Here are some faster, better and feature rich alternative command line tools to replace the decades-old legacy Linux commands.
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Source: Linux Today – Modern Alternatives to Some of the Classic Linux Commands
To me, Siri is perhaps the most annoying feature of my iPhone. You can’t fix some of its problems—such as Siri’s inability to comprehend certain basic commands or to reliably return useful results—but there are several settings you can adjust Siri less grating and more useful. Let’s walk through them.
Source: LifeHacker – 8 Ways You Can Make Siri Less Annoying
There’s a good chance you’ve heard of LibreOffice – OK, yes, and Klingon. Interslavic, maybe not. Here’s why some of you should care. LibreOffice is the continuation of the moribund OpenOffice project, which had to change its name because Oracle claimed the trademark on the old name.
Source: LXer – ‘IwlIj jachjaj! Incoming LibreOffice 7.3 to support Klingon and Interslavic
Samsung in partnership with Tesla has posted a set of 23 patches for enabling Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) SoC for the mainline Linux kernel…
Source: Phoronix – Linux Kernel Patches Posted For Bringing Up Tesla’s Full Self-Driving SoC
MachineShedFred shares a report from Forbes: Compounds in cannabis can prevent infection from the virus that causes Covid-19 by blocking its entry into cells, according to a study published this week by researchers affiliated with Oregon State University. A report on the research, “Cannabinoids Block Cellular Entry of SARS-CoV-2 and the Emerging Variants,” was published online on Monday by the Journal of Natural Products. The researchers found that two cannabinoid acids commonly found in hemp varietals of cannabis, cannabigerolic acid, or CBGA, and cannabidiolic acid, also known as CBDA, can bind to the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. By binding to the spike protein, the compounds can prevent the virus from entering cells and causing infection, potentially offering new avenues to prevent and treat the disease.
“Orally bioavailable and with a long history of safe human use, these cannabinoids, isolated or in hemp extracts, have the potential to prevent as well as treat infection by SARS-CoV-2,” the researchers wrote in an abstract of the study. The study was led by Richard van Breemen, a researcher with Oregon State’s Global Hemp Innovation Center in the College of Pharmacy and Linus Pauling Institute, in collaboration with scientists at the Oregon Health & Science University. Van Breeman said that the cannabinoids studied are common and readily available. “These cannabinoid acids are abundant in hemp and in many hemp extracts,” van Breemen said, as quoted by local media. “They are not controlled substances like THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, and have a good safety profile in humans.”
Van Breemen added that CBDA and CBGA blocked the action of emerging variants of the virus that causes Covid-19, saying that “our research showed the hemp compounds were equally effective against variants of SARS-CoV-2, including variant B.1.1.7, which was first detected in the United Kingdom, and variant B.1.351, first detected in South Africa.” […] Although further research is needed, van Breemen noted that study shows the cannabinoids could be developed into drugs to prevent or treat Covid-19. CBDA and CBGA are produced by the hemp plant as precursors to CBD and CBG, which are familiar to many consumers. However, they are different from the acids and are not contained in hemp products.” Van Breeman also noted that the research showed the cannabinoids were effective against new variants of the virus, which he said are “one of the primary concerns” in the pandemic for health officials and clinicians.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – Study Finds Cannabinoids Prevent COVID-19 Infection
There are screenshots and then there are scrolling screenshots, which are extended screengrabs that include the entirety of the webpage or the document or the menu that you’re viewing, beyond what you can actually see on screen. If you need to capture these kinds of screenshots the process is slightly different than a…
Source: Gizmodo – How to Take Scrolling Screenshots on Any Device
As cold, sleet, ice, and snow descend across many areas of the country, the threat of losing power looms large. While a power outage may pose only a minor inconvenience of eating leftovers by head lamp for a night, sometimes it can have much longer, more costly effects as the food in your refrigerator slowly spoils.…
Source: LifeHacker – Where to Get Reimbursed for Spoiled Food After a Power Outage
Apple is set to slightly alter the wording on its notice for the iCloud Private Relay error that switched off the VPN-like feature for some users. According to MacRumors, the tech giant will update its note for users, clarifying that their carriers aren’t always to blame for the issue. After a previous iOS 15.2 update, some users found that they couldn’t use Private Relay while on a cellular network. Private Relay ensures that, as long as the user is on Safari, not even Apple can see their activities.
The original notice puts the blame solely on mobile carriers:
“Private Relay is turned off for your cellular plan. Your cellular plan doesn’t support iCloud Private Relay. With iCloud Private Relay turned off, this network can monitor your internet activity, and your IP address is not hidden from known trackers or websites.”
T-Mobile, however, denied that it was responsible for the error happening to its subscribers’ phones. It told Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in a statement that it identified a problem with the iOS 15.2 update that toggled off the feature by default. Apple denied that its update rolled out with changes to Private Relay, as one would expect: “No changes were made to iCloud Private Relay in iOS 15.2 that would have toggled the feature off,” a spokesperson said.
Whatever the real reason is for the feature being switched off, fixing the problem could be as simple as toggling some settings back on. The updated notice that rolled out with iOS 15.3 beta now says:
“Private Relay is turned off for your cellular plan. Private Relay is either not supported by your cellular plan or has been turned off in Cellular Settings. With Private Relay turned off, this network can monitor your internet activity, and your IP address is not hidden from known trackers or websites.”
Apple’s support page now also contains instructions on how fix the problem: If Private Relay has been switched off for a cellular network, users can go to the network’s settings and turn on “Limit IP Address Tracking.” They can go to WiFi settings and do the same if the feature isn’t working on WiFi.
Source: Engadget – Apple’s updated iCloud Private Relay notice clarifies why it might not work for some users
Intel’s open-source Linux graphics driver developers have now committed the DG2/Alchemist graphics card PCI IDs and device information data to Mesa 22.0 for their OpenGL and Vulkan driver support, but for now until the Linux kernel support is baked this is disabled…
Source: Phoronix – Intel Arc DG2 “Alchemist” Added For Mesa 22.0 But Code Disabled For Now
Enlarge / Illustration of antibodies responding to an infection of SARS-CoV-2. (credit: Getty Images/Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library)
Right from omicron’s first description, researchers were concerned about the variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Looking over the list of mutations it carried, scientists could identify a number that would likely make the variant more infectious. Other mutations were even more worrying, as they would likely interfere with the immune system’s ability to recognize the virus, allowing it to pose a risk to those who had been vaccinated or suffered from previous infections.
Buried in the subtext of these worries was a clear implication: Scientists could simply look at the sequence of amino acids in the spike protein of a coronavirus and get a sense of how well the immune system would respond to it.
That knowledge is based on years of studying how the immune system operates, combined with a lot of specific information regarding its interactions with SARS-CoV-2. What follows is a description of these interactions, along with their implications for viral evolution and present and future variants.
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Source: Ars Technica – Immune system vs. virus: Why omicron had experts worried from the start
A little after four hours into a recent Final Fantasy XIV livestream, producer Naoki Yoshida mentioned that he appreciated feedback from players, but did have a request.
Source: Kotaku – Final Fantasy XIV Producer To Players: Harsh Remarks Can Impact Developers’ Mental Health
On Wednesday, the White House said it plans to allocate billions of dollars for more wind, solar and geothermal energy projects across the US. That will include moving forward with the lease of six commercial areas off the coasts of New York and New Jersey to turn the area into wind farms. More than 488,000 acres of ocean seafloor will be used to build an estimated 5.6 and 7 gigawatts of clean power generation. Using the $65 billion Congress set aside for power grid upgrades, the initiative also puts $2.5 billion toward funding the installation of new transmission lines.
The Biden administration may still struggle to decarbonize the country’s power grid by 2035, however. Not only is there political gridlock, but the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has said that federal agencies spent $684 billion on coal plant carbon capture and storage projects — most of which have failed.
— Mat Smith
We all want to look good. Whether it’s on a stream or Zoom call, decent lighting is crucial. Logitech has just launched a new lighting device made for streamers called Litra Glow, and it says the product is capable of providing a “natural, radiant look across all skin tones.”
Litra Glow delivers a glare-free light supposed to be gentle on the eyes and safe for all-day streaming. Logitech’s TrueSoft technology promises cinematic color accuracy and enables a soft, flattering light that can apparently make streamers look less, well, tired.
NVIDIA has started rolling out Software Experience Upgrade 9.0 for Shield TV devices to upgrade their operating system to Android 11. The company says Experience 9.0 will bring the new OS to all Shield TVs, including the original 2015 models. The upgrade adds access to a new Google Keyboard with support for voice searches.
A class-action lawsuit has named Kim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather and basketball star Paul Pierce as defendants for promoting a cryptocurrency called EthereumMax. According to Finbold, the plaintiffs sued the celebrities and the still-unidentified entities behind the tokens for causing the value of the Ethereum knockoff to soar so “they could sell their portion of the Float for a profit.”
Canon has had to ship toner cartridges without copy protection chips due to ongoing shortages. That, in turn, has led to some ImageRunner multifunction printers incorrectly flagging official cartridges as knockoffs — Canon has even told printer owners how to bypass the warnings and deal with broken toner level detection.
Lawsuits are an increasing occurrence in the Bitcoin ecosystem, and former Twitter chief Jack Dorsey thinks he can help fend them off. Coindeskreports Dorsey, Chaincode’s Alex Morcos and academic Martin White have proposed a nonprofit legal defense fund for Bitcoin developers to protect them against lawsuits and similar “legal pressure.”
The PC’s pandemic-era renaissance continues. Canalys estimates PC shipments jumped 15 percent year-over-year to 341 million despite supply shortages. Simply put, many of the customers in 2021 were adding new PCs rather than replacing existing ones.
Nuro’s third-gen driverless delivery vehicle includes an external airbag
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE pre-orders at Amazon come with a $100 gift card
Magic Leap grants healthcare startups access to its new AR headset ahead of mid-2022 release
Netflix and Apple lead SAG Award nominations with ‘Squid Game’ and ‘Ted Lasso’
Apple releases iOS 15.2.1 to patch a serious HomeKit DDoS vulnerability
Keychron’s Q2 is a compact take on its popular customizable keyboard
Source: Engadget – The Morning After: President Biden’s plans for an upgraded, cleaner US power grid
Tesla has removed any mention of the year 2022 from the Cybertruck website, a bad sign for anyone hoping to get their hands on the electric truck before the end of the year. Don’t say we didn’t warn you back in 2019.
Source: Gizmodo – Tesla Removes Promise of ‘2022’ Production on Cybertruck Website
Drupal is an open-source and popular content management tool that is the foundation of many websites across the internet. In this post, we are going to explain how to install the Drupal content management tool on Ubuntu OS.
Source: LXer – How to Install Drupal on Ubuntu 20.04
Google Meet has started rolling out live translated captions widely after testing the feature last year. It works on web or mobile but is still fairly limited, translating only English meetings to four languages: French, German, Portuguese and Spanish.
“Translated captions help make Google Meet video calls more inclusive and collaborative by removing language proficiency barriers,” Google wrote in a Workspace blog. “When meeting participants consume content in their preferred language, this helps equalize information sharing, learning, and collaboration and ensures your meetings are as effective as possible for everyone.”
The feature is designed to be helpful for all-hands or training meetings with teams located around the world. It can also be helpful in education settings, according to Google, “allowing educators to connect and interact with students, parents and community stakeholders with diverse backgrounds.”
To use the feature, users need to switch on captions in settings and set it to English before toggling on translated captions underneath. They can then choose one of the translated language options. For more detailed information, check Google Meet’s translated captions help page.
Google first announced the feature at its I/O developer’s conference last year, and Otter offers a similar service for Google Meet and Zoom. Live translated captions are available for Google Workspace Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, the Teaching and Learning Upgrade and Google Workspace for Education Plus customers. It’s rolling out gradually as of yesterday, so it could take up to 15 days before you see it.
Source: Engadget – Google Meet’s live translated captions start rolling out widely
Nigeria will lift a ban on Twitter on Thursday after seven months, according to a statement published online from the country’s technology development agency. The government banned Twitter for enabling “subversive” and “criminal” activities, though in reality it was likely because the social media company deleted a…
Source: Gizmodo – Nigeria Lifts Twitter Ban After Seven Months of Censorship
Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) is a FOSS (free and open-source software) for network protocol analyzer. In this guide, we will learn “How to use Wireshark for capturing and analyzing packets”.
Source: LXer – How to use Wireshark for capturing and analyzing network packets
Nigerians can now access Twitter again without having to use VPNs or having to fear repercussions for doing so. The Nigerian government has lifted the ban on Twitter on January 13th, 2022, over seven months after it ordered telecom providers in the country to block the social network. According to CNN, Reuters and The Financial Times, Nigeria has decided to lift the ban after Twitter agreed to open a local office.
Twitter also had to agree to meet other conditions set by the government, including “managing prohibited publication in line with Nigerian law.” The social network has to pay domestic taxes, as well, and to appoint a representative in the country who’ll be in charge of engaging with local authorities.
If you’ll recall, Nigeria originally suspended Twitter in June 2021 after the website removed a tweet made by President Muhammadu Buhari who used the platform to threaten citizens following attacks on government buildings. Back then, Twitter explained that the post violated its abuse policy. Nigerian authorities shot back by accusing Twitter of allowing its platform to be used “for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.” They also warned citizens that they would prosecute those who tried to circumvent the suspension by using VPNs and similar tools. Bloomberg reported back in October that Nigeria was already set to lift the ban, so long as Twitter is used in the country for “business and positive engagements,” but it clearly took a few more months for the agreement to be finalized.
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general of Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency, said Twitter “has agreed to act with a respectful acknowledgement of Nigerian laws and the national culture and history on which such legislation has been built.” The social network has also apparently agreed to work with the country’s government “to develop a Code of Conduct in line with global best practices, applicable in almost all developed countries.”
Source: Engadget – Twitter is no longer blocked in Nigeria
Back in 2020 Microsoft announced the DXGKRNL driver as the kernel driver component for supporting GPU accelerated use-cases within Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2). That original DXGKRNL driver was quickly shot down by upstream kernel developers and various issues raised while now for the past year Microsoft has been reworking this kernel driver and on Wednesday published the new version…
Source: Phoronix – Microsoft Reworks The “DXGKRNL” Driver It Wants To Get Into The Linux Kernel
Spirited Away is getting the luxury designer goods treatment from venerated fashion house Loewe. The brand’s items are usually on the pricey side, so you can bet the Studio Ghibli ones are, too.
Source: Kotaku – Studio Ghibli Teams Up With Luxury Brand For Some Expensive Merch
