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interesThings Newsletter - July 2026

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Kali Linux 2026.2 Released with GNOME 50, KDE Plasma 6.6, Kernel 6.19
https://linuxiac.com/kali-linux-2026-2-released-with-gnome-50-kde-plasma-6-6-kernel-6-19/

Hacking A Reverse Osmosis Water Filter Through Its Smart Faucet
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/30/hacking-a-reverse-osmosis-water-filter-through-its-smart-faucet/

FreeBSD vs Linux: Eternal Open Source Showdown
https://roethof.net/posts/2025/07/freebsd-vs-linux-comparison/

Understanding /bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin Split [2010]
https://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/busybox/2010-December/074114.html

Sylve 0.3.0 Adds Lightweight PF Firewall and WireGuard Manager
https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@hayzam/116487611925742119

XLibre - Fork of Xorg - Has Yet Another Major New Release
https://youtube.com/watch?v=PK4szC2OPeY

Municipal Tokens as Urban Policy Tools: The Case of LVGA and the MyLugano App
https://www.p2pfisy.com/research-papers/municipal-tokens-as-urban-policy-tools-the-case-of-lvga-and-the-mylugano-app

UDP Broadcasting and Easily Finding Network Services
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/01/udp-broadcasting-and-easily-finding-network-services/

Rendering AT protocol posts on my /feed
https://piccalil.li/projects/personal-site/7/?ref=main-rss-feed

A Farewell to ARPs: IPv4 Service on IPv6-Only Networks
https://labs.ripe.net/author/remco-van-mook/a-farewell-to-arps-ipv4-service-on-ipv6-only-networks/

ArtfulType, a Markdown Editor for 68k Macs
https://512pixels.net/2026/07/artfultype-68k/

AT&T and Ericsson Turn 5G Towers Into a Drone Detection Network
https://nerds.xyz/2026/07/att-ericsson-5g-towers-drone-detection-network/

Debian Linux 13.6 Is Here With a Serious Secure Boot Warning You Should Not Ignore
https://nerds.xyz/2026/07/debian-linux-13-6/

dmdutra/bsdmail: A Simple Way to Deploy Your Own Mail Server on FreeBSD
https://github.com/sizeofnull/bsdmail

Experimental BSDun Kernel Module Runs FreeBSD Binaries on Linux
https://linuxiac.com/experimental-bsdun-kernel-module-runs-freebsd-binaries-on-linux/

h-m-m: Hackers Mind Map
https://github.com/nadrad/h-m-m

GitLab on FreeBSD
https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/07/09/gitlab-on-freebsd/

How To Rebuild An 1800s Victorian Leclanche Cell
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/06/how-to-rebuild-an-1800s-victorian-leclanche-cell/

How to Turn a Smart TV Into an Almost Full-Fledged Linux Workstation
https://dev.to/xenonxe54/how-to-turn-a-smart-tv-into-an-almost-full-fledged-linux-workstation-4415

Linux Fu: The Local Phonebook
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/08/linux-fu-the-local-phonebook/

macOS 28 Will Remove Support for Encrypted HFS+ Volumes
https://512pixels.net/2026/07/macos-28-will-remove-support-for/

Performance Improvements For Open-Source 80386
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/06/performance-improvements-for-open-source-80386/

Sony Erases Digital Content From Libraries; We’re Reminded We Do Not Own What We Buy
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/sony-erases-digital-content-from-libraries-were-reminded-we-dont-own-what-we-buy

The Atari Jaguar Runs Linux
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/07/the-atari-jaguar-runs-linux/

When Internet Traffic Becomes a Physical Event
https://labs.ripe.net/author/flavio_luciani_1/when-internet-traffic-becomes-a-physical-event/

Chernobyl’s Forgotten Internet | Chornobyl Uncharted Ep 33
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZKw2H6d1SU

When and What Should I Be Logging?
https://blog.sentry.io/logging-best-practices/

My Home Assistant Setup: bhyve, FreeBSD Jails, Zigbee, Homematic, and Matter over Thread
https://blog.hofstede.it/my-home-assistant-setup-bhyve-freebsd-jails-zigbee-homematic-and-matter-over-thread/

The Last MPEG-4 Visual Patent Has Expired, Freeing DivX and Xvid Worldwide
https://linuxiac.com/the-last-mpeg-4-visual-patent-has-expired/

Wholesale .IO registration cost increasing to $56 - Domain Name Wire
https://domainnamewire.com/2026/07/21/io-price-increase/

How Early SunOS Did Diskless Workstations Before NFS
https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/solaris/SunOSDisklessWithoutNFS

Beyond Origin Validation: Four Classes of Routing Attack Nobody Is Validating
https://labs.ripe.net/author/antonio-prado/beyond-origin-validation-four-classes-of-routing-attack-nobody-is-validating/

PVE-UPS: A Proxmox SNMP UPS Shutdown Service
https://www.derekseaman.com/2026/07/pve-ups-a-proxmox-snmp-ups-shutdown-service.html

JOPDF Offers Linux Users Free, Full-Featured PDF Editing
https://linuxiac.com/jopdf-offers-linux-users-free-full-featured-pdf-editing/

Meet Shadowfetch Linux, a New Debian-Based Distro Built Around Local AI
https://linuxiac.com/meet-shadowfetch-linux-a-new-debian-based-distro-built-around-local-ai/

Wine 11.14 Brings New WoW64 Mode to FreeBSD
https://linuxiac.com/wine-11-14-brings-new-wow64-mode-to-freebsd/

FreeBSD Just Removed The Last Of Its GPL-Licensed Code
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/28/freebsd-just-removed-the-last-of-its-gpl-licensed-code/

Beyond Origin Validation Four Classes of Routing Attack Nobody Is Validating
https://blog.lacnic.net/en/origin-validation/

interesThings Newsletter - April 2026

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Ethernet via GPIO
https://it.emcelettronica.com/ethernet-via-gpio

Extending ZFS Performance without Hardware Upgrades
https://klarasystems.com/articles/extending-zfs-performance-without-hardware-upgrades/

How to Install Haiku on a UEFI-Only Modern System
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/24/how-to-install-haiku-on-a-uefi-only-modern-system/

Google ChromeOS Flex USB Kit could rescue your old Windows laptop from the trash
https://nerds.xyz/2026/04/chromeos-flex-usb-kit/

Candalf is Simple Tool to Orchestrate Linux/FreeBSD/macOS/UNIX Systems Configuration
https://github.com/jarmo/candalf

CUDA Works on FreeBSD
https://reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1sey5l3/cuda_works/

Linux Kernel 7.1 Merges New NTFS Driver With Full Write Support
https://linuxiac.com/linux-kernel-7-1-merges-new-ntfs-driver-with-full-write-support/

Download Darwin BSD ISO file
https://drsaracco.wordpress.com/2026/04/20/download-darwin-bsd-iso-file/

Debian Names a New Leader for the Project
https://linuxiac.com/debian-names-a-new-leader-for-the-project/

GhostBSD 26.1-R15.0p2 Now Available with XLibre and ZSH
https://ghostbsd.org/news/GhostBSD_26.1-R15.0p2_Is_Now_Available

Internet Protocol Version 8 (IPv8)
https://ietf.org/archive/id/draft-thain-ipv8-00.html

Happy 33rd birthday NetBSD!
https://www.rubenerd.au/happy-33rd-birthday-netbsd/

interesThings Newsletter - December 2025

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

turbo moka’s helical spiral design reinvents the iconic coffee pot for energy efficiency
https://www.designboom.com/design/turbo-moka-helical-spiral-design-iconic-moka-pot-energy-efficiency-matteo-frontini-11-10-2025/

QEMU and FFmpeg Founder Introduces Micro QuickJS JavaScript Engine
https://linuxiac.com/qemu-and-ffmpeg-founder-introduces-micro-quickjs-javascript-engine/

postmarketOS 25.12 Brings GNOME 49, Plasma Mobile 6.5, and Phosh 0.51
https://linuxiac.com/postmarketos-25-12-brings-gnome-49-plasma-mobile-6-5-and-phosh-0-51/

bravest turns apple airpods into wearable backpack with pouches shaped like earbuds
https://www.designboom.com/design/bravest-apple-airpods-wearable-backpack-pouches-earbuds-airpack-07-14-2025/

Ask Hackaday: What Goes Into A Legible Font, And Why Does It Matter?
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/22/just-what-goes-into-a-legible-font-and-why-does-it-matter/

OpenZFS 2.4 Extends Linux Kernel Support to 6.18 and Supports FreeBSD 14–16
https://linuxiac.com/openzfs-2-4-extends-linux-kernel-support-to-6-18-and-supports-freebsd-14-16/

FreeBSD 15.0 vs. Ubuntu for AMD EPYC Server Performance
https://phoronix.com/review/freebsd-15-amd-epyc-linux](https://phoronix.com/review/freebsd-15-amd-epyc-linux

Running Unix V4 from 1974
http://82mhz.net/posts/2025/12/running-unix-v4-from-1974/

Debian Gets Its Own PPA-Like System as Debusine Repositories Launch
https://linuxiac.com/debian-gets-its-own-ppa-like-system-as-debusine-repositories-launch/

Armbian Team Launches New Official Imager for Flashing Armbian OS
https://linuxiac.com/armbian-team-launches-new-official-imager-for-flashing-armbian-os/

Automated Real-Time Pirate IPTV Blocking in France “Within Six Months”
https://torrentfreak.com/automated-real-time-pirate-iptv-blocking-in-france-within-six-months-251214/

zaha hadid architects to design garden-infused malpensa hospital in italy
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/zaha-hadid-architects-garden-malpensa-hospital-italy-grande-ospedale-lombardy-12-13-2025/

Thermoelectric Nanomaterials for Energy Harvesting in Electronics
https://www.mouser.it/blog/thermoelectric-nanomaterials-energy-harvesting-electronics

Reddix: Reddit in the terminal
https://blog.preahs.com/reddix-reddit-in-the-terminal/

Evidence Suggests Early Developing Human Brains are Preconfigured with Instructions for Understanding World
https://news.ucsc.edu/2025/11/sharf-preconfigured-brain/](https://news.ucsc.edu/2025/11/sharf-preconfigured-brain/

freebsd-outerbase
https://github.com/emtiu/freebsd-outerbase#freebsd-outerbase

multipurpose ELO car doubles as temporary camp with inflatable mattress and power supply
https://www.designboom.com/technology/multipurpose-elo-concept-car-temporary-camp-inflatable-mattress-power-supply-citroen-12-09-2025/

Youyeetoo NestDesk is a tiny NAS with Intel N150 and up to four SSDs
https://liliputing.com/youyeetoo-nestdesk-is-a-tiny-nas-with-intel-n150-and-up-to-four-ssds/

Rootless Pings in Rust
https://bou.ke/blog/rust-ping/

I Do Not Care for Gnome
https://woltman.com/gnome-bad/

Perl Decline Was Cultural
https://beatworm.co.uk/blog/computers/perls-decline-was-cultural-not-technical

Self Hosting Your Mastodon Media with SeaweedFS
https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/06/self-hosting-your-mastodon-media-with-seaweedfs/

Divine D. open source smartphone inches closer to launch, gains microSD Express, micro HDMI, and LoRa support
https://liliputing.com/divine-d-open-source-smartphone-inches-closer-to-launch-gains-microsd-express-micro-hdmi-and-lora-support/

besley & spresser transform asbestos into carbon-negative materials for lisbon triennale
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/besley-spresser-asbestos-carbon-negative-materials-lisbon-triennale-redux-interview-12-07-2025/

Ubiquiti USP-PDU-PRO Power Distribution Pro Mini-Review
https://www.servethehome.com/ubiquiti-usp-pdu-pro-power-distribution-pro-mini-review/

Reuse and return schemes could help eliminate plastic pollution in 15 years, says report | Plastics
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/03/reuse-and-return-schemes-could-help-eliminate-plastic-waste-in-15-years-report

TEAMGROUP PD40 Mini External SSD delivers USB4 speed in a tiny package
https://nerds.xyz/2025/12/teamgroup-pd40-mini-external-ssd/

Making RSS More Fun
https://matduggan.com/making-rss-more-fun/

recycled bike can bounce up and down using opposing magnets instead of springs
https://www.designboom.com/technology/recycled-bicycle-bounce-opposing-magnets-springs-colin-furze-12-16-2025/

SonicDE is KDE/Plasma Fork with X11 Support
https://github.com/Sonic-DE

Modern Messaging: Running Your Own XMPP Server
https://codedge.de/posts/modern-messaging-running-your-own-xmpp-server](https://codedge.de/posts/modern-messaging-running-your-own-xmpp-server

twin leaf-shaped roofs unfold atop nursery school by NIKKEN SEKKEI in japan
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/twin-leaf-shaped-roofs-nursery-school-nikken-sekkei-japan-12-24-2025/

Più verde per le città del Calatino: finanziati dalla Regione i progetti di rigenerazione urbana
https://www.cataniatoday.it/cronaca/verde-citta-calatino-finanziati-regione-progetti-rigenerazione-urbana.html

La Cina è leader nella ricerca nel 90% delle tecnologie cruciali: Il più grande cambiamento tecnologico della nostra epoca
https://www.roars.it/la-cina-e-leader-nella-ricerca-nel-90-delle-tecnologie-cruciali-il-piu-grande-cambiamento-tecnologico-della-nostra-epoca/

Glifosato: lo studio che lo scagionava è stato ritirato dopo 25 anni https://www.lindipendente.online/2025/12/22/glifosato-lo-studio-che-lo-scagionava-e-stato-ritirato-dopo-25-anni/

Ponte incompatibile con le norme europee
https://www.rainews.it/tgr/sicilia/video/2025/12/ponte-messina-stretto-ue-corte-dei-conti-costi-162b4f1d-d3fe-4166-9dec-2313a5ee23dc.html

Nelle carceri italiane stanno aprendo le prime stanze dell’affettività
https://www.lindipendente.online/2025/10/22/nelle-carceri-italiane-stanno-aprendo-le-prime-stanze-dellaffettivita/

Giornalista rivela dettagli strazianti di uno stupro nelle prigioni israeliane
https://www.infopal.it/giornalista-rivela-dettagli-strazianti-di-uno-stupro-nelle-prigioni-israeliane/

La Corte Penale Internazionale ha confermato il mandato di cattura contro Netanyahu
https://www.lindipendente.online/2025/12/16/la-corte-penale-internazionale-ha-confermato-il-mandato-di-cattura-contro-netanyahu/

La Finlandia riscalda le sue città con il calore generato dai data center
https://www.lindipendente.online/2025/12/16/finlandia-riscalda-le-sue-citta-con-il-calore-generato-dai-data-center/

Aveva una testa di coccodrillo nella valigia. La scoperta in aeroporto
https://www.rainews.it/tgr/sicilia/video/2025/12/aeroporto-ruta-testa-di-coccodrillo-5a87ab8b-9f22-43af-8cfc-0d752baf8a7b.html

Storie di licantropia in Italia (Roma, Parma, Lecce)
https://centrostudiomisteritaliani.com/2025/12/04/storie-di-licantropia-in-italia-roma-parma-lecce/

Ponte sullo Stretto, la storia infinita: il governo riscriverà il progetto
https://www.lindipendente.online/2025/12/11/ponte-sullo-stretto-la-storia-infinita-il-governo-riscrivera-il-progetto/

Tassa sui pacchi: cosa cambia per chi fa acquisti on line
https://www.cataniatoday.it/economia/tassa-pacchi-1-gennaio-2026.html

Lo Stato italiano dovrà versare a TIM un miliardo di euro
https://www.lindipendente.online/2025/12/22/lo-stato-italiano-dovra-versare-a-tim-un-miliardo-di-euro/

Il film “Franco Battiato. Il lungo viaggio” arriverà al cinema a febbraio: in onda anche su Rai 1
https://www.cataniatoday.it/attualita/franco-battiato-film-cinema-febbraio-2026.html

interesThings Newsletter - March 2025

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Goodbye, Microsoft.
https://onebitahead.medium.com/goodbye-microsoft-f0e5ae33bfca

Stork Graphical Management for Kea DHCP.
https://www.isc.org/stork/

Scientists Produced a Particle of Light That Simultaneously Accessed 37 Different Dimensions
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a63626808/37-dimensions-quantum-mechanics/

Akash Token (AKT) - The currency of decentralized Cloud.
https://akash.network/token/

Sentinel Explorer.
https://map.sentinel.co

Routing IPv6 Through Wireguard With MikroTik and Debian.
https://labs.ripe.net/author/wido-den-hollander/routing-ipv6-through-wireguard-with-mikrotik-and-debian/

OpenZFS RAID-Z Expansion: A New Era in Storage Flexibility.
https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/openzfs-raid-z-expansion-a-new-era-in-storage-flexibility/

HowTo: Matrix Synapse Server on FreeBSD with SSO via Microsoft Azure AD by OIDC
https://gyptazy.com/howto-matrix-synapse-server-on-freebsd-with-sso-via-microsoft-azure-ad-by-oidc/

La Storia dimenticata, gli Ebrei Khazari, Nazismo e altro
http://crepanelmuro.blogspot.com/2020/06/la-storia-dimenticata-gli-ebrei-khazari.html

The Economic Limits of Bitcoin and the Blockchain.
https://www.nber.org/papers/w24717

Navigating Network Measurements - Routers, Switches, Servers.
https://labs.ripe.net/author/tfiebig/navigating-network-measurements-routers-switches-servers/

Scoperte strutture che si estendono al di sotto delle piramidi di Chefren, Khufu e Mykerinos sotto l’altopiano di Giza
http://crepanelmuro.blogspot.com/2025/03/scoperte-strutture-che-si-estendono-al.html