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Run this random script in the terminal to block Apple’s macOS Tahoe update notification spam
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (243+ words) Are you not at all interested in upgrading to macOS Tahoe, and getting annoyed at the relentless notification spam from Apple trying to trick you into upgrading? The secret? Using device management profiles, which let you enforce policies on Macs…...
US lawmakers push for age verification at the operating system level
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (617+ words) Encryption backdoors, social media bans for children, creepy age verification for applications " what will they think of next? The latest brilliant idea by US lawmakers sure is a hell of a doozy: legally mandated age verification in every single operating…...
Jails for NetBSD – OSnews
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (206+ words) FreeBSD has its jails technology, and it seems NetBSD might be getting something similar soon. Jails for NetBSD aims to bring lightweight, kernel-enforced isolation to NetBSD. The system is intended to remain fully NetBSD-native. Isolation and policy enforcement are integrated…...
US orders diplomats in the EU to fight data sovereignty initiatives
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (288+ words) It seems the widespread efforts in Europe to drastically reduce its dependency on US technology companies is starting to worry some people. President Donald Trump's administration has ordered U.S. diplomats to lobby against attempts to regulate U.S. tech companies' handling of foreigners…...
New Windows update adds Sysmon to Windows
3+ day, 35+ min ago (511+ words) Microsoft released an optional cumulative update for Windows 11, and for once, it actually includes something many of you might actually like: it adds Sysmon from Sysinternals to Windows natively, so you no longer have to install it manually. Here's a…...
“Never buy a .online domain”
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (175+ words) I've been a .com purist for over two decades of building. Once, I broke that rule and bought a .online TLD for a small project. This is the story of how it went up in flames. " Tony S. An absolute horror…...
You can add a menu bar to KDE title bars with this tool, for some reason
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (649+ words) Only a few days ago we talked about the concept of client-side decorations, and how more and more desktop environments and operating systems " specifically GNOME and macOS " are putting more and more buttons, menus, and other widgets inside title bars....
The age-verification trap: verifying user’s ages undermines everyone’s data protection
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (286+ words) Social media is going the way of alcohol, gambling, and other social sins: Societies are deciding it's no longer kid stuff. Lawmakers point to compulsive use, exposure to harmful content, and mounting concerns about adolescent mental health. So, many propose…...
If you’ve been holding on to a phone for a while, current phones are really disappointing
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (693+ words) This must be a universal experience at this point for people who aren't swayed by the latest and greatest marketing hype around new phone models: there's just nothing out there that fits one's needs. When I walked into a phone…...
GTK-NoCSD: an LD_PRELOAD library to disable CSDs
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (101+ words) But what if you could turn CSDs off? GTK-NoCSD is an LD_PRELOAD library to disable CSD in GTK3/4, LibHandy, and LibAdwaita apps. This library restores the server side decoration, getting back the window manager titlebar, and moves the controls from the CSD…...