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Linux Kernel 6.11 RC7 Released: A Look At The Fixes And Changes #announcements #linux #linux_kernel #news #opensource #releases #linux_kernel_6.11 #linux_kernel_6.11_rc7
https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-6-11-rc7-released/

"Over a 15-year period, 6,253 cars crashed into 7-Eleven storefronts in the U.S. – an average of 1.14 per day."

https://www.dailynews.com/2023/02/08/one-mans-case-reveals-cars-slam-into-storefronts-like-7-eleven-with-alarming-frequency/

Private Packagist is joining the Open Source Pledge! Join this effort and pledge to also give at least $2,000 per employed full-time developer per year to open-source projects and maintainers!

https://blog.packagist.com/packagist-is-joining-the-open-source-pledge/

A good way to achieve this amount? Sponsor the PHP Foundation! https://thephp.foundation/sponsor/ and then join the pledge with your company!

https://osspledge.com/

#opensource #sustainability #phpc #php

501(c)(3) nonprofit status of organizations matters to you because...

What do #FireFox users want from #Mozilla?

Printed in Space: 3D-Printed Metal Parts Shown Off After Returning From the ISS - The European Space Agency (ESA) is showing 3D-printed metal parts made onboard the... - https://hackaday.com/2024/09/08/printed-in-space-3d-printed-metal-parts-shown-off-after-returning-from-the-iss/ #internationalspacestation #3dprinterhacks #3dmetalprinter #space

Predator spyware updated withn dangerous new features, also now harder to track https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/09/09/predator_spyware_trump_crypto/ #news

The right of adults to read and watch what they want online is settled law. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/victory-california-bill-impose-mandatory-internet-id-checks-dead-it-should-stay

🐦🔗: https://nitter.oksocial.net/EFF/status/1832928655300841626#m

[2024/09/08 23:47]

Fastfetch is the Perfect Neofetch Replacement

When development on system info tool Neofetch was discontinued1 earlier this year a slew of forks, alternatives, and upstart projects sprung up to fill the void. Yet the Neofetch alternative that’s gained the most traction —anecdotally, at least; I’ve not be creeping around Linux conferences to verify first-hand—is FastFetch (or Fastfetch; not sure on the capitalisation). Fastfetch is similar to Neofetch in that it ‘pretty prints’ information about your OS, pertinent underlying technologies, and system’s hardware specs in a terminal window. But it’s a lot more capable, faster, more featured, supports Wayland (which Neofetch technically didn’t), and (perhaps most importantly)
#News #CliTools #SystemTools

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/09/fastfetch-is-the-best-neofetch-alternative

Welp, if the FBI recommends an ad-blocker, who am I to argue? https://ic3.gov/Media/Y2022/PSA221221 (h/t HN)

Pi-hole is my weapon of choice, here's how I set it up: https://github.com/geerlingguy/internet-pi

Hah, today I learnt that the wireframe 'CGI' in Escape from New York, used for Snake Plissken to make a stealthy glider entry into the lawless prison island by air, was actually 'faked' by building a model of Manhattan covered in reflective tape. In 1981 this was the cheaper solution for a movie with limited budget

Kernel prepatch 6.11-rc7 https://lwn.net/Articles/989426/ #tech #linux

The Stored Communications Act is one of few federal privacy laws that protects your communications online. The California Supreme Court should take up a case to help protect that law. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/california-supreme-court-should-help-protect-your-stored-communications

🐦🔗: https://nitter.oksocial.net/EFF/status/1832916323967344657#m

[2024/09/08 22:58]

@kicad KiCon EU schedule just landed on Giggity:

https://f-droid.org/fr/packages/net.gaast.giggity/

Man Arrested for Creating Fake Bands With AI, Then Making $10 Million by Listening to Their Songs With Bots: The feds seem to have him dead to rights. https://futurism.com/man-arrested-fake-bands-streams-ai 😱

“How Old is Your City’s Skyline?” … an amazing contrast between U.S. and Canadian cities.

(Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1f9p4ll/how_old_is_your_citys_skyline_us_and_canada/)

Videos will return tomorrow. Going to spend the evening fixing my ability to upload to my website.

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Google's lucrative ad tech business goes on trial - Regulators have successfully argued Google is too powerful in search - now they are comin... - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg2dpkpmv1o