SonicDE for Arch Linux
After looking around the SonicDE website and checking the discussions on Github, I took the plunge and installed the repo and switched over from KDE. Note that KDE just came out with 6.7 which is the last version to support…
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The State is Farming You with NVK of Coinkite – Creating ARCA Personal Data Haven (Digital Safe)
They’re developing an interesting product to securely store you secrets which you can keep connected to your router. ARCA could be where you store passwords, seed phrases and other secrets, inheritance information… It will utilize secure elements and be hardened…
New Unpatchable Exploit Targets Apple Devices With A12 and A13 Chips
As a general rule, you should control access to your computers and not leave them somewhere public and unattended. And with big tech cooperating with governments, are these exploits left on purpose? By Marcus Mendes Researchers at Paradigm Shift…
Microsoft Discovers New Lightweight Backdoor That Steals Cryptocurrency
A good reminder to be very careful with USB drives, and perhaps not use Windows. And why you keep important seed phrases off computers connected to the internet. And if you do utilize a hot wallet, don’t keep large sums…
OpenAI Buys Seat on Rust Board for $600K
Usually this is never covered in how megacorps buy board seats and exert control over projects. OpenAI not only has a creepy liar as CEO, but recently hired someone just about as creepy. And lets not forget OpenAI using African…
OpenAI Just Hired a Guy Accused of Terrible Things
This reminds me of OpenAI using an African firm to input CSAM material into their product so it could filter out that type of material. I think the material is there for people with special access, and we learn this…
Lab-grown Chocolate Nears Market, but Safety Questions Linger
It’s hard to find chocolate that isn’t poisoned with unnecessary GMO soybean ingredients, now they’re going to use lab grown gunk for that candy. And the key takeaway is this is not going to be adequately tested, which tells me…
Illinois Governor Approves Crypto Transaction Tax Despite Industry Uproar
As has been reported, this would apply to any transaction. So just moving crypto from your wallet to another one would incur the .2% tax. At the moment your only tax you would have to pay with cryptocurrency is capital…
SonicDE Launches as a KDE-Based Desktop for X11 Holdouts
Coverage on SonicDE which will keep KDE alive for people that want to stay on X.Org and XLibre, and not take up IBM/Red Hat’s Wayland for AI hooks. Keep in mind they’re working towards age verification and scanning on your…
After Recent AUR Security Scare, Yay 13.0 Adds New Review and Automation Features
Yay update which allows you to update regular repo files and packages from the Arch User Repository, AUR. I’ve taken to looking up the packages and manually reviewing the diffs of the pkgbuild files. Yay 13.0 adds Lua hooks,…
Firefox 152 Adds JPEG XL Support and Redesigned Settings
[Update] A new version, Firefox 152.0.1-1, out this morning in Arch fixed the memory leak issue I was having. Firefox 152 has some issues. It’s stable on my Arch desktop with Nvidia proprietary drivers, but on my Arch former Chromebook…
Do Not Drive’ Recall Issued for Hundreds of Mack and Volvo Trucks for Wheel Detachment Risk
Quality control problems aren’t just with passenger cars and trucks. Beware driving alongside brand new Volvo and Mack trucks on the freeway. By Ashley Truck makers are recalling certain newer-model Mack and Volvo commercial trucks for a defect that…