TIL Key West had an incredibly corrupt fire chief in the 70s. His name was "Bum" Farto, and not for the reason you would expect. (www.mentalfloss.com)
Are we going to see arch based immutable distros in the near future?
Hi there folks, I’m still learning about Linux and have yet to dip my toes properly in any arch based distro. Have for the moment fallen in love with the immutable distros based on Universal Blue project. However I do want to learn about what arch has to offer to and plan on installing default arch when I have time. But have...
Russian Hackers Use Legit Remote Monitoring Software to Spy on Ukraine and Allies (thecyberexpress.com)
Lemmy today (i.imgflip.com)
Cloud Storage with smart/on-demand sync Linux client?
Like OneDrive for Windows or iCloud on MacOS. So files only her downloaded when needed and you can specify directories/files to be available offline....
Folders and files sorted skipping preceding underscores?
I’m in the process of switching my machines to Linux Mint from Windows and on my network drive I have a bunch of folders that are sorted with the help of preceding underscores (like this “__folder1” “___folder2”)) so that folders appear in a specific order....
PipeWire 1.2 Can Stream To Snapcast Servers For Multi-Room Audio (www.phoronix.com)
North Korea Says Its Attempt To Put Another Spy Satellite Into Orbit Has Failed (news.slashdot.org)
A North Korean rocket carrying its second spy satellite exploded midair on Monday, state media reported, after its neighbors strongly rebuked its planned launch.
North Korea says its latest attempt to launch satellite failed (www3.nhk.or.jp)
Hot Potato License (jlai.lu)
Israel’s borrowing spree reaches Palm Beach as US municipalities pile in (www.ft.com)
One of the largest investors in Israel’s bonds is not a hedge fund titan or a Wall Street trader, but an elected municipal comptroller investing the tax dollars of Palm Beach County....
At least 40 killed in Rafah after Israeli missiles hit camp for displaced (www.aljazeera.com)
Gaza officials say the death toll from Israeli air strikes on a camp housing displaced Palestinians near Rafah in southern part of the strip has risen to 40....
World has ‘moral responsibility’ to help small island states survive climate crisis – UN agency chief (www.theguardian.com)
Vulnerable economies must be supported with finance and practical aid to find long term solutions, says Jorge Moreira da Silva of Unops...
Poco F6 Pro review (www.gsmarena.com)
‘Israeli soldier’ arrested for anti-Muslim abuse in UK (www.aljazeera.com)
Song of the Day: Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers (youtu.be)
Why does nobody maintain PPAs anymore?
When I first started using Linux 15 years ago (Ubuntu) , if there was some software you wanted that wasn’t in the distro’s repos you can probably bet that there was a PPA you could add to your system in order to get it....
A Story of Silent Data Corruption with Seafile
Technically this isn’t actually a seafile issue, however the upload client really should have the ability to run checksums to compare the original file to the file that is being synced to the server (or other device)....
[Plasma] It's hip to be square(ish) (lemmy.ca)
I don’t think I’ve seen anyone else here with an 8:9 monitor, so I’ll break the ice! The color theme is Layan Light; everything else is stock KDE.
North Korea spy satellite explodes in flight as latest launch fails (www.theguardian.com)
Side-scrolling survival horror game THE LAST MATCH GIRL announced for PC (www.gematsu.com)
German army officer sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for spying for Russia (www.bbc.com)
The man, identified only as Thomas H, had been a captain in the army’s procurement office when he contacted Russian embassy in Berlin and passed on secret military information....
Is it safe to open a forgejo git ssh port in my router?
Hello all! Yesterday I started hosting forgejo, and in order to clone repos outside my home network through ssh://, I seem to need to open a port for it in my router. Is that safe to do? I can’t use a vpn because I am sharing this with a friend. Here’s a sample docker compose file:...