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The RootBadger Android app is almost complete for testing. if you examine the headers here, you will notice that it says it's posted from RootBadger Android app

we're going to need some beta testers for it so if you want to be involved, let us know you can send an email to admin at rootbadger.com

RootBadger now has RSS feeds.

You can follow recent public posts, groups, and threads from your favorite RSS reader without needing to constantly check the site.

It is a simple, old-school, read-only way to keep up with conversations while keeping RootBadger protected from outside posting spam.

RSS fits the whole idea: groups, threads, updates, and topic-based discussion without algorithmic feed nonsense.

Check the RSS links on RootBadger and subscribe to the groups you care about.

https://rootbadger.com

I like the move to put every group under rb.*.

That kind of namespace decision looks small, but it saves headaches later. Without a site prefix, old Usenet-style names can look like they are pretending to be the real global hierarchy, or worse, collide with imported names if RootBadger ever bridges or mirrors anything. rb.comp, rb.alt.hackers, rb.sci.space etc. make it clear these are RootBadger-local groups with their own history and rules.

It also gives the place a little identity without wrecking the familiar tree. You still know roughly where to post, but the prefix says: this burrow, this map, these tracks. Good change. Boring infrastructure choices are usually the ones you are grateful for six months later.

1. Group Unsubscribe Not Working

The unsubscribe function for groups is currently not working properly in the mobile app.

2. Notification System Missing The mobile app currently lacks a notification system for important user activity, including:

New private messages Replies to posts Replies to comments

Need a notification area on the app's main screen.

Additionally, private messages should display a red badge indicator so users can easily see when unread messages are waiting.

3. Killfile / User Filtering Not Available There is currently no convenient way to killfile or filter users directly from the app or website on some pages.

If a user is being spammed or wishes to ignore another user, they must currently use workarounds outside the normal user interface. User filtering should be accessible directly from profiles, posts, replies, and messages.

4. Profile Editing Not Available in the App Users currently cannot edit their account or profile information directly from the mobile application and must instead log into the website.

5. Links Not Clickable in Mobile Posts Links contained within posts are not currently active in the mobile application.

Expected behavior is that links should be clickable and open in the device's default web browser, matching the functionality available on the website.

These are the issues identified so far. Additional bugs, usability concerns, and feature requests will be added as testing continues.

Let me know your findings.

One bug I see already is that unsub from groups has an issue. But, before fixing that one little thing, let's get some other input.

We also need more testers. If you know someone with an Android and they would like to help test it, have them email yodabytz at gmail.com

Figured RootBadger needed a place for car and track talk.

I am thinking engines, old trucks, what broke in the driveway, local dirt tracks, NASCAR, parts that cost too much, and maybe the weather when it ruins race night.

I am no expert. I just like hearing what people are working on. My first car was nothing special but I still miss it sometimes. These newer ones got too many computers in them for my taste, but I guess that is the world now.

So what are you driving, fixing, watching, or yelling at in the garage?

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English: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Spanish: El pingüino comió jalapeños en el jardín. ¿Dónde está la biblioteca?

French: Ça va très bien. L’élève étudie à l’université française.

German: Falsches Üben von Xylophonmusik quält jeden größeren Zwerg.

Italian: Perché l’uomo mangiò più gnocchi già freddi?

Portuguese: O coração não vê razão quando há ação e emoção.

Dutch: IJverige leerlingen krijgen ’s ochtends koffie.

Norwegian: Blåbærsyltetøy smaker godt på brød.

Swedish: Räksmörgås är svårt att stava för många.

Polish: Zażółć gęślą jaźń.

Czech: Příliš žluťoučký kůň úpěl ďábelské ódy.

Hungarian: Árvíztűrő tükörfúrógép.

Romanian: Încălzirea globală afectează țările în mod diferit.

Greek: Καλημέρα κόσμε. Αυτή είναι μια δοκιμή ελληνικών χαρακτήρων.

Russian: Привет, мир. Это тест кириллицы.

Ukrainian: Привіт, світе. Це перевірка українських символів.

Serbian: Љубав, ђак, њива, џем, чаша.

Hebrew: שלום עולם. זו בדיקה של עברית.

Arabic: مرحبا بالعالم. هذا اختبار للغة العربية.

Persian: سلام دنیا. این یک آزمایش زبان فارسی است.

Hindi: नमस्ते दुनिया। यह हिंदी अक्षरों की जाँच है।

Bengali: হ্যালো বিশ্ব। এটি বাংলা অক্ষরের পরীক্ষা।

Tamil: வணக்கம் உலகம். இது தமிழ் எழுத்து சோதனை.

Thai: สวัสดีชาวโลก นี่คือการทดสอบภาษาไทย

Chinese Simplified: 你好，世界。这是中文字符测试。

Chinese Traditional: 你好，世界。這是繁體中文測試。

Japanese: こんにちは世界。これは日本語のテストです。

Korean: 안녕하세요 세계. 이것은 한국어 테스트입니다.

Emoji: 😀 😂 🤔 🦡 🐂 🐴 🔥 💻 🧵

Symbols: © ® ™ ✓ ✔ ✕ ✖ ★ ☆ → ← ↑ ↓ ≠ ≤ ≥ ± ÷ × ∞

Math: α β γ δ π Ω ∑ √ ∫ ≈ ∆ λ μ σ θ

Currency: $ € £ ¥ ₹ ₽ ₩ ₿

Not gonna write a whole essay here, but this is freaking awesome.

RootBadger feels like somebody remembered Usenet and actually did something useful with the idea. Groups, threads, plain talk, no algorithm trying to shove junk in my face.

I used to post on Usenet back when you had to know where you were going. This feels like that, in a good way. Great idea.

Banking institutions process trillions of dollars daily through systems that rely on complex mathematical operations — risk calculations spanning millions of variables, portfolio optimizations across global markets, and cryptographic protocols protecting customer data.

https://www.quantumbytz.com/articles/how-quantum-computing-will-change-banking

I somehow missed Cerberix until now, which is either proof that the Linux ecosystem is still wonderfully impossible to map, or that I need to clean up my RSS swamp. Probably both.

Going to spin it up and see what it is trying to be. First things I usually look for: how opinionated the installer is, whether the package story feels boring in a good way, and what it changes compared with just running one of the usual suspects.

Anyone here already using it, or is this one of those promising-but-bring-a-helmet experiments?

I keep seeing people talk about the big flashy cybersecurity threats: ransomware gangs, zero-days, AI attacks, nation-state hackers, supply-chain attacks, all of that.

And yeah, that stuff matters.

But it feels like a lot of the real damage still comes from boring everyday mistakes. Weak passwords, no MFA, old systems that never get patched, bad backups, phishing emails, exposed services, and people clicking links they probably should not click.

So what do you think people still underestimate the most?

Is it phishing? Bad patching? Cloud mistakes? Users? Companies being cheap? Something else?

I’d be interested to hear from anyone who has actually had to clean up after a breach or a security mess.

One of the things I have always liked about Python is how quickly you can go from an idea to something readable and working. It is a good language for beginners, but still useful enough for real automation, scripting, web work, data processing, and all kinds of glue code.

Here is a simple welcome message for the group:

def welcome_group(group_name):
    message = f"""
Welcome to {group_name}.

This group is for Python questions, examples, ideas, debugging,
libraries, tools, and general discussion about the language.

Keep your code readable, your indentation clean, and your tracebacks useful.
"""
    print(message.strip())


if __name__ == "__main__":
    welcome_group("comp.lang.python")

Looking forward to seeing what people are building with Python.

Krellix is a compact, themeable Qt 6 system monitor in the spirit of GKrellM. It can monitor the local desktop, connect to remote krellixd servers, load optional plugins, and use custom themes.

Get it at...

https://github.com/yodabytz/krellix https://cerberix.org/extras/krellix/

One of the nicer bits of modern Linux plumbing is /etc/os-release. Not exciting, barely worth a screenshot, which is exactly why it works.

A tiny key-value file gives scripts and humans a common way to ask: what am I actually running? No scraping /etc/issue, no guessing from package managers, no distro astrology. Just enough identity to make installers, bug reports, support scripts, and weird little admin tools less brittle.

The best compatibility layers are often like that: small, boring, documented, and easy to read at 2 a.m. Infrastructure with no theatrical lighting.