Roy Schestowitz

• Article RE-titled to "With love to the real American tech world" https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/usalove/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 04:18:21

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-04-13.gmi    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 04:21:24

• "Inspired by the silly questions from yesterday, I decided to make (and answer) some even sillier questions." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-04-12    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 04:23:03

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1263.jpg    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 04:23:49

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1613.jpg    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 04:23:55

• One-Click Checkout Startup Bolt Laying Off 10% of Workforce https://www.pymnts.com/personnel/2023/one-click-checkout-startup-bolt-laying-off-10-of-workforce/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 04:28:12

• iophk: however that does not mitigate the rug pull which Microsoft did to OS/2 in order to establish the market for NT's applications https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/11/windows_2000_best_microsoft/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 05:00:08

• MIA 10 months now https://itwire.com/journalist/sam-varghese.html site offline.    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 05:42:23

• RMS is 72 now. https://www.instagram.com/conatilibre/p/C4k_Y9uPwHe/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 05:44:19

• More layoffs now in IBM Canada https://stlawyers.ca/blog-news/ibm-cutting-thousands-of-jobs-cloud-classic-march-2025/ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jrfg3sn5    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 06:01:08

• "Ginny was incompetent and was a DEI Appointed CEO. If Moffett didn’t sc--w up he’d be the one replacing Palmesano. Alvind is an incompetent bozo but he’s an arrogant A Hole who’s another DEI Appointed shill for all things India. I don’t know who will replace him. I don’t think it’ll be Krabanaugh. That f@t doofus loves crunching numbers more than gobbling Burgers" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jrn9p8w5    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 06:02:25

• "RT will undoubtedly replace AK. Heaven help us." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jrn9p8w5    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 06:02:40

• "That is critical for them to cut. IBM su-ks out money and donesn't help do anything for anybody. This company needs to die. It is not producing anything of value or anything people need anymore. It was gone like over 15yrs ago." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jrj1pa99    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 06:03:32

• "This roll back won’t impact the inevitable continuous flow of jobs going to Arvind’s motherland….the curry will continue to flow freely through the streets" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jrmh9627    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 06:04:10

• "So the Orange man won after all. Alvind must be in the dumps where DEI is concerned, since IBM had to walk back on all the statements made publicly about the programs put in place to align with DEI during the Biden Administration halcyon days." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jrmh9627    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 06:04:38

• "And holy smoke ! A diversity council is disbanded too. You know what's next. The horror, the horror ! Is that why MCC could be blown up too ?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jrmh9627    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 06:04:42

• LINUX event, KEYNOTE by... MICROSOFT. "Afterward, Perry stopped by Leslie Lamport’s insightful closing Keynote, Coding isn’t Programming." https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/fedora-scale-22x-2025/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 06:45:50

• Oh, Lamport left Microsoft in January 2025. So....    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 06:46:53

• Retiring at age 83 (!)    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 06:47:16

• Instead of retiring at 67 he went to work for evil empire, just like Guido Van Icaza    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 06:47:49

• Why retire at 84? How much does one need the money? When or how can money be spent when you're this old?    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 06:48:34

• "Something has been bugging me about podcasts for quite a while." ☛ https://mark.hysted.com/no-longer-listening-to-podcasts/ | Source: Mark Hysted    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 09:27:56

• "I’m finally satisfied with my infrastructure for backups, so I’m writing it up so others can benefit from it." ☛ https://borretti.me/article/my-backup-infrastructure-2025-edition | Source: Fernando Borretti    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 09:28:45

• How To Install VLC Media Player on Ubuntu 24.04 ☛ https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2025/04/how-to-install-vlc-media-player-on-ubuntu-2404.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 09:29:27

• How to Add Comments in Shell Scripts with Examples https://www.linuxtechi.com/add-comments-in-shell-scripts/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 09:30:08

• "Trump’s Trade War Is Strengthening China’s Soft Power" https://www.wired.com/story/china-tariffs-response-trump-retaliation/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 09:30:20

• "If ‘white privilege’ is real, answer me this" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/12/if-white-privilege-is-real-answer-me-this/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 09:30:32

• "Monash IVF mix-up that saw woman give birth to another person's baby may set legal precedent" https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-11/monash-fertility-ivf-mix-up-brisbane-clinic/105164096    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 09:30:48

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 09:30:59

• "This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED - YouTube" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOoT8AbkNE    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 09:31:09

• "Understanding the Basics of 21st-Century Finance Capitalism" https://jacobin.com/2025/04/21st-century-finance-capitalism-basics/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 09:31:28

• "Oldest Pearl Harbor survivor dies at 106" https://taskandpurpose.com/history/pearl-harbor-vaughn-drake-dies/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 09:31:41

• iophk: … unless those efforts had the goal of destroying the US as a global power https://futurism.com/elon-musk-doge-failing ("Elon Musk Admits That His Efforts Have Been a Dismal Failure")    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 09:32:31

• "Muslims rallying voters have a message for party leaders: avoiding important issues could cost you votes" https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/muslim-canadian-voters-1.7507693    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 09:32:46

• "Earlier this year, I bought one of those K40-style laser machines that was listed at a ridiculously low price, and it arrived broken" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/04/12/biting-off-more-than-i-can-chew/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 09:35:20

• "Under a court order obtained by LaLiga and Telefonica, Spanish ISPs now conduct broad blocking of live pirated sports streams." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/domain-registry-investigates-spains-piracy-overblocking-damage-250412/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 09:36:38

• GAFAM attacks the West for profit. iophk: Here is the censored version of the 2019 talk which the above refers to: https://www.ted.com/talks/carole_cadwalladr_facebook_s_role_in_brexit_and_the_threat_to_democracy and here is a more appropriate link for the 2025 talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/carole_cadwalladr_this_is_what_a_digital_coup_looks_like    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 09:38:09

• "Laws included in trade deals protect US companies’ rent extraction schemes and stop us from fixing or improving our own devices" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/04/ip-anticircumvention-tech-trump-tariffs/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 09:40:13

• "The technology leverages the SSO (Single Sign On) feature to help you sign in to sites and apps seamlessly." ☛ https://www.androidpolice.com/reasons-do-not-use-login-with-google/ | Source: Android Police    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 09:51:30

• "More than a decade later, antitrust regulators are taking Meta to court" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/04/12/trump-sued-break-up-meta-2020-its-finally-going-trial/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 09:51:38

• "I don't feel like I'm actually going to be deported in seven days, but it's concerning that this is the level of care they're using to send these out" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/homeland-security-email-tells-a-us-citizen-to-immediately-self-deport/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 09:52:48

• "It appears that the Trump administration is attempting to use all of the tools left in the toolbox to assist in deporting, excluding, and surveilling foreign nationals" ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2025/0411/trump-alien-enemies-act-old-laws | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 09:54:46

• "two of which attend the University of Michigan, after their F-1 student visa statuses were revoked." ☛ https://www.michigandaily.com/news/news-briefs/aclu-of-michigan-sues-trump-for-revoking-umich-and-wayne-state-international-student-visas/ | Source: University of Michigan    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 09:55:27

• "The termination of status for many of these students is an even more insidious threat to due process." ☛ https://www.aclumich.org/en/press-releases/aclu-and-michigan-immigrant-rights-center-condemn-trump-administrations-authoritarian | Source: ACLU    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 09:55:48

• "so that they will be able to complete their studies and avoid facing the risk of detention and deportation" ☛ https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/04/11/aclu-of-michigan-sues-trump-administration-to-restore-students-visas/83037451007/ | Source: Digital First Media    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 09:56:27

• "The ACLU of Michigan announced Thursday it had filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of four international students attending Michigan schools whose student visa status was revoked." ☛ https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/aclu-michigan-lawsuit-international-student-visa-revocations/ | Source: CBS    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 09:56:41

• "While McChesney spent much of his career charting the problems of the media and the critical junctures that created our current crises" ☛ https://www.freepress.net/news/free-press-mourns-death-co-founder-and-scholar-robert-w-mcchesney | Source: Free Press    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 09:59:46

• "The program was framed as a debate about the future of journalism. Bob was positioned as the doomsayer, warning about how media consolidation was killing journalism." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/robert-mcchesney-obituary/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 09:59:58

• "to create the impression that they were protesters rather than members of the press." ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/prosecutor-seeks-prison-terms-for-journalists-who-covered-imamoglu-protests-306363 | Source: BIA Net    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:00:20

• "It has become too dangerous to visit the United States. Entering and exiting the nation has found tourists abused and incarcerated." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/04/10/thanks-donald-tourist-travel-to-the-us-falls-off-a-cliff.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:01:29

• "Paul Chambers, an eminent US scholar of Thailand, has been arrested on charges of criticizing the Thai monarchy. Chambers is one of the most high-profile targets of a clampdown on dissent against the world’s richest king." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/04/thailand-monarchy-paul-chambers-dissent/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:01:41

• "President Trump has targeted the former Director of the government’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Chris Krebs, with an executive order cancelling the security clearances of employees at SentinelOne" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/cybersecurity-community-must-not-remain-silent-executive-order-attacking-former | Source: EFF    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:06:46

• "Human rights groups contend that Tulku Hungkar Dorje was arrested from his hotel room in Ho Chi Minh City in a joint operation by local police and Chinese government agents." ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/tibet/2025/04/12/tibet-buddhist-leader-tulku-hungkar-dorje-china-vietnam/ | Source: RFA    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:07:14

• "Google Cloud is expanding its Risk Protection Program with two new partners, Beazley PLC and Chubb INA International Holdings Ltd." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/04/11/cyber-insurers-modernizing-risk-cloud-data-googlecloudnext/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:08:55

• "Google LLC has reportedly laid off hundreds of employees from its Platforms & Devices group, which develops the company’s Pixel phones and other consumer devices." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/04/11/google-reportedly-lays-off-hundreds-employees-consumer-hardware-group/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:09:07

• "Media firebrand Keith Olbermann has unleashed a scathing rebuke of comedian and HBO/Max host Bill Maher for Maher’s praise for President Donald Trump following a dinner set up by Kid Rock." ☛ https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/keith-olbermann-slams-bill-maher-trump-dinner-1236368141/ | Source: Variety    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:09:43

• "Willie repeatedly yelled "Mama, baby" and flapped his wings, and Howard returned in time to find the girl already turning blue." ☛ https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna29858577 | Source: NBC    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:11:26

• "Today, less than 10 percent of the forest that once blanketed the region still stands." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/the-rio-grande-valley-was-once-covered-in-forest-one-man-is-trying-to-bring-it-back/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:11:40

• "The IEA this week published a sweeping study on the crucial intersection of AI and the energy it gobbles up, and believes datacenters will drive more than 20 percent of electricity demand growth in advanced economies over the next five years" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/12/ai_double_datacenter_energy/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:12:48

• "This past weekend, however, Noemi decided to commit to finding a second-hand bike." ☛ https://contino.com/blog/fixing-bikes-fixing-lives | Source: Andrea Contino    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:13:05

• "DOGE [sic] promptly culled four percent of the federal watchdog's staff." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/11/doge_nhtsa_audit/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:13:32

• "To date, more than 362 large scale clean energy projects totalling $132 billion have been announced since passage of the IRA, according to a tally by Manufacturing Dive." ☛ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/energy-business/policy-and-regulation/as-congress-slashes-spending-will-clean-energy-tax-credits-survive/ | Source: Renewable Energy World    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:13:57

• ""It's a grim setting, but evidently one that billionaire tech tycoon and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt imagines for the future of humanity ☛ https://futurism.com/google-ceo-congress-electricity-ai-superintelligence | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:14:50

• "The European Union is “strongly displeased” with Turkish government warnings that it would obstruct the laying of an electricity cable linking the power grids of Greece and Cyprus, the Cypriot president said Friday." ☛ https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/energy/1266821/eu-irked-by-turkish-warnings-against-greece-cyprus-israel-electricity-cable-link-cyprus-says/ | Source: Greece    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:15:08

• "About 75% of funding for NOAA's research branch could be eliminated from the 2026 budget—drastic cuts to the prestigious agency that could be implemented starting this year." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-04-trump-halt-climate-key-agency.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:15:48

• "rogues' gallery" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/11/electronic_waste_graveyard/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:16:04

• [Old] "The secret here, as carefully tended as that farmer’s fields, has been collaboration, in this case between a local conservation group, a birding lodge, and a community of farmers." ☛ https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/costa-ricans-join-hands-to-cultivate-a-quetzal-community/ |    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:16:20

• "That meant making sure the site had good industrial land with reliable services." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2025/0411/tatu-city-konza-technopolis-kenya | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:17:00

• "permanent military presence" ☛ https://ticotimes.net/2025/04/11/u-s-troops-to-deploy-near-panama-canal-under-new-agreement | Source: Cost Rica    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:18:09

• "A rally with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez drew tens of thousands of people to downtown Los Angeles." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-04-12/bernie-sanders-fighting-oligarchy-tour-los-angeles-aoc-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-joan-baez-neil-young-maggie-rogers | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:18:41

• "Hands Off" ☛ https://houseofkyle.com/2025/04/12/take-america-back/ | Source: Kyle Ford    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:18:59

• "The news of the time interval is that the maximum validity period for TLS certificates will be lowered to 47 days by March 2029" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/ShortTLSCertificatesComing | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:21:43

• "VPN providers usually not only enable IP masking, but also the circumvention of geo-IP blocks." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2660359/surf-anonymously-covering-your-tracks-with-tor-tails-and-co.html | Source: PC World    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:21:52

• "One of the largest federations of unions and several former officials of the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-doge-osha-whistleblower-files/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:22:46

• "Filed on March 31 in the Central District of California, one of the class action cases takes aim at The Trade Desk’s Unified ID 2.0 (UID2) identifier" ☛ https://www.adweek.com/programmatic/lawsuits-trade-desk-consumer-privacy-laws/ | Source: AdWeek    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:23:29

• "However, Boine says, there is often a power imbalance in becoming emotionally attached to an AI created by a corporate entity." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/sex-fantasy-chatbots-are-leaking-explicit-messages-every-minute/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:24:13

• "To make your viewing experience convenient, most TV brands include features such as voice commands, built-in microphones, trackers, internet access, and cameras." ☛ https://www.androidpolice.com/smart-tv-spyware-features-how-to-stop/ | Source: Android Police    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:24:28

• "Social Media Use By Minors" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/floridas-new-social-media-bill-says-quiet-part-out-loud-and-demands-encryption | Source: EFF    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:24:38

• "Mandatory Registration: All non-citizens above 14 years old staying in the US for 30 days or more must register with the government using "Form G-325R"." ☛ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/why-all-us-immigrants-h1b-workers-green-card-holders-must-carry-id-24x7-8149722 | Source: NDTV    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:24:56

• "But there was nothing grammatically incorrect or aesthetically objectionable about how the fashion brand had used the em dashes." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/chatgpt-hypen-em-dash-ai-writing-1235314945/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:25:57

• "They suggest code that incorporates software packages that don't exist." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/12/ai_code_suggestions_sabotage_supply_chain/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:26:57

• "How a language interacts with the people that use it is quite important." ☛ https://chrisdone.com/posts/the-llm-curse/ | Source: Chris Done    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:27:19

• "If you think that sounds depressing, the report also stresses that complex reasoning is still out of reach for AI models." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/11/stanford_ai_report/ | Source: The Register UK https://locusmag.com/2023/12/commentary-cory-doctorow-what-kind-of-bubble-is-ai/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:28:07

• "third position with 33 million downloads, behind Instagram and TikTok." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/chatgpt-overtakes-tiktok-instagram-to-become-most-downloaded-app-in-march/articleshow/120225765.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:28:50

• linkedin.com traffic down https://www.similarweb.com/website/linkedin.com/#ranking    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:30:41

• "An analysis of testing results from community water systems in 49 states found that nearly 6,000 such systems serving 122 million people recorded an unsafe level of chemicals known as trihalomethanes at least once during testing from 2019 to 2023." ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/thousands-of-water-systems-across-us-have-dangerous-cancer-causing-chemicals/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:32:25

• "This leaves us with about 6 to 7 percent of young men who are not in the labor force in a long-term way." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/04/employment-young-men-medicaid-welfare/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:32:45

• "A jury has ordered Blue Cross of Louisiana to pay $421m to a hospital specializing in a much sought-after type of breast reconstruction" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/04/12/pre-authorization/#is-not-a-guarantee-of-payment | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:33:46

• "However, interviews with scores of doctors, patients and insurance executives, as well as reviews of internal documents, regulatory filings and academic studies, reveal a fundamental truth: The two sides are not evenly matched." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/blue-cross-blue-shield-louisiana-insurance-lawsuit-breast-cancer-doctors | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:34:09

• "Smartphones, computer monitors and various electronic parts are among the exempted products." ☛ https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/12/tech/trump-electronics-china-tariffs/index.html | Source: CNN    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:34:45

• "The idea behind ROWE is to give employees high autonomy to decide how they achieve their performance metrics." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/beyond-rowe-why-results-only-work-isnt-always-a-win/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:35:20

• "Most of the time, modeling with distance fields is flexible and robust." ☛ https://www.mattkeeter.com/blog/2025-04-12-continuity/ | Source: Matt Keeter    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:36:49

• "the coherence we should seek is not about reconciling contradictory impressions but about recognizing how they function together in the service of power." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-theater-of-intimacy | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:37:18

• "I want URLs that I say in speech to be as easy to remember and type as possible – indeed, these are properties that I want of all URLs." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2025/04/12/how-audible-is-this-url | Source: James G    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:37:32

• "Cron is a terrific utility for scheduling reoccurring jobs on Linux, but its interface can be a bit opaque. These two utilities can make scheduling easier." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/unsure-how-to-schedule-with-cron-on-linux-try-one-of-these-guis/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:37:56

• "I didn’t plan to start working on a new side project and yet, here we are." ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/when-a-side-project-finds-you | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:38:26

• "I write my own thoughts and opinions on topics I choose and I don't temper my language or tone for any reaso" ☛ https://thomasrigby.com/posts/blogging-expectations/ | Source: Thomas Rigby    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 10:39:17

• "It’s not an issue of understanding the data or what needs to be done." ☛ https://json.blog/2025/04/12/my-job-is-not-generally.html | Source: Jason Becker    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:09:55

• "Inspired by this, I’ve also been doing the #30DayChartChallenge, where you make a chart a day on a theme that changes each day" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/exploring-a-3-d-synthetic-dataset/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:10:25

• "This year we're coming to you from Tirana in Albania (or Tiranë in Shqipëri in the local language†)." ☛ https://kodi.tv/article/devcon-2025-tirana-part-i/ | Source: Kodi Foundation    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:11:01

• "The OpenBSD project has announced the release of version 9.5 of rpki-client: [...]" ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250412123402 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:11:48

• "The other side of Rob’s point about migration is not being able to recover if a Mastodon server suddenly goes down without warning." ☛ https://www.manton.org/2025/04/11/mastodons-incomplete-migration.html | Source: Manton Reece    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:12:00

• "With dual camera setups, brands often pair a standard lens with an ultrawide camera." ☛ https://www.androidpolice.com/phones-replace-ultrawide-with-telephoto/ | Source: Android Police    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:12:53

• "One of the biggest critiques of the Tidbyt was that it was just an LED matrix and an ESP chip." ☛ https://macwright.com/2025/04/12/tidbyt-second-life.html | Source: Tom MacWright    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:13:39

• "Those running the latest-and-greatest [via a sufficiently new snapshot or built from source] no longer need to use "-D snap"" ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250412024911 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:14:44

• EuroBSDcon 2025 https://2025.eurobsdcon.org BSDCan 2025 https://www.bsdcan.org/2025/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:15:14

• "Many parts of this release focus on ensuring smoother integration with Qt 6.9" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/kde-frameworks-6-13-released/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:16:05

• KDE Ships Frameworks 6.13.0 ☞ https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/6/6.13.0/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:17:02

• Imprisonment of political activist in Azerbaijan sparks international concern amid hunger strike ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/04/imprisonment-of-political-activist-in-azerbaijan-sparks-international-concern-amid-hunger-strike/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:19:56

• Sentencing of Côte d’Ivoire union leader sparks international condemnation ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/04/sentencing-of-cote-divoire-union-leader-sparks-international-condemnation/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:20:34

• Open Source Initiative (OSI) Privacy Fiasco in Detail: More on the Complaint, Which Also Points the Finger at Stefano Mafulli and Deb Nicholson ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/11/Open_Source_Initiative_OSI_Privacy_Fiasco_in_Detail_More_on_the.shtml    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:21:27

• Kevin Fenzi: Early Mid April infra bits 2025 ☞ https://www.scrye.com/blogs/nirik/posts/2025/04/12/early-mid-april-infra-bits-2025/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:22:01

• Tidbyt without the company ☞ https://macwright.com/2025/04/12/tidbyt-second-life.html    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:23:26

• Investors dump US government bonds as faith in America falters ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/business/20250412-investors-dump-us-government-bonds-faith-america-falters-tariffs-trump    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:24:46

• False Packages A New LLM Security Risk? ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/04/12/vibe-check-false-packages-a-new-llm-security-risk/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:25:17

• EPO Likely Breaking the Law Yet Again, This Time by Using Slop for Patents (to Lower Costs While Producing Monopolies That Cause Ruinous Lawsuits) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/13/EPO_Likely_Breaking_the_Law_Yet_Again_This_Time_by_Using_Slop_f.shtml    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:26:01

• New EPO Leaks: Replacing Patent Examiners and Classifiers With Deficient Bots (Without Even Asking for Permission) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/12/New_EPO_Leaks_Replacing_Patent_Examiners_and_Classifiers_With_D.shtml    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:26:11

• Exposing Corruption and Crimes Against Women Isn't a Crime, It's an Imperative ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/12/Exposing_Corruption_and_Crimes_Against_Women_Isn_t_a_Crime_It_s.shtml    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:36:13

• The Consensus is Changing and Web Sites View LLMs as Evil, a Malicious Force of Plagiarism and a Source of DDoS ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/12/The_Consensus_is_Changing_and_Web_Sites_View_LLMs_as_Evil_a_Mal.shtml    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:36:47

• At the Root of the SLAPPs There Are Matters of Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub Corruption and Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Competition Crimes ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/11/At_the_Root_of_the_SLAPPs_There_Are_Matters_of_GitHub_Corruptio.shtml    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:36:56

• Bits from Debian: Bits from the DPL ☞ https://bits.debian.org/2025/04/bits-from-the-dpl-april-25.html    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:39:07

• How the G.O.P. Fell in Love With Putin’s Russia ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/magazine/trump-russia-putin.html    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:39:23

• Russia, Ukraine Pound Each Other With Drones, As US Envoy Meets With Putin ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-drones-attack-minerals-kellogg-witkoff-envoy/33383138.html    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:39:39

• Prepping for War With Russia on the Ice and Snow ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/world/europe/prepping-for-war-with-russia-at-36-degrees-below-zero.html    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:39:56

• Brown bear spotted in Lithuania near border with Belarus – video ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2531854/brown-bear-spotted-in-lithuania-near-border-with-belarus-video    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:40:23

• On Tariffs & Computer Production ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/on-tariffs-and-computer-production    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:41:15

• What Is Swappiness on Linux? ☞ https://idroot.us/swappiness-linux/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:45:57

• How To Install NFS Server on CentOS Stream 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-nfs-server-centos-stream-10/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:46:04

• How To Fix Segmentation Fault Error on GNU/Linux ☞ https://idroot.us/fix-segmentation-fault-error-linux/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:46:15

• Unsure How To Schedule With Cron on Linux? Try One of These GUIs ☞ https://thenewstack.io/unsure-how-to-schedule-with-cron-on-linux-try-one-of-these-guis/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:47:26

• How to login to your VPS server via one command ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-login-to-your-vps-server-via-one-command/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:47:36

• How To Install SQLite on Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-sqlite-linux-mint-22/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:48:16

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

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:48:26

• How To Install Prometheus on CentOS Stream 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-prometheus-centos-stream-10/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:48:34

• Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon opts out of presidential race ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/seoul-mayor-will-not-run-for-south-korean-presidency-yonhap-reports    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:52:15

• Interview about Techpaladin and life ☞ https://pointieststick.com/2025/04/11/interview-about-techpaladin-and-life/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:54:00

• "USB-C rechargeable" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/04/12/hacking-a-cheap-rechargeable-lamp-with-non-standard-usb-c-connector/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:54:28

• [R] data.table’s frank() ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/r-data-tables-frank/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:55:22

• Generate Route Titles and Descriptions from GPX Files with LLMs and {ellmer} ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/generate-route-titles-and-descriptions-from-gpx-files-with-llms-and-ellmer/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:56:12

• This Week in Plasma: The beginnings of Wayland session restore ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2025/04/12/this-week-in-plasma-the-beginnings-of-wayland-session-restore/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:57:08

• Exploit Attempts for Recent Langflow Hey Hi (AI) Vulnerability (CVE-2025-3248), (Sat, Apr 12th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31850    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:00:02

• A 17th Century Music Computer ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/04/12/a-17th-century-music-computer/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:03:28

• "The Incomplete JSON Pretty Printer" = SLOP ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/04/12/the-incomplete-json-pretty-printer-brought-to-you-by-vibes/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:10:12

• Tiny Pogo Robot Gets Wings, Does Flips: "Most robots depend on controlled environments, because the real world is hard to get around in." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/04/12/tiny-pogo-robot-gets-wings-does-flips/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:11:33

• DIY Soldering Tweezers ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/04/12/diy-soldering-tweezers-extra-thrifty/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:12:25

• US trade war could divert Chinese goods to European markets ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250412-us-trade-war-could-divert-chinese-goods-european-markets-trump-tariffs    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:12:50

• Global plastic recycling rates ‘stagnant’ at under 10%, Chinese researchers say ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/04/13/global-plastic-recycling-rates-stagnant-at-under-10-chinese-researchers-say/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:13:18

• ‘We cannot be bullied’: Chinese manufacturers in fighting spirits despite scrapped US orders ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/04/12/we-cannot-be-bullied-chinese-manufacturers-in-fighting-spirits-despite-scrapped-us-orders/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:13:46

• China raises tariffs on US goods to 125% as trade war escalates ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/04/11/china-slaps-125-tariffs-on-us-goods-but-to-ignore-further-hikes/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:14:14

• Shipments from Chinese ports slow as US tariffs bite ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/04/12/china-us-trade-war-ports-tariff-shipping/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:14:26

• Xi seeks to capitalise on trade turbulence in South-east Asia countries caught in Convicted Felon tariff bind ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/xi-seeks-to-capitalise-on-trade-turbulence-in-south-east-asia-countries-caught-in-trump-tariff-bind    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:14:45

• Chinese minister says US tariffs could trigger humanitarian crisis ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinese-minister-says-us-tariffs-could-trigger-humanitarian-crisis    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:14:54

• ‘We’re not afraid’: Chinese manufacturers in fighting spirits despite scrapped US orders ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/were-not-afraid-chinese-manufacturers-in-fighting-spirits-despite-scrapped-us-orders    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:15:31

• Beijing Tells City Residents to Stay Home as Strong Winds Hit China ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/world/asia/china-beijing-wind.html    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:15:49

• A Sprinkle of Artificial Sweetener Could Help Battle Drug-Resistant Bacteria ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-sprinkle-of-artificial-sweetener-could-help-battle-drug-resistant-bacteria    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:18:01

• The Mere Thought of Being Hungry Could Alter Your Immune System ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-mere-thought-of-being-hungry-could-alter-your-immune-system    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:18:11

• This Simple Trick Could Help You Hear Better in a Noisy Room ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-simple-trick-could-help-you-hear-better-in-a-noisy-room    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:18:23

• This Fungus Contains The Most Bitter Substance Known to Humankind ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-fungus-contains-the-most-bitter-substance-known-to-humankind    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:18:37

• Trillionth of a Second Shutter Speed Camera Snaps Chaos in Action ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/trillionth-of-a-second-shutter-speed-camera-snaps-chaos-in-action    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:19:07

• Bird Flu Is Evolving Dangerously, But We Can Prevent a Disaster ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/bird-flu-is-evolving-dangerously-but-we-can-prevent-a-disaster    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:19:25

• South Korea’s ousted Yoon to face trial over martial law: Yonhap ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-koreas-ousted-yoon-to-face-trial-over-martial-law-yonhap    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:20:40

• Digital sex crime victims surpass 10,000 in South Korea; majority in teens, 20s ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/digital-sex-crime-victims-surpass-10000-in-south-korea-majority-in-teens-20s    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:21:02

• Parties bank on Asian-Australian candidates at May election Down Under ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/parties-bank-on-asian-australian-candidates-in-may-election    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:21:32

• 🌟The Bright Side: Giant rodents charm visitors at Florida's Capybara Cafe ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250412-bright-side-giant-rodents-charm-hundreds-visitors-florida-capybara-cafe-animal-lovers    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:22:17

• Harvard Professors Sue Convicted Felon Administration Over Threat to Federal Funds ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/us/politics/harvard-professors-trump-lawsuit-funding.html    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:22:42

• Manchester Arena Bomber’s Brother Is Accused of Attack on Prison Guards ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/world/europe/manchester-arena-bomber-attack-prison.html    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:23:21

• Political transition in Syria at risk due to Israel military action, UN Security Council hears ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/04/political-transition-in-syria-at-risk-due-to-israel-military-action-un-security-council-hears/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:24:05

• IBM Pays IDG's IDC to Market Proprietary Red Bait Enterprise GNU/Linux (RHEL) Under the Guise of "Research" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/11/IBM_Pays_IDG_s_IDC_to_Market_Proprietary_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Lin.shtml    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:26:24

• "Linux" Foundation, Besieged by Microsoft, Isn't About Science But Against Science and Against Facts ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/11/Linux_Foundation_Besieged_by_Microsoft_Isn_t_About_Science_But_.shtml    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:26:32

• Slopwatch: Lots of Fake Articles About "Linux" Infect the Web, Surveillance Giant Google News Still Promotes These as 'News' ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/12/Slopwatch_Lots_of_Fake_Articles_About_Linux_Infect_the_Web_Goog.shtml    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:26:42

• Smoothwall Express – firewall solution with a hardened GNU/Linux operating system ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/smoothwall-express-firewall-solution-hardened-linux-operating-system/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:27:29

• Periodic Table Tools: 5 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-periodic-table-tools/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:28:41

• Best GNU/Linux distros for reviving an old PC ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/best-linux-distros-for-reviving-an-old-pc    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:29:15

• 🔤SpellBinding — AFLMNUY Wordo: SEDER gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-04-13.gmi    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:32:07

• Github Problems: "Hey all. As some of you may know, github recently took down my account. That's why I had to re-upload all of my project download files to my website instead of having them with the repo. My account was removed due to a terms of service violation." gemini://breebee.smol.pub/github_problems_01_11_2025    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:33:50

• Melinda and Zoophilia Found in Tandem in the Illegal Pornographic 'Stash' of Bill Gates' Engineer http://techrights.org/o/2020/08/21/zoophilia-gates-estate/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:34:28

• Mono infection vector ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/04/pinta-3-0-released-with-new-effects-and-gtk4-port    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:38:43

• Marius should know better https://9to5linux.com/pinta-3-0-open-source-paint-program-released-with-gtk4-port-new-effects    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:39:27

• New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients, including Sandwalkers and Aground Zero - 2025-04-09 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2025-04-09-edition/index.html    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:41:19

• Salih Emin: Git turns 20! : A conversation with creator Linus Torvalds ☞ https://utappiablog.wordpress.com/2025/04/11/git-turns-20-a-conversation-with-creator-linus-torvalds/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:41:47

• Jordan Spieth fumes over Masters censorship: ‘frustrating’ problem that can’t be talked about ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/04/12/sports/jordan-spieth-fumes-over-masters-censorship-of-frustrating-problem/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:42:38

• Japan probes medical insurance for foreigners amid misuse concerns ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-probes-foreigners-medical-insurance-use-amid-misuse-concerns    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:42:53

• More police reports lodged against Johor teen over AI-doctored lewd pics ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/more-police-reports-lodged-against-johor-teen-over-ai-doctored-lewd-pics    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:43:45

• Why I Decided on the Framework 13 for My Next Laptop ☞ https://kevquirk.com/blog/why-i-decided-on-the-framework-13-for-my-next-laptop    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:44:36

• snd_soc_avs blacklisted again ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202504/sndsocavs-blacklisted-again.html    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:45:27

• Crestic is a configurable restic wrapper ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/crestic-configurable-restic-wrapper/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:46:09

• Murdoch's tabloid = SPAM for his mate Bill Gates https://nypost.com/2025/04/12/shopping/microsoft-office-professional-2021-for-windows-lifetime-license-is-77-off/ http://techrights.org/n/2024/09/15/Microsoft_and_the_Sunk_Cost_Fallacy.shtml    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:47:40

• Rights group highlights global healthcare funding inequalities using WHO data ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/04/rights-group-highlights-global-healthcare-funding-inequalities-using-who-data/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:48:28

• BPS is a GPS alternative working over ATSC 3.0 digital TV signals ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/04/12/bps-gps-alternative-atsc-3-0-digital-tv-signals/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:49:26

• Part 3 of SOK 2025 ☞ https://nidhishchauhan.onrender.com/blog/blog-3-of-SOK-2025    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:53:34

• 16 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Logfile Viewers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/logfileviewers/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:54:09

• If the plan follows, we'll see in person (in court) the scrawny bald man who spent 14 years harassing us online and then made alliances with Microsoft people who literally strangle women.    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:56:44

• DuckDB is an in-process SQL OLAP database management system ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/duckdb-sql-olap-database-management-system/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:57:02

• slop queries for a selection from the user and prints the region to stdout ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/slop-select-operation/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:57:30

• 20 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Synthesizers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/synthesizers/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:57:39

• wxMaxima is a GUI for the sublime Maxima CAS ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/wxmaxima-gui-sublime-maxima-cas/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 12:59:03

• ClickHouse is a real-time analytics database management system ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/clickhouse-real-time-analytics-database-management-system/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:00:12

• Global IP TV Panel updated 2025MK2 ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202504/global-ip-tv-panel-updated-2025mk2.html    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:01:01

• This Week in Linux 306: Debian levels up APT, Sony serious about Steam Deck, Quantum Cryptography & more GNU/Linux news ☞ https://thisweekinlinux.com/306    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:03:16

• Gavin Newsom Tries to Understand ‘Bro Culture.’ Will It Change Him in the Process? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/us/newsom-podcast-bro-culture-democrats.html    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:03:59

• Renesas RZ/V2N Evaluation Kit for Real-Time Embedded Vision Applications ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/renesas-rz-v2n-evaluation-kit-for-real-time-embedded-vision-applications/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:05:22

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Gets a “Spanking” from the Bond Market ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/trump-gets-a-spanking-from-the-bond-market    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:06:23

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Adds Tariff Exemptions for Smartphones, Computers and Other Electronics ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/technology/trump-electronics-tariffs.html    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:07:16

• Dihydroxyacetone Man exempts computers, smartphones, and more from tariffs ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/trump-enacts-tariff-exemptions-for-computers-smartphones-and-more    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:07:28

• Dihydroxyacetone Man exempts smartphones, computers from 'reciprocal' tariffs ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250412-trump-spares-smartphones-computers-from-reciprocal-tariffs-us-china    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:07:39

• Some of my post-smartphone devices ☞ https://rubenerd.com/some-of-my-post-smartphone-devices/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:08:18

• rpki-client 9.5 released https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250412123402    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:15:26

• rpki-client 9.5 released https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-announce&m=174441271311263&w=2    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:15:49

• "I put the CSS back on my website today. I rather enjoyed the simplified look. It got me thinking about low CSS and no JS web apps. HTML5 can do a lot out of the box. So using the tricks I've learned I tossed a little demo together." gemini://capsule.heyloura.com/2025/04/12/i-put-the-css-back.html    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:25:31

• A Little Spring Scripting gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jdd/phlog/20250413-perl.txt    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:26:17

• Slop https://www.ccn.com/news/technology/microsoft-sony-experiment-with-ai-gaming-industry-layoffs-hit-developers/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:32:44

• SLOP 'coding' using Proprietary Spyware of Microsoft? Worst of ALL worlds. https://taosecurity.blogspot.com/2025/04/creating-large-text-file-viewer-by-vibe.html    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:35:55

• After Uproar, Social Security Administration Walks Back Phone Service Cuts https://truthout.org/articles/after-uproar-social-security-administration-walks-back-phone-service-cuts/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:36:54

• loss of UK security https://www.theage.com.au/world/prince-harry-fronts-court-over-loss-of-uk-security-detail-20250409-p5lqb4.html    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:37:39

• Social Security Abandons Phone Service Cuts After Backlash https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-04-09/social-security-abandons-phone-service-cuts-after-backlash    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:38:13

• This man lost his life savings to identity fraud. He doesn't know how it happened https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/identity-fraud-stole-28k-cyber-security-life-savings-1.7503814    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:38:54

• "Buyouts" https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-04-07/us-homeland-security-department-offers-buyouts-to-workers    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:39:49

• US Regulator OCC Notifies Congress of Major Security Breach https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-04-08/us-regulator-occ-notifies-congress-of-major-security-breach    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:40:16

• Buyouts https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-04-08/new-offers-for-buyouts-and-early-retirement-offered-to-homeland-security-staff    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:40:38

• Kaiser fires security exec amid disputed allegations involving a police database breach https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/cybersecurity/kaiser-fires-security-exec-amid-alleged-police-database-breach/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:41:45

• far-right activist takes credit https://www.dw.com/en/trump-fires-nsa-chief-far-right-activist-takes-credit/a-72147165    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:46:16

• Spain: massive nationwide housing protests expected https://www.dw.com/en/spain-massive-nationwide-housing-protests-expected/a-72147708    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:46:56

• RFK Jr.'s measles 'cure' sickens Texas kids amid outbreak https://www.dw.com/en/rfk-jr-s-measles-cure-sickens-texas-kids-amid-outbreak/a-72149122    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:47:46

• 'Hands off!' https://www.dw.com/en/hands-off-demos-against-trump-and-musk-across-us-europe/live-72149383    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:48:34

• 'Landrun': Lightweight Linux Sandboxing With Landlock, No Root Required https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/04/05/217212/landrun-lightweight-linux-sandboxing-with-landlock-no-root-required    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:51:03

• Apple’s collapse shows that cosying up to Cheeto Mussolini is no safety guarantee https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/apple-s-collapse-shows-that-cosying-up-to-trump-is-no-safety-guarantee-20250407-p5lpmp.html    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:52:18

• Apple Has Few Incentives to Start Making IPhones in U.S., Despite Cheeto Mussolini's Trade War With China https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-04-10/apple-has-few-incentives-to-start-making-iphones-in-u-s-despite-trumps-trade-war-with-china    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:54:13

• Apple Is Hustling to Fly Planes of iPhones Into the U.S. Ahead of Cheeto Mussolini’s Tariffs https://9to5mac.com/2025/04/07/iphone-inventory-united-states-planes/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:54:42

• Panic Buying Hits Apple Stores As Cheeto Mussolini's Tariff War Threatens To Hike iPhone Prices https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/panic-buying-hits-apple-stores-trumps-tariff-war-threatens-hike-iphone-prices-1732527    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:59:10

• Two US Lawmakers Urge White House to End UK Data Treaty After Apple Backdoor Order https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-04-08/two-us-lawmakers-urge-white-house-to-end-uk-data-treaty-after-apple-backdoor-order https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/08/Unlike_GAFAM_Free_Software_Serves_You_It_Does_Not_Serve_Governm.shtml    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 13:59:58

• Apple Appealing Against UK 'Back Door' Order, Tribunal Confirms https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-04-07/apple-appealing-against-uk-back-door-order-tribunal-confirms    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:00:42

• US Utilities Grapple With Big Tech's Massive Power Demands for Data Centers https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-04-07/us-utilities-grapple-with-big-techs-massive-power-demands-for-data-centers    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:01:01

• Apple Cash Switched From Discover to Visa in 2022 https://9to5mac.com/2022/04/22/apple-cash-discover-visa/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:02:29

• ‘Floundering’ https://www.reuters.com/technology/will-trump-tariffs-make-apple-iphones-more-expensive-2025-04-03/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:02:53

• Texas County That Swung to Cheeto Mussolini Grapples With Immigration Crackdown After Bakery Is Targeted https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-04-06/texas-county-that-swung-to-trump-grapples-with-immigration-crackdown-after-bakery-is-targeted    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:04:03

• Effect of Cheeto Mussolini’s Tariffs on the iPhone ttps://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/iphone-apple-tariffs-china-bb20c7a3?mod=hp_lead_pos7    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:04:46

• Apple abuses https://www.ft.com/content/c3933e2f-787e-453b-82eb-a981ddd48a31    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:05:06

• Upgrading?? https://www.maketecheasier.com/upgrading-microsoft-365-not-worth-it/ see http://techrights.org/n/2024/09/15/Microsoft_and_the_Sunk_Cost_Fallacy.shtml    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:07:40

• Microsoft Says It's 'Slowing or Pausing' Some AI Data Center Projects, Including $1B Plan for Ohio https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/ohio/articles/2025-04-09/microsoft-says-its-slowing-or-pausing-some-ai-data-center-projects-including-1b-plan-for-ohio    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:09:59

• Microsoft says it’s ‘slowing or pausing’ some AI data center projects, including $1B plan for Ohio https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/power-grid/microsoft-says-its-slowing-or-pausing-some-ai-data-center-projects-including-1b-plan-for-ohio/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:12:04

• U.S. Transaction Shares for Visa, Mastercard, and Amex https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/visa-wanted-a-vast-empire-first-it-had-to-beat-back-its-foes-3b3067f3    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:16:01

• Kangaroo Courts of the EPO http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/04/use-versus-process-patents-implications.html    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:17:09

• 7 Settings I Change After Installing Ubuntu https://www.howtogeek.com/settings-i-change-after-installing-ubuntu/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:23:17

• "Installing Linux is a great way to breathe life into that decade old laptop that is sitting doing nothing in the corner of the room. Linux is generally lighter than Windows (sure you can slim Windows down) and its open and free nature means that there are a myriad of distros on offer." https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/best-linux-distros-for-reviving-an-old-pc    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:23:49

• "Are you tired of everyone recommending a new Linux distro claiming it's the best? Are you wondering which one of these best distros is actually aligned with your needs and requirements? Well, let me spotlight five popular Linux distros and what they do, so you can finally make your choice!" https://www.howtogeek.com/5-popular-linux-distros-and-who-theyre-meant-for/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:24:11

• "Cron is a terrific utility for scheduling reoccurring jobs on Linux, but its interface can be a bit opaque. These two utilities can make    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:24:31

• "Cron is a terrific utility for scheduling reoccurring jobs on Linux, but its interface can be a bit opaque. These two utilities can make scheduling easier." https://thenewstack.io/unsure-how-to-schedule-with-cron-on-linux-try-one-of-these-guis/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:24:39

• ELFDICOM: PoC Malware Polyglot Exploiting Linux-Based Medical Devices https://www.praetorian.com/blog/elfdicom-poc-malware-polyglot-exploiting-linux-based-medical-devices/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:26:35

• "Any Fedora user will tell you that the operating system is great out of the box. That, however, doesn't mean we can't tweak a few things to make it even better. Follow along and I'll show you how to supercharge your new Fedora installation." https://www.howtogeek.com/things-you-should-do-right-after-installing-fedora-linux/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:27:31

• "More about it: Step into a dystopian near future where every decision carries weight, and luck leads you down unexpected paths. Face moral dilemmas, roll the dice in high-stakes moments, and uncover secrets in a world lending its looks from classic vintage comics." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/comedy-narrative-driven-isometric-adventure-paradigm-island-in-need-of-linux-testers/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:27:59

• Raspberry Pi + Active Cooler: How Much Can It Lower CPU Temps? https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=mO6cpxAfYBA    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:42:46

• BREAKING: EA releases C&C source code under GPL3! https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=h9adxIPC63M    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:43:16

• Completely Normal Day In The Linux Kernel https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=Ib-GoDXqO0Y    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:43:36

• EU takes aim at encryption https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=loR7o90g9kg    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:43:51

• The ULTIMATE Firewall Guide For Linux Users! (In 5 Minutes) https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=5Ul1wd-dhLY    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:44:08

• System76 Pangolin Review https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=Tk5dJj3FGio    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:44:34

• 5 Helpful Tips for Beginners Migrating from Windows to Linux https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=soRIfFqwEwE    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:44:49

• Will the Tariffs Lead to a Recession? Here's How to Know if We're in One https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-04-07/will-the-tariffs-lead-to-a-recession-heres-how-to-know-if-were-in-one    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:50:57

• One Step Closer To Wayland Session Restore https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=Gq8Oo_CUq_A    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:51:42

• Exploring COSMIC Desktop: A New Era for Linux Users? https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=ehJ3hopzT3c    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:51:51

• Linux Virtualization Made Easy with GNOME Boxes (Beginner’s Guide) https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=tbhVLkVY-yE    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:52:16

• Are Codes Of Conduct Just Political Activism? https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=sWb1MY3RSw8    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:52:22

• Asahi Linux Hits A Major Roadblock https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=mCoozzwtFoo    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:52:28

• Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (14/2025): Wallpapered Lockscreens https://linmob.net/weekly-update-14-2025/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:53:04

• How to Install PuTTY on Linux https://www.maketecheasier.com/install-putty-linux/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:53:48

• Linux Mint 22.1 “Xia” Cinnamon Quick Overview https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=aIWWJElCK9o    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:54:28

• Linux Mint 22.1: 6 New Features for the Hardcore Mint Fans https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=qP3PzinZs3w    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:54:48

• I Wish This Linux News Was Real https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=lfZ62dQDQb8    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:55:07

• A New KDE Plasma Login Screen Will Be Born https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=gPUWfVew7lI    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:55:24

• Building Yet Another Pointless Linux Distro https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=FA__ScVhGQA    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:55:40

• APT 3.0: Debian and Ubuntu's Package Manager Got Huge Update https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=7cGxXfw8M7o    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:56:02

• Comparing LINUX DESKTOPS performance and resource usage (on the Slimbook Evo 14) https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=5rPdeiCugXo    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 14:56:17

• Forget 'Snow Sequoia'. Now I'm Cheering for Better Linux Hardware https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/04/06/0037234/forget-snow-sequoia-now-im-cheering-for-better-linux-hardware    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 15:01:33

• Fedora Magazine: Contribute at the Fedora Linux 42 GNOME 48 and IoT Test Week https://fedoramagazine.org/contribute-at-the-fedora-linux-42-gnome-48-and-iot-test-week/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 15:03:12

• An Interactive-Speed Linux Computer Made of Only 3 8-Pin Chips https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/04/04/2320234/an-interactive-speed-linux-computer-made-of-only-3-8-pin-chips https://dmitry.gr/?r=05.Projects&proj=36.%208pinLinux    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 15:05:55

• colonialism https://idiomdrottning.org/copyright-colonialism    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 15:10:04

• ‘Ghiblification’ and the Moral Wrongs of U.S. Copyright Law http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/04/guest-post-ghiblification-and-moral.html    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 15:10:58

• One copyright to rule them all? http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/04/one-copyright-to-rule-them-all.html    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 15:11:06

• CISA Adds One Vulnerability to the KEV Catalog https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/04/04/cisa-adds-one-vulnerability-kev-catalog    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 15:13:11

• The problem with CISA isn't that it's political but that it is corporate, occupied by oligarchs and their lemmings (notably Microsoft)    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 15:14:14

• Which countries require military service for women? https://www.dw.com/en/which-countries-require-military-service-for-women/a-72151079    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 15:25:16

• including children https://www.dw.com/en/us-severe-storms-claim-16-lives-including-children/a-72153778    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 15:26:11

• DO NOT USE THEM? Fact check: How do I spot errors in AI chatbots? https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-how-do-i-spot-errors-in-ai-chatbots/a-72106646    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 15:27:28

• Could Israel-Turkey war of words escalate to actual war? https://www.dw.com/en/could-israel-turkey-war-of-words-escalate-to-actual-war/a-72173780    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 15:29:04

• Turkey’s Students Demand the Future https://jacobin.com/2025/04/turkey-students-imamoglu-protest-erdogan/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 15:36:44

• Turkey has murdered at least 15 journalists in 5 years https://anfenglishmobile.com/freedom-of-the-press/dfg-remembers-slain-media-workers-turkey-has-murdered-at-least-15-journalists-in-5-years-78761    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 15:37:32

• 145 workers lost their lives in Turkey in March https://anfenglishmobile.com/news/145-workers-lost-their-lives-in-turkey-in-march-78785    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 15:38:53

• Turkey detains two journalists in ongoing protests againt the Erdogan government https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-detains-two-journalists-in-ongoing-protests-againt-the-erdogan-government/a-72199916    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 15:41:22

• Arrests Continue https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/04/07/saudi-arabia-dozens-freed-arrests-continue    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 15:41:53

• Syria: Landmines, Explosive Remnants Harming Civilians https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/04/08/syria-landmines-explosive-remnants-harming-civilians    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 15:48:57

• Can Photos Change Our Eating and Buying Habits and Politics? https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/04/04/can-photos-change-our-eating-and-buying-habits-and-politics/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 15:51:23

• Canadian travel to the U.S. has plummeted https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-us-travel-fears-1.7506048    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 16:09:40

• Brazilian says he was deported after blowing whistle on Winnipegger who illegally hired foreign workers https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/wwinnipeg-constructon-site-illegal-foreign-workers-1.7505304    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 16:11:15

• Ontario measles case count tops 800 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-measles-case-count-exceeds-800-total-1.7506928    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 16:21:10

• A surge in teen gun owners brings concerns about U.S. social control media influence in Canada https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/gun-ownership-young-men-bans-politics-1.7504247 social control media = https://techrights.org/o/2022/03/01/twitter-happier-during-wars/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 16:35:15

• remove painting https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-avc-artist-in-residence-quits-controversial-painting-1.7506019    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 16:38:06

• UBC professors taking school to court over 'political' actions by administration https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ubc-professor-university-court-1.7504889    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 16:39:00

• later this month msft results come out; after losing some gov. contracts in the "cost-saving" efforts (many licences for government depts.) it'll be clear why so many layoffs this year and cuts to datacentres even those in the middle of construction    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 16:42:23

• iophk: How many permatemps and contractors are let go without having to say a word to the SEC? Worse these "former" microsofters go and infect other work places with their toxic work culture, lack of values, and not-fit-for-purpose products.    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 16:43:20

• Apparel brands grappling with 'tariff hell,' says Canadian industry group https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/tariffs-canada-clothing-china-vietnam-1.7504380    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 16:44:17

• U.S. revokes status of thousands of migrants https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/rise-asylum-seekers-quebec-1.7505027    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 16:53:16

• high-tech spyware https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/rcmp-spyware-mcnamara-merrifield-1.7500360    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 16:56:48

• The 10 most-challenged books in U.S. libraries have faced complaints in Canada, too https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/banned-books-library-1.7504578    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 16:57:28

• Trade uncertainty taking a toll on business and consumer confidence: Bank of Canada reports https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/boc-surveys-trade-uncertainty-1.7503766    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 16:58:24

• tariff uncertainty https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/canadian-rv-dealers-tariffs-1.7502825    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:03:30

• Biodiversity https://www.projectcensored.org/wolverines-colorado-milestone-biodiversity/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:03:57

• 200,000 Unreported Traffic Stops by Chicago Police in 2023 https://www.projectcensored.org/unreported-traffic-stops-chicago-police/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:04:20

• Parents Forced to Sacrifice Careers to Remain Eligible for Childcare Assistance https://www.projectcensored.org/sacrifice-career-childcare-assistance/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:04:41

• Digital Censorship for K-12 Students https://www.projectcensored.org/repercussions-digital-censorship-k-12/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:05:48

• History of Hollywood Red Scare Offers Insight Into Cheeto Mussolini’s Free Speech Attacks https://truthout.org/articles/history-of-hollywood-red-scare-offers-insight-into-trumps-free-speech-attacks/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:09:13

• Marked for "disloyalty"? https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-04-04/us-energy-dept-identifies-thousands-of-staff-at-risk-of-doge-cuts-ap-reports    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:13:47

• Wave energy’s huge potential could finally be unlocked by the power of sound – new research https://theconversation.com/wave-energys-huge-potential-could-finally-be-unlocked-by-the-power-of-sound-new-research-253422    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:14:24

• High energy costs and taxes threaten Dutch chemical sector, Shell CEO says https://nltimes.nl/2025/04/06/high-energy-costs-taxes-threaten-dutch-chemical-sector-shell-ceo-says    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:17:01

• Companies offered off-peak energy contracts at discounted rate to free power grid space https://nltimes.nl/2025/04/07/companies-offered-peak-energy-contracts-discounted-rate-free-power-grid-space    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:19:03

• "HEY HI" is just a strawman https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/04/08/project-censored-announces-the-launch-of-military-ai-watch/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:25:50

• Antarctic Ice Sheets Approaching Tipping Point, Studies Find https://www.projectcensored.org/antarctic-ice-sheets-tipping-point/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:26:39

• PFAS Found in Condoms and Lubricants https://www.projectcensored.org/pfas-found-in-condoms-and-lubricants/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:27:07

• Meat Industry Disinformation Misleads Public About Impacts on Health and the Planet https://www.projectcensored.org/meat-industry-disinfromation-health-planet/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:28:43

• past podcast comments https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/lourence-singh-new-westminster-burnaby-maillardville-1.7503471    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:29:13

• Journalist killed in Israeli airstrike https://www.dw.com/en/israel-hamas-war-journalist-killed-in-israeli-airstrike/live-72166452    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:31:48

• green hydrogen https://www.dw.com/en/how-germany-is-fueling-namibia-s-green-hydrogen-revolution/a-72136731    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:32:35

• Global executions reach highest figure in almost a decade https://www.dw.com/en/global-executions-reach-highest-figure-in-almost-a-decade/a-72139997    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:33:11

• Museums as safe spaces for mothers https://www.dw.com/en/babies-welcome-museums-as-safe-spaces-for-mothers/a-72102564    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:34:20

• learning about climate change https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whatonearth/kids-climate-lessons-food-1.7492550    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:39:05

• Whar is "Climate Language"? SCIENCE? https://truthout.org/articles/usda-is-letting-grantees-nix-dei-and-climate-language-from-clean-energy-projects    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:39:30

• Water Scarcity a Threat to 27 Million People in United States https://www.projectcensored.org/water-scarcity-threat-climate-change/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:42:28

• Climate change making Great Lakes water birds sick https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/climate-change-making-great-lakes-water-birds-sick    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:43:32

• Is our mindset blocking climate action? https://www.dw.com/en/is-our-mindset-blocking-climate-action/a-72179399    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:44:17

• It's about bloody time we talked about periods and climate https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whatonearth/periods-climate-menstrual-products-sustainability-1.7504828    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:44:37

• Lawsuit: Pharmacist used spyware on UMMS computers to watch women, gain personal information https://www.wbaltv.com/article/umms-lawsuit-pharmacist-spyware-allegations/64390292    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:46:18

• Could Trump Budget Cuts Lead to More Cyberattacks Against Schools? https://www.edweek.org/technology/could-trump-budget-cuts-lead-to-more-cyberattacks-against-schools/2025/04    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:46:59

• Chinese hacker “Crazyhunter” behind ransomware attack on MacKay Hospital, others: CIB https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202504030019    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:49:12

• Florida man known as “King Bob” pleads guilty to charges related to cryptocurrency [sic] theft https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2025/04/04/palm-coast-man-linked-to-scattered-spider-cybercrime-gang-pleads-guilty-to-charges-related-to-cryptocurrency-theft/ http://techrights.org/o/2023/06/18/no-such-thing-as-cryptocurrency/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:49:54

• When the victimizers become the victims…. RansomHub the victim of a takeover? https://databreaches.net/2025/04/07/when-the-victimizers-become-the-victims-ransomhub-the-victim-of-a-takeover/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:50:34

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/toll-payment-text-scam-returns-in-massive-phishing-wave/   

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:52:56

• E-ZPass toll payment texts return in massive phishing wave https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/toll-payment-text-scam-returns-in-massive-phishing-wave/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:53:10

• Pulse Urgent Care Center appears to be the victim of a ransomware attack https://databreaches.net/2025/04/09/__trashed-15/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:53:50

• Oracle’s statement to customers is still raising questions about its disclosure and transparency https://databreaches.net/2025/04/09/oracles-statement-to-customers-is-still-raising-questions-about-its-disclosure-and-transparency/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:54:57

• MrBeast sues former employee for stealing confidential files and installing hidden cameras in company offices https://tribune.com.pk/story/2538882/mrbeast-sues-former-employee-for-stealing-confidential-files-and-installing-hidden-cameras    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:55:26

• Fall River schools chief: No insurance for cyberattack; says computer system remains down https://www.heraldnews.com/story/news/2025/04/08/fall-river-schools-cyberattacked-chief-says-no-insurance/83000021007/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:55:46

• CISA, experts warn of Crush file transfer attacks after a controversial disclosure https://therecord.media/crushftp-vulnerability-exploited    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:56:17

• Ontario man shocked fraudsters took control of $12M property by changing his business record https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/gta-business-record-fraudsters-1.7501360    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:57:35

• 2024 Year in Review: Data Breach Litigation https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/insights/blogs/wilmerhale-privacy-and-cybersecurity-law/20250409-2024-year-in-review-data-breach-litigation    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 17:59:36

• While the U.S. lays off health researchers, this Toronto hospital network plans to ramp up recruitment https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/uhn-scientist-recruitment-attract-best-from-usa-world-1.7503864    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 18:00:17

• iophk: The importance of open standards: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/13/pidgin_chat_client_uopdate/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 18:01:09

• Operation Endgame follow-up leads to five detentions and interrogations as well as server takedowns https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/operation-endgame-follow-leads-to-five-detentions-and-interrogations-well-server-takedowns    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 18:03:18

• Major data breach affects multiple Dutch ministries, impact still unclear https://www.techzine.eu/news/security/130478/major-data-breach-affects-multiple-dutch-ministries-impact-still-unclear/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 18:03:46

• Distribution Release: Pardus 23.4 https://pardus.org.tr/en/pardus-23-4-changelog/ "Pardus 23.4 is a minor version release. To observe the changes made, it is sufficient to keep your Pardus 23 system up-to-date."    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 18:07:26

• CalculateLinux 20250409 is out https://distrowatch.com/calculate    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 18:10:15

• Proxmox VE 8.4 released! https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/proxmox-ve-8-4-released.164820/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 18:11:05

• LinuxFX 11.25.04.1 and ArchBang 0409 also out    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 18:12:34

• "This is the fourth rainy weekend in a row. Mucking out a koi pond is unpleasant enough... I have no desire to do it in the cold rain... Sigh." gemini://capsule.heyloura.com/2025/04/12/this-is-the-fourth-rainy.html    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 18:27:49

• "Right To Manage companies ("RTMcos") are a specialised sort of company used in the UK to manage blocks of flats, often in the circumstance where the owner of the whole block of flats has sufficiently irritated the owners of the individual flats." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-04-13_governance-in-a-right-to-manange-company.gmi    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 18:28:41

• Vista 11 DOWN and very low share in general https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/algeria/#monthly-200902-202504    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 18:36:18

• Seems like the wrong approach, but this is about warping the narrative    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 18:51:09

• What Is Kubuntu Linux, and Should You Use It? https://tech.yahoo.com/articles/kubuntu-linux-200015392.html    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 18:51:47

• "Ubuntu may get the limelight a lot in Linux circles, but it has several cousins. One of them is Kubuntu Linux, and it has some unique qualities that might lead you to make it your primary operating system." https://www.howtogeek.com/what-is-kubuntu-linux/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 18:54:04

• "Are you a GNOME user wondering if your current Linux distro is the best way to experience the popular desktop environment? Do you want to test other distros but don't know where to start? Well, here are the top five Linux distros using GNOME that deserve your attention!" https://www.howtogeek.com/these-linux-distros-use-gnome-as-default-desktop/    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 18:54:36

• Taiwan’s latest computer chip has serious implications for technology – and the island’s security https://theconversation.com/taiwans-latest-computer-chip-has-serious-implications-for-technology-and-the-islands-security-251633    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 18:58:40

• Proprietary https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/04/04/ivanti-releases-security-updates-connect-secure-policy-secure-zta-gateways-vulnerability-cve-2025    

posted Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 19:00:57

• Canada updates travel advice to warn of U.S. border officers' power to search electronic devices https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-us-border-phone-search-1.7502829    

posted Monday, April 14, 2025 at 02:15:26

• housing construction crisis https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/housing-affordability-construction-canada-1.7499260    

posted Monday, April 14, 2025 at 02:15:56

• South Sudan on the brink of civil war https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/south-sudan-on-the-brink-of-civil-war-bold-action-from-the-international-community-is-needed/    

posted Monday, April 14, 2025 at 02:16:21

• bulimia https://www.dw.com/en/german-fencer-talks-about-bulimia-and-calls-for-change/a-72194398    

posted Monday, April 14, 2025 at 02:17:49

• Germany: Unusually dry spring affecting lakes and rivers https://www.dw.com/en/germany-unusually-dry-spring-affecting-lakes-and-rivers/a-72185708    

posted Monday, April 14, 2025 at 02:18:35

• eco-dilemmas https://www.dw.com/en/glitter-shiny-stuff-of-dreams-drama-and-eco-dilemmas/a-72172018    

posted Monday, April 14, 2025 at 02:18:57