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It’s quite revealing that Mr. Gates equates the two.” –Government official A recent Reddit post caught my attention as a Christian, humanist and computer scientist. Allegedly, an employer claimed to be troubled by a worker citing “Religious Reasons” for their refusal to use Microsoft 1. I also refuse to use Microsoft products, but have never been inclined to so boldly claim it a matter of “Religion”. I worry this may be a step too far, and may do some disservice to the very real struggle against corporate tyranny and erosion of digital rights. Indeed, there are many perfectly good reasons to reject the wares of Big Tech companies without invoking religion as a first line. Let’s step back and consider why. “…I see the framing of the Reddit story, of a modern-day “Luddite” throwing her religious spanner into the noble wheels of industry, as mischievous.”Religions are complex. They include ethical values, but also practices, habits, associations, symbolisms, traditions, and interpretations of texts. Most, though not all religions, espouse an ethical framework, but in secular modernity we bracket ethics aside. Whilst for people of faith religion and ethics are essentially synonymous, one may still have profound and unshakable ethics without subscribing to any organised religion. It is not that religious tenets have no relevance to technology. I a troubled, through my personal religious beliefs, by our trajectory in the digital world. The greed, wrath, envy and sloth facilitated by a mindless cult of convenience and control is heartbreaking for me as a computer scientist. The bonfire of opportunity squandered in favour of technologies designed to track, manipulate, enslave and deceive feels like a tragedy of “biblical magnitude”. Inseparably, with respect to positive spiritual understanding, it is religion that preserves my technological optimism, and sense of hope for humane, ethical technology. Yet I see the framing of the Reddit story, of a modern-day “Luddite” throwing her religious spanner into the noble wheels of industry, as mischievous. It rather nicely stokes a false dichotomy between religion and technology. Not only are many technologists religious, but our 21st century digital technology is driven as much by transcendent supernaturalism and organisational ideologies as by clear reason. Indeed there are good arguments to be heard that technology is a religion 2, and in some senses stands against ‘Science’ in its broadest sense – not least because Big Tech inherits many of the social control functions once associated with the brutal and punitive role of the Church, making the “Separation of Tech and State” as urgent as keeping apart “Church and State”. What is really being challenged here is not whether using Microsoft products offends one’s “religious sensibilities”, but whether a good-faith ethical objection to Big Tech products, whether it has roots in religion or not, is reasonable. “What is really being challenged here is not whether using Microsoft products offends one’s “religious sensibilities”, but whether a good-faith ethical objection to Big Tech products, whether it has roots in religion or not, is reasonable.”The issue here revolves around what I think may be a rather misguided or disingenuous attempt to leverage employment law. Law has long given broad protections to religion in the workplace including accommodation of sacred days, dress, prayer times, sanitary and Kosher provisions, respect for eating arrangements around Ramadan, and so on. But let’s be clear, according to US Government guidelines for employers; “Social, political, or economic philosophies, or personal preferences, are not “religious” beliefs under Title VII.” 3 Furthermore, most employers will likely raise the objection of “security” quite dishonestly, rather than sincerely admit that the technology choices of employees cause ordinary administrative or economic inconvenience. Again referring to US Title VII codes; “Examples of burdens on business that are more than minimal (or an “undue hardship”) include: (…) jeopardising security or health; or costing the employer more than a minimal amount.” For the case in point, proffering the nebulous catch-all of “security” is exceptionally dishonest due to the shockingly poor performance of Microsoft products in this regard. Further, I am inclined to agree with Feminist thinker Eve Ensler, that “security” has become its own religion in our times and should values clash it will most surely prevail. “Regardless, the law seems clear, that to offer objections to Microsoft products in the workplace on the basis of religion is folly.”Whether allowing reasonable workplace choice incurs more than a “minimal” cost is unexaminable given the complexity and widespread ignorance of modern technology. More importantly, given the ample opportunities – and even legal requirements – for interoperability, any such “costs” are largely the fault of companies whose strategic choices fail to anticipate reasonable expectations of choice. Regardless, the law seems clear, that to offer objections to Microsoft products in the workplace on the basis of religion is folly. I could not help suspect this story having less than fair provenance. Would it not be a sly propaganda move if Microsoft could colour objections to its wares as the preserve of “religious crazies” and “fanatics”? With that behind us, allow me to give my own argument as to why I refuse to use Microsoft products, whether at home, work or at leisure. It is because to do so is beneath my ethical values. Microsoft is an unethical corporation. Like so much of Big Tech and the commercial software industry in general, low quality products and reckless engineering are only the most visible sins. Behind that lies disregard for social responsibility, acts of theft and bribery, bullying, lying, opposition to freedom, sabotage of fair competition, disobligation to social norms like paying fair taxes and contempt for the laws of other nations. “Behind that lies disregard for social responsibility, acts of theft and bribery, bullying, lying, opposition to freedom, sabotage of fair competition, disobligation to social norms like paying fair taxes and contempt for the laws of other nations.”These are not “mere opinions” born of my dislike for Big Tech, but supported by a litany of well documented legal history there for anyone with time, care and a search engine to examine. Microsoft’s greed and willingness to exploit computer users has led them, again and again, before judges and courts who have fined them hundreds of millions of dollars for their misdeeds. That said, Microsoft are one of the nicer Big Tech companies in an industry that has become decidedly unsavoury of late. Union busting, operating dangerous sweatshops, dumping toxic chemicals, collaboration with dictators, threatening critics, arbitrary lay-offs of many thousands of loyal employees… these are all grist for the mill in the cut-throat business behind our shiny gadgets. I therefore think it is hardly debatable that we each have a solid and just right to make choices about digital products we use, which organisations we support, and to whom we give our money. My choice to not, even indirectly, financially support reprehensible bodies is my inalienable right. “My choice to not, even indirectly, financially support reprehensible bodies is my inalienable right.”Like many in the 1980s I chose not to support South African Apartheid, joining a widespread boycott that eventually unseated the regime. Is it not the quintessential essence of free market capitalism that we may each choose the products of companies and nations not only for economic reasons but for personal, moral and political reasons? Would it be right to force anyone to purchase products of human suffering such as “blood diamonds” or other unethically sourced goods? I claim that, if we still believe in markets at all then we are compelled to respect individual choices, including those around digital technology as sacrosanct. Without this commitment what are we left with in our Western world but a form of “Consumer Communism”, different only in flavour to its Chinese counterpart? But just how much impact do ethical choices around technology really make to people? Can’t we just go along to get along, put the nature of companies like Microsoft out of mind and, as my estranged aunt used to say, “play the white man”? As I wrote in Digital Vegan 4; Roughly, according to the American Time Use Survey and the 2014 Pew Research Social networking fact sheet, we spend on average, 0.5 hours a day in prayer and group worship, 0.5 hours engaged in social and conversational activities, 0.35 hours in romantic and sexual activity and 8.0 hours of screen time, of which 3.0 hours is interactive [Pew14]. This places computing, and the choices of operating system, applications, and workflows right at the centre of a Western adult’s life. So, we are not talking about choosing which flavour of ice-cream to eat. At issue here are some of the most profound life-choices we can make, and ethics ought to be right at the heart of those. Added to the fact that, as discussed above, ethics extend beyond religion to the concerns of secular individuals, we can confidently claim common ethics to be a superset of religious principles. So I would say; Refusal to use Microsoft products is much more than a mere “religious choice”. The response that “technology companies are all alike” is no argument. The moral individual is simply left with an obligation to choose the least evil digital technologies. Today that choice seems very clearly to be independent technology born of the Free Software movement, like GNU and the Linux kernel. In a world increasingly indifferent to human values, lived experience and common morals, Microsoft and other Big Tech companies are more than simple businesses. They are symbols and receptacles of the underlying anti-humanism of our epoch. Yet they continue to aggressively insinuate themselves into our daily lives. “To fire an employee for refusing to use a product on sincere moral grounds is reprehensible. Such companies should be called-out for that.”Further, and perhaps more on topic, we should recognise that companies who coerce employees into unethical choices are themselves unethical. If they have cornered themselves into a captive monoculture through their own poor strategy, that is not an excuse which discharges them of moral obligation. In tech we used to say, “Nobody ever got fired for choosing Microsoft.” Let’s see if this is about to take on a new meaning. To fire an employee for refusing to use a product on sincere moral grounds is reprehensible. Such companies should be called-out for that. Regardless of the truth behind this story it remains important. Wit all the ethical implications of so-called “AI” expanding into our lives these choices are going to become bigger issues. Laws concerning religious choice in the workplace may need expanding to encompass secular ethical choices with deep societal implications. “Those who sincerely believe Big Tech is a threat to freedom and liberal democracy find ourselves on the newest wave of an ancient battle with corruption.”As these technological problems encroach into politics, policing, healthcare, education and employment we will see more examples of this tension. Those who sincerely believe Big Tech is a threat to freedom and liberal democracy find ourselves on the newest wave of an ancient battle with corruption. Anti-Microsoft lobbyists find themselves in good company with Secular Humanists who have long struggled for equity of ethical value informed by reason as much as tradition or association. In support of the employee, I think raising the question of religion has been a good way to temporarily escape the parochialism of our corporate workplaces. In an update to the original post 5 the employee has now, after meetings with HR, Legal and IT, had her requests accommodated, despite her company apparently having good grounds to claim “undue hardship”. We should not take the US legal position as some sort of universal standard. In contrast, the Brazilian constitution equates the protections to religious and philosophical beliefs. Whilst UK laws have long favoured industrial and commercial interests, creating an ideal environment for Big Tech to foist its values upon us, our Equality Act 2010 offers surprising leeway for non- religious ethical objections 6. Under UK law it is unnecessary to ‘prove’ the validity of one’s belief for the belief to be protected by law; only to observe that it is sincerely held. While not harmful to use religion as a specific reason for eschewing products or services, for now I would suggest those who are passionate about the problem need not lean too readily on established religious identity. Rather we must drag our opponents out into the clear daylight of more widely shared feelings. Let’s call this what it is: an ethical objection. Sincere ethical objections ought to be grounds enough to insist on meaningful digital choices without fear of exclusion or retribution. Digital monocultures and cavalier assumptions around them threaten our long-established classical liberal freedom from tyranny. “Nobody should be forced to support systems and companies they find morally objectionable, and no coercion on the grounds of compatibility, policy, security, or mere convenience is acceptable.”Amidst the apparent bounty of technological choice we have neglected “negative freedoms”. We must again mobilise to restore equity and protection under the law for digital rights of abstention as well as choice. On a positive note, this will surely bolster the case for interoperability, greater user-control and anti-monopoly which will in turn stimulate and strengthen our economie Nobody should be forced to support systems and companies they find morally objectionable, and no coercion on the grounds of compatibility, policy, security, or mere convenience is acceptable. █ § Acknowledgements Thank you to Roy Schestowitz, Alexandre Oliva, Daniel James, Edward Nevard and Richard Stallman for your kind comments, suggestions and corrections. § Footnotes: 1 https://old.reddit.com/r/AskHR/comments/11fueld/ ga_employee_claims_she_cant_use_microsoft_windows/ 2 https://www.learnreligions.com/technology-as-religion-4038599 3 https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/what-you-should-know-workplace-religious- accommodation 4 https://digitalvegan.net 5 https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHR/comments/11gztsz/ updatega_employee_claims_she_cant_use_microsoft/ 6 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/10 ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 544 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 03.06.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_06/03/2023:_LibreELEC_11_Released_and_Deutsche_Telekom_Spreads Nextcloud⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 9:11 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Audiocasts/Shows o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o WINE_or_Emulation o Games o Desktop_Environments/WMs # GNOME_Desktop/GTK * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o Reviews o New_Releases o BSD o PCLinuxOS/Mageia/Mandriva/OpenMandriva_Family o Fedora_Family_/_IBM o Debian_Family o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Openness/Sharing/Collaboration # Open_Access/Content o Programming/Development # Python # Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh # Java o Standards/Consortia * Leftovers o Science o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Linux_Foundation o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature # Overpopulation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Civil_Rights/Policing o Digital_Restrictions_(DRM) o Monopolies # Software_Patents * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Technical # Internet/Gemini * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ 9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup:_March_5th,_20234⠀⇛ This week we got lots of releases and Linux news, starting with the availability of the latest KDE Plasma 5.27 LTS desktop environment on Kubuntu 22.10, new GIMP and FFmpeg releases, new kernel security updates for Ubuntu users, and support for 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable CPUs in Ubuntu. New IPFire and Armbian releases arrived as well this week, along with more goodies for KDE users. Check out the hottest news of this week and access all the distro and package downloads in 9to5Linux’s Linux weekly roundup for March 5th, 2023, below. o ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Linux_Around_The_World:_USA_–_Maine⠀⇛ We cover user groups that are running in the US state of Maine. This article forms part of our Linux Around The World series. o ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ Linux_Weekly_Roundup_#225⠀⇛ o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-04_Ubuntu_Linux_Announces_New_Kind_Of Mini_ISO??⠀⇛ # ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-05_Installation_And_First_Look_Of PCLinuxOS_(An_Oldie_But_A_Goodie!)⠀⇛ # ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-05_How_to_install_Shotcut_video_editor_on Linux_Lite_6.2⠀⇛ # ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-05_Fedora_Linux_Finally_Kills_Off_Delta RPM⠀⇛ # ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-05_HP_gives_up,_Flathub_payments, companies_using_FOSS_wrong:_Linux_&_Open_Source_News⠀⇛ # ⚓ Open Source Security (Audio Show) ☛ Episode_365_–_“I_am_not your_supplier”_with_Thomas_Depierre⠀⇛ Josh and Kurt talk to Thomas Depierre about his “I am not a supplier” blog post. We drink from the firehose on this one. Thomas describes the realities and challenges of being an open source maintainer. What open source and society owe each other. How safety can help describe what we see. # ⚓ Bryan Lunduke ☛ 2023-03-05_The_Lunduke_Big_Tech_Show_–_Mar 5,_2023_–_Hour_2⠀⇛ # ⚓ Bryan Lunduke ☛ 2023-03-05_The_Lunduke_Big_Tech_Show_–_Mar 5,_2023_–_Hour_1⠀⇛ o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ 2023-03-04_The_Top_15_Best_Linux_Terminal Emulators⠀⇛ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Use_the_tee_Command_to_Split_Terminal Output_on_Linux⠀⇛ Linux lets you store the command output in files as a means of output redirection. When you save the output to a file using the > or >> operators, the output gets redirected with no information displayed on the terminal. But what if you want to print the output on the screen and store it in a file simultaneously? Although you can’t do it with the output redirection operators, it is possible to do so using the tee command on Linux. # ⚓ Introducing_runst:_Handle_desktop_notifications_neatly_on Linux!⠀⇛ runst is a dead simple notification daemon. In this post, I’m introducing the project and giving different usage examples that will improve your Linux desktop experience. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Buzz ☛ How_to_Install_MiniKube_on_Rocky_Linux_9_ (Simple_Guide)⠀⇛ Minikube is a free and open-source tool that allow us to setup a single node Kubernetes cluster locally on our system. Minikube is only used for learning Kubernetes and allow developers to  build their test environment locally on their system. # ⚓ Unix Men ☛ How_To_Check_An_MD5_Checksum_on_Linux_(Fast_And Easy)⠀⇛ A checksum value is a short data block derived from a larger one. MD5 (Message Digest 5) checksum values are used to verify the integrity of files in Linux.  # ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ How_secure_is_merely_discarding_ (TRIMing)_all_of_a_SSD’s_blocks?⠀⇛ First off, any SSD you want to use today will support what’s called ‘Deterministic Read After TRIM (DRAT)’ (sort of cf), where the SSD will always return a fixed result when you read data after a TRIM operation. Some SSDs also promise to always return zeros in this situation; this is ‘Deterministic read ZEROs after TRIM’, variously abbreviated as ‘DZAT’, ‘RZAT’, or ‘DRZAT’. These are the (S)ATA versions, but NVMe has a similar system. All of these mean that once you TRIM the entire drive, the previous data on the drive can’t be read through normal means, so someone who gets your drive and puts it in a computer will get garbage (or possibly errors on NVMe drives). # ⚓ How_to_install_PHP,_PHP-FPM_in_Alpine_Linux?⠀⇛ PHP is a general purpose scripting language that is used mainly for web development, it is pragmatic, easy to learn and use, it is constantly evolving with a wide community of developers who are in charge of enriching this popular programming language with new features, therefore it is constantly evolving. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_iostat_on_Ubuntu_22.04_or 20.04⠀⇛ Iostat is a popular system monitoring and performance analysis tool widely used on Linux systems. It provides detailed information on system resources such as CPU utilization, disk I/O, and network utilization, which can help system administrators monitor and optimize their systems’ performance. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Brave_Browser_on_Manjaro Linux⠀⇛ Brave Browser is a free and open-source web browser created by Brendan Eich, the co-founder of Mozilla and the creator of JavaScript. It is designed to provide users with a fast, secure, and privacy- focused browsing experience. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ SCP_Command_on_Linux:_30_Example_Commands⠀⇛ Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) is a command-line tool that transfers files securely between remote servers using the SSH (Secure Shell) protocol. It is a convenient and secure way to move files between servers, particularly for system administrators who manage multiple servers. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ Extract_Tar_Files_on_Linux:_30_Useful Commands⠀⇛ Extracting tar files is a fundamental task in Linux and Unix-based systems. The tar utility is designed to consolidate multiple files into a single archive file. This archive file can be compressed with various algorithms such as gzip, bzip2, and xz. After compression, the archive file can be extracted using the untar command. # ⚓ Citizix ☛ How_to_Set_up_Prometheus_Node_exporter_in Kubernetes⠀⇛ In this guide we’ll learn how to set up and configure “Node Exporter” to collect Linux system metrics like CPU load and disk I/O and expose them as Prometheus-style metrics in kubernetes. To get all the kubernetes node-level system metrics, you need to have a node-exporter running in all the kubernetes nodes. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Couchbase_on_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Couchbase on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, Couchbase is an open-source, distributed NoSQL document database that provides a flexible and scalable architecture. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Synaptic_Package_Manager_on_Ubuntu 22.04_LTS⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Synaptic Package Manager on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. # ⚓ Kifarunix ☛ How_to_Deploy_Filebeat_using_Ansible⠀⇛ In this tutorial, you will learn how to deploy Filebeat using Ansible. Ansible is an open-source automation tool used for configuration management, application deployment, and task automation. It is designed to simplify IT automation by providing a way to automate tasks across a large number of computers. # ⚓ Kifarunix ☛ Install_and_Setup_VeraCrypt_on_Linux_Mint_21⠀⇛ In this guide, we are going to learn how to install and setup VeraCrypt on Linux Mint 21. VeraCrypt, a fork of TrueCrypt, is a free and open source on- the-fly disk encryption (OTFE) tool. # ⚓ peppe8o ☛ Add_a_Touch_Monitor_to_Raspberry_PI:_Reviewing the_Elecrow_Meteor_Screen_10.1″⠀⇛ In recent days, I get hands on an interesting touch monitor for my Raspberry PI: the Elecrow Meteor Screen. # ⚓ [Repeat] Trend Oceans ☛ How_to_Install_ONLYOFFICE_Desktop Editors_on_All_Major_Linux_Distrbutions⠀⇛ If you are looking for some alternatives to Microsoft Office that can open and create Microsoft Office documents without any problem, then ONLYOFFICE Desktop is a perfect choice. # ⚓ XDA ☛ How_to_sideload_apps_to_a_Chromebook [Ed: Quick calling install "sideload". Installing software is not a crime.]⠀⇛ A significant benefit of owning a great Chromebook is that you can use all kinds of apps on it, including Linux apps, Android apps, and standard web apps. Most Android apps, in particular, can be downloaded via the Google Play Store, but what if you want to use a specific Android app that’s not listed? Well, you can sideload that app. Just know that doing so isn’t exactly easy since you’ll need to switch your Chromebook to developer mode. This comes with risks of its own, but if you’re up for the task, you can follow the steps below. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ Searching_and_manipulating_text_with_grep_and sed⠀⇛ As a programmer or system administrator, you often need to work with large text files, log files, and configuration files. These files can be difficult to read and analyze manually. In such cases, using command-line tools like grep and sed can make the job much easier. In this blog post, we will explore how to use grep and sed to search and manipulate text in a Unix/Linux environment. # ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ How_to_install_Shotcut_video_editor_on Linux_Lite_6.2⠀⇛ # ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ How_to_install_Godot_4.0_on_a Chromebook⠀⇛ # ⚓ PC Linux ☛ Converting_Between_Graphics_Formats,_Revisited⠀⇛ Back in November 2022, there was a thread in the PCLinuxOS forum where GOTHBITES was asking how to view a JXL (JPEG XL) file. Back in April 2022, the JXL format was talked about in an article on WEBP graphics. PCLinuxOS users … heck, most users, regardless of the operating system … are pretty much up a creek without a paddle when it comes to viewing or using JXL files. I’m doubtful that the JXL format will gain much traction, performing like most of the JPEG Group’s other attempted modifications to the original JPG format. And none of them resulted in anything resembling widespread use, except among the committee members and their fanbois. By the second page of the aforementioned forum thread, talk had turned to the “newish” WEBP graphic format (originally announced by Google in September 2010 as an open source format, but the first stable version of its library didn’t come out until April 2018, according to Wikipedia) that appears to be coming on strong with widespread adoption, at least on the web. I’ve even seen “reports” that the Google Chrome web browser will save images in the WEBP format when/if you select “Save Image…” from an image on a web page. However, none of the usual word processors or publishing programs known and used by Linux users (including LibreOffice and Scribus) recognize the WEBP graphics format, but all of the major web browsers and GIMP support the format. # ⚓ PC Linux ☛ Tip_Top_Tips:_Xfce_Configuration_For_The_CAPS- LOCK⠀⇛ Do you ever look up from your keyboard to the screen, only to see that you’ve typed everything in CAPS, and you have to delete and retype it? You’d pressed the CAPS key in error. It happens. Now in the Xfce Settings Manager > Keyboard > Layout, it’s possible to reassign CAPS LOCK to Compose, meaning that the worst that can happen if you accidentally hit the CAPS key is that one character has to be replaced by 2 or 3. However, if you do that, there may be times when you actually require CAPS to be LOCKed. One example here in Britain is when you get a loyalty voucher from a well-known supermarket chain, and to claim it, you have to enter a long string of characters consisting of numbers and capital letters, and you don’t want to keep alternating the SHIFT key as you type. Lower case letters result in an error. It is possible to set CAPS LOCK by pressing both SHIFT keys via the KDE Control Centre, but not Xfce. # ⚓ PC Linux ☛ GIMP_Tutorial:_Time-Saving_Tips⠀⇛ I’ve been on YouTube again, looking for extra knowledge about GIMP. As I’ve said before, one of my faves is Davies Media Design. He outlined ten time-saving tips, which are mostly keyboard shortcuts, but they are really good, so I’ll share. Some of them have two tips in the same section, so you’ll end up with more than ten. o § WINE or Emulation⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Best_Android_Emulators_for_Linux_in_2023⠀⇛ Guide on the best and reliable Android emulators in 2023 that you can use on Linux and its distros such as Ubuntu to turn your computer into an Android device. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Wine_development_release_v8.3_is_out_now⠀⇛ Wine, the translations layer that allows Windows apps and games to run on other operating systems, that forms part of Steam Play Proton has version 8.3 out now. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Base-building,_tower_defense_and_digging_— Lumencraft_has_it_all⠀⇛ Lumencraft is a pretty gorgeous top-down blending of base-building, where you need to set up defensive towers and a whole lot of digging. Developed with full Linux and Steam Deck support using Godot Engine, it’s easily one of my indie favourites from this year and it just left Early Access as a full game. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Rhythm_mini-game_collection_Bits_&_Bops gets_Linux_support⠀⇛ Bits & Bops looks sweet! A fun collection of rhythm mini-games, and the developer has upgraded the demo to include Linux support for this upcoming game. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Your_Only_Move_Is_HUSTLE_gets_a_Linux version⠀⇛ Your Only Move Is HUSTLE, a very popular online turn-based fighting game and super-powered fight scene simulator now has Linux support. On Steam, it has an Overwhelmingly Positive rating from over 4,000 user reviews. The new Native Linux build landed on March 2nd in a short announcement, seems this was to get it working better on Steam Deck where it has a Steam Deck Playable rating with multiple issues noted. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Counter-Strike_2_is_reportedly_a_real_thing and_coming_soon⠀⇛ There’s been a whole lot of rumours appearing lately that seem quite credible, with Counter- Strike 2 apparently due soon. It’s not entirely clear if this is a full new game, or a big upgrade for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive but either way it’s pretty exciting for FPS fans. # ⚓ NVIDIA_RTX_4080/4070_Ti_Enter_the_List_of_Top_10_Most_Sold GPUs_on_Steam,_AMD_Grows_Linux_CPU_Share⠀⇛ The PC market has been in a slump for quite a while now. Since GPU mining collapsed, excess inventory, falling prices, and lack of demand have plagued the graphics card market. The launch of NVIDIA’s RTX 40 series graphics cards marks the beginning of a new chapter. One where AMD isn’t doing too well. Despite being out for several months, the Radeon RX 7900 series graphics cards are yet to enter the Steam hardware database. # ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ Install_DOSBox_in_Ubuntu_to_Play_Retro_Games⠀⇛ The DOSbox emulator lets you use the disk operating systems of the 80s. You can also use it to play retro games on Linux. # ⚓ PC Linux ☛ Game_Zone:_X-Com:_UFO_Defense⠀⇛ olks, where has the world gone? After all that we have been going through in the last few years, we are now having a wave of UFO sightings. Yes, unidentified objects are popping up everywhere, and if they are just Chinese balloons, we are fine. BUT what if they are not? If the aliens are really visiting us and preparing an invasion ? Well, to prepare for the aliens’ arrival, nothing better than playing X-Com: UFO Defense, a strategy game by Microprose, released in 1994. [...] To play Openxcom on PCLinuxOS, you must have a copy of the original DOS game, X-COM: UFO Defense. # ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ Best_Steam_Deck_Games_Released_in_the_Past Week,_with_Pizza_Tower_and_The_25th_Ward_–_2023-03-05 Edition⠀⇛ Between 2023-02-26 and 2023-03-05 there were 95 new games validated for the Steam Deck. # ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ Top_13_New_Games_You_Can_Play_on_Linux_with Proton_–_March_2023_Edition⠀⇛ We are back with our usual monthly update! Boiling Steam looks at the latest data dumps from ProtonDB to give you a quick list of new games that work (pretty much? see ratings) perfectly with Proton since they were released… o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ Pano_Clipboard_Manager_for_GNOME_Shell Updated⠀⇛ We’re talking improved UI, new user-requested features, and a ton of additional configuration options. Oh yeah, and it supports GNOME 44 nice and early so you can upgrade to Ubuntu 23.04 this April without worrying about breakage – aah! To recap for those unfamiliar with it, Pano is a clipboard manager for GNOME Shell that uses rich previews for copied content types (e.g., image, links, images, hex codes, text, etc). Content is stored in a horizontal pop- up bar placed the bottom of the screen that you open using a keyboard shortcut or a tray icon. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o ⚓ Medium ☛ Top_5_FAVORITE_Linux_Distros_in_2023_|_by_TechHut_|_Mar, 2023_|_Medium⠀⇛ It’s been a while since we over-viewed some of my top Linux distributions. Creating top lists for anything is difficult to do as leaving out bias and opinion is near impossible. An actual top or best Linux distro list would probably have Debian at the top and include OpenSUSE, RHEL, and distributions like that. This list is my personal favorite. Linux distributions that I’ve actually used on physical hardware in the last year and find myself coming back. o ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Nitrux_2.7_Released_with_Maui_Shell_and_KDE_Plasma 5.27_LTS_Flavors⠀⇛ Powered by the long-term supported Linux 6.1 LTS kernel series (Liquorix flavored for desktop, multimedia, and gaming workloads), Nitrux 2.7 is here to offer you a brand-new flavor of its ISO image featuring the in-house developed and long-anticipated Maui Shell desktop interface. Maui Shell is a convergent desktop interface for desktops and mobile devices developed by the Nitrux development team. It features a set of in-house baked apps created with the Maui Kit, called Maui Apps, which are also available in the KDE Plasma edition. o ⚓ Computing UK ☛ After_20_years_are_developers_now_ready_for_Nix?⠀⇛ Nix and NixOS promise application portability, reliability and reproducibility, but can developers be persuaded to make the switch? o § Reviews⠀➾ # ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ Review:_Nemo_Mobile_and_the_PinePhone⠀⇛ I started out this week looking forward to trying a new operating system, Nemo Mobile, and when it didn’t work for me, I ended up going down a long series of dead-ends. What began as a week of gradually exploring one mobile platform turned into a journey through the landscape of the PinePhone ecosystem. What I discovered there was not encouraging. A year or so ago the PinePhone appeared to have a healthy and growing community. There were over 20 operating systems available for the PinePhone, people were encouraging developers to port their distributions to the original PinePhone, and it was proving to be a good test bed for mobile Linux systems. The PinePhone looked to be performing a similar role for the open source mobile community as the Raspberry Pi did for budget computing. Neither device is high powered, but they are fairly open and inexpensive. Both are great for hobbyists and people looking to polish software which might end up running on other, more formidable equipment. In other words, a new mobile operating system running on the PinePhone today where it can be tested and polished might be ported to mainstream devices next year. o § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ LibreELEC_11_Launches_with_Kodi_20,_Support_for NVIDIA_GPUs⠀⇛ LibreELEC 11 is a major update that ships with the latest Kodi 20 “Nexus” open-source media center and introduces a new Generic-Legacy image supporting NVIDIA GPUs, Chrome browser add-on, and older hardware. It also improves support for Raspberry Pi 4 boards by enabling the 4096×2160 resolution on 4K TVs instead of 3840×2160, and reintroduces support for older Amlogic devices, such as S905, S905X/D, and S912, enabling H264 playback and seeking, HDR for HEVC/VP9 media, HDMI multi-channel PCM and pass- through audio, and more. o § BSD⠀➾ # ⚓ MJ Fransen ☛ Some_notes_on_OpenBSD_7.2_on_a_Thinkpad_X201⠀⇛ Recently I bought a refurbished Thinkpad X201, so this was a great occasion to put OpenBSD on it. # ⚓ Undeadly ☛ OpenBSD_-current_is_now_7.3-beta⠀⇛ This means that the code is likely feature complete for the upcoming release, which is expected to appear in May, and your testing is especially welcome. # ⚓ DragonFly BSD Digest ☛ The_answer_is_yes⠀⇛ Self-Host All the Things? # ⚓ DragonFly BSD Digest ☛ Straightforward_utilities⠀⇛ rsync(1) on FreeBSD with a modern Walkman. o § PCLinuxOS/Mageia/Mandriva/OpenMandriva Family⠀➾ # ⚓ PC Linux ☛ Exploring_LXQt:_A_Basic_Guide,_Part_2⠀⇛ LXQt’s default file manager, PCManFM-Qt, has some handy capabilities which might enhance your workflow. A split-screen feature makes it very convenient to copy files between two different locations. In addition, PCManFM-Qt is able to connect to a remote server (such as an FTP server or NAS [Network Attached Storage]). # ⚓ PC Linux ☛ ICYMI:_Ransomware_Operation_Adds_Support_For Linux_Devices⠀⇛ PCLinuxOS users have a wide variety of interests, and it’s important to keep ourselves informed about what’s going on beyond the borders of our beloved PCLinuxOS playground. Sometimes, it’s even good to reach out beyond our normal interests and comfort zone. It’s how we discover “new things” that we like. A “roundup” article, therefore, is still warranted (in my humble opinion). So, to mark the “change,” we’re going to change the name of Short Topix to ICYMI (in case you missed it). The entries will be shorter, with the same links you’ve become accustomed to in the Short Topix column, and you can follow the links to read more about the topics that interest you. # ⚓ PC Linux ☛ Screenshot_Showcase⠀⇛ # ⚓ PC Linux ☛ From_The_Chief_Editor’s_Desk…⠀⇛ In the U.S., Daylight Savings Time is “starting” again. As in, “spring forward.” That means we all advance our clocks by one hour. Bleh! I’m reminded of the supposed old American Indian quote (no one really knows if it is, but it makes the point perfectly): “Only white man thinks that cutting one foot from top of blanket and sewing to bottom of blanket makes blanket one foot longer.” o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ Computer Weekly ☛ Red_Hat_&_Nutanix:_a_partnership_forged in_cloud-native_leadership⠀⇛ Adam Tarbox, vice president channel sales EMEA, Nutanix , shares his thoughts on the relationship the firm has formed with Red Hat # ⚓ 2023-03-03_Fedora_37_templates_available⠀⇛ o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Enrico_Zini:_Heart-driven_drum_loop⠀⇛ I have Python code for reading_a_heart_rate monitor. I have Python code to generate_MIDI_events. Could I resist putting them together? Clearly not. # ⚓ Enrico_Zini:_Generating_MIDI_events_with_JACK_and_Python⠀⇛ I had a go at trying to figure out how to generate arbitrary MIDI events and send them out over a JACK MIDI channel. § Setting up JACK and Pipewire Pipewire has a JACK interface, which in theory means one could use JACK clients out of the box without extra setup. In practice, one need to tell JACK clients which set of libraries to use to communicate to servers, and Pipewire’s JACK server is not the default choice. To tell JACK clients to use Pipewire’s server, you can either: # on a client-by-client basis, wrap the commands with pw-jack # to change the system default: cp /usr/share/ doc/pipewire/examples/ld.so.conf.d/pipewire- jack-*.conf /etc/ld.so.conf.d/ and run ldconfig (see_the_Debian_wiki_for_details) # ⚓ Reproducible_Builds:_Reproducible_Builds_in_February_2023⠀⇛ Welcome to the February 2023 report from the Reproducible_Builds project. As ever, if you are interested in contributing to our project, please visit the contribute page on our website. =================================================== FOSDEM_2023 was held in Brussels on the 4th & 5th of February and featured a number of talks related to reproducibility. In particular, Akihiro Suda gave a talk titled Bit-for-bit_reproducible_builds with_Dockerfile discussing deterministic timestamps and deterministic apt-get (original_announcement). There was also an entire ‘track’_of_talks_on Software_Bill_of_Materials (SBOMs). SBOMs are an inventory for software with the intention of increasing the transparency of software components (the US National_Telecommunications_and_Information Administration (NTIA) published a useful Myths_vs. Facts document in 2021). o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ Xubuntu_Minimal:_Opportunity_to_Build_Your_Own Distro⠀⇛ Afew days back, Canonical announced that an official minimal ISO installation file for the Ubuntu 23.04 “Lunar Lobster” release is in the works. While the image is not yet available as of publishing this, the Xubuntu team managed to work out their own minimal ISO installation image. Let’s look at what you get in the minimal Xubuntu installation and a comparison with the regular desktop installer. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ OPPO_Find_X5_Pro_Review:_The_Budget_Android_Flagship⠀⇛ # ⚓ Online Tech Tips ☛ Why_Brightness_Keeps_Going_Down_on_Your Android_Phone_(And_How_to_Fix)⠀⇛ # ⚓ Financial Express ☛ Motorola_G73_5G_with_Dimensity_930, Android_13_to_launch_in_India_on_March_10:_Details_|_The Financial_Express⠀⇛ # ⚓ SlashGear ☛ The_Best_Widgets_To_Add_To_Your_Android_Phone’s Home_Screen⠀⇛ # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Best_Android_Emulators_for_Linux_in_2023⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ Libre Arts ☛ LibreArts_Weekly_recap_—_5_March_2023⠀⇛ Still settling in, shorter recap again. Week highlights: new releases of GIMP and Godot, new features in Krita and Inkscape. § GIMP 2.10.34 The GIMP team released another update in the stable series, mostly with bugfixes and some minor new features backported from the 2.99 series. Notable changes: # TIFF support improvements # Exporting of paths to PSD now possible # Exporting to JPEG XL now possible, metadata now imported # Transparency now handled on importing and exporting to PDF # The Set Image Canvas Size dialog now has a template selector # Fixes in the desktop color picker o ⚓ Medevel ☛ Rustdesk⠀⇛ Open source virtual / remote desktop infrastructure for everyone! The open source TeamViewer alternative. Display and control your PC and Android devices from anywhere at anytime. o ⚓ Medevel ☛ 14_Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Figma_Kits,_Elements,_and UI/UX_Components⠀⇛ What is Figma? Figma is a cloud-based design tool used to create user interfaces, websites, and other digital products. It allows designers to collaborate, share, and create designs in real-time with their team members and stakeholders. Who uses Figma? o ⚓ SJVN ☛ Deutsche_Telekom_offers_Nextcloud_Office_to_its_cloud customers⠀⇛ Hundreds of millions of users use Microsoft 365 or Google Docs as their office software. But, if you’re not keen on using a proprietary program and keeping your files on a proprietary platform, Deutsche Telekom is now offering another approach for its German and Austrian users: Open- source, NextCloud Office. Nextcloud Office is a Sofware-as-a-Service (SaaS) office suite. It supports collaborative editing for groups. Based on LibreOffice and Collabora, it supports all major document, spreadsheet, and presentation file formats. You can use it via a web browser on Linux, macOS, and Windows desktop and Android and iOS mobile applications. In short, it’s a complete replacement for all but the fussiest Microsoft Office and Google Docs user o ⚓ Medevel ☛ 10_Open_Source_Flutter_UI_Kits_to_Boost_your_App Development⠀⇛ What is Flutter? Flutter is a free and open-source mobile application development framework created by Google that has been gaining popularity in recent years. o ⚓ Connor Tumbleson ☛ Grafana_&_Prometheus⠀⇛ So as you can imagine – I can collect data via Prometheus and Grafana perfectly can ingest that data to visualize it. The challenge I had was figuring out how all this worked. o § Openness/Sharing/Collaboration⠀➾ # § Open Access/Content⠀➾ # ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ How_Wikipedia_helps_keep_the internet_open⠀⇛ Overall, Wikipedia’s technology ecosystem is vast! As MediaWiki, one of the most popular software in the Wikimedia world, is available under an open source license, over four hundred thousand projects and organizations use it for hosting their content. For example, NASA uses it to organize its content around space missions and their knowledge base! In addition, there are many other bots, tools, desktop and mobile apps that help with content access, creation, editing, and maintenance. For example, bots in particular help drastically reduce the workload of editors by automating repetitive and tedious tasks, such as fighting vandalism, suggesting articles to newcomers, fact-checking articles, and more. InternetArchiveBot is a popular bot that frequently communicates with the Wayback Machine to fix dead links on Wikipedia. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Vox ☛ How_the_first_chatbot_predicted_the_dangers_of_AI more_than_50_years_ago⠀⇛ In 1966, MIT computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum released ELIZA (named after the fictional Eliza Doolittle from George Bernard Shaw’s 1913 play Pygmalion), the first program that allowed some kind of plausible conversation between humans and machines. The process was simple: Modeled after the Rogerian style of psychotherapy, ELIZA would rephrase whatever speech input it was given in the form of a question. If you told it a conversation with your friend left you angry, it might ask, “Why do you feel angry?” Ironically, though Weizenbaum had designed ELIZA to demonstrate how superficial the state of human-to- machine conversation was, it had the opposite effect. People were entranced, engaging in long, deep, and private conversations with a program that was only capable of reflecting users’ words back to them. Weizenbaum was so disturbed by the public response that he spent the rest of his life warning against the perils of letting computers — and, by extension, the field of AI he helped launch — play too large a role in society. # ⚓ David Chapman ☛ Artificial_neurons_considered_harmful⠀⇛ So-called “neural networks” are extremely expensive, poorly understood, unfixably unreliable, deceptive, data hungry, and inherently limited in capabilities. In short: they are bad. # ⚓ Terence Eden ☛ Adventures_in_home_automation_–_Home Assistant_on_a_Raspberry_Pi_2⠀⇛ They say that The Best Camera Is The One That’s With You – the same is true of Raspberries Pi. As much as I’d love a 4B, they seem permanently sold out. So I dug through my scrapheap of old tech and resurrected an ancient Pi2. It’s old, outdated, slow, with limited RAM, and has a bunch of much- abused GPIO pins. But it works and – crucially – is still supported by Home Assistant OS. Well… ish! # ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ An_unexciting_idea:_Code_changes have_context⠀⇛ I recently read Mark Dominus’s I wish people would stop insisting that Git branches are nothing but refs (via). One of my thoughts afterward is that this feels like an instance of a broader thing, which is that (code) changes have context; here, one part of that context is where they happen (ie, what branch they happen on). Of course we already know that in a sense, because Git (and pretty much every other version control system) considers it important to record both who made the change and when it was made. # ⚓ Jussi Pakkanen ☛ The_code_functionality_tipping_point⠀⇛ Software development is weirdly nonlinear. When you start working on a new project at first it does not really do much. Adding more and more code does not seem to help. The “end user visible” functionality is pretty poor and it does not seem to get visibly better. You can do something, but nothing that would be actually useful. This goes on for some amount of time that can’t be predicted. And then, unexpectedly, the pieces come together and useful functionality jumps from “almost nothing” to “quite a lot, actually”. # ⚓ Ken Shirriff ☛ Reverse-engineering_the_electronics_in_the Globus_analog_navigational_computer⠀⇛ In the Soyuz space missions, cosmonauts tracked their position above the Earth with a remarkable electromechanical device with a rotating globe. This navigation instrument was an analog computer that used an elaborate system of gears, cams, and differentials to compute the spacecraft’s position. Officially, the unit was called a “space navigation indicator” with the Russian acronym ИНК (INK),1 but I’ll use the nickname “Globus”. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Getcwd()_Function_in_C_Language⠀⇛ Practical tutorial on how to use the getcwd() function to determine the current working directory of the calling program in C langugage and their errors. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Gethostbyname()_Function_in_C_Language⠀⇛ Comprehensive guide on how to use the gethostbyname () function in C language to get an information about a hostname and how a “hostent” structure is composed. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Open()_Function_in_C_Language⠀⇛ Tutorial on how to use the open() function to open the files, its theoretical description and input arguments, and the data type that is used in each case. # § Python⠀➾ # ⚓ Earthly ☛ Advanced_MongoDB_Features_with_PyMongo⠀⇛ In this tutorial, you will learn about schema validation, data modeling, and advanced MongoDB queries. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Python_Create_File_If_Not_Exists⠀⇛ To create a file after checking its non- existence in Python, use the open() method with the “w+” flag or use the pathlib module. # § Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh⠀➾ # ⚓ Andrew Jorgensen ☛ Be_Careful_Using_tmux_and Environment_Variables⠀⇛ What this says is that the global environment is copied over when the server is started. Each session also has an environment that is merged with the original global environment but it only has a set list of environment variables that are updated. You can see this with the following command in a tmux session: [...] # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ How_to_calculate_division_and_remainder_in Bash⠀⇛ Bash is a powerful command-line interface and scripting language that offers a wide range of mathematical operations, including division and remainder. Division and remainder are fundamental operations used in various programming and mathematical applications. This article will discuss how to perform division and remainder operations in Bash and their usage. # § Java⠀➾ # ⚓ Disabling_the_DebugLoggerUI_service_app_in_Android⠀⇛ The following notification appeared every time I switched on my Blackview Tab 10 tablet (Android 11): DebugLoggerUI DebugLoggerUI service is running I cannot remember if this notification started appearing after I upgraded the tablet’s firmware last year to remove a bug in the original firmware… o § Standards/Consortia⠀➾ # ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Feedback_on_paper_sizes⠀⇛ Last Friday I talked about liking_the_ANSI/US Letter_paper_size, despite living in a country that uses the far more sensible A4 for documents. I also mentioned that C Series paper also exists. [...] I’d never considered this, but it makes sense. I miss 4:3 monitors more broadly, and having it at about that ratio for paper might be pleasing for a similar reason. # ⚓ Eric Bailey ☛ I_doubled-down_on_RSS⠀⇛ Part of mourning the communities I once had there involves figuring out how to not forget who was important to me. This means creating a way to stay abreast of what they’re doing. One of the most obvious ways to stay in the know is subscribe to RSS feeds. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Ericsson_pays_US$207m_DoJ_fine_over_alleged_bribery_in Iraq⠀⇛ Swedish telecommunications equipment provider Ericsson has paid a fine of US$207 million over breaches of a deferred prosecution agreement reached with the US Department of Justice in 2019, the company says. o ⚓ Fudzilla ☛ Ericsson_fined_again_over_bribery_case⠀⇛ Networking giant Ericsson has been slapped with a fine by the US Department of Justice or breaching terms of the deferred prosecution deal it struck in 2019 in a corruption scandal. o ⚓ France24 ☛ Greek_stationmaster_charged_over_deadly_rail_crash_as PM_seeks_forgiveness⠀⇛ The stationmaster implicated in Greece’s deadliest rail crash, which killed at least 57 people, was charged and taken into custody Sunday, hours after the prime minister asked for forgiveness for the disaster. o ⚓ Lawrence Tratt ☛ Scheduling_my_Electricity_Usage⠀⇛ Modern societies function in large part thanks to our ability to use as much electricity as we want, when we want it. As renewable energy (solar, wind) plays a greater part in the electricity generation mix, our opportunities to use “cleaner” energy increase, but renewables are also fickle — sometimes the wind doesn’t blow, and the sun doesn’t shine. Today in the UK, for example, the weather is overcast and still: solar and wind aren’t going to generate much power. In such cases, the electricity we’re using is generated from much “dirtier” sources. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ ‘Truth_Serums’_Exist_–_But_They_Probably Don’t_Work_The_Way_You_Think_They_Do⠀⇛ Lying is complicated. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Black_Holes_So_Massive_They_Shouldn’t_Exist Could_Spawn_From_a_Rare_Triple_Merger⠀⇛ The most massive single objects in the Universe. # ⚓ Omicron Limited ☛ Runes_were_just_as_advanced_as_Roman alphabet_writing,_says_researcher⠀⇛ In the Middle Ages, the Roman alphabet and runes lived side by side. A new doctoral thesis challenges the notion that runes represent more of an oral and less of a learned form of written language. “Here rests Bishop Peter’ might have been inscribed on a gravestone from the 1200s. Some inscriptions might have been made using runes, others with Roman letters,” says Johan Bollaert, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies. He has investigated written language used in public inscriptions in Norway from the 1100s to the 1500s. Last autumn, he defended his doctoral thesis “Visuality and Literacy in the Medieval Epigraphy of Norway.” # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ What_if_The_Universe_Started_With_a_Dark Big_Bang?⠀⇛ There may have been two ‘Big Bangs’. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Researchers_Have_Found_The_Earliest Evidence_of_Horseback_Riding_Yet⠀⇛ Giddy up. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ It’s_time_to_hit_the_reset_button_on American_secondary_education⠀⇛ The American secondary education system is fundamentally broken. Despite federal spending on education amounting to $94 billion, the United States ranks 24th out of 71 developed nations in science and 38th in math. With only 37% of high school seniors performing at a “proficient” level in reading… o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ India Times ☛ World’s_largest_contract_chipmaker_TSMC_to hire_6,000_engineers_in_2023⠀⇛ According to TSMC, the company will seek young engineers with associate, bachelor’s, masters’s or doctorate degrees in electrical engineering or software-related fields in cities all across Taiwan. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Vox ☛ 2023-03-04_Why_it’s_so_hard_to_get_answers_on_long Covid⠀⇛ # ⚓ International Business Times ☛ 2023-03-03_British_tourists warned_not_to_travel_to_Ibiza_as_island_is_on_dengue_alert after_travellers_get_infected⠀⇛ # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ Too_Many_Studies_on_Teen_Social_Media_Use_Only Look_at_White_Kids⠀⇛ Most research on teen social media use has been conducted on white_teens and_college_students. As a result, it is unclear to what extent overlooked populations such as racial and ethnic minorities, sexual and gender minorities and other vulnerable adolescent populations may be using social media in different ways. # ⚓ NYPost ☛ New_emails_show_Dr._Anthony_Fauci_commissioned scientific_paper_in_Feb._2020_to_disprove_Wuhan_lab_leak theory⠀⇛ New emails uncovered by House Republicans probing the COVID-19 pandemic reveal the deceptive nature of Dr. Anthony Fauci. # ⚓ NYPost ☛ NY_court_workers_fired_for_refusing_COVID_vax_must be_rehired_with_back_pay_as_state_board_scraps_mandate⠀⇛ Under terms of the decision issued last month, the Unified Court System must immediately “cease and desist” from enforcing policies that require all non-judicial employees to be vaccinated or undergo regular testing. # ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ A_night_in_isn’t_always_to_our_benefit⠀⇛ When marijuana is legalized, its usage skyrockets. With dispensaries popping up on every corner and the potent smell lingering in the streets of Ann Arbor, it’s no mystery that college students are playing their part in those rising numbers. # ⚓ YLE ☛ THL:_Low_risk_of_bird_flu_transmission_to_humans⠀⇛ Avian influenza has been circulating among wild birds in Finland over the past few years. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Texas_mulls_law_forcing_ISPs_to_block access_to_abortion_websites⠀⇛ The bill, introduced by Republican Steve Toth, a member of the state House of Representatives, would require ISPs in Texas to “make every reasonable and technologically feasible effort to block [Internet] access to information or material intended to assist or facilitate efforts to obtain an elective abortion or an abortion-inducing drug.” # ⚓ Omicron Limited ☛ Bees_follow_linear_landmarks_to_find their_way_home,_just_like_the_first_pilots⠀⇛ In late summer of 2010 and 2011 near the village of Klein Lüben in Brandenburg, Menzel and colleagues caught 50 experienced forager honeybees and glued a 10.5-mg transponder on their back. They then released them in a new test area, too distant to be familiar to the bees. In the the test area was a radar, which could detect the transponders at a distance of up to 900 meters. The most notable landmark in the test area was a pair of parallel irrigation channels, running southwest to northeast. When honeybees find themselves in unfamiliar territory, they fly in exploratory loops in different directions and over different distances, centered on the release spot. With the radar, the researchers tracked the exact exploratory flight pattern of each bee for between 20 minutes and three hours. The bees flew at up to nine meters above the ground during the experiment. # ⚓ uni Pennsylvania State ☛ Seminar:_Interactions_between honey_bees_and_pesticides_in_agriculture⠀⇛ Reed got his start in research beekeeping as an undergraduate research assistant at the University of Montana. He went on to receive a Ph.D. in Entomology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he was involved in the honey bee genome project. Reed is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Entomology at The Ohio State University in Wooster, Ohio where he teaches two courses: one on beekeeping and the other on pesticide science. His research focuses on determining how bees are exposed to pesticides and the effects that pesticides have on the health of honey bees, with the larger goal of promoting bee health in the context of modern agriculture. # ⚓ Nature ☛ Ecological_traits_interact_with_landscape_context to_determine_bees’_pesticide_risk⠀⇛ Widespread contamination of ecosystems with pesticides threatens non-target organisms. However, the extent to which life-history traits affect pesticide exposure and resulting risk in different landscape contexts remains poorly understood. We address this for bees across an agricultural land- use gradient based on pesticide assays of pollen and nectar collected by Apis mellifera, Bombus terrestris and Osmia bicornis, representing extensive, intermediate and limited foraging traits. We found that extensive foragers (A. mellifera) experienced the highest pesticide risk—additive toxicity-weighted concentrations. However, only intermediate (B. terrestris) and limited foragers (O. bicornis) responded to landscape context—experiencing lower pesticide risk with less agricultural land. Pesticide risk correlated among bee species and between food sources and was greatest in A. mellifera-collected pollen—useful information for future postapproval pesticide monitoring. We provide foraging trait- and landscape-dependent information on the occurrence, concentration and identity of pesticides that bees encounter to estimate pesticide risk, which is necessary for more realistic risk assessment and essential information for tracking policy goals to reduce pesticide risk. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ Hall_of_Shame:_9_Ways_Apple_Makes_Your_Life Worse⠀⇛ Apple also makes your life more annoying, more expensive, and less secure… # ⚓ Doug Brown ☛ Customizing_the_startup_chime_on_a_1999_G3 iMac⠀⇛ Before we get started, I need to provide some background info from my 2012 work on customizing the startup sound in my Power Mac G3 because a good portion of it was relevant for the iMac too. When I dumped my G3’s ROM, I imported it into Audacity as a raw file. I chose signed 16-bit PCM, big-endian, 44,100 Hz as the format. Then I played the entire 1 MB ROM as a big sound. It mostly sounded like a scratchy mess, but there were two locations that both obviously contained the startup sound data. It sounded very staticky and played way too quickly, but it was clearly the startup chime. Headphone/ earbud users beware, it’s pretty loud: [...] # ⚓ Xe’s Blog ☛ We’re_never_getting_rid_of_ChatGPT⠀⇛ In the exact case of asking questions in my text editor, I am fairly sure that it is innocuous to have an AI model explain code bits like this. It is very easy to check if the AI model is accurate. As things get more complicated and the AI delves into topics like sociology, I fear that things aren’t going to be as easy. For every innocuous use of this, there are a thousand evil uses waiting to happen. Holding this technology back doesn’t help, releasing it to the public doesn’t help, it’s a proper quandary. # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Tennessee_State,_Southeastern_Louisiana universities_hit_with_cyberattacks [iophk: Windows TCO]⠀⇛ Tennessee State University — a public historically black land-grant university in Nashville — notified its more than 8,000 students on Wednesday that its IT systems were brought down by a ransomware attack. o § Linux Foundation⠀➾ # ⚓ Computer Weekly ☛ What_to_expect_from_KubeCon_+ CloudNativeCon_Europe_2023⠀⇛ o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Bleeping Computer ☛ New_TPM_2.0_flaws_could_let_hackers steal_cryptographic_keys [Ed: Microsoft Garrett is pushing this into Linux; fake security (lockdown, lockin, restrictions, remote controls disguised as "safety")]⠀⇛ The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 specification is affected by two buffer overflow vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to access or overwrite sensitive data, such as cryptographic keys. TPM is a hardware-based technology that provides operating systems with tamper-resistant secure cryptographic functions. It can be used to store cryptographic keys, passwords, and other critical data, making any vulnerability in its implementation a cause for concern. # ⚓ LinuxSecurity ☛ Open_Source_Vulnerability_Assessment_Tools &_Scanners⠀⇛ Computer systems, software, applications, and other network interfaces are vulnerable to various threats. Failure to find these vulnerabilities can lead to the downfall of the company. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ dwaves.de ☛ WhatsApp_vs_Signal_–_centralized_vs_de- centralized⠀⇛ both are centralized Messengers meaning: the user is in control of the device + software (to the extend that the user can understand the src) Android-Client “the client” 100% Open Source (Java 70.8% Kotlin 29.1%) iOS- Client 100% Open Source… # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Heads_Up:_A_Better_Movie_Seat_May Cost_You⠀⇛ “It’s a taste of what’s coming,” said Stacy Spikes, who co-founded the subscription ticketing service MoviePass, which he plans to reintroduce nationwide this summer. “The big theater chains are gaining the technology to implement variable pricing on a wide scale. This may have near-term financial benefits, but it may also reduce attendance of younger customers who are more price sensitive and key to future growth.” o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Russia’s_Wagner_Chief_Warns_of Frontline_Collapse_if_Forced_to_Retreat_From_Bakhmut⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Age AU ☛ Experts_claim_Australia’s_most_immediate threat_is_China⠀⇛ The overwhelming threat to Australian security is China, and we need to be prepared for imminent conflict, independent experts claim in a review entitled Red Alert. # ⚓ The Age AU ☛ Red_Alert_round_table_discussion_in_full⠀⇛ The Red Alert panel of national security experts discuss Australia’s readiness for war. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ South_Korea_is_exporting_billions_in arms._Just_not_to_Ukraine.⠀⇛ In 2022, South Korea’s arms exports rose 140 per cent to a record US$17.3 billion. # ⚓ The Dissenter ☛ March_To_Iraq_War,_20_Years_Later:_March_5, 2003⠀⇛ # ⚓ BW Businessworld Media Pvt Ltd ☛ Illegal_Immigrants_Will Not_Be_Able_To_Apply_For_Asylum:_UK_PM_Sunak⠀⇛ UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday (local time) warned illegal immigrants entering the country that they will begin deporting every illegal immigrant crossing its borders and will not allow them to apply for asylum, reported Fox News. Sunak made the vow in a Sunday interview as the UK faces a steady flow of migrants crossing its borders from Europe. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Stop_Human_Traffickers,_Pope Francis_Says_After_Italy’s_Migrant_Shipwreck⠀⇛ Three alleged traffickers were arrested this week and prosecutors began looking into the way emergency services responded to the disaster, after accusations that authorities were slow to react. # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ Iran_Needs_to_Believe_America’s_Threat⠀⇛ If the U.S. does not take forceful action to check Tehran’s progress toward a nuclear bomb, Israel will. That’s a much more dangerous scenario. # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ Russia’s_Technological_Advantage_Has_Been_No Match_for_Ukraine’s_Ingenuity⠀⇛ In less than a year, Ukraine’s military has emerged as a modern, effective fighting force in large part due to an abundance of technology provided by the United States and its NATO allies. # ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ Turkey_is_blocking_NATO’s_expansion._It could_backfire_and_hand_Putin_a_propaganda_coup⠀⇛ When Sweden and Finland declared their intention to join NATO last May, it was seen by many as a poke in the eye for Russia and evidence of a shift in European thinking. Historically, both countries had committed to non-alignment with NATO as a way of avoiding provoking Moscow. The invasion of Ukraine changed that. # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ The_UN_and_Ukraine:_year-long_war spreads_global_fallout⠀⇛ As well as causing untold suffering for the people of Ukraine, the consequences of Russia’s invasion of the country have spread far beyond the two nations, fuelling alarming cost increases and product shortages, and creating food shortages around the world. # ⚓ France24 ☛ China_announces_military_spending_increase despite_low_economic_growth⠀⇛ China said Sunday its military spending would rise at the fastest pace in four years, warning of “escalating” threats from abroad at a meeting of its rubber-stamp parliament that is set to hand Xi Jinping a third term as president. # ⚓ France24 ☛ 🔴_Live:_Zelensky_pays_tribute_to_troops_in ‘difficult’_fight_as_Bakhmut_battle_rages⠀⇛ Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky on Sunday paid tribute to his soldiers fighting in a “painful and difficult” battle in the eastern Donbas region, which includes the city of Bakhmut that Russia has been trying to capture for months. Ukrainian troops have vowed to defend “fortress Bakhmut”. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Illinois_state_judge_declares_state_assault_rifle ban_unconstitutional⠀⇛ Associate Judge Rodney S. Forbes Friday ruled that the Illinois statewide ban on the sale and manufacturing of assault rifles is unconstitutional under the Illinois Constitution. The case is in the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit Macon County. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Massive_fire_in_Rohingya_refugee_camp_raises humanitarian_aid_alarm⠀⇛ The United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) Sunday reported a massive fire in the Balukhali refugee camp. The camp, located in southeast Bangladesh, is home to tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees. UNHCR officials reported an estimated 2,0000 shelters and 90 hospitals, schools and other essential structures destroyed. o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ NYPost ☛ Firm_of_NYC_homeless_boss_Joslyn_Carter’s_sister lands_$1.7B_in_shelter_contracts⠀⇛ The firm of NYC Homeless Service Administrator Joslyn Carter’s sister has been awarded 17 contracts with her agency valued at a staggering $1.7 billion, according to data compiled by city Comptroller Brad Lander’s office. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Ending_jobs_for_mates_–_Sophie_Scamps’ bill_for_integrity,_transparency_in_public_appointments⠀⇛ Sophie Scamps is introducing the ‘Ending Jobs for Mates Bill’ which intends to legislate a transparent and independent process for major Commonwealth public appointments # ⚓ Rolling Stone ☛ Inside_Jim_Jordan’s_Disastrous_Search_for_a ‘Deep_State’_Whistleblower⠀⇛ In the interview, the witness, former FBI supervisory intelligence analyst George Hill, had admitted he had little or no firsthand knowledge of alleged “deep state” scandals. Instead, he brought baggage of his own: a history of inflammatory commentary on social media. Democratic staff had found a tweet in which Hill claimed former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) had “blood on her hands.” In a since-deleted tweet found by Rolling Stone, Hill wrote “Cancer! GO FASTER!” in response to a tweet from Rep. Lauren Boebert claiming that President Biden had been diagnosed with cancer. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Omicron Limited ☛ UN_states_agree_‘historic’_deal_to protect_high_seas⠀⇛ The treaty is seen as essential to conserving 30 percent of the world’s land and ocean by 2030, as agreed by world governments in a historic accord signed in Montreal in December. # ⚓ Omicron Limited ☛ Treaty_ahoy?_Talks_to_protect_high_seas near_finish_line⠀⇛ UN countries appeared Friday to be nearing an agreement on a long-awaited treaty to protect the high seas, a fragile and vital treasure that covers nearly half the planet. After more than 15 years of informal and then formal talks, negotiators are coming to the end of two more weeks of discussions, the third “final” session in less than a year. # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ UN_states_strike_historic_deal_to_protect high_seas⠀⇛ While the high seas make up over 60% of the world’s oceans, they have long drawn less attention than coastal waters. The UN treaty aims to change that by attempting to ensure the sustainable use of ocean biodiversity. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ US_Company_to_Sample_for_Dioxins_at_Ohio_Train Derailment_Site⠀⇛ On Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said that it will require railroad company Norfolk Southern to test directly for dioxins in East Palestine, Ohio. # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ Relevance_of_green_politics_in_the contemporary_world⠀⇛ Green theory is a critical theory in International relations which is gaining its relevance very much in recent times as the world couldn’t help itself in fostering climate change and in controlling global warming. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ UN_high_seas_treaty_agreed_to_by_member_states_to protect_vast_swathes_of_planet’s_oceans⠀⇛ UN member states Saturday agreed to a legally- binding high seas treaty after nearly 20 years of talks. The high seas treaty aims to protect 30 percent of seas by 2030 (a target known as “30 by 30”). # ⚓ The Age AU ☛ United_Nations_reach_agreement_to_protect_the world’s_oceans⠀⇛ After more than a decade of negotiations, the United Nations have made a pact which aims to place 30 percent of the high seas into protected areas by 2030. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Eliminating_single-use_plastics_by_2030 seen_as_an_uphill_battle_for_Malaysia⠀⇛ Public apathy and lax enforcement are the biggest impediments to phasing out the use of the item. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Greening_the_Burial_of_the_Dead,_in Brooklyn⠀⇛ The historic Green-Wood Cemetery—the final resting place of Leonard Bernstein and half a million others—explores a cutting-edge method of processing human remains: electric cremation. # ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ #StopWillow_is_taking_TikTok_by storm._Can_it_actually_work?⠀⇛ When Elise Joshi posted a TikTok video about the Alaska oil drilling project known as Willow in early February, she didn’t have high hopes it would go viral. Joshi, 20, posts often about climate issues on TikTok for the account Gen-Z for Change, as well as her personal account. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ A_120-Year-Old_Company_Is_Leaving Tesla_in_the_Dust⠀⇛ But the more I dealt with Tesla as a reporter — this was before Mr. Musk fired all the P.R. people who worked there — the more skeptical I became. Any time I spoke to anyone at Tesla, there was a sense that they were terrified to say the wrong thing, or anything at all. I wanted to know the horsepower of the Model 3 I was driving, and the result was like one of those oblique Mafia conversations where nothing’s stated explicitly, in case the Feds are listening. I ended up saying, “Well, I read that this car has 271 horsepower,” and the Tesla person replied, “I wouldn’t disagree with that.” This is not how healthy, functional companies answer simple factual questions. That was back in 2017. In the years since, Tesla’s become even crankier, while its competition has loosened up. Public perception hasn’t yet caught up with the reality of the situation. If you want to work for a flexible, modern company, you don’t apply to Tesla. You apply to 120-year-old Ford. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Blue_hole_in_Chetumal_Bay discovered_to_be_world’s_second_deepest⠀⇛ According to the Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, a division of the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, blue holes are “underwater sinkholes, similar to sinkholes on land.” # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Japan_will_‘disappear’_without action_on_births,_PM’s_aide_says⠀⇛ While South Korea has a lower fertility rate, Japan’s population is shrinking faster.  # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ South_Korean_romance_reality shows_boom,_but_marriage_no_longer_the_end_game⠀⇛ Sharp gender inequality and the sky-high costs of rearing children are widely blamed. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ The_Rise_of_China_as_A_Global_Economic Superpower_and_Its_Impact_on_International_Trade⠀⇛ As China continues to experience remarkable economic growth, its impact on international trade has become increasingly significant. China’s population of over 1.4 billion people, its vast industrial capabilities, and its technological advancements have made it a formidable player in the global economic system. # ⚓ The Age AU ☛ China_just_shook_up_its_crystal_ball_in_a_very curious_way⠀⇛ China is normally quite optimistic about its economy. Not this year. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Imperatives_for_the_World_Bank’s_next president⠀⇛ The World Bank will soon pick a new president. With the world facing a confluence of climate, debt, energy and security crises, the leadership change comes at a pivotal moment for the institution. # ⚓ The Age AU ☛ Reserve_Bank_expected_to_lift_cash_rate_to_3.6 per_cent⠀⇛ Mortgage holders bracing for expected 10th- consecutive interest rate hike. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Policy,_Guns_and_Money:_Opportunities_for Australia_in_space_and_global_food_security⠀⇛ Governments and industry are constantly innovating in the space domain, but as space becomes increasingly contested and congested.. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Leaders_from_world’s_poorest_nations_unleash anger_and_despair_at_UN_summit⠀⇛ Leaders from the world’s poorest nations poured out their disappointment and bitterness at a UN summit on Sunday over the treatment of their countries by richer counterparts. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Former_PM_Turnbull_questioned ‘fairness’_of_robodebt⠀⇛ Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says he questioned whether the department responsible for overseeing robodebt was providing its minister with correct information about its operation. But he never doubted the scheme’s legality because the proposal had originally been presented to cabinet as not requiring any legislation change. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Former_PM_Turnbull_to_testify_at robodebt_commission⠀⇛ Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull will give evidence on what he knew about the unlawful robodebt scheme while he was in office, when the royal commission into the program resumes. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Mortgage_holders_brace_for_more interest_rate_pain⠀⇛ Nearly one in 10 mortgage holders have struggled to make a repayment or pay a bill as rising interest rates tighten the screws on household budgets. # ⚓ Chris Hannah ☛ Having_an_Advert_on_my_Blog⠀⇛ For some transparency, over the last 12 months, the single advert on my blog has brought in $179.89 which works out just below $15 a month on average. The running costs of this blog are $14.40 a month ($12 plus VAT). I also have an automatic backup that adds on a few extra dollars, but that’s more for my peace of mind than being absolutely necessary. # ⚓ NYPost ☛ Teacher_turned_OnlyFans_model_gives_report_cards to_her_subscribers⠀⇛ A month later, the ex-teacher of 20 years said she raked in $17,000, and was able to earn the equivalent of her entire annual paycheck in just half a year, Business Insider reported Sunday. # ⚓ Business Insider ☛ I_was_fired_from_my_teaching_job_for being_an_OnlyFans_creator._I_then_made_more_than_my_annual salary_in_6_months.⠀⇛ Despite having a full-time job, I was juggling five side hustles to try to keep myself afloat financially as a single mom, including teaching group exercise classes, Keto nutrition coaching, tutoring kids, a teeth whitening business, and designing shirts and mugs. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Biden’s_first_veto_could_be_over_an_anti-ESG bill⠀⇛ But that could change after the US Senate voted this week to block a US Labor Department rule that would have allowed retirement plans to consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in their investments. # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ Macron_Outlines_France’s_New_Policy Strategy_for_Africa⠀⇛ French President Emmanuel Macron has gained some considerable success during his trips to Africa, mostly capitalizing on the geopolitical neutrality of African leaders. And African leaders, without doubt, will benefit tremendously from this neutral position. # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ For_first_time,_women_represented_in_all parliaments_of_the_world⠀⇛ For the first time ever, there are women MPs in every single country on Earth, the Interparliamentary Union, IPU, said on Friday.In its latest annual report, the global body dedicated to promoting peace through parliamentary diplomacy and dialogue, also said that women’s participation has never been as diverse as it is in many countries today. # ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ Two_of_Jim_Jordan’s_So-Called Whistleblowers_Are_Under_Investigation_for_Improper_Treatment of_FBI_Files⠀⇛ Two of the FBI Agents that Jim Jordan claims to be whistleblowers are themselves under investigation for improperly accessing — and in one case, leaking — FBI files. Both have been paid money that may be part of the larger Trump investigation. # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ Democratic_backsliding:_A_retrospective on_the_Bolsonaro_years⠀⇛ Authors: Sahasranshu Dash and Ana Tereza Duarte Lima de Barros* The twin shocks of the 2007-09 financial crisis and the refugee crisis caused by the aftermath of the 2011 Arab Spring destabilised most major democracies. In subsequent years, economic and migration crises mushroomed across the globe, accelerating such trends. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania_ends_voting_in_local_elections_with_highest turnout_in_20_years⠀⇛ Polling stations closed at 20:00 in Lithuania’s local elections. Slightly under half of all eligible voters cast their ballots to pick municipal councils and mayors of 60 municipalities. # ⚓ LRT ☛ “I_feel_great_empathy.”_Ukrainian_refugees_build_new lives_in_Lithuania⠀⇛ The war in Ukraine, waged by Russia, has forced over 8 million people to seek refuge outside the country. Looking through the lens of people of different ages, professions, and statuses helps to understand how, persevering through personal tragedies, they return to some sense of “normality”. # ⚓ NYPost ☛ More_than_200_protesters_rally_outside_Chuck Schumer’s_NYC_home_over_Israel⠀⇛ Last month, the Democrat, who lives in Park Slope, vowed to give Israel his “fullest support” while visiting the country with a delegation of other Senate Dems and meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to the Jewish Insider. # ⚓ NYPost ☛ Polls_show_Trump_ahead_for_‘24_GOP_nod,_but_only DeSantis_beating_Biden⠀⇛ Former President Donald Trump remains the clear frontrunner for the 2024 GOP nomination — but not to beat President Joe Biden. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Estonian_Prime_Minister’s_center-right_party wins_general_election⠀⇛ Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas’s centre-right Reform Party won the general election by a large margin Sunday, scoring 31.6 percent against 16 percent for the far-right EKRE, according to near complete results. # ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ This_Week_in_the_New_Normal_#57⠀⇛ Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world. 1. UN agrees “historic” ocean treaty Just yesterday it was reported that after “a decade of negotiation” the UN has finally agreed on the text … # ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ Quoth_the_Vultures_“Evermore”⠀⇛ Edward curtin On the short roof outside the bedroom window, two black vultures sit, staring in.  They have come to remind me of something.  I put my book down and peer back at these strange looking creatures. The book: Our War: What We Did in Vietnam And What It Did to Us by David Harris. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Rugby_relations:_Australia’s_best diplomatic_asset_in_the_Pacific⠀⇛ Australia’s strength in its international relations with the South Pacific rests on shared history, common values and cultural affinities for sport, family and religion. Pursuing Australia’s interests in an increasingly contested post-pandemic environment will require … # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ It_is_time_for_the_West_to_welcome Ukraine_home⠀⇛ Russia’s full-scale invasion has strengthened Ukraine’s commitment to a future as part of the Western world. Western leaders should now respond by intensifying Ukraine’s further integration, writes Michael Druckman. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Can_Swift_Retort_still_inspire_swift reforms?⠀⇛ After Operation Swift Retort four years ago, I argued that if Pakistan really wants to compete with India, it must focus on rapid economic growth. Regrettably, our national leadership has had other priorities, and we have fallen further behind. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Tunisia’s_anti-migrant_discourse:_‘A_way_to distract_from_the_country’s_problems’⠀⇛ Hundreds of protesters rallied in Tunis on Sunday, demanding the release of more than 20 opposition figures who were arrested in recent weeks. The demonstration came a day after more than 3,000 joined a rally organised by the UGTT trade union against what Amnesty International has called a “politically motivated witch hunt”. Protesters also condemned the violent attacks sub-Saharan nationals have faced in recent days, following an anti- immigration speech made by President Saïed on February 21. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Cambodia_opposition_leader_sentenced_to_27_years in_prison_for_treason⠀⇛ A Cambodian court Friday sentenced leading opposition figure Kem Sokha to 27 years in prison for treason. Sokha was accused of developing a “secret plan” in cooperation with foreign organizations to overthrow Hun Sen’s government and was previously arrested in 2017 during a midnight raid involving hundreds of security personnel. # ⚓ Gannett ☛ Millions_donated_to_Michigan_campaigns_last_year could_be_tied_up_in_[cryptocurrency]_scandal⠀⇛ FTX is a cryptocurrency trading and exchange platform. It declared bankruptcy in November, and in December, federal prosecutors charged its founder and former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, with misappropriating billions in investor funds between FTX and Alameda Research, another company founded by Bankman-Fried. Part of the alleged misuse of funds involved making illegal political contributions, as well as real estate purchases and other venture investments, according to the SEC. Prosecutors allege that an estimated $8 billion in investor funds is missing. Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty in the case. # ⚓ India Times ☛ SoftBank’s_Arm_aims_to_raise_at_least_$8 billion_in_US_IPO⠀⇛ Arm is expected to confidentially submit paperwork for its initial public offering in late April, the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the discussions are confidential. The listing is expected to happen later this year and the exact timing will be determined by market conditions, the sources added. # ⚓ India Times ☛ TikTok_a_potential_target_in_upcoming_US_bill to_ban_some_foreign_tech:_Senator⠀⇛ Warner, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said TikTok would be “one of the potentials” for review under the bill. The Democratic senator made the comments on Fox News Sunday. The bill comes at a time when TikTok is under intensifying pressure over concerns that data about U.S. users could end up in the hands of the Chinese government. # ⚓ NDTV ☛ Zoom_Fires_Its_President_Days_After_Company_Cut 1,300_Jobs⠀⇛ The businessman and a former Google employee, Mr Tomb had assumed the position in June 2022. Since then, he had actively participated in earnings calls and managed the company’s sales. According to a Zoom representative, the tech company is not seeking for a replacement. # ⚓ BBC ☛ Zoom_boss_Greg_Tomb_fired_‘without_cause’⠀⇛ Mr Tomb reported directly to chief executive officer Eric Yuan, who started Zoom in 2011 and was at the helm as the company became one of the pandemic’s biggest winners. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ “Art_is_a_matter_of_survival”:_A_glimpse inside_the_artists’_revolt_in_Greece⠀⇛ A passerby walking outside the Ziller building, the main stage of the National Theatre of Greece, would notice a giant banner writing “Squat.” # ⚓ Reason ☛ Don’t_Just_Hire_‘Better_Cops.’_Punish_the_Bad Ones.⠀⇛ Convincing law enforcement officers that those who do wrong will suffer consequences is by far the most powerful tool for changing police behavior in the long run. # ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Legal_versus_ethical⠀⇛ A worrying number of IT engineers and business folk don’t consider the ethical impact of their actions, or only judge them on based on legality. I’ve noticed_this_with_AI_training, but it’s played out with blockchains, online tracking, DRM, and… well, there’s a lot! Suffice to say, I’m unconvinced. The law isn’t an ethical code, and we’d be in deep trouble if it was. This should be transparently obvious to anyone who spends more than a few seconds thinking about what was legal before. Business ethics educator Chris_MacDonald_put_it like_this: [...] # ⚓ New York Times ☛ They_Shared_Erotic_Images_in_a_Group_Chat. The_Fine:_$17,000.⠀⇛ Two years later, a court in Singapore fined the couple $17,000, saying the video as well as other photos of Ms. Nguyen in various states of undress violated the country’s laws against nudity and obscenity. The couple was also convicted of providing and abetting false information. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ EU_Envoy_Says_Taliban_Won’t_Commit_To_Reopening Schools_To_Girls⠀⇛ The Taliban authorities have not given any pledge to reopen schools and universities for Afghan girls and women in the new school year, a senior EU official said in Kabul on March 5. [...] # ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ Graduate_Student_Workers_at_the University_of_Southern_California_Have_Won_a_Union⠀⇛ The unionization wave in higher ed continues apace, with grad student workers at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles winning a union election in mid-February. Jacobin spoke to USC worker-organizers about their win and their contract demands. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Illness_Reports_Mount_At_Girls’_Schools_In_Iran, Spurring_‘Terror’_Accusations⠀⇛ Female students reportedly fell ill in at least 33 cities across 17 Iranian provinces on March 4, as speculation swirled over what some allege are months of noxious gas attacks that have coincided with a crackdown on unprecedented protests over the death in custody of a young woman in September. # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ Girls_report_symptoms_of_poisoning_across Iran⠀⇛ So far, more than 1,000 schoolgirls in 15 cities have reported symptoms consistent with those experienced by victims of toxic gas attacks. Girls interviewed by the state media say that they were suddenly overcome by a smell “of rotten fruit or rotten eggs or a strong perfume” and could barely breathe. Some say they passed out and had to be dragged into the fresh air by their friends. Others say they felt dizzy and sick. Many girls were taken to hospital. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Pope_John_Paul_II_covered_up_child_abuse_as cardinal:_report⠀⇛ The late Polish pope John Paul II knew about child abuse in Poland’s Catholic church years before becoming pontiff and helped cover it up, private broadcaster TVN reported Sunday. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Explainer:_Hong_Kong’s_national security_crackdown_–_month_32⠀⇛ In February, the landmark national security trial of 47 democrats began after some had spent almost two years in detention. The sedition case against now-defunct independent media outlet Stand News dragged on, as prosecutors grilled a former chief editor about the 2019 protests and his intentions in publishing certain opinion articles. [...] Former lawmakers, ex-district councillors and a former Stand News reporter are among 16 defendants facing a no-jury trial. They deny conspiracy to commit subversion in connection with an opposition primary election held in July 2020 to choose candidates for an upcoming legislative election, while 31 other democrats have pleaded guilty. # ⚓ HRW ☛ Human_Rights_Watch_Mourns_Loss_of_Judy_Heumann⠀⇛ Human Rights Watch mourns the passing of the pioneering disability rights activist Judy Heumann, a dear friend and board member. Heumann’s lifelong activism supporting the rights of people with disabilities in the United States and around the world was extraordinary, Human Rights Watch said.  She died on March 4, 2023, surrounded by her close friends, at the age of 75. # ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ Depravity_and_deepfakes;_Or,_how_women_are robbed_of_bodily_autonomy⠀⇛ Content warning: Discussion of sexual harassment It is no secret that men have been raised within a culture that readily provides misogynistic porn — reservoirs of digital pornography exist to access at a moment’s notice. A variety of websites, forums and social media sites host hubs of both consensually and non-consensually posted pornography. o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ Tim Bray ☛ 2023-03-03_Stream_Automator⠀⇛ I have a problem, and I think I’m not alone: Getting TV is too complicated and too expensive. I know what a solution might look like, and if someone can build it and charge just a little bit for access, they might become very wealthy. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # § Software Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ SJVN ☛ Dell_and_partners_smash_patent_troll_WSOU_in court⠀⇛ In the land of patent litigation, all patent trolls want to file in the US Western District of Texas Court. This court is infamous for being sympathetic to patent plaintiffs. That’s why patent litigator WSOU Investments, aka Brazos Licensing and Development, went after Dell, EMC, and VMware in this Court. Usually, this would have been the smart move. Not this time. District Judge Alan Albright granted the defendants a directed verdict, and that was the end of the matter. What happened was this: WSOU, although successful before with their carpet bombing patent lawsuit strategy, failed this time. According to the lead defense counsel and Gibson Dunn partner, Brian A. Rosenthal, “This case got to trial because the plaintiff refused to come to their senses before trial. We obtained a number of serious exclusions of evidence prior to trial, and told them very early on the case had no merit.” The judge agreed. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ The_Library_Window⠀⇛ As I look out the library window, time slows down. This particular library window is on the 5th floor, and overlooks a sprawling, yet flat, Florida college campus. It’s a Sunday, so the walkways are devoid of the usual hustle-and-bustle of college life. As I look out the library window, I take in where I am. I see the strange mix of moss-covered oak trees and palm trees of all sizes, and the flat, orange brick buildings poking out, contrasting with the bright greens of all the foliage. I see the sun beaming down, coating everything in a warm glow, and illuminating the horizon. # ⚓ 2_years_with_my_chosen_name⠀⇛ In 10 days, it’ll be 2 years since I’ve legally changed my name. I did so for two reasons – one, I have never identified with my old one. It wasn’t ugly at all, it was a nice and cute name, and I wish I would’ve felt like that was me, but it just wasn’t. My mum remembers still how even at a few years old, I told her “that isn’t my name!” and she did ask me what else I wanna be called, but I had no ideas. Two, I have C-PTSD and the memories and trauma involve my name. Three, my old name was a nickname of a different name and people always thought my “real” name was the longer version and also, there were several correct ways to write it; both of these circumstances led to a lot of wrongly addressed mail, report cards, bank cards etc. o § Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Diskette_quest⠀⇛ My friend caiu (🦆) found a floppy drive with her name written on it in her dad’s stuff. She had no idea what was on it and gave it to me with a smile. Could I get what’s on it? What 1.44MB of mysteries can it hold? I love these kind of challenges and since my laundry room is currently the storage room for our hackerspace’s stuff, I had a lot of parts to try to read it, and of course it was out of the question to buy a fancy USB floppy disk drive, so this note is about how I got the files back. Alright so I found three floppy disk drives, all covered in dust. First issue: they all have IDE ports only, and I don’t recognise the power supply port: turns out it’s actually a dedicated floppy port that modern PSUs don’t have anymore. I don’t have IDE-to-something converters so I found the only motherboard in our stuff that have IDE ports and decided to build a computer with it. Of course it has no RAM nor CPU nor anything, but my accomplice Kholah found in his own mess a matching CPU, an Intel Pentium 4 with bent pins — yeah since we got kicked out of our place in Aubervilliers last October, we all have our own pile of electronics cluttering our homes — and I had the antistatic bag holding all our RAM bars (20 of them maybe), and only one had the matching format, whew! 256MB. The motherboard has no video output I can use so I plug a stupid video card with a VGA output and it can use my TV as display. I also have no power button so I’m just shorting it manually using cables and a breadboard. I manage to straighten the CPU pins and successfully plug it. Let’s boot it! # ⚓ How_do_they_know?⠀⇛ Some obersvations on Google’s tracking and not always telling § My Mom Ruined My Youtube I left my mom to housesit for a couple of weeks; when I came back, my youtube got totally polluted! More on that in a second. I certainly would never log into youtube; it is way too much fun to see it figuring out who I am (well, not that much fun). Now, I’ve never used youtube much (an occasional search leading to some tech or cat video…), but lately I’ve been stuck alone, and needed stimulation. So I’ve been watching from a couple of TVs – often in the background while I wire-wrap some crap or code some other crap. # ⚓ new_and_old_web_adventures⠀⇛ And then it was just outrage and ads. Content making you consume as much as possible, content that will make you want to buy lots of makeup and clothes and small useless trinkets and accessories. Content that made you hate yourself in the mirror. Everything was decided by likes and followers. The snarkiest and edgiest comments got the most attention and won the fight. Being seen meant being a target for unwanted images, harassment, doxxing, etc. by someones large fanbase. # ⚓ 180s⠀⇛ I’ve had a couple of 180s in my life. I went from being a copyright zealot to being a copyright abolitionist (this was in 1999 so most of y’all know me after). I realized the limitless potential of sharing & caring. Copyright abolitionism was also my gateway to anti- and post- capitalist politics. I went from rules light RPG to rules heavy gradually but pretty early on in our 5e experience. Maybe CoS/ToA era. Having engaged players who are into this playstyle makes all the difference. # ⚓ Forced_Password_Changes…Really?⠀⇛ Way back in 2006 I wrote about how password changes were a bad idea [0], backed up commentary by Euene Spafford [1]. I’m dismayed that the password change policy is still very prevalent at the corporate level, almost 17 years later. It’s an annoying practice for users that needs to stop. Where I work, policy forces use of two-factor authentication but still forces users to change passwords every 90 days. This is completely non-sensical. # ⚓ Killing_All_Processes_When_Logging_Out⠀⇛ I happened to run the Xfce Task Manager to troubleshoot an unrelated issue. And I noticed that the previous user of my computer had processes running in the background. I thought this was strange because my assumption is that all processes are terminated when a user logs off. In this case, I’m sure the user logged out instead of switching users. It turns out that Arch Linux and Manjaro have a different default configuration. By default, Arch and Manjaro allow their service manager, systemd, to run in the background after logging off. The reason given is this allows terminal multiplexers–like tmux and screen–to work. So, in my case, it was systemd and a group of child processes that I saw running in the background. # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ Less_Gemlog,_More_Capsule⠀⇛ I’ve been spending a lot of time with older web content recently. Mainly I’ve been improving the capabilities of Stargate, my proxy that provides a Gemini-to-HTTP gateway, by reading web content via a Gemini client. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3528 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 03.06.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_06/03/2023:_GNU_grep_3.9_and_New_Garuda⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 12:35 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Desktop/Laptop o Applications o Instructionals/Technical * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o New_Releases o Arch_Family o Devices/Embedded o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o GNU_Projects o Programming/Development # Python * Leftovers o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Security # Integrity/Availability/Authenticity # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression 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 Monopolies # Patents # Copyrights * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Technical # Programming * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ Dedoimedo ☛ The_Slimbook_Titan_is_here⠀⇛ So far, the Slimbook Titan is my most expensive laptop to date. It’s also by far the most powerful one, with a spec that wouldn’t shame many a desktop. Of course, the mobility comes at its price. And my deliberate choice to use Linux only also has implications. I will need to see whether I can truly step away from Windows once and for all. Or at least prove that this can be done painlessly by 2025, when Windows 10 goes EOL. Lots of pondering, lots of questions. We have a hypothesis, we need to test it. My Titan experiment should be a fun one. Well, I hope. So far, things had not gone that well, I must say. The delivery process was over-complicated and frustrating. The initial laptop setup wasn’t as elegant as I expected. And on that cliffhanger, I must bid you farewell. In the next article, we will look at the installation, the system setup, hardware compatibility, and then some. It ought to be interesting. See ya. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ End_of_the_Road_for_GIF_Recorder_‘Peek’_and Stock_Tracker_‘Markets’_Linux_Apps⠀⇛ Peek was an open-source animated GIF recorder that came in quite handy for capturing the contents of a screen. Similarly, the ‘Markets’ app was an open-source app for Linux desktops and phones that allowed users to track stock market movements. Sadly, both of these apps have been discontinued for their respective reasons. Allow me to take you through more details. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ How_to_get_the_latest_Linux_kernel_on your_Ubuntu_box⠀⇛ For significant subcomponents of Ubuntu – and its derivatives – you don’t need to wait for the next release to appear. You can upgrade major parts on the fly. Here at Vulture Towers, we are working on a review of a machine with a 12th-generation Intel chip, and that’s caused issues in some Linux distros. Back in 2021, we reported on work on kernel 5.16 to add Alder Lake support. Ubuntu 22.04 LTS shipped with kernel 5.15, though. The latest release, 22.10, includes the ageing kernel 5.19, which you also get in the latest update to “Jammy”, 22.04.2. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ Beta News ☛ LibreELEC_11_Linux_distro_arrives,_now_with Kodi_20_‘Nexus’⠀⇛ Two months ago, the Kodi Foundation released Kodi 20.0 ‘Nexus’, the latest incarnation of its hugely popular home theater software. The new release comes with a wealth of changes, fixes and new features, including support for multiple instances of binary add-ons, AV1 Video support, and a massive rework of the subtitle system. Today sees the arrival of the latest version of LibreELEC, a lightweight Linux distro that is designed to run Kodi on a variety of platforms including Raspberry Pi and Orange Pi. LibreELEC 11′s big new change is it now runs Kodi 20. # ⚓ Garuda_Linux_“Raptor’_(230305)_–_Announcements_–_Garuda Linux_Forum⠀⇛ What’s up, everyone? First of all, we wish every one of you a happy new year (yeah, we are kind of late to release this! ). We also hope 2023 will be a good one for you and your loved ones as well. During the last few months, we have been preparing a new release containing quite a few changes for you. This not only brings fundamental changes to one of our editions, but it also features a much improved garuda-update, Dracut as the initramfs tool of choice as well as a clean Qt interface for our setup assistant. Apart from that, we had some major changes to our infrastructure and a lot of little enhancements to all parts of the distro which we are going to take a closer look at now o § Arch Family⠀➾ # ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ Arch_Linux_vs._Ubuntu:_Which_Should_You_Use⠀⇛ Ubuntu and Arch Linux have staunch and vocal supporters. If you’re considering using Linux or changing distribution, you’ll have people promoting both of these to you. But which is right for you? The notion to try out Linux can be spurred by many factors. Maybe you’ve heard of Linux and just want to find out more. Perhaps you’re dissatisfied with your current OS and you’re looking for an alternative. Maybe you find the idea of free and open source software intriguing, and worth investigating. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Arduino_introduces_GIGA_R1_WIFI_board_at $72.82⠀⇛ The Arduino blog has recently featured the new GIGA R1 Wi-Fi equipped with up to 76x Digital I/Os, 2x DAC pins, camera support, a MIPI interface and other peripherals. This new Arduino board features an ARM Cortex-M7 and a Cortex-M4 as coprocessor for real time applications. # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ 2.5”_Pico_ITX_SBC_based_on_Elkhart_Lake processors⠀⇛ Last week, Avalue launched the EPX-EHLP Single Board Computer equipped with Celeron/Atom SoC BGA processors. The EPX-EHLP features I/O peripherals such as 2x Stacked DPs ports, 2x 2.5 GbE LAN ports and flexible expansion slots. # ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ Build_a_Raspberry_Pi_monitoring_dashboard in_under_30_minutes⠀⇛ If you’ve ever wondered about the performance of your Raspberry Pi, then you might need a dashboard for your Pi. In this article, I demonstrate how to quickly building an on-demand monitoring dashboard for your Raspberry Pi so you can see your CPU performance, memory and disk usage in real time, and add more views and actions later as you need them. If you’re already using Appsmith, you can also import the sample app directly and get started. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Best_Raspberry_Pi_Projects:_March_2023⠀⇛ We’ve got some cool Raspberry Pi projects to share with you for the month of March that are guaranteed to springboard some fun ideas of your own. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Upgrade_RAM_On_Your_Pi_4,_The_Fun_Way⠀⇛ The Raspberry Pi shortage has been a meme in hacker circles for what feels like an eternity now, and the Pi 4 seems to be most affected – though, maybe it’s just its popularity. Nevertheless, if you’re looking for a Pi 4, you would need to look far and wide – and things are way worse if you need the 8 GB version specifically. Or so we thought – [MadEDoctor] shows us that refreshing online store pages isn’t the only way, having successfully upgraded the RAM chip on the Pi 4 from 1 GB to 8 GB with help of a hot air gun. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ The_Future_of_RISC-V_and_the_VisionFive_2_Single Board_Computer⠀⇛ The hardware is reasonably impressive, but the utility hinges on the OS and software support. There’s a Debian image that’s seeing regular updates, with issues continually getting fixed. What we really care about is upstream status, and that process has started. There’s hope for a minimally booting system with kernel 6.3, though there are quite a few drivers to upstream before the system is fully usable with the vanilla kernel. And one of those drivers we have to mention is the GPU. The hardware is known as BXE-4-32 GPU, a GPU core from Imagination Technologies, and successor to the PowerVR architecture. Imagination is making a play for getting its designs built into RISC- V chips, and as part of that, has released open source drivers for its modern products. There’s an ongoing effort to upstream those drivers, and some enablement code has already landed in Mesa. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Old VCR ☛ 2023-03-05_Refurb_weekend:_Cobalt_RaQ_2⠀⇛ o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Android Authority ☛ Vivo_X90_Pro_review:_Creature_of_the night_–_Android_Authority⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Headlines ☛ Google_Keep_Android_app_adds_a_single- note_widget⠀⇛ # ⚓ Pocket Now ☛ Best_External_Storage_Drives_for_your_Android Smartphone⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Headlines ☛ Google_Keep_Android_app_adds_a_single- note_widget⠀⇛ # ⚓ WCCF Tech ☛ Here_Is_What_Android_15_Is_Going_To_Be_Called⠀⇛ # ⚓ SamMobile ☛ Android_15_codename_apparently_revealed_as ‘Vanilla_Ice_Cream’_–_SamMobile⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ Switch_from_Google_Workspace_to_Nextcloud⠀⇛ If you’re wary of committing your data to cloud services controlled by a corporation but you love the convenience of remote storage and easy web-based access, then you’re not alone. The cloud is popular because of what it can do. But the cloud doesn’t have to be closed. Luckily, the open source Nextcloud project provides a personal and private cloud application suite. It’s easy to install and import data—including contacts, calendars, and photos. The real trick is getting your data from cloud providers like Google. In this article I demonstrate the steps you need to take to migrate your digital life from an Android device to Nextcloud. o § GNU Projects⠀➾ # ⚓ GNU ☛ grep_@_Savannah:_grep-3.9_released_[stable]⠀⇛ This is to announce grep-3.9, a stable release. The NEWS below describes the two main bug fixes since 3.8. There have been 38 commits by 4 people in the 26 weeks since 3.8. Thanks to everyone who has contributed! The following people contributed changes to this release: Bruno Haible (2) Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón (2) Jim Meyering (11) Paul Eggert (23) Jim [on behalf of the grep maintainers] ================================================================== Here is the GNU grep home page: http://gnu.org/s/grep/ For a summary of changes and contributors, see: http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/ ?p=grep.git;a=shortlog;h=v3.9 or run this command from a git-cloned grep directory: git shortlog v3.8..v3.9 Here are the compressed sources: https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/grep/grep- 3.9.tar.gz (2.7MB) https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/grep/grep- 3.9.tar.xz (1.7MB) Here are the GPG detached signatures: https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/grep/grep- 3.9.tar.gz.sig https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/grep/grep- 3.9.tar.xz.sig Use a mirror for higher download bandwidth: https://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html Here are the SHA1 and SHA256 checksums: f84afbfc8d6e38e422f1f2fc458b0ccdbfaeb392 grep-3.9.tar.gz 7ZF6C+5DtxJS9cpR1IwLjQ7/ kAfSpJCCbEJb9wmfWT8= grep-3.9.tar.gz bcaa3f0c4b81ae4192c8d0a2be3571a14ea27383 grep-3.9.tar.xz q80RQJ7iPUyvNf60IuU7ushnAUz+7TE7tfSIrKFwtZk= grep-3.9.tar.xz Verify the base64 SHA256 checksum with cksum -a sha256 --check from coreutils-9.2 or OpenBSD's cksum since 2007. Use a .sig file to verify that the corresponding file (without the .sig suffix) is intact. First, be sure to download both the .sig file and the corresponding tarball. Then, run a command like this: gpg --verify grep-3.9.tar.gz.sig The signature should match the fingerprint of the following key: pub rsa4096/0x7FD9FCCB000BEEEE 2010- 06-14 [SCEA] Key fingerprint = 155D 3FC5 00C8 3448 6D1E EA67 7FD9 FCCB 000B EEEE uid [ unknown] Jim Meyering uid [ unknown] Jim Meyering uid [ unknown] Jim Meyering If that command fails because you don't have the required public key, or that public key has expired, try the following commands to retrieve or refresh it, and then rerun the 'gpg -- verify' command. gpg --locate-external-key jim@meyering.net gpg --recv-keys 7FD9FCCB000BEEEE wget -q -O- 'https://savannah.gnu.org/ project/release- gpgkeys.php?group=grep&download=1' | gpg --import - As a last resort to find the key, you can try the official GNU keyring: wget -q https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnu- keyring.gpg gpg --keyring gnu-keyring.gpg --verify grep-3.9.tar.gz.sig This release was bootstrapped with the following tools: Autoconf 2.72a.65-d081 Automake 1.16i Gnulib v0.1-5861-g2ba7c75ed1 NEWS * Noteworthy changes in release 3.9 (2023-03-05) [stable] ** Bug fixes With -P, some non-ASCII UTF8 characters were not recognized as word-constituent due to our omission of the PCRE2_UCP flag. E.g., given f(){ echo Perú|LC_ALL=en_US.UTF- 8 grep -Po "$1"; } and this command, echo $(f 'r\w'):$(f '.\b'), before it would print ":r". After the fix, it prints the correct results: "rú:ú". When given multiple patterns the last of which has a back-reference, grep no longer sometimes mistakenly matches lines in some cases. [Bug#36148#13 introduced in grep 3.4] o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # § Python⠀➾ # ⚓ Seth Michael Larson ☛ 2023-03-04_Testing_multiple Python_versions_with_nox_and_pyenv⠀⇛ * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ The Nation ☛ How_Minor_League_Baseball_Scored_Itself_a_Union⠀⇛ Trevor Hildenberger is a 32-year-old pitcher for a minor league affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. He was used to spending his days thinking about balls, strikes, and fielding errors, but helping organize a union with his fellow ballplayers taught him a lot about political psychology.1 o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Yesterday’s_Drill_Press_Packed_With_Tomorrow’s Upgrades⠀⇛ Those who hibernate in their workshops have a habit of re-imagining their relationship to tools. And [Marius Hornberger] is no exception, but the nine upgrades he’s added to his grandfather’s old drill press puts this machine on a whole other level. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Minneapolis_Teachers_Union,_Cops_Battle_Over Student_Recruitment⠀⇛ A Minneapolis Public Schools teacher talked to Unicorn Riot about the Minneapolis Police Department’s (MPD) newly created PEACE Recruitment Program and the teachers union’s recent decision to oppose it. “The police are desperate now and they’re coming for our kids.” o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Review_Of_The_YARD_Stick_One_Radio_Dongle⠀⇛ When it comes to SDR, you can usually find cheap products that receive and expensive products that can also transmit. The YARD Stick One bucks that trend. It can send and receive from 300 MHz to 928 MHz, thanks to the onboard TI CC1111 chip. [Wim Ton] on Elektor put the device through its paces. While the frequency range isn’t as broad as some devices, the price is right at about $99. YARD, by the way, stands for Yet Another RF Dongle. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Graphene_And_Copper_Nanowire_Thermal_Interface With_Low_Thermal_Resistance⠀⇛ With the increasing waste heat production by today’s electronics in ever smaller spaces, drawing this heat away quickly enough to prevent thermal throttling or damage is a major concern. This is where research by Lin Jing and colleagues from Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering demonstrates a thermal interface material (TIM) that should provide a significant boost here. In the article, published in ACS Nano (paywalled; open access preprint alternative) the construction of this copper and graphene ‘sandwich’ TIM is described, along with tests. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ A_Medium_Format_Camera_From_Scratch⠀⇛ Film photography may now be something so outdated as to be unknown to our younger readers, but as an analogue medium it has enjoyed a steady enthusiast revival. There is still a bonanza of second-hand cameras from the days when it was king to be found, but for some photographers it’s preferable to experiment with their own designs. Among them is Reddit user [elelcoolbeenz], who has produced their own medium format camera for 120 roll film. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Montana_Schools_Struggle_With_Lead_in_Water While_Awaiting_Federal_Relief⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ A_Pennsylvania_Hospital_Is_Attempting_to_Deport an_Undocumented_Woman_in_a_Coma⠀⇛ # ⚓ Site36 ☛ More_relocation,_more_Frontex:_„Med5“_adopt declaration_in_Malta⠀⇛ Malta, Greece, Italy, Spain and Cyprus demand more solidarity in the reception of asylum seekers. The EU interior ministers are meeting this week to discuss the issue. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Japan’s_Nuclear-Contaminated_Water_Disposal_Plan is_Harmful:_Dundar⠀⇛ The Japanese government announced that it will release radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi plant into the Pacific Ocean. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Radeon_Driver_Bug_Corrupts_Windows,_AMD Shares_Fix⠀⇛ AMD has acknowledged a rare bug with its Adrenalin drivers that corrupt users’ systems when the “Factory Reset” is checked. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ APNIC ☛ Event_Wrap:_Cyber_Safety_Pasifika_Workshop⠀⇛ Jamie Gillespie presented on Internet Fundamentals for LEAs at the Cyber Safety Pasifika Workshop, held in Port Vila, Vanuatu from 6 to 10 February 2023. # ⚓ APNIC ☛ 2023-03-06_Sizing_router_buffers_—_small_is_the_new big…⠀⇛ # § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾ # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ [Just_humor]_Clicking_on_Heaven’s_Door⠀⇛ We have your e-mail on file, but the associated account appears to have been compromised in a hack perpetrated by a previous applicant (Satan). # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Adversarial_IR_Hoodie_Lets_You_Own_The Night_In_Anonymity⠀⇛ If you’re in the market for something to obfuscate your nefarious nocturnal activities, rejoice — this adversarial infrared hoodie may be just what you’re looking for. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_$2_Billion_Question_of_Who_You Are_at_Work⠀⇛ Employers are finding personality tests — measuring how employees think and feel — more useful than ever while navigating hybrid work. But the tests are not always up-to- date. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Are_You_a_Cubicle_Cat_or_a_Couch Koala?_Test_Your_Office_Personality.⠀⇛ Personality assessment has ballooned into a giant industry that aims to explain your working style. Take our quiz to find out what kind of office creature you are. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ CNN ☛ Turkey_may_not_want_to_upset_Putin._That_could backfire⠀⇛ When Sweden and Finland declared their intention to join NATO last May, it was seen by many as a poke in the eye for Russia and evidence of a shift in European thinking. Historically, both countries had committed to non-alignment with NATO as a way of avoiding provoking Moscow. The invasion of Ukraine changed that. # ⚓ CNN ☛ US_evaluating_Ukrainian_pilots_for_possible_F-16 training⠀⇛ The US is working with Ukrainian pilots in the United States to determine how long it would take to train them to fly F-16 fighter jets, three sources briefed on the matter told CNN. # ⚓ CNN ☛ Why_ex-CIA_chief_says_another_Trump_presidency_would be_‘dangerous_for_the_world’⠀⇛ Former US defense secretary and CIA director Leon Panetta joins CNN’s Jim Acosta to discuss the possibility of another Trump presidency. # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Maria_Pevchikh,_Putin’s_Grand_Inquisitor⠀⇛ A deputy to Alexey Navalny discusses his near-fatal poisoning, her own probe of Kremlin corruption, and battling Moscow from exile. # ⚓ CNN ☛ 5_people_shot_near_a_gun_buyback_event_at_a_Los Angeles_beach⠀⇛ Five people were injured in a shooting at a Los Angeles beach Saturday — a few miles from where city officials had hosted a gun buyback event earlier in the day, according to the Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles City Councilmember Tim McOsker. # ⚓ CNN ☛ Zakaria_asks_German_chancellor_what_happens_next_in Putin’s_war_with_Ukraine⠀⇛ CNN’s Fareed Zakaria sits down for an exclusive interview with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to discuss his meeting with President Biden and Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ IAEA_Holds_‘Constructive’_Nuclear_Talks_With Iran:_Grossi⠀⇛ Countries like Israel and the United States use the nuclear issue as an “excuse” to further pressure the Iranian people, said President Raisi. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Latvian_Leader_In_Favor_Of_Sending_Fighter_Jets_To Support_Ukraine⠀⇛ Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins has spoken out in favor of supplying fighter jets to Ukraine. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ What_Trench_Warfare_on_Ukraine’s_Front Line_Looks_Like⠀⇛ The Ukrainian military calls it the zero position, where Russian soldiers are close enough to see, and where an old war tactic takes a horrific toll. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ukraine_Holds_Off_Russian_Forces_in Bakhmut_As_Fighting_Intensifies⠀⇛ Russian troops and Wagner mercenaries are still waging a fierce battle to encircle the eastern Ukrainian city, officials said. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ They’re_Exporting_Billions_in_Arms._Just Not_to_Ukraine.⠀⇛ As traditional weapons suppliers like the U.S. face wartime production shortages, South Korea has stepped in to fill the gap, while trying not to provoke Moscow. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ U.S._Sanctions_Relief_for_Syria_Troubles Assad_Regime_Opponents⠀⇛ Washington has temporarily eased sanctions on the authoritarian government of President Bashar al- Assad to allow humanitarian aid to flow freely after a disastrous earthquake struck Syria. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Turkey_Says_It’s_Working_To_Renew_Black_Sea_Grain Deal⠀⇛ Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on March 5 that Ankara is working hard to extend a UN- backed initiative that has enabled Ukraine to export grain from ports blockaded by Russia following its invasion. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Zelenskiy_Says_Donbas_Fighting_‘Painful, Challenging’_As_Bakhmut_Defenders_Struggle_To_Hold_On⠀⇛ Ukraine’s military said on March 5 that it had repelled more than 130 enemy attacks in 24 hours and claimed to be inflicting massive Russian casualties but gave no definite word on the fate of Bakhmut, where Russian forces were said to have nearly surrounded the devastated city. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Wagner_Reportedly_Opens_Mercenary_Recruitment Centers_At_Russian_Sports_Clubs⠀⇛ The Wagner mercenary group fighting along with Russia’s regular and conscripted troops in Ukraine has opened at least three new recruiting centers at Russian sports clubs in the past three days, the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) says. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Muscovites_Mark_70th_Anniversary_Of_Stalin’s Death⠀⇛ More than 1,000 people gathered on Moscow’s Red Square on March 5 for the 70th anniversary of the death of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, whose divisive legacy looms over the Ukraine conflict. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ No_Evidence_‘So_Far’_That_China_Is_Mulling_Arms Deliveries_To_Russia,_EU_Chief_Says⠀⇛ The European Union has seen “no evidence so far” that would suggest China was considering supplying weapons to Russia for the war in Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on March 5. # ⚓ RFA ☛ More_than_40_Chinese_vessels_reported_around Philippine-claimed_island⠀⇛ Philippine Coast Guard calls their presence off Pag-asa a ‘blatant violation’ of territorial integrity. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Border_town_residents_feel_safer_after_Malaysia cracked_down_on_human_smuggling⠀⇛ Wang Kelian, near Thailand, is where graves of Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants were found in 2015. # ⚓ CNN ☛ The_boxer_helping_4,237_Ukrainians_return_to_their homes⠀⇛ Diana Savenok smiles when she recalls what life was like in Ukraine before Russia’s invasion just over a year ago. # ⚓ CNN ☛ Friend_says_she_was_shocked_to_see_this_girl_speaking at_Putin’s_rally⠀⇛ CNN’s Melissa Bell speaks to people who knew Anya Naumenko, a 13-year-old Ukrainian child brought to Russia from Mariupol, after seeing her speak at a rally in Moscow celebrating the Russian army. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Chris_Hedges:_Lynching_the_Deplorables⠀⇛ The criminal investigation undertaken by the federal government against hundreds of participants in the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol is polarizing the country and shredding civil liberties. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_payment_system_KoronaPay_limits_transfers abroad_from_several_major_Russian_cards_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The KoronaPay payment system has limited transfers of funds to overseas accounts from cards issued by a number of major Russian banks, which are subject to Western sanctions. Affected banks include Tinkoff, Alfa-Bank, and Sberbank. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘Bolshevik_politics_was_warfare’_Historian_Ronald Grigor_Suny_on_Stalin’s_rise_and_Stalinism’s_legacy_— Meduza⠀⇛ March 5 marks 70 years since Joseph Stalin died. As the leader of the USSR from 1924 to his death in 1953, Stalin established a totalitarian regime, provoked mass starvation, engineered the Great Terror, and led the Soviet Union to victory in the Second World War. Meduza spoke to Professor Ronald Grigor Suny, a historian and political scientist at the University of Michigan, and author of several books about Stalin and Stalinism, about Stalin’s politics and his rise to power in the early years of the USSR. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. # ⚓ The Gray Zone ☛ Meet_the_British_intelligence-linked_firm that_warped_MH17_news_coverage⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Duma_deputy_Kartapolov,_who_co-authored_a_bill criminalizing_“discrediting”_volunteers_in_Russian_forces, dismisses_concerns_about_neo-Nazis_in_volunteer_ranks_— Meduza⠀⇛ If Russian neo-Nazis are fighting against Ukraine, they’ve “already been reformed,” Andrey Kartapolov, a State Duma deputy and chairman of the defense committee, said in an interview with St. Petersburg publication Fontanka. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ISW:_Wagner_Group_has_started_recruiting_at Russian_sports_clubs_—_Meduza⠀⇛ American think tank the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that Wagner Group has opened at least three recruitment centers at Russian sports clubs — in Rostov-on-Don, Samara, and Tyumen. Wagner Group itself reports that it has launched eight recruitment centers at sports clubs in Moscow. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ 13_bodies,_including_an_eight-month-old_baby, discovered_under_the_rubble_of_a_Zaporizhzhia_building destroyed_in_Russian_missile_strike_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The State Emergency Service of Ukraine reports that 13 bodies were discovered under the rubble of a five-story apartment building, a section of which was destroyed by a missile strike launched by Russia early on March 2. The agency reported yesterday that one of the victims was an eight- month-old girl. She was killed with the other members of her family. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_Defense_Minister_reportedly_visits Mariupol_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The Russian Defense Ministry said on Telegram Monday that Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu traveled to Mariupol to inspect ongoing construction work to “restore the infrastructure of the Donbas.” Among other things, the ministry said, Shoigu visited a medical center, a “DNR” Emergency Services Ministry rescue center, and a new residential neighborhood. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ The_Russian_Ministry_of_Internal_Affairs_puts former_FSB_border_guard_and_alleged_participant_in_attacks_on the_Bryansk_region_on_wanted_list_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The Russian internal affairs ministry put Ilya Bogdanov, one of the alleged participants in recent attacks on two villages bordering Ukraine in Russia’s Bryansk region, on the wanted list. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Blinken’s_Unwise,_Unwarranted_Trip_to Central_Asia⠀⇛ In an effort to gain leverage against Russia and China, Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Kazakhstan last week to meet with foreign ministers of the five Central Asian nations. The United States has no vital national security interests in any of the five Islamic states that have had long-standing ties to Moscow and are heavily reliant on economic assistance from China. These nations—Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan—maintain close diplomatic and security ties to both Russia and China, and there is no chance that the United States has the leverage to weaken Central Asian relations with Moscow and Beijing. Nevertheless, the New York Times fatuously headlined that “Blinken Finds Some Leverage in Central Asia.” The resolution of problems in Central Asia is simply beyond the capabilities of the United States. Blinken’s trip was a fool’s errand that merely exposed the futility of U.S. efforts to practice dual containment against Russia and China as well as U.S. ignorance regarding its own policies that are driving Russia and China into a closer relationship. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_Constitutional_Right_to_a_Healthful Environment_(in_New_York_State)⠀⇛ Just over a year ago, the New York State Constitution was amended to include a right to a healthy environment. Since January 2022, Article 1, Section 19, the so-called Green Amendment to the New York State Constitution, states that “each person shall have a right to clean air and water, and a healthful environment.” (Although the term healthful is used, rather than the more common word healthy, there is no significant legal or semantic distinction between the two.) # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘The_Biggest_Conservation_Victory_Ever!’ Global_Treaty_to_Protect_Oceans_Reached⠀⇛ Ocean conservationists expressed elation late Saturday after it was announced—following nearly two decades of consideration and effort—that delegates from around the world had agreed to language for a far-reaching global treaty aimed at protecting the biodiversity on the high seas and in the deep oceans of the world. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ What_If_the_World_Cannot_Save_the_World?⠀⇛ The United Nations has convened 27 conferences on climate change. For nearly three decades, the international community has come together at a different location every year to pool its collective wisdom, resources, and resolve to address this global threat. These Conferences of Parties (COPs) have produced important agreements, such as the Paris Accords of 2015 on the reduction of carbon emissions and most recently at Sharm el- Sheikh a Loss & Damage Fund to help countries currently experiencing the most impact from climate change. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Oil_CEOs_Should_Be_Barred_From_Global Climate_Summits,_Not_Running_Them⠀⇛ The Chief Executive of the twelfth largest oil producer – Sultan Al Jaber of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) – has been appointed as president of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC) COP28, the biggest climate change conference that will take place in November, 2023 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Stop_Rewarding_Destroyers_of_Our_World_and Punishing_Those_Defending_It⠀⇛ As of early February, police have “made more than 90 arrests and dozens of detentions” to facilitate construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline in northern B.C., “running up a taxpayer tab of more than $25 million,” according to the Narwhal. François Poirier, President and CEO of TC Energy, which owns the project, was rewarded with “$9.81- million in his first full year as CEO, including a $1.1-million bonus and share and stock option awards valued at $6-million,” the Globe and Mail reported. # ⚓ CNN ☛ 40,000_flee_homes_as_floods_hit_Malaysia⠀⇛ Rescue efforts are underway in parts of Malaysia after seasonal floods killed at least four people and displaced more than 40,000. # ⚓ NL Times ☛ 2023-03-06_Extinction_Rebellion_Youth_take action_at_Night_Watch_in_Rijksmuseum⠀⇛ # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Indigenous_Activists_Escalate_Protests Against_Wind_Farm_in_Norway⠀⇛ # ⚓ CBC ☛ 2023-03-05_‘Lithium_rush’_boosts_sales_of mineral_claims_in_N.S.⠀⇛ # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Now_is_Not_the_Time_to_Remove_ESA Protections_for_Grizzlies⠀⇛ The governors of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho have been moving Heaven and Earth to hasten removal of Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for grizzly bears and return management to the states, most recently through petitions submitted to the US Fish & Wildlife Service requesting the initiation of a status review for the species. Idaho’s petition was rejected, but the petitions submitted by Wyoming and Montana were not, triggering a twelve-month process potentially leading to administrative removal of ESA protections by the Service. Meanwhile, Congressional delegations from the northern Rockies have mounted a tandem effort to legislativelyremove protections. Senators Lummis, Barrasso, Crapo, Risch, and Daines recently introduced legislation that would delist two grizzly bear populations constituting the bulwark of recovery efforts in the contiguous United States. Representatives Hageman and Zinke introduced similar legislation in the House. As was the case with Congressional delisting of wolves in the northern Rockies, this legislation would debar judicial review—a measure that has seemingly become the norm among legislators intent on circumventing the ESA. # ⚓ CNN ☛ Colombia_to_send_70_‘cocaine_hippos’_to_India and_Mexico,_governor_says⠀⇛ Colombia plans to fly dozens of its “cocaine hippos” — the descendents of drug trafficker Pablo Escobar’s private menagerie — to new homes in India and Mexico in a bid to control their booming population, according to the local governor. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ 2023-03-04_Starbucks_Workers_Attempting to_Unionize_May_Have_Just_Had_Their_Best_Week_Ever⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Immigrant_Women_Workers_Are_Fighting_to_Close Disney’s_Gender_Pay_Gap⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_to_save_money_as_a_student_in_Denmark⠀⇛ Life on a student budget doesn’t have to be tough in Denmark — follow these tips to get the most out of the experience at a low price. # ⚓ CNN ☛ It’s_Hell_Week_on_Wall_Street⠀⇛ Wall Street investors are gearing up for their version of Hell Week — a torrent of jobs data coming over the next few days could easily lead to volatile market swings. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Von_Der_Leyen_To_Reject_US_Anti-Inflation_Act Before_Biden⠀⇛ The European Commission President explained that such an act is discriminatory since it encourages European companies to move to the U.S. to benefit from billionaire subsidies. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Credit_card_debt_soars_as_perks_proliferate⠀⇛ Voracious spending and historically high inflation have helped drive credit card debt to a record high of almost $1 trillion — and credit card issuers are offering all sorts of incentives to lure new customers. # ⚓ CNN ☛ Europe_will_start_charging_for_entry_in_2024⠀⇛ This week in travel news: The European Commission will start charging for a new visa waiver scheme next year, plus our pick of Croatian and Italian destinations and new Asian hotels. # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ 2023-03-04_Low-Wage_Jobs_Are_Becoming Middle-Class_Jobs⠀⇛ # ⚓ Vox ☛ 2023-03-04_SNAP_boosts_kept_millions_out_of_poverty during_Covid._Now_they’re_gone.⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Congressional_Leaders_Are_Embracing_Dark_Money More_Than_Ever⠀⇛ # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Ex-Honorary_Consul_Accused_of_Financing Hezbollah_Indicted_on_Money_Laundering,_Terrorism_Counts⠀⇛ A former Lebanese diplomat sanctioned by U.S. authorities for allegedly funneling money to the terrorist group Hezbollah was arrested last week in Bucharest, Romania, and U.S. officials are seeking his extradition. Mohammad Ibrahim Bazzi, 58, is accused by federal prosecutors of attempting to evade sanctions by trying to launder and move more than $800,000 from the United States to Lebanon, according to the Department of Justice. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ 2023-03-06_Brexit:_Can_Jeremy_Corbyn_Still_Come To_Power?⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Rishi_Sunak_Now_Cosplays_as_an_Anti- Brexiteer⠀⇛ The 1998 Good Friday Agreement, which resulted in the current Northern Irish political settlement, called for a “frictionless” border between the 2 parts of Ireland. The Brexit deal Boris “BoJo” Johnson struck with the EU was always going to be a bust because it put this “frictionless” border at risk. BoJo’s deal required a border to exist between the EU-member Republic of Ireland and the UK-belonging (and thus non-EU) Northern Ireland. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Across_The_Tracks⠀⇛ In the most productive agricultural area in the world, poverty is endemic. Crisscrossed by irrigation canals and railroad tracks, Fresno is the working-class capital and largest city of California’s San Joaquin Valley, a city where people speak Spanish as readily as English.1 # ⚓ WhichUK ☛ What’s_happening_to_the_cost_of_renting?⠀⇛ With demand outstripping supply in the rental market, tenants continue to be hit with high rent. But figures suggest the rate of growth is beginning to slow # ⚓ WhichUK ☛ Can_switching_to_frozen_food_save_you_money?⠀⇛ Which? takes a closer look at whether frozen items can help cut your grocery bills o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ International Business Times ☛ 2023-03-05_Vladimir_Putin blames_alleged_lover’s_friends_for_leaking_details_of_their lifestyle,_claim_insiders⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-03-05_Under_EU_urging,_Portugal_will no_longer_issue_golden_visas⠀⇛ # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Gambling_conference_woos_regulators⠀⇛ Today the Gambling Industry’s most exclusive conference, Reform the Game, kicks off in Sydney’s International Conference Centre. With tickets priced at $2500 each, the event will see government regulators such as AUSTRAC speak alongside gambling giants SportsBet and Tabcorp. The organisation is billed as “a prestigious 5-day education program structured to build individual and organisational capability, deepen sector knowledge, and advance thinking and discussion about contemporary best practice gambling regulation”. # ⚓ CNN ☛ Hong_Kong_model’s_death_and_dismemberment_resurfaces memories_of_past_horrors⠀⇛ The postcard image of Hong Kong is one of glitzy skyscrapers against lush mountains, dim sum restaurants and investment bankers in suits. # ⚓ CNN ☛ He’s_been_declared_innocent_after_serving_38_years for_a_murder_he_didn’t_commit⠀⇛ Maurice Hastings, a man wrongfully convicted of a 1983 robbery-homicide and sexual assault, has been declared innocent by a California judge. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Biden_commemorates_“Bloody_Sunday”_in_Selma_by pushing_voting_rights_reform⠀⇛ President_Biden made a fresh appeal for voting rights reform as he commemorated the 58th anniversary of “Bloody_Sunday” in Selma, Alabama. Driving the news:A critical day in the Civil Rights movement, “Bloody Sunday” in 1965 saw a peaceful demonstration demanding an expansion of voting rights end with police beating demonstrators. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Biden,_in_Selma,_Says_Voting_Rights_Are Still_‘Under_Assault’⠀⇛ The president’s commemoration of Bloody Sunday comes as he is expected to announce a re-election bid, which will require the support of Black voters who were decisive in helping him win the first time. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Diplomat_Who_Faced_Brexit_Freeze_in_U.K. Now_Sees_a_‘New_Beginning’⠀⇛ As the European Union’s first ambassador in London, João Vale de Almeida had to fight even for official recognition. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the Windsor Framework are changing things, he says. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ We_Are_All_Domestic_Terrorists⠀⇛ Hoo boy. Another CPAC. Shriveled but still stubbornly demented, it offered a carnival of vengeful, bigoted, delusional, fear-mongering crackpots of the far-right universe raging that a woke apocalyptic “they” – communists, trans people, drag queens, socialist rainbow flags – are “coming for you” to destroy your lives. Topping it off was their barking mad overlord – “I am your retribution” – babbling about windmills, baby bonuses, flying cars. What else must we endure, you ask? Try the J6 Prison Choir. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Israeli_Anti-Government_Protests_Hit_New Heights_as_200,000_March_in_Tel_Aviv⠀⇛ Ongoing protests against the far-right Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhu were larger than ever on Saturday night as an estimated 200,000 people or more took to the streets in Tel Aviv and other cities to denounce judicial reforms they warn put the nation on a path towards dictatorship. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ We_Must_Overturn_SCOTUS_Decisions_That Effectively_Deny_Rights_to_Black_People⠀⇛ # ⚓ Five_opposition_leaders_remain_‘determined’_despite_split in_alliance⠀⇛ Yesterday, the İYİ Party, the second-largest party in the opposition alliance, announced it wouldn’t support the candidacy of CHP leader Kılıçdaroğlu. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Two_Cheers_for_Prince_Harry⠀⇛ Apparently, he doesn’t merit any cheers at all and is now less popular in the US than Prince Andrew. What is surprising about this is that Prince Andrew actually has any popularity to be less than. Apparently, according to a commentator (whose name escapes me) speaking to Piers Morgan, what has caused this latest decline in Harry’s fortunes is the South Park episode featuring cartoon facsimiles of him and Meghan Markel. That observation probably says more about the whole ongoing debacle than anything else. A popularity decline because of a cartoon? Are we now living in a cartoon reality? The cartoon, representing the popularity-declined couple as Canadians, portrayed them going on a worldwide privacy tour to ask the world to give them privacy. The couple have missed an opportunity here. The obvious thing for them to do is to actually promote and embark on a Worldwide Privacy Tour. It would be hard to make the situation more absurd and surreal than it already is, and it would be a marvellous display of insouciant panache. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Hype,_Hypocrisy,_and_Lying_to_the_People⠀⇛ Hypocrisy in high places Most folks are honest; this tricks them into a belief in the bedrock honesty of others, especially those who make bold public statements. How could someone lie in a public statement? Most folks know they would not want to live with that embarrassment when the truth inevitably came out. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Reflections_on_the_Day_a_Mob_Assaulted Brazil’s_Democracy⠀⇛ The images of the January 8 violent attacks against the governmental buildings in Brasília spread through international media and are still resounding today. Wearing the colors of the national flag and the beloved Brazilian football team, the mob of supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, stormed and vandalized the Federal Supreme Court, the National Congress’s building and the Planalto Presidential Palace, institutions that compose the Three Powers Plaza. The aim was to reject the election of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The parallels to the storming of the U.S. Capitol two years ago are evident. Many Brazilian political analysts were not surprised. “Brazilian political experts had been expecting this to happen since last year. The episode shows how a small group of Bolsonaro supporters does not respect the democratic values of the country,” said Brazilian historian and journalist Lucas de Souza Martins in a recent interview with the Americas Program. # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ “I_don’t_even_understand_the_position that_we_can’t_get_weapons._That_was_painful_to_hear.”⠀⇛ # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Andrey_Novashov,_first_journalist_to_be convicted_of_spreading_‘disinformation’_about_Russian army,_sentenced_to_eight_months_of_corrective_labor_— Meduza⠀⇛ A court in Russia’s Kemerovo region has sentenced journalist Andrey Novashov to eight months of corrective labor for allegedly spreading “disinformation” about the Russia army, according to the Siberian news outlet Taiga.info. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ “Haole,”_Hawaii,_Hate_Crimes,_and_White Supremacy⠀⇛ Is “haole” hate speech? Is it a racial slur? This perennial question was reanimated by a highly unusual federal hate crimes case in which two Native Hawaiian men were sentenced this week to several years in prison. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ They_Shared_Erotic_Images_in_a_Group_Chat. The_Fine:_$17,000.⠀⇛ A couple in Singapore created a Telegram account where they posted risqué content for subscribers. They were convicted of violating nudity and obscenity laws. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_FSB_claims_it_prevented_assassination attempt_on_conservative_media_group_founder_Konstantin Malofeev_by_Russian_Volunteer_Corps_head_Denis_Kapustin_— Meduza⠀⇛ The Russian FSB said Monday that it prevented an assassination attempt against Konstantin Malofeev, the founder of the Russian Orthodox TV network Tsargrad. The agency claimed that neo-Nazi Denis Kapustin, whose anti-Putin Russian Volunteer Corps claimed responsibility for last week’s incursion into Russia’s Bryansk region from Ukraine, planned to blow up Malofeev’s car, but that the attempt was thwarted. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Life_Without_Parole_Prisoners_Reignite Movement_to_End_Mass_Incarceration⠀⇛ A 50-year-old organization led by prisoners with life sentences has emerged from a COVID shutdown to fight for the abolition of legalized slavery. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ UC_Berkeley_Professor_Taught_with_Suspected Native_American_Remains⠀⇛ For decades, famed professor Tim White used a vast collection of human remains — bones sorted by body part and stored in wooden bins — to teach his anthropology students at the University of California, Berkeley. # ⚓ CNN ☛ Wave_of_suspected_poison_attacks_on_schoolgirls sparks_protests_in_Iran⠀⇛ Worried parents protested in Iran’s capital Tehran and other cities on Saturday over a wave of suspected poison attacks that have affected schoolgirls in dozens of schools, according to Iranian news agencies and social media videos. # ⚓ CNN ☛ Sub-Saharan_African_countries_repatriating_citizens from_Tunisia_after_‘shocking’_statements_from_country’s president⠀⇛ Several sub-Saharan countries, including Ivory Coast, Mali, Guinea and Gabon, are helping their citizens return from Tunisia following controversial remarks from the country’s president last month concerning illegal immigration into the North African country. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ Engadget ☛ 2023-03-04_Amazon_is_shutting_down_eight cashierless_Go_stores⠀⇛ # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ 2023-03-05_Webinar_on_Litigating_Patents_before_UPC, German,_and_Brazilian_Courts [Ed: The patent extremists are openly promoting not just a sham but a crime. The UPC isn't legal, isn't constitutional, but in the patent domain the lawyers are openly attacking both laws and constitutions in broad daylight.]⠀⇛ # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Copyright_Holders_Score_‘Dynamic’ Pirate_Site_Blocking_Order_in_Argentina⠀⇛ A national court in Buenos Aires, Argentina, requires local Internet providers to block thirty pirate streaming services. The dynamic blocking order sets an important precedent, local anti-piracy outfit Alianza stresses. Blocklist updates are no unnecessary luxury either, as many of the targeted domains were already outdated before the measures went live. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ 90_Million_DMCA_Takedowns_in_90_Days: MindGeek’s_$32m_Piracy_‘Win’_Meets_Reality⠀⇛ When a subsidiary of PornHub owner MindGeek was awarded $32 million in damages and an injunction against pirate site Daftsex, that should’ve been decisive. The stark reality is that the site never went offline. In response, the company is now engaged in the largest, most instense DMCA notice campaign in history. In just 90 days, Google received requests to remove 90+ million URLs. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ In_Any_Other_Context_My_Constant_Stench_of_Garlic_Is Repellent⠀⇛ I’ve been awake for less than ten minutes and I can already feel the fatigue pulling my eyes inwards. Normally Herr Jet Lag doesn’t last this long. Or does he? It’s nearly five in the morning in Seminole. My time here so far has been wholly unproductive creativity-wise. Within me is a piercing guilt. Perhaps it is a gradually newfound perception of mortality that creates this guilt. It’s not a guilt associated with any harm I’ve done or could do to others. It’s as if I am cutting myself down with the blade of wasted time. True – I am out of sorts at the moment. Usually after the nastiness that accompanies travel, I am useless for days. I must conquer the uselessness – fight the lethargy. It’s certainly not an easy task. # ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_DEINSUZ_Wordo:_SWEAT⠀⇛ # ⚓ Announcement_–_New_Chinukwawa_Newsletter⠀⇛ It’s a place for mine own projects. Currently only I have up the smolnet servers. And I just released the first edition of one of the projects, a Chinukwawa newsletter and resource site. Considering the amount of speakers is very low, I doubt this paper will win any Pulitzer. Regardless, the aim is language revitalization and indigenous language support in this UN Decade of Indigenous Languages. My hope is to stimulate interest in learning Chinukwawa amongst both indigenous and settler communities, and perhaps toward other indigenous languages. As such, the working language is Chinukwawa, but I expect if one or two people read it, I shall post a bit in what other languages for which I have barely passing marks, including English. The main course of the smorgasbord will naturally be interviews and blither. I aim to keep it ⅔ lighthearted, and ⅓ grave. A change of pace for me, and one hopes somewhat salubrious. o § Technical⠀➾ # § Programming⠀➾ # ⚓ Cross_Compilers_part_2⠀⇛ In part one of this series, we built a cross toolchain capable of compiling C and C++ code on an x86_64 linux machine which will then run on a riscv64 linux machine using musl libc. As the final step, we compiled a simple `Hello world!` executable to test the toolchain. In part 2, we’re going to go through using the cross compiler to build real world software, and explore some common pitfalls that are encountered due to build systems not being designed with cross compilation in mind. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 5437 ➮ Generation completed at 02:42, i.e. 23 seconds to (re)generate ⟲