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Seeking affirmation through conformism and appeasement means being toothless

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Trip to Liverpool

In Defence of Journalists and Columnists in the UK

Women are targeted a lot

Crimes Are Crimes

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Our Next Trip to London

A good husband would protect the wife from illegal abuse

Reject Bots and Cheapening of Services

Aim high

Telling Stories Effectively

It matters a lot

Etihad Stadium: Project Done?

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Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in 2 Days, PSG Faces No Probe

Kickoff at 8PM

Reform UK Seems to be in Trouble at the High Court

Elections rendered a PR stunt for a racist party

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The EU KIDS Act Should Make Services Safer, Not Create an Internet Badge

The European Commission’s proposed EU KIDS Act addresses a growing concern shared by parents, educators, policymakers, and young people: some online services are designed to encourage excessive use, exploit users’ attention, or expose minors to harmful interactions. Protecting children online is an important and legitimate policy objective.

LinuxGizmos.com

(Updated) 32-channel logic analyzer supports 1.4GS/s sampling and USB 3.2 Gen2 streaming

Sipeed’s SLogic32U3 is a 32-channel logic analyzer designed for high-speed digital capture over USB 3.2 Gen2. The device supports configurable sample rates based on the number of active channels, direct streaming to a host system, optional analog acquisition modules, and software support across Windows, Linux, and macOS.

ZOTAC CM5-PICO Fanless Industrial PC with Dual HDMI and M.2 Expansion

ZOTAC’s ZBOX PRO CM5-PICO is a compact industrial computer powered by the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5. The fanless system supports dual 4K displays, Gigabit Ethernet, M.2 expansion, and a 40-pin GPIO header, with an aluminum enclosure designed for continuous operation in embedded and edge computing applications.

Abietec AX61 Wireless Modules Leverage Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, and Matter

Abietec, a subsidiary of Raytac, offers the AX61 series of wireless modules based on NXP’s RW612 and RW610 microcontrollers. The small-form-factor modules support Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, and Matter connectivity, with multiple antenna configurations and an accompanying development kit for embedded and IoT applications.

Zymbit ZYMKEY 5 Security Module Offers 640 Key Slots for Raspberry Pi

Zymbit’s ZYMKEY 5 is a hardware security module for Raspberry Pi systems, offering 640 key slots, filesystem encryption, device authentication, and physical tamper detection. It also supports additional cryptographic algorithms compared to its predecessor.

9to5Linux

Mozilla Firefox 159 Enters Public Beta Testing with Wayland Improvements

Firefox 159 promises easier access to saved passwords from the sidebar by default, the ability to search open tabs with a keyboard shortcut, support for importing bookmarks from Google Chrome profiles that are signed in to a Google account, and improved visuals for menus and panels on Linux and Windows.

Ubuntu’s Myna Speech-to-Text App Is Now Available as a Technology Preview

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Ubuntu 27.04 “Tenacious T-Rex” Is Slated for Release on April 22nd, 2027

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Mozilla Firefox 158 Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New

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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: October 11th, 2026

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 08, 2026

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Freedom, Not Fame, is His Goal
    pursuit of money can be not only tiring but also involve abandoning one's freedom
  2. Getting Better After 20 Years
    Exactly two months from now this site is turning 20

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  3. Alleged Manager at IBM Says "[t]here are likely to be a lot (and I meant, A LOT) of RAs before December."
    "We’re getting pressure from above to put some team members on PIPs."
  4. Links 07/09/2026: Amazon Cargo Plane Crash, .org/.net/.com Domains Considered Risky
    Links for the day
  5. Gemini Links 07/09/2026: Cheese, Text-based Life, and Icons in Swaybar
    Links for the day
  6. Links 07/09/2026: Slop Trashes Memory of Parton, Flock Surveillance Infuriates Everyone
    Links for the day
  7. EPO Hiding Cocainegate and Abandoning Transparency (Even Access to Very Basic Information is Denied)
    The EPO isn't just becoming like a private for-profit corporation. It's also becoming more secretive.
  8. Richard Stallman Has Resurrected Lost Updates
    We didn't ask about it
  9. SLAPP Censorship - Part 174 Out of 200: Cascading Scandals and a Path Towards Much-Needed, Long-Awaited Reform
    Reform the UK's law, not "Reform UK"
  10. EPO's Gema Requena Sempere (PD People) Contacted Regarding Children With Disabilities
    In the coming week we may be in fruitful contact with some media regarding EPO scandals
  11. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  12. Gemini Links 07/09/2026: Music Composition, Free Stuff, and Self-hosting Git Repos
    Links for the day
  13. IRC Proceedings: Sunday, September 06, 2026
    IRC logs for Sunday, September 06, 2026
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