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He ‘left’ GitHub a year ago and some sites still list him as a corporate person inside Microsoft, though that’s likely out-of-date information. Meanwhile, GitHub faces this_lawsuit and the official site says: “The Joseph Saveri Law Firm filed a class-action lawsuit against GitHub Copilot, Microsoft, and OpenAI on behalf of open-source programmers.” There’s more here. Several years prior to this lawsuit Alex Graveley and his “bro” Nat Friedman (we recently noted that Friedman is apparently_trying to hide the troublesome relationship) had conspired to do this, in effect defrauding_shareholders like we explained a year ago. It is worth noting that Nat Friedman was an advisor to FTX, so fraud was never far off the radar. Same as the Zemlins [1, 2, 3]. “And he fundraised for Arc_Institute from them,” a source has informed us. What is the Arc Institute? Unlike the FTX scandals, especially after its collapse, the Arc Institute isn’t in the news much. Friedman’s involvement with the Arc Institute is connected to patents (or monopolies). “You and I both know that he is a patent troll,” a source recently told us. “Very set on using AI to collect as much intellectual property as possible” (remember that Microsoft_keeps_using_"AI"_as_an_excuse_for_plagiarism or_privatising_the_Commons). “So the Arc Institute is working on CRISPR”, our source explained. “Human DNA is not patentable in the US unless it is modified. This “non-profit” is working on CRISPR gene editing [and] Nat is on the Board. Sometimes I feel like he’s literally trying to enslave humanity; Own all software, own all art, own human life. Hopefully the Supreme Court will step in once they start trying to charge royalty used to people with gene editing or inherited gene editing like the RoundUp soybeans.” And when it comes to patents, we previously wrote about Friedman’s creepy software patents — patents on surveillance basically. As per this page, Microsoft_treats_whistleblowers_like_they’re_criminals and among Nat_Friedman’s software_patents (remember that managers at Novell bragged they had the most software patents per employee) there’s this_one which says: “During the course of a computer session, many actions may be performed on a computer. For several reasons, including increasing workforce productivity, it may be desirable to monitor these actions.” Frankly, Friedman and his best known sidekick (Miguel_de_Icaza) have not been in the public eye lately, but they tend to come back, e.g. as Xamarin and other Microsoft proxies. We still have about 4,000 lines of material on GitHub. A lot of that will be published next year, so stay tuned. █ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇Nat Friedman: Yes really. Philanthropy is mostly bad.⦈ ⣿⣻⣟⣿⢿⡿⣿⣽⣯⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠻⠿⢿⣛⣿⣜⣿⣿⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⡀⢠⣿ ⣶⣮⣭⣭⣭⣝⣛⣛⣛⣓⣿⠾⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣫⣗⣲⡝⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⣿⣿⡟⣿⣿⣿⣹⣿⣿⡿⣻⣿⣿⣿⡇⡟⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣴⡌⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡗⠀⢿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⢿⣿⣿⢧⣿⣿⣿⠿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⢟⣛⣋⣌⣛⣛⣛⣵⣭⣭⡅⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⣀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣷⣶⣎⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠟⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣵⢻⣿⡏⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣿⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢹⣎⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣵⢷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢟⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠄⠀⠀⣀⣽⣿⣿⣟⣯⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣝⡾⣟⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⢟⣵⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣷⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣮⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠁⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣛⣛⣿⢿⣿ ⣿⡿⣋⣵⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⢛⢿⢟⣛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡩⠍⠉⡙⢻⣻⣯⣿⠷⠶⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣻⣾⣿⣿⣿⣏⣿ ⣵⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢯⣾⣿⣶⣿⡎⣽⣿⣿⣿⢯⣶⡾⣝⣿⣿⣿⣿⡗⣿⣇⣲⣶⣿⣻⣷⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠺⠿⠿⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⢾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢹ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡦⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣿⣶⣶⢿⣶⣧⡄⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡉⠈⠉⠙⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢹⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣼ ⣿⠟⠻⣿⣿⣇⣿⣺⣋⢙⣛⣵⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⠋⠋⠉⠉⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⡀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⣿ ⣿⣦⣠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⢝⣣⣶⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣎⣾⣿⣿⣿⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣹⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢠⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⡀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣯⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠻⢿⣿⠿⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿⣟⢿⣿⣿⣿⣼⣿⣿⠃⢯⣰⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠛⠉⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⠈⠙⢳⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢧⣠⣀⡀⠀⢐⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠽⣿⣿⣿⣧⣿⣿⣏⣿⣿⢯⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⡿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠃⠐⢺⣇⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣼⣷⣭⡌⢉⣾⡇⠀⠀⢀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣹⣿⣟⣾⣿⣿⣿⣇⡙ ⣿⣿⡏⣾⣧⣀⠀⠀⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⣹⡇⠀⠀⠠⠜⣿⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⣴⣿⠿⠁⠀⠀⠀⢡⠀⠀⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢷⣿⡟⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣮⣾ ⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢻⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠒⡼⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣾⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣿⡿⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⢳⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣛⣿⣗⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⢱⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⡿⢏⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡞⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠇⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿⣆⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣸⣿⣿⣿ ⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠟⠛⠉⢹⣿⣿⡛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠙⠛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⣿⣿⡁⠀⢀⣤⡤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣛⣭⡵⠾⣟⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠻⣿⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡷⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣛⣭⣭⣙⠻⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⢫⣵⣖⣻⣿⣯⣽⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⣇⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⠛⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠿⠿⢿⣿⣮ ⠿⣿⣿⣿⣜⣛⣛⣯⣭⣽⣶⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣶⡝⠿ ⠗⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡿⠟⣴ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠈⣻⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⢸⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣴⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣷⢸⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣮⣍ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⠿⠿⠿⠿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⣶⣦⡄⠀⢰⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⢀⣾⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⢹⣿⣶⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⠿⢛⣛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⠁⠀⣨⣿⣿⡌⢿⣿⣷⣻⣏⣽⣇⣍⣏⣹⣿⣈⣽⣿⣉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⣿⡿⠉⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣧⣄⣘⣿⣇⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣎⣏⣦⣷⣾⣿⣿⣶⣝⣆⣿⣿⣝⣿⣿⣯⣵⣿⣾⣸⣟⣎⣿⣾⣶⣿⣾⣱⣷⣾⢰⣾⣝⣿⣿⣵⣻⣇⣎⣎⣱⣾⣴⣳⣾⣯⢳⣿⣰⣹⣶⣏⣆⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 310 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 11.29.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_29/11/2022:_Bodhi_Linux_7.0.0_Coming⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 8:31 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Graphics_Stack o Instructionals/Technical o WINE_or_Emulation o Games o Desktop_Environments/WMs # K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o New_Releases o SUSE/OpenSUSE o Fedora_Family_/_IBM o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Web_Browsers/Web_Servers o FSFE o Programming/Development o Standards/Consortia * Leftovers o Science o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy # Wildlife/Nature # Overpopulation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Digital_Restrictions_(DRM) o Monopolies # Copyrights * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Politics o Technical # Science # Announcements # Programming * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Graphics Stack⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ NVIDIA_Linux_driver_525.60.11_is_out_now⠀⇛ NVIDIA has today rolled out the 525.60.11 driver, following on from the 525.53 Beta earlier this month. It is largely the same as the Beta, with a few extra fixes included and since it’s not tagged as a Beta driver you should be all fine to upgrade to it. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ LinuxTuto ☛ How_to_Install_Ghost_on_Ubuntu_22.04⠀⇛ Ghost is an open-source powerful NodeJS-based Content Management System (CMS) for creating blog oriented websites. It has full support for Markdown and provides an easy-to-use web interface for administration purposes. In this tutorial we will show you how to install Ghost CMS on a Ubuntu 22.04 OS. # ⚓ NextGenTips ☛ How_to_install_and_use_FastAPI_– NextGenTips⠀⇛ FastAPI is a web framework for developing RESTful APIs in Python. It is based on pydantic and type hints to validate, serialize and deserialize data and automatically auto-generate OpenAPI documents. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ How_to_make_an_automatic_dog_feeder_with Arduino_and_Linux_|_Enable_Sysadmin⠀⇛ Try this DIY project to learn (or teach your family) to write code that interfaces with real hardware. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_FileZilla_on_Fedora_37_–_idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install FileZilla on Fedora 37. For those of you who didn’t know, FileZilla is a cross-platform and free software FTP application, consisting of FileZilla Client and FileZilla Server which allows us to upload or download files to the FTP server. It supports many different file-transfer protocols, like FTP, SFTP, and many others. Its are available for Windows, Linux, and macOS. 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 FileZilla FTP clients on a Fedora 37. # ⚓ AddictiveTips ☛ How_to_upscale_images_on_Linux⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install FileZilla on Fedora 37, as well as some extra requirements by FileZilla # ⚓ Openstack_RDO_-&_KVM_Hypervisor:_Install_Virtual_Box_7_on Fedora_37_Server_via_rpmfusion_repository⠀⇛ To make system ready for VitualBox 7 setup via rpmfusion repos, install the Linux kernel “header” files matching the current kernel for adding new hardware support to the system. The distribution packages containing the headers is probably: kernel-devel-6.0.9- 300.fc37.x86_64. Kernel packages installation has been done as follows. # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ How_to_Install_Google_Chrome_Extensions_in Microsoft_Edge_Browser_on_Linux [Ed: Microsoft Edge is a password stealer and technically malware on any platform including GNU/Linux. It makes no sense to help people obtain or use it.]⠀⇛ In this quick guide, I will walk you through the steps to Install Google Chrome Extensions in Microsoft Edge Browser. Microsoft announced its latest browser a couple of years back – Microsoft Edge for Ubuntu and other Linux as a preview. Edge is based on the open- source Chromium project. And Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge are both forked from it. # ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ How_to_Set_Up_Pi-hole_to_Get_an_Ad-free_Life_– It’s_FOSS⠀⇛ Pi-hole is a DNS-based advertisement blocker. Unlike a Chrome or Firefox extension, a Pi-hole can block ads even on your TV! So let’s see how to install and take advantage of this amazing tool! # ⚓ Ubuntubuzz ☛ Getting_Started_to_Matrix_Chat_for_Beginners⠀⇛ This tutorial will help you join, message and call people freely using Matrix/Element Chat. You can use Matrix Chat on web (recommended), desktop and mobile. You are suggested to exercise this together with at least one friend of yours. We hope you will quickly find your community and happy with Matrix like us and others. # ⚓ TecMint ☛ Install_Viber_–_A_Free_Calling_and_Messaging_App on_Linux [Ed: Updated howto]⠀⇛ This article shows various ways to install and use Viber, a free voice and video call, and messaging app in Linux. Viber is a well-known, free, and secure voice/video calls and messaging app, which works on desktops, mobile, as well as tablets and keeps all communications synced between devices. It offers a wide range of communication features such as making voice and video calls, group chats and calls, communities, disappearing messages, deletion and editing of seen messages, and much more. # ⚓ TecMint ☛ How_to_Set_Up_an_SSH_Jump_Server_in_Linux [Ed: Updated howto]⠀⇛ A jump host (also known as a jump server) is an intermediary host or an SSH gateway to a remote network, through which a connection can be made to another host in a different security zone, for example, a demilitarized zone (DMZ). It bridges two dissimilar security zones and offers controlled access between them. A jump host should be highly secured and monitored especially when it spans a private network and a DMZ with servers providing services to users on the internet. # ⚓ Manuel Matuzovic ☛ Day_46:_ordering_layers⠀⇛ By default, cascade layers are stacked in the order they are defined, but you don’t have to rely on it. You can determine the order in one place. In the following example, the border color of the paragraph is first red, then blue, then rebeccapurple, and finally green. # ⚓ Jon Udell ☛ Autonomy,_packet_size,_friction,_fanout,_and velocity⠀⇛ Nostalgia is a dangerous drug and it’s always risky to wallow in it. So those of us who fondly remember the early blogosphere, and now want to draw parallels to the fediverse, should do so carefully. But we do want to learn from history. Here’s one way to compare five generations of social software along the five dimensions named in the title of this post. # ⚓ Jim Nielsen ☛ CSS_For_URLs_and_HTTP_Headers⠀⇛ How do we get the DOM? The browser knows how to create it from an HTTP request consisting of a URL, some headers, and some HTML. For example, this is a simplified representation of (the beginnings of) the webpage for www.jim-nielsen.com. # ⚓ Terence Eden ☛ Illegal_Hashes⠀⇛ To understand this blog post, you need to know two things. 01. There exists a class of numbers which are illegal in some jurisdictions. For example, a number may be copyrighted content, a decryption key, or other text considered illegal. 02. There exists a class of algorithms which will take any arbitrary data and produce a fixed length text from it. This process is known as “hashing”. These algorithms are deterministic – that is, entering the same data will always produce the same hash. # ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ Getting_my_unit_size_‘prefixes’_ (really_suffixes)_straight,_sort_of⠀⇛ In theory, the official metric (power of ten) prefixes are written as ‘T’, ‘G’, ‘M’, and ‘k’. This isn’t in accordance with customary computer use, which upper-cases the ‘k’ to ‘K’. According to Wikipedia, binary prefixes are written as ‘Ti’, ‘Gi’, ‘Mi’, and ‘Ki’, although Wikipedia also notes that there’s plenty of usage (my phrasing) of plain ‘T’, ‘G’, and so on to mean the binary versions. However, both usage leave it ambiguous whether you’re writing about bytes or bits. # ⚓ Martijn Braam ☛ Taking_a_good_picture_of_a_PCB⠀⇛ So to create a great picture I’ve decided to make a better setup. I’ve used several components for this. The most important one is two external flashes controlled with a wireless transmitter. I’ve added softboxes to the flashers to minimize the sharp shadows usually created when using a flash. This produces quite nice board pictures with even lighting. o § WINE or Emulation⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Wine_7.22_out_now_with_more_32bit_on_64bit work⠀⇛ The Wine 7.22 development release is now available for the open source Windows compatibility layer, as they continue working towards the Wine 8.0 release. This is part of Steam Play Proton, which allows you to play tons of Windows games on Steam Deck and Linux desktops. Once a year they make a big new stable release, and eventually Proton updates to it too. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Half-Life:_Alyx_LEVITATION_mod_adds_four hours_of_new_story_–_out_now⠀⇛ Half-Life: Alyx LEVITATION is an incredibly ambitious mod for Valve’s amazing VR FPS and it’s out now! To this day, Alyx remains as one of my all time favourite gaming experiences and so I’ve been eagerly awaiting more of it with this free expansive mod. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ The_Long_Dark:_Tales_from_the_Far_Territory begins_on_December_5th⠀⇛ Starting off a 12 month long cycle of updates, The Long Dark: Tales from the Far Territory is the first DLC for the survival game acting as an expansion pass. That, plus a bunch of free updates too. This is the first paid DLC for the game that released in 2017, with the full story not yet complete this is largely focused on the survival game mode. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Cyberspace_hacking_looter-shooter_Black_Ice gets_a_big_content_upgrade⠀⇛ Black Ice is an indie first-person looter-shooter about hacking in cyberspace, I’m quite fond of it but it’s not very well known even though it’s a lot of fun. A big new update just rolled out with a bunch of extra content. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ JSAUX_release_‘CaseKiller’_for_the_official Steam_Deck_Dock_to_help_with_protective_cases⠀⇛ Have the official Steam Deck Docking Station and find your Steam Deck doesn’t fit in it with a protective case on? JSAUX are back with another new product, the CaseKiller Anti-Slip Stand. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Dome_Keeper_adds_new_cave_types_and_little critters_to_make_exploration_more_interesting⠀⇛ Dome Keeper is one of my favourite indie releases this year, blending together casual underground mining with frantic base-defence and a new update just rolled out making it even more interesting. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ LXQt_1.2.0_Arrives_in_Lubuntu_22.04_LTS_via Backports_PPA⠀⇛ Lubuntu 22.04 LTS “Jammy Jellyfish” was released on April 2022 this year which has the ancient version of the LXQt desktop 0.17. Since the release, there have been two point releases of LXQt desktop – 1.1.0 and 1.2.0. Although LXQt 1.1.0 is already featured on Lubuntu 22.10 Kinetic Kudu (released in October), the LTS users are still with the older version. Keeping that in mind, Lubuntu devs have now prepared the backports PPA with the necessary updates to enjoy the latest LXQt desktop in Lubuntu 22.04, which has been supported for four years. A few days back, the backport PPA was refreshed with the 1.1.0 version and now with the latest 1.2.0. # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ [Old] Martijn Braam ☛ Trying_Plasma_Desktop_again⠀⇛ So I’m trying KDE Plasma again, I hear 5.26 has many great improvements and the last time I ran KDE for more than a day was in 2014. I mainly run Gnome and Phosh and Sway on my devices and I feel like I don’t use KDE enough for the amount of times I complain about it. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ Bodhi_Linux_7.0.0_Testing_Begins_with_New Features,_Packages⠀⇛ Bodhi Linux is based on Ubuntu LTS and features the Enlightenment-based Moksha desktop environment. Moksha desktop is lightweight while being an eye- candy desktop. In addition, it only includes base applications to get you started. At its core, it is based on Linux Kernel 5.15 LTS aligned with Ubuntu 22.04. With that, you get the improved Mokhsna desktop environment based on the latest Enlightenment desktop/Enlightenment foundation library (efl). o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ SUSE’s Corporate Blog ☛ South_African_MSPs_jump_on_board with_SUSE_|_SUSE_Communities⠀⇛ South African Managed Service Provider (MSP) resellers (distribution partners), Axiz and Linux Warehouse, hosted two very successful Partner day events on October 18th and 19th. The days focused on the growing market for SUSE solutions as a service, being delivered via MSPs to meet evolving customer requirements. Bring together over 45 C- Level MSP delegates, the days provided very informative discussion around building managed services with SUSE technologies, and how this has accelerated business growth. With representatives from both newly on-boarded and established MSPs, there was some great interaction and sharing of how to leverage the SUSE One Partner Program to unlock new opportunities. The events were able to demonstrate how MSPs can monetize the SUSE Solution Stack and the benefits of partnering with SUSE. The event concluded with new opportunities for pipeline building and identifying joint customers as a focus for FY23. o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ Remi Collet ☛ PHP_7.4_is_retired_–_Remi’s_RPM_repository_– Blog⠀⇛ One year after PHP 7.3, and as announced, PHP version 7.4.33 was the last official release of PHP 7.4 # ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ 6_non-negotiable_skills_for_CIOs_in 2023⠀⇛ It’s no secret that the CIO role has changed a lot over the years. It’s evolved from focusing on infrastructure, the help desk, and operational efficiency, and today is firmly rooted in technology, strategy, growth, and revenue. More of the C-suite and boards are looking at IT as a value creator rather than just as an operator. To support and propel IT as a value creator today and into the future, CIOs must hone and master new competencies. These non-negotiable skills for successful technology leaders help to fortify their strategic role in the organization, build strong, resilient teams, and cultivate loyal clients. # ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ 3_steps_to_prioritize_responsible_AI [Ed: IBM does very racist projects disguised as "AI"; so it keeps issuing fluff such as this (for 4 years already, since it got caught and shamed in the media)]⠀⇛ Artificial intelligence (AI), continues to be a huge growth driver for companies of all sizes going through digital transformation, with IDC predicting that AI spending will reach $500B by 2023. AI is helping organizations identify new business models, increase revenue, and gain a competitive advantage. # ⚓ Red Hat ☛ How_the_new_VSCode_XML_extension_improves developer_experience [Ed: Red Hat is promoting proprietary software of Microsoft, which spies on users. This is a disturbing ongoing trend at Red Hat.]⠀⇛ o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Magazine ☛ Orange_Pi_Board_Has_Arch-based_Linux Distribution_in_the_Works⠀⇛ The developers of the Orange Pi board are planning to release an Arch-based Linux distribution available for its hardware as an alternative to Orange Pi OS. The developers of the Orange Pi board have made available four operating systems supported for their hardware – Orange Pi OS, Ubuntu, Debian, and Manjaro. Soon, they will be adding another distribution into the mix, one based on Arch Linux. This version of Arch Linux will be user-friendly and highly compatible with open source drivers. Orange Pi OS (Arch) will ship with LibreOffice and will support most of the major Linux desktops, such as GNOME, KDE, and Xfce. # ⚓ Old VCR ☛ Refurb_weekend:_Sega_Dreamcast⠀⇛ Remember when consoles weren’t glorified PCs? The 1999 Sega Dreamcast remembers. Sega’s final console and introduced on “9/9/99 for $199″ before the Sony PlayStation 2 hype machine overwhelmed it, it came on the heels of the Saturn, which had sophisticated hardware but was difficult to program and Sega lost millions on manufacturing them. In some ways the Dreamcast is the Saturn done right: the same SuperH architecture, just way faster (instead of dual SH- 2s at 28.6MHz, one big SH-4 at 200MHz), a more conventional GPU (rather than the odd 3D VDP of the Saturn which used quads instead of triangles), and a straightforward uniprocessor design instead of the Saturn’s sometimes rickety dual CPU bus. It was also much cheaper to manufacture even considering its use of the Yamaha GD-ROM format; nothing else supported it, but it stored up to a gigabyte and was backwards compatible with CDs. # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Being_part_of_the_Raspberry_Pi_community⠀⇛ Hopefully by the time you read this, the fears over the bird app will have all (thankfully) come to nothing and service will resume as normal. In case it doesn’t though, Raspberry Pi has launched its own Mastodon server at raspberrypi.social, and we at The MagPi will likely follow suit. Otherwise, Raspberry Pi is also exploring braver, younger frontiers with videos on TikTok. Of course, the magazine will still be published, and I’m sure we’ll find you all again, wherever we end up. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Nokia_T21_tablet_released_in_more_regions,_by HMD_Global⠀⇛ # ⚓ WCCF Tech ☛ Pimax_Portal_is_a_handheld,_VR,_and_mobile Android_system_to_compete_in_all_markets⠀⇛ # ⚓ Sportskeeda ☛ PUBG_Mobile_latest_2.3_update:_Direct_APK download_link�for�Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ SamMobile ☛ Samsung’s_tablets_still_don’t_have_two-column notifications_panel_with_Android_13_–_SamMobile⠀⇛ # ⚓ Samsung_One_UI_5.0_(Android_13)_update_and_bugs_tracker_ (cont._updated)⠀⇛ # ⚓ SamMobile ☛ Samsung_Galaxy_A52s_5G_starts_getting_Android 13_update_–_SamMobile⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ VMware_to_open_source:_what_do_you_need_to_consider?_| Ubuntu⠀⇛ You might have read our previous blog VMware alternatives: discover open source where we discussed why you should consider open source-based infrastructure if you’re looking for VMware alternatives. We also held a webinar on the topic, where we received quite a lot of relevant audience questions that we wanted to elaborate on further. Read on for some of the most important considerations when thinking about migrating from VMware to Ubuntu-based open-source infrastructure. [...] Canonical has a wide range of infrastructure products that can be combined in different ways to deliver a full solution for your specific needs. It is difficult, and it would be misleading, for us to recommend one single option as a like-for-like alternative. If you are after a full private cloud on a mid to large scale, our Openstack solution might be the right one for you. If you are looking for a virtualisation layer, you might be interested in LXD, or an LXD-based micro cloud for a small-scale deployment. If you are interested in running cloud-native workloads our Kubernetes offering is the one to go with. Our Charmed Ceph solution might be suitable for your storage needs. There is no one-size, or rather a one-solution-fits-all approach. o ⚓ Bootlin ☛ A_custom_PipeWire_node_–_Bootlin’s_blog⠀⇛ As described in previous articles (Introduction to PipeWire, Hands-on installation of PipeWire), the PipeWire daemon is responsible for running the graph execution. Nodes inside this graph can be implemented by any process that has access to the PipeWire socket that is used for IPC. PipeWire provides a shared object library that abstracts the communication with the main daemon and the communication with the modules that are required by the client. In this blog post, our goal will be to implement an audio source node that plays audio coming from a file, in a loop. This will be an excuse to see a lot of code, showing what the library API looks like and how it should be used. To introduce some dynamism to a rather static setup, we’ll rely on an input from a Wii Nunchuck, connected using a custom Linux driver and relying on the input event userspace API. o ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ Give_back_to_open_source_on_Giving_Tuesday_| Opensource.com⠀⇛ Giving Tuesday is always a reminder to me to consider how to give back to open source projects, communities, and organizations. In 2012, GivingTuesday was created to encourage people to simply do good. “Since then, it has grown into a year-round global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.” When I think about all the ways I have benefited from “standing on the shoulder of giants,” both professionally and personally. I start to think about all the individuals and organizations that have made being part of the open source community such a rewarding experience. Many have used an open source project or joined an open source community and immediately benefited from the contributions of past and current members. When you dig a little deeper, you’ll find that many of the organizations listed below have volunteer opportunities, ways to get involved with their community, and simple things like sharing information about why you support the organization or joining a newsletter to stay updated. They offer a variety of ways to support them beyond just financial donations. The list below is not an endorsement from myself or my employer, it is a collection of organizations for you to consider as you look at groups to support and ways to donate time, money, expertise, and other skills you might offer. I would encourage you to do your own research before making a donation, particularly if you are looking for any tax deductions. o ⚓ Medevel ☛ CryptoTracker:_An_Enterprise-Grade_Cryptocurrency Monitor⠀⇛ CryptoTracker is a free open-source web-based cryptocurrency data tracker and monitor. You can install it on your local machine or self-host at your remote server. o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ # ⚓ Eric Hameleers ☛ Updates_for_Chromium_(-ungoogled_also), LibreOffice,_Java_|_Alien_Pastures⠀⇛ Around the last weekend I worked on several package updates. In the meantime I had to battle home infrastructure breakdown, as well as the realization that I had inadvertantly opened up my SMTP server as an open relay and had to do some fast infrastructure redesign # ⚓ Nolan Lawson ☛ Shadow_DOM_and_accessibility:_the_trouble with_ARIA⠀⇛ Shadow DOM is a kind of retcon for the web. As I’ve written in the past, shadow DOM upends a lot of developer expectations and invalidates many tried- and-true techniques that worked fine in the pre- shadow DOM world. One potentially surprising example is ARIA. Quick recap: shadow DOM allows you to isolate parts of your DOM into encapsulated chunks – typically one per component. Meanwhile, ARIA is an accessibility primitive, which defines attributes like aria-labelledby and aria-describeddby that can reference other elements by their IDs. Do you see the problem yet? If not, I don’t blame you ‒ this is a tricky intersection of various web technologies. Unfortunately though, if you want to use shadow DOM without breaking accessibility, then this is one of the things you will have to grapple with. So let’s dive in. o § FSFE⠀➾ # ⚓ CNIL_bosses_approved_Amandine_Cryptie_Jambert_FSFE engagement⠀⇛ We already blogged about the amateur sysadmins at FSFE and their exposure of members’ financial data. In a fresh leak, we reveal that Amandie “Cryptie” Jambert, who works at CNIL as a privacy specialist, was formally responsible for the FSFE GDPR compliance (or lack thereof). FSFE failed to report the breaches to the members and donors. The GDPR requires mandatory reporting of breaches. FSFE has been deliberately publishing the names of volunteers in a defamatory context. FSFE created the growing scandal of leaks and accusations, including the Outreachy grooming scandal. This outcome is the very opposite of what CNIL and the GDPR stands for. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Waiting_for_web_content_to_do_something_in_a_Firefox mochitest_–_Paul_Bone⠀⇛ It’s not unusual for a Firefox test to have to wait for various things such as a tab loading. But recently I needed to write a test that loaded a content tab with a web worker and wait for that before observing the result in a different tab. I am writing this for my own reference in the future, and if it helps someone else, that’s extra good. But I don’t think it will be of much interest if you don’t work on Firefox as the problem I’m solving won’t be relevant and the APIs won’t be familiar. I don’t think of myself as a JavaScript programmer – I’m learning what I need to know when I need to know it, but mainly to write tests. So I’m not sure I’ll pitch this article at any particular level of JS knowledge, sorry. # ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ Parse_arguments_with_Lua_| Opensource.com⠀⇛ Most computer commands consist of two parts: The command and arguments. The command is the program meant to be executed, while the arguments might be command options or user input. Without this structure, a user would have to edit the command’s code just to change the data that the command processes. Imagine rewriting the printf command just to get your computer to greet you with a “hello world” message. Arguments are vital to interactive computing, and the Lua programming language provides the {…​} expression to encapsulate varargs given at the time of launching a Lua script. [...] Finally, in the go section, parse the index and values in the args variable (the arguments provided by the user at launch). In this sample code, the first for loop just prints each index and value for clarity. The second for loop uses the index to examine the first argument, which is assumed to be an option. The only valid option in this sample code is –say. If the loop finds the string –say, it calls the echo function, and the index of the current argument plus 1 (the next argument) is provided as the function parameter. # ⚓ Burkhard Stubert ☛ The_Key_Principles_of_Continuous Delivery⠀⇛ In the seminal book Accelerate, Forsgren and her co-authors provide empirical evidence that Continuous Delivery has a positive impact on the performance of software development organisations. If organisations neglect some of the principles and practices of Continuous Delivery, their performance will suffer. They will reach the point where simple changes will take ages to implement. Not so with Continuous Delivery. # ⚓ Connor Tumbleson ☛ Open_Source_&_Saying_“No”⠀⇛ A few weeks ago I was digging into a pretty complex issue that was only affecting less than 1% of users in the field with an application. With a constant mix of emotions working with React Native I appreciate how I can normally go all the way to the source during an investigation. # ⚓ Jason Swett ☛ Modeling_legacy_code_behavior_using_science⠀⇛ When you want to understand what a legacy program you’re working on is supposed to do, what’s your first instinct? Often it’s to look at the code. But unfortunately legacy code is often so convoluted and inscrutable that it’s virtually impossible to tell what the code is supposed to do just by looking at it. In these cases it may seem that you’re out of luck. But fortunately you’re not. # ⚓ Write_yourself_into_obsolescence._–_/home/jwf/⠀⇛ This thought was pressed into my mind as I looked over all that I had created. Facing the inevitable end of one life chapter as it transitions into a new one, I recognized one possible way to improve our individual impact through documentation. Software and product documentation are classified as technical writing. While they differ in scope, they share a connection to other forms of written works like novels and newspapers; they are collections of a commonly understood, codified language meant to convey a meaning to other humans. The goal of writing yourself into obsolescence is not to create content for content’s sake. The goal is to create information pathways that leave behind a guiding light for those who come after us. The goal is to create some form of media or content that communicates information of value to someone else (even including your future self). o § Standards/Consortia⠀➾ # ⚓ Joinup ☛ Commissioner_Johannes_Hahn_on_the_Interoperable Europe_Act_Proposal⠀⇛ Public administrations are often described as very big ships that need time to move. My vision is rather one of a diverse fleet of boats navigating together, with agility, around all obstacles along the way. What facilitates this is interoperability. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ CoryDoctorow ☛ How_monopoly_enshittified_Amazon⠀⇛ How did we get here? We always knew that Amazon didn’t care about its suppliers, but being an Amazon customer has historically been a great deal – lots of selection, low prices, and a generous returns policy. How could “Earth’s most customer-centric” company become such a bad place to shop? The answer is in Amazon’s $31b “ad” business. Amazon touts this widely, and analysts repeat it without any critical interrogation, proclaiming that Amazon is catching up with the Googbook ad-tech duopoly. But nearly all of that “ad” business isn’t ads at all – it’s payola. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Desktop-Sized_Fully_Automatic_Loom_Is_An Electromechanical_Marvel⠀⇛ Weaving is one of the oldest crafts in the world, and was also among the first to be automated: the Industrial Revolution was in large part driven by developments in loom technology. [Roger de Meester] decided to recreate that part of the industry’s history, in a way, by building his own desktop-sized, fully automatic loom. After a long career in the textiles industry he’s quite the expert when it comes to weaving, and as you’ll see he’s also an expert machine builder. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Axios ☛ World’s_largest_active_volcano_starts_to_erupt_in Hawaii⠀⇛ Driving the news: Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano — located on the Big Island — began erupting late Sunday night, the U.S. Geological Survey said. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ The_annoying_question_of_Intel_CPU support_for_XMP_RAM_profiles⠀⇛ The Intel answer is that while Intel won’t say that you have to have an overclockable K-series Core desktop CPU in order to use XMP, all of their examples of qualified DIMMs and systems with desktop CPUs use overclockable ones as far as I can see. Intel certainly wants you to buy a K-series Core i5/i7/i9 CPU if you want to use XMP and it will clearly do quite a lot to nudge you that way without actually saying anything untrue that could get it in trouble with authorities (such as ‘on desktop CPUs, you must have a K-series overclockable CPU’, which is likely false today since Intel isn’t actually saying that). # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Silicon_Sleuthing:_Finding_A_Ancient_Bugfix_On The_8086⠀⇛ Few CPUs have had the long-lasting influence that the 8086 did. It is hard to believe that when your modern desktop computer boots, it probably thinks it is an 8086 from 1978 until some software gooses it into a more modern state. When [Ken] was examining an 8086 die, however, he noticed that part of the die didn’t look like the rest. Turns out, Intel had a bug in the original version of the 8086. In those days you couldn’t patch the microcode. It was more like a PC board — you had to change the layout and make a new one to fix it. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Taking_Distance_Based_CAD_To_The_Next_Level⠀⇛ For those who model CAD models regularly, a pair of calipers is essential as it allows reasonably accurate measurements to fit a specific part. However, [Jason Harris] is taking that concept to the next level with a signed distance function- based CAD tool, SDFX. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ A_Modchip_To_Root_Starlink_User_Terminals Through_Voltage_Glitching⠀⇛ A modchip is a small PCB that mounts directly on a larger board, tapping into points on that board to make it do something it wasn’t meant to do. We’ve typically seen modchips used with gaming consoles of yore, bypassing DRM protections in a way that a software hacks couldn’t quite do. As software complexity and therefore attack surface increased on newer consoles, software hacks have taken the stage. However, on more integrated pieces of hardware, we’ll still want to return to the old methods – and that’s what this modchip-based hack of a Starlink terminal brings us. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ JX1_Intel_Celeron_N5105_mini_PC_places_all ports_on_the_rear_panel_–_CNX_Software⠀⇛ There’s a plethora of mini PCs on the market, but due to their size, the ports are often placed on several sides which may make cable management troublesome. The JX1 mini PC, equipped with an Intel Celeron N5105 Jasper Lake processor, does not have this issue since all ports are accessible on the rear panel. The computer ships with 8GB RAM, up to 256GB SSD, and the rear panel comes with two USB Type-C port, one for power only, a Gigabit Ethernet port, a 3.5mm headphone jack, an HDMI ports, and three USB 3.0 ports. You’ll still find the power button on the front panel, and wireless connectivity is supported through a WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 module # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Allwinner_V3LP_gets_low_voltage_RAM,_should replace_Allwinner_V3S_dual_camera_SoC_–_CNX_Software⠀⇛ Allwinner V3LP is a single-core Cortex-A7 processor for dual-camera systems with the exact same specifications as the Allwinner V3S processor introduced in 2016, except it should be more power efficient with a lower DDR operating voltage of 1.5V instead of 1.8V. Sochip explains that procuring the integrated DDR2 in the Allwinner V3s design is challenging, so Allwinner has replaced the memory in the pin-to-pin compatible Allwinner V3LP with more broadly available and lower power RAM. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ NABU_PC_–_A_1984_Z-80_Computer_You_Can_Buy Today⠀⇛ Want to hack on brand new 8-bit 1980s hardware? Until recently you needed a time machine, or deep pockets to do this. All that has recently changed with the NABU PC. A retro machine that can be bought brand new for $59.99, (plus shipping) no time machine needed. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Advertising Standards Authority Ltd ☛ Key_headlines_from our_100_Children_Report⠀⇛ Registering false dates of birth: Findings from the study would suggest that around 93% of all 11–17- year-olds in the UK have a personal account with one or more of the major social media platforms. With over five million people in the UK aged between 11-17, each with an average of around three social media accounts, this age group is estimated to hold over 15 million social media accounts. Our findings would suggest that on at least 11% of these accounts, children are registered with a date of birth that suggests they’re 18 or older, implying that over 1.6 million social media accounts held by children in the UK are falsely registered with an adult age. Our report also found that 86% of 11–12-year-olds have their own account on at least one social media platform. Since they fall below the minimum age of registration (13) on social media, their submitted date of birth almost certainly signifies they’re older than they actually are. # ⚓ The Independent UK ☛ More_than_1.6_million_social_media accounts_are_owned_by_underage_children⠀⇛ Children are signing up to social media at an increasingly young age, the study found. Some 67% of accounts held by 11 to 12 year olds – younger than the minimum age of registration – were set up between school years one and seven, whereas just 21% of the accounts held by 13 to 17 year olds were set up in the same period. Some 75% of accounts were set up by a child without a parent or guardian’s supervision, while 94% of those who access social media do so through devices only they use. # ⚓ Björn Ognibeni ☛ Why_Tiktok_is_selling_Spinach_in_China_and Opium_in_the_West.⠀⇛ The sad truth is: TikTok is just mimicking what social media in the West looks like. Instagram, Youtube, and Facebook all have the same toxic business model: Maximizing reach to maximize ad revenue. Social media in the West is hooked on advertising, and there is no plan B. Meta tried e- commerce with live shopping — and failed. Elon Musk is trying to sell blue check marks for US$8 a month — but nobody seems to be buying. Google never really tried to diversify. Most of the Western Internet still is a one-trick pony. Good luck pushing educational content on a service built on such a model. # ⚓ The Telegraph UK ☛ Social_media_giants_face_multi-million pound_fines_if_they_fail_to_ban_child_accounts⠀⇛ Social media firms will be forced to bar underaged children or face multi-million pound fines under a new law to protect them from harm online. The Government will unveil the revamped Online Safety Bill on Tuesday, which will compel companies by law to publish how they enforce age limits so parents, as well as the watchdog Ofcom, can test their credibility. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ When_It_Comes_to_Endometriosis,_“Doing_Your Own_Research”_Might_Actually_Be_Necessary⠀⇛ The phrase “do your own research” or “DYOR” has long been a fixture in conspiracy theory circles. During the height of the pandemic, you might have seen Halloween gravestone decorations engraved with “I did my own research” or photos of a scientist in a lab juxtaposed against some guy looking at his phone. The phrase has been coopted by anti-vaxxers and talking heads like Alex Jones, who have evangelized taking means into your own hands rather than following the advice of trained and certified scientific experts. # ⚓ ASCO’s_new_guidelines_promote_quackery_for_cancer_pain⠀⇛ Before the pandemic, a frequent topic of this blog was the documentation of how rank quackery was being “integrated” into medicine to produce an unholy fusion dubbed “integrative medicine” or “integrative health” by its advocates. Rebranded from its previous name, “complementary and alternative medicine”—with the pithy acronym CAM, which was tossed aside because CAM adherents didn’t want the nostrums that they added to science-based medicine to be described as “alternative”—”integrative medicine” falsely promised patients the “best of both worlds,” the assumption being that there was a “best” of unscientific medicine based largely on religious prescientific understandings of how the body works and what causes disease to “integrate” into science-based medicine. Then the pandemic hit, and blogging about COVID-19 seemed to push nearly every other topic aside (for me, at least). However, just because I haven’t been paying as much attention as I used to do to the infiltration of what I used to like to call quackademic medicine into medical academia and then into community medical centers doesn’t mean that it didn’t continue during the pandemic, and not just in the form of claiming that various forms of alternative medicine could be used to treat or prevent COVID-19. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ App_Detects_Parkinsons_Disease_And_COVID-19_Via Audio⠀⇛ One of the challenges of diagnosing diseases is identifying them early. At this stage, signs may be vague or confusing, or difficult to identify. Early diagnosis is often tied to the best possible treatment outcomes, so there’s plenty of incentives to improve methods in this way. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ How_the_Hospice_Movement_Became_a_For-Profit Hustle⠀⇛ Over the years, Marsha Farmer had learned what to look for. As she drove the back roads of rural Alabama, she kept an eye out for dilapidated homes and trailers with wheelchair ramps. Some days, she’d ride the one-car ferry across the river to Lower Peach Tree and other secluded hamlets where a few houses lacked running water and bare soil was visible beneath the floorboards. Other times, she’d scan church prayer lists for the names of families with ailing members. Farmer was selling hospice, which, strictly speaking, is for the dying. To qualify, patients must agree to forgo curative care and be certified by doctors as having less than six months to live. But at AseraCare, a national chain where Farmer worked, she solicited recruits regardless of whether they were near death. She canvassed birthday parties at housing projects and went door to door promoting the program to loggers and textile workers. She sent colleagues to cadge rides on the Meals on Wheels van or to chat up veterans at the American Legion bar. “We’d find run-down places where people were more on the poverty line,” she told me. “You’re looking for uneducated people, if you will, because you’re able to provide something to them and meet a need.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘No_F*cking_Excuse’:_Outrage_in_Houston Over_Officials’_Late_Notice_of_Boil_Water_Alert⠀⇛ Houstonians voiced outrage Monday after authorities took six hours to issue a boil water advisory to more than 2.2 million residents of Texas’ largest city—and the nation’s fourth-biggest—in the wake of a power outage at a purification plant. “I learned about the boil water notice in Houston from a monkey.” o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Krebs On Security ☛ U.S._Govt._Apps_Bundled_Russian_Code With_Ties_to_Mobile_Malware_Developer⠀⇛ A recent scoop by Reuters revealed that mobile apps for the U.S. Army and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were integrating software that sends visitor data to a Russian company called Pushwoosh, which claims to be based in the United States. But that story omitted an important historical detail about Pushwoosh: In 2013, one of its developers admitted to authoring the Pincer Trojan, malware designed to surreptitiously intercept and forward text messages from Android mobile devices. # ⚓ GitLab ☛ Cryptsetup_2.6⠀⇛ # ⚓ ClamAV®_blog:_ClamAV_1.0.0_LTS_released⠀⇛ The ClamAV 1.0.0 feature release is now stable and available for download on ClamAV.net or through Docker Hub. ClamAV 1.0.0 includes the following improvements and changes. # ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ Charles_V_of_Spain_Secret_Code_Cracked⠀⇛ # ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Samba_fixed_in_EasyShare_again⠀⇛ Yeah, again, because this bug was supposed to be fixed. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Patrick Breyer ☛ EU_Declaration_on_Digital_Rights agreed⠀⇛ MEP Patrick Breyer (Pirate Party) comments on the text: “The declaration promises ‘effective protection of communications against access by unauthorised third parties’ and protection against illegal surveillance. The promise to promote interoperability, transparency, open technologies and standards is also a positive achievement. However, the plans for indiscriminate scanning of private communications („chat control“) and the blanket data retention laws in force in many European countries call into question the credibility of the agreed commitments. [...] o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ NPR ☛ For_Afghans_who_fought_against_the_Taliban,_life_is fraught_under_their_rule⠀⇛ When the Afghan republic collapsed last year, so too did its U.S.-backed military. Overnight, tens of thousands of Afghan soldiers lost their jobs and suddenly found themselves living under the thumb of those they spent two decades fighting. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Terrorism_We_Sought_Abroad_Has_Come_Home⠀⇛ Recently, an agent of the Department of Homeland Security called me and started asking questions about a childhood acquaintance being investigated for extremism. I put him off. My feelings about this were, to say the least, complex. As a military spouse of 10 years and someone who has long written about governmental abuses of power, I wanted to cooperate with efforts to root out hate. However, I also feared that my involvement might spark some kind of retaliation. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Purdue_Students_and_Faculty_Say_No_to_War Criminals_on_Campus⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Gray Zone ☛ US_sanctions_and_economic_conditions_drive Nicaraguan_migration,_while_Washington_blames_repression⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ With_Biden’s_Support,_Democrats_Push_Assault Weapons_Ban_After_Deadly_Shootings⠀⇛ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ VIDEO:_Alex_Rubinstein_on_Nazism_in_Ukraine, NAFO_and_Information_Warfare⠀⇛ By ScheerPost Staff ScheerPost’s Diego Ramos and Max Jones talk to journalist Alex Rubinstein about his recent work. Alex is an investigative journalist whose work has appeared in publications like The Grayzone and MintPress News. He has written extensively and broken news about the international effects of neoliberalism and regime change policies of the United […] # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Furious_With_Biden,_Europe_Says_US_Is Profiting_Off_Ukraine_War⠀⇛ Officials are unhappy with the Inflation Reduction Act and its subsidies that could drive investment out of Europe. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ As_the_World_Fixates_on_Ukraine,_Another War_is_Brewing_in_the_Middle_East⠀⇛ If the US or Israel were to attack the main Iranian nuclear facility producing weapons-grade nuclear fuel, Iran would most likely retaliate by using its drone and missile arsenal to close the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Gulf, through which tankers daily carry almost a fifth of the world’s oil and gas. The confrontation escalated sharply this week when Iran announced that it intended to make near bomb- grade nuclear fuel at its Fordow plant, located inside a mountain to protect it from bomb and missile attack. Iran decided to ramp up its nuclear programme after the failure of talks to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal agreed in 2015 by President Barack Obama but denounced and dropped three years later by President Donald Trump. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ At_last_minute,_Moscow_postpones_planned consultations_with_Washington_on_strategic_arms_limits_— Meduza⠀⇛ Moscow has canceled a planned meeting of the New START treaty’s bilateral consultative commission, which was scheduled to begin tomorrow in Cairo, running from November 29 to December 6. Officials from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow told the newspaper Kommersant, “The Russian side informed the United States that Russia has unilaterally postponed the meeting and stated that it would propose new dates.” Russia’s Foreign Ministry also confirmed this information, but it provided no explanation. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Biden’s_Response_To_the_Rightwing_Whirlwind_in Israel—Weakness⠀⇛ By Mitchell Plitnick / Mondoweiss At the beginning of November, when Israel and the United States held elections within days of each other, it seemed clear that the pull in opposite directions embodied in the disappointing showing for the American far- right and the strong showing for their Israeli counterparts portended tension in the “unshakeable” alliance […] # ⚓ Meduza ☛ FSB_says_it_‘prevented_a_series_of_terrorist attacks’_in_Russian-controlled_Zaporizhzhia_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The FSB claims to have prevented “preparations for a series of terrorist attacks” on crowded places in the Kremlin annexed part of the Zaporizhzhia region. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Biden_Mulls_Sending_Long-Range_Missiles_to Ukraine⠀⇛ The Biden administration is considering an offer from military-industrial complex giant Boeing to supply Ukraine with long-range precision-guided bombs capable of striking targets up to nearly 100 miles away, Reuters reported Monday. The Pentagon is reviewing Boeing’s proposal to send Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bombs (GLSDB)—manufactured jointly with Sweden’s SAAB—to Ukrainian forces, a move that would enable them to hit targets deep behind enemy lines as they fight to repel invading Russian troops. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Vitali_Klitschko:_power_outages_in_Kyiv_may continue_until_spring_—_Meduza⠀⇛ In an interview with RBC-Ukraine, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said power outages in Kyiv may continue until the spring. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Mobilized_soldiers_and_relatives_face_rejection applying_for_debt_relief_—_Meduza⠀⇛ In November, conscripts and their families began complaining about their inability to access the debt relief which was promised to them by the Russian government. Kommersant noticed an increase in references to the “unfair approach” of banks on the forum Banki.ru. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Freedom_and_shackles_Historian_discovers_records from_1976_documenting_a_23-year-old_Vladimir_Putin’s_role_in suppressing_Soviet_protest_art_—_Meduza⠀⇛ New information has emerged about Vladimir Putin’s early professional life as a KGB officer. A St. Petersburg-based historian discovered a document which shows that Putin participated in investigating one of the first instances of protest art in the USSR. In 1976, at age 23, Putin helped to search the home of an artist who painted the slogan “You may crucify freedom, but the human soul knows no shackles!” on the wall of St. Petersburg’s Peter and Paul Fortress. Two artists served time in prison for the action, but the slogan – and Putin – live on. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_contract_soldiers_who_were_held_in_a Donbas_basement_demand_an_investigation_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Russian service members, who were held in basements for two weeks after they refused to fight in Ukraine, have demanded that the Russian Investigative Committee open a criminal case concerning unlawful imprisonment, kidnapping, and abuse of power, reports Pavel Chikov, head of the human rights group Agora. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Memorial_calls_journalist_Ivan_Safronov_a political_prisoner_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The human rights organization Memorial called journalist Ivan Safronov, who was sentenced to 22 years in prison on treason charges, a political prisoner. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Widow_of_Russian_colonel_who_allegedly_died_by suicide_asks_Putin_to_oversee_investigation_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Yulia Boiko, the widow of the deputy head of Russia’s Pacific Higher Naval School, Colonel Vadim Boiko, wrote an open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin. In it, she asked Putin to oversee the investigation into her husband’s death, which media outlets have reported was by suicide. o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Citing_Need_for_‘New,_Inclusive Leadership,’_Chuy_García_Files_for_Chicago_Mayoral_Race⠀⇛ Progressive Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García on Monday filed his nominating petitions for mayor of Chicago, submitting signatures from nearly 50,000 residents of Illinois’ biggest city. “I’m proud to officially start our journey towards a safer, more prosperous Chicago for all.” o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Salon ☛ Will_wild_coffee_go_extinct_from_climate_change? Botanists_say_we_can_still_save_this_crop⠀⇛ Surprisingly, it is a real possibility. As climate change worsens, the threats against coffee plants are rising, meaning one day many species of coffee could be extinct in the wild. Drought, floods, heatwaves and the spread of pathogens like fungus and viruses are already making it more difficult for coffee to grow in some regions. If this trend continues, one of humans’ favorite substances may become scarce and extremely expensive, with some estimates warning that 50 percent of the land used to grow coffee will be unproductive by 2050. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ US-China_Climate_Cooperation_Could_Reduce Tensions_and_Military_Expenditures⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ On_Cyber_Monday,_Climate_Activists_Take_Aim at_Fashion_Industry⠀⇛ As Black Friday and Cyber Monday shoppers have spent the past few days taking advantage of deals for holiday gifts, climate activists and reporters worldwide have highlighted the negative impact that the clothing industry—particularly fast fashion—has on the planet. “The ‘fast fashion’ model we’re in is an endless cycle of companies forcing people to spend more money and sell more products—all while they make huge profits off their exploitation.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Imagining_the_Necessary_World_in Which_the_US_and_China_Cooperate_on_Climate⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_We_Need_a_Global_Treaty_More Powerful_Than_the_Plastics_Industry⠀⇛ In March, there was a collective cheer when United Nations member states adopted a historic resolution to end plastic pollution during the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi. Governments agreed to start work on a global, legally binding agreement that addresses the full lifecycle of plastic and that will come into effect in 2024. The decision has been called ambitious, revolutionary, and historic. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ “A_Forgotten_Conflict”:_Sahrawi_Activists Slam_Moroccan_Greenwashing_Amid_Western_Sahara_Occupation⠀⇛ As climate Sahrawi activists in occupied Western Sahara accuse Morocco of greenwashing, the Spanish Film Academy, the Spanish equivalent to the Oscars, has just given its social justice award to the Western Sahara International Film Festival and its film school. We feature our interview at the U.N. climate summit with Mahfud Bechri, who explains how Morocco sells the natural resources and wealth of Western Sahara without the consent of the Sahrawi people as part of an effort to greenwash its military occupation of Western Sahara, and his larger campaign to demand companies end complicity with the occupation. The new social justice award from the Spanish Film Academy recognizes how Spanish support for the Moroccan occupation has led to “a complete media blockade” of the conflict, says María Carrión, executive director of FiSahara, the Western Sahara International Film Festival. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_COP27:_Progress_or_Performance?⠀⇛ Since the end of COP27 in Egypt, it’s important to remark at the number of oil lobbyists who flocked to the desert oasis of Sharm El Sheikh. It’s hard to imagine how an international climate conference could allow such a thing. A meeting of the nations like COP seems important on paper, but in practice, the event has raised multiple questions on the ethics of a performative “green” space. Beyond the “Green Zone”‒where academia, youth groups, businesses, and artists are allowed to “participate” in the conference‒lies the “Blue Zone,” where powerful heads of state in conjunction with the United Nations engage in substantive negotiations. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Montreal_Biodiversity_COP15_December_2022⠀⇛ For example, the tenth (10th) meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity was held in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan from October 18-29, 2010. More than 13,000 delegates from around the world. The Aichi targets were designed to help, or in the best of cases, save or revive biodiversity. Zoom forward twelve years to November 11th 2022: A news release by Climate Change News announces the upcoming COP15 biodiversity conference scheduled for Montreal December 7-19, 2022: “In the past decade, countries agreed to a ten-year plan called the Aichi targets, aimed at halting biodiversity loss. A UN summary report shows countries failed to meet a single one of those targets.” (Source: UN Nature Pact Nears Its ‘Copenhagen or Paris’ Moment, Climate Change News Nov. 11, 2022) # § Energy⠀➾ # ⚓ NPR ☛ Cryptocurrency_lender_BlockFi_declares bankruptcy,_a_consequence_of_FTX’s_collapse⠀⇛ Another [cryptocurrency] company has fallen, as contagion from the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX spreads across the industry: BlockFi says it has filed for bankruptcy. BlockFi was one of a handful of companies FTX bailed out in recent months, and its prospects worsened considerably as FTX imploded. Announcing its plans to file for Chapter 11 reorganization in New Jersey, where the company is based, BlockFi noted FTX’s own bankruptcy proceedings will lead to delays. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ [Cryptocurrency]_Lender_BlockFi Files_for_Bankruptcy_as_FTX_Fallout_Spreads⠀⇛ But that agreement meant that BlockFi was financially entangled with FTX, and its stability was thrust into uncertainty this month after a series of revelations about corporate missteps and suspicious management at FTX. A few days after the exchange collapsed, BlockFi suspended withdrawals, explaining that it had “significant exposure” to FTX, including undrawn amounts from the credit line and assets held on the FTX platform. # ⚓ ABC ☛ Tiantian_Kullander,_co-founder_of_ [cryptocurrency]_company_Amber_Group,_dies_suddenly, aged_30⠀⇛ Hong Kong-based digital asset company Amber Group posted a statement announcing the death of Tiantian Kullander, who passed away unexpectedly in his sleep on November 23, 2022. # ⚓ The Independent UK ☛ Tiantian_Kullander:_Founder_of_ [cryptocurrency]_company_valued_at_$3bn_dies ‘unexpectedly’_at_age_30⠀⇛ The statement revealed that Kullander, a former Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs trader affectionately known as “TT”, “unexpectedly” died in his sleep. It did not share any other details. # ⚓ NYPost ☛ [Cryptocurrency]_founder_Tiantian_Kullander unexpectedly_dead_at_30⠀⇛ Earlier this year, the start-up reached a staggering $3 billion valuation after scoring a $200 million funding round. # ⚓ Bloomberg ☛ Tiantian_Kullander,_Co-Founder_of_ [Cryptocurrency]_Firm_Amber,_Dies_at_30⠀⇛ Tiantian Kullander, the former Morgan Stanley trader who co-founded digital-asset trading platform Amber Group, has died. He was 30.b # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Idle_[Cryptocurrency]_Is_the_Devil’s Workshop⠀⇛ The blockchain technology behind cryptocurrency was supposed to make events like this a thing of the past. But FTX’s business was to serve as a gateway into (and out of) cryptocurrency. That business still depends on humans to serve as honest gatekeepers. And we’ve seen over and over that humans can’t resist the main temptation that comes with this role: to use their customers’ money for their own purposes. The FTX collapse could be the start of a wave of cryptocurrency exchange failures. Because these exchanges are largely unregulated, they don’t face the same rules placed on other exchanges to keep their customers’ money safe. And there’s nobody looking over the shoulders of the exchange managers to keep them honest. Given that — and given my experience in studying financial market development and regulation — I think it’s pretty likely that other firms are doing what FTX did with its customers’ money, and that some of them will blow up in the same way, especially now that [cryptocurrency] investors are nervous and looking for signs of trouble. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Sam_Bankman-Fried’s_Truly_Effective Philanthropy:_Teaching⠀⇛ Now that the Ponzi has collapsed, the investors who trusted him look to be out of luck. And, of course there is no money for the philanthropies that he supported, many of which will are now struggling because they won’t get contributions they had been counting on. That all looks pretty reprehensible, but maybe that’s the point. See, Sam Bankman- Fried was so committed to his philosophy of effective philanthropy that he was prepared to make himself appear to be the epitome of a despicable human being, and spend many years in prison, all to teach us that finance is a wasteful cesspool that needs to be reined in for the good of humanity. And, the place to start is his particular corner of the cesspool: crypto. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ The Revelator ☛ ‘Free_Water’_Was_Never_Free,_Writes_a Historian_of_the_American_West⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Great_Barrier_Reef_Belongs_on_World Heritage_‘In_Danger’_List:_UNESCO⠀⇛ Because Australia’s efforts to protect the Great Barrier Reef from damages wrought by the fossil fuel-driven climate crisis, pollution, and overfishing are falling short, the planet’s largest coral reef system should be placed on a list of World Heritage sites considered “in danger,” a pair of experts said Monday. “Despite the unparalleled science and management efforts” made by Australia in recent years, the Great Barrier Reef is “significantly impacted by climate change factors,” Eleanor Carter of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Hans Thulstrup of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) wrote in a report. # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Hungarian_population_is_on_the decrease:_12_per_cent_fewer_children_born_in_October than_last_year⠀⇛ o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_How_to_Stop_Inequality_That Kills⠀⇛ Over a half-century ago, back in the mid-1960s, books about poverty abounded. But publishers paid relatively little attention to wealth’s concentration. A generation earlier, Americans had obsessed about grand private fortunes. By late mid- century, that obsession no longer excited either the media or the public. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ ABC ☛ Saudi_viewers_angry_over_apparent_ban_on_World_Cup streaming⠀⇛ Qatar’s beIN group was caught in the crosshairs of a bitter political dispute between Riyadh and Doha in recent years. Saudi Arabia in 2017 led a group of four Arab countries in imposing a boycott on Qatar over its support for political Islamists, ties with Iran and its funding of Al Jazeera, a satellite news channel that has at times harshly criticized other Gulf Arab governments. [...] The Saudi government is believed to hold a controlling stake in MBC Group after a series of arrests in 2017 ordered by Prince Mohammed over corruption allegations that helped him centralize power in the kingdom. # ⚓ [Repeat] Daniel Pocock ☛ Debian_aggression:_woman_asked about_her_profession⠀⇛ The email below also demonstrates the manner in which at least one member of the women’s clique, Amaya Rodrigo, was trying to convince Ted’s date that Ted might be dangerous. This is a hideous example of backstabbing and sabotage. # ⚓ MWL ☛ Social_Media_Updates:_Good-Bye_Twitter⠀⇛ After much thought, I’m making @mwl@io.mwl.io my main fediverse/Mastodon account. There’s no need to burden my pals over at bsd.network with moderating me or the attention I attract. I also don’t care if government accounts follow my business posts. Heck, as Terry Pratchett said, I will happily offer special rates for governments! # ⚓ Tim Bray ☛ Protect_Me_From_What_I_Want⠀⇛ Over on Mastodon, there are many people who enjoy not being in the grip of software like Facebook or Twitter that single-mindedly tries to maximize “engagement”, which means the amount of time you stare at the screen so they can show you ads. These algorithms don’t care what they’re showing you and if it turns out that showing you exclusively stories vilifying or praising Donald Trump (depending) maximizes engagement, then that’s what you’ll see. So the chant over there is “No algorithms on Mastodon!” This chant is wrong, and the discussion around it teaches us that we need clarity on what algorithms are, what moral weight they can carry, and whether they can be avoided. (Spoiler: They can’t.) # ⚓ Quillette ☛ Ending_Discrimination_by_Twitter⠀⇛ In one such opinion piece, appearing recently here in Quillette, Angel Eduardo disagreed with Musk’s characterization of Twitter. In “Twitter is Not the Town Square,” Eduardo declared that “No matter what we think, want, or feel, Twitter is not, has never been, and likely can never be a public square.” His argument was that because Twitter is a private company, it “can have whatever rules it likes—and it can apply them with whatever level of consistency it likes.” A social media company is a business, he says, and businesses don’t come to have obligations simply because of how we use them or what we’ve decided they’re for. # ⚓ Broadband Breakfast ☛ FCC_Halts_Authorization_of_Equipment That_Threatens_National_Security⠀⇛ The commission’s action seeks to prevent Chinese tech companies deemed to be national security threats – such as Huawei and ZTE – from gathering data on and surveilling American citizens. The Chinese Communist government can force, under law, private companies to hand over data from their products, thus putting Americans at risk, experts and government officials have said. # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ US_Government_bans_Chinese_telco_equipment_citing security_concerns⠀⇛ The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said it has adopted rules banning communications equipment that are “deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to national security from being authorised for importation or sale in the U.S.”. The new rules adopt the Bipartisan Secure Equipment Act of 2021, signed into law by President Biden last November, requiring the Commission to adopt such rules. # ⚓ The Hill ☛ Musk_asks_if_Apple_hates_‘free_speech_in America’_after_Twitter_advertising_drop-off⠀⇛ Racist language and misinformation have reportedly surged on Twitter since Musk’s acquisition, and left-leaning watchdog Media Matters for America found that 50 of Twitter’s leading 100 advertisers appear to have halted their work with the site. # ⚓ The Telegraph UK ☛ Musk_threatens_‘war’_with_Apple_over claims_it_is_censoring_free_speech⠀⇛ Millions of people use Apple’s iPhones to access the Twitter app, which is downloaded through the tech giant’s App Store. The social network has around 260 million active users. Apple has previously blocked or delayed updates to other apps over safety concerns, such as by banning rival social network Parler last year. The tech giant can also choose to block companies from issuing updates to their apps if they break the terms of its iPhone store, such as by trying to avoid paying fees to Apple. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Canada_and_the_Kidnapping_of_Ambassador Saab⠀⇛ Something like that happens to me at the broader scale when I think of Canada’s foreign policy: big words but mean actions. What great eloquence we get from the prime minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers! The government of Canada presents itself – to itself, to its people, to the world, as great defenders of human rights, great lover of humanity, of law and order, of humanitarian actions.  And yet, what shabby, incongruous, filthy foreign policies it has! Canada’s role in Libya, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, has not been anything to boast about. Furthermore, Canada has voted against every UN resolution upholding Palestinian rights, and its support for Saudi Arabia -even when it is chopping up journalists- extends to making arms deals with them.[i]  And in Latin America, Canada has been responsible for outrages in Haiti, Honduras, in Añez’s Bolivia, in Bolsonaro’s Brazil…and for 20 years of vile persecution of the beleaguered Venezuela, nation that has done no wrong to Canada or any Canadians.  Hence Ottawa’s silence on the kidnapping by the USA of the Venezuelan ambassador, Alex Saab. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Principles_of_International_Order⠀⇛ The Priorities of the United Nations are peace, development and human rights.  Most importantly, the world community must demand peace and condemn propaganda for war, which is already prohibited in article 20 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Art. 2(3) of the UN Charter already obliges all States to settle disputes by peaceful means.  This obligation to negotiate means good faith dialogue with the goal to reach a compromise, a quid pro quo.  There is no right to intransigence in the UN Charter. If one party refuses to talk, it is violating article 2(3) and actually provoking the other to the use of force.  Moreover, this constitutes a potential threat to international peace and security for purposes of article 39 of the UN Charter. It is bad faith in contravention of article 26 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Trump_Demands_Election_Loser_Kari_Lake_Be “Installed”_as_Arizona_Governor⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Democracy_Defenders_Vow_to_Sue_After_GOP- Led_Arizona_County_Refuses_to_Certify_Election⠀⇛ Pro-democracy advocates are expected to sue a rural Arizona county after a pair of GOP officials on Monday refused to certify this month’s electoral outcomes despite a complete lack of evidence of miscounting. Heeding the calls of former President Donald Trump and other prominent Republicans who have repeatedly lied about voter fraud and advocated for rejecting the popular will, the Cochise County Board of Supervisors declined to certify the results of the November 8 midterm elections in which Democratic candidates won races for governor, secretary of state, and state attorney general. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Kevin_Johnson_Is_Set_to_Be_Executed_Tuesday. Will_Missouri_Stay_Execution?⠀⇛ # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Will_Missouri_Stay_Execution_of_Kevin Johnson,_Case_Tainted_by_Racism,_or_Let_Daughter_Witness Death?⠀⇛ Pressure is growing for Missouri to stop the execution of Kevin Johnson set for Tuesday. At a hearing Monday before Missouri’s Supreme Court, a special prosecutor will request a stay in order to fully investigate how the case was tainted by racism. Meanwhile, Johnson’s 19-year-old daughter has been barred from witnessing his lethal injection because she is under 21. “We understand that the death penalty does not solve anything,” says Michelle Smith, co-director of Missourians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, who says Johnson is being “punished more severely” because of his race. Lawmakers are also urging Missouri’s governor to grant Johnson clemency. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Democrats_Will_Push_Electoral_College_Reform_in Final_Weeks_of_House_Control⠀⇛ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ The_Chris_Hedges_Report:_Ralph_Nader_Explains Why_Democrats_Lost_the_House⠀⇛ After losing the House to Republicans, Democrats have no one to blame but themselves for the two years of gridlock ahead. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Disturbing_World_of_the_New_GOP⠀⇛ The Republican Party that will take narrow control of the House of Representatives in January 2023 has gone through a dramatic transformation in the two years since Donald Trump and his allies attempted a violent coup to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The party that was once torn over how to respond to Trump’s assault on democratic norms is no more. It was replaced in 2022 by one that did not merely tolerate Trump’s election denialism but embraced it by nominating January 6 insurrectionists and apologists for congressional and statewide posts—a strategy so noxious that it cost Republicans key US Senate contests and the “red wave” GOP strategists were counting on. But postelection pundits who imagine that the party will do an about-face and suddenly adopt a more politically rational course are sorely mistaken. The new Republican Party has a base—and many leaders—that does not merely fall for Trump’s lies. Republican partisans are increasingly looking beyond the scandal-plagued former president and taking inspiration from right-wing European nationalist leaders with politics rooted in a fascist sensibility that employs racism, xenophobia, and a win-at-any-cost approach to elections and governing. This transformed Republican Party will exploit its control of the House and state posts for a 2024 presidential election in which Trump and a rising generation of ruthless partisans will plot a return to unitary power—with a vision that is dramatically more authoritarian than anything seen in the 45th president’s first term.1 # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Analysis_Finds_State_Legislators_Proposed 306_Bills_Targeting_Trans_People_in_Past_2_Years⠀⇛ An analysis released Monday by NPR details what one rights advocacy group called the Republican Party’s “obsession” with curtailing the rights of transgender people, with U.S. state legislators proposing more than 300 pieces of legislation targeting the community over the past two years. Lawmakers in every region of the United States have put forward a total of 306 anti-trans bills since 2020, with 86% of the bills focusing on transgender youths. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Targets_of_Hate⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Police_Units_Formed_by_Republicans_to_Find Widespread_Voter_Fraud_Come_Up_Short⠀⇛ # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Reality_is_on_our_side_–_says_Secretary of_State_Zoltán_Kovács⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Farm_Workers_Push_for_Congressional_Action During_Lame_Duck_Session⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Letter_from_London:_Mine_Games⠀⇛ Talking of depths, the international mining community came into town last week to attend a conference in the City of London. I don’t know what the collective noun for miners should be but given the fact that they are pretty much banished as a topic from certain quarters of polite society these days, an ‘underground’ of miners might work. Indeed, so toxic is mining’s image that the Red Cross won’t take its money anymore, and many of the academic institutes which used to train people in this field have had to shut down. Those remaining — for example, Camborne School of Mines and Royal School of Mines at Imperial College here in London — no longer offer mining or petroleum engineering degrees. Incredibly, London University has banned all mining and oil companies from campus recruitment events. But maybe what some people learn at these places is over-rated, anyway. One very good English friend of mine tells me of a successful miner he knows who never listens to his geologists and finds ore using a jade staff like a water diviner. This is the same friend who called it right by saying the establishment in this country would soon be exploring new ways back into Europe because the entire economy was going down the one-seater otherwise. We have all heard of data mining — as everyone knows, Brexit had data written all over it — so maybe we should be mining asteroids instead. It is disheartening for some of us living here in London to witness the persistent disgruntlement. It hangs in the air like the prospect of an over- expensive Christmas. It is rather like watching a city which has had it so good for so long that it no longer knows what to do with itself. Traditionally, there was always stoicism to the English character. Now this feels more like belligerence or bloody-mindedness. This of course just as the investigation into whether Boris Johnson misled parliament or not over partygate was delayed last week after what was described as a hold up with Downing Street evidence. Not only that, Johnson was on the attack against Germany, as if taking the crazy Churchill stuff one or two marching steps too far. (Memo to Johnson: you are no longer in power.) Tally that if you can with the fact one of Johnson’s former Conservative county councillors quit last week after photos emerged of the man in uniform at an openly fascist group. Just as one lot continue to grow extreme, however, another will find it harder in the face of what my friend predicted to defend Brexit at all, and I am not just thinking of the recent YouGov poll revealing that only 32% of Brits now believe it was right to leave Europe and 56% think it was wrong. Perhaps tellingly, fewer cars than normal here in London during a World Cup have been flying England flags. As for our immigration numbers on Brexit’s so-called watch, these show net figures of a record 504,000 in the year to June. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Ending_the_For-Profit_Algorithms Before_They_End_Us⠀⇛ The man who coined the term “virtual reality” and helped create Web 2.0, Jaron Lanier, recently told a reporter for The Guardian there’s an aspect to the internet that could endanger the literal survival of humanity as a species. It’s an amazing story, and I believe he’s 100% right. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Contrary_To_Popular_Opinion,_Most_Teens_Get_Real Value_Out_Of_Social_Media⠀⇛ There’s this narrative out there that “it has been decided” that social media is “bad for children” and that it is such a big danger that “regulation is needed.” A few months ago, we wrote about a Berkeley professor who claimed that this was settled and that there was “no longer any question as to the nature of the harm to children around the globe.” In that post we went through all of the linked research showing it proved nothing of the sort. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ ABC ☛ World_Cup_TV_pundit_under_fire_for_disparaging_Qatari attire⠀⇛ Wagner was referring to the thaub, the traditional white full-length robes with long sleeves worn by many men in the region. Wagner’s comments led to furious reactions on social media. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Football_Capitulates_at_Qatar⠀⇛ Then came Australia’s own uniquely celluloid performance: videos from the players claiming sympathy with the various efforts made by Qatar in improving the record on human rights in various areas yet frowning about the fact that more could be done. From the moment the first ball was kicked, even these feeble efforts were bound to be found wanting. FIFA President Gianni Infantino made his position clear from the outset, playing the role of defender of the Qatari state and mocking detractors for obsessing with such niggling things as human rights. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ From_Xinjiang_to_Shanghai,_Protests_Grow_in China_over_COVID_Restrictions_After_Fatal_Apartment_Fire⠀⇛ Unprecedented protests have erupted in multiple Chinese cities over President Xi Jinping’s strict zero-COVID policies, which have resulted in extended strict lockdowns across the country. The protests were triggered by a deadly fire Thursday at an apartment building in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, where local COVID restrictions reportedly prevented firefighters from reaching the trapped residents. This comes as hundreds of workers at the world’s largest iPhone factory, Foxconn, clashed last week with police over restrictions that have forced many workers to live at the factory. “China now for three years has seen a level of lockdown that is simply inconceivable,” says Cornell labor scholar Eli Friedman, who calls the cross-class, cross-ethnic protests a “movement against surveillance.” Friedman says although China enforces the country’s COVID restrictions, top U.S. corporations like Apple and Tesla are implicated in upholding the closed-loop management system at Foxconn and other Chinese manufacturers. # ⚓ The Washington Post ☛ Twitter_grapples_with_Chinese_spam obscuring_news_of_protests⠀⇛ Numerous Chinese-language accounts, some dormant for months or years, came to life early Sunday and started spamming the service with links to escort services and other adult offerings alongside city names. The result: For hours, anyone searching for posts from those cities and using the Chinese names for the locations would see pages and pages of useless tweets instead of information about the daring protests as they escalated to include calls for Communist Party leaders to resign. # ⚓ TechCrunch ☛ Great_Wall_of_porn_obscures_China_protest_news on_Twitter⠀⇛ Search any major Chinese city on Twitter, and you will see a cascade of spam tweets showing porn, escort services, and gambling content that are published every few seconds, making it impossible to get any legitimate results. There has been a “significant uptick” in these tweets over the last three days, according to a China-focused data analyst. The surge in such bot content coincides with an unprecedented wave of protests that have swept across major Chinese cities and universities over the weekend. # ⚓ Nepal ☛ China_tightens_security_after_rare_protests_against Covid_curbs⠀⇛ Police have been asking people for their phones to check if they had virtual private networks (VPNs) and the Telegram app, which has been used by weekend protesters, residents and social media users said. VPNs are illegal for most people in China, while the Telegram app is blocked from China’s internet. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iranian_Hard-Liners_Propose_Punishment_For Cooperation_With_‘Hostile’_Countries⠀⇛ According to the plan, any interaction with any Western institutions and media, including social media, will be considered cooperation and criminalized under the title of “corruption on earth” a charge — often leveled in cases allegedly involving espionage or attempts to overthrow the government — that is punishable by death. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Chinese_universities_send_students_home_en_masse after_weekend_protests⠀⇛ Chinese authorities on Monday appeared to be moving to frame a wave of nationwide anti-lockdown protests at the weekend as the work of “hostile foreign forces,” with university students ordered to leave campus and go back to their hometowns aboard specially arranged train services, state media and a university source said on Monday. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ In_Pictures:_Hongkongers_stage ‘blank_placard’_demo_in_solidarity_with_China_Covid protests⠀⇛ “In mainland China, it is more easy to organise such protests than in Hong Kong. This is sad… I am just doing what I can do,” he said. # ⚓ Bloomberg ☛ China_Uses_Police,_Censors,_Quiet_Covid_Easing to_Stem_Protests⠀⇛ The unrest triggered by a deadly fire in the city of Urumqi last week sputtered Monday night, with Beijing deploying a heavy police presence to clamp down on protests. Cities including Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing and elsewhere saw fewer demonstrations, while censorship of protest-related discussions ramped up across social media platforms that had been used to vent public anger. # ⚓ AccessNow ☛ #KeepItOn:_2022_elections_and_internet shutdowns_watch⠀⇛ Throughout 2021, the #KeepItOn coalition witnessed governments in Uganda, Zambia, Russia, Niger, and the Republic of the Congo hit the kill switch during elections, disconnecting millions of people from the internet — and their civic rights. When governments shut down the internet during elections, they rob people of their opportunity to participate in the democratic process. Without a fair, open, accessible internet, people — from voters to monitors, journalists to political opponents — cannot fully exercise their rights to access information, communicate, and hold authorities accountable for their actions. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ An_Open_Letter_from_Editors_and Publishers:_Publishing_is_Not_a_Crime⠀⇛ This group of editors and publishers, all of whom had worked with Assange, felt the need to publicly criticize his conduct in 2011 when unredacted copies of the cables were released, and some of us are concerned about the allegations in the indictment that he attempted to aid in computer intrusion of a classified database. But we come together now to express our grave concerns about the continued prosecution of Julian Assange for obtaining and publishing classified materials. # ⚓ Don’t Extradite Assange ☛ Julian_Assange_receives_the Almudena_Grandes_Award_for_freedom_of_expression⠀⇛ Poet Luis García Montero, director of the Cervantes Institute and columnist for infoLibre, spoke on a large screen that dominated the stage. “We live in a world in which it is increasingly essential to defend the independence of journalism. We cannot commit ourselves to being in possession of the truth, but we can commit ourselves not to lie,” concluded and thanked the Almudena Grandes Award for the defense of the right to information, awarded to Julian Assange. # ⚓ Shadowproof ☛ Attorney:_Plenty_To_Uncover_On_CIA-Backed Spying_That_Violated_Privacy_Of_Assange_Visitors⠀⇛ This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter Newsletter. Become a monthly paid subscriber to help us continue our independent journalism.In August, a lawsuit against the CIA, former CIA director Mike Pompeo, UC Global, and UC Global director David Morales was filed that alleged Americans who visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange when he was living in the Ecuador embassy had their privacy rights violated.Attorney Richard Roth filed a complaint on behalf of two attorneys, Deborah Hrbek and Margaret Ratner-Kunstler, and two journalists, Charles Glass and John Goetz. They say they were spied upon by the CIA-backed operation when they met with Assange.The lawsuit will be deliberated over in a United States court in the Southern District of New York. It was assigned to Judge John Koeltl.Kevin Gosztola recently spoke with Richard about the status of the lawsuit and what happens next.   # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Major_News_Outlets_Urge_U.S._to_Drop_Its Charges_Against_Assange⠀⇛ The case against Mr. Assange is complicated and does not turn on the question of whether he is considered a journalist, but rather on whether his journalistic-style activities of soliciting and publishing classified information can or should be treated as a crime. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Because_‘Publishing_Is_Not_a_Crime,’_Major Newspapers_Push_US_to_Drop_Assange_Charges⠀⇛ The five major media outlets that collaborated with WikiLeaks in 2010 to publish explosive stories based on confidential diplomatic cables from the U.S. State Department sent a letter Monday calling on the Biden administration to drop all charges against Julian Assange, who has been languishing in a high-security London prison for more than three years in connection with his publication of classified documents. “Twelve years after the publication of ‘Cablegate,’ it is time for the U.S. government to end its prosecution of Julian Assange for publishing secrets,” reads the letter signed by the editors and publishers of The New York Times, The Guardian, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, and El País. “Publishing is not a crime.” # ⚓ VOA News ☛ China_Arrests_BBC_Journalist_Covering_COVID Protests⠀⇛ Lawrence, working in the country as an accredited journalist, was detained for several hours, during which time he was beaten and kicked by police, according to the BBC. He was later released. Lawrence tweeted on Monday to thank his followers, adding he believed “at least one local national was arrested after trying to stop the police from beating me.”x # ⚓ VOA News ☛ Al-Shabab_Militants_Holed_Up_in_Mogadishu Hotel⠀⇛ “The terrorist gunmen are trapped inside a room in the building and the security forces are about to end the siege very soon…so far we have confirmed the death of four people,” Mohamed Dahir, a security official told AFP. Reuters reports Somalia’s parliament canceled sessions for both of its houses because of the militants’ hotel attack. # ⚓ VOA News ☛ Ukraine_Revokes_Accreditation_of_Journalists Covering_Liberated_Kherson⠀⇛ o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ When_the_NYPD_Gets_Desperate⠀⇛ If they’re right, the Queens DA would be guilty of a Brady violation, meaning a failure by the prosecution to provide the defense with exculpatory evidence. If the DNA match and confession in the Vetrano investigation came from a search tactic that was never disclosed in court, that evidence could be ruled inadmissible, and Lewis’s conviction could be overturned. # ⚓ EFF ☛ Red_Alert:_The_SFPD_want_the_power_to_kill_with robots⠀⇛ Police technology goes through mission creep–meaning equipment reserved only for specific or extreme circumstances ends up being used in increasingly everyday or casual ways. We’ve already seen this with military-grade predator drones flying over protests, and police buzzing by the window of an activist’s home with drones. As the policy is currently written, the robots’ use will be governed by this passage: This is incredibly broad language. Police could bring armed robots to every arrest, and every execution of a warrant to search a house or vehicle or device. Depending on how police choose to define the words “critical” or “exigent,” police might even bring armed robots to a protest. While police could only use armed robots as deadly force when the risk of death is imminent, this problematic legal standard has often been under-enforced by courts and criticized by activists. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Appeals_Court_Denies_Immunity_To_Officers_Who Fabricated_Evidence_To_Wrongfully_Convict_A_Man_For_Murder⠀⇛ When cops decide they’ve found the right perp, very little can persuade them to look elsewhere. This tunnel vision has the tendency to take years of freedom away from innocent people. And it would be terrible enough if officers simply refused to consider exonerative evidence. But in this case (like far too many others), the investigators went beyond simply ignoring other evidence to falsifying the “evidence” they had to ensure the person they picked out for the job ended up in jail. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ “Congress_Must_Stand_With_Rail_Workers,”_Sanders Says_Ahead_of_Potential_Strike⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Biden_Accused_of_Selling_Out_Rail_Workers by_Urging_Congress_to_Prevent_Strike⠀⇛ Warning that the looming U.S. railroad strike “would devastate our economy,” President Joe Biden angered labor advocates on Monday after he implored Congress to take legislative action to force union members to keep working under a contract that many of them have rejected, mainly due to its denial of paid sick days.  “Paid sick leave is both a basic part of fair employment practices and an absolutely essential part of national public health policy.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Sanders_Vows_to_‘Stand_With_Rail_Workers’ as_Republican_Says_Congress_Will_Prevent_Strike⠀⇛ A House Republican from Pennsylvania said Sunday that Congress will intervene to stop a nationwide strike if rail companies and unions don’t reach a contract agreement soon, a step that would likely force workers to accept a deal without any paid sick days. Acknowledging that rail workers “have a very reasonable ask” for better benefits and wages as they continue to labor under a punishing scheduling system, Rep. Brian Kevin Fitzpatrick said in a Fox News appearance Sunday that “Congress will not let this strike happen, that’s for sure.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Rev._Barber_Breaks_Down_Why_Democrats_Must Engage_With_Low-Wealth_Voters⠀⇛ The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, co-chair of the grassroots Poor People’s Campaign, presented the latest evidence on Sunday that the Democratic Party stands little chance of winning congressional majorities and the White House in future elections if it continues ignoring low-income communities. The push by progressives including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D- N.Y.), and others to focus on the economic struggles facing working families across the country during the midterm elections was not just based on a theory, Barber suggested, but was a strategy that was ultimately backed up by data. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Peet’s_Workers_Are_Filing_to_Unionize,_Joining Massive_Cafe_Union_Wave⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Inspired_by_Starbucks_Organizing_Wins, Peet’s_Coffee_Workers_File_for_Union_Elections⠀⇛ Galvanized by the remarkable organizing successes of Starbucks employees across the United States, workers at two Peet’s Coffee locations in Davis, California filed for union elections with the National Labor Relations Board on Monday in an effort to win higher wages, better working conditions, and a voice in day-to-day shop operations. “I’m organizing because we deserve a say in how our workplace is run and we deserve to be fairly compensated for the value we create,” said Schroedter Kinman, a worker at the Peet’s location in downtown Davis. “It’s also about having a support system and a set of procedures if we’re mistreated by our company.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Amazon_Workers_to_Protest_‘Corporate_Law- Breaker’_CEO_Jassy,_Demanding_End_to_Union-Busting⠀⇛ Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is set to be met on Wednesday by workers from his company’s first unionized warehouse when he arrives at a New York Times event, as the Amazon Labor Union calls on him to support negotiations for a fair contract for the people who help make sure billions of products are delivered by the company each year. Members of the union, which is headed by former warehouse worker Christian Smalls, plan to rally at Lincoln Center where Jassy is speaking at the Times’ DealBook Summit. The summit features talks by “high-level executives and emerging leaders” from sectors including financial services, media, private investment, venture capital, and banking. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Trump_Hosts_Mar-a-Lago_Meeting_With_Kanye_West, Holocaust_Denier_Nick_Fuentes⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Lula_Da_Silva’s_Election_is_a_Victory_for the_World⠀⇛ It was an election with massive stakes, perhaps the most important of 2022 in any country, a vote that, in the best-case scenario, will impact not only Brazil but the whole world, especially in terms of the unfolding climate emergency. As Brazil controls the largest part of the Amazon region, the fate of the region is in its government’s hands. Under the far-right reactionary Jair Bolsonaro, who has ruled Brazil since 2018, the meager protections in place to protect it were removed, leading to an orgy of both legal and illegal mining and logging and the subsequent encroachment of large agribusiness interests that threaten to transform the region from a forest into a savannah. # ⚓ Shadowproof ☛ Leonard_Peltier_Supporters_Walk_Over_1,000 Miles_To_Demand_Freedom_For_Native_American_Activist⠀⇛ Hundreds of supporters of incarcerated Native American rights activist Leonard Peltier rallied at the nation’s capital on Sunday to demand President Joe Biden grant clemency to the long-held prisoner.  “He’s 78-years-old, he has type 2 diabetes and an abdominal aortic aneurysm that’s fatal if it ruptures. He had a stroke where he lost 80 percent of the vision in one of his eyes,” Rachel Thunder, one of the organizers for the rally, told Shadowproof. “He should be spending the remainder of his life with his family, not locked up in a cage.”  # ⚓ AccessNow ☛ Content_governance_declaration_in_times_of crisis⠀⇛ In situations of armed conflicts and other crises, people use social media and messaging platforms to document human rights abuses or war crimes, access information, mobilize for action, and crowdsource humanitarian assistance. But governments and other actors leverage these same platforms to spread disinformation and hate speech, incite violence, and attack or surveil activists, journalists, and dissidents. In light of the increasingly important role social media companies play during crises, Access Now and partner organizations have co- authored a Declaration of principles for content and platform governance in times of crisis. This Declaration, jointly developed by Access Now, ARTICLE 19, Mnemonic, the Center for Democracy and Technology, JustPeace Labs, Digital Security Lab Ukraine, Centre for Democracy and Rule of Law (CEDEM), and the Myanmar Internet Project, sets out guidelines to help platforms protect human rights before, during, and after a crisis. # ⚓ AccessNow ☛ New_content_governance_principles_in_times_of crisis_for_companies⠀⇛ Social media platforms continue to fail the global majority during armed conflict, crises, and war. From Ethiopia to Syria and Myanmar, human rights are repeatedly ignored or deliberately discounted by companies like Twitter, Meta, and Google who allow disinformation to flourish, hate speech to fester, and unjust and inconsistent take down practices to control the narrative. Not anymore. Through the new Declaration of principles for content and platform governance in times of crisis launched today, November 29, at the Internet Governance Forum, Access Now and partners lay out principles for these platforms to overhaul the status quo and help ensure privacy, freedom of expression, and access to information for all. Read the full declaration and snapshot. “The amount of damage social media companies’ opaque, under-resourced, and ignorant policies and practices have caused during times of crisis and turmoil is immeasurable,” said Marwa Fatafta, MENA Advocacy and Policy Manager at Access Now. “Their modus operandi has been: if it’s not in English, if it’s not happening in ‘the west’, and it’s not affecting their profit margins, then it’s not worth investing time and energy into. It’s time to change how these companies think.” # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ San_Francisco_Lawmakers_Think_It_Might_Be_OK_For Cops_To_Deploy_Robots_To_Kill_People⠀⇛ Lots of people like to pretend California is home to certifiable Communists — a socialist collective masquerading as a state. But California is not beholden to socialist ideals. It has its own dictatorial ideological bent, one that’s only slightly tamed by its election of liberal leaders. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_America_Should_Not_Be_Governed_by Fear—And_Neither_Should_Its_Teachers⠀⇛ The United States has an alarming problem: civic negligence. The signs of civic decline and decay are all around us – threats of extremist violence, book bans and legislative efforts to restrict honest discussions of history in schools. Renewing schools as civic spaces will require ending punitive testing policies to restore rich educational experiences. It will take shelving book bans to reaffirm trust in the freedom of thought. And it will call for repealing laws that seek to disrupt academic discussions to assert the value of freedom of speech. Urgent action is needed for our beloved public schools to renew civic life. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ John_Kiriakou:_Pardoning_Turkeys_Instead_of Humans⠀⇛ Almost no pardon applications ever actually make it to the president’s desk if you don’t go gobble gobble. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Over_90_Organizations_Tell_Congress_Not_To Support_Dangerous_‘Kids_Online_Safety’_Bill⠀⇛ We’ve written a number of posts about the problems of KOSA, the Kids Online Safety Act from Senators Richard Blumenthal and Marsha Blackburn (both of whom have fairly long and detailed histories for pushing anti-internet legislation). As with many “protect the children” or “but think of the children!” kinds of legislation, KOSA is built around moral panics and nonsense, blaming the internet any time anything bad happens, and insisting that if only this bill were in place, somehow, magically, internet companies would stop bad stuff from happening. It’s fantasyland thinking, and we need to stop electing politicians who live in fantasyland. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ 90+_Groups_Warn_‘Kids_Online_Safety_Act’ Could_Have_‘Damaging’_Effects⠀⇛ Nearly 100 LGBTQ+ and human rights groups warned in a Monday letter to Congress that while “privacy, online safety, and digital well-being of children should be protected,” proposed legislation intended to do so would instead negatively impact all internet users. “While KOSA has laudable goals, it also presents significant unintended consequences that threaten the privacy, safety, and access to information rights.” # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ NY_Times_Aptly_Illustrates_How_The_AT&T_Time Warner_Merger_Was_An_Even_Bigger_Mess_Than_You_Probably Realized⠀⇛ The AT&T Time Warner and DirecTV mergers were a monumental, historical disaster. AT&T spent $200 billion (including debt) to acquire both companies thinking it would dominate the video and internet ad space. Instead, the company lost 9 million subscribers in nine years, fired 50,000 employees, closed numerous popular brands (including Mad Magazine), and basically stumbled around incompetently for several years before recently spinning off the entire mess for a song. o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Mercedes_Puts_Faster_Acceleration_Behind_A Subscription_Paywall⠀⇛ Back in July, BMW raised a bit of a ruckus when the company announced that it would be making heated seats a luxury option for an additional $18 per month. Now, Mercedes aims to take the concept one step further by announcing that buyers of the company’s new Mercedes EQ electric models will need to pay a $1,200 (plus taxes and fees) yearly subscription to unlock the vehicles’ full performance. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ [Repeat] The Register UK ☛ UK_competition_watchdog investigates_Apple_and_Google_‘stranglehold’_over_the_mobile market⠀⇛ The CMA in June concluded a year-long study of the market for mobile software, hardware, and services. Based on its findings – that Apple and Google have “a stranglehold over operating systems, app stores and web browsers on mobile devices” – the UK competition watchdog said at the time that it intended to escalate by opening a formal investigation. That inquiry has now begun and it should conclude in no more than 18 months. At that point, the CMA may choose to impose remedies, such as demanding a change in the way certain products are sold, requiring the divestment of business units, or insisting upon the removal of anti-competitive restrictions. # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Prolific_Piracy_Release_Group_EVO Goes_Mysteriously_Quiet⠀⇛ P2P release group EVO has built quite a reputation for being the first to release pirated copies of screeners and popular movies online. The group is well-known for its steady and prolific release schedule, but last Friday things went quiet. EVO’s mysterious absence fuels rumors of a potential bust, but nothing is confirmed thus far. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Torrent_Site_User_Who_Transferred 120TB_of_Pirated_Content_Avoids_Prison⠀⇛ A torrent site user accused of downloading and uploading at least 120TB of movies, TV shows, eBooks, music and software, has avoided an immediate prison term. The 28- year-old was arrested as part of a police operation against DanishBytes. A member of the same site was sentenced earlier this month after he uploaded Netflix content obtained using hacked credentials. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ The_Czech_Republic’s_Proposed_Version_Of Upload_Filters_Has_A_Bad_Idea_That_Could_Become_A_Great One⠀⇛ A clear demonstration that the EU Copyright Directive is a badly-drafted law is the fact that it has still not been implemented in national legislation by all the EU Member States three years after it was passed, and over a year after the nominal deadline for doing so. That’s largely because of the upload filters of Article 17. The requirement to block copyrighted material without authorization while fully preserving users’ rights is probably impossible to put in place in any straightforward way. As a result, national legislators have had to come up with various kinds of approximations when drawing up their local laws. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ File_the_Future⠀⇛ When it comes to “future paperwork” like “I’m gonna need these bus tickets next Wednesday”, and I’m talking actual paper here, for most people who only have like three or four such paper pieces in a given month (usually), it’s enough to have a li’l basket or bag or folder or envelope or stack or tray for them and make a note of them in your normal calendar or reminder app, which is where you need to be checking anyway. The Getting Things Done book recommends a system where you have an actual physical folder dedicated to every day, that you then also need to get in the habit of checking every day. This is great, but only worth it if you actually have a lot of physical paperwork incoming, which most people and professions in this digital era don’t. (I wanna say 99% don’t but I’d be pulling that number out of my hat since I don’t have actual stats. Not everyone has a digital profession, like if you, I don’t know, make pottery or something, but professions that deal with sorting a lot of incoming information usually are digital.) # ⚓ exped_medium_pillow_case⠀⇛ i made a no zip cushion cover in my sewing class – very much like a pillow case but with a much larger inside tongue. time to use that design to make a pillow case for my exped medium pillow. # ⚓ the_wretchedness_of_being_sick⠀⇛ My SO had flu last week, and for some reason I thought – as I think every year (barring Corona) – that I’m somehow stronger or more immune to it. I wasn’t keeping my distance from her, sharing the same food she’d dipped her spoon in, and in general acting like I was an untouchable god. # ⚓ New_Job⠀⇛ So I got a new job at the local, small-scale hardware store. Roomie has been working there the past 6 months or so and has really enjoyed it. There were a couple other times when spots had opened up and he had urged me to apply, but each time I found a different excuse to not do it. # ⚓ I_miss_you_so_much_lain⠀⇛ # ⚓ A_year_of_SpellBinding⠀⇛ Happy Birthday SpellBinding! The first official game was logged on Nov. 25 2021. For the last few weeks SpellBinding has been running as an autonomous system, picking words all by itself, and logging solutions on its Wordlog and Antenna. I have the option to schedule manually-generated puzzles, but I’ve been letting it run free, and it hasn’t been too bad. There are a few bad words in the dictionary, and I keep my fingers crossed that they won’t be picked for the pangram, spoiling the game. [...] Every day a bunch of people play SpellBinding. It’s gotten me through some hard days, and I hope you spend a few minutes pushing your brain in a different direction. # ⚓ Time_flies,_Time_drags⠀⇛ I’m really fascinated by alternative time formats. Last night I found out about Arvelie dates, and felt the need to adopt them for my own needs. The coolest thing about the Arvelie format, in my opinion, is that there isn’t a defined year zero. It was designed with the purpose of recording “daily activity logs starting at year 0 when the tracking started.” It’s always relative to something different, making it a little more personalized. It also does not obey the classic 12 month system. Instead, there are 26 months (corresponding to the 26 letters of the alphabet,) each with 2 weeks consisting of 7 days. This leaves the 365th day without a month, and is treated as a special day of new years. Date strings are formatted as YYMDD. The current date as I write this is 2022-11-28, but the Arvelie date (relative to the creation of my website in 2021) is 01X10. A very pleasant date. [...] I think I like these alternative time formats so much because I don’t have a very good sense of time. A single, standardized form doesn’t really mean much to me, so I prefer to play around with different ways to quantify the 4th dimension. o § Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Library_updates⠀⇛ Recently I set up a capsule that hosts content from The Anarchist Library o § Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Ideas_will_find_their_way⠀⇛ These are my thoughts on a topic I have tried to argue for at work for quite some time, and I think I am getting some support for it, but a solution is a much tricker thing to arrive at. Imagine a business where the product is backed up by internal software to help with deliveries. Imagine this software having been built upon and added to for quite some time now. We are seeing some technical debt accumulating, and it can be hard to add new features as they will not easily fit with the existing codebase. This means developers will have to say no or give really long estimates when someone from operations or sales comes along and says that we could do this really good customer project if only we had some feature X or could do the slightly different Y version of existing feature Z. The thing that they ask for is actually a sensible thing to do, not just easily implemented in the current state of the internal company software, or simply there are a million other more prioritized things to do currently, from the point of a Roadmap or Strategy. # ⚓ This_update_took_a_bit_longer_than_I_expected⠀⇛ [You know these round tuits have been sitting on your desk for many years now, right? —Editor / I … um … erm … —Sean] [1] I once mentioned updating `mod_litbook` [2] to run under a later version of Apache [3]. I wanted to do that because I’ve been running two instances of Apache—a later version that reverse proxies back to Apache 1.3 which just runs `mod_litbook` and nothing else, just to save me the agony of porting the code at the time. It only took me twelve years to locate the round tuit on my desk, but hey, better late than never. I did do a `mod_lua` version of `mod_litbook [4]` first, based on the version running on my Gemini server [5]. With that (twelve years after I first played with `mod_lua` [6]) and two hours of time, I was able to match the output from the original version [7] (nice!). But it should be easy to update the actual `mod_litbook` source code to the latest version of Apache [8], right? # § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Fortress_of_Logic⠀⇛ Unlike his much more famous colleague Albert Einstein, John von Neumann is not a household name these days, but his discoveries shape the possibilities of life for every creature on this planet. As a teenager, von Neumann provided mathematics with new foundations. He later helped teach the world how to build and detonate nuclear bombs. His invention of game theory furnished the conceptual tools with which superpowers today decide whether to wage war, economists model the behavior of markets, and biologists predict the evolution of viruses. The pioneering programmable computer that von Neumann and his employer, the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J., completed in 1951 established “von Neumann architecture” as the standard for computer design well into the 21st century, making first IBM and then many other corporations fabulously wealthy. # § Announcements⠀➾ # ⚓ Cosmos_Upgrades⠀⇛ Cosmos has been running for about 10 months without major issues. However, I’ve been noticing some glitches here and there, so it was time to make a few upgrades. # § Programming⠀➾ # ⚓ Trying_to_Revive_sml_tk⠀⇛ After the previous post, I intermittently worked on sml_tk. In particular, as mentioned I wrote a usable .smackspec and .use files for package management and build system respectiely. Of interest is that I wrote the .use file to only expose core Tk functionality and not any of the test code or SML extensions. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3810 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 11.29.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_30/11/2022:_Gaming_on_GNU/Linux_With_Mac_PCs,_onak_0.6.2_Released⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 7:33 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Audiocasts/Shows o Kernel_Space o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o Desktop_Environments/WMs # GNOME_Desktop/GTK * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o BSD o Fedora_Family_/_IBM 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 SFC o GNU_Projects o Programming/Development # Perl_/_Raku * Leftovers o Hardware o Security o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Technical * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Video ☛ Make_LIBREOFFICE_more_compatible_with_MICROSOFT OFFICE_–_365_–_Invidious⠀⇛ # ⚓ Video ☛ Ubuntu_MATE_22.10_Quick_overview_#shorts_– Invidious⠀⇛ A Quick Overview of Ubuntu MATE 22.10. # ⚓ Video ☛ How_to_install_Ubuntu_Unity_22.10_–_Invidious⠀⇛ In this video, I am going to show how to install Ubuntu Unity 22.10. # ⚓ Video ☛ Tumblr_Will_Join_Mastodon_And_The_Fediverse_– Invidious⠀⇛ If you told me a year ago Tumblr would become relevent again I wouldn’t believe you but here we are, Tumblr has decided to join the Fediverse and implement activitypub to connect with Mastodon and other platforms # ⚓ Video ☛ Keep_Your_Notes_Private_With_This_Built_In_Feature –_Invidious⠀⇛ Vim has this built in feature that helps you keep your notes private o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ Tales_of_the_M1_GPU_–_Asahi_Linux⠀⇛ In order to handle all these moving parts in a reasonably safe way, modern GPU drivers are split into two parts: a user space driver and a kernel driver. The user space part is in charge of compiling shader programs and translating API calls (like OpenGL or Vulkan) into the specific command lists that the command processor will use to render the scene. Meanwhile, the kernel part is in charge of managing the MMU and handling memory allocation/ deallocation from different apps, as well as deciding how and when to send their commands to the command processor. All modern GPU drivers work this way, on all major OSes! Between the user space driver and the kernel driver, there is some kind of custom API that is customized for each GPU family. These APIs are usually different for every driver! In Linux we call that the UAPI, but every OS has something similar. This UAPI is what lets the user space part ask the kernel to allocate/deallocate memory and submit command lists to the GPU. That means that in order to make the M1 GPU work with Asahi Linux, we need two bits: a kernel driver and a user space driver! # ⚓ LWN ☛ Lina:_Tales_of_the_M1_GPU_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Asahi Lina gives a detailed update on progress toward a graphics driver for Apple M1 hardware. # ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ Linux_on_Apple_Silicon_Macs_Is_Now_Good_Enough for_Gaming⠀⇛ Even though the M1 and M2 chips in modern Macs are based on ARM processor designs, they aren’t like any other ARM designs. That has made porting Linux to new Macs a difficult challenge, but there has been some impressive progress recently. Much of the work around porting desktop Linux to Apple Silicon (M1 & M2) Mac computers has been under the Asahi Linux project, which already offers a desktop distribution that can boot natively on many models. Even though Linux has supported ARM chips for years, largely due to Google’s use of Linux for the Android kernel and devices like the Raspberry Pi, making everything work on Apple Silicon has been a challenge. The core operating system and desktop experience has been working on Asahi Linux for a while now, so some developers have moved onto proper graphics support. Alyssa Rosenzweig helped reverse engineer the GPU in the M1 chip to create a user space driver, based on documentation work by Dougall Johnson. However, a kernel-level driver was still missing — a task taken up by VTuber Asahi Linya. Asahi Lina explained in a blog post, “just like other parts of the M1 chip, the GPU has a coprocessor called an “ASC” that runs Apple firmware and manages the GPU. This coprocessor is a full ARM64 CPU running an Apple-proprietary real- time OS called RTKit… and it is in charge of everything! It handles power management, command scheduling and preemption, fault recovery, and even performance counters, statistics, and things like temperature measurement! In fact, the macOS kernel driver doesn’t communicate with the GPU hardware at all.” o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ onak_0.6.2_released⠀⇛ Over the weekend I released a new version of onak, my OpenPGP compatible keyserver. At 2 years since the last release that means I’ve at least managed to speed up a bit, but it’s fair to say its development isn’t a high priority for me at present. This release is largely driven by a collection of minor fixes that have built up, and the knowledge that a Debian freeze is coming in the new year. The fixes largely revolve around the signature verification that was introduced in 0.6.0, which makes it a bit safer to run a keyserver by only accepting key material that can be validated. All of the major items I wanted to work on post 0.6.0 remain outstanding. For the next release I’d like to get some basic Stateless OpenPGP Command Line Interface support integrated. That would then allow onak to be tested with the OpenPGP interoperability test suite, which has recently added support for verification only OpenPGP implementations. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Apache_Kafka_on_Rocky_Linux_9_– idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Apache Kafka on Rocky Linux 9. For those of you who didn’t know, Apache Kafka is open-source software that enables the storage and processing of data streams via a distributed streaming platform. It’s developed by Apache Software Foundation and written in Java and Scala. Apache Kafka is used to build real-time streaming data pipelines and applications that adapt to the data stream, especially for enterprise-grade applications and mission-critical applications. 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 Apache Kafka distributed streaming platform. on Rocky Linux. 9. # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_Caddy_Web_Server_with_PHP_8.1 on_Ubuntu_22.04⠀⇛ Caddy is a modern web server built in the GO language. It is a simple, user-friendly, lightweight, and commercially supported web server. # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_RabbitMQ_Cluster_on_Ubuntu 22.04⠀⇛ RabbitMQ is a free and open-source message broker. # ⚓ Use_SSH_to_proxy_web_traffic⠀⇛ As discusse in a previous post, I use nebula to create a VPN connection between the various machines I use. Usually what I really care about this setup is the ability of consuming services those machine expose on my nebula network. When I travel, I prefer to proxy my data through my nebula network. This allows me to not have to care about the limitations imposed in those networks, as long as I’m able to open my tunnel. The second advantage I have, is that I can choose the location where my traffic leaves my VPN, since I have multiple machines in multiple nations. Another advantage is that I can be sure that no data is visibile by the network manager, even if this is becoming less and less relevant, since the majority of the traffic is encrypted nowadays. # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Access_Hidden_GNOME_Settings_With Dconf_Editor⠀⇛ Take GNOME desktop customization to the next level by accessing all the hidden desktop settings with Dconf Editor. As the default desktop environment for many distros, GNOME is popular in the Linux desktop space. Its consistent design principles and large app ecosystem make it attractive to many Linux users. But GNOME also has a reputation for lacking custom settings. To streamline the desktop experience, the GNOME team has had to make compromises on user customization. These compromises do not mean the end of GNOME customization. A lot of GNOME settings are actually present, though hidden out of the box. Users can access these hidden settings with a powerful app called Dconf Editor. # ⚓ Major Hayden ☛ Make_screenshots_quickly_in_i3_with_maim_and xclip⠀⇛ My daily workflow includes taking tons of screenshots. I’m constantly relaying views of different data or results of various work between different chat systems and emails. As with all things that I do often, I look for ways to optimize them as much as possible. # ⚓ ZDNet ☛ How_to_create_message_filters_in_Thunderbird_to keep_your_inbox_organized_|_ZDNET⠀⇛ Call me a dinosaur, but I still depend on email. I use it for personal and professional communication every day of the year. Because of that, my inbox can get scarily full. Within a span of sixty minutes, I’ll have received hundreds of emails in multiple accounts. # ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ How_to_install_Pinegrow_web_editor_on_a Chromebook⠀⇛ Today we are looking at how to install Pinegrow web editor on a Chromebook. If you have any questions, please contact us via a Rumble 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. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu Handbook ☛ This_Extension_Tells_Your_App Startup_Time_in_Ubuntu_22.04_|_20.04_|_UbuntuHandbook⠀⇛ Want to measure your application launch time in Linux? There’s an extension can do the job for GNOME desktop. Meaning Ubuntu, Fedora workstation, and other Linux with GNOME desktop can easily tell how much time it takes for launching an application, which is useful for benchmark and/or software developing purpose. With the extension enabled, every time you launching an application, an on-screen display pops up shows the loading time in millisecond. Not only for native .deb/.rpm, but also for Snap and Flatpak applications. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § BSD⠀➾ # ⚓ Klara ☛ Running_OpenZFS_–_Choosing_Between_FreeBSD_and Linux_|_Klara_Inc⠀⇛ In this article, we’re not going to set out to tell you which operating system you should use—they’re both excellent!—but we’ll lay out their remaining OpenZFS differences, to help anyone on the fence decide which OS to use beneath our favorite filesystem. o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ Oracle_Linux_9_Update_1_brings_enhanced_security_and_new development_tools⠀⇛ Oracle Linux 9 Update 1 for the 64-bit Intel and AMD (x86_64) and 64-bit Arm (aarch64) platforms is generally available today. This release is 100% application binary compatible with corresponding Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Update 1 release. This Oracle Linux 9 release includes the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 7 (UEK R7). UEK R7 is based on the upstream Linux Kernel 5.15 and is supported on both Oracle Linux 9 and Oracle Linux 8. # ⚓ Upgrading_to_Oracle_Linux_Automation_Manager_2.0⠀⇛ Today, one very cool video recording, coming from Steen Schmidt, Principal Sales Consultant, based in Denmark and part of Oracle Linux and Virtualization Sales Consulting Team. After the announcement of new Oracle Linux Automation Manager 2.0 Release, Steen shares with us a quick demo on how to upgrade an existing installation to the latest release. # ⚓ Oracle_Linux_and_Unbreakable_Enterprise_Kernel_(UEK) Releases⠀⇛ I’ve decided to create this blog entry just to share Oracle Linux and UEK releases, how those are associated and which UEK releases are available on different OL versions. So, maybe, this article could be useless for many people who already know which UEK releases are available on each OL release but, at the same time, could be helpful for many others approaching Oracle Linux: # ⚓ Business Wire ☛ Red_Hat_Lowers_Barriers_to_Hybrid_Cloud Adoption_with_Expanded_Public_Offerings_in_AWS_Marketplace_| Business_Wire⠀⇛ Industry-leading open source solutions, including Red Hat OpenShift Data Science and Red Hat OpenShift Streams for Apache Kafka, are now publicly available in AWS Marketplace o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Notebook Check ☛ Orange_Pi_OS_arrives_to_offer_Android, Linux_and_Windows_application_support_for_SBCs_– NotebookCheck.net_News⠀⇛ While Shenzhen Xunlong Software has released numerous Orange Pi-branded single-board computers (SBCs) over the years, such as the Orange Pi 5 and the Orange Pi 800. However, the company relied on third-party operating systems like Debian and Ubuntu rather than a first-party alternative. Shenzhen Xunlong Software has sought to change this with Orange Pi OS, which ships first in the Orange Pi 5 and is already available to download for the Orange Pi 800. According to Shenzhen Xunlong Software, it has based Orange Pi OS on Android 12, but Arch Linux ARM and Open Harmony variants should be available in 2023. Despite its origins, Orange Pi OS looks like Shenzhen Xunlong Software set about copying Windows 11, with its File manager and Control Center both facsimiles of the ones that Microsoft now ships in its desktop OS. Similarly, Shenzhen Xunlong Software has integrated classic Windows shortcuts, as well as familiar Settings and Start menus. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Arduino ☛ Fully_automated_desktop_weaving_machine controlled_by_Arduino_|_Arduino_Blog⠀⇛ Automated weaving machines are one of the most important (and underappreciated) advancements to come from the industrial revolution. Prior to their invention, most people only owned a few garments that were woven and maintained by the family. With the introduction of machines able to churn out textiles, affordable clothing suddenly became available. As an expert in the industry, Roger de Meester was able to construct a fully automated weaving machine controlled by Arduino boards. Unlike the early weaving machines of the industrial revolution that could only produce patterns inherent to their construction, de Meester’s desktop weaving machine utilizes sophisticated computer control to produce a huge range of patterns on demand. A new pattern can be completely different from the preceding pattern and the machine can even adjust the pattern on-the-fly during the weaving process, meaning it can create rich tapestries. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ SamMobile ☛ Samsung_Galaxy_Z_Fold_3,_Z_Fold_4_get_Android 13_update_in_Canada_–_SamMobile⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Android_users_in_12_US_states_cleared_to sue_Google_Play_•_The_Register⠀⇛ # ⚓ Dignited ☛ How_to_Turn_Off_Annoying_Google_Chrome Notifications_on_Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Spot_a_Fake_Android_App⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ Change_your_Android_settings_now_to_stop_your smartphone_browser_getting_‘hijacked’_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ Notebook Check ☛ Nokia_T21:_Budget_Android_tablet_starts shipping_in_Europe_at_higher_than_expected_prices_– NotebookCheck.net_News⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ You_can_play_these_games_through_Netflix_– 9to5Google⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ TechTarget ☛ Small_open_source_projects_pose_significant_security risks [Ed: 12 months later "Log4j" is still used for FUD against Free software]⠀⇛ Open source security initiatives might prevent large- scale vulnerabilities such as Log4j, but smaller projects pose risks without more maintainer support, industry experts say. o ⚓ ZDNet ☛ OpenStack_cloud_sees_explosive_growth_|_ZDNET⠀⇛ One bit of accepted wisdom in some cloud circles is that OpenStack, the open-source Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud, is declining. Nothing could be further from the truth. It’s alive, well, and growing like crazy. According to the 2022 OpenStack User Survey, OpenStack now has over 40 million production cores. Or, in other words, it’s seen 60% growth since 2021 and a 166% jump since 2020. o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ # ⚓ Computing UK ☛ Google_releases_emergency_Chrome_fix_for zero-day_bug⠀⇛ The company is aware of an existing in-the-wild exploit for the vulnerability # § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ Mozilla ☛ 3_ways_to_use_Mozilla_Hubs,_a_VR_platform that’s_accessible_and_private_by_design⠀⇛ When NASA’s Webb Space Telescope team and artist Ashley Zelinskie wanted to bring space exploration to everyone, they chose Mozilla Hubs, our open source platform for creating 3D virtual spaces right from your browser. Ashley told us that they “didn’t want to cut people out that didn’t have fancy VR headsets or little experience in VR. … If we were going to invite the world to experience the Webb Telescope we wanted everyone to be able to attend.” That’s exactly why Mozilla has been investing in the immersive web: We believe that virtual worlds are part of the future of the internet, and we want them to be accessible and safe for all. That means each Hubs user controls access to the virtual world they created, which is only discoverable to the people they share it with. Hubs users and their guests can also immerse themselves in this world right from their desktop or mobile browser – no downloads or installations required. And while you can use a VR headset, you can access the same spaces through your phone, tablet or desktop computer. o § SFC⠀➾ # ⚓ How_we_all_develop_and_support_free_software_–_Conservancy Blog_–_Software_Freedom_Conservancy⠀⇛ Today is Giving Tuesday, and I’d like to share part of my story that brought me to Software Freedom Conservancy. Having started as a donor over 5 years ago, I find myself now with even more passion for our mission as an employee. I’ve been using software for close to 30 years; I wrote my first program around 25 years ago, and I’ve been working in non-profit free software for over a decade. Over all that time the thing that keeps bringing me back is that software is for people. Made by and for people. o § GNU Projects⠀➾ # ⚓ FSF ☛ GNU_Guix:_Support_the_growth_of_the_distribution_into 2023_and_beyond⠀⇛ An update from GNU Guix co-maintainer Maxim Cournoyer on the impressive work they did in 2022. The Free Software Foundation (FSF) supports the work of several important free software projects through fiscal sponsorship through a program we call the Working Together for Free Software Fund. Donations to any of the Working Together for Free Software Fund projects directly benefit the work that can be done. Too often, these sorts of projects are underfunded, and developers put in a lot of personal time and effort to keep the project moving forward. With the FSF’s fiscal sponsorship, projects can receive donations, apply for funding, and enter into legal contracts, all enabling them to spend more time on their work. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ October_2022:_“Top_40″_New_CRAN_Packages_–_R_Views⠀⇛ One hundred seventy-four new packages made it to CRAN in October. Here are my “Top 40” selections in sixteen categories: Astronomy, Biology, Business, Computational Methods, Data, Ecology, Finance, Genomics, Mathematics, Machine Learning, Medicine, Pharma, Statistics, Time Series, Utilities, Visualization. # § Perl / Raku⠀➾ # ⚓ Perl ☛ Perl_Weekly_Challenge_193:_Binary_String_and Odd_String⠀⇛ * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Matt Rickard ☛ Schelling_Point⠀⇛ Let’s say you are playing a game where you need to meet someone in New York City. You can’t communicate with the other person to agree on a meeting time or place – where would you think to meet, and at what time? o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Embedded_platform_integrates_ESP32_module and_RP2040_co-processor⠀⇛ CrowdSupply recently featured the EsPiFF SBC designed for multimedia, firewall and NAS applications. The EsPiFF combines a ESP32-WROVER module for wireless connectivity and a RP2040 chip functioning as a coprocessor. The ESP32-WROVER module featured is likely to be the ESP32-WROVER-IE-N16R8 since it provides up to 16MB of Flash memory, 8MB of PSRAM and a connector for an external antenna. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ CISA ☛ CISA_Releases_Seven_Industrial_Control_Systems Advisories_|_CISA⠀⇛ CISA released seven (7) Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on November 29, 2022. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. # ⚓ Best_Linux_Patching_Strategies_for_Business_Success⠀⇛ Anytime you upgrade software, you risk something breaking. This is the nature of the IT beast. The purpose of patches is usually to fix a bug or, worse, a security vulnerability. That said, sometimes good intentions lead to bad outcomes. For example, you hire a plumber to come and fix a leaky pipe. He patches it but inadvertently breaks the toilet in the process—good intentions with bad outcomes. That doesn’t need to be the case with Linux patching, though. To make Linux patching easier, you can use some tools known as patch managers to help you save time and money. A patch manager tool also helps you avoid the bad patch that could accidentally break your toilet. In this article, I’ll cover why patch management is important. I’ll also discuss its benefits, problems, best practices, and strategy. Let’s first talk about why patch management is important for your business. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Daniel Pocock ☛ Who_predicted_Elon_Musk’s_Twitter acquisition_in_2018?⠀⇛ In 2018, attending the UN forum on business and human rights, I blogged a photo of the Afghan president and made some brief comments about the possibility of Twitter falling into the wrong hands. The full video is available from UN Web TV. There is an extract below where Bennett Freeman of the Global Network Initiative gives some interesting responses to my comments. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ At_a_China_Covid_Protest,_a_Mix_of_Giddy Elation_and_Anxiety_–_The_New_York_Times⠀⇛ The crowd was hard to make out at first, a dark mass huddled along the Beijing riverbank after sunset. The people stood quietly, almost nervously, dozens bundled in thick coats beside yellowed willow trees. At their center was a small altar, strewn with candles and flowers, for the 10 people who died in a fire in western China last week. Two hours later, that crowd had swelled into the hundreds, a mass of people marching and chanting for freedom, rule of law, an end to the three years of coronavirus restrictions that have dragged life here to a near standstill. Temperatures were frigid, but people stayed for hours, even outlasting a shift change in the police officers who monitored the whole event Sunday night. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Why_Protesters_in_China_Are_Using_Blank Sheets_of_White_Paper_–_The_New_York_Times⠀⇛ In Shanghai, a vigil grew into a street protest where many held blank sheets of white paper in a symbol of tacit defiance. In Beijing, students at Tsinghua University raised signs showing a math equation devised by the Russian physicist Alexander Friedmann, whose surname in Chinese is a homonym for “free man.” And on China’s suppressed internet, where positive messages abound and negative ones are scrubbed, protesters resorted to irony: They posted walls of text filled with the Chinese characters for “yes,” “good” and “correct” to signal their discontent while evading censors. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ Le Monde ☛ Media_outlets_call_to_end_Julian_Assange prosecution_for_disclosing_secrets⠀⇛ Twelve years ago, on November 28, 2010, our five international media outlets – The New York Times, The Guardian, Le Monde, El Pais and Der Spiegel – published a series of revelations in cooperation with Wikileaks that made the headlines around the globe. “Cablegate,” a set of 251,000 confidential cables from the US State Department disclosed corruption, diplomatic scandals and spy affairs on an international scale. In the words of the New York Times, the documents told “the unvarnished story of how the government makes its biggest decisions, the decisions that cost the country most heavily in lives and money.” Even now in 2022, journalists and historians continue to publish new revelations, using the unique trove of documents. # ⚓ Peoples Dispatch ☛ Wikileaks_delegation_in_Latin_America_to rally_support_for_Assange’s_release_:_Peoples_Dispatch⠀⇛ A delegation from Wikileaks is on a tour across Latin America to drum up support from various social movements and progressive governments in the region to call for Julian Assange’s release. The delegation consisting of Kristinn Hrafnsson, editor-in-chief of Wikileaks, and Joseph Farrell, journalist and Wikileaks ambassador, are set to finish their Brazil leg of the tour on November 30. The duo had already completed a visit to Colombia between November 22 and 24, before coming to Brazil. There, they met with the leftist president Gustavo Petro and Colombian foreign minister Alvaro Leyva Duran as part of their larger campaign to organize international solidarity for Assange. In a press release Hrafnsson stated that they were “content with the outcome of the meeting” and that Petro and Duran showed “their commitment and support for Julian Assange’s freedom, and strongly recognized the implications for press freedom worldwide that Assange’s extradition would set.” # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ International_Media_Groups_Urge_US_to_Drop Julian_Assange_Charges_in_Letter_–_scheerpost.com⠀⇛ Publishing is not a crime: The US government should end its prosecution of Julian Assange for publishing secrets. Twelve years ago, on November 28th 2010, our five international media outlets – the New York Times, the Guardian, Le Monde, El País and Der Spiegel – published a series of revelations in cooperation with WikiLeaks that made the headlines around the globe. “Cablegate”, a set of 251,000 confidential cables from the US state department, disclosed corruption, diplomatic scandals and spy affairs on an international scale. In the words of the New York Times, the documents told “the unvarnished story of how the government makes its biggest decisions, the decisions that cost the country most heavily in lives and money”. Even now in 2022, journalists and historians continue to publish new revelations, using the unique trove of documents. For Julian Assange, publisher of WikLeaks, the publication of “Cablegate” and several other related leaks had the most severe consequences. On April 12th 2019, Assange was arrested in London on a US arrest warrant, and has now been held for three and a half years in a high-security British prison usually used for terrorists and members of organised crime groups. He faces extradition to the US and a sentence of up to 175 years in an American maximum-security prison. # ⚓ Reason ☛ New_York_Times_and_Others_Condemn_DOJ’s Prosecution_of_Julian_Assange⠀⇛ The open letter warns the indictment “threatens to undermine America’s First Amendment and the freedom of the press.” [...] The Times is joined in the letter by The Guardian in England, Le Monde in France, Der Spiegel in Germany, and El País in Spain. They were the five media outlets that in 2010 published many details of the hundreds of thousands of confidential cables from the U.S. Department of State about hidden corruption and diplomatic scandals. The letter includes a paragraph critiquing Assange’s judgment in releasing unredacted copies of these cables in 2011. It says “some of [the outlets] are concerned about the allegations in the indictment that he attempted to aid in computer intrusion of a classified database.” This is in reference to Assange allegedly helping Manning attempt to crack encryption on classified military files, according to the Justice Department indictment. In other words, the editors and publishers are willing to acknowledge that Assange might not be just a passive recipient of classified information but deliberately sought it out. But many major media outlets (particularly the five that signed the document) have recognized the public value and public concern of the information that Assange illegally obtained and published it. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ News_Outlets_Urge_U.S._to_Drop_Charges Against_Julian_Assange_–_The_New_York_Times⠀⇛ The New York Times and four European news organizations called on the United States government on Monday to drop its charges against Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, for obtaining and publishing classified diplomatic and military secrets. In a joint open letter, The Times, The Guardian, Le Monde, Der Spiegel and El País said the prosecution of Mr. Assange under the Espionage Act “sets a dangerous precedent” that threatened to undermine the First Amendment and the freedom of the press. “Obtaining and disclosing sensitive information when necessary in the public interest is a core part of the daily work of journalists,” the letter said. “If that work is criminalized, our public discourse and our democracies are made significantly weaker.” # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Major_Outlets_Call_on_the_US_to_Drop_Charges Against_Assange⠀⇛ Twelve years ago, those American and European media released excerpts of the revelations obtained in 250,000 documents, which were leaked to WikiLeaks by the then American soldier Chelsea Manning. Following that leak, Washington began proceedings to indict Assange under legislation designed to put World War I spies on trial. “Publishing is not a crime,” said those outlets, emphasizing that Assange’s prosecution under the Espionage Act sets a dangerous precedent and undermines the U.S. First Amendment. “Obtaining and disclosing sensitive information when necessary in the public interest is a core part of the daily work of journalists… If that work is criminalized, our public discourse and our democracies are made significantly weaker,” the letter stated. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ A_United_Front_Is_Needed_to_Fight_the_Threat to_Journalism_Posed_by_the_Assange_Prosecution_|_The_Nation⠀⇛ Media unions, independent journalists, and civil libertarians have for three years argued that Julian Assange must not be prosecuted by the US Department of Justice for obtaining and publishing classified materials that revealed the extent of US wrongdoing in Afghanistan and Iraq. Now, as the WikiLeaks founder fights extradition from the United Kingdom to the United States, they’ve gotten some powerful allies. In a letter dispatched Monday to Attorney General Merrick Garland, The New York Times joined four major European publications—The Guardian, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, and El País—to argue that the attempt to go after Assange using the Espionage Act “sets a dangerous precedent, and threatens to undermine America’s First Amendment and the freedom of the press.” The concern is that, by prosecuting Assange under the draconian law that was written in 1917 to prohibit interference with military operations or recruitment during World War I, the Justice Department could create a new tool for intimidating investigative reporters who simply seek to inform the American people about what is being done in their name but without their informed consent. [...] Yet the letter also acknowledges that, for Assange, the publication of the 251,000 confidential cables “had the most severe consequences. On April 12, 2019, Assange was arrested in London on a US arrest warrant, and has now been held for three and a half years in a high security British prison usually used for terrorists and members of organized crime groups.” Assange now faces extradition to the United States and a 175-year sentence. The prospect that such a sentence could have a chilling effect on journalists is the overarching concern of the joint letter. “Holding governments accountable is part of the core mission of a free press in a democracy,” it explains. “Obtaining and disclosing sensitive information when necessary in the public interest is a core part of the daily work of journalists. If that work is criminalized, our public discourse and our democracies are made significantly weaker. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ Fine_Character_Scale⠀⇛ TL;DR: To convert, add or subtract 16 to DCs or contested rolls, multiply/divide distances by twelve, multiply/divide carrying-weights by sixteen, divide torchlight by four or multiply it by three. One of the reasons Fudge RPG was invented was actually… fairies! SOS was working on a GURPS Faeries book but it turns out that GURPS’s 3d6 roll-under system is super difficult to get to work for anything other than normal humans. The bell curve makes things difficult to scale and the roll- under-nature makes things difficult to move. Fudge’s zero-centered, dice+adds system is perfect since you can just have different “scales” for different things. Faeries and bunnies can have one scale, normal people another, and kaiju yet another. o § Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Accessibility_is_hard⠀⇛ It goes without saying that accessibility in design is extremely difficult. So many different ability sets need to be taken into account and so many tools need to be provided. At a base level, all UI designs must follow web accessibility guidelines, all UX copy must follow best practice, and all tools must be considered for assistive technologies. This is a huge overhead, so it’s unsurprising when startups feel like they can’t focus on it while building their core offering for the market. # ⚓ snac_on_the_fediverse⠀⇛ I installed snac, a simple, minimalistic ActivityPub instance, written in C. I hate C, but it’s small, it uses JSON files (like Epicyon), and it seems to work. I think I finally figured out what kept GoToSocial from working. But instead of going back, I’m going to wait and see how much I like this one as a fallback. I’m @alex@social.alexschroeder.ch. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 4985 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 11.29.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_29/11/2022:_Proxmox_2.3_“Backup_Server”_and_wayland-protocols_1.31⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 2:12 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Desktop/Laptop o Audiocasts/Shows o Graphics_Stack o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o Games o Desktop_Environments/WMs # K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o Reviews o New_Releases o Fedora_Family_/_IBM o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Devices/Embedded o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Productivity_Software/LibreOffice/Calligra o GNU_Projects o Programming/Development # Perl_/_Raku # Rust * Leftovers o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Monopolies # Copyrights * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ Chrome Uboxed ☛ 120HZ_on_Chromebooks_doesn’t_yet_extend_to Android_or_Linux⠀⇛ I’ve really been enjoying 120Hz Chromebooks, but as it was recently pointed out, this fantastic feature doesn’t extend to the Android or Linux portions of ChromeOS quite yet. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Video ☛ Linux_Crash_Course_Series_–_How_to_Share_Files_via SSHFS_–_Invidious⠀⇛ While technologies such as Samba and NFS are very effective when you want to share files with other users, those solutions may not be best for those with simpler file sharing needs. In this video, sshfs is covered, which is a fuse-based solution that enables you to quickly share directories on your network. Note: sshfs no longer has a maintainer, so don’t use this solution for confidential or proprietary files. # ⚓ Video ☛ KDE_Bismuth_Brings_Tiling_To_The_Plasma_Desktop_– Invidious⠀⇛ In the last few days, I’ve been spending a little time trying out KDE Bismuth, a tiling extension for the KDE Plasma desktop. And it’s really nice. As a long time tiling window manager user, I feel quite comfortable using KDE Bismuth. o § Graphics Stack⠀➾ # ⚓ Free Desktop ☛ [ANNOUNCE]_wayland-protocols_1.31⠀⇛ wayland-protocols 1.31 is now available. This release introduces a new staging protocol: fractional scaling. Without going into details, this protocol allows compositor to communicate a scale with more precision than an integer. Clients can then use this together with the wp_viewporter protocol to allocate more appropriately sized buffers. The other protocol related change in this release involves adding a new error enum value to xdg-shell. Since the last release, a new member, Smithay/ cosmic-comp, was added, represented by Victoria Brekenfeld. Some clarifications to the governence about about protocol ACKs requirements was also done. Enjoy! o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ OpenRGB_0.8_Is_Here_with_Many_More_Devices Supported⠀⇛ OpenRGB 0.8, the latest release for this vendor- independent RGB lighting control tool, is available nearly a year after its last update. Many desktop computers now have RGB lighting with a variety of options. OpenRGB is a cross-platform open-source program that auto-detects and displays RGB-enabled devices and allows you to control them from a centralized interface. Assume you’ve upgraded your PC with lighting from several vendors. In that case, you may have many third-party apps to control them. This is where OpenRGB comes in, providing you with a single app to rule them all. # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ 9_Best_Free_Linux_Screencasting_Software_ (Updated_2022)_–_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, typically carrying audio narration. Screencasting software takes a series of screenshots of a running application, recording the user’s actions, and creating a video file. The movies can be output in a variety of different formats. This type of software was brought into prominence by the commercial Windows application Lotus ScreenCam in 1994, followed by TechSmith Camtasia and Adobe Captivate. Screencasts have a wide variety of uses. This type of software is also often used to demonstrate operating systems, software actions, website features, troubleshooting, and evaluating technical skills. Things have moved on since we last covered screencasting software. The purpose of this article is to identify high quality open source screencasting software that makes it a breeze to create screencasts. Thanks to this software, anyone can make their own videos. To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 9 slick Linux screencasting tools. All of these tools are released under a freely distributable license. # ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ 10_Best_Typing_Tutor_Software_for_Linux_| Increase_Your_Typing_Skill⠀⇛ Most of us know how to type using a keyboard but still don’t have satisfactory typing skills. Actually, it is not that much easier to control the movement of all 10 fingers at the same time, even without looking at the keyboard. Only practice can help you in this case. And you must know how fast and accurate typing is essential in this technology-based era. However, I am here to help you increase your typing skill by recommending some useful typing tutor software for the Linux platform. Hopefully, these applications will help you to be a pro typist. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Norbert Preining ☛ FFmpeg_–_tips_and_tricks_|_There_and back_again⠀⇛ Over the years, and in particular with preparing videos of a conference for publication on YouTube, I have accumulated a few reminders how to do things with FFmpeg. It is such a fantastic beast full of features, that I will never run out of new things to learn. # ⚓ dwaves.de ☛ GNU_Linux_Debian_10/11_–_/etc/apt/sources.list suddenly_empty_(Signal?)⠀⇛ something must have gone wrong during a apt update && apt upgrade… # ⚓ LinuxOpSys ☛ How_to_Install_Imagick_on_Ubuntu_22.04⠀⇛ # ⚓ LinuxOpSys ☛ How_to_Upgrade_Specific_Packages_using_Yum⠀⇛ # ⚓ LinuxOpSys ☛ Colors_for_ls_Mean_–_How_to_Change_Colors_for ls_in_Bash⠀⇛ # ⚓ LinuxOpSys ☛ Nice_command_in_Linux_with_Example⠀⇛ # ⚓ LinuxOpSys ☛ tee_command_in_Linux_with_usage_Examples⠀⇛ # ⚓ LinuxOpSys ☛ Semanage_Command_with_Examples⠀⇛ # ⚓ LinuxOpSys ☛ od_command_in_Linux_with_Usage_Examples⠀⇛ # ⚓ LinuxOpSys ☛ How_to_Install_and_Use_Exiftool_on_Linux⠀⇛ # ⚓ LinuxOpSys ☛ xxd_Command_in_Linux_with_Examples⠀⇛ # ⚓ LinuxOpSys ☛ How_to_Install_i3_Window_Manager_in_Linux⠀⇛ o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ Heroic_Games_Launcher_2.5.0_Released_as_its Biggest_Feature_Update⠀⇛ Heroic Game Launcher is a helpful tool that lets you access gaming services such as Epic Games and GOG via a single app on platforms like Linux, Windows, and macOS. It comes in handy to organize your game library and lets you install games that are not natively available for a platform. Now, they have pushed a new version update v2.5.0, which they claim to be their biggest release in a long time. Let me highlight the good stuff here. # ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ How_to_Play_Games_on_Linux_|_Easy_Tutorial_for Newbie⠀⇛ # ⚓ Godot Engine ☛ Godot_Engine_–_Release_Management:_4.0_and beyond⠀⇛ We are getting closer than ever to releasing Godot 4.0. After years of development and countless hours spent by our contributors, we believe it’s finally ready for production use. But no matter the amount of time dedicated to testing and profiling — bugs and issues are inevitable. We believe that the Godot community understands this and expects as much. Still, we intend to quickly follow 4.0 with bug fix releases as we are dedicated to ensuring a stable experience as soon as possible. As those of you following the beta posts know, the work to finalize Godot 4.0 prior to release is in full swing. We have been in feature freeze since mid-August and have been focused on fixing workflow breaking bugs since then (well, we have accepted some small features and enhancements on occasion). o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ KDE_Plasma_5.26.4_Is_Out_to_Improve Plasma_Wayland,_Notifications,_and_More⠀⇛ KDE Plasma 5.26.4 comes three weeks after the KDE Plasma 5.26.3 update and further improves the Plasma Wayland session by fixing two crashes, one that occurred when tapping a touchscreen after disconnecting an external screen and another one when moving the cursor over a Plasma panel. The Plasma X11 session has been improved as well for those who don’t or can’t use Wayland. This release addresses an issue that caused empty areas to appear around Plasma panels when disabling compositing. # ⚓ KDE ☛ KDE_Plasma_5.26.4,_Bugfix_Release_for_November –_KDE_Community⠀⇛ Tuesday, 29 November 2022. Today KDE releases a bugfix update to KDE Plasma 5, versioned 5.26.4. Plasma 5.26 was released in October 2022 with many feature refinements and new modules to complete the desktop experience. # ⚓ Adriaan de Groot ☛ Migrating_dinner_plans_|_ [bobulate]⠀⇛ It’s fall, the leaves are on the ground, there are pumpkins on the table (and my local vegetable farm has blogged that the seasons are so screwed up due to climate change that it is no longer predictable which veggies show up when) and so, stew and hearty soup season is upon us. “If I was to become a vegetarian, what kind of stew would we eat?” was a question kid[1] (the only one still at home) put to me. Good question. I have vague ideas about lentils and celery root and beans and tahin, but nothing as concrete as my beef stew recipe (1 chunk of cow, 1 bottle of beer, 6 onions, 1 potato and seasoning). It bears investigating. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § Reviews⠀➾ # ⚓ ZDNet ☛ The_three_tiers_of_Linux_distribution_difficulty_| ZDNET⠀⇛ Linux has been around since 1996 and has, over the years, been maligned as being too difficult for average users. In some cases, there were claims that Linux was simply too challenging for anyone who wasn’t a developer. When I first started using Linux (back in ’97), it was very challenging — beyond the grasp of average users and even some advanced Windows users. o § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ Proxmox_Backup_Server_2.3⠀⇛ Some of the newly implemented features and updates: Based on Debian 11.5 “Bullseye”, but using a Linux kernel 5.15 or 5.19 as opt-in, and ZFS 2.1.6; Ransomware Protection – new chapter in documentation; Pruning namespaces – the prune job system now also takes namespaces into account, with fine-grained control; Support for sending metrics to InfluxDB; Tape backup: ‘inventory’ command allows restore of the catalogs of backups stored on tape; Proxmox Offline Mirror tool: keep air-gapped nodes up-to-date and running Several GUI enhancements; Countless general client and backend improvements and much more… # ⚓ Proxmox_Backup_Server_2.3⠀⇛ o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Gunnar_Hellekson_draws_on_passion_for_Linux and_public_sector_expertise_to_run_Red_Hat’s_Enterprise_Linux –_SiliconANGLE⠀⇛ Gunnar Hellekson draws on passion for Linux and public sector expertise to run Red Hat’s Enterprise Linux [...] Red Hat’s RHEL strategy for the edge is also closely linked to its Ansible Automation Platform. In May, the company strengthened its edge focus with a series of updates for Ansible and OpenShift that included a new automated mesh element for edge environments. By automating edge workloads and moving them closer to devices, Red Hat believes this will appeal to enterprise customers seeking to simplify IT tasks and lower operational costs. # ⚓ CACI’s_Archon_Joins_Red_Hat_Embedded_Partner_Program_–_HS Today⠀⇛ CACI International Inc has joined the Red Hat Embedded Partner Program. Through this program, CACI and Red Hat will collaborate to deliver an enterprise scalable, Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) mobility solution using CACI’s Archon product line with Red Hat Enterprise Linux as a foundation to provide a sophisticated customer experience. As both a CSfC Trusted Integrator and CSfC Solution Provider, CACI’s Archon offers capabilities that enable secure remote access to classified environments with turnkey onboarding and administration. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ New_versions_of_Ubuntu_Touch,_Mir,_and Unity_arrive_•_The_Register⠀⇛ Various parts of Ubuntu’s cancelled desktop/ fondleslab convergence project are all still ticking away – some officially and some thanks to user communities. UBports is edging closer to moving to a different LTS – except on the PinePhone, which is going its own way. It’s nearly six months since Ubuntu Touch OTA-23 appeared, and the UBports community have announced the next version, OTA-24. As the Reg noted last year, though, this release is still based on Ubuntu 16.04. We suspect that is because this was the last LTS release before Ubuntu cancelled the fondleslab version the following year, before the next LTS version, 18.04. As such, UBports is going to skip 18.04. The days of “Bionic Beaver” are numbered anyway: its official end of life is next April. Instead, soon, Ubuntu Touch will switch its base OS to Ubuntu 20.04, whose codename is “Focal Fossa.” o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Notebook Check ☛ COI_Uno5_Projector_with_800_ANSI_lumens brightness_will_shortly_begin_crowdfunding_– NotebookCheck.net_News⠀⇛ Plus, the Linux-based projector supports HDR10 and Dolby Atmos technologies. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Arduino ☛ The_new_Arduino_Cloud_for_Business_will_have_you… on_a_cloud!_|_Arduino_Blog⠀⇛ While our philosophy is all about the democratization of technology, we are well aware that businesses and professional users have specific needs: that’s why our Pro business unit is entirely focused on catering to them, with dedicated solutions that meet the strictest requirements for performance and security. And after growing our Arduino Pro hardware portfolio with over a dozen new components in the past few months, we are happy to announce a major software advancement in our ecosystem: the Arduino Cloud for Business offers unique benefits for companies and industrial clients wanting enhanced features in terms of device management, RBAC, fleet management and safe remote access. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ Watch_out_for_Google_alert_on_Android_phones_–_it means_someone_may_be_stalking_you_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ Alert_for_millions_of_Android_phone_owners_over mind-blowing_‘anti_spam’_trick_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ Warning_over_fake_virus_pop_ups_on_Android_–_how to_remove_them_and_not_get_scammed_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ SamMobile ☛ Benchmark_reveals_Galaxy_M54_SoC_and_memory specs,_Android_13_–_SamMobile⠀⇛ # ⚓ Gizmo China ☛ Android_Auto_Mobile_App_Finally_Gets_a Material_You_Makeover⠀⇛ # ⚓ Notebook Check ☛ ZTE_Axon_40_Ultra_Aerospace_Edition launches_as_a_super-premium_Android_flagship_with_up_to_18GB of_RAM_and_a_new_ceramic_build_–_NotebookCheck.net_News⠀⇛ # ⚓ OnePlus_‘Wireless_Settings_keeps_stopping’_after_Android_13 update⠀⇛ # ⚓ Chromecast_with_Google_TV_HDR_not_working_after_Android 12⠀⇛ # ⚓ Future Publishing Limited ☛ New_Google_Maps_update_for Android_Auto_users_goes_live_|_T3⠀⇛ # ⚓ SamMobile ☛ Android_Auto_finally_gets_Material_You_design_– SamMobile⠀⇛ # ⚓ Indian Express ☛ How_to_get_your_wallpaper_to_change automatically_on_Android_|_Technology_News,The_Indian Express⠀⇛ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ The_9_Best_Chrome_Flags_You_Should_Enable_on Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ Future Publishing Limited ☛ Android_phones_in_2023_are getting_a_great_battery_upgrade_|_T3⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ OSI Blog ☛ Start_the_holiday_season_by_becoming_a_member_of_the Open_Source_Initiative. [Ed: OSI wants people to pay to help Microsoft attack Free software via the OSI, promoting GPL violation and proprietary software instead]⠀⇛ o § Productivity Software/LibreOffice/Calligra⠀➾ # ⚓ Results_from_the_survey_about_LibreOffice_Impress_– LibreOffice_Design_Team⠀⇛ Similar to the questionnaires about LibreOffice Draw (see first and second blog post) and LibreOffice Calc (see this post) we now run a survey on LibreOffice Impress to learn how the program is utilized, what features are used most frequently, and what users see as positive and negative and what they expect of the future. o § GNU Projects⠀➾ # ⚓ Emacs_29_is_nigh!_What_can_we_expect?_//_Phundrak’s rambling⠀⇛ It was announced a couple of hours ago, Emacs 29’s branch is now cut from the master branch! This means the emacs-29 branch will from now no longer receive any new feature, but only bug fixes. So, what’s new with this new major release? I skimmed over the NEWS file, and here are the changes which I find interesting and even exciting for some. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Cartier-Tilet:_Emacs_29_is_nigh_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Jussi Pakkanen ☛ Nibble_Stew:_Going_inside_Cairo_to_add color_management⠀⇛ I don’t really have prior experience with color management, Cairo internals or the like. I did not even look at the existing patchsets for this. They are fairly old so they might have bitrotted and debugging that is not particularly fun. This is more of a “the fun is in the doing” kind of thing. What follows is just a description of things tried, I don’t know if any of it would be feasible for real world use. [...] There are two things that I personally care about: creating fully color managed PDFs (in grayscale and CMYK) and making the image backend support images in colorspaces other than sRGB (or, more specifically, “uncalibrated RGB which most of the time is sRGB but sometimes isn’t”). The first of these two is simpler as you don’t need to actually do any graphics manipulations, just specify and serialize the color data out to the PDF file. Rendering it is the PDF viewer’s job. So that’s what we are going to focus on. # § Perl / Raku⠀➾ # ⚓ Rakulang ☛ 2022.48_Classy_Core_–_Rakudo_Weekly_News⠀⇛ This Saturday (3 December 2022 at 20:00 UTC), Vadim Belman will be giving the first online class about Rakudo core development (/r/ rakulang comments). Requirements are a working knowledge of the Raku Programming Language, use of git and Github, and a willingness to self-learn things. It will be a kind of seminar where things may significantly divert from the initial plan. # § Rust⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Redox_OS_version_0.8_is_both strange_and_very_familiar_•_The_Register⠀⇛ If the words “experimental operating system” don’t scare you off, Redox OS is an impressive demonstration of both homegrown OS development and the Rust language itself. Redox OS version 0.8.0 arrives some seven months after version 0.7.0 in April. That seems to indicate that the cadence of new releases is accelerating – it’s about three years since The Reg looked at Redox 0.5, and it’s coming along quite well. Saying that, though, it’s not quite ready to host itself. In other words, you can’t build Redox OS on Redox OS just yet. The Rust compiler rustc is working, but according to lead developer Jeremy Soller, the cargo build system and package manager isn’t yet. The main focuses in this version are to get the OS working on real hardware – there’s a handy list – as opposed to just inside VMs. It now has audio support (IntelHD and AC97), and can boot on both BIOS and UEFI PCs. There are both i686 (“32-bit x86 from the Pentium II and up”) and x86-64 versions, plus preliminary support for 64-bit Arm: it can boot to a login prompt inside QEMU. # ⚓ Rust Blog ☛ Please_welcome_The_8472_to_the_Library team_|_Inside_Rust_Blog⠀⇛ We’re very excited to announce that The 8472 has joined the Library team! The 8472 has been working on many optimizations and other improvements to the standard library, is involved in many library-related changes and discussions, and regularly reviews pull requests. Congratulations The 8472, and thanks for everything you do! * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Joe Brockmeier ☛ 20_blogging_and_article_prompts_for_tech bloggers:_Dissociated_Press⠀⇛ Stumped for ideas what to blog about? Not sure what people would want to read that would be worth writing about? Here’s 25 prompts to get you started (some tweaking may be required). Yesterday I wrote about the 100 days of blogging challenge. A friend of mine asked if I had a good source of prompts for folks interested in doing something similar. Truth is, I hadn’t thought much about that. Part of being a writer and editor for many years, or having jobs that depended on writing and editing, means that I’ve got the opposite problem: I see ideas for articles and blogs everywhere. My problem has been to carve out the time, pick one, and do it. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ IEEE ☛ How_the_First_Transistor_Worked_–_IEEE_Spectrum⠀⇛ THE VACUUM-TUBE TRIODE wasn’t quite 20 years old when physicists began trying to create its successor, and the stakes were huge. Not only had the triode made long-distance telephony and movie sound possible, it was driving the entire enterprise of commercial radio, an industry worth more than a billion dollars in 1929. But vacuum tubes were power-hungry and fragile. If a more rugged, reliable, and efficient alternative to the triode could be found, the rewards would be immense. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ YLE ☛ Helsinki_Christmas_Market_returns_to_Senate_Square after_3-year_break_|_News_|_Yle_Uutiset⠀⇛ The market will be divided into various categories, with foods relegated to some alleyways, and gifts and other items in others. Senate Square is adjacent to city landmarks including the Lutheran Cathedral, Government Palace, the University of Helsinki’s main building, as well as the oldest building in the capital, Sederholm House. Due to the Covid situation, the Christmas market was held online in 2020 and in 2021 the event was hosted at the nearby Market Square, due to lighting renovation work at Senate Square. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Tuesday_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Debian (frr, gerbv, mujs, and twisted), Fedora (nodejs and python-virtualbmc), Oracle (dotnet7.0, kernel, kernel-container, krb5, varnish, and varnish:6), SUSE (busybox, python3, tiff, and tomcat), and Ubuntu (harfbuzz). # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Michael Geist ☛ The_Law_Bytes_Podcast,_Episode_148: Christelle_Tessono_on_Bringing_a_Human_Rights_Lens_to AI_Regulation_in_Bill_C-27_–_Michael_Geist⠀⇛ Bill C-27, the government’s privacy and artificial intelligence bill is slowly making its way through the Parliamentary process. One of the emerging issues has been the mounting opposition to the AI portion of the bill, including a recent NDP motion to divide the bill for voting purposes, separating the privacy and AI portions. In fact, several studies have been released which place the spotlight on the concerns with the government’s plan for AI regulation, which is widely viewed as vague and ineffective. Christelle Tessono is a tech policy researcher based at Princeton University’s Center for Information Technology Policy (CITP). She was one of several authors of a joint report on the AI bill which brought together researchers from the Cybersecure Policy Exchange at Toronto Metropolitan University, McGill University’s Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, and the Center for Information Technology Policy at Princeton University. Christelle joins the Law Bytes podcast to talk about the report and what she thinks needs to change in Bill C-27. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Despite_Election_Criticism,_US_and_EU_Ready_To_Work_With Reelected_Kazakh_Leader_–_The_Media_Line⠀⇛ # ⚓ Public Knowledge ☛ Public_Knowledge_Honors_the_Memory_of Representative_McEachin_–_Public_Knowledge⠀⇛ On November 28, U.S. House Representative Donald McEachin passed away at the age of 61. Representative McEachin had represented Virginia’s 4th District since 2017. He was a champion of the public interest in Congress and was critical in passage of important legislation to help close the digital divide and to promote digital equity and inclusion efforts while serving as a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The following may be attributed to Public Knowledge President & CEO Chris Lewis on behalf of Public Knowledge… # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ The Guardian UK ☛ Pegasus_spyware_inquiry_targeted_by disinformation_campaign,_say_experts_|_Surveillance_| The_Guardian⠀⇛ Victims of spyware and a group of security experts have privately warned that a European parliament investigatory committee risks being thrown off course by an alleged “disinformation campaign”. The warning, contained in a letter to MEPs signed by the victims, academics and some of the world’s most renowned surveillance experts, followed news last week that two individuals accused of trying to discredit widely accepted evidence in spyware cases in Spain had been invited to appear before the committee investigating abuse of hacking software. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Associated Press ☛ Ethiopia_offers_no_date_for_end_to blackout_in_Tigray_region⠀⇛ There is “no timeline” for restoring internet access to Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, a senior government official said Tuesday. The restoration of Tigray’s internet service will be carried alongside the resumption of its phone and electricity services, though no date has been set for those goals, Ethiopia’s Minister for Innovation and Technology Belete Molla said. He was speaking at the U.N.’s annual Internet Governance Forum being held this week in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. “The government of Ethiopia is designing a package that is not only about internet resumption but the resumption of everything, because this is what we need as a people, as a government,” Belete said of the internet shutdown in Tigray. “There is no timeline.” o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ Declassified UK ☛ UK_government_deployed_15_staff_on_secret operation_to_seize_Julian_Assange⠀⇛ New information raises further concerns about the politicisation of the WikiLeaks founder’s legal case. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ CCIA ☛ ICYMI:_Challenges_in_Merger_Enforcement_–_Where Next?_–_Disruptive_Competition_Project⠀⇛ Under the current administration, the U.S. antitrust agencies, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), are taking a more aggressive approach to merger enforcement and have outlined strategies that seem to move away from traditional merger review tools and principles. In October and November, the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) co-hosted with Competition Policy International (CPI) a series of panel discussions on the most pronounced challenges to the current antitrust framework in a changing economic environment. On November 16th, CCIA and CPI completed the final event of the four-part series, focused on current challenges in merger enforcement and expectations regarding the new merger guidelines. Before the main panel began, the event featured a brief conversation between Bloomberg reporter Leah Nylen and Richard G. Parker, Partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. In his talk with Nylen, Parker made two key points. First, he underscored that the recent swell of activity at the antitrust agencies in regards to adjudication must be tempered with data. Rather than presenting speculative theories on antitrust, the agencies are going to have to recognize that they can’t bring cases without solid facts, economic evidence or legal groundwork. He stated that “people who are deciding the cases want more facts and less fancy theories on antitrust.” Second, Parker commented on the expectation that the FTC and DOJ will release an overhaul of their merger guidelines by the end of this year. He emphasized that any new guidelines must follow in the footsteps of the 2010 guidelines, remaining politically neutral and grounded in factual analysis. Ilene Gotts, Partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz LLP, moderated the panel featuring Mark Meador, Deputy Chief Counsel for Antitrust and Competition Policy to Senator Mike Lee, Bernard (Barry) Nigro, Partner atFried Frank LLP, and Karen Kazmerzak, Partner at Sidley Austin LLP. The panel discussion revolved around the evolving regulatory landscape and the increase in Congress’ attention on antitrust. Mark Meador discussed the House Antitrust Subcommittee Investigation, which launched a flurry of legislation focusing on self- preferencing and trust-busting. Meador briefly covered a number of bills and explained that Congress has recently been focusing on AICOA and the Open App Markets Act. # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Walled Culture ☛ Copyright_is_more_important_than privacy,_says_top_EU_court_advisor_–_Walled_Culture⠀⇛ We recently wrote about the preliminary decision of Advocate General Szpunar, an advisor to the EU’s Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), concerning geoblocks. The same Advocate General (AG) has come out with another opinion, this time concerning important questions of copyright and privacy. The basic issue is whether EU Member States can require Internet Service Providers to allow copyright companies to access information about the IP addresses of users. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ That_you_don’t_know_what_you_did_wrong_makes_it_so_much worse⠀⇛ For most people, and I’m not an exception, a conflict usually feels even worse when the other person doesn’t even acknowledge or seem to understand what they did wrong. It’s adding insult to injury, it feels like they’re doubling down on their own bad behavior. But I’ve been in so many situations where it’s me that just don’t genuinely understand where I messed up. Once the other person calms down and explains it, I’m like “Ooooh! Yeah, now I get it, you’re absolutely right, I could see what I did was awful”, or maybe it’s a misunderstanding (“You thought it sounded like I said ‘jerk’? I said ‘work’!”) or maybe I do double down because I can be kinda stubborn but at least then I’m actually doubling down and it’s not just the illusory “you should know what you did wrong” that feels like a doubling down but most of the time is just genuine Hanlon’s law confusion. # ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_AUHKPSE_Wordo:_STEIN⠀⇛ =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 6092 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 11.29.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_29/11/2022:_Whonix_16.0.9.0_and_SalixLive_Xfce_15.0⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 12:38 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 * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o New_Releases o Arch_Family o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Licensing_/_Legal o Programming/Development * Leftovers o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Linux_Foundation o Security o Finance o Censorship/Free_Speech o Digital_Restrictions_(DRM) * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Politics o Technical # SDL2/Programming * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Lenovo_ThinkPad_T470_Ultrabook_running_Linux –_Part_2_–_Specifications_–_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ In the first part of this series, we assessed the condition of the refurbished machine. Overall the laptop is in better shape than we expected for a grade B unit although the display was a mite disappointing given its diffusion issues. Let’s now move on and use inxi, an open source command-line system information tool, to interrogate the system. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Late_Night_Linux_–_Episode_205_–_Late_Night_Linux⠀⇛ An application firewall, reverse engineering with a better and scriptable version of Wireshark, getting the most out of webcams on Linux, running the latest kernel on a ten year old phone, moving away from mailing lists, KDE Korner, and the best distro of 2022(?) # ⚓ Video ☛ McFly_Utility_|_Shell_History_Search_written_in Rust_–_Invidious⠀⇛ What’s up, Linux Community!!! In this video, I cover the McFly utility. McFly is a replacement for your default ctrl-r shell history search. It uses an intelligent search engine that considers your working directory and the context of recently executed commands. # ⚓ Video ☛ Ruin_Christmas_With_This_Open_Source_Gift_Guide_– Invidious⠀⇛ Do you want to be that weird aunty or uncle well you’re in luck because the free software foundation just recently posted there yearly ethical tech giving guide # ⚓ Video ☛ How_to_install_Moshi_Monsters_Rewritten_Desktop_on Linux_Mint_21_–_Invidious⠀⇛ In this video, we are looking at how to install Moshi Monsters Rewritten Desktop on Linux Mint 21. # ⚓ Video ☛ This_Is_How_Meta_Leaked_Your_WhatsApp_Number_– Invidious⠀⇛ In this video I show you how Meta leaked your phone number through a bug in their click to chat feature on whatsapp, Meta left this bug unfixed for 2 years and now wants to deny the massive data leak that just came from their platform due to wa.me links being indexed by google and easily enumerated. # ⚓ Video ☛ Evolution_Email_Client_|_Replace_Outlook!_– Invidious⠀⇛ Here we walk through Evolution and basic setup to have a good email client for Linux that fully replaces Outlook. # ⚓ Video ☛ TempleOS_lives_on…_in_a_very_weird_way._– Invidious⠀⇛ A quick look at the history of TempleOS — the public domain operating system built as a religious temple — including the current forked version, known as “ZealOS”. A fork that the original creator, Terry Davis, probably would have hated. It’s a weird, wild ride. # ⚓ Video ☛ Another_Novel_Use_Of_Linux:_Command_Line_Screen Reader_–_Invidious⠀⇛ After being sent endless images of text I decided to mix and match a couple of command line utilities to make this OCR tool I can easily access from GNOME. This requires scrot and tesseract optionally install festival if you want a better sounding tts compared to espeak. o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ TechRadar ☛ Linus_Torvalds_warns_the_next_Linux_release could_be_a_real_grinch_|_TechRadar [Ed: Clickbait as usual]⠀⇛ Linux creator Linus Torvalds may have just put a damper on many Kernel developers’ holiday plans. Torvalds, who still has final authority for updates to Linux’s core kernel, told developers (opens in new tab): “I want to see all that work in the pull requests having been done *before* the festivities, not while you’re imbibing your egg-nog and just generally being stressed out about the season.” The famously hard-nosed leader added: “If I get sent pull requests late, I’ll just go ‘this can wait’. Ok?” o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ VLC_3.0.18_Release_Brings_RISC-V_Support⠀⇛ VLC Media Player is a popular open-source and cross-platform media player by VideoLAN that has been around for quite some time. Undoubtedly, it’s also one of the best media players for Linux. [...] Users with devices based on the RISC-V hardware can now enjoy using VLC. If you’re not aware, RISC-V is a popular open- source hardware architecture. And you can expect more hardware to feature RISC-V in the near future. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_Install_MyPaint_on_Ubuntu_20.04_|_22.04 LTS⠀⇛ In this guide, we will show you how to install MyPaint on Ubuntu Systems. MyPaint is a free and open-source raster graphics editor for digital painting. It is available for Windows, macOS, and Unix-like operating systems. MyPaint is python3 support and supports graphics tablets made, symmetry modes, layer management and dynamic brush library. # ⚓ Top_20_Basic_Linux_Commands_–_Linux_Basics⠀⇛ In this article lets, we discuss the top 20 basic Linux commands that everyone needs to know # ⚓ Firewall_Redirect_Connection_State_Hook_Mod_for_NGINX Stream_Proxy_Server_–_Jon’s_FOSS_Blog⠀⇛ So nginx has a stream proxy module that you can use for transparent SSL/TLS relaying/forwarding, however, it is only capable of reading the SNI hostname upon the initial handshake of the connection. In addition, the destination IP address is replaced because of the firewall redirect pointing to the proxy server. I wrote a small modification that can be compiled into nginx which allows you to run a script that can pull the missing destination IP address from a given state connection table in a firewall, for example pfctl or iptables. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_Install_Geeqie_on_Ubuntu_20.04_|_22.04 LTS⠀⇛ Geeqie is a free software image viewer and image organiser program for Unix-like operating systems, which includes Linux-based systems and Apple’s OS X. It was first released in March 2010, having been created as a fork of GQview, which appeared to have ceased development. It uses the GTK toolkit. In September 2015, development was moved from SourceForge to GitHub. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_Install_FrostWire_on_Ubuntu_20.04_|_22.04 LTS⠀⇛ FrostWire is a free and open-source BitTorrent client first released in September 2004, as a fork of LimeWire. It was initially very similar to LimeWire in appearance and functionality, but over time developers added more features, including support for the BitTorrent protocol. In version 5, support for the Gnutella network was dropped entirely, and FrostWire became a BitTorrent-only client. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_To_Install_GNOME_Subtitles_on_Ubuntu_20.04_| 22.04_LTS⠀⇛ In this guide, we will show you how to install Gnome Subtitles on Ubuntu Systems. Gnome Subtitles is an open-source subtitle editor for the GNOME desktop, based on Mono. It supports the most common text-based subtitle formats, video previewing, timings synchronization and subtitle translation. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_Install_Showfoto_on_Ubuntu_20.04_|_22.04 LTS⠀⇛ In this guide, we will show you how to install Showfoto on Ubuntu systems. Showfoto is a fast Image Editor with good image editing tools. You can use it to view your photographs and improve them. Showfoto is the standalone image editor of the digiKam project. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Brackets_Code_Editor_on_Debian_11 –_idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Brackets Code Editor on Debian 11. For those of you who didn’t know, Brackets is a modern, lightweight, open-source, and multi-platform code editor crafted for web designers and front-end developers. Brackets code editor has a lot of interesting features to help professional web developers, such as Inline code editing and Live preview. This program was developed and continues to be maintained by Adobe. 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 VSCodium on a Debian 11 (Bullseye). # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Install_Docker_Compose_on_Linux⠀⇛ Docker Compose helps you run multi-container apps using a simple configuration file. Here’s how you can install Docker Compose on Linux. Docker and Docker Compose are staples for the Linux self-hosting community, allowing easy installation of the apps which can run your sites and services. Stable versions of both Docker and Docker Compose are simple to install. Here’s how to install them on any Linux platform. # ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ How_to_install_the_Vivaldi_browser_on_a Chromebook⠀⇛ Today we are looking at how to install the Vivaldi browser on a Chromebook. If you have any questions, please contact us via a Rumble 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. # ⚓ EX180_Series:_Deploying_Applications_to_OpenShift⠀⇛ We are going to have a look at the EX180 exam objectives for OpenShift and perform 4 hands-on tasks to get familiar with an application deployment process. # ⚓ How_to_install_Nix_on_Fedora_Silverblue⠀⇛ There is a lot to like about Fedora Silverblue. Updates are atomic and if there is something wrong with the newest version, you can always roll back. You always move between immutable images of your operating system, but that also means that installing packages with dnf doesn’t work anymore. For GUI applications, the answers to this are flatpak and its app store flathub. For everything else you can enter a mutable Fedora container with the help of toolbx. There, the dnf command is readily available and can be used as usual. This is convenient for development, but not necessarily outside it. Whenever you want to use an installed CLI tool, you now have to enter the toolbx beforehand. Also, there are a couple of system directories that are inaccessible from within the container. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Best_Retro_Gaming_OS_for_Raspberry_Pi: RetroPie_V/S_Recalbox_V/S_Batocera_V/S_Lakka⠀⇛ A single-board Raspberry Pi device provides various features to its users, such as home automation, website building, programming, and much more. Besides all those features, you can also use this device as a gaming platform to run several classic games. However, to use it as a gaming platform, you will need to install a Retro gaming OS on your devices such as RetroPie, Recallbox, Batocera, and Lakka. In this article, we will provide a detailed comparison among the best Retro Gaming OS like RetroPie, Recallbox, Batocera, and Lakka, so that you can pick the best among them and install it on your Raspberry Pi device. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ Whonix_16.0.9.0_–_for_VirtualBox_–_Point_Release!_–_News_– Whonix_Forum⠀⇛ This release would not have been possible without the numerous supporters of Whonix! # ⚓ SalixLive_Xfce_15.0_is_here!_–_Salix_OS⠀⇛ After several rounds of extensive testing, we are proud to announce the release of Salix Live Xfce 15.0! The live environment is based on our own Salix Live Scripts and is available in both 64-bit and 32-bit architectures. The software included in Salix Live Xfce 15.0 closely matches that which comes with our standard installation iso, offerring Xfce 4.16, Firefor ESR, LibreOffice, our Salix System tools collection along with everything else. Included in this release is also software that is specific to our Live release, featuring the Salix Live Installer, a graphical tool that allows the user to install Salix, from within the live environment to their hard drive. It is also possible, from within the Live environment, to make a frugal install, a complete Salix installation to a portable USB stick. The Live system also provides the option to use persistency, so there are multiple options to help you carry your Salix environment with you. The Salix Live Startup Guide is available from within the Salix Live Installer applications menu and provides useful instructions for installing and setting up your Salix system. The Gslapt and slapt-get package managers are of course also included, which make the Salix 15.0 repositories, consisting of thousands of software packages that are readily available for installation. Support for Flatpak is also included by default, making for an extensive range of available software. The environment is virtually identical to that of our standard release, including updated looks and a new system menu. o § Arch Family⠀➾ # ⚓ ZDNet ☛ Bluestar_Linux_makes_Arch_Linux_easy_and_beautiful |_ZDNET⠀⇛ Arch Linux is well known for being one of the more complicated distributions on the market. Although not on the level of Gentoo’s difficulty, Arch does pose many a challenge for those new to the world of Linux. However, several developers in the Linux community saw what the combination of Arch and a user- friendly experience could deliver. Since that moment, there have been plenty of Arch spinoffs aimed at making the distribution accessible to more and more users. One of those spinoffs is called Bluestar Linux and makes Arch Linux very simple and beautiful to use. The goal of Bluestar Linux is to create an operating system that provides a wide range of functionality and ease of use, without sacrificing aesthetics. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Ubuntu_Summit_2022_Reflections_|_Ubuntu⠀⇛ A big thanks for participating in the Ubuntu Summit! While Canonical hosted the first ever Ubuntu Summit (similar but different to the Ubuntu Developer Summits of old), it is the people—the sum of its parts—who collectively create the body of the community. We could not have had such a successful event without physical and remote participation, so thank you! This event was to bring the broader open-source community together to share experiences, ideas, and to inspire future exciting projects. To that end, we have succeeded. With five talk tracks and two workshop tracks—all in parallel—many folks often wished they could be in multiple places at one time! There was high attendance and engagement across the board, which is energizing in and of itself! # ⚓ Lubuntu ☛ Lubuntu_22.04_Backports_PPA_Released_With_LXQt 1.2_–_Lubuntu⠀⇛ The Lubuntu Team is happy to announce that the Lubuntu Backports PPA with LXQt 1.2 is now available for general use. You can find details on enabling it below. # ⚓ Ubuntu Fridge ☛ The_Fridge:_Ubuntu_Weekly_Newsletter_Issue 763⠀⇛ # ⚓ Ubuntu News ☛ Ubuntu_Weekly_Newsletter_Issue_763⠀⇛ Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 763 for the week of November 20 – 26, 2022. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Purism ☛ Special_Year_End_Promotion_for_Librem_5_USA_– Purism⠀⇛ Score $100 off this holiday season on your order for Librem 5 USA. With the holiday season in full swing, this is a great gift for any one in your family concerned about secure supply chain or online privacy. Built with Made in USA electronics, we ship globally, within 10 business days. Order here with the code LIBREM5USA when you checkout. The offer is valid till 5 December 2022. # ⚓ Arduino ☛ This_skull-like_android_head_was_made_to_mimic human_expressions_|_Arduino_Blog⠀⇛ Peter Balch visited a robot exhibit at his local museum and noticed that one of the most popular pieces was a robot head that would track and mimic visitors’ faces. That was so interesting that Balch decided to replicate the project in order to learn how it was done. To do that, he first needed a robot head to work with. This Instructables tutorial explains how he built a skull-like android head that will eventually mimic human expressions. Balch hasn’t yet tackled the facial detection and expression recognition portions of the project, which will require significant processing power. But he has built the android head that will receive the expression commands. It resembles a human skull with a copper tube framework that acts as both a support structure and a design accent. The head also has copper wire eyebrows (with heat-set insert ends) and plastic eyeballs from a cheap toy. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Digital Trends ☛ When_is_my_phone_getting_Android_13? Google,_Samsung,_and_more_|_Digital_Trends⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Android_13_Samsung_tablets_don’t_use_2-column notification_shade⠀⇛ # ⚓ Ars Technica ☛ Google_says_Google_should_do_a_better_job_of patching_Android_phones_|_Ars_Technica⠀⇛ # ⚓ Notebook Check ☛ iQOO_11_series_is_backed_to_launch_as premium_Android_smartphones_with_“world-first”_display_specs –_NotebookCheck.net_News⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Licensing / Legal⠀➾ # ⚓ Stockfish:_Chess_GPLv3_Violation_Lawsuit_Settles_–_Software Freedom_Conservancy⠀⇛ Stockfish, a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) chess engine, has announced the settlement of their lawsuit against ChessBase GmbH regarding violations of Stockfish’s license, the General Public License, version 3 (GPLv3). Software Freedom Conservancy is excited to announce our role in this historic violation settlement. Specifically, SFC has been named in the settlement agreement as the trusted third-party to analyze and approve any complete “Corresponding Source” releases by ChessBase in the future. SFC is honored that the parties chose us to carry out this critical duty. As a litigant ourselves in unrelated copyleft enforcement litigation, we know well that ongoing compliance, and assuring that the rights of the community of users remains respected for the years after the litigation completes, is the most important work of software freedom. We also appreciate the trust that the FOSS community places in SFC as arbiters on behalf of consumers and users, of what various copyleft licenses (such as the GPLv2 and GPLv3) require with regard to complete, corresponding source (CCS). o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ 3_Ways_to_Install_CMake_on_Raspberry_Pi⠀⇛ CMake is an open-source tool that uses the configuration file named “CMakeLists” to generate and build files on your system. You can use this tool to easily build those packages or software that require a compiler, as it uses the compiler- independent method to install the application on your system quickly. In this tutorial, you will see the procedure to install CMake on your Raspberry Pi system with a simple example to test it on the system. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ 2_Ways_to_Install_Git_on_Raspberry_Pi⠀⇛ Git is an open-source tool used for the management of source code which is free of cost and can handle small to large coding projects efficiently. It enables multiple users to work together on projects for non-linear development. The source codes developed by one user can be shared with other users to alter them and if any changes are made to the source code, the other users will get a notification of it. # ⚓ hartmans_|_Introducing_Carthage⠀⇛ For the past four years, I’ve been working on Carthage, a free-software Infrastructure as Code framework. We’ve finally reached a point where it makes sense to talk about Carthage and what it can do. This is the first in a series of blog posts to introduce Carthage, discuss what it can do and show how it works. # ⚓ Detecting_Package Transitions⠀⇛ Larger transitions in Debian are usually announced on e.g. debian-devel, but it’s harder to track the current status of all transitions. Having done a lot of QA uploads recently, I have on occasion uploaded packages involved in a transition. This can be unhelpful for the people handling the transition, but there’s also often not much point in uploading if your uploads are going to get stuck. # ⚓ are_ephemerons_primitive?_—_wingolog/Andy_Wingo⠀⇛ Good evening 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇:)⦈ A quick note, tonight: I’ve long thought that ephemerons are primitive and can’t be implemented with mark functions and/or finalizers, but today I think I have a counterexample. For context, one of the goals of the GC implementation I have been working on on is to replace Guile’s current use of the Boehm-Demers- Weiser (BDW) conservative collector. Of course, changing a garbage collector for a production language runtime is risky, and for Guile one of the mitigation strategies for this work is that the new collector is behind an abstract API whose implementation can be chosen at compile-time, without requiring changes to user code. That way we can first switch to BDW-implementing-the-new-GC- API, then switch the implementation behind that API to something else. Abstracting GC is a tricky problem to get right, and I thank the MMTk project for showing that this is possible — you have user-facing APIs that need to be implemented by concrete collectors, but also extension points so that the user can provide some compile-time configuration too, for example to provide field-tracing visitors that take into account how a user wants to lay out objects. Anyway. As we discussed last time, ephemerons are usually have explicit support from the GC, so we need an ephemeron abstraction as part of the abstract GC API. The question is, can BDW-GC provide an implementation of this API? I think the answer is “yes, but it’s very gnarly and will kill performance so bad that you won’t want to do it.” * § Leftovers⠀➾ o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ MSI_MS-98M3_3.5-inch_SBC_is_made_for autonomous_mobile_robots_–_CNX_Software⠀⇛ MSI is better known for its consumer-grade motherboard and mini PCs, but they also have a division called MSI IPC (industrial PC) that makes embedded hardware such as the MS-98M3 3.5-inch single board computer (SBC) powered by an Intel Tiger Lake UP3 processor and designed for autonomous mobile robots (AMR). The SBC supports up to 64GB DDR4 RAM, SATA and NVMe storage, offers two 2.5 Gbps Ethernet ports, up to four display interfaces with HDMI, DisplayPort, LVDS and/or eDP, four USB 3.2 ports, M.2 expansion sockets for storage and wireless connectivity, as well as various other internal headers. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ DaemonFC (Ryan Farmer) ☛ I_finally_got_COVID-19_despite_all of_the_vaccinations,_and_it’s_pretty_damned_terrible._| BaronHK’s_Rants⠀⇛ o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ UK_watchdog_investigates_of_Apple_and Google_‘stranglehold’_•_The_Register⠀⇛ # ⚓ TechCrunch ☛ Microsoft_365_faces_darkening_GDPR_compliance clouds_after_German_report_•_TechCrunch⠀⇛ o § Linux Foundation⠀➾ # ⚓ Owkin_taps_Linux_Foundation_to_open-source_its_AI_learning software⠀⇛ Just a few months after publishing the results of a project wherein they convinced 10 competing pharma companies to give the same AI access to their data sets, life sciences AI specialist Owkin is taking another step towards de-siloing drug development data: It’s making its federated learning software Substra open source and placing it in the charge of the Linux foundation. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ CISA ☛ CISA_Adds_Two_Known_Exploited_Vulnerabilities_to Catalog_|_CISA⠀⇛ CISA has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the federal enterprise. Note: To view the newly added vulnerabilities in the catalog, click on the arrow in the “Date Added to Catalog” column, which will sort by descending dates. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Rest of World ☛ As_GoTo_slashes_12%_of_workforce,_massive tech_layoffs_hit_Southeast_Asia⠀⇛ o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Chinese_bots_flood_Twitter_in_attempt_to_obscure_Covid protests⠀⇛ # ⚓ Apple_Hobbled_Protesters’_Tool_in_China_Weeks_Before Widespread_Protests_–_Slashdot⠀⇛ # ⚓ TechCrunch ☛ Great_Wall_of_porn_obscures_China_protest_news on_Twitter_•_TechCrunch⠀⇛ o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Epson_stops_making_laser_printers_for sustainability_reason⠀⇛ * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ How_to_Change_the_World⠀⇛ Everyday I am bombarded by people wanting me to weigh in on some law being put through congress or what I think about some criminal case in the media. In theory, people want to be prepared to know how they would react if the situation happened to them. However, in practice, people are just worrying about everything happening in the world whether it affects them or not. With our global communication systems today, everyone feels they need to have an opinion on everything. o § Technical⠀➾ # § SDL2/Programming⠀➾ # ⚓ pixel-ed⠀⇛ On the plus side, it only depends on SDL2 (and a computer, etc) unlike most other pixel editors that are available for OpenBSD, which require A) GTK B) Qt and boost, etc C) a bloat browser and someone else’s computer or D) may not support the high DPI monitors that modern systems seem infested with. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 7021 ➮ Generation completed at 02:41, i.e. 32 seconds to (re)generate ⟲