𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Monday, December 11, 2023 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Tue 12 Dec 02:49:20 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/2023/12/11/ ╒═══════════════════ 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 Code of Conduct Can Lead to Deterioration of Quality Control in Linux (Nobody Reprimanded for Technical Issues, Instead Critics at Times of Crisis Get Reprimanded) ⦿ Techrights - IRC Proceedings: Sunday, December 10, 2023 ⦿ Techrights - Microsoft, Very Deep in Debt, Trying to Take Over Other Companies Without Paying to Buy Them ⦿ Techrights - Misogynists Versus Techrights ⦿ Techrights - Online Media as a Lying Machine of Microsoft and Bill Gates (and, As Usual, Follow the Money) ⦿ Techrights - Over at Tux Machines... ⦿ Techrights - Today in Techrights ䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login): https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/11/A_Code_of_Conduct_Can_Lead_to_Deterioration_of_Quality_Control_.shtml https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/11/irc-log-101223.shtml https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/11/Microsoft_Very_Deep_in_Debt_Trying_to_Take_Over_Other_Companies.shtml https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/11/Misogynists_Versus_Techrights.shtml https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/11/Online_Media_as_a_Lying_Machine_of_Microsoft_and_Bill_Gates_and.shtml https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/11/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/11/Today_in_Techrights.shtml ䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised): https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/11/Links_11_12_2023_Buzzword_Rules_in_the_EU_and_Misinformation_Di.shtml https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/11/Links_11_12_2023_Climate_News_and_Chatbots_as_Plagiarism.shtml ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 66 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/11/A_Code_of_Conduct_Can_Lead_to_Deterioration_of_Quality_Control_.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/12/11/A_Code_of_Conduct_Can_Lead_to_Deterioration_of_Quality_Control_.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ A Code of Conduct Can Lead to Deterioration of Quality Control in Linux (Nobody Reprimanded for Technical Issues, Instead Critics at Times of Crisis Get Reprimanded)⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 11, 2023, updated Dec 11, 2023 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Richard_Harvey,_ODESSA_TOWNSHIP,_Mich.⦈_ THE pertinent details about the latest Linux issue are not fully disclosed just yet, but it has been assigned a rare level of severity. We need to discuss this as Linux grew_exponentially_larger and now contains multiple programming languages, so many veteran Linux coders cannot even comprehend what certain parts of Linux do. Especially parts that have not matured. Their freedom of speech (expression, opinion, criticism) is curtailed further, as the culture_of Rust_is_imported_to_the_core_of_the_system (criticising Microsoft is like "hate speech"). Let's be clear upfront. This is an ongoing and still-developing story about a_critical_issue impacting Linux and thus many GNU/Linux distros. Debian, which many distros are derived from, is also affected. We've thus rebooted the server (IRC downtimes are unpleasant; IRC has no redundancy, as it's not spread across nodes) twice in the past day, loading the latest kernel and checking a whole bunch of stuff. In this short post we will write primarily about what's known (this is still discussed a lot in our chats, with the "knowns" separated from the "unknowns"). The media will soon follow up (not just some_blogs), so we too can follow up in the future with further details. As a C programmer myself, I can make sense of some of the code and defects. The media won't even cover those aspects as nowadays "tech" gets covered by people who just parrot buzzwords like "AI", not proficient programmers. Having studied the Debian repositories, mailing lists (and LWN comments about those) et cetera, it seems safe to say that the issue isn't just a real issue (unlike mere hype, one might say dramatisation) and some people are already impacted. One associate had started to see accounts of trashed systems before rushing to update ours. How did it all happen, whose fault, and what could be done to prevent it? We'll probably have more definitive answers in days to come. There are almost no details about the problem available, as an associate explains. Debian apparently pushed out the tainted kernel many days after the problem was known and since Linus Torvalds is not in charge of the kernel anymore (he_has_just_said_he's_not_a_manager), we cannot see him saying a word about it. There's no_word_from_Linus_about_this_as_of_today; I checked LKML and messages from Linus going as far back as weeks ago. When did he find out about this and what did he know? "I AM SORRY" won't be enough in this case; many critical operations around the world may have silently lost some data; some won't be able to assure system integrity or even boot the system. It impacts both servers and desktops/laptops. Devices (like portable phones)? Maybe... if they use ext4. Just about a month ago Linus_complained about bad code making it into the kernel at the last minute: "If people then stop testing new kernels because they think new kernels might break their setup, we have lost something truly important." Now we have a severe data issue. It cannot be undone, even if a fixed kernel gets installed. People are encouraged to check their data's integrity against backups, if any are available (RAID is no panacea here). "Perhaps he knew and could not speak for fear of stepping on some corporation's CoC," an associate hypothesises. "Even the package descriptions and info were unclear as to which actual version was being deployed." Some years ago we saw bad kernels (seldom a stable kernel, usually an RC) breaking some hardware, e.g. putting monitors or network cards at risk, but those can be replaced. Data cannot be. It's a truly complicated issue. Confidence in Linux is the main casualty. "The sick part is that it appears 1) Debian backported the broken patch 2) Debian deployed said broken patch even after it was known to be broken 3) they left the package up in the repository for days before pulling it," an associate alleges. There too many uncertainties still, but getting the Git history helps check what happened and when exactly. "The fact that it was in Bullseye points to (1), (2) would be a matter of looking in the Git repository, and [regarding] (3) we installed it from the repository." The tracking of the package can be done via this_so-called_"webapp" or the tracker (also security_tracker), which has changes in_the_Git_file. Why was the public not informed until a weekend? This isn't like a security issue that can be exploited by hostile parties if revealed "too early"... or it is? Could this issue be triggered remotely with some network-bound request, taking advantage of some particular weaknesses in ext4? Tracing back the communications about this, (timeline in the message bodies at [1, 2, 3]), the key powwow can be traced back to 6 days ago, the 5th of December, but discussion is going back to late November. We know that linux- image-6.1.0-14-amd64 was removed during the weekend from the package repository of Debian, but where was an official statement on the matter? There's still no official communication about it. Torvalds used to be outspoken when bad code and bad practices were adopted and spread throughout the team. Now he says absolutely nothing and there's no sign that negligent/reckless acts will bear any consequences; instead, Jim Zemlin will blame the "opinionated" community - a term that he does not even understand and represent something he is hostile towards. Quality control demands opinionated people, even blunt opinions at times. In his latest "talk" (chat with Dirk) Linus admitted he no longer writes real code (just pseudocode portions) and that he just does a smell test of code he allows into his tree. He also admits he cannot understand Rust (but is learning a little as he goes along), so he essentially permits random people to toss large lumps of code without a vendor-neutral (independent from the vendor of origin) audit - i.e. an_additional_problem. What will be done to ensure the above does not happen again? Rewrite the file systems in Rust? 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Can't.⦈ THE month-old_post_about_Microsoft's_debt should be revisited by those who aren't regular readers of this site. To avoid repetition, we suggest reading that first (lt;dr: Microsoft's debt has surged to 106 billion dollars despite mass_layoffs). So what is our hypothesis today? We wanted to cover this in_video, but it seems simple enough to cover quickly in text only. A couple of weeks ago we said_that_Microsoft_would_try_to_gain_further_control over_the_company_where_it_had_already_put_a_number_of_moles (a company whose very_name_is_a_lie, "Open" "AI"). Well, since then the Board has increased the role of Microsoft (as so-called 'observer') and the CEO strengthened his loyalty to Microsoft. So did some of his high-level colleagues. So this is very much what we predicted would happen. But "the money juggling is important," someone tells us, as "it means that Microsoft does not have the financial resources to buy any more. (Microsoft has not yet paid for OpenAI even though the sale is ostensibly complete). For that matter, Altman is still in Microsoft." Like_Elop_in_Nokia/Microsoft. Microsoft's financial manipulations go_further_than_this. According to the latest news reports, both_the_US_FTC_and_the_UK's_CMA_are_investigating_this matter. The FTC is still working to intercept the_Activision_deal while Bill Gates' media (propaganda apparatus) attacks the regulator for doing so. 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It's better to maintain the normal publication pace, so today's part will be relatively short. To those who read between the lines it will come as no surprise that aspiring Microsoft_militants have been trying to take this site offline. Unfortunately for them, in an act of desperation they started doing all sorts of illegal things while hiding behind Tor and VPNs. Eventually we deciphered what they had been doing, hence the importance of this series. The same people also attack Richard Stallman, Eben Moglen, and many others (including Wikileaks' leadership). We now have clear evidence of what they planned as a "blueprint" against us. They spoke about it among one another and we took screenshots, so that evidence isn't going away. Horrible misogynists won't take us down. They will be fully exposed and held accountable, at the very least in the public arena. Someone who destroyed the lives of at least 3 women ("Lobsta") won't destroy my wife's too. And this is why she wrote about it. To put it in perspective, the "blueprint" used against us piggybacks some strategy used against an entirely different (and not technical) site. The core of the strategy was to portray us as intolerant, then blackmail the webhost over it. Lying to the webhost too (we'll cover this next year). Ryan looked into this other site (which I never even accessed!) and said there seems to be a pattern of misogynists trying to take it offline. "So this Greer fellow has a habit of suing everyone that talks about him," Ryan said. "And some people at random including Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande for not fucking him. But this is the person Lobsta is rooting for in the attack on Kiwi Farms." "I don't even want to blog about Greer because he's already suing Joshua Moon just for the Farms having a post about him as a LOLCOW. You're not in the US so if he sues you for talking about him you're not exposed really to the American legal system. You don't even have to do anything to piss this guy off or prompt him, he files SLAPP lawsuits as revenge against people for saying he ADMITS he's an incel who things it ought to be against the law for women to not consent to him raping them. It's "defamation" to post about Greer what he said about himself as a direct quote, on the Web, usually as a complaint about hookers saying there's not enough money in the world to fuck him apparently." Language warning? Too late. In any event, we're talking about some kind of online "underworld" with irrational people, dare we say utter lunatics. As a reminder, months ago it seemed like "Lobster" (Lozza) was having a mental breakdown and admitted doing sex change after alleged marital misconduct/abuse/fraud (Lozza claimed that he - a man at the time - had gotten two kids with two women, not even his wife) and one wonders if s/he escapes and commits more fraud, then changes_identity to_dodge_liabilities. It's not about gender or sex, it's about a person trying to hide a terrible past with endless guilt (and apparently abandoned kids). Impregnating (or "knocking up") women can perpetually scar them for life. This person deserves a warning label. We need not even explain why this sort of behaviour creates a harmful stigma. You cannot just delete a past self by shouting "deadnaming" at people who bring up the topic. Many real people were harmed; censoring the victims is one more immoral act. According to Phoronix Forums, Lozza has even more of a history harassing people and my cohost at TechBytes was certainly harassed to the point of banning Lozza from IRC. Notice the pattern. It spans well over a decade already. Twitter deemed Lozza too extreme - leading to a permanent ban. But Lozza keeps harassing_people. Maybe time to change the surname too? Human rights are for humans, based on common consensus among cultures of humans (not that many uphold and respect those rights). Being trans is no exception to this. Trans is still human and trans folks have human rights. That should be sufficient. Being trans does not entitle you to silence, gag, censor, blackmail, intimidate people whom you do not agree with on something. You do not magically get some additional rights by transitioning. This is not monarchy. That would go against how many behave though. To quote Lozza: "Right before the separation, she wanted to see my bank account to make sure I was saving up for "our place" when in reality I was putting it into money orders for my own apartment." As Ryan explains, this was a very harmful revelation. It showed yet more abuse of women. "So Brandon Lobsta was lying to this poor woman that he was helping her save for a new place," Ryan remarked. "Stole the money from the marital estate. Pressured her to sign no fault divorce papers." This one person has plenty to hide - a past of abuse. No wonder terms like "deadnaming" are misused this much. "Looks like Lobster did delete those posts. About stealing from the marital estate and defrauding the divorce court and "thanks to no fault divorce I didn't have to beat my ex-wife" or something," Ryan said. "Now Lobster wants to make it seem like he's going to sue you in Canada or something. What does Lobster think he's going to do anyway? I'm not under the jurisdiction of a Canadian court. I don't think that you are. Lobster said he did something regarding an Ontario tribunal?" We'll cover this in the future. This is just another example of harassment by Lozza. As Ryan put it: "It looks like maybe Lobsta is really upset and wants to see if he can seek some sort of cheap revenge against you." Like time-wasting, threats, and lies to many parties. Lozza is a thug. And using "autism" (or disability) as a waiver, thinking that it can perpetually be weaponised to justify or excuse serious misbehaviour. Don't forget the role of people who 'manage' and commandeer such crazies, inciting them not only in Social Control Media but also other online methods (and offline). We wrote about some_of_them. They're like the "imams" of the tech world. █ ⣿⢟⣛⢿⢛⣛⣛⠿⣛⣝⡛⣛⡛⣛⢛⢛⣛⣛⢻⡟⣛⡛⢋⣁⢁⡀⣀⡀⣀⡀⣀⣀⣀⡀⣉⢛⣭⣛⢿⠟⣛⡛⣛⣛⣛⣋⣛⡙⣛⣛⠟⣋⣍⡛⣛⡛⣛⠻⣛⡛⣛⡛⣛⢛⣫⣟⠛⣛⡛⣛⡛⣛⣛⣛⣛⢛⡛⣿ ⣿⢸⣿⢸⢸⡏⣿⡇⣿⢸⡇⣿⣧⣿⢘⡈⣿⡏⣾⢸⡟⣿⢸⣿⢸⣷⣿⣇⣿⢣⡿⣿⢸⣿⡇⢿⣯⡛⢼⢸⡟⣷⠉⣿⢩⢹⣿⢁⣿⣿⢸⣿⠸⠇⣿⣿⡏⣾⢸⣇⣿⣇⣿⢸⡇⣿⡇⣿⣧⣿⡇⣿⣏⢸⣿⣼⡇⣿ ⣿⢸⣿⢸⢸⣇⣿⡇⣿⣸⡇⣿⢹⣿⢸⡇⣿⡇⡟⢸⡷⣿⣸⣿⡀⣿⡟⣿⣿⢸⡷⣿⡆⣿⠀⢶⣎⣿⠘⣸⡷⣿⡀⣿⢸⢸⣿⢸⡷⣿⡾⣿⣰⡆⣿⡿⣧⢹⢸⣿⡏⣿⡟⢸⣇⣿⠇⣿⢿⢿⡇⣿⣇⣸⡏⢿⡇⣿ ⣿⣾⣽⣿⣾⣭⣵⣶⠈⠉⠶⣿⣶⣽⣾⣷⣯⣵⣷⣮⣵⣭⣭⡍⠁⠉⠁⠈⠉⠈⠁⠈⢁⡩⠲⢀⠩⣴⣿⣮⢵⠍⠁⢩⣾⣾⣭⡬⣵⣮⠁⠈⠉⢶⣭⣵⣭⡾⣧⡭⢥⣭⣥⣶⣬⣵⣶⣽⣾⣾⣵⣯⣭⣷⣷⣾⣷⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠉⠉⠓⣄⠀⠈⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠓⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠄⠊⠁⠀⠀⠀⠾⣿⣿⣿⣧⠻⠟⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠈⠀⠉⠁⢈⣷⠾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠘⠄⡀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⡻⠏⠀⠀⠀⠶⠆⠀⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣼⣿⣿⣍⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠐⠉⣄⣤⡀⠈⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⢀⠀⠈⠞⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⠀⠀⠀⢠⣄⡛⠷⠂⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⢀⣤⣦⣤⣀⠤⣤⣮⣀⣠⣧⣿⣿⣦⣄⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⡾⠘⠀⠈⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⠀⠀⡀⠒⡛⠛⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⡿⠿⠟⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⡻⢿⡻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⢠⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⡅⠀⠀⠀⢨⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⡶⣋⣴⠯⠀⠀⠀⣶⣤⣴⣶⣶⣶⣶⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣍⣐⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⡇⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⣴⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠯⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠨⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣇⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣧⣾⠏⣡⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⢠⣾⠧⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⣽⣿⣿⣝⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⢽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣿⡆⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠜⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠉⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⠈⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⢻⢞⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⣛⣿⣿⣇⡀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⣤⣿⣿⣿⠰⣬⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⣤⠀⠔⢳⣿⢿⣿⣶⡄⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢀⠿⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢱⡁⠥⠨⠐⠐⡀⢡⢹⡹⣷⣀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠛⠋⠉⠀⠈⣿⣇⠾⡞⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠂⠃⠀⠠⢘⢸⣷⢱⣬⣿⣷⣾⣾⣿⣎⡹⠾⣂⠀⠀⢨⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠟⠋⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⢰⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠁⠈⠛⠋⠛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⡂⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⠉⠛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡇⢺⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢷⡀⣠⣄⠀⣠⣬⣼⣶⣿⣶⣤⣠⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⠨⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠛⠿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⣿⣿⣸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⢤⢤⣾⣿⣿⣶⣯⣿⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣀⣠⣴⣶⣄⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⣡⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠊⢱⢹⠛⢃⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣽⣿⣿⣿⠯⢺⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢀⡀⣀⢀⡀⣀⢀⣀⣀⡀⡀⢀⠀⢀⡘⡿⣛⡛⠿⣛⡁⠀⠀⣀⠀⠀⣀⡀⢀⣀⢀⢐⡚⠔⣁⣒⣛⡛⣛⡻⡗⣙⡻⡿⣛⢛⡛⣛⢛⣛⡻⣛⡻⣛⡻⣛⡛⢛⡒⡻⡿⣛⡻⣛⢛⡻⣛⢃⣀⢀⣀⡀⣀⠀⣀⡀⠀ ⠀⠸⣇⣿⣼⡇⣿⣼⣿⣯⡅⣿⣼⠀⢸⡇⠀⣿⣿⢸⡏⣿⠀⠀⣿⠀⠸⣯⡃⣸⢻⡸⣿⠃⠀⣿⠛⣿⣧⣿⡇⢁⡟⣇⠀⣿⣸⣇⣿⢸⣿⡇⣿⣧⣿⡇⡿⣧⢸⣧⡇⠃⣿⣧⣿⠈⣷⡇⢿⣝⢻⣯⡅⣿⠀⣿⡅⠀ ⠀⠀⠿⠏⠿⠇⠿⠸⠿⠷⠄⠏⠿⠀⠸⠇⠀⠿⠿⠘⢧⡿⢠⠀⠿⠀⠸⣮⠿⠿⠻⠇⠿⠀⠀⠿⠀⠿⠹⠹⠇⠸⠟⠿⠀⠸⠿⠻⠟⠸⣿⠇⠿⠹⠹⠿⠟⠿⠸⠹⠇⡁⠿⠻⠸⠀⠿⠀⠿⡼⠿⠧⠄⠿⠄⠿⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣶⣶⡄⢄⠀⢂⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠐⢐⠐⢀⡀⠀⢄⠄⡴⢾⣷⣶⣄⣾⡦⣄⣺⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⢶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 547 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/11/Online_Media_as_a_Lying_Machine_of_Microsoft_and_Bill_Gates_and.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/12/11/Online_Media_as_a_Lying_Machine_of_Microsoft_and_Bill_Gates_and.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Online Media as a Lying Machine of Microsoft and Bill Gates (and, As Usual, Follow the Money)⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 11, 2023, updated Dec 11, 2023 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇Microsoft and water scarcity in Mexico: A perspective from our CEO⦈ 'Hidden' somewhere in the middle of this article: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇Microsoft is using a technology from my friend’s company, FIDO AI to proactively invest in finding and fixing the water leaks in over 350 km of pipes throughout the city of Querétaro.⦈ THE Techrights community typically limits its coverage of climate issues to Daily Links (like the_last_batch), but there is a Microsoft angle that we cannot easily overlook. Mexico News Daily has just published this_greenwashing Microsoft_propaganda. While Microsoft hoards lots of water at a time of droughts in order to feed its_mass_plagiarism_machine we're meant to absorb terms like "neutrality" and think a "worsening water problem might actually be solved by Microsoft". This is despicable spin. The Linux_Foundation did the same thing for Microsoft. It gets_paid_by_Microsoft_to_lie_to_us. If that's not bad enough, consider how the media, even Wikipedia, engages in Bill Gates-funded [1, 2] greenwashing activities. "Apropos Bill's reputation laundering," one person told us, "comments pointing out that the Bill Foundation is nothing more than a tax dodge really rile up the marketing companies trying to manage perception." The corrupting influence of Gates in this area is widely known by now, as many articles were published about it in recent years. Gates just tries to outspend the real media or bribe some of it to leave people confused, or undecided at best. The other day we noticed this dodgy_site saying that "80 percent of the carbon dioxide emissions from the Norwegian salmon farms come from the fish's food," not taking stock of Norway's fossil fuels or any other factors. Perhaps we should also plug the cows' butts to stop their farts while Mr._Gates flies_private_if_not_jumbo_jets_around_the_planet..._for_Jeffrey_Epstein_to introduce_him_to_"rich_people" (Jeffrey Epstein was only known and unique for introducing people to very young "people", not "rich people"). 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Skeleton_Hand_And_Rhino:_Skeleton_hand_holding_a_black_apple for_a_skeleton_dinosaur_to_eat⦈_So is the issue of climate really so simple? Is it something about animals eating grass? If we assume that's what causes climate change, why won't we just cull all non-human animals and call it a day? And no, Gates isn't a vegetarian, he wants to reserve meat for himself while building a vegan empire [1, 2]. But like Mr. Gates and Jeffrey Epstein, all we have here is grotesque misdirection and distraction from real solutions. It was the same in COP28. "Different carbon cycle," as an associate put it, is what we deal with here. "One is biological the other is fossil. Gates and co intentionally ignore that and have people chasing red herrings. The problem is fossil carbon, the solution is stopping release of fossil carbon. Private jets are a major source of fossil carbon emissions. And Gates' frequent flier miles on [Jeffrey Epstein's] Lolita Express are ignored by the media beholden to advertising money and 'donations' from Microsoft and its partners." Why does Mexico News Daily publish Microsoft propaganda? Why? Watch the people named in the article. Here's the key part: "Microsoft is using a technology from my friend’s company, FIDO AI to proactively invest in finding and fixing the water leaks in over 350 km of pipes throughout the city of Querétaro." OK, so it is shameless advertising, at the expense of truth itself. "Apropos advertising," the associate added, "remember the Swedish site GNUheter? They never could collect advertising money because the advertisers always considered Linux usage "inauthentic", despite the site being a GNU/Linux oriented news aggregation and discussion forum. Go figure." Microsoft enjoys a network of facilitators, not merely sellouts, not just in organisations like OSI and the so-called 'Linux' Foundation. A lot of the so- called 'media' actively helps Microsoft and Gates spread lies. The lies go a lot further than greenwashing. One might even compare to this Russian misinformation, e.g. Ukraine's "stalemate" (urging politicians to cut military support). A "stalemate" is not one country taking "only a portion" of another country, like Microsoft taking "only the kernel" in GNU/Linux. Any pause in the fighting just allows Putin to regroup and resupply, as someone has put it. Or more time to rebuild military capacities... then resume the invasion. Blitzkrieg style. Similarly, some of the media tells us that "Microsoft loves Linux" so that we put our weapons down and stop fighting back against the aggressor. To name another example, "open source has won" according to Nat Friedman (still in Microsoft) - which by his standards simply means Microsoft bought GitHub and now controls the competition. Moments ago "darwin" in IRC gave me an update about his prior experience, being_blocked_by_GitHub. To quote "darwin": "someone on libera #github says my 'traceroute github.com' is correct; he has the same and is able to connect. Often I can download with curl or wget from there, but sometimes not. I noticed same with GitLab.com: it usually/always fails with git, but sometimes works with curl & wget... maybe the article about supposed GitHub outage engineered by Microsoft needs updating. Maybe it's as someone said earlier here, they're collapsing under their own weight (or maybe also current stable git has some flaw curl & wget don't) [...] so Microsoft is actually doing 'embrace, extend, extinguish' to GitHub. I don't know if it's on purpose (since they make at least three GNU/Linux OS distributions for several years) but by cutting funding/offices that's the effect" (more_in_IRC scrollback). GNU/Linux is still under attack and they_keep_telling_us_that_the victim_(the_target)_is_"unruly"_and_"opinionated"_or_"rude". They similarly keep arresting climate protesters. They never arrest any polluters. █ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⡇⣜⢏⡄⡟⣭⡝⢍⠟⣹⠸⣩⣍⡛⣩⣍⢻⣿⢠⡹⡇⡟⣩⣍⠋⣿⠉⡿⠙⢭⣝⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣇⣿⣿⣇⣧⣒⣂⣊⣦⣹⣠⣙⣛⣥⣛⣋⣼⣿⣸⣷⣄⣧⣐⣂⣼⣀⣷⣀⣏⣓⣂⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣟⢿⠟⣿⡟⣿⣻⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣧⣯⣮⣶⣼⣧⣿⣧⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣋⣋⣻⣿⣟⣟⣝⣩⣉⣙⣹⣿⣿⣝⣝⣉⣉⣉⣿⣿⣹⣻⣋⣙⣉⣹⣿⣏⣉⣟⣙⣩⣍⣙⣿⣿⣯⣉⣍⣹⣻⣿⣿⣉⣉⣉⣏⣏⣉⣉⣍⣹⣿⣏⣝⣋⣹⣙⣹⣏⣋⣙⣿⣏⣍ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⡏⢻⠋⡯⡿⠿⡿⠿⠿⢿⠿⢿⠿⠿⠏⠽⠹⣿⡿⠿⡿⠿⡿⠿⢹⡿⡿⢿⠿⠿⠿⠹⡿⠿⡿⢿⡿⠿⡿⠿⢿⠿⢿⠿⡿⠿⡯⠟⢿⢿⠿⣿⢽⠿⢿⣿⠙⡟⢹⠿⢿⢿⢿⢽⠿⠿⠿⠿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣇⣦⣇⣇⣇⣋⣇⣿⣜⣡⣖⣨⣜⣣⣇⣿⣘⣿⣕⣂⣇⣇⣧⣛⣸⣷⣠⣄⣏⣂⣸⣘⣄⣲⣇⣿⣷⣂⣥⣛⣭⣒⣸⣸⣇⣋⣇⣧⣻⡎⣼⣿⣸⣸⣸⣿⣸⣴⣸⣔⣲⣡⣘⣸⣜⣫⣌⣣⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ 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⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⡀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣶⣾⣖⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣸⣽⢿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣸⣿⢽⠿⠿⣟⣓⢚⣷⢿⣿⢿⣿⡜⠿⣿⢚⣗⣲⢸ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡀⠀⢻⣦⠐⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡿⣟⠛⣿⣉⣭⣯⣿⣶⣰⣸⣿⣿⣷⣧⣾⡏⢻⣿⣯⡭⣥⣽⣿⢺⣟⣚⣚ ⠀⠂⠈⠀⠀⣀⠀⠠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠡⡘⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣈⠣⠀⢀⠋⠠⠶⢿⣷⣙⣁⣭⣭⣩⣴⣼⣧⡮⠌⠿⢿⠿⠛⣟⣿⡯⣭⣿⣷⣽⣿⣿⣿⣸⣿⣿⣷⣿⠺⢿⣽⣿⠿⠃ ⠀⠉⠢⠀⡴⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⡆⡀⠀⠾⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣽⣿⣿⡖⣿⣿⠾⠊⠀⣰⣿⣛⣳⣹⣿⠿⣿⢻⣻⣛⣃⢻⣿⣟⣹⣯⣩⣭⣿⣥⡴ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠠⠂⠀⠀⠀⢀⣂⠊⠁⠐⠐⠛⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠫⣽⣦⢀⠀⠋⢾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⣿⣹⣿⣿⠓⠛⠁⠀⠀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣧⣿⣾⣿⢾⣶⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⢯ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠠⠆⠀⠀⠀⠳⠅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⢋⠀⡆⠌⠻⠿⠿⠿⠿⠟⠛⠋⠁⠀⠀⢀⣴⡄⣟⣻⣿⣯⣿⣿⣷⣿⣽⡇⣿⣿⣧⠍⣿⣿⣏⣿⣤⣷⣿⣾⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣡⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠛⠋⠀⠠⡶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢲⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠵⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⣶⣿⣿⣷⢻⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⢿⢼⣿⡷⢿⣿⣿⡗⣿⣿⣟⣿⡏⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⣶⣒⡆⣽⣟⣛⣺⣨⣽⣿⣇⣿⣿⣛⣸⣗⡇⣺⣿⣿⡟⡟⣿⣟⣻⡟⣛⣟⣻⣏ ⠀⢀⡀⣴⣾⡿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢧⢿⣿⡷⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣤⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⢶⣦⣿⡆⡥⣾⣿⣿⣿⣟⣻⣿⡟⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⠧⢹⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣗⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣠⡴⢼⣿⣭⣿⣯⣦⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⡿⣿⡿⢚⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣻⡛⠘⣿⣿⡇⢿⣿⣋⣟⡟⣿⣭⢽⣿ ⠄⠐⠂⠀⠀⠀⣀⣂⣚⣛⣙⣃⣛⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣄⠀⣤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡟⣿⠼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⡆⢿⣟⠓⣺⣿⢻⣿⠯⠰⠻⣿⡿⢿⣿⣷⢹⣧⢿⣿⣾⡿ ⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠿⣿⣓⢿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠯⠿⠟⢓⡗⠒⠯⠯⠗⡻⢲⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠂⠛⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣛⣘⠹⡧⢼⣯⣻⣿⣾⢿⢙⣫⠠⠴⢿⣗⣿⣿⡅⠾⠾⣶⠾⢿⠟⡛⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿ 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⣿⠩⣿⣿⠿⡟⣿⢿⣸⣧⡞⣇⢿⡟⣿⣯⣽⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⠾⠹⠙⠇⠩⠌⣛⣃⣶⠀⣿⣿⠷⢰⢒⣒⣏⣼⣷⠀⣿⣷⣤⢬⣉⣹⣒⡒⣈⢀⡄⠍⣭⢰⡄⣴⣶⣾⣿⡜⣿⣿⢧⣴⣾⣸⣭⣷⣷⠸⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 783 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/11/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/12/11/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Over at Tux Machines...⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 11, 2023 ⚓ Updated This Past Day⠀⇛ 1. ⚓ Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_9_changes_in_the_context_of_Red_Hat_OpenShift workloads⠀⇛ Workloads that need to adapt to the changes will typically share some activity patterns 2. ⚓ 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. 3. ⚓ Zorin_OS_17_Beta_Released_with_Quick_Settings,_Spatial_Desktop,_and More⠀⇛ Today, the Zorin OS team announced the general availability for public testing of the beta version of the upcoming Zorin OS 17 release, which promises new and exciting features. 4. ⚓ Linux_Mint_21.3_“Virginia”_–_BETA_Release⠀⇛ This is the BETA release for Linux Mint 21.3 “Virginia” 5. ⚓ Links_10/12/2023:_Second_Belmarsh_Tribunal_For_Assange,_EU_Legislates for_Buzzwords⠀⇛ Links for the day 6. ⚓ ext4_data_corruption_in_6.1_stable_tree⠀⇛ stable kernels before 6.5 7. ⚓ The_Wine_development_release_9.0-rc1_is_now_available.⠀⇛ Wine Announcement 8. ⚓ Lubuntu_24.04_LTS_to_Ship_with_Optional_Wayland_Session,_Improved Installer⠀⇛ Lubuntu developer Simon Quigley breaks the news today, exclusively for 9to5Linux.com, that the upcoming Lubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) operating system will be shipping with an optional Wayland session for its LXQt desktop offering. 9. ⚓ Hold_Off_Debian_Upgrades:_Kernel_6.1.64_ext4_Bug_Alert⠀⇛ A data corruption bug in Linux kernel 6.1.64-1 with possible data loss on ext4 file systems 10. ⚓ Linux_Blamed_for_Everything_(Even_Unpatched_Systems,_Years-Old_CVEs)⠀⇛ FUD tactics? 11. ⚓ Media_Talks_About_Android,_Linux,_macOS_Security_Issues_While_Microsoft Blames_Windows_Holes_on_"Russia"⠀⇛ missing the Big Story 12. ⚓ Microsoft_People_Control_People_From_Within_('Secure'_Boot_and_BSOD)⠀⇛ the same old tactic, taking over the rival ⚓ New⠀⇛ 13. ⚓ today's_howtos⠀⇛ catching up with older ones 14. ⚓ Security_Leftovers⠀⇛ Mostly CISA today 15. ⚓ 5_things_I_learned_from_using_Ubuntu⠀⇛ I chose the daily driver Ubuntu 23.04 on a low-powered Geekmon mini PC with an Intel Celeron Processor and 8GB of RAM 16. ⚓ Mission_Center_Now_Shows_Intel_GPU_Usage,_Available_as_AppImage⠀⇛ Intel GPU support has been added to the Linux system monitor app Mission Center 17. ⚓ postmarketOS_//_How_to_become_a_Trusted_Contributor⠀⇛ We considered making a process for becoming a Core Team member as well 18. ⚓ Linux_6.7-rc5⠀⇛ xmas release 19. ⚓ Audiocasts/Shows:_The_Linux_Link_Tech_Show,_LOSS_Weekly,_and_Many_New Videos⠀⇛ mostly new Indivious links 20. ⚓ December_2023_ISO_refresh_with_a_brand-new_LTS_kernel⠀⇛ The December 2023 release of refreshed ISO images brings the latest LTS 6.6 kernel 21. ⚓ Android_Leftovers⠀⇛ Android Auto Gets Updated to Make Parking A Bit Hassle-free 22. ⚓ UP_7000_SBC_review_–_Part_2:_Ubuntu_22.04_on_a_fanless_Intel_N100 single_board_computer⠀⇛ The UP 7000 is a credit card-sized Alder Lake-N single board computer that can be used as an alternative to the Raspberry Pi 5 for industrial applications 23. ⚓ FSF-EEE_on_Proprietary_Software_and_Child_Labour_(YH4F)⠀⇛ Two stories for the week 24. ⚓ today's_leftovers⠀⇛ Debian, Fedora, and more 25. ⚓ Security_Leftovers⠀⇛ Misinformation and harms 26. ⚓ Programming_Leftovers⠀⇛ Python, Perl, and more 27. ⚓ from_worst_terminal_to_merely_mediocre⠀⇛ what if we track damage and draw directly to the front buffer? This should be faster 28. ⚓ Devices_With_Linux_or_Open_Hardware:_Mostly_ESP32⠀⇛ Some hardware coverage, Linux Gizmos mostly 29. ⚓ Games:_Proton_Experimental_and_Must-Play_Metroidvanias_Bundle⠀⇛ Two new articles by Liam Dawe 30. ⚓ today's_howtos⠀⇛ many howtos for Sunday 31. ⚓ Cubemap_1.5.0_released⠀⇛ This was a long time coming 32. ⚓ Jami:_A_Versatile_Open-Source_Distributed_Communication_App⠀⇛ Installing and using Jami to give you a walkthrough of how it works, and what you can expect from it 33. ⚓ OSMC's_December_update_is_here⠀⇛ fifth iteration of our flagship device 34. ⚓ Android_Leftovers⠀⇛ Are You Being Tracked? Here's How Your Android Device Might Be Monitoring You 35. ⚓ Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Mozilla⠀⇛ Some FOSS news 36. ⚓ Programming_Leftovers⠀⇛ and some hardware too 37. ⚓ This_Week_in_GNOME:_#125_Portalled_USB_Devices⠀⇛ Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from December 01 to December 08 38. ⚓ New_Godot_Forum_and_Godot_4.2.1_RC_1⠀⇛ Some Godot news 39. ⚓ Red_Hat_and_Fedora_Leftovers⠀⇛ mostly Fedora news 40. ⚓ Audiocasts/Shows:_FLOPS_and_Threads,_Linux_in_the_Ham_Shack⠀⇛ new podcast and new episode 41. ⚓ Pactus,_Transmission,_Motrix,_Pidgin,_and_Other_Software⠀⇛ FOSS news 42. ⚓ Security_Leftovers⠀⇛ incidents and observations 43. ⚓ AMD_Moves_One_Step_Ahead_With_RDNA_4_"GFX12"_GPU_Enablement,_Adds_New Patches_In_Linux⠀⇛ AMD has enabled further support for its next-gen RDNA 4 "GFX12" GPUs in Linux, as Team Red adds new patches for their AMDGPU LLVM shader compiler 44. ⚓ today's_howtos⠀⇛ howtos for Saturday 45. ⚓ 8_Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Translators⠀⇛ Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion 46. ⚓ Today_in_Techrights⠀⇛ Some of the latest articles 47. ⚓ today's_howtos⠀⇛ a larger batch of howtos for today 48. ⚓ Tumbleweed_gets_LLVM,_Sudo,_GCC_Updates⠀⇛ This week openSUSE Tumbleweed has been on a constant roll as consecutive snapshots arrive with fresh software updates 49. ⚓ Programming_Leftovers⠀⇛ Python and C++ 50. ⚓ Microsoft_Antitrust_Violations,_Linux_Entryism,_and_Lies⠀⇛ Opposition news 51. ⚓ Personal_FreeBSD_PKGBASE_Update_Server⠀⇛ People that like to use custom FreeBSD version or enterprise corporate world that needs to fulfill many compliance regulations 52. ⚓ diffoscope_253_released⠀⇛ This version includes the following changes 53. ⚓ The_Surprising_Thing_A_Facebook_Content_Blocker_Showed_Me⠀⇛ Recently, I’ve been doing something with my Facebook feed that feels surprisingly telling 54. ⚓ PipeWire_1.0_-_An_interview_with_PipeWire_creator_Wim_Taymans⠀⇛ Wim Taymans is a Fedora contributor and the creator of PipeWire, the system service that takes audio and video handling under Linux to the next level 55. ⚓ Open_Hardware/Modding:_Raspberry_Pi,_Arduino_and_More⠀⇛ Mostly projects 56. ⚓ today's_howtos⠀⇛ only 5 for now 57. ⚓ Windows_TCO⠀⇛ issues associated with Microsoft failings 58. ⚓ Games:_Far_Cry_6,_World_of_Goo,_SEGA,_Steam_Deck,_and_More⠀⇛ half a dozen from Liam Dawe 59. ⚓ Android_Leftovers⠀⇛ How to turn off trending searches on Android 60. ⚓ Kali_vs._ParrotOS:_2_versatile_Linux_distros_for_security_pros⠀⇛ Two Linux distributions -- Kali Linux and ParrotOS -- can help enterprises fill in their security gaps 61. ⚓ Stable_kernels:_Linux_6.6.5,_Linux_6.1.66,_Linux_5.15.142,_Linux 5.10.203,_Linux_5.4.263,_Linux_4.19.301_and_Linux_4.14.332⠀⇛ I'm announcing the release of the 6.6.5 kernel 62. ⚓ Plasma_Browser_Integration_1.9⠀⇛ I’m pleased to announce the immediate availability of Plasma Browser Integration version 1.9 63. ⚓ The_Transitional_Journey_of_openSUSE’s_Logo_Rebranding⠀⇛ The open-source world is in the midst of an exciting transformation as the openSUSE community prepares to phase in a new project logo 64. ⚓ 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. 65. ⚓ Freespire_10:_What’s_New_in_PC/OS’s_Latest_Free_Desktop_Distro⠀⇛ Freespire 10 debuts! Based on Ubuntu 22.04, powered by Linux kernel 6.2 66. ⚓ GNOME_Shell_45.2_Update_Rolling_out_to_Ubuntu_23.10⠀⇛ The first point release to GNOME Shell 45 only hit Ubuntu 23.10 at the end of last month 67. ⚓ Jami:_A_Versatile_Open-Source_Decentralized_Communication_App⠀⇛ Installing and using Jami to give you a walkthrough of how it works 68. ⚓ This_week_in_KDE:_DMA_fence_deadlines_and_lots_of_bug-fixing⠀⇛ The bug-fixing marathon continued this week 69. ⚓ Garuda_–_A_Modern_Lightweight_and_Customizable_Linux_Distro⠀⇛ Garuda Linux is a rolling-release Linux distribution designed for x86-64 architecture 70. ⚓ FESCo_election:_Interview_with_Jonathan_Wright⠀⇛ This is a part of the Elections Interviews series 71. ⚓ Security_Leftovers⠀⇛ 5 more links 72. ⚓ How_to_Hide_Columns_and_Rows_in_LibreOffice_and_OpenOffice⠀⇛ Hiding unnecessary columns and rows improves readability and helps you focus your attention on the most crucial information. Whether you're working with financial data, complex formulas, or extensive product lists, this simple technique can significantly improve your productivity while using LibreOffice or OpenOffice. 73. ⚓ 6_Best_Linux_Virtualization_Software_for_2024⠀⇛ We’ll help you simplify the decision-making process of choosing the right solution by highlighting the six best virtual machine software for Linux in 2023 74. ⚓ GNU/Linux_Leftovers⠀⇛ 3 more stories for today 75. ⚓ Open_Hardware/Modding_and_Linux_Devices⠀⇛ some hardware for or with Linux 76. ⚓ today's_howtos⠀⇛ only 3 for the time being 77. ⚓ today's_leftovers⠀⇛ GNOME, Debian, FSF, and more 78. ⚓ Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Firmware⠀⇛ FOSS and beyond 79. ⚓ Programming_Leftovers⠀⇛ also some about containers 80. ⚓ Security_Leftovers⠀⇛ mostly incident news ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1341 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/11/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/12/11/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Today in Techrights⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 11, 2023 ⚓ Updated This Past Day⠀⇛ 1. ⚓ A_Code_of_Conduct_Can_Lead_to_Deterioration_of_Quality_Control_in_Linux (Nobody_Reprimanded_for_Technical_Issues,_Instead_Critics_at_Times_of Crisis_Get_Reprimanded)⠀⇛ Quality control demands opinionated people, even blunt opinions at times 2. ⚓ Microsoft,_Very_Deep_in_Debt,_Trying_to_Take_Over_Other_Companies Without_Paying_to_Buy_Them⠀⇛ the CEO strengthened his loyalty to Microsoft 3. ⚓ Misogynists_Versus_Techrights⠀⇛ the "imams" of the tech world 4. ⚓ IRC_Proceedings:_Sunday,_December_10,_2023⠀⇛ IRC logs for Sunday, December 10, 2023 5. ⚓ Over_at_Tux_Machines...⠀⇛ GNU/Linux news 6. ⚓ Links_11/12/2023:_Climate_News_and_Chatbots_as_Plagiarism⠀⇛ Links for the day 7. ⚓ Links_10/12/2023:_Second_Belmarsh_Tribunal_For_Assange,_EU_Legislates for_Buzzwords⠀⇛ Links for the day 8. ⚓ Links_10/12/2023:_Inflation_Woes,_Tensions_With_China⠀⇛ Links for the day 9. ⚓ IRC_Proceedings:_Saturday,_December_09,_2023⠀⇛ IRC logs for Saturday, December 09, 2023 ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1420 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Links 11/12/2023: Buzzword Rules in the EU and Misinformation/Disinformation on the Rise⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 11, 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 # Overpopulation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Digital_Restrictions_(DRM) o Monopolies/Monopsonies # Copyrights * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ CBC ☛ 2023-12-04_[Older]_Amazon_gives_customer_runaround_after $2,100_watch_missing_from_delivered_package⠀⇛ o ⚓ Zach Flower ☛ Sunday_Reboot_—_December_10,_2023⠀⇛ I guess all I can do at this point is accept the miss, try to carve time out for it a little bit better, and move on. So here goes, the second-but-definitely-should- be-third edition of The Sunday Reboot for December 10, 2023. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ 2023-12-04_[Older]_Rats_are_more_human than_you_think_–_and_they_certainly_like_being_around_us⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ 2023-12-04_[Older]_How_conspiracy theories_can_affect_the_communities_they_attack_–_new research⠀⇛ o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Nyan_Keys:_Because_Your_Keyboard_Is_Painfully Slow⠀⇛ You probably don’t notice keyboard latency when typing or doing mundane tasks, but if you start gaming, that’s also when you might start complaining. Every millisecond counts in that arena. Think your keyboard is fast? Think again. Because unfortunately, no matter what you’ve got in there, that key matrix is slowing you down. What you need is an FPGA-based keyboard with an overkill MCU. You need Nyan Keys. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Cowgol_Development_Environment_Comes_To_Z80_And CP/M⠀⇛ Cowgol on Z80 running CP/M ties together everything needed to provide a Cowgol development environment (including C and assembler) on a Z80 running the CP/M operating system, making it easier to get up and running with a language aimed to be small, bootstrapped, and modern. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ 2023-12-07_[Older]_How_bird_feeders_help small_species_fight_infection⠀⇛ o § Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)⠀➾ # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ Your_Browser_Has_a_Hidden_Setting_That_Will_Speed Up_the_Web⠀⇛ Hardware acceleration means your browser accelerates its performance by making full use of the hardware available on your computer, Specifically, hardware components beyond the Central Processing Unit (CPU) that form the main brains of your system. # § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Humble's_Roguelike_Deckbuilders Bundle_is_back_for_a_limited_time⠀⇛ Humble Bundle continue bringing back popular bundles for a limited time and the next is Luck of the Draw: Roguelike Deckbuilders Encore. Only live for 48 hours (about 29 hours left at publishing time) so act fast if any of the included games interest you. This time though one game from before was swapped out with Banners of Ruin - Collection replacing Beneath Oresa. o § Security⠀➾ # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ India Times ☛ Google_AI_may_soon_tell_your_life_story via_using_your_photos,_searches⠀⇛ Titled "Project Ellmann," the idea is to use large language models (LLMs) like latest Gemini model to utilise search results, find patterns in a user's photos, create a chatbot and "answer previously impossible questions," reports CNBC. [...] Google Photos has more than 1 billion users and 4 trillion photos and videos. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ New Statesman ☛ The_life_and_crimes_of_Henry_K⠀⇛ Despite never having declared war against Cambodia or its people, the US dropped more bombs on that nation (2.8 million tonnes) than it did during the whole Second World War (just over 2 million tonnes). While the bombing had little effect on North Vietnamese forces, it did lead to the complete disorder of Cambodian society, the toppling of the government by a US-compliant military dictator, Lon Nol, and his fall in a subsequent civil war that would end with the victory of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge – génocidaires, and future US clients. # ⚓ [Old] NPR ☛ To_Avoid_Extreme_Disasters,_Most_Fossil_Fuels Should_Stay_Underground,_Scientists_Say⠀⇛ Fossil fuel producers should avoid extracting at least 90% of coal reserves and 60% of oil and gas reserves by 2050, according to a study published in Nature, to limit global temperature rise to 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit. Even then, that gives the planet only a 50% chance of avoiding a climate hotter than that. # ⚓ [Old] Nature ☛ Unextractable_fossil_fuels_in_a_1.5 °C world⠀⇛ Parties to the 2015 Paris Agreement pledged to limit global warming to well below 2 °C and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C relative to pre-industrial times1. However, fossil fuels continue to dominate the global energy system and a sharp decline in their use must be realized to keep the temperature increase below 1.5 °C (refs. 2,3,4,5,6,7). Here we use a global energy systems model8 to assess the amount of fossil fuels that would need to be left in the ground, regionally and globally, to allow for a 50 per cent probability of limiting warming to 1.5 °C. By 2050, we find that nearly 60 per cent of oil and fossil methane gas, and 90 per cent of coal must remain unextracted to keep within a 1.5 °C carbon budget. This is a large increase in the unextractable estimates for a 2 °C carbon budget9, particularly for oil, for which an additional 25 per cent of reserves must remain unextracted. Furthermore, we estimate that oil and gas production must decline globally by 3 per cent each year until 2050. This implies that most regions must reach peak production now or during the next decade, rendering many operational and planned fossil fuel projects unviable. We probably present an underestimate of the production changes required, because a greater than 50 per cent probability of limiting warming to 1.5 °C requires more carbon to stay in the ground and because of uncertainties around the timely deployment of negative emission technologies at scale. # ⚓ NL Times ☛ Digital_archive_on_forced_labor_of_the_Dutch during_WWII_visited_over_400,000_times⠀⇛ The archive of forced laborers and people who were in Germany during or shortly after the war for other reasons has been digitized over the past 18 months. It can now be searched by name, which is much easier than it used to be when a search required entering the place of residence. # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ Iran_begins_trial_of_Swedish_EU_diplomat detained_for_spying⠀⇛ The diplomat was taken into custody in 2022 while on vacation in Iran. The family of 33-year-old Johan Floderus said he was detained without due process, with Sweden and the EU saying he is also innocent. # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ French_immigration_bill_causes_uproar⠀⇛ Paris was planning to create a one-year green card for people working in sectors with a labor shortage. But as it stands now, the decisions on these one-year permits are left up to local authorities. # ⚓ Green Party UK ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_Rwanda_plans_are_an affront_to_democracy_and_human_rights,_say_Greens⠀⇛ # ⚓ Green Party UK ☛ 2023-12-05_[Older]_Green_Party_response_to new_immigration_rules⠀⇛ # ⚓ Craig Murray ☛ Still_Throwing_Punches⠀⇛ Obviously fighting against the crushing power of the state is hard work, but we can still land a few (metaphorical) blows. This is one of the most feisty letters from a lawyer you will ever see, directly confronting Police Scotland over responsibility for the hacking of my Twitter account. # § Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine⠀➾ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ U.K._Defense_Ministry:_Russia_likely beginning_‘more_concerted_campaign’_on_Ukraine's_energy infrastructure⠀⇛ The Russian army has begun what is most likely a “more concerted campaign” of airstrikes aimed at destroying Ukraine's energy infrastructure, according to the U.K. Defense Ministry’s latest report. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_military_police_arrest_Russian citizen_in_Armenia_on_desertion_charges⠀⇛ Russian military police have arrested Russian citizen Dmitry Setrakov in Armenia and taken him to a Russian military base in Gyumri, Armenia. According to the human rights organization Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly—Vanadzor, a criminal case has been opened against Setrakov in Russia for desertion. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Zelensky_travels_to_Argentina_to_attend presidential_inauguration,_drum_up_support_for_Ukraine —_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Netanyahu_and_Putin_hold_50-minute_phone call_over_situation_in_Middle_East_—_Meduza⠀⇛ o § Environment⠀➾ # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Fast_Paper_Tape_For_The_Nuclear_Family⠀⇛ We’ve enjoyed several videos from [Chornobyl Family] about the computers that controlled the ill-fated nuclear reactor in Chornobyl (or Chernobyl, as it was spelled at the time of the accident). This time (see the video below) they are looking at a high-speed data storage device. You don’t normally think of high-speed and paper tape as going together, but this paper tape reader runs an astonishing 1,500 data units per second. Ok, so that’s not especially fast by today’s standards, but an ASR33, for example, did about 10 characters per second. # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ VOA News ☛ 3_in_4_People_in_Africa_Cannot_Afford_a Healthy_Diet,_Says_UN⠀⇛ With a young population set to double by 2050, Africa is the only rapidly growing region where people are getting poorer, and some are beginning to celebrate coups by soldiers who promise a better life. Despite its wealth of natural resources, Africa is far from meeting its commitment to end hunger and all forms of malnutrition by 2025. # ⚓ San Fancisco ☛ California_pushes_ahead_with_$16 billion_water_project_—_one_of_the_most_contentious_in history⠀⇛ The idea of moving water beneath, or around, the delta dates back more than 50 years. One of the original state plans was to construct a “peripheral” canal around the region, a proposal that was rejected by voters in a 1982 ballot initiative. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger more recently tried to revive the canal proposal before Gov. Brown reimagined the concept with twin tunnels. # ⚓ Pleasanton California ☛ California's_water_year_is off_to_another_dry_start⠀⇛ The SWP provides water to 29 public water agencies that serve 27 million Californians. In the San Francisco Bay Area, they include the Alameda County Water District, the Zone 7 Water Agency that supplies Tri-Valley, Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Santa Clara Valley Water District and Solano County Water Agency. # ⚓ Omicron Limited ☛ Proposal_for_new_water_district sparks_fear_of_Northern_California_'water_grab'⠀⇛ Richard Harriman, a lawyer in Chico, called the effort to form the district a "Trojan Horse," saying out-of-county landowners are seeking control of the area's water "for purposes that are not for the public interest in Butte County." "It is absolute folly to think that the water is going to stay in Butte County, in that water bank, once the price of water is higher than the economic value of that water to agriculture. It will be gone. The water will follow the money," Harriman said. # ⚓ The Scotsman ☛ Readers'_Letters:_Why_is_population control_not_COP28_talking_point?⠀⇛ In 1900 the UK population was 37 million, in 2000 59m, today it’s 68m and by 2050 it could be 77m. World population rose from 1.7 billion in 1900 to 6.2bn in 2000 to 8.1bn today. By net zero 2050 it will be 9.8bn, all creating greenhouse gases. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Green Party UK ☛ 2023-12-02_[Older]_Back small_businesses to_make_the_most_of_a_fairer,_greener_economy⠀⇛ o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ India Times ☛ OpenAI_working_with_ex-Twitter_India_head_to navigate_AI_landscape:_report⠀⇛ According to a report in TechCrunch, Jaitly is working as a senior advisor with OpenAI to facilitate talks with the government about AI policy. # ⚓ NPR ☛ Europe_reaches_a_deal_on_the_world's_first comprehensive_AI_rules⠀⇛ The EU took an early lead in the global race to draw up AI guardrails when it unveiled the first draft of its rulebook in 2021. The recent boom in generative AI, however, sent European officials scrambling to update a proposal poised to serve as a blueprint for the world. The European Parliament will still need to vote on the act early next year, but with the deal done that's a formality, Brando Benifei, an Italian lawmaker co-leading the body's negotiating efforts, told The Associated Press late Friday. # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ EU_reaches_provisional_agreement_on landmark_legislation_to_regulate_AI⠀⇛ Lawmakers from France, Germany and Italy have opposed directly regulating generative AI models, also known as large language models, and instead believe that the companies developing them should self-regulate based on government-induced codes of conduct. They were reportedly concerned that excessive regulation might stifle innovation in Europe, which is desperately trying to compete with American and Chinese companies in the AI race. France and Germany are both home to some of the most promising generative AI startups, including Mistral AI and DeepL GmbH. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ EU_reaches_deal_on_world-first_artificial intelligence_rules⠀⇛ The primary objective of the AI Act is to regulate AI based on its potential risks to society, employing a risk-based approach where stricter rules apply to higher-risk AI systems. This landmark legislation has the potential to set a global standard for AI regulation, similar to the impact of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the field of data protection. # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Open-source_generative_AI_startup_Mistral AI_raises_$415M_in_funding⠀⇛ The Paris-based startup’s value has risen more than sevenfold just six months after bursting onto the scene in June, when it raised $113 million in a seed funding round just four weeks after it was founded. Its three co-founders all have significant pedigree in the AI industry. Timothée Lacroix and Guillaume Lample both previously worked as researchers at Meta Platforms Inc’s Paris AI Lab, while Arthur Mensch spent time working at DeepMind, an AI research lab that has been a part of Google LLC since 2014.s # ⚓ France24 ☛ French_start-up_Mistral_AI_emerges_as_leading force_in_European_artificial_intelligence⠀⇛ French artificial intelligence start-up Mistral AI announced Sunday it had raised 385 million euros ($414 million), becoming one of Europe's two AI leaders. # ⚓ Germany Trade & Invest ☛ Germany_Mints_Majority_of_New European_Unicorns⠀⇛ The German companies also booked some of the year’s biggest financing rounds. Aleph Alpha took in USD 500 million in Series C and USD 108 million in Series B financing. Helsing AI added USD 222 million and DeepL USD 100 million, both in Series B rounds. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Factbox:_What_are_Europe's_landmark_AI regulations?⠀⇛ European Union policymakers and lawmakers clinched a deal on Friday on the world's first comprehensive set of rules regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in tools such as ChatGPT and in biometric surveillance. They will thrash out details in the coming weeks that could alter the final legislation, which is expected to go into force early next year and apply in 2026. # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ NPR ☛ Oil_companies_are_embracing_terms_like_'lower carbon.'_Here's_what_they_really_mean⠀⇛ But this language isn't always straightforward. Here are five key, but sometimes confusing, phrases about climate change commonly used by oil companies — and why they matter. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Microsoft_says_it_does_not_own_any portion_of_OpenAI⠀⇛ "While details of our agreement remain confidential, it is important to note that Microsoft does not own any portion of OpenAI and is simply entitled to share of profit distributions," said company spokesman Frank Shaw. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Elon_Musk_says_conspiracy_theorist_Alex Jones_will_be_reinstated_on_X_after_poll⠀⇛ Alex Jones, who has promoted conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook school shooting, was ordered last year to pay nearly $1.5 billion in damages to relatives of the victims for falsely claiming they were actors who staged the shooting as part of a government plot to seize Americans' guns. # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ Alex_Jones_is_Back_on_X,_Thanks_to_Elon Musk⠀⇛ This weekend, Musk passed around a poll on X to see if users wanted Jones back on the platform. Nearly two million votes were cast—out of which some 70 percent voted for Jones to return. Musk had previously stated that he would never let Jones back on X, claiming that his promulgation of Sandy Hook conspiracy theories should disbar him from a place on the platform. However, in the lead up to a Tucker Carlson interview with Jones that was streamed to X last week, Musk backtracked. “In general, since this platform aspires to be the global town square, permanent bans should be extremely rare,” he said, while announcing the poll to reinstate Jones. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Elon_Musk_restores_X_account_of conspiracy_theorist_Alex_Jones⠀⇛ Elon Musk has restored the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones following a poll on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter that came out in favor of the Infowars host who repeatedly called the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Elon_Musk_Brings_Conspiracy_Theorist Alex_Jones_Back_to_X⠀⇛ Mr. Jones spent years promoting the claim that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012 was a hoax. Last year, he was ordered to pay nearly $1.5 billion to the families of eight victims of the massacre for defamation. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Don't_be_fooled:_Google_faked_its Gemini_AI_voice_demo⠀⇛ But in reality, the model was not prompted using audio and its responses were only text- based. They were not generated in real time either. Instead, the video was crafted "using still image frames from the footage, and prompting via text," a Google spokesperson told Bloomberg. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Riot_police_conduct_‘preventative’_raid_on_LGBTQ+ club_in_Yekaterinburg,_Russia_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_Scolds_German_Ambassador_For_War_Remarks_In Moscow_Cathedral⠀⇛ The Russian Foreign Ministry has criticized Germany's ambassador in Moscow, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, for his remembrance of war victims and plea for peace during a church Christmas concert. [...] # ⚓ VOA News ☛ China_Hardening_Against_Dissent,_Rights_Groups Say⠀⇛ Rights groups say the punishment of Liu's family highlights Beijing's increasingly harsh crackdown on dissent both within China and beyond. As the groups mark the 75th anniversary of the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Sunday, they fear that the situation in the world's second most populous country is getting worse, not better. # ⚓ VOA News ☛ Russia_Puts_Prominent_Russian-American Journalist_on_Wanted_List⠀⇛ Between late February 2022 and early this month, 19,844 people have been detained for speaking out or protesting against the war while 776 people have been implicated in criminal cases over their anti- war stance, according to the OVD-Info rights group, which tracks political arrests and provides legal aid. Gessen, who holds dual Russian and American citizenships and lives in the U.S., is unlikely to be arrested, unless they travel to a country with an extradition treaty with Russia. But Russian court could still try them in absentia and hand them a prison sentence of up to 10 years. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Activists_Protest_Crackdown_On_Journalists, Including_RFE/RL's_Detained_Kurmasheva⠀⇛ She was temporarily detained while waiting for her return flight on June 2 at the airport in Kazan, the capital of the Tatarstan region, where both of her passports were confiscated. She was not able to leave Russia as she awaited the return of her travel documents. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ RFA ☛ Taiwan_calligraphy_exhibit_honors_Tibetans_who_self- immolated⠀⇛ On Sunday, Tibetans around the world will be protesting outside Chinese embassies around the world to mark International Human Rights Day. There is no Chinese Embassy in democratic Taiwan, so the Dalai Lama Foundation will exhibit 166 works of calligraphy by Ho Tsung-hsun, with prayers and chants from five Buddhist teachers honoring the "heroes and martyrs" of the Tibetan resistance movement instead. # ⚓ NDTV ☛ Jailed_Iranian_Activist's_Children_Accept_Nobel, Chair_Kept_Empty_For_Her⠀⇛ Mohammadi, who has campaigned against the compulsory wearing of the hijab and the death penalty in Iran, has been held since 2021 in Tehran's Evin prison. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Mohammadi_Blasts_Iran's_'Despotic'_Regime_In Smuggled_Nobel_Acceptance_Speech⠀⇛ The teenage children of imprisoned Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi accepted the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for their mother at a ceremony in Oslo on December 10, delivering a speech in which she blasted the "despotic" regime in Tehran. # ⚓ El País ☛ Children_of_imprisoned_Iranian_activist_Narges Mohammadi_accept_the_Nobel_Peace_Prize_on_her_behalf⠀⇛ Ali and Kiana Rahmani, Mohammadi’s twin 17-year-old children who live in exile in Paris with their father, were given the prestigious award at Oslo City Hall, after which they gave the Nobel Peace Prize lecture in their mother’s name. # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ Nobel_winner_Mohammadi_blasts_Iran's 'tyrannical'_regime⠀⇛ On Saturday, Narges Mohammadi posted on an Instagram page managed by friends that she had embarked upon a three-day hunger strike. "On the day of the Nobel Prize ceremony, I want to be the voice of Iranians protesting against injustice and oppression," the 51-year-old posted. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Awarded_Nobel_Peace_Prize_in_prison,_Narges Mohammadi_blasts_Iran's_'tyranny'⠀⇛ At a news conference in Oslo on Saturday, Kiana Rahmani read out a message from her mother, in which the imprisoned activist praised the role international media played in “conveying the voice of dissenters, protesters and human rights defenders to the world.” “Iranian society needs global support and you, journalists and media professionals are our greatest and most important allies in the difficult struggle against the destructive tyranny of the Islamic Republic government. I sincerely thank you for your efforts, for all you’ve done for us,” Mohammadi said in her note. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ As_the_Taliban_pursue_women_activists, Australia_must_prioritise_visas_for_human_rights_defenders⠀⇛ But in Afghanistan, the Taliban are cracking down on women’s human rights defenders more than ever, and Australia is no longer giving these brave people priority processing to help them escape. This is not okay. o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ 2023-12-02_[Older]_Amazon’s_Fire_TV_Is_Adding_Full-Screen Video_Ads_That_Play_When_You_Start_Your_Fire_TV⠀⇛ § Monopolies/Monopsonies⠀➾ o § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Spammers_Use_Epic_Games_Website_to_Promote 'Piracy'_Scams⠀⇛ Scammers are using the Epic Games website to trick people into signing up for fishy pirate streaming subscriptions or downloading dubious files. This SEO 'hack' scam, which exploits the gaming company's public developer community, became prevalent after search engines began to downrank regular pirate sites. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2266 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Links 11/12/2023: Climate News and Chatbots as Plagiarism⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 11, 2023 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Leftovers o Science o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Security # Integrity/Availability/Authenticity # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Monopolies/Monopsonies # Patents # Copyrights # Gemini*_and_Gopher # Personal/Opinions # Technology_and_Free_Software * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ CBC ☛ 2023-12-08_[Older]_Pilots_knew_the_'I_Crashed_My_Airplane' YouTube_video_was_fishy_from_the_start [Ed: Social control media compels people to do rogue things]⠀⇛ o ⚓ International Business Times ☛ 2023-12-05_[Older]_YouTuber_Who Faked_Plane_Crash_For_Views_Jailed_For_6_Months⠀⇛ o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ What_Can_You_Do_With_an_Einstein?⠀⇛ Earlier this year, mathematicians discovered a unique shape. Now do-it-yourselfers have found ingenious ways to put it to use. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Almost_40%_of_People_With_Dementia_Don't Seem_to_Know_They_Have_It⠀⇛ If you're worried about a loved one, read this. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Pico_Makes_A_So-So_Keyboard_Neat-O⠀⇛ When someone gives you a crappy little toy keyboard, what can you do? Sadly plunk on the thing one note at a time? Well yes, but that’s not going to get you on Hackaday. Do what [Turi] did and give that thing a complete overhaul. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Nanobots_Self_Replicate⠀⇛ Hey, what if you could have a factory that makes robots that is run by… robots? This is hardly an original thought, but we are a long way from having an assembly line of C3POs self-replicating. On the other hand, animals — including humans — self- replicate all the time using DNA. Now, scientists are making tiny nanorobots from DNA that can assemble more DNA, including copies of themselves. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Clockhands_For_Faster_CPU_Execution⠀⇛ When you design your first homebrew CPU, you probably are happy if it works and you don’t worry as much about performance. But, eventually, you’ll start trying to think about how to make things run faster. For a single CPU, the standard strategy is to execute multiple instructions at the same time. This is feasible because you can do different parts of the instructions at the same time. But like most solutions, this one comes with a new set of problems. Japanese researchers are proposing a novel way to work around some of those problems in a recent paper about a technique they call Clockhands. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Printing_With_Glass_Fiber_Filament⠀⇛ [ModBot] has been trying different engineering plastics for 3D printing. He recently looked at carbon fiber mixed with PET, but this time, he shows us his results with PET with glass fiber, or PET-GF. You can see how it all turned out in the video below. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Scientists_Grew_'Mini_Brains'_From_Stem Cells._Then,_The_Brains_Sort-of_Developed_Eyes.⠀⇛ So many questions. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Expert_Reveals_Why_Dimming_The_Sun_Could_Be Vital_For_The_Planet⠀⇛ "It’s time we consider something radically new." # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Repeated_Ketamine_Use_Fundamentally_Changes The_Brain's_Dopamine_System_in_Mice⠀⇛ Here's what that means. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Malaysian_firemen_help_transport_200kg man_to_hospital⠀⇛ The man experienced breathing difficulties at a construction site in Penang on Dec 9 night. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Hospitals_in_China_intensifying_efforts to_tackle_surge_in_respiratory_illnesses⠀⇛ Many hospitals are extending their operating hours and simplifying their admission processes. # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-12-08_[Older]_Lithuania_deepens food_security_crisis⠀⇛ o § Security⠀➾ # § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾ # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ 2023-12-08_[Older]_How_to_protect yourself_from_cyber-scammers_over_the_festive_period⠀⇛ # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_Foreign_Governments_Can Spy_on_Your_Push_Notifications,_Senator_Warns⠀⇛ o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ North_Korea_condemns_US_veto_of_Gaza ceasefire_call_at_UN⠀⇛ The official said the United States was contradicting itself by condoning fighting in Gaza. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_and_Japan_trade_blame_over confrontation_near_disputed_islands⠀⇛ The uninhabited islands are controlled by Japan but also claimed by China. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Supo_declassifies_60-year-old_file_on_JFK_killer_Lee Harvey_Oswald⠀⇛ With the 60-year confidentiality period lifted, the files offer insights into Oswald's mysterious stay in Helsinki before he visited the Soviet Union. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Out_of_the_hills:_The_war_is_coming_to_Myanmar's cities⠀⇛ Expect more assassinations, drone attacks, and bombings that target security forces and symbols of military rule. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Valtonen_to_Politico:_Finnish_authorities investigating_ship_in_China_linked_to_pipeline_incident⠀⇛ Finland's Foreign Minister says she trusts China to help conduct a thorough and transparent investigation. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-08_[Older]_US,_South Korean_and_Japanese_Security_Advisers_Meet_to_Discuss_North Korea⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-09_[Older]_US,_South Korea_and_Japan_Urge_Stronger_International_Push_to_Curb North_Korean_Nuclear_Program⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-09_[Older]_US,_South Korea_and_Japan_to_Step_up_Actions_on_North_Korean Cyberthreats⠀⇛ # ⚓ ANF News ☛ 2023-12-07_[Older]_AI:_Iranian_security_forces used_rape_and_sexual_violence_to_crush_“Woman_Life_Freedom” uprising⠀⇛ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_War_for_Profit: Implications_of_the_Growing_Private_Security_Industry⠀⇛ # ⚓ Daniel Miessler ☛ 2023-12-05_[Older]_Immigration_and National/Racial_Identity_is_Becoming_the_Top_Global_Security Issue⠀⇛ # ⚓ Daniel Miessler ☛ 2023-12-05_[Older]_UL_NO._410:_The Immigration/Identity_Security_Risk,_Super_Soldier_Pentagon Talk,_Okta&Me_Updates,_Teachable_Agents⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-04_[Older]_Peru's_Deadly Gold_Mine_Attack_Highlights_Growing_Security_Risk,_Costs⠀⇛ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-12-08_[Older]_Shadows_of_Doubt: Decoding_Egypt’s_Political_Climate_and_Global_Concerns_Ahead of_the_2024_Election⠀⇛ # § Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine⠀➾ # ⚓ The Age AU ☛ 2023-12-09_Individual_Russian_and Belarusian_athletes_can_compete_in_Paris:_IOC⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-08_[Older]_IOC_allows Russian_athletes_to_take_part_in_2024_Olympics⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ 2023-12-08_[Older]_Beltway_Geniuses Keep_Flinging_Russia_and_China_into_Each_Other’s_Arms⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-08_[Older]_Russia's_Putin says_he_will_run_for_president_again_in_2024⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-08_[Older]_Ukraine_updates: Russia_fires_biggest_missile_salvo_in_weeks⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-08_[Older]_Ukraine Says_Russian_Forces_Use_Aviation,_Keep_Pushing_on Avdiivka⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-08_[Older] Azerbaijan_Tipped_to_Host_COP29_Climate_Talks,_Says Russia_Backs_It⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-08_[Older]_Russian Missiles_Kill_One,_Wound_Four_in_Air_Strike_on_Ukraine -_Kyiv⠀⇛ # ⚓ ANF News ☛ 2023-12-07_[Older]_UK_sanctions_military suppliers_supporting_Russia's_war_machine,_including_a Turkish_entity⠀⇛ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ 2023-12-07_[Older]_West_Sabotaged Ukraine_Peace_Deal_With_Russia,_Admit_Zelensky_Official and_Germany’s_Ex_Leader⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-08_[Older]_Closure_of Finnish-Russian_border_sparks_protest⠀⇛ # ⚓ NL Times ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_6_people_arrested_in Netherlands_and_Belgium_on_suspicion_of_illegal_trade with_Russia⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Local SE ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_Russia_'planned_to stage_Quran_burnings_in_Sweden'⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_The West_Has_Sanctioned_Russia's_Rich._but_Is_That_Really Punishing_Putin_and_Helping_Ukraine?⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-03_[Older]_After_ruling, LGBTQ+_communities_in_Russia_brace_for_worst⠀⇛ # ⚓ Vox ☛ 2023-12-05_[Older]_Russia’s_absurd_claim_that the_LGBTQ_community_is_extremist,_explained⠀⇛ # ⚓ NL Times ☛ 2023-12-04_[Older]_Russian_research_ships used_for_espionage_purposes_sighted_off_the_Dutch coast⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-07_[Older]_Russia_school shooting:_2_dead,_several_injured⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-07_[Older]_Russia_to_hold presidential_election_on_March_17⠀⇛ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_Is_it_seriously to_expand_the_eastern_borders_of_the_EU_to_Russia?⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_Under Putin,_the_Uber-Wealthy_Russians_Known_as_'Oligarchs' Are_Still_Rich_but_Far_Less_Powerful⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_Biden: Help_Ukraine_Now_or_Send_Americans_to_Fight_Russia_With NATO_Later⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_A Former_Ukrainian_Lawmaker_Who_Fled_to_Russia_Found_Shot Dead_Outside_of_Moscow⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_G7_to Phase_in_Direct,_Indirect_Bans_of_Russian_Diamonds_From Jan._1⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_Nepal Police_Detain_10_Over_Allegations_They_Sent_Youths_to Russian_Army⠀⇛ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-12-05_[Older]_Global_Leaders Highlight_Russia’s_Violation_of_the_1982_UN_Convention on_the_Law_of_the_Sea⠀⇛ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-12-04_[Older]_Usefulness_of Russian_Language_Still_Blurry_for_African_Learners⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-04_[Older]_Ukraine_updates: Russia_confirms_death_of_general⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-04_[Older]_Putin to_Visit_UAE,_Saudi_Arabia_This_Week_-_Russian_News Outlet⠀⇛ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-12-03_[Older]_FT:_EU_ports help_sell_on_over_20%_of_LNG_imports_from_Russia⠀⇛ # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ 2023-12-03_[Older]_Russian_National Pleads_Guilty_to_Trickbot_Malware_Conspiracy⠀⇛ # ⚓ Spiegel ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_The_Fizzled Counteroffensive:_Fears_Grow_of_a_Stalemate_on_the Front_in_Ukraine⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-05_[Older]_US_nearly_out_of money_to_help_Ukraine,_White_House_says⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-07_[Older]_Ukraine_updates: Kremlin_hopes_US_Congress_will_block_aid⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Age AU ☛ 2023-12-07_[Older]_Ukraine_marks_armed forces_day⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-07_[Older]_White House_Open_to_New_Asylum_Limits_for_Ukraine_Aid_- Source⠀⇛ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_White_House warns_Congress_nearly_‘out_of_time’_on_Ukraine_funds⠀⇛ # ⚓ CBC ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_Ukrainians_celebrate_their first_'new_Christmas'⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_Ukraine_updates: Biden_presses_Congress_to_back_aid_package⠀⇛ # ⚓ Truthdig ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_Did_the_West Intentionally_Prolong_War_in_Ukraine?⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older] Intractable_Border_Issues_Threaten_Aid_to_Israel, Ukraine_–_and_Pretty_Much_Everything_Else⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_Cameron to_Reaffirm_British_Support_for_Ukraine_in_US_Visit⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_G7 Leaders_to_Hold_Virtual_Meeting_on_Wednesday_With Ukraine's_Zelenskiy⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_Yellen Says_U.S._Would_Be_'Responsible_for_Ukraine's_Defeat' if_Aid_Fails_in_Congress⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_Ukraine Defense_Minister_Visits_Pentagon_Amid_Questions_About Future_of_Aid⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older] Ukraine's_Latest_Weapons_Request_Includes_THAAD_Air Defenses_and_F-18s⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older] Ukrainians_Prepare_for_a_Long_War._Will_the_West_Stay the_Course?⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ 2023-12-05_[Older]_Ukraine’s_US lifeline_is_hanging_by_a_thinning_thread⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-05_[Older]_Ukraine_updates: Zelenskyy_cancels_address_to_US_senators⠀⇛ # ⚓ HRW ☛ 2023-12-05_[Older]_EU_Commission_Highlights Disability_Rights_in_Ukraine⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-04_[Older]_This Week_in_Congress:_Ukraine_Aid,_Pentagon_Promotions, Impeachment_Inquiry⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-04_[Older] Hungary's_Orban_Demands_EU_Skip_Decision_on_Ukraine Membership_Talks⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-03_[Older]_Ukraine to_Open_Crossing_for_Trucks_on_Monday_to_Unblock_Polish Border⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-03_[Older] Watchdog:_Western_Arms_Companies_Failed_to_Ramp_up Production_Capacity_in_2022_Due_to_Ukraine_War⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-02_[Older]_Ukraine_updates: Power_temporarily_cut_at_Zaporizhzhia_plant⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-03_[Older]_Ukraine_updates: Russia_shot_surrendering_troops,_says_Kyiv⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-03_[Older]_Kyiv Accuses_Russian_Forces_of_Shooting_Surrendering Ukrainian_Soldiers⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-03_[Older]_Kyiv Investigates_Allegations_Russian_Forces_Shot Surrendering_Ukrainian_Soldiers⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-03_[Older]_Ukraine Decries_Civilian_Deaths,_Injuries_in_New_Russian Shelling⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-03_[Older]_Russia Attacks_Ukraine_With_12_Drones,_Cruise_Missile_- Ukraine_Air_Force⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-03_[Older]_Russia Says_It_Hit_Air_Defence_HQ_in_Ukraine's_Dnipro⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ 2023-12-08_[Older]_Time_to_Negotiate an_End_to_the_Ukraine_War⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-08_[Older]_Ukraine Says_ICC_Arrest_Warrant_for_Putin_Helped_Return Deported_Kids⠀⇛ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-12-07_[Older]_Will_Congress vote_massive_aid_to_Ukraine?⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-07_[Older]_Rising_Ukraine war_fatigue_endangering_US,_EU_support⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-07_[Older]_Ukraine:_Signs_of war_fatigue_among_partners_in_the_West⠀⇛ o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ 2023-12-08_[Older]_Climate_Trace_Detects Underreported_Soaring_Emissions⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-08_[Older]_Renewables_not_growing fast_enough_to_avert_climate_catastrophe⠀⇛ # ⚓ CBC ☛ 2023-12-07_[Older]_Pop_stars_like_Blackpink_and Taylor_Swift_can_shape_fan_behaviour._What_about_on_climate change?⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-07_[Older]_Climate_witnesses relate_changing_weather_impacts⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-07_[Older]_Witnesses_discuss impacts_of_climate_change_in_Africa⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_Climate_change:_2023 hottest_year_since_records_began⠀⇛ # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_Climate_Groups_to_Biden:_AI Will_Worsen_Climate_Change_Crisis⠀⇛ # ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_Climate_Protesters Will_Continue_to_Attack_Property_as_Long_as_Climate_Inaction Continues⠀⇛ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_The_Climate_Crisis_is an_Education_Crisis⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_Is_nuclear_energy_the way_to_achieve_climate_goals?⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_What_are_India's climate_goals_at_COP28?⠀⇛ # ⚓ International Business Times ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_London Climate_Protests:_630_Arrests_Made_by_Police_in_a_Month⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_Massachusetts Governor_Says_AI,_Climate_Technology_and_Robotics_Are_Part_of State's_Economic_Future⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-05_[Older]_Climate:_What_is_the global_stocktake?⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-05_[Older]_Countries_sign_up_to reduce_climate_impact_of_the_cooling_sector⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Age AU ☛ 2023-12-05_[Older]_Perth_Greenpeace_activists scale_140m_crane_in_fresh_Woodside_climate_protest⠀⇛ # ⚓ Truthdig ☛ 2023-12-05_[Older]_How_the_Marshall_Islands_Plan To_Survive_Climate_Change⠀⇛ # ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ 2023-12-04_[Older]_The_Mainstream_Media Is_Failing_to_Highlight_the_Climate_Disaster_of_Another_Trump Presidency⠀⇛ # ⚓ NL Times ☛ 2023-12-04_[Older]_Climate_summit:_Oil_companies such_as_Shell_and_Aramco_want_to_reduce_CO2_emissions⠀⇛ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ 2023-12-04_[Older]_COP28:_7_Food_and Agriculture_Innovations_Needed_to_Protect_the_Climate_and Feed_a_Rapidly_Growing_World⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-04_[Older]_COP28_UAE_president: 'We_very_much_believe'_climate_science⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-04_[Older]_Is_China_a_climate_hero or_a_fossil_fuel_baddie?⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-04_[Older]_Fossil_Fuels Influence_and_Other_Takeaways_From_Monday's_Climate Conference_Events⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-04_[Older]_Latin_America Must_Invest_up_to_4.9%_of_GDP_Annually_to_Meet_Climate_Goals -UN⠀⇛ # ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ 2023-12-03_[Older]_The_Stop_MVP_Compilation_Is_Striking_a_Chord_Against_the_Mountain Valley_Pipeline⠀⇛ # ⚓ HRW ☛ 2023-12-03_[Older]_COP28:_Migrant_Rights_Essential_to Climate_Action⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-03_[Older]_Earth_Is Running_a_Fever._and_UN_Climate_Talks_Are_Focusing_on_the Contagious_Effect_on_Human_Health⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-03_[Older]_Harris_Dashed to_Dubai_to_Tackle_Climate_Change_and_War._Each_Carries_High Political_Risks_at_Home⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-03_[Older]_Al_Gore_Slams COP28_Climate_Summit_Host_UAE,_Says_Its_Emissions_Soared⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-03_[Older]_COP28_a_Rare Chance_in_UAE_for_Protests_on_Palestinians,_Climate_Action⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-03_[Older]_COP28_Focus on_Health_Draws_$777_Million_to_Fight_Tropical_Disease⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-03_[Older]_Explainer-How Climate_Change_Is_Making_the_World_Sick⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-03_[Older]_Hillary Clinton_at_COP28_Climate_Talks_Calls_for_Insurance_Reform⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-03_[Older]_'There_Is_No Planet_B',_Belgian_Climate_Protest_Tells_COP28⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-12-02_[Older]_Myth_of_the_Effects_of_the_Gulf_Stream on_the_Climate_of_Europe⠀⇛ # ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ 2023-12-02_[Older]_On_Climate,_Joe_Biden Should_Realize_That_Being_Better_Than_Trump_Is_the_Easy Part⠀⇛ # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_says_fossil_fuels_deal_'not perfect'_but_key_to_COP28_success⠀⇛ China's top climate diplomat on Saturday said a final agreement on fossil fuels at the United Nations COP28 summit was crucial - even if not perfect - but he declined to say whether the country could agree to eliminating coal, oil and gas entirely. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Saudi_investment_minister_meets Chinese_commerce_and_industry_chiefs⠀⇛ Saudi Arabia's investment minister met with China's commerce and industry chiefs in Beijing on Sunday and discussed expanding cooperation in trade, investment and technology, the Chinese ministries said. # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-12-07_[Older]_A_U.S._clean energy_transition_can_enhance_national_security_but it’s_not_the_bulletproof_strategy_you_might_think⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-03_[Older] Exclusive-Top_Development_Banks_at_COP28_Vow_to_up Climate_Game,_Quiet_on_Fossil_Fuels_-_Document⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ 2023-12-08_[Older]_Climate_Summit_at the_Petroleum_Kingdom⠀⇛ # ⚓ HRW ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_UAE’s_COP28_Promises_on Climate,_Health_Ignored_at_Home⠀⇛ # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ We've_Been_Wrong_For_More_Than_a Century_About_These_Little_'Water_Balloons'_on_Plants⠀⇛ Hidden protections revealed. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Man_in_South_Korea_fined_$2k_for throwing_his_dog_from_second_floor⠀⇛ The dog survived the fall, but sustained severe injuries and its hind legs are paralysed. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Secret_life_of_pets?_Rise_in fires_caused_by_pets_left_home_alone_in_South_Korea⠀⇛ There were 157 cases in 2022 where a pet caused a fire, up from 103 in 2020, the National Fire Agency said. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ Nvidia_reportedly_eyeing_Vietnam_for future_chip_production_as_chipmakers_look_for_China alternatives⠀⇛ Jensen Huang to meet representatives of the Vietnamese government and Vietnamese companies on Monday, report says. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Far-right_outsider_Milei_to_take_office_in Argentina_promising_drastic_economic_reforms⠀⇛ Javier Milei will on Sunday be sworn in as Argentina's president, as the country steels itself for harsh spending cuts and economic reforms aimed at curbing rampant inflation. The 53-year-old libertarian economist has vowed there will be no "half-measures" as he tackles decades of overspending, debt, and convoluted currency controls in Latin America's third-biggest economy. # ⚓ Delaware Republic ☛ After_layoffs_at_Spotify,_high_interest rates_may_come_for_other_tech_companies_next⠀⇛ Borrowers in the U.S. have been hit with higher interest rates this year as the Federal Reserve tries to push down inflation. And tech companies are no exception. Last week, Spotify announced it will cut roughly 17% of its workforce in its third round of layoffs this year. And the company CEO blamed higher borrowing costs as one of the reasons for the cuts. But Spotify isn't alone. Many tech companies borrowed and borrowed money when interest rates were low to grow business. Mark Williams is a professor of finance at Boston University's Questrom School of Business, and he joins us now. Welcome to the program. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_Eagerness_to_Cut_Social Security_and_Medicare_Wins_Haley_Wealthy_Donors⠀⇛ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ 2023-12-06_[Older]_Is_American_Banking_Safe? You_Might_Not_Like_the_Answer_From_Two_Fed_Veterans⠀⇛ # ⚓ Bridge Michigan ☛ 2023-12-08_[Older]_More_Michiganders relying_on_food_banks_during_the_holiday_season⠀⇛ o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Broken_mast_foils_Chinese_national’s attempt_to_leave_Malaysia_illegally_in_home-made_boat⠀⇛ The man and boat, which did not have a registration number, were detained after he called for assistance. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Philippines,_China_trade_blame_for collision_in_disputed_waters⠀⇛ The incident happened during a Philippine resupply mission to a tiny garrison on Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Philippines,_China_accuse_each_other_of_ship ramming⠀⇛ Sunday saw an apparent escalation between China and the Philippines over Manila’s resupply mission to the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Elon_Musk_Suggests_He_Will_Bring Conspiracy_Theorist_Alex_Jones_Back_to_X⠀⇛ Jones was banned from the social control media platform in 2018 after posting harassing messages. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-08_[Older]_French_Far- Right_Leader_Marine_Le_Pen_to_Stand_Trial_Over_Alleged_Misuse of_EU_Funds⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China’s_Pooh-tin_looks_to_strengthen Vietnam_ties_after_Biden_visit⠀⇛ Chinese President Pooh-tin Jinping will arrive in Vietnam on Dec 12 on a mission to strengthen relations. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Self-suspension,_a_peculiar ‘punishment’_for_celebrities_in_South_Korea⠀⇛ As of now, whether to ban a celebrity or not is up to each broadcaster. # ⚓ Reason ☛ NRA_and_ACLU_Teaming_up_on_the_First_Amendment_in NRA_v._Vullo⠀⇛ I'm delighted to report (as Adam Liptak wrote in today's New York Times) that the ACLU will be representing the NRA in this important First Amendment case, and that the ACLU's Legal Director David Cole—an experienced Supreme Court advocate—is (the Times notes) planning on arguing. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Hong_Kong_holds_first_'patriots_only'_local elections_after_shutting_out_opposition⠀⇛ Polls opened in Hong Kong's first "patriots only" district council election on Sunday, with officials dismissing concerns of potentially low turnout in a race that has shut out all opposition candidates after a national security crackdown. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ 2_arrested_over_alleged_online_calls for_voters_to_spoil_ballots_in_Hong_Kong’s_‘patriots-only’ local_election⠀⇛ Two people have been arrested by Hong Kong’s anti- graft watchdog over allegedly encouraging people to cast an invalid ballot in Sunday’s opposition-free District Council election. # ⚓ Reason ☛ What_Universities_Should_Punish_and_What_They Shouldn't⠀⇛ Talia Khan, an MIT graduate student, had a detailed and powerful statement about what she sees as anti- Semitism on campus (apparently written in response to an invitation from Reps. Fox and Stefanek). https://twitter.com/i/status/1732304339689967693 And I think it well reflects how many different things are being mixed together here. # ⚓ Engadget ☛ 2023-12-08_[Older]_TikTok_adds_comment_filtering tools_to_better_handle_Israel-Hamas_war_content⠀⇛ # ⚓ HRW ☛ 2023-12-05_[Older]_Jordan:_Security_Forces_Target LGBT_Activists⠀⇛ § Monopolies/Monopsonies⠀➾ o ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Microsoft_and_water_scarcity_in_Mexico:_A perspective_from_our_CEO⠀⇛ Mexico News Daily CEO Travis Bembenek shares how companies like Abusive Monopolist Microsoft can make a positive impact on water usage in Mexico. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ How_The_First_IPod_Was_Blown_Wide_Open⠀⇛ If someone makes a device, someone else will want to break it open and run their own software on it. When the original manufacturer is Apple this is never made easy, and as [Daniel Stenberg] reminds us in the case of one of the earlier iPod models it required an unusual approach. o ⚓ dwaves.de ☛ [Old]_Storage_Monopoly_on_the_rise_–_SeaGate_acquired Samsung_HD_vs_Western_Digital_acquired_Hitachi_(HGST)_and_SanDisk in_2016⠀⇛ Seagate Technology, the company that helped create the disk drive business, announced today it will be bought by Veritas Software and an investment group in a complex $20 billion deal [...] o § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ 2023-12-08_[Older]_Actelion_Pharmaceuticals_Ltd._v._Mylan Pharmaceuticals_Inc._(Fed._Cir._2023)⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-12-07_[Older]_Jager_Pro,_Inc._v._W-W_Manufacturing_Co. (Fed._Cir._2023)⠀⇛ o § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Vox ☛ 2023-12-07_[Older]_Plagiarism_doesn’t_need_AI_to thrive_online⠀⇛ # ⚓ Xe's Blog ☛ 2023-12-04_[Older]_AI_generated_YouTube videos⠀⇛ o § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ # § Personal/Opinions⠀➾ # ⚓ Alioop's_Gemlog⠀⇛ the baby wants me to hold her for this nap so i am obliging. i freaking spilled a pouch of breast milk that took me half an hour to pump. i hate pumping so much. but if i want to do things away from the baby for more than 2-3 hours, then i have to have milk to give her in case she gets hungry while i’m away. i knew i wanted to breastfeed, but before i started i did not realize just how much it physically tied you to your baby. i remember being pregnant and thinking “i’m looking forward to having my body back to myself.” but it’s been 5.5 months since i gave birth, and it’s still not over yet because i’m breastfeeding. she still very much relies on my body even though she is outside of it. i still have to be conscientious of my caffeine and alcohol intake too. that part is probably good for me. # ⚓ Horology⠀⇛ I've had an interest in timepieces ever since I was young, and in an entry the other day I said I was thinking about trying out watch repair. This weekend I started my studies by taking apart a mechanical movement and putting it back together again. It wasn't as easy as I thought it might be, but it wasn't too difficult either, and it was a good learning experience. # ⚓ Winter⠀⇛ It seems as though as soon as we moved into December the temperature suddenly dropped: it's now 1c / 33f in the morning. The air is dry, the floors are cold and the days are short. Welcome to Winter. # ⚓ Brrrr⠀⇛ The temperature here has dropped again, and now it feels like winter. Friday I was hot in a long-sleeved shirt and thin jacket. Today I was cold in a hat and coat and scarf and gloves. Yesterday I went out for a walk around western Shinjuku. I think east of the station (i.e. Kabukicho) is where all the crowds are, but to the west of the station, especially past the government building, it's comparatively quiet. # ⚓ We_are_materialists,_in_a_(thus)_materialist_world⠀⇛ It's a weird pickle, because mostly-self- interested somebody's (aka "individuals") are the problem, and thus can/does their intervention only exacerbate. The solution is to real-I-ze one isn't such a pathetic little beast, which - when *real* (hence the '*real*-I-ize', earlier) terminates the impetus to act out thusly. # ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding_—_AILMTUY_Wordo:_BOZOS⠀⇛ # § Technology and Free Software⠀➾ # ⚓ 30th_Anniversary_of_DOOM⠀⇛ DOOM needs no introduction. It is a true pioneer of the first-person shooter genre and I'm sure that everyone who was gaming on their computer in the early 90s is familiar with it. Given the march of time, though, I'm increasingly wondering how well known it is to the younger folks. Nevertheless, the game still keeps popping up in various places, at least when people make it run on unexpected devices and in silly places like this: # ⚓ Bash_Golf_Part_1⠀⇛ This is the first blog post about my Bash Golf series. This series is about random Bash tips, tricks and weirdnesses I came across. It's a collection of smaller articles I wrote in an older (in German language) blog, which I translated and refreshed with some new content. # ⚓ Getting_Emacs_to_Beep/Ding/Ring-the-Bell_Again!⠀⇛ Here's what I had to do to get Emacs to ring the bell again, under Fedora 39 and KDE: [...] =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It's like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 3442 ➮ Generation completed at 02:49, i.e. 8 seconds to (re)generate ⟲