BrideOfLinux

BrideOfLinux , 5 days ago to random

Don't tell Trump, but I suspect our Vernerable Buddha Monk chaps brought out more people in Washington today than both of his inaugurations combined.

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BrideOfLinux , 13 days ago to random

This isn’t about “owning the libs” — this is the highest office in the nation using technology to lie to the entire world: Government Using Image Manipulation For Propaganda https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/02/beware-government-using-image-manipulation-for-propaganda/

BrideOfLinux , 13 days ago to random

Gökçe Güven, a 26-year-old Turkish national and the founder and CEO of fintech startup Kalder, was charged last week with alleged securities fraud, wire fraud, visa fraud, and aggravated identity theft: Fintech CEO and Forbes 30 Under 30 alum has been charged for alleged fraud | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/fintech-ceo-and-forbes-30-under-30-alum-has-been-charged-for-alleged-fraud/

BrideOfLinux , 17 days ago to random

Just published on FOSS Force: Tails 7.4.1 Ships Fast to Patch OpenSSL Bug Threatening Anonymity https://fossforce.com/2026/01/tails-7-4-1-ships-fast-to-patch-openssl-bug-threatening-anonymity/

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BrideOfLinux , 30 days ago to random

Because of course it did: AI journalism startup Symbolic .ai signs deal with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/15/ai-journalism-startup-symbolic-ai-signs-deal-with-rupert-murdochs-news-corp/

BrideOfLinux , 1 month ago to random

Pretty much agree with most of this: If users notice your software, you’re already a loser https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/10/if-users-notice-your-software-youre-already-a-loser/

BrideOfLinux , 1 month ago to random

"Why free and open source office suites offer real choice beyond Microsoft 365": Your 2026 quick guide to free Office alternatives | We Love Open Source • All Things Open https://allthingsopen.org/articles/your-2026-quick-guide-to-free-office-alternatives

BrideOfLinux , 1 month ago to random

"Donald Trump and his authoritarian friends have successfully destroyed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the closest this country has gotten to having a useful and effective publicly-funded media. The CPB this week voted to officially shut down, just months after Republicans passed a massive billionaire tax cut plan that stripped the organization of more than $1 billion in funding": Trump Successfully Murders U.S. Public Media https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/06/trump-successfully-murders-u-s-public-media/

BrideOfLinux , 1 month ago to random

Stephen Miller’s breeding partner created a worldwide scandal by posting a picture of Greenland as an American flag. The map from a far right podcaster, however well-connected, was actually less important than that the US President, the same day, told Michael Scherer, “we do need Greenland” because it was “surrounded by Russian and Chinese ships,” a sentiment Trump repeated on Air Force One yesterday": Stephen Miller and Plans for Post-Decapitation - emptywheel https://www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/05/stephen-miller-and-plans-for-post-decapitation/

BrideOfLinux , 1 month ago to random

Just published on FOSS Force: Elementary OS 8.1 Is Out With Secure Session — and We Have Screenshots https://fossforce.com/2025/12/elementary-os-8-1-is-out-with-secure-session-and-we-have-screenshots/

BrideOfLinux , 2 months ago to random

"The mainstream media just failed a basic civics test so badly that you’d think their brains have been pickled. Headlines across major outlets are breathlessly reporting that Donald Trump “blocked states from passing AI laws” with an executive order. Except, that’s not how any of this works, and anyone who stayed awake during middle school social studies should know better: Trump Pretends To Block State AI Laws; Media Pretends That’s Legal https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/12/trump-pretends-to-block-state-ai-laws-media-pretends-thats-legal/

BrideOfLinux , 2 months ago to random

"I’m not going to mince words on this: this change to this publicly facing webpage is unscientific, dangerous, and fucking evil": CDC Website Changed To Suggest Vaccines May Indeed Cause Autism https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/21/clown-show-cdc-website-changed-to-suggest-vaccines-may-indeed-cause-autism/

BrideOfLinux , 3 months ago to random

"Over the next four weeks, hundreds of people around the world will collaborate to improve the software – and you can help them. There are many ways to get involved": Do something awesome! Join the Month of LibreOffice, November 2025 - The Document Foundation Blog https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/11/01/do-something-awesome-join-the-month-of-libreoffice-november-2025/

BrideOfLinux , 3 months ago to random

"Thanks to Trump’s meltdown, millions more people are watching Reagan’s actual words. And learning that Trump’s entire tariff philosophy directly contradicts what Reagan believed and said. A few weeks ago, Ontario Premier Doug Ford launched a $75 million campaign using clips from a 1987 Reagan radio address about the evils of tariffs and the benefits of free trade": Trump’s Tantrum Over Accurate Reagan Quotes Backfires: Millions Learn Reagan Opposed His Tariff Policy https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/24/trumps-tantrum-over-accurate-reagan-quotes-backfires-millions-learn-reagan-opposed-his-tariff-policy/

BrideOfLinux , 3 months ago to random

Just published on FOSS Force: Austria Says ‘Auf Wiedersehen’ to Proprietary and ‘Willkommen’ to Open Source https://fossforce.com/2025/10/austria-says-auf-wiedersehen-to-proprietary-and-willkommen-to-open-source/

BrideOfLinux , 4 months ago to random

"Last week Carr announced he’d be killing a popular, bipartisan program that provided free Wi-Fi to school kids at no additional cost to taxpayers": When He’s Not Busy Censoring Comedians, Brendan Carr Is Eliminating Free Wi-Fi For Poor Rural School Kids https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/06/when-hes-not-busy-censoring-comedians-brendan-carr-is-eliminating-free-wi-fi-for-poor-rural-school-kids/

BrideOfLinux , 4 months ago to random

"I’ve spent considerable time lately documenting how America’s corporate elite have transformed themselves into the exact cartoon villains that Marxists always claimed they were—groveling before authoritarian power, paying tribute to criminal regimes, abandoning every principle they’ve spent decades claiming to represent": A Memo To Corporate America: How To Stop Being Cartoon Villains https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/01/a-memo-to-corporate-america-how-to-stop-being-cartoon-villains/

BrideOfLinux , 4 months ago to random

BrideOfLinux , 7 months ago to random

Nate needs to bite the bullet, spend a few extra bucks and get a laptop from System76: The hunt for a perfect laptop continues https://pointieststick.com/2025/07/13/the-hunt-for-a-perfect-laptop-continues/

BrideOfLinux , 8 months ago to random

"This week we really ramped up the focus on bug-fixing in preparation for Plasma 6.4’s release in three weeks. But we also managed to squeeze in a huge feature for the next release too:" This Week in Plasma: time-of-day wallpapers https://blogs.kde.org/2025/05/24/this-week-in-plasma-time-of-day-wallpapers/

BrideOfLinux , 9 months ago to random

Amazing. This thing is smaller than a quarter. "Two versions are offered by Waveshare: the RA4M1-Zero without pin headers ($6.49) and the RA4M1-Zero-M with pre-soldered headers ($7.49)": Coin-Sized RA4M1-Zero Board Features 32-Bit RA4M1 MCU https://linuxgizmos.com/coin-sized-ra4m1-zero-board-features-32-bit-ra4m1-mcu/

BrideOfLinux , 9 months ago to random

And the beat goes on: Calibre 8.3 eBook Manager Brings Enhanced Performance https://linuxiac.com/calibre-8-3-ebook-manager-brings-enhanced-performance/

BrideOfLinux , 1 year ago to random

It's actually a really nice logo: DebConf25 Logo Contest Results https://bits.debian.org/2025/02/debconf25-logo-contest-results.html

BrideOfLinux , 1 year ago to random

Just published on FOSS Force: Elementry OS 8: Beauty and the Flatpak Beast — With Screenshots https://fossforce.com/2024/12/elementry-os-8-beauty-and-the-flatpak-beast-with-screenshots

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BrideOfLinux , 1 year ago to random

Itch. io Creator Day is live today where they take no cut from devs, along with their Autumn Sale https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/itchio-creator-day-is-live-today-where-they-take-no-cut-from-devs-along-with-their-autumn-sale/

w7voa , 1 year ago to random

McDonald’s shares plummet after the CDC links a fatal outbreak of E. coli to Quarter Pounders. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/22/mcdonalds-shares-fall-after-cdc-says-e-coli-outbreak-linked-to-quarter-pounders.html

BrideOfLinux , 1 year ago to random

"Unlike Google's deal, which is a commitment to purchase power should the reactors ever be completed, Amazon will lay out some money upfront as part of the agreements": Amazon invests in nuclear power https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/10/amazon-the-latest-tech-giant-to-announce-investments-in-nuclear/

BrideOfLinux , 1 year ago to random

What about Element as an alternative? Would that work?

Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮
@gamingonlinux
A really annoying thing that absolutely needs to stop:

• "More info in the discord!" / "Changelog in the Discord!"

STOP THAT.

Discord is a closed, proprietary platform. Post your stuff on the actual open web where more people will see it.

BrideOfLinux , 1 year ago to random

"As part of an investigation into people involved in the pro-independence movement in Catalonia, the Spanish police obtained information from the encrypted services Wire and Proton, which helped the authorities identify a pseudonymous activist, according to court documents obtained by TechCrunch": Encrypted services Apple, Proton and Wire helped Spanish police identify activist | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/08/encrypted-services-apple-proton-and-wire-helped-spanish-police-identify-activist/

BrideOfLinux , 1 year ago to random

"Android is the only operating system that fully immunizes VPN apps from the attack because it doesn't implement option 121. For all other OSes, there are no complete fixes. When apps run on Linux there’s a setting that minimizes the effects, but even then TunnelVision can be used to exploit a side channel": Novel attack against virtually all VPN apps neuters their entire purpose https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/05/novel-attack-against-virtually-all-vpn-apps-neuters-their-entire-purpose/

BrideOfLinux , 1 year ago to random

OK, give me the elevator pitch and tell me why I would benefit by replacing Rhythmbox with Amarok: Amarok 3.0 Open-Source Music Player Officially Released, Here's What's New - 9to5Linux https://9to5linux.com/amarok-3-0-open-source-music-player-officially-released-heres-whats-new