Internet users are more aware than ever before about the value of their data and how many companies want to collect and use it. That’s why online privacy is so highly sought after. That’s why it’s refreshing to see Linux take a number of steps to protect users’ privacy, starting from the moment you first use the operating system…
In contrast, Linux allows you to use your computer without the need to create an account – or even the prompt to do so. From the very start, that means you can install apps, download updates and simply use your operating system, without giving access to all of that activity to any company.
I have often thought of buying a Chromebook, so as to explore how well Android and Linux apps integrate within the ChromeOS infrastructure. Debian Linux, via Crostini.
I have been on-and-off following the development of ARM SoCs, and Apple are way ahead, with their M1, M2, and now M3. Way ahead of ARM SoCs being used for Windows and Chromebook laptops and tablets.
I know that I need to have a thick skin, not be bothered by complaining posts on the forum, but sometimes I do get annoyed.
People are getting EasyOS for free, developed by one developer for no monetary remuneration, in his spare time, yet, they make demands that the developer should do their bidding.
It happens quite regularly. For example, someone recently complaining, quite hotly,€ that I wasn't responding adequately to their questions. I was responding, but not to their satisfaction.
As someone who's been around the block a few hundred times with technology, planned obsolescence has long bothered me. What this means is that software and hardware vendors seem to make sure consumers are going to have to eventually purchase new hardware because the software they need stops working on old systems.
PerfectScale Inc. announced the general availability of its continuous optimization platform for Kubernetes today, giving companies a new option to automate the stability of their information technology environments.
A startup headed by the co-founders of commercial PostgreSQL maker Enterprise DB Corp.€ is coming out of stealth mode today with $9 million in seed funding and a distributed version of PostgreSQL optimized for edge computing instances.
Why are we moving our applications to cloud-native architectures? Companies are undergoing massive migration transformations to move monolithic, on-premises applications to cloud-native architectures. Why are they doing this? What benefits are they hoping to get from using a cloud-native architecture? While there are many advantages, one of the significant customer-facing
Troubleshooting microcontroller projects, reinstalling Ubuntu the quick and easy way, loads of gaming discoveries, follow-up on backups, playing guitar with Linux, keeping kids safe online, and more.
This was the 11th News Flight night at the Linux Saloon. I think this episode was a pretty good example of my inability to “read the room” when I brought up the JFS file system article. I think I thought this to be a lot more interesting than perhaps it was. F
Following up on the higher-level report on the state of the mainline Linux in August 2021 where we announced a “usable” devkit in fully mainline Linux, let’s focus on the phone and see how things look like right now.
As you might know, the latest Linux kernel tree we ship to users contains lots of changes on top of Linus’ mainline release. Over time, we are working on integrating features in mainline Linux kernel while also adding (possibly more experimental) features to our downstream tree. This way our tree is in constant flux and becomes more and more “specialized” over time.
Highlights of Audacious 4.3 include a new PipeWire output plugin, a native Opus decoder plugin, support for Ogg FLAC audio streams, support for reading embedded lyrics tags, as well as support for a new song length database format in the SID plugin.
It also improves support for Raspberry Pi 4 boards by enabling the 4096Ãâ2160 resolution on 4K TVs instead of 3840Ãâ2160, and reintroduces support for older Amlogic devices, such as S905, S905X/D, and S912, enabling H264 playback and seeking, HDR for HEVC/VP9 media, HDMI multi-channel PCM and pass-through audio, and more.
There are various image manipulation programs to tweak your pictures on Linux.
You can always use full-fledged GUI apps like GIMP or Pinta for image editing. However, if you want something quickly without looking through the documentation or YouTube videos, Conjure can help.
Conjure is a front-end to ImageMagick, just like the "Converter" tool we covered earlier.
However, this project is still in its early phases of development. You can try it out to experiment with the functions; before you do, let me highlight what you can do with it.
Synthesizers are often controlled with a piano-style keyboard. Several other forms of controller have been developed to mimic guitars, organs, stringed and wind instruments. A real analog synthesizer has a lot of knobs and switches which give immediate access to all important parameters of the generated sound.
Linux has a good range of open source software to be a serious contender in music production without having to venture into the commercial software world. Some of the software featured in this article provide operation similar to analog synths from the 1970s, such as the Moog Minimoog and Roland Juno-60.
Are you tired of jotting down your notes in a traditional notebook and constantly losing them? Or maybe you want to enhance your note-taking experience by incorporating handwritten notes and sketches? Either way, the solution lies in handwritten note apps.
Easy web analytics. No tracking of personal data.
Linux man pages can be overwhelming to people who are just learning how to work on the command line, but here we'll look at a way to quickly prepare a cheat sheet for a series of commands. These cheat sheets will tell new Linux users enough to get started and know what man page to read when they want to know more.
Suppose you want to transfer some files between servers on a Linux system. There are many ways you can accomplish the task, but if your priority is to transfer files securely, you’re left with a few options. The easiest solution is to use the scp or secure copy command to transfer your files without worrying about security. In this article, we will explain how to use transfer files securely using the scp command on your Linux system.
Manjaro Linux is a popular choice for many users who prefer a rolling-release distribution with a user-friendly interface.
In this chapter of Linux Terminal Basics series for beginners, learn about creating new files using Linux commands.
Last Updated on March 7, 2023 by itsubuntu How To Change MAC Address in Linux In this Linux tutorial post, we will show you the step-by-step guide to changing MAC address in Linux based operating system.
To install MySQL on Ubuntu, run “sudo snap install mysql-shell” command, and for Windows download it from the MySQL website. Follow this post for the procedure.
Importing and Exporting MySQL databases in Linux aids in transferring data, data backup and recovery, collaboration and debugging. Follow for step-by-step guide.
Redis is a widely used, free, and open-source data storage system that is particularly useful for fast data access and processing in a variety of applications. It's a memory-based data structure that can function as a database, cache, or message broker, with a reputation for high performance and scalability.
Installed transmission-cli but can't use it, read this guide to fix all the basic errors.
Clearing the buffer, cache, and swap memory in Linux can be done easily with a few simple commands.
Maintaining a proper ship’s logbook is something that most boats should do, for practical, as well as legal and traditional reasons. The logbook can serve as a record of proper maintenance and operation of the vessel, which is potentially useful when selling the boat or handling an insurance claim. It can be a fun record of journeys made to look back to. And it can be a crucial aid for getting home if the ship’s electronics or GNSS get disrupted.
Like probably most operators of a small boat, on Lille ÃË our logbook practices have been quite varying. We’ve been good at recording engine maintenance, as well as keeping the traditional navigation log while offshore. But in the more hectic pace of coastal cruising or daysailing this has often fallen on the wayside. And as such, a lot of the events and history of the boat is unavailable.
To redeem this I’ve developed signalk-logbook, a semi-automatic electronic logbook for vessels running the Signal K marine data server.
This allows logbook entries to be produced both manually and automatically. The can be viewed and edited using any web-capable device on board, meaning that you can write a log entry on your phone, and maybe later analyse and print them on your laptop.
Why Signal K
Signal K is a marine data server that has integrations with almost any relevant marine electronics system. If you have an older NMEA0183 or Seatalk system, Signal K can communicate with it. Same with NMEA2000. If you already have your navigational data on the boat WiFi, Signal K can use and enrich it.
This is the tenth part of my syslog-ng tutorial. Last time, we learned about syslog-ng filters. Today, we learn about message parsing using syslog-ng.
In this chapter of Linux Terminal Basics series for beginners, learn about creating new files using Linux commands.
The last maintenance release of the 22.12 series is out with many fixes to subtitles:
- Fix subtitle scrolling. Commit.
- Fix language model combobox too small. Commit.Fixes bug #465787
- Scroll timeline when moving a subtitle. Related to #1634. Commit.
- Fix subtitles overlap on import. Commit.
- Fix subtitle move regression. Commit.
- Fix subtitle offset on group move. Commit.
- Fix subtitles snapping. Commit.
- Fix compilation. Commit.
- Fix crash and offset when moving a group with subtitle. Commit.
I am very thankful to the KDE community for inviting me to be a part of this amazing Open Source project through their annual program Season of KDE.
About me
My name is Nitin Tejuja. I am a Software Engineer working on a platform engineering team where I develop, research, and optimize various technology projects. I have contributed to projects like Slack, GitHub Actions, and Strapi CMS, and I have created my own
nodejslibrary which helps in migrating content between different Strapi CMS environments. This is my first time contributing to a project with such a large community. I'm very passinoate about solving problems and then optimizing the solutions. I enjoy learning new technologies and building excellent Open Source projects. I also believe that contributing to the KDE community is the best way to learn more about KDE projects and how we can produce environmentally-friendly Free & Open Source software.
elementary OS 7 has been out for just over a month now and I’m excited to announce the first round of updates to our latest operating system includes both great feature updates and a long list of fixes for reported issues. As you may know, we prioritize our work based on your feedback so a big thanks to everyone sending us reports on GitHub and through the Feedback app.
Files
The headlining feature of this Files release is the new app menu in the headerbar. Jeremy put together this menu to better improve discoverability for features like zoom and undo/redo as well as to clean up folder context menus. The Undo and Redo buttons include tooltips showing what operation will be performed before you click them and we also updated the description for the double-click setting to make it more clear.
Nitrux is a pretty neat distro that offers a very beautiful user interface; it is easily one of the best-looking Linux distros out there.
Back in January 2022, we looked at Maui Shell, a unique take on a convergent desktop environment by the Nitrux team, and it looked pretty promising.
But we had not seen it being properly implemented into Nitrux until now.
Garuda Linux is an Arch-based Linux distribution that has become increasingly popular among Arch Linux enthusiasts due to its out-of-the-box experience, gaming support and user-friendly interface. Garuda Linux is known for its focus on performance, speed, and stability.
Recently, Garuda Linux released a new version, "Raptor" 200305, packed with new features and updates. In this article, we'll explore the latest release of Garuda Linux and what's new in this version.
Garuda is a relatively new Arch-based Linux distribution that will soon be three years old. One thing is for sure, though: it will not leave anyone indifferent. You’ll either fall in love with it or reject it right away. There is no middle ground.
“Arch for human beings” is the simplest way I can describe Garuda. But, of course, with the obligatory qualifier, plus added dragon breath and a waterfall of colors. But please, don’t think this is another Linux distro with a changed wallpaper and icon theme. No, we’re talking about a piece of art, high professionalism, and attention to every detail.
These characteristics make it one of the best Arch-based distributions while also bringing our attention to it. And the recently released Garuda Linux “Raptor” (230305) only confirms this belief. So, without further ado, let’s look at what has changed.
When troubleshooting a Linux or FreeBSD system, you need to be able to probe the system to find answers as to why it is behaving in a particular way. In this article, we'll provide an overview of some of the basic tools and introduce the FreeBSD equivalents of common Linux tracing and troubleshooting tools.
Flathub currently offers more than 2,000 apps in the Flatpak universal binary format from over 1,500 collaborators and provides somewhere around 700,000 app downloads every single day. I think it’s safe to say that, looking at these numbers, Flatpak is currently the most popular universal app format for the Linux desktop, surpassing Canonical’s Snap and AppImages.
For 2023, Flathub promises a brand-new and modern web experience, which you can already try in a beta version here, new branding, and direct app uploads, a feature that paves the way for other exciting features like the ability to build Electron apps outside of Flatpak Builder or driving automatic Flathub uploads from GitHub actions or GitLab CI flows.
It’s been quite a few months since the most recent updates about Flathub last year. We’ve been busy behind the scenes, so I’d like to share what we’ve been up to at Flathub and why—and what’s coming up from us this year.
There are many ways to install software on Linux PCs, but the Flathub app repository is one of the most popular methods. Flathub is now aiming to become the best possible app store across all Linux distributions and setups with a new roadmap for 2023.
Flathub is a repository for software packaged in the Flatpak format, a container format that works on Ubuntu, Fedora, Pop!_OS, Elementary OS, Debian, Arch, and many other Linux distributions. It’s even possible to run Flatpak software on the Windows Subsystem for Linux or Linux container in Chrome OS. Thanks to Flatpak and Flathub, it’s possible for developers to create apps and games for Linux that work well across many different Linux-based platforms (even the Windows Subsystem for Linux). Flathub says it currently offers 2,000 apps from over 1,500 collaborators, with around 700,000 app downloads each day.
This is the latest in our monthly series summarizing the past month on the Community Blog.
Last week, I submitted a proposal to the Fedora Council establishing a structure for the Fedora Code of Conduct Committee. You can read the full proposal in the Discussion topic, but in short, the goal is to establish a structured committee to handle Code of Conduct reports.
The Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform is an enterprise framework for sharing automation across your organization. This article will demonstrate how to install Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 on a machine running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1.
6 steps to install Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 on RHEL 9.1
Follow these quick and easy steps to installation.
1. Set up prerequisites
Make sure you have the following prerequisites before starting the installation process:
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform subscription
- Minimum 4GB of RAM
- Minimum of 2 CPUs
- 20GB of dedicated hard disk space
We are about to ship the next update to the Universal Base Image (UBI) of the Red Hat build of OpenJDK containers. This article explains the changes in this update and the updates to come. The OpenJDK project provides new updates on a quarterly cycle and it is called the Cumulative Patch Update (or CPU for short). These typically land in January, April, July, and October. The last one€ shipped versions 8u362, 11.0.18, and 17.0.6 on January€ 17,€ 2023.
We release updated UBI for OpenJDK containers with the updated OpenJDK versions very soon after the upstream releases. For CPU updates, we generally limit the container changes solely to the updated OpenJDK. In order to extend and enhance the containers, we need to release updates at other times. Our aim is to make approximately quarterly container updates spaced out between the CPU releases. The next container feature update will be released by March 10, 2023.
What to expect in the next container update
The Vanilla OS team today announced that the next release of Vanilla OS would not be based on Ubuntu anymore. It will be based on Debian sid, the "rolling" release or unstable version of Debian Linux.
Here are all the updates.
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 777 for the week of February 26 – March 4, 2023. The full version of this issue is available here.
Arduino has opened up a new world of possibilities in medical technology. This open-source electronics platform provides a flexible and cost-effective solution for creating medical devices and systems that can be tailored to meet specific needs.
The nominations for the Open Source Initiative board of elections just closed, March 6th. It’s time for voters to meet the candidates.
Streamlining Business Operations with Open Source Solutions
A ticketing system is essential for businesses to manage customer support inquiries and improve customer satisfaction. Open-source ticketing systems offer an affordable and customizable solution for businesses of all sizes.
Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) has been a great place for careers in Open Source, and the Open Source Career Day (OSCD) is returning for SCaLE 20x on Sunday, March 12th.
For many years, SCaLE had a career and jobs Birds of a Feather (BoF) meeting one evening during SCaLE, and a physical job board throughout the conference. But in 2020, RaiseMe created its first Open Source Career Day.
This year at SCaLE, the career BoF team and RaiseMe are working together again to bring a full day of career activities for the Sunday schedule. There will also be a career BoF on Saturday evening. I'm the OSCD co-chair this year, but I'm not just a chair. I'm also a client. I found my current employer through the SCaLE job board.
Speed pitching
At the BoF, we plan to have Speed Pitching. Everyone gets a chance to practice their interview response to "tell us about yourself" several times during the BoF. It's an elevator pitch for you.
Sunday, we have 30-minute career consulting sessions from 11:30 to 14:30. Participants can ask for resumé review, recareering assistance, or career guidance. Signups are open now through SCaLE 20x. When signing up, please check all the times you can be available.
Join the FSF and friends on Friday, March 10, from 12:00 to 15:00 EST (17:00 to 20:00 UTC) to help improve the Free Software Directory.
As Mozilla reaches its 25th anniversary this year, we’re working hard to set up our ‘next chapter’ — thinking bigger and being bolder about how we can shape the coming era of the internet. We’re working to expand our product offerings, creating multiple options for consumers, audiences and business models. We’re growing our philanthropic and advocacy work that promotes trustworthy AI.
Introduction The cost effectiveness acceptability curve (CEAC) is a tool used to describe the output of a probabilistic sensitivity analysis conducted on a model used in economic evaluations of health technologies.
Nothing short of wacky usage of plot() function with xspline to interpolate the points, but still a “parameter” short of Bezier’s curve.
James Yang and I are thrilled to announce the new CRAN package RcppFastAD which arrived at CRAN last Monday as version 0.0.1, and is as of today at version 0.0.2 with a first set of small updates.
It is based on the FastAD header-only C++ library by James which provides a C++ implementation of both forward and reverse mode of automatic differentiation in an easy-to-use header library (which we wrapped here) that is both lightweight and performant. With a little of bit of Rcpp glue, it is also easy to use from R in simple C++ applications.
The 2023 American Conference will be in-person and held in Toronto, Canada on July 11-13. The Call For Papers is open until the end of the month. So send in your talk proposals!
An array in Java can be initialized without assigning values, after declaration, or with both the integer and string values.
To generate random numbers in Java, use the “Math.random()” method, the “java.util.Random” class, or the “ThreadLocalRandom” class.
One common issue when writing JUnit tests is how to create a mock when the variable is an an interface / implementation or a casting. For example, in the case of casting: The variable processor is casted to SomeOtherProcessor.
The 1.68.0 pre-release is ready for testing. The release is scheduled for March 09. Release notes can be found here.
Wait... what?
Till death do us part.
In John Cleese’s talk on creativity, he suggests that it takes time for your mind to quiet down to the point where you can do thoughtful, meaningful, creative work.
He suggests setting aside 90 minutes for this kind of work: 30 minutes for your mind to calm down and then 60 minutes after that to allow for something to happen.
I think it’s interesting he doesn’t say: 30 minutes to calm down, 60 minutes to do work. He says: 30 minutes to calm down, 60 minutes to allow for the possibility of doing work.
It could be one of the brightest objects we can see.
It's not just you.
30% more reflective than any other bird we've measured.
The government has confirmed its plans to reduce a number of two-year master’s degrees to a length of 15 months, reports DR.
Walgreens’ stance on abortion pills is costing it business in one of America’s largest states.
In 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, diseases of the circulatory system were the main cause of death in all€ EU€ countries, except in Denmark, Ireland, France and the Netherlands, where cancer was the main cause. These two groups of diseases, remained the leading causes of death and in total, 1.7 million people died of circulatory diseases and almost 1.2 million died from cancer, according to Eurostat data published March 7.
The number of road traffic accidents caused by alcohol intoxication increased by nearly 18% last year, it was revealed€ on Monday, March 5, at the meeting of the Road Traffic Safety Council.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been found on a poultry farm in Estonia, and consequently bird-keepers in Latvia are being reminded of the need for a range of strict biosecurity precautions, said the€ Latvian Food and Veterinary Service (PVD) March 6.
Top seven almost totally dominated by Nordics
Here's the science.
The food supply is under attack. But by whom? And for what purpose? Find out the dirty truth about the global food crisis and how the powers-that-shouldn’t-be are trying to use this crisis as an opportunity to usher in the Great Food Reset on today’s fast-paced edition of The Corbett Report podcast.
In a study of 334 male track athletes, researchers found that air pollution levels in the Air Quality Index’s “good-to-moderate” range led to slower 5k race times by more than 10 seconds.
Brace yourself.
Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board on Monday were scheduled to begin assessing a railway incident that occurred over the weekend.
"California won’t be doing business with Walgreens – or any company that cowers to the extremists and puts women’s lives at risk," Newsom tweeted on Monday. "We’re done."
There’s another update to the “encryption event” first disclosed by Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) in February.
As of their most recent last update, MPS had stated that they had been able to restore systems and no ransom had been paid. At that time, DataBreaches had not found any gang claiming responsibility for the breach or leaking data but suggested that since the district had not paid ransom, it could likely be only a matter of time before the data did appear. Now it has.
The Medusa ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the attack on MPS. And not only have they claimed responsibility, they have already leaked a significant amount of proof of claims — proof that includes employee information and student information.
The Israel National Cyber Directorate announced Tuesday that a group affiliated with Iranian intelligence was behind an internet attack last month on the Technion, a top Israeli research and education institute.
In a statement, the directorate said an investigation found the attack was carried out by a group known as MuddyWater, “which is affiliated with Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security.”
The hacker claims that it took them days to go through the list of what had been allegedly breached.
Acer Inc., a major global technology company based in Taiwan, is facing a potential data breach from a hacker going by the alias “Kernelware.” The hacker is claiming responsibility for a major data breach at Acer Inc., a leading multinational company based in Taiwan that designs and sells hardware and electronics products.
According to Kernelware, the alleged breach occurred in mid-February 2023 and resulted in the theft of a vast amount of sensitive information, totalling 160GB of 655 directories and 2869 files.
Wallarm Detect warns of ongoing exploitation of a critical vulnerability in VMware Cloud Foundation and NSX Data Center for vSphere (NSX-V).
Google has released patches for more than 50 vulnerabilities as part of the March 2023 security updates for the Android platform.
A ransomware attack on one of Barcelona’ s main hospitals has crippled the center’s computer system and forced the cancellation of non-urgent operations and patient checkups.
Several locations in Germany and Ukraine were raided recently as part of an international law enforcement operation targeting the DoppelPaymer ransomware.
German and Ukrainian police announced today that they€ have arrested two individuals believed to be members of the DoppelPaymer ransomware group following raids on multiple locations in February.
According to the results of the survey, 80% of young people aged 13 to 17 years old from 13 EU Member States would not feel comfortable being politically active or exploring their sexuality if authorities were able to monitor their digital communication, in order to look for child sexual abuse.
Read our analysis of the harms of biometric attendance apps and whether the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 will resolves these issues.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has made an unannounced visit to Baghdad just days before the 20th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein. Austin was greeted on touchdown in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday by Maj. Gen. Matthew McFarlane, the U.S. commander in Iraq. Austin then met top Iraqi officials, including the prime minister and defense minister.
China, Balloons, and Spying On February 4, the US military shot down a Chinese balloon they claim was a surveillance balloon spying on US territory.
Not at any other time in the 21st century has the average American kept up less with the Global War on Terror, and now three presidents later, the questions of legality, productivity, and collateral damage remain as unanswered as they’ve ever been.
Last night, a conflict broke out at Atlanta’s yet-to-be-built Atlanta Public Safety Training Center—nicknamed “Cop City”—which saw police and protestors clash, while the latter reportedly threw rocks, fireworks, and Molotov cocktails.
The disturbing footage, which has rapidly circulated around social media, was addressed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his nightly speech Monday.
Horrific video appears to show a Ukrainian soldier, allegedly a prisoner of war, executed seemingly by Russian soldiers after he says: "Glory to Ukraine." CNN's Erin Burnett reports.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin made an unannounced trip to Baghdad on Tuesday, according to the US press pool traveling with him.
Maia Sandu, president of the former Soviet republic, remains popular in a deeply divided nation as Vladimir V. Putin continues to apply pressure.
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya fled the country after running for president in 2020 against Belarus’s authoritarian leader. She has described the conspiracy case against her as a “farce.”
The claim was a rare public acknowledgment of a cross-border attack in Russian territory.
HOUSTON — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry tells Axios his work with China has stalled amid wider tensions between the world's two largest greenhouse gas emitters.
Today the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources and the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan jointly with the World Bank and Kazakhstan Association “ECOJER” launched a series of policy dialogues to support Kazakhstan in implementing its critical climate and environmental strategies, including the transition to a low-carbon economy, air quality management...
The IEA for EU4Energy Policy Forum gathered officials from five Eastern European partner countries this week to discuss how to strengthen energy security and system resiliency in the midst of war and a global energy crisis, with Moldovan and Ukrainian government officials sharing their recent experiences.
to have discovered a massive deposit of lithium, positioning itself as a major player in the global race for the metal used in cell phones, laptops, and electric vehicles.
Natural gas markets worldwide continued to tighten last year despite global consumption declining by an estimated 1.6% in 2022. Demand is forecast to remain flat in 2023, but the outlook is subject to a high level of uncertainty, particularly in terms of Russia’s future actions and the economic impacts of fluctuating energy prices.
Ever since the "flight shame" movement began encouraging travelers to seek greener alternatives to jet planes, many in Europe have been looking to the continent's extensive rail network to replace short-haul air travel.
At least seven people have been injured in a fire in New York that local officials believe was caused by a lithium-ion battery. FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh says over 400 fires were caused by these types of batteries in the city in the past four years.
Big Boy and Bireki, two elephants at the Ostok Sanctuary in Sinaloa have demonstrated signs of bonding, much to the delight of their keepers.
Thousands of sea lions have died in Peru amid an outbreak of bird flu, according to Peru's National Service of Protected Areas by the State (SERNANP).
A court in western Thailand on Monday sentenced five poachers to prison terms of five years each for killing a female tiger and her cub in a national park last year.
Progress roundup: Indigenous peoples and governments are working together to preserve forests with controlled burns, protection from logging, and more.
The Federal Reserve is not likely to change its hawkish stance anytime soon.
Iain Davis Central bank digital currency (CBDC) will end human freedom. Don't fall for the assurances of safeguards, the promises of anonymity and of data protection. They are all deceptions and diversions to obscure the malevolent intent behind the global rollout of CBDC.
Report shows that 5.5 percent of children in Copenhagen are considered poor, well above the national average
French schools, airports and trains will face heavy disruption Tuesday for the sixth time this year, as unions galvanize people nationwide in protest against government plans to raise the retirement age for most workers.
Travel, schools and services were disrupted by nationwide strikes for a sixth time as the battle for public support intensified.
The pandemic made homelessness more visible. As some cities rely on encampment sweeps, others put their focus on building livable tent cities.
Countless young children are dying in Afghanistan as freezing temperatures and extreme poverty grips the country. 18 months into Taliban rule, the UN claims two-thirds of the population of 40 million people will require humanitarian assistance this year just to survive. CNN's Anna Coren reports.
At least 23 people face domestic terrorism charges after being arrested Sunday evening amid violent protests at the site of a planned law enforcement training facility in Atlanta dubbed "Cop City" by opponents who claim it would propagate militarized policing and harm the environment.
As President Biden prepares to release his latest budget proposal, a top economist will warn lawmakers that Republicans’ refusal to raise the nation’s borrowing cap could put millions out of work.
As Representative Josh Brecheen travels his district preparing his constituents for a debt showdown, his pitch reflects how the party has intertwined its spending fight with cultural battles.
Americans who had expected sizable chunks of their student debt to be wiped out under President Biden's student debt relief plan are now recalculating what their futures may look like.
Driving the news: Borrowers who would be eligible for relief through Biden's plan won't know for at least a few months whether as much as $20,000 in their student debt will be forgiven —€ or still owed — as the Supreme Court decides on its constitutionality.
The president’s plan targets Americans earning more than $400,000 a year in an attempt to increase the program’s solvency by 25 years.
Medicare is the rock-solid guarantee that Americans count on. My budget will make the Medicare trust fund solvent beyond 2050.
For years, American politicians have worked to ban TikTok over privacy and national security concerns.
The U.S., Canada, and a number of European governments in recent months have stepped up efforts to impose restrictions on TikTok, ratcheting up pressure on the Chinese-owned app even as U.S.-China relations have grown increasingly strained.
China accused the U.S. of stealing its technological autonomy in a press conference on Monday, Reuters reported. Spokesperson Mao Ning claimed that by imposing various TikTok bans, “the U.S. is trying to deprive it of developmental rights and perpetuate its own hegemony,” the outlet wrote.
Plus: The editors puzzle over Donald Trump’s latest list describing his vision for America.
Two U.S. senators said today that sometime this week, they will introduce a new bill that would make it easier to “ban or prohibit” foreign technology in the U.S., which, if endorsed by the administration, could spell the end for the popular Chinese social media app, TikTok.
At a Monday event entitled, “Ukraine In Civil War And Famine, 1918-1921”, history scholars discussed the pogroms of 1918-1921 in Ukraine and their impact on the Holocaust.
Three former Twitter employees and their lawyer to talk to CNN about their final days at the company after Elon Musk took control, and what the company's mass layoffs have meant for their lives.
López Obrador still has a 54% approval rating, though most respondents rated his government poorly on the economy and public security.
The agreement covers binational development projects in areas including water management, electromobility and vaccines.
The objective of the agreement is to promote trade and eliminate tariffs to combat shortages of key products.
In June 2010, Obama’s new National Space Policy (NSP) emphasizes a broad continuity between its main goals and the overarching themes originally developed by the Eisenhower administration, such as the use of space and strengthening space stability.
On 12 July 2021, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted the historic resolution on the elimination of harmful practices related to accusations of witchcraft and ritual attacks. The resolution urges the member states to not only condemn the hazardous practices, but also to take tangible actions to abolish them.
Oneof the leading problems of the globalized world that has increased over time is human trafficking. It has increased in all parts of the world specially Africa, Asia and Europe. It involves kidnapping, trapping or sending individuals from one place to another either within state or outside.
Responding to the small boats bill announced by the Home Secretary Suella Braverman today, Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay said:
“This is the latest attempt by the Tories to stop desperate people finding sanctuary. Last year three quarters of all asylum claims were granted [1]. Despite this, the government seems determined to clamp down on those fleeing conflict, persecution or extreme poverty in a host of countries by failing to offer legal routes to the UK. This will force people to continue taking their chances arriving in small boats.
Network data confirm a nation-scale disruption to mobile internet traffic in Mauritania from Monday morning 10 a.m. 5 March 2023.
All the more reason to frequently Google your own name!
From Osowski v. Harer, decided today by the Minnesota Court of Appeals, in an opinion by Judge Randall Slieter, joined by Presiding Judge Jennifer Frish and Judge John Smith: This defamation case, commenced by respondent Karen K. Osowski, arises from statements appellant Edie Harer made to law enforcement several months after the death...
Contrary to the Supreme Court's First Amendment precedents, Donald Trump thinks harsh criticism of the president should be actionable.
Google parent Alphabet should officially be considered the “joint employer” of a crew of scrappy YouTube Music contract workers, according to a new ruling from a National Labor Relation Board official.
An autocrat’s harsh misrule and isolation have only strengthened a popular hunger for justice and equality.
Iranian teachers have held protests in several cities over suspected poisonings targeting hundreds of schoolgirls. Activists say security forces broke up several of the demonstrations on Tuesday. Meanwhile, prosecutors started filing criminal charges against journalists, activists and others over their comments on the still-unsolved incidents that began in November and have escalated in recent days with dozens of schools reporting suspected cases.
UEFA will refund Liverpool fans who bought tickets for last season’s Champions League final because of the chaos that occurred outside the stadium in Paris. The governing body of European soccer says a scheme has been set up to reimburse all 19,618 tickets purchased by Liverpool fans for the match against Real Madrid.
A top Russian gymnastics coach whose athletes won numerous Olympic gold medals has been suspended following vehement criticism of judges who ended Russia’s winning streak in rhythmic gymnastics at the Tokyo Olympics. The Gymnastics Ethics Foundation has barred Irina Viner from coaching or officiating at any competitions in international gymnastics for two years.
Amit Katwala’s Tremors in the Blood explores how unreliable technologies have been used in our criminal justice system.
Tech groups and publications can use principles to rank competing technologies ("Which network providers are end to end?"). Network Neutrality is a way of operationalizing E2E: the idea of Net Neutrality is that carriers should be obliged to treat all traffic the same. If you request Youtube packets from Comcast, Comcast should deliver those packets as quickly and reliably as it can, even though its parent company, Universal, owns several competing services.
How can we fix an Internet completely dominated by a small collection of global behemoths?
The 2023 ISIF Asia grants are now open for applications - grants are for Asia Pacific organizations working in Internet development, fostering Infrastructure, Inclusion and Knowledge.
Big Tech’s cornucopia of questionable business practices looks an awful lot like the oil industry during Standard Oil’s reign.
I’ve become somewhat callous toward patent eligibility jurisprudence and so was surprised when I read the Federal Circuit’s decision in ADASA Inc. v. Avery Dennison Corp., 55 F.4th 900 (Fed. Cir. Dec 16, 2022). The case concluded that constructively dividing a fixed-length binary number into different sub-portions was not an abstract idea.€ Now, the accused infringer has asked the Supreme Court for review.
Toblerone, the chocolate bar known for its triangular pieces, is removing the image of the Matterhorn from its wrapper as it moves production to Slovakia this year. Strict laws in Switzerland prohibit using any national symbol on products manufactured in other countries.
Philop Oltermann quoted a spokesperson from Toblerone’s parent company:
“The packaging redesign introduces a modernised and streamlined mountain logo that aligns with the geometric and triangular aesthetic”
Today (March 6-7, 2023) is the Jewish festival of Purim. It commemorates the events written in the Hebrew Scriptures book of Esther. It is a fun time of celebration. You can (mostly) think of Purim as Mardi Gras and Halloween rolled into one. There are costumes, food, parties, and lots of drinking. But behind all these, Purim celebrates a defeat of a genocidal attempt by a politician who harbored xenophobia and anger.
In the 5th century B.C.E., Persia was a superpower that dominated over 127 provinces stretching from India to Greece to Northern Africa (although, by the time of Xerxes I, it was beginning to decline). Emperor Ahasuerus (historians generally identify him as Xerxes I, who reigned 486-465 B.C.E.) had appointed a man named Haman as his prime minister (or viceroy). During this time, Jews were a conquered people and many of them were taken to Persia.
Other people are gonna bork up the subject lines, CC you on list mail, be overly verbose or terse, top-post, bottom-post, interleave, fullquote, forget to quote, reply too quickly, too slowly, ask too many questions, too few questions, have annoying signatures etc etc etc. That’s fine.
Get and keep your own house in order with whatever filters and templates you need. Then don’t worry about it.
I recently don't feel like going out much or meeting people. I've had a small burst of wanting to reconnect with some office people after the pandemic and did, and it was wonderful. I felt cherished and connected. I will keep these contacts up now and visit them in their offices whenever I am not working from home.
But privately, I am just so content just being home right now. I sometimes do grow frustrated and angry at home when I feel like I am just doing the same stuff every day or grow sick of some executive dysfunction I experience a lot some days, but I always manage to fix it somehow or sleep it off.
But what I mean is, I am just so content being alone or just being with my girlfriend. Each doing our own thing, sometimes our stuff aligns and we do things together and sometimes we just do stuff separately in the same room. I just currently feel no desire to try out new cafés or restaurants, or visit museums, going on a big hike or anything like that. No friend dates, no traveling. Just me, studying for my degree, cuddling the dog, playing some games, coding, watching stuff, listening to music. At home. Being in Discord calls, online DnD and Jackbox sessions. Sometimes reading. I wanna get back to my embroidery projects soon and finish some crop tops I have began to sew last year. I don't like concerts or festivals in general (sadly).
Hola! Happy Hacking to all hackers, DIY, Creators and tinkers out there. Well well well, so I almost skipped 4-5 months!!! OMG OMG OMG!!!.
i guess i have a problem with this. not even sure what's the reason. maybe it's my addiction to funny memes compilation videos on youtube.
I've been replacing the "ls" command on both my personal and work machine for so long that I'd honestly completely forgotten I was doing it until I saw someone else mention doing the same recently (can't remember where, sorry!).
The tool I've been using is called Exa, and for my usage it's a drop in replacement for ls with several helpful features and readability improvements.
Sometimes I feel a little cursed with a 'death by a thousand paper cuts' curse.
This morning my Roku remote failed to work. Worked fine yesterday. Roku has a weird remote with WiFi built in and goes through its 2x AAA batteries fast, but it has an on-screen indicator that rings a 'low-battery' alarm, to their credit. But it did not go off. Batteries were dead, and I replaced and paired the remote.
Just an annoyance for me, but what if it happened last week? There is no way my mom could do this. Not that it's hard, but when you are 85 faced with this kind of thing, it is hard. Even knowing when to expect delay of a couple of seconds before pairing takes place and not push the button over and over or pull the batteries and try again is hard! How the **** are you supposed to know that?
* Gemini (Primer) links can be opened using Gemini software. It's like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter.