Roy Schestowitz

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D949.jpg    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 02:07:32

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1298.jpg    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 02:07:37

• bike season has begun! more time outdoors, but weather is barely permitting.    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 02:09:08

• the Gell-Mann amnesia effect http://geer.tinho.net/crichton.why.speculate.txt    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 02:13:20

• Scotland comes clean https://yewtu.be/watch?v=aO4uOyt-hNE    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 03:32:00

• Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry https://www.covid19inquiry.scot/sites/default/files/ev-documents/sci-wt0214-000001.pdf    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 03:37:29

• "The US Is Facing an 'Out of Control' STI Epidemic, Experts Warn" https://www.sciencealert.com/the-us-is-facing-an-out-of-control-sti-epidemic-experts-warn iophk: combine that with basically little to no access to health care or (health) education    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 07:12:52

• Tech Layoffs 2024: Over 9,500 Employees Fired In May Alone, Over 89,000 Lost Jobs Since January | Times Now ⚓ https://www.timesnownews.com/technology-science/tech-layoffs-2024-over-9500-employees-fired-in-may-alone-over-89000-lost-jobs-since-january-article-110610788    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 08:44:27

• "If there is one thing I wish Microass would allow us to NOT install, it’s One Drive!! Piece of garbage. I have multiple directories now. It’s a mess. All my files are a mess. Trying to get rid of One Drive is nearly impossible. Thanks." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1sNqXo6s    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 08:47:15

• Android has overtaken Windows in PH https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/philippines/#monthly-200902-202405    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 09:02:48

• Corporations’ First Amendment Dodge ☛ https://fair.org/home/katherine-li-on-corporations-first-amendment-dodge/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:09:20

• "Happy 25th anniversary, Krita! - David Revoy" https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1031/happy-25th-anniversary-krita    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:14:23

• "Robert De Niro Stripped of Planned Award After Bashing Trump in NYC" https://www.tmz.com/2024/05/31/robert-de-niro-stripped-planned-award-broadcasters-after-bashing-trump/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:14:52

• "ICIR Executive director, reporter held by Police Cybercrime Centre" https://www.icirnigeria.org/icir-executive-director-reporter-held-by-police-cybercrime-centre/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:16:43

• iophk: there is no safe level of exposure https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/the-impact-of-social-media-on-daily-life-are-we-controlling-it-or-is-it-controlling-us-896504 ("Living Through Screens: The True Cost of Social Media")    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:17:18

• "Looking Forward" https://louplummer.lol/post/looking-forward    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:17:43

• Serious criticism of Copenhagen Municipality: 37,500 had access to children's sensitive data https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/artikel/alvorlig-kritik-af-koebenhavns-kommune-37500-havde-adgang-til-boerns-foelsomme-data    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:18:09

• iophk: open standards not even hinted at, let alone named https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main/2024/05/lawmakers-want-answers-about-pentagons-increasing-reliance-on-microsoft/ ("Lawmakers want answers about Pentagon’s increasing reliance on Microsoft")    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:18:45

• mannheim https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://www.bild.de/regional/baden-wuerttemberg/mannheim-brutaler-messerangriff-auf-islam-kritiker-6659a3c9c370a679ea9df3dc    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:19:12

• "You Already Own Nothing...But Its Not Too Late" https://odysee.com/@switchedtolinux:0/you-already-own-nothing...but-its-not:2    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:19:24

• "Trump Convicted of Fraud to Cover-up Fucking a Sex Worker" https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/05/30/trump-convicted-of-fraud-to-cover-up-fucking-a-sex-worker/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:19:55

• "Saudi Arabia Eyes a Future Beyond Oil" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/29/business/saudi-arabia-renewable-energy-solar-wind.html    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:20:35

• Classic concern trolling https://thenewstack.io/is-community-backed-open-source-software-worth-the-risk/ ("Is Community-Backed Open Source Software Worth the Risk?"). See https://techrights.org/o/2020/06/09/lunduke-concern-trolling-again/ http://techrights.org/n/2024/05/30/If_You_re_Going_to_Concern_Troll_Linux_Make_Sure_You_Actually_U.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:21:17

• "Both God of War Ragnarok and Until Dawn are coming to Steam finally, but they will annoyingly require a PlayStation Network Account despite being single-player games." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/god-of-war-ragnarok-and-until-dawn-coming-to-steam-requires-playstation-network-account/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:25:01

• "Valve stealthily put out a Release Candidate for testing the next stable update to Proton for Linux PCs and Steam Deck with Proton 9.0-2." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/proton-90-2-has-a-release-candidate-ready-for-testing-on-linux-pc-and-steam-deck/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:25:26

• "I know there's quite a lot of Path of Exile fans here, especially as it works so well with Proton on Linux PCs and Steam Deck." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/path-of-exile-2-will-have-couch-co-op-cross-play-and-cross-progression/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:31:00

• Fragments Torrent App Update Adds Much-Requested Feature https://www.omglinux.com/fragments-torrent-app-update-adds-much-requested-feature/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:33:20

• GNOME Podcasts 7.0 Released with iTunes & fyyd Search https://www.omglinux.com/gnome-podcasts-7-0-released-with-itunes-podcast-search/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:33:49

• Raspberry Pi Connect: Remote Access to your Pi from any Web Browser https://www.omglinux.com/raspberry-pi-connect-remote-access-via-web/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:34:17

• "Oh wow, a birthday present just for me huh? The Garden Path from carrotcake and Mooncat Games is now going to release on July 30th. There's also now a demo available until June 4th" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/cozy-gardening-slice-of-life-sim-the-garden-path-arrives-july-30/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:40:49

• "With a demo available now and a release window revealed for sometime this Summer, Gourdlets looks like a really sweet and chilled game to try out with Linux support." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/gourdlets-is-a-chilled-sandbox-game-about-building-towns-for-cute-vegetable-folks/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:41:26

• "Inspired by classics like Heroes of Might and Magic, developers Oxymoron Games (Project Hospital) have revealed their sci-fi strategy game Silence of the Siren has a fresh upgraded demo and release date." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/homm-like-sci-fi-strategy-game-silence-of-the-siren-has-a-new-demo-and-release-date/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:41:38

• "The day is finally here, Selaco from Altered Orbit Studios has now entered Early Access so you can see what absolute insanity they've been able to do with the GZDoom code." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/selaco-is-now-in-early-access-one-of-the-best-shooters-ive-played-in-forever/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:41:53

• 25 Years of Krita! ☞ https://krita.org/en/posts/2024/krita-25-years/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:48:21

• Happy 25th anniversary, Krita! ☞ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1031/happy-25th-anniversary-krita    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:49:53

• "lengthy infringement action" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/05/31/reggaeton-copyright-lawsuit-dismissal-motion-ruling/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:54:51

• "With a starring role for anti-piracy company Link-Busters" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/link-busters-flagged-more-than-5000-pirate-google-results-per-second-240531/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:55:26

• "Data published by S2CPI, the body responsible for Spain's administrative pirate site blocking program, shows that the number of headline domains blocked during Q1 2024 is noticeably down on the same period in 2023 and 2022." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/spains-ongoing-pirate-site-blocking-war-targets-thousands-of-subdomains-240531/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:55:59

• Gemini Turns 5 This Month ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/01/Gemini_Turns_5_This_Month.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:56:12

• Right of Publicity ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/05/30/dead-politicians-hit-the-campaign-trail-for-indias-billion-voter-election/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:57:43

• "Generative artificial intelligence is coming for streaming" ☛ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/fables-streamer-ai-generated-content-showcases-hollywood-fear-around-tech-1235911861/ | Source: Hollywood Reporter    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 11:58:00

• "terabyte of data affecting 560 million" ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/alleged-ticketmaster-breach-could-be-part-of-larger-compromise-researchers-say/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:00:36

• "Microsoft is close to reaching a multimillion-euro deal with an Amazon-backed cloud lobby to get it to drop an antitrust complaint with the European Commission, Politico reported on Saturday." ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2024-05-31/microsoft-to-pay-off-cloud-industry-group-to-end-eu-antitrust-complaint-politico-reports | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:00:46

• "The deal, which hasn't been accepted yet by members of the lobby group Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/microsoft-to-pay-off-cloud-industry-group-to-end-eu-antitrust-complaint-report/articleshow/110609945.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:01:00

• "from August 2022 through December 2022" ☛ https://brr.fyi/posts/engineering-for-slow-internet | Source: Brr    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:06:03

• "there's up to 800,000 metric tons of copper" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/31/copper_wires_recycling/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:06:39

• "There’s no new regulations." ☛ https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2024/05/31/soldier-honors-native-american-heritage-after-religious-accommodation/ | Source: Sightline Media Group    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:08:23

• "Victoria Roshchyna, a contributor to Ukrainian media outlets including Ukrainska Pravda" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/as-russia-confirms-it-jailed-missing-ukrainian-journalist-calls-mount-for-her-release-/7638232.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:20:43

• "criminal investigation" ☛ https://cpj.org/2024/05/in-nigeria-2-icir-journalists-summoned-questioned-over-corruption-report/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:21:14

• "U.S.-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva has spent more than seven months behind bars" ☛ https://cpj.org/2024/05/russia-extends-detention-of-journalist-alsu-kurmasheva-for-2-months/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:23:06

• "The victims in this case include five journalists and two activists." ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/spyware-europe-nso-pegasus/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:23:19

• "In mainstream media, especially on television, there is a lot of pro-government bias" ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2024/0530/Why-some-Indian-journalists-are-trading-newsrooms-for-YouTube?icid=rss | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:23:32

• "A 2022 CPJ special report noted that the development of high-tech “zero-click” spyware like Pegasus" ☛ https://cpj.org/2024/05/report-pegasus-spyware-targets-exiled-journalists-from-russia-latvia-belarus/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:23:42

• "faced intense threats" ☛ https://therecord.media/exiled-journalists-russia-belarus-pegasus-spyware | Source: The Record    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:32:14

• Techrights coverage about the serial defamer has elicited MANY testimonies from OTHER victims of the serial defamer. This is why speaking about the serial defamer in public was VERY important.    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:33:07

• The serial defamer will exhaust his financial means    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:33:39

• Techrights was always hardball about free speech. That won't change due to some anonymous, delusional coward hiding behind court fees.    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:34:52

• "At a rally that evening, Zurabishvili, whose position is largely symbolic, addressed the crowd." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/georgian-protesters-elections-october-foreign-agent-law/32972822.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:35:05

• "Addressing the protesters in Tbilisi on May 26, Georgia’s Independence Day, Zurabishvili" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/fact-check-russian-diplomat-labels-european-foreign-ministers-us-agents-for-protesting-in-georgia/7634067.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:35:52

• "The shadow of five journalist killings since the start of the year is hanging over Pakistan’s media." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/killings-disappearances-new-law-rock-pakistan-s-media-/7636752.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:36:15

• Great news for Techrights; we just got new leaks!    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:38:23

• And perhaps paradoxically, the harder people attack Techrights the stronger it gets because of sympathy quotient. The trolls are playing with fire. Impulsive fools who believe paying MINIMAL court fees will repel or frighten longstanding activists.    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:41:17

• "Duntsova, a journalist from the city of Rzhev and a former deputy of the Rzhev city council" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-foreign-agents-duntsova-put-domoy/32974474.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:41:35

• "Hong Kong activist Chan Po-ying became one of the city’s only pro-democracy voices" ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/06/01/hong-kong-activist-chan-po-ying-spent-decades-fighting-for-democracy-with-her-husband-after-his-arrest-she-continued/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:42:16

• "Safeguarding National Security Ordinance" ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/05/30/after-eu-us-criticise-arrests-under-new-hong-kong-security-law-chinas-foreign-ministry-says-stop-interfering/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:45:05

• "We will never forget the lives that were lost to those brutal bullets or crushed by tanks on June 4 35 years ago" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/tiananmen-square-massacre-anniversary-05312024165050.html | Source: RFA    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:45:35

• "Mannheim city centre where anti-Islam campaigner" ☛ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13479975/Knifeman-stabs-multiple-people-including-police-officer-apprehended-YouTube-livestream-Germany.html | Source: Daily Mail    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:46:18

• "A police officer who intervened was also stabbed several times in the back of the head, it said." ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240531-several-wounded-in-terrible-knife-attack-in-germany-says-scholz | Source: France24    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:46:57

• "Mannheim Mayor Christian Sprecht said he was "speechless" after the attack." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/germany-knife-attack-in-mannheim-suspect-shot/a-69233565?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-xml-atom | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:47:38

• "At least three people were injured in the broad-daylight attack, including a police officer" ☛ https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/28227949/knife-attack-anti-islam-rally-germany/ | Source: The Sun    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:47:49

• "A play about the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre that can no longer be staged in Hong Kong" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/tiananmen-square-1989-play-05302024143935.html | Source: RFA    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:48:00

• Fedora Community Blog: Fedora Ops Architect Weekly ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/fedora-ops-architect-weekly-9/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:50:32

• Fedora Community Blog: Fedora GNU/Linux 40 election results ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/fedora-linux-40-election-results/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:52:22

• "A bit like Nate’s “5 minutes bugs” initiative" ☛ https://carlschwan.eu/2024/05/31/kde-apps-initiative/ | Source: Carl Schwan    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:54:37

• GNOME Foundation News: Exciting Updates on the GNOME Development Initiative and Sovereign Tech Fund ☞ https://foundation.gnome.org/2024/05/31/gnome-development-initiative-update/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:56:02

• Austrumi – live CD GNU/Linux distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/austrumi-live-cd-linux-distribution/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:57:42

• Over at Tux Machines... ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/05/31/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:57:58

• In Spite of Boot-locking (Trying to Make It Hard If Not Impossible to Install BSDs and GNU/Linux on New PCs) Microsoft's Grip is Rapidly Slipping ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/05/31/In_Spite_of_Boot_locking_Trying_to_Make_It_Hard_If_Not_Impossib.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:58:19

• The War on Free Software Reporters - Part II - Antisocial Mobs ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/05/31/The_War_on_Free_Software_Reporters_Part_II_Antisocial_Mobs.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 12:58:27

• Best Free and Open Source Software: May 2024 Updates ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-software-may-2024-updates/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 13:00:03

• 3 Top Free and Open Source D Web Frameworks ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/free-open-source-d-web-frameworks/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 13:00:36

• Graph3d – interactive visualization chart ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/graph3d-interactive-visualization-chart/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 13:00:59

• NixOS 24.05 released ☞ https://nixos.org/blog/announcements/2024/nixos-2405/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 13:02:02

• Varia – simple download manager ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/varia-simple-download-manager/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 13:02:37

• CentOS 7’s Final Countdown: 30 Days Left Until Support Ends ☞ https://linuxiac.com/centos-7-has-30-days-left-until-support-ends/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 13:03:08

• Wine 9.10 Launches with Enhanced DPI Awareness ☞ https://linuxiac.com/wine-9-10-launches-with-enhanced-dpi-awareness/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 13:03:35

• Canonical Works for Abusive Monopolist Microsoft ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/05/30/Canonical_Works_for_Microsoft.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 13:05:14

• No News Drought in Techrights ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/05/30/No_News_Drought_in_Techrights.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 13:05:37

• Angola: Abusive Monopolist Microsoft backdoored Windows Down From 98% to 12% ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/05/30/Angola_Microsoft_Windows_Down_From_98_to_12.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 13:05:46

• [Meme] 10 Years Down the New Career System (NCS) and What it Did to Our Collegiality ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/05/30/Meme_10_Years_Down_the_New_Career_System_NCS_and_What_it_Did_to.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 13:06:05

• Racism, Ageism, and Ableism at IBM/Red Hat and Kyndryl ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/05/31/Racism_Ageism_and_Ableism_at_IBM_Red_Hat_and_Kyndryl.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 13:06:23

• [Meme] Never "Missing Out" in FOSS Conferences ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/05/31/Meme_Never_Missing_Out_in_FOSS_Conferences.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 13:06:34

• Microsoft's Share of Physical Web Servers Fell From 9.14% to 9.04% in One Month ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/05/31/Microsoft_s_Share_of_Physical_Web_Servers_Fell_From_9_14_to_9_0.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 13:29:55

• Society Has Been Destabilised by Social Control Networks ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/01/Society_Has_Been_Destabilised_by_Social_Control_Networks.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 13:32:14

• Free Software is the Future, Open Source is Just Openwashing (Proprietary With a False Marketing Twist) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/01/Free_Software_is_the_Future_Open_Source_is_Just_Openwashing_Pro.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 13:32:51

• Cybersecurity is a structural not behavioural problem. ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/01/Cybersecurity_is_a_structural_not_behavioural_problem.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 13:33:08

• [Meme] The Lowest Standards of Security ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/01/Meme_The_Lowest_Standards_of_Security.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 13:38:07

• The War on Free Software Reporters - Part I - Why Techrights Cannot be Censored (and Won't be Censored) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/05/31/The_War_on_Free_Software_Reporters_Part_I_Why_Techrights_Cannot.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 13:43:53

• A 3-Year Campaign to Coerce/Intimidate Us Into Censorship: In Summary (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/05/30/A_3_Year_Campaign_to_Coerce_Intimidate_Us_Into_Censorship_In_Su.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 13:44:15

• "NewsMeter found that the claim is false as no such poll predictions were published by News 24." ☛ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/fact-check/fact-check-viral-graphic-of-news-24-reporting-2024-lok-sabha-poll-predictions-is-fake-896542 | Source: Deccan Chronicle    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 13:51:29

• "According to OpenAI, these manipulation schemes rated only two on the Brookings’ Breakout Scale" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/30/openai_stops_five_ineffective_ai/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 13:52:38

• "In particular, there are potential changes over four dimensions: Speed, scale, scope and sophistication." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/05/how-ai-will-change-democracy.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 13:53:27

• "In the weeks since the tool launched" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/well/live/google-ai-health-information.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 13:54:13

• "A study found that hundreds of sites, many without obvious Kremlin links" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/30/business/media/russia-rt-disinformation-europe-ban.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 13:54:56

• "The global electorate now has to contend with this new tech." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/generative-ai-global-elections/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 13:56:01

• "Social media giant Meta says its bid to thwart coordinated disinformation campaigns" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/meta-says-generative-ai-deception-held-in-check-for-now/articleshow/110572847.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 13:56:12

• "I find the whole idea of 'canceling' or 'ending' RMS to be a joke. Just because someone doesn't act EXACTLY the way you think they should is too bad. Get over it." http://lxer.com/module/forums/t/36885/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 13:57:28

• "The two-day conference AI for Good has been held yearly in Geneva since 2017." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/un-conference-looks-at-possibilities-dangers-of-ai/7636402.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 13:59:51

• Tomorrow at noon CET we'll start seeing June data from statCounter https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide/#monthly-200902-202406    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 14:01:18

• "The Committee to Protect Journalists joined more than 85 journalism and civil society organizations" ☛ https://cpj.org/2024/05/cpj-partners-join-call-for-u-s-senate-to-advance-press-act/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 14:01:41

• "I am worried about cryptocurrency’s impact on the upcoming elections in the United States" ☛ https://www.citationneeded.news/2024-cryptocurrency-election-spending/ | Source: Molly White    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 14:01:51

• "If abandoning the idea of action items seems irresponsible or impractical to you, keep them." ☛ https://ferd.ca/the-review-is-the-action-item.html | Source: Fred Herbert    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 14:03:13

• "The decline of our oceans further exacerbates the triple planetary crisis affecting both land and sea" ☛ https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/why-danish-fishermen-are-posing-a-new-threat-scotlands-dwindling-population-of-puffins-philip-lymbery-4647319 | Source: The Scotsman    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 14:10:47

• "Coal plants can credit their new lease on life to the datacenter industry" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/31/datacenter_power_crunch/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 14:11:21

• "Ecuador is in trouble: Drought has shrunk its reservoirs" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/ecuador-energy-crisis-water-shortage-hydro/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 14:11:32

• "The findings illustrate the unpredictable complexities of both modeling and combating climate change" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/cuts-in-shipping-pollution-climate-change-worse | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 14:20:46

• "More than two dozen Michigan school districts will receive a total of $24 million" ☛ https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/michigan-schools-receive-24-million-buy-electric-buses | Source: Bridge Michigan    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 14:21:13

• "A satellite or rocket body that has not been passivated has the potential to explode." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/30/fcc_chair_sat_debris_rules/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 14:21:27

• "Are you worried about the rise of greenwashing?" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/climate/2024-05-29/al-gore-fossil-fuel-companies-are-better-at-capturing-politicians-than-capturing-emissions.html | Source: El País    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 14:21:39

• "Photos of the objects and stories will be available to view on the project website" ☛ https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/new-ww2-archive-unveils-rare-stories-and-artefacts-from-scotland-4648330 | Source: The Scotsman    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 14:31:54

• "Actually, I eventually did figure this out. Most people voting for him also hate him" ☛ https://danielmiessler.com/p/left-brexit | Source: Daniel Miessler    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 14:40:12

• "The problem lies not in pacifism itself but in its manipulation for purposes contrary to true pacifist ideals." ☛ https://neweasterneurope.eu/2024/05/31/why-pacifism-kills/ | Source: New Eastern Europe    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 14:40:45

• "very innocent man predicted" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/further/holy-holy-holy-guilty-as-fuck-of-everything | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 14:41:32

• "The work required to make this clone is said to be tedious and time consuming" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/31/tiktok_us_content_algorithm/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 14:50:53

• "splitting the source code ordered by TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance late last year" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/technology/tiktok-preparing-us-copy-apps-core-algorithm-sources-say-2024-05-30/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 14:51:03

• "The report suggests work on splitting the source code was ordered by ByteDance last year" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/05/31/tiktok-separate-us-app-cloned-algorithm/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:14:54

• "stolen credentials from an underground data market" ☛ https://www.404media.co/hacker-allegedly-wanted-to-become-the-tech-arm-of-isis/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:15:06

• "In the ultimate irony, Saudi Arabia—the one state that actually was deeply implicated in the 9/11 attack" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/world/saudi-arabia-9-11-us-foreign-policy/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:15:19

• "The big picture: Beyond the broad indignation" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2024/05/31/trump-trial-guilty-verdict-republican-revenge | Source: Axios    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:15:36

• "Members of Congress sent a letter to the Pentagon on Wednesday asking about the department’s push to begin implementation" ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main/2024/05/lawmakers-want-answers-about-pentagons-increasing-reliance-on-microsoft/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:16:06

• "Will Americans who disagree with the outcome respect the rule of law, and more importantly" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-05-31/what-happens-next-after-the-trump-verdict-will-be-a-test-of-american-democracy | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:16:23

• "Every two weeks, this worker would email spreadsheets with data on U.S. users to ByteDance workers in China." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/05/30/bytedance-offered-government-kill-switch-tiktok-2022/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:16:39

• "TikTok has tried to convince lawmakers of its US independence before, with the “Project Texas” data silo" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/30/24168353/tiktok-douyin-algorithm-code-splitting-bytedance-rumor | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:16:53

• "The Iranian demonstrators rallied to denounce what they said was the London police's failure to promptly identify and apprehend" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/iranian-londoners-demand-action-against-islamic-republic-aggressors/7638059.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:17:12

• "Sweden has the highest number of deadly shootings per capita in Europe" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/stockholm-says-iran-uses-gangs-to-target-israeli-jewish-interests-in-sweden-/7636542.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:18:00

• "The Swedish Security Service, commonly referred to as Säpo" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/05/sweden-says-iran-used-criminal-networks-to-threaten-security-of-local-individuals-groups-and-other-states/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:18:35

• "The Greatest Generation" ☛ https://www.armytimes.com/veterans/2024/05/30/wwii-vet-says-greatest-generation-fits-because-we-saved-the-world/ | Source: Sightline Media Group    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:19:04

• "Members of Congress sent a letter to the Pentagon on Wednesday asking about the department’s push to begin implementation" ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main/2024/05/lawmakers-want-answers-about-pentagons-increasing-reliance-on-microsoft/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:22:04

• "The Belgian proposal means that the essence of the EU Commission’s extreme and unprecedented initial chat control proposal" ☛ https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/majority-for-chat-control-possible-users-who-refuse-scanning-to-be-prevented-from-sharing-photos-and-links/ | Source: Patrick Breyer    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:24:11

• "It worked." ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/05/31/police-theft-thousands-power-tools/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:24:24

• "Maven is arguably the Pentagon's highest profile artificial intelligence project" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/30/palantir_us_army/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:24:38

• "Google recently wrote a (blog) article, On Fire Drills and Phishing Tests" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/PhishTestsVsFireDrills | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:25:06

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/30/cybercriminals_raid_bbc_pension_database/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:27:48

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/31/ron_wyden_letter_unitedhealth/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:27:58

• Windows TCO ☛ https://blog.talosintelligence.com/new-banking-trojan-carnavalheist-targets-brazil/ | Source: Threat Source    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:28:07

• "Before that, Martin spent 14 years at Microsoft working in multiple roles across data science" https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/31/ron_wyden_letter_unitedhealth/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:28:34

• Windows TCO ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/noname-ransomware-claims-cyberattacks/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:28:46

• Windows TCO ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/unicred-cyberattack-clop-ransomware-claims/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:29:01

• Windows TCO ☛ https://therecord.media/nato-article-5-cyberattacks-emily-goldman-cyber-command-cycon | Source: The Record    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:29:25

• Windows TCO against IA ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/internet-archive-cyberattack/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:29:42

• Windows TCO... AGAIN ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/cybercrime-covid-relief-botnet-05302024105110.html | Source: RFA    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:29:58

• Windows TCO, or Microsoft enabling crimes ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/europol-hits-malware-network-in-major-cybercrime-operation/a-69220251?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-xml-atom | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:30:24

• "My phone periodically resurfaces photos from the recentish past." ☛ https://linksiwouldgchatyou.substack.com/p/gmail-will-break-your-heart |    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:31:47

• "Overviews search feature is a hot mess." ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/google-admits-ai-search-feature-dumpster-fire | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:32:05

• "That summary is supposed to be accurate and relevant." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/31/google_ai_search_update/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:32:37

• "Socher says wrangling LLMs takes considerable effort because the underlying technology" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/google-ai-overviews-broken-how-ai-works/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:34:15

• "Nobody's gotten back to me" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/facebook-customer-support-scam-1.7219581 | Source: CBC    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:34:31

• "The point of the paperclip maximizer experiment is twofold." ☛ https://www.vox.com/technology/352849/openai-chatgpt-google-meta-artificial-intelligence-vox-media-chatbots | Source: Vox    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:35:03

• "The destructive incident occurred over a 72-hour period between October 25 and October 27, 2023" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/mysterious-threat-actor-uses-chalubo-malware-to-brick-600000-routers/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:35:19

• "The algorithm that powers Google Search is one of the most important, most complicated" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/31/24168605/google-search-api-leak-openai-media-vergecast | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:36:05

• "When bizarre and misleading answers to search queries generated by Google’s new AI Overview feature" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/google-ai-overview-search-issues/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:36:18

• "Through an in-depth analysis of recent developments and disruptions" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/openai-reveal-covert-influence-operations/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:36:33

• "It seems the mysterious intruders specifically targeted two different routers" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/31/pumoking_eclipse_remote_router_attack/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:36:44

• Fedora Magazine: A great journey towards Fedora CoreOS and bootc ☞ https://fedoramagazine.org/a-great-journey-towards-fedora-coreos-and-bootc/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:38:44

• Hacks.Mozilla.Org: Experimenting with local alt text generation in Firefox Nightly ☞ https://hacks.mozilla.org/2024/05/experimenting-with-local-alt-text-generation-in-firefox-nightly/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:39:57

• "Pairwise previously took the greens to farmers markets for taste-test trials and explained to shoppers that they were made with gene editing." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/gene-edited-salad-greens-fall-pairwise-bayer-crispr-gmo/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:41:41

• "The year 2024 offers a particularly good display. The biggest, in geographic extent, of all the in-sync groups (called broods) is emerging from soil into daylight this spring." ☛ https://www.sciencenews.org/article/periodical-cicadas-big-brood-year | Source: Science News    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:42:06

• "When you live somewhere like this, it rubs off on you. You relax into it, knowing society has generally got your back." ☛ https://www.thelocal.dk/20240530/risks-danes-allow-their-children-to-take | Source: The Local DK    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:43:20

• "The US Supreme Court just handed the oil and gas conglomerate Koch Industries — and its subsidiary, Georgia-Pacific, a paper and building material manufacturer" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2024/05/supreme-court-georgia-pacific-texas-two-step/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:43:39

• "However, parents are starting to question things, at a time when health professionals are slowly starting to sound the alarm." ☛ https://www.lemonde.fr/en/intimacy/article/2024/05/30/in-sweden-where-it-s-almost-inconceivable-that-a-child-doesn-t-have-a-phone-by-the-age-of-6-or-7-parents-question-the-omnipresence-of-screens_6673102_310.html | Source: Le Monde    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:43:51

• Microsoft layoffs in Austin last month and "Microsoft have slashed tens of thousands of jobs" https://communityimpact.com/austin/south-central-austin/business/2024/05/31/austins-tech-industry-sees-wave-of-layoffs-local-economists-remain-bullish/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:46:07

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:47:14

• ""I am visible minority so much for diversity in Canada only benefits a certain group of visible minorities i.e. Indians." They ARE NOT A MINORITY - they are 1.4 billion." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1sM5Egw4    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:47:19

• "The results are not final as you have till 5/30 to decide, but it appears the accept/reject numbers are currently running 18/82 % Very close to the 15/85% IBM was planning for." With "RTO" ICBM cuts thousands of workers without calling it "layoffs" - an HR trick. https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1shcHnjv    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:49:24

• "Imagine the situation where you want to read something" ☛ https://www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2024/05/31/in-praise-of-long-form-content-and-deep-work/ | Source: Positech Games    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:50:11

• "A small fern has broken the record for the largest genome yet known" ☛ https://www.sciencenews.org/article/largest-genome-tiny-fern | Source: Science News    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:51:02

• "Their efforts are part of a project to seek out the seafaring secrets of those Scandinavian sailors" ☛ https://www.thelocal.dk/20240531/blacksmiths-in-denmark-steer-journey-into-viking-ships-past | Source: The Local DK    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:51:17

• "In order to explain the presence of these heavier elements today" ☛ https://theconversation.com/the-universes-biggest-explosions-made-some-of-the-elements-we-are-composed-of-but-theres-another-mystery-source-out-there-229928 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:51:36

• "I was already a bit unsure about me doing a blog per month, I had done it before" ☛ https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/weblogpomo2024-is-over/ | Source: Joel Chrono    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:55:46

• "Overall, I’m kind of impressed I’m even writing a post on the last day." ☛ https://lewisdale.dev/post/weblogpomo2024-retrospective/ | Source: Lewis Dale    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:55:58

• "I’m sorry. You were looking for a listicle, but instead you are going to have a brief existential crisis." ☛ https://levlaz.org/five-books-every-human-should-read/ | Source: Lev Lazinskiy    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:56:11

• "Back on day two I set out my goals for WeblogPoMo2024. Here's how it's gone." ☛ https://barrysampson.net/weblogpomo-review | Source: Barry Sampson    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:56:25

• "I have blogged every day for two separate months this year: January and May." ☛ https://bjhess.com/posts/blogging-every-day | Source: Barry Hess    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:56:49

• "If something is worth doing in my world, it is worth overdoing, so for #WeblogPoMo2024, I wrote not one" ☛ https://louplummer.lol/post/my-weblog2024-retrospective | Source: Lou Plummer    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:57:23

• "This is the 40th edition of People and Blogs" ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/pb-matthew-graybosch | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:57:36

• "YouTube recently doubled down on its neverending campaign against ad-blocking services." ☛ https://futurism.com/youtube-ad-blocking | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:57:53

• "WeblogPoMo is over. You can read all my posts here." ☛ https://rknight.me/blog/weblogpomo-retrospective/ | Source: Rob Knight    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:58:26

• "encourage people to choose a guiding topic for the month" ☛ https://birming.com/weblogpomo-voices/ | Source: Robert Birming    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:58:49

• "Today is the final day of WeblogPomo. For the past thirty-one days" ☛ https://brandons-journal.com/post/weblogpomo-comes-to-an-end | Source: Brandon    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 17:59:04

• "Many names on this spin may need no introduction" ☛ https://weblog.anniegreens.lol/2024/05/blogroll-spin-6 | Source: Anne Sturdivant    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:01:12

• "This is an evolving list of forbidden words and phrases that substitute cliches for actual thought." ☛ https://levlaz.org/forbidden-words/ | Source: Lev Lazinskiy    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:01:21

• "Multiple independent efforts are underway to save ICQ from extinction… as well as MSN, AIM, Yahoo!" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/31/nina_saving_icq/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:01:55

• "The hosted Miniflux finally contains my newly contributed feature to save descriptions for feeds." ☛ https://jlelse.blog/thoughts/2024/05/blogroll-context | Source: Jan Lukas Else    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:02:11

• Reminder: UEFI 'secure' boot is aggressively promoted by Holocaust Services Provider ICBM https://techrights.org/o/2022/07/29/richard-hughes-secure-boot-sham/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:04:09

• Simplify Tenant as a Service with the Multi Tenant Operator ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/05/31/simplify-tenant-service-multi-tenant-operator    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:04:34

• "On-premise infrastructure requires organizations to acquire, install, configure and update these systems across their entire life cycle." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/simplify-hybrid-cloud-dell-apex-cloud-platform-red-hat-openshift | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:05:08

• Fedora Community Blog: Infra and RelEng Update – Week 22, 2024 ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/infra-and-releng-update-week-22-2024/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:05:46

• Mozilla Thunderbird: Thunderbird Monthly Development Digest: May 2024 ☞ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/05/thunderbird-monthly-development-digest-may-2024/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:08:11

• Cassidoo, meme-maker and software developer, on her corner of the internet ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/internet-culture/cassidoo-software-developer-interview/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:08:29

• "Gemini is rife with discussions about missing features and options that, if only solderpunk had enough foresight to include, would surely make the protocol render the modern Web unnecessary. I don't want this post to be another persuasive essay drowning in the mire, but I do want to make one obswrvation." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2024/202405/20240531-gemini-and-content-length.gmi    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:16:14

• 🔤SpellBinding: CKOSYUT Wordo: KINDA gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-06-01.gmi    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:16:40

• "it still felt like a bit of a shock, Gemini still feeling like something apart from the rest of the internet, something free from all the people who would happily make your online experience worse for the 0.00001% chance you'll follow up on whatever they're hawking." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2024/6-01.gmi    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:17:30

• the creative act gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/thecreativeact    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:18:26

• of note: recent attacks on TR increased interest in TR; just saying, not boasting    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:19:04

• But again, this was all along expected, no?    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:20:02

• Paying some lawyers to attack techrights won't results in censorship but increased visibility. It's already like this.    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:20:31

• The End of Ownership | Self-Hosted 124 ☞ https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/self-hosted/124/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:21:26

• People who act out of vengeance and hatred will merely end up paying lots of money in vain. Hatred and rational thoughts are perpendicular.    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:22:11

• Faizul "Piju" 9M2PJU: Exploring the Latest Real-Time Ubuntu 24.04 LTS on Raspberry Pi: Join Ubuntu Webinar! ☞ https://hamradio.my/2024/05/exploring-the-latest-real-time-ubuntu-24-04-lts-on-raspberry-pi-join-ubuntu-webinar/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:22:54

• Ubuntu Blog: Canonical releases Real-time Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/real-time-24-04    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:23:41

• Parliament’s role in shaping Australia’s support for Ukraine is vital ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/parliaments-role-in-shaping-australias-support-for-ukraine-is-vital/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:24:46

• Why the US is giving Ukraine the green light to attack inside Russia ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/fastthinking/why-the-us-is-giving-ukraine-the-green-light-to-attack-inside-russia/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:25:00

• NATO chief Stoltenberg seeks 'at least' 40 billion euro in yearly Ukraine aid ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240531-nato-chief-stoltenberg-seeks-at-least-40-billion-euro-in-yearly-ukraine-aid    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:25:10

• Russia launches strikes on Kharkiv as Biden lets Ukraine use US arms to hit inside Russia ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240531-russian-strikes-on-kharkiv-kill-3-after-biden-approves-use-of-us-arms-inside-russia    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:25:19

• NATO needs to show ‘it is serious’, says Lithuanian FM ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2286570/nato-needs-to-show-it-is-serious-says-lithuanian-fm    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:25:34

• Stoltenberg More Confident About Ukraine's Ability To Defend Kharkiv After Policy Shift On Weapons ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-ukraine-russia-stoltenberg-kharkiv-weapons/32974380.html    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:25:50

• 75 Ukrainians Returned In Prisoner Exchange With Russia, Zelenskiy Says ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-prisoner-exchange-zelesnkiy/32974056.html    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:26:07

• Blinken Confirms Biden Change On Policy Toward Ukraine Using U.S. Weapons Inside Russia ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/us-biden-policy-ukraine-strikes-inside-russia/32974016.html    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:26:17

• Western Allies Urge North Korea To Cease Giving Arms To Russia ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/north-korea-arms-exports-russia-ukraine/32974011.html    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:26:49

• When Russia insources weapons from North Korea and its "handlers" in China while Ukraine imports weapons from everywhere (even Japan) and uses them on Russia, how is that not just "region-contains" World War III? If it spills out of Ukraine, how much further must it spread to fit that label?    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:28:24

• NATO Is In For 'The Long Haul' In Backing Ukraine, Says Stoltenberg ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-stoltenberg-prague-ukraine-russia/32973641.html    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:28:34

• Ukraine Signs Security Deals With Nordic Countries As Russia Ramps Up Attacks ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/krasnodar-kondratyev-drone-depot/32973449.html    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:29:04

• World Wars have no winners, they have "lesser losers"    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:29:24

• 1 Dead, 12 Wounded In Russian Shelling Of 5-Story Building In Kharkiv ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kharkiv-attack-synyehubov-residential-building/32972968.html    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:29:33

• Kharkiv hails Biden OK to strike Russia: ‘We’ve been waiting’ ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2024/0531/biden-ukraine-weaponry-russia-bombing-kharkiv    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:29:43

• Some Ukrainian soldiers are struggling with a personal foe: gambling addiction ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2024/0531/ukraine-soldiers-gambling-addiction-casinos    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:29:53

• Deepfake of U.S. Official Appears After Shift on Ukraine Attacks in Russia ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/us/politics/deepfake-us-official-russia.html    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:30:06

• Blinken Hints U.S. May Allow Ukraine Greater Latitude to Strike in Russia ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/world/europe/ukraine-weapons-united-states-blinken.html    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:30:17

• Ukraine Buoyed by Biden’s Move on Using Weapons to Strike Russia ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/world/europe/us-ukraine-kharkiv.html    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:31:48

• The Weapons That Ukraine Might Use to Shoot Into Russia ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/world/europe/ukraine-weapons-explainer.html    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:32:50

• Expect a lot of Russian nonsense over the next week ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/media/31.05.2024-expect-a-lot-of-russian-nonsense-over-the-next-week.a556161/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:33:23

• 'Preparing for a bad scenario': On Latvia's Russian border as fortification work begins ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2286624/preparing-for-a-bad-scenario-on-latvia-s-russian-border-as-fortification-work-begins    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:34:20

• MongoDB’s stock tanks on lower guidance ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/05/30/mongodbs-stock-tanks-lower-guidance/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:34:33

• Russian, Belarusian opposition hit with Pegasus spyware in Vilnius ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2286498/russian-belarusian-opposition-hit-with-pegasus-spyware-in-vilnius    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:34:44

• France Files Terror Charges Against Chechen Teen Accused Of Plan To Attack Olympic Fans ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/olympics-russia-chechnya-terrorism-paris/32974456.html    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:37:19

• EU Expands Sanctions On Iran Over Drone Transfers To Russia, Proxies ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-sanction-iran-drone-missile-russia/32974170.html    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:37:29

• RFE/RL Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva Sees Detention Extended By Russian Court ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-court-extends-detention-journalist-kurmasheva/32973765.html    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:37:44

• US says it could act against China firms, banks over Russian war support ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/us-says-it-could-act-against-china-firms-banks-over-russian-war-support    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:39:02

• Thai police crack down on Russian investors on holiday island of Phuket ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/phuket-russians-05312024225430.html    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:39:43

• "Russian soldiers found guilty in domestic violence cases are getting off with just small fines" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/05/31/mitigating-factors | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:40:03

• mintCast 438 – Copilot Takeover ☞ https://mintcast.org/438-copilot-takeover/ "Turkey bans Distrowatch"!!    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:40:26

• Hackaday Podcast Episode 273 ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/05/31/hackaday-podcast-episode-273-a-tube-snoot-dynamic-button-blobs-and-tokamaks-arent-whack/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:48:48

• Episode 7b: Radio Free Asian America ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/rfainsider/episode7b    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:49:07

• Google Eats Rocks, a Win for Hey Hi (AI) Interpretability and Safety Vibe Check ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/podcasts/hardfork-google-overviews-anthropic-interpretability.html    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:49:24

• "Guilty" ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/5/31/trump_guilty_hush_money_case | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:49:59

• "convicted of a felony and faces up to four years in prison." ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/5/31/trump_guilty_hush_money_case_historic | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:50:11

• How to whitelist an IP in Fail2ban on Debian GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-whitelist-an-ip-in-fail2ban-on-debian-wheezy    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:51:41

• How to Install Emby Media Server on Ubuntu 22.04 ☞ https://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-emby-media-server-on-ubuntu-22-04/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:51:47

• How To Install XFCE Desktop on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-xfce-desktop-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:52:12

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

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:52:23

• Lunduke reads YouTube Comments ☞ https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5695991/lunduke-reads-youtube-comments    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:53:19

• How to vote in the European Parliament elections in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/election/31.05.2024-how-to-vote-in-the-european-parliament-elections-in-latvia.a556131/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:53:48

• "June already. Thinking about what to do in Debconf." ☞ http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer/diary/daily/2024-Jun-1.html.en#2024-Jun-1-09:56:59    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:54:52

• Dirk Eddelbuettel: RcppArmadillo 0.12.8.4.0 on CRAN: Upstream Bugfix ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2024/05/31#rcpparmadillo_0.12.8.4.0    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:55:19

• Reproducible Builds (diffoscope): diffoscope 269 released ☞ https://diffoscope.org/news/diffoscope-269-released/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:55:56

• Opt Green: KDE Eco's New Sustainable Software Project ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/976176/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:57:59

• Total US debt rose about 400 BILLION dollars in the past month. Incredible pace of increase! https://www.usdebtclock.org/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 18:59:14

• They tell us people must be smart to be rich and the rich are smart, hence they became rich. Reality check: https://nypost.com/2021/05/10/bill-gates-womanizer-held-nude-pool-parties-biographer/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:00:11

• Wikileaks is NOT updating its site anymore. It's 99% outsourced to Elon Musk. How tragic. The world's richest people control the platform of Wikileaks!! https://twitter.com/wikileaks/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:01:13

• And we all know the REAL agenda or business model of social control media like X/Twitter https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/03/us-cuban-twitter-zunzuneo-stir-unrest    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:02:17

• Or the REAL modus operandi of "app stores" (POWER over users... or power brokering for dictators worldwide) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/17/apple-and-google-accused-of-political-censorship-over-alexei-navalny-app    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:03:08

• A month since last "linux" article. The media in the UK and elsewhere is perishing. It used to have vastly more output. https://www.computing.co.uk/search?query=linux&date=this_year&type=&full_category=&per_page=24&sort=recent    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:06:16

• It's a good time to go static on the WWW. Too many DDOS attacks. DistroWatch (DW) has issues. DW only loads pages once in about 3 or 4 requests. Too many blank pages served! Reproducible across browsers and PCs. It's a real issue, but rianne and roy see the symptoms, not causes (back end). Worse yet, they have not fixed that in months!!    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:08:08

• And now DW is blocked in Turkey! WTH?    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:08:27

• No TWiK this week ☞ https://pointieststick.com/2024/05/31/no-twik-this-week-2/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:09:53

• Only one new talk uploaded here this year. We're already in JUNE. https://www.gnu.org/audio-video/philosophy-recordings.html    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:11:27

• Freenode usage continues to nosedive. Their staff NDA expires in about a week. https://netsplit.de/networks/statistics.php?net=freenode    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:13:34

• "You wake up in the morning, take some crushing public transit system or dodge oncoming traffic to get to work, grab some food, and then sit down at your desk. If you’re like most people, you sit at a cube in the middle of the office, with white noise buzzing around on every side." http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/officespace    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:14:43

• Africa is Android, hence Africa is CHROME https://gs.statcounter.com/s-market-share/all/africa/#monthly-202405-202405-map    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:16:44

• Forbes has just changed its search pages, but they will suck for the most part, e.g. https://www.forbes.com/search/?sort=recent&q=linux&sh=91df1c4279f4    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:18:13

• IA is under massive DDOS attack, but it seems to be coping for now. https://web.archive.org/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:19:09

• "Patches were released in February 2024, with AlmaLinux, Debian, Gentoo, Red Hat, SUSE, and Ubuntu confirmed to be impacted. Other Linux distributions might be vulnerable as well." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-warns-of-exploited-linux-kernel-vulnerability/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:22:21

• "It is probably not news to anyone reading this that some of the time, spammers sending you email will forge the email as being from various addresses at your domain" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/spam/SpammersForgeNoreplyAtYou | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:24:26

• "Fail2Ban is used to protect servers against brute-force attacks. Fail2ban uses iptables to block attackers, so if we want to add permanent IP address and never be blocked, we must add it in the config file." ☛ https://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-whitelist-an-ip-in-fail2ban-on-debian-wheezy | Source: HowTo Forge    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:24:35

• "As you can see, in the short time it's been reporting in, it always sends requests with broken If-Modified-Since values. This makes it get a full copy of the feed every time, and that makes it an unconditional request." ☛ https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2024/05/30/fs/ | Source: Rachel    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:24:45

• "They actually want to point their program at my proposed "score" site to see what it's doing, and so they can find out if it's behaving badly somehow." ☛ https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2024/05/29/score/ | Source: Rachel    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:25:00

• [Old] "Time will tell." ☛ http://nguyen.cincinnati.oh.us/locality.html |    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:25:20

• "EndlessOS 6 is a toughened and much-simplified immutable Debian 12 with a friendly GNOME-based desktop, aimed at kids, education, and novice users." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/31/endless_os_6/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:26:25

• "arch rivals such as Apple and Android chip suppliers Qualcomm " ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/arm-offers-new-designs-software-for-ai-on-smartphones/articleshow/110549441.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:29:02

• "ChatGPT for legal advice" ☛ https://theconversation.com/we-asked-chatgpt-for-legal-advice-here-are-five-reasons-why-you-shouldnt-229147 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:29:58

• "Our writing group meets Friday mornings at a local coffee shop. I usually write these blog posts at these sessions." ☛ https://smist08.wordpress.com/2024/05/31/raspberry-pi-connect/ | Source: Stephen Smith    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:31:44

• Someone is port scanning our home network again. is that you, pizzaface?    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:32:23

• "And they've tested AV1, VC1, and VP9 at 1080p with no issue, though 4K in non-native formats does encounter frame dropping." ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/can-raspberry-pi-5-handle-4k | Source: Jeff Geerling    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:33:47

• [Old] "The NEC UHD Professional Display M551 pictured here is not a TV—it's a display. And it's powered by a Raspberry Pi." ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2022/tv-thats-not-necs-pi-powered-55-display | Source: Jeff Geerling    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:34:13

• "Besides the Pi 5 being approximately 2.5x faster for general compute, the addition of other blocks of the Arm architecture in the Pi 5's upgrade to A76 cores" ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/testing-object-detection-yolo-mobilenet-etc-picamera2-on-pi-5 | Source: Jeff Geerling    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:34:39

• "iFixit has cancelled its Samsung 'Galaxy of Repair' partnership criticising the company's commitment: 'We tried to make this work. Gosh, we tried'" ☛ https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/ifixit-has-cancelled-its-samsung-galaxy-of-repair-partnership-criticising-the-companys-commitment-we-tried-to-make-this-work-gosh-we-tried/ | Source: PC Gamer    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:36:26

• "similar deals are going well with Google, Motorola, and HMD." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/samsung/2024/5/23/24162135/ifixit-end-samsung-repair-parts-deal | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:36:51

• "Jón Schone: And that’s weird, because 3D printing is such a good fit for doing engineering. " ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/hackspace-magazine-meets-jon-schone-hackspace-79/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:37:41

• "Z16 AI Voice Translator”" ☛ https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2024/winner-name-that-ware-april-2024/ | Source: Bunnie Huang    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:37:54

• "This is a guest ware, but I’ll reveal the contributor when I reveal the ware next month, as the name and link would also lead to the solution" ☛ https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2024/name-that-ware-may-2024/ | Source: Bunnie Huang    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:38:04

• "Twenty-five years. A quarter century. That's how long we've been working on Krita. Well, what would become Krita." ☛ https://krita.org/en/posts/2024/krita-25-years/ | Source: Krita    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:39:17

• "One of the selling points of KeePassXC, in the age of everything-as-a-service, is that it stores user passwords and secrets locally." ☛ https://lwn.net/Articles/973782/ | Source: LWN    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:39:26

• "In the fifty years since SQL was first proposed, it has become the dominant query language for working with relational databases." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/31/fifty_years_of_sql/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:40:12

• "A common design pattern is content that fills the screen with some gutter on small viewports, then has some maximum width to keep things readable." ☛ https://noahliebman.net/2024/05/yet-another-take-on-layout-breakouts/ | Source: Noah Liebman    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:43:15

• "Finding a solid and reliable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) that you can trust is not a task to be taken lightly." ☛ https://blog.paranoidpenguin.net/2024/05/raivo-otp-breaks-users-one-time-passwords/ | Source: Roger Comply    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:43:24

• "Good. Two and a half thousand lines of code is tractable. Now, just to show how easy it is to profile Lua code, here's the code I'm using for my gopher server: [...]" ☛ https://boston.conman.org/2024/05/30.2 | Source: Sean Conner    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:43:33

• "In software, we often represent strings by surrounding them with quotes (")." ☛ https://lemire.me/blog/2024/05/31/quickly-checking-whether-a-string-needs-escaping/ | Source: Daniel Lemire    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:44:05

• "Now off to more profiling to see where it all goes pear shaped." ☛ https://boston.conman.org/2024/05/30.1 | Source: Sean Conner    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:44:16

• "The features I added are constant folding and propagation, and dead-code elimination, which work together to produce smaller programs that do less work." ☛ https://healeycodes.com/lisp-compiler-optimizations | Source: Andrew Healey    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:47:00

• "While profilers sound like a silver bullet for identifying performance bottlenecks, their usefulness has limitations." ☛ https://lemire.me/blog/2024/05/30/never-reason-from-the-results-of-a-sampling-profiler/ | Source: Daniel Lemire    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:47:08

• "Liquid Haskell is a compiler plugin for GHC that can verify properties of Haskell programs." ☛ https://www.tweag.io/blog/2024-05-30-lh-upgrades/ | Source: Modus Create LLC    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:47:18

• "The task we’re trying to do—turning darker areas into black, and lighter areas into white—is called thresholding." ☛ https://pythonspeed.com/articles/lets-optimize-median-local-threshold/ | Source: Python Speed    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:47:59

• "In this post, we announce the release of a small library for disassembling Dalvik bytecode." ☛ https://margin.re/2024/05/dalvik-disassembly/ | Source: Margin Research    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 19:48:20

• Losing Sight Of Creators ☞ https://tedium.co/2024/05/31/small-creators-ad-blocking-impact/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 20:01:03

• education ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/ny-education-department-abuse-investigation-shrub-oak-international-school | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 20:01:25

• Ackermann steering compensation ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202405/ackermann-steering-compensation.html    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 20:01:57

• Boeing has seen a tide of bad headlines. It’s hoping for a reset with space launch. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2024/0531/boeing-starliner-nasa-launch-rocket    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 20:02:33

• Devastating Outburst Could Be a Whole New Kind of Volcanic Eruption ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/devastating-outburst-could-be-a-whole-new-kind-of-volcanic-eruption    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 20:02:46

• Strange Discovery Suggests Children Trust Robots Over Humans ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/strange-discovery-suggests-children-trust-robots-over-humans    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 20:02:59

• Bird Flu: Third Human Case in US Emerges After Dairy Cattle Outbreak ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/bird-flu-third-human-case-in-us-emerges-after-dairy-cattle-outbreak    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 20:03:32

• Can Eye Exercises Improve Your Vision? An Expert Reveals The Truth ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/can-eye-exercises-improve-your-vision-an-expert-reveals-the-truth    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 20:03:43

• GNU Guix: Source code archiving in Guix: new publication ☞ https://guix.gnu.org/blog/2024/source-code-archiving-in-guix-new-publication//    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 20:04:39

• Install Multiple Python Versions on Ubuntu With Pyenv ☞ https://itsfoss.com/pyenv-ubuntu/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 20:05:15

• How to Install and Secure phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu ☞ https://vitux.com/phpmyadmin-ubuntu/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 20:05:26

• "The M5Stack CoreS3 SE, a streamlined version of the third-generation CoreS3 unit from the M5Stack series, is engineered for IoT applications, smart home systems, and industrial automation." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/m5stack-cores3-se-with-2-0-capacitive-touch-display-and-16-bit-i2s-amplifier/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 20:07:54

• Systemd-Free and Immutable Distro Nitrux 3.5 Is Here with Mesa 24.1, NVIDIA 555 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/systemd-free-and-immutable-distro-nitrux-3-5-is-here-with-mesa-24-1-nvidia-555    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 20:08:35

• NetworkManager 1.48 Improves Detection of 6 GHz Band Capability for Wi-Fi Devices ☞ https://9to5linux.com/networkmanager-1-48-improves-detection-of-6-ghz-band-capability-for-wi-fi-devices    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 20:08:44

• Linux Lite 7.0 “Galena” Officially Released with Xfce 4.18, Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://9to5linux.com/linux-lite-7-0-galena-officially-released-with-xfce-4-18-based-on-ubuntu-24-04-lts    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 20:08:53

• poke @ Savannah: GNU poke 4.1 released ☞ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10637    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 20:10:32

• Whoa! Astronomers Just Discovered The Earliest Galaxy We've Ever Seen ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/whoa-astronomers-just-discovered-the-earliest-galaxy-weve-ever-seen    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 20:11:57

• Giant Tonga Volcanic Eruption Could Disrupt Weather For Years to Come ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-tonga-volcanic-eruption-could-disrupt-weather-for-years-to-come    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 20:12:08

• Family Contracts Rare Parasite After Dining on Wild Bear Kebabs ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/family-contracts-rare-parasite-after-dining-on-wild-bear-kebabs    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 20:12:41

• The US Is Facing an 'Out of Control' STI Epidemic, Experts Warn ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-us-is-facing-an-out-of-control-sti-epidemic-experts-warn    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 20:12:54

• Alexander Bokovoy: IPA-IPA trust progress report ☞ https://vda.li/posts/2024/05/31/ipa-ipa-trust-progress/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 20:13:33

• "New York Man Goes Down the New York Way" ☛ https://fair.org/home/new-york-man-goes-down-the-new-york-way/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 20:14:09

• Fabio Alessandro Locati: Perform backups with Systemd ☞ https://fale.io/blog/2024/05/31/perform-backups-with-systemd    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 20:14:34

• "After over a year of patience the cutest and coolest computer I've ever owned arrived. It's heavy, quirky and stubborn but oh I really like the feel of this thing." gemini://rwv.io/2024-06-01-mnt-pocket-reform.gmi    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 20:16:24

• Israel accused of using torture in military prison of Sdei Teiman ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20240531-israel-accused-of-using-torture-in-military-prison-of-sdei-teiman    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 20:20:13

• Why was it filed under "open-source" when it is so obviously openwashing? ☞ https://www.techrepublic.com/article/ualink-promoter-group-ai-chips/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 20:21:51

• Radxa Fogwise Airbox edge Hey Hi (AI) box review – Part 1: Specifications, teardown, and first try ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/31/radxa-fogwise-airbox-edge-ai-box-review-specifications-teardown-and-first-try/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 20:22:47

• "Let’s say we could classify some of the stuff that humans do as primarily in our own best self-interest. Let’s call those “egoistic” actions. And then stuff that’s primarily helping others; let’s call that “altruistic” actions." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/egoism    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 20:43:08

• Alan Jackson Announces Final Tour Dates Amidst Worsening Health Situation ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/05/31/alan-jackson-final-tour-2024/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:07:45

• 475 Medical Professionals to Biden Administration: End Solitary Confinement in ICE Detention Now ☞ https://phr.org/news/475-medical-professionals-to-biden-administration-end-solitary-confinement-in-ice-detention-now/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:08:49

• "This is a citizens’ sign-on, on the “outcome products” of the Working Group of the International Health Regulations (WGIHR) and the INB (international Negotiating Body), that are still being finalised..." ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2024/05/31/nothing-about-us-without-us-an-open-letter/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:09:37

• Surge in fake pharmacy campaigns abusing Firebase link shortener ☞ https://www.netcraft.com/blog/surge-in-fake-pharmacy-campaigns-abusing-firebase-link-shortener/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:10:14

• Over 60 heat-related deaths in Mexico so far this year, Health Ministry reports ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/heat-related-deaths-in-mexico-2024/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:10:47

• New 911 system for health care industry antitrust violations ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2024/05/new-911-system-for-health-care-industry-antitrust-violations/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:11:28

• US government probes South Korean company accused of selling American tools to Chinese entities ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/us-government-probes-south-korean-company-accused-of-selling-american-tools-to-chinese-entities    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:11:53

• North Korea launches suspected ballistic missiles following reconnaissance satellite ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/05/north-korea-launches-suspected-ballistic-missiles-following-reconnaissance-satellite/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:12:12

• Hanwha Ocean buying Austal would probably suit the United States ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/hanwha-ocean-buying-austal-would-probably-suit-the-united-states/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:12:48

• Malaysian police arrest parents of murdered autistic boy ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-police-arrest-parents-of-murdered-autistic-boy    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:13:06

• U.S., Chinese Defense Chiefs Hold First in-Person Talks Since 2022 ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/world/asia/us-china-military-talks.html    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:13:35

• Chinese vice-foreign minister urges US to stop ‘smearing’ China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinese-vice-foreign-minister-urged-us-to-stop-smearing-china-beijing-says    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:13:52

• China suspends tariff arrangements on 134 items under Taiwan trade deal ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-taiwan-trade-05302024235419.html    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:14:01

• US, China defense chiefs meet in hope of easing tension ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/us-china-defense-chiefs-05312024042456.html    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:14:19

• Marcos condemns Beijing’s ‘assertive’ moves in the South China Sea ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/southchinasea/marcos-shangri-la-assertive-china-05312024130345.html    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:14:32

• US to issue visa bans for Hong Kong officials ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hong-kong-visa-bans-05312024131724.html    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:14:44

• China removes preferential tariffs on over 100 Taiwan imports in latest move against island ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/05/31/china-removes-preferential-tariffs-on-over-100-taiwan-imports-in-latest-move-against-island/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:15:12

• Border disorder The return of four villages to Azerbaijan sparks turmoil at Armenia’s political and literal frontiers ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/05/31/border-disorder | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:15:37

• Generating A Lost Password By Traveling Back In Time ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/05/31/generating-a-lost-password-by-traveling-back-in-time/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:16:07

• "There are plenty of cool clocks out there, and maps by their very essence are cool, too. But a map that’s also a clock — or is it a clock that’s also a map?" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/05/31/a-look-inside-the-geochron-clock/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:17:01

• "A Super-Size Functional Tribute To An Ultrasonic Sensor" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/06/01/a-super-size-functional-tribute-to-an-ultrasonic-sensor/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:17:20

• News media job cuts 2024 tracked: Cuts continue at Wall Street Journal ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/journalism-job-cuts-2024/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:18:47

• NI law that would have outlawed reporting Savile allegations struck down ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/northern-ireland-sexual-offences-anonymity-law-struck-down-jimmy-savile/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:19:26

• Marty Baron: Why WaPo fell behind NYT and why we can’t be Trump ‘combatants’ ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/north-america/marty-baron-why-wapo-fell-behind-nyt-and-why-we-cant-be-trump-combatants/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:19:55

• My creative environment ☞ https://jamesg.blog/2024/05/31/creative-environment/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:21:44

• 25 Years of Krita ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/976211/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:22:21

• Qt for MCUs 2.7.1 Released ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-for-mcus-2.7.1-released    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:24:01

• Commercial LTS Qt 6.5.6 Released ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/commercial-lts-qt-6.5.6-released    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:24:19

• Run the Internet With Us: A 7-Day Movement Challenge ☞ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2024/05/run-the-internet-with-us-a-7-day-movement-challenge/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:26:10

• Quick & Capable WiFi For Your Nice-Power Supply ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/05/31/quick-capable-wifi-for-your-nice-power-supply/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:26:34

• Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) BULLSHIT BULLSHIT BULLSHIT BULLSHIT BULLSHIT BULLSHIT BULLSHIT BULLSHIT BULLSHIT BULLSHIT ... STOCK FALLS https://siliconangle.com/2024/05/30/booming-ai-chip-demand-helps-marvell-offset-alarming-revenue-declines-elsewhere/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:27:29

• Every chip is HEY HI chip. You just write "AI" on the box or Web page.    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:28:09

• And every piece of "media" coverage about HEY HI is pure BS, except maybe 1%    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:28:40

• No! Those are NOT "artificial intelligence tools". This is pure BS. https://federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-intelligence/2024/05/va-looking-at-ai-tools-to-reduce-workforce-burdens-anticipate-veterans-needs/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:29:32

• The media this year is eager to make "HEY HI" a synonym/placeholder for "computer"    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:30:10

• Outside the Trump Courthouse, Times Are Crazy and People Are Strange ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/06/10/outside-the-trump-courthouse-times-are-crazy-and-people-are-strange    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:30:40

• Texas Supreme Court rejects challenge to state’s abortion laws ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/05/texas-supreme-court-rejects-challenge-to-states-abortion-laws/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:30:57

• TV election debate in Hungary draws criticism ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/europe-votes/20240531-tv-election-debate-in-hungary-draws-criticism    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:31:09

• Digital Restrictions (DRM) Giant Rethinks Car Thing Refund Policy After Class Action Lawsuit ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/05/31/can-i-refund-spotify-car-thing-refund-policy/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:31:45

• Texas Supreme Court Ruling in Zurawski v. State of Texas Endangers Patients and Clinicians ☞ https://phr.org/news/texas-supreme-court-ruling-in-zurawski-v-state-of-texas-endangers-patients-and-clinicians/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:32:05

• "The Torygraph keeps peddling the story, generated by an org associated with independent schools, that VAT on these schools will cause such a big net outflow of families that smaller schools will close and state schools will he overwhelmed." gemini://rochelimit.uk/articles/20240601_vat_on_independent_schools.gmi    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:33:13

• Malaysia’s Umno gives ‘second chance’ to sacked members in bid to win back young voters ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-s-umno-gives-second-chance-to-sacked-members-in-bid-to-win-back-young-voters    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:33:48

• Wave?? No. HYPE. BUBBLE. PONZI. https://www.nextplatform.com/2024/05/31/how-much-can-dell-profit-from-the-ai-wave/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:34:12

• When too much gets connected to the Net, needlessly ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Canada-Warns-Cyber-Attacks-Sports-Events--20240531-0007.html    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:34:51

• China food security law comes into force, aims for absolute self-sufficiency ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-food-security-law-comes-into-force-aims-for-absolute-self-sufficiency    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:36:34

• After US, EU criticise first arrests under new security law and verdict in Hong Kong 47 trial, gov’t hits back ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/05/31/after-us-eu-criticise-first-arrests-under-new-security-law-and-verdict-in-hong-kong-47-trial-govt-hits-back/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:36:57

• Verdict in landmark Hong Kong national security trial shows common law system intact, gov’t advisor says ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/05/31/verdict-in-landmark-hong-kong-national-security-trial-shows-common-law-system-intact-govt-advisor-says/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:37:10

• China and US to resume military-to-military communications after defence chiefs meet in Singapore ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/05/31/china-and-us-to-resume-military-to-military-communications-after-defence-chiefs-meet-in-singapore/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:37:30

• Hong Kong woman accused of funding overseas activist Nathan Law following arrest under new security law ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/05/31/hong-kong-woman-accused-of-funding-overseas-activist-nathan-law-following-arrest-under-new-security-law/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:37:57

• Hong Kong judges’ reasons for convicting 14 democrats of subversion conspiracy under national security law ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/06/01/hong-kong-judges-reasons-for-convicting-14-democrats-of-subversion-conspiracy-under-national-security-law/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:38:13

• Will they dump Microsoft? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20240531-french-security-authorities-foil-plan-to-attack-football-events-during-paris-olympics    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:38:48

• Ticketmaster Faces Class Action Complaint Over Reported Data Breach: A ‘Failure to Implement and Follow Even the Most Basic Security Procedures’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/05/31/ticketmaster-hack-class-action-lawsuit/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:39:22

• Ticketmaster crack shows that 1) you should not give personal details when you don't have to. 2) if they insist, better to feed them totally fake details than to risk the next breach with real information about real people.    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:40:57

• It's not "normal" to demand personal details like phone numbers and bank details to merely attend some music event.    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:41:38

• The dangerous retreat into protectionism ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-dangerous-retreat-into-protectionism/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:42:53

• siliconangle is like spamfarm for HEY HI hype and SEO SPAM. At least siliconangle admits who funds this spam. Microsoft among them...    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:43:35

• siliconangle also has "delltechworld" now. That just means they produce SPAM or are spamfarming the WWW for money from Dell. This is not journalism. It's an attack on journalism. They drown out real reports with paid-for chaff/spam.    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:44:27

• BillBC, which covered up for BillBC pedophiles who fuck dead children and is nowadays covering up for Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/bbc-data-breach-impacts-25000-employees/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:45:59

• High-Level Criminals Associate Privacy With Crime Because They Want Privacy Only for Themselves (Control But No Accountability) http://techrights.org/o/2020/08/14/control-but-no-accountability/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:46:19

• Hackers Boast Ticketmaster Breach on Relaunched BreachForums ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-boast-ticketmaster-breach-on-relaunched-breachforums/ 560 million fools gave a ton of personal information to merely attend some concert. Bad deal. Now they'll pay.    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:47:24

• "Dark Web" is a misnomer, a misleading term. They basically got compromised, and it's all out there for picking. ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/information-of-hundreds-of-european-politicians-found-on-dark-web/    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:48:51

• tomshardware is back to SPAMFARMING as "news", e.g. https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/wd_black-1tb-sn770m-ssd-is-only-dollar84-its-lowest-price-ever    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:49:36

• RSS feeds ought not include ADS, esp. not as actual entries. People choose RSS to cut through the crap, it defeats the purpose if/when ads are stuffed in.    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:50:32

• █████ https://www.tomshardware.com/feeds/all ██████████████████████ Fri, 31 May 2024 14:19:18 +0000 ███████ backdoored Windows 11 Vista 11 itself us unsecured, even back doored by design — Abusive Monopolist Microsoft enables SMB signing for enhanced security ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/nas/windows-11-24h2-may-block-connections-to-unsecured-third-party-nas-devices-microsoft-enables-smb-signing-for-enhanced-security    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:53:15

• Vista 11 itself us unsecured, even back doored by design — Abusive Monopolist Microsoft enables SMB signing for enhanced security ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/nas/windows-11-24h2-may-block-connections-to-unsecured-third-party-nas-devices-microsoft-enables-smb-signing-for-enhanced-security    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:53:36

• 'Godmode' GPT-4o jailbreak released by hacker — powerful exploit was quickly banned ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/godmode-gpt-4o-jailbreak-released-by-hacker-powerful-exploit-was-quickly-banned    

posted Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 23:54:18