Notices by Christine Hall (brideoflinux@mastodon.opencloud.lu), page 3

"Even though the government has been forced by court decisions to offer a venue for challenges, the federal government is still under no obligation to tell people why they’ve been placed on the list, much less promise to never put them back on it again": Appeals Court Reminds Law Enforcement That ‘No-Fly’ Doesn’t Mean ‘No Drive’ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/10/03/appeals-court-reminds-law-enforcement-that-no-fly-doesnt-mean-no-drive/

"“I come from academic AI and have been educated in the more rigorous and evidence-based methods, so I don’t really know what all these words mean. I frankly don’t even know what AGI means. Like people say you know it when you see it, I guess I haven’t seen it. The truth is, I don’t spend much time thinking about these words because I think there’s so many more important things to do…” Even the 'godmother of AI' has no idea what AGI is https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/03/even-the-godmother-of-ai-has-no-idea-what-agi-is/

I definitely like this judge.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/us/politics/tina-peters-sentence-colorado.html?unlocked_article_code=1.PU4.e-cc.CKOuJiEohBkz&smid=url-share

"This latest release of the popular open-source DBMS delivers incremental backups, replication, and JSON tables among other improvements": PostgreSQL 17 packs big performance and feature enhancements https://www.zdnet.com/article/postgresql-17-packs-big-performance-and-feature-enhancements/

20 years? Really? Why do I still think of Ubuntu as the new kid on the block?: 20 years of Ubuntu: Canonical celebrates with upcoming 24.10 - and it's outstanding as usual https://www.zdnet.com/article/20-years-of-ubuntu-canonical-celebrates-with-upcoming-24-10-and-its-outstanding-as-usual/

I don't usually pay much attention to CLI apps, but this looks interesting, mainly because it comes with a recorder for taping programs: Radio Recorder - command line internet radio player and recorder - LinuxLinks https://www.linuxlinks.com/radio-recorder-command-line-internet-radio-player-recorder/

"The world is in a dysfunctional relationship with work": Work Relationships Are Not in a Great Place https://www.nojitter.com/employee-experience/work-relationships-are-not-great-place

This is the type article I really like writing: Fuduntu's Founder Returns to Scratch Another Itch With SteamFork - FOSS Force https://fossforce.com/2024/09/fuduntus-founder-returns-to-scratch-another-itch-with-steamfork/

When I worked in sales and had to travel a lot, I stayed in Motel 6's. Price was $6, (equivalent to $60 in 2023), and for 75 cents you got a key to unlock the room's black and white TV. There were no phones in the room, but the rooms were always spotlessly clean: India’s Oyo acquires Motel 6 for $525M | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/21/indias-oyo-acquires-motel-6-for-525m/

I live in North Carolina and follow politics closely, and I assure you that this is no "AI fabrication": NC governor candidate cries AI fabrication as defense for racist porn forum posts https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/nc-governor-candidate-cries-ai-fabrication-as-defense-for-racist-porn-forum-posts/

"Here’s yet another “law and order” dude who not only sold out his fellow Capitol police officers by expressing his support for rioters, but told rioters to delete social media posts containing footage of the crimes they committed. And then pretending he doesn’t understand the law in hopes of getting his conviction tossed": DC Appeals Court To Cop: Yeah, It’s Obstruction To Delete Messages Telling Capitol Rioters To Delete Evidence Of Crimes https://www.techdirt.com/2024/09/19/dc-appeals-court-to-cop-yeah-its-obstruction-to-delete-messages-telling-capitol-rioters-to-delete-evidence-of-crimes/

Sorry Elon. So sad: Elon Musk's reposts of Kamala Harris deepfakes may not fly under new California law | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/19/elon-musks-reposts-of-kamala-harris-deepfakes-may-not-fly-under-new-california-law/

"Despite his many flaws, despite Harris’s victory in the debate, despite the solid hope and joy she’s bringing to Americans across the nation, we must face the absurd possibility that Trump could still win the election. For many conservatives, racism, even blatant and dangerous racism, is still not disqualifying in a candidate. Thus it has ever been and ever will be": Safe in the nation we’ve made https://mickscott.substack.com/p/safe-in-the-nation-weve-made

The latest episode of Adventures in Linux and KDE. Hi ho silver and away!: Akademy 2024: broadening, professionalizing, and being awesome https://pointieststick.com/2024/09/13/akademy-2024-broadening-professionalizing-and-being-awesome/

Evidently, it's who needs a dark web when you have Telegram.

"The Times found 1,500 channels operated by white supremacists, two dozen channels selling weapons, and at least 22 channels where MDMA, cocaine, heroin and other drugs were advertised for delivery."

Telegram reportedly ‘inundated’ with illegal and extremist activity | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/07/telegram-reportedly-inundated-with-illegal-and-extremist-activity/

"While RISC-V processors don't need to worry about Meltdown and Spectre or other CPU vulnerabilities at the moment, with the upcoming Linux 6.12 kernel RISC-V code is set to enable the generic CPU vulnerabilities support": RISC-V Enabling Generic CPU Vulnerabilities Reporting - Phoronix https://www.phoronix.com/news/RISCV-CPU-Vulnerabilities-sysfs

The latest warning on the Linux ransomware front: Linux Ransomware Threats - How Attackers Target Linux Systems https://www.itprotoday.com/linux-os/linux-ransomware-threats-how-attackers-target-linux-systems

"The home of 2024 isn’t necessarily wholly devoid of robots. According to its own figures, iRobot has sold more than 50 million Roombas. That, meanwhile, is a fraction of the overall number of robot vacuums that have been sold around the globe. Robot lawnmowers and pool cleaners have gained traction as well, though those figures pale in comparison to their vacuuming counterparts": Why do so many home robots still suck? | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/01/why-do-so-many-home-robots-still-suck/

If you're running most Linux distro's out-of-the-box and you have no special needs,ext4 being at the top of the list should be all you need to know: Choosing a Journaling File System - LinuxLinks https://www.linuxlinks.com/journalingfilesystems/

"Critical warning - Pidgin users warned of ss-otr plugin containing a keylogger, shares screenshots. Immediate uninstall is advised": Security Alert - Keylogging Plugin Discovered in Pidgin Messaging App https://linuxiac.com/keylogging-plugin-discovered-in-pidgin-messaging-app/