I want to thank whoever told my mom that WTF means "wow that's fantastic."

Her texts are so much more fun now.

Replace Neofetch with your own Linux MOTD system | We Love Open Source • All Things Open Neofetch is abandoned, but you can build your own Linux MOTD system. Learn how to create an automated message of the day with Bash scripts, systemd services, and timers that displays system info on lo...

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Network Interface Card (NIC) name assignments - Both.org On each boot, Linux assigns each Network Interface Card (NIC) a name during the kernel initialization process. In the past these NIC names have been simply “ethX” where “X” is a number the was essenti...

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The Trump administration has abruptly canceled an $11 million contract with Catholic charities in Miami to shelter and care for migrant children who arrive in the United States without a parent.

From specialized coder to orchestra conductor: How AI changes developer roles | We Love Open Source • All Things Open Discover how quantized models let Raspberry Pis run 4 billion parameter models, why developers shift from specialized coders to orchestra conductors managing AI agents, and how vLLM powers AI.

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Fighting for peace is fucking for virginity.

Not to mention all the $$$ he's making from the military industrial complex.

Thanks to Trump's Iran War, Big Oil Raking in $30 Million Per Hour in Windfall Profits | Common Dreams President Trump's unprovoked war in Iran has been a goldmine for Big Oil, raking in $30 million per hour in windfall profits. Climate advocates call for a windfall profits tax to invest in renewable e...

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The Oil-igarchs won't allow that in the US.

France passed a law requiring solar panels on every parking lot with more than 80 spaces.

Equals 10 nuclear reactors
Reduces heat island, shades cars

The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight.

Why aren't we doing this?

'Taxing Billionaires Is Not Radical': Mamdani Joins Top Economists to Denounce 'Rigged' US Tax System | Common Dreams ​​While most Americans are paying more in taxes this year, the wealthiest 1% are saving $9,000 on average thanks to Trump's tax cut legislation.

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Demystifying File Permissions in Linux - Both.org The first Linux CD I bought in the mid-1990s was Red Hat 5.0. It came with a book that claimed you could learn Linux in twenty-four hours—or maybe it was a week—but in any case, that seemed unrealisti...

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#Linux #Unix #Files #Permissions #Security #Both.org

People Would Stop Laughing If…. - Digby's Hullabaloo I became president, Trump thought "I'd be the most powerful man on the planet. I'd control the world's strongest military. I'd have parades to rival Vladimir's." How's that working out, Donny?        ...

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From Wayback to WordPress: Designing a recovery pipeline for archived sites  | We Love Open Source • All Things Open Recovering a WordPress site from the Wayback Machine is more than a download task. This recovery pipeline handles retry-safe retrieval, URL normalization, and WXR generation — turning archived snapsho...

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Demystifying File Permissions in Linux - Both.org The first Linux CD I bought in the mid-1990s was Red Hat 5.0. It came with a book that claimed you could learn Linux in twenty-four hours—or maybe it was a week—but in any case, that seemed unrealisti...

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Saudi Arabia pressures Trump to scale back war on Iran www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

Nobody has seen the Zamboni driver, but I'm sure he'll resurface eventually! #pun #humor

Sade | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

👏 Congratulations to Sade Adu, the first British black woman to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. #MusicSky #Sade

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Love your neighbor, don't be a dick, and take no shit! - Padraig O Tuama #Quote

Poetry and spirituality with Pádraig Ó Tuama Our guest on this week’s episode of “The Spiritual Life” podcast is a man who looks at the world through the eyes of not only a poet but a believer. But Pádraig Ó Tuama’s life is even more varied than...

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California’s age verification law is bad for open source - Both.org California recently signed into law an age verification bill. The California Assembly Bill 1043 (or AB-1043) is titled the "Digital Age Assurance Act" and is basically a "protect the children" law. Bu...

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You don't need a biochemistry degree to analyze proteins | We Love Open Source • All Things Open Learn how pre-trained transformer models like ProtGPT2 and ESM are democratizing protein analysis without requiring a biochemistry degree. Tia Pope demonstrates generating novel protein sequences and ...

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Bret Baier Asks Catholic JD Vance About Trump’s Attacks on the Pope: ‘Do You Agree With the President?’ Vice President JD Vance faced questions on Fox News regarding President Donald Trump's attacks on Pope Leo XIV.

The Gospel is now policy according to VP www.mediaite.com/media/tv/bre...

Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto SAN FRANCISCO—Following reports that a 20-year-old man had been arrested for throwing a Moltov cocktail at Sam Altman’s home, the suspect stated Monday that he only initiated the attack because he was...

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Brave: The Open-Source Alternative You Should Be Using - Both.org When I think of open source web browsers, I typically think of Chromium and Firefox. I have used both extensively, and they’re both exemplary. Chromium is the open-source base for the Chrome browser a...

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#Brave #Browser #OpenSource #Both.org #Linux

How to install CachyOS manually, the Arch Linux way with LVM and encryption | We Love Open Source • All Things Open Skip the Calamares GUI and install CachyOS the Arch Linux way. This step-by-step guide covers manual disk partitioning, LUKS encryption, LVM setup, and systemd-boot configuration for a fully optimized...

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Trump Goes On a Jaw-Dropping Tirade Against Pope Leo: ‘I Don’t Want a Pope Who Criticizes the President of the United States!’ Trump went scorched earth on Pope Leo XIV on Sunday for his recent criticism of the Iran war, blasting the American-born pontiff on issues from crime to COVID

Weak Tea! www.mediaite.com/politics/tru...

France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech | TechCrunch France's move to ditch Windows for Linux is its latest effort to reduce its reliance on American tech giants.

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