Leftovers

• Daniel Pocock ☛ Alfa Lionesses v Bayonne Dockers, AFL France in Parc de Parilly, 8 November 2025

  The French teams play nine-per-side on a rugby pitch. The vast majority of participants are local and Australians are few and far between. The French have well and truly taken ownership of our game. The scoreboard for the women's team shows us the Lionnes share more than a name with the Australian premiership winners. They have the roar too.

• Health/Nutrition/Agriculture

  • CBC ☛ 2025-11-03 [Older] Ontario government says withheld LCBO inventory of U.S. booze is a cabinet secret

  • CBC ☛ 2025-11-04 [Older] McMaster research targets menstrual cup ‘mess’ with absorbent tablets to tackle period stigma

  • CBC ☛ 2025-11-04 [Older] Shortage of prescription painkillers in Canada expected to last until 2026

• Proprietary

  • Windows TCO / Windows Bot Nets

    • CISA ☛ 2025-10-30 [Older] New Guidance Released on Microsoft Exchange Server Security Best Practices [Ed: It has back doors and should be replaced.]

    • The Register UK ☛ Louvre's pathetic passwords belong in a museum, just not that one

      A second audit, conducted in 2017, found similar problems, including the continued presence of Windows 2000 and Windows XP systems on the Louvre network long after Microsoft stopped supporting and providing security updates for the products. A later writeup from this past summer found that the software managing video surveillance was not only outdated, but running on a Windows Server 2003 machine.

    • Halo Fans Heartbroken As Infinite's Final Update Announced

      Halo Infinite has announced its final update will be coming later this month, and fans are pretty heartbroken to see the game be put to bed.

    • CBR ☛ 12 Years Ago, The PS3 Quietly Won the Console Wars

      Today, video games just seem to have the same juice they did even ten or so years ago. Outside of Nintendo's current offerings, consoles feel more like gaming computers than anything else. The Xbox Series X/S and the PS5 even use the same processors, and with franchises like Halo coming to PlayStation, it doesn't feel like there's a major reason for gamers to choose one over the other.

      Back in the day, no two consoles were the same, and manufacturers made sure everyone was aware of the differences. This has resulted in heated console wars, like the famous battle between the SNES and the Sega Genesis. A more recent and frequently forgotten rivalry, however, is the one between the Xbox 360 and the PS3. Even though Xbox dominated the conversation for much of that generation, PlayStation ultimately proved to be the winner.

• Security

  • Privacy/Surveillance

    • HowTo Geek ☛ What is geofencing?

      Geofencing can affect you in more ways than you realize, so it's a good idea to learn what you can about it.

      Not to sound dramatic, but geofencing is all around us. It's one of those things you may not even realize, as it has become so integrated into our modern lives that we don't even think much about it. However, it's essential to understand geofencing, so you're aware of how your location data is being used.

      [...]

      If you have a smart home ecosystem set up, there's a good chance geofencing is helping you use some of its features. For example, if you set up a command that automatically opens the garage door when you're within a block of the house, that's using geofencing to make the setting work.

      Essentially, geofencing utilizes your location data and applies specific conditions or task-dependent criteria to determine what enters or leaves the designated area. This can be particularly helpful for those with an in-depth smart home setup. Some applications even let you set these geofences yourself, although they're generally not called that.

      But more than anything, geofencing is used by companies to send you targeted ads. The company's app can detect when you're physically in a certain area, and when you are there, they can push notifications or texts that are relevant to where you are.

• Defence/Aggression

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-10-29 [Older] Louvre suspects admit 'partial' participation in robbery

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2025-10-28 [Older] Ex-Thief Says He Warned Louvre of Security Weaknesses Around Crown Jewels

  • 2025-10-27 [Older] Rising maritime traffic elevates South Africa’s Southern Ocean safety and security challenges

  • Mexico News Daily ☛ 2025-10-29 [Older] Sheinbaum dismisses claim of attack on security minister as ‘fiction’: Tuesday’s mañanera recapped

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2025-10-29 [Older] Italy Tells Citizens to Leave Mali Because of Security Issues

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2025-10-29 [Older] The US Draws Down Troops on NATO's Eastern Flank as Europe Frets About a Security Vacuum

  • 2025-10-28 [Older] EDGE Group to provide border security solution to Angola

  • Covington & Burling LLP ☛ 2025-10-29 [Older] China Amends Cybersecurity Law and Incident Reporting Regime to Address AI and Infrastructure Risks

  • 2025-10-29 [Older] RSF seizure of El Fasher condemned

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2025-10-31 [Older] Disgraced Law Enforcement Officers and Ex-Felons Are Among Hawaii's Licensed Security Guards

  • 2025-10-30 [Older] SA Army soldiers go the extra mile safeguarding borders

  • Mexico News Daily ☛ 2025-11-04 [Older] Mayor’s murder triggers protests in Michoacán and a US offer of ‘security cooperation’ against organized crime

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2025-11-04 [Older] Cameroon Security Forces Killed 48 in Election Protests, U.N. Sources Say

  • 2025-11-03 [Older] Government rolls out anti-gang strategy to curb organised crime

  • 2025-11-03 [Older] El Fasher now a “darker hell” – top UN official

  • NL Times ☛ 2025-11-03 [Older] Women fleeing domestic violence often sheltered in hotels with no security staff

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-11-01 [Older] UN Security Council backs Morocco plan for Western Sahara

  • HRW ☛ 2025-10-30 [Older] Eswatini: No Justice for June 2021 Security Force Violence

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-10-28 [Older] Brazil: At least 64 killed in major Rio drugs raid

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-10-28 [Older] AU condemns reported RSF atrocities in Sudan

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-10-29 [Older] US plans to reduce troop numbers in Europe

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-10-29 [Older] Sudan: Mass killings prompt fears of a new Darfur genocide

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-10-29 [Older] Sudan: WHO 'appalled' by RSF maternity ward massacre

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-10-29 [Older] Fact check: How anti-Palestinian disinformation fuels violence and racism

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-10-29 [Older] France redefines rape in new sexual consent law

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-10-29 [Older] How happy are immigrants in Germany?

• Environment

  • Energy/Transportation

    • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-10-29 [Older] Struggling Boeing files huge Q3 losses on 777X delays

    • CBC ☛ 2025-10-31 [Older] In boost to mining industry, Canada commits to stockpile critical minerals as a national security priority

    • CBC ☛ 2025-11-03 [Older] Canada will start dispute resolution process over Stellantis jobs lost to U.S., Joly says

    • CBC ☛ 2025-11-02 [Older] Train derails and spills fuel near Kamloops, B.C.

    • GM puts 900 workers on indefinite lay-off amid production pause

      General Motors has placed around 900 workers at its Fairfax Assembly & Stamping Plant in Kansas City on “indefinite lay-off”, the Detroit Free Press reported. The move follows the company’s decision to postpone the start of a second production shift at the site.

      The plant had most recently produced the Chevrolet Malibu sedan and the Cadillac XT4. Both lines have ended, and GM is now retooling the facility for future vehicle lines, including the redesign of the Chevrolet Bolt EV and a gas-powered version of the Chevrolet Equinox slated for production in 2027. According to GM Authority, the Malibu ended production in late 2024 and the XT4 in early 2025.

      GM told local media the lay-offs stem from changing market conditions, including soft electric-vehicle demand and shifts in federal incentives. Union officials representing the workers criticised the speed of the decision and voiced concern about local economic impact. “It’s not an ideal situation to have that many folks displaced,” said the president of UAW Local 31, the union at the plant.

• Finance

  • Pro Publica ☛ 2025-10-31 [Older] Red State Workers Could Lose Out on Disability Benefits as Cheeto Mussolini Administration Rewrites Eligibility Rules

  • CBC ☛ 2025-11-03 [Older] Canada collected $3B from U.S. counter-tariffs before a majority were dropped

  • CBC ☛ 2025-11-04 [Older] Food prices in Canada keep climbing, but these grocery items will give you sticker shock

  • CBC ☛ 2025-11-03 [Older] Questrade secures approval to launch a bank in Canada

  • CBC ☛ 2025-11-03 [Older] Can the federal budget reset Canada's economy?

  • Copenhagen Post ☛ 2025-10-29 [Older] Lars Løkke criticises government’s own social security reform

  • Pro Publica ☛ 2025-10-30 [Older] Details of DHS Agreement Reveal Risks of Cheeto Mussolini Administration’s Use of Social Security Data for Voter Citizenship Checks

  • Counter Punch ☛ 2025-10-28 [Older] A Western Financial Whip Was Lifted From South Africa’s Back – But Now We Need Another

• AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics

  • New Yorker ☛ 2025-10-30 [Older] How to Endure Authoritarianism

  • Counter Punch ☛ 2025-11-02 [Older] How to Recognize an Astroturf Movement

  • Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda

    • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-10-29 [Older] How unbiased is Elon Musk's Grokipedia really?

• Digital Restrictions (DRM)

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2025-10-31 [Older] Disney Content Has Gone Dark on YouTube TV. Here's What Customers Should Know

  • International Business Times ☛ 2025-10-31 [Older] Will YouTube TV Bring Back ESPN? Disney Says No 'Without a New Agreement'

Monopolies/Monopsonies

• Copyrights

  • IP Kat ☛ 2025-10-31 [Older] Copyright’s witching hour strikes as Universal Music Group announce licensing agreements with Udio and Stability AI

  • IP Kat ☛ 2025-11-03 [Older] Adapting the old to the bold: Saudi Arabia’s first AI copyright case

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2025-11-04 [Older] Stability AI Largely Wins UK Court Battle Against Getty Images Over Copyright and Trademark