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And let’s be honest, there’s nothing quite like the thrill of discovering a new distro that just clicks with your workflow and personality. So, let’s dive into the top Linux distros to watch out for in 2023, and who knows, you might just find your next Linux soulmate. Also, since Ubuntu has been the go-to for many years and there are countless distros out there, why not focus on these instead? Let’s dig in. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ A_Linux_Distro_For_All_Your_Ham_Needs⠀⇛ For anyone new to the world of ham radio, one of the things that takes a little getting used to is visiting the websites of authoritative experts in various fields and feeling like you’ve traveled back to the Internet of 1999. As a hobby that lends itself to extremely utilitarian amateurs, the software side can feel a little left behind like that. [Andy] aka [KB1OIQ], on the other hand, is also a Linux enthusiast and has been putting together a complete Linux distribution with everything needed to operate a radio in the modern era. While most ham radio software seems to be developed for Windows, there is a lot available for Linux. It just takes a bit of tinkering and experimentation to get everything configured just right. Andy’s Ham Radio Linux, or AHRL, takes a lot of the guesswork out of this. The distribution includes everything from contact logging software to antenna modeling, propagation forecasting, and electronic design. While tools like this are largely optional for operating radios themselves, there are also tools included to allow the user to operate various digital modes as well, which require some sort of computer interface to use. o ⚓ insideHPC ☛ iXsystems Introduces TrueNAS_Mini R Appliance_with Linux-based_TrueNAS_SCALE_–_High-Performance_Computing_News Analysis_|_insideHPC⠀⇛ o ⚓ CNX Software ☛ TrueNAS_Mini_R_rack-mountable_system_supports TrueNAS_CORE_or_Debian-based_TrueNAS_SCALE ⠀⇛ All three versions of TrueNAS support many of the same features, but the main difference is that TrueNAS SCALE is based on Debian Linux instead of FreeBSD, which leads to differences in terms of supported applications (e.g. plugins vs Docket Linux containers), virtualization (e.g. OpenStack vs Kubernetes), and so on. I had read forum threads in the past where people wanted to run FreeNAS on Arm, but each time they were told it was not going to happen, so I asked a company representative who contacted CNX Software if the new TrueNAS SCALE would be cross-platform or limited to x86. Here’s the answer… o ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Debian-based_TrueNAS_Scale_updated_–_and iXsystems_wins_a_gong⠀⇛ Enterprise NAS vendor iXsystems has updated its Kubernetes-capable Debian-based NAS OS, and scored Digital Public Good status too. iXsystems now has a family of dedicated storage-server OSes, and the new release of TrueNAS Scale, version 22.12.1. The company has a very cautious, slow-moving lifecycle – which is what you want from a vendor whose offerings will hold all your corporate data. o ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ TrueNAS_SCALE_Bluefin_22.12.1_Released:_What’s New?⠀⇛ TrueNAS SCALE is a powerful, open-source operating system specifically built for enterprise-level data storage and management. Powered by Debian Linux and the innovative ZFS file system, it offers advanced features such as snapshotting, replication, and data compression to make sure that your organization’s most critical information is always secured in the best way possible. o ⚓ Finextra Research ☛ Computop_debuts_three_new_Linux-based_payment terminals⠀⇛ The Linux-based devices from Swiss partner, PayTec, expand the existing range with three options for the most typical use cases in retail. With the support of ZVT and OPI, the new Computop models have been designed for the most common international connection protocols of POS terminals. They enable card acceptance via magnetic stripe, chip and contactless NFC transmission and are certified according to the PCI PTS* 5.x and 6.x security standards. This guarantees that they can be used for at least 10 years. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Tux Digital ☛ 51:_Linux_from_the_Start⠀⇛ This week, Linux Out Loud chats about up-and-coming hardware using Linux. Welcome to episode 51 of Linux Out Loud. We fired up our mics, connected those headphones as we searched the community for themes to expound upon. # ⚓ Tux Digital ☛ 218:_KDE_Plasma_5.27,_Endless_OS,_Fedora_38, Future_of_Thunderbird_&_More_Linux_News⠀⇛ On this episode of This Week in Linux, KDE has released a new version of their Plasma desktop. # ⚓ Bryan Lunduke ☛ UNIX_is_Everywhere⠀⇛ Listen now (19 min) | The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast – Feb 23, 2023 o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ Linux_is_Just_a_Kernel:_What_Does_it_Mean⠀⇛ Well, technically, Linux is just a kernel, not an operating system. However, the term Linux is often referred to a complete operating system that includes a shell (like bash) and command line and/ or GUI tools to control the system. The technically correct term for this complete operating system is Linux distribution or simply Linux distro. Examples of popular Linux distributions include Ubuntu, Red Hat, and Debian. Back in 1991, what Linus Torvalds created was the kernel only. Even today, he works on the Linux kernel. He doesn’t code anymore but supervises which code goes into the kernel. # ⚓ Macworld ☛ Linux_6.2_is_up_and_running_on_M1_Macs_but_still missing_many_key_features_|_Macworld⠀⇛ The latest Linux build can technically run on Apple silicon, but you won’t be able to do much. o § Graphics Stack⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Mesa_23_Graphics_Stack_Released_with_Radeon Memory_Visualizer_Support,_Rise_of_the_Tomb_Raider_Fixes⠀⇛ Highlights of Mesa 23 include Radeon Memory Visualizer support, various raytracing, graphics pipeline library, and RDNA3 improvements for the RADV (Radeon Vulkan) driver, Rise of the Tomb Raider’s Ambient Occlusion pass misrenders (swimming shadows), improved support for the KDE Plasma desktop environment when using the Plasma Wayland session and the Gallium LLVMpipe driver. Mesa 23 also implements more VK_EXT_dynamic_state3 features for the RADV and Turnip drivers, enables the VK_EXT_mesh_shader extension by default on RADV/RDNA2, fixes Rise of the Tomb Raider crashes in Soviet Installation 20% with VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST on Wine/DXVK, and improves support for the Battlefield 1 (DX11), Hi-Fi Rush, and Minecraft video games, as well as the VLC Media Player software. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Fwupd_1.8.11_Linux_Firmware_Updater_Adds Support_for_New_Devices,_New_Features⠀⇛ Coming a month after fwupd 1.8.10, the fwupd 1.8.11 release is here to add support for the CalDigit Element Hub and CalDigit TS4 Dock devices, prefer the Intel USB4 plugin over the Thunderbolt plugin when required, allow desktop software to inhibit the system to prevent updates, and add support for replaying USB devices so they can be emulated in CI. Fwupd 1.8.11 also introduces support for using requirements with depth=0 and no parent, automatically sets the CCGX remove-delay to parse DMC subcomponents, implements a new mechanism to detect and warn users with broken NVMe 3B2QGXA7 firmware, and the ability to print errors as JSON objects when using the fwupdmgr –json command. # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ 14_Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Test_Automation Tools⠀⇛ It’s very important to select the best set of test automation tools for your specific needs and requirements. There’s lots of tools available which makes selection somewhat problematic. You don’t need to spend money on test automation software as there is a great range of free and open source tools, libraries, and testing frameworks available. To start your automation journey, we make the following recommendations captured in a LinuxLinks- styled ratings chart. All of the programs are free and open source goodness # ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ 10_Best_Comic_Book_Viewers_for_Linux⠀⇛ From our childhood, we’ve all been well-versed in comic books. Many of us enjoyed reading them, and they kept us amused during leisure time — it’s a pastime that many of us still treasure today. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu Handbook ☛ Control_Screen_Brightness_for_External Monitor_in_Ubuntu_(GUI_&_CLI)⠀⇛ Want to control screen brightness, color preset, contrast etc for your external monitor connected in Desktop PC or laptop? # ⚓ Net2 ☛ How_to_Install_ffmpeg_on_Ubuntu_22.04⠀⇛ FFmpeg is a free and open-source tool that runs through the command line. Basically, it’s used to convert multimedia files from one format to another. It’s got a bunch of audio and video libraries that it shares, like libavformat, libavcodec, and libavutil. # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ Configuring_Nginx_for_Laravel_on_Ubuntu_& Debian⠀⇛ Laravel is a popular PHP web application framework used to develop robust and dynamic web applications. When it comes to deploying a Laravel application, Nginx is a popular web server choice due to its speed, stability, and scalability. Configuring Nginx for Laravel is important for production deployments. # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ Developing_a_Simple_Mobile_App_with_Ionic Framework⠀⇛ Ionic Framework is a powerful and popular option for developing cross-platform mobile applications. In this article, we’ll walk you through a step-by- step guide to creating a simple mobile app using Ionic Framework. # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ Getting_Started_with_Vim:_A_Beginner’s_Guide⠀⇛ Vim is a powerful and widely used text editor that provides users with a number of advanced features for editing and manipulating text. If you’re new to Vim, however, it can be a little intimidating to get started. # ⚓ Peter_Czanik:_Installing_a_syslog-ng_4_development_snapshot on_FreeBSD⠀⇛ Unless there is a serious_problem, FreeBSD ports usually contains the latest stable syslog-ng release. However, sometimes people want to compile a git snapshot to test a new feature or bugfix. To do that, one way is to generate_a_syslog-ng_release tgz_on_FreeBSD and edit the syslog-ng port files yourself. However, this needs some practice. As such, an easier solution is to use my weekly development snapshots. # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ How_to_Set_Up_an_NFS_Share_on_Debian⠀⇛ NFS (Network File System) is a distributed file system that allows clients to access files and directories on remote servers over a network. NFS is commonly used in environments with many systems, where it is important to share resources between different servers. # ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ Stig:_A_TUI_and_CLI_for_the_BitTorrent Client_Transmission⠀⇛ If you’re looking for a terminal-based bittorrent client that should do all your work with the essence of a GUI, then Stig BitTorrent Client is for you. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_Install_Helpy_Customer_Helpdesk_on_Ubuntu 22.04⠀⇛ Helpy is an open-source customer support system based and written in Ruby on Rails language. It is open-source and allows you to customize it according to your needs. This tool can be used to build up businesses allowing them to create automated ticketing, emailing, and integration with multiple apps. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_install_Zeek_Network_Security_Monitoring Tool⠀⇛ Zeek is a highly used, free, open-source security tool for detecting network interference and analyzing network traffic. It is favored by security experts who use it to identify irregular patterns and monitor DNS, HTTP, and FTP traffic. # ⚓ Network World ☛ Tailoring_your_Linux_command_prompt_| Network_World⠀⇛ Here’s how to change your Linux command prompt to something you might like better. # ⚓ Linux Journal ☛ SFTP_Port_Forwarding:_Enabling_Suppressed Functionality_|_Linux_Journal⠀⇛ The OpenSSH maintainers have determined that sftp and scp have no legitimate use for port forwarding (via the -L and -R options). A flag to explicitly disable these features is unconditionally passed to the child SSH executable during file transfers with these utilities. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Linux_Fu:_Sharing_Your_Single_WiFi_|_Hackaday⠀⇛ If you are trying to build a router or access point, you’ll need to dig into some of the details of networking that are normally hidden from you. But, for a normal WiFi connection, things mostly just work, even though that hasn’t always been the case. However, I ran into a special case the other day where I needed a little custom networking, and then I found a great answer to automate the whole process. It all comes down to hotel WiFi. How can you make your Linux laptop connect to a public WiFi spot and then rebroadcast it as a private WiFI network? In particular, I wanted to connect an older Chromecast to the network. [...] There had to be a better way to solve this than fumbling with hostapd configurations after a long flight. There is and it is called linux-wifi- hotspot. It uses hostapd along with networking tools like iproute2, iptables, and dnsmasq, to create a hotspot with very little effort. It is worth noting that NetworkManager can also do this if you have two WiFi adapters. But, as far as I can tell, it doesn’t know how to put the AP on the same adapter as the incoming Internet connection. I installed the program from a package and I had to install hostapd, too. There’s also a ppa for Ubuntu, or you can build it from source by following the instructions. The interface to the program is relatively simple. You name your hotspot and provide a password. You can make it a tough one because you can have the program display a QR code that will let your phone, for example, hook right up to it. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Use_“apt_install”_Correctly_in_Your Dockerfile⠀⇛ To use apt install in Dockerfile… # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Debian_AppArmor_Tutorial⠀⇛ Tutorial on how to work with the AppArmor profiles to restrict the programs to specific resources and connect the access control properties to the programs. # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Open_the_Terminal_in_Linux⠀⇛ The command line gives you complete control of a Linux system. Here’s how you can open a terminal on your Linux computer. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_OpenLiteSpeed_on_Rocky_Linux_9⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install OpenLiteSpeed on Rocky Linux 9. For those of you who didn’t know, OpenLiteSpeed is an open-source, high-performance web server designed to handle large volumes of traffic efficiently. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Jira_Agile_Project_Management_on Ubuntu_22.04_LTS⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Jira Agile Project Management on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, Jira Agile Project Management is a project management tool designed specifically for software development teams. # ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ Bash_and_DD:_Testing_Flash_Drive_Speed_with_a Simple_Script⠀⇛ # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_use_systemctl_in_Ubuntu?⠀⇛ In Ubuntu, the “systemctl” command is used to control and manage the “systemd” services with a combination of service commands. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Close_a_Browser_in_Selenium⠀⇛ Comprehensive tutorial on how to close a browser in Selenium using the close() and quit() methods to check whether the WebDriver session ID is alive or not. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Push_Local_Docker_Image_to_AWS_ECR⠀⇛ AWS ECR is a fully managed registry that aids in deploying docker containers using Docker images. This guide provides detail about how to push a docker image. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_Do_I_Record_Audio_on_Ubuntu?⠀⇛ In Ubuntu, the “Gnome-Sound-Recorder” and the “Audio Recorder” external software packages are used to record the audio/voice from various sources. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Create_and_Extract_TAR.GZ_Files_on Ubuntu_22.04?⠀⇛ The pre-installed “tar” command utility supports the compression and decompression operation of “tar.gz” compressed files. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Install_the_Adobe_Reader_in_Linux Mint⠀⇛ Tutorial on how to install the Adobe Reader in Linux Mint by downloading the “.deb” package and using the “sudo dpkg -i adobereader-*.deb” terminal command. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Update_Grub_on_Arch_Linux⠀⇛ Tutorial on the uses of Grub in Linux-like operating systems and how to update it on Arch Linux using the grub customizer and the update-grub repository of Git. # ⚓ How_to_Install_and_Configure_Neo4j_on_AlmaLinux⠀⇛ Neo4j is a popular graph database used to store and manage data in the form of graphs. Instead of rows and columns, it uses nodes and relationships to represent data.  It is a highly scalable NoSQL database system developed by Neo Technology. # ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ Lolcat:_Make_your_Terminal_Output Colourful⠀⇛ Let’s add a bit of fun to the text that comes out of our terminal using one of the internet’s most beloved commands. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ CubicleNate ☛ Super_Mario_World_Widescreen_on_the SteamDeck⠀⇛ The SteamDeck is a great retro gaming platform. I have loaded it up with many of my retro games and one of my favorites to play on it is Super Mario World but in a widescreen format. I have seen this done elsewhere but wanted to do this for myself. # ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ New_Steam_Games_with_Native_Linux_Clients, with_Blue_Fish_Yokohama_and_Selene_Apoptosis_–_2023-02-22 Edition⠀⇛ Between 2023-02-15 and 2023-02-22 there were 33 New Steam games released with Native Linux clients. # ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Atelier_Games_on_special_on_Steam⠀⇛ You can by_games_in_the_Atelier_franchise for ~35% off on Steam until the end of the month. It’s not an ad, it’s a recommendation! Right? I only got into the Atelier games in the last few years, but they’re so comfy and fun. The alchemy/ crafting mechanics are approachable and interesting, the art is beautiful, and the voice acting is top notch. Unlike previous Atelier titles that had time limits, this slower gamer appreciates that you can take the modern ones at your own pace. They also reward you for exploring, which admittedly is something I tend to do more in these sorts of games. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ Djalel Oukid ☛ Plasma_5.27_is_released,_marking_the end_of_Plasma_5′s_reign._It’s_time_to_hand_over_the throne!⠀⇛ KDE plasma is one of the top Linux desktop environments. For me, it is the top. Plasma is free, open source, feature-rich, and highly customizable DE. The KDE team develops Plasma extensively and thoughtfully to offer us a fresh and stable desktop experience.On February 14, the efforts of dozens of KDE developers and contributors in the past months culminated in Plasma 5.27 release. # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ GNOME_44_Beta_Released_with_Quick Settings_Enhancements,_WireGuard_Support⠀⇛ GNOME 44 Beta is an important milestone in the development cycle of the GNOME 44 desktop environment and brings lots of changes to further polish the final release, which will probably be available in most GNU/Linux distributions in mid- or late April 2023. We already know from the GNOME 44 alpha release that GNOME 44 promises a GTK4 port of the Epiphany (GNOME Web) web browser, a grid view for the GTK file chooser, support for 64px icon size in Nautilus (Files)’s grid view, a new Bluetooth submenu in Quick Settings, the ability to disable Settings search results in Shell, and more. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Top_7_Lightweight_Linux_Distributions⠀⇛ Top 7 lightweight Linux distributions are “Linux Lite”, “antiX Linux”, “Xubuntu”, “Lubuntu”, “Tiny Core”, “Puppy Linux” and “Bodhi Linux”. o § Gentoo Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Gentoo ☛ Gentoo_accepted_into_Google_Summer_of_Code_2023⠀⇛ Do you want to learn more about Gentoo and contribute to your favourite free software project?! Once again, now for the 11th time, we_have_been_accepted as a mentoring organization for this year’s Google Summer_of_Code! The GSoC is an excellent opportunity for gaining real-world experience in software design and making oneself known in the broader open source community. It also looks great on a resume. Some initial project ideas can be found_here, but new projects ideas are also welcome. For new projects time is of the essence: they have to be worked out, discussed with the mentors, and submitted before the April 4th deadline. It is strongly recommended that contributors refine new project ideas with a mentor before proposing the idea formally. o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ OpenSUSE ☛ Awareness_Sessions_About_Projects_Available_for GSoC_Applicants⠀⇛ Mentors and administrators of openSUSE are excited to be accepted as a mentorship_organization for this year’s Google_Summer_of_Code and will be available for potential mentee to discuss the projects that are listed on 101.opensuse.org. There will be 15 minute sessions prior to all openSUSE community meetings where mentees can join our Jitsi meeting room to get in touch with members of the openSUSE community who can help them navigate_the_projects available during this year’s GSoC. o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ New_Raspberry_Pi_OS_Release_Adds_Support_for New_Touchscreen_and_Video_Drivers⠀⇛ Raspberry Pi OS 2023-02-21 was quietly released by the Raspberry Pi Foundation and introduces support for a new touchscreen driver to the Screen Resolution tool, support for a new video driver called msdri3, and installs the kms++-utils package by default to allow you to set display resolution and depth in the kernel space. Another interesting change in the new Raspberry Pi OS release is that the window titlebar buttons for GTK message dialogs have been moved to the right. Moreover, this release deprecated the glamor open- source 2D graphics driver for all Raspberry Pi boards except Raspberry Pi 4 with the legacy video driver. # ⚓ Paul_Tagliamonte:_Announcing_hz.tools⠀⇛ Ever since 2019, I’ve been learning about how radios work, and trying to learn about using them “the hard way” – by writing as much of the stack as is practical (for some value of practical) myself. I wrote my first “Hello World” in 2018, which was a simple FM radio player, which used librtlsdr to read in an IQ stream, did some filtering, and played the real valued audio stream via pulseaudio. Over 4 years this has slowly grown through persistence, lots of questions to too many friends to thank (although I will try), and the eternal patience of my wife hearing about radios nonstop – for years – into a number of Go repos that can do quite a bit, and support a handful of radios. I’ve resisted making the repos public not out of embarrassment or a desire to keep secrets, but rather, an attempt to keep myself free of any maintenance obligations to users – so that I could freely break my own API, add and remove API surface as I saw fit. The worst case was to have this project feel like work, and I don’t know that I can have that be true if I feel frustrated by PRs that are “getting ahead of me” – solving problems I didn’t yet know about, or bugs I didn’t understand the fix for. As my rate of changes to the most central dependencies has slowed, i’ve begun to entertain the idea of publishing them. After a bit of back and forth, I’ve decided it’s time to make a number of them public, and to start working on them in the open, as I’ve built up a bit of confidence around it, and feel confident that the repo doesn’t contain overt lies. That’s not to say it doesn’t contain lies, but those lies are likely hidden and lurking in the dark. Beware. # ⚓ Dirk Eddelbuettel ☛ Dirk_Eddelbuettel:_RcppArmadillo 0.12.0.1.0_on_CRAN:_New_Upstream,_New_Features⠀⇛ Armadillo is a powerful and expressive C++ template library for linear algebra and scientific computing. It aims towards a good balance between speed and ease of use, has a syntax deliberately close to Matlab, and is useful for algorithm development directly in C++, or quick conversion of research code into production environments. RcppArmadillo integrates this library with the R environment and language–and is widely used by (currently) 1042 other packages on CRAN, downloaded 28.1 million times (per the partial logs from the cloud mirrors of CRAN), and the CSDA_paper (preprint /_vignette) by Conrad and myself has been cited 513 times according to Google Scholar. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Xubuntu_Vs_Ubuntu⠀⇛ Ubuntu is a well-known Linux distribution that was first released in 2004 and is now used all over the world. In 2006, the derivative of Ubuntu was released known as “Xubuntu” with another derivative. Both distributions are open-source and freely available for all types of users. Moreover, Xubuntu can be developed for older systems. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Kubuntu_vs._Ubuntu⠀⇛ Ubuntu is a good choice for users who want a reliable operating system, and Kubuntu is a great choice for users who want more control over their OS. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ 5_Ubuntu_Alternatives_for_2021⠀⇛ There are various Ubuntu alternatives which include “Linux Mint OS”, “Fedora OS”, “Arch OS”, “Ubuntu OS”, and “Deepin OS”. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Raspberry_Pi_Pico_C_SDK_Now_Has_One-Click Installer⠀⇛ Raspberry Pi announces a one-click installation package for Windows users wishing to write Raspberry Pi Pico projects in C. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Liliputing ☛ Now_you_can_run_some_Windows_apps_on_Ubuntu Touch_phones_(emphasis_on_some)_–_Liliputing⠀⇛ Ubuntu Touch is mobile version of the popular Ubuntu GNU/Linux distribution that’s optimized for phones, tablets, and other small touchscreen devices. Like many mobile Linux distros, it also allows you to run some Android apps if you install Waydroid to run Android in a container. Now you can run some Windows apps as well, thanks developer Codemaster Freders, who has released an Ubuntu Touch package called Winebox. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Top_8_Ways_to_Fix_Google_Messages_Not_Downloading_MMS_on Android_–_Guiding_Tech⠀⇛ # ⚓ PC Mag ☛ Don’t_Trust_the_‘Data_Safety’_Labels_on_These Android_Apps_|_PCMag⠀⇛ # ⚓ TechCrunch ☛ Popular_Android_apps’_Play_Store_privacy labels_don’t_match_up_to_their_claims,_Mozilla_says_| TechCrunch⠀⇛ # ⚓ Phone Arena ☛ Google_drops_“Chat”_for_“RCS”_on_Android_– PhoneArena⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Vivaldi_for_Android_now_supports_YouTube background_playback⠀⇛ # ⚓ Giz China ☛ OnePlus_7T_finally_pushes_Android_12/OxygenOS 12_system_update⠀⇛ # ⚓ India Times ☛ Xiaomi_to_launch_Android_13-based_MIUI_14_in India_on_February_26_–_Times_of_India⠀⇛ # ⚓ Gizmo China ☛ Nokia_Adds_G10_to_the_List_of_Official Android_13_Compatible_Phones⠀⇛ # ⚓ [Updated]_Android_13_update_tracker:_Here’s_everything_we know_so_far_–_PiunikaWeb⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android_13_QPR2_Beta_3.2_Update_Hits_Pixel_Devices⠀⇛ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ 2-channel_DSO-500K_WiFi_oscilloscope_is based_on_Raspberry_Pi_Pico_W_board_–_CNX_Software⠀⇛ # ⚓ SamMobile ☛ Now_use_Google_Maps_on_your_Galaxy_phone_even when_Android_Auto_is_running_–_SamMobile⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ Android_Auto_is_taking_some_smart_Maps direction_from_CarPlay⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ Google_hands_out_surprise_free_upgrade_for popular_Android_app_used_by_millions_–_it’s_a_game-changer_| The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ Liliputing ☛ Lilbits:_Linux_on_Apple_Silicon,_Motorola’s next_flip-phone,_and_a_new_Acer_Android_tablet_–_Liliputing⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ FOSS_Weekly_#23.08:_Kernel_6.2_Raspberry_Pi_Debugger, 40_FOSS_Android_Apps_and_More⠀⇛ Announcing a new tutorial series on NixOS. o ⚓ Medevel ☛ Tiny_Tiny_RSS_Is_An_Open_Source_RSS_Feed_Aggregator⠀⇛ Tiny Tiny RSS is a tiny open source project which is an advanced RSS reader/news aggregator. It is a self-hosted RSS aggregator, which can also be used to read from remote sources. With an intuitive UI and great performance, it is fast and easy to install on any hosting o ⚓ Medevel ☛ Build_A_Backend_For_Your_Apps_in_Mins_with_The_Low-code Pocketbase⠀⇛ Pocketbase is a free low-code open-source solution that offers developers a fast way to build backend systems for their apps. It is written in the Go programming language and works extremely fast. Also, it does not take much to setup on Windows, Linux, and macOS. o ⚓ Medevel ☛ 17_Open_Source_To_Share_Your_Files_Over_The_Network_and The_Cloud⠀⇛ File and document sharing are required by companies, web agencies, freelancers, and enterprise. It is an essential to for teams to collaborate and share files and documents internally and externally. o ⚓ Container Journal ☛ 10+_Open_Source_Kubernetes-Native Observability_Tools⠀⇛ Kubernetes is revolutionizing the way modern enterprises manage their cloud infrastructure. But as the technology develops, so does the need for visibility into systems running on Kubernetes. Without proper observability, it’s hard to monitor the health of applications and services running on Kubernetes. Luckily, plenty of Kubernetes- native observability tools can o ⚓ Container Journal ☛ TCO_For_a_Cloud-Native_Environment?_$5.6 Million⠀⇛ A report published today by OutSystems, a provider of a low-code platform for building applications, estimates the total cost of building and maintaining a cloud-native IT environment is, on average, $5.6 million. More challenging still, the report notes it can take 18 months to achieve that goal. o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ # § Chromium⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Microsoft_aggressively_trying_to_keep Chrome_downloaders_using_Edge [Ed: Microsoft is organised crime; always was, still is]⠀⇛ Microsoft sees its browser as an important aspect and entry point for the new Bing. Microsoft Edge on Windows is now showing a rather aggressive ad on the Chrome download page to dissuade people from switching. # ⚓ OMG! Linux ☛ Google_Chrome_Now_Uses_Less_Memory_on Linux⠀⇛ Google Chrome 110 is rolling out to users across all platforms this week and there’s a notable new feature included. # § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ Heather J Meeker ☛ FOSSDA_Launches_to_Celebrate_FOSS Month⠀⇛ I am thrilled to announce that, with generous support from Mozilla and the Apache Foundation, we have officially launched FOSSDA, the Free and Open Source Stories Digital Archive. It’s time to tell the story of the free and open source movement! # ⚓ Mozilla ☛ Firefox_UX:_People_do_use_Add_to_Home Screen⠀⇛ Last week Apple added a bunch of capabilities for web apps added to an iPhone or iPad home screen. This includes the ability for 3rd party browsers, like Firefox, to offer Add to Home Screen from the share menu and to open home screen bookmarks if it’s the default browser. I’d love to see us add this to our iOS app. It looks like a contributor did some investigation and this might be easy. # ⚓ Mozilla ☛ Mozilla_Performance_Blog:_Announcing_side- by-side_videos_for_performance_regressions⠀⇛ Early in the fall, I was talking about integrating the side-by-side tool in Continuous Integration (CI). This started as a script for generating a side-by-side comparison between two page load test runs, and emphasizes the visual differences. Using this tool, you can see more clearly which metrics have regressed, and how they might be experienced by a user. The first milestone was to have a Minimum Viable Product (MVP). § What is the side-by-side comparison? The page load tests measure the performance of Firefox (and competitors) browsers and run in Taskcluster (which is our CI) which are then visualized in Treeherder. Perfherder is our tool for catching performance regressions. When a regression bug is filed, the author of the regressing commit is needinfo-ed and asked for a fix. Sometimes the issue is not obvious and additional debugging information is needed, in which case the side-by-side comparison is very useful to help preview the impact the regression would have on the end-user. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Our_advice_for_installing_Node.js_modules_using npm_registry⠀⇛ The Node.js ecosystem is a vast landscape, and one of the most important parts of that ecosystem is its various modules.  Installing these modules is an easy process, thanks to the npm registry. It is easy to download packages, create your own module, and publish it to the npm registry. The Node.js Reference Architecture team has recommendations for creating and publishing your modules. # ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ How_I_do_automated_accessibility_testing for_my_website⠀⇛ This article covers adding accessibility tests to your site using Pa11y (pa11y-ci with axe) and Cypress (with cypress-axe) in GitLab_CI/CD. I use a Jekyll website as an example, but any website technology that runs in CI/CD can leverage this setup. § Prep your website In addition to getting your website to run in CI/ CD, I recommend enabling an XML sitemap feature. A sitemap allows the accessibility tests to parse all URLs to find accessibility issues across the site. I recommend the jekyll-sitemap_plugin for Jekyll sites. Collecting a list of all major URLs is a good alternate step if a sitemap is not possible. The URLs should cover all potential layouts of the website, such as pages with the highest traffic or the most landings. This approach won’t catch all accessibility issues, especially content level concerns, but it will test the layout and main pages. This scenario requires the npm or yarn package managers. I used npm for this article. If your project doesn’t have npm initialized, run the npm init command to create the package.json file. § Begin with Pa11y Pa11y is a free and open source software that tests websites for accessibility issues. Pa11y-ci is the command line utility geared towards continuous integration (CI). Install pa11y-ci as a development dependency with npm: [...] # ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ Mapping_the_program_counter_back_to_the function_name_in_your_code⠀⇛ Compilers are commonly used to convert human- readable source code into a series of instructions that are directly executed by the computer. A common question is “How do the debuggers and error handlers report the place in the source code where the processor is currently at?” There are various methods to map instructions back to locations in the source code. With the compiler optimizing the code, there are also some complications in mapping the instructions back to the source code. This first article in the series describes how tools map the program counter (also known as the instruction pointer) back to the function name. Subsequent articles in this series will cover mapping the program counter back to the specific line in a source file. It also provides a backtrace describing the series of calls that resulted in the processor being in the current function. § The function entry symbols When translating source code into an executable binary, the compiler keeps symbol information about the entry to each function. Keeping this information available makes it possible for the linker to assemble multiple object files (.o suffix) into a single executable file. Before the object files are processed by the linker, the final addresses of functions and variables are not known. The object files have placeholders for the symbols that do not yet have addresses. The linker will resolve the addresses when creating the executable. Assuming that the resulting executable is not stripped, those symbols describing the entry of each function are still available. You can see an example of this by compiling the following simple program: [...] # ⚓ The_Hayes_Code⠀⇛ The obscure command set that gradually helped us move past acoustic couplers and brought dial-up modems into the mainstream. For a while, at least. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ 6.8_magnitude_earthquake_shakes_Tajikistan near_China_border⠀⇛ A 6.8 magnitude earthquake shook part of Tajikistan early Thursday near China’s far western Xinjiang region. It was 41 miles west of Murghob, Tajikistan and 12 miles deep, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The area is remote and lightly populated. China Earthquake Networks Center said the quake was 7.2 magnitude and 6 miles deep. Preliminary seismic measurements by different agencies often differ. Further information was not immediately available. o ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ English_stand-up_in_Mexico_a_growing_niche over_last_decade⠀⇛ English-language stand-up comedy thrives here, with a diverse audiences of tourists, expats in Mexico and English-fluent Mexicans. o ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ The_OSs_Nico_Cartron_Uses⠀⇛ Last month I blogged about which_OSs_I_use_most frequently, which may be different from ones I’d prefer to use. The imitable Nico Cartron posted_his_own_list, which is similar to mine. The biggest difference? Aside from not needing to run Windows (I’m jealous), he gives a notable mention to the Amstrad CPC running C/PM, which is too cool. I came so close to buying a later model Amstrad PPC on eBay with the flippy LCD, but it went for silly money. One day I’ll save up enough to have an apartment big enough for a retrocomputer room, and shelving to fit all these machines. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ The_White_Specks_in_This_Image_Aren’t_Stars or_Galaxies._They’re_Black_Holes⠀⇛ We can’t stop staring. # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Futuristic_Body_Armor_Could_Be_Based_on This_Weird_Mushroom,_Study_Finds⠀⇛ The overlooked fungus “fomen fomentarius” has incredible properties that can be used to develop strong, ultralight materials. # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ ‘Truly_Bizarre’:_Scientists_Discover Ancient_Galaxies_That_Should_Not_Exist⠀⇛ “I think I spat out my coffee,” said the scientist leading the team that discovered the galaxies, which should be impossible within current physics. # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ Webb_Telescope_Spots_Mature_Galaxies_Strangely Early_in_the_Universe⠀⇛ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Astronomers_Detect_6_Massive_Galaxies_So Old_They_Can’t_Be_Explained_by_Science⠀⇛ This could “transform our understanding of how the earliest galaxies in our Universe formed.” # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ A_New_Battery_In_Development_Means_We_Might Be_Able_to_Spend_The_Day_On_Venus⠀⇛ It’s not a holiday up there. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Experimental_Surgery-Free_Treatment ‘Shrinks’_Endometriosis_Lesions_in_Animals⠀⇛ “This was a rather unexpected result.” # ⚓ uni Stanford ☛ Love_is_(still)_in_the_air:_Stanford researchers_find_oxytocin_receptors_not_necessary_for_social attachment⠀⇛ In a recent study of prairie voles, researchers found that oxytocin — long thought to play a vital role in social attachment — is not necessary for this behavior and saw that the rodents still exhibited social monogamy, even without oxytocin receptors. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ This_Weird-Looking_Fungus_Could_Be_a Biodegradable_Alternative_to_Plastic⠀⇛ Strong but incredibly light. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ 40_Years_Later,_the_Original_Casio_G-Shock_Watch Is_Back_With_Solar_Power_and_More_Accurate_Timekeeping⠀⇛ April will mark the 40th anniversary of Casio releasing one of the most recognizable and enduring brands in digital watches: the G-Shock. # ⚓ E-Ink_Display_Modules_Are_Over-Rated:_Check_Out_These_3_E- Ink_Alternatives!⠀⇛ It goes without saying, but playing around with e- ink display modules in Arduino and Raspberry Pi projects is fun. They’re bendable, keep their text even without power, and you could look at them under the sun without a backlight! Of course, that’s not to say that they’re 100% perfect. Images tend to burn-in. # ⚓ The Next Platform ☛ Inflation_Up,_Economy_Jittery,_And_IT Spending_Consequentially_Slows⠀⇛ The increasing cost of goods and services is making everyone a little crazy, and corporate IT departments are not immune from the effects of the dual concerns of rising inflation and the desire by central banks to use interest rates to curb our economic enthusiasm and slow that inflation to a much more sane level. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvian_potato_growers_hopeful_for_new_season⠀⇛ Recently, the staple of the Latvian diet – potatoes – experienced one of the steepest price jumps in the past 10 years, reaching an average increase of 50%. Growers are now preparing for the new season in the hope that weather conditions will be favorable enough to finally produce good results after two years of poor harvest, Zemgale Television reported February 22. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvia’s_Covid_vaccination_percentage_finally_near desirable_level⠀⇛ At the beginning of January, in Latvia, the percentage of primary vaccination against Covid-19 was 69.2% of the total population, which is close to the desired public vaccination coverage rate of 70% and the average European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) – 73%, according to the information report prepared by the Ministry of Health, LETA reported February 21. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ The_Secret_to_The_Naked_Mole-Rat’s_Unique Fertility_Has_Finally_Been_Revealed⠀⇛ Just when you thought they couldn’t get any weirder. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Explainer-What_Are_the_Risks_of Materials_Released_in_the_Ohio_Derailment?⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_halts_some_classes_amid_school Covid-19_cluster,_flu’s_return⠀⇛ The fresh surges mirror “twindemic” seen after countries eased Covid-19 curbs. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Cambodian_girl_dies_of_bird_flu⠀⇛ The girl fell ill on Feb 16 with a fever, cough and sore throat, and later died in hospital. # ⚓ The Scientist ☛ SARS-CoV-2_Infection_Can_Alter_Future Immune_Reponses⠀⇛ Males recovered from mild COVID-19 have baseline immune states primed to mount stronger responses to future challenges. # ⚓ The Scientist ☛ Researchers_Make_Alternatives_to_Shark- Sourced_Vaccine_Ingredient⠀⇛ Synthetic variations of squalene, which is used to boost immune responses, could make vaccines more effective while reducing fisheries for struggling sharks. # ⚓ The Scientist ☛ How_Genes_from_Neanderthals_Predispose People_to_Severe_COVID-19⠀⇛ Researchers dissect the Neanderthal-derived region on chromosome 3 that drives severe COVID-19 to zero in on the key causal variants. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ ‘Forever_Chemicals’_Have_Been_Found_in Animals_on_Every_Continent_Except_One⠀⇛ “This is really a global contamination issue…” # ⚓ Breach Media ☛ After_pharma_lobbying,_minister_intervened to_suspend_drug-price_reform⠀⇛ Documents reveal health minister pushed arms-length regulator to delay reform intended to save Canadians billions on drug costs # ⚓ Reason ☛ ‘America_Has_Lost_the_War_on_Drugs,’_The_New_York Times_Says,_but_Should_Keep_Fighting_It_Anyway⠀⇛ The paper pushes modest reforms while endorsing continued criminalization. # ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ The_Covid_fog_has_(mostly)_lifted⠀⇛ Hi! How are you? Wow, it’s weird typing in a text editor again. My throat and head still hurt after getting the spicy_cough, but I feel as though a mental InfiniBand cable was plugged back in last night, after subsisting on low-baud RS232 for the last week. I can think again! I empathise with those of you who’ve talked about Covid “brain fog” now. Even when I began to physically get better this week, my brain felt sluggish. I didn’t know where to begin with most tasks, and I was incapable of holding more than a few thoughts in my head at the same time. My mum used to say the same about chemotherapy. # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ Tracking_malaria_and_mosquitoes_with_the help_of_pregnant_women_and_city_dwellers⠀⇛ By Tom Cassauwers Arnau Pujol Vallribera is a Spanish data whiz who used to study galaxies. Now he tracks diseases spread by mosquitoes. ‘In cosmology, we use algorithms to better understand the laws of physics and how the universe evolves,’ said Pujol Vallribera of the Spain-based Barcelona Institute for Global Health, or ISGlobal. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Are_We_in_The_Midst_of_a_Wellbeing ‘Pandemic’?_Why_Wellness_Isn’t_Always_Good_For_Us⠀⇛ Researchers weigh in. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Shoppers_hoarding_salmon_from_salad_bars_to_save money⠀⇛ Certain K-Supermarket outlets have resorted to removing salmon from their salad bar selection due to excessive hoarding. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Finland_sending_€5m_of_Ukrainian_grain_to_Africa_via WFP⠀⇛ Around 65 percent of Ukrainian wheat and about half of its corn were taken to developing countries, according to the Finnish Foreign Ministry. o § Linux Foundation⠀➾ # ⚓ PR Newswire ☛ Linux_Foundation_Welcomes_New_Open_Source Projects_from_Peraton_Labs_to_Scale_5G_Security⠀⇛ o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Mozilla ☛ Why_settle_for_one_layer_of_security_when_you_can have_2FA?⠀⇛ Protecting your online accounts with just a password is like locking your front door with a key: It might keep most people away, but an intruder who’s determined to break in can still force an entry. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ R1Soft_Server_Backup_Manager_Vulnerability Exploited_to_Deploy_Backdoor⠀⇛ Hackers have been exploiting a vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-36537 to hack hundreds of R1Soft servers. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Intel_Paid_Out_Over_$4.1_Million_via_Bug Bounty_Program_Since_2017⠀⇛ Intel paid out more than $935,000 through its bug bounty program in 2022, but found over half of the vulnerabilities internally. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Google_Paid_Out_$12_Million_via_Bug_Bounty Programs_in_2022⠀⇛ Google rewarded over 700 researchers in 2022 for contributions to its bug bounty program, with the highest single payout at $605,000. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ CISA_Warns_of_Two_Mitel_Vulnerabilities Exploited_in_Wild⠀⇛ CISA has added two Mitel MiVoice Connect vulnerabilities to its known exploited vulnerabilities catalog and instructed federal agencies to patch them within three weeks. # ⚓ Cybernews ☛ Washington_State_city_allegedly_hit_by ransomware⠀⇛ The BlackCat ransomware gang (ALPHV) has listed the City of Lakewood, Washington, on its data leak site, urging the affected companies to sue the municipality. Lakewood is a city in Pierce County, Washington, with a population of over 63,000. BlackCat claimed it had breached Lakewood City Council and stolen over 250GB worth of data. “Because of their misunderstanding and inability to negotiate, we share information with you,” BlackCat said and shared a link to download 252GB of documents. # ⚓ Trove_of_L.A._Students’_Mental_Health_Records_Posted_to Dark_Web_After_Cyber_Hack⠀⇛ Detailed and highly sensitive mental health records of hundreds — and likely thousands — of former Los Angeles students were published online after the city’s school district fell victim to a massive ransomware attack last year, an investigation by The 74 has revealed. The student psychological evaluations, published to a “dark web” leak site by the Russian-speaking ransomware gang Vice Society, offer a startling degree of personally identifiable information about students who received special education services, including their detailed medical histories, academic performance and disciplinary records. But people are likely unaware their sensitive information is readily available online because the Los Angeles Unified School District hasn’t alerted them, a district spokesperson confirmed, and leaders haven’t acknowledged the trove of records even exists. In contrast, the district publicly acknowledged last month that the sensitive information of district contractors had been leaked. # ⚓ Lessons_From_a_Ransomware_Attack:_The_Importance_of Partnership_&_Collaboration⠀⇛ Imagine a rural business is the victim of a cyberattack. A nefarious person or group convinces an unsuspecting employee to open an email promising a bonus. Within 12 hours, every piece of technology connected to that network, and every process needed to conduct daily operations, is paralyzed. Now imagine that business is a hospital. It serves 80,000 people and it’s the only one within 10,000 square miles. Add to the scenario a global pandemic that is steadily ravaging the nation’s healthcare system. On October 27, 2020, Sky Lakes Medical Center went dark. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Wednesday_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Debian (amanda, apr-util, and tiff), Fedora (apptainer, git, gssntlmssp, OpenImageIO, openssl, webkit2gtk3, xorg-x11-server, and xorg-x11-server-Xwayland), Oracle (firefox and thunderbird), Red Hat (python3), SUSE (gnutls, php7, and python-Django), and Ubuntu (chromium-browser, libxpm, and mariadb- 10.3, mariadb-10.6). # ⚓ Port Swigger ☛ Cisco_ClamAV_anti-malware_scanner_vulnerable to_serious_security_flaw [Ed: When your security software is a security hole]⠀⇛ Patch released for bug that poses a critical risk to vulnerable technologies # ⚓ Announcing_Istio_1.16.3⠀⇛ This release contains bug fixes to improve robustness. This release note describes what’s different between Istio 1.16.2 and Istio 1.16.3. This release includes security fixes in Go 1.19.6 (released 2/14/2023) for the path/filepath, net/ http, mime/multipart, and crypto/tls packages. # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ Activision_Got_Hacked_but_Didn’t_Tell_Its Employees:_Report⠀⇛ This week, gaming giant Activision revealed that a cybercriminal had managed to get inside of its network late last year. How did the hacker do that, exactly? Better take a guess. # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ IBM_finds_defenders_are_becoming_more successful_in_detecting_and_preventing_ransomware⠀⇛ # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ New_‘Stealc’_information-stealing_malware grows_in_popularity_on_dark_web⠀⇛ # ⚓ WhichUK ☛ Beware_of_this_Disney+_impersonation_email_which leads_to_a_phishing_website⠀⇛ This scam email offers a 12-month subscription to Disney+ for £2 # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Stacey on IoT ☛ The_CSA_further_expands_with_a_data privacy_working_group⠀⇛ Hot on the heels of announcing a Health and Wellness working group, the Connectivity Standards Alliance has created a working group focused on data privacy. The new working group will explore “the creation of a harmonized global specification and certification program. # ⚓ Stacey on IoT ☛ Meta_may_offer_a_lesson_in_how_to brick_a_surveillance_device⠀⇛ It’s the beginning of the end for Meta’s Portal display. The company quietly removed the app for Microsoft Teams from the Portal app store in recent weeks, a little over a year after the video chat service first became available on Meta’s smart displays. # ⚓ dwaves.de ☛ Stop_using_Telegram_–_it_is_not_safe_–_at all⠀⇛ “know in some countries they believe Telegram is safe. I will show you how safe it is,” he said, before showing a screen in which he appeared to scroll through the Telegram contacts of one Kenyan strategist… # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ Tesla_Tweaks_Onboard_Cameras_Following Allegations_of_Privacy_Invasion⠀⇛ The Dutch safety watchdog decided on Wednesday that it had concluded its investigation into Tesla and wouldn’t issue a fine against the company for its vehicle’s security cameras. # ⚓ Media Nama ☛ Whistleblower_Leaks_Documents_And Software_Of_Israeli_Surveillance_Tech_Company Cellebrite⠀⇛ # ⚓ Access_Now_oral_statement_for_informal_meeting_of_the UN_General_Assembly_Third_Committee⠀⇛ Access Now’s oral statement for an informal meeting of the UN General Assembly Third Committee convened by the Chair with ECOSOC accredited NGOs. # ⚓ AccessNow ☛ UNESCO’s_guidelines_for_regulating digital_platforms_must_center_human_rights_for everyone,_everywhere⠀⇛ UNESCO must work with all stakeholders to ensure guidelines on regulating digital platforms center human rights for people everywhere. # ⚓ Citizens_do_not_know_they_are_“monitored”_by_the Russian_SORM_system⠀⇛ # ⚓ MSN ☛ UK:_Rail_minister’s_laptop_with_confidential details_of_strike_talks_is_stolen_from_pub⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meta_successfully_resists_certification_in_data privacy_collective_action⠀⇛ In an early victory for Meta, the Competition Appeal Tribunal has refused to certify a collective claim brought on behalf of some 45 million consumers by proposed class representative Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen (the “PCR”). Less than three weeks after the certification hearing, the Tribunal has held that the PCR “unequivocally failed” to satisfy one of the tests for certification. Rather than reject the claim outright, the Tribunal has given the PCR six months to file additional evidence setting out a “new and better blueprint leading to an effective trial”. # ⚓ Reason ☛ Thoughts_on_Dubin_v._United_States_and_the Aggravated_Identity_Theft_Statute⠀⇛ On February 27, the Supreme Court will hear argument in Dubin v. United States, a case on the Aggravated Identity Theft Statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1028A. This statute comes up often in the context of computer crimes, and its interpretation raises some interesting and important questions. So I thought I would blog about the case and offer some impressions. # ⚓ Charlie_v._Rehoboth_McKinley_Christian_Health_Care Services⠀⇛ If Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services Notified You of a Data Breach, You May be Eligible for Payment From a Class Action Settlement. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Fire-damaged_ship_‘Escape’_to_be_pulled_to_Rīga port⠀⇛ Two tugboats have started pulling the ship “Escape” on which a fire broke out during the night, to Rīga, the navy public relations specialist Līva Veita told LETA February 22. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Crew_evacuated_after_fire_on_cargo_ship_in_Baltic Sea⠀⇛ In the early hours of February 22, Latvia’s Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC Riga) of the Coast Guard Service of the Navy received information from the cargo ship “Escape” that a fire had broken out on board, which could not be extinguished with the autonomous fire extinguishing system, and assistance was requested. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Authorities:_TV_reporter,_girl fatally_shot_in_Florida⠀⇛ Authorities say a central Florida television journalist and a little girl were fatally shot near the scene of a fatal shooting from earlier in the day. Orange County Sheriff John Mina said during a news conference Wednesday that they’ve detained a 19-year-old who they believe is responsible for both shootings in the Orlando-area neighborhood. Besides the Spectrum News 13 journalist and the 9- year-old girl, a TV crewmember and the girl’s mother were wounded during the second shooting. Mina said they don’t immediately have a motive for any of the shootings. # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ Growing_Miscalculations_of_Parties_with No_clear_End-State_Describes_One_Year_of_Russia_Ukraine_War⠀⇛ Backdrop As the war in Ukraine completes one year, both sides put up a brave front, reiterating their resolve to carry on, blaming the other side for the conflict, and engaging in greater miscalculations with a hope that a little extra push can put them in a stronger position to dictate terms… # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ Vladimir_Putin:_“The_Truth_is_on_our side”⠀⇛ Vladimir Putin delivered his Address to the Federal Assembly.The ceremony took place in Gostiny Dvor, Moscow. # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ Military_and_Pakistan:_A_Historic_Saga⠀⇛ Taking another U-turn from his previous popular narrative of a US-sponsored regime change to oust him from power, ex-PM Imran Khan blamed the ex- Chief of Army Staff Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa for masterminding the regime change operation. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ EU,_NATO,_Ukraine_to_Ramp_Up_Arms_Production_and Procurement⠀⇛ Europeans are concerned about the current course of the Ukrainian conflict because the consumption rate of ammunition is greater than the production rate. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Malcolm_X’s_Daughter_To_Sue_New_York_Police,_FBI, and_CIA⠀⇛ “For years, our family has struggled to bring to light the truth about my father’s murder, which these institutions planned,” Ilyasah Shabazz stated. # ⚓ Danes_donate_record_amounts_to_Red_Cross_during_Ukraine war⠀⇛ The Danish Red Cross has received just under 700 million kroner over the last 12 months in donations towards humanitarian aid in Ukraine. # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ War_as_Theatre,_at_a_Private_Home_in_Kharkiv⠀⇛ Most performance spaces in the city have been shut down since the start of the war. Some residents are reënacting experiences from the invasion themselves. # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Joe_Biden’s_Showy_Defiance_of_Vladimir_Putin⠀⇛ After a year of war in Ukraine, the President offers a strikingly personal rebuke—but little clarity on what winning looks like. # ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Anti-war_protests_in_Washington,_Munich and_Helsinki⠀⇛ Last weekend, Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC for the ‘March Against the War Machine’ rally, which featured several prominent speakers including former US presidential candidates. The speakers accused President Biden of pushing the world to the brink of “nuclear holocaust” by supporting Ukraine militarily and called for an end to such support in favour of diplomacy. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Biķernieki_Holocaust_memorial_vandalism_under investigation⠀⇛ The State Police’s Rīga Teika precinct has initiated an administrative violation process regarding the spray-painting of the letter Z on the Second World War Holocaust Victims Memorial in Rīga, Biķernieku forest, LETA reported February 22. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Finland_to_unveil_possible_tank_delivery_to_Ukraine on_Thursday⠀⇛ Finland’s contribution is not expected to be large, as Leopard tanks are crucial for its own defence. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Finland_to_fly_Ukrainian_flags_on_Friday,_marking first_year_of_war⠀⇛ The City of Helsinki has issued an open invitation to a candlelight memorial event commemorating the deadly conflict’s first anniversary at Senate Square on Friday afternoon and evening. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Levits_in_Poland_for_Biden_meeting_Wednesday⠀⇛ Latvian State President Egils Levits is in Warsaw, Poland February 22 to participate in a meeting of the ‘Bucharest Nine’ group of countries. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ “Standing_by_Ukraine_Against_Russia’s_Aggression” discussion_upcoming⠀⇛ On February 24, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation (LATO) is holding a discussion titled “Standing by Ukraine Against Russia’s Aggression”. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Jan._6_rioter_who_threatened_Ocasio- Cortez_online_gets_3_years⠀⇛ A Texas man who threatened U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter after he stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 has been sentenced to more than three years in prison. Garret Miller was wearing a shirt that read “I Was There, Washington D.C., January 6, 2021” with a picture on President Donald Trump on it when law enforcement officers showed up at his Dallas-area home to arrest him two weeks after the riot. Miller has already served more than two years behind bars since his January 2021 arrest, and with credit for good behavior, he’s expected to serve another eight months. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ How_has_Russia’s_invasion_of_Ukraine_affected Latvia’s_economy?⠀⇛ Latvian central bank economists Kārlis Vilerts and Matīss Mirošņikovs examine the economic consequences of Russia’s warmongering in this new analysis for the central bank’s macroeconomics.lv website. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Student_confessed_to_hoax_bomb threat_on_Texas_flight⠀⇛ Authorities say a high school student confessed to sending a hoax bomb threat via AirDrop that resulted in an American Airlines flight being diverted from the tarmac at a Texas airport last week. The Texas Department of Public Safety said while the flight was taxiing on Friday at El Paso International Airport, a message went to passengers’ Apple devices via AirDrop reading: “I have a bomb would like to share a photo.” DPS said that because of that message, the aircraft taxied back to a gate. DPS said that an investigation resulted in the identification of the juvenile, who confessed to sending the AirDrop. Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh confirmed that the juvenile was a student returning from a school- sponsored trip. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ De-Russianizing_street_names_stirs_historical discussion⠀⇛ Because of the war in Ukraine, Latvia has taken to remove Soviet-glorifying symbols from the public environment, including changing street names, also some that are simply linked to Russia in some way. Residents of Staraja Rusas Street in Rīga are dissatisfied with the new name and encourage studying history, Latvian Television’s 4. studija reported on February 22. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Defense_Minister_suspicious_of_predecessor’s procurement⠀⇛ Defence Minister Ināra Mūrniece (National Alliance) has grown suspicious of a procurement for the National Armed Forces that took place during the office of former minister Artis Pabriks (Development/For!), Mūrniece said in an interview to Latvian Radio on February 22. # ⚓ AntiWar ☛ Washington_Post_Lets_Hersh’s_Dangerous_Cat_Out_of the_Bag⠀⇛ Bombshell No. 1: Seymour Hersh’s Feb. 8 report that President Joe Biden authorized the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines built to carry cheap Russian gas to Europe. Bombshell No. 2: The Washington Post today ended the Establishment media embargo on Hersh’s damning report, mentioning its findings and even including a link to his article. # ⚓ AntiWar ☛ While_We’re_Laughing_About_a_Balloon;_Biden_Paves a_Path_to_War⠀⇛ There is reason to be alarmed by the recent China balloon. However, that reason is not the alleged China aggression but the very calculated aggression towards China by the Obama, Trump and Biden administrations. This hate and the manufactured reasons for it have been layering on for years. We’ve seen this playbook. # ⚓ AntiWar ☛ Biden_Goes_All_in_on_Proxy_War_Against_Russia⠀⇛ No, Joe, that’s not Hunter you’re sniffing. But Zelensky is a pretty good substitute – every bit as corrupt, drugged-up and delusional as the First Son. So hug away. You have already proven (repeatedly) that there is no betrayal of America’s true homeland security you will not eagerly embrace. # ⚓ AntiWar ☛ Who’s_Winning_and_Losing_the_Economic_War_Over Ukraine?⠀⇛ With the Ukraine war now reaching its one-year mark on February 24, the Russians have not achieved a military victory but neither has the West achieved its goals on the economic front. # ⚓ AntiWar ☛ Is_China_Considering_Supplying_Russia_With Weapons?⠀⇛ On February 3, following the balloon incident, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken canceled his trip to China. On February 18, he got a second chance on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. # ⚓ AntiWar ☛ War_in_Ukraine_and_ICBMs:_The_Untold_Story_of_How They_Could_Blow_Up_the_World⠀⇛ Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago, media coverage of the war hasn’t included even the slightest mention of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). Yet the war has boosted the chances that ICBMs will set off a global holocaust. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Ukraine_to_ask_G7_leaders_for_more_military equipment_on_the_first_anniversary_of_Russia’s_invasion⠀⇛ On the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine Friday (Feb. 24), leaders of G7 nations will_hold_a_virtual_summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid concern that Russia could mark the anniversary with a major new offensive. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ How_Australia_can_use_all_its_tools_of statecraft⠀⇛ Australian policymakers have increasingly spoken of the need to use all the tools of statecraft in international engagement. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ How_will_the_war_in_Ukraine_end?⠀⇛ On the eve of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it’s timely to consider how this brutal war might be resolved. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Espionage_and_foreign_interference threaten_Australian_sovereignty⠀⇛ Literature and movies heavily feature themes of espionage and foreign interference. They focus on a dangerous, fast-moving world that provides people with an escape from their everyday lives. However, many in our community would not … # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Ukrainian_couple_continue_medical_work_at_Latvian hospital⠀⇛ Medical workers Tetyana and Serhiy Cherepov are Ukrainian war refugees whose city Russian troops invaded on the first day of the war. The Cherepov family spent three months in the occupied city before leaving. Now Tetyana and Serhiy, as well as their two daughters, have found a home in Valmiera and work at the Vidzeme Hospital, Latvian Radio reported on February 23. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Meeting_in_support_of_Ukraine_in_Rīga_Friday⠀⇛ On Friday, February 24, at 10:00, a meeting will take place near the Freedom Monument in Rīga to express support for Ukraine and to condemn the criminal and aggressive war launched by Russia, the Civic Alliance Latvia said. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Russian_embassy’s_former_van_now_helps_Ukraine⠀⇛ Until March 16, 2022, a van had red – diplomatic – number plates and was carrying personnel of the Russian Embassy in Latvia. It was sold and turned into a relief van for Ukraine. Aigars Loss, the activist of the association “Tev”, has traveled to Ukraine 17 times in it, Latvian Television reported February 21. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Drunk_drivers’_cars_will_soon_head_to_Ukraine⠀⇛ As of Tuesday, February 21, amendments to the law have entered into force, allowing cars confiscated in Latvia from drunk drivers to be handed over to Ukraine. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ South_Carolina_Senate_OKs_‘shield law’_for_lethal_injections⠀⇛ South Carolina Senators hope a bill passed Wednesday will help the state resume capital punishment after an involuntary pause for nearly 12 years. Lawmakers approved a bill concealing the identity of pharmaceutical companies providing lethal injection drugs for state executions. The state has been unable to purchase the drugs necessary for lethal injection since the state’s batch expired in 2013. Officials have largely blamed that inability to replenish the supply on the lack of a so-called “shield law.” Republican leaders have said pharmaceutical companies fear public pressure from activists and therefore will not sell to states that do not conceal their identities. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Lessons_From_Ukraine_Are_Escalating Research_Into_Developing_Killer_Robots⠀⇛ *Humans not included. # ⚓ YLE ☛ President_Niinistö:_Finland,_Sweden_want_Nato membership_‘as_soon_as_possible’⠀⇛ Without specifically naming Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Finnish president said that there may be only one man in the world who knows what Turkey’s plans are in the matter. o § Environment⠀➾ # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Flights_canceled,_highways closed_as_winter_storm_wallops_US⠀⇛ A brutal winter storm has closed interstate highways from Arizona to Wyoming, trapped motorists in their cars, knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people and prompted the first blizzard warning in Southern California in decades. Few places were untouched by the wild weather. Nearly 300,000 customers were without power late Wednesday in Michigan and Illinois, thousands more in Arizona and some 65,000 in California. Weather contributed to some 1,600 U.S. flight cancellations. Plunging temperatures, high winds, heavy snow and dangerous ice are expected to hammer much of the country through Friday. # ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ CDMX’s_Metrobus_Line_3_now_fully electric⠀⇛ The new 60-unit-fleet will reduce 7,500 tons of carbon dioxide per year, said head of the capital’s Mobility Ministry, Andrés Lajous. # ⚓ The Age AU ☛ More_than_50_missing_in_deadly_Chinese mine_collapse⠀⇛ A landslide has forced the suspension of the search for the missing. At least two people have been confirmed dead in the open-pit coal mine. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Four_dead,_49_missing_in_China mine_collapse⠀⇛ Premier Li Keqiang has demanded a quick investigation into the cause of the collapse. # ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Finnish_politicians_urge_electricity retailers_to_adjust_prices_of_fixed-term_contracts⠀⇛ POLICY MAKERS in Finland have urged electricity retailers to adjust the contracts they sold to customers early this winter amid widespread concerns about electricity prices, reports Helsingin Sanomat. Sanni Grahn-Laasonen (NCP), the chairperson of the Parliament’s Commerce Committee, on Tuesday stated in a press release that all members of the committee are pleading with electricity companies to adjust their highest-priced fixed-term contracts. # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvia’s_median_age_is_44_years_and_rising⠀⇛ On January 1, 2022, the median age of the EU’s population reached 44.4 years, 0.3 years more than in 2021, according to data published Fenruary 22 by Eurostat. # ⚓ uni Stanford ☛ Family_Planning_Offers_the_Best_Means for_Combating_Climate_Change:_An_interview_with_Carter Dillard,_Fair_Start_Movement⠀⇛ Hardly a day passes in which news headlines fail to inform us of the latest climate crisis. As the global population increases, formerly “once-in-a-lifetime” environmental disasters occur with ever greater frequency. # ⚓ Reason ☛ The_Answer_to_Population_Decline_Is_More Immigration⠀⇛ Politicians’ go-to fixes like child tax credits and federal paid leave are known for creating disincentives to work without much impact on fertility. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ The_geopolitical_implications_of China’s_declining_population⠀⇛ In January, China officially acknowledged that its population began to decline last year—roughly nine years earlier than Chinese demographers and the United Nations had projected. # ⚓ The Local SE ☛ MAP:_The_22_Swedish_areas_with_the lowest_birth_rate_in_over_50_years⠀⇛ Sweden’s birth rate is falling – in some places to the lowest since records began. # ⚓ The Local SE ☛ Sweden’s_birth_rate_falls_to_lowest_in 17_years⠀⇛ Swedes gave birth to fewer children last year than in any other year since 2005. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Quartz ☛ A_month_after_the_Hindenburg_jolt,_Adani_continues to_bleed⠀⇛ It’s been nearly a month since the US-based Hindenburg_Research_published_a_report jolting one of India’s largest conglomerates. A $120-billion market_rout and a major_stock_market_U-turn later, the Adani group continues to bleed from the bruise it received. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ How_highly_productive_people_at_work_can_cause problems_for_their_teams⠀⇛ Being productive on an individual level is great, but it actually becomes counterproductive if you can’t work well with others. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ The_growing_US_labor_movement_in_3_charts⠀⇛ Pro-union sentiment in the US reached a 57-year high last year. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Toyota_and_Honda_announce_broad_raises_for Japanese_workers⠀⇛ Honda and Toyota announced that they had fully met the salary and bonus demands set out by the national automobile workers’ union on Wednesday, as the country’s largest automakers attempt to adjust wages in line with last year’s record inflation. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ How_Ghana_and_Gambia_are_planning_to_bolster_their digital_economies⠀⇛ As legacy economies continue to fall out of favor the world over, Ghana and Gambia are ramping up efforts to build tech-based economies. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Pharmacies_tighten_opening_hours_amid_staff shortages⠀⇛ An increasing number of pharmacists are working in hospitals and health centres, which is adding to drugstores’ staffing strain. # ⚓ Why_is_the_number_of_part-time_workers_in_Denmark_going up?⠀⇛ The number of people who work on a part-time basis in Denmark increased in 2022, newly-released figures show. # ⚓ The Local SE ☛ How_to_maximise_your_Swedish_pension_–_even if_you’re_not_planning_to_stay⠀⇛ How the Swedish pension works, and what you need to do about yours – even if you don’t plan to stay in Sweden long-term. # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ NetApp’s_stock_falls_on_revenue_miss_and soft_guidance⠀⇛ Shares of the data storage company NetApp Inc. trended down in after-hours trading today after the company reported revenue that came in below analysts’ estimates and followed with soft guidance for the coming quarter. ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Shares_of_call_center_provider_Five9_drop_on_weaker-than- expected_outlook⠀⇛ Shares in Five9 Inc. dropped in late trading after the call center software provider delivered a weaker-than-expected outlook alongside its latest earnings report. ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Economists_urge_China_to_think_‘beyond_GDP’_to_head_off climate_risks⠀⇛ The team also called on China to cap total fossil fuel consumption. § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ * ⚓ European_Commission_bans_TikTok_on_staff_devices_—_True_Story⠀⇛ * ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ A_Supplement_Company_‘Hijacked’_Its_Amazon_Reviews_to_Boost Sales,_According_to_the_FTC⠀⇛ Vitamin and supplement maker, The Bountiful Company (owned by Nestlé), has to pay a $600,000 fine to the Federal Trade Commission for allegedly misrepresenting numerous products online. * ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ “I_raise_a_toast_to_the_memory_of_the_late_European Union”⠀⇛ A single peaceful space, social democracy, the protection of languages – this is what Europe looked like at the end of the 90s, when the USSR collapsed. But today, another reality has won, writes columnist Benoît Duteurtre on the ‘Marianne’ website. America played an important role in this. * ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ African_Union:_future_role_in_BRICS+_and_G20⠀⇛ The summit of the African Union (AU) in February 2023 marked the rising stature of Africa on the world stage and the increasing support for African economic integration both regionally and globally. * ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Magazine_ABCs_2022:_Private_Eye_leads_UK_news_mags_with best_sales_since_2017⠀⇛ Private Eye grew by 5% and remains the UK’s biggest news and current affairs magazine. * ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Women’s_interest_magazine_ABCs_2022:_Slimming_World only_title_to_see_print_growth⠀⇛ Six titles recorded year-on-year digital circulation growth in the UK and Ireland. * ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Magazine_ABCs_2022:_Digital_edition_circulation_up_by 22%⠀⇛ ABC consumer magazine data shows growth in digital circulation in 2022. * ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ National_press_ABCs:_Daily_Mail_dips_below_800,000_for first_time_in_January⠀⇛ Press Gazette’s monthly analysis of ABC national newspaper circulation figures. * ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ Challenges_and_Opportunities_in_the_India-U.S. Partnership_on_iCET⠀⇛ Over time, the India-USA defence partnership has grown and changed, as both nations have come to understand the importance of strengthening their strategic alliance in the face of domestic and international security threats. The Initiative on Critical and Emerging Information Technology (iCET), which intends to foster cooperation in cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence, quantum computing, * ⚓ Quartz ☛ Where_are_Nigeria’s_women_in_the_upcoming_elections?⠀⇛ This year, Africa will see presidential elections in 10 of its countries. This is an excellent opportunity for more women to take up the mantle of leadership at all levels, but it will be an uphill battle. * ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Alaska_House_censures_GOP_lawmaker_over_child abuse_comments⠀⇛ An Alaska lawmaker with a history of incendiary remarks has been censured by the state House. Wednesday’s vote came after Republican Rep. David Eastman earlier this week said it has been argued that cases of fatal child abuse can be a “cost savings” because the child won’t need related government services. The House voted 35-1 to censure Eastman. He was the lone dissent. Eastman was previously censured, in 2017, over comments he made suggesting there are women in Alaska who try to get pregnant to get a “free trip to the city” for abortions. * ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Federal_IT_leaders_see_‘critical_moment’_in securing_systems_from_fraud⠀⇛ The CIO council convened a symposium to tackle “fraud prevention and detection” after potentially tens of billions in pandemic relief funds were stolen by fraudsters. * ⚓ NYPost ☛ Schumer_blasts_Tucker_Carlson’s_access_to_Jan._6_tapes:_‘one of_the_worst_security_risks_since_9/11’⠀⇛ “The speaker is needlessly exposing the Capitol complex to one of the worst security risks since 9/11,” Schumer said in a letter to Senate Democrats. * ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ Bangladesh_in_Democracy_Index-2022⠀⇛ In February 2023, the Democracy Index-2022 has been published. London-based Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) publishes it every year since 2006. The index is considered a scientific and objective study of global democratic health. It is a well- accepted index worldwide. § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ * ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ The_War_on_Insensitivity⠀⇛ CJ Hopkins So, here’s a “conspiracy theory” for you. This one is about the global-capitalist thoughtpolice and their ongoing efforts to purge society of “insensitivity.” Yes, that’s right, insensitivity. If there is anything the global-capitalist thoughtpolice can’t stand, it is insensitivity. * ⚓ Breach Media ☛ The_TV_series_Thunder_Bay’s_police_don’t_want_you_to watch⠀⇛ The city’s cops say our series about systemic racism and the loss of Indigenous lives in Thunder Bay is triggering… * ⚓ Reason ☛ Libel_Suit_by_Gen._Michael_Flynn’s_Sister_Against_CNN Dismissed⠀⇛ I’m too slammed today to comment in detail on it, but I just thought I’d note the decision handed down today by Judge Mary Scriven (M.D. Fla.) in Valerie Flynn v. CNN: Plaintiff, a citizen of Florida, is a private individual and sister to Retired General Michael Flynn. Plaintiff’s suit against Cable News Network, Inc. …… * ⚓ Reason ☛ No,_Vivek_Ramaswamy,_‘Political_Expression’_Shouldn’t_Be_a ‘Civil_Right’⠀⇛ There can be no freedom of association without the freedom to disassociate from views you find erroneous, dangerous, or repulsive. * ⚓ Reason ☛ Ron_DeSantis_Wants_To_Rewrite_Defamation_Law⠀⇛ “The bill is an aggressive and blatantly unconstitutional attempt to rewrite defamation law in a manner that protects the powerful from criticism by journalists and the public,” said one attorney. § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ * ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Print_ad_revenue_halves_in_six_years_as_three_tech giants_make_$400bn_annually⠀⇛ Amazon, Alphabet and Meta are estimated to take $4 in every $10 spent in the global ad market. * ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Villains_of_Nicola_Bulley_media_coverage_were_on_social media,_but_press_has_lessons_to_learn⠀⇛ Liz Gerard takes a closer look at press coverage of the Bulley case and finds some aspects of it lacking. * ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Why_calls_for_tougher_press_regulation_over_Nicola Bulley_coverage_are_misguided⠀⇛ Allegations of press misconduct in the Nicola Bulley case are wide of the mark. § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ * ⚓ PHR ☛ PHR:_Biden’s_Asylum_Transit_Ban_“Replaces_One_Dangerous, Draconian_Policy_with_Another”⠀⇛ NEW YORK– In response to the Biden administration’s Tuesday announcement proposing a new rule that will restrict asylum seekers who have traveled through other countries before reaching the U.S. southern border from applying for asylum in the United States, the following statement is attributable to Michael Payne, deputy director of advocacy at PHR: [...] * ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ US_proposes_new_immigration_rule_to_limit_asylum eligibility⠀⇛ The proposed rule would take effect on May 11, allowing the swift deportation of migrants who didn’t follow the “established pathways.” * ⚓ Danish_government_proposes_anti-grooming_law⠀⇛ Denmark’s government wants to criminalise grooming with provisions for punishments of up to two years in prison. * ⚓ HRW ☛ Iraq:_Environmentalists_Face_Retaliation⠀⇛ * ⚓ OpenRightsGroup ☛ Proposals_to_tackle_domestic_abuse_threaten presumption_of_innocence⠀⇛ Open Rights Group has responded to government proposals to tackle domestic abuse in the UK. Policy Manager, Sophia Akram said: “It’s important that the government is committed to tackling domestic abuse and supporting the women and girls who are affected by it. * ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Half_of_Finnish_workers_would_consider_leaving_jobs without_remote_work_option:_Survey⠀⇛ Half of Finnish workers would consider changing jobs if they were not allowed to work remotely, according to a recent workplace survey. The Työelämägallup (working life survey) poll also found that the number of employees working from home full- time has dropped from 44% to just 25% in the past year. Of those who have been working remotely, almost half (48%) said they would consider leaving their current position if they were no longer able to work from home. * ⚓ HRW ☛ Thousands_of_Refugee_Students_Cut_off_from_Classes_in_Lebanon⠀⇛ * ⚓ Mint Press News ☛ Alex_Vitale,_Who_Wrote_the_Book_on_Police_Reform, Says_Issue_Is_Politics,_Not_Training⠀⇛ In a recent interview with Lee Camp, well-known police reform author and coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project, Alex S. Vitale, sheds light on the recent murder of Tyree Nichols and America’s ongoing fight for police reform. * ⚓ Copenhagen_Police_extend_latest_stop-and-search_zone⠀⇛ A stop-and-search zone put in place by Copenhagen Police earlier this month has been extended after several knives were found in the affected area. * ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ Greater_Cleveland_LGBTQ+_Community_Needs_Assessment aims_to_improve_lives_of_individuals⠀⇛ The College of Public Health is partnering with the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland to conduct an LGBTQ+ community needs assessment. The project aims to improve the safety and lives of LGBTQ+ people in the area. * ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ Amazon_Employees_Ask_Their_Boss_Not_to_Make_Them_Come_Back_to the_Office_3_Days_a_Week⠀⇛ Amazon employees are petitioning CEO Andy Jassy to cancel his return-to-office mandate and calling out his about-face on remote work § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ * ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ Bin_Laden,_Burglars,_and_Banks:_The_Supreme_Court_Considers Twitter’s_Role_in_Terrorism⠀⇛ Supreme Court justices whipped out their dictionaries and a deep bucket of metaphors Wednesday in a cumbersome attempt to understand whether or not social media companies can be held legally liable for promoting ISIS videos under anti-terrorism laws. * ⚓ ACLU ☛ Is_This_the_End_of_the_Internet_As_We_Know_It?⠀⇛ Two pending Supreme Court cases interpreting a 1996 law could drastically alter the way we interact online. That law, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, is often disparaged as a handout to Big Tech, but that misses the point. Section 230 promotes free speech by removing strong incentives for platforms to limit what we can say and do online. Under Section 230, platforms generally may not be held liable for the content posted by users. Without this protection, important speech such as communication about abortion, especially in states where abortion is outlawed, could be silenced. Movements like #MeToo and #BLM may not have been able to catch on if platforms were worried that they’d be sued, even improperly, for defamation or other claims. People could have found their voices censored, especially when talking about ideas that are under political attack today:race_and_racism, sexuality, and gender_justice. The internet as we know it would be a very different place. * ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Amy_Coney_Barrett_Searches_Bible_for_God’s_Opinion_of_the Internet⠀⇛ “It doesn’t matter what we think about the Internet,” the Supreme Court Justice said. “What does God think about it?” § Monopolies⠀➾ * § Patents⠀➾ o ⚓ UPC_and_Council_of_the_EU_report_on_UPC_system [Ed: Patently illegal, but the patent system at this point does not care about law and constitutions, as it is thoroughly infiltrated by lobbyists and industry moles]⠀⇛ * § Trademarks⠀➾ o ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ TTAB_Summarily_Sustains_BITVISION_Opposition_Due_to Offensive_Claim_Preclusion⠀⇛ On summary judgment, the Board sustained this opposition to registration of the mark BITVISION, in the form shown first below, for closed circuit TV security systems, concluding that the application must be denied on the ground of claim preclusion. Applicant Creative Security had defaulted in two prior oppositions brought by this same opposer, for identical goods and substantially the same mark. * § Copyrights⠀➾ o ⚓ Public Domain Review ☛ Images_from_the_Collective_Unconscious: Olga_Fröbe-Kapteyn_and_the_Eranos_Archive⠀⇛ In the 1930s, Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn, mystic and founder of the multidisciplinary Eranos forum, began compiling a diverse visual archive that would allow dreamers to cross-reference their visions with the entirety of cultural history. Frederika Tevebring explores this grandiose undertaking and its effect on the archivist, as images from the collection began to blur with her psyche. o ⚓ Michael Geist ☛ Canadian_Copyright,_Fair_Dealing_and_Education, Part_Two:_The_Massive_Shift_to_Electronic_Licensing⠀⇛ Canadian copyright lobby groups have spent years falsely claiming that educational institutions refuse to pay for licences to compensate for the use of educational materials. This second post in my Fair Dealing Week series on Canadian copyright, fair dealing, and education focuses on this claim, which is a gross misrepresentation of the data (first_post_on_Setting_the_Record_Straight). o ⚓ Quartz ☛ Sci-fi_magazine_has_to_halt_submissions_after_receiving too_much_AI-generated_fiction⠀⇛ Neil Clarke is one of the foremost editors of science fiction—and now he’s faced with a very sci-fi problem. § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ * § Personal⠀➾ o ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_ABCKROM_Wordo:_HURLS⠀⇛ * § Technical⠀➾ o § Programming⠀➾ # ⚓ Federation_and_forges⠀⇛ One way GitHub could make itself a lot better and less hated-by-me would be if they set up a way for people who don’t have accounts on there to contribute with git send-email and/or git request- pull (the latter obviously requires some place to host repos). They could translate those contributions in the fancy-schmancy (probably better known as super confusing) “pull request” format and interface GitHub-using devs love so much. Their gh cli thing is fun and all but that still requires an account, which is the biggest reason for my hatred of them. I was looking enviously at sourcehut and being intimidated by trying to install it (since the docs are all like “warning warning warning this project is a super scale project that stretches many servers”) but the other day my envy disappeared when I realized that my current setup—plain cloneable repos + a mailing list—is, from a non- maintainer contributor’s perspective, not much different from sourcehut. A way to browse the repos without cloning them is the only thing missing, and I’m on that. (I just need spoons. Looking at softserve and cgit as options. But I kinda also don’t wanna do anything and just chill.) Even if GitHub were made open source under the AGPL, if it kept the same “you need an account to contribute” problem we’d still be in trouble. That’s also the problem with a lot of other forges like Gitea. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3317 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 02.23.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_23/02/2023:_Torvalds_Pushes_Back_Against_Unwanted_Linux_Code⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 2:57 am 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 New_Releases o SUSE/OpenSUSE o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Open_Hardware/Modding * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Events o GNU_Projects o Programming/Development * Leftovers o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Security 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 Monopolies # Patents * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Technical * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Video ☛ Fedora_Linux_Unveils_New_5_Year_Roadmap_– Invidious⠀⇛ Fedora Linux whilst making weird decisionfs from time to time actually has the ability to make decisions in the long term and recently unveiled there plan for the next 5 years # ⚓ Video ☛ Linux_Desktop_Randomly_Stuttering?_Here’s_Why #shorts_–_Invidious⠀⇛ I’ve been dealing with this seemingly random stutter on my Linux system for a while now and I’ve had no idea what it was, it turns out it wasn’t even a driver issue. License: CC BY (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) DISCLOSURE: Wherever possible I use referral links, which means if you click one of the links in this video or description and make a purchase I may receive a small commission or other compensation. # ⚓ Video ☛ Why_We_Need_Even_More_Linux_Distros!?!_– Invidious⠀⇛ Every so often you’ll here people complain that we have too many Linux distros so I thought why don’t I try to defend the other position, we actually need even more Linux distros # ⚓ Jupiter Broadcasting ☛ Hay_Tay_|_Coder_Radio_506⠀⇛ It’s been one week, and Microsoft’s new bot’s already gone full Tay. # ⚓ Jupiter Broadcasting ☛ Linux_Action_News_281⠀⇛ Our favorite features in Linux 6.2, the Hollywood tool getting open-sourced, and a systemd update you need to know about. o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ Linus_Torvalds_Reacts_to_Poorly-Executed_Pull Requests_for_Linux_6.3⠀⇛ Seeing that the merge window for Linux Kernel 6.3 is open right now while looking at the pull requests made by developers, Linus came across a one-liner commit that mentioned “Merge branch ‘for- linus/hardening’ intofor-next/hardening”. While the request was merged, and it may have been a fix for Linux 6.2 cycle, Linus Torvalds was not happy to see it the way it was. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Peter ‘CzP’ Czanik ☛ Peter_Czanik:_Installing_a_syslog-ng_4 development_snapshot_on_FreeBSD⠀⇛ Unless there is a serious problem, FreeBSD ports usually contains the latest stable syslog-ng release. However, sometimes people want to compile a git snapshot to test a new feature or bugfix. To do that, one way is to generate a syslog-ng release tgz on FreeBSD and edit the syslog-ng port files yourself. However, this needs some practice. As such, an easier solution is to use my weekly development snapshots. # ⚓ MJ Fransen ☛ Zoom_window_in_Emacs⠀⇛ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Zoom window in Emacs⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ § Zoom in tmux I am a great fan of the zoom function in tmux, which can be called with [escape-key]-z. This is useful when you have split the tmux window into two or more panels. # Calling zoom in tmux will enlarge the current panel to fill the entire window. # Calling zoom again will return to the ‘normal’ state. # ⚓ TecMint ☛ How_to_Add_a_Package_Repository_to_Debian,_Ubuntu and_Mint⠀⇛ A package repository (repo in short) is a location where software packages are stored and can be retrieved from. # ⚓ Sean_Davis:_Enable_Flatpak_in_Xubuntu⠀⇛ Out of the box, Xubuntu supports Debian, Snap, and AppImage packages with no additional configuration or packages to install. If you want to further expand your options, you can easily add Flatpak support to your Xubuntu desktop. Here&aposs how! o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # ⚓ Unicorn Media ☛ Xfce_Wins_Our_‘Favorite_Linux_Desktop’ Poll⠀⇛ Xfce takes home the award for “Favorite Linux Desktop Environment.” Coming in second in our poll was KDE Plasma, followed by Gnome and Cinnamon. # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ MauiKit ☛ Maui_Report_21⠀⇛ Today, we bring you a new report on the Maui Project’s progress right before the upcoming 2.2.2 release; here you will find some detailed information on the new features, bug fixes, and improvements that have been made to the Maui set of apps and frameworks. § What’s new? Besides the common bug fixes, some of the highlights include a refactor and cleanup of the Cask components: the plugin templates and the internal ones; the CaskServer interfaces are gaining more features and exposing more properties for interacting with the Cask shell parts. In parallel, there are tweaks and improvements for the MauiKit Frameworks and new features coming to the core Maui Apps. § Porting to Qt6 Work on the migration has been started, and MauiKit can now be compiled with Qt6, however, it has not been yet tested properly, but now that the underlying technologies from KDE Frameworks have been moved to Qt6 on their master branches more progress can be made. The plan is to move MauiMan and MauiKit frameworks first and then proceed with Maui Shell parts. Ideally this year we’ll have all the projects ported to Qt6. For now, the CMake build files for MauiKit and MauiMan are compatible with Qt6, and the rest of the frameworks should follow. As part of the Qt6 transition, many MauiKit- Core controls have been refactored and reorganized internally, and some others have been removed or renamed. More info about the steps being taken to migrate to Qt6 and MauiKit 3 can be found here:​ [...] * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ EasyOS_Kirkstone-series_version_4.101_(RC for_5.0)⠀⇛ There were lots of issues with 4.99. Thanks to the feedback, hopefully they are now resolved. Release notes: https://distro.ibiblio.org/easyos/amd64/releases/ kirkstone/2023/4.101/release-notes.htm Download: https://distro.ibiblio.org/easyos/amd64/releases/ kirkstone/2023/4.101/ Preferably do a pristine first-bootup, so that you get to test the ask-language GUI. This is now a text-mode GUI, keyboard only. Photo: o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Magazine ☛ openSUSE_Leap_15.5_Beta_Now_Available⠀⇛ You might not be surprised that the final release in the openSUSE Leap 15 series doesn’t include a lot of new features. In fact, this new beta release is quite bereft in the new features category. As expected, Leap 15.5 is really just about bug fixes and new versions of the installed applications. However, tucked inside the list of new packages, you will find the Leap version migration tool, which makes it possible to migrate from one release to another with the ease of a GUI. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ Ubuntu’s_Latest_Move:_Goodbye_Flatpak_Support⠀⇛ A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far, away, Ubuntu = Linux for human beings. Surely, however, in some other life, on some different planet, in some really far, far away galaxy. Canonical never stops to amaze, adding another bright shining star to their rich collection of unpopular decisions. In short, starting with its upcoming April 20 release Ubuntu 23.04 “Lunar Lobster,” Ubuntu flavors will no longer include default support for Flatpak apps. But let’s see what the official announcement says first, and then I’ll give my thoughts on it. # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ Ubuntu_Flavours_Decide_to_Stop_Flatpak_by Default⠀⇛ In a surprise move, Canonical announced that all the official Ubuntu flavours would not ship Flatpak support by default. The decision is taken in agreement with all the official Ubuntu flavours teams/maintainers. The change is planned from the April 2023 release of “Lunar Lobster” onwards which is due in a few weeks. Here are all the details. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ 10_Must-Know_Features_of_Linux_Mint_OS⠀⇛ Over the years, Linux Mint has become one of the most popular distributions because of its simplicity and ease of use. Unlike some of its counterparts, it provides an intuitive interface that can be learned quickly to navigate and complete stuff. Moreover, Linux Mint has a range of software packages available. This makes it even more appropriate for people who must carry out a lot of varied stuff. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Arduino ☛ A_DIY_peristaltic_pump_controlled_by_an_Arduino⠀⇛ There are many different fluid pumping mechanisms to choose from, but the peristaltic pump is a great choice when you don’t want the liquid to contact any moving parts. # ⚓ Arduino ☛ Detecting_falls_by_embedding_ML_into_clothing⠀⇛ Bone density, strength, and coordination all decrease as we age, and this fact can lead to some serious consequences in the form of slips, falls, and other accidents. In Finland, falling is the most common type of accidental death among those age 65 and over, amounting to around 1,200 per year. # ⚓ Arduino ☛ James_Bruton_improves_his_triangle-tracked_tank⠀⇛ Tanks are already quite maneuverable, because the tracks allow them to rotate in place. But what if they were even more maneuverable and could drive in any direction? About a year ago, James Bruton built a small robot tank that had that capability thanks to a triangle-shaped track system with omniwheel- style rollers. * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Events⠀➾ # ⚓ APNIC ☛ NOGs:_Fostering_operational_excellence_in_the region⠀⇛ Return to in-person NOG BoFs at APRICOT 2023! o § GNU Projects⠀➾ # ⚓ GNU ☛ parallel_@_Savannah:_GNU_Parallel_20230222_ (‘Gaziantep’)_released⠀⇛ GNU Parallel 20230222 (‘Gaziantep’) has been released. It is available for download at: lbry:// @GnuParallel:4 Quote of the month:   Praise GNU parallel, though. That gets me pretty far.     — Your Obed. Servant, J. B. @Jeffinatorator New in this release: # parsort: –parallel now does closer to what you expect. # parallel: –files0 is –files but \0 separated. # Bug fixes and man page updates. News about GNU Parallel: # 5 great Perl scripts to keep in your sysadmin toolbox https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/perl- scripts GNU Parallel – For people who live life in the parallel lane. If you like GNU Parallel record a video testimonial: Say who you are, what you use GNU Parallel for, how it helps you, and what you like most about it. Include a command that uses GNU Parallel if you feel like it. ✐ About GNU Parallel⠀✐ GNU Parallel is a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using one or more computers. A job can be a single command or a small script that has to be run for each of the lines in the input. The typical input is a list of files, a list of hosts, a list of users, a list of URLs, or a list of tables. A job can also be a command that reads from a pipe. GNU Parallel can then split the input and pipe it into commands in parallel. If you use xargs and tee today you will find GNU Parallel very easy to use as GNU Parallel is written to have the same options as xargs. If you write loops in shell, you will find GNU Parallel may be able to replace most of the loops and make them run faster by running several jobs in parallel. GNU Parallel can even replace nested loops. GNU Parallel makes sure output from the commands is the same output as you would get had you run the commands sequentially. This makes it possible to use output from GNU Parallel as input for other programs. For example you can run this to convert all jpeg files into png and gif files and have a progress bar:   parallel –bar convert {1} {1.}.{2} ::: *.jpg ::: png gif Or you can generate big, medium, and small thumbnails of all jpeg files in sub dirs:   find . -name ‘*.jpg’ |     parallel convert -geometry {2} {1} {1//}/thumb {2}_{1/} :::: – ::: 50 100 200 You can find more about GNU Parallel at: http:// www.gnu.org/s/parallel/ You can install GNU Parallel in just 10 seconds with:     $ (wget -O – pi.dk/3 || lynx -source pi.dk/3 || curl pi.dk/3/ || \        fetch -o – http://pi.dk/3 ) > install.sh     $ sha1sum install.sh | grep 883c667e01eed62f975ad28b6d50e22a     12345678 883c667e 01eed62f 975ad28b 6d50e22a     $ md5sum install.sh | grep cc21b4c943fd03e93ae1ae49e28573c0     cc21b4c9 43fd03e9 3ae1ae49 e28573c0     $ sha512sum install.sh | grep ec113b49a54e705f86d51e784ebced224fdff3f52     79945d9d 250b42a4 2067bb00 99da012e c113b49a 54e705f8 6d51e784 ebced224     fdff3f52 ca588d64 e75f6033 61bd543f d631f592 2f87ceb2 ab034149 6df84a35     $ bash install.sh Watch the intro video on http://www.youtube.com/ playlist?list=PL284C9FF2488BC6D1 Walk through the tutorial (man parallel_tutorial). Your command line will love you for it. When using programs that use GNU Parallel to process data for publication please cite: O. Tange (2018): GNU Parallel 2018, March 2018, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1146014. If you like GNU Parallel: # Give a demo at your local user group/team/ colleagues # Post the intro videos on Reddit/Diaspora*/ forums/blogs/ Identi.ca/Google+/Twitter/ Facebook/Linkedin/mailing lists # Get the merchandise https:// gnuparallel.threadless.com/designs/gnu- parallel # Request or write a review for your favourite blog or magazine # Request or build a package for your favourite distribution (if it is not already there) # Invite me for your next conference If you use programs that use GNU Parallel for research: # Please cite GNU Parallel in you publications (use –citation) If GNU Parallel saves you money: # (Have your company) donate to FSF https:// my.fsf.org/donate/ ✐ About GNU SQL⠀✐ GNU sql aims to give a simple, unified interface for accessing databases through all the different databases’ command line clients. So far the focus has been on giving a common way to specify login information (protocol, username, password, hostname, and port number), size (database and table size), and running queries. The database is addressed using a DBURL. If commands are left out you will get that database’s interactive shell. When using GNU SQL for a publication please cite: O. Tange (2011): GNU SQL – A Command Line Tool for Accessing Different Databases Using DBURLs, ;login: The USENIX Magazine, April 2011:29-32. ✐ About GNU Niceload⠀✐ GNU niceload slows down a program when the computer load average (or other system activity) is above a certain limit. When the limit is reached the program will be suspended for some time. If the limit is a soft limit the program will be allowed to run for short amounts of time before being suspended again. If the limit is a hard limit the program will only be allowed to run when the system is below the limit. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Qt ☛ Qt_Creator_9.0.2_released⠀⇛ We are happy to announce the release of Qt Creator 9.0.2! * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ The Age AU ☛ Need_a_mystery_solved?_You_could_do_worse_than hiring_a_teen_hacker⠀⇛ If you were teaching a course online detective work, you could do worse than show Missing in the first class. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Indian_guru_jailed_for_rape_and_murder allowed_131_days_of_parole_in_13_months,_sparking_outrage⠀⇛ Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is serving long jail sentences for committing rape and murder in India. o ⚓ The Age AU ☛ ‘Follow_my_instructions_in_the_bedroom’:_Lawyer accused_of_propositioning_former_clients⠀⇛ Embattled Melbourne lawyer Pat Lennon allegedly made sexual advances on at least two former female clients but continues to practise while under investigation by the legal industry regulator. o ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ When_life’s_this_good,_who_needs_the_Metaverse, chorus_Danes_in_their_condemnation_of_virtual_worlds⠀⇛ Only the Irish hate it more, according to a new study, but there’s a good reason why people in advanced societies tend to shun such technology, according to an expert o ⚓ ‘Sorry,_we_thought_you_were_thieves’:_Refugee_recounts_attack during_quake_rescue_efforts⠀⇛ A group of refugees from Syria were accused of thievery and attacked by locals and relief officers in Hatay city. o ⚓ FEBRUARY_6_EARTHQUAKES:_Demolition_of_Diyarbakır_residential complex_begins_despite_pets_trapped_inside_buildings⠀⇛ At least 14 pets are trapped inside a residential complex that was left severely damaged after the double earthquake. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ The Age AU ☛ ‘We_didn’t_ask_for_this’:_Residents_report_ill health_after_Ohio_toxic_disaster⠀⇛ Two weeks after a train carrying hazardous material came off the tracks, locals are still feeling the effects. The town is also having to deal with a celebrity influx. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Linux_security:_your_questions,_answered⠀⇛ At Canonical, we often get questions about open- source security and of course, Linux security is a common topic. Based on a recent webinar hosted by our security team and an accompanying blog post, we put together the most common questions we receive. [...] Are there plans to allow sysadmins to turn off auto updates for snap packages to maintain system stability? Turning off auto updates is not recommended, as we mentioned earlier about systems being compromised when attackers exploit known vulnerabilities that have not been patched. If you follow a stable track for your snaps then you should only receive important security updates that won’t compromise stability. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ YLE ☛ Finnish_Army_to_conduct_local_defence_drills_across the_country⠀⇛ The exercises are meant to train participants in securing transport, energy supplies and IT networks in disturbance situations, as well as keeping disturbances from spreading to other areas. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Mexico’s_Ex-Public_Security Chief_Convicted_in_US_Drug_Case⠀⇛ A U.S. jury has convicted a former Mexican presidential cabinet member of taking massive bribes to protect the drug cartel… # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Man_Tied_to_Lyft_Driver_Slaying Charged_in_Separate_Case⠀⇛ A man who police say was driving the car of a dead South Florida Lyft driver has been charged with murder and other counts in a separate case # ⚓ CNN ☛ Putin:_Russia-China_relations_are_‘reaching_new milestones’⠀⇛ # ⚓ CNN ☛ US_can’t_keep_up_with_China’s_warship_building,_Navy Secretary_says⠀⇛ China’s navy has significant advantages over its US rival, including a bigger fleet and greater shipbuilding capacity, as Beijing seeks to project its power across the oceans, the head of the United States Navy said Tuesday. # ⚓ CNN ☛ Pentagon_releases_selfie_taken_by_US_pilot_showing Chinese_spy_balloon_in_air⠀⇛ The US Defense Department has released a selfie taken in the cockpit of a U-2 spy plane, as an airman flew above the Chinese surveillance balloon that was shot down by the US military earlier this month. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Russia’s_Warship_With_Hypersonic Missiles_Arrives_for_Drills_With_S.Africa,_China⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Honduras_Extends,_Expands_State of_Emergency_for_Second_Time⠀⇛ # ⚓ CNN ☛ Aerial_night_vision_video_shows_Ukrainian_attack_on Russian_convoy⠀⇛ New video appears to show Ukrainian paratroopers fend off a night attack by Russian convoys. # ⚓ The Age AU ☛ Court_hears_of_bid_to_publicly_name_high- profile_man_charged_with_rape⠀⇛ The man, who cannot be named under Queensland law, did not appear in person in Toowoomba Magistrates Court. # ⚓ The Age AU ☛ The_Cold_War_spy,_the_KGB_and_photos_from_a Moscow_orgy⠀⇛ A Norwegian man reviled as one of the most notorious Russian spies of the Cold War era has died aged 80. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_says_Russia_ties_‘solid_as_rock’ amid_Ukraine_peace_push⠀⇛ Top diplomat Wang Yi said China sought to ‘promote mutually beneficial cooperation in all areas’. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_tells_Japan_it_is_troubled_by Tokyo’s_military_build-up⠀⇛ Beijing and Tokyo are holding their first formal security talks in four years. # ⚓ CNN ☛ ‘So_many_tears’:_Ukrainian_volunteer_details_process to_give_families_closure⠀⇛ CNN chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward follows a volunteer who is a part of a group that provides closure to grieving families of Ukrainian soldiers. # ⚓ CNN ☛ North_Korea_a_‘clear_and_present_danger,’_says_South Korean_Foreign_Minister⠀⇛ North Korea is a “clear and present danger,” the foreign minister of South Korea has told CNN in an exclusive interview. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Wetter_storms,_deforestation:_Manila faces_worsening_floods⠀⇛ When it rains, many neighbourhoods in the Philippine capital turn into disease-infested swamps. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Ultramarathoners_trapped_as_severe weather_hits_southern_New_Zealand⠀⇛ Six athletes among the 110 trapped were airlifted to hospital, after suffering from symptoms of mild hypothermia. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ Consumer_rebate_on_the_cards?_State audit_uncovers_huge_discrepancies_with_the_way_Danish energy_is_delivered⠀⇛ Households and businesses have been overcharged over 60 million kroner since 2018 – and this might just be a fraction of the extra cost # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ South_Korea_again_smashes_own record_for_world’s_lowest_fertility_rate_in_2022 [Ed: This conflates tackling overpopulation with a health problem ]⠀⇛ > The number of babies expected per woman fell to 0.78 in 2022, down from 0.81 in 2021. # ⚓ CNN ☛ South_Korea_breaks_its_own_record_for_world’s lowest_fertility_rate [Ed: False. They conflate people choosing not to bear kids with a health issue.]⠀⇛ South Korea’s fertility rate, already the world’s lowest, has dropped yet again in the latest setback to the country’s efforts to boost its declining population. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ No_income_tax_for_banks_as_Indonesia seeks_new_capital_investors⠀⇛ That is one of various incentives being offered to get businesses to support the billion dollar move of the capital. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Hong_Kong_flags_handouts_to_speed_up recovery_from_Covid-19_shock⠀⇛ The Covid-19 pandemic brought Hong Kong to its knees, but all that is behind it now, says Financial Secretary Paul Chan. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Worker_strikes_increased_nearly_50%_last_year⠀⇛ Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Note: data includes lockouts; Chart: Axios Visuals The number of major worker strikes in the U.S. rose to its second highest level in two decades in 2022, per a government_report out Wednesday. Why it matters:The strength of the labor market and the rise in popularity_of unions drove up the numbers. COVID-era issues, like short-staffing, burnout and pay that didn’t keep up with inflation, also pushed workers_to_the_picket lines. ⚓ Axios ☛ Most_workers_are_getting_raises_this_year,_survey_finds⠀⇛ Data: Payscale’s 2023 Compensation Best Practices Report; Chart: Axios Visuals Looks likea lot of folks may be getting raises this year, according to a Payscale survey out Wednesday morning. ⚓ Axios ☛ Sneaker_resale_prices_are_falling_to_Earth⠀⇛ Data: Altan Insights, compiled from StockX; Chart: Axios Visuals Coveting a pair of Travis Scott Jordans or Panda Dunks? You just might be able to snag them for a reasonable price in the resale market — quite a turnaround from a year ago. Why it matters: Price declines are signaling that the froth has left the market, leading sneaker heads and analysts alike to wonder if the market is crashing — or just normalizing. ⚓ Axios ☛ Grocery_prices_remain_stubbornly_high⠀⇛ Grocery prices ticked up nationally in January after an apparent inflation_respite in December, per the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data. § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ * ⚓ The Age AU ☛ News_Corp_says_$4.4_billion_deal_to_sell_US_real_estate business_Move_is_off⠀⇛ A month after abruptly halting plans for a potential merger of its major media companies Fox Corporation and News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch’s business empire said it’s no longer involved in discussions to sell its real-estate listings business Move to rival CoStar. * ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ Ex-defence_minister_charged_(again)_with_divulging state_secrets⠀⇛ Claus Hjort Frederiksen to most likely face court behind closed doors * ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ Trial_by_Combat:_Rudy_Giuliani_and_John_Eastman Speeches_Included_in_Ed_Badalian_Exhibit_List⠀⇛ In the case where you can draw the clearest line between things that Trump and Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman said at the January 6 rally to an assault at the Capitol — Danny Rodriguez’ near-murder of Michael Fanone — DOJ has laid the ground work to demonstrate that clear line. * ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ The_Evolving_Robert_Costello_–_Steve_Bannon_Timeline⠀⇛ Last year, Robert Costello said he had worked with Steve Bannon for three years. In a lawsuit trying to force Bannon to pay for legal services, Costello’s firm said they started working with Bannon in late 2020. The discrepancy may involve “Hunter Biden’s” “laptop.” * ⚓ CNN ☛ Shamima_Begum_loses_UK_citizenship_appeal⠀⇛ Shamima Begum, who left the United Kingdom to join ISIS at the age of 15, has lost her appeal against the decision to revoke her British citizenship. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ In_a_Celebration_of_War,_Moscow_Displays,_and_Demands, Unity⠀⇛ A concert and rally in Russia’s largest stadium romanticized the invasion of Ukraine, as Vladimir V. Putin and his government seek to normalize the country’s war footing. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Putin_and_Biden_Shore_Up_Alliances_in_Dueling Appearances⠀⇛ On the surface, it looked like a reversion to the Cold War era. The reality was even more complicated. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Jared_Kushner_and_Ivanka_Trump_Subpoenaed_in_Jan._6 Investigation⠀⇛ The special counsel overseeing the inquiry into Donald Trump’s efforts to retain power after the 2020 election wants the former president’s daughter and son-in-law to testify to a grand jury. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Giving_Jan._6_Tapes_to_Carlson,_McCarthy_Keeps_a Promise_to_the_Hard_Right⠀⇛ In granting exclusive access to Jan. 6 Capitol surveillance footage to a cable news host bent on rewriting the history of the attack, the speaker effectively outsourced a politically toxic re-litigation of the riot. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Here’s_the_Status_of_the_Four_Criminal_Investigations Into_Donald_Trump⠀⇛ The revelations from grand jury proceedings in Georgia are the latest signs that federal and local inquiries into the former president could reach key decision points in coming months. § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ * ⚓ FEBRUARY_6_EARTHQUAKES:_Türkiye’s_media_authority_fines_three_TV outlets_over_earthquake_coverage⠀⇛ Opposition members of the council criticized the decisions. § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ * ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ ‘Please_go_home!’:_Indian_firm_deploys_software_for work-life_balance⠀⇛ The software has a notification system that kicks in the moment an employee’s shift is over. § Monopolies⠀➾ * § Patents⠀➾ o ⚓ Kluwer Patent Blog ☛ Embargoed_judgments:_lessons_learnt_from_the recent_decisions_of_the_Court [Ed: Patents destroying businesses instead of helping them]⠀⇛ A number of recent decisions have highlighted the risks that can arise from the practice of supplying draft judgments to litigants and their advisers under an embargo. o ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Guest_Post:_Third-Party_Litigation Funding:_Disclosure_to_Courts,_Congress,_and_the_Executive [Ed: Microsoft can subsidise lawsuits against Linux this way, as happened with SCO]⠀⇛ Patent assertion finance today is a multibillion-dollar business.[2]  Virtually nonexistent in the patent space in the U.S. ten years ago—at least in part due to longstanding common law rules on champerty, maintenance, [3] and patent law’s relative high risk—today third-party litigation funding (TPLF)[4] undergirds about 30% of all patent litigation, by conservative estimates.[5] Insurance options are suddenly plentiful,[6] funders are expanding and multiplying,[7] and new deal commitments are on the rise.[8] This general trend is seen in the first chart below, adapted from a recent white paper by Korok Ray.[9] § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ * § Technical⠀➾ o ⚓ Starforged_initial_impressions⠀⇛ This game is so great. It’s basically the never-ending version of something like those old choose-your-own- adventure books like Citadel of Chaos. The strength of skill challenges are the low-prep / pickup nature of them; create a textured description purely generatively. They’re the ultimate extension of the “wallpaper salience” #blorb principle. The problem is that it’s at the expense of agency. It reduces the joy of exploring to a drab one-dimensional bingo. And the math is broken, too (that goes for 5e’s group checks also). It’s one of the reasons why Diaspora wasn’t that fun after a while. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 4502 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 02.23.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_23/02/2023:_Transmission_4.0.1_and_Ubuntu_22.04.2_LTS⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 9:41 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o Games * 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 Education o Programming/Development # Python * Leftovers o Science o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Security # 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 Digital_Restrictions_(DRM) o Monopolies # Copyrights * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Technical # Internet/Gemini * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ 6_Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Econometric Software⠀⇛ Econometric software is statistical software that is specialized for econometric analysis. This type of software offers regression analysis including time-series analysis and cross-sectional analysis. Modern econometric software enhances the process of model formulation, estimation and validation, and provides helpful graphical information as well as tables of output. They are important tools in the analysis of stock markets, budget planning, and aid in decision making by policy makers. For many years the computer package SAS (developed by the SAS Institute) has dominated the econometric software market. Other prominent software includes GAUSS, OxMetrics, Stata, and SPSS. All of these applications are high quality and available for Linux. However, they are commercial software released under proprietary software licenses. The purpose of this article is to identify open source software which allow users to perform econometric analyses. # ⚓ Neowin ☛ Transmission_4.0.1⠀⇛ Transmission is a fast, easy-to-use bittorrent client with support for encryption, a web interface, peer exchange, magnet links, DHT, µTP, UPnP and NAT-PMP port forwarding, webseed support, watch directories, tracker editing, global and per- torrent speed limits, and more. Transmission has one of the lowest memory & resource footprints of any major BitTorrent client. Transmission’s light overhead is one reason why it is so well suited for home NAS and media servers. Having been used by Western Digital, Zyxel and Belkin, Transmission gives truly impressive performance on almost any compatible hardware. Transmission is an open source, volunteer-based project. Unlike some BitTorrent clients, Transmission doesn’t play games with its users to make money. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Exple.Tive.Org ☛ Modern_Problems_Require_Modern_Solutions⠀⇛ Over on Mastodon I asked: “What modern utilities should be a standard part of a modern unixy distro? Why? I’ve got jq, pandoc, tldr and a few others on my list, but I’d love to know others.” Here’s what came back; I’ve roughly grouped them into two categories: new utilities and improvements on the classics. In no particular order, the new kids on the block: [...] o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Valve_tricks_Dota_2_cheaters_and_then_bans 40,000_of_them⠀⇛ In a new post titled “Cheaters Will Never Be Welcome in Dota”, Valve mentioned how they managed to get a whole lot of cheaters to show themselves and then gave them a swift boot to the buttocks. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ ‘Spellbreak’_Developer_Gets_It_Exactly_Right_In ‘Shutting_Down’_Its_Game⠀⇛ We’ve been talking a lot about video game preservation and strategies for maintaining as much of this cultural output as possible in an industry where the norm is to sunset games after a certain period of time. Most recently, we discussed the comments made by legendary game designer John Carmack, prescribing how game publishers and developers could take steps to ensure their games live on long after they are no longer supported and/or hosted by them directly. At a high level, his suggestions all amount to something that some publishers and developers have a hard time doing: giving up control in order to keep their games alive. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Ubuntu_22.04.2_LTS_Released_with_Linux_Kernel 5.19,_Updated_Components⠀⇛ Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS is here six months after Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS as an up-to-date installation media for those who wish to deploy the Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) operating system on new computers without having to download hundreds of updated packages from the repositories after the installation./p> Apart from including various updated packages that bring bug and security fixes to the Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) operating system series, the Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS point release also comes with a newer kernel, namely Linux 5.19, from the Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu) release, as well as newer graphics stack, namely Mesa 22.2.5. # ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ Ubuntu_22.04.2_LTS_is_Available_to_Download⠀⇛ Serving as the second point release in the Ubuntu 22.04 LTS series, this update rolls together the many security patches, bug fixes, and software updates issued to the Jammy Jellyfish since the previous point release. More notably, Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS intros a brand new hardware enablement stack (HWE) composed of a newer Linux kernel and updated Linux graphics drivers. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ By_order_of_Canonical:_Official_Ubuntu flavors_must_stop_including_Flatpak_by_default⠀⇛ Canonical has issued an official edict: the approved Ubuntu remixes must remove Flatpak support as of the next release. The various Ubuntu flavors are not Canonical products. Only the original Ubuntu, with the GNOME desktop, is the “real thing.” Even so, the company does have some control as it’s Canonical that officially sanctions and endorses what is an official flavor, and what isn’t. And Canonical has spoken: From the next release, no official variant shall support Flatpak any more. Canonical has its own official cross-platform packaging format, Snap, and as from version 23.04, only Snap is to be built in. The Flatpak plugin for the Software store will be removed too. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ More_vulnerabilities_in_industrial systems_raise_fresh_concerns_about_critical_infrastructure hacks⠀⇛ The reports provide a startling view of some long- known risks inside industrial systems that are receiving fresh attention after such high-profile cyberattacks as the Colonial Pipeline and JBS meat packing ransomware incidents. That increased attention means that both researchers trying to defend critical systems — along with malicious hackers looking to infiltrate them — are more focused than ever on industrial systems. “We’re seeing capabilities out there that could have destructive capabilities, safety impacts: think Triton and Trisis, and think Pipedream,” said Puesh Kumar, director of the Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response at the Energy Department. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Olimex ☛ RISC-V_computer_system_on_Open_Source_Hardware FPGA_iCE40HX8K-EVB_runs_UNIX_xv6_using_only_FOSS_(free_and open_source_hard-_and_software)⠀⇛ He managed to build RISC-V computer running Unix xv6 using only FOSS. # ⚓ Purism ☛ Introducing_the_Lapdock_Kit⠀⇛ With the Lapdock kit, you can turn your Librem 5 or Librem 5 USA into a PureOS laptop. While your Librem 5 is fully able to run desktop apps on its own, once attached to the Lapdock, you can take advantage of the extra screen space, battery power, and extra ports. The Lapdock offers a USB-C with an adapter to a full-sized USB, allowing you to attach just about any USB device to your Librem 5. You also get an extra Micro USB slot and a headphone jack.The Lapdock also ships with a large internal battery, keeping your Librem 5 topped off while in use. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ People_are_just_realizing_secret_Android_‘bill trick’_can_save_you_money_every_month_–_just_change_one setting_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Verge ☛ Study_finds_Google_Play_app_privacy_labels_are ‘false_or_misleading’_–_The_Verge⠀⇛ # ⚓ Ars Technica ☛ Mozilla_says_“most_top_apps”_on_Android_have misleading_privacy_labels_|_Ars_Technica⠀⇛ # ⚓ PR Newswire ☛ Research_Reveals_LockBit_Ransomware_Surges While_Android_Droppers_Emerge_as_Top_Business_Threat⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Central ☛ Magic_Eraser_is_finally_coming_to_more Android_phones_|_Android_Central⠀⇛ # ⚓ TechRadar ☛ A_whole_host_of_top_Android_apps_really_aren’t as_private_as_they_say_|_TechRadar⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ LumaFusion_video_editor_launches_for_Android and_ChromeOS⠀⇛ # ⚓ PC Mag ☛ Qualcomm_Demos_AI_Art_Generator_Stable_Diffusion Running_on_an_Android_Phone_|_PCMag⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ People_are_just_realizing_hidden_’3-tap_Android superfix’_instantly_makes_your_phone_better_by_fixing infuriating_issue_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ Google_gives_out_free_instant_upgrade_to_billions of_Android_phones_–_it’s_a_dream_come_true_for_drivers_|_The US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ PC Mag ☛ Find_My_Android:_How_to_Locate_Your_Lost Smartphone_|_PCMag⠀⇛ # ⚓ Lifewire ☛ How_to_Use_Android_Recovery_Mode⠀⇛ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Customize_the_Quick_Settings_Panel_on Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ GSM Arena ☛ Nokia_C02_silently_debuts_with_Android_12_(Go edition)_and_entry-level_specs_–_GSMArena.com_news⠀⇛ # ⚓ India Times ☛ Android_13_beta_adds_Jio_5G_support_on_Pixel 6_and_Pixel_7_series_–_Times_of_India⠀⇛ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ You_Can_Now_Play_YouTube_Audio_in_the Background_on_Android_With_Vivaldi⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Business Wire ☛ FOSSDA_Project_to_Record_Open_Source History⠀⇛ The free and open source software movement was started by a generation of technical visionaries who believed that access to information is fundamental to human rights in our digital age. It grew into a movement that has transformed software development, business, and modern society. Open source projects have resulted in global collaboration and the creation of Linux, the most popular operating system on earth–along with community tools like Firefox, Sendmail, and the backbone of the Internet. Today, there are over 50 publicly traded commercial open source software companies representing billions in value, and they are in the process of changing how business works today. “FOSSDA is about the personal stories of those who came together to revolutionize our modern technological world,” said Heather Meeker, FOSSDA’s founder. “A lot has been written about open source development and open source licensing — some practical, some dogmatic, some thought-provoking. But the FOSSDA Project is about a trailblazing human journey.” # ⚓ Unicorn Media ☛ Apache_and_Mozilla_Sponsor_Organization_to Collect_FOSS_Oral_History⠀⇛ Since you’re reading FOSS Force, you probably don’t need to be told that there’s a rich history behind Linux and open source, going back to at least 1983, which is when Richard Stallman founded the GNU Project. Along the way Stallman wrote his requirements for The Four Essential Freedoms of Free Software and issued the GPL; Linus Torvalds started work on Linux, the operating system which has in many ways taken over modern computing; BSD battled AT&T for the right to issue Unix software as open source; and more. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Daniel Miessler ☛ Exploring_the_intersection_of_security, technology,_and_society—and_what_might_be_coming_next…⠀⇛ # ⚓ Fernando Borretti ☛ And_Yet_It_Understands⠀⇛ These dismissive analogies serve to create a false sense of security—that if I can name something I understand it and know how it works and it is no longer a threat4—and to signal to the listeners that the speaker has some revealed knowledge that they lack. But nobody knows how GPT works. They know how it was trained, because the training scheme was designed by humans, but the algorithm that is executed during inference was not intelligently designed but evolved, and it is implicit in the structure of the network, and interpretability has yet to mature to the point where we can draw a symbolic, abstract, human- readable program out of a sea of weights. # ⚓ Tim Bradshaw ☛ How_to_understand_closures_in_Common_Lisp⠀⇛ It’s easy to see why this has happened: the CL standard has a lot of discussion of lexical closures, lexical and dynamic environments and so on. So it’s tempting to think that this way of thinking about things is ‘the one true way’ because it has been blessed by those who went before us. And indeed CL does have objects representing part of the lexical environment which are given to macro functions. Occasionally these are even useful. But there are no objects which represent closures as distinct from functions, and no predicates which tell you if a function is a closure or not in the standard language: closures simply do not exist as objects distinct from functions at all. They were useful, perhaps, as part of the text which defined the language, but they are nowhere to be found in the language itself. So, with the exception of the environment objects passed to macros, none of these objects exist in the language. They may exist in implementations, and might even be exposed by some implementations, but from the point of the view of the language they simply do not exist: if I give you a function object you cannot know if it is a closure or not. # ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ Learn_Lua_with_our_new_downloadable guide⠀⇛ Lua is a programming language designed for simplicity and performance, used by video game and multimedia companies as a front-end scripting language. It’s also used by the Awesome window manager, the Far file manager, the Howl text editor, and many more open source projects for its clarity and clean design. Lua is embeddable, too, so you can include Lua code in codebases of another language (such as Java, C, and C++), as well as interact with a rich C API. Whether you want to want to learn Lua to get into the gaming and media industry, or you’re just interested in an easy scripting language with no upper limit, Lua is an approachable and powerful programming language. # § Python⠀➾ # ⚓ Andrew Healey ☛ My_Own_Python_Web_Framework⠀⇛ Jar is a toy Python web framework, implemented in about 200 lines of code (see cli.py). I built it to explore some ideas around framework APIs, and to explore frameworks from the author-side of things. Please don’t actually use it. It’s called Jar because it has almost no features and you need to fill it up yourself! * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Terence Eden ☛ Necroposting_–_blogging_from_before_you_started blogging⠀⇛ A blog isn’t an immutable chain of events. There’s nothing to stop us travelling in time. When I go digital sperlunking though my history, I often find interesting things I wrote before I blogged. So I bring these “back from the dead” and publish them as Necroposts. o ⚓ Hicks Design ☛ Fiddling_makes_me_happy⠀⇛ I keep thinking about Ethan’s famous quote “let your website be a worry stone”. I’m constantly fiddling with hicks.design for this very reason. It’s my playground to try different techniques and layout ideas, and here’s what I’ve been fiddling with recently. o ⚓ Zimbabwe ☛ This_is_what_Zimbabweans_do_on_the_internet_when_they are_not_on_WhatsApp⠀⇛ There was a time when the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) used to break down the internet usage stats they release in their sector reports. From that data, we found out that WhatsApp accounted for close to half of all [Internet] usage in the country. o ⚓ The Hill ☛ Most_young_men_are_single._Most_young_women_are_not.⠀⇛ “We’re in a crisis of connection,” said Niobe Way, a psychology professor and founder of the Project for the Advancement of Our Common Humanity at New York University. “Disconnection from ourselves and disconnection from each other. And it’s getting worse.” o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Matt Rickard ☛ Erdős_Vocabulary⠀⇛ Paul Erdős was a prolific mathematician who published more than 1,500 papers in his lifetime. You might hear someone refer to their Erdős number, talking about the “collaborative distance” between them. The distance is measured by the shortest path via co-authorship of papers. The Kevin “Bacon number” applies the same idea to movies. But one of the most unique things about Erdős was his distinctive vocabulary. # ⚓ CNN ☛ Webb_telescope_makes_a_surprising_galactic_discovery in_the_distant_universe⠀⇛ The telescope observes the universe in infrared light, which is invisible to the human eye, and is capable of detecting the faint light from ancient stars and galaxies. By peering into the distant universe, the observatory can essentially see back in time up to about 13.5 billion years ago. (Scientists have determined the universe is about 13.7 billion years old.) o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ NYPost ☛ Middle_school_math_question_stumps_politicians during_debate⠀⇛ While the incumbent education Minister and her challenger were worrying about pears, schools across the nation were sweating bullets as the results of the 2022 NAPLAN tests were released, revealing that migrant students outperformed their peers. # ⚓ NYPost ☛ I’m_an_ER_nurse_and_made_$2M_selling_my_med_school notes_on_Etsy⠀⇛ Stephanee Beggs, 28, began selling her study notes when she graduated from nursing school, she told Fox News, adding that she reached a sudden, “very unintentional” level of [Internet] infamy. # ⚓ Business Insider ☛ I_made_nearly_$2_million_in_2_years selling_my_nursing-school_study_notes_on_Etsy_and_TikTok_— here’s_how⠀⇛ People started messaging me asking if they could buy the study sheets in my videos. I decided to create an Etsy shop and figured I’d maybe sell enough to be able to buy lunch every day, but I ended up selling more than 64,000 items in the past two years, making close to $2 million in revenue. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ The Drive ☛ Hacker_Uncovers_How_to_Turn_Traffic_Lights Green_With_Flipper_Zero⠀⇛ For the record, building and using one of these transmitters as a member of the general public isn’t exactly a good idea nor is it legal It’s best treated like something read in The Anarchist’s Cookbook unless you want to end up in prison for six months, that is. But for those in a position where they are authorized to use the devices as part of their work, Fairlie’s example serves as a low-cost proof of concept for agencies that don’t have tons of cash to spend on first-party transmitters. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ ABC ☛ How_Did_TikTok_Bans_Go_Viral_In_State_Legislatures?⠀⇛ One big difference is that states banning TikTok are taking a more targeted approach than Trump by pinpointing state-owned or state-operated devices. (Trump’s proposal would have effectively banned TikTok in the U.S. entirely.) And the political stars may be aligning to make the bans an appealing issue for both parties, according to Thad Kousser, a political science professor at the University of California, San Diego. Republicans have long harbored animus toward both China and social media companies. Democrats, too, Kousser said, likely see this as a winning issue given the escalating tension between China and the U.S. over tech competition and economic leadership. And lawmakers at the federal level are trying to push the bans even further, with some Republicans even calling for TikTok’s outright ban. # ⚓ uni John Hopkins ☛ Undergrads_partner_with_NATO_to_reduce combat_casualties⠀⇛ Now combat triage is undergoing yet another dramatic transformation—this time, a digital one. Working with the NATO HQ Supreme Allied Command Transformation Innovation Hub and the SACT Medical Branch, student engineers and scientists at Johns Hopkins University and the Czech Technical University have leveraged artificial intelligence to create a Digital Triage Assistant. Worn like a watch on soldiers’ wrists, the device collects their vital signs and location data, feeding that information in real time to a dashboard that not only tells medics where the wounded are located, but also assesses the severity of their injuries. # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ Adults_Are_Letting_Teen_Girls_Down⠀⇛ When I gave up Facebook, it felt like I’d been given back time and peace of mind. So our house rule was no social media until age 18. We were always open to talking with both of our kids about our decision, but my husband and I both felt strongly that it was the right choice and we stuck with it. I got a surprise when my daughter made an impassioned plea to be allowed to use social media at 17. I was wavering, thinking maybe we’d waited long enough, and wanted to avoid conflict. But it was her 20-year-old brother who spoke up and said, “Don’t do it, Mom. It’s not a good place.” In the end, our daughter agreed to wait another year, albeit grudgingly. What convinced her was a conversation we had about her workload and how easy it is to lose yourself in your phone, even when you’re not on social media. She was able to acknowledge the danger of distraction and waited until she turned 18. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ [Repeat] Federal News Network ☛ Federal_IT_leaders_see ‘critical_moment’_in_securing_systems_from_fraud [iophk: Windows TCO]⠀⇛ And during a Congressional hearing earlier this month, Comptroller General Gene Dodaro said the Government Accountability Office is, for the first time, trying to come up with an estimate of the total amount of fraud across all federal programs. Deidre Harrison, the acting controller at OMB, said while federal CFOs are still identifying pandemic- related fraud and recovering funds whenever possible, they also need to look forward to prepare with better fraud detection and prevention tools in the future. # ⚓ CyberRisk Alliance LLC ☛ NPM_repository_flooded_with_15,000 phishing_packages⠀⇛ The malicious packages were created using an automated process to distribute links to phishing campaigns across a few hours between Feb. 20 and 21. It was carried out through multiple user accounts, making it difficult for security teams to identify and remove packages quickly, Checkmarx researcher Yehuda Gelb noted in a Tuesday blog post. # ⚓ Lionel Dricot ☛ We_need_to_talk_about_your_Github addiction⠀⇛ Listen my fellow geeks in code, we need to have a serious conversation about Github. At first, Github was only a convenient way to host a git repository and to collaborate with others. But, as always with monopolies, once you are trapped by convenience and the network effect, the shitification process starts to try to get as much money and data from you. # ⚓ 37signals LLC ☛ We_stand_to_save_$7m_over_five_years_from our_cloud_exit⠀⇛ Since declaring our intention to leave the cloud in October, we’ve been busy at work making it so. After a brief detour down a blind alley with an enterprise Kubernetes provider, we found our stride building our own tools, and successfully moved the first small application out of the cloud a few weeks ago. Now our sights are set on a total cloud exit by the end of the Summer, and by our preliminary calculations, we stand to save about $7m in server expenses over five years from doing so. Without changing the size of our ops team. # ⚓ 37signals LLC ☛ Five_values_guiding_our_cloud_exit⠀⇛ I’ve talked a lot about cost in our reasoning for leaving the cloud. But while cost is crucial, it is not the only motivating factor. Here are five values that have guided our decision, and that I recently articulated in an internal post at 37signals (so excuse the code names etc): [...] o § Security⠀➾ # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Rolling Stone ☛ Elon_Musk’s_Twitter_Goes_Dark_on Government_Data_Grabs⠀⇛ For a decade, Twitter published rundowns twice a year of all of those government requests. But under Musk, that appears to have ended. Despite Musk’s rhetoric about government bullying of social media, his company hasn’t published one of the formerly regular transparency reports detailing what governments are demanding from Twitter — and whether the company is bending to them. # ⚓ VOA News ☛ Kenyan_App_Users_Pay_for_Health_Care_With Personal_Data⠀⇛ To address the relatively high cost of health care in Africa, a Kenyan mobile application lets users pay for medical services by selling their personal data through blockchain technology. [...] # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ German_government_banned_from operating_Facebook_page⠀⇛ Germany’s Data Protection Commissioner Ulrich Kelber demanded on Wednesday that the federal government stop operating its Facebook page. A letter to the German government’s press office (BPA) about this was sent out at the beginning of the week. The press office has four weeks from receipt of the notice to close the page or file a legal objection to Kelber’s decision. Kelber justified his decision on doubts about the page fulfilling all data protection requirements. On Wednesday, Kelber pointed to the “extensive processing of personal data” of Facebook users, which made it impossible to operate the page in compliance with data protection laws. # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Digital_drivers_license_downloads soar_in_Louisiana_amid_porn_restriction⠀⇛ The number of daily downloads of LA Wallet, the state’s digital ID app, has jumped from between 1,200 and 1,500 to more than 5,000, since Dec. 31, a day before the law took effect, according to Calvin Fabre, senior analyst and president of Envoc, the vendor that developed the app. # ⚓ [Repeat] Scoop News Group ☛ Supreme_Court_declines_to hear_Wikimedia_case_against_NSA_surveillance_program⠀⇛ The American Civil Liberties Union and Knight First Amendment Institute filed a petition for the high court to hear the case on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit sided with the NSA’s defense that proceeding with the trial would reveal sensitive state secrets. By denying to hear the case, the court leaves that judgment in place. “It’s very disappointing. This surveillance program is one of the most sweeping ever enacted and it has yet to be subject to judicial review in a court. That’s a real problem for the rule of law,” Alex Abdo, litigation director at the Knight First Amendment Institute, told CyberScoop. # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Trove_of_L.A._Students’_Mental_Health Records_Posted_to_Dark_Web_After_Cyber_Hack⠀⇛ The student psychological evaluations, published to a “dark web” leak site by the Russian-speaking ransomware gang Vice Society, offer a startling degree of personally identifiable information about students who received special education services, including their detailed medical histories, academic performance and disciplinary records. # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ Facebook’s_subscription_plan_fails to_impress⠀⇛ A blue badge for $15 a month is widely seen as a raw deal for users and a desperate attempt to boost revenues. Have Facebook and Instagram’s abuse of privacy for advertising bucks reached their limits?b o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Over_900,000_Asylum_Applicants_Arrived_In_Europe In_2022⠀⇛ In a report presented on Wednesday, the European Union Agency for Asylum (AUEA) said that it registered over 966,000 asylum applications in EU countries, Switzerland and Norway. This is the highest number of asylum requests processed in Europe since 2016 when 1.2 million asylum seekers arrived on this continent after the start of the armed conflict in Syria. # ⚓ CNN ☛ British_woman_who_joined_ISIS_as_a_teen_loses_UK citizenship_appeal⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Pillar ☛ Nigerian_Christians_brace_for_election_as Islamic_clerics_call_all-Muslim_ticket_‘a_jihad’⠀⇛ The country’s upcoming election took on religious significance after the governing All Progressive Congress party decided to field an all-Muslim ticket for president and vice president, in a departure from the country’s customary electoral practice, which sees parties pairing a Muslim and a Christian. The APC ticket has drawn support from prominent Islamic clerics in Nigeria, who have called on the country’s Muslims to vote along religious lines, fueling national tensions amid an ongoing series of mass attacks on Christian communities. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘Stay_tuned._We’re_coming_to_you.’_Ukraine Intelligence_Chief_Kyrylo_Budanov_broadcasts_statement_on Crimean_radio._—_Meduza⠀⇛ Two radio stations in the Russian-annexed Crimea broadcast the Ukrainian anthem, followed by a brief address from Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Chief Kyrylo Budanov. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ On_the_eve_of_invasion:_Photos_from_around_Ukraine in_the_weeks_leading_up_to_February_24,_2022_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Nearly one year ago, on February 24, 2022, millions of lives changed forever. Despite countless promises not to do so, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Meduza has chosen photos taken in Ukraine on the eve of the Russian invasion — in January and February of last year. You’ll see a not-yet-destroyed Mariupol, Kyiv without air-raid sirens or missile strikes, and people who don’t yet have any idea what full-scale war is like. It’s been nearly a year since Russia decided to deprive millions of Ukrainians of their peaceful lives. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia_claims_Ukraine_is_preparing_false_flag attack_in_Transnistria_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed in a statement released Thursday that Ukraine is preparing to conduct a false-flag attack in Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria and to pin the blame on Russia. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_Defense_Ministry_plane_crashes_in_Belgorod region_—_Meduza⠀⇛ A Russian Defense Ministry plane crashed in Russia’s Belgorod region on Thursday, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported. According to local media, the aircraft was a Su-25. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘They_drink_out_of_fear’:_A_dispatch_from_the closed_Russian_military_village_where_six_draftees_have_died since_mobilization_began_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘A_meat-grinder_in_the_woods’_As_Wagner_Group edges_towards_enveloping_Bakhmut,_Russia’s_regular_army_risks getting_bogged_down_near_Kreminna._Here’s_an_updated_map_of the_combat_situation._—_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. o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ Truthdig ☛ Did_Five_Supreme_Court_Justices_Lie_About Abortion?⠀⇛ The Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, issued last year, overturned Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992), and dismantled the federal constitutional right to abortion. One of the lingering questions in the aftermath of Dobbs is whether any of the five justices who voted to take that drastic step lied about their views on abortion during their respective confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee. A strong argument can be made that each of them either lied or made materially misleading statements. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Did_the_Ohio_train_derailment_break_a_social contract?⠀⇛ As someone who worked in manufacturing years later in Graniteville, I often thought about the idea of the social contract. The social contract suggests that big business should make decisions that positively affect society. It’s not enough for a corporation to produce jobs and support local events and charities as a trade-off for environmental calamity and insufficient infrastructure. # ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Lapland’s_snow-less_tourism_to_focus_on midnight_sun_and_autumn_colors⠀⇛ The long-term goal of the tourism industry is to increase Lapland’s reputation as a summer destination and improve the accessibility of Lapland’s destinations through new flight openings. All major tourism areas in Lapland, including Rovaniemi, Levi, Ylläs, Lapland North, and Ruka- Kuusamo, as well as Visit Finland, which promotes international tourism nationwide, are involved in the development of summer tourism. The measures will benefit the entire Lapland region as awareness grows and connections improve. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ The Economist ☛ A_new_way_to_clean_up_the_steel industry⠀⇛ Cleaner ways of producing steel are being explored. Mostly, these are based on the use of hydrogen instead of coke as the reagent which extracts the oxygen from iron-oxide ore. But much of the pertinent technology is in its infancy. That, together with the cost of converting from old to new equipment, which might run to several billion dollars per plant, means it could take decades for steelmakers to go green. # ⚓ La Prensa Latina ☛ Cuba_reports_new_failure_in electrical_grid⠀⇛ According to CMHW radio station, which broadcasts from the central province of Villa Clara, the power failure happened afresh in the 220KW power line that connects Matanzas with Cienfuegos. # ⚓ BW Businessworld Media Pvt Ltd ☛ Indian_Railways Reaches_100%_Electrification_In_Uttar_Pradesh⠀⇛ The 85 km long stretch of the Shubhagpur- Pachperwa region in Gorakhpur under North Eastern Railway has been electrified and connects East Coast Railway, North Central Railway, West Central Railway, Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway. All of them are already electrified. The railway ministry is further working on a target to achieve 100 per cent electrification of all its broad gauge routes. So far, 85 per cent of the work has been completed. # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ The_Energy_Department’s_Puesh Kumar_on_grid_hacking,_Ukraine_and_Pipedream_malware⠀⇛ Cyberattacks against the energy sector have received increasing attention since a ransomware attack against Colonial Pipeline catalyzed a nation’s understanding of the risks to critical infrastructure. The Department of Energy is the agency responsible for ensuring that the energy sector is secured against all types of threats — whether physical or digital. The DOE stood up the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, or CESER, in 2018 under the Trump administration to focus on such threats to the sector. At the annual industrial cybersecurity conference S4, CyberScoop caught up with Puesh Kumar, director of CESER, to discuss where the new office is heading, lessons learned from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and how to protect the grid of the future. The following interview has been edited for length and clarity. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Cocaine_Bear,_Meet_Cannabis_Raccoon and_McFlurry_Skunk⠀⇛ Some of their stories are amusing, even relatable. “I received a call of a skunk out behind a hotel, running around in the parking lot with a McFlurry cup on its head,” said Jeff Hull, an environmental conservation officer for New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation. But animals’ taste for human goods — licit and illicit — can also bring trouble for them and for us. # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ In_defence_of_vultures,_nature’s early-warning_systems_that_are_holy_to_many_people⠀⇛ Vultures act as a sentinel species, which are animals that are more susceptible to hazards in a habitat than humans. Vultures consume any toxins a carcass may have carried. If these toxins are particularly dangerous, vultures that have fed on the chemical-filled body may struggle to reproduce, become ill or die. In this way, declines in vultures could highlight pollutants in the environment that may be harmful to many other species, including humans. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ [Repeat] NPR ☛ NPR_says_it’s_cutting_jobs_by_10%_as_ad revenue_drops⠀⇛ On an annual budget of roughly $300 million, Lansing says, revenues are likely to fall short by close to $30 million, although that gap could reach $32 million. # ⚓ Hollywood Reporter ☛ NPR_to_Cut_Workforce_by_10_Percent,_as Advertising_Slowdown_Hits_Public_Media⠀⇛ “Our financial outlook has darkened considerably over recent weeks,” Lansing wrote in a memo to staff Wednesday. “At a time when we are doing some of our most ambitious and essential work, the global economy remains uncertain. As a result, the ad industry has weakened and we are grappling with a sharp decline in our revenues from corporate sponsors. We had created a plan to address a $20M sponsorship revenue falloff for FY23 but we are now projecting at least a $30M shortfall. The cuts we have already made to our budget will not be enough.” # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Ruben_Vardanyan_steps_down_from_Artsakh_prime minister_post_after_less_than_4_months_in_office_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The ultra-wealthy entrepreneur and investor Ruben Vardanyan has been dismissed from his prime minister’s post in the breakaway Artsakh Republic, also known as Nagorno-Karabakh. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ India Times ☛ Musk_continues_to_sack_Twitter_employees despite_promise_not_to_do_so⠀⇛ Elon Musk is still laying off Twitter employees as dozens of workers across sales and engineering departments were laid off last week, including one of Musk’s direct reporting executive who was managing engineering for Twitter’s ads business. It means that the new Twitter CEO has done at least three rounds of layoffs, according to The Verge. # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Nokia_wins_new_10-year_5G_deal_with_Antina_in Singapore⠀⇛ Nokia says the deal will improve the 5G connectivity experience for businesses and consumers underpinning Singapore’s vibrant 5G ecosystem. Under the deal, Nokia will equip new buildings throughout the city state with its AirScale indoor Radio (ASiR) small cell solution for seamless indoor coverage and will also provide equipment from its latest energy-efficient AirScale portfolio including 5G base stations, massive MIMO adaptive antennas for urban and wide-area coverage as well as dual-band remote radio heads (RRH). # ⚓ Hindustan Times ☛ Google_tests_blocking_content_for_some Canadians_in_response_to_news_bill⠀⇛ Google is blocking some Canadian users from viewing news content in what the company said Wednesday is a test run of a potential response to a Canadian government’s online news bill. Bill C-18, the Online News Act, would require digital giants such as Google and Meta, which owns Facebook, to negotiate deals that would compensate Canadian media companies for republishing their content on their platforms. # ⚓ MIT Technology Review ☛ Entering_the_software_economy⠀⇛ The acceleration of digital transformation and speed of customer demands is turning almost every business into a technology business. Creating, using, or selling technology is now a critical part of every enterprise. But how do companies add emerging technologies and innovations? # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ AI_and_ChatGPT:_Yet_Another_Assault_on Democratic_Governance?⠀⇛ The use of AI systems in the political sphere raises some serious red flags. A Massachusetts Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, Jake Auchincloss, wasted no time using this untested and still poorly understood technology to deliver a speech on a bill supporting creation of a new artificial intelligence center. While points for cleverness are in order, the brief speech read by the Auchincloss on the floor of the U.S. House was actually written by ChatGPT. According to his staff, it was the first time that an AI-generated speech was made in Congress. Okay, we can look the other way on this one because Auchincloss was doing a little grandstanding and trying to prove a point. But what about Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who used AI to write a bill to regulate AI and who now says he wants Congress to pass it? # ⚓ NBC ☛ Feds_fine_Mormon_church_for_illicitly_hiding_$32 billion_investment_fund_behind_shell_companies⠀⇛ In an order released Tuesday, the SEC alleged that the church illicitly hid its investments and their management behind multiple shell companies from 1997 to 2019. In doing so, it failed to disclose the size of the church’s equity portfolio to the SEC and the public. The church was concerned that disclosure of the assets in the name of the nonprofit entity, called Ensign Peak Advisors, which manages the church’s investments, would lead to negative consequences in light of the size of the church’s portfolio, the SEC said. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ How_Arizona_Is_Positioning_Itself_for_$52 Billion_to_the_Chips_Industry⠀⇛ Arizona, which is vying for subsidies along with Texas, New York and Ohio, may have a head start on the action. The state has been home to semiconductor makers since the 1940s and has 115 chip-related companies, whereas there is one major manufacturer in Ohio. Arizona has also led the nation in chip investments since 2020, with the announcements of two new chip- making plants by TSMC and two additional factories from Intel that will cost a combined $60 billion. State leaders had helped persuade the companies to open the facilities by offering big tax breaks and water and other infrastructure grants. They also promised to expand technical and engineering education in the state. # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ RTL ☛ Online_manipulation,_hate_‘must_stop’:_UN conference⠀⇛ Hundreds of officials, tech firm representatives, academics and members of civil society were invited to the two-day meeting hosted by the UN’s cultural fund to brainstorm how to best vet content while upholding human rights. “Digital platforms have changed the way we connect and face the world, the way we face each other,” UNESCO director general Audrey Azoulay said in opening remarks. But “only by fully evaluating this technological revolution can we ensure it is a revolution that does not compromise human rights, freedom of expression and democracy.” # ⚓ El País ☛ They’re_not_TV_anchors,_they’re_avatars: How_Venezuela_is_using_AI-generated_propaganda⠀⇛ The alleged journalists are Noah and Daren, two avatars created with artificial intelligence from the Synthesia software’s catalog of more than a hundred multiracial faces. Like Noah and Daren, there are avatars dressed as television hosts, but there is also Dave who can be made to look like a doctor or an executive, Carlo who wears a construction helmet, a woman in a hijab, a chef and even Santa Claus. A few months ago, some of them, also in their role as reporters, were used in a pro-China disinformation campaign, as The New York Times reported a few days ago. The videos of the fake presenters talking about Venezuela had hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube, went viral on social media apps like TikTok and were inserted as paid advertising on that platform. In addition, they were aired on the state broadcaster Venezolana de Televisión, the Nicolás Maduro administration’s main broadcasting mouthpiece. # ⚓ Gannett ☛ MSU_tragedy_brings_out_fake_photos_and Spartan_Strong_scams⠀⇛ “They were NOT wearing this sweatshirt design,” Parker wrote. “The company altered the photo.” Taking the callous capitalism up a notch, the Facebook site that promotes the sweatshirt design — called “Love MSU” — updated its profile photo to feature Emma Riddle, an MSU student who survived the Oxford High School shooting. # ⚓ Bridge Michigan ☛ Michigan_State_shooting_update: Nessel,_university_warn_of_Spartan_Strong_scams⠀⇛ The university’s licensing department has seen an uptick in the number of scams selling unlicensed Spartan Strong products, meaning the university can’t verify if proceeds from those sales will be donated to the fund, according to a news release. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Salon ☛ Against_the_bait_and_switch_censorship_of_Roald Dahl⠀⇛ In other words: censorship. The censoring of Dahl comes at a time when books, literature and their writers face very real threats. In 2022, author Salman Rushdie was stabbed onstage in a near-fatal attack; the writer has since lost sight in one eye. Thousands of books about race, gender and sexuality have recently been banned around the country, with librarians, including elementary school librarians, on the front lines dealing with serious prosecution for something as simple — and necessary — as providing access to books. Is the censoring of Dahl meant to avoid being burned in this hot climate, or to somehow bring relevance to an antiquated author? Either way, censoring Dahl is a bad idea and actually commits the ultimate sin in children’s literature: viewing child readers as less-than. # ⚓ Quillette ☛ Roald_Dahl_and_the_Ethics_of_Art⠀⇛ These changes (they are listed in full here) are at best clumsy and gratuitous and at worst ludicrous attempts to replace Dahl’s vivid grotesqueries with sanitised language more suited to a corporate diversity and inclusion training course. The terrifying child-murdering witches of Dahl’s 1983 novel of that name, for example, wear wigs to conceal their baldness, making them hard to detect, since, as the protagonist’s grandmother tells him, “you can’t go round pulling the hair of every lady you meet” to see if it’s real. Instead, in the revised version, the grandmother primly tells her grandson, “there are plenty of other reasons why women might wear wigs and there is certainly nothing wrong with that.” # ⚓ Reason ☛ Save_Roald_Dahl_Books_From_the_Dreaded_Sensitivity Readers⠀⇛ The sensitivity readers have come for beloved children’s author Roald Dahl. A recent report in The Telegraph notes that Puffin, publisher of classics such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Witches, will soon release new editions of the books, sans problematic phrasing and terminology. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Activist_Handed_18_Years_In_Prison_After_Calling For_Iran’s_Supreme_Leader_To_Resign⠀⇛ Criticism of Khamenei, who has the last say on almost every decision in the Islamic republic, is considered a red line in Iran, and his critics often land in prison, where political prisoners are routinely held in solitary confinement and subjected to various forms of torture. # ⚓ RFA ☛ YouTube_shuts_down_satirical_spoof_video_channel targeting_Chinese_leader_Xi_Jinping⠀⇛ The takedown comes as Chinese censors grow increasingly concerned about satirical content about Xi Jinping coming from overseas, where students and activists recently demonstrated in solidarity with the “white paper” protests that swept China at the end of 2022, and where social media accounts often post content that would be banned or blocked in China. It suggests Chinese censors are using YouTube’s copyright infringement reporting system to shut down content they find politically unacceptable, according to a fellow satirist. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Supreme_Court_Seems_Wary_of_Limiting Protections_for_Social_Media_Platforms⠀⇛ In the course of a sprawling argument lasting almost three hours, the justices seemed to view the positions taken by the two sides as too extreme, giving them a choice between exposing search engines and Twitter shares to liability on the one hand and protecting algorithms that promote pro- ISIS content on the other. At the same time, they expressed doubts about their own competence to find a middle ground. “You know, these are not like the nine greatest experts on the [Internet],” Justice Elena Kagan said of the Supreme Court, to laughter. # ⚓ Jerusalem Post ☛ Iranian_foundation_offers_land_to_Salman Rushdie’s_attacker_–_state_media⠀⇛ An Iranian foundation has praised the man who attacked novelist Salman Rushdie last year, leaving him severely injured, and said it will reward him with 1,000 square meters of agricultural land, state TV reported on Tuesday through its Telegram channel. # ⚓ NPR ☛ The_story_of_Section_230_goes_back_to_an_AOL_troll. Now_the_law_may_be_undone⠀⇛ It gives [Internet] platforms a legal shield that tech companies have benefited from since 1996. The law essentially allowed the [Internet] to blossom in its early days without being bogged down with pesky lawsuits, supporters say. It also allowed tech companies to decide what is allowed and what isn’t on their own sites, without being on the hook legally for every single thing a user posts. # ⚓ Broadband Breakfast ☛ Supreme_Court_Justices_Express Caution_About_Entering_Section_230_Debate⠀⇛ Gonzalez v. Google, argued on Tuesday, hinges on whether YouTube’s use of recommendation algorithms puts it outside the scope of Section 230, which generally provides platforms with immunity for third-party content. A separate case involving terrorism and social media, Twitter v. Taamneh, was argued on Wednesday. Although the basic circumstances of the cases are similar — both brought against tech companies by the families of terrorist attack victims — the latter focuses on what constitutes “aiding and abetting” under the Anti-Terrorism Act. # ⚓ The Hill ☛ Supreme_Court_appears_hesitant_to_hold_Twitter responsible_for_ISIS_terror_attack⠀⇛ Google asserted that Section 230 — a controversial liability shield for internet companies — protects the company from the underlying terrorism claims. If the justices ultimately rule in favor of Twitter in the second case, they wouldn’t need to touch the Section 230 question in Google’s dispute because the company wouldn’t need the protections in the first place. # ⚓ Vox ☛ The_Supreme_Court_is_befuddled_by_whether_Twitter_is liable_for_ISIS’s_terrorism⠀⇛ Should Twitter be held responsible for the Islamic State’s terrorist acts because ISIS used Twitter’s website? That’s the central question underlying a case the Supreme Court heard on Wednesday, which concerns the 2016 Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA). But unfortunately, JASTA reads like it was written by someone who takes a perverse pleasure in watching lawyers and judges try to navigate a maze of vague rules, incomprehensible legal standards, and multi-factor tests layered on top of other multi-factor tests. # ⚓ Gannett ☛ What_happens_to_our_culture_when_books_are banned:_‘A_chilling_effect’⠀⇛ But have you thought about the bigger picture? What do book bans do to our relationship with reading? And to our relationships with our neighbors? How do they impact our community? o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ CPJ ☛ Turkey_indicts_10_journalists_on_terrorism_charges⠀⇛ On February 8, the Ankara chief prosecutor’s office indicted 10 Kurdish journalists, nine of whom have been under pretrial arrest since late October, on the charge of membership in a terrorist organization. The indictment was made available to the journalists’ lawyers and CPJ on Friday, February 17, after it was approved by the court.b # ⚓ Hindustan Times ☛ TV_journalist_shot_dead_in_US’_Florida while_reporting_on_a_murder:_Report⠀⇛ The journalist was from Spectrum News 13, Associated Press reported. Besides the journalist and the 9-year-old girl, a TV crewmember and the girl’s mother were wounded during the second shooting. # ⚓ NPR ☛ A_girl_and_a_TV_journalist_were_fatally_shot_near_the scene_of_another_shooting⠀⇛ According to witnesses, a man approached the news vehicle later Wednesday and opened fire, hitting the two reporters. The man then walked to a nearby home and shot the mother and daughter. # ⚓ The Hill ☛ 3_killed,_including_child_and_journalist,_in Florida_shootings;_suspect_in_custody⠀⇛ Around 4 p.m., with news crews around reporting on the homicide from the morning, the same suspect allegedly returned to the scene and shot two male journalists — a reporter and a photographer — one of whom later died, according to Mina. The suspect then allegedly entered a nearby house and shot a woman and her 9-year-old daughter, who died. Mina said it was unclear why the suspect returned to the scene or entered the house. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ Vox ☛ The_five-day_workweek_is_dead⠀⇛ Then as now, the country may be ripe for a change. Some employers are testing out four-day workweeks. A recent study of shorter workweeks in Iceland was a big success, boosting worker well-being and even productivity. And workers themselves are pushing back against schedules that crowd out everything that isn’t work. During the pandemic, there was a growing feeling that “we have one life — and are we working to live, or are we living to work?” Rachel Deutsch, director of worker justice campaigns at the Center for Popular Democracy, told Vox. But to really make the workweek fair and humane for all Americans — and give people more time to do things that aren’t work — the country will need systemic changes to help workers take back their power. Otherwise, only the most privileged will benefit from the new interest in shorter workweeks — if anyone benefits at all. # ⚓ RFA ☛ China_increases_surveillance,_security_in_run-up_to Tibetan_New_Year_celebrations⠀⇛ “Beginning in February, Chinese authorities started installing more surveillance cameras in Lhasa ahead of the start of Losar, citing unreasonable reasons such as for security,” said a Tibetan from the region, who like other sources in the story declined to be named so as to speak freely and without retribution by authorities. “Police are stationed every kilometer where [members of] the public are summoned for random searches, especially of their cell phones,” he told Radio Free Asia. # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ AI_Use_by_Cops,_Child_Services_In_NYC_Is a_Mess:_Report⠀⇛ AI systems are being used by agencies like the police, child services, and more, and the policies guiding their implementation in New York City are a mess, a new report has found. # ⚓ Reason ☛ Colorado_Cop_Kills_a_Man_Who_Accidentally_Got_Into the_Wrong_Car⠀⇛ McWhorter drew his gun during the scuffle and fired three shots; according to Chostner’s letter, Ward was struck in the throat, chest, and collarbone. As Ward rolled over onto his back and his mother screamed, “Is my son shot?!” from the front seat, Gonzales yelled for Ward to “stop moving!” The deputies called for paramedics but did not attempt to render aid, leaving Ward bleeding on the pavement while forcing his mother to stay in the vehicle. The encounter, from approaching the car to shooting Ward three times, took less than two-and-a-half minutes, all within view of middle school students and their parents. Ward was pronounced dead when paramedics arrived. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ T-Mobile_Has_Axed_9,501_Employees_Since_Its_2018 ‘Job_Creating’_Merger_Was_Announced⠀⇛ Former T-Mobile CEO John Legere repeatedly promised in print that the Sprint merger would result in a massive surge in new jobs. In a rambling missive that took aim at critics of the deal, who predicted job losses, the charming potty-mouth CEO proclaimed that critics were lying, and that the deal would be “job positive from day one” and every day thereafter. o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Windows_11_Watermark_Showing_Up_On Unsupported_Systems⠀⇛ Windows 11 has some surprisingly strict minimum system requirements, because it requires TPM 2.0 security. As a result, Windows 11 is only officially supported on CPUs equivalent to, or newer than, Intel’s 8th-Gen (and some 7th-Gen) and AMD’s 2nd-Gen processors. It also requires 4GB RAM and 64GB storage, minimum. If your PC meets these requirements and you’re getting this message, you may need to enable TPM 2.0 in your BIOS. At the moment, it looks like unsupported systems will only have to deal with a mildly-annoying watermark, but this could be the first step toward more drastic measures. Microsoft has warned that it will disable updates on unsupported systems (though this clearly has yet to come to fruition, as you’ll only get the watermark if you install the latest update). o § Monopolies⠀➾ # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Creative Commons ☛ CC_Needs_Assessment_Report_on Public_Domain_Tools_in_Cultural_Heritage_Sector_Unveils Key_Insights⠀⇛ From 1 January (Public Domain Day) to 15 February 2022, we ran a multilingual online survey using Google Forms to share a 50- question questionnaire in English, French and Spanish. We received responses from 133 field practitioners — working in libraries, museums and archives and other areas of open culture — from 44 different countries on five continents.  # ⚓ Creative Commons ☛ CC_Open_Education_Platform Lightning_Talks_February_2023:_Recordings_and_Slides⠀⇛ Ravon Ruffin, Educational Programs Manager at MHz Foundation, and Amanda Figueroa, Community Director at MHz Foundation, showcased the Curationist platform for decolonial methodologies in curation, education, and art. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ Hebrew_Planets_and_Astronomical_Terms⠀⇛ I think it is a shame that the planets have been named after Roman gods, and I have wondered if there might be alternative Hebrew names available. One such list is given in the article linked above. I’ve condensed the list (removed the discussion) and reproduced it below. Now, not all of the terms are used in the Bible; some, e.g., have a Talmudic origin. There are also a few less common, or speculative, terms which are not reproduced below — see the article for details. # ⚓ ChatGPT_On_Electronic_Pets⠀⇛ In my view, e-pets promote a culture of laziness and detachment, as they allow people to avoid the responsibilities that come with owning a real pet. They do not require any real effort or care, and can be easily ignored or forgotten about. This lack of accountability can lead to a lack of empathy and understanding for the needs of real animals, and can contribute to the mistreatment of pets in the real world. o § Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ parabola⠀⇛ This is a command line program that takes a gmisub url (on gemini), such as Antenna, follows all the links, and prints an Atom feed with all the post included and converted to HTML to stdout. Any links in them retain the gemini:// scheme so you can open your Gemini browser from your Atom reader if you wanna browse around further. # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ We’ve_Been_on_That⠀⇛ I’m annoyed by a lot of the changes happening to the fediverse lately. Unlike what seems to be the majority over there, I don’t really see a massive influx of new users as a Good Thing™. That said, there are some things which are fascinating to watch. The recent tech layoffs and reaction to chatbots is definitely one of those things. I am not a tech worker (although I would like to be). I never went to college. I would not have made it through college, not because of any lack in intelligence or innate talent, but more due to what I like to call my severely low bullshit tolerance. Being made to live in a dorm rather than finding cheaper housing off campus? That would have made me quit. And I know it’s a thing because my kids have complained about it. Mandatory courses that have no relation to my major? Another deal breaker. But mostly I just don’t believe in the concepts of intellectual property or paying for knowledge. That’s the biggest line of bullshit that has ever existed. My feeling is and always has been that the entire sum of human knowledge should be freely available to anyone who has the desire to learn it. With no further qualifiers. This is only tangentially related to the subject of the post, but an introduction to my life’s circumstances. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 6501 ➮ Generation completed at 02:44, i.e. 19 seconds to (re)generate ⟲