Brazil Repurposes Seized Pirate Streaming Boxes for Schools and Hospitals
Over the past three years, Brazil has worked hard to combat online piracy from various angles. Spearheaded by ANCINE, the National Film Agency that falls under Brazil’s Ministry of Culture, “Operation 404” campaigns have led to numerous takedowns and arrests. Streaming sites and services have been a focal point in this battle. Among other things, ANCINE helped to train inspection agents of the Federal Revenue Service and the Federal...
Reddit’s DMCA Removals Surged 15,000% in Five Years
Every day, millions of people from all over the world submit posts, comments, and other content to Reddit. The social news and discussion platform has been around for more than 17 years and over time its popularity has only increased. In addition to rising visitor numbers, the volume of DMCA takedown requests has also skyrocketed to previously unimaginable levels. 15,000% Increase Reddit’s recent ban (and unban) of the /r/PiratedGames...
Mentoring as a power multiplier in open source
Mentoring as a power multiplier in open source Josh Solomon Mon, 08/22/2022 – 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like Many developers struggle with work-life balance. They are overloaded with regular tasks and frequently called upon to solve urgent customer issues. Yet many developers, like me, have ideas they want to promote if only they had time to do so. Sometimes these pet ideas do not make it through the...
My first impression of GNOME Console on Linux
My first impression of GNOME Console on Linux Alan Formy-Duval Mon, 08/22/2022 – 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like New on the GNOME desktop is their terminal emulator application simply named Console. It seems aimed at providing a no-nonsense, stable command-line environment for Linux users. Introducing GNOME Console for Linux Image by: (Alan Formy-Duval, CC BY-SA 4.0) The GNOME Console isn’t as...
