𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Wednesday, February 15, 2023 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Thu 16 Feb 02:40:43 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/2023/02/15/ ╒═══════════════════ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐒 ════════════════════════════════════╕ Previous bulletins in IPFS (past 21 days, in chronological order): QmTzU5jib61mC1u41k5rv8ogSts3JaWyjewoajVPD5g57m QmVtrAasZaunyUmUK2Ux1CtNtbdMWCLBTYQzmeLrKKykBg QmYV3WS2gpVGuPpGL214RmMcjMk45cBmmXgM7VBxCDEv4H QmamtVaJ1jkVqwTRHeheoiVfr7r3ijZpHVWct6WE9FvhVN QmbFDooXZn997QjZY3cCKWM82PnZJjTTiaSSMufBXjiNXP QmXU8EhJFQRtv8o2V6scWUz5kebeKRmyZa6mEimNyZLPtm Qmb399zeJfbfeD2xUcMf2JDeQPEXQZXKB4r2KNpE2YN16j QmVaSG1ALmtpgw3bqUgN2o37FRRRvK92JA5SKGzkigi5Qg QmXe8bt58f7QFPCzPjfHLJEDufxCy9LYEr1x5WRuwvvwxd QmXCyRSEqZvXQpdJJgNTZ2SmscGBN8faNeNbNZcV8zoX6D QmbqEc6DR3dJD1Zez6UEB9NiyCWswQvsYE1yFxnM6ghvgG QmaVY3HqyuHpVGyMxeT4Bud2vNW78oYnx8dJCM6ZZK5ziE QmSUai4xNvwMKU2TbSerbPiWGAVberWqCyRsFtpfBmSJUA QmdqfApkUHoNL7LgRhijLyQ917yqySCE8TFPFh8Efixmuk QmYUwzBTiff9y3NpVBbZgEPJYspVVxmzVVYkzar4igJRiY QmWU4whiYNSNx6oxSqvGVEkr1unaGuqfGtoiphqZLBAxVJ QmQUWdJviNhacCKbEie2yYrdrQaNYjUhGH7B8majeYU6Vb Qmckkfq1rqb7mTK7w6RbFZJjskRKcnUk8PdtMmcLwUhXgV QmVY5cAKghhEttE24TaNrAQgciJau5j7EoeaEmfjYdbLMD QmUUEWf3hsUuMVJFPVavJpe7kPpi5bCmXqN9PPz7qbVMEu QmVBn9QkCHpe2cDLPr9H2kyS7vx3eRh5a9NN8CDSJEKw58 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐗 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⦿ Yet More Azure and LinkedIn Layoffs at Microsoft (While the Media is Busy Cashing in on Microsoft Puff Pieces, Mindless Marketing That Distracts From These Layoffs) | Techrights ⦿ IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, February 14, 2023 | Techrights ⦿ MIT Technology Review is Run by ’Microsoft India’ | Techrights ䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login): http://techrights.org/2023/02/15/azure-and-linkedin-layoffs/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/02/15/irc-log-140223/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/02/15/mit-technology-review-infosys-puff/#comments ䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised): http://techrights.org/2023/02/15/chromeos-on-zephyr/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/02/15/last-of-curl-7/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/02/15/old-recycled/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/02/15/pl-haskell-v2-0/#comments ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 56 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/02/15/azure-and-linkedin-layoffs/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/02/15/azure-and-linkedin-layoffs/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 02.15.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Yet_More_Azure_and_LinkedIn_Layoffs_at_Microsoft_(While_the_Media_is_Busy Cashing_in_on_Microsoft_Puff_Pieces,_Mindless_Marketing_That_Distracts_From These_Layoffs)⠀✐ Posted in Microsoft at 1:59 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Days ago: Microsoft_GitHub_Exposé_—_Part_XXVIII_—_GitHub_to_Shut_Down_All Offices,_Including_Its_Headquarters | Microsoft_Shuts_Down_GitHub_(All_Offices) | GitHub_Hasn’t_a_Bright_Future_and,_by_Extension,_Projects_Hosted_by Microsoft/GitHub_May_Have_Big_Trouble_Ahead 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇azure-layoffs⦈_ Summary: Layoffs_at_Microsoft are accelerating further, there_are_several_waves this_year_(already!), but the media has been busy running sponsored puff pieces (SPAM) for Microsoft; meanwhile, as per few reports, HoloLens_is_destroyed (the Army contract too is cancelled; that’s $22,000,000,000 in graft). Azure (which Microsoft insists is the future) keeps_shrinking_considerably for the third year in a row, and “Azure test engineers, systems administrators, and product managers have posted on LinkedIn within the last few days” about being laid off (speaking of LinkedIn, there too there_are_fresh_layoffs that Microsoft_sites spin/downplay). Why don’t “mainstream media” sites or corporate news channels cover it as much as they did all the_"HEY_HI"_(AI)_hype? Does Microsoft money compel them to let the layoffs ‘slide’? 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That’s like 80% of what they published yesterday! Summary: Infosys was mentioned and promoted in at least half a dozen ‘articles’ in MIT Technology Review yesterday (there may be more; the above is not exhaustive); days prior to that MIT Technology Review published a lot of Microsoft SPAM that helped distract from Microsoft’s_waves_of_layoffs, so this publication is clearly defunct (coverage ‘on sale’) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⣀⣀⢀⡀⠀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⣀⢀⣀⠀⣀⠀⡀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⡧⢼⣳⣦⡖⣿⣶⡶⢲⢰⠒⡆⢐⣲⡆⢸⢾⡁⣏⠈⡷⣿⢦⡇⣿⠶⠀⣴⣲⢼⢰⣒⡖⣆⡖⣒⣦⢺⢲⠒⡆⡖⠂⣶⢲⢰⣒⡖⡗⠰⣖⠀⣿⢰⠀⡆⡖⣶⠐⣆⢦⡖⣶⣿⢺⠒⡆⢸⡗⡇⡖⢲⢲⡴⣰⠂⠀ ⠀⠁⠈⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠈⠸⠽⠃⠈⠉⠁⠈⠀⠉⠈⠉⠁⠉⠈⠁⠉⠉⠁⠈⠉⠈⠈⠉⠁⠈⠀⠉⠉⠈⠉⠉⠁⠁⠀⠪⠽⠈⠉⠁⠉⠈⠉⠀⠉⠈⠉⠁⠁⠉⠀⠉⠈⠁⠉⠉⠉⠀⠁⠈⠁⠁⠉⠉⠈⠁⠉⠀⠀ ⠀⡤⣄⣠⢤⢠⡠⡄⡤⣄⣠⢤⢀⠤⡤⡦⢸⢤⢠⢸⢰⡆⡄⣤⠀⡤⡄⣤⢤⢠⢤⡇⢠⠤⣰⣇⡤⣄⣤⢠⢠⠤⡇⢠⠤⢀⡤⡄⣤⢤⣀⡄⣇⡤⣄⡠⢄⣠⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠈⠣⠖⠳⠜⠹⠀⠇⠇⠸⠻⠽⠙⠶⠂⠧⠸⠘⠏⠸⠘⠇⣹⠇⠐⠯⠇⠇⠸⠘⠖⠇⠘⠶⠚⠟⠧⠋⠻⠺⠘⠖⠇⠘⠽⠛⠯⠃⠇⠀⠿⠀⠏⠣⠖⠻⠝⠺⠽⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣠⡴⠶⠶⠒⠒⠲⠶⠶⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 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Desktop_Environments/WMs # K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o New_Releases o BSD o Fedora_Family_/_IBM o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Devices/Embedded o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Reports o Web_Browsers/Web_Servers # Mozilla o Programming/Development # Perl_/_Raku # Rust * Leftovers o Science o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Linux_Foundation o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Overpopulation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Digital_Restrictions_(DRM) o Monopolies # Patents # Software_Patents # Trademarks # Copyrights * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ ChromeOS_now_runs_on_top_of_Linux_and, er,_Zephyr_…⠀⇛ You probably knew Google’s ChromeOS is a Linux distribution. But, now, it’s running on more than Linux under the hood. I didn’t, and I’ve been covering Chrome OS like paint since the day it arrived. Today, your newer Chromebook also depends on the open-source Zephyr Project Real-Time Operating System (RTOS). Here’s Chrome OS’s history and where Zephyr comes in. Originally, ChromeOS’s beginnings were shrouded in mystery. Jeff Nelson, a former Google engineer, claimed that he created “Google OS,” an ancestor to Chrome OS, which used Firefox as its browser, although it is a matter of dispute whether this project is connected to the operating system we know today. # ⚓ XSAs_released_on_2023-02-14⠀⇛ The Xen Project has released one or more Xen security advisories (XSAs). The security of Qubes OS is not affected. Therefore, no user action is required. # ⚓ H2S Media ☛ Will_installing_Ubuntu_Linux_make_a_laptop faster?_–_Linux_Shout⠀⇛ Then you should consider installing Ubuntu Linux distro as it may be able to help you boost your laptop performance considerably. In some situations, you will be surprised by the performance gap that could be seen in the Laptop after switching to the free Ubuntu distribution. o § Server⠀➾ # ⚓ Announcing_Istio_1.17⠀⇛ We are pleased to announce the release of Istio 1.17. This is the first Istio release of 2023. We would like to thank the entire Istio community for helping get the 1.17.0 release published. We would like to thank the Release Managers for this release, Mariam John from IBM, Paul Merrison from Tetrate and Kalya Subramanian from Microsoft. The release managers would specially like to thank the Test & Release WG lead Eric Van Norman (IBM) for his help and guidance throughout the release cycle. We would also like to thank the maintainers of the Istio work groups and the broader Istio community for helping us throughout the release process with timely feedback, reviews, community testing and for all your support to help ensure a timely release. # ⚓ Istio_1.17_Upgrade_Notes⠀⇛ When you upgrade from Istio 1.16.x to Istio 1.17, you need to consider the changes on this page. These notes detail the changes which purposefully break backwards compatibility with Istio 1.16.x. The notes also mention changes which preserve backwards compatibility while introducing new behavior. Changes are only included if the new behavior would be unexpected to a user of Istio 1.16.x. Users upgrading from 1.15.x to Istio 1.17 should also reference the 1.16 change notes. # ⚓ Istio_1.17.0_Change_Notes⠀⇛ These notices describe functionality that will be removed in a future release according to Istio’s deprecation policy. Please consider upgrading your environment to remove the deprecated functionality. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ How_I_built_a_homelab_with_Red_Hat Enterprise_Linux_(RHEL)_|_Enable_Sysadmin⠀⇛ As a recovering sysadmin, the last thing I want is to end up being technical support at home. I often tell people that I wish I had the tools available in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) now when I was a fresh Linux sysadmin. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ FSFE ☛ SFP#19:_Why_we_need_Free_Software_on_medical_devices with_Karen_Sandler⠀⇛ For this episode Bonnie Mehring met with Karen Sandler to talk about her relationship with Free Software. Karen depends on a medical device to keep her heart working. This led her to become an advocate for Free Software in medical devices. # ⚓ WordPress ☛ WP_Briefing:_Episode_49:_Everything_You_Need_to Know_About_the_Community_Summit!⠀⇛ Episode forty-nine of the WordPress Briefing explores the What, Why, and Who behind the upcoming Community Summit in National Harbor, DC, USA, August 22-23, 2023. Join Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy to learn the importance of the gathering to the WordPress project. # ⚓ Make_your_own_I_Love_Free_Software_Day_video⠀⇛ Made in honor of “I Love Free Software Day.” # ⚓ Video ☛ MX_Linux_21.3_KDE_Quick_Overview_#shorts_– Invidious⠀⇛ A Quick Overview of MX Linux 21.3 KDE # ⚓ Video ☛ Endless_OS_5.0.0_overview_|_The_operating_system that_comes_with_everything_your_family_needs._–_Invidious⠀⇛ In this video, I am going to show an overview of Endless OS 5.0.0 and some of the applications pre- installed. # ⚓ Video ☛ This_FOSS_software_is_watching_you._Here’s_why._– Invidious⠀⇛ # ⚓ Video ☛ 30_Days_with_elementary_OS_7_–_The_Cost_of_Idealism –_Linux_Distro_Review_–_Invidious⠀⇛ # ⚓ Video ☛ KDE_PLASMA_5.27:_the_biggest,_best_KDE_release_yet! –_Invidious⠀⇛ # ⚓ Video ☛ You_Can_Buy_Modern_Linux_Distros_On_A_DVD??_– Invidious⠀⇛ # ⚓ Video ☛ Bypass_Paywalls_Vanishes_From_Firefox_Addon_Store_– Invidious⠀⇛ # ⚓ Video ☛ The_Reasons_Developers_Prefer_Linux_Over_Windows Are_Why_EVERYONE_Should_Use_Linux_–_Invidious⠀⇛ # ⚓ 312:_Linux_At_The_Movies_&_Making_Open_Source_Radio Waves!⠀⇛ # ⚓ Linux_User_Space_Episode_3:16:_The_Cent_of_a_Distro⠀⇛ o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ The New Stack ☛ Demystifying_Linux_Kernel_Initialization_– The_New_Stack⠀⇛ Let’s first talk about how much visibility a user has into what’s happening on their system and the state of the kernel itself. The Linux kernel is constantly printing diagnostic messages to the kernel ring buffer. As the name indicates, this ring buffer is a circular buffer in which older messages get overwritten by newer ones. It prints important messages about the initialization process during initialization and boot up. Several priority levels, such as emergency, critical, error, warning and informational are supported and logged to the ring buffer. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Quickly_Check_the_System_Uptime_on Linux⠀⇛ When was the last time you shut down or restarted your Linux system? Can’t remember? Maintaining an optimal uptime is essential for the smooth running of your system and preventing downtime. It is also essential to know your system uptime when troubleshooting. You do not need to be a tech guru to be able to check your system’s uptime when you need to. Let’s see how you can easily check the uptime for your Linux system. # ⚓ Beebom ☛ How_to_Use_the_Desktop_Mode_on_Steam_Deck_(2023)_| Beebom⠀⇛ Want to access SteamOS on your Steam Deck? In this guide, learn how to enable and use the Desktop Mode on your Steam Deck. # ⚓ FOSS Post ☛ Run_Multiple_GNOME_Virtual_Boxes_Parallelly_on Linux⠀⇛ GNOME Boxes is a utility that easily allows you to create “virtual boxes” where you can run any operating system or Linux distribution virtually on your system. # ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ Login_as_Root_in_Ubuntu_GUI⠀⇛ If you really want it, you can log in as root into the Ubuntu desktop using GNOME. Here’s how to do that. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Nginx_on_Fedora_37⠀⇛ # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_phpPgAdmin_on_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS⠀⇛ # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Go_on_Fedora_37⠀⇛ # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_CodeIgniter_on_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS⠀⇛ # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_OpenVAS_on_Rocky_Linux_9⠀⇛ # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Redirect_www_To_Non-www_Domain_on_Nginx⠀⇛ # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ How_to_Upgrade_to_KDE_Plasma_5.27_from_5.26⠀⇛ A beginner’s guide to upgrade to KDE Plasma 5.27 from Plasma 5.26 desktop environment via terminal and GUI method. # ⚓ Translate_Selected_Text_With_A_Keyboard_Shortcut_Using_Crow Translate_(X11_+_GNOME_Wayland)_–_Linux_Uprising_Blog⠀⇛ I was looking for a way to easily translate selected text that works under GNOME with Wayland, and find out that Crow Translate provides just this, bu # ⚓ TecMint ☛ 6_Key_Performance_Metrics_to_Monitor_in_Linux Servers⠀⇛ This 4-part series will explain six key performance metrics to monitor in a Linux server. By the end of this series, you will understand what factors in a Linux system you need to look out for that contribute to the overall system performance and also their relative importance. Is your Linux server slow or are applications hosted on it showing unexpected behavior or signs of sluggish performance? Many factors in a Linux server affect its overall performance or the performance of applications hosted on it. But there are a few key metrics you need to track that can impact the most critical things such as response time or execution time of processes, throughput – the total amount of work the server can do in a given time, and much more. # ⚓ nixCraft ☛ How_to_configure_the_Let’s_Encrypt_email notification_when_a_cert_is_skipped,_renewed,_or_error⠀⇛ Let us see how to configure the Let’s Encrypt email notification when a TLS/SSL cert is skipped, renewed, or an error is created by “acme.sh” client so developers or sysadmin can investigate the matter further. # ⚓ Video ☛ How_to_install_CLion_on_KDE_Neon_–_Invidious⠀⇛ In this video, we are looking at how to install CLion on KDE Neon. # ⚓ Video ☛ How_to_install_Google_Chrome_on_KDE_Neon_– Invidious⠀⇛ In this video, we are looking at how to install Google Chrome on KDE Neon. # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Create_a_New_User_in_Raspberry_Pi_OS⠀⇛ Older versions of Raspberry Pi OS used to have standard user credentials by default. Although the newer version asks you to create a custom username and password during installation, you may need to create more users down the road to meet additional requirements. You can do this easily using Linux commands, and since Raspberry Pi OS is a flavor of Linux, the same commands apply to other distros as well. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ Install_FCEUX_on_Ubuntu_and_play_some_NES games⠀⇛ Today, you will learn how to install FCEUX on Ubuntu. This NES emulator will help you to relive old times or play some games for leisure. # ⚓ Linux Shell Tips ☛ 4_Useful_Commands_to_Find_Virtualization Type_in_Linux⠀⇛ Linux can be run on various platforms including bare-metal, virtual servers, and even containers. If you are running a Linux server on a virtualized environment such as VirtualBox, you might probably want to know which type of virtualization technology it is running on. # ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ How_to_install_PPSSPP_on_a_Chromebook⠀⇛ # ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ How_to_install_RStudio_on_a_Chromebook in_2023⠀⇛ # ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ How_to_install_Zrythm_on_a_Chromebook⠀⇛ o § WINE or Emulation⠀➾ # ⚓ CodeWeavers_CrossOver_22.1_for_macOS_Linux_and_ChromeOS_has been_released⠀⇛ Hi folks, I’m thrilled to announce that CodeWeavers has releasedCrossOver_22.1for macOS, Linux and ChromeOS! # ⚓ Lutris_0.5.13-beta1_has_been_released⠀⇛ Lutris helps you install and play video games from all eras and from most gaming systems. By leveraging and combining existing emulators, engine re-implementations and compatibility layers, it gives you a central interface to launch all your games. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ Steam_Next_Fest,_February_2023:_The_Big Recap_(24_Games_Tested_on_Linux)⠀⇛ Following our most recent tradition to cover the Steam Next Fest, we tested some of the freshest demos from the recent Steam Next Fest edition that just ended on the 13th of February 2023. # ⚓ Godot Engine ☛ Release_candidate:_Godot_4.0_RC_2⠀⇛ The Godot 4.0 release is mere days away! We’ve had a first release candidate last week, and since then our contributors have been fully focused on fixing regressions and critical bugs to ensure that the upcoming 4.0 release will be a great foundation to build upon. The Production team has been hard at work assessing the remaining PRs and issues in the 4.0 milestone, pushing non-critical or risky changes to the 4.1 milestone, or prioritizing what could actually still be done so close to the release. Astute watchers of the 4.0 milestone’s completion ratio will have noticed a significant increase, but that doesn’t mean that all issues are being solved. Some will be fixed in time for 4.1, and cherry-picked for 4.0.x maintenance releases along the way. Regardless of which milestone our contributors assign to your issues, be sure to keep reporting any major or minor problem you’re having with 4.0 RC 2! Your test reports at this stage are critical for us to assess whether we can finally stamp the current development branch as “stable” and release it to all platforms. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu Handbook ☛ KDE_Plasma_desktop_5.27_Released! PPA_for_(K)Ubuntu_22.04⠀⇛ KDE Plasma desktop announced the new 5.27 release today! It’s a LTS release with support until 2024! Plasma 5.27 features new window tiling system. By enabling it in “System Settings > Workspace Behavior > Desktop Effects“, user can press and hold Shift key and then drag app windows to auto-resize and place them in the screen side by side. By pressing the Windows logo key + T will go into the tile editing mode. There user can configure to have custom tile layouts. # ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ The_KDE_Plasma_Desktop_on_Linux_Just_Got a_Big_Update⠀⇛ KDE Plasma is one of the most popular desktop environments on Linux computers, taking inspiration from Windows and macOS and adding countless customization options on top. There’s now a new release that makes it even better. Just in time for Free Software Day, the KDE community has released Plasma 5.27, the latest version of the desktop environment used in operating systems like Kubuntu, KDE Neon, openSUSE, and Fedora KDE. The best improvement might be the new tiling system, which allows you to set up custom tile layouts and resize adjacent windows simultaneously. It’s much more powerful than the window tiling features in Windows, but the feature is “still in its infancy” and might not work well for everyone. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ KDE_Plasma_5.27_released_with_multi- monitor_&_Wayland_upgrades,_Steam_Deck_updater⠀⇛ KDE Plasma 5.27 sounds like a really great update to this desktop environment, the same one used on the desktop mode for the Steam Deck and my personal choice for my PC too. Coming in on Valentines Day and the “I Love Free Software Day” (that’s apparently a thing?), it brings an absolute ton of enhancements to the desktop experience including a new introduction wizard to guide you through a first time install that might help a few confused users. There’s also a window tiling system, updates to app themes, upgrades to the widgets system, adjustments to system settings so it’s not so overloaded, Discover now supports full Steam Deck system upgrades and so much more. # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ KDE_Delivers_Plasma_5.27_Valentine⠀⇛ The new version celebrates Free Software Day and is set to be the final KDE Plasma 5 release. The KDE Community has announced the release of version 5.17 of its flagship Plasma Linux desktop environment. # ⚓ Send_you_talks_for_Linux_App_Summit_2023_*now*!⠀⇛ Call for proposal ends this Saturday 18th of February. I’m sure there’s lots of interesting things you have to talk about so head over tohttps://linuxappsummit.org/cfp/and press the “Submit your talk” button 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇:)⦈ ⚓ KDE_Plasma_5.27.0_on_Fedora_(via_our_COPR)⠀⇛ There’s acatchthough: you will have to use ourCOPR. The regular update on Fedora repositories will follow shortly, I will keep you all posted. Feel free to join us at ourMatrix_room!. § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ * ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ The_Top_10_Linux_Distros_for_Different_Use_Cases⠀⇛ Linux is an open-source operating system that offers a wide range of choices for users based on their needs and preferences. The beauty of Linux is that it is highly customizable, which means users can tweak the OS to fit their specific requirements. However, with so many Linux distros available, it can be overwhelming to decide which one to choose. * § New Releases⠀➾ o ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ KaOS_2023.02_Released_with_the_Brand-New_KDE_Plasma 5.27⠀⇛ KaOS is an independent rolling-release distribution inspired by Arch Linux and entirely focused on the KDE Plasma Desktop and related Qt Toolkit-based software. Although it uses Pacman as its package manager, KaOS does not rely on software repositories developed and maintained by Arch. Instead, the software is available from in-house repositories, built exclusively for 64-bit systems. o ⚓ KaOS_2023.02⠀⇛ It is with great pleasure to present to you the February release of a new stable ISO. For the Plasma desktop, the latest Plasma (5.27.0), KDE Gear (22.12.2), and Frameworks (5.103.0) are included. All built on Qt 5.15.8+. Among the many changes included in Plasma 5.27 are the Big Multi-monitor Refactor to make working with screens much more reliable. There is also a new fine grained control tools when the user has 3 or more screens connected. For those with a large monitor KWin has long been able to place one window on the left and one on the right. Now with Meta-T the quick tiling is launched allowing complete control of where your windows are placed. Drag windows with Shift pressed and it will stick to the tiled layout. And a new System Settings module has been added to easily control the settings for Flatpaks. Your browser does not support the video tag. * § BSD⠀➾ o ⚓ FreeBSD ☛ FreeBSD_13.2-BETA1_Now_Available⠀⇛ The first BETA build of the 13.2-RELEASE release cycle is now available. Installation images are available for: o 13.2-BETA1 amd64 GENERIC o 13.2-BETA1 i386 GENERIC o 13.2-BETA1 powerpc GENERIC o 13.2-BETA1 powerpc64 GENERIC64 o 13.2-BETA1 powerpc64le GENERIC64LE o 13.2-BETA1 powerpcspe MPC85XXSPE o 13.2-BETA1 armv6 RPI-B o 13.2-BETA1 armv7 GENERICSD o 13.2-BETA1 aarch64 GENERIC o 13.2-BETA1 aarch64 RPI o 13.2-BETA1 aarch64 PINE64 o 13.2-BETA1 aarch64 PINE64-LTS o 13.2-BETA1 aarch64 PINEBOOK o 13.2-BETA1 aarch64 ROCK64 o 13.2-BETA1 aarch64 ROCKPRO64 o 13.2-BETA1 riscv64 GENERIC o 13.2-BETA1 riscv64 GENERICSD Note regarding arm SD card images: For convenience for those without console access to the system, a freebsd user with a password of freebsd is available by default for ssh(1) access. Additionally, the root user password is set to root. It is strongly recommended to change the password for both users after gaining access to the system. Installer images and memory stick images are available here: https://download.freebsd.org/releases/ISO-IMAGES/13.2/ The image checksums follow at the end of this e-mail. If you notice problems you can report them through the Bugzilla PR system or on the -stable mailing list. If you would like to use Git to do a source based update of an existing system, use the "releng/13.2" branch. A list of changes since 13.1 will be available in the releng/13.2 release notes: https://www.freebsd.org/releases/13.2R/relnotes/ Please note, the release notes page is not yet complete, and will be updated on an ongoing basis as the 13.2-RELEASE cycle progresses. === Virtual Machine Disk Images === VM disk images are available for the amd64, i386, and aarch64 architectures. Disk images may be downloaded from the following URL (or any of the FreeBSD download mirrors): https://download.freebsd.org/releases/VM-IMAGES/13.2- BETA1/ BASIC-CI images can be found at: https://download.freebsd.org/releases/CI-IMAGES/13.2- BETA1/ The partition layout is: ~ 16 kB - freebsd-boot GPT partition type (bootfs GPT label) ~ 1 GB - freebsd-swap GPT partition type (swapfs GPT label) ~ 20 GB - freebsd-ufs GPT partition type (rootfs GPT label) The disk images are available in QCOW2, VHD, VMDK, and raw disk image formats. The image download size is approximately 135 MB and 165 MB respectively (amd64/i386), decompressing to a 21 GB sparse image. Note regarding arm64/aarch64 virtual machine images: a modified QEMU EFI loader file is needed for qemu-system-aarch64 to be able to boot the virtual machine images. See this page for more information: https://wiki.freebsd.org/arm64/QEMU To boot the VM image, run: % qemu-system-aarch64 -m 4096M -cpu cortex-a57 - M virt \ -bios QEMU_EFI.fd -serial telnet::4444,server -nographic \ -drive if=none,file=VMDISK,id=hd0 \ -device virtio-blk-device,drive=hd0 \ -device virtio-net-device,netdev=net0 \ -netdev user,id=net0 Be sure to replace "VMDISK" with the path to the virtual machine image. * § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ o ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ AI/ML_at_the_Edge:_4_things_CIOs_should know⠀⇛ o ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ 4_key_IT_skills_to_grow_in_2023⠀⇛ o ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Build_smaller_container_images_using_S2I⠀⇛ The Source-to-Image (S2I) framework makes it easy for developers to transfer their projects into ready-to-use and reproduciblecontainerimages. S2I consists of atoolthat prepares your container, along with manybase imagesto choose from. o ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Remote_container_development_with_VS_Code_and_Podman [Ed: Red Hat is shilling Microsoft's proprietary software that's used to spy on developers]⠀⇛ o ⚓ Red Hat ☛ 5_things_developers_should_know_about_edge_computing⠀⇛ Edge_computinghas become a major part of our current technology ecosystem, from your neighborhood Dunkin’ Donuts to the watch on your wrist. In fact, Gartner estimates that “about 10% of enterprise-generated data is created and processed outside a traditional centralized data center or cloud” (essentially, edge). A o ⚓ CentOS_7_vs_CentOS_8_–_Which_is_a_better_choice_for_you?⠀⇛ The new release of CentOS is here and has brought in man changes many users have questioned about. I know many of you are considering an upgrade, but why? This CentOS 7 vs CentOS 8 comparison goes over points such as performance, updates and stability so you can choose the best. o ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ IT_leadership:_5_steps_to_develop_a_world- class_workplace_culture⠀⇛ It’s more important than ever for organizations and teams to foster a strong, positive workplace culture. Check out these leadership tips to set a strategy for success o ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ Why_tech_teams_must_prioritize_leadership skills_in_2023⠀⇛ Strong leadership will be more important than ever in the year ahead. Here’s how to identify the ‘power’ skills your IT team needs * § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ o ⚓ Help Net Security ☛ Real-time_Ubuntu_released,_offers_end-to-end security_and_reliability⠀⇛ Canonical released real-time Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, providing a deterministic response to an external event, aiming to minimise the response time guarantee within a specified deadline. The new enterprise-grade real-time kernel is ideal for stringent low-latency requirements. Enterprises in industrial, telecommunications, automotive, aerospace and defence, as well as public sector and retail, can now run their most demanding workloads and develop a wide range of time-sensitive applications on the open-source operating system (OS). “The real-time Ubuntu kernel delivers industrial-grade performance and resilience for software-defined manufacturing, monitoring and operational tech” said Mark Shuttleworth, CEO at Canonical. “Ubuntu is now the world’s best silicon-optimised AIOT platform on NVIDIA, Intel, MediaTek, and AMD-Xilinx silicon.” o ⚓ Manjaro_Vs._Ubuntu_2023_–_Which_is_the_best_Linux_Version?⠀⇛ If you are the kind of user who is associated with computer technology 24/7 and spend most of your time in the open-source arena then you may have worked with popular Linux distributions. Some of these are Red Hat, CentOS, Debian, Mint and Arch. Today we are comparing Manjaro Vs. Ubuntu for you. In spite of Linux having more than 600 distros available today; we believe that there is that one for which everyone has a soft spot. This could be due to its performance, stability, availability of software, or a certain feature that is not available in other distributions. * § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ o ⚓ CNX Software ☛ 2.5Gbps_SFP_to_RJ45_Ethernet_adapter_sells_for_$25 shipped_–_CNX_Software⠀⇛ Banana Pi has started selling an inexpensive 2.5Gbps SFP to RJ45 adapter for their Banana Pi BPI-R3 WiFi 6 router board that goes for $17.89 plus shipping ($25 shipped here) on Aliexpress. The BPI-R3 router includes five Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 ports as well as two 2.5GbE SFP cages, but since not everybody has equipment that takes SFP cables, they used to sell it with a $30 TP-Link adapter. The company now appears to have found a cheaper model marked “SFP-2.5G-T” module that works with their board. * § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ o ⚓ Arduino ☛ Arduino_Nano_Every_brings_Knight_Rider_sound_effects_to Knight_Rider_RC_car⠀⇛ KITT (Knight Industries Two Thousand) was a fictional car based on a 1982 Pontiac Trans Am in the “Knight Rider” television series. KITT featured an artificial intelligence, voiced by the legendary William Daniels, and some iconic styling. o ⚓ CNX Software ☛ USB_Cereal_is_an_open-source_hardware_USB- C_debugging_–_development_tool_(Crowdfunding)_–_CNX_Software⠀⇛ 0xDA LLC’s USB Cereal is an open-source hardware development tool with three USB-C ports designed to simplify the testing, development, debugging, and manufacturing of devices with USB Type-C ports. * § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ o ⚓ Linux On Mobile ☛ Weekly_GNU-like_Mobile_Linux_Update_(6/2023): Work_on_dozing_support_for_GNOME_Settings_daemon_and_more_FOSDEM 2023_talk_recordings⠀⇛ § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ * § Reports⠀➾ o ⚓ EDRI ☛ Save_the_date:_Freedom_not_Fear_1-4_September_2023⠀⇛ Freedom not Fear (fnf) is an annual self-organised conference on privacy and digital rights. People from all across Europe meet and work towards more freedom in the digitalised world, plan actions against increasing surveillance and other attacks on civil rights. o ⚓ HaikuOS ☛ Haiku_Activity_&_Contract_Report,_January_2023⠀⇛ As is the usual way of things, the monthly Activity Report is hereby combined with my Contract Report. Apologies for the delay in getting this one out; I had originally planned to publish it before the end of last week. * § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ o § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ Firefox_110_Arrives_with_WebGL_Performance Improvements⠀⇛ I’ll keep this short and sweet: a new version of Mozilla Firefox is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux (heard of that?). Firefox already supports importing bookmarks, history, and passwords from Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Chromium, and Safari but once you have the Firefox 110 update you can also import data from Opera, Opera GX, and Vivaldi too – which is handy. * § Programming/Development⠀➾ o ⚓ Red Hat ☛ How_debugging_Go_programs_with_Delve_and_eBPF_is faster⠀⇛ In this article, I will explain how to use Delve to trace your Go programs and how Delve leverages eBPF under the hood to maximize efficiency and speed. The goal of Delve is to provide developers with a pleasant and efficient Go debugging experience. In that vein, this article focuses on how we optimized the function tracing subsystem so you can inspect your programs and get to root-cause analysis quicker. Delve has two different backends for its tracing implementation, one is ptrace based, while the other uses eBPF. If you’re unfamiliar with any of these terms, don’t worry, I will explain along the way. o ⚓ Tim Bray ☛ ongoing_by_Tim_Bray_·_More_Monos!⠀⇛ Our story thus far is here. Tl;dr: I looked at a bunch of monospace fonts and recommended a few. The piece went kind of nuts, way past 50K views as I write this, and a flood of comments here and on YCombinator, nearly all of which took the form of “You left out my favorite font, which is X!” So I harvested 14 values of X, and let’s have a look at them! I’ve enjoyed this little project enough to pay actual real money for three of these. The methodology is the same as last outing. For each font, I post a shot of a the Linux ls(1) man page, switch Emacs into that font, and use it to write my feelings about it. Those fonts I consider excellent advance to round two, where I assemble screenshots of them displaying code in the Goland IDE. In this episode: Anonymous Pro, Berkeley Mono, Cascadia Mono, Comic Mono, Courier Prime, Dank Mono, DejaVu Sans Mono, Fantasque Sans Mono, Liberation Mono, Menlo, monofur, MonoLisa, Recursive Mono Linear, and Victor Mono. Reactions of the form “But you didn’t look at X” will almost certainly fall on deaf ears. o § Perl / Raku⠀➾ # ⚓ Perl ☛ PayProp_supports_the_German_Perl/Raku_Workshop 2023⠀⇛ o § Rust⠀➾ # ⚓ GStreamer_Rust_bindings_0.20_/_Rust_Plugins_0.10_release⠀⇛ Version 0.20 of the GStreamer Rust bindings was released. Together with the bindings, also version 0.10 of the GStreamer Rust plugins was released. As usual this release follows the latest gtk-rs 0.17 release and the corresponding API changes. This release features relatively few changes and mostly contains the addition of some convenience APIs, the addition of bindings for some minor APIs and various optimizations. As part of the optimizations there will be a lot fewer temporary allocations with the new version (especially for NUL-terminated strings), and improved code generation which does not only improve performance but also reduces the size of the resulting binaries considerably. Various GStreamer plugins saw size reductions of 15-20%. The new release also brings a lot of bugfixes, most of which were already part of the 0.19.x bugfix releases. § Leftovers⠀➾ * ⚓ YLE ☛ Russian_shoppers_take_Norway’s_Schengen_shortcut_to_Finland⠀⇛ Finland closed the Russian border due to the attack on Ukraine last year, but that has not reduced the flow of Russian shoppers arriving from Norway. The Finnish Customs agency is unable to intervene as Norway is in the Schengen area. * ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Several_Earthquake_Survivors_Rescued_After_Over_204_Hours⠀⇛ A German risk analysis company warned that the final death toll could be between 75,000 and 90,000. * ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Türkiye-Syria_Quake:_Death_Toll_Tops_35,000⠀⇛ The U.S. sanctions impede and delay the delivery of humanitarian aid to earthquake-hit Syria. * ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Always_Something_There_to_Remind_Me⠀⇛ Burt Bacharach’s complex, existential pop. * ⚓ Gregory Hammond ☛ What_Is_Success?⠀⇛ Success is different for everyone, and it changes depends on where you are in life. The very definition of success actually is “a favourable or desired outcome” which can change very often. Your communication style can also affect your success. * ⚓ David Rosenthal ☛ Sybil_Defense⠀⇛ Because a system’s Nakamoto coefficient is variable, somewhat difficult to measure and likely to be an over-estimate, the claim that a system is “decentralized” is always subjective. There is a much more useful, completely objective criterion. Participation in a system either is, or is not subject to permission from some authority, and this can be confirmed by the experiment of trying to participate without asking permission. Permissionless systems can claim some advantages, but they suffer from some serious disadvantages. Chief among them is the need to defend against “Sybil attacks”. Below the fold I discuss Sybil attacks, the defense against them, and the implications for the systems that adopt this defense. * § Science⠀➾ o ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Discovery_of_a_New_Brain_Disease_in_Children Could_Help_Us_Understand_Dementia⠀⇛ So rare, it’s only been found in three children. o ⚓ Science Alert ☛ A_Fleeing_Black_Hole_Was_Found_Leaving_a_Trail_of Newborn_Stars_in_Its_Wake⠀⇛ It could run, but it couldn’t hide. * § Hardware⠀➾ o ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ TSMC’s_Morris_Chang:_$50_Billion_US_Chip Investment_Is_Just_a_‘Good_Start’⠀⇛ TSMC’s founder doesn’t seem worried about the United States’ increased spending in the semiconductor space. o ⚓ Replacing_the_cracked_screen_on_a_Blackview_Tab_10_tablet⠀⇛ In a previous post I mentioned that the LCD touchscreen of my Blackview Tab 10 tablet had partially popped out of the tablet’s plastic housing and had developed a crack when I tried to push it back in, as can be seen in the photograph below. * § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ o ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Doctors_Go_on_Strike_in_France⠀⇛ The Macron administration seems only willing to pay doctors 25 euros per consultation. o ⚓ The Age AU ☛ Incurable_Ebola-like_virus_spreads_to_Cameroon_after killing_several_across_border⠀⇛ A WHO emergency response has been activated after reports of nine deaths and 16 more suspected cases of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea. o ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ U.S._Senator_Casey_Has_Surgery_for Prostate_Cancer⠀⇛ o ⚓ The Scientist ☛ Jumping_Genes_Put_a_Target_on_Cancerous_Cells⠀⇛ Two studies find that tumor-specific antigens are often peptides that result from a splicing event between exons and transposable elements. o ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ EPA_Says_Ohio_Toxic_Train_Derailment_Air Quality_Is_Safe,_Expert_Urges_‘Caution’⠀⇛ East Palestine residents reported animal deaths after the incident, but the environmental agency says test are now showing safe levels of pollution. o ⚓ Science Alert ☛ ‘On_Demand’_Male_Contraceptive_Pill_Could_Switch Your_Sperm_Off_For_a_Day⠀⇛ Could be bigger than Viagra. o ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ ‘Disproportionate’_amount_of_HIV_coverage_relates to_criminal_cases,_says_charity⠀⇛ * § Linux Foundation⠀➾ o ⚓ The_risks_of_fragmenting_open_source_–_Linux_Foundation_–_Huawei United_States⠀⇛ The world of open source software is at risk of fragmentation from political forces, techno-nationalism, and weaponization, the Linux Foundation warns. This report was sponsored by FutureWei. o ⚓ PR Newswire ☛ FinOps_Foundation_Announces_Microsoft_as_a_Premier Member [Ed: Microsoft buys yet more 'Linux' Foundation seats]⠀⇛ The FinOps Foundation, a part of The Linux Foundation’s non-profit technology consortium focused on advancing the people and practice of cloud financial management, announced today that Microsoft is joining as a Premier Member company. Additionally, Microsoft’s Jimin Li will join the FinOps Governing Board as a voting member to help craft Foundation strategy and direction. * § Security⠀➾ o ⚓ Unix Men ☛ 5_Most_Common_Cyber_Attacks_In_2023⠀⇛ Building a company and keeping it afloat amidst financial turmoil is challenging, and it isn’t made any easier by the number of hackers who are taking aim at thousands of companies every day. o ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Monday_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Debian (libde265 and snort), Fedora (chromium, openssl, php-symfony4, qt5- qtbase, qt6-qtbase, tigervnc, vim, wireshark, xorg-x11- server, and xorg-x11-server-Xwayland), Slackware (gnutls), SUSE (apr-util, grafana, java-1_8_0-ibm, kernel, less, libksba, opera, postgresql12, postgresql13, postgresql14, postgresql15, python-py, webkit2gtk3, wireshark, and xrdp), and Ubuntu (nova and webkit2gtk). o ⚓ Security Week ☛ Zscaler_to_Acquire_Israeli_Startup_Canonic Security⠀⇛ Zcaler plans to acquire Israeli startup Canonic Security to expand into the red-hot software supply chain security business. The postZscaler_to_Acquire_Israeli_Startup_Canonic Securityappeared first onSecurityWeek. o ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Tuesday⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Debian (imagemagick), Fedora (xml-security-c), Red Hat (grub2), SUSE (chromium, freerdp, libbpf, and python-setuptools), and Ubuntu (fig2dev and python-django). o ⚓ Security Week ☛ Patch_Tuesday:_Microsoft_Warns_of_Exploited Windows Zero-Days⠀⇛ Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday machine is humming loudly with software updates to fix at least 76 vulnerabilities in Windows and OS components. o ⚓ IT Wire ☛ iTWire_–_Microsoft_issues_75_patches,_including_three for_zero-days⠀⇛ Microsoft has released patches for 75 vulnerabilities overnight on its second Patch Tuesday for the year, with nine being rated critical. There were 66 fixes rated important and the company issued fixes for three zero-day vulnerabilities. Top among the flaws being exploited in the wild was one that allowed remote code execution in a Windows graphics component, flagged as CVE-2023-21823. Satnam Narang, senior staff research engineer at security vendor Tenable, said of this bug: “Being able to elevate privileges once on a target system is important for attackers seeking to do more damage. o ⚓ Security Week ☛ Adobe_Plugs_Critical_Security_Holes_in Illustrator,_After_Effects_Software⠀⇛ Patch Tuesday: Adobe ships security fixes for at least a half dozen vulnerabilities that expose Windows and macOS users to malicious hacker attacks. o ⚓ Security Week ☛ Spanish,_US_Authorities_Dismantle_Cybercrime_Ring That_Defrauded_Victims_of_$5.3_Million⠀⇛ Spanish and US authorities have dismantled a cybercrime ring that defrauded victims of more than $5.3 million. o ⚓ Security Week ☛ Pepsi_Bottling_Ventures_Discloses_Data_Breach⠀⇛ Pepsi Bottling Ventures, the largest privately-held bottler of Pepsi-Cola products in the United States, says data was stolen from its systems following a malware attack. o ⚓ Security Week ☛ GoAnywhere_Zero-Day_Attack_Victims_Start Disclosing_Significant_Impact⠀⇛ Organizations hit by exploitation of the GoAnywhere MFT zero-day vulnerability CVE-2023-0669 have started coming forward. o ⚓ Security Week ☛ Hackers_Target_Bahrain_Airport,_News_Sites_to Mark_Uprising⠀⇛ Hackers took down the websites of Bahrain’s international airport and state news agency to mark the 12-year anniversary of an Arab Spring uprising in the small Gulf country. o ⚓ Parrot_OS_vs_Kali_Linux_vs_Ubuntu_Comparison:_Which_To_Choose?_– DekiSoft⠀⇛ Linux has been known for its different distributions that cater to different needs. The most famous among all is Kali Linux which is a penetration testing oriented for security professionals. From the time it has been released, it has gone through various iterations in the form of updates while others were also being developed throughout the globe. o § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Internet Freedom Foundation ☛ Planning_to_use_Digiyatra? Read_this_first!⠀⇛ The DigiYatra scheme has been rolled out at the Delhi, Bengaluru, and Varanasi airports in the first phase. In the second phase, it will launch at the Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune, and Vijayawada airports. However, how does your personal data fare under the scheme? * § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ o ⚓ teleSUR ☛ 3_Dead,_5_Injured_in_Michigan_State_University Shooting⠀⇛ The police located the male suspect off campus, who had died from a self-inflicted gunshot. o ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Nord_Stream_Blast_is_Part_of_US_Economic_War_Against Its_Allies⠀⇛ “One must wonder when the Europeans will wake up and finally understand that they no longer share interests with the U.S.,” Oberg pointed out. o ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ US_Military_Swears_It’s_Not_Spying_on_China With_Balloons_It_Spent_Millions_Developing⠀⇛ The U.S. said it has no high altitude balloons above China, but that doesn’t mean the technology doesn’t exist. o ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ AI_Has_Successfully_Piloted_a_U.S._F-16 Fighter_Jet,_DARPA_Says⠀⇛ The fighter aircraft that was first introduced in 1978 has now seemingly evolved into an autonomous plane. o ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ President_Niinistö_to_meet_the_Prime_Ministers of_Sweden_and_Norway_in_Harpsund,_Sweden⠀⇛ President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistöwill meet Sweden’s Prime MinisterUlf Kristerssonand Norway’s Prime MinisterJonas Gahr Støreon Wednesday, 22 February 2023 at the Swedish Prime Minister’s summer residence Harpsund. The meeting will focus on current security policy issues, the cooperation between Finland, Sweden and Norway and the countries’ strong support for Ukraine. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Moscow_accuses_Japan_of_Russophobia,_making ‘vicious_attacks’_over_Ukraine_war⠀⇛ Tokyo is locked in a decades-old dispute with Moscow over a chain of Pacific islands. o ⚓ The Age AU ☛ US_military_recovers_sensors_from_suspected_Chinese spy_balloon⠀⇛ Sensors from a downed Chinese balloon have been recovered by US experts. o ⚓ Science Alert ☛ We’ve_Forgotton_The_Potential_Horrors_of_What_a Nuclear_Winter_Would_Be_Like⠀⇛ In case you need reminding. o ⚓ AntiWar ☛ Will_the_New_Peace_Deal_Finally_End_the_Conflict_in Yemen?⠀⇛ For anyone following the conflict in Yemen, the news about a new peace being made will sound like a broken record, but there is genuine optimism about the truce that has been hashed out over the last month in Yemen. o ⚓ AntiWar ☛ US_Big_Defense,_the_Only_Winner_of_the_Ukraine_Proxy War⠀⇛ Not only do these global military contractors arm Ukraine, but they stand to benefit from the re- militarization of Western Europe, Japan, and the new NATO members. o ⚓ AntiWar ☛ First_National_Rally_Against_Ukraine_War,_Threat_of Armageddon:_Feb.19⠀⇛ We in the United States are on the brink of war with a major nuclear power, Russia. If that is not a dire emergency, an acute existential threat, what is? This situation has persisted for a year now without a national protest to stop the slide to Armageddon. o ⚓ NL Times ☛ Most_Dutch_people_not_yet_in_favor_of_sending_F-16 jets_to_Ukraine⠀⇛ * § Environment⠀➾ o ⚓ The Age AU ☛ Fire_warnings_as_three-day_Victorian_heatwave looms⠀⇛ Victorians will sweat through a three-day heatwave, with temperatures as hot as 42 degrees in some parts of the state, prompting fears of increased fire danger. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Air_New_Zealand_resumes_services_to_all airports_after_cyclone-led_cancellations⠀⇛ The carrier also said it added extra services to multiple cities to its international network. o ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Finnish_academia_and_companies_lead_the_way towards_sustainable_nonwoven_products_in_SUSTAFIT_research project⠀⇛ Sustainable fit-for-purposenonwovens project boosts the competitiveness and broadens the export potential of the Finnish nonwovens sector in the growing markets. The 2,6 MEUR project is conducted by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK) and Aalto University and supported by 17 industry partners. Nonwovens are fibre-based materials that are widely used in our daily life products such as masks and wet wipes. o ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ The_Market_Will_Never_Solve_the_Climate Crisis⠀⇛ o § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Concern_Over_Chemical_Contamination_After_Ohio Train_Derailment⠀⇛ “This is one of the deadliest environmental emergencies. And no one is talking about it,” U.S. Congressman Bowman pointed out. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Finland_faces_more_hybrid_influencing_and_energy supply_threats,_ministry’s_risk_assessment_finds⠀⇛ The report, published on Tuesday, is the first national risk assessment since 2018, with authors noting the extent to which the threats Finland faces have changed. # ⚓ EDRI ☛ Joining_the_dots:_Practices_and_Imaginaries_for Post-Fossil_Cultures⠀⇛ As cultural organisations, what do we mean when we talk about sustainability? ENCC annual conference will go beyond the catch-all keyword to highlight specific intersections between culture, ecology, digital practices and care. # ⚓ Klara ☛ Sysadmin_Series_–_How_to_Catch_a_Bitcoin_Miner⠀⇛ What first looked like some CPU oddity in a monitoring graph became a full-fledged hunt for a bitcoin miner. Figuring out what happened and how they were operating is part of the investigation. Collecting evidence to make a case soon became akin to a detective story. o § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ ‘Pray_for_our_country’:_Kenya_president_asks for_help_to_end_drought⠀⇛ President William Ruto of Kenya has declared the first-ever national day of prayer on Feb. 14 as the region faces the potential of a sixth consecutive dry season. East African nations have been experiencing the worst drought in decades. * § Finance⠀➾ o ⚓ teleSUR ☛ UK:_Over_70,000_University_Staff_Begin_Strike_Over_Pay Rises⠀⇛ This initiative is part of the 18 days of strikes planned for February and March in 150 Universities. o ⚓ Danish_mortgage_volumes_drop_by_a_quarter_as_property_market slows⠀⇛ The number of mortgages issued in Denmark dropped by a quarter in January, according to new figures from Statistics Danmark. o ⚓ Maersk_‘paid_0.27_percent’_tax_in_Denmark_in_2021⠀⇛ Danish shipping giant Maersk paid just 0.27 percent in tax to the Danish state in 2021, according to a media analysis. o ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Uber_and_Lyft_Fares_Skyrocketed_But_Drivers Didn’t_See_all_the_Benefits,_Study_Says⠀⇛ An Uber ride might cost you more than ever before, but workers aren’t seeing all of the benefits, researchers say. o ⚓ The Local SE ☛ ‘I’m_holding_out_for_some_relief’:_High_interest rates_hit_foreigners_in_Sweden⠀⇛ Many foreigners living in Sweden bought their houses or apartments recently, closer to the market peak. The Local spoke to some of them about how recent hikes in interest rates have hit their finances. o ⚓ The Local SE ☛ Reader_question:_When_am_I_eligible_for_a_Swedish pension?⠀⇛ A reader got in touch to ask how long he had to work in Sweden before he was eligible for a pension. Here are Sweden’s pension rules, and how you can get your pension when the time comes. o ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Tax_credits_for_home_maintenance_services_do little_to_help_against_tax_evasion⠀⇛ Tax relief for home maintenance servicesis not an effective means of tackling tax evasion. In Germany, it would cost the government a great deal of money while only marginally improving tax compliance. This is the finding of a survey of just under 2,000 private households in Germany by theLudwig Erhardifo Center for Social Market Economy and Institutional Economics. o ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Candy_sales_increase,_fruit_and_vegetable_sales decrease_as_economy_slows⠀⇛ BROAD-BASED INCREASESin consumer prices are having a visible impact on consumer behaviour,reportsYLE. Hannu Krook, the chief executive of SOK Corporation, on Monday told the Finnish public broadcaster that consumers are presently swapping products for more affordable alternatives, favouring store-branded products and planning their shopping more carefully to reduce impulse purchases. o ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Bernie_Sanders’s_New_Campaign:_Taking_On_Big_Pharma and_Starbucks⠀⇛ As the new chair of a powerful Senate committee, the reënergized progressive leader is once again targeting the corporate plutocracy. o ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Elon_Musk_to_Seek_Life_on_Mars_and_Keep_It_from Unionizing⠀⇛ The billionaire said that he would personally talk to the Martians and convince them that joining a union would be a mistake that they’ll regret. o ⚓ The Age AU ☛ ‘Source_of_worry’:_CBA_chief_tips_softer_spending_as peak_in_$96b_mortgage_cliff_looms⠀⇛ CBA chief Matt Comyn says household spending will come under pressure this year, as consumers adjust to the sharp increase in interest rates and $96 billion in ultra-cheap fixed-rate loans expire. o ⚓ The Age AU ☛ Australian_Catholic_Uni_cuts_110_jobs,_40_in Melbourne,_as_enrolments_shrink,_costs_rise⠀⇛ The university will cut about 110 full-time jobs as enrolments in its key courses have declined sharply. * § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ o ⚓ Engadget ☛ Twitter_reportedly_created_a_system_to_artificially boost_Elon_Musk’s_tweets⠀⇛ o ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ Twitter_Delays_API_Changes_Amid_Developer_Outcry⠀⇛ o ⚓ BBC_to_launch_new_Nordic_TV_channels_in_Denmark⠀⇛ o § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Bing’s_ChatGPT-Powered_Search_Has_a Misinformation_Problem⠀⇛ Bing’s AI-powered search engine made up information about a pet vacuum and reported incorrect financial data in its responses in its public demo. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Europe’s_weapon_against_Russian disinformation⠀⇛ Ukraine’s truth-telling about Moscow’s plot against neighboring Moldova shows how to defeat lies and secrecy. * § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ o ⚓ HRW ☛ Tax_Authorities_Raid_BBC_Offices_in_India⠀⇛ o ⚓ CPJ ☛ Indian_tax_authority_raids_BBC_after_critical_documentary⠀⇛ o ⚓ CPJ ☛ Belarus_authorities_detain_journalist_Vyacheslau_Lazarau_on undisclosed_charges⠀⇛ * § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ o ⚓ YLE ☛ Finland’s_FGM_ban_bid_stalls_over_gender_equality_fears⠀⇛ MPs have voted to make a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) more explicit in Finnish law, but a Ministry of Justice working group has proposed keeping the law as it is. o ⚓ EDRI ☛ Movement_Lawyering_and_Abolition_of_Digital_Policing⠀⇛ DFF’s third Speaker Series will run through end 2022 and beginning 2023. Through conversations between preeminent experts deploying an anti-colonial lens, it will explore resistance against tech oppression and how we can build the world we want. Registration is available below. * § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ o ⚓ OpenRightsGroup ☛ Prevent:_Shawcross_Review_fails_to_address_data harms_and_rights⠀⇛ On 8 February, the long awaited report – the Independent Review of Prevent – conducted by the commissioner for public appointments William Shawcross, was published after much scepticism, delay and controversy, even from within the cabinet. o ⚓ RIPE ☛ Updated_RIPE_Code_of_Conduct_Process_Document⠀⇛ Last September, we published two draft Code of Conduct documents for review by the RIPE community. We received significant feedback on one of these documents and would like to update you with the changes we have made in response. * § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ o ⚓ Neowin ☛ After_Windows_11_and_Windows_10,_AMD_Ryzen_fTPM_stutters and_freezes_now_hit_Linux [Ed: TPM is bad. Microsoft is pushing TPM. TPM harms Linux.]⠀⇛ * § Monopolies⠀➾ o § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ CommWorks_cellular_patent_held_invalid⠀⇛ On February 13, 2023, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued a final written decision inUnified Patents, LLC v. Commworks Solutions, LLCholding all challenged claims ofU.S._Patent 8,923,846unpatentable. # ⚓ How_to_create_a_UPC_CMS_user_account [Ed: UPC does not exist, it's not legal, it is not constitutional, but a cabel connected to the criminals who took over EPO pretend that it is making progress in order to lobby politicians to accept the illegal]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Training_of_UPC_judges_and_staff [Ed: There's no staff and judges in a court that does not exist and cannot legally exist. Why aren't authorities raiding officer of these law firms which lobby for crime?]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Attorney_Fees_for_Not_Quickly Dropping_Meritless_Lawsuit⠀⇛ ZT IP, LLC v. VMware, Inc., 3:22-CV-0970-X, 2023 WL 1785769, at *1 (N.D. Tex. Feb. 6, 2023) [ZT VMWare Sanctions Opinion] William Ramey filed this case on behalf of ZT in 2022 alleging that VMWare’s ESX 1.5 infringed U.S. Patent No. 7,647,583.  The problem though is that VMWare’s accused product was on the market more than one-year before Zeidman’s application priority filing date.  This is obviously a problem the VMWare (and its product manuals) would be invalidating prior art.  VMWare filed a motion to dismiss but before the court could rule, ZT dropped the case with a voluntary dismissal with prejudice. o § Software Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ IP_Edge_entity_Bassfield_IP_image processing_patent_prior_art_found [Ed: More fake software patents to invalidate]⠀⇛ Unified is pleased to announce prior art has been found onU.S._Patent_6,641,053, owned and asserted by Bassfield IP, an NPE and entity ofIP_Edge. The ‘053 patent generally relates to an image processing apparatus for encoding and decoding a document containing machine-readable code overlaid by human-readable content. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Linux-powered_AI_assistant_killed_off_by ‘patent_troll’_•_The_Register⠀⇛ Mycroft AI, creator of a Linux-based virtual assistant, announced on Friday it would not be able to fulfill rewards for its Mark II Kickstarter campaign. Furthermore, without immediate new investment, the company will be forced to cease development by the end of the month, said the company’s CEO Michael Lewis [although the post is attributed to former CEO Joshua Montgomery due to Kickstarter not allowing multiple authors – ed.]. “We will still be shipping all orders that are made through the Mycroft website, because these sales directly cover the costs of producing and shipping the products,” confirmed Lewis. He said the company was now at bare-bones employee count: layoffs had reduced the staff down to two developers, one customer service agent and one attorney. # ⚓ Slashdot ☛ Creator_of_Linux_Virtual_Assistant_Blames ‘Patent_Troll’_For_Project’s_Death⠀⇛ o § Trademarks⠀➾ # ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ Weakness_of_“LAGUNA”_for_Clothing_Leads_to Dismissal_of_Opposition_to_LB_LAGUNA_BEACH_FOOTBALL_CLUB_& Design⠀⇛ The Board dismissed a Section 2(d) opposition to registration of the markLB LAGUNA BEACH FOOTBALL CLUB & Designfor “hats; sweatshirts; t-shirts; track pants; athletic uniforms; track jackets” [LAGUNA BEACH disclaimed], concluding that the opposer failed to prove a likelihood of confusion with its registered markLAGUNAfor overlapping and related clothing items. The Board found that the term “Laguna” merited a limited scope of protection for clothing, swimwear and beachwear, and, in view of “the comparatively smaller size and subordinate nature of ‘LAGUNA BEACH’ in Applicant’s mark,” that confusion is not likely.R._Josephs_Licensing_Inc. v._Laguna_Beach_Football_Club, Opposition No. 91264741 (February 9, 2023) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Jonathan Hudis). # ⚓ Written_Description:_Lemley_&_McKenna:_Trademark_Spaces⠀⇛ Where a trademark is located matters. Some physical spaces on products are more likely to contain trademarks. Some obvious examples are the left breast of a t-shirt, the side or tongue of a sneaker, or the label on the front of a food container. Consumers are more likely to find trademarks located in those spaces, and they are probably more likely to perceive features as trademarks if they are in those locations. In their fascinating new article, Trademark Spaces and Trademark Law’s Secret Step Zero, Mark Lemley and Mark McKenna draw out the relevance of physical space for trademark protection, and in particular for non-verbal marks like logos and trade dress. The authors argue that where a trademark is located determines how the law currently treats it, but that this is currently done by judges and trademark examiners as a “secret step zero.” They think this is not ideal. Consideration of trademark spaces should instead be both more explicit and better thought-out. The article is now published in the Stanford Law Review (and posted here on SSRN). o § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Over_100_Danish_lawmakers_broke_copyright_laws_on_social media⠀⇛ Some 126 members of the Danish parliament broke copyright laws in 2022 by sharing music and images on social media without the owner’s permission. # ⚓ Michael Geist ☛ Apologies_Without_Accountability:_Canadian Heritage_Committee_Seeks_Answers_on_Government_Funding_an Anti-Semite⠀⇛ The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage conducted along-overdue_hearingyesterday on thedepartment’s_funding_of_Laith_Marouf, a known antisemite, as part of its anti-hate program. The hearing, which was held almost seven months after the issue began to attract to public attention, featured departmental officials answering questions from MPs seeking to understand how this could have occurred. # ⚓ Michael Geist ☛ The_Law_Bytes_Podcast,_Episode_156:_Senator Paula_Simons_on_Why_the_Government_Should_Accept_the_Senate’s Bill_C-11_Fix_on_User_Content_Regulation⠀⇛ Bill C-11 is in the hands of the government as Canadians await a decision on which Senate amendments it will accept, which might be rejected, and then how the Senate responds. § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ * § Personal⠀➾ o ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_GILNYWU_Wordo:_ANGLE⠀⇛ o ⚓ Progressively_impatient⠀⇛ As I get older, I notice something in myself: a certain impatience. With well intentioned people who never seem to learn. With people who claim to be on the right side of things, but who do nothing. With people who think that change is something that just happens, somehow, if only we think the right things. With liberal “progressives.” =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2596 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 02.15.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_15/02/2023:_Netplan_v0.106_and_Last_of_curl_7⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 9:37 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Audiocasts/Shows o Kernel_Space o Instructionals/Technical o Desktop_Environments/WMs # K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o Fedora_Family_/_Red_Hat o Debian_Family o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Content_Management_Systems_(CMS) o FSF o Programming/Development # Python * Leftovers o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Security # Integrity/Availability/Authenticity # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression 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 Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Monopolies # Patents * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Technical * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Project_Sputnik_retrospective:_10_years_of_developer laptops_with_Dell⠀⇛ 10 years ago, Dell and Canonical launched Project Sputnik, an initiative to deliver high-end Dell systems with Ubuntu preinstalled to meet the needs of application developers. Whereas Dell had previously offered lower-end Linux-enabled laptops, this was the first time that customers had access to powerful systems designed specifically for developers. o ⚓ Breaking_into_the_Linux_Industry:_Tips_for_Job-Seekers_with_No Experience_–_Linux_Careers⠀⇛ In order to break into the Linux industry and secure a job, it is important to understand the job market and what employers are looking for. This involves researching the types of Linux jobs available, the skills and qualifications required, and the companies that are hiring. Additionally, it may be helpful to network with professionals in the field, attend industry events, and join relevant online communities to stay up-to-date on job opportunities and industry trends. By familiarizing yourself with the job market, you will be better equipped to identify opportunities that align with your interests and skills, and make informed decisions about your job search. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Bryan Lunduke ☛ BSD_Week_begins_at_The_Lunduke_Journal_of Technology!⠀⇛ Listen now (13 min) | An entire week devoted to everything BSD — both old and new! o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_5.10.168⠀⇛ I’m announcing the release of the 5.10.168 kernel. All users of the 5.10 kernel series must upgrade. The updated 5.10.y git tree can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ stable/linux-stable.git linux-5.10.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 o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ TecMint ☛ How_to_Configure_Kernel_Parameters_Using_sysctl Command⠀⇛ You can configure several parameters or tunables of Linux (the kernel) to control its behavior, either at boot or on demand while the system is running. sysctl is a widely-used command-line utility for modifying or configuring kernel parameters at runtime. You can find the kernel tunables listed under the /proc/sys/ directory. It is powered by procfs (proc file system), a pseudo file system in Linux and other Unix-like operating systems that provides an interface to kernel data structures. It presents information about processes and additional system information. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ Introducing_The_Embedded_Terminal_on_Windows [Ed: Kate would be wiser not to focus on Microsoft's burning platforms with DRM]⠀⇛ Kate has been supported on Windows for a long time however, we missed one crucial feature on Windows that made it not as good as Kate on Linux. That feature was the built-in terminal. If you are a developer you might have to use the terminal a lot and having a built-in terminal inside your editor can be really helpful and convenient. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § Fedora Family / Red Hat⠀➾ # ⚓ Fedora Project ☛ Fedora_Community_Blog:_F37_retrospective survey_open⠀⇛ For a variety of reasons, the Fedora Linux 37 retrospective survey got off to a late start. But it’s here now! If you can think back to last fall, please take a few minutes toprovide_your_feedback. Please remember that this survey is about theprocessof producing F37, not the end result. # ⚓ Montana Linux ☛ Scott_Dowdle:_Video:_Linux_Userspace Podcast_covers_history_of_RHL,_RHEL_CentOS_and_Fedora⠀⇛ # ⚓ Remi Collet ☛ Remi_Collet:_PHP_version_8.0.28,_8.1.16_and 8.2.3⠀⇛ RPMs ofPHP version 8.2.3are available inremi- modularrepository forFedora≥ 36 andEnterprise Linux≥ 8 (RHEL, Alma, CentOS, Rocky…) and inremi- php82repository for EL 7. RPMs ofPHP version 8.1.16are available inremi- modularrepository forFedora≥ 36 andEnterprise Linux≥ 8 (RHEL, Alma, CentOS, Rocky…) and inremi- php81repository for EL 7. RPMs ofPHP version 8.0.28are available inremi- modularrepository forFedora≥ 36 andEnterprise Linux≥ 8 (RHEL, Alma, CentOS, Rocky…) and inremi- php80repository for EL 7. The modules for EL-9 are available for x86_64 and aarch64. o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Parrot_Security_OS_5.2_Released_with_Linux Kernel_6.0,_Better_Raspberry_Pi_Support⠀⇛ Parrot Security OS 5.2 is the second minor update in the Parrot 5.0 “Electro Ara” series that follows a long-term support (LTS) release model and it’s based on the Debian GNU/Linux 11 “Bullseye” operating system series. The new LTS release model of Parrot 5.0 promises no major changes, but extremely fast security updates for at least two years from the moment of the release (March 2022) to ensure maximum stability and reliability. In addition, the system offers a rolling-release model for all the security tools. # ⚓ Ubuntubuzz ☛ Download_Endless_OS_5,_Verify_and_Install_it On_Computer⠀⇛ Endless OS 5 officially released Friday, 27 January 2023. The OS 5 is the fifth major version of Endless GNU/Linux, a Debian-based free software distribution aimed to empower public education especially people with no internet access, conveying learning contents like the offline Wikipedia, powered by GNOME, Flatpak and OSTree technologies. This article will show you download links, how to download OS 5, verify its authencity before installing it to your computer. Happy downloading! o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ Canonical_Announce_Availability_of_Real-Time Ubuntu⠀⇛ Canonical says Real-time Ubuntu is “designed for enterprises in aerospace, automotive, defense, IoT, robotics, and telcos, as well as the public sector and retail”, where access to agile, low-latency computing offered by a real-time kernel is a real- time requirement. Ubuntu’s real-time kernel is based on the Linux 5.15 LTS kernel offered in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and is available for both x86 and Arm architectures. Canonical note that the Real-time Ubuntu kernel integrates out-of-tree PREEMPT_RT patches to reduce kernel latencies, making it ‘more preemptive’ than mainline Linux kernels. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Notebook Check ☛ Honor_Magic5_Lite_launches_as_a_new_mid- tier_Android_smartphone_for_the_European_market_– NotebookCheck.net_News⠀⇛ # ⚓ Mozilla ☛ These_3_new_Firefox_Android_extensions_will_help simplify_your_life⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Why_does_Android_Auto_look_different?_What_you need_to_know⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Android_Auto_is_broken_for_some_Galaxy_S23 buyers⠀⇛ # ⚓ Liliputing ☛ Volla_Phone_X23_is_a_rugged_phone_that_runs Google-free_Android_or_Ubuntu_Touch_–_Liliputing⠀⇛ # ⚓ Express ☛ Oppo’s_new_Android_phone_gets_an_upgrade_Samsung must_now_match_|_Express.co.uk⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Authority ☛ Wallpaper_Wednesday:_Android_wallpapers 2023-02-15_–_Android_Authority⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ Mozilla_Firefox_picks_up_one_of_Android 13’s_nicest_features⠀⇛ # ⚓ XDA ☛ Sony_starts_rolling_out_stable_Android_13_update_to the_Xperia_10_III⠀⇛ # ⚓ Hacker News ☛ Google_Rolling_Out_Privacy_Sandbox_Beta_on Android_13_Devices⠀⇛ # ⚓ Ghacks ☛ Google’s_Android_Auto_8.8_is_available_for download_now⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Content Management Systems (CMS)⠀➾ # ⚓ Kiwi_TCMS:_Kiwi_TCMS_12.0⠀⇛ We’re happy to celebrate our 14th anniversary with Kiwi TCMS version 12.0! IMPORTANT:this is a new major release which contains security related updates, # ⚓ RoseHosting ☛ Drupal_vs_WordPress:_What_is_the_Difference? –_RoseHosting⠀⇛ Think of a content management system (CMS) as an engine that brings your website to life. It allows you to build and publish your content without having to code it all from the ground up. In fact, certain content management systems won’t require any coding knowledge such as HTML and CSS. Drupal and WordPress are two of the most popular content management systems on the market. Each can help you create engaging content, customize your site’s look and feel, and in turn, help you grow your audience. Simply put, the main difference between WordPress and Drupal is that Drupal has more customization features, while WordPress is much easier to use. As two of the most popular CMS platforms, the Drupal vs WordPress comparison is ongoing debate. So, which CMS is the best choice for you? o § FSF⠀➾ # ⚓ FSF ☛ FSF_Blogs:_New_Hampshire_residents:_Voice_your support_for_software_freedom_on_Thursday,_February_16⠀⇛ o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Daniel Stenberg ☛ curl_7.88.0_seven_stops_here⠀⇛ Welcome to the final and last release in the series seven. The next release is planned and intended to become version 8. # ⚓ Lukas_Märdian:_Netplan_v0.106_is_now_available⠀⇛ I’m happy to announce thatNetplanversion 0.106 is now available onGitHuband is soon to be deployed into an Ubuntu/Debian/Fedora installation near you! Six months and 65 commits after the previous version, this release is brought to you by 4 free software contributors from around the globe. [...] Highlights of this release include the newnetplan statuscommand, which queries your system for IP addresses, routes, DNS information, etc… in addition to the Netplan backend renderer (NetworkManager/networkd) in use and the relevant Netplan YAML configuration ID. It displays all this in a nicely formatted way (or alternatively in machine readable YAML/JSON format). Furthermore, we implemented aclean_libnetplan APIwhich can be used by external tools to parse Netplan configuration, migrated away from non- inclusive language (PR#303) and improved the overallNetplan_documentation. Another change that should be noted, is that thematch.macaddressstanza now only matches onPermanentMACAddress=on the systemd-networkd backend, as has been the case on the NetworkManager backend ever since (seePR#278for background information on this slight change in behavior). # § Python⠀➾ # ⚓ 691_malicious_npm_packages_and_49_PyPI_components containing_crypto-miners,_remote_access_Trojans discovered [Ed: Microsoft shipping malware through NPM]⠀⇛ Security researchers have discovered yet another sizable haul of malicious packages on the open source registries npm and PyPI. These packages, which could cause problems if developers downloaded them without realizing it, can be found here. It comes with a number of different packages, all of which contain the same malicious package. go file is a Trojan horse programme that was developed to mine cryptocurrency on Linux computers. According to Sonatype, sixteen of these were able to be traced back to the same actor known as trendava, who has since been removed from the npm registry. # ⚓ Rlang ☛ Three_strategies_to_tackle_Big_Data_in_R_and Python⠀⇛ While Big Data™ might not be a buzzword anymore, data that’s uncomfortably large is not going anywhere. In this 30 min. screencast I go through three strategies you can use to tackle big data in R and Python. I also briefly cover three tools: * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ ‘You_can’t_heal_what_you_don’t_reveal’:_Archives_as a_path_to_justice⠀⇛ How does history affect the future? The Riverside Church in New York is turning to its archival collections not only for an honest assessment of its past but also for guidance on its next steps. o ⚓ uni Stanford ☛ navigating_futures_with_christopher_losa⠀⇛ Deep Transformation Network – Artists and Creatives Tuesday, February 21st, 2023.12:00 pm  to 1:15 pm PST – Online The link to the event is here. THIS WEEK: Join for a discussion to explore maps in nature; maps in a political, cultural, historical context; and to consider how maps are used to navigate near and far […] The postnavigating_futures_with_christopher_losaappeared first onMAHB. o ⚓ President_Erdoğan_promises_monetary_compensation_and_rapid rebuilding_efforts⠀⇛ Relatives of people deceased in the February 6 earthquake will receive 100 thousand lira, and housing issues will be solved within this year, Türkiye’s head of state pledges. o ⚓ Earthquake_victims_in_Diyarbakır_unable_to_obtain_basic_needs⠀⇛ Women have difficulty finding hygienic toilets and taking care of their children. One woman who gave birth in a tent struggles to obtain medicine. o ⚓ Computers Are Bad ☛ 2023-02-14_something_up_there_pt_I⠀⇛ Over the last few weeks, there has been an astounding increase in the number of objects shot down by North American air defense. Little is yet known about some of these objects, but it is clearly one of the more dramatic UFO turns in recent memory. Some of the mystery is simply the fog of war, and the time it takes for defense organizations to collect and publicize information. I think that much of it, though, is attributable to a few frustrating factors: the limited familiarity most of the public has with the reality of military operations today; the tendency of the most vocal parts of the public to attempt to fit all events into a preconceived theory (often of the more out-of-this-world kind); and the poor job the media has done of contextualizing these events. I have writtenonce_beforeabout UFOs, and I try not to do it too much for fear of coming off as a crazy person. Still, though, UFOs and their colorful history are one of my greatest interests. Over the last week I have done a lot of yelling at the television and internet comment sections. So here, I am going to attempt something ambitious. I would like to put together for you a possible, even likely, story of the UFO news of the last two years: of AATIP, balloons, and how they all fit together. o ⚓ Neil Selwyn ☛ Sociotechnical_harms_(notes_on_Shelby_et_al. 2022)⠀⇛ Amid growing concerns over digital ethics, data privacy and algorithmic bias, more attention needs to be paid to the straightforward ‘harms’ that arise from digital technology use in society. o ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Man_hurt_in_NYC_bike_path_attack_says_he wanted_death_too⠀⇛ A Belgium man whose wife lost her legs in a terrorist attack on a New York City bike path that killed eight people five years ago says he contemplated suicide after he had largely recovered from his physical wounds. Aristide Melissas testified in Manhattan federal court Tuesday to aid the government’s quest to win a death sentence for Sayfullo Saipov. Saipov was convicted in late January of charges in the Oct. 31, 2017, attack. He drove a rental truck on a lower Manhattan bike path along the Hudson River at high speed. Afterward, he boasted that he had hoped to kill more people. o ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Dave_Hollis,_Disney_exec_turned_self-help author,_dies_at_47⠀⇛ Dave Hollis, who left his post as a Disney executive to help his wife run a successful lifestyle empire, has died at his home in Texas. He was 47. A justice of the peace in Hays County says Hollis was pronounced dead Sunday afternoon at his home in Dripping Springs, a city on the outskirts of Austin. An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death. Hollis left his job at Disney in 2018 to join his then-wife Rachel Hollis’ venture. The parents of four moved from Los Angeles to Texas, collaborated on livestreams, podcasts and organized life-affirming conferences. Rachel Hollis announced on Instagram in 2020 that they were ending their marriage. o ⚓ CNN ☛ Deadly_earthquake_leaves_deep_chasm_in_middle_of_olive grove⠀⇛ An olive grove in Turkey’s Hatay province was split in two during last week’s devastating earthquake, creating a 130-foot-deep canyon. o ⚓ CNN ☛ Woman_asks_‘what_day_is_it?’_when_pulled_from_the_rubble 228_hours_after_earthquake⠀⇛ o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ After_Ohio_Derailment_and_Chemical_Spill, Health_and_Environmental_Fears_Grow⠀⇛ Experts say more work could be needed to determine the consequences after a release of toxic chemicals from a Feb. 3 train crash. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ How_Climate_Change_Is_Spreading_Malaria_in Africa⠀⇛ The mosquitoes that transmit the disease dramatically increased their range over the last century as temperatures warmed, scientists reported. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ The_cholera_vaccine_shortage_could_increase_the toll_of_the_earthquake_in_Syria_and_Turkey⠀⇛ The death toll of the earthquake that hit Syria and Turkey on Feb. 6 has topped 35,000, making it one of the most devastating catastrophes in recent times.According_to_the_UN, that toll could end up doubling. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Vermont_advances_nonresident medically_assisted_suicide_bill⠀⇛ A Vermont legislative committee has unanimously approved a bill that would make the state the second in the country to allow nonresidents to seek medically assisted suicide. The House Human Services Committee on Tuesday approved the measure that would remove the residency requirement. The measure would have to be approved by both legislative chambers. Eight states, including California, Colorado and New Jersey, and Washington, D.C., also have medically assisted suicide laws. If removal of the residency requirement is approved, Vermont would join Oregon, which no longer requires people to be residents of the state to use its law allowing terminally ill people to receive lethal medication. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Cocaine_Addiction_Makes_The_Human_Brain ‘Age’_Faster,_Scientists_Warn⠀⇛ The effects run deep. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Group-IB_report_details_previously_unknown Indian-sponsored_SideWinder_campaign⠀⇛ Cybersecurity services company Group-IB Global Pvt. Ltd. has published details on previously unreported phishing operations carried out by the nation-state cyber threat actor SideWinder between June and November 2021. * § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾ o ⚓ Quartz ☛ T-Mobile_went_down_across_the_US⠀⇛ o ⚓ CNN ☛ Lufthansa_IT_failure_grounds_flights_worldwide⠀⇛ German airline Lufthansa has been hit by a company-wide IT outage that has caused a raft of flight cancellations and delays and left thousands of passengers stranded in airports. * § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ o ⚓ Science Alert ☛ There’s_an_Amazing_Link_Between_Zebra_Stripes_And How_Our_Fingerprints_Grow⠀⇛ You’re unique, just like everybody else. § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ * ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ Ukraine_thanks_Denmark_for_its_support⠀⇛ The Danes have been steadfast in their co-operation … underlined by the Caesar howitzers being sent to Ukraine * ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ SAS_hit_by_serious_cyber_attack⠀⇛ Hacking incident led to a serious GDPR leak relating to passenger information being accessible to others * ⚓ CNN ☛ This_is_how_Ukrainians_are_training_to_use_Leopard_2_tanks⠀⇛ Ukrainian troops are training on advanced Leopard 2 tanks at a Polish military base, after Germany and other Western allies agreed to provide them. CNN’s Nic Robertson reports. * ⚓ CNN ☛ These_are_the_victims_of_the_Michigan_State_University_mass shooting⠀⇛ Alexandria Verner was kind, positive and “everything you’d want your daughter or friend to be,” a family friend said. * ⚓ CNN ☛ New_Zealand_hostage_pilot_appears_in_photos_with_armed_West_Papua rebels⠀⇛ Separatist fighters in Indonesia’s restive Papua region have released a series of images showing a pilot from New Zealand who was taken hostage more than a week ago. * ⚓ NYPost ☛ Papua_separatist_rebels_say_kidnapped_New_Zealand_pilot Phillip_Mehrtens_is_safe⠀⇛ Phillip Mehrtens, a pilot for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air, was abducted by independence fighters from the West Papua Liberation Army. * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Nicaragua’s_prisoner_release:_A_win_or_loss_for_human rights?⠀⇛ Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega releases 222 prisoners to the U.S. It’s a win for families of the prisoners, but it could set back democracy-building in the Central American nation. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Before_Michigan_State_Shooting,_Some_Students_Survived Sandy_Hook_and_Oxford⠀⇛ The gunfire on Monday night left three dead and five critically injured. For some students, the familiar rituals of sorrow, anger and disbelief were playing out again. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ U.S._Says_Restocking_Ukraine_With_Ammunition_Is_Urgent to_Allies⠀⇛ Ukrainian officials are telling the remaining civilians to leave Bakhmut, another sign of a possible retreat from a city that has been the focus of fighting in the east. * ⚓ ADF ☛ Mo_Ibrahim_Urges_Africa_to_Fight_‘Strongman’_Authoritarianism⠀⇛ ADF STAFF Africa is less safe and less democratic than a decade ago, but there is still hope. The Mo Ibrahim Foundation published the stark conclusions of the latest Ibrahim Index of African Governance on January 25, 2023. But they have not rattled the faith of the Sudanese billionaire who created the foundation. * ⚓ ADF ☛ Russia_Turns_to_Prisons_as_it_Searches_for_Military_Manpower⠀⇛ ADF STAFF Nemes Tarimo was given a choice: fight for Russia’s Wagner Group against Ukraine or face years in a Russian prison. The lure of a pardon was too great for the 37-year-old Tanzania native to decline. * ⚓ ADF ☛ Ghana_Provides_Cybersecurity_Model_As_Threats_Multiply⠀⇛ ADF STAFF With more than 600 million people online and millions more soon to join them, African nations face growing demand to safeguard cyberspace against hackers, scammers and extremists. Ghana provides a model for how to do that. In recent years, Ghana has become a regional leader in cybersecurity. * ⚓ ADF ☛ Weak_Threat_Response,_Outdated_Technology_Put_Millions_at_Risk from_Cyberattacks⠀⇛ ADF STAFF To confront a host of cybersecurity threats in 2023, internet users and governments need updated technology, quicker reactions and greater transparency about attacks. That is the assessment of Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN), which recently issued a report detailing the threats facing the country. Many of the same threats apply across […] * ⚓ Latvia ☛ Appeal_for_‘moment_of_silence’_on_February_24⠀⇛ Latvia’s President, the Speaker of the Saeima, the Prime Minister, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia have joined their voices in an appeal for members of the public to mark one year since Russia’s disgraceful invasion of Ukraine. * ⚓ Latvia ☛ Security_service_issues_warning_about_supporting_Russian_war crimes⠀⇛ The state Security Service (VDD) issued a warning February 24 that praising Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine will have serious legal consequences for supporters of the Putin regime’s illegal actions. * ⚓ AntiWar ☛ Two_Cheers_for_Matt_Gaetz’s_Ukraine_War_Resolution⠀⇛ On February 9, US Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and ten Republican co-sponsors introduced a resolution “expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States must end its military and financial aid to Ukraine, and urges [sic] all combatants to reach a peace agreement.” When Matt Gaetz is right (which really isn’t very …Continue_reading“Two Cheers_for_Matt_Gaetz’s_Ukraine_War_Resolution” * ⚓ AntiWar ☛ How_We_Can_Stop_the_Coming_War_With_Russia⠀⇛ Twenty years ago this spring the US government was finally successful in lying us into war with Iraq. * ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ Danish_companies_lining_up_to_help_rebuild_Ukraine⠀⇛ Government has teamed up with dozens of firms to take part in the RebuildUkraine conference in Warsaw this week * ⚓ Axios ☛ Mass_shootings_leave_Americans_feeling_helpless⠀⇛ The U.S. has already seen more than 70mass_shootings_this yearas of Wednesday morning. At this pace, the nation will see over 576 by the end of the year, an Axios analysis of the Gun Violence Archive found. § Environment⠀➾ * ⚓ Axios ☛ Drastic_emissions_cuts_needed_now_to_avert_multi-century_sea level_rise:_study⠀⇛ Only by limitinghuman-caused_global_warmingto 1.5°C or less, which many scientists don’t consider feasible, can a multi- century melting of the globe’s ice sheets and increase in sea levels be averted, a new study finds. * ⚓ NOAA ☛ NOAA_Spring_High_Tide_Bulletin⠀⇛ There are some factors that cause the tides to be higher than what is “normally” seen from day to day. View our bulletin to see when you may experience higher than normal high tides for the period of time between March and May of 2023. * ⚓ Axios ☛ Thwaites_Glacier_studies_add_to_concerns_about_rapid_sea_level rise_from_West_Antarctica⠀⇛ Thwaites Glacier, the largest glacier in West Antarctica, is melting faster in some spots than its shape would at first suggest, new studies show. * § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ o ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Coal-reliant_Indonesia_receives_$20_billion_to_boost green_energy⠀⇛ Indonesia, one of the largest coal-producing countries, agreed to drastically reduce its reliance on fossil fuels with the aid of a $20 billion energy transition deal, the largest of its kind. But more energy innovation is still needed, regional experts say. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ FTX_Negotiates_for_Return_of_$400_Million_From Obscure_Hedge_Fund⠀⇛ The founders of the trading firm Modulo Capital are in talks with FTX about returning the investment that Sam Bankman-Fried made in the fund. * § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ o ⚓ ADF ☛ South_African_Abalone_Poaching_Fuels_Violence,_Threatens Species⠀⇛ ADF STAFF A suspicious vehicle was driving through the streets of Durban, South Africa, around 3:45 a.m. with water leaking out of the back. When police pulled over the red Toyota Condor they found eight bags of shelled abalone worth about R500,000 (just more than $29,100), South African newspaper Daily Maverick reported. * § Overpopulation⠀➾ o ⚓ Latvia ☛ Number_of_births_drops_to_100-year_low_in_Latvia⠀⇛ The demographic challenge facing Latvia shows little sign of easing with provisional data compiled by the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) and published February 14 showing that the number of births recorded in 2022 was the lowest for a century. § Finance⠀➾ * ⚓ New York Times ☛ U.K._Inflation_Eases_to_10.1_Percent,_but_Food_Prices Push_Higher⠀⇛ January was the third month of declines in the inflation rate, but the double-digit increase shows Britain’s cost-of-living crisis persisting. * ⚓ Axios ☛ Departure_of_top_Biden_economic_adviser_leaves_West_Wing_power vacuum⠀⇛ When White House officials gather Wednesday night in the Indian Treaty Room for Brian Deese’s farewell party, they’ll be saying more than just goodbye to a colleague. They’ll be watching a power center head for the exits. * ⚓ Quartz ☛ Warren_Buffett’s_“buy_and_hold”_rule_doesn’t_seem_to_apply_to tech_stocks⠀⇛ Berkshire Hathaway has made a near-total exit from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) just three months after pumping $4.1 billion into the chip manufacturer. * ⚓ Quartz ☛ Workers_at_Tesla’s_Buffalo_factory_are_trying_to_unionize⠀⇛ A group of Tesla workers in Buffalo, New York today (Feb. 14) launched a campaign to unionize, which, if successful, would mark the first union for employees of the electric vehicle company. * ⚓ Quartz ☛ Electrification_and_Brexit_are_killing_the_British_car industry⠀⇛ When US carmaker Ford on Feb. 14announced1,300 job cuts in the UK, it was just the latest blow for an industry that’s been struggling to keep up production levels in a post-Brexit, pandemic-hit economy that’s on thebrink_of_recession. * ⚓ Latvia ☛ Local_vegetables_will_grow_pricy_this_year⠀⇛ The price of local cucumbers, tomatoes and seedlings will rise with increases in energy resources and overall prices, according to growers’ forecasts. Some have already placed the first tomatoes on the market, but most growers estimate that harvest is expected in March or April, Zemgale regional television reported on February 14. * ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvia’s_economic_growth_in_2023_“expected_to_be_almost flat”⠀⇛ Latvia’s economic growth will be minimal this year, according to the latest prediction of the European Commission, published February 13. * ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvia_sees_smallest_number_of_university_students_in_a decade⠀⇛ Latest data published on February 13 by the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia show that in the academic year 2022/2023 higher education is acquired by 75.4 thousand students, which is 2.6 % less than a year ago. * ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ Fewest_new_companies_registered_in_years⠀⇛ The number of newly-registered companies was down by 20 percent last year and settled at the lowest mark since 2014 * ⚓ Axios ☛ David_Malpass_will_step_down_as_World_Bank_head⠀⇛ World_Bank_President_David_Malpasssaid Wednesday that he will resign as head of the influential lender before the end of his term. * ⚓ Axios ☛ U.S._risks_debt_default_as_soon_as_July,_Congressional_Budget Office_estimates⠀⇛ The U.S. government could be at risk of a payment default as early as July if the debt limit isn’t raised, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said on Wednesday. * ⚓ Axios ☛ The_fight_over_ending_COVID_food_benefits⠀⇛ Expanded SNAP benefits that were granted during the pandemic are phasing out this month, leaving low-income households across the country up against escalating financial strain. § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ * ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ Alleged_DNC_Hacker’s_Co-Conspirator,_Vladislav Klyushin,_Convicted_of_Cheating_Elon_Musk_and_Others⠀⇛ Vladislav Klyushin was convicted today of filling a safe with cash via a hack-and-insider trading conspiracy with one of the guys who allegedly hacked John Podesta. * ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ Judge_Kelly’s_Basis_for_His_“Tools”_Determinations⠀⇛ Judge Tim Kelly’s guidelines for admitting written statements of “tools” of the alleged Proud Boy conspiracy. * ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ How_J6C’s_Obstinance_on_Transcripts_Enabled_Dominic Pezzola’s_Attempt_to_Sow_Conspiracy_Theories⠀⇛ The January 6 Committee’s refusal to turn over transcripts to DOJ until December has endangered the Proud Boys case for a second time. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Prosecutors_Seek_Trump_Lawyer’s_Testimony_in Classified_Documents_Case⠀⇛ The Justice Department cited the crime-fraud exception to attorney-client privilege in demanding testimony from a lawyer representing former President Donald Trump in his documents case. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Biden_Officials_to_Brief_Leaders_in_Congress_on Mishandled_Classified_Files⠀⇛ The disclosure won’t include sharing the specific documents that improperly accompanied top officials when they left office, which lawmakers of both parties have demanded to see. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ As_Taliban_Settle_In,_Kabul’s_Green_Zone_Comes_Back_to Life⠀⇛ Walking down its streets a year ago was like wandering into the modern ruins of another empire come and gone from Afghanistan. Now, the Taliban have adopted the former diplomatic enclave as their own. * ⚓ Latvia ☛ Internal_Security_Bureau_outlines_its_year_of_work⠀⇛ The Internal Security Bureau (IDB), has published a summary of its work carried out in 2022. The IDB is a state authority responsible for detecting, preventing and investigating offenses committed by individuals within other Interior Ministry bodies such as the State Police, State Fire and Rescue Service, and Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs. * ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Nicaragua’s_vote_to_strip_opponents_of citizenship⠀⇛ Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has sent 222 political leaders, priests, students, activists and other dissidents to the United States, whose release was long demanded by the international community. But shortly after putting the former prisoners on a plane to Washington, Ortega’s government voted to strip them of Nicaraguan citizenship, Analysts, legal experts and human rights groups are calling it a political ploy but also say it is a violation of international law. They add that the move is unprecedented — at least in the Western Hemisphere — in terms of scale and impact. * ⚓ AntiWar ☛ US-China:_How_the_News_Distracts_From_the_News⠀⇛ The news over the past several days has been dominated by the shooting down by the US and Canada of four objects over their airspace. Despite widespread assumptions, US officials are still trying to identify what the last three objects are. * ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ Angela_Merkel_Receives_Félix_Houphouët-Boigny-UNESCO Peace_Prize⠀⇛ The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS; and also known as CEDEAO French and Portuguese) is a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. Its main activities are connected with regional politics, economic and social questions in the region. * ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ How_can_ASEAN_Work_with_Dialogue_Partners_to_Improve Myanmar’s_Deteriorating_Situation?⠀⇛ ASEAN should adopt a piecemeal approach in engaging dialogue partners to collaborate on matters pertaining to the 5-point consensus. ASEAN at the Fore Front in Resolving the Myanmar Crisis It has been more than two years since the Burmese junta organized a coup that toppled Myanmar’s democratically elected government. * ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ A_lost_Opportunity:_Spy-Balloon_Saga⠀⇛ With advanced technology, states have adopted new means to defend their interests abroad, but this has also opened new avenues for crisis and conflict. On February 4, 2023, a balloon flying over Charlotte, North Carolina became a spoiler and caused a wrench in already tense US-China relations. * ⚓ NYPost ☛ Elon_Musk_hopes_to_have_Twitter_CEO_toward_the_end_of_2023⠀⇛ Speaking via a video call to the World Government Summit in Dubai, Musk said making sure the platform can function remained the most important thing for him. * ⚓ CNN ☛ Nicola_Sturgeon_to_resign_as_first_minister_of_Scotland⠀⇛ Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s First Minister and the figurehead of the faltering Scottish independence movement, is set to resign, UK media reported Wednesday. * § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ o ⚓ Reason ☛ The_Perils_of_Trying_To_Curtail_Hazily_Defined ‘Disinformation’⠀⇛ A government-supported organization’s controversial ratings of online news sources illustrate the challenge of deciding what qualifies as disinformation. § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ * ⚓ NYPost ☛ Banksy_artwork_highlighting_domestic_violence_dismantled_by local_council⠀⇛ The piece features a 1950s-era housewife with a swollen eye and missing tooth apparently pushing a man into a chest freezer. * ⚓ NCAC ☛ NCAC_asks_Madison_County,_VA_School_Board_to_keep_books_in libraries⠀⇛ The National Coalition Against Censorship has written to Madison County School Board in Madison, Virginia, to express our concern with recent district policy changes requiring books that include “explicit sexual content” to be removed even if they have substantial educational value for students. § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Indian_Tax_Agents_Raid_BBC_Offices_After_Airing_of Documentary_Critical_of_Modi⠀⇛ The authorities under Prime Minister Narendra Modi have often used such raids in what activists call an effort to silence dissent. * ⚓ Quartz ☛ Indian_tax_officials_are_investigating_BBC_after_it_aired_a Modi_documentary⠀⇛ Indian income tax officials today (Feb. 14) visited BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai to reportedly probe allegations of tax evasion. This came less than a month after the UK’s national broadcaster released a two-part documentary that looked into prime minister Narendra Modi’s alleged involvement in the 2002 Gujarat… § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ * ⚓ Emory_plans_to_develop_Indigenous_studies_program_in_partnership_with the_College_of_the_Muscogee_Nation⠀⇛ The Mellon Foundation awarded Emory University, which sits on land that the Muscogee Nation were forced to relinquish to the U.S. government in 1821, a $2.4 million grant. § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ * ⚓ APNIC ☛ RoVISTA_—_measuring_the_current_deployment_rate_status_of_ROV⠀⇛ Guest post: Learn how RoVISTA measures the current deployment rate status of ROV, and how you can help. * ⚓ Jon Udell ☛ News_in_the_fediverse⠀⇛ On a recent episode of You’re Wrong About, Sarah Marshall delivered a crisp summary of how the 24-hour news cycle came to be. This led me to realize that many among us do not remember when news was confined to time slots: the 7 o’clock news, the 11 o’clock news, the morning paper. * ⚓ Quartz ☛ Africa’s_internet_speed_goes_up_in_global_rankings⠀⇛ A number of African countries have surged in global rankings that gauge internet speeds at telcos and internet service providers, asinvestments_into_network_infrastructureand deployment intensify § Monopolies⠀➾ * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Christine_Wilson,_Only_Republican_FTC_Commissioner, Will_Resign⠀⇛ Christine Wilson, the sole Republican commissioner at the F.T.C., criticized Lina Khan, the Democratic chair of the agency, accusing her of an “abuse of power.” * § Patents⠀➾ o ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Mexico_relaxes_upcoming_restrictions_on_GM corn_imports [Ed: GM corn = patent monopolies trap]⠀⇛ The new ruling comes three days after the United States demanded a scientific explanation for Mexico’s GM corn ban by Feb. 14. o ⚓ Axios ☛ The_administration’s_next_crack_at_lower_drug_prices⠀⇛ The Biden administration unveiled three drug payment programs Tuesday aimed at helping reduce patients’ out- of-pocket costs, including one that would potentially lower Medicare payments for promising treatments approved by the FDA before clinical trials are complete. § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ * § Personal⠀➾ o ⚓ The_Nile_is_nice_this_time_of_year⠀⇛ On Friday, February 3^rd, I broke my glasses [1]. I was out and someone complemented me on my shades. I pointed out that they were just clip on shades, but I went further to show that my glasses were flexible. That’s when I snapped off the left arm of my glasses at the hinge. In retrospect, I should not have done that. But they were nineteen years old. And it was clear to Bunny that I needed new glasses anyway. As she keeps pointing out, my glasses would slowly creep down my face, but that was only to keep things in focus. It had nothing to do with my eye sight changing. o ⚓ Album_#177:_Let’s_Get_It_On⠀⇛ Let’s Get It On is such a strong track to start this album out. You’ve probably heard it before, but if you’re anything like me, not enough for that familiarity to take away from what a great song it is. Even if it’s been used as a jokey song on a soundtrack to imply some characters are going to get it on, it still works. * § Technical⠀➾ o ⚓ Updates_to_Zond⠀⇛ My capsule generator, Zond, has been serving me well for quite a while now and hasn’t really required much in the way of maintenance or new features. Nevertheless, I’m always looking for ways to streamline workflows wherever possible, as well as ways to improve a codebase. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 4014 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 02.15.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_15/02/2023:_Old_PCs_Reborn_With_GNU/Linux⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 12:12 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Desktop/Laptop o Server o Graphics_Stack o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o Games o Desktop_Environments/WMs # K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Devices/Embedded o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Programming/Development # Python * Leftovers o Science o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Security # Integrity/Availability/Authenticity # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Monopolies # Copyrights * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Technical * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ Things_I_ran_into_when_moving_from Fvwm2_to_Fvwm3⠀⇛ I don’t use a standard desktop environment like Gnome, KDE, XFCE, or Cinnamon on my home and work desktops (I do use Cinnamon on my work laptop because it was the easy way). Instead I use a custom X11 environment with FVWM as the window manager. Specifically, I used FVWM version 2 (‘fvwm2′), until recently when I had to switch to fvwm3, (aka ‘fvwm 3′) because that was the easiest way to work around what was effectively an API change in libX11 1.8 (see this Fedora issue, also (via)). Fvwm 2 isn’t being actively updated any more so it was unlikely to get a ‘fix’ for the libX11 API change, while Fvwm3 had been fixed as part of general updates to its code. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ What’s_Old_Is_New_Again:_A_Linux_PC_From_A_Set Top_Box⠀⇛ There was a time around two decades ago, when the new hotness was taking control of home routers to use as small Linux computers. An echo of this era lives on in the name of the OpenWrt minimal Linux distribution, in reference to the Linksys WRT54G router which started it all. Routers as small computers were displaced by small cheap Linux machines from the likes of Raspberry Pi, and the promise of discarded home network gear doing interesting stuff receded. Now it might just be back, as [Jasper Devreker] shows us an Android TV set-top box from a mobile carrier repurposed as a Linux computer that can even run a desktop environment. # ⚓ Unicorn Media ☛ Final_Round_Voting_Begins_in_FOSS_Force ‘Favorite_Desktop_Environment’_Poll⠀⇛ The elimination round of our Readers Choice Favorite Desktop Poll 2022 has ended and voting has begun for the final round. The team of developers behind the desktop environment that wins the final round will receive a pair of SCALE passes to attend the Southern California Linux Expo that’s coming up in March courtesy of the team at SCALE, as well as two passes to All Things Open, t-shirts, and hats, courtesy of All Things Open, the large East Coast open source event that’s held in October. o § Server⠀➾ # ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ Manage_OpenStack_using_Terraform_and GitLab⠀⇛ One virtue of GitOps is Infrastructure as Code. It encourages collaboration by using a shared configuration and policy repository. Using GitLab can further enhance collaboration in your OpenStack cluster. GitLab CI can serve as your source control and orchestration hub for CI/CD, and it can even manage the state of Terraform. To achieve this, you need the following: [...] o § Graphics Stack⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ D8VK_is_an_in-progress_implementation_of Direct3D_8_for_DXVK⠀⇛ While we have VKD3D-Proton for Direct3D 12 to Vulkan and DXVK for Direct3D 9 / 10 / 11 to Vulkan translation, what about Direct3D 8? D8VK is an upcoming in-progress project for that. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Machine_Learning_in_Linux:_GFPGAN_–_Face restoration_software⠀⇛ Machine Learning is the practice of using algorithms to parse data, learn insights from that data, and then make a determination or prediction. The machine is ‘trained’ using huge amounts of data. Deep Learning is a subset of Machine Learning that uses multi-layers artificial neural networks to deliver state-of-the-art accuracy in tasks such as object detection, speech recognition, language translation and others. Think of Machine Learning as cutting-edge, and Deep Learning as the cutting- edge of the cutting-edge. With the availability of huge amounts of data for research and powerful machines to run your code on with distributed cloud computing and parallelism across GPU cores, Deep Learning has helped to create self-driving cars, intelligent voice assistants, pioneer medical advancements, machine translation, and much more. Deep Learning has become an indispensable tool for countless industries. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ LinuxTechi ☛ How_to_Install_NGINX_Web_Server_on_Ubuntu 22.04_LTS⠀⇛ # ⚓ OSTechNix ☛ Getting_Started_With_Proxmox_Backup_Server⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will learn how to get started with Proxmox Backup Server. First, we will be discussing about the Proxmox Backup Server’s dashboard and then we will move on to learn how to backup and restore VMs and Containers using Proxmox Backup Server. # ⚓ IT Tavern ☛ Simulate_an_unreliable_network_connection_with tc_and_netem_on_Linux⠀⇛ There are various reasons why you want to modify the traffic between devices. The last time we had to ensure that a streaming server in Frankfurt could handle incoming video streams with a high latency over an unreliable connection from the US. The other time we had to provide proof that some SAP modules can’t handle the additional latency of a VPN and that the problem is on their side and not ours. # ⚓ Ryan Mulligan ☛ CSS_Grid_Gap_Behavior_with_Hidden Elements⠀⇛ I was recently prototyping a component layout that included a way to toggle the visibility of sibling elements inside a grid display. What tripped me up was, while these elements were hidden, all of the container’s gap gutters remained, leaving undesired extra visual spacing. I expected these gutters to collapse. The reason they stick around is related to explicitly defining grid templates. # ⚓ Manuel Matuzovic ☛ My_CSS_wish_list⠀⇛ I believe we have no right to complain. We’re super spoiled, especially with the stuff happening around Interop 2022 and 2023, but these are just examples of things that would make my life easier. I’d love to hear what’s on your wish list, too. # ⚓ OMG! Linux ☛ How_to_Enable_Fractional_Scaling_on_Fedora Linux⠀⇛ I run Fedora on a Chromebook that has a 3:2 ratio 2K screen, but the only scaling options I can use out-of-the-box are 100% or 200%. And sadly neither is ideal. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Too_Cool_For_8-bit_Retro?_Try_1-bit_Gaming⠀⇛ While the world has been racing for higher and higher bit counts for CPUs, there are always those that buck the trend. Consider the venerable Motorola MC14500B, a 1-bit CPU, no kidding. [Usagi Electric] built up a computer based on one of these chips using a breadboard but has since pulled it apart to use the breadboard for other things. So this time, he’s made a permanent version on a PCB and created a simple game to show it off. You can see the result in the video below. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Pick_up_some_sweet_deals_during_the_We_Love Games_Sale_on_GOG⠀⇛ You just love games right? Need some more? Check out the big We Love Games Sale over on GOG to continue building up that collection. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ EVERSPACE_2_gets_a_Steam_Deck_and_Linux release_update⠀⇛ For those of you curious on what’s happening with EVERSPACE 2 for Linux, ROCKFISH Games have given an official update on what to expect. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ 10_years_ago_Steam_released_for_Linux⠀⇛ I’m starting to feel old. I remember a time before Steam for Linux, back in the dark days even before the first set of Humble Indie Bundles, it’s truly crazy how far Linux has come overall as a platform for gaming. 10 years ago today, Steam for Linux left Beta and released officially and what a difference it made! # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Fanatical_have_another_Play_On_The_Go bundle_for_Steam_Deck⠀⇛ Need more games for your Steam Deck or Linux Desktop? Fanatical have launched another Play On The Go bundle. With all games being Steam Deck Verified, I’ll also note what to expect from Linux Desktop compatibility using ProtonDB ratings. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ How_I_use_Ansible_to_add_a_feature to_my_Linux_KDE_desktop⠀⇛ I run the KDE Plasma Desktop on my computer because it’s a flexible environment with lots of options for customization. Having choices in your desktop is about more than just having lots of menus and buttons to activate or deactivate. The thing I love most about KDE Plasma Desktop is the ability to add my own features to it. One reason this is possible is KServices, a simple but powerful plugin framework for handling desktop services. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ [Old] Woongbin Kang ☛ Use_apt-get_build-dep_to_install build_dependencies⠀⇛ There are times you want to use a more up-to-date software than what comes with your Linux Distribution (distro). I had to do this when I was using Ubuntu 16.04. I wanted to use the latest tmux for its advanced mouse support but Ubuntu 16.04 came with an older version of tmux without the feature. Since the LTS versions rarely do a major- version upgrade, the only way to get the newer version was to build it from source. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ TI_Sitara_AM62x_based_SoM_from_Variscite starts_at_$33.00⠀⇛ Variscite launched earlier this month the VAR-SOM- AM62 built around the AM62x processor from Texas Instruments. This SoM comes with up to 4GB DDR4, 128GB eMMC, dual-band Wi-Fi/BLE 5.2, dual GbE and flexible multimedia support. # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ The_Open-Source_ESPGateway_features_2x_ESP32 modules⠀⇛ ThingPulse recently launched a new revision ESPGateway which integrates two ESP32 WROVER-IB modules and support for a LoRa E5 module. The device includes a USB-C port for programming, external 2.4GHz antennas, and access to 36x pins from the ESP32 modules to connect sensors, displays, etc. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Adafruit ☛ KiCad_Version_7.0.0_Released_#KiCad_@kicad_pcb⠀⇛ KiCad 7 is a big release despite coming only a year after KiCad 6 — in the past year, developers have made more than 6000 commits, fixing over 1200 reported issues and adding a number of new features. Some highlights: [...] # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Raspberry_Pi_runs_Apollo_Guidance_Computer code_in_this_homemade_DSKY⠀⇛ The DSKY or display/keyboard, pronounced “diskey”, was the primary interface between Apollo astronauts and the computers on both the Command and Lunar Modules. During our visit to Space Center Houston last week, we got to see the perfectly preserved Mission Control room just as it was during the moon landing, and we can confirm this project has the aesthetics down. # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Teach_your_learners_with_The_Computing Curriculum⠀⇛ Computing combines a very broad mixture of concepts and skills. We work to support any school to teach students about the whole of computing and how to create with digital technologies. A key part of this support is The Computing Curriculum. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ 5-Axis_Printer_Wants_To_Design_Itself⠀⇛ RepRap 3D printers were designed with the ultimate goal of self-replicating machines. The generatively-designed Gen5X printer by [Ric Real] brings the design step of that process closer to reality. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ CNET ☛ Tomorrow’s_Top-Tier_Android_Modem_Promises_to_Boost Lackluster_5G_Signals_–_CNET⠀⇛ # ⚓ Motorola_Android_12_update_and_bugs_tracker_ (cont.updated)⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ Android_13_and_Material_You_could_be_about to_hit_your_Chromebook⠀⇛ # ⚓ TechCrunch ☛ Google_rolls_out_new_features_to_make_in-app browsers_better_on_Android_•_TechCrunch⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Trail Of Bits ☛ cURL_audit:_How_a_joke_led_to_significant findings⠀⇛ While discussing the threat model of the application, one of our team members jokingly asked, “Have we tried curl AAAAAAAAAA… yet”? Although the comment was made in jest, it sparked an idea: we should fuzz cURL’s command-line interface (CLI). Once we did so, the fuzzer quickly uncovered memory corruption bugs, specifically use- after-free issues, double-free issues, and memory leaks. Because the bugs are in libcurl, a cURL development library, they have the potential to affect the many software applications that use libcurl. This blog post describes how we found the following vulnerabilities: [...] # § Python⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ OpenSPICE:_A_Portable_Python_Circuit Simulator⠀⇛ [Roman Parise] and [Georgios Is. Detorakis] have created OpenSPICE a fork of the PySpice project, adding a new simulation engine written entirely in Python. This enables the same PySpice simulations to be executed on any platform that runs python (which we reckon is quite a few!) whilst leveraging the full power of the python infrastructure. Since it is a fork — for supported platforms — you can also run your simulations upon Ngspice as well as Xyce, giving options for scaling up to larger systems when required, but importantly without having to recreate your circuit from scratch. # ⚓ Adafruit ☛ CircuitPython_8.0.2_Released! @circuitpython⠀⇛ CircuitPython has a number of “ports” that are the core implementations for different microcontroller families. Stability varies on a per-port basis. As of this release, these ports are consider stable: [...] * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ The Nation ☛ Love_Each_Other,_Love_the_World⠀⇛ o ⚓ TruthOut ☛ How_I_Remember_Jen⠀⇛ o ⚓ TruthOut ☛ 1._Write_Letters_to_People_in_Prison⠀⇛ o ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Kathryn_Tewson_Invites_DoNotPay_To_Use_Its_AI_Lawyer In_Court…_To_Address_Her_Petition_For_Pre-Action_Discovery_For_A Consumer_Rights_Claim⠀⇛ Over the last few weeks, you may have noticed that the world’s most tenacious paralegal, Kathryn Tewson, has been carefully dismantling claim after claim after claim from the company DoNotPay and its CEO Joshua Browder. I won’t rehash all of her discoveries, but many of them called into question Browder’s apparent tendency to massively overstate what his company can do, even as he would then seek to quietly cover his tracks every time Tewson pointed out another bit of nonsense. o ⚓ The Nation ☛ Generations⠀⇛ A woman wakes with blood between her legs. Other women she knows have done so, too. The elders of the isolated religious colony in which they live say they’ve been attacked by demons as punishment for their sins. Others say the women made it up. They deny until a man is caught and names his co-conspirators. The rapists—husbands, sons, brothers—are arrested and taken to a nearby city for their own protection. The rest of the men have gone to the city to post their bail. They will return in two days. o ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ The_latest_from_Arte_Weekly:_How_the_earthquake in_Turkey_might_shake_Erdoğan’s_authority⠀⇛ o ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Rihanna’s_Hungarian_gloves_at_Super_Bowl⠀⇛ o ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Forgotten_Poets_of_the_Attica_Uprising⠀⇛ Turn in your “Right on’s” and “Power to the People’s.” Feel the beat of a Cracker club in tune to “We shall overcome.” Replace the ready-to-die make-up kit with a grin. Boy, happy days are here again!—Charles Johnson, “Good Old Days”1 o ⚓ Eric McClure ☛ Welcome_to_the_Age_of_Bullshit⠀⇛ What’s really happening is that AI is amplifying a much more fundamental problem: Search Engine Optimization. We’re exposed to so much information on a daily basis that we don’t know what’s real, and Google can’t help us. As SEO makes Google searches progressively more useless, the web has become a morass of nonsensical data, blurring the line between fact and fiction. AI is now allowing us to generate even more information at an accelerating rate, essentially weaponizing disinformation. We have absolutely no way to deal with this, because we’ve invented the informational equivalent of gunpowder and decided it would be a good idea to give it to everyone. o ⚓ Andrew Healey ☛ My_Time_At_The_Recurse_Center⠀⇛ I would say that RC is for anyone who loves to program and wants to improve while contributing to a friendly and supportive community. The hard part is having the privilege to spend six-to-twelve weeks not working. I made it work by attending towards the end of a long paternity leave. If you’re considering it, you should definitely apply. I’d love to answer any questions you have. A couple of things that helped me out during my batch was the planning I did before I attended. I made a list of topics that I wanted to work on. During the day one introductions, having this list helped me find people who I shared similar interests with. I also had a separate list of specific projects I wanted to build, ordered from small to large. When I was stuck or listless, I popped something off the stack and kept up my momentum. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Herding_Cats:_Biden’s_Myopic_Approach_to Scientific_Integrity⠀⇛ Just a week after his inauguration nearly two years ago, President Joe Biden issued an all-agency directive to strengthen the scientific integrity policies commissioned under former President Barack Obama and that had proven to be utterly ineffectual during the “alternative facts” tenure of President Donald Trump. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Kazakhstan_will_fund_young_generation’s_education and_housing_through_personal_accounts_set_up_at_birth_— Meduza⠀⇛ Kazakhstan’s Finance Ministry has unveiled a new social welfare project geared towards funding housing and education expenses for the next generation of Kazakhstan’s citizens. # ⚓ [Old] Springer-Verlag GmbH ☛ A_billion-dollar_donation: estimating_the_cost_of_researchers’_time_spent_on_peer review⠀⇛ We found that the total time reviewers globally worked on peer reviews was over 100 million hours in 2020, equivalent to over 15 thousand years. The estimated monetary value of the time US-based reviewers spent on reviews was over 1.5 billion USD in 2020. For China-based reviewers, the estimate is over 600 million USD, and for UK-based, close to 400 million USD. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Curve_Tracer_Design_For_Power_Vacuum_Tubes Testing⠀⇛ Regardless of the mythical qualities that are all too often attributed to vacuum tubes, they are still components that can be damaged and wear out over time. Much like with transistors and kin, they come with a stack of datasheets, containing various curves detailing their properties and performance. These curves will change as a part ages, and validating these curves can help with debugging a vacuum tube-based circuit. This is where one can either spend an enormous sum on a commercial curve tracer like the Tektronix 570, or build your own, as [Basin Street Design] has done. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ How_Home_Made_Robot_Arms_Used_To_Be_Made⠀⇛ With laser cutters and 3D printers in our arsenal as well as the global toy shop of mass-produced parts and single-board computers, building a robotic project has almost never been easier. In times past though, there was more of a challenge, with a computer likely meaning a chunky desktop model and there being no plethora of motors at low prices, a robot arm required more ingenuity. [Marius Taciuc] shares with us an arm he built from the most minimal of parts back in 2003, and it’s a beautiful exercise in creative reuse. # ⚓ Woongbin Kang ☛ OS_Detecting_QMK_keyboard⠀⇛ After reading the OS-detection code by KapJI, I understood that there is a function get_usb_descriptor to return whatever USB descriptor type the host requests, and that their os detection code records the frequency of the value of the wLength field for “String-type descriptors”. I had a vague understanding of what a “usb descriptor” might be (that it’s related to the USB device initialization) but wasn’t sure how it works. I understood that this counter has to be reset but wasn’t sure where to do it. There was documentation for the feature but, it did not explain to me why this works, or what the meaning of those fields were. I decided to dig deeper since I was having a slow week. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Sol-20_Integrated_Computer_Teardown⠀⇛ [Action Retro] came into an antique Sol-20 computer and argues that it was the first totally integrated computer aimed at consumers that didn’t require you to buy or build some kind of terminal. These are fairly rare, so we appreciated the peek inside that you can see in the video below. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Rail_Workers_Say_the_Industry_Courts Derailments_in_Its_Quest_for_Profits⠀⇛ As public outrage has grown over the toxic fallout from last week’s fiery derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train in East Palestine, Ohio, the urgent questions behind this disaster echo the past year’s confrontations over working conditions in the lightly regulated rail industry. Indeed, the catastrophe in Ohio—together with another hazardous derailment in Houston, Tex., just a week later—drives home the steep costs in health and well-being that we all incur when we fail to heed rail workers’ calls for more regulation and adequate staffing mandates. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Ohio_Train_Derailment:_Reports_of_Dead_Fish, Chickens⠀⇛ The EPA classifies vinyl chloride as a carcinogen; routine exposure could increase one’s risk of liver damage or liver cancer. Short-term exposure to high concentrations can cause drowsiness, loss of coordination, disorientation, nausea, headache or burning or tingling. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ “Bomb_Train”_in_Ohio_Sickens_Residents After_Railroad_Cutbacks,_Corporate_Greed_Led_to_Toxic Disaster⠀⇛ Fears of a wider health and environmental disaster are growing, after a 150-car freight train operated by Norfolk Southern derailed and a so-called controlled burn released toxic chemicals last week in East Palestine, Ohio. Residents reported seeing a fireball and mushroom cloud of smoke fill the skyline. Data released by the Environmental Protection Agency shows the train contained more toxic and carcinogenic chemicals than initially reported, including phosgene, a poisonous gas that has been used as a chemical weapon in war. Officials lifted an evacuation order for residents last Wednesday, saying the air and water were safe, but residents have reported sore throats, burning eyes and respiratory problems, and wildlife has been found dead. Meanwhile, scrutiny has turned onto Norfolk Southern, which in recent years has challenged regulatory laws aimed at making the rail industry safer and made mass cuts to railroad staffing while spending billions on stock buybacks and executive compensation. We get an update from Emily Wright, community organizer based near the site of the derailment; Ross Grooters, a locomotive engineer and co-chair of Railroad Workers United; and Julia Rock, an investigative reporter with The Lever. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Progressives_Demand_Buttigieg_Act_on_Rail Safety_Amid_Toxic_Ohio_Disaster⠀⇛ Progressives are demanding that U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg improve rail safety regulations in response to the unfolding public health disaster in East Palestine, Ohio—the site of a recent fiery train crash and subsequent “controlled release” of toxic fumes that critics say was entirely avoidable. # ⚓ Project Censored ☛ Toxic_Chemicals_Continue_to_Go Unregulated_in_the_U.S._–_Validated_Independent_News⠀⇛ The head of chemical regulation at the EPA, Michal Freedhoff, admitted to decades of regulatory failure on behalf of her department. Freedhoff blames the department’s inaction on barriers created by the Trump administration, including a lack of funding and staffing shortages. However, there are broader failures at play. Through various interviews with environmental leaders around the globe, ProPublica uncovered a half century’s worth of legislation, lawsuits, EPA documents, oral histories, chemical databases, and global regulatory records to expose the institutional failure to protect Americans from toxic chemicals. # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ How_Erdoğan_Set_the_Stage_for_Turkey’s Disastrous_Earthquake_Response⠀⇛ The authoritarian President has stuffed his government with corrupt and inexperienced loyalists. Can a kneecapped civil society fill the gap? # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ Psychopaths:_why_they’ve_thrived_through evolutionary_history_–_and_how_that_may_change⠀⇛ From an evolutionary point of view, psychopathy is puzzling. Given that psychopathic traits are so negative, why do they remain in successive generations? Psychopathy seems to be, in the words of biologists, “maladaptive”, or disadvantageous. Assuming there’s a genetic component to this family of disorders, we’d expect it to decrease over time. But that’s not what we see — and there’s evidence that the tendencies are, at least in some contexts, an evolutionary benefit. According to my own research, the reason for this may be down to the ability to fake desirable qualities through deception. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia_has_plenty_of_domestic_Viagra_analogs_to treat_erectile_dysfunction_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Viatris, the pharmaceutical company that manufactures the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, has notified the Russian government that it’s going to pause deliveries to Russia. The Trade Ministry has acknowledged getting notified of this in 2022, to Interfax. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ 60_Minutes’_Weight-Loss_Tip:_Don’t_Bite_the Hand_That_Feeds_You⠀⇛ CBS’s segment on a weight-loss drug featured two doctors paid by the drug maker—which happened to be a sponsor of the broadcast. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ Reuters ☛ Airline_SAS_network_hit_by_hackers,_says_app_was compromised⠀⇛ Earlier, she told the national news agency TT that there was a risk of getting incorrect information by logging onto the app and urged customers to refrain from using it. The entire website was down for a while on Tuesday. # ⚓ CBC ☛ Indigo_website_still_offline_nearly_1_week_after cybersecurity_incident [iophk: Windows TCO]⠀⇛ The company has been relatively tight-lipped about what’s happened, but multiple cybersecurity companies interviewed by CBC News say the incident has all the hallmarks of what’s known as a ransomware attack. That’s the term for when hackers infiltrate a company’s internal systems, disable them, then demand a ransom to undo what they’ve done. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ US_defence_forces_no_match_for_the unstoppable_fiend_known_as_Reply-All [iophk: Windows TCO]⠀⇛ “There are far too many technically illiterate captains who would benefit from learning how to use Microsoft Outlook (particularly how to set up sorting rules) instead of replying like boomers using new technology,” the anonymous author opined. # ⚓ Tim Bray ☛ Modern_Mono⠀⇛ The finalists · That leaves Fira Code Retina, Go Mono, Hack, Inconsolata, JetBrains Mono, and MesloLGS NF. Let’s go look at some actual code, from this file. Here they are, but they’re not alphabetical, because I want you to look at them; scroll back and forth a bit. See if you draw any impressions before you check which is which. # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ What’s_Going_on_Over_North_America?⠀⇛ So let’s start by noting that whatever is going over the United States and Canada, it’s not that kind of threat. There are some objects over our shared continent, and these objects, according to both Washington and Ottawa, don’t belong there. Four of them have been shot down, including one taken down in an operation by NORAD, the joint U.S.-Canadian command that has been defending North American airspace since the early days of the Cold War. This is a first: Until last week, NORAD had never shot down anything. These facts don’t tell us very much, and with so much still unclear, the Biden administration isn’t sharing a whole lot at the moment. So let’s consider a few possibilities. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ You_may_want_to_run_system_updates,_after_a recent_sudo_security_flaw⠀⇛ It was pointed out to me recently in the GamingOnLinux Discord, that the sudo package recently had a security flaw, so time to check for updates. # § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾ # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ Voice_Actors_Say_AI_Is_Being_Used_to_Fuel_a Nightmarish_Harassment_Campaign⠀⇛ Voice actors Zane Schacht and Tom Schalk were among several who were targeted by videos on Twitter containing faked audio that shared their home address while using racist slurs. Schacht, who has done voice work for properties like Fallout 4, told Gizmodo he and other voice actors were targeted after posting their outspoken antipathy toward generative AI. Schalk, who has done voices in several indie video games and animated series, also said the folks targeted by the malicious tweets had been outspoken on AI. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Neil Selwyn ☛ Sociotechnical_harms_(notes_on_Shelby et_al._2022)⠀⇛ In short, we live in times when most digital technologies and digital systems work to reinforce and amplify existing social inequalities in a society. This is why the most vocal cheerleaders for increased digitisation are often those in privileged positions – white, middle-class, relatively well-off and relatively young. However, if you are someone who is black/ queer/ female/ aging and living in a society where it is already disadvantageous to be black/ queer/ female/aging, then it makes sense to not expect new and emerging digital technologies to necessarily work in your best interests. These disparities are being increasingly acknowledged within computer science and technology circles – indeed, Shelby’s paper is rooted in the computing literature and authored by a large group of authors affiliated with Google. Based on a scoping review of 172 articles and frameworks from computing research, these authors systematically examine how computing researchers tend to conceptualise harms in algorithmic systems. This results in the identification of five major types of sociotechnical harm: [...] # ⚓ Project Censored ☛ Big_Tech_Hires_Hundreds_of_Ex- Israeli_Spies_–_Validated_Independent_News⠀⇛ Unit 8200 made mainstream news last year after agents were caught spying on the world’s most rich and powerful. This incident was coined the “Pegasus scandal” and was responsible for leaking tens of thousands of politicians’ private information. The scandal also played a major role in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ US-China_Tensions_Escalate_Amid_Mutual Accusations_of_Surveillance⠀⇛ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ FBI_Director_Chris_Wray_Turns_On_The Charm,_Tries_To_Convince_Tech_Companies_He’s_Not_Their Enemy⠀⇛ After years of portraying tech companies as havens for nerd antagonists, FBI Director Chris Wray is trying to build a few extremely belated bridges. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ As_Pentagon_Budget_Nears_$1_Trillion, Groups_Tell_Biden:_Enough⠀⇛ In response to reports that the Biden administration may propose the highest level of military spending in U.S. history for fiscal year 2024, a broad range of nearly 60 advocacy groups on Tuesday urged the White House to divert “some of our supersized Pentagon budget to better meet the needs of the American people.” # ⚓ The Gray Zone ☛ How_the_US_crushed_the_struggle_for_a Somali_nation⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Movement_to_Close_Singapore’s_Death_Row⠀⇛ Singapore—When Angelia Pranthaman and her older sister visit their brother in Singapore’s Changi prison, they take the midnight bus from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It’s an eight-hour journey to the border and costs about 150 ringgits ($35) for the round trip. Once in Singapore, they wait for another bus to the prison. The exchange rate—currently 1 ringgit to 0.30 Singapore cents—is always on Angelia’s mind. She works as a life insurance agent, but she and her family do not have much in savings. She splits costs for travel with her sister, and sometimes the rest of her family pitches in too. # ⚓ El País ☛ Why_Russia_has_failed_to_win_the_cyberwar_in Ukraine⠀⇛ This has not been for lack of trying. As NATO’s top intelligence official David Cattler explained in April, Russia used more destructive malware against Ukraine in the first quarter of 2022 “than the rest of the world’s cyber-powers combined typically use in a given year.” As soon as the conflict started, Russia attacked several Ukrainian government organizations and financial companies with a wiper (a type of malware designed to erase information). They also caused some institutional websites to collapse. The day before the start of the invasion, another wiper called AcidRain tried to disable the network of military satellites used by the Ukrainian army, an attack that failed thanks to the help of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite system. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ We_Can’t_Reduce_the_Ukraine_War_to_a_Morality Play⠀⇛ “To defend civilization, defeat Russia.” Writing in the unfailingly bellicose Atlantic, an American academic of my acquaintance recently issued that dramatic call to arms. And lest there be any confusion about the stakes involved, the image accompanying his essay depicted Russian President Vladimir Putin with a Hitler mustache and haircut. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Impact_of_the_Anti-War_Movement_20_Years After_the_US_Invaded_Iraq⠀⇛ On February 15, 2003, in hundreds of cities across the world, some 10 million people demonstrated against the United States’ impending invasion of Iraq. By many accounts, it was the largest single day of anti-war protest in history. More than a million people jammed London’s center, while huge throngs marched in Rome, Berlin, Paris, Barcelona, Madrid, and Sydney. In New York City, hundreds of thousands braved the bitter cold to rally against the war. “The world says no to war” was the slogan and the reality.1 # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ The_Golden_Rule_Peace_Boat_and_the_Kings Bay_Plowshares_7⠀⇛ On Friday, February 7th, the Golden Rule peace boat gently sailed over sacred whale breeding grounds, with an ever respectful sense of protection to our beautiful fellow creatures, then bravely showed its sails entering St. Mary’s River of the historic town of St. Mary’s which joins the beautiful, yet ominous entrance of the East River. Along the East River exists the most deadly concentration of Ohio Class nuclear weapon laden submarines on the East Coast, if not the world, the Naval Submarine Base of Kings Bay. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Michigan_State_Student,_Who_Survived_Sandy Hook_Massacre_a_Decade_Ago,_Speaks_Out⠀⇛ Hours after a man opened fire on Monday night at two locations at Michigan State University, killing at least three students and injuring at least five, a 21-year-old student at the school posted a TikTok video to share that this was not the first mass shooting she’d survived. # ⚓ ABC ☛ NYC_truck_terror_attacker_fights_to_avoid_death penalty_over_ethnic_discrimination_claims⠀⇛ Saipov was convicted of carrying out the deadliest terror attack in New York City since Sept. 11 when he drove a truck down a bicycle and pedestrian path along the Hudson River in October 2017, killing eight people. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Man_hurt_in_NYC_bike_path_attack says_he_wanted_death_too⠀⇛ They also have argued that Saipov, a citizen of Uzbekistan, remains dangerous and committed to terrorism, even while incarcerated. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ 20_Years_of_Wars_and_20_Years_Standing_for Peace⠀⇛ From the passage of the AUMF to providing Ukraine with tanks, more than two decades of wars have hurtled by since the freezing cold morning when we got up, dressed in our warmest layers and braved the cold to board the bus at Town Hall and travel to New York City joining the millions on the day the world said no to war. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ FSB_claims_having_arrested_Ukrainian_“terrorist” who_allegedly_confessed_of_railway_sabotage_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The FSB press service has announced the arrest of a Ukrainian national suspected of sabotage on the Moscow railway. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Only_12_Russians_received_Ukrainian_visas_in latter_half_of_2022_—_Meduza⠀⇛ From the time Ukraine introduced a visa requirement for Russians entering the country in July 2022 to the end of the year, only 12 Russian citizens obtained Ukrainian visas, Meduza has learned from a source close to Ukraine’s leadership. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Ukrainian_citizen_sentenced_to_16_years_for espionage_in_Russia’s_Tula_region_—_Meduza⠀⇛ A Tula court has sentenced a Ukrainian citizen to 16 years in prison on espionage charges, Russian state media reported on Wednesday. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Forensic_Probe_Confirms_Chilean_Poet_Pablo Neruda_Was_Poisoned_to_Death_After_Pinochet_Coup⠀⇛ Pablo Neruda, the Chilean Nobel poet laureate, diplomat, and leftist politician who died days after Gen. Augusto Pinochet seized power in a 1973 U.S.-backed military coup, was poisoned to death, his nephew said Monday ahead of the expected publication of a new toxicology report later this week. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Force_Design_2030_and_Stifling_Opposing Views⠀⇛ To say that Force Design 2030 is a controversial plan to update the U.S. Marine Corps to meet the needs of future warfare would be a gross understatement. On December 21, 2022, the journal The Hill published an article titled “Reduce the Risk to National Security: Abandon ‘Force Design 2030’” by two retired U.S.M.C. generals, and they described FD2030 as follows: “Almost three years ago, the United States Marine Corps adopted a new, unproven concept to guide future combat developments. The overarching vision for the approach was codified in Force Design 2030. The path chosen focused almost entirely on a single threat — China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). The strategy embraced was defensive, essentially arguing that the proliferation of precision munitions and advanced sensors had changed the character of war, rendering the defense decisively dominant over the offense. A ‘Mature Precision Strike Regime’ had made maneuver all but impossible. The Marine Corps now deemed defense the primary method for fighting peers, and even lesser rivals”. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ More_on_the_China_Balloon_Episode:_Much_Ado About_Very_Little⠀⇛ We have just exited Phase 2 of the balloon incident. In Phase 1, “Discovery,” the Biden administration went into action mode on finding that a Chinese “spy” balloon had crossed over half the US. An air force jet shot the balloon down, displaying Cold War-style toughness with China. In Phase 2, “Evaluation,” new facts have emerged that shed further light on the episode. To wit: · US intelligence was aware of the balloon from the moment it entered US airspace. Intelligence officials did not consider the balloon a particularly threatening weapon, aware that at least four times in the recent past—including three on Trump’s watch—such intrusions had occurred, all without incident. In fact, senior Trump officials, by their own admission, were completely unaware of those incidents. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Blood,_Money_and_Imperial_War⠀⇛ As we approach the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the only obvious certainty about the conflict is that some corporations are making a killing from the killing. Although there has been armed conflict in Ukraine since 2015, it wasn’t until the Russian invasion in 2022 that most western governments acknowledged the fact. Since that date in 2022, NATO governments and their cohorts have pumped tens of billions of dollars into the war. Despite this infusion of military aid, the conflict seems to be stalemated. Meanwhile, the clown prince of Kyiv–otherwise known as President Zelenskyy–continues his ostentatious and overblown solicitation of arms manufacturers and the governments that work for those manufacturers. It seems not a day goes by where Mr. Zelenskyy is not demanding more lethal and more numerous weapons and money. His demands border on the homicidal and reflect the reality of an arrogant and self-centered regime with a belligerent military alliance backing it up. Meanwhile, his allies in Washington, Berlin and London feed his government’s self-importance while they lose count of the Ukrainian dead. Calls for peace talks are rejected by the NATO powers almost before they make the news. These rejections are supported by social democrats, Green party bureaucrats, Democrats and Republicans, and certain elements of the socialist movement in the US and Europe. Somehow, this latter bunch have convinced themselves that this battle set up and conducted through the world’s greatest imperial government and its military alliance is a war for Ukrainian national liberation. World War One should have taught us that supporting one side or the other in a war between imperial governments is a foolhardy and bloody endeavor. As a point of order, even though I only address Washington and its co- conspirators in this piece, that doesn’t mean I consider Moscow without blame. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Moldova_closes_its_airspace_temporarily,_due_to ‘security_concerns’_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Moldova has closed its airspace temporarily, due to “security concerns.” According to an AirMoldova update, it has since been reopened. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Norway_intelligence_chief:_Russia’s_military losses_in_Ukraine_may_lower_nuclear_escalation_threshold_— Meduza⠀⇛ Russian land forces on the Kola Peninsula were reduced by 80 percent prior to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, said the chief of Norway’s Intelligence Service, Nils Andreas Stensønes, when speaking to The Barents Observer. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia’s_Defense_Ministry:_Mobilization_isn’t over,_and_here_is_why_—_Meduza⠀⇛ In response to an official query from Pskov Legislature Deputy Artur Gaiduk, Russia’s Defense Ministry has issued a statement about the legal status of mobilization in the country. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ War_with_China_Is_Not_Inevitable:_Jake Werner_on_How_to_Defuse_Tensions_Between_Washington_& Beijing⠀⇛ We look at the state of U.S.-China relations after the U.S. shot down a suspected high-altitude Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of South Carolina last week. In recent days the U.S. has also shot down three additional objects flying at lower altitudes in northern Alaska, over Lake Huron and over the Yukon Territory in Canada. Meanwhile, China has accused the United States of flying surveillance balloons into Chinese airspace at least 10 times over the past year, which the Biden administration has denied. For more, we speak with Jake Werner, a historian of modern China and a research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. His new piece for The Nation with William Hartung is titled “War With China Is Preventable, Not Inevitable.” # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ 2022_Was_Worst_Year_for_School_Shootings_“by Nearly_Every_Meaningful_Measure”⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Mike_Pence_Plans_to_Oppose_DOJ_Subpoena_in_Trump Investigation⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ The_state_of_Russia’s_offensive_Wagner_Group’s tactics_near_Bakhmut,_destroyed_Russian_tanks_by_Vuhledar, and_other_updates_to_Meduza’s_interactive_combat_map_— Meduza⠀⇛ Since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Meduza has adopted a consistent antiwar position, holding Russia responsible for its military aggression and atrocities. As part of this commitment, we regularly update an interactive map that documents combat operations in Ukraine and the damage inflicted by Russia’s invasion forces. Our map is based exclusively on previously published open-source photos and videos, most of them posted by eyewitnesses on social media. We collect reports already available publicly and determine their geolocation markers, adding only the photos and videos that clear this process. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ The_U.S._Has_750_Overseas_Military_Bases, and_Continues_to_Build_More_to_Encircle_China⠀⇛ The United States struck a deal with the Philippines earlier this month to expand its military presence in its former colony to four additional bases, part of a years-long Pentagon buildup in the Asia-Pacific region meant to counter Chinese influence. The U.S. has about 750 overseas military bases in more than 80 countries, and Washington elites are pushing the country ever closer to conflict with China, says researcher David Vine. “I think the people of the United States absolutely do not want war,” says Vine. He is a professor of anthropology at American University and co-founder of the Overseas Base Realignment and Closure Coalition. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Beware_Militarism’s_New_Mega-Mergers⠀⇛ It’s early in the new Congress, but lawmakers are already hotly debating spending and debt levels. As they do so, they risk losing track of an important issue hiding in plain sight: massive Pentagon waste. At least in theory, combating such excess could offer members of both parties common ground as they start the new budget cycle. But there are many obstacles to pursuing such a commonsense agenda. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Merger_Mania_in_the_Military-Industrial Complex⠀⇛ Tackling Pentagon Waste Means Battling the Big Weapons Makers and Asking More of Congress. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ An_Interview_With_the_Taliban⠀⇛ After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the United States government, led by President George W. Bush, ordered the Taliban—then the rulers of Afghanistan—to give up Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. The refusal of then-Taliban Emir Mullah Muhammad Omar to accept the Bush administration’s demands precipitated the beginning of the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001. The 20- year conflict, which claimed approximately 200,000 lives, came to an end in the summer of 2021. After President Joe Biden announced the withdrawal of American troops, the Taliban managed to recapture most of the country and announced the restoration of the “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.”1 # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Diana_Johnstone:_Demonstrate_Together⠀⇛ If the Feb. 19 rally to end the war in Ukraine fails it will not be a success for other antiwar organizations that disagree with the Libertarian Party. It will only show that internal divisions can unravel every hope. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Missing_Links_in_Textbook_History:_Cold_War Origins⠀⇛ Original to ScheerPost Paranoia strikes deep Into your life it will creep It starts when you’re always afraid You step out of line, the man come and take you away  Buffalo Springfield “Somethings Happening Here” (1966) Paranoia may be the major ingredient in American Exceptionalism. Where else can a kid grow up in security […] o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ NPR ☛ Russia_deports_thousands_of_Ukrainian_children. Investigators_say_that’s_a_war_crime⠀⇛ Gathering evidence of alleged war crimes has always been difficult. That part hasn’t changed. But now, open-source investigators have a trove of potential source material from on-the-ground witnesses who photograph war damage, map mass graves, record interviews with refugees — and post the results online. In addition, high-resolution satellite images make it easier than ever to identify deliberately damaged hospitals, targeted grain silos or local children’s summer camps. The Yale team are all young Internet sleuths who work to verify the data they dig up and document the steps needed to meet the exacting standards and protocols for trial. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Climate_Groups_Cheer_Khanna,_Whitehouse Bill_to_Tax_Big_Oil_Windfall_Profits⠀⇛ In a move welcomed by climate campaigners, a pair of Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday reintroduced a Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax, legislation meant to take on corporate greed and “send relief to the American public.” # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Big_Oil’s_Trade_Group_Allies_Outspent Clean_Energy_Groups_by_a_Whopping_27x,_With_Billions_in Ads_and_Lobbying_To_Keep_Fossil_Fuels_Flowing⠀⇛ The Conversation You’ve probably seen ads promoting gas and oil companies as the solutions to climate change. They’re meant to be inspiring and hopeful, with scenes of a green, clean future. But shiny ads are not all these companies do to protect their commercial interests in the […] # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ I_Occupied_Shell’s_Ship_to_Hold_Them Accountable⠀⇛ As a farmworker in Applegate, Oregon, I learned the delicate balance of nature. Water, soil, air, and countless other factors all play their role in creating life. From season to season I saw how even small changes would affect the health of the crops. But the changes in recent years have been anything but small. Today, that farm’s once lush, fertile fields are dry and arid, a victim of extreme drought brought on by the climate crisis. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ A_Viper’s_Nest_of_Conflicts_and Intrigue⠀⇛ Sam Bankman-Fried, BlockFi and Sullivan & Cromwell On December 21, Big Law firm Sullivan & Cromwell filed a conflict disclosure with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware, where it was hoping to be officially appointed as lead counsel for the bankruptcy estate of Sam Bankman-Fried’s collapsed crypto house of cards – FTX, Alameda Research and its more than 100 opaque affiliates. Judge John Dorsey signed the order making Sullivan & Cromwell lead counsel on January 20, despite a mind- numbing list of conflicts of interests, including extensive past legal work for the FTX group and personal legal work for its now indicted kingpin, Sam Bankman-Fried. The disclosure showed that in addition to FTX and Alameda Research, Sullivan & Cromwell had 10 other current crypto clients, including four major crypto competitors to FTX — BlockFi, Coinbase, Gemini, and Kraken. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ [Old] Vox ☛ We_pulled_pandas_back_from_the_brink_of extinction._Meanwhile,_the_rest_of_nature_collapsed.⠀⇛ But if giant pandas are mascots for endangered species, then their team is, so to speak, losing. In the time that environmental advocates were saving pandas, much of the rest of the planet’s wildlife continued to deteriorate. The world now faces an unprecedented and accelerating crisis of biodiversity loss, with more than 1 million species at risk of extinction. Forests are quieter. The oceans are emptier. The story of the panda is, in a sense, a story of success. Tales of rebounding animal populations are rare. But it carries with it a warning: The model of conservation that lifted up pandas won’t work to save everything else. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Oregon’s_Blue_Mountains: Opportunities_for_Carbon_Storage_and_Wildlands Preservation⠀⇛ The Blue Mountains Complex of Oregon stretches east to west from the Snake River to the Cascades. The Blue Mountain Complex is made up of sub-ranges, including the Wallowa, Elkhorns, Strawberries, Aldrich, and Ochoco. These forests must be preserved for biodiversity, and carbon storage. Notwithstanding that the Eagle Cap Wilderness, Oregon’s largest protected area, lies within the complex, the Blue Mountains Complex still has some of the lowest percentages of designated wilderness or other protected landscape of any ecoregion in the state of Oregon. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ A_Standing_Provocation:_The_Right’s_Ploy_to Overthrow_Student_Debt_Relief⠀⇛ College graduates saddled with student debt not only must cope with tightly constrained budgets; they also need to navigate a convoluted and sometimes capricious loan-repayment bureaucracy. But even they may be taken aback by the audacity of two cases currently pending before the Supreme Court that Republicans and their allies have filed to overturn the Biden administration’s invocation of executive emergency powers to forgive student debt. In seeking to reverse this landmark bid to provide desperately needed income support to college graduates trying to regain their footing in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the plaintiffs are gambling that the Supreme Court’s hyper- conservative super-majority will grant them legal standing despite their tenuous connection to the legal claims they assert. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Sanders_Says_His_New_Bill_to_Raise_Teacher Pay_Could_Be_Fully_Funded_by_Taxing_Rich_Estates⠀⇛ Sen. Bernie Sanders announced this week that he will soon introduce legislation to set the minimum annual salary for U.S. public school teachers at $60,000, a change the senator said could be fully financed with progressive changes to the estate tax. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Tesla_Workers_Are_Organizing_a_Union_in Buffalo—With_Help_From_Starbucks_Veterans⠀⇛ Tesla workers at a factory in Buffalo, New York told billionaire chief executive officer Elon Musk in an early Tuesday email that they are seeking to form the electric vehicle manufacturer’s first-ever union. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Why_We_Must_Defend_SNAP_to_Combat_Hunger_in the_US⠀⇛ The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is our nation’s most effective tool for combating hunger. It plays a critical role in reducing poverty, improving health and economic outcomes, supporting people who are paid low wages, and serving as the first line of defense against hunger during economic downturns. Access to SNAP provides families with the money they need to purchase groceries, freeing up their limited resources to spend more on other basic needs such as housing, utilities, and medical and child care. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Oxfam_Calls_Updated_EU_Tax_Haven_Blacklist Nothing_But_a_‘Joke_List’⠀⇛ International anti-poverty organization Oxfam on Tuesday called an update to the European Union’s list of tax havens a “joke,” saying no inventory that excludes “countries with zero corporate tax rates” and countries within the E.U. can be taken seriously as a true accounting of the places used by the ultrawealthy to avoid taxes. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Warren_Calls_for_Ban_on_Stock_Buybacks_by Subsidized_Semiconductor_Companies⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Sanders-Warren_Plan_Would_Expand_Social_Security by_Taxing_the_Rich⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ State_Legislators_Can_Finally_Make Billionaires_Pay_What_They_Owe⠀⇛ For decades, billionaires have rigged the rules in their favor at the state and federal level to avoid paying what they owe in taxes while working people have paid the price. With the active support of politicians who depend on them to fund their campaigns, the rich just keep getting richer. During the Covid-19 pandemic alone, the world’s ten richest men vastly expanded their fortunes to $1.5 trillion by gouging prices, taking advantage of a global crisis, and denying fair wages to workers.Last month, state legislators and grassroots organizations from eight states banded together to say “enough” and launched the first- ever multi-state effort to pass wealth tax bills across the country, and foster a fair shake economy where all families from all backgrounds have the freedom to thrive. In California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Maryland, and Washington, they introduced legislation to finally make billionaires pay what they owe toward making healthcare, education, and many other essential needs accessible to all of us. We’re now calling on lawmakers in the remaining 42 states to join this nationwide effort and do the same in their own legislatures. No longer should a handful of billionaires be able to rig the rules to redirect resources from our communities to their country clubs, from our classrooms to their ballrooms, and from our public parks to their private jets.We’re seeing the results of rising income inequality every single day — in overcrowded classrooms, car-sized potholes on our streets, a healthcare system that puts people in debt at the most difficult times of their lives, and communities that have become unlivable due to rising costs and generations of underinvestment. The solution to this is obvious: unrig the rules and tax the ultrarich. But with Congress in gridlock, states must assume the responsibility of putting a check on billionaires and wealthy corporations. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ A_Step_Towards_Greater_Financial_Autonomy⠀⇛ Argentina and Brazil are striving for a common currency. Such a union could boost regional trade and lead to more independence from the US. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Hungarian_government_doesn’t_accept Strasbourg_ruling_about_Hungarian_electoral_rules_being unlawful⠀⇛ # ⚓ CoryDoctorow ☛ Nathan_J._Robinson’s_“Responding_to_the Right:_Brief_Replies_to_25_Conservative_Arguments”⠀⇛ Likewise, the general conservative pessimism that reform isn’t possible – bad regulations can’t be replaced with good ones, bad working conditions can’t be improved through unionization. These arguments are repeated again and again, impervious to evidence. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Joe_Biden_Is_Embracing_His_Inner_FDR⠀⇛ Joe Biden is, most emphatically, not a socialist. When Donald Trump tried to paint Biden as a “radical socialist” during the fall campaign of 2020, Biden noted that he had gained the Democratic nomination by beating an actual democratic socialist, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. “I beat the socialist,” Biden said during a campaign swing through Wisconsin. “That’s how I got elected. That’s how I got the nomination. Do I look like a socialist? Look at my career—my whole career. I am not a socialist.”1 # ⚓ Craig Murray ☛ Nicola_Sturgeon_–_Used_and_Discarded⠀⇛ Nicola Sturgeon is discarded, having served her purpose for the British Establishment once she obtained the UK Supreme Court judgment that Scotland could not hold a referendum on Independence. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Trump-Supporting,_Far-Right_Nikki_Haley_‘No Moderate,’_Warn_Progressives⠀⇛ Following former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley’s launch of her 2024 presidential campaign Tuesday, progressives cautioned that while the Republican has spent years cultivating a so-called “moderate” public persona, her policy positions make it abundantly clear that as president, she would promote a right-wing agenda similar to the Trump administration, in which she served for nearly two years. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Haley_Is_Running_for_President_—_Polls_Show_It’s Near_Impossible_for_Her_to_Win⠀⇛ # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ ‘How_many_more_idiots_are_there?’_– Hungarian_EU_Commissioner_at_the_EP⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Conservative_Contradictions_Stacking_Up⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ An_Open_Letter_to_President_Biden_on Optimism_of_the_State_of_Union_2023⠀⇛ I listened to your prideful nationalism in the State of the Union address with stunned disbelief, wondering how such sentiments could have slipped by your entourage of previously reliable self- censoring staffers. When I received a private email text the next morning featuring your words, I was perplexed and disturbed. I began to understand better your intentions when it turned out that this follow up was one more in an endless succession of daily appeals from Democratic leaders for money to support the Democratic Party, with even a listing of proposed pledge amounts.  These are the most offending words drawn from your long presidential address, which you seem in the process of adopting as a theme heading into the anticipated 2024 fight to govern increasingly ungovernable America: If I had been a person of color, an indigenous survivor, or just poor, I might have wondered whether your inappropriate message was after all intended as dark comedy. In a spirit of arrogant empathy, I yielded to the temptation to edit this passage of yours in the following way: “I’ve never been more pessimistic about the future of America. We’re a nation tainted by a weak soul, a racist, patrioteering backbone, and a seemingly endless love affair with guns, war, and militarism. We could do better if we try finally to do our best to remedy the sins of the past and failures of the present.  In the spirit of long overdue and solemn remembrance I call upon all citizens to take steps to erase these national memories of who we were by transferring some of future expenditures from future annual military budgets to a reparations trust fund for the benefit of past and present victims of slavery, ethnic cleansing, and official forms of racism. If we want to be serious about overcoming this tainted past of our country we must also become more positively engaged in the wider planetary struggles for justice and species survival. It would be an embrace of futility to suppose that we can currently meet these challenges by acting together as a nation when we cannot even cooperate at home, much less internationally, for the global common good. If I am to speak realistically, I would have to admit that we seem to be able to act together only when comes to waging war or preparing for it with real or imagined adversaries.” # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Because_The_U.S._Is_Too_Corrupt_To_Pass_Privacy Legislation,_Data_Brokers_Increasingly_Traffic_In_Sensitive Mental_Health_Data⠀⇛ We’ve noted for a long while that the performative hysteria surrounding TikTok is basically a giant distraction from our failures on consumer protection and privacy legislation. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Twitter’s_Remaining_Engineers_Appear_To_Solve Elon_Musk’s_Complaint_That_His_Tweets_Aren’t_Getting_Enough Views_By…_Making_The_Algorithm_Forcefeed_All_Of_Elon’s_Tweets To_Everyone⠀⇛ Last week we highlighted an amazing story of how Elon apparently threw a tantrum at Twitter HQ because the amount of “engagement” on his tweets was declining. Also in that article were details about how Musk sends engineers totally random bullshit requests all the time and they feel they have to deal with it, dropping whatever else they might be working on. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Techdirt_Podcast_Episode_343:_Congress_v. Twitter⠀⇛ We’ve got a double-header of cross-post episodes for you this week! Recently, Mike joined two different podcasts to discuss Congress’s response to the Twitter Files and the dumpster fire of a hearing held by the House Oversight Committee: The New Abnormal podcast from the Daily Beast, and The Sunday Show podcast from Tech Policy Press. You can listen to both conversations back-to-back right here in today’s extra-long episode. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘I_never_settled_things_this_way’:_Khabarovsk’s ex-governor_just_got_22_years_in_prison,_but_his_case_was riddled_with_conflicts_of_interest_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Last week, Sergey Furgal, the former governor of the Khabarovsk region in Russia’s Far East, was sentenced to 22 years in a high-security prison, allegedly for commissioning two murders and an unsuccessful murder attempt while doing business roughly two decades ago. Several other defendants were also sentenced to 9.5–17 years in prison, in a case that was marked by a lack of conclusive material evidence and massively compromised by conflicts of interest. Meduza breaks down how prosecutors established Furgal’s “guilt” using a mixture of insinuations about real organized crime in the Khabarovsk region and a web of dubious witnesses. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia’s_long_game_A_civil-military_relations expert_explains_why_the_Kremlin_may_be_prepared_to_wage_war in_Ukraine_for_years_to_come_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Analysts, researchers, and even the head of the CIA (according to German media reports) believe that Vladimir Putin is confident (despite failures on the battlefield, so far) that Russia will ultimately win the war against Ukraine. Consequently, some experts think Moscow will be willing to continue fighting for at least several more years. Ukraine’s Western allies have repeatedly vowed to support Kyiv for “as long as it takes,” but that’s surely easier said than done. For a better understanding of what the outcomes of such a long war might be, Meduza spoke to a Russian politics researcher who is a member of the Inter- University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society and holds a Ph.D. from Central European University. As a security measure, given our new designation as an “undesirable” organization under Russian law, we’ve omitted his name from this article. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ FCC_Nominee_Sohn_Faces_Third_Hearing_As Democrats_Dawdle,_The_GOP_Obstructs,_And_A_Sleazy_Telecom Industry_Smear_Campaign_Continues⠀⇛ Telecom and media giants have been working overtime to block Gigi Sohn from being seated at the FCC. That has involved a sleazy smear campaign, seeded in the press by non-profits linked to companies like News Corporation, AT&T, and Comcast, falsely accusing Sohn of being a radical extremist who hates Hispanics, rural Americans, cops, puppies, and freedom. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Mexico’s_AMLO_Announces_Campaign_Against_US Blockage_of_Cuba,_Denounces_Neoliberalism⠀⇛ President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Mexico will lead an international movement to end the US government’s “inhumane” blockade against Cuba. Praising Fidel Castro as a “visionary”, AMLO denounced neoliberalism and pledged support for universal public healthcare and education. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Chomsky_and_Prashad:_Cuba_Is_Not_a_State Sponsor_of_Terrorism⠀⇛ The inclusion of Cuba on the US State Sponsors of Terrorism list has further restricted its ability to purchase essential goods for its population. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Barcelona_Mayor_Ada_Colau_Cuts_City’s_Ties With_Israel_Over_‘Crime_of_Apartheid’⠀⇛ “We cannot be silent,” said Colau. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_parliament_to_hold_unscheduled_meeting_on February_22_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Russia’s parliament will hold an unscheduled meeting on February 22, Russian state media reported on Wednesday, citing a source from the parliament’s upper chamber, the Federation Council. # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Patrick_Lawrence:_Objectivity_and_Its Discontents⠀⇛ Look, it is one thing for reporters and line editors to abandon the fundamental principle of objectivity as they hurl their hatchets at those who provoke their prejudices—Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, this, that or the other governor or senator, this, that, or the other dissident. It is greatly, […] # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Hersh,_the_US_and_the_Sabotage_of_the Nordstream_Pipelines⠀⇛ The revelations contained Seymour Hersh’s analysis of the evidence pointing to US authorship of the blowing up of the  Nordstream pipelines[1] is compelling, and in a normal world this would cause a governmental crisis, a condemnation of the terror attack by the US Congress, a call for an internal investigation into illegal activities by the CIA and Pentagon, an international investigation under UN auspices, a cautious statement by the UN Secretary-General, a Protest by the United Nations Environmental Programme, a generalized media uprising, and even require the Biden Administration to step down in the light of the magnitude of the gross violation of the UN Charter and international treaties. It is mind-boggling:  The country that claims to be a defender of international law engages is a brazen terror operation conducted in the name of the American people, who certainly would oppose the US government involvement in false flag operations and outright State terrorism. # ⚓ New Zealand Herald ☛ Russia-Ukraine_war:_US_dismisses ‘utterly_false’_report_on_Nord_Stream_pipeline bombings⠀⇛ A bombshell report claiming the United States was responsible for the bombing of Russia’s Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea last year has been blasted as “utterly false” by the White House. Veteran investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, a former Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter with The New York Times and New Yorker, made the explosive claim on Wednesday in his first piece for the Substack blogging platform. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ How_“Gaslighting”_and_“Oligarchs” Came_to_Rank_as_Top_Words_of_the_Year⠀⇛ # ⚓ Project Censored ☛ New_Leaks_Reveal_DHS’s_Plans_to Regulate_Disinformation_Online_–_Validated_Independent News⠀⇛ Records seized in a lawsuit filed by Eric Schmitt, Missouri’s Attorney General, show how the US government is using its power and influence to shape narratives online. The leaked records from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency’s (CISA) Cybersecurity Advisory Committee show various discussions involving the range and limits of US influence in online discourse, as well as conversations surrounding strategies to successfully remove requests for false or intentionally misleading information. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ FAIR ☛ As_Right_Media_Hail_DeSantis_as_‘Woke’_Killer, Centrists_Admire_His_Brand⠀⇛ The College Board has “purged the names of many Black writers and scholars associated with critical race theory, the queer experience and Black feminism” from its Advanced Placement African- American studies curriculum after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis—and likely Republican presidential candidate—moved to ban the curriculum in public schools (New York Times, 2/1/23). o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ CPJ ☛ ‘I_am_challenged_at_the_court_for_simply_doing_my job’:_Journalists_covering_climate_issues_in_Europe_face growing_threats⠀⇛ Skyrocketing temperatures and catastrophic flooding have hammered home the realities of climate change in Europe, making environmental coverage one of the continent’s most important beats. It’s also an increasingly dangerous one as journalists face legal and physical harassment for reporting on polluters, amid other concerns. Of course, Europe isn’t the only place where journalists find themselves under threat for covering the environment; British journalist Dom Phillips was murdered in the Brazilian Amazon in one of the most high-profile killings of last year. To better understand the challenges they face, CPJ interviewed three European journalists who experienced physical violence, lawsuits, and backlash while reporting on these issues. The interviews have been edited for length and clarity. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Siberian_journalist_Maria_Ponomarenko_sentenced_to six_years_on_‘disinformation’_charges_for_posts_about Russia’s_Mariupol_theater_strike_—_Meduza⠀⇛ A Barnaul court has sentenced journalist Maria Ponomarenko to six years in prison on charges of spreading “false information” about the Russian army, according to her employer, the Siberian outlet RusNews. The court also banned Ponomarenko from working as a journalist for five years. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ NL Times ☛ Hasna_A._denies_having_kept_a_Yazidi_woman_as_a slave⠀⇛ It is the first time that someone in the Netherlands has been tried for a crime committed against Yazidis, a religious and ethnic Kurdish minority mainly living in northern Iraq. “Today is a special day that the Yazidi community has been waiting for for a long time,” the prosecutor said. “The Yazidi community has been completely disrupted, displaced and traumatized by the actions of IS. IS treated Yazidis as if they were disenfranchised objects with which you could do anything.” # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ A_Virtual_Reality_Sex_Worker_Was_Denied Entry_to_the_U.S._for_‘Prostitution’⠀⇛ Hex had plans to travel from the UK to visit her friends in the U.S. this year, and applied for a tourist visa. But in late January, she said, she received a letter stating that she was permanently ineligible for admission to the U.S. The reason given was the code for “prostitution.” “My reaction to the notice was honestly ‘what the hell? How is this possible? What I’m doing is completely legal,’” she told Motherboard. “I was very upset and confused, it baffled me completely and it still does.” # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Arkansas_Proposes_Requiring_ID_to_Watch Porn_Online⠀⇛ Senate Bill 66, the Protection of Minors from Distribution of Harmful Material Act, would require anyone in Arkansas to provide a “digitized identification card” before viewing a site that contains more than 33.33 percent of “harmful material.” That arbitrarily-defined number, and the language of the bill itself, is a copycat of a recently-enacted law in Louisiana that blocks people from seeing porn if they don’t hand over official identification. # ⚓ Project Censored ☛ New_York’s_Incarcerated_Population Forced_To_Work_Dangerous_Jobs_For_“Slave”_Wages_During_COVID- 19_Pandemic_–_Validated_Independent_News⠀⇛ Seven states have overturned laws allowing slave labor in prisons, which is exempt under the 13th Amendment’s prohibition of slavery. Currently, New York’s state constitution does not protect the rights of incarcerated workers, nor does it offer any provisions for slavery. # ⚓ Project Censored ☛ Elon_Musk_Aids_US_Regime-Change_Efforts in_Iran_–_Validated_Independent_News⠀⇛ This is not Musk’s first attempt at aiding in Washington’s effort to weaken or overthrow authorities in Tehran. Last year, the tech giant responded to a tweet from Secretary Anthony Blinken about taking action against internet censorship by tweeting, “Activating Starlink.” On the surface, it may seem like a positive attempt to inspire change in the region, but history has shown the US does not have a good track record spreading “freedom” across the Middle East. Moreover, it is an opportunity for Musk to make headlines and sell his products—a 2-for-1 deal for both Tesla and the US government. # ⚓ SFGate ☛ After_their_genitals_were_cut,_some_women_search for_healing⠀⇛ A global target aims to eradicate the deeply entrenched practice by 2030, and protect the next generations of girls, though campaigners acknowledge the difficulties in achieving that. The United Nations has designated an International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, or FGM, observed every Feb. 6. # ⚓ Front Page Africa ☛ Liberia:_Banning_FGM_in_Montserrado County_is_Commendable,_But_Don’t_Forget_the_Other_Counties⠀⇛ In a groundbreaking declaration made on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, Chief Zanzar Zanzan, head of the Traditional Council of Liberia, with the authorization of 15 paramount Chiefs across Liberia declared, “By the power vested in me by all the Paramount Chiefs of the 15 political divisions in Liberia and signed by myself… FGM is banned in Liberia.” # ⚓ Nairobi Wire Media ☛ How_Governor_Sakaja’s_Wife_Beatrice Escaped_FGM_By_Whisker⠀⇛ “My mother told me FGM was one of the harmful cultural practices in my community. She confessed that I had actually escaped the cut by a whisker, after she stood firm against my grandmother’s push to have me circumcised,” she said. Beatrice spoke during the launch of a pilot programme to address FGM among the Somali community members in Eastleigh, Nairobi. The initiative is dubbed Hoiyo Haigoynin, meaning ‘Mum don’t cut me’. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ I_Wanted_to_Attend_a_Specialized_High_School. Imposter_Syndrome_Almost_Stopped_Me.⠀⇛ “OK class, we’re about to transition to community meeting,” announced my 4th grade teacher. “On my count. One!” # ⚓ The Nation ☛ For_Decades,_the_Ojibwe_Tribe_Shunned Scientists—Until_Their_Partnership_Became_Vital⠀⇛ On a warm August afternoon in 2019, University of Minnesota professor Crystal Ng, along with a handful of environmental science colleagues and students, launched a flotilla of kayaks and canoes down a slow-moving river in northern Wisconsin. The group was taking time out of its tight research schedule to follow Joe Graveen and Eric Chapman, natural resource managers for the Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe reservation, to a spot where wild rice, against all odds, was flourishing. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Portland_Took_Cops_Out_of_Schools_in_2020._Now It_May_Put_Them_Back.⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Tesla_Workers_in_Buffalo_Are_Unionizing,_With Help_From_Starbucks_Unionists⠀⇛ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Police_Accountability_Is_a_‘Non-Starter’ Without_Discarding_the_Qualified_Immunity_Doctrine⠀⇛ Some reps in Congress assert that dismantling qualified immunity (“QI”)—a police officer’s so- called good faith defense to a civil rights lawsuit—is a “non-starter” in negotiations to pass the George Floyd Civil Rights Act. In reality, meaningful police accountability is a non-starter without discarding QI. QI is a regressive framework which […] o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Absurd’:_Telecom_Puppet_Ajit_Pai_Was Confirmed_to_FCC,_So_Why_Not_Gigi_Sohn?⠀⇛ The U.S. Senate’s refusal to confirm Gigi Sohn in the nearly 500 days since President Joe Biden first nominated her to the Federal Communications Commission stands in stark contrast to the chamber’s treatment of other candidates, including Ajit Pai. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Report_Shows_Comcast_Continues_To_Lie_About_Its Broadband_Coverage⠀⇛ As we’ve noted a few times now, U.S. taxpayers have doled out more than $400 million to map broadband access, yet regulators are still struggling to get it right. U.S. ISPs routinely overstate broadband availability and coverage, and they’ve historically challenged efforts to improve broadband maps lest it truly illustrate the downsides of monopoly power and limited competition. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Creative Commons ☛ Hala_Essalmawi_—_Open_Culture VOICES,_Season_2_Episode_2⠀⇛ Open Culture VOICES is a series of short videos that highlight the benefits and barriers of open culture as well as inspiration and advice on the subject of opening up cultural heritage.  Hala is the Head of the Legal Department at the Library of Alexandria. With more than 25 years of experience she has worked on IP and Copyright issues around the world with her work the library and with WIPO. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Extreme-Down:_ACE_Shuts_Down_Major Pirate_Site_After_15_Years_of_Resilience⠀⇛ After being targeted in French courts by movie companies, blocked by French ISPs, and then deindexed by Google, illegal streaming/ DDL site Extreme-Down burned domain after domain in an effort to stay in the game. Ending 15 years of resilience, the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment has shut down the site following a mission to Africa. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Bungie_Requests_$12_Million_in Damages_from_Veterancheats⠀⇛ Game developer Bungie has requested a default judgment against the Romanian operator of Veterancheats, who failed to appear in court after being sued two years ago. Cheaters are unskilled and unethical players who ruin games for others, Bungie notes. The company requests over $12 million in damages for the various Destiny 2 hacks the site sold. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ IPTV_Piracy:_Cloudflare_Says Thousands_of_Legal_Sites_Blocked_Multiple_Times⠀⇛ In submissions to the European Commission, rightsholders insist that intermediaries must kill pirate IPTV streams within minutes and proactive internet blocking should be ramped up across Europe. In its submission to the EC, Cloudflare reveals that a voluntary site- blocking program in a member state saw an ISP block thousands of entirely legal sites, on several separate occasions. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ In_A_World_Where_AI_Art_Is_Cheap_And_Easy To_Generate,_Do_We_Still_Need_Copyright?⠀⇛ To say that AI-generated art is controversial would be something of an understatement. The appearance last year of free tools like Stable Diffusion has not just thrown the world of art into turmoil, it has raised profound questions about the nature of human creativity. AI art also involves thorny issues of copyright that have piqued the interest of lawyers, who sense an opportunity to sue tech companies for large sums. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Modern_AI_and_the_end_of_privacy⠀⇛ When you think about it, the gigacorps currently developing consumer-facing AI chatbots are also the same companies which are spying the most heavily on our private life. Well, it’s obvious because every single company is now trying to spy on you as much as it can and gathering so much data that they can’t even handle it (no later than last week, I have asked to be removed from some shop databases, received a reply telling me that everything was erased yet I’m still receiving daily spam from them). Companies have so many data, duplicated in many backups, they don’t even know what to do with it. And those data, sooner or later, will be used to train AI. In fact, they already were for years: look no further than reply suggestions from Gmail. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 6580 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 02.15.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_15/02/2023:_PL/Haskell_2.0_and_Politics⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 2:27 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o Desktop_Environments/WMs # GNOME_Desktop/GTK * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o SUSE/OpenSUSE o Fedora_Family_/_IBM o Devices/Embedded o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Programming/Development * Leftovers o Education o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Linux_Foundation o Security # Integrity/Availability/Authenticity # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Overpopulation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ 8_Useful_Free_and_Open_Source_Network Configuration_Management_Tools⠀⇛ Network configuration management (NCM) is a process that every device on the network is subjected to throughout its life cycle. # ⚓ Real Linux User ☛ Mini_review_–_Metadata_Cleaner_is_a simple_but_powerful_metadata_cleaner_app_for_Linux⠀⇛ There are many applications available for Linux that only focus on just one or a limited number of related simple tasks. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_Sensu_Monitoring_Solution_on Ubuntu_22.04⠀⇛ Sensu is an open-source infrastructure and application monitoring system designed for both container and non-container monitoring and multi- cloud infrastructure. In this guide, you will set up the Sensu Monitoring Solution on an Ubuntu 22.04 server. # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ Perfect_Server_Automated_ISPConfig_3 Installation_on_Debian_10,_Debian_11,_Ubuntu_20.04_and_Ubuntu 22.04⠀⇛ This tutorial shows you how to easily set up a web, email and DNS server with ISPConfig 3 using the ISPConfig auto-installation script. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Brave_Browser_on_Fedora Linux⠀⇛ Brave Browser is a free, open-source web browser designed with privacy and security. Developed by Brave Software, the Browser has gained immense popularity since its inception in 2016. Its user- friendly interface, faster speed, ad-blocking feature, and built-in privacy features have made it a popular choice for many users. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Telegram_on_Fedora_Linux⠀⇛ Telegram is a cross-platform messaging app that has recently gained popularity thanks to its user- friendly interface, end-to-end encryption, and extensive features. With over 500 million active users worldwide, Telegram is fast becoming the messaging app of choice for individuals and businesses alike. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Spotify_on_Fedora_Linux⠀⇛ Spotify is a popular music streaming platform that has taken the music industry by storm since its inception in 2008. With over 320 million monthly active users and 144 million paid subscribers worldwide, it has become one of the most sought- after music streaming services. # ⚓ Make Tech Easier ☛ Linux_Package_Manager_Cheatsheet⠀⇛ A package manager is the bread and butter of every Linux distribution. It serves as the link between the traditional UNIX system and external third- party programs. It also lets you customize your system for any function and purpose. At its core, a package manager is a program that adds, removes, and keeps track of any third-party program in your system. Further, it also eases the load ofmanaging_programs_through_version downgradingand calculating dependencies. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_R_and_RStudio_on_Fedora Linux⠀⇛ R programming language is a popular tool for data analysis, machine learning, and statistical computing. It is an open-source language that offers a wide range of statistical and graphical techniques and is used by data analysts, statisticians, and researchers. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Enable_BBR_on_Ubuntu_22.04_or 20.04⠀⇛ BBR (Bottleneck Bandwidth and Round-trip propagation time) is a TCP congestion control algorithm that Google developed. It was designed to improve the performance of high-speed networks and to provide better utilization of the available bandwidth. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_OpenJDK_17_on_Ubuntu_22.04 or_20.04⠀⇛ Java is a popular, object-oriented, class-based programming language that was first released in 1995. It is a high-level language that allows developers to write portable code that can run on any device with a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) installed. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Increase_DNF_Speed_on_Fedora_Linux⠀⇛ DNF, short for Dandified YUM, is a next-generation package manager for Fedora and other Linux distributions. It’s designed to be faster and more efficient than its predecessor, YUM, and has been the default package manager for Fedora since version 22. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_phpMyAdmin_with_LEMP_on Ubuntu_22.04_or_20.04⠀⇛ PHPMyAdmin is a free, open-source, web-based graphical user interface (GUI) tool for managing and administering MySQL and MariaDB databases. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Enable_Open_File_Cache_on_Nginx_in Linux⠀⇛ When it comes to optimizing the performance of your Nginx web server, enabling open_file_cache is one of the most effective methods. Open_file_cache is an Nginx feature that caches frequently used files in memory, reducing the number of disk I/ O operations required to access those files. # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ How_to_Fix:_Could_not_find_OpenSSL_Error_in Ubuntu_and_Other_Linux⠀⇛ Thousands of open-source applications use the OpenSSL library to implement features which require secure connectivity between components over the web. Hence it’s a critical package and is needed when compiling any source package that implements OpenSSL. If you don’t have it in your system, you may run into OpenSSL error during compilation. Here’s how to fix it. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ Joe Brockmeier ☛ Joe_Brockmeier:_My_new_favorite GNOME_extension:_quake-mode⠀⇛ Guake has long been a favorite application of mine. If you’re new toGuake, it’s a terminal application for Linux that stays out of site until it’s summoned with a hotkey, like the console in Id Software’s Quake games. Hit F12 or whatever combo you set up for it, and it slides into view over the top of other windows. When you’re done, bang the hotkey again and it slides back up out of sight. I find it super useful. But, I’ve long wanted to be able to do that with other applications. Specifically, I’ve really craved a text editor that would be easy to summon like Guake so I could keep running notes and scratchpads for little snippets of text. Technically I could just use Vim for that in Guake, but I wanted something a bit easier to copy and paste text in and out of. My previous searches never turned up anything I loved, so I stopped looking. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ SUSE’s Corporate Blog ☛ Mitigate_the_Complexity_of Kubernetes_Operations_with_Rancher_Prime_and_Asserts⠀⇛ SUSE guest blog authored by: Steve Waterworth, The Mechanic at Asserts & Kubernetes (K8s) has continued to explode in popularity with everyone from small startups to large multinational corporations running their business-critical applications on it. o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ Fedora Project ☛ Fedora_Community_Blog:_Help_shape_the Fedora_strategy⠀⇛ TheFedora.Next_strategywas a key part of the success we’ve enjoyed over the last few years. But we can’t stop there. It’s time to develop a strategy to meet our goal for the next five years: doubling the number of active contributors. To do this, there are a number of technical and community objectives we need to drive. It looks like that number is 18. The Fedora Council developed a list of 18 objectives to support the impacts we’re looking for. Now it’s your turn. Let us know what you think in theDiscussion_thread. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Migrating_to_Ansible_Automation_Platform 2:_How_we_did_it⠀⇛ Learn about the expected and unexpected factors Red Hat IT encountered when migrating from Ansible Tower to Ansible Automation Platform 2. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ T-Display-S3_Touch_ESP32-S3_board_adds_a touchscreen_panel⠀⇛ T-Display-S3 Touch is an update to the T-Display-S3 “Basic” ESP32-S3 board that adds a 320×170 touchscreen using a CST816 I2C touchscreen sensor. The rest of the specifications remains the same with an ESP32-S3R8 dual-core WiFi and Bluetooth LE microcontroller, 16MB flash, a 1.9-inch 320×170 color display, a USB Type-C port, a few I/Os, and support for a LiPo battery. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Arduino-programmable_EtherCAT_master_runs FreeDOS_on_Vortex86EX2_x86_processor⠀⇛ ICOP QEC-M-01 is an EtherCAT master system running FreeDOS… o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Gadgets Now ☛ Popular_smartphones_from_Samsung,_OnePlus, Realme_and_Oppo_running_the_latest_Android_operating_system_| Gadgets_Now⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ Android_14_wants_to_keep_you_in_the_loop on_what_apps_are_doing_with_your_private_location_data⠀⇛ # ⚓ Samsung_One_UI_5.0_(Android_13)_update_and_bugs_tracker_ (cont._updated)⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Android_13_coming_soon_to_Chromebooks, bringing_Material_You⠀⇛ # ⚓ Gadget Bridge ☛ Best_Ways_To_Remove_Duplicate_App_Icons_On Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ Lifewire ☛ How_to_Screen_Record_on_Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ TechTarget ☛ How_to_restore_a_deleted_Android_work_profile |_TechTarget⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ People_are_just_realizing_Android_phones_have ‘hidden’_button_–_and_users_are_learning_long_list_of_things it_can_do_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ Lifewire ☛ 4_Ways_to_Record_Audio_on_Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ Top_8_Ways_to_Fix_Unable_to_Log_In_to_Instagram_on_Android and_iPhone_–_Guiding_Tech⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Make Tech Easier ☛ 6_Online_Resources_to_Learn_C/C++ Programming⠀⇛ C and C++ are powerful programming languages but notoriously difficult to learn. It isn’t just a programming language that you can pick up on your own; you need quality educational content to get a handle on C/C++. # ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ PL/Haskell_v2.0⠀⇛ We are pleased to announce the release of version 2.0 of thePL/Haskell_extension. This extension allows users to write PostgreSQL functions in the Haskell functional programming language. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania_wants_to_teach_kids_Polish_instead_of Russian_–_but_doesn’t_have_enough_teachers⠀⇛ Lithuania’s prime minister recently suggested that the country’s students should be taught Polish instead of Russian as a foreign language. The plan, however, might run into logistical difficulties. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ France24 ☛ French_study_links_Covid-19_to_sharp_rise_in depression_among_young_people⠀⇛ A major French mental health study has found a huge rise in the number of young people reporting depression, with the most likely cause seen as Covid-19 and restrictions to control the disease. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_appeals_courts_denies_hazard_pay_to_federal employees_exposed_to_COVID-19_in_workplace⠀⇛ The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Tuesday issued a 10-2 opinion affirming a lower court’s decision to dismiss claims for federal hazard pay based on exposure to COVID-19 made by a group of federal correctional officers from Connecticut. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Third_of_nightclub-goers_in_Lithuania_have_tried drugs_–_survey⠀⇛ More than a third of nightclub-goers in Lithuania have tried drugs at least once, according to a new survey by the Drug, Tobacco, and Alcohol Control Department, published on Tuesday. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ Make Tech Easier ☛ Is_Your_Chromebook_Running_Slow?_Try These_18_Tips_to_Speed_It_Up⠀⇛ If you’re looking for help with a slow Chromebook, we have the help you’re looking for. This guide shares different ways to make your Chromebook run faster and reveals the reasons behind the slowing down of your laptop. o § Linux Foundation⠀➾ # ⚓ Venture Beat ☛ StarRocks_analytical_DB_heads_to_Linux Foundation [Ed: Shelved there to create an illusion of "community"]⠀⇛ The StarRocks online analytical processing (OLAP) database is getting a new home today, at the Linux Foundation. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Thai_activists_to_sue_government_over_Pegasus_spyware_use⠀⇛ # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Russian_cybersecurity_expert_convicted of_charges_in_$90M_hack-to-trade_case⠀⇛ Vladislav Klyushin had sensitive connections to the Russian government and Russian military hackers, prosecutors said. # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Why_the_US_needs_the_Bureau_of_Cyber Statistics_right_now⠀⇛ The agency could serve as a vital data repository for cyber incidents that would inform public and private sector decision-making. # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Ransomware_attacks_surge_against_US manufacturing_plants⠀⇛ Cyberattacks against critical infrastructure continues to increase and some sectors, such as manufacturing, take the brunt of abuse. # ⚓ USCERT ☛ Adobe_Releases_Security_Updates_for_Multiple Products⠀⇛ Original release date: February 14, 2023 Adobe has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe software. An attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following Adobe Security Bulletins and apply the necessary updates. # After Effects APSB23-02 # Connect APSB23-05 # FrameMaker APSB23-06 # Bridge APSB23-09 # Photoshop APSB23-11 # InDesign APSB23-12 #  Premiere Rush APSB23-14 # Animate APSB23-15 # Substance 3D Stager APSB23-16 # ⚓ USCERT ☛ Citrix_Releases_Security_Updates_for_Workspace Apps,_Virtual_Apps_and_Desktops⠀⇛ Original release date: February 14, 2023 Citrix has released security updates to address high-severity vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-24486, CVE- 2023-24484, CVE-2023-24485, and CVE-2023-24483) in Citrix Workspace Apps, Virtual Apps and Desktops. A local user could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. # ⚓ USCERT ☛ CISA_Adds_Four_Known_Exploited_Vulnerabilities_to Catalog [Ed: Microsoft, Microsoft, Apple, and Microsoft]⠀⇛ Original release date: February 14, 2023 CISA has added four new vulnerabilities to itsKnown Exploited_Vulnerabilities_Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the federal enterprise.Note: To view the newly added vulnerabilities in the catalog, click on the arrow in the “Date Added to Catalog” column, which will sort by descending dates. # ⚓ USCERT ☛ Microsoft_Releases_February_2023_Security Updates⠀⇛ Original release date: February 14, 2023 Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. An attacker can exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. # ⚓ USCERT ☛ Apple_Releases_Security_Updates_for_Multiple Products⠀⇛ Original release date: February 14, 2023 Apple has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected device. # ⚓ Engadget ☛ Update_your_Apple_devices_now_to_patch_a security_flaw⠀⇛ # ⚓ USCERT ☛ CISA_Releases_One_Industrial_Control_Systems Advisory⠀⇛ Original release date: February 14, 2023 CISA released one Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisory on February 14, 2023. This advisory provides timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. # ⚓ USCERT ☛ Mozilla_Releases_Security_Updates_for_Firefox_110 and_Firefox_ESR⠀⇛ Original release date: February 14, 2023 Mozilla has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Firefox 110 and Firefox ESR. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. # ⚓ Bleeping Computer ☛ Clop_ransomware_claims_it_breached_130 orgs_using_GoAnywhere_zero-day⠀⇛ The security flaw, now tracked as CVE-2023-0669, enables attackers to gain remote code execution on unpatched GoAnywhere MFT instances with their administrative console exposed to Internet access. # ⚓ Saudi Arabia ☛ Hackers_take_down_Bahrain_airport_website_| Al_Arabiya_English⠀⇛ Hackers said they had taken down the website of Bahrain’s international airport on Tuesday which was unavailable until at least 1:45 p.m. GST. It briefly # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Arizona_Priority_Care_and_AZPC_Clinics notify_10,978_patients_of_malware_attack⠀⇛ According to APC’s substitute notice, on December 2, employees noted difficulty accessing some servers. The breach was discovered on December 5, and malware was detected on some servers. An investigation revealed that the malware was used to access and exfiltrate data. # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ If_you’re_going_to_“attack”_a_public_school district,_learn_what_FERPA_permits_districts_to_make_public anyway⠀⇛ Student email addresses may not be as easy/ convenient to get as staff information, but they are not that difficult. In some districts, if you know the format system used to generate email addresses and the students’ names, you can figure out their email addresses. DataBreaches is not sure that is true for SPPS, however. # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Second_verse,_same_as_the_first:_Minuteman Senior_Services_reports_another_breach_of_an_employee_email account⠀⇛ Minuteman Senior Services (“MSS”) in Massachusetts notified the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on January 27 that they experienced a breach affecting 500 patients. The “500” is simply a marker that indicates that the reporting entity knows they have to report a breach to HHS within 60 days of discovery but they do not yet really know how many patients were affected. They only know or estimate that it is more than the 500 trigger to report to HHS. # ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ What_Will_It_Take?⠀⇛ What will it take for policy makers to take cybersecurity seriously? Not minimal-change seriously. Not here-and-there seriously. But really seriously. What will it take for policy makers to take cybersecurity seriously enough to enact substantive legislative changes that would address the problems? It’s not enough for the average person to be afraid of cyberattacks. They need to know that there are engineering fixes–and that’s something we can provide. # § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾ # ⚓ Engadget ☛ T-Mobile_outage_affected_thousands_of users_across_the_US⠀⇛ T-Mobilesuffered network outages on Monday night, leading to intermittent issues with its voice, text and data services, according toReuters. Based on reports submitted toDowndetector, over 80,000 subscribers in several areas in the US were experiencing problems by around 10:14PM ET on February 13th. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Forbes ☛ European_Commission_Approves_Telco_Ad Platform_Plan⠀⇛ # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ California_lawmaker_seeks_to_end to_‘reverse_warrants’_that_could_pinpoint_abortion seekers⠀⇛ Lawmakers say the overly broad surveillance tool poses a major threat to reproductive privacy. # ⚓ Wired ☛ India’s_Government_Wants_Total_Control_of_the Internet⠀⇛ # ⚓ Engadget ☛ Instagram_shuts_down_live_shopping_on March_16th⠀⇛ From that day on, shops can’t tag products during livestreams — you’ll have to wait until afterward (or rely on less-than-elegant links) to buy must-have items. # ⚓ ACLU ☛ How_to_Pump_the_Brakes_on_Your_Police Department’s_Use_of_Flock’s_Mass_Surveillance_License Plate_Readers⠀⇛ Working with police departments, neighborhood watches, and other private customers, Flock not only allows private camera owners to create their own “hot lists” that will generate alarms when listed plates are spotted, but also runs all plates against state police watchlists and the FBI’s primary criminal database, the National Crime Information Center (NCIC). Flock’s goal is to expand to “every city in the United States,” and its cameras are alreadyin_usein over 2,000 cities in at least 42 states. # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ FL:_Brooks_Rehabilitation_notifies patients_of_pixel_tracking_breach⠀⇛ On January 30, Brooks Rehabilitation (“Brooks”) in Florida disclosed that in December, they discovered tracking technology vendors that provide services to Brooks were able to view/access individually identifiable health information (IIHI) provided when a website user provided contact information or feedback via a Brooks website. The data transmitted could have included information such as name; phone number; email address; computer IP address; other information provided under the comment section; and Brooks sites visited while visiting their website. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Zimbabwe ☛ The_US_shoots_down_4_strange_flying_objects_in_6 days,_suspected_to_be_Chinese_spying_objects⠀⇛ What is going on on this planet of ours? The developed nations seem hell-bent on starting World War 3. The Russia-Ukraine situation persists and every day you get the feeling we are one bruised ego away from the whole thing descending into nuclear warfare. # ⚓ DagHammarskjöld ☛ Is_the_choice_Multilateral_or_Minilateral constellations_or_do_we_need_both?⠀⇛ Can we have greater diplomatic synergy through minilateralism? What are we learning from the Ukrainian crisis reverberating through the multilateral system and regional and minilateral groups? This month, Edit Morin-Kovacs, Programme Manager for the Foundation’s Multilateral project reflects on these pivotal questions. She previously worked in Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Are_Israel_and_Iran_on_a_collision course?⠀⇛ Hostility between Israel and Iran has potentially reached a tipping point. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ State_of_Southeast_Asia_Survey_2023:_It takes_three_to_tango⠀⇛ A tango for two is an intricate, demanding affair, often daunting even for the most skilled dancers. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ China’s_balloon_blunder_shows_the shortcomings_of_its_national_security_apparatus⠀⇛ The composition of China’s security structures indicates that the military did not want to disrupt a major diplomatic moment and thought the balloon would be undetected. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Kroenig_on_France_24_discussing diplomacy_with_Israel⠀⇛ On January 31, Scowcroft director Matthew Kroenig was interviewed by Monte Francis of France 24 on Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Israel and recent violence in the West Bank. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Russia’s_new_offensive_will_test_the morale_of_Putin’s_mobilized_masses⠀⇛ Vladimir Putin’s desperation to regain the military initiative in Ukraine is leading to suicidal tactics that are undermining morale among hundreds of thousands of recently mobilized Russian troops, writes Peter Dickinson. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ ECHR_ruling_confirms_Russian_invasion_of Ukraine_began_in_2014⠀⇛ A recent ECHR ruling recognizing Russian control over so-called separatist republics in eastern Ukraine since 2014 is an important step forward in the quest to hold Moscow accountable for aggression against Ukraine. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ The_path_to_peace_in_Ukraine_runs directly_through_Putin’s_red_lines⠀⇛ As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches the one- year mark, the Western response is still being undermined by exaggerated fears of escalation and misplaced concerns over the dangers of “provoking Putin,” writes Oleksiy Goncharenko. # ⚓ Defence Web ☛ Marais_and_Hill-Lewis_come_out_with_guns blazing_against_Ex_Mosi_II⠀⇛ Outspoken Democratic Alliance (DA) shadow defence and military veterans minister Kobus Marais maintains the upcoming Exercise Mosi II is “a nonsensical decision by the ANC government”. # ⚓ France24 ☛ If_Putin_succeeds_in_Ukraine,_NATO_borders_will ‘no_longer_be_an_obstacle’,_warns_Khodorkovsky⠀⇛ Former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who served 10 years in prison on tax and fraud charges that many believe were politically motivated, spoke to FRANCE 24 from London, where he now lives in exile. Khodorkovsky said that while a “direct confrontation with NATO” was not part of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plan, Putin will be emboldened enough if Russia succeeds in Ukraine that NATO borders will “no longer be an obstacle” to his ambitions. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Will_a_deal_with_the_UK_allow_Kyiv_to_make Western_weapons_in_Ukraine?⠀⇛ British arms executives have reportedly travelled to Kyiv for discussions to set up joint ventures to manufacture British arms and military vehicles in Ukraine. Analysts agree that such a deal is on the cards, with the UK as Ukraine’s leading partner due to their close ties – and that such an agreement would ease strains on weapons supplies to Kyiv. But analysts do not expect it to be a short-term game changer, especially as long as Russian air strikes would threaten any Ukrainian weapons factories. # ⚓ HRW ☛ Thailand:_Law_on_Torture,_‘Disappearance’_Delayed⠀⇛ # ⚓ HRW ☛ The_Snail’s_Pace_of_Military_Justice_in_Cameroon⠀⇛ # ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_Justice_Department_arrests_four_more_men_in connection_with_Haiti_president_assassination⠀⇛ US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Tuesday that a further four men, three Americans and one Colombian US permanent resident, have been arrested over their alleged involvement in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Serbia,_Montenegro_Request_Clarification_After Moldova_Warns_Of_Possible_Russian_Provocation⠀⇛ Serbia and Montenegro have asked Moldova for a clarification of statements made by Moldovan President Maia Sandu about information she said she received from Ukraine regarding Russian plans to carry out destabilizing actions with the participation of citizens of Serbia and Montenegro. # ⚓ Defence Web ☛ UK_troops_contributing_to_Malian_security⠀⇛ The United Kingdom (UK) is the 59th country to contribute troops and equipment to the United Nations (UN) mission in Mali – MINUSMA. A 350- strong British battle group comprising infantry, light cavalry, explosives experts, remotely piloted air systems (RPAS) pilots and medical personnel touched down in the landlocked West African country late last year. o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Why_pay_transparency_could_help_with journalism’s_class_and_nepotism_problem⠀⇛ ‘Nepo babies’ are the latest journalism hot topic – but class is even more important. # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ $185k_for_a_media_editor?_New_York_and California_journalist_salaries_charted⠀⇛ Who in US media is hiring and what are the salaries on offer? o § Environment⠀➾ # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Renewable Energy World ☛ Ford_plans_$3.5b_plant_to produce_LFP_batteries_for_its_electric_vehicles⠀⇛ Ford said it would introduce LFP batteries on Mustang Mach-E this year and F-150 Lightning in 2024. # ⚓ France24 ☛ EU_gives_final_approval_to_2035_ban_on sales_of_new_fossil_fuel_cars⠀⇛ The European Parliament on Tuesday gave its final approval to a ban on new sales of carbon-emitting petrol and diesel cars by 2035, with a view to getting them off the continent’s roads by mid-century. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ New_York_financial_regulator_orders_crypto firm_Paxos_to_halt_issuance_of_token⠀⇛ Crypto firm Paxos Trust Company LLC Monday announced the New York Department of Financial Service (NYDFS) ordered them, effective February 21, to cease issuing new BUSD tokens with fellow crypto firm Binance. # ⚓ Zimbabwe ☛ 240W_charging_phone_now_official,_charges from_0-100%_in_less_than_10_minutes⠀⇛ In the early days of smartphones, they competed for battery life king status by just chucking in larger and larger batteries. A bigger battery meant better battery life and it was as simple as that. # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ RFA ☛ In_bid_to_boost_childbearing,_North_Korea offers_sporadic_extra_food⠀⇛ ‘Who in her right mind would have three or more children, like a fool?’ o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Engadget ☛ Uber_and_Lyft_driver_pay_isn’t_keeping_up_with soaring_fares,_study_says⠀⇛ # ⚓ Engadget ☛ Tesla_Autopilot_workers_are_seeking_to_unionize in_New_York⠀⇛ A group of Tesla workers in New York has sent company chief Elon Musk a letter stating their intention to unionize, according toBloomberg. It could end up being the first Tesla union if successful, seeing as previous attempts fizzled out before organizers could petition for a vote. The employees involved in the campaign are in charge of labeling data for Tesla’s Autopilot technology at the company’s Buffalo, New York facility.Bloombergsays the group is asking for better pay, job security and a better work environment that eases the production pressures placed on them. Workers told the news organization that they’ve been skipping bathroom breaks, since Tesla keeps a close eye on their every move. Apparently, the company monitors their keystrokes to see how long they spend on each particular task and how much time they spend working per day. They also said that the company shut down an internal chatroom where they can air their grievances, such as the how Tesla handles snow days. It was after that happened that the group started talking about unionizing. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Starbucks_loses_unfair_labor_practices_case_after firing_two_workers_engaged_in_organizing_union⠀⇛ The US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled Monday that Starbucks violated federal labor laws by firing two workers who were planning to organize a union at a Philadelphia store in 2020. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania_reports_annual_inflation_of_20%_in January⠀⇛ The prices of consumer goods and services were 20 percent higher this January compared to the same month last year, the State Data Agency said. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Interest_rates_a_‘nimble’_tool_to_tame inflation:_Lowe⠀⇛ Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe says interest rates are a more nimble tool for managing demand in the economy compared to government policy. Speaking at a parliament committee hearing in Canberra, Dr Lowe said aggregate demand growth was too strong and that interest rates are a “blunt” but “nimble” policy tool to bring inflation under […] # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ New_off-budget_funds_won’t_fuel inflation:_Treasury⠀⇛ The top Treasury official has dismissed concerns the federal government’s off-budget funds will fuel the immediate inflation challenge. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Consumers_fret_over_new_year_of interest_rate_hikes⠀⇛ The latest interest rate hike has shaken consumers as businesses report a strong start to the year. Weekly and monthly consumer confidence surveys capture the February rate hike dragging confidence towards lows last seen in the early days of the pandemic. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Supermarket_margins_are_not_to_blame_for_food inflation_–_Bank_of_Lithuania⠀⇛ With food price rises as one of the main driving forces behind Lithuania’s soaring inflation, the central bank has conducted a study, concluding that retailers did not use the situation to shore up their profit margins. # ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ Housing_Solutions_for_Health_Equity_series highlights_intersection_between_health_care_and_housing insecurity⠀⇛ Around 70 attendees logged onto the University of Michigan’s Housing Solutions for Health Equity initiative’s virtual webinar Friday afternoon to learn about the intersection between housing instability and health care. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Businessman_Found_Guilty_In_Hacking, Insider-Trading_Scheme⠀⇛ A Russian millionaire with ties to the Kremlin was convicted on February 14 of participating in an elaborate $90 million insider-trading scheme using secret earnings information from companies such as Microsoft that was stolen from U.S. computer networks. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Slump_at_Chinese_factories_will_lead_to_greater_labor unrest:_report⠀⇛ Manufacturing hit by souring Sino-US ties, zero- COVID policy and weakening global demand # ⚓ RFA ☛ China_launches_visa_scheme_to_lure_professionals_to Hong_Kong⠀⇛ Will mainlanders replace Hong Kongers in top jobs, creating a new ‘governing class’? # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Ruble_Dips_To_10-Month_Low_Versus_Dollar⠀⇛ The Russian ruble struck its weakest mark since late April on February 14, hurt by lower foreign currency revenue inflows from hydrocarbon exports and a continued recovery in imports as companies build new supply chains. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ LRT ☛ Prosecutors_refuse_to_investigate_leak_allegations_in Lithuanian_MP’s_sexual_abuse_case⠀⇛ Lithuania’s Prosecutor General’s Office has refused to open an investigation into a suspected leak of information to former MP Kristijonas Bartoševičius about a criminal investigation against him. # ⚓ RFA ☛ UN_efforts_in_Myanmar_fail_in_implementation:_Shadow government,_aid_groups⠀⇛ The UNOCHA must expand its assistance to conflict areas where need is greatest, they say. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Illegal_gold_mining_expanding_unchecked_under_junta in_Myanmar’s_Kachin_state⠀⇛ Residents say administrators take bribes to look the other way as their livelihoods are destroyed. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Xinjiang_governor_cancels_Europe_trip_after_outcry from_politicians_and_activists⠀⇛ Erkin Tuniyaz is widely seen by activists as a Uyghur puppet of Beijing # ⚓ Spiegel ☛ Israel’s_Crisis_of_Democracy:_“Netanyahu’s_Party Consists_Primarily_of_Extremist_Ideologues”⠀⇛ Israel’s new right-wing government has plunged the country into its deepest crisis since its founding, argues sociologist Eva Illouz. She says it is time for the world to take notice and act. # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Kremlin-Linked_Leader_Of_Wagner_Mercenary Group_Acknowledges_Ownership_Of_‘Troll_Factory’⠀⇛ The head of the Russian mercenary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has acknowledged for the first time that he owns the Internet Research Agency — a so-called “troll factory” in St. Petersburg specialized in creating fake social-media accounts and spreading disinformation and propaganda. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong’s_free-to-air_broadcasters ordered_to_transmit_30-mins_of_patriotic_and_security programming_per_week⠀⇛ Hong Kong’s free-to-air television and radio broadcasters have been ordered by the government to air at least 30-minutes of patriotic and national security programming per week. The Communications Authority’s recommendations were accepted by the Chief Executive in Council on Tuesday as part of a mid-term review. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_outlet_Stand_News_did_not give_democrat_a_‘platform’_to_defend_her_actions,_sedition trial_hears⠀⇛ The former top editor of Stand News has denied the prosecution’s accusation that the now-defunct online outlet had served as a “platform” for democrats taking part in an election primary to clear controversies, a Hong Kong court has heard during the ongoing sedition trial against the publication. The sedition trial against Stand News’ former chief […] # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Canada_police_face_lawsuit_over_alleged_wrongful arrest_of_journalist⠀⇛ Canadian independent news outlet The Narwhal and journalist Amber Bracken Monday announced a lawsuit against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) concerning the RCMP’s arrest of Bracken, another journalist and multiple indigenous persons at an indigenous environmental rights protest. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Israel_dispatch:_protesters_mass_outside_Knesset as_controversial_‘judicial_reform’_legislation_advances⠀⇛ Yael Iosilevich is a law student in the Buchmann Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University and JURIST’s Staff Correspondent in Israel. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ Christoffel_Words⠀⇛ Christoffel words probably have utility for field- of-view in roguelikes among other, less important purposes. Here they are abused to produce rhythmic variations. The implementation comes by way of the book “Creating Rhythms” (Hollos, 2014) and associated code. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 7953 ➮ Generation completed at 02:41, i.e. 51 seconds to (re)generate ⟲