For existing users, use the chsh command (“change shell”):

chsh -s SHELL USER
chsh -s /usr/local/bin/bash root

For future users:

Edit "/etc/pw.conf" defaultshell keywords
When use adduser(), choose necessary shell

Three Sky Arches over Snowy Alps

Image Credit & Copyright: Angel Fux

Explanation: Why are there three arches across the sky instead of two? Last month, after being dropped off by a helicopter at a high mountain peak in the Alps near the Swiss Italian border, an adventurous astrophotographer expected two arches of our Milky Way galaxy to be visible during the night. These were the inner arch looking in toward the center of our galaxy on the left, visible just before sunrise, and the outer arch on the right visible just after sunset. But there were three arches. The surprised astrophotographer soon realized that the sky was so dark that an entire arc of faint zodiacal light was also noticeable -- sunlight scattered by inner Solar System dust. And it artfully connected the two Milky Way arches!

First, basic terminology:

• cron(8) is the daemon that executes scheduled commands.
• crontab(1) is the program used to modify user crontab(5) files.
• crontab(5) is a per user file that contains instructions for cron(8).

Next, education about cron:
Every user on a system may have their own crontab file. The location of the root and user crontab files are system dependant but they are generally below /var/spool/cron.

There is a system-wide /etc/crontab file, the /etc/cron.d directory may contain crontab fragments which are also read and actioned by cron. Some Linux distributions (eg, Red Hat) also have /etc/cron.{hourly,daily,weekly,monthly} which are directories, scripts inside which will be executed every hour/day/week/month, with root privilege.

root can always use the crontab command; regular users may or may not be granted access. When you edit the crontab file with the command crontab -e and save it, crond checks it for basic validity but does not guarantee your crontab file is correctly formed.

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Never mind that the indictment is literally not for "paying informants." It's for crimes supposedly committed in making payments to the extremists in question. //

None of this was unexpected, though. The moment this news dropped, there was never any chance Democrats would be honest about it. Heck, by the end of the week, you can expect the narrative to have morphed into "the DOJ is protecting extremists by indicting the SPLC." //

PoIiMath @politicalmath
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There is a pending community note on this, but it is infuriating that a huge newspaper will just flat-out lie about the news

SPLC was not "indicted for paying sources". They were indicted for wire fraud and making false statements. Just tell us the truth! It's not that hard!

USA TODAY @USATODAY
The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted for paying sources to infiltrate hate groups, a tactic federal agencies have used for decades. https://usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/04/22/splc-indicted-paying-sources-fbi-pays-informants/89726011007/?taid=69e8aef47728b40001f5a5f5&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
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Our campaign to recruit GAMERS to apply to become AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS is RECORD BREAKING!

12 THOUSAND applications in 24 hours - the most in one day since the FAA was created 68 YEARS ago!

@PDoocy @SundayBriefFNC 📺⬇️

12:03 PM · Apr 19, 2026 //

"We polled a random sampling of our academy students in Oklahoma City for air traffic control. Of the 250 that we polled, only three of them were not gamers. And so we thought, well, listen, if there's a connection here, uh, they problem solve, they're spacially aware, they do multiple things at the same time, it's very reminiscent of what air traffic controllers do, and so we reached out to the community. Listen, we blew the socks off any prior record. We had 12,000 applications, in 24 hours, 11,000 of those were qualified, we've already sent 8,000 of them to go get their skills test. Again, looking to find the best and brightest, best qualified, to become an air traffic controller, I think this is a sign that looking at who we attract, who's great at the job, this made sense for us to reach out to the gaming community and the response has been remarkable." //

The video asks the gamers whether they’re “up for the challenge” of becoming an ATC but cautions that the job isn’t just a “game” — it’s a “career.
https://youtu.be/kyQ8ktDrQbc?si=Ed4wVPdqrfOaZfXU

The Left always portrays crime as a mystery. It’s because of a lack of “equity,” it’s because people are just trying to feed their families, it’s because the system is unfair. The reality, however, is actually pretty simple: put enough law enforcement in the places where crime occurs, hold those who commit it accountable, and if they keep doing it, keep them behind bars.

Consequences work, and they always have.

For further proof, all we have to do is look at Washington, D.C. It’s always been embarrassing that our nation’s capital is a hotbed of violence and criminal activity, so much so that we have lawmakers getting carjacked in broad daylight. //

The number of homicides in Washington, D.C., has dropped steeply after President Donald Trump sent the National Guard to clean up the city in August 2025.

There have been 20 homicides in 2026 so far in the nation’s capital, which is a 52 percent drop compared to 42 homicides recorded in the same time period of 2025, according to D.C. police statistics.

In all of 2025, the city recorded 127 homicides. The city recorded 187 homicides in 2024. //

Data show that many categories of violent crime have plunged as of four months into 2026. Homicides are down 52 percent, sex abuse is down 48 percent, robbery is down 23 percent, and motor vehicle theft is down 56 percent.

All crime is down 25 percent. //

Although you don’t hear about it as much, 2,500 Guardsmen are still patrolling the streets, and there’s no end in sight. The results are hard to argue with (although liberals almost certainly will).

Mission Discovery mission trips are organized around five to ten-day short-term mission outreaches. Each mission trip team will be involved in a vital construction project along with an outreach led by team members that communicate the Good News of Jesus Christ.

There are plenty of missions opportunities to choose from. Mission Discovery teams serve as:

LEARNERS

SERVANTS

STORY TELLERS

Mission Discovery teams serve the world’s most vulnerable communities. We organize all of the details, such as lodging, food, worship, building materials, etc. Our trips provide an environment for spiritual growth and servanthood that is like no other.

Missionaries in the Bible include figures like Paul, who traveled extensively to spread the Gospel, and Esther, who used her influence to advocate for her people. Other examples are Philip, who preached to the Samaritans and the Ethiopian eunuch, and the unnamed servant girl who shared God's message in a foreign land.

Key Missionaries in the Bible
Notable Figures
Missionary Key Contributions
Paul Known as the greatest missionary, he traveled extensively to spread the Gospel and establish churches across the Roman Empire. His journeys are detailed in the Book of Acts.
Esther Used her position as queen to advocate for her people, demonstrating the power of influence in mission work.
Philip Preached to the Samaritans and the Ethiopian eunuch, showing the importance of individual evangelism.
John the Baptist Preached boldly about repentance and prepared the way for Jesus, emphasizing the focus on Christ.
A Little Maid An unnamed girl who, despite being a captive, directed Naaman to the prophet Elisha for healing, showcasing the impact of sharing faith in difficult circumstances.

Netgear is the first major vendor of consumer routers to obtain an exemption from the US government’s sweeping ban on foreign-made routers. //

Netgear’s exemption lasts until October 1, 2027, and will have to be renewed. The FCC also gave an exemption of the same length to Adtran’s service delivery gateways. Adtran mostly provides networking products for large businesses, including cable and telecom companies, but also sells residential routers.

The Trump administration is reserving the right to block security patches and other software updates. The FCC last month gave all previously approved routers a waiver allowing software updates until March 1, 2027, leaving open the possibility that routers may not be allowed to receive updates after that date. //

The FCC imposed the device ban only on consumer-grade routers, even though network gear used by large businesses presents a natural target for the foreign hackers the router ban is ostensibly supposed to thwart. The FCC announcement of exemptions for Netgear and Adtran didn’t provide any specific reason to think the companies’ routers are more secure than others commonly used in the US. //

Nearly every router maker will have to obtain an exemption for future devices. “Virtually no consumer router is manufactured entirely within the United States,” according to a report released last week by the Global Electronics Association trade group. “Even US-headquartered brands rely on overseas contract manufacturers, and the component supply chain is rooted in Asia regardless of final assembly location: Wi-Fi chipsets from Qualcomm, Broadcom, or MediaTek (fabricated at TSMC in Taiwan or Samsung in South Korea), multilayer ceramic capacitors from Murata or TDK (Japan), and PCBs overwhelmingly produced in China and Taiwan.”

The report adds that “Netgear, Amazon (Eero), Google (Nest WiFi), Ubiquiti, and Linksys, all US-based, manufacture entirely or predominantly outside the United States and are therefore subject to the restriction for any new models. The sole major router product that potentially escapes the order’s reach is SpaceX’s Starlink router, assembled at facilities in Texas, which is not sold as a standalone product but accompanies the satellite dish as part of the Starlink service kit.”

In this video tutorial, we'll show you how to set up WireGuard VPN on a VPS or dedicated server. In this video, we utilize a RackNerd KVM VPS installed with Ubuntu OS.

I’m an engineer. That means I was put here to design and build things. The last thing I want to do is harp about a misguided regulatory system, which has turned a providential gift which should lift humanity to new heights into a drag on ratepayers and taxpayers and a haven for parasites and grifters. I need a break. A chorister has asked me if we could build a conventional big PWR in a shipyard. This would combine the low technical risk of a 75 year old technology with the amazing productivity of a world class shipyard. This question gives me a chance to go back to what I should be doing instead of moonlighting as an ineffective JV Jeremiah. //

But we are still below a 100 million dollars for steel and ballast. According to KHNP numbers, all the stuff inside the turbine hall will cost about 400 million. and the the Nuclear Steam Supply System will cost 1.5 billion.\cite{choi-2017} (Both numbers are far higher than they should be.) We are talking about 2 billion dollars for a 1.4 GW plant.

This is all back of the envelope. It will have to be confirmed by doing the actual design. But thanks to recent advances in heavy lift capability, if and only if we go to all steel construction, I’m confident that technically we could build a 1 GW+ Pressurized Water Reactor in a shipyard, and gain the astounding productivity that the world class yards have had to develop in the fiercely competitive environment that they face. We could quickly get back to $2000/kW and less using the same basic technology that the late 1960’s plants used. Build times will start out at around two years and quickly come down to one year. The TG will be the long lead time component.

But this is all dreaming. Shipyard productivity depends on three basics:

1) No one can unilaterally dictate the rules. Everybody involved knows the rules and the rules can’t change in the middle of the game.

2) Total freedom to build the ships the way the yard wants to and change that process as it sees fit, as long as the ships perform to spec. This includes freedom to buy equipment and material from anybody willing to provide it. And freedom to decide on its own quality enforcement system.

3) Intense competition over an extended period, not just between the yards, not just between the yards’ vendors and the vendors’ vendors, but also between the Classification Societies.

We have chosen to not allow these three basics to exist for nuclear power.

Until we build nuclear plants like the Koreans build commercial vessels, attempting to build plants, big or small, in a yard, will accomplish nothing but screw up the yard. Pass the Nuclear Reorganization Act.

After not being able to get in a word edgewise with ATC, without warning, the right engine quit.

These captivating reads offer some needed and expert perspectives on our quest to understand the universe and our place within it.

Welcome to the Artemis II multimedia resource collection. Here, you can view and download mission photographs, behind‑the‑scenes videos, podcasts, and more. The Artemis II mission—NASA’s first crewed lunar flyby in over 50 years—is a key step toward a long‑term return to the Moon and future crewed missions to Mars.

Dr. Harrison “Jack” Schmitt, 90, an Apollo 17 astronaut who spent three days on the moon in 1972, told The Post this week that there is a superfuel locked within the lunar dust that could provide Earth with an abundance of clean and safe energy for generations.

“I’ve been working on this for many decades — harvesting the light isotope of helium-3 from the moon,” said Schmitt, who is from New Mexico and lives in Albuquerque.

Schmitt is one of just 12 humans to ever walk on the moon, and four who are still alive. Buzz Aldrin, Charlie Duke and David Scott are also all in their 90s.

Since his Apollo 17 commander, Gene Cernan, died in 2017, Schmidt has been the last man alive to step off the lunar surface.

He also stands out for another reason: Unlike the other Apollo astronauts, who came from the military, Schmitt was a geologist and the only trained scientist to make the historic trip. //

“The question is, will that momentum keep going forward?”

Schmitt says he believes it will through a viable business model for interlunar travel — fueled by an industry involving the reaping of helium-3.

Helium-3 is a key ingredient needed to run nuclear fusion reactors, which operate with extreme efficiency and without the dangerous radioactive waste today’s fission-based power plants create.

But helium-3 is extremely rare on Earth — so rare that it’s rationed by the federal government — meaning fusion reactors have never been viable on a large scale.

But the moon is believed to be ripe with it, since the sun has been bombarding its atmosphere-free surface with the isotope for billions of years and building it up in the grey lunar dust.

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“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

These four are very good at making us yearn for space.