𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Tuesday, March 28, 2023 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Wed 29 Mar 02:41:03 BST 2023 Created by Dr. Roy Schestowitz (𝚛𝚘𝚢 (at) 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚣 (dot) 𝚌𝚘𝚖) Full hyperlinks for navigation omitted but are fully available in the originals The corresponding HTML versions are at 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈 Latest in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕 and older bulletins can be found at 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕-𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 Full IPFS index in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔 and as plain text in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔/𝒕𝒙𝒕 Gemini index for the day: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/03/28/ ╒═══════════════════ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐒 ════════════════════════════════════╕ Previous bulletins in IPFS (past 21 days, in chronological order): QmauyfCy6vsU4XKUPM3eddwpwyvmwiKxwv4MtEvVQtZMx7 QmSqfGBdEzjVqZiBfP8ZT3EFXmSLtvqvuVc6fuNfopRyBL QmTnP1v6aNW8jPiP313cczEQzowVU296XrZF1vCi6gg1ut QmVDk4dXfD9JPo1QiTV9SpsutJMfVEb4NNy1853V89W2NY QmauXJ4hm2B8vmLvTEieLQ9UvxciHtFKGxLJtQ2T8Fwo5Z QmW59BBAcJp9ZDTu1b9GbvHKPUGfo653wEiJtfQdxmEU8W QmVBWP1XyYrgiEM5MtCsaAytnbkitrsRFUTzhSgjw36gYN QmVASZRXkc3QcYipcVb7qCKuwVoj9ZQrNVYZx7nQ2RPD94 QmZ1N4Vu26u6CCCsKi27LVN42xJsBjGYE2xb1iRyPmuNqc QmUUYcWLk17SXhvNzycR7MpECHasi3J8t7VwM6z61dv2nu QmaqjhzvekN5WBAZaYzr8Ucqunzwi6SteXSx86yMNoVSdE QmVAyUDY1iWf4k82n58GPxWfdrRqQTnHSjtuTttFsnydYx QmeRe31Nm7EfUFp5BxGk2dZMjnuxLERAkHyreVL6meDH84 QmQeFJQZ3HkPF4nR4UnfSSDua2yuQG5R4xeL62uWkCNiCG QmYeqndJUEciynuvEFZb11F6xnYuspBohuERc9a9tu5gS2 QmUXUNDJQ5vi3kbs4mHpxvBEWZJbck83nNtAVMi4wJsEQ6 QmcUpvsckHPM5NPUPS6gA9ce5ym1pVc19LKaPD7q1uMf74 QmTUTyUW7xR71QVYrTQEx8WemNeazwLzEfFVgqJrMjeR1c QmQSDbMx49Qp1evxonhU6ywRqyMxJV692GP9fytMjANAK6 QmS6fwEQ3Yvttg3ziCQJcGBP3t9mEXoo8WNzghRGVcQGX8 QmWHLxvHKRKrcrbjLpzpBTTGh859JgSQJuo7AHVpAUWV7x ╒═══════════════════ 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐗 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⦿ Contrary to What Bribed (by Microsoft) Media Keeps Saying, Bing is in a Freefall and Bing Staff is Being Laid Off (No, Chatbots Are Not Search and Do Not Substitute Web Pages!) | Techrights ⦿ IRC Proceedings: Monday, March 27, 2023 | Techrights ⦿ The Rumours Were Right: Many More Microsoft Layoffs This Week, Another Round of GitHub Layoffs | Techrights ⦿ All of Microsoft’s Strategic Areas Have Layoffs This Year | Techrights ⦿ Full RMS Talk (’A Tour of Malicious Software’) Uploaded 10 Hours Ago | Techrights ䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login): http://techrights.org/2023/03/28/bing-in-freefall/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/03/28/irc-log-270323/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/03/28/microsoft-layoffs-this-week/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/03/28/strategic-but-abandoned/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/03/28/tour-of-malicious-software/#comments ䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised): http://techrights.org/2023/03/28/kphotoalbum-release/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/03/28/microsoft-layoffs-now-in-israel/#comments ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 60 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/03/28/bing-in-freefall/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/03/28/bing-in-freefall/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 03.28.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Contrary_to_What_Bribed_(by_Microsoft)_Media_Keeps_Saying,_Bing_is_in_a Freefall_and_Bing_Staff_is_Being_Laid_Off_(No,_Chatbots_Are_Not_Search_and_Do Not_Substitute_Web_Pages!)⠀✐ Posted in Asia, Microsoft, Search at 8:39 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz In the world’s most populous nation Bing_has_gone_down_even_further (soon falling below 1%! 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🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Bing_in_freefall⦈_ Summary: Chatbots/chaffbot media noise (chaff) needs to be disregarded; Microsoft has no_solid_search_strategy, just lots and lots of layoffs that never end this year (Microsoft distracts shareholders with chaffbot hype/ vapourware each time a wave of layoffs starts, giving financial incentives for publishers to not even mention these; right_now_it’s_GitHub_again, with NDAs signed to hide that it is happening) ⠀⠀⠀⠐⠠⣠⡄⠀⠠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⣤⡄⢀⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡝⢩⡯⠩⣩⡍⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⡆⢐⠀⣀⠂⠀⢀⠄⠀⢄⡀⠐⠀⣐⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢲⠀⠀⡄⠐⡀⠀⡐⠀⠀⢄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡆⠐⠀⠀⢀⠂⠀⢐⠀⠀⠠⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠕⠐⠀⠅⠀⠒⠒⠂⠄⠸⠀⠄⠀⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⠀⠀⠡⠠⠁⠐⠀⠀⠌⠂⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠃⠰⠀⠠⠀⠄⠀⠀⠀⠠⠙⠸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 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(See below) 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Tech_layoffs:_Microsoft-owned_GitHub_India_fires_over_140 engineers,_say_sources⦈_ Also see: Layoffs_continuing_all_over_the_world (hours ago) Summary: Another round of GitHub layoffs (not the first [1, 2]; won’t be the last) and many more Microsoft_layoffs; this isn’t related to the numbers disclosed by Microsoft back in January, but Microsoft uses or misuses NDAs to hide what’s truly going on ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣩⢩⣹⣛⢿⢛⡻⡛⡟⡻⡿⡋⣿⡟⡟⢟⡻⢟⣛⢟⢻⡟⠻⣛⢸⢹⢛⣻⣟⡛⣿⣏⢻⠏⣽⡿⣛⢿⢟⡟⡻⡟⣻⢟⡻⡋⣘⣻⣿⢫⣭⡿⣛⢿⢛⡛⣛⣿⣿⡏⡿⡻⡛⡟⡟⡻⡏⣊⢁⢛⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣼⣯⣿⣼⣼⣧⣻⣇⣢⣯⣣⣿⣧⣿⣌⣫⢘⡚⣕⣼⣿⣧⣙⣼⣼⣼⣿⢗⡓⣿⣿⣎⣧⣿⣧⣙⣽⣿⣮⣣⣧⣪⣌⣣⣧⣿⣫⣿⣬⣻⣥⣛⣼⣼⡇⣯⣎⣿⣧⣇⣢⡷⣹⣯⣣⣧⣿⣼⣐⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⢻⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣧⣤⣤⣦⣮⣤⣦⣶⣷⣴⣴⣤⣴⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣀⣀⣀⣁⣀⣀⣸⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ 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Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Full_RMS_Talk_(‘A_Tour_of_Malicious_Software’)_Uploaded_10_Hours_Ago⠀✐ Posted in Free/Libre_Software, FSF, GNU/Linux, Videos at 8:13 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Official_URL (via) Video_download_link https://media.libreplanet.org/mgoblin_media/media_entries/2761/rms70- speech.webm Summary: The talk is entitled “A tour of malicious software, with a typical cell phone as example.” Richard Stallman is speaking about the free software movement and your freedom. His speech is nontechnical. The talk was given on March 17, 2023 in Somerville, MA. Licence: CC_BY-ND_4.0 With our commentary: New_Talk:_Richard_Stallman_Explains_His_Problem_With_Rust_ (Trademark_Restrictions),_Openwashing_(Including_Linux_Kernel),_Machine Learning,_and_the_JavaScript_Trap ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 530 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 03.28.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_28/03/2023:_KPhotoAlbum_5.10.0_and_QSoas_3.2⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 7:20 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Audiocasts/Shows o Graphics_Stack o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o Desktop_Environments/WMs # K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o BSD o SUSE/OpenSUSE o Fedora_Family_/_IBM o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Devices/Embedded o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Events o Licensing_/_Legal o Openness/Sharing/Collaboration o Programming/Development # Python * Leftovers o Science o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature # Overpopulation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Digital_Restrictions_(DRM) o Monopolies # Patents * Trademarks * Copyrights * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Technical * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Jupiter Broadcasting ☛ Berlin_with_Brent_|_LINUX_Unplugged 503⠀⇛ Brent dives deep into Nextcloud’s new release from inside their offices, and takes an unexpected dip in the local lake with a listener. # ⚓ Linux_User_Space:_A_Pause_for_Family⠀⇛ We wanted to let you know we postponed the recording of episode 19 due to a family emergency. We’re thinking April 10th for the new release date, but can’t say that with absolute certainty. If anything changes, we’ll update you again. In the mean time, we’ll publish a bit of the Shorts backlog and poke around the community a bit. So, hang tight! ❤️🙏 o § Graphics Stack⠀➾ # ⚓ Mike_Blumenkrantz:_Oom⠀⇛ § Memory I got a report recently that Dota2 was using too much memory on RADV. Host memory, that is, not GPU. So how does one profile Dota2 memory usage? On Linux, the ideal tool for memory profiling is massif. But does a flawless, unparalleled game like Dota2 run under massif? Sort of maybe almost but not really. And it’s not the best way to do it anyway since, for profiling, the ideal scenario is to run a static test. Thus, gfxreconstruct is the best way to test things here. Simply VK_INSTANCE_LAYERS=VK_LAYER_LUNARG_gfxreconstruct in your ultra secret Source Engine debug console and let it run. Then queue up a replay under massif and find something else to do for the next half hour since it’s not exactly a speedy process. § It Bad # ⚓ Russell Coker ☛ Russell_Coker:_Strange_X11_Grabbing⠀⇛ A couple of days ago I upgraded my home server from Debian/Bullseye to Debian/Testing (soon to be Bookworm). Since then KDE sessions on that system have had problems of locking the input queue, the mouse can move and mouse-over events work but clicking the mouse or pressing the keyboard does nothing. Various web pages suggested that the xdotool program (in the xdotool package in Debian) can address this. The problem is apparently programs “grabbing” the input and not letting it go. The command “xdotool key XF86LogGrabInfo” causes the xorg server to dump information on it’s “grabs”. After running that command I looked in / var/log/Xorg.0.log and found that active grabs were only held by /usr/bin/kwin_x11 and /usr/bin/ kglobalaccel5. So it seems like a KDE issue. Other systems running X11 with Debian/Testing (such as the laptop I’m using to write this blog post) don’t have the problem, so it could be something related to the KDE configuration of the account used on that system. The command “xdotool key XF86Ungrab” is supposed to break out of such a grab, but for me didn’t do so. On the same system running KDE with Wayland works fine in this regard. Does Wayland do things differently and not allow this “grabbing” to block everything? Does KDE have an X11 specific bug? Is there a race condition that just gets triggered by the speed of Xorg on that system but not by the slightly different timings of Wayland? I might never find out. I_previously_wrote_about_problems_with_Wayland/KDE on_laptops_[1]. Fortunately this bug happened to occur on a server so inability to reconfigure monitors isn’t necessarily a deal breaker, although being unable to use some of the high-DPI settings for the 4K monitor it has may be an issue. It will be really annoying if some of the laptop configurations I support get this grabbing problem. But since that time I have learned of the kscreen- doctor command which is included in Debian/Testing and can do some of the necessary things, it doesn’t have a man page so you have to run “kscreen-doctor -h” for documentation. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Vincent_Fourmond:_QSoas_version_3.2_is_out⠀⇛ Version 3.2 of QSoas is out ! It is mostly a bug- fix release, fixing the computation mistake found in the eecr-relay wave shape fit, see the correction to our initial article in JACS. We strongly encourage all the users of the eecr-relay wave shape fit to upgrade, and, unfortunately, refit previously fitted data as the results might change. The other wave shape fits are not affected by the issue. New features # ⚓ Neowin ☛ As_Rufus_removes_Windows_7_ISO_support, alternative_Ventoy_adds_support_for_1100+_ISOs⠀⇛ Ventoy, which is a utility designed to create bootable USB, among others, has received its latest update earlier today. The new release improves Fedora performance, adds 1100+ ISO support, and more. # ⚓ Ubuntu Handbook ☛ GPU-Accelerated_Terminal_Emulator ‘Alacritty’_0.12.0_Released_[How_to_Install]⠀⇛ The popular Alacritty terminal emulator got a new release few days ago. Here are the new features and how to install guide for Ubuntu Linux. Alacritty is a free open-source GPU-accelerated terminal emulator written in Rust programming language. It features Vi mode motion and selection via keyboard, Vi search/normal search, hints, etc. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ OSNote ☛ How_to_set_$PATH_variable_in_Linux⠀⇛ The $PATH variable is an essential part of Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. It contains a list of folders with different executables on the system and advises the shell where to search for these programs. # ⚓ Setting_up_a_packaging_environment_for_Alpine_Linux_ (introducing_alpkg)⠀⇛ Recently I have been interested in Alpine Linux and thought it would be nice to maintain some Rust packages in their repositories. # ⚓ How_to_upgrade_NetBSD?⠀⇛ With sysupgrade you can perform a full NetBSD upgrade without breaking your system. sysupgrade has a set of subcommands and each subcommand executes a specific step within the upgrade process, the auto subcommand performs a full upgrade by calling the rest of the subcommand in a specified order. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ Collaborating_in_Real-Time:_Using_Tmux_with Multiple_Users⠀⇛ Tmux is a powerful tool for managing terminal sessions, and it can also be used with multiple users for real-time collaboration. However, setting up shared sessions and ensuring proper permissions and security can be challenging. In this guide, we will provide you with a comprehensive overview of how to use Tmux with multiple users, from setting up shared sessions to configuring permissions and security. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ Tips_and_tricks_for_checking_Ubuntu_system information⠀⇛ As an Ubuntu user, it’s important to have a good understanding of your system’s hardware and software specifications. This information can be helpful when troubleshooting issues, optimizing performance, or planning upgrades. In this article, we will share some tips and tricks for checking Ubuntu system information quickly and easily. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ Managing_tmux_plugins_with_tmux_plugin manager⠀⇛ Learn how to manage your Tmux plugins like a pro with Tmux Plugin Manager (TPM). Our comprehensive guide will walk you through the installation and usage of TPM, helping you optimize your Tmux environment for maximum productivity. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ The_guide_to_customizing_the_Pop!_OS_desktop⠀⇛ In this easy-to-follow guide, we will cover how to customize the Pop!_OS desktop to make it your own. From changing the wallpaper and theme to adding applets and extensions, we will walk you through the process step-by-step. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced Linux user, this guide will provide you with the knowledge and skills to create a desktop environment that fits your needs and preferences. # ⚓ How_to_Backup_and_Restore_H2_Database⠀⇛ H2Database (or simply H2) is an open-source, lightweight, and fast relational database management system written in Java. It is a pure Java database that can be used as an embedded database, or as a standalone database server. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ The_Ultimate_Guide_to_Understanding_UFW_Logs⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you the ultimate guide to understanding UFW Logs. As a system administrator, it is crucial to know the status of your network’s security at all times. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_NumPy_on_Rocky_Linux_9⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install NumPy on Rocky Linux 9. For those of you who didn’t know, NumPy is a popular Python library for scientific computing that adds support for large, multi-dimensional arrays and matrices. # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Open_a_DMG_in_Ubuntu_and_Convert_to ISO⠀⇛ A DMG is a type of image file developed by Apple to distribute software for macOS. The format also serves as a way for Mac users to compress and archive their files. Since macOS and Linux have some similarities under the hood, it may be possible to mount and even run some macOS apps on Linux. If you are using Ubuntu and have a DMG file you want to open, the easiest way would be to convert the DMG to an ISO file. This way you can mount the file just like any other ISO file in Ubuntu. # ⚓ How_to_install_Rancher_desktop_on_Ubuntu_22.04_or_20.04⠀⇛ Rancher Desktop is a free and open-source tool that is built on top of Docker Dekstop, which provides a GUI to manage Docker Images. We can create a virtual machine to run containerd or dockerd and Kubernetes using it. # ⚓ 2_Ways_for_KTorrent_installation_on_Ubuntu_22.04_or_20.04⠀⇛ KTorrent is a GNU General Public Licensed BitTorrent client for the KDE desktop environment on Linux and other Unix-like systems including Ubuntu. # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_Redmine_Project_Management Software_on_Debian_11⠀⇛ Redmine is a free and open-source project management software and issue-tracking tool. It is written using the Ruby on Rails framework and can be integrated with various version control systems. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Redmine on a Debian 11 server. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_List_Users_on_Linux:_A_Beginner’s_Guide⠀⇛ re you a new Linux user trying to familiarize yourself with the system? Or are you a system administrator looking to manage users on your Linux server? o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ KPhotoAlbum_5.10.0_released⠀⇛ We’re happy to announce the new release 5.10.0 of KPhotoAlbum, the KDE photo management program! The ChangeLog for this version is as follows… * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § BSD⠀➾ # ⚓ FreeBSD ☛ FreeBSD_13.2-RC5_Now_Available⠀⇛ The fifth RC build of the 13.2-RELEASE release cycle is now available. Please note that this is arriving unusually soon after 13.2-RC4; this extra release candidate was added in order to fix one more bug, but is expected to be the final release candidate before 13.2-RELEASE. Installation images are available for: o 13.2-RC5 amd64 GENERIC o 13.2-RC5 i386 GENERIC o 13.2-RC5 powerpc GENERIC o 13.2-RC5 powerpc64 GENERIC64 o 13.2-RC5 powerpc64le GENERIC64LE o 13.2-RC5 powerpcspe MPC85XXSPE o 13.2-RC5 armv6 RPI-B o 13.2-RC5 armv7 GENERICSD o 13.2-RC5 aarch64 GENERIC o 13.2-RC5 aarch64 RPI o 13.2-RC5 aarch64 PINE64 o 13.2-RC5 aarch64 PINE64-LTS o 13.2-RC5 aarch64 PINEBOOK o 13.2-RC5 aarch64 ROCK64 o 13.2-RC5 aarch64 ROCKPRO64 o 13.2-RC5 riscv64 GENERIC o 13.2-RC5 riscv64 GENERICSD Note regarding arm SD card images: For convenience for those without console access to the system, a freebsd user with a password of freebsd is available by default for ssh(1) access. Additionally, the root user password is set to root. It is strongly recommended to change the password for both users after gaining access to the system. Installer images and memory stick images are available here: https://download.freebsd.org/releases/ISO-IMAGES/ 13.2/ The image checksums follow at the end of this e- mail. If you notice problems you can report them through the Bugzilla PR system or on the -stable mailing list. If you would like to use Git to do a source based update of an existing system, use the "releng/13.2" branch. A summary of changes since 13.2-RC4 includes: o A fix to TCP checksum calculation on unmapped mbufs; in particular, this fixes a problem in sendfile(2). A list of changes since 13.1 is available in the releng/13.2 release notes: https://www.freebsd.org/releases/13.2R/relnotes/ o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ SUSE’s Corporate Blog ☛ Good_Things_Happen_in_Threes! [Ed: How many of these are paid-for, indirectly (bribes)?]⠀⇛ SUSE One Partner Program Receives 5-star rating by CRN Partner Program Guide for third year  SUSE has been recognized by CRN®, with a prestigious 5-star rating in its 2023 Partner Program Guide, for the third year running, in recognition of our SUSE One Partner Program.  # ⚓ SUSE’s Corporate Blog ☛ SUSE_Joins_the_Confidential Computing_Consortium [Ed: Fake privacy, encouraging companies and governments to outsource all their data to spies]⠀⇛ SUSE steps up its focus around data protection and trust with a strong commitment to preserving data integrity from core to cloud to edge.  SUSE is happy to announce we have joined Linux Foundation’s Confidential Computing Consortium… # ⚓ OpenSUSE ☛ Hands-on,_Ad-free_browsing_at_your_home_with Leap_Micro_5.4_Beta⠀⇛ The Beta version of our Immutable HostOS Leap Micro 5.4 is now available. The update brings SELinux in enforcing mode by default as well as tuned. Leap Micro is not a traditional distribution, but rather a lightweight HostOS for running virtual machines and containerized workloads. Leap Micro is an openSUSE equivalent of SUSE’s SLE Micro. In this article, I would like to show you how it can be practically used to enhance your daily ad- free experience at home. I was able to replicate the entire setup in the VM, including downloading the image, in under 15 minutes. My personal use case for Leap Micro is to have as much ad-free browsing as possible, DNS entries for local services, and a Nextcloud instance as a bridge to share pictures and videos in between my wife’s iPhone, kids tablet and my Android phone. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Oh,_Snap._openSUSE_downloads_increasing, and_Leap_15.5_is_coming_soon⠀⇛ openSUSE is doing well: downloads are increasing, and a new version of the stable-release-cycle openSUSE, Leap 15.5, is coming soon. According to a tweet from the openSUSE project, it has seen sharp increases in its downloads recently. If you want to drill down a little, download statistics are available. We can only speculate as to why there’s been an uptick. Perhaps it reflects Ubuntu users’ dissatisfaction with the increased focus on Snap in the distro, including the Snap-packaged Firefox. It may also be a continuing slow exodus of Red Hat users disenchanted by the termination of CentOS Linux, but looking for another stable, RPM-based distro. For now, this doesn’t seem to have hurt Red Hat’s bottom line. The company is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary. SUSE passed the same milestone slightly earlier, in September last year, as noted by departing CEO Melissa Di Donato. The openSUSE project also recently released a beta version of the next release of its stable-release distro, openSUSE Leap 15.5. This is a relatively modest step over the existing version 15.4, as you might expect from an enterprise distro, but desktop users get to enjoy new features all the same. o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ PCLOS Official ☛ Flatpak_updated⠀⇛ Flatpak has been updated to 1.15.4. Yes, you can install flatpaks on PCLinuxOS. Snaps are not supported due to its dependency on systemd which we do not want or need. Flatpak is installable from the PCLinuxOS software repository. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Automate_container_and_pod_deployments with_Podman_and_Ansible⠀⇛ Automate container and pod deployments with Podman and Ansible # ⚓ Fedora Magazine ☛ Fedora_Magazine:_Contribute_at_the_Fedora CoreOS,_Upgrade,_and_IoT_Test_Days⠀⇛ Fedora test days are events where anyone can help make certain that changes in Fedora work well in an upcoming release. Fedora community members often participate, and the public is welcome at these events. If you’ve never contributed to Fedora before, this is a perfect way to get started. There are five upcoming test days in the next two weeks covering three topics: # Tues 28 March through Sunday 02 April, is to test the Fedora CoreOS. # Wed March 28th through March 31st, is to test the Upgrade # Monday April 03 through April 07, is to test Fedora IoT . Come and test with us to make Fedora 38 even better. Read more below on how to do it. § Fedora 38 CoreOS Test Week The Fedora 38 CoreOS Test Week focuses on testing FCOS based on Fedora 38. The FCOS next stream is already rebased on Fedora 38 content, which will be coming soon to testing and stable. To prepare for the content being promoted to other streams the Fedora CoreOS and QA teams have organized test days on Tues, March 28, 2023 (results accepted through Sun , November 12). Refer to the wiki_page for links to the test cases and materials you’ll need to participate. The FCOS and QA team will meet and communicate with the community sync on a Google Meet at the beginning of test week and async over multiple matrix/element channels. Read more about them in this_announcement. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ Slow_Ubuntu_Shutdowns_Because_of_Snap_Daemon? Here’s_a_Fix⠀⇛ Am I alone? Am I unreasonable? I’m not sure, but I am highly caffeinated — massive props to all the wonderful folks who buy me a coffee (it really does get spent on coffee) — and I haven’t written anything for about 5 days. Which is almost as long as my shutdowns seem to take… # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Ubuntu_Cinnamon_Remix_Becomes_Official_Ubuntu Flavor⠀⇛ Created and maintained by members of the Linux community, Ubuntu Cinnamon Remix is an Ubuntu derivative that features the modern Cinnamon desktop environment developed by the Linux Mint team. Cinnamon Remix aims to offer a traditional approach to the modern Linux desktop. The Ubuntu Cinnamon Remix maintainers have applied for official Ubuntu flavor status several times in the past, but only now Canonical has decided to welcome it to the family of Ubuntu flavors starting with the upcoming Ubuntu 23.04 (Lunar Lobster) release, due out on April 20th, 2023. # ⚓ Ubuntu Fridge ☛ The_Fridge:_Ubuntu_Weekly_Newsletter_Issue 780⠀⇛ Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 780 for the week of March 19 – 25, 2023. The full version of this issue is available here. # ⚓ Ubuntu News ☛ Ubuntu_Weekly_Newsletter_Issue_780⠀⇛ o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Servo_and_motor_control_with_Raspberry_Pi Pico,_CircuitPython,_and_Wukong_2040_breakout_board⠀⇛ ELECFREAKS Wukong 2040 is a multifunctional breakout board designed for Raspberry Pi Pico. It is equipped with interfaces for four DC motors, up to twelve servos, a buzzer, A\B buttons, RGB “rainbow” lights, a Reset button, etc… The board can be powered by a single 18650 3.7V LiPo battery and integrates a power management IC that monitors the battery level and can also charge the battery via a USB charger. Battery life is typically 60 minutes per charge but can last over 120 minutes depending on the load. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Tiny_RASynBoard_combines_Renesas_RA6M4_MCU with_Syntiant_NDP120_ML_accelerator,_WiFi_&_BLE_module,_and some_sensors⠀⇛ Avnet RASynBoard is a tiny board that packs a lot of features in a 30x25mm form factor with a Renesas RA6M4 Cortex-M33 microcontroller, a Syntiant NDP120 Neural Decision Processor, a Renesas (Previously Dialog Semi) DA16600 Wi-Fi 4 & Bluetooth 5.1 combo module, and a 6-axis inertial measurement unit (IMU) and digital microphone from TDK. The RASynBoard is offered as part of an EVK with the Core Board described above plus an IO board with headers, a Pmod connector, a MikroE Shuttle Click header, a microSD card slot for storage, and a built-in debugger, plus two buttons and an RGB LED. # ⚓ CubicleNate ☛ Running_Electrical_Conduit_Using_FreeCAD_and 3D_Printing⠀⇛ The great thing about having a 3D printer and open source CAD software is the ability to make accomplishing projects easier. In short, I had some electrical conduit to run and I wanted to mount it along a steel structural I-beam in CubicleLabs. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Control_A_Raspberry_Pi_With_Your_Mind_and PiEEG⠀⇛ Ildar Rakhmatulin’s PiEEG project is a brain- control interface HAT for the Raspberry Pi, which uses bio signals to control your projects. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ SlashGear ☛ Android_Keyboard_Shortcuts_That_Will_Increase Your_Productivity⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Eve_Energy_Smart_Plug_now_works_with_Android_ (mostly)⠀⇛ # ⚓ Sportskeeda ☛ How_to_set_an_Alarm_on_your_Android_phone⠀⇛ # ⚓ WCCF Tech ☛ How_to_Disable_Google_Assistant_on_All_Android Phones⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ Billions_of_Android_phone_owners_warned_over ‘bank_wipeout’_–_check_your_phone_right_now_for_‘cursed’_apps |_The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ Future Publishing Limited ☛ This_leaked_Android_phone_looks like_another_Samsung_Galaxy_S23_Ultra_killer_|_T3⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Events⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Hackaday_Berlin_Was_Bonkers⠀⇛ In celebration of the tenth running of the Hackaday Prize, we had a fantastic weekend event in Berlin. This was a great opportunity for all of the European Hackaday community to get together for a few days of great talks, fun show-and-tells, and above all good old fashioned sitting together and brainstorming. Of course there was the badge, and the location – a gigantic hackerspace in Berlin called MotionLab – even had a monstrous laser-eye octopus suspended from a gantry overhead. Everyone who came brought something to share or to show. You couldn’t ask for more. o § Licensing / Legal⠀➾ # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Twitter_Hunts_Down_Github_User_Who_Leaked Company’s_Source_Code⠀⇛ On March 31, Twitter is set to open source its recommendation algorithm. Until then, someone on a more urgent timeline has published Twitter code in public. A GitHub repo containing Twitter’s “proprietary source code”was taken down by Twitter last Friday. TorrentFreak can confirm that Twitter is taking legal action to identify the leaker. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ GitHub_Suspends_Repository_Containing Leaked_Twitter_Source_Code⠀⇛ Twitter sent a copyright notice to code hosting service GitHub to request the removal of a repository that contained Twitter source code. o § Openness/Sharing/Collaboration⠀➾ # ⚓ Public Knowledge ☛ Emerging_Tech_2023⠀⇛ We want you to be among the first to know about the return of one of Public Knowledge’s signature events: Emerging Tech. Emerging Tech 2023 will take place on Monday, May 22 at Georgetown Law School in Washington, DC. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Rakulang ☛ Raku_2023.13_Finitely⠀⇛ Anton Antonov published an introduction to their new DSL::FiniteStateMachines module, a work in progress since at least 2022! It also facilitates the conversion to Mathematica / Wolfram Language and Mermaid JS. # ⚓ Daniel Lemire ☛ C++20:_consteval_and_constexpr_functions⠀⇛ Optimizing compilers seek try to push as much of the computation as possible at compile time. In modern C++, you can declare a function as ‘constexpr’, meaning that you state explicitly that the function may be executed at compile time. # ⚓ Collabora ☛ Moving_forward_with_more_hands_on_deck⠀⇛ It’s no secret that Tech has faced some setbacks lately, namely on the headcount front. Despite these uncertainties, Collabora has had the privilege of increasing our roster with new teammates. # § Python⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Numpy_Element_Wise_Multiplication⠀⇛ To perform Element Wise Multiplication in Numpy, use the multiply() method and pass in the arrays to be multiplied. Alternatively, use the “*” operator. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Python_Check_If_String_is_Number⠀⇛ Use the isnumeric() method or the isdigit() method to check if the string is a number or not. Alternatively, use type conversion inside exception handling. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Python_List_to_JSON⠀⇛ The json.dumps() is used to convert a Python List into a JSON string. The List variable can contain integers, strings, dictionaries, or even lists. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Isprime_Python⠀⇛ To check if the provided number is prime, the “sympy.isprime()” method, the “while” loop, and the user-defined function can be used. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Python_Where_In_List⠀⇛ The where() method of the Numpy library package is used to apply a condition on every list item and then perform an action depending upon the result. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Jonathan Dowland ☛ Jonathan_Dowland:_Imaging_Optical_Media,_Part 3:_Figuring_out_disc_contents⠀⇛ Too many years ago, I started (but did not finish) a series of blog posts on the topic of Imaging Optical Media. I was writing it as I was figuring out the process to use whilst importing my own piles of home-made CD-Rs and DVD-Rs to a more_suitable_storage. Back in 2018 Antoine_Beaupré blogged about being inspired by my article series to sort out his optical media collection, and wrote_up_his notes so far. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ A_Survey_Of_Long-Term_Waterproofing_Options⠀⇛ When it comes to placing a project underwater, the easy way out is to just stick it in some sort of waterproof container, cover it with hot glue, and call it a day. But when you need to keep water out for several years, things get significantly harder. Luckily, [Patricia Beddows] and [Edward Mallon] from the Cave Pearl Project have written up their years of experience waterproofing data loggers for long-term deployment, making the process easier for the rest of us. o ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ Organ_professor_James_Kibbie_gives_Bach_to_U-M⠀⇛ James Kibbie, professor of organ at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, will perform the last of 18 concerts featuring all 281 solo organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach on April 16 at Hill Auditorium. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ The_Data_Delusion⠀⇛ We’ve uploaded everything anyone has ever known onto a worldwide network of machines. What if it doesn’t have all the answers? # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Nope,_Stonehenge_Isn’t_an_Ancient_Calendar After_All,_Scientists_Say⠀⇛ Something doesn’t add up! # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Entire_Planets_Made_of_Dark_Matter_May Exist._Here’s_How_We_Can_Find_Them.⠀⇛ A world unlike any we’ve ever seen. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ The_Origins_of_Human_Empathy_May_Go_All_The Way_Back_to_The_Ocean⠀⇛ It had to start somewhere. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Huge_Amounts_of_Water_on_The_Moon_May_Have Just_Been_Located⠀⇛ Almost 300 billion tons! # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Species-Ending_Asteroids_Hit_Earth_More Often_Than_We_Realized,_NASA_Research_Suggests⠀⇛ NASA Goddard Chief Scientist James Garvin’s controversial findings suggest that some past asteroid impacts were a lot bigger than we realized. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Second_‘Giant_Hole’_Appears_on_Sun:_Solar Winds_to_Hit_Earth_This_Week⠀⇛ About 18 to 20 Earths wide. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Oldest_Ichthyosaur_Known_to_Science Discovered_on_Remote_Arctic_Island⠀⇛ The truth finally surfaces. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Uncanny_Coincidence:_Fast_Radio_Burst Detected_After_Gravitational_Wave_Event⠀⇛ This can’t be an accident! o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Education_and_awareness_are_key_to stopping_online_radicalisation⠀⇛ The current battlefield for terrorism is not a faraway country but the computers and phones right next to us. Terrorists have taken advantage of this technology to allow conflict to transcend its geographic borders. # ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ Ohio_higher-ed_bill_would_require instructors_to_teach_‘both_sides’_on_climate_change⠀⇛ Ohio Capital Journal — Ohio college and university instructors could be barred from teaching climate science without also including false or misleading counterpoints under a sprawling higher education bill that received its first hearing last week. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Dive_Into_The_Microwaves,_The_Water’s_Dipolar⠀⇛ When the microwave oven started to gain popularity in the 60s and 70s, supporters and critics alike predicted that it would usher in the end of cooking as we knew it. Obviously that never quite happened, but not because the technology didn’t work as intended. Even today, this versatile kitchen appliance seems to employ some magic to caffeinate or feed a growing hacker in no time flat. So, how exactly does this modern marvel work? # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ A_Comprehensive_Look_At_FDM_Supports⠀⇛ When we first started 3D printing, we used ABS and early slicers. Using supports was undesirable because the support structures were not good, and ABS sticks to itself like crazy. Thankfully today’s slicers are much better, and often we can use supports that easily detach. [Teaching Tech] shows how modern slicers create supports and how to make it even better than using the default settings. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ An_Old_Netbook_Spills_Its_Secrets⠀⇛ For a brief moment in the late ’00s, netbooks dominated the low-cost mobile computing market. These were small, low-cost, low-power laptops, some tiny enough to only have a seven-inch display, and usually with extremely limiting hardware even for the time. There aren’t very many reasons to own a machine of this era today, since even the cheapest of tablets or Chromebooks are typically far more capable than the Atom-based devices from over a decade ago. There is one set of these netbooks from that time with a secret up its sleeve, though: Phoenix Hyperspace. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Long-Distance_Gaming_Over_Packet_Radio⠀⇛ The amateur radio community often gets stereotyped as a hobby with a minimum age requirement around 70, gatekeeping airwaves from those with less experience or simply ignoring unfamiliar beginners. While there is a small amount of truth to this on some local repeaters or specific frequencies, the spectrum is big enough to easily ignore those types and explore the hobby without worry (provided you are properly licensed). One of the best examples of this we’ve seen recently of esoteric radio use is this method of using packet radio to play a game of Colossal Cave Adventure. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Biden_Urged_to_Crack_Down_on_‘Terrifying’ Use_of_AI_by_Medicare_Advantage_Insurers⠀⇛ Sen. Elizabeth Warren joined healthcare campaigner Ady Barkan and others on Monday in sounding alarm over a recent investigation showing that Medicare Advantage insurers are using unregulated artificial intelligence systems to determine when to end payments for patients’ treatments, a practice that has prematurely terminated coverage for vulnerable seniors. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Federal_Study_Calls_US_Stillbirth_Rate “Unacceptably_High”_and_Recommends_Action⠀⇛ The report named stillbirths a “major public health concern” that the U.S. must address through research and prevention. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_police_make_protesters wear_numbered_tags,_carry_own_cordon_line,_100_people_max., mask-free⠀⇛ Hong Kong’s first protest against a government policy in about two years went ahead on Sunday, but under strict rules including a cap on numbers and a requirement that everyone wear an identifying number tag. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Kids’_online_world_‘cool,_beautiful, strange_and_scary’⠀⇛ If the internet were an animal what would it be? “It would be a chimera because it’s kind of strange and scary at times – especially if you don’t know what you’re doing – but it’s also pretty cool and beautiful.”  Those are the words a 17-year-old Aboriginal girl used answering a question about online experiences. # ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Study_finds_people_with_traumatic childhood_tend_to_grow_up_as_angry_adults⠀⇛ Researchers have discovered that people with depression and anxiety who experienced a traumatic childhood often grow up to be angry adults, and the more severe the trauma, the more furious the adult. In addition to having an impact on social interactions and mental health, this makes treating depression and anxiety more challenging. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ SANS ☛ Apple_Updates_Everything_(including_Studio_Display), (Mon,_Mar_27th)⠀⇛ Apple today released updates for all of its operating systems. The updates also apply for some of the older versions of iOS and macOS. For iOS/ iPadOS 15, Apple now patched an already exploited vulnerability (CVE-2023-23529). Current operating systems received a patch for this vulnerability mid January. # ⚓ SANS ☛ Another_Malicious_HTA_File_Analysis_–_Part_1,_(Mon, Mar_27th)⠀⇛ In this series of diary entries, I will analyze an HTA_file_I_found_on_MalwareBazaar. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ GitHub_Rotates_Publicly_Exposed_RSA_SSH Private_Key [Ed: Microsoft attracting people who expose themselves]⠀⇛ GitHub replaced the RSA SSH private key used to secure Git operations for GitHub.com after it was exposed in a public GitHub repository. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Hackers_Earn_Over_$1_Million_at_Pwn2Own Exploit_Contest⠀⇛ Security researchers raked in more than $1 million in prizes at this year’s CanSecWest Pwn2Own software exploitation contest. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ GoAnywhere_Zero-Day_Attack_Hits_Major Orgs⠀⇛ Several major organizations are confirming impact from the latest zero-day exploits hitting Fortra’s GoAnywhere software. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Australia_Dismantles_BEC_Group_That Laundered_$1.7_Million⠀⇛ Law enforcement in Australia announce the arrest of four individuals accused of running business email compromise (BEC) schemes. # ⚓ LinuxSecurity ☛ Verifying_Linux_Server_Security:_What_Every Admin_Needs_to_Know⠀⇛ Linux is a widespread OS known for its robust security. That being said, vulnerabilities are inevitable in any OS, and Linux system administrators must be vigilant about monitoring and verifying the security of their servers on an ongoing basis in order to protect sensitive data and prevent attacks. After all, the majority of attacks on Linux systems can be attributed to poor administration. The only way to be sure your server is as well protected as you think it is – or as it needs to be – is to actually test it and verify it is working as you expect. This article will introduce LinuxSecurity’s top methods and tools for verifying the security of your Linux servers – specifically, port scanning, intrusion detection, penetration testing, reverse engineering and auditing – and will point you in the direction of some other valuable resources to help you get started on this journey. Let’s examine some great methods for verifying Linux server security. # ⚓ Vali_Cyber_Introduces_SecurityPerf,_Revolutionizing_Linux Security⠀⇛ # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ FBI_warns_business_email_compromise_attacks are_now_targeting_commodities⠀⇛ The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation warns that criminal actors are using business email compromise schemes to facilitate the acquisition of a wide range of commodities. BEC attacks, an attack method that involves fraud enabled by social engineering, are not new. ⚓ Beta News ☛ Microsoft_releases_emergency_updates_to_address_cropped screengrab_privacy_flaws⠀⇛ Following the discovery of serious vulnerabilities in the Snipping Tool app for Windows 11 and Snip & Sketch in Windows 10, Microsoft has released out-of-band updates to plug the security holes. The flaws are similar to the recently discovered aCropalypse bug affecting Pixel mobiles, making it possible to “uncrop” cropped images and potentially expose sensitive information. Having briefly tested updates with Windows Insiders, Microsoft has now made fixes available to all Windows 10 and Windows 11 users. ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Crown_says_global_hacker_group_demands_ransom⠀⇛ Crown Resorts has confirmed it is investigating a potential data breach after a ransomware gang claimed it had accessed the company’s data. In a statement posted on its website on Monday, Crown said it had notified law enforcement of the potential breach. * § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ o ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Executive_order_sets_up_guardrails_for_US_use of_commercial_spyware⠀⇛ At least 50 devices belonging to U.S. personnel have been targeted by commercial spyware. o ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ The_problem_with_India’s_app_bans⠀⇛ The Indian government needs to build a comprehensive, transparent, and accountable means of addressing data privacy and security risks. o ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Greek_Government_Used_Predator_Spyware_To_Spend_A_Year Surveilling_A_US_Citizen⠀⇛ While NSO Group made most of the headlines in the cell phone malware market, it had plenty of competition back at home. Israel is also home to its competitors. Candiru — another malware company with more talent than ethics — managed to make headlines of its own while being blacklisted by the US Commerce Department following weeks of negative press involving Israeli spyware companies. o ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Judge_bans_naming_of_Mail_journalists_in_Prince Harry,_Elton_John_and_Doreen_Lawrence_privacy_action⠀⇛ Mail publisher Associated Newspapers is trying to stop the claims from going to trial. o ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ AOP_warns_that_advertisers_must_stop_stealing publishers’_website_data⠀⇛ AOP objects to “unscrupulous” vendors scraping website metadata and article text without permission. o ⚓ Security Week ☛ US_to_Adopt_New_Restrictions_on_Using_Commercial Spyware⠀⇛ Executive order will require the head of any U.S. agency using commercial spyware programs to certify that the program doesn’t pose a significant counterintelligence or other security risk. o ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Here_is_the_FBI’s_Contract_to_Buy_Mass Internet_Data⠀⇛ The FBI previously purchased access to “netflow” data, which a company called Team Cymru obtains from ISPs. Team Cymru then sells it to the government. § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Hungarian_Parliament_Approves_Finland’s_Bid_To_Join_NATO⠀⇛ Hungary’s parliament on March 27 approved Finland’s bid to join NATO, putting an end to months of delays and bringing the Nordic country one step closer to becoming a full member of the Western military alliance. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Hungarian_parliament_approves_Finland’s_NATO_membership bid⠀⇛ The Hungarian parliament, dominated by Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s right-wing Fidesz party, ratified Finland’s NATO membership Monday after months of diplomatically charged delay. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_Fails_At_UN_To_Get_Nord_Stream_Blast_Inquiry⠀⇛ Russia failed on March 27 to get the UN Security Council to ask for an independent inquiry into explosions in September on the Nord Stream gas pipelines connecting Russia and Germany. * ⚓ JURIST ☛ Idaho_governor_signs_bill_to_allow_execution_by_firing_squad⠀⇛ Idaho Governor Brad Little Saturday signed into law a bill allowing execution by firing squad. With the bill signed, Idaho now permits death by lethal injection or firing squad. * ⚓ JURIST ☛ UN_human_rights_council_details_mistreatment_of_Guantanamo_Bay detainees,_calls_for_closure⠀⇛ The UN Sunday described the treatment of detainees at Guantánamo Bay as “worrying” and called for the closure of the detention facility “without further delay.” The comments came in a newly released report from the UN Human Rights Council which outlined “systematic shortcomings in medical expertise, equipment, treatment, and accommodations” at Guantánamo Bay. * ⚓ Project Censored ☛ How_The_New_York_Times_Sat_on_a_Story_Daniel Ellsberg_Gave_Them_–_Censored_Notebook⠀⇛ In 2021, Pentagon Papers’ whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg shared a copy of a top-secret study with New York Times reporter Charlie Savage on the Taiwan Strait crisis of 1958. It was presented by the newspaper as “another unauthorized disclosure” by the “famed source.” * ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Pentagon’s_Proposed_2024_Budget_Reflects_Arms_Industry’s Capture_of_Congress⠀⇛ * ⚓ The Age AU ☛ Former_SAS_soldier_charged_with_war_crime_granted_bail⠀⇛ A former SAS soldier charged with the war crime of murder has been granted bail. * ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Taiwan_told_to_‘pack_up_and_leave’_Honduras_after ties_severed⠀⇛ March 28, 2023 7:21 AM Taiwan’s diplomatic office was previously the country’s second- biggest embassy after the US embassy. * ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ North_Korean_defectors_are_dying_lonely_deaths_in wealthy_South⠀⇛ Support groups say more can be done to support the defectors. * ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ North_Korea’s_Kim_Jong_Un_calls_for_scaling_up_of weapons-grade_nuclear_materials⠀⇛ The military simulated a nuclear air explosion strike. * ⚓ Mint Press News ☛ Two_Decades_and_$90_Billion_US_Dollars_Later: Dissecting_The_Afghan_Military’s_Total_Collapse⠀⇛ Kit Klarnberg reveals the industrial-scale corruption which allowed billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars to flow into Afghanistan without supervision and for weaponry and aid to be misused, stolen or illegally sold off by Afghans, U.S. personnel and Pentagon contractors alike. * ⚓ NYPost ☛ Blinken_to_be_subpoenaed_for_cables_warning_of_Afghanistan catastrophe⠀⇛ The head of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said late Monday he would subpoena Secretary of State Antony Blinken for documents on the botched US withdrawal from Afghanistan. * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ The_Outrageous_Price_We_Pay_for_a_Pentagon_Budget_From Hell⠀⇛ On March 13th, the Pentagon rolled out its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024. The results were — or at least should have been — stunning, even by the standards of a department that’s used to getting what it wants when it wants it. * ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ 20_Years_of_Iraq_Denialism:_The_New_York_Times_Continues to_Get_it_Wrong_on_US_Empire⠀⇛ Marking the twentieth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, The New York Times ran a feature-length article titled, “20 Years On, a Question Lingers About Iraq: Why Did the U.S. Invade?” * ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ More_US_Airstrikes_in_Syria_Kill_at_Least_19,_Multiple American_Bases_Attacked⠀⇛ President Joe Biden ordered airstrikes on groups affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. Three US outposts in eastern Syria were attacked the day after. * ⚓ Defence Web ☛ Report:_Russia’s_Ukraine_invasion_aids_terrorist recruitment⠀⇛ Besides clogging supply chains and sending prices for food and other goods skyrocketing, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may also be a boon for terrorists in some parts of Africa. * ⚓ Defence Web ☛ ISS:_Do_those_seeking_peace_in_Chad_need_to_prepare_for war?⠀⇛ After the death of president Idriss Déby in April 2021, Chad started a transition process in which interim authorities committed to reconciliation and peace. But slow progress and an increased focus on military and security cooperation with external actors cast doubt on whether this commitment is genuine. * ⚓ LRT ☛ US_general_on_Lithuania’s_defences:_A_big_sign_‘Hey,_we_are_2 percent’_will_not_stop_Russians⠀⇛ Lithuania prides itself on spending 2 percent GPD on defence, one of the few in NATO, but it still has a lot to do to defend itself, says retired General Ben Hodges, former commander of the US Land Forces in Europe. * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ China_says_Japanese_national_held_for espionage⠀⇛ China said on Monday that it was detaining a Japanese national on suspicion of espionage, after Tokyo urged Beijing to release one of its citizens. “Relevant Chinese authorities took criminal coercive measures this month against a Japanese citizen, in accordance with the law,” foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a regular press briefing. * ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Blake_Fleetwood:_No_Question,_Ukraine_Is_Now_America’s War⠀⇛ Pope Francis: Ukraine war is “fueled by imperial interests of several empires.” * ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Eight_Remain_in_Jail_from_March_5_Weelaunee_Forest_Raid, 15_Released⠀⇛ Fifteen of the twenty-three people arrested and charged with domestic terrorism on March 5 are now out of jail. * ⚓ The Gray Zone ☛ Burying_key_evidence,_new_OPCW_report_covers_up_Douma’s unsolved_deaths⠀⇛ * ⚓ Site36 ☛ EU_Arrest_Warrant:_Last_Italian_G8_prisoner_again_not extradited_from_France⠀⇛ For the third time, a court in France rejects the Italian arrest warrant for the anarchist Vincenzo Vecchi. The 49-year- old Italian is to be imprisoned for summit protests in 2001. France’s prosecution can appeal one last time. * ⚓ Meduza ☛ Decorated_Russian_battalion_commander_dies,_amidst speculations_about_Ukrainian_‘revenge’_for_Ilovaisk_massacre_or_possible suicide_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Dmitry Lisitsky, believed to be one of the organizers of the deadly “Ilovaisk cauldron” in the course of the Donbas conflict in 2014, has died under uncertain circumstances. * ⚓ Meduza ☛ Maria_Drokova,_venture_capital_fund_founder_and_former_pro- Kremlin_youth_group_press_secretary,_becomes_citizen_of_Kyrgyzstan_— Meduza⠀⇛ Maria Drokova, the former press secretary of the Kremlin- sponsored youth organization Nashi who subsequently moved to the U.S., has received Kyrgyz citizenship, according to a presidential decree published online by the Kyrgyz authorities. * ⚓ Meduza ☛ Car_bomb_goes_off_in_assassination_attempt_on_Russian- appointed_Mariupol_police_chief_—_Meduza⠀⇛ A car bomb went off in Mariupol, in an assassination attempt on Mikhail Moskvin, the Kremlin-appointed police chief in the occupied Ukrainian city. TASS reported the incident, citing a law-enforcement insider from the Russian-annexed Donetsk “republic.” * ⚓ Meduza ☛ Der_Spiegel:_German_Leopard_2_tanks_arrived_in_Ukraine_— Meduza⠀⇛ A batch of 18 German tanks have been handed over to Ukraine, reports Der Spiegel. * ⚓ France24 ☛ 🔴_Live:_Germany_delivers_promised_Leopard_2_tanks_to Ukraine,_media_reports_say⠀⇛ Germany has transferred the 18 Leopard 2 battle tanks it pledged to Ukraine, Germany’s Der Spiegel magazine reported on Monday, citing unnamed sources. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi on protecting the nuclear power plant at Zaporizhzhia, which is partially controlled by Russian forces. * ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Houthis_Expand_Military_Operations_in_Yemen⠀⇛ Despite recent international efforts to broker a peace deal, the conflict has shown no signs of abating, as the Houthis continued to focus their attacks on strategic targets. * ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Palestinians_Fear_an_Escalation_in_Attacks_by_Jewish Settlers⠀⇛ On Sunday, groups of settlers burned down a Palestinian- inhabited house in the town of Sinjil. * ⚓ Project Censored ☛ The_US_Addiction_to_War_and_Militarism_Continues_20 Years_after_the_Illegal_Invasion_of_Iraq_–_The_Project_Censored_Show⠀⇛ The Official Project Censored Show The US Addiction to War and Militarism Continues 20 Years after the Illegal Invasion of IraqPlay EpisodePause EpisodeMute/Unmute EpisodeRewind 10 Seconds1xFast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 /SubscribeShareThe Official Project Censored Show The US Addiction to War and Militarism Continues 20 Years after the Illegal Invasion of IraqPlay EpisodePause EpisodeMute/Unmute EpisodeRewind 10 Seconds1xFast Forward 30 seconds 00: 00 /SubscribeShare * ⚓ Project Censored ☛ Inflation_Relief_for_Defense_Industry_a_“Terrible Setback_for_Transparent_Policymaking”_–_Validated_Independent_News⠀⇛ In addition to the NDAA authorizing $45 billion more for defense spending than President Biden had originally requested, the provision that Gledhill’s reporting highlighted allows for what she described as “potential sweeping price increases to Pentagon contracts,” based on inflation. The provision in Section 822 of the NDAA permits contract modifications in cases where costs have increased “due solely to economic inflation.” However, as Gledhill reported, “there are no requirements for military contractors to prove their costs increased because of inflation alone.” * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ 3_Children,_3_Adults_Killed_in_Shooting_at_Private Christian_School_in_Nashville⠀⇛ * ⚓ NYPost ☛ Mother_of_Nashville_school_shooter_Audrey_Hale_shared_several gun_control_posts_on_social_media⠀⇛ “So important!” Norma Hale wrote in a March 8, 2018 Facebook post as she shared the petition that stated “Keep Guns Out of School.” * ⚓ teleSUR ☛ School_Shooting_in_Nashville_Leaves_Seven_Dead⠀⇛ A young woman entered the Covenant Presbyterian Church through a side door, carrying two assault rifles and at least one handgun. * ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Nashville_school_shooter_had_drawn_maps, done_surveillance⠀⇛ Police say a former student killed three children and three adults at a Christian elementary school in Nashville, armed with two “assault-style” weapons and a handgun after elaborately planning the massacre by drawing out a detailed map and conducting surveillance of the building. Monday’s massacre at The Covenant School in Nashville was the latest in a series of mass shootings in a country that has grown increasingly unnerved by bloodshed in schools. The victims include three 9- year-old children, the school’s top administrator, a substitute teacher and a custodian, and a familiar ritual played out in the chaos. Panicked parents rushed to the school to see if their children were safe and tearfully hugged their kids, and a stunned community planned vigils for the victims. * ⚓ The Age AU ☛ Six_dead,_including_three_children,_after_Nashville_school shooting⠀⇛ Three children and three adults have been killed in US school shooting. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Primary_school_shooting_in_Nashville_leaves_at_least_six dead⠀⇛ A heavily armed 28-year-old fatally shot three children and three adult staffers on Monday at a private Christian school the suspect once attended in Tennessee’s capital city before police killed the assailant, authorities said. * ⚓ NYPost ☛ NYPD_grappling_with_skyrocketing_teen_violence_despite_plan_to stop_shootings_near_schools⠀⇛ The NYPD implemented a plan at the start of the year to try to stem the Big Apple’s soaring number of teen shootings, but the bloodshed continues. * ⚓ The Nation ☛ NRA:_Medusa’s_Stare⠀⇛ * ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Russia_Will_Station_Nukes_in_Another_Country_for First_Time_Since_Soviet_Era⠀⇛ In a speech on Saturday night, Putin said he would deploy tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus. * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Peace_Advocates_Say_Putin_Plan_Reveals_Dangers_of ‘Nuclear_Deterrence’⠀⇛ In addition to denouncing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plan to station so-called “tactical” nuclear weapons in Belarus, anti-war campaigners are calling into question the effectiveness of “nuclear deterrence” and reiterating their demands for global disarmament. * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Interview:_Belarus_leader_in_exile_on_‘defending_our common_values’⠀⇛ Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus? The exiled leader of Belarus’ pro-democracy movement, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, points to a different view of her nation’s future. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ IOC_Should_Stick_To_Ban_On_Russian,_Belarusian_Athletes,_Poland Says⠀⇛ Russian and Belarusian athletes should be banned from the 2024 Olympics in Paris unless Moscow pulls its forces out of Ukraine, Poland said on March 27, after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it plans to let them compete as neutrals. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Poland_Detains_Man_For_Allegedly_Spying_For_Russia⠀⇛ Poland has detained a foreign citizen on charges of spying for Russia, prosecutors said on March 27, as the largest country on NATO’s eastern flank finds itself increasingly targeted by Moscow’s intelligence services. * ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania_to_buy_12_buses_for_Ukrainian_troops⠀⇛ Lithuania’s Central Project Management Agency will buy 12 buses with higher off-road capability for almost 2 million euros and hand them over to the Ukrainian army as part of an EU-funded project. * ⚓ LRT ☛ Nuclear_weapons_in_Belarus_‘additional_risk_factor’_for_Baltic states⠀⇛ After Russia announced it would station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry said the move would “create another wave of tension and destabilisation in Europe”. In a statement on Sunday, the ministry also said it would call for further sanctions. * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Why_We_Must_Stop_a_New_Cold_War_Before_It’s_Too_Late⠀⇛ Relations between the United States and China are spiraling dangerously downward, and neither side seems able to reverse the trend. Yet it is imperative that the world’s two biggest economies find a modus vivendi if the peace of the planet is to be preserved. * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ No_Country_for_Nuclear_Madmen⠀⇛ The announcement by President Vladimir Putin over the weekend that Russia will deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus marked a further escalation of potentially cataclysmic tensions over the war in neighboring Ukraine. As the Associated Press reported, “Putin said the move was triggered by Britain’s decision this past week to provide Ukraine with armor-piercing rounds containing depleted uranium.” * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Aren’t_You_Guys_Tired_of_Covering_This?’_Mass_Shooting Survivor_Speaks_Out_in_Nashville⠀⇛ A gun control activist who survived last year’s massacre at an Illinois July 4th parade spoke out at a police press conference on Monday’s mass shooting at a Nashville elementary school to make an impassioned plea for gun control legislation. * ⚓ Meduza ☛ Journalists_identify_man_allegedly_involved_in_abuse_of deported_children_as_former_Ukrainian_special_ops_commander_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The investigative outlet The Insider reported Monday that it has identified one of the people involved in physically abusing children from Ukraine’s Kherson region who were forcibly deported to Russian-occupied territory as Valery Astakhov, a former member of Ukraine’s now-dissolved Berkut special ops police division. * ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘Just_the_latest_escalation’:_Nuclear_policy_expert_Maxim Starchak_discusses_Putin’s_decision_to_deploy_nuclear_weapons_in_Belarus —_Meduza⠀⇛ On March 25, state-run television network Russia 24 aired an interview with Vladimir Putin by All-Russia Radio and Television Broadcasting Company correspondent Pavel Zarubin. In the interview, the Russian president spoke in detail for the first time about how he plans to respond to Western countries supplying Ukraine with weapons. The most striking part of the interview was Putin’s announcement that the Kremlin has decided to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. Additionally, he said that 10 Belarusian air force planes have already been updated to carry nuclear weapons. Russia has also given Belarus an Iskander ballistic missile system capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons and plans to finish construction on a nuclear storage facility in the country by July 1. So far, the West has reacted to this attempt at escalation with restraint: U.S. authorities said they “have not seen any reason to adjust our own strategic nuclear posture nor any indications Russia is preparing to use a nuclear weapon.”  * ⚓ Meduza ☛ Peskov_on_Russian_TNWs_in_Belarus:_new_sanctions_cannot influence_Russia’s_plans_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Russia is determined to proceed with its plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, regardless of possible new sanctions, says the Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov. * ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Protests_Sweeping_Israel_Are_Demanding_Democracy_But Ignoring_Palestinian_Rights⠀⇛ * ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Israeli_Protests_Intensify_over_Netanyahu_Gov’t Weakening_Judiciary_as_Palestinian_Rights_Ignored⠀⇛ Workers across Israel are taking part in a general strike Monday to protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to disempower Israel’s judiciary. This comes after Netanyahu fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, on Sunday over Gallant’s warning that the judicial overhaul represents “a clear, immediate and tangible threat to the security of the state.” Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have taken part in protests in recent days, shutting down large parts of the country and demanding the government withdraw its plan, which would give parliament more power to appoint judges to the Supreme Court and overturn its rulings. The Supreme Court is one of the few independent checks on the Israeli government, and critics warn Netanyahu’s judicial reforms would turn the country into a dictatorship. For more on the political crisis, we speak with journalist and activist Haggai Matar in Tel Aviv. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Netanyahu_agrees_to_delay_judicial_reform_after_union threatens_general_strike⠀⇛ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday announced a pause to a set of divisive judicial reforms moving through parliament. The move came hours after the head of Israel’s top trade union called for a general strike following weeks of mass protests. * ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Israelis_Go_on_General_Strike_Over_Judicial_Reform⠀⇛ “Workers and employers will together halt the judicial overhaul,” Histadrut’s chairman Arnon Bar-David said. * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Mayhem_Engulfs_Israel_as_Netanyahu_Weighs_Next_Steps for_‘Judicial_Coup’⠀⇛ * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Inside_the_U.S._Pressure_Campaign_Over_Israel’s Judicial_Overhaul⠀⇛ President Biden and his advisers bombarded the Israeli government with warnings that the country’s image as the sole democracy in the Middle East was at stake. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Netanyahu_Delays_Bid_to_Overhaul_Israel’s_Judiciary_as Protests_Rage⠀⇛ The Israeli prime minister called for dialogue as civil unrest and work stoppages reached a crisis point, grinding the country to a halt. * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Strike_and_mass_protests_in_Israel_halt_rollout_of judicial_plan⠀⇛ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is stalling his judicial overhaul plan after two days of intensifying protests against it. He said Monday he wanted to seek a compromise and take a “timeout for dialogue” with his political opponents. * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Does_Netanyahu_Have_an_Exit_Strategy⠀⇛ Israel collapsed into virtual chaos over the weekend, after Defence Minister Yoav Gallant made a dramatic televised address to the nation, calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to suspend his government’s extremist political plan. * ⚓ The Nation ☛ Israel’s_Protest_Movement_Is_Bringing_Netanyahu_to_His Knees⠀⇛ The word “unprecedented” no longer accurately captures the magnitude of recent developments in Israel. No matter what happens next, we are witnessing history in the making. Never before have Israelis risen in such numbers with such commitment against their own government—to the point that they have effectively brought it to its knees. At the time of writing, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trapped between the option of halting his plan to neuter the judiciary, putting the survival of the most far-right coalition, and his own political career, at risk—and the option of allowing the country to slip further into chaos, a constitutional crisis, and perhaps even civil war. This article was produced in collaboration with +972 Magazine. * ⚓ France24 ☛ UN_alarmed_over_surge_in_violence_in_eastern_DR_Congo⠀⇛ A surge in attacks in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed more than 700 lives at the hands of militia fighters since December, the United Nations said Monday. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Depleted-uranium_shells,_the_armour-busting_munitions heading_to_Ukraine⠀⇛ Russia said on Sunday that it plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, a seemingly tit-for-tat response to the UK’s announcement last week that it would supply Ukraine with armour-piercing shells made from depleted uranium. Although the rounds contain trace amounts of radioactivity, Russia has falsely claimed the ammunition contains “nuclear components” to justify its move into Belarus. § Environment⠀➾ * ⚓ MIT Technology Review ☛ Microplastics_are_messing_with_the_microbiomes of_seabirds⠀⇛ Tiny pieces of plastic are everywhere. They’re in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat. By one estimate, some people ingest around a credit card’s worth of plastic every week. * ⚓ The Nation ☛ A_Meditation_on_Trans-Species_Love⠀⇛ Two years ago, a profile appeared in ProPublica of an activist who had become convinced that the climate apocalypse was imminent. What made this man different from others was his fervor: After spending years writing op-eds about the urgency of the crisis, practicing “humanure,” and chastising his family members for having the wrong priorities, he’d put his wife through so much that she wondered if she had Stockholm syndrome. Although elements of his dedication to the cause were farcical, I was persuaded that there was something heroic and vital about his response that the rest of us were missing.1 * ⚓ JURIST ☛ Berlin_referendum_to_secure_climate_neutrality_by_2030 unsuccessful⠀⇛ Citizens of Berlin, Germany Sunday voted in a referendum to amend the Berlin Climate Protection and Energy Transition Act. However, the amendment was rejected as not enough voters supported the proposal to bring forward Berlin’s climate neutrality deadline to 2030. * § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ o ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Nvidia_CTO:_Cryptocurrency_Adds_Nothing_Useful to_Society⠀⇛ GPU processing power can be used for much more useful things than mining cryptocurrencies, Nvidia CTO says. o ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Australian_solar_power_production_goes through_the_roof⠀⇛ Rooftop solar systems supplied more electricity to Australia during last summer than brown coal, setting a record, the Clean Energy Council says. The systems also provided more energy to the grid than all other renewable sources, including grid-scale wind farms and solar farms. o ⚓ The Revelator ☛ Protect_This_Place:_Fracking_Threatens_the Allegheny_Plateau_and_Its_Biodiversity⠀⇛ o ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Fracking_May_Have_Caused_a_Record-Breaking_Earthquake in_Canada⠀⇛ o ⚓ New York Times ☛ U.N._Official_Heads_to_Ukrainian_Nuclear_Plant as_Safety_Fears_Grow⠀⇛ The official met with President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss the Zaporizhzhia plant, amid worries that a Ukrainian offensive could raise the already-high risk of disaster. o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ House_GOP’s_Energy_Package_Slammed_as_Harmful ‘Giveaway_to_Big_Oil’⠀⇛ As House Republicans prepare to vote on H.R. 1 this week, environmental advocates warned Monday that the sprawling package of fossil fuel-friendly legislation would worsen the climate emergency and biodiversity destruction while saddling U.S. households with higher energy bills. o ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Safeguard_Mechanism:_$600_million_can_no longer_go_to_coal_and_gas⠀⇛ In passing the Safeguard Mechanism Amendment Bill, Labor’s only major emission reduction legislation on the block, Labor has also agreed to rule out any spending on fossil fuel infrastructure from the $600 million Safeguard Transformation Stream. While the Safeguard Mechanism has been widely criticised for permitting the expansion of new fossil fuel developments throughout the country, an amendment put forward by North Sydney independent Kylea Tink prevents the government from siphoning funds into fossil fuel subjects. o ⚓ The Age AU ☛ Bitcoin’s_blessing:_How_crypto_became_a_haven_in_the bank_chaos⠀⇛ The value of Bitcoin and other crypto assets has surged since, or perhaps because of, the failure of banks with links to the crypto world. o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ 3LAU_Settles_Contentious_Lawsuit_Over_$11.7 Million_NFT_Sale⠀⇛ DJ 3LAU is close to settling a lawsuit over the sale of his NFT album Ultraviolet. o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Zelenskiy_Makes_Surprise_Trip_To_Zaporizhzhya,_Meets_IAEA Chief⠀⇛ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made a surprise visit to frontline positions in the region of Zaporizhzhya, where he also met with UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi to discuss the protection of Europe’s largest nuclear power station. * § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ How_do_so_many_endangered_creatures_end_up_in Japan’s_animal_cafes?⠀⇛ Researchers said the animals may be under stress, adding there is a risk of exchange of pathogens. o ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Remote_wilderness_sanctuary_gets_smart_with solar_power⠀⇛ A remote wilderness village will rely on a solar-powered micro-grid to drive ecotourism, research and electric cars. The Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges showcases almost two billion years of geological history, offers dark skies for stargazing and is slated for world heritage listing. o ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Why_the_Animal_Kingdom_Is_Full_of_Con_Artists⠀⇛ Some crows “cry wolf” to snatch food from their neighbors; some caterpillars trick ants into treating them like queens. What can we learn from beasts that bluff? * § Overpopulation⠀➾ o ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ U.N._Warns_of_Water_Wars_as_2_Billion_People_Lack Clean_Water_with_Africa_and_Middle_East_Hardest_Hit⠀⇛ A new report by the United Nations warns that a quarter of humanity lacks access to safe drinking water, and nearly half of the global population has no access to basic sanitation. Unless action is taken, 60% of the world’s population could face water supply issues by 2050. At the U.N. Water Conference in New York last week, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the report’s findings and warned of the potential link between water scarcity and war. From Abuja, Nigeria, we speak to Boluwaji Onabolu, president of the Network of Female Professionals in WASH in Nigeria, which focuses on water, sanitation, hygiene and public health. We’re also joined from Phoenix, Arizona, by Mohammed Mahmoud, the director of the Climate and Water Program at the Middle East Institute. o ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Navajo_Nation_Fights_for_Water_Rights_&_Access_to Colorado_River_as_West_Battles_Historic_Drought⠀⇛ At the U.N. Water Development Conference, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland delivered the U.S. statement and called for Indigenous governance of shared waters, underscoring the importance of Indigenous-led conservation in addressing the climate and drought crises. This comes after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments last Monday on whether to allow the Navajo Nation to argue the federal government must address the Native American tribe’s water rights. For more, we are joined in Fort Defiance, Arizona, by Crystal Tulley- Cordova, principal hydrologist for the Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources, water management branch, covering 27,000 square miles of reservation land that straddles New Mexico, Arizona and Utah, much of which borders the Colorado River. She talks about what must be done to address the ongoing lack of access to water there now as the west battles a historic drought. o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Toxic_Fears,_Confusion_After_Chemical_Leak_Hits Philadelphia_Drinking_Water_Supply⠀⇛ Residents of Philadelphia and the surrounding area demanded clarity about the safety of their drinking water from city officials on Monday, three days after chemicals leaked from a plant into a tributary of the Delaware River, which provides water for about 14 million people in four states. o ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ California’s_‘wet_winter’_eases_restrictions_but does_not_end_drought⠀⇛ After a series of winter storms replenished California’s water sources, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the state will no longer ask people to cut their water use by 15%. He was careful, however, not to say the drought is over. § Finance⠀➾ * ⚓ New York Times ☛ After_Doling_Out_Huge_Loans,_China_Is_Now_Bailing_Out Countries⠀⇛ Beijing is emerging as a new heavyweight in providing emergency funds to debt-ridden countries, catching up to the I.M.F. as a lender of last resort. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iranian_Workers’_Group_Strikes_Over_Wages_As_Inflation Continues_To_Soar⠀⇛ Employees and retirees in the southwestern Iranian city of Shush have gone on strike to protest living standards and to push the government to approve wage and social payment increases in the Iranian New Year. * ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Local_banks_‘well-positioned’_to_resist_overseas storm⠀⇛ Australia’s banks are in a strong position to ward off turbulent conditions overseas, the financial services minister says. Stephen Jones allayed fears of contagion from US and European banks following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse, crediting stronger regulatory conditions for stronger resilience in the domestic financial market. * ⚓ The Local SE ☛ Swedish_shoppers_head_to_Norway_for_cheaper_groceries⠀⇛ Norwegians have long been crossing the border and filling their shopping baskets in Sweden. However, thanks to soaring food prices, Swedes are now heading to Norway to try and slash their grocery bills. * ⚓ The Local SE ☛ Swedish_grocery_giants_to_cut_prices_on_hundreds_of items⠀⇛ Swedish supermarket chains Ica and Coop vowed to lower prices on a range of items, following a similar move by Lidl last week. * ⚓ The Local SE ☛ Seven_ways_to_save_money_on_food_and_drink_in_Sweden⠀⇛ A weak krona, soaring inflation and the impacts of war in Ukraine – things are getting more expensive in Sweden, but there are ways to save money on your food shop. Here are our top tips. * ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Understanding_loans_and_making_informed_decisions⠀⇛ Taking out a loan can be an essential financial tool for achieving various goals, such as buying a home, financing education, or starting a business. However, it’s crucial to make informed decisions and manage loans responsibly to prevent them from becoming a burden. * ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Household_confidence_in_the_economy_remains_low,_says chief_economist_of_the_Central_Chamber_of_Commerce⠀⇛ According to the confidence indicator from Statistics Finland, household confidence in the economy is still weak. The chief economist of the Central Chamber of Commerce notes that there are currently no signs that confidence will return to normal anytime soon. However, strong employment growth has supported households’ purchasing power, but there is still little willingness to make expensive purchases. * ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Finland_faces_stiff_competition_as_Western_countries strive_to_attract_international_nurses⠀⇛ As Western countries face a growing nursing shortage over the next decade, they will have to compete for healthcare professionals to fill the gap. The winners and losers in this race will depend on how well they attract and retain international healthcare workers. Finland, like other Western countries, will likely have to compete for healthcare professionals from countries like the Philippines, India, and some African nations. * ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Tackling_Finland’s_nursing_crisis:_Seeking_pediatric heart_surgery_options_abroad⠀⇛ Helsinki University Hospital (HUS) is offering children awaiting heart surgeries the opportunity to undergo procedures in Nordic countries. The first letters inquiring about families’ willingness to travel to Copenhagen for surgery will be sent this week. The New Children’s Hospital in Helsinki is exploring the possibility of pediatric heart surgeries in Copenhagen due to delays in providing care for children awaiting surgery in Finland. * ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Skills_shortage_in_Finland:_A_growing_challenge_amid global_trends⠀⇛ Finland is facing an escalating shortage of skilled workers, according to a recent study by ManpowerGroup. The study found that 81% of Finnish employers are struggling to find the necessary skills to fill their job vacancies. This is up from 70% the previous year. The shortage is most severe in Eastern Finland, where 85% of employers report difficulty finding the right talent. * ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Foreign-owned_companies_account_for_over_a_quarter_of Helsinki’s_total_turnover,_reveals_new_study⠀⇛ The significance of foreign-owned companies in the Helsinki region is on the rise, constituting over a quarter of the area’s total turnover, according to a recent report by the Helsinki City Council. Although foreign-owned companies account for only a few percentages of the entire corporate landscape, their economic weight is considerable. In 2021, a quarter of the workforce in the Helsinki region’s corporate sector was employed by foreign-owned companies. * ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ HS:_Labour_shortage_is_worsening_in_Finnish_capital region⠀⇛ A GROWING NUMBER of employers are struggling to attract suitable candidates to apply for job openings, reports Helsingin Sanomat. In Uusimaa, the most populous region of Finland, the share of unresolved recruitment problems has increased from roughly 25 per cent in 2019 to almost 60 per cent in 2022, reveal employer interviews compiled for the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment by Statistics Finland. * ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Ralph_Nader:_Reckless_Capitalist_Banks_Rescued_by Government_Socialism—Again!⠀⇛ By Ralph Nader Once again, government socialism – ultimately backed by taxpayers – is saving reckless midsized banks and their depositors. Silicon Valley Bank (S.V.B) and Signature Bank in New York greedily mismanaged their risk levels and had to be closed down. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), in return, to avoid a bank panic […] * ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Report:_Trump,_Bush_Tax_Cuts_Have_Largely_Driven_National Debt_Issues_Since_2001⠀⇛ * ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Transport_Workers’_Strike_Paralyzes_Germany⠀⇛ “The Federal government and local authorities have categorically rejected a socially balanced collective agreement,” the Verdi leader Werneke revealed. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Flights,_trains_cancelled_in_Germany_as_strikes_ground transportation⠀⇛ Airports and bus and train stations across Germany were at a standstill on Monday morning, causing disruption for millions at the start of the working week during one of the largest walkouts in decades as Europe’s biggest economy reels from inflation. * ⚓ Zimbabwe ☛ ‘Dubai_is_the_financial_capital_of_Africa?’_What_is_the_Gold Mafia_talking_about?⠀⇛ Image Credit: David Rodrigo, Unsplash One statement in the Al Jazeera documentary on corruption and looting in Zimbabwe stuck with me. One guy said ‘Dubai is Africa’s financial capital’ or something to that order. § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ * ⚓ JURIST ☛ Mexico_Supreme_Court_suspends_proposed_electoral_reforms_for infringing_on_human_rights⠀⇛ The Mexican Supreme Court Friday suspended President Andrés Obrador’s proposed legislative reform package regarding the nation’s electoral system, following a challenge from the National Electoral Institute (INE) who argued that the reforms were unconstitutional. Minister Speaker Javier Potisek also allowed a freeze on the legislation, keeping the current provisions in force. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Myanmar_junta_chief_marks_Armed_Forces_Day_with_vow_to_eradicate opposition⠀⇛ But observers say the military has already done its worst, with little to show for it. * ⚓ RFA ☛ For_founder’s_birthday,_North_Korean_cities_ordered_to_decorate streets_with_flowers⠀⇛ Some towns are creating paper flowers to make up for a shortage of real ones. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Former_president_Ma_Ying-jeou’s_trip_to_China_undermines_Taiwan government:_critics⠀⇛ Ma’s visit comes as his opposition Kuomintang chooses rapprochement with Beijing despite rejecting Chinese rule. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Three_Kazakh_Activists_Detained_In_Almaty_After_Demonstrating For_Release_Of_Relatives_From_Xinjiang⠀⇛ Police detained three Kazakh activists in Almaty on March 27 after they demonstrated near the Chinese consulate to demand the release of their relatives from China’s Xinjiang Province. * ⚓ The Nation ☛ Brandon_Johnson_Is_Surging_in_the_Chicago_Mayoral_Race⠀⇛ Chicago voters will decide the nation’s biggest mayoral race of 2023 in barely a week, and progressive Brandon Johnson is surging—thanks in part to a string of endorsements that have helped the former teacher and union activist close the gap with front-runner Paul Vallas. * ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ After_TikTok_CEO_Testimony,_House_Speaker_McCarthy Says_Investigation_Will_Go_Forward⠀⇛ House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says an investigation into banning TikTok will move forward. * ⚓ The Local SE ☛ Swedish_military_bans_TikTok_on_work_phones⠀⇛ Sweden’s military said on Monday it was banning staff members from using Chinese-owned TikTok on work devices due to security concerns, following a slew of similar decisions from authorities in Western countries. * ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ CYBER:_Why_Does_Congress_Want_to_Ban_TikTok?⠀⇛ The CEO of TikTok just testified on Capitol Hill. It was a shitshow. * ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ “That’s_How_…_You_End_Up_as_a_Defendant_in_a_Court Room:”_Some_Days_in_the_Life_of_a_Named-and-Shamed_Former_GRU_Hacker, Ivan_Ermakov⠀⇛ By the measure of evidence submitted in the trial of his co- conspirator, alleged John Podesta hacker Ivan Ermakov has been enjoying life in the years after his indictment by Robert Mueller. But the record of those exploits helped to convict his Vladislav Klyushin in a hack-and-trade conspiracy. * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Why_some_MAGA_voters_won’t_protest_for_Trump⠀⇛ Despite a possible indictment, President Trump’s support among conservative voters looks rock solid – and building. But one place shows softening: Some followers feel abandoned by him after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and won’t protest to support him. * ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Time_editor-in-chief_Edward_Felsenthal_steps_down⠀⇛ Edward Felsenthal will become executive chairman and contributing editor at Time in June. * ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Piers_Morgan_and_Martin_Lewis_lead_list_of_most- followed_UK_journalists_on_Twitter [Ed: Twitter numbers are mostly meaningless and easy to game; Twitter is a private company of head- chopping Saudis, fronting with a bald fraud who leeches off lies. This is not a good "optics" for a site focusing on journalism.]⠀⇛ Press Gazette found more than 180 UK journalists with above 100,000 followers. * ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ The_Intent_Of_The_Declaration_Of_Independence⠀⇛ The Declaration Of Independence is about independence, not human rights. * ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Tech_Press_Slowly_Figuring_Out_That_Banning_TikTok_Doesn’t Fix_The_Actual_Problem⠀⇛ The great TikTok moral panic of 2023 is largely a distraction. It’s a distraction from the fact we’ve refused to meaningfully regulate dodgy data brokers, who traffic in everything from your daily movement habits to your mental health diagnosis. And it’s a distraction from our corrupt failure to pass even a baseline privacy law for the internet era. * ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Ocasio-Cortez:_A_TikTok_Ban_Wouldn’t_Solve_Data_Privacy Risks_Posed_by_Big_Tech⠀⇛ * ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Eurobarometer:_Support_for_the_EU_declines_in Hungary,_especially_among_young_people⠀⇛ * ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ If_Putin_came_to_Hungary,_it_would_be_a_violation_of international_law_not_to_arrest_him⠀⇛ * ⚓ The Nation ☛ Insurrection_Porn_and_Kitsch_at_Trump’s_Waco_Rally⠀⇛ We’re supposed to believe that Donald Trump chose Waco, Tex., for his first official campaign rally only because of logistics. It’s easily reached by folks in Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin. Of course, Trump intended no connection to the 30th anniversary of the Branch Davidian tragedy, when a right-wing cult provoked a government standoff that resulted in the death of 86 people, including 28 children of the cult. * ⚓ FAIR ☛ Cop_City_Coverage_Fails_to_Question_Narratives_of_Militarized Police⠀⇛ Protests against the construction of an 85-acre police training facility—dubbed “Cop City”—in a suburban Atlanta forest turned deadly when police shot and killed a demonstrator occupying the area. The police mobilization against the occupation involved the Atlanta Police, DeKalb County Police, Georgia State Patrol, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) and the FBI (Guardian, 1/21/23). Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, a protester known by most as “Tortuguita,” was shot at least a dozen times. * ⚓ The Nation ☛ What_Will_Macron_Do_When_Arbitrary_Arrests_and_Police Violence_Fail?⠀⇛ “All the way to repeal!” That’s one of the many rallying cries being shouted across France since March 16, when President Emmanuel Macron resorted to Article 49, Section 3, of the French Constitution to force an increase in the retirement age from 62 to 64.1 * ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Elon_Musk_Effectively_Admits_That_He_Set_Fire_To_More_Than Half_Of_Twitter’s_Value⠀⇛ For months, Elon Musk has been promising the rapidly dwindling workforce at Twitter that he’d give them stock grants. He’d promised that those grants would come on March 24th, and I can tell you that when normal business hours ended on the 24th with no details, some of those remaining employees were pissed off. However, it was just Musk in typical fashion, being late. Late at night an email was sent to employees on “the state of Twitter 20” which also included the details of the grants. * ⚓ Techdirt ☛ As_Free_Speech_Enthusiast_Elon_Plans_To_Release_Twitter’s Source_Code,_Twitter_Desperately_Seeking_Identity_Of_FreeSpeechEnthusiast Who_Leaked_Twitter_Source_Code⠀⇛ Ever since Elon Musk made his initial bid to buy Twitter, he’s talked about “open sourcing” the algorithm. He mentioned it last April in the first interview he gave, on the TED stage, to talk about his plans with Twitter. And since taking over the company at the end of October, he’s mentioned it over and over again. * ⚓ Meduza ☛ Moscow_authorities_change_name_of_new_commuter_rail_line_from Kyiv–Gorky_to_Kaluga–Nizhegorodsky_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The Moscow authorities have decided to change the prospective name of the Moscow Central Diameters commuter rail system’s fourth line, which is slated to open this year, from the “​​Kyiv–Gorky Diameter” to the “Kaluga–Nizhegorodsky Diameter,” according to the city’s transport department.  * ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ Circus_Politics_Are_Intended_to_Distract_Us._Don’t_Be Distracted⠀⇛ John Whitehead “There is nothing more dangerous than a government of the many controlled by the few.” Lawrence Lessig, Harvard law professor It is easy to be distracted right now by the bread and circus politics that have dominated the news headlines lately, but don’t be distracted. * ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ This_Week_in_the_New_Normal_#59⠀⇛ Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world. 1. “Ghost Children” We’re in the season of lockdown revisionism, where voices of the establishment sheepishly admit to making a couple of mistakes… * ⚓ France24 ☛ How_‘continuity_candidate’_Humza_Yousaf_clinched_Scotland’s top_job⠀⇛ After a short but bitter leadership contest, Humza Yousaf was elected the new leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) on Monday and will soon take over from the formidable Nicola Sturgeon as Scotland’s first minister. FRANCE 24 takes a closer look at how Yousaf successfully won over party members to clinch the top job in Scottish politics and usher in the post- Sturgeon era, which promises to be a challenging one. * § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ o ⚓ Reason ☛ Large_Libel_Model:_How_a_Google_Bard_Session_Went_Off the_Rails_into_Invented_Quotes_and_False_Accusations⠀⇛ Some commenters on my Large Libel Model posts have argued that the reason I got false output from my prompts is that I had “primed” the model to suggest that I was looking for something negative. o ⚓ Reason ☛ Why_§ 230_Likely_Doesn’t_Provide_Immunity_for_Libels Composed_by_ChatGPT,_Bard,_etc.⠀⇛ This week and likely next, I’ll be serializing my Large Libel Models? Liability for AI Output draft. I had already posted on why I think such AI programs’ communications are reasonably perceived as factual assertions, and why disclaimers about possible errors are insufficient to avoid liability. o ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ A_Secret_Company_Inside_Infowars_Funneled_Ad Money_Directly_to_Alex_Jones⠀⇛ Another sketchy-seeming financial scheme exposed in bankruptcy court. § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ * ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Indian_Government_Cuts_Off_Internet_Access_To_27_Million Punjab_Residents_As_It_Continues_Its_Targeting_Of_Sikhs⠀⇛ The Indian government under Narendra Modi has become an even worse version of itself. It has expanded its power unilaterally to silence critics and oppress citizens Modi doesn’t care for. It has continued to do this despite courts finding these actions illegal. * ⚓ The Nation ☛ A_Dream_and_a_Lie:_Ron_DeSantis’s_Twisted_Race_Pedagogy⠀⇛ Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s legislative crusade against Black history in Florida’s K-12 curriculum is nothing short of a frontal assault on Black Americans’ sense of reality and identity. History in American education is not, as DeSantis suggests, an impartial assemblage of the “cut and dried” facts. It is, rather, the way we test and refine various narratives of our collective identity and national aspirations—and, crucially, interrogate the enabling fictions that make up the American dream. James Baldwin underlined the central fact that DeSantis’s campaign against Black learning sidesteps during his 1965 debate with William F. Buckley Jr. at the University of Cambridge when he declared, “The American dream is at the expense of the American Negro.” Fifty-eight years later, Ta- Nehisi Coates reiterated the same point in his landmark book Between the World and Me: “Historians conjured the dream.” * ⚓ Reason ☛ Journal_of_Free_Speech_Law:_“Diversity!_Mandating_Adherence_to a_Secular_Creed,”_by_Prof._Matthew_Finkin_(Illinois)⠀⇛ Just published in volume 2, issue 2 of the Journal of Free Speech Law, and available here; here’s the Introduction: The academy is rife with contention over the conditioning of faculty ap­pointments on an attestation to or a record of support for a secular trinity: “Di­ver­si­ty, Equity, Inclusion.” § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ * ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Police_U-turn_to_say_suspects_‘should_be_named’_on charge_after_Press_Gazette_story_prompts_backlash⠀⇛ The guidance that forces “should” name suspects on charge has been reinstated. * ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Specialist_and_local_newsbrands_report_recruitment challenges_for_junior_roles⠀⇛ Lower wages and lack of work experience opportunities may be impacting journalism recruitment. * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Stand_News_sedition_trial:_Prosecution_completes questioning_of_ex-editor_of_Hong_Kong_outlet⠀⇛ The prosecution has completed its questioning of the former chief editor of shuttered independent Hong Kong media outlet Stand News after 26 days. Chung Pui-kuen, Stand News’ former chief editor, Patrick Lam, the outlet’s former acting chief editor, and Stand News parent company stand accused of conspiring to publish “seditious” publications. § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ * ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ Rubbish_piling_up_in_Copenhagen_as_strike_continues⠀⇛ Sanitation workers to decide today whether to continue strike, which has seen trash piles mounting high on the streets and back alleys of the capital  * ⚓ France24 ☛ Paris_suburb_grants_paid_menstrual_leave_in_a_first_for France⠀⇛ The town of Saint-Ouen on the northern edge of Paris has become the first French municipality to grant paid medical leave to female staff suffering from period pain, hoping to “break a taboo” on the subject and inspire similar moves at the national level. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Tourists_frustrated_as_pension_reform_protesters_block access_to_the_Louvre⠀⇛ Trade union protesters angered by President Emmanuel Macron’s move to raise the French retirement age without a final vote in parliament blocked the Louvre museum in Paris on Monday, frustrating crowds of visitors. * ⚓ France24 ☛ French_PM_Borne_reaches_out_to_opposition,_unions_ahead_of new_protests⠀⇛ French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne on Monday is set to start a series of consultations over the next three weeks with opposition MPs, political parties and local leaders after weeks of protests over pension reforms. * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_man_sentenced_to_training_centre_for taking_part_in_riot_linked_to_2019_PolyU_siege⠀⇛ A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to a training centre for his participation in a riot linked to the police siege of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) during the 2019 protests and unrest. The judge said the case reflected how young people were easily swayed by peers or netizens. * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_47:_Prosecutors_name_new_‘co- conspirator,’_who_was_not_arrested_or_charged,_in_national_security trial⠀⇛ Hong Kong prosecutors have alleged a former district council chairman – who has not been arrested or charged – as a “co- conspirator” in a landmark national security case against 47 pro-democracy figures. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Nobel_laureate_Annie_Ernaux_calls_for_justice_as_French students_allege_sex_assault_by_police⠀⇛ Annie Ernaux, the 2022 Nobel literature laureate, has backed calls for a thorough investigation after four female students said they were sexually assaulted by police in the western city of Nantes following a protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s deeply contentious pension reform. * ⚓ TruthOut ☛ I’m_Immunocompromised._I_Know_Ableism_Is_Oppression._We_Need Disability_Justice.⠀⇛ * ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_Supreme_Court_agrees_to_hear_civil_rights_‘tester’_case challenging_ADA_violations⠀⇛ The US Supreme Court Monday granted certiorari to hear Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer, a civil rights “tester” case that considers a challenge to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) violations. Acheson Hotels is the only new case from Monday’s order list that the court agreed to add to its docket for the current term. * ⚓ JURIST ☛ India_dispatch:_Canadian_diplomat_summoned_by_India_government after_Sikh_independence_supporters_protest_outside_Vancouver_consulate⠀⇛ Indian law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting India. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Freed_Vietnamese_political_prisoner_says_guards_made_him_work_in jail_without_pay⠀⇛ Phan Kim Khanh served a six-year sentence for conducting propaganda against the state. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iranian_Lawmaker_Says_New_Hijab_Plan_Prohibits_Physical Punishment⠀⇛ An Iranian parliamentarian says the government’s new strategy to enforce the compulsory wearing of the hijab will eliminate physical punishment for women and instead carry financial and administrative penalties that have been approved by the leader of the Islamic republic. * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘The_Inhumanity_Defies_Words’:_Italy_Seizes_Banksy- Funded_Migrant_Rescue_Ship_as_Dozens_Drown⠀⇛ Italian authorities on Sunday seized a migrant aid ship financed by renowned British street artist Banksy after the vessel allegedly violated a decree by Italy’s far-right cabinet by refusing to head to port following a rescue operation. * ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_DHS_and_Its_Legacy_of_Terrorizing_Immigrants⠀⇛ In the last few weeks, the Biden administration has announced new border policies, proposed new asylum ban rules, considered bringing back family detention, and submitted a budget request to Congress increasing funding to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), agencies with horrific track records of racism and abuse. In its most recent move, the Biden administration signed an agreement with Canada that would turn asylum seekers back at the Northern border. These moves are an outgrowth of Trump-era policies meant to shut down US borders. But more than that, they represent a continuation of cruel and harmful immigration policies, tracing back 20 years to the creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Through multiple presidential administrations representing both political parties, the DHS has targeted and criminalized Muslim, Black, brown, and immigrant communities under the guise of “homeland security,” at a cost of $1.4 trillion to taxpayers over its lifetime. Today, it is clear we must dismantle this agency that has actively harmed migrant communities at home and abroad. Instead, the Biden administration has just proposed giving ICE and CBP more money to carry out their harmful agendas. * ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_War_Against_Abortion_Rights_Is_Also_a_War_Against Democracy⠀⇛ The five Supreme Court justices who voted to overturn the constitutional right to abortion last year presented themselves as great defenders of democracy. The cornerstone of their arguments in the Dobbs v. Jackson Woman’s Health Organization decision was that the court’s earlier affirmation of a right to abortion, enshrined in Roe v. Wade (1973) and reaffirmed in Casey v. Planned Parenthood (1992), improperly settled by judicial fiat a matter that required deliberation by voters and lawmakers. Writing for the majority in Dobbs, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito insisted, “The Court short-circuited the democratic process by closing it to the large number of Americans who disagreed with Roe.” * ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Questions_Grow_Around_Alsdorf_Art_Collection_in_Chicago⠀⇛ The statue of Buddha that was up for sale at Christie’s auction house was, according to art experts, an early test: Would recent controversy around objects once owned by two prominent Chicago collectors hinder its sale and send a signal about how the art market views the renowned collection? The answer came quickly. The 7 1/4-inch copper-alloy Buddha from 9th-century Nepal, which had been on loan to the Art Institute of Chicago until last year, failed to sell last week, a Christie’s spokesperson said. * ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ ‘They_do_not_embody_Christ:’_Local_clergy_condemn rise_in_Christian_nationalism⠀⇛ Conservative Christian nationalism has erupted into the public eye in recent years. Local clergy say the American church must do what it can to combat the rise of hatefulness and violence in the church –which they say is being co-opted by America’s political right. * ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Lyudmila_Ulitskaya_on_Russia’s_Women⠀⇛ The author discusses “Alisa,” her story from the latest issue of the magazine. * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ UN_Refugee_Agency_Says_Biden_Asylum_Plan_‘Incompatible’ With_International_Law⠀⇛ The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Monday urged the Biden administration to consider rescinding its proposed anti-asylum rule, which critics have compared to former President Donald Trump’s “transit ban” that denied asylum to anyone who had traveled to the United States through a third country. * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Tlaib_Leads_Call_for_$1.2_Billion_in_Humanitarian Assistance_for_Yemen⠀⇛ U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Monday led two dozen House Democrats in urging Congress to allocate at least $1.2 billion in humanitarian aid for Yemen—whose people have suffered eight years of U.S.-backed Saudi war—in next year’s budget. * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘What_Color_Shirts’?_Far-Right_Ben-Gvir_to_Get_Control Over_Israeli_National_Guard⠀⇛ Democracy defenders on Monday sharply criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s agreement to place the country’s National Guard under the control of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, a far-right extremist who has advocated the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. * ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ TransAfrica_Founder_Randall_Robinson_Dies_at_81; Opposed_South_African_Apartheid_&_U.S._Coups_in_Haiti⠀⇛ We remember the human rights activist and lawyer Randall Robinson, the founder of TransAfrica, who died Friday at the age of 81. Robinson played a critical role in the anti- apartheid movement in the United States and was a prominent critic of U.S. policy in Haiti. In 2004, he helped expose the U.S. role in the coup that ousted Haitian President Jean- Bertrand Aristide. We air excerpts from a 2013 interview Robinson did with Democracy Now! about his work. * ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Sanders-Led_Committee_Releases_Damning_Report_on_Starbucks’s Anti-Union_Activity⠀⇛ * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Sanders_Unveils_Report_Debunking_Starbucks’_Claim_That It_Is_a_‘Progressive’_Company⠀⇛ A Senate committee headed by Bernie Sanders of Vermont released a report late Sunday aimed at debunking Starbucks’ narrative that it supports workers’ rights and has not committed large- scale violations of U.S. labor law—claims that former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz will likely repeat when he testifies before the panel later this week. * ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ West_Papua_–_a_human_rights_tragedy_right_on_our doorstep⠀⇛ It’s the decades-long human rights tragedy next door that Australia avoids. Abuses in Myanmar, Syria, Palestine, Ukraine and other hate hotspots get stern condemnation sometimes backed by sanctions, arms and sanctuary for refugees. But Indonesia’s brutal suppression of separatists in West Papua goes untouched. It’s a story likely to end badly – then contine, Duncan Graham reports. It’s easy being morally upright when the brutalities and agonies are far away. When adjacent, and the offender is big, powerful, outnumbering us 11-to 1, and a vital trader, concerns get muted. President Theodore Roosevelt’s ‘big stick’ foreign policy advice has been tweaked by Canberra to: ‘Speak softly and carry a small twig’. * ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Amazon_delivery_driver_charged_with assaulting_St._Paul_homeowner_told_police_he_defended_himself⠀⇛ Video surveillance shows the homeowner trying to knock the driver’s phone from his hand. § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ * ⚓ Internet Freedom Foundation ☛ A_Silver_Lining?_We_wrote_to_the_Rajya Sabha_Committee_ahead_of_its_consideration_of_the_IT_Rules,_2021⠀⇛ The Rajya Sabha Committee on Subordinate Legislation is meeting on March 27, 2023, to consider the IT Rules, 2021 and its subsequent amendments. We wrote to them expressing our gratitude for their consideration of the Rules, while citing our concerns as well as the impact on online free speech. § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ * ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Europe’s_Proposed_Right-To-Repair_Law:_A_Game_Changer,_Or Business_As_Usual?⠀⇛ Recently, the European Commission (EC) adopted a new proposal intended to enable and promote the repair of a range of consumer goods, including household devices like vacuum cleaners and washing machines, as well as electronic devices such as smartphones and televisions. Depending on how the European Parliament and Council vote in the next steps, this proposal may shape many details of how devices we regularly interact with work, and how they can be repaired when they no longer do. § Monopolies⠀➾ * ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Gamers_Celebrate_Their_‘Loss’_In_Court_Over_Blocking Microsoft’s_Activision/Blizzard_Acquisition⠀⇛ We’ve spilled a great deal of ink thus far on the subject of Microsoft’s proposed purchase of Activision Blizzard. The discussion around this whole thing began with the acquisition itself, before quickly moving into the topic of how Microsoft was going to get past the narrow glares of several regulatory bodies that all made noises about antitrust concerns and hand- wringing over competition within the video game market itself. In the intervening weeks, the placation of the EU regulators by Microsoft’s 10-year deals to keep Call of Duty specifically on multiple platforms seems to have worked, whereas the outcome of the UK’s CMA body and the United States’ FTC are less clear. * § Patents⠀➾ o ⚓ Kluwer Patent Blog ☛ High_Court_demonstrates_again_its willingness_to_set_FRAND_rate_–_InterDigital_&_Lenovo [Ed: InterDigital is a malicious patent troll of large size and FRAND is a deliberate misnomer. None of this has anything to do with justice.]⠀⇛ On 16 March 2022, the High Court of England and Wales handed down its judgment following the FRAND trial in InterDigital v Lenovo.  This is the second judgment containing a substantive FRAND determination issued by the English Courts and the UK remains one of the few jurisdictions… o ⚓ Innovation_stays_strong:_patent_applications_in_Europe_continue to_grow_in_2022 [Ed: Highly misleading. The numbers are actyally down, but EPO crooks (the management) are cherry-picking. They also conflate this monopolisation with "innovation".]⠀⇛ The European Patent Office (EPO) received 193 460 applications in 2022, an increase of 2.5% on the previous year and a new record. o ⚓ Easy_access_to_EPO_legal_texts_on_any_device [Ed: "EPO legal texts" in an EPO that routinely breaks the law, even its own constitution, in order to serve special interests]⠀⇛ Your feedback will help us make further improvements o ⚓ JUVE ☛ Hoffmann_Eitle_and_BGI_prevail_as_Boards_of_Appeal_revoke Illumina_patent [Ed: Fake patents granted again by EPO]⠀⇛ Illumina’s EP 3 002 289, which the Boards of Appeal revoked due to added subject matter, is one of several patents protecting “modified nucleotides for polynucleotide sequencing”. The BoA judges argued that the literal claim construction could not be amended by reference to the description. § Trademarks⠀➾ * ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ TTAB_Launches_Pilot_Program_for_Final_Pretrial_Conferences, Requiring_Detailed_Joint_Pretrial_Order⠀⇛ In another step that will make TTAB proceedings as complicated and expensive as civil litigation, the TTAB has announced its implementation of a pilot program for holding a Final Pretrial Conference in selected cases. [Announcement here]. The Board will focus on cases with large or unwieldy records, “overly contentious” proceedings, and cases in which the parties or counsel are unfamiliar with TTAB practice. The parties will be required to file a detailed Final Joint Pretrial Order [Model Format here] setting forth the issues, witnesses, exhibits, objections, etc., etc. § Copyrights⠀➾ * ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ MPA_and_RIAA_Megaupload_Lawsuits_Are_Now_‘Inactive’⠀⇛ More than eleven years after the shutdown of Megaupload, the U.S. Government’s criminal case against founder Kim Dotcom is still pending. The same applies to civil lawsuits filed by the movie and music industries. Following repeated delays, a Virginia federal court has decided to strike the civil cases from the active docket pending new developments. * ⚓ Creative Commons ☛ CC_at_WIPO_SCCR_43_–_Progress_made_on_exceptions_and limitations_and_draft⠀⇛ * ⚓ TruthOut ☛ When_Missouri_Proposed_Library_Censorship,_Librarians_Got Organized⠀⇛ * ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Childish_Gambino_Beats_Years-Old_Copyright_Lawsuit Over_2018’s_‘This_Is_America’⠀⇛ A federal judge has officially dismissed a copyright lawsuit filed against Childish Gambino (real name Donald Glover) and others over 2018’s “This Is America.” District Judge Victor Marrero just recently granted a motion to dismiss from Childish Gambino, his fellow “This Is America” writers, Sony Music, Kobalt, and several additional defendants. * ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ TikTok_Reportedly_Lost_Users_—_and_User_Hours_—_in Australia_During_Music-Limit_Test⠀⇛ Last month, amid TikTok’s long-running licensing talks with the major labels, it came to light that the ByteDance-owned platform had started limiting the availability of certain music in Australia. * ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Eurovision_Song_Contest_To_Be_Broadcast_to_Cinemas Across_the_UK_For_the_First_Time_Ever⠀⇛ Eurovision Song Contest will be broadcast to British cinemas for the first time ever. This year, the Eurovision Song Contest will be broadcast live in cinemas across the UK for the first time. * ⚓ Reason ☛ Internet_Archive_Loses_Lawsuit_Over_National_Emergency Library,_Will_Appeal⠀⇛ Plus: “Sensitivity readers” rewrite Agatha Christie, a Little Free Library battle, and more… * ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Internet_Archive_Loses_Historic_Copyright_Case,_Vows to_Appeal⠀⇛ IA was sued for lifting lending limits on ebooks it had scanned itself. * ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Publishers_Get_One_Step_Closer_To_Killing_Libraries⠀⇛ Last Monday was the day of the oral arguments in the Big Publishers’ lawsuit against libraries in the form of the Internet Archive. As we noted mid-week, publishers won’t quit until libraries are dead. And they got one step closer to that goal on Friday, when Judge John Koetl wasted no time in rejecting every single one of the Internet Archive’s arguments. * ⚓ Project Censored ☛ Bogus_Copyright_Complaints_Throttle_Investigative Journalism_–_Validated_Independent_News⠀⇛ Anonymous individuals have created fake copies of the articles they seek to censor, with publication dates preexisting those of the original articles. These individuals then issue a copyright infringement claim under the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to the servers that host the original articles. Under US law, “any online author saying that their content has been stolen can seek to have what they claim is the infringing material ‘taken down’ by triggering a formal legal process through web servers who host the material.” The process differs depending on the server, but the bogus complaints can keep content blocked for weeks while the original author proves their credentials. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_AYGHLRD_Wordo:_SCUBA⠀⇛ o § Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Logseq⠀⇛ It is been a year since I started using a new note taking application and it is due time I write a bit about the topic. Logseq[1] is a desktop and mobile application with a wide plugin ecosystem for the desktop version and lots o features. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3980 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 03.28.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_28/03/2023:_Pitivi_2023.03_is_Out,_Yet_More_Microsoft_Layoffs_(Now_in Israel)⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 6:31 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Server o Audiocasts/Shows o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o Games o Desktop_Environments/WMs # K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o Fedora_Family_/_IBM o Debian_Family o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Devices/Embedded o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Education o FSFE o GNU_Projects o Licensing_/_Legal o Programming/Development # Python o Standards/Consortia * Leftovers o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature # Overpopulation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Monopolies # Patents # Copyrights * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Server⠀➾ # ⚓ TecMint ☛ 12_Best_Linux_Server_Distributions_of_2023⠀⇛ Linux is free and open-source, this has emanated from the low total cost of ownership of a Linux system, compared to other operating systems. Although Linux operating systems (distributions) are not entirely doing well on desktop computers, they are commanding the stats when it comes to powering servers, mainframe computers as well as supercomputers in data centers around the world. # ⚓ Container Journal ☛ Torc_Acquires_Codealike_for_Cloud- Native_Developer_Network⠀⇛ Torc has acquired Codealike to provide cloud-native application developers in its network with data that improves their skillsets. Torc CEO Mike Morris says Codealike complements other tools that Torc provides, including access to a community of more than 10,000 cloud-native application developers that take on assignments listed… o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Why_BSD_Documentation_Is_Just_Better_Than_Linux⠀⇛ Linux is great and it’s great that we have all the documentation we have however there’s a trend over on the BSD side which I really wish caught on more on Linux # ⚓ Tux Digital ☛ 317:_Home_Automation_with_Home_Assistant_Plus New_Alternative_to_ChatGPT⠀⇛ This week’s episode of Destination Linux, we will be discussing building an automated home, the open source way. Then we discuss an alternative to ChatGPT that is currently in the works and it’s open source. Plus, we have our tips/tricks and software picks. # ⚓ WordPress ☛ WP_Briefing:_Episode_52:_Workflows_and_Phase Three_Visioning_with_Special_Guest_Héctor_Prieto⠀⇛ On this week’s episode, special guest Héctor Prieto joins Josepha in a discussion about phase three and why it’s more than collaborative editing. # ⚓ Bryan Lunduke ☛ The_Lunduke_Big_Tech_Show_–_Mar_26,_2023⠀⇛ Listen now (66 min) | Tech News, Listener Questions, & Other Nerdy Stuff. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Converseen_Flatpak_now_with_Heif/Heic,_PDF,_LibRAW Support⠀⇛ Although Converseen has been available as a Flatpak package for a few months now, it finally now has a series of updates that bring it up to par with the corresponding AppImage and Snap packages in terms of features. # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Pitivi_2023.03_Video_Editor_Brings_Back Autoaligner,_Adds_More_Precise_Audio_Waveforms⠀⇛ Pitivi 2023.03 has been in development for the past nine months, superseding the Pitivi 2022.06 release, but it doesn’t look like it’s a big update as it only adds a couple of new features and smaller improvements. For example, Pitivi 2023.03 makes audio waveforms more precise when you look at them and implements automatic seeking to the start of the timeline when starting playback while the playhead is at the end to save you a click. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_get_the_latest_stable_version_of_GNOME Web_on_Linux⠀⇛ Hello, friends. In this post, you will learn how to get the latest stable version of GNOME Web on Linux. What is GNOME Web? According to the project’s website, Web is the web browser for the GNOME desktop and for elementary OS, based on the popular WebKit engine. # ⚓ Titus Barik ☛ Migrating_from_WordPress_to_Hugo⠀⇛ There were many reasons I decided to leave WordPress. # ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ Moving_from_‘master’_to_‘main’_in Git_with_local_changes⠀⇛ One of the things that various open source Git repositories are doing is changing their main branch from being called ‘master’ to being called ‘main’. As a consumer of their repository, this is generally an easy switch for me to deal with; some day, I will do a ‘git pull’, get a report that there’s a new ‘main’ branch but there’s no upstream ‘master’, and then I’ll do ‘git checkout main’ and I’m all good. However, with some repositories I have my own local changes, which I handle through Git rebasing. Recently I had to go through a ‘master’ to ‘main’ switch on such a repository, so I’m writing down what I did for later use. # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ Securing_MySQL_Database_with_Limited_User Permissions⠀⇛ MySQL is one of the most popular open-source relational database management systems used by developers worldwide. However, with its popularity comes a significant risk of security threats such as SQL injection attacks. # ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ How_to_Install_an_Older_Version_of_a_Package in_Ubuntu/Debian⠀⇛ It’s not advisable to install an older version of a package on your computer, but what can we do when the latest build removes the feature that we want? # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ Securing_MySQL_database_with_Stored_Procedures⠀⇛ Securing your MySQL database is crucial for protecting sensitive data and preventing unauthorized access. # ⚓ Net2 ☛ How_to_Install_TensorFlow_on_Ubuntu_22.04⠀⇛ TensorFlow is an excellent tool for developers looking to create and train advanced models in the field of machine learning. # ⚓ TecMint ☛ How_To_Restore_a_Particular_Schema_from_a PostgreSQL_Database_Backup⠀⇛ If you intend to restore only one or a few schemas from a PostgreSQL backup file, you can use the pg_restore command, which is used for restoring a particular PostgreSQL database from an archive created by pg_dump in non-plain-text formats. In this guide, we will show how to restore a particular schema from a PostgreSQL database backup file using the pg_restore command-line tool. # ⚓ TecMint ☛ How_To_Install_and_Use_Android_Debug_Bridge_(adb) in_Linux⠀⇛ Android Debug Bridge (adb) is the most used command-line tool that enables communication between a personal computer and a connected Android-powered device or emulator instance over a USB cable or TCP/IP (wirelessly). It supports various device actions such as networking, scripting, installing and debugging apps, and file transfer. It also provides access to a Unix shell that can be used to run a variety of Linux commands on a device. # ⚓ OSTechNix ☛ Getting_Started_With_XCP-ng_Management Console⠀⇛ In our previous tutorial, we discussed how to install XCP-ng server. Before deploying our first VM, let us get familiar with XCP-ng configuration menu. Allow me to give you a screenshot tour to get started with XCP-ng Management Console. # ⚓ LinuxTechLab ☛ How_to_Choose_a_Free_VPN_for_Linux? [Ed: Potentially spammy or promotional.]⠀⇛ Privacy…we all crave it, right? Whether it’s personal space from loved ones or a colleague’s prying eyes, we all value it.  But when it comes to the internet, you can never be careful. Who knows how many eyes are feasting on your search history or previous video watches?  # ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ How_to_Fix_an_Error_Unable_to_Correct Problems_You_Have_Held_Broken_Packages⠀⇛ One of the quite common errors while installing packages on Ubuntu is the “Held broken packages” error, which can be solved very easily with this guide.. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ 75%_of_the_Top_100_Most_Played_Games_on Steam_Are_Playable/Verified_on_the_Steam_Deck⠀⇛ Ever wondered how far we have come in terms of Steam Deck support for the Top 100 Most played games on Steam? Well, look no further, we have the answer. It’s going to be split in two parts. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Halls_of_Torment_is_classic_Diablo_meets Vampire_Survivors⠀⇛ Ah hell, going to say goodbye to any free time I had for the next month. Halls of Torment has sucked me right in being a blend of retro Diablo and Vampire Survivors. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Left_4_Dead_3_appears_in_Counter-Strike_2 files⠀⇛ The internet is currently buzzing about mentions of Left 4 Dead 3 appearing in files for the upcoming Counter-Strike 2. So apparently Valve can count to 3 — not the 3 the majority of their fans will want I imagine but still, why is it there at all in a huge upgrade for CS:GO? # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Build_bridges_over_hot_lava_in Hellgineers⠀⇛ Hellgineers takes the idea of Bridge Constructor and gives it a devilish spin, available now with Native Linux support. The interesting bit about this one is that it was made with the versatile PICO-8 fantasy console. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Roguelite_dungeon_crawler_Netherguild arrives_on_Steam⠀⇛ Now available in Early Access, if you’re looking for a roguelite dungeon crawler take a look at Netherguild. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ Dedoimedo ☛ Plasma,_Dolphin,_Downloads_folder, grouping_by_date⠀⇛ There we go, we fixed the little annoyance. I really don’t understand why the good ole menu is such a nuisance on the classic, conventional desktop. Now, we also need to remember that the Plasma desktop is highly consistent and extremely customizable. So you can easily change anything you like. But the defaults should be more desktopy, even if they are somewhat less visually pleasing so to speak. Minimalism only works for glass displays and people without a real task at hand. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o ⚓ Linux Magazine ☛ CarbonOS:_A_New_Linux_Distro_with_a_Focus_on User_Experience⠀⇛ Have you ever run a Windows update, only to have it fail and render your desktop unusable? Many have, which is one of the reasons why some Linux distributions take great pains to ensure it never occurs on the open source operating system. Some developers take this to the next level by using atomic updates, which means every time you go to update the operating system, it is guaranteed to succeed. Should an update fail, the system will automatically roll back the upgrade so everything continues working. o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ Red Hat ☛ How_JBoss_EAP_8_Beta_simplifies_external_database config⠀⇛ In this article, we will demonstrate how to deploy a complex Red_Hat_JBoss_Enterprise_Application Platform application using the datasources_feature pack to deploy the required drivers and configuration to connect to a PostgreSQL database. The datasources feature pack for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) and JBoss EAP XP makes it easy to configure JBoss EAP with JDBC drivers and data sources for various databases such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL. # ⚓ NeuroFedora ☛ The_NeuroFedora_Blog:_Next_Open_NeuroFedora meeting:_27_March_1300_UTC⠀⇛ Please join us at the next regular Open NeuroFedora team meeting on Monday 27 March at 1300 UTC. The meeting is a public meeting, and open for everyone to attend. You can join us over: [...] o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ Vanilla_OS_Ditches_Ubuntu_in_Favor_of_Debian Sid⠀⇛ Vanilla OS is a new Linux distribution with a single version behind it, released late last year. However, the non-traditional approach in its development has drawn much attention from the Linux community. So here’s a quick rundown of what it is all about. The distro is an immutable operating system, which means that core parts of the system are locked down to prevent unwanted changes and corruption from third-party applications or faulty updates. Strongly oriented towards the GNOME desktop environment, as you can already guess from its name, Vanilla OS aims to offer the best vanilla GNOME experience. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Ubuntu_Blog:_What_is_System_Hardening?_Definition and_Best_practices⠀⇛ System hardening means locking down a system and reducing its attack surface: removing unnecessary software packages, securing default values to the tightest possible settings and configuring the system to only run what you explicitly require. Let’s take an example from daily life. A jewellery store and a grocery shop are located next to each other, but of course, you would expect that the jewellery store has much beefier bars and stronger locks that are shut when the shop is closed for the night as the contents are more valuable. In this case, the jewellery shop building has been hardened to protect precious products and deter thieves. We can take a very similar approach to computer systems too. When software such as an operating system is published, anyone can download it and use it for playing games, running an online bank, and everything in between. But for running the bank, we need to take some additional precautions to harden the system above and beyond the default configuration. Hardening a system aims to decrease its exposure in order to make it more difficult to hack, and to lessen the potential collateral damage in the event of a compromise. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Pondering_some_fundamentals⠀⇛ Firstly, about USB “gen1″ and “gen2″… § USB gen1 versus gen2⠀➾ I posted about buying a 4TB SSD and putting it into a USB gen1 caddy, then doing a complete OpenEmbedded compile: https://bkhome.org/news/202303/oe-compile-1662- packages-in-1-day-16-hours-and-15-minutes.html …very surprised with how fast it was, but noted that a gen2 caddy will probably be even faster. The terms “usb3.0″, “usb3.1″ and “usb3.2″ just muddy the waters. All that we need to know, is the USB interface “gen1″, “gen2″ or “gen2x2″, as these latter specify the speed; 500MB/ sec, 1,000MB/sec or 2,000MB/sec. Although gen1 seems an ok match for the SATA SSD, I thought that throughput might be improved with a gen2 caddy, so bought one of these, Simplecom SE229: [...] # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ conga-STDA4_SMARC_2.1_module_features_TI TDA4VM/DRA829J_Jacinto_7_processor⠀⇛ congatec will provide a Linux BSP for the Arm Cortex-A72 cores, as well as support for Wind River VxWorks, RTOS, and QNX for the Cortex-R5 real-time cores. The TDA4VM processor also happens to be found in the Beaglebone AI-64 SBC so besides support from congatec directly, there should be public resources to help with development too. Congatec also offers two SMARC carrier boards for evaluation and early-stage software development: conga-SMC1/SMARC-ARM and conga-SEVAL. It’s pretty hard to find differences between TDA4VM and DRA829J since the processors are virtually identical except for a few small differences as noted on TI forums… o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Arduino ☛ Automated_winding_machine_features_a_self- reversing_screw⠀⇛ The world of mechanical engineering is full of interesting and ingenious mechanisms. The Geneva drive, for example, translates rotary motion into intermittent ticking — perfect for a wristwatch or clock. With a clever mechanism, one can reduce the need for complicated control electronics. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ SlashGear ☛ The_5_Best_Android_Apps_For_Note-Taking_In 2023⠀⇛ # ⚓ Make Tech Easier ☛ Android_Auto_Not_Working?_Here_Are_11 Tips_to_Fix_It_–_Make_Tech_Easier⠀⇛ # ⚓ Giz China ☛ Google_Leaks_Amazing_Technology_In_Google Photos_Android_App_–_Gizchina.com⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ Google’s_search_bar_is_reaching_Big Chungus_size_on_Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Google_app_getting_comically_large_Search bar�on_Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ Gizmo China ☛ Samsung_Galaxy_A03_Core_finally_getting_Major OS_update_with_Android_12⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ LG’s_got_one_last_hurrah_for_the_V60_with an_Android_13_update⠀⇛ # ⚓ Nokia Power User ☛ Nokia_X20_5G_–_Nokia_X10_5G_get_new Android_13_builds_with_February_Security_update_– Nokiapoweruser⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ Open-Source_Model_‘Dolly’_Claims_to_be_a_Cheaper Alternative_to_ChatGPT [Ed: Chatbots are not news. Pointless, worthless hype intended to help Microsoft distract from mass layoffs. Why does the corporate media celebrate Microsoft wasting a lot of electricity for something people don't want or use? How much has Microsoft paid so far for all those mindless puff pieces?]⠀⇛ An affordable alternative to ChatGPT? And, open-source? Looks like we’re joining the open-source race against ChatGPT. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ HackerBox_leverages_dual_ESP32_dev_boards⠀⇛ HackerBox is a monthly subscription that combines and delivers various dev kits aimed at hobbyists and students. This month’s HackerBox is based on the wardriver.uk platform and it features two ESP32-WROOM-32U modules, one GSM modem, a MicroSD card, an OLED display and many other components. # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Meet_Allie_Katz:_3D_printing_expert⠀⇛ A: Start small and work your way up to bigger and more complex things. Test and calibration prints are a great way to get to know your printer’s capabilities and limitations, but if you find that uninteresting and want to be designing and printing your own things, then try tackling one difficult thing at a time, instead of trying to throw it into a single design. I also recommend reading up on the basics/theory of 3D printing before diving in too far, particularly since there are some amazing, very easy-to-digest primers out there. I highly recommend Billie Ruben’s guides. o § FSFE⠀➾ # ⚓ Simon Josefsson ☛ Simon_Josefsson:_OpenPGP_master_key_on Nitrokey_Start⠀⇛ I’ve used hardware-backed OpenPGP keys since 2006 when I imported newly generated rsa1024 subkeys to a FSFE Fellowship card. This worked well for several years, and I recall buying more ZeitControl cards for multi-machine usage and backup purposes. As a side note, I recall being unsatisfied with the weak 1024-bit RSA subkeys at the time – my primary key was a somewhat stronger 1280-bit RSA key created back in 2002 — but OpenPGP cards at the time didn’t support more than 1024 bit RSA, and were (and still often are) also limited to power- of-two_RSA_key_sizes_which_I_dislike. [...] In December 2022 I bought a new laptop and setup a FST-01SZ with my Ed25519 key, and while I have taken a vacation from Debian, I continue to extend the expiration period on the old RSA3744-key in case I will ever have to use it again, so the overall OpenPGP setup was still sub-optimal. Having two valid OpenPGP keys at the same time causes people to use both for email encryption (leading me to have to use both devices), and the WKD Key Discovery protocol doesn’t like two valid keys either. At FOSDEM’23 I ran into Andre Heinecke at GnuPG and I couldn’t help complain about how complex and unsatisfying all OpenPGP-related matters were, and he mildly ignored my rant and asked why I didn’t put the master key on another smartcard. The comment sunk in when I came home, and recently I connected all the dots and this post is a summary of what I did to move my offline OpenPGP master key to a Nitrokey Start. o § GNU Projects⠀➾ # ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ Use_this_open_source_accounting_app_to_run your_small_business⠀⇛ GnuCash is a powerful and flexible accounting tool that can be used for small business invoicing and accounting. It has a number of features that make it particularly well-suited for this purpose, including the ability to track expenses and income, generate reports, and manage invoices. Additionally, GnuCash is free and open source, which makes it accessible to small businesses with limited resources. In this article, I discuss the features of GnuCash that make it easy for you to get started using it in your own small business. I began using GnuCash a number of years ago for my personal finances but found it could also function as a useful tool for my small business too. I’d been using a proprietary solution for much of the life of my business. I grew tired of being forced to upgrade periodically to get access to my invoices and statements for my small business. Moving to GnuCash gave me the ability to integrate my small business accounting with my personal finances without sacrificing any features. o § Licensing / Legal⠀➾ # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Twitter_hunts_for_suspected_former_employee who_leaked_source_code_on_GitHub⠀⇛ Twitter Inc. is attempting to identify the person who leaked parts of its proprietary source code after it was discovered to have been shared on GitHub for at least three months. ⚓ Quartz ☛ Twitter_wants_to_know_who_leaked_parts_of_its_code_on_GitHub⠀⇛ Twitter is itching to find out who has leaked part of its code. ⚓ Axios ☛ Twitter_says_in_court_filings_that_parts_of_source_code_used_to_run site_were_leaked⠀⇛ Parts of a Twitter code used to run the social network were leaked online, the company said in a court filing first reported by the New York_Times on Sunday. Driving the news:Twitter said in a Friday filing with the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California against GitHub, a Microsoft-owned software collaboration platform, that the leak included the “[p]roprietary source code for Twitter’s platform and internal tools.” § Programming/Development⠀➾ * ⚓ Rlang ☛ R_in_Finance_and_Accounting_Sector_in_Korea⠀⇛ * ⚓ Rlang ☛ There’s_a_black_hole_in_the_number_line⠀⇛ * ⚓ Elise Hein ☛ Fighting_inter-component_HTML_bloat⠀⇛ Note: The examples in this post will be React-specific, but the core idea extends to most JS-based component libraries. * ⚓ Rlang ☛ How_fast_does_a_compressed_file_in?⠀⇛ Benchmarking is the process of measuring and comparing the performance of different programs, tools, or configurations in order to identify which one is the most efficient for a specific task. It is a critical step in software development that can help developers identify performance bottlenecks and improve the overall performance of their applications. In this post I create a square matrix and then convert it to a data.frame (2,000 rows by 2,000 columns) and then saved it as a gz compressed csv file. The benchmark compares different R packages and functions, including base R, data.table, vroom, and readr, and measures their relative speeds based on the time it takes to read in the .csv.gz file. * ⚓ Bozhidar Batsov ☛ Bad_nREPL:_10_Things_You_Hate_About_nREPL⠀⇛ Well, nREPL was never meant to be a “real REPL”. It was meant to be a REPL server that makes it easy for people to build development tools (e.g. Clojure editor plugins) upon. And framing requests and responses makes a huge difference there. Sure, it might look appealing to be relying only on eval for everything, but you still need to be able to process whatever you got from eval. It’s also pretty handy to be able to match requests and responses that originated from them. * § Python⠀➾ o ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ 10_Python_Examples_That_Will_Make_You_a_Better Programmer⠀⇛ Python is a versatile and powerful programming language, known for its readability and ease of use. As a programmer, learning new coding techniques and best practices is essential for growth and skill development. o ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ Create_a_ChatBot_in_Mattermost_with_Python⠀⇛ ChatOps is a collaboration model that connects people, processes, tools, and automation into a transparent workflow. Mattermost is an open source, self-hosted messaging platform that enables organizations to communicate securely, effectively, and efficiently. It’s a great open_source_alternative to Slack, Discord, and other proprietary messaging platforms. This article outlines the steps to create a ChatOps bot on Mattermost, including the necessary code examples and explanations. § Prerequisites Before starting, ensure that you have access to a Mattermost server, have Python_installed, and have installed the Mattermost Python driver using_pip. § Standards/Consortia⠀➾ * ⚓ Quartz ☛ Lebanon’s_plan_to_delay_daylight_saving_time_exposed_the country’s_leadership_vacuum⠀⇛ Keeping track of time proved to be a nearly impossible task for people in Lebanon over the weekend. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Lebanon_Backtracks_on_Delaying_Daylight_Saving_Time After_Outrage⠀⇛ Two government leaders delayed the time change so Muslims would not have to break their daytime fast an hour later during Ramadan. But after a firestorm ensued, they backtracked. § Leftovers⠀➾ * ⚓ Latvia ☛ Man_hit_by_train_in_Ogre,_Latvia⠀⇛ On Monday, March 27, in Ogre, a man has been run over by a train at the Jaunogre railway station, the State Police representative Līna Bagdone told Latvian Radio. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Restoring_a_Giant_Plane:_Ukrainian_Resilience_or Folly?⠀⇛ Ukraine, with far more pressing needs, plans to rebuild the colossal Mriya cargo plane, a symbol of pride that was destroyed last year in a battle for its airfield. * ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Jumbled_wreckage_complicates_chocolate_factory blast_probe⠀⇛ Investigators looking for the cause of a deadly explosion that leveled part of a Pennsylvania chocolate factory are facing an even more difficult task as they comb through wreckage that was picked apart and moved around during the weekend search for victims and survivors. Seven people were killed and several others wounded in the powerful blast at the R.M Palmer Co. plant in West Reading (REHD’-ing). With the recovery effort now over, attention turned to identifying the cause. Authorities say that task is even more complicated because heavy equipment was used to pick apart the wreckage. * ⚓ Quartz ☛ What_Thoreau_had_to_say_about_meaningless_work⠀⇛ With talk of quiet quitters and pressure on employers to create a space where we can bring our whole selves to work, work is still work. Some of it’s great. Much of it can feel meaningless. * ⚓ ‘Sheltering_problems,_outbreak_risk_continue_in_earthquake_zone’⠀⇛ Failure to meet water and toilet needs and lack of disinfection amid insect density increase the risk of an outbreak in the region, according to the Turkish Medical Association. * ⚓ Nicholas Tietz-Sokolsky ☛ Different_topologies_for_an_org_chart,_wrong answers_only⠀⇛ Traditionally, an org chart is represented as a tree. You start at the top with the root of the tree, probably the CEO. And then everything comes down from there hierarchically. It doesn’t have to be that way, though! We can imagine other topologies for companies which would work differently. Let’s challenge assumptions one by one and see where we end up. * § Education⠀➾ o ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Food_for_thought:_New_Mexico_OKs_meals_for all_students⠀⇛ Lines will be getting longer for free breakfast and lunch at New Mexico public schools. Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday signed legislation to provide free school meals to all students regardless of family income. The bill cleared the Legislature during the recent 60-day session. New Mexico and several other states are looking to fill the gap as federal pandemic- era benefit programs lapse and as food prices strain family budgets. Lawmakers set aside more than $22 million in the state budget to help pay for the program. Some say more money will be needed to bankroll the effort over time. o ⚓ NPR ☛ A_principal_is_fired,_invited_to_Italy_after_students_are shown_Michelangelo’s_‘David’⠀⇛ The squabble had been brewing for weeks in the K-12 charter school in Leon County, Fla., after students in a sixth-grade art history class were taught about the Renaissance. Alongside the Michelangelo sculpture, the lesson included images of the paintings “The Creation of Adam” and “Birth of Venus.” o ⚓ Gannett ☛ Is_the_David_statue_porn?_Come_see_yourself,_Italian museum_tells_Florida_school_board⠀⇛ In a tweet, Florence Mayor Dario Nardella said he would “personally invite” the American educator to the city, home of the statue, to “give her recognition on behalf of the city,” adding that “art is civilization and whoever teaches it deserves respect.” Confusing art with pornography is “ridiculous,” Nardella wrote. o ⚓ Associated Press ☛ Is_the_David_porn?_Come_see,_Italians_tell Florida_parents⠀⇛ The board of the Tallahassee Classical School pressured Principal Hope Carrasquilla to resign last week after an image of the David was shown to a sixth-grade art class. The school has a policy requiring parents to be notified in advance about “controversial” topics being taught. The incredulous Italian response highlighted how the U.S. culture wars are often perceived in Europe, where despite a rise in right-wing sentiment and governance, the Renaissance and its masterpieces, even its naked ones, are generally free of controversy. Sunday’s front page of the Italian daily publication Corriere della Sera featured a cartoon by its leading satirist depicting David with his genitals covered by an image of Uncle Sam and the word “Shame.” o ⚓ New York Times ☛ What_Killed_Penmanship?⠀⇛ She was recently going through her stack of important reminders when she found a note she had written at least a year ago. Ms. Smith said she remembered thinking at the time that she should rewrite the note so it would be discernible but never got around to it. Struggling to decipher it, she posted a photo of the note in a Reddit community where thousands have sought help to decode messy handwriting. o ⚓ Gannett ☛ Bill_would_encourage_Michigan_schools_to_teach_cursive handwriting_again⠀⇛ “Teaching cursive in our schools not only has a historical significance but it also promotes discipline, and patience as students learn to form each individual letter and then connect them in words,” said Grand Rapids Catholic Schools Assistant Superintendent Sarah Grey, over email. “It forces students to slow down and be intentional about what they are writing, and encourages them to do it beautifully.” Cursive handwriting is a foundational skill for students, Grey added, and teaching it allows students to improve their reading and writing skills. * § Hardware⠀➾ o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Germany_Wants_More_Chip_Makers,_but_They_Won’t Come_Cheap⠀⇛ The global competition to attract semiconductor companies is expected to cost Berlin billions. Some wonder if it’s a good use of money. o ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ My_386SX’s_working_Acer_MIO-400_IO_card⠀⇛ I ruffled through my legacy parts box, and found this amazing (and dusty!) ISA Acer MIO-400 KF Multi-IO card. Rather than needing separate cards for printer ports, serial, game ports, floppy drives, and IDE controllers, this integrated them all into one card, with jumpers on the board to tune their settings and enable/disable specific functions: [...] * § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ o ⚓ MWL ☛ “Devotion_and_Corrosion”_Kickstarter_wrap-up⠀⇛ Today, I shipped the physical rewards for the Devotion and Corrosion Kickstarter. These books arrived at my house a couple days after I opened sponsorships on the mail book. Unfortunately, in those intervening days I caught covid. (Zero stars, recommend catching distemper or cercospora leaf rot instead.) o ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Covid-19:_Hong_Kong’s_epidemic_has_ended, gov’t_advisor_says⠀⇛ Hong Kong’s Covid-19 epidemic has ended, a government advisor has said, adding that there was “no need to worry” even in the event of a rebound. o ⚓ Latvia ☛ Emergency_services_raise_alarm_over_rising_number_of drug_overdoses⠀⇛ The number of calls to drug-related emergencies has increased significantly in Latvia. New synthetic opioids, which are more dangerous to users, are rapidly spreading to the Latvian market, and overdose is often fatal, Latvian Radio reported March 27. o ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Air_quality_alert_puts_traffic_restrictions into_effect_in_CDMX⠀⇛ The Environmental Commission of the Megalopolis restricted vehicle usage on Sunday due to high levels of ozone particles. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ North_Carolina_Expands_Medicaid_After Republicans_Abandon_Their_Opposition⠀⇛ The state’s Democratic governor signed a bill expanding the health insurance program for low-income people days after the measure cleared the Republican-controlled legislature. o ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Train_derails_in_rural_North_Dakota_and spills_chemicals⠀⇛ A Canadian Pacific train derailed in rural North Dakota Sunday night and spilled hazardous materials. But local authorities and the railroad said there is no threat to public safety. There were no injuries or fire associated with the derailment, which occurred in a rural area outside Wyndmere. Several hundred people live in that town about 60 miles southwest of Fargo. Canadian Pacific spokesperson Andy Cummings said 31 of the 70 cars on the train left the tracks around 11:15 p.m. Sunday. Four cars carrying liquid asphalt and two filled with ethylene glycol spilled part of their loads. But there are no waterways near where the derailment happened and the chemicals were contained at the site. Cummings said the railroad believes a broken rail caused the derailment. o ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ N._Carolina_governor_signs_Medicaid expansion_bill_into_law⠀⇛ North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has signed a Medicaid expansion law that was a decade in the making. Cooper celebrated on Monday the passage of expansion legislation from the Republican-controlled General Assembly with the bill-signing ceremony at the Executive Mansion. Cooper has wanted expansion for years, but Republicans came around to the idea recently. North Carolina has been among 11 states who haven’t accepted expansion. Cooper isn’t thrilled with a provision in the bill that requiring the legislature to pass a separate state budget law first for expansion to be implemented. The governor said the law will be the “working families bill of the decade” once implemented. o ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Tuberculosis_Deaths_Creep_Upwards_After_Falling For_Decades_in_Europe⠀⇛ Much has changed. o ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Death_Toll_Rises_in_Outbreak_Linked_to Contaminated_Eye_Drops⠀⇛ Infections reported across 16 US states so far. o ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Giant_Study_Recommends_Exercise_as_a_Serious Treatment_For_Depression⠀⇛ This could change things. o ⚓ Axios ☛ Americans_hooked_on_Chinese_apps⠀⇛ Data: Apptopia; Chart: Axios Visuals The standoff between the U.S. government and TikTok underscores a growing problem for policymakers: Chinese apps are booming in America, but most U.S. apps aren’t able to operate in China. Why it matters: Mobile apps are one of the most powerful vectors for expanding trade and exporting soft power, given how widely accessible they are, how much time_is_spent on them, and how little regulatory oversight there is online. ⚓ Axios ☛ Pushback_grows_over_mental_health_impacts_of_social_media⠀⇛ Social media companies are increasingly being blamed for historically high_rates of depression, suicidality and other mental health issues in youths. And now, states and local governments are increasingly pursuing legislation and legal action. Driving the news: Utah just passed_a_law_limiting_social_media for minors and school districts in Seattle and San Mateo County, California, are_suing_leading_platforms, charging they’re delivering harmful content to kids. ===================================================================== * It comes just as Congress_ratcheted_up_pressure_for_a_ban_on TikTok for, among other things, the harmful impact it’s had on kids. * The Biden administration’s surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, weighed in last month, telling_CNN that age 13 is “too early” for kids to join social media. “Multiple juries are in. They’re all reaching the same conclusion,” Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist at New York University Stern School of Business told the_Financial_Times. “When social media or high-speed internet came in, [studies] all find the same story which is mental health plummets, especially for girls.” * Multiple studies — including some of the companies’ own internal_research —have linked_social_media_use_with_increased depression among teens. * A December_report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate which focused on TikTok found the platform began recommending eating disorder and self-harm content to new teen accounts within eight minutes of use. * Research published_by_the_American_Psychological_Association last month found teens and young adults who cut social media use by 50% for a few weeks saw significant improvement in how they felt about both their weight and their overall appearance compared with their peers. The big picture:There are nearly 150 product liability lawsuits filed in the U.S. against the social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube, per the Financial Times. ⚓ James G ☛ Grayscale⠀⇛ I have set myself a challenge to use greyscale mode on my phone for a week. My goal is to reduce usage of my phone and stop procrastinating to the degree that I have been over the last few days. If the experience proves valuable, I shall leave greyscale mode enabled. I will report back in a week to share my progress. ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ ‘Shocking_and_Immoral’:_Report_Details_Private_Equity’s Stranglehold_on_US_Healthcare⠀⇛ The conflict between providers’ obligations to provide the best care and private equity investors’ insatiable appetites for maximized [returns] provides is clear. “You can’t serve two masters,” a doctor who previously worked for private equity-owned U.S. Dermatology Partners toldBloomberg. “You can’t serve patients and investors.” § Proprietary⠀➾ * ⚓ Microsoft_Israel_to_lay_off_dozens_as_part_of_global_cutbacks⠀⇛ Microsoft Israel is set to lay off dozens of employees as part of the global cutbacks in the company, Calcalist has learned. Microsoft announced in January that it is laying off 10,000 workers, but this will be the first time that cyber team members in Israel will also be fired. The local R&D center is headed by Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk, Corporate Vice President at Microsoft Corporation, General Manager of Israel R&D Center and CTO of Microsoft Security. The center employs around 2,700 people, with around half of them working in cybersecurity. * ⚓ James G ☛ Observations_designing_information_retrieval_systems_built_on generative_AI⠀⇛ Using the information gathered through testing — both by myself and with others asking questions — I refined my information architecture, changed the prompts sent to accompany queries, and made other changes to help improve the quality of answers. The architecture of how this bot is built is outside of the scope of this post. Rather, I would like to focus on some interesting results both I and the people who tested the bot have observed. I list the common themes in bullet point form below. * ⚓ Terence Eden ☛ Reddit_is_Dropping_AMP⠀⇛ Long time readers will remember that I resigned from the Google AMP Advisory Committee having been a long time critic of the project. * ⚓ Daniel Miessler ☛ 6_Phases_of_the_Post-GPT_World⠀⇛ We’ve all seen the non-stop stream of news from OpenAI. First we see GPT-4, where you have the announcement on Tuesday morning and you basically have thousands of companies launched by sundown. And then we see chatgpt plugins drop, which are basically ways of implementing entire businesses as plugins! This is what I said when Brockman dropped the web search plugin. § Security⠀➾ * ⚓ NVISO Labs ☛ OneNote_Embedded_URL_Abuse⠀⇛ Whilst Microsoft is fixing the embedded files feature in OneNote I decided to abuse a whole other feature. Embedded URLs. Turns out this is something they may also have to fix. [...] In my previous blogpost I described how OneNote is being abused in order to deliver a malicious URL. In response to this attack, helpnetsecurity recently reported that Microsoft is planning to release a fix for the issue in April this year. Currently, it’s still unknown what this fix will look like, but from helpnetsecurity’s post, it seems like Microsoft’s fix will focus on the OneNote embedded file feature. During my testing, I discovered that there is another way to abuse OneNote to deliver malware: Using URLs. The idea is similar to how Threat Actors are already abusing URLs in HTML pages or PDFs. Where the user is presented with a fake warning or image to click on which would open the URL in their browser and loads a phishing page. * ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Apps_running_as_spot_extra_secure_in_Puppy⠀⇛ I watch what Dima (dimkr in the forum) is doing on woof-CE with great interest. In particular, the steps that he has implemented to enhance security for applications running as user ‘spot’. See his summary here: https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?p=70405#p70405 * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Microsoft:_No-Interaction_Outlook_Zero_Day_Exploited Since_Last_April [iophk: Windows TCO; Ed: Lies, decoys, and distraction. Microsoft is trying to offload blame to those who exploit the holes while Microsoft sits on its hands, making bug doors in everything it makes]⠀⇛ Microsoft says it has evidence that Russian APT actors were exploiting a nasty Outlook zero-day as far back as April 2022, upping the stakes on organizations to start hunting for signs of compromise. [...] The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-23397, was flagged in the ‘already exploited’ category when Redmond shipped a fix earlier this month and Microsoft’s incident responders have pinned the attacks on Russian government-level hackers targeting organizations in Europe. * ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Fortinet’s_Threat_Report_finds_attackers_are_retooling and_leveraging_more_wiper_malware⠀⇛ One of the outcomes of war in the modern age is that it can lead to a new class of destructive tools in the hands of cyber threat actors. ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ FBI_warns_business_email_compromise_attacks_are_now_targeting commodities⠀⇛ BEC attacks, an attack method that involves fraud enabled by social engineering, are not new. A report in September found that one-third of all cyberattacks now involve BEC, but typically, such attacks aim to steal money. The FBI warning details that those behind the attacks are now also targeting tangible goods. According to a March 24 announcement by the FBI, criminal actors are impersonating the email domains of legitimate companies to initiate the bulk purchase of goods from vendors across the U.S. The email messages sent to vendors appear to come from known sources of business, which vendors assume are legitimate business transactions, so they fulfill the purchase orders for distribution. ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ Hacks_at_Pwn2Own_Vancouver_2023⠀⇛ An impressive array of hacks were demonstrated at the first day of the Pwn2Own conference in Vancouver: [...] * § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ o ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Executive_order_sets_up_guardrails_for_US_use of_commercial_spyware⠀⇛ To date, the United States has identified devices associated with 50 U.S. personnel in ten countries across several continents that are confirmed or suspected of being targeted with spyware, a senior administration official told CyberScoop during a press call Monday. The official did not rule out additional instances and said that investigations are ongoing. In examining the issue, the White House found that “commercial spyware vendors were aggressively marketing, seeking to make inroads across the U.S.’s many law enforcement and intelligence components, sometimes obfuscating their business ties and practices,” according to a senior administration official. o ⚓ The Wall Street Journal ☛ U.S._State-Government_Websites_Use TikTok_Trackers,_Review_Finds⠀⇛ A review of the websites of more than 3,500 companies, organizations and government entities by the Toronto- based company Feroot Security found that so-called tracking pixels from the TikTok parent company were present in 30 U.S. state-government websites across 27 states, including some where the app has been banned from state networks and devices. Feroot collected the data in January and February of this year. The presence of that code means that U.S. state governments around the country are inadvertently [sic] participating in a data-collection effort for a foreign- owned company, one that senior Biden administration officials and lawmakers of both parties have said could be harmful to U.S. national security and the privacy of Americans. o ⚓ NYPost ☛ TikTok_is_tracking_data_on_dozens_of_state_government websites:_report⠀⇛ Canadian cybersecurity company Feroot Security found at least 27 state government websites have web-tracking code placed by Beijing-based ByteDance Ltd., which runs TikTok, according to an exclusive report from The Wall Street Journal. The report — which surveyed more than 3,500 companies, organizations and government entities in January and February — is the latest to reveal how the US unknowingly shares data with subsidiaries of the Chinese Communist Party. o ⚓ TechRadar ☛ TikTok_trackers_found_on_multiple_US_government websites⠀⇛ While tracking pixels – or web beacons – are typically used for collecting data to better target audiences with relevant ads, concerns have been raised about the information collected and how it may be used by the Chinese company and other entities in the country. o ⚓ Essel Group ☛ TikTok_trackers_embedded_in_US_state-government websites⠀⇛ According to a new report from a cybersecurity company, more than two dozen state governments have placed web- tracking code made by TikTok parent ByteDance Ltd. on official websites. o ⚓ EDRI ☛ Protect_My_Face:_Brussels_residents_join_the_fight_against biometric_mass_surveillance⠀⇛ The newly-launched Protect My Face campaign gives residents of the Brussels region of Belgium the opportunity to oppose mass facial recognition. EDRi applauds this initiative which demands that the Brussels Parliament ban these intrusive and discriminatory practices. o ⚓ EDRI ☛ Summer_Academy_For_Global_Privacy_Law_2023⠀⇛ The Brussels Privacy Hub is proud to announce its 2023 Summer Academy for Global Privacy Law, after 7 years of successful editions. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Biden_Acts_to_Restrict_U.S._Government_Use_of Spyware⠀⇛ The president signed an executive order seeking to limit deployment of a tool that has been abused by autocracies — and some democracies — to spy on dissidents, human rights activists and journalists. o ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Biden_administration_bans_government_use_of commercial_spyware_that_may_pose_a_security_risk⠀⇛ President Joe Biden signed an executive order today banning government agencies from using commercial spyware deemed to present a national security risk to the United States. § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ * ⚓ France24 ☛ US_to_open_democracy_summit_as_Russia,_China_launch diplomatic_offensive⠀⇛ The United States on Tuesday opens its second Summit for Democracy with its eyes firmly on the rest of the world, seeking a united front against authoritarianism as Russia attacks Ukraine and as China launches a diplomatic offensive. * ⚓ France24 ☛ North_Korea_fires_two_ballistic_missiles_towards_eastern waters⠀⇛ North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles Monday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in its flurry of weapons tests in recent weeks. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Biden_Officials_Hold_Off_on_More_Airstrikes_in_Syria, for_Now⠀⇛ The administration says it is seeking to avoid a wider war with Iran and its proxies while protecting U.S. personnel from attacks. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ U.N._Investigators_Protest_to_U.S._Over_Health_Care_at Guantánamo_Bay⠀⇛ The rapporteurs filed the complaint with the United States on Jan. 11 but kept it confidential until this weekend. Washington has yet to respond. * ⚓ YLE ☛ Update:_Suspected_MP_Zyskowicz_attacker_released_from_custody, police_say⠀⇛ The lead investigator and the prosecutor did not consider that conditions were met for the suspect to be held in remand. * ⚓ YLE ☛ Hungary_ratifies_Finland’s_Nato_bid⠀⇛ Turkey is expected to vote on Finland’s alliance membership as early as this week. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ukraine_Receives_New_Battle_Tanks_From_Germany_and Britain⠀⇛ The delivery of Leopard 2 battle tanks from Germany and Challenger 2 tanks from Britain comes as Ukraine prepares for an expected spring offensive. * ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ Army_has_too_few_soldiers_to_defend_Denmark,_says_top general⠀⇛ It’s time for an ‘emergency call’ to address the worst situation he has seen in four decades of soldiering, reasons Henrik Lyhne * ⚓ YLE ☛ Finland,_Sweden_jointly_stock_up_on_firearms_from_Finnish_firm Sako⠀⇛ The arrangement enables the Nordic countries’ militaries to train together while using the same types of weapons and ammunition. * ⚓ Latvia ☛ Baltics,_Poland,_Ukraine_speak_out_against_aggressor_state sporting_privileges⠀⇛ The Baltic states of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, plus Poland and Ukraine have released a statement clearly laying down their opposition to allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in Olympic competition. * ⚓ Latvia ☛ Next_stop_Liepāja_for_destroyed_Russian_tank⠀⇛ From Monday, March 27, in Liepāja, on the promenade at the end of Celtnieku street, the destroyed T-72B tank of the Russian occupation forces in Ukraine is on view to the general public. * ⚓ Latvia ☛ Exhibit_tells_stories_of_Latvian_WWII_refugees⠀⇛ Russia’s attack on Ukraine has topicalized refugee issues in Latvia once again. In the past, many Latvians were also forced to flee their homes due to hostilities. The exhibition “Refugee Paths” opened in March displays items Latvians had taken with them when fleeing and tells the stories of Latvian refugees from 1944 onward, Latvian Radio reported on March 25. * ⚓ AntiWar ☛ The_Myth_of_a_Stronger_NATO⠀⇛ Putin badly miscalculated, the US often claims, and his invasion of Ukraine has made NATO stronger and more united than ever. “He thought NATO would fracture and divide. Instead, NATO is more united and more unified than ever – than ever before,” Biden said on February 21. * ⚓ AntiWar ☛ America_Hangs_From_a_Cross_of_Iron⠀⇛ Originally posted at TomDispatch. Just in case you were wondering where your tax dollars went in this century, consider the American war, now 20 years old, in Iraq (and after 2014 in Syria as well). * ⚓ AntiWar ☛ The_Banality_of_Biden’s_‘Exceptional’_Elite_Advisers⠀⇛ Danger: President Joe Biden’s sophomores running U.S. foreign policy today live in a dream world on the verge of becoming a nightmare. The nightmare – military confrontation with both Russia and China – now looms. It is scary enough that Biden seems to be out of it. * ⚓ The Strategist ☛ From_the_bookshelf:_‘The_story_of_Russia’⠀⇛ As the war in Ukraine grinds on with no end in sight, it is increasingly important to understand what drives Russia. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_World_Bank_estimated_the_cost_of_rebuilding Ukraine_at_$411_billion._Support_is_growing_to_use_Russian_funds_for it.⠀⇛ § Environment⠀➾ * ⚓ YLE ☛ Study:_Climate_change_less_likely_to_affect_Finnish_economy_than other_countries⠀⇛ The research found that the benefits from Finland’s green transition would outweigh any economic negatives caused by climate change. * ⚓ The Age AU ☛ The_Greens_and_Labor_have_made_a_deal_on_emissions._What actually_changed?⠀⇛ The government and the Greens have both declared victory after long negotiations about key climate policy. What really changed? And what is a safeguard mechanism anyway? * § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ o ⚓ H2 View ☛ Sany_sets_out_hydrogen_roadmap_in_China⠀⇛ Sany has set out its ambitions to create a comprehensive hydrogen industry chain covering green production, storage, transportation and refuelling equipment. o ⚓ H2 View ☛ Gentari_signs_MoUs_to_accelerate_energy_transition_in India⠀⇛ Gentari has signed Memorandum of Understanding’s (MoU) with Tata Motors, MoEVing Urban Technology and Gati KWE. o ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ CFTC_sues_cryptocurrency_exchange_Binance_and founder_Changpeng_Zhao⠀⇛ The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission today sued Binance and its founding Chief Executive Officer Changpeng Zhao, as well as former Chief Compliance Officer Samuel Lim. The CFTC is the agency responsible for regulating the derivatives market. o ⚓ Quartz ☛ US_regulators_sued_Binance_for_encouraging_customers_to buy_unregistered_crypto_commodities⠀⇛ The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) is suing_Binance, alleging that the popular crypto exchange illegally sold crypto_derivatives—for currencies including bitcoin, ethereum, litecoin, tether, and binance USD— to retail investors. o ⚓ Latvia ☛ Gasoline_price_in_Latvia_down_to_pre-war_level_on Monday⠀⇛ In Latvia, the price of band 95 gasoline has decreased to the level seen before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last February, according to LETA’s information March 27. o ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ California_lawmakers_OK_potential_fines for_high_gas_prices⠀⇛ California lawmakers have approved the nation’s first penalty for price gouging at the pump. The state Assembly passed a bill on Monday that would empower state regulators to punish oil companies for profiting from price spikes. The bill now heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has said he will sign it into law. The bill is in response to a price spike last year that saw the average price for a gallon of gasoline hit $6.44 in California. The oil industry says the bill will decrease supply and cause prices to increase. The bill also requires oil companies to disclose more data on their pricing. o ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvia’s_electric_vehicle_stock_continues_to_grow [Ed: Car sales have collapsed. This is a way to distract from that and spin it. In face, EVs are still a small proportion of the whole.]⠀⇛ In 2021, there was a substantial increase in the number of electric passenger vehicles in the EU compared with 2020 (+76%), and Latvia’s growth rate in that regard was close to the EU average (+75%), according to Eurostat data published March 24. o ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ Quarterly_meter_readings!_Gas_consumers_to_get a_more_accurate_picture_of_how_much_they_owe⠀⇛ From June, customers will be able to determine the true extent of what they owe o ⚓ BBC ☛ Crewless_container_ships_appear_on_the_horizon⠀⇛ “We have situational awareness – cameras on the side, front and stern of the ship,” the captain explains. “It can decide whether to change its path because something is in the way.” The captain’s job will move onto dry-land, to a remote operation centre more than 80km (50 miles) away, where several ships could potentially be monitored at the same time. If necessary, humans will be able to intervene by sending commands to alter the speed and course. o ⚓ Interesting Engineering ☛ Maritime_Cybersecurity:_Protecting ships_and_crews_from_digital_threats⠀⇛ Both in academia and the maritime industry as a whole, cybersecurity is a hot concern. Recently, a collaborative team taught a brand-new cyber security course at The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Lesund. A new course titled “Maritime digital security” has just been added to NTNU in Lesund’s maritime industry program. Participants in the workshop have studied digital risks for the past two months. They have conducted a realistic practice run of a cyber attack on a ship in motion and evaluated the risk of current digital threats. The main emphasis is on resilience development and risk management of cyberattacks. o ⚓ Interesting Engineering ☛ You_can_carry_this_new_electric_moped in_your_trunk⠀⇛ With dimensions of 1160*560*860MM, an 800MM wheelbase, a 590MM seat height, and a curb weight of 81.5 pounds (37 kg), the M One that was unveiled is described as a casual mini moped. The vehicle is powered by a 48V20Ah lithium battery pack and has a hub motor with a 400W rated power and a 1KW maximum output power. The battery has a 1- kilowatt-hour capacity, and the vehicle’s top cruising distance is 60 miles (100 kilometers). o ⚓ Vox ☛ How_to_save_America’s_public_transit_systems_from_a_doom spiral⠀⇛ When Covid-19 arrived three years ago, most transit passengers stopped riding, shrinking transportation agencies’ fare revenues. Today, ridership remains far below pre-pandemic levels. Unless they can quickly find new sources of funding, big transit systems will be forced to drastically curtail service, which would drive away still more passengers and place those systems in an even deeper financial hole. * § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ o ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Rare_Beetle_Species_Named_After_Ex- California_Governor_Brown⠀⇛ Scientists are naming a rare species of beetle in honor of former California Gov. Jerry Brown after finding one at his ranch o ⚓ New York Times ☛ A_Sting_Operation_to_Save_Elephants,_With_No Stings⠀⇛ While live bees can be used as a deterrent to keep elephants away from farms, a new technology fills in for cases where a buzz without the sting is preferable. * § Overpopulation⠀➾ o ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Asian_governments_must_work_together_to_address water_insecurity⠀⇛ The world is facing an imminent water crisis. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Newsom_Rolls_Back_Water_Restrictions_After Winter_Deluge_in_California⠀⇛ The state is “mostly but not completely” out of a drought, Gov. Gavin Newsom says. § Finance⠀➾ * ⚓ NYPost ☛ A_dozen_‘tax_the_rich’_activists_arrested_in_Albany_ahead_of budget_deadline⠀⇛ The arrests come amid ongoing friction between the governor and legislative leaders over taxes as Hochul over a progressive push to raise income taxes on the wealthy. * ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ More_young_adults_living_with_their_parents_due_to “perfect_storm”_of_high_inflation_and_rental_costs_in_Denmark⠀⇛ Expert urges government to prioritise affordable housing for young people in the university towns * ⚓ YLE ☛ Consumer_confidence_in_Finland_remains_weak_during_March⠀⇛ Even though consumer confidence figures are low, they are trending upwards. * ⚓ DaemonFC (Ryan Farmer) ☛ Purchasing_Certificates_of_Deposit_to_Hedge Against_Inflation_(And_a_Little_More.)⠀⇛ Today I got a letter from my bank in an email. They said I could get a fairly good (4.75%) rate on an 11 month no-penalty CD. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Transport_Workers_Go_on_Strike_in_Germany⠀⇛ One of the largest public transportation walkouts in decades was intended to give unions leverage as they seek raises to keep pace with rising inflation. * ⚓ Axios ☛ Money’s_moving_out_of_the_banking_system⠀⇛ Data: ICI, FactSet; Chart: Axios Visuals Over the last couple of weeks, cash crowded into U.S. money market funds at the fastest clip since the COVID crisis hit. Why it matters:The flow of dollars to money market funds for safekeeping highlights the anxiety that the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank introduced into the financial system. ⚓ Quartz ☛ Switzerland’s_attractiveness_as_a_business_hub_has_been_falling since_2013⠀⇛ The collapse_of_Credit_Suisse and its regulator-orchestrated purchase by_UBS has_many_questioning_Switzerland’s_future as a global financial capital. But two recent reports suggest the country in fact has been losing_its_edge as a center for international business for at least the past decade. ⚓ Axios ☛ Top_Fed_official:_Silicon_Valley_Bank_was_“textbook_case_of mismanagement”⠀⇛ Silicon_Valley_Bank was a “textbook case of mismanagement,” the Federal Reserve’s top banking regulator will tell lawmakers this week — one key reason for the bank’s failure. Why it matters:The Fed official is among the regulators set to appear before Congress for the first hearing related to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, which sparked panic about the financial system’s health. ⚓ The_Rise_of_Jamie_Dimon⠀⇛ As JPMorgan’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein are being scrutinized in court, Whitney Webb reveals how the same powerful players who brought Epstein to prominence were largely responsible for the rise of JPMorgan CEO, Jamie Dimon. ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Loss_of_investor_confidence_and_the_banking_crisis⠀⇛ Despite the best efforts of financial authorities following the most recent banking crisis, selloffs of bank shares and capital contingent bonds have persisted. After the sale of Credit Suisse, the most poignant example of investor concerns is the market pressure on Deutsche Bank (DB). ⚓ Sumana Harihareswara ☛ Brewster’s_Millions_And_The_Definition_of_an_Asset⠀⇛ The movie’s based on a book published in 1902 that people have adapted into more than a dozen movies. And we’d never read it or seen any of the films before, but I presume that a big part of the appeal is that you also get to fantasize: how would you solve this puzzle? As Leonard pointed out: the first thing to do, perhaps, ought to be to hire professional assistance: experts who could research and advise you on how to do this. But then of course the problem reduces to: what ought those experts suggest? ⚓ New York Times ☛ Global_Economy_May_Be_in_a_‘Lost_Decade,’_World_Bank_Warns⠀⇛ Adding to crises like the pandemic, recent stress in the banking system is a new threat to world growth, experts at the organization said. ⚓ New York Times ☛ Silicon_Valley_Bank’s_Collapse_Chills_Start-Up_Funding⠀⇛ Two weeks after the bank failed, the fallout has hit the start-up market as investors pull back further and fear has risen. ⚓ New York Times ☛ Lyft_Co-Founders_to_Resign;_David_Risher_Is_Named_CEO⠀⇛ Lyft has been slow to bounce back from early pandemic problems even as the business of its much bigger rival, Uber, has improved. ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ First_Citizens_to_buy_Silicon_Valley_Bank._When_will_bank turmoil_end?⠀⇛ The FDIC has approved the sale of Silicon Valley Bank to First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Bank stocks have been largely on the rise since the announcement of the acquisition, “but uncertainty is high,” said IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. ⚓ Quartz ☛ From_overhiring_to_optionality:_what_we_can_learn_from_layoffs⠀⇛ 2023 isn’t the first layoffs we’ve seen. We can point to plenty of times when cutting_staff was the probable option, if not the popular one. ⚓ Quartz ☛ First_Citizens_Bank_will_nearly_double_its_assets_by_buying_Silicon Valley_Bank⠀⇛ A buyer is scooping up parts of Silicon Valley Bank, whose collapse earlier this month marked the second-largest_bank_failure in US history. ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ First_Citizens_Bank_to_buy_Silicon_Valley_Bridge_Bank⠀⇛ First Citizens Bank, a major financial institution with more than $100 billion in assets under management, has agreed to acquire Silicon Valley Bridge Bank. The transaction was announced this morning. Silicon Valley Bridge Bank is the entity to which regulators moved the assets of Silicon Valley Bank following the latter company’s collapse this month. ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvian_central_bank_Releases_its_first_Sustainability_Disclosures Report⠀⇛ Latvijas Banka (LB), the central bank of Latvia, has released its first “sustainability disclosures report”, outlining its efforts to promote sustainable development and addressing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. ⚓ Latvia ☛ Construction_costs_up_14.3%_on_year_in_Latvia⠀⇛ Data published on March 27 by the Central Statistical Bureau show that in February 2023, compared to February 2022, the level of construction costs in Latvia increased by 14.3 %. ⚓ Axios ☛ First_Citizens_agrees_to_buy_Silicon_Valley_Bank⠀⇛ First Citizens BancShares of Raleigh, N.C. has agreed to buy the commercial banking business of Silicon_Valley_Bank, which recently collapsed and was seized by the U.S. government. Why it matters:This is a step toward stabilizing America’s regional banking sector, after a month of tumult. § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ * ⚓ International Business Times ☛ The_necessity_of_IT_security_hygiene amidst_the_growing_rise_of_cyberattacks [iophk: Windows TCO]⠀⇛ A survey from Specops Software showed that 41 per cent of businesses are still not providing adequate cybersecurity training and new research from Hornetsecurity stated 33 per cent of businesses not are not offering cybersecurity awareness training to remote staff. Trest insisted the lack of security hygiene measures is “one of the most common reasons why cybercriminals gain access to business-critical systems in the first place.” He added that with humans fronting company defences, “the key to reducing cyber threats and mitigating human risk is by prioritising and investing in the right security awareness training.” * ⚓ CNN ☛ Twitter_says_portions_of_source_code_leaked_online⠀⇛ The leak saw excerpts of Twitter’s source code — the programming that powers the Twitter platform and its internal tools — posted to the online software repository GitHub, according to a court filing Friday by a Twitter attorney. The files were posted by a pseudonymous GitHub user, identified only by the handle FreeSpeechEnthusiast. The account was created on Jan. 3 and does not appear to have posted any other material besides the Twitter code. * ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Mexico_Will_Not_Prohibit_Chinese-Owned TikTok_App,_Says_President⠀⇛ Some U.S. lawmakers are calling on the government to ban the app, alleging it could be used for sweeping data collection, content censorship and harm to children’s mental health. * ⚓ BW Businessworld Media Pvt Ltd ☛ Apple_CEO_Tim_Cook_Meets_China’s Commerce_Minister,_Wang_Wentao⠀⇛ According to the ministry, Wang told Cook that China unwaveringly supports high-level opening-up of rules, regulations, management, standards, and other systems. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Meet_the_Xi_Jinping_Loyalist_Now_Overseeing_China’s Economy⠀⇛ He Lifeng’s long career in government has spanned the extremes of China’s approach, from the early embrace of small business in the 1980s to today’s tighter state control. * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ China’s_global_campaign_strikes_a_chord_in_conservative Utah⠀⇛ China has made significant efforts to curry favor with Utah lawmakers, The Associated Press reports. As a result, state officials have delayed legislation and nixed resolutions that would have conveyed displeasure with the Chinese government. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Taiwan’s_Ex-President,_Ma_Ying-yeou,_Heads_to_China_in a_Historic_Visit⠀⇛ Though his visit is not official, it is nonetheless significant and may offer clues to political calculations on both sides of the increasingly tense Taiwan Strait. * ⚓ Quartz ☛ Netanyahu_postpones_controversial_judicial_reforms_as_civil unrest_grips_Israel⠀⇛ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he would delay plans to overhaul the judiciary after mass protests and work stoppages thrust Israel into widespread civil unrest. * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ In_Iran_and_Israel,_a_march_to_equality⠀⇛ Protests in both countries against religious-based rule have won in their own way. * ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Experts_react:_Netanyahu_just_delayed_his_judicial overhaul_after_mass_protests._What’s_next_for_Israel’s_democracy?⠀⇛ What’s next for Israel and its relations with the world? Our experts offer their insight. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Israel’s_Judiciary_Overhaul_Plan:_What_to_Know⠀⇛ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government contends the Supreme Court has unchecked power, but critics of the proposal say it goes too far. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Israel’s_Crisis_Has_a_Distinctly_American_Flavor⠀⇛ Israel has learned some unhealthy habits from the United States. * ⚓ Axios ☛ Bibi_suspends_judicial_overhaul_after_mass_protests_across Israel⠀⇛ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin_Netanyahu on Monday said he was delaying his coalition’s judicial overhaul legislation after mass protests and a general strike that affected much of the country. * ⚓ Green_Left_Party_releases_final_declaration:_‘Our_mission_is_to_end_the one-man_regime’⠀⇛ Facing closure, the HDP will compete in the elections under the Green Left Party. * ⚓ ‘Kurdish_has_to_be_recognized_with_its_name_in_the_Parliament’⠀⇛ “Lifting of the articles that ban the use of Kurdish, and making legislation in favor of Kurdish will be what I will work for,” says Zana Farqînî who applied to Green Left Party to be a candidate for MP in the May 14 elections. * ⚓ Quartz ☛ Can_a_billionaire_die_without_anyone_noticing?⠀⇛ Sometimes it seems like billionaires can dominate our lives—or at least the news. A mystery in US tax data, however, suggests at least one super-wealthy individual flew under the radar until the very end. * ⚓ Latvia ☛ PM_Kariņš:_Unifying_of_Latvian_public_media_should_not_be rushed⠀⇛ The Saeima should not rush the amendments to the Law on Public Electronic Media, which provides for the merger of Latvian Radio and Latvian Television as of January 1, 2024, Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš (New Unity) wrote on Twitter Monday, February 27. LSM is also a part of the public media framework. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Former_National_Enquirer_Publisher_Testifies_Before Grand_Jury_in_Trump_Case⠀⇛ The grand jury investigating a hush-money case against the former president met again on Monday, but the timing of any potential indictment remained unclear. * ⚓ Ankara_summons_ambassador_of_France⠀⇛ The ambassador of France in Ankara was summoned to the Foreign Ministry where he was told that Ankara strongly denounces the Senate of France to host YPG members and to award them medals of honor. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Kamala_Harris_Looks_to_Deepen_Relations_With_Africa Amid_China’s_Influence⠀⇛ In a weeklong trip to Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia, the vice president will face a balancing act as she tries to foster a collaborative U.S. relationship. * § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ o ⚓ Foundation_laid_during_hospital_groundbreaking_ceremony_attended by_Erdoğan_removed_a_day_later⠀⇛ A foundation laid during the groundbreaking ceremony of a new state hospital in the quake-hit province of Hatay was removed a day later. The cement poured during a live television broadcast was not intended for construction. o ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ A_Secret_Company_Inside_Infowars_Funneled_Ad Money_Directly_to_Alex_Jones⠀⇛ For now, the creditors committee is simply requesting more information on Mountain Way from Free Speech Systems and Jones; in the future, though, the scheme could lead to serious headaches for Jones and the company. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Sandy_Hook_Families_Are_Fighting_Alex_Jones_and the_Bankruptcy_System_Itself⠀⇛ The Infowars conspiracy broadcaster Alex Jones, who faces more than $1.4 billion in legal damages for defaming the families of the Sandy Hook shooting victims, has devised a new way to taunt them: wriggling out of paying them the money they are owed. § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ * ⚓ DaemonFC (Ryan Farmer) ☛ I’m_Back_After_WordPress.com_Deleted_My_Blog Over_the_Weekend.⠀⇛ Automattic (WordPress.com) refuses to say what led to the ban, but it’s quite obvious through my history of posts about Apple’s censorship, proprietary software, the Microsoft Stabber, etc. that there are probably outfits that would rather that I just go away and not come back. Automattic says that there’s no robot going around killing blogs without human review, but beyond this, I have no idea and I’ll never be able to prove anything. * ⚓ Turkey’s_popular_social_network_applies_to_top_court_against_ban⠀⇛ Access to Ekşi Sözlük has been blocked for over a month now. * ⚓ YLE ☛ Police_remove_Erdogan_effigy_from_Helsinki_protest⠀⇛ The demonstration took place in front of the Turkish embassy on Sunday, and was attended by less than 100 people. [...] Although the right to demonstrate in Finland is enshrined in the constitution, the Criminal Code prohibits defamation. Aside from the Erdogan effigy, police said the demonstration passed off peacefully and was allowed to continue after it was removed. § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ * ⚓ YLE ☛ Somali_journalist:_Immigrants_talked_about,_but_not_heard,_during Finnish_elections⠀⇛ Yle TV1 will host a series of minority language election discussions this week, beginning on Monday at 3pm with a show in Easy Finnish. The English language discussion will be broadcast on Thursday at 3pm. * ⚓ Two_journalists_detained_while_covering_attack_on_theologian⠀⇛ A group of people attempted to attack those who gathered outside of the home of the theologian who had been attacked. The police detained the journalist filming the incident. * ⚓ CPJ ☛ Indian_journalist_Jaspal_Singh_arrested_in_Haryana⠀⇛ Police arrested Singh after a first information report was filed earlier that day by the Ratia Sadar police station in the state’s Fatehabad district, which opened an investigation into Singh and an unnamed journalist based on a complaint by the son of a local official, according to those sources and a copy of the report reviewed by CPJ. * ⚓ Hindustan Times ☛ TV_journalist_held_in_Haryana’s_Fatehabad_on_MLA’s son’s_complaint⠀⇛ The police arrested Fatehabad-based TV journalist Jaspal Singh after booking him under Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, Sections 384 (extortion) and 500 (defamation) of the IPC and various sections of the SC/ST Act on the complaint of BJP MLA from Ratia Lakshman Napa’s son Sumit Kumar on Saturday. § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ * ⚓ New York Times ☛ NY_to_Pay_Broadwater_$5.5_Million_After_Wrongful Conviction_for_Sebold’s_Rape⠀⇛ Anthony J. Broadwater spent 16 years in prison after being wrongly convicted in the assault in Syracuse, N.Y., which Ms. Sebold, a well-known novelist, described in her memoir “Lucky.” * ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ Brexit_reprieve_for_late_submissions:_Brits_handed new_deadline_by_which_to_apply_for_residence_in_Denmark⠀⇛ 31 December 2023 the new date by which applications need to be received * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Safety_for_refugees:_President_Carter’s_legacy_lives_on_in rural_Georgia⠀⇛ Thanks to legislation signed by President Carter in 1980, a Christian group rooted in faith and compassion has hosted thousands of refugees in rural Georgia. * ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ From_Canada_to_Cabo_part_5:_Becoming_immigrants⠀⇛ In part five of her series, Christina Whiteley shares tips on immigration requirements if you decide to make Mexico your new home. * ⚓ ACLU ☛ This_Law_Could_Criminalize_Everyday_Conversations_About Immigration⠀⇛ At rallies across the country, community members have been chanting “Sí,_se_puede!” to demand that the U.S. fulfill its moral obligation to undocumented immigrants by expanding their access to life-saving_medical_care, job-loss_benefits, driver’s licenses, and much more. However, this political advocacy — critical to our democracy’s debate about our immigration policies — could constitute a crime under federal law. * ⚓ Three_police_officers_arrested_for_torture_of_child_in_Diyarbakır⠀⇛ A 14-year-old child was hospitalized after being beaten by officers in the Kurdish-majority city. * ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ The_future_of_women_in_India:_Barriers,_facilitators and_opportunities⠀⇛ This issue brief describes cross-cutting themes, a proposed theory of change, and recommendations that emerged from the Atlantic Council and US Department of State expert convening, “Future of Women and Work in South Asia” on how to foster cross-sectoral collaboration and catalyze knowledge sharing to support women’s economic empowerment in South Asia. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Who_Is_Itamar_Ben-Gvir?⠀⇛ The influence of Itamar Ben-Gvir, a rising far-right lawmaker, was underscored when he said he would agree to a delay of the divisive judicial overhaul. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Netanyahu_Attempts_Another_Juggling_Act,_Maybe_His Toughest_Yet⠀⇛ Israel’s prime minister, who has long thrived by pitting one force against another, is caught between his far-right coalition and public anger over the government’s plan to weaken the judiciary. * ⚓ EDRI ☛ Repression_is_really_something_different_than_prevention⠀⇛ In 2021, a 17-year-old boy in the Netherlands was arrested for inciting of riots. The boy had called for people to come to Utrecht with fireworks as a protest against the corona policy and the fireworks ban. The boy received a so-called “online area ban” from the municipality, even though the mayor does not have a legal basis for such an order. He was no longer allowed to make statements online that could lead to disorder in the city. Local rules do not provide majors the authority to curtail the freedom of expression as prevention, online or otherwise. * ⚓ About_60,000_refugees_returned_to_Syria_after_Turkey_quakes,_says minister⠀⇛ The defense minister refuted the allegations that there was a new refugee influx from syria to Turkey after the February earthquakes. * ⚓ Second_hearing_to_be_held_of_case_over_suspicious_death_in_prison⠀⇛ It was claimed that Yılmaz Ekinci committed suicide by hanging himself on an iron part of the door in the cell which is 1 meter and 20 cm high from the floor. Ekinci’s then-prison mate is now a witness in the case over Ekinci’s death. * ⚓ Police_prevent_automotive_workers’_march_from_İstanbul_to_Ankara⠀⇛ Workers of Mata Automotive, a firm manufacturing parts for high-end car brands such as Bentley and Jaguar, demand improved working conditions and a 25 percent additional pay rise. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Paul_Rusesabagina,_‘Hotel_Rwanda’_Dissident,_Lands_in Qatar⠀⇛ His release ended more than two and a half years of captivity, during which he was tried on terrorism charges and sentenced to 25 years in prison. * ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Earth_is_running_out_of_places_for_stargazers_to_do dark_deeds_in_the_name_of_science⠀⇛ Artificial light emitted from buildings, streetlights, and reflected from satellite constellations are making the night sky brighter for earth-bound skywatchers. The Milky Way was visible to pretty much everyone less than 100 years ago, but is now drowned out by human-made light to most, according to the International Dark Sky Association. * ⚓ [Old] arXiv ☛ Whitening_the_Sky:_light_pollution_as_a_form_of_cultural genocide [PDF]⠀⇛ Light pollution is actively destroying our ability to see the stars. Many Indigenous traditions and knowledge systems around the world are based on the stars, and the peoples’ ability to observe and interpret stellar positions and properties is of critical importance for daily life and cultural continuity. The erasure of the night sky acts to erase Indigenous connection to the stars, acting as a form of ongoing cultural and ecological genocide. Efforts to reduce, minimise, or eliminate light pollution are being achieved with varying degrees of success, but urban expansion, poor lighting design, and the increased use of blue-light emitting LEDs as a cost-effective solution is worsening problems related to human health, wildlife, and astronomical heritage for the benefit of capitalistic economic growth. We provide a brief overview of the issue, illustrating some of the important connections that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia maintain with the stars, as well as the impact growing light pollution has on this ancient knowledge. We propose a transdisciplinary approach to solving these issues, using a foundation based on Indigenous philosophies and decolonising methodologies. * ⚓ [Old] Kalmback Media Co ☛ Light_Pollution_Threatens_Millennia-old Indigenous_Navigation_Methods⠀⇛ Now, a group of scientists and other space stakeholders is working to preserve these stories. The Satellite Communications (SATCON) workshop, which is organized by the National Science Foundation and the American Astronomical Society, aims to mitigate satellites’ effects on our sky-viewing experiences. Aparna Venkatesan, a cosmologist at the University of San Francisco, served as a co-chair at the 2021 event. While she and her colleagues sought to consult Indigenous scientists on sustainable space practices, they acknowledged that it wasn’t an all-encompassing discussion. “Everyone who spoke at the meeting was very clear that they were not speaking for their whole tribe, or for all sovereign tribes and nations or just the U.S. alone,” says Venkatesan. She sees space as an ancestral global commons, as described in her 2020 article published in Nature Astronomy. But the task of regulating space is a complicated one. Astronomers and entrepreneurs should be careful not to appropriate Indigenous perspectives to serve their bottom line, she adds. * ⚓ [Old] The Conversation ☛ Thousands_of_satellites_are_polluting Australian_skies,_and_threatening_ancient_Indigenous_astronomy practices⠀⇛ Each of these companies is taking to the skies to increase internet access across the globe. But even if they deliver on this, sky gazers — and especially Indigenous peoples — are left to wonder: at what cost? * ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ I_should_Cocio!_The_criminal_world’s_equivalent_of being_caught_with_chocolate_milk_moustaches⠀⇛ The manufacturers, who tended to carry out their transactions in the same carpark, signalled their presence to business partners, including the Dutch duo, by placing a bottle of Cocio on the roof of their car. The NSK were able to find out about this by cracking encrypted messages sent and received by the drug-importing Dutchmen and their colleagues. § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ * ⚓ APNIC ☛ Event_Wrap:_APAN_55⠀⇛ APNIC conducted RPKI training at APAN 55, held from 13 to 17 March 2023 in Kathmandu, Nepal. * ⚓ APNIC ☛ 2023_APNIC_EC_Election_summary⠀⇛ A summary of the outcomes of the 2023 APNIC EC election. § Monopolies⠀➾ * ⚓ Latvia ☛ Suspicious_army_procurement_did_not_pass_security_checks: LTV’s_De_Facto⠀⇛ The 220-million worth procurement for food supply for the Latvian National Armed Forces (NBS), which is under suspicion of unfair practices, has not undergone the safety checks needed, Latvian Television’s De Facto reported on March 27. * § Patents⠀➾ o ⚓ Quartz ☛ As_Covid-19_shot_sales_dwindle,_BioNTech_doubles_down_on cancer_vaccines [Ed: Bringing their patents (monopolies) to another domain]⠀⇛ BioNTech is over covid. Or looking past it, at least, planning to invest the company’s pandemic windfall into the development of oncology products. * § Copyrights⠀➾ o ⚓ Michael Geist ☛ The_Law_Bytes_Podcast,_Episode_161:_Canadian Chamber_of_Commerce_President_Perrin_Beatty_on_Why_the_Government’s Bill_C-18_Motion_Establishes_a_Dangerous,_Undemocratic_Precedent⠀⇛ Bill C-18, the online news bill whose foundation is mandated payments for links, has unsurprisingly sparked reaction from Google and Facebook that raises the possibility of stopping linking to Canadian news. In an act of obvious retribution, the government responded to the companies response with a motion from Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage Chris Bittle that demanded a wide range of internal and external documents dating back years and even looped_in the_private_correspondence_of_companies,_NGOs, journalists_and_potentially_of_thousands_of_Canadians. o ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Publishers_land_killer_punch_on_Internet Archive_in_book_copyright_court_battle⠀⇛ The non-profit claims its book scanning and distribution qualifies as fair use because its digital lending scheme is “transformative” – which conveys a different meaning than the original – and non-commercial. These are among the factors considered when assessing whether the fair use defense can be applied. It also asserts that the goals of the “first sale doctrine” – which allows the purchaser of a copyrighted work to sell, display or otherwise dispose of that particular copy without seeking permission from the copyright holder – support its controlled lending of digitized purchased books. § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ * § Personal⠀➾ o ⚓ March_Update⠀⇛ I’m a little bit late with my update this month. It’s been a pretty crazy month to be quite honest, so this is a slightly longer entry than usual. I’ll start with the good news. First off, I’ve got a new job (yay!). It’s at a nearby prominent heritage site, which is a really big deal for me and has pretty much been my main goal since graduating from Uni in 2021. I’m so beyond excited and can’t wait to start next month. Plus, I’m finally leaving my current job which is uh…worse than ever, to be quite honest. I won’t go into it too much but let’s just say that place is a sinking ship and I can’t be out of there soon enough. They’re not even planning on hiring a replacement for me. They’re just expecting everyone else to work harder and pick up the slack – like what? o ⚓ None_Dare_Call_It_Conspiracy⠀⇛ This book was written over 50 years ago by Gary Allen, and while it was written from a US centric point of view I still found it an interesting take on what happens in the world. When reading books (or, listening in this case) I try to have an open mind and find what might be applicable or relevant to my world and life. o ⚓ Angelic_Glow⠀⇛ You know…I’m becoming myself again. o ⚓ Duck_Season_Wabbit_Season⠀⇛ Just once in life I would like to get involved in a super heated “duck season”, “‘wabbit season” style argument with someone where I manage to pull it off and get my way by, in the heat of the moment, reversing position to trick the other person into also reversing their position. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 6813 ➮ Generation completed at 02:42, i.e. 59 seconds to (re)generate ⟲