𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Saturday, December 09, 2023 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Sun 10 Dec 02:49:58 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/2023/12/09/ ╒═══════════════════ 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 - A Message in Support of Richard Stallman, Condemning Those Who Misportray Him ⦿ Techrights - Electronic Frontier Foundation Incorporated is Run by/for Corporations Now (Members' Money is Less Than a Quarter of the Money EFF Receives) ⦿ Techrights - Feedback Desired ⦿ Techrights - IRC Proceedings: Friday, December 08, 2023 ⦿ Techrights - Over at Tux Machines... ⦿ Techrights - The EFF Should Know Better, But It Is Promoting Mass Surveillance by Facebook (an Endorsement of Lies) ䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login): https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/09/A_Message_in_Support_of_Richard_Stallman_Condemning_Those_Who_M.shtml https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/09/Electronic_Frontier_Foundation_Incorporated_is_Run_by_for_Corpo.shtml https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/09/Feedback_Desired.shtml https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/09/irc-log-081223.shtml https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/09/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/09/The_EFF_Should_Know_Better_But_It_Is_Promoting_Mass_Surveillanc.shtml ䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised): https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/09/Links_09_12_2023_Dictator_s_Nomination_in_Russia.shtml https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/09/Links_09_12_2023_Many_Open_AI_Employees_Strongly_Dislike_Micros.shtml ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 63 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/09/A_Message_in_Support_of_Richard_Stallman_Condemning_Those_Who_M.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/12/09/A_Message_in_Support_of_Richard_Stallman_Condemning_Those_Who_M.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ A Message in Support of Richard Stallman, Condemning Those Who Misportray Him⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 09, 2023 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇We_are_far_more_powerful_when_connected_to_each_other_than when_divided._Within_the_letters_W_and_E_are_many_ways_that_we_can_support_and empower_each_other.⦈_ THE following message about Richard Stallman (RMS) was sent to us and it's reproduced below with few redactions to protect the author's identity: § Attack on RMS⠀➾ Hi, Roy! Thank you for your efforts to inform the public on tech topics in a way that leverages objective truth and does not succumb to plutocratic powers and other rich grifters. Recently, I stumbled upon a post on a blog I used to read with pleasure: https://drewdevault.com/2023/11/25/2023-11-26-RMS-on-sex.html DeVault shifted his focus to political topics some time ago, and his blog became much duller, but he still occasionally sparks a limited interest in me. In this post, he goes to great lengths to portray RMS as an unhinged pedophile and a severe threat to the Freedom Software (I use the variant of the movement name that the Whonix project proposed) community. It was shocking for me to read this, to say the least. DeVault mentioned the infamous "Open Letter" which gained almost two times less support than the letter that supported RMS against the campaign of hatred and libel, but Drew explicitly said that this is a bad thing (the amount of support RMS received) and that RMS is somehow "poisoning" the community. Being not a native English speaker, I suppose that I could miss some details and nuances presented in the post, so I would like to ask you to read it too and write your opinion/feedback (maybe even a post on techrights.org?). Thank you kindly, ████████████████████ (Freedom Software enthusiast). In our experience, attacks on RMS and his friend/colleague Eben Moglen came from some truly_malicious_people who hope that attacking somebody else will help distract from their own misbehaviour. █ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⡿⠋⣀⢀⠀⡀⢠⢀⠀⡀⡀⡀⠀⠀⢀⡈⢻⣿⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⠁⠀⣠⠀⢀⡀⡄⠀⡄⠀⠀⢀⡆⠀⡄⠀⣀⡠⠀⠀⠠⡀⢰⠆⢰⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⣷⡀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠈⠈⠀⠁⠀⠁⠀⠁⠀⢀⣼⣿⣿⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣀⠀⠁⠄⠸⠁⠇⠸⠀⠁⠀⠀⠇⠸⠀⠇⠈⠀⠀⠀⠄⠃⠀⠀⠸⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣦⡀⠠⢀⠀⠀⡀⣀⠀⡀⡀⡀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣶⡀⠂⠃⠆⠂⠠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠆⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠁⠁⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⠿⣿⣿⣧⡀⠀⢀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⡿⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠈⠈⠃⠀⠁⠁⠈⠈⠈⢸⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⢀⠠⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠸⣿⣿⠁⠐⠀⠂⡄⡆⢰⢰⠀⠀⠆⢰⠐⡀⠹⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⠿⠿⠿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⡀⣀⢀⢀⠀⢙⠁⡀⡠⠀⠄⢀⡀⡠⡀⡄⠄⢠⠄⢠⠄⠤⡈⡆⢠⠄⠀⠀⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⡀⢀⠀⡄⠄⢀⡀⡄⡀⢀⠀⡀⠀⡀⢠⠀⡀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠁⠁⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠁⠁⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠃⠐⠀⠈⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡄⠆⠄⠐⠀⠂⠧⠀⠐⠠⠀⠀⠃⠇⢄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⣾⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⢸⠀⡇⢸⠂⡇⢸⠀⠙⠀⠎⠆⣰⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠠⠀⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠄⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⢀⣼⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⠉⠙⢿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢡⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢠⠠⠄⠠⠠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠀⠀⢠⠀⡄⠀⠀⢠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⢈⠉⡆⢸⠀⡇⠀⠀⠻⠀⠎⢠⠸⠇⠀⠀⠜⢱⠀⡇⢱⠀⠎⠆⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⣄⣠⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⣤⣤⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣾⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣦⣦⣦⣽⣥⣤⣤⣤⣤⣬⣥⣤⣤⣬⣤⣭⣥⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 160 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/09/Electronic_Frontier_Foundation_Incorporated_is_Run_by_for_Corpo.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/12/09/Electronic_Frontier_Foundation_Incorporated_is_Run_by_for_Corpo.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Electronic Frontier Foundation Incorporated is Run by/for Corporations Now (Members' Money is Less Than a Quarter of the Money EFF Receives)⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by on Dec 09, 2023, updated Dec 09, 2023 Poisoned like the Linux_Foundation (money from hostile parties), rendering an NGO more like a tax-exempt corporate helpdesk 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Skeleton_Hand_Red_Apple:_Skeleton_hand_holding_out_a_red poisoned_apple⦈_ THE Techrights crew spent about an hour trying to make sense of the EFF's finances, seeing that they_surged_last year and EFFective_advocacy_partly stopped (they barely ever mention patents anymore). 2_years_ago_members_dues were_just_about_a_third_of_the_total_revenue. Last year? See for yourselves: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇EFF revenue⦈ This is what_EFF_says_about_itself: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇Funding: The Electronic Frontier Foundation is supported by individuals, foundations, and corporations. Other funding comes from grants and planned giving. As of 2022, individual donations made up more than half of EFF’s public support. Foundation grants contributed 30 percent, while employee- directed giving (matching donations) made up 4 percent, followed by corporate donations at 3% of total public support. Donors do not determine EFF’s agenda or positions, and EFF does not endorse private companies or their products or services. Annual reports and financials available at: https://www.eff.org/ about/annual-reports-and-financials.⦈ Does that sound accurate? Influence_Watch_says: "EFF has been described as focusing on government intrusion and exploitation rather than any commercial issues since much of its funding comes from Silicon Valley. According to the Baffler, EFF has taken millions in donations from Google and Facebook. As EFF launched, it also received donations from large technology businesses such as IBM, Microsoft, and Bell Atlantic. As the internet grew, EFF lobbied against any government interference or federal oversight. The Baffler described EFF as “America’s oldest and most influential internet business lobby.” So they do take money from Facebook, apparently millions. That explains the latest debacle, framing Facebook surveillance as some championship of "end-to- end encryption". Can we have the original EFF back, Cindy? You've ousted your own, still-living founders: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇John Gilmore⦈ Taking bad or poisonous (Facebook) money like that would explain the pivot, a reader explains, and there is an example from Harvard, as_we_noted_days_ago. Facebook pays, the critics get ousted. In this latest high-profile example, Harvard's Kennedy School's Joan Donovan was fired at behest of Facebook after the Zuckerbergs had given a huge lump sum of money. Are all remaining foundations up for sale and not functioning as they were originally meant to? Should ordinary people bother giving them money anymore? Then there's Wikipedia taking bribes from Bill Gates [1, 2]. In its IRS filings the EFF does not reveal which corporations and oligarchs give money. 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Eventually we catch up with everything in IRC. █ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 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⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 409 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/09/irc-log-081223.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/12/09/irc-log-081223.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ IRC Proceedings: Friday, December 08, 2023⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 09, 2023 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇GN 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇GNOME_Gedit⦈_ #techrights_log #boycottnovell_log 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇GN 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇GNOME_Gedit⦈_ #boycottnovell-social_log #techbytes_log Enter_the_IRC_channels_now ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 441 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/09/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/12/09/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Over at Tux Machines...⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 09, 2023 ⚓ Updated This Past Day⠀⇛ 1. ⚓ Debian-based_SparkyLinux_7.2_'Orion_Belt'_is_the_Windows_11_alternative of_your_dreams⠀⇛ SparkyLinux, a well-known Debian-based distribution, has just released its latest update -- version 7.2 2. ⚓ TUXEDO_Sirius_16_Unveiled_as_TUXEDO’s_First_All-AMD_Linux_Gaming Laptop⠀⇛ TUXEDO Sirius 16 announced as TUXEDO Computers’ first all-AMD Linux gaming laptop featuring AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS and AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT. 3. ⚓ Django_5.0_released⠀⇛ The Django team is happy to announce the release of Django 5.0 4. ⚓ Misinformation_by_Microsoft⠀⇛ Lies and spin in the media and Wikipedia 5. ⚓ Armbian_23.11_Released_with_Linux_Kernel_6.6_LTS_and_Support_for_New Devices⠀⇛ The Armbian project announced today the release and general availability of Armbian 23.11 as the latest version of this GNU/Linux distribution tailored for ARM-powered embedded devices. 6. ⚓ LibreOffice_7.6.4_Office_Suite_Is_Now_Available_for_Download⠀⇛ The Document Foundation announced today the release and general availability for download of LibreOffice 7.6.4 as the fourth maintenance update in the latest LibreOffice 7.6 open-source office suite series. 7. ⚓ Ethical_Hacking_Distro_Kali_Linux_2023.4_Brings_Support_for_Raspberry Pi_5⠀⇛ Offensive Security released today Kali Linux 2023.4 as the last update of the year for their popular ethical hacking and penetration testing distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux. 8. ⚓ today's_howtos⠀⇛ only 3 for now 9. ⚓ Raspberry_Pi_OS_Gets_New_Dark_GTK_Theme,_Better_Raspberry_Pi_5 Support⠀⇛ The Raspberry Pi Foundation released a new version of their Raspberry Pi OS distribution for Raspberry Pi single-board computers that improves support for the latest Raspberry Pi 5 model, a new dark theme, updates various apps, and adds some new features. ⚓ New⠀⇛ 10. ⚓ Calliope_10.0:_creating_music_playlists_using_Tracker_Miner_FS⠀⇛ This fixes a couple of long standing issues I wanted to tackle 11. ⚓ A_format_that_does_one_thing_well_or_one-size-fits-all?⠀⇛ The Unix philosophy states that we ought to design programs that “do one thing well” 12. ⚓ Security_Leftovers⠀⇛ half a dozen stories 13. ⚓ Zorin_OS_17:_Best_New_Features⠀⇛ Zorin OS 17 delivers a new level of user experience with innovative features like Spatial Desktop, a revamped Software Store, and advanced window tiling. Discover a faster, smoother, and more productive workflow. 14. ⚓ today's_howtos⠀⇛ many howtos 15. ⚓ Updates_on_trademark_actions_against_the_PostgreSQL_community⠀⇛ Fundación PostgreSQL has surrendered all trademarks and entered into a trademark license with the PostgreSQL Community Association 16. ⚓ Android_Leftovers⠀⇛ 4 advanced Gboard adjustments for faster Android typing 17. ⚓ Canonical/Ubuntu_Leftovers⠀⇛ fixes, news, and bugs 18. ⚓ today's_leftovers⠀⇛ Open Access, Openwashing, and more 19. ⚓ Security_Leftovers_and_Windows_TCO⠀⇛ Mostly Windows TCO incidents 20. ⚓ Calibre_eBook_App_Now_Supports_Audio_ePubs_-_Custom_Notes⠀⇛ The latest version introduces a clutch of new capabilities to the manager’s existing roster of ebook conversion, syncing, reading, and editing options 21. ⚓ Android_Leftovers⠀⇛ Android Repair Mode Starts to Roll Out for Some Select Devices 22. ⚓ Difference_Between_openSUSE_Leap_and_Tumbleweed⠀⇛ The world of Linux distributions is vast and varied, with each offering its unique blend of features, stability, and software 23. ⚓ Tumbleweed_gets_LLVM,_Sudo,_GCC_Updates⠀⇛ This week openSUSE Tumbleweed has been on a constant roll as consecutive snapshots arrive with fresh software updates 24. ⚓ Radxa_Zero_3W_SBC_–_Rockchip_RK3566_SoC,_8GB_RAM,_WiFi_6_in_Raspberry Pi_Zero_2_W_form_factor⠀⇛ The company provides Debian and Ubuntu OS images (XFCE or Server variants) as well as hardware access/control library for Linux 25. ⚓ KDE_Gear_23.08.4⠀⇛ Over 120 individual programs plus dozens of programmer libraries and feature plugins are released simultaneously as part of KDE Gear 26. ⚓ Red_Hat_greases_migration_to_RHEL_for_CentOS_7_holdouts⠀⇛ Insights tool aims to simplify conversion process, but it'll probably cost you 27. ⚓ NixOS:_A_Combination_Linux_OS_and_Package_Manager⠀⇛ The NixOS Linux distribution offers the promise of faster repeatable builds across hardware platforms, but has a learning curve 28. ⚓ What_Is_an_Immutable_Linux_Distro,_and_Should_You_Use_One⠀⇛ Linux but more secure 29. ⚓ 5_reasons_Linux_is_better_than_Windows_for_gaming_handhelds⠀⇛ Linux is better for gaming handhelds overall, and the Steam Deck proves why that is 30. ⚓ 6_Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Terminal-Based_Image_Viewers⠀⇛ Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion 31. ⚓ Krita_5.2.2_Released⠀⇛ We bring you another 5.2 series bug fix release with Krita 5.2.2 32. ⚓ Torvalds,_GNU/Linux,_and_Leftovers⠀⇛ today's leftovers 33. ⚓ Firefox_on_the_brink?⠀⇛ With such a continuing free-fall, Firefox is inevitably nearing the point where USWDS will remove it, like Internet Explorer before it, from the list of supported browsers 34. ⚓ Programming_Leftovers⠀⇛ Perl, Python, and more 35. ⚓ BSD:_Investing_in_FreeBSD,_HBA_for_FreeBSD⠀⇛ a pair of BSD posts 36. ⚓ Canonical/Ubuntu_Blog:_Corporate_Stuff_and_Buzzwords⠀⇛ 3 new blog posts 37. ⚓ Systemd_255_Released:_A_Major_Update_for_Linux_Systems⠀⇛ Learn about the exciting new features and improvements in systemd 255, including systemd-storagetm, systemd-bsod, and more! 38. ⚓ Games:_Native_GNU/Linux_Clients,_Godot_Engine,_and_More⠀⇛ 8 items, mostly from Liam Dawe (Thursday) 39. ⚓ Open_Hardware:_RISC-V,_Orange_Pi,_Raspberry_Pi,_and_More⠀⇛ Several stories about devices 40. ⚓ Security_Leftovers⠀⇛ Many Microsoft failings here 41. ⚓ Microsoft:_Windows_Issues,_Antitrust_Issues,_and_Layoffs⠀⇛ Some opposition news 42. ⚓ New_systemd_update_will_bring_Windows’_infamous_Blue_Screen_of_Death_to Linux⠀⇛ To this day, networked PCs in macOS are represented by beige CRT monitors displaying a BSOD 43. ⚓ Linux_Mint_21.3_Beta_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_with_Cinnamon_6.0⠀⇛ After confirming that the beta version of Linux Mint 21.3 will be coming this week, the Linux Mint team has now published the ISO images of all three Linux Mint editions, which can be downloaded right now. 44. ⚓ LinuxLinks_on_translateLocally_and_PDF_Development_Libraries⠀⇛ 2 articles for today 45. ⚓ today's_howtos⠀⇛ a longer batch for today 46. ⚓ 100_Million_Firmware_Updates_Supplied_By_The_LVFS⠀⇛ supplied over 100 million updates to GNU/Linux machines 47. ⚓ 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 48. ⚓ Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers⠀⇛ FOSS news and education focus 49. ⚓ Programming_Leftovers⠀⇛ Perl, Shell, and more 50. ⚓ Open_Hardware/Modding:_Raspberry_Pi,_ESP32,_and_More⠀⇛ a bunch of device-related news 51. ⚓ Kernel:_Linux,_Etnaviv_NPU,_libvirt_and_KVM⠀⇛ technical posts 52. ⚓ today's_howtos⠀⇛ 5 howtos for now 53. ⚓ Today_in_Techrights⠀⇛ Some of the latest articles 54. ⚓ Security:_ICANN,_Mozilla,_and_Microsoft⠀⇛ 3 more stories 55. ⚓ Alpine_Linux_3.19_Released_with_Linux_Kernel_6.6_LTS_and_Raspberry_Pi_5 Support⠀⇛ The Alpine Linux team announced today the release and general availability of Alpine Linux 3.19 as a major update to this independent and security-oriented GNU/Linux distribution. 56. ⚓ Security_Leftovers_and_Windows_TCO⠀⇛ 3 stories 57. ⚓ Games:_Steam_Deck,_GameMode,_and_More⠀⇛ 7 new article from Liam Dawe 58. ⚓ Android_Leftovers⠀⇛ Missed something important? Android's Notification History means all is not lost 59. ⚓ The_Fairphone_5_scores_a_perfect_10_on_iFixit⠀⇛ We are super stoked to announce that the Fairphone 5 has received a 10/10 on iFixit’s repairability scale 60. ⚓ The_Linux_Mint_Blog:_Monthly_News_–_November_2023⠀⇛ brief today because we’re a little bit late in our schedule 61. ⚓ AlmaLinux_Expands_ELevate’s_Functionality_with_EPEL_Integration⠀⇛ AlmaLinux’s ELevate now offers EPEL support, ensuring a smoother transition from CentOS 7 to AlmaLinux 8 62. ⚓ Mixtile_Cluster_Box_is_a_$339.00_4-Node_Cluster_Solution_with_Built-in PCIe_Switch⠀⇛ Furthermore , it supports OSes such as Ubuntu, Debian and Armbian 63. ⚓ Programming_Leftovers⠀⇛ mostly R today 64. ⚓ today's_leftovers⠀⇛ Games, graphics, Mozilla, and more 65. ⚓ Canonical_on_Edge_storage_with_MicroCeph_and_Joining_the_Sylva project⠀⇛ 2 blog posts from this week 66. ⚓ Security_Leftovers_and_Lots_of_Windows_TCO_(Microsoft-Related Breaches)⠀⇛ patches and more, even FUD 67. ⚓ LWN's_Coverage_of_Kernel_Maintainers_Summit_and_More_Linux_Stuff_ (Technical)⠀⇛ now outside the paywall 68. ⚓ today's_howtos⠀⇛ only 5 howtos for tonight 69. ⚓ Windows_11_scores_dead_last_in_gaming_performance_tests_against_3_Linux gaming_distros⠀⇛ The testing was run at the high-end of quality settings, and Valve's Proton was used to run Windows games on Linux 70. ⚓ KDE_Plasma_6's_open_beta_delivers_myriad_delights_-_and_you_can_try_it now⠀⇛ The team's official release is due in February 2024, but you can test the distro's beta 1 today. Here's how. 71. ⚓ ElementaryOS_Review_After_1_1/2_Years⠀⇛ I was still disappointed about not being able to buy a Mac, and I recalled reading about a Linux distribution that supposedly resembled MacOS. After conducting a quick Google search, I rediscovered ElementaryOS. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 958 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/09/The_EFF_Should_Know_Better_But_It_Is_Promoting_Mass_Surveillanc.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/12/09/The_EFF_Should_Know_Better_But_It_Is_Promoting_Mass_Surveillanc.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ The EFF Should Know Better, But It Is Promoting Mass Surveillance by Facebook (an Endorsement of Lies)⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 09, 2023 Today we'll write about the Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc (EFF), which we didn't typically criticise because in the past (historically) it was on our side. Nowadays, after leadership changes (co-founder was ousted and another one had died) they are in effect herding people into meat farms like Facebook - the horror show which in fact they should be telling people to dodge. They ought to shun Social Control Media and caution people about the surveillance among other dangers. Misguided leadership, not malice, is likely to blame for all this. It tries to be friendly to corporations, perhaps viewing this as a_financially_favourable position (in reality the EFF perishes morally, not financially, as companies like Google chip in and "support" or reward the EFF). The hush-money-as-a- business-model thing is sometimes known as "a sellout". Becoming rich (revenue of_$23,876,681_last_year) was not the goal of the EEF at the start, but that's what it is now, much like the Linux_Foundation. What we see here, instead, is tacit endorsement of a lie. The EFF helps Facebook lie about encryption, giving people a false sense of privacy while attacking PGP as not secure (citing HTML as 'email', calling the whole phony scandal "efail"). The EFF says "this rollout is a huge win for user privacy across the world. Users will also have many more options for messaging security and privacy, including how to back-up their encrypted messages safely, turning off “read receipts,” and enabling “disappearing” messages. Choosing between these options is important for your privacy and security model, and we encourage users to think about what they expect from their secure messenger." This enthusiasm is misplaced. The EFF is helping pull the wool over people's eyes in regards to end points and what is actually going on in their computer, one person told me. By running unknown proprietary code in the browser, basically misusing it as a VM for foreign code, that part of the system is no longer theirs but Facebook's. So that is in practice not their end point but Facebook's end point. Days ago EFF_staff_even_celebrated_for_TikTok, whose owners and handlers oppose free speech. What is going on at the EFF? Sadly, along with the EFF we see some security-centric news sites doing the same. This_one_says_"Meta_Makes_End-to-End_Encryption_a_Default_on_[Facebook's] Messenger", but this is misleading. Facebook and governments can see everything. It's not E2EE but a fake variant of it. More misleading nonsense came from the self-described (or falsely described) "journal of record". It says "[l]aw enforcement authorities say the privacy makes it harder to track criminals." But how is this relevant? This is in no way prevents Facebook and the state from reading everything. The "ends" are Facebook, not the two people who communicate. And Facebook controls the keys, too. Even some spamfarm sites (corporate propaganda for a fee, disguised as "journalism") wrote to say Facebook "gets end-to-end encryption privacy enabled by default". They are cheapening and attacking the very notion of "end-to-end encryption" by associating it with mass surveillance. Even the acronym: "The company announced the completion of the project on Wednesday, noting that the upgrade will bring E2EE..." Nonsensical spin. This is misleading. Facebook can see all the communications. This is done wrongly, by intention. Then, Facebook shares it all with select states and state agency/ies. We expect better from the EFF, but not anymore. Today's EFF is garbage. Similarly, the notion of security has come under attack. They confuse the masses by promoting a fake solution, in effect distracting from the real one/s. Consider UEFI "secure" boot, which once_again_proves_to_be_less_secure_than_old BIOS. We accumulated_many_links_about_this and added the bits about BSoD in Linux, which is being vandalised by Microsoft staff. Poettering's Windows mindset is going to afflict the BSOD onto Linux, one person told me. That tool is not going to be needed unless they plan to make Linux all crashy and unreliable like Windows. Thus the Windows mindset adds to the Windows TCO. We've also just_added_an_accumulation_of_links_about_how_the_corporate/"tech" media_talks_about_Android,_Linux,_and_macOS_security_issues_while_Microsoft blames_Windows_holes_on_"Russia". Unless Exchange and Windows are Russian products, this isn't the fault of Russia. Also pay attention to how the media shifts_attention_to_Linux. But that's probably a matter to be discussed in another article. The bottom line is, the media helps mischacterise non-solutions (or even bigger problems) as supposed 'solutions', ensuring the problems never get solved at all. EFF staff plays along. More corporate money from Facebook for EFF? Maybe next year? █ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1081 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Links 09/12/2023: Dictator's Nomination in Russia⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 09, 2023 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Standards/Consortia * Leftovers o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary/Artificial_Intelligence_(AI) o Licensing_/_Legal o Security # Integrity/Availability/Authenticity # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy/Transportation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Digital_Restrictions_(DRM) o Monopolies/Monopsonies # Copyrights # Gemini*_and_Gopher # Personal/Opinions # Politics_and_World_Events # Poetry # Technology_and_Free_Software # Internet/Gemini * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Standards/Consortia⠀➾ # ⚓ Tedium ☛ Interference_Wars:_The_electric_vehicle_finds itself_in_the_middle_of_the_big_debate_over_the_future_of_AM radio._Could_the_AM_dial_get_pushed_off_to_the_side?⠀⇛ Today in Tedium: As you may or may not know, I have no deep love for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), the Republican senator who once forced a government shutdown days before I was about to go on a honeymoon to a national park, earning him “enemy for life” status in my book. (Apologies if you’ve heard this one before; I bring this anecdote up often.) Politically, we don’t see eye to eye on much. But it has been interesting of late to see this guy going so full-throated on … checks notes … AM radio! Cruz cosponsored a bipartisan bill earlier this year to require vehicles, particularly electric vehicles, to continue to offer AM radios at no additional charge to customers. And that bill would have passed the Senate this week, but Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), a man who hates mandates even when they support the talk radio icons that brought him to prominence, scuttled a unanimous consent vote and attempted to attach it to an endeavor that would end a popular tax credit for EVs. (Libertarians!) So, why is AM radio suddenly at risk? Today’s Tedium explains. — Ernie @ Tedium * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ El País ☛ Why_has_the_[Internet]_become_so_boring?⠀⇛ Everything seems too similar and there are hardly any new experiences. No more discovery and random connection with strangers (which is not the same as talking to a bot). Everything is repeated in an infinite loop by the work and grace of crazy algorithms that pressure us to adopt identical formats — first selfies, now reels, then who knows what next — and talk (if we fight, so much the better) about the same topics. The price of resistance is irrelevance. Don’t you often feel like you’ve spent two hours on the internet without really knowing what you’ve been doing? Aza Raskin created the infinite scroll in 2006, and in 2018, he admitted in a BBC interview that he regretted it: “It’s as if they’re taking behavioral cocaine and just sprinkling it all over your [Interface] and that’s the thing that keeps you coming back and back and back.” o ⚓ Manuel Moreale ☛ P&B:_Eli_Mellen⠀⇛ This is the 15th edition of People and Blogs, the series where I ask interesting people to talk about themselves and their blogs. Today we have Eli Mellen and his blog, Oatmeal. I was introduced to Eli's blog by Piper Haywood, previously featured on the series, and loved the "tumblrness" of his digital home. That's a terrible description but still, if you used tumblr before you probably understand what I'm talking about. o ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Differentiating_links_to_videos_in_text_posts⠀⇛ He had some more wisdom yesterday: "Nothing quite like the disappointment generated by reading a description of a link, thinking “oh yeah I’d like to read that” and finding out after clicking that it’s a video." o ⚓ Brandon ☛ Re:_The_Personality_of_a_Personal_Website⠀⇛ One of the things I've struggled with is realizing that I have different parts and they show up at different times depending on the situation or my desires. For example: there is a hyper-focused, organized version of myself that appears when I need to get something done. There's an almost Dude-like version of myself that shows up when I want to relax and find myself taking the world too seriously. There is even a version of me who wants to own nothing and make everything as easy as possible when I feel overwhelmed. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Hindustan Times ☛ Colleges_to_now_livestream_practical exams_on_YouTube⠀⇛ To curb malpractices and subject them to continuous public scrutiny, all 549 degree colleges affiliated to the University of Lucknow have been instructed to livestream their practical and viva voce examinations scheduled to begin December 12. As the ambit of the university has now expanded to five districts of Lucknow, Hardoi, Sitapur, Lakhimpur Kheri and Rae Bareli, it was imperative to put in place an effective monitoring system, the university said. # ⚓ Omicron Limited ☛ AI_can_teach_math_teachers_how_to_improve student_skills⠀⇛ We then conducted an experiment in which 53 middle school math teachers were randomly assigned to either this AI-based professional development or no additional training. On average, teachers spent 11 hours to complete the program. We then gave 1,727 of their students a math test. While students of these two groups of teachers started off with no difference in their math performance, the students taught by teachers who completed the program increased their mathematics performance by 0.18 of a standard deviation more on average. This is a statistically significant gain that is equal to the average math performance difference between sixth and seventh graders in the study. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ [Repeat]Silicon Angle ☛ Critical_Bluetooth_security_flaw discovered_in_Google,_Apple_and_Linux_devices⠀⇛ The vulnerability is the result of a critical weakness in the Bluetooth protocol, combined with implementation-specific bugs across various operating systems. The vulnerability allows attackers to mimic a Bluetooth keyboard and connect to a device without the user’s confirmation. The process, known as keystroke injection, allows an unauthorized user to perform actions on the victim’s device as long as the actions don’t require a password or biometric authentication. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Is_this_“turbo_cancer”_claim_the_single_dumbest_misuse_of VAERS_that_I’ve_ever_seen?⠀⇛ Unlike the average person—or even the vast majority of my fellow physicians and scientists—I’ve been paying attention to antivaccine misinformation, disinformation, conspiracy theories, and pseudoscience for over two decades now and regularly blogging about it for 19 years. Moreover, I’ve been cataloguing the misuse of the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) database since 2006, when I first noted how lawyers pursuing litigation for “vaccine-induced autism”—we know that vaccines do not cause autism—had gamed VAERS by encouraging their clients to enter reports of their children’s autism as being a result of a vaccine or of vaccines. It was my introduction into how antivaxxers have long loved to take advantage of the nature of VAERS, which allows anyone to to enter anything that happened after vaccination as a potential “adverse reaction” to a vaccine, to misattribute complications ranging from autism to autoimmune disease to death and then do “dumpster dives” into VAERS in order to “prove” that vaccines cause horrific complications that they don’t cause. Depressingly, it was entirely predictable that they would do the same thing after COVID-19 vaccines rolled out, but the CDC, FDA, medical profession, and health authorities seemed utterly oblivious to the potential of a massive misuse of VAERS worse than anything ever seen before. Of course, that’s exactly what happened in 2021; weaponization of VAERS went mainstream. and scientists who should know better followed the well-trod path of antivax “scientists’ who had traditionally dumpster dived into VAERS to publish crappy papers linking vaccines to all manner of complications that, as more rigorous studies have shown, they don’t actually cause. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ UK_former_PM_Boris_Johnson_acknowledges_government ‘may_have_made_mistakes’_during_COVID-19_inquiry⠀⇛ Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave testimony to the COVID-19 Inquiry, a body examining the UK’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, on Wednesday and Thursday. # ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Moderna_and_Pfizer_COVID-19_vaccines authorized_for_sale_in_Mexico [Ed: Barely tested, proven to be low efficacy]⠀⇛ The shots will reportedly cost between 2,000 and 5,000 pesos a dose, and will be available in some qualified pharmacies. # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ News_diary_11_–_17_December:_Sunak_at_Covid inquiry,_COP28_end⠀⇛ A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Indonesia’s_govt_calls_for_public vigilance_over_emerging_Covid-19_sub-variants⠀⇛ EG.5, informally dubbed “Eris”, and EG.2 are the dominant Omicron sub-variants in Indonesia. # ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Got_1_min?_Meet_Covid,_the_canine surfer_of_Veracruz⠀⇛ From abandoned pup to social control media star, Covid the surfing dog is the "queen" of Villa del Mar beach in Veracruz. o § Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)⠀➾ # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ The_Secret_Behind_AI_Drive-Thrus?_It’s_Humans Doing_the_Work.⠀⇛ Presto, the self-acclaimed “leader in drive-thru voice automation” wants artificial intelligence to take your order. The drive-thru AI company works with Carls Jr, Chili’s, and Del Taco, and it partially runs on ChatGPT. However, SEC filings from November reveal that Presto’s AI may not be capable of taking your burger order and requires a human to help out with 70% of its orders. # ⚓ Riccardo Mori ☛ A_few_thoughts_about_Humane’s_Ai_Pin⠀⇛ There are a lot of people in Humane’s personnel who have an impressive background in understanding user interfaces and human-machine interaction. There are a few aspects of the Ai Pin I find fairly interesting, and I think they nailed both the hardware design of the device, and its wearability. I also think that the concept of the Pin, in its most abstract sense, is pretty intriguing. I’ve always believed that technology and machines should serve people and adapt to their needs, instead of the other way round. So, when at the beginning Humane vaguely hinted at working on something following this philosophy, my interest was piqued. I think smartphones have done a lot of good to society, but also a lot of harm when it comes to the interpersonal sphere. And whenever I’ve had the time to be at my most contemplative, I’ve often thought about what is the next step beyond smartphones. That’s why I was very interested in Humane’s intents and projects. Again, these people are not amateurs at all. Let’s hear them out. # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ Development_of_AI_Competence_in Developing_Countries:_Policy,_Regulation_&_Prospective Career⠀⇛ However, developing countries also face common challenges in this AI-driven landscape. These challenges include large young populations, often with limited access to quality education and skill development opportunities, resulting in a competency gap. Additionally, economic disparities within these nations can further exacerbate the uneven distribution of AI-related benefits. Tackling these challenges is essential to harness the full potential of AI and ensure its equitable benefits reach all segments of society in developing countries. # ⚓ Japanese_Company_Shutters_Tech_Firm_in_Renton-_57_Jobs Going⠀⇛ Omron, a leading tech company from Japan, has shut down a Renton Company it recently acquired. o § Licensing / Legal⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Cisco's_cloud_network_push_will_tie licensing_change_to_generational_product_refreshes⠀⇛ The plan to change licenses along with products is part of Cisco's effort to create a "Networking Cloud" that, across the three days of Cisco Live Melbourne, The Register came to understand as not so much a product or technology or an attempt to change the way Cisco engages with its customers. o § Security⠀➾ # § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾ # ⚓ CoryDoctorow ☛ Mapping_out_my_understanding_of_(web- based)_single_sign-on_systems⠀⇛ The thing you want to end up with is an Identity Provider (IdP). Typical IdPs have two roles; they challenge users to authenticate (generally through a web browser) and perhaps approve giving this authentication information to other systems, and they provide authenticated identity information to other systems. They typically do their single sign on trick by putting a cookie in the browser to mark you as already authenticated, so when a system sends you to the IdP to get authenticated you just bounce right through without getting challenged. A garden variety IdP does all of this with HTTP (S) transactions, some of them from people's web browsers and some of them from systems to API endpoints (or from the IdP to other people's API endpoints). # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ EFF ☛ The_House_Intelligence_Committee's_Surveillance 'Reform'_Bill_is_a_Farce⠀⇛ While renewing any surveillance authority remains a complicated and complex issue, this choice is clear - we urge all Members to vote NO on the Intelligence Committee’s bill, H.R.6611, the FISA Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2023. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Competing_Section_702_surveillance bills_on_collision_path_for_US_House_floor⠀⇛ On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee approved the Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act (HR 6570) in a 35-2 vote. The bipartisan bill reauthorizes Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for three years with reforms including requiring all US intelligence agencies to obtain a warrant before conducting a US person query. [...] A day after the Judiciary Committee advanced its proposal, on Thursday the House Intelligence Committee unanimously passed the FISA Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2023 (HR 6611). # ⚓ [Old] EFF ☛ Your_university_is_a_beacon_of_free thought._Naturally,_you_have_been_asked_to_allow_a_Tor relay_on_your_campus._But_should_you?⠀⇛ You may have many legal, technical, and policy questions. We tried to answer many of these types of questions below, but if you have other questions we would like to hear from you. Setting up a Tor relay not only benefits the world, it signals to others that your university is a defender of free speech and intellectual freedom. Running a Tor relay can help your university in all sorts of ways, including: [...] o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ US_Republicans_at_Dubai_Climate_Summit_Have Accepted_$11_Million_in_Fossil_Fuel_Donations⠀⇛ DeSmog’s review of three Congressional COP28 delegations comprising dozens of senators and representatives has found that of the 36 Republican lawmakers involved, just 10 received more than $9.4 million of these campaign contributions. Each has accepted at least $500,000 from polluting companies over their careers, DeSmog found. # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Big_Meat_and_Dairy_Delegates_Triple_at_COP28⠀⇛ Lobbyists from industrial agriculture companies and trade groups have turned out in record numbers at COP28, which this year has a strong focus on tackling emissions from the food sector. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ COP28_Activists_Say_Palestine_Solidarity Protests_Calling_for_Ceasefire_Face_Severe_Restrictions⠀⇛ At COP28 in Dubai, protests in solidarity with Palestine have faced severe restrictions. Asad Rehman, the lead spokesperson for the Climate Justice Coalition, joined with human rights groups at an unofficial media briefing to explain how climate summit officials have threatened to debadge participants for even wearing Palestinian colors or sporting visual depictions calling for a ceasefire. “This is probably the most restrictive we’ve seen,” Rehman said. “Everything we have tried to do has been within the U.N. rules, … but the rules are being changed on a day-by-day basis.” # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Azerbaijan_Tipped_To_Host_COP29_Climate_Talks,_Says Russia_Backs_It⠀⇛ Azerbaijan is tipped to host next year's UN climate summit after striking a deal with longtime adversary Armenia over its bid. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Exclusive:_Indigenous_Climate_Activist Jacob_Johns_Speaks_Out_After_MAGA_Gunman_Shoots_Him_in_New Mexico⠀⇛ Broadcasting from COP28 in Dubai, we speak with Jacob Johns, a Hopi and Akimel O’odham environmental defender who is leading the Indigenous Wisdom Keepers delegation at COP28. This is his first interview after surviving being shot in the chest by a far-right agitator in September. Johns and other Indigenous activists were holding a vigil opposing plans to reinstall a statue honoring the 16th century Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate in Española, New Mexico, when a 23-year-old shooter wearing a red MAGA hat fired on the crowd. Johns says he died in the airlift on the way to the hospital and is still dealing with medical issues from the shooting, but wanted to come to the climate summit to share Indigenous wisdom with the world. “We as Indigenous people understand that as the old world dies, that a new one is created and that we must focus on that creation process.” # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Why_Is_Brazil_Joining_OPEC+_Oil_Cartel,_If Lula_Is_Committed_to_Phasing_Out_Fossil_Fuels?⠀⇛ Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is calling for phasing out fossil fuels but has alarmed many climate activists as Brazil moves to join the oil producer alliance OPEC+ as an observer state. Paula Vargas, director of the Brazil program at Amazon Watch, lays out Brazil’s environmental policy under Lula and Jair Bolsonaro’s legacy of impunity for those attacking environmental defenders. “Brazil has a big, big possibility of being the top leader in environmental change,” but civil society must push leaders around the world to enact climate solutions, Vargas says. # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Report:_Canada_and_U.S._Are_Top_Public_Funders_for CCS_with_Nations_Prepared_to_Inject_$200_Million_More⠀⇛ Canada is the world’s second leading source of public funding for carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, according to a new report, even though many experts say CCS is a greenwashing cover to pump more oil. Oil Change International’s study, “Carbon Capture’s Publicly Funded Failure,”  shows the Canadian government has given at least $4 billion in public subsidies to CCS efforts, out of a total of $20 billion world wide. Globally, the United States and Canada invest the most public money into the controversial technology, with the United States contributing $8 billion, the report states..  # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Reaction_to_the_latest_GST_draft_at_COP28⠀⇛ In response to the latest GST draft, Oil Change International Global Policy Manager, Romain Ioualalen, said: [...] # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ COP28_must_answer_the_call_for_a_fossil fuel_phase_out⠀⇛ As COP28 resumes for a second week, negotiators will be faced with answering the call for a commitment to a Fossil Fuel Phase Out in Dubai. Never before have we heard so many voices, coming from so many directions to seize the moment and commit to phasing out oil, coal and gas. And never before have alternative formulations on fossil fuel phase out made it this far into a draft text. But there are still no guarantees on a decision on fossil fuels, so all is in play. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ The_Climate_Change_We've_Already_Created Will_Last_50,000_Years,_Scientists_Warn⠀⇛ To see how this might play out on a geological timescale, we need to look through the lens of the Anthropocene. A delicately balanced planetary machinery of regular, multi-millennial variations in the Earth's spin and orbit has tightly controlled patterns of warm and cold for millions of years. Now, suddenly, this control machinery has been overridden by a trillion tons of carbon dioxide injected into the atmosphere in little more than a century. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Climate_progress_in_charts:_Gaps_and_gains,_as world_meets_in_Dubai⠀⇛ In theory, this week’s summit is all about that pivot. These COP, or Conference of Parties, meetings have been going on for years (this is No. 28). Some nations nudge others to do more. Our charts with this story put it all in visual context – both the progress and how far short it is of what scientists say is needed to stabilize Earth’s temperatures. # ⚓ The Washington Post ☛ Opinion:_A_Trump_dictatorship_is increasingly_inevitable._We_should_stop_pretending⠀⇛ The magical-thinking phase is ending. Barring some miracle, Trump will soon be the presumptive Republican nominee for president. When that happens, there will be a swift and dramatic shift in the political power dynamic, in his favor. Until now, Republicans and conservatives have enjoyed relative freedom to express anti-Trump sentiments, to speak openly and positively about alternative candidates, to vent criticisms of Trump’s behavior past and present. Donors who find Trump distasteful have been free to spread their money around to help his competitors. Establishment Republicans have made no secret of their hope that Trump will be convicted and thus removed from the equation without their having to take a stand against him. Advertisement All this will end once Trump wins Super Tuesday. Votes are the currency of power in our system, and money follows, and by those measures, Trump is about to become far more powerful than he already is. The hour of casting about for alternatives is closing. The next phase is about people falling into line. # ⚓ Kansas Reflector ☛ Donald_Trump_said_he_would_be_a_dictator on_‘Day_One.’_Imagine_if_Joe_Biden_said_the_same.⠀⇛ But wait. Let’s do the experiment in real time, right now. I’m going to relay the exchange as described in the Washington Post, changing only a few key details. For instance, I’m going to change the candidate, questioner and network. For all of you conservatives out there, just imagine that you somehow tuned into MSNBC on Tuesday night. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Indonesia's_GoTo_in_talks_with_TikTok_over potential_ecommerce_partnership⠀⇛ Indonesia in October banned online shopping on social media platforms to protect smaller merchants and users' data, after which TikTok had to close its e-commerce service TikTok Shop. TikTok has 125 million users in the country. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Trafficking_for_cyber_fraud_an_increasingly globalised_crime,_Interpol_says⠀⇛ The global police coordination body said law enforcement from more than 20 countries in October carried out inspections at hundreds of trafficking and smuggling hotspots. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Why_Is_One_of_Trump’s_Fake_Electors_Still Overseeing_Voting_in_Wisconsin?⠀⇛ The fake electors, waited for 35 months to do the right thing. And then only under the looming threat of a civil trial that was unlikely to go well for them. # § Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Putin_Says_He_Will_Seek_Another_Term as_Russia’s_President⠀⇛ The announcement was long expected after the Constitution was amended in 2020, effectively allowing the Russian leader to stay in power until 2036. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Putin’s_presidential_nomination_to_be_held December_16_in_Moscow_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Putin_Announces_Plans_to_Run_for_President in_2024⠀⇛ "We have proven that we are capable of tackling some of the most complex challenges," the Russian president said. # ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ British_Foreign_Secretary_David Cameron_urges_US_Congress_to_pass_Ukraine_aid_package⠀⇛ CNN —  Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron has urged US lawmakers to “lift the morale” of Ukraine by passing an aid package for Kyiv that has become entangled in Republican quarrelling. Cameron, a former British prime minister, told CNN during a trip to Washington, DC, on Thursday that the US is “the lynchpin” of the Western... # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Ukraine_in_the_EU_would_be_a_game- changer_for_Europe’s_decarbonization_drive⠀⇛ Both decarbonization and Ukraine’s accession will require reforms to the bloc's internal decision-making processes. # ⚓ France24 ☛ IOC_clears_Russian,_Belarusian_athletes_to compete_as_neutrals_in_Paris_Games⠀⇛ Olympic chiefs on Friday gave the green light to the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at next year's Paris Games as neutrals, outside of team events and as long as they did not actively support the war on Ukraine. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Athletes_From_Russia_and_Belarus_Are Cleared_to_Compete_at_Paris_Olympics⠀⇛ A decision by the International Olympic Committee paves the way for individuals from the two countries to take part over the objections of Ukraine and others. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ IOC_Approves_Participation_Of_Russian, Belarusian_Athletes_As_Neutrals⠀⇛ Russians and Belarusians who qualify in their sport for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris can take part as neutrals, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on December 8. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Dozens_of_Latvian_food_companies_still_doing business_with_Russia_in_2023⠀⇛ 81 companies registered in Latvia received food products, including cereals, from Russia in the first 11 months this year, according to a list of companies at the disposal of LETA news agency. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Kyiv_Expects_Delivery_Of_F-16s_'Soon'_As Further_U.S._Aid_Remains_Stalled_In_Congress⠀⇛ Ukraine's defense minister says his country expects to take delivery of advanced F-16 fighter jets "soon," as the Biden administration warns the U.S. Congress that failure to support Ukraine could mean the U.S. will have to pay a high price in "national treasure and in American blood" in the future. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Opposition_Politician_Ilya_Yashin Placed_In_Stricter_Regime_Unit_At_Penal_Colony⠀⇛ Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin, who is serving an 8 1/2-year prison term for his criticism of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, has been placed in a stricter regime unit in his penal colony after serving five days in solitary confinement, his Telegram channel said on December 8. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Germany_Delivers_Fresh_Military_Aid_Package To_Ukraine⠀⇛ Germany has delivered a new package of military aid to Ukraine that includes shells, drones, and vehicles, the government in Berlin said in a statement. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Finland_Refuses_Kyiv_Request_To_Extradite Russian_Ultranationalist_Detained_In_Helsinki⠀⇛ Finnish media reports on December 8 said the country's Supreme Court refused to extradite to Ukraine Yan Petrovsky, a Russian ultranationalist and former commander of the Rusich saboteur group, which fights alongside Russia's armed forces against Kyiv. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Supreme_Court:_Finland_can't_extradite_terror suspect_to_Ukraine⠀⇛ The suspect was detained in July. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Ukraine_vanquishing_the_other_enemy⠀⇛ Examples of selflessness, especially in curbing corruption, not only aid the war effort but also may help Ukraine join the European Union. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ An_Aid_Package_for_Ukraine_and Israel_That_Invests_in_American_Security_Goals⠀⇛ Congress should promptly approve a military aid package that includes crucial support for Ukraine and Israel. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Abramovich_slams_calls_to_review_law_over_his children’s_Lithuanian_citizenship⠀⇛ Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has criticised Lithuania’s efforts to review its citizenship law after it was reported that his two children have Lithuanian passports, Bloomberg reports. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Lithuania_Investigates_Granting_Of Citizenship_To_Relatives_Of_Russian_Tycoon_Abramovich⠀⇛ Lithuania's Interior Ministry said on December 7 that a commission has been established to investigate how relatives of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich were able to obtain citizenship in the Baltic nation. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Daugavpils_says_Soviet-related_street_names will_remain⠀⇛ A year has passed since the Society “Center for Public Memory” called on the city of Daugavpils near the Russian border to change street names associated with the Communist regime, but the city has stated the names will not be changed, LRT+ reported December 8. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ In_Soldiers’_Remains,_Russia_Plots_a Way_to_Reconcile_With_France⠀⇛ A man with close ties to the Kremlin went looking for and found the remains of World War I Russian soldiers in France. Moscow hopes to use the discovery for diplomatic purposes. o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ Patrick Breyer ☛ Pirate_party_initiative_makes_the_European Court_of_Justice_more_transparent_than_ever_before⠀⇛ In future, the European Court of Justice will proactively and systematically publish the letters and arguments submitted by the parties to proceedings on its website after a judgement has been delivered. An exception applies if the author of pleadings objects, but in this case there is a right to access the information via the EU Commission upon request. This is the result of the negotiations on the reform of the CJEU Statute between the EU Parliament and the EU Council, in which Pirate Party MEP Patrick Breyer was involved. The new transparency rule applies to all questions referred to the ECJ by national courts (“preliminary ruling procedures”). Following the initiative of Breyer, who is himself a judge by profession, the European Parliament had called for public access to the pleadings and arguments exchanged in court proceedings. # ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ Google_admits_the_Gemini_AI_demo_hands-on video_was_staged⠀⇛ That footnote might be described as an understatement, or diversion from the truth, though. As the video wasn’t just shortened, there was no real interaction during the recording. Google’s spokesperson told Bloomberg that the hands-on video was cobbled together with “using still image frames from the footage, and prompting via text.” Thus, Gemini only responded to typed in prompts and still images that were uploaded to it. The conversational flow, with the human speaking, drawing, showing objects, playing with cups and other objects, was seemingly just staged for the demo video. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ University of Michigan ☛ U-M_team’s_work_centers_on tracking_undetectable_space_junk⠀⇛ The results are among the first to come from a larger, collaborative project funded by the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity’s Space Debris Identification and Tracking Program. The project is led by military contractor Blue Halo and includes the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Trash in space is more than unsightly — it’s hazardous. At a typical orbital speed of 22,000 miles per hour, a plum-sized piece of space debris can hit another object with the same energy as a car crash on the highway, potentially putting a satellite out of commission. Even smaller pieces can damage spacecraft, so tracking them is mission critical for satellites and spacecraft that need to take evasive actions. # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Leader_of_Ecocide_Movement_Aims_to_Criminalize Long-term_Harm_to_the_Environment⠀⇛ Jojo Mehta co-founded Stop Ecocide in 2017, alongside legal pioneer the late Polly Higgins, to support the recognition and establishment of ecocide as a crime at the International Criminal Court at the Hague. She’ll be at COP28 in Dubai to push for an ecocide law. Ecocide is generally defined as mass damage and destruction of ecosystems — severe harm to nature that is widespread or long-term. Stop Ecocide generates collaborations around the globe at every level of society, from diplomats and politicians to lawyers and academics, from corporate influencers to indigenous and faith leaders. As a result, legal recognition of ecocide is emerging as a powerful driver of change and a key solution addressing the climate and ecological crisis. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Belarusian_citizen_charged_with_train explosions_on_key_railway_in_Russia’s_Far_East_remanded into_custody_until_January_30_—_Meduza⠀⇛ o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Yahoo News ☛ Nationwide:_500_Swindon_head_office_workers_at risk_of_redundancy⠀⇛ A building society has announced that about 500 workers are at risk of redundancy as its head office goes through a "streamlining" process. Nationwide, based in Swindon, said it expects about 200 workers to leave as it will seek to find people new roles. The company said the redundancy consultation aims to improve efficiency and direct investment into other areas of the business. Nationwide added that "customer-facing colleagues" will not be affected. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Who_Got_Fired_at_Spotify?_Scathing Internal_Memo_from_Daniel_Ek_Leaked⠀⇛ Spotify shed around 1,500 people from its workforce of 9,000 earlier this week, sending another shockwave through the industry. Yesterday, Spotify CFO Paul Vogel exited the company effective March 2024—selling off nearly $10 million in stock before the revelations were made public. Vogel was appointed to the CFO position in January 2020—but Daniel Ek doesn’t appear to have been happy with his peformance. According to an internal memo to Spotify employees that was leaked to Business Insider, Ek did not mince words. “By most metrics, we were more productive but less efficient. We need to be both. While we have done some work to mitigate this challenge and become more efficient in 2023, we still have a ways to go before we are both productive and efficient.” # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Musk_takes_SEC_'Twitter_sitter'_consent decree_appeal_to_US_Supreme_Court⠀⇛ Filed yesterday [PDF], Musk's legal team repeats the same general argument it has made since Musk and the SEC signed an agreement in 2019 that required a lawyer to vet tweets from the Tesla supremo that could have an material effect on the company or its investors. # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ IRS_is_making_progress_on_its digitization_efforts,_commissioner_says⠀⇛ During the ACT-IAC/DCI CX Summit in Arlington, Va., Werfel acknowledged Washington Post photos of an IRS cafeteria in Austin, Texas, that was flooded with paper tax return files, while stumping for the agency’s paperless future, which he said would improve data security and efficiency. # ⚓ The Verge ☛ EU_reaches_provisional_agreement_on_AI_Act, paving_way_for_landmark_law⠀⇛ Now that a provisional agreement has been reached, more negotiations will still be required, including votes by Parliament’s Internal Market and Civil Liberties committees. # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ Should_Section_230_Protect_AI_Companies_From Being_Sued_Out_of_Existence?⠀⇛ Broadly speaking, Section 230 was designed to protect [Internet] platforms from getting sued over the content created by third parties. While individual users of those platforms may be liable for the things they post online, the platforms themselves are afforded legal immunity in most cases. The law was developed in the 1990s largely as a way to protect the nascent [Internet], as regulators seem to have realized that the web wouldn’t survive if all of its search engines and message boards were sued out of existence. Of course, times have changed since the law was passed in 1996 and there have been ongoing calls to reform Section 230 over the past several years. When it comes to AI, there seem to be all kinds of arguments for why (or why not) platforms like ChatGPT shouldn’t be covered by the landmark legislation. # ⚓ El País ☛ This_is_how_Finland_is_looking_for_its_next Nokia⠀⇛ But something seems to be missing in Multala’s reasoning: how did the Finns manage to get around the short-term thinking? “We understood that science and education were not only ways to build the foundations of economic growth in the medium and long-term, but that, in the short-term, they also served to send a signal to companies, so that they could understand that there’s a commitment from the government. This gives them security to also undertake their own investments in research and development,” the minister responds. # ⚓ The Drone Girl ☛ FAA’s_2023_holiday_marketing_campaign suggests_agency_is_bracing_for_onslaught_of_drone_Christmas gifts⠀⇛ The FAA’s 2023 Holiday “12 Days of Drones” Safety Campaign runs each weekday from now through Dec. 22. Each of the 12 days hones in on a different aspect of drone safety. Given that the topics are beginner focused, it’s clear that the campaign is largely centered around people planning to give or receive a drone as a holiday gift. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ E.U._Agrees_on_Landmark_Artificial Intelligence_Rules⠀⇛ The law, called the A.I. Act, sets a new global benchmark for countries seeking to harness the potential benefits of the technology, while trying to protect against its possible risks, like automating jobs, spreading misinformation online and endangering national security. The law still needs to go through a few final steps for approval, but the political agreement means its key outlines have been set. # ⚓ Insight Hungary ☛ Yermak_suggests_meeting_between_Zelensky and_Orbán⠀⇛ Andriy Yermak, the head of the Ukrainian President's Office had a phone conversation with Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, who is currently in Ghana, Yernak wrote on Telegram. Yermak informed Szijjártó that the Ukrainian Parliament is preparing to adopt several important pieces of legislation.  According to Foreign Affairs spokesman Máté Paczolay, the parties agreed on the importance of improving relations between Hungary and Ukraine, and that personal talks are the best option. # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ Six Colors ☛ The_cops_think_iOS_17’s_NameDrop_is dangerous⠀⇛ I’m glad that so many sources are rushing to correct the original police department posts, but if you really want to get depressed, visit one and read the comments from all the people who are grateful for the misinformation. You’ll have to laugh to keep from crying. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Six_Teenagers_Convicted_in_France_for_Role in_Teacher’s_Killing⠀⇛ They were convicted on charges of being involved in a criminal conspiracy to prepare a violent assault. Four received suspended prison sentences of 14 to 20 months. The fifth received a two-year prison sentence, with 18 months of it suspended and six months to be served under house arrest with an electronic bracelet. Mr. Paty, 47, had shown caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad during a civics class to illustrate free speech and was subsequently beheaded because of the act on Oct. 16, 2020, near the school where he worked in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, a northwestern suburb of Paris. # ⚓ BIA Net ☛ Turkey_detains_popular_OnlyFans_creator_on 'obscenity'_charges⠀⇛ With an Instagram following exceeding 350,000, Bağdaçiçek is one of the most popular OnlyFans content creators in Turkey. The detention follows a similar incident in late November when another social media user using the nickname "Laz Kızı" (The Laz Girl) was detained on the same charge after a TikTok live broadcast. At the start of the year, Merve Taşkın, another popular OnlyFans creator, was acquitted of obscenity, after standing trial for the content she published. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_woman_faces_jail_for removing_devices_from_home_of_sister_arrested_under_security law⠀⇛ Beijing imposed a national security law in Hong Kong in June 2020 following months of protests and unrest sparked by a controversial extradition law. The legislation criminalised subversion, secession, collusion with foreign forces and terrorist acts – broadly defined to include disruption to transport and other infrastructure. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Turkmen_Activist_Believed_To_Be_Missing_In_Russia⠀⇛ Independent websites monitoring developments in Turkmenistan quoted friends and colleagues of noted Turkmen opposition activist Malikberdi Allamyradov as saying that he has been missing since December 4. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Police_In_Belarus_Detain_Two_Journalists_Amid Crackdown⠀⇛ Police in the southeastern Belarusian city of Svetlahorsk on December 8 detained the chief editor of the Ranak television channel, Yulia Dauletava, and correspondent Lyudmila Andenka on extremism charges as a crackdown on independent journalists and democratic institutions continues. # ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ Andy_Borowitz_to_Leave_New_Yorker, Pursue_Career_as_Satirist⠀⇛ The New Yorker announced this week that it’s cutting ties with resident humorist Andy Borowitz. Where will we go now to find side-splitting skewering like “Trump is a liar” and “Republicans are dumb”? # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ BBC_warns_6.7%_licence_fee_rise_will_lead to_£90m_further_cuts⠀⇛ The BBC’s board warned immediately after the announcement that the new licence fee figure will require “further changes on top of the major savings” it is currently delivering, while the National Union of Journalists attacked the government for “reneging” on previous funding promises. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_Adds_Journalist_Masha_Gessen_To_Its_Wanted List⠀⇛ Russia's Interior Ministry has added U.S. journalist, writer, and outspoken Kremlin critic Masha Gessen to its wanted list. Gessen's name appeared on the ministry's list on December 8 without specifying what the journalist is wanted for. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Belarusian_Court_Labels_RFE/RL_Social_Media Accounts_'Extremist'⠀⇛ A court in the southeastern Belarusian city of Homel on December 7 labeled the Telegram, YouTube, X, and Fentanylware (TikTok) accounts of RFE/RL's Belarus Service, known locally as Radio Svaboda, as "extremist." o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia’s_Kursk_region_bans_‘coercing’_women_to have_abortions_through_‘propaganda’_of_abortion_and_childfree lifestyle_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ RFA ☛ Police_out_in_force_during_Lhasa_religious_festival⠀⇛ It was the latest effort by China to suppress Tibetan religious and cultural expressions by sending a large police force to religious gatherings to surveil attendees. Marked by displays of butter lamps and candles, the Gaden Ngamchoe festival commemorates the death of Je Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelukpa school of Tibetan Buddhism, a revered 14th century scholar. # ⚓ CNN ☛ The_self-checkout_reversal_is_growing⠀⇛ Dollar General is joining the growing list of retail chains reversing course on self-checkout technology. “We had started to rely too much this year on self- checkout in our stores,” Dollar General CEO Todd Vasos said Thursday on an earnings call. “We should be using self-checkout as a secondary checkout vehicle, not a primary.” # ⚓ EDRI ☛ NGOs_and_experts_warn_AI_Act_negotiators:_don’t trade_our_rights!⠀⇛ As the supposedly final negotiation on the EU’s landmark Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act drags on, the undersigned civil society coalition calls on lawmakers to unequivocally reject attempts to legalise dangerous and discriminatory police AI. EU lawmakers are being pressured by governments and security industry lobbyists to trade away our fundamental rights and freedoms. The Parliament’s position on prohibitions is backed by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the European Data Protection Supervisor and Board, networks of national human rights institutions and equality bodies, academics and other experts. # ⚓ Tech Central (South Africa) ☛ Apps_that_use_AI_to_undress women_in_photos_soaring_in_use⠀⇛ In September alone, 24 million people visited undressing websites, according to the social network analysis company Graphika. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Facing_An_Uncertain_Future,_Afghan_Girls_Finishing Sixth_Grade_Leave_School_In_Tears⠀⇛ Hundreds of thousands of sixth-grade girls in Afghanistan attended the last day of the school year, many with tears in their eyes as they face an uncertain future because of Taliban policies that forbid them from further schooling and restrict their basic human rights. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ The_Azadi_Briefing:_Concerns_Mount_For_Women_In Taliban_Detention⠀⇛ The Taliban currently holds at least five women's rights activists in detention. Neda Parwani, Zholya Parsi, Munizha Siddiqi, Bahare Karimi, and Parisa Azadeh languish in various Taliban prisons and detention centers around the capital, Kabul. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Truthdig ☛ Living_With_Limited_Internet_Access_in_the_Black Rural_South⠀⇛ Philadelphia, Miss., is 54% Black, and the median income is $37,000. A Brookings Institution study showed that the less money an individual makes, the more likely they won’t have access to high-speed broadband. Black and Hispanic populations are disproportionately affected. As a result, Black people, young adults, and low- income folks rely on smartphones for internet access, according to Pew Research Center. In a tech-driven society, there are “workarounds” for this, such as driving to the nearest library (if there is one, or you have a car) or using a neighbor’s computer, Riley said, but it requires additional time and money. o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Polish_train_maker_denies_claims_its software_bricked_rolling_stock_maintained_by_competitor⠀⇛ Newag, a Polish train maker, emphatically denied that it installed such software in a statement [PDF, Polish] issued Wednesday, attributing any issues to unknown hackers. The rolling stock and engineering business insists its software is correct and that it did not design the trains' programming logic to fail under specific conditions, as has been claimed. "This is a slander from our competition, which is conducting an illegal black PR campaign against us," it protested. § Monopolies/Monopsonies⠀➾ o ⚓ India Times ☛ Google_against_potential_EU_break-up_order,_says not_proportionate⠀⇛ Alphabet's Google on Friday criticised a potential order from EU antitrust regulators to sell part of its lucrative adtech business, saying it was disproportionate or not right for its advertising partners. The comments from Google's director Oliver Bethell and its vice president for global ads Dan Taylor came after the U.S. tech giant responded to EU charges issued to the company in June. o § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ DNS_Resolver_Quad9_Wins_Pirate_Site Blocking_Appeal_Against_Sony⠀⇛ DNS-resolver Quad9 has won its appeal against Sony Music's pirate site-blocking order at the Higher Regional Court in Dresden. The non-profit Quad9 Foundation no longer has to block pirate sites. The court concluded that it can't be held liable, since DNS resolvers don't play a central role in copyright infringing activities. Meanwhile, trouble is brewing in Italy. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Piracy_Shield:_Pirate_IPTV_Killer_Goes Live,_No_Casualties_to_Report....Yet⠀⇛ A new law passed in Italy during the summer promised a new dawn in the war against pirate IPTV providers. It soon transpired that Piracy Shield, the all-new, massively hyped anti-piracy system poised and ready to eliminate piracy had a minor flaw; it wasn't actually ready. By law, it had to launch yesterday, and reportedly it did just that, albeit with a couple of tiny caveats.... # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ RIAA_Files_Massive_'Repeat_Infringer' Copyright_Lawsuit_Against_U.S._ISP_Altice⠀⇛ Around 50 record labels, all members of the RIAA, have filed a mass copyright infringement lawsuit against Altice, owner of U.S. ISP Optimum. Filed in a Texas district court, the complaint focuses on Altice's alleged failure to take action against customers the plaintiffs describe as 'repeat infringers'. Last December, a group of music rightsholders including BMG, UMG, and Capitol filed a substantially similar lawsuit against Altice at the same court. # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ SUISA_Files_Copyright_Lawsuit_Against Twitter/X_in_German_Court:_‘Resolute_Action_Against_the Illegal_Use_of_Music’⠀⇛ Bigger picture, Twitter/X isn’t the sole social media service facing infringement allegations; Epidemic Sound sued Facebook and Instagram parent Meta in the summer of 2022, and the legal battle, which could head to trial next year, has been in full swing in the interim. o § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ # § Personal/Opinions⠀➾ # ⚓ Negligence⠀⇛ Agnes Heller (1929-2019) wrote philosophy for 70 years. In 2010 she wrote A Short History of My Philosophy, critically reviewing her major books, papers, and lectures of the previous 60 years. It's refreshingly unsentimental and clear. It was how I decided where to enter her vast ouvre of pol- itical, moral, ethical, aesthetic, and philosophy of history thought. # ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding_—_DEIKSYV_Wordo:_STEWS⠀⇛ # ⚓ Patches_of_Greasy_Residue_on_Plots_of_Impotent_Land⠀⇛ Vlasta called me. How she had my number is anyone's guess. She called me and I was in Prague. Why I was in Prague is anyone's guess. *Come pick me up at the bus station.* That's what she said. Or it wasn't *exactly* what she said, but it was close. How close is anyone's guess. So I arrived to whichever place she had declared and I picked her up. What did I pick her up in? I picked her up in my arms with an embrace. After all, it had been 18 years since we'd seen each other. She had aged, but not as much as I'd've imagined. She was still fit and only mildly crinkled. A good portion of Moravian women age very mildly. Apparently Vlasta was one of them. The first thing she did was offer me a cigarette. I was surprised and guffawed in my socially inappropriate way, that way that the truly important people in one's life don't mind. *When did you start smoking?* I asked. She replied *I never started. I bought them for you.* Ah yes! During a portion of the epoch when we spent time with each other, I was **indeed** a smoker. No longer, though. So I guffawed again. # ⚓ The_Anti-Life_Equation⠀⇛ Sometimes it’s easy to start thinking that since even breathing is part of the CO2 cycle, I’d do a better job of fighting climate change if I were in the grave, and that everyone better forget about having kids. But the entire point of wanting to fix climate change is to preserve life. Annihilating the planet just to save it would be majorly missing the point. Yeah, yeah, it’s more than just human life that’s at stake, and it’d be worse if all animals died than if “only” humans died, but ideally we do want people to get to live their best lives. (Or their horrific awful life, if Ligotti is right about the human condition. Either way is fine by me.) # ⚓ A_Day_For_Staying_In⠀⇛ We knew there was some snow coming - not a huge shock here, in winter, but it's been a strange one, jumping between cold and warm (well, above freezing), so that we haven't actually had much snow on the ground. But when my partner was driving home from work yesterday, she said it was starting to get a bit dicey. I went out for groceries a couple hours later, when the online buzz around Shohei Ohtani maybe flying to Toronto turned out to be an elaborate mistake/hallucination. The wipers were going like crazy. The snow was starting to stick around on the ground, and it was wet. Wonderful. # § Politics and World Events⠀➾ # ⚓ Hope⠀⇛ Hope I'll get enough sleep to be a good nurse for my patients tomorrow, a good support to my staff, to attend to needs, prevent crises, and go home on time, after only 12 or 13 hours. Hope, the start of Advent, looking forward to the possibility light will come into darkness. Maybe not believing it'll come, but dreaming, preparing, because what if it did? I should be ready. We should be ready. # ⚓ A_dangerous_religion⠀⇛ I wanna talk a little bit about something few people in my circles dare to speak out about because they don’t want to criticize people’s personal beliefs. But we need to dare to talk about this. In America, 60% of adherents to this conviction favor the death penalty, even though over a third of them have a criminal record of their own. All over the world, domestic violence and sexual violence is running rampant in this group. # ⚓ Putting_it_the_complement_of_mildly⠀⇛ But to me going the full distance on this is a matter of seeing the even more dangerous religion underlying that referenced in the article, namely faith in a free-willed individual calling itself "I". There's no horror a biological system drunk on that faith *can't* inflict upon itself and all the rest. # ⚓ cycles⠀⇛ I haven't ever had much of a connection to my cycle in the past - hormone issues warranted an early introduction to hormone treatments and birth control. I was very used to feeling the exact same the entire time except for the withdrawal bleeding at the end of the month. I wasn't even aware that that's what it was; I wasn't ever told what the hormones do, or that the pause was entirely artificial, not needed, and not a true period. [...] I will soon get my hormones tested again and see if my progesterone levels are atypically low for its cycle phase at that point and probably supplement it. My PMDD symptoms later in the cycle are likely due to too low progesterone, and also my persistent histamine issues too, since it helps in creating DAO, which is needed to deal with histamine in food and that I supplement right now before eating. # § Poetry⠀➾ # ⚓ The_magick_of_thought_againness⠀⇛ # § Technology and Free Software⠀➾ # ⚓ Semi-Random_Beat-Maker⠀⇛ For some regularity, there are onsets on beat 1, 2, 3, 4, and another four beats on the half-beat mark. These would usually be a bass drum and hi-hat, though the above code randomizes the pitch and thus drum selection, which is bad if you know what you are doing, and might be good if you're throwing stuff at a metaphorical wall to see if anything sticks. Otherwise longer rhythmic patterns are generated though not totally randomly. # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ Putting_it_the_complement_of_mildly⠀⇛ Hey, sorry for seemingly lying about not being around. But it turns out the vacationing environment has wifi, *and* those we're vacationing with apparently don't arise as early as their "good game talkin'" suggested they do. # ⚓ Apologies,_Antenna_followers⠀⇛ Dammit, I won't up with double a couple posts because I managed to forget to prepend entries with '=>', instead concluded something was wrong with Antenna, tried it from BBS/Bubble... and then eventually got the former right... and now I'm feeling even stupider than usual. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It's like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2908 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Links 09/12/2023: Many 'Open'AI Employees Strongly Dislike Microsoft, Many Impending Strikes⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 09, 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 Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature # Overpopulation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Monopolies/Monopsonies # Patents # Trademarks # Copyrights # Gemini*_and_Gopher # Personal/Opinions # Politics_and_World_Events # Technology_and_Free_Software # Internet/Gemini # Programming * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Peter 'CzP' Czanik ☛ Music_of_the_week:_String_Quartets⠀⇛ One of my favorite albums is Vedres_Csaba_és_a_Kairosz kvartett_–_Áldott_Idő_/_Blessed_Time. It was made by Hungarian pianist Csaba Vedres, who worked together with a string quartet. Their music taught me that string quartets playing alone, with a piano, or with any other instrument can do some fantastic music. The band was founded by Csaba Vedres, who had a classical music education. Besides playing the piano, he also researched the topic of classical vs. popular music. And just like me, he does not like these categories. One of his examples was Trilogy from ELP, but that will be another story :-) This album sounds more like what we usually call classical music, but not completely. Csaba is one of the best rock pianists of Hungary and you can hear that from some of the songs. I could only find a single song from the album on YouTube, but luckily you can find the full album on TIDAL. o ⚓ James G ☛ Podcasts,_Wrapped⠀⇛ Pocket_Casts, the application I use to listen to podcasts, released a Pocket Casts Wrapped feature. This feature creates a Spotify Wrapped-esque slideshow featuring the highlights of one's year in listening to podcasts. According to my Pocket Casts Wrapped, I listened to 24 different shows and 364 podcast episodes in total. If I were to listen to all those podcasts back- to-back, I would spend seven days and three hours listening. o ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Dreams_where_you_can’t_get_anywhere_fast⠀⇛ I have two recurring dreams on a regular basis. Genres, you might say! The first is this mad rush to pack before going somewhere, whether it be a holiday, business trip, house move, or even clearing a locker. There’s always a time crunch involved, and insufficient boxes or bags to pack everything. o ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ The_Eifel_region_of_Germany⠀⇛ @Mirabilos_shared a desire to go to the Eifel region of western Germany, which sent me down the rabbit hole over lunch of looking_at_photos. o ⚓ The Nation ☛ My_Last_Conversation_With_Norman_Lear⠀⇛ I never thought of what we did as controversial. They turned out to be controversial topics, but they were the things that were discussed in neighborhoods across the country. If it wasn’t your home, it was up the street, down the street, across the street. These things were going on, and we simply dealt with the truth.—Norman Lear, to me, January 2018 o ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_Quiet_Feminism_of_Norman_Lear’s_Middle-Aged Women⠀⇛ The shows of Norman Lear, who died on Tuesday, celebrated the needs and complexities of the everyday woman. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Making_Visual_Anagrams,_With_Help_From_Machine Learning⠀⇛ [Daniel Geng] and others have an interesting system of generating multi-view optical illusions, or visual anagrams. Such images have more than one “correct” view and visual interpretation. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Particle_Physicists_Offer_a_Road_Map_For the_Next_Decade⠀⇛ A “muon shot” aims to study the basic forces of the cosmos. But meager federal budgets could limit its ambitions. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Plan_to_put_attraction_marking China’s_success_at_Hong_Kong_Science_Museum_site_not_final, culture_chief_says⠀⇛ The Hong Kong government’s proposal that Tsim Sha Tsui’s popular Science Museum would make way for a new attraction celebrating China’s achievements was only an “initial idea,” the city’s culture chief has said. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ USPTO_Names_New_Advisory_Board_Members_on_Heels_of_PPAC Report_Forecasting_Downward_Trend_in_Finances⠀⇛ On December 6, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced the new membership of its public advisory boards providing oversight of the patent monopoly and trademark operations of the agency. The announcement comes about a week after the USPTO’s Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) publicly released its most recent annual report summarizing the agency’s patent monopoly operations with recommendations to end user fee diversion and publicize data from America Invents Act (AIA) trials at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). # ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Pigeonholing_your_unrivalled_tech_buyers⠀⇛ Pigeonholing is an English idiom that suggests one is classifying people based on something arbitrary or limiting. It comes from a classic postal pigeonhole, where letters are sorted into individual slots for people to collect. Tech companies seem particularly vulnerable to pigeonholing their customers, because their devices or services can be made so specific with walls of technical specifications. Here’s how a company branded their SSD: [...] # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Fail_Of_The_Week:_[Mark]_Makes_An_Atari Cartridge⠀⇛ Part of the magic of the movies is that the actors always know what will happen next. There never has to be a scene where [James Bond] orders wine, and the sommelier has to correct his pronunciation, or he miscounts his hand at baccarat. Real life is rarely as smooth. Of course, YouTube is more akin to a movie than real life, and we always wonder how many flawlessly executed projects you see on YouTube really went that well. [Mark Fixes Stuff] left no scenes on the cutting room floor, though, in his realistic portrayal of his quest to build a nice-looking Atairi 2600 cartridge. Watch it below. # ⚓ Defence Web ☛ Algerian_Army_Chief_of_Staff_visits_China with_a_view_to_acquire_military_hardware⠀⇛ Defence ties between Algiers and Beijing are as old as the Algerian state itself, with China being a major supporter of the National Liberation Front which fought against the French presence in the 1960s. # ⚓ European Commission ☛ 24th_EU-China_Summit:_engaging_to promote_our_values_and_defend_our_interests⠀⇛ European Commission Press release Beijing, 07 Dec 2023 The European Union (EU) and China held their 24th Summit in Beijing on 7 December 2023. President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, met with China's President, Pooh-tin Jinping, followed by an exchange with China's Premier, Li Qiang. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Artemis’_Next_Giant_Leap:_Orbital_Refueling⠀⇛ By the end of the decade, NASA’s Artemis program hopes to have placed boots back on the Moon for the first time since 1972. But not for the quick sightseeing jaunts of the Apollo era — the space agency wants to send regular missions made up of international crews down to the lunar surface, where they’ll eventually have permanent living and working facilities. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Iceland's_atNorth_plans_fourth_data_centre_in Finland⠀⇛ Initially, the new facility will have a maximum power capacity of around 60 megawatts. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Keebin’_With_Kristina:_The_One_With_The Biblically-Accurate_Keyboard⠀⇛ Well, it was bound to happen at some point. [sporewoh]’s bunchiez40 keyboard for ants is made of mouse switches, which of course begs for a mouse made of keyboard switches. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Upgrade_Puts_A_Lot_Of_Zeroes_On_Kit-Built Frequency_Counter⠀⇛ If there’s anything more viscerally pleasing than seeing an eight-digit instrument showing a measurement with all zeroes after the decimal point, we’re not sure what it could. Maybe rolling the odometer over to another 100,000 milestone? # ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ TSMC_leads_healthy_growth_in_foundry industry_for_Q3_2023⠀⇛ Foundry industry demonstrated healthy growth in Q3 2023 led by TSMC, Samsung, SMIC, and defective chip maker Intel Foundry Services. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ MINIX_X100-0DB_fanless_defective_chip_maker Intel_N100_mini_PC_supports_2.5GbE_and_WiFi_6_networking⠀⇛ Companies keep on releasing new defective chip maker Intel Processor N100 mini PCs, and the latest one is the MINIX X100-DB fanless mini PC with support for 2.5GbE and WiFi 6 networking, and dual display setups through two HDMI ports. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Restriction_on_Saeima_deputies_with_no_Covid certificate_was_wrong,_rules_court⠀⇛ A rule change that prevented members of the Latvian parliament, the Saeima, from participating in person in parliamentary sittings did not comply with the Constitution, according to a judgement of the Constitutional Court (ST) December 7. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ SC_Hospital_Bends_to_Political_Pressure_on Trans_Health_Care⠀⇛ One Saturday morning in September 2022, Terrence Steyer, the dean of the College of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina, placed an urgent call to a student. Just a year prior, the medical student, Thomas Agostini, had won first place at a university-sponsored event for his graduate research on transgender pediatric patients. He also had been featured in a video on MUSC’s website highlighting resources that support the LGBTQ+ community. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ How_the_FDA_Failed_to_Protect_Millions_of People_From_Tainted_Breathing_Machines⠀⇛ In 2021, after Philips Respironics sold millions of defective medical devices to those who struggle to breathe, the federal agency charged with protecting the health of the American public swept in. The Food and Drug Administration accused the global powerhouse of a succession of mistakes — casting aside test results and health risks — long after the company discovered an industrial foam embedded in its breathing machines could break down and send tiny particles and fumes into the lungs of patients. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Jailed_for_Their_Own_Safety,_14 Mississippians_Died_Awaiting_Mental_Health_Treatment⠀⇛ Butch Scipper is haunted by the deaths of three men. As chancery clerk of Quitman County in the Mississippi Delta, he coordinates a legal process in which people are ordered into treatment for serious mental illness or substance abuse — a common way for Mississippians, especially poor people without insurance, to access inpatient care. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Doctors_in_Italy_Strike_Against_Proposed_Pension Cuts⠀⇛ Some 85 percent of staff of the National Health Service and private medical facilities stayed away from work. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Misfolded_Proteins_Could_Make_Dementia Transmissible,_Scientists_Suggest⠀⇛ Can Alzheimer's spread? # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Can_a_Supplement_Really_Help_Control_Those Pesky_Eye_Floaters?⠀⇛ A look at the science. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Unexpected_Protein_Linked_to_Early-Onset Dementia_in_Huge_Discovery⠀⇛ A new hope for future treatments. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Mysterious_Link_Between_Owning_Cats_And Schizophrenia_Is_Real,_Study_Says⠀⇛ There's some kind of pattern here. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ As_Costs_and_Demand_Skyrocket,_Abortion_Funds Struggle_to_Keep_Up⠀⇛ In the year before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and allowed states to ban abortion with its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Tampa Bay Abortion Fund in Florida assisted about 400 callers. “For us that was a big deal, that was great,” said board member McKenna Kelley. Its monthly budget was just a few thousand dollars, “and we stuck to it.” The fund usually only needed to cover the cost of a caller’s procedure; when they offered practical support with the logistics of getting to an appointment, that mostly entailed helping drive people to and from local clinics. “No one needed to travel,” she said. # ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ Biden_administration_takes_more_steps aimed_at_lowering_health_care_costs⠀⇛ The Biden administration Thursday announced five new measures that seek to lower health care costs by promoting competition. Reducing health care prices is one of President Joe Biden’s key platforms as he seeks to build momentum in the 2024 presidential campaign. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ 'Useless'_Organ_That_Doctors_Often_Remove Could_Actually_Fight_Cancer⠀⇛ You may not even know you have one. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Do_your_health_care_homework_this weekend!⠀⇛ It's hard to go wrong in picking a FEHBP plan, but with a little homework you can make a good thing better o § Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)⠀➾ # ⚓ Business Insider ☛ OpenAI_employees_really,_really_did_not want_to_go_work_for_Microsoft⠀⇛ After Sam Altman was fired from Proprietary Chaffbot Company late last month, the startup’s employees threatened to leave and accept a blanket offer from Abusive Monopolist Microsoft to hire them all. o § Security⠀➾ # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Indian_Court_Orders_Reuters_To_Take_Down Investigative_Report_Regarding_A_‘Hack-For-Hire’ Company⠀⇛ Over the years we’ve written about plenty of “cyberespionge” companies. Some engage in spyware or surveillance ware. Others actively hack devices. Almost all of these eventually get exposed through dogged investigative reporting. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Senator_Markey_Sends_Automakers_A_Letter Criticizing_Their_Nonexistent_Privacy_Standards⠀⇛ Back in September Mozilla released a scathing report showing how modern vehicles are a privacy shitshow. After studying vehicle systems for over 600 hours, researchers found that most cars hoover up vast swaths of sensitive location and other information on consumers, then, like most companies, sell access to that data to pretty much any nitwit with a nickel. # ⚓ Cloudbooklet ☛ 23andMe_Data_Breach:_Impacts_6.9 Million_Customers⠀⇛ Learn about the recent 23andMe data breach that exposed sensitive genetic and personal information of millions of 23andMe users, how it happened, and what it means for user privacy. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ FBI_Chief_Makes_Fresh_Pitch_for_Spy Program_Renewal_and_Says_It’d_Be_‘Devastating’_If_It Lapsed [Ed: Spies running the country]⠀⇛ FBI Director Christopher Wray calls for the reauthorization of a U.S. government surveillance tool set to expire at the end of the year. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Meta_Makes_End-to-End_Encryption_a Default_on_Facebook_(Farcebook)_Messenger [Ed: This is misleading. Facebook and governments can see everything. It's not E2EE but a fake variant of it.]⠀⇛ End-to-End encryption in Facebook (Farcebook) Messenger means that no one other than the sender and the recipient — not even Meta — can decipher people’s messages. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Girl,_14,_Shoots_Classmate_Dead_Before Committing_Suicide⠀⇛ A 14-year-old Russian girl from Bryansk, some 885 kilometers southwest of Moscow, opened fire with a shotgun on her classmates on December 7, killing a 13-year-old girl, before turning the gun on herself and committing suicide. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Girl_Kills_Schoolmate_and_Wounds_5_in Russia_Shooting⠀⇛ The authorities said investigators were working to establish the motive for the shooting, which took place in the city of Bryansk, near the border with Ukraine. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_eighth-grader_reportedly_opens_fire_on_her classmates,_injuring_five_and_killing_one_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Lawmakers_Press_Biden_Administration_for Tougher_Curbs_on_China_Tech⠀⇛ Republican legislators argue that the Biden administration has been ill-equipped and unmotivated in a technology fight with Beijing. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Colorado_Becomes_2nd_State_To_Strike_‘Excited Delirium’_From_The_Law_Enforcement_Vernacular⠀⇛ In October, California became the first state in the nation to ban “excited delirium” as an official cause of death. While this was a positive development, the question remains: why did it take so long? # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Malaysia_investigates_citizen_for_pro-Israel comments⠀⇛ Authorities in Malaysia have opened an investigation into a local man on Wednesday for expressing support for diplomatic relations with Israel during an interview with an Israeli media personality. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ China_and_E.U._Leaders_Met_as_Tensions Rise_Over_Russia⠀⇛ The European summit with China’s leader comes as relations have cooled over Beijing’s alignment with Russia in its war on Ukraine and a surge in Chinese exports. # ⚓ RFA ☛ China_wants_end_to_'confrontation'_but_EU_in_no_mood for_compromise⠀⇛ EU officials take issue with China's support for Russia and a huge trade deficit, amid pressure to 'de-risk' ties. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Taiwan_intelligence_says_China leadership_meet_on_election_interference⠀⇛ December 08, 2023 12:10 PM The meeting was held by the Chinese Communist Party's fourth-ranked leader, Wang Huning and chaired by President Pooh-tin Jinping. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Pariahs_in_arms:_Russia_finds_an_ally_in_military-run Myanmar⠀⇛ A relationship forged in Soviet times has assumed new significance as the two nations face international isolation. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Putin_Hails_Ties_With_Iran_In_Meeting_With_Raisi⠀⇛ Russian President Vladimir Putin praised his country's relations with Iran at a meeting in Moscow on December 7 with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. # ⚓ NYPost ☛ Pickup_truck_strikes_3_people,_‘seriously’ injuring_them_ahead_of_Christmas_parade_in_California⠀⇛ The truck backed into a crowd of partygoers waiting for the parade's 6 p.m. start time, Vice Mayor of Bakersfield Andrae Gonzales revealed # ⚓ RFA ☛ Civilian_death_toll_jumps_7-fold_in_Myanmar_in November⠀⇛ The junta turned to more airstrikes as it lost control territory on the ground. # ⚓ RFA ☛ White_House_official_urges_Senate_to_ratify_Law_of the_Sea⠀⇛ The treaty is key to US opposition to Beijing's vast South China Sea claims, but Washington is not a party to it. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Chinese_balloon_detected_around Taiwan,_island’s_defence_ministry_says⠀⇛ Taiwan’s defence ministry said Friday it had detected a Chinese balloon crossing the so-called median line that bisects the sensitive strait separating the island from China. “1 PRC (People’s Republic of China) balloon was detected at 11:52 (0352 GMT) yesterday after crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait … 101 nautical miles (187 kilometres) […] # ⚓ YLE ☛ Finland_prepared_to_request_more_border_control_help from_Frontex,_if_needed⠀⇛ Fifty Frontex staff members arrived last week and they are scheduled to remain in Finland until the end of January # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ One_big_reason_for_military recruitment_crisis_is_unfit_youth⠀⇛ In today's Federal Newscast: DoD's Electronic Health Record problems are still a big factor in military recruiting challenges. GAO says the Department of Veterans Affairs is failing to detect drug felons during the hiring process. And the Senate has confirmed the new director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Lawmakers_find_room_for classification_reforms_in_compromise_NDAA⠀⇛ The must-pass defense bill includes some — but not all — of the reforms first introduced by members of the Senate earlier this year. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ With_China_poised,_Campbell_says_vital for_US_to_approve_Pacific_deals⠀⇛ Three Pacific island states are critical to US security, he tells a Senate hearing. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ US,_South_Korean_and_Japanese_security advisers_meet_to_discuss_North_Korea⠀⇛ Meetings come after the 3 countries condemned North's first reconnaissance satellite launch in November. # ⚓ France24 ☛ US_to_hold_military_exercises_with_Guyana_amid border_tensions_with_Venezuela⠀⇛ The United States announced joint military flight drills in Guyana on Thursday as soaring tensions over a contested oil-rich region with neighbour Venezuela prompted the UN Security Council to call an urgent meeting. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Egyptian_President_Abdel_Fattah_al-Sisi_looks_to extend_iron-fisted_rule_after_ten_years_in_power⠀⇛ Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is the front-runner in Egypt’s upcoming presidential election which will be held from December 10-12. Despite being marked by a widespread crackdown on dissent and a weak economic and security record, the former army chief’s ten- year rule may be extended until 2030. It's an outcome that many believe is already written in stone. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ India_PM_Modi’s_Sikh_separatist_fight driven_by_security_and_politics,_say_observers⠀⇛ The movement for a Sikh homeland in northern India has burst onto the global stage in recent months. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Israel_Claims_It_Has_Killed_5_Hamas Commanders_Seen_in_Rare_Photo⠀⇛ Israeli forces have been targeting the Hamas leadership since the group launched an attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Israel-Hamas_War:_Israel_Says_5_Hamas Military_Leaders_Have_Been_Killed⠀⇛ The Israeli military released a photo of Hamas military leaders with five circled in red and labeled “eliminated.” They included the chief of Hamas’s aerial division and two battalion commanders. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Up_to_600_North_Korean_defectors deported_by_China_‘vanish’:_Rights_group⠀⇛ The defectors, mostly women, may face imprisonment, torture, sexual violence and execution in the isolated state. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Amnesty_International_sounds_alarm_over_El Salvador_human_rights_amid_gang_crackdown⠀⇛ Amnesty International released an 85-page report on Monday, outlining the deterioration of human rights in El Salvador over the 21 months that the country has been in a state of emergency to combat gang violence. # ⚓ Defence Web ☛ SANDF_Chief_denies_allegations_of_a_secret rogue_unit_but_questions_remain⠀⇛ Following media allegations of a secret SANDF “death squad” allegedly involved in kidnapping, torture and murder, the Chief of the SANDF, General Rudzani Maphwanya, emphatically denied that such a unit exists. # § Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine⠀➾ # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Pretrial_Detention_Extended_For_Navalny Lawyers_Charged_With_Extremism⠀⇛ A court in Moscow on December 7 extended the pretrial detention of three lawyers for imprisoned opposition leader Aleksei Navalny until at least March 13, 2024. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_authorities_declare_Russian_America for_Democracy_in_Russia_‘undesirable’_organization_— Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_authorities_request_extradition_of 98-year-old_SS_veteran_Yaroslav_Hunka_from_Canada_— Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_Justice_Department_charges_four_Russia soldiers_with_war_crimes_in_Ukraine⠀⇛ The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) formally unsealed war crime charges against four Russian soldiers on Wednesday. The soldiers charged with three war crimes each—unlawful confinement, torture and inhuman treatment—and one count of conspiracy to commit war crimes. The defendants face a maximum penalty of life in prison. None are currently in custody.  # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Moscow_Court_Extends_Pretrial_Detention_Of Nationalist_Putin_Critic_Girkin⠀⇛ The Moscow City Court on December 7 extended the pretrial detention of Igor Girkin (aka Strelkov), once a leader of Russia-backed separatists in Ukraine's east, who was arrested in July after he criticized President Vladimir Putin for “badly” handling the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Presidential_Election_Set_For_March 17;_Navalny_Says_Putin_Victory_Could_'Destroy' Country⠀⇛ Russia's upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, has set March 17 for a presidential election in which President Vladimir Putin is widely expected to run for another term, paving the way for him to stay in power until at least 2030. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_authorities_schedule_presidential election_for_March_17,_with_voting_held_over_three_days —_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Russia_Sets_Date_for_Presidential Election⠀⇛ The winner of the contest is widely seen as a foregone conclusion: Vladimir V. Putin. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Jailed_opposition_politician_Alexey_Navalny calls_on_Russians_to_vote_for_‘anyone_but_Putin’_in upcoming_elections_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Kremlin_says_Biden_‘demonizing’_Russia_after U.S._president_suggests_that_‘if_Putin_takes_Ukraine, he_won’t_stop_there’_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ So_here’s_the_Russian_opposition’s_strategy to_confront_Putin_in_the_March_2024_presidential election_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Winter_clothing_donation_drive_launched_in Latvia⠀⇛ With a call for the donation of winter clothes, the foundation “Ziedot.lv” has launched the campaign “warm clothes days.” They are needed both for families in need in Latvia and for war refugees from Ukraine. Representatives say warehouses are currently empty, but cries for help from residents are growing louder, Latvian Television reported December 8. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ 'Science_for_Ukraine'_initiative_gathers momentum⠀⇛ An idea named #ScienceForUkraine that originally came from Sanita Reinsone, a professor at the University of Latvia in February 2022, has officially transitioned from a worldwide collective of academic volunteers to a registered non-governmental organisation (NGO), the organization said in a release. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Russia’s_invasion_cannot_derail Ukraine’s_rule_of_law_reforms⠀⇛ As Ukraine defends itself against Russia's invasion, the country is also pursuing an ambitious reform agenda that is primarily focused on transforming the Ukrainian legal system and establishing the rule of law, write MPs Denys Maslov and Oleksandr Vasiuk. # ⚓ France24 ☛ US_withholding_aid_to_Ukraine 'unacceptable’,_ex-president_Poroshenko_says⠀⇛ In an interview with FRANCE 24, former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko (2014- 2019) reacted to the US Senate withholding a major package of financial and military aid for Kyiv. Poroshenko warned that the coming days are among "the most important in Ukrainian history" and undoubtedly for the world. He called it "absolutely unacceptable" that Ukraine can be the "hostage" of other issues such as internal politics ahead of next year's US presidential elections. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Macron_hosts_Hungary's_Orban_in_bid_to unlock_EU_support_for_Ukraine⠀⇛ French President Emmanuel Macron meets Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday in a bid to break the deadlock ahead of an EU summit after the Hungarian leader threatened to block further backing for Ukraine. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Ukraine_sources_claim_responsibility_for assassination_of_former_MP⠀⇛ Ukrainian authorities appeared to claim credit for the assassination of Illia Kyva, a former presidential candidate and member of the Verkhovna Rada (the Ukrainian parliament), near Moscow on Wednesday. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Nepal_cracks_down_on_alleged_human_smuggling ring_tied_to_Russian_army_recruitment⠀⇛ In response to the recent deaths of six Nepali citizens serving in the Russian army, Nepali authorities have apprehended 12 individuals suspected of involvement in an illegal operation coercing unemployed youths to join the Russian military campaign in Ukraine on Wednesday. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Ukrainian_Intelligence_Official_Says_Slain Former_Lawmaker_Likely_Aided_By_Russia⠀⇛ A former Ukrainian lawmaker who was gunned down near Moscow took safety precautions that were likely aided by Russian authorities as he "took an active part in pushing Russian propaganda," an official from Ukraine's military intelligence has said. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Japan_Pledges_$1_Billion_In_Additional_Aid, Ukraine's_Zelenskiy_Says⠀⇛ Japan has pledged $1 billion in additional aid to Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced on December 7. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Prosecutor_In_Russia's_Bashkortostan_Seeks Five_Years_In_Prison_For_Activist's_Posts⠀⇛ A prosecutor asked a court in Ufa, the capital of Russia's Bashkortostan region, on December 6 to sentence activist Ramila Saitova to five years in prison for her online posts protesting against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Retrial_Ordered_For_Russian_Jailed_Over Daughter's_Anti-War_Drawings⠀⇛ A court of appeals in Russia has cancelled the two-year prison term for the father of a teenage girl who drew pictures against Moscow's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Zelenskiy_Thanks_Japan_For_Aid_Pledge_After U.S._Senate_Blocks_Massive_Package⠀⇛ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has thanked Japan for a pledge of an additional $1 billion in aid, saying the funds will give "significant support" to the country just hours after the U.S. Senate blocked a White House request that would have earmarked around $60 billion for Kyiv. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ US_Senate_Republicans_Block_Funding_for Ukraine_and_Israel⠀⇛ The bill included US$61.4 billion in military and economic aid for Ukraine, and US$14.3 billion for Israel. # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ The_Capital_Has_a_Bad_Case_of_Year-End Panic⠀⇛ Worries about a second Trump term and the end of aid to Ukraine are entirely justified. # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ The_Senate_Battle_Over_Immigration_and Aid_to_Ukraine⠀⇛ Republicans are making one dependent on the other. Are vulnerable Democrats willing to make concessions? # ⚓ YLE ☛ Photo_gallery:_Ukraine,_Barbie_and_Israel-Hamas conflict_influence_style_at_Independence_Day_bash⠀⇛ More than three million people in Finland tuned in to Yle TV to watch the Presidential Gala on Wednesday evening. # ⚓ YLE ☛ BBC:_Russia_recruiting_migrants_near_Finnish border_to_fight_in_Ukraine⠀⇛ A Somali migrant told the BBC's Russian- language editorial unit that Russia is coercing migrants into becoming war mercenaries. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Biden_Tied_Ukraine_Aid_to_Border Security,_and_It_Backfired_on_Him⠀⇛ President Biden faces difficult choices about how far to go in giving in to conservative demands that he choke off the number of migrants admitted to the United States. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ You_Can’t_Fix_Immigration_While Holding_Ukraine_Hostage⠀⇛ There is a bipartisan way to fix the asylum system and still provide aid to Ukraine. That’s not what Republicans want. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ukraine_Carries_On_Fight_While Pondering_an_Erosion_of_U.S._Aid⠀⇛ The government in Kyiv remains hopeful of further American assistance, but it is also looking to other resources — and trying to make clear what could be at stake. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ukrainian_Troops_Feel_the_Bite_of Polish_Truckers’_Protest⠀⇛ A border blockade by haulers angry that the European Union has suspended a permit system for their Ukrainian counterparts has led to problems with deliveries of wartime supplies. # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ UK_reveals_years-long_Russian_cyber- espionage_activities⠀⇛ This probably comes as no surprise to anyone, but Britain’s Foreign Office revealed on Thursday that it has found long-term evidence of cyber-espionage targeting a variety of politicians, public officials and journalists by the FSB, Russia’s main security agency. # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ US_and_British_authorities sanction,_indict_Russian_hackers⠀⇛ Andrey Korinets and Ruslan Peretyatko are alleged to have played a key role in the FSB's efforts to meddle in U.S. and British politics. # ⚓ France24 ☛ UK,_US_accuse_Russia_of_cyber-espionage campaign_against_top_politicians⠀⇛ The UK government and the United States on Thursday accused Russian security services of engaging in a sustained cyber-espionage campaign against top politicians, journalists and NGOs. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ U.K.,_U.S._Sanction_Two_Russians_Accused_Of Cyber_Spying_On_British_Politicians,_Journalists⠀⇛ The British Foreign Office and the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions on December 7 against two Russians for their ties to a group of cybercriminals sponsored by Russia's Federal Security Service. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ UK_Accuses_Russia_of_Yearslong Cyberattacks⠀⇛ The government said a group linked to Russia’s intelligence service carried out sustained operations to undermine trust in Britain’s political system. # ⚓ LRT ☛ New_Russia_sanctions_package_to_put_more liability_on_EU_firms_–_Lithuanian_vice-minister⠀⇛ The European Union’s 12th package of sanctions against Russia will likely make EU companies responsible for the movement of their goods, Lithuanian Deputy Foreign Minister Jovita Neliupšienė said on Thursday. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania_could_change_laws_to_strip_persons circumventing_sanctions_of_citizenship_–_PM⠀⇛ If Lithuanian citizenship is acquired to circumvent international sanctions, it can be stripped by changing the country’s laws, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė said on Thursday after it emerged that two children of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich have Lithuanian passports. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_Detains_Belarusian_Over_Explosions_On Siberian_Railway_Line⠀⇛ Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on December 7 it detained a Belarusian national with permanent residence in Lithuania on suspicion of carrying out explosions on two trains on the Baikal-Amur Main Line last week. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Australia_Hits_13_Russians_With_Sanctions Over_Kara-Murza_Poisonings⠀⇛ Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said in a statement on December 7 that Canberra has imposed sanctions on three officers of Russia's Federal Security Service and 10 other Russian citizens over two near-fatal poisonings of opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza in 2015 and 2017. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ More_than_350_newly_naturalized_Russian citizens_reportedly_sent_to_army_after_police_raid workplaces_—_Meduza⠀⇛ o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Climate_progress_in_charts:_Gaps_and_gains,_as world_meets_in_Dubai⠀⇛ How can we face the stark facts laid out by climate science without losing a sense of hope or agency? Our charts today aim to find that balance. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ 132-Million-Year-Old_Mystery_Fossil's_True Identity_Is_Finally_Revealed⠀⇛ With a Pokémon twist. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Germany:_Strike_to_Affect_80_Percent_of Long-Distance_Trains⠀⇛ Workers demand a reduction in working hours and a salary increase of 555 euros per month. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ 3_Laser_Fusion_Research_Hubs_Picked by_Energy_Department⠀⇛ With $42 million, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Colorado State University and the University of Rochester will work on studies to tap into a bountiful energy source. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ China’s_Electric_Car_Factories_Are Facing_a_Worker_Shortage⠀⇛ China misjudged the rapid expansion of its electric vehicle sector, leaving a shortfall of skilled technicians as young people shun manufacturing careers. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Unions_announce_strike_dates_for_next_week,_PM Orpo_criticises_move⠀⇛ Finland's largest trade union organisations will organise walkouts next Thursday if the government does not renegotiate before Wednesday. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Nature_magazine_names_regional_flights_subsidy "most_useless"_folly_of_2023⠀⇛ The Finnish state subsidises the loss-making flights operating between six regional airports and Helsinki, which the nation's top nature magazine criticised for its impact on the environment. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ RFA ☛ N_Korean_ambassador_in_Geneva_recalled_over smuggling_allegations:_Report⠀⇛ Han Tae Song was previously expelled from Zimbabwe in 1992 for engaging in rhino horn trafficking. # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Scientists_Have_Reported_a Breakthrough_In_Understanding_Whale_Language⠀⇛ Researchers have identified new elements of whale vocalizations that they propose are analogous to human speech, including vowels and pitch. # ⚓ GNOME ☛ Christian_Hergert:_Toby_is_Recovering_in_ER ICU⠀⇛ Normally I’m posting about code here, but for the past two weeks most of my time has been spent taking care of our 4 year old Australian Shepherd. Toby is very special to me and we even share the same birthday! Toby recently lost control of his hind legs, which was related to a herniated disk and likely IVDD. For the past two weeks my wife and I have been on full-time care duty. Diapers, sponge baths, the whole gamut. # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ 30%_of_Malaysian_children_stunted due_to_unhealthy_diet⠀⇛ Children from both low income and well-off families are affected by poor nutrition. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_and_EU_leaders_agree_on_need_of 'balanced'_trade_ties⠀⇛ The two sides gave no sign of resolving differences on a range of issues. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Wyoming’s_Top_Court_Says_It’s_OK_To_For_Cops_To Steal_Money_Obtained_From_Legal_Drug_Sales⠀⇛ Possibly legally-obtained funds traveling from Point A to Point B? Those belong to the law enforcement middlemen. That’s how Wyoming’s top court explains things, in a decision [PDF] that says money obtained from legal drug sales in other states can be stolen by cops who operate in a state where this drug isn’t legal. # ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Headline_inflation_increased_in November,_after_9_months_of_decline⠀⇛ The annual headline inflation rate was slightly higher last month than in October, however it is still below the rate forecast by analysts. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ In_China’s_slowing_beauty_market,_big brand_discounts_won’t_cut_it⠀⇛ Regional brands like Japan’s Shiseido, which counted China as its top market for years, are also struggling. # ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ Nvidia_lists_RTX_5880_Ada_GPU,_presumably a_downgraded_replacement_for_the_RTX_6000_Ada_in_China⠀⇛ Nvidia's latest professional drivers list a new and unknown RTX 5880 Ada Generation GPU, presumably a downgraded replacement for the RTX 6000 Ada in China. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania-China_trade_relations_‘improving_but fragile’_–_minister⠀⇛ Lithuania’s bilateral trade relations with China are stabilising two years after Beijing imposed trade restrictions on Lithuania, Economy and Innovation Minister Aušrinė Armonaitė has said, warning, however, that this stability is fragile. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ EU_tells_China_‘clear_imbalances_and differences’_must_be_addressed⠀⇛ EU President Ursula von der Leyen told Chinese leader Pooh-tin Jinping on Thursday that the bloc and its biggest trading partner must address their differences, in the first in-person EU-China summit in over four years. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Tedium ☛ Diet_Facebook⠀⇛ A browser extension I’m using has me really surprised about how much junk Facebook (Farcebook) feeds me. I hate that we’re stuck with it. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Trump_Bons_Mots⠀⇛ Check out all installments in the OppArt series. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ In_the_GOP_Debate,_It’s_the_Lost_Cause_Redux⠀⇛ “I’ll get the communists, socialists, beatniks and atheists out of government.”—Alabama Governor George Wallace, 1966 # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Who_is_incoming_BillBC_chair_Samir_Shah?⠀⇛ Former journalist known for 'forensic' intellect, seen by some as 'anti-woke'. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Public Knowledge ☛ Public_Knowledge_Urges_Supreme_Court_To Strike_Down_Unconstitutional_State_Social_Media_Laws⠀⇛ Today, Public Knowledge filed an amicus curiae brief in two cases challenging unconstitutional state laws: Moody v. NetChoice (Florida) and NetChoice v. Paxton (Texas). # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Florida_Supreme_Court:_Victims’_Rights_Law_Can’t Be_Used_To_Block_Reporting_On_Police_Misconduct⠀⇛ No one’s more willing to abuse a law than a cop. They pretend they don’t understand the complexities of laws when it suits them. But they’re always right on top of any law that might protect them from the consequences of their own actions. # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ How_Would_This_Supreme_Court_Rule_on_Book Banning?⠀⇛ A lawsuit filed in federal court in Iowa is one of a number of cases that may eventually come before the Court. The key precedent is an instructive decision from 1982. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_Tiananmen_vigil_activists appealing_judgement_in_nat._security_case_to_hear_verdict within_3_months⠀⇛ Activists with Hong Kong’s defunct Tiananmen vigil group who are appealing their conviction and sentencing in a national security case will learn their verdict within three months, a judge has said. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_woman_faces_jail_for removing_devices_from_home_of_sister_arrested_under_security law⠀⇛ An elderly Hong Kong woman faces a prison term for removing electronic devices from the home of her sister, who had been arrested under the national security law. Marilyn Tang, 63, admitting perverting the course of justice when she appeared at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court on Thursday. # ⚓ Reason ☛ Alabama_Basketball_Player's_Libel_Lawsuit_Against New_York_Times_Can_Go_Forward⠀⇛ From today's decision by Judge Scott Googler (N.D. Ala.) in Spears v. New York Times Co. (for more on the earlier correction in the case, see here): On the night of January 14, 2023, Spears and his two high school friends, Dylan Serafini and Esai Morse, went to the popular student gathering area called "The Strip" [...] # ⚓ Public Knowledge ☛ A_Supreme_Court_Ruling_in_Murthy_v. Missouri_Could_Help_–_or_Hinder_–_Democracy_Next_Year⠀⇛ In August, Public Knowledge published a perspective on Missouri v. Biden, a lawsuit brought by the attorneys general of Louisiana and Missouri arguing that the Biden administration improperly coordinated with social control media companies to censor conservative viewpoints under the guise of anti-misinformation campaigns. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Chinese_censors_ban_protest_anthem_lauding_decades_of dissent⠀⇛ The song links the 1989 Tiananmen democracy movement with last year's 'white paper' protests, naming dissidents. # ⚓ Reason ☛ Should_Universities_Ban_"Advocacy_of_Genocide"?⠀⇛ This question has been in the news recently, in light of the recent House Committee hearings on "Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism." A few thoughts on my part: [1.] # ⚓ Reason ☛ Congress_Shouldn't_Encourage_College_Presidents_To Censor_Even_More_Speech⠀⇛ Both pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian activism has been suppressed on campuses. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ At_a_Hearing_on_Israel,_University Presidents_Walked_Into_a_Trap⠀⇛ The nationwide uproar is likely to lead to a crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ We_Teamed_Up_With_Bluesky_To_Tell_The_Supreme Court_How_State_Social_Media_Laws_Don’t_Take_Into_Account User_Empowerment⠀⇛ As you know, the Supreme Court is now considering the NetChoice/CCIA cases challenging two similar (but not identical) state laws regarding social media moderation. The laws in Florida and Texas came about around the same time, and were clearly written to target ideological speech. Both of them put restrictions on how certain social media apps can moderate or even recommend certain speech. # ⚓ Stanford University ☛ Saller_addresses_campus_tensions around_Israel-Gaza_at_GSC⠀⇛ Saller expressed concern for the safety of student protestors and advocated for free speech protections at a GSC meeting. While he shared that Stanford hired outside counsel to investigate reports of identity-based targeting by a COLLEGE 101 lecturer, he declined to comment further on the ongoing investigation. # ⚓ Reason ☛ FIRE's_Statement_on_the_House_Hearings_on_Anti- Semitism⠀⇛ "Double standards are frustrating, but we should address them by demanding free speech be protected consistently — not by expanding the calls for censorship." # ⚓ Reason ☛ "This_Will_Not_End_Well":_FIRE_on_Penn_President's Backtracking_on_Free_Speech⠀⇛ "Conservatives like Rep. Elise Stefanik should ask themselves: Do you honestly believe this [proposed new rule against "calls for genocide"] won't be weaponized to ban an Israeli cabinet official from speaking at Penn? An Israeli Defense Force soldier?" # ⚓ Reason ☛ David_Lat,_"Against_Free-Speech_Hypocrisy"⠀⇛ "And in (partial) defense of Harvard President Claudine Gay's controversial congressional testimony." # ⚓ Reason ☛ Don't_Excuse_the_Hypocrisy_of_University Presidents_When_It_Comes_to_Free_Speech⠀⇛ Here are the receipts. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Strike_That_Killed_Reuters_Journalist_Was ‘Apparently_Deliberate’_Israeli_Attack,_Group_Says⠀⇛ Human Rights Watch found that the slain journalist and six colleagues were not near active fighting in southern Lebanon and would have been clearly visible to Israeli forces. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ When_the_Coast_Guard_Intercepts_Unaccompanied Kids⠀⇛ Tcherry’s mother could see that her 10-year-old son was not being taken care of. When he appeared on their video calls, his clothes were dirty. She asked who in the house was washing his shirts, the white Nike T-shirt and the yellow one with a handprint that he wore in rotation. He said nobody was, but he had tried his best to wash them by hand in the tub. His hair, which was buzzed short when he lived with his grandmother in Haiti, had now grown long and matted. He had already been thin, but by January, after three months in the smuggler’s house, he was beginning to look gaunt. Tcherry told his mother that there was not enough food. He said he felt “empty inside.” # ⚓ ACLU ☛ We’re_Making_Sure_People_in_Immigration_Detention Know_Their_Rights⠀⇛ Louisiana has more people in immigration detention than any other state in the country except Texas. Across the state, thousands of people are held in just nine Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities, often in isolated regions where legal services are almost nonexistent. To put this into context, there are only about 10-12 pro-bono attorneys for the entire state, despite the immense need for legal support. This means that people detained in Louisiana essentially have no basic legal orientation or assistance in navigating the labyrinth that is the immigration legal system. That’s why the ACLU of Louisiana has developed a unique series of visits to remote Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities, combining direct legal assistance with on-the-ground advocacy and litigation. About every five to seven weeks, we, along with coalition partners like Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and the Southern Poverty Law Center, pile into cars stuffed with Know Your Rights (KYR) materials in up to 10 languages to drive to visit two to three detention centers over the course of a week. We’ve been visiting people in detention and distributing these materials for the past two years. During these visits, we conduct group KYR presentations and one-on-one interviews with detained individuals to provide vital information that people in removal proceedings desperately need. These presentations, while general, also delve into crucial details about the asylum process, other available protections in the U.S., and how to seek release from detention. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Internet Society ☛ Can_You_Kick_the_Trolls_Out_Of_Your Online_Forum?_U.S._Supreme_Court_to_Decide⠀⇛ Should the governments of Texas and Florida decide whether and how online discussion sites can moderate their posts? # ⚓ APNIC ☛ A_carbon-aware_Internet_with_the_Green_Web Foundation⠀⇛ Guest Post: Researchers used real-time data to annotate network connections with carbon intensity, allowing digital infrastructure providers to relocate their compute workloads to more environmentally sustainable regions. # ⚓ APNIC ☛ Event_Wrap:_LANOG_1.0⠀⇛ APNIC hosted a booth and conducted training at the inaugural LANOG 1.0, held in Vientiane, Lao PDR on 16 November 2023. # ⚓ APNIC ☛ Event_Wrap:_Telecoms_World_Asia_2023⠀⇛ APNIC hosted a booth at Telecoms World Asia 2023, held from 15 to 16 November in Bangkok, Thailand. # ⚓ APNIC ☛ Event_Wrap:_40th_TWNIC_OPM⠀⇛ Geoff Huston gave a keynote presentation on LEOs and Starlink at the 40th TWNIC OPM, held on 16 November 2023 in Taipei. # ⚓ APNIC ☛ GPU_fabrics_for_GenAI_workloads⠀⇛ Guest Post: Exploring the intricacies of intra and inter-GPU server traffic patterns, network topologies for large clusters, the latest methods for handling network congestion, and more. § Monopolies/Monopsonies⠀➾ o § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ JUVE ☛ Dutch_court_nullifies_one_of_Moderna’s_mRNA_patents [Ed: What if it was an illegal kangaroo "court" like the crime JUVE kept advocating for using lies?]⠀⇛ Moderna accuses Pfizer and BioNTech of infringing two of its patents for mRNA vaccines with their vaccine Comirnaty (case ID: C/09/643000). The claimant, which filed proceedings against the defendants in several countries at the end of 2022, is requesting damages for all sales made by its competitors after 8 March 2022. # ⚓ Kluwer Patent Blog ☛ ANVISA_approves_skinny_labeling_in Brazil⠀⇛ On December 6, the Board of Directors (DICOL) of the Brazilian Food & Drug Agency (ANVISA) passed new regulations accepting an exemption to allow generics and branded generics (also called “similar” drugs) to remove patented uses from their labels – i.e., skinny labeling. # ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Skinny_Label_Avoids Infringement⠀⇛ Lundbeck’s patents on vortioxetine as well as methods of using the drug to treat major depressive disorder (“MDD”) have expired. However, Lundbeck holds newer patents claiming additional methods of use, including U.S. Patent No. 9,278,096 (“the ‘096 patent”), which claims using Trintellix to treat patients who previously took other antidepressants but ceased use due to sexual side effects, and U.S. Patent No. 9,125,910 (“the ‘910 patent”), which claims treating MDD patients’ cognitive impairment with Trintellix. # ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ USPTO_again_Asks_for_Remand_in Xencor_to_reconsider_its_Decisions.⠀⇛ Since I have been writing about the pending appeal in In re Xencor, I thought I would keep readers updated on the briefing.  I am interested in the case because of its focus on the written description requirements for Jepson and means-plus- function claims. As covered in previous posts (here and here), the patent monopoly applicant has appealed PTAB rulings that its biotech antibody claims lack sufficient written description support.  The patent monopoly applicant and amici have filed merits briefs, but most recently the USPTO asked for remand so that it could reconsider its approach just days before its merits brief deadline. The basic issues: # ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Will_Hey_Hi_(AI)_lead_to dramatic_changes_in_patent_monopoly_prosecution_over_the_next 5_years?⠀⇛ There are still a couple of days left to have your voice heard in this survey.  What do you think? Will Hey Hi (AI) lead to dramatic changes in patent monopoly prosecution over the next 5 years?  # ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Brushed_Aside?_Dafni_Tries_to Keep_its_PTAB_Win_against_Ontel⠀⇛ This pending case raises key issues of (1) mootness in the IPR/Court interplay and (2) the role of secondary indicia in obviousness determinations. Gary Shaked (Dafni) holds several patents on hair straightening brushes, and the business took off as a video of the time-saving tool went viral. Dafni sued Ontel and others for patent monopoly infringement based upon several utility and design patents.  Dafni responded with an IPR of one of the patents. U.S. Patent No. 9,877,562.  Although the IPR was instituted, the patentee eventually won a judgment confirming that the claims were not proven invalid.  The PTAB’s non-obviousness decision was largely based upon a indirect indicia of non- obviousness, including evidence of industry praise and industry adoption. o § Trademarks⠀➾ # ⚓ Reason ☛ How_the_Bushwacker_Cocktail_Migrated_to_Florida⠀⇛ The Pensacola favorite gave rise to festivals and even a federal trademark case. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ No,_Trademark_Squatting_On_Anti-Israel_Phrase Won’t_Keep_It_From_Use⠀⇛ For some reason, there are enough people who are ignorant enough about trademark law such that every once in a while you get people who don’t like a thing trying to trademark that thing thinking they can prevent that thing from being done or used. It’s a form of trademark squatting. Confused? An example would be one man who thought he could keep the NFL’s Raiders in Oakland merely by applying for a trademark on “San Antonio Raiders,” where the team was rumored to relocate to. Stuff like that doesn’t work, primarily because you have to actually show a use of the trademark in commerce, or at least a valid intent to use it. You don’t get to go out and trademark something merely to sit on it and prevent someone else from using it. # ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Inferring_Secondary_Meaning_from Product_Design_Copying⠀⇛ In patent monopoly law, product copying can serve as indirect evidence of non-obviousness.  A pending petition before the Supreme Court asks a similar question in the trademark realm – to what extent does copying of a product serve as evidence of secondary meaning of the product associated trade dress.  Trendily Furniture, LLC v. Jason Scott Collection, Inc., 21-16978 (Supreme Court 2023).  This is particularly important in the product design arena because evidence of secondary meaning must be proven before it is protectable as trade dress. # ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ TTAB_Finds_"STREAM_THEATERS"_Generic_For_.... Guess_What?⠀⇛ The Board affirmed a refusal to register the proposed mark STREAM THEATRES on the Supplemental Register for, inter alia, the streaming of audiovisual material during in-person events at movie theaters and other venues [STREAM disclaimed], finding the term to be generic for the services. "Consumers, in the context of Applicant's services . . . would understand the term STREAM THEATRES to refer to theatres where entertainment is streamed." In_re_Christian_J._A._O._Faloye_and John_C._R._Cato, Serial No. 90260733 (December 1, 2023) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Karen S. Kuhlke). # ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ CAFC_Upholds_TTAB's_Judgment_on_the_Pleadings Based_on_Dissimilarity_of_Marks_in_VERITÉ_Opposition⠀⇛ The CAFC affirmed the TTAB's decision [TTABlogged here] granting a motion for judgment on the pleadings (FRCP 12(c)) on the ground that Applicant Grands Domaines' word-and-design mark shown below, for "wines made from grapes from Côtes de Provence in accordance with adapted standards," is not confusingly similar to Opposer Jackson Family Farms' common law mark VERITÉ for wine and its registered mark VERITÉ for "alcoholic beverages except beers." Jackson_Family_Farms,_LLC_v._Grands Domaines_Du_Littoral, Appeal No. 2023-1675 (Fed. Cir. December 5, 2023) [not precedential]. o § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Exclusive:_YouTube_Issues_Major_Rule Change_for_Copyright_Royalty_Disputes_—_With_a_Possible Windfall_for_Established_Publishers⠀⇛ YouTube is now changing its rules surrounding copyright monopoly royalty disputes, according to details shared with Digital Music News. The changes could generate a significant windfall for established music publishers. YouTube is instituting a substantial change in how it handles disputed copyrights and royalties, according to agreements shared this week with Digital Music News. # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ SUISA_Files_Copyright_Lawsuit_Against Twitter/X_in_German_Court:_‘Resolute_Action_Against_the Illegal_Use_of_Music’⠀⇛ In June, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) filed a $250 million copyright monopoly infringement lawsuit against Twitter/X. Now, SUISA has submitted a copyright monopoly complaint of its own against the social control media platform. # ⚓ Public Domain Review ☛ Rhapsodies_in_Blue:_Anna_Atkins’ Cyanotypes⠀⇛ In an era when the Enlightenment’s orderly vision of the natural world began to unravel, Anna Atkins produced the world’s first photography book: a collection of cyanotypes, created across a decade beginning in 1843, that captured algal forms in startling blue-and-white silhouettes. Paige Hirschey situates Atkins’ efforts among her naturalist peers, discovering a form of illustration that, rather than exhibit an artist’s mastery over nature, allowed specimens to “illustrate” themselves. o § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ # § Personal/Opinions⠀➾ # ⚓ .3_eyed⠀⇛ The door opens slowly and one of the old time patrons enters. He moves slowly, tries to wipe the fog off his glasses, just to realize, he's not wearing them. Somewhat insecure and slow he makes his way to the bar, holding his right hand up in front to sense his arrival. ~bartender is rustling about. # ⚓ Early_to_bed,_etc.⠀⇛ Sleep well un-chemically-aided again. The main dream was something about my wife and I setting up for a performance with others supplying the sound system, which was an odd mess I was amazed actually worked. But the sound people and others I think were going to perform were annoyingly slow readying for show time, and I can't stand being late. A couple people from that entourage kept wanting to announce things to the audience in ways somehow requiring them to put their mouths on my microphone, which I also can't stand. So I was spending a bunch of time wandering around in search of a spray disinfectant that I know I'd seen earlier, but of course *then* couldn't imagine actually needing. So of *course* it disappears once finally needed. # ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding_—_DHILPON_Wordo:_HUMID⠀⇛ # § Politics and World Events⠀➾ # ⚓ Putin_and_Xi_realizing_the_weakness_of_American Might:_Democracy⠀⇛ Ukraine swelled with Western Concern and Aid until the flare-up of Palestinian-Israeli discourse came following the 7th of October. Suddenly, with a childish demeanour, the mental focus of the Mighty Western Mental Battleship announced a "hard to port" towards a fresh conflict. The Donbas became the Gaza Strip. Bakhmut became Ashkelon. Новий відлік became #الجزيرة. Will this happen with Venezuela? Ethiopia? It did not seem to happen to _Artsakh_ now, did it? Is it a mistake to keep attempting to keep up or ahead of 'the next thing'? If just a handful of conflicts flare up, would “the West” lose its steam? Overwhelmed by internal strife, confusion, in-fighting, and apathy? # ⚓ About_the_phrase_“From_the_river…”⠀⇛ I don’t like using that slogan because it has [also been used] by those who want to somehow “drive out” the entire Israeli population there, and I don’t agree with that. OK, the entire colonial project was a misguided carousel of atrocities but it’s been 106 years. Generations after generations have been born there. Many who advocate for peace and for civil rights for Arab-Israelis and Palestinians. # ⚓ Feeling_of_powerlessness_of_mine_towards_climate change⠀⇛ This post is not my usual rambling about tech. But I want to share my frustration with how I can't help with climate change. First of all. I'm not virtual signaling, but I think I'm likely one of the least consumerist people in the population - I host my blog on Gemini. Boring jokes aside, I truly believe it. I barely buy new clothes. My Mom forced me to get new ones becasue the ones I had worn them for 12 years (but still good!). I don't own a car even though I do have a driver's license. I only switched out my smartphone becasuse the old one isn't fast enough for my work anymore. etc, etc.. I don't even go to the cinema or eat out. It's just not my thing. I buy vegitables and meat form a local market because it's chaper then the suepermarket. # § Technology and Free Software⠀➾ # ⚓ PHP_static_site_generator⠀⇛ It operates by doing a first pass scanning over all files in a content template directory and building an index of *.gmi files, their headlines and hash tags. The second pass copies the template content, modifying (expanding simple tag lists to list of tag links) and creating files (such as the tag index) in the process. # ⚓ Inline_Images:_Data_URLs⠀⇛ My static site generator now automatically detects images and inserts (very) low- resolution images as data URLs. # ⚓ a_simple_docker_shortcut⠀⇛ Actually it is an alias for `docker ps -a` which I do use a lot. Typing this isn't tough but what annoys me is that the default output is too broad and that makes finding the right information in a long list of multi-column output tedious. # ⚓ So_I_built_a_HRNG_-_how_do_I_know_if_it's_any_good?⠀⇛ Out of curiosity, and to use up some of my big bunch of quad op amps, I decided to build a hardware random number generator. It is comprised of 16 individual 12V-Zener-Diode noise generators, which feed into 8 comparators to generate 8 output bits at once. Those 8 bits can be sampled as a single byte by a microcontroller and then sent over UART to a PC. The principle is based on the Lampert circuit, where two uncorrelated noise sources are fed into a single comparator, to avoid biasing problems due to a shifting operating point in the Zener noise sources. # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ The_Gopher_Situation,_part_II_Unicode Booglaloo⠀⇛ The lead I thought I had [1] was a red herring. I thought it may have had something to do with reporting errors back to the client as seen from the logs [...] That didn't work. The gopher server was still getting stuck. Attaching `gdb` to the stuck process didn't show anything, as the Lua [3] executable I was using didn't have debugging symbols. So then I recompiled Lua and the modules used that were written in C to include debugging information and restarted the server, yet again. So now I think I think I found the root issue. Attaching `gdb` this time showed the server was stuck in LPEG (Lua Parsing Expression Grammars) [4]. Even better, I could see the text it was trying to parse and well … previously I said, “[t]he code hasn't changed since April.” That's not quite true. The server code hadn't changed since April, but an extension had! Back in late October [5] I modified the code that renders my blog on gopher to use Unicode combining characters to do some typographical tricks, and it seems that the code used to wrap the text just … wasn't up to par (Unicode is hard! Let's go to Mars!). # § Programming⠀➾ # ⚓ Don't_let_the_sun_catch_you_coding⠀⇛ I read of "neovim" today. Even my kind of batteries included: "Lua has also become the preferred way of configuring NeoVim, letting VimScript fall out of favor." Dang, I wish I weren't too set in my ways to go through the effort of trying and likely suffering through *almost* installing it. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. 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