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OpenSnitch: Open-Source Linux Firewall for Network Security - WebProNews

Linux News - Tue, 01/06/2026 - 13:31

OpenSnitch: Open-Source Linux Firewall for Network Security WebProNews

Categories: Linux

Live Oak Bank: $200 Bonus on $20,000 Deposit (New and Existing Customers)

MyMoneyBlog.com - Tue, 01/06/2026 - 13:30

(Update: Offer is back. Again available to existing customers depositing new funds. Hat tip to reader David.)

Live Oak Bank is an FDIC-insured internet bank that is focused on lending to small businesses. Their personal savings account has a limited-time offer of a $200 bonus if you deposit $20,000+ in new funds into their online savings account by 1/30/26 via this special offer page and keep it there for 60 days. The current interest rate is 3.80% APY. Direct deposit is not required. Valid for both new and existing customers, as long as you are adding new money (lookback date is 1/4/26).

Selected fine print:

New and Existing Customers:

The promotion begins on January 5, 2026.
Only one bonus is available per Tax Identification Number per promotional period.
Only personal savings accounts are eligible for the bonus offer. Checking accounts, certificates of deposit (CD) accounts, and fiduciary accounts (e.g., trusts) are not eligible for this offer.
Opening of a new account will be subject to approval by Live Oak Banking Company in its sole discretion.
A new account must be opened between January 5, 2026 and January 30, 2026 to be eligible.
A new Live Oak Bank personal savings account must be fully funded with at least $20,000 by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on January 30, 2026 to be eligible. If the account is not fully funded by January 30, then it is not eligible for the bonus offer.

All funding of the new personal savings account must consist of funds originating from an external financial institution to qualify; deposits or transfers originating from an existing Live Oak Bank account (personal or business) via internal transfer, CD redemption, check, ACH transfer, wire, or loan proceeds do not qualify for the bonus offer.

Beginning on the date in January 2026 that the new account attains a balance of at least $20,000, if the balance remains equal to or exceeding $20,000 for 60 consecutive days, then the account will be eligible for the bonus if all other conditions are met. If all eligibility criteria are met, the $200 cash bonus will be deposited to your open, eligible account within 45 days following the expiration of the 60-day period.

Your new account must not be closed or restricted at the time of payout in order to receive the bonus. Live Oak Bank reserves the right to withdraw or withhold the bonus offer from any customer, with or without notice, if fraud or other suspicious activity is suspected.

Any promotional amounts received may be subject to taxation.

Existing Customers:
In addition to the other requirements for the bonus offer, existing Live Oak Bank customers must maintain their existing account balances (not including interest accrued but not credited to the account) at or above the end-of-day balance as of January 4, 2026 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET across their existing personal savings in order to be eligible for the bonus offer.

Bonus math. This is a 1% bonus on $20,000 if you keep it there for 60 days, which makes it the equivalent of 6% APY annualized. Bonus will be paid around Day 105 and the account must be open at that time, but you only need to maintain full balance through Day 60. The bonus is on top of the standard interest rate, currently a competitive 3.80% APY as of 1/6/26.

This equivalent of roughly 9.80% total APY over 60 days makes it a solid offer for those with compatible balances looking for short-term place to hold their cash for a few months. Live Oak Bank seems to come and go with the competitiveness of their rates, but it’s nice that this is available to existing customers.

Categories: Finance

KDE Plasma finally fixed a bug that's been annoying me for over a year - How-To Geek

Linux News - Tue, 01/06/2026 - 13:11

KDE Plasma finally fixed a bug that's been annoying me for over a year How-To Geek

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Many Schools Don't Think Students Can Read Full Novels Anymore

Slashdot.org - Tue, 01/06/2026 - 13:01

A survey of 2,000 teachers, students and parents conducted by the New York Times found that many high schools have stopped assigning full novels to students, opting instead for excerpts that are often read on school-issued laptops rather than in print. The shift stems from multiple factors: a belief that students have shorter attention spans, pressure to prepare students for standardized tests, and the influence of Common Core standards adopted by many U.S. states more than a decade ago. Schools increasingly rely on curriculum products like StudySync, which takes an anthology approach to literature rather than requiring complete books. Teachers acknowledge that teens now read far fewer full novels than previous generations, though some educators push back against the trend. "Many teachers are secret revolutionaries and still assign whole books," said Heather McGuire, a New Mexico English teacher who responded to the survey.