nerd7473 @nerd7473@librem.one

the first 70000 revisions where just the beginning: welcome to T2/Linux r70001 ;-) http://t2linux.com https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2199009423

KDE Plasma 6.1.3 desktop environment is a bugfix release focusing on fine-tuning and improving features across the board. Here's what's new!
https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-1-3-released/

#kde #plasma

It was a surprise climbing the #HomeAssistant learning curve that the _most obvious_ application for such a tool is so complex to do.

If users expect nothing else, they'd think the on-and-off controller functions delivered by one of these plug-in timers would be easy to duplicate.

HomeAssistant should make that use-case super easy. A look at community discussions/questions reveals it is a challenge for many newbies. Easy with experience, but still dozens of clicks and some coding required.

How the Bell System Was Built - We’ve often thought that while going to the moon in the 1960s was audacious, it wa... - https://hackaday.com/2024/07/15/how-the-bell-system-was-built/ #phonehacks #telephone #bell #att

Code sneaked into fake AWS downloaded hundreds of times backdoored dev devices https://arstechnica.com/?p=2037194 #news #Uncategorized #steganigraphy #opensource #backdoors #Security #Biz&IT

Victory! Supreme Court correctly ruled that social media platforms have First Amendment rights to curate and edit the speech of others they deliver to their users. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/07/platforms-have-first-amendment-right-curate-speech-weve-long-argued-supreme-1

🐦🔗: https://nitter.oksocial.net/EFF/status/1812882730709131590#m

[2024/07/15 16:11]

Facebook Ads For Windows Desktop Themes Push Info-Stealing Malware https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/07/15/166243/facebook-ads-for-windows-desktop-themes-push-info-stealing-malware?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon

also it's quite sad that CHIPS ( which is now enabled in Nightly by default ) gets none of the attention compared to PPAs... like, i get it, "Mozilla bad" gets way more reactions than "Mozilla good", but still .~.

Bitcoin surges following assassination attempt on Donald Trump - Bitcoin prices soared to a two-week high today, following yesterday’s shocking ass... - https://readwrite.com/bitcoin-surges-following-assassination-attempt-on-donald-trump/ #cryptocurrency

Reminder for #Firefox users: the latest update opted you into "Privacy-Preserving Ad Measurements". You can opt out via about:preferences#privacy.

FBI is working to break into the phone of the Trump rally shooter https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/15/24198946/fbi-encryption-phone-trump-attempted-assassination-shooter #news

Restore Overwritten Passwd/Group/Shadow on Linux/Unix

Remove the panic and stress by discovering the possible solutions to restoring passwd, group or shadow files on a GNU/Linux or Unix operating system.

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/restore-overwritten-passwd-shadow-group/

#commandline #linux #unix #blog #tech #technology

Three words to send a chill down your spine: Snowflake. Intrusion. Alert - And can AI save us from the scourge of malware? In theory, why not, but in practice ... C... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/07/13/snowflake_kettle/

This week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video is coming early!

In this one, I talk about the #GNOME Foundation's Executive Director leaving after just 10 months, about Fedora 41 dropping X11 from the install media, some Cosmic news and the alpha looking extremely close, plus a big class action lawsuit against #Github Copilot being partly dismissed, with the more important part being allowed to proceed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzXl6a8iOfw

And here is the audio podcast for the week:

https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com/@tlenewspodcast/episodes/fedora-41-drops-x11-copilot-lawsuit-dismissed-gnome-47-looks-great

X’s blue checkmarks are deceptive, rules EU https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/12/24197028/x-blue-checkmarks-deceptive-eu-dsa-formal-warning

NUMA makes Pi 5 go ZOOM-A (and other new performance tweaks): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZrVyFCkOew

Breaking away from Twitter's echo chamber? It's time to explore Bluesky and Mastodon.

https://itsfoss.com/bluesky-vs-mastodon/

Netgear warns users to patch auth bypass, XSS router flaws https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/netgear-warns-users-to-patch-auth-bypass-xss-router-flaws/ #news #Security

PureOS: Now with optional subscription tiers to accelerate innovation. Support the future of privacy-focused, convergent computing. Your choice, your impact.
https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-optional-subscription-added-to-advance-development/
#PureOS #OpenSourceFunding #Purism