[-] dead@hexbear.net 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The name change happened on November 15 2025. MSNBC/MSNOW separated from NBC News and MSNOW is owned by a new company called Versant Media Group. The "MS" original meant Microsoft when the company began in 1996. Now they say the MS means "My Source".

[-] dead@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago

https://xcancel.com/Acyn/status/2001398789849161896#m

Confirmed by Trump, "Dan did a great job. I think he wants to go back to his show."

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[-] dead@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago

The lawsuit doesn't mention free speech. It cites this law.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_political_communication

[-] dead@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago

Based on the comments of this post, I can easily tell which users read the article and who didn't. Commenting on a post without actually reading the article says a lot about a person's behavior.

Reddit and its lawsuit never uses the phrase 'free speech'. The phrase 'free speech' was used by the Reuters article. Reuters is based in the UK and the two people who wrote the article are from Australia. In hindsight, I'm not sure why they used that phrase. If knew that users would get hung up on it, I would probably have changed the title.

If you commented on the phrase 'free speech', then you did not read or understand the article because the lawsuit is not actually related to the US concept of 'free speech'.

The actual lawsuit cities an Australian law called 'Freedom of political communication'. The reuters article says this in the first sentence.

Here's a screenshot from the lawsuit paperwork.

https://redditinc.com/hubfs/Reddit%20Inc/Content/2025.12.12%20-%20Reddit%20-%20Application.pdf

Reddit is suing Australia because it says that Australia is repressing the right for young people to get involved in politics. Does Reddit have the correct motives here? Probably not. They probably just want to sell more ads.

Is it correct that Australia is using the under-16 social media ban to prevent young people from learning about politics? Probably yes. The social media ban prevents young people from learning about things like Palestine and LGBT.

[-] dead@hexbear.net 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

LEARN HOW TO USE THE PACKAGE MANAGER.

Based on how you wrote this post, I feel like you at least read my comment on your previous post.

The main difference between Linux Distros is the software repository. The software repository contains all of the system software packages for the Linux Distro. All of the system updates come from the Distro repository.

There are some niche distro such as Kali Linux (DO NOT USE), which have specialized repositories for specific purposes. Kali Linux repository is filled with hacking tool. Kali is not intended for daily use.

Another example of a niche distro is Devuan, which was forked from Debian to used sysvinit instead of systemd. Around 10 years ago, Debian and most distros changed to use systemd. There's all kinds of conspiracy theories around systemd. Some people claim that systemd is against Unix development principles. I'm not recommending Devuan.

The Debian Linux repository is based around providing stable and secure software. The Arch Linux repository is based around having the latest software. Gentoo Linux repository is made on the principle of compiling software yourself.

If you pick a less used distro, it could have less developers and receive security updates less frequently. Distros with less developers will have less software in the repository.

You should use the distro which meet your needs in term of software release cycle, whether you want to compile your own software, your preference on software licenses, your preferences on what software is available in the repository. Pick the distro based on the repository, not the default DE.


The system package manager on the Debian-based systems including Ubuntu and Mint is called 'apt'. apt is the program which installs and updates all of the system software on the distro. apt is the program which communicates to the distro repository. There are different user interfaces for apt.

INSTALL SYNAPTIC SO THAT YOU CAN EXPLORE THE REPOSITORY

Open your system terminal and type:

sudo apt install synaptic

type your password and press y when it asks for install confirmation.

Then open synaptic. It should be in your programs menu.

You will a list of all of the packages that have been installed on your computer. You will see a list of all packages which can be installed from the repository. You can click on the packages to see a description of what the software does and what other packages it depended on

When I started using Linux over a decade ago, I spent a lot of time exploring the package manager. I was fixated on having as few packages as possible for a minimal system. When I saw a package that I did not think was used, I would uninstall it. This is the wrong way of doing things; the correct way would be to do a minimal install from the start. However, reading the package descriptions and knowing what different parts of your system does is helpful for knowing how Linux works.


You will see that there are many different DEs or WMs available to be installed from the apt repository. Some of them may even conflict with each other, meaning you can't install both.

DE (Desktop Environment) is a full system interface. DM (Desktop Manager) is the name of the user log in screen. WM (Window Manager) is the software which puts borders on your windows and moves the windows, ( _ [] x ) buttons is the WM.

Some WMs are designed to work without a DE. Some nerds like to use a WM without a DE for minimalism purposes. Custom WMs is a whole rabbit hole. If you're a turbo nerd, look for i3wm or dwm or awesomewm or something.

You can install different DEs from the repository. If you want to have the GNOME DE, you would install the 'gnome-core' package.

Some of the popular DEs available in the Debian repository includes GNOME, KDE, XFCE, LXDE, LXQT, MATE, Lomori (Unity fork), Cinnamon (Mint DE). There are even more in the repository which are not list on the wiki. For example, there is a phone/tablet DE versions of GNOME and KDE in the repository.

https://wiki.debian.org/DesktopEnvironment

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https://archive.is/TyeQz (Message from Pornhub)

Dated: December 12, 2025

Overview.
A recent cybersecurity incident involving Mixpanel, a third-party data analytics provider, has impacted some Pornhub Premium users. Specifically, this situation affects only select Premium users. It is important to note this was not a breach of Pornhub Premium’s systems. Passwords, payment details, and financial information remain secure and were not exposed.

The Situation.
The incident occurred within our analytics vendor Mixpanel’s environment and involved a limited set of analytics events for some users. This was not a breach of Pornhub Premium’s systems. No passwords, credentials, payment details or government IDs were compromised or exposed. Like Google, ChatGPT and others who were compromised as a part of the same attack, Mixpanel informed us of this breach. Although we have not worked with Mixpanel since 2021, it is our responsibility to ensure we inform you of this event.

What We Are Doing.
Upon becoming aware of this event, we immediately launched a comprehensive internal investigation with the support of our cybersecurity experts. We have engaged with relevant authorities and with Mixpanel, so that we can provide you with facts. We are working diligently to determine the nature and scope of the reported incident.

What You Can Do.
While our investigation is ongoing, we encourage all users to remain vigilant by monitoring their accounts for any suspicious emails or unusual activity.

Our Commitment To You.
Our commitment is to resolve the situation in line with best practices in cybersecurity and international privacy standards. Protecting the privacy and security of our community, creators and partners remains our highest priority, and we take incidents of this sort extremely seriously.

We appreciate the patience and trust of our community while we address this matter.

[-] dead@hexbear.net 1 points 2 days ago

Space isn't even an issue when dualbooting Linux systems. You can mount the root system on a separate partition and have one big shared /home partition. The system root partition usually only takes like 10-20gb at most.

[-] dead@hexbear.net 3 points 3 days ago

The main difference between Linux distros is the software repository. You can pretty much install any UI on any distro. You can install the Linux Mint UI on any other distro, it's called Cinnamon DE.

Do not use the Nvidia installer script. The one file that ends in .run or whatever. Chances are that it will brick your install at some point.

READ THIS. It is rules for installing software on a Debian-based system to not break your system. https://wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian

Nvidia hosts a software repository for Linux drivers. It says that this repository is intended for servers but it also works for desktop computers. I have the nvidia 580 driver installed on Debian. I tried the 590 driver and it was buggy.

https://docs.nvidia.com/datacenter/tesla/driver-installation-guide/debian.html

https://docs.nvidia.com/datacenter/tesla/driver-installation-guide/ubuntu.html

https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/

Depending on which Mint you installed, you would add the Debian repository or the Ubuntu repository. I think Mint doesn't even maintain their own full repository, the Mint distro piggybacks on Debian or Ubuntu. look at your /etc/apt/sources.list

Note that, the DontBreakDebian guide says it is bad practice to add third-party repositories. This is a special circumstance.

[-] dead@hexbear.net 10 points 6 days ago

That's Donald Dimmadome, owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadome!

[-] dead@hexbear.net 34 points 6 days ago

Did Graham Platner write this post? You can't be a member of the ICE gestapo and not be right wing. It does not matter what the ICE agents believe on a personal level. The act of violently kidnapping and deporting lawful migrants is right wing.

[-] dead@hexbear.net 54 points 6 days ago

I think your perspective is biased based on where you live. The people that I meet in real life tend to be more right wing than social media.

If you think the right wing is collapsing, then who are all of the people signing up to become members of the ICE gestapo?

Also tiktok is very soon to be owned by the Zionist Billionaire Trump-Loyalist Larry Ellison.

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About a month ago, Lakanwal told his unit mate that his inability to work due to missing immigration paperwork meant his family couldn’t afford rent or food. He resorted to borrowing money from friends and former unit members, and during the conversation, he broke down in tears from frustration and desperation, his unit mate said.

“Every time, like looking [for] somebody [to] help for documents, somebody [to] help for pay the rent, he’s not going to work,” the Afghan unit mate said.

His unit mate said Lakanwal sought help in June from a CIA program designed to aid Zero Unit veterans with immigration issues. Rolling Stone reviewed a screenshot of the group chat in June where Zero Unit veterans shared information with a CIA representative about ongoing issues. Lakanwal posted messages asking for help. His last post went unanswered and was deleted by the chat’s administrator.

Rolling Stone called the CIA representative in the text chat, who claimed it was a wrong number. A request for comment from the CIA was not returned.

https://archive.is/YbLJM

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https://xcancel.com/GirthyBurg/status/1991609406505501033#m

the grok tweet was deleted before I could archive it

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https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/trump-says-signed-epstein-files-bill/

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4405

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115579394833948106

copy/paste the url if you want to visit truthsocial. archive.is isn't working with it right now.

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