⊥ᵒᵚ Cᵸᵎᶺᵋᶫ∸ᵒᵘ ☑️ @falken@qoto.org

New Linux 'Dirty Frag' Zero-Day Gives Root On All Major Distros https://linux.slashdot.org/story/26/05/08/1913238/new-linux-dirty-frag-zero-day-gives-root-on-all-major-distros?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon

The Scottish Parliament now has a pro-Independence majority.

Phew!

One of the reasons I resigned from Infinite Monkey Cage was show’s executives saying it was not acceptable to mention ( on my personal social media account) known pedophiles who have been very close to the Monarchy - that’s why I will be in Trafalgar Square tomorrow at midday

@letsencrypt is in the middle of an active incident. Issuance of new certs has ceased. Heads up. https://letsencrypt.status.io/

I saw a local message that a garage needed to be cleared out today, because junkers were coming tomorrow. Everything free.

Which is why I now have a working (apparently?) IBM 5153 CGA monitor.

Difficulty Level: I don't have anything that outputs CGA video. I'm going to go look for someone's weird "generate a CGA test pattern with an Arduino/Raspberry Pi" project notes, but please send me a link to such if you have one.

#Retrocomputing #CGA #Boston

@lostsettler
Over the next year or so, a lot of people are gong to find out their local council don't have power over immigration policy and also don't know how to provide local services.

We voted out the Tories, only to find that, after a long 14 years of waiting, a Labour government adopts and extends some of their worst policies, while entirely failing to excite or inspire. Now Labour and its supporters on this platform blame us for turning away. What aren’t they seeing here?

No one expected Keir Starmer to solve our pressing problems overnight. But what we did expect – and had every right to expect – was that he would lay out a clear vision and roadmap for doing so. Instead, we’ve had drift, appeasement and a startling absence of ideas, values and ambition. 🧵1/6

There is one week left on the Runaway to the Stars Kickstarter! If you wanted to get in, remember to do it soon!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ironspike/runaway-to-the-stars?ref=bftk76

Dirty Frag: Universal Linux LPE https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/07/8

This is a report on "Dirty Frag", a universal LPE that allows obtaining root privileges on all major distributions. This vulnerability has a similar impact to the previous Copy Fail.

#linux #security

🆕 blog! “I've found just the right paper for my Bottom Hole problem”

A few weeks ago, I went on a mad quest to find the newspaper used in 1995's Bottom Hole TV show.

During the episode, Eddie starts reading this newspaper:

Obviously, the "Hammersmith Bugle" is not a real paper and they never ran a headline "No News Shocker". But judging from all…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/05/ive-found-just-the-right-paper-for-my-bottom-hole-problem/
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#comedy #newspapers #tv

@EUCommission Allow me to assist