincidence that this newspaper seems hastily prepared, and probably mostly by the use of freelancers and automation. Cameron and Timpone operate over a thousand such websites according to an article in CJR, each of which is superficially a local operation but is in fact run out of Austin. The Guardian has reported on this group as well. Indeed, printed versions of these papers are apparently not unique, as an article details that some printed copies were produced at the printing plant of the Des Moines Register. While it’s common for newspapers to run commercial print jobs for smaller publications and marketing, this situation certainly has a bit of a smell to it. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Will_Players_Help_Raise_Awareness_About_the Horrors_Surrounding_the_World_Cup?⠀⇛ Qatar has come under criticism for its kafala system for migrant workers. This worker-sponsorship program had long forced migrant laborers to surrender their passports to their employers and rendered them unable to change jobs, let alone organize a strike. Under immense pressure, Qatar agreed in 2017 to start working with the International Labor Organization to reform the kafala system. In 2020, the country passed a new labor law that increased the minimum wage and allowed workers to move to a new employer without permission. Vigorous implementation is the hard part, though, and numerous human rights groups have slammed Qatar for its lack of commitment to enforcing the new law. In addition, Amnesty International says Qatar has dragged its feet in investigating worker deaths, failing to provide proper compensation for workers’ families. # ⚓ Reason ☛ Police_Killed_an_Autistic_Teenager._Then_They Filed_Search_Warrants_Looking_for_Past_Bad_Behavior.⠀⇛ Despite the legal requirement that warrants only be approved when there is probable cause for a crime, judges in Jefferson, St. Charles, and Orleans granted the warrants. The Lens reports that “none of the affidavits for the warrants that were sought related to Parsa’s death identified a specific crime that JPSO was investigating. On some of the warrants, where a crime could have been listed, JPSO wrote ‘No charge at this time.’ On others, it was left blank.” # ⚓ NPR ☛ These_companies_ran_an_experiment:_Pay_workers_their full_salary_to_work_fewer_days⠀⇛ Fortunately, she found 73 companies to give it a shot. They include financial firms, recruiters, consultants, health care companies and even a fish and chip shop (this is Britain, after all). And while the data on the study hasn’t been released yet, the anecdotal feedback from these firms appears to be positive. Fully 86% said they will likely continue the four-day workweek policy. The same pay for less time at work? Sign us up! # ⚓ ABC ☛ LA_deputies_won’t_be_charged_for_killing_Black bicyclist⠀⇛ The deputies told investigators they didn’t know there was a gun in the clothes, and they fired at Kizzee after he picked up the handgun when it fell out during a struggle with one of them. An autopsy found that Kizzee had been struck 16 times by bullets in the front and back. Attorneys for the family have said witnesses described a volley of shots being fired as he lay on the ground, although an autopsy didn’t indicate the position of his body when he was shot. # ⚓ Times Higher Education ☛ Taliban’s_call_for_academics_to return_met_with_scepticism⠀⇛ This October, the Taliban prohibited female students from choosing some majors, including engineering, agriculture and journalism. On 10 November, the government banned women from parks and gyms, further pushing them out of public spaces. Days later, the group ordered judges to impose sharia – which could mean public executions, amputations and floggings, according to reports. Amid this backdrop, the minister’s comments struck a dissonant chord with academics. # ⚓ [Old] RFA ☛ China_Says_Marriages_Between_Tibetans,_Chinese Will_Strengthen_‘Ethnic_Unity’⠀⇛ Chinese officials in public meetings held in Tibet’s Shigatse prefecture are promoting marriages between Tibetans and Han Chinese, as a new “ethnic unity” law goes into effect in what Tibetans say is another assault on their cultural identity, already weakened by decades of Chinese migration into the region. # ⚓ [Old] The Washington Post ☛ China_promotes_mixed_marriages in_Tibet_as_way_to_achieve_‘unity’⠀⇛ During their controversial six-decade-rule of Tibet, China’s Communist Party leaders have been accused by human rights groups of trying to tame the restive region by imprisoning Tibetan political prisoners, keeping in exile their leader the Dalai Lama and repressing Tibetan religion and culture. Now, China has turned to interracial marriage in an apparent attempt to assimilate Tibetans and stamp out rebellious impulses. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Abortion_and_the_Election⠀⇛ The midterm election of 2022 is almost over, with only some counting and the Georgia runoff remaining. But its seismic impact will be felt for years to come. It was the first nationwide election since the Supreme Court eviscerated the right to reproductive choice in the Dobbs decision. The election confirmed that this has sent a shock wave through the electorate, energizing pro-choice voters to deliver a stinging rebuke to Republican ambitions. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Midterms_Reveal_Progressive_Possibilities in_a_Changing_Nation⠀⇛ It is clear Roevember happened, that women enraged by the Supreme Court’s overturning Roe v. Wade abortion rights came out in numbers not captured by polls. In addition, younger people, also underrepresented in polls, swung heavily toward the Democrats. Trump’s presence in the election turned into a minus for Republicans, as extreme right candidates endorsed by him were defeated across the country. This election very likely signals that the kind of far right politics signified by Trump has reached its high water mark and is receding in a demographically changing nation. “In a midterm election where issues largely centered on inflation and rising prices, about a quarter of voters said the Court’s decision was the single most important factor in their midterm vote,” reports KFF. “This share increases to more than three in ten among some groups that tend to be pro-choice, including Democratic voters (37%), younger women voters (34%), first time voters, and those who say they are angry about the Court’s decision . . . Majorities of Black and Hispanic women also report the Supreme Court decision impacted their voting behavior. . . “ # ⚓ The Dissenter ☛ Senate_Investigation:_Doctor_Contracted_By ICE_Medically_Abused_Dozens_Of_Women⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Video_Footage_Shows_Asylum_Seeker_in_ICE Detention_Being_Force-Fed⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Senate_Report,_Hearing_Confirm_‘Systematic Medical_Abuse’_of_Migrant_Women_in_ICE_Detention⠀⇛ After 18 months of bipartisan investigation, the United States Senate on Tuesday published a report and held a hearing on the medical abuse of women jailed in Georgia by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which has been accused of covering up the widespread mistreatment by deporting survivors and witnesses. “Irwin is the worst place I have ever been in my life.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ As_GOP_Claims_House_Majority,_Jayapal_Warns of_‘Republicans_in_Ruin’⠀⇛ As major election watchers on Wednesday officially announced that Republicans had secured a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives by winning at least 218 seats, top Democrats—whose party maintains control of the White House and Senate—tried to send a message of hope. Appearing on MSNBC Wednesday night, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) highlighted progressive candidates who won and the state-level ballot measures that passed, including initiatives legalizing marijuana, protecting abortion rights, expanding Medicaid, and raising the minimum wage. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Close_Rikers⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Judge_Strikes_Down_Title_42,_Which_Helped_Expel Millions_of_Asylum_Seekers⠀⇛ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Immunity_Denied_To_Deputies_Who_Tried_To_Turn Muscular_Dystrophy_Into_Reasonable_Suspicion⠀⇛ Courts are cool with pretextual stops. As long as a cop can make up a reasonably good excuse for pulling someone over, they can start casting their lines in hopes of bigger fish. Given enough time and bullshit, cops can often talk people into warrantless roadside searches. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ NLRB_Requests_‘Nationwide_Cease_and_Desist Order’_to_Stop_Union-Busting_at_Starbucks⠀⇛ The National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday asked a federal court in Michigan for a “nationwide cease and desist order” prohibiting Starbucks from firing workers for union organizing. Federal prosecutors also asked the court to reinstate and reimburse a pro-union worker who was fired from one of the coffee giant’s Ann Arbor stores and to require a high-ranking Starbucks official to publicly inform the store’s employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act to pursue representation and collectively bargain for better conditions without fear of retaliation. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Broadband Breakfast ☛ Senators_Push_Bill_to_Make_Broadband Grants_Non-Taxable_By_Year-End⠀⇛ Tax-exempt funding programs would include middle- mile grants, the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program, and the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program. The BEAD program will distribute $42.45 billion – about two thirds of the IIJA’s broadband funds – to the states. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ NYC’s_Once_Bold_Broadband_Plan_Now_A_Jumbled Mess_Of_Half-Measures⠀⇛ Back in 2020, New York City officials unveiled an aggressive plan to revolutionize broadband in the city. The centerpiece of this Internet Master Plan involved building a $156 million open access fiber network that competitors could easily join at low cost, driving some much needed competition — and lower rates, faster speeds, and better coverage — to New York City residents. # ⚓ AccessNow ☛ Open_letter:_Kazakhstan_and_ISPs_must_ensure free,_open,_and_secure_internet_access_throughout_the presidential_elections_–_Access_Now⠀⇛ We, the undersigned organizations and members of the #KeepItOn coalition — a global network that unites over 280 organizations from 105 countries working to end internet shutdowns globally — write to urgently appeal to you, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, to publicly pledge your support to maintain free, open, and secure internet access in Kazakhstan before, during, and after the presidential elections scheduled for November 20, 2022. As the people of Kazakhstan prepare to vote, it is essential that your government adopts and prioritizes measures to ensure that the election process is inclusive, free, and fair by providing everyone with unfettered access to information and avenues for free expression, assembly, and association — both offline and online. Access to the internet and social media platforms enables people to exercise their right to engage in public discourse, and to hold their leaders accountable — all important tenets of any democratic society. The internet is increasingly essential in delivering access to economic, social, and cultural rights, especially amidst the pandemic. # ⚓ AccessNow ☛ #KeepItOn_in_Kazakhstan:_empower_people,_uphold democracy_–_Access_Now⠀⇛ Authorities in Kazakhstan must stop the cycle of abusing internet shutdowns during critical national moments, and instead ensure people across the country have unfettered internet access throughout the presidential election period. “We need the government of Kazakhstan to put an end to its attacks on freedom of expression and meticulously-timed attempts to silence people,” said Anastasiya Zhyrmont, Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Outreach Coordinator at Access Now. “When millions head to the polls to elect their next president, authorities must guarantee fair and open internet access.” The government of Kazakhstan has weaponized internet shutdowns since 2018, particularly during critical political moments such as elections and protests, including as recently as January 2022. With the presidential election scheduled for November 20, 2022, Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition have reached out to authorities, laying out the concrete steps needed to ensure they, along with internet service providers, uphold people’s rights to freedom of expression, access to information, and more. o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ Internet Archive ☛ Digital_Books_wear_out_faster_than Physical_Books⠀⇛ Mega-publishers are saying electronic books do not wear out, but this is not true at all. The Internet Archive processes and reprocesses the books it has digitized as new optical character recognition technologies come around, as new text understanding technologies open new analysis, as formats change from djvu to daisy to epub1 to epub2 to epub3 to pdf-a and on and on. This takes thousands of computer-months and programmer-years to do this work. This is what libraries have signed up for—our long-term custodial roles. Also, the digital media they reside on changes, too—from Digital Linear Tape to PATA hard drives to SATA hard drives to SSDs. If we do not actively tend our digital books they become unreadable very quickly. Then there is cataloging and metadata. If we do not keep up with the ever-changing expectations of digital learners, then our books will not be found. This is ongoing and expensive. Our paper books have lasted hundreds of years on our shelves and are still readable. Without active maintenance, we will be lucky if our digital books last a decade. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Google_Begins_Refunding_Years_Of_Stadia Purchases⠀⇛ The somehow both long-running and surprisingly quick death of Stadia is now complete. We have been covering Google’s attempt at a video game cloud- streaming service for several years now. Frankly, it’s been a mess from the jump, from a banal launch that was rife with user experience issues, to poor game performance, and a laughably limited game library. It was all the way back in early 2021 that the trouble became more serious and public. First, Google disbanded Stadia’s game developers. Then other Stadia employees voluntarily headed for the exit. Then, after briefly pitching Stadia as a backend for other platforms to deliver game- streaming, Google eventually said it was just going to shut the whole thing down. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ ACE_Takes_Aim_at_9anime,_Soap2day, Flixtor_&_Other_High-Profile_Piracy_Targets⠀⇛ Anti-piracy coalition ACE has set its aim on several new targets. The group has obtained a series of DMCA subpoenas targeting popular streaming sites including 9anime, Soap2day, and Flixtor. Along with Cloudflare and the .to registry, hosting provider Zenlayer is also asked to hand over data. Meanwhile, the ACE coalition’s reach continues to expand. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ U.S._Registrars_Failed_to_Disable Pirate_Site_Domains,_Judge_Orders_Action⠀⇛ In August, an Indian court ordered domain registrars including NameCheap, Tucows, Dynadot, and Sarek Oy to disable several pirate site domains. They failed to comply so the judge has just ordered two government agencies to take immediate action. Among other things, they must determine if the domain companies should even be allowed to do business in India. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ Open_Harassment_Period⠀⇛ For the past month we’ve been inundated with a dozen or so phone calls per day (except Sundays) from ever-so-helpful folks who are offering to guide us through the confusion of selecting an insurance provider to supplement or replace our Medicare health care benefits. These calls begin as early as 6:30 in the morning — interrupting our sleep when we’ve had a difficult night — and continue throughout the day and into the evening. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 6085 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 11.17.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_17/11/2022:_Red_Hat_Satellite_6.12_and_Twitter’s_Two-Factor Authentication_Breaks_Down⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 6:21 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Desktop/Laptop o Server o Audiocasts/Shows o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o Games o Desktop_Environments/WMs # GNOME_Desktop/GTK * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o BSD o SUSE/OpenSUSE o Fedora_Family_/_IBM o Debian_Family o Devices/Embedded o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Web_Browsers/Web_Servers # Mozilla o Programming/Development # Python # Rust * Leftovers o Hardware o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Monopolies # Copyrights * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Technical # Programming * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Linux_Around_The_World:_Turkey_–_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ We cover events and user groups that are running in Turkey. This article forms part of our Linux Around The World series. o § Server⠀➾ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ What_Is_a_Linux_Hypervisor_and_What_Does_It Do?⠀⇛ Virtualization is a neat way of experimenting with different operating systems. Generally, software like VirtualBox or VMware is used to set up and use virtual machines. But what exactly is VirtualBox or VMware? Well, they are hypervisors. Hypervisors are software that you can use to create and run virtual machines. So, what is a Linux hypervisor? What are its features, and how is it different from Windows hypervisors? o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Video ☛ A_FreeBSD_Cat_Alternative?_“You_Bat_there_is…”_– Invidious⠀⇛ In this video we take a look at BAT, a colourful and friendly alternative to CAT…. it’s just as cuddly! # ⚓ The BSD Now Podcast ☛ BSD_Now_481:_Fiery_Crackers⠀⇛ FreeBSD Q3 2022 status report, Leveraging MinIO and OpenZFS to avoid vendor lock in, FreeBSD on Firecracker platform, How Much Faster Is Making A Tar Archive Without Gzip, Postgres from packages on OpenBSD, Upgrading an NVMe zpool from 222G to 1TB drives, Don’t use Reddit for Linux or BSD related questions, and more. # ⚓ Video ☛ Why_I_Hate_MOST_Linux_Distributions_*Reaction*_– Invidious⠀⇛ This one came across my feed… Well lets react to Why this person hates most Linux Distributions. God where is the headache medicine??? # ⚓ Video ☛ CHROME_OS_Flex_is_a_BAD_operating_system_– Invidious⠀⇛ # ⚓ Linux in the Ham Shack ☛ LHS_Episode_#489:_2CW_or_not_2CW_| Linux_in_the_Ham_Shack⠀⇛ Hello and welcome to Episode #489 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short-topics episode, the hosts cover the future of morse code in amateur radio, more grants from the ARDC, pipewire, Xanmod, Nitrus and much more. Thank you for listening and we hope you have a great week. # ⚓ Video ☛ What_Happened_to_Budgie?_–_Invidious⠀⇛ o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ Authenticator:_A_Simple_Open-Source_App_to Replace_Authy_on_Linux⠀⇛ Authy is a popular app for storing and managing two-factor codes. It is a cloud-based service that gives you convenience with industry-grade security. Unfortunately, it is not open-source. Would you consider using a more straightforward (and open-source) authenticator app on your Linux desktop? Well, of course, you cannot cloud sync here. But you can generate a backup for the two-factor authentication codes. Keeping that in mind, let me tell you more about Authenticator. # ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ 10_Best_Linux_Educational_Software_for_Your Kids⠀⇛ The expense of getting an education is always high, no matter where you are in the world. If you want to use educational software, that cost will be even higher. You may have been searching online for the best educational software for your children or yourself. If you are using Linux, I can help you get a list of the best educational software for your needs. If you doubt that Linux has much to offer in terms of education, wait until you see this list. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ [GNOME]_GNOME_Files_and_custom_file_icons:_setting_a_cute 2×2_image_preview_for_photo_albums⠀⇛ Going further in my delight at belatedly discovering the “metadata::custom-icon” GVFS attribute used by Nautilus, I extended beyond just music album covers to write a script that did a fun 2×2 grid for photo album covers. # ⚓ Video ☛ How_to_install_Toontown_Rewritten_on_Linux_Mint_21 –_Invidious⠀⇛ In this video, we are looking at how to install Toontown Rewritten on Linux Mint 21. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Eclipse_Mosquitto_on_Ubuntu_22.04 LTS_–_idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Eclipse Mosquitto on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, Mosquitto is an open-source message broker that uses the Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) Protocol. It implements MQTT protocol versions 5.0, 3.1.1, and 3.1. And because of its low power consumption, it can be used on boards like Raspberry pi. 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 Eclipse Mosquitto on Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish). You can follow the same instructions for Ubuntu 22.04 and any other Debian- based distribution like Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Pop!_OS, and more as well. # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ How_to_Install_OpenOffice_in_Ubuntu⠀⇛ Simple beginner’s guide on how to install Apache OpenOffice in Ubuntu Linux. OpenOffice, developed by Apache, is the oldest free and open-source office productivity suite which is currently under maintenance. No significant new features are being added. It has been forked as LibreOffice, which is more advanced and brings more features. However, many still try to use OpenOffice for various reasons & this tutorial is for those who want to install the OpenOffice suite in Ubuntu and other distros. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_install_CMake_on_Rocky_Linux_9_/CentOS_9 Stream⠀⇛ In this post, you will learn how to install CMake on Rocky Linux 9 / CentOS 9 Stream. Let’s get started. # ⚓ TechRepublic ☛ How_to_set,_change,_and_recover_your_MySQL root_password⠀⇛ Chances are you have MySQL running somewhere in your data center. If that’s the case, there might be a time when you need to set or change the root user password. This can happen when you’ve forgotten the password or when you’re looking to up your security game (remembering you set the original MySQL password to something far too simple). As you might expect, the process is handled entirely through the command line and works with either MySQL or MariaDB installations. The Linux distribution being used doesn’t matter as long as you have admin access by way of su or sudo. # ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ How_to_install_A_Mega_Night_Funkin’_(Vs Mega_Man)_on_a_Chromebook⠀⇛ Today we are looking at how to install A Mega Night Funkin’ (Vs Mega Man) on a Chromebook. If you have any questions, please contact us via a YouTube comment and we would be happy to assist you! This tutorial will only work on Chromebooks with an Intel or AMD CPU (with Linux Apps Support) and not those with an ARM64 architecture CPU. # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Install_and_Dual_Boot_Linux_on_Your Mac⠀⇛ Here’s how to install Linux on your Mac. You can try dual-booting Ubuntu, or replace macOS with Linux entirely! Whether you need a customizable operating system or a better environment for software development, you can get it by dual booting Linux on your Mac. Linux is incredibly versatile (it’s used to run everything from smartphones to supercomputers), and you can install it on a MacBook, iMac, Mac mini, or any other kind of Mac. Apple added Boot Camp to macOS to make it easy for people to dual boot Windows, but installing Linux is another matter entirely. Follow the steps below to learn how to do this. # ⚓ Video ☛ How_To_Upgrade_To_Fedora_37_From_Fedora_36._– Invidious⠀⇛ In this video, I am going to show ho upgrade to Fedora 37 from Fedora 36. # ⚓ Video ☛ How_to_install_Fedora_37._–_Invidious⠀⇛ In this video, I am going to show how to install Fedora 37. # ⚓ Network World ☛ Ways_to_look_at_logged_in_users_on_Linux_| Network_World⠀⇛ There are quite a few ways on Linux to get a list of the users logged into the system and see what they are doing. The commands described in this article all provide very useful information. # ⚓ Video:_awk_delimiters⠀⇛ I have published a new video on YouTube: Introduction to AWK Delimiters. Please subscribe to my channel if you haven’t done so yet! o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ New_Release_of_Box86_and_Box64,_with_Better Compatibility_of_X86_and_X86_64_Games_on_ARM_Hardware!⠀⇛ Good news! Box64 (and Box86) is getting another major update with its new 0.2 version. In this version the major new features… # ⚓ CubicleNate ☛ SteamDeck_|_What_Makes_it_Awesome_for_an openSUSE_User_–_CubicleNate’s_Techpad⠀⇛ When it comes to my tech, I am reluctant to add anything that has the potential to become a technical liability that I cannot accommodate. I am also not interested in any tech that locks me into a cloud based ecosystem where my future with the technology is at the whims of some faceless corporation. As a consequence, I require a certain level of freedom with my tech. If some distant server shuts down, the software and hardware I have purchased should be largely unaffected, obviously with some caveats. Bottom Line Up Front: The SteamDeck is everything I ever wanted in a hand held console and more. I think it would have been a better experience built on openSUSE, mostly for my own gratification but despite the choice of using Arch Linux tools, Valve has done a wonderful job of making SteamOS top notch. This is, without a shred of hesitation, the finest gaming console I have ever purchased. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ Windows_is_Testing_a_GNOME-like_Dark Mode_Switcher._Copy_Again?⠀⇛ A possible feature in the upcoming Windows update is under test, which features a dark mode switcher from the Windows tray. From the moment Windows 11 default look unveiled, it resembled mostly the major Linux desktop. Mostly a blend of KDE Plasma and GNOME. The start menu, taskbar, and desktop widgets – all remind us of the features of KDE Plasma and GNOME. Those features long existed in the Linux desktop world. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § BSD⠀➾ # ⚓ BSD_PF_firewall_has_one_extra_scrub_option_–_Jon’s_FOSS Blog⠀⇛ The BSD PacketFilter firewall has an extra scrub option which is, “reassemble tcp”. I was researching and exploring the different types of fragmented/segmented protocol packets that could be forwarded within a network that may have a smaller MTU link in the middle of the routing path. I am still exploring what could be done in Linux to achieve a similar operation! o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ OpenSUSE ☛ New_Leap_Micro_Version_Now_Available⠀⇛ The openSUSE Project is pleased to announce the release of its modern lightweight host operating system Leap Micro 5.3. This release has a new SELinux module for Cockpit that provides basic functionality for users to troubleshoot configurations and makes NetworkManager the default network configuration tool. This release is based on SUSE Linux Enterprise SUSE (SLE) Micro 5.3 and is built on top of a SLE 15 Service Pack 4 update. This ultra-reliable, lightweight and immutable operating system can be used for several compute environments like edge, embedded, IoT deployments and others. o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ ZDNet ☛ Say_hello_to_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_9.1⠀⇛ Hot on the heels of the arrival of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.7, Red Hat has released the next version of its RHEL 9 family, RHEL 9.1. # ⚓ IT Brief NZ ☛ Red_Hat_introduces_latest_versions_of_its enterprise_Linux⠀⇛ # ⚓ Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_8.7_and_9.1_Officially_Available⠀⇛ # ⚓ HPC Wire ☛ Red_Hat_Introduces_Latest_Versions_of_Red_Hat Enterprise_Linux⠀⇛ # ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ Rocky_Linux_8.7_Released_with_Updated_Compiler Toolset⠀⇛ The new Rocky Linux 8.7 release brings the Network Manager up to version 1.40 and updates a part of the developer tool base. Rocky Linux is a distribution intended to be a complete downstream binary compatible release using the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system source code. The Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation (RESF) has announced the general availability (GA) of Rocky Linux 8.7, just five days after RHEL 8.7 was released. So Let’s see what’s new. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Red_Hat_Satellite_6.12_is_now available⠀⇛ We are pleased to announce the availability of Red Hat Satellite 6.12. This release includes many new and updated features, including an improved user interface/user experience and new features to simplify operation and administration. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Red_Hat_EMEA_Digital_Leaders_Awards 2022:_And_the_regional_winners_are…⠀⇛ In my previous post we shared the names of the winners of Red Hat EMEA Digital Leaders Awards across three main categories: App Dev, Automation and Infrastructure, in addition to special awards for Cultural Change and Speed of Innovation. This marks the second year the awards have been held in collaboration with IDC and Intel, with the goal of identifying innovative and transformative digital leaders using Red Hat technologies and services. The awards highlight some of the industry changing innovations our customers are delivering. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Introduction_to_RHEL_System_Roles⠀⇛ In today’s IT environments, organizations continue to manage an ever-growing quantity of systems. This requires organizations to depend more on automation to perform tasks. Deploying and managing an operating system like Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) can be time-consuming without automation, with administration and maintenance tasks taking significantly longer to complete. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Transforming_the_world:_Announcing_our Red_Hat_Digital_Leaders_2022⠀⇛ The transformative power of open source technology underpins all we strive for at Red Hat. It is also the driving force behind the Red Hat Digital Leaders Awards. Designed to celebrate our customers’ success, the awards aim to shine a spotlight on their unique innovations and focus on the business value and impact of digital transformation projects. For the second year running, the awards are brought to us with the support of technology analyst firm IDC and are sponsored by Intel. The awards aim to capture and showcase unique applications of technology, while sharing best practices fueling the next wave of digital innovation and success. We received entries from across the region from a wide range of industries that demonstrate the scale and capabilities of open source technologies. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Time_Zone_Database_Package_(tzdata): News_and_updates_in_2022⠀⇛ The Time Zone Database Package (tzdata) provides Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) with the time zone information needed for all applications or runtimes in the operating system to correctly print local time. The GNU C Library (glibc) makes use of the tzdata package so APIs such as strftime() work correctly, while applications such as /usr/bin/date use this information to print the local date. The tzdata package contains the data files describing both current and historic transitions for various time zones around the world. This data represents changes required by local governments or by time zone boundary changes, as well as changes to UTC offsets and daylight saving time (DST). # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Red_Hat_Global_Customer_Tech_Outlook 2023:_Security_is_the_top_priority_as_digital_transformation continues⠀⇛ Results from Red Hat’s ninth Global Tech Outlook survey are in, and, as in years past, we explore what the data reveals about where organizations are in their digital transformation initiatives, IT and non-IT funding priorities, and challenges they are facing. We surveyed 1,700+ information technology (IT) leaders worldwide, across various industries to help us better understand new aspects of technology use and track trends. Here, we highlight key findings and trends from the report and how these results have changed over time. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Fedora_37_now_generally_available⠀⇛ The Fedora Project is pleased to announce the latest version of the Fedora operating system, Fedora Linux 37, is now generally available! Built by the expertise and hard work of the global community of Fedora contributors, Fedora Linux 37 brings a host of new features and capabilities, from new editions to desktop enhancements to an improved sysadmin environment. # ⚓ Liliputing ☛ Lilbits:_Fedora_37,_Qualcomm’s_next-gen_chip for_AR_glasses,_and_Amazon_layoffs⠀⇛ # ⚓ Unveiling_of_IBM_LinuxONE_4_Emperor_–_Express_Computer⠀⇛ The LinuxONE Emperor 4 is IBM’s most highly performing, secure, sustainable and open Linux server to date. o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ SparkyLinux_6.5_Is_Here_with_a_Refreshed_Package Base⠀⇛ Debian-based SparkyLinux released version 6.5, including updated bundled applications and minor improvements. Sparky is a lightweight, fully customizable OS built on Debian that offers a few versions for different users and tasks. One of the distribution’s distinguishing features is that it provides versions based on both the stable (SparkyLinux Stable) and test (SparkyLinux Semi- Rolling) branches of Debian. Three months after the previous 6.4 release, the SparkyLinux team announced the general availability of the latest stable SparkyLinux 6.5, the fifth refresh in the 6.x “Po Tolo” series based on the Debian stable branch. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ The DIY Life ☛ I_Made_The_World’s_Smallest_Server_Rack_– With_UPS_and_SSD_Storage_–_The_DIY_Life⠀⇛ Having your own home server rack or homelab is really useful, but you have to have a relatively large space to set it up, it generates a lot of heat and can be pretty noisy. So that’s why I built this, the world’s smallest server rack that fits right in on my desk alongside a drink or cup of coffee. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Purism ☛ Swinging_Back_to_Open_Standards_–_Purism⠀⇛ History is a series of pendulum swings between opposite extremes. A generation moves in a certain direction, and the next generation reacts based on the consequences (often rejecting it). Eventually a new generation appears that never directly experienced the consequences and lessons from the previous generations, who then moves back toward that direction and the cycle continues. If you are alive long enough, you will eventually get to see a trend go through its full cycle (such as with high- rise/low-rise jeans or centralized/decentralized computing) and along with it, be able to make some predictions about where the current trend is going. Over the past few weeks we have seen a massive shift away from a centralized, proprietary social media platform (Twitter) onto a decentralized, federated, open one (Mastodon) that along with a few other indicators points to the pendulum starting to swing back toward an interest in open protocols, networks, and technologies beyond social media. In this post I will talk about the last time this shift happened, and how we can apply the lessons we learned from that experience to today. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ DIY_air_quality_monitor_is_based_on_Wemos_D1 mini_ESP8266_board,_Sensirion_SGP41_TVOC_sensor_–_CNX Software⠀⇛ Open AirGradient is a DIY air quality monitor based on the Wemos D1 mini ESP8266 WiFi IoT board programmed with Arduino and fitted with a range of sensors including an optional Sensirion SGP41 TVOC sensor through a custom PCB designed with EasyEDA. Two versions of Open AirGradient are available. The Basic model includes an OLED display, a Plantower PMS5003 PM sensor, a Senseair S8 CO2 sensor, and SHT30 or SHT31 temperature & humidity sensor, while the Pro version adds a larger display, a plastic enclosure, and support for the SGP41 TVOC sensor. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Notebook Check ☛ Realme_10_Pro_is_unleashed_as_a_new Android_13_smartphone_with_ultra-narrow_display_bezels,_a 108MP_main_camera_and_a_5,000mAh_battery_–_NotebookCheck.net News⠀⇛ # ⚓ XDA ☛ Developer_brings_Android_TV_13_to_the_Raspberry_Pi 4⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ [Update:_Official]_YouTube_for_Android_TV gains_new_animated_splash_loading_screen_w/_start-up_sound⠀⇛ # ⚓ TechRadar ☛ Google_to_limit_tracking_in_Android_apps, starting_next_year_|_TechRadar⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android_Auto’s_Coolwalk_beta_redesign_rolls_out_to_users⠀⇛ # ⚓ GSM Arena ☛ Realme_GT_Neo_3_and_GT_Neo_3_150W_receive Android_13-based_Realme_UI_3.0_stable_update_–_GSMArena.com news⠀⇛ # ⚓ Phone Arena ☛ Samsung_is_now_spreading_Android_13_to_the mid-range_Galaxy_A52_and_more_Z_Flip_4_and_Z_Fold_4_units_– PhoneArena⠀⇛ # ⚓ GSM Arena ☛ vivo_V21s_arrives_with_Android_12_and_waterdrop notch_–_GSMArena.com_news⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Android_Auto_beta_program_opens_up_to_more users⠀⇛ # ⚓ SamMobile ☛ Galaxy_S21_series_gets_second_Android_13_update with_November_security_patch_–_SamMobile⠀⇛ # ⚓ SamMobile ☛ Samsung_Galaxy_A52_gets_stable_Android_13_(One UI_5.0)_update_–_SamMobile⠀⇛ # ⚓ GSM Arena ☛ Realme_10_Pro_and_10_Pro+_arrive_with_108_MP cameras,_Android_13_–_GSMArena.com_news⠀⇛ # ⚓ SamMobile ☛ Samsung_Galaxy_Z_Flip_4,_Z_Fold_4_getting stable_Android_13_update_–_SamMobile⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ Heres_are_all_of_Android_13′s_themed_icons and_how_to_enable_them⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Central ☛ How_to_toggle_one-handed_mode_from_Quick Settings_in_Android_13_|_Android_Central⠀⇛ # ⚓ Samsung_One_UI_5.0_(Android_13)_update_and_bugs_tracker_ (cont._updated)⠀⇛ # ⚓ Notebook Check ☛ Honor_80_will_debut_as_the_first_Android smartphone_with_the_latest_Snapdragon_7-series_SoC_– NotebookCheck.net_News⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Android_Auto_rotary_controls_break_for_many⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ Android_trick_every_user_should_know_to_protect private_information_–_and_it_takes_mere_seconds_|_The_US Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ Pocket Lint ☛ Razer_Edge_5G_first_look:_Here’s_the_Android gaming_phone_in_th⠀⇛ # ⚓ Make Tech Easier ☛ How_to_Install_an_XAPK_File_on_Android_– Make_Tech_Easier⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_to_Use_Android_Phone_as_Webcam_for_PC_–_TechPP⠀⇛ # ⚓ Indian Express ☛ Redmi_A1+_review:_Affordable_phone_with the_promise_of_stock_Android_|_Technology_News,The_Indian Express⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ YouTube_for_Android_TV_gains_new_animated splash_loading_screen⠀⇛ # ⚓ Computer World ☛ 6_secret_settings_for_a_smarter_Chrome Android_setup_|_Computerworld⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ Lenovo’s_latest_leaked_product_takes Android_tablets_to_the_Extreme⠀⇛ # ⚓ Geeky Gadgets ☛ GOLE1_R_Android_touchscreen_mini_PC_–_Geeky Gadgets⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ The_syslog-ng_Insider_2022-11:_4.0;_OIDC;_nightly;_sudo;_–_Blog_– syslog-ng_Community_–_syslog-ng_Community⠀⇛ This is the 106th issue of syslog-ng Insider, a monthly newsletter that brings you syslog-ng-related news. o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ # § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ Download_Firefox_Browser:_All_Version Links_and_Details⠀⇛ This reference page contains all the links to Firefox browser downloads, including stable, beta, and developer editions. # ⚓ Mozilla ☛ Manifest_v3_signing_available_November_21 on_Firefox_Nightly_|_Mozilla_Add-ons_Community_Blog⠀⇛ Starting November 21, 2022 add-on developers are welcome to upload their Firefox Manifest version 3 (MV3) compatible extensions to addons.mozilla.org (AMO) and have them signed … # ⚓ Mozilla ☛ Unified_Extensions_Button_and_how_to_handle permissions_in_Manifest_V3_|_Mozilla_Add-ons_Community Blog⠀⇛ Manifest V3 (MV3) is bringing new user-facing changes to Firefox, including the Unified Extensions Button to manage installed and enabled browser extension permissions (origin controls), providing Firefox users control over extension access to their browsers. The first building blocks of this button were added to Nightly in Firefox 107 and will become available with the general release of MV3 in Firefox 109. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Formatting_the_code_in_your_patch_for_LibreOffice⠀⇛ Do you want to submit a patch to LibreOffice Gerrit, and you’re wondering if your code will be accepted or not? Other than providing a good solution to resolve a problem (fix a bug, implement a feature or enhancement), you should care about the code conventions, and in particular, code formatting. Suitable code formatting for LibreOffice is what we discuss here. # ⚓ NextGenTips ☛ Useful_getting_started_guide_in_Vue_js_– NextGenTips⠀⇛ Vue js is a Javascript framework for building user interfaces. It builds on top of standard HTML, CSS, and Javascript, so it is better to know them before diving into Vue js. # § Python⠀➾ # ⚓ Venture Beat ☛ IBM_Research_helps_extend_PyTorch_to enable_open-source_cloud-native_machine_learning_| VentureBeat⠀⇛ Foundation models have the potential to change the way organizations build artificial intelligence (AI) and train with machine learning (ML). A key challenge for building foundation models is that, to date, they have generally required the use of specific types of networking and infrastructure hardware to run efficiently. There has also been limited support for developers wanting to build a foundation model with an entirely open-source stack. It’s a challenge that IBM Research is looking to help solve in a number of ways. # § Rust⠀➾ # ⚓ Rust Blog ☛ Async_fn_in_trait_MVP_comes_to_nightly⠀⇛ * § Leftovers⠀➾ o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ The Next Platform ☛ Datacenter_Can_Carry_Nvidia_Through_The Rough_Spots⠀⇛ After a decade and a half of ceaseless and focused work, Nvidia has created a modern compute platform, and a unique one at that. And while the collapse of the PC market and the Dot Coin Bust has not done its financials any favors in recent quarters, Nvidia’s datacenter business is clipping along despite the economic uncertainties out there on Earth. In fact, that Nvidia datacenter business seems poised to expand in the coming years thanks to its entry into CPUs and DPUs, the need for high bandwidth networking, and the ongoing adoption of GPU compute for HPC, AI, and now data analytics workloads. And this despite increasing competition in GPUs and already fierce competition in CPUs. The trajectory of that datacenter business is clear, and made even more dramatic by the drop in sales for GPUs dedicated to gaming and professional visualization that continued in the third quarter of fiscal 2023 ended in October. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Thursday_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Debian (firefox-esr and thunderbird), Fedora (expat, xen, and xorg-x11-server), Oracle (kernel, kernel- container, qemu, xorg-x11-server, and zlib), Scientific Linux (xorg-x11-server), Slackware (firefox, krb5, samba, and thunderbird), SUSE (ant, apache2-mod_wsgi, jsoup, rubygem-nokogiri, samba, and tomcat), and Ubuntu (firefox and linux, linux- aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-dell300x, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-raspi2, linux- snapdragon). # ⚓ Twitter_Two-Factor_Authentication_Has_a_Vulnerability⠀⇛ The vulnerability comes as Twitter enters its third week under the ownership of Elon Musk, a period during which key security and compliance staff at the company have departed, masses of employees and contractors have been laid off, and cracks have begun to show in the company’s customer-facing technology (see: Twitter Ramps Up Regulatory Exposure After Loss of CISO). A researcher contacted Information Security Media Group on condition of anonymity to reveal that texting “STOP” to the Twitter verification service results in the service turning off SMS two-factor authentication. “Your phone has been removed and SMS 2FA has been disabled from all accounts,” is the automated response. The vulnerability, which ISMG verified, allows a hacker to spoof the registered phone number to disable two-factor authentication. That potentially exposes accounts to a password reset attack or account takeover through password stuffing. Twitter allows uses to set up multifactor authentication through other means besides SMS, including an authentication app and a security key. Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment; its communication team reportedly no longer exists. # ⚓ Wired ☛ Twitter’s_SMS_Two-Factor_Authentication_Is_Melting Down_|_WIRED⠀⇛ FOLLOWING TWO WEEKS of extreme chaos at Twitter, users are joining and fleeing the site in droves. More quietly, many are likely scrutinizing their accounts, checking their security settings, and downloading their data. But some users are reporting problems when they attempt to generate two-factor authentication codes over SMS: Either the texts don’t come or they’re delayed by hours. The glitchy SMS two-factor codes mean that users could get locked out of their accounts and lose control of them. They could also find themselves unable to make changes to their security settings or download their data using Twitter’s access feature. The situation also provides an early hint that troubles within Twitter’s infrastructure are bubbling to the surface. Not all users are having problems receiving SMS authentication codes, and those who rely on an authenticator app or physical authentication token to secure their Twitter account may not have reason to test the mechanism. But users have been self- reporting issues on Twitter since the weekend, and WIRED confirmed that on at least some accounts, authentication texts are hours delayed or not coming at all. The meltdown comes less than two weeks after Twiter laid off about half of its workers, roughly 3,700 people. Since then, engineers, operations specialists, IT staff, and security teams have been stretched thin attempting to adapt Twitter’s offerings and build new features per new owner Elon Musk’s agenda. # ⚓ USCERT ☛ CISA_Releases_Two_Industrial_Control_Systems Advisories_|_CISA⠀⇛ CISA has released two (2) Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on November 17, 2022. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. # ⚓ TechTarget ☛ Top_Kali_Linux_tools_and_how_to_use_them⠀⇛ Kali Linux is the operating system most frequently used by both ethical hackers and malicious hackers for almost every aspect of cybersecurity. Kali includes almost every imaginable hacking tool, which means learning to use it is a journey, not a simple skill that can be picked up watching a 10- minute tutorial. Based on the Debian Linux distribution, Kali includes hacking tools that can be used to carry out and defend against brute-force attacks, wireless attacks, IP spoofing attacks, reverse- engineering attacks, password cracking, dictionary attacks, phishing attacks, SQL injection and more. Other Kali tools are more aligned with ethical hackers using penetration testing tools, network security information gathering, vulnerability assessment, security testing and security auditing. As a general platform, it also enables cybersecurity professionals to take an offensive rather than a defensive security stance by actively detecting vulnerabilities. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Qt ☛ Product-led_Growth_and_Product_Analytics,_Can There_Be_One_Without_The_Other? [Ed: Qt for surveillance]⠀⇛ Product-led growth puts the product experience, both from a software and a hardware perspective, into the focus of the go-to-market strategy. Instead of planning sales and marketing operations around high- touch customer engagements and marketing campaigns, the digital and physical experience of the embedded device is such that customers proactively engage in the purchase process. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Rejigged_localisation_rules_in_Data Protection_Bill_to_ease_worries_of_Big_Tech_companies⠀⇛ Big Tech companies such as Meta Inc and Alphabet Inc may get some respite from a revised version of the Data Protection Bill, which is expected to permit the transfer and storage of data in “trusted geographies”. The government’s stance on data localisation is significantly different from the old version of the Bill, in which it had categorised data as personal, sensitive and critical. It had also said that certain categories of data would have to be necessarily stored in the country, while copies of other kinds would have to be retained within India for law enforcement purposes. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ IBM Old Timer ☛ The_Disruptive_Economics_of_AI⠀⇛ In 2017, I attended a seminar by University of Toronto professor Avi Goldfarb on the economic value of AI. Goldfarb explained that the best way to assess the impact of a potentially transformative technology is to look at how the technology reduces the cost of a widely used function. Computers, for example, have dramatically reduced the cost of digital operations like arithmetic by several orders of magnitude. As a result, we’ve learned to define all kinds of tasks in terms of digital operations, e.g., financial transactions, inventory management, word processing, photography. Similarly, the internet has reduced the cost of communications and the Web has reduced the cost of access to information, which has led to a huge increase in applications based on communications and information, like music and video streaming, and digital media. Viewed through this lens, AI is essentially a prediction technology, and its economic impact is to reduce the cost and expand the number and variety of applications that rely on predictions. A key finding of Stanford’s 2022 AI Index report was that AI is becoming much more affordable and higher performing, leading to the widespread commercial adoption of AI-based applications. “Since 2018, the cost to train an image classification system has decreased by 63.6%, while training times have improved by 94.4%.,” said the report. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Twitter:_first,_consider_human_rights_impacts⠀⇛ Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, now owns one of our most vital communication platforms, and has taken control of Twitter’s privacy, freedom of expression, and content moderation. While there is great speculation about the future of the platform, very little is being said about the duties of the shareholders who agreed to sell, or of the financial institutions that backed the acquisition – and the impact their decisions are already having on the human rights of millions. [...] With the Twitter sale, their responsibility should have extended to the community of people – present and future – that relies on the platform as a tool for freedom of expression and assembly. So it is critical to examine whether these firms spent any time considering how their actions might impact the human rights of people who use Twitter across the globe. One of Musk’s obvious flags is his record on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues at Tesla, which was excluded from the S&P 500 ESG Index, an industry standard on corporate responsibility, in part due to racial discrimination and fatal car crashes. Musk responded with, “ESG is a scam.” While ESG as a concept admittedly has a way to go, it is incredibly alarming that a manufacturer of electric cars – generally considered a very good thing for the E in ESG – was removed from the index over its poor performance in S and G. These issues at Tesla, coupled with Musk’s behavior on Twitter, should have been enough to ring alarm bells for Twitter shareholders. The United Nations Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), the de facto standard for rights-respecting corporate behavior, require corporations – including institutional investors and asset managers – to conduct human rights risk assessments to identify how their operations impact others. The baseline is very simple: “do no harm.” The results of the Twitter takeover are already staggering. Within 12 hours of the completion of sale, there were reports of a massive increase of “antisemitic, homophobic, transphobic, and other racist terms”. In addition to mass layoffs – including of the human rights team – the check-and- balance that was the Board of Directors is now gone, and Musk’s planned subscription fees for verified accounts could lead to many people, particularly those outside of North America and Europe, disconnected. # ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ Failures_in_Twitter’s_Two-Factor Authentication_System⠀⇛ o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ BBC ☛ Astronomer_in_Twitter_limbo_over_‘intimate’_meteor⠀⇛ An astronomer from Oxfordshire was locked out of her Twitter account for three months after sharing a video of a meteor which was flagged by the site’s automated moderation tools. Mary McIntyre was told that her six-second animated clip featured “intimate content”, shared without the consent of the participant. Her only option was to delete the tweet. However, in doing so she would have had to agree that she had broken the rules. Her initial 12-hour ban went on for three months – and she exhausted the online appeals process. “It’s just crazy… I don’t really want it on my record that I’ve been sharing pornographic material when I haven’t,” she said of her refusal to delete the tweet. Her account was still visible, but Ms McIntyre couldn’t access it. Following the BBC publishing this article, it has now been restored. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Public Domain Review ☛ A_Pantomime_and_Masquerade: *Trivia:_or,_the_Art_of_Walking_the_Streets_of_London*_ (1716)_–_The_Public_Domain_Review⠀⇛ Burlesquing the Augustan era’s fixation on classical tradition, Gay renders practical advice for walking around London into oftentimes absurd verse. # ⚓ Walled Culture ☛ Top_EU_court’s_advisor_points_out that_geoblocks_can_be_easily_circumvented:_time_to_get rid_of_them_–_Walled_Culture⠀⇛ One of the central ideas of both Walled Culture the blog and Walled Culture the book is that copyright simply doesn’t work in the digital world. One proof of that fact can be found in the ridiculous concept of geoblocks. This is the idea that you can carve up the Internet according to geography, such that somebody in one nation or region cannot access something that is meant for another country. This arises from Big Copyright’s desire to sell many smaller, local licences to material that add up to more than would be obtained by selling a global licence. That might have worked well with physical objects like books, which can be stopped at the border, but doesn’t work with the digital packets of the Internet, which can’t be stopped there. It’s true that there are various technical schemes for trying to block a person in the “wrong” geographical location from accessing material, notably by checking where they are sending their Internet packets from. But there is an easy way to circumvent such moves by using Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). These essentially allow a user to appear to be in any country where the VPN has a local server, a so-called ‘exit node’. Although it is possible to block such nodes once they become known, they can easily be moved to different Internet addresses, so that the cat and mouse game begins again. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ Pro_tip_for_learning⠀⇛ In order for this to work, you need to also get over the fear and hesitation associated with the thing. When I started learning finger picking nylon guitar, I couldn’t get the timing right and my fingers were cramping and it sounded so awful but because I knew I was allowed to put the guitar down at any time I never feared picking it up. I kept longing to pick it up. And I got it, not at a professional level but at a joy level, much faster than I ever could’ve dreamed of. # ⚓ My_Workstation⠀⇛ Here is some advice on setting up an ergonomic workstation for very little money. # ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_EHKMWRO_Wordo:_THEIR⠀⇛ # ⚓ New_House⠀⇛ It’s mid-November and we’ve been working on the mortgage and the renovation since January. It’s a journey and we’re almost done: the kitchen, pretty much the only missing piece, should arrive some time in December, and the leftovers won’t take long. # ⚓ Rules_of_Engagement⠀⇛ My wife and I went to dinner the other day and we got to talking about our old college relationships. We met at work a few years after we’d both graduated; I think we’ve always been curious about that younger version of us. I’ve heard stories here and there, but that period of both our lives has missing spots, like a hazy strip of overexposed negatives on a roll of film. # ⚓ Star_Log_2022-11-16_Evening_(Fairbanks,_AK,_US)⠀⇛ Fairbanks is still in a high pressure zone with clear skies, sunny days, and cold nights. So last night I gave stargazing another try, late in the evening. This time I tried out the boat launch area on Chena Pump road, and I found the site to be very ideal, with less obstructions in all directions, some privacy away from the road, and dramatically less light pollution. It is still possible to see the glow from the city lights, but only in about 1/ 5th of the sky towards cardinal east. But the rest of the view was a glorious display of God’s celestial creation. o § Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu_Setup_on_a_ThinkPad⠀⇛ I have just set up my trusty old ThinkPad X1 Carbon 3rd gen (2015 vintage) with Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. I have run OpenBSD on it for a long while, but emacs, among other things, play better with Linux, and Linux perform better on this laptop than OpenBSD. Ubuntu is the Linux distribution I am most at home with, so it’s a perfectly boring choice for me, in the most positive way. # ⚓ Decentralized_Infrastructure⠀⇛ Many projects have developed tools for decentralized communication, content distribution and even discovery protocols. One thing that remains highly centralized, however, is infrastructure. A few key companies own and control the telecom radio towers, the fiber cable tunnels, the communication satellites, the electrical substations, the cargo and passenger aircraft, and the container ships. Even amateur radio often relies on repeaters placed atop privately-owned skyscrapers and broadcast towers. One reason why I find self-sustainability so interesting is that it can help break reliance on infrastructure. By growing one’s own fruits and vegetables, one doesn’t have to buy produce from a megastore, while simultaneously adding nutrients back to the soil and capturing CO2 on a small scale. Rain barrels can save money and conserve water when used prudently. Renewable sources of energy, from wind turbines to solar power, cut down on carbon emissions in the long run. # ⚓ Hard_user_separation_with_two_NixOS_as_one⠀⇛ This guide explains how to install NixOS on a computer, with a twist. If you use the same computer in different contexts, let’s say for work and for your private life, you may wish to install two different operating systems to protect your private life data from mistakes or hacks from your work. For instance a cryptolocker you got from a compromised work email won’t lock out your family photos. # ⚓ Some_Thoughts_On_Privacy⠀⇛ I encountered what privacy is by coming to Linux and interacting with the people of the FOSS community. And It has taught me things that I would not have learned anywhere else. But when it comes to why we need privacy, and why losing some comfort is worth it, I quite can’t teach or make it clear to people. I follow the practice to be private on the internet mostly because I agree with the people from the community. I learned about the Gemini protocol, the Fediverse, the Matrix protocol, self- hosting and many more concepts because of the community. # ⚓ State_of_my_headphone_stash_—_Nov_2022⠀⇛ It’s the 1-gen ones (with permanent cable and regular-shaped oval casings), not the Live!2 ones (with detachable cable, and with a microphone inline on it). They serve me long. I ordered them back when still underage, from a guy who I know used to work in Polkomtel if it wasn’t his current occupation even, doing recablings of these taken from repairshop returns, per orders from Allegro (a Polish online marketplace) offers. # ⚓ Enabling_a_simple-but-good_minibuffer_completion_experience in_Enabling_a_simple-but-good_minibuffer_completion experience_in_Emacs⠀⇛ I mentioned on [emacs.ch] that to use Emacs effectively, you don’t actually have to memorize all of the cryptic multi-chord keybindings for every mode you use. If you know the basics, you can pretty much always do anything you need in just a few keystrokes using M-x and a decent minibuffer completion system. I recommended the lightweight completion stack of `vertico `, `marginalia `, `orderless `, and `prescient `, a set of packages that work well together and with Emacs’ built-in completion systems. Someone requested that I post my config, and it took me a while to get to it, but here it is. # ⚓ Emulators_in_Debian_Buster_and_Bullseye⠀⇛ # § Programming⠀➾ # ⚓ Regular_Expression_Alternation⠀⇛ Causes of this bug are where the alternation is thrown together at random–and never tested nor reviewed, an all too common case–or where software automatically builds the alternation and that building software is buggy. 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