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Linux Desktop Market share keeps increasing, 3.19% now. +0.07% for August (gs.statcounter.com)

Chrome OS saw a good raise too. OS X(Mac) saw a decrease.

A metric tonne (1000 kg) should be called a megagram (1 Mg).

Vodafone Finds Brits Keep Mobile Phones for 4 Years Instead of 2 (www.ispreview.co.uk)

What are some notable blunders in history that resulted in huge loss?

Loss in terms of money or efforts. Could be recent or ancient.

What is your preferred fitness tracker/smartwatch? (www.tomsguide.com)

‘There’s nothing American about promoting violence’: country star Jason Aldean criticised for anti-protest song (www.theguardian.com)

Try That in a Small Town features lyrics threatening violence against protesters and has been removed from Country Music Television, but Aldean says it is a celebration of community

USB-C hubs and my slow descent into madness - Dennis Schubert (overengineer.dev)

I was looking for a new USB-c hub and came across this article. It’s an interesting write-up of what is on the inside of some popular options

"Teddit is Shutting Down. Lemmy is the New Reddit" (tedd.it)

If intelligent life is found in the universe will it change religion(s)?

…with the James Web Telescope looking for sources of artificial light to identify potential intelligent life, and the news this week of Perseverance searching for microbial life on Mars it feels like we are getting closer to a major discovery. But what - if anything - would it mean for the religions on Earth if life is proven...

Twitter

I don’t use it, but i’ll forever call it Twitter.

People who are 1s and 2s on this scale, do you watch adult video?

AOC files articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito (www.nbcnews.com)

Linus Tech Tips (LTT) release investigation results on former accusations (x.com)

There were a series of accusations about our company last August from a former employee. Immediately following these accusations, LMG hired Roper Greyell - a large Vancouver-based law firm specializing in labor and employment law, to conduct a third-party investigation. Their website describes them as “one of the largest...

Can You Use Linux Without the Terminal? (How to Geek article) (www.howtogeek.com)

'Horrific' violence at UCLA after counter-protesters attack pro-Palestinian camp (www.bbc.com)

Violence erupted at the University of California, Los Angeles after pro-Israeli counter-demonstrators attacked a pro-Palestinian campus encampment. Bubbling tensions on the campus boiled over following the alleged breach of a “buffer zone” between the rival groups.

Anon revisits early youtube (sh.itjust.works)

Live updates: Iran’s retaliatory attack on Israel has begun (www.nbcnews.com)

A German state is ditching Windows and Microsoft Office for Linux and LibreOffice on the 30,000 PCs it uses for local government functions (www.theregister.com)

Schleswig-Holstein, Germany’s most northern state, is starting its switch from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice, and is planning to move from Windows to Linux on the 30,000 PCs it uses for local government functions....