[WTS] [DE] [$200] Hardened ThinkPad T420 laptop
This hardened T420 is tailored for those prioritizing security and privacy, with critical modifications ensuring minimal attack surfaces while maintaining its functionality as a reliable workhorse.
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Phase Change
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6.13-rc3: mainline
Version:6.13-rc3 (mainline)Released:2024-12-15Source:linux-6.13-rc3.tar.gzPatch:full ( incremental) ⌘ Read more
3 Anti-White Discrimination Lawsuits Pending Against IBM & Red Hat
One year after the explosive IBM & Red Hat leaks, we look at each lawsuit… ⌘ Read more
Grok Academy finds new home after disgraced CEO’s exit
A coding academy for high school students has been thrown a lifeline after its “god-like” founder was accused of harassment. ⌘ Read more
What’s the most common feature set on these tilde gists? 🤔
What’s the most common feature set on these tilde gists? 🤔 ⌘ Read more
I built the BEST COMPRESSED AIR ENGINE (New Rotary Design) ⌘ Read more
(#3ym5zna) @movq@movq LOL 🤣
@movq @www.uninformativ.de LOL 🤣 ⌘ Read more
(#zqpqvbq) @movq Oh yea me too 🤣
@movq @www.uninformativ.de Oh yea me too 🤣 ⌘ Read more
(#zqpqvbq) @movq Translation? 🤔🤣
@movq @www.uninformativ.de Translation? 🤔🤣 ⌘ Read more
(#zqpqvbq) @movq LOL I don’t even know roughly how old you are 🤣
@movq @www.uninformativ.de LOL I don’t even know roughly how old you are 🤣 ⌘ Read more
Here’s what happens when the world’s richest man buys the presidency
Sabrina Haake, Contributing Writer - Raw Story
_Stephan: Here is what I think is a very insightful commentary on what is going to happen starting 21 January when the United STates becomes an authoritarian oligarchy instead of a democracy. All the weak-minded Trump voters are about to discover what they have done to themselves as they, and the rest of us, experience the worst and most bia … ⌘ Read more
‘Unprecedented risk’ to life on Earth: Scientists call for halt on ‘mirror life’ microbe research
Ian Sample , Science Editor - The Guardian (U.K.)
Stephan: You’ve probably never heard of “mirror life” microbes. I had heard of them, and read a paper on on this research, but had not understood the threat to all life on Earth they represented. We are about to see if greed trumps the safety of life on this planet.
 @lyse same here! I’m hoping that the T-shirt quality itself is actually worthwhile wearing 🤞
@lyse @lyse.isobeef.org same here! I’m hoping that the T-shirt quality itself is actually worthwhile wearing 🤞 ⌘ Read more
Living together: Reflections on collective living
[A version of this post was initially published on 2022-05-30 (Setting
Orange, the 4 day of Confusion in the YOLD 3188) in my gemlog at:
gemini://gem.hack.org/log/collectives.gmi
It’s been slightly edited and a few photos added.
Posted on the blog on 2024-12-15 02:33 +0100. Later updated with how
Area 41 ended.]
I dreamt about Dial House last night. I’ve never been there, but it
was like I belonged, like I was meant to be th … ⌘ Read more
Apple ‘Working’ on Redesigned Magic Mouse With a Long-Awaited ‘Fix’
Apple is working on a redesigned Magic Mouse that will address some “longstanding complaints,” according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
In his [Power On newsletter](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletter … ⌘ Read more
(#uipdbaa) @movq If it turns out alright, my daughter is going to do a few more designs for me! You’d be more than welcome to just click and pur …
@movq @www.uninformativ.de If it turns out alright, my daughter is going to do a few more designs for me! You’d be more than welcome to just click and purchase them of my portfolios when ready 🤣 ⌘ Read more
Neat! 👌 I have been hacking on sshbox and refactored it a fair bit to have much more flexible auth methods. In addition I also toyed around w …
Neat! 👌 I have been hacking on sshbox and refactored it a fair bit to have much more flexible auth methods. In addition I also toyed around with the idea of having a shared (free) unix environment like some of the ones around ( whose name eludes me right now 🤦♂️), with a couple of key differences and differentiators:
- The environment you get is actua … ⌘ Read more
The high-end Chinese phones taking on Apple, Google and Samsung
The latest phones from Oppo, Nubia and Xiaomi offer huge performance, fast charging and competitive prices. Some exceed what’s on offer from Apple and Samsung. ⌘ Read more
Living together: Reflections on collective living
[A version of this post was initially published on 2022-05-30 (Setting
Orange, the 4 day of Confusion in the YOLD 3188) in my gemlog at:
gemini://gem.hack.org/log/collectives.gmi
It’s been slightly edited and a few photos added.]
I dreamt about Dial House last night. I’ve never been there, but it
was like I belonged, like I was meant to be there.
Last I heard anything about Dial House they were trying to gather
enough money … ⌘ Read more
Trying to get some custom T-shirts made. Ordered my first one with This is fine! – Let’s see what eh quality of the print and T-shirt is befor …
Trying to get some custom T-shirts made. Ordered my first one with 
– Let’s see what eh quality of the print and T-shirt is before I make any more 😅 ⌘ Read more
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anon1337 proposes bounty for haveno-ts Dart port
anon13371 has proposed a bounty2 for porting the Haveno TypeScript Library 3 to Dart:
Total Bounty: 0 XMR (to date)
No specific details (requirements/deliverables) were provided for this bounty.
To start working on the task yourself, you should make your intentions public by posting a comment in the bounty’s thread.
To increase the bounty you can transfer some XMR to the address posted by the … ⌘ Read more
Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 15 2024: 11 PRs, 15 Issues
This weekly report aims to provide a big picture view of Monero development activity, increase community support for existing devs and, hopefully, encourage new contributions.
Opened (6)
monero-project/monero:
It seems like every app is offering a “Spotify Wrapped”-style yearly review these days. One app where I genuinely find the results fascinating is Träwelldroid, which I use to log my public transport journeys on Träwelling. While the average German drives roughly 10k kilometers per year by car, I traveled approximately 9600 kilometers using public transport, spending a total of 4 days and 8 hours in transit. This is particularly noteworthy since I commuted less frequently this year and didn’t do any interrailing. Sad … ⌘ Read more
(#smk5x3a) @funbreaker The value is being able to communicate openly with one another and form social connections across the globe whilst at t …
@funbreaker @we.loveprivacy.club The value is being able to communicate openly with one another and form social connections across the globe whilst at the same time, avoiding all this centralized or even distributed networking bullshit. ⌘ Read more
Tech whistleblowers urged to come forward and expose corporate wrongdoing
Despite high-profile cases like WiseTech and Grok Academy, Australia has yet to experience the “whistleblowing wave” sweeping through Silicon Valley and Europe. ⌘ Read more
5.10.231: longterm
Version:5.10.231 (longterm)Released:2024-12-14Source:linux-5.10.231.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-5.10.231.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-5.10.231 ⌘ Read more
5.4.287: longterm
Version:5.4.287 (longterm)Released:2024-12-14Source:linux-5.4.287.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-5.4.287.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-5.4.287 ⌘ Read more
Sonata v1.0 Supports CHERIoT Integration in Embedded Systems
lowRISC has released Sonata v1.0, the first stable and long-term iteration of its platform under the Sunburst project. Funded by DSbD and UKRI, Sonata is designed for embedded systems engineers to implement CHERIoT technology, enabling compartmentalization and enhanced memory safety. CHERIoT, based on CHERI research from the University of Cambridge and SRI International, builds on […] ⌘ Read more
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Kennedy’s lawyer has asked the FDA to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine
Brenda Goodman, Reporter - CNN Health
_Stephan: Former heroin addict Robert Kennedy, Jr. had a worm in his brain, and I think the worm won. Perhaps that explains a level of stupidity, unlike anything I have ever seen in politics. Anti-vaxxer Kenedy and his lawyer Aron Siri have literally killed hundreds of thousands who followed their anti-vaxxerism. And Kennedy is t … ⌘ Read more
‘The next recession starts here’: Trump team weighs abolishing bank regulators
Jake Johnson, Senior Editor - AlterNet
_Stephan: The Trump authoritarian oligarchy is trying to take the United States back to the 1930s before there were government regulations that protected the general population from exploitation by the uber-rich the the corporations they controlled. I would not be surprised to see a recession by next summer, and people losing all … ⌘ Read more
Ontario Threatens to Cut Off U.S. Energy Exports If Trump Makes Good on Tariff Plan
Janna Brancolin, Staff Writer - msn | The Daily Beast
Stephan: I think the U.S. economy will be devastated if the stupidity of Trump’s tariff plan is enacted. Here is an aspect of the Canadian response that neither Trump nor his congressional submissive seems to have even considered.
 for 4 months:
Proposed funding: 360 XMR (0.25 XMR/hr + $65/hr).
ETA: 4 months (640 hours).
- Work towards a test network that includes Full-Chain Membership Proofs++
- Misc. high priority tasks as they arise
To learn more about Justin’s work consult the asso … ⌘ Read more
Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 50, 2024
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art] 1 section.
Cyrix126 releases Gupaxx v1.5.4
Cyrix1261 has released Gupaxx 2 version 1.5.43 with lots of UI improvements and various bugfixes:
[UI] Use fixed size of fonts, do not resize them
[UI] Rework Top/Bottom bar
[UI] Rework widgets/fonts
[UI] Status: human friendly display of hashrate with right metrics
[Internal] Bundle: bump version of XMRig to 6.22.2
[Internal] deprecate support for mac os 12
[Docs] improve grammar and syntax of various doc files
[Fix] when n ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/cyrix126-releases-gupaxx-v1.5.4/)MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting scheduled for 28 December 2024 1700 UTC
The next MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting 1 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 28th 2024 at 17:00 UTC in the #monerokon 2 Matrix/IRC channels.
The meeting’s discussion topics should be available on agenda.monerokon.org 3.
Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer4.
_Note that the upcoming event will take place in Prague on June 20-22 20 … ⌘ Read more
Kaidan: Kaidan 0.10.1: Media Sharing and New Message Marker Fixes
This release fixes some bugs.
Have a look at the changelog for more details.
Bugfixes:
- Fix displaying files of each message in appropriate message bubble (melvo)
- Fix sending fallback messages for clients not supporting XEP-0447: Stateless file sharing (melvo)
- Fix margins within message bubbles (melvo)
- Fix hiding hidden message part (melvo)
- Fix displaying marker for new messages (melvo)
The country with the best wine that (almost) nobody gets to taste
Travel by cable car up to alpine vineyards so beautiful Prince wrote a song about them, in a place that keeps the best wines all to itself. ⌘ Read more
Rain-hit cherries ‘explode’ in several states, slashing Christmas supply
The country’s two largest cherry producing states lose a third of their fruit due to heavy rain, which could see prices rise. ⌘ Read more
Kip’s BET with Stephen Hawking 😏 ⌘ Read more
Lunduke’s Quest - December 13, 2024
We, as nerds, are all one people. ⌘ Read more
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How to Check Battery Cycle Count on iPhone
Some iPhone users may be interested in learning what the battery cycle count is on their iPhone. A battery cycle is counted when a full charge and discharge cycle has completed, and this number can help to determine battery usage, health, as well as longevity. Up until recently and with the latest model iPhone devices, … Read More ⌘ Read more
GitHub Availability Report: November 2024
In November, we experienced one incident that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
The post GitHub Availability Report: November 2024 appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more
Reconsidering Kubernetes deployments: when operators are overkill
Member post originally published on the Devtron blog by Prakarsh TL:DR: Kubernetes Operators are powerful but can be overkill for simple deployments. Explore alternatives like Helm, ArgoCD, and Devtron to streamline your Kubernetes deployments without sacrificing… ⌘ Read more
M5PaperS3: A 4.7″ E-Ink Display with Touch Support Based on ESP32-S3
The M5PaperS3 is a low-power e-ink development kit built around the ESP32-S3 microcontroller. This lightweight device features a 3.7V 1800mAh LiPo battery and a MicroSD card slot, designed for use in applications such as IoT monitoring, smart home systems, electronic labeling, and data logging. The device incorporates the ESP32-S3R8 chip, offering 8MB of PSRAM, paired […] ⌘ Read more
There appears to be no standards in terms of boot loader on ARM 🤔 This makes things a bit hard™
There appears to be no standards in terms of boot loader on ARM 🤔 This makes things a bit hard™ ⌘ Read more
The Uniform
[Based on a story I wrote during upper-secondary school based on real
events. I translated it recently from Swedish and edited some of it. I
removed most (all?) elements of fiction.
Not a typical night, since it’s at an event in another city, but it
gives a taste of what partying in, say, 1989(?) was like. And yes, I
really usually drank two bottles of wine during a pre-party in those
days. Not unusual in the crowd I was hanging out with, I’m afraid.]
I was maybe 17 or 18. I was going to Härnösand, two train sto … ⌘ Read more
From Legacy to Cloud-Native: How Docker Simplifies Complexity and Boosts Developer Productivity
Learn how the Docker suite of products — including Docker Desktop, Docker Scout, and Docker Hub — helps you accelerate development, modernize legacy applications, and work more efficiently and securely. ⌘ Read more
Tackle These Key Software Engineering Challenges to Boost Efficiency with Docker
Explore the top most common software engineering challenges and how Docker’s tools streamline the inner loop of cloud-native workflows. ⌘ Read more
sec-t 2024
[This has been in my draft folder since September. Sorry! It’s been a
few months with ups and downs, mostly downs. Energy to spend time on
blogging has been low. Hell, energy to do much of anything has been
low. I’m trying to clean out the drafts folder and will post more
stuff.]
I attended the security conference sec-t 2024 in Stockholm the other
week. I held a presentation during the Community Event, Wednesday
September 11: “Verifying the Tillitis TKey”.
The TKey uses a novel way of helpin … ⌘ Read more
(#5i25niq) @bender@bender And technically even that’s not really the problem either 🤣 The software devs have decided to update the minimum …
@bender And technically even that’s not really the problem either 🤣 The software devs have decided to update the minimum hardware requirements. Maybe that’s legit ( API changes) maybe not 🤔 ⌘ Read more
Report: Apple to Stop Selling iPhone 14 and iPhone SE in EU This Month
Apple plans to stop selling the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, and third-generation iPhone SE in European Union countries later this month, to comply with a regulation that will soon require newly-sold smartphones with wired charging to be equipped with a USB-C port in those countries, according to [French blog iGeneration](https://www.igen. … ⌘ Read more
Trump’s policies ‘should be turning off farmers’ – why did so many vote for him?
Stephen Starr, Staff Writer - The Guardian (U.K.)
_Stephan: As I read or watch American journalism media I have been struck by the interviews with Trump voters who, if Trump does what he says he will, are going to be severely impacted, but don’t seem to think that will happen to them. It is very weird, but it seems to be the case. So by March, I think we are going to … ⌘ Read more
Bipartisan Plan to “Reform” Energy Permits Is a Brazen Giveaway to Fossil Fuels
Basav Sen , Staff Writer - truthout
_Stephan: Jennifer M. Granholm, the Secretary of Energy under Biden has done everything she can to move the United States through its transition out of the Carbon era. She has not always had the support of Biden and others in his administration, because the petroleum industries pour so many millions into the American government t … ⌘ Read more
Tech billionaires prepare to invade the Pentagon
Paul McLeary and Jack Detsch, Staff Writers - Politico
_Stephan: The transition of the United States into an authoritarian oligarchy is speeding up. By the inauguration which, I think it should be noted, is being paid for with million-dollar donations from billionaires like Musk and Zuckerberg, I think the transition will all be in place. The Republican Party is no longer interested in democracy, and the Democrat Party leade … ⌘ Read more
Monarch butterflies to be listed as a threatened species in US
Todd Richmond, Reporter - Associated Press
_Stephan: This is good news about a bad situation. The annual Monarch butterfly migration that has been going on for thousands of years in the past several decades was seriously endangered by human greed and stupidity. But these iconic butterflies have now been placed on the endangered species list and will receive protection as described in this article. … ⌘ Read more
Quelques scories de la crise pandémique
Il y a quelques jours sortait le rapport officiel de la Chambre des Représentants américaine sur la gestion de la pandémie de 2020 et 2021 et alors qu’il contient plus de matière à pop-corn qu’un champ du Middle West en pleine saison de récolte, la presse occidentale fut particulièrement discrète à son sujet. Peu de […] ⌘ Read more
Court fines fruit grower after picker dies in fall from moving trailer
A 70-year-old Afghan national died after falling from a moving trailer on his second shift at Cutri Fruit in 2022. The company pleaded guilty to failing to mitigate safety risks. ⌘ Read more
next-20241213: linux-next
Version:next-20241213 (linux-next)Released:2024-12-13 ⌘ Read more
HeapMap: 一個混合功能的數據結構 Go 語言實現
今天在準備《祕而不宣》系列下一篇文章時，思緒飄散了，突然想到使用 Heap 的功能再加 HashTable (Map) 的功能，可以構造一種新的數據結構，然後把我聚合程序中的數據聚合數據結構替換掉，總之思緒翩翩。然後在網上搜了一下，這種數據結構其實早就有了，名字叫 HeapMap。HeapMap (也叫做 PriorityMap) 是一種結合了堆和哈希映射的數據結構，常用於需要按鍵排序並進行高效查 ⌘ Read more
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WhatsApp Rolls Out Calling Updates for Desktop and Mobile
WhatsApp has announced some improvements to its calling features across desktop and mobile platforms ahead of the holiday season, such as the ability to choose participants from group chats, use new effects on calls, and take advantage of higher resolution video.
The ability to select … ⌘ Read more
(#bszwjdq) @lime360 Welcome yo Twtxt / Yarn.social 👋
@lime360 @lime360.nekoweb.org Welcome yo Twtxt / Yarn.social 👋 ⌘ Read more
Tasmanian tomato grower hoping for better prices in the new year
Tomatoes look great but prices don’t for one Tasmanian grower ⌘ Read more
North Korean IT workers ‘have infiltrated Australian businesses’, experts warn
Remote tech workers are using fake identities to work for Australian companies and wire money back to North Korea, human resources executives are being warned. ⌘ Read more
rottenwheel publishes ‘Revuo Monero’ Issue href=”https://txt.sour.is/search?q=%23221”>#221**
rottenwheel1 has published Issue #2212’3 of the weekly Revuo Monero audience-funded newsletter, which covers December 5-12 2024 news:
Recent News
Upcoming Events
CCS Proposals
Price & Blockchain Stats
Volunteer Opportunities
Support
To support Revuo Monero, you can contribute XMR to the address listed in the footer of each issue and on the Support 4 page.
Rucknium discovers critical privacy vulnerability in Wownero’s decoy selection algorithm
MRL1’s Rucknium2 has discovered3 a critical privacy vulnerability in Wownero4’s decoy selection algorithm after performing a simple empirical analysis of the blockchain data.
It apparently affects the current version (0.11.2.0)5 of wownero-wallet-cli, wownero-wallet-rpc and _the majority of non-mining transactions confirmed o … ⌘ Read more
0xFFFC submits CCS proposal for 3 months of Monero dev work
0xFFFC1 has submitted a new CCS proposal2 to continue working full-time on Monero development for 3 more months (480 hours in total):
The bulk of my focus will be on opportunities related to performance improvement. To find out performance improvement opportunities a performance test suite is necessary for the Monero project. [..] A special thanks to all community members who are always available to help me wi … ⌘ Read more
[LTH] Monero Talk/MoneroTopia needs your help
We’re looking for a passionate Monero fan to help us find and reach out to guests for Monero Talk and MoneroTopia shows on a weekly basis. This is a small gig (we will tip!), not a full-time job—perfect for someone who knows Monero deeply, values freedom tech, lives the “opt-out” ethos, and is already an avid fan of our shows! We need someone reliable, proactive, and excited about helping us expand the reach of these shows. If this sounds like you, email us with the subject: “Help wi … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] Istanbul meetup sponsored by WizardSwap.io, organised by OrangeFren.com
- Date: Friday the 20th of December 2024 @ 18:00 local time
- Location: CoBAC Workshop, Sarıdemir, Ragıp Gümüşpala Cd. No:29, 34116 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
- Tickets: free
Link: https://orangefren.com/event/20
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How to Lock iPhone / iPad Apps with Face ID or Passcode
A handy app-specific security feature is available for iPhone and iPad that requires authentication with Face ID or a passcode before a chosen app can be launched. Essentially this lets you lock any iPhone or iPad app with Face ID or a passcode, and this lock applies even if your iPhone or iPad is already … Read More ⌘ Read more
The End of Physical Media is Here (and That Sucks)
Blu-Ray is dead - everyone from Sony to LG is ceasing production – with no physical media alternative to take its place. ⌘ Read more
How to Walk Through a Normal Piece of Paper ⌘ Read more
🚨CALLING ALL TREKKIES🚨 This just in, Star Trek is WRONG!🖖 ⌘ Read more
Continued security improvements to CNCF projects with OSTIF audits
The Open Source Technology Improvement Fund, Inc (OSTIF) is thrilled to mark another successful year of helping CNCF projects with security audits. Since this partnership began in 2021, a total of 13 projects have graduated following… ⌘ Read more
So many tokens, so little time: Introducing a faster, more flexible byte-pair tokenizer
We released a new open source byte-pair tokenizer that is faster and more flexible than popular alternatives.
The post So many tokens, so little time: Introducing a faster, more flexible byte-pair tokenizer appeared first on [The GitHub Bl … ⌘ Read more
Let’s Get Containerized: Simplifying Complexity for Modern Businesses
Adapt to rising tech costs with containers, enabling consistent, efficient app deployment across cloud and hybrid environments. ⌘ Read more
Apple Adopting Custom-Designed Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Chip in 2025, Cutting Reliance on Broadcom
Apple is switching over to a new Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chip that it designed in-house starting in 2025, reports Bloomberg. The combined Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chip will replace components from Broadcom, allowing Apple to reduce its reliance on the company.
 @bender@bender But you need an IPhone 15 minimum.
@bender But you need an IPhone 15 minimum. ⌘ Read more
お知らせ：制御システムセキュリティカンファレンス2025 参加登録開始 ⌘ Read more
next-20241212: linux-next
Version:next-20241212 (linux-next)Released:2024-12-12 ⌘ Read more
Go 高級構建指南
本文將探索 Golang 高級構建技巧，從而有助於創建更高效的二進制文件。原文: Advanced Go Build Techniques[1]構建選項以下是 go build 命令最常用的一些選項：-o: 指定輸出文件名。默認輸出文件名是主軟件包的名稱，在 Windows 系統中會自動添加 .exe 後綴。 -v: 詳細輸出。該選項會在編譯時打印軟件包的名稱。 -work: 打印 ⌘ Read more
iOS 18.2: Take a Hearing Test With AirPods Pro 2
If you’re concerned about hearing loss and own AirPods Pro 2, Apple’s latest iPhone and iPad software offers a convenient new clinical-grade Hearing Test that’s easy to use. Here’s everything you need to know about checking your hearing health with this new feature.
Apple on December 11 released iOS 18.2, which expands the Hearing Test feature on the AirPod … ⌘ Read more