𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Thursday, April 14, 2022 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Fri 15 Apr 02:42:36 BST 2022 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/2022/04/14/ ╒═══════════════════ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐒 ════════════════════════════════════╕ Previous bulletins in IPFS (past 21 days, in chronological order): QmZAPYrP7hETWM5jGJE8DCf5TgW4hE1qdRnTa5DiwUyy2i QmbZUGxupu36yFf72bxj4yCNrYAfeMKD4kf3TzSvrLqGkT QmfLQGVUofEiaUy33j7d2fYbyaYzAQJvw2ZWN6FztbPGc6 QmRLV4LzQCcbGE4VJXvT8zja7a8Ehkc6z5ALTVvwBbNgA7 QmVsotEYMNPE1dyPEZpAQ81YQFtSrxNxJNRyba9tPacbNr Qma6RvSv1ESUzDxUh7arsCZmoLXUaaSzK11P7gLczW1TKT QmcKAXzUKRMGp3YdQETGwbF7nS2hNTSzE84u2fb9P3tEDf QmYX7yxkzNPmi6NC3UHnNT3dqZ5FfkpgUrstQa95hPuvgt Qmc3h1ndVkwPrqkr5MwUe6DdA5S7dDpBHt61UHELCc9ewf QmTQQuAATQ3bx7aaCvuFeFsB7QuviwS2MdAiz9SW34tZeV QmanAKUKZgCyqdLttoPwN8UdE5JSFDVuH8vEncfJwtmqZ9 QmPA9baiheMyYvoirRpVxfonAnbATaW9SCDexu9yzCdwpR QmPP37AxLbRc3k9bp8hVPgJLkqdNKMo4NwWGy77QCsCNmS QmPTFnSBK7s4hJa6dWKXhRFqz7rSTw2b3nyJfUHGke9zsy QmTXSm48sqA6HLeyyDAbAxdJ8GTxKK6mhdZHkkxWhkTEcn QmPokuDJbuL2FN7E9h2TvVkafexTCncL78fivWTmKvQBfi QmTqpuqPNWmk4ozx55txjHjFtafRqSThGtE15RSdN3pHQu QmbtfZ2MSwgVe48AYaCyyRJLCKzUzRJAc2sRLYJGrNXrJf QmXXLtscfDbwVhn13YG3uYit85zkFCS4WjNa9MM64s3Ee4 QmPBJbJsX1TBvg8QRMe1HjeWiLJ1vdE72GnBdqt1JpSxPi QmciFvSx69P71MpCrYBDP6gaZb7eoyBP62KYXGaGDWQSGv ╒═══════════════════ 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐗 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⦿ Tackling EPO Propaganda and Lawlessness: Part 1 | Techrights ⦿ [Meme] Kangaroos in Ukraine | Techrights ⦿ IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, April 13, 2022 | Techrights ⦿ OBS Studio on KDE neon | Techrights ⦿ Tackling EPO Propaganda and Lawlessness: Part 2 | Techrights ䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login): http://techrights.org/2022/04/14/epo-propaganda-and-lawlessness/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/04/14/european-putin-office/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/04/14/irc-log-130422/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/04/14/obs-studio-on-kde-neon/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/04/14/spurning-science/#comments ䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised): http://techrights.org/2022/04/14/against-legacy-support/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/04/14/krita-5-0-5/#comments ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 60 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2022/04/14/epo-propaganda-and-lawlessness/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/04/14/epo-propaganda-and-lawlessness/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 04.14.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Tackling_EPO_Propaganda_and_Lawlessness:_Part_1⠀✐ Posted in Deception, Europe, Patents at 8:03 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link | md5sum 5741e152564dce8ec665f1f30e17a01e Back on Track Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 http://techrights.org/videos/site-strategy-2022.webm Summary: After several days of ‘firefighting’ against one technical disaster or another we're_back_to_normal; this coming weekend we intend to tackle a lot of misleading ‘journalism’ and outright ‘fake news’ (issued to spread lies, by intention) THE above video wasn’t meant to be one of two parts. We’re back to tackling EPO lies and we’re going to use not only videos but also screenshots with annotations (as we did extensively this past weekend). “Huge litigation companies and multinationals like this status quo, but let’s make it untenable for them. Let’s bring back patent sanity.”The video above reminds people that in light of the fact that António_Campinos is just another Benoît_Battistelli with approval rates no better than Battistelli’s there a pressing need to participate in the EPO’s staff survey. We expect that to show 0% approval rate for Campinos (it was 3% the last time). We’ve come a long way since battling European_software_patents. We’ve shown that the EPO is inherently corrupt and redemption will only be possible by mass action. Huge litigation companies and multinationals like this status quo, but let’s make it untenable for them. Let’s bring back patent sanity. █ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 113 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2022/04/14/european-putin-office/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/04/14/european-putin-office/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 04.14.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ [Meme]_Kangaroos_in_Ukraine⠀✐ Posted in Europe, Patents at 8:56 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇EPO supports justice just like Putin does⦈ EPO is liability Summary: EPO management found the courage — or the audacity rather — to pretend to be a benevolent force for peace and justice when in reality it’s a malignant cancer full of corruption and prevalent, unrelenting law-breaking ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ 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People had been telling me for over a year to give it a try (it does streaming, too) and I sort of regret not trying it earlier. I’ll still use the old format, sometimes, but for some kinds of videos this new setup is clearly better. It just needs more refining and fine-tuning. The above one-minute video is just a test. OBS Studio handles multiple sound sources, multiple screens, and multiple cameras simultaneously. It does a lot of other things I’ve not tried yet. That’ll take time to learn. One upside is that the size of videos will be vastly reduced. █ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 353 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2022/04/14/spurning-science/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/04/14/spurning-science/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 04.14.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Tackling_EPO_Propaganda_and_Lawlessness:_Part_2⠀✐ Posted in Deception, Europe, Patents at 9:53 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link | md5sum 5f2a0a1224ffba14d2ee97f34f643018 EPO Politics Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 http://techrights.org/videos/epo-site-politcs.webm Summary: The EPO has spurned science and has chosen politics as a smokescreen instead, mostly as a cover for the operations being designed to promote the interests of multinational monopolists and their patent litigation representatives IN Part_1 we urged EPO staff to participate in the staff survey. The deadline is tomorrow. It’s important that the public — especially EPO stakeholders — will know Benoît_Battistelli‘s friend António_Campinos is a disaster for the Office. The media won’t cover the survey’s outcome (maybe a blog or two will mention it). But it will reaffirm a longstanding claim. The EPO is floundering; it cheapens itself (patent quality; quality of recruits; non-compliance with the law) in an effort to fake_'success'… “This is a systematic eradication of the Rule of Law.”As shown in the above video, this week’s postings in the EPO.org site [1, 2, 3] (warning: epo.org link) are white-washing or hand-washing fluff with a hypocritical political flavour. It’s an alarming slant. Campinos wants_several_more_millions_of_euros, so he’s appealing for political figures to endorse an extension of his term. This serial violator of the law now poses as friend of Ukraine and he seems to be deprecating the EPO in a number of ways — all for the benefit of rich and powerful special interests, not science (not Europe’s, either). This is a systematic eradication of the Rule of Law. This coming weekend we’ll be doing a lot more coverage about this subject. █ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 410 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 04.14.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_14/04/2022:_IBM/Red_Hat_Arguing_Against_Legacy_Support⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 6:24 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Distributions o Devices/Embedded * Free_Software/Open_Source * Leftovers * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ Razer-designed_Linux_laptop_targets_AI_developers_with deep-learning_emphasis⠀⇛ Razer is primarily known for its gaming PCs and peripherals, but the company has also been known to dip its toes into the productivity space from time to time. The Razer x Lambda Tensorbook announced Tuesday sees Razer stepping even further out of its comfort zone. Made in collaboration with Lambda, the Linux-based clamshell focuses on deep-learning development. Lambda, which has been around since 2012, is a deep-learning infrastructure provider used by the US Department of Defense and “97 percent of the top research universities in the US,” according to the company’s announcement. Lambda’s offerings include GPU clusters, servers, workstations, and cloud instances that train neural networks for various use cases, including self-driving cars, cancer detection, and drug discovery. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ A_Platform_for_Maintainers⠀⇛ Tidelift co-founders Jeremy Katz and Luis Villa join Doc Searls and Aaron Newcomb on this episode of FLOSS Weekly to discuss how maintainers should be paid. You might think the answer would be different for every codebase, but not if there’s a platform for doing it. # ⚓ The_Linux_Link_Tech_Show_Episode_949⠀⇛ # ⚓ Bad_Voltage_3×44:_The_Loch_Dustbinness_Monster⠀⇛ Stuart Langridge, Jono Bacon, and special guest star Alan Pope present Bad Voltage, in which intelligence is artificial, snaps are un-ned, and art is what you make it # ⚓ BSD_Now_450:_Unix_Tool_Writing⠀⇛ The ideas that made Unix, hints for writing Unix tools, cron best practices, three different sorts of filesystem errors, LibreSSL 3.5.1 released, taskwarrior to manage tasks, and more. # ⚓ Video ☛ A_dock,_a_charging_cradle,_and_more!_3D_printing your_Steam_Deck_accessories!_–_Invidious⠀⇛ # ⚓ Video ☛ Emacs_Has_Builtin_Chat_🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇:)⦈ Those_Other_IDEs_Don’t_🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇:(⦈__–_Invidious⠀⇛ o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_5.17.3⠀⇛ I'm announcing the release of the 5.17.3 kernel. All users of the 5.17 kernel series must upgrade. The updated 5.17.y git tree can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ stable/linux-stable.git linux-5.17.y and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web browser: https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/ linux-s... thanks, greg k-h # ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_5.16.20⠀⇛ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_5.15.34⠀⇛ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_5.10.111⠀⇛ o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ 7_Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Text-Based_Git Clients⠀⇛  Git is an open source distributed version control system which was originally designed by Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, in 2005 for Linux kernel development. This control system is widely used by the open source community, handling small to extremely large projects with an emphasis on speed and efficiency, but maintaining flexibility, scalability, and guaranteeing data integrity. Git is one of a number of open source revision control systems available for Linux. Other popular tools in this field include Subversion, Bazaar, Mercurial, Monotone, CVS, and SVN. However, Git is frequently regarded by many developers to be the finest version control tool available. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_FileRun_Storage_Sync_on AlmaLinux_8⠀⇛ FileRun is a free, open-source, and self-hosted file share and sync application written in PHP. Learn to install FileRun on AlmaLinux 8 here. # ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ How_to_Make_LibreOffice_Look_Like_Microsoft Office⠀⇛ If you’re a longtime Microsoft Office user, you might find trying out LibreOffice difficult because of the foreign interface. To make things more comfortable, you can give LibreOffice a look that’s similar to MS Office with a few simple tweaks. # ⚓ How_to_Install_Yclas_on_Debian_11_–_RoseHosting⠀⇛ Yclas (formally known as Open Classifieds) is a free, powerful, open-source web platform that allows users to easily create and build classifieds, advertisements, and listings sites. Let’s begin with the installation. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Git_on_Rocky_Linux_8_–_idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Git on Rocky Linux 8. For those of you who didn’t know, Git is a free and open-source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency. Git is designed for developers that need a pretty straightforward version control system. It helps with managing large projects efficiently. Git repositories are hosted on sites like GitHub and Bitbucket. This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you the step-by-step installation of Git on Rocky Linux. 8. # ⚓ Julia Evans ☛ A_list_of_new(ish)_command_line_tools⠀⇛ I got a bunch of replies with tools I hadn’t heard of, so I thought I’d make a list here. A lot of people also pointed at the modern-unix list. # ⚓ Buttondown ☛ You_can_automate_more_than_you_think⠀⇛ But I didn’t automate that to save time, I automated it to save focus. I need to think to write out my whole address. I don’t need to think at all to type ;adr. I don’t need to burn any of my limited focus on something menial anymore. It matters even more when automating something I don’t know by heart, like my Zoom URL or my EIN. Then it takes focus to find it and then copy it over. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Remmina_Remote_Desktop_on Ubuntu_22.04_LTS⠀⇛ Remmina is a remote desktop client written in GTK+, aiming to be useful for system administrators and travelers who need to work with many remote computers in front of either large monitors or tiny netbooks. It supports the following protocols: RDP, VNC, NX, XDMCP, and SSH. Among its features are Multi-Monitor support, Tabbed sessions, port forwarding, proxy support, and easy access to typical applications like Firefox or LibreOffice. Remmina also has a robust plugin system that can be used to extend its functionality. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Steam_Launcher_on_Ubuntu 22.04_LTS⠀⇛ Steam is a video game cross-platform that Valve created. It was launched as a standalone software client in September 2003 as a way for Valve to provide automatic updates for their games and expanded to include games from third-party publishers and now boasts a library filled with thousands if not tens of thousands of games across all gaming consoles. In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install Steam Launcher on your Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish desktop using the command line terminal and APT package manager utilizing the standard default Ubuntu repository or importing the official steam repository, which you can then install the stable branch, or for users that want to see the next version release of Steam’s launcher, you can install the beta branch. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Vuze_on_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS⠀⇛ Vuze is a great way to download torrents without pesky ads or delays. It’s fast, free, and multi- platform! Plus, it has tons of features that will make your life easier when downloading – like searching through all kinds of files just by typing what you’re looking for in the search bar on desktop sites; creating bundles from multiple seeds with one click (so no need anymore waiting around), speech recognition capabilities so reading out loud while processing info simultaneously…the list goes. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Flatpak_on_Linux_Mint_20 LTS⠀⇛ Flatpak is a tool for deploying and managing software packages on the Linux operating system. It provides an isolated environment where users can run applications without affecting other parts of their computers. With Flatpaks, installing an application is like pulling it into your local repository. Links have then generated that point from the right places in Filesystem to where you can find these files–these hard links will be efficient for disk space since they’re simple compared with doing things through traditional methods. Most Linux Mint users know that the distribution focuses on stability over newer features, especially once the LTS has aged after its initial release with packages being frozen. For example, you may want to install the latest version of an application such as Discord, VLC, Spotify, or Linux Mint does not have the application together, making often third-party package managers use it as a backup. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Telegram_on_Ubuntu_22.04 LTS⠀⇛ Telegram is a free, cross-platform messaging app with end-to-end encryption. It’s famous for providing video calling and other missing features from Facebook or Twitter – one of its main attractions! The application also has no ties whatsoever between them (the big social media companies), meaning you can be sure your data won’t go unnoticed by anyone else besides whom it belongs too; this makes telegram more secure than ever before because there isn’t anything giving away how much information we share on our phones every day. In the following tutorial, you will learn to install the Telegram Messenger on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish using three methods: apt package manager, flatpak package manager, and snapcraft package manager, with some tips for maintaining or removing popular messenger software in the future. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Element_Matrix_Client_on Debian_11_Bullseye⠀⇛ Element is a free and open-source software instant messaging client implementing the Matrix protocol. It supports end-to-end encryption, groups, and sharing of files between users on this platform! If you’re looking for an open-source, encrypted messaging client that offers group chats and file- sharing functions, then Element is one of the best options. In the following tutorial, you will learn how to Install Riot Desktop or better known as Element now, on Debian 11 Bullseye using the command line terminal to import the Riot or better known as Element.io official repository and gpg key and install the desktop chat client editor, along with how to maintain and remove the software if required in the future. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Bottles_on_Ubuntu_22.04 LTS⠀⇛ Bottles is a free and open-source application that simplifies creating “prefixes” of wine similar to those on Windows operating systems. The tagline for the software is “Run Windows in a Bottle.” Bottles work with “prefixes” of wine that imitate the file system hierarchy of the Windows operating system and can be used for storing software meant only compatible with this platform. Another feature of using Bottles is supporting a large set of Windows video games on Linux. Once installed, you can gain immediate access to game stores (e.g., Epic Games Store, EA Launcher, Battle.net, etc.) # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Firefox_Next,_Quantum_on Ubuntu_22.04_LTS⠀⇛ Mozilla Firefox is a free and open-source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation. Firefox utilizes the Gecko rendering engine to display web pages, which implements current and future anticipated web formats and standards. For the most part, Firefox is often up to date with the latest stable release on Ubuntu-based desktops; however, non-stable builds such as Next which is the beta build, or Quantum, which is the Nightly build, can give you the chance to test the new features or test your websites before the browser version hits the stable repository. In the tutorial, you will learn how to add and install the beta and nightly build for Firefox using a PPA maintained by the Mozilla team on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish using the command line terminal, along with how to remove and restore the standard version of Firefox if required. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Persepolis_on_Ubuntu_22.04 LTS⠀⇛ Persepolis is a download manager and GUI for ARIA 2 written in Python. It can be used on any operating system that supports Python, including Linux/BSDs, macOS & Microsoft Windows! While Ubuntu users may be familiar with similar software such as the uGET download manager, the Persepolis download manager is a great lightweight alternative that is actively developed. In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install the latest version of the Persepolis on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish using a recommended Launchpad PPA repository by the Persepolis Download Manager team to provide the most up-to-date version using the command line terminal. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Kdenlive_on_Ubuntu_22.04 LTS⠀⇛ Kdenlive is a free video editing open-source software part of the KDE Projects. The video editing software is based on the MLT Framework, KDE, and Qt. The project was started by Jason Wood in 2002 and is now maintained by a small team of developers. With Kdenlive 15.04.0 in 2015, it became part of the official KDE Projects and accepts many audio and video formats, allowing you to add effects, transitions, and render into the format of your choice. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_KeePassXC_on_Ubuntu_22.04 LTS⠀⇛ KeePassXC is an application that can be used by anyone who wants to have a high level of security for their data. The cross-platform feature can be used on any computer, and the light interface makes it easy to use. Additionally, the application is published under the GNU General Public License terms, which means that it is open source and free to download and use. In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install KeePassXC on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish using three installations method of APT, Flatpak, and Snap using the command line terminal, along with some tips on maintaining the software into the future. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_VSCodium_on_Ubuntu_22.04 LTS⠀⇛ VSCodium is a fork of Microsoft Visual Studio Code Editor modified to have full open-source access. The source code for this product can be found on GitHub, where it is licensed under the MIT license and, therefore, will always remain free as long you don’t mind installing extra features via plugins or extensions from third parties like Telemetry transmitting your browsing habits across networks without permission. In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install VSCodium on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish. The tutorial will use the command line terminal with complete steps to install the official repository and tips on updating and removing the IDE securely and adequately. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_install_Mega_Client_on_Ubuntu_Server 20.04⠀⇛ Many people don’t know about Mega, which is a cloud storage service based in New Zealand. One of its main attractions is that we get 20Gb for free when we sign up, and it has great support for Linux. So in this post, you will learn how to install Mega Client on Ubuntu Server 20.04. # ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ How_to_install_Jump_Force_Mugen_2_on_a Chromebook⠀⇛ Today we are looking at how to install Jump Force Mugen 2 on a Chromebook. Please follow the video/ audio guide as a tutorial where we explain the process step by step and use the commands below. # ⚓ How_to_Install_Java_on_Linux_Mint_20.3⠀⇛ Java is one of the most important programming languages ever created. And it is still very popular even though good solutions have been created, such as Rust, Python, and others. Knowing how to install it is basic to work with the language, but if you add to this a robust operating system like Linux Mint, then you can have an ideal combination. That’s why we’ve prepared the following post, so you can install Java on Linux Mint 20.3. # ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ How_to_Install_Docker_on_AlmaLinux_/_Rocky Linux⠀⇛ This article will guide you step-by-step through the recommended and most efficient way to install Docker on AlmaLinux 8 or Rocky Linux 8. Docker is a popular open-source platform for developing, deploying, running, and shipping applications using containers. They are similar to virtual machines and aid in separating applications from the system. It is now simple to create an application, package it with all of its dependencies inside a container, and deliver it anywhere. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_UVdesk_Helpdesk_on_AlmaLinux_8_– idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install UVdesk Helpdesk on AlmaLinux 8. For those of you who didn’t know, UVdesk is one such open-source helpdesk ticketing system that you can rely on as you continue to build your business. UVdesk offers SaaS-based and helpdesk solutions to easier the overall support process to deliver the best customer service such as email piping, knowledgebase, Mailbox, E-commerce, and Multichannel Integration. This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you the step-by-step installation of the UVdesk Helpdesk on an AlmaLinux 8. You can follow the same instructions for CentOS and Rocky Linux. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Lumencraft_blends_top-down_shooting,_Tower Defense_and_a_destructible_environment_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Lumencraft is a brand new release from developer 2Dynamic Games that is going to suck up far too much of my time, and might be a new favourite run blast through on my Steam Deck. Note: personal purchase. Blending together a Tower Defense game, with a top- down shooter and destructible environments, it has all the makings to be the next indie hit and I get a slight Deep Rock Galactic vibe from it too. Blasting through the tutorial and then some of the first sandbox map, well over an hour vanished in the blink of an eye — that’s the kind of game I like to see. # ⚓ Godot Engine ☛ Godot_Engine_–_Godot_Showcase_–_Lumencraft developer_talks_about_his_experience⠀⇛ Welcome to another Godot showcase interview! This time, we interviewed Leszek Nowak from 2DynamicGames about their latest release Lumencraft. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ No_Man’s_Sky_got_a_huge_‘Outlaws’_update and_works_well_on_Steam_Deck_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ No Man’s Sky, a Steam Deck Verified title that also works great on Linux desktops with Steam Play Proton recently got another massive free update. Hello Games have well and truly shown how to recover from a rough launch, it’s now such a completely different game. Quite a lot is new with this update adding in the likes of overhauled space combat, a new pirate underworld, a new solar ship class (the first new ship class in a long time), you can hire wingmen, smuggle around naughty goods, there’s new and more impressive explosions, pirate raids, frigate fleets that will fly overhead, an overhaul to warp and engine effects of all frigates and freighters, in- atmosphere combat and much more. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Google_detail_more_on_how_Steam_on_Chrome OS_works_with_Linux⠀⇛ Want to get more info behind the scenes on how Steam for Chrome OS works? It uses Linux but it’s a little bit complicated and Google has put out the first in a series of blog posts to talk more about it. The good news of course for normal Linux desktop fans, is that developers will need to ensure their games work on Linux directly. Either through a Native build, which should work out of the box, or ensuring and testing their Windows builds with Proton. Although, Steam Play Proton is not turned on by default for Chrome OS as there’s various issues right now. How does it work then? Through the magic of virtual machines! Using work they’ve done in the past with Crostini, an already existing way to run normal Linux apps on Chrome OS and “Chrome OS’s own virtual machine monitor (VMM), crosvm⁠”. They say running Steam and games in a container like this “provides another layer of security above normal Linux systems” that’s used for Crostini, Android, and Parallels. # ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ Linux_Gaming_Central:_it’s_Live,_Check_it Out!_–_Boiling_Steam⠀⇛ It’s been a few weeks already that our now former colleague, Mark Dougherty, has decided to venture on a solo mission to create his own Linux dedicated website, called Linux Gaming Central. Now that the site has quite a few articles (and a logo) under its belt, it’s a good time to feature what you can find on it. # ⚓ Arduino ☛ A_compact_DIY_controller_for_gaming_or_robotics_| Arduino_Blog⠀⇛ Some of the best projects are the ones that take an already-existing product and recreate it from the ground up using easily accessible components. Jithin Sanal set out to do just this by designing and building a USB controller that can be used for a variety of tasks. The joystick is based around the Nano RP2040 Connect, which means that it not only contains a powerful dual-core Arm microcontroller, but also an accelerometer, gyroscope, an RGB LED, and a microphone. The ample amounts of memory and flash can enable small machine learning models to run as well for more advanced processing of motion/input data. Apart from the Arduino, the controller houses a pair of potentiometers, a two-axis joystick, and four buttons that act similar to a D-pad. # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ The_8_Best_Free_Flatpak_Games_Available_on Linux⠀⇛  Looking to get stuck into some great, free Linux- friendly games? We’ve got the list for you. Let’s dive in. If you’re looking for a way to maximize and simplify your Linux gaming experience, Flatpak games are the way to go. With simple, straightforward installation and no need for extra configuration, today’s free Flatpak games are changing the Linux gaming landscape. Here are eight of the best ones. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ LoadingMessage_component_for_Kirigami⠀⇛ Someday after using some KDE apps I noticed that the loading screens weren’t consistent, each app was implementing its own solution so I created this LoadingPlaceholder component for Kirigami. This component will replace the various non- standard implementations previously found in many applications, therefore improving our consistency! Just wanted to share this little component, less than 70 lines of code can already improve our platform so much, every little contribution matters. o § Distributions⠀➾ # § BSD⠀➾ # ⚓ Security Week ☛ OpenSSH_Moves_to_Prevent_‘Capture Now,_Decrypt_Later’_Attacks⠀⇛ Security experts warn that advanced threat actors are already stealing and storing encrypted data for a future when quantum computers are capable of cracking all known encryption algorithms and the latest moves by OpenSSH is meant to proactively address these risks. According to notes published alongside the release of OpenSSH 9.0, the open-source group will now use the hybrid Streamlined NTRU Prime + x25519 key exchange method by default, a move that includes a backstop against future discoveries of flaws in the NTRU algorithm. # § IBM/Red Hat/Fedora⠀➾ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ 5_Reasons_Why_Fedora_Feels_Like_the_New Ubuntu⠀⇛ In the mid-2000s, an upstart Linux distribution became both the most exciting and the most popular version around: Ubuntu. But around two decades later, much of the excitement has gone away. The Ubuntu of today doesn’t have the same spirit as the Ubuntu of yore. Now a different distro is drawing people for many of the same reasons Ubuntu did in the past, a distro that is ironically a year older: Fedora. Is Fedora the new Ubuntu? Here are five reasons the answer is increasingly yes. # ⚓ [COPR]_Why_my_patches_are_missing_from_custom_build⠀⇛ Custom build script in COPR is a versatile. With a couple sed commands, you can modify Fedora SPEC files and port it to RHEL/CentOS Stream with a little effort. However, when I was porting the keepassxc- 2.7.X a few days ago, COPR keeps complaining xcb.patch is missing. While I myself does not need the patch for Wayland, I am curious why other packages are fine but not this one. # ⚓ Ben_Cotton:_Balancing_advancement_and_legacy⠀⇛ Later today, I’ll submit a contentious Change proposal to the Fedora Engineering Steering Committee. Several contributors proposed deprecating support for legacy BIOS starting in Fedora Linux 37. The feedback on the mailing list thread and in social media is…let’s call it “mixed”. The bulk of the objections distill down to: I have old hardware and it should still work. Indeed, when proprietary operating systems vendors (both in the PC and mobile spaces) embrace varying forms of planned obsolescence, open source operating systems can allow users to continue using the hardware they own. Why shouldn’t it continue to be supported? Nothing comes for free. Maintaining legacy support requires work. Bugs need fixes. Existing code can hamper the addition of new features. Even in a community-driven project, time is not unlimited. It’s hard to ask people to keep supporting software that they’re no longer interested in. # ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ Artificial_intelligence_(AI): 7_roles_to_prioritize_now [Ed: “The Great Resignation may be a myth or reality” says a collapsing company. They keep pushing this misleading spin or myth to blame the workers for getting laid off.⠀⇛ The Great Resignation may be a myth or reality, depending upon your viewpoint. But one thing is clear: The labor shortage is real. But it is likely not due to a decline in the participation rate. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, the post-pandemic labor force participation rate has not declined dramatically. In fact, the core ages of the workforce, 25-54, saw a dip at the onset of the pandemic that was mild compared to other age groups – especially workers 55+. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ The_power_of_collaborative_public health_intelligence_from_publicly_available_sources_and open_source_software_to_fight_a_pandemic_–_EIOS⠀⇛ In late 2019, as the news media reports about an unknown respiratory disease began to increase it would have been nearly impossible to predict how the following year would play out. Yet, a global collaboration between various public health stakeholders supported by a technological solution for global collaborative detection of threats to public health, their verification and assessment of risks was already in place, led by the World Health Organization (WHO). # § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Dirk Eddelbuettel ☛ Dirk_Eddelbuettel:_RcppRedis 0.2.1:_Maintenance⠀⇛ A month after the major release 0.2.0 bringing pub/sub and other goodies to our RcppRedis package, a new version 0.2.1 arrived on CRAN yesterday. RcppRedis is one of several packages connecting R to the fabulous Redis in-memory datastructure store (and much more). RcppRedis does not pretend to be feature complete, but it may do some things faster than the other interfaces, and also offers an optional coupling with MessagePack binary (de)serialization via RcppMsgPack. The package has carried production loads for several years now. This release updated the rredis suggestion by adding an Additional_repositories entry as Bryan decided to retire the rredis package. You can still install it via install.packages (“rredis”) by setting the addtional repo, for example repos=c(“https://ghrr.github.io/ drat”, getOption(“repos”)) as documented in package and at our ghrr drat repo. # ⚓ Dirk Eddelbuettel ☛ Dirk_Eddelbuettel:_drat_0.2.3_on CRAN:_Arm_M1_Support⠀⇛ A new minor release of drat arrived on CRAN today. drat stands for drat R Archive Template, and helps with easy-to-create and easy-to-use repositories for R packages. Since its inception in early 2015 it has found widespread adoption among R users because repositories with marked releases is the better way to distribute code. See below for a few custom reference examples. Because for once it really is as your mother told you: Friends don’t let friends install random git commit snapshots. Properly rolled- up releases it is. Just how CRAN shows us: a model that has demonstrated for two-plus decades how to do this. And you can too: drat is easy to use, documented by six vignettes and just works. Detailed information about drat is at its documentation site. # ⚓ The Anarcat ☛ Antoine_Beaupré:_Tuning_my_wifi_radios –_anarcat⠀⇛ After listening to an episode of the 2.5 admins podcast, I realized there was some sort of low-hanging fruit I could pick to better tune my WiFi at home. You see, I’m kind of a fraud in WiFi: I only started a WiFi mesh in Montreal (now defunct), I don’t really know how any of that stuff works. So I was surprised to hear one of the podcast host say “it’s all about airtime” and “you want to reduce the power on your access points” (APs). It seemed like sound advice: better bandwidth means less time on air, means less collisions, less latency, and less power also means less collisions. Worth a try, right? # ⚓ uni Toronto ☛ Mangling_your_distribution_version_in your_Apt_sources_for_fun_and_profit⠀⇛ Much of this is obvious; the bit that may not be is that ‘focal’ is the code name for Ubuntu 20.04. Every sources.list line needs to say what distribution release it’s for, and it had better be right, which is to say it had better match the distribution release you’re actually running. # § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu_Budgie_22.04_LTS_–_New_Features_and_Release Details⠀⇛ summary of new features, package updates in Ubuntu Budgie 22.04 LTS which releases soon. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Best_Raspberry_Pi_Projects_|_Tom’s Hardware⠀⇛ Spring is here, the flowers are blooming and the makers are tinkering. It’s been an exciting month in the Raspberry Pi community and choosing projects to feature is never easy. That said, we’re giving ten Pi projects another chance to shine this month and have plenty to inspire everyone from novice creators to the most experienced developer. These projects are some of the best around and we’ll be sure to share all of the juicy details about how they work and what you’ll need to make them at home, if you can. You don’t always need the best Raspberry Pi accessories and HATs to make an incredible project but they sure can help add a variety of features to your creation. # ⚓ FOSSLife ☛ Top_Raspberry_Pi_Projects⠀⇛ # § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ This_time_for_real_getting_started_with_using_that Palm_IIIxe⠀⇛ Interpilot is a program that replaces some of the keys in the Intl keyboard tab and adds a “7″ key (written from the upper dash) to Graffiti and to the keyboard, that when superceding a character alters it to become its “AltGr” counterpart (\u017c from z, \u017a from x, …). See the previous post for links. As I wrote in the previous post, I couldn’t find downloads for Interpilot’s successor PiLoc, so that’s why I went with it. Interpilot ships with a demonstration product registration code “democode” by default and I don’t have a proper one so I keep being annoyed with a dialog titled “Reminder” saying “Your Interpilot is not registered” and “Dismiss” that sometimes comes up extremely often. The most recent versions of Interpilot, as I remember them from the past, are said to work with specifically version 1.2 of the Palm Keyboard driver. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Arming_With_An_OS⠀⇛ We see tons of projects with the infamous “Blue Pill” STM32 boards. They are cheap and plentiful and have a lot of great features, or at least they were before the chip shortage. I recently picked up a “Black Pill”, which is very similar but has an even more powerful processor. For a few bucks, you get an ARM CPU that can run at 100 MHz (but with USB, probably 96 MHz). There’s 512 kB of flash and 128 kB of RAM. There’s a USB type C port, and even a button and an LED onboard. The thing fits on a breadboard and you can program it with a cheap STLink dongle which costs about $10. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ 2022_Sci-Fi_Contest:_A_Hand-Following Robot,_Powered_By_Arduino⠀⇛ If there’s one thing audiences love in sci- fi, it’s a cute robot companion that follows the heroes around. If you want one of your own, starting with this build from [mircemk] could be just the ticket. # ⚓ Tobias Mädel ☛ In_a_pinch:_Flashing_a_PC_BIOS_with_an ESP32⠀⇛ I reluctantly connected an ESP32 to a breadboard and wired the SPI flash IC to the ESP’s hardware SPI peripheral. Thankfully, the fantastic SPIMemory Arduino library by @Marzogh exists. Using the SPIMemory library, I implemented a very simple Arduino program, which would erase the whole flash, read 4096 bytes from the UART, write them to a flash page and repeat this for the whole 8MiB. # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Make_a_chord_keyboard_with_Raspberry Pi_Pico_and_CircuitPython⠀⇛ We’re going to make a USB keyboard you can use to enter text quickly and unobtrusively, even in the dark. The keyboard has a key for each finger, and you type by pressing down ’chords’ – combinations of different keys. There are lights in the keys to help you learn the combinations for each letter and a teaching game you can use to practice your typing skills. You can plug it into a USB port on a computer and use it as you would any other keyboard. # § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ GO Media ☛ How_to_Stop_Octo_Malware_From_Remotely Accessing_Your_Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ The_10_Best_Android_Apps_to_Track_the Movies_and_Shows_You’ve_Watched⠀⇛ # ⚓ TechRadar ☛ Proton_launches_a_privacy-first alternative_to_Google_Calendar_for_Android_| TechRadar⠀⇛ # ⚓ Liliputing ☛ Lenovo_Legion_Y700_8.8_inch_Android gaming_tablet_now_available_globally_(sort_of)_– Liliputing⠀⇛ # ⚓ Giz China ☛ Ulefone_Power_Armor_14_Pro_with_Android 12_–_a_whole_new_experience_–_Gizchina.com⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Android_12_QPR3_Beta_2_feedback_survey opens_for_Pixel_–_9to5Google⠀⇛ # ⚓ Notebook Check ☛ Android_12_reaches_the_Motorola_Moto G200_in_Europe_–_NotebookCheck.net_News⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Authority ☛ Android_overheating_issues_are widespread_and_likely_to_get_worse_–_Android Authority⠀⇛ # ⚓ Gadgets Now ☛ 21_smartphones_running_the_latest version_of_Android_out_of_the_box_|_Gadgets_Now⠀⇛ # ⚓ GSM Arena ☛ Motorola_seeding_stable_Android_12_to Moto_G200_–_comments⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Headlines ☛ Android_12_Features_Offered_By The_Ulefone_Power_Armor_14_Pro:_Video⠀⇛ # ⚓ India Times ☛ Oppo_Reno_7_Lite_5G_with_Android_12, Snapdragon_695_SoC_launched_–_Times_of_India⠀⇛ # ⚓ NVIDIA_Shield_TV_Plex_and_other_apps_not_working after_Android_11_update⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_To_Download_Mod_Apk_For_Your_Android_Phone.??⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Headlines ☛ What_To_Expect_From_An_Android VPN⠀⇛ o § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ # § FSF⠀➾ # ⚓ FSF ☛ LibrePlanet_workshop_–_April_25_–_Installing Ourselves_into_LibrePlanet⠀⇛ A further description, including information on how to register, is forthcoming. # ⚓ FSF ☛ LibrePlanet_workshop_–_May_02_–_Translators_and free_software,_a_practical_introduction_to_OmegaT⠀⇛ # ⚓ FSF ☛ LibrePlanet_workshop_–_May_16_–_Software localization_(translation)_of_web-based_projects⠀⇛ # ⚓ FSF ☛ LibrePlanet_workshop_–_May_09_–_IRCNow:_Of_the Users,_By_the_Users,_For_the_Users⠀⇛ # § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ I_do_not_know_what_to_think_of_GitLab⠀⇛ The CI is probably one of the best things with GitLab which I also really enjoyed using on the self-hosted instances. I therefore looked forward to using CIs on my private repositories. But before running CI, GitLab wants to verify my identify by giving them my credit card information. The CI is still free to use, but I really do not like giving them my credit card information as I believe such information should stay always-offline (or rarely-only in some and well-though-through cases). I could also self-host a runner, which I also did on the universities GitLab on a university server. But this would also make the CI not-free as I currently do not have a suitable server for that. Well, I guess I have to live without CI for now. [...] Search unusable Yesterday I wanted to integrate GitLab into mastersearch. But I figured out that the search was pretty much unusable, only returning some matching results. This is because only projects from paid accounts are indexed, which pretty much removes the majority of projects from the search. Therefore, I find GitLab search pretty much unusable and not worth the time integrating into mastersearch. There is also a issue open for that, lets see when this will be fixed. # ⚓ Qt_6.3_Released_with_Improved_Wayland_Support,_Quick Compilers_+_More⠀⇛ Lars Knoll announced the release of Qt 6.3 with many new improvements to this vital development tool for user interfaces. Qt 6.3 is the third point release of the Qt 6.0 series that brings many new features, bug fixes and underlying performance improvements. # ⚓ Looking_for_Qt_support?_Get_in_touch!_|_Mardy⠀⇛ Following The Qt Company’s decision to withdraw support for the Russian market, KDAB’s geolocation block of its website and Upwork stopping its operations in Russia, there’s a likely need of Qt support in the country. [...] Whether you are a company or a Qt expert with some free time to spare and you’d like to work with me, you are very welcome to drop me a line. We can try to find a solution for those companies who need Qt support, and create a network of professionals who can commit to do some Qt work. # ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ My_favorite_build_options_for_Go_| Opensource.com⠀⇛ One of the most gratifying parts of learning a new programming language is finally running an executable and getting the desired output. When I discovered the programming language Go, I started by reading some sample programs to get acquainted with the syntax, then wrote small test programs. Over time, this approach helped me get familiar with compiling and building the program. The build options available for Go provide ways to gain more control over the build process. They can also provide additional information to help break the process into smaller parts. In this article, I will demonstrate some of the options I have used. Note: I am using the terms build and compile to mean the same thing. # ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ A_guide_to_JVM_parameters_for_Java developers_|_Opensource.com⠀⇛ When you write source code, you’re writing code for humans to read. Computers can’t execute source code until the code is compiled into machine language, a generic term referring to any number of languages required by a specific machine. Normally, if you compile code on Linux, it runs on Linux, and if you compile code on Windows, it runs on Windows, and so on. However, Java is different. It doesn’t target an actual machine. It targets something called the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), and so it can run on any machine. # ⚓ Earthly ☛ Watch_People_Doing_the_Thing⠀⇛ I’ve learned so much from watching other people code. It’s never a thing I’m specifically trying to learn. It’s more like someone is walking me through a problem, and they do something I didn’t know could be done. Maybe they just have a low friction way to exploratory test some set of services, where I could only test things by deploying to staging, or they use some shortcut I didn’t know about, and I have to ask them how they did that. # ⚓ Fred Herbert ☛ Errors_are_constructed,_not discovered⠀⇛ Over a year ago, I left the role of software engineering* behind to become a site reliability engineer* at Honeycomb.io. Since then, I’ve been writing a bunch of blog posts over there rather than over here, including the following: [...] # ⚓ Geeks For Geeks ☛ Sum_of_nodes_within_K_distance_from target⠀⇛ Given a binary tree, a target node and a positive integer K on it, the task is to find the sum of all nodes within distance K from the target node (including the value of the target node in the sum). # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Does_Your_Programmer_Know_How_Fast_You Were_Going?⠀⇛ News reports were everywhere that an autonomous taxi operated by a company called Cruise was driving through San Francisco with no headlights. The local constabulary tried to stop the vehicle and were a bit thrown that there was no driver. Then the car moved beyond an intersection and pulled over, further bemusing the officers. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Portland_Timbers_Deny_a_Cover-Up._Fans_Demand the_Truth.⠀⇛ When Madison Shanley took the mic to sing the national anthem ahead of the Portland Timbers’ April 3 match against the LA Galaxy, she wore a red shirt emblazoned with the phrase “YOU KNEW” in white letters, an allusion to the club’s front office being informed about—but failing to properly act on—serious charges of sexual misconduct against former Portland Thorns coach Paul Riley and allegations of domestic violence against Timbers player Andy Polo. For those unfamiliar with the latter case, in February, Génessis Alarcón, Polo’s ex- partner, went public with allegations that Polo had physically attacked her and that the Timbers tried to cover it up. “He pulled my hair. I fell to the floor,” the mother of Polo’s children said on a Peruvian TV show. “He slapped me in the face and gave me a black eye.” o ⚓ The Nation ☛ What_J.D._Vance_Doesn’t_Know_About_France⠀⇛ Ohio US Senate candidate J.D. Vance took time out from trivializing Russia’s murderous assault on Ukraine last week to comment on the presidential election in France. o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_Three-Way_Split_of_French_Politics⠀⇛ Emmanuel Macron (La République en Marche, LREM) and Marine Le Pen (Rassemblement National, RN) have made it into the second round – in the same order as five years ago, making it the second time the duel will take place. The last and only time this happened in France was when Valéry Giscard d’Estaing (RPR) twice faced off against François Mitterrand (Socialist Party), first in 1974, when the right-wing candidate won and then again in 1981, when the socialist candidate triumphed. Such stability is largely linked to the main candidates’ clout. Already in the game five years ago, Macron and Le Pen have been able to retain a loyal electoral base. Over the past weeks new voters have rallied around them, prioritising a so-called strategic vote (“vote utile”) over partisan considerations. o ⚓ Bike_vs_Bus_1-0⠀⇛ Two bus routes go that way: line 1 halts at every bus stop from here to campus, and runs along the route that takes it through the town centre. Line 72 is a direct bus that runs a few times to uni in the morning and a few times from uni in the afternoon. It takes all the stops on this side of town, but then takes a route around the town centre and skips all stops after that until it reaches campus. Line 1 usually takes about 30 to 35 minutes from here to uni. Line 72 typically takes 18 to 22 or something like that. o ⚓ a_better_system_for_filetypes⠀⇛ both have various issues, one being that many file formats are known by multiple names. MIME is also often overly lengthy, and also names things strangly. for example, the default type for the whole system is “application/octet-stream”. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ New Scientist ☛ AI_strips_out_city_noise_to_improve earthquake_monitoring_systems⠀⇛ A deep learning algorithm can remove city noise from earthquake monitoring tools, potentially making it easier to pinpoint when and where a tremor occurs. # ⚓ Asia Times ☛ Japan_cosmic_cleanup_firm_is_part_of_space arms_race⠀⇛ Astroscale, Japan’s space debris removal company, claims to have carried out “the world’s first commercial mission to prove the core technologies necessary for space debris docking and removal.” Comprising two satellites tied together – one designed to remove debris from orbit and one to simulate a piece of debris – it was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in March 2021. The “test capture” demonstration was completed in August 2021. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Federal_Spending_on_Charter Schools_Needs_Reform⠀⇛ With conflicts raging over masks, books, and curriculums in the nation’s public schools, you’d be forgiven for missing a noteworthy new proposal from the U.S. Department of Education. # ⚓ [Old] Atlassian ☛ What_is_Parkinson’s_Law_and_why_is_it sabotaging_your_productivity?⠀⇛ Let’s look at an updated example. You and your team have two weeks to complete a relatively simple bug fix. Realistically, it should only take a few hours. But because you know you have more than enough time at your disposal, the project grows in scope. While you’re looking into that bug, you decide to check into a few related issues, as well. That prompts questions about what’s causing those issues in the first place. While those diversions may ultimately prove to be useful, they don’t get you any closer to achieving your object of handling the bug fix. Ultimately, the thing that should’ve really been a simple undertaking becomes something that actually requires the two weeks to complete. That’s Parkinson’s Law in action. # ⚓ How_to_Use_Parkinson’s_Law_to_Get_More_Done_in_Less_Time⠀⇛ How to Use Parkinson’s Law to Get More Done in Less TimeParkinson’s Law—the amount of work expands to fill the time available for its completion—means that if you give yourself a week to complete a two- hour task, then (psychologically speaking) the task will increase in complexity and become more daunting so as to fill that week[2]. It may not even fill the extra time with more work, but just stress and tension about having to get it done. # ⚓ Times Higher Education ☛ Pressure_to_pass_mediocre_students forced_me_out_of_academia⠀⇛ At their best, small non-elite colleges can spur innovative ideas and foster great minds, but too often they compromise standards and dilute the value of a degree by producing underqualified graduates. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Nixie_Spectrum_Display_Has_Seven_Bands⠀⇛ A spectrum visualizer is always a fun project, but we really liked [Yannick99]’s take on it since it uses seven IN-13 Nixie tubes for the display. The tubes, of course, need high voltage so part of the project is a high voltage power supply. The spectrum part is a little more ordinary using an op amp and an MSGEQ7 filter IC. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Home_Made_Stirling_Engines_From_Expedient Materials⠀⇛ Many of us have read about Stirling engines, engines which form mechanical heat pumps and derive motion from the expansion and contraction of a body of air. A very few readers may have built one, but for many they remain one of those projects we’d rather like to try but never quite have the inclination. The YouTube channel of [Geral Na Prática] should provide plenty of vicarious enjoyment then, with the construction of a range of Stirling engines from commonly available materials. We have Coke cans, PVC pipe, and nebuliser cartridges forming pistons and cylinders, with wire wool serving as a regenerative heat store. The latest video is below the break, an amazing 10- cylinder rotary device. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Reducing_Warping_In_Metal_3D_Prints⠀⇛ We are used to dealing with warping when printing with thermoplastics like ABS, but metal printers suffer from this problem, too. The University of Michigan has a new technology, SmartScan, that promises to reduce this problem. You can see a video about the technique, below. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Orac ☛ The_Great_Barrington_Declaration_(GBD)_strikes_back again⠀⇛ I first wrote about the Great Barrington Declaration (GBD) not long after it was first published, way back during a time that now seems like ancient history, October 2020. At the time, I likened the GBD to similar “declarations” and petitions issued by other science deniers, such as HIV/AIDS deniers and climate science deniers, because “magnified minority” documents like this are designed to provide a patina of apparent scientific legitimacy to their antiscience declarations. Science deniers accomplish this by recruiting useful idiots in the form of scientists who are true believers in the declaration (in this case the GBD) write the declaration and then enticing physicians and scientists, the vast majority of whom have little or no expertise in the relevant scientific fields, sign the document, the more the better. The result is a document that other believers can cite as evidence for scientific support for their views. Basically, the GBD, and other documents like it, follow a script that was first pioneered by tobacco companies trying to show that their products were not causing cancer and all sorts of other health problems. o § Integrity/Availability⠀➾ # § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ Proprietary_Worlds_and_Open_Alternatives⠀⇛ I’ve been an active Play-By-e-Mail role player for many years, pretty much exclusively in the Star Trek fan scene. We usually call our games “sims” or “simulations” and they take place on Star Trek ships or stations. Some games organise themselves in fleets, where several simulations help each other recruit and administrate resources like mailing lists and websites. Most of the sims I’ve been on have had a disclaimer at the footer on their website saying something like “Star Trek is owned by Paramount. This is a fan site. No infringement intended.” They rely on the good faith of Paramount Pictures and a kind interpretation of the fair use clause of American copyright law. I consider the need for this faith in a corporation a sad state of affairs. As long as this is the case the entire Star Trek sim community is in danger of being entirely shut down by a whim from a faraway legal department. # ⚓ CISA ☛ Microsoft_Releases_Advisory_to_Address Critical_Remote_Code_Execution_Vulnerability_(CVE-2022- 26809)_|_CISA⠀⇛ Microsoft has released an advisory to address CVE-2022-26809, a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Remote Procedure Call Runtime Library. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. # ⚓ The Verge ☛ Ukraine_says_it_stopped_a_Russian cyberattack_on_its_power_grid⠀⇛ This attempted attack involved a wide variety of malware, according to ESET, including the recently discovered CaddyWiper. ESET also found a new piece of malware, which it calls Industroyer2. The original Industroyer was used in a successful 2016 cyberattack that cut off power in parts of Kyiv, according to the security firm, probably by the same group behind this month’s foiled attack. Industroyer isn’t widely used by [crackers] — ESET notes that it’s only seen it used twice (earlier this month and in 2016), which implies that it’s written for very specific uses. # ⚓ USCERT ☛ APT_Actors_Target_ICS/SCADA_Devices⠀⇛ CISA, the Department of Energy (DOE), the National Security Agency (NSA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA), warning that certain advanced persistent threat (APT) actors have exhibited the capability to gain full system access to multiple industrial control system (ICS)/ supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) devices using custom-made tools. # ⚓ Krebs On Security ☛ Microsoft_Patch_Tuesday,_April 2022_Edition⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Record ☛ Researchers_find_new_malware_variant after_stopping_attack_on_Ukrainian_energy_provider [iophk: Windows TCO]⠀⇛ In an explainer on the situation, ESET said it also saw the attackers use several other destructive malware families including CaddyWiper, ORCSHRED, SOLOSHRED and AWFULSHRED. # ⚓ Matt Rickard ☛ Why_So_Many_Outages?⠀⇛ For some customers, JIRA and some other Atlassian products have been down for an entire week. Some are reporting that Atlassian is saying that it could be another 2 weeks until the products are back up and running. Chalk that up worse than Roblox’s 3 day outage back in October 2021. Why so many outages? # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Fortnite_Developer_Epic_Games Draws_$1_Billion_Investment_From_Sony_Group_Amid Metaverse_Concert_Rush⠀⇛ Sony Group Corporation’s billion-dollar investment in the Harmonix owner Epic Games arrives one year after the Japanese company fronted $200 million for a different Epic funding round yet. And while this April of 2021 raise brought with it a $28.7 billion equity valuation, today’s round (which also includes a $1 billion contribution from The Lego Group owner KIRKBI) came with a post- money valuation of $31.5 billion. (Significantly, Sony previously came up with $250 million for a 2020 round from Epic Games, which was then valued at a comparatively modest $17.3 billion.) Regarding Epic’s plans for this newest capital influx, founder and CEO Tim Sweeney emphasized the perceived potential (for both players and brands) of building an all- encompassing metaverse social platform. # ⚓ Frederic Cambus ☛ File_transfers_via_the_parallel port_on_DOS_using_LapLink⠀⇛ Surprisingly, there is very little history available online about the DOS versions of LapLink, and I’m not sure when its parallel cable was actually introduced. The “LapLink cable” Wikipedia page mentions 1983, but that seems strange, as LapLink 2.15 from 1987 does not have any way to configure the software for using a parallel port cable. LapLink 3.00 from 1989 does. For the purpose of this article, I decided to use the latest DOS version available, which appears to be LapLink 5.00, released in 1993. It comes with an improved UI using redefined characters including cute files and folder icons, along with some subtle animations. I’ve been using the standard color theme. # ⚓ USCERT ☛ CISA_Adds_10_Known_Exploited_Vulnerabilities to_Catalog [Ed: Microsoft, Microsoft, Adobe, Adobe, Adobe, Adobe, Adobe, Adobe, Kaseya (Windows)...]⠀⇛ CISA has added 10 new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risk to the federal enterprise. Note: to view the newly added vulnerabilities in the catalog, click on the arrow on the of the “Date Added to Catalog” column, which will sort by descending dates. # § Pseudo-Open Source⠀➾ # § Privatisation/Privateering⠀➾ # § Linux Foundation⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux_Foundation,_Google_Launch Kubernetes-Based_Nephio_Project [Ed: Now a puff piece in Spamnil's site]⠀⇛ Nephio aims to deliver carrier-grade, simple, open, Kubernetes-based cloud native intent automation and common automation templates that materially simplify the deployment and management of multi-vendor cloud infrastructure and network functions across large scale edge deployments. # ⚓ PR Newswire ☛ The_Linux_Foundation Announces_1st_Round_of_Keynote Speakers_for_Open_Source_Summit_North America_2022⠀⇛ The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced the first round of keynote speakers taking the stage at Open Source Summit North America, June 21-24, in Austin, TX and virtually. # ⚓ Linux Foundation’s Site/Blog ☛ The Linux_Foundation_Announces_1st_Round of_Keynotes_Speakers_for_Open_Source Summit_North_America_2022⠀⇛ # § Security⠀➾ # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Papers Please ☛ Facial_recognition signage_at_new_Sea-Tac_terminal_flunks legal_test⠀⇛ For several years the Identity Project has been engaging with the Port of Seattle over its expansion of automated facial recognition to track travelers at Sea-Tac Airport. Today we made yet another (virtual) visit to the Port of Seattle Commission to give the following comments (PDF) on the latest test of the new International Arrivals facility at Sea-Tac, scheduled to open  next week: Comments of the Identity Project to the Port of Seattle Commission for the Commission meeting of April 12, 2022, re: signage for travelers about the collection of facial images at the International Arrivals Facility at Sea-Tac Airport # ⚓ PIA ☛ How_to_File_Taxes_Online_Securely in_2022⠀⇛ Most people file online, making this month a virtual playground for cybercriminals trying to steal your identity or financial info. Tax season is frustrating enough—don’t let a cybercrook turn it into a living nightmare. # ⚓ The Verge ☛ Mark_Zuckerberg’s_augmented reality⠀⇛ Zuckerberg calls AR goggles a “holy grail” device that will “redefine our relationship with technology,” akin to the introduction of smartphones. During the special effect-laden video announcing Facebook’s corporate rebrand to Meta last October, they acted as the connective tissue for his metaverse pitch, letting people play games and work with virtual humans Star Trek-style. At one point, Zuckerberg wore them while fencing with a hologram. “Don’t be scared to stab,” his virtual sparring partner quipped. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Defending_Ukraine’s_Draft_Dodgers⠀⇛ These young people of draft age all told me they were fleeing their country to avoid being drafted to fight in a war against their countrymen in eastern Ukraine, a majority Russian region of Ukraine. “I have nothing against those people in Donbas,” one young man told me, “and I don’t want to be forced to kill them and get killed myself.” They had all gone to Finland because of short-term agricultural work visas available to people willing to pick blueberries, which cover the forest floor above the Arctic Circle at that time of summer. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Russia_vs._Ukraine:_No_Vaccine_For_War Fever⠀⇛ Students of war psychology are familiar with a process in which public opinion moves by stages from a position of indifference or opposition to a war to one of passionate partisanship and active involvement in the military struggle.  A key element in this movement is the accusation that a hostile power is committing war crimes and atrocities against civilians – particularly women and children. The accusations often contain a dose of truth, since most wars are far more indiscriminate than “surgical” in their effects.  There is no doubt that Russian activities in Ukraine have taken too many civilian lives.  But war crimes charges tend also to be exaggerated. The United States entered World War I in 1917 on the heels of reports that the German invaders of Belgium were butchering babies while German U-boats sank ships filled with innocent passengers.  (In fact, the Allies were attempting to starve Germany into submission by blockading European ports, and the doomed liner Luisitania was carrying a large cargo of weapons bound for Britain.) # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Why_Not_Joint_War_Crimes_Trials?⠀⇛ There is nothing wrong with that. When government officials or military personnel engage in war crimes, they should be prosecuted. What’s weird though is that you don’t read any calls in the U.S. mainstream press for criminal prosecutions of U.S. officials and U.S. military personnel for war crimes committed with respect to the U.S. invasions and long-term occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq, including the bombings of many wedding parties in which brides, grooms, bridal assistants, parents, brothers, sisters, relatives, and friends were killed or maimed. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Nonstop_Corporate_News_on_Ukraine_Is_Fueling Support_for_Unchecked_US_Militarism⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ US_Wages_Financial_War_on_Russia⠀⇛ The latest developments, including: – How US declared financial war on Russia – The US Dollar as a weapon – How 9/11 gave the US government power to wage financial war – Key architects of US/EU financial war – Russia’s debt default – Turkish drones in Ukraine – The truth of Bucha’s atrocities # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Learning_the_Wrong_Lessons_from_Ukraine⠀⇛ NATO didn’t add Ukraine, which was attacked. Therefore every country or at least lots of them should be added to NATO. Russia has a bad government. Therefore it should be overthrown. # ⚓ FAIR ☛ Selling_Albright_as_a_‘Feminist_Icon’:_Was_the_Price Worth_It?⠀⇛ Most coverage failed to levy any criticism at all of Albright’s actions in government, despite her presiding over a critical turning point in the American Empire. For the foreign policy establishment, the ’90s under Albright solidified the US self-image as the “indispensable nation,” ready and able to impose its will on the world, a position with repercussions that still echo today. Instead of critically exploring this legacy, corporate media opted for celebration and mythmaking. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Pentagon_Convenes_Top_US_Weapons_Makers_to Increase_Supply_for_Ukraine_War⠀⇛ The Pentagon on Wednesday is set to convene a classified meeting of some of the largest arms makers in the U.S.—from Lockheed Martin to Raytheon—as the Biden administration looks to ramp up weapons shipments to Ukraine, even as critics warn that continuing to pump advanced military equipment into the war zone could prolong the deadly conflict. “It is within Putin’s power to wind down this war, but what NATO does matters as well.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Campaigners_Warn_Against_Bringing_Back_US Nukes_to_UK_Soil⠀⇛ Disarmament campaigners warned Wednesday of “a further undermining of prospects for global peace” following reports suggesting an air force base in the U.K. is once again going to be storing U.S. nuclear weapons. The development, said Kate Hudson, general secretary of the London-based Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, would again make Britain “a forward nuclear base for the U.S. in Europe.” # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Leftist_Argument_for_Not_Paying_Your Taxes⠀⇛ Every April, as income-tax returns come due, I think about the day 30 years ago when I opened my rented mailbox and saw a business card resting inside. Its first line read, innocently enough, “United States Treasury.” It was the second line—“Internal Revenue Service”—that took my breath away. That card belonged to an IRS revenue agent and scrawled across it in blue ink was the message: “Call me.” # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ NY_Gov._Candidate_Jumaane_Williams_on_Mass Shooting:_More_Police_Won’t_Solve_Gun_Violence⠀⇛ After a gunman opened fire on a subway train during morning rush hour Tuesday, with 10 people shot and another 13 injured, we speak with New York City public advocate and gubernatorial candidate Jumaane Williams, who says “the answer to the gun violence problem cannot be solely sending police,” adding that New York must respond with a comprehensive plan to beef up social services and programs. He also speaks about the resignation of Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin — who was arrested on bribery charges — and recent news that disgraced former Governor Andrew Cuomo may run in the November election. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Mali’s_Violent,_Authoritarian_Turn⠀⇛ On March 27, as herders converged upon the central Malian village of Moura (population: 10,000) for the weekly Sunday livestock market, helicopters carrying Malian soldiers accompanied by men believed to belong to the Kremlin-linked Wagner Group flew in and started firing. They sealed shut the exits to the village and raked their way through it in a counterterrorism operation that lasted for five days and left between 200 and 400 people dead. Human Rights Watch deemed it “the worst single atrocity reported in Mali’s decade- long armed conflict.” Armed actors have proliferated in Mali since separatist northern militants rebelled in 2011, only to be sidelined by an Al Qaeda affiliate. The Malian army, in a statement describing the same event, claimed to have neutralized 203 terrorists in a manner consistent with international law. Eyewitnesses, however, described indiscriminate killing and targeting based on ethnic appearance or dress. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Ceasefire_for_Ukraine_Now!⠀⇛ As Russia pulls its forces back to concentrate them in the Dombas eastern region of Ukraine, those of us who oppose Russia’s invasion, as well as NATO’s problematic actions in the years leading up to it, must call for an immediate ceasefire and serious diplomacy for a negotiated end to this disastrous war. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Russia’s_Success_in_Syria’s_Civil_War Doesn’t_Mean_Much_for_Its_Chances_in_Vast,_United_Ukraine⠀⇛ The new appointee is General Alexander Dvornikov, who was sent to Syria in September 2015 when Russia intervened directly in the war to stop a rebel offensive backed by Saudi Arabia which was making ground against the forces of President Bashar al- Assad. Russian air support for the Syrian army was of crucial assistance for the Assad government and continues to this day with 182 Russian air strikes since the start of April according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Dr._Cornel_West:_Philosophy_in_Our_Time_of Imperial_Decay⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Biden_Answers_Zelenskyy’s_Plea_to_‘Arm Ukraine_Now’_With_$800_Million_in_Weapons⠀⇛ U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced an even-larger-than-expected $800 million military aid package for Ukraine, which has been under attack by Russian forces since late February. The package—which comes despite fears from anti-war voices that such weapons transfers will just further fuel the conflict—expands the type of weaponry the United States is sending to Ukraine. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Price_tag_protest_St._Petersburg_artist_faces prison_time_for_spreading_information_about_civilian_deaths in_besieged_Mariupol⠀⇛ On Wednesday, April 13, a district court in St. Petersburg jailed artist Sasha Skochilenko until May 31, pending trial on charges of spreading “knowingly false information” about the Russian military’s invasion of Ukraine. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘They’re_trying_to_assimilate_us’:_Ukrainian civilians_deported_to_Russia_describe_forced_evacuations_and ‘filtration_camps’⠀⇛ On March 18, Ukrainian journalist Dmitry Gordon published a video message addressed to Ukrainians living in territories occupied or surrounded by Russian troops. He warned that there are “two types of humanitarian corridors” — those organized by Ukraine and those organized by Russia, and he urged people not to use the latter. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ The_hunt_for_‘antimilitarism’:_Leaked_documents indicate_that_Russia’s_federal_censor_has_been_monitoring_the Internet_for_peace_activism_since_at_least_2020⠀⇛ In early March, the nonprofit whistleblower site Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) published hyperlinks to a large data leak from the office of Russia’s federal censor, Roskomnadzor (RKN), in the Republic of Bashkortostan. With help from colleagues at The Intercept, Meduza downloaded and indexed hundreds of gigabytes of these data and learned that RKN started monitoring protest sentiment back in 2020, sharing daily reports with various government agencies (including the national security apparatus) about “the destabilization of Russian society.” # ⚓ [Old] Modern Diplomacy ☛ The_development_of_warfare cyberspace_in_the_United_States⠀⇛ As a concept for integrating cyberwarfare systems, the US Cyber Command created the Joint Cyber Operations Architecture (JCWA) to guide cyberwarfare acquisition and investment decisions, with the aim of enabling cyber forces to execute command and control decisions, as well as training in having access – through a unified platform – to the broad tasks of the system. Since 2021 the US military has continued to use the JCWA as a guide and rely on various services to develop and improve cyberwarfare systems and tools. # ⚓ [Old] Modern Diplomacy ☛ The_development_of_warfare cyberspace_in_the_United_States,_part_2⠀⇛ In August 2021 the US Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) awarded to the cybersecurity firm Forescout-Active Defense for the Enterprise of Things a 115 million US dollar contract to promote a zero-trust security model. Also known as zero- trust architecture (ZTA), zero-trust network architecture (ZTNA) or perimeter-less security, it describes an approach to designing and deploying IT systems. The main concept behind the zero-trust security model is “never trust, always verify,” which means that devices should not be trusted by default, even if they are connected to an authorized network such as a corporate LAN and even if they were checked and verified before. # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ The_development_of_warfare_cyberspace_in the_United_States,_part_3⠀⇛ The US Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center, in collaboration with Texas-based Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), has developed a new Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to protect military ground vehicles from cyberattacks for more connected and automated self-propelled vehicle networks so as to achieve cyber resilience. The new IDS technology uses algorithms and fingerprints to detect anomalies in the communication systems embedded in ground combat vehicles. System algorithms will transmit information via the Controller Area Network (CAN) protocol to identify unknown or invalid nodes connected to the vehicle’s network. # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ The_development_of_warfare_cyberspace_in the_United_States,_part_4⠀⇛ The Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) has created a new capability matrix for ABMS, which includes six categories: 1. security processing; 2. connectivity; 3. data management; 4. applications; 5. sensor integration; 6. integrated effects. The Air Force plans to use more contracted tools to leverage commercial technologies, infrastructure and proven applications to get ABMS off the ground in a secure military digital network environment. NATO is developing new cloud technologies to establish technical standards in the field and ensure interoperability among Member States. The current cloud technology project that has attracted much attention is the Firefly system, developed by French company Thales. The system will deploy NATO’s first deployable scenario-level defence cloud capability and enable its own forces to receive, analyse and transmit data between static headquarters and in real time across theatres of operation. Firefly uses an all-in-one system architecture, including application management, IT networking and security, and hence it represents a holistic approach to deployable command and control resources for the Atlantic Alliance. # ⚓ SANS ☛ How_is_Ukrainian_internet_holding_up_during_the Russian_invasion?⠀⇛ Nevertheless, there don’t seem to be much “objective” data available that would either support or invalidate these reports besides a BGP- level view of prefixes announced by different Ukrainian ISPs, which is provided by some internet monitoring tools (this, however, can’t tell us much about actual reachability of individual internet- connected systems). # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ukraine_Says_It_Thwarted_a_Sophisticated Russian_Cyberattack_on_Its_Power_Grid⠀⇛ The attack was scheduled to begin on the evening of April 8 as civilians returned home from work, Ukrainian officials said, and could have made it impossible for them to go about their daily lives or gain access to information about the war. The breach targeted several electrical substations in the country, and had it been successful, it would have deprived roughly two million people of electricity and made it difficult to restore power. In recent weeks, American officials have warned that Russia could try to expand its cyberwarfare — perhaps even by disrupting American pipelines and electric grids in retaliation for the sanctions that the United States has imposed on Moscow. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Allah,_Army_and_America:_Who_dictates Pakistan’s_politics⠀⇛ But thanks to these three As, no prime minister in Pakistan has been able to complete his full term. Imran was no exception. In fact, he also became the first PM in the country’s history to be removed through a no-confidence vote. # ⚓ Medforth ☛ Austria:_Acquaintance_of_the_Islamist Schwedenplatz_attacker_brought_to_court_–_He_sold,_among other_things,_mugs_and_chocolate_decorated_with_IS_emblems⠀⇛ The trial is explosive because the accused had contact with the later Vienna attacker via chat groups. He is one of the twelve men who were arrested immediately after the terrorist attack in Vienna. So far, no evidence of a concrete contribution to the crime by the 24-year-old community service worker could be found. # ⚓ VOA News ☛ Islamic_State_‘Beatle’_Case_Goes_to_Jury_in Virginia⠀⇛ Elsheikh, who was stripped of his citizenship by Britain, is charged with the murders of American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff and relief workers Kayla Mueller and Peter Kassig. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Constitutional_Betrayal_in_Montana⠀⇛ To make a long and complex story much shorter, Montana allocates water rights based on the Doctrine of Prior Appropriation — which means those who divert water from rivers, lakes, and streams for beneficial uses have rights to the water that are prioritized as “first in time, first in right.” Simply put, those who claimed their rights first have “senior” rights to the “junior” rights that were claimed later. It’s no secret that Montana’s rivers, like most of the West, are over-appropriated — meaning more water rights have been claimed than there is water in the river. During the severe drought that gripped the state last year and has worsened this year, the senior water rights holders can “put a call” on their rights and legally require upstream junior users to cease diversion until the senior rights are fulfilled. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ 84%_of_US_Teens_Back_Urgent_Climate_Action to_Save_Future_Generations:_Poll⠀⇛ A new poll reveals widespread concern among U.S. teens for the climate, with a strong majority saying that action is needed now to save planet Earth. Conducted by The Harris Poll for the National 4- H Council and first reported by Axios, the national survey of 1,500 13-19-year-olds reveals most youth have already witnessed environmental changes and expect a changed environment to impact their lives in the years to come. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Protecting_Our_Environment?_ Not!⠀⇛ In short, we are killing our earth’s environments and ecosystems and threatening the very existence of present and future generations. And, our leaders are allowing this degradation to take place.  Worse, they are encouraging it. Keep in mind that pursuant to Article III, section 3 of Montana’s Constitution, every legislative, executive, judicial and ministerial official in this State takes an oath (i.e., their appeal to God to witness the truth) to, among other things, support, protect and defend our Constitution. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Life_Imitates_Art_in_UK_Climate_Activist’s ‘Don’t_Look_Up’_TV_Interview⠀⇛ The deeply condescending treatment endured by a British climate activist during a Tuesday television interview bore what many observers are calling an eerie resemblance to a scene from the dystopian Netflix film Don’t Look Up. “The budget for Don’t Look Up was $75 million. Turns out, they could have saved all of that money by just playing this interview.” # § Energy⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Scientists_Glue_Hands_to_UK_Business Dept._Demanding_End_to_‘Fossil_Fuel_Madness’⠀⇛ Over two dozen scientists on Wednesday glued scientific papers and their own hands to the windows of a U.K. government building in London to demand an end to fossil fuels. “Releasing reports is no longer enough. We must take actions they cannot ignore.” # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ The_Future_Of_Energy_Storage_On_Both_Sides Of_The_Meter⠀⇛ That energy storage is a hot topic is hardly a surprise to anyone these days. Even so, energy storage can take a lot of different forms, some of which are more relevant to the utility provider (like grid-level storage), while others are relevant to business and home owners (e.g. whole-house storage), and yet other technologies live in this tense zone between utility and personal interest, such as (electric) vehicle-to-grid. # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Biomass_Industry_Pushes_Back_Against Europe’s_Plans_To_Protect_Woodlands⠀⇛ A powerful US biomass lobby group is pushing for a raft of changes that would weaken European renewable energy rules geared to better protect biodiversity and tackle climate change, DeSmog can reveal.  Leaked documents shared with DeSmog show that Yorkshire wood-burning power plant Drax is at the heart of the effort to water down EU sustainability criteria.  # ⚓ Computer World ☛ Following_US_moves,_UK_looks_to regulate_[cryptocurrency],_create_government_token⠀⇛ Following efforts by the US and others to address cryptocurrency standards, UK officials this week said they want Britain to lead the world and create their own government-backed digital token for international trade. # ⚓ The Independent UK ☛ Tesla_to_power_bitcoin_mine_with solar_energy⠀⇛ Tesla solar panels and Megapack batteries are being deployed in Texas in order to mine bitcoin with 100 per cent renewable energy. The electric car maker partnered with payments firm Block and blockchain firm Blockstream to build a 3.8 megawatt (MW) facility that will begin operations later this year. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ The Revelator ☛ What_It’s_Like_to_Study_Endangered Killer_Whales⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Brazil’s_Lula_Vows_to_End_Illegal Mining_on_Indigenous_Lands⠀⇛ Indigenous activists on Tuesday welcomed a promise from leftist Brazilian presidential candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to immediately revoke far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s policies, including laws that opponents say facilitate the destruction and exploitation of native lands. “Nobody is going to tamper with Indigenous land without your agreement.” # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ The_Privatization_of_Water_Is_a Threat_to_Global_Health⠀⇛ Yet the privatization of water is expanding across the globe, and with devastating effects: waste dumping in the Global South, sewage leakages into water bodies supplying poorer communities, and ongoing shortages — all during the greatest climate crisis humans have ever seen. Fresh water supplies are drying up rapidly, with climate change as a driving force behind the rising sea levels and altered physical borders. Meanwhile, water demand is expected to increase by 55 percent by the year 2050 — made particularly alarming at a time of worldwide water shortages due to the increased demand for water and sanitation services during the pandemic. Service providers require a continuous supply of chemicals needed for water and wastewater testing and treatment, posing challenges in countries where wastewater treatment remains limited. In Arab countries such as Yemen, water stress has risen, owing to increased allocation of water resources to the agriculture sector to offset lower food exports by food-producing countries. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Scoop:_White_House_eyes_water_security strategy⠀⇛ Why it matters: Climate change, border conflicts, cyber threats and inefficient agricultural practices threaten humanity’s future supply. External conflicts over water pose a threat to national security, as well as international relations. A proposed White House action plan would link global water security with national security for the first time. # ⚓ VOA News ☛ South_Sudan_Facing_its_Worst_Food_Crisis on_Record⠀⇛ The United Nations warns a record 7.74 million people, or two-thirds of South Sudan’s population, are likely to face hunger during this year’s lean season between May and July. This is the dangerous period between planting and harvesting when food stocks are at their lowest. Among the millions at risk of hunger are an estimated 87,000 people who will face catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity during the lean period. A U.N. analysis of the food situation in South Sudan released last week warns many of these people will likely die of starvation. # ⚓ PBS ☛ As_California_gets_its_final_winter_rains, drought_is_setting_up_a_water_battle⠀⇛ The state’s rainy season typically ends April 1, and for Fukada and his team, who manage water distribution to 230 farms in Tulare County, it’s shaping up to be an even more challenging year than the last few. Snowpack in the mountains melts in spring and runs down canals into the Valley. But a snow survey conducted by the Department of Water Resources on April 1 – when the snow is often at its highest – showed levels at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada had “plummeted” to 38 percent of the annual average since the start of the year. # ⚓ Wired ☛ A_Farmer’s_Quest_to_Beat_California’s_Waves of_Drought_and_Deluge⠀⇛ The real success story, though, lay in the ground beneath Terranova. In a typical year, that’s where most of the farm’s water comes from. Cameron and his neighbors do not hold rights to any nearby river, or to the supplies piped in through government projects; they either buy from people who do or, more often, pump what they need out of the aquifers. A system of natural subterranean reservoirs stretches beneath the San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys, which together form the Central Valley. The region is pincushioned with more than 100,000 wells. People and businesses have pumped out so much water that whole towns sink into the hollows. While Terranova stood firm, its aquifer was in trouble. Cameron and his neighbors had taxed the ground so heavily over the years that there was a 230-foot-deep dry zone, or “cone of depression,” in the water table beneath the ranch. But after the 2017 flood, after the last of the rain and snowmelt had trickled down into the aquifer, the water level rose 40 feet. Cameron swore that when the next flood came, he would be ready to gulp down even more. Cameron didn’t come up with the idea of using floodwater to refill aquifers, but he did earn a reputation as the godfather of the practice. In a valley dotted with ponds and basins built for the sole purpose of holding extra water as it percolates down into the ground, he was the first farmer foolhardy enough to experiment on his own harvest. His work earned him state and county prizes for innovation. In 2018 he was appointed president of California’s agriculture board. He thought—hoped—that on-farm recharge might become one piece of the future-proofing necessary to save the country’s most productive agricultural region from near- certain death. # ⚓ RTL ☛ International_agencies_call_for_urgent_aid_to address_food_insecurity⠀⇛ Major international organizations issued an appeal Wednesday for urgent measures to deal with rising food insecurity in poor countries, including financing to support farmers and increase food supplies. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, and Western sanctions on Moscow, have sent energy and food prices soaring in recent weeks, while rising natural gas prices also have impacted fertilizer production, which in turn hurts farmers. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Kyrsten_Sinema_Assures_Corporate_Donors_She’ll Protect_Their_Tax_Breaks⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Russian_Sanctions,_Corporate Profits,_and_the_Globalized_Economic_Pain_of_the_Ukraine War⠀⇛ Russia’s catastrophic attempt to gain re-entry into the league of great powers, after its re-entry into capitalism reduced the country to a raw materials supplier to stronger economies, calls to mind Kalecki’s remark about the fascist promise to humiliated nations after the First World War, that ‘roads to glory lead to war.’ In the violence into which this latest ‘road to glory’ has descended, it is sometimes forgotten that Russia may possess the largest army in Europe (and possibly in the world, depending on how much weight is given to reserve soldiers). But economically it has not recovered from the loss of the peripheral republics of the old Soviet Union, and the ‘shock therapy’ of economic liberalization after the Russian government abandoned socialism. The World Bank estimates that Russia now is merely the 11th largest economy in the world, not only after the United States, China, and Japan, the European behemoths of Italy, France, the United Kingdom, and Germany, but also the ‘emerging markets’ of India and South Korea. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Warren_&_Chu_Call_Out_IRS_Auditors_for_Targeting Households_Making_$25K_or_Less⠀⇛ # ⚓ WhatsApp⠀⇛ Secret IRS files reveal the top US income-earners and how their tax rates vary more than their incomes. Tech titans, hedge fund managers and heirs dominate the list, while the likes of Taylor Swift and LeBron James didn’t even make the top 400. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ America’s_Top_15_Earners_and_What_They_Reveal About_the_U.S._Tax_System⠀⇛ Periodically, we get a glimpse into the financial lives of the ultrarich. A pro athlete signs a huge contract, a tech CEO sells a boatload of shares in their company, or a billionaire heir unloads a Manhattan penthouse. Based on these nuggets of information, the media speculates as to how much income the rich might bring in every year. But nobody actually knows. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Still_Terrible:_Intuit_Hit_By_FTC_Lawsuit_Over Deceptive_‘Free_Tax_Filing’_Advertising_Practices⠀⇛ It must be tax season, because here we are yet again talking about Intuit and the company’s skullduggery when it comes to offers for “free” tax filing. You can go back and look at the plethora of posts we have done on all of this. The quick summary for you is that Intuit has deceptively advertised “free to file” programs for those it later says don’t qualify for free filing once the customer is nearly done inputting tax information, and that Intuit has had a long history of doing everything possible to hide the actual free options available to consumers in order to instead milk money from low-income taxpayers and military veterans. Notably, Intuit participated in the IRS’ free filing program, though the IRS actually announced plans to cut out the third parties in part because of Intuit’s bullshit practices. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Warren,_Chu_Say_IRS_Must_‘Take_On_Wealthy Tax_Cheats’_and_Stop_Targeting_the_Poor⠀⇛ Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Judy Chu on Wednesday demanded that the Internal Revenue Service halt its disproportionate targeting of low- income Americans and instead focus its attention and resources on “wealthy tax cheats.” “Lower-income Americans are audited by the IRS at five times the rate of everyone else.” # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ McConnell_Pins_Inflation_on_Biden,_But_Has_Raked In_$1.2M_From_Corporate_Donors⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Corporate_Profiteers_Are_Driving_Inflation._It Hurts_Poorer_Countries_Most.⠀⇛ # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Prices_Soar_as_Corporate_Profiteers_& Speculators_Drive_Inflation;_It_Hurts_the_Developing_World Most⠀⇛ The U.S. Labor Department said Tuesday inflation in the United States rose to 8.5% in March — the highest in four decades. Meanwhile, Oxfam is warning over 260 million people around the world could be pushed into extreme poverty by the end of year due to the pandemic and rising energy and food costs. For more on the growing inflation crisis, we speak with economist Jayati Ghosh, who says prices of essentials are soaring much higher than can be explained by oil prices and supply shortages alone, because of what she calls “feverish speculation” in financial markets and corporate profiteering. She also speaks about how the Global South sees the West’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine as deeply hypocritical when compared to the growing humanitarian crises in places like Yemen and Afghanistan, and calls on the International Monetary Fund to reverse practices of pushing austerity in less wealthy countries and instead focus on massive public spending to combat existential crises like inflation and climate change. Her recent article is titled “Putin’s War Is Damaging the Developing World.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Keep_Fighting’:_Schumer_‘Making_Progress’ on_Canceling_Student_Debt⠀⇛ Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday urged debt relief campaigners to keep pushing President Joe Biden to broadly wipe out student debt, saying he’s talked extensively with the White House about debt cancellation for millions of Americans via executive action. The New York Democrat said he and other advocates on Capitol Hill are “making progress” in convincing the president to cancel at least $50,000 per borrower, which Biden could direct Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to do instead of relying on Congress to pass legislation. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Secret_IRS_Files_Reveal_Super-Low_Tax_Rates of_Super-Wealthy_Americans⠀⇛ ProPublica’s latest exposé of inequitable taxation shows that the 400 most lavishly paid people in the U.S. don’t pay the highest income tax rates—a finding that progressives say demonstrates the need to overhaul the nation’s tax code and make the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share. “Because our tax code favors wealth over work, billionaire money managers can pay lower rates than affluent doctors, lawyers, and manufacturers.” # ⚓ NPR ☛ Credit_firm_TransUnion_used_deceptive_marketing_and ‘dark_patterns,’_lawsuit_alleges⠀⇛ The federal regulator that oversees consumer finance is suing TransUnion, one of the top credit- reporting agencies in the U.S., for deceptive marketing practices and using “dark patterns” on its website to trick consumers into signing up for recurring charges. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed the complaint in federal court on Tuesday, accusing the company, two of its subsidiaries and former executive John T. Danaher of violating a 2017 settlement agreement over similar claims. # ⚓ MIT Technology Review ☛ House-flipping_algorithms_are coming_to_your_neighborhood—_despite_the_losses⠀⇛ His dream home was not owned by a person but by a tech company. Zillow, the US’s largest real estate listings site, had begun buying up homes in 2018, predicting it could create a “one-click nirvana” for purchasing real estate. It estimated returns of $20 billion a year. Zillow Offers, its “instant buying” business, followed startups like Opendoor and Offerpad, which had pioneered “iBuying,” the so-called “high-tech flipping” model, which uses data systems to price houses and investor cash to buy them before fixing them up and selling them. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Law’s_Limits:_The_Passage_of_the Antilynching_Bill⠀⇛ Such instruments were drafted with an express purpose of targeting that nastily cruel weapon of choice for white insecurity and supremacy.  Nearing the end of March this year, US President Joe Biden signed into law the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, its name taken from the teenager murdered in 1955 by a mob for supposedly flirting with a white woman.  In being designated a hate crime, those responsible for its infliction, resulting in either death or injury, can face up to three decades in prison in addition to time for other charges. Lynching had a defining role of keeping Black Americans in their place, a vigilante method of control that received more than a little bit of support from local policing authorities. It symbolised the fangs and threat of Jim Crow and its sheer durability, initially justified as a form of popular sovereignty in the face of tardy justice.  Such a form of terror was seminal in compelling the migration of millions of Black Americans from the Southern States to the north and enforcing insidious racial hierarchies. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_Case_Against_the_GQP_is_Worse_Than_You Think⠀⇛ Currently Russian leader Vladimir Putin is demonstrating one version of this; he is calling his invasion of Ukraine, massacre of civilians, and wanton disregard for human rights (that some are calling genocide) a “special operation.” His ability to control Russian propagandizing media and punish truth-telling are weapons every bit as dangerous as the munitions exploding in civilian apartments, children’s schools, and community hospitals. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Paul_Krugman,_China,_mRNA_Vaccines,_and Right-Wing_Populism⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Zelensky_is_in_a_Hurry;_Justice_Isn’t⠀⇛ Why not? The above actions are punitive. They hold Russia accountable for what they are doing and have done. But the punitive measures have not changed behavior, as if sending a child to bed without supper will change her behavior the next time at the table. “How many times have I told you to…?” is a repeated refrain from frustrated parents who ratchet up the punishment with little results. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Mark_Meadows_Removed_From_North_Carolina_Voter Roll_Amid_Voting_Fraud_Inquiry⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_The_US_Supreme_Court_Has_a_Very Serious_Clarence_Thomas_Problem⠀⇛ As I have written before, the U.S. Supreme Court is facing a crisis of legitimacy driven by a growing public perception that the court is a political institution dominated by conservative activists masquerading as impartial guardians of the Constitution.  # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Nina_Is_a_Real_Leader_Who_Fights’:_Sanders Endorses_Turner_for_Congress⠀⇛ Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday endorsed progressive firebrand Nina Turner’s campaign for the U.S. House seat in Ohio’s 11th Congressional District, calling her a “real leader who fights for higher wages, Medicare for All, and affordable prescription drugs.” “Nina knows the job is more than just voting the right way. It’s about leadership.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_The_GOP_Has_Gone_Bull-Goose Bonkers,_But_Where_Are_the_Democrats?⠀⇛ I think we can now say the obvious: The Republican Party has gone bull-goose bonkers. Its leaders have turned the once-proud GOP brand into an unprincipled gaggle of corporate profiteers, hatemongers and screwball conspiracy theorists. They’re so far-out that the Hubble Space Telescope can’t find them! # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Progressive_Summer_Lee_Nabs_25-Point_Lead Over_Corporate_Lawyer_in_US_House_Primary:_Poll⠀⇛ With just over a month to go until Pennsylvania’s primary election, progressive state Rep. Summer Lee holds a 25-point lead over her two Democratic opponents in the race to succeed Rep. Mike Doyle in the 12th Congressional District. “It’s clear the voters of PA-12 are fired up and ready to send a working-class champion from their community to Washington, D.C.” # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Corporate_Lawyer_Running_for_Congress_in Pennsylvania⠀⇛ Steve Irwin, a Pittsburgh attorney and the establishment favorite in a high-profile Democratic primary in Pennsylvania, has spent much of his career defending corporations and their interests in court. For a decade, he led the Labor and Employment division of Leech Tishman, a law firm that provides union-busting services and describes itself as being “predominantly management-side.” Before joining Leech Tishman, filings show, Irwin defended corporations against wage and discrimination complaints, and represented companies against Disability Act lawsuits. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Has_Neoliberalism_Really_Come_to_an_End?⠀⇛ The term “neoliberalism” is often used to condemn an array of economic policies associated with such ideas as deregulation, trickle-down economics, austerity, free markets, free trade, and free enterprise. As a political movement, neoliberalism is seen as experiencing its breakthrough 40 years ago with the election into office of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher. And since the 2007–08 financial crisis, an explosion of academic work and political activism has been devoted to explaining how neoliberalism is fundamentally to blame for the massive growth in inequality. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Autocrats_Like_Trump,_Putin,_and Le_Pen_Exploit_Failures_of_Neoliberalism⠀⇛ A bit over 40 years ago the UK and the United States—followed within a few years by most of the rest of western Europe—embarked on a radical experiment in governance and economics. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_WaPo_Gives_Bigots_Platform_to Control_Narrative_on_Sexual_Politics_in_Schools⠀⇛ As the GOP pushes—and passes—broad laws to prohibit books, discussions or mental health services on issues of gender identity or sexual orientation, under the absurd guise of preventing sexual abuse, the Washington Post is laying out a welcome mat for the party’s anti-LGBTQ+ agenda. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ New_York_Increases_Funding_of_Mental_Health Care_for_Kids,_Including_Cash_Governor_Says_Will_Reopen Hospital_Beds⠀⇛ Mental health programs for children and adolescents will get a major infusion of funds in New York state’s new $220 billion budget, which passed Saturday after contentious negotiations over criminal justice issues. Legislators approved significant reimbursement rate increases for community-based mental health programs, as well as bonuses for frontline workers. The budget also includes $10 million to address staffing and capacity shortages at state-run psychiatric hospitals, though it does not earmark funds to reopen beds that were shut down under a “Transformation Plan” rolled out by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. A measure proposed by the state Senate that would have committed New York to restore 200 state-run beds died in budget negotiations. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Replacing_Zhirinovsky_As_the_Kremlin_considers replacements_to_lead_Russia’s_right-wing_‘opposition,’_some strategists_want_to_ditch_the_party_altogether⠀⇛ With the death of Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the Kremlin seeks someone to replace him as the leader of the political party LDPR, the nation’s loyalist right- wing alternative to United Russia. At the moment, the main candidate for Zhirinovsky’s role appears to be LDPR’s acting leader in the State Duma, Leonid Slutsky (the same politician whom multiple women journalists have accused of sexual harassment). Meanwhile, sources told Meduza special correspondent Andrey Pertsev that the Putin administration is considering a gradual “disposal” of the party altogether. # ⚓ The Verge ☛ California_governor_has_been_interfering_in Activision_Blizzard_lawsuit⠀⇛ While the DFEH’s attempts to block the settlement didn’t seem to be motivated by the settlement’s size (or relative lack thereof), it did seem to want to pursue harsher penalties than the EEOC proposed. Now with the DFEH’s top two lawyers gone, allegedly at the behest of the California governor, it seems like political forces (who could have a vested interest in Activision’s board or even Microsoft’s) have decided Activision Blizzard has properly atoned. In an email to The Verge, DFEH deputy communication director Fahizah Alim said, “DFEH does not comment on personnel matters. DFEH will continue to vigorously enforce California’s civil rights and fair housing laws.” # ⚓ ABC ☛ Why_So_Many_Conservatives_Are_Talking_About ‘Grooming’_All_Of_A_Sudden⠀⇛ Except there’s no mention of grooming in the law. Instead, it prohibits “classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity” in kindergarten through third grade, “or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards.” So if casting those who oppose this law as “pro- grooming” is not rooted in evidence, what is it rooted in? In part, it’s a dog whistle to the party’s most extreme, conspiracy-minded base. The foundation of the QAnon conspiracy theory is that there is a mass, secret, underground ring of Satanic pedophiles whose members consist of Democratic leaders and Hollywood elites. Painting anyone who opposes Florida’s law (i.e., mainly Democrats) as being pro-grooming fits neatly into that narrative and winks at QAnon adherents without requiring politicians on the right to actually endorse the outlandish theory. # ⚓ “Pure_Islam”_is_anything_but_peaceful⠀⇛ Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman recently spoke with The Atlantic about his views on religion, politics, and economics. The heir to the Saudi throne emphasized Islam as the fundamental foundation of the state, denounced Islamist extremism, and insisted that he aims at returning Saudi Arabia “back to pure Islam.” The interview is important for several reasons. The crown prince (often known by his initials, MBS) is arguably among the most powerful and influential Muslims of our day, and Saudi Arabia is the most cherished place on the planet for billions of Muslims. It is the heartland of Islam, where Muhammad presumably lived and preached. Moreover, Saudi Arabia is the epicenter of Sunni Islam—a version commonly followed by more than 85 percent of Muslims worldwide. # ⚓ Internet Society ☛ Routing_Security_Goes_to_Washington⠀⇛ A month ago, the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published a “Notice of Inquiry” (NOI) around a subject close to our hearts: secure Internet routing. In this NOI, the FCC asked a series of questions to the public about how data is routed around the Internet, and what kinds of security controls, standards, and efforts exist to protect those routes. (Note that the FCC is not proposing regulations currently, just asking for more information.) We worked with our community to submit comments in this proceeding. We’ll describe the high notes here. # ⚓ Raw Story ☛ Veterans_and_lawmakers_blast_‘idiot’_Marjorie Taylor_Greene_for_saying_joining_US_military_is_‘throwing your_life_away’⠀⇛ U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene disparaged the 1.33 million active-duty U.S. Department of Defense members, including the 481,254 active-duty U.S. Army members by declaring that joining America’s Armed Forces is “like throwing your life away.” o § Misinformation/Disinformation⠀➾ # ⚓ EFF ☛ Civil_Liberties_Groups_Urge_Social_Media_Platforms_to Better_Protect_Free_Flow_of_Information_in_Crisis_Zones⠀⇛ “As a global community of civil society actors, we do not demand a one-size-fits-all approach to responding to human rights crises,” the groups said in the statement. “What we are asking platforms to do is to invest more time and effort in improving their operations now, not when unfolding violence gets into the media spotlight and it is often already too late to act.” It has become increasingly clear that platforms have followed the same playbook in Ukraine as they have elsewhere: surface-level or extractive relationships with civil society; insufficient support for local language and lack of understanding of context; and responsiveness to media pressure, not civil society pressure or human rights concerns. The Russian invasion of 2022 was a re-escalation of events that began in 2014, and platforms should have been better prepared. The statement issued Wednesday calls upon platforms to be better prepared going forward, and urges them to address structural inequalities in how they treat different countries, markets, and regions. Specifically, the statement calls upon platforms to provide: # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ How_TikTok_is_being_used_as_propaganda machinery_during_war_time⠀⇛ A study conducted by News Guard analysts reported that when a new searcher looked up information about the war, TikTok search results were rampant with false information in its top 20 results. By the time they kept scrolling the feed, it gave miscellaneous information which was hard to sort as reliable or unreliable – thereby potentially making it more challenging for users to access the reliable information about the war. Social media has largely affected how people, governments and institutions react to the Russia- Ukraine war and has played a major role in shaping public opinion. There have been quite a few instances in which videos on TikTok were proven to be fake: [...] # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ Fact_check:_How_to_spot_a_fake_military success_story_in_Russia-Ukraine_war⠀⇛ In wartime, supporters of one side or another share “military success” videos of combat footage, often set to music. Besides the moral and ethical issues of spreading such explicitly violent content, there is another problem: Often such videos show military footage from completely different conflicts. This DW fact check examines one example from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war to see how it stands up to the claims made by the account that posted it. We will also share the methods and tools we used to verify the footage used. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ U.S._and_Ukrainian_Groups_Pierce_Putin’s Propaganda_Bubble⠀⇛ Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a U.S.-funded but independent news organization founded decades ago, is trying to push its broadcasts deeper into Russia. Its Russian-language articles are published on copies of its websites called “mirrors,” which Russian censors seek out in a high-stakes game of whack-a-mole. Audience numbers have surged during the war despite the censorship. American organizations are also promoting the use of software that allows Russian citizens to leap over the nascent firewall erected by the Kremlin to control internet access. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Former_professor_says_too_many_college_students_are_self- censoring⠀⇛ Former Brown University professor and current president of Heterodox Academy John Tomasi is hoping to see that direction change. He says the academy’s latest national survey, the Campus Expression Survey, shows that 65% of students self- censor in the attempt to avoid offending others with their opinions. # ⚓ Euractive ☛ Digital_Brief:_DSA_fourth_trilogue,_DMA diverging_views,_France’s_fine_for_Googl⠀⇛ EU co-legislators agreed ‘in principle’ on a ban on adverts targeting minors and utilising sensitive data, in the DSA. The EU Council accepted this inclusion in the text as part of the broader package deal on the Digital Markets Act. Still, the proposed compromised text revealed by EURACTIV left the Parliament and NGOs unsatisfied as the part on sensitive data merely referred to the GDPR. Moreover, the Council’s text included these provisions in the recitals, whereas lawmakers want it in an article. The European Commission offered to draft a new compromise. Still, Parliament’s leading negotiator Christel Schaldemose slammed the EU executive’s previous text as unsatisfactory and put it on MEPs to come up with a proposal possibly as soon as next week. Schaldemose got through her proposal on recommender systems, but everything else was sent back to the technical level, including dark patterns. The part on risk assessment got blocked, and the Commission is now working on a new compromise. Although the waiver system will likely get killed in the end, centre-right MEPs are standing in asking for exemptions for SMEs, even though left-to-centre lawmakers are actually closer to the Council position than theirs. In terms of supervisory fees, the Commission estimated it would total around €20 or €30 million, which seems to suggest €1 million per very large online platform since 20/30 VLOPs are expected in total. The crisis management mechanism will include a sunset close as a safeguard against what was considered excessive executive power by the European Commission. No technical meeting has been scheduled for next week (plenary) or the following one (green week). The most likely date for the next trilogue seems to be 27 April, but it is yet to be confirmed. # ⚓ Broadband Breakfast ☛ Reforming_Section_230_Won’t_Help_With Content_Moderation,_Event_Hears⠀⇛ Reforming Section 230 won’t help with content moderation on online platforms, observers said Monday. “If we’re going to have some content moderation standards, the government is going to be, usually, the worst person to do it,” said Chris Cox, a member of the board of directors at tech lobbyist Net Choice and a former Congressman. o § Freedom of Information/Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ DiEM25 ☛ Julian_Assange_has_been_imprisoned_in_British Guantanamo_for_three_years._It’s_a_crime_against_us_all⠀⇛ The UK and US governments rightly express outrage over reports of war crimes in Ukraine. Yet while doing so, they make an example of Assange for revealing, with definitive proof, their own war crimes. While the media decries the spread of disinformation and attacks against journalists, most stay silent as an actual journalist slowly dying in prison for doing his duty of informing the public. # ⚓ VOA News ☛ Journalists_Arrested_While_Covering_Prison Scuffle_in_Somaliland⠀⇛ Police in Somalia’s breakaway Somaliland region arrested at least seven journalists Wednesday, including a VOA reporter, as they covered a prison scuffle in the region’s capital, Hargeisa. VOA Somali stringer Sagal Mustafe Hassan was freed after a short detention, but the other journalists remained in custody at Hargeisa’s central police station. Among the journalists arrested were BBC reporter Hassan Gallaydh, local MM TV journalist Mohamed Ilig and Ahmed Mohamud Yusuf of Saab TV. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ The_Movement_to_Defund_and_Abolish_Immigration Jails_Is_Winning_Major_Victories⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Dehumanizing_and_Cynical_Stunt’:_Texas_Bus Drops_Off_Migrants_Outside_Fox_News_HQ_in_DC⠀⇛ Appalled human rights defenders condemned Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday after the first bus of migrants he sent from the U.S.-Mexico border to the nation’s capital arrived outside an office building that houses Fox News, which quickly provided glowing coverage of the far- right official’s latest effort to demonize immigrants. “Of course Greg Abbott ordered the bus with migrants on it to show up in front of Fox News headquarters here in D.C.,” Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, senior policy counsel at the American Immigration Council, wrote on social media. “It’s an incredibly dehumanizing and cynical stunt.” # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Ancient_Dreams:_“I_Am_A_Citizen_Of_The World”⠀⇛ A startling revolutionary intrusion in ancient times that shifts our attention beyond the local and parochial—a “Greek male refuses the invitation to define himself by lineage, city, social class, even free birth, even gender. He insists on defining himself in terms of a characteristic that he shares with all other human beings, male and female, Greek and non-Greek, slave and free. And by calling himself not simply a dweller in the world but a citizen of the world, Diogenes suggests, as well, the possibility of a politics, or an approach to politics, that focuses on the humanity we share rather than the marks of local origin, status, class, and gender that divide us. It is the first step on the road that leads to Kant’s idea of the ‘kingdom of ends,’ a virtual polity of moral aspiration that unites all rational beings (although Diogenes, more inclusive, does not limit the community to the ‘rational’), and to Kant’s vision of a cosmopolitan politics that will join all humanity under laws given not by convention and class but by free moral choice” (p.2). Kant, the cosmopolitan visionary, never travelled more than thirty miles from his home, yet he dreamt of world entirely peaceful. A lengthy quotation: but it corrals the elemental features of the cosmopolitan vision of one humanity; it follows that this moral vision might engender a cosmopolitan politics and a world organization beyond competing and warring nation- states. James Ingram (Radical cosmopolitics: the ethics and politics of democratic universalism (2013) puts it this way: “Cosmopolitics is an attempt to realize the importance of universalism—to grasp the human world as one and ourselves, to at least some extent, is connected to, and therefore at least to some degree responsible for, all of it. Cosmopolitics, as I will use the term, is the attempt to act politically in the world on the basis of this understanding” (p. 24). The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on “World government” (2012) defines world government as “the idea of all humankind united under one common political authority. Arguably, it has not existed so far in human history, yet proposals for a unified global political authority have existed since ancient times—in the ambition of kings, popes and emperors, and the dreams of poets and philosophers” (p. 1). # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Republicans_Refuse_to_Name_Courthouse_After Black_Judge_in_Overtly_Racist_Move⠀⇛ # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ 200_Starbucks_&_Counting:_Barista_Jaz Brisack_Says_Union_Busting_Can’t_Stop_Worker_Solidarity⠀⇛ We speak with Starbucks Workers United organizer and barista Jaz Brisack on the growing Starbucks union drive that has swept across 30 U.S. states since she helped successfully organize the first U.S. unionized location in Buffalo, New York, last December. Starbucks Workers United has now successfully unionized over a dozen Starbucks shops, and about 200 stores have filed for union elections, covering 5,000 workers in 30 states. This all comes despite an aggressive union-busting campaign from the Starbucks Corporation that includes firing pro-union workers and forcing employees to attend anti-union meetings — a practice the National Labor Relations Board’s general counsel has argued is illegal under federal law. Meanwhile, the NLRB says it’s planning to formally accuse Starbucks of illegally firing a group of seven employees who were fighting to unionize their Starbucks store in Memphis, Tennessee. Brisack also talks about Amazon’s first union in Staten Island, New York, saying the move “shows we as workers and as the labor movement can take on 15 baristas in a tiny Starbucks or 8,000 workers in an Amazon warehouse as long as we are standing together.” # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Supreme_Court_Justice⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Growing_Up_Queer_in_a_Small_Town⠀⇛ Coming of age in a rural, conservative-leaning town of 500 is in itself no easy feat. Growing up queer in such an environment is much harder. Supporting queer youth, regardless of one’s own political and religious beliefs, is crucial. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Eleventh_Circuit_Strips_Immunity_From_Deputy_Who Saved_A_War_Vet_From_Self-Harm_By_Breaking_His_Neck⠀⇛ One of the many symptoms of the many, deep-rooted, law enforcement sicknesses is how often officers decide to “help” people by harming them. That’s why some cities have chosen to redirect mental health issues to mental health professionals, rather than to armed officers who view anything they can’t immediately address with yelling and pointing of weapons as a threat that must be violently subdued. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Big_Telecom_Astroturfers_Smear_FCC_Nom_Gigi_Sohn In_Arizona⠀⇛ For years, we’ve noted how one of the greasier lobbying tactics in telecom is the co-opting of civil rights groups to provide the illusion of broad support for what’s often awful policy. # ⚓ Police_blast_Disney_music_to_stop_YouTuber_from_filming them_in_California,_video_shows⠀⇛ The loud music woke up Santa Ana City Councilman Jonathan Ryan Hernandez, among other neighbors, the video shows. An officer is seen in the video telling Hernandez they were playing the music because the person recording them wasn’t allowing them to conduct their investigation. When Hernandez asks officers again about the music, the officer says “because he will get copyright infringement,” the video shows. # ⚓ NPR ☛ Over_50_gig_workers_were_killed_on_the_job._Their families_are_footing_the_bills⠀⇛ Lewis was one of more than 50 gig workers killed while driving for companies like Lyft, Uber and DoorDash since 2017, according to a new report from the advocacy group Gig Workers Rising. And while it is hard to know what companies could have done to prevent the deaths, the worker advocates say there was a lack of support in the aftermath of the killings. # ⚓ BIA Net ☛ ‘Illegal_demonstration’_charges_against_40_women over_Women’s_Day_events⠀⇛ Forty women who were detained on Women’s Day have been indicted for “attending an illegal demonstration unarmed and not dispersing despite a warning.” The women were battered and detained near Kadıköy Pier, where they went to cross the city’s European side by ferry to attend the Feminist Night March in Taksim. # ⚓ ABC ☛ Video:_Michigan_cop_on_Black_man’s_back,_fatally_shot him⠀⇛ Prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump, speaking on behalf of Lyoya’s family, on Wednesday called for the officer in the shooting to be fired and prosecuted. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Civil_Rights_Groups_Demand_Justice_for Unarmed_Black_Man_Killed_by_Michigan_Cop⠀⇛ Civil rights groups on Wednesday responded to the release of video footage showing a Grand Rapids, Michigan police officer fatally shooting unarmed 26-year-old Black motorist Patrick Lyoya earlier this month by condemning what they called excessive use of force and demanding the killer be identified and brought to justice. “An unregistered license plate should not be a death sentence.” o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Canadian_Gov’t_Latest_To_Decide_US_Tech Companies_Should_Be_Punished_For_Sending_Web_Traffic_To Canadian_Websites⠀⇛ Here we go again. It’s a plan that almost never works but one that legislators and the special interest groups pushing for it continue to believe will shower them with untold riches from billion dollar tech companies that they blame for the destruction of local content creation. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ New_York_Times_Editors_Still_Don’t_Understand How_Twitter_Or_The_Internet_Work⠀⇛ On any given day you can find a stellar array of phenomenal reporting in the pages of the New York Times. On any other day you can also find a rotating crop of terrible gibberish, from COVID coverage that large swaths of the medical community say borders on journalistic malpractice, to numerous examples of “view from nowhere” reporting that often normalizes and amplifies authoritarian rhetoric and its harms. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ And_Now_The_Copia_Institute_Tells_The_Fifth Circuit_That_Texas_Doesn’t_Get_To_Regulate_The_Internet Either⠀⇛ As Mike noted the other day, state after state has been playing “fuck around and find out” with all sorts of bills that fundamentally interfere with the First Amendment and Section 230. So far Florida has already wasted over $700k in taxpayer dollars trying to defend their indefensibly censorial law. And now Texas is setting fire to the public treasury as well, as it appeals the injunction of their stupid attempt to control what people can say on the Internet. # ⚓ It’s_been_long_gone,_like_fifteen_years_long_gone._Why_are you_still_asking?⠀⇛ About a month ago, I was checking my webserver logs when I noticed mutiple requests to pages that have long been marked as gone. The webserver has been returning HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol) status code 410 Gone [1], in some cases, for over fifteen years! At first I was annoyed—why are these webbots still requesting pages I’ve marked as gone? But then I started thinking about it—if I were writing a webbot to scan web pages, what would I do if I got a “gone” status? Well, I’d delete any references to said page, for sure. But when what if I came across the link on another page? I don’t have the link (because I deleted it earlier) so let’s add it to scan. Lather, rinse, repeat. So there’s a page or pages out there that are still linking to the pages that are long gone. And upong further investigation, I found the pages—my own site! Sigh. # ⚓ Just_an_observation,_nothing_more⠀⇛ As I’ve been cleaning up blog entries [1] (the first few years also have some pretty bad formatting issues) I’ve noticed something—I used to write a lot more back then. I think part of that is that the whole “blogging” thing was new, and after twenty-plus years, I’ve covered quite a bit of material. There have been multiple instances w # ⚓ Can_someone_explain_to_me_why_this_happens?⠀⇛ And it’s not like it’s a single web robot making these requests—no! It’s *three different web robots!* o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ Computer World ☛ More_than_half_of_PCs_can’t_upgrade_to Windows_11_—_report⠀⇛ Data released today by IT asset management platform provider Lansweeper indicates that upgrades to Windows 11 have almost tripled over the past three months, but the overall adoption rate remains miniscule. The survey of more than 10 million Microsoft devices by Lansweeper’s PC management software showed 1.44% now run Windows 11, an increase from the 0.52% of PCs that ran the OS in January. # ⚓ Final_Result_of_Netflix,_Inc.’s_Voluntary_Recommended Public_Tender_Offer_for_All_Outstanding_Shares_and_Stock Options_in_Next_Games_Corporation;_Netflix,_Inc._Completes the_Tender_Offer_and_Commences_a_Subsequent_Offer_Period⠀⇛ The Offeror will announce the preliminary percentage of the Shares validly tendered during the Subsequent Offer Period on or about April 29, 2022 and the final percentage on or about May 3, 2022. The offer price will be paid to each shareholder who has validly accepted, and not validly withdrawn, the Tender Offer during the Subsequent Offer Period in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer, on or about May 4, 2022. The offer price will be paid in accordance with the payment procedures described in the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer. The actual time of receipt of the payment to each shareholder will depend on the schedules for payment transactions between financial institutions and the agreements, if any, between the shareholder and its account operator, custodian or nominee. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Netflix_to_take_over_Finnish_gaming_company⠀⇛ Netflix is set to acquire Finnish gaming company Next Games. The streaming giant’s takeover bid has been accepted by shareholders who hold a 94 percent stake in Next Games. Netflix’s share in the company would rise to 94.5 percent when taking stock options into account. The agreement allows for the remaining shareholders to accept the offer at a later stage. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ Reuters ☛ Microsoft’s_cloud_business_targeted_by_EU antitrust_regulators⠀⇛ The company found itself on the EU competition enforcer’s radar again after German software provider NextCloud, France’s OVHcloud (OVH.PA) and two other companies filed complaints about Microsoft’s cloud practices. “The Commission has information that Microsoft may be using its potentially dominant position in certain software markets to foreclose competition regarding certain cloud computing services,” the questionnaire said. # ⚓ Broadband Breakfast ☛ Apple_CEO_Against_App_Legislation, Russian_Cyberattack_Thwarted,_European_Telecoms_Exit_Russia⠀⇛ Cook was talking about the Open Markets Act, which would forbid app stores with more than 50 million domestic users from requiring app developers from using in-app payment options controlled by the application store owner — in this case, Apple. # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Rich_Nations,_Big_Pharma_Still Blocking_‘Early_Exit’_From_Pandemic:_Experts⠀⇛ In a scathing letter on Wednesday, more than 300 public health experts, academics, labor leaders, and activists accused rich countries of denying the world an “early exit” from the coronavirus pandemic by continuing to stonewall efforts to expand vaccine production and distribution in low-income nations. Addressed to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the new letter calls on the two leaders to reject a recently leaked compromise proposal that departs dramatically from South Africa and India’s popular original plan to waive coronavirus-related patents for the duration of the pandemic. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Health_Experts:_COVID_Vaccine_Inequity_Is Still_Endangering_Millions_of_Lives⠀⇛ # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ U.S._Copyright_Office_Launches New_Copyright_Claims_Board_Website⠀⇛ The website will serve as a gateway to the CCB before the full opening of the board to users of copyrighted materials later this spring. The U.S. Copyright Office says the website is dedicated to helping everyone understand the mission and processes behind the Copyright Claims Board. Once the CCB starts hearing claims later this year, the website will be the primary location for information about filing and responding to claims, opting out of a proceeding, and accessing the CCB’s handbook. # ⚓ Variety ☛ Vice_Media_Group_Names_Rich_Santiago_as SVP,_Brand_Strategy_and_Creative_Experience_ (EXCLUSIVE)⠀⇛ Brand executive Rich Santiago has joined Vice Media Group as senior vice president of brand strategy and creative experience, Variety has learned exclusively. He will report to Nadja Bellan-White, Global Chief Marketing Officer, VICE Media Group, who announced the news on Wednesday. Santiago joins the company from Meta (formerly Facebook), and will partner with Vice’s existing creative and editorial teams. # ⚓ Public Domain Review ☛ The_Encyclopedia_of_Light_– The_Public_Domain_Review⠀⇛ All writing elides, to a greater or lesser degree, the way it came to be what you read. How many times did I start that last sentence? Five times. But four of them are no more. Had I penned those words in ink, however, scribbling away on a sheet of paper, traces of each false start would remain, and you would see my thinking in a way that, reading me now, you do not. Composition in digital media has, in this way, made for a special kind of frictionless world of sublated erasures, deleted deletions, and endless, invisible recompositions. In the affecting work of sensory history that follows, Peter Schmidt uses the “strikethrough” as a kind of shadow-writing: his “Encyclopedia of Light” reveals little dark threads of undoing — marks of the second thought that endlessly cancels the first. We write, now, of course, with light, looking at glowing screens. But it is a strangeness of our monitors that we erase what we have written with still more light: a blinking cursor, backing over the words. What is Goethe supposed to have said upon his deathbed? Mehr Licht! More light! And he was erased. What follows, too, reaches for light — but the light will not be grasped. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Manga_Pirates_Warned_That_Kadokawa Seeks_Their_Identities_From_YouTube⠀⇛ Japanese publishing giant Kadokawa is known for aggressively responding to copyright infringers. The company is currently engaged in a massive lawsuit against Cloudflare and court documents filed in the United States show that Kadokawa is also prepared to go after smaller players, in this case seven people who uploaded manga to YouTube. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Josh_Hawley_May_Be_A_Terrible_Human_Being_ (And_Senator),_But_He_Still_Gets_Fair_Use_Rights⠀⇛ Josh Hawley sucks. I disagree with him on about just about everything. And I am appalled by his support of the rioters who invaded the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021. It’s disappointing and shameful that a United States Senator would endorse a riot, especially a riot intended to challenge the indisputably legitimate election of the President of the United States. But the First Amendment says Hawley is entitled to his opinion, and he’s entitled to express it. And he’s entitled to quote other people to make his point. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 4528 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 04.14.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_14/04/2022:_Krita_5.0.5_and_a_Coreboot_Milestone⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 8:38 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Distributions o Devices/Embedded * Free_Software/Open_Source * Leftovers * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Star_Labs_‘Byte’_announced_as_their_first Mini_PC_powered_by_AMD_Ryzen_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Looking for a small desktop that has great Linux support? Star Labs just announced the Byte, and it looks to be a pretty mighty little unit. It might be a Mini PC but nothing it does in mini. Starting at £663, this AMD Ryzen powered unit won’t take up much room but it will give you plenty. You get a choice of firmware to load it up with too, with it supporting coreboot+EDKII or American Megatrends+EDKII, if you prefer to have a device that’s more open — you can! # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Star_Labs_Unveil_Their_First_AMD-Powered_Mini Linux_PC_with_Coreboot_Support⠀⇛ Meet Byte Mk I, the first generation mini PC from Star Labs, which are well known for their nice Linux laptops. Byte Mk I is equipped with an AMD Ryzen 7 5800U Octo-Core processor with AMD Radeon graphics and up to 4.4GHz clock speed, supports up to 64GB 3200MHz of memory, as well as up to 6TB of fast SSD storage. But what makes Byte Mk I versatile is the many ports it comes with to allow you to connect everything you need to set up your home office. # ⚓ The Verge ☛ Razer’s_first_Linux_laptop_is_here,_but_it’s not_for_gamers⠀⇛ It’s been a decade since Razer shipped its first Blade laptop, and they’ve all come with Windows. That isn’t quite changing today — but a company called Lambda is now putting Ubuntu on a souped-up version of last year’s Razer Blade 15 Advanced with Razer’s full blessing, with the aim of selling it to machine learning and artificial intelligence researchers. It’s called the Razer x Lambda Tensorbook, and the $3,500 machine is absolutely identical to a high- end version of last year’s laptop in most ways. It’s got an 11th-gen Intel Core i7 CPU, Nvidia RTX 3080 Max-Q graphics and 64GB of RAM underneath a 15.6-inch 165Hz 1440p display, all powered by a 80Wh battery inside an identically sized and shaped 4.45-pound chassis. It’s also got the same speedy I/O, including two Thunderbolt 4 ports, three USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports, a UHS-III SD card reader and both Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2. # ⚓ Razer_and_Lambda_team_up_for_‘Tensorbook’_portable workstation⠀⇛ # ⚓ Digital Trends ☛ Lambda’s_machine_learning_laptop_is_a Razer_in_disguise⠀⇛ # ⚓ Enterprise Talk ☛ Lambda_and_Razer_Launch_Laptop_for Developing_Deep-Learning_Applications⠀⇛ # ⚓ Razer’s_First_Linux_Laptop_Is_Here,_But_It’s_Not_For Gamers⠀⇛ # ⚓ Razer_&_Lambda_Tensorbook_create_laptop_dedicated_to machine_learning⠀⇛ # ⚓ Liliputing ☛ Lambda_and_Razer’s_Tensorbook_is_a_souped-up laptop_for_Deep_Learning⠀⇛ # ⚓ TechSpot ☛ Razer_and_Lambda_made_a_Linux_laptop_for_machine learning⠀⇛ # ⚓ WCCF Tech ☛ Lambda_Labs_&_Razer_create_the_Lambda Tensorbook,_a_laptop_dedicated_for_machine_learning⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ AI_hardware,_PC_gaming_rig_maker_partner on_powerful_AI/ML_laptop⠀⇛ # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Razer_and_Lambda’s_Linux_Laptop_for Machine_Learning_Sure_Is_Pretty⠀⇛ o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Video ☛ Kubuntu_22.04_LTS_overview_|_making_your_PC friendly_–_Invidious⠀⇛ In this video, I am going to show an overview of Kubuntu 22.04 LTS and some of the applications pre- installed. # ⚓ Why_I_don’t_use_Squarespace_or_WordPress⠀⇛ There are better options, but let’s review where these common solutions fall short and what I do to fix them. # ⚓ Jupiter Broadcasting ☛ Linux_Action_News_236⠀⇛ SUSE has a skunkworks distro in development, the transition Debian is struggling with, and some long-awaited improvements to Raspberry Pi OS. # ⚓ Video ☛ Do_Ubuntu’s_Snap_Deserve_So_Much_Negativity?_– Invidious⠀⇛ Whenever you talk about Linux snaps there’s always people that have a problem with them but why do people hate snaps much and do they deserve the negativity # ⚓ Video ☛ Fedora_drops_old_BIOS,_Nvidia_opens_up,_and_Steam on_Chrome_OS_–_Linux_and_Open_Source_news_–_Invidious⠀⇛ # ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ MX_Linux_21.1⠀⇛ Today we are looking at MX Linux 21.1. It comes with XFCE 4.16, based on Debian 11, Linux kernel 5.10, and uses about 900MB – 1.3GB of ram when idling. Enjoy! # ⚓ Video ☛ MX_Linux_21.1_Run_Through_–_Invidious⠀⇛ In this video, we are looking at MX Linux 21.1. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ 12_Best_Vim_Plugins_To_Install_In_Your_Terminal_(2022)_– DekiSoft⠀⇛ Vim is a text editor with its roots deep in UNIX. It was developed back in 1991 and still maintains an avid community of users and developers from around the globe. Not only due to the fact that many are trying to figure out how to exit it. However awesome it is, it can still come across as being dull or missing features when compared to others such as Neovim. This is where any of these 12 best Vim plugins will come in handy from our list below. # ⚓ Links_2.26_Minimal_Web_Browser_Brings_DNS_Over_HTTPS_and WebP_Support⠀⇛ A list of new features and enhancements of Links 2.6 which is a minimal web browser supporting both graphical and console mode. # ⚓ Ubuntu Handbook ☛ Ambient_Sound_Player_‘Blanket’_Looks Better_with_GTK4_&_libadwaita_Port_|_UbuntuHandbook⠀⇛ Want to play some nature sounds or ambient noise on Linux? Blanket is a really good choice with a stylish user interface. As far as know, there are 2 good open-source applications in Linux for playing ambient sounds. They are ‘Blanket‘ who has a good design on its UI, and ‘Anoise‘ which has many more cool sounds but looks ugly. For Ubuntu 22.04, Fedora 36 or Arch Linux user with GNOME 42, Blanket looks more native because of the dark mode support and GTK4 + libadwaita port. # ⚓ Medevel ☛ FitoTrack_is_an_outstanding_open-source_sport_and exercise_app⠀⇛ FitoTrack is a mobile app for logging and viewing your workouts. Whether you’re running, cycling or hiking, it will show you the most important information, with detailed charts and statistics. It is open-source and completely ad-free. [...] The app is an open-source as it’s released under the GPL-3.0 License. # ⚓ Reproducible_Builds:_Supporter_spotlight:_Amateur_Radio Digital_Communications_(ARDC)⠀⇛ The Reproducible Builds project relies on several projects, supporters and sponsors for financial support, but they are also valued as ambassadors who spread the word about the project and the work that we do. This is the third instalment in a series featuring the projects, companies and individuals who support the Reproducible Builds project. If you are a supporter of the Reproducible Builds project (of whatever size) and would like to be featured here, please let get in touch with us at contact@reproducible-builds.org. # ⚓ jmtd_→_log_→_hledger⠀⇛ This year I’ve decided to bite the bullet and properly try out hledger for personal accounting. It seems I need to commit to it properly if I’m to figure out whether it will work for me or not. Up until now I’d been strictly separating my finances into two buckets: family and personal. I’d been using GNUCash for a couple of years for my personal finances, initially to evaluate it for use for the family, but I had not managed to adopt it for that. I set up a new git repository to track the ledger file, as well as a notes.txt “diary” that documents my planning around its structure and how to use it, and a import.txt which documents what account data I have imported and confirmed that the resulting balances match those reported on monthly statements. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ 15_Practical_Examples_of_Rsync_Command_in Linux⠀⇛ The Rsync command allows us to transfer and sync files over an SSH connection or a local machine across different directories and machines. If you ever need to backup your directory or sync the data, the Rsync is one of the best tools for backing up the system. Using the Rsync is a lot more efficient than just copying files because Rsync only copies what is different. For instance, if you’re trying to backup 1000 photos, the Rsync will only choose those specific files that are either new or different since the last backup. And also, if you’re copying data and lose the network connection and re-run the Rsync command, it would know where it left off and wouldn’t have to start over. As a Linux sysadmin, you must know some major and practical examples of Rsync commands in Linux to make your experience smoother. # ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Generate_Helm_charts_for_your_Java_application using_JKube,_Part_1_|_Red_Hat_Developer⠀⇛ Tools provided with Kubernetes continually make it easier for Java developers to build applications, store them in registries, and deploy images. This article looks at Helm charts, the fundamental tool for building applications on Kubernetes and the Red Hat OpenShift cloud service, together with Eclipse JKube, which is available as a Kubernetes Maven or Gradle plugin. # ⚓ TechRepublic ☛ Get_to_know_the_Linux_hosts_file_and_how_to use_it_|_TechRepublic⠀⇛ If you’re new to Linux, there’s a very handy file you’ll want to learn about right away. Jack Wallen introduces you to the hosts file and how to add entries to it. # ⚓ Kernel_Panic:_3_reasons_why_it_happens_on_Linux_– LinuxStoney⠀⇛ Today’s operating systems are stable enough that we don’t have to deal with serious bugs. However, that does not mean that from time to time, we use the operating system that we use, we encounter different problems that not only block the PC, but also force it to restart. We are talking, for example, about the mythical blue screen of Windows, or its equivalent in Linux, the Kernel Panic . # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Laravel_on_AlmaLinux_8_–_idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Laravel on AlmaLinux 8. For those of you who didn’t know, Laravel is a PHP web application framework with expressive, elegant syntax. It has a refined, simple, and readable syntax for developing modern, robust and powerful applications from the ground up. Laravel offers powerful features including, Artisan, MVC Architecture, Object-relational mapping, Template Engine, Unit-Testing, and Database Migration System. This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you the step-by-step installation of the Laravel PHP Framework on AlmaLinux 8. You can follow the same instructions for CentOS and Rocky Linux. # ⚓ Bash_command_to_convert_IP_addresses_into_their_\”reverse\” form_Using_awk,_echo⠀⇛ # ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ How_to_install_VeadoTube_mini_on_a Chromebook⠀⇛ Today we are looking at how to install VeadoTube mini on a Chromebook. Please follow the video/audio guide as a tutorial where we explain the process step by step and use the commands below. # ⚓ Citizix ☛ How_to_install_Apache_Kafka_on_Rocky_Linux_or AlmaLinux8_–_Citizix⠀⇛ Apache Kafka is a distributed event store and stream-processing platform. It is an open-source system developed by the Apache Software Foundation written in Java and Scala. The project aims to provide a unified, high-throughput, low-latency platform for handling real-time data feeds It is an open-source distributed event streaming platform used by thousands of companies for high- performance data pipelines, streaming analytics, data integration, and mission-critical applications. # ⚓ Vitux ☛ How_to_set_up_NTP_Server_and_Client_on_Debian_11_– VITUX⠀⇛ NTP stands for Network Time Protocol. It is a protocol or service used to synchronize the clock of your client computers with the clock of a server. The server’s clock is also synchronized with the Internet. In this article, I’ll show you how to set up an NTP server in your environment and synchronize the clock with the client machines. I have run all the commands and procedures on my Debian 11 machines. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_To_Install_Gwenview_on_Ubuntu_20.04⠀⇛ Gwenview is an image viewer for Unix-like systems (including Linux) and is released as part of the KDE Applications bundle. The current maintainer is Aurélien Gâteau. The word “Gwen” means “white” in the Breton language and is commonly used as a first name. Gwenview is a fast and easy-to-use basic image viewer. It shows images in a full-screen slideshow view and making simple adjustments, such as rotating or cropping images. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_To_Install_FlareGet_on_Ubuntu_20.04⠀⇛ FlareGet is a popular open-source internet download manager and accelerator for Linux systems. It has some great features such as browser integration and threading. It supports Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 , Mac OS X 10.7+ and almost all 32 and 64 bit Debian, RPM and Pacman based Linux Distributions. The supported Linux Distributions include Ubuntu, Fedora, Mandriva, OpenSuse, LinuxMint, Arch Linux, Chakra Linux. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_To_Install_Okular_on_Ubuntu_20.04⠀⇛ So in this guide, we will show you how to install Okular on ubuntu systems. Okular is a multiplatform document viewer developed by the KDE community and based on Qt and KDE Frameworks libraries. It is distributed as part of the KDE Applications bundle. Also Okular is a universal document viewer developed by KDE. Okular allows you to read PDF documents, comics, and EPub books, browse images, visualize Markdown documents, and much more. # ⚓ TechRepublic ☛ How_to_deploy_a_TeamSpeak_server_on_Ubuntu 20.04⠀⇛ Many companies opt to go with the likes of Slack. But what if you’d rather keep all of that communication in-house? After all, it’s inevitable that sensitive information is going to be passed around, from employee to employee. When that happens, you might not want that information to be bandied about on a third-party service. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ Setup_Bonita,_A_Business_Process_Management Server.⠀⇛ An open-source business process management, and low code development platform. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Firefox_ESR_on_Ubuntu_20.04_LTS_– idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Firefox ESR on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, Firefox ESR (Firefox Extended Support Release) is an official version of Firefox for the enterprise. It comes with the latest security and stability fixes but not with the latest features. This ESR Firefox builds are intended for organizations like universities, governments, businesses, and much more. This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you the step-by-step installation of the Firefox ESR browser on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa). You can follow the same instructions for Ubuntu 18.04, 16.04, and any other Debian-based distribution like Linux Mint. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Python_on_Rocky_Linux_8_–_idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Python on Rocky Linux 8. For those of you who didn’t know, Python is one of the most popular high-level languages, focusing on high-level and object-oriented applications. Generally, Python is used in automation, scripting, data analysis, machine learning, back-end development, handling big data, and performing complex mathematics. Python has been around since the late 1980s and continues to be one of the most popular languages in use today. This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you the step-by-step installation of the Python Programming Language on Rocky Linux. 8. # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ How_to_Change_TimeZone_in_Azure_App_Service_– TecAdmin⠀⇛ TimeZone plays an important role for time crucial applications. In that case, you must have to set a proper timezone for the running operating system. One of our users asked about setting up the Timezone in Azure App Services. In this tutorial, you will learn how to set the Timezone for an application running on Azure App Services. All the screenshots of this tutorial are made for Windows-based Azure App Service. # ⚓ Quick_Snap_Cheat_Sheet_for_Ubuntu_–_blackMORE_Ops⠀⇛ Snaps are app packages for desktop, cloud and IoT that are easy to install, secure, cross‐platform and dependency‐free. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, the app store for Linux with an audience of millions. This post is a quick snap cheat sheet for Ubuntu that contains the commonly used snap commands, fixes for common snapd service error that I faced and fixed. Hope it helps someone. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Yes,_the_Steam_Deck_will_eventually_get_Ray Tracing,_once_the_AMD_GPU_driver_matures_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ There’s been a lot of talk lately about Ray Tracing and the Steam Deck, especially after the recent Digital Foundry video but there’s a few things that need to be cleared up. As a reminder: the Steam Deck runs Linux, specifically it’s SteamOS “Holo” based on Arch Linux. Right now, Ray Tracing is supported on Linux both for Native Linux titles and Windows title through Proton. NVIDIA has supported Native Vulkan Ray Tracing a long time now, and DirectX Ray Tracing (DXR) is getting into shape too with VKD3D- Proton (that translates Direct3D 12 to Vulkan) version 2.5 that was released back in October 2021 mentioning “DXR 1.0 support is more or less feature complete” and “DXR 1.1 is now experimentally exposed”. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Soldat_2_gets_completely_overhauled_in_a new_update_out_now_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Do you remember the classic multiplayer shooter Soldat? Well, it continues living on with the original now being open source and the sequel just got completely remade. Soldat 2 entered Early Access in September 2020 but it seems it didn’t quite hit the marks players wanted, and failed to find much of an audience. Transhuman Design never gave up on it, and as it turned out they were hard at work to overhaul everything. This huge revamp is out now! # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Play_Worms_2_on_Linux_with_the_Worms_2_Plus patch_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Worms, a game I grew up with playing on the Amiga, it’s an absolute classic and some modern versions just don’t have the same charm. Thankfully, Worms 2 can be played easily on Linux (and Windows) thanks to Worms 2 Plus. Originally released back in 1997, it’s obviously quite dated now. Getting it running on modern systems can be quite a hassle but that’s where Worms 2 Plus comes in. The developer emailed in about it, as they’ve made sure that it nicely works with Wine too and the installer “automatically configures the game for Wine” they tell me, and this is a perfect way for Wine to shine. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Screeps:_Arena_is_an_online_RTS_for programming_fans_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Do you love programming? How about real-time strategy games? Check out the new Native Linux release of Screeps: Arena. This is the second game in the series, with the first being Screeps: World that was released back in 2016 and gained a positive rating (and still has players too). While Screeps: World was a persistent MMO, Screeps: Arena brings things down to be more like a traditional RTS that might end up appealing to a much wider variety of players. It’s online only and PvP, where your scripts fight off against others autonomously. Actually sounds quite fun, if you enjoying writing a few lines first. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Valve_updates_Portal_to_improve_Steam_Deck performance_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Valve sure do give a lot of love to their games (okay, most, I hear the rumbling of TF2 fans in the background) and a new update has rolled out for the original Portal to help the Steam Deck. Portal is one of the titles that Valve updated with DXVK-Native, which allows the classic to run using Vulkan instead of OpenGL, an update for this title I somehow missed from back in late February. They did the same for Portal 2, Left 4 Dead 2 and the Half-Life 2 series. The problem with DXVK for both Native Linux titles and Windows games in Proton, is that it can stutter while it builds up a shader cache. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Online_co-op_shooter_GTFO_adds_‘partial’ Steam_Deck_support_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ GTFO, the scary online co-op shooter from 10 Chambers recently had another update, and with it the developers claim they added in “partial” support for the Steam Deck. What is it? “GTFO is an extreme cooperative horror shooter that throws you from gripping suspense to explosive action in a heartbeat. Stealth, strategy, and teamwork are necessary to survive in your deadly, underground prison. Work together or die together” — according to the developer. A title that already ran reasonably well on Linux desktops with Proton. For the Steam Deck though it’s currently rated as “Playable”, and when I quizzed them a little more one of their team said it works better now with the “virtual keyboard, among some other things” as they work to make it Verified. Small steps but certainly better than nothing. # ⚓ Its FOSS ☛ Google_Shares_Plan_to_Make_Steam_Work_on_Chrome OS_with_Linux⠀⇛  Yes, Steam will be coming to Chrome OS soon. Thanks to Linux for making that possible. But how? Let’s find out. Google recently announced that they are working on Steam for Chrome OS Alpha. Now, in a new blog post, Google revealed that they would be sharing more technical details on how they’re making it possible or its progress for developers and users. It looks like we have some significant information on how Linux helps enable Steam for Chrome OS users. Let me briefly explain what it is all about. # ⚓ Infra⠀⇛ Infra is the kind of game that you’d think shouldn’t exist, but I’m glad it does. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # ⚓ Best_12_Xfce_Themes_Collection_For_Linux_Distros_To_Try_in 2022_–_DekiSoft⠀⇛ In the world of Linux theming and customization, Xfce is a huge aspect. You can search for yourself as well that no other operating system offers such a kind of flexibility for customizing the desktop. Each environment is best for customizing the look of this system. This is no exception; instead, it has a huge library of themes and big community support. Such designs are being developed for your desktop. It is easy to install and customize the 10 best Xfce themes for Linux we have listed below. # ⚓ Top_10_Best_GTK_Themes_For_Ubuntu_Linux_(2022_Collection)_– DekiSoft⠀⇛ You can get hundreds of beautiful themes which are available for download and use on websites such as DeviantArt. But! Have you ever tried the best GTK themes we have for Ubuntu and other Linux distributions? It is easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer amount of choice there is on offer. This post will help you to make an informed decision and a style that suits you. You have landed at the right place to know about the most gorgeous, attractive, and visually striking. Yes!! We are talking about the Ubuntu Themes that you want to screenshot and show off as well. At least, we are proud to show off our desktops and how colourful they look. # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ Krita ☛ Krita_5.0.5_released⠀⇛  Today we release Krita 5.0.5, probably the last release before Krita 5.1.0 comes out, hopefully in June. Note on the numbering: you didn’t miss 5.0.3 and 5.0.4. Some stores, if they think a certain package isn’t good enough, insist you upload a package with an increased version number, and that happened twice with 5.0.2… Anyway, we worked hard and fixed a bunch of things! # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ Updates_on_Boatswain_–_Georges_Stavracas⠀⇛ Since I wrote the announcement of Boatswain, things have progressed quite a lot. As I prepare for the 1.0 release, more features and bugfixes get in, and it’s getting dangerously close to achieving all features I personally want from it. Stream Deck Mini & Original (v1) Thanks to a generous Stream Deck Mini donation, I managed to fix a couple of bugs in the HID code that controls is. It is now able to upload icons to buttons, and properly fetch the serial number of the device. Later on, a kind individual helped testing and debugging the Stream Deck Original (v1) code. I only have a 2nd generation Original, and the HID protocol changed significantly between them, so this testing was invaluable. There were another couple of bugs specific to Original v1 fixed in no time after they were reported. Because Stream Deck Original (v2), XL, and MK.2 seem to share the same HID protocol, I’m cautiously confident that they all should be fine. o § Distributions⠀➾ # § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Magazine ☛ MX_Linux_Verison_21.1_“Wildflower” Now_Available⠀⇛ MX Linux is a desktop distribution that shuns systemd and opts to go with the older SysVInit initialization system. As it has in the past, MX Linux offers versions with Xfce, KDE Plasma, and MX-fluxbox. This distribution eschews flash for simplicity and offers 32- bit versions for the Xfce and Fluxbox releases, and 64-bit versions for all three desktops. This new release is based on Debian 11.3, ships with the 5.16 Advanced Hardware Support kernel and has plenty of updated applications, the usual bug fixes, and an improved installer. One pleasant surprise to be found in MX Linux 21.1 is the mx-samba- config tool for the simplified setup of Samba/CIFS shares. # § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ SUSE’s Corporate Blog ☛ SUSE_Linux_Enterprise_Micro 5.2_is_Generally_Available⠀⇛  Today, we are proud to announce the release of SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 – a lightweight and secure operating system built for containerized and virtualized workloads. This latest release of SLE Micro is a stabilization and consolidation release geared towards improving usability and reliability. SLE Micro can be used as a single-node container host, Kubernetes cluster node, single-node KVM virtualization host or in public cloud. Since it is built to scale, customers can incorporate SLE Micro into their digital transformation plans – whether at the edge or supporting edge deployments with mainframes – in a way that allows them to transition workload designs from monolithic to microservices, at their own pace. They can start with container workloads or virtualize their current legacy workloads, then move to containerized workloads when they are ready, with no change in the underlying system platform. # ⚓ LWN ☛ A_hint_on_the_future_direction_of_SUSE_Linux Enterprise⠀⇛ SUSE has begun to discuss its plans for the next version of SUSE Linux Enterprise on the openSUSE lists. It appears that there will be some significant changes. # ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ SUSE_Linux_Enterprise_Opens_Its Development_Model_to_the_Public⠀⇛ SUSE is beginning the development of an “Adaptable Linux Platform” (ALP) that is expected to be the successor to SUSE Linux Enterprise 15. SUSE Linux is one of the oldest Linux distributions out there – its first version appeared in 1994. It is widely popular among Linux users with its two free and open-source flavors – openSUSE Leap and openSUSE Tumbleweed. In addition, SUSE offers a paid version of its distro called SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE). It is available in several editions, the most popular being: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) is designed for use in mainframes, servers, and workstations, offering enterprise solutions to large corporations. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) is designed to help businesses access various applications and collaboration tools to improve employees’ productivity. # § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Install_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS_on_Your PC_or_Laptop ⠀⇛ Whether you’re trying Linux for the first time or simply want a reliable alternative to Windows, Ubuntu is a great choice. It offers a functional desktop thanks to the GNOME desktop environment, a collection of excellent open source productivity tools (including LibreOffice), and gets regular security updates. Installation is similar to putting Windows on a computer, but it’s smart to know what choices you’re going to face. Here’s how to install Ubuntu on a PC. # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Join_Canonical_at_SmartNICs_Summit_2022_| Ubuntu⠀⇛ SmartNICs, the programmable network adapters that make data center networking, security and storage efficient, scalable and modular, have started to play a significant role in the industry. Canonical believes that SmartNICs are an integral part of cloud infrastructure and we work with partners to integrate our cutting-edge products, such as Ubuntu, Snaps, Snapstore, MAAS, Openstack, and MicroK8s with their products to deliver value to the customers and the industry. Join Canonical at the first SmartNICs Summit in San Jose, California from April 26 to 28 to connect with engineers and managers who are interested in this field. # ⚓ Discover_all_the_news_of_the_new_Ubuntu_22.04_– LinuxStoney⠀⇛ Ubuntu is one of the best Linux distributions that we can find on the net. This is an excellent gateway for all those users who have not tried any Linux distribution before, and a robust, stable system that is faithful to the Linux philosophy for those who are more demanding. Canonical, the company responsible for the development of this OS, usually releases two (controversial) updates a year for this distro. And now it is the turn of the first update of 2022: discover the new Ubuntu 22.04 “Jammy Jellyfish” . Every 6 months, Canonical releases a new version of Ubuntu in which, in general, it usually updates its packages and includes a new Kernel. These updates have a general support of 9 months, which requires, yes or yes, to update the system at least twice a year. Unless we choose to install an LTS version. These stand out for having a 5-year support, and Canonical releases a new LTS every 2 years. That is, after three normal updates, the fourth is back to LTS. After the release of Ubuntu 20.04, the last LTS to date, three updates of this distro have already arrived: 20.10, 21.04 and 21.10. Therefore, the new version 22.04 is once again an LTS. It is time to update our systems again. # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Canonical_at_Dell_Technologies_World_2022⠀⇛ Dell Technologies World is the premier event for technologists; it’s where the best minds gather to celebrate technology, business, and innovation. We’re excited to share that we’ll be at the Dell Technologies World in Las Vegas from May 2–5. Together with Dell Technologies, we deliver world-leading Open Source solutions and services that capitalize on the benefits of Open Source built upon Dell’s hardened infrastructure – a joint offering that is based on a long-term strategic Alliance. # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Private_shared_memory_support_for_snaps_| Ubuntu⠀⇛ At first glance, the title of this article may sound like an oxymoron. However, what it highlights is the introduction of a rather useful feature that will enable a far more robust and elegant handling of the /dev/shm implementation inside the snap sandbox. This will make snap development easier, more secure, and reduce potential bugs in browser- like apps. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ e-con_Systems_and_Qualcomm_launch_ready-to- deploy_edge_AI_vision_kit⠀⇛ Early this month, the strategic partnership between e-con Systems and Qualcomm launched a ready-to- deploy AI vision kit targeted for applications that require powerful vision computing, machine learning and wireless connectivity. The edge AI vision kit consists of the e-con’s Sony STARVIS IMX415 and the Qualcomm QCS610 processor. The qSmartAI80_CUQ610 vision kit incorporates the Qualcomm® QCS610 System on Chip designed to deliver high performance without sacrificing thermal efficiency. The QCS610 SoC integrates a powerful image signal processor (ISP), a Qualcomm-based Artificial Intelligence Engine and customizable CPU, GPU and DSP to meet AI performance requirements. # § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Arduino ☛ Great_Scott!_Learn_how_to_drive_flux capacitor-style_LEDs_|_Arduino_Blog⠀⇛ The flux capacitor is one of the most iconic movie props of all time. Part of that is due to its plot purpose in the Back to the Future franchise, but its fame is also because it looked so futuristic when the first movie hit theaters in 1985. LEDs were still relatively new in the public consciousness at the time and the animated LED effects in the prop flux capacitor were attention getting. If you want to reproduce that effect, element14 Presents’ Derek Brodeur has a video showing you have to drive flux capacitor-style LEDs with an Arduino. The experienced among you know that this effect is possible to achieve with discrete components, which is likely how the original prop worked. But it is easier to reproduce the “animation” using a modern microcontroller like the Microchip ATmega4809 found on the Nano Every board. By driving each LED via PWM (pulse-width modulation), you can control its brightness. PWM works by very quickly modulating power to LED, with proportion of “on” time resulting in perceived brightness. # ⚓ Arduino ☛ This_biofloc_monitoring_system_is_an innovative_device_to_help_with_aquaculture_|_Arduino Blog⠀⇛ With the Earth’s population still on track to increase by another two billion people by the year 2050, finding ways to feed them without causing grave harm to the environment is a top priority. Currently, fish is one of the most widely consumed foods in the world, and a new technology called biofloc helps provide both a food source and environmental stabilizer to fishponds without the need for dangerous chemicals/processes. As part of element14’s Just Encase Design Challenge, Md. Khairul Taifur had the idea to create a device that could sit within a pond and report detailed telemetry for environmental markers, as well as correct minor water quality issues via the use of a heater and water pump. His system is based around a MKR WAN 1300, which is responsible for collecting data from each sensor and then sending it to the cloud with its onboard LoRaWAN module. To make the system independent from an external power source, Taifur included a small 5V solar panel, power management board, and rechargeable battery pack. # § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ What_You_Need_to_Try_GrapheneOS,_the Privacy-Focused_Android_ROM⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ The_best_fishing_apps_on_Android_in 2022⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_to_stop_location_tracking_on_Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ SamMobile ☛ Android_12_and_One_UI_4.1_update_lands_on the_Galaxy_A32_5G_–_SamMobile⠀⇛ # ⚓ 5_Great_Square_Enix_Games_for_Android_–_Phandroid⠀⇛ # ⚓ Notebook Check ☛ Xiaomi_OLED_Vision_Smart_TV_to launch_with_Android_TV_11_and_Dolby_Vision_IQ_– NotebookCheck.net_News⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Subaru_adopts_wireless_Android_Auto_and CarPlay_for_2023_–_9to5Google⠀⇛ # ⚓ Top_8_Best_Android_UI_in_2022_–_Beautiful_Launchers and_Skins⠀⇛ We can customize the home screen of our phone with help of various methods, but what about the overall user interface? You shall be having different options to put a stamp on your smartphone with the 8 best Android UI varying from minimalistic skins and launchers to completely transforming the experience. With this get a complete makeover like changing the look and feel with various icons and themes to adding in new functions like search assistants and smart folders. Android look might be evolving every now and then but don’t worry as there is more than one launcher for your android smartphone device. o § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ # ⚓ Thoughts_dereferenced_from_the_scratchpad_noise._|_Open Source_Firmware_on_TigerLake_platforms_–_part_1⠀⇛ If somebody would tell 7 years ago that Intel will support open source firmware, he would be laughed at instantly. If we recall time, like 15 years ago where the datasheets were more open and were sufficient to write open source firmware, today it is not possible. Silicon vendors are hiding the intellectual property contained in the processors. It would seem like the open source firmware is doomed, but… Thankfully there are companies and Intel employees that try to make impact and change this situation. For example Google supporting the coreboot project on their Chromebooks encourage Intel to release the Firmware Support Package (FSP). The FSP is a bundled silicon initialization code in a binary form with well documented interface and configuration options. It simplifies new hardware enabling and reduces cost of overall firmware development. While it doesn’t solve all problems and sometimes causes issues, kudos should go to Intel for supporting the open source firmware. Special credits should go to the open source firmware community members from Intel: Nathaniel DeSimone, Vincent Zimmer, Brian Richardson and Isaac Oram. # ⚓ Extreme Tech ☛ Open_Source_BIOS_Runs_on_Alder_Lake Motherboard_for_the_First_Time⠀⇛ # § Web Browsers⠀➾ # § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ Mozilla ☛ Data@Mozilla:_This_Week_in_Glean: What_Flips_Your_Bit? [Ed: While Mozilla pretends to be an ethical company it spies on Firefox users, outsources the work to proprietary Microsoft jail]⠀⇛ The idea of “soft-errors”, particularly “single-event upsets” often comes up when we have strange errors in telemetry. Single-event upsets are defined as: “a change of state caused by one single ionizing particle (ions, electrons, photons…) striking a sensitive node in a micro-electronic device, such as in a microprocessor, semiconductor memory, or power transistors. The state change is a result of the free charge created by ionization in or close to an important node of a logic element (e.g. memory “bit”)”. And what exactly causes these single-event upsets? Well, from the same Wikipedia article: “Terrestrial SEU arise due to cosmic particles colliding with atoms in the atmosphere, creating cascades or showers of neutrons and protons, which in turn may interact with electronic circuits”. In other words, energy from space can affect your computer and turn a 1 into a 0 or vice versa. # ⚓ Mozilla ☛ Mozilla_partners_with_the_Center_for Humane_Technology_–_Mozilla_Hacks_–_the_Web developer_blog⠀⇛ We’re pleased to announce that we have partnered with the Center for Humane Technology, a nonprofit organization that radically reimagines the digital infrastructure. Its mission is to drive a comprehensive shift toward humane technology that supports the collective well-being, democracy and shared information environment. Many of you may remember the Center for Humane Tech from the Netflix documentary ‘Social Dilemma’, solidifying the saying “If you’re not paying for the product, then you are the product”. The Social Dilemma, is all about the dark side of technology, focusing on the individual and societal impact of algorithms. It’s no surprise that this decision to partner was a no brainer and supports our efforts for a safe and open web that is accessible and joyful for all. Many people do not understand how AI and algorithms regularly touch our lives and feel powerless in the face of these systems. We are dedicated to making sure the public understands that we can and must have a say in when machines are used to make important decisions – and shape how those decisions are made. # ⚓ My_ninth_year_working_at_Mozilla_–_Alex Gibson⠀⇛ April 15th marks my ninth year working for Mozilla! Last year’s mozillaversary post was a bit of a stop gap. Truth be told, I just didn’t have the energy to write about what I had been doing at work given all the unrest that was happening in the world. This year, despite the world still being in ongoing states of WTF, I’m going to try and talk a bit more about what I’ve been keeping my brain busy with at work. # ⚓ This_Week_In_Rust:_This_Week_in_Rust_438⠀⇛ # § FSFE⠀➾ # ⚓ FSFE ☛ Free_Software_should_be_included_in_the_EU Declaration_of_Digital_Rights_and_Principles⠀⇛ On 26 January 2022, the European Commission presented its proposal for the EU Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles which will serve as a reference point in the future and as a common EU vision of our digital rights. The declaration is now being discussed in the European Parliament and Council, and Free Software should become part of it. Built on the Berlin and Tallinn declarations, this proposal aims to lay the groundwork for a consistent framework that will serve as a guideline and a reference point for the ongoing and future digital transformation of Europe. These aforementioned declarations already refer to Free Software (“Open Source” in their text) when it comes to digital sovereignty and interoperability, while they also demand more use of “Open Source” and strengthening the requirement for its use. # ⚓ What_is_Free_Software_(Open_Source)?_Software_freedom explained_in_less_than_three_minutes!_–_FSFE-Tube⠀⇛ # ⚓ FOSSLife ☛ Free_Software_Explained_in_3_Minutes⠀⇛ Free Software guarantees you the essential four freedoms to use, study, share, and improve the software. This video from Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) explains the four freedoms and what they mean in less than three minutes. o § Standards/Consortia⠀➾ # ⚓ Gemtext_and_Image⠀⇛ One of the most noticeable things about Gemini is that it is text-based. Sure, it can support images but, depending on the client, these are mostly left ‘hidden’. Gemini gains a lot of its ‘identity’ from this emphasis on text. One of the first things you’ll notice if you compare an average web page and a page on Gemini is that one is filled with images and highly ‘visual’, while the other is just a wall of text. Does this mean, then, that gemtext is somehow anti- image? That it is some new, iconoclastic medium which attempts to break free from the ‘seduction’ of images on the web? In some ways, yes, but in my experience browsing Gemini, it’s not as simple as that. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Thomas_Vander_Stichele:_Draft_emails_from_Google_Docs [Ed: Outsourcing very private things to such a company is a bad idea, always.]⠀⇛ In the ever more vertical company that Google is becoming, it is even more important to collaborate on some of your communication – more people want to contribute to the message and get it right, and more thought needs to be given to the ever wider audience you’re sending mails to. o ⚓ Peter ‘CzP’ Czanik ☛ Phishing_and_spear_phishing:_report everything!⠀⇛ After 30 years of using the Internet and trying many communication formats, e-mail is still my favorite. However, e-mail has many problems. Spam is just annoying, but phishing and especially, spear phishing attacks can also be dangerous. A recent security training, and a Twitter thread I started about it, changed my mind completely about how I treat these harmful e-mails. o ⚓ Mkf’s_Gemlog_—_Palm_m100_battery_connectors_repair,_right_after joining_the_PalmDB_Discord_server⠀⇛ o ⚓ I’m_on_Easter_Break⠀⇛ I’m on Easter Break. I was hanging on last term and getting grouchy, browsing for alternative jobs in my breaks and arguing with managers about workload, so I needed the rest. I’ve been looking into ways to cut five hours a week from work to have more family time – I’m back in the classroom Tuesday, so I’ll see how well that goes. Karl Von Clausewitz said no battle plan survives first contact with the enemy, but you have to have a plan. o § Integrity/Availability⠀➾ # § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ MakeTech Easier ☛ More_Users_Sticking_with_Windows_XP than_Upgrading_to_Windows_11 [Ed: Wait till they find out GNU/Linux distros are technically miles ahead of all versions of Windows Vista, including "11"]⠀⇛ As the old saying goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” That seems to be the words to live by for many PC users. Not only do they not jump to upgrade to new Windows versions, but some also don’t do it several times over. A recent study showed that more users still use Windows XP than Windows 11. # § Pseudo-Open Source⠀➾ # § Privatisation/Privateering⠀➾ # § Linux Foundation⠀➾ # ⚓ Market Screener ☛ Rapid7_:_Kate Stewart_on_Open-Source_Projects_at the_Linux_Foundation⠀⇛ In this episode of Security Nation, Jen and Tod chat with Kate Stewart, VP of Dependable Embedded Systems at the Linux Foundation, about the open-source security projects she’s working on, including the Zephyr project. They chat about strategies for dealing with bugs and vulnerabilities in today’s complex tech landscape, including the much talked- about software bill of materials (SBOM), so we can reap the benefits of open source while avoiding the downsides as much as possible. # ⚓ Linux_Foundation,_Google_Cloud launch_Nephio_to_automate_5G_edge sites_|_Fierce_Wireless⠀⇛ The Linux Foundation partnered with Google Cloud and others to create a new open source project called Nephio. # ⚓ PR Newswire ☛ Software_for_Open Networking_in_the_Cloud_(SONiC)_Moves to_the_Linux_Foundation⠀⇛ # ⚓ Linux Foundation’s Site/Blog ☛ Open Source_Networks_in_Action:_How leading_telcos_are_harnessing_the power_of_LF_Networking_–_Linux Foundation⠀⇛ Now in its fifth year as an umbrella organization, LF Networking (LFN) and its projects enable organizations across the globe to more quickly and effectively achieve digital transformation via the community’s shared development efforts. This includes companies of all sizes and types that rely on LFN’s breadth of commercially-ready ecosystem offerings, all based on open source innovation spearheaded within the LF Networking community. As mature LFN projects, ONAP (Open Network Automation Platform) and OpenDaylight are currently deployed as critical components in networks around the globe. Below is a sampling of specific case studies currently implemented in the real- world that are allowing organizations to transform their networks. # ⚓ Linux Foundation’s Site/Blog ☛ A Rarity_in_Open_Source [Ed: Reputation laundering of Zemlin et al, unrelated to Linux]⠀⇛ About 3 ½ years ago, Sanath Kumar Ramesh and his wife welcomed their son, Raghav, into the world. Like any new parents, he immediately became their everything. And, as new parents do, they threw him a 1st birthday bash where many of their friends and family were meeting Raghav for the first time. # ⚓ Linux Foundation’s Site/Blog ☛ T- Mobile_joins_the_Zephyr_Project_as Platinum_Member_–_Linux_Foundation⠀⇛ Today, the Zephyr® Project announced that T-Mobile has joined as a Platinum member, leveraging the Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) to power its new Developer Kit, which gives innovators fast and easy access to build on T- Mobile’s network. The Zephyr Project is an open source project at the Linux Foundation that builds a safe, secure and flexible RTOS for resource- constrained devices. T- Mobile is the first wireless carrier to join the project. “As a leader in the industry and our first telecom member, T-Mobile brings a unique perspective and expertise to the Zephyr ecosystem,” said Kate Stewart, Vice President of Dependable Embedded Systems at The Linux Foundation. “Zephyr’s existing wireless capabilities (Bluetooth Low Energy, Wi-Fi, and 802.15.4), coupled with DevEdge, T-Mobile’s new developer platform, will unleash innovators to create new solutions for the connected future.” # ⚓ Linux Foundation’s Site/Blog ☛ Software_for_Open_Networking_in_the Cloud_(SONiC)_Moves_to_the_Linux Foundation_–_Linux_Foundation⠀⇛ Today, the Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, announced the Software for Open Networking in the Cloud (SONiC, an open source networking operating system), is now part of the Linux Foundation. The Linux Foundation provides a venue for continued ecosystem, developer growth and diversity, as well as collaboration across the open source networking stack. “We are pleased to welcome SONiC to the Linux Foundation family of open networking projects,” said Arpit Joshipura, general manager, Networking, Edge, and IoT, the Linux Foundation. “SONiC is a leader in open source data center NOS deployments, and we’re looking forward to growing its developer community.” # § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ Industrial_Control_System Malware_Discovered [Ed: Microsoft Windows TCO]⠀⇛ The Department of Energy, CISA, the FBI, and the NSA jointly issued an advisory describing a sophisticated piece of malware called Pipedream that’s designed to attack a wide range of industrial control systems. # ⚓ Google ☛ Project_Zero:_CVE-2021-1782,_an_iOS in-the-wild_vulnerability_in_vouchers⠀⇛ This blog post is my analysis of a vulnerability exploited in the wild and patched in early 2021. Like the writeup published last week looking at an ASN.1 parser bug, this blog post is based on the notes I took as I was analyzing the patch and trying to understand the XNU vouchers subsystem. I hope that this writeup serves as the missing documentation for how some of the internals of the voucher subsystem works and its quirks which lead to this vulnerability. # ⚓ AccessNow ☛ Updates:_Digital_rights_in_the Russia-Ukraine_conflict:_April_14,_2022: Cyberattacks_on_Ukraine_continue [Ed: The Ukrainian public now paying the FULL price for Windows (Microsoft)]⠀⇛ WIRED reported that Russia’s Sandworm hacking group recently attempted a third blackout in Ukraine, years after its historic cyberattacks on the Ukrainian power grid in 2015 and 2016. Malware, inserted in the IT system of a high-voltage electrical substation in Ukraine months ago, was due to be activated late on April 8. The attack could have left two million people living in the region without energy. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Thursday_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Debian (lrzip), Fedora (community- mysql, expat, firefox, kernel, mingw- openjpeg2, nss, and openjpeg2), Mageia (ceph, subversion, and webkit2), openSUSE (chromium), Oracle (httpd: 2.4), Red Hat (kpatch-patch), Slackware (ruby), SUSE (kernel and netatalk), and Ubuntu (gzip and xz-utils). # ⚓ CISA ☛ Cisco_Releases_Security_Updates_for Multiple_Products_|_CISA⠀⇛ Cisco has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple Cisco products. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Quick_thoughts_on_Lemmy⠀⇛ I’ll jot down some quick thoughts on Lemmy, a Reddit-like service for the Fediverse. When it first was announced a few years ago, I thought “yeah, right, it has a really long way to go” and instead of helping I just sorted it under “vaporware”. But now it’s becoming usable♥. It’s centralized, and federated. Every community is tightly tied to one server (while there are several servers, each have their own communities). So there’s not a lot you gain compared to something like a lobste.rs server or a Discourse server or a mailing list or other traditional forum softwares and bulletin boards. Each community is still centralized. (And you also get to keep some of the simplicity of that approach, but only some, because this is still Fedi in all its clunky glory.) Unlike Discourse, you can post from an account from another server (sort of like with Open ID back in the blog era). This means from other Lemmy servers but also from other ActivityPub implementations. (It’s a “subset with extensions” so you might have to square peg it a bit.) You can also then receive replies and notifications on that home server, which is convenient and cozy. (On the other hand, some of these forum servers have mailing list modes which are convenient and cozy in their own way.) It is also similar to Guppe in many ways. You can follow communities and it boosts posts from those communities into your timeline, and you can post to the community too. Compared to Guppe, there is moderation and group ownership, and there’s an optional Reddit-like web frontend. One way I like to use it is to browse the web frontend and then when I wanna reply, I dig up the post via Fedi and reply from there. A few extra hoops, but then I’ll see any replies from the comforts of my own home. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ The Hill ☛ Hillicon_Valley_—_Groups_push_tech_to_step_up_on crises [Ed: Experiments in digital oppression, disguised as companies (often subsidised_at_taxpayers’_expense_to_believe the_taxpayers)]⠀⇛ Tech companies are facing more pressure to ensure people in crisis zones have access to critical information. Meanwhile, e-cigarette company Juul settled a Washington state lawsuit over advertising to underaged people that will require the company to halt most social media promotions. This is Hillicon Valley, detailing all you need to know about tech and cyber news from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. # ⚓ Facebook’s_Ukraine-Russia_Moderation_Double_Standard⠀⇛ AN UNPRECEDENTED SPREE of policy changes and carveouts aimed at protecting Ukrainian civilians from Facebook’s censorship systems has earned praise from human rights groups and free expression advocates. But a new open letter addressed to Facebook and its social media rivals questions why these companies seem to care far more about some attempts to resist foreign invasion than others. In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Meta Platforms, which owns Facebook and Instagram, rapidly changed its typically strict speech rules in order to exempt a variety of posts that would have otherwise been deleted for violating the company’s prohibition against hate speech and violent incitement. Internal Meta materials reviewed by The Intercept show that in early March the company temporarily enacted an exception to its hate speech policy permitting Facebook and Instagram users in Ukraine to call for the “explicit removal [of] Russians from Ukraine and Belarus,” posts that would have otherwise been deleted for violating the company’s ban on calling for the “exclusion or segregation” of people based on their national origin. The rule change, previously reported by the New York Times, was part of a broader package of carveouts that included a rare dispensation to call for the death of Russian President Vladimir Putin, use dehumanizing language against Russian soldiers, and praise the notorious Azov Battalion of the Ukrainian National Guard, previously banned from the platform due to its neo-Nazi ideology. # § Patents⠀➾ # § Software Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Open Source Initiative ☛ Let’s_get_open_source voices_heard_by_the_EU_on_standards_essential patents [Ed: Software patents article in OSI site... by Simon Phipps, for a change]⠀⇛ Now is a crucial time for the open source community to respond to the consultation launched by the European Commission on standards essential patents (SEPs). The Commission is proposing the creation of a new framework governing their use. Since this has been directed at the existing SEP-reliant industries where open source is less common, we want to be sure the voices of the open source community are heard in this public consultation. It’s easy to misunderstand SEPs as implying that patents are essential to all standards; they are not! It is OSI’s position that many standards do not involve SEPs, that open source requires restriction-free licensing if the creators of a standard hold essential patents, and that the EU needs to harmonize its open source and standards strategies. OSI’s formal response to this Call for Evidence is forthcoming. This public consultation came about because some standards users have found the current system for licensing SEPs has issues with transparency, predictability and efficiency. In some cases it also offers incumbents undue market control, especially over market entry. Under the current approach, patent-holders commit to license their SEPs – patents known to be inherent to implementation of a standard – to users of the standard on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms and conditions. # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Public Domain Review ☛ *Ostentatio_Genitalium*_in Renaissance_Art_–_The_Public_Domain_Review⠀⇛ Ostentatio genitalium (the display of the genitals) refers to disparate traditions in Renaissance visual culture of attributing formal, thematic, and theological significance to the penis of Jesus. That these images seem to have been created in good faith, with pious intentions, mystifies art historians, and many refuse to recognize the category as noteworthy or distinct from the nudity of angels and putti. Yet, as examples accrue, the conspicuous attention lent to Christ’s phallus cannot escape even the most disinterested gaze. “It is no exaggeration to say that this has probably been the most taboo topic in Christian thought for two thousand years”, writes Stephen Sapp. In contrast to classical sculptural conventions, which — with exceptions like certain herma and statues of satyrs — often showcase male genitalia in a state of flaccid modesty (akin to Michelangelo’s Risen Christ), these Renaissance images shock us because they are so frequently ithyphallic: Christ has risen, but not in the way we have come to expect. Beginning around 1260 and enjoying widespread employment before finally tapering off in the seventeenth-century, ostentatio genitalium reversed a Byzantine tendency to depict Christ as sexless, his missing organs covered by flat, diaphanous veils. This was a symbol of purity and perfection, following from Augustinian notions that untimely erections are reminders of Adam’s “sin of disobedience”. Yet in the ostentatio genitalium tradition the opposite seems true: it is the visual virility of Christ that affirms his divinity. The natural question to ask, after blinking our eyes, would be why? How do practitioners of a religion, whose seven heavenly virtues include prudence and temperance, decide to venerate, for centuries, an apparently prurient vision of their savior? ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 6592 ➮ Generation completed at 02:43, i.e. 53 seconds to (re)generate ⟲