𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Thursday, September 08, 2022 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Fri 9 Sep 02:44:08 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/2022/09/08/ ╒═══════════════════ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐒 ════════════════════════════════════╕ Previous bulletins in IPFS (past 21 days, in chronological order): Qmc1hpdpKJMrmE55WT3tg3aQBqe3inuQhnbsjTc8RVVKFq QmZNGE6NoRBC2J66AEvKbXxsP9j48e5nLCkLncW2SuYUD5 Qmd1qRcbFUvYnekMd31x6KbniK82hv6mEweUfvuLLLU3Dn QmPGPjyuWmmi4WH1Pm1qxX7pzZhtRC3umeb4DmdE7NfXdU QmbvCLhKBwB76DsbrKx6Pq16KSvtb9sW8UKVXj9v1pDgCv QmcoFCaZUJmzby8Vb2wg8PBXe6VR8hW77edQo1u3NsCJ3Q QmT4B1hoouASzbTAnEZbb6oYbbFnicQpd6JXDB5iwP9Y91 QmZeoDeQynAEb5Yhp8urADxooTvcjp93jYM7aoGTReoxAm QmUR5BqkVtBjeM3RbDysVaCrQyP93xoRwDKU5C1u5XZdyR QmS9E4XW4XZrtmFNP12pX65zisQkFTw7frAgGwhna5Fz9m Qmdj75rdsbiWjm4ms8CTMfcbYno6Pw9hH66AytZ3Hs3qV7 QmWKkufDr5sMvj78wx9nn63R5KYSQipfAGMrMawgr7i6RW QmVy1ihFnjMRS9u243rmwceZUtn8FwSqLsbXzXsLPS8M37 QmcZN6RDP7J7Dk8c2QYXeoVfYifxDsaK62EM44gSje2HDr QmcvJBJvcdzE6YbN5kUFP3Cqgwc9K38gcNKU3B86eL6WLr QmUZ8Zpgu5W6CLgXAAXnvYwpAw9fCGWhqWM6MWMHcNxEwP QmUtqYa5g8brBCgtMeneus47sgXJXCdgZvkekvW8UuYchF QmdXKq8frFc6SxT7BErqJC3fnDsbXQfhNmEGEc1BVWprrQ QmWERMsn1DfZrtyJQLRpzrUSCM3So8WboRGV5qBDKU6pKo QmeWggouo6JzSCSNPBkF9EbHtca8pg2uefQDca6Z63NbCy QmPd8eLQ2K4AVwUwwDXWDzcs9Y6q6rEafAqGPGCsRaNu1n ╒═══════════════════ 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐗 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⦿ The World Wide Web is Not (or No Longer) a Censorship Circumvention Mechanism for Controversial Literature and Authors | Techrights ⦿ Human Resources at the European Patent Office (EPO): Another Crisis in the Making | Techrights ⦿ Gone With the Boris: British Enabler of Corrupt EPO Regime | Techrights ⦿ IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, September 07, 2022 | Techrights ䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login): http://techrights.org/2022/09/08/bannedbooks-and-mention-of-billpr/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/09/08/epo-hr-crisis-in-the-making/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/09/08/epo-moss-loss/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/09/08/irc-log-070922/#comments ䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised): http://techrights.org/2022/09/08/akka-becomes-proprietary/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/09/08/charmed-kubeflow-1-6/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/09/08/qubes-os-summit/#comments ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 58 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2022/09/08/bannedbooks-and-mention-of-billpr/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/09/08/bannedbooks-and-mention-of-billpr/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 09.08.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ The_World_Wide_Web_is_Not_(or_No_Longer)_a_Censorship_Circumvention_Mechanism for_Controversial_Literature_and_Authors⠀✐ Posted in Deception at 8:43 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link | md5sum 3a549bc054b1ce49b3c5ff58c312d223 Censorship Shared Across Literature and Web Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 http://techrights.org/videos/banned-books-and-web.webm Summary: There’s a tendency to believe that the Web (or the Net) fosters free speech; it’s a convenient but dangerous delusion THE annual awareness campaign called Banned_Books_Week is about as_old_as myself and in spite of books sales decreasing the campaign is highly relevant, maybe more relevant than ever. “Having been subjected to many censorship attempts of various_types over the years (there are still several attempts in effect; letters from lawyers, ban by the EPO’s management and so on), I think I’m qualified to speak on this issue, based on personal experiences.”Book burnings or obstruction of publication persist in the digital age. The methods vary somewhat, but there are at least half a dozen ways to censor or suppress certain writings on the Web, as I explain in the video above. It’s actually rather disturbing that in spite of the term “inter” (meaning across or short for international) in Internet we’re hardly enjoying a global Net. TechDirt wrote_about_this_yesterday and several days ago we wrote about books getting canceled, as explained_by_the_'first'_NSA whistleblower. Having been subjected to many censorship attempts of various_types over the years (there are still several attempts in effect; letters from lawyers, ban by the EPO’s management and so on), I think I’m qualified to speak on this issue, based on personal experiences. Commonplace perceptions on this subject are based on untrue premises, boosted by media conglomerates and social control media (both are focused around censorship themselves, though they don’t characterise it as such). █ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 118 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2022/09/08/epo-hr-crisis-in-the-making/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/09/08/epo-hr-crisis-in-the-making/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 09.08.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Human_Resources_at_the_European_Patent_Office_(EPO):_Another_Crisis_in_the Making⠀✐ Posted in Europe, Patents at 7:26 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link | md5sum a3befb6fac64118fd2273d680a531dcf HR Crisis at EPO Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 http://techrights.org/videos/epo-hr-issues.webm Summary: Human Resources at the second-largest institution in Europe has been run by a stubborn_mule_without_any_Human_Resources_skills; as it turns out, there’s a crisis brewing there (internally) as well The Central Staff Committee (CSC) of the EPO has spread around a publication about “[p]rioritisation of HR requests,” arguing that “HR [is] Drowning in work,” resulting in anxiety. This typically results in an exodus of those most capable of doing the job. The EPO is going to lose not only a lot of highly skilled examiners; even administration-level staff will flee and whatever replaces or fill the gap/vacuum lacks the experience and skills. This assures further deterioration of the Office’s operations. The CSC promises “to follow up the issues with senior management.” Here is the letter to staff: Zentraler Personalausschuss Central Staff Committee Le Comité Central du Personnel Munich,05/09/2022 sc22115cp § Human Resources:⠀➾ § Drowning in work⠀➾ Dear Colleagues, In July, our colleagues in HR posted a cry for help1 on the Intranet, asking staff to “be patient” as they were “experiencing a large volume of incoming requests and enquiries” and needed “time to process the requests received”. Since then, many colleagues have received individual emails informing them that the processing of their requests to HR would be delayed. This announcement made obvious that our colleagues in HR have been brought to a point where they are no longer able to respond to telephone calls or emails in an appropriate amount of time2. Considering the current Office policy of only filling up to 50% of vacated posts outside DG 1, severe understaffing is a major factor in the problems currently experienced in HR, coinciding with overly complex procedures and regulations. The recent reforms and related portals do not take into consideration the impact on our HR colleagues, they are implemented in a hurry, and instead of alleviating work pressure, they aggravate workload. With the reform of the education allowance, the administration promised a simpler scheme that is easy to understand and administer, the feedback received so far from both staff and HR colleagues proves this assertion wrong. We are concerned both for the wellbeing of our HR colleagues and for staff members who are not currently receiving the service they are entitled to when contacting HR. Over the past months we have met with several HR teams and collected their concerns regarding staffing and IT tools. Instead of enjoying proper working conditions, the workload is piling up, service is delayed and all the conditions for health problems are met. Nevertheless, our HR colleagues continue to strive for quality support. Some staff have been recruited recently but it is far from making up for the many departures the team is facing. External recruitment, as opposed to the current practice of internal transfers amounting to “robbing Peter to pay Paul”3, could be the solution to the staffing problem but management so far refuses to consider this. Following the intranet announcement, we recently again met some HR colleagues to reaffirm our support and our determination to follow up with senior management. The Central Staff Committee _____ 1 “Prioritisation of your HR requests” of 1 July 2022 2 See also the results of the EPO Staff Engagement Survey 2022, e.g. slide 26. 3 “Déshabiller Pierre pour habiller Paul.” As noted in the video at the top, the EPO’s site has been mostly dead lately and there are profound changes in the Bulgarian and British delegations. Maybe it’s a bit of a mystery, at least temporarily, why all this happened. Maybe insiders can enlighten and tell us? █ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 251 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2022/09/08/epo-moss-loss/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/09/08/epo-moss-loss/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 09.08.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Gone_With_the_Boris:_British_Enabler_of_Corrupt_EPO_Regime⠀✐ Posted in Europe, Patents at 7:50 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Related: The_EPO’s_Overseer/Overseen_Collusion_—_Part_VIII:_Perfidious_Albion and_Pusillanimous_Hibernia 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇EPO's_UK_reps⦈_ New changes 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇GB_in_EPO⦈_ Both replaced 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Iancu,_Moss,_No_Moss!,_Boss,_'The_f***ing_president'⦈_ So long Summary: The British Prime Minister has been replaced, the Queen has died, but the political party did not change; so why did the above happen? 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Netlify) because I assumed generating an EPUB from HTML would be work that I could only do on the server. I tried using epub-gen, which is built to work with Node, but quickly found a problem: generating an ebook sometimes took longer than 10 seconds, which (at the time) was the limit for executing a lambda function. # ⚓ James Brown ☛ SSH_MITM_at_Best_Western⠀⇛ I’m currently staying in a Best Western hotel in Eureka, CA, avoiding the Bay Area heat wave, and I noticed something remarkable: the hotel’s free WiFi network performs automatic man-in-the-middle interception of all SSH traffic. I’ve literally never seen this before on public WiFi… Check it out: [...] # ⚓ Chen HuiJing ☛ So_your_designer_wants_stuff_to_overlap⠀⇛ Throughout these 9 years, I have encountered quite a good number of designs that involve overlapping elements. Keep in mind that everything on the web is boxes, quadrilateral boxes (i.e. having 4 straight sides), to be precise. Boxes stacked atop boxes next to boxes nested within boxes. # ⚓ Matt Rickard ☛ Performance_Comes_Last⠀⇛ Of course, for low-level libraries, performance often is the product. But, even then, protocols don’t always win because of performance (working code is often better than a draft by a standards committee). # ⚓ Buttondown ☛ New_Post:_Safety_and_Liveness_Properties⠀⇛ One I had to implement recently was an open-ended interval. A start integer could be defined, or an end integer, or both. If only a start was defined, then the interval contains all numbers ≥ the starting point, and similarly with the end point. So the invariants were: [...] # ⚓ Linux Buzz ☛ How_To_Use_Variables_in_Bash_Script_(Simple Guide)⠀⇛ In this guide, we will cover how to use variables in bash script. # ⚓ H2S Media ☛ How_to_install_Yarn_on_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS_Jammy Linux⠀⇛ Yarn is an open-source package manager and an alternative to the NPM package manager for the Node.js JavaScript runtime environment. It was developed by Facebook in collaboration with Google, Tilde, and Expo Dev. As compared to NPM, Yarn can install packages from the local cache to speed up the process, binds versions strongly, uses a checksum to ensure data integrity, and can install packages in parallel. Well, Yarn is an NPM- compatible package manager, hence we can manage npm packages using it as well. The yarn was developed to solve consistency, security, and performance problems with large codebases. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Automate_network_testing_with_this_open source_Linux_tool_|_Enable_Sysadmin⠀⇛ TCP/IP networking is a complex topic, and it gets really tricky when you are trying to nail down issues with performance or troubleshoot a problem. It helps to have tools that can probe your system and confirm your suspicions or—better yet—that there are no problems. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ How_To_Be_A_Stinkin’_Chess_Cheat_—_Sockfish⠀⇛ [James Stanley] enjoys chess, isn’t terribly good at it, and has some dubious scruples. At least, that’s the setup for building Sockfish, a shoe-to- Pi interface to let you cheat at chess. We’re pretty sure only the first point is true, but the build is impressive all the same. It’s a pair of 3D printed shoe inserts, with two pressure-sensitive inputs on each insert, coupled with a vibration motor in each. Tap out your opponent’s moves during the game, and the Stockfish software will buzz instructions back to you. Just follow the instructions, and you too can be a chess master. # ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ Librarian_combines_loves_of_comics,_games⠀⇛ The path has led Carter to his current position as video game archivist for the Computer and Video Game Archive and comics librarian — something that combines two childhood loves into a fulfilling career. # ⚓ Game_Emulation_via_Neural_Network⠀⇛ I made a playable Pokémon overworld. It looks (mostly) like a normal video game, and you can try it in your web browser here: A screenshot of the playable demo, showing controls overlaid on a rendered game overworld. Although this looks like a video game, I did not write any game code. This program is actually a neural network mimicking a video game. # ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ Steam_Deck:_Huge_Presence_at_the_Tokyo Games_Show_2022_–_Boiling_Steam⠀⇛ The Tokyo Games Show 2022 is just around the corner, as it is planned to open its doors on the 15th of September 2022 for 4 days. We had already known that Valve and its partner KOMODO were going to be there, but what remained to be see was in what capacity. # ⚓ The Verge ☛ Sony_says_Microsoft’s_Call_of_Duty_offer_was ‘inadequate_on_many_levels’_–_The_Verge⠀⇛ Sony has labeled Microsoft’s offer to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation “inadequate on many levels.” Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer revealed to The Verge last week that the company is committed to keeping Call of Duty on PlayStation for “several more years” beyond the existing marketing deal Sony has with Activision. Sony isn’t impressed, though, just as Microsoft is in the middle of trying to get its $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard deal approved by regulators. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ 3.5”_SBC_packs_12th_Gen_chipset_and_dual channel_4800MHz_DDR5⠀⇛ Aaeon recently released their first 3.5” SubCompact board equipped with dual-channel DDR5 SODIMMs. The GENE-ADP6 integrates Intel’s 12th Gen/Celeron processors and flexible connectivity to suit AI edge computing applications. The GENE-ADP6 accommodates the following 12th Gen Alder Lake-P processors along with Intel’s Irix Xe Graphics for some of the models. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Interfacing_Broken_PS4_Controllers_With_A Replacement_PCB⠀⇛ [Becky] had some PS4 controllers that were sadly no longer functional. However, most of the buttons and joysticks still appeared to be okay. Thus, she set about designing a replacement PCB to breathe new life into these formerly bricked gamepads. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ The_Pocket265_Is_A_Pocket-Sized_6502_Single- Board_Computer⠀⇛ Single-board computers have been around ever since microprocessors became affordable in the 1970s and never went away. Today we have Raspberry Pis and LattePandas, while back in the ’70s and ’80s there were the Ferguson Big Board, the KIM-1 and a whole array of Intel SDK boards. Although functionally similar to their modern counterparts with a CPU, RAM, ROM and some basic peripherals, the old boards were huge compared to today’s tiny platforms and typically required a rather beefy power supply to operate. # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Take_part_in_our_research_study_to_develop culturally_relevant_Computing_resources_for_primary_schools⠀⇛ We are looking for primary schools in England to get involved in our new research study investigating how to adapt Computing resources to make them culturally relevant for pupils. In a project in 2021, we created guidelines that included ideas about how teachers can modify Computing lessons so they are culturally relevant for their learners. In this new project, we will work closely with primary teachers to explore this adaptation process. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ The_MOS_7600_Video_Game_Chip_Gives_Up_Its Secrets⠀⇛ A good chip decapping and reverse engineering is always going to capture our interest, and when it comes from [Ken Shirriff] we know it’s going to be a particularly good one. This time he’s directed his attention to the MOS 7600 all-in-one video game chip (Nitter), a mostly forgotten device from the 6502 chipmaker which we featured a few weeks ago when it was the subject of a blogger’s curiosity. The question then was whether it contained a microprocessor or not and even whether it was another 6502 variant, and the answer revealed in the decapping answers that but will disappoint the 6502 camp. # ⚓ Talospace ☛ The_RAD750′S_Successor_Looks_Like_It’s_RISC-V⠀⇛ It’s been PowerPC in space for decades, from the Opportunity rover (a 20MHz BAE RAD6000, based on POWER1) to the James Webb Telescope (a 118MHz RAD750 “G3″). These are battle-tested processors in extremely hostile conditions, such as the Juno space probe in orbit around Jupiter where the RAD750 (a 132MHz part with 128MB of DRAM) operates in radiation levels a million times the human lethal dose. As evidence of its performance, it was supposed to be deorbited for destruction in 2021, but was extended to 2025 to examine the inner moons of Ganymede, Europa and Io. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Ethersweep:_An_Easy-To-Deploy_Ethernet_Connected Stepper_Controller⠀⇛ [Neumi] over on Hackaday.IO wanted a simple-to-use way to drive stepper motors, which could be quickly deployed in a wide variety of applications yet to be determined. The solution is named Ethersweep, and is a small PCB stack that sits on the rear of the common NEMA17-format stepper motor. The only physical connectivity, beside the motor, are ethernet and a power supply via the user friendly XT30 connector. The system can be closed loop, with both an end-stop input as well as an on-board AMS AS5600 magnetic rotary encoder (which senses the rotating magnetic field on the rear side of the motor assembly – clever!) giving the necessary feedback. Leveraging the Trinamic TMC2208 stepper motor driver gives Ethersweep silky smooth and quiet motor control, which could be very important for some applications. A rear-facing OLED display shows some useful debug information as well as the all important IP address that was assigned to the unit. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Android_container_for_Linux_devices_–_PR_Newswire_APAC⠀⇛ # ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ Qualcomm’s_New_Chips_Will_Speed_Up_Budget Android_Phones⠀⇛ # ⚓ Google_to_add_satellite_connectivity_to_Android_14_in_2023 |_NextPit⠀⇛ # ⚓ TechRadar ☛ New_Android_13_patch_fixes_battery_drain_issue and_more_for_Pixel_phones_|_TechRadar⠀⇛ # ⚓ New_Android_Games:_Best_New_Android_Games_This_Week⠀⇛ # ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ How_to_Download_Apps_to_Your_Android_Phone From_the_Web⠀⇛ # ⚓ XDA ☛ Android_Privacy_Sandbox_Developer_Preview_5_is_here with_more_controls_for_developers⠀⇛ # ⚓ Apple’s_innovative_Dynamic_Island_is_an_old_Android_trick from_7_years_ago_–_Phandroid⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android_Now_Experiments_To_Support_More_Definitively Labeled_Chrome_Custom_Tabs_(CTT)_/_Digital_Information World⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Headlines ☛ Why_Android-Based_Mobile_Phones_Are Great_For_Mobile_Gaming⠀⇛ # ⚓ PR Newswire ☛ Handheld_launches_the_all-new_Algiz_RT10 ultra-rugged_Android_tablet_with_future-proof_features⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ Our_favorite_Android_game_mods⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Productivity Software/LibreOffice/Calligra⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ LibreOffice_7.3.6_Is_Now_Available_for Download,_50_Bugs_Fixed⠀⇛ Arriving one and a half months after LibreOffice 7.3.5, the LibreOffice 7.3.6 point release is here to address more bugs and further improve compatibility with proprietary document formats of the MS Office suite, such as DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX files. The next and last point release of the LibreOffice 7.3 office suite series will be LibreOffice 7.3.7, which is currently scheduled for early November 2022. After that, users will be recommended to upgrade their installations to the LibreOffice 7.4 office suite series. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Björn Wärmedal ☛ Rubik’s_Cube_to_the_Rescue⠀⇛ It took me two hours to solve it the first time, following a thorough tutorial on youtube. Every time I missed a step or messed something up I started from the beginning. Subsequently I was already very good at the first two steps after solving it just that one time. After solving it once and learning the notation I searched for a written instruction. Pretty much anyone will do of course. The steps are the same, even though I’m sure there are several ways to solve each step. o ⚓ Bert Hubert ☛ Improved_Galileo_Time_to_First_Fix⠀⇛ Earlier I wrote a little bit about the High Accuracy Service (HAS), whereby the Galileo satellites themselves provide properly equipped receivers (not your phone) with near-realtime updates that can be used to achieve very good accuracy. I also wrote a series on OSNMA, the rather special Galileo message authentication protocol. Recently three further new features have appeared that can be received by the hardware already found in the billions of phones that support Galileo. The goal is to get you to a ‘fix’ of time and place faster and more robustly. To do so, Galileo satellites now deploy some rather clever maths and tricks. o ⚓ Chris Hannah ☛ Micro_Posts⠀⇛ After some tweaking (which I will go into more technical detail in a later post), I’ve managed to add support for micro posts here on this blog. Essentially, they’re posts without a title. But they’re usually the length of a tweet. So think more of a status update, or a small link, than a blog post. o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Ocean_City,_Cities_in_the_Ocean⠀⇛ Those were glorious days of youth.  Luxuriating for hours in the waves during the day. Going out on the boardwalk at night with friends. My parents would coordinate our vacations so several families would be down there at once.  Playing spies on a secret mission, a big thing in the James Bond-Man from U.N.C.L.E. 1960s.  Grabbing free fudge from the tray outside Copper Kettle Fudge until driven away by store managers. o ⚓ The Nation ☛ A_Champion’s_Evolution⠀⇛ o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Improve_CD_Sound_By_Shaving?⠀⇛ We always enjoy the odd things that people do to try to get better audio reproduction. Exotic cables, special amplifiers, and higher resolution digitization come to mind.  Most of this is dubious, at best, but [Techmoan] brings up something we must have missed back in the day: shaving CDs with a gadget that was marketed as the “CD Sound Improver.” The theory is that bad CD reproduction comes from light scatter of the laser. The solution, according to the maker of this vintage equipment, is to cut a 36-degree bevel to act as a light trap. You can see the gadget in the video below. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ [Old] Crypto_Museum⠀⇛ The main goal of Crypto Museum is to preserve history. This is done by collecting, restoring and describing historical cipher machines – such as the well-known Enigma machine – spy radio sets, intercept receivers and and other spy-related stuff. For a detailed explanation of why we do this, please read our mission statement. Many of the items described on this website are part of the Crypto Museum collection, but some have only crossed our path briefly, or are impossible to obtain. Whenever possible, we have tried to describe the equipment to the best of our abilities. # ⚓ [Old] The_Ultimate_Glossary_of_Newsroom_Terms⠀⇛ We all know what news is, and most know how it affects our lives — but how many of us know the inner workings of a newsroom? Well, before we can begin to understand those inner workings, it helps to know the industry-lingo. Chances are, these are words you’ve heard before, but have never officially defined. Some examples are easy to guess from context clues, but it’s much more beneficial to have a concrete definition, rather than an “almost correct” interpretation. Whether you’re a curious citizen, an aspiring journalist, or you just accidentally ended up on our post, we built this glossary of journalism terms to bring you up-to-speed with the people inside the newsroom. We even asked current reporters and editors to help, so you may see some of their wisdom sprinkled throughout. # ⚓ [Old] Great_Works_in_Computer_Science⠀⇛ o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Limiting_Toxic_Technology⠀⇛ In regard to social media use, the only winning move is to not play! There are advantages to using services like Twitter or Facebook, but overall social media is a toxic environment. I still want to follow some people, or find out about cool technologies, but drastic changes in my usage patterns are needed. # ⚓ Army_schoolhouses_dive_into_new_social_media_trainings⠀⇛ All these factors have inspired innovators across the Army’s Training and Doctrine Command to take a hard look at how the service teaches soldiers to navigate the social media space, both personally and operationally. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ USDA_Report_Shows_How_Covid_Relief_Helped Slash_Food_Insecurity_in_2021⠀⇛ The agency’s annual report on food security showed that about 1 in 10 homes—or 13.5 million households—did not have enough food in 2021. Overall food insecurity remained the same from 2020 to 2021, and grew worse for women and older Americans living alone, but among families with children, there was a sharp drop in 2021. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ COVID_Boosters_Are_Critical,_But_Using_Only Animal_Data_Is_a_Needless_Gamble⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Over_Half_a_Million_Back_Call_to_‘End_the Threat_of_Pebble_Mine_for_Good’_to_Save_Bristol_Bay⠀⇛ “We’ve done our part; it’s now up to the EPA to finally finish the job and defend Bristol Bay from the threat of Pebble Mine.” # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ DEA_Continues_To_Be_The_QAnon_Of_Drug Enforcement,_Pretends_Colorful_Fentanyl_Is_Dealers_Trying_To Kill_Children⠀⇛ Some DEA agent field-tested sidewalk chalk and managed to arrive at this conclusion… # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Law_Firm,_Families_Send_Texas_School_Districts C&D_Over_‘God’_Posters⠀⇛ This keeps getting better and better. We have been discussing a Texas law requiring that a school district display any posters that are donated by outside parties, so long as they follow a couple of defined rules. Those rules are that the posters can display no words beyond “In God We Trust”, that it must include an image of the American flag directly below the text, and that the Texas state flag must be displayed on the poster as well. These simplistic instructions were designed to keep anyone that wasn’t a religious conservative from screwing with school districts via creative means. That goal was not achieved, however, as some people began immediately screwing with them by donating posters following all those rules… but putting the required text in Arabic and/or including rainbow coloring in the letters. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Tomorrow’s_Orthodoxy⠀⇛ The idea of an “avant-garde” tends to inspire complex emotions, oscillating between excitement at its glamour and scorn at its pretensions. The term carries an association of being daring, experimental, unconventional; the main body of practice or opinion that it is in “advance” of is usually figured as a monolith of dull orthodoxy. But the label also easily attracts a lightly ironical coating, in which those so designated are held to be exhibiting an excess of self- consciousness or even self-congratulation, pluming themselves on innovations that others suspect are merely willful or modish. An avant-garde likes to present itself as insurgent and radical, yet the logic of the metaphor suggests that a new group will soon be coming along to replace it. Today’s avant-garde is always liable to congeal into tomorrow’s orthodoxy. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ EFF ☛ VICTORY:_Slack_Offers_Retention_Settings_to_Free Workspaces⠀⇛ Since 2018, we have urged Slack to recognize its higher-risk users and take more steps to protect them. While Slack is intended for use in white- collar office environments, its free version has proven useful for abortion rights activists, get- out-the-vote phone banking organizers, unions, and other political organizing and activism activities. # ⚓ Akka_is_moving_away_from_Open_Source⠀⇛ According to today’s announcement, Lightbend is changing Akka’s licensing to “Business Source License (BSL)”. This is not an Open Source, or a Free Software license. This is a proprietary license. # ⚓ Jeff Geerling ☛ How_to_download_an_MP4_from_YouTube,_every time⠀⇛ I use yt-dlp to download videos off YouTube quite frequently. I’ll use the videos as reference, and I often use it to grab the VOD for one of my livestreams, since there’s no simpler way (I’m not going to dig through the bowel’s of YouTube’s UI to try to download one of my own videos…). o § Security⠀➾ # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ TikTok_Browser_Can_Track_Users’ Keystrokes,_According_to_New_Research⠀⇛ The research from Felix Krause, a privacy researcher and former Google engineer, did not show how TikTok used the capability, which is embedded within the in-app browser that pops up when someone clicks an outside link. But Mr. Krause said the development was concerning because it showed TikTok had built in functionality to track users’ online habits if it chose to do so. Collecting information on what people type on their phones while visiting outside websites, which can reveal credit card numbers and passwords, is often a feature of malware and other hacking tools. While major technology companies might use such trackers as they test new software, it is not common for them to release a major commercial app with the feature, whether or not it is enabled, researchers said. # ⚓ Computer World ☛ Is_Apple_preparing_its_big_idea_for digital_health?⠀⇛ As this year’s iPhone and Apple Watch launch approaches, it is always good sport to read through the pre-event hype. But one topic that doesn’t appear much discussed is how Apple may be setting the scene for platform proliferation for its smartwatch. # ⚓ BBC ☛ Our_brain_changes_hugely_during_adolescence. New_research_shows_how_we_can_use_this_transformation to_help_teens_achieve_their_potential.⠀⇛ It is only within the past two decades or so that scientists have been able to chart the neural changes across this core period of development, and decode the mysteries of the teenage brain. These exciting new insights not only help explain why teens feel and act the way they do. They also show that some of the traits that adults tend to find difficult or baffling in teenagers can be turned into a strength, and used to acquire skills and insights at a time when the brain is still malleable. # ⚓ EFF ☛ FTC_Sues_Location_Data_Broker⠀⇛ Kochava’s data can easily be linked to identifiable people. # ⚓ EFF ☛ EFF_to_Ninth_Circuit:_Social_Media_Content Moderation_is_Not_“State_Action”⠀⇛ To ensure that the state action doctrine does not nullify social media platforms’ First Amendment rights, we recently filed two amicus briefs in the Ninth Circuit in Huber v. Biden and O’Handley v. Weber. Both briefs argued that these conditions were not met, and the courts should not hold the platforms liable under a state action theory.   o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ The Economist ☛ How_to_prevent_a_crisis_at_the_Zaporizhia nuclear_power_plant,_according_to_a_Fukushima_veteran⠀⇛ The possible threats range from minor to catastrophic. Given the robust nature of the ZNPP design, which is similar to that of Western reactors—and different from the RBMK-type reactors at Chernobyl—there is little chance of a significant accident. The newer Soviet-designed VVER reactors shut down if cooling water is lost, unlike the RBMK, which accelerates fission reaction. For the VVER reactors, there is no graphite to burn. They have a robust containment (unlike the RBMK, the VVER has five feet of heavily reinforced concrete), and the spent nuclear fuel pools are located inside the containment. At Fukushima, there were also explosions; however, they were not like the Chernobyl explosions. They were caused by a byproduct of the accident (hydrogen) and did not occur in the reactor; Chernobyl was a reactor explosion. # ⚓ BBC ☛ How_is_a_thief_taking_thousands_from_London_gym- goers?⠀⇛ The similarities in each of the cases appear striking – female victims who have put their belongings in a locker in a popular chain of gyms, only to return and discover their phones and cards have been taken. A number of high-value purchases have been made, at the same shops. The thief also treats themselves to a fast-food meal. # ⚓ Gannett ☛ Extremist_‘Boogaloo_Bois’_back_on_Facebook_since Mar-a-Lago_raid,_as_anger_toward_feds_mounts⠀⇛ Accounts, pages and groups connected to the violent extremist movement the “Boogaloo Bois” are resurfacing on Facebook, despite the platform vowing to remove references to the movement more than two years ago. # ⚓ Associated Press ☛ Elected_officials,_police_chiefs_on leaked_Oath_Keepers_list⠀⇛ The Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism pored over more than 38,000 names on leaked Oath Keepers membership lists and identified more than 370 people it believes currently work in law enforcement agencies — including as police chiefs and sheriffs — and more than 100 people who are currently members of the military. It also identified more than 80 people who were running for or served in public office as of early August. The membership information was compiled into a database published by the transparency collective Distributed Denial of Secrets. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Report:_Oath_Keepers_Include_Hundreds_of Lawmakers,_Police_Officers_&_Military⠀⇛ # ⚓ New Indian Express ☛ Locals_demolish_madrasa_in_Assam’s Goalpara_alleging_‘jihadi_activities’_in_its_premises⠀⇛ The madrasa located in Pakhiura Char under Matia police station and the residence adjacent to it was allegedly used for jihadi activities by two Bangladeshi nationals, who are currently absconding, the police said. The use of the madrasa premises for anti-national activity came to light following the arrest of one Jalaluddin Sheikh, a cleric of the madrasa. # ⚓ Euractive ☛ Erdoğan_threatens_Greek_islands_with_invasion ‘at_night⠀⇛ Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called on Greece to stop “militarising” Greek islands neighbouring Turkey and warned that Turkish military forces could come “at night”. # ⚓ Firstpost ☛ Anti-Hindu_rampage_in_UK:_Muslim_gangs terrorising_Hindus,_vandalising_property_after_India’s_T20 win_over_Pakistan⠀⇛ Leicestershire Police said it was treating chants made by the men and related violence as ‘hate crimes’. Police have put in place special stop and search and dispersal measure in neighbourhoods of Belgrave, Rushey Mead and Spinney Hills, among others. Also, dispersal powers under Sections 34 and 35 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 have been authorised by Chief Superintendent Adam Slonecki which allow officers to return anyone under the age of 16 to their home address. # ⚓ India ☛ Following_Violence_in_Wake_of_India-Pak_Cricket Match,_Police_Impose_Special_Measures_in_UK’s_Leicester⠀⇛ Leicestershire Police said it was treating chants made by the men and related violence as ‘hate crimes’. Police have put in place special stop and search and dispersal measure in neighbourhoods of Belgrave, Rushey Mead and Spinney Hills, among others. # ⚓ ITV ☛ Violent_unrest_in_Leicester_forces_local_authorities and_community_leaders_into_emergency_meeting⠀⇛ Tensions have been building between Hindus and Muslims since the Pakistan versus India cricket match on Sunday last week. It resulted in a further disorder this week which police are currently investigating. # ⚓ Reach PLC ☛ Police_impose_special_measures_in_Leicester following_violence_in_wake_of_cricket_match⠀⇛ Dispersal powers under Sections 34 and 35 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 have been authorised by Chief Superintendent Adam Slonecki and they allow officers to return anyone under the age of 16 to their home address. Notices can be issued for a period of up to 48 hours and anyone found breaching a notice is liable to be arrested and face further action. Powers have also been granted by a senior officer under Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, which allow officers to stop and search anyone in a specific area without needing to have reasonable grounds. The orders have been in place since 8pm today (Tuesday, September 6) and will remain effective until 6am tomorrow (Wednesday, September 7). The temporary measures were introduced in response to the continuing tensions following a cricket match between India and Pakistan last weekend. A number of men were filmed making offensive statements about Pakistan amid scenes of violence in the Belgrave area of the city on Sunday, August 28. # ⚓ BBC ☛ Leicester_disorder:_Dozens_stopped_and_searched_as police_granted_extra_powers⠀⇛ “Despite requests into the community this small minority persisted which resulted in my team using their powers.” # ⚓ The Hill ☛ Violent_extremist_movement_‘boogaloo_bois’ reemerges_on_Facebook:_report⠀⇛ The boogaloo movement appears to “see this moment as a growth opportunity for their movement” and hopes to “capitalize on the wave of far-right anger at the FBI,” the report said. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ The_US_Keeps_Betting_on_Cuba_Surrendering_Out of_Hunger_and_Desperation⠀⇛ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Biden,_Like_Trump,_Breaks_International_Law, Violating_UN_Neutrality_By_Blocking_Countries⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Erdogan_calls_weapons_supplied_to_Ukraine_‘scrap metal’_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Turkish president Recep Erdogan and Serbian president Alexander Buchich condemned Western policy toward Russia at a press conference in Belgrade. Erdogan called the West’s actions “provocation on all sides” and arms sent to Ukraine “trash,” according to Turkish news agency Anadolu. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ The_post-Kadyrov_mirage_North_Caucasus_analyst Harold_Chambers_connects_rumors_about_Chechnya’s_dictator getting_a_new_job_to_a_years-long_conflict_between_Grozny_and Russia’s_security_elites_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Kherson_occupation_authorities_planning_for annexation_referendum_on_November_4_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The Russian-backed occupation authorities in Ukraine’s Kherson region reported Wednesday that they will prepare to hold referendums on the territory’s incorporation into Russia on November 4, when Russia celebrates Unity Day. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Novosibirsk_students_offered_debt_forgiveness_for military_service_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Students at the Novosibirsk State Technical University have reportedly been offered tuition debt forgiveness in exchange for joining the Russian military as researchers. The local news outlet Taiga.Info, which has obtained a copy of the message, wrote that students in years 2–4 were also told that one of the school administrators would be willing to “provide additional support by talking to professors who cause problems for students [who agree to the deal].” # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_government_removes_all_mention_of_the_war in_Ukraine_from_‘patriotic’_curriculum_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Russia’s Education Ministry has removed all references to Ukraine and the “special military operation” from the curriculum for its “patriotic” lesson series, Conversations About What’s Important, after a slew of complaints from parents and teachers. The original lesson plans and supplementary materials were removed from the ministry’s website on September 5, and an updated version was uploaded on September 7. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Playing_With_Fire’:_IAEA_Issues_Urgent Warning_After_Visit_to_Ukraine_Nuclear_Plant⠀⇛ “The hits that this facility has received and that I could personally see and assess together with my experts is simply unacceptable,” said IAEA Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi. “We are playing with fire.” # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Elkhart_Police_Officer_Pleads_Guilty_After Beating_Handcuffed_Man⠀⇛ The plea agreement calls for Cory Newland to be sentenced to 15 months in prison for his role in the incident, in which he and fellow officer Joshua Titus were seen on a security camera video beating Mario Guerrero Ledesma while the man was handcuffed to a chair in a detention area at the city police station. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Sino-American_Relations:_Breaking_The Gordian_Knot⠀⇛ There are regular items in the New York Times regarding U.S. concerns over the cooperative arrangements between China and the Solomon Islands, which has suspended visits by U.S. and other foreign military vessels.  In recent months, the United States has sent military and diplomatic officials—including Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman—to the Solomon Islands to ensure that the U.S. Navy could continue to project power in the Asian-Pacific region.  This is a classic example of “thinking in the past” in view of the intense battles fought in Guadalcanal, the country’s main island, exactly 80 years ago.  U.S. preoccupation with the Solomons in 2022 seems bizarre. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Nuclear_Reactors_and_Weapons_Electrify_a Warzone⠀⇛ Shrouding the risks of reactor meltdowns in a cloud of grim apprehension are the thinly veiled threats of attacks using nuclear weapons. Major news services repeatedly showcase nuclear weapons threats hinted at by Russian authorities, while NATO’s and the United States’ long-standing threat of nuclear first-use — and its stationing of U.S. nuclear bombs in five European NATO states — doesn’t warrant mentioning. The risk of nuclear weapons attacks is said to be as high as it was during the Cuban Missile Crisis, but this is due as much to NATO’s threatening “Strategic Concept” declaration of June 29 as to anything President Vladimir Putin of Russia has said. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_Harlot’s_Score:_Blood_Money_and_the_LIV Golf_Tournament⠀⇛ The claws of management also go deeper than logo approvals.  Tight rein is maintained over player interviews relating to an “event or league activity”.  Participation in the tournament also comes with the proselytising proviso: recruited golfers will, in turn, recruit other golfers for the tournament.  Players must agree to “where requested, assist the League Operator in seeking to persuade players to enter into multiyear player participation agreements with the League Operator.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_What_Happened_in_Afghanistan Isn’t_Staying_in_Afghanistan⠀⇛ Last August, the U.S. ended its 20-year occupation of Afghanistan with a massive military withdrawal. From the outset, the White House promoted a rosy narrative as President Biden claimed it was the ‘greatest airlift in history, an Englishman, with Boris Johnson’s approval, evacuated 200 Afghan cats and dogs. Meanwhile countless Afghan men and especially women—who had risked their lives to be police and army officers, judges, translators, reporters, peacebuilders, and human rights advocates, were left behind. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Banks_Have_Ukrainian_Blood_on Their_Hands⠀⇛ “My cousins last night spent Ukraine’s independence day sleeping in a bomb shelter. Citibank, this is what you are enabling. The blood of innocent Ukrainians, it’s on your hands.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Nuclear_Alarm_Bells_at Zaporizhzhia⠀⇛ The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, has referred to the perilous situation around Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant—caught up in a war zone—as “playing with fire.” The IAEA report just released that covers the visit, calls for “a nuclear safety and security protection zone” around the plant and that “shelling on site and in its vicinity should be stopped immediately.” o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ With_COP27_Credibility_Dangling_‘By_a Thread,’_Climate_Groups_Demand_Loss_and_Damage_Funding⠀⇛ “We are in the era of Loss and Damage,” the groups wrote in a letter to United Nations delegates as they prepare to gather for an informal meeting this weekend in Egypt, the host of the November climate conference. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Sunrise_Movement_and_CWA_Announce_“Visionary” Union_Contract_for_Climate_Workers⠀⇛ # § Energy⠀➾ # ⚓ The Economist ☛ The_future_of_[cryptocurrency]_is_at stake_in_Ethereum’s_switch⠀⇛ [Cryptocurrency] is in need of good news, for the past year has been a torrid one. A handful of dodgy deposit-taking ventures have gone bust, wiping out savings; a [cryptocurrency] hedge fund has blown up; a stablecoin was revealed to be anything but stable. The total market capitalisation of [cryptocurrency] has crashed to around $1trn, about $2trn lower than it was this time last year. Ethereum’s improvements would not unpick any of this destruction. But, by reducing its environmental impact and highlighting the potential for future improvements, it would suggest that [cryptocurrency] has a brighter future than many now appreciate. # ⚓ Eesti Rahvusringhääling ☛ Estonia_buys_10_more electric_trains⠀⇛ Under the terms of a contract signed in 2020, Estonia had the option of purchasing 10 more trains. The money will come from the EU’s modernization fund. The first six trains will start arriving in 2024, and the following 10 between 2026-2027, said Indrek Gailan, head of the transport development and investment department of the Ministry of Economy and Communications (MKM). # ⚓ No_Sun,_No_Wind,_Now_What?_Renewable_Energy_Storage⠀⇛ I’ve been hesitating to do a video about energy storage because in all honesty it doesn’t sound particularly captivating, unless possibly you are yourself energy waiting to be stored. But I changed my mind when I learned the technical term for a cloudy and windless day. Dunkelflaute. That’s a German compound noun: dunkel means “dark” and “flaute” means “lull”. So basically I made an entire video just to have an excuse to tell you this. But while you’re here we might as well talk about the problem with dunkelflaute… The renewable energy source that currently makes the largest contribution to electricity production is hydropower with about 16%. Wind and solar together contribute about 9%. But this is electric energy only. If you include heating and transport in the energy needs, then all renewables together make it to only 11%. That’s right: We still use fossil fuels for more than 80% of our entire energy production. # ⚓ India Times ☛ A_year_on,_El_Salvador’s_bitcoin experiment_is_stumbling⠀⇛ A year after El Salvador adopted bitcoin as legal tender, the area where the world’s first cryptocurrency city was meant to be built – a circular metropolis powered by a volcano – is still dense jungle. President Nayib Bukele had promised that “Bitcoin City” would be a tax haven for crypto investors and miners equipped with an airport, residential and commercial areas, and a central plaza designed to look like a bitcoin symbol from the sky. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_On_Trees_and_Democracy:_An Arborist’s_Open_Letter_to_Herschel_Walker⠀⇛ Dear deniers of the importance of trees (I’m looking at you, Herschel Walker) # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ CNN ☛ Water_is_in_short_supply._Markets_should_pay attention⠀⇛ Markets are taking note. The S&P Global Water Index, which tracks 50 companies from around the world that are involved in water utilities, infrastructure, equipment and materials, has outperformed the S&P Global Broad Market Index by more than 3 percentage points per year since its beginning in late 2001. So far this year, the Global Water Index return has been nearly 5 percentage points higher than the S&P Global BMI. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ Cost_of_living:_four_ways_to_stop_banks and_companies_using_complex_maths_against_you⠀⇛ The cost of living crisis is dominating headlines at the moment. With so much conflicting information flying around, it can be hard to work out what is the best way to look after your household finances. Banks, energy providers and shops will often try to blind you with big numbers and confusing mathematical terms – often preying on people’s fear of mathematics. However, even if you count yourself as a numberphobe, there are a few very simple steps you can take to use maths in your favour and save some money. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Colleges_Are_in_Debt,_but_Students_Pay_for It⠀⇛ In the summer of 2019, construction workers broke ground on a $10 million capital improvement project at Holyoke Community College. By 2024, the 7,000 students enrolled at the two-year college in western Massachusetts will get to enjoy renovated academic buildings that have needed maintenance for years. That seems only fair, considering that those students will be paying 37 percent of that $10 million. This story was produced for StudentNation, a program of the Nation Fund for Independent Journalism, which is dedicated to highlighting the best of student journalism. For more Student Nation, check out our archive or learn more about the program here. StudentNation is made possible through generous funding from The Puffin Foundation. If you’re a student and you have an article idea, please send pitches and questions to [email protected]. # ⚓ The Gray Zone ☛ Zelensky_rings_New_York_Stock_Exchange_bell as_Euro_dips_below_dollar⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Sunrise_Movement_and_CWA_Announce ‘Visionary’_Union_Agreement⠀⇛ “Onward to combat the existential crisis of our time, while standing up for workers and good jobs everywhere.” # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ America:_The_Land_of_Inequality⠀⇛ In January 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that in 2020, there were 37.2 million people in poverty, approximately 3.3 million more than in 2019 – that’s an official poverty rate of 11.4 percent, up 1.0 percentage point from 10.5 percent in 2019.  The “poverty threshold” for a four-person family in 2020 was $26,496. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Can_Employee_Ownership_Help_Save_Capitalism from_Itself?⠀⇛ Johnny’s is not some outlier. There are about 6,500 ESOPs with about 14 million employees and $1.4 trillion in assets. About 95% are closely held companies like Johnny’s, and while ESOPs can own any percentage of company stock, most will end up being 100% employee owned. ESOPs are created by companies, which fund them out of pre-tax profits (not employee money), often to buy out a retiring owner (like Johnny). There are significant tax benefits for doing so. Shares are held in a trust and allocated to at least all employees who work full-tie for a year. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ AOC,_Gillibrand_Denounce_Starbucks_for ‘Firing_Union_Leaders_All_Over_the_Country’⠀⇛ “We are writing to express our dismay around the firings of Austin Locke and Joselyn Chuquillanqui, two Starbucks partners who were also union leaders at their stores,” the New York lawmakers wrote in a letter to Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and the rest of the company’s management. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ RTL ☛ US_judge_lets_Musk_amend_Twitter_claims,_rejects delaying_case⠀⇛ A US judge permitted Elon Musk to amend his complaint against Twitter on Wednesday, but rejected delaying the lawsuit over the disintegration of the billionaire’s deal to acquire the social media company. In a mixed ruling, Kathaleen McCormick, the chancellor of the Delaware court, said Musk could add whistleblowing revelations from a Twitter ex- security chief that surfaced in August. But she denied his request to push back the litigation, saying prolonging the suit “would risk further harm to Twitter too great to justify.” # ⚓ Securepairs ☛ A_Gold_Record_Year_for_SecuRepairs_and_the Right_to_Repair⠀⇛ Free software and repair: closely connected The Award for Projects of Social Benefit is presented to a project or team responsible for “applying free software, or the ideas of the free software movement, to intentionally and significantly benefit society,” according to FSF. On presenting the award to SecureRepairs, FSF executive director Zoë Kooyman stated, “The right to repair movement is closely connected with the free software movement. Both strive to put the most important parts of our technical lives under the control of users rather than corporations, and I’m delighted to see SecuRepairs conferred with this award.” # ⚓ New York Times ☛ As_Ex-Uber_Executive_Heads_to_Trial,_the Security_Community_Reels⠀⇛ But the investigation into the incident at Uber continued, and in 2020, the same prosecutor’s office where Mr. Sullivan had worked decades earlier charged him with two felonies, in what is believed to be the first time a company executive has faced potential criminal liability for an alleged data breach. Mr. Sullivan has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Mr. Sullivan stepped down from his job at Cloudflare in July, in preparation for his trial, which begins this week in U.S. District Court in San Francisco. Other chief security officers are following the case closely, worried about what it means for them. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ How_China_Has_Added_to_Its_Influence_Over the_iPhone⠀⇛ Chinese companies with operations in India will still play a key role in Apple’s plan to make some iPhones in the country. In Chennai, India, the Taiwanese supplier Foxconn, which already manufactures iPhones in factories throughout China, will lead Indian workers’ assembly of the device with support from nearby Chinese suppliers including Lingyi iTech, which has subsidiaries to supply chargers and other components for iPhones, according to two people familiar with the plans. China’s BYD is setting operations to cut glass for displays, as well, these people said. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ France_Expels_Imam_Accused_of_Hate_Speech, Reviving_a_Thorny_Debate⠀⇛ Last week, however, a French court endorsed the government’s move to deport him. The decision has turned up the heat on a simmering debate in France about the balance between security and civil liberties, an issue that has been thrust back into the public consciousness by a series of recent trials about deadly terrorist attacks in the mid- 2010s. # ⚓ India Today ☛ Muslim_cleric_arrested_in_J&K_for_passing sensitive_information_about_Indian_Army_to_Pakistan⠀⇛ A Muslim cleric in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar has been held for allegedly relaying sensitive information to Pakistan related to the deployment of security forces and the Army. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Ultra-hawk_Liz_Truss_To_Be_Next_British_Prime Minister⠀⇛ Truss said at a recent town hall that she would be ‘ready’ to launch nuclear weapons as prime minister. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ What_Will_It_Take_to_Stymie_Right-Wing Supervillain_Leonard_Leo?⠀⇛ Imagine how Lois Lane would feel if she found out that a rich industrialist gave Lex Luthor $1.6 billion to start mining Kryptonite. Her comic-book howl is the only thing I can think of that might approximate my own reaction to the news that electronics magnate Barre Seid gave conservative kingpin Leonard Leo $1.6 billion, tax-free, for his new “nonprofit” venture, the Marble Freedom Trust. The most effective villain in America just got a literal fortune to play with. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Meet_the_Rhode_Island_Progressives_Taking_on the_Democratic_Establishment⠀⇛ When one of Jennifer Rourke’s opponents in a critical Rhode Island state Senate race violently attacked her at a late June abortion rights rally in Providence, she was shocked. “I didn’t see it coming,” Rourke recalls. “When I looked to the left, [Jeann Lugo] was punching me in the face.” Lugo, an off-duty Providence police officer, struck Rourke repeatedly, leaving her with impaired hearing.1 # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ The_“Father_of_the_Nation”_who_drank_so much_he_woke_up_on_a_Russian_warship⠀⇛ The news that a bust of the man who was Hungary’s regent between the two world wars and throughout the 2nd World War was unveiled in an office within the Hungarian Parliament caused quite a stir recently. The autocratic leader remains a deeply polarising figure in Hungary to this day, and there are still things that are not widely known about him. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ A_Brief_History_of_the_Supreme_Court’s Tyranny⠀⇛ Steve Fraser provides an overview of some of the Supreme Court’s most extreme moments. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ The_Flaws_in_the_“Assessment”_Report_of_the Office_of_the_High_Commissioner_for_Human_Rights_on_China⠀⇛ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Chileans_Reject_New_Constitution_in Plebiscite,_President_Boric_Promises_New_Constitutional Process⠀⇛ Political and social leaders across the political spectrum have called for a new constitutional convention to be convened, pointing out that the text of the proposed constitution was rejected…. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Patrick_Lawrence:_Unmaking_History⠀⇛ # ⚓ FAIR ☛ ‘We_Could_Be_Living_in_the_Future_We_All_Dream About’⠀⇛ Janine Jackson interviewed Ivey Camille Manybeads Tso about her film Powerlands for the September 2, 2022, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘State_prosecutors_don’t_like_losing’_The Kaliningrad_murder_case_driving_Russia’s_neonatologists_out of_the_field_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Burr_Sold_95_Percent_of_His_Retirement_Holdings After_Secret_2020_COVID_Briefing⠀⇛ # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Sen._Burr_Cited_COVID_When_He_Dumped_Shares Ahead_of_Stock_Market_Crash,_According_to_FBI_Records⠀⇛ Fauth sounded “hurried,” according to a witness cited by the FBI in newly released documents. In explaining why he wanted to dump the stock, Fauth suggested he had special knowledge. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Trump’s_Top-Secret_Document_Hoard_Included Nuclear_Weapons_Data⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Deeply_Alarming’:_Files_Seized_From_Trump Include_Document_on_Foreign_Nation’s_Nuclear_Capacity⠀⇛ According to the Washington Post, FBI agents who raided Mar-a-Lago on August 8 found “a document describing a foreign government’s military defenses, including its nuclear capabilities.” The reporting does not specify which nation. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ DC_Mobilization_to_Warn_Manchin_Permit_Deal Is_a_‘Threat_to_Our_Democracy’⠀⇛ “We want Democrats in Congress to understand that Manchin’s side deal is using people as sacrifice zones and it is unacceptable.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_It’s_Time_for_Democrats_to_Take the_Gloves_Off_and_Ban_Seditious_Republicans_From_Congress⠀⇛ Before I even get into the guts of this argument, just ask yourself: if Democratic Members of Congress had engaged in a seditious conspiracy to overthrow our government to put or keep a Democratic president in power against both the popular vote and the Electoral College, and Republicans controlled Congress right now, what would those Republicans be doing? # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Trump-Appointed_Judge_Rejects_Amicus_Brief_in “Bizarre”_Move,_Critics_Say⠀⇛ # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Barbara_Ehrenreich_Remembered:_How_She Covered_Poverty_&_Started_Economic_Hardship_Reporting Project⠀⇛ We continue to remember the life and legacy of writer and activist Barbara Ehrenreich, who died on September 1 at the age of 81, as we speak with her friend and colleague Alissa Quart, executive director of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, which Ehrenreich founded and which continues to support journalists who cover and embody the struggles of everyday people. “She understood that on a basic level people just needed higher wages and more money, basically, and to make this into a moral or personal vendetta against the poor was an obscenity,” says Quart. Ehrenreich was the author of more than 20 books, including her best-known, “Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America.” # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Elie_Mystal_on_the_Four_Investigations_into Trump_&_Why_Progressives_Should_Push_to_Expand_the_Court⠀⇛ A federal judge on Monday agreed with Donald Trump’s lawyers to appoint an independent arbiter known as a special master to review top-secret documents seized during an FBI raid on his Mar-a- Lago estate. U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon, who was nominated by Trump while he was president, ordered the Justice Department to stop reviewing the documents. The move delays the federal investigation into whether he violated the Espionage Act and other federal laws. Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation, weighs in on the multiple open investigations of Trump and whether the media’s focus on them are actually helping his reelection for president. His latest article is titled “Trump Is a Criminal—Will Any of These 4 Investigations Snare Him?” # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ An_Interview_with_Dr._Rick_Staggenborg, Soldiers_for_Peace_International⠀⇛ By this token, Rick seems out to abolish Joe Biden’s state of Delaware, where there are more registered corporations (1.8 million) than there are people (just over 1 million). # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Yuh-Line_Niou_Concedes_to_Dan_Goldman_in_NY’s 10th_Congressional_District⠀⇛ Almost two weeks after wealthy liberal attorney Daniel Goldman was narrowly declared the winner of the Democratic primary in New York’s 10th Congressional District, the activist he defeated by just more than two points, Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou, announced that she would not challenge Goldman on the Working Families Party line and conceded the race. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Baltic_states_agree_to_limit_entry_of_Russian citizens_with_Schengen_visas_—_Meduza⠀⇛ On September 7, 2022, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs announced that Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia have reached an agreement on significant border crossing restrictions for citizens of the Russian Federation and Belarus with Schengen visas. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Ron_Johnson_Thinks_Solution_to_“Labor_Shortage” Is_to_Get_Retirees_Working_Again⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_This_Is_What_a_Whole-of- Government_Climate_Response_Would_Look_Like⠀⇛ On Monday, the Revolving Door Project released a report seven months in the making: a comprehensive look at un- or under-utilized executive branch powers to combat climate change, hold big polluters accountable, and make a tangible difference in the environment and economy for ordinary Americans. Our press release on the report is here, and a two-page summary of some of the highlights is here. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_GOP_Is_Pretending_It’s_Not_the_Party_of Trump⠀⇛ “GOP’s biggest fear: referendum on Trump” barks the headline on the breathless Beltway news- miniaturization site Axios. Mike Allen—the semaphoric voice behind the “Axios AM” newsletter—ticks off the reasons the major party that has followed Donald Trump into the deepest and most incoherent reaches of sedition and truth- mangling now allegedly wants the coming midterms to be about anything other than the 45th president and his squalid legacy. # § Misinformation/Disinformation⠀➾ # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Ukraine’s_Foreign_Ministry_demands change_of_passage_about_Ukraine_in_Hungarian_textbook⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Silencing_the_Lambs:_How_Propaganda Works⠀⇛ I think of this as I look around at the propaganda now consuming Western societies. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Librarians_fight_censorship_as_attacks_grow_around_state⠀⇛ Librarians across Michigan have a lot on their minds as Banned Book Week approaches on Sept. 18. This past election cycle, residents in Michigan’s Jamestown Township in Ottawa County, southwest of Grand Rapids, found themselves embroiled in a debate about whether its library should be defunded because it refused to remove LGBTQ books from its shelves. The result? Residents turned down the library’s millage request, setting off a debate about First Amendment rights versus parental rights. # ⚓ VOA News ☛ Taliban_Claim_Media_Reform_as_Journalists_Decry Censorship⠀⇛ In practice, experts say, the so-called reforms amount to extensive censorship of a seriously weakened Afghan media. Among other restrictions, the Taliban have ordered female anchors to wear facemasks and headscarves when presenting TV programs. # ⚓ Dhole Moments ☛ Hobbies_Don’t_Need_to_be_Policed⠀⇛ However, there is a contingent of furries (predominantly from Europe) that have a large and jagged stick up their butt about how other people enjoy fursuiting. Eurofurence recently sent out a survey asking how their attendees feel about policing other people’s engagement with the fursuiting hobby. # ⚓ AIM ☛ Digital_India_Needs_Internet,_not_Internet Shutdowns⠀⇛ Jammu and Kashmir alone has witnessed 411 internet shutdowns since 2012, with the longest one lasting 552 days. This was in the months following the abrogation of Article 370 in the state. The stats are alarming to begin with, given India is the largest democracy in the world. While most of the time, the reasons cited for the internet ban has been national security, now, the government is banning the internet to stop candidates from cheating! # ⚓ Firstpost ☛ Pakistan’s_Lal_Masjid_imparts_‘beheading’ training_to_girls,_expert_weighs_in_on_root_cause⠀⇛ In a video doing the rounds on social media, a teacher is seen demonstrating to young girls wearing burqa how to hold and use a sword to behead people. Through this exercise, the girls are being taught that those who ‘insult’ the Prophet will have only one punishment, and that will be decapitation. Girls, dressed in pink, can be heard raising slogans and glorifying decapitation. # ⚓ Christian Post ☛ Christian_Youth_Corps_Member_murdered_by Muslim_men_wielding_machetes_in_targeted_attack⠀⇛ Members of the NYSC have been targeted in violent crimes in various parts of Nigeria, but in Awudu’s case the killers somehow reportedly locked the doors of the other corps members before slaughtering him with machetes and leaving him for dead. # ⚓ ABC ☛ Alleged_Salman_Rushdie_attacker_appears_in_court_in attempted_murder_case⠀⇛ Hadi Matar, 24, has pleaded not guilty to second- degree attempted murder and assault charges in connection with the attack Aug. 12 at the Chautauqua Institution where he allegedly stabbed the 75-year-old Rushdie about a dozen times in front of a crowd that had gathered for a lecture. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Further_Thoughts_On_Cloudflare_And Infrastructure_Moderation⠀⇛ I rather expected that not everyone would agree with the points I raised in my recent post on Cloudflare and my thinking regarding both Cloudflare’s statement of principles on content moderation at the infrastructure layer and, secondly, its decision to block Kiwi Farms. That turned out to be an accurate expectation. It has also resulted in some thoughtful critiques, most of which I think misrepresent what I actually believe, to the point that it’s obvious that I was not clear enough in the original post. Therefore, we get a follow-up post (how exciting). o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Rejecting_Israeli_Report_on_Journalist’s Killing,_Senator_Demands_Independent_US_Probe⠀⇛ A report released by Israel over Labor Day weekend, said the Maryland Democrat, contradicted investigations conducted by the United Nations, The New York Times, The Washington Post, other news outlets, and human rigts groups shortly after Abu Akleh’s fatal shooting in the West Bank in May. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Niece_of_Palestinian_American_Shireen_Abu Akleh,_Killed_by_Israel,_Wants_Biden_Mtg._&_Indep._Inquiry⠀⇛ The Israeli army has admitted for the first time that Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was likely fatally shot by an Israeli soldier during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank in May. The conclusion to the internal investigation comes after months of outrage from Abu Akleh’s family and human rights activists at Israel’s initial claim that the bullet came from Palestinian fire. The U.S. responded by saying it will pressure Israel to reexamine its rules of engagement. Abu Akleh’s family says it’s not enough, and is demanding a meeting with President Biden. “Real accountability includes holding the soldier who killed Shireen accountable … and changing the entire policy that continues to perpetuate violence against Palestinians,” says Shireen Abu Akleh’s niece, Lina Abu Akleh. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Niece_of_Palestinian_American_Journalist_Killed by_Israel_Asks_to_Meet_Biden⠀⇛ o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ Frontpage Magazine ☛ Eleven_Christian_Churches_‘Catch_Fire’ Over_Two_Weeks_in_Egypt⠀⇛ Left completely unreported in the Western press, however, is that, all throughout the month of August—particularly within the dates of an important religious season, when churches were especially packed—a total of eleven Coptic churches in Egypt “caught fire.” Two (Imbaba and Minya) were major, some were minor, and some were caught early enough to prevent serious damage, thanks to heightened vigilance among the Christians themselves. A list of the eleven follows: [...] # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Will_Gavin_Newsom_Finally_Help_California’s Farmworkers?⠀⇛ Ingrid Vilorio, a fast food worker at Jack in the Box was at the historic Labor Day signing. “It was a battle of Goliath versus David and we just had our voice to ensure that AB257 became a reality.” # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Criminalized_for_Being_Pregnant⠀⇛ The organization National Advocates for Pregnant Women has defended the rights of pregnant and parenting people for more than two decades, providing legal services for individuals who have been criminalized as a result of pregnancy, including for a stillbirth, miscarriage, or abortion. Typically, the nonprofit’s clients are women who are disproportionately targeted by surveillance—women who are low-income, of color, and those who use drugs or alcohol. On June 23, NAPW released a toolkit titled “Confronting Pregnancy Criminalization,” a guide for law enforcement officials, defense attorneys, medical examiners, hospital staff, and legislators—all professionals who make decisions that can lead to a criminal investigation—on how to minimize this harm. The next day, the Supreme Court announced its decision in Dobbs, revoking the constitutional right to abortion. With Roe overturned, there will be even more opportunities for the state to scrutinize pregnancy outcomes. Afsha Malik, NAPW’s research and program associate, is a coauthor of the report.1 # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Ocasio-Cortez_Says_Men_Must_Speak_Up_in_Fight for_Abortion_Rights⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Supreme_Court’s_Selective_Reading_of_US History_Ignored_19th-Century_Women’s_Support_for_‘Voluntary Motherhood’⠀⇛ Alito argued in the opinion that abortion has always been a serious crime, but there were no laws about abortion at all in Colonial America. Beginning in the 19th century, most states barred it only after “quickening,” when a pregnant woman can first feel the fetus move, typically around the fourth to sixth month of pregnancy. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Not_Having_Access_to_Paid_Leave Has_Profoundly_Affected_My_Life—Congress_Must_Change_That⠀⇛ The United States is one of the only countries in the world that does not guarantee any form of paid leave for its workers. It’s certainly impacted me: 13 years ago I was working at an auto parts company as an assistant manager, and was already struggling with my work to find time off. One day, in the middle of work, I received a call that so many of us dread: It was my father’s doctor, and my father needed open heart surgery. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Miserable_Little_Weasel’:_Omar_Blasts_Cruz Over_GOP_Plan_to_Kill_Student_Debt_Relief⠀⇛ The Texas Republican is one of many GOP officials exploring a potential legal challenge to Biden’s student debt relief plan, which is popular with voters—including those without debt and those who have paid off their debt—and could benefit more than 40 million borrowers across the U.S. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ A_Short_History_of_the_Tyranny_of_the Supreme_Court⠀⇛ This renegade court is anything but finished doing its mischief. Affirmative action may be next on the chopping block. Gerrymandering, long an ignoble tradition in American political life, could become unconstrained if the Supremes decide to exempt such practices from state court judicial review. And who knows what they are likely to rule when every election not won by the Republican Party may be liable to a lawsuit. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Does_Sparing_the_Rod_Really_Spoil_the Child?⠀⇛ “He’s bad because no one’s correcting it.” # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Clear_the_Smokescreen_from_Immigration Policy⠀⇛ For now, Tommy Esquivel, who came to the U.S. from Guatemala when he was nine years old, will continue his studies in community college. But without the kind of protections that DACA can offer, he will face significant challenges, unable to get a Social Security number that would allow him to work legally, and confined to a precarious, deportable status as an undocumented individual. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_lawmakers_introduce_bill_to_ban information_about_‘childfree’_lifestyle_among_minors_— Meduza⠀⇛ Russian State Duma deputies have introduced a bill that would ban media that “promotes the voluntary refusal to have children” among minors. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Trump_Says_GOP_Gov._Candidate_Would_Rule Massachusetts_‘With_an_Iron_Fist’⠀⇛ “Geoff is a proven fighter who successfully pushes back on the ultraliberal extremists,” Trump said during a Monday night tele-rally. “He’ll rule your state with an iron fist, and he’ll do what has to be done.” # ⚓ Shadowproof ☛ Protest_Song_Of_The_Week:_‘Odana’_By_Mali Obomsawin⠀⇛ Indigenous bassist, composer, and bandleader Mali Obomsawin recently left the folk trio, Lula Wiles. With Lula Wiles, she wasn’t afraid to compose politically explicit tunes and to speak out on indigenous issues while on stage. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Virginia_Court_Rejects_Prior_Restraint,_Says_Old Law_Used_In_Attempt_To_Ban_Books_Is_Unconstitutional⠀⇛ Called it! o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Can_We_Save_A_Truly_Global_Internet?⠀⇛ As we’ve been noting for years now, the global internet is at risk. China walled off its part of the internet early on, and other authoritarian regimes followed suit, with Russia and Iran taking the lead. But, at the same time, we’ve seen other regimes start to layer on their own regulatory regimes that effectively cut off other parts of the world, including the EU, which seems to believe its writing rules for the global internet, but may only be hastening the further fragmentation of the internet. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Join_Us_For_Our_25th_Anniversary_Party_This Friday!⠀⇛ As you know, Techdirt recently marked its 25th anniversary, and we’re celebrating with a special online party this Friday, September 9th at 11am PT / 2pm ET, where you can mix and mingle with Techdirt staff and other fans, and get the inside story on the history of the blog from Mike Masnick. Attendance is free for anyone with an active Crystal Ball, Watercooler, or Behind The Curtain membership from our Insider Shop, or the equivalent levels via our Patreon. You can also show us some extra support by buying a one-time ticket for $100. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Connecticut_Gives_Frontier_A_Wrist_Slap_For Years_Of_Bullshit_Fees⠀⇛ For decades, federal regulators have turned a blind eye while your cable and broadband provider rips you off with a bevy of misleading fees. The fees usually come with nonsensical names like “regulatory recovery fee” or “internet cost recovery surcharge,” and are tacked below the line post sale, letting cable and broadband providers covertly jack up the advertised price of sale. o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ India Times ☛ Netflix_looks_to_control_cloud_computing costs_with_AWS:_WSJ⠀⇛ The streaming giant is also hiring more junior staff, paring back its real-estate footprint and reducing the number of copies of data and content it stores around the world, the report said. The company, which is struggling with lost subscribers and increased competition from companies including Walt Disney Co and Apple Inc, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Monstrous’:_Federal_Judge_Rules_HIV Drug_Coverage_Mandate_Violates_Religious_Freedom⠀⇛ “No one’s religious beliefs should ever prevent access to essential lifesaving medication.” # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Judge_Rules_Employers_Can_Deny_Coverage for_HIV_Drug_For_Religious_Reasons⠀⇛ # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Five_Men_Indicted_For_Uploading Movies_&_Then_Extorting_‘Pirate’_Downloaders⠀⇛ Prosecutors in Taiwan have indicted five men for running an operation that uploaded movies to the internet and then extorted cash settlements from the BitTorrent users who downloaded them. One of the men is former ultramarathon runner Kevin Lin, who founded a copyright consultancy company after graduating from law school in 2020. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Verizon_Must_Disconnect_Pirates_& Block_Pirate_Sites,_New_Lawsuit_Demands⠀⇛ After filing a multi-million dollar copyright complaint against AT&T, a coalition of filmmakers has now sued Verizon. The claims are broadly similar – the ISP turned a blind eye to piracy, failed to disconnect repeat infringers, and has lost its safe harbor from liability. In addition to millions in damages, the plaintiffs demand user disconnections and pirate site blockades. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Technical⠀➾ # § Programming⠀➾ # ⚓ Writing_Go_code⠀⇛ Hex Populate remains an interesting project, mainly for two reasons: 1. It’s my first and only real Go project. 2. It’s an online application without a web user interface. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2839 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 09.08.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_08/09/2022:_KDE_Gear_22.08.1_and_Charmed_Kubeflow_1.6⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 12:50 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Server o Audiocasts/Shows o Kernel_Space o Instructionals/Technical o Desktop_Environments/WMs # K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt # GNOME_Desktop/GTK * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o SUSE/OpenSUSE o Red_Hat_/_IBM o Debian_Family o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Devices/Embedded o Open_Hardware/Modding * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Web_Browsers # Mozilla o SaaS/Back_End/Databases o Productivity_Software/LibreOffice/Calligra o Programming/Development # Python * Leftovers o Pseudo-Open_Source # Openwashing o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Censorship/Free_Speech o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Monopolies # Copyrights * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Linux_Around_The_World:_USA_–_Michigan_– LinuxLinks⠀⇛ We cover events and user groups that are running in the US state of Michigan. This article forms part of our Linux Around The World series. o § Server⠀➾ # ⚓ Kubernetes_Now_Within_Reach_For_Mid-Size_Companies⠀⇛ For years, Kubernetes shined in big organizations supporting vast container-based deployments. With the staff to support large DevOps initiatives, enterprises have seen increased scalability, improved fault tolerance and better reliability by using Kubernetes in their container-based strategy. However, it’s not been as easy for smaller companies to hop on the Kubernetes bandwagon. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Video ☛ External_GPU’s_–_A_Good_Solution_for_Linux_Gaming? Everything_You’ll_Need_to_Know_–_Invidious⠀⇛ Imagine a future where your ultraportable notebook can morph into a gaming machine while docked at your desk. You don’t have to imagine it – it’s possible right now by utilizing an External GPU (eGPU). # ⚓ Video ☛ Linux_Mint_21_“Vanessa”_Cinnamon_Quick_overview #linux_#LinuxMint_–_Invidious⠀⇛ # ⚓ Video ☛ How_to_install_deepin_20.7_–_Invidious⠀⇛ In this video, I am going to show how to install deepin 20.7 # ⚓ DEF_CON_30._Hacking_EFBs._Engine_Performance_|_Pen_Test Partners⠀⇛ At DEF CON 30 this year we demonstrated some vulnerabilities in electronic flight bags and the potential impact on flight safety. There’s plenty more detail of EFB security issues here. As part of the Aerospace Village at DEF CON 30, we invited people to fly our flight sim under instruction from our own pilots, showing the effect of tampered engine and braking performance data. # ⚓ Video ☛ SCaLE_19x_–_Debian,_Linux_Chix_LA,_and_Jenkins!_– Invidious⠀⇛ LearnLinuxTV was present at the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) this year (courtesy of Linode) and what a fantastic event it was! In the final video regarding the 19th annual SCaLE, you’ll see interviews with representatives from Debian, Linux Chix LA, and Jenkins. # ⚓ Video ☛ “Hey,_DT!_Will_Linux_Die_Without_Linus_Torvalds?”_ (And_Other_Questions)_–_Invidious⠀⇛ # ⚓ The BSD Now Podcast ☛ BSD_Now_471:_De-Penguinization⠀⇛ Ten Things To Do After Installing FreeBSD, BSD for Linux users, r2k22 Hackathon Report on rpki-client, Configuring OpenIKED, De-Penguin Me, and more. # ⚓ YouTube ☛ When_Not_to_Use_Linux⠀⇛ Today we will talk about the cases where using Linux may not be the best approach. There are cases to boot up a Windows or Mac computer and not use Linux and we will discuss these. o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Crash_recovery_for_user-space_block_drivers_ [LWN.net]⠀⇛ A new user-space block driver mechanism entered the kernel during the 6.0 merge window. This subsystem, called “ublk”, uses io_uring to communicate with user-space drivers, resulting in some impressive performance numbers. Ublk has a lot of interesting potential, but the current use cases for it are not entirely clear. The recently posted crash-recovery mechanism for ublk makes it clear, though, that those use cases do exist. If an in-kernel block driver crashes, it is likely to bring down the entire kernel with it. Putting those drivers into user space can, theoretically, result in a more robust system, since the kernel can now survive a driver crash. With ublk as found in the 6.0 kernel, though, a driver crash will result in the associated devices disappearing and all outstanding I/O requests failing. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Toward_a_better_definition_for_i_version_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Filesystems maintain a lot of metadata about the files they hold; most of this metadata is for consumption by user space. Some metadata, though, stays buried within the filesystem and is not visible outside of the kernel. One such piece of metadata is the file version count, known as i_version. Current efforts to change how i_version is managed — and to make it visible to user space — have engendered a debate on what i_version actually means and what its behavior should be. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Ushering_out_strlcpy()_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ With all of the complex problems that must be solved in the kernel, one might think that copying a string would draw little attention. Even with the hazards that C strings present, simply moving some bytes should not be all that hard. But string-copy functions have been a frequent subject of debate over the years, with different variants being in fashion at times. Now it seems that the BSD-derived strlcpy() function may finally be on its way out of the kernel. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Debian_to_vote_on_its_firmware_path⠀⇛ Dealing with the non-free firmware that is increasingly needed to install Debian has been a hot topic for the distribution over the past few months. The problem goes back further still, of course, but Steve McIntyre re-raised the issue in April, which resulted in a predictable lengthy discussion thread on the debian-devel mailing list. Now McIntyre has proposed a general resolution (GR) with the intent of resolving how to give users a way to install the distribution on their hardware while trying to avoid trampling on the “100% free” guarantee in the Debian Social Contract. Finding the right balance is going to be tricky as is shown by the multiple GR options that have been proposed in the discussion. # ⚓ Coreboot (Official) ☛ [GSoC]_Optimize_Erase_Function Selection,_wrap-up_–_coreboot⠀⇛ GSoC 2022 coding period is about to come to an end this week. It has been an enriching 12 weeks of reading old code, designing algorithms and structures, coding, testing, and hanging out over IRC! I’d like to take this opportunity to present my work and details on how it has impacted Flashrom. 🙂 You can find the complete list of commits I made during GSoC with this gerrit query. Some of the patches aren’t currently merged and are under review. In any case, you are most welcome to join the review (which will likely be very helpful for me). # ⚓ Bootlin_at_Linux_Plumbers_conference_2022_–_Bootlin’s blog⠀⇛ Next week, almost the entire Bootlin team will be at the Embedded Linux Conference Europe in Dublin, see our previous blog post on this topic. We will give four talks at this event, on a variety of Linux kernel and embedded Linux topics. During the same week, also in Dublin albeit in a different location, will take place the Linux Plumbers conference. Bootlin engineer Miquèl Raynal will give a talk at Linux Plumbers, as part of the IoTs a 4-Letter Word micro-conference. Miquèl’s talk will discuss Linux IEEE 802.15.4 MLME improvements, as Miquèl has been working for several months on bringing improvements to the 802.15.4 stack in the Linux kernel. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Handbook ☛ Common_Networking_Port_Numbers_in_Linux⠀⇛ While using a computer or smartphone, we use various hardware ports such as 3.5mm for audio, HDMI, Type-c, etc. which are used to communicate with hardware peripherals. Similarly, networking ports serve the same purpose by enabling us to access various networking services on a single computer. So even if you are an IT student or want to start a carrier in networks, ports are considered one of the most basic and foundational terms. So through this article, I will walk you through some basics of networking ports, the range of ports, and some of the most common ports to get started with. # ⚓ H2S Media ☛ 2_ways_to_Install_LibreCAD_on_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS Jammy_Linux⠀⇛ With the free CAD software “LibreCAD” you can create precise technical drawings, design plans or sections, and views of components. The 2D vector graphics program offers a variety of tools for drawing points, lines, circles, curves, ellipses, and other geometric shapes from which you can construct your two-dimensional models. If necessary, you can position drawing objects on different layers (layers) or group selected elements. The freeware offers numerous, different options to construct even elaborate 2D outlines. Via the selection menu on the left side, you can bring straight lines, arcs, ellipses, function graphs, or simple dots to the virtual drawing board. For a better overview, color outlines and vary the line thickness or stroke shape as needed. To save time, it is best to use the various options and the “Modify” category. Useful functions such as “Mirror”, “Scale” or “Rotate” are hidden here. # ⚓ OSNote ☛ How_to_Install_XWiki_with_Nginx_Reverse_Proxy_on Ubuntu_–_OSNote⠀⇛ XWiki is an easy, compact, and efficient wiki platform that enables you to tailor the wiki to fit unique requirements. It is implemented in Java & operates on JBoss or Tomcat-based servlet containers. XWiki is an easy and intuitive online frontend that allows you to generate and organize data from every gadget or search engine. WYSIWYG edit, OpenDocument-based file import/export, tagging, version control, sophisticated wiki syntax, comprehensive search capability, and much more are just a few of the tools included. We’ll demonstrate how to set up XWiki on Ubuntu 20.04 throughout this guide. # ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ How_to_Allow,_Block,_and_Reject_USB_Drives to_Protect_Your_System_from_Malicious_USB_–_TREND_OCEANS⠀⇛ It’s necessary to take extra measures to prevent any kind of mishap. For that reason, we usually close the ports and services. In addition, we also implement firewall rules to block connections. SELinux or AppArmor have been enforced, but sometimes it is also necessary to block the USB port, which can also be used as a means to inject something malicious into the system. For instance, you are in charge of a computer lab, and you are solely responsible for managing the laboratory. There may be thousands of users may be accessing the system for educational and research purposes. # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ How_to_Check_Tomcat_Version_on_Linux_– TecAdmin⠀⇛ Tomcat installation provides an shell script version.sh for the Linux-based systems and version.bat for Windows systems. This script provides detailed information about the Tomcat version and other details. This quick blog post will help you to find the Tomcat version installed on your system. # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ Create_a_Image_Hosting_Website_with Chevereto-Free_on_Ubuntu_22.04⠀⇛ Chevereto is a free and open-source image hosting and sharing software that allows you to host your own image hosting server on the web. It is a self- hosted, multipurpose, multi-user, and full-featured image hosting solution that allows you to create responsive image hosting websites. It offers many features, including multiple languages, bulk image importation, social media integration, multiple servers and more. In this post, we will show you how to install the Chevereto image hosting solution on Ubuntu 22.04. # ⚓ Vitux ☛ How_to_use_chroot_on_Debian_11_–_VITUX⠀⇛ At times, when we want to experiment with something new, we always prefer to run it on a virtual machine or in a sandbox environment so that it cannot cause any damage to our original machine or its important files. The chroot command allows us to run commands and programs in a safe environment by creating an alternate root directory for them. Therefore, we will be talking about the method of using this command on Debian 11. # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ Linux_pstree_Command_Tutorial_for_Beginners_ (8_Examples)⠀⇛ Since every process (except the very first one) in a Linux system has a parent, it sometimes makes things easier to understand if all processes are displayed in a tree structure. You’ll be glad to know there exists a command line utility – dubbed pstree – that displays a tree of processes. In this tutorial, we will discuss the basics of the pstree command using some easy-to-understand examples. But before we do that, it’s worth mentioning that all examples here have been tested on an Ubuntu 22.04 LTS machine. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ KDE_Gear_22.08_Gets_First_Point_Release to_Further_Improve_Your_Favorite_KDE_Apps⠀⇛ KDE Gear 22.08.1 is here just three weeks after KDE Gear 22.08, which introduced numerous new features and enhancements, to fix various issues and also improve a few of the existing functionality of various KDE apps. For example, it updates the Dolphin file manager so that it won’t prompt you with the “User canceled action” dialog when canceling an operation before confirming the action or completing it. # ⚓ KDE_Gear_22.08.1_–_KDE_Community⠀⇛ Over 120 individual programs plus dozens of programmer libraries and feature plugins are released simultaneously as part of KDE Gear. # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ GTK_MPD_Client_‘Ymuse’_Adds_Album_Art_& Seek_Support⠀⇛ Last month the client received a notable update in the shape of Ymuse 0.21. This adds support for embedded album artwork, a new seek function, and an official Flatpak build available from Flathub. While older versions of the player could display album art saved as an image file named ‘cover’ in the album directory it couldn’t load album artwork embedded in an audio file itself, which is what’s new here. Additionally, the developer has added a new album art image size setting, ideal for fine- tuning a layout that works for you. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ Tumbleweed_Ends_Continuous_Streak,_Keeps_Rolling⠀⇛ Snapshot 20220829 broke the streak, but this week continued to fast forward with several snapshots and package updates. Before highlighting those snapshots,GNOME 43 might need some love before making it into a Tumbleweed snapshot. Please read the tweet below and chat with the team on https://matrix.to/#/#gnome:opensuse.org if you are interested. The @gnome 43 release candidate is packaged up in @openSUSE’s GNOME:Next, which is our unstable branch. The extensions haven’t been tested. Looking for people to test. o § Red Hat / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ The_purpose-driven_organization:_6_tips for_fostering_diversity_and_inclusion⠀⇛ We were fortunate to be joined on Red Hat Coffee Hour by Lee Jourdan and Shuchi Sharma for a discussion about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). We talked about what it is, why it’s important for modern organizations and how best to incorporate it into your workplace. # ⚓ IBM Old Timer ☛ Irving_Wladawsky-Berger:_A_Framework_for Understanding_the_Power_of_Platforms⠀⇛ Platforms have long played a key role in the IT industry. IBM’s System 360 family of mainframes, announced in 1964, featured a common hardware architecture and operating system. The ecosystem of add-on hardware, software and services that developed around System 360 helped it become the premier platform for commercial computing over the next 25 years. # ⚓ Fedora Project ☛ Changes/KTLSSupportForGnuTLS_–_Fedora Project_Wiki⠀⇛ Acceleration of GnuTLS with software Kernel TLS (KTLS) # ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ ESG_strategy:_3_ways_CIOs_can_play_a pivotal_role⠀⇛ Environmental, social, and governance initiatives are increasingly becoming essential for business success. Here’s how IT leaders can help their organizations meet key ESG goals o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Thorsten_Alteholz:_My_Debian_Activities_in_August_2022⠀⇛ This month I accepted 375 and rejected 25 packages. The overall number of packages that got accepted was 386. I also had a closer look at the RM-bugs. All in all I addressed about 90 of them and either simply removed the package or added a moreinfo tag. In total I spent 13 hours for this task. Anyway, if you want to have your RM-bug processed in a timely manner, please have a look at the removal page and check whether the created dak command is really what you wanted. It would also help if you check the reverse dependencies and write a comment whether they are important or can be ignored or also file a new bug for them. Each removal must have one bug! o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ Linux_Mint_21_Review:_Still_Fresh_and_Easiest Distro_to_Try⠀⇛ Linux Mint 21 arrived on July 31, 2022, with two years of updates after its predecessor Linux Mint 20 Ulyana. Two years is a long time in software. A lot has happened since then. Although Linux Mint 21 Vanessa is based on Ubuntu 22.04 at its core, it’s still different. Mint devs diverged away from the certain decisions of Ubuntu for the benefit of its users. In that sense, Linux Mint still “just works” for everyone, for almost all hardware, to this very day. In this review article, I will discuss how Linux Mint 21 performed in two bare metal test setups (details below), a benchmark against Ubuntu 22.04 LTS GNOME and some user feedback. # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Charmed_Kubeflow_1.6_is_now_available_from Canonical_|_Ubuntu [Ed: New release, but outsourced to Microsoft]⠀⇛ Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, announces today the release of Charmed Kubeflow 1.6, an end-to-end MLOps platform with optimised complex model training capabilities. Charmed Kubeflow is Canonical’s enterprise-ready distribution of Kubeflow, an open-source machine learning toolkit designed for use with Kubernetes. Charmed Kubeflow 1.6 follows the same release cadence as the Kubeflow upstream project. This latest version follows the Kubeflow roadmap and comes with performance enhancements and more advanced model training capabilities. # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Canonical_adds_new_data_processing_and model_tracking_features_to_Charmed_Kubeflow_MLOps_platform_– SiliconANGLE⠀⇛ Canonical adds new data processing and model tracking features to Charmed Kubeflow MLOps platform o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Radxa_CM5_–_A_Rockchip_RK3588S_module_ (somewhat)_compatible_with_Raspberry_Pi_CM4_–_CNX_Software⠀⇛ Radxa has been working on the ROCK 5 Compute Module (aka Radxa CM5) system-on-module compatible with Raspberry Pi CM4, but based on the more powerful Rockchip RK3588S octa-core Cortex-A76/A55 SoC. Just like the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4, it comes in a 55 x 40mm form factor, but instead of just two high-density 100-pin board-to-board connectors, the module includes three to cater for the additional I/Os from the Rockchip processor, just like they did for the Radxa CM3 equipped with a Rockchip RK3566 processor. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Fanless_rugged_controller_offers_2.5GbE networking,_5G_cellular,_9-36V_wide_power_input_–_CNX Software⠀⇛ ARBOR ARES-1980 is a fanless rugged industrial controller powered by an Intel 11th Gen Tiger Lake Core processor with 9-36V wide power input, 2.5GbE, optional 4G/5G cellular and/or WiFi connectivity, and designed for factory automation. The embedded computer also comes with two PoE- capable Gigabit Ethernet ports, support for NVMe and SATA storage, eight digital outputs, eight digital inputs, several serial ports compatible with RS232, RS422, and/or RS485, and more. # ⚓ EIN Presswire ☛ MontaVista_Software_Launches_MontaVista Linux_Carrier_Grade_eXpress_(CGX)_4.0_–_EIN_Presswire⠀⇛ MontaVista launches CGX 4.0, based on the Yocto Project 4.0 LTS release and 5.10 LTS kernel, providing commercially supported Linux for all embedded programs. # ⚓ Android_container_for_Linux_devices⠀⇛ RT-RK, a leading embedded software development house with the background in digital TV, Android TV, and infotainment systems, announced today its novel concept of virtualization enabling Android applications to run on Linux. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ 10_Best_Self-Hosted_Apps_for_Your_Raspberry_Pi⠀⇛ This article provides you with the best and most popular applications by categories that you can self-host on your Raspberry Pi device. Instead of renting services from a cloud provider, for example, self-hosting involves installing, running, and maintaining the hardware locally and administering the software application. The main advantage is that the user has complete control over their data. Nowadays, self-hosting web-facing services and applications is a popular hobby among open-source software enthusiasts. Raspberry Pi is one of the best platforms to accomplish this. But, before we go any further, let us address an important question. * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Web Browsers⠀➾ # § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ Mozilla ☛ Hacks.Mozilla.Org:_The_100%_Markdown Expedition [Ed: So far in Mozilla we've been seeing the 100% Microsoft GitHub (proprietary!) expedition. Mozilla outsourcing its documentation to Microsoft is worse than tragedy; it's a betrayal]⠀⇛ In June 2021, we decided to start converting the source code for MDN web docs from HTML into a format that would be easier for us to work with. The goal was to get 100% of our manually-written documentation converted to Markdown, and we really had a mountain of source code to climb for this particular expedition. In this post, we’ll describe why we decided to migrate to Markdown, and the steps you can take that will help us on our mission. o § SaaS/Back End/Databases⠀➾ # ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ PostgreSQL:_PostgreSQL_15_Beta_4_Released!⠀⇛ The PostgreSQL Global Development Group announces that the fourth beta release of PostgreSQL 15 is now available for download. This release contains previews of all features that will be available when PostgreSQL 15 is made generally available, though some details of the release can change during the beta period. You can find information about all of the PostgreSQL 15 features and changes in the release notes: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/15/release-15.html In the spirit of the open source PostgreSQL community, we strongly encourage you to test the new features of PostgreSQL 15 on your systems to help us eliminate bugs or other issues that may exist. While we do not advise you to run PostgreSQL 15 Beta 4 in production environments, we encourage you to find ways to run your typical application workloads against this beta release. o § Productivity Software/LibreOffice/Calligra⠀➾ # ⚓ Document Foundation ☛ LibreOffice_7.3.6_Community_has_been released_–_The_Document_Foundation_Blog⠀⇛ LibreOffice 7.3.6 Community, the sixth minor release of the LibreOffice 7.3 family for Windows, macOS (for Apple and Intel silicon) and Linux, targeted at personal productivity users, is available for download from https:// www.libreoffice.org/download/. The LibreOffice 7.3 family offers the highest level of compatibility in the office suite market segment, starting with native support for the OpenDocument Format (ODF) – beating proprietary formats in the areas of security and robustness – to superior support for DOCX, XLSX and PPTX files. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ KDAB ☛ Choosing_a_CPU_–_KDAB⠀⇛ When building an embedded systems product, among your earliest decisions is the choice of hardware. More specifically, on what CPU should you base your design? Today’s system-on-chip processors have a huge array of resources to contribute to your solution: multiple cores and on-board DSPs, graphics engines and display controllers, peripheral support and connectivity interfaces, and more. Because a new hardware platform entails a costly investment in hardware engineering, electrical design, and software development – as well as being the basis for future product spin- offs – it makes sense to consider your hardware selection wisely. # ⚓ Qt_5.15.6_Opensource_released⠀⇛ Hi all, we have released Qt 5.15.6 opensource today: * release note: https://code.qt.io/cgit/qt/ qtreleasenotes.git/about/qt/5.15.6/release-note.md * source packages in download.qt.io: * https://download.qt.io/official_releases/ qt/5.15/5.15.6/ * https://download.qt.io/official_releases/ QtForPython/pyside2/PySide2-5.15.6-src/ * Git: clone the release with the tag v5.15.6- lts-lgpl Best regards Tarja Sundqvist Release manager # § Python⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Python_multi-level_break_and_continue_ [LWN.net]⠀⇛ A fairly lengthy discussion of whether there should be a way to break out of (or continue) more than one level of nested loops in Python recently took place in the Ideas category of the language’s discussion forum. The idea is attractive, at least in an abstract sense—some other languages support jumping out of multiple loops at once—but it seems unlikely to go anywhere for Python. The barrier to new features is fairly high, for sure, but there is also a need for proponents to provide real-world examples that demonstrate their advantages. That, too, is a difficult bar to clear, as was seen in the discussion. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o § Pseudo-Open Source⠀➾ # § Openwashing⠀➾ # ⚓ OSI Blog ☛ OSI_Executive_Director_to_speak_at_Open Source_Summit_Europe [Ed: Microsoft and GitHub puppet, OSI Blog ☛ paid_by_them_to_push_their_proprietary agenda]⠀⇛ o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Dark Reading ☛ Next-Gen_Linux_Malware_Takes_Over_Devices With_Unique_Tool_Set [Ed: It’s not Linux that welcomes that malware; the malware gets there by other means and once installed it can do anything it wants. Not an OS issue. You can drive your car off a cliff. That doesn’t mean the car is not safe. FOSSlife Team FOSSLife ☛ promotes_this_shallow puff.]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Cyber_Security_Headlines:_CISA_incident_reporting,_Linux- focused_IoT_malware,_Albania_cuts_ties_over_cyberattack [Ed: The issue isn't Linux itself; they're misplacing the blame, just like Microsoft wants them to (Microsoft does this too)]⠀⇛ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Thursday_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Debian (libgoogle-gson-java), Fedora (autotrace, insight, and open-vm-tools), Oracle (open-vm-tools), Red Hat (open-vm-tools, openvswitch2.13, openvswitch2.15, openvswitch2.16, openvswitch2.17, ovirt-host, and rh-nodejs14-nodejs and rh-nodejs14-nodejs-nodemon), Scientific Linux (open-vm-tools), Slackware (python3), SUSE (clamav, gdk-pixbuf, gpg2, icu, ImageMagick, java-1_8_0-ibm, libyajl, mariadb, udisks2, webkit2gtk3, and yast2-samba-provision), and Ubuntu (dnsmasq). # ⚓ Internet Freedom Foundation ☛ #PrivacyOfThePeople:_The flight_is_about_to_take_off…._with_your_luggage_and_data!⠀⇛ On August 08, 2022, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (“CBITC”) under the Ministry of Finance recently notified the Passenger Name Record Information Regulations, 2022 (“Regulations”) under the Customs Act, 1962. As per the Regulations, all registered airlines will have to mandatorily provide details of all international passengers, flying to or from India, to the Customs department. The details to be shared include a total of 19 passenger data points listed under ‘Annexure-II’ of the Regulations, several of which fall under the category of personal data as defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). Such over- broad sharing of personal data and non-personal data, i.e., at scale, raises several privacy concerns, especially given the recent withdrawal of the draft Data Protection Bill (“DPB”), 2021. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ AccessNow ☛ Why_data_minimisation_matters_for_safe data_transfers_and_more_–_Access_Now⠀⇛ Data flows with trust are critical, not only for a free and open internet, but also for realising human rights online. But none of these benefits can be achieved without robust and comprehensive data protection, data security, privacy safeguards, and human rights frameworks that protect people’s information. In the last decade, governments around the world have made progress in protecting personal data – yet remaining gaps are preventing people from being able to fully exercise their data protection and privacy rights. When it comes to protecting personal data, the largest outstanding gap relates to data harvesting. This currently underpins the digital economic model, despite the misgivings of many civil society representatives, academics, and regulators about its economical and social benefits or even its legality. Most tech companies and many governments take a “collect it all” approach, which is directly at odds with basic data protection principles such as data minimisation and purpose limitation. To be sustainable, the digital economy requires that public and private organisations alike move from data harvesting to data detoxing; prioritising quality over quantity. # ⚓ Biometric Update ☛ Skeptics_of_World_Bank’s_ID4D_want more_transparency_and_harm_reduction_for_digital_IDs⠀⇛ Dozens of civil society organizations and individual human rights advocates say digital ID programs “regularly” erode human rights. Signatories to an open letter are urging global organizations including the World Bank to stop activities that promote unsafe digital ID models. They say there is “mounting evidence” that harms are not the exception to the rule. “Many” digital ID systems are “arbitrarily de-linked from legal status,” according to the letter. # ⚓ Facebook_Engineers_Don’t_Know_Where_They_Keep_Your Data⠀⇛ Facebook’s stonewalling has been revealing on its own, providing variations on the same theme: It has amassed so much data on so many billions of people and organized it so confusingly that full transparency is impossible on a technical level. In the March 2022 hearing, Zarashaw and Steven Elia, a software engineering manager, described Facebook as a data-processing apparatus so complex that it defies understanding from within. The hearing amounted to two high- ranking engineers at one of the most powerful and resource-flush engineering outfits in history describing their product as an unknowable machine. The special master at times seemed in disbelief, as when he questioned the engineers over whether any documentation existed for a particular Facebook subsystem. “Someone must have a diagram that says this is where this data is stored,” he said, according to the transcript. Zarashaw responded: “We have a somewhat strange engineering culture compared to most where we don’t generate a lot of artifacts during the engineering process. Effectively the code is its own design document often.” He quickly added, “For what it’s worth, this is terrifying to me when I first joined as well.” o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Wired ☛ This_Clever_Anti-Censorship_Tool_Lets_Russians_Read Blocked_News_|_WIRED_UK⠀⇛ Samizdat Online syndicates banned news sites by hosting them on uncensored domains—allowing people to access independent reporting. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Daniel Stenberg ☛ http://http://http://@http://http:// ?http://#http:// ⠀⇛ As it took off, got an amazing attention and I received many different comments and replies, I felt a need to elaborate a little. To add some meat to this. Is this string really a legitimate URL? What is a URL? How is it parsed? http://http://http://@http://http://?http://#http:/ / o § Monopolies⠀➾ # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Public Domain Review ☛ Howard_Pyle’s_*The_Mermaid*_ (1910)_–_The_Public_Domain_Review⠀⇛ * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ WGHIPSA_Wordo:_JACOB⠀⇛ =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3976 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 09.08.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_08/09/2022:_Qubes_OS_Summit_and_Free_Software_Directory_Meetings⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 3:44 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Audiocasts/Shows o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o Games * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o Devices/Embedded o Open_Hardware/Modding * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Events o FSF o Programming/Development # Python # Rust * Leftovers o Hardware o Security # Bloat o Environment # Energy # Wildlife/Nature o Civil_Rights/Policing * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Technical # Science # Programming * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ The TLLTS Podcast ☛ The_Linux_Link_Tech_Show_Episode_970⠀⇛ # ⚓ Linux in the Ham Shack ☛ LHS_Episode_#480:_The_Great Baofeng_Caper_|_Linux_in_the_Ham_Shack⠀⇛ Hello and welcome to Episode #480 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short-topics episode, the hosts discuss the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo, smuggling handy talkies into New Zealand, Route 66 on the Air, some ins and outs of sudo, Organic Maps and much more. Thanks for listening and have a great week. # ⚓ FLOSS_Weekly_697:_The_Life_of_Brian_–_Brian_Behlendorf_on the_Open_Source_Security_Foundation,_IPSF_and_More⠀⇛ Doc Searls and Simon Phipps talk with Brian Behlendorf, one of the original authors of Apache, about his new gig at the Open Source Security Foundation, plus the many challenges of decentralization. As well as the challenges of getting governments to care about open source. Another great discussion on FLOSS Weekly. # ⚓ E49:_Momento,_the_World’s_Fastest_Cache⠀⇛ Daniela Miao is Cofounder of Momento, the serverless cache that automatically optimizes, scales, and manages your cache for you. Momento works with open source caching engine Pelikan which was created at Twitter. Daniela is joined in this episode by Yao Yue, a Principal Software Engineer at Twitter who is a core part of Twitter’s Pelikan Caching team. Today, Momento provides a SaaS service on top of Pelikan in an Open Core model. In this episode, we discuss launching a company on top of an open source project started by a team outside of the founders, messaging and positioning for technical companies, team building, and much more! # ⚓ Video ☛ Unity_Is_Becoming_An_Official_Ubuntu_Flavor!!_– Invidious⠀⇛ Even though Ubuntu and Canonical dropped Unity years ago it still has it’s fans and very shortly Ubuntu Unity is going to become an official flavor of Ubuntu, but the maintainer is the most interesting part. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Its FOSS ☛ Komikku:_A_Free_and_Open-Source_Manga_Reader_for Linux_–_It’s_FOSS⠀⇛ Love reading comic books? There are plenty of comic book readers available for Linux. But what about something tailored for Japanese comic books (Manga)? I think I came across the perfect app suitable for reading Manga, organizing them, and downloading them for offline use as well. The app I discovered recently is called Kommiku. Let me mention the key highlights of this app and help you get started with it on Linux. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ How_to_install_Mugen_0.1.0_on_a Chromebook⠀⇛ Today we are looking at how to install Mugen 0.1.0 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. # ⚓ Video ☛ How_to_install_the_Brave_Browser_on_Pop!_OS_22.04_– Invidious⠀⇛ In this video, we are looking at how to install the Brave Browser on Pop!_OS 22.04. # ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ Zellij:_A_Terminal_Workspace_to_Super_Charge Your_Productivity_–_TREND_OCEANS⠀⇛ I’m wondering what terminal workspace you are using: tmux, screen, or terminator? Or you are not using any of them because of their complexity for beginners, although they are not that complicated. If you’re wondering why to use terminal workspace programs like tmux and screen, you might not be aware of the fact how much they can improve your productivity # ⚓ Linux Shell Tips ☛ How_to_Install_Node.JS_and_NPM_on_Alpine Linux⠀⇛ Node.js is an open-source, cross-platform Javascript runtime environment, which was built on Google’s V8 Engine and developed using C++, it is an asynchronous server-side scripting language that executes JavaScript outside a web browser to develop scalable network applications. It allows developers to build data-intensive and high-traffic backend applications such as chat apps and microservices. Notable companies that use Node.JS include GoDaddy, Netflix, Linked, Uber, PayPal, and Twitter just to mention a few. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_check_if_your_computer_uses_UEFI_or BIOS⠀⇛ There are novice users who do not always know well the computer to use. Or even when you want to support other computers that you don’t know, getting information about it is quite useful. That is why, today, you will learn how to check if your computer uses UEFI or BIOS. As we all know, UEFI is a firmware written in C, and it was created with the purpose of being a replacement for BIOS and to provide computers with a more modern way to access their most basic functions. It also provides other very interesting features, which make any PC a much more useful and faster device. Therefore, it is implemented by many motherboards nowadays. The detail is that on Linux the implementation took a little longer and at the beginning it was a bit more tortuous. Fortunately, it is a thing of the past. But it is always good to know if the system is in UEFI or BIOS. This is for technical support purposes and to know even more about the device you are using, especially when it is not your own. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ How_to_check_TDP_(PL1_and_PL2_power_limits) in_Windows_and_Linux_–_CNX_Software⠀⇛ A TDP (Thermal Design Power) value in Watts will usually be provided for Intel and AMD processors to help manufacturers design an appropriate thermal solution for a given processor, and it’s often used to estimate power consumption by consumers. But TDP is also often configurable, and manufacturers may decide to increase to decrease the value for higher performance or lower power consumption, so we’ll show you how to check the TDP value, or more exactly PL1 and PL2 power limits in both Windows 11 and Linux (Ubuntu 22.04). Note that TDP is being replaced by PBP (Processor Base Power) in newer processors, with PL1 (Long Duration) corresponding to BPB, and PL2 (Short Duration) to Maximum Turbo Power (MTP), at least on Intel chips. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ The_2K_Megahits_Bundle_is_a_great_looking deal⠀⇛ 2K have plenty of good games under their belt and they have a new 2K Megahits Bundle with some top games and some classics included together. Going over each game I’ll list the Steam Deck Verified rating plus either Native Linux status or ProtonDB ranking so you’ve got the full picture. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Valve_overhauls_the_Steam_Store_with_new categories,_hubs_and_filtering⠀⇛ Previously available in Steam Labs, some of the biggest changes to the Steam Store in years are now live for everyone. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ The_Zachtronics_Solitaire_Collection_is_out now⠀⇛ They will be missed and this is technically now actually their last game, with the The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection officially out now with Linux support. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Comedy_point_and_lick_adventure_Nine_Noir Lives_is_out_now⠀⇛ Take on the detective role in Nine Noir Lives, a new “point and lick” comedy adventure game out now. Created by Silvernode Games, a small indie team from South Africa and is their first major project. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Narrative_adventure_‘I_Was_a_Teenage Exocolonist’_out_with_Linux_support⠀⇛ I Was a Teenage Exocolonist seems like a hard game to pin to a genre. It’s a blending of a narrative adventure with RPG elements, deck-building and much more. It sure does look pretty too, love the colour scheme they went for on this one. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ A_new_Steam_Deck_Beta_fixes_various_bugs causing_crashes⠀⇛ Valve continues rolling out smaller updates to the Steam Deck Beta, with another update out now fixing some crashing issues. This update is available in the Steam Deck Beta and Preview channels, which you can opt into through Settings >System and then select either via Steam Update Channel. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Liliputing ☛ Lilbits:_Raspberry_Pi_OS_updated,_eero’s_first routers_reach_end_of_life(ish),_Sony_mobile_gaming accessories_launching_next_week_–_Liliputing⠀⇛ Of course, one way around this limited-lifespan problem moving forward is to buy a router that’s known to work with OpenWrt or other third-party, open source firmware. It takes a little more work to set up, but could keep your existing hardware useful for years to come. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ What_Can_I_Do_with_My_Raspberry_Pi_3?⠀⇛ There are a million ways to use Raspberry Pi 3 for different applications or projects as it is just like a computer. Although it is not a very powerful device as compared to the Pi 4, it can still be used for various projects. Moreover, for the people who want to get along with programming, especially Python and to learn how to use a Linux based system then the Raspberry Pi 3 is the best choice for them. So, if you are looking for types of interesting projects or devices that you can create using Raspberry Pi 3 and use them in your daily life then read this guide. # ⚓ peppe8o ☛ Capacitive_Touch_Sensor_and_Raspberry_PI:_TTP223 Wiring_and_Python_Code⠀⇛ Capacitive touch sensor (TTP223) and Raspberry PI can keep a touch input in order to make your program run only on user request. Differently from Switch Buttons, they are a bit more expensive, but they assure better reliability and accuracy This tutorial will show you how to use a capacitive touch sensor (TTP223) with Raspberry PI and Python. # ⚓ Purism ☛ Shape_Shifting_Computer,_Powered_by_Convergence_– Purism⠀⇛ The Librem 5 is the first mobile computer with a truly convergent OS. Convergence means having the same OS across multiple hardware platforms with apps that adapt to their hardware. The Librem 5 uses the same convergent PureOS as our Librem 14 laptop and Mini PCs, with the same adaptive applications that make the Librem 5 more than merely a phone, it’s a mobile computer in your pocket that can shape shift into a laptop, tablet, desktop, or even a server. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ What_Are_Advantages_and_Disadvantages_of Arduino⠀⇛ Arduino is an electronic platform with a diverse number of development boards available to communicate between real and programming worlds. It allows students, beginners, teachers, and engineers to design academic and real time projects to solve modern problems. Apart from Arduino’s vast scope it has some limitations also. Nothing is 100% perfect in this world! Like every electronic gadget Arduino has also some restrictions to work with. Arduino is designed to make the microcontroller world more accessible. It is based upon ATmega AVR microcontrollers. Arduino platforms consist of circuit boards like UNO, normally referring to microcontrollers and the development part known as IDE. Using IDE, Arduino boards can be programmed using C++ language. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ What_Programming_Language_Does_Arduino_Use⠀⇛ Multiple programming languages are used to communicate between electronic devices. Programming languages are a precise way of communication between a machine and a programmer. Arduino is a platform that controls a microcontroller using a program. To write these programs a user-friendly language known as Arduino programming language is used. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Turn_on_Raspberry_Pi_After_Shutdown?⠀⇛ To turn on and off a device there are always some specific ways and the same is in the case of Raspberry Pi. Unfortunately, the one thing that is different in Raspberry Pi than a regular size computer is that it doesn’t come with a power button. To turn on Raspberry Pi you simply must plug in the power supply, and it will turn on. If you are interested to know about ways by which you can turn on the Raspberry Pi other than plugging in the Type-C port, then read this guide. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Power_Raspberry_Pi_4?⠀⇛ Providing adequate power to the Raspberry Pi is necessary as it ensures its proper functionality. To power up a device there are multiple methods that can be used based on ease of the user. If you have recently bought a Raspberry Pi 4 and are wondering how to power it up effectively then read this guide as it will explain various ways to power up the Raspberry Pi 4. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Install_GUI_to_Raspberry_Pi_OS_Lite Version⠀⇛ Although the Raspberry Pi does have a GUI version that you can install on your device quite easily from the Raspberry Pi Imager. However, it does include the lite version designed especially for users who only need to use the Raspberry Pi terminal. If you have already installed the Raspberry Pi OS lite version on your device and changed your mind about needing a GUI for your system. So, instead of installing the OS again, you can use the command- line tool to install a desktop environment according to your choice. In this article, we will show you how you can install GUI to your Raspberry Pi OS lite version so that you can perform your tasks with ease. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Power_Multiple_Raspberry_Pi⠀⇛ Powering your Raspberry Pi device with a suitable power supply is extremely important for increasing your performance efficiency. The reason is if the exact power isn’t provided to your device, it won’t be able to work efficiently and reduce your working speed on your device. The Raspberry Pi operates on 5V/3A provided through a C-Type port and works efficiently if the device gets the exact power supply. Although supplying the power to the Raspberry Pi device through your mobile charger may work in a few cases, it’s better to acquire an official charger for your device. Powering a single Raspberry Pi is pretty simple; however, if you want to work on multiple Raspberry Pi devices, you should need a high-capacity power supply option to power them up efficiently. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Use_Raspberry_Pi_for_Earning_a_Profit⠀⇛ Raspberry Pi is a valuable device that opens various opportunities for users, from creating a personal web server to creating a home automation system. Although the device isn’t powerful enough to replace your desktop computer, it has an advantage over the expensive desktop environment that you can use this device as a source of earning through different methods. If you don’t know how you can make money with Raspberry Pi, follow our article, where we will provide you with several ways that you can try on your device to make the most out of it. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ What_Age_is_Raspberry_Pi_Suitable_For?⠀⇛ Raspberry Pi is a mini-computer board initially designed for teaching purposes; however, as time passed, it emerged as an efficient machine for projects like home automation, web servers, and more. This device is an ideal choice for people of all ages; however, due to its open circuit layout and the presence of GPIO pins, the user should need to use it carefully. Someone may not consider this device a kid toy because of its sensitivity and should not be given to kids who don’t know about it. There is an age limit for the kids to use this device for developing school projects, and this article is presented to inform you about the minimum age requirement for using this device. * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Events⠀➾ # ⚓ Qubes_OS_Summit:_History_from_organizer’s_perspective_| Qubes_OS⠀⇛ The next Qubes OS Summit 2022 edition is upcoming. This year it will be held in Berlin from September 9th to 11th in hybrid format, in person and live- streamed for remote access. More details here. Don’t miss the event and more importantly how it started. In the article the history and organizer’s perspective of the event will be described. o § FSF⠀➾ # ⚓ FSF ☛ Free_Software_Directory_meeting_on_IRC:_Friday, September_09,_starting_at_12:00_EDT_(16:00_UTC)⠀⇛ # ⚓ FSF ☛ Free_Software_Directory_meeting_on_IRC:_Friday, September_16,_starting_at_12:00_EDT_(16:00_UTC)⠀⇛ # ⚓ FSF ☛ Free_Software_Directory_meeting_on_IRC:_Friday, September_23,_starting_at_12:00_EDT_(16:00_UTC)⠀⇛ # ⚓ FSF ☛ Free_Software_Directory_meeting_on_IRC:_Friday, September_30,_starting_at_12:00_EDT_(16:00_UTC)⠀⇛ o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ [Old] Smalltalk-72_Instruction_Manual [PDF]⠀⇛ The Small talk system described here was designed in the summer of 1972 and first conversed haltingly with a user late that fall. It was released for more general use at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARe) in spring 1973 when the first “Interim Dynabook” (a name for the current working version of a small computer system) became available. # ⚓ Pete Warden ☛ Why_isn’t_there_more_training_on_the_edge?⠀⇛ One of the most frequent questions I get asked from people exploring machine learning beyond cloud and desktop machines is “What about training?”. If you look around at the popular frameworks and use cases of edge ML, most of them seem focused on inference. It isn’t obvious why this is the case though, so I decided to collect my notes in a post here, so I can have something to refer to when this comes up (and organize my own thoughts too!). # ⚓ Hillel Wayne ☛ Safety_And_Liveness_Properties⠀⇛ Each system has a set of behaviors, each behavior being a possible timeline of events and states. The system also has properties we want to be true. A correct system, then, is one where every behavior preserves every property. # ⚓ Terence Eden ☛ Who_is_the_author_“JC_Shakespeare”?⠀⇛ Knowledge graphs are tricky beasts to create. Trying to extract semantic metadata from documents is a gargantuan task. Mix them together and you have a recipe for disaster. While yak-shaving for my MSc, I found an interesting looking research paper authored by one JC Shakespeare. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Redis_GEODIST⠀⇛ Redis starts supporting geospatial data types from version 3.2.0. This is one of the unique features that Redis offers over the other data stores. The geospatial data structure can hold coordinates of a given location. With the rich set of operations, it is possible to query locations and their coordinates based on different criteria. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Scala_Boolean⠀⇛ Boolean expressions are very well-known and widely used in different programming languages to perform different comparisons among different values. A Boolean expression can have only two values, i.e., true or false. You can modify your output messages or result according to their two values. Within the Scala programming language, you can use Boolean expressions in different statements with different inputs to check for certain comparisons. This guide will explain how to use Boolean expressions in Scala programming. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Scala_Partial_Function⠀⇛ The partial function is a very rare type of function. This is described as the function that could not return a value for each parameter specified to it. It provides values for only a certain set of inputs, not all of them. In simple words, we can say that the partial function only returned the value for the dataset defined in scala. The partial function uses case statements that have been encapsulated inside the curly braces. The scala partial function is preferable while doing the logical conditions. Moreover, the partial function provides many other functions which are explained and executed in the specified scala files. # ⚓ C++/ObjC++:_switch_to_gnu++17_as_the_default_standard⠀⇛ rG36bb6d5d4673 (2017-12) switched Clang’s default C++ dialect from gnu++98 to gnu++14. I think it is perhaps time to switch to gnu++17 now. This will match GCC, which from 11 onward defaults to gnu++17. I have noticed that Apple’s DriverKit (⚙ D121911 [Clang] Add DriverKit support) has defaulted to C++17. If we land it, the next major release 16.0.0 will have the change. # ⚓ Tim Bray ☛ Hello,_Ruler⠀⇛ Hey, look what’s been open-sourced: AWS Event Ruler! Check out the announcement blog. I built v1.0 of this Java library while I was at AWS, and wrote about it in Filtering Lessons. Tl;dr: It offers APIs for declaring pattern-matching Rules, as many as you like, then for presenting data records called Events and finding out which Rules each Event matches, very quickly. It’s in production in multiple Amazon (not just AWS) services, notably EventBridge. Also see: Content- based Filtering. # § Python⠀➾ # ⚓ Earthly ☛ How_Classes_and_Objects_Work_in_Python⠀⇛ Procedural programming works fine for simple and smaller projects. But as you start working on larger applications, it’s important to organize code better. Object- oriented programming lets you group related data and functions logically. It also facilitates code reuse and lets you add functionality on top of existing code. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Pandas_Not_In⠀⇛ The “pandas” is the library of “Python”. We can create a DataFrame in “pandas”. After creating a DataFrame in “pandas”, we then apply some functions to this DataFrame for doing the work which we want to do. We can also check some data in the DataFrame whether the data is present in the DataFrame or not. For checking the data in a DataFrame, we can utilize the “Not In” filter in “pandas”. This will check that specific data in the DataFrame which we have mentioned in the code and return the result. In this guide, we will discuss how to apply the “Not In” filter on a single column as well as on multiple columns in the “pandas” DataFrame. We now move to the codes of “pandas” where we will check some values in different columns of the DataFrame. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Pandas_Melt()⠀⇛ A panda is a Python-appropriated statistical framework. Before the invention of pandas, the bulk of researchers used Python for information mugging and preparation before switching to a more special dialect, such as “R”, for the balance of their process. Pandas offered Series, which provide a ranking layout, and dataframes, which has a tabulated layout. These two new types of objects are for storing information that facilitates analytical operations and eliminates the need to transfer tools. Pandas “melt()” function is used to describe a dataframe object that is produced in a specific manner with one or more columns acting as identifiers change in Dataset format from extensive to lengthy. Merely two columns are configurable and values, while the other columns are all regarded as values and unpivoted to the row axis. When Python supports explanatory data, you use this function. The dataframe’s columns, each of which can contain an integer, a floating-point number, or a string, are represented at the column level because it contains numerous indices, it, therefore, defaults to considering the nonvalue. Consequently, we melt the information using this column level. The variable name is a representation of the specific variable name that is used to melt columns. This adaptable typically comprises a scalar value and has the default value of non because it uses the variable used in that specific column to melt the dataframe. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Pandas_Groupby_Apply⠀⇛ The most popular python library for data manipulation and analysis is pandas. Data analysis frequently requires the data to be divided into groups to execute different operations on each group. The split-apply- combine strategy is used by the GroupBy function in Pandas. This involves separating an object, using functions on the object, and combining the results. In this post to manipulate grouped data in a variety of ways, the groupby function will be used. One of the commonly used methods used for data preprocessing is the apply() method. Applying a function to every item in a Series of pandas, and to every dataframe’s column or row in pandas, is made simpler. The apply() method in pandas will be covered in this article along with the groupby() function. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Pandas_Get_Index_Values⠀⇛ Rows’ indexes are known as dataframe indexes, whereas columns’ indexes are known as general column names. Indexes are mostly used to retrieve the data or store the data inside the dataframe. However, we can also retrieve the index itself by using the .index property. In this tutorial, we will teach you how to get an index as a list object, how you can convert the index into a dataframe column to retrieve it, and how you can get the index by using multiple conditions and the index property of pandas. # ⚓ Medevel ☛ Flask_App_Builder_Is_an_Open_Source_Rapid Application_Development_for_Flask_Developers⠀⇛ Flask is a strong lightweight yet simple Python framework for building fast web apps. Since it does not come stacked with full- stack options, many developers prefer Django and other framework for building their apps. But this is about to change with this Flask RAD framework: Flask App Builder, that speed up your project production by offering dozens of ready tools and features for building enterprise apps. Flask App Builder is a simple and rapid application development framework, built on top of Flask. It includes detailed security, auto CRUD generation for your models, google charts and much more. # ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ How_to_use_modern_Python_packaging and_setuptools_plugins_together⠀⇛ Python packaging has evolved a lot. The latest (“beta”) uses one file, pyproject.toml, to control the package. A minimal pyproject.toml might look like this… # § Rust⠀➾ # ⚓ Rust Weekly Updates ☛ This_Week_in_Rust_459⠀⇛ * § Leftovers⠀➾ o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ CubicleNate ☛ Calling_an_Expert_|_Three_Commodore_64s_Back from_the_Dead_–_CubicleNate’s_Techpad⠀⇛ I have had three Commodore 64 computers that were not functional. I was committed to fixing the computers to get them operational. One of these machines is my actual first computer from my childhood, the other two, not sure where they came from but were not functional. I identified on one that the CIA (complex Interface Adapter) chips. The other two machines, I was not able to determine the issue. Despite my watching of experts on YouTube, I lacked some of the tools to identify the issues as well as the skill and patience to do some of the work. I “worked” on these three systems on and off for about two years when I ultimately decided that I needed to phone an expert. If I continued at this rate, I would never finish any of this. I was also tired of pushing aside my C64s to work on other more pressing repairs. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ The Hill ☛ Schools_warned_of_increased_threat_of cyberattacks [iophk: Windows TCO]⠀⇛ The advisory came after the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) announced it had experienced a ransomware attack over the weekend. # ⚓ Hacker News ☛ New_Stealthy_Shikitega_Malware_Targeting Linux_Systems_and_IoT_Devices [Ed: This malware needs to actually get there somehow, and not because of Linux]⠀⇛ A new piece of stealthy Linux malware called Shikitega has been uncovered adopting a multi-stage infection chain to compromise endpoints and IoT devices and deposit additional payloads. “An attacker can gain full control of the system, in addition to the cryptocurrency miner that will be executed and set to persist,” AT&T Alien Labs said in a new report published Tuesday. # § Bloat⠀➾ # ⚓ [Old] ARCHIVED:_For_a_NetWare_3.12_server,_what_are the_hardware_requirements?⠀⇛ At least 4MB of RAM [...] o § Environment⠀➾ # § Energy⠀➾ # ⚓ David Rosenthal ☛ DSHR’s_Blog:_Impossibilities⠀⇛ I’m starting to see a series of papers each showing that some assertion about the cryptocurrency ecosystem that crypto-bros make can’t be true. I wrote about the first one I noticed in Ethereum Has Issues, but I have since seen several more. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Big_logging_company_Pentarch pinged_for_shifty_forestry_practices⠀⇛ In a win for conservationists, Pentarch Forestry, the biggest native forest logger in NSW and one of the biggest in Australia, has had its Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) sustainability certification suspended. What was the scam? The scam is that such certifications are often used for ‘greenwashing’ – the pretence of being environmentally friendly in one area being used to obscure less desirable practices elsewhere. In Pentarch’s case, mixing woodchips from the uncertified native operations with the certified chips from its plantations. In 2017 Pentarch obtained FSC Controlled Wood Certification for its Eden, Victorian and Burnie plantation operations. This must be regularly renewed in a recertification audit. A recent FSC audit found that its due diligence system was out of date, potentially enabling regrowth native forest and plantation woodchips to be mixed together, and threatened species assessments were not being done. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ Daniel Pocock ☛ Obituary:_Peter_Eckersley⠀⇛ In 1998, the president of the Melbourne University Student Union, Shelley Marshall, selected two students to represent student interests in the university’s strategic decision making bodies. Peter Eckersley and I. Shelley has no IT experience so she was making this decision based on feedback from the wider community. She was not affiliated with the political groups where Peter and I found support. Somehow she put aside the day-to-day machinations of student politics and appointed these positions on merit alone. History has proven her choices to be correct. This created a situation where Peter and I were both rivals and collaborators. Despite the murky nature of student politics and the fact that our association would subsequently become the biggest ever bankruptcy of a non-profit student association, I couldn’t find fault with him. In September of 1998, when student elections came around, we faced the most unusual situation. Melbourne University Student Union had the privilege of electing seven delegates to the National Union of Students. Out of those seven seats, six candidates won a quota. Three candidates remained: Jacob Varghese, Peter Eckersley and I in a preference battle. Jacob was the smoothest political operator of our generation. He took that seat and a few weeks later became president of the NUS too. Today, Jacob is CEO of Australia’s most respected plaintiff law firm, Maurice Blackburn. The fact that two students from engineering and computer science, Peter and I, came within striking distance of this hot-shot law student is incredible in itself. Had Peter and I collaborated (think John Nash, game theory), we might have had the last word. For a while, Peter was affiliated with the Australian Democrats. They were the third party in Australian politics. Democrat supporters had a reputation for being principled people who refused to associate with the two mainstream political parties. Principles were thrown out the window when the Democrat party imploded. Peter and I both left Australia. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ La_komenco_de_septembro,_Teixcalaan⠀⇛ Things are alright; I feel like I don’t have a ton to write about, but not every day can be super exciting. I finished (printing) a 1100-piece mailing today. # ⚓ Heat_pump_installed⠀⇛ Today the heat pump was commissioned and brought into service. It took 7 working days in total (Tue – Fri last week, Mon – Wed this week), which was 3 days longer than promised, due to a missing part. Not ideal when there’s no heating, but the weather stayed fine, and wife + baby decamped to the grandparents for the first week, to avoid the noise. # ⚓ Roofmounting_a_NetAidKit⠀⇛ I bought a small USB-powered router a few years ago in the form of the NetAidKit and it’s the computer that I’ve been carrying around with me the longest. Originally it was recommended to me by people that had made their Thinkpads ethernet-only to avoid malicious firmware blobs. I got one because I was running Genode on my Thinkpad in the days before the Sculpt distro and the driver at the time didn’t support my wifi card, but ethernet worked fine. # ⚓ Autism,_the_mental_health_professions,_gaslighting,_and trauma⠀⇛ Firstly, there are the ongoing failures to even acknowledge the _possibility_ that we’re autistic, together with failures to recognise that we _are_ autistic. This has been (and still is) often due to failures to explore / learn about what autism can (and does) look like in people other than cis boys, with the result that it’s not recognised/diagnosed in girls, and only ends up getting recognised/ diagnosed in women after many years (like me at the age of 47). o § Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ initial_thoughts_on_stable_diffusion’s_dataset⠀⇛ i’ve come across this little article about stable diffusion’s training dataset [2]. unlike dall-e’s openAI, stability is rather transparent about this stuff, which is great. so. i wanna talk about the dataset — or rather, the fraction of the dataset [3] that’s been organized and can be browsed. read the article first and then come back so i don’t have to paraphrase it all lmao the fraction we can browse is composed of 12 million image-caption pairs, or “2% of the 600 million images used to train the most recent three checkpoints”. so it’s a lot but doesn’t even scratch the surface. # § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ uni MIT ☛ AI_that_can_learn_the_patterns_of_human language⠀⇛ A new machine learning model might learn that the letter “a” must be added to the end of a word to make the masculine form feminine in Serbo-Croatian. For instance, the masculine form of the word “bogat” becomes the feminine “bogata.” # ⚓ Neil Selwyn ☛ Ivan_Illich_on_computers_–_the_need_for ‘technological_ascesis’_–_Critical_Studies_of_EDUCATION –_TECHNOLOGY⠀⇛ Ivan Illich reportedly made extensive use of a PC in his later life, and was often frustrated and disheartened that it was technically not possible for him to reprogram the computer’s operating system or core software packages to fit his personal needs (Samerski 2018). In this sense, Illich was keenly aware of the computer’s enormous power, alongside its devastating effects on the body, the senses, and social interactions. To this latter point, Illich described the computer as a ‘mindboggling’ device – i.e. a tool that stops people thinking for themselves, that demands people to not rely on their own senses but rely on technology to tell them what they feel and what they are. # § Programming⠀➾ # ⚓ Edge_of_the_Lame_day_two⠀⇛ Heya! Didn’t spend much time working on LZR and Edge of the Lame today, but still tackled nice stuff. I integrated some SDL2_gfx functions into LZR, as a result it is now possible to draw Circles and Polygons! Here are the prototypes, they’re both very easy to use and consistent with other drawing functions exposed by LZR. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 5191 ➮ Generation completed at 02:45, i.e. 55 seconds to (re)generate ⟲