𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Wednesday, January 18, 2023 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Thu 19 Jan 02:44:32 GMT 2023 Created by Dr. Roy Schestowitz (𝚛𝚘𝚢 (at) 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚣 (dot) 𝚌𝚘𝚖) Full hyperlinks for navigation omitted but are fully available in the originals The corresponding HTML versions are at 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈 Latest in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕 and older bulletins can be found at 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕-𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 Full IPFS index in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔 and as plain text in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔/𝒕𝒙𝒕 Gemini index for the day: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/01/18/ ╒═══════════════════ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐒 ════════════════════════════════════╕ Previous bulletins in IPFS (past 21 days, in chronological order): QmfTYjmBes8TFM2EptMBYjdyJNQoTQsLBJovB5pnSaqAWd QmUNj8KTWXETvfoRAoK5wetjRTk1KM6eF8ihQQsZ1gAX33 QmNt5eextzQVZUBr2ZtPeFpGEySDSJ3d1mRBqP4t126YvE QmdcR8a3vTfpFjhLVTL5gCq8WQ4ahnKhbZnPhvZVnGhcHs QmSqRoGuWGzGPiMq2GgcCee22CrF6E8w7JYJncWSZqw4yj QmfK4VviyZTAsVrucs7LLyQVXy6qvWzpZkkW319Z93v9HU QmZzEXJ11q9di9Z977tWHwaZ9JZJs1RZgjoJHMsusRGmV2 QmesnmZC36VoBa2cbiPr4WTsugVzAno8XpmHxv5Mdg3EEz QmbftyTUbhe1c8tUhW1gQj174B33LCBa5qKpaFpGAqDDQW QmYp3fBU8YtN9yWhF974BTfrDr6AhSYcCxatudpERJ35j9 QmW5VJ2DMRQt16pzemDxzS3vyLBDPaG1NQi7Z3c5s2r8Lo QmbFV6peVFMZsZY7FaWNnySZodvNZvLZxsmZLhrRDeDH9q QmcoTd9cdz13ZUiXpFN832GoD59aNm8naY18eRHZ8th4bc QmYir12s65X4gurrDhanixQr3CoCorUinEoeCwXs6dSQnB QmX5ndeauKAo3xFdzTzTsARtiZpVM2fQU4VMFwTJCmVmc2 QmVPZUaTqGbky175GBEWSbq2urm6YmShGhHYQNVmtsgyL7 QmbknBr8z72ETqFBT4rXhL1uPfXcKUcbpKNDsm6M8BcGQp QmYwA15DJvceb5pYgucvtCx6GuFr8yN7evTrenHeXn7zaa QmNULmyq8QcsE4QJxL5yBQTXMrd1mVusn37zbv7JEoPMNr QmThRRMSiG4d7sdvoDHkbadXpGHRSSHkbwtsGvLPbspyur QmaDZvshtCDhP46R6pesPCQho7F8zSFcXbxsuDiaeB2TKS ╒═══════════════════ 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐗 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⦿ Android (Linux) Has Kicked Windows to the Curb in African Nations | Techrights ⦿ Microsoft Azure is So Amazingly Successful That Every Year Since 2020 It Has Layoffs (Even This Year) | Techrights ⦿ Media Policy: Repeat What Microsoft Spokespeople Are Saying, Don’t Investigate Simple Facts | Techrights ⦿ [Meme] It Was Never the Same After Bill Gates Paid the Sirius CEO Under a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) | Techrights ⦿ Sirius ’Open Source’ Needed a Staff Union to Save the Company From Abusive, Corrupt Management | Techrights ⦿ Behind the Microsoft Layoffs There’s an Even Darker Reality | Techrights ⦿ IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, January 17, 2023 | Techrights ⦿ How Carbon Accounting Became a Cover for Fast-Languishing Sirius Open Source Ltd. | Techrights ⦿ [Meme] Spot the ’Pirate’ | Techrights ䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login): http://techrights.org/2023/01/18/android-linux-in-africa/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/01/18/azure-layoffs-2023/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/01/18/believing-what-microsoft-says/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/01/18/bill-gates-nda/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/01/18/corrupt-management/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/01/18/dark-microsoft-reality/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/01/18/irc-log-170123/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/01/18/sirius-open-source-dodgy-company/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/01/18/whats-yours-is-ours/#comments ䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised): http://techrights.org/2023/01/18/gnome-extensions-studied/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/01/18/microsoft-confirms-mass-layoffs/#comments ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 72 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/01/18/android-linux-in-africa/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/01/18/android-linux-in-africa/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 01.18.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Android_(Linux)_Has_Kicked_Windows_to_the_Curb_in_African_Nations⠀✐ Posted in Africa, GNU/Linux, Microsoft, Windows at 5:55 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Related: Microsoft_Windows_Share_in_Africa:_From_97%_to_Just_17%_in_14_Years | Microsoft_Windows_Sinks_to_Just_16%_of_the_African_Market This morning: (dominant OS per nation) 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Android_(Linux)_in_Africa⦈_ Windows has become just a Pale_Blue_Dot Summary: Months_ago_only_two_tiny_African_nations_remained_that_still_had_a Windows_'majority'_(or_highest_share); this month (and year) it’s down to just one tiny nation and maybe later this year it will be zero. ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣷⣾⡎⣏⣭⠟⠭⢻⣭⠯⠝⣭⡅⡏⣭⣿⠭⣹⣿⣘⢮⢻⣙⠭⡇⣽⠩⢽⢩⣍⡍⣿⡇⡹⢧⢸⠭⢹⢩⡇⢫⠫⠍⡅⣽⣧⣚⢾⢨⣽⠯⢽⢫⡝⠭⢻⣿⠳⢹⣭⣏⣽⡟⣭⡭⠭⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣷⣭⣾⣷⣵⣷⣭⣿⣿⣮⣷⣯⣵⣧⣿⣏⣾⣹⣿⣭⣾⣣⣿⣭⣷⣽⣮⣽⣼⣿⣷⣿⣧⣷⣾⣾⣭⣾⣾⣧⣷⣷⣭⣷⣽⣿⣭⣾⣾⣿⣮⣾⣾⣷⣭⣿⣧⣿⣧⣿⣿⣿⣿⣮⣷⣵⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⢻⣛⣿⣿⢿⢹⣽⡽⣯⡏⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣻⣮⣾⣿⣿⣧⣽⣮⣾⣬⣽⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣙⣛⡛⣫⣭⣶⣶⣶⣶⢆⡶⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣵⣾⣿⡿⢛⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣜⠷⣊⣭⣝⠻⣿⣿⢫⣭⣛⠻⠿⢿⡿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⡿⣻⠿⣣⢟⣉⣥⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡔⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣮⣾⣿⣿⣼⣿⣷⣾⣿⡙⠇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣟⣴⢒⣒⣨⡝⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡣⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡜⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢋⣾⡟⣸⣿⣿⣇⣿⣦⣝⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠷⣂⣍⡛⣋⡛⠿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡔⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣦⣙⠻⠿⣫⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣷⣦⣭⡛⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣙⡿⣿⣿⠃⡛⢿⡿⣿⢿⣿⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢡⡌⠏⣋⢫⢨⡏⣍⡏⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣾⣿⣧⠘⠛⠷⡰⣶⢶⣶⣾⠛⣩⣴⡐⠶⡞⣛⡻⡻⠟⡛⢏⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⢿⠏⣭⣭⣄⠑⢾⣶⣷⣶⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣍⠶⠶⢶⡎⣛⡃⠾⢩⣉⠉⣥⢜⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠤⢻⣿⣿⡿⢃⡙⣛⠻⠿⣛⠛⣼⢈⣾⣿⣿⣿⣅⢘⣛⣛⣭⣭⢾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⡛⣬⡃⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⡮⠀⠾⣿⣿⣿⠿⠟⣴⡷⣉⣋⣵⣶⣿⣧⣝⢿⣿⣿⣿⣏⡸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣮⠍⣹⢫⣾⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣕⣨⣭⣭⣬⣭⣶⣾⣿⣎⣛⡃⢺⣿⣿⡇⠿⠿⢋⣙⣛⣉⣭⣤⣙⡛⠿⠿⠛⣘⡛⠿⢟⢟⣉⣥⡾⣣⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⠿⠿⡿⠿⣿⠟⣿⣿⣿⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢯⣿⢃⣉⣅⠉⣥⡏⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣸⣿⢇⣿⣿⣿⡇⣾⢟⣩⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣷⣾⣷⣮⣿⣮⣾⣴⣿⣿⣿⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⣾⣯⠸⡿⠛⢂⡟⣥⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠃⢩⡅⣀⡛⢿⣿⠇⣡⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⠀⠀⢸⡏⡜⣿⡍⡩⠨⢭⠛⡍⣻⣿⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⠉⠉⠵⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠈⣾⣿⣿⣿⣧⡍⢺⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣘⣓⣒⣚⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣀⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡌⣿⣿⣘⣋⣬⢹⣿⣿⣿⡿⠂⠹⢿⣿⣿⣿⡆⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣎⡛⡛⠿⠇⡿⣿⡆⢄⠻⠿⣛⣉⣿⠻⢿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢱⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢡⣤⣿⣿⣶⡤⠟⣃⠂⠻⣿⣿⡇⣿⣷⣶⡿⢫⡆⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣛⣛⣛⣛⠻⠿⠎⠛⠻⠿⣡⣶⣤⡝⣇⣰⢟⣋⣴⣿⡟⣵⣾⣿⢃⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡜⢿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣷⣜⢻⣿⣿⢂⡏⣵⣿⣿⣿⣿⡗⣽⣿⡟⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡎⣿⣿⣿⢰⣿⣿⣿⠟⣡⣤⡄⣾⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡜⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣏⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⢿⣿⣿⠈⢋⣬⣥⣾⣿⣿⠉⢠⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣮⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⢪⣭⣼⣿⣿⣿⣟⠭⣹⢋⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣗⢽⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⢛⣵⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣴⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 148 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/01/18/azure-layoffs-2023/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/01/18/azure-layoffs-2023/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 01.18.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Microsoft_Azure_is_So_Amazingly_Successful_That_Every_Year_Since_2020_It_Has Layoffs_(Even_This_Year)⠀✐ Posted in Deception, Finance, Microsoft, Servers at 1:55 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz To quote this_new_article: “Among the new cuts will be teams within a group led by executive Omar Abbosh that help Microsoft’s sales teams pitch customers on Azure cloud services, this person said. Teams that don’t generate revenue or whose roles don’t carry specific sales quotas are especially vulnerable, the person said.” 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Microsoft_Prepares_to_Lay_Off_Thousands_of_Employees, Including_in_Azure-Related_Units⦈_ So the government bailouts [1, 2] were not enough Summary: The layoffs_at_Microsoft impact Azure; and why is this so important? 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gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/01/18/believing-what-microsoft-says/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 01.18.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Media_Policy:_Repeat_What_Microsoft_Spokespeople_Are_Saying,_Don’t Investigate_Simple_Facts⠀✐ Posted in Deception, Microsoft, Videos at 2:21 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/microsoft-layoffs.webm Summary: How long does Microsoft think it can keep calling these_layoffs a “rumour”??? Source: Microsoft_segment (2:52-3:19). A lot of other mainstream/corporate media channels we saw in YouTube were no better than the above. They don’t care about facts. It’s as if to not believe what Microsoft says would be a “hate crime”. “Mind Control: To control mental output you have to control mental input. Take control of the channels by which developers receive information, then they can only think about the things you tell them. Thus, you control mindshare!” –Microsoft,_internal_document [PDF] ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 284 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/01/18/bill-gates-nda/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/01/18/bill-gates-nda/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 01.18.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ [Meme]_It_Was_Never_the_Same_After_Bill_Gates_Paid_the_Sirius_CEO_Under_a Non-Disclosure_Agreement_(NDA)⠀✐ Posted in Bill_Gates, Deception, Free/Libre_Software at 9:43 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Last week: When_You_Realise_That_Your_Employer_Not_Only_Abandons_Free_Software But_is_Also_Becoming_Truly_Dodgy_(and_Starts_Taking_Money_From_Bill_Gates_Under a_Non-Disclosure_Agreement) 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇I_pay_your_company_under_an_NDA,_weeks_later_you_and_your wife_receive_humiliating_treatment,_only_to_be_acquitted⦈_ Summary: Sirius_‘Open_Source’ was destroyed after the company experimented with a (now failed) relocation, due to a “first US client” being Gates Foundation when I was posting many Techrights articles about Jeffrey_Epstein_and_Bill Gates_at_MIT ⠀⢀⡀⠀⣀⣀⠀⣀⡀⣀⣀⡂⢂⣀⣀⠀⣀⡀⢀⡀⣀⢁⣀⡀⠀⢀⣀⡀⢀⣀⡀⣀⡀⣀⡀⣀⣀⠀⣀⡀⢀⡀⣀⣈⢛⡻⡟⣛⣛⣛⡛⣛⢛⣛⣛⢟⣛⡛⣛⣛⢿⡿⣛⡻⢟⡻⣛⣿⢛⡛⡛⣛⣛⡻⢟⣛⢿⣿ ⠀⢸⡇⠀⣿⣸⢇⡿⣷⠸⣿⠇⠀⢿⡿⢸⡇⣿⢸⡇⣿⢸⣯⡟⠀⣿⡿⠷⣿⣿⡇⣿⣧⣿⡇⣿⣸⢧⡟⣧⢸⣧⣿⢹⣾⢳⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣼⢸⡏⣿⢸⣯⡅⣿⣿⢻⣇⡿⣷⢸⣷⣿⢸⢸⣧⡇⣿⣿⡇⣼⢿⡾⣿ ⠀⠸⠇⠄⠿⠀⠸⠟⠿⠀⠿⠀⠀⠸⠇⠸⢧⠿⠸⢧⠿⠸⠇⠿⢀⠻⣿⠟⠻⣿⠇⠿⠹⠻⠇⠿⢰⠸⠟⠿⠸⠟⠿⡆⠿⣿⣇⢿⡿⠻⠏⠿⠸⠧⠿⠸⠷⠄⠿⠿⢿⠹⠟⠿⠸⠟⠿⣸⠸⠹⠇⠿⠿⠇⠿⠻⠇⣿ ⠈⠀⠀⠀⠺⢿⣿⡿⠆⠀⠀⢀⣠⣤⣶⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣤⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣀⡀⠀⠀⠰⠿⣛⣛⡍⣉⣥⣴⣮⣍⡛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡧⠟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⣀⣠⣴⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣩⣭⠻⣦⡀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣷⣭⣥⣍⣩⣎⠙⠠⣩⣽⣿⢫⠶⠒⣶⣿⣿⡻⡇⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⡿⢿⣛⣛⣛⣟⣛⡻⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⢻⣷⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⢯⣿⣻⣉⠉⡠⢢⣿⣿⣯⣷⣶⣷⣶⣼⣿⣿⡇⣠⣿⣿⣿⡫⠙⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠆⢰⠁⠆⡛⢩⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡤⢾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣾⣭⣭⡭⢶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣿⣿⢷⠠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⡌⠹⠀⡢⠃⠁⡩⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠋⢁⡘⢟⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣍⣿⣿⣿⡃⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠠⠁⠜⢁⡴⠊⠀⠨⡻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⢾⣿⣿⣿⣤⣬⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠕⠡⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠌⠔⠁⠀⡠⠦⣒⣚⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⢹⣿⣿⣾⣽⣿⣿⣦⣤⣚⡷⢿⣭⣽⠭⢛⣻⣿⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣥⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡈⢌⠄⢢⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣡⣾⣿⣷⣤⣀⠀⣈⣤⣿⣷⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣝⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣼⣿⣿⣟⠿⠿⠿⣣⣿⣿⠟⡃⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣏⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣛⣿⠿⣺⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⢿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⢠⣶⣶⣶⡿⠃⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠛⠛⠉⠁⣠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣯⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠋⠁⠀⠀⢘⣿⣿⡃⠀⠀⠈⣛⣫⣽⣾⠟⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢠⣯⡸⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠛⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⡿⡈⡀⠀⠀⠈⠉⢩⢱⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⡻⡛⣉⣀⣀⣀⣀⢀⢀⣀⠠⣐⠚⣂⢙⣛⣟⣻⣟⣿⡿⡿⡿⣟⡻⣇⣘⠿⣛⡦⡀⣉⣛⡛⠋⡁⡀⣀⡀⣀⣀⣀⣀⠀⡀⣀⢀⢁⢀⣉⣐⡒⢒⣊⢀⣀⢘⣻⢟⣻⣛⣻⣟⣟⡻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠻⣿⢷⡇⣿⢼⡧⣿⣿⢘⢮⢠⣿⢰⣿⡆⣿⢸⡧⣿⣿⢰⢳⠇⡇⡇⣿⣿⠀⣟⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢻⠇⡇⣷⣿⣿⣿⢾⠀⣷⣿⣾⢸⢸⡧⣿⢤⢸⢿⢸⡧⣿⣛⢸⠇⣿⢿⣿⣿⢄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⡿⠿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠉⠈⠁⠉⠉⠉⠉⠈⠨⠯⠼⠭⠭⠭⢥⡭⠬⠭⠭⠭⠾⠬⠴⠽⠅⠽⠯⠦⠥⠭⠥⠭⠭⠍⠀⠈⠀⠙⠁⠙⠋⠉⠈⠀⠉⠉⠉⣬⠬⠥⠭⠵⣬⠬⢬⠭⢽⠯⠬⠭⠭⠬⠭⠭⠥⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿ ⢹⣿⡇⡇⣿⣿⣾⡇⡇⣿⢸⣧⣿⡌⣿⢹⣿⣧⡇⣏⣃⡏⣿⢹⣿⣿⡯⢸⢿⢹⡏⣿⣿⡏⣿⢽⣧⡇⣿⢡⠀⣿⣿⣿⣼⢸⠀⣷⠇⠈⡏⢸⢹⢸⣿⣽⢸⡅⣇⣿⣦⡏⠇⣿⣷⣿⣿⢸⠈⡏⢹⡏⣿⢽⡏⡇⣿⣿ ⠘⠛⠃⠓⠋⠛⠃⠃⠃⠛⠚⡛⠛⠃⠛⠘⠛⠛⠃⠓⢓⣧⣛⣜⣛⣛⣓⣚⣙⣘⣣⡛⣛⣓⣛⣚⣛⣃⣛⣰⣀⣛⣋⣛⣙⣘⣂⣘⣼⣇⣃⣜⣚⣼⣛⣚⣘⣒⣝⣛⣃⣓⣣⣛⢯⣙⣛⣘⣀⣣⣞⣣⣛⣚⣓⣣⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 342 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/01/18/corrupt-management/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/01/18/corrupt-management/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 01.18.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Sirius_‘Open_Source’_Needed_a_Staff_Union_to_Save_the_Company_From_Abusive, Corrupt_Management⠀✐ Posted in Free/Libre_Software, Law at 12:45 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link | md5sum 7d777a6535bcafb6984260cd8b1e6ec8 Sirius Treats Staff as Lacking Basic Rights Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 http://techrights.org/videos/sirius-and-trade-unions.webm Summary: Sirius_‘Open_Source’ failed to accomplish what its mission statement said, but it wasn’t the fault of Free software (or “Open Source”); it was the fault of management that does not understand Free software, rejects Free software, and cracks down on staff that advocates Software Freedom THIS series has thus far shown that in 2019 things took a turn for the worse, perhaps_coincidentally_around_the_very_same_time the Gates_Foundation secretly paid under an NDA. Within weeks at least 2 “managers” conspired to send not only me but also my wife to humiliating disciplinary action (we were fully acquitted by an external HR firm, but the bullying management was never held accountable). “So we ended up in a crooked, dishonest, lousy company, where technical staff collectively suffered the wrath/”big ego” of the “Big Shot” management (it’s always right and it knows everything; even when it’s wrong it will never admit it).”Back then we realised (several different aggrieved employees) that had workers set up a union, even managers would be held accountable. But Sirius was already run by vicious people, who would never tolerate a union and would likely ‘hunt down’ any perceived union ‘leaders’. So we ended up in a crooked, dishonest, lousy company, where technical staff collectively suffered the wrath/”big ego” of the “Big Shot” management (it’s always right and it knows everything; even when it’s wrong it will never admit it). The management disregarded Free software, failed to make payments to providers (we’ve shown examples), and basically rode the “brand” of company already (by that time) over 20 years old. Opportunists and charlatans. “If you work for ogres, don’t wait for them to start a witch-hunt.”The video above explains the last straw. It was all about me chatting with a close friend about what I was experiencing at the company, only after the company had failed to act as I expressed those same grievances internally. What I did wasn’t wrong. First of all, what I said was accurate; it’s all true. Second, nobody is mentioned. Third, it’s informal and management should not spy on staff outside work. Fourth, Rianne had nothing to do with the informal chats and wasn’t even aware of them. They’re not “publication” but mere act of fast, informal, typos- riddled chatting in a command line about very legitimate issues brought forth internally first (the culprits want to keep it secret because the truth is embarrassing). If you work for ogres, don’t wait for them to start a witch-hunt. Quit proactively and explain to the world what happened. If you worry about what future employers might think, worry not. Clever employers with real integrity can value honesty and can identify innocent victims of utterly mad companies, governed by ruthless control freaks. █ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 422 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/01/18/dark-microsoft-reality/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/01/18/dark-microsoft-reality/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 01.18.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Behind_the_Microsoft_Layoffs_There’s_an_Even_Darker_Reality⠀✐ Posted in Deception, Finance, Microsoft at 12:13 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link | md5sum 7fb0edfd2781c995111982f6fd392be8 Do Not Lose Sight of What Microsoft Hides Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 http://techrights.org/videos/microsoft-layoffs-and-distraction.webm Summary: The Microsoft layoffs are big (even_bigger_if_one_counts_the contractors), but beneath the surface there’s a company that’s failing to evolve and is instead resorting to more illegal operations, which include not just mass bribery but also mass plagiarism (plagiarism-as-a-service) THE most_accessed_posts_this_month concern Microsoft_layoffs because the mainstream/corporate media refused to cover the issue until it was “too late” for Microsoft to hide it. The media did not bother investigating the matter. Any real journalist could ask a Microsoft insider (discreetly of course!), especially a manager, about the matter. If I can do this, salaried journalists certainly could. But nowadays journalism isn’t about informing the public but about attracting (or retaining) advertisers, including Microsoft. “I’m a huge fan of guerrilla marketing.” –Joe Wilcox, Microsoft Watch ‘Reporter’ “Remember that Microsoft makes journalists toe the line to retain their “access” to official channels of information,” an associate reminds us. We’ve documented extensive evidence of this over the years, e.g. this_Microsoft internal_document. [PDF] “…nowadays journalism isn’t about informing the public but about attracting (or retaining) advertisers, including Microsoft.”The post_we_published_hours_ago confirms the layoffs (the scale is not yet confirmed and the divisions impacted are mostly unknown). We only know that Microsoft will certainly downplay the whole thing, lie about what the motivations are, and as the video above notes, Microsoft will continue to bombard the media with its_"Hey_Hi"_PR_(plagiarism). Don’t lose sight of Azure’s failure (shut-down datacentres and layoffs for several consecutive years). Microsoft is not a security vendor, not a gaming company (XBox sales lose* the company money!), it continues to fail at “Clown Computing”, and now there are layoffs, partly obscured by a Microsoft PR campaign about “Hey Hi” (AI). Look away from the noise to find the signal. Even several bailouts from President Biden [1, 2] did not or could not prevent layoffs because the company fails to actually sell things (Microsoft has had a tight_“lobbying”_grip_on_Biden_since_the_Obama_years). It’s still far too reliant on monopoly rents, such as secret and potentially illegal OEM agreements (Windows and more). Just to clarify how/why Azure is failing, as the video above notes almost nobody uses it and the company was left with a lot of unused server capacity, resulting in a waste of energy. Energy has gotten a lot more expensive. Don’t believe the paid-for hype! █ “[A]fter analysing a five-day working week in the media, across 10 hard-copy papers, ACIJ and Crikey found that nearly 55% of stories analysed were driven by some form of public relations. The Daily Telegraph came out on top of the league ladder with 70% of stories analysed triggered by public relations. The Sydney Morning Herald gets the wooden spoon with (only) 42% PR-driven stories for that week.” –“Over_half_your_news_is_spin” ______ * Since the_early_days_of_the_XBox it has barely made any money (revenue and profit aren’t the same thing); Microsoft suffered losses, but it persisted nevertheless. One might argue that it has not really been much about dominating that market and that XBox was never about being or becoming a gaming console. Instead, this losing venture has been about fighting against general-purpose computing with a lot of restrictions inside the underlying hardware, in effect making a test bed for DRM and other lock-in using previously-commodity hardware. It’s like the handle and razor blades. Microsoft and Bill Gates have long loathed sharing and generics. 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We also habitually present evidence that this company is too broke to be worth suing as it can take 12 months for a decision to be handed down; by then, the company might be bankrupt already, unable to pay. Apropos, regarding Microsoft layoffs, some anonymous employees say that the layoffs started last week and some people aren’t being paid severance. We’ll wait and see if more verifiable accounts can be found. “We’ve used those document to show it’s getting worse over time as unbearable debt makes Sirius incapable of continued operations.”Over the past few years I occasionally downloaded documents (didn’t know years later we’d end up presenting and uploading them!) from what’s known here as “companies house” — basically a companies’ registry with PDFs hosted in AWS (millions of documents about British companies outsourced to another continent, which is ironic!). We’ve used those documents to show it’s getting worse over time as unbearable debt makes Sirius incapable of continued operations. We moreover hypothesise that the company is running away to dodge litigation and maybe dodge payments to the two ex-wives and 4 daughters, especially the young ones (early teens at this point in time). It doesn’t look good, does it? It would be very difficult to sue or take this to court for dispute resolution. It’s not clear who to even sue because the company is registered at the address of Carbon Accounting and the UK ‘CEO’, whose own business is also registered at the address of an accountancy, is hiding his home address. He literally sends us letters without a return address. So it’s not only unclear where the company is actually based but also where its managers are based. You cannot simply sent legal letters to Carbon Accounting. It would make no sense. Carbon Accounting would turn the bailiff away. “This is especially upsetting because as far back as 2019 I insisted on getting some answers. But managers were mum; they were beyond evasive. The “cabal” had a sort of conspiracy of silence, as obviously the Office Manager and Support Manager who sat there in the contract-signing knew what was going on but did not tell the staff.”Putting aside the fact that the company is registered with the accountants (Carbon Accounting) — a subject that I confronted the CEO about back in October (over the telephone!) — the address in the US may be an apartment and the addresses there seem inconsistent. The absent boss is also “sleek like an eel”, to use a term we mentioned the other week. Basically, the company now advertises itself as American (despite having at most one American staff member, a relatively recent recruit), it is playing legal tricks (and not following British law, even here in the UK), it tricked us all into signing of contracts we had not even seen (we’ll cover this later this month), and it keeps tricking people by storytelling, hiding the true story and the true state of the company. This is especially upsetting because as far back as 2019 I insisted on getting some answers. But managers were mum; they were beyond evasive. The “cabal” had a sort of conspiracy of silence, as obviously the Office Manager and Support Manager who sat there in the contract-signing knew what was going on but did not tell the staff. I asked about the whole “US” thing and got no answers at all. Lying to staff is about as bad as refusing to answer questions when asked. Something was being signed by the company with the Gates_Foundation under an NDA. 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like_stealing_and_that's_just_piracy;_Microsoft_Corp.:_Opposing_monopoly_and its_predatory_pricing_is_piracy⦈_ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Microsoft_today:_We_take_the_code_from_'hobbyists'_and encourage_plagiarism_(we_even_sell_it_as_a_subscription),_but_that's_not piracy,_it_is_'AI'_and_'Fair_Use'⦈_ Summary: Microsoft is very strict about copyright law when enforcing its monopolies; when it comes to the competition, however, Microsoft_gleefully violates_copyright_law “It’s easier for our software to compete with Linux when there’s piracy than when there’s not.” –Bill Gates ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠠⠟⠀⠀⠐⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠤⠀⠠⠐⠊⣀⣠⡭⠅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⣀⣀⢀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⠀⣀⣀⠀⠀⣀⡀⢀⣀⡀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡄⠀⠠⢔⡚⠈⠁⠀⠠⠤⠀⠠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡿⠿⢰⣿⣿⠘⢻⣿⠛⣿⣛⢸⣯⡿⠇⠀⣿⡇⢸⣿⡃⢻⣿⠛⢻⣿⠛⣿⣟⢹⣿⣻⡷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡄⣰⣶⣶⣶⣾⣤⣤⣐⣀⠀⢀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠐ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣸⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⠀⣿⣋⢠⣝⣿⡆⠀⣿⣇⢸⣿⡁⢸⣿⠀⢸⣿⠀⣿⣏⣹⣿⢹⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢼⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ 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⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⢠⣤⣤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠄⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠑⠈⠃⠚⠰⢃⣿⣿⠀⡇⠸⠁⡏⠰⣍⡑⢀⡔⠢⡌⠸⢠⠂⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⢠⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣌⣑⣋⣄⠢⠤⠝⠸⡉⢁⠃⣴⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⣸⣿⣿⣟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣿⣶⣤⣥⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 928 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 01.18.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_18/01/2023:_GNOME_Extensions_Studied_in_GNOME_Users’_‘Survey’_(Opt-in Telemetry)⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 9:00 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Desktop/Laptop o Audiocasts/Shows o Kernel_Space o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o Desktop_Environments/WMs # K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt # GNOME_Desktop/GTK * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o New_Releases o SUSE/OpenSUSE o Fedora_and_Red_Hat o Devices/Embedded o Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Web_Browsers/Web_Servers # Chromium o GNU_Projects * Leftovers o Hardware o Linux_Foundation o Security o Defence/Aggression o Environment # Energy/Transportation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Civil_Rights/Policing o Monopolies # Patents # Copyrights * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Politics o Technical # Internet/Gemini * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Magazine ☛ System76_Beefs_Up_Popular_Pangolin_Laptop –_Linux_Magazine⠀⇛ The darling of open-source-powered laptops and desktops will soon drop a new AMD Ryzen 7-powered version of their popular Pangolin laptop. System76 recently announced they would soon give their fan-favorite Pangolin laptop a boost with the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U CPU 2.7 up to 4.7 GHz with 8 cores and 16 threads, which includes an AMD Radeon 680M GPU. With the Ryzen 7, users get increased CPU clock speeds, doubled read/write speeds, and faster bandwidth at the tune of 40% faster. The Pangolin chassis is built with magnesium and offers 150 degrees of flexibility for the screen. The display has a 1920×1080 FDH matte with a 144Hz refresh rate. Tucked inside the chassis is a battery with 10% more life than previous iterations, so you can expect to get roughly 10 hours of productivity from the new configuration. Other specs include 32 GB LPDDR5 RAM @ 6400 MHz, 2 x M.2 SSD (PCIe NVMe) with up to 16TG total in storage, 3 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports, 1 USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C port, an SD card reader, single color backlit keyboard, gigabit ethernet, WiFI 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, Video ports (including HDMI 2.0, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C w/displayport), full-range speakers and 1 headphone/mic combo jack, a single 1.0 MP 720p HD webcam, and a 70 Wh Li-Ion battery. # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ 5_Reasons_Why_Most_People_Choose_to_Stick With_Linux_on_the_Steam_Deck⠀⇛ Installing Windows or any other Linux distro is possible on the Steam Deck. So why do most people choose not to replace the default SteamOS? The Steam Deck is a portable gaming PC, and Windows dominates the PC gaming landscape. It makes sense to assume people would want to install Windows on the Steam Deck for the best gaming experience. Many of us suspected this would be the case, back before the Steam Deck’s launch. But the Steam Deck is out now, and most people don’t bother with installing Windows. The majority stick with Linux, and here’s why. # ⚓ Linux Magazine ☛ New_Linux_Distribution_Built_For_Gamers_– Linux_Magazine⠀⇛ With a Gnome desktop that offers different layouts and a custom kernel, PikaOS is a great option for gamers of all types. PikaOS wants to be your new favorite desktop Linux, especially if you’re into games. This distribution is similar to what Nobara offers, only instead of using Fedora as its base, it opts for Ubuntu. PikaOS promises gaming “out-of-the-box” so you don’t have to bother with complicated configurations or complex third-party app installation. You’ll find the best drivers installed or readily available via the Welcome App and a high level of compatibility for both software and hardware. PikaOS goes with the XanMod kernel, which implements numerous customized settings to provide ultra-low latency and support for cutting-edge hardware. You’ll also find the APX package manager, which is a wrapper for managing APT packages. One thing to keep in mind, however, is that PikaOS doesn’t come with a large selection of pre- installed apps. Even the apps commonly associated with gaming on Linux aren’t installed by default. # ⚓ LinuxCommand.org:_Tips,_News_And_Rants:_Recent_Change_to Community_Translation_Policy⠀⇛ I am hoping that with change I can get some of the translations moving. Some of them have been “in progress” for more than 5 years and it would be great if they got finished. I will be making the change to the “Books” page soon, so keep an eye out for your chance to contact one of the translation team to offer help or encouragement. # ⚓ AIM ☛ Find_Linux_Community_Toxic?_Meet_the_Daddy [Ed: Toxic Microsoft_shill_(Anirudh_VK),_working_on_Microsoft’s_payroll, continues_to_slander_the_GNU/Linux_community]⠀⇛ o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Video ☛ MX_Linux_21.3_KDE_overview_|_simple_configuration, high_stability,_solid_performance._–_Invidious⠀⇛ In this video, I am going to show an overview of MX Linux 21.3 KDE and some of the applications pre- installed. # ⚓ Video ☛ Buying_A_Linux_Supported_Capture_Card_Made_Easy_– Invidious⠀⇛ I was recently in a position to replace my old Avermedia Live Gamer Portable 2 Plus but when buying a capture card on Linux it can be a bit of a nightmare so what should you be looking for to make your life a little easier. # ⚓ FLOSS_Weekly_715:_Lower_Cloud_Costs_for_Java_–_Bellsoft, Alpaquita_Linux,_Liberica_JDK⠀⇛ Alex Belokrylov of Bellsoft tells Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett how Java has evolved into an ideal language for cloud infrastructure, especially through the Liberica JDK and Bellsoft’s new Alpaquita Linux distro: the only Linux optimized for Java. Reduced costs, faster deployment, better security, and a brightening future are just a few of the topics discussed on FLOSS Weekly. # ⚓ Video ☛ 5_NEXTCLOUD_UPDATES_that_will_make_you_ditch_Google –_Apple_–_Invidious⠀⇛ # ⚓ Video ☛ CachyOS_Linux_|_Arch_Based_Distro_–_Invidious⠀⇛ In this video, I take a quick look at CachyOS Linux! CachyOS is a distribution based on Arch Linux that offers an easy installation, several customization options to suit every user, and special optimizations for improved performance while remaining simple. # ⚓ Video ☛ Linux_Terminal_Commands_EVERYONE_Should_Know⠀⇛ A quick video covering Linux terminal commands I believe everyone should know. # ⚓ Tux Digital ☛ 47:_Projects_–_Linux_Out_Loud_–_TuxDigital⠀⇛ This week, Linux Out Loud chats about the age of building PCs coming to an end. Welcome to episode 47 of Linux Out Loud. We fired up our mics, connected those headphones as we searched the community for themes to expound upon. We kept the banter friendly, the conversation somewhat on topic, and had fun doing it. # ⚓ Video ☛ Five_Very_Popular_Linux_Distros_That_Are_Now_DEAD! –_Invidious⠀⇛ Most Linux distros will eventually die. Chances are that your current Linux distro won’t be around in 5, 10 or 20 years. Here are five Linux distros that I thought were great that are no longer with us… o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux_Kernel [Ed: These are really poor articles (a series of new posts from Satish Kumar, conflating the kernel with many other things)]⠀⇛ Linux Kernel: The Heart of the Linux Operating System # ⚓ How_does_Linux_work?⠀⇛ The Linux kernel is the core of the operating system, and it is responsible for managing the resources of the computer. Linux also includes a wide range of tools and utilities that make it easy to manage and customize the operating system. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ OMG! Linux ☛ 3_Command-Line_RSS_Readers_for_Linux_–_OMG! Linux⠀⇛ RSS feeds remain one of the best ways to keep a (non-algorithmically-adjusted) eye on the latest content from your favourite websites, blogs, projects, and more. When combined with an RSS reader, the “Really Simple Syndication” format does the hard work of fetching news for you. Instead of you needing to open 10 different websites in your browser each morning, you open your RSS reader and see it all there, saving you time and effort. A wide range of RSS reader apps (often called a news aggregator) for Linux are available. This includes desktop clients like NewsFlash, Liferea, and RSSOwl, through to side-features in other apps, like Thunderbird and Vivaldi (that browser does everything but your laundry). You can also use a command line RSS reader, like the ones featured below. # ⚓ Run_Shell_Commands_In_Almost_Any_Application_That_Supports Typing_Text_With_Shin_–_Linux_Uprising_Blog⠀⇛ Shin (shell input method) is a tool that lets you run shell commands in almost any text input on your Linux desktop. # ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ Beyond_Bash:_9_Lesser-Known_Linux_Shells_and Their_Capabilities⠀⇛ A Shell provides an interface to Linux and Unix- like systems by interpreting commands and acts as an intermediary between the user and the core workings of the operating system. Undoubtedly, the bash shell is the most popular one, and some users prefer other shells like ZSH, which is the default shell in macOS. But many shells exist other than these popular ones, with different features and use cases. In this article, we will take a look at some less popular shells that are actively maintained and provide a different user experience. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Matomo_on_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS_– idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Matomo on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, Matomo, previously known as Piwik, is an open-source web analytics software that allows you to track and analyze your website’s visitors and their behavior. It can be used to track website visitors, track user interactions on a website, and generate reports on website traffic, search engine optimization, and conversion rate optimization. Matomo is written in PHP and uses a MySQL/MariaDB database to store data. 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 Matomo Web Analytics on Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish). You can follow the same instructions for Ubuntu 22.04 and any other Debian- based distribution like Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Pop!_OS, and more as well. # ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ Installing_Google_Chrome_on_Linux_Mint:_The_Easy Way⠀⇛ Want to use Chrome web browser on Linux Mint? Learn the easy way to install Google Chrome on Linux Mint in just a few simple steps! Google Chrome, developed by Google, is the world’s most widely used web browser. At the same time, most Linux distros ship with Firefox by default because it is open-source software, and Linux Mint follows this trend. However, many Linux users prefer to use Google Chrome as their primary web browser. In this guide, I will show you three easy ways to install Google Chrome on Linux Mint, so you can start browsing the web with your favorite browser in no time. Choose the one that is the easiest to implement for you. # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Install_Adminer_on_Ubuntu⠀⇛ Adminer is a web-based tool that allows you to manage multiple database systems from a central location. The tool is user-friendly, lightweight, and top-notch in performance with a neat user interface. The Adminer database manager is available on all Linux distributions. You can easily install and configure it on Ubuntu via the terminal and access its web interface via any browser. You can run database operations directly from the Adminer dashboard and easily manage multiple databases. Here’s how to install and set up Adminer on Ubuntu. # ⚓ Real Linux User ☛ How_to_use_Zenkit_To_Do_on_Linux_to support_your_productive_life_–_Real_Linux_User⠀⇛ I am a fan of productivity applications, like To Do and Kanban applications. In the past, I have paid attention to the open source To Do applications named Planner and Super Productivity, both of which I think are superb productivity applications for Linux, with both their own specific qualities. In this new article, I want to give an introduction to the To Do app from the Zenkit Suite, which is not open source and is only partly free. Although I think open-source as a concept is important, I am not an open-source purist. In my opinion, the availability of quality closed-source applications is of great importance for the wide acceptance and growing success of Linux on the desktop, because it can attract existing macOS and Windows users who already use these apps and simply can switch over to Linux without the need to immediately search for alternatives. In this article, I want to share how to use Zenkit To Do on Linux to support your productive life. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ How_to_configure_iptables_on_Ubuntu_|_FOSS Linux⠀⇛ The user-space application software iptables allows you to configure the tables supplied by the Linux distro firewall and the chains and rules stored in them. The iptables kernel module only applies to IPv4 traffic; to create firewall rules for IPv6 connections, use ip6tables, which corresponds to the same command structures as iptables. The iptables program is a Linux-based firewall that is included with various Linux distributions. It is a prominent software-based firewall solution. It’s an essential tool for Linux system administrators to learn and comprehend. For security reasons, any publicly accessible server on the Internet should have a firewall activated. In most cases, you would only expose ports for services you want to be available through the Internet. All other ports would stay blocked and Internet-inaccessible. You might want to open ports for your web services in a standard server, but you probably don’t want to make your database publicly available! # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_PHP_8.2,_8.1,_8.0,_7.4_on CentOS_Stream_EL9_or_EL8⠀⇛ PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used, open-source programming language particularly suited for web development. It can be easily integrated into the CentOS stream system, providing many benefits. # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_NetBox_on_Rocky_Linux_9⠀⇛ NetBox is an Infrastructure Resource Modelling (IRM) software designed for network automation and infrastructure engineering. # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_Wireguard_VPN_on_Rocky_Linux 9⠀⇛ Wireguard is an open-source VPN protocol alternative to IPSec, IKEv2, and OpenVPN. # ⚓ How_to_Kick_Out_SSH_Users_from_the_Linux_System⠀⇛ As a sysadmin, when you are working on a remote system or server, multiple users might be accessing the same system via SSH simultaneously. Active users can gently disconnect from the server by issuing the “exit” command in the terminal once they are done with their work. However, some careless users fail to logout and leave the session running in the background, which will logout the user only if you configured SSH to automatically kick out the user after a certain amount of idle time or the user logs out manually. In this quick tutorial, you will learn how to kick out SSH-connected users from the target system from your end as a sysadmin. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Rename_a_Batch_of_Files_in_Linux⠀⇛ The “mv” command is generally used in Linux to rename a single file. But sometimes, it requires to rename a batch of files. Many utilities exist in Linux to do this task. Some of them are “rename”, “imv”, “qmv”, “mmv”, etc. These are not installed in Linux by default. These utilities are required to install to rename a batch of files. The batch of files can also be removed using the built-in “mv” command with the loop or other commands. The different ways to rename a batch of files in Linux are shown in this tutorial. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Use_the_Sed_Command_to_Replace_a_String in_a_File⠀⇛ The full form of the “sed” command is a stream editor. This command is a very powerful command of the Linux operating system and it is used for various purposes. One of the common uses of this command is to find and replace one or more string values of a file. The particular content of a file can be replaced by this command without opening the file. The “sed” command supports regular expression. The specific string value can be searched inside a file based on the regular expression which is defined with this command. The different ways of searching and replacing the particular string in a file using the “sed” command are shown in this tutorial. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Use_the_Curl_Command_in_Bash⠀⇛ The full form of curl is the Client URL. It is a command-line tool that is used to transfer the data from or to any server using a particular protocol such as HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, TELNET, LDAP, etc. A specific URL is used by this tool to communicate with a web server or the application server to get or send the data. It can be used directly from the terminal or by using any script. Downloading the files from the server, debugging, endpoint testing, and other tasks can be done using curl. The different uses of the curl command are shown in this tutorial. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Use_the_Bash_“If_–Z”_and_“If_–N” Statements_to_Test_the_String⠀⇛ The “if” statement is used in Bash for conditional branching like in other programming languages. The “if” statement can be used to check the different conditions in Bash. The different types of comparison operators, logical operators, and options are used with the “if” statement for testing. The uses of the “-z” and “-n” option to test the string values using the “if” statement in Bash are shown in this tutorial. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Bash_Built-In_Commands⠀⇛ Many built-in commands exist in Bash to perform different types of tasks. Bash has no built-in function like other programming languages. But the tasks of the built-in functions can be done easily using the different types of built-in commands of Bash. Bash has some special built-in commands and some inherited built-in commands which are inherited from the shell commands. The purposes of the most commonly used built-in commands of Bash and the uses of some built-in commands are described in this tutorial. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Bash_PATH_Tutorial⠀⇛ The PATH is an environment variable that is used to store the location of the resources that contain executable files on the Linux operating system. The PATH is defined using slash(/) and alphanumeric characters. Two types of PATH can be defined in Linux. One is an absolute path and the other is a relative path. The full location of a particular file or directory or file system is defined by an absolute path. The location that is relative to the current working directory is defined by the relative path. The $PATH variable mainly contains the location of those directories that execute frequently such as/bin, /usr/bin, /usr/local/bin, etc. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Bash_Pipe_Tutorial⠀⇛ Normally, we get the output of any command into the terminal. Sometimes, we need to send the output of the command as the input of another command. This task can be done by executing the commands multiple times. But this task can be done easily using a pipe command that executes two or more commands at a time in Linux where the output of the one command is the input of the next command. The ‘|’ operator is used for piping. The uses of the pipe command are described in this tutorial. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Use_the_Stdin,_Stderr,_and_Stdout Streams_in_Bash⠀⇛ Three streams are opened when the Linux operating system starts. These are stdin, stdout, and stderr. The full form of stdin is standard input which is used to take an input from the user. The full form of stdout is the standard output which is used to store the output of the command into the stdout stream. The full form of stderr is the standard error which is used to store the error message that is generated from any command into the data stream. The uses of these streams are shown in this tutorial. The corresponding numerical identifier values of stdin, stdout, and stderr are 0, 1, and 2. # ⚓ Adafruit ☛ A_Beginner’s_Guide_to_Arduino_Inputs/Outputs!⠀⇛ Becky Stern is back with another of her excellent Digi-Key electronics tutorials. In this one, she covers the basics of Arduino I/O, both analog and digital. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ GCompris_3.0_Educational_Software Released_with_8_New_Activities,_More⠀⇛ GCompris 3.0 is here more than a year after GCompris 2.0 and introduces eight new activities, including “Mouse click training” for practicing using a mouse with left and right clicks, as well as “Create the fractions” and “Find the fractions” for learning decimal quantities with pie or rectangle charts. Other new activities included in this release are “Discover the International Morse code” for learning how to communicate with the international Morse code, “Compare numbers” for learning how to compare number values using comparison symbols, “Find ten’s complement” for learning the concept of ten’s complement, along with “Swap ten’s complement” for swapping numbers of addition to optimize it using ten’s complement and “Use ten’s complement” for decomposing an addition to optimize it using ten’s complement. # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ OMG! Linux ☛ GNOME_Data_Reveals_Most_of_Us_Use_GNOME Extensions_–_OMG!_Linux⠀⇛ Last summer GNOME invited its users to run a simple information collection tool to provide them with data on how they configure their systems. And now it’s sharing details about what it learned. More than 2,500 people ran the gnome-info- collect tool on their systems, which relayed (non-sensitive or identifiable) data back to the GNOME servers. The aim: to learn more about how GNOME users use GNOME, and use the information to make GNOME better. If you’re interested in hearing about every dot, dime, and detail of what GNOME learned you’ll want to grab a coffee (no, really) to imbibe the info-dense blog post GNOME’s Allan Day has put out. It long, but it’s incredibly informative. # ⚓ GNOME ☛ gnome-info-collect:_What_we_learned_–_Form and_Function⠀⇛ Last August, we ran a research exercise using a small tool called gnome-info-collect. The tool allowed GNOME users to anonymously send us non-sensitive data about how their systems were configured. The plan was to use that data to inform our design and development decisions. We got a fantastic response to our call for participation, with over 2,500 people uploading their data to the GNOME servers. We’ve just finished the final parts of the analysis, so it’s time to share what we’ve learned. This post is on the long side, so you might want to get a brew on before you start reading! * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Founder_of_FreeDOS_recounts_the_story_so_far, and_the_future_•_The_Register⠀⇛ The last mainstream DOS-based OS was Windows ME, which went out of support 20 years ago. And yet, thanks to free software, DOS lives on. We spoke to FreeDOS founder Jim Hall about how the project started and how it’s progressing. o § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ OMG! Linux ☛ MX_Linux_21.3_’Wildflower’_Released_with_Xfce 4.18_–_OMG!_Linux⠀⇛ A new version of the MX Linux, a Debian-based Linux distro, is available to download. MX Linux 21.3 “Wildflower” is the third refresh in MX 21 series. Like the last one, this uplift consists primarily of bug fixes, application updates, plus access to a new(er) Linux kernel (though an older, stable Linux kernel is provided by default). But there are a few notable changes offered, too. MX Linux 21.3’s flagship edition is built around Xfce and thanks the Debian 11.6 Bullseye base Xfce 4.18 is included. Xfce 4.18 features include new Thunar file manager features, like file highlighting and recursive search, and new preferences in the xfce4-panel. # ⚓ The Uruk Project Blog ☛ Uruk_GNU/Linux_3.0_–_Cinnamon⠀⇛ Inherited Will of Spread the free software philosophy, Building a free “as freedom” Software, Establish and maintain good projects . As Long As Programmer Continue To Pursue The Meaning Of Freedom of software, These Things Will Never Cease!, and because Our dreams don’t ever end! We believe even a small act can start a great things, So we proudly announce the new flavor of Uruk GNU/ Linux 3.0 with Cinnamon DE. o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ OpenSUSE ☛ Mentorship_Community_Plans_Project_Finalization, Submission_–_openSUSE_News⠀⇛ People interested in mentorship for this year’s Google Summer of Code as part of openSUSE’s application will conclude a finalization meetup on Feb. 7 at 15:30 UTC on the project’s Jitsi instance channel. After the project meeting, the project will submit an application for the openSUSE Project being a mentorship organization for 2023. A large group of people involved in the project participated in a workshop on Jan. 10 with a focus on increasing mentorship for the organization and listing project mentoring ideas. Participants brainstormed project ideas during the workshop on the event’s etherpad and created listings for the project’s mentorship repository. o § Fedora and Red Hat⠀➾ # ⚓ Fedora Magazine ☛ How_to_become_a_Shortwave_listener_(SWL) with_Fedora_Linux_and_Software_Defined_Radio_–_Fedora Magazine⠀⇛ Catching signals from others is how we have started communicating as human beings. It all started, of course, with our vocal cords. Then we moved to smoke signals for long-distance communication. At some point, we discovered radio waves and are still using them for contact. This article will describe how you can tune in using Fedora Linux and an SDR dongle. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Use_FleetDM_to_optimize_system monitoring_with_Osquery_|_Enable_Sysadmin⠀⇛ Get started with FleetDM, an open source tool to submit and schedule queries across your Osquery agents, filtering them as needed. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Red_Hat_Summit_2023:_Early_bird registration_now_open!⠀⇛ As we all know, in order to thrive in the technology world, it is essential to learn what is happening now to help shape what is coming next. Staying informed is key to helping your organization prepare for what’s to come. Our flagship event, Red Hat Summit, puts you right in the center of that evolution, giving you the opportunity to connect, innovate and ultimately help shape the future of IT. If you join us May 23-25 in Boston, Massachusetts, you’ll be at the forefront of technological innovation alongside Red Hat experts, customers, partners and community members. Build your skills. Discover new features. Meet industry leaders. And so much more. With a full slate of keynote speakers, interactive sessions and hands-on labs, Red Hat Summit can help you and your team move forward, together. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Getting_to_know_Enzo_Compagnoni, regional_vice_president_–_general_manager_for_Red_Hat_ANZ⠀⇛ We’re delighted to share that Enzo Compagnoni has moved into the role of regional vice president and general manager for Red Hat Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). In his new role, Compagnoni will be responsible for leading the Red Hat business in ANZ, helping to drive the digital transformation success of customers and partners across the region. Compagnoni has over 25 years of experience in the enterprise IT industry under his belt and has been with Red Hat for more than six years, most recently as senior director for enterprise sales, ANZ. Prior to Red Hat, he has held various leadership roles in technology companies including EMC, PeopleSoft and PTC. # ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ IT_hiring:_How_to_find_the_right match_|_The_Enterprisers_Project [Ed: Red Hat promoting myths and lies again: "The Great Resignation, “quiet quitting,” and the ongoing technical skills gap."]⠀⇛ This past year has been full of employee retention and job security challenges. In the spring and summer, leaders were tasked with combating The Great Resignation, “quiet quitting,” and the ongoing technical skills gap. Now the tables have turned: Many employees risk losing their jobs with massive layoffs in the tech industry. At its core, the employer/employee relationship must be mutually beneficial. Power dynamics are constantly shifting depending on the state of the job market, but to find the best match, companies and individuals should focus on aligning mission and values. When considering a potential employee’s experience and demeanor, look for candidates who are personally aligned with your company’s overall mission. Likewise, if you’re a job seeker, look for companies that share your values, where you can leave your mark on the world while working toward a common goal in a role that challenges you to grow your skills. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ LG_India_starts_local_manufacturing_of_Side_by_Side Refrigerators,_Itel_launches_new_Linux_Smart_TVs⠀⇛ Itel has launched its new L-series smart TVs in India in two sizes. Meanwhile, LG India has inaugurated a new local manufacturing facility. # ⚓ Beebom ☛ iTel_Introduces_New_Linux-Based_Smart_TVs_in_India |_Beebom⠀⇛ iTel has introduced two new smart TVs under its L series in India. The new iTel L4365 and the iTel L3265 are Linux-based and come with Dolby Audio support among other things. Have a look at the price, features, and more details. # ⚓ The DIY Life ☛ I_3D_Printed_A_Raspberry_Pi_Case_That_AI Designed_–_The_DIY_Life⠀⇛ I’ve recently watched a few videos where people have been experimenting with Dream Studio’s AI image generator. So, I thought I’d try giving it a few prompts to generate interesting desktop computer case designs that I could turn into a new case for my Raspberry Pi. # ⚓ Hackster ☛ The_MacroPad_Jukebox_–_Hackster.io⠀⇛ MacroPad RP2040 + Raspberry Pi + some code = Rock and Roll. A severely over-engineered music player # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ UP_Xtreme_i12_Edge_mini_PC_features_Alder Lake-P_SoC_up_to_Intel_Core_i7-1280PE_–_CNX_Software⠀⇛ AAEON has just launched the UP Xtreme i12 Edge mini PC based on the company’s UP Xtreme i12 SBC equipped with an Intel Core i7-1280PE and other Alder Lake processors, up to 32GB LPDDR5 memory, and support for two M.2 NVMe SSD as well as SATA storage The Xtreme i12 Edge is the successor of the Xtreme i11 Edge Compute Enabling Kit powered by a choice of Intel Tiger Lake processors. It also comes with 2.5GbE and GbE networking, one USB4 port, several USB 3.2 Gen2 ports, HDMI and DisplayPort video outputs, plus some COM ports and a terminal block for GPIOs. [...] AAEON UP Xtreme i12 Edge supports Windows 10 Enterprise 2021 LTSC, Ubuntu 22.04, and the Yocto Project 4.0, and ships with a SATA cable and a SATA power cable. o § Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Teledyne_e2v_releases_Hydra3+_high- resolution_ToF_sensor_with_832_x_600_resolution_–_CNX Software⠀⇛ The first ToF sensor I used was an STMicro VL53L0X ranging sensor that could measure distances accurately and quickly up to 2 meters away, then the company started to launch multi-zone ToF ranging sensors such as the VL53 that enabled new features such as touch-to-focus, multiple-target identification, flash dimming, or video tracking assistance, and one variant used for human detection. But the 832×600 resolution of Hyrdra3D+ brings even more interesting use cases with the ability to create 3D maps in real-time. # ⚓ Adafruit ☛ The_Commodore_VIC_20_that_did_not_like_Cheese and_Onio⠀⇛ o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Android Authority ☛ What_is_Android_System_WebView?_Should you_disable_it?_-⠀⇛ # ⚓ 6_Best_Fixes_for_No_Sound_in_YouTube_App_on_Android_TV_– Guiding_Tech⠀⇛ # ⚓ The_Best_Android_Games_With_Controller_Support_2023_–_Droid Gamers⠀⇛ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ The_7_Best_Apps_for_Earthquake_Alerts_and Tracking_on_Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ Liliputing ☛ AYA_Neo_Pocket_Air_is_an_Android-powered handheld_game_system_with_an_OLED_display_–_Liliputing⠀⇛ # ⚓ GSM Arena ☛ Nokia_C12_launches_with_Android_12_Go_Edition, 6.3″_display_–_GSMArena.com_news⠀⇛ # ⚓ XDA ☛ Nothing_Phone_1_gets_a_new_bug-fixing_Android_13_beta update⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Headlines ☛ Unlocked_Galaxy_S20_–_A42_5G_finally get_Android_13_in_the_US⠀⇛ # ⚓ PC World ☛ How_to_stop_Android_13_from_revealing_your passwords_|_PCWorld⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android_Auto_bugs,_issues_–_problems_tracker:_Here’s_the current_status⠀⇛ # ⚓ Business Standard ☛ Android_issue_of_national_importance, world_looking_at_us,_CCI_tells_SC_|_Business_Standard_News⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ People_are_only_just_realizing_there’s_a_hidden Android_setting_that_makes_your_photos_much_better_|_The_US Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ Millions_of_Android_fans_urged_to_learn_genius hacks_that_save_you_so_much_time_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Headlines ☛ What_to_do_when_your_Android_phone_gets stuck_updating⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ # § Chromium⠀➾ # ⚓ Google ☛ Chrome_Releases:_Chrome_Beta_for_Android Update⠀⇛ Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 110 (110.0.5481.40) for Android. It’s now available on Google Play. You can see a partial list of the changes in the Git log. For details on new features, check out the Chromium blog, and for details on web platform updates, check here. # ⚓ Google ☛ Chrome_Releases:_Beta_Channel_Update_for Desktop⠀⇛ The Chrome team is excited to announce the promotion of Chrome 110 to the Beta channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. Chrome 110.0.5481.38 contains our usual under-the- hood performance and stability tweaks, but there are also some cool new features to explore – please head to the Chromium blog to learn more! o § GNU Projects⠀➾ # ⚓ Red Hat ☛ How_we_expanded_GCC_value_range_propagation_to floats_|_Red_Hat_Developer⠀⇛ Value range propagation (VRP) is an optimization tool used in compilers. The article Value range propagation in GCC with Project Ranger describes how this optimization works and how the GCC team implements it for C and C++ programs. This article will explain how we expand VRP beyond integers and pointers to other data types, particularly floating-point numbers. # ⚓ Richard_Stallman [Ed: The title of the page and URL slug say "Rechard"; he cannot even spell it right]⠀⇛ In conclusion, Richard Stallman is a pioneering figure in the world of software development. His ideas about free software and open-source software have had a significant impact on the way that software is developed and distributed. The Free Software Movement and the GNU Project, which he founded, have led to the creation of many popular software programs and have influenced the way that software is developed in the private sector. Stallman’s work continues to inspire others in the field of software development and his legacy will continue to shape the future of technology. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ The Next Platform ☛ What_Do_We_Do_When_Compute_And_Memory Stop_Getting_Cheaper?⠀⇛ The IT industry, like every other industry we suppose, is in a constant state of dealing with the next bottleneck. It is a perpetual game of Whac-a- Mole – a pessimist might say Sisyphusian at its core, an optimist probably tries not to think about it too hard and deal with the system problem at hand. But what do you do with the hammer when all of the moles pop their heads up at the same time? Or, to be more literal, as the title above suggests, what do we do when processors and their SRAM as well as main memory stop getting cheaper as they have for many decades? How do system architects and those building and buying datacenter infrastructure not get depressed in this Post- Moore’s Law era? o § Linux Foundation⠀➾ # ⚓ LinuxInsider ☛ Open_Source_2022_Wins_and_Losses [Ed: Jack M. Germain still posting low-grade stenography for ‘Linux’ Foundation, including common FUD; the headline is very misleading as it merely parrots talking points, many of which FOSS hostile, from the Microsoft-funded LF; ‘Linux’ Foundation does not speak for Linux users but for monopolies that exploit Linux and sometimes attack it from within for financial gain]⠀⇛ # ⚓ PR Newswire ☛ Linux_Foundation_Establishes_Path_to Accelerate_the_Journey_to_an_Open_Metaverse [Ed: Classic example of the "Linux" brand misused for openwashing of truly malicious things]⠀⇛ The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization focused on fostering innovation through open source, has established the formation of the Open Metaverse Foundation (OMF) with a mission to provide a collaboration space for diverse industries to work on developing open source software and standards for an inclusive, global, vendor-neutral and scalable Metaverse. # ⚓ FOSSLife ☛ Addressing_Global_Risks_with_the_Power_of_Open Source [Ed: Amber Ankerholz (conflict of interest, LF, LPI) is posting garbage for 'Linux' Foundation]⠀⇛ # ⚓ PR Newswire ☛ The_Linux_Foundation_Announces_Conference Schedule_for_Cassandra_Summit_2023⠀⇛ The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced the full schedule for Cassandra Summit, a 2-day conference focused on Apache Cassandra®, the massively scalable open source NoSQL distributed database. The event is taking place March 13-14 in San Jose, CA and virtually. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Wednesday_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Fedora (awstats), Oracle (dpdk, libxml2, postgresql:10, systemd, and virt:ol and virt-devel:rhel), Red Hat (kernel), Slackware (git, httpd, libXpm, and mozilla), SUSE (libzypp-plugin-appdata), and Ubuntu (git, libxpm, linux-ibm-5.4, linux-oem-5.14, and ruby2.3). # ⚓ CISA ☛ Mozilla_Releases_Security_Updates_for_Firefox_| CISA⠀⇛ Mozilla has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Firefox ESR and Firefox. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. # ⚓ How_to_harden_your_WordPress_MySQL_server_|_WP_White Security⠀⇛ WordPress, the most popular CMS, runs on MySQL, the most popular database out there. Spending some time to ensure your MySQL installation and WordPress database configuration installation is adequately hardened against common attack vectors can help you reduce risks. This is especially true if you are managing your MySQL server yourself. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ CyberRisk Alliance LLC ☛ GhostSec’s_claimed_ICS_ransomware attack_questioned⠀⇛ GhostSec alleged that it was able to compromise a remote terminal unit in Belarus, a major ally of Russia, and while files were encrypted as a result of the intrusion, no ransom has been demanded. However, SynSaber noted that attacks against the targeted device, a Teleofis RTU968, which runs on the popular Linux OS OpenWrt, have been done before. [...] GhostSec was also discovered by researcher Joe Slowik not to have encrypted all files within the device during the attack, with in-use files unencrypted. “The requirements and implications of true industrial ransomware at the RTU or PLC level make this a very unlikely domain for criminals to operate in,” said Slowik. o § Environment⠀➾ # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Tedium ☛ Alternative_Currency_History:_Money_That Doesn’t_Look_Like_Money⠀⇛ Cryptocurrency isn’t exactly at the peak of its powers at the moment, admittedly, for lots of good reasons. There has been at least one unmitigated financial disaster involving a crypto exchange in recent months, and anyone who held onto their NFTs after, say, June, did not find that to be a wise decision. Tedium isn’t really a crypto publication, but it does like writing about unusual things, and on the currency front, there’s a lot that’s unusual about currency that doesn’t come in the form of coins, dollar bills, or even cryptocurrency. Today’s Tedium talks about types of currency that aren’t really designed for your wallet o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Reuters ☛ Exclusive:_ECB_union_says_staff_losing_faith_in leadership_over_inflation,_pay⠀⇛ o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ AccessNow ☛ Saudi_Arabia:_Call_for_release_of_two_Saudi Wikipedians_–_Access_Now⠀⇛ Access Now, ALQST for Human Rights, ARTICLE 19, Global Voices (GV), the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and IFEX call for the immediate release of two Saudi doctors and internet activists arrested in 2020 for their online activism. One of them, Osama Khalid, has been sentenced to more than 30 years in prison. Osama Khalid and Ziad Al-Sufyani, two young doctors known for their contribution to Wikipedia posts in Arabic, have been sentenced to prison in Saudi Arabia. Both have contributed to the online encyclopaedia, which is maintained and managed by volunteers, over the last decade, and had edited articles about woman human rights defender Loujain Al-Hathloul. They were arrested in the summer of 2020 while Saudi Arabia was under Covid-19 lockdown and initially sentenced to five and eight years’ imprisonment respectively, before Khalid’s sentence was increased to 32 years upon his appeal. Few details are known about either case. The news of Khalid’s imprisonment and prison sentence was first reported by ALQST in September 2022. The news was shared along with news of another case of lengthy sentences being handed down to tribal activists Abdulilah Al-Huwaiti and Abdullah Dukhail Al-Huwaiti, who both received 50- year prison terms for opposing their forced displacement from their land to make way for the building of the fantasy city NEOM. # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ Internet Freedom Foundation ☛ MeitY_proposes_another Amendment_to_the_IT_Rules:_PIB’s_fact-check_team_will be_able_to_take_down_“fake”_news⠀⇛ On January 17, 2023, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has proposed yet another amendment to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules, 2021). These amendments dated 17.01.2023 to the IT Rules, 2021 (Proposed Amendments) seek to introduce a new category for the take down of social media content and news media content, i.e. any information that has been identified as ‘fake’ or ‘false’ by the Press Information Bureau (PIB), or any other agency of the Union Government, to which the news story relates. This will heavily impact the freedom of speech, expression and information online, and will make the Union Government the final arbiter of what news may be published and what must be removed. [...] The IT Rules, 2021 were issued jointly by MeitY and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) to increase government oversight over India’s internet usage. Part II of the Rules deals with the regulation of intermediaries, including social media intermediaries. Social media intermediaries include messaging-related intermediaries, such as WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram, and media-related intermediaries, such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. This part is administered by MeitY. Part III deals with the regulation of digital news media and OTT platforms, such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney+Hotstar. Part III is administered by the MIB. The IT Rules, 2021, whose legality is contentious, undermines the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression and privacy for millions of internet users in India. The IT Rules, 2021 have been unequivocally criticised by experts, civil society, digital rights groups, industry bodies, technology companies, technical groups, members of the press, and even by Special Rapporteurs from the United Nations who called these rules incompatible with “international law and standards related to the right to privacy and to freedom of opinion and expression” and sought their withdrawal. At least 17 Petitioners have challenged the constitutionality of the IT Rules, 2021, including LiveLaw Media Pvt. Ltd. before the Kerala High Court and Mr. T.M. Krishna before the Madras High Court. The Kerala provided interim protection to LiveLaw against coercive orders by the State under these Rules, and the Madras High Court has stayed Rules 9(1) and 9(3) of the IT Rules, 2021 while observing that the oversight mechanism in the Rules may “rob the media of its independence”. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Public Knowledge ☛ Public_Knowledge_Asks_Supreme_Court_To Protect_Free_Expression,_Competition_Online_in_Gonzalez_v. Google_–_Public_Knowledge⠀⇛ Today, Public Knowledge filed an amicus curiae brief in the case Gonzalez v. Google. The brief argues that content recommendations are shielded by Section 230, and that only Congress should update the law in a way that furthers its goals of free expression and competition, while limiting the spread of online harms. The following may be attributed to John Bergmayer, Legal Director of Public Knowledge: “The question before the Court is not whether YouTube did the right thing by publishing terrorist videos. It did not, and this case—as well as many others—shows that policy responses are needed to address the spread of harmful, extremist, and hateful content online. “But any such responses (and there is no one silver bullet) must come from Congress, not the courts. Section 230 of the Communications Act says that platforms like YouTube cannot be held liable for publishing user-uploaded material. As our brief explains, content recommendations that present videos to users meet even the narrow, common law conception of ‘publishing,’ and are squarely shielded by Section 230. Creative lawyering that describes the same set of facts in different terms does not get around this. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ AccessNow ☛ When_sanctions_undermine_human_rights_online_– Access_Now⠀⇛ For over a century, sanctions regimes have been a preferred foreign policy tool for states seeking to punish those who jeopardize peace, wage war, or infringe human rights. But in the digital age, implementing sanctions can inadvertently curtail millions of ordinary people’s fundamental rights. Despite this, countries continue to careen recklessly down Sanctions Boulevard, brandishing outdated protocols better suited to the Cold War of the previous century. To prevent further harm to fundamental rights and to ensure modern sanctions regimes are fit-for-purpose, authorities, companies, and civil society must all step up. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ State_Attorneys_General_Raise_Concerns_About_Threats Posed_by_Litigation_Funding_–_Patent_Progress⠀⇛ In November, I wrote about the opportunity for Congress to find common ground on transparency issues, including bringing greater transparency… # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Walled Culture ☛ Peer_review_has_failed,_and_that’s great_news_–_for_diamond_open_access,_science_and society_–_Walled_Culture⠀⇛ Over on his Experimental History blog, which he describes as “cognitive sneezing and interior design for your head“, Adam Mastroianni has two great posts about peer review in science. Wikipedia defines peer review as “the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work (peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field.” Mastroianni explains that although ubiquitous today, peer review is a relatively new phenomenon. After World War II governments poured huge amounts of money into research; peer review was supposed to make sure the money was well spent. But as Mastroianni documents, peer review has failed on just about every metric. Research productivity has been flat or declining for decades; reviewers consistently miss major flaws in submitted papers; fraudulent work is published all the time. Peer review often encourages bad research because of unhelpful comments; and scientists themselves don’t care about peer review: they actively seek to circumvent it, and ignore it in their own reading. # ⚓ Public Domain Review ☛ Battles_of_the_Sexes:_Duels between_Women_and_Men_in_1400s_*Fechtbücher*_–_The Public_Domain_Review⠀⇛ These manuscript illustrations from the 1400s raise a historically vexing question: did men and women really duel to settle judicial disputes? * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ 2023:_The_Year_I_Change_My_Walk⠀⇛ This year my big fitness goal is to change how I walk and stand. This sounds extreme but hear me out. I have naturally fallen arches in my feet which has lead to the rest of my body compensating for the lack of support. My knees are a bit wonky, my posture is slouched and many of my stabilizer muscles are extremely weak. Over the last few years I’ve methodically worked on improving many of my weaknesses. I’ve fixed my posture significantly and I’ve greatly improved my core strength. This year I’m targeting everything from the hips down. I’ve started working with an incredible trainer who has shown me exercises that pinpoint my weaknesses and it’s been game-changing. I actually _have_ arches now and I haven’t used my insoles in weeks! I’m seeing tremendous results already and I’m eager to continue making progress over the next few months. I’ve got a gym membership now and access to weights and machines that I’ll be using to further strengthen my legs. I’ve also learned a number of resistance-band exercises that really make me feel the burn. # ⚓ Star_Log_2023-01-17_Evening_(Fairbanks,_AK,_US)⠀⇛ Yesterday evening the skies cleared up unexpectedly, so I started a stargazing session about 8:30pm AKST at the Chena Pump rd boat launch. I decided to take a gamble this time and bring the PowerSeeker 127EQ telescope, instead of my familiar 60AZ-M. The 127 still lacks a working targeting scope, so I just stole the one off the 60AZ-M. I started off with the 25mm eyepiece, and I was blown away by how much brighter the stars were in the 127 vs the 60AZ-M, and how many more stars I could see. I didn’t imagine there would so much difference. Patches of sky which used to look like a few dim stars suddenly became bright clusters of dozens of stars. M42, for example, previously just looked like a little glow of light, but now I could see definite shapes of nebula cloud. # ⚓ Album_#148:_White_Blood_Cells⠀⇛ Back when this came out, it was *everywhere*, which a younger me reacted to by ignoring it as far as possible. The best defence I can come up with is that it really makes a difference to how I listen to an album, and the expectations i have going in. But that’s just a way of justifying dumb behaviour. # ⚓ exploring_expectations⠀⇛ As humans, we should take responsibility for our actions and strive to act deliberately and with forethought in all things that we do. Practically, this is impossible, but in conditioning ourselves to behave rationally, when we are in high stress situations, we have a better chance of remaining in control of ourselves and avoiding inadvertent harm (to others or ourselves) and making poor choices. o § Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ The_Heihe-Tengchong_Line_and_Flyover_States⠀⇛ The People’s Republic of China is the third-largest country in the world by total land area, after Russia and Canada, and it has the largest population of any country in the world. These facts are well-known to most people. What many people don’t know, however, is that China can be split into two strikingly-different parts along population lines. This split is referred to as the Heihe-Tengchong Line^, named after the two cities through which the line is traditionally drawn. The area east of the line, while only comprising 43% of China’s total land area, is home to 94% of the country’s total population; the other 57% of land contains only 6% of the population. o § Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ NixOS_in_my_laptop⠀⇛ Everything is working as expected after some tweaking: X11, power management, acpi -including the backlight-, the touchpad, suspend, audio, camera and all of my applications are working fine with the (almost) same configuration as I had in my previous Arch Linux system. After a week working with NixOS, still is “a stranger” distro to me because there are something “weird things” like non-standard directories (and everything is “packed”) in the /nix path and there are some “concepts” around the configuration, which can be splited into more files and also some concepts like flakes and home-manager configurations, which makes sense to me if you want to perform post configurations into your dotfiles and declare all the custom parameters for your tool chain. # ⚓ Host_Only_Relayd⠀⇛ OpenBSD’s relayd is probably intended to be used with at least three systems: a backend, the relay host, and a client interacting with a backend by way of the relay host. This is at least two systems too many. However, running relayd and a backend and client code all on a single system can be a bit tricky to setup. # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ md2gemini_and_Images⠀⇛ Why convert the source to Markdown instead of all the way to gemtext? For these projects, yes I’m taking amazing content that is slowly rotting in the web available to gemini, but I’m also trying to preserve that content in a more portable form. So I need a good canonical “content-at-rest” format for the source material I’m converting. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2748 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 01.18.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_18/01/2023:_Lakka_4.3_and_Microsoft_Confirms_Mass_Layoffs⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 10:44 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 Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Devices/Embedded o Open_Hardware/Modding * Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Web_Browsers/Web_Servers # Mozilla o SaaS/Back_End/Databases o Education o Openness/Sharing/Collaboration # Open_Access/Content o Programming/Development * Leftovers o Science o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Security # Integrity/Availability/Authenticity # Privacy/Surveillance # Confidentiality o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy/Transportation # 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 Digital_Restrictions_(DRM) o Monopolies # Patents # Copyrights * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o ⚓ Kubernetes_Engineer_Interview:_Top_15_Questions_and_Responses⠀⇛ Kubernetes is quickly becoming one of the most popular container orchestration tools in the world. As organizations look to scale their distributed applications, they need to find skilled Kubernetes Engineers to help them make the most of it. To help you find the right candidate, we’ve compiled a list of the top 15 questions to ask during an interview with a Kubernetes Engineer. We’ll also provide sample responses to give you an idea of what to expect from a qualified engineer. By the end of this article, you’ll have a better understanding of the skills necessary to be a successful Kubernetes Engineer and have a solid foundation for your next hire. o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ Career_Path_of_a_Linux_Engineer:_From_Junior_to_Senior_– Linux_Careers⠀⇛ As Linux becomes an increasingly important part of modern technology infrastructure, the role of a Linux Engineer is becoming more and more critical. The career path of a Linux Engineer can be challenging but also rewarding. It includes a progression from Junior to Senior positions, and it is important to understand the different responsibilities and skills required at each stage. In this article, we will explore the Linux Engineer career path, the education and skills required, the opportunities and challenges faced at different stages, and the best practices and resources for building a successful career in Linux Engineering. This guide will provide you with the information you need to navigate the Linux Engineer career path and achieve your professional goals. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Video ☛ Introduction_to_Element_(with_Matrix)_–_Invidious⠀⇛ Today I talk about using element and we introduce the new Switched To Linux matrix public space. We talk about setting up element, finding rooms, and connecting to people. o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_6.1.7⠀⇛ I'm announcing the release of the 6.1.7 kernel. All users of the 6.1 kernel series must upgrade. The updated 6.1.y git tree can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/ git/stable/linux-stable.git linux-6.1.y and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web browser: https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/ linux-s... thanks, greg k-h # ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_5.15.89⠀⇛ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_5.10.164⠀⇛ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_5.4.229⠀⇛ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_4.19.270⠀⇛ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_4.14.303⠀⇛ o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ PQMusic_–_minimalistic_audio_player⠀⇛ If you’ve followed my ramblings (sometimes known as reviews), you’ll know I’m intensely passionate about music. Over the past few years I’ve reviewed so many open source music players I’ve lost count of them all. However many I review, there’s always an enterprising Linux user who tells me I’ve missed one. Always happy to fill in the gaps, hoping to find a gem of a music player that will replace my favourite (that’s Tauon Music Box). I’ve even convinced a few of the motley LinuxLinks open source enthusiasts to migrate to Tauon Music Box. It’s either my cunning persuasiveness or that Tauon Music Box is just mindbogglingly awesome. Now I am really rambling. Let’s get back to the focus of this article; my take on PQMusic. PQMusic is billed as a minimalistic and easy to use audio player. The software is written in the Python programming language. This is free and open source software. # ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ 20_Best_Instant_Messaging_Programs_for_Linux⠀⇛ Instant messaging is the perfect way to stay connected in real-time with multiple people all at once, and Linux has some of the best options out there. There are many different kinds of tools that integrate various individual protocols but have a consistent purpose: connecting you with your loved ones, coworkers, or customers. Each application may vary slightly in how it works, but all provide efficient communication for its users. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Alexandru Nedelcu ☛ Server_Monitoring_with_Monit⠀⇛ I self-host my blog, other websites, Matomo, Mastodon, etc. I love self-hosting. But I need monitoring, to be alerted when things go wrong, as my setup is getting more and more complex. So, I recently asked a question on the Fediverse, being in need of a monitoring system for my VPS, as I need simple, common-sense health alerts. I got a recommendation for M/Monit, which seems to work well. This article shows my configuration. # ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ An_aggressive,_stealthy_web_spider operating_from_Microsoft_IP_space⠀⇛ By the time I noticed it today this spider had made somewhere over 25,000 requests today in somewhat over twelve hours, or at least with that specific user agent (it’s hard to see if it used other ones with all of the volume). It made these requests from over 5,800 different IPs; over 600 of these IPs are on the SBL CSS and one of them is SBL 545445 (a /32 phish server). All of these IP addresses are in various networks in Microsoft’s AS 8075, and of course none of them have reverse DNS. As you can tell from the significant number of IPs, most IPs do only a few requests and even the active ones did no more than 20 (today, by the time I cut them off). This is a volume level that will fly under the radar for anyone’s per-IP ratelimiting. # ⚓ Nolan Lawson ☛ My_talk_on_CSS_runtime_performance⠀⇛ In the end, I’m pretty satisfied with the talk. My main goal was to shine a light on all the heroic work that browser vendors have done over the years to make CSS so performant. Much of this stuff is intricate and arcane (like Bloom filters), but I hoped that with some simple diagrams and animations, I could bring this work to life. # ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ 5_ways_to_use_the_Linux_terminal_to_manage your_files⠀⇛ A terminal is an application that provides access to the user shell of an operating system. Traditionally, the shell is the place where the user and the OS could interface directly with one another. And historically, a terminal was a physical access point, consisting of a keyboard and a readout (a printer, long ago, and later a cathode ray tube), that provided convenient access to a mainframe. Don’t be fooled by this “ancient” history. The terminal is as relevant today as it was half a century ago, and in this article, I provide five common file management tasks you can do with nothing but shell. # ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ What_to_do_if_you_encounter_a_Checksum mismatch_error_in_Flatpak⠀⇛ The Checksum mismatch error may occur in Flatpak when installing or updating an application. The error indicates that the checksum of what it downloaded is different from what was expected – in other words, the download is probably corrupted or incomplete. Flatpak is smart enough to avoid installing the app or update when it can’t verify the integrity of the files it retrieved, and will issue an error message instead. You can ordinarily just try updating the application again, or waiting until your internet connection is more stable. If you still receive the same error, then there are a few troubleshooting steps you can take in order to resolve the issue. In this tutorial, we will explore several causes of the Checksum mismatch error and show some troubleshooting steps that you can take to get your Flatpak tool installing apps and updates correctly again. Follow along with the step by step instructions below on your Linux system to get Flatpak working again as intended. # ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ How_to_fix_the_Error_updating_application_in Flatpak⠀⇛ Flatpak normally does a good job of keeping apps up to date by querying your configured remotes for new versions of installed apps. However, if Flatpak runs into trouble during an update, you may receive the Error updating application message in your terminal. This could occur for a variety of reasons, but usually just means that Flatpak can’t access the remote repository to install a needed update. In other cases, the error could also indicate some other problem with Flatpak which is then manifesting itself as being unable to install new updates. In this tutorial, we will explore several causes of this error and show some troubleshooting steps that you can take to get your Flatpak tool downloading updates correctly again. Follow along with the step by step instructions below on your Linux system to get Flatpak working again as intended. # ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ Fixing_the_Error_creating_sandbox_error_in Flatpak⠀⇛ One of Flatpak’s most fundamental features is that it runs all applications in their own sandbox. If Flatpak runs into an issue with creating a sandboxed environment for an application, it will issue the Error creating sandbox in your terminal. This may occur either when installing, updating, or running a Flatpak application, since these events trigger Flatpak to attempt to create a new sandbox for the app. The error typically indicates an issue with either user permissions or access to system resources. In this tutorial, we will explore several causes of the Error creating sandbox message and show some troubleshooting steps that you can take to get your Flatpak tool to create sandbox environments correctly again. Follow along with the step by step instructions below on your Linux system to get Flatpak working again as intended. # ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ How_to_Create_a_Flatpak_Application_from Scratch⠀⇛ Application developers will often choose Flatpak as a medium for packaging and distributing their software. Flatpak allows developers to make their software available across all types of Linux systems without having to publish individual installers to satisfy the requirements of each distribution. App developers can also utilize Flatpak’s distribution system which relies on software repositories; it is rather easy to host your own or upload your work to a renowned Flatpak remote. In this tutorial, we will take you through the step by step instructions to create a Flatpak application from scratch on a Linux system. We are assuming that you have already built and compiled your application, but if not, we will work with a simple ‘Hello World’ Bash script just to illustrate how you can package your application in Flatpak and add it to a repository for distribution to other users. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Linux_TMUX_Command_Tutorial⠀⇛ Linux has many commands to work with multiple terminals from a single window which is called a terminal multiplexer. Multiple tasks can be performed from a single screen by dividing the screen into multiple panes by a terminal multiplexer. Tmux is one of the terminal multiplexers of Linux to speed up the terminal tasks. This tool is installed by default in the latest version of the Linux operating system (ex- Ubuntu 20+). The uses of this tool are shown in this tutorial. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Bash_Tree_Command⠀⇛ The bash tree command is comparable to the well- known ls command of Linux, which is used to list the files and directories. The major difference among the commands is that the files and folders are presented in a tree-like structure by the tree command. The tree command iterates through a file hierarchy and prints the files and subdirectories in a formatted list with depth indentation. With the tree command of bash, we can quickly determine the positions of the files and folders, examine their access permissions, and also fetched the hidden files or directories. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Bash_Declare_an_Empty_Array?⠀⇛ Arrays are the collection of the same type of data elements that are stored in contiguous memory locations. Or we can say that it is the simplest form of a data structure whose elements can be accessed directly using the index number where these are stored. Most of the time, it becomes necessary to store the same kind of data in memory instead of creating multiple variables for each data. We can simply use an array to store data of similar type in a single array. Most of all, every programming language supports arrays the same as Linux does. We can also create an array using various commands and methods in Linux. Using the bash array, we can store the data in contiguous memory. Bash array stores data in the form of indexing or it can also be said that it is a collection of variables. But in the typical array, we can only store the same type of elements but the bash array allows us to store all types of data in single arrays like storing the strings and numbers. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Linux_Screen_Command_Tutorial⠀⇛ The screen command is a very useful command of the Linux operating system. When any task is done by dividing the task on multiple terminal windows, it is difficult to manage the task. This problem can be solved easily using the screen command. Multiple terminal instances can be opened in a single terminal window using the screen command. This command has many other advanced features that do not exist in the general terminal. The different uses of this command are described in this tutorial. # ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ Resolving_the_Dependency_not_found_error_in Flatpak⠀⇛ You might receive the Dependency not found error in Flatpak whenever an application that you are trying to run or install has a dependency that can’t be currently found on your Linux system. Ordinarily, Flatpak will automatically download all necessary dependencies when it installs an application, but this does not always work perfectly in practice. The fix for this error usually involves identifying the missing dependency, and then installing it. In this tutorial, we will explore several causes of the Dependency not found error in Flatpak. Once your dependency issues are resolved, the impacted Flatpak apps should be able to install, update, and run without a hitch. # ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ Setting_Up_a_Flatpak_Remote_Repository_to Make_Installing_Apps_Easier⠀⇛ Flatpak provides developers and administrators with a lot of flexibility in how they decide to distribute applications. Flatpak can query online repositories (or “remotes”) for software to download and for new updates to already installed applications. Developers can choose to host their own repo and share it with users that wish to download their software, or submit their work to a well known online repo like FlatHub. Similarly, system administrators can create collections of software they wish to distribute to a network of computers, and create their own Flatpak repo to facilitate with the distribution and installation of that software, as well as using it to maintain updates. In this tutorial, we will take you through the step by step instructions to set up your own Flatpak remote repository to make installing apps easier on a Linux system. # ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ How_to_Create_and_Publish_Flatpak_Packages⠀⇛ As an application developer, you may be interested in packaging and distributing your work through Flatpak. Lots of developers choose to use Flatpak because it allows them to deploy their application across a variety of different Linux system, without needing to worry about individual dependencies and differences between distributions. There are also many public software repositories, like FlatHub, where you can upload your work and not need to worry about hosting it yourself. In this tutorial, you will see how to get started with developing Flatpak packages by creating and publishing your first Flatpak app. Follow along with the step by step instructions below as we take you through the steps to create, package, and publish your new Flatpak program on Linux. # ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ Snapd_vs_Flatpak_vs_Appimage:_Cons_and_Pros review⠀⇛ When it comes to software installation on Linux, package management systems like Snapd, Flatpak, and AppImage are frequently mentioned and compared. All three of them are distribution independent package managers, meaning that they can be used on any Linux system regardless of what distribution you are running. In this tutorial, we will look at the differences between these three tools and discuss their pros and cons to help you decide which one would serve you best. # ⚓ AddictiveTips ☛ How_to_set_up_Syncthing_on_a_Chromebook⠀⇛ Syncthing is a decentralized syncing application for Linux, MacOS, and Windows. However, did you know you can also use it on Chrome OS? In this guide, we’ll go over how to set up Syncthing on your Chrome device. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Python_Pip_on_Ubuntu_22.04 or_20.04⠀⇛ Python is a popular programming language for web development, data analysis, artificial intelligence, and more. One of the best tools for managing Python packages is pip, a package manager for Python. Pip is included with Python 2.7.9 and later and Python 3.4 and later, but it may not be installed by default on some Linux distributions. This guide will show you how to install Python Pip on Ubuntu Linux using the command line terminal. # ⚓ Citizix ☛ How_to_set_up_Minio_as_an_Object_Storage_in_Rocky Linux_Server⠀⇛ Object storage is a computer data storage that manages data as objects, as opposed to other storage architectures like file systems which manages data as a file hierarchy, and block storage which manages data as blocks within sectors and tracks. Object storage is used for housing videos and photos, music, and files for online collaboration. # ⚓ TechRepublic ☛ How_to_use_Helm_charts_with_Portainer⠀⇛ Helm was created to simplify Kubernetes; MicroK8s was created to ease the complexity of Kubernetes deployment; Portainer was created to simplify container deployment. If you put those three things together, you have the means to deploy full-stack Kubernetes applications and services with ease. Believe it or not, it’s not nearly as hard as you might expect. If a much simpler Kubernetes experience is what you desire, read on to learn how Portainer can help. If you haven’t already deployed Portainer to a MicroK8s cluster, find out how before continuing. Once you have Portainer deployed to your MicroK8s cluster, you can then take advantage of Helm, without any further installation. # ⚓ How_to_Talk_to_Other_Users_on_the_Network_in_Linux⠀⇛ The write command in Linux allows two logged-in users to communicate with each other via the terminal in real time until they are on the same network. This command copies the text from one terminal to another, making it possible to send messages or text content with or without piping. Note that both parties need to have terminal write access turned on before they can talk to each other. If you don’t know what this means, check out our mesg command article. So, let’s keep this aside and see how you can send message or text file content to another user with or without piping using the write command in Linux. # ⚓ How_to_Check,_Allow,_or_Disallow_Terminal_Write_Access_in Linux⠀⇛ By default, all the Linux systems accept standard input from another user connected in the same network using the wall or write commands. It is possible due to the terminal’s ability to write messages received from another user on the screen; check out our article on Stdin, Stdout, and Stderr Streams in Linux, including what TTY is, to learn more. The ability to receive messages from another network user and write them to your terminal can be enabled or disabled using the mesg command. In this quick tutorial, you will learn how to check all the users and specific user terminal write access and how to set or stop the terminal’s permission for writing messages. # ⚓ Beginners_Guide_for_Uname_Command_in_Linux⠀⇛ The uname (which stands for “Unix Name”) is a commonly used Linux command-line utility to print basic information about the operating system name and system hardware. The output with the “-a” flag will give you a summary of your system architecture, kernel name, kernel release, kernel version, hardware platform, and many more. In this quick tutorial, you will learn how to use the uname command and its options to get your desired system information (with practical examples). # ⚓ TecMint ☛ How_to_Use_‘sleep’_Command_to_Delay_Linux_Command Execution⠀⇛ In this guide, we will discuss practical examples of sleep commands. After following this guide, Linux programmers will be able to use the sleep command to write robust shell scripts. Linux programmers and system administrators prefer to write shell scripts to automate simple tasks. However, writing a robust script is not an easy task. We need to handle many corner cases, such as – retry mechanism, debugging, logging, error reporting, etc. # ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ How_to_Copy_and_Move_Files_with_Specific File_Extensions_in_Linux_–_TREND_OCEANS⠀⇛ Struggling to copy and move files with a specific file extension in Linux? This guide will teach you the commands necessary for copying and moving files with a specific file extension. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_ImageMagick_on_Fedora Linux⠀⇛ ImageMagick is a powerful command-line tool for manipulating images on a Linux system. Some benefits of using ImageMagick include converting, cropping, resizing images, and adding effects like transparency and text overlays. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Telnet_on_Fedora_Linux⠀⇛ Telnet is a network protocol that allows users to remotely access and manage devices over a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) network, such as the Internet. Using Telnet on your Fedora system, you can easily connect to remote servers and perform tasks such as managing files, running commands, and configuring settings. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Rust_on_Fedora_Linux ⠀⇛ Rust is a programming language designed to be fast, safe, and concurrent. It is an open-source language that was first released in 2010 and has since grown in popularity among developers. Rust is particularly well-suited for systems programming, and its unique ownership model provides a high level of safety and security. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_install_Linux_Kernel_6.x_on_CentOS_9 Stream⠀⇛ CentOS, although not what it used to be, is still very well appreciated by the community, who see it as a healthy balance between stability and new features. However, it may be appropriate to make some tweaks to have recent versions of the Kernel. So, in this post, you will learn how to install Linux Kernel 6.x on CentOS 9 Stream. Many more experienced users will consider that having a recent kernel can be beneficial to their work or usage experience. In this sense, this may be quite true, especially with hardware issues. Thanks to the good support that CentOS 9 Stream has, it is possible thanks to the community to achieve our goals without too much trouble. Let’s go. # ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ How_to_Copy_and_Move_Files_with_Specific File_Extensions_in_Linux⠀⇛ When you want to move or copy files with a specific file extension, then you can use the same mv and cp commands with a wildcard character, which is a more dynamic way to move the file at once. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Circle_of_Kerzoven_is_an_upcoming settlement_builder_with_lots_of_simulation⠀⇛ Circle of Kerzoven appears to be one I missed that was pointed out in December last year, as an interesting looking settlement building game that simulates a whole lot of things you need to keep an eye on. The developer of the game pointed it out on the GamingOnLinux Forum. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Stone_Kingdoms_is_an_in-development_open source_remake_of_Stronghold⠀⇛ Anyone remember the original Stronghold from FireFly Studios? Well, there’s an open source remake named Stone Kingdoms. Currently in- development and available on itch.io and GitLab, the code is under the Apache 2.0 License but it also includes the artwork from the original game with permission from FireFly too (according to the developer of the project). # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ GE-Proton_7-44_is_out_with_multiple_game- specific_fixes,_plus_initial_HDR_work⠀⇛ The community-built version of Proton, the Windows compatibility layer, GE-Proton 7-44 is out now and here’s what’s new. As a reminder: this version is not endorsed by Valve, and doesn’t have all the testing that the official Proton does, and so sometimes new releases can come with issues. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Bluetooth_support_for_the_Stadia_Controller is_now_live⠀⇛ Google has put up a web-based tool to turn on the Bluetooth mode for the Stadia Controller, as we finally say goodbye. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Stellaris:_First_Contact_story_pack announced_focusing_on_pre-FTL_and_cloaking⠀⇛ Stellaris: First Contact is the next DLC for the space sci-fi strategy game from Paradox, with more of a focus on the early game. Sounds nice, because after quite a few games played, the early game does end up feeling a little stale. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ GameImage_turns_games,_emulators_and_Wine into_an_AppImage_–_useful_perhaps_for_Steam_Deck⠀⇛ Formerly named Agape, GameImage is a way to package up games with either Wine or an Emulator into a portable AppImage that could be useful for the Steam Deck. I could have sworn I wrote about this before, but apparently not. Edit: it was Winepak I was thinking of previously. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ The_Division_2_launched_on_Steam_but_no support_of_Steam_Deck_or_Linux⠀⇛ In another clear case of anti-cheat woes for Steam Deck and Linux desktop gaming, The Division 2 is another broken game. Ubisoft continue their shift back onto Steam, with Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 launching January 12. If you were excited to give it a run on Steam Deck though, or a Linux desktop, you’re completely out of luck right now. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ The_longest_beard_wins_in_wizard_brawler MageQuit⠀⇛ In the mood for a simpler action game to play with friends in local or online multiplayer? MageQuit isn’t a new game, but I did miss that it added full Native Linux and Steam Deck support. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Old_World_–_The_Sacred_and_The_Profane_DLC adds_a_lot_of_new_events⠀⇛ Old World – The Sacred and The Profane is a new DLC for the impressive historical strategy game from Mohawk Games and publisher Hooded Horse. I’m actually really surprised by Old World, it arrived on Steam back in May 2022 with full Native Linux support that worked great. Since then, they’ve continued regularly updating the game with new free content and upgrades. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ The_next_Valheim_biome_will_be_Ashlands,_a land_of_the_dead⠀⇛ Valheim developer Iron Gate AB has begun teasing the next biome update, and they’re doing things a little bit differently with Ashlands. They’re not going to be so secretive about it, as they want to be more transparent. This will also likely help for those who kept thinking they weren’t doing enough, as their community was quite outspoken on how long Mistlands took to arrive. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Steam_desktop_and_Steam_Deck_Beta_fixes_up more_on-screen_keyboard_issues⠀⇛ Valve has released a fresh Steam desktop and Steam Deck Client Beta, with more fixes for the on-screen keyboard and other adjustments. # ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ Top_15_Best_Linux_Racing_Games⠀⇛ Gone are the days when people believed that Linux was short on entertaining games. Now, an abundance of options for gamers is available on this platform! In fact, compared to a few years ago, there have been so many advancements in the realm of gaming accessibility with regard to Linux. Are you looking for an adrenaline-pumping, exciting experience? Then Linux racing games are the perfect fit! State-of-the-art graphics and animation will provide a thrilling gaming experience like no other. Plus, many of these games are free or open source – so all gamers can find something to suit their needs and budgets. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ News_–_Lakka_4.3_release⠀⇛ Lakka is a lightweight Linux distribution based on RetroArch that transforms a small computer like a Raspberry Pi into a full blown retrogaming console. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Containerization_vs._Virtualization_:_understand the_differences⠀⇛ Over the last couple of decades, a lot has changed in terms of how companies are running their infrastructure. The days of dedicated physical servers are long gone, and there are a variety of options for making the most out of your hosts, regardless of whether you’re running them on-prem or in the cloud. Virtualization paved the way for scalability, standardization and cost optimisation. Containerization brought new efficiencies. In this blog, we’ll talk about the difference between the two, and how each is beneficial. Back in the old days, physical servers functioned much like a regular computer would. You had the physical box, you would install an operating system, and then you would install applications on top. These types of servers are often referred to as ‘bare metal servers’, as there’s nothing in between the actual physical (metal) machine and the operating system. Usually, these servers were dedicated to one specific purpose, such as running one designated system. Management was simple, and issues were easier to treat because admins could focus their attention on that one specific server. The costs, however, were very high. Not only did you need more and more servers as your business grew, you also needed to have enough space to host them.  o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Stacey on IoT ☛ Ditto_has_built_a_database_for_intermittent connectivity⠀⇛ That’s why I was intrigued by Ditto, a four-year- old startup in San Francisco that makes software designed to share data over intermittent connections. The company just signed a deal that will see Alaska Airlines adopt the technology for collaboration and data sharing between ground and air crews even when there’s no internet connectivity. # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Fanless_Edge_Computer_features_Xilinx_Kria SoM⠀⇛ Last month, Axiomtek launched the RSC201 Vision System based on the Kria K26 System-on-Module from Xilinx to target commercial and industrial applications. The RSC201 is equipped with one 1x GbE LAN port, 1x CAN bus, 1x 4K display, and 5G connectivity support. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ TI_unveils_ULC1001_ultrasonic_lens_cleaning chip_for_self-cleaning_cameras_–_CNX_Software⠀⇛ Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced the ULC1001 digital signal processor (DSP) ultrasonic lens cleaning (ULC) technology designed – when combined with DRV2901 piezo transducer driver – for self- cleaning camera systems to quickly detect and remove dirt, ice, and water using microscopic vibrations. Cameras used in the automotive, industrial, robotics, and smart farming industries may require cleaning from time to time and that usually means manual cleaning leading to potential downtime, higher maintenance cost, and so on. It could also be done through mechanical parts but that adds further complexity to the system, so instead, Texas Instruments ULC1001 and DRV2901 combo enables cameras to rapidly self-clear contaminants using vibrations to eliminate debris. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Adafruit ☛ Restore_the_mechanical_sounds_to_your_Apple_II diskette_emulator_#VintageComputing_#AppleII_#Floppy⠀⇛ Do you miss the iconic sounds of mechanical click- clacking from original Apple II floppy drives? Does the familiar rattling of a boot floppy bring a smile to your face? Noisy Disk uses a mechanical relay to create authentic-sounding mechanical stepping sounds for disk head movements for a Floppy Emu disk emulator’s virtual 5.25 inch floppy disk. # ⚓ Jess Farber ☛ pycasso:_How_to_build_a_picture_frame_to_show you_random_AI_art_every_day⠀⇛ After a quick configuration, we have a battery- powered unit that doesn’t need to be plugged in to power except to recharge. It powers up at a predefined recurring time, and then turns itself off again. No cables, someone can hang it on the wall if they like. It has 3 switches on it and the first switch by default boots the pi unit, which is perfect for cycling the image ad-hoc. The PiJuice class in python has a lot of features which I’m still exploring. We currently use the battery level information to draw a little square in the corner of the screen when the battery is low. # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ 1940s_Philco_radio_sings_again_with_new Raspberry_Pi_heart⠀⇛ Almost every single GPIO pin on Raspberry Pi 4 is used in this project. A 7.9-inch capacitive touch LCD screen provides an oscilloscope-style display showing the sound waves on the front of the radio. # ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ I_fixed_my_beautiful_little_Commodore_Plus/ 4!⠀⇛ I’m glad these machines are getting more attention and interest today, to the point where people are even investing time on creating videos and even replacement components. These are special machines that have a unique place in 8-bit computer history, even if Commodore bungled their marketing and pricing at the time. If the C128 is my favourite second-hand 8-bit computer of all time, the Plus/ 4 and C16 aren’t that far behind. * § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ o ⚓ SamMobile ☛ Unlocked_Galaxy_A42_5G_gets_Android_13_and_One_UI_5.0 in_the_USA_–_SamMobile⠀⇛ o ⚓ GSM Arena ☛ Sony_Xperia_10_IV_gets_Android_13_–_GSMArena.com news⠀⇛ o ⚓ GSM Arena ☛ Sony_Xperia_10_IV_gets_Android_13_–_comments⠀⇛ o ⚓ Does_Waze_keep_freezing_on_Android_Auto?_You_aren’t_alone⠀⇛ o ⚓ Android Authority ☛ How_to_delete_downloaded_files_on_an_Android device_–_Android_Authority⠀⇛ o ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ How_to_block_any_number_in_Google_Messages_on Android⠀⇛ o ⚓ SlashGear ☛ How_To_Fix_An_Android_Phone_Clock_Showing_The_Wrong Time⠀⇛ o ⚓ Tom’s Guide ☛ How_to_split_screen_on_Android_|_Tom’s_Guide⠀⇛ o ⚓ How_to_Enable_Accessibility_Features_on_Android_–_Phandroid⠀⇛ o ⚓ Giz China ☛ Xiaomi_13_breaks_the_screen_brightness_record_of Android_phones⠀⇛ o ⚓ Nokia Power User ☛ Android_13_for_Nokia_XR20_in_new_markets, Nokia_X10_gets_January_Security_update_2023_–_Nokiapoweruser⠀⇛ o ⚓ XDA ☛ The_Xperia_10_IV_is_the_latest_Sony_device_to_receive Android_13⠀⇛ o ⚓ Android Authority ☛ What_is_Android_System_WebView?_Should_you disable_it?_-⠀⇛ o ⚓ The Independent UK ☛ Google_working_on_AirTag_rival_supported_by 3_billion_Android_phones_|_The_Independent⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ Jeff Geerling ☛ I’m_also_on_Mastodon⠀⇛ Twitter’s rash move to block the only clients that made Twitter somewhat usable was apparently intentional: [...] o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ # § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ Firefox_109_Released_with_Manifest_V3 Extensions_Support⠀⇛ The first Firefox release of 2023 arrives. Firefox 109 is now available to download via its official website and other distribution channels. This monthly release comes after the prior Firefox 108 release, which was released in December. Here’s a summary of the new features. # ⚓ Thunderbird ☛ Important:_Thunderbird_102.7.0_And Microsoft_Office_365_Enterprise_Users [Ed: Microsoft_is sabotaging_Free_software_for_its_monopoly’s_sake]⠀⇛ On Wednesday, January 18, Thunderbird 102.7.0 will be released with a crucial change to how we handle OAuth2 authorization with Microsoft accounts. This may involve some extra work for users currently using Microsoft-hosted accounts through their employer or educational institution. In order to meet Microsoft’s requirements for publisher verification, it was necessary for us to switch to a new Azure application and application ID. However, some of these accounts are configured to require administrators to approve any applications accessing email. If you encounter a screen saying “Need admin approval” during the login process, please contact your IT administrators to approve the client ID 9e5f94bc-e8a4-4e73-b8be- 63364c29d753 for Mozilla Thunderbird (it previously appeared to non-admins as “Mzla Technologies Corporation”). o § SaaS/Back End/Databases⠀➾ # ⚓ ChiselStrike ☛ SQLite-based_databases_on_the_postgres protocol?_Yes_we_can!⠀⇛ Applications built on SQLite are very easy to get started with. SQLite requires no setup, no maintenance, and no scaling, and the result of that execution lies entirely in a single file that you could drop into your CI/CD for quick verification. What’s not to like? o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Corey Stephan ☛ DistroTube’s_Interview_“Theology_Professor and_Free_Software_Advocate,_Corey_Stephan_Ph.D.”⠀⇛ On October 21, 2022, I had the privilege of being interviewed by Derek Taylor of DistroTube about my advocacy and use of free and open source software as a professional Catholic theologian. Here, I share a full transcript of that interview. o § Openness/Sharing/Collaboration⠀➾ # § Open Access/Content⠀➾ # ⚓ Creative Commons ☛ 2023:_The_Year_of_Open_Science⠀⇛ 2023 is the year of the rabbit in the Chinese Lunar calendar, the year Voyager 2 is predicted to overtake Pioneer 10 as the second-farthest spacecraft from Earth, and the Year of Open Science. In an announcement by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), 2023 was declared the Year of Open Science, along with new actions to advance open and equitable research. Creative Commons (CC) congratulates everyone involved in these momentous announcements, which promise to advance open science in the US federal government and bring new investments in open access research. A list of the participating agencies, as well as updates on the initiative, can be found at the newly created open.science.gov. # ⚓ Creative Commons ☛ Coming_Soon!_Season_2_of_Open Culture_VOICES⠀⇛ Open Culture is a growing sector of the open movement around the world, with museums, galleries, archives and libraries increasingly making collections available and accessible online. The Open Culture VOICES series aims to shine a light on the leaders and advocates in the sector to inspire others and increase the accessibility and availability of cultural heritage globally. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Qt ☛ Qt_for_MCUs_2.3.1_Released⠀⇛ Qt for MCUs 2.3.1 has been released and is available for download. As a patch release, Qt for MCUs 2.3.1 provides bug fixes and other improvements, and maintains source compatibility with Qt for MCUs 2.3.x. It does not add any new functionality. # ⚓ Yoshua Wuyts ☛ Domain-Specific_Error_Macros⠀⇛ When I write custom errors in a project, I also like to write a few small error macros to accompany them. In my opinion this can make error handling just a little nicer to use. In this post I briefly want to talk about domain-specific error macros such as ensure!, what they’re useful for, and the io-ensure prototype crate I’ve written which I’m propose for inclusion in the stdlib next time I get the chance. # ⚓ Lawrence Tratt ☛ Why_We_Need_to_Know_LR_and_Recursive Descent_Parsing_Techniques⠀⇛ A couple of people have asked me for my thoughts on part an article from Tiark Rompf called (roughly) “Just Write the Parser” which advocates the use of recursive descent parsing over more “formal” approaches to parsing, at least in the context of teaching compilers. I’m fairly sure I read this article a couple of years ago, but it may have been updated, or simply have been discovered anew. Either way, since I admire both Tiark and his work a great deal, it was useful for me to engage with his ideas and compare them to my own. In this post, I’m going to summarise Tiark’s argument as I see it, and try to explain where I agree and disagree with that summary. I will inevitably rehash many of the arguments from my 2020 “Which Parsing Approach?” post, but I’m going to try to focus on some factors which I now realise were at best buried, and at worst inadequately explained, in that previous post. # ⚓ Amos Wenger ☛ C++_vs_Rust:_which_is_faster?⠀⇛ I ported some Advent of Code solutions from C/C++ to Rust, and used the opportunity to compare performance. When I couldn’t explain why they performed differently, I had no choice but to disassemble both and look at what the codegen was like! # ⚓ Chris ☛ Trading_Functionality_For_Time⠀⇛ Software development projects contain a lot of tradeoffs, where we exchange one thing for another. Some of these are not obvious; this is one of those. # ⚓ Bob Nystrom ☛ Type_Checking_If_Expressions⠀⇛ To make a language that fits in your head (or at least my head, whose working space seems to get smaller every year), I needed to jettison as many feature as I could. My experience across a range of hobby and not-so-hobby languages is that static types add roughly an order of magnitude of complexity, so types were one of the first things to go. Like most scripting languages, I made mine dynamically typed. # ⚓ Vadim Kravcenko ☛ Things_they_didn’t_teach_you_about Software_Engineering⠀⇛ Domain knowledge is more important than your coding skills # ⚓ [Old] Computology LLC ☛ How_setting_the_TZ_environment variable_avoids_thousands_of_system_calls⠀⇛ To avoid extra system calls on server processes where you won’t be updating the timezone (or can restart processes when you do) simply set the TZ environment variable to :/etc/localtime (or some other timezone file of your choice) for a process. This will cause glibc to avoid making extra (and unnecessary) system calls. To understand why this is and how to test if your processes can benefit, read on! # ⚓ Arnaud_Rebillout:_Build_container_images_in_GitLab_CI_ (iptables-legacy_at_the_rescue)⠀⇛ It’s 2023 and these days, building a container image in a CI pipeline should be straightforward. So let’s try. For this blog post we’ll focus on GitLab SaaS only, that is, gitlab.com, as it’s what I use for work and for personal projects. # ⚓ Qt ☛ Adding_Linux_BlueZ_DBus_peripheral_role_support⠀⇛ Broadly speaking the Qt’s Bluetooth Low Energy (“BT LE”) support consists of two complementing use cases: the central/client and the peripheral/server roles. For more details about the two roles please consult the Qt Bluetooth documentation. # ⚓ Qt ☛ C++_Is_The_Programming_Language_of_the_Year_2022⠀⇛ C++ has been awarded the Programming Language of the Year 2022 title by Tiobe, a leading Quality Assurance service provider. C++ won the award because it has the fastest growth among the top 20 languages. We at Qt welcome this selection as it confirms our long-term commitment to C++ as the underlying programming language for the Qt framework and Qt development platform. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ DJ Adams ☛ Living_on_a_narrowboat_–_embracing_constraints⠀⇛ What’s clear from the design is that given the outside space at the bow and the stern, the total internal cabin length is actually more like 42 feet, from the steps down into the galley from the double doors on the cruiser stern, all the way to the step up from the bedroom, through the double doors at the front, into the well deck at the bow (remember, each of the squares in the diagram represents 1 foot x 1 foot or 30 cm x 30 cm). That’s clearly a constraint that one cannot ignore. But it’s not the most significant one. More importantly, constraints are not necessarily a bad thing anyway. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Kirby_Sucks,_Literally⠀⇛ What’s common between one of the most legendary video game characters of all time and a fume extractor ? They both suck. [Chris Borge] is not an electronics hobbyist and only does some occasional soldering. This made his regular fume extractor bulky and inconvenient to position where needed. What could serve him better would be a small extractor that could be attached to a clip or an arm on his helping hand accessory. Being unable to find an off-the-shelf product or a suitable 3d printed design that he liked, he built the Kirby 40mm Fume Extractor. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Megahex_Will_Give_You_Robo-Arachnophobia⠀⇛ Some projects start with a relatively simple idea that quickly turns into a bit of a nightmare when you get to the actual implementation. [Hacksmith Industries] found this to be the case when they decided to build a giant rideable hexapod, Megahex. [YouTube] o ⚓ Techdirt ☛ MA_Automakers_Stall_Right_To_Repair_Reform_After Running_Ads_Claiming_Improved_Repair_Options_Would_Aid_Sexual Predators⠀⇛ The auto industry in Massachusetts has successfully stalled consumer technology repair reform in the state, after repeatedly and falsely claiming that shoring up consumer repair options would be a massive boon to the state’s sexual predators. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Supercon_2022:_All_Aboard_The_SS_MAPR_With_Sherry Chen⠀⇛ How do you figure out what is in a moving body of water over a mile wide? For those in charge of assessing the water quality of the Delaware river, this is a real problem. Collecting the data required to evaluate the water quality was expensive and time-consuming, taking over six years. Even then, the data was relatively sparse, with just a few water quality stations and only one surface sample for every six miles of river. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ From_A_6502_Breadboard_Computer_To_Lode_Runner_And Beyond⠀⇛ As disruptive and generally unpleasant as the pandemic lockdowns of 2020 were, they often ended up being a catalyst for significant personal growth. That was often literal growth, thanks to stress eating, but others, such as [Eric Badger], used the time to add skills to his repertoire and build a breadboard 6502 computer and so much more. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ One-Size-Fits-All_Wrench_Points_To_A_Nut_Job⠀⇛ When [Hand Tool Rescue] came across a 1919 patent for a one size fits all wrench, he couldn’t help but recreate it. Described in the patent as “a new, original, ornamental design for a wrench”, the wrench had a slot for possibly every fastener that the inventor could think of. Not only did it have slots for several hexagonal fasteners, but many others for octagonal, square and even a pentagonal fastener. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Grass_Gauge_Tells_You_When_The_Lawnmower’s_Catcher_Is Full⠀⇛ If you’re not mowing your lawn regularly, you’re probably familiar with the hassle of overfilling your catcher. Grass clippings end up scattered everywhere, and you end up with a messy yard after all your hard work. [Dominic Bender] designed a mower fill gauge to eliminate this problem which shows you when your catcher is getting full. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Frederick_Douglass_1818–1895⠀⇛ o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ CTV News ☛ Parents_‘in_disbelief’_after_ISIS_flag_sent_out by_Toronto_school_principal_in_email⠀⇛ In a message meant to celebrate the beginning of Somali Heritage Month and Islamic Heritage Month, principal Darlene Jones copied and pasted an image of the ISIS flag in an email to approximately 700 families whose children attend her school in Toronto’s Parkdale community. # ⚓ [Old] Vadim Kravcenko ☛ Exit._Selling_your_SaaS⠀⇛ In a strictly general term, 90% of buyers come with these red flags. Only a few show genuine interest and even fewer make the process a delight. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Gloomy_year_for_smartphones_globally,_and_not much_to_anticipate_in_2023⠀⇛ Global smartphone shipments fell below the 1.2- billion unit mark in 2022, with the 11% year-on- year drop marking a low point for the industry, according to the technology analyst firm Canalys. The new year is not expected to see any dramatic change in fortunes for the industry, with only flat to marginal growth predicted and the market outlook remaining tough. The fall in the final quarter of the year was worse than for the full year, with shipments suffering a 17% hit, Canalys added. As iTWire has reported, another analyst firm, Gartner, reported a higher annual shipment figure for 2021: 1.4 billion units, driven by a resurgence in the first half of that year. [...] Regarding the outlook for 2023, Chiew said: “Though inflationary pressures will gradually ease, the effects of interest rate hikes, economic slowdowns and an increasingly struggling labour market will limit the market’s potential. “This will adversely affect saturated, mid-to-high- end-dominated markets, such as Western Europe and North America. “While China’s re-opening will improve domestic consumer and business confidence, government stimuli are only likely to show effects in six to nine months and demand in China will remain challenging in the short term. “Still, some regions are likely to grow in the second half of 2023, with Southeast Asia, in particular, expected to see some economic recovery and a resurgence of tourism in China helping to drive business activities.” o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Merchants_of_Spin:_Monsanto’s_Astroturfing of_Glyphosate_in_the_EU⠀⇛ In a previous article, I discussed pending legal cases against Monsanto and the legal precedent that may be created if Monsanto were to succeed with a favorable ruling from the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in June. When this case is heard, Monsanto will certainly argue that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) pre-empts states from imposing label requirements “in addition to or different from” those imposed under FIFRA. If Monsanto succeeds, this would create a split in the circuit courts which means a Supreme Court challenge would be the next judicial step. In this piece I ironized how many states such have tighter regulations around gambling and online casinos than do they for mitigating environmental damage. And I wasn’t exaggerating an iota. The reason for this is simple: the agrochemical sector is flanked by PR and astroturfing firms that have set up elaborate stages upon which they give the illusion that grassroots movements oppose proposed bans of glyphosate. Big Tobacco left in its tracks a legacy of marketing and public relations for future having successfully recruited the participation of physicians who, in the first half of the twentieth century, recommended smoking to their patients, many suggesting that smoking was healthy. This lesson in grift has been taken up today by public relations companies that have pushed glyphosate onto farmers and governments. The PR firms have even pressured the European Union not to ban glyphosate in the wake of the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) 2015 cancer report. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘We_Need_Medicare_for_All’:_Record_Number in_US_Postponed_Healthcare_in_2022⠀⇛ Nearly 40% of people in the United States said they or a family member delayed medical care last year due to the prohibitively high cost of treatment under the nation’s for-profit healthcare model, according to a Gallup survey published Tuesday. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ 38_Percent_of_Americans_Delayed_Medical_Care_Due to_Cost_in_2022,_a_Record_High⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Eating_One_Freshwater_Fish_Equals_a_Month of_Drinking_Water_With_‘Forever_Chemicals’:_Study⠀⇛ Yet another study on Tuesday raised the alarm about the dangers of “forever chemicals,” revealing that eating just one locally caught freshwater fish in the continental United States can be equivalent to drinking contaminated water for a month. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ Microsoft_Prepares_to_Lay_Off_Thousands_of_Employees, Including_in_Azure-Related_Units_—_The_Information [Ed: Azure is failing; Microsoft keeps bombarding the term "Azure" to distract from layoffs there, e.g. "Microsoft expands ChatGPT access to Azure". Microsoft PR people know exactly what they're doing and they try hard to belittle what actual goes on at the moment (staff is in a state of panic/trauma). Apparently "Bing" too has been hit hard by the layoffs, so Microsoft googlebombs the term with "Hey Hi" (AI) fluff and nonsense.]⠀⇛ Microsoft is preparing to lay off thousands of staff in multiple divisions starting as soon as Wednesday, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. # ⚓ The Verge ☛ Microsoft_set_to_lay_off_thousands_of_employees tomorrow⠀⇛ Microsoft is preparing to announce job cuts tomorrow. Sky News reports that thousands of roles will be cut, with the software giant said to be looking at cutting around 5 percent of its workforce. With more than 220,000 employees at Microsoft, that could mean more than 10,000 layoffs. # ⚓ Reuters ☛ Microsoft_to_cut_thousands_of_jobs_across divisions_–_reports⠀⇛ The company plans to cut jobs in a number of engineering divisions on Wednesday, Bloomberg News reported, according to a person familiar with the matter, while Insider reported that Microsoft could cut recruiting staff by as much as one-third. The cuts will be significantly larger than other rounds in the past year, the Bloomberg report said. # ⚓ Microsoft_(MSFT)_Might_Cut_11,000_Jobs_Amid_Market_Turmoil –_January_18,_2023_–_Zacks.com⠀⇛ The company is expected to cut 11,000 jobs in a fresh round of mass layoffs, which amounts to around 5% of the workforce being fired. # ⚓ CNBC ☛ Microsoft_is_laying_off_10,000_employees [Ed: Microsoft's longtime media mole Jordan Novet is making up false numbers, in effect lying for Microsoft as usual]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Interesting Engineering ☛ Microsoft_is_reportedly_planning to_layoff_11,000_employees⠀⇛ # ⚓ CNN ☛ Microsoft_layoffs:_Big_job_cuts_reportedly_coming_| CNN_Business⠀⇛ # ⚓ Outlook India ☛ Microsoft_Layoffs_May_Impact_11,000_Jobs_In HR_And_Engineering_Departments:_Report [Ed: It is a lot more than 11,000 and only the start (similar to Facebook numbers)]⠀⇛ In a fresh round of mass layoffs, it is the Microsoft layoffs. As per media reports, just days after vacating its US office along with Meta, the tech giant, Microsoft, is resorting to axing as many as 11,000 jobs. # ⚓ Computer World ☛ Microsoft_could_layoff_11,000_employees: Reports_|_Computerworld⠀⇛ The new offers being made are 30% less in compensation as compared with previous offers made for similar positions at the company, the report claims. # ⚓ MSN ☛ Microsoft_Layoff:_Twitterati_share_memes_to_react_to the_retrenchment_trend [Ed: Microsoft sites pretend the Microsoft layoffs are just some memes and gossip]⠀⇛ Microsoft is set to lay off thousands of employees today, reports suggest. The layoffs would be the latest in the US technology sector, where companies including Amazon.com Inc and Meta Platforms Inc have announced retrenchment exercises in response to slowing demand and a worsening global economic outlook. # ⚓ Irish_jobs_at_risk_as_Microsoft_plans_5%_cut_to_global workforce⠀⇛ Microsoft employs over 3,500 people in Ireland, many at its One Microsoft Place campus in Leopardstown, south Dublin. # ⚓ Fast Company ☛ Report:_Microsoft_plans_to_lay_off_as_many as_11,000_people_Wednesday [Ed: A lot more than this if one counts contractors and temps]⠀⇛ Microsoft appears set to be the next tech giant to slash its workforce in anticipation of a global economic slowdown. # ⚓ GeekWire ☛ Microsoft_reportedly_to_lay_off_employees_this week_–_GeekWire⠀⇛ Microsoft reports is second fiscal quarter earnings next Tuesday. The company’s stock is down more than 20% in the past year. # ⚓ Microsoft_to_lay_off_thousands_of_employees_today:_Report⠀⇛ The cuts also come just weeks after Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warned of two years of challenges ahead for the tech industry. In an interview with CNBC, Nadella admitted Microsoft wasn*t “immune to the global changes” and spoke of the need for tech companies to be efficient. # ⚓ ANI News ☛ Microsoft_to_lay_off_thousands_of_employees today:_Report⠀⇛ Microsoft is set to lay off thousands of employees today. Citing Sky News, Reuters reported that thousands of roles would be cut, with the software giant looking to cut around 5 per cent of its workforce or about 11,000 roles. # ⚓ Yahoo News ☛ Microsoft_to_cut_thousands_of_jobs_–_reports⠀⇛ Other reports suggested jobs would be cut in a number of engineering division, and recruitment staff were also facing the chop. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Krebs On Security ☛ Thinking_of_Hiring_or_Running_a_Booter Service?_Think_Again. [Ed: Microsoft botnets very common]⠀⇛ Most people who operate DDoS-for-hire businesses attempt to hide their true identities and location. Proprietors of these so-called “booter” or “stresser” services — designed to knock websites and users offline — have long operated in a legally murky area of cybercrime law. But until recently, their biggest concern wasn’t avoiding capture or shutdown by the feds: It was minimizing harassment from unhappy customers or victims, and insulating themselves against incessant attacks from competing DDoS-for-hire services. # ⚓ Matthew Garrett ☛ mjg59_|_PKCS#11._hardware_keystores,_and Apple_frustrations [Ed: Fake security and proprietary (secret) hardware. Let's trust companies that work for the NSA, shall we?]⠀⇛ There’s a bunch of ways you can store cryptographic keys. The most obvious is to just stick them on disk, but that has the downside that anyone with access to the system could just steal them and do whatever they wanted with them. At the far end of the scale you have Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), hardware devices that are specially designed to self destruct if you try to take them apart and extract the keys, and which will generate an audit trail of every key operation. In between you have things like smartcards, TPMs, Yubikeys, and other platform secure enclaves – devices that don’t allow arbitrary access to keys, but which don’t offer the same level of assurance as an actual HSM (and are, as a result, orders of magnitude cheaper). # § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾ # ⚓ NPR ☛ This_22-year-old_is_trying_to_save_us_from ChatGPT_before_it_changes_writing_forever⠀⇛ Over the last couple years, Edward has been studying an AI system called GPT-3, a predecessor to ChatGPT that was less user- friendly and largely inaccessible to the general public because it was behind a paywall. As part of his studies this fall semester, Edward researched how to detect text written by the AI system while working at Princeton’s Natural Language Processing Lab. # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ The_College_Essay_Is_Dead:_Nobody_is prepared_for_how_AI_will_transform_academia.⠀⇛ The essay, in particular the undergraduate essay, has been the center of humanistic pedagogy for generations. It is the way we teach children how to research, think, and write. That entire tradition is about to be disrupted from the ground up. Kevin Bryan, an associate professor at the University of Toronto, tweeted in astonishment about OpenAI’s new chatbot last week: “You can no longer give take-home exams/homework … Even on specific questions that involve combining knowledge across domains, the OpenAI chat is frankly better than the average MBA at this point. It is frankly amazing.” Neither the engineers building the linguistic tech nor the educators who will encounter the resulting language are prepared for the fallout. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ AI_Creator_Offers_$1_Million_He’ll_Never Have_To_Pay_To_Anyone_Willing_To_Let_His_Lawbot_Argue Their_Supreme_Court_Case⠀⇛ Josh Browder — the creator of the DoNotPay AI lawbot that helped users dodge $4 million in parking tickets — thinks his AI is ready to head to the big leagues. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Privacy_Advocates_Continue_To_Warn_That Modern_Toys_Are_A_Privacy_Mess⠀⇛ A decade later and researchers and activists are still busy trying to get consumers to understand that modern toys are a privacy and security mess. Companies continue to over- collect data on children and monetize that data for advertising, allowing the creation of detailed profiles on children. All while not really making that clear in terms of service. And while hiding behind flimsy claims of “anonymization.” # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Wisconsin_Court_Says_Warrants_Are_Needed To_Search_Dropbox_Accounts,_Even_If_They_Belong_To Cops⠀⇛ If you want access to content and communications, it seems pretty obvious you should get a warrant. There are plenty of warrant exceptions, but rooting around in things pretty much everyone believes have an expectation of privacy — whether it’s their house, their phones, or their online document storage services — generally requires a warrant. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Websites_Selling_Abortion_Pills_Are Sharing_Sensitive_Data_With_Google⠀⇛ Online pharmacies that sell abortion pills are sharing sensitive data with Google and other third parties, which may allow law enforcement to prosecute those who use the medications to end their pregnancies, a ProPublica analysis has found. Using a tool created by the Markup, a nonprofit tech-journalism newsroom, ProPublica ran checks on 11 online pharmacies that sell abortion medication to reveal the web tracking technology they use. Late last year and in early January, ProPublica found web trackers on the sites of at least nine online pharmacies that provide pills by mail: Abortion Ease, BestAbortionPill.com, PrivacyPillRX, PillsOnlineRX, Secure Abortion Pills, AbortionRx, Generic Abortion Pills, Abortion Privacy and Online Abortion Pill Rx. # § Confidentiality⠀➾ # ⚓ Emily M Stark ☛ What’s_the_right_UX_for_an_expired certificate?⠀⇛ Every once in a while, I encounter some variation of the following question: how can a TLS certificate go from perfectly acceptable one day to completely insecure the next? In other words, why does the browser show a scary full-page warning for a certificate that expired one day, or even one hour, ago – the same as a certificate that is self-signed, chains to an unknown root, or presents the wrong name? The premise behind these questions is that an expired certificate (especially one that is recently expired) is not as bad as a certificate with some other type of validation error, and thus the warning UX shouldn’t be as severe. My answer to this question is three-fold: there are historical and security reasons to use the same UX for all different types of certificate validation errors, and there is a set of warning design problems to consider too. Looking at these reasons in more detail: [...] o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Los Angeles Times ☛ Suspected_Islamic_State_security_chief arrested_in_the_Netherlands⠀⇛ The suspect applied for asylum in the Netherlands in 2019 and later settled in Arkel, prosecutors said. He was scheduled to appear before an examining magistrate in The Hague on Feb. 20. # ⚓ India ☛ Unrest_in_Bangladesh’s_Barisal_as_Muslims_Attack Hindu_Man’s_Shop_after_Bitter_Fight_over_Sweets⠀⇛ A total of 62 religious minorities went missing in 2022 and 849 people were threatened with death in the country, based on available data. > Another 424 religious minorities were attempted to be killed and 360 of them were left injured, reports suggest. # ⚓ Frontpage Magazine ☛ Turkey’s_Latest_Genocide_Against Christians,_Yazidis,_and_Kurds.⠀⇛ Today, however, few are unaware that these same genocidal atrocities have resumed against the very same religious minorities who most suffered at the hands of ISIS in northern Syria—this time by another Muslim force with caliphal aspirations: Turkey, under the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ How_the_the_Pentagon’s_National_Defense Strategy_Drives_Record_Military_Spending⠀⇛ More than two millennia ago, in the History of the Peloponnesian War, Thucydides recounted a disastrous conflict when Athens waged against Sparta. A masterwork on strategy and war, the book is still taught at the U.S. Army War College and many other military institutions across the world. A passage from it describing an ultimatum Athens gave a weaker power has stayed with me all these years. And here it is, loosely translated from the Greek: “The strong do what they will and the weak suffer as they must.” Recently, I read the latest National Defense Strategy, or NDS, issued in October 2022 by the Pentagon, and Thucydides’s ancient message, a warning as clear as it was undeniable, came to mind again. It summarized for me the true essence of that NDS: being strong, the United States does what it wants and weaker powers, of course, suffer as they must. Such a description runs contrary to the mythology of this country in which we invariably wage war not for our own imperial ends but to defend ourselves while advancing freedom and democracy. Recall that Athens, too, thought of itself as an enlightened democracy even as it waged its imperial war of dominance on the Peloponnesus. Athens lost that war, calamitously, but at least it did produce Thucydides, a military leader who became a historian and wrote all too bluntly about his country’s hubristic, ultimately fatal pursuit of hegemony. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Ludicrous_Levels_of_Pentagon_Spending_Make Us_Less_Safe—Not_More⠀⇛ Late last month, President Biden signed a bill that clears the way for $858 billion in Pentagon spending and nuclear weapons work at the Department of Energy in 2023. That’s far more than Washington anted up for military purposes at the height of the Korean or Vietnam wars or even during the peak years of the Cold War. In fact, the $80 billion increase from the 2022 Pentagon budget is in itself more than the military budgets of any country other than China. Meanwhile, a full accounting of all spending justified in the name of national security, including for homeland security, veterans’ care, and more, will certainly exceed $1.4 trillion. And mind you, those figures don’t even include the more than $50 billion in military aid Washington has already dispatched to Ukraine, as well as to frontline NATO allies, in response to the Russian invasion of that country. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ What_Price_Is_‘Defense?’:_America’s_Costly, Dysfunctional_Approach_to_Security_Is_Making_Us_Ever_Less Safe⠀⇛ A look at the madness of funding the Pentagon, going down the military drain. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Military_Families_Are_Going_Hungry_While_the Pentagon_Budget_Skyrockets⠀⇛ By any standard, the money the United States government pours into its military is simply overwhelming. Take the $858 billion defense spending authorization that President Biden signed into law last month. Not only did that bill pass in an otherwise riven Senate by a bipartisan majority of 83-11, but this year’s budget increase of 4.3 percent is the second-highest in inflation-adjusted terms since World War II. Indeed, the Pentagon has been granted more money than the next 10 largest cabinet agencies combined. And that doesn’t even take into account funding for homeland security or the growing costs of caring for the veterans of this country’s post-9/11 wars. That legislation also includes the largest pay raise in 20 years for active-duty and reserve forces and an expansion of a supplemental “basic needs allowance” to support military families with incomes near the poverty line. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Nuclear_Roulette_from_Hiroshima_to_the Cuban_Missile_Crisis⠀⇛ The development and the deployment of nuclear weapons are usually based on the assumption that they enhance national security.  But, in fact, as Gambling with Armageddon, Martin Sherwin’s powerful study of nuclear policy convincingly demonstrates, nuclear weapons move nations toward the brink of destruction. The basis for this conclusion is the post-World War II nuclear arms race and, especially, the Cuban missile crisis of October 1962.  At the height of the crisis, top officials from the governments of the United States and the Soviet Union narrowly avoided annihilating a substantial portion of the human race by what former U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson, an important participant in the events, called “plain dumb luck.” # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Rampant_Speculation:_Uranium,_Dirty_Bombs and_Heathrow⠀⇛ The dirty bomb and its purportedly famed radiation dispersal attributes has an undeserved mythology. It serves to bloat budgets and confer grants on specious theories propounded by specious theorists. It is all rather easy to make a security threat up, and a celluloid, Hollywood scenario of a dirty bomb going off in the middle of a metropolis killing thousands is just one of those instances. Scaring people is child’s play and often the work of the unscrupulous. This month, it was announced that staff at London’s Heathrow airport, where the appearance of snowflakes is enough to cancel flights, encountered what was alleged to be cargo contaminated by uranium on December 29. The Sun was the first paper to scream from the rooftops about a “Deadly shipment of uranium seized at Heathrow en route to Iranians based in UK”. The paper went on to suggest that the material in question “can be used in a dirty bomb.” In the narrative, all the appropriate countries were mentioned: dark origins in Pakistan; arrival on a flight from Oman; destination: UK- based nationals from Iran. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘A_Small_Piece_of_American_Freedom’:_Gun Show_to_Feature_Kids’_Rifle_Inspired_by_AR-15⠀⇛ A Utah-based gunmaker came under fire again Tuesday for rebranding a semi-automatic rifle for children inspired by the AR-15 that’s so commonly used in U.S. mass shootings. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Ukraine’s_Future:_Peace_Through_War?⠀⇛ Hopes and Realities Ukraine’s President Zelensky had a fairly successful visit to Washington last month, returning home with promises of more American weapons and unqualified US backing for Ukraine’s war effort. Zelensky’s sales pitch, that the war is an investment rather than a charity, went over very well in Congress. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_soldier_who_fled_war_zone_killed_upon arrest_attempt_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Dmitry Perov, a 31-year-old Russian soldier who fled the front on January 13, was shot by special forces in Russia’s Lipetsk region on Wednesday, local authorities reported. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Three_top_Ukrainian_officials_killed_in_helicopter crash_near_Kyiv_—_Meduza⠀⇛ 18 people were killed in a helicopter crash in Brovary, a city in Ukraine’s Kyiv region, on the morning of January 18, according to Ukrainian authorities. All nine people who were aboard the aircraft reportedly died. Kyiv Governor Oleksiy Kuleba said on Telegram that 29 people were injured. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Ukrainian_Interior_Minister_killed_in_helicopter crash_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky was killed in a helicopter crash in the city of Brovary on Wednesday, according to Ukrainian National Police Chief Ihor Klymenko. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘I_can’t_live_without_them’:_The_victims_of Russia’s_deadly_missile_strike_on_Dnipro_—_Meduza⠀⇛ On January 14, the Russian military spent the entire day launching shelling attacks throughout Ukraine. The deadliest strike occurred in the city of Dnipro, where a Russian missile hit a nine-story residential building, killing at least 45 people (including six children). In the days that followed, Ukrainian media told the stories of many of the strike’s victims. Meduza summarizes them in English. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘What,_like_I_directly_pressed_the_fucking button?’_Journalists_contacted_the_men_Ukraine_says_are responsible_for_Russia’s_Dnipro_strike_—_Meduza⠀⇛ On January 14, the Russian military launched a missile attack on Dnipro, Ukraine, which caused two sections of a nine-story residential building to collapse. According to Ukrainian authorities, the strike killed at least 45 people, including six children, and injured at least 79. After the Ukrainian Security Service revealed the names of six Russian military servicemen it said were responsible for the attack, journalists from the investigative Russian news outlet iStories reached out to the men for comment. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Oleksiy_Arestovich_resigns_as_advisor_to Zelensky’s_office_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Oleksiy Arestovich submitted his resignation from the position of external adviser to the office of the president of Ukraine. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Police_arrest_Moscow_residents_honoring_Dnipro missile_strike_victims_with_flowers_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Four people were arrested by Moscow police when laying flowers by the monument to the Ukrainian writer Lesya Ukrainka. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ MLK’s_Vision_Lives_On_in_Atlanta’s_Fight_Against New_Police_Training_Facility⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Students_Need_Emotional_and_Community_Support, Not_Cops_in_Schools⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Republican_Arrested_for_Shootings_on_Dems’_Homes Months_After_His_Election_Loss⠀⇛ o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Louisiana_Sheriff’s_Office_Illegally_Destroyed Misconduct_Records_For_More_Than_A_Decade⠀⇛ These endemic problems are even worse in sheriff’s departments. Most sheriffs are elected, making them only answerable to voters. The cities and counties they ostensibly serve are hamstrung, unable to force these agencies to do much of anything because they technically operate alongside county governments, rather than working for them. # ⚓ The Dissenter ☛ Ana_Montes:_Closer_To_A_Whistleblower_Than A_Dangerous_Spy⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Why_Biden_and_Trump_Are_Both_Trapped_in Secret-Document_Scandals⠀⇛ With the naming on Thursday of a special counsel to investigate Joe Biden’s possession of sensitive documents in the four-year window after he was vice president and before he was president, we now have the third national politician caught up in scandal over classified information. In 2016, Hillary Clinton was notoriously dogged by an FBI inquiry into her use of a private e-mail server while serving as secretary of state. FBI director James Comey’s decision in the final weeks of the presidential campaign to reignite this controversy with two public letters likely cost Clinton the presidency. On August 8, 2022, the FBI descended on Mar-A-Lago, the Florida home of former president Donald Trump, to investigate his alleged possession and possible destruction of government records. There’s an ongoing special counsel investigation whether Trump violated the law.1 o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ The_latest_from_Arte_Weekly:_Climate activists_put_pressure_on_Europe,_and_a_German_state_scraps Friday_classes_to_solve_teacher_shortage⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ US_Climate_Envoy_Backs_UAE_Oil_Executive_as President_of_UN_Climate_Summit⠀⇛ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Why_California’s_Climate_Change_and_Housing Crises_Hit_Women_Hardest⠀⇛ An advocate explains how gender equity goes beyond Roe v. Wade. # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ New_Report_Highlights_Pesticides’_Overlooked Climate_Connection⠀⇛ As chemicals designed to kill insects and weeds, fungi and rodents, pesticides are among the most toxic and damaging substances on the planet. Their harmful impacts on human and ecosystem health are generally well understood. What receives far less attention, however, is the climate impact of these agrochemicals. Not only do pesticides directly contribute to the climate crisis, but a changing climate is likely to intensify pressure from agricultural pests and decrease plant resiliency, resulting in greater pesticide usage and therefore further greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report.  This “vicious cycle” of pesticide use fueling climate change, and vice versa, is examined in a report published Tuesday by the advocacy group Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA). According to PANNA, the assessment is the first in- depth scientific review of the relationship between pesticides and climate change.  # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Sinema_High-Fives_Manchin_Over Filibuster_Support_While_‘Schmoozing_With_CEOs’_at Davos⠀⇛ Independent U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and right-wing Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia took heat Tuesday for high-fiving over their shared support of the filibuster while “rubbing elbows with Wall Street CEOs and celebrities in the lap of luxury” at the World Economic Forum’s annual summit in Davos, Switzerland. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Greta_Thunberg_Detained_Defending German_Village_From_Coal_Mining⠀⇛ After arriving in Germany last week to support local campaigners battling the expansion, 20-year-old Thunberg joined activists staging a sit-in nearly six miles from the Lützerath, at the edge of the mine owned by energy utility RWE. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Despite_Net-Zero_Vows,_Wall_Street ‘Climate_Arsonists’_Still_Pumping_Billions_Into_Fossil Fuels⠀⇛ Top banks in the United States and around the world have made a show of embracing net-zero emissions pledges, portraying themselves as allies in the fight against the global climate emergency. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘This_Insanity_Belongs_in_Science Fiction’:_At_Davos,_UN_Chief_Rips_Fossil_Fuel Expansion⠀⇛ United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a scathing address to corporate and political elites in Davos on Wednesday, ripping fossil fuel giants and governments for expanding oil and gas extraction in the face of increasingly devastating climate chaos across the globe. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_Final_Nail_in_the_Coffin_for Alaska’s_Pebble_Mine?⠀⇛ In December, the Pedro Bay Native Corporation (PBC) in Alaska placed 44,000 acres of its property under a $20 million conservation easement that may be the nail in the coffin for the proposed Pebble Gold and Copper Mine in Bristol Bay. The Pebble Mine ore deposit is considered the second-largest ore body of its type in the world. However, most of the ore is low grade which requires significant processing. Hence the need to move the ore from the mine site on a tributary to Bristol Bay waters to a shipping port at Pile Bay on Cook Inlet. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Republicans_Are_Cooking_Up_Their_Dumbest Controversy_Yet⠀⇛ After spending an unseemly amount of time in the nation’s bedrooms and bathrooms, the culture wars have migrated into the kitchen. Once the grievance-minded Republican Party finally took control of the House, the mediasphere lit up with an acrimonious controversy over comments from Richard Trumka Jr., who serves on the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, citing research showing that gas-range cooking can create adverse health effects, particularly for children. Trumka told Bloomberg News that such safety concerns might justify a future ban on the appliances. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Turns_Out,_Lightning_Can_Strike_Twice, With_A_Little_Help⠀⇛ Few things are more impressive than a lighting strike. Lightning can carry millions of volts and while it can be amazing to watch, it is somewhat less amazing to be hit by lightning. Rockets and antennas often have complex lightning protection systems to try to coax the electricity to avoid striking where you don’t want it. However, a European consortium has announced they’ve used a very strong laser to redirect lightning in Switzerland. You can see a video below, but you might want to turn on the English closed captions. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ The Revelator ☛ One_River_Dies,_Another_Is_Born⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Holland_Lake_and_the_Consent_of_the Governed⠀⇛ # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Skipped_Showers,_Paper_Plates:_An Arizona_Suburb’s_Water_Is_Cut_Off⠀⇛ Earlier this month, the community’s longtime water supplier, the neighboring city of Scottsdale, turned off the tap for Rio Verde Foothills, blaming a grinding drought that is threatening the future of the West. Scottsdale said it had to focus on conserving water for its own residents, and could no longer sell water to roughly 500 to 700 homes — or around 1,000 people. That meant the unincorporated swath of $500,000 stucco houses, mansions and horse ranches outside Scottsdale’s borders would have to fend for itself and buy water from other suppliers — if homeowners could find them, and afford to pay much higher prices. Almost overnight, the Rio Verde Foothills turned into a worst-case scenario of a hotter, drier climate, showing what happens when unregulated growth collides with shrinking water supplies # ⚓ NPR ☛ China_records_1st_population_fall_in_decades_as births_drop⠀⇛ The National Bureau of Statistics reported Tuesday that the country had 850,000 fewer people at the end of 2022 than the previous year. The tally includes only the population of mainland China, excluding Hong Kong and Macao as well as foreign residents. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_UK:_a_Return_to_the_Past_Masquerading as_the_Future.⠀⇛ It is an understatement to say that 2022 has been a dismal year in British politics, except of course for the plutocrats who have their nasty paws on the levers of power with the active connivance of the Tory government. Alas, 2023 is not likely to be any different and will probably be even more chaotic than last year. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Oxfam_Wants_to_More_than_Double_the_Tax Rate_on_Our_Richest⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ For_Every_$1_Gained_by_a_Bottom_90_Percenter Since_2020,_a_Billionaire_Got_$1.7M⠀⇛ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Ellen_Brown:_Solving_the_Debt_Crisis_the American_Way⠀⇛ On Friday, Jan. 13, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wrote to Congress that the U.S. government will hit its borrowing limit on Jan. 19, forcing the new Congress into negotiations over the debt limit much sooner than expected. She said she will use accounting maneuvers she called “extraordinary measures” […] # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ White_House_Warns_GOP_Not_to_Tie_Debt_Ceiling_to Social_Security_Cuts⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Beyond_Outrageous’:_Bombshell_Report Uncovers_Restaurant_Lobby’s_Anti-Worker_Scheme⠀⇛ Labor advocates voiced outrage Tuesday in response to a New York Times investigation detailing how the powerful National Restaurant Association uses mandatory food-safety courses—which workers often pay for out of their own pockets—to help finance its campaigns against wage increases. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ The_American_Shame_of_Mass_Layoffs⠀⇛ More than 150,000 tech workers lost their jobs in 2022, according to one estimate, and an additional 23,000 have been laid off since the start of 2023. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Khanna_Warns_House_GOP_Wants_to_‘Hijack_the Entire_US_Economy’_to_Cut_Social_Security⠀⇛ Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California said Tuesday that House Republicans are threatening to “hijack the entire U.S. economy” and “subject it to collapse” in pursuit of cuts to Social Security and other right-wing policy goals, a warning that came as the Treasury Department prepared to take emergency measures to prevent the U.S. from breaching the debt ceiling. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ If_This_Global_Austerity_Continues,_So_Will Angry_Protest⠀⇛ This week world leaders meet in Davos to discuss cooperation to address multiple crises, from COVID- 19 and escalating inflation to slowing economic growth, debt distress and climate shocks. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ The_GOP’s_Terrible,_Horrible,_No_Good,_Very Bad_Debt_Ceiling_Scam⠀⇛ Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen just announced that the federal government will hit the limit on total federal debt on January 19, just two days from now. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ It_Is_Comforting—But_Foolish—to_Believe_the House_GOP_Inquisition_Will_Fail⠀⇛ If you are anyone but a MAGA enthusiast, and you care about the future of democracy in the United States, then you think that what the Republican Party and especially the House Republican majority has planned for the next two years is very bad. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ A_Georgia_Republican_Brags_That_Voter Suppression_Helped_Them_in_2022⠀⇛ Just last week, we learned that a Wisconsin Republican election commissioner boasted of the party’s success in dampening Black turnout, especially in Milwaukee, last November. Thanks to the state GOP’s “well thought out multi-faceted plan,” commissioner Robert Spindell e-mailed colleagues, 37,000 fewer voters cast ballots there than in 2018, “with the major reduction happening in the overwhelming Black and Hispanic areas.” It could have cost Democrat Mandela Barnes a Senate seat. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ A_Fun_Way_to_Deal_With_the_Debt_Ceiling⠀⇛ Like all good Keynesian economists, I’m a big fan of the platinum coin. The law explicitly allows the Treasury to print platinum coins in any denomination. That means it absolutely could deal with the debt ceiling by printing a platinum coin denominated for $1 trillion and selling it to the Fed. This would not count as debt for debt ceiling purposes. The government would have sold an asset, the coin, in exchange for $1 trillion that it could then use to meet its bills. From an accounting standpoint, it would be the same thing as selling off blocs of government land for $1 trillion. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ WATCH_LIVE:_Bernie_Sanders_Speech_on_‘State of_the_Working_Class’⠀⇛ U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday evening is set to deliver a speech in Washington, D.C. about “the state of the working class” and how to address the urgent and overlapping crises it now faces. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ France’s_Pension_Reform_Battle_Will_Be_Decided in_the_Streets⠀⇛ Marseille—Emmanuel Macron has waited a long time for this. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_FTC’s_New_Rule_Against_Noncompetes_Could Raise_Wages_by_$300_Billion⠀⇛ “You’re not really free if you don’t have the right to switch jobs or choose what to do with your labor,” Lina Kahn, the chair of the Federal Trade Commission, wrote earlier this month. But thanks to noncompete clauses that ban employees from working for similar businesses if they leave their jobs, that is the reality for millions of Americans. Under Khan, the FTC wants to eliminate that practice. On January 5, the agency, which is responsible for regulating businesses so they don’t engage in unfair and uncompetitive practices, announced a proposed rule that would make noncompete clauses illegal. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Was_the_True_Meaning_of_Capitalism Forgotten?⠀⇛ So often we take the meaning of terms for granted without knowing their complicated histories and changing definitions. “Capitalism” is one such example. In his new book, Capitalism: The Story Behind the Word, Michael Sonenscher argues that the term remains difficult to define, even though it has myriad associations. A historian of political thought at Cambridge University, Sonenscher observes that we may link it to industrial organization, technical specialization, producers, competition, or markets. The main aim of his book, however, is to suggest that, although “capitalism” might now be understood as a kind of umbrella term that encompasses a range of subjects, it once had a very specific meaning that we have largely forgotten. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ EDRI ☛ Looking_back_at_2022:_Protecting_and_advancing digital_rights_in_times_of_crisis⠀⇛ In moments where we should be urgently tackling the climate crisis and working towards peace and justice worldwide, state funds and efforts seem to reinforce militarisation, fuel the climate crises and injustice. In response to increased surveillance and control practices coming from governments and private companies, EDRi members and partners have put forward a vision in which people live with dignity and vitality. What have we collectively achieved in 2022? # ⚓ BBC ☛ Taliban_start_buying_blue_ticks_on_Twitter⠀⇛ The Taliban have started using Twitter’s paid-for verification feature, meaning some now have blue ticks on their accounts. House vandalized in Gopalganj over Facebook post on Prophet Muhammad # ⚓ BBC ☛ Elon_Musk_begins_trial_over_Tesla_tweet_that_cost_him $20m⠀⇛ In 2018, he tweeted that he had “funding secured” to take the carmaker private. However the funding was not secured – and Tesla was not taken private. Shareholders argued that they lost billions of dollars due to the tweet after the share price plummeted. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Investment_Already_Paying_Off’:_McCarthy Assigns_Big_Oil_Favorites_to_Key_Environment_Panel⠀⇛ A leading government accountability watchdog on Tuesday called out leaders of the Republican- controlled U.S. House of Representatives while revealing that the 21 GOP members appointed by Speaker Kevin McCarthy to the Natural Resources Committee took a combined $3.8 million in campaign contributions from Big Oil. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ If_Democrats_Need_a_Strong_2024_Ticket, Biden_Should_Not_Be_on_It⠀⇛ For many months, conventional media wisdom has told us that Joe Biden would be the strongest candidate to defeat Donald Trump in 2024 because he did it before. The claim was always on shaky ground — after all, Trump was the ultimate symbol of the status quo when he lost in 2020, as Biden would be in next year’s election. That’s hardly auspicious when polling shows that the current electorate believes the country is “off on the wrong track” rather than “headed in the right direction” by a margin of more than a 3-to-1. # ⚓ FAIR ☛ New_York_Press:_Hey,_People,_Leave_That_Judge Alone⠀⇛ New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is going forward with her nomination of Hector LaSalle, a conservative mid-level appellate judge, to the state’s Court of Appeals (the top court), despite doubts that LaSalle has the votes in New York’s state Senate (amNY, 1/6/23; New York Post, 1/8/23). # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ GOP_Releases_Bill_To_Stop_Administration_From Pressuring_Social_Media_Companies…_And,_It’s_Actually_Not Totally_Crazy?⠀⇛ Now that the House is (barely) in the control of the Republican Party, we expected an awful lot of dumb anti-tech laws (the Democrats are also pushing dumb anti-tech laws, but of a different nature). The GOP has, in the recent past, laid out a big long list of bills as part of its “big tech” platform, and most of them are ridiculous and often unconstitutional (and many of them conflict with each other). Furthermore, it was noted that part of Speaker McCarthy’s negotiations with hardliners, who initially withheld their votes in his quest to become Speaker, included setting up a silly special committee to “investigate” government “weaponization” of social media. This has come to pass. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Musk_Appears_To_Have_Deliberately_Cut_Off Popular_3rd_Party_Apps,_And_Still_Hasn’t_Officially_Said Anything⠀⇛ Back when Elon Musk was first exploring taking over Twitter, he spoke with Jack Dorsey who (as text messages released as part of Musk’s lawsuit over the purchase revealed) told Musk that the “original sin” of Twitter was setting it up as a private company, rather than being an open source protocol. This wasn’t a surprise. Dorsey had more or less said similar things publicly. Musk responded to those texts by saying “super interesting idea” and then that “I’d like to help if I am able to.” # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘I’m_not_going_to_surrender_my_country_to_them, and_I_believe_that_the_darkness_will_eventually_fade_away’ Alexey_Navalny’s_letter_after_two_years_in_custody_—_Meduza⠀⇛ January 17, 2023, marks two years since Alexey Navalny returned to Russia and was detained by authorities on trumped-up criminal charges after his attempted poisoning. The opposition leader has been in detention ever since. Today, a post appeared on Navalny’s social media for the anniversary of his detention. Meduza publishes it in full. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Dozens_of_Russian_lawmakers_release_open_letter_in support_of_jailed_opposition_politician_Alexey_Navalny_— Meduza⠀⇛ More than 50 current and former lawmakers at various levels of the Russian government have signed an open letter in support of jailed opposition politician Alexey Navalny. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Navalny_associates_launch_campaign_to_free imprisoned_politician_—_Meduza⠀⇛ On the second anniversary of Alexey Navalny’s return to Russia and immediate arrest, his associates announced the launch of #FreeNavalny, a campaign that will “unite people around the world in their efforts” to free the politician from prison. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_defense_minister_says_military_reforms will_last_from_2023_until_2026_—_Meduza⠀⇛ On Tuesday, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu revealed new details about the country’s planned military reforms that were first announced in late December. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘We’re_forced_to_appeal_to_you’_Following_doctors’ lead,_Russian_lawyers_publish_an_open_letter_to_Putin demanding_proper_medical_care_for_Alexey_Navalny_—_Meduza⠀⇛ On New Year’s Eve, jailed Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny was transferred to a “punishment cell,” marking the 10th time prison authorities had used the measure against him since he was sent to his current prison this summer. On January 9, Navalny’s lawyer, Vadim Kobzev, reported that Navalny was suffering from a fever and a cough, and that he was not being given the medical care he needs. The following day, a group of Russian doctors published an open letter to Vladimir Putin, demanding he bring an end to Navalny’s “torment”; the letter ultimately received more than 600 signatures. Now, a group of lawyers have followed suit, publishing a letter to the president in which they demand that prison authorities stop using the “punishment cell” against Navalny and that civilian doctors be allowed to treat him. Meduza is publishing an English translation of their appeal. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ How_Russia_Destroys_its_Male_Population⠀⇛ Russian women have the reputation of being strong and demanding, but they can be sweet and caring when they want to be. Nationalistic by nature, Russian women have long been patriotic and willing to send their husbands and sons off to war. But this has come at a steep price to the country. Today, with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine failing dismally, the women of Russia are turning their backs on him and are calling for their male family members to be returned home from the front lines. Russian men have died in large numbers in many wars since the time of the Cossacks, due to a variety of factors. The Cossacks, who were a semi-nomadic warrior class, were heavily involved in conflicts with neighboring powers, such as the Ottoman Empire and Poland. In the more recent history, during World War I and II, the Soviet Union suffered staggering losses, with an estimated 10 million military deaths and an additional 8-13 million civilian deaths. In addition to the devastating human toll, these conflicts also had a significant impact on the country’s economy and infrastructure. Furthermore, during the Cold War, the Soviet Union was involved in several armed conflicts, such as the Afghanistan war, which also caused many deaths of Russian men. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Poetic_Nonviolent_Victory_over_War⠀⇛ War is a language of lies. Cold and callous, it emanates from dull, technocratic minds, draining life of color. It is an institutional offense to the human spirit. The Pentagon speaks the language of war. The President and the Congress speak the language of war. Corporations speak the language of war. They sap us of outrage and courage and the appreciation of beauty. They commit carnage of the soul. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Collateral_Damage_and_Other_Slippery Slopes⠀⇛ The beginning of the war on terror at the turn of the century coincided with the creation of new euphemisms to describe things that were already well defined. Although military idioms have long tortured language for the sake of specious arguments, there was a new audacity in the way it was being reshaped to excuse the previously inexcusable. Torture, for example, became ‘enhanced interrogation’ and it didn’t take long for images to leak from Abu Ghraib in Iraq showing the sadism that condoning it had unleashed on those held there, 70-90 percent of whom were innocent. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘After_Russia’:_In_a_new_album,_exiled_popular musicians_revisit_the_Russian_émigré_poetry_of_100_years_ago —_Meduza⠀⇛ A hundred years ago, in the fall of 1922 and winter of 1923, the Bolsheviks expelled hundreds of artists and intellectuals from Russia, forcing them to leave the country on what became known as the “philosophers’ ships.” Many of the exiled writers and poets continued to write in Russian, destined never to meet their readers back in their home country. A century later, Russia’s artists are once again leaving, this time because of the war in Ukraine and political persecution at home. To capture the echoes of Russia’s tragic history in the present, director and music producer Roma Liberov invited newly-exiled popular musicians to revisit the poetry of the “obscure generation” of Russian poets who wrote in exile, after leaving Russia 100 years ago. By setting their words to music, artists — including Noize MC, Monetochka, Nogu Svelo!, Pornofilmy, Naive, and others — probed their own experience of exile and how it “rhymes” with the lives of émigré poets the revolution scattered across the world. The resulting album, “After Russia,” got its name from a collection of poems published by Marina Tsvetaeva in 1928. The album premiered on Meduza on January 13. We are publishing a selection of tracks, together with some reflections on the project by the artists themselves. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘PMC_Wagner’_officially_registered_as_joint-stock company_in_Russia_—_Meduza⠀⇛ BBC News Russian points out that the Russian Unified State Register of Legal Entities has a new entry, listing “PMC Wagner” as a joint-stock company. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘Donetsk_People’s_Republic’_troops_announce Russian_capture_of_Soledar,_marking_third_time_Moscow’s forces_have_made_this_claim_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The Territorial Defense Force of the Russian- annexed “Donetsk People’s Republic” reported Tuesday that Russian forces had taken control of the town of Soledar in the Donetsk region, marking the third time in seven days that the purported capture has been announced. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Defeated_GOP_Candidate_for_New_Mexico_House Arrested_Over_Shootings_at_Democrats’_Homes⠀⇛ Solomon Peña, a Republican former candidate for New Mexico’s state House, was arrested by Albuquerque police on Monday in connection with a string of recent drive-by shootings targeting the homes of Democratic lawmakers. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Abortion_Rights_Voters_Are_Reshaping Politics⠀⇛ Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin would very much like to be considered a contender for the 2024 GOP presidential field. But to do that he’s got to build his credibility with social conservatives. To that end, he is attempting to restrict abortion access in one of the 26 states where abortion remains legal. But Virginia special-election voters just upended the plans of the high-profile Republican governor by electing a Democrat to a previously Republican legislative seat and solidifying the pro-choice majority in the state senate. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Abortion_Bans_Don’t_Prosecute_Pregnant_People. That_May_Be_About_to_Change.⠀⇛ Legislation in Oklahoma and remarks from the Alabama attorney general could foreshadow new efforts to punish people who induce their own abortions. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Surprising_Strength_of_Brazil’s Democracy⠀⇛ From the angry mob’s chants about a stolen election to the physical desecration of edifices of democracy to a shaken national political class trying to make sense of how things descended into mayhem, seeming parallels between the violent attack on the Brazilian Presidential Palace and the Supreme Court and Congress buildings by supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro this January 8 and the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, abound. But appearances can be deceiving. Unlike January 6—which delayed the peaceful transfer of power in the United States for the first time in the country’s history—nothing of substance was interrupted in Brazil. The rioting in Brasília unfolded after the inauguration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had taken place, on January 1. The rioters stormed empty public buildings in Brasília, as Brazilian politicians enjoyed the weekend elsewhere. As for Bolsonaro, the so-called Trump of the Tropics, he had already decamped for Florida. # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Hungarian_EU_commissioner,_Olivér Várhelyi_could_face_investigation⠀⇛ # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Navracsics_to_travel_to_Brussels_next Wednesday_for_meetings_on_Erasmus⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ DOJ_and_Congress_Face_New_Calls_to_Probe_Trump’s Financial_Ties_to_Saudi_Arabia⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Boebert_Demands_Blocking_of_Dems_From_Committee for_Being_“Conspiracy_Theorists”⠀⇛ # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Rep._Ro_Khanna_on_CA_Flooding,_Big Oil’s_Climate_Denial,_Debt_Ceiling,_Assange_&_Possible Senate_Bid⠀⇛ The death toll from two weeks of flooding in California has reached at least 20. As climate scientists are predicting more extreme weather linked to climate change over the next two years, outrage is growing over how fossil fuel companies were fully aware of the link between fossil fuel emissions and global warming but spent decades obscuring the science in order to make maximum profits. We speak with Democratic California Congressmember Ro Khanna, who recently concluded a congressional investigation into the allegations and says the oil industry needs to be held accountable for the damage it has wrought. Khanna also discusses the looming fight over raising the federal debt ceiling, the refugee crisis at the U.S.- Mexico border, espionage charges against Julian Assange, charges Biden faces of having classified documents at his home, calls for Republican George Santos to resign and more. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ From_Infiltrating_Wikipedia_to_Paying Trump_Millions_in_Golf_Deals,_Saudis_Whitewash_Rights Record⠀⇛ The Justice Department and Congress are facing new calls to investigate Donald Trump’s financial ties to Saudi Arabia. The latest controversy centers on a new golf tournament owned by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign Public Investment Fund, which is chaired by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. LIV has paid millions to golf resorts owned by Donald Trump, who has publicly supported the new league which is attempting to compete with the PGA. Meanwhile, an exposé has revealed that the Saudi government infiltrated Wikipedia to control information on the kingdom. Government administrators were recruited to edit the crowdsourced site in ways that portrayed Saudi Arabia in a positive light, and two noncompliant editors who contributed critical information about political detainees were themselves prosecuted and imprisoned. The Wikimedia Foundation, the parent company of Wikipedia, appears to have banned 16 Saudi users for “conflict of interest” editing, yet it is unclear what additional steps they have taken to combat the Saudi government’s disinformation campaign. We speak to Sarah Leah Whitson, executive director of Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), the organization that released the report on Wikipedia’s infiltration, who says that Saudi Arabia’s financial investments in American political leaders’ business dealings and deployment of government agents inside international organizations are key to its global project to conceal evidence of its human rights abuses. # ⚓ When_“died_suddenly”_comes_for_a_colleague_and friend⠀⇛ Regular readers might wonder why there was no post earlier this week, as I usually do at least three posts a week. (True, that’s less than I used to do back in my heyday 15 years ago, but these days I try to maintain a Monday-Wednesday-Friday posting schedule.) Truth be told, after the sudden death of Dr. Harriet Hall (a.k.a. The SkepDoc), I just didn’t much feel like it. Now I do, and the reason that I do is probably something that regular readers might be able to guess. # ⚓ Project Censored ☛ Promoting_Falsehoods_and Marginalizing_Truth-Tellers_–_Censored_Notebook⠀⇛ The Washington Post’s coverage of a January 2023 study arguing that the post-2016 coverage of Russia election meddling may have been overblown, reveals a corrosive trend in legacy news media where the personalities and outlets that perpetuate inaccurate or false news are rewarded, and the truth-tellers who expose legacy media lies are marginalized and ostracized. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ Elon_Musk_Can’t_Solve_Twitter’s ‘Shadowbanning’_Problem⠀⇛ “Shadowbanning,” in its current usage, refers to a content-moderation tactic that reduces the visibility of a piece of borderline content rather than removing it entirely. It originally referred to something much more dramatic: quieting annoying personalities on message boards by making their posts totally invisible to everyone else. Platforms such as Twitter and Facebook have denied doing anything that extreme, but they do limit content’s reach in various ways—it’s frequently unclear how or why, which makes people suspicious. Shadowbanning can mean that posts aren’t promoted to a wide audience, or it can mean something more severe, such as hiding accounts from search results (platforms tend to blame this on bugs). # ⚓ Dhaka Tribune ☛ House_vandalized_in_Gopalganj_over_Facebook post_on_Prophet_Muhammad⠀⇛ According to locals, a Hindu man posted a status on his Facebook account that had hurt the religious sentiments of the Muslim community of several villages in Kotalipara and Barisal upazilas of the district. Later, some local Muslims vandalized the house belonging to the accused’s extended family. # ⚓ The Daily Star ☛ Hindu_homes,_businesses_vandalised_over_FB post⠀⇛ At least four houses and eight shops of the Hindu community were vandalised by religious bigots in Gopalganj’s Kotalipara upazila over a Facebook post on Sunday evening. The post was uploaded from the account of a Hindu youth. # ⚓ Frontpage Magazine ☛ CAIR_Doubles_Down_On_Firing_of Mohammed_Art_Teacher⠀⇛ Hussein is avoiding the fact that Shiites do depict Mohammed. The Muslim Brotherhood fronts are demanding that Americans enforce the Sunni sharia and accusing a professor of Islamophobia for showing Shiite art. This is theocratic gibberish that liberals are rejecting and even wokes are staggering under. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ NPR ☛ Nobel_winner_Maria_Ressa_and_her_online_news_outlet are_cleared_of_tax_evasion⠀⇛ Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa and her online news company were cleared Wednesday of tax evasion charges she said were among a slew of legal cases used by former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to try to muzzle critical reporting. # ⚓ Site36 ☛ Raid_on_journalists_of_„Radio_Dreyeckland“_in Germany⠀⇛ Police in Freiburg searched „Radio Dreyeckland“ on Tuesday morning. According to a press release, several search warrants issued by the public prosecutor’s office in Karlsruhe were executed. The background is a preliminary investigation on „suspicion of a violation of a ban on association“. The website of the radio collective had published an article with a link to „Linksunten Indymedia“. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ Bridge Michigan ☛ Opinion_|_Keep_Michigan_water_affordable and_in_public_hands⠀⇛ Privatization of water and sewer services elsewhere has led to inferior maintenance and higher costs to customers. Allowing private interests to commodify groundwater drains a vital public resource without benefit to the public. The future of our water is too important to leave to short-sighted, profit- seeking private interests. Here are a few steps Michigan must take to keep our water public and protected: [...] # ⚓ Reason ☛ A_Man_Pointed_a_Finger_Gun_at_Cops,_Was_Jailed_for Over_a_Year_Without_Trial,_and_Starved_to_Death_Behind_Bars⠀⇛ Arrested for pointing his fingers at police in a threatening manner, Arkansas man Larry Eugene Price Jr. wound up in jail for more than a year without being convicted and eventually died of malnutrition and dehydration behind bars. # ⚓ NPR ☛ Kabul’s_mannequins_hooded_and_masked_under_Taliban rules⠀⇛ Bashir said his sales are half what they used to be. “Buying wedding, evening and traditional dresses is no longer a priority for people,” he said. “People think more about getting food and surviving.” # ⚓ BBC ☛ Iran_protests:_Jailed_activist_Sepideh_Qolian describes_brutality_in_letter⠀⇛ Ms Qolian is currently studying law in prison. In her letter she describes how Evin’s “cultural” wing – where she takes her exams – has been turned into a “torture and interrogation” building, and says she has witnessed young detainees being interrogated there. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ A_School_Superintendent_Says_Our_Story_About Expulsions_in_His_District_Is_Incorrect._Here’s_Why_He’s Wrong.⠀⇛ Over the four academic years ending in spring 2020, Gallup-McKinley County Schools reported to New Mexico officials that it had expelled students at least 211 times, far more often than school districts in the rest of the state. Are you part of the Gallup-McKinley County Schools community? We’d like to hear from you. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Tories_Advance_‘Indefensible’_Anti-Worker Bill_as_Thousands_March_to_Defend_Right_to_Strike⠀⇛ Lawmakers from the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party advanced anti-strike legislation on Monday night despite the objections of tens of thousands of petitioners and thousands of demonstrators outside, but economic justice advocates made clear that the fight for fundamental workers’ rights is far from over. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Somebody_Is_Trying_to_Kill_Me⠀⇛ On a day honoring Martin Luther King Jr. – fierce warrior for racial justice and, despite his “Santa- Clausifying,” against poverty, militarism and “the unspeakable horrors of police brutality” – we are left wondering on what planet does distraught black man Keenan Anderson begging “Please help me” to police become “Please brutishly kill me”? In an America, still, that MLK called “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world.” Eloquently, achingly, he, Baldwin, Coates tell of white men who “have caused the darkness.” # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Record_Police_Killings_in_2022_Show_Need_to Continue_Organizing_for_Abolition⠀⇛ Building power and transformation is about encouraging the grassroots while confronting a resilient carceral state. o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ MWL ☛ The_One_Lone_Audiobook_now_exclusive_on_my_store⠀⇛ Instead, it’s now exclusively on my bookstore. You can listen in the BookFunnel app, a browser, or download DRM-free MP3. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Big_Pharma_Pushed_Twitter_to_Hide_Vaccine Equity_Tweets,_New_Report_Reveals [Ed: Twitter censorship for patent cartels]⠀⇛ # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Iconic_Fansubbing_Site_Legendas.tv Shuts_Down_Voluntarily⠀⇛ For more than sixteen years, Brazil’s Legendas.tv has been the go-to repository for Portuguese subtitles. Its reign has now come to an end after the popular site voluntarily closed its doors. Legendas’ operators stress that legal streaming services have made foreign content more accessible. At the same time, the site’s financial position has been deteriorating. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Court_Denies_RIAA’s_$250,000_Attorney Fees_Request_Against_Yout⠀⇛ The legal battle between the RIAA and Yout.com will go to appeal before potential attorneys’ fees are awarded, a federal court has ruled. The RIAA asked for $250,000 after winning its case against the YouTube ripper. However, according to Yout, a payment now would seriously harm its legal defense as funds are running low. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Combating_IPTV_Piracy:_EC_Calls_for Evidence_to_Support_Mitigation_‘Toolbox’⠀⇛ The European Commission has issued a call for evidence to support an incoming “toolbox” to combat piracy of live events. For the next month, stakeholders are invited to share experiences and potential solutions to tackle pirate IPTV services. The only caveat is that proposals must be actionable under existing law, which rightsholders say isn’t up to the job. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ Knives_and_Halberts_and_Bastionland⠀⇛ It was good to have a bit of a back and forth because it brings things back into focus. Is it “done” or am I still working on it? I think I’m still working on it because I want it to be more than just the bare rules and a two or three tips on setting generation like Halberts. I have that. The generator I have generates non-player characters, it places monsters, undead, giants, dragons, mages, it assigns overlapping loyalties based on secret societies, theological preferences and political preferences, hints at the Swiss landscape with forests, swamps, a lake, rivers, valleys, mountains, passes. # ⚓ Amateur_Radio_Log_2023-01-17_Mid-day_(Fairbanks,_AK,_US)⠀⇛ It appeared as though the Kp-index was dropping down to quiet levels, so I went out again for another 20-meter lunch break adventure, again using Fire Station 42. When I reviewed the Kp-index again later, it looked like it might have spiked back up right as I was heading out, up to level 3. # ⚓ Train_trip_day_2⠀⇛ Today has been rather relaxing. I’m writing this in the observation car on the train to the Southwest proper. There’s an amish fellow gesturing at me and talking to his family in Pennsylvania Dutch (weird Anabaptist German); I’m pretty sure I heard the word ‘computer’. The anabaptists who ride the trains are weird folks, generally insular with absolutely _insane_ theology. Eventually he made me uncomfortable by staring at me, so I went back to my compartment. # ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_ABLMURN_Wordo:_DOPEY⠀⇛ =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 6459 ➮ Generation completed at 02:45, i.e. 84 seconds to (re)generate ⟲