Roy Schestowitz

• Burkina Faso: GNU/Linux up to 5% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/burkina-faso/#monthly-200902-202504 Windows almost all-time low https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/burkina-faso/#monthly-200902-202504    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 04:16:48

• "This article explained more than what the managers explain to you as an employee. After this round the 120’s will be the new 80’s. Microsoft is going down!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jrf809kj    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 04:54:41

• "They really need to cut some of those v Windows Engineers. I get collabs all the f’n time with v Windows Engineers and all they do is pass the puck. It’s so annoying. Should cut them all and only have FTEs in Windows." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1js87gmpq    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 04:55:20

• iophk: a research names 'the gig economy' as part of the Kremlin's hybrid attack strategy against the West. I consider 'the gig economy' no less hostile for that, and in fact that could explain a lot of aspects about it.    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 06:48:21

• iophk: Earth Day today, 55 years since 1970    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 08:41:44

• "ArcoLinux founder Erik Dubois has announced he is stepping away from the project and and shutting down the popular Linux distro...." https://www.webpronews.com/arcolinux-founder-says-goodbye/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 08:49:11

• "The Manjaro Linux developers have released an alpha of their next project, Manjaro Summit, a “semi-immutable” version of the popular distro." https://www.webpronews.com/manjaro-releases-alpha-of-manjaro-summit/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 08:49:37

• "The fourth major release in the Parallels Desktop 20 series has been released, bringing a stack of fixes for running Windows, macOS and Linux virtual machines on macOS." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/04/parallels-20-3-fixes-linux-vm-issues-mac    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 08:51:37

• ## 2025 Week 9/10/11/12/13/14/15: Photos gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2025/202504/20250421-2025-week-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-photos.gmi    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 09:17:42

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1622.jpg    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 09:18:20

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1272.jpg    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 09:18:25

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-04-22.gmi    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 09:18:43

• "Today, with the help of Cage, I cleaned up the main page of "Pebcak [dot] Org". This is surely good although, unfortunately, a lot of links were broken and perhaps missing for ever… 😢" gemini://omg.pebcak.club/~freezr/pebcak/index.gmi    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 09:19:26

• "I guess it is unavoidable, the Geminiverse community is still tiny and hasn't developed any resiliency yet. People are here just because they love it and because they appreciate the Gemini Protocol low(est) technology grade." gemini://omg.pebcak.club/~freezr/pebcak/index.gmi    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 09:19:32

• "Featuring both local and online multiplayer, Nitronauts is a fun looking Bomberman styled game that recently released with Native Linux support." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/nitronauts-is-classic-bomberman-with-a-few-new-twists-out-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 09:56:30

• "The Half-Life remake Black Mesa from Crowbar Collective has a fresh Beta update available for testing, which includes numerous enhancements to their Linux support along with a bunch of other stability improvements." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/ahead-of-its-10-year-steam-anniversary-black-mesa-has-a-new-beta-with-improved-linux-support-and-many-fixes/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 09:57:04

• "The Wine 10.6 development release is now available with the usual assortment of new features and bug fixes, to get more games and applications developed for Windows to work on Linux." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/wine-10-6-released-with-improvements-to-bcrypt-command-processor-and-windowscodecs/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 09:58:06

• "Moonray Studios have put out the 1.0 release of Tidal Shock: Off The Hook, a free to play underwater shooter and the update brings full Native Linux and Steam Deck support." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/underwater-pvp-shooter-tidal-shock-1-0-out-now-with-linux-steam-deck-support-its-also-now-free-to-play/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 09:58:40

• "Dwarf Fortress publisher Kitfox Games recently revealed that the game has managed to hit a huge milestone on Steam, plus the final episode of the Noclip documentary is out now." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/dwarf-fortress-hit-a-huge-new-milestone-on-steam-noclip-documentary-now-completed/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 09:58:55

• "As a huge fan of XCOM including the classics and modern versions, and a big Star Wars fan, the recent STAR WARS Zero Company announcement has me terribly excited." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/star-wars-zero-company-is-a-clone-wars-xcom-and-i-want-it-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 09:59:23

• "Developer ustwo games just upgraded both Monument Valley: Panoramic Edition and Monument Valley 2: Panoramic Edition with full controller support which should get them bumped up to Steam Deck Verified status." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/monument-valley-1-and-2-get-full-controller-support-which-should-get-them-steam-deck-verified-soon/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:00:31

• "Love your weird and quirky indie games? You'll want to check out Snailshock Grand Supreme Tournament, which answers a question no one asked - what if Pool but Snails?" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/snailshock-is-pool-but-with-snails-with-dice-for-extra-moves-and-cards-to-mess-with-them/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:02:29

• "We're finally getting close to Demonschool actually releasing, with it now having a Q3 2025 release window so it will be here before the end of September." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/supernatural-school-life-tactics-rpg-demonschool-set-to-release-in-q3-2025/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:04:09

• "The free to play online co-op dungeon crawler Never Split the Party from Legend Studio just had a massive update to celebrate one million downloads." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/co-op-dungeon-crawler-never-split-the-party-gets-a-big-surprise-update-celebrating-a-million-downloads/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:05:54

• "Well, this is nice. With the price of so many things going up everywhere thanks to tariffs, inflation and everything else - ROCKFISH Games have reduced the pricing of the upcoming big EVERSPACE 2 Wrath of the Ancients DLC." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/rockfish-reducing-everspace-2-dlc-pricing-as-everything-is-getting-more-expensive/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:06:14

• "Grumpy Rock Studios recently updated Confronted, an interesting sounding survival-horror game where you have to build up little safe rooms." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/build-to-survive-in-the-first-person-horror-confronted-latest-update-makes-it-steam-deck-playable/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:06:25

• "This allows for faster imports and reduced RAM usage, especially useful for constrained embedded environments." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/micropython-v1-25-0-released-with-romfs-risc-v-assembler-and-expanded-board-support/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:18:09

• "The ASUS NUC 15 Pro, also known as Cyber Canyon, is a compact mini PC built for professional computing needs." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/asus-nuc-15-pro-cyber-canyon-highlights-compact-design-and-intel-ultra-cpus/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:18:15

• "Good instincts | Seth's Blog" https://seths.blog/2025/04/good-instincts/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:19:08

• "Trump’s Cultural Revolution - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trumps-cultural-revolution    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:19:22

• "Trump’s ‘flood the zone’ strategy leaves opponents gasping in outrage" https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/trumps-flood-the-zone-strategy-leaves-opponents-gasping-in-outrage/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:19:34

• "Hitler’s Terrible Tariffs" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/04/nazi-germany-tariffs-trade/682521/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:19:57

• "The Scramble to Save Rural Health Care From DOGE" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/04/doge-rural-health-trump-alabama/682513/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:20:09

• "‘We don’t have an option not to fight’: How Black women are resisting now • Michigan Advance" https://michiganadvance.com/2025/04/20/we-dont-have-an-option-not-to-fight-how-black-women-are-resisting-now/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:20:24

• "'Complete nightmare': Trump tariffs stunt US toy imports as sellers play for time" https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2296097.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:20:38

• "Death of Pope Francis brings changes: A simpler funeral, a different burial site and an earlier conclave" https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-04-21/death-of-pope-francis-brings-changes-a-simpler-funeral-a-different-burial-site-and-an-earlier-conclave.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:20:59

• "AOC seizes the moment as Democrats seek a new identity" https://www.axios.com/2025/04/21/aoc-bernie-sanders-progressives-democrats    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:21:11

• "Public Citizen Leads the Fight Against Trump’s Dangerous Deregulation" https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/public-citizen-leads-the-fight-against-trumps-dangerous-deregulation    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:21:25

• "Rare Behind the Scenes Photos From the Filming of “Star Wars” in Tunisia" https://www.vintag.es/2025/04/star-wars-shooting-in-tunisia.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:21:40

• "Self-Reportation: Pete Hegseth's Witch Hunt Ensnared Himself" https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/04/21/self-reportation-pete-hegseths-witch-hunt-ensnared-himself/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:21:57

• "The uninvited guest" https://robertbirming.com/uninvited-guest/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:22:12

• iophk: Mistakes WWW for Internet and spells Internet wrong to boot. It's a proper noun and thus always capitalized. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/04/21/google-chrome-monopoly-justice-department/ ("Justice Dept. asks judge to ‘thaw’ Google search monopoly by forcing Chrome sale")    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:23:08

• "Pope Francis’ death leaves a legacy of unanswered abuse and religious oppression — Freedom From Religion Foundation" https://ffrf.org/news/releases/pope-francis-death-leaves-a-legacy-of-unanswered-abuse-and-religious-oppression/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:23:44

• "Democrats battle Trump deportations, but still avoid ‘abolish ICE’" https://www.semafor.com/article/04/21/2025/democrats-battle-trump-deportations-but-still-avoid-abolish-ice    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:23:58

• "How Trump’s trade war could bolster the Africa-China relationship" https://www.semafor.com/article/04/21/2025/how-trumps-trade-war-could-bolster-the-africa-china-relationship    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:24:12

• "Pete Hegseth Is Running Out of Excuses" https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/04/pete-hegseth-signal-group-chat-scandal/682529/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:24:22

• "Markets falter as Trump attacks Fed’s independence – and its chair" https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2025/0421/market-falters-trump-powell-standoff    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:24:38

• windows tco https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8/russian-hackers-target-eu-diplomats-with:5 ("Russian Hackers Target EU Diplomats With Sophisticated Malware")    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:24:56

• "FDA tech officials complied with DOGE’s requests for data. The staff reductions still came." https://fedscoop.com/fda-tech-officials-complied-with-doges-requests-for-data-the-staff-reductions-still-came/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:31:29

• "White House defends Hegseth amid new Signal accusation, staff overhaul" https://www.armytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/04/21/white-house-defends-hegseth-amid-new-signal-accusation-staff-overhaul/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:31:39

• "Trump Administration Blows Through Another IRS Commissioner After DOGE Gets Involved" https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/21/trump-administration-blows-through-another-irs-commissioner-after-doge-gets-involved/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:33:31

• "Zelenskyy Demands Russia Return Ukrainian Children in New International Campaign" https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-russia-ukraine-children-campaign/33391790.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:33:42

• "Pope Francis picked 80% of cardinals who'll elect his successor" https://www.axios.com/2025/04/21/pope-francis-named-college-cardinals-successor    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:34:48

• "Christians mark Easter across Turkey" https://bianet.org/haber/christians-mark-easter-across-turkey-306662    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:35:03

• "Zelensky says Russia violated its own ‘Easter ceasefire’ 2,935 times" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/21/zelensky-says-russia-violated-its-own-easter-ceasefire-2-935-times    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:35:18

• "US: Stocks and dollar slide as Trump attacks Federal Reserve" https://www.dw.com/en/us-stocks-and-dollar-slide-as-trump-attacks-federal-reserve/a-72304452    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:35:40

• "Stock markets tumble as investors pull back from American assets" https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/stock-market-1.7514966    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:36:04

• NLRB ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/04/whistleblower-doge-siphoned-nlrb-case-data/ | Source: Krebs On Security    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:37:33

• "This upgradeability may make the Framework Laptop 13 a compelling option for certain types of users who pursue performance upgrades but want consistency otherwise." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2699255/framework-laptop-13-2025-review.html | Source: PC World    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:44:32

• "The problem is guaranteeing longevity. Military parts undergo stringent testing, and usually the manufacturing process is so uniform that samples of one part made by a particular machine reliably represent how all such parts made by that machine will fare." ☛ https://news.engin.umich.edu/2025/04/remote-repairs-discovering-the-longevity-of-3d-printed-metal-parts/ | Source: University of Michigan    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:44:43

• "The era of cheap 3D printing appears to be coming to a screeching halt in the US." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/3d-printing-is-about-to-get-more-expensive-if-you-can-get-it-at-all | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:44:57

• "For a long time, I’ve enjoyed the idea of running general-purpose operating systems on decidedly not-general-purpose hardware." ☛ https://blog.infected.systems/posts/2025-04-21-this-blog-is-hosted-on-a-nintendo-wii/ | Source: Alex Haydock    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:45:20

• "The motors are responsible for applying a varied amount of force that is constantly trying to realign the joystick to the center." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/04/22/this-custom-flight-joystick-provides-force-feedback-with-stepper-motors/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:45:45

• "GNU/Linux distributions have been notorious for their steep learning curves for decades, with performance issues and hardware incompatibility making it harder for newcomers to make the switch from Windows and macOS." https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-distros-that-are-better-than-windows-but-you-should-avoid-them/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:48:10

• RMS talk starts in TEN MINUTES in London (KCL).    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:48:27

• "Richard M. Stallman, Using and Porting GNU CC for Version 2.6, Free Software Foundation, September 1994." https://ftp.math.utah.edu/u/ma/hohn/linux/misc/elf/node25.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:50:44

• SN... SMH ^_^ https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/04/20/1820252 megaphone of trash, week+ later http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/11/Linux_Foundation_Besieged_by_Microsoft_Isn_t_About_Science_But_.shtml    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:57:12

• "One significant ruling in Banner Universal Motion Pictures Ltd v. Endemol Shine Group Ltd confirmed that TV formats can be protected under copyright" ☛ https://www.scotsman.com/business/protecting-copyright-in-television-is-no-game-5088501 | Source: The Scotsman    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:58:25

• X/Twitter is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO full of SPAM and LLM slop now. UNBELIEVABLE! What a pile of junk! They won't keep this thing online for long, it drowns in garbage!    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11:01:16

• "Google is also facing other antitrust challenges. In 2023, a jury decided that its app store was an illegal monopoly." ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/04/21/judge-could-force-google-sell-chrome-what-you-need-know/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11:01:28

• "But never let it be said that monopolists can't innovate." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/04/21/trumpflation/#andrew-ferguson | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11:01:56

• "The Justice Department on Monday argued before a federal judge in Washington that Google should be forced to divest its Chrome web browser — and make other major changes to its business" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/04/21/google-chrome-monopoly-justice-department/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11:02:18

• "Take FTC v Meta: The FTC argues that Meta’s control over Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/why-ftc-v-meta-trial-matters-competition-gaps-and-civil-liberties-opportunities | Source: EFF    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11:02:42

• Digital Restrictions (DRM) ☛ https://doc.searls.com/2025/04/21/an-inadequate-ai-solution/ | Source: Doc Searls    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11:05:12

• "Corporations controlled by these individuals sought over $35 million in E-Rate funds and received over $14 million from around 2010 to 2016" ☛ https://insidetowers.com/fcc-suspends-seven-convicted-of-e-rate-fraud/ | Source: Inside Towers    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11:15:09

• "Global Tibetan rights groups on Monday condemned the cremation and called on governments to pressure Vietnam and China to clarify the circumstances of Tulku Hungkar Dorje’s death." ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/tibet/2025/04/21/tibet-tulku-hungkar-dorje-cremation/ | Source: RFA    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11:19:36

• "After hours of questioning at Honolulu Airport, they said they were placed in handcuffs, loaded into a transport vehicle, and brought to what they later learned was a deportation detention facility." ☛ https://beatofhawaii.com/why-these-hawaii-travelers-were-jailed-and-deported/ |    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11:19:46

• "They were both union members, in the Screen Actors Guild." ☛ https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/corporate-lawlessness-comes-next | Source: Hamilton Nolan    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11:20:04

• "They were allegedly strip searched, subjected to full-body scans, dressed in green prison uniforms, and forced to sleep on mouldy mattresses in a deportation holding centre." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/shocking-reason-why-german-teens-were-jailed-strip-searched-deported-hawaii-1732899 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11:20:33

• "The cuts are just a fraction of the grants canceled by the National Endowment for the Humanities in recent weeks as part of the Trump administration’s deep cost-cutting effort across the federal government." ☛ https://www.lonestarlive.com/native-american-news/2025/04/trump-administration-makes-major-cuts-to-native-american-boarding-school-research-projects.html | Source: Advance Local Media LLC    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11:21:57

• "Julia called 911, and police arrived within a few minutes. An officer called Uber to get contact information for the driver but Julia says a representative for the ride-sharing company refused to provide it — stating the police needed to fill out a form." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/uber-drives-off-with-child-1.7513379 | Source: CBC    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11:22:14

• [Old] "While watching the news coverage of Steve Bannon’s initial appearance in federal court on Monday, I kept thinking about his 2018 confession to the acclaimed writer Michael Lewis." ☛ https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/16/media/steve-bannon-reliable-sources/index.html | Source: CNN    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11:45:16

• "flood the zone." ☛ https://www.newsweek.com/steve-bannon-flood-zone-strategy-explained-trump-policy-blitz-2027482 | Source: Newsweek    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11:45:37

• "Lutskina was one of dozens of journalists imprisoned in Belarus, where many endure beatings and poor medical care and are prohibited from contacting lawyers or relatives" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-04-21/an-incessant-crackdown-in-belarus-hurls-dozens-of-independent-journalists-into-harsh-prisons | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11:46:34

• iophk: Today is Earth Day. Perhaps TR and TM do their parts by avoiding not just gratuitous javascript but all javascript, thus saving on electricity and (electricity again) bandwidth...    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11:47:23

• "Palin sued the Times and former editorial page editor James Bennet after her name appeared in a 2017 opinion piece by the Times editorial board" ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/devastating-to-read-sarah-palin-takes-witness-stand-in-ny-times-libel-retrial/ | Source: Court House News    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11:47:50

• TR could do articles/"paper" on estimate of JS usage compared to all flights, based on "open sources", but it is a big task, based on extrapolations    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11:49:02

• Palin isn't just a lunatic but a dangerous one at that https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-end-of-palins-dont-retreat-reload/ https://www.politico.com/story/2011/01/palin-retreat-shes-reloading-048432    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11:50:21

• "As stakeholders in the media industry, we have not been aware of any process to draft the Zambia Institue of Journalism Bill and we would like to register our regret and strongest opposition to the proposed media regulation Bill." ☛ https://zambianobserver.com/media-fraternity-says-no-to-zambia-institute-of-journalism-bill-and-statutory-media-regulation/ | Source: The Zambian Observer    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11:50:59

• "Over 70 Kurdish media workers from various European countries gathered in the city of Aalst, Belgium, in response to a joint call to build a structure that could meet the needs of a new phase." ☛ https://anfenglishmobile.com/freedom-of-the-press/kurdish-journalists-in-europe-form-new-media-collective-78982 | Source: ANF News    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11:53:58

• "Russia slaps Telegram" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/21/russia-slaps-telegram-with-another-multi-million-ruble-fine-for-refusing-to-take-down-prohibited-content | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11:56:53

• "Authorities use the “foreign agent” label, which carries Soviet-era connotations, to target individuals and organizations they view as enemies of the state." ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/04/21/putin-signs-law-expanding-criteria-for-foreign-agent-designations-a88814 | Source: The Moscow Times    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11:57:05

• "Saraç was detained on Feb 6 and formally arrested three days later after allegedly insulting Bahçeli and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan" ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/astrologist-released-after-two-months-in-detention-over-social-media-post-on-bahcelis-health-306651 | Source: BIA Net    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11:59:25

• "Defendants’ actions threaten Harvard’s academic independence and place at risk critical lifesaving and pathbreaking research that occurs on its campus." ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/harvard-sues-white-house-over-multibillion-dollar-cuts-to-research-funding/ | Source: Court House News    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:00:00

• "Defendants’ actions threaten Harvard’s academic independence and place at risk critical lifesaving and pathbreaking research that occurs on its campus." ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/harvard-sues-white-house-over-multibillion-dollar-cuts-to-research-funding/ | Source: Court House News    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:00:36

• "arbitrary and capricious." ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2296291.html | Source: RTL    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:00:55

• "In its lawsuit, Harvard said the funding freeze violated its First Amendment rights and the statutory provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/harvard-university-lawsuit-trump-administration-grant-freeze-1.7514999 | Source: CBC    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:01:34

• "The Massachusetts-based Harvard is suing the Trump administration to halt the freeze of over $2 billion (almost €1.75 billion) in federal grants. Trump freezes over $2 billion in Harvard University funds" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/harvard-university-sues-trump-administration/a-72304905 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:04:28

• Speculations: JD spoke the pope into death. Satirical site: he made him lose the will to live. Media: it was stroke/heart attack. Jokes: he gave him the virus. JD speaks for Russian and far-right interests, which are overlapping in many ways. They never liked a left-leaning "Papal".    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:06:02

• "Harvard sued US President Donald Trump's administration Monday in a sharp escalation of the fight between the prestigious university and the Republican, who has threatened its funding and sought to impose outside political supervision." ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250421-harvard-university-sues-trump-to-stop-us-federal-funding-cuts-freedom-of-speech-civil-society-lawsuit-usa | Source: France24    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:06:31

• "Harvard sued nine federal agencies on April 21 over the Trump administration’s order to freeze $2.2 billion in research funding to Harvard. Read the University’s full complaint below." ☛ https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/4/22/read-harvard-trump-complaint/ | Source: Harvard University    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:07:02

• "unconstitutional conditions" ☛ https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/4/22/harvard-sues-trump-admin/ | Source: Harvard University    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:07:14

• "That moniker should sound familiar to veterans of the photovoltaics space; founded in 1985" ☛ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/residential/roll-away-the-stone-sunpower-rises-from-the-dead/ | Source: Renewable Energy World    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:08:09

• "The RIVM research echoes findings by broadcaster NOS last year, which said PFAS in eggs had been found in more places than Dordrecht, where concerns were first raised." ☛ https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/04/dont-eat-eggs-from-your-back-garden-health-institute-warns/ | Source: Dutch News    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:08:51

• "This year has been rough for climate technology: Companies have canceled, downsized, or shut down at least 16 large-scale projects worth $8 billion in total in the first quarter of 2025, according to a new report." ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/21/1115511/canceled-climate-tech-projects/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:09:05

• "Scientists at the Institute for Agroecology at the University of Vermont, along with international co-authors, have published a paper outlining Ecuador's successes in legally championing the Rights of Nature." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-04-mother-earth-sue-mistreatment-experts.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:09:57

• "The event, to take place from 3 to 6:30 p.m. at The Neighb, 3145 Russell St. in Saginaw, invites residents of all ages to dig in—literally—to a local effort promoting health, sustainability and unity through urban gardening." ☛ https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2025/04/dig-into-earth-day-at-the-neighb-garden-event-plants-seeds-of-unity-in-saginaw.html | Source: Michigan News    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:11:07

• "Here’s the reality: According to multiple surveys and scientific studies, between 80-89% of people want the world’s governments to take stronger action against climate change." ☛ https://therevelator.org/talk-about-climate-change/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:11:49

• "Climate change is a pressing issue that requires action across multiple levels, from individual behavior to international cooperation." ☛ https://journals.plos.org/climate/article | Source: PLOS    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:12:26

• "A Trump proclamation last week allows U.S.-flagged vessels to fish 50-200 nautical miles from land inside the protected area." ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/environment/2025/04/21/us-opens-pacific-ocean-sanctuary-fishing/ | Source: RFA    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:12:46

• A day ago, Visión Siete: entrevista con Richard Stallman https://video.hardlimit.com/w/tuGHXWFUfhEQurFXHgEBnx    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:14:33

• Old photo: "I am a software engineer with 30+ years' experience employed as a Senior Software Developer at AccuWeather. I also volunteer for Civil Air Patrol as a mission pilot and group aerospace education officer. I was commander of Williamsport Composite Squadron 401 from Jun-2007 to Aug-2014." https://knauth.org/gsk/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:17:06

• "The second chat on Signal — a commercially available app not authorized to be used to communicate sensitive or classified national defense information — included 13 people, the person said." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-04-20/hegseth-had-a-second-signal-chat-where-he-shared-details-of-yemen-strike-new-york-times-reports | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:17:47

• "Both have traveled with the defense secretary and attended high-level meetings" ☛ https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2025/04/21/hegseth-had-second-signal-chat-with-details-of-yemen-strike-report/ | Source: Sightline Media Group    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:21:59

• "with senior officials ousted from the Pentagon last week as part of an internal leak investigation" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pete-hegseth-yemen-second-signal-chat-1.7514688 | Source: CBC    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:22:26

• "The incident prompted investigations into US President Donald Trump's top security officials, causing much embarrassment for his administration." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/hegseth-shared-yemen-war-plans-in-second-signal-chat-media/a-72296457 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:22:59

• "But in 2014, she brought up what she considered a safety issue directly with Elon Musk." ☛ https://electrek.co/2025/04/20/tesla-whistleblower-says-musk-wanted-to-deport-her-team-for-raising-brake-issue/ | Source: Electrek    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:23:24

• "The judge in the case has ordered Trump officials to preserve the Signal messages in question." ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-report/2025/04/signal-gate-shines-spotlight-on-rubio-role-as-acting-archivist/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:23:42

• "There’s a certain predictable pattern when unqualified MAGA political appointees get put in charge of highly technical government operations." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/21/hegseth-shared-attack-plans-in-another-signal-chat-with-his-wife-brother-lawyer/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:24:22

• "The message points out that in the past century, the number of humans on the planet has more than quadrupled, and that by 2025" ☛ https://ffrf.org/news/releases/ffrf-runs-provocative-earth-day-message-in-new-york-times/ | Source: Freedom From Religion Foundation    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:27:06

• "Pope Francis used his role to advance not only the tenets of social and economic justice, but also climate justice." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/sierra-club-statement-on-passing-of-pope-francis | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:27:18

• [Old] "gathered experts from all Nordic-Baltic states" ☛ https://frivarld.se/rapporter/tracking-the-russian-hybrid-warfare-cases-from-nordic-baltic-countries/ |    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:27:48

• "Customs and Border Protection has broad authority to search travelers’ devices when they cross into the United States. Here’s what you can do to protect your digital life while at the US border." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-protect-yourself-from-phone-searches-at-the-us-border/ | Source: Wired    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:29:08

• "privacy advocates understandably began expressing concerns that this not only provides Microsoft with an even more detailed way to monetized consumer privacy" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/21/microsoft-is-dedicated-to-building-a-dodgy-new-database-of-every-windows-11-users-online-behaviors/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:30:07

• "In conclusion, the transition to online driver’s licenses represents a significant leap towards a more efficient, accessible, and user-friendly system." ☛ https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=The_Rise_Of_Online_Driver%E2%80%99s_Licenses:_Convenience_And_Efficiency_In_The_Digital_Age | Source: GDPRhub    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:30:38

• "This ends a long fight for accountability stemming from decisions by Yahoo, starting in the early 2000s, to turn over information on Chinese internet users to state security" ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/21/1115518/yahoo-will-give-millions-to-a-settlement-fund-for-chinese-dissidents-decades-after-exposing-user-data/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:31:16

• "OpenAI isn't entirely transparent on how much it costs the org to operate ChatGPT, but it's continuing to accept billions of dollars in investments." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/21/users_being_polite_to_chatgpt/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:59:00

• "Palantir's systems are already ingesting and processing data from multiple ICE, DHS [Dept of Homeland Security] and external sources" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/21/ice_enlists_palantir_to_develop/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:59:16

• "Some countries use electronic identification, and the paperwork OpenAI is demanding doesn’t exist." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/21/openai-starts-verifying-corporate-customers-sometimes-the-id-system-works/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:05:46

• "Additionally, we reiterate that any strong privacy law must include these components: [...]" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/eff-congress-heres-what-strong-privacy-law-looks | Source: EFF    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:05:55

• Windows TCO ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/zelenskyy-signs-advanced-cybersecurity-bill/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:14:57

• Social Control Media ☛ https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/04/16/Decentralized-Schemes | Source: Tim Bray    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:15:27

• "The venture capitalist doesn't bother to provide receipts for his claim, instead insinuating: I have a lot of money riding in this, trust me." ☛ https://futurism.com/investor-ai-fully-replacing-people | Source: Futurism    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:18:25

• "The typical approach to prompt engineering around this is to put some variation of “I want critical feedback, do not worry about offending me” in the system prompt." ☛ https://www.seangoedecke.com/lying-to-llms/ | Source: Sean Goedecke    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:18:38

• "The FBI bought multiple hacking tools for $250,000. Despite that, the FBI says it can't find any more records about the tools." ☛ https://www.404media.co/the-fbi-cant-find-missing-records-of-its-hacking-tools/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:24:15

• "Specifically, the vulnerability can be exploited to leak a victim's Net-NTLMv2 or NTLMv2-SSP hash over the network." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/21/microsoft_apple_patch/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:24:26

• "The U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Uber on Monday, alleging that it enrolled consumers in its Uber One subscription program without their consent and made it too difficult for them to cancel the service. " ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-04-21/ftc-sues-uber-alleging-it-signed-up-uber-one-subscribers-without-their-permission | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:24:43

• "The speed at which highly-resistant strains of S Typhi have emerged and spread in recent years is a real cause for concern, and highlights the need to urgently expand prevention measures" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-killer-is-rapidly-becoming-resistant-to-antibiotics-study-warns | Source: Science Alert    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:25:36

• "The Army is set to make sweeping changes to its fitness test, according to an internal memo obtained by Military.com." ☛ https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/04/21/new-army-fitness-test-no-more-ball-yeet-higher-standards-combat-arms.html | Source: Military.com    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:25:45

• "For soldiers in non-combat MOSes, there will continue to be separate minimum scores for men and women." ☛ https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-fitness-test-sex-neutral/ | Source: Task And Purpose    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:26:04

• "Humanity has passed a remarkable milestone: alcohol consumption has gone into possibly permanent decline." ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/the-world-has-hit-peak-booze/262558/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:26:21

• "The good folks at SmartDisplayer Technology Co have sent me a six colour eInk badge to play about with." ☛ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/04/gadget-review-6-colour-epaper-name-badge/ | Source: Terence Eden    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:26:46

• "I’m writing this up because now is no time for confusion. I’ve got to get this right." ☛ https://dan.langille.org/2025/04/21/what-drive-did-i-just-remove-from-the-system/ | Source: Dan Langille    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:27:38

• "our research fieldwork across five Swedish secondary schools has involved having long conversations with teachers" ☛ https://criticaledtech.com/2025/04/22/teachers-perceptions-of-genai-some-recurring-observations/ | Source: Neil Selwyn    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:29:15

• "We would like to define a subobject classifier in the category of presheaves, so we could easily characterize subfunctors of a given presheaf." ☛ https://bartoszmilewski.com/2025/04/21/subfunctor-classifier/ | Source: Bartosz Milewski    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:31:01

• [Old] "Kalgash’s central star is just like the Sun." ☛ https://planetplanet.net/2018/02/02/real-life-sci-fi-world-11-kalgash-a-planet-in-permanent-daytime-from-asimovs-nightfall/ |    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:31:09

• "In honor of YUV420 day, I thought it would be fun to transcode JPEG images to AVIF in honk, or anywhere." ☛ https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/on-avif-transcoding | Source: Ted Unangst    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:34:15

• [Old] "Many years ago, I've been waiting for a language like Go. Back then, I was primarily working with C (for microcontrollers)" ☛ https://dmitryfrank.com/articles/i_love_go |    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:39:10

• "These things mean that despite Go having a GC, it’s possible to do manual memory management in pure Go and in cooperation with the GC" ☛ https://mcyoung.xyz/2025/04/21/go-arenas/ | Source: Miguel Young de la Sota    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:39:16

• "Take this example, passing a sync.WaitGroup by value will break thing in subtle ways: [...]" ☛ https://rednafi.com/go/prevent_struct_copies/ | Source: Redowan Delowar    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:39:48

• "Template strings, also known as t-strings, have been officially accepted as a feature in Python 3.14, which will ship in late 2025. 🎉" ☛ https://davepeck.org/2025/04/11/pythons-new-t-strings/ |    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:40:44

• "Python regexes have a number of features that bring new power to text manipulation." ☛ https://nedbatchelder.com/blog/202504/regex_affordances.html |    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:40:57

• "This critical vulnerability impacts all PyTorch versions up to and including 2.5.1, according to a security advisory published earlier this week." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/pytorch-vulnerability-cve-2025-32434/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:41:06

• "Welcome to the first post in a five-part series about how to create Map::Tube maps." ☛ https://www.perl.com/article/building-map-tube-maps-a-howto-first-steps/ | Source: Perl    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:42:20

• "I'm a big fan of interactive playgrounds." ☛ https://antonz.org/sandboxes/ | Source: Anton Zhiyanov    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:43:15

• "In C++, we have two standard key-value data structures: the std::map and the std::unordered_map." ☛ https://lemire.me/blog/2025/04/20/iterating-through-keys-and-values-in-c-with-c20-code/ | Source: Daniel Lemire    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:43:25

• "I'm excited to share an announcement! At this year's JuliaCon, I will be speaking about a small but significant step you can take to start adding Julia to your MATLAB codebase." ☛ https://blog.glcs.io/juliacon-2025-preview |    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 13:43:35

• "But there’s also the backwardly named “Halving”, designed to double the resources spent on mining each bitcoin every four years!" gemini://idiomdrottning.org/halving    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 14:18:09

• LIVING WRONG gopher://aussies.space:70/0/~freet/phlog/2025-04-22Living_Wrong.txt    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 14:18:54

• "The Tenstorrent architecture is a different kind of AI processor. Unlike GPUs where you get a massive core count and parallelize across thousands of cores (not really, SIMT is a lie that the compiler told you)." gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2025/04-21-programming-tensotrrent-processors.gmi    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 14:23:34

• "What I am now noticing is that for a long time there has been a gradual fragmentation of the computing continuum, which will lead to a situation where individuals and small groups can no longer really operate their own versions of the systems large organisations do." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-04-22_fracturing-of-computing.gmi    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 14:24:32

• 🔤SpellBinding: FOPSTYU Wordo: RIDES gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-04-22.gmi    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 14:25:35

• "This is the fourth death this school community has faced in the past four years. We're fortunate that none of them has been a mass shooting (yet), but dang. This is already a high-poverty district; the last thing my students need is more trauma, yet the universe seems hell-bent on giving us just that." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2591    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 14:27:28

• "Mormons like to make a big fuss about how AC Doyle apologized for the way he treated them in his books. Given I know a bunch, it seems like he nailed it. Anyways, fun if predictable read. Really enjoy Victorian stories." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2592    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 14:28:13

• HamsterCMS - updates gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2593    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 14:28:54

• "[...] This experience has also made me consider changing the license of Spegel, as it seems to be the only stone I can throw." ☛ https://philiplaine.com/posts/getting-forked-by-microsoft/ |    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 14:53:37

• "One could say that this is a delta-epsilon1 module in that it doesn’t extend things very much." ☛ https://peateasea.de/introducing-dbix-class-resultset-prettyprint/ | Source: Paul Chochrane    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 14:54:05

• "Kinderspot allows parents to sublet their child care spaces at Air Force child development centers when they’re away for vacation or other reasons" ☛ https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-military/2025/04/21/thousands-of-military-families-use-child-care-app-devised-by-airman/ | Source: Air Force Times    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 14:55:26

• "The Fedora Project has become known for Linux innovation. Since its inception in 2003, Fedora has been a proving ground where new ideas in Linux are tested and refined by a global community of contributors. Its creation sprang from Red Hat Linux’s transformation into Red Hat Enterprise Linux."    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 14:56:13

• "This move required a separate open-source distribution to remain on the leading edge. Over the years, this approach has nurtured developments like Wayland, rpm-ostree, and many more spin-off editions, each having its own use case."    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 14:56:23

• "As a result, Fedora has become a cornerstone for the broader open-source world, inspiring many other models." ☛ https://fedoramagazine.org/the-fedora-project/ | Source: Fedora Magazine    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 14:56:29

• Microsoft targets ‘low performers’ in a sensational new memo https://www.financialexpress.com/business/industry-microsoft-targets-low-performers-in-a-sensational-new-memo-3818205/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 15:09:53

• Microsoft Cracks Down On Low Performers With New Exit Strategy: Check Details https://in.mashable.com/tech/93024/microsoft-cracks-down-on-low-performers-with-new-exit-strategy-check-details    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 15:10:06

• Microsoft introduces strict new policies for low performers, adds voluntary exit plan https://www.techspot.com/news/107640-microsoft-introduces-strict-new-policies-low-performers-adds.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 15:10:11

• Microsoft Gets Tough On Low Performers: New Rules, No Rehire For 2 Years https://www.timesnownews.com/technology-science/microsoft-gets-tough-on-low-performers-new-rules-no-rehire-for-2-years-article-151468579    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 15:10:37

• Microsoft Implements Stricter Performance Policies, Including 2-Year Rehire Ban https://winbuzzer.com/2025/04/22/microsoft-implements-stricter-performance-policies-including-2-year-rehire-ban-xcxwbn/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 15:10:42

• "The NetBSD Foundation will hold its 2025 Annual General Meeting in public on Saturday, May 17th at 21:00 UTC" ☛ https://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-announce/2025/04/21/msg000381.html | Source: NetBSD    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 15:48:16

• "The CRUX distribution is a lightweight operating system with software added through a collection of application ports." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12428 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 15:48:41

• IBM https://www.financialexpress.com/trending/techie-shares-horrible-interview-experience-with-tech-firm-says-company-lied-about-ctc/3811390/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 15:50:44

• "Container security today is broken because it forces organizations to engage in a constant, reactive game of whack-a-mole." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/open-source-and-container-security-are-fundamentally-broken/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 15:58:20

• "I had this grand idea many moons ago about writing up a TCP/IP stack for the Commodore 64" ☛ https://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2025/04/lets-give-provenix-barely-adequate-pre.html | Source: Old VCR    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 15:58:51

• [Old] "So, it's clear that we have no chance to use any kind of Linux kernel in our products." ☛ https://dmitryfrank.com/articles/how_i_ended_up_writing_my_own_kernel |    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 15:59:39

• "Tired of algorithm battles and compressed images on Instagram? Build your own online portfolio instead – where YOU make the rules" ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/websites-and-stock-photography/every-photographer-should-get-a-website-and-in-2025-theres-no-excuse-as-its-easier-than-you-think-as-i-found-out | Source: Digital Camera World    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 16:00:25

• Bira 91 Employee Unrest Grows Amid Due Salaries, Layoffs and Operational Crisis: Report https://www.latestly.com/business/bira-91-employee-unrest-grows-amid-due-salaries-layoffs-and-operational-crisis-report-6799930.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 16:02:26

• Fix Missing Monitor Brightness Controls in KDE Plasma ☞ https://cubiclenate.com/2025/04/21/fix-missing-monitor-brightness-controls-in-kde-plasma/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 16:03:46

• ShellCheck is a shell script static analysis tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/shellcheck-shell-script-static-analysis-tool/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 16:04:05

• "Well, that's at least one point which is accurate in all that drivel from m$ Zemlkn. The "Linux" foundation (LF) now spends less than 2% of its budget on Linux [locals.com]. Furthermore, and far worse, it avoids defending the kernel against license infringement, which is now rampant." https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/04/20/1820252    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 16:25:23

• "The license infringement has become so commonplace, especially among LF members, it is now to the point where Bruce Perens had to comment about the LF having become a GPL Infringers' Club." https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/04/20/1820252    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 16:25:28

• "The Linux Foundation board is loaded with microsofters [techrights.org] and the foundation itself has partnered with Gates directly [techrights.org] via his "foundation"." https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/04/20/1820252    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 16:26:28

• "Microsoft is in direct competition to all the world's Linux distros. Cisco would be stupid to let Huawei on its board. Likewise Ford would be smart enough to let Geely Automobile Holdings into its board room. Yet, Zemlin, who's wife has ties to Microsoft, opens the doors to the foundation's worst long time enemy..."    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 16:26:34

• "That's all on top of not lifting a finger to either promote or defend Linux or its licensing." https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/04/20/1820252    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 16:26:39

• "A long time ago (> 10 yrs) corporations started to enter the Linux foundation and squeeze out the remaining code contributors and advocates. Since then it has been a servant of corporate interests and should be treated as such. They do pay Linux, though, so that makes them only 99% evil. Nota bene, that's still 1% removed from M$."    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 16:26:59

• Zentyal Server is a unified network server GNU/Linux distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/zentyal-server-unified-network-server-linux-distribution/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 16:54:20

• tracker offers real-time satellite tracks and orbit prediction ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/tracker-real-time-satellite-tracks-orbit-prediction/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 16:54:30

• On Desktops/Laptops in Singapore Does a Fifth of Users Run GNU/Linux? (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/21/On_Desktops_Laptops_in_Singapore_Does_a_Fifth_of_Users_Run_GNU_.shtml    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 16:54:38

• Homeland of GNU/Linux Kernel Turning to GNU/Linux? (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/21/Homeland_of_Linux_Kernel_Turning_to_GNU_Linux.shtml    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 16:54:45

• According to StatCounter, This is What GNU/Linux Adoption Looks Like (Based on Web Requests Visible to StatCounter) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/21/According_to_StatCounter_This_is_What_Linux_Adoption_Looks_Like.shtml    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 16:54:54

• Twisting Microsoft's Failure (Transmitting Malware) as "SSH Backdoors" and a GNU/Linux Problem ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/21/Twisting_Microsoft_s_Failure_Transmitting_Malware_as_SSH_Backdo.shtml    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 16:55:02

• Vista 11 Has Burned OEMs and Some Move to GNU/Linux ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/21/Vista_11_Has_Burned_OEMs_and_Some_Move_to_GNU_Linux.shtml    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 16:55:12

• TrueNAS 25.04 Arrives with Thousands of Changes ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/TrueNAS-25.04-Arrives-with-Thousands-of-Changes    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 16:55:23

• "Arvind’s 2024 IBM compensation was $23m. With that income it is highly likely that he does not understand the financial impact of a forced move on the common folk. Moving department numbers around on a spreadsheet further desensitizes c-suite execs to the problems created." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1js53f2dh    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 17:22:03

• Pope Francis Had Health Issues That Increase Stroke Risk ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/world/europe/pope-francis-stroke-death.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 17:25:49

• At-home monitoring of high-risk patients shows promise ☞ https://www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/keep-high-risk-patients-out-hospitals-home-monitoring-shows-promise    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 17:26:02

• Experts call for action on indoor air quality standards at inaugural summit ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2025/04/20/experts-call-for-action-on-indoor-air-quality-standards-at-inaugural-summit/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 17:26:17

• South Korean Police Seek Arsonist After Deadly Seoul Fire ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/world/asia/south-korea-apartment-fire.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 17:27:37

• No, it is not a problem that Korean companies do not lie about or fake their "value" like companies in the US (less so in Europe) ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-leading-presidential-candidate-vows-to-address-korea-discount http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/21/Companies_With_Fake_Values_and_a_Fake_Economic_Financial_State_.shtml    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 17:28:57

• South Korea acting president sees US trade talks leading to beneficial solution ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-acting-president-sees-us-trade-talks-leading-to-beneficial-solution    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 17:32:53

• North Korea continues to pursue covert biological weapons program: US report ☞ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/04/21/north-korea-biological-weapon/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 17:33:38

• Vote-rigging claims mar internal polls for PM Anwar’s party ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/vote-rigging-claims-mar-internal-polls-for-pm-anwars-party    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 17:33:57

• China Warns Countries Not to Team Up Against It to Gain Convicted Felon Tariff Reprieve ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/world/asia/china-tariffs-trade-warning.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 17:34:22

• Philippines, US launch joint combat drills in ‘full battle test’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/us-philippines-open-super-bowl-of-military-drills-amid-china-tensions    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 17:34:32

• South Korea braces itself for tough US trade talks as liberal party issues caution ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-braces-for-tough-us-trade-talks-liberal-party-issues-caution    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 17:34:58

• China warns countries against striking trade deals with US at its expense ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-warns-countries-against-striking-trade-deals-with-us-at-its-expense    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 17:35:47

• Second Boeing jet starts return to US from China, tracker shows, amid tariff war ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/second-boeing-jet-starts-return-from-china-tracker-shows    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 17:36:43

• Iran's top diplomat to visit China on Tuesday ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/irans-top-diplomat-to-visit-china-on-tuesday    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 17:37:44

• China arrests former senior anti-graft official for suspected bribes ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-arrests-former-senior-anti-graft-official-for-suspected-bribes    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 17:38:10

• TSMC says it cannot guarantee that its chips don't end up in China ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmc-says-it-cannot-guarantee-that-its-chips-dont-end-up-in-china    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 17:39:11

• China accuses US of new pressure campaign on global trade ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/04/21/china-us-trump-pressure-tariff-deal/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 17:39:33

• Restoration Of Six-Player Arcade Game From The Early 90s ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/04/21/restoration-of-six-player-arcade-game-from-the-early-90s/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 17:40:51

• Keebin’ With Kristina ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/04/21/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-part-picker/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 17:44:04

• Star Trek Themed Calculator ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/04/21/trekulator-a-reproduction-of-the-1977-star-trek-themed-calculator/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 17:44:31

• Paul Graham criticizes Palantir over ‘ImmigrationOS’ contract with ICE ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/04/21/paul-graham-criticizes-palantir-immigrationos-contract-ice/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 17:45:21

• FTC sues Uber over Uber One subscription billing practices ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/04/21/ftc-sues-uber-uber-one-subscription-billing-practices/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 17:45:41

• oid2bytea v1.0 has been released ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/oid2bytea-v10-has-been-released-3062/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 17:47:00

• PgBouncer 1.24.1 released - Fixes CVE-2025-2291 ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgbouncer-1241-released-fixes-cve-2025-2291-3059/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 17:47:19

• Postgres Extensions Day 2025 Schedule Announced ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgres-extensions-day-2025-schedule-announced-3056/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 17:55:57

• Announcing the release of AgensGraph v2.15.0 ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/announcing-the-release-of-agensgraph-v2150-3058/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 17:56:01

• PROMISES, PROMISES! https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-details-next-gen-18a-fab-tech-significantly-more-performance-lower-power-higher-density    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:01:08

• Or turd, turd https://www.fudzilla.com/news/60781-torvalds-fumes-over-code-turds-in-intel-graphics-code-in-linux-6-15    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:01:37

• "Migrating your aging Windows 10 computer to Linux? Try these essential, lightweight apps - my favorites for keeping older machines humming along. And they're all free." https://www.zdnet.com/article/these-6-lightweight-linux-apps-let-older-pcs-run-blazing-fast/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:02:28

• "AppImages have come a long way in recent years. Here's why you should check them out if you haven't already, and a few of my favorites to start with." https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-5-linux-appimages-i-depend-on-daily-and-how-to-add-them-to-your-desktop-menu/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:02:50

• WSL is not Linux but an attack on it. This is dangerous advice. https://www.xda-developers.com/these-7-wsl-programs-changed-how-i-use-windows/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:06:54

• Mac Asay is now "Developer Relations", but he cannot code and never developed anything https://www.techspot.com/news/107627-open-source-ai-new-linux-only-faster.html this headline makes no sense for many reasons, but this is why technical people need to speak for and cover such news    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:08:37

• Ukraine's Catholics express hurt over late Pope's war stance ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/a-propos/20250421-ukraine-s-catholics-express-hurt-over-late-pope-s-war-stance    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:11:19

• Zelenskyy Demands Russia Return Ukrainian Children in New International Campaign ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-russia-ukraine-children-campaign/33391790.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:11:31

• As bombs fall on Easter, a Ukrainian chaplain ministers to his front-line flock ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/0421/ukraine-easter-service-front-line-ceasefire    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:11:44

• Monday Briefing: A Broken Truce in Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/briefing/monday-briefing-a-broken-truce-in-ukraine.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:12:57

• "make a deal this week" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/21/trump-says-he-hopes-russia-and-ukraine-will-make-a-deal-this-week | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:40:03

• "neutral territory" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/21/trump-administration-has-proposed-making-ukraine-s-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant-neutral-territory-under-u-s-control-wsj | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:40:17

• "Wiping out neighborhood after neighborhood" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/04/21/wiping-out-neighborhood-after-neighborhood | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:41:20

• "Russian companies abandon unprofitable mines in occupied eastern Ukraine" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/21/russian-companies-abandon-unprofitable-mines-in-occupied-eastern-ukraine-triggering-debate-over-who-foots-bill-for-decommissioning | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:41:40

• "in prison for reportedly donating $27 to Ukraine’s army" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/22/russian-man-gets-12-years-in-prison-for-reportedly-donating-27-to-ukraine-s-army | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:42:09

• 27 bucks buy you 12 years in Putin's Gulag. 1 year for each 2 bucks.    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:42:55

• "Russia strikes Ukraine’s Odesa with drones, injuring three and sparking fires" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/22/russia-strikes-ukraine-s-odesa-with-drones-injuring-three-and-sparking-fires | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:43:02

• or 1.5 days in prison for each 1 US cent gives to .ua    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:44:47

• "if only I had a penny for each 1.5 days I spent in Putin's gulag..."    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:45:23

• "dies at 91" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/22/zurab-tsereteli-russian-georgian-artist-known-for-large-scale-monuments-dies-at-91 | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:53:43

• Can Europe's air defence cope with Russian threat? ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2540083/can-europe-s-air-defence-cope-with-russian-threat "always a cat-and-mouse chase"    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:54:17

• "victory day" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/21/russian-orthodox-church-head-patriarch-kirill-calls-easter-victory-day-in-holiday-sermon | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:54:45

• "Zelensky says Russia violated its own ‘Easter ceasefire’ 2,935 times " ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/21/zelensky-says-russia-violated-its-own-easter-ceasefire-2-935-times | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:54:56

• Moscow court finds father guilty of sexually abusing daughters who confessed to killing him seven years ago ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/22/moscow-court-finds-father-guilty-of-sexually-abusing-daughters-who-confessed-to-killing-him-seven-years-ago | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:55:30

• "his performance has fallen flat." ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/04/21/he-kissed-up-well | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:55:54

• "Kyiv regime" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/21/putin-admits-that-russia-attacks-civilian-targets-in-ukraine-accuses-kyiv-regime-of-using-human-shields | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:56:36

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Talk Of Imminent Deal Sharpens Focus On Ukraine Diplomacy ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-missile-strikes-trump-pushes-peace-deal-putin-ceasefire/33391386.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:56:59

• Ukraine Stands By Proposal To End Attacks On Civilian Targets, Zelenskyy Says ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-zelenskyy-putin-trump-ceasefire/33392154.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:57:34

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Calls Concern Over Hegseth’s 2nd Signal Chat Episode ‘Waste of Time’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/us/politics/trump-hegseth-signal-chat-leak.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:57:58

• This Week in Linux 307: Ubuntu 25.04, Fedora 42, Manjaro 25, LXQt desktop & more GNU/Linux news ☞ https://thisweekinlinux.com/307    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:59:00

• Late Night Linux – Episode 330 ☞ https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-330/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 18:59:14

• Linux User Space Episode 5:11: Qt Vibes and a New Standard ☞ https://www.linuxuserspace.show/511    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:00:09

• Open Source Initiative Hides Election Details, Others Fear "Political Retribution" ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/open-source-initiative-hides-election OSI is nasty to critics http://techrights.org/o/2021/06/01/wikipedia-osi/ http://techrights.org/o/2021/12/29/straw-man-censorship/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:02:02

• Leaked Video: Adobe CEO & CPO Announce Ending DEI Policies ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/leaked-video-adobe-ceo-and-cpo-announce    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:02:23

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

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:03:40

• How To Install Git on Fedora 42 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-git-fedora-42/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:04:34

• How To Restart Pod in Kubernetes ☞ https://idroot.us/restart-pod-kubernetes/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:04:48

• Microsoft rolling out ‘new and enhanced tools’ to cull low performers https://stlawyers.ca/blog-news/microsoft-new-tools-cull-low-performers-april-2025/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/22/Microsoft_Devises_PR_Stunts_to_Distract_From_Impending_Mass_Lay.shtml    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:07:31

• "Many technology companies have become tougher on their employees over the past year." https://dev.ua/en/news/microsoft-onovyla-polityku-shchodo-efektyvnosti-spivrobitnykiv-sered-zmin-dvorichna-zaborona-na-povtorne-pratsevlashtuvannia-neproduktyvnykh-fakhivtsiv-1745323667    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:10:52

• Internal Microsoft email to managers details new policies aimed at culling low performers https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-email-details-new-policies-cull-low-performers-2025-4 "Microsoft is adding policies meant to enhance performance management and address low performers."    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:11:34

• How To Install Docker Swarm on Debian 12 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-docker-swarm-debian-12/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:13:16

• How To Install GitLab on Fedora 42 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-gitlab-fedora-42/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:13:48

• How To Install Thinkorswim on Fedora 42 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-thinkorswim-fedora-42/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:15:54

• How To Install VirtualBox on Fedora 42 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-virtualbox-fedora-42/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:16:09

• How to install Laravel, PHP and Composer on linux ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-laravel-php-and-composer-on-linux/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:16:51

• How to install django on Ubuntu 22.04 ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-django-on-ubuntu-22-04/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:17:12

• How to enable Extended Security Maintenance on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS before it dies ☞ https://www.neowin.net/guides/how-to-enable-extended-security-maintenance-on-ubuntu-2004-lts-before-it-dies/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/03/28/Microsoft_Canonical_Continues_Its_FUD_Fear_Uncertainty_Doubt_Ca.shtml    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:17:44

• What will Canonical do if you get "pirated" patches for their Debian RIPOFF (Ubuntu)?    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:18:32

• poddl is a cross platform command line podcast downloader ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/poddl-cross-platform-command-line-podcast-downloader/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:18:54

• You're more likely to be banned by Canonical for criticising Microsoft than for criticising Red Hat    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:20:11

• So what if Mark Shuttleworth got a Skype tattoo on his butt cheek?    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:21:05

• "Dumb Microsoft? LET ME SIT ON IT..."    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:21:50

• Very bland openwashing nonsense for slop hype ☞ https://www.opensourceforu.com/2025/04/unleashing-the-power-of-generative-ai-agents-with-open-source-software/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:23:47

• More mindless hype for slop, what has this site sunken to lately? Lots of junk pieces like these... ☞ https://www.opensourceforu.com/2025/04/real-time-security-for-autonomous-agents/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:24:31

• #Japan2025 Around Jinbōchō and Akihabara ☞ https://rubenerd.com/japan2025-around-jinbocho-and-akihabara/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:25:58

• How We Help the Immigrant Community Feel Seen ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/how-we-help-the-immigrant-community-feel-seen    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:26:37

• Logitech prices are increasing by as much as 25%, and they're not alone ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/logitech-prices-are-increasing-by-as-much-as-25-percent-and-theyre-not-alone    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:26:51

• “I Don’t See Why Not” ☞ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/i-dont-see-why-not/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:27:56

• Jumping the line: How MCP servers can attack you before you ever use them ☞ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/04/21/jumping-the-line-how-mcp-servers-can-attack-you-before-you-ever-use-them/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:29:23

• Swing-arms for Meanderer trike ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202504/swing-arms-for-meanderer-trike.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:29:41

• Pigsty v3.4 Released, PG RDS with MySQL Compatibility ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pigsty-v34-released-pg-rds-with-mysql-compatibility-3052/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:30:16

• Ora2Pg v25.0 has been released ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/ora2pg-v250-has-been-released-3063/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:31:02

• SynchDB 1.1 Released - Now with Oracle Support and Enhanced Data Transformation ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/synchdb-11-released-now-with-oracle-support-and-enhanced-data-transformation-3060/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:31:22

• Kubernetes Multicontainer Pods: An Overview ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2025/04/22/multi-container-pods-overview/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:35:14

• ANAVI Miracle Emitter – A WiFi and BLE RGB LED controller compatible with Home Assistant, WLED firmware (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/04/21/anavi-miracle-emitter-wifi-and-ble-rgb-led-controller-home-assistant-wled-firmware/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:35:39

• Remembering UCSD P-System, The Pascal Virtual Machine ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/04/21/remembering-ucsd-p-system-the-pascal-virtual-machine/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:37:01

• $1,000 awarded for Morris Routing network patent monopoly prior art ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/4/21/1000-awarded-for-morris-routing-network-patent-prior-art    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:37:57

• Eric Zautner entity, Conexus, web applications patent monopoly prior art found ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/4/21/eric-zautner-entity-conexus-web-applications-patent-prior-art-found    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:38:27

• The Hughes-Reyna Divide Continues: Dongkuk v. US ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/04/hughes-continues-dongkuk.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:39:43

• Richard Stallman, Whose Site is Trusted by Greater Manchester, Has Come to the United Kingdom (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/21/Richard_Stallman_Whose_Site_is_Trusted_by_Greater_Manchester_Ha.shtml    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:40:49

• Microsoft Has Tainted GNOME, Which Has Key People Acting as a SLAPP Front Against Techrights (Trying to Censor the Site by Extortion and Many Threats) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/21/Microsoft_Has_Tainted_GNOME_Which_Has_Key_People_Acting_as_a_SL.shtml    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:41:25

• Richard Stallman Gives Public Talk in London in 7 Hours (Need to Register as Venue Limited to 150 Seats), Public Announcements Begin to Appear ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/22/Richard_Stallman_Gives_Public_Talk_in_London_in_7_Hours_Need_to.shtml    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:41:38

• Doing Microsoft's Job. On IBM's Payroll. ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/21/Doing_Microsoft_s_Job_On_IBM_s_Payroll.shtml    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:41:51

• Teaching GAFAM in Schools is Like Teaching Children to Smoke Tobacco ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/21/Teaching_GAFAM_in_Schools_is_Like_Teaching_Children_to_Smoke_To.shtml    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:42:02

• "There is a minor philosophical difference between the concept of free software and open source; The Free Software movement, which has been led by Richard Stallman for many years" https://blogthinkbig.com/why-we-should-care-about-free-software    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:45:04

• "What led Stallman to the creation of this copyleft license was his experience with James Gosling, creator of NeWs and the Java programming language" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43750535    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:47:36

• Companies With Fake Values and a Fake Economic/Financial State (Phony Valuations) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/21/Companies_With_Fake_Values_and_a_Fake_Economic_Financial_State_.shtml    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:50:06

• GNOME Has a Long History (Over a Decade) Misusing the Code of Conduct (CoC) to Censor (Cull) Legitimate Technical Criticism ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/21/GNOME_Has_a_Long_History_Over_a_Decade_Misusing_the_Code_of_Con.shtml    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:50:22

• United Kingdom: Microsoft DOWN in search since the LLM hype https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share/all/united-kingdom/#monthly-200903-202504    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:52:52

• Microsoft's Debt Grew Over 6 Billion Dollars in the Last Reporting Quarter (Before Inauguration), Expect Worse Next Week When 'Results' Are Disclosed and Mass Layoffs Resume ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/22/Microsoft_s_Debt_Grew_Over_6_Billion_Dollars_in_the_Last_Report.shtml    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:54:38

• Microsoft's 'Lawsuit Diplomacy' (SLAPPs Riding UK Libel Law and Piggybacking UK GDPR, Inapplicable!) Will Only Give a Worse Image to Microsofters (and Microsoft), Give Exposure to Even More Suppressed Facts and Scandals ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/20/Microsoft_s_Lawsuit_Diplomacy_SLAPPs_Riding_UK_Libel_Law_and_Pi.shtml    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:54:47

• Deja vu: Hitler's Birthday, Andreas Tille elected Debian Project Leader again ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/20/Deja_vu_Hitler_s_Birthday_Andreas_Tille_elected_Debian_Project_.shtml    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:54:57

• 4 Years Ago Freenode Crumbled From Within (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/21/4_Years_Ago_Freenode_Crumbled_From_Within.shtml    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 19:55:10

• Michael Catanzaro: Safety on Matrix ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2025/04/21/safety-on-matrix/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:02:20

• 📝 21 April 2025 at 08:43 - Continuing with Fedora and quite enjoying it ☞ https://kevquirk.com/notes/20250421-0843    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:03:17

• More Titles in Direct Print Sales ☞ https://mwl.io/archives/24078    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:04:37

• Micron ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/04/21/jolly-wrencher-down-to-the-micron/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:05:45

• Super-Fast Graphene-Based Flash Memory ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/04/21/pox-super-fast-graphene-based-flash-memory/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:09:32

• "Upgrading RAM on most computers is often quite a straightforward task: look up the supported modules, purchase them, push a couple of levers, remove the old, and install the new. However, this project submitted by [Mads Chr. Olesen] is anything but a simple." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/04/22/making-a-one-of-a-kind-lime2-sbc/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:10:06

• Differences in Our Mouth Spray Could Contribute to Infection 'Super Spreaders' ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/differences-in-our-mouth-spray-could-contribute-to-infection-super-spreaders    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:11:04

• 'Neuromyths' Distort Our Concept of The Human Brain, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/neuromyths-distort-our-concept-of-the-human-brain-study-finds    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:11:17

• NASA Reveals Stunning Closeup of Bizarre-Looking Asteroid ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-reveals-stunning-closeup-of-bizarre-looking-asteroid    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:11:35

• Agencies Are Making Plans to Catch Rocks From Other Solar Systems ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/agencies-are-making-plans-to-catch-rocks-from-other-solar-systems    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:11:47

• Owl Wings Glow Pink And It Could Be Sending a Secret Message ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/owl-wings-glow-pink-and-it-could-be-sending-a-secret-message    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:12:16

• Lawyers for Venezuelan immigrants ask US Supreme Court to block removals ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/04/lawyers-for-venezuelan-immigrants-ask-us-supreme-court-to-block-removals/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:13:07

• Dihydroxyacetone Man clash with Federal Reserve chief rocks markets ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250422-trump-clash-with-federal-reserve-chief-rocks-markets    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:13:27

• In New Trial, Palin Says New York Times Editorial Damaged Her Reputation ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/business/media/sarah-palin-new-york-times-trial.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:13:45

• Carlos Garcia Campos: Graphics improvements in WebKitGTK and WPEWebKit after the switch to Skia ☞ https://blogs.igalia.com/carlosgc/2025/04/21/graphics-improvements-in-webkitgtk-and-wpewebkit-after-the-switch-to-skia/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:15:06

• Plasma in Graz ☞ https://kde.haraldsitter.eu/posts/plasma-in-graz/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:15:44

• Security updates for Monday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1018292/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:16:07

• Scribus 1.6.4 Released with New Python Script Functions (Ubuntu PPA) ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/04/scribus-1-6-4-released-with-new-python-script-functions-ubuntu-ppa/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:16:47

• Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 888 ☞ https://ubuntu-news.org/2025/04/21/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-888/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:17:11

• Trump Laid Off Nearly All the Federal Workers Who Investigate Firefighter Deaths ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-cuts-firefighter-deaths | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:19:19

• Ghostty DEB Installers Now Available for Ubuntu 25.04 ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/04/gghostty-deb-package-for-ubuntu    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:20:04

• North Korean Cryptocurrency Thieves Caught Hijacking Zoom ‘Remote Control’ Feature ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/north-korean-cryptocurrency-thieves-caught-hijacking-zoom-remote-control-feature/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:20:41

• USPS and NRLCA strike deal on new contract ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2025/04/usps-and-nrlca-strike-deal-on-new-contract/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:21:15

• Judge limits evidence about NSO Group customers, victims in damages trial ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/whatsapp-nso-group-trial-judge-limits-evidence-2025/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:21:37

• Media Player Classic Qute Theater is a clone of Media Player Classic ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/media-player-classic-qute-theater-clone-media-player-classic/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:22:18

• 8 Best Free and Open Source Graphical GNU/Linux Diff Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/difftools/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:22:26

• K4DirStat – small utility program ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/k4dirstat/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:22:54

• Roy's former colleague Owen Le Blanc finds fame again https://lwn.net/Articles/1017846/ paywall for now    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:23:57

• RISC-V images for Fedora GNU/Linux 42 ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1018322/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:24:46

• How to Use Surveillance Giant Google Keep: A Beginner’s Guide to Essential Features ☞ https://linuxwebdevelopment.com/google-keep-tutorial/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:25:28

• Myanmar junta kills 50 civilians in 3-day countrywide air raids ☞ https://rfa.org/english/myanmar/2025/04/21/weekend-airstrikes-sagaing-rakhine-mandalay/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:27:06

• FTC Sues Uber Over Billing for Its Uber One Subscription Service ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/technology/uber-one-lawsuit-ftc.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:27:50

• U.S. Airstrike Hits Yemeni Capital, Killing 12, Local Health Officials Say ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/world/middleeast/us-airstrikes-yemen-houthis.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:28:11

• Shin Bet intel chief accuses Netanyahu of demanding personal loyalty ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250421-shin-bet-chief-accuses-netanyahu-of-demanding-his-personal-loyalty    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:28:33

• Google News is Rewarding Slopfarms, Not Journalism (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/21/Google_News_is_Rewarding_Slopfarms_Not_Journalism.shtml    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:28:46

• Google hits back as DOJ pushes to break its stranglehold on web search ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/04/21/google-hits-back-doj-pushes-break-stranglehold-web-search/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:29:15

• Will a Federal Judge Break Up Google? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/technology/google-search-antitrust-hearing-breakup.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:29:25

• U.S. Asks Judge to Break Up Surveillance Giant Google ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/technology/google-search-remedies-hearing.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:29:35

• Harvard University sues Convicted Felon administration to stop US federal funding cuts ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250421-harvard-university-sues-trump-to-stop-us-federal-funding-cuts-freedom-of-speech-civil-society-lawsuit-usa    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:30:11

• Subtitling Your Life ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/04/28/subtitling-your-life    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:30:29

• Raspberry Pi Pico-sized RP2350 CAN development board features a clone of the MCP2515 CAN Bus controller ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/04/21/raspberry-pi-pico-sized-rp2350-can-development-board-features-a-clone-of-the-mcp2515-can-bus-controller/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:33:10

• Paranormasight: Back to Honjo, for Goods ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/paranormasight-back-to-honjo/index.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:39:21

• WordPress Jubilee ☞ https://wordpress.org/news/2025/04/jubilee/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:40:48

• Template strings accepted for Python 3.14 ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1018297/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:41:22

• It's 2025... so why are obviously malicious advertising URLs still going strong, (Mon, Apr 21st) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31880    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:42:35

• Crows Are So Smart They Can Identify Geometric Shapes, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/crows-are-so-smart-they-can-identify-geometric-shapes-study-finds    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:42:56

• Ellen DeGeneres shares double rainbow pic from her new Cotswolds home after ditching the US for England ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/04/21/entertainment/ellen-degeneres-shares-double-rainbow-pic-from-her-new-cotswolds-home-after-ditching-the-us-for-england/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:43:35

• Army suspends Col. Sheyla Baez Ramirez after Convicted Felon, Vance, Hegseth photos vanish from chain of command board ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/04/21/us-news/army-suspends-col-sheyla-baez-ramirez-after-trump-vance-hegseth-vanish-from-command-board/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:43:58

• Snoop Dogg and Death Row Move to Toss ‘Undeniably Time-Barred’ $107 Million Lawsuit ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/21/snoop-dogg-lawsuit-death-row-dismissal/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:45:35

• Harvard Sues Convicted Felon Administration Over Threats to Cut Funding ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/us/harvard-lawsuit-trump-administration.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:45:49

• Following Weekend Hegseth Revelations, American Oversight Files Amended Complaint in Signalgate Lawsuit ☞ https://americanoversight.org/following-weekend-hegseth-revelations-american-oversight-files-amended-complaint-in-signalgate-lawsuit/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 20:46:04

• "I have thirty years' worth of accumulated automation material in the form of scripts on my main Linux boxes. Every now and then I do some gardening / housekeeping to try to cut back the growth and organise the material." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-04-22_digital-housekeeping-again-packaging-and-ai.gmi    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:04:45

• cgit ❤ Anubis gemini://sysrq.in/en/article/cgit-with-anubis.gmi    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:05:27

• "With the recent AI hype, the web is becoming a more hostile place, and most people would like to have their "gitweb" instances protected from aggressive and pointless crawling."    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:05:42

• "The tl;dr is that libraries are great because they're low-stakes, compared to buying books. You don't need to spend your hard-earned cash on a book (or DVD or CD) you may or may not like; you only need to spend a little time choosing it from the shelf to peruse at your leisure." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-04-22    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:06:50

• positive thinking or something gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2594    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:07:54

• Burkina Faso junta claims it stopped a 'major plot' to sow 'total chaos' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250422-burkina-faso-junta-claims-it-stopped-a-major-plot-to-sow-total-chaos    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:19:34

• Israeli Security Chief Accuses Netanyahu of Making Improper Requests ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/world/middleeast/israel-security-chief-netanyahu-accusations.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:20:28

• Kristi Noem’s Bag, With Security Badge and $3,000, Is Stolen ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/us/politics/kristi-noem-purse-stolen.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:20:56

• Philippines, US launch joint combat drills in 'full battle test' ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/philippines-us-launch-joint-combat-drills-in-full-battle-test    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:21:18

• Top Chinese, Indonesian officials forge closer security links ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/top-chinese-indonesian-officials-forge-closer-security-links    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:21:27

• US federal judge halts Homeland Security efforts to remove non-citizens to foreign countries without due process ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/04/us-judge-puts-homeland-security-efforts-to-remove-non-citizens-on-hold/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:22:02

• Tunisia court sentences 40 opposition members in controversial “Conspiracy Case” ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/04/tunisia-court-sentences-40-opposition-members-in-controversial-conspiracy-case/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:22:24

• Sheinbaum moves to ban foreign government propaganda after US anti-immigration ad airs on Mexican TV ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/anti-immigration-ad-mexican-tv/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:22:51

• Lantronix Device Used in Critical Infrastructure Exposes Systems to Remote Hacking ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/lantronix-device-used-in-critical-infrastructure-exposes-systems-to-remote-hacking/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:23:45

• Countries Shore Up Their Digital Defenses as Global Tensions Raise the Threat of Cyberwarfare ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/countries-shore-up-their-digital-defenses-as-global-tensions-raise-the-threat-of-cyberwarfare/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:24:04

• Bot Traffic Surpasses Humans Online—Driven by Hey Hi (AI) and Criminal Innovation ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/bot-traffic-surpasses-humans-online-driven-by-ai-and-criminal-innovation/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:24:29

• Louis-Philippe Véronneau: One last Bookworm for the road — report from the Montreal 2025 BSP ☞ https://veronneau.org/one-last-bookworm-for-the-road-report-from-the-montreal-2025-bsp.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:25:50

• How Meta’s News Ban Could Disrupt Canada’s Election ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/canada/100000010113524/how-metas-news-ban-could-disrupt-canadas-election.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:26:04

• As Election Nears, Canadians Confront News Void on Facebook (Farcebook) and Instagram ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/technology/canada-election-facebook-instagram-meta.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:26:16

• Another FOOL, chose Microsoft as his banker https://xeiaso.net/notes/2025/github-sponsors/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:27:20

• Microsoft, get your Game Pass out of my face! I'm turning off your notifications. Here’s how ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-get-your-game-pass-out-of-my-face-im-turning-off-your-notifications-heres-how    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:27:52

• Fale solution to a problem Microsoft can never truly fix ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-purges-dormant-azure-tenants-rotates-keys-to-prevent-repeat-nation-state-hack/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:28:36

• AAEON COM-MTHC6 COM Express Type 6 Meteor Lake-H module offered with up to 45W defective chip maker Intel Core Ultra 9 185H processor ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/04/21/aaeon-com-mthc6-com-express-type-6-meteor-lake-h-module-45w-intel-core-ultra-9-185h-processor/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:29:01

• TTABlog Test: Is MONSTER STRAW for Drinking Straws Confusable with MONSTER for Energy Drinks? ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/04/ttablog-test-is-monster-straw-for.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:29:39

• Chimera GNU/Linux Introduces Key Bootloader Changes ☞ https://linuxiac.com/chimera-linux-introduces-key-bootloader-changes/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:30:50

• Wine 10.6: New Lexer, Bcrypt Enhancements, and 27 Bug Fixes ☞ https://linuxiac.com/wine-10-6-new-lexer-bcrypt-enhancements-and-27-bug-fixes/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:31:08

• "I don't have time for this shit." https://kevquirk.com/notes/20250421-1450    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:31:53

• How to register IdM deployment with RHEL domain join ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/04/21/how-register-idm-deployment-rhel-domain-join    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:32:27

• Instance enrollment workflow for domain join in RHEL ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/04/21/instance-enrollment-workflow-domain-join-rhel    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:33:10

• Success compile 5.15.180 kernel with aufs patch ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202504/success-compile-515180-kernel-with-aufs-patch.html    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:33:50

• A lightweight interface to scikit-learn in R: Bayesian and Conformal prediction ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/a-lightweight-interface-to-scikit-learn-in-r-bayesian-and-conformal-prediction/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:34:30

• 307: Ubuntu 25.04, Fedora 42, Manjaro 25, LXQt desktop & more GNU/Linux news ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-307/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:34:51

• FOSS Force Mostly Open Tech News Quiz – April 18, 2025 ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/04/foss-force-mostly-open-tech-news-quiz-april-18-2025/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:36:20

• fossforce does politics again https://fossforce.com/2025/04/five-foss-free-tech-questions-pope-francis-should-ask-the-uss-vp/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:36:54

• Late Night TV Musical Bookings Are Plunging, Data Reveals ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/21/late-night-tv-musical-bookings-are-plunging-data-reveals/    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:39:09

• GNU manifesto: "“By working on and using GNU rather than proprietary programs, we can be hospitable to everyone and obey the law. In addition, GNU serves as an example to inspire and a banner to rally others to join us in sharing. This can give us a feeling of harmony which is impossible if we use software that is not free.”"    

posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 21:41:43