Roy Schestowitz

• fight Cheeto Mussolini tariffs https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/trump-tariffs-auto-canada-parts-media-strategy-us-change-1.7523389    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 03:43:43

• shrank https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-gdp-february-1.7522455    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 03:44:12

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-05-05.gmi    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 03:50:37

• "There are various levels of meaning; if one does not understand this language, then the entire text will be meaningless, a potential future Linear A for folks to perhaps puzzle over, or not, if that culture is not into peering back into prehistory." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/05/05/meaning.gmi    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 03:51:25

• "People like warm and fuzzy garden writing for one reason: People like stories that paint people as the heroes and that offer heroes with which we feel good identifying." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-05-04    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 03:52:34

• Severance and Stitching gemini://quietsystems.smol.pub/qsys-010-timebinding    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 03:53:28

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1635.jpg    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 03:54:04

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1285.jpg    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 03:54:10

• "I have updated my POWER9 box to the Fedora 41 recently (before a month or so). Since that moment I was suffering mouse problems." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jirka/Phlog/2025_05_01.txt    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 03:54:55

• "Debt isn't the only thing that is getting bloated. Alvind is too" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jtc7vbb3    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:01:12

• "Seems that all the responses to this comment have disappeared from earlier today - Alvind is thin skinned and can't handle the truth. Expect this posting to disappear too ! LOL." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jtbx8axn    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:01:46

• "Alvind and Krabanaugh can talk about moving IBM to India all they want, but if the dividend so much as get reduced by one cent, they will find themselves in very unfortunate circumstances in a New York minute or less. Corporate investors who have billions invested in IBM will never let these unethical fools leave at the drop of a hat. It sounds worse than the Italian Mafia and it is." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jt7xrzef    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:02:27

• "There are multiple aspects to the current US based jobs situation. 1- The US technical population background is increasingly weak. It has been challenged by the know how of Chinese engineering breakthrough (DeepSeek, as an example)." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jtdybsyb    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:03:30

• "2- The US technical corporation has been invaded by Indians. Most of these Indians have split allegiance, the primary allegiance to their motherland. So, these people have a different understanding of the concept of cost. In the long run, they work for the prosperity of their motherland (India)." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jtdybsyb    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:03:34

• "IBM continues to think RCG recent college grads are the way to go and most of IBM's "recruiters" are in S America etc not the US and they put ads in LinkedIn saying you do not need years of experience just apply."    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:03:59

• "SMH. At IBM these days, at least in sales, you get hired, go to GSS global sales school where you are told you are the smartest people on the planet, then you get your laptop and then you get your quota and thats it. Go make it happen! And after 6 mos if you come up short you are RA'd. Rise and repeat. Dumpste fire."    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:04:06

• "Much too early to say the company is turning around." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jsne585r    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:04:27

• "One out of six low performer - So on each team of six supposedly one will have to be ranked a lot performer and go on structured coaching and if same person for two years they get exited (with a pip as a formality). Is this the way they did things a few years ago? Some people have been saying this. What was it like?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jtewgazm    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:05:28

• "Stacked ranking is a total demoralizing way to rate a team. IBM did this in the past , but did away with it several years ago. Now it is back. This is just another tactic to make it easier to fire people. Good luck to the remaining US employees. Going to be a bumpy ride. After 18 years, I left the company 6 months ago." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jtewgazm    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:05:36

• Microsoft MSN: "Are Indian Employees At Risk In Google’s Latest Layoffs? Find Out Here"    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:06:23

• "Over 3,000 USC contract employees laid off"    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:06:39

• Wayfair software engineer fired during COVID getting his day in court for age discrimination lawsuit https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/04/business/wayfair-software-engineer-fired-during-covid-getting-his-day-court-age-discrimination-lawsuit/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:07:13

• "software engineer Richard DiBona". Any relation to Chris? Google sacked Chris.    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:07:57

• 68,000 job losses possible in Ontario this year due to U.S. trade war https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/fao-report-ontario-impact-us-trade-war-1.7522571    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:22:53

• Trade Representative https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-04-30/us-ready-to-work-with-canadas-new-pm-us-trade-representative-says    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:23:19

• Inequality https://truthout.org/articles/canadas-liberal-party-will-face-down-trump-but-will-it-address-inequality/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:23:45

• Cheeto Mussolini knows exactly what he just triggered in Canada https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-canadian-election-analysis-1.7521255    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:24:29

• 'bleeding-heart judges' who are 'overruling the government' https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/doug-ford-ontario-judges-bail-reform-1.7522701    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:25:32

• alleged war crimes https://www.dw.com/en/syrian-man-on-trial-for-alleged-war-crimes-in-france/a-72357755    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:26:34

• Stargate Fiasco https://www.projectcensored.org/stargate-fiasco-data-centers/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:27:25

• Mexico President Open to Modifying Telecoms Bill After Censorship Accusations https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-04-25/mexico-president-open-to-modifying-telecoms-bill-after-censorship-accusations    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:27:51

• DW Freedom of Speech award goes to Georgian journalist https://www.dw.com/en/dw-freedom-of-speech-award-goes-to-georgian-journalist/a-72342146    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:29:01

• Cheeto Mussolini’s Aggressive Actions Against Free Speech Speak a Lot Louder Than His Words Defending It https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/05/01/trumps-aggressive-actions-against-free-speech-speak-a-lot-louder-than-his-words-defending-it/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:29:32

• Texas Pols Think They Can Control Speech. Nope. https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/05/01/texas-pols-think-they-can-control-speech-nope/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:29:51

• Meet The Think Tanks Behind MAGA’s New Free Speech Crackdown https://scheerpost.com/2025/05/01/meet-the-think-tanks-behind-magas-new-free-speech-crackdown/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:30:20

• New York’s Latest Cyber Rules Pressure Small Companies, Vendors https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/new-yorks-latest-cyber-rules-pressure-small-companies-vendors    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:32:46

• Data breach at collections vendor could affect some Bristol, Tennessee accounts https://heraldcourier.com/news/article_08b0d329-1882-458f-9b73-a5e2aff5018c.html    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:33:52

• Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office Employee On Leave, Suspected In Data Breach https://www.capenews.net/bourne/news/bcso-employee-on-leave-suspected-in-data-breach/article_9b9d658d-1f7e-4b47-b961-96df681563f0.html    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:34:16

• 45 CHS hospitals were affected by the Oracle Health outage https://databreaches.net/2025/05/01/45-chs-hospitals-were-affected-by-the-oracle-health-outage/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:34:51

• Social Security May Lose Thousands More Staff Under New Cheeto Mussolini Rule https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-04-25/social-security-may-lose-thousands-more-staff-under-new-trump-rule    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:35:32

• White House Wants to Defund Independent Social Security Board, Sources Say https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-04-25/exclusive-white-house-wants-to-defund-independent-social-security-board-sources-say    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:35:59

• Sweden's Migration Agency cuts citizenship forecast by 26 percent due to security checks https://www.thelocal.se/20250425/swedens-migration-agency-cuts-citizenship-forecast-by-26-percent-due-to-security-checks https://www.thelocal.se/20250425/why-is-sweden-asking-citizenship-applicants-extra-security-questions    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:36:27

• mobility aid made of Lego https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/root-wood-turtle-mobility-aid-lego-1.7517211    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:47:00

• Peace Bridge duty-free shop goes into receivership as cross-border travel plummets https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/duty-free-shops-1.7520595    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:47:12

• Suicide Hotline https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/canada-opens-suicide-hotline-american-lgbtq-youth-trump-moves-shut-it-down-what-we-know-1733133    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:48:36

• Windows TCO https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/04/hackers-stole-the-driver-license-info-of-millions-of-oregonians-but-judge-tosses-lawsuit-that-faulted-dmv.html    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:49:30

• High Court rules landlord entitled to additional £6m indemnity from insurance broker after data breach https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/high-court-rules-landlord-entitled-to-additional-6m-indemnity-from-insurance-broker-after-data-breach-91450    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:50:03

• SK Telecom vows to take full responsibility for damage from recent data leak https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250427003100320    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:50:35

• Windows TCO https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/marks-and-spencer-breach-linked-to-scattered-spider-ransomware-attack/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:51:13

• Investigators don’t know who leaked a Wisconsin Supreme Court draft order on abortion case https://www.wpr.org/news/investigators-dont-know-who-leaked-a-wisconsin-supreme-court-draft-abortion-order    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:51:51

• Cell C confirms data breach, warns users to remain vigilant https://iol.co.za/business/2025-04-09-cell-c-confirms-data-breach-warns-users-to-remain-vigilant/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:52:38

• Texas Health and Human Services Commission Notifies Additional Individuals Regarding Insider Wrongdoing Breach https://www.hhs.texas.gov/news/2025/04/hhsc-notifies-additional-individuals-regarding-privacy-breach    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:53:19

• "Command history on Linux allows you to review and repeat previous commands with little effort. It is built into the bash shell (included in the shell executable)" https://www.networkworld.com/article/3542724/making-use-of-command-history-on-linux.html    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:56:17

• "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 Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:56:49

• Maybe today is the day we resume the OSI series. Maybe.    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:57:08

• "Here's a look at eight Linux commands that you might not have tried. There's always something new to learn." https://www.networkworld.com/article/3960514/8-unusual-linux-commands.html    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:57:54

• SJVN not blogging in his own site for 2 months already https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:58:46

• And only 1 post in 3 months at blogs.oracle.com/authors/simon-coter ... blogs.oracle.com/scoter/post/oracle-linux-and-unbreakable-enterprise-kernel-uek-releases    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 04:59:58

• Oracle is mostly rebranding RHEL to take more control of its OS    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:00:20

• Forbes is mostly dead these days. Very few articles, even about "Linux" https://www.forbes.com/search/?sort=recent&q=linux&sh=45b26491279f    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:01:11

• Amazon ditches Android for its Linux-based Vega OS https://www.fudzilla.com/news/60944-amazon-ditches-android-for-its-linux-based-vega-os SLOP?    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:02:10

• Site dead for just over a year. What killed it? https://conservativenerds.locals.com/landing/article    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:04:21

• SUSE is all about buzzwords these days https://www.suse.com/c/blog/ they only get about 40 people to read their stuff, e.g. in https://www.suse.com/c/overcoming-modern-manufacturing-challenges-with-edge-computing/ https://www.suse.com/c/enterprise-ai/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:05:51

• Vroom vroom https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/nicole-coenen-axe-in-hand-a-woodchopper-s-guide-to-blades-wood-and-fire-1.7519089    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:33:31

• Threesome? More? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/multi-parent-families-rights-children-quebec-civil-code-1.7519867    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:35:11

• WFP https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-04-25/canada-pm-carney-condemns-israeli-blockade-on-food-says-wfp-must-be-allowed-to-work-in-gaza    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:37:53

• Travel from Canada to Michigan plummets amid tariffs, border scrutiny https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/travel-canada-michigan-plummets-amid-tariffs-border-scrutiny    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:39:59

• "net-zero" is a PR lie https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/dow-petrochemical-plant-alberta-1.7517545    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:40:48

• Liquidation https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/hudson-bay-liquidation-begins-toronto-flagship-1.7518676    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:45:23

• access to information request https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/medical-records-privacy-breach-dalhousie-university-health-1.7517812"    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:45:49

• Tree::DAG_Node V 1.34 uploaded to CPAN https://blogs.perl.org/users/ron_savage/2025/04/treedag-node-v-134-uploaded-to-cpan.html    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:46:31

• Winner, Name that Ware March 2025 https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2025/winner-name-that-ware-march-2025/ Name that Ware, April 2025 https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2025/name-that-ware-april-2025/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:47:11

• UPC is illegal and this event is run by Microsoft et al to sell monopolies as a "law" http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/04/fordham-32-post-2-judicial-landscape.html    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:48:22

• Pure propaganda from oligarchs and lawyers who lick their toes http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/04/world-ip-day-2025-feeling-beat-of-ip.html    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:48:51

• Impact of LLM scrapers and plagiarism http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/04/paws-off-new-licensing-terms-for-ipkat.html    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:49:39

• Clown computing as a bubble https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-05-01/amazon-forecasts-quarterly-revenue-largely-above-estimates    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:50:18

• Bezos oligarchy https://scheerpost.com/2025/04/30/amazon-wont-display-tariff-costs-after-trump-whines-to-bezos/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/25/The_Fall_of_Corporate_Media_Controlled_by_Oligarchs_Who_Boost_o.shtml    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:51:05

• Italy Shows How Amazon Can Be Forced to Bargain: Shut Down Its Distribution https://truthout.org/articles/italy-shows-how-amazon-can-be-forced-to-bargain-shutting-down-its-distribution/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:51:46

• Cheeto Mussolini’s Tussle With Amazon Reveals Tariff Vulnerability https://www.usnews.com/news/u-s-news-decision-points/articles/2025-04-30/trumps-tussle-with-amazon-reveals-tariff-vulnerability    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:52:11

• Amazon Bends to Cheeto Mussolini, Denies It Planned to Post US Tariff Costs on Website https://truthout.org/articles/amazon-bends-to-trump-denies-it-planned-to-post-us-tariff-costs-on-website/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:52:31

• The Tax Debate: What’s In it for Jeff Bezos and Amazon CEO Andrew Jassy https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/04/29/the-tax-debate-whats-in-it-for-jeff-bezos-and-amazon-ceo-andrew-jassy/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:53:02

• Some Amazon Sellers Are Pulling Out of Prime Day Amid Cheeto Mussolini Tariffs https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-04-28/exclusive-some-amazon-sellers-are-pulling-out-of-prime-day-amid-trump-tariffs    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:53:21

• specific brain cells that enable intelligent behaviour https://theconversation.com/how-we-discovered-specific-brain-cells-that-enable-intelligent-behaviour-254233    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:54:05

• bring nature back to cities https://theconversation.com/how-dandelions-conquered-concrete-to-bring-nature-back-to-cities-254849    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:54:41

• How the UK’s microchip industry is bouncing back after a quarter of a century https://theconversation.com/how-the-uks-microchip-industry-is-bouncing-back-after-a-quarter-of-a-century-253772    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:55:14

• "submarines" is an understatement http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/04/guest-post-appeals-from-ipec-costs.html    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:56:54

• Necros http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/04/is-it-deceptive-to-use-designers-name.html    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:57:14

• EUIPO rules in favour of Mercedes-Benz in radiator grille EUTM appeal (R 2316/2024-1) http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/04/euipo-rules-in-favour-of-mercedes-benz.html EUIPO and its tribunals are extremely corrupt, it's EU corruption that EU is unwilling to investigate http://techrights.org/wiki/EUIPO/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:58:39

• zero growth in 2025 https://www.dw.com/en/germany-expects-zero-growth-in-2025-blames-trump-tariffs/a-72338707    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 05:59:18

• Kashmir https://www.dw.com/en/what-s-at-stake-as-india-pakistan-tensions-rise-in-kashmir/a-72337273    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:00:19

• cognitive decline https://www.dw.com/en/uk-studies-link-contaminated-air-to-cognitive-decline/a-72354328    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:00:44

• FBI arrests judge https://www.dw.com/en/fbi-arrests-judge-for-obstruction-in-immigration-process/a-72357100    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:02:06

• Penalising people who reject spying any time they pay https://www.dw.com/en/can-germany-ditch-its-1-and-2-cent-coins/a-72216366    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:02:53

• Why is cocaine flooding Germany? https://www.dw.com/en/why-is-cocaine-flooding-germany/a-72333907    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:12:52

• Cheeto Mussolini’s attacks on media tests US First Amendment press freedom https://www.dw.com/en/trump-s-attacks-on-media-tests-us-first-amendment-press-freedom/a-72359073    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:13:23

• Virginia Giuffre https://www.dw.com/en/epstein-accuser-virginia-giuffre-takes-own-life/a-72358685 http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/Meme_Well_He_s_Dead_So_Bill_Gates_Tells_the_Media_Which_He_Pays.shtml    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:14:55

• New record in global military spending https://www.dw.com/en/sipri-arms-report-new-record-in-global-military-spending/a-72356132    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:16:34

• Greenland PM says island not a 'piece of property' for sale https://www.dw.com/en/greenland-pm-says-island-not-a-piece-of-property-for-sale/a-72369387    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:20:41

• Is driving becoming a luxury in Germany? https://www.dw.com/en/is-driving-becoming-a-luxury-in-germany/a-72272097    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:22:33

• Brazilian study links ultraprocessed foods to early death https://www.dw.com/en/brazilian-study-links-ultraprocessed-foods-to-early-death/a-72376669    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:26:59

• How protest music fueled a movement https://www.dw.com/en/vietnam-war-how-protest-music-fueled-a-movement/a-72321527    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:29:00

• Vietnam War 50 years on: How it changed perception of war https://www.dw.com/en/vietnam-war-50-years-on-how-it-changed-perception-of-war/a-72389354    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:30:50

• US study links everyday plastics to heart disease https://www.dw.com/en/us-study-links-everyday-plastics-to-heart-disease/a-72379367    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:31:26

• 3 month's silence https://www.howtogeek.com/author/david-mckay/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:32:40

• "From desktops to supercomputers, Linux is the OS of choice for scientists." https://www.howtogeek.com/why-linux-rules-the-world-of-science/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:36:48

• How to Install and Optimize Obsidian on Linux https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-install-and-optimize-obsidian-on-linux/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:37:35

• "The latest version of Ubuntu always brings something new, but should you get excited this time around?" https://www.howtogeek.com/everything-new-in-ubuntu-25-04/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:38:29

• "Nvidia is known for being somewhat tricky on Linux, but is that reputation earned or exaggerated?" https://www.howtogeek.com/nvidia-drivers-on-linux-what-you-need-to-know/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:39:22

• Everything You Need to Build a Custom NAS Box https://www.howtogeek.com/everything-you-need-to-build-a-custom-nas-box/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:42:27

• "This is why you need to visit your distro's forums from time to time." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-install-took-eight-hours-missed-this-simple-fix/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:43:08

• 3 Reasons to Replace Your NAS' OS (and 3 Reasons Not To) https://www.howtogeek.com/reasons-to-replace-your-nas-os/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:43:41

• "Want to build your own mini HTPC with Linux? This guide will get you started." https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-build-an-htpc-with-linux-and-a-mini-pc/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:44:27

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

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:45:06

• Albanian forest crisis https://www.dw.com/en/italy-s-appetite-for-wood-fuels-albanian-forest-crisis/a-72384406    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:46:57

• How secure is the critical infrastructure in Germany? https://www.dw.com/en/how-secure-is-the-critical-infrastructure-in-germany/a-72389328    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:48:22

• 4 jailed opposition members https://www.dw.com/en/hong-kong-releases-4-jailed-opposition-members/a-72381535    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:49:21

• death of author Alexandra Fröhlich https://www.dw.com/en/germany-police-probe-death-of-author-alexandra-fröhlich/a-72384438    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:55:55

• Docker vs. Virtual Machines What’s Best for Your Homelab? https://www.howtogeek.com/docker-vs-virtual-machines-whats-best-for-your-homelab/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:56:34

• "Ubuntu and KDE Plasma might be the open source match you've been looking for." https://www.howtogeek.com/what-is-kubuntu-linux/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:57:08

• Tariffs https://www.howtogeek.com/pre-order-the-framework-laptop-12-starting-today/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:57:40

• The 34-Year-Old AmigaOS 3 Just Got a Surprise Update https://www.howtogeek.com/amigaos-3-update/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 06:58:48

• "10 tricks to supercharge your new Fedora installation!" https://www.howtogeek.com/things-you-should-do-right-after-installing-fedora-linux/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 07:04:54

• "Which popular Linux distro is meant for you?" https://www.howtogeek.com/5-popular-linux-distros-and-who-theyre-meant-for/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 07:05:11

• "A Linux distribution comes in all shapes and sizes." https://www.howtogeek.com/most-unconventional-linux-distributions/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 07:05:31

• EU top court rules Malta's 'golden passport' scheme illegal https://www.dw.com/en/eu-top-court-rules-malta-s-golden-passport-scheme-illegal/a-72387585    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 07:06:05

• Amnesty International warns global human rights are at risk https://www.dw.com/en/amnesty-international-warns-global-human-rights-are-at-risk/a-72379029    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 07:06:31

• bold promises burst https://www.dw.com/en/100-days-of-trump-us-recession-looms-as-bold-promises-burst/a-72374395    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 07:07:05

• Murder mystery: Who was best-selling author Alexandra Fröhlich? https://www.dw.com/en/murder-mystery-who-was-best-selling-author-alexandra-fröhlich/a-72395735    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 07:07:52

• US economy shrinks by unexpected 0.3% https://www.dw.com/en/us-economy-shrinks-by-unexpected-0-3/a-72399375    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 07:09:11

• "EU citizenship no longer for sale" https://www.dw.com/en/eu-citizenship-no-longer-for-sale/a-72416965    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 08:40:23

• iophk: legal embezzlement instead of reinvesting the money into the company https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-to-buy-back-employee-shares-at-61-5-billion-valuation/articleshow/120841177.cms ("Anthropic to buy back employee shares at $61.5 billion valuation: The Information") http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/15/OpenAI_If_OpenAI_Survives_Another_2_Years_It_ll_be_About_30_Bil.shtml    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 08:40:53

• "Canadians Are Seriously Worried About War With the U.S." https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/05/canadians-fear-war-trump/682674/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 08:42:36

• "Trump Orders 100% Tariff On Movies Made Outside US" https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/americas/trump-orders-100-tariff-on-movies-made-outside-us-1876974 forcing people not to see BETTER cultures of HAPPIER people (not on antidepressants)    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 08:43:04

• "US: Trump announces 100% tariff on movies produced abroad" https://www.dw.com/en/us-trump-announces-100-tariff-on-movies-produced-abroad/a-72432458 killing people's ability to see a better life; what North Korea and Taliban would do...    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 08:43:39

• "Donald Trump Orders 100% Tariff On Movies Produced Outside US: Hollywood Being Devastated" https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/trump-orders-100-tariff-on-movies-produced-outside-us-8331661#publisher=newsstand This will not save Hollywood; Hollywood is NOT PRODUCING ANYTHING GOOD ANYMORE.    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 08:44:10

• "Trump Threatens 100% Tariff on Foreign-Made Films" https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/2025-05-04/trump-threatens-100-tariff-on-foreign-made-films hilarious on many levels! Seems the GOP is afraid of people finding out cultures better than "US TALIBAN"    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 08:45:37

• "Donald Trump Wants ‘100% Tariff’ on U.S. Films Made Outside Country" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/donald-trump-movies-tariffs-hollywood-1235331166/ that will solve it!!! MAGA saved.    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 08:46:04

• "Trump Falsely Claims Gas and Grocery Prices Are Down" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-gas-grocery-prices-pencils-dolls-1235331051/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 08:46:16

• iophk: the real difference is that one is for interactive use and the other for scripting https://thenewstack.io/linux-an-introduction-to-user-management/ ("Linux: An Introduction to User Management")    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 08:47:43

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 08:51:04

• "Empty shelves? Tariffs are about to hit US shoppers in a variety of ways." https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/0503/tariffs-shoppers-shortages-price-hikes    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 08:51:34

• SANS pumping microsoft github (back doors) at an ostensible security site https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31910 ("Steganography Challenge") http://techrights.org/o/2019/07/14/blaming-canonical-for-github/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 08:52:12

• "Understanding Trump’s Budget Proposal - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/understanding-trumps-budget-proposal    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 08:52:22

• "Mozilla’s CEO weighs in on U.S. v. Google – Josh Betz" https://josh.blog/2025/04/mozillas-ceo-weighs-in-on-u-s-v-google http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/03/Mozilla_on_Google_Conflict_of_Interest.shtml    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 08:52:44

• "How to reduce the spread of crypto" [sic] https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/05/how-to-reduce-the-spread-of-crypto/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/03/05/Just_Because_Common_Currencies_Including_the_US_Dollars_Are_Con.shtml http://techrights.org/o/2023/06/18/no-such-thing-as-cryptocurrency/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 08:53:14

• "Australia’s and Canada’s Elections" https://rubenerd.com/australia-and-canadas-elections/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 08:53:23

• "They’re also just as unhelpful as the staggering annual loss estimates spouted by rightsholders." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/end-game-twitch-servers-among-hundreds-blocked-for-piracy-by-spanish-isps-250504/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 09:16:40

• "Half. Half of the data Google uses to train its A.I. models was removed when publishers were made aware they could opt out." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/publisher-opt-outs-google-ai/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 09:16:56

• "CPB is not a federal executive agency subject to the President’s authority. Congress directly authorized and funded CPB to be a private nonprofit corporation wholly independent of the federal government." ☛ https://cpb.org/pressroom/Corporation-Public-Broadcasting-Statement-Regarding-Executive-Order-Public-Media |    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 09:26:54

• "Watching conservatives set out to destroy public broadcasting is a tragedy. But I see today that NPR and PBS are spending significant resources on fawning profiles of far-right activists such as Steve Bannon and Chris Rufo." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/05/02/trump-executive-order-demands-end-to-npr-and-pbs-funding.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 09:32:37

• "U.S. fell from 55th to 57th place on RSF’s World Press Freedom Index" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/reporters-without-borders-sounds-alarm-on-us-press-freedom-under-trump/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 09:32:55

• [Old] "The online edition of Nicaragua's oldest newspaper La Prensa on Thursday said its journalists, photographers and other staff had left the country for fear of being jailed" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/staff-of-nicaragua-newspaper-la-prensa-newspaper-flee-abroad/a-62559924 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 09:33:12

• "Nicaragua has withdrawn from the United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization after UNESCO acknowledged the exiled La Prensa newspaper as part of the organization's press freedom awards." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/nicaragua-leaves-unesco-after-exiled-newspaper-wins-award/a-72431357 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 09:33:37

• "Four reporters from RFE/RL's Georgian Service are among those who have been fined, often receiving notifications of the penalties by text message" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-media-crackdown-journalists-rights/33401113.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 09:34:26

• "It’s a very dangerous experiment in speech restriction and the ability to peacefully protest" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/midwest-activists-challenge-anti-boycott-laws-in-fight-for-free-speech/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 09:39:07

• "He's underscoring that pledge even as federal law prohibits senior members of the executive branch from asking the Internal Revenue Service to conduct or terminate an audit or an investigation." ☛ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/americas/trump-re-ups-his-threat-to-strip-harvards-tax-exempt-status-1876574 | Source: Deccan Chronicle    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 09:39:17

• "In mid-April we learned about Bluesky censoring accounts as demanded by the government of Türkiye." ☛ https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/04/28/Censoring-Social-Media | Source: Tim Bray    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 09:39:29

• "The buyback programme comes at a time when many late-stage startups are struggling to balance valuations with internal morale" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-to-buy-back-employee-shares-at-61-5-billion-valuation/articleshow/120841177.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:25:28

• "Hyper scale data centers bring few benefits to communities" ☛ https://futurism.com/small-towns-ai-data-centers | Source: Futurism    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:26:26

• "That victim, David Balland, had co-founded a [cryptocurrency] firm, Ledger, valued at more than $1.0 billion." ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2299849.html | Source: RTL    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:26:52

• "The victim appears to be the father of a man who made his fortune in cryptocurrencies, with the crime involving a ransom demand" ☛ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/europe/french-police-free-kidnapped-father-of-crypto-millionaire-1876973 | Source: Deccan Chronicle    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:27:27

• "Britain plans to ban credit card purchases of [cryptocurrency] and tighten access to [cryptocurrency] lending, aiming to protect retail investors as it brings the sector under formal regulation." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/britain-to-bar-consumers-from-borrowing-to-buy-crypto-under-new-regime/articleshow/120855854.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:28:40

• "Testing also revealed elevated levels of arsenic, lead and mercury in the yards of three homes that survived the Eaton fire — although these homeowners did not have the benefit of a federal cleanup." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-05-04/the-government-wont-test-soil-on-properties-burned-in-the-la-fires-so-we-did-it-ourselves | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:29:07

• "Months after the fires, Los Angeles is beginning to rebuild, but current proposals don’t address the city’s long-standing housing issues." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/05/la-fires-singapore-public-housing/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:29:22

• "One of the common misconceptions about electric vehicles is that they're a net positive for the environment." ☛ https://futurism.com/electric-car-mining-leaching-chemicals | Source: Futurism    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:29:40

• "On April 8, 2025, President Hakainde Hichilema signed the Cyber Crime and Cyber Security bills into law. Yet, more than a week later, many Zambians remained unaware of the new legislation." ☛ https://www.lusakatimes.com/2025/05/05/we-learnt-about-new-cyber-law-through-the-us-embassy/ | Source: Lusaka ZM    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:31:22

• "However, as some journalists noted, a banner at the bottom of the screen showed that Waltz was using a companion app made by a firm called TeleMessage" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/waltz-reportedly-archived-signal-messages-on-israeli-intelligence-linked-app/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:31:28

• "The couriers, many of whom are banned from working because of their immigration status" ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/04/illegal-migrants-britain-easy-money-deliveroo-jobs/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:41:40

• "Tech giant Google is reportedly planning to allow children under 13 — whose parents use Google’s Family Link parental controls — to access its Gemini AI chatbot." ☛ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/technology/google-to-allow-children-under-13-to-use-its-gemini-ai-1876827 | Source: Deccan Chronicle    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:41:58

• "Rolling Stone reached out to Klein for a conversation about Trump’s unique shock doctrine — as well as his administration’s confounding war on science and basic research." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/naomi-klein-trump-musk-thiel-oligarchs-climate-science-1235330780/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:42:23

• "His attack on the institution is threefold: He is using the mechanisms of justice to go after political opponents" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/05/trump-destroying-doj/682681/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:42:52

• "TikTok is a division of Chinese tech company ByteDance." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/china-denies-accessing-data-after-tiktok-hit-with-huge-eu-fine/articleshow/120874263.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:43:07

• "TikTok is - it's very interesting, but it will be protected." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/trump-says-would-extend-tiktok-deadline-if-there-is-still-no-deal/articleshow/120874560.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:43:28

• "The source pointed out that the facilitation of irregular migration is part of the “hybrid war” waged by countries adversarial to the United States in the Latin American region" ☛ https://www.laprensani.com/2025/02/07/english/3433282-shipwreck-in-the-southern-caribbean-of-nicaragua-reveals-that-illegal-immigration-through-the-country-continues |    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:43:55

• "The hack shows that an app gathering messages of the highest ranking officials in the government" ☛ https://www.404media.co/the-signal-clone-the-trump-admin-uses-was-hacked/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:50:07

• "Unsurprisingly, regulators around the world have raised concerns about this whole idea of an upstart collecting and storing people's biometric data." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/04/sam_altman_startup_world/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:50:39

• Windows TCO: "The UK will warn companies to treat cybersecurity as an "absolute priority" in the wake of attacks on retailers." ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/uk-cybersecurity-absolute-priority/263026/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:51:39

• "Several leaders who I follow have provided differing opinions on BlueSky." ☛ https://troypatterson.me/2025/05/04/thoughts-on-bluesky/ | Source: Troy Patterson    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:52:03

• "The White House then reposted it on its official X account." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/new-york-cardinal-says-trump-ai-pope-image-wasnt-good/articleshow/120885049.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:52:31

• "The irreverent posting drew instant outrage on X, including from Republicans against Trump" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/trump-posts-ai-generated-photo-of-himself-as-pope/articleshow/120854166.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:53:10

• "Not even the beloved World Science Fiction Convention, often known affectionately as Worldcon, is immune to the AI takeover." ☛ https://futurism.com/worldcon-ai-panelists | Source: Futurism    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:53:38

• "The biggest site for nonconsensual deepfake porn on the internet says it’s shutting down and not coming back." ☛ https://www.404media.co/mr-deepfakes-the-biggest-deepfake-porn-site-on-the-internet-says-its-shutting-down-for-good/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:54:03

• "This is how I explain adding in Anubis to others. There is a more detailed example, with Nginx configuration below." ☛ https://dan.langille.org/2025/05/03/implement-anubis-to-give-the-bots-a-harder-time/ | Source: Dan Langille    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:54:28

• "Waymo analyzed the safety performance of its autonomous vehicles over the course of 56.7 million miles driven in Austin, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and San Francisco" ☛ https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/411522/self-driving-car-artificial-intelligence-autonomous-vehicle-safety-waymo-google | Source: Vox    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:55:23

• "create new content dramatically faster." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/04/duolingo-replaces-its-contractors-with-ai-courses-with-slop/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:58:37

• "This trap is obvious when you think about it for a few minutes. But it really hit home when I was tinkering with a logo design in ChatGPT and getting nowhere." ☛ https://lmika.org/2025/05/05/kind-of-realised-something-about.html | Source: Leon Mika    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:58:57

• "It’s becoming increasingly apparent that one of the reasons why tech companies are so enthusiastic about shoving AI into every product and service is that they fundamentally do not understand why people dislike AI." ☛ https://soatok.blog/2025/05/04/tech-companies-apparently-do-not-understand-why-we-dislike-ai/ | Source: Dhole Moments    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 10:59:08

• "The current LLM craze is also coming for the jobs of system administrators for the same reason; we're overhead, just like internal development at (most) non-tech companies" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/LLMsVersusOurJobs | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 11:01:00

• "all new Microsoft accounts will use passkeys" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/04/security_news_in_brief/ | Source: The Register UK http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/02/Passkeys_Are_Vendor_Lock_in_and_Imperialism_Not_Security_So_Esc.shtml    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 11:12:46

• "And the honeybees Peterson is setting up in northern Michigan are actually from Florida." ☛ https://michiganadvance.com/2025/05/03/florida-bees-hard-at-work-in-michigan-cherry-orchards/ | Source: Michigan Advance    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 11:13:09

• "task force made up of members from various federal departments" ☛ https://alabamareflector.com/2025/05/04/repub/technologists-welcome-executive-order-on-ai-in-schools-but-say-more-detail-is-needed/ | Source: Alabama Reflector    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 11:14:35

• "What scientific things in Star Wars are just not scientific? I'm going to go over some of the more interesting ideas" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/the-phony-physics-of-star-wars-are-a-blast/ | Source: Wired    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 11:15:09

• "You are given a list of words containing alphabetic characters only." ☛ https://raku-musings.com/common-count.html | Source: Arne Sommer    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 11:17:06

• "This blog is about the improved function, quicksummary in the Dyn4cast package." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/05/quicksummary-of-data-for-modeling-and-machine-learning/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 11:17:39

• "Linux kernel developers target outdated CPU support, with major code cleanup and a push for streamlined x86 architecture support" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/linux-kernel-to-drop-support-for-legacy-i486-and-early-586-cpus/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 11:19:41

• "Look, I’m not going to justify this experiment. It makes no sense that it pleases me that my website’s html/css/js is pretty when you pull up the source. So that’s it." ☛ https://alan.norbauer.com/articles/dying-for-beauty/ |    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 11:22:27

• "In fact, it's not especially even hard to run a DNS server." ☛ https://simonsafar.com/2025/running_dns/ | Source: Simon Safar    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 11:22:36

• [Old] "It’s no secret that most consumer routers ship with software that’s flaky at best, and prohibitively insecure at worst." ☛ https://www.azabani.com/2015/08/06/modern-openbsd-home-router.html |    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 11:22:51

• How To Install VLC Media Player on Fedora 42 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-vlc-media-player-fedora-42/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 11:23:56

• How To Install Stable Diffusion on Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-stable-diffusion-linux-mint-22/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 11:24:16

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

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 11:24:35

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

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 11:24:54

• How To Install Vivaldi Browser on Fedora 42 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-vivaldi-browser-fedora-42/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 11:25:02

• I tried Hannah Montana Linux in 2025 - here’s how it went https://www.xda-developers.com/i-tried-hannah-montana-linux-in-2025/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 11:28:45

• Wifislax – Slackware-based live distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/wifislax-slackware-based-live-distribution/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 11:30:48

• The real issue here is that Microsoft transmits malware to Linux machines, but the press wants people to think it's something wrong in Linux rather than Microsoft "neglect" (at best) https://securityaffairs.com/177411/malware/malicious-go-modules-designed-to-wipe-linux-systems.html    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 11:34:37

• Golden Week 2025 gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/nm03/2025/MAY2025/entry-1    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 11:52:36

• "How small can a virtual machine get before dwindling into a fully esoteric state (like FlipJump, BytePusher, Subleq or even my own NRJ16)?" gopher://hoi.st:70/0/posts/2025-05-05-the-anatomy-of-a-tiny-vm.txt    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 11:53:53

• My Dygma Raise 2 keyboard review gemini://gmi.bacardi55.io/2025/05/04/my-dygma-raise-2-keyboard-review/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 11:55:10

• "Each time I do a re-install, I update these notes as I go while using them as a reference. I'm finding this activity teaches me a great deal. I plan on doing this regularly to keep me engaged with my tools." gemini://gmi.zkbro.com/gemlog/2025-05-04-setting-up-debian-and-gnome-de.gmi    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 11:55:59

• 🔤SpellBinding: EFKLOYW Wordo: BUSED gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-05-05.gmi    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 11:56:34

• 'Tastefully Yours' gemini://gemini.kpopify.me/Le_casting_de_Tastefully_Yours_sinvite_dans_Amazing_Saturday_.gmi    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 11:57:59

• My keyboard journey lead me to the Dygma Raise 2 gemini://gmi.bacardi55.io/2025/05/03/my-keyboard-journey-lead-me-to-the-dygma-raise-2/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 11:59:00

• "Hi, New to this and just testing a script to post from the CLI. I promise I won't pollute the pub. Greetings all." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2608    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 12:00:07

• "This is a proper post from the CLI." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2607    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 12:00:39

• Planning cycle routes in Washington DC gemini://republic.circumlunar.space/users/johngodlee/posts/2025-05-03-dc_bike_routes.gmi    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 12:01:15

• "A colleague had a list of plant species names from a regional checklist they have compiled. They wanted to add a description of the growth form to each species, but with over 2000 species it was becoming laborious to look up each species individually online." gemini://republic.circumlunar.space/users/johngodlee/posts/2025-04-26-life_form.gmi    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 12:02:37

• "Originally slated for release in early 2025, the launch has been postponed to later this year to allow for further enhancements and to address integration challenges." gemini://mygemini.space/gemlogs/10/posts/34 yet more false promises and vapourware http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/15/OpenAI_If_OpenAI_Survives_Another_2_Years_It_ll_be_About_30_Bil.shtml    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 12:04:09

• "Welcome, Simple Articles aims to give you simple, straightforward news on what’s happening in tech. Simple Articles sources stories from well established sites, but in good faith by linking directly to the source." gemini://mygemini.space/gemlogs/10/posts/31    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 12:04:50

• And still no proper keyboard normal people can get real work done on. "The foldable iPad is expected to feature an expansive 18.8-inch display when unfolded, positioning it as a potential hybrid between a tablet and a laptop." gemini://mygemini.space/gemlogs/10/posts/32    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 12:05:55

• GNU/Linux Above 7% in Bulgaria, Rising Just Like in Most of Europe (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/04/GNU_Linux_Above_7_in_Bulgaria_Rising_Just_Like_in_Most_of_Europ.shtml    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 12:20:09

• Data Shows Largest EU Economies Shifting to GNU/Linux (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/02/Data_Shows_Largest_EU_Economies_Shifting_to_GNU_linux.shtml    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 12:20:21

• Buy a NAS for the Hardware, Not the Operating System https://www.howtogeek.com/buy-a-nas-for-the-hardware-not-the-operating-system/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 12:30:18

• 10 Docker Containers Every Homelabber Should Run https://www.howtogeek.com/10-docker-containers-every-homelabber-should-run/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 12:30:43

• "Is different really better?" https://www.howtogeek.com/what-is-gobolinux/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 12:31:11

• "Discover which GNOME based distro matches your style." https://www.howtogeek.com/these-linux-distros-use-gnome-as-default-desktop/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 12:31:31

• Video: Multisystem 2 ☞ http://www.montanalinux.org/video-multisystem2-250504.html    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 12:33:00

• PCLinuxOS Recent Updates ☞ https://www.pclinuxos.com/?p=5962    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 12:39:06

• iBeacons ☞ https://computer.rip/2025-05-04-iBeacons.html "gets lodged in your brain for the next decade? Let's talk about one of those: the iBeacon."    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 12:41:02

• Men Tend to Fall in Love Faster Than Women, New Study Shows ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/men-tend-to-fall-in-love-faster-than-women-new-study-shows    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 12:51:19

• "By now, you’ve probably heard about Kosmos 482, a Soviet probe destined for Venus in 1972 that fell a bit short of the mark and stayed in Earth orbit for the last 53 years." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/04/hackaday-links-may-4-2025/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 12:51:51

• TikTok in the spotlight as far-right candidate leads Romania's presidential rerun ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250504-tiktok-in-the-spotlight-as-far-right-candidate-leads-romania-s-presidential-rerun    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 12:52:47

• "In these days of everything-streaming, it’s great to see an old school radio build." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/04/all-band-radio-records-signals-plays-mp3s/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 12:54:40

• Dirk Eddelbuettel: #47: r2u at its Third Birthday ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2025/05/04#047_r2u_at_three    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 12:55:47

• Putin says he hopes nuclear weapons will 'not be required' in Ukraine ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250505-putin-says-he-hopes-there-will-be-no-need-to-use-nuclear-weapons-in-ukraine-russia    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 12:58:19

• China's Pooh-tin Jinping to visit Russia on May 7-10, Kremlin says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250504-chinese-president-to-visit-russia-on-may-7-10-kremlin    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 12:58:28

• Ukraine calls for full ceasefire, rejects Russia's three-day truce proposal ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250504-ukraine-calls-for-full-ceasefire-rejects-russia-s-three-day-truce-proposal    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 12:58:41

• During Prague Visit, Zelenskyy Says 'Eager' Putin Should Focus On Peace, Not Parades ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-zelenskyy-prague-drones-russia-war/33404394.html    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 12:58:51

• Russian Air Strikes Target Kyiv As Zelenskyy Calls For 30-Day Cease-Fire ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-putin-zelenskyy-ceasefire-donetsk-kyiv/33403915.html    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 12:59:05

• Passkeys Are Vendor Lock-in and Imperialism, Not Security, So Escape Them Before They Latch Onto Your Workflows ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/02/Passkeys_Are_Vendor_Lock_in_and_Imperialism_Not_Security_So_Esc.shtml    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 12:59:26

• Don Marti: mlp 4 May 2025 ☞ https://blog.zgp.org/mlp-4-may-2025/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:00:31

• Sanctions, War Tribunal On Agenda As EU Ministers Prepare For Warsaw And Lviv Meetings ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/sanctions-war-tribunal-eu-ministers-warsaw-lviv-meetings/33404525.html "European Union foreign ministers will gather in Warsaw this week for an informal council meeting and then head to Lviv in a show of solidarity with Ukraine in the face of a major Victory Day celebrations in Russia."    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:01:11

• "Trump says U.S. ‘closer’ to agreement with one side in Russia–Ukraine talks" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/05/trump-says-u-s-closer-to-agreement-with-one-side-in-russia-ukraine-talks-declines-to-say-which | Source: Meduza    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:01:20

• Romania votes in presidential rerun after annulled election sparked political crisis ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250504-romania-votes-in-presidential-rerun-after-annulled-election-sparked-political-crisis    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:02:07

• Former presidential candidate Calin Georgescu and Romania's annulled vote ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250504-former-presidential-candidate-calin-georgescu-and-romania-s-annulled-vote    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:02:26

• Romanian Ultranationalist Simion Set To Win First Round Of Presidential Vote -- Race Tight For Second Place ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/romania-presidential-election-voting-controversy/33404328.html    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:03:18

• statCounter Says Only One in 6 Web-Connected Clients in Hungary Are Using Windows, iOS Almost Bigger Than backdoored Windows Now (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/04/statCounter_Says_Only_One_in_6_Web_Connected_Clients_in_Hungary.shtml    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:03:33

• "North Korean students in attendance" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/05/russia-stages-children-s-military-parade-in-vladivostok-with-north-korean-students-in-attendance | Source: Meduza    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:03:54

• Amnesty: Poland’s suspension of asylum claims a serious threat to human rights and lives ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/amnesty-polands-suspension-of-asylum-claims-a-serious-threat-to-human-rights-and-lives/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:04:56

• Explosion and fire ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/05/explosion-and-fire-in-moscow-apartment-building-leave-at-least-two-dead | Source: Meduza    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:05:18

• Happy 20th Birthday to OpenDocument Format (ODF) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/03/Happy_20th_Birthday_to_OpenDocument_Format_ODF.shtml    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:05:36

• Death toll rises to 9 after tourist boats capsize in China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/death-toll-rises-to-9-after-tourist-boats-capsize-in-china    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:06:22

• Brain interface used to edit YouTube video — paralyzed Neuralink patient also uses Hey Hi (AI) to narrate with his own voice ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/wearable-tech/brain-interface-used-to-edit-youtube-video-paralyzed-neuralink-patient-also-uses-ai-to-narrate-with-his-own-voice    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:07:01

• How To Install and Play League of Legends GNU/Linux (2025) ☞ https://dekisoft.com/league-of-legends-linux-2021/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:08:23

• Iconic Open Source Hub Appeals for Lifesaving Donations ☞ https://linuxiac.com/iconic-open-source-hub-appeals-for-lifesaving-donations/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:08:44

• Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 18 (Apr 28 – May 4, 2025) ☞ https://linuxiac.com/linuxiac-weekly-wrap-up-week-18-apr-28-may-4-2025/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:09:01

• People leak a lot of material to techrights because they know, based on the track record, that the sources will be protected and whatever gets published will stay online, in full, no matter how stubborn an effort (even lawsuits and blackmail) will be sent its way. The site has a firm obligation to its sources and whistleblowers.    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:12:22

• Colin Watson: Free software activity in April 2025 ☞ https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~cjwatson/blog/activity-2025-04.html    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:23:58

• Linux: An Introduction to User Management ☞ https://thenewstack.io/linux-an-introduction-to-user-management/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:24:21

• bmk is a command-line bookmark manager ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/bmk-command-line-bookmark-manager/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:24:56

• snapborg synchronizes snapper snapshots to a borg repository ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/snapborg-synchronizes-snapper-snapshots-to-a-borg-repository/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:25:11

• Tockler tracks time by monitoring your active window title ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/tockler-tracks-time-monitoring-active-window-title/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:25:29

• nbcat previews Jupyter notebooks in the terminal ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/nbcat-previews-jupyter-notebooks-terminal/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:25:48

• OpenCPN is a ship-borne GUI navigation application ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/opencpn-ship-borne-gui-navigation-application/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:26:03

• 3 Graphical Frontends for ImageMagick ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/graphical-frontends-imagemagick/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:28:04

• 6 Best Free and Open Source Virtual Globes ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/virtualglobe/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:28:18

• Facteur is mail-merge software ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/facteur-mail-merge-software/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:28:32

• #Japan2025 Toyama Tower, Castle, and French Pentax ☞ https://rubenerd.com/japan2025-toyama-tower-and-castle/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:40:36

• EA Confirms Codemasters Had Both Layoffs And Staff Redeployed To Other Studios https://gameranx.com/updates/id/537386/article/ea-confirms-codemasters-had-both-layoffs-and-staff-redeployed-to-other-studios/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:42:00

• Lazy Reading for 2025/05/04 ☞ https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2025/05/04/lazy-reading-for-2025-05-04/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:43:34

• What brought what? TLDR culture brought about social control media? Or social control media encouraged laziness? That's debatable, may depend on the person or be a loop/two-way/imposed by habits over time and by design.    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:45:08

• Many Reports About Microsoft's Financial Report/Performance Are False, Fake News, Churnalism/Parroting, and LLM Slop (Machine-Generated Lies) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/04/Many_Reports_About_Microsoft_s_Financial_Report_Performance_Are.shtml    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:48:46

• In the First 3 Months of 2025 GAFAM Debt Rose by More Than $14.4 Billion ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/04/In_the_First_3_Months_of_2025_GAFAM_Debt_Rose_by_More_Than_14_4.shtml    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:48:55

• 10-Step Strategy to Get BRETT WILSON LLP ("Gun for Hire"), Microsoft's Serial Strangler, and the Serial Defamer to Compensate Techrights and Tux Machines for Years of SLAPPs and Abusive Litigation ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/04/10_Step_Strategy_to_Get_BRETT_WILSON_LLP_Gun_for_Hire_Microsoft.shtml    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:49:02

• Let's Put Slop In the Casket Once and for All (Call Out the Sites and People Who Produce and Spread Slop) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/03/Let_s_Put_Slop_In_the_Casket_Once_and_for_All_Call_Out_the_Site.shtml    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:50:20

• Windows Down in the Largest Countries, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Cannot Dodge This Reality Forever ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/03/Windows_Down_in_the_Largest_Countries_Microsoft_Cannot_Dodge_Th.shtml    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:50:31

• Eight former UMich employees file lawsuit against University of Michigan for wrongful termination ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/news/news-briefs/eight-former-umich-employees-file-lawsuit-against-university-of-michigan-for-wrongful-termination/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:54:21

• The categories of "wrong" or "bad" protests/dissent will expand over time. This will doom academic freedom, not only in the realm of politics. https://www.michigandaily.com/news/news-briefs/eight-former-umich-employees-file-lawsuit-against-university-of-michigan-for-wrongful-termination/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:55:12

• Framework 2nd Gen Event | Blathering ☞ https://cubiclenate.com/2025/05/04/framework-2nd-gen-event-blathering/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 13:55:40

• Environmentalist Jenny Quinton on running eco-education centre Ark Eden and protecting Hong Kong’s ‘big nature’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/05/environmentalist-jenny-quinton-on-running-eco-education-centre-and-protecting-hong-kongs-big-nature/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:00:41

• I'll be at the Geek Faëries 2025 festival! ☞ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1076/ill-be-at-the-geek-faeries-2025-festival    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:00:57

• EDATEC launches 7-inch, 10.1-inch and 15.6-inch Industrial HMI displays powered by Raspberry Pi CM5 ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/05/04/edatec-launches-7-inch-10-1-inch-and-15-6-inch-industrial-hmi-displays-powered-by-raspberry-pi-cm5/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:04:32

• Leaders of defence committees from nine countries to gather in Tallinn ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/04.05.2025-leaders-of-defence-committees-from-nine-countries-to-gather-in-tallinn.a597658/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:13:31

• Dihydroxyacetone Man announces 100% tariff for movies produced outside US: ‘National Security threat’ ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/05/04/us-news/trump-announces-100-tariff-for-movies-produced-outside-us-national-security-threat/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:14:02

• Signal app clone used by Convicted Felon officials was hacked in less than 30 mins ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/05/04/signal-app-clone-used-trump-officials-hacked-less-30-mins/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:14:53

• Dihydroxyacetone Man administration proposes $491M cut to CISA in 2026 budget plan ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/05/04/trump-administration-proposes-491m-cut-cisa-2026-budget-plan/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:15:16

• Choose Australian companies to strengthen Australia’s defence ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/choose-australian-companies-to-strengthen-australias-defence/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:15:36

• Staying behind: Olympic athletes seek asylum in Europe ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250504-staying-behind-olympics-athletes-seek-asylum-in-europe    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:15:51

• US Justice Department sues four states over climate initiatives ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/us-justice-department-sues-four-states-over-climate-initiatives/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:16:26

• 'Super-Earths' May Be Surprisingly Common, Scientists Reveal ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/super-earths-may-be-surprisingly-common-scientists-reveal    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:16:57

• Poor Oral Hygiene Could Be Taking a Toll on Your Heart, Expert Says ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/poor-oral-hygiene-could-be-taking-a-toll-on-your-heart-expert-says    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:17:07

• AI Detects an Unusual Detail Hidden in a Famous Raphael Masterpiece ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ai-detects-an-unusual-detail-hidden-in-a-famous-raphael-masterpiece    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:17:32

• Fungi on Your Skin Could Produce a Potent Antibiotic to Fight Infections ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/fungi-on-your-skin-could-produce-a-potent-antibiotic-to-fight-infections    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:17:47

• Scientists Don't Know Why Consciousness Exists, And a New Study Proves It ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-dont-know-why-consciousness-exists-and-a-new-study-proves-it    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:17:58

• The First Synthetic 'Mini Prion' Could Help Study Diseases Like Alzheimer's ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-first-synthetic-mini-prion-could-help-study-diseases-like-alzheimers    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:18:16

• ‘Dead cheap’ trip through Qantas-owned holiday website TripADeal ends in $3.2K shock ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/05/04/lifestyle/cheap-trip-through-website-tripadeal-has-shock-twist/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:18:55

• Main Line Health battles healthcare hackers with zero-trust strategy ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/05/04/elisity-main-line-health-cyber-threats-healthcare-rsac/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:19:24

• GAFAM-bribed "media" (siliconangle) making excuses for GAFAM having financial difficulties despite laying off so many people https://siliconangle.com/2025/05/04/power-hungry-clouds-inside-techs-expensive-quarter/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/04/In_the_First_3_Months_of_2025_GAFAM_Debt_Rose_by_More_Than_14_4.shtml    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:23:52

• "Alvind and Krabanaugh are pathetic low performers since IBM isn't growing any more, but these crass incompetents always manage to get big multi-million dollar bonuses - go figure that one ! LOL." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jtewgazm    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:25:20

• Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial opens in New York ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250505-sean-diddy-combs-sex-trafficking-trial-new-york    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:26:57

• Romania exit polls point to 'comfortable lead' for far right's George Simion ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250504-romania-exit-polls-point-to-comfortable-lead-for-far-right-s-george-simion    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:27:22

• A Delay Line Memory Demo Board ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/04/a-delay-line-memory-demo-board/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:28:18

• Electric Catamaran ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/04/electric-catamaran-sails-high-seas-of-inland-canada/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:28:43

• Nine killed after four tourist boats capsize in China, state media reports ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/nine-killed-after-four-tourist-boats-capsize-in-china-state-media-reports    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:29:11

• Three dead, 60 hospitalised after tourist boats capsizes in China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/three-dead-60-hospitalised-in-china-boat-disaster-state-media    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:29:40

• Japan, China accuse each other of airspace ‘violation’ near disputed islands ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-china-accuse-each-other-of-airspace-violation-near-disputed-islands    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:29:55

• ‘US tariffs don’t hurt’: Chongqing’s car sector a bright spot amid trade turmoil ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/us-tariffs-dont-hurt-chongqings-car-sector-a-bright-spot-amid-trade-turmoil    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:30:19

• Philippine bishops defend papal front runner over clerical sex abuse ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippine-bishops-defend-papal-frontrunner-over-clerical-sex-abuse    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:30:49

• PCB Renewal Aims To Make Old Boards Useful Again ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/04/pcb-renewal-aims-to-make-old-boards-useful-again/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:31:41

• Morse code ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/04/train-with-morse-master/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:34:16

• CanSat Entry ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/04/lancing-college-shares-critical-design-review-for-uk-cansat-entry/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:34:45

• School Deans told to prepare for budget cuts ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2025/04/30/school-of-humanities-and-sciences-told-to-prepare-for-budget-cuts/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:35:08

• "[...] A few weeks ago we reviewed EndeavourOS, a project with a similar design and approach to CachyOS, and this week we compare how CachyOS performs compared to Endeavour." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20250505 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:35:51

• "Since declaring in my last post that “it was time to return to slightly less frivolous projects for a bit” I instead spent the last week-and-change attempting to make Chimera Linux run on Pentium class 32-bit x86 hardware." ☛ https://www.wezm.net/v2/posts/2025/chimera-i586/ | Source: Wesley Moore    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:36:00

• "LoRa: proprietary radio communication technique for sending a few bytes[*] of data to other similarly equipped devices" ☛ https://planb.nicecupoftea.org/2025/04/29/a-lora-lora-faff/ |    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:37:20

• "According to Chiswick Auctions, Luke's hilt was built from a "1940s Graflex camera, with a 3-cell flash gun" by Roger for just $15 (about $83 / £63 / AU$129 adjused for inflation)" ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/film-cameras/i-had-no-idea-luke-skywalkers-lightsaber-was-made-from-a-vintage-camera-flash | Source: Digital Camera World    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:37:40

• "Single Sign-On (SSO) services often use the same email address everywhere, making it easier to correlate accounts." ☛ https://sagi.io/the-national-security-case-for-email-plus-addressing/ | Source: Sagi Kedmi    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:38:05

• "This is what I did: [...]" ☛ https://ostwilkens.se/blog/setting-up-blog |    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:38:24

• locking up their children https://www.dw.com/en/spain-german-couple-arrested-for-locking-up-their-children/a-72398851    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:39:18

• North Korea dismantles symbols of reconciliation with South https://www.dw.com/en/north-korea-dismantles-symbols-of-reconciliation-with-south/a-72396414    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:39:44

• Where does the EU stand? https://www.dw.com/en/india-pakistan-tensions-where-does-the-eu-stand/a-72398394    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:40:09

• World's oldest person dies in Brazil at the age of 116 years https://www.dw.com/en/world-s-oldest-person-dies-in-brazil-at-the-age-of-116-years/a-72406260    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:41:17

• Germany updates: Thousands rally in Berlin for Labor Day https://www.dw.com/en/germany-updates-thousands-rally-in-berlin-for-labor-day/live-72405492    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:42:56

• EVERY person can run a company or become "CEO" while merely borrowing money http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/04/In_the_First_3_Months_of_2025_GAFAM_Debt_Rose_by_More_Than_14_4.shtml    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:44:55

• "Here’s what surprised her, what broke, and why Linux might be worth the switch (or not)." https://www.howtogeek.com/my-partner-tried-linux-for-a-week/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:45:17

• "VeraCrypt is a disk encryption tool that works on Windows, MacOS, and Linux, and can be used for encrypting backups stored on external drives." https://www.howtogeek.com/create-an-encrypted-backup-drive-that-works-on-windows-mac-and-linux/ http://techrights.org/o/2014/07/31/microsoft-back-doors-admission/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:46:14

• How Linux Exit Codes Help You Write Robust Scripts https://www.howtogeek.com/how-linux-exit-codes-help-you-write-robust-scripts/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:46:41

• "This Linux distribution has gone atomic." https://www.howtogeek.com/manjaro-summit-alpha-released/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:47:16

• "Grab a USB stick and get booting!" https://www.howtogeek.com/what-is-porteux-linux/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:47:36

• "We'll spare you the obvious Hitchhiker's reference." https://www.howtogeek.com/fedora-42-full-release/ https://www.howtogeek.com/fedora-linux-x86-emulation-arm-pc/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:48:11

• This Linux Command Lets You Copy & Paste Without a Mouse https://www.howtogeek.com/xclip-command-lets-you-copy-paste-without-a-mouse/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:48:38

• "It's a big update." https://www.howtogeek.com/ubuntu-25-04-released/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:49:16

• "Let me turn you into a Linux terminal power user!" https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-install-and-remove-software-in-linux-using-the-terminal/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:49:42

• 10 Kubuntu Linux Keyboard Shortcuts I Use Every Day https://www.howtogeek.com/kubuntu-shortcuts-i-use-every-day/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:50:26

• "Making things greener, one Linux computer at a time." https://www.howtogeek.com/installing-linux-is-the-perfect-earth-day-activity/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:50:56

• Homelab Dashboard: What It Is and Why You Need One https://www.howtogeek.com/homelab-dashboard-what-it-is-and-why-you-need-one/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:52:33

• "Despite their perks, you might want to put these distros on the back burner until you're a Linux expert" https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-distros-that-are-better-than-windows-but-you-should-avoid-them/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:54:14

• "It's non-destructive, so you might as well give it a try if you can." https://www.xda-developers.com/installed-linux-on-my-nintendo-switch/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:54:58

• "He even has a fave distro now." https://www.xda-developers.com/pewdiepie-install-linux-tortured-by-windows/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:56:27

• "But there's a steep learning curve" https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-nixos-exciting-linux-distro/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:56:46

• "SteamOS might not quite be ready but these distros are." https://www.xda-developers.com/alternative-linux-distributions-to-steamos/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:57:17

• Has MUO just sort of abandoned this topic? https://www.makeuseof.com/search/?q=linux    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 14:57:57

• "Western societies accommodate various beliefs, particularly religious beliefs. Up to a point. The more long-standing the practices, the more they are respected, but this is not the only factor." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-05-05_why-no-digital-vegetarianism.gmi    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 15:16:51

• Windows down to (almost) all-time lows in Cuba https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/cuba/#monthly-200902-202505 https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/cuba/#monthly-200902-202505    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 17:34:07

• #046 | S5 | In The Chair | Rebuilding US Government Tech | Part 1 https://cybershow.uk/episodes.php?id=46    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 17:45:38

• Linux Foundation promoting shrewdly marketed scams using the brand "Linux" because the scammers pay for this to be done https://bitcoinist.com/cardano-linux-confidential-computing-consortium/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 17:49:49

• This site is promoting Linux plug-ins with resources for developers and users https://cdm.link/promoting-linux-plugins-lapd/    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 17:50:23

• "And that means native as in built for the OS. Yes, libraries like yabridge are cool, but no, they don’t always translate to reliable and complete support for Linux users. In contrast, see developers like Audio Damage or Sinevibes – the latter I’ll be joining at Superbooth this week."    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 17:50:42

• KDE Plasma kills off its half-baked LTS https://www.fudzilla.com/news/60969-kde-plasma-kills-off-its-half-baked-lts    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 17:51:10

• Now is the time to promote GNU/Linux and escape from Vista 10, not more Windows that misuses the "Linux" brand to confuse people https://www.xda-developers.com/tools-run-wsl-better-windows-counterparts/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/28/Proprietary_Windows_Versus_Linux_News_Trying_to_Keep_People_on_.shtml    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 17:53:18

• "Bug reports by AI are a denial of service attacks. Here's curl staff and curl maintainer fending of the slop: [...]" gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-05-05-ai-is-sapping-our-strength    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 20:36:17

• "I had this idea for a while for reasons outside of communication and ended up deciding it's the best to do it for communication." gemini://cyi1341.smol.pub/random52    

posted Monday, May 05, 2025 at 20:37:29