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Flathub’s grand plans spark a debate the merits of modern packaging, we feel old 20 years on from the SCO lawsuit, great news for un-Googled Android users, a lengthy quest to stream DRM-restricted media on Arm Macs, KDE Korner, and more. News Flathub in 2023 The SCO lawsuit, 20 years later NewF-Droid repository format…
Join Josepha as she discussed the benefits of routine and what role it plays in the WordPress project.
Our spicy take on the Silicon Valley Bank bailout, how it will impact everyday developers, and how badly this screws over small businesses.
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1:30 Vivaldi 5.7… Again
3:20 Itty Bitty Server Things
18:44 EndlessOS History, 2010-2012
21:51 2013-2015
25:36 2016-2018
29:25 2019-2021
32:57 2022-2023
36:08 (A Short) How’d It Go?
42:33 A Cassidy James Experience
1:15:31 Next Time: Topics and Feedback
1:19:53 Stinger
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Tired of losing content from the clipboard? If yes, then you should use Pano Clipboard Manager. If you are the type of person who opens a text editor and pastes clipboard contents over and over again, then you should stop doing that.
If you want to download a YouTube video on Linux you’re not short of options, with command-line tool yt-dlp the most featured and efficient method.
With so many Linux Monitoring Tools in the market, ranging from open source software to homemade scripts, it can be tricky to find an ideal solution. Everyone has different purposes and requirements when monitoring a system, making this task even more daunting.
People usually assume that Linux is something quite difficult and confusing especially those who wish to shift towards it and are newbies. But, the story is quite different as like others you can enjoy the freedom of using the best Linux software which comes in free.
Upgrading WordPress is a crucial step in maintaining website security and optimal performance. Regular WordPress updates help fix bugs, improve features, and enhance security. However, upgrading WordPress can be time-consuming and tedious, especially for larger websites with multiple plugins and themes.
Bash is a powerful scripting language that can be used for a variety of tasks, including mathematical calculations. However, working with numbers in Bash can be challenging, especially when dealing with floating-point arithmetic, large numbers, and complex calculations. In this article, we will explore some tips and tricks for mathematical calculations in Bash.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to enable TCP Fast Open on Nginx.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install OpenLDAP on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Bmon on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
Looking at my notes , it seems I haven’t setup an email services server from scratch since 2015. Of course, mine have evolved following OpenBSD updates and upgrades.
Let’s benefits from the fact that I’m migrating from Vultr to OpenBSD Amsterdam to write a few notes about the mail server (re)creation. At the time of writing, OpenBSD is available in version 7.2.
“Setting up a mail server” means all and nothing. So to clarify, here’s what I want to be able to do: [...]
Now that we have image rendering down, it is time to look at font rendering on the SSD1351. As before the techniques used here will work with other graphics displays and libraries with minimal effort.
When it comes to mathematical calculations in Bash, there are a few built-in tools that you can use, such as the expr command and the “(( ))” arithmetic expression.
Apache, or Apache HTTP Server or httpd, is a powerful and widely used open-source web server software. It was developed by the Apache Software Foundation and has been one of the most popular web servers since its inception in 1995. Apache is available for many operating systems, including Linux, Windows, and macOS.
LibreOffice is a popular open-source office suite that has gained considerable popularity amongst users who seek free and open-source alternatives to commercial office suites. It is a free and open-source software suite with various applications, such as word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, diagrams, and more.
Extracting Embedded Images from PDFs in Linux is a task that can be accomplished using various command-line tools.
MariaDB 10.6 is the latest Long-Term Support (LTS) open-source relational database management system release. It was released on June 15, 2021, and is based on the latest stable version of MySQL, with added features and performance improvements.
In the world of free operating systems, GNU/Linux is the best known and most used, but there are also other operating systems that are very robust, very stable and have excellent performance, such as the BSD family, within the BSD family there are 3 well-known operating systems: FreeBSD, OpenBSD y NetBSD.
Nmap is a powerful and versatile network scanner that security professionals widely use, including system administrators and network engineers, to explore and audit networks, detect vulnerabilities, and map the network topology.
Manjaro Linux is a widely adopted, user-friendly Linux distribution that provides users with a clean and streamlined interface.
In this guide, we will show you how to install Freetube on Ubuntu systems. FreeTube is a Free and Open Source client for YouTube built with privacy in mind. Its goal is to make a front end that would interface with YouTube without its users needing to run proprietary JavaScript code.
Introduction Linux Audio Production is creating and editing music using open-source tools available on the Linux operating system. Linux offers a range of powerful audio production tools capable of professional-grade audio editing and production.
In this guide, we will show you how to install PHP OPcache Extension o Ubuntu systems OPcache is a popular open-source PHP extension that helps speed up the performance of PHP scripts with caching the compiled versions in memory.
In this guide, we will show you how to install QElectroTech on Ubuntu systems with two different methods. QElectroTech is a free application that has been designed to help create electrical, electronic, automation, control circuits, mechanical objects to illustrate processes, instrumentation drawings and many other things.
Survival games offer a unique and thrilling experience that can be found nowhere else.
Yesterday I wrote a post on how to wire up and initialise the SSD1351 display with a Raspberry Pi Pico.
Learn how to easily install Google Chrome on openSUSE Leap and Tumbleweed with our step-by-step guide to get it up and running in no time!
R Programming Language is a powerful and flexible open-source programming language and environment for data analysis, statistics, and graphics. Its syntax is easy to learn, making it a popular choice among data scientists, statisticians, and researchers.
This blog post gives an overview about what can actually be done with a system consisting of the brand new RISC-V single board computer VisionFive 2 from StarFive.
The article will be updated whenever new insights and findings are present.
This might be my new favorite vimism.The idea that there is a single character shortcut for searching for the character under the cursor is brilliant, and something I will use, quite a bit, in my day to day work. It might be more powerful than tags.
iptables and ipsets are both tools that are commonly used in Linux-based operating systems for managing network traffic. However, they serve different purposes and have different capabilities.
RawTherapeed: spring is coming, like a rebirth of everything that was dead the process of picture post processing with RawTherapee (available for GNU Linux (Debian), Windows, OSX) was done like this [...]
Dear digiKam fans and users,
After three months of active maintenance and other bugs triage, the digiKam team is proud to present version 7.10.0 of its open source digital photo manager.
See below the list of most important features coming with this release.
If you’re new to the Linux world, you may find yourself overwhelmed by the sheer volume of distros available to you. On the surface, it may look like an endless maze that leads you through a bottomless rabbit hole. However, even the most avid distro hopper has a daily driver they eventually settle on. This guide aims to help you find your new home in Linux while making the experience as enjoyable as possible.
The March 11th, 2023 release of DietPi v8.15 comes with new images for the StarFive VisionFive 2 RISC-V board, the PINE64 Quartz64 and a couple of improvements and bug fixes.
Handle errors gracefully in your automation by using Ansible block and rescue keywords.
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how to create an execution environment with custom dependencies and how to execute Ansible Playbooks using the automation controller’s GUI, a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. For this article, we will use Ansible Roles to install Microsoft SQL on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
On February 21, Twitter god-king Elon Musk proclaimed “our algorithm is made open source next week.” He added it wouldn’t work well at first, “but it will improve rapidly!” That hasn’t happened.
Musk has been claiming he wanted to open source Twitter’s algorithm even before he took over the social network and again when he announced his intention to acquire it in April 2022. Here we are, and nothing’s changed.
Farms may vary in shape, size, and specialization, but with persistence and discipline, they are all manageable.
What is a Pomodoro technique?
The Pomodoro technique is a time management method that involves breaking work into 25-minute intervals, separated by short breaks. It was developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s.
How can the Pomodoro technique improve your productivity?
I like how easy it is to configure neovim. Last month I wanted a task runner for a very particular use-case that none of the available plugins handled. So I wrote my own.
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This is not good code.
vim.g.global_task = {} function LoadTask(cmd, num, silent) local tmp = vim.g.global_task — (a) if not num then num = vim.tbl_count(vim.g.global_task) + 1 end tmp[tonumber(num)] = cmd — (a) vim.
We are happy to announce the release of Qt Installer Framework and Qt Online Installer 4.5.2 today.
As a recent new member of STMicroelectronics’ Partner Program, we’re excited to be showcasing the STM32MP1 at Embedded World this week, our first demo featuring the STM32 platform.
Although Flutter is still considered to be fairly new, it is one of the most well-liked mobile development frameworks among programmers worldwide. It contains every component needed to quickly construct reliable native-like applications for various devices.So why is Flutter so trendy nowadays? Will it work for your business?
Metaverse is among Blockchain’s advancements. Using the metaverse to access web-based services can be extremely advantageous; however, it is also accompanied by a few inherent risks. Due to its decentralized structure, users may become exposed to potential threats if they are not careful and informed.
Nobel literature laureate Kenzaburo Oe, whose darkly poetic novels were built from his memories during Japan’s postwar occupation and from being the parent of a disabled son, has died. He was 88. His publisher said Oe died March 3. Oe in 1994 became the second Japanese author awarded the Nobel Prize in literature. The Swedish Academy cited the author for his works of fiction, in which “poetic force creates an imagined world where life and myth condense to form a disconcerting picture of the human predicament today.” His most searing works were influenced by the birth of Oe’s mentally disabled son in 1963. “A Personal Matter” was published a year later. He also wrote nonfiction and spoke against nuclear power.
The Tampere-based newspaper reports that its editor-in-chief, Jussi Tuulensuu, was clearly intoxicated at a stakeholder event on Saturday evening and behaved inappropriately towards women.
Finland’s National Coalition Party (Kokoomus) has proposed 15 measures to prevent youth and gang-related crime. The party’s chairman, Petteri Orpo, and vice-chairman, Antti Häkkänen, say that Finland needs to wake up to the reality that violence committed by minors and even children is on the rise and has become more brutal. The party is calling for stricter punishments for crimes, increased resources and powers for law enforcement agencies, and measures to prevent youth from becoming marginalized.
Japanese Nobel Prize-winning author Kenzaburo Oe, a writer who was renowned for a strong pacifist stance that weaved its way into much of his work, has died of “old age”, his publisher confirmed Monday.
The tipping point for biological life.
Scientists use an automated liquid handling station to ensure consistency across a range of experiments.
Groundbreaking.
An echo in time, not space.
Was Venus habitable billions of years ago?
A national chip program initiative, called “Siruja Suomesta,” has been proposed by the Semiconductor Industry Group of Technology Finland, along with other partners such as VTT, Tampere University, Aalto University, and the cities of Tampere and Espoo. The initiative aims to establish Finland as a European leader in semiconductor and quantum technology. The initiative will bring new expertise and growth to Finland, strengthen Europe’s chip self-sufficiency and technological security, and create growth in high-tech expertise, innovation, and industry.
DFI PCSF51 is a 1.8-inch single board computer (SBC) powered by an AMD Ryzen Embedded R2000 processor with up to 8GB DDR4 memory and 128GB eMMC flash designed for space-constraints industrial applications, robotics, edge computing, AI vision systems, and more. The business card-sized board comes with HDMI 1.4 video output, Gigabit Ethernet networking, two USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, and an M.2 Key-E socket for wireless expansion, as well as eight digital I/Os. Other features include a watchdog and an RTC, and the SBC takes 12V DC input on a 2-pin terminal block.
Exactly three years ago today, on March 13, 2020, the first state of emergency related to the spread of Covid-19 took effect in Latvia. In total, the deaths of 6,632 people are associated with Covid-19 over the course of three years.
Meanwhile, in related news, McDonald’s has called time on breakfast
After an oil spill or release of industrial chemicals, it is important to determine if the health of wild dolphins has been impacted. In some cases, a team of scientists and veterinarians may temporarily capture wild dolphins to assess their health.
A wrongful-death lawsuit in Texas is an act of intimidation.
The law allows abortions when there is a “medical emergency”—but what qualifies as an emergency?
Simon Elmer The World Health Organization is the One Ring to Rule them All, and its written goal, inscribed in fiery letters along both sides of its band, is the Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Treaty.
Joseph Sorrentino learns from some Mexico City garbage collectors it’s not necessarily what we own or achieve that makes us content.
Getting enough sleep is refreshing for both you and your immune system, a new review of research out Monday suggests.
Researchers have used one of the most powerful imaging tools in the world to look for similarities between how COVID-19 and chronic fatigue affect the brain.
Our culture is dominated by efforts to score points and win arguments. But do we really talk anymore?
The findings could help researchers understand why some individuals are more vulnerable to deadly Chagas disease.
Afghanistan on March 13 kicked off a nationwide anti-polio vaccination campaign for children under the age of 5, the office of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Afghanistan told RFE/RL.
Grain producers in Bulgaria have called for a halt to imports of Ukrainian wheat.
Australia has faced continuous and concurrent crises over the past few years. The nation’s resilience has been tested by challenges ranging from Covid-19 to economic coercion and from drought to floods. While we have weathered …
The COVID-19 pandemic is not over, especially not for people who are incarcerated. The ACLU, our clients, and our allies predicted early on that serious illness and death would strike people in jails, prisons and immigration detention facilities disproportionately if government agencies did not take effective precautions, including by reducing the number of people in jails, prisons, and ICE detention.
We already know that Microsoft has become more aggressive with marketing its Edge browser, going as far as to show banner ads on the Chrome download website, reminding you that Edge runs on the same technology as Chrome but has the “added trust of Microsoft”. Now, it seems like the company is going one step further in its push to get Edge more customers.
Microsoft has finally addressed a known issue causing significant performance hits when copying large files over SMB after installing the Windows 11 2022 update.
The bug was fixed with the KB5022913 February 2023 non-security preview update released on February 2022, which also introduced newly announced Moment 2 features.
“This update addresses an issue that affects copying from a network to a local drive. Copying is slower than expected for some users,” Microsoft said.
CISA has added vulnerabilities in Plex Media Server and VMware NSX-V to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Securing a Linux system can be a complex task, and there are many potential pitfalls and mistakes that can compromise the system’s security.
London, UK based De-Fi platform company Euler has lost a reported $196 million to a flash loan attack.
The recently identified Golang-based GoBruteforcer botnet is targeting web servers running FTP, MySQL, phpMyAdmin, and Postgres services.
Zoll Medical is notifying one million individuals that their personal information was compromised in a data breach earlier this year.
Reports published by various industrial cybersecurity companies provide different numbers on ICS vulnerabilities — here’s why.
In today’s digital age, cybersecurity and privacy have become major concerns for internet users. With the increase in cyber attacks and data breaches, it is vital to protect your online privacy and security. One way to do this is by using add-ons for your web browser that can help enhance your security and privacy. Firefox is one of the most popular web browsers, and it offers a variety of add-ons that can help you stay safe and secure online.
By using the Firefox add-ons below, you can significantly enhance your online security and privacy, and protect yourself from various threats that can compromise your personal information and online activity.
Unidentified cybercriminals managed to boost nearly $200 million from the decentralized finance lender Euler Finance on Monday. The attack, which stole millions in crypto assets like DAI and USD Coin, is being hailed as the biggest crypto hack of the year so far.
Security updates have been issued by Debian (redis), Fedora (cairo, freetype, harfbuzz, and qt6-qtwebengine), Red Hat (kpatch-patch), SUSE (chromium, java-1_8_0-openj9, and nodejs18), and Ubuntu (chromium-browser, libxstream-java, php-twig, twig, protobuf, and python-werkzeug).
You might be familiar with the practice of regularly clearing out the local data stored by your browser, including cookies—those little files that can store your preferences, your personal details, and other bits of information that help sites know who you are.
The BlackCat ransomware gang recently leaked some nude photos of cancer patients from a healthcare entity in Pennsylvania that wouldn’t pay their ransom demand. The gang has threatened to leak more. But is this really a sign of any new or escalating trend, as suggested in a report on Wired?
BlackCat is certainly not the first gang to use nude photos of patients and threats of more of the same to try to pressure victims into paying a ransom. The tactic never became a trend before, even though earlier criminals were desperate to secure payment from victims.
Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky P.C. asserts in class-action complaint that privacy violations by LVHN resulted in release of cancer patient nude photos
The Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA), which President Biden signed into law in March 2022, required CISA to establish the RVWP (see Section 105 [6 U.S.C. 652]).
Defence Industries Minister Paul Papalia said the AUKUS nuclear submarine announcement would create a huge defence industry in WA.
Poland is erecting anti-tank barriers along its border with Belarus and Kaliningrad. Should Lithuania do the same?
Despite having only anecdotal evidence to back up his claims, the president insisted Monday that Mexico is freer from violence than the U.S.
Moldovan police Sunday arrested 54 people during an anti-government protest in the capital city of Chișinău hours after police announced the arrests of seven people linked to a Russian-backed plot to destabilize the country.
Nearly five years after they first arrived in Libya, Wagner Group mercenaries show no signs that they’re willing to leave the country, despite a joint demand by representatives of Libya’s rival governments for them to do so.
Despite sanctions imposed on both countries, Tehran has continued to use Syrian ports as the main gateway to supply oil to its Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah, and its ally, the Bashar al-Assad regime.
The Biden administration’s commitment to high-level engagement with African leaders is welcome, but its recent US-Africa Leaders summit should have been a launch pad for big, bold ideas.
The UK House of Commons Monday approved the controversial Illegal Immigration Bill, which seeks to “prevent and deter unlawful migration,” by a vote of 312 to 249. The bill will now pass to the committee stage of the House of Commons.
Britain on Monday detailed plans to bolster military and security spending to confront the “epoch-defining challenge” posed by China while also countering Russia, as London updated its strategic foreign and defence policy.
French President Emmanuel Macron received Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban to discuss the Ukraine war and other issues ahead of a European Council meeting over a working dinner at the Elysée Palace on Monday night.
An international movement of Russophiles will be established on March 14 in Moscow, following an initiative by Nikolay Malinov, head of the Bulgarian National Movement Russophiles, who is teaming up with US actor Steven Seagal.
Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine has put children in residential institutions at extreme risk, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on March 13.
Ukrainian soldiers wrap up a four-week training course in Spain this week on how to operate the Leopard 2 tanks Western allies have agreed to deliver to help Kyiv fight Russian forces.
Editor’s Note: The event organizers did not permit the recording of this event to protect the speaker’s personal experience and story. About 80 University of Michigan students gathered in Angell Hall to hear from Irene Miller, a Holocaust survivor who spoke about her experience escaping Poland as a child…
Britain cast China as representing an “epoch-defining challenge” to the world order, in an update to its foreign policy framework published on March 13 that declared that the U.K.’s security hinged on the outcome of the Ukraine war.
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile off its east coast.
The soldier, serving on Erdan islet close to the Chinese coast, went missing last week and was found on Monday.
The programme is slated to create 20,000 jobs in Australia over three decades.
Russia has been invited to participate in the inaugural Central Asian Football Association Championships in June along with seven other national teams. Russian teams have been barred from European and FIFA competitions since the invasion of Ukraine in February of last year. But the Tajikistan Football Association has announced that a Russian team could join the new regional tournament along with former Soviet republics Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan. Afghanistan and Iran are also in the draw. The Russian Football Union has said it’s in “discussions about the possibility and conditions of the Russian national team’s participation in this tournament.”
South Korea says North Korea has launched two ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters in its second show of force this week. The launches Tuesday morning came a day after the U.S. and South Korean began military drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says the missiles were launched from the southwestern coast, flew across North Korea and landed in its waters. Japan’s prime minister said no damage was immediately reported in Japanese waters.
A United States Air Force B-52 bomber flew over the Gulf of Finland on Saturday evening, turning back before the island of Gogland, which is owned by Russia.
As Russia threatens a second capture of liberated Kupiansk, Ukraine, CNN’s Melissa Bell talks to Ukrainian residents choosing to stay in their homes despite constant shelling.
A 3-year-old girl fatally wounded her 4-year-old sister in an unintentional shooting in Texas, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said.
A new digital warning system takes effect in Denmark from April.
Acting defence minister Troels Lund Poulsen made announcement in connection with visit to Germany on Friday
Last year’s numbers brought the service to historic lows. These cuts go deeper.
One-year extensions for those who fled in the first months after Russia’s invasion will be granted on a case-by-case basis, officials said.
Moscow’s forces have stepped up artillery and infantry assaults across eastern Ukraine, trying to improve their position before either side attempts a major breakthrough.
The Florida governor, on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show, broke with Republicans to attack President Biden’s foreign policy and align more closely with Donald Trump as he weighs a presidential bid.
The battle against the single-use plastic bag may not be won but it’s definitely under way.
Freddy is one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere and could be the longest-lasting tropical cyclone.
The Commission welcomes the provisional agreement reached this morning with the European Parliament and the Council to reform and strengthen the EU Energy Efficiency Directive. This deal marks a further step in the completion of the ‘Fit for 55′ package to deliver the European Green Deal and the REPowerEU Plan.
Universal Hydrogen has formed a collaboration to study and develop a green hydrogen supply and logistics solution to enable Japanese airlines to scale their utilisation of hydrogen-powered aircraft in the near term.
“I’m willing, more than most people, to go through some discomfort.”
Progress roundup: Quotas boost ranks of female legislators, more shark protections in Costa Rica, and how a law averted a new coal mine in Australia.
An entomologist races to find them before they disappear.
The firm blamed a challenging home electronics market, weakened consumer confidence levels as well as global price increases and high inflation.
Finland’s electricity pricing system led to consumers paying more than they should have during the second half of 2022, according to an Aalto University professor.
China’s new premier has tried to reassure the private sector in his debut press conference, as concerns grew about the country’s future policy direction with the introduction of a new cabinet loyal to leader Xi Jinping.
The sociologist Matthew Desmond identifies specific practices and policies that consign tens of millions to destitution.
A protracted strike by rubbish collectors has added a new twist to France’s festering dispute over pension reform as the battle over President Emmanuel Macron’s deeply unpopular reform enters a make-or-break week with tonnes of uncollected garbage piling higher by the day.
More immigration from China would both hobble a geopolitical rival and make America richer and better.
Latvian Television’s De Facto investigative show reported March 12 on the requirements of Latvia’s recently-introduced ‘lobbying law’. It is supposed to improve transparency in political lobbying of parliament, but according to De Facto, there is widespread ignorance and confusion about the law, even among those who are supposed to monitor it.
Sarah Lester discusses her “high ambitions” for the MEN and why clickbait claims are often “snobby” and “sexist”.
Gazette.
The Rīga-based NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence (STRATCOMCOE) has a new report available.
The WHY Foundation intends to broadcast ‘the truth’ in 50 documentaries dubbed into Russian. Reach ‘a few good men’ and who knows what might happen
A TikTok executive admits the company sometimes overrides the app’s algorithm at a South by Southwest Conference (SXSW) on Saturday.
Lithuania’s authorities have ordered internet providers to block IP addresses used to access banned Russian TV channels online.
Protesters voiced their opposition March 12 to plans to potentially remove a statue of Russian writer Alexander Pushkin from a Rīga park, reported Latvian Television.
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Yesterday, journalists Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger testified before the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. Their testimony, and the risible reactions of Democrats on the subcommittee, are well worth watching; I watched the entire hearing, which lasted 140 minutes.
↺ The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 159: Fenwick McKelvey on the Rapid Spread of Government TikTok Bans
TikTok may be enormously popular, but according to the growing number of government, there are concerns regarding links between the app and the Chinese government. That has led to a rapid spread bans of the TikTok app on government devices not only at the federal level, but at provincial and municipal governments and even at universities for university-owned devices. But is TikTok unique in this regard? How to reconcile the government’s insistence that TikTok contribute to Cancon in Bill C-11 with it banning the app due to security risks? Are the privacy concerns more about TikTok or the government’s inaction on privacy reform?
It would appear that the ipmitool repository has been locked, and its maintainer suspended, by GitHub. This Hacker News conversation delves into the reason; evidently the developer was employed by a sanctioned Russian company. Ipmitool remains available and will, presumably, find a new home eventually. (Thanks to Paul Wise).
The jaunty theme tune to “Match of the Day,” the BBC’s flagship Saturday night soccer show, has been whistled by British viewers since its first edition aired in 1964.
The annual “Women in Tech” hackathon “Energy. Resources. Efficiency.” was held over the weekend of March 12-13, gathering participants both in person, in the Nature House of the University of Latvia, and online.
A California state appeals court on Monday revived a ballot measure allowing app-based services such as Uber Technologies and Lyft Inc to treat drivers as independent contractors rather than employees, in a major victory for the industry.
A California court ruled today that ride-sharing apps can continue treating their drivers as independent drivers, upholding the state’s controversial Proposition 22. Prop 22 was a ballot initiative put to voters in California in 2020 that would make it so drivers working for companies such as Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. [...]
A California appeals court has ruled companies like Uber and Lyft do not have to treat their drivers as employees. The ruling means app-based ride hailing and delivery companies do not have to provide certain worker protections and benefits. The state Legislature passed a law in 2019 requiring these companies to treat their drivers as employees. Companies like Uber and Lyft spent $200 million in 2020 on a campaign to convince voters to exempt them from that law. Voters agreed. In 2021 a state judge ruled the companies were not exempt from the law. Monday, a state appeals court overturned that decision.
The decision lessens the chances that gig drivers will be considered employees in the state, but it is expected to be appealed to the state Supreme Court.
As protests erupted in Georgia against the proposed “foreign agent” bill, some critics argued that the move was a part of a larger pattern of US influence and color revolutions in the region.
The bill, which was withdrawn after two days of protests, would have required organizations receiving more than 20% of their funding from overseas to register as “foreign agents” or face substantial fines. Protesters in Georgia compared the proposed law to Russia’s 2012 legislation, which has been used to suppress western-funded NGOs and media.
Sweden’s parliament is set to vote to let anyone who feels the beat from the tambourine to dance, jive and, yes, have the time of their lives… even if the pub or restaurant they are in doesn’t have a dance permit. Here’s the background.
The head of Iran’s judiciary says some 22,000 people arrested for participating in riots sparked by the death of a young woman while in police custody have been pardoned.
Dozens of Iranian students across the country say they have been banned from entering their universities after they protested the suspected poisoning of pupils that has hospitalized scores, mainly schoolgirls.
On Tuesday, Indonesia Ocean Justice Initiative shared its work with Stanford’s Center for Ocean Solutions and Center for Human Rights and International Justice on equitable ocean governance.
Cyclone Freddy hit Madagascar first in February and then again in March, a rare loop trajectory that left behind a trail of destruction. The island nation was already reeling from last year’s Batsirai and Emnati cyclones, which had destroyed farmland and infrastructure in the southeast. As a result, hundreds of thousands of people are going hungry, unable to find enough to eat. In January, Malagasy media claimed that some families had been forced to sell their children to survive. These claims quickly spread and were speedily denied by the government. FRANCE 24′s team has been to some isolated villages and obtained exclusive accounts that contradict the official narrative.
Officially, the El Ouardia migrant centre in Tunis is meant to serve as a reception centre to “welcome and orient” new arrivals to Tunisia. However, what is actually happening there has long remained opaque because NGOs and lawyers aren’t allowed access. The FRANCE 24 Observers decided to investigate the nightmarish conditions inside. Our source told us that about fifty migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, most of them Black Africans, are being arbitrarily detained in the squalid centre.
A recent study conducted by Finnish associations, Simpukka ry and Vapaaehtoisesti Lapsettomat ry, has found that childless employees face discrimination in vacation planning, work shift scheduling, and career advancement. According to the study, vacation plans and work shift schedules tend to prioritize the preferences of employees with children. Childless employees are expected to be more flexible and are subjected to career advancement discrimination.
An older generation of Americans, including Jewish Americans, admire the colonists who resisted the British king and parliament in the late 1700s. Jewish Americans go further and admire the Judeans who revolted against the Greeks and Romans (twice) in antiquity.
We submitted our comments on draft 2.0 of the UNESCO Guidelines on Regulating Digital Platforms (“Guidelines”) on March 08, 2023. Having participated in the consultation for draft 1.1 of the Guidelines, we built upon our existing comments and inserted additional analysis.
Many readers of this blog are familiar with the French saisie-contrefaçon, which consists of the seizure of allegedly infringing products and all related documents, but requires a writ of summons within one month of the saisie (e.g., here).
A US is woman urging others to read contracts thoroughly after her image was used without her knowledge.
Meta puffed out its chest over the weekend, threatening to block links to news sites in Canada from its social networks if the country moves forward with its “Online News Act,” which would force internet companies to pay publishers for their content.
The startup behind the “world’s first robot lawyer,” DoNotPay, is gearing up for one of its first big court battles. And this time it probably can’t just back out of the case, as DoNotPay is the defendant.
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