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Semisopochnoi volcanoStratovolcano 1221 m / 4,006 ftUnited States, Aleutian Islands, 51.93N / 179.58ECurrent status: minor activity or eruption warning (3 out of 5) Semisopochnoi volcano eruptions:2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 1987Typical eruption style:unspecified

Fri, 2 Apr 2021, 08:00

FVAK21 at 07:48 UTC, 02/04/21 from PAWUVAAAK1VA ADVISORY

DTG: 20210402/0747Z

VAAC: ANCHORAGE

VOLCANO: SEMISOPOCHNOI 311060

PSN: N5156 E17935

AREA: ALEUTIAN ISLANDS

SUMMIT ELEV: 4006 FT [1221 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2021/001

INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI/GOES/AVO

AVIATION COLOR CODE: ORANGE

ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING ERUPTION AS OF 20210402/0550Z.

OBS VA DTG: 02/0747Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL100 N5422 W17556 - N5338 W17453 - N5138 E17952- N5207 E17913 - N5422 W17556 MOV ENE 35KT.

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 02/1347Z SFC/FL100 N5542 W17151 - N5542 W17148- N5426 W17032 - N5136 E17953 - N5205 E17908 - N5542 W17151.

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 02/1947Z SFC/FL100 N5557 W16602 - N5424W16643 - N5355 W17336 - N5137 W17959 - N5204 E17912 - N5512W17350 - N5557 W16602.

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 03/0147Z SFC/FL100 N5542 W16309 - N5423W16412 - N5409 W17205 - N5133 E17954 - N5204 E17907 - N5527W17053 - N5542 W16309 - N5542 W16309.

RMK: STG VA SIGNAL OBS IN SATELLITE IMAGERY EXTENDING NE OF THE VOLCANOSUMMIT.

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20210402/1347Z

JAM APR 2021 AAWU

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Semisopochnoi Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ONGOING ERUPTION AS OF 20210402/0550Z. to 10000 ft (3000 m) - VolcanoDiscovery

Enlarge / The Free Software Foundation might be happy to have RMS back on its board, but much of the Free Software world feels otherwise. Last week, Richard M. Stallmanfather of the GNU Public Licensethat underpins Linux and a significant part of the user-facing software that initially accompanied the Linux kernelreturned to the board of the Free Software Foundationafter a two-year hiatus due to his own highly controversial remarksabout his perception of Jeffrey Epstein's victims as "[appearing to be] entirely willing."

As a result of RMS' reinstatement, Red Hatthe Raleigh, North Carolina-based open source software giant that produces Red Hat Enterprise Linuxhas publicly withdrawn funding and support from the Free Software Foundation:

Red Hat was appalled to learn that [Stallman] had rejoined the FSF board of directors. As a result, we are immediately suspending all Red Hat funding of the FSF and any FSF-hosted events.

Red Hat's relatively brief statement goes on to acknowledge an FSF statement on board governance that appeared on the same day:

But Red Hat says the statement gives it "no reason to believe that [the statement] signals any meaningful commitment to positive change."

This sentiment seems to be widely shared by many, including at least one FSF board memberKat WalshwhoopposedRMS' reinstatement and resignedher board position on the same day as the board's statement and Red Hat's withdrawal.

Immediately following Walsh's resignation, the FSF announcedthe creation of a new board seat, to be filled with someone from FSF union staff; on Sunday, it filled this new seat with senior system administrator Ian Kelling.

FSF President Geoffrey Knauth describes the new seat:

The board and voting members look forward to having the participation of the staff via this designated seat in our future deliberations. This is an important step in the FSF's effort to recognize and support new leadership, to connect that leadership to the community, to improve transparency and accountability, and to build trust. There is still considerable work to be done, and that work will continue.

Knauth, who began serving in his current role as FSF president in August 2020, declared that it's only a temporary gig:

I commit myself to resign as an FSF officer, director, and voting member as soon as there is a clear path for new leadership assuring continuity of the FSFs mission and compliance with fiduciary requirements.

The elephant in the room that the FSF's remaining board members seem determined to ignore is the continued presence of Stallman himselfwho, along with the rest of the FSF board, will soon need to undergo its new "transparent, formal process for identifying [members] who are wise, capable, and committed to the FSF's mission."

It's probably worth re-examining the FSF's stated mission to understand its choice to reinstate Stallman, who has been widely panned as far too controversial to make an effective software evangelist.

The Free Software Foundation is working to secure freedom for computer users by promoting the development and use of free (as in freedom) software and documentationparticularly the GNU operating systemand by campaigning against threats to computer user freedom like Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) and software patents.

Although this statement leads with "promoting development and use of [free software]," it immediately veers off into the Stallman-esque weeds with an implicit declaration that the GNU toolkit is an entire "operating system." From there, it moves into "campaigning against" perceived enemies of software freedom rather than campaigning for that freedom itself.

The next section, "Our Core Work," moves on from promotion entirely, which we'll summarize here with one bullet point per paragraph:

We suspect that closely examining the FSF's own mission statementsas opposed to simply assuming its missionanswers many of the questions about RMS' return. The FSF describes itself as an organization far more concerned with maintaining a part of history it holds dearand attacking its perceived enemies, whether real or notthan with discovery, outreach, and mentorship to new faces in free software.

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Red Hat withdraws from the Free Software Foundation after Stallmans return - Ars Technica

The aftermath of Richard Stallman rejoining the Free Software Foundation (FSF) continues as a long-time donor and contributor suspends its funding to the foundation. Red Hat announced that it will suspend any Red Hat funding to the FSF and any FSF-related event. Red Hat contributors have also announced they plan to stop participating in FSF-led or backed events.

The company announced that it was appalled to learn that Stallman had rejoined the foundations board of directors.

While the FSF says it is taking steps to adopt a transparent and formal process to identifying board candidates and appointing new members, Red Hat doesnt believe this signals any meaningful commitment to positive change.

RELATED CONTENT: The free software community calls for the removal of entire FSF board

In 2019, we called on the FSF board to use the opportunity created by Stallmans departure to transition to a more diverse, inclusive board membership. The FSF took only limited steps in this direction. Richard Stallmans return has reopened wounds we had hoped would slowly heal after his departure. We believe that in order to regain the confidence of the broader free software community, the FSF should make fundamental and lasting changes to its governance, the company stated.

If the FSF can change and once again go back to being an effective and trusted organization, Red Hat will reconsider its funding.

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Red Hat suspends funding to the Free Software Foundation - SDTimes.com

Over time, your Windows 10 PC does tend to become sluggish; and when this happens, you know that it is time to tune-up your PC. Today, in this post I am going to share some basic tips and software that can help your PC running in good condition.

You too can have an error-free Windows experience if you follow these basic tips, say on a monthly basis. I have linked to relevant useful links within the post that will give you additional tips on the subject. Follow these basic suggestions and you will have a tuned-up & optimized computer running fast.

Let us take a look at each of these suggestions in detail that will help you keep your OS running at its best. It goes without saying that your OS, device drivers, installed apps & software, BIOS, and firmware should also be updated to their latest versions for optimal performance.

Windows 10 usually comes with lots of preinstalled apps that you dont need always on your computer. Even out of all the installed applications on your computer, there might be multiple apps that you hardly ever use. These unwanted programs and software take up unnecessary space, causing slow down your PC performance. If you think that might be the case, remove the unwanted programs, pre-installed Windows Store apps, and features you dont use.

Read:What can I delete from the Windows folder?

If your computer is taking a long time to boot then it is possible that lots of programs are simultaneously running on startup, making slows down the performance. In this situation, you will have to disable the startup programs you dont need. Follow the below suggestions if you find this problem in your device:

Press the Ctrl+Shift+Esc keyboard shortcut to open the Task Manager.

Click on the More details drop-down button to expand it.

Now go to the Startup tab and disable the programs you dont need at startup.

Read: Tips to maintain Windows 10 PC in good running condition.

Windows 10 includes some special effects and visual features like animations and shadows which take up processing power. If your computer is running slowly, you may want to reduce some of the visual effects toimprove your PC performance.

Read: Optimize and improve Windows 10 computer performance.

If your Windows 10 PC does tend to become sluggish, possibly it might be the cause of malware impacts that have not to get identified in your device. Having a good security suite installed can help protect your Windows against such malicious programs and other threat attacks as well. Some solid free security suites and antivirus software are available that you would want to try out.

Read: Optimize Windows 10 for gaming.

No matter how you care about keeping your Windows clean and up-to-date, it is important to do a fresh boot regularly. Restarting your computer shuts down all the programs running unnecessarily all the time. Besides, it closes those applications that might have been launched by different programs and never stopped.

Read:Beginners tips to optimize Windows 10 for better performance.

Running the System File Checker occasionally might be a good idea to ensure that all your OS files are in their best shape. You may use our FixWin to run it with a click.

You dont need to run the Disk Defragmenter or ChkDsk Utility now unless you are facing errors. While Windows 10 defragments disks automatically, you might want to occasionally run the built-in defragger and the ChdDsk utility too to ensure that your hard disk is in good health.

Read: Speed up Windows 10 and make it run Start, Run, Shutdown faster.

Some of you might want to use a good free Windows Tune-up and Optimizer software. CCleaner is the most popular of them all but there are some others too.

Using our portable freeware Ultimate Windows Tweaker to fine-tune the OS is also something you could consider.

What else do you do to tune-up your Windows 10 PC? Any suggestions?

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Tune-up Windows 10 using these tips and free software - TWCN Tech News

Apple announced on Tuesday that its annual developers conference will begin June 7. Like last year, it'll be online-only due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The event runs through June 11 and is free for developers to attend.

Apple typically unveils its new iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV and Mac software on the first day of the WWDC, as the event is known. It sometimes uses the events to introduce new hardware products, too, especially those that will take advantage of the new software features.

The event is focused around developers who build apps for Apple's products. However, it's often the first time the public gets a sneak peek at new features coming to their devices. Typically, the software announced in June is released in beta form before final launch in the fall.

In 2020, Apple said it was transitioning from Intel processors to its own in-house chips. It announced the first computers to use its M1 processors that November. But, during WWDC 2020, it showed an example of how powerful its new chips are. It also announced iOS 14 for iPhones, iPadOS 14, watchOS 7, its Big Sur macOS update and new Apple TV software. In 2019, Apple used the event to unveil the Mac Pro, its most powerful computer ever, targeted at creative professionals such as movie editors.

Reports have recently suggested Apple will announce new hardware products before WWDC 2021. New iPads are expected in April, for example. But, the company is also due to refresh its iMacs and other computers with its new processor. So, it might make sense for Apple to introduce those new products in June if they don't come earlier.

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Apple expected to unveil new iPhone, Mac and Watch software June 7 in virtual event - CNBC