𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Friday, January 06, 2023 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Sat 7 Jan 02:42:54 GMT 2023 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/2023/01/06/ ╒═══════════════════ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐒 ════════════════════════════════════╕ Previous bulletins in IPFS (past 21 days, in chronological order): QmcMmjkkKEkp8tPhvcRuQqQEthfDb2Nksw3RYrGfjUfw3Q QmfQQhspUHkt3SuJBA5fzqjRPqzZGW5MrbYgrDoP7udz1f QmVUTRpCU7PcTDC7kj2yHWWkV5Mhg6XD2yLq9ekqQv4xj5 QmVwJZvv6r7xzdhVLH4kTyoCkuFgsArexoVuFbayx9A5N5 QmNhjQG4XJrooeuqLbPUPR9RtcgJkwZXoswD1oPWfgY7kD QmX23uBSayrQrZ3iRx2A9hTusXL5Qh1iQYgKiEFEXVheje QmcYNvBka24tu2hBsNQvBVNcTjpuUCQEfzcyW15SJLsr1Y QmYTdvgUUtSuvEKMNdZJRgJFYocLqB3fhxmt8qv13qfA9k QmcJ2fTtAvxD5pUALCXvrhAptqfYZYBPhYtyH3LP59jAmm QmaHh3rcF6g1UkYaeQMy8YKRuBj1LWfFt5DuaV6zofEsKC QmbuG1onEhQaW6rPEagzCe7S1rrm3GzuhFgsmM6jL2TBZS QmY4eU9zG8ckdDYJVc11Fmqezkxur7EKvrCfBGK5RtRH44 QmfTYjmBes8TFM2EptMBYjdyJNQoTQsLBJovB5pnSaqAWd QmUNj8KTWXETvfoRAoK5wetjRTk1KM6eF8ihQQsZ1gAX33 QmNt5eextzQVZUBr2ZtPeFpGEySDSJ3d1mRBqP4t126YvE QmdcR8a3vTfpFjhLVTL5gCq8WQ4ahnKhbZnPhvZVnGhcHs QmSqRoGuWGzGPiMq2GgcCee22CrF6E8w7JYJncWSZqw4yj QmfK4VviyZTAsVrucs7LLyQVXy6qvWzpZkkW319Z93v9HU QmZzEXJ11q9di9Z977tWHwaZ9JZJs1RZgjoJHMsusRGmV2 QmesnmZC36VoBa2cbiPr4WTsugVzAno8XpmHxv5Mdg3EEz QmbftyTUbhe1c8tUhW1gQj174B33LCBa5qKpaFpGAqDDQW ╒═══════════════════ 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐗 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⦿ [Meme] When Egotistic People Make Egoistic Companies Staff Becomes Disgruntled | Techrights ⦿ IRC Proceedings: Thursday, January 05, 2023 | Techrights ⦿ When the Employer Becomes a Liar and a Bully | Techrights ⦿ When the ’Issue’ is People Who Speak About the Real Issue | Techrights ⦿ When the Employer Becomes an Egoistic Stalker | Techrights ⦿ Truth Hurts: Colleagues Sleeping With the Support Manager at Sirius Open Source Inc. | Techrights ䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login): http://techrights.org/2023/01/06/disgruntled-by-egomaniacs/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/01/06/irc-log-050123/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/01/06/liars-and-bullies-as-bosses/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/01/06/shooting-messengers/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/01/06/sirius-egoistic-or-egotistic-stalker/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/01/06/sirius-sleeping-with-the-boss/#comments ䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised): http://techrights.org/2023/01/06/gnome-44-schedule/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/01/06/risios-37-1-1/#comments ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 63 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/01/06/disgruntled-by-egomaniacs/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/01/06/disgruntled-by-egomaniacs/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 01.06.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ [Meme]_When_Egotistic_People_Make_Egoistic_Companies_Staff_Becomes Disgruntled⠀✐ Posted in Deception, Free/Libre_Software at 9:42 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Andrew_Bucknor:_it's_not_for_the_company;_it's_for_me, serving_me_and_my_big_ego⦈_ Summary: Disgruntled staff* at Sirius_‘Open_Source’ does not wish to lie and work for unethical_people; the company then prefers to think of the staff as the real problem (inversion of narratives) ___ * This wasn’t limited to my wife and I. There’s evidence of others, including a close colleague. He hated the company’s shift to proprietary stuff (he did resist), he admits he was bullied, he repeatedly antagonised having to lie to clients, and he is very unhappy about not being able to access machines or certain systems just because he’s not literally sleeping with the Support Manager (like some new workers… yes, plural!). Moreover he felt like a task was done intentionally on a weekend off to keep him off the job, using a technology he does not know (they try to keep other staff down, to keep the “bedroom” in control of the company). ⣿⣷⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⢿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠎⡿⢹⡿⣿⣿⣿⣔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⠋⢉⣙⡏⢹⠉⣠⡁⢩⠀⣇⠀⣅⠐⠒⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⡆⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⢥⢠⣨⠝⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠ ⣿⡗⠂⢀⣇⢸⣀⣿⣇⣸⣄⣡⣠⣧⣤⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣌⢈⠘⣏⠙⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣧⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡆⠐⡠⢻⣿⣗⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠈⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⡽⡆⢀⡜⣿⣷⡤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣦⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⠰⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠐⡇⠈⠋⢿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣧⣠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠀⠀⠘⠋⠀⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠯⢕⠑⠙⢈⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠋⠈⠀⠀⢼⣿⣿⣿⡿⠓⠀⠀⠀⢀⠘⠋⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 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pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz ‘Big Shot’ boss: You’re accused of doing nothing. You committed an act of “nothingness”. Merry Xmas, Rianne! 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇I_still_remember;_Andrew_Bucknor,_Sirius:_Hopefully_nobody will_find_out_what_I_did⦈_ Summary: A manager at Sirius_‘Open_Source’ has accused my wife, Rianne, of basically nothing at all! She did nothing, hence she’s considered “guilty”; she resigned following this unwarranted bollocking, seeing that the company had gone broke and hid its presence in a network of shells, impeding potential lawsuits for compensation; today we reveal the full chain of correspondence and offer related context THE LIAR AT SIRIUS has not only picked_on_yours_truly; he also picked on my wife. Presumably being married to me means that any accusation against myself is also equally applicable to her. How does that work? It goes like this: “Presumably being married to me means that any accusation against myself is also equally applicable to her.”Even the letters to me get reproduced and are then being sent to her (with her name instead of mine) and the only connection the company was able to find is that she_wanted_to_raise_money_for_koalas_amid very_deadly_wildfires_in_Australia. I re-post her blog post under my name (she has no account in Techrights) several years ago and this astoundingly becomes ‘evidence’ against her. Just wow! Don’t believe me? Watch… Accusation #1: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Accusation_#1⦈_ This is the Bytes Media site, not Techrights. Nothing suggests she runs Techrights. That she runs Tux Machines is nothing new; she has done this for nearly a decade already. This is not even surprising and the company’s own site — even at this very moment — boasts about it: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Rianne_schestowitz⦈_ Accusation #2: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Accusation_#2⦈_ Notice the author on the right; this was posted originally in Tux Machines (by Rianne), then merely copied by me. Accusation #3: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Accusation_#3⦈_ This is about editorial work in Tux Machines, not Techrights. It’s worth noting that he even stalked the old (now retired) site of Tux Machines to ‘prove’ a connection — a fact that the company boasts about in its very own site! Even right now! They’ve failed to removed our names from the site even more than a month after we had resigned. Maybe they worry clients would find out things had gone really sour at the company. Accusation #4: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Accusation_#4⦈_ They failed at basic reading comprehension if they think a blog post in Tux Machines implies Rianne does write Techrights. What is the above even meant to imply??? We’re astounded the company wasted not just time but also physical paper sending us (by post) the above, as if to make some point (the lawyer thought the same upon seeing this). We’ll come back to this later when we cover this travesty some more. It is a cautionary tale to anyone else who gets bullied by bosses, based on nothing at all! It cannot be overstated (nor understated) that she did nothing at all. Nothing! “They failed at basic reading comprehension if they think a blog post in Tux Machines implies Rianne does write Techrights.”Over a day ago (we saw this hours after it had been posted) Major_Hayden_wrote_about_“red_flags” (Major Hayden is a sysadmin who worked in a number of well known companies). He said a couple of days ago: “Survival in almost any company requires you to believe that your contributions create value for someone somewhere. You also need a belief that your chance for further opportunities in the company should improve as the product improves. [...] When red flags start to appear, talk to your manager about them as soon as possible! Don’t let them fester and get worse while you’re silently becoming more and more upset and stressed. Try to bring them up with your manager in the context of your experience with them.” It seems like a common issue; Hayden worries that the company where he worked started lying to clients (or, as he puts it more politely, wasn’t honest with clients). Such pathological liars or gaslighters or bullies are drowning the boat that all of us are in. In this particular case we deal with a sociopath who has no time to read my E-mail but has several weeks to carefully read years’ worth of IRC logs in my site, my wife’s site, and my wife’s old (now retired) site! Some productivity right there… Amazing, keep up the great work, Mr. CEO! Unless you’re the only person left in ‘your’ company (he hasn’t been in the company as long as we have; he’s fairly new). “In this particular case we deal with a sociopath who has no time to read my E- mail but has several weeks to carefully read years’ worth of IRC logs in my site, my wife’s site, and my wife’s old (now retired) site! Some productivity right there…”The “big shot” Mr. CEO fails to grasp that the company brought the criticism upon itself by mistreating staff for years, then lying to them and about them. As the Internet meme goes, “you must be new here,” Mr. CEO! Let us tell you a little about the company’s history. The staff can teach you a thing or two. This is a CEO who has no clue how to manage the Wiki and we need to lecture him, explaining to him that as manager he is the one responsible for adding clients to the Wiki (after a couple of years as CEO he still did not know that!). Anyway, amid all this self-defeating campaign against my wife came this letter that was folded to save money and still belongs right in the wastebasket. Yes, he didn’t even want to pay for a proper envelope. Must be a budget issue… Now it’s our turn to show and to explain what a pathetic and likely illegal thing he embarked on. So we decided to take screenshots in December or even do some videos (e.g. show in OBS/Webcamoid just how ridiculous this entire thing was). There’s lots more on the way… At the end of the day the company left itself bruised badly by bullying staff for years. It made some previously-ambitious and motivated staff less loyal or even disloyal. “Aside from E-mails, the boss had her put on call; he recorded her (yes, audio and video) while she was baffled over what this thing was all about.”Outsourcing is what’s left of the company now (it’s a middleman, reseller, parasitic firm that’s severely hobbled and unable to contribute). There are almost no geeks with technical skills left, just mostly self- appointed ‘managers’ who don’t do their own job, just pocket the money or surplus off of geeks, some of whom work all night long on shoestring budget. It’s an exploitative relationship; the managers are milking the brand (productive past staff earned reputation like this!) and the remaining staff — not to even surmount the abuse against staff since 2019, i.e. 4 years ago. We covered this before. In the communications below one can see how it all started and later this month we shall talk about why it’s a kangaroo court, definitely not compliant with British laws. Aside from E-mails, the boss had her put on call; he recorded her (yes, audio and video) while she was baffled over what this thing was all about. She had no clue. Because she did nothing and hadn’t said anything. It was certainly a waste of recording, but the E-mails that followed showed eagerness to harass and intimidate her. We’re dealing with a barely-trained manager pretending to be a cop, picking on a totally innocent person who has no clue what’s even going on or why. Here is everything in chronological order and accompanying notes/explanations. This is how it started: Dear Rianne, Could we please have a call urgently to discuss a matter that has been brought to my attention? Would you be able to join a video call at this link? [redacted] I will telephone you shortly to discuss timing. Kind regards, [redacted] She wasn’t checking her personal E-mail account in real time, so then he phoned our personal landline at home (not the company’s phone! Perhaps that too was disabled/suspended already) to draw her attention to an E-mail having been sent. Upon logging in and checking Thunderbird she noticed her company account had been suspended (or at least dysfunctional). She responded quickly regarding another such “weirdness”: Hi [redacted], I can’t login to [redacted] it says your account has been disabled. Regards, Rianne Notice they failed to actually inform her and never said what had happened. They took action prematurely or shot before asking any questions. We’ll revisit this some other time and explain why it may be a breach of British law. He responded (still by E-mail, they suspended everything, so they contacted her via personal E-mail): Hi Rianne, You don’t need to be logged in to Google to use that link. You can post that link into any browser window and join the meeting. Could you please re-try? Thanks, [redacted] She said: I’m in. He said: Hi Rianne, I can’t see you listed as a participant in the meeting attendees? Let’s try a Zoom call instead. Would you be able to join a Zoom meeting with the following details? : This should again just work via any web browser. To give you time to get it set up, can we please meet at 14:30? Many thanks, [redacted] And she replied: Hello [redacted], Ok, I’ll see you at 14:30. Best, Rianne After the call, which revealed absolutely nothing at all, he had the audacity to say “you are formally suspended” without even specifying anything that she had done wrong! Here’s the E-mail: Dear Rianne, Further to our meeting by video conference earlier today, please see attached letter confirming our discussion that you are formally suspended from your role of Support Engineer with Sirius Open Source. The attached letter provides further information about this action. Kind regards, [redacted] This above-mentioned “letter” provided no evidence at all. She responded after a couple of visits to lawyers. Hi, I believe I was unfairly treated on several grounds, including relevant protocols. Here is the gist of the issues: 1. no due process 2. no evidence presented (or claims merely alluded to without context/link) 3. guilt by association (almost identical letter, too) Roy and I visited lawyers on Friday and on Monday. We spoke about the facts in length. We don’t yet wish to escalate this matter and would rather settle amicably. Rianne He did not even respond to this E-mail. He just simply ignored anything that did not suit his twisted agenda. Days later he wrote: Dear Rianne, Please see the attached letter regarding your attendance at an investigation meeting tomorrow. Kind regards, An “investigation” for nothing basically; they accuse another person and then try to engage in ‘guilt’ by association (the other person isn’t guilty of anything either). Rianne responded, politely: Hi, Please be patient. My lawyer will respond to you soon. I will not attend any meetings prior to that. Best, Rianne Well, if that wasn’t bad enough he then kept pushing “Reminders” by E-mails, despite having not received any input to the effect he wanted. He kept postponing each time the kangaroo ‘court’ was empty, as it was likely constructed in violation of the law. Days later Rianne followed up: Hi, The meeting with the lawyer was today. The legal rights are now clearer. Cooperation with your instructions are now possible. Best, Rianne Suddenly the company ‘discovers’ they left something out: Dear Rianne, Thanks for your message. As per our letter, you are entitled to be accompanied by either a work colleague or by a Trades Union representative. Just to be clear, it is not Sirius’ responsibility to run or operate a Union. Trades Unions are independent bodies that operate separately to employers so that they can work for the benefit of their members. It is also not Sirius’ responsibility to nominate a suitable Trades Union. It is a right under UK law for each employee to make an individual decision to choose whether or not they wish to join a Union. Sirius is an equal opportunity employer and makes no distinction at all between those who are members of a Trade Union and those who are not. Kind regards, That was not good enough: Hi, That does not answer my main question or my main point. The point is, you’ve presented me with a false dichotomy. That also does not follow the protocols, as per my lawyer. Regards, Rianne In order to keep this post relatively concise we’ll come back to this at a later date when rights of staff are discussed further. Some hours later, after seeking legal advice, she noted that she deserved (legally entitled) to be accompanied by someone else: Hi, My lawyers say I can be accompanied not only by a trade union person. Sirius doesn’t have a union. Best, Rianne It was like talking to a wall because they did not facilitate what was allowed and in fact they had hidden those rights until she pointed those out (or after Mr. Boss was belately speaking to a professional at the company’s side). They kept pushing and pushing for another meeting: Dear Rianne, Thank you for your reply. Please see the attached letter regarding your attendance at a re- scheduled investigation meeting. Kind regards, They even pushed this until December: Dear Rianne, Please see the attached letter regarding attendance at a disciplinary hearing this Friday 2nd December. Kind regards, Many “Reminders” followed, but still no compliance with rules. The company wasn’t interested in actual facts, laws etc. Rianne gave up at this point, seeing the company wasn’t interested in any input about law and protocols. She resigned in December: Dear [redacted], I am writing to announce my resignation as a support engineer in Sirius Open source Ltd. effective today, 2nd of December 2022. This was not an easy decision to make; I have been working with Sirius for nine years, but it feels like this has come to an end. The situation recently hasn’t been managed/handled according to laws; this hassle could have been avoided if only the rules and protocols have been followed. Sincerely, Rianne It took the company nearly 10 days to reply to that. Dear Rianne, Please see attached letter regarding your resignation. Yours sincerely, This was covered_here_before,_as_the_contents_of_the_letter_were_truly_absurd. To summarise, Rianne and I wished to send a formal document to the employer as a response to trumped-up accusations. We knew it would help if legal representatives (like someone in his/her capacity as a lawyer) could acknowledge that this is our position and that they’re there to take the matters further upon instruction from the clients. Not to endorse the message (statement) but to assure the company that the clients have legal representatives and are presently considering further action, such as lawsuit or whistle-blowing. At the end we chose the latter, seeing the companies was acting like an eel, hiding behind rocks and shells, especially weeks before the bullying began. The company changed its address 3 times in just 5 weeks, leaving both ‘companies’ with the address of its accountants, i.e. a phony registration (even if technically it’s legal to do so). “The company changed its address 3 times in just 5 weeks, leaving both ‘companies’ with the address of its accountants, i.e. a phony registration (even if technically it’s legal to do so).”We assume that most readers don’t bother reading the PDF, as it is long, but it might help to have this series at the site (blog posts or wiki) at all times; it might help other people in case — or at the time — of similar incidents. Ever since we resigned we spotted at least 4 blog posts in the FOSS-centric blogosphere that we felt were inspired by us (but could not actually prove the correlation). Geeks like to focus on coding, testing, tickering etc. Sadly this means not many are aware of their legal rights and this leaves them vulnerable to sociopaths who somehow made their way into management positions in companies whose products/services they don’t even understand. Heck, they do not and cannot understand the staff either! Maybe that counts as management, but that’s not actual leadership and it usually ends badly as both clients and staff get fed up with the lies, the threats, the endless (false, baseless etc.) finger-pointing, and mostly cover- up. Charlatans and imposters are toxic to companies where the atmosphere or the work climate can rapidly deteriorate, causing colleagues to leave and creating critical vacuums (e.g. systems nobody can maintain or knows how to patch, extend etc.), begetting unpaid pensions, a lack of payslips (violation of British law by the way!), no actual servers and so on. For those who want to get a quick roundup of the wrongs and the injustices done to my wife, here is the gist of the issues: 1. no due process 2. no evidence presented (or claims merely alluded to without context/link) 3. gross accusation inflation 4. guilt by association (identical letter, too) 5. the company has a history doing this to couples, e.g. one blind colleague based in Germany; it was very serious and it went to court (cost the company or its Directors — a manager and the CEO — a lot of money, went on for a long time, settled at the end) Portions of E-mail correspondence prior to the abuse and resignation is now included here along with further context that anyone can judge independently. Attachment of an employee handbook (may not be very similar to the latest version) isn’t possible for confidentiality reasons and PDF versions of the letters sent will likely be shown in the next post, albeit only on camera. Employment contracts (printed for us, to be brought home) don’t say much at all, so staff was basically compelled to sign some “Web pages” online, consenting to largely unknown terms. Later on in this series we’ll show he we were pressured to sign new contracts ‘by surprise’ without any legal advice available. “Unless this was a case of digital “swatting” (someone who hates us trying to falsely report us to the employer, possibly anonymously), this is the employer manufacturing a ‘case’.”In Rianne’s own words: “I think my employer does not wish to settle amicably, and it seems to boil down to a manager’s ego rather than anything wrong I did.” Unless this was a case of digital “swatting” (someone who hates us trying to falsely report us to the employer, possibly anonymously), this is the employer manufacturing a ‘case’. The cheaply-made hatchet job never goes far. It only backfires. 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at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/01/06/shooting-messengers/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 01.06.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ When_the_‘Issue’_is_People_Who_Speak_About_the_Real_Issue⠀✐ Posted in Deception, Free/Libre_Software at 5:04 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link | md5sum 78ce96faf8912afd2ac377912e79bd6c Sirius Kangaroos Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 http://techrights.org/videos/sirius-witch-hunt-chronology.webm Summary: Unable to justify its business practices, Sirius_‘Open_Source’ starts a witch-hunt against people who found the courage to discuss the matter, both internally and in private (not naming the culprits) THE above video covers what was published earlier today because verbal clarifications may help those with severe reading comprehension and/or a sinister agenda (that’s Matthew_Garrett). The real chronology here is, I spoke about things wrong with the company (confidentially and internally). When that failed to work, repeatedly even, I consulted other people on the matter. Then started a campaign of retaliation against me — an effort to silence me and cover things up, as usual. This is the new management style. “There has been other petty stuff like going after staff for saying lies are lies, but never handling the actual lies or the liar.”Among the many scandals (we still have many left to mention) Sirius staff members have a manager who brought 3 women (one former wife) into the company despite lack of relevant experience/skills, resulting in mistakes that clients noticed (for instance, pasting an entire handover into the command line!). An insider or outsider might joke that it looks like giving them jobs in exchange for sex. Apparently pointing this out is the issue, whereas the real issue remains unaddressed. But the main issue here has nothing to do with sex; the issue is lack of qualifications, overt nepotism, and special access given in exchange for bedroom stuff/favours. This is a well-known yet under-reported problem in the tech industry. Last year a whistleblower told us that she was compelled to have sex or even orgies in order to get/keep a job. There has been other petty stuff like going after staff for saying lies are lies, but never handling the actual lies or the liar. CEOs won’t hold themselves accountable. They won't_investigate_or_fire_themselves_either, despite making ridiculous assertions to that effect. This is what happens when pathological liars run a company, sometimes like a tightly-knit family in the “club” sense, not pseudo kinship that makes a better work atmosphere (companies acting like a family isn’t the same as companies being actual families or sex partners). █ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1270 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/01/06/sirius-egoistic-or-egotistic-stalker/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/01/06/sirius-egoistic-or-egotistic-stalker/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 01.06.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ When_the_Employer_Becomes_an_Egoistic_Stalker⠀✐ Posted in Deception at 12:10 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz It was always about protecting his ego 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Andrew_Bucknor:_I_spent_weeks_reading_IRC_logs;_Only_to discover_I'm_a_liar⦈_ Summary: After years of bullying and persistent lying by Sirius management (it had done this to colleagues, too) came a fabricated ploy/plot to remove dissenting workers IT has now been over a month since I left my job and started writing about what had happened (not for 12 years but particularly the past 4 years, especially after Gates_Foundation had passed money to the CEO under an NDA!). It has since then been apparent that the company, Sirius_‘Open_Source’ (Sirius now tries to get rid of these articles), is trying to gag me and censor me. That won’t work. It’ll only embolden me further. As it turns out, Sirius is run by stalkers. Yes, what on earth do they even do all day? Spy on people. They should do their job, but they don’t (we’ve provided ample evidence of their failings and inability to do very basic stuff like payslips — a legal requirement!). So while workers stay up all night (fixing flaws, incidents etc.) they go behind their backs reading years-old IRC logs, fishing for ‘dirt’ so as to avoid paying compensation or separation fees. Yes, the company was broke, so it decided to take this route. Today I wish to share full communications (albeit redacted) about what happened in November. There was an account suspension, without any due process, as one insecure and insincere manager failed to follow protocols. The manager then did the equivalent of not just refusing entry to the building but handing a box with belongings from the desk. It is unjust and likely not legal (dubious as per British law given the circumstance). It is mean-spirited and vindictive. To be clear, I did nothing wrong, but the company was broke and wanted to deflect. In weeks that followed the manager was once again relying on truly poor legal advice, if any at all! We assume they did the same to some colleagues, so we show their process for ‘ousting’ technical staff, based on lies, while moving their ‘shells’ into secret addresses (and instead placing the address of an accountant, impeding possible litigation against the company). Here’s how it all started: Dear Roy, Would we please have a call urgently to discuss a matter that has been brought to my attention? Would you be able to join a video call at this link? [redacted] I will telephone you shortly to discuss timing. Kind regards, [redacted] He wanted me to use Google. I then responded: Can we do the discussion over email instead? Regards, [Roy] He then suggested Zoom. Hello Roy, No. I’m afraid not. We are required to have a call. Please see the meeting details below. The meeting will be brief. Many thanks, Later: Hello again Roy, We are waiting for you in the call now as soon as you are ready please. Thank you, Then: Hi Roy, We have successfully been able to use the technology to have a call with your household this afternoon, so we understand that it is not a technical issue that would prevent you from taking a Zoom call. I have also just tried to ring the landline which has now rung out. It is very important that we speak as the matter is serious and urgent. Can you please let me know if you are free to join a Zoom call now. Otherwise, you are due on shift at 17:30 and we will speak then. Can I remind you that a failure to attend for work without a satisfactory explanation would potentially lead to disciplinary action under the terms of your employment contract. Kind regards, Notice they use my impending shift to make it seem like “disciplinary action”; they didn’t even let me in (to carry out work). Then he (there are two people above, only one talking though) suggested other proprietary things (yes, everything this “Open Source” company nowadays uses for communications is proprietary!), but that’s not the main issue. As it turned out, they had blocked me from Slack too, so I wrote: I cannot access Slack. I tried from several PCs. Regards, Roy Then he said: Hi Roy, Thank you for your reply. I wasn’t asking you to join via Slack, I sent you a link to a Zoom call. Can you please join a Zoom Call now with the following details. Many thanks, I also said: > Hi Roy, > > Thank you for your reply. I wasn’t asking you to join via Slack, I sent you a link to a Zoom call. > > Can you please join a Zoom Call now with the following details. Hi, I think it must be done in writing so that things can be presented and checked within context. Regards, Roy By this point I had already realised what it was about. He was reading years’ worth of IRC logs and trying to build (frame) a ‘case’ against me. To be clear, simply talking (mostly in private) about the issues with the company is seen as unacceptable as if the company is a religion or cult. Even if nobody (not even the company) is named! Then he escalated (the mask fell) and showed his real intentions: Hi Roy, This call is not itself part of an investigation and is not in itself a disciplinary hearing. We are simply trying to inform you of a matter that has been brought to our attention so that we have properly communicated with you and to confirm your working status. Nothing needs to be presented or checked in this call, there will be time for anything like that later. It really is in your interests to hear what we have to say and we can take matters from there. As it is currently your formal work shift time, the management instruction that I am giving you is to join us on this call now, nothing else. If you could please join the Zoom call now we can have a short call. Regards, And what is this “investigation” about? We’ll come to that later. The short story, it’s based on a lie. I responded as follows: > Hi Roy, > > This call is not itself part of an investigation and is not in itself a disciplinary hearing. > > We are simply trying to inform you of a matter that has been brought to our attention so that we have properly communicated with you and to confirm your working status. By suspending my account I think you pre-judged my “working status” before we even had a chance to communicate or clarify. > Nothing needs to be presented or checked in this call, there will be time for anything like that later. > > It really is in your interests to hear what we have to say and we can take matters from there. I prefer to do this by E-mail or text, as it is more suitable a medium and ‘paper trail’ is needed. > As it is currently your formal work shift time, the management instruction that I am giving you is to join us on this call now, nothing else. I cannot even access my account. I think you pre-judged my status. Regards, Roy Now the other manager got angry and fired off this E-mail with all caps and typos: Roy, You are employed by this company, and it is current your work shift. The perfectly reasonable management instruction is that you join Andrew and me in the Zoom cal NOWl: [sic] Failure to do so will be a clear breach of your employment contract and company policies. [redacted] Sirius Founder and Group CEO I responded as follows: > Roy, > > You are employed by this company, and it is current your work shift. My account is currently suspended. You took action before speaking to me. Regards, Roy They knew I was right. It upset them. Then came this: Hi Roy, We have acted entirely within our rights as your employer and within the strict terms of your Employment contract and as communicated in our company Employee Handbook. Nothing has been pre-judged, and no findings have been reached as the investigation process has not yet been carried out. Indeed by failing to attend even a call and refusing to answer the phone, you are preventing yourself from receiving precisely the information that we are trying to provide. Again, we are not at the stage where findings will be assessed, we are simply attempting to carry out the very first step of a process which is to communicate with you. We have now been waiting in a call for nearly an hour, are you able to join us now? If you do not join us on the call by 17:30 we will take this as a failure to comply with a properly issued management instruction, we will close the call and we will investigate this incident as a potential disciplinary issue too. Regards, He got the time wrong. Correction, if you don’t join us on the call by 18:30 They wanted me to dance to their music, which was lies and distortion of what I had actually said. I responded as follows: > We have acted entirely within our rights as your employer and within the strict terms of your Employment contract and as communicated in our company Employee Handbook. The contract is a ‘two-edged sword’ that also protects my rights as an employee. At the moment I see myself as prejudged with account suspension (without me even being made aware of anything). Regards, Roy It had already become very obvious that they were trying to engineer ‘departure’ of people based on a construction of lies. I later on the same day received what they had planned all along: Dear Roy, Despite our repeated requests, you have failed to follow a properly issued management instruction to attend a call to enable us to inform you of an alleged breach of company policy by you that may amount to gross misconduct. You have therefore also potentially further breached company policy by failing to attend work for your designated support shift in the manner requested, despite very clear, written management instruction requiring you to do so. Given your refusal to take a call that would allow us to inform you of the alleged misconduct, you have therefore left us no choice other than to act by email. You are formally suspended from your role of Support Engineer with Sirius Open Source with immediate effect. The attached letter provides further information about this action. Regards, To be very clear, what they allege to be “misconduct” is me wanting a proper conversation based on facts. They did not want that. Then they alleged that me not being able to cover my shift (before they had suspended the account) was “misconduct”. They basically set up the whole thing like this. There was no due process as severe/drastic action had been taken before even hearing the ‘accused’. So of course I consulted an employment lawyer about this. I spoke to a couple of people, who were rather shocked by the way Sirius had handled it. It seemed like it about one man’s ego (the manager) and he was stalking staff outside work, looking to ‘punish’ people who didn’t tolerate lies. Even two weeks later the management was still desperate to arrange a ‘kangaroo court’ session: Dear Roy, Please see the attached letter regarding your attendance at an investigation meeting tomorrow. Kind regards, It was getting so pathetic that he even stalked out some personal YouTube account of mine to sniff out an E-mail address and add an appointment to something called “Google Calendar”. That’s sad… he was so desperate to ‘interrogate’ for his ego’s sake. Then he kept sending reminders again… and again… and again. There were like 5 reminders sent in total, followed by these assertions: Dear Roy, Thank you for your reply. Please see the attached letter regarding your attendance at a re- scheduled investigation meeting. Kind regards, It was a PDF made with proprietary software, asserting that for failing to face a kangaroo court after I had already been prematurely ‘judged’. It clearly wasn’t about fact-finding. The same letter would later be sent by post, along with screenshots that are taken out of context and lack URLs. Days later he once again sent a message via “Google Calendar”, clearly (and increasingly) desperate to get me to dance to his tune. It would be a sham “investigation”; it was meant to be this way. He then sent yet more letters trying to get me to submit myself, despite having already received messaged explaining why it was not possible. All those .ics files (he uses Apple stuff, not “Open Source”) were piling up, maybe 12 of them in total, all in vain. It was getting rather embarrassing at this point. He was starting to frame this as “disciplinary hearing” (as was the case all along; they were engaged in posturing). Either way, from my own end I sent a clear message, based on consultation from lawyers. Of course the company chose to ignore that. The same day I spoke to lawyers I sent the following: Dear all, I believe I was unfairly treated on several grounds, including relevant protocols pertaining to several aspects. I will spare you the details but can elaborate if needed. Here is the gist of the issues: 1. No due process 2. Verbal/oral distortion of claims 3. You misrepresented alleged evidence, but conveniently presented it as facts to my wife 4. No hard evidence presented (just a reference to a handbook we lack a copy of) 5. Rather gross accusation inflation against a person whom you did not even speak to There are more point, but I shall keep this brief. The company has a history doing this to couples, e.g. one blind colleague based in Germany; it was very serious and it went to court, based on a trusted source (it cost the company and/or its Directors — xxxxx and xxxxx — a lot of money, as went on for a long time; allegedly got settled at the end but injured the company). We visited lawyers on Friday and on Monday. We spoke about the facts in length and have a good understanding of our rights. We agreed that we don’t yet wish to escalate this matter and would rather settle amicably. Regards, Roy, [Your longest-serving employee (aside from the founder)] Of course the company more or less ignored this reality. When they kept inviting me to things they knew would not qualify as a proper hearing (explanation of this point due tomorrow) I sent: Hi, Under the European Convention on Human Rights Article 6 (England is in the European Court of Human Rights) I am entitled to have a representative and access an objective tribunal. You will hear from my lawyer soon. At this stage it was abundantly clear, also to lawyers, that there was merely a malicious witch-hunt. On December first I sent the following: Hi, I’ve been receiving some relatively solid and professional legal advice for several weeks already. To put it quite bluntly, the impression legal professionals get is that the company cannot afford lawyers and thus makes wild guesses, based on a gut feeling at best. In Rianne’s case, the allegations are shockingly weak. This, in turn, makes the trail of correspondence work very strongly in our favour. We’re not impulsive, we just follow the law. We’ve both followed the law all along. We know our rights and we have people to assess the law. The latest invitation is legally problematic for several distinct reasons. It would not constitute a fair ‘trial’, on a number of different grounds. What you’re trying to apply here is the controversial Reid method, which isn’t just notorious but also unlawful in some jurisdictions. No proper protocols and procedures were followed until (probably due to a lack of legal advice) more recently. In fact, “Investigation Meeting” suddenly and disingenuously became “Disciplinary Hearing”. The process embarked upon did not respect the employee’s right to privacy (setting out the importance of confidentiality) and it seems to be more of a personal vendetta than a real, justifiable case. Regarding any such hearing, where possible the employer should get somebody who’s not involved in the case to carry out the investigation, for example another manager or someone from HR. HR does not exist in Sirius per se, so the company needs to contract outwards, just like several years ago where HR sided with us, not with the harasser in chief. We never received an apology after that incident. And moreover, I wish to make it known that I am referring to a single example of many such incidents. I can elaborate later. The sudden and very much unprovoked-for suspension is problematic on a number of legal grounds. There’s consensus among legal professionals (visited or spoke to several) that it was inappropriate and over the top. Perhaps the purpose of it was to obstruct the accused from accessing defensive/supportive evidence. There’s no reason for a suspension of someone who for 12 years never ever did something “dodgy” to company or client assets; quite the contrary. Unless the employer thinks there is a risk that the employee might tamper with evidence or influence witnesses, a suspension is entirely unnecessary. I have no history of tampering with evidence or influencing witnesses. In fact, the “evidence” presented (only a fortnight later!) is actually controlled by me rather than the company. The IRC logs are very informal and have nothing to do with Sirius. There is also consensus that what’s proposed constitutes a kangaroo court and the reason you don’t want an independent HR agency to handle this (like before) is that the case will be thrown out with prejudice and the company may be held accountable for a lot more than just frivolous accusations and moral damages (twofold). On deciding whether to suspend an employee, there are also clear legal guidelines. If there’s a serious issue or situation, an employer might consider suspending someone while they investigate. But in this case, the nature of the accusations makes it abundantly frivolous. An employer should consider each situation carefully. Suspension will only be needed in some rather rare situations. This is why, right from the very beginning, the letters and demands sent were legally invalid. If an employer feels they need to suspend someone, it’s important to consider alternative options to suspension and the wellbeing of the person they’re thinking of suspending (unless the intention is to shock and seek reprisal). The employer should think about who will handle matters if further action is needed, but in this case it seems like one or two person control the process from beginning to end. Where possible, a different person should handle each step of the disciplinary procedures: the investigation, the disciplinary hearing and outcome, and the appeal hearing (if an appeal is raised). It might moreover be useful to document (e.g. write in great length) and to show a clear, systematic pattern; I can prove and neatly present a pattern of evidence which points to the actions by the CEO being vindictive. It would not be unprecedented either. Expect a 50- page report quite soon. A legal team is looking into it. The process has in general been a travesty and a potential source of disgrace to the company. In this particular case, someone acting as a judge for oneself is not looking good. In principle, recusing oneself is one option, but the process is already tarnished by irregularities that hamper any perception of objectivity and fairness. This is not a good way to end a relationship with the company. It didn’t have to end like this. A good company values its workers, listens to workers, instead of treating them like enemies to be deceived and marginalised. Apropos, only minutes ago: https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/30/lastpass-goto-breached-customer- information/ If only someone kept warning that LastPass was trouble… Twelve hours later I sent the_report: The report is now ready. See [Att]. I resigned the following day. It was abundantly clear, as noted in the report, that this was just part of the ongoing bullying, which had gone on for years. In the next part there will be focus on what was done to my wife, who had worked in the same company since 2013. In her case, it’s even far worse. It’s far worse that they picked on her after she had done absolutely nothing. 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⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⡟⠀⠀⠀⠠⢆⠀⣉⠄⡈⡤⡀⠰⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣤⣤⣤⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣧⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⢀⣁⢁⠁⡀⣀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⢉⣉⣉⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣾⣿⣯⣭⣿⣿⣛⣻⣿⣿⣯⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2048 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/01/06/sirius-sleeping-with-the-boss/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/01/06/sirius-sleeping-with-the-boss/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 01.06.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Truth_Hurts:_Colleagues_Sleeping_With_the_Support_Manager_at_Sirius_Open Source_Inc.⠀✐ Posted in Deception at 12:36 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Notice that neither the company nor people are named in this two-person chat 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Sirius_sleeping_with_the_boss⦈_ Summary: In its_muck-raking, Sirius management complains not about things that are false but are embarrassing (but the company and its people aren’t even mentioned in this very informal chat) ⠀⠀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠀ ⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀ ⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀ ⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀ ⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀ ⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀ ⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀ ⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀ ⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀ 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═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 01.06.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_06/01/2023:_GNOME_44_Schedule_is_Ready⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 1:07 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Desktop/Laptop o Server o Audiocasts/Shows o Graphics_Stack 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 Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Devices/Embedded o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Programming/Development * Leftovers o Science o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o 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But can Linux catch up to and surpass Windows and macOS in the desktop market? Linux may not get as much attention as other tech fields, but its future looks brighter in 2023 and beyond thanks to several trends that have been going on through 2022. Let’s take a look at them and see why Linux may finally catch up to Windows and macOS in the new year. # ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ The_different_sorts_of ‘iconification’_of_windows_in_X⠀⇛ In X, application windows can be in a variety of states. They can be on the screen, they can not have been ‘mapped’ yet, they can be mapped but located off the currently visible area of the screen (many of my windows spend a lot of time in other pages of my virtual desktop), and pretty much since the beginning they can be what was originally called ‘iconified’ but which these days is often called ‘minimized’ in documentation that ordinary people read. # ⚓ [Old]_Trashware,_a_practice_whose_time_has_passed?_|_Stop at_Zona-M⠀⇛ Back in 2010, I explained that “trashware” is the practice of saving “old” computers from the trash bin, and successfully reusing them, thanks to Free Software like Linux. Today, I share, with permission from the author, a reformatted translation of this email about the serious limits and hurdles of doing trashware today. [...] Giomba’s own, final observations were that, when compared with the huge effort madem, 40 computers are a really small number, that make it hard to expect that trashware may be regularly practiced. But if asked again to do it, they will certainly accept, as knowing they can help someone is always a great reward! # ⚓ My_own_thoughts_on_why_trashware’s_time_has_passed_|_Stop at_Zona-M⠀⇛ Two months ago I posted here the thoughts of a Linux user on why, and how, the practice of trashware, that is saving “old” computers from the trash bin, and successfully reusing them, thanks to Free Software like Linux, has passed its time. # ⚓ My_own_thoughts_on_why_trashware’s_time_has_passed,_part_2 |_Stop_at_Zona-M⠀⇛ and so on. All things for which there is no intrinsic need to know how to program or do system administration. In short, and always without belittling those who still want to focus on trashware and succeed: if we talk about digital competence and awareness, at the point we have reached there is a much more urgent need for people who know and do and ask for things like those , and when I manage to meet people willing to learn more at that level, I don’t even get to talk to them about trashware, and there’s almost never time. o § Server⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ You_No_Longer_Own_What_You_Buy:_Arlo_Cameras Lose_Updates,_Cloud_Storage⠀⇛ One of the common themes here at Techdirt over the last decade is how the very meaning of “ownership” and “property” has changed — often for the worse. In the broadband connected era, firmware updates can often eliminate functionality promised to you at launch, as we saw with the Sony PlayStation 3. And with everything now relying on internet connectivity, companies can often give up on supporting devices entirely, often leaving users with very expensive paperweights as we saw after Google acquired Revolv. # ⚓ Unix Men ☛ Transcription_Services_on_Linux:_A_Guide_to Enhancing_Productivity_and_Efficiency⠀⇛ In conclusion, Linux provides a powerful platform for transcription services. It offers many advantages over other operating systems, including its open-source nature and excellent security features. Additionally, AI-powered transcription services can help to improve accuracy and reduce the amount of time needed for manual editing. With the right hardware and software setup, businesses can take advantage of transcription services on Linux to streamline their workflows and improve efficiency. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Video ☛ Vanilla_OS_22.10_overview_|_Immutable.._..but_also not._–_Invidious⠀⇛ In this video, I am going to show an overview of Vanilla OS 22.10 and some of the applications pre- installed. # ⚓ Video ☛ Kali_Linux_Xfce_2022.4_Quick_overview_#shorts_– Invidious⠀⇛ A Quick Overview of Kali Linux Xfce 2022.4 # ⚓ Video ☛ Org_Agenda_Is_A_Powerful_Scheduling_App_(Let’s Configure_It!)_–_Invidious⠀⇛ The killer feature of Emacs is undoubtedly Org mode. One of the really amazing programs that is built around Org mode is ‘org-agenda’, which is a scheduling application. # ⚓ Video ☛ Massive_new_rendering_tricks_are_coming_to_the Steam_Deck._(Plus_other_Deck_news)_–_Invidious⠀⇛ While there hasn’t been a beta Steam Deck client update this week, that doesn’t mean there hasn’t been some massive news. HDR will be coming to the Steam Deck, but what’s more: Ray Tracing support as well. # ⚓ Video ☛ 8-Bit_Week_—_Day_1_–_2_Roundup_–_Invidious⠀⇛ o § Graphics Stack⠀➾ # ⚓ Who-T:_X_servers_no_longer_allow_byte-swapped_clients⠀⇛ In the beginning, there was the egg. Then fictional people started eating that from different ends, and the terms of “little endians” and “Big Endians” was born. Computer architectures (mostly) come with one of either byte order: MSB first or LSB first. The two are incompatible of course, and many a bug was introduced trying to convert between the two (or, more common: failing to do so). The two byte orders were termed Big Endian and little endian, because that hilarious naming scheme at least gives us something to laugh about while contemplating throwing it all away and considering a future as, I don’t know, a strawberry plant. Back in the mullet-infested 80s when the X11 protocol was designed both little endian and big endian were common enough. And back then running the X server on a different host than the client was common too – the X terminals back then had less processing power than a smart toilet seat today so the cpu-intensive clients were running on some mainfraime. To avoid overtaxing the poor mainframe already running dozens of clients for multiple users, the job of converting between the two byte orders was punted to the X server. So to this day whenever a client connects, the first byte it sends is a literal “l” or “B” to inform the server of the client’s byte order. Where the byte order doesn’t match the X server’s byte order, the client is a “swapped client” in X server terminology and all 16, 32, and 64-bit values must be “byte-swapped” into the server’s byte order. All of those values in all requests, and then again back to the client’s byte order in all outgoing replies and events. Forever, till a crash do them part. If you get one of those wrong, the number is no longer correct. And it’s properly wrong too, the difference between 0×1 and 0×01000000 is rather significant. [0] Which has the hilarious side- effect of… well, pretty much anything. But usually it ranges from crashing the server (thus taking all other clients down in commiseration) to leaking random memory locations. The list of security issues affecting the various SProcFoo implementations (X server naming scheme for Swapped Procedure for request Foo) is so long that I’m too lazy to pull out the various security advisories and link to them. Just believe me, ok? *jedi handwave* # ⚓ LWN ☛ Hutterer:_X_servers_no_longer_allow_byte-swapped clients_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Peter Hutterer writes about the disabling of support for byte-swapped clients in the X.org server and the reasons why this was done. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ NVIDIA_driver_v525.78.01_out_fixing_bugs and_supports_RTX_4070_Ti⠀⇛ NVIDIA has today released driver version 525.78.01 for Linux which includes support for the new RTX 4070 Ti, along with a few select bug fixes. Not that you would want to buy an RTX 4070 Ti, since it’s ridiculous for the price. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ FirewallD_released_the_first_update_of_2023. Let’s_see_what_the_new_features_are⠀⇛ Let’s take a look at the latest version of FirewallD, which was released at the start of 2023. # ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ Pinta_Installation_Instructions_for_all Major_Linux_Distributions_and_Microsoft_Windows⠀⇛ Who doesn’t have a memory when it comes to painting? Every painting has a memory, especially if it was created by you at some point in your life. So let’s download the software and make the memory # ⚓ Medevel ☛ 17_Open_Source_Free_API_Testing_And_Development Apps⠀⇛ API or Application Programming Interface is a set of protocols, definitions that allow different programs or systems to talk or message with each other. Companies develop API software in order to deliver their services quicker, integrate their service with third-party, or even create scalable mobile, desktop, and web apps using the same API endpoints. API testing and debugging is an essential part of API development workflow, no matter what type of API service you are building. # ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ FOSS_Weekly_#23.01:_New_Year,_New_FOSS,_New Distros,_Recommended_Tools_and_More_Linux_Stuff⠀⇛ Happy new year What’s new in the new year 2023? It’s FOSS 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇:)⦈ If you have visited the website, you might have already noticed that it has changed drastically. We worked on moving the website from WordPress to Ghost during the winter holidays. It was supposed to be your Christmas gift but things took longer than expected. The new platform provides a lean, clean and faster website. You’ll notice the speed boost while browsing the site, especially on mobile devices. A new commenting system is in place that allows adding images and gifs. The dark theme blends well with your system preference. More pleasant changes will be added in the coming weeks. I’ll create a separate page detailing how you can get more out of your experience with It’s FOSS. Meanwhile, please send me your feedback on the new design, if things are working as expected or if you notice strange behavior. # ⚓ TecMint ☛ 10_Top_Open_Source_Caching_Tools_for_Linux_in 2023⠀⇛ Reliable distributed computing systems and applications have become the cornerstone of prominent businesses, especially in automating and managing mission-critical business processes and delivering services to customers. As developers and system administrators of these systems and applications, you are expected to provide all kinds of information technology (IT) solutions that will ensure that you have the most efficient systems available. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Manuel Matuzovic ☛ Day_74:_using_!important_in_cascade layers⠀⇛ In order to understand how !important works in cascade layers, you have to understand how !important works generally. The conclusion of this post might not be what you expect. # ⚓ Rachel ☛ Another_look_at_the_steps_for_issuing_a_cert⠀⇛ How about we give that a shot now? Let’s just go through the steps for getting a secure web site going, and ignore the specifics of the protocol for the moment. First, the baseline assumptions: there’s a key. There’s a certificate signing request which references that key. Then there’s the certificate itself with a signature which attaches it to the “web of trust” (ehhh…) that is largely accepted by most clients. Okay? # ⚓ Jim Nielsen ☛ Justify_Space_Between_Individual_Items_in Flexbox⠀⇛ This is a seemingly trivial thing but I’ve probably looked it up at least three times now, so it’s time to write a blog post about it in hopes that I’ll finally remember the solution. tl;dr when aligning a flat hierarchy of items with flexbox, you can use margin: auto to get the effect of justification between individual items. # ⚓ Rachel ☛ S_p_a_m_m_y_s_y_s_c_a_l_l_s_in_strace_dumps⠀⇛ The problem comes when you have a program that has a bunch of stuff to put on the wire, and yet it does it with individual calls to write(). Instead of pushing (say) ~2 KB at the network with a single call, it instead spins through the buffer, writing each one individually. Now you have 2000 packets flying around, all with their headers and everything else as overhead. Having the kernel batch this up is basically saving the world from broken code. # ⚓ Data Swamp ☛ How_to_boot_on_a_BTRFS_snapshot⠀⇛ I always wanted to have a simple rollback method on Linux systems, NixOS gave me a full featured one, but it wasn’t easy to find a solution for other distributions. Fortunately, with BTRFS, it’s really simple thanks to snapshots being mountable volumes. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_CoreFreq_on_Rocky_Linux_9_– idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install CoreFreq on Rocky Linux 9. For those of you who didn’t know, CoreFreq is a useful tool for monitoring the performance of x86 CPUs and identifying potential issues or bottlenecks. Its real-time monitoring capabilities and support for multiple CPUs make it a valuable tool for system administrators and developers. 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 CoreFreq to display real-time information about your CPU performance on Rocky Linux. 9. # ⚓ Beginners_Guide_for_Ping_Command_in_Linux⠀⇛ PING, also known as “Packet Internet Groper,” is the most common networking tool used in Windows, Linux, and macOS to test the connection between the source and the destination. The destination, or remote system, could be a web server, your router, or a computer on your local network; you will specify them with their domain or IP address. When you specify the destination (domain or IP address), the ping command will send a series of ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) packets to the remote system and wait for the response. In the response output, you will get different pieces of information using which you can determine whether the remote system is alive or not, the latency of the network, and how many packets are dropped. Although you might already be aware of the basic usage of this command, stick with this article to learn several variations and options for the ping command (with examples). # ⚓ Beginners_Guide_for_Hash_Command_in_Linux⠀⇛ You might already be aware of the Linux shell’s default behavior of capturing each user’s executed commands and storing them in the “~/.bash_history” file, so later you can view the history list using the history command. Although, history is not the only location where your executed commands are stored, a Linux shell like Bash, Ksh, or Zsh also stores the user’s executed commands in a list known as a hash list. In this article, you will learn what the hash list is, the differences between it and the history list, and how to use its command-line tool to manage records in the hash list in Linux. # ⚓ TechRepublic ☛ How_to_deploy_Apache_Tomcat_on_Ubuntu Server⠀⇛ Need to serve your java apps from a user-friend web app? Look no further than Tomcat. Find out how to install Tomcat on Ubuntu Linux. # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ Learn_w_Command_in_Linux_&_BSD_with_Examples⠀⇛ The w command is a utility in Linux that displays information about the users currently logged into the system and their processes. It shows who is logged on and what activities they are doing. That means it can show what processes they are running in their system. Here’s some examples. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_install_VIM_text_editor_on_Ubuntu 22.04?⠀⇛ In this post, you will learn how to install VIM on Ubuntu 22.04 VIM is a very popular text editor, so it is always convenient to have it at hand. # ⚓ Linux Shell Tips ☛ How_to_Install_Chrony_NTP_to_Synchronize Time_in_RHEL9/8⠀⇛ Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a networking protocol that synchronizes time and date settings across computer systems in a network. It is responsible for maintaining accurate time and date settings in computer systems in order for them to run critical tasks such as cron jobs, shell scripts, and real-time applications. NTP has since been replaced by chronyd, a networking daemon that is an implementation of the Network Time Protocol. The Chronyd service synchronizes the system clock with online NTP servers or an on-premise NTP server. Chronyd is tailored to function in unfavorable networking environments such as in heavily congested networks and intermittent network connections. It records impressive time accuracy within a few milliseconds for systems synchronized over the internet and tens of microseconds for computers on a LAN. # ⚓ markaicode by Mark ☛ Geany_Installation_on_Linux_Mint_21_| Mark_Ai_Code⠀⇛ Geany is the most widely used, lightweight, quick, and open-source text editor for programming. It is a multi-platform program that operates on a variety of platforms including NetBSD, Solaris, Windows, and Linux. # ⚓ markaicode by Mark ☛ How_to_Upgrade_Fedora_in_Easy_Steps_| Mark_Ai_Code⠀⇛ If you are a new Fedora user, you may not be aware that it is available in many versions. The most recent version of Fedora is the “main” version, also known as the “Current” version. This indicates that developers have previously issued versions that consumers may upgrade from a lower version. This article examines how to update your Fedora distribution. # ⚓ markaicode by Mark ☛ How_to_Install_VirtualBox_7.0_on_RHEL 9_|_Mark_Ai_Code⠀⇛ Oracle VM VirtualBox is a prominent free and open- source virtualization software extensively used by desktop enthusiasts, system administrators, and programmers to construct virtual machines for testing operating systems, among other things. # ⚓ markaicode by Mark ☛ How_to_Install_CakePHP_Framework_on Ubuntu_22.04_|_Mark_Ai_Code⠀⇛ This guide examines how to install VirtualBox 7.0 on RHEL 9 editions in order to construct guest virtual machines from an ISO image file. # ⚓ markaicode by Mark ☛ How_to_Install_Telegram_on_Fedora Linux_37_|_Mark_Ai_Code⠀⇛ Telegram is a free smartphone messenger similar to WhatsApp. Users connect using their phone numbers and can quickly talk, exchange photographs, videos, documents, and files, and download them. In addition, video and phone conversations may be conducted, and polls, groups, and channels can be formed to network with one another. Telegram is especially popular because of the latter capability. Installing software on Windows and macOS is quite straightforward, but Linux users are less acquainted with the process. As a result, if you’re running Fedora Linux and wish to install the Telegram client, follow the instructions below. # ⚓ markaicode by Mark ☛ How_to_Redirect_404_Error_to_Home_Page in_WordPress_|_Mark_Ai_Code⠀⇛ The 404 error code indicates that the requested page does not exist on the server. If you’re receiving repeated 404 errors on your WordPress site and don’t have a 404 page. In this case, simply redirect all 404 requests to your website’s home page with a 301 redirect. You do not need to install any additional plugins on your site to do this, instead, a little PHP code will do it for you. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ DIY_GameTank_Game_Console_Gets_Upgraded Cartridge⠀⇛ Over the summer, you might recall seeing a homebrew 6502 game console called the GameTank grace these pages. The product of [Clyde Shaffer], the system was impressively complete, very well documented, and even had a budding library of games. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Steam_Deck_Beta_update,_plus_easy_Flatpak updates_and_more_HDR_teasing⠀⇛ Three fun bits for you today including Steam desktop and Steam Deck Beta updates, an easy way to update third-party Flatpaks on Steam Deck in Gaming Mode and another HDR teaser from Valve. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ PlayStation_3_emulator_RPCS3_hits_a_big milestone_with_all_games_now_bootable⠀⇛ RPCS3 is a free and open source PlayStation 3 emulator, and they hit a huge milestone for compatibility recently. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Dwarf_Fortress_hit_nearly_half_a_million sales_in_December_2022⠀⇛ Dwarf Fortress from developer Bay 12 Games and publisher Kitfox Games finally had the Steam release in December 2022, and it seems like it went very well. It’s currently sat with an Overwhelmingly Positive user rating from over 15,000 Steam user reviews. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Space_and_atmospheric_flight_simulator Flight_Of_Nova_gets_a_Linux_version⠀⇛ Flight Of Nova is a solo-developed space and atmospheric flight sim currently in Early Access, it looks quite impressive and it now has a Native Linux version. If you love flying sims and sci-fi, you’re going to like this, it even has HOTAS support. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Best_Free_Android_Apps:_KOReader_– document_viewer⠀⇛ KOReader is a document viewer for a wide variety of file formats. It’s available for Linux, Android, and E Ink devices. The software has 2 interfaces consisting of a reading screen and a file browser. The image below shows the file browser. The most important thing to learn about the reading screen is where to tap/click. This is neatly illustrated in the software’ user guide. # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ GNOME_44_Desktop_Environment_Is_Slated for_Release_on_March_22nd,_2023⠀⇛ While you are probably enjoying your GNOME 43 desktop environment, the GNOME devs are already working hard on the next major release, GNOME 44, due out in late March 2023 with more new features and enhancements. That’s right, GNOME 44 is coming in a few months as yet another major update in the GNOME 40 series of this popular desktop environment for GNU/Linux distributions. The release schedule was published a while ago, suggesting a final release date of March 22nd, 2023. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ Top_10_Linux_Distributions_for_Programmers_in_2023_ [Featured]⠀⇛ We review the top 10 best Linux distributions for programmers and developers to help with their work and personal projects. Developers or programmers use various tools and applications for their job or projects. It includes code editors, programming language compilers, add-ons, databases, etc. o ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ Budgie’s_Upcoming_10.7_Release_Promises_These_3_Key Improvements_for_Linux_Users⠀⇛ Budgie is a desktop environment designed to keep clutter to a minimum and provide users with a clean/minimal experience. Back in January 2022, the former-co-lead of Solus, Joshua Strobl left Solus to work on SerpentOS, but he continued to work on Budgie. So, he forked the project into a new repository and formed the Buddies Of Budgie organization. Three months after that, they released Budgie 10.6. It was a good release, if not extraordinary. o § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ Linspire_–_The_easiest_Desktop_Linux:_Linspire_12_Public Alpha_1_Released⠀⇛ Today we have released Linspire 12 Public Alpha 1. This build highlights the newest LTS release. This has been a longer release schedule then what we hoped for highlighting security and stability as Linspire will start to have a 12 month release cycle. This release includes: Linux kernel 5.15 GNOME Desktop Thunderbird OnlyOffice 7.2 Microsoft Edge 108 The full suite of GNOME multimedia players o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ Mint’s_LMDE_5:_POC_or_the_Best_Linux_Desktop_Out There?⠀⇛ Linux Mint, a 16-year-old distribution, launched its initial release in August 2006. Throughout the years, the distribution has focused on a single simple goal: an easy and user-friendly Linux desktop for everyday users. This straightforwardness and adherence to the golden rule of keeping things simple, easy to use, and workable has earned it a large user base. So, of course, it is no coincidence that the Linux Mint 21.1 release takes the top spot in our rankings for the best desktop Linux distros for 2022. Mint, as we all know, is based on Ubuntu. Its guiding idea is to remove all of Ubuntu’s existing flaws, build on top of the existing base, then package and provide it in an easy-to-use desktop- focused Linux distro. This is achieved mainly in Mint’s Ubuntu-based flagship edition, Cinnamon. # ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ The_Future_of_ZFS_on_Ubuntu_Desktop_is_Not Looking_Good_–_OMG!_Ubuntu!⠀⇛ I hate to say it, but it looks like Ubuntu on ZFS is a dead effort. In 2019 Canonical was upbeat about their support for contentious file system, making waves with the release of Ubuntu 19.10 which featured an experimental option to install Ubuntu (kernel, system files, and user data) on a ZFS volume. Ubuntu was the first major Linux distro to embrace ZFS, despite the tangle of issues around its licensing. But since then the enthusiasm has waned. Last year, Ubuntu developers pushed to remove Zsys from Ubuntu’s Ubiquity installer. This is an integral tool Ubuntu created to make it easier to manage and maintain ZFS-based installations. In a bug report they bluntly noted that ‘priority changes’ in the desktop team meant Zsys was no longer something they want to “advertise using”. # ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ Nala_is_a_Neat_Alternative_to_Apt_on_Ubuntu_– OMG!_Ubuntu!⠀⇛ If there’s one command-line tool I know most of you use it’s APT, or the Advanced Package Tool. Every Debian-based Linux distro (Ubuntu included) uses APT because, well, it’s good at what it does. To quote Wikipedia, APT takes the hassle out of managing software on Linux by “automating the retrieval, configuration and installation of software packages, either from precompiled files or by compiling source code.” Whether you want to check for updates, upgrade your system, or install software from your distro’s repo, apt lets you do it quickly, do it easily, and do it relatively safely. But I’m not here to talk about why you should use APT… o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Stacey on IoT ☛ Surprise:_Samsung_is_making_SmartThings hardware_again!⠀⇛ One never knows what to expect at the Consumer Electronics Show. And so far, the biggest surprise is news of the Samsung SmartThings Station, a smart home hub with Matter support and a programmable button. Just for kicks, the SmartThings Station is also a 15-watt wireless charger too. > No, a smart home hub with Matter isn’t surprising. A smart home hub from Samsung is. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Kian Ryan ☛ Getting_Started_With_Z80ASM_On_The_RC2014⠀⇛ Happy New Year. We’re going to start the new year by going down to the metal. The RC2014 Classic II and Pro ROM images both contain copies of the Small Computer Monitor. SCM is a machine code monitor and assembler for Z80 systems. We’re going to switch a RC2014 Classic II from booting 32K BASIC to SCM, assemble an example program using z80asm, convert it to Intel hex code, and run that code on the RC2014. # ⚓ Jeff Geerling ☛ Getting_to_1.5_Gbps_WiFi_6E_on_the Raspberry_Pi_CM4⠀⇛ In the past, I had some faltering attempts where sometimes things would work—sort-of—using WiFi 6 (802.11ax, 40 MHz bandwidth, 2×2) using an Intel AX200 M.2 card on the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4. But Netgear saw my post about upgrading to 2.5 Gbps networking and decided to send me an upgraded Insight WAX630E access point—the one that does WiFi 6E with full support for 6 GHz and 160 MHz channel width. I had previously tested on an ASUS RT-AX86U (WiFi 6 only) and Netgear WAX620 (also WiFi 6 only), and it was high time I tried everything on the latest version of Raspberry Pi OS. # ⚓ SparkFun Electronics ☛ SparkFun_Turns_20⠀⇛ I guess I never really realized it, but as I look back at the history of SparkFun, it’s puzzles all the way down. SparkFun turns 20 years old this week, and next year I’ll have worked at SparkFun half of my life. Since SparkFun opened its doors, there was always work to do. The challenge of getting a little faster to market, writing a little cleaner code, open sourcing more technologies, and increasing the production yield rate a few fractions of a percentage more was, and continues to be, thrilling. I get to puzzle for work, and I’ve got a whole team of like minded folks that makes another twenty years of SparkFun sound absolutely delightful. # ⚓ Old VCR ☛ The_MOS_6502_is_(mostly)_Turing-complete_without registers⠀⇛ These tricks work primarily because the ISA allows memory-to-memory operations, i.e., altering a memory location without explicitly moving data through a program-visible register, a historical holdover from its roots in the Intel 8086 and its ancestors. (Let’s not even talk about its Turing- complete faults.) Other pre-RISC CPUs of that era also have memory-to-memory addressing, including the MOS 6502, which despite its simplicity being inspiration for the RISC ARM architecture is not itself RISC. It should be no surprise you can make the 6502 do this trick too even with its more constrained instruction set, and we can do it with just four instructions, not counting rts to return to the operating system. # ⚓ ROS Industrial ☛ Teaching_an_Old_Robot_New_Tricks⠀⇛ Robotics is increasingly present in our daily lives in one way or another. Although many hear the word ‘Robotics’ think of humanoid-type robots or even robotic arms used in industry, the reality is that robotics has many forms and applications, from autonomous mobile robots (AMR) to standard industrial robots. Robots range in size from as small of the palm of your hand, to robots capable of reaching the top of an airplane. # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Gender_Balance_in_Computing_—_the_big picture⠀⇛ Improving gender balance in computing is part of our work to ensure equitable learning opportunities for all young people. Our Gender Balance in Computing (GBIC) research programme has been the largest effort to date to explore ways to encourage more girls and young women to engage with Computing. # ⚓ Hackster ☛ This_DIY_Logic_Gate_Game_Is_Perfect_for_Learning Computing_Fundamentals_–_Hackster.io⠀⇛ You’re reading this article, so we can safely assume that you know how to operate a computer. But do you understand how that computer works? Most people don’t — and that includes many technical people who work on computers for a living. That’s because computers, at their lowest level, rely on Boolean logic that isn’t intuitive to the human brain. If you’re interested in gaining an understanding of Boolean logic and computing fundamentals, then Bkriet’s DIY logic gate game is a great way to start. # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Espressif_presents_new_dual-core_ESP32-P4 RISC-V_SoC⠀⇛ Espressif System shared details about the upcoming Dual-core RISC-V ESP32-P4 SoC. The announcement mentions that this 400MHz ESP32-P4 SoC includes an “AI instruction extension, an advanced memory subsystem, and integrated high-speed peripherals.” # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Espressif_ESP32-P4_–_A_400_MHz_general- purpose_dual-core_RISC-V_microcontroller_–_CNX_Software⠀⇛ Espressif ESP32-P4 is a general-purpose dual-core RISC-V microcontroller clocked at up to 400 MHz with AI instructions extension, numerous I/Os, and security features. It also happens to be the first microcontroller from Espressif Systems without wireless connectivity, and as such, it should probably be seen as an alternative to STM32F7/H7 or NXP i.RT Arm Cortex-M7 microcontrollers/crossover processors, and likely offered at a significantly lower cost. It should also offer lower power consumption than other ESP32 chips thanks in part to a third RISC-V core clocked at 40 MHz that can keep the system running while the other two high- performance cores are down. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ PCB_Gets_Weighty_Assignment⠀⇛ [Curious Scientist] tried building an integrated strain gauge on a PCB, but ran into problems. Mainly, the low resistance of the traces didn’t show enough change under strain to measure easily. Even placing a proper strain gauge on the PCB had limitations. His new design uses a bridge design to make the change in the gauges usefully large. You can see a video of the project below. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ New_And_Improved_Arduboy_Mini_Smashes_Funding Goal⠀⇛ Just before the holidays, we brought you word of the Arduboy Mini — the latest in the line of open source 8-bit handheld gaming systems designed by [Kevin Bates]. He was good enough to send along a prototype version ahead of the system’s Kickstarter campaign, and we came away impressed with the possibilities it offered for customization. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Developing_An_Open_Source_Bike_Computer⠀⇛ While bicycles appear to have standardized around a relatively common shape and size, parts for these bikes are another story entirely. It seems as though most reputable bike manufacturers are currently racing against each other to see who can include the most planned obsolescence and force their customers to upgrade even when their old bikes might otherwise be perfectly fine. Luckily, the magic of open source components could solve some of this issue, and this open-source bike computer is something you’ll never have to worry about being forced to upgrade. # ⚓ peppe8o ☛ How_to_use_a_Relay_with_Raspberry_PI_Pico_and MicroPython⠀⇛ How to use a Relay with Raspberry PI Pico. Explaining how relays work and how to use it with a water pump inlcuding MicroPython code o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Android Authority ☛ PS2_emulator_for_Android_ends_due_to developer_woes_–_Android_Authority⠀⇛ # ⚓ TechCrunch ☛ New_Android_Auto_features_give_car_display_a user-design_makeover_•_TechCrunch⠀⇛ # ⚓ Ars Technica ☛ Android_Automotive_goes_mainstream:_A_review of_GM’s_new_infotainment_system_|_Ars_Technica⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ BMW_will_bring_Android_Automotive_to_iDrive 9⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Pixel_owners_having_Bluetooth_issues_after January_update⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Authority ☛ How_to_rotate_your_screen_on_Android_– Android_Authority⠀⇛ # ⚓ SlashGear ☛ How_To_Delete_Duplicate_Contacts_On_Android Phones⠀⇛ # ⚓ What_Is_Android_System_WebView?_And_Should_You_Disable_It? –_TechPP⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ Urgent_warning_issued_to_all_Android_phone_owners –_it’s_‘critical’_that_you_act_today_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ TechRadar ☛ This_dangerous_Android_malware_is_seeing_a_huge rise_in_infections_|_TechRadar⠀⇛ # ⚓ Phone Arena ☛ OnePlus_may_be_testing_an_Android_tablet codenamed_“Aries”_–_PhoneArena⠀⇛ # ⚓ Sportskeeda ☛ PUBG_Mobile_latest_2.4_update_download_link for_all_Android_devices_(2023)⠀⇛ # ⚓ Computer World ☛ 7_advanced_Android_adjustments_for_your new_year_|_Computerworld⠀⇛ # ⚓ The_Android_gaming_handheld_Razer_Edge_gets_a_release date⠀⇛ # ⚓ SamMobile ☛ Galaxy_Tab_A8_gets_Android_13_One_UI_5.0_update right_on_time_–_SamMobile⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ Android_Auto’s_massive_redesign_is_finally rolling_out_to_everyone⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ Get_ready_to_live_life_on_the_Razer_Edge, as_this_next-gen_Android_gaming_handheld_prepares_to_land⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Stadia_for_Android_gets_one_final_update before_Google_kills_it⠀⇛ # ⚓ BBC ☛ Many_Android_phones_to_get_satellite_connectivity_– BBC_News⠀⇛ # ⚓ Reuters ☛ Google_set_to_challenge_India_Android_antitrust ruling_at_Supreme_Court-sources_|_Reuters⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Authority ☛ How_to_rotate_your_screen_on_Android_– Android_Authority⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Google’s_CES_Booth_Tour:_Android_swings_+_slot machines_[Video]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Tom’s Guide ☛ I_love_my_Android_tablet,_but_wouldn’t recommend_buying_one_|_Tom’s_Guide⠀⇛ # ⚓ 10_Best_Drawing_Apps_for_Android_[2023]:_Paint_–_Draw_Like a_Pro_–_TechPP⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ Pointless_tribalism_in_FOSS_|_AksDev⠀⇛ I’m not talking about critique. Assholes of the world love to pretend their behavior is “critique” but rest of us know that’s not how it works. If it uses inflammatory language and insults, it’s not critique. I for sure ignore any complaints about my games and projects that start with telling me off, either directly or indirectly. I do not care at that point. Seethe. Sure this is more an internet/human problem in general, but there’s nothing to gain from this, especially in FOSS world. We’re a small community, trying to survive against big money corporations. FOSS projects don’t suddenly get more money if people go “X is better and Y users are dumby smelly.” There just is no reason to be an ass about any of this. Why jeopardise all these years of survival for some shit- talk? The usual one is the GNOME vs KDE “debate”, that is so pointless I don’t even understand why it exists. The answer to these “debates” is simple: Try all desktop environments that interest you. Stick with the one that you like best. No need to bring flamewars into this. Completely pointless. o ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ Use_time-series_data_to_power_your_edge_projects with_open_source_tools⠀⇛ Gathering data as it changes over the passage of time is known as time-series data. Today, it has become a part of every industry and ecosystem. It is a large part of the growing IoT sector and will become a larger part of everyday people’s lives. But time-series data and its requirements are hard to work with. This is because there are no tools that are purpose-built to work with time- series data. In this article, I go into detail about those problems and how InfluxData has been working to solve them for the past 10 years. InfluxData is an open source time-series database platform. You may know about the company through InfluxDB, but you may not have known that it specialized in time-series databases. This is significant, because when managing time-series data, you deal with two issues — storage lifecycle and queries. o ⚓ NVISO Labs ☛ DeTT&CT:_Automate_your_detection_coverage_with dettectinator⠀⇛ Dettectinator is a tool developed by Martijn Veken and Ruben Bouman of Sirius Security that enables the automation of DeTT&CT data source and technique administration YAML files needed to create visibility and detection layers in the ATT&CK Navigator. This tool can be integrated as a Python library within your security operations center (SOC) automation tools or used via the command line. o ⚓ Remy Van Elst ☛ Leaf_Node_Monitoring_v2023.01_released,_major performance_improvements,_new_layout_and_new_checks!⠀⇛ I’m pleased to announce the next version of Leaf Node Monitoring, the simple and easy to use open source site and server monitoring tool. Major new features include a responsive and adjustable layout, massive performance improvements and a new check type, allowing you to execute external processes, for example, the nagios/ monitoring plugins. This post goes over everything that is new in this release. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ How_to_make_your_application_support_Input_method_under Linux_|_CS_Slayer⠀⇛ As an Linux application developer, one might not aware that there could be certain effort required to support Input Method (or Input Method Editor, usually referred as IME) under Linux. [...] Even if you are not aware, you are probably already using it in daily life. For example, the virtual keyboard on your smart phone is a form of input method. You may noticed that the virtual keyboard allows you to type something, and gives you a list of words based on what you already partially typed. That is a very simple use case of input method. But for CJKV (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese) users, Input method is necessary for them to type their own language properly. Basically imagine this: you only have 26 English key on the keyboard, how could you type thousands of different Chinese characters by a physical keyboard with only limited keys? The answers, using a mapping that maps a sequence of key into certain characters. In order to make it easy to memorize, usually such mapping is similar to what is called Transliteration , or directly use an existing Romanization system. # ⚓ D Lang ☛ Memory_Safety_in_a_Systems_Programming_Language Part_3⠀⇛ The first entry in this series shows how to use the new DIP1000 rules to have slices and pointers refer to the stack, all while being memory safe. The second entry in this series teaches about the ref storage class and how DIP1000 works with aggregate types (classes, structs, and unions). So far the series has deliberately avoided templates and auto functions. This kept the first two posts simpler in that they did not have to deal with function attribute inference, which I have referred to as “attribute auto inference” in earlier posts. However, both auto functions and templates are very common in D code, so a series on DIP1000 can’t be complete without explaining how those features work with the language changes. Function attribute inference is our most important tool in avoiding so-called “attribute soup”, where a function is decorated with several attributes, which arguably decreases readability. We will also dig deeper into unsafe code. The previous two posts in this series focused on the scope attribute, but this post is more focused on attributes and memory safety in general. Since DIP1000 is ultimately about memory safety, we can’t get around discussing those topics. # ⚓ Rlang ☛ Lollipop_chart⠀⇛ According to modern recommendations in data viz, lollipop charts are generally a better alternative to bar charts, as they reduce the visual distortion caused by the length of the bars, making it easier to compare the values. So, in the next versions of the ‘modEvA‘ and ‘fuzzySim‘ packages, functions that produce bar plots will instead (by default) produce lollipop charts, using the new ‘lollipop’ function which will be included in ‘modEvA‘. I know ‘ggplot2‘ produces great lollipop charts already, but I like to keep my package dependencies to a minimum, or else they become much harder to maintain… So here’s the new function: [...] # ⚓ Rlang ☛ Combining_R_and_Python_with_{reticulate}_and Quarto⠀⇛ The R versus Python debate has been going on for as long as both languages have existed. I’m not one to takes sides – I think you need to use the best tool for the job. Sometimes R will be better. Sometimes Python will be better. But what happens if you need both languages in the same workflow? Do you need to choose? No, is the simple answer. You can use both. This blog post will show you how you can combine R and Python code in the same analysis using {reticulate} and output the results using Quarto. # ⚓ Daniel Lemire ☛ Transcoding_Unicode_with_AVX-512:_AMD_Zen_4 vs._Intel_Ice_Lake⠀⇛ Most systems today rely on Unicode strings. However, we have two popular Unicode formats: UTF- 8 and UTF-16. We often need to convert from one format to the other. For example, you might have a database formatted with UTF-16, but you need to produce JSON documents using UTF-8. This conversion is often called ‘transcoding’. In the last few years, we wrote a specialized library that process Unicode strings, with a focus on performance: the simdutf library. The library is used JavaScript runtimes (Node JS and bun). # ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Started_developing_automatic_language translation⠀⇛ The trick in the script is that it forces certain strings to not be translated. In the above example, that is “EasyOS”, “${VER}” and “http:// from.here.com/subdir” # ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ An_introduction_to_DocArray,_an_open source_AI_library⠀⇛ DocArray is a library for nested, unstructured, multimodal data in transit, including text, image, audio, video, 3D mesh, and so on. It allows deep- learning engineers to efficiently process, embed, search, store, recommend, and transfer multi-modal data with a Pythonic API. Starting in November of 2022, DocArray is open source and hosted by the Linux Foundation AI & Data initiative so that there’s a neutral home for building and supporting an open AI and data community. This is the start of a new day for DocArray. In the ten months since DocArray’s first release, its developers at Jina AI have seen more and more adoption and contributions from the open source community. Today, DocArray powers hundreds of multimodal AI applications. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Replace_Your_Automatic_Transmission_With_A_Bunch_Of Relays⠀⇛ A “Check Engine” light on your dashboard could mean anything from a loose gas cap to a wallet-destroying repair in the offing. For [Dean Segovis], his CEL was indicating a fairly serious condition: a missing transmission. So naturally, he built this electronic transmission emulator to solve the problem. o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_King_and_the_Champ:_More_Than_Just_Sports Icons⠀⇛ The recent death of Pelé has elicited universal admiration for him as a player and person. Considered the greatest soccer player of all time, he was eulogized well beyond his native Brazil. (Pelé was declared an “official national treasure” in 1961 by the Brazilian government  to prevent him from being transferred to a foreign club.) Pelé’s enchanting smile and legendary soccer accomplishments endeared him to millions around the world. The president of the world’s soccer association, FIFA, told journalists: “We’re going to ask every country in the world to name one of their football stadiums with the name of Pelé.” Not since the heyday of Muhammad Ali had the world seen such a sports legend who became a larger-than-life figure capturing global popularity and veneration. What is it about Pelé and Ali that led so many people to admire them? o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Nepo_Babies_and_the_Myth_of_the_Meritocracy⠀⇛ There is a common feeling that many of us have experienced in professional or academic environments, especially when we struggle against gender or racial bias. It’s called “imposter syndrome”—the feeling that one doesn’t deserve one’s position and that others will discover this lack of competence at any moment. I felt this way as a female graduate student in a science field in the 1990s. I felt it as a young journalist of color in a white-dominated industry. The rich and the elite among us appear to feel the opposite—that they are deserving of unearned privilege. A recent series of stories in New York Magazine headlined “The Year of the Nepo Baby” has struck a chord among those who are being outed for having benefited from insider status. Nepo babies are the children of the rich and famous, the ones who are borne of naked nepotism and whose ubiquity exposes the myth of American meritocracy. Nepo babies can be found everywhere there is power. o ⚓ The Nation ☛ Why_the_Godfather_of_Human_Rights_Is_Not_Welcome_at Harvard⠀⇛ Soon after Kenneth Roth announced in April that he planned to step down as the head of Human Rights Watch, he was contacted by Sushma Raman, the executive director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. Raman asked Roth if he would be interested in joining the center as a senior fellow. It seemed like a natural fit. In Roth’s nearly 30 years as the executive director of HRW, its budget had grown from $7 million to nearly $100 million, and its staff had gone from 60 to 550 people monitoring more than 100 countries. The “godfather” of human rights, The New York Times called him in a long, admiring overview of his career, noting that Roth “has been an unrelenting irritant to authoritarian governments, exposing human rights abuses with documented research reports that have become the group’s specialty.” HRW played a prominent role in establishing the International Criminal Court, and it helped secure the convictions of Charles Taylor of Liberia, Alberto Fujimori of Peru, and (in a tribunal for the former Yugoslavia) the Bosnian Serb leaders Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic.1 o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Israeli_Government_Accused_of_‘Assassinating Democracy’_With_Proposed_Judiciary_Overhaul⠀⇛ Israeli liberals and critics around the world sounded the alarm Thursday over a plan by Israel’s new far-right government to dramatically limit the power of the country’s judiciary, in part by allowing a simple parliamentary majority to overturn Supreme Court rulings. o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Decoding_Israeli_‘Extremism’⠀⇛ Anyone with but half eye open during the last several decades should by now realize that undisclosed Zionist Long Game preceded the establishment of Israel in 1948, and aims at extending Israeli sovereignty over the whole of Occupied Palestine, with the possible exception of Gaza. The significance of Netanyahu’s public affirmation of this previously secretive long game is that it may be reaching its final phase and the far right governing coalition is poised to pursue closure. Netanyahu claim of exclusive Israel’s supremacy on behalf of the Jewish people over the whole of the promised land is in direct defiance of international law. Additionally, Netanyahu’s statement is at direct odds with Biden’s stubborn insistence, however farfetched, on reaffirming support for two-state solution. This zombie approach to resolving the Israel/Palestine struggle has dominated international diplomacy for years, usefully allowing the UN and its Western members to maintain their embrace of Israel without seeming to throw the Palestinian people under the bus. o ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Netanyahu_Ushers_in_the_Most_Anti-Palestinian Government_in_Israel’s_History⠀⇛ The new government will annex the West Bank, expand illegal Jewish settlements and discriminate against LGBTQ people. o ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Diana_Buttu_&_Gideon_Levy:_Israel’s_New_Far-Right Gov’t_Entrenches_Apartheid_System_with_U.S._Support⠀⇛ Far-right Israeli politician Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Tuesday visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem is being roundly condemned across the Middle East. Ben-Gvir is a key part of Benjamin Netanyahu’s new far-right government, which includes ultranationalist and ultraorthodox parties that are calling openly for the annexation of the West Bank. “The international community has to speak with one voice in rejecting this extremism and rejecting those terrorists and those elements of fascists in the Israeli government,” Palestine’s ambassador to the U.N., Riyad Mansour, urged Wednesday. In 2007, Ben-Gvir was convicted in an Israeli court of incitement to racism and supporting a terrorist organization. In 2021, he relocated his parliamentary office to the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem, where settlers have attempted to violently evict Palestinian residents from their homes. As the newly sworn-in minister of national security, Ben-Gvir will now be responsible for border police in the West Bank. We speak to Gideon Levy, an Israeli journalist and author, and Diana Buttu, a Palestinian lawyer and former adviser to the negotiating team of the Palestine Liberation Organization, about Ben-Gvir’s visit, Netanyahu’s new government and surging violence against Palestinians. o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ How_Do_You_Mourn_the_Death_of_an_Israeli Democracy_That_Never_Was?⠀⇛ Even before the new Israeli government was officially sworn in on December 29, angry reactions began emerging, not only among Palestinians and other Middle Eastern governments, but also among Israel’s historic allies in the West. o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Israel_Was_Never_a_Democracy:_So_why_is_the_West Lamenting_End_of_‘Liberal’_Israel?⠀⇛ Even before the new Israeli government was officially sworn in on December 29, angry reactions began emerging, not only among Palestinians and other Middle Eastern governments, but also among Israel’s historic allies in the West. As early as November 2, top US officials conveyed to Axios that the Joe Biden Administration is “unlikely to engage with Jewish supremacist politician, Itamar Ben- Gvir”. o ⚓ Adafruit ☛ If_The_Lord_of_the_Rings_Was_an_80s_Dark_Fantasy Film⠀⇛ This is pretty fun. It’s digital concept art of what Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films might have looked like if they were 80s dark fantasy. o ⚓ Jamie Brandon ☛ 0031:_2022,_systems_distributed,_[...]⠀⇛ I gave up on twitter, so this log is now only posted via atom or email. [...] o ⚓ Adriaan Zhang ☛ Something_Meaningful_to_Me⠀⇛ I remember when I first learned that once the Sun had depleted its supplies of hydrogen over the span of five billion years, it would swell in size, consuming Earth as it entered the penultimate stage of its life. For ten year old me, this was one of the most pressing threats that I faced, second only to death by black hole. I cursed the duplicitous nature of the star that gave us warmth and light, furious that it would destroy my home planet long before I got a chance to observe the many cosmic events that were set to transpire after its untimely incineration. o ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘Spare_us_the_hypocrisy’_Ukraine_doesn’t_want_Putin’s Orthodox_Christmas_ceasefire_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Orthodox Christians in both Ukraine and Russia celebrate Christmas on its Julian date, January 7. Making yet another offensively “unifying” gesture, Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, proposed that Russia and Ukraine cease their “infighting” for 36 hours, to let Orthodox believers attend Christmas church services. Despite Kyiv’s immediate criticism of the “truce” as nothing but a “cynical trap” and a “piece of propaganda,” Russian President Vladimir Putin supported the patriarch’s proposal, instructing the Defense Ministry to implement a temporary ceasefire on Orthodox Christmas. o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Keep_Hypocrisy_to_Yourself,’_Says_Ukraine Official_After_Putin_Orders_Christmas_Truce⠀⇛ Under pressure from a key religious leader, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a 36-hour cease-fire for the war on Ukraine launched last February—a move swiftly criticized by an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. o ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Hungarian_professor_who_taught_lecture_from trenches_receives_mini-sculpture_in_Ukraine⠀⇛ o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Neo-Zapatismo_and_Me⠀⇛ I was a first-hand witness and then an active participant in a socio-political phenomenon that erupted out of Mexico, went global and became known as Neo-Zapatismo. As a witness, I just happened to be there when it started, on day one, when no one had a clue what was going on, including, and especially, the Mexican Army, not to mention the Mexican government, Washington, the CIA and any number of international journalists who started to pour into town on day two. Which is when I became an active participant, because the first journalists to arrive found me, and pretty soon all the others started to look me up, too. Meanwhile, the CIA moved into my home, or rather, where I lived and worked at the time, and my life shifted into any number of unknown new gears. o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_French_Baguette⠀⇛ The French baguette is a generic word for things long and thin – stick, rod, etc. Hence une baguette magique – the stuff of children’s stories and adult illusions. The most important baguette, of course, is the one we eat. The French consume them in their billions each year. o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ A_Genuine_Working_Class_Hero⠀⇛ I had barely finished reading Robert W. Cherny’s new biography of International Longshore Workers’ Union (ILWU) longtime leader titled Harry Bridges: Labor Radical, Labor Legend when an email popped in my box with a statement from a group of retired and current ILWU members calling for the union to “oppose the US/NATO- provoked war in Ukraine.” This call, signed by a couple of dozen folks, is a welcome reminder that organized labor can make a difference beyond the contracts it helps its members hammer out. It is also a confirmation of the radical nature of the ILWU. Unlike so many other unions, the ILWU has generally rejected identifying with the numerous imperial adventures the United States has engaged in since the early twentieth century. Instead, it has decried these actions in word and deed, often staging one-day strikes against certain military actions and even refusing to load munitions bound for another US-created war. Likewise, it was ILWU that joined together with Occupy Wall Street in Oakland, CA. to organize a one-day city-wide strike and shut down the Port of Oakland in 2011. Cherny’s text is about as complete a biography of Bridges as one will find. Politically astute and with a deep understanding of the complexities of labor organizing and union work, the text presents a portrait of a man, his politics, and his steadfast belief in the necessity and potential power of an organized working class. Simultaneously, the reader is provided a detailed history of laborers on the docks of the United States’ west coast. There is little to nothing left out of this history; the conflicts with the magnates of the shipping industry and the conflicts with other unions over turf and politics. Also included are detailed explorations of the conflicts within the union Bridges presided over for decades–conflicts over politics, overt racism, and over worker solidarity. To his credit, the picture the reader ultimately sees by the time they have finished the book is one of the best pictures of labor unionism ever written down. In this reviewer’s opinion, it ranks with the various volumes of the classic The Industrial Workers of the World by Fred Thompson and Jon Bekken or Philip Foner’s multivolume classic History of the US Labor Movement. o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_Slippery_Slope:_Jacobin_and_Downhill_Skiing⠀⇛ Jacobin is a publication that is described by those responsible for it as “a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics, and culture.” Would you expect those responsible for what Jacobin publishes to include an article with the title Nationalize the Ski Slopes (which is referring to downhill ski resorts) calling for “powder to the people” by a writer who sees himself as “exploring and explaining socialism with simple words and real examples” as being anything other than a joke? o ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_Greatest_Depression_of_All?⠀⇛ Let me start 2023 with a glance back at a December news moment that caught my eye. To do so, however, I have to offer a bit of explanation. First, the obvious: I’m an old guy and, though I spend significant parts of any day scrolling through endless websites covering aspects of our ever-changing world, I have a subscription — yes, it’s still possible! — to the New York Times. That’s the paper New York Times. For those of you too young to know, once long ago, in an era when TVs were still black and white and the Internet, at best, a figment of some sci-fi novelist’s imagination, all papers and magazines were printed and sold on actual paper. Hence, of course, the graphically descriptive and definitional name “newspaper.” o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Retrotechtacular:_Critical_Code_Reading,_70s Style⠀⇛ Anyone who has ever made a living writing code has probably had some version of the following drilled into their head: “Always write your code so the next person can understand it.” Every single coder has then gone on to do exactly the opposite, using cryptic variables and bizarre structures that nobody else could possibly follow. And every single coder has also forgotten the next part of that saying — “Because the next person could be you” — and gone on to curse out an often anonymous predecessor when equally inscrutable code is thrust upon them to maintain. Cognitive dissonance be damned! o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Mark Nottingham ☛ What_I_Learned_in_Law_School⠀⇛ In the last decade or so, it’s become increasingly apparent that the Internet is going to be subject to more legal regulation. Because it’s a global network, this is tricky; fragmentation risk grows if regulation isn’t consistent between jurisdictions. And of course, there are all the other pitfalls of regulation — it’s difficult to agree on societal goals, much less change working systems to meet those goals without ill effect. When I saw this happening from the perspective of a technical contributor to the Internet and Web, as well as one who’s held leadership positions such as on the W3C TAG and Internet Architecture Board, I frequently observed a gap — well-meaning technical people who didn’t understand policy issues (or worse, made naïve assumptions about how that world works), and well-intentioned policy people who didn’t have a deep understanding about how tech works. So I decided to educate myself. Looking around, I saw several social science-based programs that focus on the Internet, but I wanted to understand the other sort of ‘code’ — the law. I didn’t want a JD; just an education in how the law works, with a focus on the Internet. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ AMD_reveal_Ryzen_7000_X3D_processors, desktop_65W_CPUs_and_new_mobile_chips⠀⇛ AMD came out with a bang at CES with a whole bunch of new products, including some impressive looking X3D processors added to the Ryzen 7000 lineup. # ⚓ The Next Platform ☛ Paving_The_Way_For_800_Gb/sec_Ethernet In_The_Enterprise⠀⇛ There are exceptions to every rule, but in general, when it comes to datacenter networks, enterprise customers are doing now what the hyperscalers and cloud builders were doing six or seven years ago. Each set of customers have very precise needs, which is why switch ASIC makers have different chips aimed at different parts of the market and why the major Ethernet switch makers – both OEMs and ODMs – have a wide portfolio of devices. Enterprises have much smaller Ethernet networks linking their systems – by several orders of magnitude – and they tend to run at lower bandwidth networks as well – by maybe a factor of 2X to 20X, depending on the use case. It is tough to say if servers have lower Ethernet network interface speeds because they network has lower bandwidth or if the network speed drives the NIC speed. But what is definitely true is that enterprises are in different places in the evolution of their networks compared to the hyperscalers and cloud builders. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_Salton_Sump_and_the_Virtual_Sea⠀⇛ The Salton Sea, its glory days long gone, is now a 35-mile- long growing hazard to public health for miles around, a mortal danger to the water fowl migrating on the Pacific Flyway, death to the fish that once inhabited it, but a boon to all who hustle public funds in the name of  positive solutions. One of the largest hustlers, for example, the Salton Sea Management Program, consists of three state agencies, The California Natural Resources Agency, the California Department of Water Resources, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, so the funds stay among friends. The state has pledged about $400 million for its efforts at habitat rehabilitation over the next decade. # ⚓ James G ☛ Taking_a_break_from_personal_projects:_Mental health_and_coding⠀⇛ Compounded with other factors, writing more personal projects has added to my anxiety. I wanted to write this post to say one thing: if you feel anxious or worried about progress on personal projects, don’t feel that you have to continue. If you always feel in the middle of something and say you’ll stop when you are done, ask whether that is true or whether you’re going to keep starting new things and get stressed. This regularly happens with me and I end up needing to take an indefinite break, like I am doing now. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Biden_&_Co._Are_Finally_Bringing_Some Firepower_to_the_Abortion_Fight⠀⇛ The Biden administration has finally taken steps to make abortion pills at least as accessible as erectile dysfunction pills. All it took was the Supreme Court’s revocation of an established constitutional right for the first time in US history—in the form of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health—and the culmination of the Republicans’ decades-long war on reproductive freedom to get them to do what Democrats should have done years ago. This week, the Food & Drug Administration made a small legal change in its classification of the drug mifepristone, and the Department of Justice confirmed that the drug can be sent through the mail. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ China_Ditched_Zero_Covid–Maybe_It_Shouldn’t Have⠀⇛ For years China beat the U.S. on covid. While millions died of the disease in the western world and over a million in the U.S., China instituted a supposedly authoritarian zero covid policy, which smacked fatalities down into the mere thousands. This was all the more remarkable, given the gigantic size of China’s population. But then, in late November, protests erupted. The Chinese – or some of them – were sick of lockdowns, constant tests, travel restrictions and quarantines. Next, in a shock to western elites salivating at the delusion that these protests would topple the government, China eliminated zero covid in early December, ending quarantine measures starting January 8. And the protesters got what they wanted. Two-hundred and fifty million Chinese were infected within weeks of ditching zero covid. Millions will now die, and the health care system is overwhelmed. Remember, even the vaccinated sicken in large numbers. It turns out that emulating the west, when it comes to public health, is a very, very bad idea. That’s because the west, epitomized by the United States, has no public health system. It has a criminal health care racket, as befits a government that behaves similarly in its adventures all over the world. What makes you think it would conduct itself any differently here at home? It doesn’t. But that didn’t stop it from gleefully proclaiming it will now test for covid only arrivals from China. It would be far more effective from a public health perspective to require masks on planes, in airports and other enclosed public spaces. But God forbid the geniuses in Washington should do anything actually helpful. Besides, they’re too busy preening over their supposed victory over China, and vaunting it by testing those who travel there. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ The_Dawn_Of_Synthetic_Milk:_When_Milk_Becomes More_Like_Beer⠀⇛ What would we do without milk in modern day society? Although lactation originally evolved as a way to provide a newborn mammal with nutrients and the other essentials during the first weeks of their life, milk has for thousands of years now been a staple food in human cultures. Whether from cows, camels, sheep or other mammals, each year humans consume many liters of this mythical substance, with our galaxy’s name – the Milky Way –  coming courtesy of Greek mythology and a spilled milk incident. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Friday_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Debian (libetpan and smarty3), SUSE (libksba, rpmlint- mini, tcl, and xrdp), and Ubuntu (curl, firefox, and linux-oem-5.14). # ⚓ The New Stack ☛ 4_Ways_to_Use_Kernel_Security_Features_for Process_Monitoring_–_The_New_Stack⠀⇛ The large attack surface of Kubernetes’ default pod provisioning is susceptible to critical security vulnerabilities, some of which include malicious exploits and container breakouts. I believe one of the most effective workload runtime security measures to prevent such exploits is layer-by-layer process monitoring within the container. It may sound like a daunting task that requires additional resources, but in reality, it is actually the opposite. In this article, I will walk you through how to use existing Linux kernel security features to implement layer-by-layer process monitoring and prevent threats. # ⚓ Unicorn Media ☛ Malware_Effects_at_Least_30_WordPress Plugins_–_Update_Now⠀⇛ If you publish a website using WordPress as your platform, right now would be a good time to go to the back end and see if any of your installed plugins need updating. If there are any, you might want to click on the “update now” button. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Irish_Data_Protection_Authority,_Under Pressure_From_Other_EU_Officials,_Says_Meta’s_Clickwrap Agreement_Is_No_Legal_Basis_For_Targeted_Ads⠀⇛ Some big news out of the EU this week as the Irish data protection authority has fined Meta over $400 million, claiming it violated the GDPR. The full details of the ruling are not yet out (apparently, the officials are working with Meta over what needs to be redacted — which is not out of the ordinary in the EU, but still feels sketchy), but the basic idea is that Meta sought to get around some of the GDPR’s consent rules regarding using data for customization / targeting by including “consent” directly in the terms of service. The Irish regulator overseeing the case had initially indicated that this was legitimate, but apparently changed their minds. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Apple’s_Encryption_Plan_Is_Good,_But_Still Leaves_Some_Questions_Unanswered⠀⇛ Recently, Apple announced some quality of life updates for services and devices used by millions. The company opted to give its users more privacy and security by offering them the option to fully encrypt data stored in its cloud service. For years, iCloud accounts have been the endaround for encrypted devices, allowing law enforcement (and malicious hackers) to access content and communications inaccessible through the device that created them. # ⚓ NPR ☛ Looking_to_watch_porn_in_Louisiana?_Expect_to hand_over_your_ID⠀⇛ As of Jan. 1, 2023, people in Louisiana will need to present proof of their age, such as a government-issued ID, to visit and view pornographic websites like Pornhub, YouPorn and Redtube. The controversial law, known as Act 440, requires adult websites to screen their visitors using “reasonable age verification.” The new law applies to any websites whose content is at least 33.3% pornographic material that is “harmful to minors,” according to the bill signed last June. The law doesn’t specify how the 33.3% would be calculated. # ⚓ Dhole Moments ☛ Hindsight_is_2022:_A_recap_of_this blog_and_its_author_in_2022⠀⇛ One of the things that came out of my decision to shitcan Twitter was an increased focused on the Fediverse. One of the more pronounced problems with federated social media, which is also true of traditional social media, is that server operators can read any messages you send. This problem is abstracted away by large tech companies and centralized platforms, but it’s a very obvious threat when anyone can run their own server. The obvious solution to this problem is end- to-end encryption! But it’s not trivial, and the prior efforts of the Mastodon community left a lot to be desired. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Twitter_[breach]_‘exposed_200 million_emails’⠀⇛ Twitter has not commented on the report, which Gal first posted about on social media on December 24, nor responded to inquiries about the breach since that date. It was not clear what action, if any, Twitter has taken to investigate or remediate the issue. Reuters could not independently verify the data on the forum was authentic and came from Twitter. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Towards_an_Anthropology_of Surveillance⠀⇛ With the rapid growth of metadata and political and corporate surveillance in America during the last two decades, anthropologists Roberto J. González and David H. Price—long-time contributors to CounterPunch—have been studying the impacts and implications of these developments. Both Price and González recently published books that critically examine surveillance in the United States (Price’s The American Surveillance State: How the U.S. Spies on Dissent and González’s War Virtually: The Quest to Automate Conflict, Militarize Data, and Predict the Future). Below are excerpts from an extended conversation between the two on the cultural, military, and political dimensions of surveillance, technology, culture, and power. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Government_Continues_To_Rely_On_Private Contractors_To_Bypass_Privacy_Protections⠀⇛ There’s only so much domestic surveillance the government can engage in before it starts running into problems. The Supreme Court’s Carpenter decision strongly suggested gathering data in bulk to track people might run afoul of the Fourth Amendment. Lower courts have delivered a variety of opinions on the subject. Meanwhile, a few privacy- oriented legislators are trying to codify privacy protections that would limit the government’s ability to abuse the Third Party Doctrine to obtain massive amounts of data. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ First_group_of_Russian_prisoners_who_fought_in Ukraine_with_PMC_Wagner_granted_amnesty_—_Meduza⠀⇛ For the first time, a group of Russian prisoners that fought in the war against Ukraine as part of the Wagner private military company has been granted amnesty, the mercenary group’s founder, Evgeny Prigozhin, said on Thursday. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_Tragedy_of_Ukraine⠀⇛ Written mostly before Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the book The Tragedy of Ukraine: What Classical Greek Tragedy Can Teach Us About Conflict Resolution is an illuminating read for anyone wishing to know how we arrived at the existential crossroads that threatens WWIII. This is the book for those hungry for an historical understanding of Ukraine’s seething internal conflict—western hypernationalism versus eastern cultural diversity —that made Ukraine vulnerable to a geopolitical power struggle, a pawn in the cruel hands of both Russia and the United States. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_Latest_on_the_War_in_Ukraine⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Why_History_Matters:_the_Left_and_Ukraine⠀⇛ When US President, racist, segregationist, eugenicist, and liberal Democrat Woodrow Wilson sent soldiers from the American Expeditionary Force to ‘negotiate’ the aftermath of the October Revolution in the USSR in 1919, the Indian Wars in the US were still underway, slavery had only recently been abolished, and the inconclusive end of the first global imperialist war—WWI, was setting up a sequel—WWII, to be fought. That Wilson’s worldview in 1919 formed the basis of German fascist ideology a decade later provides insight into how ruling-class ideas take root. In contrast to liberal political theory where people develop opinions in isolation, Wilson was very much a person of his economic class and time. American capital had close to a billion dollars invested in Russia when the Bolsheviks turned the world upside down by launching a revolution to govern themselves. American (and German) industrialists, having convinced themselves that were rich because they were genetically / racially / morally superior to workers, imagined that a successful workers revolution would place inferiors in charge of their superiors (went the logic). # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Putin_instructs_Russian_Defense_Minister_to declare_ceasefire_for_Orthodox_Christmas_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Vladimir Putin has instructed Russian Defense Ministry Sergey Shoigu to declare a temporary ceasefire along the entire line of contact between the Russian and Ukrainian armies for Orthodox Christmas, the Kremlin reported on Monday. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Zelensky’s_office_criticizes_Orthodox_Patriarch Kirill’s_Christmas_truce_proposal_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, called for a two-day cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine during the Eastern Orthodox Christmas celebration on January 6–7, so that Orthodox believers could attend Christmas church services. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Main_cathedral_of_Kyiv_Pechersk_Monastery repossessed_by_state_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The Dormition Cathedral and Feast Church of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, a historic Kyiv monastery also known as the Monastery of the Caves, have been repossessed by the state, following the expiration of a lease that gave the Ukrainian Orthodox Church temporary rights over the two cultural monuments. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ What_We_Know_About_U.S.-Backed_Zero_Units_in Afghanistan⠀⇛ In 2019, reporter Lynzy Billing returned to Afghanistan to research the murders of her mother and sister nearly 30 years earlier. Instead, in the country’s remote reaches, she stumbled upon the CIA-backed Zero Units, who conducted night raids — quick, brutal operations designed to have resounding psychological impacts while ostensibly removing high-priority enemy targets. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Jan._6_Rallies_to_Demand_Accountability_for Trump,_‘Urgent_Action_to_Protect_Our_Democracy’⠀⇛ Democracy defenders will mark the second anniversary of the deadly January 6, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol with nationwide rallies to demand accountability for former U.S. President Donald Trump and push for “reforms to protect our freedom to vote.” # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Far_Right_Extremists_Flex_Political_Muscle_Ahead of_January_6_Anniversary⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Is_This_Just_the_Beginning_of_Far_Right_Attempt to_Make_Congress_Dysfunctional?⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Amid_House_Chaos,_Watchdogs_Urge_GOP_to_Abandon Plans_to_Gut_Ethics_Commission⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Watchdogs_to_House_Republicans:_Don’t_Gut Congressional_Ethics_Office⠀⇛ Watchdogs are urging House Republicans to revise language in the chamber’s proposed rules package that would undermine an independent congressional ethics body’s ability to function at precisely the moment when it is expected to launch probes of several GOP lawmakers. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Speaker_of_the_House_Faces_Political_Peril From_Member_Deaths_and_Resignations—Especially_With_a_Narrow Majority⠀⇛ The Congress that ended on Jan. 3, 2023, had 15 vacancies, a rate unmatched since the 1950s. If that rate continues, whoever leads the now-closely divided House will face trouble. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ US_House_Adjourns—Again—After_11_Failed Votes_to_Select_a_Speaker⠀⇛ For the first time since before the U.S. Civil War, the House of Representatives on Thursday surpassed 10 rounds of voting for speaker and the narrow GOP majority still failed to rally behind one candidate, ultimately voting to adjourn until Friday afternoon. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Before_the_Bombs_Drop,_the_Platitudes Fall⠀⇛ What is democracy but platitudes and dog whistles? The national direction is quietly predetermined — it’s not up for debate. The president’s role is to sell it to the public; you might say he’s the public-relations director in chief: # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_New_Cold_War_Could_Be_Worse⠀⇛ More than one-third of the U.S. population was born after 1970, and thus has no personal memories of the Cold War, particularly the Berlin crises or the Cuban missile crisis.  Since we are in the early stages of a new Cold War, it’s a good time to review the tensions that we will confront.  Spoiler alert: Cold War 2.0 will be more costly and risky than its predecessor. The soaring defense budget, which is woefully understated in the mainstream media, is the Congress’ pet rock and its only genuine bipartisan undertaking.  The media consistently refers to the record defense budget ($858 billion), but ignore an additional $300 billion that is devoted to the military.  The latter figure would include important elements of spending by the intelligence community, which primarily serves the military; the Department of Energy, which stores our nuclear inventory; the Veterans’ Administration; and important agencies of the Department of Homeland Security, which include the Coast Guard, the world’s seventh largest navy.  The roughly $1.2 trillion devoted to defense equals the sum that the rest of the global community allocates to the military! # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ America’s_Unknown,_Looming_Nuclear Disaster⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Before_the_Bombs_Come_the_Platitudes⠀⇛ What is democracy but platitudes and dog whistles? The national direction is quietly predetermined — it’s not up for debate. The president’s role is to sell it to the public; you might say he’s the public-relations director in chief: These are the words of President Biden, in his introduction to the National Security Strategy, which lays out America’s geopolitical plans for the coming decade. Sounds almost plausible, until you ponder the stuff that isn’t up for public discussion, such as, for instance: # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ 101st_Airborne_Still_Deployed_in_Romania Simulating_War_With_Russia⠀⇛ Members of the division told CBS in October that they were prepared to enter Ukraine if given the order. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ 26_Dems_in_Congress_Urge_DOJ_to_Continue Moratorium_on_Federal_Executions⠀⇛ The lawmakers asserted that “there are serious concerns about arbitrariness in the application of the death penalty, the disparate impact of the death penalty on people of color, and the alarming number of exonerations of individuals previously sentenced to death.” # ⚓ Site36 ☛ More_or_less_Frontex?_Its_FRO_wants_reinforced presence_in_EU_problem_states⠀⇛ Because of human rights violations, non- governmental organisations are demanding the withdrawal of Frontex from Greece. Their Fundamental Rights Officer, on the other hand, wants to increase the number of EU border guards deployed in the event of violations. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Was_2022_the_Year_the_World_Turned_a_Corner_on Climate_Change?⠀⇛ Mitchell Beer reports on U.S. climate analyst Dr. Leah Stokes’ recent comments on last year’s global realizations. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ World_Could_Lose_Half_of_Glaciers_This Century_Even_If_Warming_Is_Kept_to_1.5°C⠀⇛ In a study that scientists say gathered “an unprecedented amount of data” to determine the fate of the world’s ice sheets with more precision than ever before, researchers revealed Thursday that even if humans manage to limit planetary heating to 1.5°C above preindustrial temperatures, half of the planet’s glaciers are expected to melt by 2100. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ UK_Saw_Hottest_Year_on_Record_in_2022—Made 160_Times_More_Likely_by_Climate_Crisis⠀⇛ Last year was the hottest year on record in the United Kingdom, the national meteorological service reported Thursday, emphasizing that the human- caused climate emergency was what drove the country to see record-breaking heat last summer and an annual average temperature of 50°F, or 10.03°C. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Where_Oh_Where_Are_the_Screaming_Headlines About_Planetary_Destruction?⠀⇛ Let me start 2023 with a glance back at a December news moment that caught my eye. To do so, however, I have to offer a bit of explanation. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Oxford_Study_Warns_Extreme_Heat_and_Drought to_Hit_90%_of_World_Population⠀⇛ As interlinked extreme heat and drought events grow in intensity and frequency amid the ruling class’ ongoing failure to adequately slash planet-heating fossil fuel pollution, over 90% of the global population is projected to suffer the consequences in the coming decades, according to peer-reviewed research published Thursday in Nature Sustainability. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ “Public_Trust:”_a_Key_Legal_Tool_to Preserve_Our_Natural_Resources⠀⇛ With the reality of climate change becoming more apparent in the form of extreme weather events such as heat waves, droughts, and floods, it is clear that the future of all life on the planet is in peril. To stress the immediacy and seriousness of human-caused climate change and its effects, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the leaders and representatives of nearly 200 countries at COP27 in November 2022. “Our planet is fast approaching tipping points that will make climate chaos irreversible,” said Guterres at the conference. “We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator.” # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘An_Issue_of_Legacy’:_Groups_Demand TVA_Drop_Plans_to_Build_New_Gas_Plant_and_Pipeline⠀⇛ A coalition of more than 100 environmental advocacy groups on Wednesday urged the Biden administration to take executive action to stop the Tennessee Valley Authority from building a new fossil gas plant and pipeline to replace a key coal-fired facility. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Why_The_Brooklyn_Rail_Matters⠀⇛ Right now, when the art world, like the larger culture within which it is embedded, is stressed beyond belief, this is the right moment for radical innovation. For what history shows sometimes is that traumatic crises open up the possibilities for dramatic change. For a long time, theorists have classified contemporary art in terms of mutually exclusive binary oppositions. Early modernists set the advanced avant-garde against aesthetically reactionary Salon painting. Clement Greenberg presented self- critical modernism versus the uncritical kitsch of mass culture. Rosalind Krauss and her Octoberists opposed politically progressive post-modernists to their aesthetically reactionary contemporaries. And of course, other theorists proposed various other oppositions. Over time the examples have changed, but the governing principle always remains the same: there is the good progressive work and the opposite, the bad conformist art. But now it’s possible to drastically change that way of thinking. The Brooklyn Rail, a free monthly journal founded in October 2000, publishes ten issues per year, both 20,000 in hard copy and online with 3 million in readership worldwide. It includes art reviews, interviews with artists and also coverage of books, music, dance, poetry, theater, and politics. Phong H. Bui, the publisher and artistic-director, who has up-to-date curated nearly 100 exhibitions since The Rail‘s conception, has undertaken, at the arrival of the Trump Presidency 2016, a series of exhibitions since under the slogan Artists Need to Create on the Same Scale that Society Has the Capacity to Destroy, a neon work by Lauren Bon, which can be used as a title or a subtitle. For example, Occupy Mana: Artists Need to Create on the Same Scale that Society Has the Capacity to Destroy at Mana Contemporary, New Jersey, and Occupy Colby: Artists Need to Create on the Same Scale that Society Has the Capacity to Destroy in 2017, or Artists Need to Create on the Same Scale that Society Has the Capacity to Destroy: Mare Nostrum as collateral project, co-curated with Francesca Pietropaolo, at Venice Biennale in 2019. And starting in May 2022, working with Cal McKeever, he organized seven exhibitions in New York City collectively entitled Singing in Unison: Artists Need to Create On the Same Scale That Society Has the Capacity to Destroy. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Amtraks_Across_America:_the_Many Adlai_Stevensons⠀⇛ This is the ninth part in a series about Amtrak travels during summer 2022. The semester was ending at Champaign-Urbana, as the train filled up with students dragging large duffel bags and backpacks, not to mention iced coffees topped with straws. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ The Revelator ☛ Birding_for_All:_How_to_Make_Enjoying Birds_More_Accessible⠀⇛ o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Reflections_on_Vienna’s_Social_Housing_Model From_Tenant_Advocates⠀⇛ Rents are reaching unimaginable heights and homeownership is increasingly out of reach for many people in the United States. As housing organizers, legislators, and everyday people debate paths forward, there is growing interest in a radical transformation of the housing market through the expansion of social housing. While this is a relatively new term in the US, it is common parlance in other parts of the world that have a stronger social safety net and a tenant organizing history. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Biden_Signs_Bill_to_End_Profiteering_From Prisoners’_Calls_to_Loved_Ones⠀⇛ Justice campaigners celebrated Thursday after U.S. President Joe Biden signed a bill empowering federal regulators to ensure that charges for video and audio calls from correctional and detention facilities are “just and reasonable.” # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Blame_the_Wealthy_Not_the_Weather:_Inside Southwest’s_Horrible_Holidays⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Fed_Will_Cause_Unnecessary_Harm_to_the_US and_World_Economy_Next_Year⠀⇛ Here are eight predictions for the coming year, in accordance with a hallowed tradition that I have previously not honored. If some of the supporting facts below seem unfamiliar, it could be because they have not received the attention they deserve. But they are real, and links to sources are provided. First, some good news about the US economy: Inflation will likely continue to fall until it becomes obvious that it is no longer a serious concern. Inflation (as measured by the Consumer Price Index) has already fallen precipitously over the past five months: annualized inflation has been 2.5 percent (July through November), as compared with 11.8 percent for the preceding five months (February through June). If this looks surprising, it’s because the number most reported in the media is for November 2021-November 2022, which is 7.1 percent. This is true, but not as informative about what’s been happening more recently. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ One_Upside_to_House_GOP_Chaos:_Delay_of Their_Effort_to_Reward_Wealthy_Tax_Cheats⠀⇛ Republicans’ inability to agree on a new Speaker of the House of Representatives is dangerous for a variety of reasons and an embarrassment to the country. But no one should shed any tears over the delay this creates for the House Republicans in passing their first legislative priority, a bill to facilitate tax crimes by the wealthy. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Progressive_Senators_Sound_Alarm_Over_Rise of_‘Predatory’_Medical_Credit_Cards⠀⇛ A group of progressive senators raised alarm this week over a pernicious outgrowth of the United States’ for-profit healthcare system: medical credit cards. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ The_Inflation_and_Deflation_Stories_of_Our Lifetime_(and_No,_They’re_Not_the_Ones_You_Think!)⠀⇛ Tom Engelhardt starts off the new year wondering why about the most crucial inflationary and deflationary stories of our time. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ US_Child_Care_Deficit_Impacts_Multiple_Sectors of_the_Country⠀⇛ With funds from the American Rescue Plan drying up, there are fewer workers in the child care industry, higher tuition for child care providers and fewer Americans participating in the workforce. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ NPR ☛ Amazon_CEO_says_company_will_lay_off_more_than_18,000 workers⠀⇛ In a blog post, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy wrote that the staff reductions were set off by the uncertain economy and the company’s rapid hiring over the last several years. The cuts will primarily hit the company’s corporate workforce and will not affect hourly warehouse workers. In November, Amazon had reportedly been planning to lay off around 10,000 employees but on Wednesday, Jassy pegged the number of jobs to be shed by the company to be higher than that, as he put it, “just over 18,000.” # ⚓ [Repost] Daniel Pocock ☛ Debian_Conflict_of_Interest Register⠀⇛ Does Debian need a Conflict of Interest register? People have asked for it several times. Cabal members have always refused. Over the last few years, I’ve had various questions from people about how much they can really trust certain people in Debian. Vigilantes claim to have a Code of Conduct for Debian. But a Code of Conduct is worthless without any process for managing Conflict of Interest. Last weekend the DebConf8 room allocation data was published somewhere on the internet and this gives some scary insights into Conflict of Interest. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Donald_Trump_Gets_1_Vote_for_Speaker_As_McCarthy Loses_for_7th_and_8th_Time⠀⇛ # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Chaos_in_the_House:_Is_This_Just_the Beginning_of_a_Far-Right_Attempt_to_Make_Congress Dysfunctional?⠀⇛ The U.S House of Representatives still has no speaker after Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy failed to get the full backing of his party over the course of two days and six rounds of voting. A contingent of about 20 far-right lawmakers opposes McCarthy’s elevation to the top job, but no other candidate has emerged so far who can garner the 218 votes necessary to claim the speaker’s gavel. The impasse has ground all congressional business to a halt, including the swearing-in of new members like Texas Democrat Greg Casar, who says the dysfunction in Congress is no accident. “This is part of their goal. They don’t want a functioning federal government that can pass legislation and support working people,” Casar says of the Republican Party. We also speak with The Intercept’s Ryan Grim, who says much of the press has missed the substance of the fight over the speakership, which is about the far right’s drive to slash social spending, even if it means refusing to raise the debt ceiling and triggering a U.S. default that would crash the economy. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ It’s_Not_the_Job_of_Democrats_to_Save_the GOP⠀⇛ Oscar Wilde reportedly dismissed Charles Dickens’s mawkish novel The Old Curiosity Shop by quipping, “One must have a heart of stone to read the death of little Nell without laughing.” In the spirit of Wilde, we can survey the disarray among congressional Republicans and conclude that it would take a heart of stone not to gleefully chortle at the misery of would-be House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Like a Dickensian orphan, McCarthy has undergone humiliation after humiliation, repeatedly abasing himself before the likes of Donald Trump and Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene in a desperate quest to be crowned head of the House. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Kevin_McCarthy_Has_Won_His_Own_Race_to_the Bottom⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Dems_Raise_Concerns_Over_‘Creepy’_Role_of McCarthy_Super_PAC_in_Speaker_Talks⠀⇛ Why is a billionaire-funded super PAC aligned with Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy playing a role in talks over who will become the next speaker of the House? # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Biden_Calls_GOP’s_Inability_to_Select_Speaker_of the_House_“Embarrassing”⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ If_Biden_Runs_in_2024,_Who—If_Anyone—Will Represent_Progressives?⠀⇛ With 2023 underway, Democrats in office are still dodging the key fact that most of their party’s voters don’t want President Biden to run for re- election. Among prominent Democratic politicians, deference is routine while genuine enthusiasm is sparse. Many of the endorsements sound rote. Late last month, retiring senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont came up with this gem: “I want him to do whatever he wants. If he does, I’ll support him.” # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Congressman_Moonlighting_As_A_Master’s_Degree Student_In_AI⠀⇛ We’ve spent years criticizing many politicians, especially in Congress, for trying to regulate technology that they don’t seem to understand and often falling prey to wild moral panics about the technology. That’s why it’s quite refreshing to see this story that the Washington Post had in the waning days of 2022 about Rep. Don Beyer, who has represented a district in Northern Virginia since 2015, and whose hobby is… to be getting a masters degree in artificial intelligence from George Mason University. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Erdogan_tells_Putin_that_Russia’s_calls_for_peace should_be_supported_by_‘unilateral_ceasefire’_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone on Thursday, the Turkish news agency Anadolu reported, citing the Erdoğan administration. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Kathy_Hochul’s_Nomination_of_Hector_LaSalle_Is a_Self-Inflicted_Wound⠀⇛ If there’s been one worthwhile consequence of the Trump years, it’s been the realization that local politics matter. After years of Republicans’ dominating state legislative and judicial contests, Democrats fought back in the midterms, taking precious ground in statehouses and minimizing GOP pick-up opportunities in Congress. One outlier was New York: Lee Zeldin, an unapologetic Trump supporter, was nearly elected governor and Democrats were crushed in competitive House races.1 # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Landing_Gear⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Cuba_Says_Biden_Applies_Blockade_Even_More Aggressively_Than_His_Predecessors⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Cuban_Teachers_and_Students_Make_the Revolution⠀⇛ Schools in Cuba are places where doors opened up for all Cuban young people to learn and for students, even of oppressed classes, to prepare for one or another kind of work that would contribute to Cuba’s development as an independent nation. Cuban education has been ground zero, we suggest, for ending inequalities. Cuban literacy teachers, 123 of them, arrived in Honduras on December 20. With Honduran colleagues, they would be utilizing Cuba’s special method “Yo se puedo” (Yes I can) to teach literacy. It’s found worldwide application. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Ocasio-Cortez_Says_Democrats_Can_Take_Advantage of_GOP’s_“Chaos”_to_Gain_Power⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Biden_Rebuked_for_Doubling_Down_on ‘Poisonous_Anti-Immigrant_Policies_of_the_Trump_Era’⠀⇛ The Biden administration has called the Trump-era Title 42 policy “obsolete” and urged the U.S. Supreme Court to strike it down, but on Thursday President Joe Biden announced a significant expansion of the migrant expulsion program in an effort to deny entry to Cubans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans who arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Keep_Down_the_Fascism_Detectors:_Elise Stefanik,_the_New_York_Times,_and_the_Appeasement-by-Deletion of_Fascism⠀⇛ Never underestimate the often subtle, smooth, and sophisticated complicity of liberal journalists in normalizing and appeasing the fascisation and the related lethal farceification (I apologize for making up words) of US American politics. Take New York Times’ “Pulitzer Prize-winning political reporter” Nicholas Confessore’s recent 8100 word-plus Times report on the “MAGA transformation” of Elise Stefanik (R-NY), the number three Republican (Republifascist) in the US House of Representatives. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Shakeup_At_CNN!_A_Fly_on_the_Wall⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ 100+_Groups_Call_on_North_American_Leaders to_Act_on_Guns,_Climate,_and_Immigrant_Justice⠀⇛ Three days before U.S. President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are set to meet in Mexico City, more than 100 grassroots groups from all three countries called on the leaders on Thursday to take action together to help solve the climate crisis, end gun violence, and address injustices facing migrants across North America. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Roaming_Charges:_No_Speaker,_No_Cry⠀⇛ + There are 100 members of the “Progressive Caucus,” who capitulated within seconds to nearly every demand Pelosi made, and 40 members of the Freedom Caucus who don’t mind waterboarding their own leader in public to get their way & ditching him if they don’t. + Sartre’s No Exit, starring Kevin McCarthy, in a limited engagement: “Hell is other people in your own party.” # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Sputnik_news_executive_Marat_Kasem_charged with_espionage_in_Latvia_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Marat Kasem, editor-in-chief of Sputnik Litva (the Lithuanian division of the pro-Kremlin news outlet Sputnik), was taken into custody in Latvia, reports RIA Novosti. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Woke,_PC,_and_Cancel_Culture⠀⇛ The obsession with woke/PC language has gotten farcical, and cost people their jobs and careers. Yes, people should not use hard, explicit racist language. The n-word is off limits, just as it should be. But it’s gotten slightly out of hand. We’re not supposed to use the term “brown bag”? A family member gave me a report entitled “Elimination of Harmful Language,” a study by Stanford. They say: “The goal of the Elimination of Harmful Language Initiative is to eliminate many forms of harmful language, including racist, violent, and biased (e.g., disability bias, ethnic bias, ethnic slurs, gender bias, implicit bias, sexual bias) language in Stanford websites and code.” o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ Craig Murray ☛ Trains_(Mostly)_Planes_and_Automobiles_Part 5⠀⇛ I was able to discuss with them the international law aspects of Julian’s case, and particularly the judgment in Julian’s case affirming that the UK is not bound in law by international agreements or treaties not incorporated into UK domestic law. In Julian’s case, political extradition is specifically forbidden by Article 4 of the 2007 UK/ US Extradition Treaty. However the courts have ruled that the Treaty has no effect in UK law as it has not been incorporated in UK domestic legislation. [...] The British courts argue that the Treaty depends for its force on the 2003 Extradition Act, which does not exclude political extradition. But the 2003 Act is an enabling act on which subsequent treaties depend. It does not dictate the provisions of those treaties and it most assuredly does not say those treaties may not exclude political extradition. The argument is extraordinary that the extradition is only taking place at all under the UK/US Extradition Treaty, but that Article 4 of the Treaty is not operative – but all the other articles are. The rest of the Treaty is no more incorporated in UK domestic law than Article 4 is. It is a nonsensical argument, tying knots of legal sophistry to justify the extradition. What interested the German students even more than the individual instance was the extraordinary general claim that the UK is not bound by provisions of international law in treaties it has ratified. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Oklahoma_Lawmaker_Pens_Bill_to_Ban_Gender- Affirming_Care_for_Anyone_Under_Age_26⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_ex-prisoners_granted_amnesty_for_mercenary service_reportedly_include_convicted_murderer_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The first group of Russian ex-prisoners to be granted amnesty for their participation in the war in Ukraine with PMC Wagner includes people who were convicted of murder, robbery, organized crime, and amphetamine production, according to the independent outlet Agentstvo and the BBC’s Russia Service. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Hyperdrive⠀⇛ The embers of the Los Angeles uprising were still burning, in 1992, when Will Alexander published his short essay “Los Angeles: The Explosive Cimmerian Fish” in the pages of Sulfur. Run by the poet Clayton Eshleman, the small magazine had acquired a considerable reputation for upending the country’s “official verse culture.” The fall 1992 issue also featured poems by Jorge Santiago Perednik, Jayne Cortez, Jackson Mac Low, Barbara Guest, Allen Ginsberg, Xavier Villaurrutia, and Charles Olson, among others. Compared to these luminaries of the inter-American avant-garde, Alexander was an obscure outsider. Aged 44 and with a lone pamphlet to his name (Vertical Rainbow Climber, 1987), he had been selling tickets at the LA Lakers box office for a living. His essay, fusing experimental poetry and political revolt with a singular vision, marked his explosive debut in the wider world of American letters. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘A_Win_for_Freedom’:_South_Carolina_Supreme Court_Permanently_Blocks_Abortion_Ban⠀⇛ Reproductive rights supporters in South Carolina and across the country celebrated Thursday once the state Supreme Court permanently struck down a law banning abortion after around six weeks, or before many people even know they are pregnant. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Policing_and_the_structure_of racialization⠀⇛ (The Militarization of the Police– Part 3) This series of articles on police militarization was initiated in response to the government (Dept. of Defense) policy of providing military equipment to local police departments. We have evaluated this policy in the context of social violence, under which term we have included both civilian violence against persons and property and police violence against civilians. Though a false separation between these two forms of violence has been created by labeling only one of them “criminality,” that is a distinction that has been rejected here. It is false insofar as police violence serves as a role model for civilian violence. And police deployment of military equipment (assault rifles, tear gas, armored vehicles, etc.) implies or even admits to a comparability of enactment. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Reading_Žižek_Seriously⠀⇛ Slavoj Zizek complains that he is not taken seriously as a theorist and this is just one more way to silence him. He admits this is partly of his own doing. A recent piece here on CounterPunch which I very much enjoyed criticized Zizek for saying Hitler was not violent enough. Like him or not this is a misleading characterization. Again perhaps by Zizek’s own doing. But this is intentional. He is assuming a certain intelligence on the part of his reader. He is assuming that most people when they hear “Hitler was not violent enough” will not immediately say “kill more Jews” but rather will interrogate violence and fascism in general. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ More_Women_Are_Being_Detained as_Jail Populations_Near_Pre-COVID_Levels⠀⇛ A look at incarceration trends shows that as jails fill back up, women are being booked at a faster rate. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ FTC_Unveils_New_Rule_Banning_Companies_From Using_Noncompete_Clauses⠀⇛ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Big_Telecom’s_Quest_To_Tax_Big_Tech_For_No Reason_Will_Cause_Massive_Internet_Instability,_Group_Warns⠀⇛ For much of the last year, European telecom giants have been pushing for a tax on Big Tech company profits. They’ve tried desperately to dress it up as a reasonable adult policy proposal, but it’s effectively just the same thing we saw during the U.S. net neutrality wars: telecom monopolies demanding other people pay them an additional troll toll — for no coherent reason. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Victory_for_American_Workers’:_FTC Proposes_Ban_on_Noncompete_Clauses⠀⇛ Progressive advocacy groups and lawmakers celebrated Thursday after the Federal Trade Commission proposed a new rule that, if finalized, would prohibit employers from including noncompete clauses in employment contracts, which the agency described as “a widespread and often exploitative practice that suppresses wages, hampers innovation, and blocks entrepreneurs from starting new businesses.” # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ MPA_&_RIAA_Deployed_60+_Lobbyists_in 2022,_Piracy_Top_of_The_Agenda⠀⇛ When ensuring the profitability of multi- billion dollar industries, engaging governments at the highest level is the way to get things done. The MPA and RIAA spent almost $8 million on lobbying in 2022, with copyright and piracy at the top of the agenda. Most of the 60+ lobbyists deployed are products of the government/private sector ‘revolving door’. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ 25_Private_Torrent_Trackers_Went Offline_After_BREIN_Tracked_Down_‘Scripter’⠀⇛ The Dutch private torrent tracker scene has been decimated by BREIN. The anti-piracy group tracked down a man who coded and maintained the scripts these sites were using. The same person also arranged hosting and sold seedboxes and VPN services. Meanwhile, actions against other people involved are underway. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ DidYouKnowGaming_Gets_Video_Nintendo DMCA’d_Restored⠀⇛ Back in December we discussed how Nintendo got a video on the DidYouKnowGaming YouTube channel taken down via a DMCA notice. While Nintendo is notorious for being an intellectual property bully and enforcing what it thinks are its rights in as draconian a manner as possible, what stood out about this particular story is that the video in question was a journalistic effort to document a game pitched to Nintendo that never came out, included no gameplay footage, and therefore didn’t reproduce any actual game assets. It appears for all the world that Nintendo used the DMCA system to take down a video comprised of pure gaming journalism, which is not how any of this is supposed to work. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_BYHLOSC_Wordo:_FONDU⠀⇛ # ⚓ I_roam_here_again⠀⇛ I have returned to this place once again. I need an outlet to properly word my thoughts and record them somewhere. As a prove that I am not going insane and in fact this is all is real. I am real. He is real. He is keeping me safe, he handles things from now. o § Technical⠀➾ # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ My_Writing_PC⠀⇛ A quick gemlog. I have setup my spare laptop as a writing PC. I installed a barebones archlinux (minimal profile). Because I couldn’t be bothered I used the archinstall script. It’s seriously stupid easy when using the script! # ⚓ Re:_Gemini_mentions⠀⇛ Ok, I will not spend a lot of time on this. I just want to say I agree with Sandra. The Gemini mentions proposal just feels like another stepping stone to something overly complex and the whole beauty of Gemini was simplicity. # ⚓ In_which_I_slag_on_the_Gemini_mentions_proposal_for half_an_hour⠀⇛ I don’t wanna implement mentions. It’s breaking something that already worked. We already had aggregators or email or just the faith that people are reading their friends’ capsules (or just skimming it, when it comes to firehoses like mine). This is what’s been so teeth-pulling about Gemini. Always getting more homework dumped in our laps. Specs upon specs upon specs for their own sake. Not into it. I’ve said many times that Gemini is enworsening, not ameliorating, the reckless, infinite scope of web browsers. We were drowning in specs so please don’t thrown us an anchor made of even more specs to save us. We’ll only drown even more. # § Programming⠀➾ # ⚓ feed_me_content⠀⇛ I have created something. Well, it is the same feed for midnight pub, but it contains the content of posts as well, so I can read it easily from my feedreader. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 5727 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 01.06.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_06/01/2023:_risiOS_37.1.1_Released⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 9:19 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Server o Audiocasts/Shows o Kernel_Space o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o Games o Desktop_Environments/WMs # GNOME_Desktop/GTK * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o New_Releases o BSD o PCLinuxOS/Mageia/Mandriva/OpenMandriva_Family o SUSE/OpenSUSE o Fedora_/_Red_Hat_/_IBM o Debian_Family o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Open_Hardware/Modding * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o GNU_Projects o Licensing_/_Legal o Programming/Development # Perl_/_Raku # Python # Java * Leftovers o Hardware o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Environment # Energy/Transportation o Censorship/Free_Speech o Monopolies * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Politics o Technical * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Server⠀➾ # ⚓ Venture Beat ☛ Confluent_expands_Kafka_Streams capabilities,_acquires_Apache_Flink_vendor_|_VentureBeat⠀⇛ The ability to stream data is a core capability of the open-source Apache Kafka technology. Among the leading vendors that supports Kafka with commercial products and services is Confluent, which is led by the original creators of Kafka. Confluent had its initial public offering (IPO) in June 2021, with demand for real time data streaming continuing to grow. # ⚓ InfoWorld ☛ Why_you_should_use_Docker_and_containers_| InfoWorld⠀⇛ A book published in 1981, called Nailing Jelly to a Tree, describes software as “nebulous and difficult to get a firm grip on.” That was true in 1981, and it is no less true four decades since. Software, whether it is an application you bought or one that you built yourself, remains hard to deploy, hard to manage, and hard to run. Docker containers provide a way to get a grip on software. You can use Docker to wrap up an application in such a way that its deployment and runtime issues—how to expose it on a network, how to manage its use of storage and memory and I/O, how to control access permissions—are handled outside of the application itself, and in a way that is consistent across all “containerized” apps. You can run your Docker container on any OS- compatible host (Linux or Windows) that has the Docker runtime installed. Docker offers many other benefits besides this handy encapsulation, isolation, portability, and control. Docker containers are small (megabytes). They start instantly. They have their own built-in mechanisms for versioning and component reuse. They can be easily shared via the public Docker Hub or private repository. Docker containers are also immutable, which has both security and operational benefits. Any changes to a container must be deployed as an entirely new, differently versioned container. In this article we’ll explore how Docker containers make it easier to both build and deploy software—the issues containers address, how they address them, when they are the right answer to the problem, and when they aren’t. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Video ☛ Linux_Distros_Spying_On_People?_–_Are_You_Being Tracked_–_Invidious⠀⇛ A quick video re-sharing information I believe is important to the Linux community concerning some peoples opinions on certain distros tracking users. Take a look and let me know what you think in the comments below. # ⚓ Video ☛ Vanilla_OS_:_The_Next-Generation_Linux_Distro_Is Here_With_STUNNING_FEATURES_(_FOR_2023)_–_Invidious⠀⇛ This is the all-new Vanilla OS, and believe me when I say it, this innovative distro is the next step in the evolution of desktop Linux. Now I know you might be saying, “Great, another Linux distro, but why? And why do we need so many Linux distros anyway.” That is a good question. But the developers of Vanilla OS asked a better question. “Why not all the Linux distros, all at once”. # ⚓ Video ☛ No,_Arch_isn’t_n°1,_X.org_is_dying,_Meta_fined_€390 million:_Linux_–_Open_Source_News_–_Invidious⠀⇛ # ⚓ Video ☛ Jackbox_Party_Pack_9_–_Invidious⠀⇛ # ⚓ Video ☛ Ring_Camera_–_What_If_My_Neighbor_Has_One? [Ed: Online YouTube ☛ soon]⠀⇛ Why should we be concerned when our neighbor has a Ring doorbell? This video addresses the concerns and provides some better ideas without compromising privacy. # ⚓ Video ☛ Sending_Your_Pee_Print_To_The_Internet [Ed: Online YouTube ☛ soon]⠀⇛ This week in the Weekly News Roundup, a new company will send your pee print to the cloud, Windows has more sideloading malware, and New York guts the already passed right to repair bill. We also visit SillyVille. o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ Bootlin ☛ Debugging,_tracing_and_profiling_training_course materials_published_–_Bootlin’s_blog⠀⇛ Back in November 2022, we announced the availability of a new training course titled Linux debugging, profiling, tracing and performance analysis. At the time, this training course was still being prepared, but since then Bootlin engineer Clément Léger finished the preparation and successfully delivered the training course to a group of participants. # ⚓ Linux Plumbers Conference (LPC) ☛ Linux_Plumbers Conference:_LPC_2022_Attendee_Survey_Summary⠀⇛ We had 206 responses to the Linux Plumbers survey in 2022, which, given the total number of in person conference participants of 401, and virtual participants of 320, has provided high confidence in the feedback. [...] Overall: 91.8% of respondents were positive about the event, with 6.3% as neutral and 1.9% were dissatisfied. 80.1% indicated that the discussions they participated in helped resolve problems. The BOF track was popular and we’re looking to include it again in 2023. Due to the fact we were having our first in person since the pandemic started, we did this event as a hybrid event with reduced in person registration compared to prior years, as we were unsure how many would be willing to travel and our venue’s capacity. The conference sold out of regular tickets very quickly after opening up registration though, so we set up a waiting list. With some the travel conditions and cancelations, we were able to work through the daunting waiting list, and offer spots to all of those on the list by the conference date. Venue capacity is something we’re looking closely at for next year and will outline the plan when the CFP opens early this year. [...] Events: Our evening events are feeling the pressure from the number of attendees especially with the other factors from the pandemic. The first night event had more issues than the closing event and we appreciate the constructive suggestions in the write-in comments. The survey was still positive about the events overall, so we’ll see what we can do make this part of the “hallway track” more effective for everyone next year. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ 5_Best_Free_Android_Emulators_For_Linux_2023_–_Play_Retro Titles_–_DekiSoft⠀⇛ Ever since smartphones have made an entry into our lives they have had a lot of influence on our socio-cultural movements. As a user of Linux who can run phone apps right in your system means a lot to many. Android, which is the de-facto mobile OS, used by many people around the world also leverages its eco-system to achieve all objectives. This list has the 5 best Android emulators for Linux that are free to download Oh, and they are open-source too. # ⚓ Best_9_Latex_Editors_for_Windows_11_and_Linux_(2023 Selection)⠀⇛ Because of the vast choices, we are sharing 9 of the best Latex editors compatible with Windows 11 and any Linux distro with a GUI. # ⚓ Medevel ☛ 9_Free_Open_Source_Avatar_Generator_Projects⠀⇛ Here, we offer you the best open source and free Avatar creator that you can use totally for free. Even more, you can download, customize, and rebuild the projects with new functionalities on your local machine, as they are Open source apps. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_CPU-X_on_Manjaro_Linux⠀⇛ CPU-X is free and open-source, which gathers information from the system’s CPU, motherboard, RAM, graphics card, and more, then displays this information in an easy-to-read format. The following tutorial will teach you how to install CPU-X on Manjaro Linux, utilizing the command line terminal with Manjaro’s package manager pamac. # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Establish_Remote_Desktop_Access_to Ubuntu_From_Windows⠀⇛ You’re in one room, sitting at a PC; the data you want is in another, on a computer running Ubuntu. If both computers are in the same house, no problem, but what if they’re in different offices? It might be a bit of a walk! The answer, therefore, is setting up a remote desktop connection. Learn how to set up a remote desktop from Windows to Ubuntu. # ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ How_to_install_FnF_Spritesheet_and_XML Maker_4.2.5_on_a_Chromebook⠀⇛ Today we are looking at how to install FnF Spritesheet and XML Maker 4.2.5 on a Chromebook. Please follow the video/audio guide as a tutorial where we explain the process step by step and use the commands below. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Cinnamon_Desktop_on_Ubuntu_22.04 LTS_–_idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Cinnamon Desktop on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, Cinnamon is a free and open- source desktop environment for the X Window System that derives from GNOME 3 but follows traditional desktop metaphors. It was developed by Linux Mint, an operating system based on the Ubuntu distribution. It is among the best desktop environments for Linux Desktops designed for speed, flexibility, and advanced innovative features. One of the main features of Cinnamon is its flexibility and customization options. Users can change the layout and appearance of the desktop by using themes, applets, and desklets. Cinnamon also includes a range of built-in desktop applications, including a file manager, a text editor, and a terminal emulator. 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 Cinnamon Desktop environment 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. # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ How_to_Install_and_Secure_OpenSSH_Server_on Pop!_OS_–_TecAdmin⠀⇛ OpenSSH is a popular open-source implementation of the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol, which is used to securely connect to and manage remote systems over a network. OpenSSH is included in many popular Linux distributions, including Pop!_OS, and it provides a wide range of tools and utilities for securely accessing and managing remote systems. # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ How_to_Open_Port_in_Linux_–_TecAdmin⠀⇛ In a Linux operating system, a port is a communication endpoint for either sending or receiving data over a network. Network ports are identified by a number, and each port number is associated with a specific type of network service. For example, port 80 is used for HTTP traffic, port 21 is used for FTP, and port 25 is used for email. In order to establish a network connection, you need to open a port on your Linux system. There are several methods for doing this, including using the built-in firewall programs FirewallD, UFW, and iptables. Each of these methods has its own set of advantages and disadvantages, and in this article, we will discuss how to open a port in Linux using each of these methods. # ⚓ Linux_DataOps:_a_career_path_with_endless_potential [Ed: Buzzwords instead of job titles]⠀⇛ Are you looking for a career that combines the power of Linux with the excitement of big data? If so, Linux DataOps may be the perfect fit for you! In this rapidly growing field, professionals work to optimize and manage the data pipelines and workflows that drive businesses and organizations in the digital age. But what exactly is Linux DataOps, and why should Linux careers consider going into this field? In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the opportunities and challenges of Linux DataOps careers, and provide tips and resources for those interested in pursuing this exciting and in-demand career path. # ⚓ OpenSnitch:_a_simple_application_firewall_for_GNU/Linux ⠀⇛ OpenSnitch is an application firewall with a simple graphical interface that allows to easily accept or deny network connections from any program. # ⚓ Major Hayden ☛ Automatic_container_updates_with_watchtower –_Major_Hayden⠀⇛ Keeping things updated quickly becomes a monotonous task. I’m surrounded by devices that demand updates on different frequencies. Phones, computers, tables, cloud instances, containers, and even my car need constant attention for updates that improve security or fix bugs. (Sometimes the updates cause bugs, but let’s forget about those for now) My container infrastructure runs on Fedora CoreOS and it updates itself. It has an immutable layer underneath my containers that updates using ostree. However, keeping containers updated is a constant battle. Updating the containers themselves is fairly easy with a podman pull or docker pull followed by a stop and start. It’s a bit easier with docker-compose, but it’s still a nuisance to remember to update. # ⚓ OSNote ☛ Sudo_Configuration_on_Ubuntu_and_Linux_Mint_– OSNote⠀⇛ System administrators can allow users to execute commands without passwords using Sudo rights, also known as superuser do. This command temporarily elevates privileges, allowing users to do crucial tasks without logging in as the root user. As a result, you must authenticate yourself by entering your login credentials into the system, confirming that you have the appropriate rights to perform tasks. However, providing this information again overtakes time, but there is a way that you can use it to disable the authentication. As a result, this article will show you how to create a password-less sudo on Ubuntu and Linux Mint. So is Linux mint good for beginners? I would say Linux Mint is one of the best Linux distro for Beginners. Linux mint requires the same hardware as Ubuntu, and Installing Linux Mint is easy, have a look here to download it. # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ What_is_a_Binary_File?_–_TecAdmin⠀⇛ A binary file is a type of computer file that is stored in a binary format, which means that it is composed of a series of 0s and 1s that represent the data stored in the file. Binary files are often used to store data in a form that is more efficient or more compact than a text file. Binary files are used for a wide range of purposes, including storing executable programs, images, audio and video files, and data files. The most common type of binary file is an executable file, which is a program that can be run on a computer. Other common types of binary files include image files (such as JPEG, PNG, and GIF), audio and video files (such as MP3, AVI, and MOV), and data files (such as database files and spreadsheet files). o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ FEX ☛ FEX_2301_Tagged!⠀⇛ Happy new year! A new month brings a new release of FEX-Emu, bringing in the new year. A large amount of work in this last month, showing that FEX-Emu isn’t slowing down even through the holiday season. # ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ Reviewing_Linux_Gaming_Predictions_for 2022:_Sirmikester_–_Boiling_Steam⠀⇛ We continue with the individual Linux gaming predictions that we shared back in January 2022. This time, it’s the turn of one of our guests, Sirmikester, to review his own predictions below. # ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ Inscryption_Review_–_Boiling_Steam⠀⇛ Yet another card game? Well, Inscryption certainly did look at the very least original when I first checked out the trailer a few months back. That was enough to convince me to try it out! The fact that it has recently received a Linux client was also a good sign. Inscryption is NOT yet another card game. There’s a lot more to it, and the card battles themselves also feel extremely different from what you may be used to. When you face your opponent, everything will be decided within a few minutes. Sometimes the card battles are over in just 30 seconds. But let me back track a little bit. You first need to understand the context. The first screen of the game shows a few typical options, and “new game” is greyed out. You have to “continue game” in order to start, while you have never saved anything up until now. Weird? Yes. You’ll understand that way later. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ This Week in GNOME ☛ #77_Happy_New_Year!_–_This_Week in_GNOME⠀⇛ Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from December 30 to January 06. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ risiOS_37.1.1_Release_Notes⠀⇛ Hello risiOS users! We hope your new year is off to a great start. We have released a minor update with a few bug fixes for your operating system. risiTweaks: Added an option to switch between light/default and dark styling within the risiTweaks tool. This option was already available in the Settings app, but we’ve added it to risiTweaks as well to make it easier to access. This was added after me watching a user in a YouTube video where a user tried to change the gtk3 theme to enable dark mode instead of toggling on dark mode in GNOME Settings. We hope this small change can prevent some confusion. risiWelcome: We’ve added mediainfo as a dependency for Kdenlive in the video production script. This fixes a missing dependency Kdenlive complains about. rTheme: rTheme has been updated to version 0.3. This update includes a fix for a bug involving GNOME Shell support, as well as backend changes to prepare rTheme for use on other distributions. risiOS ISO: This is the first ISO built using a new build system we are creating to make it easier to create Fedora based distributions. More info the come within the next 2 months… We’ve also updated a number of packages as part of this release. As always, we recommend keeping your system up to date to ensure that you have the latest features and bug fixes. Thank you for using risiOS! o § BSD⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Fancy_a_quick_tour_of_DragonFly_BSD_6.4? •_The_Register⠀⇛ DragonFly BSD – or just DragonFly for short – is the youngest and most experimental member of the BSD family. Its latest release came out on the penultimate day of 2022. Although it’s not a major version, here at The Reg FOSS desk we thought it was time to take a look at DragonFly, as we’ve recently looked at the other members of the BSD family – as we describe in the sidebar. The big-ticket item in this version is hardware- supported virtualization in the NVMM hypervisor. NVMM (not to be confused with NVMe) appeared in DragonFly version 6.1. The name, slightly strangely, is short for the NetBSD Virtual Machine Monitor, because this hypervisor was ported over across from that sibling project, as described on the NetBSD blog. Project lead Matthew Dillon began Dragonfly BSD in 2003 as a fork of FreeBSD 4.8, the final release of the 4.x series. Unlike the other BSDs, Dragonfly BSD supports just one platform: x86-64. Its designers emphasize performance and scalability. It supports 128 CPU cores, 256 hardware threads, and up to a million processes, and claims multiprocessor scaling to rival Linux – a kernel with far more developers and investment than all of the BSDs put together. o § PCLinuxOS/Mageia/Mandriva/OpenMandriva Family⠀➾ # ⚓ OpenMandriva News ☛ OpenMandriva_ROME_–_The_rolling_release –_OpenMandriva⠀⇛ OpenMandriva ROME Platinum candidate has been released a short time ago and we are confident it has been enjoyed by the users. To make sure you do not fall behind, we are announcing a new way to keep you up to date: ROME, the OpenMandriva rolling edition. # ⚓ PCLOS Official ☛ Firefox_browser_updated_to_108.0.2_– PCLinuxOS⠀⇛ Firefox is a damn good browser, with a very good reputation, and with enough firepower to keep both beginner and more advanced users happy. It’s somewhat sad that even though Firefox does so many things just right, the best thing about it is that it is not Chrome. # ⚓ PCLOS Official ☛ Cider_1.6.0_–_PCLinuxOS⠀⇛ Cider is a new cross-platform Apple Music experience based on Electron and Vue.js written from scratch with performance & visuals in mind. Requires an Apple ID. Access Apple Music from your Linux desktop! # ⚓ PCLOS Official ☛ KDE_applications_updated_–_PCLinuxOS⠀⇛ The KDE applications suite has updated to 22.12.1 and now available in the PCLinuxOS software repository. o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ SUSE’s Corporate Blog ☛ World’s_fastest_supercomputer_runs SUSE_Linux_|_SUSE_Communities⠀⇛ Looking back at 2022, certainly one of the most dramatic leaps forward in the compute world was a supercomputer breaking the exascale barrier, meaning it can process more than a quintillion calculations per second — making it capable of performing the most complex computing tasks in the world and setting the stage for breakthroughs in climate modeling, astrophysics, genomics, medicine and a more efficient energy grid, just to name a few. [...] SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and the newer SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro version run “under the covers” as the embedded OS for many other systems and devices of which you may not be aware. My daughter was thrilled to send me a picture of a SUSE Linux Point of Service-powered terminal deployed at a well known grocer where she works saying “You never told me SUSE runs our cash registers!”. # ⚓ Dominique Leuenberger ☛ openSUSE_Tumbleweed_–_Review_of_the week_2023/01_–_Dominique_a.k.a._DimStar_(Dim*)⠀⇛ Almost 2% of 2023 is already behind us. Week 1 is, from experience, always a still rather quiet week. Many contributors are still with their families or are just stretching some vacation. But, of course, only ‘many’ and by far not all. Tumbleweed managed to release 7 snapshots since the last review (1230, 1231, 20230101…20230105). # ⚓ Build_system_statistics_–_Zoltán’s_Blog⠀⇛ From time to time we should ask ourselves how are we doing. Are we successful, are we on the right track, are we heading to the right direction, are we fast enough, are we accelerating or slowing down? This time I am talking about the openSUSE Linux Distribution and about the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. o § Fedora / Red Hat / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ Remi Collet ☛ QElectroTech_version_0.90_–_Remi’s_RPM repository_–_Blog⠀⇛ RPM of QElectroTech version 0.90, an application to design electric diagrams, are available in remi for Fedora and Enterprise Linux ≥ 8. # ⚓ Tools_to_automate_parts_of_my_Fedora_packager_workflow_| Ceci_n’est_pas_une_fromage⠀⇛ I’ve just set up a Codeberg repo for some of the scripts I’ve been using to help reduce the number of keystrokes I need to perform daily task without breaking anything for anyone else. # ⚓ Remi Collet ☛ Remi_Collet:_PHP_version_8.0.27,_8.1.14_and 8.2.1⠀⇛ RPMs of PHP version 8.2.1 are available in remi- modular repository for Fedora ≥ 35 and Enterprise Linux ≥ 8 (RHEL, Alma, CentOS, Rocky…) and in remi- php82 repository for EL 7. RPMs of PHP version 8.1.14 are available in remi- modular repository for Fedora ≥ 35 and Enterprise Linux ≥ 8 (RHEL, Alma, CentOS, Rocky…) and in remi- php81 repository for EL 7. RPMs of PHP version 8.0.27 are available in remi- modular repository for Fedora ≥ 35 and Enterprise Linux ≥ 8 (RHEL, Alma, CentOS, Rocky…) and in remi- php80 repository for EL 7. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ 5_security_technologies_to_know_in_Red Hat_Enterprise_Linux_|_Enable_Sysadmin⠀⇛ Learn about some of the RHEL features that can help you protect your systems from threats. # ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ 5_Harvard_Business_Review_articles that_resonated_with_CIOs_in_2022 [Ed: Red Hat amplifying management instead of technical stuff]⠀⇛ o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Finally_making_use_of_bpftrace⠀⇛ I am old enough to remember when BPF meant the traditional Berkeley Packet Filter, and was confined to filtering network packets. It’s grown into much, much, more as eBPF and getting familiar with it so that I can add it to the suite of tips and tricks I can call upon has been on my to-do list for a while. To this end I was lucky enough to attend a live walk through of bpftrace last year. bpftrace is a high level tool that allows the easy creation and execution of eBPF tracers under Linux. Recently I’ve been working on updating the RetroArch packages in Debian and as I was doing so I realised there was a need to update the quite outdated retroarch-assets package, which contains various icons and images used for the user interface. I wanted to try and re-generate as many of the artefacts as I could, to ensure the proper source was available. However it wasn’t always clear which files were actually needed and which were either ‘source’ or legacy. So I wanted to trace file opens by retroarch and see when it was failing to find files. Traditionally this is something I’d have used strace for, but it seemed like a great opportunity to try out bpftrace. # ⚓ Thorsten Alteholz ☛ Thorsten_Alteholz:_My_Debian_Activities in_December_2022⠀⇛ This month I accepted 276 and rejected 27 packages. The overall number of packages that got accepted was 288. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ What_changing_vehicle_ownership_habits_and mobility_trends_mean_for_the_future_of_the_automotive industry_|_Ubuntu⠀⇛ These past few years, we’ve observed major changes in vehicle ownership significantly impacting the future of the automotive industry. From vehicle ownership to car-sharing applications, our use of vehicles is completely changing. Let’s go through some of the major reasons for these changes and how they are shaping mobility trends. # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Kubescape_brings_a_new_level_of_security_to Charmed_Kubernetes_|_Ubuntu⠀⇛ The popular open-source platform Kubescape by ARMO has been recently announced as a fully managed operator called a Charm for Canonical’s Charmed Kubernetes distribution. This collaboration between Canonical and ARMO is exciting for the solution it enables for end users, ultimately resulting in hardened and more secure Kubernetes environments. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Liz_and_Eben_honoured_by_The_National_Museum of_Computing⠀⇛ Last month, Raspberry Pi co-founders Liz and Eben Upton took a trip to The National Museum of Computing (TNMOC) in Bletchley (home of the codebreakers) because TNMOC thinks they’re both really rather good. # ⚓ Adafruit ☛ Raspberry_Pi_co-founders_Liz_and_Eben_honoured by_The_National_Museum_of_Computing⠀⇛ The National Museum of Computing has a mission statement To bring to life the history and ongoing development of computing for inspiration, research, learning and enjoyment for the benefit of general and specialist publics of all ages. # ⚓ Adafruit ☛ The_MacroPad_Jukebox⠀⇛ # ⚓ Adafruit ☛ E-Fidget_–_an_RP2040-based_haptic_board⠀⇛ Micha appeared on this weeks’ Show and Tell videocast discussing their project: E-Fidget. E- Fidget is a battery-powered haptic feedback based fidget spinner. It’s RP2040-based and 100% OSHW! * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ Jiri_Eischmann:_Account_Verification:_from_Mastodon_to CzechPoint⠀⇛ When Twitter’s account verification policy began to change late last year, a debate about how to do identity verification for online accounts stirred. As I found out, the way Mastodon does it is surprisingly elegant. Previously, Twitter had a verification process for high- profile accounts (politicians, journalists, etc.). I honestly don’t know what that verification entailed, but after the Twitter takeover, Musk came up with the idea that anyone who pays $8 is eligible for verification. The ironic thing was that the new process didn’t actually include any identity verification at all. You paid $8, got a blue badge, and could impersonate anyone. This unsurprisingly didn’t work, so after a series of bummers over a short period of time, they discontinued this method of verification. They restarted it just recently and it seems to be as flawed as before. Not that I have any major need to have my social media accounts verified, but I was wondering if there was any way to verify an account on Mastodon, because there isn’t some central entity that can verify your accounts. I found out that Mastodon goes about it in a pretty elegant way. It outsources the authentication to internet domain administrators. o § GNU Projects⠀➾ # ⚓ GNU ☛ The_Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard_Comes_to_Guix Containers_—_2023_—_Blog_—_GNU Guix⠀⇛ GNU Guix is different from most other GNU/Linux distributions and perhaps nowhere is that more obvious than the organization of the filesystem: Guix does not conform to the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS). In practical terms, this means there is no global /lib containing libraries, /bin containing binaries,¹ and so on. This is very much at the core of how Guix works and some of the convenient features, like per-user installation of programs (different versions, for instance) and a declarative system configuration where the system is determined from a configuration file. However, this also leads to a difference in how many pieces of software expect their world to look like, relying on finding a library in /lib or an external tool in /bin. When these are hard coded and not overcome with appropriate build options, we patch code to refer to absolute paths in the store, like /gnu/store/hrgqa7m498wfavq4awai3xz86ifkjxdr- grep-3.6/bin/grep, to keep everything consistently contained within the store. It all works great and is thanks to the hard work of everyone that has contributed to Guix. But what if we need a more FHS-like environment for developing, testing, or running a piece of software? o § Licensing / Legal⠀➾ # ⚓ FSF ☛ Sharing_knowledge_about_the_GNU_family_of_licenses⠀⇛ Copyright and licensing associate Craig Topham discusses the work done by the Licensing and Compliance Lab to answer licensing questions via articles, the FAQ, and email. I am truly grateful for the opportunity to serve a community where sharing is at the core of its purpose. It’s amazing that we can duplicate software so quickly — just a few taps on a keyboard or clicks of a mouse — to such great benefit. In the free software community, there are other elements that can be spread just as easily as computer source code. One of them is knowledge. From helping someone use free software to spreading the understanding of free software, knowledge comes in all shapes and sizes. This includes sharing knowledge of the GNU General Public Licenses (GPL) and free software licensing more generally. As the copyright and licensing associate at the Free Software Foundation (FSF), one of my tasks is to coordinate with licensing volunteers of the Licensing and Compliance Lab. As a part of the Lab, the licensing volunteers help the FSF share free software licensing knowledge. We do this together through the combined decades of experience and the plethora of licensing materials available on fsf.org and gnu.org. However, the world we live in constantly generates new curiosities and areas to explore, inevitably leaving people with new questions. When this happens, the Licensing and Compliance Lab is here to provide answers. Your support will help us continue to do so heading into the future. As free software licensing is a complex subject, we’re proud to provide this service to free software developers and other members of the community. Much like free software, knowledge requires someone to have it first in order to distribute it. When it comes to free software licensing knowledge, the licensing volunteers have it in abundance. Although a small group, they have answered over 1,300 questions sent in by those hoping to better understand how the family of GNU licenses work since the pandemic started in March 2020. I can honestly say that this work would have been impossible without the licensing volunteers. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Setting_Up_a_CI_System_Part_5:_Time-sharing_your_test machines_–_mupuf.org⠀⇛ This article is part of a series on how to setup a bare-metal CI system for Linux driver development. # ⚓ Adafruit ☛ An_alternate_ESP32_flashing_utility⠀⇛ esputil is a command line tool for managing Espressif devices. It is a replacement for esptool.py. # ⚓ Qt ☛ Compiling_QML_to_C++:_A_4x_speedup⠀⇛ As you may know, you can compile your QML code to C++ these days. There are multiple reasons why you would do this. One of them is that it leads you to better structured code by forcing you to declare the types you’re using. The most important one is that the resulting program will run faster. In my previous posts I’ve been rather cautious about the actual performance numbers. This is for a reason. The Qt Quick Compiler cannot translate any old JavaScript you throw at it, and depending on the exact characteristics of your code, the resulting speedup varies greatly. We’re constantly working on increasing the Qt Quick Compiler’s coverage of the QML language, but it’s still a long way to go. # ⚓ Qt ☛ Permission_APIs_in_Qt_6.5⠀⇛ Many features of today’s devices and operating systems can have significant privacy, security, and performance implications, if misused. As a result, it’s increasingly common for platforms to require explicit consent from the user before accessing these features. # ⚓ Adafruit ☛ libcpucycles_–_count_CPU_cycles_on_several architectu⠀⇛ libcpucycles is a public-domain microlibrary for counting CPU cycles. Cycle counts are not as detailed as Falk diagrams but are the most precise timers available to typical software; they are central tools used in understanding and improving software performance. # § Perl / Raku⠀➾ # ⚓ Perl ☛ This_Week_in_PSC_(092)_|_Perl_Steering_Council [blogs.perl.org]⠀⇛ Having been off for two weeks, we spent a while just catching up with the state of the world. Not much of note to report this week. # § Python⠀➾ # ⚓ Adafruit ☛ John_Park’s_CircuitPython_Parsec:_Short_vs Long_Press⠀⇛ You can use a single button to mean two different things depending on how long you press it! Learn how to use a short duration vs. a long duration button press in CircuitPython. # ⚓ Ross_Burton:_PySnooper_and_BitBake⠀⇛ The biggest catch is remembering that BitBake classes and recipes are not Python, they just have Python blocks in, so you can’t decorate a function inside a class or recipe. In this case you’ll need to use with block. This looks like a very useful tool and I look forward to using it next time I’m tearing my increasingly greying hair out. # § Java⠀➾ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Install_NetBeans_on_Linux⠀⇛ Apache NetBeans is an open-source IDE that lets you create desktop, mobile, and web applications in various programming languages such as C, C++, Java, PHP, etc. It is a popular choice of IDE for developers around the world due to its versatility, ease of use, and range of features. NetBeans is available for Windows, Linux, and macOS. Let’s look at some of the features of NetBeans and ways to install it on Linux. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Qualcomm_Snapdragon_Satellite_enables_two- way_messaging_using_the_Iridium_network [Ed: Surveillance that never stops, no matter where you are; quality of life isn't being connected all the time; sometimes it's the opposite]⠀⇛ You may soon be able to get true global coverage even in remote areas thanks to Qualcomm Snapdragon Satellite which will offer pole-to-pole coverage and two-way messaging for emergency use, SMS texting, and other messaging applications. Qualcomm made this possible through a partnership with Iridium to bring satellite-based connectivity to next-generation premium Android smartphones starting with devices based on Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform, while emergency messaging support was done in collaboration with Garmin. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ Remote_Vulnerabilities_in_Automobiles_– Schneier_on_Security⠀⇛ This group has found a ton of remote vulnerabilities in all sorts of automobiles. It’s enough to make you want to buy a car that is not Internet-connected. Unfortunately, that seems to be impossible. # ⚓ Sam Curry ☛ Web_Hackers_vs._The_Auto_Industry:_Critical Vulnerabilities_in_Ferrari,_BMW,_Rolls_Royce,_Porsche,_and More_|_Sam_Curry⠀⇛ During the fall of 2022, a few friends and I took a road trip from Chicago, IL to Washington, DC to attend a cybersecurity conference and (try) to take a break from our usual computer work. While we were visiting the University of Maryland, we came across a fleet of electric scooters scattered across the campus and couldn’t resist poking at the scooter’s mobile app. To our surprise, our actions caused the horns and headlights on all of the scooters to turn on and stay on for 15 minutes straight. # ⚓ Diffoscope ☛ Reproducible_Builds_(diffoscope):_diffoscope 231_released⠀⇛ The diffoscope maintainers are pleased to announce the release of diffoscope version 231. This version includes the following changes: * Improve “[X] may produce better output” messages. Based on a patch by Helmut Grohne. (Closes: #1026982) # ⚓ Qualcomm_UEFI_Flaws_Expose_Microsoft,_Lenovo,_Samsung Devices_to_Attacks [Ed: But it is ‘secure’ according_to Microsoft’s_troll_army]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Public Knowledge ☛ Public_Knowledge_Commends_FCC_Vote_To Strengthen_Data_Breach_Notification_Requirements_–_Public Knowledge⠀⇛ Today, the Federal Communications Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to update data breach reporting requirements for telephone services. The proposed rules would strengthen the agency’s requirements for notifying consumers and federal law enforcement following discovery of a breach involving customer proprietary network information (CPNI). Public Knowledge applauds the Commission for this important, bipartisan effort to keep our personal telephone data safe, and ensure timely notice to law enforcement and the public of any breach. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Wired ☛ WhatsApp_Launches_a_Tool_to_Fight_Internet Censorship [Ed: Conde Nast (Microsoft et al) refers to WhatsApp as "encrypted messaging app" but it is actually a mass surveillance app; calling it encrypted messaging is misleading... Facebook sees everything and so does the US government]⠀⇛ Amid internet shutdowns in Iran, the encrypted messaging app is introducing proxy connections that can help people get online. # ⚓ Wired ☛ The_Slow_Death_of_Surveillance_Capitalism_Has Begun_|_WIRED⠀⇛ SURVEILLANCE CAPITALISM JUST got a kicking. In an ultimatum, the European Union has demanded that Meta reform its approach to personalized advertising—a seemingly unremarkable regulatory ruling that could have profound consequences for a company that has grown impressively rich by, as Mark Zuckerberg once put it, running ads. The ruling, which comes with a €390 million ($414 million) fine attached, is targeted specifically at Facebook and Instagram, but it’s a huge blow to Big Tech as a whole. It’s also a sign that GDPR, Europe’s landmark privacy law that was introduced in 2018, actually has teeth. More than 1,400 fines have been introduced since it took effect, but this time the bloc’s regulators have shown they are willing to take on the very business model that makes surveillance capitalism, a term coined by American scholar Shoshana Zuboff, tick. “It is the beginning of the end of the data free-for-all,” says Johnny Ryan, a privacy activist and senior fellow at the Irish Council for Civil Liberties. # ⚓ France24 ☛ ’Gut_punch’:_Meta_bruised_in_EU_data fight⠀⇛ European regulators have laid down one of the biggest challenges so far to the multibillion-dollar business model of Facebook owner Meta, analysts said on Thursday. The Silicon Valley titan was handed a 390- million-euro ($413-million) fine on Wednesday as part of a years-long tussle with the European Union over data privacy. But more significantly, European regulators dismissed the legal basis Meta had used to justify gathering users’ personal data for use in targeted advertising. Meta makes its money from highly targeted ads, a system made possible only by understanding the behaviour of its users intimately. # ⚓ [Old]_Apple_airtags_as_stalker_tools_|_Stop_at_Zona- M⠀⇛ Making everything, people included, easily trackable with no other skill than owning an iPhone and a few Euros to spare is obviously such a harmless idea that nobody could ever conceive abusing it. Except they do, of course. The Guardian recently reported that a woman discovered her ex-boyfriend was stalking her, thanks to an AirTag he had placed in the trunk of her car the last time they had met. # ⚓ Help Net Security ☛ 3_important_changes_in_how_data will_be_used_and_treated⠀⇛ Regula has presented their vision of the developments that will shape the industry’s landscape in 2023. Deepfakes, new cyber- hygiene norms, and demand for mature ID verification platforms are among some of the predictions for the next year. While more and more industries move their customer experiences to digital, online identity verification is becoming an essential part of our life. It lets people cope with all sorts of mission-critical activities online: opening bank accounts, applying for benefits, getting insurance payouts, and even getting medical advice. Still, the security of the digital IDV process is the number one concern that is forming the industry’s landscape and driving the majority of significant changes. o § Environment⠀➾ # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ There_are_10_Biggest_Problems_With_Electric_Cars…_| Stop_at_Zona-M⠀⇛ post on Medium describes ten fundamental problems with battery electric vehicle (BEVs) as a leading climate change mitigation option. Here, I argue that the first problem is the biggest, and that it should be too much for the industry, even if it were the only one. [...] To begin with, it makes no sense to expect that BEVs could replace cars as quickly as “normal” cars replaced carts and horses. That happened because cars were objectively better than horses in many ways. But BEVs are still just cars. In any REAL WORLD scenario, cars will never eliminate traffic, save you money, move you faster or find parking spots more quickly just by being electric. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ [Older]_New_Zealand_is_a_bit_less_good_today_|_Stop_at Zona-M⠀⇛ Censorship can indeed come from every side. [...] According to ZeroHedge, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern just called for an international alliance to censor speech. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ CCIA ☛ AICOA’s_Failure_and_the_Future_of_Competition_Policy in_Congress_–_Disruptive_Competition_Project⠀⇛ As the 118th Congress gets underway, it is useful to examine why the previous session’s “antitrust” efforts failed, and to consider how the House and Senate should proceed with competition and internet policy that would actually encourage innovation and competition while protecting America’s global edge in the technology sector. Despite much fanfare and promises by lawmakers and proponents, misguided antitrust legislation designed to weaken some of America’s most prominent technology companies was not even brought to a vote on the floor of the House of Representatives or the Senate. The American Innovation and Choice Online Act (“AICOA”)(S.2992 / H.R.3816) failed to pass because of serious privacy, security, and content moderation problems that were identified early on but never adequately addressed by sponsors and supporters. The collapse of AICOA illuminates the fundamental problem with current antitrust efforts in Congress. For decades courts and antitrust agencies have put consumers first in their evaluation of competition in the economy. This attention to the consumer welfare standard has led to tremendous benefits for innovation and the broader economy. Current lawmakers are instead obsessed with the size or conduct of specific companies and how to exert pressure on them or break them up. It is time for Congress to return to basic economics and promote antitrust efforts from a grounded, evidence-driven perspective or the failures of this legislative approach will be repeated in the new Congress. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ The_Weighty_Problem_#diet⠀⇛ I am over weight. I had started to get a handle on it back in early 2020, just in time for a pandemic, lockdowns and now nearly three years of nearly 100% home working. # ⚓ Not_in_the_mood_for_D&D⠀⇛ The OGL 1.1 discussion is spoiling my appetite for D&D. What a mess. # ⚓ Day_006:_The_room_of_glory_of_and_the_room_of_division⠀⇛ Since I had not enough time yesterday to publish something, double ration today! o § Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Antitheism⠀⇛ I’m an atheist. In this post I’ll clarify why I think antitheism is a flawed position. o § Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Thinkpad_thermal_paste_replacement⠀⇛ I live in a refurbished Thinkpad household. I use an X220 as my “daily driver” (lately it’s sometimes been more like a “weekly driver”, but whatever), while my wife has an X230. The X230 has been struggling against pretty severe overheating issues for a long time now. It doesn’t get hot enough to cross any alarm thresholds, triggering a shutdown or anything like that, but it routinely gets way too hot to comfortably use on a lap. So, I finally took advantage of recent holiday downtime to replace the thermal paste on both CPUs and clean the fans out with compressed air. This was by far the most substantial laptop maintenance work I’ve done. Back in the Good Old Days (TM) of IDE and ISA and PCI, when RAM capacity and CPU clocks were strictly Megaunit affairs, I knew pretty well what I was doing when it came to PC internals, and my teenage bedroom often resembled one of those iconic scenes from Serial Experiments: Lain, but it’s been a looong time and I’m well and truly out of the loop, hardware-wise. I didn’t become a laptop user until quite late in life, and so I’ve just never done anything other than replace hard disks or RAM. # ⚓ Pocket_Ereader_and_Austria⠀⇛ I’ve had this little Eink “development” device, the M5Paper, for a while now and it has mostly been relegated to the fridge as a weather forecast dashboard and lately it’s just been in the drawer. I had high hopes that someone (not me, I’m not that smart) would develop some sort of multipurpose firmware that could do various useful things like reading text of different sorts and maybe some other PIM type stuff. That has not happened unfortunately and I was starting to consider selling it on to someone that can actually you know, develop things. Then I was going through my github stars and looking at the recently updated repos to see if anything interesting had happend with any of the projects I follow there when I saw this diy-esp32-epub-reader project. I have no recollection of finding this before or starring it. Maybe it was not very far along when I first discovered it so it left my brain rather quickly? Well I flashed it and it turns out it is quite serviceable as a super basic ereader! I mean really, really basic but it does get the primary job done of reading epubs and it fits in a pocket very nicely. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 7360 ➮ Generation completed at 02:44, i.e. 72 seconds to (re)generate ⟲