Christine Hall

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Writer about all things open source, as well as music and politics. Once upon a time host of The Sixties in 60 on TheBarrelofRock.com. I have a podcast coming up, so watch this space for the news!

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2026-04-11 16:40:01 UTC

A federal courtroom in Texas became the setting for an unexpected cybersecurity lesson when FBI investigators showed they could pull copies of encrypted Signal conversations off a suspect's iPhone, despite the app having been completely wiped from the device: FBI retrieved deleted Signal messages from iPhone notification storage https://betanews.com/article/fbi-recovered-deleted-signal-messages-iphone/

2026-03-20 17:20:02 UTC

If our governments weren't in cahoots with the robber barons, this wouldn't be so difficult: You're being tracked online - 9 easy ways to stop the surveillance https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-stop-the-internet-from-tracking-you/

2026-03-20 17:00:32 UTC

Something for Linux gamers. Sale ends March 26: Steam Spring Sale 2026 is live - here's some indie gems to pick up https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/steam-spring-sale-2026-is-live-heres-some-indie-gems-to-pick-up/

2026-03-20 15:00:12 UTC

We published this great review on Thursday, in case you missed it: PrismLinux: A No‑Drama, Sane Approach to Arch-Based Linux - FOSS Force https://fossforce.com/2026/03/prismlinux-a-no-drama-sane-approach-to-arch-based-linux/

2026-03-16 16:00:26 UTC

Proving yet again that Meta sucks: Instagram is killing off end-to-end encryption for messaging https://betanews.com/article/instagram-is-killing-off-end-to-end-encryption-for-messaging/

2026-03-12 20:00:12 UTC

Whether or not the tech world is capitalizing on this declining trust, it's certainly making medical alternatives more convenient. The reality is that people are turning to this often free, always available, and quick-to-use technology for answers that a doctor or medical professional would once provide: Why you probably shouldn't tell a chatbot everything about your health https://www.zdnet.com/article/medical-advice-ai-healthcare-microsoft-openai/

2026-03-02 20:55:49 UTC

Last week we set a mini goal to reach $2,000 on our campaign by today. Since then, we're only raised $100 ($50 of which shows up on GoFundMe, and another $50 that came in the mail). Let's do better folks. The first $1K we raised paid our writers for February. This next $1K gets them paid for March. Support FOSS Force (oh, and I'll have a complete update for you on FOSS Force in the morning): Donate to FOSS Force's 2026 Independence Drive, organized by Christine Hall https://www.gofundme.com/f/foss-forces-2026-independence-drive?attribution_id=sl:520ee854-ada9-4d7e-8474-faab1d3cbad2&lang=en_US&ts=1771595583&utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_dash&utm_content=amp17_control&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link

2026-02-27 16:40:01 UTC

Mandatory age verification creates massive centralized honeypots of sensitive biometric data that will inevitably be breached. Every time it happens, politicians who mandated these systems and the companies that built them act shocked that collecting enormous databases of government IDs, facial scans, and biometric data from millions of people turns out to be a security nightmare: Hackers Expose The Massive Surveillance Stack Hiding Inside Your “Age Verification” Check https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/25/hackers-expose-the-massive-surveillance-stack-hiding-inside-your-age-verification-check/

2026-02-26 21:40:01 UTC

I haven't used my guest network in years. Maybe I'll shut it down: New AirSnitch attack breaks Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/02/new-airsnitch-attack-breaks-wi-fi-encryption-in-homes-offices-and-enterprises/

2026-02-26 21:00:05 UTC

They're launching a nonprofit called the Open Source Endowment in hopes of permanently solving the open source software funding issue: A VC and some big-name programmers are trying to solve open source's funding problem, permanently | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/26/a-vc-and-some-big-name-programmers-are-trying-to-solve-open-sources-funding-problem-permanently/

2026-02-26 20:48:19 UTC

Yesterday, FOSS Force's fundraiser passed its first mini goal, which was to raise the first $1,000 by the end of this week, enough to cover this month's writer costs. Right now, you have donated a total of $1,301. Great going! We appreciate your support! Our next mini goal is to hit $2,000 in total donations by end-of-day Monday, which would meet next month's writer costs. That's less than $700, so $175 daily will more than put us over. We can do this! Donate now! https://www.gofundme.com/f/foss-forces-2026-independence-drive

2026-02-25 20:47:40 UTC

That was quick! A generous donor just contributed $202, which passes our mini goal by $101. That means you've now contributed $1,101 towards our total goal of $12,000 which will fund us for a year. This is a great start, because it means we've now met expenses that come due on Monday, plus $101 towards next month's projected expenses. Please keep donating. Our new mini goal will be announced tomorrow. Donate to FOSS Force's 2026 Independence Drive https://www.gofundme.com/f/foss-forces-2026-independence-drive

2026-02-25 19:20:53 UTC

The news isn't so good today. Yesterday we told you that we were only $101 away from meeting our first mini goal of raising $1,000 during the first week of our campaign. Well, today, we're still $101 away from meeting that goal. Let's roll up our donation sleeves (whatever that means) and make sure we reach that goal before morning!: Donate to FOSS Force's 2026 Independence Drive, organized by Christine Hall https://www.gofundme.com/f/foss-forces-2026-independence-drive

2026-02-25 09:02:09 UTC

Just published on FOSS Force: Free Software and Linux Foundation Veteran Named OIN Patent Ambassador https://fossforce.com/2026/02/free-software-and-linux-foundation-veteran-named-oin-patent-ambassador/
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2026-02-24 19:00:04 UTC

A week off for vacation? The nerve of some people: Workaholic open source developers need to take breaks https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/23/open_source_devs_column/

2026-02-24 16:35:12 UTC

Our mini goal to get our GoFundMe FOSS Force Independence 2026 fundraiser to $1,000 by week's end—so we can cover February's expenses without me dipping into my retirement savings—is going well! Right now the campaign total is at $899, which means we only have $101 to go. If you haven't donated yet, please consider donating. And if you pledge a monthly contribution, you'll be helping fund us into the future.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/foss-forces-2026-independence-drive

2026-02-23 17:00:39 UTC

At FOSS Force, we're looking forward to Larry's review of this when it comes out: Ubuntu 26.04 Begins Its Feature Freeze - Phoronix https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-26.04-Feature-Freeze

2026-02-22 16:25:50 UTC

Just published on FOSS Force: Jack Wallen Speaks Up for FOSS Force’s Independence https://fossforce.com/2026/02/jack-wallen-speaks-up-for-foss-forces-independence/
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2026-02-22 15:30:30 UTC

Yesterday I shared our mini goal: reach $1,000 in fundraiser donations by the end of this week so I don’t have to keep dipping into my retirement savings to pay our writers. Since then, thanks to a couple of new contributions, we’ve raised another $249, bringing the total to $615. That’s real progress — we only need $385 more to hit this short-term goal.
If you value the work we do at FOSS Force, please give what you can to our Independence 2026 GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/foss-forces-2026-independence-drive

2026-02-21 15:20:01 UTC

It’s been a busy time, particularly due to conference planning and our upcoming audit – read on to find out more!: GNOME Foundation Update, 2026-02-19 https://blogs.gnome.org/aday/2026/02/19/gnome-foundation-update-2026-02-19/

2026-02-20 14:20:01 UTC

We've been covering free software, FOSS, OSS, open source hardware, open compute, and open tech for 16 years. Please support our site: Donate to FOSS Force's 2026 Independence Drive, organized by Christine Hall https://www.gofundme.com/f/foss-forces-2026-independence-drive

2026-02-18 09:02:14 UTC

Just published on FOSS Force: Need Help Remembering Linux Commands? Try Brief https://fossforce.com/2026/02/need-help-remembering-linux-commands-try-brief/
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2026-02-17 19:20:01 UTC

Also adds detailed progress reporting for backups and restore operations: Bottles 62.0 Adds Dynamic Launcher Portal Support https://linuxiac.com/bottles-62-0-adds-dynamic-launcher-portal-support/

2026-02-14 17:40:01 UTC

FOSS Force's 2026 Independence Drive officially launches tomorrow on our website, but you can go ahead and contribute today if you'd like to help us get ahead of the curve early for meeting our goal: Donate to FOSS Force's 2026 Independence Drive https://www.gofundme.com/f/foss-forces-2026-independence-drive

2026-02-14 01:10:25 UTC

I'm telling my social networking friends about this first. We'll be writing about it plenty on FOSS Force, but if some of you are so inclined, it'd be nice if some of you donated, just to let other people know it's OK.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/foss-forces-2026-independence-drive

2026-02-13 16:00:13 UTC

Pentium was going to be the savior of the world or something: Linux Gets Rid Of Intel 440BX EDAC Driver For Old Pentium CPUs After Being Broken For 19+ Years - Phoronix https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Drops-Old-440BX-EDAC

2026-02-05 19:40:01 UTC

Addresses crashes and bugs in key apps, including Dolphin, Kdenlive, Kate, and KDE Connect: KDE Gear 25.12.2 Apps Collection Rolls Out, Here's What's New https://linuxiac.com/kde-gear-25-12-2-apps-collection-released/

2026-01-30 18:20:02 UTC

"History never repeats exactly the same, which is how it can be hard to recognize when it is indeed repeating—too many little things may be different the second time around for subsequent events to be a perfect twin of the previous. But it’s the big things that often reappear in similar ways that are meaningful. As they are here. The government of the United States of America is behaving just like how the German Nazis behaved": Speak Its Name: Yes, This Is Naziism https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/29/speak-its-name-yes-this-is-naziism/

2026-01-30 17:16:31 UTC

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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2026-01-30 16:20:02 UTC

France has decided that it is done using US-based videoconferencing software across its governmental organizations. Come 2027, every French government department will use Visio instead of Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Webex, or any other non-European platform: France Just Created Its Own Open Source Alternative to Microsoft Teams and Zoom https://itsfoss.com/news/france-ditches-microsoft-teams-and-zoom/

2026-01-29 20:00:09 UTC

"Note that Orbitiny is very much a work in progress. At the moment, I suggest you only use this desktop to sate your curiosity. Once Orbitiny reaches 1.0 status, I suspect it'll become quite popular": This Linux desktop runs like an app on your current desktop - and it's amazing https://www.zdnet.com/article/orbitiny-portable-modular-unique-linux-desktop/

2026-01-29 19:40:01 UTC

It's been something like two or three years now that Vivaldi has been our main browser. It was also our main browser for a year or so a couple of years before that: Vivaldi Browser 7.8 Brings Drag and Drop Tab Tiling and Smarter Pinned Tabs https://linuxiac.com/vivaldi-browser-7-8-released/

2026-01-29 18:00:04 UTC

The people behind Bazzite, Fyra Labs, Nobara, ChimeraOS, and a few other projects have teamed up to improve Linux gaming for everyone: A Bunch of Developers Have Come Together to Make Linux Gaming Great https://itsfoss.com/news/open-gaming-collective-launch/

2026-01-28 19:00:10 UTC

Those are weird looking vehicles: San Francisco Police Department investigating Zoox collision with a parked car | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/san-francisco-police-department-investigating-zoox-collision-with-a-parked-car/

2026-01-24 18:20:01 UTC

"File formats are not usually the subject of philosophical debate because most users just want to open, save and share documents without any problems. However, the Open Document Format (ODF) is based on concepts that are much more important to users than might initially seem the case:" The philosophy behind ODF: openness, freedom and control - TDF Community Blog https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/01/24/the-philosophy-behind-odf/

2026-01-22 18:00:22 UTC

I used to use Qute browser way back when. Surprized to hear its still around: I found 6 free browsers that make old computers feel surprisingly fast (and they're secure, too) https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/work-life/best-free-browsers-make-old-computers-feel-fast/

2026-01-22 17:23:59 UTC

Just published on FOSS Force: Arch the Easy Way, With Manjaro 26.0 https://fossforce.com/2026/01/arch-the-easy-way-with-manjaro-26-0/
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2026-01-19 17:20:01 UTC

We were already on weak ice in Europe. I think Trump has cracked it through. Our relationship with Europe will be forever changed, and that's a crying shame: Time to Unplug the American Century and Restart the Machine - emptywheel https://www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/19/time-to-unplug-the-american-century-and-restart-the-machine/

2026-01-19 14:00:38 UTC

They've been working on this thing forever, and it's still nowhere near ready: ReactOS For "Open-Source Windows" Achieves Massive Networking Performance Boost - Phoronix https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-Async-Net-Connect

2026-01-14 19:00:27 UTC

Interesting article for those who still have problems with storage space: I don’t pay for storage upgrades—this is what I do when Linux is running out of space https://www.makeuseof.com/dont-pay-storage-upgrades-what-i-do-when-linux-running-out-space/

2026-01-14 17:00:23 UTC

"Several Linux distributions are specifically geared towards multimedia creators, but Modicia OS stands out to me for several reasons": I'm a creator and my new favorite Linux distro is multimedia perfection - here's why https://www.zdnet.com/article/modicia-os-favorite-linux-distro-multimedia-creative/

2026-01-12 19:40:01 UTC

"Linux doesn’t make you productive. It stops sabotaging you": 3 hidden Linux features that save me hours every week https://www.makeuseof.com/hidden-linux-features-that-saves-me-hours-every-week/

2026-01-12 19:20:04 UTC

Since I broke my Mint install a few months ago by taking AI's advice, I've been waiting for this release: Linux Mint 22.3 "Zena" Now Available for Download, This Is What’s New https://linuxiac.com/linux-mint-22-3-zena-now-available-for-download/

2026-01-12 19:00:20 UTC

Billionaires don't want to pay a one-time tax to help Californians get health care: Google co-founders may be leaving California | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/11/google-co-founders-may-be-pulling-out-of-california/

2026-01-11 14:00:13 UTC

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/

2026-01-10 14:20:01 UTC

A few enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter surveillance against ICE, and hopefully protect their communities through clever use of technology: How Hackers Are Fighting Back Against ICE https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/how-hackers-are-fighting-back-against-ice

2026-01-08 14:00:38 UTC

"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/

2026-01-07 18:40:01 UTC

The inclusion of Apache OpenOffice is an inappropriate redundancy since its all but unmaintained these days: open-source Microsoft Office 365 alternatives that won’t cost you a cent https://www.makeuseof.com/open-source-microsoft-office-365-alternatives-that-wont-cost-you-a-cent/

2026-01-06 21:40:01 UTC

I'm almost ashamed to admit that this Linux user since 2002 didn't learn until yesterday that pasting using the scroll wheel was possible: An X11 Thing! Your Favorite Middle-Click Paste is Likely to be Disabled in Future GNOME Releases https://itsfoss.com/news/gnome-firefox-middle-click-paste-removal/

2026-01-06 17:20:04 UTC

"The pseudonymous hacker, who goes by Martha Root — dressed as Pink Ranger from the Power Rangers — deleted the servers of WhiteDate, WhiteChild, and WhiteDeal in real time at the end of a talk at the annual Chaos Communication Congress in Hamburg, Germany": Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live onstage during hacker conference | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/05/hacktivist-deletes-white-supremacist-websites-live-on-stage-during-hacker-conference/

2026-01-06 16:40:04 UTC

It’s hilarious that a single Salvadoran migrant has made the Trump administration look so pitiful: Judge Catches DOJ Lying, Tells It To Turn Over More Documents To Kilmar Abrego Garcia https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/05/judge-catches-doj-lying-tells-it-to-turn-over-more-documents-to-kilmar-abrego-garcia/

2026-01-03 18:20:01 UTC

Wowie-zowie! It's been seven years since the last release: Icecast 2.5 Streaming Media Server Brings Web UI Enhancements https://linuxiac.com/icecast-2-5-streaming-media-server-brings-web-ui-enhancements/

2025-12-31 17:00:16 UTC

Interesting list. I just installed Converseen to give it a try: These are the Linux Apps I Couldn't Live Without in 2025 https://itsfoss.com/news/my-choice-linux-apps-2025/

2025-12-30 19:00:11 UTC

Das U-Boot, the Universal Bootloader, has joined SFC: U-Boot has joined Software Freedom Conservancy https://sfconservancy.org/news/2025/dec/29/u-boot-has-joined-sfc/

2025-12-25 13:04:52 UTC

Just published on FOSS Force: From Great to Greater: Our 5 Favorite ‘Distro of the Week’ Picks https://fossforce.com/2025/12/from-great-to-greater-our-5-favorite-distro-of-the-week-picks/

2025-12-20 16:00:22 UTC

Most but not all os this is FUD: Using Linux made me appreciate these 5 Windows features https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-made-me-appreciate-these-windows-features/

2025-12-13 16:40:01 UTC

David Gewirtz is like the nerd's nerd, so pay attention: How to install and configure Claude Code, step by step https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-install-configure-claude-code-ai-pricing-developers/

2025-12-06 18:20:01 UTC

Well worth the time to read: Why FreeDOS is a modern DOS | We Love Open Source • All Things Open https://allthingsopen.org/articles/why-freedos-is-modern-dos

2025-12-06 15:20:01 UTC

Definitely an interesting read: I Sent Hundreds of Thousands of E-mails to the Future. Here’s the Story https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/forbes-email-time-capsule-communicating-future/

2025-11-25 14:20:02 UTC

"Trump’s right wing billionaire friend Larry Ellison (and nepobaby son, David) recently acquired CBS and likely co-ownership of TikTok. Like Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, the goal isn’t really subtle: rich, thin-skinned right wingers want to own the entirety of U.S. new and old media, then convert it into a giant propaganda and lazy infotainment bullhorn that blows smoke up their asses": Larry Ellison Met With Trump To Discuss Which CNN Reporters They Plan To Fire https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/25/larry-ellison-met-with-trump-to-discuss-which-cnn-reporters-they-plan-to-fire/

2025-11-24 14:20:04 UTC

"Much of the focus on the Trump-Mamdani meeting was on what Trump did, such as his interruption before Mamdani had to answer whether he believed Trump was a fascist, rather than on what Mamdani said. But if you look closely at what Mamdani said — which was often simply a restatement of his campaign pitch — he managed to say them in such a way that Trump parroted them as his own": "Groceries," and Other Secrets of Managing Donald Trump - emptywheel https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/23/groceries-and-other-secrets-of-managing-donald-trump/

2025-11-23 15:37:29 UTC

Just published on FOSS Force: Privacy and Openness Collide as Qualcomm Reshapes Arduino’s Rules https://fossforce.com/2025/11/privacy-and-openness-collide-as-qualcomm-reshapes-arduinos-rules/

2025-11-19 18:28:27 UTC

Just published on FOSS Force: Red Hat Project Hummingbird For CVE-Free, Ready-to-Deploy Container Images https://fossforce.com/2025/11/red-hat-project-hummingbird-for-cve-free-ready-to-deploy-container-images/

2025-11-17 18:40:04 UTC

Gawd! Anti-Linux fud from someone who claims to be a Linux user, or an ex-Linux user, or something: “Just use Linux” isn’t helpful advice anymore https://www.makeuseof.com/just-use-linux-isnt-helpful-advice-anymore/

2025-11-16 19:40:01 UTC

Maybe I'll have a look at this app: This free weather app lets you watch hurricanes form in real time https://www.makeuseof.com/windy-app-tracking-weather/

2025-11-10 17:20:04 UTC

I've never owned an iPhone so I don't need this, but somebody running Linux will: How to mount iPhone running iOS 26 in Linux https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/iphone-ios-26-linux-mount.html

2025-11-06 16:00:23 UTC

"Atlas stopped just 5.8 percent of the malicious web pages it encountered. So, more than 90 percent of the time, it would interact with phishing pages instead of closing the tab and moving on": AI browsers are clicking the same scams you’d never fall for https://www.makeuseof.com/ai-browsers-click-scams-youd-never-fall-for/

2025-10-30 17:00:14 UTC

"Sure, criminal informants are seldom the trustworthiest of people, but the government does make promises to criminal informants that it’s expected to keep, not only to fulfill its legal obligations but to prevent informants from being, you know, beaten, tortured, and killed by those they associate with and rat on": In Order To Illegally Deport People To El Salvador, Trump Administration Stripped Informants Of Their Protections https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/29/in-order-to-illegally-deport-people-to-el-salvador-trump-administration-stripped-informants-of-their-protections/

2025-10-25 13:00:16 UTC

Hello Houston, we're ready for launch: Fedora Linux 43 Cleared For Release Next Week - Phoronix https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-43-Next-Week

2025-10-24 18:40:02 UTC

Remember when many of the big tech companies were trying really hard to give the appearance of being good guys?: Big tech is paying for Trump's White House ballroom | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/23/big-tech-is-paying-for-trumps-white-house-ballroom/

2025-10-22 14:00:29 UTC

"The tool converts notes from various formats (like OneNote, Google Keep and Synology Note Station) to Markdown. It can be used to migrate between note apps, create a human-readable backup of your notes or prepare your notes for a Large Language Model": Jimmy - convert your notes to Markdown - LinuxLinks https://www.linuxlinks.com/jimmy-convert-notes-markdown/

2025-10-21 18:00:17 UTC

I've been running 32GB on all of my machines for the last six or seven years: How much RAM do you need in 2025? My expert advice for Windows and Mac users https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-much-ram-do-you-need-in-2025-my-expert-advice-for-windows-and-mac-users/

2025-10-21 13:20:02 UTC

"Media academics who study U.S. media bias [will] tell you that the U.S. media generally veers toward center-right corporatism because we’ve let it consolidate at the hands of center-right billionaires. The obvious result is a hot feckless mess that lacks the courage to speak truth to power, something that became obvious to even the most obtuse with the rise of U.S. authoritarianism": Bari Weiss Gets To Work ‘Fixing’ CBS ‘Bias’ — By Making It More Biased https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/21/bari-weiss-gets-to-work-fixing-cbs-bias-by-making-it-more-biased/

2025-10-09 17:20:09 UTC

It's Mozilla, so I suspect they'll figure out a way to screw this up. -- Firefox profiles: Private, focused spaces for all the ways you browse | The Mozilla Blog https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/profile-management/

2025-10-02 17:40:04 UTC

"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/

2025-09-30 17:00:30 UTC

"Normally you’d want to be a little subtle about the plan to turn TikTok into a pro-Trump and pro-Netanyahu propaganda machine to avoid scaring off customers, but that’s not Trump’s style. So last week he basically just blurted out the whole plan, then insisted he was just 'joking'”: Trump Makes It Very Clear They’re Going To Turn TikTok Into A Right Wing Propaganda Machine https://www.techdirt.com/2025/09/30/trump-makes-it-very-clear-theyre-going-to-turn-tiktok-into-a-right-wing-propaganda-machine/

2025-09-27 22:53:02 UTC

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2025-09-27 14:00:12 UTC

"The understanding of political violence is complicated by differences in definitions and the recent Department of Justice removal of an important government-sponsored study of domestic terrorists": Right Wing Extremist Violence Is More Frequent And More Deadly Than Left Wing Violence https://www.techdirt.com/2025/09/25/right-wing-extremist-violence-is-more-frequent-and-more-deadly-than-left-wing-violence/

2025-09-26 18:20:01 UTC

Interesting list: Top 10 Open-Source Accounting Apps You Can Host Yourself in 2025 https://medevel.com/10-open-source-self-hosted-accounting-apps-for-personal-accounting-and-agencies-2025-2/

2025-09-11 16:40:01 UTC

Our experience so far is that Pipewire has been a pita: https://9to5linux.com/pipewire-1-4-8-brings-low-latency-to-firewire-devices-using-the-alsa-drivers

2025-09-06 15:20:02 UTC

"Wikipedia doesn't say 'It is a true fact that Cory Doctorow is 54 years old.' It says that a website called Writers Write published the assertion that my birthday is July 17, 1971. There's no ready way for you to verify my birthday, but anyone can verify that Writers Write published this and claimed it was true. Unless, of course, you are my mother, who does read this blog. Hi, Mom!": Why Wikipedia works (05 Sep 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/05/be-the-first-person/#to-not-do-something-that-no-one-else-has-ever-thought-of-not-doing-before

2025-09-06 13:20:03 UTC

"Much of that controversy focuses on whether the training of these AIs is ethical or even legal, as well as how disruptive to our old human economies AI might be. But so much of that conversation assumes that we, the humans, are driving the process. We behave as if we are in charge of this relationship, making informed, rational choices": What We Talk About When We Talk About AI (Part Four) - emptywheel https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/04/what-we-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-ai-part-four/

2025-09-05 17:40:04 UTC

"When federal judges with decades of experience start publicly mocking the Supreme Court’s lack of clarity, you know the system is broken. This week brought us two remarkable examples of lower court judges who are clearly fed up with trying to parse the Supreme Court’s “vibes-based jurisprudence” from its unexplained shadow docket rulings": Some Federal Judges Appear Done With SCOTUS’s Shadow Docket Bullshit https://www.techdirt.com/2025/09/04/some-federal-judges-appear-done-with-scotuss-shadow-docket-bullshit/

2025-09-05 17:00:26 UTC

Ive been saying for years that it sucks to be Mark Zuckerberg, and this proves it: Mark Zuckerberg sues Mark Zuckerberg | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/04/mark-zuckerberg-sues-mark-zuckerberg/

2025-09-05 14:40:02 UTC

"This is a PCIe Gen 3 compliant SSD with there also being 256GB and 512GB versions for those not needing 1TB of storage capacity": Raspberry Pi Launches A 1TB SSD For $70 USD - Phoronix https://www.phoronix.com/news/Raspberry-Pi-1TB-SSD

2025-08-29 18:20:02 UTC

"The idea that ad blockers are illegal or “an attack on free speech” get trotted out every so often, and they’re always silly. You should have control over how your own browser on your own computer works. That’s an important freedom": Here We Go Again: German Courts Reopen The “Is Ad Blocking Copyright Infringement?” Nonsense We Thought We’d Put To Bed https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/28/here-we-go-again-german-courts-reopen-the-is-ad-blocking-copyright-infringement-nonsense-we-thought-wed-put-to-bed/

2025-08-26 17:20:12 UTC

"The man who never expected to be the public face of the Trump administration’s shotgun approach to deportation is, yet again, being given a set of untenable options and expected to pick one of them": DHS Arrests Kilmar Abrego Garcia With Plans To Ship Him To Uganda, Because He Refused To Plead Guilty To Fake Human Trafficking Charges https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/25/dhs-arrests-kilmar-abrego-garcia-with-plans-to-ship-him-to-uganda-because-he-refused-to-plead-guilty-to-fake-human-trafficking-charges/

2025-08-15 21:54:41 UTC

An open-source event has just been updated on FOSS Force's Calendar of Open Source Events! Open Source Conference Luxembourg https://fossforce.com/event/open-source-conference-luxembourg/
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2025-08-04 18:40:03 UTC

The data is incontrovertible: productivity is linked to control over one’s hours, not the number of hours worked. But AI startups seem to think otherwise: Productivity Is Not Linked to Long Hours -- But Will AI Listen? https://www.nojitter.com/digital-workplace/productivity-is-not-linked-to-long-hours-but-will-ai-listen-

2025-08-04 18:20:04 UTC

"Whenever there are privacy concerns voiced about software, they are almost always downplayed. But fears about Microsoft Recall appear to be well justified:" Microsoft Recall is bad at filtering sensitive information https://betanews.com/2025/08/04/microsoft-recall-is-bad-at-filtering-sensitive-information/

2025-08-04 18:00:28 UTC

"At a time where supporting creators of anything that might be deemed adult content or NSFW is more important than ever, the Queer Games Bundle 2025 is live:" Queer Games Bundle 2025 is live on https://itch.io https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/queer-games-bundle-2025-is-live-on-itch-io/

2025-08-01 14:40:03 UTC

“Social Network Part II” is said to draw from Jeff Horwitz’s “The Facebook Files,” which exposed Facebook’s harmful effects on teens and its role in spreading misinformation: The sequel to 'The Social Network' may have just found its lead actors | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/31/the-sequel-to-the-social-network-may-have-just-found-its-lead-actors/

2025-07-31 19:23:19 UTC

Just published on FOSS Force: Scratch-Built KaOS and Its Latest KDE-Driven Evolution https://fossforce.com/2025/07/scratch-built-kaos-and-its-latest-kde-driven-evolution/

2025-07-25 16:37:46 UTC

An open-source event has just been updated on FOSS Force's Calendar of Open Source Events! Akademy 2025 https://fossforce.com/event/akademy-2025/
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2025-07-23 16:40:05 UTC

This looks interesting. Writer calls it "a scrappy, open-source search engine with a bold mission: to build a better web search, by the people, for the people." Sounds good, if the search results are decent - Mwmbl: The Open Source Web Search Engine, Because the web deserves better than just one Option. https://medevel.com/mwmbl/

2025-07-23 08:10:48 UTC

Just published on FOSS Force: How Stacer Simplifies Linux System Maintenance and Optimization https://fossforce.com/2025/07/how-stacer-simplifies-linux-system-maintenance-and-optimization/

2025-07-21 16:01:43 UTC

"Thanks to a series of misunderstandings, I had to shell out more than ten thousand euros to prevent a German audiobook of my work from being released with DRM, and now I need your help (assuming you speak German) to get the book into readers' ears!:" How my DRM-free principles left me owning the rights to a German audiobook (21 Jul 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow https://pluralistic.net/2025/07/21/martin-mensch/#horbuch

2025-07-19 16:20:20 UTC

Meta says it will ignore the GPAI, a stance that allows its Llama 4 Behemoth (5e25 FLOPs) to roam unhindered. "Europe is heading down the wrong path on AI," said Joel Kaplan, chief global affairs officer at Meta, in a LinkedIn post. "We have carefully reviewed the European Commission’s Code of Practice for general-purpose AI (GPAI) models and Meta won’t be signing it." -- Meta declines to abide by voluntary EU AI safety guidelines https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/18/meta_declines_eu_ai_guidelines/

2025-07-11 13:02:15 UTC

"Ex-CEO of X, Linda Yaccarino, seems to have left the company on good terms. That is to say, Elon Musk has not disparaged her yet, and we know that he is not known to mince words about his adversaries. But now we have the teeniest, tiniest morsel of evidence that — maybe, perhaps, possibly, if we squint our eyes really, really tight — something else could be going on. Yes, reader. They took away Linda Yaccarino’s blue check:" They took away Linda Yaccarino's blue check! https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/10/they-took-away-linda-yaccarinos-blue-check/

2025-07-02 19:55:03 UTC

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Really? Most days I have to open Gimp about three or four time. I've done this since the days when Gime thew three separate UIs on your screen. For the last 15 years or so, I've been running Gimp in Linux Mint, with absolutely no trouble whatsoever. I've always had kind of a fondness for it.