𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Tuesday, November 21, 2023 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Wed 22 Nov 02:49:17 GMT 2023 Created by Dr. Roy Schestowitz (𝚛𝚘𝚢 (at) 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚣 (dot) 𝚌𝚘𝚖) Full hyperlinks for navigation omitted but are fully available in the originals The corresponding HTML versions are at 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈 Latest in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕 and older bulletins can be found at 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕-𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 Full IPFS index in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔 and as plain text in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔/𝒕𝒙𝒕 Gemini index for the day: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/11/21/ ╒═══════════════════ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐒 ════════════════════════════════════╕ Previous bulletins in IPFS (past 21 days, in chronological order): QmbHjgPAAcGNUG9Sej4vSKhK8DfUYokfFkXLdKwr1JtGJG QmdLsuRLzrwb58dZaSmJah6oCmNNZ6cW4ick4chqJmHjmY QmTNR3uqcbMYjPAbbHjBqyNJb3ib8kytQvdFnATzkBFVvo QmfCHrqMLfMsHXYnQeAvVuNYt91Zw2AmMJ5mx4RqsrWy3b QmR2rr1yXDANjQBEz2oGtd2UMgy9U37FHdjpUhPfAk7h5z QmWE6ucdKk9Q1pi6ce3ko9xPWd9Y4BjpLij3W7tJ5TMjG3 QmaoEDiALTYYZdaq3SQ86aQpMwUji1nqCeLbXAoszFRYvJ QmSTkZUY74BcgbgqS6JKwwNbVnbzY5uqwpgWtYonGJua8s QmXZcp3rXLYa24pYd7jUu6sPDrhziRCNCok875WLJTLysP QmUE7nd24kx2soZFbSYKDsb1ik1wpirFTRTBhDTj6w9sjh QmdKeWBhfnjgQLYU48wto7DdStpXsB5mE1yEEnWcxQ53vu QmfSnnTnjcAe3YvtRsVgAwUJfpcEk1dM5J5yjJLyv7MxqM QmQ16CkpxBbMzPZ6wZcuKBUcxH1RZ8uAEhcvdBsPRpVZe9 QmT3gTQRv33wEDtJveL8DiqiacGeRaxEbRFDUyVSJEAvDL QmTs9qcwghZPs5oBh9qzsu8a11T4s6xHrJjVNyk5miFy3X Qmdqd6mb8mj27qVvQZRR7sjshrXYYirWm9vRttLkNB5rW6 QmSjY85vxbu9nNFHUMmuK7CxRame2VYuhb523CJaK5zRkj QmZwah9nZHVvSzbJWEAMxumYDpanFPqTahnqoNP83tuZbx QmQWSrGfeYwgf6HE9N3742DJrJwq8uNSCUAz469CnuUFGe QmcgTTyseF5zFd4MLquM4PtJZzkFcBEqaUbqDe4eaUx6Na QmZMEFKvpgvjxAcV9Pwu7yF74LYZwS7ktdLFdYb988Ncfu ╒═══════════════════ 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐗 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⦿ Techrights - Getting Positive Feedback Loops? ⦿ Techrights - GNU/Linux Suddenly Rose to 3% on Laptops/Desktops in South America, Based on Survey Which Only Years Ago Measured It at 1% ⦿ Techrights - IRC Proceedings: Monday, November 20, 2023 ⦿ Techrights - Jim Zemlin from the... Apple? ⦿ Techrights - Over at Tux Machines... ䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login): https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/21/Getting_Positive_Feedback_Loops.shtml https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/21/GNU_Linux_Suddenly_Rose_to_3_on_Laptops_Desktops_in_South_Ameri.shtml https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/21/irc-log-201123.shtml https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/21/Jim_Zemlin_from_the_Apple.shtml https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/21/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml ䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised): https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/21/Links_21_11_2023_Collapse_of_OpenAI_May_Seem_Imminent_Deep_Dent.shtml https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/21/Links_21_11_2023_Open_AI_Collapsing_as_We_Predicted_All_Along_W.shtml ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 60 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/21/Getting_Positive_Feedback_Loops.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/11/21/Getting_Positive_Feedback_Loops.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Getting Positive Feedback Loops?⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 21, 2023 Cycles of panic/time-wasting 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Stampede_loop⦈_ "Positive feedback (exacerbating feedback, self-reinforcing feedback) is a process that occurs in a feedback loop which exacerbates the effects of a small disturbance," as_Wikipedia_puts_it (we do not endorse Wikipedia; it got a helluva lot worse in recent years!). Recently we got some positive feedback for our work in this site (even some high-profile people and sites congratulated us), but positive feedback loops aren't quite the same. They can be very negative. We've moreover come under attacks from a number of familiar and unfamiliar sources, resorting to all sort of nefarious tactics/methods. Their goal is clear: they want to squash us. Will they succeed? That's extremely improbable. Mentally tiring one's opposition is a textbook example of this, causing a loop of despair and demotivation. In our case, the opposite has happened because that serves to validate our work and gets more people involved, including more sources and contributors. I left my job when I was 40 and finally managed to invest a lot more time in this site and its migration to more independent hosting, with neither conditions nor veiled limitations. In the coming days we'll have some exclusive new stories to expose. █ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠟⢛⠛⠻⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⣛⣩⣭⣵⠶⠶⣾⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣷⠶⠶⣦⣭⣭⣙⡻⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣛⣥⠶⢛⣋⣭⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⢩⠹⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣾⣍⣛⡛⠷⣮⣍⡻⢟⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣫⡾⣫⣵⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣬⠹⢫⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⢹⣿⣿⣧⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣳⡟⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣬⡻⣿⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣛⣣⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣬⣁⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⣍⢿⢉⠿⢿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠏⡍⠿⢿⠿⠿⡿⠿⢿⡿⠿⠿⢏⡭⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⡭⠭⣙⠿⢿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣯⠉⡍⣿⢩⠹⠿⠿⠿⡿⠿⠿⠿⡏⡍⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⡏⢮⣸⢸⠸⢸⢸⢩⡏⣽⠀⡏⡍⣶⠭⠵⢸⢹⣾⢱⢫⢵⠈⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⢺⣿⢸⠸⣀⠃⡮⠭⠆⡏⡅⡩⢽⢸⠀⡇⣿⢸⢰⠭⠵⢱⣡⠁⡮⠽⠆⡇⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣥⣧⣭⣬⣥⣭⣬⣼⣥⣯⣤⣥⣮⣤⣵⣭⣬⣼⣿⣧⣵⣭⣤⣥⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣥⣦⣵⣷⣭⣾⣬⣮⣥⣥⣮⣵⣭⣬⣤⣥⣿⣬⣬⣵⣥⣦⣥⣷⣭⣮⣤⣥⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠟⡟⢻⠛⡟⠿⠿⢿⣿⠿⠿⠿⡿⠿⠿⠿⢿⠿⠿⠟⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⢟⠿⣻⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⢱⠉⠃⡨⠭⡆⡏⢸⠁⡇⡮⠭⠎⣿⢸⢱⡇⠇⡇⡏⡍⡆⡏⡏⡆⡇⡏⡍⣦⠫⢽⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⢩⢱⢸⢱⣿⢸⠫⢱⢈⠭⡇⠘⡍⡇⢰⢜⠉⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣎⣓⣡⣑⣊⣁⣑⣈⣂⣁⣍⣊⣴⣿⣈⣸⣌⣊⣁⣁⣇⣁⣁⣇⣁⣁⣁⣇⡁⣕⡸⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣑⣉⣈⣸⣿⢸⢑⣩⣌⣊⣁⣀⣇⣁⣈⣌⣊⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣍⡻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣭⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⣿⣾⡻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢃⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣿⣿⣷⠌⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣆⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢯⡾⣳⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣘⣩⣛⢷⣭⣛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣃⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣩⡾⢛⣵⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣮⣝⡻⠶⣦⣭⣛⣛⠻⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⣛⣛⣭⣴⠾⢛⣭⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣬⣭⣝⣛⠛⠷⠶⠶⠶⣦⣬⣭⣭⣭⣭⣥⣤⡶⠶⠶⠶⠟⢛⣻⣭⣥⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 129 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/21/GNU_Linux_Suddenly_Rose_to_3_on_Laptops_Desktops_in_South_Ameri.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/11/21/GNU_Linux_Suddenly_Rose_to_3_on_Laptops_Desktops_in_South_Ameri.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ GNU/Linux Suddenly Rose to 3% on Laptops/ Desktops in South America, Based on Survey Which Only Years Ago Measured It at 1%⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 21, 2023 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Earth⦈_ THE state_of_Linux_in_Argentina has just been looked at by the sister site, but South_America_as_a_whole_is_interesting. 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Apple?⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 21, 2023 Weeks ago: (Linux Foundation Member Summit 2023) 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Jim_Zemlin_and_Apple⦈_Check out this_new_clip. The Linux Foundation chief is the Ford CEO driving a Subaru. ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⠀⠈⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣤⣶⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢟⣋⡅⠀⠀⣀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⢛⣤⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠛⠋⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣬⣿⣻⣿⠿⡿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⠫⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⢊⣿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣯⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⣿⣿⣿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣣⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣔⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣦⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 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https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/21/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/11/21/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Over at Tux Machines...⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 21, 2023 ⚓ Updated This Past Day⠀⇛ 1. ⚓ HandBrake_1.7_Released_with_AMD_VCN_AV1_and_NVIDIA_NVENC_AV1_Encoders⠀⇛ HandBrake 1.7 has been released today as a major update to this open-source, free, and cross-platform video transcoder application for GNU/Linux. 2. ⚓ It’s_Official:_Linux_Kernel_6.6_Will_Be_LTS,_Supported_Until_December 2026⠀⇛ In another unexpected turn of events, the latest Linux 6.6 kernel series has been officially marked as LTS (Long Term Support) on the kernel.org website with a predicted life expectancy of at least three years. 3. ⚓ EndeavourOS_Ditches_Xfce_for_KDE_Plasma_with_the_Galileo_Release⠀⇛ EndeavourOS has a new major release today dubbed Galileo, which comes with some significant and exciting changes for fans of this Arch Linux-based rolling release distribution. 4. ⚓ Rocky_Linux_9.3_Brings_Back_Cloud_and_Container_Images_for_PowerPC_64- Bit⠀⇛ RHEL clone Rocky Linux 9.3 has been released today and it’s now available for download as a free alternative to Red Hat’s enterprise Linux distributions CentOS Stream and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. 5. ⚓ Ubuntu_Budgie_switches_its_approach_to_Wayland⠀⇛ Elementary OS going full speed ahead, but Parachutist Parakeet considers a new, post-Enlightenment glide path 6. ⚓ Inkscape_1.3.1_Released_with_More_Than_70_Bug_Fixes_and_Two_New Features⠀⇛ Inkscape 1.3.1 has been released today as the first major update to the Inkscape 1.3 series of this open-source vector graphics editor that happens to celebrate its 20th anniversary. 7. ⚓ Linux_6.7-rc2⠀⇛ Linus Torvalds: So I was expecting rc2 to be tiny 8. ⚓ Lawyers'_SLAPP_Attacks_and_False_DMCAs⠀⇛ A sophisticated campaign to discredit or to censor? ⚓ New⠀⇛ 9. ⚓ Today_in_Techrights⠀⇛ Some of the latest articles 10. ⚓ FreeBSD_14.0-RELEASE_Announcement⠀⇛ The FreeBSD Project has major new release 11. ⚓ Google_Slows_Down_Firefox_Users_When_Watching_YouTube⠀⇛ If you are using the open source Firefox web browser to browse YouTube and watch its videos, then you might have noticed that there is an artificial delay that was added recently whenever you try to watch a video 12. ⚓ Claws_Mail_3.20.0_and_4.2.0_unleashed⠀⇛ Claws Mail is a GTK+ based, user-friendly, lightweight 13. ⚓ Xen_Project_Releases_Version_4.18_with_New_Security,_Performance,_and Architecture_Enhancements_for_AI/ML_Applications⠀⇛ The Xen Project, an open source hypervisor hosted at the 'Linux' Foundation 14. ⚓ The_Future_of_the_Planet_is_GNU/Linux,_But_Freedom_Needs_to_be_Included Too⠀⇛ The future is UNIX-like operating systems, including GNU/Linux and BSDs 15. ⚓ Open_Hardware_in_China⠀⇛ RISC-V in Use 16. ⚓ Fwupd_1.9.9_Released_with_Support_for_Lenovo_X1_Yoga_Gen7_530E_2-in- 1_Laptops⠀⇛ Fwupd 1.9.9 Linux firmware updating utility is now available for download with support for Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen7 530E 2-in-1 laptops and Advantech BMC devices. 17. ⚓ Open_Source_NVIDIA_Vulkan_Driver_NVK_Reaches_Vulkan_1.0_Conformance⠀⇛ Collabora announced today that its open-source NVK graphics driver in Mesa is now officially conformant with the Vulkan 1.0 graphics API on NVIDIA Turing hardware. 18. ⚓ Android_Leftovers⠀⇛ LineageOS is currently installed on 1.5 million Android devices 19. ⚓ How_openSUSE_Tumbleweed_makes_a_great_case_for_rolling_release_Linux distributions⠀⇛ openSUSE offers two different takes on its Linux distribution 20. ⚓ See_System_Resource_Usage_in_Ubuntu’s_Top_Panel⠀⇛ We’re not short of system monitoring tools for Ubuntu, with an array of desktop apps, extensions, widgets, Conky scripts, and command-line tools readily available to us 21. ⚓ Tux_Machines'_Daily_Bulletins_Fully_Automated⠀⇛ The process is 100% automated 22. ⚓ Release_of_GNU_gettext_0.22.4_and_Software_Lists⠀⇛ Some FOSS news and a release 23. ⚓ Audiocasts/Shows:_LINUX_Unplugged_and_GNU_World_Order⠀⇛ 2 new episodess 24. ⚓ Some_Fedora_Infra_Statistics_and_Things_To_Do_After_Installing_Fedora 39⠀⇛ Fedora stories 25. ⚓ today's_howtos⠀⇛ many howtos for Monday 26. ⚓ Stable_kernels:_Linux_6.6.2,_Linux_6.5.12,_Linux_6.1.63,_Linux 5.15.139,_Linux_5.10.201,_Linux_5.4.261,_Linux_4.19.299,_and_Linux 4.14.330⠀⇛ I'm announcing the release of the 6.6.2 kernel 27. ⚓ Mozilla_Firefox_120_Is_Now_Available_for_Download,_Here’s_What’s_New⠀⇛ Mozilla published today the final build of the Firefox 120 web browser, slated for release on November 21st, 2023, so it’s time to take a closer look at the new features and improvements. 28. ⚓ How_to_Get_Hardware_Info_on_Ubuntu,_Ubuntu_Core_Desktop,_and Microcloud⠀⇛ Some Ubuntu news 29. ⚓ Licensing_and_Openwashing⠀⇛ faking it 30. ⚓ Programming_Leftovers⠀⇛ Including TuxMachines 31. ⚓ today's_howtos⠀⇛ only 4 more for now 32. ⚓ Android_Leftovers⠀⇛ Samsung Galaxy S22 One UI 6 (Android 14) update is live for all 33. ⚓ Security_Leftovers_and_Windows_TCO⠀⇛ mostly breach news 34. ⚓ Linux_Deepin's_big_brother_claims_it's_hit_three_million_installs⠀⇛ The other big Chinese distro, after Kylin, seems to be thriving 35. ⚓ MediaTek_Filogic_860_&_Filogic_360_WiFi_7_chipsets_target_mainstream BE7200_routers_and_clients⠀⇛ There’s no information about software support, but MediaTek will likely provide support for Linux-based distributions like OpenWrt and/or Debian 36. ⚓ Meson_1.3_Released_with_Improved_Build_Systems_for_Developers⠀⇛ Learn what's new in the Meson 1.3 release, which brings improvements and fixes to this open-source build system for developers. 37. ⚓ Distrobox_1.6.0_Rolls_Out_with_Improved_NVIDIA_Integration⠀⇛ Distrobox 1.6.0 release brings new unshare flags, improved shell handling, better CUDA integration, and more 38. ⚓ Review:_Slackel_7.7_"Openbox"⠀⇛ Slackel is a live Linux distribution based on Slackware Linux and Salix 39. ⚓ Linux_is_Bigger_Than_Windows_in_Europe_(If_One_Counts_Android)⠀⇛ Android isn't exactly freedom-respective, so we are only cautiously optimistic about it replacing Windows 40. ⚓ 10_Best_Browsers_for_Ubuntu_and_Other_Linux⠀⇛ This guide walks you through the strengths & features of some of the best web browsers in Ubuntu to help you choose. 41. ⚓ Prioritising_the_Basics⠀⇛ We'll try to get back to originals later today 42. ⚓ 9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup:_November_19th,_2023⠀⇛ The 163rd installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on November 19th, 2023. 43. ⚓ GNU/Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers⠀⇛ half a dozen more links 44. ⚓ Security_Leftovers⠀⇛ and some LF stuff 45. ⚓ today's_howtos⠀⇛ many howtos, but some days-old 46. ⚓ 8_Linux_distributions_to_replace_CentOS_and_Fluff/Buzzwords_From_Red Hat⠀⇛ Red Hat and RHEL 47. ⚓ Android_Leftovers⠀⇛ iPhone 15 review: How does Apple stack up against Android's best 48. ⚓ Pineberry_Pi_adds_NVMe_storage_capabilities_to_the_Raspberry_Pi_5⠀⇛ Pineberry Pi’s HatDrive Top and Bottom are two new expansion boards compatible with the Raspberry Pi 5 SBC, designed to increase its storage capacity and performance using NVMe technology 49. ⚓ How_to_Install_VirtualBox_Guest_Additions_in_Ubuntu⠀⇛ Learn how to install VirtualBox guest additions in Ubuntu and other related Linux distributions and enable various features. 50. ⚓ Amazon_Making_its_Own_Linux-Based_OS_to_Replace_Android⠀⇛ Amazon is reportedly working on its own Linux-based OS to replace Android on its Fire TVs, smart displays, and other non- tablet devices 51. ⚓ Audiocasts/Shows/Videos:_The_Linux_Link_Tech_Show,_Enterprise_Linux Security,_and_Loads_More⠀⇛ Mostly from Invidious 52. ⚓ Perl:_FOSDEM_2024,_Perl_Weekly_Challenge,_and_More⠀⇛ Some Perl posts 53. ⚓ KaOS_2023.11⠀⇛ KaOS is pleased to announce the availability of the November release of a new stable ISO 54. ⚓ LINDOZ_2023_&_NEW_A.I_ADVANCED_FEATURES⠀⇛ Jacque Montague Raymer of MakuluLinux 55. ⚓ Netgate_Releases_pfSense_CE_Software_Version_2.7.1⠀⇛ release of pfSense® Community Edition (CE) software version 2.7.1 56. ⚓ Oracle_Linux_9_Update_3_is_now_generally_available,_as_expected!⠀⇛ Oracle Linux 9 Update 3 delivers on Oracle's commitment to open source and keeping Linux free and open while providing binary compatibility to help ensure applications run without disruption 57. ⚓ EuroLinux_9.3_released⠀⇛ EuroLinux 9.3 repositories have been expanded to include Redis 7, Nodejs 20 and Java 21 OpenJDK, GCC Toolset 13. Updated toolsets: Rust v1.71, Go v1.20 and LLVM v16, GCC 11.4 58. ⚓ FSF-EEE:_Child_Labour,_Upcycling_Android_Open_Letter,_Interoperable Europe_Act,_and_Router_Freedom⠀⇛ Latest 5 from GAFAM-funded FSF-EEE 59. ⚓ Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers⠀⇛ FOSS picks 60. ⚓ Programming_Leftovers⠀⇛ 5 software development picks 61. ⚓ Steam_Deck_OLED_Is_Now_Available_to_Order_with_HDR_Display_and_Bigger Battery⠀⇛ Valve today officially released the Steam Deck OLED Linux- powered gaming handheld that brings a bigger screen with high dynamic range (HDR) support, a bigger battery, and more. 62. ⚓ TUXEDO_Pulse_14_Gen3_Linux_Laptop_Unveiled_with_AMD_Ryzen_7_7840HS CPU⠀⇛ Two years after its first appearance, the TUXEDO Pulse 14 ultra-light AMD-powered Linux laptop is now in the 3rd generation (Gen3) with a more recent AMD Ryzen 7 processor and updated internals. 63. ⚓ Audiocasts/Shows:_Bad_Voltage,_TWIL,_and_mintCast⠀⇛ 3 new episodes 64. ⚓ today's_howtos⠀⇛ 5 more howtos 65. ⚓ Shotwell_updated_to_0.32.3_with_Some_Fixes⠀⇛ Shotwell photo viewer and organizer released new 0.32.3 version a day ago with minor updates 66. ⚓ Software:_Video_Chat_Software,_Ip_vs._Ifconfig,_Yum_vs._Dnf,_Nano_or Vim⠀⇛ Some software-related lists/comparisons 67. ⚓ How_Kali_Linux_Can_Help_Security_Test_Your_Network⠀⇛ a great way to uncover vulnerabilities on your network and the attached systems 68. ⚓ today's_howtos⠀⇛ 5 howtos 69. ⚓ It's_False:_Those_Are_Not_Alternatives_to_LibreOffice._They're Proprietary_or_Not_Maintained.⠀⇛ At least half of those alternatives are Not FOSS 70. ⚓ 16_Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Linux_Wiki_Engines⠀⇛ To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 16 high quality free Linux wiki engines 71. ⚓ Security_Leftovers⠀⇛ a dozen new links 72. ⚓ The_Best_Docker_Alternatives_for_2023⠀⇛ Looking for an alternative to Docker? Learn about the top alternatives to Docker, their features, pricing, and benefits. 73. ⚓ MIKROE_Launches_ClickID_to_Make_Click_Boards_and_Other_mikroBUS Hardware_Hotpluggable_in_Linux⠀⇛ MikroElektronika, also known as MIKROE, has announced a new open source approach to handling Click and other mikroBUS- compatible boards under Linux and similar operating systems, complete with support for hot-plug operations: ClickID 74. ⚓ Olimex_Shows_Off_an_Open-Hardware_Linux-Based_Autonomous_Drone_Swarm⠀⇛ Lightweight fixed-wing drones, designed for mapping and more, are driven by onboard OLinuXino single-board computers. 75. ⚓ What_Is_Fedora_Onyx?_An_Immutable_Budgie-Based_Linux_Distro⠀⇛ It's Budgie, except really hard to break. 76. ⚓ today's_leftovers⠀⇛ 5 more articles 77. ⚓ Software:_Godot_4.2_RC_1,_Libxml2_2.12.0,_and_7_Best_Free_and_Open Source_Compositing_Window_Managers⠀⇛ 3 new articles 78. ⚓ Chen_Hui_Jing_Blogs_About_Web_and_Free_Software⠀⇛ Chen Hui Jing is back 79. ⚓ Linux_Plumbers_Conference_and_Tomeu_Vizoso's_Work_on_Linux_Graphics⠀⇛ Some kernel news 80. ⚓ Security_Leftovers⠀⇛ only 4 more stories for now 81. ⚓ 8_Tips_To_Keep_Your_Phone_Running_Like_New_and_5_Best_GNU/Linux_Phones to_Watch_Out_for_in_2023⠀⇛ Fairphone and GNU/Linux 82. ⚓ Understanding_the_Next_Wave_of_Desktop_Environment_Innovations⠀⇛ As of 2023, the GNU/Linux DE landscape is vibrant and varied. GNOME and KDE Plasma lead in popularity, offering a blend of aesthetic appeal and functional richness 83. ⚓ Russia_pivots_to_Chinese_CPUs_that_aren't_subject_to_US_sanctions_- Russia's_homegrown_Linux-based_Alt_OS_now_supports_Chinese_LoongArch chips⠀⇛ Russian Alt GNU/Linux ported to Loongson's LoongArch64 architecture to properly support LS5000 and LS6000 processors 84. ⚓ LXQt_1.4_Desktop_Arrives_for_Lubuntu_23.10_Users,_Here’s_How_to_Install It⠀⇛ The Lubuntu developers have decided to backport the LXQt 1.4 desktop environment to the latest Lubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur) release. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 892 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Links 21/11/2023: Collapse of OpenAI May Seem Imminent (Deep Dent and Exodus) and Automattic Has DMCA "Hall of Shame"⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 21, 2023 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Leftovers o Science o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary/Artificial_Intelligence_(AI) o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Overpopulation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Digital_Restrictions_(DRM) o Monopolies # Copyrights * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal/Opinions o Technology_and_Free_Software * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Truthdig ☛ The_new_series_"Four_Died_Trying"_seeks_to_expose what—and_who—was_really_behind_the_sizzling_’60s’_politics_of assassination._We_sat_down_with_the_filmmakers,_John_Kirby_&_Libby Handros.⠀⇛ This Nov. 22 marks the exact 60th anniversary of the 1963 shooting of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy in Dallas, Texas — and it’s also the date a new nonfiction streaming series, “Four Died Trying,” premieres on Apple TV, Amazon Prime and Google Play. The documentary, directed by John Kirby and produced by Libby Handros, investigates not only the JFK liquidation, but also the people and players allegedly behind the assassinations of Malcolm X on Feb. 21, 1965; Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., on April 4, 1968; and Sen. Robert Francis Kennedy on June 6, 1968. o ⚓ New Statesman ☛ Bill_Gates_is_bad_for_humanity:_By_“maximising” lives,_the_billionaire_philanthropist_is_making_ours_worse.⠀⇛ Solving the Bill Gates Problem doesn’t mean larger problems are solved. It just leaves us with the usual ones of democratic gridlock, evaporating public funding for higher education and basic research, and vaporised revenue models for journalism and publishing. Dispelling the Noughties mirage of celebrity-billionaire global governance does help clear the mind, though. Human lives have to be more than notches on a plutocrat’s bat. o ⚓ Alex Ewerlöf ☛ Multi-tiered_SLOs⠀⇛ 🔴 SLI (service level indicators) are normalized metrics to measure the reliability of a system and give a focus to data driven optimization. 🔴 SLO (service level objective) specifies the reliability target. But there’s no rule that says we need exactly one target. In fact, using multiple targets can be beneficial to maintain a guarantee on a critical threshold while optimizing for a desired threshold. o ⚓ Vintage Everyday ☛ USS_Pueblo_POW’s_Secret_“Flipping_the_Bird” Gesture_to_North_Korea_Captors,_1968⠀⇛ In August 1968, eight sailors were photographed by the North Koreans where every sailor held up his middle finger, the meaning of which was not recognized by their captors. “We told them the finger was a Hawaiian good luck sign so they thought that was wonderful,” Lt. Schumacher remembered. “In two short movies shown in June, people on the street in London were shown giving the finger to the North Korean cameraman. It became obvious that these people did not know the meaning of this symbol of contempt, and that they were also unfamiliar with current western “culture,” or colloquialisms. In the coerced letters written to families, friends and political figures, and in subsequent “press” conferences the Pueblo men now attempted to use this knowledge as a means to discredit their captor’s propaganda efforts.”. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Matt Rickard ☛ The_Encyclopedia_of_Integer_Sequences⠀⇛ The Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (OEIS) is exactly what it sounds like. A database of different sequences of integers is useful for researchers to identify known integer sequences, find formulas, and discover connections between different areas of mathematics. # ⚓ Science News ☛ Crabs_left_the_sea_not_once,_but_several times,_in_their_evolution⠀⇛ Wolfe and her colleagues collected genetic data from 333 species of crabs in the group Brachyura. These crustaceans are evolutionarily distinct from, although closely related to, another group of crustaceans that independently evolved crablike bodies and are often erroneously referred to as crabs, including animals like the hermit and king crabs. The team then combined that genetic data with dozens of fossils to generate a crab evolutionary tree, layering on details about each species’ life history and adaptations for living on land to reconstruct a possible timeline of when crabs colonized drier ground. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Revive_A_Sony_Vaio_P-Series_With_KiCad’s Background_Bitmaps⠀⇛ You might remember that KiCad 7 came out this February, with a multitude of wonderful features. One of them was particularly exciting to see, and the KiCad newsletter even had an animated GIF to properly demo it – a feature called “Background Bitmaps”, which is the ability to add existing board images into your board editor, both front and back, and switch between them as you design the board. With it, you can draw traces, recreate the outline and place connectors over these images, giving you a way to quickly to reproduce everything on an existing PCB! I’ve seen some friends of mine use this feature, and recently, I’ve had a project come up that’s a perfect excuse for me to try it. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Easy_Hackintosh_With_Docker-OSX:_Soon_To_Be Impossible?⠀⇛ The Docker-OSX project has to be among one of the easiest ways to get a fully functional Hackintosh off the ground on any Linux or Windows (10+) system, with the Docker image handling the heavy lifting of keeping the copy of MacOS happy and satisfied, even as the legality remains questionable, as we previously reported on in 2021. Officially, Apple’s software license for MacOS states that it can only be installed and use on Apple-branded hardware, which precludes the installation in e.g. a Docker container. This has left Docker-OSX in a gray zone where it’s technically illegal, but as it’s being advertised by its developer [Sick Codes] to be for use by security researchers who participate in Apple’s Bug Bounty program (including iOS, which requires XCode, which requires MacOS, etc.), it seems to slip through the cracks. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ DIY_Loading_Coil_Shortens_Antenna_Lengths⠀⇛ A newly licensed amateur radio operator’s first foray into radios is likely to be a VHF or UHF radio with a manageable antenna designed for the high frequencies in these radio bands. But these radios aren’t meant for communicating more than a double-digit number of kilometers or miles. The radios meant for long-distance communication use antennas that are anything but manageable, as dipole antennas for the lowest commonly used frequencies can often be on the order of 50 meters in length. There are some tricks to getting antenna size down like folding the dipole in all manner of ways, but the real cheat code for reducing antenna size is to build a loading coil instead. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ The_Future_of_the_Colorado_River_Hinges_on One_Young_Negotiator⠀⇛ John Brooks Hamby was 9 years old the last time a group of Western states renegotiated how they share the dwindling Colorado River. When the high-stakes talks concluded two years later, in 2007, with a round of painful cuts, he hadn’t reached high school. Yet this June an audience of water policy experts listened with rapt attention as Hamby, now 27, recited lessons from those deliberations. # ⚓ Omicron Limited ☛ High_temperatures_may_have_caused_over 70,000_excess_deaths_in_Europe_in_2022⠀⇛ The authors of the study, published in The Lancet Regional Health—Europe, revised upwards initial estimates of the mortality associated with record temperatures in 2022 on the European continent. The study is titled "The effect of temporal data aggregation to assess the impact of changing temperatures in Europe: an epidemiological modelling study." # ⚓ How_“natural_herd_immunity”_approaches_to_the_pandemic destroyed_public_health⠀⇛ It has been over three years now since the publication of the Great Barrington Declaration (GBD), whose authors in early October 2020 advocated a “natural herd immunity” approach to the pandemic, in which the young and healthy, who were (presumably) at very low risk of serious illness and death from COVID-19, would be allowed to go (mostly) about their business reopening society, while the elderly and those with chronic medical conditions, who were at the highest risk of complications and death from the novel coronavirus, would supposedly be kept safe with “focused protection.” The idea was that, by letting SARS- CoV-2 circulate in the “low risk” population we would reach “natural herd immunity” more rapidly—in six months!—all without the serious damaging consequences of business closures (which proponents of a GBD-like approach always called “lockdowns,” whether they were lockdowns or not) and all the other public health interventions instituted early in the pandemic to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Unfortunately, one of the requirements to achieve “natural herd immunity” is that postinfection immunity—which antivaxxers like to refer to as “natural immunity“—be durable, and, as we later learned with the Delta and Omicron waves, a coronavirus that was spreading widely through a population of billions was very capable of evolving into new variants that could not only become a lot more transmissible than the original Wuhan strain but also evade immunity acquired as a result of infection with prior variants. Then there was the problem that the GBD never really defined “focused protection” in a way that could be operationalized. It appeared to mean something akin to indefinite quarantine of the “high risk” their homes, ignoring that these people could never entirely avoid interacting with all those young healthy people spreading the virus. Moreover, in practice “focused protection” could never really have worked, anyway, o § Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ ‘Lost_Time_for_No_Reason’:_How_Driverless Taxis_Are_Stressing_Cities⠀⇛ His experience was a sign of how self-driving taxis are increasingly starting to take a toll on city services. In San Francisco and Austin, Texas, where passengers can hail autonomous vehicles, the cars have slowed down emergency response times, caused accidents, increased congestion and added to the workloads of local officials, said police officers, firefighters and other city employees. In San Francisco, more than 600 self-driving vehicle incidents were documented from June 2022 to June 2023, according to the city’s Municipal Transportation Agency. After one episode where a driverless car from Cruise, a subsidiary of General Motors, ran over and dragged a pedestrian, California regulators ordered the company to suspend its service last month. Kyle Vogt, Cruise’s chief executive, resigned on Sunday. # ⚓ Omicron Limited ☛ AI-powered_crab_gender_identification: Revolutionizing_fishery_management_and_conservation⠀⇛ Their latest paper, published in the journal Scientific Reports, is co-authored by Associate Professor Yoshitaka Ueki and Professor Ken Takeuchi from TUS and Assistant Professor Kenji Toyota and Professor Tsuyoshi Ohira from Kanagawa University. The researchers implemented three deep convolutional neural networks based on three well- established image classification algorithms: AlexNet, VGG-16, and ResNet-50. To train and test these models, they used 120 images of horsehair crabs captured in Hokkaido; half of them were males, and the other half were females. A notable advantage of these models is that they are "explainable AI." # ⚓ [Repeat] Computers Are Bad ☛ Centrex⠀⇛ I've had it in my mind to write something about Centrex for years, but I've always had a hard time knowing where to start. The facts about Centrex are often rather dry, and the details varied over years of development, making it hard to sum up the capabilities in short. So I hope that you will forgive this somewhat dry post. It covers something that I think is a very important part of telephone history, particularly from the perspective of the computer industry today. It also lists off a lot of boring details. I will try to illustrate with interesting examples everywhere I can. I am indebted, for many things but here especially, to many members of the Central Office mailing list. They filled in a lot of details that solidified my understanding of Centrex and its variants. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Public_Citizen_Rolls_Out_New_Tracker_of State-Level_Bills_to_Ban_Political_Deepfakes⠀⇛ Public Citizen today rolled out a new tracker for monitoring the progress of state-level bills that ban or require disclosure of political deepfakes – A.I.-generated images, audio, or video depicting a candidate saying or doing things they never did to damage their reputation and deceive voters. The tracker includes the state, bill number, a link to each bill, and its current status. State legislatures across the country are starting to pass urgently needed legislation to regulate deepfakes in elections, usually with bipartisan backing. So far, this legislation has received bipartisan support in every state where it has passed, including California, Michigan, Minnesota, Texas, and Washington. # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ The_Beatles_“Now_And_Then”_—_How_Did It_Come_Together?⠀⇛ Notably, this software utilizes artificial intelligence to ‘learn’ what a sound is and isolate that sound from others in the recording. “It has to learn what the sound of John Lennon’s guitar is, for instance, and the more information you can give it, the better it becomes,” Giles told the BBC. Using the software, Lennon’s voice could be isolated from the original cassette recording, removing the background noise from his New York home that had made the Beatles’ previous attempts to finish the song impossible. Suddenly, Lennon’s voice was “crystal clear,” said Paul McCartney. “It was the closest we’ll ever come to having him back in the room,” added Ringo Starr. “Far out.” # ⚓ NDTV ☛ 500_OpenAI_Staff_Threaten_To_Quit,_Join_Sam_Altman Unless_Board_Resigns⠀⇛ OpenAI's staff has threatened to quit the artificial intelligence startup and join former boss Sam Altman at Microsoft's new division unless the board resigns, according to a letter seen by Reuters. # ⚓ BW Businessworld Media Pvt Ltd ☛ About_500_Employees Threaten_To_Quit_Unless_OpenAI’s_Board_Resigns,_Reappoints Altman⠀⇛ Following the unexpected removal of Sam Altman, it has been reportedly said that nearly 500 employees at OpenAI have threatened to quit the company if the board does not resign and reappoint Sam Altman, according to a recent report by tech publication The Wired. In a letter addressed to the OpenAi board of directors, the employees said the board’s decision has spoiled their working process and is likely to develop a new argument between the workers and management. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Sam_Altman_saga:_Key_moments_in_the_seven- year_partnership_between_Microsoft_and_OpenAI⠀⇛ Microsoft's hiring of ousted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Monday marks another twist in the seven-year-old partnership between the US giant and the startup that created ChatGPT. # ⚓ BW Businessworld Media Pvt Ltd ☛ Who_Is_OpenAI’s_New_CEO Emmett_Shear?⠀⇛ OpenAI has appointed Emmett Shear as its interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO), amidst much speculation about the position after the company sacked Sam Altman on Friday. The significant position was also briefly assumed by Mira Murati (CTO at OpenAI) after Altman's sudden removal. The company has not officially declared Emmett Shear as its new CEO yet but Shear X post clarified his new position. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ OpenAI_staff_threaten_to_leave_if_ousted CEO_Altman_is_not_reinstated⠀⇛ OpenAI stunned the industry when Altman was ejected from the artificial intelligence biz on Friday. Now, 550 of OpenAI's 700 staff have signed a letter saying they may stand down and join the newly announced Microsoft AI subsidiary that Altman was put in charge of today. # ⚓ India Times ☛ OpenAI_employees_threaten_to_quit_unless board_resigns,_reappoints_Sam_Altman:_report⠀⇛ In a letter addressed to the OpenAi board of directors, the employees said the board was negotiating in bad faith and the process through which they terminated Altman and former president Greg Brockman has jeopardised their work. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Satya_Nadella_brings_Sam_Altman_to_Microsoft; Twitch’s_Emmett_Shear_is_OpenAI’s_new_interim_chief⠀⇛ Putting an end to speculation over whether Sam Altman will return to OpenAI, the startup he cofounded, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said Altman, former OpenAI president Greg Brockman and some of their colleagues would join Microsoft to lead “a new advanced AI research [sic] team”. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Who_is_Emmett_Shear?_The_new_interim_CEO_of OpenAI_post_Sam_Altman's_ouster⠀⇛ ​​The company named Emmett Shear, cofounder and former CEO of Twitch, as the new interim CEO, pushing aside Mira Murati, a longtime OpenAI executive who was named interim CEO after Altman's ouster. # ⚓ CBC ☛ OpenAI_employees_say_they'll_leave_unless_board resigns⠀⇛ Several mebers of OpenAI's top management signed the letter, including chief technology officer Mira Murati and chief operating officer Brad Lightcap. # ⚓ Vox ☛ Why_OpenAI_blew_up_—_and_why_it_matters⠀⇛ Now, we may be looking at the end of OpenAI, which was shaping up to be one of the most important companies in the world. It was also the developer and owner of the technology that could shape how (or if) we live in the future. And we’ll soon see what takes its place. # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ The_Schism_That_Toppled_Sam_Altman⠀⇛ I spoke with my colleagues Karen Hao and Charlie Warzel this afternoon about the tensions at the heart of the AI community, and how Sam Altman’s firing may ironically entrench the power of a tech giant. # ⚓ Daniel Miessler ☛ Sam_Altman_Wants_AGI_as_Fast_as_Possible, and_He_Has_Powerful_Opposition⠀⇛ As I’ll explain below, I believe what happened ultimately came down to two opposing philosophies on AI—and specifically AGI (the ability for an AI to fully replace a pretty smart human). On one side you have what people like Balaji call the Accelerators, and on the other side you have what he calls the Decelerators. I have my own problems with Balaji, but the analysis below looks pretty good. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ OpenAI_meltdown:_How_could_Microsoft_have let_this_happen_after_betting_so_many_billions?⠀⇛ Microsoft is stuck in a hard place. It needs OpenAI co-founder and fired CEO Sam Altman back at the helm of the upstart, or working internally at the Azure giant. Either way is awkward, though: if Altman returns to OpenAI, changes need to be made to prevent a fiasco like this happening again, the lab's board and some colleagues may well have to go, and questions asked about how Microsoft – as a significant investor in OpenAI - was somehow completely blindsided by this meltdown. And if Altman takes up Microsoft's offer and joins the cloud goliath, will he and any loyalists who follow him have the freedom and agility to continue shaping machine learning as they did at OpenAI? # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ Inside_the_Chaos_at_OpenAI⠀⇛ OpenAI was deliberately structured to resist the values that drive much of the tech industry—a relentless pursuit of scale, a build-first-ask- questions-later approach to launching consumer products. It was founded in 2015 as a nonprofit dedicated to the creation of artificial general intelligence, or AGI, that should benefit “humanity as a whole.” (AGI, in the company’s telling, would be advanced enough to outperform any person at “most economically valuable work”—just the kind of cataclysmically powerful tech that demands a responsible steward.) In this conception, OpenAI would operate more like a research facility or a think tank. The company’s charter bluntly states that OpenAI’s “primary fiduciary duty is to humanity,” not to investors or even employees. That model didn’t exactly last. In 2019, OpenAI launched a subsidiary with a “capped profit” model that could raise money, attract top talent, and inevitably build commercial products. But the nonprofit board maintained total control. This corporate minutiae is central to the story of OpenAI’s meteoric rise and Altman’s shocking fall. Altman’s dismissal by OpenAI’s board on Friday was the culmination of a power struggle between the company’s two ideological extremes—one group born from Silicon Valley techno-optimism, energized by rapid commercialization; the other steeped in fears that AI represents an existential risk to humanity and must be controlled with extreme caution. For years, the two sides managed to coexist, with some bumps along the way. # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ What_Is_Going_On_with_Sam_Altman, OpenAI,_and_Microsoft?⠀⇛ An apparent power struggle has surfaced inside of OpenAI and nearly all employees appear to be on Altman and Brockman’s side. The three-person board that opposes the two has conducted its own CEO search for the company. Reports indicate that employees refused to attend an emergency meeting on Sunday with CEO Emmett Shear. Employees have posted on social media to state they are keeping the lights on and maintaining service stability for OpenAI developers—but hope the board is pressured to resign. # ⚓ Futurism ☛ This_Might_Be_the_Reason_OpenAI_Fired_Sam Altman⠀⇛ And now, one feasible explanation may have floated to the surface. As Bloomberg reports, prior to his shocking expulsion Altman had been spending time in the Middle East raising funds for a new chip venture billed as a competitor to Nvidia — a high- dollar side project that sources say added extra pressure to an already-strained relationship. Per Bloomberg, Altman's side hustle, dubbed "Tigris," appears quite ambitious. Nvidia has a chokehold on the semiconductor marketplace, as its popular GPU chips remain the favorite among AI startups for their computing power; Altman, according to Bloomberg, wants to take some of that market share away from Nvidia by introducing his own lower-cost Tensor Processing Units, or TPUs, to the industry. This would not only stand to displace the market incumbent but would also give OpenAI more control over its production, likely making its products cheaper in the long run. # ⚓ NPR ☛ Ousted_OpenAI_leader_Sam_Altman_joins_Microsoft⠀⇛ Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella made the announcement that Altman, 38, would be coming on board in a post on X sent just before 3 a.m. eastern time Monday. Nadella also said Greg Brockman, the former president of OpenAI who quit in protest after Altman's sudden departure, would be joining the new AI division at Microsoft alongside Altman. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ How_Microsoft’s_Satya_Nadella_Kept_the ‘Best_Bromance_in_Tech’_Alive⠀⇛ Since OpenAI released its ChatGPT chatbot almost a year ago, artificial intelligence has captured the public’s imagination, with hopes that it could be used for important work like drug research or to help teach children. It could also lead to job losses or even autonomous warfare. And whoever builds it could control what some computer scientists believe is one of the most important new technologies since the steam engine. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Microsoft_Hires_Sam_Altman_Hours_After OpenAI_Rejects_His_Return⠀⇛ Hours later, in another head-spinning move, Microsoft said it was hiring Mr. Altman and Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and a company co- founder who quit in solidarity with Mr. Altman. The two men will lead an advanced [sic] research [sic] lab [sic] at Microsoft. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Microsoft_Hires_Sam_Altman_and_OpenAI’s_New CEO_Vows_to_Investigate_His_Firing⠀⇛ Microsoft invested billions of dollars in the startup and helped provide the computing power to run its AI systems. Nadella wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he was “extremely excited” to bring on the former executives of OpenAI and looked “forward to getting to know” Shear and the rest of the management team. # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ Most_OpenAI_Staff_Threaten_to_Quit_After Microsoft_Hires_Sam_Altman⠀⇛ Early on Monday morning, Microsoft hired Sam Altman to lead a new advanced AI research team after he was ousted from his position at OpenAI last week. Within hours, OpenAI employees threatened to resign en masse with more than 500 out of 750 employees signing a letter demanding that the board resign and Altman be reinstated as CEO. # ⚓ Futurism ☛ 700_OpenAI_Staffers_Demand_Board_Reinstate_Sam Altman_as_CEO⠀⇛ At press time, the letter has reportedly been signed by a whopping 700 of the company's 770 employees — including CTO Mira Murati, who the board briefly named interim CEO only to be replaced just a few days later, and Altman's fellow cofounder Ilya Sutskever, who initially appeared to be one of the forces behind his ouster. # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Microsoft_hires_Sam_Altman_and_others_for new_AI_research_group_as_most_OpenAI_staff_threaten_to leave⠀⇛ It remains murky where OpenAI goes from here, since it’s not yet clear whether Nadella will prioritize the existing relationship with OpenAI or the new research unit where potentially most of OpenAI’s employee could end up. Axios’ Dan Primack suggested that it’s possible Nadella is using the new research lab as a stick to force OpenAI’s board to recant and rehire Altman and Brockman. However, he noted that would be a risky gambit, since one benefit of OpenAI to Microsoft is that the former can operate more independently and, not least, keep the heat from any AI missteps from burning Microsoft. o § Security⠀➾ # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ WIRED_Analysis_Reveals_Disturbing Details_of_Government_Surveillance_Program,_Highlights Urgent_Need_for_Reform⠀⇛ o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ CBC ☛ Shift_away_from_fossil_fuels_now_or_face_nearly_3_C warming_by_century's_end:_UN⠀⇛ The world is on pace to warm by as much as 2.9 C by the end of the century, nearly double the international target agreed upon less than a decade ago, a new United Nations report says. The Emissions Gap report, released this morning, says maintaining the goal of limiting warming to the 2015 Paris Agreement target of 1.5 C above pre- industrial levels hinges on a rapid transformation away from fossil fuels toward renewable energy. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Earth_is_hurtling_toward_nearly_3°C_of_warming: Report⠀⇛ The 2016 edition, for example, had a projected warming of up to 3.4°C (6.12°F) under a current- policies trajectory. # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ 2023_Just_Notched_Its_Most_Ominous_Climate Record_Yet⠀⇛ The news of the 2-degree Celsius days came first from Samantha Burgess, the deputy director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service, which published the results from a model that uses observations to estimate global climate conditions in real time. The numbers are preliminary, but the model is considered by experts to be reliable. Direct measurements of surface temperatures could confirm its results in the coming weeks. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Earth_likely_briefly_passed_critical_warming threshold_on_Friday_and_Saturday⠀⇛ Between the lines: The dataset that shows the record, known as ERA5, comes from a process known as reanalysis, in which a computer model uses surface temperature readings from land and ocean sources as well as algorithms to arrive in near time at an accurate global temperature reading for each day. # ⚓ Omicron Limited ☛ Women_are_leading_the_fight_to_stop climate_change⠀⇛ Over the past few years, international climate policy has been shaped largely by a close-knit group of politicians in the twilight of their careers. Now leaders from beyond the traditional U.S.-Europe-China power center—some new to the international stage, others already veterans—are emerging. And women are at the forefront. # ⚓ India Times ☛ TikTok's_alarming_sexual_content:_Easy_access poses_risk_for_children⠀⇛ Explicit content has long been a feature of the [Internet] and social media, and young people's exposure to it has been a persistent concern. This issue has taken centre stage again with the meteoric rise of TikTok. Despite efforts to moderate content, it seems TikTok's primary focus remains on maximising user engagement and traffic, rather than creating a safe environment for users. # ⚓ India Times ☛ US_senators_expect_Meta,_TikTok_CEOs_to testify_at_hearing_on_child_sexual_exploitation⠀⇛ The committee also has issued subpoenas to the CEOs of Discord, Snap, and X, formerly known as Twitter, to compel them to testify. Senate Judiciary Committee chair Dick Durbin and its top Republican Lindsey Graham said the hearing will allow Committee members to press CEOs from some of the biggest social media companies on their failures to protect children online. # ⚓ NPR ☛ An_appeals_court_will_hear_arguments_over_Trump's_gag order_in_Jan._6_case⠀⇛ Just days after the Justice Department unveiled a four-count felony indictment against Trump in Washington, D.C., the former president posted, "If you go after me, I'm coming after you." Prosecutors said some of Trump's supporters took note and took action. "The defendant does not need to explicitly incite threats or violence in his public statements, because he well knows that by publicly targeting perceived adversaries with inflammatory language, he can maintain a patina of plausible deniability while ensuring the desired results," assistant special counsel Cecil VanDevender wrote in a recent court filing. # ⚓ New Statesman ☛ The_Iran_Trap:_Why_Israel_and_the_West_are running_out_of_time.⠀⇛ All that, of course, poses a challenge for Israel and the US. The longer the Gaza conflict goes on, the more chance of others being drawn in and the lower the chances of Israel being inclined to make concessions. It also makes a durable settlement of the Palestinian issue (which gives Iranian support to Hamas its particular resonance in the wider Islamic world) more urgent. But given Israeli reluctance to look weak, it also makes such a settlement less likely. That is the trap Iran has set. It is an agonising dilemma for Western policymakers. It is also a threat to the stability of Arab states that have no sympathy for Iran or Hamas but have publics outraged by the destruction in Gaza. # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Commercial_Flights_Are_Experiencing 'Unthinkable'_GPS_Attacks_and_Nobody_Knows_What_to_Do⠀⇛ Signal jamming in the Middle East is common, but this kind of powerful spoofing is new. According to Todd Humphreys, a UT Austin professor who researches satellite communications, extremely powerful signal jammers have been present in the skies near Syria since 2018. “Syria was called ‘the most aggressive electronic warfare environment on the planet’ by the head of [U.S. Special Operations Command],” Humphreys told Motherboard. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Germany_police_raid_Islamic_Center_of_Hamburg, accuses_group_of_Hezbollah_support⠀⇛ Hezbollah is an Iran-backed militant group opposed to Israel that operates in Lebanon, and it has been supporting Hamas in its current war with Israel. It is designated as a terrorist organization by Germany and a number of Arab states described it using similar language in 2017. # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Senior_Ukrainian_cybersecurity_officials sacked_amid_corruption_probe⠀⇛ Yurii Shchyhol, the head of the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine (SSSCIP), and Victor Zhora, his deputy, were fired, the cabinet official Taras Melnychuk wrote on Telegram. Dmytro Makovskyi, the first deputy to Shchyhol, was installed as interim head of the agency. # ⚓ El País ☛ From_fascination_to_fear_of_a_hidden_agenda:_The year_of_ChatGPT_will_define_the_battle_for_the_future_of humanity⠀⇛ It’s a cycle, the researcher explains, that we’ve seen before, whether with the emergence of the [Internet] or mobile phones. And now comes generative AI, which is capable of creating texts and images. “It takes time to discover the best uses and how to develop them. It doesn’t happen overnight,” the researcher cautions. She wrote a guiding document for the AI Safety Summit that was held at the Bletchley Park estate, in the United Kingdom. From that summit — organized by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak — a declaration was released on November 1, in which thirty nations (such as the U.S., the U.K. and China) demand security and transparency from the AI sector. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ AOC,_20_NY_Lawmakers_Demand_Columbia_Reinstate Pro-Palestine_Student_Groups⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Humanitarian_Pause?⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ It’s_Time_for_American_Healthcare_Workers_to Stand_in_Solidarity_With_Gaza⠀⇛ It has been over a month since Hamas attacked southern Israel and the ensuing Israeli assault on Gaza began. The consequences for civilians have been disastrous—1,200 people killed in Israel on October 7 and, in the month since, nearly 10 times as many, 11,000 Palestinians, killed in Gaza, most of them women, children, or elderly. This number is likely an undercount, especially since the Palestinian Ministry of Health has had trouble getting accurate casualty counts. Last month, I wrote a piece for The Nation warning that a public health catastrophe was unfolding in Gaza, one that would put as many as 2 million people at risk of death, disease, and starvation due to Israel’s withholding of food, fuel, and water and the IDF’s attacks on medical facilities. Since then, the situation has only become more dire. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Disarmament_Grows_More_Distant_as_US_Plans Another_“Upgrade”_to_Nuclear_Bomb⠀⇛ # § Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine⠀➾ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ In_unannounced_visit,_U.S._Defense_Secretary Lloyd_Austin_arrives_in_Ukraine_for_‘high-level’_talks —_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Top_officials_from_Ukraine’s_Special Communications_Service_dismissed,_charged_with embezzlement_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_aviation_authority_proposes_regular flights_to_North_Korea_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Status_update:_Russia_moves_to_integrate scattered_volunteer_units_into_army_reserve_and mercenary_structures_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Zelensky_says_Kremlin_planning_to_oust_him by_end_of_year_in_‘Maidan_3’_plot_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ A_deported_teen_finds_his_way_home:_Earlier this_month,_the_Russian_army_sent_him_an_enlistment summons._Now_Bogdan_Ermokhin_is_back_in_Ukraine_and with_family._—_Meduza⠀⇛ o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Nonprofit_Explorer_Gets_Email_Alerts_and Other_Major_Improvements⠀⇛ For the past decade, ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer has published financial details of every tax-exempt organization in the United States that files annual reports with the Internal Revenue Service. And until this year, the site looked about its age. While we regularly update our database with new documents, we’ve only occasionally added new features (like a full-text filing search and an employee search) or updated its looks or back-end code. This year, however, we dedicated a team to take our favorite news app and give it some much- needed love, as well as new bells and whistles. Most exciting of all, we now have email alerts to let you know when we publish new documents for an organization you’re interested in. You tell us which nonprofits you want notifications for, and we’ll do the rest. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ NY_Federal_Court:_There’s_A_Right_To_Record Police_Officers_And_State_Law_Says_That_Includes_Inside Station_Lobbies⠀⇛ The NYPD has plenty of problems with accountability and transparency. The main problem is this: the public wants some of this and the NYPD wants none of this. So, it does stupid things repeatedly that do little more than remind the public it’s not to be trusted. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ NPR ☛ This_is_how_far_behind_the_world_is_on_controlling planet-warming_pollution⠀⇛ The hottest year on record is coming to a close, emissions of planet-warming gasses are still rising globally and the most ambitious climate goal set by world leaders is all but impossible to meet, according to a new analysis by the United Nations. The annual report from the U.N. Environment Program lays out how far behind the world is on controlling planet-warming pollution, most of which comes from burning oil, gas and coal. [...] If such conditions aren't met, the planet is headed for more than 5 degrees Fahrenheit of warming, the analysis finds. # ⚓ NL Times ☛ Tiger_mosquito_throughout_the_Netherlands, except_Friesland_and_Groningen⠀⇛ The tiger mosquito was found this summer in nearly all parts of the Netherlands, with the exception of Friesland and Groningen. The mosquitoes first appeared in Zeeland, specifically in the municipalities of Middelburg and Veere. Authorities in 35 different municipalities have tried to combat the mosquitoes, according to figures from the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA). Those figures were published Monday on the website of invasive species monitor Stop Invasieve Exoten. The tiger mosquito, which originated in Asia, can transmit all kinds of viral diseases, such as dengue fever and Zika. The mosquito is smaller than the mosquitoes native to the Netherlands, and can be recognized by a white stripe on the back and white hind legs # ⚓ Omicron Limited ☛ New_psychology_study_unearths_ways_to bolster_global_climate_awareness_and_climate_action⠀⇛ The web-based tool, and the methods undergirding its creation, are described in a newly posted paper, "Addressing Climate Change with Behavioral Science: A Global Intervention Tournament in 63 Countries," on the preprint server PsyArXiv. The tool stems from a study involving nearly 250 researchers that drew more than 59,000 participants from 63 countries, including Algeria, China, Denmark, Germany, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Peru, and the United States. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Richest_1_Percent_Produced_as_Many_Emissions_as Poorest_Two-Thirds_of_Humanity⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ In_First-of-Its-Kind_Lawsuit,_New_York_Targets PepsiCo’s_Plastic_Pollution⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Friday’s_Global_Temperature_Breach_Is_a_Canary in_the_Coal_Mine,_Scientists_Say⠀⇛ # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Interesting Engineering ☛ NASA's_X-59_'quiet' supersonic_jet_now_closer_to_being_the_real_thing⠀⇛ NASA's X-59 plane, which promises to bring back the days of supersonic flight, is now closer to being the real thing after its makers, Lockheed Martin, moved the aircraft to a paint barn at its facility in Palmdale, California, U.S., according to a blog post by the space agency. # ⚓ NASA ☛ NASA’s_X-59_Goes_from_Green_to_Red,_White,_and Blue⠀⇛ The X-59 is the prototype aircraft to demonstrate NASA's Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST). Measuring 94 feet (29 meters) in length and with a wingspan of nearly 30 feet (nine meters), the X-59 is designed to demonstrate that sonic booms can be dampened from loud bangs to milder thumps. At first sight, the aircraft resembles the Concorde aircraft, thanks to the pointed nose cone that obstructs the pilot's vision. Nevertheless, the aircraft's perceived level decibels (PLdB) are being targeted at 75 dB, which would be louder than a regular conversation but lesser than the roar of a motorcycle engine. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Electricity_spot_prices_to_get_a_jolt_on Tuesday⠀⇛ Tuesday's spot prices will shoot up to 68.20 cents per Kwh at 7am and then hit a peak of 96.37 cents at 4pm. Changing hourly, a day's spot prices are set according to electricity market prices one day in advance. # ⚓ Eesti Rahvusringhääling ☛ Electricity_prices_to_reach €777_per_MWh_on_Tuesday⠀⇛ Tuesday's exchange price in the Estonian, Finnish, Latvian and Lithuanian price zones will remain stable, with an average of €287.87 per MWh for the day. During the night, the electricity price will be just under €100 per megawatt-hour before rising to €550 per megawatt-hour from 7 a.m. on Tuesday. After that, the price will hover at around €400 per MWh, peaking at €777.18 per MWh between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ Kansas Reflector ☛ Governor’s_new_adviser_on_Kansas water_crisis_working_to_influence_policy_talks⠀⇛ Water — both its availability and quality — are pressing concerns for Kansas. The Ogallala Aquifer, the primary source of water for western Kansas, is running out. A months- long drought has pushed farmers and communities to the brink. Kelly has repeatedly stressed the importance of stabilizing Kansas’ water supply for future generations. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ NYC_Budget_Cuts_Forces_Public_Libraries_to_Close on_Sundays,_Reduce_Services⠀⇛ o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Far_Right_Trump_Admirer_Javier_Milei_Wins Argentina’s_Presidential_Runoff⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Trump_Falsely_Claims_DOJ_Is_Corrupt_for_Charging Him_But_Not_Biden_in_Docs_Cases⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Federal_Court_Guts_Enforcement_of_Voting_Rights Act_in_“Catastrophic”_Ruling⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Mike_Johnson_Once_Said_Only_God_Gives_Authority for_Presidents_to_Take_Office⠀⇛ # ⚓ Futurism ☛ AI_and_Military_Leaders_Gathered_for_Mysterious Event_in_Utah⠀⇛ As Bloomberg reports, the AI Security Summit — not to be confused with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's AI Safety Summit earlier in November — was hosted by the startup Scale AI, a contractor that offers data security to everyone from OpenAI to the US Army. At the rented-out luxury hotel located somewhere near-ish to Park City, Utah, the summit's assembled AI and military insiders were given the chance to speak candidly — no direct attribution was allowed from attendees or press — about issues facing the industry, even as President Joe Biden and China's President Xi Jinping held their own tête-à-tête 800 miles away in San Francisco to discuss, among other things, regulations on AI. # ⚓ Patrick Breyer ☛ Child_Protection_Day:_Mass_surveillance prevents_finding_real_solutions⠀⇛ On the European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (#EndChildSexAbuseDay) on 18 November 2023, civil rights activist and MEP Patrick Breyer (Pirate Party, Greens/EFA) calls for a rational debate on effective child protection rather than embracing mass surveillance solutionism: [...] o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ EFF ☛ Protecting_Kids_on_Social_Media_Act:_Amended_and Still_Problematic⠀⇛ As we wrote in August, the original bill (S. 1291) contained a host of problems. A recent draft of the amended bill gets rid of some of the most flagrantly unconstitutional provisions: It no longer expressly mandates that social media companies verify the ages of all account holders, including adults. Nor does it mandate that social media companies obtain parent or guardian consent before teens may use social media.  However, the amended bill is still rife with issues.    The biggest is that it prohibits children under 13 from using any ad-based social media. Though many social media platforms do require users to be over 13 to join (primarily to avoid liability under COPPA), some platforms designed for young people do not.  Most platforms designed for young people are not ad-based, but there is no reason that young people should be barred entirely from a thoughtful, cautious platform that is designed for children, but which also relies on contextual ads. Were this bill made law, ad-based platforms may switch to a fee-based model, limiting access only to young people who can afford the fee. Banning children under 13 from having social media accounts is a massive overreach that takes authority away from parents and infringes on the First Amendment rights of minors.   # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iranian_Activist_Gets_Back_Passport,_Phone_Upon Arrival_From_Germany⠀⇛ Iranian activist Parastoo Forouhar has confirmed to RFE/RL the return of her passport and electronic devices, which were confiscated when she arrived at Tehran airport from Germany last week for a trip to commemorate the anniversary of the death of her parents, who were both vocal critics of Iran's religious leadership. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ ‘Free_Speech_Absolutist’_Elon_Musk_Promises_To Sue_Media_Matters_To_Silence_Their_Speech⠀⇛ The fakest “free speech absolutist” who ever lived is at it again. As you may recall, earlier this year, Elon Musk sued the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) claiming that its report documenting an alleged “surge of hateful content” on exTwitter somehow violated contracts (after first threatening to sue for defamation, but not actually suing for defamation). o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ Craig Murray ☛ The_Supreme_Court,_Rwanda_and_Assange⠀⇛ The judgment of the Supreme Court on the illegality of deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda was given massive publicity in connection with the sacking of Suella Braverman, but in fact it is a decision of much wider significance. It also has great relevance to the coming High Court hearing on Julian Assange, both in terms of the arguments, some of which are common to both cases, and the stance of the judges, some of whom are also common to both cases. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ 'I_Won't_Be_Silenced':_Turkmen_Journalist_Defiant After_Being_Strip-Searched,_Stopped_From_Flying_To_Europe⠀⇛ Achilova said she was strip-searched and humiliated at Ashgabat International Airport, where officials didn't allow the 74-year-old journalist or her daughter to board a plane on November 17 despite having valid passports, visas, and tickets. # ⚓ HRW ☛ Three_Questions_on_Saudi_Sportswashing,_Daily_Brief, 2_November,_2023.⠀⇛ Recall, too, the slaughter and dismemberment of critical journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in a Saudi consulate. Saudi Arabia’s human rights record is so egregious, I really don’t think a sports tournament is going to make the world forget about it. You’re reading this, after all. # ⚓ [Old] HRW ☛ The_World_Lets_Saudi_Arabia_Get_Away_with Murder⠀⇛ Inside the consulate, Saudi agents murdered Khashoggi and then hacked his body to pieces. It was hardly a rogue operation or a misstep by “bad apple” agents. A UN investigation in 2019 highlighted “significant government coordination, resources and finances” behind the killing. In 2021, US intelligence concluded Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had approved the operation. However, no high-level Saudi official has ever been held accountable. It would be horrific enough if this were the only outrage perpetrated by Saudi Arabia, but it’s one of countless others at home and abroad. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Google_Discover_reportedly_ditches_two_Russian propaganda_outlets,_but_others_remain_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_Internal_Affairs_Ministry_says_no_legal violations_found_in_RT_executive’s_suggestion_that_Russia detonate_nuclear_bomb_‘somewhere_over_Siberia’_—_Meduza⠀⇛ o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ If_You_Kill_Two_People_In_A_Car_Crash,_You Shouldn’t_Then_Sue_Their_Relatives_For_Emailing_Your University_About_What_You_Did⠀⇛ Holy shit. # ⚓ Locus Magazine ☛ Ness_Brown_Guest_Post⠀⇛ Today, 56% of humans live in cities. Only 20% experience skies dark enough to see the stars undimmed by manmade light, with light pollution growing at a minimum of 2% each year—faster than the global population. This affects nearly all species on the planet from breeding sea turtles to blooming flowers to migrating birds; there is evidence that it affects human health. By the end of the decade, thousands more satellites will intrude on our remaining dark skies and could outnumber visible stars by a few tens to one. This isn’t just a problem for astronomers. This is a problem for every human denied a birthright central to much of our artistic traditions. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Former_Tibetan_political_prisoner_wins_international democracy_award⠀⇛ Golog Jigme is both a human rights activist and filmmaker. In 2008, he co-produced the documentary “Leaving Fear Behind,” which highlighted the injustices faced by Tibetans under Chinese rule. Golog Jigme and his co-producer Dhondup Wangchen were both imprisoned and tortured by Chinese authorities shortly after the film’s release. He was arrested three times between 2008 and 2012 before finally escaping Tibet in 2014. # ⚓ The Hill ☛ Saudi_Arabia_wants_the_Indian_Premier_League: Why_is_there_no_discussion_of_‘sportswashing’?⠀⇛ The rather quiet response from western politicians is telling of several things as they relate to Saudi Arabia on the global stage. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iranian_Mother's_13-Year_Sentence_For_Protesting Son's_Death_During_Unrest_Confirmed⠀⇛ An Iranian appeals court has upheld a 13-year prison sentence handed to Mahsa Yazdani, the mother of a young man killed during the last year's nationwide unrest, after being convicted on charges including "propaganda against the system" and "insulting the leader" for comments she made on social media over the killing of her son by government forces. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Three_imprisoned_Vietnamese_activists_given_human rights_awards⠀⇛ The three recipients are Tran Van Bang, born in 1961, Y Wo Nie, born in 1970, and independent journalist Le Trong Hung, born in 1979, according to Saturday’s announcement. # ⚓ El País ☛ WeWork:_How_the_party_ended_at_the_company_that was_going_to_revolutionize_the_office⠀⇛ WeWork’s business plan was all wrong. It banked on the exponential growth of a tech company when it was in fact made from brick and mortar. But we’re not talking about a fraud on the scale of cryptocurrency platform FTX, whose founder Sam Bankman-Fried is facing a 110-year sentence, or blood testing company Theranos, whose creator Elizabeth Holmes is serving nine years and seven months in a prison in Bryan, Texas. “As disruptive as it may have seemed, WeWork is a traditional company, a plain old office rental firm. It doesn’t become tech just because it is linked to an app,” says entrepreneur Luis Cabiedes. “It’s the same as a company that delivers pizza. And the money [that flooded in] turned out not to be enough to create a competitive advantage. It doesn’t matter if you keep adding and adding capital.” # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Abortion_Wins_Elections_for_Democrats._What Should_Advocates_Demand_in_Return?⠀⇛ If abortion were a 2024 presidential candidate, it would wipe the floor with Donald Trump. On November 7, abortion helped Democrats take back the Virginia House, keep the Kentucky governorship, and secure a Pennsylvania Supreme Court seat. In Ohio, 57 percent of voters approved enshrining abortion access in the state Constitution; it was the seventh time abortion has faced a direct vote since Dobbs and the seventh time it’s won. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ The_Man_Decides_He_Doesn’t_Like_Being_Hassled, Issues_Tickets_To_Reporter_For_‘Hampering’_City_Employees With_His_Questions⠀⇛ Some city officials in Illinois are now engaged in a round of “How Can I Get Sued?” Sounds like fun, but Calumet City officials might do well to remember the only way to win is not to play. o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ A_Camera_That_Signs_Off_Your_Pictures⠀⇛ We’ll admit we’ve kicked around the idea of a camera that digitally signs a picture so you could prove it hasn’t been altered and things like the time and place the photo was taken for years. Apparently, products are starting to hit the market, and Spectrum reports on a Leica that, though it will set you back nearly $10,000, can produce pictures with cryptographic signatures. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Canada_Inches_Closer_To_‘Right_To_Repair’ Reform⠀⇛ Right to repair reform continues to have a moment here in the U.S., with four states (California, Minnesota, New York, and recently Maine) having passed state level protections. The goal: to fight repair monopolies and make it easier and more affordable to repair the technology you own, whether it’s your car, game console, cell phone, CPAP machine, or tractor. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Europe_says_Adobe's_$20B_buy_of_Figma will_kill_competition⠀⇛ Updated The European Commission says Adobe's proposed $20 billion purchase of web-first design collaboration startup Figma will harm competition in the region unless the pair devise remedies to resolve this. The transaction would represent the most expensive sale of a privately owned software company in history, and was flagged as a concern by 16 member states of the European Union in February, such is the lack of credible alternatives to Adobe on the market. # ⚓ Tech Central (South Africa) ☛ ‘Fake_open_platform’:_Epic Games_takes_aim_at_Android⠀⇛ Sweeney, who founded the company that makes the blockbuster Fortnite, took the witness stand on Monday in San Francisco federal court to reinforce his claims that Google Play policies are unlawful and allow Google to maintain a monopoly in the Android mobile-app distribution market. The court fight started in 2020 when Epic marketed Fortnite on Android and side-stepped the Google Play billing system and the 30% revenue cut it was taking from app developers. # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Star_Trek_Fan_Blog_Triggers_New_Entry in_Automattic's_DMCA_"Hall_of_Shame"⠀⇛ For Star Trek fans, 'La Sirena' refers to the Kaplan F17 Speed Freighter that was prominently featured in the 'Picard' series. For people more interested in adult content, 'La Sirena' (69) is associated with a Venezuelan actress. The differences are clear but takedown company DMCA Piracy Prevention has trouble distinguishing between the two, which motivated Tumblr's parent company Automattic to add the outfit to its DMCA "Hall of Shame". # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Hollywood_to_UK_Govt:_Investigating Pirates_"Increasingly_Difficult"⠀⇛ The UK government's Culture, Media and Sport Committee is conducting an inquiry into the challenges faced by the film and high-end television industry. Submissions by the Motion Picture Association and member studios praise the UK for its "gold standard" IP framework but then complain that it's becoming “increasingly difficult” to identify pirates using services in the UK. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ How_The_DMCA_Is_Being_Weaponized_Against E-Commerce_Sites⠀⇛ By contrast, recipients of takedown notices are often small businesses, or ordinary members of the public. They are unlikely to have any legal training yet must respond to a formal legal notification if they wish to send a counter-notice. The latter must include a statement ‘under penalty of perjury’ that the material was taken down by mistake. Many will quail at the thought that they risk being convicted of perjury, and this stands in stark contrast to the mere ‘good faith belief’ required from the sender of a takedown request. Consequently, most people will simply accept that their material is removed, even if it was legal, for instance under fair use. Takedown notices can be abused for purposes that have nothing to do with copyright. For example, they are a handy way to censor perfectly legitimate online material. The practice has become so common that an entire industry sector – reputation management – has evolved to take advantage of this trick. Online reputation management companies often use takedown notices as a way of intimidating sites in order to persuade them to remove material that is inconvenient for their clients. # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Universal_Music,_Concord,_and ABKCO_Demand_Preliminary_Injunction_in_AI_Infringement Suit:_‘Publishers_Face_Irreparable_Harm_if_Anthropic’s Copying_Is_Not_Enjoined’⠀⇛ Additionally, the publishers are pushing for an order “precluding Anthropic from creating or using unauthorized copies of…lyrics to train future AI models.” Expanding upon the arguments in a memorandum, the entities behind the complaint reiterated particular instances of alleged infringement within Claude-generated answers and refuted the aforesaid fair-use argument. Moreover, the same alleged infringement “irreparably harms” the plaintiffs as well as their songwriters “by denying them control over their” works, failing to credit them in relevant Claude outputs, “associating their names with unauthorized derivatives” such as combined lyrics, and harming their professional relationships with properly licensed companies, according to the text. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal/Opinions⠀➾ # ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_ABDIURP_Wordo:_KHAKI⠀⇛ o § Technology and Free Software⠀➾ # ⚓ New_phone...⠀⇛ I’m pretty outspoken about wanting to avoid new electronics when I can. I’ve been using a phone that’s probably seven or eight years old at this point, and while it’s slow and buggy and lacks many of the newest bells and whistles, it still does what it needs to do. But. My phone plan is paid for by my father-in-law, who does *not* share my values, and he *insisted* on getting everyone new phones. Like, out of his own pocket. So... now I have a phone that’s less than a year old. Running the *current* version of Android. And it’s like night and day. It’s fast! It can run so many more things! And it just makes me *sad* that we as a people have somehow decided that we can’t just keep upgrading older electronics, because a lot of the limitations my old phone had were a result of it being stuck on Android 7. (My older-er phone, the MyTouch Q, is still on Android 2.4-something, and I don’t know if it would even physically be possible to upgrade it to Android 14, but damn it, I should at least be allowed to *try*.) # ⚓ These_Last_Few_Months⠀⇛ In the last month, I have been in one of those periods of time when I'm not very communicative online or posting at all. Usually, this is because I shut down when I'm focusing on something that is driving my anxiety and the only way I know to handle it is to fixate until it gets resolved. # ⚓ Luck_in_Technology⠀⇛ Luck is a thing: one person will have no complaints about NFS, while others too many. Some of this might be lack of experience. Maybe the positive on NFS person has always used that one storage device that has always worked with their devices. Others have not been so lucky, and will actively work to remove NFS before it becomes a grand source of uncompensated overtime hours. Assuming you can get NFS working, especially across different operating systems or maybe there's a cheap network switch with an "improve network security" setting that breaks NFS. Given my experiences, I assume anyone with a positive view of NFS is lucky. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It's like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2743 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Links 21/11/2023: 'Open' 'AI' Collapsing (as We Predicted All Along) While Argentina Moves to the Far Right⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 21, 2023 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Leftovers o Science o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary/Artificial_Intelligence_(AI) o Security # Integrity/Availability/Authenticity # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Wildlife/Nature o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Digital_Restrictions_(DRM) o Monopolies # Patents # Trademarks * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal/Opinions o Hobby o Technology_and_Free_Software # Internet/Gemini * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Two-Channel_Guitar_Stomp_Box_Makes_Momentary_Switches Latching⠀⇛ When we first saw [Maarten Tromp]’s article about a “momentary latching switch” for guitar effects pedals, we have to admit to being a bit confused. When it comes to push-button switches, “momentary” and “latching” seem to be at odds with each other, with different mechanisms inside the switch to turn one into the other. What gives? o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ 3D_Human_Models_From_A_Single_Image⠀⇛ You’ve seen it in movies and shows — the hero takes a blurry still picture, and with a few keystrokes, generates a view from a different angle or sometimes even a full 3D model. Turns out, thanks to machine learning and work by several researchers, this might be possible. As you can see in the video below, using “shape-guided diffusion,” the researchers were able to take a single image of a person and recreate a plausible 3D model. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ South_Korea’s_priciest_elite_private high_school_costs_over_$31k_a_year⠀⇛ The average total cost of sending a child to an autonomous private high school is about 18.5 times that of sending one to a regular high school. # ⚓ Chronicle Of Higher Education ☛ Learning_While_Female_in Kabul⠀⇛ ✐ How educators around the world keep hope alive in a hopeless place.⠀✐ o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Computers Are Bad ☛ 2023-11-19_Centrex⠀⇛ I have always been fascinated by the PABX - the private automatic branch exchange, often shortened to "PBX" in today's world where the "automatic" is implied. (Relatively) modern small and medium business PABXs of the type I like to collect are largely solid-state devices that mount on the wall. Picture a cabinet that's maybe two feet wide, a foot and half tall, and five inches deep. That's a pretty accurate depiction of my Comdial hybrid key/ PABX system, recovered from the offices of a bankrupt publisher of Christian home schooling materials. # ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ The_US_government_banned_Nvidia's_fastest gaming_GPU_from_China_—_chipmaker_pulls_RTX_4090_listings_due to_Hey_Hi_(AI)_concerns,_but_leaves_RTX_6000_Ada⠀⇛ Nvidia no longer sells the GeForce RTX 4090 in China, but the data center and workstation-oriented RTX 6000 Ada still seems to be available online. # ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ Steam_Deck_gets_a_new_competitor_—_Ayaneo Slide_RGB_keyboard_handheld_gaming_PC_launches_on_IndieGogo from_$699⠀⇛ Ayaneo has put its Slide handheld gaming PC up for pre-order on IndieGoGo for $699. It says that the hardware will begin shipping in mid-December. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Hacking_Apple’s_Magic_Mouse_To_Fix_Its_Worst Flaws⠀⇛ The Magic Mouse was first released by Apple in 2009 and was a major departure from previous designs. It was sleek, low-profile, and featured a touch pad on the top for gestures. Although the first generation was powered by two AA batteries and didn’t lead to much commentary, the 2015 redesign caused a lot of scathing memes and worse, mostly due to the rechargeable battery and the Lightning charging port that had been located on its bottom, leading to Dead Magic Mouse syndrome when you wanted to charge it. Since then myriad hackers have tried to fix the Magic Mouse’s issues, with [Ivan Kuleshov]’s recent attempt being perhaps the most straightforward and possibly successful. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ How_The_WS2812_Is_Made⠀⇛ [Scotty Allen] of Strange Parts is no stranger to Chinese factory tours, but this one is now our favorite. He visits the font of all WS2812s, World Semi, and takes a good look at the machines that make two million LEDs per day. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ The_Story_Behind_the_Abortion_Win_in_Ohio_Offers Important_Insights_for_2024⠀⇛ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ More_Parents_Are_Giving_Kids_Melatonin Without_Knowing_The_Risks⠀⇛ Is it safe? # ⚓ New York Times ☛ This_Is_Not_the_Way_to_Help_Depressed Teenagers⠀⇛ Large-scale, “light touch” interventions have backfired. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ First_CRISPR-Based_Therapies_For_Sickle_Cell Disease_And_Beta_Thalassemia_Approved_In_The_UK⠀⇛ The gene-therapy-based treatment called Casgevy was recently approved in the UK, making it the first time that a treatment based on the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing tool has been authorized for medical treatments. During the clinical trials, a number of patients were enrolled with either sickle cell disease (SCD) or β thalassemia, both of which are blood disorders that affect the production of healthy red blood cells. Of the 45 who enrolled for the SCD trial, 29 were evaluated in the initial 12- month efficacy assessment, with 28 of those found to be still free of the severe pain crises that characterizes SCD. For the β thalassemia trial, 42 patients were evaluated and 39 were still free of the need for red blood cell transfusions and iron chelation after the 12-month period, with the remaining three showing a marked reduction in the need for these. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Rosalynn_Carter_Lauded_for_Humanitarian Work,_Mental_Health_Advocacy⠀⇛ Politicians from both sides of the aisle and other notable figures paid tribute to the former first lady, who died on Sunday. # ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ Rosalynn_Carter,_mental_health_activist, humanitarian_and_former_first_lady,_dies_at_96⠀⇛ Rosalynn Carter, who as first lady worked tirelessly on behalf of mental health reform and professionalized the role of the president’s spouse, died Sunday at the age of 96, according to the Carter Center. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Rosalynn_Carter,_former_US_first_lady,_mental health_activist_dies_at_96⠀⇛ Former US first lady Rosalynn Carter, who President Jimmy Carter called "an extension of myself" owing to his wife's prominent role in his administration even as she tirelessly promoted the cause of mental health, died on Sunday at age 96, the Carter Center said. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Children_May_Be_'Evolutionarily_Primed'_to Need_More_Than_2_Parents⠀⇛ It takes a village. # ⚓ BBC ☛ ‘I_was_addicted_to_social_media_-_now_I'm_suing_Big Tech’_-_BBC_News⠀⇛ The lawsuit says four of the largest social media firms knowingly expose children to harmful products. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Universal_Children’s_Day:_Post- Covid,_Hong_Kong_must_ensure_children’s_rights,_let_them_be heard,_and_tackle_self-harm⠀⇛ Committee on Children’s Rights On Universal Children’s Day in 2022, society was still living under the pandemic. One year later, wearing a mask has become a personal decision. However, many children are still wearing them in public. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ The_long_tail_of_China’s_zero-Covid policy⠀⇛ For three years, China’s zero-Covid policy consistently received high-profile media coverage from the Chinese and the international press. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ ‘Not_appropriate’_to_draw conclusions_over_post-Covid_drop_in_exam_grades,_says_Hong Kong_Education_Bureau⠀⇛ It is not appropriate to draw any conclusions from the decline in performance among Hong Kong students in a city-wide assessment, the Education Bureau has said. The Territory-Wide System Assessment (TSA) tests have resumed after being suspended for three years due to Covid-19. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ HRW_urges_China_to_allow_commemorations_of_‘White Paper’_protests⠀⇛ Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a statement Sunday calling on China to allow commemorations for the one-year anniversary of the “White Paper” protests against the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Why_We’re_Still_Breathing_Dirty_Indoor Air⠀⇛ The pandemic and recent wildfires have shown how unhealthy indoor air can be. But scientific and governmental inertia have slowed the necessary remedies. # ⚓ University of Michigan ☛ U-M_researcher_took_to_the_streets —_all_of_them⠀⇛ Kathy Klinich enjoys the satisfaction of crossing off a goal. When the city of Ann Arbor issued its Visit Every Park Challenge — and the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of an Alaskan cruise — she decided to try to visit each of the city's 162 parks. # ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Canned_seafood_moves_beyond_tuna sandwiches_in_a_pandemic_trend_that_stuck⠀⇛ Canned mackerel, sardines and squid gained in popularity during quarantining. o § Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Mayhem_at_Proprietary_Chaffbot_Company_+ Our_Interview_With_Sam_Altman⠀⇛ Tech’s wildest weekend. # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Senior_Ukrainian_cybersecurity_officials sacked_amid_corruption_probe⠀⇛ Yurii Shchyhol and Victor Zhora were accused of participating in a scheme to contract software at inflated prices. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Head_Of_Ukrainian_Agency_Suspected_Of_Graft_Fired⠀⇛ The Ukrainian government on November 20 dismissed the chief of the country's State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection, Yuriy Shchyhol, and informed him that he was a suspect in an investigation into the embezzlement of 62 million hryvnyas ($1.72 million). # ⚓ Arturo Borrero ☛ Arturo_Borrero_González:_New_job_at Spryker⠀⇛ Last month, in October 2023, I started a new job as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at the Germany- headquartered technology company Spryker. They are primarily focused on e-commerce and infrastructure businesses. I joined this company with excitement and curiosity, as I would be working with a new technology stack: proprietary trap AWS and Terraform. I had not been directly exposed to them in the past, but I was aware of the vast industry impact of both. o § Security⠀➾ # § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾ # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_police_says_scammers touting_dog_meat_sales_to_trick_buyers_into_downloading bogus_app⠀⇛ Hong Kong police have alleged that scammers are touting dog meat sales in order to lure people into downloading a malicious mobile app. The police received 11 reports from apparent victims claiming to have lost over HK$1.36 million in total. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ This_Week_in_the_New_Normal_#77⠀⇛ 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. The NHS’s Hey Hi (AI) health surveillance The UK’s National Health Service launched three pilot schemes in different parts of England this week [...] # ⚓ OpenRightsGroup ☛ Parliamentary_Briefing_–_Data Protection_and_Digital_Information_Bill⠀⇛ The Data Protection and Digital Information (DPDI) Bill will have its report stage in Parliament on November 29 2023. # ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ Using_Generative_Hey_Hi_(AI)_for Surveillance⠀⇛ Generative Hey Hi (AI) is going to be a powerful tool for data analysis and summarization. Here’s an example of it being used for sentiment analysis. My guess is that it isn’t very good yet, but that it will get better. # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Data_privacy_and_advertising:_How marketers_are_‘killing_democracy’⠀⇛ Dominance of tech platforms over private data is harming news media. # ⚓ Reason ☛ DEA's_Domestic_Surveillance_'Mission Creep'⠀⇛ It appears that DEA agents have been employed on non-drug-related investigations for far longer than they were originally authorized. # ⚓ CCIA ☛ DoJ_Trial_Against_Surveillance_Giant_Google Showcases_Lack_of_Competitive_Harm⠀⇛ Ten weeks after it began, the evidence-phase of the Department of Justice’s (DoJ) trial against Surveillance Giant Google... # ⚓ MIT Technology Review ☛ A_controversial_US surveillance_program_is_up_for_renewal._Critics_are speaking_out.⠀⇛ o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Syria_president_issues_decree_granting_amnesty_and reducing_sentences_for_certain_crimes⠀⇛ Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad issued a decree on Thursday (Legislative Decree No 36 of 2023) granting amnesty for certain crimes committed before the decree was issued, subject to conditions. Judge Muhammad Eid Baloza announced that 350 prisoners in Damascus have been released under the decree as of Saturday. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ A_national_defence_strategy_for_the Philippines⠀⇛ Manila’s recently published national security policy recognises that there are multifaceted threats to the country. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Philippines_seeks_partnership_to maintain_peace_in_South_China_Sea⠀⇛ Tensions in the South China Sea require the Philippines to partner with allies and neighbours to maintain peace in the region, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said on Sunday. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ South_Korea’s_Democratic_Party_banners targeting_young_voters_stir_controversy⠀⇛ November 20, 2023 10:18 AM The new banners included controversial phrases such as “The party for me” and “I don’t know about politics, I just want to live a good life”. # ⚓ RFA ☛ N_Korea_set_to_proceed_‘satellite’_launch_soon:_S Korea_military⠀⇛ Pyongyang has a history of staging provocations when the South’s leader goes abroad. # ⚓ NYPost ☛ Hamas_captives_spill_secrets_about_operating_from hospitals:_‘We_became_their_human_shields’⠀⇛ Hamas operatives recently apprehended by Israel are spilling secrets under interrogation about how the terror network is using hospitals to strike at Israeli forces. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Israel-Hamas_War:_Deadly_Strike_Hits Northern_Gaza_Hospital_Where_Many_Were_Sheltering⠀⇛ At least 12 people were killed and dozens wounded at the Indonesian Hospital, Gazan officials said, after witnesses reported Israeli tanks moving toward it. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Strike_on_Gaza’s_Indonesian_Hospital_Kills at_Least_12⠀⇛ The strike killed 12 people, officials said, at the Indonesian Hospital in the Gaza Strip, where the U.N. says most hospitals no longer function and those that do cannot provide complex care. # ⚓ France24 ☛ 🔴_Live:_Israel_releases_CCTV_footage_it_says shows_hostages_at_Gaza_hospital⠀⇛ Israel's military released security camera footage Sunday it said showed hostages being brought into Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on October 7 after being kidnapped during Hamas's attacks on southern Israel. Al-Shifa hospital has become a focal point for Israel's subsequent military operations in the Gaza Strip, with the army saying Hamas uses it as a base. The militants and medical staff have denied these claims. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Gaza_Infants_Evacuated_From_Al-Shifa Hospital⠀⇛ U.N. officials said 31 premature babies in precarious health were evacuated from Al-Shifa Hospital to a hospital further south in Gaza. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Israel_army_says_finds_55-metre_tunnel_under Gaza’s_Al-Shifa_hospital⠀⇛ The Israeli military on Sunday said it had uncovered a tunnel under Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital that stretched 55-metres beneath the war-torn complex where troops have been conducting a major operation. More than 30 premature babies have been evacuated from the same hospital, which the World Health Organization says has become a "death zone". # ⚓ JURIST ☛ India_security_forces_kill_five_suspected militants_in_raid_on_Kashmir_village⠀⇛ Security forces in the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir engaged in a fatal encounter that killed five suspected militants, police reported on Friday. Police say that at least two were adolescents were among the deceased, and three had recently joined rebel factions. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ 2024_is_going_to_be_difficult,_says European_business_association_chief_in_China⠀⇛ China’s move to step up security with a slew of new laws makes it more difficult for foreign firms to operate there. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Deal_close_for_Gaza_hostage_release,_temporary cease-fire,_US_official_says⠀⇛ Though the White House denied a Washington Post report that a deal had been reached, deputy national security adviser Jon Finer said Sunday that the release of “considerably more than 12” hostages, along with a multi-day pause in fighting, is in the works. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Colorado_Judge_Labels_Trump’s_Actions_as Insurrection⠀⇛ # § Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine⠀➾ # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Putin_To_Participate_In_Virtual_G20_Meeting On_November_22_After_Skipping_Live_Summit⠀⇛ Russian President Vladimir Putin will participate in a virtual meeting of G20 leaders on November 22 after again skipping the annual in-person summit in India in September, Russian state television reported. # ⚓ Reason ☛ Will_Russia_Ever_Be_Free?⠀⇛ Promise and peril in post-Putin Russia # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Yale_report:_Belarus_and_Russia_collaborate in_systematic_deportation_of_Ukrainian_children⠀⇛ The Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab released a report detailing alleged collaboration between Belarus and Russia in the systematic deportation of Ukrainian children on Thursday. The 66-page report, titled “Belarus’ Collaboration with Russia in the Systematic Deportation of Ukraine’s Children,” analyzes open source information to establish key details regarding the removals. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Ukraine_Reports_Progress_Securing_Dnieper River_Beachheads⠀⇛ The Ukrainian military said it has pushed Russian forces some "3 to 8 kilometers" away from the bank of the Dnieper River as its forces attempt to secure beachheads on the eastern side of waterway. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Ukrainian_Teen_Who_Was_Taken_To_Russia_Is Reportedly_In_Belarus⠀⇛ Bohdan Yermokhin, a 17-year-old orphan who was taken to Russia from the occupied Azov Sea port city of Mariupol and who has been trying to return to Ukraine, has left Russia, Russian media reported. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_Invisible_War_in_Ukraine_Being Fought_Over_Radio_Waves⠀⇛ Using electromagnetic waves to flummox and follow smarter weapons has become a critical part of the cat-and-mouse game between Ukraine and Russia. The United States, China and others have taken note. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Zelensky_replaces_Ukraine’s_Medical_Forces commander,_says_‘fundamentally_new_level_of_medicine’ needed_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Teenager_who_was_deported_from_occupied Mariupol_to_Russia_and_served_military_summons_returns to_Ukraine_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ LRT ☛ Why_Lithuanian_butter_is_sold_in_Canada_with Russian_labels?⠀⇛ The economy and politics of product labelling make some Lithuanians uncomfortable. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Dozens_Gather_In_Siberian_City_To_Speak_Out Against_Legislation_Curtailing_Protests⠀⇛ Dozens of Russians gathered in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk on November 19 to protest against a local government initiative that would ban protests in most city locations. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Judge_Who_Convicted_Russian_Anti-War Protester_Skochilenko_Tabbed_For_Promotion⠀⇛ A professional board of judges in St. Petersburg has recommended for promotion the judge who on November 17 convicted artist Aleksandra Skochilenko of distributing false information about the armed forces and sentenced her to seven years in prison. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Defence_Forces_helping_to_build_temporary border_fence_in_Kuhmo;_officials_say_some_asylum seekers_forced_across_border_against_their_will⠀⇛ An x-ray scanning truck has been brought to the Vartius border station, where most asylum seekers are now arriving. Finnish officials say some are being "forced across the border" by Russia. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Member_of_Russian_Human_Rights_Council_says staying_in_penal_colony_‘life-threatening’_for_anti-war protester_Sasha_Skochilenko_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Judge_who_convicted_Russian_anti-war protester_Sasha_Skochilenko_recommended_for_promotion_— Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia_downs_drone_in_Moscow_region,_falling debris_hits_highway_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Former_Wagner_Mercenaries_Detained_In Daghestan_On_Kidnapping_Charge⠀⇛ Two former Wagner mercenaries recruited from penal colonies who recently returned from the war in Ukraine were detained in Russia's North Caucasus region of Daghestan on a charge of kidnapping a businessman for ransom, local media reports said on November 20. # ⚓ France24 ☛ First_photos_of_Wagner_Group_operating_in Mali_hit_social_control_media⠀⇛ The Malian army took back the town of Kidal from a coalition of Tuareg separatists known as the Permanent Strategic Framework for Peace, Security and Development (CSP) on November 14, with help from mercenaries with the Russian military contractor, the Wagner Group. The Wagner mercenaries allowed local people to take their picture – a first since the group was first deployed in the country in 2021. # ⚓ European Commission ☛ Commission_adjusts_phase-out_of certain_crisis_tools_of_the_State_aid_Temporary_Crisis and_Transition_Framework⠀⇛ European Commission Press release Brussels, 20 Nov 2023 Today, the European Commission has adopted an amendment to the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework to prolong by six months a limited number of sections of the Framework aimed at providing a crisis response following Russia's aggression against Ukraine... # ⚓ France24 ☛ Pentagon_chief_Austin_tells_Zelensky_in Kyiv_that_US_support_is_'for_the_long_haul'⠀⇛ US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday in a high-profile push to keep money and weapons flowing to Ukraine even as US and international resources are stretched by the new global risks raised by the Israel-Hamas war. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Quarter_of_Lithuanians_feel_anxiety_caused_by wars_in_Ukraine,_Gaza_Strip⠀⇛ The percentage of people in Lithuania who feel anxiety and stress has increased from 20 percent last spring to 25 percent currently, mainly because of the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip, according to the latest general index of emotional health, published in Lithuania for a second time this year. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania_to_use_fines_collected_for_sanction non-compliance_to_rebuild_Ukraine⠀⇛ Fines collected in Lithuania for non- compliance with the existing international and national sanctions will be transferred to the Development Cooperation Fund and allocated to the reconstruction of Ukraine. # ⚓ LRT ☛ How_occupied_Ukrainian_territories_are_being Russified_–_investigation⠀⇛ The Ukrainians stuck in the Russia-occupied territories of Ukraine testify to the daily fear they experience from the occupying power. The new authorities are destroying their identity, pushing those who do not have Russian passports out of their homes and threatening to take away their children. Soviet symbols also serve this purpose. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_Adds_Jamala,_Popular_Ukrainian_Singer Of_Crimean_Tatar_Origin,_To_Its_Wanted_List⠀⇛ The Russian Interior Ministry's registry of wanted persons shows that popular Ukrainian singer Susana Dzhamaladinova, who is also known as Jamala and is of Crimean Tatar origin, was added to the list in mid-October on a charge of distributing "fake" information about Russia's armed forces. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Russia_Puts_Jamala,_Popular Ukrainian_Singer,_on_Wanted_List⠀⇛ Jamala, the song contest’s 2016 champion, had been a prominent advocate for Crimea’s Tatar population. The region was annexed from Ukraine by Russia in 2014. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Russia_Urges_Britain_to_Avoid_Involvement in_Ukraine_Crisis⠀⇛ So far, London has sent military equipment to Ukraine totaling approximately US$8.23 billion. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ In_Ukraine’s_Slowed-Down_War,_Death Comes_as_Quickly_as_Ever⠀⇛ Ukraine is facing continual eastern assaults from Russian forces at a bloody cost for both sides, even as the lines on the map barely move. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ U.S._Defense_Secretary_Visits Ukraine_in_Show_of_Support⠀⇛ Lloyd J. Austin III’s trip was a gesture of solidarity when progress in the war against Russia has stalled and there are concerns about U.S. military aid. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Human_Rights_Council_Member_Calls Incarceration_Of_Anti-War_Artist_Skochilenko_'Deadly Dangerous'⠀⇛ A member of Russia's presidential Council for Human Rights says the incarceration of Russian artist Aleksandra Skochilenko for using price tags in a supermarket to distribute anti-war messages could be "deadly dangerous" to the 33-year-old. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_Bans_Entry_To_Moldovan_Officials_As Tensions_Rise⠀⇛ The Russian Foreign Ministry said on November 20 that it summoned Moldovan Ambassador Lilian Darii to inform him that "a number of Moldovan officials were banned from entering the Russian Federation" in an "asymmetrical" response to Moldova's move to block several Russian websites. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Finnish_President_Says_Impossible_To_Return Asylum_Seekers_To_Russia⠀⇛ Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said on November 20 that it had become impossible to return asylum seekers who did not meet the criteria for protection, and that this had to be taken into account when policies are set. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Relatives_Locate_Tajik_Opposition Journalist's_Brother_In_Detention_Center_In_Khujand⠀⇛ Asliddin Sharipov, the brother of the director of an opposition online television station, has been located in a detention center in Tajikistan’s northern city of Khujand weeks after he was extradited from Russia. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Stoltenberg_Says_NATO_Reviewing_Making Peacekeeping_Increase_In_Balkans_Permanent⠀⇛ NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said the alliance is considering making permanent an increase in its military presence in Kosovo that came after violence erupted in northern Kosovo in September. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Noted_Russian_Rights_Activist_Nina_Katerli Dies_At_89⠀⇛ Boris Vishnevsky, a municipal lawmaker in Russia's second-largest city, St. Petersburg, said on November 20 that well-known rights activist Nina Katerli has died at the age of 89. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Former_Governor_Of_Siberian_Region_Of Kemerovo_Dies_At_79⠀⇛ The governor of the Siberian region of Kemerovo, Sergei Tsivilyov, said on November 20 that his predecessor, who led the coal- rich region for more than 20 years, Aman (aka Amangeldi) Tuleyev, has died at the age of 79. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Kyrgyz_Court_Releases_Kadyrov_Critic,_But Orders_His_Deportation⠀⇛ A court in Bishkek has ruled that Russian citizen Mansur Movlayev, an outspoken critic of Chechen ruler Ramzan Kadyrov, who was sentenced in Kyrgyzstan earlier in October to six months in prison for illegal border- crossing, must be released but that his deportation order to Russia remains in force. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Finland_To_Close_Its_Border_With_Russia⠀⇛ In response, Russia decided to terminate an intergovernmental agreement on promoting cross-border cooperation. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Kremlin_spokesman_dismisses_accusations_Russia behind_asylum-seeker_surge⠀⇛ Finland's government closed four border crossing points last week in response to Russian officials allowing undocumented asylum seekers to cross in growing numbers. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Protest_in_eastern_Finland_calls_for_Russian border_to_reopen⠀⇛ The demonstrators wanted at least one crossing point in the southeast of Finland to open to allow them to visit their relatives on the Russian side of the border. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Two_men_damage_Belarus_border_barrier_trying_to let_10_migrants_into_Lithuania⠀⇛ Two men damaged the physical barrier on the Lithuanian border with Belarus at the Puškai frontier station on Saturday and tried to let 10 irregular migrants into Lithuania, the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) said on Monday. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Moscow’s_Metropol_Hotel_served_as_a ‘gilded_cage’_for_Western_journalists⠀⇛ In “The Red Hotel,” Alan Philips unfolds the difficulties faced by British and American reporters in Moscow during World War II. o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Australia_war_crimes_whistleblower_David_McBride pleads_guilty_to_three_charges_of_stealing_and_unlawfully sharing_military_information⠀⇛ Australian war crimes whistleblower David McBride pleaded guilty on Friday to three charges of stealing and unlawfully sharing military information. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Landmark_Fifth_National_Climate_Assessment Acknowledges_Gender_Disparities⠀⇛ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ What_Endures_After_a_Climate_Activist’s Suicide:_Grief,_Anger_and_Hope⠀⇛ Five years ago, David Buckel violently ended his life in a public park in Brooklyn. People who knew him were shocked and angry. Yet they refused to give up. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Fixing_Astronomy_In_The_Blink_Of_An_Eye⠀⇛ If you’ve ever set a telescope up in your backyard, you probably learned how quick any kind of lighting ruins your observation. In fact, a recent study found that every year, about 10% of the stars that were visible the previous year disappear in the mishmash of light scattering through the atmosphere. A company called StealthTransit has a solution: blink the lights in a controlled way. They have an animated video explaining the concept. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_Super_Rich_No_Longer_Try_To_Support Their_Societies⠀⇛ In a break from the past, the Western world’s wealthiest people no longer try to support the societies they live in. # ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ ‘The_Great_Reset:_Biopolitics_for Stakeholder_Capitalism’_Book_Launch⠀⇛ When the restrictions under which we lived for two years were largely revoked in March 2022, the Great Reset of Western capitalism that was initiated in September 2019 was not revoked with them. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Subscriptions_Create_Sneaky_Sticker Shock⠀⇛ Silicon Valley has immersed us in an expensive, pervasive and perennially annoying type of automated capitalism. # ⚓ Zimbabwe ☛ 75%_of_jobs_in_banking_sector_lost_since_2000, digitisation_mostly_to_blame⠀⇛ That is a scary fact, the Zimbabwe Banks and Allied Workers Union (ZIBAWU) reports that 75% of jobs in the sector have been lost since the year 2000. Is it any wonder then that many graduates cannot find jobs? Every year we have trained bankers to enter a sector with shrinking opportunities. # ⚓ RetailWire ☛ Amazon_Layoffs_Result_in_Hundreds_of_Jobs_Lost in_Alexa_Division⠀⇛ Amazon layoffs continue as several hundred employees in its Alexa division have been let go unexpectedly. This move forms part of a broader cost-saving initiative that the e-commerce giant has been implementing since last year. The job cuts were announced by Daniel Rausch, Amazon’s vice president of Alexa and Fire TV, in a note sent to staff members. However, the company did not disclose which specific Alexa projects would be affected by these layoffs. “As we continue to invent, we’re shifting some of our efforts to better align with our business priorities, and what we know matters most to customers — which includes maximizing our resources and efforts focused on generative AI,” Rausch stated in the memo. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Right-Wingers_Vandalize_Madrid_in_Protest_Against Sanchez⠀⇛ The rally at the Cibeles Square was supported by the conservative Popular Party and the far-right VOX. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Right-wing_libertarian_Javier_Milei_wins Argentina's_presidential_election⠀⇛ Argentina elected right-wing libertarian Javier Milei as its new president on Sunday, rolling the dice on an outsider with radical views to fix an economy battered by triple-digit inflation, a looming recession and rising poverty. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Argentina_Elects_Javier_Milei_in_Victory for_Far_Right⠀⇛ Argentina’s next president is a libertarian economist whose brash style and embrace of conspiracy theories has parallels with those of Donald J. Trump. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Niinistö_heads_to_Poland;_possibly_his_last_official visit⠀⇛ Last week's trip to Germany and next week's to Poland may well be the final official visits of President Sauli Niinistö's 12-year term. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Hong_Kong_independence_documentary_to_screen_in Taiwan⠀⇛ The director of a film about Hong Kong's independence movement says it highlights Beijing's broken promises. # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Biden_and_Xi’s_Blunt_Talk⠀⇛ Nobody should expect diplomacy between the U.S. and China to return to the performative, if misleading, good cheer of a generation ago. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ At_Least_24_People_Killed_in_Strike_on Gaza_School_Used_as_a_Shelter,_UN_Says⠀⇛ Nearly 7,000 people were sheltering at the school, according to the United Nations. Another school had been struck on Friday. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Justice_chief:_Transfer_of_Hong_Kong nat._security_cases_to_China_would_be_‘exceptional,’ ultimately_Beijing’s_decision⠀⇛ The prospect of transferring local national security cases to mainland China would be “exceptional,” and ultimately a decision made by Beijing, Hong Kong’s justice chief has said. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Reason ☛ No_Liability_for_Supposed_Medical_Journal_Article Misrepresentation_About_How_to_Treat_Lyme_Disease⠀⇛ From the Fifth Circuit's decision Thursday in Torrey v. Infectious Diseases Soc'y of Am., written by Judge Kyle Duncan, joined by Judges Carl Stewart and Edith Jones; seems quite right to me: A professional society specializing in the study and treatment of infectious diseases published guidelines in a peer-reviewed medical journal for treating Lyme disease.… # ⚓ Reason ☛ Free_Speech_Advocates_Are_Often_Hypocrites._This Doesn't_Make_the_Cause_Less_Important.⠀⇛ When people from historically privileged groups are facing censorship, that doesn't mean people in historically marginalized groups are actually being empowered. # ⚓ Reason ☛ Journal_of_Free_Speech_Law:_"Carriage_and_Removal Requirements_for_Internet_Platforms:_What_Taamneh_Tells_Us," by_Daphne_Keller⠀⇛ This just-published article is here; the Abstract: The Supreme Court's 2023 Ex-Twitter v. Taamneh ruling arrived at a moment of potentially great change in the laws governing Internet platforms. The ruling, including Justice Thomas's factually dubious descriptions of platforms as passive and agnostic toward user content, will have major influence in two categories of future cases.… # ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_appeals_court_weighs_free_speech_with_court integrity_in_Trump_gag_order_arguments⠀⇛ Lawyers for former US President Donald Trump presented oral arguments before a DC appeals court Monday, arguing that the gag order prohibiting Trump from disparaging participants in his election interference criminal case violates the former President’s right to free speech. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Afghan_rights_group_says_abusive_posts_and_hate speech_targeting_Afghan_women_have_tripled_under_Taliban rule⠀⇛ Human rights group Afghan Witness released a report on Monday saying that abusive online posts and hate speech targeting politically engaged women in Afghanistan have tripled since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Report:_Online_Abuse_Of_Politically_Active_Afghan Women_Tripled_After_Taliban_Takeover⠀⇛ Online abuse and hate speech targeting politically active women in Afghanistan has significantly increased since the Taliban took over the country in August 2021, according to a report released on November 20 by a U.K.-based rights group. # ⚓ BIA Net ☛ CHP's_Özer_and_HEDEP's_Buldan_attend_the_concert of_Kurdish_soprano_Pervin_Chakar⠀⇛ Following the attendance of CHP Chairperson Özel and HEDEP Van Deputy Buldan at the concert of Kurdish soprano Pervin Chakar, there were reactions containing hate speech. Özel, Buldan, and CHP Diyarbakır Deputy Tanrıkulu, who also attended the concert, expressed their reactions. Chakar wrote on social control media, "Singing in my mother tongue is my greatest right." # ⚓ RFA ☛ Shanghai_police_detain_young_people_over_Halloween cosplay_photos⠀⇛ Government censors have also contacted major online platforms to restrict future Halloween-related content. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Guardian_welcomes_ruling_in_libel_fight over_reporting_of_Serial’s_Trojan_Horse_podcast⠀⇛ The Observer publisher said it will defend its journalism "robustly". o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ A_Pick-Up_Soccer_Group_Is_Helping_Welcome Refugees_to_New_York_City⠀⇛ # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ A_Rise_in_Antisemitism,_at_Home_and_Abroad⠀⇛ Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt talks about antisemitism “from all ends of the political spectrum, and in between.” It threatens not only Jews, she says, but the stability of democracies. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Optus_chief_Bayer_Rosmarin_resigns_in_wake_of nation-wide_outage⠀⇛ Optus chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin has resigned just a couple of days after she appeared at a Senate inquiry into the massive outage suffered by the telco on at the beginning of the month. # ⚓ APNIC ☛ BGPlay_data_misinterpretation_led_to_a_BGP_false alarm_call⠀⇛ Guest Post: BGP false alarm — what happened, and what can we learn from it? # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ South_Korea’s_digital_reputation_dented by_government_network_outage⠀⇛ A “glitch in the network” was believed to be responsible for the malfunction. # ⚓ Michael Geist ☛ The_Law_Bytes_Podcast,_Episode_185:_Bill_C- 11_at_the_CRTC_–_A_Preview_of_the_Upcoming_Online_Streaming Act_Hearing⠀⇛ The much-anticipated_Bill_C-11_hearing opens this week at the CRTC. For the next three weeks, the Commission will hear from a wide range of stakeholders, including digital and legacy creators, Internet giants, telecom companies, and consumer groups. This hearing, which builds on an earlier consultation on registration requirements, will address issues that include mandated Internet streaming company contributions and discoverability requirements. What brought us to this moment and what lies ahead? # ⚓ The_Story_Behind_SoylentNews⠀⇛ THE situation at SoylentNews (SN) is not as bad as I was led to believe. As someone explained to me recently, it seems to boil down to ego and “bad communication”. We (Techrights mostly) had similar issues with the host. I say host, as the core team was communicating OK. o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Spotify_Announces_Uruguay_Exit_Over Copyright_Law_Overhaul:_‘Additional_Payments_Would_Make_Our Business_Untenable’⠀⇛ Early last month, Spotify threatened to exit Uruguay unless lawmakers modified a planned copyright monopoly law overhaul. Now, in the absence of these changes, the streaming service says it’s set to begin winding down in the nation of 3.5 million residents. # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ MediaMuv_YouTube_Scammers_Slapped_With $3.4_Million_in_Restitution_Charges⠀⇛ The two men behind the MediaMuv YouTube copyright monopoly scam have been slapped with $3.4 million in restitution charges as hundreds of disadvantaged artists have come forward. The two men found guilty of extracting over $23 million in revenue from YouTube’s Content ID system by masquerading as legitimate music rights holders have been court ordered... o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Hyundai_becomes_first_brand_to_sell cars_on_Amazon⠀⇛ Amazon will allow users to purchase cars directly from its website from next year, starting with Hyundai vehicles. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Epic_Games_C.E.O._Says_Surveillance_Giant Google_Has_‘De_Facto_Control’_on_Android_App⠀⇛ Tim Sweeney, who runs the company that created Fortnite, testified in a case that, if he wins, could allow competing payment systems on the Play Store. # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ JUVE ☛ Panasonic’s_global_SEP_battle_with_Xiaomi_and Oppo_kicks_into_high_gear [Ed: This "Unified Patent Court" is illegal and unconstitutional, but this publisher, JUVE, was bribed to spread lies and promote this crime, "Unified Patent Court" (corruption of the press), now it tries to legitimise it]⠀⇛ In July 2023, after years of negotiations, the Japanese electronics company Panasonic launched a global patent monopoly dispute with the two Chinese implementers Xiaomi and Oppo. All patents-in-dispute are relevant for the WCDMA and LTE standards. It is also the most extensive series of SEP lawsuits at the Unified Patent Court to date. # ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ MDSP_Technologies_navigation_patent monopoly_reexam_granted⠀⇛ On November 13, 2023, two months after Unified filed_an_ex_parte_reexamination, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) granted Unified’s request, finding a substantial new question of patentability on the challenged claims of U.S._Patent_9,239,376, owned and asserted by MDSP Technologies LLC. The ‘376 patent monopoly relates to determining the position and acceleration of a mobile device using doppler aided inertial navigation. # ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ Dialect_natural_language_patent monopoly_reexam_granted⠀⇛ On November 14, 2023, less than two months after Unified filed_an_ex_parte reexamination, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) granted Unified’s request, finding a substantial new question of patentability on the challenged claims of U.S._Patent 9,495,957, owned and asserted by Dialect, LLC, an NPE. The ‘957 patent monopoly relates to natural language human machine interactions using context information. # ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ IPVal_entity,_5G_IP_Holdings,_5G patent_monopoly_reexam_granted⠀⇛ On November 14, 2023, three months after Unified filed_an_ex_parte_reexamination, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) granted Unified’s request, finding a substantial new question of patentability on the challenged claims of U.S._Patent_10,813,163, owned and asserted by 5G IP Holdings LLC, an NPE and IP Valuation_Partners,_LLC entity. The '163 patent monopoly generally relates to discontinuous reception (DRX) and utilizing slots within subframes to adapt DRX to function within the 5G frame structure. # ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Further_Thoughts_on_Patent Eligibility_and_Predictability [Ed: Patent extremists still moan about SCOTUS not tun by litigation fanatics like the lobbyists of the microcosm]⠀⇛ The two-part Alice/Mayo framework for assessing the patent monopoly eligibility of method claims, which formally involves determining whether a patent monopoly claim is “directed towards” one of the judicial exceptions (law of nature, natural phenomenon, or abstract idea), and if so, to determine whether there is “enough” additional “inventive concept” to render the claim a patent monopoly eligible “application” of that judicial exception, seems quite indeterminate on its face. # § Trademarks⠀➾ # ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ Precedential_No._32:_No_Preclusive_Effect in_Cancellation_Proceeding_if_Challenged_Registration Survives_Reexamination_or_Expungement⠀⇛ In a rather straightforward ruling, the Board held that "the termination of a reexamination or expungement proceeding in favor of a registrant cannot be the basis for the registrant’s assertion of claim or issue preclusion in a proceeding before the Board to cancel that registration." The Board therefore denied respondents' motion for judgment and resumed the cancellation proceeding. Common_Sense_Press_Inc._d/b/ a_Pocket_Jacks_Comics_v._Ethan_Van_Sciver_and Antonio_J._Malpica, 2023 USPQ2d 601 (TTAB 2023) [precedential]. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal/Opinions⠀➾ # ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding_—_DEIRNOJ_Wordo:_SLIMY⠀⇛ This is a wordlog for the SpellBinding puzzle (in which you construct words using the specified letters; each word must contain the anchor letter). # ⚓ Two_Tribes⠀⇛ I seem to have identified, throughout my life, two quite distinct tribes of people, and I wondered what insights might be found here. They are essentially the tribes who default towards or away from medicine. What do I mean? A few people that I know—and I have anecdotal evidence from others that they experience the same—seem to be on all sorts of medication pretty much all the time. There's one guy I know who is surfing stimulants and depressants throughout the day to keep awake and then hopefully sleep. There's one who suffers acid reflux and rather than look at his diet he continues to eat greasy burgers and spicy curry, but takes pills to deal with his condition. # ⚓ 20_November_2023⠀⇛ Do you know this: You have an important assignment, an important task that is nearing its deadline, you KNOW you - as an responsible adult - should have finished said task a week ago, but instead you are calculating "Nah, i make the outline on monday, get it working tuesday or wednesday and the rest of the week i fill in the gaps". And it works, but every single time you are in blood-sweating hyperstress. # ⚓ muh_jawb⠀⇛ My job status has changed from gainfully employed to happily without employment, but looking. The road to the current status change started after my boss was laid off back in April. The change in management changed drastically, along with my job responsibilities. Even though they were not happy with my skillset in regards to their agenda, I stuck it out until the end. They did not make it easy..and I guess I did not make it easy for them as well, having taken a Leave of Absense for two months with my torn achilles. I also did my best and worked really hard even though I saw the writing on the wall and ``` they were doing their best to make things challenging for me. # ⚓ Getting_feedback_with_webmentions⠀⇛ This is a reply to Indiewebify me! And don't forget my webmentions![1] by Christian Engel (webmention) and Webmentions in three SSGs: Part 3[2] by Bryce Wray (webmention). # ⚓ Giddyup⠀⇛ Decent night sleep. Chilly and grey out. The holiday lights timer worked as was hoped it would. I think a lot of the downfall of the web was a preponderance of people preferring appearances to substance. # ⚓ Food_as_Art⠀⇛ I was inspired by a post on another social network about an extremely wanky "fine dining" establishment. What follows is my response, mostly verbatim with a few edits for clarity and style. Because writing is art. Food is not. The fine dining / "food as art" crowd has been shitting me up the wall for literally about ten years, but this is the first time I've actually had the presence of mind to articulate it properly. This is going to sound a little weird coming from a career chef, but aside from the sheer decadent wastefulness of it, food is not art. # ⚓ pronouns_and_language⠀⇛ a few months ago, i wanted to talk about a friend of mine while they weren't around. only problem was, that friend uses they/them pronouns, and i was talking in hebrew # ⚓ The_end_of_panting⠀⇛ # ⚓ Week_44/45/46:_Status_and_Photo⠀⇛ My wife and I were scheduled to take a trip out of town with another couple in early September. That trip was canceled due to one of the party testing positive for COVID-19 the night before we left. We were staying at their house that night and had spent the entire afternoon with them unmasked, so we decided not to risk traveling while sick. Indeed, I tested positive for COVID-19 just a few days later. o § Hobby⠀➾ # ⚓ I_am_bad_at_winter_cycle_maintenance_and_it_costs_me⠀⇛ The frame on my 26" wheeled unicycle is now permenantly stuck to the seat post. This is a problem because it is one of the unicycles I use in the winter and I adjust the crank length to deal with different conditions in the snow. Longer cranks make for a slower ride but give better traction and balance at low speed. This is great for deeper snow. If it is just a light dusting however I run short (fast) cranks. When you adjust the crank length on a unicycle you have to adjust the seat height to match. Anyway, I had this happen once before because I did not look after it in the winter and rust took hold. Last time a lot of hammering allowed me to eventually unfree it but not before I had initially given up and restorted to buying a new frame (and seat post). In the end this was OK as when I did eventually free it I built up two unicycles instead (one with the old frame and one with the new one). o § Technology and Free Software⠀➾ # ⚓ My_Privacy_Toolkit⠀⇛ These are some notes on technology I use to improve my daily security and privacy, inspired by a page on Supernova's capsule. # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ Starting_again_in_the_text-only_web⠀⇛ Years ago I used to blog. I used Wordpress since v1.x. Eventually I got lost working with a complex theme (Divi) and it wasn't fun anymore. On top of that we got cancel culture and I moved to a country where saying the wrong thing can get you years in prison. I've hardly posted in a decade. Lately I've enjoyed the relative quiet of Geminispace and Gopherspace. It reminds me of the kinds of sites I used to visit in my high-school computer lab in the 1990s, like the Ultima Dragons Internet Chapter, of writing and reading things in text-mode apps for DOS, and visiting BBSes. It reminds me of that time, too, and the people and places I knew. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It's like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 4565 ➮ Generation completed at 02:49, i.e. 6 seconds to (re)generate ⟲