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CFLange @cflange.bsky.social · 8h

Lots of changes in the new Leap 16 from @opensuse.org. I will need to change all my installation scripts. But it now has 2 full years of support. Yay!
"On the bright side, the distro is Y2038-ready, so no worries about that timestamp overflow problem." #linux
news.itsfoss.com/opensuse-lea...

openSUSE Leap 16 Released with 24 Months of Free Support and Major Modernization

A new openSUSE Leap release with major changes.

news.itsfoss.com

CFLange @cflange.bsky.social · 3d

200 years later, masked thugs and bandits are terrorizing US immigrant settlers again.

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Edmonton Bike Coalition @yegbike.bsky.social · 3d

Join us for a special community ride honouring Dr. Markland’s passion for people, cycling, and giving back.

We will visit some of his favourite #yegbike places and drop donations off at the Bissell Centre.

📅 Sunday, Oct 12 from 11-1:30
📍Coronation Park next to TWOSE
🎟️ Details:

Cranksgiving Ride — A Tribute to Dr. Darren Markland

Join us for a Cranksgiving Ride honouring the legendary Dr. Darren Markland!

buff.ly

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CFLange @cflange.bsky.social · 7d

If you are not tired of the parallels between the 2020's and the 1930's, try to recognize the characters skilfully described by Dorothy Thompson at this house party 84 years ago in her "Who goes Nazi?" artice in Harper's.

Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 7d

Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.

harpers.org/archive/1941...

Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson

harpers.org

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CFLange @cflange.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks for sharing it with those of us who were not exposed to this gem before.
So timely!

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CFLange @cflange.bsky.social · 7d

I like your update.
It helps explain why there are so few Maple-MAGAs in our true North, strong and free. 🇨🇦

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 7d

Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.

harpers.org/archive/1941...

Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson

harpers.org

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CFLange @cflange.bsky.social · 14d

We’ve lost Dr. Darren Markland — Dr. Dagly. A true hero! (@drdagly.bsky.social ) 💔
terryreith.substack.com/p/rememberin...

Remembering Dr. Dagly

You had fans in places you never imagined. You Sir, were an inspiration.

terryreith.substack.com

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 18d

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

It costs a lot less to house people.

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me

In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

thebetter.news

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CFLange @cflange.bsky.social · 22d

In the eyes of God we are not less sinners than others, as we like to think. God sees the hidden sin that only we know. But Jesus died to save the worst sinners, you and me, reminds us Pr. Sye. In Christ we are forgiven, transformed and made children of God.
www.riverbendlutheran.com/podcast/epis...

Podcast | Riverbend Lutheran Church

Weekly sermons by Reverend Sye Van Maanen, Riverbend Lutheran Church, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Pastor Sye is an engaging and compelling preacher, delivering sermons consistent with the Lutheran teac...

www.riverbendlutheran.com

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openSUSE @opensuse.org · 23d

#openSUSE's Leap 16 and Leap Micro adopt a 24-month lifecycle, sharing a binary core with #SLE. Stability, predictability, and modern updates included. #opensource #Linux news.opensuse.org/2025/09/03/l...

openSUSE Leap and Leap Micro doubles down on support

openSUSE Leap and Leap Micro doubles down on support openSUSE Leap 15 is a record breaker. It will keep receiving updates until April 30 2026, delivering a l...

news.opensuse.org

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CFLange @cflange.bsky.social · 23d

Great news for those of us who crave stability and are working on an academic schedule. We only have time for upgrades in the Summer. Once I missed one cycle and I was forced to use an out of date Leap in my research lab for 6 months.

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CFLange @cflange.bsky.social · 25d

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Just beside the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village.

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CFLange @cflange.bsky.social · Aug 23

Bob the Angry Flower: What Shall Be Done About the UNHOUSED?

Narrator: House them?
Bob: HELL NO!!!
Narrator: Lock them up for being poor?
Bob: NOW we're talking!!!
Narrator: So... House them, but in the most expensive way possible?
Bob: ...

Bob: ...
Narrator: I said --
Bob: I HEARD WHAT YOU SAID!!!

CFLange @cflange.bsky.social · Aug 18

It's a community version of the @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social songs.
Brilliant!
bsky.app/profile/mars...

The Marsh Family @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social · Aug 6

Here's "The Game with the Names" - a home-made 🎶 parody of the legendary #ABBA song ("The Name of the Game"), but offering a satirical twist on the #Trump & #Epstein files story (so far) with a dose of disco lights and half-hearted hand gestures ... 🕺

youtu.be/Jjl6g2K9fsw

"The Game with the Names" - Marsh Family parody of ABBA "The Name of the Game" on Trump and Epstein

YouTube video by Marsh Family

youtu.be

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CFLange @cflange.bsky.social · Aug 16

This is the mistake that Europe must learn from, and avoid repeating by any means necessary.
“We must not sacrifice Paris to save Prague.” (French Prime Minister Daladier, 1938)
Two years later, Daladier was sent to Buchenwald concentration camp.

Jim Stewartson, Antifascist @jim-stewartson.bsky.social · Aug 16

In September 1938, French PM Édouard Daladier said: “We must not sacrifice Paris to save Prague.” A few years later he was in Buchenwald.

We have a chance to do history better—and stop WWIII. Putin is trying to capture the “Fortress Belt” without a shot.
www.mind-war.com/p/a-chance-t...

A Chance to Do History Better: Prague, Not Yet Munich

We can still avoid WWIII but only if Europe protects Donetsk

www.mind-war.com

CFLange @cflange.bsky.social · Aug 14

And here is a similar warning from Jim Stewartson @jim-stewartson.bsky.social about how the US government is distorting reality.
www.mind-war.com/p/the-war-on...

The War on Knowing

The first step in erasing reality is destroying how we test it.

www.mind-war.com

CFLange @cflange.bsky.social · Aug 13

Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social warns us that 'we are in the "Second Tower" of democracy'.
As the US dismantles the constitutional order, heed the warnings of history. #USpoli
open.substack.com/pub/charliea...

The Second Tower Principle

Lessons from crisis in the age of Trump

open.substack.com

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CFLange @cflange.bsky.social · Aug 10

Never trust the cloud!
www.seuros.com/blog/aws-del...

AWS deleted my 10-year account and all data without warning

After 10 years as an AWS customer and open-source contributor, they deleted my account and all data with zero warning. Here's how AWS's 'verification' process became a digital execution, and why you s...

www.seuros.com

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CFLange @cflange.bsky.social · Aug 4

Brilliant quote of the day:
It was plumbing that ended the cholera epidemic, not drinking sewage over and over to strengthen everyone's immune system. #science #covid19

CFLange @cflange.bsky.social · Jul 28

What is the point of living?
No philosophy can provide a satisfying answer. Ptor Sye concedes that it sounds absurd, but God does love us, Christ died and rose back again for us, and nothing can separate us from His love.
www.riverbendlutheran.com/podcast/epis...

Podcast | Riverbend Lutheran Church

Weekly sermons by Reverend Sye Van Maanen, Riverbend Lutheran Church, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Pastor Sye is an engaging and compelling preacher, delivering sermons consistent with the Lutheran teac...

www.riverbendlutheran.com

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CFLange @cflange.bsky.social · Jul 12

Want to send your name to space and help another AlbertaSat CubeSat achieve great accomplishments in orbit?
Contribute to this crowdfunding campaign help our University of Alberta students succeed! Donate here:
ualberta.alumniq.com/crowdfunding...

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CFLange @cflange.bsky.social · Jul 2

Nice collection of Bash one-liners for stats!
#Linux @linux-magazine.com
www.linux-magazine.com/index.php/Is...

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CFLange @cflange.bsky.social · Jul 1

Happy Canada Day!

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Jun 28

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

It costs a lot less to house people.

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me

In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

thebetter.news

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