𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Friday, November 11, 2022 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Sat 12 Nov 02:41:43 GMT 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/2022/11/11/ ╒═══════════════════ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐒 ════════════════════════════════════╕ Previous bulletins in IPFS (past 21 days, in chronological order): QmaZv73scaiaGKET5VdShbnpu1zenP4KSVUwadYczfDVij QmQ29vXrWLRDAzS3ysBUAaio1dJbbxePxsMDnMojXN65BA QmY7HSwPRRe62SqGxBAAXyMxx7KYNp4bpVP5fbabA4nPWW Qmam1d2RF5tBzhN6dRgHGAQ4qtLayQtpQHjio6cRSPKrcq QmWQuEaedqKfnCvC3TTkjk1W11rJx9Jry8Tg1zmmSe22LV QmbZfgGTWEFktrixtKA1f8HwPDiqFSbSCmugQfJB3KsFx3 QmRXANaYRMaXicTWRnU2AhDUs9NP4sZ4K7v1ahH8UizZi1 QmayDAaedtPtRdyjHkq8VJaNw4yXhz4LThsrNtYK12WLdE QmZm5eHFmNNzzux9VVzo7ex1GyGjZD4HzFoxJWEaZe8Mby QmUms9EuWBHXEEkvgXfiNBHhTnkSeHCSbJ5Nez2q3VB3uY QmPYtqSLb1u1ZcxEizXSrp4b5VQ7gARTj185s8YHFAeMRk QmXV7rrWTSSXC3w6moqPRSw67fU2wDZ3j6JKez5ku8nuUa QmWzWCzM3tE735knZAeUF9t2XXJbeSby2oJPv244xEiuY1 QmZ2KLkBsoi9Y99QLQdEKQjcZr4RoSctXcD2P2JaQq15Ak QmZqxQxc5reDLFiDy7WdrazVG9u3R3zLSPNZ5JkPK4ceRN QmbZEbJJCx2oKiHzb46Kk8u6KJxE8cDB7rPcJrBgk59rrt QmWe4ZcUCXb7gFxjGDk3PjF7HNHjTbgcquYd9u9jD5g5ge QmektpPiXCuvc8NaNmCE8j37akU1yn7EEyRiwBET52oW8A Qmde6QEourkyGGcYZLdpsAi286GrfoXVkX6CUevUzZsmmk QmQS4yFupXPo1svfrLiFxv6BB7gRHbYFynrvyydPucmB9q QmY1X6m9vp1ra3VDuZ2GjBhKAvVsGutnYCpd4oKRpMw4SV ╒═══════════════════ 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐗 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⦿ Our Sixteenth Anniversary | Techrights ⦿ Techrights: How It Started in 2006 | Techrights ⦿ IRC Proceedings: Thursday, November 10, 2022 | Techrights ⦿ 2023 Should be the Year You’ve Lived Without Social Control Media (Any of It!) | Techrights ⦿ Microsoft Shifting the Blame to Those Who Discover Microsoft’s Bug Doors and Exploit Windows Users | Techrights ䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login): http://techrights.org/2022/11/11/anniversary-16/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/11/11/how-it-all-started-nothing-fancy/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/11/11/irc-log-101122/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/11/11/leaving-social-control-networks/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/11/11/shifting-the-blame/#comments ䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised): http://techrights.org/2022/11/11/freebsd-12-4-rc2/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/11/11/matrix-support-in-chats/#comments http://techrights.org/2022/11/11/twitter-bankruptcy-possible/#comments ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 61 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2022/11/11/anniversary-16/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/11/11/anniversary-16/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 11.11.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Our_Sixteenth_Anniversary⠀✐ Posted in Site_News at 12:48 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇BN's_registry⦈_ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇BN's_first_post⦈_ Summary: This coming Sunday our first post turns 16; this coming year should be an exciting one This coming weekend (assuming we count first post rather than domain registration; details above) we’ll turn 16. There’s only good news, not bad news, for the site. We gradually continue our migration to an Alpine server (Git was successfully migrated this week) and we expect to have even more time to devote to this site, likely meaning more output (articles, IRC and so on). “The demise of Social Control Media has had no impact of us; we never participated in such stuff.”There’s no major celebration, even though in_prior anniversaries we had cakes and stuff [1, 2, 3]. Last night we opened a couple of small cakes here (chocolate and carrot cakes), but due to pandemic (still lots_of_deaths_here_in_the_UK) we stay home. Our upcoming (seventeenth) year will bring many changes as we strive to simplify the site from an engineering perspective. We have our own (custom- made) CMS now and we’re seeing a healthy level of interest in the site and the Gemini capsule. The demise of Social Control Media has had no impact of us; we never participated in such stuff. Social Control Networks were a waste of time all along — a temporary bubble_of_sorts. █ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀ ⣿⡏⠩⠉⠉⡍⠋⡏⠍⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡯⠉⠉⠉⢙⠭⢙⠉⣭⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣇⣈⡉⢁⣉⣉⣉⣉⣸⣒⣉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣀⣀⣀⣩⣚⣨⣀⣦⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣧⣥⣤⣤⣤⣤⣼⣬⣤⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣤⣤⣤⣭⣬⣭⣧⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣇⣖⣧⣃⣼⣸⣹⣸⣿⣍⣹⣏⣽⣿⣸⣿⣿⣿⣧⣼⣹⣩⣻⣽⣹⣍⣿⣟⣻⣿⣿⣿⣈⣄⣹⣯⣋⣋⣿⣟⣻⣿⣿⣿⠠⢸⣇⣧⣼⣽⣬⣿⣿⣿⣟⣣⣿⣾⣋⣽⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣱⣿⣿⣭⣏⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⡿⠿⠻⣿⠛⠛⢛⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⠛⠻⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿ ⣿⣧⣤⣴⣿⠀⠀⣾⣿⣿⡟⠿⠟⠟⢿⣿⣿⣷⣀⣀⡀⢀⠀⡀⣀⣀⣀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⣿⡿⠿⠿⡟⣿⢿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠀⢀⡀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣾⣷⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⡿⠛⠻⣿⠀⠀⠙⠻⠛⠀⣼⣿⣽⣆⠀⠤⠀⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠋⠁⠄⠀⣤⣤⡀⠈⠷⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢿⠇⢠⡄⠀⠠⡸⡿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣷⣤⣴⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠄⠀⠀⠆⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣴⣶⡇⠀⢀⢀⡀⣠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠄⠀⠀⢀⣿⡇⠀⣿⣷⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⡟⠋⠙⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣶⣾⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡰⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⡿⠻⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⣿⣿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀ ⣿⡏⠉⢙⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡍⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢈⣉⣡⣤⣾⣍⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢨⣭⣁⣀⣉⣽⣿⠀⠀⠈⠀⠈⠁⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣶⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡿⠇⠀⠀⠠⠄⠀⠀⠠⠀⠠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⢿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠀⠀⠠⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⢿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⠄⠀⠀⠤⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⡭⢀⣤⣼⡠⡤⣠⣄⣠⢠⡀⣀⣀⣀⢀⢀⣀⣀⡀⡀⣠⢸⣿⣿⣿⡸⡿⣤⣤⡄⢨⢄⣄⣀⢀⡀⣀⣀⣀⠀⣀⣀⣀⢰⡎⢿⣿⣿⢠⢣⢀⣤⣤⠄⠥⢀⣀⡀⣀⡀⣀⣀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣿⣿⣧⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠸⡌⢷⡟⣿⢻⡟⣿⡟⡟⣟⢿⢻⢻⣿⣿⣿⡟⣟⣿⣿⢐⡊⡟⡟⣟⢿⢻⣿⢻⢻⡟⣿⢻⣿⡇⣝⠇⡟⡟⡟⣿⡟⣿⢻⡟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣷⣿⣷⣿⣾⣿⣿⣷⣷⣿⣿⣾⣾⣿⣿⣶⣷⣷⣿⣿⣾⣶⣷⣷⣿⣾⣿⣿⣾⣾⣷⣿⣾⣿⣷⣿⣶⣷⣷⣿⣾⣷⣿⣾⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 138 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2022/11/11/how-it-all-started-nothing-fancy/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/11/11/how-it-all-started-nothing-fancy/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 11.11.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Techrights:_How_It_Started_in_2006⠀✐ Posted in Site_News at 10:12 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link | md5sum abac32879945bec39b30d1d37d9ce05b 16 Years Ago… Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 http://techrights.org/videos/techrights-16-story.webm Summary: Now that we’re entering our 17th year it’s worth looking back at why we’re called Techrights (for 12.5 years already) and how it all started (in Digg.com) TELLING the story over and over again may seem pointless, but readers deserve to know how the site started now that we’re 16_and_growing (very promising changes soon, including a new CMS we develop). I’m way beyond certain we’ll exceed 20 years and maybe 25 years, too. We don’t need to sell out. “We’ll probably add more protocols in the next few years; the World Wide Web is waning.”Techrights has occupied nearly half my life and more importantly it gave a voice to countless people who wrote both/either anonymously or with full attribution by name. With 34,962 blog posts at this time we’re only days away from the coveted 35,000 milestone. It’s the labour of love and collaboration, I’m just the faithful editor. We research topics meticulously to ensure what we publish is accurate. Our track record is perfect when it comes to source protection and we rarely publish errors (if we do, we correct them as soon as possible). Our IRC channel started in early 2008, i.e. 14.5 years ago, and our Gemini capsule turns 2 later this winter. Our text bulletin started just over 2 years ago; the same goes for IPFS. 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I myself left Mastodon (and Pleroma) almost 2 years ago, having lost several accounts. All the instances in which I had an account no longer exist and having researched what it takes to run one (technically, not even factoring in the moderation tasks) I decided to never ever get involved in Mastodon… ever again. People invited me and I politely declined. Almost a year ago I quit the remainder of Social Control Media, having come to the conclusion it_was_dying_anyway_and_was_rapidly_becoming_a_waste_of_time/ effort. Looking back, not only was this decision correct; it was years overdue, i.e. I wish I had done this years earlier! “Many politicians rely almost entirely on Facebook and Twitter for public presence/visibility.”Facebook_lost_about_80%_of_its_"market_value"_in_just_one year and Twitter is collapsing at an alarming rate (the latest report we saw is entitled “Musk_warns_of_Twitter_bankruptcy_as_more_senior_executives_quit”). This is not a joke; this will have profound impact on many people, companies, and countries. Many politicians rely almost entirely on Facebook and Twitter for public presence/visibility. There aren’t just concerns about whether those platforms go offline, partly or fully. There are legitimate, well-founded (with a growing body of evidence already) concerns associated with ownership. Do “Democrats” (politicians on the “corporate left” in the US) realise that if they still “tweet” they do so while ‘bossed’ by a Republican called Elon Musk? Musk may brand himself “libertarian” or whatever, but days ago he alienated millions of Twitter users by unmasking himself as a booster of the violence party, a supporter of political militancy; he is also a cheerleader of “regime change” abroad (for natural resources of other countries; he wants to destroy other countries for Tesla batteries). Do people want a ‘boss’ like this? He wants them not only to work for him ‘for free’… he wants to charge them a hefty monthly fee during economic crises. He can ban and hide “tweets” or users (at arbitrary whims)… some users report that this is already happening. We’ll see more and more of that (see Daily Links). “Mr. Musk says he wants to authenticate all users. Well, that would eliminate many dissident accounts overnight.”Regarding Facebook, an associate has said that it doesn’t need so many people anymore now that the election has been tripped up properly. “Also,” he said, “people realize that although addicted social control media is a waste of time.” We spoke about other long-term_harms_of_social_control_media_participation. People classify themselves for discrimination/punishment at the hands of future tyrants by enabling creation of “lists”. “Many countries have laws prohibiting making such lists especially when they encompass politics or ethnicity or religion,” the associate said. “Facebook does this explicitly as well as being able to generate more fine-tuned lists by aggregating several of the data points they collect on people. They not only do they have those lists as explicit data points but also can generate them and worse on the fly.” Facebook already has some “real name” policies; is Twitter next to become as dangerous as Facebook? Mr. Musk says he wants to authenticate all users. Well, that would eliminate many dissident accounts overnight. “Musk neither knows what he is doing nor cares,” our associate noted. “It is a mystery how he or his sponsors are going to recover $44bn from what’s left of Twitter. Maybe throw a few more elections over time. Like they’ve helped do so far. Eliminating ‘dissident’ accounts would be a happy side effect for his sponsors. They have an active history in suppressing dissidents, with or without the use of tandoori ovens.” “Some people openly say that they’re quitting Twitter and going (back) to blogging.”For those who’ve missed it, a lot of the money for Musk’s takeover of Twitter came from the “royal” family of Saudi Arabia, which has a_long tradition_of_controlling_Twitter_in_the_shadows, both from outside and the inside. Twitter tolrates some forms of political extremism (until_it’s_way_too much), but not others. People who have witnessed the ills of social control media can see this happening over and over again. There’s no benign or benevolent social control network; the whole paradigm is flawed and it becomes toxic over time. Some people openly say that they’re quitting Twitter and going (back) to blogging. Join these people. █ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 445 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2022/11/11/shifting-the-blame/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/11/11/shifting-the-blame/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 11.11.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Microsoft_Shifting_the_Blame_to_Those_Who_Discover_Microsoft’s_Bug_Doors_and Exploit_Windows_Users⠀✐ Posted in Deception, Microsoft, Security at 10:57 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link | md5sum a8af0b3937c382b8eea605fb27b1a2c7 Microsoft and Racism to Save Face Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 http://techrights.org/videos/microsoft-blame-shifting-with-xenophobia.webm Summary: Microsoft is trying to portray itself as some kind of moral and responsible security guru whilst its_own_actions_suggest_the_exact_opposite; some in the media play along with Microsoft’s false framing/narrative THIS morning saw not only one article but three articles (just minutes apart) that blame “Russia” for what seems to be Windows breaches. Those 3 were in my RSS feeds, but it’s easy to imagine there are many dozens like them (also not in the English language) blaming “Russia” rather than what Russia may or may not be exploiting (maybe it’s not Russia at all; the attribution is taken at face value without independent fact-checking; see “Marble Framework” in Vault_7 and CIA_leaks). “We already encountered this kind of spin last year when Microsoft blamed “China”.”The video above discusses those three articles [1, 2, 3], which we’ve already included in Daily Links. We already encountered this kind of spin last year_when_Microsoft_blamed_"China". To paraphrase an associate, the various so-called ‘news’ sites seem to be wrongly blaming the Mediabank breach on either a) not paying the ransom, or b) the ransomware gang itself, instead of where the blame really lies: Microsoft and those that brought Microsoft product into the working environment. █ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 500 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 11.11.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_11/11/2022:_Alpine_3.16.3_and_FreeBSD_12.4-RC2_Now_Available⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 6:07 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Audiocasts/Shows o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o Games o Desktop_Environments/WMs # K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt # GNOME_Desktop/GTK * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o New_Releases o BSD o SUSE/OpenSUSE o Fedora_Family_/_IBM o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Programming/Development # Perl_/_Raku * Leftovers o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Technical # Science # Internet/Gemini * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ 7_Mistakes_New_Linux_Users_Make_(and_How_to_Avoid Them)⠀⇛ Learning Linux can be a frustrating experience where everything little thing feels like a battle. Avoiding these common mistakes will make your introduction and adoption of Linux much easier and less stressful. Using Linux is much simpler than it used to be, but it can still confound new users. It has long held a reputation as being difficult to set up and work with, but that’s no longer the case. Gone are the days when you had to struggle to tell your newly-booted installation what keyboard layout you had, using your misidentified and incorrectly-mapped keyboard. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Video ☛ TrueNAS_|_Personal_NAS_using_Linux_–_Invidious⠀⇛ What’s up, Linux Community!!! In this video, we check out TrueNAS, a free and Open Source Network- Attached Storage (NAS) operating system that supports file, block, and object storage. # ⚓ Video ☛ Top_5_Ubuntu_Based_Linux_Distros_2022_–_Invidious⠀⇛ I have installed many different Ubuntu-based Linux distributions over the years, on not just my own computers but also friends and family member’s computers. And today, I’m going to give you what I think are the five best Ubuntu-based distros, especially for new-to-Linux users. # ⚓ Video ☛ Ubuntu’s_ARM_Is_Good_–_Invidious⠀⇛ ARM Computing has gone mainstream with Raspberry Pi and Mac M1/M2 chips. Harnessing this in a Linux desktop can be interesting. This is where I started using Ubuntu again. # ⚓ JupiterMedia ☛ Sats_Over_Snake_Oil_|_Office_Hours_16⠀⇛ Why LBRY was never going to win, and how they have just screwed all crypto. And a new feature in the works for our listeners by our listeners. # ⚓ Video ☛ Github_is_being_sued,_Thunderbird_redesign, Google’s_AI_project:_Linux_+_Open_Source_news_–_Invidious⠀⇛ 01:42 Github is being sued on Copilot’s alleged violation of copyright 03:36 Google launches a giant language based AI project 05:12 Thunderbird unveils its new UI 06:36 Microsoft is being targeted for anti competitive practices in the cloud space 08:02 Interesting blog post about the advantages of Mastodon over Twitter 10:14 The Firefox Snap can now work with third party password managers 11:29 Big DXVK update, and GamepadUI improvements on Steam # ⚓ Video ☛ Xubuntu_22.10_Quick_overview_#shorts_–_Invidious⠀⇛ A Quick Overview of Xubuntu 22.10. # ⚓ Video ☛ How_to_install_Flowblade_video_editor_on_Linux_Mint 21_–_Invidious⠀⇛ In this video, we are looking at how to install Flowblade video editor on Linux Mint 21. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ Why_You_Should_Be_Using_Pi-Apps_to_Install Software_on_Raspberry_Pi⠀⇛ Install apps the easy way on Raspberry Pi OS with Pi-Apps. Installing software on a Raspberry Pi is a bit of a pain, especially if you’re unfamiliar with the command line. While there is an add/remove programs tool, it’s a little clunky, especially when compared with similar tools on other operating systems. That’s where Pi-Apps comes in. It’s a handy one- click installer for over 200 Linux apps that are designed to run on the Raspberry Pi. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ How_to_run_Android_on_Linux_using_Virtual Machine⠀⇛ Android commenced its journey as a Palo Alto-based startup called Android Inc in 2003. The company initially set out to develop an operating system for digital cameras but abandoned those efforts to reach a more expansive and boosted market. 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It allows one to manage the PostgreSQL database from the web interface by providing all the required features. This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. 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In short, AppArmor is a security module that confines individual programs to a set of listed files and capabilities so that they don’t wreak havoc on your system. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Nvidia_Drivers_on_Debian_11_– idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Nvidia Drivers on Debian 11. For those of you who didn’t know, Nvidia GPUs (Graphics Processing Units) have a wide variety of uses, from gaming to 3D rendering, and visualization. If your Computer has NVIDIA Graphic cards, Install Nvidia Graphic Driver to improve Graphics related performance. This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you the step-by-step installation of the Nvidia Drivers on a Debian 11 (Bullseye). # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Install_Linux_Mint_on_a_PC⠀⇛ Linux Mint is at the forefront of making Linux accessible to beginners switching from other operating systems. Although Linux Mint tries its best to help newcomers transition to Linux successfully, its installation process is often what catches most people off-guard. # ⚓ H2S Media ☛ How_to_manually_install_Nginx_on_Ubuntu_20.04 LTS⠀⇛ Nginx is a popular Apache web server alternative and open source as well. In this tutorial, we learn the simple commands to install Nginx on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa LTS Linux using the command terminal. Apart from using as a Web server, it is also used as a proxy, cache, and load-balancing server. To install it, you just need a Linux server such as Ubuntu 20.04 and sudo user rights along with the Internet connection. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ Top_12_New_Games_You_Can_Play_on_Linux_with Proton_–_November_2022_Edition_–_Boiling_Steam⠀⇛ We are back with our usual monthly update! Boiling Steam looks at the latest data dumps from ProtonDB to give you a quick list of new games that work (pretty much? see ratings) perfectly with Proton since they were released in October 2022 – all of them work out of the box or well enough with tweaks… # ⚓ Notebook Check ☛ Linux_gaming_laptops_may_finally_get Nvidia_Advanced_Optimus_support_in_near_future_– NotebookCheck.net_News⠀⇛ Linux laptops have so far lost out to their Windows counterparts with regard to features such as Nvidia’s Advanced Optimus. Now, Nvidia is proposing a new user-space API for the Linux kernel that allows for dynamic multiplexer (MUX) switching beyond the capabilities of the current vga- switcheroo implementation that has several limitations. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ Grantlee_version_5.3.1_now available_|_Steveire’s Blog⠀⇛ I’ve just made a new 5.3.1 release of Grantlee. The 5.3.0 release had some build issues with Qt 6 which should now be resolved with version 5.3.1. # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ This Week in GNOME ☛ #69_Zapping_Through_Videos_– This_Week_in_GNOME⠀⇛ Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from November 04 to November 11. # ⚓ Jakub Steiner ☛ Running_Shell_in_Builder_–_Even_a Stopped_Clock⠀⇛ Builder has been absolutely wonderful for a designer to dive in and fix up graphics assets for Application. It allows to easily build and test run patches before submitting a merge/pull request on apps hosted on gitlab or github. Ideally you’d press the run button and voilá. What has been far from wonderful — doing even one line fixes for the GNOME Shell was very hard to test for anyone not building shell daily. getting the environment ready every release has been a chore. From virtual machines, jhbuild, toolbox, jhbuild in VMs to jhbuild in toolbox there was a dozen of way to fail building the latest shell. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ EasyOS_Dunfell-series_64-bit_version_4.5 released⠀⇛ EasyOS Dunfell-series version 4.5 is a milestone release. The last release announced on Distrowatch was version 4.0, on June 9, 2022, over five months ago. There has been a lot of “water under the bridge” since 4.0, and the challenge now is to summarise the huge number of changes down into a short announcement… Here goes, an announcement blurb: The Dunfell-series of EasyOS is built from packages compiled from source using “meta-quirky”, a build system based on OpenEmbedded/Yocto (OE). The binary packages from a complete recompile based on Dunfell 3.1.20 release of OE was used to build EasyOS 4.5. There has been a major structural change, completely separating the EasyOS installation from the boot-loader, and the rEFInd/Syslinux bootloaders have been replaced with Limine. The latter handles both UEFI and legacy-BIOS computers. As the packages are cross-compiled from source, the repository is rather small compared to other distributions; however, this is compensated by a much increased collection of SFS files. These are large packages, even complete operating systems, that can run on the main filesystem or in a container. These are downloaded and installed by clicking on the “sfs” icon on the desktop — a very simple operation. New SFSs include Android Studio, Audacity, Blender, Openshot, QEMU, Shotcut, SmartGit, SuperTuxKart, VSCode and Zoom. It is expected that more will be added. SFSs can be thought of as being like appimages, snaps, or flatpaks, but more light-weight and flexible. Lots of packages have been updated, including the kernel now at 5.15.78 and Firefox is 106.0.5. # ⚓ Alpine_3.16.3_released_|_Alpine_Linux⠀⇛ The Alpine Linux project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of version 3.16.3 of its Alpine Linux operating system. o § BSD⠀➾ # ⚓ FreeBSD ☛ FreeBSD_12.4-RC2_Now_Available⠀⇛ The second RC build of the 12.4-RELEASE release cycle is now available. Installation images are available for: o 12.4-RC2 amd64 GENERIC o 12.4-RC2 i386 GENERIC o 12.4-RC2 powerpc GENERIC o 12.4-RC2 powerpc64 GENERIC64 o 12.4-RC2 powerpcspe MPC85XXSPE o 12.4-RC2 sparc64 GENERIC o 12.4-RC2 armv6 RPI-B o 12.4-RC2 armv7 BANANAPI o 12.4-RC2 armv7 CUBIEBOARD o 12.4-RC2 armv7 CUBIEBOARD2 o 12.4-RC2 armv7 CUBOX-HUMMINGBOARD o 12.4-RC2 armv7 RPI2 o 12.4-RC2 armv7 WANDBOARD o 12.4-RC2 armv7 GENERICSD o 12.4-RC2 aarch64 GENERIC o 12.4-RC2 aarch64 RPI3 o 12.4-RC2 aarch64 PINE64 o 12.4-RC2 aarch64 PINE64-LTS Note regarding arm SD card images: For convenience for those without console access to the system, a freebsd user with a password of freebsd is available by default for ssh(1) access. Additionally, the root user password is set to root. It is strongly recommended to change the password for both users after gaining access to the system. Installer images and memory stick images are available here: https://download.freebsd.org/releases/ISO-IMAGES/ 12.4/ The image checksums follow at the end of this e- mail. If you notice problems you can report them through the Bugzilla PR system or on the -stable mailing list. If you would like to use Git to do a source based update of an existing system, use the "releng/12.4" branch. A summary of changes since 12.4-RC1 includes: o if_vxlan(4): Check the size of data available in mbuf before using them o ofed: allow using IPv6 address in rc_pingpong server o ssh: correct parse_cert_times case for hex "to" time o ipfw: Have NAT steal the TH_RES1 bit, instead of the TH_AE bit A list of changes since 12.3-RELEASE is available in the releng/12.4 release notes: https://www.freebsd.org/releases/12.4R/relnotes/ Please note, the release notes page is not yet complete, and will be updated on an ongoing basis as the 12.4-RELEASE cycle progresses. === Virtual Machine Disk Images === VM disk images are available for the amd64, i386, and aarch64 architectures. Disk images may be downloaded from the following URL (or any of the FreeBSD download mirrors): https://download.freebsd.org/releases/VM-IMAGES/ 12.4-RC2/ The partition layout is: ~ 16 kB - freebsd-boot GPT partition type (bootfs GPT label) ~ 1 GB - freebsd-swap GPT partition type (swapfs GPT label) ~ 20 GB - freebsd-ufs GPT partition type (rootfs GPT label) The disk images are available in QCOW2, VHD, VMDK, and raw disk image formats. The image download size is approximately 135 MB and 165 MB respectively (amd64/i386), decompressing to a 21 GB sparse image. Note regarding arm64/aarch64 virtual machine images: a modified QEMU EFI loader file is needed for qemu-system-aarch64 to be able to boot the virtual machine images. See this page for more information: https://wiki.freebsd.org/arm64/QEMU To boot the VM image, run: % qemu-system-aarch64 -m 4096M -cpu cortex-a57 -M virt \ -bios QEMU_EFI.fd -serial telnet::4444,server - nographic \ -drive if=none,file=VMDISK,id=hd0 \ -device virtio-blk-device,drive=hd0 \ -device virtio-net-device,netdev=net0 \ -netdev user,id=net0 Be sure to replace "VMDISK" with the path to the virtual machine image. === Amazon EC2 AMI Images === FreeBSD/amd64 EC2 AMIs are available in the following regions: af-south-1 region: ami-0bb9241eb5b7ce3d6 ap-south-1 region: ami-0527af8666dda5829 eu-north-1 region: ami-0d6177cd754aa72dc eu-west-3 region: ami-08f680889e53634c2 eu-south-1 region: ami-08ac6171a6fed25fb eu-west-2 region: ami-0fb4469bed6238be9 eu-west-1 region: ami-0e8e36a247c8ed53d ap-northeast-3 region: ami-09c228acdad5d7a79 ap-northeast-2 region: ami-0e7721f26bd4de3ec me-south-1 region: ami-0b02ae646b10c6de2 ap-northeast-1 region: ami-0aec441df71470ea8 me-central-1 region: ami-0d6ad0499882dce86 ca-central-1 region: ami-0f2d11db9ea0b1aa4 sa-east-1 region: ami-0b80e81dfe36d4fbb ap-east-1 region: ami-01e42305963671dc2 ap-southeast-1 region: ami-0cd111eb6e15d09ec ap-southeast-2 region: ami-02cec3f2f7642419a eu-central-1 region: ami-04152d204e92e9f99 ap-southeast-3 region: ami-0b73f7e14f7e0012d us-east-1 region: ami-0d6c71982e7c3f9e3 us-east-2 region: ami-0a5c8791ac08ed8e0 us-west-1 region: ami-068dd3ee6d391a9c2 us-west-2 region: ami-02a1825d8f14de513 These AMI IDs can be retrieved from the Systems Manager Parameter Store in each region using the keys: /aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/12.4/RC2 FreeBSD/aarch64 EC2 AMIs are available in the following regions: af-south-1 region: ami-00c20ae46d8c9cb3e ap-south-1 region: ami-0ae33af93d0bebb0f eu-north-1 region: ami-06b32a5074a82fa79 eu-west-3 region: ami-014bfd8fb0efa0959 eu-south-1 region: ami-013b9ddd5a309a314 eu-west-2 region: ami-041da668b00a5f253 eu-west-1 region: ami-0020336a5d7d4d1cc ap-northeast-3 region: ami-03cd672d518d29d14 ap-northeast-2 region: ami-047ad3d08bb9347f6 me-south-1 region: ami-0f87d9fe1774c8e60 ap-northeast-1 region: ami-08026b5278c3763ae me-central-1 region: ami-0f2e0e6e59eaaa35c ca-central-1 region: ami-01ace02b97682b91c sa-east-1 region: ami-0113afee2306ddb59 ap-east-1 region: ami-09b5a1bcc45575039 ap-southeast-1 region: ami-0538f0f2470e7e8cd ap-southeast-2 region: ami-0fbe1fc1c091462ec eu-central-1 region: ami-0fab18ffda73511e3 ap-southeast-3 region: ami-0df8e3a770e4f6563 us-east-1 region: ami-0c3f9257eff6424df us-east-2 region: ami-092f55aaddf0b33f8 us-west-1 region: ami-0e4b71ec869a264df us-west-2 region: ami-02008ed41fe078a24 These AMI IDs can be retrieved from the Systems Manager Parameter Store in each region using the keys: /aws/service/freebsd/arm64/base/ufs/12.4/RC2 === Vagrant Images === FreeBSD/amd64 images are available on the Hashicorp Atlas site, and can be installed by running: % vagrant init freebsd/FreeBSD-12.4-RC2 % vagrant up === Upgrading === The freebsd-update(8) utility supports binary upgrades of amd64, i386, and aarch64 systems running earlier FreeBSD releases. Systems running earlier FreeBSD releases can upgrade as follows: # freebsd-update upgrade -r 12.4-RC2 During this process, freebsd-update(8) may ask the user to help by merging some configuration files or by confirming that the automatically performed merging was done correctly. # freebsd-update install The system must be rebooted with the newly installed kernel before continuing. # shutdown -r now After rebooting, freebsd-update needs to be run again to install the new userland components: # freebsd-update install It is recommended to rebuild and install all applications if possible, especially if upgrading from an earlier FreeBSD release, for example, FreeBSD 12.x. Alternatively, the user can install misc/compat12x and other compatibility libraries, afterwards the system must be rebooted into the new userland: # shutdown -r now Finally, after rebooting, freebsd-update needs to be run again to remove stale files: # freebsd-update install o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ Dominique Leuenberger ☛ openSUSE_Tumbleweed_–_Review_of_the week_2022/45_–_Dominique_a.k.a._DimStar_(Dim*)⠀⇛ This week (the last weekend) has been a bit of a challenge for many of our users, due to an ill- prepared sudo config change. It was attempted to closer align how sudo works on other distros (using user’s password instead of root’s) but the configuration was far from complete and made nobody able to sudo anymore (su still worked, luckily). A heartfelt apology if you were hit by that. The change was reverted on Monday (through the update channel) to get you back to the usual config asap. But of course, the week was not defined by that one incident. Tumbleweed has been rolling on steadily with daily snapshots (1104…1110). # ⚓ SUSE’s Corporate Blog ☛ Operate_Kubernetes_at_scale_with Clastix_Kamaji_and_SUSE_Rancher⠀⇛ Clastix, a leader in Kubernetes multitenancy solutions, is now a SUSE ecosystem partner. Customers can now take advantage of innovative solutions that benefit from SUSE’s decades of engineering excellence and open source leadership coupled with Clastix’s unique solutions for Kubernetes deployments. Clastix has now published their Kamaji solution in the SUSE Rancher Apps and Marketplace catalog and we’ve invited Clastix for a guest blog so you can discover more about their solutions for Kubernetes multitenancy and deploying Kubernetes as a Service. o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ ZDNet ☛ Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_8.7_arrives_|_ZDNET⠀⇛ If you haven’t switched over to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9 family, and your company lives and dies with RHEL, then chances are you’re running RHEL 8.x. If that’s you, pay attention because the latest version, RHEL 8.7, has just arrived at a download site near you. Why make a move at all? It’s not like RHEL 8.6 is going to fall apart on you. That’s true, but the latest RHEL does come with bigger, better security features. And, unless you’ve been hiding your head in the sand for the last few years, you know security attacks are happening more than ever. # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_8.7_Lands_With Security,_Server_Adminstration_Enhancements⠀⇛ Red Hat has announced version 8.7 of its flagship Red Hat Enterprise Linux, or RHEL. The new release comes with a number of enhancements that aim to make server administration more manageable. # ⚓ CentOS ☛ November_Board_Meeting_Recap_–_Blog.CentOS.org⠀⇛ The CentOS Board held its monthly meeting on Wednesday. The recording and minutes of that meeting are now available. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ The_20_best_fonts_for_Ubuntu_|_FOSS_Linux⠀⇛ Despite more than 600 Linux distributions available for download today, Ubuntu stands out among the most popular distributions. That’s mainly because of the intuitive interface that makes it easy to use, even for beginners switching from a platform like Windows. Another reason is the large community support. If you encounter any problem while using Ubuntu, somebody is highly likely to have encountered those issues before and left a solution on Stack Overflow or Ubuntu forums. Like any other platform, Ubuntu also comes with several fonts installed. However, some users need to install additional fonts for different reasons. If you are one such person, you are lucky. This post will list the 20 best fonts you can install on your Ubuntu system. # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ Ubuntu_Desktop_vs._Ubuntu_Server:_What’s_the Difference?⠀⇛ Unsure whether to choose Ubuntu Desktop or Ubuntu Server? Here’s what you need to know. Ubuntu ranks as arguably the most popular Linux- based operating system. It’s undoubtedly one of the best-known. However, Ubuntu varies quite a bit. Within Ubuntu, there are two distinct flavors: a stable release and long-term support (LTS) iteration. Further, Ubuntu splits into Ubuntu Cloud, Ubuntu Core, Ubuntu Desktop, and Ubuntu Server. Here, you’ll learn all about the differences between Ubuntu Server and Ubuntu Desktop. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ SlashGear ☛ 63%_Of_Android_Users_Think_This_Brand_Makes_The Most_Reliable_Phones_–_SlashGear_Survey⠀⇛ # ⚓ XDA ☛ Android_13_proves_that_Android_12_was_a_half-baked OS⠀⇛ # ⚓ Samsung_Galaxy_A_phones_are_now_receiving_Android_13_| Trusted_Reviews⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ Every_Android_phone_owner_must_check_settings_– someone_may_be_watching_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Central ☛ Amazon_Fire_HD_8_(2022)_review:_The_new, best_cheap_Android_tablet_|_Android_Central⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ One-minute_hack_allowed_lock_screen_bypass on_Android,_current_Pixels_are_safe⠀⇛ # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ Android_Auto’s_Makeover_Focuses_on_a_Split-Screen Experience⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Every_Google_app_with_an_Android_tablet_UI_[U: One,_Keep]⠀⇛ # ⚓ XDA ☛ Leica’s_Leitz_Phone_2_is_a_beautiful_Android_phone you’ll_probably_never_get_the_chance_to_own⠀⇛ # ⚓ GSM Arena ☛ Samsung_Galaxy_A33_5G_is_receiving_Android_13- based_One_UI_5.0_stable_update_–_GSMArena.com_news⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ Samsung_Galaxy_Z_Flip_4_and_Fold_4_are getting_stable_Android_13_in_the_US⠀⇛ # ⚓ Phone Arena ☛ Samsung’s_stable_Galaxy_Z_Fold_4_and_Z_Flip_4 Android_13_updates_are_underway…_for_some_users_– PhoneArena⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ 6_simple_ways_to_access_your_Google account_settings_on_Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ Pocket Lint ☛ How_to_hide_apps_on_an_Android_phone⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_to_Completely_Disable_Google_Discover_on_Android_– Guiding_Tech⠀⇛ # ⚓ Beta News ☛ Volla_Phone_22_is_a_privacy-focused_smartphone that_runs_the_Google-free_Android-based_Volla_OS,_Ubuntu Touch,_or_Sailfish_OS_[Review]⠀⇛ When buying a smartphone, you have two real choices. You can opt for an iPhone, which runs iOS, or one of the many Android handsets available from the likes of Google, Samsung, Huawei, OnePlus and Sony. If you value your privacy, then you might want a phone that truly does too. Volla Phone 22, from German firm Hallo Welt Systeme UG, is a good- looking device that is focused on keeping you safe and secure. It runs a choice of operating systems — Volla OS, Ubuntu Touch, and the recently added Sailfish OS — that can be selected on start-up. Support for additional mobile operating systems is coming soon. The Volla Phone 22 is a solid mid-range device that first came to market via crowdfunding campaigns on Kickstarter and Indiegogo. It is available in White and Elegant Black and features a 6.3-inch FHD+ display. It’s powered by a MediaTek Helio G85 4G processor and comes with a 4500mAh battery (which supports Qi wireless charging). This can be removed and replaced simply by taking the back off the phone, which is something you don’t see so much of these days. * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ Adventures_with_the_mastodon_herd⠀⇛ All of the recent changes at Twitter inspired me to take a second look at mastodon. In short, mastodon is a federated social network that feels a bit like someone took Twitter and split it up into a vast network of independent servers. Why mastodon? It feels a lot like Twitter, but better. You can search for people, follow them, and publish messages (called toots). They can also follow you and see the messages you publish. The big difference is that you don’t join a central server with mastodon. There’s a massive network of servers to choose from and you can create accounts on one or more of those servers to get started. You can even run your own! Mastodon reminds me of email for many reasons: There’s no central server. You join a server (from the massive, growing list) and start publishing messages. Everything is on an eventual consistency model. If a mastodon server goes offline for a bit or has network issues, messages and other data will synchronize when it’s back online. o ⚓ TechCrunch ☛ A_beginner’s_guide_to_Mastodon,_the_open_source Twitter_alternative_–_TechCrunch⠀⇛ As Twitter users fret over the direction that new owner Elon Musk is taking the company, masses of users have hopped over to Mastodon, an open source Twitter alternative. Since October 27, when the SpaceX and Tesla CEO formalized his Twitter takeover, Mastodon has gained nearly 500,000 new users, effectively doubling its user base. But what is Mastodon, and should we all be getting our accounts set up? If you’re a Twitter purist who likes to use basic functionality like private DMing, quote-tweeting and user-friendly onboarding, Mastodon might not be for you. But if you’re looking to try something new on the social internet, then why not give Mastodon a whirl? Elon Musk isn’t there! o ⚓ Mobilizon_v3:_Find_events_and_groups_throughout_the_fediverse!_– Framablog⠀⇛ Mobilizon is the alternative we have been developing since 2019 so that everyone can emancipate their events and groups from Facebook. Except, unlike Facebook, Mobilizon is not a single platform. It is a software that specialists can install on a server to create multiple events and groups platforms (called « instances »), which can be linked together within a federation. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Ruby_3.2.0_Preview_3_Released⠀⇛ We are pleased to announce the release of Ruby 3.2.0-preview3. Ruby 3.2 adds many features and performance improvements. # ⚓ Sharing_argparse_arguments_with_subcommands⠀⇛ argparse subcommands are great, but they have a quirk in which options are only available right after the subcommand that define them. # ⚓ How_to_Make_Vim_the_Default_Editor_for_Git_and_OS_in_Ubuntu and_Macos_–_LinuxWizardry⠀⇛ Most git commands require you to either write or update a message. Typically, when you resolve a merge conflict or you try to modify a commit it opens up an editor for you to make the change. While this is not particular to Linux, on Linux systems you ussually have the option of using Emacs or Vim. By default git will use Emacs which in some cases can be annoying if you don’t know how to use it. In this article we are going to learn how to change the default editor to Vim so that any time you need to update a commit message or anything like that you get Vim to open up. Besically using the command below you can change the default editor to Vim # ⚓ Ευάγγελος_Μπαλάσκας_–_GitLab_as_a_Terraform_state_backend_– Evaggelos_Balaskas_–_System_Engineer⠀⇛ Using Terraform for personal projects, is a good way to create your lab in a reproducible manner. Wherever your lab is, either in the “cloud” aka other’s people computers or in a self-hosted environment, you can run your Infrastructure as code (IaC) instead of performing manual tasks each time. My preferable way is to use QEMU/KVM (Kernel Virtual Machine) on my libvirt (self-hosted) lab. You can quickly build a k8s cluster or test a few virtual machines with different software, without paying extra money to cloud providers. Terraform uses a state file to store your entire infra in json format. This file will be the source of truth for your infrastructure. Any changes you make in the code, terraform will figure out what needs to add/destroy and run only what have changed. # ⚓ Stack Overflow ☛ Stop_requiring_only_one_assertion_per_unit test:_Multiple_assertions_are_fine_–_Stack_Overflow_Blog⠀⇛ Assertion Roulette doesn’t mean that multiple assertions are bad. When I coach teams or individual developers in test-driven development (TDD) or unit testing, I frequently encounter a particular notion: Multiple assertions are bad. A test must have only one assertion. That idea is rarely helpful. # ⚓ Medevel ☛ 5_Open-Source_JavaScript_Data_Chart_Libraries Worth_Considering⠀⇛ Every business and organization has unique data requirements that a simple JavaScript timeline chart cannot satisfy. Consequently, a trusted and reliable JavaScript Chart Library is required. Effective data presentation is becoming more and more crucial in this digital age. This aids advancement and competitive analysis for firms and organizations. Continue reading to learn more about some top JavaScript chart libraries. # § Perl / Raku⠀➾ # ⚓ Perl ☛ This_Week_in_PSC_(086)_|_Perl_Steering_Council [blogs.perl.org]⠀⇛ We’re trying out new ways to send out these regular announcements of what we get up to on the Perl Steering Council. This will be a regular posting that gives a brief summary of what we discussed in our weekly (or at least, near-weekly, give or take scheduling clashes) meetings. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Tim Bray ☛ ongoing_by_Tim_Bray_·_Just_Don’t⠀⇛ Sometimes it’s wrong to begin a phrase with the word “just”. I offer as evidence two such situations. I think there’s a common thread to be drawn. Stuck · People with mental-health issues can get stuck. For example, when some combination of depression and anxiety means they can’t get out of bed all day, and can’t say why. Or when they really need to get dressed or packed or organized for some imminent un-reschedulable event, and can’t get started. It would be easy to  — sorry, it is easy, I know this because I have — say something like “Just stand up and look out the window, it’s sunny.” Or “Just grab some random underwear and drop them in the suitcase, then you’ll be started”. Or “Just get the binder out of your knapsack and look at the first page.” This. Will. Not. Help. o ⚓ It’s_not_you.._A_mental_model_for_addressing_burnout_|_by_Dan Pupius_|_Oct,_2022_|_Writing_by_Dan_Pupius⠀⇛ Last week I was on a panel addressing the topic of burnout. It’s a topic that pops up with some frequency, yet the misconception that burnout is a personal problem seems to persist. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Digital First Media ☛ UM’s_Mott_Children’s_Hospital_at_100% capacity_amid_respiratory_virus_surge⠀⇛ Michigan Medicine’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital on Thursday said it has reached capacity and is experiencing a pediatric bed shortage as respiratory virus cases surge in children and flu season begins. Corewell Health East, previously known as Beaumont Health, treated 571 pediatric RSV cases in the week of Oct. 31 to Nov. 6, up from 72 during the last week in September. The Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, operated by Corewell Health West, typically sees 145 kids a day in its Emergency Department but is now averaging over 225 cases a day. The hospital typically operates 24 beds in the intensive care unit but reported having 42 ICU patients on Wednesday. Around 60 children receiving inpatient care at the Hellen DeVos Children’s Hospital had RSV as of Wednesday. “We have never seen a surge in pediatric respiratory viruses like this before. Our hospital is 100% full,” Luanne Thomas Ewald, chief operating officer at Mott and Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital, said in a news release. “This is incredibly concerning because we haven’t even seen the full impact of flu season yet.” Other hospitals also are experiencing high levels of RSV cases, but the pediatric intensive care unit occupancy rate in Michigan has dipped. Statewide data indicates an 86% pediatric ICU occupancy as of Thursday, down from 89% last Friday. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ Microsoft_is_phoning_home_the_content_of_your_PowerPoint slides._|_Roger_Mexico’s_Oscillator⠀⇛ Were you aware of it: Microsoft is phoning home the content of your PowerPoint slides. Don’t just take my word for it: open up the network monitor of your choice. Close all of your other applications or perform a fresh restart. Fire up PowerPoint. Turn off all the cloud options. Make a new slide with a title of your choice. Choose “Designer.” Look at your network traffic as you do. It makes sense: the tool is reading your text and suggesting designs/delivering stock photography. But this means that any data that you might want to keep private is being sent to Microsoft. Did we consent to this? o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Friday_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Debian (chromium and exiv2), Fedora (curl, device-mapper- multipath, dotnet6.0, mediawiki, mingw-gcc, and php-pear-CAS), Gentoo (lesspipe), Slackware (php), SUSE (git, glibc, kernel, libarchive, python, python-rsa, python3-lxml, rpm, sudo, xen, and xwayland), and Ubuntu (wavpack). # ⚓ Hacker News ☛ Experts_Uncover_Two_Long-Running_Android Spyware_Campaigns_Targeting_Uyghurs⠀⇛ Two long-running surveillance campaigns have been found targeting the Uyghur community in China and elsewhere with Android spyware tools designed to harvest sensitive information and track their whereabouts. This encompasses a previously undocumented malware strain called BadBazaar and updated variants of an espionage artifact dubbed MOONSHINE by researchers from the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab in September 2019. # ⚓ Reproducible_Builds_in_October_2022_–_reproducible- builds.org⠀⇛ Welcome to the Reproducible Builds report for October 2022! In these reports we attempt to outline the most important things that we have been up to over the past month. # ⚓ Hacker News ☛ Malicious_Google_Play_Store_App_Spotted Distributing_Xenomorph_Banking_Trojan⠀⇛ Both the apps function as a dropper, meaning the apps themselves are harmless and are a conduit to retrieve the actual payload, which, in the case of Todo, is hosted on GitHub. # ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ New_Book:_A_Hacker’s_Mind_–_Schneier_on Security⠀⇛ I have a new book coming out in February. It’s about hacking. A Hacker’s Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society’s Rules, and How to Bend them Back isn’t about hacking computer systems; it’s about hacking more general economic, political, and social systems. It generalizes the term hack as a means of subverting a system’s rules in unintended ways. What sorts of system? Any system of rules, really. Take the tax code, for example. It’s not computer code, but it’s a series of algorithms—supposedly deterministic—that take a bunch of inputs about your income and produce an output that’s the amount of money you owe. This code has vulnerabilities; we call them loopholes. It has exploits; those are tax avoidance strategies. And there is an entire industry of black-hat hackers who exploit vulnerabilities in the tax code: we call them accountants and tax attorneys. In my conception, a “hack” is something a system permits, but is unanticipated and unwanted by its designers. It’s unplanned: a mistake in the system’s design or coding. It’s subversion, or an exploitation. It’s a cheat—but only sort of. Just as a computer vulnerability can be exploited over the Internet because the code permits it, a tax loophole is “allowed” by the system because it follows the rules, even though it might subvert the intent of those rules. # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ What_Is_the_VENOM_Vulnerability_and_How_Can You_Protect_Yourself_From_It?⠀⇛ The VENOM vulnerability affects all major CPU vendors, including Intel, AMD, and ARM. VENOM allows malicious actors to read the content of your computer’s memory and potentially execute code remotely. If you have a vulnerable CPU, your computer may be at risk, so it’s crucial to know how to protect yourself against this exploit! # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Citizen Lab ☛ A_Good_Start:_ETHI_Report_on_Facial Recognition_Technology_Informed_by_Citizen_Lab_Research and_Recommendations_—_But_Has_Room_for_Improvement_– The_Citizen_Lab⠀⇛ In early October 2022, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (“ETHI”) released the final report from their study on the “Use and Impact of Facial Recognition Technology”: Facial Recognition Technology and the Growing Power of Artificial Intelligence. The report concluded what prior Citizen Lab research has indicated, which is that “Canada’s current legislative framework does not adequately regulate FRT [facial recognition technology] and AI [artificial intelligence]. Without an appropriate framework, FRT and other AI tools could cause irreparable harm to some individuals.” The report includes nineteen recommendations to the federal government to address this issue. Many of ETHI’s key findings and recommendations align with research and recommendations provided in previous Citizen Lab reports and submissions concerning algorithmic policing technologies and similar government systems. These include, for example, To Surveil and Predict: A Human Rights Analysis of Algorithmic Policing in Canada and Bots at the Gate: A Human Rights Analysis of Automated Decision Making in Canada’s Immigration and Refugee System—both published in collaboration with the International Human Rights Program (IHRP) at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law—and a joint submission with the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) to a public consultation by the Toronto Police Services Board regarding its proposed Use of Artificial Intelligence Technology Policy. # ⚓ Citizen Lab ☛ Cynthia_Khoo_Delivers_Testimony_to_the Standing_Committee_on_Access_to_Information,_Privacy and_Ethics_–_The_Citizen_Lab⠀⇛ On March 21, 2022, Citizen Lab fellow Cynthia Khoo appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI) as a witness in the Committee’s study on the use and impact on facial recognition technology. She was invited to provide testimony on the potential harms and human rights implications of facial recognition, including recommendations for how the Government of Canada should regulate such technology. Below is a written copy of her formal remarks. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Michael Geist ☛ Independence_Lost:_Why_Bill_C-18_Undermines An_Independent_Press_Even_as_It_Purports_to_Protect_It⠀⇛ Last week, I appeared before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage as part of the last panel of witnesses on Bill C-18, the Online News Act. For the first time since the start of the pandemic I attended in person, which provided the opportunity to witness a scene that partly occurred off-camera. NDP MP Peter Julian started his questioning by citing with approval a Postmedia editorial, itself based on a Brian Lilley column. The editorial expressed support for Bill C-18, criticized Facebook, and took the Conservatives to task for not being more supportive of the proposed legislation. Seeing an NDP MP rely on a Lilley- inspired Postmedia editorial was strange enough, but adding to the weirdness was Liberal MP Lisa Hepfner scrambling to find the editorial on her phone and showing it around to caucus colleagues. While some might merely chalk this up to a common enemy – Facebook – I believe there is a bigger enemy at work, namely the loss of an independent press. I’ve written before about how Bill C-18 is bad for press independence, stating: I know of cases where opinion pieces have been spiked by mainstream media outlets because they criticized the previous Heritage Minister at a time when he was being actively lobbied on a potential media bill. Those decisions come on top of blank front pages and advertorials designed to curry support for the measures. The blurring of editorial and financial may be a fact of life, but it ultimately diminishes the credibility of the media. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ Divorce_All_But_Done⠀⇛ Final papers sent in and I’m expecting response early next week. Then all of the practicalities are over. I’ll be the singular owner of the flat I live in and… uhm… I think I might sell it. It’s a one bedroom flat, and a two bedroom flat in the next building is out for sale for a decent price. I’m in discussions with a realtor about it and am going to talk to the bank next week. # ⚓ If_you_played_RuneScape_in_2001-2012,_you_might_have_lost media⠀⇛ If you’re not aware, RuneScape was an online java game created in 2001. The game was being continually updated with over 400 different versions existing, but the developers didn’t implement any full version control until 2012 (aside from a single tape backup they found of 2007). Therefore we’re appealing here to see if anybody has it saved on an old computer, or hard drive. Even if you just played it once for a minute to see what it was then never again, you should have the full game data, because it was automatically downloaded via browser. # ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_DNORYWU_Wordo:_CLOUT⠀⇛ o § Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ An_Exercise_In_Frustration⠀⇛ In my circle of friends and family, I stand alone when it comes to using or even trying alternatives to proprietary silos and privacy-oriented apps and services. I’m the only one off social media, which isn’t surprising. I even deleted WhatsApp! However, it’s been nearly impossible to bring people over to any alternative I suggest, even just to try. Don’t even get me started on trying to shift from iOS or Windows. Any time I even bring up Linux I immediately get eye-rolls and dismissals. On top of that I’m sometimes chided for making my life, and somehow there’s, more difficult. They get irritated that they can’t add me on WhatsApp or that my email isn’t a “normal” Gmail. In turn I myself get extremely frustrated and disheartened. # ⚓ Common_LISP_Problems⠀⇛ One is expected to use emacs, and let it do whatever it does by way of indentation. If you show code not in emacs style, you’ll probably get yelled at, a point mfiano also touches on. A request for a tool that accepts LISP on standard input and emits properly formatted code on the output met with silence. And the default style looks like one of those print jobs where the carriage return never happen and the text helpfully stairsteps right off the page. I lean towards the low end of the optimal line length range, and almost never set my terminals wider than 80 columns. # ⚓ “a_practical_guide_to_evil”_was_a_good_web_serial⠀⇛ as of now, the practical guide is still publically available for free on the wordpress site linked above, but ErraticErrata announced a publishing deal with a sketchy-ass mobile app called yonder, where it will be sold on a per-chapter basis as a sequence of microtransactions. the serial would very much benefit from an editor, and i would love it if it were eventually published as either a normal ebook or a traditional paper book, but i really don’t like this move as a whole. # § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ LP_Records_and_analog_sound⠀⇛ Back when I was a young man, I was ready to jump on every new bandwagon. Screw the old stuff, new stuff is better, right? I got my first CD player early in the 80s, when I was trying to pretend to be a yuppy. I had a portable (roughly twice the size of an average walkman… Although I had a really tiny walkman smaller than a cassette case, that popped up and clamped onto the tape). Anyway, the sound was amazing (I thought), even through shitty foam-padded crapphones of the 80′s. No static at all… I know for a fact that my hearing is not what it was then (my kids hear frequencies I don’t). But today I am listening to Steely Dan’s Royal Scam on a low-end Audio-Technica turntable and those transparent Harman-Cardon speakers from some years back, and it’s freakin’ amazing. And digital stuff sounds just so-so. # ⚓ Creating_a_pleasant_to_use_dataset⠀⇛ As a PhD student in robotics I’ve had the need to use several datasets, some more pleasant to use than others. This is a list of general guidelines, tips and often overlooked aspects than can make a dataset more pleasant to use. By pleasant to use I mean spending as little time as possible in downloading, pre-processing and using a dataset in order to maximize the time spent on actual research. Although the guidelines are mostly focused on robotics and computer vision datasets, most of them should be applicable to other domains as well. [...] Distributing uncompressed data results in slower downloads for users and increased storage space requirements for hosting the dataset. The ZIP format is a good candidate since it performs compression by default and can be easily decompressed on virtually any operating system. If your dataset is larger than 4 GiB it’s a good idea to split it into multiple ZIP archives for compatibility with older filesystems and beacause smaller downloads are less likely to be interrupted. If you do split the dataset prefer splitting it into independent ZIP files instead of a so called split or spanned ZIP archive. A split ZIP archive requires all of the individual ZIP files in order to be decompressed forcing users to download the whole dataset even if they’re only interested in a small part of it. # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ Endemic_Technologies⠀⇛ There are stillborns. They born to die. We usually learn about them from happy threads on reddit and HN. It doesn’t even make sense to list them, there are thousands of them. # ⚓ Fediverse_is_growing⠀⇛ There is a long discussion about Twitter on the Internet. As the result, we are observing that many users joined Fediverse. Fediverse is very varied, so it’s hard to measure that. But it is said for eg. by [Mastodon Users Bot] that in the last week there were almost 700,000 new users on Mastodon. It’s about 10% of the overall user base. It has an impact on every server, and probably on every timeline, there were many introductions and new faces. Of course, in comparison to the 238,000,000 Twitter user base, it isn’t a big deal. However, one can risk a statement that these are the users who are closest to the idea of Fediverse. Because they were able to make an effort to change their habits. The rest of the users could change their minds as a snowball effect, the last and biggest group of them will be the least important event. They will do what they will have to do after collapsing Twitter. [...] I’ve realized that, and it isn’t good information. The current situation is like a special breeding ground for rare bacteria. The thought of a small network is slowly developing. Information rarely infects a new user. By increasing the surface of the experiment, we only dilute the essences. Despite the larger base, the development will slow down. The good thing is that there are special instances of Mastodon, like for eg. sdf.org and other Pubnixes. Maybe to reconcile users and their needs there will be introduced features with Local timeline, than Federated ones, in the future. Or maybe we are observing changes, which will be made small- net discussion go somewhere else? =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2214 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 11.11.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_11/11/2022:_Toward_Matrix_Support_in_Chats⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 8:17 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Server o Audiocasts/Shows o Kernel_Space o Applications o Instructionals/Technical * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o SUSE/OpenSUSE o Fedora_/_Red_Hat o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Productivity_Software/LibreOffice/Calligra o Licensing_/_Legal o Programming/Development # Perl_/_Raku # Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh * Leftovers o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Privatisation/Privateering o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Environment # Energy o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o MoviePass/DRM o Monopolies # Patents # Copyrights * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Server⠀➾ # ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ How_to_switch_from_Twitter_to_Mastodon_| Opensource.com⠀⇛ Like many people, I find social media somewhat exciting and also…a bit much. Sometimes you get deep-fried in algorithms, tracking data, and ads catered especially for you. You lack administrative control over what you want to see, especially on the old platforms many of us are used to. As usual, you must look to open source to fix the problem. And that’s exactly what Mastodon, an open source microblogging community, does. With Mastodon social, not only are you working with open source software, but everything is decentralized, which means you can pick what you want to see partly based on the instance you want to occupy. Mastodon uses separate instances, each with its own code of conduct, privacy options, and moderation policies. That means that when you join an instance, you’re less likely to see the stuff you’re not interested in and more likely to see messages from people who share your interests. However, you can also interact with other instances. All Mastodon installs have the potential to be “federated” in what its users call the “fediverse.” o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Video ☛ Why_this_new_Steam_Deck_charger_ha_an_HDMI_port. Plus_other_Steam_Deck_News._–_Invidious⠀⇛ # ⚓ Video ☛ A_Linux_Friend_Tragedy!_Needs_Help!_–_Invidious⠀⇛ A video for a Linux friend!! Bruce from Bruce’s Eclectic World is always a very jovial and fun character that I have befriended within the Linux community and has been struck by an unexpected tragedy, His parents home built in 1904 in which his sister lived was destroyed by a fire and cleaning up is paramount to avoiding massive daily fines, he is need of some financial support, A GoFundeMe has been setup, “Link Below” any amount of financial help would be awesome, if you are not in any position to offer financial support some words of encouragement would be greatly appreciated by Bruce and his Sister. # ⚓ Tux Digital ☛ 56_–_Virtualization_Revisited_–_Podcasts_– TuxDigital⠀⇛ Bill joins Brandon to talk about Virtualization and Containers o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ Debugging_Unrecoverable_GPU_Hangs_–_Danylo’s_blog⠀⇛ I already talked about debugging hangs in “Graphics Flight Recorder – unknown but handy tool to debug GPU hangs”, now I want to talk about the most nasty kind of GPU hangs – the ones which cannot be recovered from, where your computer becomes completely unresponsive and you cannot even ssh into it. How would one debug this? There is no data to get after the hang and it’s incredibly frustrating to even try different debug options and hypothesis, if you are wrong – you get to reboot the machine! If you are a hardware manufacturer creating a driver for your own GPU, you could just run the workload in your fancy hardware simulator, wait for a few hours for the result and call it a day. But what if you don’t have access to a simulator, or to some debug side channel? # ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Kernel_5.15.78_TCP_syncookie_enabled⠀⇛ For a very long time, like forever, the firewall in EasyOS has complained about “TCP syncookie” not supported. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Purism ☛ Toward_Matrix_support_in_Chats_–_Purism⠀⇛ We have been aiming for proper Matrix support for the Chats application since the beginning of its development. The initial support for Matrix was provided with the purple-matrix plugin. It had rudimentary Matrix support for non-encrypted chats and decryption (but not for encryption). This plug-in has been unmaintained for quite a long time and making it work flawlessly would have been a bit difficult. It is limiting us to the libpurple workflow, and adding signals with callbacks would result them in being APIs which can’t ever be modified. # ⚓ Medevel ☛ AppFlowy:_an_Open_source_Collaborative_Note- taking_for_Creative_Teams⠀⇛ AppFlowy.IO is a free open-source note-taking software for teams. It allows you to create almost anything you want in a writing canvas, such as tasks, kanban boards, and more. AppFlowy is written in Flutter/ Dart, and it uses Rust for the backend. Compared to Notion, AppFlowy allows you to organize your text and paragraphs better, and use Markdown with a straightforward WYSIWYG editor. # ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ Meet_Tabby,_A_New_Open-Source_Cross-Platform Terminal_App⠀⇛ There are a lot of terminal apps out there that offer a range of functionalities. So, what’s unique about Tabby? Tabby is a cross-platform customizable terminal app with SSH integration. It is a terminal emulator that does not try to be a new shell or Cygwin replacement. Let’s take a look at what Tabby aims to be. # ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ FOSS_Weekly_#22.42:_Must_Know_Commands,_New_Apt Tool,_Teams_on_Linux_and_More⠀⇛ There is no crossword or any other puzzle this week except the answer for the puzzle in the previous newsletter. This is mostly because we’ve run out of ideas. Want to help and suggest some interesting topics for the Linux puzzles? Don’t hesitate to hit the reply button. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ Drop_swap_for_zram_on_Linux_| Opensource.com⠀⇛ I spend a lot of time playing (I mean working) on my computers, and I’ve found a lot of interesting things. One that has most recently come to my attention is the zram0 device. I first noticed it when working on one of my Opensource.com articles several months ago. [...] When I began researching zram, all I found were a couple of basic articles about using zram for swap space. At first, this seemed a bit counterintuitive to me. After all, if you’re running out of RAM and you swap pages into a virtual drive in RAM, what’s gained? …] The rest of the page is about details, benefits, side effects, and feedback. # ⚓ Linux Handbook ☛ How_to_Show_Process_Tree_in_Linux⠀⇛ So you used the killall command and it killed the parent process making your hours of work at waste? Well, I went through the same so it is always a better idea to check the parent processes, and listing the ongoing processes in tree manner is a good idea. # ⚓ Checking_changelogs_with_zypper_–_Zoltán’s_Blog⠀⇛ I have heard way to often the question from Linux and specially SUSE Linux users that “How can I check the changelog of a package or new version of a package available on the repository, but not yet installed”. There was no easy answer for that question, so I have decided to make a little tool for that. # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ How_to_Install_Pantheon_Desktop_in_Arch_Linux_ [Beginner’s_Guide]⠀⇛ Pantheon is the default desktop environment for the elementary OS. This quick guide explains the steps to install the Pantheon desktop environment in Arch Linux. Pantheon is a beautiful desktop environment used by the elementary OS. It is based on GTK3 (GTK4 porting in progress) and Vala and is a nice and clean desktop that provides you with a refined experience of a Linux desktop. The desktop is primarily used by the elementary OS. Elementary OS provides a modified version of Pantheon desktop, which is based on the GNOME software base. # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ How_to_Install_Xfce_Desktop_in_Arch_Linux_ [Complete_Guide]⠀⇛ This guide explains installing the latest Xfce desktop in Arch Linux. The guide explains the steps for the latest Xfce desktop release. However, it works for any Xfce version as well. The first part of the guide explains the steps for installing the base Arch system. The second part is installing the complete Xfce desktop on Arch Linux. # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ How_to_Install_Packages_from_AUR_in_Arch Linux⠀⇛ Simple tutorial for setting up your Arch Linux system to install packages from Arch User Repository (AUR). Arch Linux has several repositories. The official and stable ones are community, core, extra and multilib. These four main repo contains thousands of applications and packages which you can install using pacman command. However, another repo called Arch User Repository (AUR) primarily enables anyone to upload and distribute their application to end users. AUR is very popular since you can literally find everything in this repo. # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ 4_Ways_to_Install_deb_Files_in_Ubuntu_ [Beginner’s_Guide]⠀⇛ This absolute beginner’s guide explains the steps required to install deb (*.deb) files in Ubuntu. This applies to all Ubuntu-based Linux distributions such as Linux Mint, elementary OS, etc. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ OpenSUSE ☛ Git,_PostgreSQL,_Btrfs_update_in_Tumbleweed⠀⇛  This week saw a new all-time high of continuous openSUSE Tumbleweed snapshots released, which surpasses the previous streak of 26. That streak continues and the snapshots have provided a few major version software updates along with several bug fixing updates. o § Fedora / Red Hat⠀➾ # ⚓ ZDNet ☛ Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_8.7_arrives_|_ZDNET⠀⇛ If you haven’t switched over to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9 family, and your company lives and dies with RHEL, then chances are you’re running RHEL 8.x. If that’s you, pay attention because the latest version, RHEL 8.7, has just arrived at a download site near you. Why make a move at all? It’s not like RHEL 8.6 is going to fall apart on you. That’s true, but the latest RHEL does come with bigger, better security features. And, unless you’ve been hiding your head in the sand for the last few years, you know security attacks are happening more than ever. # ⚓ Fedora Project ☛ CPE_Weekly_Update_–_Week_45_2022_–_Fedora Community_Blog⠀⇛ We provide you with both infographic and text versions of the weekly report. If you just want to look at what we did quickly, look at the infographic. If you are interested in more in-depth details look at the text version. # ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ IT_security:_3_areas_to_prioritize for_the_rest_of_2022⠀⇛ As 2022 winds down, it’s tempting to allocate all IT brain power and resources to 2023 planning. But it would be a mistake to assume that there are no remaining agenda items to address this year. The evolving cybersecurity landscape means new vulnerabilities and attack methods are continually emerging. While combating these threats is undoubtedly a priority for the year ahead, here are three key areas that should be dealt with before you close the door on 2022. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Unix_vs_Linux:_The_history_of_how_Unix started_and_influenced_Linux_|_Enable_Sysadmin⠀⇛ Many of the commands in 1972′s Unix 2nd edition are still used in today’s Linux. Learn how Unix started and how it’s changed over time. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Auto-scaling_of_Intel_FlexRAN_components_based_on MicroK8s_and_Ubuntu_real-time_kernel_support⠀⇛ RAN has incrementally evolved with every generation of mobile telecommunications, thus enabling faster data transfers between user devices and core networks. The amount of data has increased more than ever with an increase in the number of interlinked devices. With existing network architectures, challenges lie in handling increasing workloads with the ability to process, analyse and transfer data faster.   The 5G ecosystem requires virtual implementations of RAN. Fifth-generation mobile networks demand more flexibility to adapt, scalability to meet network conditions on run time, and automation for remote management which could only be delivered through virtualised RAN.   Intel FlexRAN addresses the challenges of traditional RAN architectures. It has the ability to abstract the underlying hardware from core network functions for optimal resource utilisation. FlexRAN is an enhancement and reference implementation of O-RAN (OpenRAN) with the flexibility of interoperation between different vendors’ equipment. Support for EPA (Enhanced Platrofrm Awareness) features empowers Intel FlexRAN to optimally run on Linux distributions. Canonical’s Ubuntu real-time kernel support and Intel’s FlexRAN both complement each other to enable telcos and mobile operators to scale resources as per needs and benefit from cost- savings.  o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Latest_Android_13_Beta_is_creating_Wallpaper_issues_– Huawei_Central⠀⇛ # ⚓ SamMobile ☛ Samsung_Galaxy_Z_Flip_4_stable_Android_13 update_released_in_the_US_–_SamMobile⠀⇛ # ⚓ SamMobile ☛ BREAKING:_Samsung_Galaxy_A73_5G_gets_stable Android_13_update_–_SamMobile⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ Here’s_every_Samsung_device_that_will_get 4_Android_OS_upgrades⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ Millions_of_Android_users_warned_to_check_for ‘vampire’_bills_immediately_|_The_Sun⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Productivity Software/LibreOffice/Calligra⠀➾ # ⚓ Document Foundation ☛ Say_hello_to_the_team_at_The_Document Foundation!_–_The_Document_Foundation_Blog⠀⇛ Joining a free and open source software project, such as LibreOffice, is a great way to build your skills, gain experience for future career options, meet new people – and have fun! But sometimes, joining a large and well-established project can be a bit daunting at the start. So here we’ll introduce you to the small team at The Document Foundation, the non-profit entity behind LibreOffice. Most team members oversee certain sub- projects in the LibreOffice community – click on their names to learn more in interviews… o § Licensing / Legal⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ GitHub’s_Copilot_faces_first_open_source copyright_lawsuit_•_The_Register⠀⇛ GitHub Copilot, Microsoft’s AI-driven, pair- programming service, is already wildly popular. Microsoft broke out GitHub’s revenue and subscription numbers in its latest quarterly report for the first time. GitHub now has an annual recurring revenue of $1 billion, up from a reported $200 to $300 million when it was acquired. It now boasts 90 million active users on the platform, up from last November’s 73 million. Much of its recent revenue and subscriber jump can be ascribed to CoPilot. Too bad the party may soon be over. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Daniel Stenberg ☛ curl’s_new_CA_store_cache_| daniel.haxx.se⠀⇛ When setting up a TLS or QUIC connection, a client like curl needs a CA store in order to verify the certificate(s) the server provides in the TLS handshake. # ⚓ Wrapping_things_up_|_GSoC22@Pitivi_|_My_Blog⠀⇛ GSoC 2022 is nearing its end and now it’s time to wrap things up. My task was to Improve the Timeline component of Pitivi and this is my status report. # ⚓ Medevel ☛ 24_Open-source_Free_Git_Clients_for_Windows, Linux,_and_macOS⠀⇛ Git is a distributed version control system that developers use to manage their source code. It allows developers to track changes, collaborate and work together on the same project. # ⚓ Qt ☛ Start_Learning_Qt_Today!⠀⇛ I’m happy to share with you that our new learning center has been published at qt.io/learn. From there, you can find our new course catalog and other materials related to learning Qt. # ⚓ Medevel ☛ How_to_use_Meteor’s_DDP_with_Next.js⠀⇛ # § Perl / Raku⠀➾ # ⚓ DEV Community ☛ A_gaze_of_iterators!_–_DEV Community⠀⇛ This blog post provides an introduction to iterators in the Raku Programming Language. It requires some basic understanding of Raku code. One could consider the Don’t fear the grepper! series as a prerequisite for this series of blog posts. [...] This concludes the first part of the introduction to iterators, and possibly to the Raku Programming Language. It introduced the iterator and ^methods methods, as well as the pull-one method and the special IterationEnd sentinel value for iterators. And it casually introduced the : = binding operator and the =:= identity operator. Questions and comments are always welcome. You can also drop into the #raku-beginner channel on Libera.chat, or on Discord if you’d like to have more immediate feedback. # § Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Arduino_Lab_for_MicroPython_–_An experimental_cross-platform_MicroPython_IDE_for_Arduino boards_–_CNX_Software⠀⇛ Arduino boards have traditionally been programmed with C-like language in the Arduino IDE, but with the Arduino Lab for MicroPython, Arduino added MicroPython to several official Arduino boards. # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ 6_Best_Python_IDE(s)_and_Code_Editor(s) [Ed: This list starts with proprietary software that lets Microsoft spy on the user, which kind of invalidates it]⠀⇛ We list the six best Python code editor(s) for Ubuntu and other Linux distros and Windows in 2022. Python is everywhere today, and it is arguably the C programming language of the modern era. You can find Python everywhere, from websites, apps, data science projects, and AI to IoT devices. So being a popular programming language of this decade, it is essential to know the development environment of Python, where developers create applications, especially if you are starting afresh. Many Python development environments are available with features and utilities catering to your need. Some of them are useful for beginners learning Python by setting up the environment and other users for heavy Python development and complex setups. In this post, I will touch upon the best of them that would help you pick one for your need and use case. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Dot-Painting_Graffiti_Machine_Is_Wonderfully_Simple⠀⇛ Traditionally, when many of us think of graffiti, we think of artists spraying away with simple paint cans. However, there’s often a lot of tech and art that goes into the field these days. [Vitaly Tesh] built himself a impressive dot-painting spray rig that’s really rather nifty. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Upgrading_A_Line_Trimmer_With_3D_Printed_Parts⠀⇛ Many have complained about the hassle of rewinding their weed whackers with fresh trimmer line. Manufacturers responded by making models with solid plastic blades instead. Some of these suck, though, like this Ozito model belonging to [Random Sequence]. 3D printing was the way forward, adapting the blade trimmer to use traditional line. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Trigger_Your_Home_Automation_Routines_With_Home Buttons⠀⇛ Home automation systems are all well and good, so long as the person who built it all is around to drive it. Let’s face it, they’re quite often a complex web of interconnected systems, all tied to the specifics of one’s home — and someone less familiar with it all could get a little irritated if, on a chilly day, the interface to the boiler is via a Python script, and something won’t work. Just saying. Home Buttons by [Matej Planinšek] over on Hackaday.IO is a nicely polished project, which aims to take some of the hackiness out of such automation by providing a sleek front end to those automation routines, enabling anyone to rock on over and set one in action without hassle. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ The_Importance_Of_Physical_Models:_How_Not_To Shoot_Yourself_In_The_Foot_Or_Anywhere_Else⠀⇛ We take shortcuts all the time with our physical models. We rarely consider that wire has any resistance, for example, or that batteries have a source impedance. That’s fine up until the point that it isn’t. Take the case of the Navy’s Grumman F11F Tiger aircraft. The supersonic aircraft was impressive, although it suffered from some fatal flaws. But it also has the distinction of being the first plane ever to shoot itself down. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Insight Hungary ☛ Hungary_proposes_judicial_reforms_to unlock_EU_funds⠀⇛ Budapest has proposed extensive judicial reforms in a bid to unlock billions of euros from the EU’s post-pandemic recovery fund, according to Politico. The EU funds are being withheld from Hungary over rule-of-law and corruption concerns in the country. Civil society groups in Hungary warned that nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is duping the EU with his reform promises.  “In a system where corruption is so deeply linked to its functioning,” Sándor Léderer, director of K- Monitor, an anti-corruption group told the news outlet. “it’s very hard to imagine that at this political level anyone would take the fight against corruption seriously.”  I had a telephone conversation with @PM_ViktorOrban. Good that Finland can count on Hungary in our NATO ratification. I look forward to further strengthening our Fenno-Ugric connection also as allies. Hungarian-Finnish relations have an ancient history. Our cooperation has always been excellent, and will always be excellent! Thank you for the conversation, President @niinisto! https://t.co/ t3qhwlyHrM # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ California_Sues_Manufacturers_of_‘Forever Chemicals’_for_Deception_and_Harm⠀⇛ The state of California on Thursday sued 18 manufacturers of “forever chemicals” for harming people and the planet, and engaging in widespread deception. “We won’t let them off the hook for the pernicious damage done to our state.” o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ Hacker News ☛ Russian-Canadian_National_Charged_Over Involvement_in_LockBit_Ransomware_Attacks [Ed: Way to shift the blame away from Microsoft]⠀⇛ The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced charges against a dual Russian and Canadian national for his alleged participation in LockBit ransomware attacks across the world. The 33-year-old Ontario resident, Mikhail Vasiliev, has been taken into custody and is awaiting extradition to the U.S., where is likely to be sentenced for a maximum of five years in prison. o § Privatisation/Privateering⠀➾ # ⚓ EFF ☛ EFF_Files_Amicus_Brief_Challenging_Orange_County, CA’s_Controversial_DNA_Collection_Program⠀⇛ Since 2007, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) has been running an expansive program that coerces thousands of Orange County residents annually to provide a DNA sample in exchange for dropping charges for low-level misdemeanor offenses. Through the program, the OCDA has amassed a database of over 182,000 DNA profiles, larger than the DNA databases of 25 states. OCDA claims a right to indefinitely retain the DNA samples it collects and to share them with third parties who may use them in new and unknown ways in the future. Unlike state and federal arrestee DNA databases, OCDA does not allow anyone to have their DNA expunged from its database. In 2021, two criminology professors from University of California, Irvine, William Thompson and Simon Cole, challenged OCDA’s program using a legal process called “taxpayer standing.” Under this process, anyone who pays taxes in the state can file a lawsuit to challenge government programs that constitute an illegal expenditure of public funds. This includes programs that violate the state or federal constitution, as alleged in this case. The plaintiffs sued Orange County and the district attorney, alleging that OCDA’s program violates the California Constitution’s right to privacy. At the trial court, the defendants filed a demurrer (a motion to dismiss the case), arguing misdemeanor arrestees waived their privacy rights by consenting to the collection of their DNA in exchange for having their charges dropped. The trial court granted the motion, and the plaintiffs appealed. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Hacker News ☛ Multiple_High-Severity_Flaw_Affect_Widely Used_OpenLiteSpeed_Web_Server_Software⠀⇛ Multiple high-severity flaws have been uncovered in the open source OpenLiteSpeed Web Server as well as its enterprise variant that could be weaponized to achieve remote code execution. “By chaining and exploiting the vulnerabilities, adversaries could compromise the web server and gain fully privileged remote code execution,” Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 said in a Thursday report. # ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ NSA_Over-surveillance⠀⇛ Here in 2022, we have a newly declassified 2016 Inspector General report—”Misuse of Sigint Systems”—about a 2013 NSA program that resulted in the unauthorized (that is, illegal) targeting of Americans. # ⚓ Bloomberg ☛ NSA_Watchdog_Concluded_One_Analyst’s Surveillance_Project_Went_Too_Far⠀⇛ Newly unearthed inspector general’s report is coda to Snowden-era controversy over NSA surveillance methods. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Yet_Another_Study_Shows_Apple’s_Hyped Privacy_Standards_Are_Often_Empty_Theater⠀⇛ For the last few years Apple has worked overtime trying to market itself as a more privacy-focused company. 40-foot billboards of the iPhone with the slogan “Privacy. That’s iPhone” have been a key part of company marketing for years. The only problem: researchers keep highlighting how a lot of Apple’s well-hyped privacy changes are performative in nature. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Necessary_and_Urgent’:_Human_Rights_Watch Renews_Push_for_Killer_Robot_Treaty⠀⇛ Noting that countries have been discussing a treaty banning autonomous weapons systems for nearly a decade “with no tangible results,” Human Rights Watch on Thursday renewed calls—and outlined alternative strategies—for a global agreement prohibiting the development of so-called “killer robots.” “A new international treaty that addresses autonomous weapons systems needs a more appropriate forum for negotiations.” # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Local_media:_Russian_troops_blew_up_infrastructure facilities_before_leaving_Kherson_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Most (“Bridge”), a local news outlet based in Kherson, reports that, before retreating from the city, the Russian troops blew up a number of infrastructure facilities around Kherson. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_Defense_Ministry:_Troops_are_‘maneuvering to_prepared_positions’_—_away_from_right-bank_Kherson_— Meduza⠀⇛ In its November 10 briefing, the Russian Defense Ministry reported the retreat of the Russian army from the right-bank part of the Kherson region west of the Dnipro River. The ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov put it in the following words: # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Families_in_Vladimir_and_Vologda_regions_demand return_of_conscripts_from_Svatove_combat_zone_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Residents of Vologda and Vladimir regions have appealed to the Russian authorities to return their conscripted loved ones from the combat zone near Svatove, a “hot point” in the Luhansk region of Ukraine. They insist that their relatives were sent to the front without adequate training. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ The_Chris_Hedges_Report:_Andrew_Bacevich_on His_Book_‘After_the_Apocalypse’_and_the_Folly_of_Endless War⠀⇛ By Chris Hedges Listen to the podcast here. In the months of July and September 1940 the French historian and future resistance fighter Marc Bloch, who fought in World War I and World War II, wrote a short book called L’Étrange Défaite or Strange Defeat. It was a searing condemnation of the French high command and political […] o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ 26_Climate_Conferences_Have_Failed_to_Halt Emissions._Do_We_Need_a_New_Strategy?⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘A_Twisted_Joke’:_636_Fossil_Fuel_Lobbyists Swarm_COP27_Climate_Talks⠀⇛ The COP27 talks in Egypt have been billed as an opportunity for countries to “showcase unity” against the existential threat of climate change, but an analysis released Thursday shows there are more fossil fuel lobbyists attending the conference than representatives of the 10 nations most affected by the crisis, heightening concerns that industry influence will water down any agreements reached at the event. A data analysis of the United Nations’ provisional attendance list for the closely watched conference shows that 636 fossil fuel lobbyists have been registered at the talks, up 25% from last year’s COP26 conference in Glasgow. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Biden_Must_Act_to_End_Egypt’s Brutal_Imprisonment_of_Alaa_Abd_El-Fattah⠀⇛ United Nations delegates have gathered for two weeks in the exclusive Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, seeking consensus on tackling catastrophic climate change. Unfortunately, this crucial summit, known as COP27 for the 27th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Climate Change Convention, is being hosted by Egypt, one of the world’s most repressive governments. Its autocratic ruler, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, was a general when the Egyptian army refused to suppress the January, 2011 Arab Spring mass uprising centered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. After the Egyptian people overthrew the long-standing, U.S.- backed dictator Hosni Mubarak, they held elections and formed a popular government. That didn’t last long. A 2013 military coup followed by a sham election put al-Sisi in power. He enjoys full support from the U.S. government despite being more repressive than Mubarak. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Climate_Clock_Erected_at_COP27_Says_Richest Nations_Owe_$31.8_Trillion…_and_Counting⠀⇛ As world leaders gather this week in the Egyptian city Sharm El-Sheikh for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, the Climate Clock team is using various displays as reminders of a looming deadline and just how much high-polluting nations owe the Global South. “Helping the most vulnerable nations transition to a sustainable economy is not just the right thing to do, it’s the smart thing to do.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Automakers_Poised_to_Sell_400_Million_More Gas-Powered_Cars_Than_Planet_Can_Handle:_Report⠀⇛ The world’s automakers are on track to sell roughly 400 million more gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles than would align with the Paris climate agreement’s objective of limiting global heating to 1.5°C above preindustrial levels, according to a report published Thursday by Greenpeace Germany. “If traditional automakers fail to electrify, they will lose out to newer, all-electric competitors.” # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Team_Navalny:_General_Surovikin_‘liberated’ profitable_phosphate_mines_in_Syria_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Team Navalny has published a new investigation, about General Sergey Surovikin and his Syrian campaign, which involved securing Russia’s access to two profitable phosphate mining sites, al- Sharqiya and Khneifis. The investigators trace Surovikin’s “tips” for his military assistance in phosphate extraction to a business co-founded by his wife, Anna Surovikina. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Herman_Daly:_An_Economist_Who_Future Economists—and_Societies—Will_Dare_Not_Ignore⠀⇛ Without greater equality, Herman Daly helped us understand, our environment has no real shot at renewal. # § Energy⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ In_‘Huge_Victory’_for_Planet, Norway’s_Equinor_Abandons_Arctic_Oil_Field_Plans⠀⇛ Climate campaigners in Norway applauded Thursday as state-owned energy giant Equinor announced it would postpone plans to develop an oil field in the Arctic Ocean, as analysts suggested the proposal will likely be put aside indefinitely. Equinor said the proposed Wisting oil field, which would have been its fourth hydrocarbon project in the Arctic, has grown too expensive due to global inflation and supply chain issues—but campaigners credited sustained pressure as a factor that pushed the company to abandon the project. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Oil_and_Gas_Industry’s_Expansion Plans_Decried_as_Attack_on_‘Livable_Planet’⠀⇛ Despite repeated warnings that new fossil fuel projects are incompatible with averting climate disaster, oil and gas corporations “are on a massive expansion course” to increase dirty energy production in the coming years, according to an analysis released Thursday at the United Nations COP27 meeting in Egypt. “Keeping these oil and gas resources in the ground is the bare minimum of what is needed to keep 1.5°C attainable.” # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ 636_Fossil_Fuel_Lobbyists_Swarm_Climate Talks,_Up_25%_From_Last_Year’s_COP26⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ At_Least_16_US_Climate_Activists Arrested_at_Global_Protests_Against_Private_Jets⠀⇛ At least 16 activists were arrested for shutting down the entrances to airports serving private jets across the United States on Thursday as part of worldwide climate protests led by groups including Extinction Rebellion, Scientist Rebellion, New York Communities for Change, and the New York City chapter of the youth-led Sunrise Movement. “Taking a private jet while the planet is on fire is utter insanity.” o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Biden_FTC_Applauded_for_Moving_to_Crack Down_on_‘Predatory_Pricing,’_Other_Corporate_Abuses⠀⇛ Progressives cheered Thursday after the Federal Trade Commission voted 3-1 to issue a new policy statement restoring the agency’s commitment to “rigorously enforcing the federal ban on unfair methods of competition.” While Section 5 of the FTC Act—passed in the early 20th century by congressional lawmakers unsatisfied with the Sherman Act, the original antitrust statute—prohibits “unfair methods of competition” and instructs the commission to identify and rein in such practices, the agency has refused for decades to exercise its full legal authority to do so. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_What_Are_Democrats_Afraid_of? It’s_Time_to_Put_Some_of_Their_Younger,_Progressive_Members in_Charge⠀⇛ The ink is not yet dry regarding the 2022 midterm elections, but my great fear is that the Democrats will learn nothing. They will believe that the tepid results against the party of lies, hate, and fascism is due to their wonderful performance under Joe Biden. And that the policies that brought out the youth vote, the numerical difference between the red wave and the actual vote, are those of the Democratic establishment. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Ballot_Initiatives_Targeting Inequality_Won_Big_on_Election_Day⠀⇛ Americans are sick and tired of seeing CEO pay and billionaire wealth in the stratosphere while working families are struggling with soaring costs. This election day, voters in several states used direct democracy to do something about it. They voted to hike taxes on the wealthy, raise wages and build union power, help ordinary people afford basic necessities, and tackle the problem of big money in politics.  # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Elvira_Nabiullina,_head_of_Russia’s_Central_Bank, on_economic_recession:_‘I_don’t_like_looking_for_the_rock bottom.’_—_Meduza⠀⇛ During a discussion of the current state of the Russian economy at the Finopolis forum, Elvira Nabiullina, the head of Russia’s Central Bank, said that she prefers not to “look for the rock bottom” in any question, including questions of economy. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ How_Europe_is_Destroying_Its_Own_‘Garden’⠀⇛ Europe cannot fix its problems by blaming others, and the European ‘garden’, if it ever existed, is actually being ravaged by Europe’s own ruling elites – rich, detached and utterly dishonest. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Colorado_Votes_to_Provide_Universal_Free_School Meals_by_Taxing_the_Wealthy⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Let’s_Stop_Using_Metaphors_That Legitimatize_Extraction,_Colonialism,_and_Violence⠀⇛ The language we use every day—both inside and outside the classroom—is metaphor-rich. We use images drawn from our lives to illustrate other aspects of life.  # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Fed_Urged_to_‘Pump_the_Brakes’_on_Rate Hikes_as_New_Data_Shows_Inflation_Slowing⠀⇛ Price data released Thursday by the U.S. Labor Department shows that inflation eased slightly in October, bolstering calls for the Federal Reserve to stop hiking interest rates before it pushes the economy into recession and throws millions out of work. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% in October and 7.7% year over year—down from 8.2% year over year in September and the smallest increase since January. Core inflation, which refers to the CPI stripped of highly volatile food and energy prices, rose 0.3% in October, a slower rate than the 0.6% jump the previous month. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Bolsanaro⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Dampening_Coup_Fears,_Brazilian_Military Report_Finds_No_Sign_of_Election_Fraud⠀⇛ As the Brazilian Ministry of Defense released a report Wednesday saying it had not found evidence of fraud in last month’s election, President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called for investigations into those who are funding ongoing protests by a small group of election-denying supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro. While Bolsonaro has not outwardly accused election officials or Lula’s progressive Workers’ Party of fraud, he also has not yet conceded the election to his opponent and some of his backers have taken to the streets to call for a military intervention to keep the right-wing president in office. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Why_Global_News_Is_Essential_for Individual_and_Social_Well_Being⠀⇛ The US midterms just took place, and the whole world knows about it. But how many people in the US are aware of other country’s major elections, let alone midterms or state elections for example? There was a coup and a new president in Burkina Faso recently, with significant implications for violence, hundreds of thousands facing starvation, and millions of displaced people, but few know this happened, let alone the details. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_GOP’s_Bid_to_Claim_a_Rigged_House Majority⠀⇛ After the long-anticipated 2022 midterms, Republicans appear likely to emerge with the narrowest of majorities in the US House. If the GOP’s current advantage holds, they’ll have partisan gerrymandering to thank. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Republicans_Are_Big_Losers,_but_They_May_Still Be_a_Threat⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ “It_Could_Have_Been_Worse”_Is_the_Wrong Response_to_the_Midterms⠀⇛ As I write this, control of the United States Senate and House of Representatives are still up for grabs, but it appears that Republicans will gain a slight advantage in the House. The fact that it’s even close is amazing given the cascade of polls predicting a “red wave” and the historical trend that the party of a first-term president gets absolutely whupped in the midterm elections.. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Democrats_May_Lose_U.S._House_Because_New York_Dem._Leaders_Were_Too_Focused_on_Defeating_the_Left⠀⇛ The balance of power in Congress is still up in the air two days after Tuesday’s midterm elections, and control of the Senate now rests on three states: Nevada, Arizona and Georgia. Meanwhile, Republicans have not yet won enough House seats to regain the majority, though there are still over 30 House races not yet decided. Many analysts say if Democrats lose control of the House, it may largely be because of New York state, where Republicans have flipped four congressional seats. Sochie Nnaemeka, director of the New York Working Families Party, says the “low-participation, low-energy election” was the result of the Democrats’ “failed strategies at the state level.” And Zohran Mamdani, New York state assemblymember for District 36, explains how GOP-favored redistricting, which he pins on Democratic leadership, “may be part of the reason why we do not hold the House.” Both Nnaemeka and Mamdani are part of a growing coalition calling for the resignation of Jay Jacobs, chair of the state’s Democratic Committee, who they say laid the ground for major Democratic losses to the GOP in Tuesday’s midterm elections. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Progressive_Prosecutors_Win_Key_Races Despite_GOP_Attacks_on_Criminal_Justice_Reform⠀⇛ We look at the wave of progressive prosecutors elected in Tuesday’s midterms and what the results mean for the movement to reform the criminal justice system. Voters have an “understanding that we can’t incarcerate our way to safety,” says law professor Lara Bazelon, who explains how progressive prosecutors won several key races in blue, purple and red states despite Republican candidates across the country campaigning with a focus on crime and public safety. “The progressive narrative, far from being dead, is very much alive.” # ⚓ FAIR ☛ Media_Muddled_Midterms_by_Simplifying_Crime’s Complexities⠀⇛ Fearmongering about crime in Democratic states and cities was certainly central to the Republican Party’s midterm elections strategy (Vox, 11/3/22), although at this point it is hard to say how effective it was. # ⚓ FAIR ☛ Prioritizing_Fortunetelling_Over_Reporting_Poses_a Danger_to_Democracy⠀⇛ Most people who follow corporate news were probably surprised by the midterm election outcomes, which saw Democrats hold far more seats than predicted. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Ocasio-Cortez_Says_NY_Democrats’_Anti-“Defund” Campaign_Was_a_Major_Mistake⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Raphael_Warnock_Likely_Has_Advantage_Over Herschel_Walker_in_Georgia_Runoff⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ In_Every_State_With_Abortion_on_the_Ballot, Voters_Defended_Reproductive_Rights⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_On_Greater_Horizons_After_the Latest_US_Election⠀⇛ After the election comes . . . the coverage, which always, at least in the mainstream media, seems to reduce everything to winning and losing, to strategy and tactics, rather than to the deep issues shaping the future. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Trump—’Disgraced_Ex-President_Who_Lost_in Nevada_Twice’—Denounced_Over_New_Election_Lies⠀⇛ As vote-counting continued in Nevada on Thursday, former President Donald Trump—known for his election lies of 2020—came under fire for baselessly attacking the integrity of the voting system in Clark County. “We absolutely condemn Donald Trump’s inflammatory and untrue statement labeling Nevada’s election count as ‘corrupt.’” # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Trump_Is_Blaming_Everyone_But_Himself_for Midterm_Losses_—_Including_His_Wife⠀⇛ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Twitter_Blue’s_New_Verification_/_Not Verification_Scheme_Widely_Abused_On_Day_One⠀⇛ Look, when it was revealed that Elon Musk’s first big plan was to make blue checks available for purchase for $8 a month, some of us quickly pointed out that the blue checks weren’t supposed to be about status, but about verification that someone is who they say they are. And, that’s kind of important. It came about because celebrities felt uncomfortable using the site while there were tons of impersonators, and advertisers were less interested in advertising next to questionable content. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Does_Twitter_Have_Any_Employees_Left_Who Remember_That_The_Company_Is_Under_A_Strict_Consent_Decree With_The_FTC?⠀⇛ Yesterday I tweeted out a question about whether or not there was anyone left at Twitter who remembered that the company was under a pretty strict FTC consent decree: # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Murdoch’s_Media_Empire_Begs_GOP_to_Dump_Trump After_Absence_of_Midterm_Red_Wave⠀⇛ o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ HarperCollins_Employees_Begin_Indefinite Strike_to_Demand_Fair_Pay⠀⇛ Unionized employees at HarperCollins Publishers in New York began a work stoppage Thursday, walking out after seven months of working without a contract and nearly a year of negotiations for fair pay and benefits. Workers from the prestigious publishing company’s editorial, publicity, design, legal, and other departments are represented by Local 2110 of the UAW. The strike that began Thursday is set to go on for “as long as it takes” until executives meet the employees’ demands, associate editor Stephanie Guerdan told The Guardian on Thursday. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ The_Story_of_Baby_O:_Rebecca_Nagle_on_the Supreme_Court_Case_That_Could_Gut_Native_Sovereignty⠀⇛ The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Haaland v. Brackeen, a case challenging the Indian Child Welfare Act and ultimately threatening the legal foundations of federal Indian law. ICWA was created in 1978 to address the systemic crisis of family separation in Native communities waged by the U.S. and requires the government to ensure foster children are adopted by members of their Indigenous tribes, as well as blood relatives, before being adopted by non-Indigenous parents. Now right-wing groups are supporting white foster parents to challenge the law as discriminatory. “Not only are our children on the line, but the legal foundation, the legal structure that defends the rights of Indigenous nations in the United States is literally at stake,” says journalist Rebecca Nagle, who has been reporting on the case for years and says it’s likely the Supreme Court will strike ICWA down. Nagle also comments on the oral arguments, saying the Supreme Court’s majority has “many racist stereotypes in their minds about Native people.” # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Voters_in_Four_States_Approve_Bans_on_Forced Prison_Labor⠀⇛ “There should be no exceptions to a ban on slavery,” said Democratic U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley following passage of Measure 112 in Oregon. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Four_States_Voted_to_End_Slavery_—_But_Not Louisiana._Here’s_Why.⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Dems_May_Lose_House_Because_Party’s_NY_Leaders Focused_on_Defeating_the_Left⠀⇛ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Houston_PD_Drops_Cases_Tainted_By_Corrupt Narcotics_Officers,_But_Decides_It_Can_Still_Keep_Seized Cash⠀⇛ In 2019, Houston police officers — relying on information generated by narcotic squad office Gerald Goines (who is now facing multiple criminal charges) — raided the home of Rhogena Nicholas and Dennis Tuttle. Both occupants of the home were killed during the raid — one predicated on lies from Officer Goines. The fallout resulted in the suspension of the drug unit Goines worked for, as well as the indictment of 11 more officers from the PD’s narcotics unit. # ⚓ Shadowproof ☛ Protest_Song_Of_The_Week:_‘Waltzing_Will Trilogy’_By_Lavender_Country⠀⇛ Originally published at Ongoing History of Protest MusicOn October 31, 2022, trailblazing singer- songwriter and activist Patrick Haggerty died at the age of 78. A few weeks earlier he suffered a stroke. He fronted Lavender Country which is widely believed to be the first openly gay country band. In 1973, they released their self-titled debut often cited as the first gay-themed country album. Initially, there were only 1000 copies printed. The album later garnered interest from historians, music journalists, and record collectors. In 2014, the album was reissued by the Paradise of Bachelors label. Haggerty also embarked on a nationwide tour, which introduced a new generation to his music. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ The_Internet_Is_Not_Facebook:_Why Infrastructure_Providers_Should_Stay_Out_of_Content Policing⠀⇛ Service providers booting sites off the internet continues to raise important debates surrounding online freedom. o § MoviePass/DRM⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ MoviePass_Execs_Charged_With_Securities_Fraud⠀⇛ You’ll be shocked to learn that the same MoviePass executives that routinely misled investors (and once even covertly changed user passwords to try and keep them from using a service they paid for) are now in even more trouble for their dodgy business practices. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Outrage_as_Investigation_Shows_How Big_Pharma_‘Snuffed_Out’_Vaccine_Patent_Waiver⠀⇛ While Big Pharma made no secret of its opposition to waiving patents for coronavirus vaccines, a new investigation published Thursday details the extent of the powerful industry’s behind-the-scenes lobbying push as it sought to crush an effort to ramp up global production and distribution of the lifesaving shots. Joint reporting by Politico and The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) revealed that pharmaceutical giants threatened several countries, including Belgium and Indonesia, with investment cuts if they decided to support a popular proposal to temporarily lift patent protections that have hindered vaccine production and distribution throughout the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_An_Open_Letter_to_Bill Gates_on_Food,_Farming,_and_Africa⠀⇛ # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Apple_Vanquishes_Evil_YouTube_Account_Full Of_Old_Apple_WWDC_Videos⠀⇛ It’s always fun when copyright gets in the way of preservation efforts, especially when it comes at the hands of a mega-corporation like Apple. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3912 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 11.11.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_11/11/2022:_Twitter_Bankruptcy_Possible⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 4:11 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Audiocasts/Shows o Graphics_Stack o Instructionals/Technical o Games o Desktop_Environments/WMs # K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o Fedora_Family_/_IBM o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Web_Browsers/Web_Servers o Education o Openness/Sharing/Collaboration # Open_Data o Programming/Development o Standards/Consortia * Leftovers o Science o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Security # Integrity/Availability/Authenticity # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Monopolies # Patents # Copyrights * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Technical # Internet/Gemini * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux in the Ham Shack ☛ LHS_Episode_#488:_M17_Deep_Dive_2 |_Linux_in_the_Ham_Shack⠀⇛ Hello and welcome to the 488th edition of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts interview Ed, N2XDD, and Steve, KC1AWV, of the M17 project. We last had them on the show in March of 2021. Today, we discuss the M17 project, what’s new, what’s old and what’s happening. Thank you for tuning in and we hope you have a great week. # ⚓ Video ☛ Vim_Key_Maps_How_To_Create_Custom_Key_Maps_In_Vim_– Invidious⠀⇛ Customizing your key maps in Vim is one of the most powerful features of using Vim. By using key mappings, its possible to do things other text editors just can’t do. In this video I go over the basics of key mappings to introduce you to how they work and show you a couple of cool bindings to do things from text to speech using espeak to generating pdf documents from markdown with pandoc. # ⚓ Video ☛ 2022_Search_Engines_|_What_are_our_Options?_– Invidious⠀⇛ Today we will talk about what search engines we are using to see if we need to make any changes. We have seen earlier this year that DuckDuckGo will start curating results, Google and Bing already do that. StartPage has connections to a data minding company, so what options do we have? # ⚓ Video ☛ Arch_Linux_Finally_Ships_OpenSSL_3:_Chaos_Ensues_– Invidious⠀⇛ Finally Arch Linux started shipping OpenSSL 3.0 but by doing so it lead to tons of AUR packages especially but even packages in 3rd party repos suddenly breaking and requiring a rebuild but that’s what you get relying on a 3rd party repo like that. # ⚓ Video ☛ How_to_install_Intellij_Idea_Community_on_Linux Mint_21_–_Invidious⠀⇛ In this video, we are looking at how to install Intellij Idea Community on Linux Mint 21. # ⚓ Jupiter Broadcasting ☛ Linux_Action_News_266 [Ed: .NET is not “goodies”; then again, this_site_is_controlled_by Microsofters]⠀⇛ Microsoft’s new goodies for Linux users, the Ubuntu Summit wraps up, and our takeaways from the recent fireside chat with Linus Torvalds. o § Graphics Stack⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ NVIDIA_525.53_Beta_is_out_now_for_Linux⠀⇛ NVIDIA GPU owners on Linux, it’s your time to test something new. NVIDIA have released a Beta driver with version 525.53. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Manuel Matuzovic ☛ Day_35:_forgiving_selectors⠀⇛ There’s a difference between listing selectors in : where(), :is(), and :has() and listing them in a regular selector list. # ⚓ Manuel Matuzovic ☛ Day_34:_:is()_or_:where()⠀⇛ Sometimes we need selectors with higher specificity to improve readability and comprehensibility, or to limit the elements styles will be applied to. # ⚓ Matt Rickard ☛ What_are_Containers?⠀⇛ Partitioning resources with Linux namespaces – partitions resources so that a set of processes only sees a certain set of resources. Namespaces take global resources like – process ids (pids), mount points (mnt), network stack (net), and abstract them so that each process has its own view of them. There are currently 8 different namespaces (mnt, pid, net, ipc, UTS, user, cgroup, and time). # ⚓ Carlos Becker ☛ Issuing_and_using_SSH_Certificates⠀⇛ SSH certificates allow system administrators to SSH into machines without having to manage authorized keys in the servers. In summary, you create a key pair to be used as a Certificate Authority (CA), and add the public key of that key pair to the server: [...] # ⚓ uni Toronto ☛ Linux_swap_files_don’t_seem_to_update_their modification_time_when_you_swap⠀⇛ Not updating the swap file’s modification time is a sensible decision that reduces both IO and complexity. Updating file inode times is a known source of unnecessary IO (updating the access time is frequently disabled or significantly limited), and it would add extra work to the ‘swap pages out’ path to mark the relevant inode for update as well (it might also require taking internal kernel locks to modify the inode’s in-memory data). This is clearly a special kernel path, since even using mmap() updates the file modification time (although I believe not necessarily to a completely predictable time). # ⚓ Terence Eden ☛ Better_sharing_of_WordPress_posts_to Mastodon⠀⇛ WordPress’s Jetpack plugin allows you to easily syndicate your blog to Twitter, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Email, and a few other services. But there’s no native way to publish directly to your Mastodon feed. This is a guide to how I got my blog to publish every new post to Mastodon with a nicely formatted preview. This uses Jan’s “Share on Mastodon” plugin which you’ll need to install and configure. Once you’ve followed these instructions, you’ll get a share which has a headline, excerpt, link, hashtags, and images. Ready? Let’s go! # ⚓ Josh Justice ☛ Self-Publishing_on_Leanpub⠀⇛ I wanted to share some brief notes on my experience self-publishing on Leanpub. This isn’t an authoritative assessment of publishing options, but that’s actually kind of the point: I love Leanpub because it made it easy for me to self-publish without having to become an expert. # ⚓ Jan Piet Mens ☛ Red_means_Kaputt:_when_DNSSEC_turns_into_a treasure_hunt⠀⇛ It occurred to me to use Perl Net::DNS to see if I could obtain more details. I asked for a bit of help, and Oli Schacher came to the rescue. First I verify that the current zone is OK so I use the current NS RRset and its RRSIG: [...] # ⚓ H2S Media ☛ Install_Google_Chrome_for_Fedora_37/36/35_Linux –_Linux_Shout⠀⇛ Fedora is a Linux distribution and upstream project for highly stable Redhat Enterprise Linux. It is meant to offer particularly up-to-date programs and multiple desktop environments. In this tutorial, we learn the command to install Google chrome on any currently available version of Fedora. Well, this Linux only comes with free software. However, we can add third-party repo or enable Fedora’s supplement repository to install propriety applications such as Google Chrome. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_WoeUSB_on_Linux_Mint_21_–_idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install WoeUSB on Linux Mint 21. For those of you who didn’t know, WoeUSB is a simple Linux program that enables you to create a bootable Windows USB drive from a Windows ISO file. To use WoeUSB, you’ll need a Windows ISO file and a USB drive with at least 4GB of storage. If you need to install Windows from a bootable USB stick, WoeUSB is the ideal tool for the job. This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you the step-by-step installation of WoeUSB on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa). # ⚓ TecMint ☛ How_to_Configure_FirewallD_in_RHEL,_Rocky_– AlmaLinux [Ed: Updated page]⠀⇛ Net-filter as we all know it’s a firewall in Linux. Firewalld is a dynamic daemon to manage firewalls with support for network zones. In the earlier version, RHEL & CentOS we have been using iptables as a daemon for packet filtering framework. In newer versions of RHEL-based distributions such as Fedora, Rocky Linux, CentOS Stream, AlmaLinux, and openSUSE – the iptables interface is being replaced by firewalld. # ⚓ FAQForge ☛ What_is_my_IP_–_on_Ubuntu_Linux⠀⇛ In this guide, I will show you how to find your IP address (private IP address and public IP address) on Ubuntu Linux. I will cover also the steps for an IP location lookup to get IP location. The same steps will work on other Linux distributions like CentOS, Debian, Fedora, Linux Mint, and Rocky Linux. # ⚓ Implementing_pf-scrub_no-df_bit_in_a_Netfilter_Linux_Kernel Module_hook_–_IPV4_Packet_Header_Rewrite [Ed: Outsourced to Microsoft and to proprietary software, but then again he boasts about Macs, so software freedom is a missing angle]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Pi My Life Up ☛ How_to_Logout_a_User_on_Linux_–_Pi_My_Life Up⠀⇛ Knowing how to logout a user in Linux is vital to maintaining a healthy operating system. You might need an ex-employee you want removed from the system, or you have identified a rogue user logged in. Luckily the process of logging out the user is very straightforward. We will also go into detail about logging out your user from the system if you are using SSH. This process is easy and will help close an SSH connection to your server correctly. # ⚓ Pi My Life Up ☛ Syncing_Time_from_the_Network_on_the Raspberry_Pi_–_Pi_My_Life_Up⠀⇛ To maintain your Raspberry Pi’s time, the operating system calls external servers to get the current time for your time zone. This time synchronization is beneficial for your Raspberry Pi since it doesn’t have its own real- time clock to maintain the time. While you can add an RTC to the Pi, it requires you to purchase an additional component. # ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ How_to_install_Kega_Fusion_on_a Chromebook⠀⇛ Today we are looking at how to install Kega Fusion on a Chromebook. If you have any questions, please contact us via a YouTube comment and we would be happy to assist you! # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_install_PostgreSQL_on_Rocky_Linux_9_/ Alma_Linux_9⠀⇛ In this post, you will learn how to install PostgreSQL on Rocky Linux 9 / Alma Linux 9 As we all know, PostgreSQL is one of the most important relational database managers we can find. It is the basis of many large projects that require the advanced features of PostgreSQL. Another aspect is that Rocky Linux 9 / Alma Linux 9 are recent versions of very server-focused operating systems, so it can be quickly interesting to learn about PostgreSQL in these environments. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Chkrootkit_on_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS_– idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Chkrootkit on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, The Chkrootkit security scanner is a popular security tool that allows administrators to check the local system for evidence of a rootkit infection. It consists of a shell script that checks various security issues and system binaries for rootkit modification. You can use Chkrootkit in the command line or GUI. It is similar to rkhunter which is another rootkit detection and removal tool. This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you the step-by-step installation of the Chkrootkit security scanner on Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish). You can follow the same instructions for Ubuntu 22.04 and any other Debian-based distribution like Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Pop!_OS, and more as well. # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ How_to_Install_FFmpeg_in_Ubuntu_and_Other Linux⠀⇛ This tutorial outlines the steps required to install FFmpeg in Ubuntu and Other Linux systems. The ffmpeg is a collection library and software program to manipulate multimedia files. The entire ffmpeg is a robust set of libraries that allows you to convert, stream, and manipulate audio and video files. Many frontend Linux applications use it as a backend and hence depend on it. For example, a screen recording application may need ffmpeg to convert recorded streams to gif images. Popular applications and services that use FFmpeg are VLC Media Player, YouTube, Blender, Kodi, Shotcut, and Handbrake – to name a few. Fun fact: NASA’s Mars 2020 mission rover Perseverance used FFmpeg to complete and process images and video before beaming back to Earth! # ⚓ Linux Nightly ☛ Linux_Convert_xlsx_to_csv_–_Linux_Nightly⠀⇛ Learn how to convert xlsx spreadsheets to csv files by using command line and GUI methods in Linux. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Mining_sandbox_adventure_Core_Keeper_update The_Desert_of_Beginning_is_live⠀⇛ Core Keeper is a total gem of a game and now it’s much bigger, with The Desert of Beginning update out now. This is the 1-8 player game where you mine underground, collect resources, build your little base and explore. It’s really great and gives a feeling somewhere between Minecraft and Terraria. # ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ Lost_in_Play:_More_Adventures_Ahead!_Review on_Linux_(Proton)_–_Boiling_Steam⠀⇛ Lost in Play is another experiment at making a new kind of adventure game. Here we are far from the retro efforts like Thimbleweed Park or the recent Hob’s Barrow where the focus is on so-called pixel art. Lost in Play is all about extremely high “production values”, as the gaming journalists like to say. It’s almost an interactive cartoon (with vector based characters, as far as I can see), featuring very smooth and detailed animations. It’s a wonder to look at. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Vulkan-based_D3D9,_10_and_11_translation layer_DXVK_version_2.0_out_now⠀⇛ DXVK, the translation layer that converts Direct3D calls to Vulkan for use with Wine and Proton, has a big new release out with version 2.0. This is one of the ways that Proton performs so well for Windows games on Linux desktop and Steam Deck. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ GOG_has_a_‘Made_in_Poland’_and_a_‘Grand_RPG Sale’_going_on_right_now⠀⇛ Want to pick up some games made in Poland? DRM-free store GOG has a couple of nice looking themed sales going on right now. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Fantasy_strategy_game_Winter_Falling: Battle_Tactics_now_in_Early_Access⠀⇛ Combining elements and being inspired by the likes of FTL and Total War, Winter Falling: Battle Tactics is a pretty unique strategy game. It released recently into Early Access and it has Native Linux support. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ Web Pro News ☛ [Older]_KDE_Neon_Is_Now_Based_on Ubuntu_22.04_LTS⠀⇛ KDE Neon, the non-distro distribution, is now based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. KDE Neon is released by the KDE Community. While the developers say it isn’t a standalone distro, but rather a way for them to showcase the latest KDE technologies, many use Neon as they would any other distro. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ insideHPC ☛ Rocky_Enterprise_Software_Foundation_Approves Bylaws_and_Charter_for_Open_Community_Control_of_Rocky_Linux and_Projects⠀⇛ The Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation (RESF) today published its charter and bylaws, documenting the organization’s governing structure and rules for hosting open source projects, including its namesake project, Rocky Linux. The charter and bylaws also describe the RESF vision to create and nurture a community of individuals and organizations that are committed to ensuring the longevity, stewardship and innovation of enterprise-grade open source software that is always freely available. # ⚓ Poking_at_Performance_Events_from_User_land⠀⇛ Linux has a set of events you can query to look at performance of … well lots of things. Its a generic mechanism. Here’s a quick peek at the set of values I can see if I look at an AltraMax running Fedora 36. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Sprig_Is_An_Open_Source_Handheld_Game_Console⠀⇛ [Hack Club] is a group that aims to teach teenagers about tech by involving them in open-source projects. One of the group’s latest efforts is Sprig, an open-source handheld game console, and [Hack Club] has even been giving them away! # ⚓ Olimex ☛ Ultrasound_levitation_soldering_kits_will_be present_at_OpenFest_for_soldering_workshop⠀⇛ Sound travels approximately at 343 meters per second. When two speakers are placed opposite one another and they generate sound with same phases, then acoustic standing sound waves are formed. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Odroid_N2L_Takes_Aim_at_Raspberry_Pi_4⠀⇛ Now smaller than a Raspberry Pi 4 (opens in new tab), the Odroid N2L makes a fine alternative if you don’t mind that there’s no Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or Ethernet. Its six-core processor is made up of four Cortex-A73 cores which at up to 2.4GHz are faster than the 1.5GHz quad-core A-72 model in the Pi, and adds a couple of A-53 efficiency cores too, plus a Mali-G52 GPU. RAM comes in the form of either 2GB or 4GB of LPDDR4 running at 3216 MT/s, and there’s both an eMMC socket and Micro SD card slot for storage. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Students_Build_Supercomputer_From_Jetson Nano_Kits⠀⇛ After receiving a small grant to create the Jetson cluster, it was built from scratch in four months by two students, who also created the acrylic casing, more than 60 of the interconnecting cables, and the power supplies by hand, learning about wire stripping, networking, and laser cutters along the way. (Only one small fire was started.) The computer began life as a collection of Jetson Nano modules spread across a desk, using cardboard boxes as “heatsinks,” but was upgraded into the current neat acrylic casing using 3D vector files fed into the laser cutter at the university’s makerspace. # ⚓ Tiny_Computer,_Huge_Learnings:_Students_at_SMU_Build_Baby Supercomputer_With_NVIDIA_Jetson_Edge_AI_Platform⠀⇛ “We started this project to demonstrate the nuts and bolts of what goes into a computer cluster,” said Eric Godat, team lead for research and data science in the internal IT organization at SMU. Next week, the baby supercomputer will be on display at SC22, a supercomputing conference taking place in Dallas, just down the highway from SMU. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Raspberry_Pi_CEO_Talks_Pi_Inventory,_Next- Gen_Boards⠀⇛ Update (11/10): A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Upton expects the current shortages to continue for a year, rather than that he expects all stock issues to have been resolved by this time next year. “There’s a vast difference between feeling confident that we’ll be free of shortages in a year and feeling that there will be a year of shortages,” Upton told us. To be clearer, this means that he expects the situation to improve over time and to be completely resolved within 12 months. # ⚓ Arduino ☛ Using_the_Arduino_IoT_Cloud_to_dispense_pet treats_|_Arduino_Blog⠀⇛ Recently, one of Instructables user mikerobertgodfrey’s friends adopted a senior dog who experiences frequent separation anxiety, thus causing him to panic when left on his own. As an attempt to help, Mike decided to build an Internet- connected wireless treat dispenser that would accompany a pet camera for remote training. The device was constructed by first taking various rectangular pieces of plywood an assembling them around a central hub to create a fan-like object with a total of eight compartments for treats. This component was then sandwiched between a solid wooden base and a covering plate of clear acrylic to prevent treats from falling out. Lastly, Mike attached a servo at the back in order to rotate the dispensing mechanism and also embedded an Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect board into the base. # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Arduino_partners_with_Finder_to_deliver microPLC_platform⠀⇛ The Arduino Opta is an embedded platform featuring STM32 STM32H747XI dual-core Cortex M7+M4 MCU for real time industrial applications. The device is offered in three variants which combine ethernet, RS485 support and wireless connectivity in addition to relays and 12-24V DC inputs. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Orange_Pi_5_Rockchip_RK3588S_SBC_launched for_$60_and_up_–_CNX_Software⠀⇛ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Fix_YouTube_Videos_Lagging_on Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_to_View_Saved_Passwords_on_Android?_Best_easy_ways⠀⇛ # ⚓ Spotify_is_the_first_to_launch_non-Google_Android_billing in_the_US_|_Ars_Technica⠀⇛ # ⚓ Liliputing ☛ Lilbits:_AMD’s_new_server_chips,_Android_14 details,_and_the_Leica_Leitz_Phone_2_(it’s_all_about_the camera_and_display)_–_Liliputing⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ Eufy’s_new_tracker_is_like_a_cheaper AirTag_that_works_with_Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ MediaTek_moves_towards_64-bit-only_Android with_Dimensity_9200⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ The_OnePlus_9_series_gets_its_Android_13 update,_just_weeks_after_the_open_beta_began⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ Tim Bray ☛ Mastodon_Moment⠀⇛ My first Mastodon post (that I can find) dates from April 6, 2017. I try to check out interesting new life-online technologies, and this was one. But I found it sort of quiet and empty and didn’t say much. Now, following on Muskification, Twitter may become an unattractive online home, so it’s time to explore alternatives. I’ve been digging deeper into Mastodon (so have really a lot of other people) and this is a progress report. o ⚓ Mastodon,_the_Fediverse,_and_A_Warning_About_Mastodon.social⠀⇛ Social.coop is my third Fediverse home. I joined Identi.ca in 2009, the same year I joined Twitter. Then, in 2017, I switched to Mastodon, moving to the flagship instance at Mastodon.social. It was easy to discover mastodon.social and to register an account, and for years I was fine with staying where I’d landed. I also found that my conversations in the Fediverse tend to be better than ones on Twitter — people disagree more productively, for instance. And, even though I only had hundreds of Fediverse followers compared to a few thousand Twitter followers, I seemed to get more useful feedback and publicity from the Fediverse than from Twitter — probably partly because Twitter’s recommendations algorithm dislikes my hyperlink-heavy posting style and suppresses my tweets in people’s timelines, relative to linkless tweets. o ⚓ Kodi Foundation ☛ Skip_1s_–_a_new_(old)_way_to_control_Kodi⠀⇛ The Skip 1s Universal Remote is our first remote built on a strong foundation with big future plans. We plan on having tight integration with Kodi and custom products as we continue our journey. But Flirc wouldn’t exist if not for the Kodi community and their support. o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ # ⚓ Evolution_of_the_Web.⠀⇛ A website is an online place where you can tell people to follow you on different social media so they might have a chance, if the algorithm allows it, to read what you hope to write in the future. # ⚓ Chris Hannah ☛ Arc_Browser⠀⇛ I have to point out that I am not completely against Arc, nor am I declaring its existence to be a failure. I’ve just decided that it’s clearly designed for a different type of user. # ⚓ Jim Nielsen ☛ Browsers,_JSON,_and_FormData⠀⇛ While getting browser-native support for transitions could act as an antidote to the JavaScript-heavy SPA experiences common today, I think there’s another equally significant change that could decrease the amount of JavaScript shipped to modern websites: we need either 1) more APIs that speak FormData, or 2) browsers that speak JSON. Allow me to try and explain. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Rlang ☛ Preparing_to_Thrive_by_Collaborating_with_Local Universities⠀⇛ Vivek Patil is a Professor of Marketing at Gonzaga University, where he used to teach the SPSS to his students for marketing research in the School of Business. After learning about R and attending a course on Data Analysis from Coursera, he learned R to expand his knowledge and introduced R to his students in the Business School. # ⚓ Lawrence Tratt ☛ What_is_a_Research_Summer_School?⠀⇛ I’ve co-organised four in-person research summer schools, most recently as part of the Programming Language Implementation Summer School (PLISS) series, and spoken at two others, and one thing that I’ve realised is that many people don’t really know what they involve. Indeed, I didn’t fully realise what they are, or could be, even after I’d been involved in several! This post is my brief attempt to pass on some of what I’ve learnt about research summer schools. o § Openness/Sharing/Collaboration⠀➾ # § Open Data⠀➾ # ⚓ Rlang ☛ Use_data_from_Wikipedia⠀⇛ Scrape and geolocate data from Wikipedia. We will map the active space launch sites. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Unix Sheikh ☛ When_you_use_open_source_software_you_are_not entitled_to_anything!⠀⇛ Some people who use open source software think or feel that they somehow have a right upon the developers of such software to provide support or service of some kind. Some are even so deluded that they think threating the developers with promises of not using the software will somehow force the developers into compliance. # ⚓ Daniel Lemire ☛ Measuring_the_memory_usage_of_your_C++ program⠀⇛ In C++, we might implement dynamic lists using the vector template. The int-valued constructor of the vector template allocates at least enough memory to store the provided number of elements in a contiguous manner. How much memory does the following code use? # ⚓ Andy Dote ☛ QA_and_Continuous_Delivery⠀⇛ This article is going to rely heavily on Feature Flags, so a passing familiarity is useful. In summary, feature flags are the ability to switch features on and off at runtime of the application without requiring re-deployment. Feature flags can also be used to switch on features for specific users or groups of users. # ⚓ Chris Hannah ☛ Idiot_Proof_Git⠀⇛ For people that want to use Git, but either aren’t a developer, or just want an easier way to use common functionality via the command line, these may be for you. # ⚓ Trail Of Bits ☛ Look_out!_Divergent_representations_are everywhere!⠀⇛ This blog post examines divergent representations of the same source code variable produced by compiler optimizations. We’ll attempt to define divergent representations and look at the SQLite vulnerability we discovered, which was made easier to exploit by the divergent representation of a source code variable (one exhibiting undefined behavior). We’ll then describe the binary and source code analyses that we used to find more divergent representations in existing open-source codebases. Finally, we’ll share some suggestions for eliminating the risk that a program will be compiled with divergent representations. # ⚓ Pi My Life Up ☛ Using_the_count()_Function_in_PHP_–_Pi_My Life_Up⠀⇛ The count() function in PHP allows you to count all elements within an array or an object that implements the Countable interface. o § Standards/Consortia⠀➾ # ⚓ APNIC ☛ Comparing_TCP_and_QUIC⠀⇛ There is a common view out there that the Quick UDP Internet Connections (QUIC) transport protocol (RFC 9000) is just another refinement to the original Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) transport protocol (RFC 9293, RFC 793). I find it hard to agree with this sentiment, and for me, QUIC represents a significant shift in the set of transport capabilities available to applications in terms of communication privacy, session control integrity, and flexibility. QUIC embodies a different communications model that makes it intrinsically useful to many more forms of application behaviours. Oh, yes. It’s also faster than TCP! In my opinion, it’s likely that over time QUIC will replace TCP in the public Internet. So, for me, QUIC is a lot more than just a few tweaks to TCP. Here, we will describe both TCP and QUIC and look at the changes that QUIC has brought to the transport table. # ⚓ Joinup ☛ The_EIF_Online_Assistant_is_live!⠀⇛ The National Interoperability Framework Observatory (NIFO) that designed the EIF Toolbox is now providing the EIF Online Assistant. The EIF Online Assistant offers an interactive and intuitive interface for seeking open-source digital solutions that help align with the EIF. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Variety ☛ Jennifer_Aniston_Says_‘There_Are_No_More_Movie_Stars’ and_Hates_Social_Media:_‘It’s_Torture_for_Me’⠀⇛ Jennifer Aniston briefly lamented on Hollywood’s fading glamour during a recent Allure magazine cover story. The writer of the piece read a text aloud to Aniston in which a friend wrote the following about the “Friends” superstar: “No one’s ever going to be famous the way she is. That kind of mass-fame phenomenon burning so bright for so long, it’s just not achievable today. She’s like a silent-film star among a generation of TikTok dipshits.” o ⚓ Rachel ☛ Getting_it_or_not_getting_it,_and_then_what?⠀⇛ It’s kind of useful since you have this group that makes things terrible for other people, and there they are, jumping up and down, waving flags and screaming to get attention because they will never get attention for excelling, since, well, they can’t. It’s like, gee, you don’t have to kick out most of the people. Just get the few assholes in that group – they’ll even help you find them! Your group will be far healthier for it. o ⚓ Eesti Rahvusringhääling ☛ Explainer:_Why_do_I_need_to_wear_a reflector_during_winter_in_Estonia?⠀⇛ It’s a surprise to many new arrivals in Estonia that wearing a reflector is obligatory throughout the long winter months. In deepest winter, the sun rises at 10 a.m. and sets by 4 p.m., so drivers can need a little extra help seeing pedestrians. The small, reflective disks should be hung from a pocket, coat or bag and must be clearly visible. Other forms of reflective clothing are also permitted. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Science News ☛ Catastrophic_solar_storms_may_not_explain shadows_of_radiation_in_trees⠀⇛ In the last decade, scientists have discovered traces on Earth of six intense bursts of radiation, known as Miyake events, scattered over the last 9,300 years. The most popular explanation is that these mysterious signatures were left behind by massive solar storms, leading some scientists to warn that the next Miyake event could cripple the world’s electrical grid. But new research, published in the October Proceedings of the Royal Society A, suggests that more than just solar flares might be behind the enigmatic radiation. The finding underscores the need for further investigations into these strange bursts, which could potentially harm our society in the future, says physicist Gianluca Quarta of the University of Salento in Lecce, Italy, who was not involved in the study. “Something is not fitting with what we know at the moment.” # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ How_maths_can_help_the_BBC_with impartial_reporting⠀⇛ This is where a maths concept called information theory can guide us. According to information theory, impartiality can be measured by a metric called mutual information. Mutual information measures the amount of knowledge about a topic of interest that you can extract from a message. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ The_Results_Are_In:_Americans_Love Public_Schools⠀⇛ The Right has long pushed a narrative that parents are ready to turn away from public schools. But in this week’s midterms, voters in several states approved ballot measures that increase school funding. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ India Times ☛ Cisco_to_open_new_chip_design_center_in Barcelona,_Spain_says⠀⇛ It said the project was part of the so-called PERTE plan of government subsidies for semiconductor research and development using the European Union’s pandemic relief funds, which allocates up to 12 billion euros ($12.17 billion), though it did not provide any financial details on the investment. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ A_DIY_Equatorial_Mount_Using_Harmonic_Drives⠀⇛ As an amateur astrophotographer will tell you, you just don’t get to capture the really interesting objects without spending a ton of money on some decent pieces of kit. Telescope aside, there really is a surprising amount of complexity, weight, and associated costs with the telescope mount alone, let alone one that is capable of any sort of programmable tracking. [Alan (Jialiang) Zhao] clearly wanted to up their game, and having suffered some of the shortcomings of their Sky- Watcher HEQ-5 pro Equatorial mount decided to go ahead and build an open-source mount, Alkaid, which hopefully works a bit better for them. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Building_A_Sinclair_ZX81_In_2022_With_All_New Parts⠀⇛ As the supply of genuine retrocomputers dwindles and their prices skyrocket, enthusiasts are turning their eyes in other directions to satisfy their need for 8-bit pixelated goodness. Some take the emulation route, but others demand a solution that’s closer to the original hardware. Following the latter path, [iNimbleSloth] is answering the question as to whether it’s possible to build a Sinclair ZX81 from all-new parts in 2022. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Terence Eden ☛ Algorithm_Induced_Alcoholism⠀⇛ But one day their marketing algorithm obviously decided that I was about to become a lost prospect and sent me an irresistible offer. “We miss you! Please enjoy a crate of 36 craft beers for £40.” Nice! I certainly won’t look a gift-beer in the bottle. So I grabbed the bargain and stuck the tinnies in the cupboard. And then the algorithm went haywire. # ⚓ ABC ☛ California_sues_over_‘forever_chemicals’_that_taint water⠀⇛ Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the lawsuit against the manufacturers of compounds that have been used in consumer goods and industry since the 1940s. The chemicals are found in firefighting foams, nonstick frying pans, cleaning sprays, water-repellent sports gear, stain-resistant rugs, cosmetics and countless other products. Bonta said these so-called forever chemicals are so strong that they do not degrade or do so only slowly in the environment and remain in a person’s bloodstream indefinitely. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ TechTarget ☛ Top_public_cloud_providers_of_2023:_A_brief comparison [Ed: A bubble, a trap, and spying. Clown computing is a fad.]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ DigitalOcean’s_weak_outlook_raises_concerns of_cloud_computing_slowdown⠀⇛ Revenue for the period rose 37%, to $152.1 million, above the consensus estimate of $149 million. DigitalOcean’s own guidance called for sales of between $145.5 million and $147 million. The company also reported an annual revenue run rate of $640.6 million, up 41% from a year earlier, and average revenue per customer of $79.22, up 28%. # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ LockBit_ransomware_suspect_arrested_in Canada,_faces_charges_in_US [iophk: Windows TCO]⠀⇛ The Justice Department identified the suspect as Mikhail Vasiliev who, according to court documents unsealed Thursday, faces charges related to conspiracy to damage computers and transmitting ransom demands. Vasiliev faces up to five years in prison and is awaiting extradition to the U.S. # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Insurance_giant_settles_NotPetya lawsuit,_signaling_cyber_insurance_shakeup [iophk: Windows TCO]⠀⇛ Now, however, it’s increasingly clear insurers aren’t off the hook for NotPetya payouts or from covering losses from other attacks with clear links to nation-state [attackers]. That’s because in this case, what Mondelez and many other corporations endured was not an act of war, but “collateral damage” in a much larger cyberconflict that had nothing to do with them, said James Lewis, director of the Strategic Technologies Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. # ⚓ Hacker News ☛ Microsoft_Blames_Russian_Hackers_for_Prestige Ransomware_Attacks_on_Ukraine_and_Poland [Ed: Microsoft should blame Microsoft, but it resorts to nationalism to distract from its products being shoddy]⠀⇛ Microsoft on Thursday attributed the recent spate of ransomware incidents targeting transportation and logistics sectors in Ukraine and Poland to a threat cluster that shares overlaps with the Russian state-sponsored Sandworm group. # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Medibank_attackers_based_in_Russia,_claims_AFP chief [Ed: Distracting from Microsoft as culpable party]⠀⇛ The attackers behind the ransomware heist on medical insurer Medibank Group are believed to be in Russia, the Australian Federal Police claims, without naming any of those involved. Commissioner Reece Kershaw told the media in Canberra on Friday afternoon that the intelligence collected thus far pointed to “a group of loosely affiliated cyber criminals, who are likely responsible for past significant breaches in countries across the world”. # ⚓ Krebs On Security ☛ Lawsuit_Seeks_Food_Benefits_Stolen_By Skimmers⠀⇛ A nonprofit organization is suing the state of Massachusetts on behalf of thousands of low-income families who were collectively robbed of more than a $1 million in food assistance benefits by card skimming devices secretly installed at cash machines and grocery store checkout lanes across the state. Federal law bars states from replacing these benefits using federal funds, and a recent rash of skimming incidents nationwide has disproportionately affected those receiving food assistance via state-issued prepaid debit cards. The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) recently published Five Ways State Agencies Can Support EBT Users at Risk of Skimming. CLASP says while it is true states can’t use federal funds to replace benefits unless the loss was due to a “system error,” states could use their own funds. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Ransomware_costs_top_$1_billion_as_White House_inks_new_threat-sharing_initiative [iophk: Windows TCO]⠀⇛ U.S. financial institutions observed nearly $1.2 billion in costs associated with ransomware attacks in 2021, a nearly 200 percent increase over the previous year, according to data reported by banks to the U.S. Treasury Department and released in a report Tuesday. The report comes amid an effort by the Biden administration to crack down on ransomware operators globally and illustrates the scale of the challenge facing law enforcement agencies and policymakers. # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ White_House_cyber_official_advocates nimbler_NATO_to_confront_digital_threats⠀⇛ A top White House cyber official spoke at a NATO meeting in Rome Thursday, convening with allies to hone plans for rapidly responding to nation-state [breaches] and other digital threats. Thursday’s meeting follows a June commitment from officials representing 30 NATO countries to significantly boost NATO’s cyber defenses as an alliance and at the national level. # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Bad_smell!_VMware_quietly_removes_page_about service_to_Medibank⠀⇛ Multi-cloud services provider VMware has excised a document from the site of its fully-owned security provider Carbon Black which details services provided to Medibank Group, the medical insurer that has been hit by attackers and had its data purloined. This was disclosed on Friday by the Australian Financial Review’s national correspondent Michael Roddan in the newspaper’s Rear Window section. Roddan wrote that he had not been able to access the page even on the Wayback Machine aka the Internet Archive which stores pages from the Web. [...] Back in 2017, the global security firm Sophos removed a page touting its work for the British National Health Service after the latter was overwhelmed by an attack of the WannaCry ransomware. # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ iTWire_–_MacGibbon_conflict_of_interest:_ABC caught_changing_online_story⠀⇛ The ABC has been caught out changing an online news report after iTWire pointed out that the report in question — about Thursday’s Q+A program — contained no mention of the fact that Alastair MacGibbon, the chief technology officer of security shop CyberCX, is currently providing advice to Medibank Group, a company which recently suffered a devastating network attack. MacGibbon was given a platform to tout his wares on the ABC’s Q+A program on Thursday with only a fleeting mention of the fact that his firm is now advising Medibank how to deal with its ransomware attack and subsequent data leak. But even that kind of mention was absent in the online news report as can be seen from the screenshots included in this article. # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ PC_vendor_Lenovo_issues_fixes_for_UEFI_flaws discovered_by_ESET [Ed: UEFI remains an anti-security mechanism, owing to complexity_and_dishonesty]⠀⇛ Global PC vendor Lenovo has fixed two vulnerabilities in some of its laptop models that could lead to a disabling of secure boot, thus exposing a user to the injection of malicious code at boot time. In an advisory, the company said the following three issues had been reported in the UEFI firmware of its notebooks: “CVE-2022-3430: A potential vulnerability in the WMI Setup driver on some consumer Lenovo Notebook devices may allow an attacker with elevated privileges to modify secure boot setting by modifying an NVRAM variable. “CVE-2022-3431: A potential vulnerability in a driver used during manufacturing process on some consumer Lenovo Notebook devices that was mistakenly not deactivated may allow an attacker with elevated privileges to modify secure boot setting by modifying an NVRAM variable. # § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾ # ⚓ APNIC ☛ What_can_be_learned_from_BGP_hijacks targeting_cryptocurrency_services?⠀⇛ On 17 August 2022, an attacker was able to steal approximately USD 235,000 in cryptocurrency by employing a BGP hijack against the Celer Bridge, a service that allows users to convert between cryptocurrencies. In this blog post, I discuss this and previous infrastructure attacks against cryptocurrency services. While these episodes revolve around the theft of cryptocurrency, the underlying attacks hold lessons for securing the BGP routing of any organization that conducts business on the Internet. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ NYOB ☛ GDPR_Rights_in_Sweden:_Court_confirms_that authority_must_investigate_complaints.⠀⇛ GDPR Rights in Sweden: Court confirms that authority must investigate complaints. So far, the Swedish IMY has taken the view that users don’t have party rights in GDPR procedures. The Stockholm administrative court held that a complainant under Article 77 GDPR has the right to request a decision from the Swedish Data Protection Authority (IMY) after six months. So far, the IMY took the view that users are not a party in procedures concerning their own GDPR rights. The right to get a decision within six months also applies if the IMY opens a parallel ex officio investigation into the same company. # ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ Elon_Musk’s_Twitter_Takeover_Means New_Threats_to_User_Privacy⠀⇛ With all this collection of data, it’s difficult for users to get a sense of what their privacy rights are and how they can protect themselves from illicit uses of their data. Every company has privacy policies, which range from opaque legalese to gamified, easy-to-read versions. Usually, when you sign up to use a social media platform, you agree to many things, including having your data stored by that platform. If you’re concerned with how your data might be used, your one option for protecting yourself is to opt out completely from using the platform. # ⚓ RTL ☛ Stable_release_0.4.7.11⠀⇛ We’ve also extended greatly the relay statistics exported on the MetricsPort in order to help us gather more easily information that we can graph over time. As a reminder, that data, as a relay operator, should NEVER be made available publicly. # ⚓ Patrick Breyer ☛ Cybersecurity:_EU_bans_anonymous Internet_sites⠀⇛ The EU Parliament today approved the directive to increase cyber security (“NIS 2”) by a large majority. According to it, the registration of [Internet] domain names shall in the future require the correct identification of the owner in the Whois database (Article 28). The obligation to register the identity explicitly also applies to “privacy” and “proxy” registration services and resellers (Article 6). Public authorities and private individuals wil have access in case of “legitimate interest”. “Whois privacy” services for proxy registration of domains thus become illegal, threatening the safety of activists and whistleblowers. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ 84_Years_Later,_a_New_Look_at_the_Nazi Attacks_of_Kristallnacht⠀⇛ The chilling photos of the 1938 Nazi pogrom were released on Wednesday, the 84th anniversary of what is known as the night of broken glass, or Kristallnacht, the organized and widespread attacks on Jews that are widely commemorated as the start of the Holocaust. The pictures, taken in the Bavarian cities of Fürth and Nuremberg, were in an album that had been secreted away by a former American soldier and then donated to Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Israel, after his death. On Nov. 9 and 10, 1938, Nazi thugs, often accompanied by cheering civilians, attacked Jewish people and their homes, businesses and synagogues, in a coordinated assault that the Nazi leadership wanted to appear spontaneous. # ⚓ PBS ☛ “Kristallnacht”⠀⇛ On the night of November 9, 1938, the sounds of breaking glass shattered the air in cities throughout Germany and parts of Austria while fires across the countries devoured synagogues and Jewish institutions. By the end of the rampage, gangs of Nazi storm troopers had destroyed 7,000 Jewish businesses, set fire to more than 900 synagogues, killed 91 Jews and deported some 30,000 Jewish men to concentration camps. In a report back to the State Department a few days later, a U.S official in Leipzig described what he saw of the atrocities. “Having demolished dwellings and hurled most of the moveable effects to the streets,” he wrote, “the insatiably sadistic perpetrators threw many of the trembling inmates into a small stream that flows through the zoological park, commanding horrified spectators to spit at them, defile them with mud and jeer at their plight.” # ⚓ History AE ☛ Armistice_Day:_World_War_I_ends⠀⇛ At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the Great War ends. At 5 a.m. that morning, Germany, bereft of manpower and supplies and faced with imminent invasion, signed an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car outside Compiégne, France. The First World War left nine million soldiers dead and 21 million wounded, with Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary, France and Great Britain each losing nearly a million or more lives. In addition, at least five million civilians died from disease, starvation, or exposure. # ⚓ Armistice_Day⠀⇛ After four terrible years, fighting in the First World War finally ended with the signing of an armistice between Germany and the Allies on 11 November 1918. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the guns fell silent. New Zealanders celebrated enthusiastically, despite having recently celebrated the surrenders of the three other Central Powers – Bulgaria, Turkey and Austria-Hungary – and the premature news of an armistice with Germany. # ⚓ The Telegraph UK ☛ Armistice_Day_2022:_Poppies, commemorations_and_why_the_act_of_remembrance_matters⠀⇛ November 11, 2022, Armistice Day, marks 104 years since the end of the First World War. Every year the nation comes together to remember the bravery of the men and women who played a role. # ⚓ Arrangements_for_Armistice_Day_and_Remembrance_Sunday 2022⠀⇛ An Act of Remembrance will take place at 10.50am on Friday, 11 November at the War Memorial in Old Town Churchyard. # ⚓ Evening Standard UK ☛ Remembrance_Day_2022:_What_time_is the_silence_and_how_many_minutes_is_it?⠀⇛ A two-minute silence is held at 11am on November 11, in a tradition that was first started 100 years ago by King George V in 1919. # ⚓ ANF News ☛ Activists_in_Dresden_and_Halle_protest_Turkish use_of_chemical_weapons⠀⇛ The tent protest, which started on Monday in Albertplatz to protest the chemical attacks by the Turkish state in Dresden, continued on Tuesday. o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ One_BBC_journalist_disciplined_over_social media_use_in_second_year_of_Tim_Davie’s_guidelines⠀⇛ The complaints body said Mohan’s tweet violated the BBC’s social media guideline that “staff should also not post offensive or derogatory comments or content on social media and avoid abusing their position as a BBC employee in personal interactions”. The ruling “was reported to the management of BBC World Service and discussed with Ms Mohan”. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ NPR ☛ Here_are_3_dangerous_climate_tipping_points_the_world is_on_track_for⠀⇛ It’s still possible to avoid such widespread calamities, but only if countries move far more aggressively to cut the pollution driving climate change. The Earth has warmed about 1 degree Celsius so far. If countries, including the United States, follow through on current promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the latest estimates suggest that Earth’s temperature will still top out around 2.8 degrees Celsius of warming. Here are the three most important and well-studied changes, from collapsing ice sheets to thawing Arctic permafrost, to disappearing coral reefs. # ⚓ BBC ☛ COP27:_Key_climate_goal_of_1.5C_rise_faces_new challenge⠀⇛ The report said that if emissions stay so high, the world faces a 50% risk of breaching a key 1.5C temperature rise threshold in nine years. # ⚓ The Revelator ☛ Midterms_2022:_A_Green_Wave_on_the Horizon?⠀⇛ # § Energy⠀➾ # ⚓ APNIC ☛ Getting_serious_about_the_Internet_and energy⠀⇛ Subsequently, on the IETF mailing list, there has been continuing discussion and the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) has announced three half-day sessions to be held from December 2022 to discuss the environmental impact of Internet applications and systems. The workshop is inviting discussion paper submissions. # ⚓ David Rosenthal ☛ Matt_Levine’s_“The_[Cryptocurrency] Story”:_Part_2⠀⇛ Again, Levine explains why as a financial journalist, he is interested: [...] # ⚓ NPR ☛ As_Harvard’s_endowment_abandons_fossil_fuels, oil-rich_University_of_Texas_catches_up⠀⇛ According to Margaret Chen, who runs Cambridge Associates’ endowment and foundation practice, colleges and universities are figuring out how to transition away from traditional energy. “The thing about divestment from fossil fuels is it’s important, and it’s a continuing trend,” Chen says. It is possible to have a diversified portfolio that performs well that does not include fossil fuels, Chen says. # ⚓ The Daily Beast ☛ Climate_Activists_Are_Deflating_the Tires_of_SUVs_in_NYC⠀⇛ A band of climate activists is prowling the streets of New York City at night, deflating tires on SUVs it believes are destroying the earth. # ⚓ H2 View ☛ EU_and_Namibia_sign_MoU_to_develop_green hydrogen⠀⇛ Namibia has high hopes for green hydrogen, given its onshore wind, solar, abundant land and sea export opportunities, and wants to become a hub for the synthetic fuels industry. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Matt Rickard ☛ Decoy_Effect⠀⇛ The Decoy Effect is a cognitive bias that occurs when people are presented with two options, and one of the options is clearly inferior to the other. The inferior option acts as a decoy, and people are more likely to choose the superior option if it is presented alongside the inferior option. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ iTWire_–_Ex-chief_of_ASPI_Jennings_again_pushing the_anti-China_line⠀⇛ The former chief of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Peter Jennings, appears to be in serious denial about one thing: no matter the state of bilateral relations with China, Australia is dependent on that country for its economic well- being. That’s probably why he is always dishing out his propaganda to the Federal Government or the states to dissociate themselves from this or that involvement with a Chinese entity. As iTWire has detailed quite often, ASPI, mostly funded by the Australian Government, calls itself an independent think-tank but is a lobby group for the defence industry and big technology companies. Jennings periodically ventilates his views — which are nauseatingly similar from week to week — in theThe Australian, trying to push the government to toe the US line. In fact, he seems to think he has a better idea of how to run the country, judging by the gratuitous advice he often doles out to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. # ⚓ NBC ☛ There’s_an_exodus_of_Twitter_executives,_including the_head_of_trust_and_safety,_as_Musk’s_chaotic_reign continues⠀⇛ A spokesperson for the Federal Trade Commission said in an emailed statement that it is keeping watch on the situation. # ⚓ Rolling Stone ☛ Fake_Verification,_Twitter_Is_Burning: Bankruptcy_Talk,_FTC_Threats,_Executive_Exodus⠀⇛ The most visible problem arose from Musk’s harebrained idea of selling verification badges for $8 a month — without a mechanism for confirming the user’s identity. For years, you could trust that a blue check next to, for example, the name “Rudy W. Giuliani” indicated that the account was controlled by the former mayor of New York. Now, for a quite reasonable price, anybody can log on as the “real” Giuliani and tweet stuff like “I shidded” until they’re suspended. # ⚓ Broadband Breakfast ☛ Twitter_Loses_Senior_Officers,_Gains White_House_and_Federal_Trade_Commission_Scrutiny⠀⇛ Asked if Musk was “a threat to U.S. national security” and whether the federal government should “investigate his joint acquisition of Twitter with foreign governments, which include the Saudis,” Biden replied, choosing his words carefully: “I think that Elon Musk’s cooperation and/or technical relationships with other countries is worthy of being looked at,” Biden said. “Whether or not he is doing anything inappropriate, I’m not suggesting that. I’m suggesting that it [is] worth being looked at. And — and — but that’s all I’ll say.” # ⚓ India Times ☛ Musk_warns_Twitter’s_survival_is_at_stake_as staff_quits⠀⇛ The developments were part of another whirlwind day in Musk’s acquisition of the social media platform. It began with an email to employees from Musk on Wednesday night ordering workers to stop working from home and show up in the office Thursday morning. He called his first “all-hands” meeting Thursday afternoon. Before that, many were relying on the billionaire Tesla CEO’s public tweets for clues about Twitter’s future. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Elon_Musk_warns_Twitter_could_go_bankrupt_amid company_turmoil⠀⇛ Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk on Thursday raised the possibility of the social media platform going bankrupt, capping a chaotic day that included a warning from a U.S. regulator and departures of senior executives viewed as future leaders. # ⚓ NPR ☛ Some_Twitter_users_flying_the_coop_hope_Mastodon_will be_a_safe_landing⠀⇛ But Mastodon is not the most intuitive social media platform. Mastodon is open-source software, meaning anyone so inclined could set up a server to host users and connect to other servers, making for a decentralized network. b “Nobody is in control of the entire network,” Rochko said. “It is, in effect, more democratic,” he asserts, because the operators of each individual server can set content standards based on the preferences of the communities they’re trying to serve. But he admits many new users get hung up on choosing which server from thousands to join. # ⚓ DaemonFC (Ryan Farmer) ☛ Facebook_is_dying._Part_II.⠀⇛ In my last post, I mentioned that Social (Control) Media is dying off, and we’re no worse for wear because of it. I noted that Musk was ruining Twitter (as a business) and clearly had no idea what to do, because he has no successful businesses on their own merit, which make profit without ripping off the public via government theft of wages. (Taxation to give to private companies as endless bailouts.) Musk is hardly alone. Many of the large US corporations operate this way. # ⚓ CNBC ☛ Stripe_lays_off_14%_of_workers⠀⇛ The cuts are a result of operating costs growing too quickly. Leadership misjudged how much the [Internet] economy would continue to grow, Collison wrote in the memo. # ⚓ Stripe ☛ CEO_Patrick_Collison’s_email_to_Stripe_employees⠀⇛ Around 14% of people at Stripe will be leaving the company. We, the founders, made this decision. We overhired for the world we’re in (more on that below), and it pains us to be unable to deliver the experience that we hoped that those impacted would have at Stripe. # ⚓ Business Insider ☛ Meta’s_and_Stripe’s_layoff_memos_are_a lesson_for_companies_on_accountability_and_empathy⠀⇛ Stripe’s memo told laid-off employees they would receive pay until at least February 21, 2023, annual bonuses for 2022, pay for unused time off, healthcare for six months, accelerated stock-option vesting, career support, and immigration-services support for visa holders. Meta’s memo pointed to similar benefits for laid-off employees based in the US; at least 16 weeks of base pay, paid-out PTO, healthcare for six months, and career and immigration support. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ ‘Economic_Picture_Ahead_Is_Dire,’_Elon Musk_Tells_Twitter_Employees⠀⇛ At the meeting on Thursday, Mr. Musk warned employees that Twitter did not have the necessary cash to survive, said seven people familiar with the meeting who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The social media company was running a negative cash flow of several billion dollars, Mr. Musk added, without specifying if that was an annual figure. He mentioned bankruptcy. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Apple_Reportedly_Helped_China_Chipmaker YMTC_Hire_US_Engineers⠀⇛ Apple assisted YMTC in hiring engineers from established Western companies in order to improve its yields and productivity, according to the NYT report that cites three people familiar with the matter. So far, neither Apple nor YMTC have confirmed or denied the information, though the California-based consumer electronics giant is known for helping its manufacturing partners to build their operations. # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ NBC ☛ Alex_Jones_ordered_to_pay_an_additional_$473 million_to_Sandy_Hook_families⠀⇛ Thursday’s order, imposed by Connecticut Judge Barabara Bellis, is in addition to the $965 million jurors last month ordered Jones to pay to the families of the shooting victims and an FBI agent who responded to the attack for the suffering he caused them by spreading the lies on his platforms, including his show Infowars, about the massacre. # ⚓ Variety ☛ Alex_Jones_Must_Pay_Extra_$473_Million_to Sandy_Hook_Families,_Bringing_Total_to_Nearly_$1.5 Billion⠀⇛ Alex Jones and his media company Infowars have been ordered to pay an additional $473 million to Sandy Hook families for promoting false conspiracy theories about the 2012 school shooting, bringing his total damages up to nearly $1.5 billion. # ⚓ Associated Press ☛ Alex_Jones_ordered_to_pay_$473M more_to_Sandy_Hook_families⠀⇛ Infowars host Alex Jones and his company were ordered by a judge Thursday to pay an extra $473 million for promoting false conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook school massacre, bringing the total judgment against him in a lawsuit filed by the victims’ families to a staggering $1.44 billion. Connecticut Judge Barbara Bellis imposed the punitive damages on the Infowars host and Free Speech Systems. Jones repeatedly told his millions of followers the massacre that killed 20 first graders and six educators was staged by “crisis actors” to enact more gun control. # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Online_disinformation_fuels violent_threats_against_poll_workers⠀⇛ Disinformation researchers and security companies say that discussion on the [Internet] of violence against poll workers has surged in the run-up to the 2020 elections. In the three months leading up to Tuesday’s vote, online conversations about “violence against poll workers” spiked by 137% on Twitter, compared to the same time period before the 2020 election, according to an analysis carried out by the social-media monitoring firm Zignal Labs. Across all social media platforms, discussions of “election violence” increased by 790% in October compared to the previous month. Conversations about violence against poll workers increased by 225% over the same time period. # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ The_disinformation_threat_facing US_midterms_extends_beyond_Election_Day⠀⇛ “I certainly would not expect the disinformation to end on Election Day,” said Suzanne Spaulding, a former undersecretary at the Department of Homeland Security who now directs the Defending Democratic Institutions project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “I think in fact, that it will grow, particularly in a context in which it appears as though, for example, somebody who’s an election denier is losing.” Researchers and national security officials warn that how these narratives play out and whether they gain widespread acceptance could determine if a significant percentage of the public rejects the outcome of the elections. And if they don’t, they warn, that could trigger outbursts of political violence. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ VOA News ☛ Iran_Security_Officials_Arrest_Spanish_Nationals in_Connection_with_Protests⠀⇛ The most recent arrest was 24-year-old Ana Baneira, who HRANA says was taken into custody during the protests and jailed “in recent days,” citing sources close to her family, though they said the actual date she was arrested and her whereabouts are unknown. # ⚓ Walled Culture ☛ The_Czech_Republic’s_proposed_version_of upload_filters_has_a_bad_idea_that_could_become_a_great_one⠀⇛ Over on the Communia blog, Paul Keller has a good exploration of how the Czech Republic is tackling the issue. The current Czech proposal is particularly interesting because it is one of the first to be available after the EU’s top court, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), brought a little clarity on the safeguards that need to be included in national implementations of Article 17. Notably, the language of the latest version of the Czech law: [...] # ⚓ NCAC ☛ Amy_Coney_Barrett_And_The_Freedom_To_Read⠀⇛ It concludes, “We do not state these propositions in the comfortable belief that what people read is unimportant. We believe rather that what people read is deeply important; that ideas can be dangerous; but that the suppression of ideas is fatal to a democratic society. Freedom itself is a dangerous way of life, but it is ours.” # ⚓ PHR ☛ Global_Organizations_Condemn_Turkish_Government’s Arbitrary_Detention_of_Leading_Doctor,_Demand_Release⠀⇛ Dr. Fincancı is a globally renowned forensic physician, anti-torture expert, and human rights champion. She has devoted her professional life to the investigation and documentation of torture. Preparing reports on cases of torture and writing on medical ethics in the 1990s, when torture was prevalent in Turkey, she was met with oppression and resistance by the state. During this period Dr. Fincancı co-developed the Istanbul Protocol, the UN-endorsed, global standard for the investigation and documentation of torture. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ VOA News ☛ Portraits_of_Slain_Journalists_Highlight_Deadly Year_in_Americas⠀⇛ The Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) organized the event as “a tribute to journalism in the Americas, in the deadliest year for the press.” o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ NBC ☛ Legally_blind_Florida_man_arrested_when_cane_is confused_for_a_gun⠀⇛ Hunter said the investigation showed the deputies violated policies. Harrison faces a suspension of seven days without pay. He will not be eligible for any “favorable action” for two years, Hunter said. Gohde faces suspension without pay for two days, Hunter said. # ⚓ NPR ☛ Supreme_Court_struggles_with_a_case_dealing_with_the rights_of_Native_American_Tribes⠀⇛ ICWA established minimum federal standards for removing native children from their homes. It required state courts to notify tribes when an American Indian child is removed from her family, and it required that in foster and adoption placements, preference be given first to a child’s extended family, then to other members of the tribe, and, if neither is available, the preference is for a child to be placed with a different tribe. In the court Wednesday, lawyers for the state of Texas and for non-Native adoptive parents told the justices that ICWA violates the Constitution by discriminating based on race. But the tribes and the U.S. government countered that the courts have long considered American Indians to be a political group, not a racial group. # ⚓ International Business Times ☛ British_tourist_dies_after being_‘starved_and_beaten’_in_Dubai_police_station⠀⇛ “His behaviour caused people to become perplexed and annoyed as he was using foul language which some of the Muslim prisoners took great offence to,” added the statement. “I was told he was beaten up at the prosecutor’s office and then beaten in the van. I was told by many prisoners’ guards had boasted about having beaten him,” read another excerpt from his statement. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Taliban_bars_Afghan_women_from_public_parks, funfairs_in_Kabul⠀⇛ The new rule, introduced this week, further squeezes women out of an ever-shrinking public space that already sees them banned from traveling without a male escort and forced to wear a hijab or burqa whenever out of the home. Schools for teenage girls have also been shut for over a year across most of the country. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ First_Indigenous_Water_Utility_To_Operate_in Canada⠀⇛ A transfer agreement was formally signed on Monday to make the Atlantic First Nations Water Authority (AFNWA) become the first indigenous water utility in Canada. The agreement, signed by Potlotek First Nation Chief Wilbert Marshall, AFNWA Chief Executive Officer Carl Yates and the federal Minister of Indigenous Services Patty Hajdu, initiated the transfer of responsibility for the operation, maintenance, and capital upgrades of all water and wastewater assets in participating First Nations to the Indigenous-led AFNWA. # ⚓ BBC ☛ Afghanistan:_Taliban_ban_women_from_Kabul_parks⠀⇛ A spokesman for the Vice and Virtue Ministry told the BBC those managing parks in the capital had been told not to allow women in. The group claims Islamic laws were not being followed at parks. # ⚓ ABC ☛ Taliban_official:_Women_banned_from_Afghanistan’s gyms⠀⇛ The Taliban overran the country last year, seizing power in August 2021. They have banned girls from middle school and high school, despite initial promises to the contrary, restricted women from most fields of employment, and ordered them to wear head-to-toe clothing in public. A spokesman from the Ministry of Virtue and Vice said the ban was being introduced because people were ignoring gender segregation orders and that women were not wearing the required headscarf, or hijab. Women are also banned from parks. # ⚓ ABC ☛ Iran_protests_rage_on_streets_as_officials_renew threats⠀⇛ At least 328 people have been killed and 14,825 others arrested in the unrest, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran, a group that’s been monitoring the protests over their 54 days. Iran’s government for weeks has remained silent on casualty figures while state media counterfactually claims security forces have killed no one. As demonstrators now return to the streets to mark 40th-day remembrances for those slain earlier — commemorations common in Iran and the wider Middle East — the protests may turn into cyclical confrontations between an increasingly disillusioned public and security forces that turn to greater violence to suppress them. # ⚓ NBC ☛ Taliban_ban_women_from_parks_and_gyms_in Afghanistan⠀⇛ Mohammed Akef Mohajer, a Taliban-appointed spokesman for the ministry, said the group had “tried its best” over the past 15 months to avoid closing parks and gyms for women, ordering separate days of the week for male and female access or imposing gender segregation. “But, unfortunately, the orders were not obeyed and the rules were violated, and we had to close parks and gyms for women,” he said. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ OpenSky’s_Sanction_and_Continued_VLSI_Patent_Review are_Both_Warranted_–_Patent_Progress⠀⇛ Over the past few weeks there have been major developments in the much-discussed dispute related to patents held by the non-practicing entity VLSI Technology. # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ MindGeek_Wins_$32m_in_Damages_from Adult_Pirate_Site_Daftsex.com⠀⇛ Popular adult entertainment site DaftSex will soon lose its domain name. MindGeek defeated the pirate site in court and also secured more than $32 million in damages. The verdict comes after the court previously denied a broad injunction that required hosting and CDN providers to take action as well. # ⚓ Locus Magazine ☛ Commentary_by_Cory_Doctorow:_The Swerve⠀⇛ There are five major publishers (maybe four, by the time you read this, depending on whether the FTC allows Penguin Random House to go ahead with its acquisition of Simon and Schuster). There’s one major national brick- and-mortar book­store chain. There’s one major global ebook seller (which also sells more than 40% of all trade books, and sells nearly every trade audiobook). There’s one independent national trade book distributor. Between them, these firms demand an ever- greater share of the wages of writers’ creative labor. Contracts demand more – ebook rights, graphic novel rights, TV and film rights, worldwide English rights – and pay less. Writers are expected to hustle more – on social media, on book blogs, on review sites – while publicity departments dwindle. We’re the hungry schoolkids. The cartels that control access to our audiences are the bullies. The lunch money is copyright. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ Bingeing_Time_Travel_shows⠀⇛ This happens to me every so often, and I am old enough to just let it roll off. I’ve hit a local low. My brain function is at a sad level, and I am muddled and confused about simple things. I must not do anything important for a few days. I managed to sign myself out of my Amazon account on the TV trying to get to Netflix. Doi. Actually I am definitely past the low. I stepped up excercise, and ran a couple of miles today on the treadmill in addition to a ton of walking, way more than double my target. That generally helps. # ⚓ Mysterious_spells⠀⇛ Introducing “mysterious spells” helped solve all those weird timing issues and made the spell identification rules an optional benefit to PCs and NPCs as opposed to a chore to slow down the game when it doesn’t matter. Making the spell “mysterious” doesn’t cost anything, it’s just a free, optional cloak, and it’s always better but it’s such a drag so we usually only do it rarely. But when it matters it matters. o § Technical⠀➾ # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ Evolution_of_the_Web.⠀⇛ A website is an online place where you can tell people to follow you on different social media so they might have a chance, if the algorithm allows it, to read what you hope to write in the future. 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