Roy Schestowitz

• "Now, IBM, which is headed by Arvind Krishna, has reportedly decided to enter the murky waters of scaling back remote work." https://www.thestreet.com/employment/ibm-gives-employees-a-rude-awakening-with-harsh-new-policy    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 04:39:03

• plans 9,000 layoffs https://news.outsourceaccelerator.com/ibm-back-to-office-plans-layoffs/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 04:39:09

• Microsoft eyes new round of layoffs https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/story/microsoft-eyes-new-round-of-layoffs-focuses-on-boosting-engineer-headcount-report-471540-2025-04-10    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 04:41:08

• "as early as May 2025" https://content.techgig.com/technology/microsoft-cuts-middle-management-jobs-to-boost-efficiency/articleshow/120157536.cms    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 04:42:08

• Trump administration threatens to end consultancy contracts after ‘insulting’ proposals https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jsg68bkn    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 04:43:39

• "Cross-dressing is allowed in the Austin TX office." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1js4j2d38    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 04:47:18

• FALSE: "dismissed 3,900 employees in January 2023. Since then, minimal reductions of the staff have been recorded." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jsb7krc3    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 04:47:51

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-04-23.gmi    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 04:54:32

• [japan] [cat] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-04-22.gmi    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 04:55:08

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1623.jpg    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 04:55:49

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1273.jpg    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 04:55:57

• "Since 2019, I've maintained a shell script that creates and manages a microjournaling file. I made it entirely for personal use, mimicking an esoteric use case for Twitter, and while I've shared the script on my capsule, I'm pretty sure nobody uses it except me." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2025/202504/20250422-refactoring.gmi    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 04:57:12

• "I stepped outside into the front yard at 5:17am, and the skies were partly cloudy with some wispy clouds off in various directions. Some orange glow was visible behind the trees to the NE which, moving toward my zenith, changed to white, then light blue, the a dull, dark blue." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20250422-0.gmi    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 04:58:16

• "On 2025-04-21 I was able to get out for a brief sunrise viewing. It was not a grand sunrise, and the colors did not last long, but I decided I would upload some brief notes anyway." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20250422-1.gmi    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 04:59:25

• Bizarre topic to cover https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/22/windows_10_ltsc/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 05:07:43

• Especially the original headline: "How to stay on Windows 10 instead of installing Linux"    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 05:08:08

• Oracle releases Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 8 (UEK 8) https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/04/21/oracle-releases-unbreakable-enterprise-kernel-8-uek-8/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 05:15:22

• Maybe they should have stayed with IRC then https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2025/04/21/safety-on-matrix/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 05:23:28

• Allowing any random person to spew insults into your screen is... bad. Letting people do the same with images is... worse.    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 05:24:07

• GNU/Linux up to 6% in Benin https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/benin/#monthly-200902-202504    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 06:03:33

• Windows perishing in Brazil https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/brazil/#monthly-200902-202504    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 06:04:26

• Whereas Android dominates https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/brazil/#monthly-200902-202504    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 06:05:18

• "Hi. Is there a simple webpage that explains what LibreLocal month is ? It can link to the meetings page, but for promo purposes we just need a simple paragraph to explain what this is. Thanks, Paul" https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2025-04/msg00001.html    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 06:28:45

• Tesla accused of hacking odometers to weasel out of warranty repairs. https://stallman.org/archives/2025-jan-apr.html#21_April_2025_(Tesla_odometer_as_warranty_cheater) https://pluralistic.net/2025/04/15/musklemons/#more-like-edison-amirite    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 06:29:38

• "The wrecker has eliminated an agency whose mission is to detect and counter disinformation campaigns, especially Russian." https://stallman.org/archives/2025-jan-apr.html#20_April_2025_(Foreign_disinformation_welcomed_in_US)    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 06:30:15

• "Don't Pay For Harry Potter Books, Movies, Gear" https://stallman.org/harry-potter.html    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 06:31:54

• Intel's new CEO begins tenure with major layoffs: 20% employees set to go https://www.peoplematters.in/news/talent-management/intels-new-ceo-begins-tenure-with-major-layoffs-20-employees-set-to-go-45281    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 06:34:29

• Intel to reportedly fire 20 per cent of its staff this week https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/intel-to-reportedly-fire-20-per-cent-of-its-staff-this-week-2713199-2025-04-23    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 06:35:32

• "Valve released a small update to the Steam Beta Client for Desktop and Steam Deck, containing two fixes that have been confusing players. It may not be a big update, but still an important one." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/new-steam-beta-for-desktop-steam-deck-fixes-notes-and-screenshots-vanishing/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 08:07:44

• "Ironseed from 1994 is not one I'm familiar with, I only know if I had seen it when I was small I probably would have played it for hours. Ironseed 25th Anniversary Edition is a modern 2020 remake and now it has a Native Linux version." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/a-retro-goodie-rebuilt-from-1994-ironseed-25th-anniversary-edition-recently-added-linux-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 08:07:55

• "LIBRITOPIA: Librarian Simulator is a game that based on the name, probably doesn't need an intro. As part of a wave of these simulator games (there's suddenly quite a lot of them), here you manage a library." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/libritopia-librarian-simulator-recently-added-a-linux-version/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 08:11:58

• "A-RED Walking Robot looks like it could be an interesting puzzle-platformer. You control a wind-up robot toy, tasked with getting through a workshop full of different trials." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/a-red-walking-robot-is-a-3d-physics-puzzle-platformer-where-you-control-a-wind-up-toy/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 08:12:11

• "Starcom: Unknown Space from Wx3 Labs, LLC has a fresh upgrade out now that brings in numerous improvements to the UI and controller support, as the developer hopes to get it Steam Deck Verified." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/starcom-unknown-space-improves-the-ui-and-controller-support-ready-for-steam-deck-verification/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 08:26:10

• "Blending together a collectible card game, roguelike, and turn-based strategy game Deathless. Tales of Old Rus looks like a must-have for fans of titles like Slay the Spire." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/inspired-by-slavic-folklore-deathless-tales-of-old-rus-improves-text-sizing-on-steam-deck/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 08:26:19

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 08:30:18

• "I have no idea what actual genre LOOTPLOT belongs in, or how to properly describe it." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/expand-and-rearrange-your-inventory-watch-numbers-tick-up-and-break-the-game-in-lootplot/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 08:30:24

• "The latest update to Sid Meier's Civilization VII from Firaxis Games is out now with version 1.2 bringing some major new features, and a whole lot of enhancements to make this latest game in the series feel just a bit more finished." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/civilization-vii-1-2-is-out-with-multiplayer-teams-the-one-more-turn-game-mode-new-resources-and-lots-more/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 08:30:36

• "Bethesda Softworks today officially revealed and launched The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, after days of leaks." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/the-elder-scrolls-4-oblivion-remastered-revealed-its-out-now-and-steam-deck-verified/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 08:32:02

• Russian tactics. 1. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/09/05/gerasimov-doctrine-russia-foreign-policy-215538/ 2. https://yle.fi/a/74-20157516    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 08:45:07

• Old: People Who Came From Microsoft Demanding Removal of Articles About Them, About Microsoft, and About Microsoft GitHub is "Generous" (According to Them) https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/20/People_Who_Came_From_Microsoft_Demanding_Removal_of_Articles_Ab.shtml    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 08:47:20

• Old: Illuminating Injustice is Critical When Reckless Microsofters and Law Firms Try to Silence Reporters of Violence Against Women https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/11/Illuminating_Injustice_is_Critical_When_Reckless_Microsofters_a.shtml    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 08:47:37

• old: "What the global elite reveal to Davos sex workers: High-class escort spills the beans on what happens behind closed doors - and how wealthy 'know the world is doomed, so may as well go out with a bang' | Daily Mail Online" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14314191/global-elite-Davos-high-class-escort-spills-beans.html    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 09:35:53

• "Stop! In the Name of Trump! - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/stop-in-the-name-of-trump    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 09:37:07

• "US Recession Looms as Top Economists Warn of Tariff-Driven Slump" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/us-recession-looms-top-economists-warn-tariff-driven-slump-1732908    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 09:37:15

• "13 facts about Pope Francis that may surprise you" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/22/pope-francis-facts-controversies/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 09:39:04

• "Pete Hegseth Is Self-Destructing at Lightning Speed" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/pete-hegseth-scandal-signal-wife/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 09:39:11

• "Children Starving to Death After Elon Musk Cut Their Food" https://futurism.com/children-starving-death-elon-musk-cut-food    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 09:39:38

• "KCK obituary for the Pope" https://anfenglishmobile.com/news/kck-obituary-for-the-pope-79006    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 09:39:49

• "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    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 09:40:15

• "What is driving closer cooperation between Russia and Myanmar?" https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/04/22/what-is-driving-closer-cooperation-between-russia-and-myanmar/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 09:40:41

• This is how the EU and the government want to access the content of your messages | "Så vill EU och regeringen få tillgång till innehållet i dina meddelanden" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/04/22/sa-vill-eu-och-regeringen-fa-tillgang-till-innehallet-i-dina-meddelanden/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 09:42:13

• "Francis’ fight against pedophilia: A thorny challenge" https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-04-22/francis-fight-against-pedophilia-a-thorny-challenge.html    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 09:42:25

• "J.D. Vance killed the pope, at least according to memes" https://boingboing.net/2025/04/22/j-d-vance-killed-the-pope-at-least-according-to-memes.html    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 09:42:46

• "Draft executive order outlines plan to integrate AI into K-12 schools" https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/04/22/ai-schools-executive-order-trump-draft/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 09:43:22

• BS: "Why DOJ’s proposed remedies harm America" https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/public-policy/doj-search-remedies-apr-2025/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/23/Microsoft_Studies_Again_Leon_Musolff_is_Writing_Papers_With_Mic.shtml    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 09:44:34

• iophk: openai /is/ microsoft x https://siliconangle.com/2025/04/22/openai-says-jump-chance-buy-chrome-google/ ("OpenAI says it would jump at the chance to buy Chrome from Google"). It also cannot buy it: http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/15/OpenAI_If_OpenAI_Survives_Another_2_Years_It_ll_be_About_30_Bil.shtml    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 09:45:37

• "open" "hey hi" = Microsoft Ponzi scheme http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/19/FTC_Realises_Microsoft_Buying_Fake_Clients_to_Fake_Revenue_Micr.shtml    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 09:46:11

• "Canada’s Oil Habit Is Wrecking Its Future" https://jacobin.com/2025/04/canada-oil-sands-climate-economy/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 09:48:11

• "Conversation on Cybersecurity, Essential Cyberinfrastructure for Research & Education, & Resilience " -- CNI: Coalition for Networked Information https://youtu.be/8HbqsT9Grjc    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 09:50:09

• "Mozilla shilling buzzwords and slop in Firefox, instead of combatting this problem and hype ☛ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/ai/ai-tech/ai-link-previews-firefox/ | Source: Mozilla    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 09:51:51

• "We are looking for speakers who are passionate about openSUSE and open-source technologies." ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2025/04/22/osas-call-for-speakers/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 09:52:33

• NOAA ☛ https://thedissenter.org/noaa-claims-too-many-records-musk-doge-to-produce/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 09:55:00

• REAL-ID FAQ: What will happen at US airports on May 7, 2025? ☛ https://papersplease.org/wp/2025/04/22/real-id-faq-what-will-happen-at-us-airports-on-may-7-2025/ | Source: Papers Please    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 09:55:43

• Android Improves Its Security ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/04/android-improves-its-security.html    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10:00:30

• "Walled Culture the book (free digital versions available) concluded with a look at “true fans,” an alternative way of funding creators that avoids the main problems of the current copyright system." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/21/industry-begins-embracing-true-fans-super-fans-core-fans-as-an-alternative-way-to-fund-creators/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10:01:15

• "Cloud-based web application platform Vercel is among the latest companies to find their servers blocked in Spain due to LaLiga's ongoing IPTV anti-piracy campaign." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/vercel-slams-laliga-piracy-blocks-as-unaccountable-internet-censorship-250422/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10:01:24

• "The MPA and RIAA want to have their say in a crucial third-party Ninth Circuit appeal about the use of DMCA subpoenas against alleged online pirates." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/mpa-and-riaa-want-to-be-heard-in-crucial-dmca-subpoena-appeal/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10:01:33

• "When Instagram was acquired for $1 billion in 2012, co-founder Kevin Systrom believed that joining Facebook would help Instagram’s “skyrocketing growth” reach even greater heights." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/policy/654069/instagram-co-founder-zuckerberg-saw-us-as-a-threat-to-facebook | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10:05:06

• "The remedies trial in Washington, D.C., follows a judge's ruling in August that Google has held a monopoly in its core market of internet search" ☛ https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/21/google-argues-doj-breakup-could-hurt-us-economy-in-battle-with-china.html | Source: CNBC    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10:05:24

• "The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a federal judge to order a radical shake-up that would ban Google from striking the multibillion dollar deals with Apple and other tech companies that shield its search engine from competition" ☛ https://apnews.com/article/google-search-monopoly-breakup-chrome-09b695c8de6c91b3d1e1b5305393f235 | Source: Associated Press    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10:05:40

• "In previous investigations into Meta’s alleged monopoly, company emails revealed that Zuckerberg had indeed once written that prior to the acquisition" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/04/22/instagram-co-founder-supports-ftcs-case-landmark-meta-monopoly-trial/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10:06:04

• "Fast forward to 2025, the FCC is actually now radical, and Verizon is just, apparently, a helpless little baby." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/22/verizon-ceo-sowmyanarayan-sampath-gives-predictably-wimpy-response-to-being-bullied-by-radical-trump-fcc/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10:07:34

• "We’re delighted to announce that APNIC Labs has now recorded a consistent 30-day average of IPv6 capability exceeding 50% across all 56 APNIC economies." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/04/23/ipv6-capability-reaches-50-in-the-asia-pacific-region/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10:07:50

• "These cosplay commandos are also charged with "security agent uniform violations." That's right — they couldn't even dress up properly for their cosplay operation" ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/04/21/private-security-goons-charged-with-dragging-woman-at-town-hall-meeting.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10:10:36

• "idolatry of money." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/pope-francis-dead-obituary-economic-justice/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10:11:11

• "Other tips include bringing a paper boarding pass and removing apps you don't need." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/04/21/stop-border-agents-from-searching-your-phone-wired-explains.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10:12:16

• "The short answer is yes, and this applies to citizens and noncitizens alike. But there are many layered steps travelers can take to protect themselves." ☛ https://www.tampabay.com/news/2025/04/20/immigration-phone-searches-customs-border-protection-florida/ | Source: Tampa Bay    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10:12:30

• "DRC authorities and the M23 rebels, who now control the city of Bukavu, must conduct thorough investigations into the abduction and mistreatment of journalist Émérite Amisi Musada and ensure accountability" ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/04/drc-journalist-emerite-amisi-musada-reports-being-abducted-tortured-over-war-coverage/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10:13:19

• "Staff were told on Tuesday morning that 74 members of the UK content team were being put at risk of redundancy with the aim of cutting up to 25 roles." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/pa-media-cuts-redundancies-proposed/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10:14:43

• "That’s not an exaggeration, and you can read the reporting by Max Tani. He shows how Trump sued 20 newspapers for reporting that his Truth Social platform was losing money." ☛ https://wbng.org/2025/04/22/the-hill-guild-statement-on-politically-motivated-firing-of-journalist/ | Source: Washingon-Baltimore News Guild    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10:15:13

• "The assault on Harvard is part of a broader Trumpian assault on elite universities" ☛ https://www.vox.com/politics/409600/trump-harvard-rufo-yarvin-grants-nonprofit-tax-exempt | Source: Vox    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10:23:14

• "The tradeoff put to Harvard and other universities is clear: Allow the Government to micromanage your academic institution or jeopardize the institution’s ability to pursue medical breakthroughs, scientific discoveries, and innovative solutions" ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/04/22/2025/harvard-sues-trump-administration | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10:23:33

• "University research helped American astronauts go to the moon, launched the atomic bomb, and created everything from the microwave and the internet to the billionaires of Silicon Valley." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2025/0422/harvard-sues-trump-administration-science-research-freedom | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10:24:12

• "Tuesday's joint statement is the latest show of resistance from U.S. higher education leaders as the Trump administration seeks to leverage its financial heft to overhaul academia." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-academics-trump-1.7515142 | Source: CBC    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10:26:30

• "The First Amendment nightmare unfolded on the afternoon of February 22, at a town hall meeting of the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee, held at the auditorium of Coeur D’Alene High School in northern Idaho." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/teresa-borrenpohl-idaho-woman-town-hall-5-million-lawsuit-1235322366/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10:26:44

• "QAnon is a conspiracy theory that posits the country is run by a cabal of Satanic, pedophilic Democrats who can only be stopped by President Donald Trump. When QAnon first began spreading in 2017..." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/qanon-family-reddit-lost-1235322518/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 11:23:19

• "illionaire Elon Musk, who owns social media platform X" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/elon-musk-reacts-as-x-becomes-top-news-app-in-india/articleshow/120516523.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 11:23:37

• "Some videos contain hallmarks of online propaganda, according to a disinformation expert " ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/tiktok-chinese-manufacturers-1.7514980 | Source: CBC    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 11:23:53

• "deeply concerned with a federal government that threatens universities if they don’t give up students who are exercising their right to free speech" ☛ https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/22/al-gore-compares-trump-administration-to-third-reich-hitler-00302348 | Source: Politico LLC    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 11:24:09

• "The biggest factor determining how much a VC firm will be impacted by the tariffs, Drummond says, is whether its portfolio companies are subject to first-order effects of the tariffs" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/tariffs-startups-ipo-investments/ | Source: Wired    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 11:28:08

• "Zabierek also referenced her work on the Secure by Design initiative, which included wrangling more than 250 software makers into signing a voluntary pledge to do seven things" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/22/top_cisa_officials_jump_ship/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 11:28:24

• "Intel is preparing to announce plans to cut over 20% of its workforce this week in an attempt to reduce costs and cut down bureaucracy at the chipmaker, reports Bloomberg citing a source with knowledge of the matter." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-to-announce-a-20-percent-workforce-cut-this-week-report | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 11:28:36

• "Join me for a walk through a rain forest on a corner of of a small island." ☛ https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/04/21/Happy-Island-Spring | Source: Tim Bray    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 11:31:27

• "What in the hecktual heck?! Bitcoin is already set up so that no matter how much energy is flushed straight down the waste drain" ☛ https://idiomdrottning.org/halving | Source: Idiomdrottning    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 11:32:13

• "In short, Interrailing was a revelation – for me and for my children. Any doubts I may have had about travel broadening the mind were quickly dispelled when" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/22/interrailing-europe-sons-family-youth | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 11:33:08

• "It’s not just Microsoft slowing down on data centres — it’s Amazon too." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/22/amazon-also-slows-down-its-data-centre-commitments/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 11:33:18

• "The list of Trump’s environmental sins is egregious. For instance, in one week in early March alone, his administration: [...]" ☛ https://ffrf.org/news/releases/trump-administration-desecrates-earth-day/ | Source: Freedom From Religion Foundation    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 11:34:01

• "Construction is scheduled to begin this month and work on the project should be completed in November, the company said." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20157386 | Source: YLE    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 11:34:40

• "Hong Kong should step up management of indoor air quality in schools" ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/04/22/earth-day-hong-kong-govt-urged-to-step-up-indoor-air-quality-control-in-schools-after-haze-in-city/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 11:35:41

• "the artificial intelligence boom was too powerful, and had too much potential, to let concerns about climate change get in the way." ☛ https://blog.dshr.org/2025/04/going-out-with-bang.html | Source: David Rosenthal    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 11:36:13

• "In addition to Earth Day, the 1970s saw the creation of the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act, which experts say are now in jeopardy." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-04-22/republicans-created-earth-day-now-theyre-coming-after-the-environment | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 11:36:28

• See the update here: http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/23/Microsoft_Studies_Again_Leon_Musolff_is_Writing_Papers_With_Mic.shtml Mystery solved    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 11:42:17

• The apple does not fall far from the Microsoft.    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 11:42:32

• "The Trump administration is expected to turn its attention to the tax-exempt status of environmental non-profits next." ☛ https://www.theenergymix.com/trump-plans-earth-day-assault-on-u-s-climate-non-profits-tax-status/ | Source: Energy Mix Productions Inc    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 12:39:59

• "In the 1970s, few universities offered environmental science majors." ☛ https://www.theenergymix.com/how-earth-day-1970-sparked-a-lifetime-of-environmentalism/ | Source: Energy Mix Productions Inc    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 12:40:10

• "People began to ask, well, if it’s doing that to my car, what’s it doing to me" ☛ https://therevelator.org/camas-first-earth-day/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 12:41:12

• "Arborists are turning vacant land on Detroit's eastside into a small urban forest, not of elms, oaks and red maples indigenous to the city but giant sequoias" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/small-urban-forest-detroit-eastside-1.7515167 | Source: CBC    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 12:41:26

• "A reputable provider will also be transparent about production methods and printing materials, so check if a Sustainability Report can be found on the brand's website." ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/printing/earth-day-creating-environmentally-friendly-photo-products-is-easy | Source: Digital Camera World    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 12:41:37

• "The inaugural Earth Day, on April 22, 1970, had many triggers: an oil spill in Santa Barbara, a river that kept catching fire in Cleveland." ☛ https://www.newyorker.com/newsletter/the-daily/the-failure-and-hope-of-earth-day | Source: New Yorker    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 12:42:21

• "Once a leaker, often a leaker also seems to be applicable to Hegseth’s own sharing of sensitive Pentagon materials with his allies over unsecure group chats. But the Trump administration is, at least for now, standing by their man." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/hegseth-attack-plans-signal-media-coordination-fox-news-1235322526/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 12:43:16

• "Why it matters: The new revelations raise questions about Hegseth's ability to run the nation's largest government agency and who's been privy to typically secret Defense Department communications." ☛ https://www.axios.com/2025/04/21/hegseth-second-signal-chat-yemen-strikes-houthis | Source: Axios    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 12:43:25

• "As far as known, this is the first time that such a sabotage attack has been carried out against such a digital control system in the Netherlands" ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/04/22/russian-hackers-targeted-dutch-public-facility-intelligence-agency-says-a88824 | Source: The Moscow Times    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 12:44:09

• "People sometimes call the descent into authoritarianism a “slide,” but that makes it sound gradual and gentle." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/04/america-trump-authoritarianism-global/682528/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 12:44:23

• "The four countries are now drafting a statement of intent on cooperation for a purchase of the military vehicles, Kristersson told a joint press conference with his Lithuanian counterpart Gintautas Paluckas." ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-04-22/sweden-eyes-purchase-of-military-vehicles-with-norway-lithuania-finland | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 12:44:36

• "The CV90 combat vehicle is made by BAE Systems Hagglunds in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden." ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2296473.html | Source: RTL    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 12:45:19

• "The AIMIM president said, “Someone from the BJP said in the Parliament that this particular Muslim country does not have a Waqf." ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/owaisi-challenges-modi-ask-saudi-crown-prince-if-medina-is-built-on-waqf-land-101745319127079.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 12:45:36

• "As many as 35,323 people are living in Hol Camp, 13,124 of whom are Iraqi migrants. The majority of the camp's inhabitants is made up of the families of ISIS mercenaries." ☛ https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava-syria/another-isis-member-captured-in-ongoing-security-operation-in-hol-camp-78992 | Source: ANF News    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 12:46:11

• "Spending hours on a phone cannot be good for young people" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/luxembourg/a/2296422.html | Source: RTL    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 12:46:51

• "Schools would also have the freedom to decide on the use and storage of mobile devices during other parts of the school day, such as breaks and lunch." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20157434 | Source: YLE    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 12:47:08

• "AT&T (NYSE: T) successfully petitioned the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate a $57 million fine from the FCC, according to Courthouse News Service." ☛ https://insidetowers.com/fcc-57m-fine-against-att-is-vacated/ | Source: Inside Towers    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 12:49:31

• "We were recorded on video and audio on our daughter’s porch, thinking we were talking to each other privately." ☛ https://www.mlive.com/advice/2025/04/dear-abby-doorbell-camera-captures-parents-speaking-about-daughter.html | Source: Michigan News    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 12:50:04

• "She immediately called the RCMP, who she said pulled the camera from the wall, along with a long wire that they traced to the landlord's home upstairs." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/she-felt-like-she-was-being-watched-then-she-found-a-hidden-camera-in-her-bathroom-1.7513208 | Source: CBC    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 12:52:31

• "Florida is currently an “expectation of privacy” state for drone pilots." ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/drones/florida-bill-would-allow-property-owners-to-use-reasonable-force-to-stop-spying-drones-despite-faa-warnings | Source: Digital Camera World    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 12:55:07

• "To make that happen, we’re going to explore opening up a supports/sponsorship system — likely with OpenCollective or Github sponsors." ☛ https://piccalil.li/links/im-getting-fed-up-of-making-the-rich-richer/ | Source: Andy Bell    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:06:22

• There are many EMBEDDED 'scholars' of Microsoft in the US http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/23/Microsoft_Studies_Again_Leon_Musolff_is_Writing_Papers_With_Mic.shtml updated like 12 times already, maybe more, as we keep finding more and more, so it's good "case study" right there; can you IMAGINE working for unis now? surrounded by embedded Microsoft agents like these?    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:08:29

• "There is perhaps more of a window to make changes to your pricing than there has been before" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/04/price-gouging-trump-tariffs-ftc/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:17:35

• "When my toddler’s day care started turning parents away at the door due to staffing shortages, I learned it was owned by private equity" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/04/private-equity-day-care-childcare/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:17:47

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/cyberattack-knocks-texas-citys-systems-offline/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:21:06

• Windows TCO ☛ https://therecord.media/texas-abilene-offline-cyberattack-systems | Source: The Record    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:21:20

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/22/fog_ransomware_musk/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:23:48

• Also Windows TCO ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/22/security_researchers_can_earn_250k/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:24:09

• "Rolling out what is pretty close to a dupe of Twitter’s original verification system is not groundbreaking stuff." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/bluesky-official-verification-blue-check/ | Source: Wired    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:24:42

• "The situation, involving a well-known writer getting extorted for his domain name by a user who had commandeered dozens of sock puppets that shared usernames of popular Twitter personalities" ☛ https://tedium.co/2025/04/21/bluesky-blue-checkmark-revival-analysis/ | Source: Tedium    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:24:59

• "The suspects are accused of attempting to incite others to commit terrorist acts, with some of the alleged activity taking place on TikTok." ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2025/04/22/14-arrested-across-netherlands-inciting-terrorism-social-media-including-minors | Source: NL Times    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:28:53

• "Polling is a messy art, but when it replicates the same findings over and over again we should listen." ☛ https://www.8ball.report/p/the-covid-divide | Source: Sean Monahan    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:29:21

• "I don’t see why not" ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/i-dont-see-why-not/ | Source: Jim Nielsen    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:32:06

• "Open Source Initiative Must Fix This Immediately" https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/open-source-initiative-must-fix-this:2    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:32:45

• "The end result will be as the end result often is–the first one now will later be last. The shortcuts might not be the best way to get to where you’re going." ☛ https://seths.blog/2025/04/technical-debt-and-ai-slop/ | Source: Seth Godin    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:33:23

• "according to OpenAI’s internal tests, these new o3 and o4-mini reasoning models also hallucinate significantly more often than previous AI models, reports TechCrunch." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2749172/openai-newest-ai-models-hallucinate-way-more-for-reasons-unknown.html | Source: PC World    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:33:36

• iophk: The universities are a bunch of poseurs paid by Microsoft to pass marketing off as research and they've outsourced all aspects of computing including laptop and desktop hardware" http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/23/Microsoft_Studies_Again_Leon_Musolff_is_Writing_Papers_With_Mic.shtml    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:34:18

• "Lee believes that AI can help him realize his vision. In partnership with Jaedam Media" ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/22/1114874/generative-ai-south-korea-webcomics/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:38:22

• "According to Deputy Education Minister Jonas Petkevičius, artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the way students learn and teachers teach, and schools need help adapting." ☛ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2542940/government-to-present-guidelines-for-ai-use-in-lithuanian-schools | Source: LRT    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:38:44

• "I don’t have time to read every dumb post about AI that comes across my feeds (it’s a new, massive, growing market so of course there are a bunch of people who are getting it way wrong)" ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/if-this-post-isnt-a-joke-itll-win-my-most-cringe-blog-post-of-2025-award/ | Source: Matt Birchler    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:39:09

• "Large-language models are usually trained on vast amounts of data from the wider web. Content on the wider web is written by humans that" ☛ https://thomasrigby.com/posts/an-ai-powered-grammar-checker-is-a-plain-dumb-idea/ | Source: Thomas Rigby    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:39:33

• "Gamers will be pleased to hear that Wine 10.6 has tackled several troublesome bugs. Popular titles like Alan Wake, EVE Online, Ultrakill, and Unity-based games have all received critical fixes." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/wine-10-6-new-lexer-bcrypt-enhancements-and-27-bug-fixes/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:42:39

• "In its lawsuit, the FTC claims that the company signed up “many” customers to Uber One without asking their consent." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/04/21/ftc-sues-uber-uber-one-subscription-billing-practices/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:44:22

• "The company has altered its marketing strategy away from the "Hello, ‌Apple Intelligence‌" tagline and the features are finally expected to launch sometime within the next year." ☛ https://www.macrumors.com/2025/04/18/the-macrumors-show-john-gruber-apple-intelligence/ | Source: MacRumors    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:44:49

• "The fake voices of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, are being played from hacked crossings to the surprise of pedestrians in a number of US cities." ☛ https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/crosswalks-hacked-to-play-fake-audio-of-musk-zuck-and-jeff-bezos | Source: Bitdefender    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:45:30

• "mapped out the locations of thousands" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/04/epa-trump-chemical-plants-data/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:46:29

• "No market has infinite growth." ☛ https://www.elliotcsmith.com/infinite-avocados/ | Source: Elliot C Smith    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:46:51

• "I have developed the habit of staying the night at a hotel after a late-night concert. It's a privilege to be able to afford that, sure..." ☛ https://yordi.me/little-luxuries/ | Source: Yordi Verkroost    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:54:12

• "a virtual fire hose of prose, if you will" ☛ https://louplummer.lol/what-i-ve-learned-on-the-indie-web/ | Source: Lou Plummer    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:55:20

• "Becker's central question is how many "smart" people (some of them very smart and accomplished" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/04/22/vinges-bastards/#cyberpunk-is-a-warning-not-a-suggestion | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:55:27

• "I'm starting a newsletter called "Square 101," where each issue is a short (500 words)" ☛ https://www.amitgawande.com/blog/2025/introducing-square-101 | Source: Amit Gawande    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:56:01

• LLM slop? https://news.outsourceaccelerator.com/ibm-back-to-office-plans-layoffs/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 13:57:38

• Quartz got sold and became LLM slopfarm this month, now it churns out slop about IBM https://qz.com/ba-ibm-goog-nasdaq-dow-s-p-500-stocks-to-watch-april-23-1851777431 "IBM (IBM+1.52%) reports after the bell Wednesday"; "beat expectations" means we already set expectations lower than what we expect, maintaining "infinite growth" facade    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:00:49

• "This week, Thornton will visit Spain to give a talk at the Starmus Festival, which kicks off Friday on the Canary Island of La Palma." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-04-22/nasa-astronaut-kathryn-thornton-all-the-progress-weve-made-over-the-past-70-years-is-in-peril.html | Source: El País    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:03:18

• "These attacks are part of a broader assault on America’s health-and-science infrastructure." ☛ https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-cost-of-defunding-harvard | Source: New Yorker    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:04:10

• "one that surfaced near Ucluelet, Vancouver Island" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-wave-in-pacific-ocean-was-the-most-extreme-rogue-wave-on-record | Source: Science Alert    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:04:40

• "I've been a developer, a manager, a cofounder, and now I'm a developer again" ☛ https://notes.eatonphil.com/2025-04-22-burn-your-title.html | Source: Phil Eaton    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:05:59

• "The tariffs have been described as a "death blow" to the device category, with 35% price hikes in the offing" ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/04/22/trump-tariffs-hit-retrogaming.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:07:01

• Melissa Wen: 2025 FOSDEM: Don't let your motivation go, save time with kworkflow ☞ https://melissawen.github.io/blog/2025/04/22/fosdem-2025-kernel-devroom-kworkflow-talk    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:08:13

• Joey Hess: offgrid electric car ☞ http://joeyh.name/blog/entry/offgrid_electric_car/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:09:49

• Latvian and Ukrainian police take action against 'investment' scammers ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/22.04.2025-latvian-and-ukrainian-police-take-action-against-investment-scammers.a596284/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:11:03

• Ukrainians have mixed feelings about Pope Francis's death ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250422-ukrainians-have-mixed-feelings-about-pope-francis-s-death    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:11:26

• Denmark: Changing face of war puts country on drone offensive ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250422-denmark-changing-face-of-war-puts-country-on-drone-offensive    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:12:28

• Remains of Lithuanian volunteer killed in Ukraine brought back home ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2542829/remains-of-lithuanian-volunteer-killed-in-ukraine-brought-back-home    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:12:39

• Explosion Rocks Ammunition Depot On Russian Military Base ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-explosion-ammunition-war-fire/33394168.html    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:16:27

• Russia Issues Warrant For Film Critic Turned War Critic ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-warrant-film-critic-war-ukraine-barabash/33392728.html    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:17:01

• Russian Attacks Hit Residential Buildings, Leaving 1 Dead In What Zelenskyy Calls 'Deliberate Terror' ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-drone-attack-odesa-civilian-casualties-easter-truce-diplomacy/33392362.html    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:17:22

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

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:17:41

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Promised Deals on Ukraine, Gaza and Trade. Delivering Has Been Tougher. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/us/politics/trump-trade-ukraine-negotiations.html    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:17:59

• Rubio Skipping Ukraine Talks as Zelensky Rebuffs U.S. on Crimea ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/world/europe/ukraine-cease-fire-talks.html    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:18:18

• "At least one killed in Russian attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/22/at-least-one-killed-in-russian-attack-on-ukraine-s-zaporizhzhia | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:19:18

• Russia's Rosatom says will proceed with Myanmar nuclear plant despite quake ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/russias-rosatom-says-will-proceed-with-myanmar-nuclear-plant-despite-quake    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:20:22

• Russia Uses ‘Ghost Fleet’ to Evade Sanctions, Traffic Weapons Across Africa ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2025/04/russia-uses-ghost-fleet-to-evade-sanctions-traffic-weapons-across-africa/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:20:58

• "U.S. and Russia tease Arctic cooperation" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/04/22/breaking-the-ice | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:21:15

• "residents near military site evacuated" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/22/explosion-reported-in-russia-s-vladimir-region-residents-near-military-site-evacuated | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:21:29

• "Russia’s oil-polluted Black Sea beaches haven’t stopped regional officials from welcoming vacationers" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/04/22/blackened-feet-and-potential-poisonings | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:21:51

• Mitchell Baker continues to advance ridiculous nonsense that attacks the Web (slop) instead of an open Web and information ☞ https://mitchellbaker.net/2025/04/global-ai-summit-on-africa-2/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:24:19

• Security updates for Tuesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1018444/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:26:00

• "Users who stay on an outdated toolchain will find not only Steam but also any purchased games unable to launch until the underlying operating system is upgraded. But for most of you, there’s no room for worry. Here’s why." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/steam-will-stop-working-on-outdated-linux-systems-this-august/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:50:51

• CachyOS April 2025 Fixup Release Adds OCCT ☞ https://linuxiac.com/cachyos-april-2025-fixup-release-adds-occt/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:51:35

• "Useful commands for Linux beginners can help you get comfortable on the command line." https://www.networkworld.com/article/3958246/18-essential-commands-for-new-linux-users.html    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:52:49

• "Just installed Ubuntu 25.04? Here are some neat tips for you." https://news.itsfoss.com/things-to-do-after-installing-ubuntu-25-04/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:53:17

• Enable ESM in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS to Continue Getting Updates ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/04/enable-esm-in-ubuntu-20-04-lts    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:54:10

• Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Corel PHOTO-PAINT ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-alternatives-corel-photo-paint/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:54:43

• KLayout is a GDS and OASIS file viewer and editor ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/klayout-gds-oasis-file-viewer-editor/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:55:06

• OrbVis is a Realtime Satellite Orbit Visualizer ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/orbvis-realtime-satellite-orbit-visualizer/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:55:31

• "Ironseed from 1994 is not one I'm familiar with, I only know if I had seen it when I was small I probably would have played it for hours. Ironseed 25th Anniversary Edition is a modern 2020 remake and now it has a Native Linux version." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/a-retro-goodie-rebuilt-from-1994-ironseed-25th-anniversary-edition-recently-added-linux-support/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:56:55

• "Coming in with the March 27th major update that also added new book storage options, a proper Native Linux version of the game was also added." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/libritopia-librarian-simulator-recently-added-a-linux-version/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:57:22

• "This Ubuntu release might be the best-performing to date. From app installations, OS upgrading, window moving, and everything in between, Plucky Puffin proved it has what it takes to compete with the best." https://thenewstack.io/ubuntu-plucky-puffin-canonicals-latest-short-term-release-is-stellar/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 14:58:42

• OpenWrt – GNU/Linux distribution targeting embedded devices ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/openwrt-linux-distribution-targeting-embedded-devices/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 15:01:20

• 2006 Nintendo Wii hacked to run Infected Systems' blog — uses open-source NetBSD ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/2006-nintendo-wii-hacked-to-run-infected-systems-blog-uses-open-source-netbsd    

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

• Towards GNU World Domination (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/22/Towards_GNU_World_Domination.shtml    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 15:14:43

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

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 15:14:51

• In Turkey, backdoored Windows Down Rapidly While GNU/Linux Grows ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/22/In_Turkey_Windows_Down_Rapidly_While_GNU_Linux_Grows.shtml    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 15:14:58

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

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 15:15:07

• "Open source Chicory was created to bring some of the benefits of Wasm to native JVM, bringing with it the security" ☛ https://thenewstack.io/graalvm-finally-gets-java-for-webassembly/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 15:22:58

• [Old] "If you’ve been in web development for more than five minutes, you know the drill. Every few months, a new JavaScript framework pops up, promising to fix everything wrong with the previous generation" ☛ https://dev.to/holasoymalva/why-the-latest-javascript-frameworks-are-a-waste-of-time-52pc | Source: DEV Community    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 15:23:38

• "A long, long time ago, ok, it was last Thursday, I posted about adding Markdown processing to BoxLang via the Flexmark Java library." ☛ https://www.raymondcamden.com/2025/04/21/parsing-markdown-in-boxlang-take-2 | Source: Raymond Camden    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 15:23:47

• "These sound like dismissals or absurdities from the outside, but once you learn what they really mean, they take on a new light." ☛ https://entropicthoughts.com/haskell-procedural-programming | Source: Chris    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 15:24:56

• "Lately I’ve been experimenting with map algorithms. I have three starting points: [...]" ☛ https://www.redblobgames.com/blog/2025-04-22-de-optimizing-mapgen4/ | Source: Amit Patel    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 15:25:10

• "Pipelining might be my favorite programming language feature." ☛ https://herecomesthemoon.net/2025/04/pipelining/ | Source: Mond    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 15:26:09

• Open Data ☛ https://fedscoop.com/what-the-dismantling-of-the-education-department-means-for-its-data/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 15:26:36

• "Shiny is an increasingly popular method for researchers to develop apps but they are typically not reproducible and a lack of training" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/shinyscholar-a-template-for-producing-reproducible-analytic-apps-in-r-workshop/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 15:28:41

• "However, what really triggered my passion was realizing how different texts can describe the same event from such varied perspectives." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/my-journey-learning-r-as-a-humanities-undergrad/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 15:29:04

• One' the rational 'theory': world wide web will be so messed up and overwhelmed by/with spam and slop, SO THEN people will HAVE to do IN-SITE Searches for trusted domains, e.g. WebMD. Big search engines are spam, slop, and worse. Don't not trust Search Engines these days. Their business model is NOT informing.    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 15:31:15

• "I'm a big fan of Mastodon and I plan to cover PyCon US 2025 on Mastodon almost exclusively (and it sounds like I'm not alone)." ☛ https://sethmlarson.dev/quick-mastodon-toot-templates-for-event-hashtags | Source: Seth Michael Larson    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 15:31:22

• "April 8, 2025. Closing plenary address given at Coalition for Networked Information Spring 2025 Membership Meeting. Milwaukee, WI." ☛ https://www.cni.org/topics/ci/conversation-on-cybersecurity-essential-cyberinfrastructure-for-research-and-education-and-resilience | Source: Coalition for Networked Information    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 15:31:31

• "But as soon as you consider open-sourcing something well, then you suddenly have a whole new different set of standards." ☛ https://fasterthanli.me/articles/open-sourcing-the-home-cms | Source: Amos Wenger    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 15:32:23

• "The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-2636, specifically impacts older versions of the plugin. Versions prior to 0.1.0.88 are at risk." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/vulnerability-in-instawp-connect-plugin/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 15:32:35

• "To maintain precision, these values default to JavaScript Strings, though flexibility is provided for those who prefer numeric handling." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/mysql-9-3-brings-enhanced-javascript-support/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 15:33:25

• "I have a love-hate relationship with Datomic." ☛ https://blog.danieljanus.pl/2025/04/22/datomic-forking-the-past/ | Source: Daniel Janus    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 15:33:53

• "will make your phone more secure"?? ☛ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/android-phones-will-soon-reboot-themselves-after-sitting-unused-for-3-days/ | Source: Ars Technica    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 15:36:48

• It seems like Google is now adopting the Microsoft Doctrine of just reboot, reboot, reboot as "security" and EFF's Schneier whistles along like all security boils down to is lots of reboots while Google works for the NSA and reportedly lets the FBI have remote mic access (for about a decade already, source WSJ)    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 15:39:12

• "April 22nd is Earth Day – a powerful reminder of our shared responsibility to preserve the planet for future generations." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/04/22/arduino-is-at-work-to-make-bio-based-pcbs/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 15:41:25

• "LTS releases, because they enjoy a longer support window. " ☛ https://thenewstack.io/ubuntu-plucky-puffin-canonicals-latest-short-term-release-is-stellar/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 15:49:33

• iophk: 2+ decades ago, microsoft succeeded in spinning support of open standards and open source as "schadenfreude" instead of acknowledging that it was a win for everyone (except, of course, microsoft)    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 16:04:56

• "Chimera Linux, a still-in-development systemd-free distro written from scratch that incorporates FreeBSD’s tools and libraries to provide a unique" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/chimera-linux-introduces-key-bootloader-changes/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 16:05:33

• "A long time ago I wrote up some basic customizations of Cinnamon, shortly after I started using Cinnamon (also) on my laptop of the time." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/CinnamonCustomizations-2025 | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 16:06:18

• "But debates over where pinball parlors should be allowed continued in the years to come." ☛ https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/04/ann-arbor-lifts-restrictions-on-pinball-parlors-theaters.html | Source: Michigan News    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 16:07:24

• "We've seen how it's possible to create a personal, professional, and performant online presence with minimal investment. This solution, based on NetBSD and a 1€/month VPS, offers several advantages: [...]" ☛ https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/04/22/make-your-own-internet-presence-with-netbsd-and-a-1-euro-vps-part-1-your-blog/ | Source: Stefano Marinelli    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 16:08:58

• "Another chapter in the series “fascinated by the details of CSS,” this time featuring the attribute text-wrap: pretty and how browsers handle line breaks, “typographic river” (a concept I wasn’t familiar with), and the length of the final line." ☛ https://manualdousuario.net/en/beautifying-web-text-wrap-pretty/ | Source: Rodrigo Ghedin    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 16:09:11

• "We are almost all of the way to the end of a multi-month process of upgrading our ZFS fileservers from Ubuntu 22.04 to 24.04 by also moving to more recent hardware." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/solaris/ZFSModernizingAllFilesystems | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 16:09:38

• "This is the same post as “Disable/enable Pi-hole using Apple Shortcuts” that I published a few years back, but aligned with the 6th major release of Pi-hole." ☛ https://pawelgrzybek.com/control-pi-hole-6-using-apple-shortcuts/ | Source: Paweł Grzybek    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 16:09:54

• "QEMU’s maintainers continue their long‑running effort to prune rarely‑used subsystems. In light of this, version 10 deprecates the ancient -old-param Arm boot flag and puts the PXA2xx CPU family plus its iwMMXt DSP extension on a short leash—expect full removal in a future cycle." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/qemu-10-launches-with-multi-arch-improvements/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 16:10:41

• LLM slop by Surbhi Jain https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44952476/ibm-gears-up-for-q1-earnings-can-big-blue-outrun-the-bears when bots write about your financial state you just need to pay for some "marketing", to manipulate the training set    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 16:14:32

• Layoffs?? What layoffs? Good Lucknow, lads.    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 16:15:20

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

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 16:15:33

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

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 16:15:43

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

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 16:21:10

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

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 16:21:28

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

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 16:37:52

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

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 16:38:26

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

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 16:39:15

• How to Shrink a PDF: Ultimate Guide to File Size Reduction ☞ https://linoxide.com/how-to-decrease-the-size-of-a-pdf/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 17:07:36

• Tips for Combining Two PDF Files Into One ☞ https://linoxide.com/how-to-combine-two-pdf-files-into-one/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 17:07:45

• This advises people to turn GNU/Linux into Windows. Insane. ☞ https://linuxbuz.com/linuxhowto/how-to-create-and-host-your-own-rust-server-for-free    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 17:09:42

• How to install glances on Debian 11 or 12 ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-glances-on-debian-11-or-12/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 17:09:52

• How to install Symfony on Ubuntu ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-symfony-on-ubuntu/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 17:10:00

• Times of India: Microsoft’s chief HR writes to managers on cutting low performers: This isn’t about Microsoft’s success https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/microsofts-chief-hr-to-managers-this-isnt-just-about-microsofts-success-this-is-about-/articleshow/120508324.cms    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 17:31:21

• "WHO chief warns of cuts, layoffs due to U.S. funding shortfall"    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 17:31:49

• [I]ntel Can [I]inspire [I]BM layoffs. When POWER is shut down to make way for buzzword and hype like "quantum"'. You end up unable to pay salaries and lose grip on actual talent or people who mastered technology rather than meaningless terminology.    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 17:35:06

• How to replicate find -execdir behavior using fd ☞ https://thisdavej.com/how-to-replicate-find-execdir-behavior-using-fd/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 17:39:42

• How to Create a MySQL Database, Set User Permissions and Import SQLdump File ☞ https://www.blackmoreops.com/2025/04/22/create-mysql-database-set-users-import-sqldump-file/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 17:40:00

• How to Seamlessly Merge PDF Files for Free ☞ https://linoxide.com/how-to-combine-pdf-files-for-free/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 17:40:41

• How to Remove GNOME Desktop from AlmaLinux 9 (Clean CLI Method) ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-remove-gnome-desktop-from-almalinux-9-clean-cli-method/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 17:44:01

• We Found a Work Around to Convicted Felon Defunding Science ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/opinion/earth-day-nature-report-trump.html    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:05:37

• ‘Present the science in a helpful way’: Jeff Dukes tackles climate change in conservative states ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/dukes-climate-conservative-states/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:05:51

• What DEI threatens isn’t merit. It’s monopoly. ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/what-dei-threatens-isnt-merit-its-monopoly/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:06:08

• Monopoly as defined by "race" is conflating business matters with race, verging on racism    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:06:45

• It's a turnoff to people when pro-DEI is describes in terms like "colonisation"    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:07:52

• 🔤SpellBinding — YDEHIWA Wordo: SKIES gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-04-23.gmi    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:10:21

• "So I had a very recent issue involving the smartphone. All of a sudden, it changed its locking pattern (which I never actually wanted to set, I was coerced by some apps into setting one in my "own" phone, at least I was the one buying and paying for it some years ago" gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2595    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:11:21

• "Oddμ allows people to upload files, including Markdown files, and it allows people to edit the data files directly, using a regular editor (if they have access to the data directory). That means any UNIX filename can be used." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-04-23-oddmu-templates    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:12:02

• Alana S. Portero gemini://plr.flounder.online/gemlog/2025-04-23-cuando-reimos-con-ganas-alana-s-portero.gmi    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:12:36

• Re: Thoughts on prepping for hard times gopher://gopher.prismdragon.net:70/0/phlog/2025-04-23_re_prep.txt    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:16:58

• Almost Half of Americans Breathe Unhealthy Air, Report Finds ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/climate/american-lung-association-air-report.html    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:19:13

• Measles Surge in Southwest Is Now the Largest Single Outbreak Since 2000 ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/health/measles-southwest-outbreak.html    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:19:29

• Sending a portal message to your doctor could cost you, UMich study finds ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/news/research/sending-a-portal-message-to-your-doctor-could-cost-you-umich-study-finds/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:20:03

• Alumni, stop ‘looking to Michigan’ ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/columns/alumni-stop-looking-to-michigan/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:20:34

• Coast Guard digitizes 40% of paper medical records ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2025/04/coast-guard-digitizes-40-of-paper-medical-records/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:20:54

• China says it is willing to keep improving ties with the Vatican. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04/21/world/pope-francis-death-news/china-says-it-is-willing-to-keep-improving-ties-with-the-vatican    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:21:50

• Dihydroxyacetone Man tariffs torch chances of meeting with China’s Xi: Analysts ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/trump-tariffs-torch-chances-of-meeting-with-chinas-xi-analysts    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:22:12

• Killer of Japanese schoolboy in China’s Shenzhen executed ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/killer-of-japanese-schoolboy-in-chinas-shenzhen-executed    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:22:30

• China says Iran's foreign minister will visit on Wednesday ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-says-irans-foreign-minister-will-visit-on-wednesday    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:22:46

• Vietnam PM says US trade talks should not hurt other markets ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/vietnam-pm-says-us-trade-talks-should-not-hurt-other-markets    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:24:40

• China sends team to Myanmar to monitor ceasefire, foreign ministry says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-sends-team-to-myanmar-to-monitor-ceasefire-foreign-ministry-says    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:25:05

• China expresses condolences over death of Pope Francis ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-expresses-condolences-over-death-of-pope-francis    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:25:35

• China says expects ‘in-depth’ talks during Iranian foreign minister’s visit ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-says-expects-in-depth-talks-during-iranian-foreign-ministers-visit    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:25:53

• China urges Japan to help fight US tariffs together, Kyodo reports ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-urges-japan-to-help-fight-us-tariffs-together-kyodo-reports    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:30:42

• From slow-cookers to towel warmers, China-made goods for US market now stuck in warehouses ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/from-slow-cookers-to-towel-warmers-china-made-goods-for-us-market-now-stuck-in-warehouses    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:31:03

• China urges UK and EU to uphold multilateral trade in face of US tariffs ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-urges-uk-and-eu-to-uphold-multilateral-trade-in-face-of-us-tariffs    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:31:44

• South Korea eyes Yellow Sea countermeasure to Chinese structure in disputed waters ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/04/22/china-south-korea-yellow-sea-structure/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:32:03

• Did a US politician suggest selling all American beef to India instead of China? ☞ https://rfa.org/english/factcheck/2025/04/22/afcl-us-politician-china-tariff-remark/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:37:16

• China monitors ceasefire as Myanmar rebel army hands northern city back to junta ☞ https://rfa.org/english/myanmar/2025/04/22/mndaa-lashio-junta/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:38:20

• Thailand arrests Chinese executive linked to Bangkok building collapse ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/04/22/thailand-arrest-chinese-official-bangkok-building-collapse/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:38:37

• "activists who claimed use of slave labor in China." ☞ https://rfa.org/english/uyghur/2025/04/22/uyghur-china-basf-divest/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:39:08

• China’s hog farmers fear costs will soar over tariff on US farm imports ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/04/22/china-us-tariff-hog-farmers/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:39:26

• Dihydroxyacetone Man now says China tariffs will come down substantially, but won’t be zero ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/04/23/china-us-tariff-substantially-drop/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:41:02

• China to impose retaliatory sanctions on US lawmakers, gov’t officials, NGO heads over Hong Kong issues ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/04/22/china-to-impose-retaliatory-sanctions-on-us-lawmakers-govt-officials-ngo-heads-over-hong-kong-issues/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:41:37

• Earth Day: US to impose duties up to 3,521% on solar imports from Southeast Asia, citing China’s ‘unfair practices’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/04/22/us-to-impose-duties-up-to-3521-on-solar-imports-from-southeast-asia-citing-chinas-unfair-practices/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:42:14

• China expresses condolences after death of Pope Francis ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/04/22/china-expresses-condolences-after-death-of-pope-francis/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:42:37

• Customize Logseq With Themes and Plugins ☞ https://itsfoss.com/logseq-plugins-themes/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:42:51

• Why Physical Media Deserved To Die ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/04/22/why-physical-media-deserved-to-die/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:55:27

• PCB ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/04/22/game-boy-pcb-assembled-with-low-cost-tools/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:55:58

• Unusual Gas on Alien World Sparks Hope of Life, And Healthy Skepticism ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/unusual-gas-on-alien-world-sparks-hope-of-life-and-healthy-skepticism    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:57:52

• Mysterious Antikythera Mechanism May Actually Be a Toy, Study Says ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-antikythera-mechanism-may-actually-be-a-toy-study-says    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:58:01

• Death Rate From Cancer Has Steadily Fallen in The US, Report Shows ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/death-rate-from-cancer-has-steadily-fallen-in-the-us-report-shows    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:58:10

• This Secret Mathematical Rule Has Shaped Beaks For 200 Million Years ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-secret-mathematical-rule-has-shaped-beaks-for-200-million-years    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:58:39

• Most Bees Nest in The Ground. Offering Rocks And Gravel Is a Simple Way to Help Them Thrive. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/most-bees-nest-in-the-ground-offering-rocks-and-gravel-is-a-simple-way-to-help-them-thrive    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:58:53

• Red Planet's Core May Explain Strange Mystery of Ancient Magnetic Field ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/red-planets-core-may-explain-strange-mystery-of-ancient-magnetic-field    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:59:01

• This Melting Planet Laid a Trail of Destruction Over 5 Million Miles Long ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-melting-planet-laid-a-trail-of-destruction-over-5-million-miles-long    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:59:23

• Scientists Say They Found a New Color Humans Have Never Seen Before ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-say-they-found-a-new-color-humans-have-never-seen-before    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:59:32

• DIY Record Cutting Lathe ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/04/22/diy-record-cutting-lathe-is-really-groovy/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 18:59:54

• Periscope ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/04/22/british-wartime-periscope-a-peek-into-the-past/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 19:00:14

• A Colpitts Walkthrough ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/04/22/virtual-nodes-real-waves-a-colpitts-walkthrough/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 19:19:57

• Rights group condemns Vietnam crackdown on dissent, targeting ordinary citizens and activists ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/04/rights-group-condemns-vietnam-crackdown-on-dissent-targeting-ordinary-citizens-and-activists/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 19:21:07

• When they say "Slow Global Economic Growth" they don't mean growth at all; this is Wall Street lie machine, ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/us/politics/imf-world-economic-outlook.html    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 19:22:11

• Turkish statistical authority ordered to disclose inflation basket data as union wins appeal ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/turkish-statistical-authority-ordered-to-disclose-inflation-basket-data-as-union-wins-appeal-306685    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 19:22:32

• Palin Loses Libel Retrial Against New York Times ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/business/media/sarah-palin-new-york-times-jury-deliberations.html fanatical attacks on the press because of her hurt feelings    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 19:43:48

• Aliza Magen, Highest-Ranking Woman in the Mossad, Dies at 87 ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/world/middleeast/aliza-magen-dead.html    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 19:44:32

• Attackers stick with effective intrusion points, valid credentials and exploits ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/ibm-x-force-threat-intelligence-index-2025/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 19:45:23

• Harvard sues Convicted Felon administration following $2.2 billion research funding freeze ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/04/harvard-sues-trump-administration-over-2-2-billion-research-funding-freeze/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 19:47:30

• Unions, lawmakers attempt to block Convicted Felon administration’s civil service overhaul ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/04/unions-lawmakers-attempt-to-block-trump-administrations-civil-service-overhaul/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 19:48:05

• Latvian government draws up 21-point bureaucracy reduction plan ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/employment/22.04.2025-latvian-government-draws-up-21-point-bureaucracy-reduction-plan.a596306/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 19:48:18

• Chinese Security Companies Expand Without Oversight ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2025/04/chinese-security-companies-expand-without-oversight/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 19:49:35

• Australia's conservative opposition leader Dutton pledges defence boost if elected ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australias-conservative-opposition-leader-dutton-pledges-defence-boost-if-elected    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 19:49:56

• Docker has NOTHING new to show, so it resorts to SPAM around Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) https://siliconangle.com/2025/04/22/docker-streamline-secure-ai-software-delivery-containerization/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 19:50:32

• Militant attack on tourists in Indian Kashmir kills 26, injures 17, security sources say ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/at-least-20-feared-killed-in-militant-attack-on-tourists-in-indian-kashmir    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 19:51:11

• Sandbox Solutions and Other Tools for Cyber-Securing Industrial Automation Software ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/sandbox-solutions-and-other-tools-for-cyber-securing-industrial-automation-software    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 19:53:39

• 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 Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 19:54:10

• UN warns spiraling gang violence in Haiti triggers record displacement and global alarm ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/04/un-warns-haitis-spiraling-gang-violence-triggers-record-displacement-and-global-alarm/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 19:54:33

• To Convicted Felon, "loyalty is more important than the security of the United States": former NATO ambassador ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/a-propos/20250422-to-trump-loyalty-is-more-important-than-the-security-of-the-united-states-former-nato-ambassador    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 19:54:45

• Morocco seeking $825 million worth of Stinger missiles ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/morocco-seeking-825-million-worth-of-stinger-missiles/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 19:55:10

• Rebuilding Maritime Cybersecurity Resilience: Charting an America First Course to Secure the U.S. Homeland ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/us-maritime-cybersecurity-challenges-opportunities-2025/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 19:55:26

• OpenSSF Newsletter – April 2025 ☞ https://openssf.org/newsletter/2025/04/22/openssf-newsletter-april-2025/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 19:55:50

• 2022: don't say AI, say advanced AI for more hype. 2023: ok, ok... now say generative. 2024: shit, people lose patience for our scams and plagiarism. let's call it... hmmm... AGENTIC. 2025: SUPERINTELLIGENCE?    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 19:58:18

• BUT COULD THEY NOT PRETEND THIS WITH AGENTIC HEY HI??? ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/two-healthcare-orgs-hit-by-ransomware-confirm-data-breaches-impacting-over-100000/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 19:59:05

• UN Researchers Warn That Asian Scam Operations Are Spreading Across the Rest of the World ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/un-researchers-warn-that-asian-scam-operations-are-spreading-across-the-rest-of-the-world/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 20:00:10

• BUT Certificate are ALL ABOUT all the SECURITIES!! ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/ssl-com-scrambles-to-patch-certificate-issuance-vulnerability/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 20:00:49

• Buzzwords and cyprtic hype overloaded: "Hey Hi (AI) combines real-time homomorphic encryption" https://www.securityweek.com/datakrypto-launches-homomorphic-encryption-framework-to-secure-enterprise-ai-models/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 20:01:43

• "BUT IS IT SMART??? IS DIS THE IoT??? On the BLOCKCHAIN?" Answer: no, it's 2025. All this nonsense is old. We rotated to a new set of buzzwords and bullshit.    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 20:03:18

• After Convicted Felon ... pays back for Apple's bribes to him ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/us/politics/trump-tariffs-relief-apple.html see https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/14/Apple_Social_Justice_or_Social_Nationalism.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/18/GAFAM_Kissing_the_Ring_of_the_Mafia_Don.shtml    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 20:05:28

• 512GB ADATA Premier Extreme SD 8.0 Express memory card delivers up to 1600MB/s read speed ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/04/22/512gb-adata-premier-extreme-sd-8-0-express-memory-card-delivers-up-to-1600mb-s-read-speed/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 20:06:00

• Renesas RA0E2 low-cost, low-power Arm Cortex-M23 MCU operates in extended temperature range (-40°C to +125°C) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/04/22/renesas-ra0e2-low-cost-low-power-arm-cortex-m23-mcu-operates-in-an-extended-temperature-range-40c-to-125c/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 20:06:19

• An Experiment with Vector Maps ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/an-experiment-with-vector-maps    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 20:06:58

• Zimaboard 2 – An defective chip maker Intel N150 micro server and mini PC with dual SATA, dual 2.5GbE, PCIe slot, miniDP (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/04/23/zimaboard-2-intel-n150-micro-server-mini-pc-minidp-dual-sata-dual-2-5gbe-pcie-slot/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 20:07:23

• Dirk Eddelbuettel: RInside 0.2.19 on CRAN: Mostly Maintenance ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2025/04/22#rinside_0.2.19    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 20:08:01

• CAFC Affirms TTAB: CHICKEN SCRATCH for Beer is Confusable with CHICKEN SCRATCH for Restaurant Services ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/04/cafc-affirms-ttab-chicken-scratch-for.html    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 20:08:52

• Oskar Kokoschka, Hermine Moos, and the Alma Mahler Doll ☞ https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/alma-mahler-doll    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 20:09:13

• No, if slop belongs in museums, then museums which play along with slop will simply perish, much like slopfarms online https://stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/death-of-the-masterpiece-if-only-van-gogh-had-chatgpt/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 20:10:13

• xorsearch.py: "Ad Hoc YARA Rules", (Tue, Apr 22nd) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31856    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 20:10:55

• Honeypot Iptables Maintenance and DShield-SIEM Logging, (Wed, Apr 23rd) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31876    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 20:11:26

• How Supercritical CO2 Working Fluid Can Increase Power Plant Efficiency ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/04/22/how-supercritical-co2-working-fluid-can-increase-power-plant-efficiency/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 20:22:18

• Educators Speak Out on Harms of Unlawful Education Department Directive ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/educators-speak-out-on-harms-of-unlawful-education-department-directive    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 20:36:04

• 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) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/21/Microsoft_Has_Tainted_GNOME_Which_Has_Key_People_Acting_as_a_SL.shtml    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 20:36:39

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

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 20:36:49

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

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 20:36:55

• Richard Stallman Has Updated His Article on Why "Free Software Is Even More Important Now" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/22/Richard_Stallman_Has_Updated_His_Article_on_Why_Free_Software_I.shtml    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 20:37:03

• Microsoft Devises PR Stunts to Distract From Impending Mass Layoffs and Likely Bad Results Preceding Those Mass Layoffs ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/22/Microsoft_Devises_PR_Stunts_to_Distract_From_Impending_Mass_Lay.shtml    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 20:37:09

• "All users of Windows are suckers," RMS said https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIy2EFChURI/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 20:38:28

• "Oxford frens, Dr. Richard Stallman is a legend in advocating for software freedom & helping to make it possible, founding the free software movement & creating the GNU General Public License (GPL) in the 80s - come round!" https://x.com/DianacBiggs/status/1914942705878126931    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 20:40:17

• Now it says OVER 20 PERCENT. And not even counting those who will leave BEFORE the axe falls. Will Intel cull about 30% of those who worked there in January??? https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/intel-to-announce-plans-to-cut-over-20-of-staff-to-streamline-management-125042300178_1.html    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 20:44:16

• Techrights spoke to Intel employees who only "work" there; like zombie positions while looking for a job elsewhere. Intel is a skeleton crew.    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 20:44:58

• You do need to memorize basic facts, actually gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-04-23    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 20:47:23

• Explorer Belt 2025 gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/stug/phlog/20250423.txt    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 20:48:17

• The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is in Trouble, May Soon be Out of Business (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/22/The_Open_Source_Initiative_OSI_is_in_Trouble_May_Soon_be_Out_of.shtml    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 21:01:42

• GNOME, Microsoft, and Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub : The Lack of Reporting on Abusive Colleagues Contributed to Profound Media Vacuum (or Blackout), Now Resorting to SLAPPs (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/22/GNOME_Microsoft_and_GitHub_The_Lack_of_Reporting_on_Abusive_Col.shtml    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 21:01:49

• US Government Already Bailing Out OpenAI/Microsoft With "Contracts", As Usual, Back Doors You Cannot Remove Becoming 'a Step Closer' on New PCs (Unless Everyone Acts ASAP) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/22/US_Government_Already_Bailing_Out_OpenAI_Microsoft_With_Contrac.shtml    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 21:01:55

• RMS is Done at KCL, Next Stop is Oxford (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/22/RMS_is_Done_at_KCL_Next_Stop_is_Oxford.shtml    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 21:02:03

• Spotify 1,000-Stream Minimum Debate Continues As Distribution Exec Claps Back Against the ‘Patently Unfair Practice’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/22/spotify-stream-minimum-debate/ ‘Patently Unfair Practice’?    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 21:03:08

• Digital Restrictions (DRM) are also not fair    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 21:03:35

• The Priority Paradox: In re Floyd Highlights the Dual Standards of Written Description and Anticipation ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/04/highlights-description-anticipation.html    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 21:03:48

• IMF slashes global growth forecast amid Convicted Felon tariff turmoil ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20250422-imf-slashes-global-growth-forecast-amid-trump-tariff-turmoil    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 21:04:18

• "Growth" in WHAT? Loans? DEBT??    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 21:04:32

• UN says Asia cybercrime syndicates expanding global reach with tech-fueled scams ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/04/un-says-asia-cybercrime-syndicates-expanding-global-reach-with-tech-fueled-scams/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 21:05:07

• NVK enabled for Maxwell, Pascal, and Volta GPUs ☞ https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/nvk-enabled-for-maxwell,-pascal,-and-volta-gpus.html    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 21:05:29

• IBM’s open-source TerraMind Hey Hi (AI) uses 9 data modalities to transform Earth observation ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/04/22/ibms-open-source-terramind-ai-uses-9-data-modalities-transform-earth-observation/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 21:39:11

• Misleading title as it is not "Open Source", seems like FUD firm to "manage open source software risk." ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/open-source-security-firm-hopper-emerges-from-stealth-with-7-6m-in-funding/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 21:40:37

• GNOME 48: Best New Features ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/gnome-48-features/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 21:41:29

• Haskell: A Great Procedural Language ☞ https://entropicthoughts.com/haskell-procedural-programming    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 21:41:58

• Rakudo Weekly 2025.16 Grant Completion ☞ https://rakudoweekly.blog/2025/04/22/2025-16-grant-completion/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 21:42:30

• Microsoft Already Attacks the BSDs as Well (the E.E.E. Way, as Usual) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/22/Microsoft_Already_Attacks_the_BSDs_as_Well_the_E_E_E_Way_as_Usu.shtml    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 21:42:44

• The Asia Pacific region prepares for WTDC-25 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/04/22/the-asia-pacific-region-prepares-for-wtdc-25/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 21:43:29

• Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) because DOCKER has nothing GOOD to show, so resorting to hype https://cloudnativenow.com/news/docker-inc-embraces-mcp-to-make-ai-agent-integration-simpler/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 21:44:10

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

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 21:44:25

• Software Patents ☞ https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/04/22/scotus-denies-cert-petitions-sj-rulings-section-101-attorneys-fees-awards/id=188368/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 21:46:18

• Wow, how very transparent! ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/wordpress-adds-watermarks-to-internal    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 21:47:33

• Dead Internet Theory Confirmed: 51% of Traffic Now Non-Human ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/dead-internet-theory-confirmed-51    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 21:48:02

• https://dmpwn.info/   

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 21:48:44

• Why does opensourceforu push this spam/fluff? No connection to opensource https://www.opensourceforu.com/2025/04/metaverse-and-digital-twins-partnering-to-innovate/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 21:49:16

• A lightweight interface to scikit-learn in R Pt.2: probabilistic time series forecasting in conjunction with ahead::dynrmf ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/a-lightweight-interface-to-scikit-learn-in-r-pt-2-probabilistic-time-series-forecasting-in-conjunction-with-aheaddynrmf/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 22:12:33

• Demystifying the Kernel Boot Sequence: From ‘Starting Kernel…’ to Userspace” ☞ https://bootlin.com/blog/demystifying-kernel-boot-sequence/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 22:13:04

• LibreArts Weekly recap — 20 April 2025 ☞ https://librearts.org/2025/04/week-recap-20-apr-2025/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 22:13:56

• "In the dark ages, before iOS and Android phones became ubiquitous, there was the PDA" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/04/22/eink-pda-revisited/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 22:16:14

• Photo Essay: ‘Out of the Darkness’ walk ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/multimedia/photo-essay-out-of-the-darkness-walk/ "At the University of Michigan’s annual “Out of the Darkness” walk, hundreds of attendees join on a journey for suicide prevention and awareness."    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 22:17:04

• Odd new tricks from a massive black hole ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/22/1114340/odd-new-tricks-from-a-massive-black-hole/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 22:17:46

• To prepare for future threats, treat health security as national security ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/to-prepare-for-future-threats-treat-health-security-as-national-security/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 22:18:21

• Australia’s Bluefest Clocks 109,000 Attendees—Though the Wider Festival Sector Is Still in Crisis ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/22/bluefest-attendance-up-but-live-music-sector-struggles/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 22:18:57

• What’s in the SOSS? Podcast #28 – S2E05 Secure Software Starts with Awareness: Education & Open Source with the Council of Daves ☞ https://openssf.org/podcast/2025/04/22/whats-in-the-soss-podcast-28-s2e05-secure-software-starts-with-awareness-education-open-source-with-the-council-of-daves/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 22:22:46

• Destination Linux 416: Interview with Carl Richell, Founder of System76 (COSMIC Desktop, Pop!_OS, & more) ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/destination-linux/dl-416/ https://destinationlinux.net/416    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 22:22:56

• navalny allies ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/22/russian-sovereign-wealth-fund-suspends-internships-amid-fears-of-leaker-after-navalny-team-exposes-wealth-of-ceo-kirill-dmitriev-a-key-figure-in-talks-with-u-s | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 22:23:37

• Access Quay on OpenShift with short-lived credentials ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/04/22/access-quay-openshift-short-lived-credentials    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 22:25:04

• Fine-tune LLMs with Kubeflow Trainer on OpenShift Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/04/22/fine-tune-llms-kubeflow-trainer-openshift-ai    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 22:25:17

• Putin’s cynical Easter ceasefire stunt backfires as Zelenskyy calls his bluff ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/putins-cynical-easter-ceasefire-stunt-backfires-as-zelenskyy-calls-his-bluff/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 22:25:34

• US-led peace talks hampered by Convicted Felon’s reluctance to pressure Putin ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/us-led-peace-talks-hampered-by-trumps-reluctance-to-pressure-putin/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 22:25:51

• Russian drones strike Odesa, Zaporizhzhia ahead of Ukraine peace talks in London ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250422-russia-warns-against-rushing-ukraine-peace-negotiations-putin-trump    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 22:26:07

• Russia and Ukraine, Under Convicted Felon Pressure, Signal Openness to Direct Talks ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/world/europe/russia-ukraine-putin-zelensky.html    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 22:26:17

• "U.S. suggests recognition of annexed territories" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/22/putin-offers-to-freeze-ukraine-invasion-along-current-battle-lines-as-u-s-suggests-recognition-of-annexed-territories-the-financial-times | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 22:26:37

• Putin and Cheeto agree that Ukraine is part of Russia https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/22/putin-offers-to-freeze-ukraine-invasion-along-current-battle-lines-as-u-s-suggests-recognition-of-annexed-territories-the-financial-times    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 22:27:06

• Ubuntu Plucky Puffin, Canonical’s Latest Short-Term Release, Is Stellar ☞ https://thenewstack.io/ubuntu-plucky-puffin-canonicals-latest-short-term-release-is-stellar/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 22:27:58

• 9 Things to Do After Installing Fedora 42 (Post Setup Guide) ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/videos/9-things-to-do-after-installing-fedora-42-post-setup-guide/    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 22:28:28

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• Nuvoton Launches New MCU Powered by Qt and with Dual OS Support ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/nuvoton-launches-new-mcu-powered-by-qt-and-with-dual-os-support    

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• Intel Core Ultra 9 285K performance sees 6% improvement on Linux — Arrow Lake boosts even without new '200S Boost' BIOS ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-core-ultra-9-285k-performance-sees-6-percent-improvement-on-linux-arrow-lake-boosts-even-without-new-200s-boost-bios    

posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 22:32:27