Lunatech @Lunatech@social.cleverlibre.org

Flatpak vs Snap, know the differences and gain insights as a Linux user to pick the best https://gadgeteer.co.za/flatpak-vs-snap-know-the-differences-and-gain-insights-as-a-linux-user-to-pick-the-best/

#flatpak #linux #opensource #snap #technology

With House Republicans proposing to abolish the IRS and institute a highly regressive mode of "simpler" taxation designed to bankrupt (or just starve) the federal government, I'm reminded of that time in 1996 when Walter Huss, an Oregon Christian Nationalist with ties to neo-Nazis and far right domestic terrorists who'd chaired the OR GOP in 1978, excitedly corresponded with Pat Buchanan about his "nation saving" single tax plan idea.

DeSantis can't run a charm offensive because he's simply offensive w/o the charm.

[Not an exaggeration. Guy's charmless, a big problem when running for president.]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/01/25/desantis-african-american-studies-black-history/

Home Depot didn't get customer consent before sharing personal data with Meta, #privacy watchdog finds

Privacy commissioner warned purchases could identify a customer's sexuality or reveal health issues
#homedepot #meta #facebook

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/home-depot-privacy-commissioner-meta-1.6726668

Today, the Hive ransomware Tor payment and data leak sites were seized as part of an international law enforcement operation involving the US Department of Justice, FBI, Secret Service, Europol, and Germany's BKA and Polizei.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hive-ransomware-dark-web-sites-seized-by-law-enforcement/

Austrian police say a hacker, arrested in November, tried to sell the name, gender, address, and DOB of "presumably every citizen" in Austria, or 9.1M people (Francois Murphy/Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-hacker-obtained-virtually-all-austrians-personal-data-police-say-2023-01-25/
http://www.techmeme.com/230126/p20#a230126p20

Install #Ubuntu #Linux on #Windows Using #VirtualBox [Complete Guide].
https://www.debugpoint.com/install-ubuntu-windows-virtualbox/

From the end of January, #Microsoft will stop selling #Windows10 licenses so people will be forced to get #Windows11, and you really shouldn't. Windows 10 already was an atrocious operating system when it came out in 2015, but Windows 11 is worse in many aspects, this video from @switchedtolinux explains it really well. Take this channel's name as an advice to escape from Microsoft's proprietary garbage and start using #Linux and #FreeSoftware.

https://odysee.com/@switchedtolinux:0/will-you-be-forced-onto-windows-11-now:c

If you use VS Code and write bash, but you're not actually very good at bash, ShellCheck is great. It'll show you where you make mistakes that can be non-obvious and encourage you to use modern syntax:
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=timonwong.shellcheck
#vscode #bash #linter #shellcheck #code #shell

How are GOP House members able to break local and federal law on indoor smoking?

NJ Democrat rips return of indoor smoking to House  https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3831313-nj-democrat-rips-return-of-indoor-smoking-to-house/

#Canonical Promotes #Ubuntu Pro To General Availability

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Canonical-Ubuntu-Pro-GA

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/phoronix/status/1618602661070405632

Oh, that's bad: #M1 #Mac and #MacBook are locked to the orignal owner. It's highlighted by #Apple as a security measure but it makes refurbishing and reselling Macs impossible, turning them into #eWaste.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgybq7/apple-macbook-activation-lock-right-to-repair

A Lasting Impact
“The 1619 Project” continues to provoke national debate about race and history.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/26/briefing/the-1619-project-hulu-show.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

#AntiRacism

Canonical Announces General Availability of #Ubuntu Pro, Free for Up to 5 PCs https://9to5linux.com/canonical-announces-general-availability-of-ubuntu-pro-free-for-up-to-5-pcs

@ubuntu #Linux #UbuntuPro

Ubuntu Pro enters general availability

https://ubuntu.com//blog/ubuntu-pro-enters-ga

#Securitycertificationsandcompliance #Opensource #UbuntuPro #Security

McCarthy weakens America by purging the Intelligence Committee of the institutional knowledge gained by Schiff and Swalwell. Their institutional knowledge is not easily or quickly replaced.

It is well established that institutional knowledge -- the collective understanding and ability of an organization's workforce -- is a strength to an organization. When experienced members of an organization leave, the loss of their history and knowledge can weaken the organization's ability to conduct its business. McCarthy's petty games harm America.

Undermining American institutions, however, is the Republicans' goal and among others, Putin’s.

McCarthy struggles to justify punishments for key House Democrats-
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/mccarthy-struggles-justify-punishments-key-house-democrats-rcna67364

NYSE Mayhem Traced to a Staffer Who Left a Backup System Running https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-25/nyse-mayhem-traced-to-a-staffer-who-left-a-backup-system-running These are management or system shortcomings, and the sysadmin was just a scapegoat person to blame for outages and other issues. These C-suits never take responsibility and always have someone to blame. That is what I think.

Read my lips:

An audio show that can only be played in an Apple player on an Apple device is not a podcast.

An audio show that can only be played in Spotify is not a podcast.

Repeat ad nauseam for any other proprietary audio show platforms.

A #podcast is an #RSS feed with enclosures of audio files which are playable across the whole ecosystem of podcast players.

Any reporter who reports on exclusive audio shows and calls them “podcasts” are doing a grave disservice to their audience.

Sad and poignant

#RNC sued #Google for filtering #spam but never used #Gmail tool that bypasses filter

> They are just professional #victims
#gop #republicans

https://arstechnica.com/?p=1912471