Roy Schestowitz

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D933.jpg    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 03:02:50

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1282.jpg    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 03:02:56

• Extreme Monopoly Board Game Knockoff, Boca Raton edition gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2024/05/15.1    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 03:03:29

• cgisesh - a tiny cgi session manager for games gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/stack/17006    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 03:03:59

• This is an attack on the "original" MAUI, the one from KDE and Nitrux gemini://dazlab.uk/tinylog/_tl0006.gmi    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 03:04:42

• Asynchronously read STDIN in Drogon/Trantor gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2024/05-15-asynchronously-readi-stdin-in-drogon-trantor.gmi    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 03:05:08

• Stiill alive https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg6761ggxz1o    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 03:06:35

• "With less than 150 employees left, the Gameloft studio in Cluj is far from the days when it employed around 500 people. Earlier today, the company confirmed the rumors about the closure of the Cluj studio, mentioning that all 136 employees currently employed in the location will leave the company." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Gameloft-to-cut-over-100-jobs-in-Cluj-Romania.838090.0.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 03:14:09

• "Sony’s PlayStation 5 is significantly outselling Microsoft’s Xbox Series X|S, according to Daniel Ahmad, the director of research at Niko Partners, a firm specializing in video game and console sales data." https://cogconnected.com/2024/05/playstation-5-outpaces-xbox-series-xs-in-sales/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 03:14:44

• Buzzwords to distract from mass layoffs https://kfgo.com/2024/05/15/ibm-to-add-800-ai-related-jobs-in-ireland/ https://sg.news.yahoo.com/ibm-add-800-ai-related-230251782.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 03:16:22

• IBM to create 800 new jobs at Irish hubs as tech titan announces AI and cloud projects https://www.independent.ie/business/technology/ibm-to-create-800-new-jobs-at-irish-hubs-as-tech-titan-announces-ai-and-cloud-projects/a220988791.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 03:17:09

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 04:05:55

• In Russia, Bing did NOT gain share after the "HEY HI" hype https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share#monthly-200902-202405    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 04:06:00

• "The latest version of Teejeetech's take on Ubuntu offers what many users wish Canonical did – natively packaged Firefox and the choice of whether to use Snap, Flatpak, or neither." https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/15/asmi_2404_ubuntu_without_snap/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 04:13:38

• Switching Between Intel and Nvidia Graphics Cards on Ubuntu https://itsfoss.com/intel-nvidia-graphics-switch-ubuntu/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 04:14:08

• Thunderbird Vulnerabilities Fixed in Ubuntu and Debian https://tuxcare.com/blog/thunderbird-vulnerabilities-fixed-in-ubuntu-and-debian/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 04:16:23

• World War started because of assassinations in east Europe before. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg6761ggxz1o https://news.sky.com/story/slovakian-prime-minister-shot-in-brutal-attack-while-meeting-supporters-13136156    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 04:22:01

• Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writing for Microsofters now https://devops.com/three-reasons-devops-should-consider-rocky-linux-9-4/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 04:26:01

• Linux’s Coolest Terminal Tool Is Dead, Here’s What to Use Instead https://www.howtogeek.com/coolest-linux-terminal-tool-is-dead-heres-what-to-use-instead/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 04:27:55

• "On the way to its 10th anniversary, the Debian-based Linux distro Endless OS got updated to version 6. This new release comes with dark mode support, version 6.5 of the Linux kernel alongside the Gnome 43.9 desktop environment, as well as many minor tweaks, fixes, and updated components." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Endless-OS-6-debuts-with-new-looks-updated-apps-and-more.837873.0.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 04:28:44

• Qualcomm warms bed for Linux on Arm PCs https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/15/qualcomm_linux_support/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 04:29:40

• "Manjaro Linux comes packed with improvements, newer desktop upgrades, and Linux kernel 6.9." https://news.itsfoss.com/manjaro-24-0-released/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 04:31:01

• "Neofetch is no more, so what options remain for fancy terminal screenshots?" https://www.makeuseof.com/neofetch-rip-linux-screenshots-best-options/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 04:31:53

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 04:36:10

• "Arch Linux is making better efforts to support newer architectures." https://news.itsfoss.com/archlinux-arm-riscv/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 04:36:16

• Proprietary https://liliputing.com/vmware-pro-apps-are-now-free-for-personal-use-virtualization-for-windows-mac-and-linux/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 04:36:48

• "Linux kernel and Git creator Linus Torvalds is known for his current use of an AMD Ryzen Threadripper workstation as his main system after years of using Intel hardware." https://hardforum.com/threads/linus-torvalds-is-doing-more-arm64-linux-testing-now-that-he-has-a-more-powerful-system.2034949/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 04:37:23

• New Automotive Grade Linux Platform Release Adds Cloud-Native Functionality, RISC-V Architecture and Flutter-Based Applications https://www.design-reuse.com/news/56228/automotive-grade-linux-platform-risc-v.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 04:37:57

• "So 6.9 is now out, and last week has looked quite stable (and the whole release has felt pretty normal). Below is the shortlog for the last week, with the changes mostly being dominated by some driver updates (gpu and networking being the big ones, but “big” is still pretty small, and there’s various other driver noise in there too)." https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/13/linux-6-9-release-main-changes-arm-risc-v-and-mips-architectures/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 04:38:36

• "So 6.9 is now out, and last week has looked quite stable (and the whole release has felt pretty normal). Below is the shortlog for the last week, with the changes mostly being dominated by some driver updates (gpu and networking being the big ones, but “big” is still pretty small" https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/13/linux-6-9-release-main-changes-arm-risc-v-and-mips-architectures/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 04:38:47

• LWN now contrubutes to this FUD. http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/15/Security_Patches_and_Linux_FUD_Blaming_Everything_on_Linux_Agai.shtml Distraction from this? https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/10/microsoft_president_brad_smith_summoned/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 04:42:02

• Firefox 126.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/973763/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 04:42:47

• ESET is close to Microsoft. Now it's trying to defect to 'LINUX' holes, using sole tales from 13 years ago. https://www.eset.com/int/about/newsroom/press-releases/products/eset-threat-intelligence-data-feeds-join-the-hunt-with-microsoft-sentinel-integration/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 04:52:00

• Good thing they didn't add Microsoft pedo Peter Bright to this photo https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/pimpcon.jpg "A few Arsians at Casa de Kravets—from left to right, Cyrus Farivar, John (Jay) Timmer, Tiffany Kelly, Sean Gallagher, Dan Goodin, Joe Mullin, and David Kravets Esquire."    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 05:09:24

• windows tco https://svenska.yle.fi/a/7-10056781 https://svenska.yle.fi/a/7-10056852    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 06:25:24

• Journalism dying in the dark https://thedissenter.org/british-high-court-access-denied-assange-hearing/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 06:25:37

• 'TunnelVision' bug potentially allows snooping on all VPNs https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4205875/tunnelvision-bug-potentially-allows-snooping-vpns    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 06:34:48

• "Nagios is an open source IT infrastructure monitoring system. It was originally designed to run on Linux but can now run on Unix variants and Windows." https://www.techtarget.com/searchitoperations/feature/Compare-8-tools-for-IT-monitoring    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 06:45:27

• Google discloses 2 zero-day vulnerabilities in less than a week https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366585317/Google-discloses-2-zero-day-vulnerabilities-in-less-than-a-week    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 06:46:02

• You know this is pure BS because they say "HEY HI" https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366584172/QStar-launches-tape-access-from-anywhere-with-Global-ArchiveSpace    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 06:47:32

• So now we have "HEY HI BACKUPS"    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 06:47:57

• "Dude, does your toilet bowl do HEY HI??? Do you use HEY HI leash for your pet?"    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 06:48:33

• "The transition to IPv6 is a learning curve. Here's what to understand about IPv6, including benefits, troubleshooting techniques and best practices for secure integration." https://www.techtarget.com/searchnetworking/tip/How-to-use-IPv6-in-enterprise-networks    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 06:49:13

• buzzwords pipeline https://www.techtarget.com/searchenterpriseai/tip/How-to-build-an-MLOps-pipeline    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 06:51:13

• Sponsored IBM/Red Hat pieces latch onto "AI" hype for laughter's sake https://www.techtarget.com/searchitoperations/news/366583957/Slow-Ansible-Lightspeed-adoption-might-reflect-AI-qualms    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 06:52:59

• Paid-for Red Hat fluff and LLM cargo cult https://www.techtarget.com/searchitoperations/news/366583913/Red-Hat-CTO-Nvidia-AI-exec-reveal-joint-LLMOps-roadmap    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 06:54:39

• Red Hat has serious issues, but when it pays those journalists [sic] to write shallow nonsense they come up with this "bullish" spin https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366583972/Red-Hat-bullish-on-APAC-growth-targets-automakers-and-SMEs    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 06:55:33

• This isn't even journalism but buzzword stuffing ("AI") sponsored by Red Hat https://www.techtarget.com/searchenterpriseai/news/366583584/IBM-throws-its-Red-Hat-into-open-source-AI-ring-with-RHEL-AI    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 06:57:16

• More shallow "AI" spam disguised as journalism https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366583641/Red-Hat-eyes-AI-workloads-in-platform-moves    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 06:58:11

• "Learn how to use the sudo command for access control configurations, from granting full administrative privileges to delegating roles." https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/tutorial/How-to-configure-sudo-privilege-and-access-control-settings    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 06:59:25

• England and Wales Deaths Rose From 10,059 to 11,170 in 5 Years (for Week 17, Latest on Record), We Need to Demand Answers About the Cause Because Young People's Deaths Rose Almost 20% https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2024/05/16/week-17-death-surge/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 07:51:21

• Midazolam concerns https://yewtu.be/watch?v=YGk6_w1Bv6A    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 07:52:14

• Agreement on aspiration https://yewtu.be/watch?v=k_qCaAI9IzI    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 07:52:39

• "AK is a dinosaur too and he in his 60s; he is no spring chicken any more than the former IBM CEO, GR. This speaks is volumes about the age hypocrisy at IBM the higher up you go in the org chart." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ssxFD75    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 07:53:51

• "how long after for the layoffs?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1syXmTpO    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 07:54:36

• "IBM is quietly moving more work to India. The US redeployment list (aka bench pip) grows as jobs are moved. Not convinced? Watch the IBM job postings. Of the 4,838 open positions on May 15, 2024, 55% or 2,672 are in India." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1sp6HOxK    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 07:55:06

• Does this site care to disclose that the energy sector funds it? ☞ https://reason.com/2024/05/15/the-scandalous-science-behind-nuclear-regulation/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 08:15:18

• New Gel Could Neutralize Alcohol's Effects Before a Hangover Hits ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/new-gel-could-neutralize-alcohols-effects-before-a-hangover-hits    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 08:15:33

• Plant-Based Diets Associated With Reduced Risk of Major Diseases, Large Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/plant-based-diets-associated-with-reduced-risk-of-major-diseases-review-finds    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 08:15:53

• Beyond The Gut? Microbes Found in Healthy Brains, Raising Questions ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/beyond-the-gut-microbes-found-in-healthy-brains-raising-questions    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 08:16:04

• Criminalization of abortion in Morocco violates rights of women and girls: Amnesty International ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/05/criminalization-of-abortion-in-morocco-violates-rights-of-women-and-girls-amnesty-international/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 08:16:40

• South Africa opposition party intends to take bill providing universal health coverage to Constitutional Court ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/05/south-africa-opposition-party-intends-to-take-bill-providing-universal-health-coverage-to-constitutional-court/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 08:17:03

• Study: Experiments That Could Show Gravity's 'Quantumness' Are Achievable ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/study-experiments-that-could-show-gravitys-quantumness-are-achievable    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 08:17:32

• Ancient Humans Crafted Deadly Wooden Weapons 300,000 Years Ago, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-humans-crafted-deadly-wooden-weapons-300000-years-ago-study-finds    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 08:17:44

• Malaysia’s plan to gift orangutans to countries buying palm oil panned by green groups ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-s-plan-to-gift-orangutans-to-countries-buying-palm-oil-panned-by-green-groups    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 08:18:26

• Philippine boat convoy won’t proceed to China-held reef: Organisers ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippine-boat-convoy-won-t-proceed-to-china-held-reef-organisers    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 08:19:00

• Thursday Briefing: Slovakia’s Leader Was Shot ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/world/asia/slovakia-assassination-china-philippines-asia.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 08:19:10

• Peru's president to visit China in June, possible beef exports on agenda, minister says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/perus-president-to-visit-china-in-june-possible-beef-exports-on-agenda-minister-says    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 08:19:27

• Hong Kong is safe from China’s Great Firewall—for now ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/05/15/1092461/hong-kong-china-great-firewall/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 08:19:42

• Pacific gets ‘record’ share of Australia’s static foreign aid budget ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/pacific/aus-pacific-aid-05152024032655.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 08:20:04

• US to send delegation to Taiwan’s presidential inauguration ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/taiwan-inauguration-biden-delegation-05152024105830.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 08:20:29

• Filipino civilian convoy departs for Scarborough Shoal, demands ‘China leave’ ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/southchinasea/philippines-convoy-scarborough-shoal-china-05152024151144.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 08:20:43

• Biden’s China tariffs are big and preemptive ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/inflection-points/bidens-china-tariffs-are-big-and-preemptive/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 08:21:08

• "flurry of efforts to support a faltering stock market" ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/china-pathfinder-q1-2024-update/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 08:21:40

• Could Mexican exports be affected by new US tariffs on China? ‘Stay tuned’ says USTR ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/nearshoring-in-mexico/could-mexican-exports-be-affected-by-new-us-tariffs-on-china-stay-tuned-says-ustr/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 08:22:04

• How To Install Python on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-python-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 08:23:13

• How To Install KeePassXC on Manjaro ☞ https://idroot.us/install-keepassxc-manjaro/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 08:23:22

• How To Install Numpy on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-numpy-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 08:23:37

• How To Install Nagios on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-nagios-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 08:23:54

• Spotify axes 17% of workforce in third round of layoffs this year    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 08:24:40

• How To Install Backports on Debian 12 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-backports-debian-12/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 08:24:45

• How To Install Python on Fedora 40 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-python-fedora-40/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 08:24:51

• Xbox has lost, is lost, and is losing a lot of money https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/05/microsoft-leadership-reportedly-want-no-red-line-stopping-xbox-games-coming-to-ps5    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 08:25:41

• What the Fart is a Byte? ☞ https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5599596/who-really-created-the-byte    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:17:23

• Titus in the Hotseat on "Lunduke: The Alex Jones of Linux" ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/titus-in-the-hotseat-on-lunduke-the    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:18:38

• Georgia’s government uses Kremlin playbook to consolidate grip on power ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/georgias-government-uses-kremlin-playbook-to-consolidate-grip-on-power/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:19:30

• Buffer or ruse?: Russia's new offensive in northeast Ukraine 'not an open road to Kharkiv' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240515-buffer-or-ruse-russia-s-new-offensive-in-northeast-ukraine-not-an-open-road-to-kharkiv    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:19:51

• Zelensky cancels overseas visits as Ukraine withdraws from parts of Kharkiv region ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240515-ukraine-pulls-back-in-parts-of-kharkiv-region-in-face-of-russian-ground-assault    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:20:11

• China’s support for Russia is ‘tragic,’ says Mike Pompeo ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/mike-pompeo-interview-ukraine-05152024150556.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:20:24

• More Than 50 Countries Sign Up For Ukraine Peace Conference In June ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-peace-conference-switzerland-china/32948994.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:20:40

• Blinken Announces Upcoming $2 Billion Tranche Of Military Aid For Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-crimea-strikes-atacms/32947941.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:23:43

• Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico Injured in Attack ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Slovak-Prime-Minister-Robert-Fico-Injured-in-Attack-20240515-0005.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:24:22

• "Arab forces in Sudan seem to be trying to eliminate non-Arab tribes." ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/opinion/darfur-sudan-genocide.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:25:07

• Ukraine Fights to Hold Off Fierce Russian Assaults in Northeast ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/world/europe/ukraine-war-fighting-russia-advance.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:25:27

• Threat Actors Abuse Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub to Distribute Multiple Information Stealers ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/threat-actors-abuse-github-to-distribute-multiple-information-stealers/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:26:00

• Dutch Court Hands Russian Tornado Cash Developer Lengthy Prison Sentence ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-tornado-cash-developer-crypto-laundering/32948245.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:26:49

• Two Airports Temporarily Closed In Russia's Tatarstan After Drone Attack ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/tatarstan-russia-drone-airport-kazan/32948167.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:27:05

• Four Russian Journalists Recognized As Political Prisoners ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-memorial-political-prisoners-journalists/32948211.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:27:24

• Finland to Use Reservists to Reinforce Its Border With Russia ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Finland-to-Use-Reservists-to-Reinforce-Its-Border-With-Russia-20240515-0004.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:27:47

• International people-smuggling operation through Latvia disrupted ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/15.05.2024-international-people-smuggling-operation-through-latvia-disrupted.a554099/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:28:04

• TTAB Orders Cancellation of "THE PLIMSOULS" Registration on Ownership and Likelihood of Confusion Grounds, Rejects Abandonment Claim ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2024/05/ttab-orders-cancellation-of-plimsouls.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:28:35

• Putin Is Selling Victory, and Many Russians Are Buying It ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-victory-moscow.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:29:17

• Rafael Grossi of the IAEA Acts as the West’s Mediator With Putin and Iran ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/us/politics/rafael-grossi-iaea-putin-iran.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:30:13

• What to Know About the Summit Between Putin and Pooh-tin in China ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/world/asia/putin-xi-china-summit.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:30:37

• Who Is Robert Fico, the Prime Minister of Slovakia? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/world/europe/robert-fico-slovakia.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:31:02

• Attempted Assassination of Slovakia’s Robert Fico Puts Europe on Edge ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/world/europe/slovakia-prime-minister-robert-fico-assassination-attempt.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:31:16

• Putin arrives in China to deepen strategic partnership with Pooh-tin ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/putin-to-visit-chinas-xi-to-deepen-strategic-partnership    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:31:31

• BRICS Enters a New Era of Greater BRICS Cooperation: Putin ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/BRICS-Enters-a-New-Era-of-Greater-BRICS-Cooperation-Putin-20240515-0002.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:31:53

• A wave of retractions is shaking physics ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/05/15/1092535/a-wave-of-retractions-is-shaking-physics/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:32:36

• Putin Arrives In China In Show Of Unity Between Authoritarian Allies ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-china-putin-xi-ukraine-war/32949008.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:33:06

• Godot: Web Export in 4.3 ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/progress-report-web-export-in-4-3/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:34:00

• First combat drone comes to Germany: The Israeli “Heron TP” may also fly in civilian airspace ☞ https://digit.site36.net/2024/05/15/first-combat-drone-over-germany-the-israeli-heron-tp-may-also-fly-in-civilian-airspace/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:34:48

• Half-way point in the Month of LibreOffice, May 2024! ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/05/15/half-way-point-in-the-month-of-libreoffice-may-2024/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:35:34

• How to Select Columns Containing a Specific String in R ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/05/how-to-select-columns-containing-a-specific-string-in-r/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:39:48

• Buzzwords galore, i.e. the usual from today's Red Hat ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/remote-server-management-edge-computing    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:42:30

• Running Watsonx on ROSA with an integrated application pipeline for Generative Hey Hi (AI) driven app modernization ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/running-watsonx-rosa-integrated-application-pipeline-generative-ai-driven-app-modernization    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:43:11

• Mozilla recruits another lawyer for buzzwords (the "Hey Hi (AI) Era") ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/growing-our-movement-and-growing-mozilla-to-shape-the-ai-era/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:44:28

• The Mozilla Blog: Why I’m Joining Mozilla as Executive Director ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/why-im-joining-mozilla-as-executive-director/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:45:52

• The Mozilla Blog: Mozilla Foundation Welcomes Nabiha Syed as Executive Director ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-foundation-welcomes-nabiha-syed-as-executive-director/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:47:52

• Selling UK press to Big Oil in brutal Arab countries ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/jeff-zucker-telegraph-sir-harry-summit/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:55:11

• New Yorker defies contempt risk to publish Lucy Letby story in UK print edition ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/new-yorker-lucy-letby-reporting-restrictions-contempt-of-court/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:55:42

• "Listening hours to BillBC local radio in England down by 10% for second quarter in a row." ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/rajars-q1-2024-gb-news-times-radio-talkradio-bbc-today/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:56:20

• Cofense warns that sophisticated phishing campaign is targeting Meta business accounts ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/05/15/cofense-warns-sophisticated-phishing-campaign-targeting-meta-business-accounts/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:57:22

• Manjaro 24.0 Is Released With GNU/Linux Kernel 6.9 ☞ https://ostechnix.com/manjaro-24-0-released/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:58:40

• Experimental syslog-ng packages for Amazon GNU/Linux 2023 ☞ https://peter.czanik.hu/other/syslog-ng-experimental-packages-for-amazon-linux-2023/ https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/experimental-syslog-ng-packages-for-amazon-linux-2023    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 09:59:43

• 2 ways to upgrade Ubuntu 22.04 to Ubuntu 24.04 Noble LTS ☞ https://www.how2shout.com/linux/2-ways-to-upgrade-ubuntu-22-04-to-ubuntu-24-04-noble-lts/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:01:34

• Security updates for Wednesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/973746/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:01:56

• Rebuilding my homelab: Suffering as a service ☞ https://xeiaso.net/blog/2024/homelab-v2/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:02:37

• Unabashed and unabated: India leads the world shutdown count for sixth year ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/india-keepiton-internet-shutdowns-2023-en/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:07:18

• Violence & internet shutdowns in 2023: the worst year on record ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/keepiton-internet-shutdowns-2023/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:07:40

• #KeepItOn: why we’re updating our internet shutdown tracking methodology ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/tracking-internet-shutdowns-methodology-update/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:08:00

• Myanmar’s iron curtain: internet shutdowns and repression in 2023 ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/myanmar-keepiton-internet-shutdowns-2023-en/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:09:52

• Despite new 10% pay hike for teachers in Mexico, strikes to begin in 4 states ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/politics/pay-hike-for-teachers-in-mexico-but-strikes-to-begin/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:12:40

• Congress is Preparing to Restore Quotas in College Admissions ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2024/05/15/congress-is-preparing-to-restore-quotas-in-college-admissions/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:13:33

• 3 new ways scammers target you on Bing and Surveillance Giant Google ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/3-new-ways-scammers-target-you-on-bing-and-google-aWCyg0r4kqJl    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:14:22

• Microsoft and Intel attack computing, and moreover it's worth remembering that Phoronix/Larabel glorified this toxic agenda all along (follow the money!) https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-TDX-Fedora-OSS-Concerns    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:15:49

• Empower your workflow: Configuring Ansible Automation Platform 2.x via API with Ansible Playbook ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/empower-your-workflow-configuring-ansible-automation-platform-2x-api-ansible-playbook    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:16:17

• Swiss Court Convicts Ousman Sonko, Ex-Gambian Minister, of Crimes Against Humanity ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/world/africa/gambia-crimes-switzerland-conviction.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:16:54

• [Video] 'Late Stage Capitalism': Abusive Monopolist Microsoft as an Elaborate Ponzi Scheme (Faking 'Demand' While Portraying the Fraud as an Act of Generosity and Demanding Bailouts) (updated) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/15/Video_Late_Stage_Capitalism_Microsoft_as_an_Elaborate_Ponzi_Sch.shtml    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:17:06

• Bribed-for coverage from siliconangle; Red Hat is nowadays just buying fake articles about itself ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/05/15/three-insights-from-thecube-analysic-red-hat-summit-rhsummit/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:19:11

• LanceDB raises $8M to speed up Hey Hi (AI) models with its open-source vector database ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/05/15/lancedb-raises-8m-speed-ai-models-open-source-vector-database/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:20:15

• New C++ features in GCC 14 ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/05/15/new-c-features-gcc-14    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:21:30

• YouTube blocks banned Hong Kong protest anthem 'Glory to Hong Kong' ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/youtube-blocks-glory-to-hong-kong-05152024094652.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:25:46

• Microsoft sponsors this openwashing of plagiarism and even GPL violations ☞ https://opensource.org/blog/the-open-source-ai-definition-gets-closer-to-reality-with-a-global-workshop-series    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:26:42

• Evgeni Golov: Using HPONCFG on CentOS Stream 9 with OpenSSL 3.2 ☞ https://www.die-welt.net/2024/05/using-hponcfg-on-centos-stream-9-with-openssl-32/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:27:31

• VMware Workstation Pro goes free, official guides on how to install and switch are out ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/vmware-workstation-pro-goes-free-official-guides-on-how-to-install-and-switch-are-out/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:29:42

• Besides going free, VMware Workstation Pro finally stops hogging your CPU due to NAT ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/besides-going-free-vmware-workstation-pro-finally-stops-hogging-your-cpu-due-to-nat/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:30:09

• OMG proprietary garbage from prolific GPL violator ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/05/vmware-workstation-pro-is-now-free-to-use    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:31:04

• Linus Torvalds now favors Ampere Arm chip over Fashion Company Apple Silicon MacBook for building Linux kernels — says he's now doing more Arm64 Linux testing than ever ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linus-torvalds-now-favors-arm-powered-ampere-chip-over-apple-silicon-mac-for-building-linux-kernels-says-the-more-powerful-system-is-why-hes-doing-more-arm64-linux-testing    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:32:17

• The Easiest Way to Play Retro Games on Raspberry Pi ☞ https://www.maketecheasier.com/play-retro-games-raspberry-pi/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:32:46

• Ebury is Not "Linux", That's Just the Media Shifting Attention (Microsoft in the Hot Seat for Total Breach Right Now) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/15/Ebury_is_Not_Linux_That_s_Just_the_Media_Shifting_Attention_Mic.shtml    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:34:07

• [Video] LinuxFest Northwest is Letting GAFAM Take Over (and Why It's Hard to Resist) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/14/Video_LinuxFest_Northwest_is_Letting_GAFAM_Take_Over_and_Why_It.shtml    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:34:19

• How to Create Bootable USB Stick in GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.linuxbuzz.com/create-bootable-usb-stick-in-linux/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:35:09

• CYP – web-based frontend for MPD ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/cyp-web-based-frontend-mpd/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:35:58

• Firefox 127 Enters Beta Testing with Updated Screenshot Tool, Other Changes ☞ https://9to5linux.com/firefox-127-enters-beta-testing-with-updated-screenshot-tool-other-changes    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:37:14

• Deepin GNU/Linux V23 RC: A backdoored Windows 11 alternative from China ☞ https://betanews.com/2024/05/15/deepin-v23-rc-linux-alternative-to-windows-11/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:37:22

• AV GNU/Linux – distribution for multimedia content creators ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/av-linux-distribution-multimedia-content-creators/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:37:42

• Late Night ☞ https://jamesg.blog/2024/05/15/late-night/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:38:41

• Richard Stallman Talk 'Delayed' ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/15/Richard_Stallman_Talk_Delayed.shtml    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:39:02

• Spidermonkey Development Blog: SpiderMonkey Newsletter (Firefox 126-127) ☞ https://spidermonkey.dev/blog/2024/05/15/newsletter-firefox-126-127.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:42:03

• Putin arrives in China on state visit to deepen strategic partnership with Pooh-tin ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240516-putin-arrives-in-china-on-state-visit-to-deepen-strategic-partnership-with-xi    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:42:33

• SysLinuxOS – Debian-based GNU/Linux live distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/syslinuxos-debian-based-linux-live-distribution/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:47:38

• 10 Best Free and Open Source Continuous Integration Systems ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-continuous-integration-systems/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:48:10

• Auto-Editor – automatically edit video and audio ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/auto-editor-automatically-edit-video-audio/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:48:29

• Oracle GNU/Linux 9.4 Released, Here’s What’s New ☞ https://linuxiac.com/oracle-linux-9-4-released/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:49:33

• Deepin GNU/Linux 23 RC: Lost in Translation ☞ https://linuxiac.com/deepin-linux-23-rc-lost-in-translation/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:49:55

• Elpher updated ☞ https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Elpher    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:53:47

• Kobo Clara BW Review gemini://moddedbear.xyz/logs/2024-05-15-kobo-clara-bw-review.gmi    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:07:30

• "You may be reading this on Gemini or on the world wide web. In any case, this blog is actually a gemlog aka a gemini capsule, or whatever you want to call it." gemini://gemini.ctrl-c.club/~lettuce/rss-added.gmi    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:08:18

• 🔤SpellBinding: ACFHISU Wordo: DIZZY gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-05-16.gmi    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:08:53

• "You see, the Swedish word for "town" is "stad". The Swedish word for "city" is "stad". Yes, we only have one word for something larger than a village or a suburb." gemini://warmedal.se/~bjorn/posts/2024-05-16-i-live-in-a-city-or-a-town.gmi    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:10:22

• "Cohost has been mentioned recently a couple times in Geminispace" gemini://station.martinrue.com/breakfast_champion/2289ae7db942404c97d525a7c0c932f2    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:12:42

• I Built A 4-Bay Raspberry Pi 5 Based NAS ☞ https://www.the-diy-life.com/i-built-a-4-bay-raspberry-pi-5-based-nas/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:15:51

• Raspberry Pi announces 'expected intention to float' on London Stock Exchange ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-announces-expected-intention-to-float-on-london-stock-exchange    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:16:00

• Raspberry Pi turns an old Sony tape deck into a wireless media streaming platform ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-turns-an-old-sony-tape-deck-into-a-wireless-media-streaming-platform    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:16:07

• 52Pi W01 U2500 HAT adds 2.5GbE and NVMe SSD support to Raspberry Pi 5 SBC ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/16/52pi-w01-u2500-hat-2-5gbe-nvme-ssd-raspberry-pi-5/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:16:57

• Blaustahl USB storage device features 8KB FRAM with up to 200 years of data retention ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/15/blaustahl-usb-storage-device-8kb-fram-200-years-data-retention/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:17:22

• Same as It Ever Was?: Eternal Recurrence in Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy ☞ https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/same-as-it-ever-was    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:35:24

• EU Security Union - key achievements ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/FS_24_2566    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:36:21

• Commission reports on overall progress on the Security Union ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_24_2565    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:36:36

• State Department employing continuous automated testing in software development ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-insights/2024/05/a-look-into-software-development-at-the-state-department/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:37:31

• Feds convicted of sex crimes might lose their pensions ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2024/05/feds-convicted-of-sex-crimes-might-lose-their-pensions/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:37:58

• From Code to Quill: Embark on a Legendary Kubernetes Quest with SIG Docs ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2024/05/16/contribute-as-sig-docs-reviewer/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:39:09

• How to Verify Checksum of a File on GNU/Linux ☞ https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/how-to-verify-checksum-of-a-file-on-linux/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:39:41

• How to Configure Static IP Address on Ubuntu 24.04 ☞ https://tecadmin.net/how-to-configure-static-ip-address-on-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:39:51

• How to Set Up UFW Firewall on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS in 5 Minutes ☞ https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-set-up-ufw-firewall-on-ubuntu-24-04-lts-in-5-minutes/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:40:22

• What Causes ‘Segmentation Fault’ in Linux? How to Fix It ☞ https://www.fosslinux.com/142468/what-causes-segmentation-fault-in-linux-how-to-fix-it.htm    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:40:37

• Install and Use Grunt JavaScript Task Runner on GNU/Linux & macOS ☞ https://linuxtldr.com/installing-grunt-javascript-task-runner/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:42:14

• 400k GNU/Linux Servers Hacked in Massive Cryptocurrency-Mining Botnet ☞ https://linuxsecurity.com/news/hackscracks/ebury-botnet http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/15/Security_Patches_and_Linux_FUD_Blaming_Everything_on_Linux_Agai.shtml    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:43:15

• Managing User Storage Limits With GNU/Linux Disk Quotas ☞ https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/managing-user-storage-limits-linux-disk-quotas    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:44:39

• AAEON Nezha: defective chip maker Intel N97 X86 Developer Kit with LPDDR5 Support ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/aaeon-nezha-intel-n97-x86-developer-kit-with-lpddr5-support/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:45:48

• Canonical at Dell Technologies World 2024 ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-at-dell-technologies-world-2024    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:46:29

• Mir 2.17 is out, but Canonical outsourced development to 1) PROPRIETARY platform. 2) Microsoft. Canonical's Ubuntu does not care about freedom.    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:47:43

• Amiga 600: Retro Restoration ☞ https://linuxjedi.co.uk/2024/05/15/amiga-600-retro-restoration/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:59:31

• [ANNOUNCE] mesa 24.1.0-rc4 https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/mesa-dev/2024-May/226220.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 12:00:30

• Inside Poland’s groundbreaking effort to reckon with spyware abuses ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/inside-polands-groundbreaking-effort-to-reckon-with-spyware-abuses/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 12:01:59

• Unwanted Tracking Alerts Rolling Out to iOS, Android ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/unwanted-tracking-alerts-rolling-out-to-ios-android/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 12:02:29

• Android and iOS are themselves trackers and they're controlled by spying giants that work with states    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 12:03:01

• Shrinking democracy, growing violence: internet shutdowns in 2023 ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/publication/shrinking-democracy-growing-violence-internet-shutdowns-in-2023/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 12:09:43

• MENA in 2023: internet shutdowns soar amid unprecedented violence and war ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/mena-keepiton-internet-shutdowns-2023-en/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 12:10:02

• Christian Hergert: Ptyxis on Flathub ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/chergert/2024/05/15/ptyxis-on-flathub/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 12:10:53

• Pure spam or marketing placement instead of actual journalism. JUVE wants people to think that some person in the 30s changing a job is news, not pure spam. ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/taylor-wessing-ireland-dublin-eoin-martyn-pharma-life-sciences-upc/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 12:18:15

• Four separate CellSpinsoft data transfer patents challenged ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2024/05/15/cellspinsoft-data-transfer-patents-challenged    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 12:18:47

• AiPi entity Pedersen message distribution patent monopoly found invalid ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2024/5/13/pedersen-message-distribution-patent-found-invalid    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 12:19:07

• Navigating the USPTO’s Regulatory Wave: Key Comment Deadlines for Summer 2024 ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/05/navigating-regulatory-deadlines.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 12:19:39

• The Legacy of A.B. Dick and Motion Picture Patents: How these 100+ Year Old Ruling Reshaped Patent Law ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/05/picture-patents-reshaped.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 12:20:14

• NXP i.MX 95 SMARC 2.1 system-on-modules – ADLINK LEC-IMX95 and iWave iW-RainboW-G61M ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/15/nxp-i-mx-95-smarc-2-1-system-on-modules-adlink-lec-imx95-and-iwave-iw-rainbow-g61m/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 12:21:55

• Thoma Bravo-owned LogRhythm Announces Merger with Rival Exabeam ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/thoma-bravo-owned-logrhythm-announces-merger-with-rival-exabeam/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 12:22:37

• Intel Publishes 41 Security Advisories for Over 90 Vulnerabilities ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/intel-publishes-41-security-advisories-for-over-90-vulnerabilities/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 12:22:58

• Santander Data Breach Impacts Customers, Employees ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/santander-data-breach-impacts-customers-employees/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 12:23:20

• GNU/Linux now 3% in Bolivia https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/bolivia/#monthly-200902-202405    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 12:41:22

• GNU/Linux 4% in Nepal https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/nepal/#monthly-200902-202405 not a rich counry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathmandu    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:08:16

• Buzzword team, lots of hot air and hype https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20240516PD216/microsoft-ai-personnel-relocation-us-chip-restrictions.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:09:28

• "Kyndryl spilled the beans when they were spun off. When they went public, they published their go to market staffing models for the world. USA staffing was 8% of world wide population on shore. Remember Kyndryl is just a services company with zero manufacturing." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1sp6HOxK    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:11:31

• "Partner up? More like firesale of customer accounts and assets." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1syXmTpO    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:12:09

• GNU/Linux over 4% in Burkina Faso https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/burkina-faso/#monthly-200902-202405    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:16:20

• [Podcast] Measuring RPKI and BGP with Oregon RouteViews ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/05/16/podcast-measuring-rpki-and-bgp-with-oregon-routeviews/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:41:42

• Kat Murti: How To End the Drug War for Good ☞ https://reason.com/podcast/2024/05/15/kat-murti-how-to-end-the-drug-war-for-good/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:42:12

• Pluralistic: Even if you think Hey Hi (AI) search could be good, it won't be good (15 May 2024) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/15/they-trust-me-dumb-fucks/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:43:08

• Bruce Perens: Radio Program / Podcast Friday ☞ https://perens.com/2024/05/15/radio-program-podcast-friday/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:44:20

• U.S. Suspends Funding for Group at Center of Covid Origins Fight ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/health/ecohealth-alliance-peter-daszak-nih-grants.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:45:00

• Belarusian Doctor Who Said Lukashenka Lied About COVID Detained In Russia ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-physician-extremism-detained-russia/32948286.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:45:19

• Taiwan’s indispensability in preparing for pandemics ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/taiwans-indispensability-in-preparing-for-future-pandemics/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:45:35

• Don't Give Biden a Pass on Inflation. Don't Give Trump a Pass on COVID. ☞ https://reason.com/2024/05/15/dont-give-biden-a-pass-on-inflation-dont-give-trump-a-pass-on-covid/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:45:50

• Biden Administration Strips Federal Funding From Nonprofit at Center of COVID Lab Leak Controversy ☞ https://reason.com/2024/05/15/biden-administration-strips-federal-funding-from-nonprofit-at-center-of-covid-lab-leak-controversy/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:46:11

• Sales for ghosts, or steep PATENT licences. Who benefits? ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2273687/lithuanian-prosecutors-to-investigate-disposal-of-2-5m-covid-vaccines    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:47:53

• States Dust Off Obscure Anti-Mask Laws to Target Pro-Palestine Protesters ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/states-dust-off-obscure-anti-mask-laws-to-target-pro-palestine-protesters    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:48:34

• Smartphones Can Now Last 7 Years. Here’s How to Keep Them Working. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/technology/personaltech/smartphones-software-update-ios-android.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:49:31

• North Korea opens more app stores for smartphone users ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/north-cellular-phone-mobile-smartphone-internet-technology-exchange-centers-increasing-05152024115749.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:49:57

• "Is the classical TCP congestion control mechanism known as Nagle's algorithm (RFC 896 - Congestion Control) headed for the scrap heap of history?" ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20240514075024 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:51:34

• Innovating the Future: Arm’s Strategic Embrace of FreeBSD ☞ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/innovating-the-future-arms-strategic-embrace-of-freebsd/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:52:07

• "The University of Ottawa guest network restricts outbound traffic to TCP ports 80 and 443." ☛ https://lists.bsdcan.org/pipermail/bsdcan-announce/2024-May/000413.html | Source: BSDCan    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:52:31

• "Let's talk about naming boolean variables in Go." ☛ https://www.dolthub.com/blog/2024-05-10-ok-considered-harmful/ | Source: Zach Musgrave    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:53:36

• "The same geomagnetic storms causing the auroras can cause havoc with our planet’s human-made infrastructure." ☛ https://theconversation.com/solar-storms-that-caused-pretty-auroras-can-create-havoc-with-technology-heres-how-230020 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:54:08

• "And some effects may be negative." ☛ https://theconversation.com/billions-are-spent-on-educational-technology-but-we-dont-know-if-it-works-221280 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:54:40

• "Lifespan caps for passenger vehicles have limited effect on reducing greenhouse gas emissions" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2024-05-early-vehicles-wont-planet.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:55:17

• "Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on April 15 that the company would lay off more than 10% of its global workforce" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2024-05-14/tesla-to-lay-off-an-additional-601-employees-in-california-government-notice | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:56:09

• "Ilya Sutskever, the OpenAI co-founder and chief scientist who in November joined three other board members" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/14/technology/ilya-sutskever-leaving-openai.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:56:18

• "Whatever happened, he seems to have represented a rift that has been growing inside OpenAI for some time." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/14/24156920/openai-chief-scientist-ilya-sutskever-leaves | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:56:28

• "WikiLeaks' release" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/stella-assange-wife-wikileaks-founder-vows-fight-ahead-crucial-court-date-2024-05-14/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:56:51

• "Italian tech website Giardiniblog.it usually receives around a million visits per month." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/piracy-block-withdrawn-after-tech-site-published-site-blocking-workarounds-240516/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:58:29

• "internet users try to access any of the pirate sites blocked" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/vpn-dns-give-up-or-go-legal-aussies-reactions-to-pirate-site-blocking-in-2023-240515/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:58:36

• "Internet provider Frontier Communications must share the personal details of subscribers with movie and music companies" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/internet-provider-must-unmask-alleged-pirates-but-rightsholders-cant-harass-them-240515/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 13:58:44

• Habitat Fragmentation ☛ https://therevelator.org/habitat-fragmentation/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 15:46:14

• oil companies ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/05/15/oil-companies-use-paid-news-media-partnerships-to-protect-social-licence-to-operate-documents-show/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 15:46:51

• "We have released updates to Arti today, to resolve a pair of security issues related to circuit construction for onion services." ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/arti_1_2_3_released/ | Source: Tor    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 15:48:00

• "The Tor Project is happy to announce that we are hosting the Tor Community Day 2024 on May 25th in Lisbon, Portugal!" ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/tor-community-day-2024/ | Source: Tor    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 15:48:11

• "Across the country in recent years, cities have been conducting these more often." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/help-investigate-homeless-encampment-removals | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 15:49:13

• "When she returned, the cart was nowhere to be found." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/albuquerque-homeless-encampments | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 15:49:23

• "ProPublica and the Texas Tribune are committed to telling overlooked stories about public schools." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/texas-school-board-bond-elections | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 15:50:06

• "Weeks after winning a school board seat in her deeply red Texas county, Courtney Gore immersed herself in the district’s curriculum" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-granbury-isd-school-board-courtney-gore | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 15:50:31

• "Gore points to West Texas billionaires Tim Dunn and brothers Farris and Dan Wilks" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-tim-dunn-wilks-brothers-vouchers-courtney-gore | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 15:50:40

• tatarstan ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/05/15/taliban-flight-to-russia-reportedly-delayed-by-ukrainian-drone-attack-in-tatarstan | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 15:51:48

• "Every time she’s offline" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/05/15/every-time-she-s-offline-i-think-the-fsb-got-her | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 15:51:57

• "Meduza’s Russian readers reflect on what went wrong" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/05/16/democracy-has-to-be-fought-for | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 15:52:06

• [Hype and buzzwords] Hits The Commodore 64 ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/05/15/generative-ai-hits-the-commodore-64/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 15:53:12

• "Technical work — including problem-solving — is creative work." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/05/15/think-again-tips-on-finding-and-flexing-your-creativity/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 15:53:53

• "We’re developing a new set of Code Editor features to help school teachers run text-based coding lessons with their learners." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/code-editor-classroom-management/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 15:54:27

• "Valve have issued the first update to the SteamOS 3.6 Preview series for Steam Deck, throwing in a couple of needed fixes." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/steamos-362-preview-for-steam-deck-fixes-up-double-input-for-external-controllers/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 15:56:20

• "Here's a good way for you to jump into the Monster Hunter world with Humble Bundle, plus some of the bigger DLC to go with it too" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/get-monster-hunter-world-rise-sunbreak-and-iceborne-in-the-latest-humble-bundle/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 15:56:43

• "We get a fair bit of news here and there about games getting delisted" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/the-warlords-series-and-the-five-original-close-combat-games-appear-on-steam/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 15:57:03

• "Solo developer Orangepixel is celebrating 20 years as a full-time game dev" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/blending-dungeon-crawling-with-horde-shooters-gauntlet-of-power-launches-in-june/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 15:58:21

• "Your journey begins with a single step: joining the Special Interest Group (SIG) Docs." https://kubernetes.io/blog/2024/05/16/contribute-as-sig-docs-reviewer/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 15:59:15

• "Late Night" https://jamesg.blog/2024/05/15/late-night/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 15:59:28

• "Jimmy Carter’s grandson says he is ‘coming to the end’ after more than a year in hospice care" https://thehill.com/homenews/4664417-jimmy-carter-grandson-says-he-is-coming-to-the-end-hospice-care/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 15:59:49

• "Los Angeles' restaurant industry is in crisis" https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2024-05-15/restaurant-industry-economic-crisis-los-angeles    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:00:25

• "So what do we have here then? Tony Hawk's Survivors? Motorbike Survivors?" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/check-out-motordoom-a-freestyle-sports-survivor-like-horde-shooter/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:00:43

• "Star witness in Trump trial tells of plot to conceal porn star hush money payments" https://kansasreflector.com/2024/05/13/star-witness-in-trump-trial-tells-of-plot-to-conceal-porn-star-hush-money-payments/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:00:56

• iophk: politics and sales rather than migration to FOSS https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2024/05/cybersecurity-challenges-persist-but-cisa-is-up-to-the-task/ ("Cybersecurity challenges persist, but CISA is up to the task") ! http://techrights.org/n/2024/04/25/CISA_Has_a_Microsoft_Conflict_of_Interest_Problem_CISA_Cannot_A.shtml    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:01:46

• "Will this be too one-sided for the new Norwegian "debate library"?" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://bibliotekettarsaka.com/2024/05/14/nakba-ein-reprise/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:03:16

• "I found a paper that denies one of my two obvious thoughts about originalism, so stating the obvious turns out to be useful! — Crooked Timber" https://crookedtimber.org/2024/05/15/i-found-a-paper-that-denies-one-of-my-two-obvious-thoughts-about-originalism-so-stating-the-obvious-turns-out-to-be-useful/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:03:32

• "How Amazon transformed the EU into a planned economy | by Cory Doctorow | Medium" https://doctorow.medium.com/how-amazon-transformed-the-eu-into-a-planned-economy-dabc63b15449    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:03:47

• "The Best Way to Handle the Coming Cicada Invasion? Heat Up the Deep Fryer | Smithsonian" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-best-way-to-handle-the-coming-cicada-invasion-heat-up-the-deep-fryer-19372006/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:04:00

• We want more solar energy in Vestfold https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://larsegeland.com/2024/05/14/vi-vil-ha-mer-solenergi-i-vestfold/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:04:28

• NYT Editor ☛ https://fair.org/home/nyt-editor-denies-his-papers-role-in-setting-the-agenda-it-reports-on/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:06:25

• "election fraud trial of former President Donald Trump" ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/5/15/trump_trial_update | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:06:47

• "unlawful" ☛ https://digit.site36.net/2024/05/16/refusal-of-entry-for-ghassan-abu-sittah-was-unlawful-german-police-must-lift-his-schengen-ban-immediately/ | Source: Site36    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:08:03

• Quality Camera Slider ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/05/15/designing-a-quality-camera-slider-can-be-remarkably-satisfying/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:10:11

• "This week Jonathan Bennett and Rob Campbell talk with Gareth Coleman and Hamish Cunningham! It’s all about the Unphone" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/05/15/floss-weekly-episode-783-teaching-embedded-with-the-unphone/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:10:31

• How AI Large Language Models Work ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/05/15/how-ai-large-language-models-work-explained-without-math/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:10:54

• The Cybertiger Strikes Again! ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/05/cybertiger-strikes-again-effs-8th-annual-tech-trivia-night | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:11:46

• Jailbreak A PS4 ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/05/16/you-can-now-jailbreak-a-ps4-with-an-lg-tv/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:12:17

• Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Art ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/05/fair-use-still-protects-histories-and-documentaries-even-tiger-king | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:14:54

• "[Colleen] struggled with using a chef’s knife to cut a variety of foods while suffering from arthritis in her wrist and hand." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/05/16/adaptive-chefs-knife-provides-better-leverage/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:15:44

• One Cerebras Wafer Beats An Exascale Super At Molecular Dynamics ☞ https://www.nextplatform.com/2024/05/15/one-cerebras-wafer-beats-an-exascale-super-at-molecular-dynamics/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:19:30

• Enhancing R: The Vision and Impact of Jan Vitek’s MaintainR Initiative ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/05/enhancing-r-the-vision-and-impact-of-jan-viteks-maintainr-initiative/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:19:55

• "Document your code like you can't remember anything." ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/05/documenting-my-code-for-me/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:20:11

• Cross product of transpose of matrix in R ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/05/cross-product-of-transpose-of-matrix-in-r/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:20:22

• The Vibe of Flanders: Part 1 ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/05/the-vibe-of-flanders-part-1/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:20:42

• [ANNOUNCE] xwayland 24.1.0 https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg/2024-May/061654.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:23:22

• Malaysia’s by-election win gives Anwar govt room to focus on policy and sway youth, Malays ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-s-by-election-win-gives-anwar-govt-room-to-focus-on-policy-and-sway-youth-malays    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:24:50

• My treasure ☞ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1027/my-treasure    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:25:16

• 900k Impacted by Data Breach at Mississippi Healthcare Provider ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/900k-impacted-by-data-breach-at-mississippi-healthcare-provider/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:30:01

• Senators Urge $32 Billion in Emergency Spending on Hey Hi (AI) After Finishing Yearlong Review ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/senators-urge-32-billion-in-emergency-spending-on-ai-after-finishing-yearlong-review/ "testing standards to understand the technology's potential harms."    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:30:42

• ICS Patch Tuesday: Advisories Published by Siemens, Rockwell, Mitsubishi Electric ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/ics-patch-tuesday-advisories-published-by-siemens-rockwell-mitsubishi-electric/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:31:09

• Budget: ASPI’s experts give their views ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/budget-aspis-experts-give-their-views/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:36:38

• UK Foreign Office summons China ambassador over spying allegations ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/05/uk-foreign-office-summons-china-ambassador-over-spying-allegations/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:37:46

• The deepening ‘securitization’ of Vietnamese politics ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/commentaries/vietnam-politics-security-05152024143912.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:38:01

• Philippines, US boost space tech cooperation for maritime awareness, security ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/southchinasea/philippines-us-space-tech-cooperation-05152024082830.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:39:26

• Rwanda: Defense College for Military Education to be Establish ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Rwanda-Defense-College-Military-Education-Establish-20240515-0018.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:39:42

• Intel issues advisories for 90 security vulnerabilities — includes critical level 10 for Hey Hi (AI) tools ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/intel-issues-advisories-for-90-security-vulnerabilities-includes-critical-level-10-for-ai-tools    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:41:54

• Kindling trust, reducing risk ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2024/0515/Kindling-trust-reducing-risk    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:42:21

• France Declares State of Emergency Amid Protests in New Caledonia ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/world/asia/new-caledonia-france-macron.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:43:49

• Stop believing in a ‘right way to protest’ ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/columns/stop-believing-in-a-right-way-to-protest/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 16:49:42

• Technology is probably changing us for the worse—or so we always think ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/05/15/1092350/technology-is-probably-changing-us-for-the-worse-or-so-we-always-think/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 17:03:25

• Here's How the CIA Plans To Use Your Ad Tracking Data ☞ https://reason.com/2024/05/15/heres-how-the-cia-plans-to-use-your-ad-tracking-data/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 17:04:10

• Bipartisan Senate group proposes $32B in annual federal funding for Hey Hi (AI) innovation ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/05/15/bipartisan-senate-group-proposes-32b-annual-federal-funding-ai-innovation/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 17:04:31

• EU council adopts Pact on Migration and Asylum to reform migration system ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/05/eu-council-adopts-pact-on-migration-and-asylum-to-reform-migration-system/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 17:05:06

• France imposes state of emergency, bans Fentanylware (TikTok) in riot-hit New Caledonia ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240515-french-gendarme-wounded-new-caledonia-riots-dies-toll-rises-four-france    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 17:06:24

• Billionaire Frank McCourt is organizing a people’s bid to buy Fentanylware (TikTok) ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/05/15/billionaire-frank-mccourt-organizing-peoples-bid-buy-tiktok/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 17:07:28

• Google releases second Android 15 beta alongside broader ecosystem updates ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/05/15/google-releases-second-android-15-beta-alongside-broader-ecosystem-updates/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 17:08:07

• Court Declines to Dismiss Libel Suit by Anthropologist Accused of Mishandling Human Remains from Project MOVE Bombing ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2024/05/15/court-declines-to-dismiss-libel-suit-by-anthropologist-accused-of-mishandling-human-remains-from-project-move-bombing/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 17:09:20

• What's Going on With Gaza's Fatality Numbers? ☞ https://reason.com/2024/05/15/whats-going-on-with-gazas-fatality-numbers/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 17:10:23

• Spring 2024 Economic Forecast: A gradual expansion amid high geopolitical risks ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_24_2567    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 17:10:32

• Wall Street Times: IGNORE the record debt, the mass unemployment, hyperinflation etc. WALL STREET enjoys bailouts... all is well!! https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/business/stock-market-inflation.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/briefing/inflation-stock-market-trump-biden-debates.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 17:11:56

• How Canada’s media manufactures sympathy for the landlord class ☞ https://breachmedia.ca/landlords-canadian-media-manufactures-sympathy/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 17:12:31

• WALL STREET "logic". SALES DOWN. Revenue... also DOWN. Stock? Up! https://siliconangle.com/2024/05/15/despite-revenue-drop-cisco-beats-expectations-ups-full-year-forecast-sending-stock-higher/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 17:13:24

• FBI and DOJ seize control of infamous BreachForums hacking site ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/05/15/fbi-doj-seize-control-infamous-breachforums-hacking-site/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 17:14:02

• Yerevan Police Cordon Off Area Around Venue Where Pashinian Expected To Speak ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/yerevan-police-cordon-pashinian-speech/32948760.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 17:15:44

• ICC prosecutor announces plans to complete investigations into Libya war crimes by 2025 ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/05/icc-prosecutor-announces-plans-to-complete-investigations-into-libya-war-crimes-by-2025/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 17:15:50

• US DOJ says Nebraska’s excessive institutionalization violates civil rights of mentally ill ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/05/us-doj-says-nebraskas-excessive-institutionalization-violates-civil-rights-of-mentally-ill/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 17:16:41

• Inhospitable Hospitality: A look into the ruthless nature of cooking shows ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/arts/tv/inhospitable-hospitality-a-look-into-the-ruthless-nature-of-cooking-shows/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 17:16:56

• "Taking advantage of Linux’s popularity and developer support, Elektrobit’s EB corbos Linux is designed for the automotive industry with ISO 26262 and ASIL B certifications." https://www.electronicdesign.com/technologies/embedded/software/video/55039997/electronic-design-open-source-linux-for-automotive-introducing-elektrobits-eb-corbos    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 17:20:16

• "The upcoming Firefox release also adds a new "Close duplicate tabs" option in the "List all tabs" tab bar widget and the tab context menu." https://9to5linux.com/firefox-127-enters-beta-testing-with-updated-screenshot-tool-other-changes    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 17:22:09

• Securing Git repositories with gittuf https://lwn.net/Articles/972467/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 17:27:55

• "Assistive technologies on Linux desktops, like GNOME's Orca screen reader, communicate with applications through inter-process communications (IPC)." https://lwn.net/Articles/971541/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 17:30:14

• Inheritable credentials for directory file descriptors https://lwn.net/Articles/971825/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 17:31:11

• A proposal to switch Fedora Workstation's desktop https://lwn.net/Articles/970929/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 17:32:19

• Windows barely 20% in Bhutan https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/bhutan/#monthly-200902-202405    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 17:55:00

• 18% in Bangladesh https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/bangladesh/#monthly-200902-202404    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 17:56:20

• there seem to be provocateurs in social control media, inciting against high-profile promoters of Free software    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 19:09:44

• Vista 7 is still a think in Africa https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/africa/#monthly-200902-202405    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 19:27:34

• Google is almost 97% in Argentina https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share/all/argentina/#monthly-200902-202405    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 19:28:35

• How Microsoft et al do mass layoffs without even mentioning the word "layoffs" https://fortune.com/2024/05/16/apple-microsoft-spacex-employees-quit-return-office-study/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 19:32:01

• Xbox mass layoffs https://www.pocketgamer.com/features/team-talk-xbox-layoffs/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 19:33:50

• "The cycle of mass layoffs in game development isn’t a problem of the industry’s inherent “instability.” It’s a problem of exploitation." https://jacobin.com/2024/05/video-games-union-zenimax-exploitation    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 19:34:30

• Mass layoffs at Microsoft started years ago, not last year https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/finance/news/1-microsoft-cuts-1-000-065510998.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 19:35:14

• Amazon axed more than 100 customer service managers in CEO Andy Jassy’s latest job cuts https://fortune.com/2024/05/15/amazon-customer-service-manager-layoffs/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 19:35:43

• More Microsoft layoffs are already being scheduled, according to reports https://theweek.com/articles/464674/8-drivers-who-blindly-followed-gps-into-disaster    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 19:45:37

• "OP is gonna end up working at Walmart" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ssxFD75    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 20:09:10

• "AK knows he is a dinosaur but he is running the show and decides the fates of IBM peons" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ssxFD75    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 20:10:25

• "Security SW has had flat to declining revenue for the past 4 quarters. This decision was inevitable. As goes mainframe so goes IBM’s future strategy. Scaleout product sets are definitely in the bullseye. Ask yourself are any of the scaleout product sets growing revenue?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1syXmTpO    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 20:11:21

• "So Palo Alto buys a product from IBM with the plan to discontinue it and try to migrate its users onto their products. How little would you have to pay for a product to pursue this strategy? I didn't see any terms released but I would guess we just sold QRadar for a bag of peanuts." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1syXmTpO    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 20:12:17

• "This is a message about Julian Assange, from Susan McLucas and Paula Iasella." https://stallman.org/archives/2024-mar-jun.html#15_May_2024_(Urgent:_Julian_Assange_activism,_week_of_May_13)    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 20:14:01

• "On May 20th two UK High Court judges will rule on Assange’s appeal hearing after considering the U.S. assurances submitted mid-April. We have sent 5,000 postcards, many personal and handwritten, to 100 senators, President Joe Biden, AG Merrick Garland and CIA director, William Burns. Now is the time to amplify those messages."    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 20:15:04

• Bored Riot Cops https://www.theonion.com/bored-riot-cops-break-up-calculus-class-1851454763    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 20:16:11

• Is Twitter still going? As "X", it can dodge some embarrassing headlines because there is name plurality.    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 20:17:13

• Twitter was big (not same as good). X is small (and worse). Sites that advertise "x" (like, "follow us on X") fail to realise all those "followers" they gain will evaporate the moment Melon throws a tantrum or accepts that Twitter/X will always lose a LOT of money and be a legal liability    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 20:19:06

• Social control media can be summed up in one word (or two): time-wasting    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 20:19:29

• For instant gratification and dopamine fix many decent journalists didn't write articles and instead assumed that a tweet (or tweets) would be enough. Social control media harmed journalism in more than one way!    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 20:20:56

• As if democracy meant millions of people shouting at each other and media/press meant "press like" if you like what you hear (not if it is true/accurate)    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 20:22:25

• "I am an end user of Libreboot on a T500. I am not any kind of developer, just an end user. I installed it to my laptop maybe 6 months ago. However, maybe my experience may be helpful." https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2024-05/msg00011.html    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 20:44:11

• KeePassXC Debian package situation gemini://namno.duckdns.org/blog/2024-05-15.gmi    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 23:15:15

• "There is one more thing, that I do in the APRS-IS network: a weather station." gopher://i-logout.cz:70/0/phlog/posts/2024-05-16_ok1zxs-6.txt    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 23:19:41

• "Sometimes I just want all newlines in a region to become hardened, for example when writing code or poetry." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/hardening-newlines    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 23:20:30

• Chatbots do NOT have a concept of "true" or "false". That IS a problem. LLMs are falsely marketed by corrupt media (or with its help).    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 23:21:30

• "When the COVID-19 pandemic began, I started to play again as a form of exercise, but I never took it as seriously as I did in the mind-2010s." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2024/202405/20240516-stepmaniax-and-pump-it-up.gmi    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 23:22:17

• "It has been a little while since I last wrote about my weather station–almost a whole year in fact. I wrote about how I would go about communicating between my raspberry pi and my micro controller." gemini://benjaminja.com/log/2024/05/16-weatherstation-update/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 23:24:07

• a tear in the sky gemini://gemini.estradiol.cloud/~rumblestrips/fragments/tear.gmi    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 23:25:08

• "this experiment cannot continue anymore, for a variety of reasons. the internet has always been one of the few things keeping me sane, for better of for worse, and this is wholly unnacceptable. " gemini://ashley.cities.yesterweb.org/gemlog/2024-05-16-abort-mission.gmi    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 23:26:34

• Cozy MMO Palia seemingly on the rocks after studio goes through a third round of layoffs, this time affecting 40% of staff https://www.gamesradar.com/games/mmo/cozy-mmo-palia-seemingly-on-the-rocks-after-studio-goes-through-a-third-round-of-layoffs-this-time-affecting-40-of-staff/    

posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 23:33:03