𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Sunday, December 24, 2023 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Mon 25 Dec 02:49:19 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/2023/12/24/ ╒═══════════════════ 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 - IRC Proceedings: Saturday, December 23, 2023 ⦿ Techrights - Over at Tux Machines... ䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login): https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/24/irc-log-231223.shtml https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/24/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml ䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised): https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/24/Links_24_12_2023_Christmas_Layoffs_at_Versus_Evil_Shutdown.shtml https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/24/Links_24_12_2023_Hopes_Regarding_Climate_and_China_s_Soft_Power.shtml https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/24/Links_24_12_2023_Kangaroo_Court_Update_and_a_Merry_Christmas.shtml ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 52 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/24/irc-log-231223.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/12/24/irc-log-231223.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ IRC Proceedings: Saturday, December 23, 2023⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 24, 2023 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇GN 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇GNOME_Gedit⦈_ #techrights_log #boycottnovell_log 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇GN 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇GNOME_Gedit⦈_ #boycottnovell-social_log #techbytes_log Enter_the_IRC_channels_now ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 84 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/24/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/12/24/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Over at Tux Machines...⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 24, 2023 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Advent_Calendar_December_23_Focus⦈_ ⚓ Updated This Past Day⠀⇛ 1. ⚓ Whonix_16_approaching_EOL⠀⇛ recommend that all Whonix users upgrade to Whonix 17 before then ⚓ New⠀⇛ 2. ⚓ Arch_Linux_vs._Fedora_Linux:_Which_Should_You_Use⠀⇛ They're both great. It all depends on what matters to you 3. ⚓ Graphics:_Vulkan_Extensions_and_Wayland⠀⇛ Igalia and IBM 4. ⚓ GNOME_and_LibreOffice_in_Nepal⠀⇛ Free software stories 5. ⚓ Don’t_change_your_login_shell,_use_a_modern_terminal_emulator⠀⇛ a small tool that lets you change the default shell for your current user 6. ⚓ today's_howtos⠀⇛ another last cluster of HowTos for today 7. ⚓ This_Week_in_GNOME:_#127_Welcome_News⠀⇛ Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from December 15 to December 22 8. ⚓ Digital_Restrictions_(DRM)_Cautionary_Tales,_Led_by_Microsoft⠀⇛ DRM warningss 9. ⚓ Devices_With_Linux_or_Arduino⠀⇛ A few more stories of Open-ish Hardware 10. ⚓ Android_Leftovers⠀⇛ HyperOS vs Android: these are the new features of Xiaomi OS 11. ⚓ Programming_Leftovers⠀⇛ Perl, Python, and more 12. ⚓ Audiocasts/Shows:_Libre_Space_Foundation_and_BSD_Now⠀⇛ 2 videos/episodes 13. ⚓ EDATEC_ED-IPC3020_–_A_fanless_Raspberry_Pi_5_industrial_computer_with an_M.2_NVMe_SSD,_RS485/RS232_interfaces⠀⇛ 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This_week_in_KDE:_Holiday_bug_fixes⠀⇛ Like last week, the focus remained on getting the megarelrease ready for, well, a mega release 22. ⚓ Open_Hardware:_Raspberry_Pi,_PiCar,_and_More⠀⇛ Various Pi projects/stories 23. ⚓ today's_howtos⠀⇛ a batch of technical posts 24. ⚓ BSD:_FreeBSD/armv7_in_Qemu,_FreeBSD's_2023_in_Review,_and_More⠀⇛ 3 BSD-related stories 25. ⚓ Tails_5.21⠀⇛ update now 26. ⚓ Open-Source_Linux_Distribution_for_Blue_Teaming⠀⇛ Tsurugi, developed by Giovanni Rattaro 27. ⚓ Today_in_Techrights [Some of the latest articles]⠀⇛ Some of the latest articles ⠙⣻⠿⣄⢨⡟⣠⣤⣭⣮⣍⢻⣾⣫⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⢹⣿⣤⡹⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣼⣯⡵⡀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⠶⢫⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡋⠸⡄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⡡⢾⣦⡷⢿⣯⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⡷⠆⠇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⡿⠿⢿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣮⡀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣿⣿⣿⣿⣬⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⢿⡿⠛⠁⠀⠘⠉⠀⠀⠚⠉⠁⠀⡼⠿⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡋⠙⢿⠟⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ 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⣿⣿⣟⠉⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢘⣥⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠘⢻⢉⢛⣄⢝⠹⠿⡛⢿⣼⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⠇⠀⣈⣿⣍⢦⣭⠡⣬⢹⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣤⣤⣤⣴⣦⣤⣦⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢸⣗⣁⣩⣌⣜⠛⠹⣴⣄⠛⠙⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠟⡝⠛⣴⣍⣵⣵⣱⣅⣪⣴⣩⣺ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 339 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Links 24/12/2023: Christmas Layoffs at 'Versus Evil' (Shutdown)⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 24, 2023 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Funny_skeletons_famous_expression_background⦈_ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Leftovers o Science o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary/Artificial_Intelligence_(AI) o Defence/Aggression o Environment # Energy/Transportation o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Monopolies/Monopsonies # Patents # Software_Patents # Copyrights * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ James G ☛ Happy_Festivus⠀⇛ Seinfeld is one of my favourite shows. On my trip to New York earlier this year, what I learned in Seinfeld became grounded in reality. I was on the Van-Wyck Expressway, mentioned in an episode where George picked up Jerry from the airport. I saw signs for the "Adopt a Highway" program, in which the character Kramer participated. Avid Seinfeld fans like myself know that Decemebr 23rd marks a special day on the calendar: Festivus. o ⚓ James G ☛ Advent_of_Technical_Writing:_Publishing_Contributor Blog_Posts⠀⇛ In this post, I am going to talk about a few tips for managing internal contributors' work. I will focus on internal contributors, since managing content written by third parties is a separate process. I plan to document said process in another blog post. o ⚓ Bozhidar Batsov ☛ A_Bad_Year_for_Blogging⠀⇛ There are still a ton of topics on my backlog that I’d like to write about in the future (e.g. the lessons I’ve learned as a long-time OSS developer/maintainer, updates on OSS projects and some ideas for their future, more musings on Emacs and Lisp), but I’ll get to those when I get to those. If ever. Let’s see if 2024 will be better on this front. Perhaps I find my inspiration every other year! o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Omicron Limited ☛ Ancient_stars_could_make_elements_with more_than_260_protons⠀⇛ The team looked at 42 stars in the Milky Way for which the elemental composition is well understood. Rather than simply looking for the presence of heavier elements, they looked at the relative abundances of elements across all the stars. They found that the abundance of some elements such as silver and rhodium doesn't agree with the predicted abundance from known r-process nucleosynthesis. The data suggests that these elements are the decay remnants from much heavier nuclei of more than 260 atomic mass units. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Byte Cellar ☛ The_Era_of_American_Computer_Magazines_Has Drawn_to_a_Close⠀⇛ It was then that I did a bit of searching on the web and was rather alarmed to find Technologizer‘s recent post, “The End of Computer Magazines in America,” subtitled “With Maximum PC and MacLife’s abandonment of print, the dead-tree era of computer journalism is officially over. It lasted almost half a century—and was quite a run.” I lament that the April 2023 issues of both of the aforementioned magazines’ were there last. Indeed, I do lament. # ⚓ [Old] Technologizer ☛ The_End_of_Computer_Magazines_in America⠀⇛ The April issues of Maximum PC and MacLife are currently on sale at a newsstand near you—assuming there is a newsstand near you. They’re the last print issues of these two venerable computer magazines, both of which date to 1996 (and were originally known, respectively, as Boot and MacAddict). Starting with their next editions, both publications will be available in digital form only. But I’m not writing this article because the dead- tree versions of Maximum PC and MacLife are no more. I’m writing it because they were the last two extant U.S. computer magazines that had managed to cling to life until now. With their abandonment of print, the computer magazine era has officially ended. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ India_arrests_two_senior_employees_of Chinese_firm_Vivo,_says_source⠀⇛ India’s financial crime-fighting agency has arrested two senior employees working for Chinese smartphone maker Vivo’s India unit, a source directly involved with the case said on Dec 23, which the company vowed to challenge legally. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Seasons_greetings_(and_an_announcement)⠀⇛ Given that the holiday known as Christmas, which is as much a secular holiday these days as a religious holiday, has snuck up on us before Orac could do one more post and is now less than two days away, Orac has decided that it is time to continue recharging his Tarial cells at least until December 26, when he plans on doing his usual Monday thing on a Tuesday and posting something that might seem familiar to anyone familiar with his other persona. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Christmas_Weight_Gain_Is_a_Common_Problem. Here's_How_to_Avoid_It.⠀⇛ The struggle is real. o § Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)⠀➾ # ⚓ Versus_Evil_shuts_down_after_ten_years,_lays_off_staff before_Christmas⠀⇛ In another indication of the overall health of the games industry (and not a promising one), video game publisher Versus Evil has closed its doors just days before Christmas - laying off its entire staff in the process. The publisher, which helped launch the likes of Stoic Studio's The Banner Saga, Abrakam's Faeria, and the Switch port of Obsidian's Pillars of Eternity, released a statement on X confirming the news after social posts from members of the team. # ⚓ Ethan Zuckerman ☛ How_Big_is_YouTube?⠀⇛ Interesting as Reddit and Twitter are, they are much less widely used than YouTube, which is used by virtually all internet users. Pew reports that 93% of teens use YouTube – the closest service in terms of usage is Tiktok with 63% and Snapchat with 60%. While YouTube has a good, well-documented API, there’s no good way to get a random, representative sample of YouTube. Instead, most research on YouTube either studies a collection of videos (all videos on the channels of a selected set of users) or videos discovered via recommendation (start with Never Going to Give You Up, objectively the center of the internet, and collect recommended videos.) You can do excellent research with either method, but you won’t get a sample of all YouTube videos and you won’t be able to calculate the size of YouTube. # ⚓ Futurism ☛ 80_Percent_of_Americans_Think_Presenting_AI Content_as_Human-Made_Should_Be_Illegal⠀⇛ The two first questions yielded the strongest responses, with 84 percent of participants agreeing that such a use of AI would be unethical and 80 percent agreeing that it should be fully illegal. These feelings even appeared to reach across divided party lines — in either poll, Democrats, Republicans, and independents all fell within nine points of each other. The questions about watermarking in general yielded much vaguer responses, but that could be because the questions are about a more particular possible solution. While someone could, say, generally consider a lack of AI disclosure unethical, they could be unsure about how effective watermarking might actually be; it could also be true that they don't totally understand what watermarking would entail, or think another possible solution — like requiring that publishers of AI content denote its use through explicit and visible disclaimers — could be more effective overall. # ⚓ Old VCR ☛ When_the_Power_Macintosh_ran_NetWare_(featuring Wormhole_and_Cyberpunk)⠀⇛ But Novell wanted NetWare servers to be more than just PCs (and the PC ecosystem to be more than just Microsoft), and in an attempt to gain footholds elsewhere the company accumulated some strange bedfellows. HP, Sun and Data General were on board, and IBM did so in grander form, but surely the most unexpected company Novell tried to court was ... Apple. # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ The_Big_Questions_About_AI_in_2024⠀⇛ Let us be thankful for the AI industry. Its leaders may be nudging humans closer to extinction, but this year, they provided us with a gloriously messy spectacle of progress. When I say “year,” I mean the long year that began late last November, when OpenAI released ChatGPT and, in doing so, launched generative AI into the cultural mainstream. In the months that followed, politicians, teachers, Hollywood screenwriters, and just about everyone else tried to understand what this means for their future. Cash fire-hosed into AI companies, and their executives, now glowed up into international celebrities, fell into Succession-style infighting. The year to come could be just as tumultuous, as the technology continues to evolve and its implications become clearer. Here are five of the most important questions about AI that might be answered in 2024. # ⚓ Futurism ☛ We_Are_Completely_Mystified_by_This_AI-Generated Image_of_Jack_and_Rose_Taking_a_Selfie_in_"Titanic"⠀⇛ A new AI-generated image that's making its rounds on social media has us completely mystified. The almost-photorealistic image shows the pair as they were portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in James Cameron's 1997 epic "Titanic," having an intimate photo opp. # ⚓ Dedoimedo ☛ DuckDuckGo_browser_-_Capable,_noisy,_and_not strict_enough[Ed: DuckDuckGo_is_a_Microsoft_proxy,_avoid it]⠀⇛ As I've told you countless times before, my mobile browsing combo is Firefox + UBlock Origin (UBO). That seems to be the only truly complete solution that matches my taste and needs. Occasionally, though I go about testing alternative browsers, just to see whether there is anything that could potentially offer similar results. Reasonable choice is not a bad thing. So far in my search, I only briefly had exposure to Safari + Adblock Plus (ABP), and Firefox Focus, also as an extension for said browser. I don't have enough experience to say more. Then, I did a proper test of the lightweight Firefox Focus browser, and the results were okay, but not stellar. The tracking protection was decent, but the ad blocking was not. This brings me to DuckDuckGo. 'Tis a search engine, and I reviewed it several times in the past. Seems quite alright. And there's also a mobile browser. So let's see if perhaps this one can be a solid option for those not keen on the stupidities of the modern Internet. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Hindustan Times ☛ Massive_influx_of_migrants_crosses_US- Mexico_border_on_Saturday_in_search_of_asylum⠀⇛ In November, authorities encountered 242,418 illegal immigrants at the border, another record for the month. This followed the unprecedented fiscal year 2023, when nearly 2.5 million people were caught crossing the border illegally, along with an estimated 670,000 “gotaways” who avoided capture. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Czech_Republic_Observes_National_Day_Of_Mourning For_Victims_Of_University_Mass_Shooting⠀⇛ Flags on public buildings are being flown at half- mast on December 23 across the Czech Republic as it observes a national day of mourning for the victims of a mass shooting at a Prague university that left 14 people dead and 25 others wounded. # § Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine⠀➾ # ⚓ YLE ☛ Traficom:_Russian_airline_unlikely_to_get_a licence_to_operate_in_Finland⠀⇛ According to the German newspaper Bild, Russian nationals have established Southwind Airlines in Turkey, which Polish authorities believe that the company intends to transport migrants to the EU borders. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Russia_bars_pro-peace_candidate_from presidential_poll⠀⇛ A Russian politician calling for peace in Ukraine hit a roadblock in her campaign Saturday, when Russia’s Central Election Commission refused to accept her initial nomination by a group of supporters, citing errors in the documents submitted. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Ukraine_says_it_shot_down_three_Russian fighter-bombers_in_Kherson⠀⇛ Ukraine's military said it has shot down three Russian fighter-bombers in the south of the country. # ⚓ LRT ☛ How_Lithuanian-Americans_are_trying_break deadlock_on_US_support_for_Ukraine⠀⇛ American voters of Lithuanian and Central Eastern European descent are calling every day to their elected representatives, hoping Congress can finally agree on financial support for Ukraine. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Ukraine_Awaits_Delivery_Of_First_F-16_Jets_In Coming_Days_As_Kyiv_Seeks_To_Counter_Russian_Air Superiority⠀⇛ Ukraine will likely receive it first shipment of advanced F-16s in the next few days, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a phone call as Kyiv seeks to disrupt Russia’s air superiority over Ukrainian skies. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Polish_Farmers_To_Suspend_Protest_At Ukrainian_Border,_Truckers_To_Remain⠀⇛ The Polish government said farmers will on December 24 suspend their protest at the Medyka border crossing with Ukraine, helping to ease tensions between the two normally friendly nations. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Ukrainian_Forces_Repelled_Russian_Attacks_In Several_Directions_Over_The_Past_Day,_Kyiv_Says⠀⇛ Seventy-five clashes took place between Ukrainian forces and the invading Russian Army over the past 24 hours, Kyiv said on December 23, adding that its troops repelled Russian attacks on six front lines in the country’s east and northeast. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Ukrainian_Defense_Ministry_Official_Arrested In_Alleged_Arms_Procurement_Fraud_Case⠀⇛ Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) and the Defense Ministry said on December 22 they had uncovered a scheme that involved the embezzlement of the equivalent of nearly $40 million and arrested the head of one of the main departments of the Defense Ministry under suspicion of involvement in the scheme. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ukraine_Accuses_Senior_Defense Official_of_Embezzling_$40_Million⠀⇛ The Ukrainian authorities said they had uncovered a scheme for the purchase of artillery shells at inflated prices, amid a wider effort to tackle wartime corruption. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Estonia_ready_to_extradite_draft-eligible Ukrainians_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ The_New_York_Times:_Russia_gains_ground_in Ukraine_using_manpower_advantage_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Ukraine’s_Defense_Ministry_considers_sending out_electronic_draft_notices_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Russia_opens_unprecedented_number_of_treason cases_in_2023⠀⇛ The Russian authorities opened 70 cases in 2023, either for state treason or for confidential cooperation with a foreign state or organization, according to a report from the human rights organization Perviy Otdel, comprising Russian activist lawyers, released on Thursday detailing the alarming outcomes of the year. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia’s_Central_Election_Commission_rejects Yekaterina_Duntsova’s_application_to_run_for_president —_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Yekaterina_Duntsova_urges_Yabloko_party_to support_her_nomination_after_Russia’s_election commission_rejects_her_application_to_run_for_president —_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ YLE ☛ Former_Finnish_President_Halonen_reflects_on Russia_relations_and_Nato_membership⠀⇛ As Finland's former President Tarja Halonen approaches her 80th birthday, she dismisses claims of naivety in Finland's foreign policy towards Russia. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Kyiv_Dismantles_Monument_To_Bolshevik Uprising_Of_1918⠀⇛ The authorities in Kyiv continued their policy of removing Soviet-era monuments in the capital, dismantling a memorial to the January 1918 communist uprising, “another symbol of Bolshevik tyranny,” according to the city council. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Putin_Quietly_Signals_He_Is_Open_to a_Cease-Fire_in_Ukraine⠀⇛ Despite its bravado in public, the Kremlin has indicated its interest in striking a deal to halt the war — so long as it could still declare victory. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia's_Communist_Party_Nominates_75-Year- Old_Member_To_Run_Against_Putin⠀⇛ Russia’s Communist Party on December 23 nominated Nikolai Kharitonov, 75, to run against President Vladimir Putin in next March’s presidential election. # ⚓ NYPost ☛ Anti-war_candidate_Yekaterina_Duntsova barred_from_running_against_Putin_in_election⠀⇛ Members of the central electoral commission voted unanimously to reject her candidacy, citing "numerous violations" in the papers she had submitted in support of her bid. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Omicron Limited ☛ People_once_lived_in_a_vast_region_in north-western_Australia—and_it_had_an_inland_sea⠀⇛ For much of the 65,000 years of Australia's human history, the now-submerged northwest continental shelf connected the Kimberley and western Arnhem Land. This vast, habitable realm covered nearly 390,000 square kilometers, an area one-and-a-half times larger than New Zealand is today. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ What_Abandoning_Fossil_Fuels_Could_Look_Like in_the_Arab_World⠀⇛ This story was originally co-published by Grist and The Public Source, and is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. For the second year in a row, world leaders met in the Arab world to negotiate the future of the planet. As a backdrop to the United Nations climate conference in Dubai, it’s a fitting venue for a planet-wide shift that scientists say needs to happen: The region has extensive deposits of oil and gas, but also immense, untapped potential for renewable energy. # ⚓ Engadget ☛ 2023-12-22_[Older]_Hyperloop_One_is shutting_down⠀⇛ # ⚓ Futurism ☛ Cybertruck_Manufacturing_Is_a_Disaster, Tesla_Insiders_Say⠀⇛ If Tesla wants to produce 250,000 Cybertrucks, it would need to produce almost one million 4680 cells a day. According to the report, Tesla's Giga Texas factory is only producing them at a rate that's sufficient for 24,000 Cybertrucks a year right now. # ⚓ Reuters ☛ Tesla_Cybertruck_deliveries_hostage_to battery_production_hell⠀⇛ Tesla's Giga Texas factory is currently churning out 4680 battery cells at rate only sufficient to power about 24,000 Cybertrucks a year, or about a 10th of the required output, according to Reuters calculations based on a combination of public data and unpublished figures provided by sources. Being able to ramp up battery output massively by dry-coating electrodes - rather than using the slower, more costly wet- coating - was a key factor behind Tesla's forecasts in 2020 that it would more than halve battery costs, cut investment significantly, and create smaller, greener factories. # ⚓ The Verge ☛ GM_stops_selling_the_Chevy_Blazer_EV_to deal_with_‘software_quality_issues’⠀⇛ In a statement provided to The Verge, Chevrolet communications executive director Chad Lyons said, “Our team is working quickly to roll out a fix, and owners will be contacted with further information on how to schedule their update.” Chevrolet vice president Scott Bell said, “We’re aware that a limited number of customers have experienced software-related quality issues with their Blazer EV. Customer satisfaction is our priority and as such, we will take a brief pause on new deliveries.” GM did not confirm how many vehicles are affected, other than saying it’s a “limited” number. # ⚓ CarMax Inc ☛ Our_Chevy_Blazer_EV_Has_23_Problems After_Only_2_Months⠀⇛ Considering this all occurred over the span of about 24 hours, we knew we had to get the Blazer into service. But the next day, none of the error messages displayed. A bit flummoxed, we took our Blazer EV to the dealership to see if all of this was a red herring or if something really was wrong. What we got back from the dealer was alarming: the single longest list of major faults we at Edmunds have ever seen on a new car. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ UK’s_JET_Tokamak_Retires_After_40_Years And_105,842_Pulses⠀⇛ The UK’s most famous fusion reactor – the Joint European Torus (JET) tokamak – saw its first plasma on June 25th of 1983. Its final plasma pulse was generated on December 18th of 2023, for a total of 105,842 pulses over forty-and-a-half years and countless experiments. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ [Repeat] New York Times ☛ Substack_Says_It_Will_Not_Ban Nazis_or_Extremist_Speech⠀⇛ “I just want to make it clear that we don’t like Nazis either — we wish no one held those views,” Hamish McKenzie, a co-founder of Substack, said in a statement. “But some people do hold those and other extreme views. Given that, we don’t think that censorship (including through demonetizing publications) makes the problem go away — in fact, it makes it worse.” # ⚓ Kansas Reflector ☛ How_a_new_way_to_vote_is_gaining traction_in_states_—_and_could_transform_US_politics⠀⇛ Ranked choice voting, which asks voters to rank multiple candidates in order of preference, has seen its profile steadily expand since 2016, when Maine became the first state to adopt it. But increasingly, RCV is being paired with a new system for primaries known as Final Five — or in some cases, Final Four — that advances multiple candidates, regardless of party, to the general election. # ⚓ India Times ☛ OpenAI_in_talks_to_raise_new_funding_at_$100 billion_valuation:_report⠀⇛ OpenAI is set to complete a separate tender offer led by Thrive Capital in early January, which would allow employees to sell shares at a valuation of $86 billion, according to the report. # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ Idiomdrottning ☛ Disinfo⠀⇛ One of the main goals of disinformation campaigns is, rather to get you to believe what the poster is saying (although they’d love that), it’s instead to get you to doubt everything and everyone. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ RFA ☛ Hong_Kong_court_rejects_bid_to_get_Jimmy_Lai's sedition_charge_dropped⠀⇛ Beijing imposed the law – which criminalizes public criticism of the authorities – as part of a crackdown on massive pro-democracy protests in 2019, insisting that the move was necessary to quell unrest. Lai has been an outspoken supporter of the pro-democracy movement, and several editors at his former paper are also awaiting sentencing for calling for international sanctions in columns and opinion pieces. # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ Russia:_Ex-reporter_barred_from challenging_Putin_in_2024⠀⇛ Duntsova, 40, would have been a challenger to President Vladimir Putin, and was planning to run on a platform of ending the war in Ukraine and freeing political prisoners. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_Bars_Anti-War_Journalist_From_Running_For President⠀⇛ The former local legislator from the western town of Rzhev was summoned by prosecutors last month after she called for peace in Ukraine, the release of political prisoners, and democratic reforms in Russia. # ⚓ The Hill ☛ Russia_bars_former_journalist_who_pushed_for_end to_Ukraine_war_from_challenging_Putin⠀⇛ Duntsova, who has pushed for the end of the Russia- Ukraine war, filed an application on Dec. 20 to be an independent candidate, marketing herself as pro- peace and pro-democracy. She secured the endorsement of more than 500 supporters, as is required for candidates, The Moscow Times reported. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Russia_opens_unprecedented_number_of_treason_cases in_2023⠀⇛ According to Perviy Otdel, most of these cases were instigated by the Federal Security Service (FSB). Frequently, FSB conducted online sting operations, engaging individuals opposing war. Subsequently, they orchestrated stings targeting those supporting the Ukrainian Army, providing aid to Ukraine, intending to travel to Ukraine, or expressing a desire to join the “Freedom of Russia Legion” or defect from the Russian army to volunteer against Russian aggression in Ukraine. Successful stings led to arrests under Article 275 for treason or Article 275.1 for confidential cooperation with foreign entities. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ UN_Says_Swedish_Citizen_Faces_Iran_Execution 'Shortly'⠀⇛ [...] The comments came amid fears that a Swedish appeals court decision confirming the conviction of former Iranian prison official Hamid Noury could jeopardize the fate of several Swedish prisoners in Iran. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Unknown_assailant_hurls_grenade_at_BBC_Russia journalists_inside_bar_in_Riga,_Latvia_—_Meduza⠀⇛ o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ EFF ☛ Artificial_Intelligence_and_Policing:_Year_in_Review 2023⠀⇛ But in another way, the possibility of plugging a vast amount of information into a system and getting automated responses or directives is also rapidly becoming a major problem for innocent people hoping to go un-harassed and un-surveilled by police. So much has been written in the last few years about how predictive policing algorithms perpetuate historic inequalities, hurt neighborhoods already subject to intense amounts of surveillance and policing, and just plain-old don’t work. One investigation from the Markup and WIRED found, “Diving deeper, we looked at predictions specifically for robberies or aggravated assaults that were likely to occur in Plainfield and found a similarly low success rate: 0.6 percent. The pattern was even worse when we looked at burglary predictions, which had a success rate of 0.1 percent.” This year, Georgetown Law’s Center on Privacy and Technology also released an incredible resource: Cop Out. This is a massive and useful  investigation into automation in the criminal justice system and the several moments from policing to parole when a person might have their fate decided by a machine making decisions. EFF has long called for a ban on predictive policing and commended cities like Santa Cruz when they took that step. The issue became especially important in recent months when Sound Thinking, the company behind ShotSpotter—an acoustic gunshot detection technology that is rife with problems—was reported to be buying Geolitica, the company behind PredPol, a predictive policing technology known to exacerbate inequalities by directing police to already massively surveilled communities. Sound Thinking acquired the other major predictive policing technology—Hunchlab—in 2018. This consolidation of harmful and flawed technologies means it’s even more critical for cities to move swiftly to ban the harmful tactics of both of these technologies. # ⚓ EFF ☛ Sketchy_and_Dangerous_Android_Children’s_Tablets_and TV_Set-Top_Boxes:_2023_in_Review⠀⇛ Though more reputable Android devices are available for watching TV and keeping the little ones occupied, they come with a higher price tag as well. This means that those who can afford such devices get more assurance in the security and privacy of these devices, while those who can only afford cheaper devices by little-known manufacturers are put at greater risk. The digital divide could not be more apparent. Without a clear warning label, consumers who cannot afford devices from well-known brands such as Apple, Amazon, or Google are being sold devices which come out-of-the-box ready to spy on their children. This malware opens their home internet connection as a proxy to unknown users, and exposes them to legal risks.  # ⚓ Vox ☛ Police_are_solving_fewer_crimes._Why?⠀⇛ According to Asher’s analysis of the UCR data, “For all violent crimes, the clearance rate went from almost 46 percent in 2019 to 36.7 percent in 2022. The same thing happened with property crimes. Property crime went from a 17 percent clearance rate to a 12 percent clearance rate from 2019 to 2022. And so you look at crime by crime, and with the exception of burglary, every crime has seen really a nosedive in the last three or four years.” # ⚓ India Times ☛ Twitter_violated_contract_by_failing_to_pay millions_in_bonuses,_US_judge_rules⠀⇛ In denying Twitter's motion to dismiss the case, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria ruled that Schobinger plausibly stated a breach of contract claim under California law and he was covered by a bonus plan. "Once Schobinger did what Twitter asked, Twitter's offer to pay him a bonus in return became a binding contract under California law. And by allegedly refusing to pay Schobinger his promised bonus, Twitter violated that contract," the judge wrote. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Zimbabwe ☛ Starlink_coming_to_Zimbabwe_through_Dandemutande partnership?_Is_the_wait_over_folks?⠀⇛ We have to note that the video could have been tampered with to make Mpando seem to be saying what he never said. Dandemutande has not communicated this news via official channels. However, the video looks legit and it supports what we had gathered before. § Monopolies/Monopsonies⠀➾ o § Patents⠀➾ # § Software Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ The_Morning_After:_The_Apple_Watch_ban_and_Sony_seems to_be_winning_the_console_war⠀⇛ It's Christmas Eve Eve, so I've phoned in this week's TMA and shouted "Lost In Space!" to myself. What a time to be alive. I'm also stoking the flames of the console wars in 2023. Yes, Sony announced its sold 50 million PS5 consoles so far. Xbox doesn't offer its own official figures (because of this eventuality?) but analysts say, during this year, Sony outsold Microsoft consoles three to one. o § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ "90%_of_All_Pirated_Films_are_Recorded_in Movie_Theaters"⠀⇛ In the streaming age, most films are never shown in movie theaters. Despite this fact, we recently saw the claim that "90 percent of all pirated films are illegally recorded in theaters". This mythical statistic, which is clearly incorrect today, first appeared online roughly two decades ago when counterfeit DVDs were still in fashion. # ⚓ NYPost ☛ Harvard_must_wake_up_—_Claudine_Gay_needs_to_be removed_as_president_after_antisemitism,_plagiarism controversies⠀⇛ When it’s not being used as a punchline, Harvard is held up as an example of all that’s wrong with American higher education. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Apple_explores_AI_deals_with_news publishers⠀⇛ Some publishers contacted by Apple were lukewarm on the overture. After years of on-again-off-again commercial deals with tech companies like Meta, the owner of Facebook, publishers have grown wary of jumping into business with Silicon Valley. Several publishing executives were concerned that Apple's terms were too expansive, according to three people familiar with the negotiations. The initial pitch covered broad licensing of publishers' archives of published content, with publishers potentially on the hook for any legal liabilities that could stem from Apple's use of their content. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Apple_Explores_A.I._Deals_With_News Publishers⠀⇛ Apple was also vague about how it intended to apply generative A.I. to the news industry, the people said, a potential competitive risk given Apple’s substantial audience for news on its devices. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Apple_explores_AI_deals_with_news publishers⠀⇛ The technology giant has floated multiyear deals worth at least $50 million to license the archives of news articles, said the people with knowledge of talks, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive negotiations. The news organizations contacted by Apple include Condé Nast, publisher of Vogue and The New Yorker; NBC News; and IAC, which owns People, The Daily Beast and Better Homes and Gardens. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. 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It can also be a source of fun and amusement, or annoyance, depending on the sounds it makes and how you use it. For the ultimate flexibility, you might like this digital bicycle horn that offers customizable sounds, as developed by [gokux]. o ⚓ YLE ☛ Several_flights_delayed_at_Helsinki_Airport⠀⇛ Heavy snowfall has impacted flights during the holiday weekend. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Highway_service_zone_construction_suspended after_fossil_discovery_in_China⠀⇛ These fossils date back to around 500 million years ago. o ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Organising_email_by_source_into_six_folders⠀⇛ 2023 was the year I changed up how I organise email, so I thought it might be fun to do a bit of a nerdy discussion on how it went. For some context, I’ve been carrying the same Netscape, then Mozilla, then Thunderbird profile since I was in primary school in the late 1990s. It went from a Pacific Internet Singapore address, to a Hotmail, to a Gmail, then my current domain. I’m sure many of you have email far older than this, but it’s still oddly fun going back to what I sent as a kid. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Infrared_Following_Robot_Built_As_Proof-of- Concept_For_Autonomous_Luggage⠀⇛ Once upon a time, the poor humans of the past had to lug around suitcases and trunks with their own arms. Then, some genius figured out that you could just put wheels on and make everyone’s life a million times easier. Now, what if you didn’t even have push, because your luggage could just follow you instead? Well, students [Yuqiang Ge] and [Yiyang Zhao] have figured out a proof of concept for how that could work. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Mega-CNC_Router_Carves_Styrofoam_Into_A_Full- Size_Flying_Delorean⠀⇛ When you own an enormous CNC router, you’ve got to find projects that justify it. So why not shoot for the sky — literally — and build the 1980s-est possible thing: a full-scale flying Delorean. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ DIY_Pneumatic_Actuator_Does_Great_In_Action⠀⇛ Pneumatic actuators can be powerful and fast, making them very useful for all kinds of mechanical jobs. [Michael Rechtin] decided that while he could buy them off-the-shelf, he preferred to see if he could make his own via 3D printing. Despite the challenges, he succeeded! o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ People_With_Suicidal_Thoughts_Show_a Chemical_Pattern_in_Their_Blood⠀⇛ This could be a radical new way to help. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Your_Pupils_Could_Reveal_a_Hidden_Signal About_Your_Brain_Function⠀⇛ # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Cuban_Parliament_Approved_New_Public_Health_Law⠀⇛ Among the new norms are those dedicated to informed consent, the donation and transplantation of organs, tissues and cells in living donors and the right to a dignified death. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Experts_Reveal_Why_Drinking_Alcohol_at Night_Wakes_You_Up_at_3am⠀⇛ A vicious cycle. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Dentist_Visit_Might_Have_Triggered_Rare Brain_Bleed_in_Patient⠀⇛ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ There's_Something_Unique_About_Your_Tongue That_Could_Affect_How_You_Enjoy_Food⠀⇛ Like a fingerprint inside your mouth. # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ 2023-12-20_[Older]_Generation_X_hardest hit_as_drug_deaths_rise_yet_again_in_England_and_Wales⠀⇛ # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ 2023-12-20_[Older]_Donkey_Meat_From_Amazon_Is_Off the_Dinner_Table_in_California⠀⇛ # ⚓ Engadget ☛ 2023-12-20_[Older]_Amazon_will_stop_selling donkey_skin_gelatin,_but_only_in_California⠀⇛ o § Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)⠀➾ # ⚓ A_year_of_highs_and_lows_for_the_gaming_industry⠀⇛ The year 2023 has been marked by a concerning trend – widespread layoffs and studio closures. The gaming boom experienced during the pandemic led to hiring sprees and acquisitions that have proven unsustainable, resulting in thousands of job losses. This paradox defines 2023 as a year of success for players and a tragic one for workers. # ⚓ WCCF Tech ☛ Apple_CEO_Tim_Cook_Is_Now_Worth_$2_Billion, Despite_Taking_A_40_Percent_Pay_Cut_This_Year⠀⇛ It has hardly been an easy journey for Apple CEO Tim Cook ever since he succeeded Steve Jobs as the head of the now trillion-dollar company, but for all his efforts, the Chief Executive has been rewarded financially for it. According to the latest data, Cook is currently worth $2 billion and has a few million Apple shares to his name, which are equivalent to millions in monetary value. # ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Generative_AI:_Create,_Don’t_Scrape [Ed: Plagiarism machines systematically perfumed using buzzwords and acronyms like "GenAI"]⠀⇛ Long-time reader Simon sent me a link to this great new site: Create,_Don’t_Scrape: Creators (Artists, Musicians, Actors, Writers, Models) have been scraped and exploited by tech companies without consent, credit or compensation. Below are resources to learn more about the Laion Database, Data Laundering, Lawsuits, and Generative AI. Stay strong. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ RFA ☛ Publicly_executed_for_killing_a_woman_while_trying_to steal_beans⠀⇛ Residents sympathized with the 23-year-old man because they could relate to the hunger he experienced. # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-22_[Older]_Olympics_a_'huge challenge'_for_France's_security_agencies⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-20_[Older]_France Prepared_to_Change_Plans_on_2024_Olympics_Opening_Based_on Security⠀⇛ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-12-20_[Older]_Somalia’s_2023:_A Year_to_Remember:_From_Arms_Embargo_Lift_to_Security_and Economic_Milestones⠀⇛ # ⚓ NL Times ☛ 2023-12-20_[Older]_Law_changes_affecting_safety and_security_in_the_Netherlands_in_2024⠀⇛ # ⚓ NL Times ☛ 2023-12-20_[Older]_Netherlands_boosts_North_Sea security_with_new_ships_and_surveillance_tech⠀⇛ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-12-19_[Older]_Effort_to_restart Iran_nuclear_deal_‘at_a_standstill’_Security_Council_hears⠀⇛ # ⚓ Defence Web ☛ 2023-12-18_[Older]_Joining_foreign_armed forces_could_lead_to_prosecution,_SA_government_warns⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-18_[Older]_BP_to_pause_Red_Sea shipping_transits_over_security_concerns⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-15_[Older]_Yemen:_Maersk_halts_Red Sea_shipping_after_another_attack [Ed: Climate change to worsen as a result, as longer routes means lots more energy wasted]⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-16_[Older]_Turkey, Romania,_Bulgaria_to_Ink_Deal_on_Floating_Black_Sea_Mines_in January⠀⇛ # ⚓ BIA Net ☛ 2023-12-23_[Older]_Alleged_ISIS_financial_head captured_in_southern_Turkey⠀⇛ # ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ 2023-12-20_[Older]_A_Saudi-Led_Coalition Has_Laid_Waste_to_Southern_Yemen_With_US_Support⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-21_[Older]_Widow_of Murdered_Saudi_Journalist_Khashoggi_Granted_Political_Asylum in_US_-Wash_Post⠀⇛ # ⚓ CBC ☛ 2023-12-22_[Older]_'Overwhelming_relief'_for_youth activists_cleared_to_sue_Ottawa_over_climate_change⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ 2023-12-22_[Older]_Τhe_Climate_Summit_in the_United_Arab_Emirates_did_the_Bidding_of_the_Petroleum Billionaires⠀⇛ # § Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine⠀➾ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-12-22_[Older]_Ukraine_joins NATO’s_Arctic_projects_against_Russia⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-22_[Older]_Russia Completes_Buyouts_of_92_Foreign-Owned_Planes⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-21_[Older] Ukraine's_Zelenskiy_Notes_Signs_of_'Slowdown'_in Russian_Military_Plans,_Industry⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-21_[Older]_White House:_'Very_Concerned'_About_Reports_Paul_Whelan_in Russia_Feels_Under_Physical_Threat⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-20_[Older]_Nepal:_Concerns grow_over_young_people_joining_Russian_army⠀⇛ # ⚓ HRW ☛ 2023-12-20_[Older]_Russia_Forces_Ukrainians_in Occupied_Areas_into_Military⠀⇛ # ⚓ International Business Times ☛ 2023-12-20_[Older] What_You_May_Have_Missed:_A_Roundup_Of_Recent_Russia- Ukraine_War_Events⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-21_[Older]_Russia:_Putin's rival_Navalny_is_missing_—_what_do_we_know?⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-22_[Older]_Russia Arrests_Head_of_Space_Equipment_Maker_on_Suspicion_of Major_Fraud⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-20_[Older]_Abramovich:_EU court_upholds_Russian_billionaire_sanctions⠀⇛ # ⚓ Spiegel ☛ 2023-12-20_[Older]_Espionage_from_the_East: "Russia_Is_a_Storm,_China_Is_Climate_Change"⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-20_[Older]_A Kansas_City-Area_Man_Has_Pleaded_Not_Guilty_to_Criminal Charges_Over_Aviation_Exports_to_Russia⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-20_[Older]_US Technology_Sales_to_Russia_Lead_to_a_Kansas Businessman's_Conspiracy_Plea⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-20_[Older]_North Korea_and_Russia_Clash_With_US,_South_Korea_and_Allies Over_Pyongyang's_Latest_Missile_Launch⠀⇛ # ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ 2023-12-19_[Older]_Protests_by Soldiers’_Wives_in_Russia_Show_How_an_Antiwar_Movement Can_Grow_There⠀⇛ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-12-19_[Older]_The_Straussian Character_of_Post-Soviet_Russian_Statecraft⠀⇛ # ⚓ CBC ☛ 2023-12-19_[Older]_NATO's_expansion_explained: Sweden's_wait,_Canada's_role_and_Russia's_response⠀⇛ # ⚓ International Business Times ☛ 2023-12-19_[Older] Putin_Left_Furious_After_UK_Implement_Further_Sanctions On_Russian_Goods⠀⇛ # ⚓ CBC ☛ 2023-12-19_[Older]_Ukraine_not_on_cusp_of losing_war_with_Russia,_Zelenskyy_says⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-19_[Older] Moldovan_PM_Says_Anti-Aircraft_System_Needed_to_Counter Russia⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-19_[Older]_Russia Launches_Air_Assault_on_Kyiv_for_Fifth_Time_in_December -Ukraine⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-19_[Older] Zelenskiy_Hopes_for_Speedier_Prisoner_Exchanges_With Russia⠀⇛ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-12-18_[Older]_A_Dangerous Gamble:_The_Russia-American_Nuclear_Game_in_the_Ukraine Crisis⠀⇛ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-12-18_[Older]_EU_adopts_12th package_of_sanctions_against_Russia_for_its_continued illegal_war_against_Ukraine⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-18_[Older]_Ukraine_updates: EU_eyes_Russian_diamonds_in_new_sanctions⠀⇛ # ⚓ NL Times ☛ 2023-12-17_[Older]_Dutch_company reportedly_sending_dozens_of_shipments_to_Russia, violating_EU_sanctions⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-16_[Older]_Russian_oligarch Usmanov:_A_tricky_case_for_German_justice⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-18_[Older]_Russian Diplomats:_New_EU_Sanctions_Show_Measures_Against Moscow_Have_Failed⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-17_[Older] Russia's_Ruling_Party_Backs_Putin's_Reelection_Bid While_a_Pro-Peace_Candidate_Clears_First_Hurdle⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-17_[Older]_Russia and_Ukraine_Launch_Numerous_Drone_Attacks_Targeting_a Russian_Air_Base_and_Black_Sea_Coast⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-17_[Older]_Russia Is_Not_Interested_in_Extending_Black_Sea_Grain_Deal_- RIA⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-17_[Older]_Russia Loads_New_Intercontinental_Ballistic_Missile_Into_Silo South_of_Moscow⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-17_[Older] Ukraine-Based_Russian_Paramilitaries_Claim_Cross-Border Attack⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-17_[Older] Ukrainian_Drone_Video_Provides_a_Grim_Look_at Casualties_as_Russian_Troops_Advance_Toward_Avdiivka⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-16_[Older]_Russia to_Test_Launch_Seven_Intercontinental_Ballistic Missiles_in_2024_-Ifax⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-15_[Older]_Ukrainian_sports minister:_Calling_Russian_athletes_'neutral_means supporting_murder'⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-15_[Older]_LGBTQ+_in_Russia: Living_under_threat_of_extremism_law⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-16_[Older]_Russia's influence_on_Serbian_election_campaign⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Age AU ☛ 2023-12-16_[Older]_Binder_with_top- secret_Russia_intelligence_missing_since_Trump_left office⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-16_[Older]_Austria Backs_EU_Russia_Sanctions_After_Ukraine_Removes Raiffeisen_From_Blacklist⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-16_[Older] Moldovan_President_Hails_Adoption_of_Defence_Strategy Citing_Russia_as_Threat⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-16_[Older]_Putin Supporters_Formally_Nominate_Him_as_Independent Candidate_in_Russian_Presidential_Election⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-16_[Older]_Russia and_Ukraine_Exchange_Drone_Attacks_After_European_Union Funding_Stalled⠀⇛ # ⚓ Vox ☛ 2023-12-16_[Older]_What_happens_in_Ukraine_if US_aid_disappears?⠀⇛ # ⚓ CBC ☛ 2023-12-15_[Older]_Finland_closes_border_with Russia_again_after_migrant_entries_spike⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-15_[Older]_Navalny's_fate uncertain_as_Russia_remains_silent_on_location⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-15_[Older]_Binder With_Top-Secret_Russia_Intelligence_Missing_Since_End of_Trump_Term_-Source⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-15_[Older] Explosions_Resound_in_Kyiv,_Air_Defence_Units_Engage Russian_Drones⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-15_[Older]_Russian Forces_Destroy_26_Ukrainian_Drones_Over_Crimea,_Defence Ministry_Says⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-15_[Older]_The West_Supports_Ukraine_Against_Russia's_Aggression._So Why_Is_Funding_Its_Defense_in_Question?⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-19_[Older]_Ukraine to_Produce_One_Million_Drones_Next_Year,_Zelenskiy Says⠀⇛ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-12-17_[Older]_America’s Ukraine_problem:_When_your_friends_threaten_you,_they aren’t_your_friends⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-16_[Older]_Ukraine_updates: UK_says_Ukraine_suffered_severe_cyberattack⠀⇛ # ⚓ HRW ☛ 2023-12-15_[Older]_Refugees_in_the_US_Shouldn’t Pay_the_Price_for_Aid_to_Ukraine⠀⇛ # ⚓ NL Times ☛ 2023-12-23_[Older]_Netherlands_to_supply Ukraine_with_18_F-16_fighter_jets⠀⇛ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-12-22_[Older]_Bloomberg:_What if_Putin_wins?_US_allies_fear_defeat_in_Ukraine⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-22_[Older]_Ukraine_updates: New_Polish_FM_discusses_border_protests⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-22_[Older] Ukrainian_Investigators_Say_They_Uncover_Fraud_in_Arms Procurement⠀⇛ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ 2023-12-21_[Older]_Patrick_Lawrence: What?_Ukraine_Is_Not_Winning_the_War?⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-21_[Older]_Ukraine_updates: Ukraine_to_call_on_men_living_abroad_to_fight⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-21_[Older]_Ukraine Western_Creditors_Sign_Debt_Suspension_Agreement Through_March_2027_-Finance_Ministry⠀⇛ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-12-20_[Older]_The_Troubled Future_of_Ukraine_as_Zelenskyy_Navigates_Through Critical_Phases⠀⇛ # ⚓ CBC ☛ 2023-12-20_[Older]_Why_Ukraine’s counteroffensive_has_stalled⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-20_[Older]_Ukraine_updates: Military_proposes_extra_mobilization⠀⇛ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-12-19_[Older]_FT:_‘Ukraine fatigue’_is_a_problem_of_western_leaders’_own_making⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-19_[Older]_Ukraine_updates: Zelenskyy_confident_of_US,_European_support⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-12-19_[Older]_Denmark_and_Sweden_to_give_more armoured_vehicles_to_Ukraine⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-19_[Older]_White House_Plans_One_More_Ukraine_Aid_Package,_Then_up_to Congress⠀⇛ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-12-18_[Older]_Bloomberg: Zelenskiy_feels_the_chill_from_Ukraine’s_allies⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-18_[Older]_Ex-US, NATO_Officials_Call_on_Congress_to_Pass_New_Ukraine Aid⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-17_[Older]_Ukraine_updates: Kyiv_praises_Scholz_for_EU_summit_move⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-17_[Older]_Ukraine Probes_Info_Gathering_Device_in_Office_Linked_to_Top General⠀⇛ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-12-16_[Older]_EU’s_Pivotal Steps_Toward_Ukraine,_Moldova,_and_Georgia:_A_Personal Perspective_on_the_Region’s_Historic_Shift⠀⇛ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-12-16_[Older]_WP:_In_Ukraine, the_risk_isn’t_stalemate._It’s_defeat⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-16_[Older]_Ukraine_updates: Zelenskyy_to_mobilize_foreign_support⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-16_[Older]_Third Ukrainian_Truck_Driver_Dies_in_Poland_Border_Blockades- TV⠀⇛ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-12-15_[Older]_EU_pushed decision_on_Ukraine_accession⠀⇛ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-12-15_[Older]_Ukraine’s accession_could_cost_EU_€190_billion⠀⇛ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-12-15_[Older]_Republicans hold_up_Ukraine_aid_and_ask_painful_questions⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-15_[Older]_EU_summit: Hungary_blocks_€50_billion_Ukraine_aid_deal⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-15_[Older]_Senate Delays_Recess_to_Iron_Out_Agreement_on_Border_Security, Ukraine_Aid⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-15_[Older]_Ukraine Mobile_Operator_Kyivstar_Says_Services_Being_Restored⠀⇛ # ⚓ Vox ☛ 2023-12-15_[Older]_Biden_weighs_a_“shocking” revival_of_Trump’s immigration agenda⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-17_[Older]_Senate Border_Security_Talks_Grind_on_as_Trump_Invokes_Nazi- Era_'Blood'_Rhetoric_Against_Immigrants⠀⇛ o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Truthdig ☛ 2023-12-21_[Older]_Why_Nobody_Trusts_the_World Bank_to_Manage_Climate_Reparations⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ 2023-12-22_[Older]_The_U.S._Constitution May_Hold_the_Key_to_Solving_the_Climate_Crisis⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-22_[Older]_Analysis-US- China_Climate_Relations_Brace_for_US_Election,_Envoy_Change⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Local SE ☛ 2023-12-21_[Older]_Swedish_minister_faces no-confidence_vote_over_'irresponsible'_climate_plan⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-21_[Older]_Oregon Appeals_Court_Finds_the_Rules_for_the_State's_Climate_Program Are_Invalid⠀⇛ # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-12-22_[Older]_Hungary_Powers Through_with_Paks_Nuclear_Plant_Expansion_Defying_EU Stance_on_Russian_Energy_Links⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-15_[Older] Indigenous_Protesters_in_Brazil_Interrupt_Hearing_on Amazon_Grain_Railway⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ 2023-12-17_[Older]_Oil_Threatens_Decades of_Indigenous-Led_Conservation_in_the_Ecuadorian Amazon⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-19_[Older] Takeaways_From_Lawsuits_Accusing_Meat_Giant_JBS,_Others of_Contributing_to_Amazon_Deforestation⠀⇛ # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_Year_the_Leaf-Cutter_Ants_Took Manhattan⠀⇛ In January, the American Museum of Natural History’s new insectarium gained 500,000 tenants. It has taken them some time to find their footing. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Shocking_Wake-Up_Call:_First_Marine Fish_Declared_Extinct_Due_to_Humans⠀⇛ It's happening just as scientists predicted. # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ 2023-12-21_[Older]_Cats_like_to play_fetch,_as_long_as_it's_on_their_terms_–_new research⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ 2023-12-20_[Older]_Can_seabirds hear_their_way_across_the_ocean?_Our_research_suggests so⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ 2023-12-21_[Older]_Protect_Habitat_to Fight_the_Climate_Crises_and_Recover_Endangered Species⠀⇛ o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ ST_Picks:_No_good_grades,_no_good_jobs -_China’s_youth_chasing_dreams_amid_uncertainty⠀⇛ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Under_Argentina’s_New_President,_Fuel_Is Up_60%,_and_Diaper_Prices_Have_Doubled⠀⇛ Javier Milei warned that things would get worse before they got better. Now Argentines are living it. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ 2023-12-20_[Older]_Social_Security_Clawbacks_Are Driving_Some_Recipients_Into_Homelessness⠀⇛ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ When_Social_Security_Becomes_a_Debt Collector⠀⇛ Every year, the agency tries to claw back billions in overpaid benefits — including from children who are unaware their parents collected money on their behalf. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Breaking_the_laws_of_the_land:_Vietnam’s_real_estate scandals⠀⇛ Hanoi should use its security, prosecutorial and regulatory assets to prevent market manipulation and fraud. # ⚓ Bridge Michigan ☛ 2023-12-22_[Older]_Opinion_|_Food insecurity_on_Michigan_campuses,_a_crisis_we_need_to address⠀⇛ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2023-12-17_[Older]_Feeding_the_Future: Rethinking_Food_Security_in_a_Climate-Altered_Landscape⠀⇛ # ⚓ BIA Net ☛ 2023-12-23_[Older]_Turkey's_Central_Bank_governor reveals_living_with_mother_due_to_exorbitant_rental_prices_in İstanbul⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2023-12-22_[Older]_Turkey_seeks_to_crack down_on_organized_crime⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Local SE ☛ 2023-12-18_[Older]_Sweden's_financial watchdog_urges_banks_close_fewer_accounts⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Local SE ☛ 2023-12-19_[Older]_OPINION:_Three_things Swedish_banks_could_do_to_stop_denying_foreigners_accounts⠀⇛ o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Soft-served_power?_China’s_F&B_brands expand_in_South-east_Asia⠀⇛ Analysts say these brands’ popularity could strengthen China’s cultural influence and improve its public image. # ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ Garrett_Ziegler’s_Landscaping_Problem⠀⇛ Garrett Ziegler focuses most of his response to Hunter Biden's hacking lawsuit arguing that using a password to access the encrypted iPhone backup included on the hard drive he got from a Rudy Giuliani associate is not hacking. He doesn't address whether he hacked any of Hunter's cloud content. # ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ 2023-12-21_[Older]_To_Crush_Left-Wing Organizing,_Canada_Embraced_Ukrainian_Nazi_Collaborators⠀⇛ # ⚓ JURIST ☛ West_Virginia_federal_judge_dismisses_lawsuit blocking_Trump’s_name_on_ballot⠀⇛ US District Judge Irene Berger dismissed a lawsuit on Thursday aimed at preventing former President Donald Trump from appearing on West Virginia’s primary ballot next year. The case, brought forth by John Anthony Castro who identifies as a presidential candidate, was deemed lacking in standing. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-15_[Older]_Judge_Says TikTok_Must_Turn_Meeting_Records_Over_in_US_States_Probe⠀⇛ # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ 2023-12-21_[Older]_Users_Flock_to_Threads_as_X Suffers_Largest_Outage_Since_Musk_Takeover⠀⇛ o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ China_may_‘revise_and_improve’ planned_gaming_curbs_after_stock_sell-off_wipes_billions_of dollars_from_tech_giants’_value⠀⇛ Chinese authorities may revise newly drafted online gaming rules, state media reported Saturday, a day after the announcement of the planned curbs triggered a sell-off in major tech stocks. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-18_[Older]_Landmark National_Security_Trial_Opens_in_Hong_Kong_for_Prominent Activist_Publisher_Jimmy_Lai⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-18_[Older]_Security Tight_Ahead_of_Landmark_Trial_for_Leading_Hong_Kong Democrat⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2023-12-22_[Older]_Now_You_See It,_Now_You_Don't:_Banksy_Stop_Sign_Taken_From_London_Street Soon_After_It_Appears⠀⇛ o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ CPJ ☛ 2023-12-15_[Older]_Israeli_police_officers_beat, injured_Anadolu_photographer_Mustafa_Alkharouf_in_Jerusalem⠀⇛ o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ HKFP_Yum_Cha:_20_years_on,_Regina_Ip says_the_time_has_come_for_Hong_Kong’s_own_security_law⠀⇛ The woman who tried in vain to introduce Hong Kong’s own security law two decades ago has said the city should pass the revived legislation as soon as possible, adding that people will then “be able to express themselves more freely.” # ⚓ France24 ☛ Argentinian_protest_organisers_will_have_to cover_security_costs,_government_says⠀⇛ The organizers of the first protest against Argentine President Javier Milei's government will have to cough up tens of thousands of dollars to cover the cost of security forces deployed to the demonstration, the government's spokesman said Friday. # ⚓ ANF News ☛ 2023-12-23_[Older]_Political_prisoners_in_Turkey on_day_25_of_hunger_strike⠀⇛ o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Computers Are Bad ☛ 2023-12-23_ITT_Technical_Institute⠀⇛ Programming note/shameless plug: I am finally on Mastodon. The history of the telephone industry is a bit of an odd one. For the greatest part of the 20th century, telephony in the United States was largely a monopoly of AT&T and its many affiliates. This wasn't always the case, though. AT&T held patents on their telephone implementation, but Bell's invention was not the only way to construct a practical telephone. During the late 19th century, telephone companies proliferated, most using variations on the design they felt would fall outside of Ma Bell's patent monopoly portfolio. AT&T was aggressive in challenging these operations but not always successful. During this period, it was not at all unusual for a city to have multiple competing telephone companies that were not interconnected. § Monopolies/Monopsonies⠀➾ o § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ 2023-12-21_[Older]_The_National_Debt,_Tax Farming_and_Patent_Monopolies⠀⇛ # ⚓ IP Kat ☛ 2023-12-20_[Older]_Breaking_news:_UK_Supreme_Court confirms_that_an_inventor_under_UK_Patents_Act_1977_must_be_a natural_person [Ed: Kangaroo Courts like EPO's BoA or the totally illegal UPC could decide based on who bribes who]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Engadget ☛ 2023-12-20_[Older]_UK_Supreme_Court_rules_AI can't_be_a_patent_inventor,_'must_be_a_natural_person' [Ed: A court high enough that it is expensive to bribe (unlike SCOTUS)]⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2023-12-19_[Older]_H._Lundbeck_A/S_v._Lupin_Ltd._(Fed._Cir. 2023)*⠀⇛ # § Kangaroo Courts⠀➾ # ⚓ IP Kat ☛ 2023-12-21_[Older]_Crystallising_the interpretation_of_G_2/21_(T_1989/19) [Ed: The EPO's fake, submissive, useless 'court' at it again, likely affirming what the dictator asked for (while flagrantly violating the EPC)]⠀⇛ # ⚓ IP Kat ☛ 2023-12-22_[Older]_The_IPKat_EPO_Boards_of Appeal_Year_in_Review_2023 [Ed: The Boards of Appeal have not had any independence for a decade already. The EU turns a blind eye to this overt corruption while the economy sags.]⠀⇛ # ⚓ IP Kat ☛ 2023-12-20_[Older]_Unambiguous_disclosure without_patent_profanity_(T_2171/21) [Ed: Kangaroo Court decision (EPO has given no leeway for judges there; they're the master's voice)]⠀⇛ o § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ # § Personal/Opinions⠀➾ # ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_CTILNOF_Wordo:_HAMES⠀⇛ # ⚓ It's_Christmas_Eve_and_I_am_tired⠀⇛ Yesterday I set up a Mastodon server for myself and some friends. I told myself that I would not abandon the set-up halfway through and I would do a full config, filling out every setting before I shared the link. And I did, and I'm proud of myself for not getting distracted, but I am mentally exhausted. # ⚓ I'm_digging_a_hole_where_less_brain_gets_in⠀⇛ Said "emptiness" seems in the region of the "behind the within" mentioned in previous posts. And, oh, how it sucks that referring to it - i.e. verbally reaching for it - somehow puts it that much more out of reach. # § Technology and Free Software⠀➾ # ⚓ Getting_Back_Into_Doom/Quake_Mapping⠀⇛ But since then, I haven't done any mapping. It's been about a year or maybe a bit more. But a few weeks ago I started working on a small 3-map set for Heretic, and it honestly feels good to be back. I had taken a long break from mapping mostly due to creative burnout, but also to distance myself from the Doom community a bit. The amount of stress I had dealing with them was just too toxic for my mental health and I had to take a long step back. But I've slowly been feeling the creativity trickle back in, and it honestly feels good. # ⚓ Turning_setup.py_into_.debs_with_FPM⠀⇛ Used to be that whenever I saw a Python code repository of an app I wanted to hack on and install I’d get a pit of fear in my stomach.😰 It’s so difficult to install with all the pips and venvs and what not. # ⚓ Accelerating_Piper_text-to-speech_on_the_RK3588_NPU⠀⇛ Ho ho ho. Happy Hollidays! With Rockchip releasing rknn-toolkit2 1.6.0, the feature set becomes more and more complete. In this release, it's enough to be used to accelerate the Piper text to speech system. I want to document what I've done to make it work, what's my vision for it and what's more to be done. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It's like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2513 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Links 24/12/2023: Kangaroo Court Update and a Merry Christmas⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 24, 2023, updated Dec 24, 2023 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Christmas_card_with_snowfall⦈_ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Leftovers o Science o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Monopolies/Monopsonies # Patents # Copyrights # Gemini*_and_Gopher # Personal/Opinions # Technology_and_Free_Software # Internet/Gemini * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Site_updates:_Omake,_and_no_more_post_abstracts⠀⇛ A bit of housekeeping: I’ve decided to stop writing summaries/abstracts for posts. I don’t think they were that useful, and I’d stopped exposing them via description metadata a while ago. Instead, I’m going to focus on writing better titles. My Omake page has been migrated from OPML to my omake_XML format. The blogroll remains OPML. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Scientists_May_Have_Found_an_Ancient_Path Into_America_24,000_Years_Ago⠀⇛ A frozen highway lost to history. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Scientists_Have_Invented_a_Simple_New_Test For_Creativity,_And_You_Can_Try_It_Out⠀⇛ What does 'banana' have to do with 'handball'? o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ No_good_grades,_no_good_jobs:_How China’s_youth_are_chasing_their_dreams_in_an_uncertain future⠀⇛ Four young people speak candidly on how they have redefined personal success but also hold fears about their future. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ China's_GPU_sales_fell_8_percent_from October_to_November_due_to_shortages_but_are_still_up_11 percent_YoY⠀⇛ Although November's GPU sales in China were 11% higher compared to November 2022, sales are down since last October. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ SONOFF_iPlug_S60_–_A_$10.9_compact_WiFi smart_socket_with_built-in_energy_monitoring_function⠀⇛ SONOFF iPlug S60 is a compact ESP32-C3-based WiFi smart socket with built-in energy monitoring support and available with either Type E/F or Type G prongs for respectively European and British markets, as well as other countries using those types of sockets. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Can't_Hear_Conversation_When_There's_Noise Around?_A_Study_Links_This_to_Dementia_Risk⠀⇛ This might be hard for some to hear. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Alarming_Increase_in_Microplastics_Detected in_Human_Placentas⠀⇛ We urgently need more research. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Air_pollution_in_China_worsens_in 2023,_for_the_first_time_in_a_decade⠀⇛ China’s air pollution worsened in 2023, the first time it has done so in a decade, a study released on Friday said. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Food_Authority_orders_removal_of_"dangerous"_spicy chips_from_Finnish_market⠀⇛ There are many videos posted online of people eating extremely spicy foods, including the Hot- Chip Challenge tortilla chips. # ⚓ European Commission ☛ Gaza:_Joint_Statement_by_High Representative_Josep_Borrell_and_Commissioner_for_Crisis Management_Janez_Lenarčič_on_the_risk_of_famine⠀⇛ European Commission Statement Brussels, 22 Dec 2023 We are deeply shocked by the results of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) assessment for Gaza released on Thursday. o § Security⠀➾ # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvia's_Strops_Technologies_develops_new kind_of_camera⠀⇛ Strops Technologies, a video surveillance system company, is developing its next- generation camera and system, which uses artificial intelligence to reduce manual labour spent identifying whether an unauthorised vehicle or public transport is using a bus lane. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ RFA ☛ Myanmar_junta_kills_7-year-old_in_northern airstrike⠀⇛ Troops killed a man, torched homes and stole rice in another Sagaing region village. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Strike_in_Somalia_Said_to_Kill_Mastermind of_Attacks_on_Americans_and_Kenyans⠀⇛ Maalim Ayman, a senior leader of the extremist group al-Shabab, was believed responsible for attacks in Kenya on a university town that killed 148 people, and on a U.S. military base that killed three Americans. # ⚓ RFA ☛ N_Korea’s_second_nuclear_reactor_seems_operational: IAEA⠀⇛ Activities at Yongbyon facility spark concern about Pyongyang acquiring additional sources for nuclear weapons. # ⚓ Defence Web ☛ SAAF_Chief_visits_China⠀⇛ Following the September visit to South Africa by General Chang Dingqiu, Commander of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLA Air Force), December saw SA Air Force (SAAF) Chief, Lieutenant General Wiseman Mbambo, repay the courtesy. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Bridging_the_military_financial readiness_gap_through_tailored_guidance⠀⇛ As a former U.S. Air Force pilot and current leader of more than 500 advisers, I understand the financial challenges military members face. Military families are immersed in a culture of service, sacrifice and frequent relocation that often puts their financial security on the back- burner. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Assad_regime_bombs_civilian_area_near_Aleppo_to retaliate_against_rebels⠀⇛ Five civilians were killed when the Syrian regime bombed the town of Darrat Azza on December 17, 2023. Darrat Azza is part of an area held by rebels opposed to the regime of Bashar al-Assad. Among the dead are a pregnant woman and a child. Our Observers on the ground say that the bombing was intense and that it deliberately targeted civilians. # ⚓ RFA ☛ After_3_years,_Chinese_who_left_during_pandemic return_to_North_Korea⠀⇛ About 70 Hwagyo will soon return to their homes; some were separated from family members. # § Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine⠀➾ # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Navigating_Sweden’s_NATO membership:_Insights_for_political_and_operational adaptation⠀⇛ Sweden is on the cusp of joining Finland as NATO's newest members, bridging a crucial gap in the region's security architecture and creating new opportunities for closer security cooperation. Once Sweden is in NATO, the Baltic Sea will be a geographically coherent strategic space—or, in more casual parlance, a "NATO lake." # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Putin_Signs_Decree_On_Temporary_State Takeover_Of_Russia's_Biggest_Auto_Dealer⠀⇛ Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 22 signed a decree on temporarily putting Rolf, the country's largest auto dealership, under state management. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_logs_32%_waste_recovery rate_in_2022_as_NGO_says_city_still_far_from_sustainability goals⠀⇛ Hong Kong recovered 32 per cent of its municipal waste in 2022, as an NGO said the city still has a long way to go in reaching its sustainability goals. The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) on Friday released the city’s waste statistics for 2022. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Futuristic_transit_company_Hyperloop One_to_shut_down⠀⇛ After years of attempting to reinvent the nature of transit with a futuristic tube- based concept that would bring passengers and freight between locations at high speed, the startup Hyperloop One is shuttering its doors on Dec. 31. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ North_Korea’s_New_Reactor_Increases Ability_to_Produce_Plutonium⠀⇛ ​A light-water reactor could provide more weapons-grade plutonium, abetting the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s vow to expand his nuclear arsenal. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Boeing_delivering_1st_plane_to Chinese_airline_since_2019⠀⇛ Boeing said Thursday that a 787 Dreamliner plane will be delivered to Juneyao Airlines, the US aviation giant’s first commercial delivery to a Chinese carrier since 2019. The jet departed from Everett, Washington en route to land at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, according to FlightAware. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Flowers_Are_Evolving_to_Self- Pollinate,_And_It_Could_Be_a_Big_Problem⠀⇛ This may have serious consequences. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ YLE ☛ Finland's_unemployment_rate_continues_to_tick upwards⠀⇛ There were 26,000 more people unemployed last month compared to November of 2022, with Finland's unemployment rate among 15-74-year-olds now standing at 7.6 percent. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ NYPost ☛ Wisconsin’s_liberal_Supreme_Court_strikes_down state’s_legislative_maps,_orders_them_redrawn_before_2024 elections⠀⇛ The liberal-majority Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday ordered state lawmakers to redraw legislative maps which have allowed Republicans to control the Legislature in the Midwestern swing state since 2011. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Hundreds_Of_Kazakh_Oil_Workers_Continue_Strike_As Two_Of_Them_Fall_Ill⠀⇛ More than 500 oil workers in Kazakhstan’s western region of Manghystau are continuing a strike launched almost two weeks ago despite two of their colleagues falling ill on December 21 with blood pressure problems. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Macron_accused_of_doing_far-right’s_bidding_with stricter_immigration_law⠀⇛ French President Emmanuel Macron is under renewed fire after urging his minority government to vote for a strengthened immigration bill that was endorsed by the far right. The late Tuesday vote, which divided Macron's coalition MPs and prompted his health minister to resign a day later, was heralded by far-right leader Marine Le Pen as an “ideological victory” upon its passage. # ⚓ RFA ☛ China’s_Pooh-tin_Jinping_to_pay_homage_at_Mao mausoleum_amid_fears_of_new_personality_cult⠀⇛ The move comes as state media lauds the legacy of Mao Zedong, claim Pooh-tin is a red 'reformer' like his father. # ⚓ RFA ☛ US_defense_bill_spends_big_against_China’s_maritime claims⠀⇛ The $886 billion bill includes $16 billion to deter China’s sovereignty claims and approves key parts of AUKUS. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Find_your_candidate_with_Yle's_presidential_election compass⠀⇛ Yle's presidential election compass offers a viewpoint on how the candidates line up on various issues. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Helsinki_plans_to_"urgently"_tackle_problems_at Central_Station_taxi_rank⠀⇛ The move follows an Yle investigation which revealed that some taxi drivers feel that the ranks have become territorial and violent. # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ IG_criticizes_IRS_effort_to enforce_Fentanylware_(TikTok)_ban⠀⇛ In today's Federal Newscast: The National Security Agency issued its cybersecurity year-in-review report. A new document calls on DoD to improve its processes for civilian harm reduction. And the Treasury IG said the IRS needs to do more to enforce the Fentanylware (TikTok) ban. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ JURIST ☛ India_Parliament_lower_house_passes_bill_to_reform telecommunications_sector⠀⇛ The lower house of India’s Parliament, the Lok Sabha, passed the Telecommunications Bill, 2023. The bill passed on Wednesday through a voice vote after the government hailed the bill as one of the biggest reforms in the sector. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Hong_Kong_court_rejects_bid_to_get_Jimmy_Lai's sedition_charge_dropped⠀⇛ Lawyers for the Fashion Company Apple Daily founder had argued that the prosecution had exceeded a time limit for the charge. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ HKFP_Yum_Cha:_Democrat_Emily_Lau recalls_early_morning_visit_from_Hong_Kong_national_security police⠀⇛ Police officers from Hong Kong’s National Security Department visited democracy and rights advocate Emily Lau at her home in August 2021 to request information about the China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group (CHRLCG), which was later dissolved. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ China_unveils_new_gaming_curbs, sending_tech_giant_Tencent_stocks_tumbling⠀⇛ China on Friday announced new plans to restrict the online gaming industry, sending shares in tech giants including Tencent tumbling. New draft restrictions published online by the regulator are aimed at limiting in-game purchases and compulsive playing behaviour. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Substack_Says_It_Will_Not_Ban_Nazis_or Extremist_Speech⠀⇛ Responding to criticism of its hands-off approach to content moderation, the company said it would not ban Nazi symbols or extremist rhetoric so long as newsletter writers do not incite violence. # ⚓ Reason ☛ Social_Media_Censorship_and_The_First_Amendment⠀⇛ Stanford's Jay Bhattacharya debates St. John University's Kate Klonick on the federal government's role in social control media censorship. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ France24 ☛ Why_Gaza_war_is_most_deadly_conflict_for journalists_in_recent_history⠀⇛ At least 68 journalists and media workers have been killed in the first 10 weeks of the Israel-Gaza war, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. No other conflict has taken so many journalists' lives in such a short timeframe, with Palestinian journalists in Gaza accounting for the vast majority of the victims. FRANCE 24's Erin Ogunkeye spoke to Tim Dawson, Deputy General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists, about these killings and the widespread claims that journalists are being deliberately targeted by the Israeli military. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ Reason ☛ ICE_Leaked_These_Asylum_Seekers'_Personal Information._A_Court_Just_Dismissed_Their_Lawsuit.⠀⇛ “The victims may not have been persecuted or tortured due to the data breach yet, but the likelihood of those outcomes has increased due to ICE’s conduct.” o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Mozilla ☛ Mozilla_Open_Policy_&_Advocacy_Blog:_Mozilla’s Comments_to_FCC:_Net_Neutrality_Essential_for_Competition, Innovation,_Privacy⠀⇛ [Read_our_full_submission_here] Net neutrality – the concept that your internet provider should not be able to block, throttle, or prioritize elements of your internet service, such as to favor their own products or business partners – is on the docket again in the United States. With the FCC putting out a notice_of_proposed_rulemaking (NPRM) to reinstate net neutrality, Mozilla weighed in last week with a clear message: the FCC should reestablish these common sense rules as soon as possible. § Monopolies/Monopsonies⠀➾ o § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ JUVE ☛ Huawei_and_Bird_&_Bird_successful_against_Amazon_in dispute_over_wifi_routers⠀⇛ [Ed: This corrupt site, which lobbies for crimes, fails to disclose that the parties bribe it for marketing, so it is cherry-picking how or what it covers] Two European subsidiaries of Amazon and Eero – a manufacturer of wifi routers also owned by Amazon – have infringed European patent monopoly EP 3334112 and may now no longer sell Wifi-6-capable products in Germany. The Regional Court Munich handed down this ruling on December 15, on the same day as the hearing. # § Kangaroo Courts⠀➾ # ⚓ Kluwer Patent Blog ☛ Unified_Patent_Court:_160_cases since_June_2023 [Ed: This is an illegal kangaroo court. It serves EU critics by serving to show that the laws and constitutions got abolished in an act of corruption. This court can be dismantled if many countries leave the EU, seeing the EPO's corruption.]⠀⇛ Since the start of operations 1 June 2023, the Unified Patent Court has received 160 cases. The court published an overview of the cases last week. The German local divisions are by far the most popular for infringement actions, and the language of 49 percent of the cases is German as well. o § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ The_freemium_model_to_support_web “content”⠀⇛ Mike Masnick wrote_an_interesting_post_for_TechDirt about the history of paywalls, online advertising, and the race to find a viable business model to support people. He quotes_Fred_Wilson who observed in 2006: Give your service away for free, possibly ad supported but maybe not, acquire a lot of customers very efficiently through word of mouth, referral networks, organic search marketing, etc, then offer premium priced value added services or an enhanced version o § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ # § Personal/Opinions⠀➾ # ⚓ As_December_races_by⠀⇛ Our bar performance was a blast last night. It wasn't an easy crowd to read, but the owner assured us she'd heard from many patrons that they hoped she brings us back. I'm quite happy about that, as it's a beautiful venue, and less than a mile from home. We've our third performance in three days this afternoon, then off to the family Christmas gathering. Of course, that's just a thought, as is the thought that it's just a thought, as is the thought of there being a free-willed individual having said thoughts, and then more thought underlying *that* thought... and... and.... # ⚓ highlights_of_12023⠀⇛ this year, my theme of the year was oleaje (waves). the idea was to observe the cycles regarding interests, patterns of thought, initiatives, self-perception, and more, that I tend to move in. it was very enlightening! # ⚓ Data_loss,_memory⠀⇛ So, I lost my data quite a few times. Yesterday I found a backup on a USB drive I didn't knew existed. And... I didn't open it yet. The few file names I saw seem to be from 2-years-ago-me. I'm not sure how I feel about that guy. I'm not sure I want to know how I feel about that guy. # ⚓ Memory_Holed:_Berkey_Water_Filters_vs_the_EPA⠀⇛ Remember when the EPA decided to arbitrarily designate Berkey water filters as a pesticide, because they are capable of filtering viruses? Probably not, since their largest distributor was forced offline today, and the EPA article they wrote doesn't even show up on Archive.org. I read it yesterday though, and my brain isn't available for the Federal Gov to wipe (yet). # ⚓ Merry_Christmas!⠀⇛ Another trip around the sun. The longest days of darkness are now behind us, only just, and the days of light are coming back once again. I, for one, can't wait. I don't usually have too much depression during the darker months, but they are disruptive to my sleep patterns to a degree. # § Technology and Free Software⠀➾ # ⚓ Do_you_like_software_freedom?_What_about_freedom_in Christ?⠀⇛ If you're reading this on gemini, you probably have some awareness of of the Free Software Movement. ("Free" does not refer to the neccesity of payment, but to the permissions licensed to the user) While the Open Source "Movement" suggests pragmatic reasons why one should use free software, the FSM has been rooted in morality. The Free Software Movement rejects proprietary software as invalid, or evil. Adherence to the Free Software Movement often looks like replacing the proprietary software (which is already entrenched in your life) with free (as in freedom) equivalents. # ⚓ With_the_year_coming_to_an_end...⠀⇛ With the year coming to an end, I was thinking about what would make me switch away from FF. There's only one thing: security. With a dwindling market share, and a C-suite that seems to be distracted at best, the risk is that the team is too small. # ⚓ RSS_and_my_web_experience⠀⇛ While I may not be typical I am an example of a web user who experiences much of the web via RSS. I read blog and site content via RSS. I "follow" my friends and colleagues via RSS. # ⚓ Find_Bluesky_RSS_Feeds⠀⇛ This makes things much more convienient for me. The RSS feed is visible via the HTML markup on a person's profile page (which are now public). # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ Four_things_Fedi_could_become⠀⇛ Topic-based mailing lists and IRC channels were a huge part of the Internet when I grew up. For those a li’l younger, think subreddits or tumblr tags, or Discord servers. Now, ActivityPub doesn’t support hashtags well but FEP-1b12 can be the ticket here. To me this is a throwback to when the internet was manageable and cozy and fun. Yeah, yeah, there are some super toxic subreddits and tumblr tags and there were some epic and super damaging email flamewars. It doesn’t solve everything. But it’s damage control. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. 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