The Valuable News weekly series is dedicated to provide summary about news, articles and other interesting stuff mostly but not always related to the UNIX or BSD systems. Whenever I stumble upon something worth mentioning on the Internet I just put it here.
Today the amount information that we get using various information streams is at massive overload. Thus one needs to focus only on what is important without the need to grep(1) the Internet everyday. Hence the idea of providing such information ‘bulk’ as I already do that grep(1).
UNIX
Customize SDDM Display Manager on Linux and FreeBSD.
https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-customize-the-sddm-display-manager-on-linux
pfSense Software is Moving Ahead to FreeBSD 14-CURRENT.
https://www.netgate.com/blog/pfsense-software-is-moving-ahead
Understanding OpenZFS SLOGs – When to Use/Avoid It.
https://klarasystems.com/articles/what-makes-a-good-time-to-use-openzfs-slog-and-when-should-you-avoid-it/
NetBSD at EuroBSDCon 2022.
https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/eurobsdcon_2022
Updated NetBSD 10.0 Changelog.
https://netbsd.org/changes/changes-10.0.html
Peter Czanik on EuroBSDcon 2022.
https://peter.czanik.hu/posts/eurobsdcon2022/
Whats New for RISC-V in LLVM 15.
https://muxup.com/2022q3/whats-new-for-risc-v-in-llvm-15
Running Docker Host on OpenBSD with vmd(8).
https://www.tumfatig.net/2022/running-docker-host-openbsd-vmd/
Comprehensive Guide to rc(8) – FreeBSD Services and Automation.
https://klarasystems.com/articles/rc8-freebsd-services-and-automation/
Mindshare – Analyzing BSD Kernels for Uninitialized Memory Disclosures Using Binary Ninja.
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2022/9/19/mindshare-analyzing-bsd-kernels-with-binary-ninja
FreeBSD Tokyo Nights Inspired Simple XMonad Theme.
https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/xklmpl/xmonad_freebsd_tokyo_nights_inspired_simple_theme/
FreeBSD for Writing Java.
https://keyholesoftware.com/2022/09/22/freebsd-for-writing-java/
Me – Myself – Pi – Its Electrifying!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBYQjfGeP7g
BSD Now 472 – Consistent Exit Code.
https://www.bsdnow.tv/472
FreeBSD Deprecates telnetd(8) Daemon.
https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?id=24e1824e4646237c5ab8e63f59fa38e076f18ba7
pfSense CE Snapshots on PHP 8.1 and FreeBSD 14-CURRENT.
https://www.netgate.com/blog/ce-snapshots-on-php-8.1-and-freebsd-main
Cartron Asks What FreeBSD Machines I Use.
https://rubenerd.com/cartron-asks-what-freebsd-machines-i-use/
Install pip(1) Python Package Manager on FreeBSD 12.
https://www.computingpost.com/install-pip-python-package-manager-on-freebsd-12/
Using bash(1) Shell when Logging into FreeBSD SSH.
https://programmatic.solutions/1c3hnx/using-bash-shell-when-logging-into-freebsd-ssh
Install PostgreSQL 11 on FreeBSD 12.
https://www.computingpost.com/how-to-install-postgresql-11-on-freebsd-12/
Install pgAdmin4 on FreeBSD 12.
https://www.computingpost.com/how-to-install-pgadmin4-on-freebsd-12/
VirtualBox for Dummies Ebook – Cross platform Open Source Virtualization Software.
https://www.oracle.com/virtualization/virtualbox-for-dummies/
Understanding AWK. [2021]
https://earthly.dev/blog/awk-examples/
How to Build Your Own FreeBSD 13.1 Desktop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pru7rreC_Mc
In Other BSDs for 2022/09/24.
https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2022/09/24/27385.html
IBM AIX for IA64 (Itanium) – Project Monterey – Runs Again!
https://virtuallyfun.com/wordpress/2022/09/24/ibm-aix-for-ia64-itanium-aka-project-monterey-runs-again/
GELI Encrypted USB Backup of ZFS Filesystems in FreeBSD 13. [2021]
https://thornton2.com/unix/freebsd/geli-encrypted-usb-backup.html
How to Trigger Services Restart After OpenBSD Update.
https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2022-09-25-openbsd-reboot-syspatch.html
Few of My Favorite Things About OpenBSD Packet Filter Tools.
https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2022/09/a-few-of-my-favorite-things-about.html
Hardware
AMD Ryzen 6000 in Mini PC – Upcoming ASUS PN53.
https://www.techpowerup.com/299005/amd-ryzen-6000-rembrandt-makes-it-to-mini-pcs-spotted-in-upcoming-asus-pn53
AAEON UP Squared V2 SBC with N6210/J6426 CPU and 16 GB RAM and M.2 and SATA.
https://www.techpowerup.com/298931/aaeon-unveils-the-up-squared-v2-single-board-computer
3Dfx Voodoo 5 5500 Outputs 720p Widescreen at 120Hz and OSSC is Just Fine and Games Work.
https://twitter.com/DarkainMX/status/1571692630182096896
https://twitter.com/DarkainMX/status/1571694102726713345
Sony Nextorage Demos PCIe 5.0 SSD.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/sony-nextorage-pcie5-ssd-demoed
Switzerland Museum of Consumer Electronics.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/switzerlands-museum-of-consumer-electronics
ASUS Mini PC PN63-S1.
https://www.asus.com/Displays-Desktops/Mini-PCs/PN-series/Mini-PC-PN63-S1/
Is Intel Management Engine (IME) a Backdoor?
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/is-the-intel-management-engine-a-backdoor/
ZOTAC ZBOX Edge CI342 with N6415 Up to 32GB RAM M.2 and SATA.
https://www.fanlesstech.com/2022/09/zotac-zbox-edge-ci342-official.html
ServeTheHome Q3 2022 Client M.2 NVMe SSD Buyers Guide with SATA Bonus.
https://www.servethehome.com/sth-q3-2022-client-m-2-nvme-ssd-buyers-guide-with-a-sata-bonus/
The MIPS ThinkPad – Kind of.
https://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2022/09/the-mips-thinkpad-kind-of.html
Life
Hacker News – Name 3-5 Books That Had Most Impact on Your Career and Knowledge?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32896299
Woody Harrelson: “Big Pharma and Big Government” Are “Last People I Would Trust” with My Health.
https://ijr.com/cheers-actor-wont-trust-big-pharma-big-government-health/
Why Adults Still Dream About School.
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/09/why-school-haunts-our-dreams-long-after-graduation/671506/
Meat Non Consumers Experienced Approximately Twice the Frequency of Depressive Episodes of Meat Consumers.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165032722010643
Impact of Fluoride on Neurological Development in Children.
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/fluoride-childrens-health-grandjean-choi/
50 Years Ago Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to Point Blame at Fat.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/13/493739074/50-years-ago-sugar-industry-quietly-paid-scientists-to-point-blame-at-fat
Other
Cyberpunk 2077 Most Played Single Player Game on Steam.
https://twistedvoxel.com/cyberpunk-2077-beats-elden-ring-steam/
Amazon Deletes Top Rated Review of Angela Saini Superior Book.
https://noahcarl.substack.com/p/amazon-deletes-top-rated-review-of
Nightdrive – JavaScript Simulation of Driving at Night on Motorway.
https://incoherency.co.uk/blog/stories/nightdrive.html
Quote(s) of the Week
“Engineers have more words for screwing up than the Inuit have words for snow.”
Pierce Nichols
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