#Japan​’s biggest producer of beer is still not producing any beer this week. #Asahi Group Holdings shut down production Monday after detecting a cyber intruder. And today it’s confirmed fears of #ransomware. In #SBBlogwatch, we dry out. securityboulevard.com/2025/10/japa...

I've reported on all of these. I've been on the Internet for a while.

I've reported on all of these. I've been on the Internet for a while.

Jane Goodall loved this Far Side cartoon. R.I.P.

So, this is what you meant, Arch Linux, right?

AOL pulls the plug on dial-up - a reminder that 'dead' tech has a long expiration date zdnet.com/home-and-off... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social AOL’s modems have shrieked for the last time.

"The main advantage of the /usr merge change is that there will be a single location for the distribution to install executables and libraries. Also, the /usr-merged setup is the standard in most of the Linux ecosystem": Alpine Linux Is Moving to a /usr-merged File System Layout

Greg Kroah-Hartman explains the Cyber Resilience Act for open source developers theregister.com/2025/09/30/c... via @theregister.com & @sjvn.bsky.social Greg K-H explains what #opensource developers need to know about the CRA, but why they don't need to be worried sick about it.

Cybercrims claim raid on 28,000 Red Hat repos, say they have sensitive customer files

The Linux kernel just got some important upgrades - here's what's new in 6.17 zdnet.com/article/the-... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social Are there major changes in #Linux 6.17? No, not so much? Are there significant improvements? Yes.

This silent #Android feature scans your photos for 'sensitive content' - how to disable it zdnet.com/article/this... by via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social #Google! Get your eyes off my photos!

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And, once you got pass all the blood, sweat, and tears of setting it up, you could transmit data at a breathtaking 250 Kbps! Wee!

Five days ago, an ICE agent shoved a woman asking questions about the detention of her husband. Today they attacked two journalists. We cannot accept or normalize what has now become routine violence at 26 Federal Plaza. It has no place in our city.

Microsoft has lost its way www.zdnet.com/article/micr... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @edbott.com Ed & I don't see eye to eye on most things #Microsoft, but I agree with him on this. "The Evil Empire" is turning bad in new ways that aren't good for it or its loyal customers.

The closer you look, the more this seems like a reasonable question. www.computerworld.com/article/4065... via @computerworld.com & @sjvn.bsky.social #Google was born of the web, but now it seems bound and determined to strip mine it and leave nothing but wasteland behind.

Just published on FOSS Force: TuxCare Expands Full Enterprise Support to Include Rocky Linux 9.6 fossforce.com/2025/09/tuxc...

OpenNvidia could become the #AI generation's WinTel theregister.com/2025/09/29/n... via @theregister.com & @sjvn.bsky.social I never liked WinTel much, and the OpenAI/Nvidia combo, OpenNvidia, isn't to my taste either.

The #Akira gang have found a way to override the multifactor authentication in #SonicWall SSL VPN appliances. These scrotes appear to be able to move laterally from the VPN boxes to deploy #ransomware. It’s worrying that they’ve broken SonicWall’s #2FA. In #SBBlogwatch, we hear customers’ anger:

As we packed up for a trip, Henry the #cat wanted to make sure we knew he was ready to go.

Just so you know: During the government shutdown, most ICE employees, approximately 17,500 out of 20,500, are classified as "essential." So, while they will continue working during a shutdown, they will not receive pay until funding is restored.

And he should know!

ChatGPT is crushing rivals in the #AI chatbot race by all measures - but for how long? zdnet.com/article/chat... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social After all, at about the same time in their lifecycle, Netscape was the top web browser, and MySpace was the most popular social network.

Austria military ditches Microsoft for #OpenSource LibreOffice - here's why www.zdnet.com/article/aust... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social Austria, like many EU countries, doesn't trust Microsoft with its data. Can you blame them?

How do you keep your cloud data safe if you want to use it in an external #AI program? Airbyte has an answer. opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/airbyte-en... by @sjvn.bsky.social

Slow Wi-Fi? My 10 go-to fixes to speed up home internet and get better coverage zdnet.com/home-and-off... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social From the simple to the sophisticated, how to speed up your #wifi

How #Nvidia and #OpenAI's staggering $100 billion deal could fuel a new age of AI zdnet.com/article/how-... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social I wonder how the other software #AI companies will take this news. Is this the beginning of the AI age's Wintel?

Open Source Turmoil: RubyGems Maintainers Kicked Off GitHub: thenewstack.io/open-source-... via @thenewstack.io This is an #opensource mess.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be.

Just published on FOSS Force: Nextcloud Hub 25 Autumn Ups the Ante for Open Source Clouds fossforce.com/2025/09/next...

This article is not about Donald Trump. www.newyorker.com/culture/cult...

A mathematical love letter to Barcelona's architecture. Enjoy. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The heads of Nexstar joined Sinclair overnight in surrender to Jimmy Kimmel Live! Right wing media stooges Perry Sook and Michael Biard ended Nexstar's ban on free speech overnight by pretending they had a choice in the matter. They didn't. Consumers made the choice and Nexstar folded like a tent.

Visit... War-Ravaged Portland

Understanding America’s disinformation capitulation machinesociety.ai/p/understand...

I'm so glad that thanks to Palmyra's Trash Pop Shindig, I was introduced to the 2000s LA alt-rock band The Like with lead singer Z Berg. Enjoy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtMK...

BREAKING NYT:   Trump just fired a U.S. attorney who insisted on following a court order.   Michele Beckwith, the top federal prosecutor in Sacramento, was fired hours after she reminded a Border Patrol chief to abide by court-ordered restrictions on immigration raids.

Well, it sure didn't take long for them to fold. apnews.com/article/jimm...

Back! Back!

Now this iPhone, this iPhone, I'd buy.

Just published on FOSS Force: Audacity: Multi-Track Reel-to-Reel for the Digital Age fossforce.com/2025/09/auda...

New research released today from Databricks shows how its GEPA (Generative Evolutionary Prompt Adaptation) technique improves prompt optimization by an order of magnitude. venturebeat.com/ai/the-usd10...

Austria military ditches Microsoft for #OpenSource LibreOffice - here's why www.zdnet.com/article/aust... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social Austria, like many EU countries, doesn't trust Microsoft with its data. Can you blame them?

This sounds to be a very, very--one more time with feeling--very dark video. I'll need an extra-large tub of popcorn. www.wired.com/story/the-on...

How do you keep your cloud data safe if you want to use it in an external #AI program? Airbyte has an answer. opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/airbyte-en... by @sjvn.bsky.social

Increasing Trust in Automated Driving It is one thing for automated driving to be safe; it also has to be _perceived_ as safe. www.aptiv.com/en/insights/...

We tried to tell you, but no!!!

I've been dealing with this issue since I was a kid in my dad's TV shop.

The Cowboy Junkies’ The Trinity Sessions is one of my favorite albums. This revisit, featuring Natalie Merchant, is lovely. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsYm...

Slow Wi-Fi? My 10 go-to fixes to speed up home internet and get better coverage zdnet.com/home-and-off... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social From the simple to the sophisticated, how to speed up your #WiFi.