How Uber, facing sexual assault litigation, spent millions trying to get a Nevada ballot proposal to restrict legal fees that bankroll cases against companies (Jessica Silver-Greenberg/New York Times)
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How Uber, facing sexual assault litigation, spent millions trying to get a Nevada ballot proposal that would restrict the legal fees that bankroll many lawsuits
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GNOME 46.4 Improves Connecting to WPA2 Enterprise Networks
GNOME 46.4 is here a month after GNOME 46.3, with improvements for connecting to WPA2 enterprise networks and more.LinuxToday
TIL that Eratosthenes paid a guy to walk 800 kilometers to a tower to measure the length of it’s shadow & that’s how we found out the earth was round.
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This measurement is more than 2,200 years old, and its accuracy is remarkable
How did Greek librarian Eratosthenes accurately measure the circumference of Earth using a stick, a shadow, and a walk?Gareth Hutchens (ABC News)
DebConf24 closes in Busan and DebConf25 dates announced
On Saturday 3 August 2024, the annual Debian Developers and Contributors Conference came to a close. Over 339 attendees representing 48 countries from around the world came together for a combined 108 events made up of Talks, Discussions, Birds of a.Debian Project
#Blakes7 Series D, Episode 10 - Gold
AVON: He may have, or he may not. That's what we are going to find out. I need hardly remind you to stay on your guard at all times.
DAYNA: Personally, I'm more worried about the in-flight link-up.
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15 Best Free and Open-Source Audio Editors
To provide an insight into the quality of software available, we have compiled a list of 15 high-quality free and open-source audio editors.LinuxToday
How to Run a Linux Command Without Keeping It in History
In this guide, you will learn six different methods for running a Linux command without keeping track of its history.LinuxToday
How to Shrink Long or Multiple Commands into a Single Short Command
In Linux, multiple long commands can be easily replaced with a single short command using the alias command. Learn how.LinuxToday
TUXEDO Computers Unveils Its First 3-in-1 Convertible Linux Laptop
TUXEDO InfinityFlex 14 is a 3-in-1 Linux convertible PC designed to allow flexible operation modes while on the go or in the office.LinuxToday
Parrot OS: Security-Focused Linux Distro for Security and Privacy
ParrotOS is an open-source Debian-based Linux distribution designed for security experts, developers, and people who care about privacy.LinuxToday
Atentátom na mňa nič neskončilo, tvrdí premiér. Opozícia a médiá podľa neho vyrábajú ďalšieho Cintulu
Premiér Robert Fico sa vyjadril k aktuálnej snahe opozície zvolať mimoriadnu schôdzu parlamentu a pokúsiť sa odvolať ministra spravodlivosti Borisa Suska. Ten pomohol bývalému špeciálnemu prokurátorovi Dušanovi Kováčikovi na slobodu. l.rockosbasilisk.com/UKdFA
More HDR Preparations Merged In Time For GNOME 47
Following the recent Mutter 47 beta release that also marks the feature freze point for GNOME 47, there still are some High Dynamic Range (HDR) display preparations being merged ahead of this next stable desktop release due out in September...
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Because when he asked them who the best composer was, they'd all say "Bach bach bach!"
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TIL Philadelphia Cream Cheese is produced in New York, and always has been since it was invented by William Lawrence in 1872. He named his company Philadelphia to market off of the city's reputation for high quality dairy products.
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How to Install and Configure Samba in Ubuntu
In this guide, I will explain to you how to install and configure Samba in Ubuntu so you can share folders across your network.LinuxToday
How to Manage Clipboard from Command Line in Linux
This detailed guide explains how to manage the clipboard from the command line in Linux using Xclip and Xsel tools.LinuxToday
Sources: Huawei, Baidu, and other Chinese tech companies have been stockpiling Samsung HBM chips since early 2024, in anticipation of US curbs on those chips (Reuters)
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Sources: Huawei, Baidu, and other Chinese tech companies have been stockpiling Samsung HBM chips since early 2024, in anticipation of US curbs on those chips
From Reuters. View the full context on Techmeme.Techmeme
Storm Cloud Over Texas
Image Credit & Copyright: Laura Rowe (Used with permission)
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APOD: 2024 August 6 – Storm Cloud Over Texas
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
If you could not attend the DebConf or have missed the conference because of time zone differences, all recorded video are now available for viewing at your leisure: meetings-archive.debian.net/pub/debian-meetings/2024/DebConf24/ #debian #debconf2
If you could not attend the DebConf or have missed the conference because of time zone differences, all recorded video are now available for viewing at your leisure: https://meetings-archive.debian.micronews.debian.org
Thank you to all the people who made #DebConf24 possible! The DebConf organisation team, the Local Team, Debian Video Team, our speakers, volunteers, and attendees. Would you like to join for organising the next DebConf? If so visit wiki.debian.or
Thank you to all the people who made #DebConf24 possible! The DebConf organisation team, the Local Team, Debian Video Team, our speakers, volunteers, and attendees. Would you like to join for organising the next DebConf? If so visit https://wiki.micronews.debian.org
After the afternoon break at 5:00 PM KST (08:00 UTC) in Bada, we share our DebConf24 Closing Ceremony. Some final statistics and we bid farewell to Busan and look forward to DebConf25! Thank you all for coming to DebConf24! debconf24.debconf.org/s
After the afternoon break at 5:00 PM KST (08:00 UTC) in Bada, we share our DebConf24 Closing Ceremony. Some final statistics and we bid farewell to Busan and look forward to DebConf25! Thank you all for coming to DebConf24! https://debconf24.debconf.micronews.debian.org
The official 'DebConf 25 BoF', the traditional meeting between DebConf N and DebConf N+1 teams, will be held in Bada at 02:30 PM KST (05:30 UTC) in the presence of the DebConf committee, followed by the 'DebConf 26: In Your City?' session at 03:30 PM KST
The official 'DebConf 25 BoF', the traditional meeting between DebConf N and DebConf N+1 teams, will be held in Bada at 02:30 PM KST (05:30 UTC) in the presence of the DebConf committee, followed by the 'DebConf 26: In Your City?' session at 03:30 PM…micronews.debian.org
The morning session starts at 10:00 AM KST (01:00 UTC) with the 'Visa Team BoF' in Bada, the talk 'DebConf Attendee to Debian Outreachy Intern: My Journey in Opensource' in Somin, 'DFS #5, Karl Popper and free society' (not streamed) in Pado. #debian #deb
The morning session starts at 10:00 AM KST (01:00 UTC) with the 'Visa Team BoF' in Bada, the talk 'DebConf Attendee to Debian Outreachy Intern: My Journey in Opensource' in Somin, 'DFSG #5, Karl Popper and free society' (not streamed) in Pado.micronews.debian.org
Today Saturday 02, August, is the last day of DebConf24, starting at 10:00 AM KST (01:00 UTC)! Have a look at the schedule for the day debconf24.debconf.org/schedule/?block=14 . We remind you that you can watch most of the talks streamed online by
Today Saturday 02, August, is the last day of DebConf24, starting at 10:00 AM KST (01:00 UTC)! Have a look at the schedule for the day https://debconf24.debconf.org/schedule/?block=14 .micronews.debian.org
Bits from the DPL
Dear Debian community, this are my bits from DPL written at my last day at another great DebConf. DebConf attendance At the beginning of July, there was some discussion with the bursary and content team about sponsoring attendees. The discussion...Debian Project
The seventh day of DebConf24 has ended, we start again tomorrow, the final day of DebConf24, Saturday 3, August at 10:00 KST (01:00 UTC). The schedule for the day will be debconf24.debconf.org/schedule/?block=14 Thank you to all our contributors,
The seventh day of DebConf24 has ended, we start again tomorrow, the final day of DebConf24, Saturday 3, August at 10:00 KST (01:00 UTC). The schedule for the day will be https://debconf24.debconf.micronews.debian.org
Talks at 3:30 PM (KST) (06:30 UTC) in #DebConf24 are 'Quickly Test Your Kernel with GitLab CI' in Bada, 'Ideas to Move Debian Installer Forward' in Somin, and 'preserving other build artifacts' in Pado. The 'Debian India BoF' (not streamed) is held in CEO
Talks at 3:30 PM (KST) (06:30 UTC) in #DebConf24 are 'Quickly Test Your Kernel with GitLab CI' in Bada, 'Ideas to Move Debian Installer Forward' in Somin, and 'preserving other build artifacts' in Pado.micronews.debian.org
Join us at 3:00 PM (KST) (06:00 UTC) for 'A web service for building your own customized Debian live image' in Bada. #debian #debconf24 #busan #korea #debiankorea
Join us at 3:00 PM (KST) (06:00 UTC) for 'A web service for building your own customized Debian live image' in Bada. #debian #debconf24 #busan #korea #debiankoreamicronews.debian.org
After the break we return with 3 streamed talks at 2:30 PM (KST) 05:30 UTC) : 'deepin Linux: A Journey through Development and Packaging' in Bada, 'Debian Installer Usability Tests - Take 2' in Somin, and 'Past, Present and Future of Networking in Debian
After the break we return with 3 streamed talks at 2:30 PM (KST) 05:30 UTC) : 'deepin Linux: A Journey through Development and Packaging' in Bada, 'Debian Installer Usability Tests - Take 2' in Somin, and 'Past, Present and Future of Networking in De…micronews.debian.org
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