Christine Hall
@brideoflinux.bsky.social
Stuff I've written about includes Linux, tech, and open source, radical leftist politics, alternative spirituality, music (mainly rock, jazz, and American songbook, but any genre). Once upon a time radio talk show host, music DJ, and program director.
We really don't want this guy occupying the White House.
November 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
We really don't want this guy occupying the White House.
Behind the £70,000 figure is a story of sockpuppets, absent evidence, and a failed counterclaim.
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Matthew Garrett Wins £70K Libel Judgment Against Techrights Publishers - FOSS Force
Behind the £70,000 figure is a story of sockpuppets, absent evidence, and a failed counterclaim.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Behind the £70,000 figure is a story of sockpuppets, absent evidence, and a failed counterclaim.
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"Designed for digital forensics and incident response investigations (DFIR), malware analysis and open-source intelligence (OSINT) activities": Distribution Release - Tsurugi Linux 25.11 (buff.ly/6pzsLTF News) buff.ly/mPOM4fy
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News and feature lists of Linux and BSD distributions.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"Designed for digital forensics and incident response investigations (DFIR), malware analysis and open-source intelligence (OSINT) activities": Distribution Release - Tsurugi Linux 25.11 (buff.ly/6pzsLTF News) buff.ly/mPOM4fy
Means nothing to me. I've never had an iPhone and never intend to: Altman describes OpenAI's forthcoming AI device as more peaceful and calm than the iPhone | TechCrunch
Altman describes OpenAI's forthcoming AI device as more peaceful and calm than the iPhone | TechCrunch
Altman and Ive tease a simple AI device aimed at calm, distraction-free computing, launching within two years.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Means nothing to me. I've never had an iPhone and never intend to: Altman describes OpenAI's forthcoming AI device as more peaceful and calm than the iPhone | TechCrunch
Useful info: Backup and Restore Your Flatpak Apps & Settings
Backup and Restore Your Flatpak Apps & Settings
Make a backup of your Flatpak apps and application data and restore them to a new Linux system where Flatpak is supported.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Useful info: Backup and Restore Your Flatpak Apps & Settings
"Granola-munching liberals and the religious right got together in an unholy alliance to make up conspiracy theories about vaccines, claiming they cause autism and other complications": CDC Data Indicates We’re 2 Months Away From America Losing Its Measles Elimination Status
CDC Data Indicates We’re 2 Months Away From America Losing Its Measles Elimination Status
We’ve talked a lot about measles throughout this year, which is particularly frustrating given that America officially eliminated this disease from its endemic state back in 2000. How we got …
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November 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"Granola-munching liberals and the religious right got together in an unholy alliance to make up conspiracy theories about vaccines, claiming they cause autism and other complications": CDC Data Indicates We’re 2 Months Away From America Losing Its Measles Elimination Status
I use AI to help with research, and I definitely verify its answers: Americans increasingly verify AI chatbot answers using Google or other sources
Americans increasingly verify AI chatbot answers using Google or other sources - BetaNews
Although AI chatbots like Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT and Grok are now part of daily life for many Americans, regular users don't fully trust the answers the
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November 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I use AI to help with research, and I definitely verify its answers: Americans increasingly verify AI chatbot answers using Google or other sources
From Russia with love: Distribution Release: ROSA 13.1 (buff.ly/6pzsLTF News) buff.ly/urrbO98
DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD.
News and feature lists of Linux and BSD distributions.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
From Russia with love: Distribution Release: ROSA 13.1 (buff.ly/6pzsLTF News) buff.ly/urrbO98
I definitely support this looksee. Continually running ads after it becomes obvious that they're scam ads starts to look a lot like aiding and abetting: U.S. senators push for a Meta crackdown after reports of billions in scam ads
U.S. senators push for a Meta crackdown after reports of billions in scam ads
Lawmakers push for federal review of Meta amid ad fraud concerns
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November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I definitely support this looksee. Continually running ads after it becomes obvious that they're scam ads starts to look a lot like aiding and abetting: U.S. senators push for a Meta crackdown after reports of billions in scam ads
"The funniest wail from these MAGAts is their claim that Comey and James only got off on a “technicality,” so we can go ahead and consider them guilty": MAGAts Outraged Comey Indictment Dismissed on Same "Technicality" Trump's Was! - emptywheel
MAGAts Outraged Comey Indictment Dismissed on Same "Technicality" Trump's Was! - emptywheel
Right wing Trump supporters are outraged that Jim Comey's indictment was dismissed based on the very same "technicality" that Trump's stolen documents indictment was.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"The funniest wail from these MAGAts is their claim that Comey and James only got off on a “technicality,” so we can go ahead and consider them guilty": MAGAts Outraged Comey Indictment Dismissed on Same "Technicality" Trump's Was! - emptywheel
If the list disn't start with docx I would recommend the article: I almost never save my writing as a PDF because these 4 formats are better
I almost never save my writing as a PDF because these 4 formats are better
Writing needs a little room to roam.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
If the list disn't start with docx I would recommend the article: I almost never save my writing as a PDF because these 4 formats are better
There's a new AlmaLinux in town: AlmaLinux 10.1 Lands with Full Btrfs Installation Support
AlmaLinux 10.1 Lands with Full Btrfs Installation Support
AlmaLinux 10.1 adds full Btrfs install support, new device drivers, and broader hardware compatibility across all architectures.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
There's a new AlmaLinux in town: AlmaLinux 10.1 Lands with Full Btrfs Installation Support
The Budgie edition, which previously held the 'flagship' role, is no longer the recommended default": Ultramarine Linux 43 Picks Plasma as Its New Recommended Edition
Ultramarine Linux 43 Picks Plasma as Its New Recommended Edition
Fedora-based Ultramarine Linux 43 shifts from Budgie to Plasma 6.5, introducing UI and permission-handling improvements.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Budgie edition, which previously held the 'flagship' role, is no longer the recommended default": Ultramarine Linux 43 Picks Plasma as Its New Recommended Edition
"Trump’s friend Ellison recently acquired CBS and likely co-ownership of TikTok. The goal is to own the entirety of U.S. media, then convert it into a giant propaganda and lazy infotainment bullhorn": Larry Ellison Met With Trump To Discuss Which CNN Reporters They Plan To Fire
Larry Ellison Met With Trump To Discuss Which CNN Reporters They Plan To Fire
Trump’s right wing billionaire friend Larry Ellison (and his nepobaby son, David) recently acquired CBS and likely co-ownership of TikTok. Like Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, th…
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November 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"Trump’s friend Ellison recently acquired CBS and likely co-ownership of TikTok. The goal is to own the entirety of U.S. media, then convert it into a giant propaganda and lazy infotainment bullhorn": Larry Ellison Met With Trump To Discuss Which CNN Reporters They Plan To Fire
In one example, ChatGPT-4o offered a full call center scam scenario, including details of the setup, what the scammer should say, and what type of information they would try to obtain from a victim": Researchers reveal which AI models make the best partners in crime
Researchers reveal which AI models make the best partners in crime - BetaNews
Cybernews tested six major AI models to see how they responded to crime related prompts, and found that some chatbots give riskier answers than others. The
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November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In one example, ChatGPT-4o offered a full call center scam scenario, including details of the setup, what the scammer should say, and what type of information they would try to obtain from a victim": Researchers reveal which AI models make the best partners in crime
Just published on FOSS Force: Rochko Steps Down as CEO, Leaving Mastodon Healthy fossforce.com/2025/11/roch...
Rochko Steps Down as CEO, Leaving Mastodon Healthy - FOSS Force
After nearly a decade running Mastodon, founder and CEO Eugen Rochko is handing day‑to‑day control to a new executive director.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Just published on FOSS Force: Rochko Steps Down as CEO, Leaving Mastodon Healthy fossforce.com/2025/11/roch...
"Introduces a segmented key cache, MDL scalability gains, and several enhancements": MariaDB 12.1 Database Arrives with Faster Aria Engine
MariaDB 12.1 Database Arrives with Faster Aria Engine
The new MariaDB 12.1 update introduces a segmented key cache, MDL scalability gains, and several enhancements across the database engine.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"Introduces a segmented key cache, MDL scalability gains, and several enhancements": MariaDB 12.1 Database Arrives with Faster Aria Engine
"If you look closely at what Mamdani said — which was often simply a restatement of his campaign pitch — he managed to say them in such a way that Trump parroted them as his own": "Groceries," and Other Secrets of Managing Donald Trump - emptywheel
"Groceries," and Other Secrets of Managing Donald Trump - emptywheel
Three developments that have befuddled observers -- Trump's fawning praise of Zohran Mamdani, Kirill Dmitriev's latest success at manipulating Trump advisors, and Marjorie Taylor Greene's departure…
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November 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"If you look closely at what Mamdani said — which was often simply a restatement of his campaign pitch — he managed to say them in such a way that Trump parroted them as his own": "Groceries," and Other Secrets of Managing Donald Trump - emptywheel
Has anybody tried any of these? Which ones do you like? Which to stay away from?: These Android features make your phone a nightmare to steal — I enable them all
These Android features make your phone a nightmare to steal — I enable them all
Your phone is easier to steal than you think—these Android features quietly flip the odds.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Has anybody tried any of these? Which ones do you like? Which to stay away from?: These Android features make your phone a nightmare to steal — I enable them all
Because of course they do: NVIDIA Preps 1.6Tb/s Networking For Linux 6.19 - Phoronix
NVIDIA Preps 1.6Tb/s Networking For Linux 6.19
NVIDIA has a number of Linux kernel patches on the way to the Linux 6.19 kernel in preparing for 1.6 Tb/s networking on NVIDIA-Mellanox hardware.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Because of course they do: NVIDIA Preps 1.6Tb/s Networking For Linux 6.19 - Phoronix
I'm constantly having to tell AI to stop brownosing me when I'm using it: ChatGPT told them they were special — their families say it led to tragedy | TechCrunch
ChatGPT told them they were special — their families say it led to tragedy | TechCrunch
A wave of lawsuits against OpenAI detail how ChatGPT used manipulative language to isolate users from loved ones and make itself into their sole confidant.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I'm constantly having to tell AI to stop brownosing me when I'm using it: ChatGPT told them they were special — their families say it led to tragedy | TechCrunch
Crap, I forgot! I'll have to listen to this tonight. It's one of my favorite podcasts": Fridays with Nicole Sandler - emptywheel
Fridays with Nicole Sandler - emptywheel
Note, as we discuss at the very end of this, we’re wondering when/if you think we should record next week. We could do it on Wednesday, Friday, or not at all. Let us know! Also, here’s that graphic…
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November 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Crap, I forgot! I'll have to listen to this tonight. It's one of my favorite podcasts": Fridays with Nicole Sandler - emptywheel
"Despite the bipartisan popularity of right to repair reforms, companies aren’t keen on losing money via a government crackdown on their grift": Defense Contractor Lobbyists Are Trying To Kill Army ‘Right To Repair’ Reforms With A Bunch Of Lies And Bullshit
Defense Contractor Lobbyists Are Trying To Kill Army ‘Right To Repair’ Reforms With A Bunch Of Lies And Bullshit
So we’ve noted repeatedly how there’s a real push afoot to implement statewide “right to repair” laws that try to make it cheaper, easier, and environmentally friendlier for…
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November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"Despite the bipartisan popularity of right to repair reforms, companies aren’t keen on losing money via a government crackdown on their grift": Defense Contractor Lobbyists Are Trying To Kill Army ‘Right To Repair’ Reforms With A Bunch Of Lies And Bullshit
In case you're wondering why the AI bubble might soon burst, here just one reason: Google tells employees it must double capacity every 6 months to meet AI demand
Google tells employees it must double capacity every 6 months to meet AI demand
Google’s AI infrastructure chief tells staff it needs thousandfold capacity increase in 5 years.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
In case you're wondering why the AI bubble might soon burst, here just one reason: Google tells employees it must double capacity every 6 months to meet AI demand
The X1E behaved differently under Linux, so expected efficiency gains didn't happen, meaning one of ARM’s biggest advantages was rendered moot -- for this generation at least": Tuxedo halts Linux ARM laptop project over Snapdragon X Elite issues
Tuxedo halts Linux ARM laptop project over Snapdragon X Elite issues - BetaNews
Tuxedo Computers has paused development of its planned Linux ARM notebook based on Qualcomm’s first-generation Snapdragon X Elite chip, bringing the
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November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The X1E behaved differently under Linux, so expected efficiency gains didn't happen, meaning one of ARM’s biggest advantages was rendered moot -- for this generation at least": Tuxedo halts Linux ARM laptop project over Snapdragon X Elite issues