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FreeTube is a Free and Open Source client for YouTube built with privacy in mind. Its goal is to make a front end that would interface with YouTube without its users needing to run proprietary JavaScript code. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ Linux_Audio_Production:_Creating_and_Editing Music⠀⇛ Introduction Linux Audio Production is creating and editing music using open-source tools available on the Linux operating system. Linux offers a range of powerful audio production tools capable of professional-grade audio editing and production. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_To_Install_PHP_OPcache_on_Ubuntu_20.04_| 22.04_LTS⠀⇛ In this guide, we will show you how to install PHP OPcache Extension o Ubuntu systems OPcache is a popular open-source PHP extension that helps speed up the performance of PHP scripts with caching the compiled versions in memory. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_To_Install_QElectroTech_on_Ubuntu_20.04_| 22.04_LTS⠀⇛ In this guide, we will show you how to install QElectroTech on Ubuntu systems with two different methods. QElectroTech is a free application that has been designed to help create electrical, electronic, automation, control circuits, mechanical objects to illustrate processes, instrumentation drawings and many other things. # ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ Linux:_Install_Java⠀⇛ # ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ Linux:_Setup_Mail_server⠀⇛ # ⚓ LinuxBuz ☛ Best_Conan_Exiles_Server_Hosting_for_Everyone_ (Review_And_Comparison)⠀⇛ Survival games offer a unique and thrilling experience that can be found nowhere else. # ⚓ Andrew Hutchings ☛ Basic_graphics_on_the_SSD1351_display⠀⇛ Yesterday I wrote a post on how to wire up and initialise the SSD1351 display with a Raspberry Pi Pico. # ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ How_to_Install_Google_Chrome_on_openSUSE_with Ease⠀⇛ Learn how to easily install Google Chrome on openSUSE Leap and Tumbleweed with our step-by-step guide to get it up and running in no time! # ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ How_to_Deploy_an_Application_in_Kubernetes⠀⇛ # ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ How_to_use_disk_quota_on_Linux_with examples⠀⇛ # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_R_Lang_on_Ubuntu_22.04_or 20.04⠀⇛ R Programming Language is a powerful and flexible open-source programming language and environment for data analysis, statistics, and graphics. Its syntax is easy to learn, making it a popular choice among data scientists, statisticians, and researchers. # ⚓ DietPi_on_RISC-V_StarFive_VisionFive_2_SBC⠀⇛ This blog post gives an overview about what can actually be done with a system consisting of the brand new RISC-V single board computer VisionFive 2 from StarFive. The article will be updated whenever new insights and findings are present. # ⚓ Adam_Young:_Use_*_to_Seach_for_the_word_under_the_cursor_in vim⠀⇛ This might be my new favorite vimism. The idea that there is a single character shortcut for searching for the character under the cursor is brilliant, and something I will use, quite a bit, in my day to day work. It might be more powerful than tags. # ⚓ When_and_How_to_Use_Iptables_and_Ipsets⠀⇛ iptables and ipsets are both tools that are commonly used in Linux-based operating systems for managing network traffic. However, they serve different purposes and have different capabilities. # ⚓ dwaves.de ☛ S21_Ultra_SmartPhone_photography_–_spring_is coming_–_how_to_improve_colors_and_sharpness_with_Gimp⠀⇛ RawTherapeed: spring is coming, like a rebirth of everything that was dead the process of picture post processing with RawTherapee (available for GNU Linux (Debian), Windows, OSX) was done like this [...] o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ digiKam_7.10.0_is_released⠀⇛ Dear digiKam fans and users, After three months of active maintenance and other bugs triage, the digiKam team is proud to present version 7.10.0 of its open source digital photo manager. See below the list of most important features coming with this release. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o ⚓ Make Tech Easier ☛ How_to_Select_A_GNU/Linux_Distribution⠀⇛ If you’re new to the Linux world, you may find yourself overwhelmed by the sheer volume of distros available to you. On the surface, it may look like an endless maze that leads you through a bottomless rabbit hole. However, even the most avid distro hopper has a daily driver they eventually settle on. This guide aims to help you find your new home in Linux while making the experience as enjoyable as possible. o § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ DietPi_v8.15⠀⇛ The March 11th, 2023 release of DietPi v8.15 comes with new images for the StarFive VisionFive 2 RISC- V board, the PINE64 Quartz64 and a couple of improvements and bug fixes. o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ Cutting_cloud_costs:_3_tips⠀⇛ # ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ Security_automation:_3_key benefits⠀⇛ # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Handle_exceptions_in_Ansible_Playbooks with_block_and_rescue⠀⇛ Handle errors gracefully in your automation by using Ansible block and rescue keywords. # ⚓ Red Hat ☛ How_to_use_automation_controller to_install_MS SQL [Ed: Red Hat helps Microsoft promote proprietary software that does not even properly runs in GNU/Linux (Drawbridge does not count). Saying that Microsoft SQL Server runs on GNU/Linux is almost like saying Adobe Photoshop works with WINE.]⠀⇛ The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how to create an execution environment with custom dependencies and how to execute Ansible Playbooks using the automation controller’s GUI, a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. For this article, we will use Ansible Roles to install Microsoft SQL on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. # ⚓ NeuroFedora ☛ The_NeuroFedora_Blog:_Next_Open_NeuroFedora meeting:_13_March_1300_UTC⠀⇛ o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ YouTube_Music_for_Android_preps_support_for podcasts⠀⇛ # ⚓ Neowin ☛ SwiftKey_for_Android_gets_updated_with_Unicode_15 emojis_and_a_new_theme_–_Neowin⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ The_best_smartwatches_for_Android_in_March 2023⠀⇛ # ⚓ Notebook Check ☛ New_Google_Pixel_Fold_and_Pixel_Tablet features_discovered_in_Android_14_Developer_Preview_2_– NotebookCheck.net_News⠀⇛ # ⚓ Gizmo China ☛ Xiaomi_Pad_5_Global_Receives_MIUI_14_Based_on Android_13_Update⠀⇛ # ⚓ SlashGear ☛ Google_Pixel_8_Pro_Leaks_As_Next_Android Flagship⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Elon_Musk’s_Twitter_open_source_foul-up_•_The Register⠀⇛ On February 21, Twitter god-king Elon Musk proclaimed “our algorithm is made open source next week.” He added it wouldn’t work well at first, “but it will improve rapidly!” That hasn’t happened. Musk has been claiming he wanted to open source Twitter’s algorithm even before he took over the social network and again when he announced his intention to acquire it in April 2022. Here we are, and nothing’s changed. o ⚓ Medevel ☛ 10_Open_Source_Free_Farm_Management_Software⠀⇛ Farms may vary in shape, size, and specialization, but with persistence and discipline, they are all manageable. o ⚓ Medevel ☛ Top_10_Pomodoro_Timer_Apps_to_Boost_Your_Productivity⠀⇛ What is a Pomodoro technique? The Pomodoro technique is a time management method that involves breaking work into 25-minute intervals, separated by short breaks. It was developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s. How can the Pomodoro technique improve your productivity? o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Hillel Wayne ☛ A_Neovim_Task_Runner_in_30_lines_of_Lua⠀⇛ I like how easy it is to configure neovim. Last month I wanted a task runner for a very particular use-case that none of the available plugins handled. So I wrote my own. Show Code This is not good code. vim.g.global_task = {} function LoadTask(cmd, num, silent) local tmp = vim.g.global_task — (a) if not num then num = vim.tbl_count(vim.g.global_task) + 1 end tmp[tonumber(num)] = cmd — (a) vim. # ⚓ Qt ☛ Qt_Installer_Framework_and_Qt_Online_Installer_4.5.2 Released⠀⇛ We are happy to announce the release of Qt Installer Framework and Qt Online Installer 4.5.2 today.  # ⚓ Collabora ☛ Showcasing_the_STM32MP1_at_Embedded_World⠀⇛ As a recent new member of STMicroelectronics’ Partner Program, we’re excited to be showcasing the STM32MP1 at Embedded World this week, our first demo featuring the STM32 platform. # ⚓ Medevel ☛ Top_9_Reasons_to_Choose_Flutter_for_App Development_in_2023⠀⇛ Although Flutter is still considered to be fairly new, it is one of the most well-liked mobile development frameworks among programmers worldwide. It contains every component needed to quickly construct reliable native-like applications for various devices.So why is Flutter so trendy nowadays? Will it work for your business? * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ uni Emory ☛ What_are_the_risks_of_using_Metaverse? [Ed: Metaverse is meaningless BS, is Emory shilling Facebook?]⠀⇛ Metaverse is among Blockchain’s advancements. Using the metaverse to access web-based services can be extremely advantageous; however, it is also accompanied by a few inherent risks. Due to its decentralized structure, users may become exposed to potential threats if they are not careful and informed. o ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Nobel_laureate_Kenzaburo_Oe,_writer_of poetic_fiction,_dies⠀⇛ Nobel literature laureate Kenzaburo Oe, whose darkly poetic novels were built from his memories during Japan’s postwar occupation and from being the parent of a disabled son, has died. He was 88. His publisher said Oe died March 3. Oe in 1994 became the second Japanese author awarded the Nobel Prize in literature. The Swedish Academy cited the author for his works of fiction, in which “poetic force creates an imagined world where life and myth condense to form a disconcerting picture of the human predicament today.” His most searing works were influenced by the birth of Oe’s mentally disabled son in 1963. “A Personal Matter” was published a year later. He also wrote nonfiction and spoke against nuclear power. o ⚓ YLE ☛ Aamulehti’s_chief_editor_quits_following_inappropriate behaviour_at_student_party⠀⇛ The Tampere-based newspaper reports that its editor-in- chief, Jussi Tuulensuu, was clearly intoxicated at a stakeholder event on Saturday evening and behaved inappropriately towards women. o ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ National_Coalition_Party_proposes_strict measures_to_combat_youth_and_gang_violence_in_Finland⠀⇛ Finland’s National Coalition Party (Kokoomus) has proposed 15 measures to prevent youth and gang-related crime. The party’s chairman, Petteri Orpo, and vice- chairman, Antti Häkkänen, say that Finland needs to wake up to the reality that violence committed by minors and even children is on the rise and has become more brutal. The party is calling for stricter punishments for crimes, increased resources and powers for law enforcement agencies, and measures to prevent youth from becoming marginalized. o ⚓ CNN ☛ Nobel_Prize-winning_Japanese_novelist_Kenzaburo_Oe_dies_at 88⠀⇛ Japanese Nobel Prize-winning author Kenzaburo Oe, a writer who was renowned for a strong pacifist stance that weaved its way into much of his work, has died of “old age”, his publisher confirmed Monday. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Scientists_Identify_Chemical_Reaction_That May_Have_Triggered_Life_on_Earth⠀⇛ The tipping point for biological life. # ⚓ The Scientist ☛ Relieving_the_Pipetting_Toll_for_Better Results⠀⇛ Scientists use an automated liquid handling station to ensure consistency across a range of experiments. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Simple_Math_Predicts_Electrical_Activity_in The_Brain,_Study_Shows⠀⇛ Groundbreaking. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ ‘Time_Reflections’_Finally_Observed_by Physicists_After_Decades_of_Searching⠀⇛ An echo in time, not space. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Oceans_May_Have_Once_Graced_Venus_Before_It Became_a_Hell_Planet⠀⇛ Was Venus habitable billions of years ago? o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Siruja_Suomesta_Initiative:_How_Finland can_become_a_European_leader_in_microchip_technology⠀⇛ A national chip program initiative, called “Siruja Suomesta,” has been proposed by the Semiconductor Industry Group of Technology Finland, along with other partners such as VTT, Tampere University, Aalto University, and the cities of Tampere and Espoo. The initiative aims to establish Finland as a European leader in semiconductor and quantum technology. The initiative will bring new expertise and growth to Finland, strengthen Europe’s chip self-sufficiency and technological security, and create growth in high-tech expertise, innovation, and industry. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ DFI_PCSF51_–_An_1.8-inch_industrial_SBC_with AMD_Ryzen_R2000_processor⠀⇛ DFI PCSF51 is a 1.8-inch single board computer (SBC) powered by an AMD Ryzen Embedded R2000 processor with up to 8GB DDR4 memory and 128GB eMMC flash designed for space-constraints industrial applications, robotics, edge computing, AI vision systems, and more. The business card-sized board comes with HDMI 1.4 video output, Gigabit Ethernet networking, two USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, and an M.2 Key-E socket for wireless expansion, as well as eight digital I/Os. Other features include a watchdog and an RTC, and the SBC takes 12V DC input on a 2-pin terminal block. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Latvia ☛ More_than_6,000_lives_lost_to_Covid-19_over_three years_in_Latvia⠀⇛ Exactly three years ago today, on March 13, 2020, the first state of emergency related to the spread of Covid-19 took effect in Latvia. In total, the deaths of 6,632 people are associated with Covid-19 over the course of three years. # ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ Whopper_of_a_story!_Burger_King_in Copenhagen_going_meatless_for_a_month⠀⇛ Meanwhile, in related news, McDonald’s has called time on breakfast # ⚓ NOAA ☛ Studying_the_health_of_dolphins_after_pollution⠀⇛ After an oil spill or release of industrial chemicals, it is important to determine if the health of wild dolphins has been impacted. In some cases, a team of scientists and veterinarians may temporarily capture wild dolphins to assess their health. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Abortion_Opponents_Want_to_Make_Women Afraid_to_Get_Help_From_Their_Friends⠀⇛ A wrongful-death lawsuit in Texas is an act of intimidation. # ⚓ Reason ☛ Five_Women_Sue_Texas_Over_the_State’s_Narrow Abortion_Exception⠀⇛ The law allows abortions when there is a “medical emergency”—but what qualifies as an emergency? # ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ “One_Health”,_ESG_&_“Sustainable Development”:_Inside_the_WHO’s_“Pandemic_Treaty”⠀⇛ Simon Elmer The World Health Organization is the One Ring to Rule them All, and its written goal, inscribed in fiery letters along both sides of its band, is the Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Treaty. # ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ You_don’t_need_to_pursue_happiness_if you’ve_already_caught_it⠀⇛ Joseph Sorrentino learns from some Mexico City garbage collectors it’s not necessarily what we own or achieve that makes us content. # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ A_Bad_Night’s_Sleep_Could_Weaken_Your_Response_to Vaccines [Ed: Very misleading headline, as the body does not even agree. It's like they try to blame sleep for adverse reaction to lousy vaccines. This is about immune systems in general and it has long been common sense.]⠀⇛ Getting enough sleep is refreshing for both you and your immune system, a new review of research out Monday suggests. # ⚓ The Age AU ☛ Qld_research_suggests_COVID,_chronic_fatigue have_similar_effect_on_brains⠀⇛ Researchers have used one of the most powerful imaging tools in the world to look for similarities between how COVID-19 and chronic fatigue affect the brain. # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ What_Conversation_Can_Do_for_Us⠀⇛ Our culture is dominated by efforts to score points and win arguments. But do we really talk anymore? # ⚓ The Scientist ☛ Parasite_Drove_Natural_Selection_in Amazonian_Indigenous_Groups⠀⇛ The findings could help researchers understand why some individuals are more vulnerable to deadly Chagas disease. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Afghanistan_Opens_Four-Day_Anti-Polio_Vaccination Campaign⠀⇛ Afghanistan on March 13 kicked off a nationwide anti-polio vaccination campaign for children under the age of 5, the office of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Afghanistan told RFE/ RL. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Bulgarian_Growers_Call_For_Ban_On_Wheat_Imports From_Ukraine⠀⇛ Grain producers in Bulgaria have called for a halt to imports of Ukrainian wheat. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Protecting_crops_and_promoting_resilience in_Australian_agriculture⠀⇛ Australia has faced continuous and concurrent crises over the past few years. The nation’s resilience has been tested by challenges ranging from Covid-19 to economic coercion and from drought to floods. While we have weathered … # ⚓ ACLU ☛ COVID-19_is_Not_Over_for_People_Who_Are Incarcerated⠀⇛ The COVID-19 pandemic is not over, especially not for people who are incarcerated. The ACLU, our clients, and our allies predicted early on that serious illness and death would strike people in jails, prisons and immigration_detention_facilities disproportionately if government agencies did not take effective precautions, including by reducing the number of people in jails, prisons, and ICE detention. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ Neowin ☛ Microsoft_is_showing_new_full-page_ads_asking_you to_set_Edge_as_the_default_browser⠀⇛ We already know that Microsoft has become more aggressive with marketing its Edge browser, going as far as to show banner ads on the Chrome download website, reminding you that Edge runs on the same technology as Chrome but has the “added trust of Microsoft”. Now, it seems like the company is going one step further in its push to get Edge more customers. # ⚓ Bleeping Computer ☛ Microsoft_finally_fixes_Windows_11_slow file_copy_issues_over_SMB [Ed: Better headline is, Vista 11 is defective and Microsoft isn't fixing that]⠀⇛ Microsoft has finally addressed a known issue causing significant performance hits when copying large files over SMB after installing the Windows 11 2022 update. The bug was fixed with the KB5022913 February 2023 non-security preview update released on February 2022, which also introduced newly announced Moment 2 features. “This update addresses an issue that affects copying from a network to a local drive. Copying is slower than expected for some users,” Microsoft said. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Security Week ☛ CISA_Warns_of_Plex_Vulnerability_Linked_to LastPass_Hack⠀⇛ CISA has added vulnerabilities in Plex Media Server and VMware NSX-V to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. # ⚓ Common_Mistakes_Which_Leave_a_Linux_Vulnerable⠀⇛ Securing a Linux system can be a complex task, and there are many potential pitfalls and mistakes that can compromise the system’s security. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Euler_Loses_Nearly_$200_Million_to_Flash Loan_Attack⠀⇛ London, UK based De-Fi platform company Euler has lost a reported $196 million to a flash loan attack. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ New_‘GoBruteforcer’_Botnet_Targets_Web Servers⠀⇛ The recently identified Golang-based GoBruteforcer botnet is targeting web servers running FTP, MySQL, phpMyAdmin, and Postgres services. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Zoll_Medical_Data_Breach_Impacts_1_Million Individuals⠀⇛ Zoll Medical is notifying one million individuals that their personal information was compromised in a data breach earlier this year. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Counting_ICS_Vulnerabilities:_Examining Variations_in_Numbers_Reported_by_Security_Firms⠀⇛ Reports published by various industrial cybersecurity companies provide different numbers on ICS vulnerabilities — here’s why. # ⚓ Help Net Security ☛ 6_cybersecurity_and_privacy_Firefox add-ons_you_need_to_know_about_–_Help_Net_Security⠀⇛ In today’s digital age, cybersecurity and privacy have become major concerns for internet users. With the increase in cyber attacks and data breaches, it is vital to protect your online privacy and security. One way to do this is by using add-ons for your web browser that can help enhance your security and privacy. Firefox is one of the most popular web browsers, and it offers a variety of add-ons that can help you stay safe and secure online. By using the Firefox add-ons below, you can significantly enhance your online security and privacy, and protect yourself from various threats that can compromise your personal information and online activity. # ⚓ LinuxSecurity ☛ New_Linux_IceFire_Ransomware_Variant Discovered:_What_You_Need_to_Know_to_Secure_Your_Systems [Ed: This is a proprietary IBM issue, not "Linux" issue; the site called LinuxSecurity continues spreading FUD.]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ In_Yet_Another_Crypto_Attack,_Hackers_Pillage $197_Million_From_Euler_Finance⠀⇛ Unidentified cybercriminals managed to boost nearly $200 million from the decentralized finance lender Euler Finance on Monday. The attack, which stole millions in crypto assets like DAI and USD Coin, is being hailed as the biggest crypto hack of the year so far. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Tuesday_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Debian (redis), Fedora (cairo, freetype, harfbuzz, and qt6-qtwebengine), Red Hat (kpatch-patch), SUSE (chromium, java-1_8_0-openj9, and nodejs18), and Ubuntu (chromium-browser, libxstream-java, php- twig, twig, protobuf, and python-werkzeug). # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ How_To_Clear_Cookies_Every_Time_You_Close Your_Browser [Ed: Bad advice that won't work because they identity the users by other means and resurrect the fingerprinting]⠀⇛ You might be familiar with the practice of regularly clearing out the local data stored by your browser, including cookies—those little files that can store your preferences, your personal details, and other bits of information that help sites know who you are. # § Confidentiality⠀➾ # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Gang_Leaks_Nude_Photos_of_Patients⠀⇛ The BlackCat ransomware gang recently leaked some nude photos of cancer patients from a healthcare entity in Pennsylvania that wouldn’t pay their ransom demand. The gang has threatened to leak more. But is this really a sign of any new or escalating trend, as suggested in a report on Wired? BlackCat is certainly not the first gang to use nude photos of patients and threats of more of the same to try to pressure victims into paying a ransom. The tactic never became a trend before, even though earlier criminals were desperate to secure payment from victims. # ⚓ EIN Presswire ☛ PHILADELPHIA_FIRM_FILES_FIRST_LAWSUIT AGAINST_LEHIGH_VALLEY_HEALTH_NETWORK_FOLLOWING_ITS LATEST_DATA_BREACH_–_EIN_Presswire⠀⇛ Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky P.C. asserts in class-action complaint that privacy violations by LVHN resulted in release of cancer patient nude photos # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Ransomware_Vulnerability_Warning Pilot_(RVWP)⠀⇛ The Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA), which President Biden signed into law in March 2022, required CISA to establish the RVWP (see Section 105 [6 U.S.C. 652]). # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ 1M_records_potentially_stolen_from medical_device_and_software_maker_Zoll⠀⇛ Medical device and software maker Zoll Medical Corp. has disclosed that it has suffered a data breach that resulted in the possible theft of records belonging to about a million people. § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ * ⚓ The Age AU ☛ Could_the_AUKUS_nuclear_subs_deal_rival_WA’s_resources sector?⠀⇛ Defence Industries Minister Paul Papalia said the AUKUS nuclear submarine announcement would create a huge defence industry in WA. * ⚓ LRT ☛ Poland_builds_anti-tank_barriers_on_its_borders._Should_Lithuania follow_suit?⠀⇛ Poland is erecting anti-tank barriers along its border with Belarus and Kaliningrad. Should Lithuania do the same? * ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ AMLO:_‘Mexico_is_safer_than_the_United_States’⠀⇛ Despite having only anecdotal evidence to back up his claims, the president insisted Monday that Mexico is freer from violence than the U.S. * ⚓ JURIST ☛ Moldova_police_arrest_54_at_antigovernment_protests_amid alleged_Russia-backed_destabilization_attempt⠀⇛ Moldovan police Sunday arrested 54 people during an anti- government protest in the capital city of Chișinău hours after police announced the arrests of seven people linked to a Russian-backed plot to destabilize the country. * ⚓ Defence Web ☛ Wagner_mercenaries_remain_in_Libya⠀⇛ Nearly five years after they first arrived in Libya, Wagner Group mercenaries show no signs that they’re willing to leave the country, despite a joint demand by representatives of Libya’s rival governments for them to do so. * ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Iran_is_still_exporting_oil_to_Hezbollah_and_the Assad_regime._It’s_using_Syrian_ports_for_transit.⠀⇛ Despite sanctions imposed on both countries, Tehran has continued to use Syrian ports as the main gateway to supply oil to its Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah, and its ally, the Bashar al- Assad regime. * ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ The_US_has_gotten_the_day_to_day_right_in_Africa policy._Time_to_think_bigger.⠀⇛ The Biden administration’s commitment to high-level engagement with African leaders is welcome, but its recent US-Africa Leaders summit should have been a launch pad for big, bold ideas. * ⚓ JURIST ☛ UK_asylum_bill_passes_House_of_Commons_second_reading_amid controversy⠀⇛ The UK House of Commons Monday approved the controversial Illegal Immigration Bill, which seeks to “prevent and deter unlawful migration,” by a vote of 312 to 249. The bill will now pass to the committee stage of the House of Commons. * ⚓ France24 ☛ UK_to_boost_defence_spending_over_China,_Russia_concerns⠀⇛ Britain on Monday detailed plans to bolster military and security spending to confront the “epoch-defining challenge” posed by China while also countering Russia, as London updated its strategic foreign and defence policy. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Macron_meets_with_Hungary’s_Orban_at_Elysée_Palace_to discuss_Ukraine_war⠀⇛ French President Emmanuel Macron received Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban to discuss the Ukraine war and other issues ahead of a European Council meeting over a working dinner at the Elysée Palace on Monday night. * ⚓ LRT ☛ Steven_Seagal_to_help_set_up_international_pro-Russia_movement⠀⇛ An international movement of Russophiles will be established on March 14 in Moscow, following an initiative by Nikolay Malinov, head of the Bulgarian National Movement Russophiles, who is teaming up with US actor Steven Seagal. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia’s_Treatment_Of_Institutionalized_Ukrainian_Children Constitutes_A_War_Crime,_HRW_Says⠀⇛ Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine has put children in residential institutions at extreme risk, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on March 13. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Ukrainian_Troops_Wrap_Up_Leopard_Tank_Training_In_Spain⠀⇛ Ukrainian soldiers wrap up a four-week training course in Spain this week on how to operate the Leopard 2 tanks Western allies have agreed to deliver to help Kyiv fight Russian forces. * ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ Holocaust_survivor_shares_her_story_with_UMich students⠀⇛ Editor’s Note: The event organizers did not permit the recording of this event to protect the speaker’s personal experience and story. About 80 University of Michigan students gathered in Angell Hall to hear from Irene Miller, a Holocaust survivor who spoke about her experience escaping Poland as a child… * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_and_China_Threaten_To_Create_Global_‘Danger_And Disorder,’_Says_Britain’s_Sunak⠀⇛ Britain cast China as representing an “epoch-defining challenge” to the world order, in an update to its foreign policy framework published on March 13 that declared that the U.K.’s security hinged on the outcome of the Ukraine war. * ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ North_Korea_fires_ballistic_missile,_South_Korea says⠀⇛ North Korea has fired a ballistic missile off its east coast. * ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Taiwan_says_it_hopes_to_bring_back_soldier_who_went to_China⠀⇛ The soldier, serving on Erdan islet close to the Chinese coast, went missing last week and was found on Monday. * ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Australia_says_Aukus_nuclear_submarine_plan_to_cost up_to_$330_billion_by_2055⠀⇛ The programme is slated to create 20,000 jobs in Australia over three decades. * ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Russia_invited_to_participate_in_Central_Asian soccer_event⠀⇛ Russia has been invited to participate in the inaugural Central Asian Football Association Championships in June along with seven other national teams. Russian teams have been barred from European and FIFA competitions since the invasion of Ukraine in February of last year. But the Tajikistan Football Association has announced that a Russian team could join the new regional tournament along with former Soviet republics Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan. Afghanistan and Iran are also in the draw. The Russian Football Union has said it’s in “discussions about the possibility and conditions of the Russian national team’s participation in this tournament.” * ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ North_Korea_launches_2_missiles_to_sea_as_allies hold_drills⠀⇛ South Korea says North Korea has launched two ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters in its second show of force this week. The launches Tuesday morning came a day after the U.S. and South Korean began military drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says the missiles were launched from the southwestern coast, flew across North Korea and landed in its waters. Japan’s prime minister said no damage was immediately reported in Japanese waters. * ⚓ YLE ☛ US_B-52_bomber_flight_was_“strategic_deterrent”,_Finnish_Defence Minister_says⠀⇛ A United States Air Force B-52 bomber flew over the Gulf of Finland on Saturday evening, turning back before the island of Gogland, which is owned by Russia. * ⚓ CNN ☛ ‘We_are_not_rats’:_Some_Ukrainians_refuse_to_leave_home_as_Russia threatens_second_capture⠀⇛ As Russia threatens a second capture of liberated Kupiansk, Ukraine, CNN’s Melissa Bell talks to Ukrainian residents choosing to stay in their homes despite constant shelling. * ⚓ CNN ☛ 3-year-old_girl_fatally_shoots_4-year-old_sister_with_unsecured firearm_in_Texas⠀⇛ A 3-year-old girl fatally wounded her 4-year-old sister in an unintentional shooting in Texas, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. * ⚓ Danish_authorities_can_send_sirens_to_phones_with_new_alert_system⠀⇛ A new digital warning system takes effect in Denmark from April. * ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ First_Danish_tanks_ready_for_Ukraine_in_May⠀⇛ Acting defence minister Troels Lund Poulsen made announcement in connection with visit to Germany on Friday * ⚓ Sightline Media Group ☛ The_Army_keeps_getting_smaller⠀⇛ Last year’s numbers brought the service to historic lows. These cuts go deeper. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Biden_Extends_Stay_for_Thousands_of_Ukrainians⠀⇛ One-year extensions for those who fled in the first months after Russia’s invasion will be granted on a case-by-case basis, officials said. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Russian_Attacks_Along_a_Wide_Arc_of_Ukraine_Yield Little_but_Casualties⠀⇛ Moscow’s forces have stepped up artillery and infantry assaults across eastern Ukraine, trying to improve their position before either side attempts a major breakthrough. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ron_DeSantis_Says_Protecting_Ukraine_Is_Not_a_Key_U.S. Interest⠀⇛ The Florida governor, on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show, broke with Republicans to attack President Biden’s foreign policy and align more closely with Donald Trump as he weighs a presidential bid. § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ * ⚓ American Oversight ☛ Sunshine_Week_2023:_Three_Major_Threats_to Government_Transparency_—_and_Three_Big_Wins⠀⇛ * ⚓ American Oversight ☛ This_Sunshine_Week,_American_Oversight_Celebrates Six_Years_of_Victories_in_Government_Transparency⠀⇛ § Environment⠀➾ * ⚓ CNN ☛ Here’s_how_many_times_you_need_to_reuse_your_reusable_grocery bags⠀⇛ The battle against the single-use plastic bag may not be won but it’s definitely under way. * ⚓ The Age AU ☛ Cyclone_Freddy_kills_more_than_100_on_return_to Mozambique,_Malawi⠀⇛ Freddy is one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere and could be the longest-lasting tropical cyclone. * § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ o ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ European_Green_Deal:_EU_agrees_stronger_rules to_boost_energy_efficiency⠀⇛ The Commission welcomes the provisional agreement reached this morning with the European Parliament and the Council to reform and strengthen the EU Energy Efficiency Directive. This deal marks a further step in the completion of the ‘Fit for 55′ package to deliver the European Green Deal and the REPowerEU Plan. o ⚓ H2 View ☛ Universal_Hydrogen_targets_airline_hydrogen_supply_with Japanese_collaboration⠀⇛ Universal Hydrogen has formed a collaboration to study and develop a green hydrogen supply and logistics solution to enable Japanese airlines to scale their utilisation of hydrogen-powered aircraft in the near term. o ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Less_than_a_year_after_launching,_Meta_to_wind down_NFT_support⠀⇛ Meta Platforms Inc. today announced that it is winding down support for nonfungible tokens on Instagram and Facebook less than a year after launching support for the digital collectibles. Meta was first reported to be working on NFTs in January 2022 before testing them on Instagram in May and rolling out international support in August. § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ * ⚓ CNN ☛ Why_a_wildlife_photographer_took_40,000_photos_to_capture_these extraordinary_birds⠀⇛ “I’m willing, more than most people, to go through some discomfort.” * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Laws_with_teeth:_Slowing_shark_loss_and_new_coal_mines⠀⇛ Progress roundup: Quotas boost ranks of female legislators, more shark protections in Costa Rica, and how a law averted a new coal mine in Australia. * ⚓ New Yorker ☛ The_Little-Known_World_of_Caterpillars⠀⇛ An entomologist races to find them before they disappear. § Finance⠀➾ * ⚓ YLE ☛ Gigantti_starts_talks_on_up_to_100_job_cuts⠀⇛ The firm blamed a challenging home electronics market, weakened consumer confidence levels as well as global price increases and high inflation. * ⚓ YLE ☛ Finnish_consumers_paid_€5bn_extra_in_electricity_costs_last_year, Yle_investigation_finds⠀⇛ Finland’s electricity pricing system led to consumers paying more than they should have during the second half of 2022, according to an Aalto University professor. * ⚓ CNN ☛ China’s_new_premier_tries_to_reassure_private_sector_amid widespread_concerns_about_future⠀⇛ China’s new premier has tried to reassure the private sector in his debut press conference, as concerns grew about the country’s future policy direction with the introduction of a new cabinet loyal to leader Xi Jinping. * ⚓ New Yorker ☛ How_America_Manufactures_Poverty⠀⇛ The sociologist Matthew Desmond identifies specific practices and policies that consign tens of millions to destitution. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Rubbish_piles_up_in_streets_of_Paris_as_France’s_pension battle_enters_final_stretch⠀⇛ A protracted strike by rubbish collectors has added a new twist to France’s festering dispute over pension reform as the battle over President Emmanuel Macron’s deeply unpopular reform enters a make-or-break week with tonnes of uncollected garbage piling higher by the day. * ⚓ Reason ☛ Want_To_Beat_China?_Let_in_More_Chinese!⠀⇛ More immigration from China would both hobble a geopolitical rival and make America richer and better. § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ * ⚓ Latvia ☛ Confusion,_dissatisfaction_among_politicians_about_lobbying law⠀⇛ Latvian Television’s De Facto investigative show reported March 12 on the requirements of Latvia’s recently-introduced ‘lobbying law’. It is supposed to improve transparency in political lobbying of parliament, but according to De Facto, there is widespread ignorance and confusion about the law, even among those who are supposed to monitor it. * ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ MEN_editor_on_bid_to_become_‘national_of_the_North’_and ‘sexist’_clickbait_jibes⠀⇛ Sarah Lester discusses her “high ambitions” for the MEN and why clickbait claims are often “snobby” and “sexist”. Gazette. * § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ o ⚓ Latvia ☛ STRATCOMCOE:_It’s_‘easy_to_circumvent_sanctions’_to_buy Russian_manipulation_online⠀⇛ The Rīga-based NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence (STRATCOMCOE) has a new report available. o ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ Wag_the_Bear:_How_a_Danish_NGO_is_helping_to deliver_the_truth_to_Russians_via_YouTube⠀⇛ The WHY Foundation intends to broadcast ‘the truth’ in 50 documentaries dubbed into Russian. Reach ‘a few good men’ and who knows what might happen o ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ TikTok_Overrode_Its_Algorithm_to_Boost_the_World_Cup and_Taylor_Swift⠀⇛ A TikTok executive admits the company sometimes overrides the app’s algorithm at a South by Southwest Conference (SXSW) on Saturday. § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ * ⚓ RFA ☛ Nothing_to_see_here⠀⇛ * ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania_to_block_IPs_of_sanctioned_Russian_media⠀⇛ Lithuania’s authorities have ordered internet providers to block IP addresses used to access banned Russian TV channels online. * ⚓ Latvia ☛ Protest_against_removal_of_Rīga_Pushkin_statue⠀⇛ Protesters voiced their opposition March 12 to plans to potentially remove a statue of Russian writer Alexander Pushkin from a Rīga park, reported Latvian Television. * ⚓ AntiWar ☛ With_the_Twitter_Files,_Democrats_Support_Government Censorship_of_Lawful_Speech⠀⇛ Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Yesterday, journalists Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger testified before the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. Their testimony, and the risible reactions of Democrats on the subcommittee, are well worth watching; I watched the entire hearing, which lasted 140 minutes. * ⚓ Michael Geist ☛ The_Law_Bytes_Podcast,_Episode_159:_Fenwick_McKelvey_on the_Rapid_Spread_of_Government_TikTok_Bans⠀⇛ TikTok may be enormously popular, but according to the growing number of government, there are concerns regarding links between the app and the Chinese government. That has led to a rapid spread bans of the TikTok app on government devices not only at the federal level, but at provincial and municipal governments and even at universities for university-owned devices. But is TikTok unique in this regard? How to reconcile the government’s insistence that TikTok contribute to Cancon in Bill C-11 with it banning the app due to security risks? Are the privacy concerns more about TikTok or the government’s inaction on privacy reform? * ⚓ LWN ☛ The_suspension_of_ipmitool⠀⇛ It would appear that the ipmitool repository has been locked, and its maintainer suspended, by GitHub. This Hacker News conversation delves into the reason; evidently the developer was employed by a sanctioned Russian company. Ipmitool remains available and will, presumably, find a new home eventually. (Thanks to Paul Wise). § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ * ⚓ CNN ☛ Britain’s_treasured_BBC_is_engulfed_in_an_impartiality_storm_of its_own_making⠀⇛ The jaunty theme tune to “Match of the Day,” the BBC’s flagship Saturday night soccer show, has been whistled by British viewers since its first edition aired in 1964. § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ * ⚓ Latvia ☛ SORTIQ_triumphs_at_Women_in_Tech_hackathon⠀⇛ The annual “Women in Tech” hackathon “Energy. Resources. Efficiency.” was held over the weekend of March 12- 13, gathering participants both in person, in the Nature House of the University of Latvia, and online. * ⚓ France24 ☛ California_court:_Uber,_Lyft_can_classify_drivers_as independent_contractors⠀⇛ A California state appeals court on Monday revived a ballot measure allowing app-based services such as Uber Technologies and Lyft Inc to treat drivers as independent contractors rather than employees, in a major victory for the industry. * ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Victory_bells_sound_for_Uber_and_Lyft_as_California court_confirms_drivers_are_contractors⠀⇛ A California court ruled today that ride-sharing apps can continue treating their drivers as independent drivers, upholding the state’s controversial Proposition 22. Prop 22 was a ballot initiative put to voters in California in 2020 that would make it so drivers working for companies such as Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. [...] * ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ California_court_rules_for_Uber,_Lyft_in_ride- hailing_case⠀⇛ A California appeals court has ruled companies like Uber and Lyft do not have to treat their drivers as employees. The ruling means app-based ride hailing and delivery companies do not have to provide certain worker protections and benefits. The state Legislature passed a law in 2019 requiring these companies to treat their drivers as employees. Companies like Uber and Lyft spent $200 million in 2020 on a campaign to convince voters to exempt them from that law. Voters agreed. In 2021 a state judge ruled the companies were not exempt from the law. Monday, a state appeals court overturned that decision. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ California_Court_Mostly_Upholds_Prop._22_in_Win_for Uber_and_Other_Gig_Companies⠀⇛ The decision lessens the chances that gig drivers will be considered employees in the state, but it is expected to be appealed to the state Supreme Court. * ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Georgian_in_turmoil,_is_Hungary_next?⠀⇛ As protests erupted in Georgia against the proposed “foreign agent” bill, some critics argued that the move was a part of a larger pattern of US influence and color revolutions in the region. The bill, which was withdrawn after two days of protests, would have required organizations receiving more than 20% of their funding from overseas to register as “foreign agents” or face substantial fines. Protesters in Georgia compared the proposed law to Russia’s 2012 legislation, which has been used to suppress western-funded NGOs and media. * ⚓ The Local SE ☛ ‘Watch_that_scene’:_an_end_to_Sweden’s_ridiculed_dance permit_rule⠀⇛ Sweden’s parliament is set to vote to let anyone who feels the beat from the tambourine to dance, jive and, yes, have the time of their lives… even if the pub or restaurant they are in doesn’t have a dance permit. Here’s the background. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iranian_Justice_Chief_Says_22,000_Protesters_Pardoned_As_Part Of_Amnesty⠀⇛ The head of Iran’s judiciary says some 22,000 people arrested for participating in riots sparked by the death of a young woman while in police custody have been pardoned. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iranian_Students_Say_They’ve_Been_Banned_From_Campuses_After Protesting_Suspected_Poisonings⠀⇛ Dozens of Iranian students across the country say they have been banned from entering their universities after they protested the suspected poisoning of pupils that has hospitalized scores, mainly schoolgirls. * ⚓ uni Stanford ☛ Indonesia_Ocean_Justice_Initiative_tackles_human_rights at_sea⠀⇛ On Tuesday, Indonesia Ocean Justice Initiative shared its work with Stanford’s Center for Ocean Solutions and Center for Human Rights and International Justice on equitable ocean governance. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Hunger-stricken_families_in_Madagascar_forced_to_sell children⠀⇛ Cyclone Freddy hit Madagascar first in February and then again in March, a rare loop trajectory that left behind a trail of destruction. The island nation was already reeling from last year’s Batsirai and Emnati cyclones, which had destroyed farmland and infrastructure in the southeast. As a result, hundreds of thousands of people are going hungry, unable to find enough to eat. In January, Malagasy media claimed that some families had been forced to sell their children to survive. These claims quickly spread and were speedily denied by the government. FRANCE 24′s team has been to some isolated villages and obtained exclusive accounts that contradict the official narrative. * ⚓ France24 ☛ ‘They_spit_on_us’:_What’s_really_going_on_in_the_El_Ouardia migrant_centre_in_Tunis⠀⇛ Officially, the El Ouardia migrant centre in Tunis is meant to serve as a reception centre to “welcome and orient” new arrivals to Tunisia. However, what is actually happening there has long remained opaque because NGOs and lawyers aren’t allowed access. The FRANCE 24 Observers decided to investigate the nightmarish conditions inside. Our source told us that about fifty migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, most of them Black Africans, are being arbitrarily detained in the squalid centre. * ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Childless_employees_face_discrimination_in_vacation planning,_finds_study⠀⇛ A recent study conducted by Finnish associations, Simpukka ry and Vapaaehtoisesti Lapsettomat ry, has found that childless employees face discrimination in vacation planning, work shift scheduling, and career advancement. According to the study, vacation plans and work shift schedules tend to prioritize the preferences of employees with children. Childless employees are expected to be more flexible and are subjected to career advancement discrimination. * ⚓ AntiWar ☛ Hear,_O_Israel_–_Give_Me_Liberty_or_Give_Me_Death⠀⇛ An older generation of Americans, including Jewish Americans, admire the colonists who resisted the British king and parliament in the late 1700s. Jewish Americans go further and admire the Judeans who revolted against the Greeks and Romans (twice) in antiquity. § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ * ⚓ Internet Freedom Foundation ☛ Our_comments_on_Draft_2.0_of_the_UNESCO Guidelines_on_Regulating_Digital_Platforms⠀⇛ We submitted our comments on draft 2.0 of the UNESCO Guidelines on Regulating Digital Platforms (“Guidelines”) on March 08, 2023. Having participated in the consultation for draft 1.1 of the Guidelines, we built upon our existing comments and inserted additional analysis. § Monopolies⠀➾ * § Patents⠀➾ o ⚓ JUVE ☛ Gulde_&_Partner_strengthen_offering_with_new_Düsseldorf office [Ed: JUVE posting pure SPAM again, for the very same sponsors that pay JUVE to incite politicians to break the law and violate constitutions with the UPC]⠀⇛ o ⚓ Kluwer Patent Blog ☛ The_other_“saisie”_:_the_saisie conservatoire_in_France_to_recover_evidence_for_foreign proceedings⠀⇛ Many readers of this blog are familiar with the French saisie-contrefaçon, which consists of the seizure of allegedly infringing products and all related documents, but requires a writ of summons within one month of the saisie (e.g., here). * § Copyrights⠀➾ o ⚓ The Age AU ☛ Woman’s_image_used_without_her_knowledge⠀⇛ A US is woman urging others to read contracts thoroughly after her image was used without her knowledge. o ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ Facebook_and_Instagram_Threaten_to_Pull_the_Plug_on News_in_Canada⠀⇛ Meta puffed out its chest over the weekend, threatening to block links to news sites in Canada from its social networks if the country moves forward with its “Online News Act,” which would force internet companies to pay publishers for their content. o ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ DoNotPay,_the_‘Robot_Lawyer,’_Is_Being_Sued⠀⇛ The startup behind the_“world’s_first_robot_lawyer,” DoNotPay, is gearing up for one of its first big court battles. And this time it_probably_can’t_just_back_out_of the_case, as DoNotPay is the defendant. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2319 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 03.15.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_15/03/2023:_Qubes_OS_4.1.2,_Mozilla_Swallows_Buzzwords⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 11:47 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Desktop/Laptop o Server o Audiocasts/Shows o Graphics_Stack o Instructionals/Technical * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o New_Releases o BSD o SUSE/OpenSUSE o Fedora_Family_/_IBM o Debian_Family o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Web_Browsers/Web_Servers # Mozilla o SaaS/Back_End/Databases o Openness/Sharing/Collaboration # Open_Data # Open_Access/Content o Programming/Development o Standards/Consortia * Leftovers o Science o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Pseudo-Open_Source # Openwashing o Security # Integrity/Availability/Authenticity # Privacy/Surveillance # Confidentiality o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature # Overpopulation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Monopolies # Patents # Trademarks * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Politics o Technical # Science # Programming * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ MNT_Pocket_Reform_open-source_7-inch_modular laptop_launched_on_Crowd_Supply⠀⇛ Several Linux distributions can be installed on the MNT Pocket Reform, but the official image is based on Debian Linux with GNOME 4 environment suitable for most people, or Sway Wayland compositor for advanced users. As an open-source hardware project, you’ll find the system images for Reform laptops in one git repository, and the KiCAD hardware design files for all the boards used in the Pocket Reform in another. The MNT Pocket Reform is not the first mini laptop, so MNT Research has provided a comparison table against other popular mini laptops or Linux smartphones. # ⚓ Dedoimedo ☛ Slimbook_Titan,_Kubuntu,_applications,_game⠀⇛ Well, there you go. Looking at my own table, I’m almost done. There’s a lot more work to do, of course, but the basics are covered. Now, I will focus on the games, and data backups. As you may have noticed, I’ve not yet even formatted the second NVMe inside the Titan. I’m still contemplating the best option there. Then, once that’s sorted, I’ll need to figure out the best data layout, best data backup mount points, do some testing with Rsync and Timeshift, play with disk encryption. In parallel, I’ll keep on burning my bandwidth, set up a dozen or so Windows-only titles through Proton, and see whether I can enjoy a good and seamless gaming experience on my Linux machine. So far, the results are extremely promising. Stay tuned for more. o § Server⠀➾ # ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ How_to_set_up_your_own_open_source_DNS server⠀⇛ A Domain Name Server (DNS) associates a domain name (like example.com) with an IP address (like 93.184.216.34). This is how your web browser knows where in the world to look for data when you enter a URL or when a search engine returns a URL for you to visit. DNS is a great convenience for internet users, but it’s not without drawbacks. For instance, paid advertisements appear on web pages because your browser naturally uses DNS to resolve where those ads “live” on the internet. Similarly, software that tracks your movement online is often enabled by services resolved over DNS. You don’t want to turn off DNS entirely because it’s very useful. But you can run your own DNS service so you have more control over how it’s used. I believe it’s vital that you run your own DNS server so you can block advertisements and keep your browsing private, away from providers attempting to analyze your online interactions. I’ve used Pi-hole in the past and still recommend it today. However, lately, I’ve been running the open source project Adguard_Home on my network. I found that it has some unique features worth exploring. § Adguard Home Of the open source DNS options I’ve used, Adguard Home is the easiest to set up and maintain. You get many DNS resolution solutions, such as DNS over TLS, DNS over HTTPS, and DNS over QUIC, within one single project. # ⚓ Peter ‘CzP’ Czanik ☛ HPC_and_me⠀⇛ Recently I found that quite a few of my Twitter and Mastodon followers are working in high-performance computing (HPC). At first I was surprised because I’m not a HPC person, even if I love high performance computers. Then I realized that there are quite few overlaps, and one of my best friends is also deeply involved in HPC. My work, logging, is also a fundamental part of HPC environments. Let’s start with a direct connection to HPC: one of my best friends, Gabor Samu, is working in HPC. He is one of the product managers for one of the leading commercial HPC workload managers: IBM Spectrum LSF Suites. I often interact with his posts both on Twitter and Mastodon. I love high performance computers and non-x86 architectures. Of course, high performance computers aren’t the exclusive domain of HPC today. Just think of web and database servers, CAD and video editing workstations, AI, and so on. But there is definitely an overlap. Some of the fastest HPC systems are built around non-x86 architectures. You can find many of those on the top500 list. ARM and POWER systems made it even into the top10 list, and occupied the #1 position for years. # ⚓ TechRepublic ☛ Kubernetes_is_the_key_to_cloud,_but_cost containment_is_critical⠀⇛ What’s driving the growth of open source container orchestrator Kubernetes? A study by Pepperdata shows how companies are using K8s and the challenges they face in getting a handle on cloud costs. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-13Launching_Bash,_Fish_and_Zsh_With_“No Config”⠀⇛ # ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-14The_New_Ubuntu_Linux_“Flavor”_We_All Expected⠀⇛ # ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-13EndeavourOS_Cassini_Neo_Quick_Overview #shorts⠀⇛ # ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-14Top_5_Best_Lightweight_Linux_Distros for_Maximum_Speed_|_The_Ultimate_Performance_Showdown!_ (NEW)⠀⇛ # ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-13Manjaro_Linux_Is_The_Joke_That_Never Ends⠀⇛ # ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-14blendOS_2023.01.26_overview_|_A seamless_blend_of_all_Linux_distributions.⠀⇛ # ⚓ YouTube ☛ 2023-03-13KDE_Connect:_The_Native,_Dead-Simple Way_to_Transfer_Files_to_Your_Steam_Deck⠀⇛ o § Graphics Stack⠀➾ # ⚓ Collabora ☛ Monado_accepted_for_XROS_2023!⠀⇛ We’re proud to announce that Monado, the free and open source XR platform, has been accepted as a mentoring organization for XROS, the XR Open Source Fellowship Program. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ ZDNet ☛ 2023-03-14How_to_install_Ubuntu_Server_in_less_than 30_minutes⠀⇛ Jack Wallen walks you through the steps for installing one of the most user-friendly and widely-used server platforms available. # ⚓ TecMint ☛ How_to_Create_a_Systemd_Service_in_Linux⠀⇛ Systemd is a modern software suite that provides many components on a Linux system including a system and service manager. # ⚓ Peter ‘CzP’ Czanik ☛ Peter_Czanik:_Syslog-ng_101,_part_11: Enriching_log_messages⠀⇛ This is the eleventh part of my syslog-ng tutorial. Last time, we learned about message parsing using syslog-ng. Today, we learn about enriching log messages. You can watch the video on YouTube: # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ How_to_install_Fedora_IoT_on_Raspberry Pi_4⠀⇛ Transform your Raspberry Pi into an edge computing device with Fedora IoT. # ⚓ TecMint ☛ How_to_Install_Firefox_on_RHEL_and_Debian Systems⠀⇛ In most modern Linux distributions, the latest version of Firefox has been already installed from the default distribution package manager and configured as the default browser. In this article, we will explain other ways of installing the latest version of Firefox on RHEL- based distributions such as CentOS Stream, Fedora, Rocky, and AlmaLinux and Debian-based distributions such as Ubuntu and Linux Mint.Table of Contents11. Install Firefox Using Package Manager2. Install Firefox Using Flatpak3. Install Firefox Using Snap4. Install Firefox from Source in LinuxUninstall Firefox from Linux System # ⚓ Linux Handbook ☛ Create_a_Web_Server_with_NGINX_and_Secure it_Using_Certbot⠀⇛ HTTPS is not a luxury anymore. You must have it on your website. # ⚓ How_to_Install_and_Run_TeamViewer_on_Manjaro:_A_Step-by- Step_Guide⠀⇛ TeamViewer is a popular tool for allowing remote access to any computer from anywhere in the World. It is a cross-platform application available for free for personal use. In this article, I will show you how to download and install TeamViewer on Manjaro Linux using different methods. TeamViewer is an easy to use tool and is best used for online tech support. The application can easily be installed on debian-based distributions but it’s a little tricky to get it installed on Arch-based distros such as Manjaro Linux. So in this article, we will install TeamViewer on Manjaro using two methods. # ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ How_to_Install_Twilio_Authy_in_Linux-based System_Using_both_Snap_and_Non-Snap_Methods⠀⇛ To generate TOTP codes, you don’t need a phone anymore; you can just get it on your Linux machine using Authy. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o ⚓ Systemd Free ☛ Chimera_Linux:_turnstile_replaces_elogind consolekit_works_side_by_side_with_seatd⠀⇛ When elogind will either begin to fail or just not work too well without systemd, I’d like to see what those distros will do and who will they blame for their demise, or conversion to full systemd which will make them just like anything else. Will Artix be any different than Manjaro? Will MX be any different than mint or ubuntu? Will void be anything different from Arch and will they abandon musl? Will Adelie’s LXQT work without elogind or will they then decide to give LXDE a try? o § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ Kali_Linux’s_10th_Anniversary:_A_New_‘Kali Purple’_Distro_and_a_Version_Upgrade⠀⇛ Kali Linux is a well-known name among penetration testers and developers alike that offers a very robust set of tools for most pen testing use cases. On the eve of its 10th anniversary, two new major releases have been unveiled, including a new Kali Linux variant called ‘Kali Purple’, and the first update of this year, code-named ‘Kali Linux 2023.1′. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Pentesters’_fave_Kali_Linux_turns_10_with version_23.1⠀⇛ The developers of specialized security-testing distro Kali Linux have released the first version of 2023, which marks the project’s tenth anniversary… but only in this incarnation. The new version, release 2023.1, appears exactly one decade after version 1.0 was released on March 13th 2013. Kali Linux is a rebuild of an earlier distro called BackTrack, first rolled out 17 years ago, which was based on WHAX, first out 18 years back, which is in turn based on Whoppix. Suffice to say, it goes back a long while. o § BSD⠀➾ # ⚓ Klara ☛ FreeBSD_History_Series:_Understanding_the_Origins of_DTrace⠀⇛ DTrace: The Reverse Engineer’s Unexpected Swiss Army Knife goes on to state that, “DTrace was Sun’s first software component to be released under their own open source Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL).” However, some groups were slow to port DTrace because they didn’t trust the CDDL—for example, Adam Leventhal claimed in 2011 that Oracle believed the CDDL license would “make DTrace too toxic for other Linux vendors.” These license concerns may have contributed to Red Hat’s decision to release a similar utility named SystemTap. o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ Adding_auto-installation_support_to_D-Installer⠀⇛ AutoYaST is a crucial tool for our users, including customers and partners. So it was clear from the beginning that D-Installer should be able to install a system in an unattended manner. This article describes the status of this feature and gives some hints about our plans. But we want to emphasize that nothing is set in stone (yet), so constructive comments and suggestions are more than welcome. § The architecture When we started to build D-Installer, one of our design goals was to keep a clear separation of concerns between all the components. For that reason, the core of D-Installer is a D-Bus service that is not coupled to any user interface. The web UI connects to that interface to get/set the configuration settings. o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ Qubes_OS_4.1.2_has_been_released!⠀⇛ We’re pleased to announce the stable release of Qubes 4.1.2! This release aims to consolidate all the security patches, bug fixes, and upstream template OS upgrades that have occurred since the initial Qubes 4.1.0 release. Our goal is to provide a secure and convenient way for users to install (or reinstall) the latest stable Qubes release with an up-to-date ISO. Qubes 4.1.2 is available on the downloads page. § Existing installations If you are already using any version of Qubes 4.1 (including 4.1.0, 4.1.1, 4.1.2-rc1, and 4.1.2-rc2), then you should simply update_normally (which includes upgrading_any_EOL_templates you might have) in order to make your system effectively equivalent to this stable Qubes 4.1.2 release. No reinstallation or other special action is required. # ⚓ Weekly_status_of_Packit_Team:_Packit_March_2023⠀⇛ o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ MakuluLinux_Max_Development_Logs⠀⇛ We have updated the Development release notes of MakuluLinux Max Debian ( we update it every once in a while ), you can now see what has been done on the development front over the last few months, check out the dev log here : https:// www.makululinux.com/wp/max/ o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Time_to_prepare_for_Ubuntu_18.04_LTS_End_of Standard_Support_on_31_May_2023⠀⇛ Ubuntu 18.04 LTS ‘Bionic Beaver‘, one of the most popular Ubuntu releases, will reach the end of the standard, five-year maintenance window for Long- Term Support (LTS) releases on 31 May 2023. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ AgonLight2_Retro_SBC_available_for_£58.50⠀⇛ ThePiHut recently featured the redesigned Olimex AgonLight2 which features an 8-bit Z80 processor and an ESP32-PICO-D4 as co-processor for I/ O control. The AgonLight2 supports BBC Basic and it’s equipped with flexible I/O peripherals. # ⚓ Arduino ☛ Portenta_C33:_The_high-performance,_low-price oxymoron⠀⇛ Case in point: the Portenta C33. The module – which we are introducing at Embedded World 2023 – leverages the R&D carried out for previous Portenta modules, optimizing every aspect and streamlining features to offer a cost-effective option to users starting out with Industrial IoT or automation, or those who have more specific, targeted needs than the H7 or X8 cater to. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Portenta_C33_is_a_lower_cost_Arduino_Pro board_based_on_Renesas_RA6M5_Arm_Cortex-M33_MCU⠀⇛ Arduino Portenta C33 is the latest board from the Arduino Pro family which the company dubs a “high- performance, low-price” solution based on a 200 MHz Renesas RA6M5 Arm Cortex-M33 microcontroller and equipped with a ESP32-C3 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy module. # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Giant_ride-on_spider_robot⠀⇛ The Hacksmith was inspired by a video of an auto excavator manoeuvring its own body by using its excavation arm as a leg. An idea struck: why not just bring six excavators together and program all the arms to operate like legs in sync? o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Mirror UK ☛ Samsung’s_new_budget_Android_phones_are_way better_than_you’d_expect_for_their_very_low_price_–_Mirror Online⠀⇛ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ 3_Brilliant_FMV_Games_to_Bring_the_Cinema_to Your_Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Pixel_8_renders_leak_5.8-inch_screen_for_a small_Android_flagship⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android_13_users_want_synchronization_of_DND_–_bedtime mode⠀⇛ # ⚓ Neowin ☛ Latest_Edge_Dev_update_brings_tab_group_pinning, video_ad_blocker_on_Android,_and_many_fixes_–_Neowin⠀⇛ # ⚓ Sportskeeda ☛ PUBG_Mobile_2.5_update_APK_download_link_and installation_guide_for_Android⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ Linux Links ☛ 5_Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Drum_Machines⠀⇛ Drum machines may imitate drum kits or other percussion instruments, or produce unique sounds, such as synthesized electronic tones. A drum machine often has pre-programmed beats and patterns for popular genres and styles, such as pop music, rock music, and dance music. Most modern drum machines made in the 2010s and 2020s also allow users to program their own rhythms and beats. Drum machines may create sounds using analog synthesis or play pre-recorded samples. Our recommended drum machine software is captured in one of our legendary rating charts. We only feature free and open source goodness. o ⚓ LinuxInsider ☛ Business_Conditions_Prime_for_More_Open-Source Contributors⠀⇛ Companies that established open-source program offices over the last few years now need more C-suite oversight to drive education, awareness, and usage of open-source software. That sets the stage for an expanded role of open-source program officers. Incorporating open-source technology brings organizations an ecosystem that expands the user base, resulting in loyalty and stickiness. It also brings the need for more executive oversight of open-source initiatives. Staying on top of open-source security best practice is critically important, and disclosing and patching vulnerabilities is essential. Javier Perez, the chief open-source evangelist at Perforce, sees a trend unfolding in 2023 to drive open source. More organizations will realize that open-source software is critical to their operation and will move from being consumers to participants with increased use and adoption for business-critical infrastructure. o ⚓ JFrog ☛ Examining_OpenSSH_Sandboxing_and_Privilege_Separation_– Attack_Surface_Analysis⠀⇛ The recent OpenSSH double-free vulnerability – CVE-2023- 25136, created a lot of interest and confusion regarding OpenSSH’s custom security mechanisms – Sandbox and Privilege Separation. Until now, both of these security mechanisms were somewhat unnoticed and only partially documented. The double-free vulnerability raised interest for those who were affected and those controlling servers that use OpenSSH. This blog post provides an in-depth analysis of OpenSSH’s attack surface and security measures. o ⚓ Idiomdrottning ☛ Emacs_undo_and_me⠀⇛ In some weirdo chain my brain don’t fully understand but my fingers seem to know how to work. I can undo in one “direction” but then if I do anything else (just move the cursor or set the mark) it switches direction because the undos themselves are getting undone. It’s a mess but it somehow works, even for undos really far back. o ⚓ Jon Udell ☛ Mastodon_timelines_for_teams⠀⇛ Because saving and searching Mastodon data is a controversial topic in the fediverse — none of us wants to recapitulate Big Social — I’ve focused thus far on queries that explore recent Mastodon flow, of which there are plenty more to write. But nobody should mind me remembering my own home timeline, so a few weeks ago I made a tool to read it hourly and add new toots to a Postgres table. o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ # § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ Mozilla ☛ Hacks.Mozilla.Org:_Mozilla_Launches Responsible_AI_Challenge⠀⇛ At Mozilla, we believe in AI: in its power, its commercial opportunity, and its potential to solve the world’s most challenging problems. But now is the moment to make sure that it is developed responsibly to serve society.  If you want to build (or are already building) AI solutions that are ambitious but also ethical and holistic, the Mozilla Builder’s Responsible AI Challenge is for you. We will be inviting the top nominees to join a gathering of the brightest technologists, community leaders and ethicists working on trustworthy AI to help get your ideas off the ground. Participants will also have access to mentorship from some of the best minds in the industry, the ability to meet key contributors in this community, and an opportunity to win some funding for their project. # ⚓ Mozilla ☛ The_Mozilla_Blog:_Mozilla_Launches Responsible_AI_Challenge [Ed: So Microsoft flooded the bribed media with hype about "AI" to distract from mass layoffs at Microsoft, now Mozilla takes the bait while adding Microsoft to its Board]⠀⇛ The last few months it has become clear that AI is no longer our future, but our present. # ⚓ Mozilla ☛ The_Mozilla_Blog:_Email_protection_just_got easier_in_Firefox⠀⇛ If you’re already one of the many people who use Firefox_Relay to save your real email address from trackers and spammers, then we’ve got a timesaver for you. We are testing a new way for Firefox_Relay users to access their email masks directly from Firefox on numerous sites. Since its launch, Firefox_Relay has blocked more than 2.1 million unwanted emails from people’s inboxes while keeping real email addresses safe from trackers across the web. We’re always listening to our users, and one of the most-requested features is having Firefox_Relay directly within the Firefox browser.And if you don’t already useFirefox Relay, you can always sign up. # ⚓ Mozilla ☛ The_Mozilla_Blog:_Firefox_Android’s_new privacy_feature,_Total_Cookie_Protection,_stops companies_from_keeping_tabs_on_your_moves⠀⇛ In case you haven’t heard, there’s an ongoing conversation happening about your personal data.  Earlier this year, United States President Biden said in his State of the Union address that there needs to be stricter limits on the personal data that companies collect. Additionally, a recent_survey found that most people said they’d like to control the data that companies collect about them, yet they don’t understand how online tracking works nor do they know what they can do about it. Companies are now trying and testing_ways to anonymize the third-party cookies that track people on the web or get_consent for each site or app that wants to track people’s behavior across the web.  o § SaaS/Back End/Databases⠀➾ # ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ Synchronize_databases_more_easily_with open_source_tools⠀⇛ Change Data Capture (CDC) uses Server Agents to record, insert, update, and delete activity applied to database tables. CDC provides details on changes in an easy-to-use relational format. It captures column information and metadata needed to apply the changes to the target environment for modified rows. A changing table that mirrors the column structure of the tracked source table stores this information. Capturing change data is no easy feat. However, the open source Apache_SeaTunnel_project i is a data integration platform provides CDC function with a design philosophy and feature set that makes these captures possible, with features above and beyond existing solutions. § CDC usage scenarios Classic use cases for CDC is data synchronization or backups between heterogeneous databases. You may synchronize data between MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, and similar databases in one scenario. You could synchronize the data to a full-text search engine in a different example. With CDC, you can create backups of data based on what CDC has captured. When designed well, the data analysis system obtains data for processing by subscribing to changes in the target data tables. There’s no need to embed the analysis process into the existing system. # ⚓ Dan Langille ☛ mysqldump:_Couldn’t_execute_‘FLUSH_TABLES’: Access_denied;_you_need_(at_least_one_of)_the_RELOAD_or FLUSH_TABLES_privilege(s)_for_this_operation_(1227)⠀⇛ This article is a copy/paste/modify of mysqldump: Error: ‘Access denied; you need (at least one of) the PROCESS privilege(s) for this operation’ when trying to dump tablespaces. o § Openness/Sharing/Collaboration⠀➾ # § Open Data⠀➾ # ⚓ uni MIT ☛ Where_the_sidewalk_ends:_Most_cities_don’t map_their_own_pedestrian_networks._Now,_researchers have_built_the_first_open-source_tool_to_let_planners do_just_that.⠀⇛ The paper, “Mapping the Walk: A Scalable Computer Vision Approach for Generating Sidewalk Network Datasets from Aerial Imagery,” appears online in the journal Computers, Environment and Urban Systems. The authors are Hosseini; Sevtsuk, who is the Charles and Ann Spaulding Career Development Associate Professor of Urban Science and Planning in DUSP and head of MIT’s City Form Lab; Fabio Miranda, an assistant professor of computer science at the University of Illinois at Chicago; Roberto M. Cesar, a professor of computer science at the University of Sao Paulo; and Claudio T. Silva, Institute Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at New York University (NYU) Tandon School of Engineering, and professor of data science at the NYU Center for Data Science. # § Open Access/Content⠀➾ # ⚓ Bjoern Brembs ☛ Should_you_trust_Elsevier?⠀⇛ The fact that Elsevier fits the consensus definition of a “predatory publisher” so well is thus only one of many reasons why data kraken Elsevier is so reviled in the academic community, but a reminder of it seems to have triggered the “we really can be trusted, honestly, this time” wolf-in-sheep-clothing- reflex in the RELX CCO Dr. Abrahams, such that he responded: [...] o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Trail Of Bits ☛ We_need_a_new_way_to_measure_AI_security⠀⇛ Tl;dr: Trail of Bits has launched a practice focused on machine learning and artificial intelligence, bringing together safety and security methodologies to create a new risk assessment and assurance program. This program evaluates potential bespoke risks and determines the necessary safety and security measures for AI-based systems. # ⚓ Simon Willison ☛ Stanford_Alpaca,_and_the_acceleration_of on-device_large_language_model_development⠀⇛ So it’s still not something we can use to build commercial offerings—but for personal research and tinkering it’s yet another huge leap forwards. # ⚓ Qt ☛ Introducing_Qt_Insight⠀⇛ We are excited to announce the launch of Qt Insight! o § Standards/Consortia⠀➾ # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Fujitsu_and_Dell_pave_the_way_for_continued Open_RAN_adoption⠀⇛ “We’re big open radio access network advocates,” said Greg Manganello (pictured, left), global head of network services at Fujitsu. “We’re one of the leading founders of that open standard. The reason is it give operators choices and much more vendor diversity and therefore a lot of innovation when they build out their 5G networks.” * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ 2023-03-13Lymphocytes⠀⇛ o ⚓ Jason Kottke ☛ Kottke.org_Is_25_Years_Old_Today_and_I’m_Going_to Write_About_It⠀⇛ My love for the web has ebbed and flowed in the years since, but mainly it’s persisted — so much so that as of today, I’ve been writing kottke.org for 25 years. A little context for just how long that is: kottke.org is older than Google. 25 years is more than half of my life, spanning four decades (the 90s, 00s, 10s, and 20s) and around 40,000 posts — almost cartoonishly long for a medium optimized for impermanence. What follows is my (relatively brief) attempt to explain where kottke.org came from and why it’s still going. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Nicholas Tietz-Sokolsky ☛ Approximating_pi_using…_a_cake?⠀⇛ This is a really cool technique called Buffon’s needle problem and I first heard about it from my grandfather at a restaurant. I think I was in middle school. Anyway, he was telling me about this way that you could estimate pi by tossing a needle on the floor and counting the number of times where it ended up crossing the line between floor boards. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Adafruit ☛ Dress_created_by_librarians_at_Detroit_Public Library_for_Women’s_History_Month_from_pages_of_discarded books⠀⇛ Dress created by librarians at DPL for Women’s History Month from pages of discarded books # ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ Upcoming_Speaking_Events⠀⇛ I’m speaking on “How to Reclaim Power in the Digital World” at EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at 5:30 PM CET. # ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ Upcoming_Speaking_Engagements⠀⇛ This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: # I’m speaking on “How_to_Reclaim_Power_in_the Digital_World” at EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at 5:30 PM CET. # I’ll be discussing my new bookA Hacker’s Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society’s Rulesat Harvard_Science_Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, on Friday, March 31, 2023 at 6:00 PM EDT. # I’ll be discussing my bookA Hacker’s Mindwith Julia Angwin at the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice in New York City, on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 6:30 PM EDT… o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Silicon_Labs_announces_MG27_and_BG27 Bluetooth_LE_&_802.15.4_SoCs_for_small_devices,_healthcare⠀⇛ Silicon Labs has just announced the tiny BG27 Bluetooth LE and MG27 multiprotocol wireless SoCs designed for small devices, and they will be especially useful in connected health applications, or the so-called Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), as well as wearables, sensors, switches, smart locks, and commercial and LED lighting. # ⚓ CubicleNate ☛ Restoring_SteamDeck_Unresponsive Touchscreen⠀⇛ I recently had an issue with my SteamDeck where the touch screen would not respond to any input. Rebooting, even turning off and back on didn’t seem to solve the issue. I was a bit worried. Had my new favorite hand-held console broken? Did one of my kids do something nasty to it? o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ Novo_Nordisk_to_slash_its_insulin_prices in_the_US⠀⇛ Move by Danish pharma giant comes in the wake of lawsuit in California and at the urging of President Biden # ⚓ NPR ☛ Neurotech_could_connect_our_brains_to_computers._What could_go_wrong,_right?⠀⇛ Who is she? Nita Farahany is professor of law and philosophy at Duke Law School. Her work focuses on futurism and legal ethics, and her latest book, The Battle For Your Brain, explores the growth of neurotech in our everyday lives. # ⚓ Stacey on IoT ☛ Sonde_Health_wants_to_use_speech_to_track health⠀⇛ I am being a bit cautious here, because Sonde Health doesn’t diagnose these conditions and maybe never will. Instead its CEO David Liu told me that it analyzes a 30-second vocal sample for characteristics that indicate a person may have depression, anxiety, or cognitive decline. For asthma and COPD, patients provide a six-second vocal sample. # ⚓ Quillette ☛ Hormones_First._Research_Later⠀⇛ The Tavistock recognised that it was in experimental territory. In 2011, the clinic decided to introduce puberty blockers for children from the age of 12—but only under the auspices of a formal research project guided by careful patient assessment, monitoring, and informed consent. “Between 2011 and 2014, 44 patients aged 12–25 joined [GIDS’s] Early Intervention Study,” Barnes reports. “While this study began with admirable aims—to test the claims about what was seen as an experimental treatment in a safe research setting— [the clinic] did not wait for the data to emerge before rolling out early puberty suppression more widely [in 2014]. The full results would remain unpublished for almost a decade.” # ⚓ Danish_municipalities_introduce_shorter_school_days_and_new subjects⠀⇛ Staff and local government leaders in seven municipalities given more freedom over their administration in a 2021 trial scheme have introduced a number of new measures at schools and elderly care facilities. # ⚓ Danish_company_gives_unlimited_sick_days_to_employees_with kids⠀⇛ A Danish energy company has said it will not limit sick days for staff with children. More businesses could eventually adopt the model according to an expert. # ⚓ The Local SE ☛ Öresund_Bridge_raises_toll_for_single journeys_between_Sweden_and_Denmark⠀⇛ The Öresund Bridge on Thursday increased its toll for single journeys but said that new discount rates will be introduced. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Microsoft_Warns_of_Outlook_Zero-Day Exploitation,_Patches_80_Security_Vulns [iophk: Windows TCO]⠀⇛ The Redmond, Wash. software giant pushed out fixes for at least 80 Windows flaws and called special attention to CVE-2023-23397, a critical-severity issue in Microsoft Outlook that has been exploited in zero-day attacks. As has become customary, Microsoft’s security response center did not provide details or indicators of compromise (IOCs) to help defenders hunt for signs of compromise. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Microsoft_squashes_Windows_bug_exploited to_inflict_ransomware_misery⠀⇛ Both vulnerabilities allow crooks to bypass this feature, which means their victims can download malicious files packed with ransomware that do not carry the MotW flag, which would trigger this added layer of security. While miscreants used JScript files to deliver Magniber ransomware via the earlier bug, the new campaign uses Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) files with a different type of malformed signature, according to TAG. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Crims_exploit_Microsoft,_Fortinet_flaws before_any_patches_exist [iophk: Windows TCO⠀⇛ “The attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted email which triggers automatically when it is retrieved and processed by the Outlook client,” Microsoft explained. “This could lead to exploitation BEFORE the email is viewed in the Preview Pane.” # ⚓ Brad Taunt ☛ Stop_Using_Custom_Web_Fonts⠀⇛ I was trying to understand how we ended up in a situation where web/UI designers (myself included) have started to insist on using proprietary, custom web fonts. Do any users actively benefit from custom web fonts? Are there any useful and measurable goals achieved by including them? Do end-users actually care about a website’s typeface? For the most part, I believe the answer to all those questions is: not really. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Ransomware_Group_Claims_Theft_of_Valuable SpaceX_Data_From_Contractor [iophk: Windows TCO]⠀⇛ The LockBit ransomware group claims to have stolen valuable SpaceX files after breaching the systems of piece part production company Maximum Industries. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Microsoft_and_GM_deal_means_your_next_car might_talk,_lie,_gaslight_and_manipulate_you⠀⇛ Still, details are scant for now. GM’s vice president of software defined vehicle and operating system, Scott Miller, let slip to news site Semafor “that the company is developing an AI assistant” claimed to “push things beyond the simple voice commands available in today’s cars.” # ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ NetWire_Remote_Access_Trojan_Maker Arrested⠀⇛ From Brian_Krebs: A Croatian national has been arrested for allegedly operating NetWire, a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) marketed on cybercrime forums since 2012 as a stealthy way to spy on infected systems and siphon passwords. The arrest coincided with a seizure of the NetWire sales website by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). While the defendant in this case hasn’t yet been named publicly, the NetWire website has been leaking information about the likely true identity and location of its owner for the past 11 years. o § Pseudo-Open Source⠀➾ # § Openwashing⠀➾ # ⚓ uni Stanford ☛ Alpaca:_A_Strong_Open-Source Instruction-Following_Model⠀⇛ We emphasize that Alpaca is intended only for academic research and any commercial use is prohibited. There are three factors in this decision: First, Alpaca is based on LLaMA, which has a non-commercial license, so we necessarily inherit this decision. Second, the instruction data is based OpenAI’s text- davinci-003, whose terms of use prohibit developing models that compete with OpenAI. Finally, we have not designed adequate safety measures, so Alpaca is not ready to be deployed for general use. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Presidential_advisory_council_recommends cyber_mandates_for_critical_infrastructure⠀⇛ The National Infrastructure Advisory Council also stresses the need for cybersecurity mandates on tech vendors serving the industrial sector. [...] Some of its other recommendations include developing a common playbook for local government, engaging vulnerable communities in planning and restoration efforts such as low-income, tribal communities and organized labor, enhanced information sharing between sectors, and to analyze “common cause” failures in critical infrastructure supply chains. Additionally, the advisory group recommends harmonizing standards across the federal government, particularly when it comes to organizations that operate in multiple critical infrastructure sectors. # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ CISA_tests_ransomware_alert_system_to safeguard_vulnerable_organizations⠀⇛ The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency launched a ransomware warning pilot for critical infrastructure owners and operators. # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Two_Men_Charged_for_Breaching_Federal_Law Enforcement_Database_and_Posing_as_Police_Officers_to_Defraud Social_Media_Companies⠀⇛ A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Sagar Steven Singh and Nicholas Ceraolo with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit computer intrusions. The charges stem from Singh’s and Ceraolo’s efforts to extort victims by threatening to release their personal information online. Singh was arrested this morning in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and will make his initial appearance this afternoon in federal court in Providence, Rhode Island. Ceraolo remains at large. In pursuit of victims’ personal information, Singh and Ceraolo unlawfully used a police officer’s stolen password to access a restricted database maintained by a federal law enforcement agency that contains (among other data) detailed, nonpublic records of narcotics and currency seizures, as well as law enforcement intelligence reports. Ceraolo (with Singh’s knowledge) also accessed without authorization the email account of a foreign law enforcement officer, and used it to defraud social media companies by making purported emergency requests for information about the companies’ users. # § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾ # ⚓ India Times ☛ Researchers_have_an_‘AI_chatbot’ warning_for_you⠀⇛ According to the Norton Consumer Cyber Safety Pulse report, cybercriminals are now capable of creating deepfake chatbots, opening another way for threat actors to target less tech-savvy people. Researchers warn that those using chatbots should not provide any personal information while chatting online. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Wired ☛ 2023-03-13A_Face_Recognition_Site_Crawled_the Web_for_Dead_People’s_Photos⠀⇛ # § Confidentiality⠀➾ # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Cancer_patient_sues_medical provider_after_ransomware_group_posts_her_photos_online [iophk: Windows TCO]⠀⇛ Last month, in an increasingly common experience for hospitals, the AlphV/BlackCat ransomware crew posted a notice on the dark web announcing that it had penetrated Lehigh’s system and was prepared to publish files if the provider didn’t pay. The revealing photos of the woman who brought the suit, identified only as Jane Doe, were apparently among several documents the group posted as proof of their access to Lehigh’s network. # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Jelly_Bean_Communications_Design_and its_Manager_Settle_False_Claims_Act_Liability_for Cybersecurity_Failures_on_Florida_Medicaid_Enrollment Website⠀⇛ The Florida Healthy Kids Corporation (FHKC) is a state-created entity that offers health and dental insurance for Florida children ages five through 18. FHKC receives federal Medicaid funds as well as state funds to provide children’s health insurance programs. On Oct. 31, 2013, FHKC contracted with Jelly Bean for “website design, programming and hosting services.” The agreement required that Jelly Bean provide a fully functional hosting environment that complied with the protections for personal information imposed by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, and Jelly Bean agreed to adapt, modify, and create the necessary code on the webserver to support the secure communication of data. Jeremy Spinks, the company’s manager, 50% owner, and sole employee, signed the agreement. Under its contracts with FHKC, between 2013 and 2020, Jelly Bean created, hosted, and maintained the website HealthyKids.org for FHKC, including the online application into which parents and others entered data to apply for state Medicaid insurance coverage for children. # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ No_need_to_hack_when_it’s_leaking,_DC Health_Link_edition⠀⇛ The DC Health Link incident attracted a lot of media attention because it involved members of Congress, their staff, and their families. As StateScoop reported today, DC Health Benefit Exchange said on Friday that 56,415 customers had their data swept up in the breach. But it wasn’t just members of Congress and those associated with them whose information was compromised. StateScoop reports that the data set posted Sunday by Denfur also included hundreds of names spread across at least 20 foreign embassies and thousands of other employers. And as CyberScoop previously reported, the data set also included former national security and defense officials and “a wide swath of the capital city from employees of coffee shops, to dentist offices to civil society groups.” After DataBreaches’ post appeared, Denfur contacted DataBreaches to discuss the leak. By agreement, DataBreaches is not disclosing his actual (main) account on BreachForums but notes that the “Denfur” account is just an “alt” to protect his main account while leaking the DC Health Links data. # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Data_from_Vietnam’s_state-owned_oil and_gas_group_and_affiliated_firms_leaked⠀⇛ Three Vietnamese firms involved in the petroleum industry and infrastructure may first be learning that some of their files are being given away freely on BreachForums. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ Moldova_says_it_foiled_Russian-backed_plot to_stir_unrest⠀⇛ The group included “diversionists,” some Russian citizens, who had been promised $10,000 (€9,380) to organize “mass disorder,” according to the police. “People came from Russia with a very specific training role,” Cernauteanu said. Moldovan authorities said they acted after “receiving information on the organization by Russian special services of destabilizing actions on our territory via demonstrations.” # ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Most_Mexicans_do_not_want_to_relax_gun control,_survey_finds⠀⇛ A new report suggests 70% of Mexicans do not believe that easier access to guns would make their communities safer. # ⚓ Defence Web ☛ Most_travelled_US_Secretary_of_State_Blinken heads_to_Ethiopia_and_Niger⠀⇛ By 31 January, the United States’ top foreign affairs diplomat, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, had clocked well over 68 389 kilometres (42 495 miles) in flying to African countries to engage them. Acting as America’s President Joseph Biden’s representative in face-to-face diplomacy, from March 14-17, he will be in Ethiopia and Niger. # ⚓ Defence Web ☛ “Unmanaged_migration”_a_concern_for_SA_local government_body⠀⇛ South Africa’s local government representative body is concerned about what it terms “unmanaged migration” with a summit on the topic just held in Polokwane. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Ukraine_requests_four_Allegro_trains_from_Finland⠀⇛ Allegro trains used to run between Helsinki and St. Petersburg, until Finnish rail operator VR discontinued the service following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Tuesday’s_papers:_Sanna_Marin_and_the_fighter_jets,_a tax_warning_and_the_price_of_coffee⠀⇛ Sanna Marin’s visit to Kyiv continues to stir up a hornet’s nest. # ⚓ Vox ☛ 2023-03-14Russian_aircraft_collided_with_a_US_drone, risking_Ukraine_escalation⠀⇛ o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ NL Times ☛ Dutch_forensic_institute_launching_knives database_to_help_with_stabbing_investigations⠀⇛ The Netherlands Forensic Insitute (NFI) has launched a knife database to better investigate stabbings. Similar to the already existing firearms database, this one should be able to help identify what type of knife was used in a stabbing. The reason for the database is the increased number of stabbings involving young people. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ El País ☛ US_will_limit_toxic_‘forever_chemicals’_in drinking_water⠀⇛ The plan marks the first time the EPA has proposed regulating a toxic group of compounds that are widespread, dangerous and expensive to remove from water. PFAS, or per- and polyfluorinated substances, don’t degrade in the environment and are linked to a broad range of health issues, including low birthweight babies and kidney cancer. The agency says drinking water is a significant source of PFAS exposure for people. # ⚓ Axios ☛ EPA_moves_to_limit_“forever_chemicals”_in_drinking water⠀⇛ Why it matters: If the proposals become official, it’d be the first time the federal government would require utilities to remove the dangerous chemicals from drinking water before they reach households and businesses. # ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ EPA_to_limit_toxic_‘forever chemicals’_in_drinking_water⠀⇛ “This is a really historic moment,” said Melanie Benesh, vice president of government affairs at the Environmental Working Group. “There are many communities that have had PFAS in their water for decades who have been waiting for a long time for this announcement to come out.” # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Alaska_Oil_Drilling_Project_Approved_-Biden Administration⠀⇛ The government will also introduce new protections for more than 13 million acres of “ecologically sensitive” Special Areas within the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, where the Willow project would be located. “The President and the Biden-Harris administration’s economic program have put the United States back on the right track to meet its 2030 and 2050 climate goals while reducing U.S. dependence on oil,” the Department stated. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Environmental_groups_sue_Biden_administration_over Alaska_oil_project⠀⇛ What they’re saying: “No single oil and gas project has more potential to set back the Biden administration’s climate and public lands protection goals than Willow — the largest new oil and gas project proposed on federal lands,” per a statement from Trustees for Alaska, which represents the environmental groups. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Vox ☛ Biden_just_broke_a_big_climate_promise⠀⇛ But anti-Willow Native advocates don’t see these concessions as adequate. “The true cost of the Willow project is to the land and to animals and people forced to breathe polluted air and drink polluted water,” said a statement from Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic, an Indigenous grassroots group. “While out-of-state executives take in record profits, local residents are left to contend with the detrimental impacts of being surrounded by massive drilling operations.” And the climate impacts, activists worry, could be considerable because of how much new oil the Willow project will bring to market when the world can’t afford it in its carbon budget. # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ 24_Hours_of_News_Shows_America’s Transportation_Hellscape⠀⇛ The U.S. has long been in a transportation crisis, but it is entering something more like a transportation suicide pact. Car- dependent cities are growing and unable to function, jammed in gridlock. But voters and politicians there are justifiably skeptical about proposals to build mass transit systems to escape the gridlock, for want of an example of a U.S. city that has built a successful one in the last half-century. The few half-decent transit systems we do have are old and breaking down due to a combination of underfunding and poor management, each encouraging more of the other. And any attempt to improve our existing systems or build new ones are proving so astronomically expensive and take so long that we can’t build enough new stuff to accomplish anything meaningful. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ The_battle_to_save_Cambodia’s river_dolphins_from_extinction⠀⇛ Cambodia has announced new restrictions on fishing in the Mekong River to reduce the number of dolphins killed. # ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Mexico_sends_250_big_cats_to Indian_conservation_center⠀⇛ After months of hard work, Mexican animal groups have managed to arrange the transport of 250 lions, tigers and leopards to a reserve in India. # ⚓ Gannett ☛ Beavers_reclaim_land_in_southeast Michigan⠀⇛ According to Robert Burns, Detroit River Keeper with the Friends of Detroit River group, populations are increasing because areas are more habitable to the species. “We’ve noticed in the last 10 to 15 years that there are more beavers starting to move to the area,” Burns said. “From a habitat perspective and an indicator perspective, it shows that things are changing in the river that are conducive for various populations to start to reform and increase.” # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ VOA News ☛ Warming_Oceans_Exacerbate_Security_Threat of_Illegal_Fishing,_Report_Warns⠀⇛ “IUU actors and fishers in general will be chasing those fish stocks as they move. And there’s predictions, or obviously concern, that they will move in across existing maritime boundaries and IUU actors will pursue them across those boundaries,” report co-author Lauren Young told VOA. RUSI said that global consumption of seafood has risen at more than twice the rate of population growth since the 1960s. At the same time, an increasing proportion of global fish stocks have been fished beyond biologically sustainable limits. # ⚓ Overpopulation ☛ Cultured_meat_and_the_lifeless world⠀⇛ By attempting to avoid animal suffering, are we depriving them of life? Is lab-cultured ‘meat’ enlightened environmentalism, or just another attempt to cheat limits to growth, divorcing us further from the natural world? Gaia Baracetti reflects on her sheep, her fields, food culture and the moral pitfalls of seductive new technologies. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ YLE ☛ Railway_drivers’_union_issues_new_strike_warning⠀⇛ If negotiations fail, Finland’s rail traffic will effectively come to a standstill starting next Monday. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Mortgage_interest_uncertainty_weighing_on_your_mind? Here’s_how_to_manage_the_costs⠀⇛ The main Euribor rates have been rising for over a year, before a dramtic drop on Tuesday, and that has translated into increased costs for borrowers in Finland. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Inflation_hits_8.8%_in_February,_food_prices_up_16%⠀⇛ The prices of staple foods such as sugar, flour, butter and eggs are rising fast, with all seeing inflation rates of well over 30 percent compared to February 2022. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Survey:_Nearly_half_of_foreign_students_plan_to_leave Finland_after_graduating⠀⇛ Challenges in finding employment, poor career prospects and difficulties in making Finnish friends were all cited as reasons for planning to leave the country. # ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ Denmark_remains_among_leading_countries for_knowledge_jobs⠀⇛ But according to the 2023 Geography of Europe’s Brain Business Jobs Index, growth in eastern Europe poses a particular challenge # ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ Danish_company_abolishes_children’s_sick day_limit⠀⇛ Norlys is confident the measure could increase staff loyalty, while industry expert believes it could make recruitment easier and eventually catch on with other employers # ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ Top_1_percent_gobbling_up_almost_a_tenth of_all_income⠀⇛ Denmark likely hasn’t experienced this level of income disparity between its rich and poor for a half a century at the least # ⚓ Vox ☛ 2023-03-14Did_the_Fed_break_Silicon_Valley_Bank?⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ 2023-03-14The_End_of_Silicon_Valley_Bank—And a_Silicon_Valley_Myth⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ 2023-03-13What_Social_Media_Is_Doing_to Finance⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ 2023-03-13Why_Republicans_Are_Blaming_the Bank_Collapse_on_Wokeness⠀⇛ # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ 2023-03-15Venezuela_Denounces_Losses_Caused_by_US Sanctions⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_reports_economic_rebound_but warns_of_risks_to_recovery⠀⇛ Retail sales rose 3.5% in January and February compared to the same period last year. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Strike_grips_Sri_Lanka_as_unions protest_IMF_bailout⠀⇛ Schools cancelled term tests and outpatient departments at hospitals closed due to the work stoppage. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ France_Braces_for_Decisive_Vote_on_Pension Reform⠀⇛ By March 13, 5,600 tonnes of garbage remained uncollected in the capital, according to Paris’ city hall. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Bankers_Lobbied_for_Deregulation,_Congress Capitulated,_and_Now_Banks_Are_Collapsing⠀⇛ “No one should be mistaken about what unfolded over the past few days in the U.S. banking system: These recent bank failures are the direct result of leaders in Washington weakening the financial rules,” argued Warren. Wall Street chief executives and their lawyers and lobbyists spent millions to pass the “economic growth” act, and they scored their biggest triumph with support from both political parties. Fifty Republicans and 17 Democrats in the Senate, and 225 Republicans and 33 Democrats in the House, voted for the deregulation legislation. # ⚓ Vox ☛ 9_questions_about_Silicon_Valley_Bank’s_collapse, answered⠀⇛ Banking regulators shut down Silicon Valley Bank, or SVB, on Friday, March 10, after the bank suffered a sudden, swift collapse, marking the second-largest bank failure in US history. Just two days prior, SVB signaled that it was facing a cash crunch. It first tried to raise money by selling shares and then it tried to sell itself, but the whole thing spooked investors, and ultimately, it went under. On Sunday, March 12, the federal government said it would step in to make sure all of the bank’s depositors would have access to their funds by Monday, March 13. Regulators also shuttered another bank, Signature Bank of New York, which had gotten into crypto, and the federal government said its depositors’ money would be guaranteed as well. # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Collapsed_Signature_Bank_Made_Risky Loans_to_Predatory_Landlords⠀⇛ Over the past week, bank runs have caused multiple U.S. institutions serving the technology and [cryptocurrency] industries to collapse. Two banks, Silicon Valley bank (SVB) and Signature Bank, have been placed into receivership with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), which will put all deposits into bridge banks run by the FDIC until they can be sold in an effort to quell panic about the stability of the banking system. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Inside_Biden’s_SVB_move_to_stop_future_bank_runs⠀⇛ The Biden administration’s guiding principle in protecting depositors after the failures of Silicon Valley_Bank and Signature_Bank came down to this, Axios has learned: Prevent bank runs beyond the initial crisis. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Bitcoin_prices_go_up_when_banks_go_down⠀⇛ Banking crises put a shine on bitcoin. Driving the news: As one bank failed and another closed, bitcoin and other crypto got a boost, market experts tell Axios — all linking the weekend banking crisis to changing expectations. =================================================== # By the numbers: The price of the world’s largest digital asset jumped 30% since the evening of March 10, to around $26,000 as of this afternoon. The big picture: The mini banking crisis changed the market’s expectations for what the Federal Reserve Board will do, Matt Hougan, chief investment officer at Bitwise Asset Management, said. # ⚓ Axios ☛ The_week_that_killed_Silicon_Valley_Bank⠀⇛ The markets were alerted to trouble at Silicon Valley_Bank last Wednesday night, when the company announced a $2.25_billion_share_sale_plan to shore up its balance sheet. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Meta_to_cut_10,000_more_jobs,_eliminate_5,000 openings⠀⇛ Meta is laying off 10,000 people and cutting 5,000 open roles as part of a larger plan to flatten the company’s management structure, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday. Why it matters: It’s the second_round_of_layoffs to hit the tech giant in the past few months. In November, Meta cut 13% of its staff — or more than 11,000 people. # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ Facebook_parent_company_Meta_to_cut further_10,000_jobs⠀⇛ The Meta company — which owns social media platforms Facebook and Instagram as well as messenger service WhatsApp — has invested billions in shifting its efforts toward developing an online platform that takes advantage of 3D technology. But the project has become an investment sink, with billions already having been lost on the venture. In February, Meta posted lower fourth-quarter profit and revenue, sparked by a downturn in the online advertising market and competition from rivals including TikTok. # ⚓ NDTV ☛ Meta_To_Cut_10,000_Jobs,_Slash_5,000_More_Vacant Positions⠀⇛ Meta employees had been bracing for more layoffs in recent weeks. Mark Zuckerberg has been outspoken about the need to better prioritize projects and investments and has hinted at additional job cuts. Meta began its flattening process earlier this year, eliminating some middle managers and asking others to return to individual contributor roles instead of overseeing other employees. # ⚓ CBC ☛ Facebook_parent_company_Meta_slashes_10,000_jobs⠀⇛ When contacted by CBC News, a representative for Meta said the company had no further comment. It is unclear whether the company’s Canadian operations will be impacted by layoffs. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Meta_to_lay_off_10,000_employees_in_second round_of_job_cuts⠀⇛ Facebook-parent Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it would cut 10,000 jobs, just four months after it let go 11,000 employees, the first Big Tech company to announce a second round of mass layoffs. # ⚓ BW Businessworld Media Pvt Ltd ☛ Meta_Will_Lay_Off_10,000 More_Employees:_Mark_Zuckerberg⠀⇛ Meta Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg told his employees on Tuesday that the company would cut 10,000 more jobs in the latest round of layoffs. Additionally, the company will close 5,000 more open roles which it has not hired for yet. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Meta_to_chop_another_10,000_employees_and closes_5,000_vacancies⠀⇛ This is the second time Meta has cut jobs to trim costs, the first coming in November when CEO Mark Zuckerberg axed 11,000 roles after admitting the group hired too rapidly early in pandemic and needs to reduce expenses in a cooling economy. # ⚓ VOA News ☛ Facebook-Parent_Meta_to_Lay_Off_10,000_Employees in_Second_Round_of_Job_Cuts⠀⇛ “We expect to reduce our team size by around 10,000 people and to close around 5,000 additional open roles that we haven’t yet hired,” Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said in a message to staff. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Asian_stocks_fall_despite_bids_to_contain_SVB contagion_fears⠀⇛ Asian markets sank Tuesday, with banks bearing the brunt of the selling on fears of contagion in the sector after the collapse of two regional US lenders. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Size_matters_when_it_comes_to_bank_failures⠀⇛ Data: FDIC; Note: A bank failure is defined as when regulators close a bank; Chart: Madison Dong/Axios Visuals To see two bank failures in one year, as we have thus far in 2023, isn’t that unusual. It’s the dollar amounts that are eye-popping. ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Mexican_banks_stable,_analysts_say_in_wake_of_US_banking crisis⠀⇛ Mexican banks had a bad day on the stock market on Monday but are in good health overall, say analysts and the head of an industry group. ⚓ Axios ☛ Silicon_Valley_Bank’s_fatal_communications_flaw⠀⇛ The collapse of Silicon_Valley_Bank — one of the tech industry’s leading financial institutions — left venture firms, the startup community and the banking industry in a tizzy. Why it matters: In moments of uncertainty, overt communication drives confidence. ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Tech_Pressure,_Yellen_Everywhere:_How_Washington Scrambled_as_SVB_Collapsed⠀⇛ ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Democrats_Propose_Reversal_of_Trump-Era_Bank_Rule After_SVB_Collapse⠀⇛ ⚓ ‘It’s_a_wake-up_call’:_Advocacy_groups,_lawmakers_highlight_law_they_say_led to_SVB_collapse⠀⇛ Congress must repeal the Trump-era law, which was supported by both Republicans and Democrats, say advocates and some lawmakers. ⚓ Ripple_effect:_How_Silicon_Valley_Bank_collapse_is_affecting_other_US_banks⠀⇛ Signature Bank in New York also closed after customers made a run on deposits. Trading was halted on regional banks after shares fell early Monday. § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ * ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Malaysia_Edition:_Ex-PM_Muhyiddin_a_victim_of political_persecution?_|_Rediscover_Genting_Highlands⠀⇛ * ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ 2023-03-15Japanese_YouTuber-turned-MP_sacked_for having_never_showed_up_in_Parliament⠀⇛ * ⚓ The Local SE ☛ Party_secretary_for_Sweden’s_Christian_Democrats_steps down_in_‘me_too’_case⠀⇛ Johan Ingerö, the Christian Democrat policy advisor who helped develop its harder, more populist approach, is stepping down after after he was reported to the police for drunkenly groping a party colleague. * ⚓ Runa Sandvik ☛ Fact_Check:_the_UK_and_its_Online_Safety_Bill⠀⇛ If you have followed technology news for a while, you will have heard of the Online Safety Bill in the UK. This bill, framed as “a new set of laws to protect children and adults online,” will make “social media companies more responsible” for what we see via their platforms. Introduced in the spring of 2021, the bill has been altered, altered again, put on hold, put on hold a second time, then altered some more. Experts have repeatedly condemned the bill, arguing that it represents a threat to internet safety. In short: it’s a disaster. * ⚓ [Old] Alec Muffet ☛ The_Guardian_has_been_polling_#StayAtHomeDad- s_about_their_career_choices;_I_have_no_idea_if_this_will_ever_go anywhere_but_it_gave_me_a_chance_to_talk_about_the_#OnlineSafetyBill⠀⇛ Oh yes, I have concerns, but the most enormous one at the moment is the “Online Safety Bill” which to most parents sounds great but speaking as an acknowledged expert in encryption and online privacy, it is… well, it’s stripping from my daughter the opportunity to have the kinds of privacy, assurance and integrity that to date we have all taken for granted, in the names of “protecting” her now. * ⚓ India Times ☛ UK_security_minister_Tom_Tugendhat_asks_NCSC_to investigate_TikTok’s_security⠀⇛ Tom Tugendhat, the UK security minister, says he has not ruled out joining other countries in prohibiting Chinese-owned video- sharing apps on work phones, but he would make a more definitive statement after reviewing the report from the centre. * ⚓ NDTV ☛ Watch_–_“If_I_Go_To_Jail_Or_They_Kill_Me…”:_Imran_Khan’s_Video Message⠀⇛ The 70-year-old politician, also a cricket legend, is wanted in the Toshakhana corruption case. Pakistan’s election commission in October last year found him guilty of unlawfully selling gifts from foreign dignitaries during his term as prime minister. Charges were then filed against him in an anti-corruption court that last week issued an arrest warrant after Khan skipped summons. * ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ How_AI_Could_Write_Our_Laws⠀⇛ But lobbying strategies are not always so blunt, and the interests involved are not always so obvious. Consider, for example, a 2013 Massachusetts bill that tried to restrict the commercial use of data collected from K-12 students using services accessed via the internet. The bill appealed to many privacy-conscious education advocates, and appropriately so. But behind the justification of protecting students lay a market-altering policy: the bill was introduced at the behest of Microsoft lobbyists, in an effort to exclude Google Docs from classrooms. What would happen if such legal-but-sneaky strategies for tilting the rules in favor of one group over another become more widespread and effective? We can see hints of an answer in the remarkable pace at which artificial-intelligence tools for everything from writing to graphic design are being developed and improved. And the unavoidable conclusion is that AI will make lobbying more guileful, and perhaps more successful. It turns out there is a natural opening for this technology: microlegislation. § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ * ⚓ VOA News ☛ Moscow_Ramps_Up_Pressure_on_Radio_Free_Europe/Radio Liberty⠀⇛ RFE/RL has described the foreign agent law as a tool of political censorship. It has challenged Moscow’s actions at the European Court of Human Rights. Russia’s foreign agent law was expanded to include media after a 2017 U.S. order compelled Kremlin-backed media operating in America to register with the Department of Justice’s Foreign Agent Registration Act, also known as FARA. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Chinese_talent_show_host_banned_from_Weibo_over_anti-Putin comments⠀⇛ Zhou’s post had hit out at online support for “Putin the Great,” criticizing his “band of fighters” among Chinese social media accounts and making reference to territory ruled by Russia that he said should belong to China. “Why are there always some Chinese who inexplicably send such kind words to Russia?” the post said. * ⚓ Reason ☛ Latest_Journal_of_Free_Speech_Law_Article_Published_2_Months After_It_Was_Submitted⠀⇛ One goal of our peer-reviewed Journal of Free Speech Law is to be able to publish quickly, when the author so prefers. We haven’t always been as quick as we’d have liked, but it seems like we now have the proper staffing and procedures to be quite good about it. * ⚓ VOA News ☛ In_Russia,_Censors_Take_On_Truth_Online⠀⇛ As Russia tries to control the narrative on the war in Ukraine, online news providers and aggregators find themselves in tricky territory. Apps and even people who share information online have been hit with penalties. A Russian court in July fined Google more than $370 million for refusing to remove information about the war, including from YouTube. And earlier this month, a Siberian court sentenced a freelance journalist to eight months’ corrective labor for “knowingly distributing” what it called “false information” about the army in social media posts. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ More_Prison_Terms_Handed_Down_In_Belarus_Over_2020_Anti- Lukashenka_Protests⠀⇛ [...] The charges stem from the defendants’ participation in nationwide protests that followed a disputed presidential election in August 2020 that handed a sixth term in office to authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka. [...] * ⚓ teleSUR ☛ 2023-03-15What_Impact_Has_US_Foreign_Policy_Had_On Pakistan?⠀⇛ § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ * ⚓ Zimbabwe ☛ Zimbabwe_has_3rd_most_expensive_fixed_internet_in_the_world says_UK_report,_but_is_it?⠀⇛ Cable.co.uk has been analysing data packages from around the world for 6 years now and publishing the results for all to see. Over the years we have seen Zimbabwe rank as having the most expensive mobile internet in the world, although that was misleading. § Monopolies⠀➾ * § Patents⠀➾ o ⚓ 2023-03-13Amgen_Files_Reply_Brief_in_Amgen_v._Sanofi⠀⇛ o ⚓ 2023-03-15Patent_Law_Academics_File_Amicus_Brief_in_Amgen_v. Sanofi [Ed: These "Patent Law Academics", like the Web site that wrote this, have vested interests or conflicts of interest; they're indebted to this monopoly fest]⠀⇛ * § Trademarks⠀➾ o ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ TTABlog_Test:_Three_Recent_Affirmances_–_Guess_What Grounds_….⠀⇛ Here are three recent Board affirmances of final refusals. See if you can guess the ground for refusal in each case. [Answers below]. § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ * § Personal⠀➾ o ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_AYHILVE_Wordo:_CACTI⠀⇛ * § Politics⠀➾ o ⚓ Conservatism_is_means,_not_ends⠀⇛ One of the reason the left and the right can’t talk to each other is that the left ideology is about ends (justice for all) but is often flailing around when it comes to describing how to actually accomplish that, while the right ideology for the most part try to obscure their ends while having crisply defined means, a program for how they want to organize society and policy. o ⚓ Silicon_Valley_and_Venture_Capitalists⠀⇛ The collapse of SVB (Silicon Valley Bank) is another landmark of what I call the Tech Reboot. The low interest environment fuelled speculation in risky enterprises. As interest rates rose it started a reversal of that trend. Let me illustrate. Two days ago GitLab shares lost 38% after “weak” revenue forecasts. Its revenues actually rose 58% year over year. Its TTM (Trailing Twelve Month) revenue is $379m. Its market cap is currently $5.1b based on a share price of $33.96. It is loss-making. Let me spell that out. If you make $379m in revenue, but you still cannot make a profit, then you do not have a viable business. Its valuation is over 10X revenue – a sky-high valuation level. I reckon that Silicon Valley startups are going to have to lose 90% of the valuation in order to get close to more rational level of valuation. * § Technical⠀➾ o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Can_Humanity_Simulate_a_Universe⠀⇛ The background to this question is of course the simulation hypothesis, the hypothesis that we live in a simulation. While I won’t go into the philosophical details of this hypothesis, I want to analyze if it currently is feasible for humanity to simulate a universe. o § Programming⠀➾ # ⚓ Chesslikes⠀⇛ I return to chess and chess-likes every so often. Abstract board games keep my interest in the longhaul though there are sometimes many months that go by between playing them. For the past two years I had been on a Backgammon kick, playing with different friends and my partner and even online. Lately though I’ve been back on chess, and specifically some of the variants below. Short descriptions and biased anecdotal reviews below. I’m using the term chess-like facetiously. In the wider world there is a known title “Chess Variant.” This is a term for the family of games based on Chess, with different rules variations and sometimes completely different pieces, though often on a standard or enlarged regular gridded chessboard. By the way, one of my favorite chess variant terms is “fairy pieces,” the term for a variant chess piece not found in the now- standardized classic chess. # ⚓ Cross_compilers_III:_cross_compiling_Rust⠀⇛ Since the official Rust compiler, rustc, uses llvm as a code generator, it is technically already capable of cross compilation to any of the architectures that llvm supports. However, we still need a linker for the target. Eventually lld, being a cross linker, might be a suitable drop in for this use. However, I have not really been able to find information on how to set this up or if it is even possible. What definitely is possible is using gcc as a driver for the linker, as this is what rustc does by default already. We’re just going to swap out our system gcc for a cross gcc such as that built in part one of this series. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 4797 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 03.15.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_15/03/2023:_Transmission_4.0.2_and_Lots_in_Geminispace⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 9:40 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Kernel_Space o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o Games o Desktop_Environments/WMs # GNOME_Desktop/GTK * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o New_Releases o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Devices/Embedded o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software * Leftovers o Science o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Linux_Foundation o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy/Transportation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Monopolies # Patents # Copyrights * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Politics o Technical # Programming * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ InfoWorld ☛ How_eBPF_unlocks_cloud_native_innovation⠀⇛ Barbara Liskov—the brilliant Turing Award winner whose career inspired so much modern thinking around distributed computing—was fond of calling out the “power of abstraction” and its role in “finding the right interface for a system as well as finding an effective design for a system implementation.” Liskov has been proven right many times over, and we are now at a juncture where new abstractions—and eBPF, specifically—are driving the evolution of cloud native system design in powerful new ways. These new abstractions are unlocking the next wave of cloud native innovation and will set the course for the evolution of cloud native computing. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Machine_Learning_in_Linux:_StemRoller_– separate_vocal_and_instrumental_stems_from_songs⠀⇛ With the availability of huge amounts of data for research and powerful machines to run your code on with distributed cloud computing and parallelism across GPU cores, Deep Learning has helped to create self-driving cars, intelligent voice assistants, pioneer medical advancements, machine translation, and much more. Deep Learning has become an indispensable tool for countless industries. This series looks at highly promising machine learning and deep learning software for Linux. # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Transmission_4.0.2_Limits_In-Kernel_File Copying_to_2GB_Blocks_at_a_Time,_Fixes_Bugs⠀⇛ Transmission 4.0.2 is here to limit in-kernel file copying to 2GB blocks at a time to avoid potential issues with CIFS mounts, fixes displaying of IPv6 tracker URLs, improves sanity checking of magnet links added via RPC, and improves handling of the leechers parameter in the tracker announce responses. Multiple bugs were addressed in this release for all supported platforms. These include a misleading error message when Transmission is unable to write to an incomplete directory, a regression that prevented the download priority for the first and last pieces of files from being increased, which in turn prevented previewing/playing while downloading, as well as a small error when calculating the protocol overhead when receiving peer messages. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_install_OTRS_(OpenSource_Trouble Ticket_System)_on_Debian_11⠀⇛ OTRS is an open-source Ticket Request System that helps organizations process customer tickets and requests. This post will explain how to install OTRS on Debian 11 server. # ⚓ ZDNet ☛ Can’t_remember_the_Linux_command_you_ran_earlier? Let_history_repeat_itself⠀⇛ If you use the Linux command line quite a bit, you might find yourself lost in what to type at some point. The history command is there to give your mind a jog. # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Protect_Your_Linux_PC_From_Network Threats_With_OpenSnitch⠀⇛ Keeping yourself safe and secure from malware is a daunting task, even on Linux. You need to be sure that the tools you use aren’t phoning home to criminals for instructions or exfiltrating your personal pics to blackmailers on the other side of the world. While there are various firewall solutions available for Linux, these are usually used via the terminal and can be difficult to understand and use. OpenSnitch is an easy-to-use GUI firewall application for Linux that captures all outgoing network connections and gives you the choice of how to handle them. # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Copy_and_Paste_Text_in_the_Linux Terminal⠀⇛ You’re viewing a tutorial online and need to paste a command inside the Linux terminal. You copy the text from the browser window, switch to the terminal, and press Ctrl + V, only to find “^V” appear on-screen. What happened? Why can’t you paste the text inside the terminal? Copying and pasting text to and from the Linux command line isn’t as intuitive as it should be. The keyboard shortcuts work, but there’s a catch. We’ll show you two ways to copy/paste text within the Linux terminal so you can finally paste that command sitting in your clipboard for hours. # ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ How_to_know_if_You_are_Behind_a_Proxy_Server?⠀⇛ Curious if you are behind a proxy server? Here’s how you can check: # ⚓ How-to:_Unattended_Ubuntu_server_or_desktop_installation_in Virtualbox⠀⇛ With the new version of VirtualBox, we can install Ubuntu Linux VM or other OS unattended. Just configure the virtual machine and the rest of all settings will be done by the VirutaBox. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Sensu_Monitoring_on_Ubuntu_22.04 LTS⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Sensu monitoring on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Perl_on_Rocky_Linux_9⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Perl on Rocky Linux 9. For those of you who didn’t know, Perl is a powerful scripting language used for various purposes such as web development, system administration, network programming… # ⚓ Víctor_Jáquez:_Review_of_Igalia_Multimedia_activities_ (2022)⠀⇛ We, Igalia’s_multimedia_team, would like to share with you our list of achievements along the past 2022. § WebKit Multimedia WebRTC Phil already wrote a first blog post, of a series, on this regard: WebRTC_in_WebKitGTK_and_WPE,_status updates,_part_I. Please, be sure to give it a glance, it has nice videos. Long story short, last year we started to support Media_Capture_and_Streams in WebKitGTK and WPE using GStreamer, either for input devices (camera and microphone), desktop sharing, webaudio, and web canvas. But this is just the first step. We are currently working on RTCPeerConnection, also using GStreamer, to share all these captured streams with other web peers. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ Mastering_Chmod_777_Permissions_on_Linux:_A Beginner’s_Guide⠀⇛ Have you ever stumbled upon a Linux command called chmod 777? If you have, then you know that this command can be a powerful tool for managing file permissions on a Linux system. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Gitkraken_on_Debian_11⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Gitkraken on Debian 11. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Steam_Deck_Now_Lets_You_Transfer_Games_from_PC over_Your_Home_Network⠀⇛ The March 15th Steam Deck Client update introduces a new feature called “Local Network Game Transfers,” which promises to allow Steam users to transfer existing Steam games (installation and update files) from one PC to another or from a PC to the Steam Deck over a local area network. Since the transfer is done locally, users no longer need to download and install the games from a Steam content server over the Internet, which leads to reduced internet traffic and faster game installs or updates. Moreover, users have full control over which files can be sent via Self only (default), Friends only, or Everyone filters. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ After_nearly_two_decades_of waiting,_GNOME_44_brings_you…_image_thumbnails⠀⇛ GNOME 44 is reaching readiness, just in time for inclusion in the next versions of the two big distro daddies, Ubuntu “Lunar Lobster” and Fedora 38. GNOME 44 reached beta in mid-February and now it’s moved to the next version, 44.rc, or release candidate. The removal of Gtk 3 support and its replacement with Gtk 4 continues. The last use in Mutter of legacy OpenGL has been removed, leaving only OpenGL ≥ 3.1 and GLES ≥ 2.0, as has the last use of Gtk 3. However, Mutter has gained preliminary support for HDR, or High Dynamic Range. HDR is a feature in the ThinkPad X1 Carbon that we wrote about last week. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ Kali_Linux_2023.1_Released_–_What’s_New!⠀⇛ A new distribution called “Kali Purple” was released recently by Offensive Security as part of the Kali Linux 2023.1 project for its 10th anniversary, and it’s the first version of 2023. Since the Kali Linux 2022.4 was released last year, This new version, Kali Purple is specially designed for defensive security, and it’s aimed at Blue and Purple team members. While Kali Linux is primarily designed to be used by ethical hackers and security auditors in order to conduct penetration testing, security auditing, and cybersecurity research on network systems. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Neowin ☛ Ubuntu_23.04_“Lunar_Lobster”_opts_for_astrology- themed_wallpaper⠀⇛ Canonical has shared the default wallpaper that it will use in the upcoming Ubuntu 23.04 “Lunar Lobster” release due on April 20. Taking the word “Lunar”, the company decided to run with an astrology-based approach to the wallpaper and made the lobster into a constellation. There’s a full-on purple-orangish version of the wallpaper which will serve as default and a black-and-white version (check the gallery below) for those with more sensitive eyes. Explaining a bit about what users can look forward to, in mumbo-jumbo astrology speak, Ubuntu Project Manager Oliver Smith said… # ⚓ Linux Magazine ☛ Ubuntu_Flatpak_Remix_Adds_Flatpak_Support Preinstalled⠀⇛ Recently, Canonical announced that Ubuntu and all of its official spins would no longer ship with Flatpak installed out of the box. Of course, anyone can install Flatpak on any of the official versions of the open-source operating system, but some might prefer not to have to take the extra steps. If that sounds like you, there’s a new unofficial spin, called Ubuntu Flatpak. As you might expect, this version is a pretty straightforward take on Ubuntu, only with Flatpak pre-installed. To take this one step further, Ubuntu Flatpak also installs a few of its basic apps (such as Firefox, Thunderbird, and LibreOffice) as Flatpak apps (instead of the official Snap versions installed on Ubuntu). # ⚓ Web Pro News ☛ Learn_Linux_TV_Releases_Ubuntu_Flatpak_Remix Distro⠀⇛ Jay from the Learn Linux TV YouTube channel has released an Ubuntu-based distro built around Flatpaks. Flatpaks and Snaps are two universal packaging formats for Linux, giving developers the ability to build an app that can be run on any distro that has Flatpak support. The format accomplishes this by bundling all necessary dependencies within the package, although Flatpaks can share dependencies between them. As the maker of the far less popular Snap format and the Ubuntu distro, Canonical recently made the decision to prohibit official Ubuntu flavors from shipping with Flatpak installed and enabled out of the box. Despite the decision, Ubuntu is still a solid distro, one with wide hardware and app support. # ⚓ Neowin ☛ Ubuntu_23.04_will_come_with_Linux_6.2_kernel, could_be_backported_to_LTS⠀⇛ Eagle-eyed Joey Sneddon from OMG! Ubuntu! has spotted an important detail about Ubuntu 23.04 “Lunar Lobster” in a recent mailing list thread. The next version of Ubuntu, which is due in April, will apparently ship with the Linux 6.2 kernel over the older 6.1 kernel. This detail is not only important for those who plan to use the cutting- edge version but also for those on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. As pointed out by OMG! Ubuntu!, Canonical typically backports kernels from the latest release back to the most recent LTS via a hardware enablement (HWE) update. This means that those who receive the HWE update will benefit from all the latest improvements added to the kernel since Linux 5.19 was released (this kernel is included right now). # ⚓ Help Net Security ☛ Canonical_collaborates_with_MediaTek_to optimize_Ubuntu_for_IoT_innovations⠀⇛ Canonical is partnering with MediaTek to meet the growing demands of the IoT industry, reduce development costs and accelerate time-to-market. By partnering to enable Ubuntu on the Genio platform, MediaTek and Canonical will make it easier for developers, innovators and the embedded community to take advantage of this power- efficient, high-performance IoT SoC. The collaboration ensures developers and enterprises can create reliable and secure devices, benefiting from up to 10 years of enterprise-grade Ubuntu support, security updates, and anywhere, anytime connectivity. # ⚓ Help Net Security ☛ Ubuntu_Core_now_compatible_with_the_Arm SystemReady_IR_systems_specification⠀⇛ Canonical announced its Ubuntu Core OS is now compatible with the Arm SystemReady IR system specification, enabling security best practices across connected devices. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ A_Pi_Calculating_Pi_For_Pi_Day⠀⇛ What is it about pi that we humans — at least some of us — find so endlessly fascinating? Maybe that’s just it — it’s endless, an eternal march of digits that tempts us with the thought that if we just calculate one more digit, something interesting will happen. Spoiler alert: it never does. # ⚓ Why_Raspberry_Pi_is_a_Recommended_Tool_for_Aspiring Hackers⠀⇛ Raspberry Pi is a small and affordable computer that has gained popularity in recent years due to its versatility and ease of use. While it was originally intended to be used as an educational tool for learning programming and electronics, it has since been adopted by various communities, including hackers. # ⚓ Why_Raspberry_Pi_is_a_Valuable_Tool_for_Aspiring_Hackers⠀⇛ Aspiring hackers should consider using Raspberry Pi for their hacking projects. This affordable, credit-card sized computer is a powerful tool for learning about hacking and cybersecurity. # ⚓ Yahoo News ☛ Thundercomm_Launches_its_New_SOMs_TurboX C2210,_C4210,_C5430_at_Embedded_World_2023_to_Accelerate Innovations_in_Robotics_and_Handheld_Devices⠀⇛ TurboX C2210 SOM is powered by the Qualcomm® QRB2210 System-on-Chip (SoC). It’s designed with an optimized Linux operating system, discrete memory for more memory options to save the cost, and system fast boot, supports 1080P@30FPS video decode and a long life cycle to 2028, aiming to bring advanced features to entry-level devices with better performance and improved power consumption. The TurboX C2210 SOM supports the Linux system and can be applied to a variety of products like entry- tier robotics, e-scooter, smart home dock, smart camera and rugged handheld, etc. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Android_bloatware_comes_under_fire_in_India⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ People_are_just_realizing_Android_phones_have secret_‘button_click’_–_don’t_ignore_free_perk_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ Mirror UK ☛ All_Android_users_urged_to_check_their_phones today_as_‘dangerous’_new_bug_spreads_across_the_world_– Mirror_Online⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ Billions_of_Android_users_must_check_hidden ‘timeline’_that_reveals_‘dangerous_stalking’_–_or_live_to regret_it_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Authority ☛ Wallpaper_Wednesday:_Android_wallpapers 2023-03-15_–_Android_Authority⠀⇛ # ⚓ Indian Express ☛ Samsung_unveils_Galaxy_A34_and_Galaxy_A54 with_4_years_of_Android_updates_|_Technology_News,The_Indian Express⠀⇛ # ⚓ Here_Comes_the_Android_13_QPR3_Beta_1_Update⠀⇛ # ⚓ Sportskeeda ☛ Android_13_vs_Android_12:_Is_the_new_version worth_upgrading_to?⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ Firefox_111_for_Android_is_here_to_block cross-site_tracking⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ Ubuntubuzz ☛ Pulsar_–_The_New_Atom_Editor_Successor⠀⇛ Pulsar version 1 for the first time released on Thursday, 15 December 2022 is the official successor to the free/ open source Atom Editor software. Its slogan now says “A Community-led Hyper-Hackable Text Editor”. The release date of Pulsar matches exactly the date of the discontinuation date of Atom like a seed sprouting a new tree right after an old tree died in a forest. It is available for all major operating systems namely GNU/ Linux, MacOS and Windows. Currently, Pulsar is still under rapid development by the community and here we at Ubuntu Buzz want to convey the message to all computer users to try Pulsar and, if you can, help with the software development. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ The Nation ☛ Down_and_Out_in_Paris_With_Rainer_Maria_Rilke⠀⇛ “Paris is a difficult place,” Rainer Maria Rilke wrote to a friend on New Year’s Eve, 1902. “And the beautiful things here and there do not quite compensate for the cruelty of its streets and the monstrosity of its people.” Then 26, the writer had recently moved to the city from the German countryside, leaving behind his new wife and their young child. His plan was to work there for a year and send money to his family, which had been relying on a trust fund that his father had abruptly withdrawn. For reasons that remain hard to pin down, however, he stayed for six years, without warming to the cruel streets and monstrous people or, for that matter, earning much money. It was a period of loneliness and frustration, during which he was wracked with doubts about his art. And yet a part of him seemed obscurely drawn to its hardships. In “Turning Point,” a poem about spiritual growth, he quotes as an epigraph these lines from the Austrian philosopher Rudolf Kassner: “The road from intensity to greatness / passes through sacrifice.” His fictional record of Paris would likewise turn on ascetic withdrawal and renewal.1 o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Everest_Is_Preserving_The_Germs_Coughed_And Sneezed_Out_by_Climbers⠀⇛ We’ll just save this for later. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Mice_Play_In_VR⠀⇛ Virtual Reality always seemed like a technology just out of reach, much like nuclear fusion, the flying car, or Linux on the desktop. It seems to be gaining steam in the last five years or so, though, with successful video games from a number of companies as well as plenty of other virtual reality adjacent technology that seems to be picking up steam as well like augmented reality. Another sign that this technology might be here to stay is this virtual reality headset made for mice. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Cheap_Camera_Gives_Clay-Pigeon’s-Eye_View_Of Trap_Shooting⠀⇛ Speaking from experience, it’s always fun to build something with the specific intention of destroying it. Childhood sessions spending hours building boats from scrap wood only to take them to a nearby creek to bombard them with rocks — we disrespectfully called this game “Pearl Harbor” — confirms this. As does the slightly more grown-up pursuit of building this one-time-use clay pigeon camera. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Hackaday_Berlin:_The_Badge,_Workshops,_And Lightning_Talks⠀⇛ Hackaday Berlin is just under two weeks away, and we’ve got news times three! If you don’t already have tickets, there are still a few left, so grab them while they’re hot. We’ll be rolling out the final full schedule soon, but definitely plan on attending a pre-party Friday night the 24th, followed by a solid 14-hour day of hacking, talks, and music on Saturday the 25th, and then a mellow Bring-a-Hack brunch with impromptu demos, workshops, and whatever else on Sunday from 10:30 until 14:00. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Pocket-Sized_Thermal_Imager⠀⇛ Just as the gold standard for multimeters and other instrumentation likely comes in a yellow package of some sort, there is a similar household name for thermal imaging. But, if they’re known for anything other than the highest quality thermal cameras, it’s excessively high price. There are other options around but if you want to make sure that the finished product has some sort of quality control you might want to consider building your own thermal imaging device like [Ruslan] has done here. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Solar_Powered_Split_Wireless_Mechanically Keyboard⠀⇛ When thinking about a perfect keyboard, some of us have a veritable laundry list: split, hot-swapping, wireless, 3d printed, encoders, and a custom layout. The Aloidia keyboard by [Nguyen Vincent] has all that and more. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Mechanical_Keyboard_As_Travel_Saxophone⠀⇛ Those who play larger musical instruments, things like drums, piano, harp, tuba, upright bass, or Zeusaphone, know well the challenges of simply transporting their chosen instrument to band practice, a symphony hall, or local watering hole. Even those playing more manageably-sized instruments may have similar troubles at some point especially when traveling where luggage space is at a premium like on an airplane. That’s why [jcard0na] built this electronic saxophone, designed to be as small as possible. # ⚓ The Next Platform ☛ A_Bumper_Crop_Of_Ethernet_Switches Harvested_In_Q4⠀⇛ With each passing year, the phrase “The_network_is the_computer,” coined in 1984 by John Gage, director of research and co-founder of Sun Microsystems, becomes more and more true. # ⚓ The Next Platform ☛ DOE_Wants_A_Hub_And_Spoke_System_Of_HPC Systems⠀⇛ We talk about scale a lot here at The Next Platform, but there are many different aspects to this beyond lashing a bunch of nodes together and counting aggregate peak flops. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ “She_Had_a_Heartbeat_Too”:_Waiting_for_One Dead_Woman⠀⇛ Before a speaking event last week, I memorized as much as I could about the near-death experience Amanda Zurawski endured while losing her pregnancy. From the lawsuit Zurawski filed with four other women over the abortion bans in Texas, I learned that doctors, fearful of breaking the law, refused to end Zurawski’s pregnancy when her water broke at 18 weeks. Days later, as she was miscarrying, her fever spiked to 103.2 degrees. Zurawski’s family members flew in to see her in the ICU because they believed she was dying. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Dem_Governors,_US_Senators_Call_On_Top Pharmacies_to_Clarify_Medication_Abortion_Plans⠀⇛ With Walgreens under fire for its new abortion pill policy, 14 Democratic U.S. governors on Tuesday asked the corporate leaders of seven other major pharmacies to clarify their plans to lawfully distribute abortion medication like mifepristone. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ EPA_Proposes_Limiting_“Forever_Chemicals”_in Drinking_Water_for_the_First_Time⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Biden_EPA_Praised_for_‘Historic_Progress’ But_Pressured_to_Ban_Forever_Chemicals⠀⇛ The Biden administration’s proposed first-ever national drinking water standard for six “forever chemicals” is both “groundbreaking” and far from the comprehensive action needed to address the environmental and public health crisis, advocates, scientists, and people from polluted U.S. communities said Tuesday. # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Norfolk_Southern_CEO_Makes_Obligatory Congressional_Appearance_But_Doesn’t_Commit_to_Rail_Safety Changes⠀⇛ On March 9, the Senate held the first congressional hearing on rail safety following the February 3 Norfolk Southern rail disaster in which a nearly two-mile-long train carrying hazardous materials derailed and caught fire in East Palestine, Ohio. If the people of East Palestine were hoping to see the wheels of justice start to turn in their favor with this hearing, they may be sorely disappointed. The hearing began with some troubling revelations from a first responder, before senators went on to grill Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw, who dodged questions and refused to commit to any meaningful changes to his company’s safety strategy.  It likely wasn’t a pleasant experience for Shaw, especially when Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) informed him mid-hearing that another of Norfolk Southern’s trains had just derailed. However, even this painful irony could not nudge Shaw toward specific commitments to financially support East Palestine residents or to back new rail safety regulations.  # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Why_Were_the_Cancer_Studies_at_Nuclear Facilities_Canceled?⠀⇛ In an ironic twist, the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in California received the first $1.1 billion nuclear bailout to keep operating, even though it was political leaders from California who had asked for a health study. If you thought the government of the United States, the country with the most nuclear power reactors in the world, might be interested in finding out the cancer impact of nuclear power on our children, you’d be wrong. But, our government is willing to give failed, uneconomic, decaying nuclear power reactors oodles of taxpayer money without first figuring out if and how they harm our children. Assessing potential health damage should be a prerequisite for reactor license renewal. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Bird_Flu,_Mpox_And_Marburg._Why_Do_So_Many Viruses_Seem_to_Be_Emerging_Right_Now?⠀⇛ A virologist explains. o § Linux Foundation⠀➾ # ⚓ PR Newswire ☛ The_Linux_Foundation_Announces_Conference Schedule_for_Open_Source_Summit_North_America_2023⠀⇛ o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Security Week ☛ CISA_Program_Warns_Critical_Infrastructure Organizations_Vulnerable_to_Ransomware_Attacks⠀⇛ A new CISA pilot program to warn critical infrastructure organizations if their systems are unpatched against vulnerabilities exploited in ransomware attacks. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Microsoft_SmartScreen_Zero-Day_Exploited_to Deliver_Magniber_Ransomware⠀⇛ A cybercrime group has been exploiting a Microsoft SmartScreen zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE- 2023-24880 to deliver the Magniber ransomware. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Adobe_Warns_of_‘Very_Limited_Attacks’ Exploiting_ColdFusion_Zero-Day⠀⇛ Adobe issues urgent warning for “very limited attacks” exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in its ColdFusion web app development platform. # ⚓ Krebs On Security ☛ Two_U.S._Men_Charged_in_2022_Hacking_of DEA_Portal⠀⇛ Two U.S. men have been charged with hacking into a U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) online portal that taps into 16 different federal law enforcement databases. Both are alleged to be part of a larger criminal organization that specializes in using fake emergency data requests from compromised police and government email accounts to publicly threaten and extort their victims. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Ring_Denies_Falling_Victim_to_Ransomware Attack⠀⇛ Ring says it has no indications it has fallen victim to a ransomware attack after cybergang threatens to publish supposedly stolen data. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ ICS_Patch_Tuesday:_Siemens,_Schneider Electric_Address_Over_100_Vulnerabilities⠀⇛ Siemens and Schneider Electric have addressed more than 100 vulnerabilities with their March 2023 Patch Tuesday security advisories. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ FBI,_Defense_Department_Worked_Together_To Develop_Facial_Recognition_Tech_For_Drones, Surveillance_Cameras⠀⇛ Another FOIA lawsuit has paid off for the ACLU. But there are no real winners here, since the documents pried from the government’s grasp detail a bunch of stuff we all wish the government wouldn’t be doing with its time and our money. Here’s Drew Harwell with the details for the Washington Post: # ⚓ EFF ☛ ADC’s_New_Argentina_Report_Flags_How_ISPs_Can Do_More_for_Users’_Data_Privacy⠀⇛ In this third edition of Argentina’s report, most of the improvements relate to the ISPs’ privacy policies. ADC has increased the evaluation parameters in this category to follow crucial data protection principles. Among others, the report checks whether ISPs commit to only collect data for specific, explicit, and lawful purposes and stick to those purposes when processing user data; ensure the data they process is true, adequate, relevant, and not excessive in regard to the purposes of collection; and adopt security measures to protect user data.  All  companies received credit for their privacy policies, while none of them got more than a half star. Once again, Movistar leads the ranking, with three and a half out of five stars. The company has almost doubled its score compared to the 2019 report, and is far ahead of second-place IPLAN, which earned roughly two stars. IPLAN was the only company to engage with ADC researchers in the last edition. Back then, IPLAN, a smaller company in Argentina’s market, was taking its  first steps to properly adjust its data protection policies and practices. The improvements in IPLAN’s policy show the company’s disposition to receive criticism and recommendations, the ADC report highlights. Arlink, another small local ISP first featured in this new edition, came in last place, while Claro, a much larger provider, was almost as bad. The new ¿Quién Defiende Tus Datos? (Who Defends Your Data?) edition evaluated Movistar (Telefónica), Claro (América Móvil/ Carso), DirecTV, Personal (Telecom Group), Telecentro, IPLAN, and Arlink. While Personal and DirecTV failed to improve their scores over the last edition, all others featured in 2019 improved theirs, at least a little. # ⚓ EFF ☛ Even_Rep._LaHood_Likely_Can’t_Sue_the_NSA_or FBI_to_Protect_His_Rights⠀⇛ What’s equally stunning is that despite absolutely knowing that he was spied upon – something that is extremely rare given the level of secrecy around 702 – neither Rep. LaHood nor anyone else illegally spied upon will likely get a chance to seek a remedy in a court.  That’s not just because  702 is poorly drafted and has been even more poorly executed.  It’s because of how governmental secrecy has now metastasized to completely prevent anyone from stopping illegal NSA spying of them, much less get any other legal remedy.   Quite simply, governmental secrecy now renders moot many of the accountability and oversight mechanisms for national security surveillance that exist on paper in FISA as well as in the U.S. constitution.  One of EFF’s highest priorities for nearly two decades is making sure you can have a private conversation online.  And specifically, we want to ensure that individuals can seek judicial accountability for violations of their constitutional and statutory rights committed through the government’s warrantless foreign intelligence surveillance inside the United States.  # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ French_Legislators_Think_Hosting_2024 Olympics_Justifies_Massive_Domestic_Surveillance Expansion⠀⇛ Massive sports events tend to make everyone crazy. The NFL has turned the Super Bowl into The Game That Must Not Be Named (without express written [and paid] permission) by unapproved advertisers and promoters. The Olympic Committee has abused pretty much every available IP law to ensure the Olympic brand remains known as… a massive abuser of intellectual property laws. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Colorado_Catholic_Group_Spent_Millions_On Sensitive_Grindr_Data_To_Shame_Priests⠀⇛ It’s time once again to play: “things that probably wouldn’t happen if the U.S. wasn’t too corrupt to pass a decent internet-era privacy law.” # ⚓ Zigbee_vs._Wi-Fi:_Which_is_Better_for_your_Smart_Home Needs [Ed: Spy homes. Homes that spy on people inside them, using the home's network.]⠀⇛ All smart home devices require a wireless technology to connect to each other. Wi-Fi is a ubiquitous choice here as it can easily pair with Amazon Alexa and Google Home- compatible devices. In recent years though, many low-power IoT devices have been switching to Zigbee. So, which one is better for your smart home needs? o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ The Dissenter ☛ March_To_Iraq_War,_20_Years_Later:_March 14,_2003⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Foreign_Exchange_Pilots_(Including Americans!)_Don’t_Always_Think_the_USAF_is_the_Greatest⠀⇛ In his 2007 book Canada’s Air Forces on Exchange, author Larry Milberry offers a variety of views on the USAF as seen from Canadian pilots who served on exchange, and even some critical comments from USAF pilots who served in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and found the Canadian service better in some ways. As I read this well-written book, I often encountered comments from Canadians who found the USAF lacking in one way or the other. In the late 1960s, Flight Lieutenant (F/L) Harvey Schaan, RCAF served as an exchange flight training pilot in the USAF, and according to Milberry, “As did all Canadians on USAF exchange F/L Schaan found the USAF training system regimented – micromanagement was the rule. Takeoffs were strictly at 3-minute intervals. Each flight was obliged to reserve its aircraft (for any given day) two weeks in advance. This was a headache for schedulers (a secondary duty for [Instructor Pilots]. Should there be an accident, all senior officers from Wing Commander and Base Commander on down could expect to be fired within hours.” (p. 134) At about the same time, a USAF pilot named Captain R.E. Lushbaugh wrote of the Canadian pilots training USAF pilots and said “Since the Canadian air force is smaller, about 35,000, they all feel that the personal contact between the instructor and student is greater, and the atmosphere is more relaxed in Canada.” (p. 141) Thus, the Royal Canadian Air Force treated its pilots like adults whereas the micromanaged USAF treated theirs like children, and that may help to explain why the RCAF often gets better results in exercises and competitions. Micromanagement is still a very familiar concept to USAF pilots in the 21st century too. Careerism and low quality training aircraft were also mentioned by the RCAF training pilots. As Milberry put it, “Something else that Canucks at Otis [Air Force Base] note was the emphasis on climbing the USAF ladder – most officers were on career paths, so were very politically correct. In the RCAF the opposite was normal –get the job done, have fun, don’t worry a lot about your career. After all, few RCAF aircrew were careerists.” (p. 214) As for the training aircraft used by the USAF back then, some RCAF pilots had complaints and said the Canadian equivalents were better. “On May 15, 1968, F/L [Bob] Endicott first flew the T-37. Knowing the [Canadian-designed and built] Tutor well, he was not impressed by the underpowered, unpressurized ‘Tweet’ as the T-37 was nicknamed.” (p. 137). This runs contrary to the belief that many American nationalists have that the US makes the best military aircraft in the world. And again, careerism and political correctness are alive and well, sadly, in the USAF, as are badly designed aircraft like the F-35. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘We’ve_seen_things_a_lot_worse_than_this’:_Pro- Russian_hackers_try_and_fail_to_blackmail_Ukrainian_video game_developers_—_Meduza⠀⇛ S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, due for release this year, is one of the most anticipated games in the industry’s history. Last year, its developer, a Ukrainian company called GSC Game World, announced that the game won’t be sold in Russia, nor will it include a Russian-language voiceover. In response, a group of pro-Russian hackers is currently trying to blackmail the game’s creators, threatening to release “dozens of gigabytes” of hacked materials meant to spoil the game if the company doesn’t apologize for its “disrespectful attitude” towards the game’s Russian and Belarusian players. So far, the attempt has failed. # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Macron_reminded_Orbán_of_the_importance of_European_unity_at_Paris_meeting⠀⇛ # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Pushing_Russian_propaganda_as_if_we_were on_their_side⠀⇛ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Ukrainian_Game_Devs_To_Russian_Hackers:_‘Russian Hackers,_Go_Fuck_Yourselves’⠀⇛ Back in the early days of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, one of the most captivating stories was that of Snake Island, a small island in Ukrainian territorial waters. Under constant radioed threats from a Russian cruiser, Ukrainian border guard Roman Hrybov uttered his now iconic response to the warship: “Russian warship, go fuck yourself.” Keep that story in the back of your mind. # ⚓ Mint Press News ☛ Dare_Call_It_A_Coup?_CIA_Front_Threatens Color_Revolution_in_Georgia⠀⇛ Kit Klarenberg exposes the US and EU’s sinister meddling in Georgia’s sovereignty and democracy through NGOs, propaganda and the tried and true method of sowing the seeds of discontent. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Biden_Signs_Executive_Order_on_Guns_to_Enhance Background_Checks⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ 60+_Faith_Groups_Urge_Congress_to ‘Dramatically’_Slash_Pentagon_Budget⠀⇛ “The country is sprinting towards a trillion-dollar budget for weapons and war—propping up an expensive and harmful militarized foreign policy while people struggle to meet their basic needs,” reads a new letter to members of Congress signed by U.S., international, and state and local groups including the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice, Hindus for Human Rights, and dozens of others. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ The_Urbanity_of_Evil:_20_Years_After_the_US Invasion_of_Iraq⠀⇛ Vast quantities of lies from top U.S. government officials led up to the Iraq invasion. Now, marking its 20th anniversary, the same media outlets that eagerly boosted those lies are offering retrospectives. Don’t expect them to shed light on the most difficult truths, including their own complicity in pushing for war. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Blood_Does_Not_Wash_Away_Blood⠀⇛ The extraordinary March 10, 2023 announcement that China’s top diplomat, Mr. Wang Yi, helped broker a rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran suggests that major powers can benefit from believing that, as Albert Camus once put it, “words are more powerful than munitions.” # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ China_Condemns_US_Plan_to_Sell_Nuclear Submarines_to_Australia⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Path_of_Error_and_Danger’:_China_Rebukes US_Plan_to_Sell_Nuclear_Submarines_to_Australia⠀⇛ China accused Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States of threatening peace in the Pacific region after leaders of the so-called AUKUS military partnership unveiled further information about their plan to expand the reach of Washington’s nuclear-powered submarine technology. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Honduras_will_seek_to_establish diplomatic_ties_with_China⠀⇛ Honduras President Xiomara Castro says her government will seek to establish diplomatic relations with China, which would imply severing relations with Taiwan. Castro said on her Twitter account Tuesday that she instructed Honduran Foreign Affairs Minister Eduardo Reina to start negotiations with China and that her intention is “to expand the borders with freedom.” Honduras is one of the few remaining allies of Taiwan, and Castro’s announcement represents a change on its diplomatic views. China claims self-ruled, democratic Taiwan is part of its territory and has engaged in a long campaign to isolate Taiwan diplomatically. Taiwan’s official media quoted an official saying its government had no further details. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Just_How_Likely_Is_a_Chinese_Invasion_of Taiwan?⠀⇛ Is China really on the verge of invading the island of Taiwan, as so many top American officials seem to believe? If the answer is “yes” and the U.S. intervenes on Taiwan’s side — as President Biden has sworn it would — we could find ourselves in a major-power conflict, possibly even a nuclear one, in the not-too-distant future. Even if confined to Asia and fought with conventional weaponry alone — no sure thing — such a conflict would still result in human and economic damage on a far greater scale than observed in Ukraine today. # ⚓ AntiWar ☛ Protest_at_the_White_House,_March_18,_Against_US Proxy_War_In_Ukraine⠀⇛ On March 18 protesters will gather at the White House to call for an end to Joe Biden’s cruel proxy war. “Cruel” is the operative word, because the war cynically uses Ukrainians as cannon fodder to weaken Russia and bring about regime change. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Really_Scary_Stuff’:_US_Drone_Crashes During_Encounter_With_Russian_Fighter_Jet⠀⇛ Fears of an escalation between nuclear superpowers Russia and the United States mounted Tuesday after a U.S. Air Force Reaper drone went down in international waters in the Black Sea during an encounter with a Russian fighter jet, with both sides giving varying accounts of the incident. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia’s_Defense_Ministry_denies_collision_between Russian_Su-27_fighter_plane_and_U.S._reconnaissance_drone_— Meduza⠀⇛ Commenting on the incident that led to the loss of the U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone in the Black Sea, Russia’s Defense Ministry has issued a statement about what happened. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘Monica_exists,_and_Russia_will_win’:_How_a_former Russian_Orthodox_deacon_joined_the_occult,_invented_a_wife, and_made_her_hate_Ukraine_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Patrick_Lawrence:_China’s_Great_Leap_in_the Middle_East⠀⇛ What Beijing just sponsored and got done, putting two millennia of diplomatic craft to work, is an exquisite example of what can be accomplished once this imperative is fully realized. # ⚓ AntiWar ☛ Israel_and_Its_US_Lobby_Dealt_Major_Blow_by China-Saudi-Iran_Peace_Initiative⠀⇛ On Thursday the New York Times ran yet another report about Saudi Arabia’s entry into an “Abraham Accord,” but if only certain conditions could be met. # ⚓ AntiWar ☛ China_Brokers_Agreement_Between_Iran_and_Saudi Arabia,_Sidelining_the_US⠀⇛ Until it happened, it was unthinkable. The US has for decades guarded its role as the sole negotiator in the Middle East. It has insisted on being the chief arbiter of agreements and the architect and decider of partnerships. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Saudi-Iran_Deal_a_Possible_US_‘Suez_Moment’⠀⇛ The U.S. does not want to experience what Britain experienced in Suez in 1956: a watershed moment signaling its global decline. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Protest_at_the_White_House,_March_18, Against_US_Proxy_War_In_Ukraine⠀⇛ Protests and Popular Sentiment growing for “Peace In Ukraine – No weapons, no money for the Ukraine War.” On March 18 protesters will gather at the White House to call for an end to Joe Biden’s cruel proxy war. “Cruel” is the operative word, because the war cynically uses Ukrainians as cannon fodder to weaken Russia and bring about regime change. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Georgia’s_murky_‘transparency’_bill_The_‘foreign agent’_draft_law_that_sparked_mass_protests_in_Tbilisi_was presented_as_a_solution_to_the_country’s_lack_of transparency,_but_the_legislation’s_real_goals_are_themselves opaque_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Last week, the Republic of Georgia found itself on the cusp of adopting a new law for “transparency in foreign influence,” more commonly referred to as a “foreign agent” law, and widely believed to be modeled on Russia’s repressive legislation. If passed, the bill would have required the media and NGOs even partly financed from abroad to register as “agents of foreign influence.” It would also have compromised Georgia’s entry into the E.U. and NATO. Intensive protests in Tbilisi finally forced Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, to back down in trying to push the bill through the parliament. Nevertheless, the activities of the majority party and its derivative movement, People’s Power, are unlikely to stop at this failed initiative. Meduza’s correspondent Diana Shanava reports from Tbilisi. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Convicted_drug_dealer_pardoned_by_Putin_after_her clandestine_chemist_husband_joined_Wagner_Group_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The St. Petersburg physics teacher Diana Gribovskaya was convicted of illicit drug dealing in 2018, together with her husband, the veterinarian and clandestine chemist Dmitry Karavaichik. It has now emerged that Gribovskaya has been pardoned by President Vladimir Putin’s personal decree, adding yet another twist to the couple’s improbable story. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Lithuanian_parliament_designates_Wagner_Group_as terrorist_organization_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The Seimas (unicameral parliament) of Lithuania has univocally adopted a resolution to designate Evgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group as a terrorist organization. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Daniel_Ellsberg_Is_Calling_on_All_of_Us_to_Work to_Avert_Nuclear_War⠀⇛ o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ In_FBI_Case,_the_First_Amendment_Takes_Another Bizarre_Hit⠀⇛ The same Democratic minority staff that trashed the First Amendment in last week’s Twitter Files hearings put something amazing in writing in a parallel case. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Setting_1st_Amendment_Myths_On_Fire_In_A_Crowded Theater⠀⇛ For years, we’ve written about the many, many, many ways in which people are wrong about the 1st Amendment, from trotting out the “fire in a crowded theater” line (for which we have a t-shirt, mug, pillow, and notebook) or how people falsely believe that hate speech is not protected by the 1st Amendment (it is, and for good reasons). o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Peoples’_Earth_Week:_Climate_Justice_Arts and_Action⠀⇛ In this country, there are two centers of power large enough to make a real difference in the global climate fight: the federal government and the financial industry. That’s why our coalitions are focused on these two arenas of contestation. People vs Fossil Fuels is a coalition of more than 1,200 organizations demanding President Biden end fossil fuel expansion. Stop the Money Pipeline is a network of more than 240 groups dedicated to ending Wall Street’s financing of the fossil fuel industry.Now, for the first time, our coalitions are coming together for a shared project: Peoples’ Earth Week – Climate Justice Arts & Action.Right now, people all over the country are signing up to receive climate justice movement poster art created by leading artists who are involved in movements for justice. Between April 15th and 25th, activists will use the poster art to organize mass wheat pasting actions, pop-up art shows, and arts- centered direct actions. This Earth Day will be the biggest day of coordinated climate arts-based action. # ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ The_paradox_of_the_climate_crisis:_Former president_of_Ireland_talks_sustainability⠀⇛ About 600 University of Michigan community members lined up outside of the Rackham Auditorium Monday evening to hear from internationally renowned politician and diplomat Mary Robinson on sustainability. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Despite_objections,_Chevron says_it_reported_oil_price_data⠀⇛ Chevron says it has reported how much money it made in January from selling gasoline in California. The disclosure to state regulators comes after a new state law required oil companies to report more pricing data. The law is aimed at gathering information to determine why California gas prices are so high. The California Energy Commission said four of the state’s big five companies reported the information by a March 2 deadline. Chevron initially objected to reporting the data. Regulators warned they would be fined if they did not report. A spokesperson for Chevron said the company filed the data late Tuesday afternoon. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Lawmakers_fear_spill_on Keystone_system_in_southern_Kansas⠀⇛ State lawmakers worry that southern Kansas is vulnerable to oil spills from the Keystone pipeline system because earthquakes have become more frequent there. They raised the concern Tuesday as they questioned an executive for the pipeline’s operator about a massive spill in northeastern Kansas in December. A vice president of Canada-based TC Energy is briefing three Kansas legislative committees about the Dec. 7 rupture on the Keystone pipeline in Washington County, Kansas. The company expects cleanup efforts to last at least into the summer. But several lawmakers said they are nervous about the pipeline in the Wichita area about 160 miles south because of earthquake activity. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_GOP_Has_Become_the_Pro–Child_Labor_Party⠀⇛ In February, The New York Times published a front- page report from Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter Hannah Dreier that shed light on a shocking reality: migrant children are being illegally exploited in staggering numbers, working brutal jobs in kitchens and factories, hotels and slaughterhouses across the United States. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Failure_of_SVB_Confirms_Surprising_Extent of_Corporate_Fraud⠀⇛ The high-profile and sudden failure of Silicon Valley Bank, which hid huge losses from its depositors, investors, and regulators, highlights the dangers of corporate fraud for our financial system. It confirms the kind of problems highlighted by a recent study published in the Journal of Financial Economics estimating that only one-third of corporate frauds are detected, with an average of 10% of large publicly traded firms committing securities fraud every year. This means that the true extent of corporate fraud is much larger than what is currently being reported. The study also estimates that corporate fraud destroys 1.6% of equity value each year, which equals to $830 billion in 2021. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Warren,_Watchdogs_Demand_Independent_Probes of_Fed_Role_in_Bank_Failures⠀⇛ Sen. Elizabeth Warren joined financial industry watchdogs Tuesday in demanding an independent investigation of the Federal Reserve’s role in two of the largest bank collapses in U.S. history, failures that experts say were caused in part by the deregulatory actions of Congress and the central bank. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ How_Silicon_Valley_Bank_&_Signature_Bank Lobbied_to_Weaken_Regulations_That_Could_Have_Prevented Collapse⠀⇛ The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank are the largest bank failures since the 2008 financial crisis, which prompted lawmakers to pass legislation to increase regulations on banks and other financial institutions. But during the Trump administration, a number of Democrats joined Republicans in Congress to weaken laws including Dodd-Frank, the landmark regulatory reform passed in the wake of the crisis. Executives from Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank were among those who successfully lobbied to weaken rules that may have prevented their collapse. The fallout from the bank failures now threatens to spread to other financial institutions, and the Biden administration has taken extraordinary steps to guarantee all deposits in the two failed banks and to shore up the rest of the sector in what many are criticizing as a bailout of rich bank customers. For more, we speak with The Lever’s David Sirota and banking law professor Mehrsa Baradaran, whom progressive groups at one point backed as the Biden administration’s pick for comptroller of the currency, an influential regulator of banks. # ⚓ The Gray Zone ☛ How_Covid_lockdowns_primed_the_current financial_crisis⠀⇛ # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Calls_to_protect_payments_following builder_collapse⠀⇛ The federal government has been urged to do more to protect worker payments following the collapse of several construction companies. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Washington_reacts_on_the_fly_to Silicon_Valley_Bank_failure⠀⇛ After a frenetic weekend of round-the-clock briefings, U.S. policymakers took the audacious step of guaranteeing all the deposits of the failed Silicon Valley Bank — even those exceeding the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s $250,000 limit. The hope is that it will restore confidence in the financial system after the second-biggest bank failure in U.S. history. The plan came together as the government was unable to sell off the defunct institution on time. But the FDIC may try to auction it off again. Meanwhile, policymakers and lawmakers are starting to look ahead for ways to prevent the next crisis. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Why_the_Bank_Crisis_isn’t_Over⠀⇛ When interest rates rise, bond prices fall (and stock prices tend to follow). However, banks don’t have to mark down the market price of their assets to reflect this declining valuation. They can simply hold on to their securities. They only have to reveal the market-price decline when there is a run on the bank and they have to actually sell these bonds or packaged mortgages to raise the cash to enable the withdrawals to be made. For Silicon Valley Bank, it turned out that they gambled to make a capital gain by buying long-term Treasury bonds, whose interest rates were being raised sharply by the Fed’s tightening. The bank expected that the Fed couldn’t keep rates high without bringing on a serious recession – and indeed, Fed Chairman Powell said that a recession was indeed what he wanted. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Reflections_on_Occupy_Wall_Street_Before the_Next_Banking_Collapse⠀⇛ The sixteenth-biggest bank in the US has just suddenly and dramatically collapsed and is being bailed out by the federal government.  This may or may not be a precursor for a cascading series of other bank collapses, but with subprime (aka “variable rate”) mortgages being more popular now than they have been since 2007, I smell an imminent financial crisis. This is not the only thing that makes me think about Occupy Wall Street, and the autumn of 2011, especially, but it’s one of them.  Witnessing the fizzling-out of another very youthful and multiracial movement that took over the streets throughout the US more recently reminds me a lot of the last time I had that experience, in the wake of Occupy. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Manchin_Now_Says_Bank_Deregulation_Isn’t_Great Despite_“Yes”_Vote_on_2018_Repeal⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Silicon_Valley_Bank_and_the_Anti-Regulation Bank_Lobby⠀⇛ Before the financial collapse come the aggressive anti-regulation lobbyists.  These are often of the same ilk: loathing anything resembling oversight, restriction, reporting and monitoring.  They are incarnations of the frontier, symbolically toting guns and slaying the natives, seeking wealth beyond paper jottings, compliance and bureaucratic tedium. The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), for a period of time the preferred bank for start-ups, is the bitter fruit of that harvest.  Three days prior to the second-largest failure of a US financial institution since the implosion of Washington Mutual (Wamu) in 2008, lobbyists for the banking sector had reason to gloat.  They had the ears of a number of GOP lawmakers and were pressing the case that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell had little reason to sharpen regulations in the industry. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Strong_Job_Growth_in_February,_but_Hours Drop,_and_Wage_Growth_Slows⠀⇛ The February employment report gave a very mixed picture of the labor market. The job growth was again surprisingly strong, with the establishment survey showing a gain of 311,000 jobs. However, the index of aggregate hours actually fell by 0.1 percent, as the length of the average workweek fell back by 0.1 hour. Wage growth also slowed, with the annual rate over the last three months being just 3.6 percent, a pace that would be consistent with the Fed’s 2.0 percent inflation target. The household survey showed a modest uptick in the unemployment rate to 3.6 percent. While these data are erratic, there were rises in unemployment of 0.3 percentage points for Blacks, 0.6 percentage points for Asian Americans, and 0.8 percent for Hispanics. At 5.3 percent, the unemployment rate for Hispanics is now 1.3 percentage points above the 4.0 percent low hit in November. The unemployment rate for Asian Americans is 1.2 percentage points above the 2.4 percent low hit in December. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ How_to_Persuade_a_Billionaire⠀⇛ A mid-pandemic survey from Pew found that 55 percent of Americans have no opinion on whether billionaires –  whose wealth doubled during the pandemic – are good or bad for the United States. How do we shift the narrative to convince a larger majority of the dangers of wealth hoarding at the top end of our economic ladder? # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Banks_Lobbied_to_Weaken_Regulations_That_Could Have_Prevented_Their_Collapse⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘They’re_Such_Cowards’:_GOP_Pushes_Bill Targeting_Food_Aid_for_the_Poor⠀⇛ More than a dozen House Republicans are expected to release legislation Tuesday that would impose more harsh work requirements on certain recipients of federal food aid, a clear signal that the GOP intends to target nutrition assistance in critical debt ceiling, budget, and farm bill talks. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ House_GOP_Pushes_Bill_Targeting_Food_Assistance for_the_Poor⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Warren:_Jerome_Powell_Should_Recuse_Himself_From Bank_Probe_for_Role_in_Failure⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Coalition_Rises_to_‘Stop_the_Merger’_of Kroger_and_Albertsons⠀⇛ A progressive coalition of more than 100 unions and consumer advocacy groups from across the United States has come together to build the “Stop the Merger” campaign, a national and state-level effort to prevent Kroger from acquiring Albertsons and establishing the country’s most powerful grocery cartel. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_Death_and_Life_and_Second_Death_of Great_American_Cities⠀⇛ If American cities died after World War II only to see their rebirth with New Urbanism in the 1990s, the covid pandemic has dealt a second death to cities that we are only beginning to see. The United States started as a rural nation.  Rapid urbanization occurred in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as immigration, the Great Migration of former slaves from the South,  and America’s second industrialization around steel, cars, and other forms of manufacturing-built metropolises from New York to San Francisco. # ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ How_Tucker_Carlson_Duped_the_People_His Producer_Called_“Dumb_…_Cousin-Fucking_…_Terrorists”⠀⇛ What we’ve learned from Tucker Carlson’s effort to lie about January 6 is that Tucker is the one lying about what happened. Before Tucker’s propaganda gave reason to respond, DOJ, had actually been withholding some of the most damning video from journalists. Tucker’s propaganda effort has provided yet another glimpse of how many close calls the police managed to avert on January 6. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ History_Will_Hold_Trump_Accountable⠀⇛ During Saturday night’s white-tie annual Gridiron Club Dinner in Washington, DC, former US Vice President Mike Pence, a former Trump loyalist, made some of his harshest comments about his one-time boss. Despite previously seeming reluctant to confront Trump, Pence publicly stated that Trump was wrong about the Jan 6 insurrection, and that he had no right to overturn the election. Pence also made jokes at Trump’s expense about the secret documents found at Mar-a-Lago. The event was attended by politicians and journalists. Pence acknowledged that Trump’s reckless words had endangered his family and everyone at the Capitol that day. Significantly, he said he believes that history will hold Trump accountable for his actions. Trump played a significant role in inciting the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. In the weeks leading up to the event, Trump repeatedly made false claims about widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election and encouraged his supporters to “stop the steal” and “fight like hell” to overturn the election results. He held a rally on the morning of January 6, where he continued to make false claims about the election and urged his supporters to march to the Capitol and “never give up” in their fight. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Problem_Child⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Gallego_Says_Lobbyists_‘Bought_Sinema’s Vote’_That_Resulted_in_Bank_Collapse⠀⇛ Democratic Arizona Congressman Ruben Gallego on Tuesday accused Sen. Kyrsten Sinema—who he hopes to oust from the U.S. Senate next year—of playing a major role in the Silicon Valley Bank collapse by taking campaign contributions from lobbyists that represented the bank and then voting to deregulate it. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Greens_accuse_Labor_of_‘vote-buying’ in_key_Sydney_seat⠀⇛ NSW Labor has been accused of pork-barrelling in a key Sydney seat by offering a $20,000 community grant to a public school’s Parents & Citizens Association in exchange for votes. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Glenn_Greenwald_in_Lalaland⠀⇛ Glenn Greenwald, along with his buddy Matt Taibbi, is currently the most prominent ideological turncoat emanating from the American left. He has established a brand for himself as a conservative- friendly “decent leftist” with his numerous friendly guest appearances on Tucker Carlson Tonight and The Ingraham Angle; as one who agrees with the right-wing on issues ranging from trans rights to supposed Big Tech targeting of conservatives for censorship, the January 6 riots and COVID lockdowns. Last summer he even conducted a softball interview with Alex Jones, despite previously expressing great disdain for the latter. This stance has been popular: at one point in 2021, he was reportedly earning between $80,000 and $160,000 per month in Substack subscriptions. Currently his primary venue, besides Twitter, is his hosting of the System Update podcast on Rumble, the right-wing video platform, funded, in part by Peter Thiel, the pro-MAGA billionaire Silicon Valley tycoon and Pentagon contractor. His Rumble page lists 321,000 followers. Transcripts and full videos of System Update episodes are currently accessible only behind a paywall—the transcripts will be utilized as sources in the article below. Like other formerly left turncoats, Greenwald has a variation of the “I didn’t leave the left, it left me” line. This is to the effect that on the issues he cares most about—foreign policy, the national security state—the “populist right” represented by MAGA embodies views far more congruent with traditional left views than does the current iteration of the progressive left. He has also expressed admiration for the general populist tone taken by MAGA politicians and publicists; he argued in 2021 that both Tucker Carlson and Steve Bannon were socialists—and that Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign was economically populist to such an extent that it should be considered socialist. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Pat_Schroeder,_Fighter_for_Workers_and Women_in_Congress,_Dies_at_82⠀⇛ Progressive lawmakers were among those mourning the death of former U.S. Rep. Patricia Schroeder, who served in the House for 24 years and pushed for legislation to protect the jobs of parents, control military spending, and expand healthcare for low- income people. She died in Celebration, Florida on Monday at age 82. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ How_Kanye_West_Helped_to_Embolden_Anti-Semites on_College_Campuses⠀⇛ In 2020, musician and fashion designer Kanye West—now known as Ye—announced his candidacy for president. The West campaign was defined by consistent use of Christian nationalist language, with policy proposals ranging from “restoring prayer in the classroom,” to supporting “faith- based groups” and turning the United States into a “new Garden of Eden.” West performed poorly. He received around 60,000 votes while appearing on the ballot in only 12 states. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Greene_Robes⠀⇛ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Is_Gavin_Newsom_Attacking_Walgreens_For_Its Choices_Different_From_DeSantis_Attacking_Disney?⠀⇛ There has been some back and forth over the past week regarding Walgreens and how it’s handling the distribution and dispensing of the pharmaceutical Mifepristone, which is prescribed by doctors for early term abortions. In February, a bunch of anti- abortion Attorneys General sent Walgreens a letter threatening the company if it chose to make the drug available. In response, Walgreens sent a short reply letter saying that it wasn’t planning on dispending Mifepristone in any state where it was illegal. # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Hungarian_government_to_request_delayed implementation_of_Ukrainian_law_on_national_minorities⠀⇛ # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Lying_for_Lucre:_Fox’s_Fake_News Fiasco⠀⇛ Thanks to a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit filed against Fox News by Dominion Voting Systems, the nation and world are peeling back the covers on the shocking lies perpetrated by Fox’s top commentators. And how ironic is it that these are the very people who baselessly accused other networks of “fake news” for reporting there was no evidence whatsoever that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump. In a nutshell — and boy did it hold a lot of nuts — Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham, the cheerleading outfit for Trump’s circus —  all lied through their teeth about the stolen election. And why did they do it? For the most basic of reasons. They did it for the money because they feared if they told Trump supporters the truth, they’d lose their viewing audience. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Project Censored ☛ The_Importance_of_Independent_Media_when Reporting_on_Global_Issues_From_Palestine_to_East_Africa_– The_Project_Censored_Show⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Pro-Israel_Lobby_Doesn’t_Deserve_Exemption_From Criticism_of_Money_in_Politics⠀⇛ o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ CPJ ☛ Zambian_police_briefly_detain_2_Millennium_TV journalists_covering_protest⠀⇛ Phiri told officers that she had her press ID in her car, but they did not listen to her, she said. Musonda said that police confiscated the phone he used to film the protest. Police mocked Phiri and Musonda during their detention, Phiri told CPJ, saying one officer told her that she could “write news from the cells.” Authorities released the journalists about six hours later, after Mbewe intervened. Police returned Musonda’s phone the following day, he told CPJ, adding that it was not password protected. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Journalist_Not_Allowed_To_Reenter_Georgia After_10-Day_Trip_To_Latvia⠀⇛ [...] Dozhd TV and its journalist Anna Mongait said on March 14 that Shvedchenko was informed at the Tbilisi airport that she is not allowed to reenter the country for unspecified reasons. [...] # ⚓ VOA News ☛ A_Las_Vegas_Reporter_Was_Killed;_His_Last_Story Wasn’t⠀⇛ At the time of his killing, German was working on a new story, about an alleged Ponzi scheme. # ⚓ CPJ ☛ Independent_journalists_banned_from_covering_opening session_of_new_Tunisian_parliament⠀⇛ In response to news reports that Tunisian lawmakers on Monday banned all non-state media journalists from covering the opening session of parliament, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement of condemnation: [...] # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Reach_warns_of_‘online_attention_recession’ as_it_tells_staff_of_‘significant’_new_job_cuts⠀⇛ Reach editorial staff have been told “tough decisions” need to be made because of current headwinds. # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ How_can_publishers_sell_more_online subscriptions?_Lower_the_price,_survey_says⠀⇛ Polling reveals cost is the key factor in determining whether UK and US consumers would pay for news. # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Who_are_Sky_News_presenters?_Everything_you need_to_know⠀⇛ Rupert Murdoch’s News International launched Sky in 1989 as the UK’s first satellite TV service with four free-to-air channels, including Sky News, which was Europe’s first 24-hour news channel. # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Ofcom_chief:_Tory_MPs_can_present_shows_on GB_News_and_interview_who_they_like⠀⇛ Dame Melanie Dawes said politicians can present shows if there is a range of opinion represented. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ EFF ☛ Digital_Rights_Updates_with_EFFector_35.3⠀⇛ EFFECTOR 35.3 – International Women’s Day is Every Day Make sure you never miss an issue by signing up by email to receive EFFector as soon as it’s posted! Since 1990 EFF has published EFFector to help keep readers on the bleeding edge of their digital rights. We know that the intersection of technology, civil liberties, human rights, and the law can be complicated, so EFFector is a great way to stay on top of things. The newsletter is chock full of links to updates, announcements, blog posts, and other stories to help keep readers—and listeners—up to date on the movement to protect online privacy and free expression.  # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Atlanta_Was_a_Constitution-Free_Zone_During “Stop_Cop_City”_Week_of_Action⠀⇛ # ⚓ Mint Press News ☛ Police_Accountability_&_Reinventing Policing,_with_Stephen_Janis_and_Taya_Graham⠀⇛ Lee Camp speaks to Taya and Stephen, hosts of the show, “The Police Accountability Report,” about police brutality, corruption and the growing push for reform. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ South_Carolina_Bill_to_Execute_People_Who Have_Abortions_Gets_Support_From_21_Republicans⠀⇛ A new pro-forced pregnancy proposal in the South Carolina General Assembly that would make people who obtain abortion care eligible for the death penalty was portrayed as coming from the fringes of the Republican Party by one GOP lawmaker—but with 21 state Republicans backing the legislation, critics said the idea is representative of the party’s anti-choice agenda. # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ The_latest_from_Arte:_Massive_train_crash may_derail_Greek_government,_and_Hungary_among_stragglers_in gender_equality_in_EU⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Texas_Lawmakers_Propose_Drag_Ban_Modeled_After Anti-Abortion_“Bounty_Hunter”_Law⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Our_System_Is_Broken,’_Say_Labor_Leaders as_California_Court_Upholds_Prop_22⠀⇛ Labor advocates on Tuesday decried the California appellate court largely upholding Proposition 22, the industry-backed 2020 state ballot measure allowing app-based ride and delivery companies to classify their drivers as independent contractors—which is serving as a template for legislation to deny basic worker rights, benefits, and protections in other states. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ One_in_five_women_experience_sexual violence⠀⇛ One in five Australian women have experienced sexual violence and stalking in their lifetime, new data shows. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ New_Mexico_Legislature_rejects_ban in_immigration_detention⠀⇛ New Mexico legislators have rejected a proposal to prohibit local government participation in immigration detention for people seeking asylum in the U.S. The bill failed on a 17-21 vote of the state Senate. Republicans were joined by several Democratic senators in opposition. The initiative aimed to unwind contractual arrangements at a major immigrant detention facility in southern New Mexico. Proponents of the New Mexico bill highlighted reports of prison-like conditions, poor sanitation and suicide attempts at immigrant detention facilities. Opponents prevailed after warning of dire financial consequences for a county that invested in building an immigration detention center. # ⚓ RFA ☛ On_Lhasa_riot_anniversary,_Chinese_authorities_search Tibetans,_keep_up_surveillance⠀⇛ March 14 marks the 15th anniversary of a 2008 riot in Lhasa during which Chinese police suppressed peaceful Tibetan protests and led to the destruction of Han Chinese shops in the city and deadly attacks on Han Chinese residents. [...] “There are ‘interrogation posts’ stationed near all the streets that lead to Jhokang Temple, Potala Palace and the Sera and Drepung monasteries,” he wrote. “They are searching the cell phones and the backpacks of tourists and anyone who is walking around these places.” # ⚓ El País ☛ ‘Cop_City’_protester_had_hands_raised_when fatally_shot_by_state_trooper⠀⇛ An environmental activist who was fatally shot in a confrontation with Georgia law enforcement in January was sitting cross-legged with their hands in the air at the time, the protester’s family said Monday as they released results of an autopsy they commissioned. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Autopsy_Suggests_“Cop_City”_Protester Sitting_Cross-Legged,_Hands_Up,_When_Shot_14_Times_by Police⠀⇛ New details from an independent autopsy of the activist fatally shot by Atlanta police in January concludes their hands were raised up and in front of their body when they were killed. Georgia State Patrol shot Manuel “Tortuguita” Terán during a raid on an encampment of forest protectors who oppose the construction of Atlanta’s $90 million police training center dubbed “Cop City.” An independent autopsy released Monday also shows 26-year-old Tortuguita was likely seated cross-legged when they were shot 14 times. Tortuguita’s family on Friday sued the city of Atlanta after the release of more video evidence of the shooting was blocked. “There’s no reason to withhold this evidence. The public deserves to know. More importantly, the family deserves to know,” says civil rights attorney Jeff Filipovits, who is representing the family. He adds that despite law enforcement claims that Tortuguita may have fired on officers, there is no evidence of that. # ⚓ NPR ☛ California_court_says_Uber,_Lyft_can_treat_state drivers_as_independent_contractors⠀⇛ The ruling wasn’t a complete defeat for labor unions, as the court ruled the companies could not stop their drivers from joining a labor union and collectively bargain for better working conditions, said Mike Robinson, one of the drivers who filed the lawsuit challenging Proposition 22. “Our right to join together and bargain collectively creates a clear path for drivers and delivery workers to hold giant gig corporations accountable,” he said. “But make no mistake, we still believe Prop 22 — in its entirety — is an unconstitutional attack on our basic rights.” # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ eBay_Finally_Has_Its_First_Worker_Union in_27_Years⠀⇛ The election was held last week, and the votes were announced on Friday—the union won with a strong majority of 136-87. The workers, who work at the company’s trading card authentication center in Syracuse, NY, have unionized with the CWA, the largest communications and media worker union in the country. Their union will represent all 272 non-supervisory workers in the company’s authentication department, the CWA stated in a press release. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ In_Final_Act_Of_Mindless_Megadeal_Stupidity, Warner_Bros._Discovery_Execs_Kill_The_HBO_Brand⠀⇛ The AT&T Time Warner and DirecTV mergers were a monumental disasters. AT&T spent $200 billion to acquire both companies thinking it would dominate the video and internet ad space. Instead, the company lost 9 million subscribers in nine years, fired 50,000 employees, closed numerous popular brands (including Mad Magazine), and stumbled around incompetently for several years before giving up. # ⚓ Internet Society ☛ How_the_Espírito_Santinho_Community Created_Brazil’s_First_Fiber_Community_Network⠀⇛ Espírito Santinho’s Internet access was made possible by a partnership model that could connect other communities in Brazil, where over a quarter of rural households are unconnected. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ India Times ☛ Microsoft_inks_licensing_deal_with_cloud gaming_provider_Boosteroid⠀⇛ Ukraine-based Boosteroid’s access to Call of Duty is conditional on regulatory approval for the Activision deal. The agreement will also bring Microsoft’s Xbox PC games to Boosteroid’s cloud gaming platform. # ⚓ FAIR ☛ Wrath_at_Khan:_Right_Sets_Sights_at_FTC_for Regulating_Tech⠀⇛ Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan is bent on holding Twitter and its owner, Elon Musk, accountable—and the right-wing outrage machine isn’t having it. # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Much_More_Needs_to_Be_Done,’_Says Sanders_as_2nd_Insulin_Maker_Caves_to_Pressure_and Lowers_Prices⠀⇛ Crediting advocacy groups with pressuring two out of the three pharmaceutical companies that supply insulin to patients with diabetes in the United States to drastically lower their prices, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday called on the last of the trio, Sanofi, to do the same while arguing price caps should be mandatory—not a choice. # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Walled Culture ☛ Why_the_emerging_new_copyright landscape_is_both_good_news_and_bad_news_for_creators and_the_public⠀⇛ Moreover, the shift to this kind of privatised law-making provides the copyright industry with multiple opportunities to shape those new rules. It can do this through backroom chats with Internet platforms, “encouraging” them to move in a certain direction, using carrots and sticks. It can publicly threaten and then instigate legal action against the online companies. And it can lobby governments to bring in laws that force platforms to change the rules in favour of the copyright industry, as happened with Article 17 of the EU Copyright Directive. # ⚓ Public Domain Movies ☛ The_Last_Time_I_Saw_Paris⠀⇛ The film was released in 1954; however, there was an error with the Roman numerals in the copyright notice showing “MCMXLIV” (1944), meaning the term of copyright started 10 years before the film was released.< name=crd> Thus, the normal 28-year copyright term ended just 18-years after the film was released, and MGM neglected to renew it presumably because they believed there was still 10 years left in the term. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Spinrilla_Wants_to_Ban_the_Terms ‘Piracy’_and_‘Theft’_at_RIAA_Trial⠀⇛ Popular mixtape platform Spinrilla will face several major record labels in court next month in a trial worth millions of dollars in copyright infringement damages. A few days ago, Spinriilla asked the court to ban disparaging terms such as “piracy” and “theft” as these may give the jury the wrong impression. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ High_Court_Bans_Singer_From_Hitting YouTube_Rival_With_DMCA_Notices⠀⇛ The High Court of Justice has issued a permanent injunction to stop a man filing copyright complaints against a rival’s YouTube channels. As part of a fraudulent campaign against “the music mafia,” the singer used copyright strikes and YouTube’s repeat infringer policy to have a music publisher’s channels suspended. The background to the dispute is nothing short of extraordinary. # ⚓ Michael Geist ☛ Heritage_Minister_Pablo_Rodriguez Contradicts_His_Own_Bill_and_Department_Officials_in Effort_to_Defend_Bill_C-18⠀⇛ Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is on the defensive as he tries to defend Bill C-18 in the wake of both Google and Facebook signalling that they may remove Canadian news from search results and social media sharing in light of the government’s approach that creates mandated payments for links. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ Yoga_routine_for_fieldwork⠀⇛ # ⚓ Magic_Moments:_Crows_at_Dawn;_Planets_at_Dusk⠀⇛ In a break of routine for some reason I went to work by car on Thursday morning and arrived there maybe a quarter to seven in the morning. The sky was overcast, dawn was well underway. It was cold, just above freezing and windy. On my way from the most distant parking lot to the main entrance I noticed a large group of crows heading East towards some secret meeting place, or whereever the crows were heading. I looked up for a lengthy moment. Several large groups were flying above in what would amount to maybe seven minutes of my walk. Absolutely fascinating, even though I have seen this a few times since I work in this place. # ⚓ Rumors_of_my_dead_garden_links_were_exaggerated⠀⇛ Whenever tax season comes around, I start to talk about Exit Planning[1] because it is “death and taxes.” I’m pretty proud of it as a project and as a living documentation of something I think a lot of us are missing, how to prepare for our deaths (or incapacitation). # ⚓ Fear_and_Delight⠀⇛ I always wanna mind the mood. Description, tone of voice, situation, resources, danger can all make a situation tense or scary. It can get wrecked by whipping out the dice. I try to normalize some mechanics by speaking of them so often and so bluntly that they become part of the interface, part of the conversation, almost making them invisible through their overuse. They find something, whether it’s some pocket lint or the holiest of grails? I say the item size. They try to defend themselves? I say the save DC or HP cost. o § Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Why_Can’t_We_Leave_the_British_Aristocratic_System Behind?⠀⇛ I live on the edge of a national park, with hundreds of square kilometres of beautiful, rolling downland. It is a place I spend a lot of time in, walking and relaxing, driving and picnicking. But only five percent of the land in the park is actually open to the public. There are rights of way through much of the rest, but usually that is a footpath or bridleway with fences either side to stop anyone wandering. Why is there so little open access? The biggest reason is that this national park is 95% owned by eight men: dukes, barons, viscounts and baronets. These eight own the land, and take rent off farmers, but you can’t really count this income stream as earnings because they never did even buy the land. It has been granted over the centuries to influential aristocrats who performed a service to another aristocrat or the monarch. It was gifted, even though other people had been living and working on the land continually from the neolithic, through the bronze and iron ages, up to the present. Saxon and Roman settlements and artefacts are commonplace. But a distant King claimed the area, and he gave it to a friend or rival who then arrived to build castles and secure their claim and start their wealth extraction from the local people. # ⚓ Do_Mention_the_War⠀⇛ I found the half-decade of repetition insufferable, but every so often I hear from people around my generation saying ‘this is just like the Nazis’, when referring to things which are definitely not like the Nazis. So I think I finally get it, and I’m retroactively happy to suffer through the boredom. At this point I’d happily sentence the entire planet to a year of mandatory education on the Nazis, just to make sure nobody can say this without knowing that everyone around them has just taken a measure of their mind, and found them wanting. o § Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ I_replaced_my_RPi4s_with_one_ThinkCentre_M900_Tiny⠀⇛ Because of the actual prices for a Raspberry Pi I looked around for some cheaper alternatives. I played with the thought of buying an Intel NUC for my home server needs but the low spec models didn’t resonate with me and the higher spec models are too expensive. While surfing Youtube for some infos about some other SBCs I accidentally found a video about the so called 1 liter PCs. The “1 liter” comes from the small form factor which has the volume of nearly one liter. Perfect! # ⚓ Now_available_via_gemini!⠀⇛ Previously this site has only been available as a blog on the World Wide Web.[1] But now it is also available as a gemini capsule![2] # ⚓ Copyright,_but_Punk⠀⇛ I am not a lawyer. But I do have to live in their shitty world, so I get to have opinions anyway. For a long time I used the MIT license for all my open-source projects. Really I just used it for everything, because I shoved everything onto github and github encourages you to set a license, and not knowing the difference I would just pick MIT because it was small and easy to read. Eventually I came to understand that the MIT license is next to pointless. The first half only really prevents someone from re-distributing your software with a different license. But people do it anyway, and none of us are going to do anything about it. The second half of the license is a release of liability, and everyone knows that releases of liability are for babies. # ⚓ Adding_a_minimal_fingerd_to_bubblewrapped_services_(bws)⠀⇛ Some time back Toby Kurien published details and code about his favourite setup regarding self hosting services at home. He did put in quite some effort to make this simple to install and run. I quite like this setup and I have written a minimal finger daemon to run in this setup. # ⚓ The_Shocking_Truth_About_AI,_Revealed⠀⇛ Excuse me, I invented the term artificial intelligence … I invented it because we had to do something when we were trying to get money for a summer study … and all that is solid melts into Public Relations (PR). # § Programming⠀➾ # ⚓ Cross_Compilers:_Part_1⠀⇛ One of my recent projects has had me exploring the feasability of cross compiling Rust code for several achitectures on Linux. It turns out that it is not difficult to do once you have a suitable cross toolchain for C, but getting to that point is often a challenge as what documentation is available is often severely out of date. Worse, pretty much all of the documentation has a caveat saying that you should just use crosstool-ng, and my experience with that tool has been less than great. I’m writing this series both as a way to help others who may wish to take a diy approach to cross compilation, and as documentation for myself for future reference. Note that there are probably other methods to get a working cross toolchain and some of them may be more efficient. Your distro may even have a suitable cross toolchain already built in it’s repositories for you. This is what works for me, and while I have been working with cross toolchains for a number of years at this point YMMV. # ⚓ Dynamic_Typing_is_Fine⠀⇛ The upshot is that most of the studies have limitations that limit their general applicability, but if you wanted to take home a message from them, in aggregate, it’s that if static typing provides stability/ reliability/maintainability benefits to programs, the effect is very, very small. But also likewise, if dynamic typing provides a benefit to developer productivity, it is also very, very small. There are a couple of studies that both come to about the same estimate of what percentage of errors in dynamically-typed languages are from type errors — about two (2) percent. It ought to follow that this is about the reliability benefit that you should expect to see from using static typing. # ⚓ Chatbots_and_the_Chinese_Room⠀⇛ He says a few more reasonable things, but i want to push back on these, because I think they give the purveyors of LLMs too much credit. For the first claim: it is wrong only in the details. If you take out any mention of Markov chains, but keep the claim that LLMs are just stats engines, the claim is right. LLMs are vastly more complex than Markov chains, both in program design and language corpus. But they /are/ still just statistics engines. As I saw it pithily explained, to an LLM, the only difference between the phrase “Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon” and the phrase “Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on Mars” is that the former is more likely to appear in its training corpus. # ⚓ We_Don’t_Know_Git⠀⇛ Something I’ve been thinking this week is that I really wish my school had a required course that did a deep dive on git for a week or two. So many of the junior and senior level courses have group projects, but nobody, myself included, is really sure of how to use git effectively as a team tool. Even at this level there’s a lot of students for whom git is just a “commit all and push” thing to backup their work at the end of the day. I like to think I have slightly more git experience than many at my level and there’s still lots of things I’m not familiar with and feel the need to learn, like: # ⚓ Re:We_need_to_talk_about_your_Github_addiction⠀⇛ I’m mostly posting this on the very unlikely chance that there’s someone out there following me that’s not yet following ploum. So if you haven’t read ploum’s blog post linked above, I recommend you do so now. I have only one thing to add to this: If you are still using GitHub, I think you should sit down and ask yourself ‘Why?’, and ‘Is it worth it?’. # ⚓ Re:_Emacs_undo⠀⇛ I’m with you there on not fully trusting or being comfortable with Emacs’ undo functionality. It’s extremely powerful (unlimited undo AND redo), but it’s also often hard to predict what the undo function and associated keybindings; it used to be worse when there was a difference between `undo’ and `advertised-undo’ and I couldn’t remember which was on which key. The problem is that you have to keep a mental model of the buffer’s undo state to do anything complex with `undo’, and that’s actually quite hard to do once the undo state is not linear. # ⚓ Unlikely_Unicode,_Episode_MMMDCCCXXX⠀⇛ In Lojban we have nanba for bread, and thus jgenanba is not bread, having been modified to make something else. Quite the puzzle, jenga. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 7665 ➮ Generation completed at 02:43, i.e. 34 seconds to (re)generate ⟲