Richi Jennings

People have a right to speak. They don’t have a right for anyone else to have to listen. That’s why block lists etc exist. I don’t give people the benefit of assuming good faith in the same way I wouldn’t if someone followed me down the street demanding I debate them. I’d call the cops, to be honest

yep:

Kate Bush at Hammersmith Odeon in 1979, showing off her innovative hands-free microphone

The Tour of Life - Wikipedia

Uh, HELLO. And get off my lawn.
Kate Bush circa 1979:
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MX Linux 23.6 Libreto: High Performance on Legacy or Bleeding-Edge Hardware - FOSS Force Whether reviving old gear or maxing out new silicon, MX Linux 23.6 Libretto stays cool, collected, and gets the job done.

Just published on FOSS Force: MX Linux 23.6 Libreto: High Performance on Legacy or Bleeding-Edge Hardware fossforce.com/2025/10/mx-l...

Enterprises expanding AI deployments are hitting an invisible performance wall. The culprit? Static speculators that can't keep up with shifting workloads. The answer would be a new type of self-adaptive system.
venturebeat.com/ai/together-...

German state replaces Microsoft Exchange and Outlook with open-source email Digital sovereignty isn't a phrase you often hear in the US, but it's a big deal in Europe. Here's why.

German state replaces Microsoft Exchange and Outlook with open-source email www.zdnet.com/article/germ... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social

If European governments can dump Microsoft software and services for #Linux and #opensource software, why can't everyone?

Proximity Networking: Essential Wireless Standards Sharing data wirelessly over a relatively short range is accomplished with a set of technologies called proximity networking.

Proximity Networking: Essential Wireless Standards

Sharing data wirelessly over a relatively short range is accomplished with a set of technologies called proximity networking. Want to come up to speed on RFID, NFC, Bluetooth, and Qi? Start here.
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#Pixnapping: Android Timing Attack Sends Google Back to the Drawing Board If at first you don’t succeed: Researchers discover a new way to steal secrets from Android apps.

Anything any #Android app can display is vulnerable to #Pixnapping attack—including #2FA codes. “It’s like Rowhammer, but for the screen,” quips one wag.

Google thought it had already fixed the previously undisclosed flaw. But the group’s demo says not. In #SBBlogwatch, we blur the pels:

Travel essentials: eight items to pack for your next trip – and what to leave at home Skip the bulky neck pillow. Ditch your chargers. Pack these lighter, more useful gear for your next plane trip

My latest venture into travel writing, a little guide on how to pack light. Seriously light. I obsess over optimizing everything I carry with me, and here are a few of my favorites!

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California Slaps Tractor Supply with Record $1.35M Privacy Fine - FOSS Force It wasn’t a big tech firm, but the biggest rural retailer in America that got the largest wallop ever from California’s toughest privacy watchdog.

Just published on FOSS Force: California Slaps Tractor Supply with Record $1.35M Privacy Fine fossforce.com/2025/10/cali...

How to switch your Windows 10 PC to Linux Mint - for free You can even try out Mint on your PC first - without installing anything! - to make sure you like it. Just follow these simple steps.

How to switch your Windows 10 PC to Linux Mint - for free zdnet.com/article/how-... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social

There’s still time to switch from #Windows10 to #Linux. Just saying!

#RediShell: Redis/Valkey Get ‘Perfect 10’ Critical RCE Vuln Redis hell: CVSS 10.0 vulnerability in ubiquitous cloud storage layer. PATCH NOW.

#Redis (Remote Dictionary Server) and its open source fork #Valkey share a scary flaw that can give an attacker full RCE. It’s been assigned a max CVSS score of 10.0—you don’t often see that.

#Redis shouldn’t normally be exposed to the internet, but it often is. In #SBBlogwatch, we descend a layer:

OpenStack Flamingo pays down technical debt as adoption continues to climb Security improvements and confidential computing enhancements are also part of OpenStack 2025.2, known as Flamingo.

15 yrs later...OpenStack continues to improve
->Security improvements and confidential computing enhancements are also part of OpenStack 2025.2, known as Flamingo. www.networkworld.com/article/4066... @networkworld.bsky.social

Kroah-Hartman explains Cyber Resilience Act for open source Opinion: Impact? Nope, don't worry, be happy, says Linux veteran

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.

ElementaryOS 8.0.2: Not a Grand Slam, but a Solid Base Hit - FOSS Force Although downloading the distro might feel like a confrontation with an overzealous panhandler, once installed, elementaryOS rewards users with a robust Linux experience.

Just published on FOSS Force: ElementaryOS 8.0.2: Not a Grand Slam, but a Solid Base Hit fossforce.com/2025/10/elem...

Asahi Hack Update: Beer-Free Day #5 Dawns in Japanese Ransomware Crisis 金のうんこ！ Breaking: Big beer brewer belatedly believes bitten by ransomware—and likely a data breach.

#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...

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...

TuxCare Expands Full Enterprise Support to Include Rocky Linux 9.6 TuxCare has added Rocky Linux 9.6 to its 'Enterprise Support' service that had been exclusive to AlmaLinux.

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 Opinion: Duo could dominate in the same way Microsoft and Intel ruled PCs for decades

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.

‘Aggressive’ Akira Ransomware Blitz Clubs SonicWall 2FA to DEATH Strange factors: Yet another security problem plaguing SonicWall customers.

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:

ASF Retires Indigenous Imagery-But Keeps 'Apache' Name for Now - FOSS Force Stuck between a rock and a hard place, ASF ditches the feather, but keeps the Apache name: not enough for the left, too ‘woke’ for the right?

Just published on FOSS Force: ASF Retires Indigenous Imagery–But Keeps ‘Apache’ Name for Now fossforce.com/2025/09/asf-...

Detangling SBOM, CVE, and Regulatory Mandates

It is tempting to include #CVE references in an #SBOM because, after all, that is what is in the inventory today — but adding dynamic content makes the entire SBOM dynamic.

www.windriver.com/blog/Detangl...

You can get Nvidia's CUDA on three popular enterprise Linux distros now - why it matters The CUDA AI toolkit is being packaged with Rocky Linux, SUSE Linux, and Ubuntu.

You can get Nvidia's CUDA on three popular enterprise Linux distros now - why it matters zdnet.com/article/you-... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social

You can now get the
#NVIDIA CUDA #AI Toolkit packed and ready to go on Rocky Linux, SUSE Linux, and Ubuntu.

Destroy data on old laptops or face major liability : Doing a simple system reset may not be enough to save you from fines and lawsuits

If you dispose of your old corporate laptops without making sure – really sure – that their drives are erased, you could be liable for millions of dollars in fines or legal damages if sensitive data falls into the wrong hands. www.theregister.com/2025/09/14/d...

Sure you can do QA for AI code inside of AI tools, but do you trust it? There are a lot of tools for doing AI code review, including CodeRabbit. How do you choose and figure out what's best?
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Jaguar Land Rover Admits to Longer Shutdown as Childish Hackers Troll Carmaker JLR vs. SLH: Jaguar Land Rover woes worse than previously thought.

Iconic British brand warns it would stay stalled for longer. Loose confederation of threat actors, now calling itself Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters, claims it hacked the big car firm—via tedious Telegram trolling.

Yes, it’s those Salesforce vish kiddies again. In #SBBlogwatch, we drive the point home.

Why Techmeme is still every tech pro's go-to news source after 20 years Techmeme began as 'tech.memeorandum' on Sept. 12, 2005. Even AI can't seem to slow it down.

Why Techmeme is still every tech pro's go-to news source after 20 years zdnet.com/article/why-... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social

Techmeme, the old-school tech news aggregator site, turns 20 and looks good for 20 more years.

Linux Lite 7.6: Plenty for Windows Refugees, But Too Dumbed Down for Comfort - FOSS Force Linux Lite 7.6 might come off as patronizing to new users abandoning Windows 10, and too simplistic for the Linux faithful.

Just published on FOSS Force: Linux Lite 7.6: Plenty for Windows Refugees, But Too Dumbed Down for Comfort fossforce.com/2025/09/linu...

Microsoft’s ‘Gross Cybersecurity Negligence Threatens National Security’ Roasting Redmond for Kerberoasting: “Like an arsonist selling firefighting services,” quips this 76-year-old.

U.S. sen #RonWyden demanding #FTC do something about #Microsoft already. Says Satya’s crew to blame for some awful #ransomware attacks, via vuln 10+ years old.

#Kerberoasting exploit affects #ActiveDirectory installs not configured to modern specs. In #SBBlogwatch, we wonder where to point fingers: