Roy Schestowitz

• "To the comment “This is all speculation. Rumor mill” I will say let’s both return to this thread next week and admit who ended up being wrong or right. Its only Rumor mill if it’s not proven, and like I said there are already large M1 meetings scheduled for the 12th." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jtpkeftq    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 07:07:45

• Blizzard Unions Grow Ahead of Mass Layoffs at Microsoft    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 07:08:36

• Overwatch dev team forms union with Blizzard – CWA https://xboxera.com/2025/05/09/overwatch-dev-team-forms-union-with-blizzard-cwa/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 07:08:47

• Blizzard’s Overwatch 2 development team has unionised https://checkpointgaming.net/news/2025/05/blizzards-overwatch-2-development-team-has-unionised/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 07:08:53

• Almost 200 members of Blizzard's Overwatch 2 team have unionized: "The biggest issue was the layoffs at the beginning of 2024" https://www.gamesradar.com/games/almost-200-members-of-blizzards-overwatch-2-team-have-unionized-the-biggest-issue-was-the-layoffs-at-the-beginning-of-2024/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 07:09:15

• Blizzard's Overwatch Team Just Unionized: 'What I Want To Protect Most Here Is The People' https://kotaku.com/overwatch-2-blizzard-team-4-union-microsoft-1851779922    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 07:09:22

• India bans imports from Pakistan over Pahalgam attack https://www.dw.com/en/india-bans-imports-from-pakistan-over-pahalgam-attack/a-72424672    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 07:55:43

• Germany considers smartphone ban in schools https://www.dw.com/en/germany-considers-smartphone-ban-in-schools/a-72413261    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 08:24:38

• Doctors Without Borders hospital bombed in South Sudan https://www.dw.com/en/doctors-without-borders-hospital-bombed-in-south-sudan/a-72426173    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 08:25:19

• But outside is FREE https://www.dw.com/en/being-outdoorsy-indoors-how-slow-tv-brings-us-closer-to-nature/a-72412615    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 08:26:16

• women's rights https://www.dw.com/en/bangladeshi-islamists-protest-proposal-for-women-s-rights/a-72425960    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 08:26:37

• "Switching customers from Linux to BSD because boring is good, Graphed and measured: running TCP input in parallel, Introducing an OpenBSD LLDP daemon, Hardware discovery: ACPI & Device Tree, The 2025 FreeBSD Community Survey is Here, and more" ☛ https://www.bsdnow.tv/610 | Source: The BSD Now Podcast    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:00:37

• "After a long time of users asking, Valve has actually added an official Battery Charge Limit setting in the latest Steam Deck Beta update so you no longer need to use third-party tools." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/steam-deck-gets-a-battery-charge-limit-control-in-the-latest-beta/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:02:23

• "Valve released another update to Proton Experimental, bringing in fixes for a number of games that were having issues on Linux Desktop / Steam Deck" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/proton-experimental-for-linux-steam-deck-gets-fixes-for-clair-obscur-expedition-33-space-engineers-and-more/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:02:33

• "System76 have launched a brand new and upgraded Serval WS premium laptop that sounds delicious, and I have hardware envy now. Additionally, it seems their COSMIC desktop is due to expand soon." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/system76-cosmic-entering-beta-soon-and-their-serval-ws-laptop-gets-a-big-upgrade/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:03:14

• "Limited Run Games have announced that the GEX Trilogy, an upgraded edition of three classic games, will arrive on June 16th. A series much loved that originally launched with 1995 with GEX." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/a-classic-returns-with-the-gex-trilogy-releasing-on-june-16/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:03:31

• "Indiana Jones and the Great Circle from MachineGames / Bethesda Softworks has a fresh update out, and with it Valve have now rated it Steam Deck Verified." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-now-steam-deck-verified-with-the-latest-update/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:05:36

• "We've just had Indiana Jones and the Great Circle get Steam Deck Verified after an update" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/marvels-spider-man-2-now-steam-deck-verified-with-a-fresh-update-out-to-improve-performance/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:10:58

• "BwE tried to take down my videos, so I'm taking down his business" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/bwe-tried-to-take-down-my-videos,-so-i'm:e    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:11:34

• "Redis Changed There License AGAIN!?!" https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/redis-changed-there-license-again!-!:c    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:12:12

• "OpenSUSE Joins the End of 10 Campaign" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/05/07/1352238    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:13:03

• "Cardinal Cody, Cardinal Bernardin, and Pope Leo XIV" https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/05/09/cardinal-cody-cardinal-bernardin-and-pope-leo-xiv/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:15:48

• "You Are Not Religious - by Hamilton Nolan - How Things Work" https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/you-are-not-religious    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:16:01

• "First American Pope Leo XIV is Not a Fan of Trump's Administration: 'Do You Not See the Suffering?'" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/pope-leo-xiv-may-first-american-pope-hes-not-trump-fan-do-you-not-see-suffering-1733609    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:16:24

• "Pope Leo XIV Sent an Unmistakable Signal About His Commitment to Social Justice" https://www.thenation.com/article/society/pope-leo-xiv-name-meaning-social-justice/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:16:40

• "The Rusty Future of Ubuntu" https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8/the-rusty-future-of-ubuntu:5    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:16:52

• "[Cryptocurrency] Is Still for Criming - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/crypto-is-still-for-criming    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:20:07

• "Something I'm surprised GOG didn't have before. They've now begun rolling out dynamic bundle pricing to help you complete your collections. Here's what that means for purchasing on GOG." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/gog-begin-rolling-out-dynamic-bundle-pricing-to-complete-your-collections/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:20:25

• "Killing Floor 3 was originally due to release in March, but feedback was pretty bad from their Beta and so they delayed it to rework various parts of it. Now, it's set for launch on July 24." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/killing-floor-3-now-set-for-release-on-july-24-after-being-delayed-to-improve-it/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:20:44

• "Bridge Constructor Studio is the latest in the popular series of physics building puzzlers from developer ClockStone. Originally launched for Meta Quest, they recently revealed a proper PC release is coming." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/bridge-constructor-studio-announce-for-a-pc-release-sometime-this-summer/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:21:05

• "Game marketing, you gotta love it. How can you make your small indie game stand out? A great game doesn't always stand on its own, so why not give it a ridiculously long name." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/this-word-game-roguelike-looks-unique-and-has-one-of-the-longest-names-ive-ever-seen/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:23:58

• "Here's the fresh and up to date list of games available on Amazon Prime Gaming for May 9th, and what compatibility you can expect for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/heres-all-the-games-to-claim-for-steam-deck-linux-from-prime-gaming-as-of-may-9th/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:24:19

• "Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Is Tearing the MAHA Movement Apart" https://www.wired.com/story/casey-means-surgeon-general-trump-rfk-controlled-opposition-vaccine/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:28:46

• "Trump’s EPA Has All but Stopped Enforcing Environmental Laws - Truthdig" https://www.truthdig.com/articles/trumps-epa-has-all-but-stopped-enforcing-environmental-laws/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:29:11

• "Yikes: Trump 'doesn't know' surgeon general pick, but RFK does" https://boingboing.net/2025/05/08/trump-admits-he-doesnt-know-his-own-surgeon-general-pick-but-crackpot-rfk-jr-says-shes-fantastic-video.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:29:22

• "Software Bloat and Security: have we all Gone Mad?" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/05/08/1259227    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:30:20

• "Pakistan used 400 drones, possibly from Turkiye: India" https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pakistan-launched-300-400-turkish-drones-across-western-border-pak-ad-radar-hit-in-indian-retaliation/article69558073.ece    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:30:34

• "Russia’s cynical distortion of Victory Day" https://oc-media.org/russias-cynical-distortion-of-victory-day/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:30:50

• Tisza Party ☛ https://insighthungary.444.hu/2025/05/09/hungarys-defence-minister-signals-shift-from-peace-policy-leaked-audio-reveals | Source: Insight Hungary    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:32:41

• "Active Management" ☛ https://therevelator.org/active-management-harms-forests/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:33:19

• "Meme Coin Grift" ☛ https://fair.org/home/bartlett-naylor-on-meme-coin-grift-ashley-nunes-on-public-land-selloff/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:34:50

• "Black History Is American History" ☛ https://fair.org/home/black-history-is-american-history/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:35:14

• "The good thing about this is that it creates a big opportunity for the Linux community to welcome a huge wave of Windows 10 users." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/end-of-10-campaign-highlights-benefits-of-linux-transition/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:39:05

• GNOME Replace Totem Video Player with Showtime ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/gnome-49-replaces-totem-video-player-with-showtime    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:40:04

• bookmarkmenu offers bookmark storage using the menu back end ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/bookmarkmenu-bookmark-storage/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:40:28

• Kurento is a WebRTC media server ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/kurento-webrtc-media-server/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:40:54

• This Week in Plasma: inhibit sleep while transferring files ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2025/05/10/this-week-in-plasma-inhibit-sleep-while-transferring-files/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:41:19

• "Almost a month after its previous 6.13 release, KDE announced the launch of Frameworks 6.14, expanding its collection of add-on libraries to Qt and enhancing functionality available to developers across various platforms." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/kde-frameworks-6-14-released/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:41:53

• KDE Ships Frameworks 6.14.0 ☞ https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/6/6.14.0/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:42:15

• "This problem, if it can be called that, will probably appeal to a tiny, tiny pool of people who still may be using this old yet phenomenal WYSIWYG HTML editor to style simple, clean pages for their websites, whether in an interim or a final form" ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/kompozer-linux-hd-uhd-screens.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:45:28

• Raspberry Pi Connect Exits Beta with Version 2.5 Release ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/raspberry-pi-connect-exits-beta-with-version-2-5-release/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:46:29

• Five more Friday stable kernels ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1020657/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:47:24

• "Victory Day" - Part II: Abject Defeat to Hypocrites and Objectionable People Who Strangle Women Whilst on Microsoft's Payroll (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/09/Victory_Day_Part_II_Abject_Defeat_to_Hypocrites_and_Objectionab.shtml    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:47:46

• IBM is Rotting With "Zero Internal Jobs" and Many PIPs (Performance Improvement Plans) on the Way, Typically a Fast Track Towards Layoffs Without Severance (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/09/IBM_is_Rotting_With_Zero_Internal_Jobs_and_Many_PIPs_Performanc.shtml    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:47:56

• The Gerstnerisation of Microsoft: Seventh Wave of Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Layoffs (Over 20,000 to be Cut) Allegedly Going to Start Shortly, Probably Start of Next Week, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Spreads Chaff and Noise Before the Big Axes Fall (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/09/The_Gerstnerisation_of_Microsoft_Seventh_Wave_of_Microsoft_Layo.shtml    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:48:04

• "This article by Amy Fredj discusses the importance of resilience and availability for telco companies as they transition to cloud-based infrastructure." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/edge-telecommunications-8-articles-read-now | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:49:00

• "Modern service provider environments are complex, with distributed deployments handling massive traffic loads across varying latency conditions." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/questions-clarity-empowering-telco-operations-teams-better-observability | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:49:15

• Resilience in the RPKI ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/05/09/resilience-in-the-rpki/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:54:16

• "Law enforcement officers of the Sûreté du Québec (SQ – Quebec Provincial Police) escorted Grenier to the SQ police station in Shawinigan." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-iptv-owner-and-7-associates-stole-tv-signals-from-bell-rogers-250509/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:55:33

• "Using AI to generate victim impact statements marks a new — and legal, at least in Arizona — tool for sharing information with the court outside the evidentiary phases." ☛ https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/killed-road-rage-shooting-ai-allowed-deliver-victim-121597722 | Source: ABC    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:55:57

• "To create the video, Pelkey’s family used AI technology to use his likeness and to give him a voice, according to an article in ABC News." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/05/09/family-uses-ai-video-court-allow-victim-give-impact-statement/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:56:35

• "Ultimately, the video was accepted in the sentencing hearing, the first known instance of an AI clone of a deceased person being used in such a way." ☛ https://futurism.com/judge-ai-revival-victim-statement | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:56:51

• "Two decades later, that description is at the center of a landmark antitrust trial against Zuckerberg's social networking empire, now called Meta, and whether it illegally stifled competition." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/the-2006-zuckerberg-quote-at-the-center-of-metas-antitrust-trial/articleshow/121038067.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:57:46

• "On Friday, that hearing in the US District Court for the District of Columbia is expected to conclude." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/us-vs-google-what-both-sides-argued-in-a-hearing-to-fix-its-search-monopoly/articleshow/121038129.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:57:59

• "While the popularity surge is impressive, “iconic” might be a bit of a stretch here. The 182,000% consumption hike stemmed in part from a relatively low initial stream count on the track, which didn’t appear at all on 2017’s 36-song The Essential Pointer Sisters." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/09/pointer-sisters-hot-together-gta-momentum/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:58:50

• "Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are not a privacy panacea, but they do empower Internet users in important ways." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/05/08/greek-authorities-fail-in-their-attempt-to-make-vpn-founder-personally-responsible-for-the-action-of-an-unknown-user/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:59:20

• "The [Internet] is a network of cables and satellites that allow data transfer from computer to computer." ☛ https://thomasrigby.com/posts/internet-versus-web/ | Source: Thomas Rigby    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:59:28

• "I saw EFF had a call to action for two Right to Repair bills that are on the Washington governor’s desk. They had a prewritten letter to sign onto" ☛ https://tracydurnell.com/2025/05/09/letter-to-governor-re-right-to-repair-bills/ | Source: Tracy Durnell    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:59:57

• "Ricardo Prada Vásquez was not on a government list of people sent to a mega prison in El Salvador. But [exfilttrated] data shows he was booked on a flight to the country." ☛ https://www.404media.co/man-disappeared-by-ice-was-on-el-salvador-flight-manifest-hacked-data-shows/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:00:11

• "Despite the potent propaganda function of National Police Week and the NLEOMF, journalists, historians, and activists have failed to scrutinize the origins and significance of either." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/national-police-week-racism/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:00:32

• "Nine female prisoners were given disciplinary punishments for 'hugging and singing' during the open visits held on 21 April at Şakran Women’s Closed Prison in Izmir." ☛ https://anfenglishmobile.com/human-rights/female-prisoners-punished-for-hugging-and-singing-79253 | Source: ANF News    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:00:46

• "Akın said she received a threatening phone call a day before whistleblower Cemil Önal, her main source in the series, was murdered in the Netherlands on May 1, according to multiple reports." ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/05/turkish-cypriot-journalist-threatened-source-murdered-after-reporting-on-alleged-government-corruption/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:01:36

• "The arrests bring the total number of journalists jailed in Azerbaijan since late 2023 to at least 25, with several others facing major criminal charges." ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/05/azerbaijan-arrests-two-more-journalists-increasing-crackdown-tally-to-25/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:02:02

• "Orlova, a reporter with the independent news outlet SOTAvision, was in Moscow to cover a Supreme Court hearing and was walking near Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge" ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/05/russian-journalist-sentenced-to-13-days-administrative-detention-after-filming-anti-putin-protest/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:02:58

• "The Corporation for Public Broadcasting allocates funding to National Public Radio, or NPR, and the Public Broadcasting Service, or PBS, as well as more than 1,500 local radio and television stations throughout the country." ☛ https://michiganadvance.com/2025/05/09/repub/trump-again-tries-to-defund-npr-and-pbs-sparking-a-new-congressional-battle/ | Source: Michigan Advance    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:03:15

• "In light of the D.C. Circuit Court’s recent ruling, RFA has decided to delay layoffs of our journalists and staff." ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/about/releases/2025/05/09/radio-free-asia-layoffs-delayed/ | Source: RFA    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:04:02

• "At least 15 journalists said they had at some point faced a lawsuit or legal threat for their reporting, the global rights group said in a 101-page report based on interviews with 34 journalists, academics, legal and media experts." ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-05-08/press-freedom-stifled-in-greece-reforms-needed-says-human-rights-watch | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:04:14

• "The [Internet] block coincides with a significant escalation in tensions between India and Pakistan" ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/05/the-wires-website-8000-x-accounts-blocked-in-india-amid-conflict-with-pakistan/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:11:52

• "What’s the background? Öztürk — a Tufts University PhD student and a Turkish national — was whisked off the streets of Massachusetts by ICE agents in late March." ☛ https://www.vox.com/the-logoff-newsletter-trump/412582/rumeysa-ozturk-ice-arrest-op-ed-freed | Source: Vox    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:12:04

• "Addressing a special joint briefing here, Misri said, “Pakistan is propagating blatant lies." ☛ https://thenorthlines.com/pak-propagating-blatant-lies-indias-unity-a-challenge-for-it-foreign-secretary/ | Source: The North Lines IN    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:12:51

• "It’s worth remembering that for the last half-millenium or more, the default state of Europe has been to be fighting one another: if not outright war then at least agressive economic and political rivals." ☛ https://danq.me/2025/05/09/what-if-the-eu-never-existed/ | Source: Dan Q    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:13:21

• "When a company is small it's easy to care about the good and the evil it does, but when a company gets big, typically profit becomes the sole concern and that is when evilness takes root and starts to spread." ☛ https://unixdigest.com/articles/evilness-is-when-profit-is-the-sole-concern.html | Source: UNIXdigest    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:13:36

• "The Stockholm City Council has rejected the US embassy's demand that it adopt the Trump administration's anti-diversity policies" ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250509-stockholm-refuses-bizarre-us-trump-request-to-reject-diversity-dei-policies | Source: France24    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:13:55

• "According to the report, 40% of all recorded mining deaths in 2024 were in DR Congo, Guinea, and Zambia." ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/05/09/2025/drc-zambia-flagged-as-hubs-for-abuse-in-mining-sector | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:14:54

• "The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) — which has been experiencing massive staff layoffs and funding cuts by the Trump administration — has announced it will stop tracking the cost of climate crisis-fueled weather disasters, including heat waves, floods and wildfires." ☛ https://www.ecowatch.com/noaa-climate-crisis-disasters-cost-tracking.html | Source: EcoWatch    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:15:10

• "Military historians typically look at “irrecoverable losses,” a concept used to assess the strength of the different parties involved at a particular stage in a given war." ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/05/09/27-million-lives-lost | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:16:01

• "Interview with Andrey Makarevich on Putin’s fetish for May 9th, the death cult of Homo Putinus, and how Russia became a retro-state. Interviewer Vazha Tavberidze." ☛ https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/05/09/russia-has-lost-sensitivity-to-death-death-validates-it-now/ | Source: New Eastern Europe    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:16:19

• "in the days before his inauguration, President Trump announced his own cryptocurrency, TRUMP coin, a move that could stand to make the Trump family significantly wealthier." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-trump-cryptocurrency/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:16:48

• "A Trump-appointed federal judge rejected a bizarre GOP attempt to disenfranchise voters after they cast their ballots." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/north-carolina-supreme-court-win-allison-riggs/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:17:09

• "It looks like the end of an era for the U.S. dollar." ☛ https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/05/era-of-u-s-dollar-may-be-winding-down/ | Source: Harvard University    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:17:22

• "In an interview with Fast Company, tech founder Sahil Lavingia was candid about his experience working for the billionaire's Department [sic] of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which will continue its work despite Musk's rumored exit at the end of this month." ☛ https://futurism.com/doge-operative-surprise | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:17:35

• "Quantum computers are not just faster versions of today’s computers." ☛ https://theconversation.com/quantum-computers-could-crack-the-security-codes-used-by-satellites-256167 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:18:19

• "United States Customs and Border Protection plans to log every person leaving the country by vehicle by taking photos at border crossings of every passenger and matching their faces to their passports, visas, or travel documents, WIRED has learned." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/cbp-face-recognition-exit-us-border/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:18:54

• "On Wednesday, The Information reported that Meta is working on facial recognition for the company’s Ray-Ban glasses." ☛ https://www.404media.co/well-well-well-meta-to-add-facial-recognition-to-glasses-after-all/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:19:16

• "Google has released new details on how artificial intelligence (AI) is being used across its platforms to combat a growing wave of online scams" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/google-is-betting-on-ai/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:19:36

• "A massive aviation industry clearinghouse that processes data for twelve billion passenger flights per year is selling that information to the Trump administration amid the White House’s new immigration crackdown, according to documents reviewed by the Lever." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/05/airlines-data-ice-trump-immigration/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:19:52

• "What happens after the messages are sent and received is entirely up to the sender and receiver. If you’re having a conversation with someone" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/back-it-back-it-let-us-begin-explain-encrypted-chat-backups | Source: EFF    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:20:11

• "I have a bookmarklet called “Edit” which, when clicked, takes me to the editing page of GitHub" ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2025/05/09/extending-my-edit-web-page-bookmarklet | Source: James G    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:21:00

• "The infamous ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation, which has been behind some of the highest-profile ransomware attacks in history, has itself been breached and had its secrets spilt for anybody to see." ☛ https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/lockbit-ransomware-gang-breached-secrets-exposed | Source: Tripwire    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:21:42

• "In late December 2024, between the 22nd and 28th, PowerSchool—an education technology company whose software is used by more than 6,500 school districts" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/powerschool-data-breach-leads-tdsb-extortion/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:22:00

• Windows TCO: "valuable for learning more about how LockBit’s affiliates negotiate with their victims" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/valuable-information-leaked-in-lockbit-ransomware-hack/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:22:39

• "In the end, Kev’s post is also a testament to the work the Mastodon team has done on account portability" ☛ https://www.manton.org/2025/05/08/on-moving-to-microblog.html | Source: Manton Reece    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:23:29

• "Pulling the fire alarm to get out of class has been replaced by setting actual fires. Students are setting their Chromebooks on fire while participating in a viral TikTok trend." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/05/08/latest-idiotic-social-media-trend-has-kids-setting-their-laptops-on-fire.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:23:39

• "“Prompt engineer” was a promotional claim for chatbots that no-one could verify. Every scam needs one." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/09/shocked-to-hear-prompt-engineer-is-not-a-real-job/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:24:36

• "The incident — and the way it affected the young woman who endured it — is a startling example not only of where America's abysmal labor market is at, but also of how ill-conceived this sort of AI "outsourcing" has become." ☛ https://futurism.com/ai-job-recruiter-glitch-video | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:24:47

• "It’s called the EU AI Act. Very simply put: it tells companies what kinds of AI are okay, what kinds are risky, and what rules they need to follow before launching anything new in the European market." ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/europe-sets-the-rules-india-writes-the-code-101746816651627.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:25:09

• "In computing, the term Quality of Service is widely used to refer to communication and network performance, but for Macs it has another more significant meaning" ☛ https://eclecticlight.co/2025/05/09/what-is-quality-of-service-and-how-does-it-matter/ | Source: Howard Oakley    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:25:40

• "According to the anonymous hacker. The data was accessed after they found a GlobalX developer's token and used it to uncover access and secret keys for the firm's AWS buckets." ☛ https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/hackers-globalx-message-trump | Source: Bitdefender    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:25:53

• "The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announcement came two days after an FBI alert warning about the Anyproxy.net and 5socks.net botnets and urging users to replace vulnerable [Internet] routers or disable remote administration." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/end-of-life-routers-botnet-taken-down/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:26:29

• "The 5socks.net website offered more than 7,000 proxies for sale and allowed users to pay monthly fees of up to $110 for access." ☛ https://therecord.media/5socks-anyproxy-botnets-takedown-russians-kazakhstani-charged | Source: The Record    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:27:05

• "The more severe of the two issues, CVE-2025-23123, affects UniFi Protect Cameras running firmware version 4.75.43 and earlier." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/ubiquity-unifi-protect-flaws-cve-2025-23123/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:27:31

• "Researchers determined that living within one mile of a golf course posed the greatest risks" ☛ https://www.ecowatch.com/parkinsons-disease-golf-courses-pesticides.html | Source: EcoWatch    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:28:12

• "How do projects fail at large tech companies?" ☛ https://www.seangoedecke.com/how-projects-fail/ | Source: Sean Goedecke    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:29:11

• "A session of the ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology (TI) is being hosted this summer by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab in Laurel, Maryland. This marks the first time a major research university has hosted the ARRL program." ☛ https://www.arrl.org/news/view/johns-hopkins-university-to-hold-arrl-teachers-institute | Source: ARRL    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:29:37

• "Without them, education policy will be based on guesswork instead of evidence." ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2025/05/08/kansas-families-and-kids-will-pay-the-real-cost-of-gutting-the-u-s-department-of-education/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:30:02

• "Just a little over 100 days later, it is clear that Russell Vought was just getting started on dismantling biomedical research in the United States" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/nih-cuts-destruction/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:30:47

• "Astrophysicist says they may have more money than you, but they don’t know anything more about future than anyone else" ☛ https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/05/know-how-those-tech-moguls-want-us-to-go-to-mars-ignore-them/ | Source: Harvard University    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:31:20

• "Details of the agency’s workforce reduction plans come after its termination of hundreds of grants that don’t align with President Donald Trump’s policies, such as those that included diversity, equity and inclusion activities." ☛ https://fedscoop.com/nsf-rif-plans-in-person-policy-equity-division-elimination-staff-memo/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:31:44

• "As a certified, card carrying, paid up member of the resistance, my days are spent with an eye towards doing something, anything to retain my sanity in a world seemingly going mad." ☛ https://louplummer.lol/tiny-little-acts-of-resistance/ | Source: Lou Plummer    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:32:15

• "This paradigm is similar to NPM for nodejs." ☛ https://vincents.dev/blog/rust-dependencies-scare-me/? |    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:33:05

• "More concerning is the current security and privacy vacuum." ☛ https://unmitigatedrisk.com/?p=1025 | Source: Unmitigated Risk    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:33:27

• "Lazarus 4 is the latest version of the all-FOSS but Delphi-compatible IDE for the FreePascal compiler." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/09/new_lazarus_4/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:34:46

• 🔤SpellBinding — ACFLONM Wordo: AGARS gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-05-10.gmi    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:42:39

• My Git Server Has Changed gemini://vigrey.com/journal/my-git-server-has-changed.gmi    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:43:19

• "JBIG2 is an efficient image compression format for bi-level (bi-tonal) images, which is supported by the PDF file format and common PDF viewers." ☛ https://yingtongli.me/blog/2025/05/09/pdf-segmented.html | Source: Lee Yingtong Li    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:55:34

• "The Bluetooth 6.1 update is focused on a new feature called Randomized RPA (Resolvable Private Address)." ☛ https://www.macworld.com/article/2777378/bluetooth-6-1-is-here-before-bluetooth-6-devices-hit-the-shelves.html | Source: Macworld    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:55:50

• "Anyway, I don’t think three categories is enough for the volume of blog posts I get every week." ☛ https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/trying-to-organize-my-feeds/ | Source: Joel Chrono    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:56:26

• "Starting with version 2.5, the Connect client now holds a single long-lived HTTP connection to a Raspberry Pi server. Now when you click the “Connect” button on connect.raspberrypi.com, an event is broadcast to the device to wake it up and start the process of establishing a connection." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-connect-is-out-of-beta-simple-remote-access-now-even-better/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:56:40

• "We’re heading to Automate 2025, the largest robotics and automation event in the Americas, happening May 12-15 at Huntington Place in Detroit" ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/05/08/join-arduino-at-automate-2025-to-explore-the-future-of-automation/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:57:22

• "Less than a month after its previous 8.3 update, Calibre, the beloved open-source e-book management software, has rolled out version 8.4, with some quality-of-life changes that long-time users, especially Kobo owners, will notice immediately." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/calibre-8-4-e-book-manager-brings-kepub-enhancements/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:57:33

• Calibre 8.4 E-book Manager Brings KEPUB Enhancements ☞ https://linuxiac.com/calibre-8-4-e-book-manager-brings-kepub-enhancements/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:58:07

• How to Fix Date and Time in AlmaLinux using Command line ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/fix-date-and-time-in-almalinux-using-command-line/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 13:01:07

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

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 13:02:20

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

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 13:02:39

• How To Install Docker Compose on Fedora 42 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-docker-compose-fedora-42/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 13:03:06

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

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 13:03:33

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

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 13:07:54

• PowerShell is Microsoft/Windows vendor lock-in; better to alter the scripts to bash ☞ https://idroot.us/install-powershell-fedora-42/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 13:08:32

• How To Install Tails on GNU/Linux ☞ https://idroot.us/install-tails-linux/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 13:08:56

• "In our newest tutorial, we'll walk you through using the SparkFun Audio Player Breakout in combination with the Qwiic Twist to let you select and play tracks from a microSD card." ☛ https://news.sparkfun.com/13836 | Source: SparkFun Electronics    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 13:17:43

• "Well, remember that a Tailscale exit node is fundamentally wireguard with some magic sprinkles." ☛ https://blog.toast.cafe/tailscale-train | Source: Chloé Vulquin    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 13:17:57

• "I grabbed a Raspberry Pi 5 (highly overpowered for a blog), connected it to my router via gigabit Ethernet, and got it running with a simple SD card for the root file-system." ☛ https://chrisdone.com/posts/pi-blog/ | Source: Chris Done    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 13:18:16

• "When it comes to password hacking, the RTX 5090 is anywhere between 33% and twice as fast as the RTX 4090." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-rtx-5090-can-crack-an-8-digit-passcode-in-just-3-hours | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 13:18:53

• "The Chinese tech giant is forced to use its own operating system after its Microsoft license expired." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/harmonyos-replacing-windows-on-huawei-laptops-delivers-connectivity-across-the-ecosystem | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 13:19:41

• "If we’re headed for a less-globalized technology industry, the desktop version of Huawei’s HarmonyOS offers an interesting preview." ☛ https://tedium.co/2025/05/09/huawei-harmonyos-next-new-operating-system/ | Source: Tedium    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 13:19:53

• "Colin Percival has sent out an announcement that the FreeBSD team have rekeased of a new development snapshot" ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12446 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 13:26:06

• "Peter N. M. Hansteen runs a pf tutorial most years at BSDCan, and this year’s BSDCan is no different." ☛ https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2025/05/09/get-your-own-pf-lesson/ | Source: DragonFly BSD Digest    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 13:26:21

• "Fans of RISC-V, the open source ISA, can finally get their hands on DeepComputing's DC ROMA RISC-V AI PC" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/risc-v-makes-its-way-into-deepcomputings-usd349-ai-pc | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 13:27:27

• "This isn’t a new idea, but the execution stands out. It works by pointing a camera at the user’s hands." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/05/09/a-single-rgb-camera-turns-your-palm-into-a-keyboard-for-mixed-reality-interaction/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 13:27:39

• "ExoKit takes advantage of Dynamixel servo motors, which are easy to source and relatively affordable." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/05/09/exokit-is-a-novice-friendly-foundation-for-building-powered-exoskeletons/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 13:27:48

• "DOSBox-X is an enhanced fork of the original DOSBox emulator" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/dosbox-x-run-old-dos-games-linux/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:02:36

• "This detailed guide will walk you through the process of installing and using Termius on a Linux system, as well as configuring your first connection" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/termius-ssh-client/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:02:44

• Security updates for Friday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1020653/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:03:32

• Roaringly Acknowledge Organizations with ROR IDs in DESCRIPTION ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/05/roaringly-acknowledge-organizations-with-ror-ids-in-description/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:04:24

• Fix Tor browser flatpak in Flapi ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202505/fix-tor-browser-flatpak-in-flapi.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:04:59

• LHB GNU/Linux Digest #25.08: Docker Logging, TaskCrafter, Comparing Dirs and More Tips ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/newsletter/25-08/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:05:17

• Hyprland 0.49 Introduces Fine-Grained Permissions ☞ https://linuxiac.com/hyprland-0-49-introduces-fine-grained-permissions/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:06:01

• Beyond APT: Software Management with Flatpak on Ubuntu ☞ https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/beyond-apt-software-management-flatpak-ubuntu    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:06:54

• KDE Itinerary is a digital travel assistant ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/kde-itinerary-digital-travel-assistant/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:07:33

• Webkit Word is a text editor built with GTK4/Libadwaita ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/webkit-word-text-editor/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:09:12

• kew v3.2.0 improves internet radio support and more ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/kew-improves-internet-radio-support/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:10:04

• Placemark is a web-based tool for geospatial data ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/placemark-web-based-tool-geospatial-data/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:10:20

• Whonix is an anonymous operating system that runs like an app ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/whonix-anonymous-operating-system/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:11:07

• It's official: GNOME is replacing Totem Video Player with Showtime in GNOME 49 ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/its-official-gnome-is-replacing-totem-video-player-with-showtime-in-gnome-49/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:12:13

• AppFlowy Basics – The importance of Normalization for your AppFlowy databases ☞ https://www.reallinuxuser.com/appflowy-basics-the-importance-of-normalization-for-your-appflowy-databases/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:12:54

• Rust Propaganda Now Amplified by Slopfarms Powered by Abusive Monopolist Microsoft LLMs, Encouraging the Outsourcing of GNU/Linux Distros to Microsoft/GitHub/NSA (and a Shift Away From GPL/Copyleft) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/09/Rust_Propaganda_Now_Amplified_by_Slopfarms_Powered_by_Microsoft.shtml    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:13:07

• "M5Stack is preparing to launch the Tab5, a 5-inch smart touch terminal powered by the ESP32-P4 RISC-V processor, in early May." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/update-upcoming-tab5-terminal-features-5-display-and-risc-v-esp32-p4-for-edge-applications/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:15:29

• "SiFive and Kinara have announced a new partnership to offer developers direct access to the SiFive Intelligence X280 RISC-V vector processor through a compact USB-based enablement board." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/sifive-and-kinara-partner-to-launch-usb-based-x280-risc-v-vector-development-board/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:15:44

• "Milk-V has unveiled the Jupiter NX, a compact system-on-module built around the SpacemIT K1/M1 octa-core processor based on the RISC-V architecture." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/milk-v-showcases-jupiter-nx-a-risc-v-based-alternative-to-jetson-nano-modules/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:15:59

• "Canonical is excited to announce the launch of DeepComputing’s new 50 TOPS DC-ROMA RISC-V AI PC and AI PC Mini with Ubuntu Desktop 24.04 LTS pre-installed." ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/new-50-tops-dc-roma-risc-v-ai-pc-ships-with-ubuntu-desktop-24-04-lts-pre-installed | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:20:25

• Breaking the Sound Barrier Part I: Fuzzing CoreAudio with Mach Messages ☞ https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2025/05/breaking-sound-barrier-part-i-fuzzing.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:21:54

• GNU (and the FSF) Still Changing the World ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/09/GNU_and_the_FSF_Still_Changing_the_World.shtml    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:23:10

• GNU (and the FSF) Still Changing the World (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/09/GNU_and_the_FSF_Still_Changing_the_World.shtml    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:23:21

• Commission provides additional €3 billion for the implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum and to host refugees from Ukraine ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_1176    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:25:36

• International coalition agrees on the establishment of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_1169    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:25:55

• Russian 'Mere' stores, sanctioned by Poland, thrive in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/business/09.05.2025-russian-mere-stores-sanctioned-by-poland-thrive-in-latvia.a598352/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:26:11

• Charity Rīga film screening to help animals in Ukraine ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/culture/09.05.2025-charity-riga-film-screening-to-help-animals-in-ukraine.a598321/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:26:28

• Ukraine and Hungary accuse each other of espionage, oust military and embassy 'spies' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250509-ukraine-and-hungary-accuse-each-other-of-espionage-oust-military-and-embassy-spies    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:33:49

• Ukraine's EU Allies Endorse Creating Special Tribunal To Try Russian Leaders ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-tribunal-court-war-crimes-european-union/33409612.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:34:00

• Brother Of Imprisoned RFE/RL Journalist Ihar Losik Also Jailed In Belarus ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-losik-prison-charges-family/33409258.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:35:11

• iophk: rather half-assed article since it neither mentiones Bytedance nor Hussain Sajwan's connections to Putler https://yle.fi/a/74-20160971 ("Yle investigation into TikTok data centre raises security concerns")    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:35:53

• Budapest, Kyiv Expel Diplomats After Ukraine Says It Uncovered Hungarian Spy Network ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-zakarpattya-transcarpathia-hungary-spy-network/33409201.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:36:42

• N. Korean leader Kim Jong Un says participation in Russia-Ukraine war justified: KCNA ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/n-korean-leader-kim-jong-un-says-participation-in-russia-ukraine-war-justified-kcna    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:36:54

• North Korea’s Kim makes rare visit to Russian embassy as ties deepen ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-koreas-kim-makes-rare-visit-to-russian-embassy-as-ties-deepen    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:38:07

• How Macron Became a Close Zelensky Ally ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/world/europe/macron-zelensky-relationship.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:38:20

• Four European Leaders Arrive in Ukraine in First Joint Visit ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/world/europe/four-european-countries-visit-ukraine.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:55:20

• Drought in Military Aid to Ukraine Enters Uncharted Territory ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/us/politics/ukraine-military-aid-trump.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:56:19

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Says U.S. Will Impose More Sanctions on Russia if It Does Not Agree to an Extended Truce ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/world/europe/ukraine-russia-zelensky-trump-peace-talks.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:56:39

• Russia’s Victory Day Parade Marks 80 Years Since Nazi Defeat: What to Know ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/world/europe/russia-victory-day-parade-moscow.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:56:54

• "Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/05/09/a-crime-against-the-memory-of-those-who-died | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:57:54

• "solo Soviet victory" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/05/09/the-lifeblood-and-backbone | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:58:33

• Latvian police chief: No major 9 May incidents so far ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/09.05.2025-latvian-police-chief-no-major-9-may-incidents-so-far.a598284/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:58:55

• Soviet Victory Day commemoration draws controversy in Vilnius ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2558242/soviet-victory-day-commemoration-draws-controversy-in-vilnius    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:59:14

• ‘No provocations’ in Lithuania as Russia marks Victory Day ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2558213/no-provocations-in-lithuania-as-russia-marks-victory-day    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:59:29

• Taiwan denounces Russia, China for distorting World War II history ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-denounces-russia-china-for-distorting-world-war-ii-history    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 14:59:57

• Indian Defense Firm Says It Did Not Resell U.K. Technology to Russia ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/world/europe/indian-defense-uk-technology-russia-weapons.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:00:18

• No criminal offenses recorded on 9 May this year in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/10.05.2025-no-criminal-offenses-recorded-on-9-may-this-year-in-latvia.a598450/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:00:36

• The lesser-known twists of WWII: the battalions of Latvia's ethnic Russians in the Third Reich ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/features/10.05.2025-the-lesser-known-twists-of-wwii-the-battalions-of-latvias-ethnic-russians-in-the-third-reich.a598448/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:01:21

• "shadow fleet" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/09/u-k-targets-100-russian-shadow-fleet-tankers-with-new-sanctions | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:02:01

• "Kremlin corroborates reports that Moscow and Washington are discussing ways to return Russian gas to Europe" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/09/kremlin-corroborates-reports-that-moscow-and-washington-are-discussing-ways-to-return-russian-gas-to-europe | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:03:32

• "The seven faces of femininity" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/05/09/the-seven-faces-of-femininity | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:03:49

• Lithuania to deploy troops to Belarus border amid increase of migrants ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2557926/lithuania-to-deploy-troops-to-belarus-border-amid-increase-of-migrants    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:06:05

• China’s Pooh-tin pledges to help Myanmar rebuild post-earthquake: Xinhua ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/chinas-xi-pledges-to-help-myanmar-rebuild-post-earthquake-xinhua    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:06:26

• "Ahead of Moscow’s Victory Day parade, Internet is cut, shops close, and services stall as authorities scramble to prevent drone attacks" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/05/09/ahead-of-moscow-s-victory-day-parade-internet-is-cut-shops-close-and-services-stall-as-authorities-scramble-to-prevent-drone-attacks | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:07:03

• Federal Circuit Affirms Trademark Refusal for “US SPACE FORCE” Mark ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/05/federal-circuit-affirms-trademark.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:07:33

• Godot took bribes from Microsoft, outsourced to proprietary GitHub (Microsoft), now this ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/live-from-godotcon-boston-web-dotnet-prototype/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:08:29

• ODF 20th Anniversary Video ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/05/09/odf-20th-anniversary-video/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:09:11

• "ceasefire" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/09/ukrainian-military-reports-continued-russian-attacks-despite-putin-s-declared-ceasefire | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:09:45

• "Moscow confirmed readiness to start peace talks" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/09/beijing-says-putin-and-xi-discussed-ukrainian-crisis-and-moscow-confirmed-readiness-to-start-peace-talks | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:10:08

• "banner depicting Putin as Hitler on castle wall" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/09/estonia-s-narva-hangs-banner-depicting-putin-as-hitler-on-castle-wall-visible-from-across-russian-border | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:10:35

• Live: Macron and other European leaders arrive in Kyiv ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250510-live-ukraine-european-leaders-macron-tusk-starmer-merz-kyiv-russia-ceasefire-putin    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:11:28

• Putin Aims to Project Power at Military Parade Marking Victory Over Nazi Germany ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/world/europe/russia-putin-victory-day-parade.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:11:42

• Putin Enlists Russian Pride for War in Ukraine During Moscow Parade ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/world/europe/russia-victory-day-parade-red-square.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:12:01

• New RISC-V Hey Hi (AI) PC Delivers 50 TOPS, Runs Ubuntu 24.04 ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/deepcomputings-risc-v-ai-pc-with-ubuntu-24-04    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:12:51

• Xi shows solidarity with Putin at Russia’s Victory Day parade ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/xi-shows-solidarity-with-putin-at-victory-day-parade    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:13:13

• How to Install NVM on Ubuntu ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-nvm-on-ubuntu/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:15:15

• How to install TinyCP on Ubuntu 24.04 ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-tinycp-on-ubuntu/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:15:22

• AI Editor Revamp !!! ☞ http://www.makululinux.com/wp/2025/05/10/ai-editor-revamp/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:16:58

• Image: EBC Model S Odometer after 2 years and 10 months ☞ http://www.montanalinux.org/image-ebc-model-s-odometer-passes-5555-20250508.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:17:46

• Abhijith PA: Bug squashing party, Kochi ☞ https://abhijithpa.in/2025/Bug-squashing-party/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:19:06

• HarmonyOS, not Windows ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/huaweis-kirin-x90-may-be-the-companys-apple-silicon-moment-matebook-pro-2025-features-in-house-hardware-and-software    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:19:48

• How Fashion Company Apple Created a Legal Mess When It Skirted Judge’s Ruling ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/technology/apple-app-store-antitrust.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:20:10

• "Apple II MouseCard" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/09/the-apple-ii-mousecard-irq-is-synced-to-vertical-blanking-after-all/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:20:42

• "just another Corporate IBM Ponzi scheme to separate the hard workers from their sales commissions ! It's all about kickbacks to Alvind and his Pipmunks. They need more." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jttqf7r9    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:23:55

• "PIPS are always in play. Depends on what way the wind is blowing and what groups are targeted for thinning." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jttqf7r9    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:24:41

• "Great news! Really done with sales parasites profiting from my efforts and sharing none of the bonuses that my hard work goes a long way to produce for them"    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:25:20

• "And, would you like fries and the worthless IBM layoff package with that ?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jtrr4bwc    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:25:49

• TTABlog Test: Are Leather Bags Related to Cosmetics Under Section 2(d)? ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/05/ttablog-test-are-leather-bags-related.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:27:52

• Group Comments on ATSC 3.0 Proposal ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/group-comments-on-atsc-3-0-proposal/ Microsoft-controlled to an extent https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/03/At_Microsoft_Promoting_Back_Doors_Proprietary_Lock_in_and_Mass_.shtml    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:29:15

• Public Knowledge Denounces Unconstitutional Attack on America’s Right To Connect and Communicate ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/public-knowledge-denounces-unconstitutional-attack-on-americas-right-to-connect-and-communicate/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:29:42

• Foreground segmentation with JBIG2 for improved PDF compression: pdf-segmented ☞ https://yingtongli.me/blog/2025/05/09/pdf-segmented.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:38:05

• US Hell Toupée to raise Hong Kong’s jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai’s case in China trade talks ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/09/us-president-trump-to-raise-hong-kongs-jailed-tycoon-jimmy-lais-case-in-china-trade-talks/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:39:33

• The 2006 Kapo-berg Quote at the Center of Meta’s Antitrust Trial ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/technology/meta-antitrust-trial-competitors.html “Facebook is about real connections to actual friends,” Mark Kapo-berg said. Here’s why that could be a problem for Meta.    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:40:27

• Update/release of Bisq ☞ https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Bisq    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:40:50

• Reproducible Builds (diffoscope): diffoscope 295 released ☞ https://diffoscope.org/news/diffoscope-295-released/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:41:17

• Dirk Eddelbuettel: RcppSpdlog 0.0.22 on CRAN: New Upstream ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2025/05/09#rcppspdlog_0.0.22    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:41:38

• DOGE’s Zombie Contracts: They Were Killed but Have Come Back to Life ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/us/politics/doge-musk-contracts-agencies.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 15:42:32

• Menopause Symptoms May Be Early Warning Sign of Dementia, Study Shows ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/menopause-symptoms-may-be-early-warning-sign-of-dementia-study-shows    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:11:29

• Giant Impacts Could Trigger Seismic Vibrations Lasting Millions of Years ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-impacts-could-trigger-seismic-vibrations-lasting-millions-of-years    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:12:08

• Scientists Witness Lead Literally Turn Into Gold in The Large Hadron Collider ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-witness-lead-literally-turn-into-gold-in-the-large-hadron-collider    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:12:26

• Psychedelics Could 'Rewire' The Brain to Reduce Alcohol Consumption ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/psychedelics-could-rewire-the-brain-to-reduce-alcohol-consumption    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:12:49

• Caffeine in Your Blood Could Affect Body Fat And Diabetes Risk, Study Shows ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/caffeine-in-your-blood-could-affect-body-fat-and-diabetes-risk-study-shows    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:13:05

• Does Cannabis Lower Sperm Quality? New Study Reveals a Surprise Result ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/does-cannabis-lower-sperm-quality-new-study-reveals-a-surprise-result    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:13:14

• The Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg: ‘The market understands what a quality story is’ ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/north-america/the-atlantic-editor-jeffrey-goldberg-group-chat-signalgate-trump/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:14:56

• Police told to do better to fill information void like one that fuelled Southport riots ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/police-told-to-do-better-to-fill-information-void-like-one-that-fuelled-southport-riots/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:15:41

• Chinese-style breakfast food like soya milk and scallion pancakes get ‘new form of life’ in Taiwan ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/soya-milk-and-youtiao-does-taiwanese-breakfast-reflect-an-identity-distinct-from-chinas    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:16:16

• "An Immersive Motion Rehabilitation Device" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/09/supercon-2024-an-immersive-motion-rehabilitation-device/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:18:46

• General John Raymond on how China’s ‘space-enabled military’ threatens US and allied deterrence and warfighting ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/general-john-raymond-on-how-chinas-space-enabled-military-threatens-us-and-allied-deterrence-and-warfighting/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:19:23

• US and China prepare for trade talks as Convicted Felon suggests potential tariff cut ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/10/us-and-china-prepare-for-trade-talks-as-trump-suggests-potential-tariff-cut/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:19:54

• China exports beat forecasts despite trade war with US ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/09/china-exports-beat-forecasts-despite-trade-war-with-us/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:20:24

• China's premier chipmaker SMIC faces chip yield woes as equipment maintenance and validation efforts stall ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/smic-faces-chip-yield-woes-as-equipment-maintenance-and-validation-efforts-stall    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:20:45

• China and the US to talk trade war ceasefire, not peace ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-and-the-us-to-talk-trade-war-ceasefire-not-peace    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:21:07

• Brazil, China discuss railway from Peruvian port to Brazil territory ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/brazil-china-discuss-railway-from-peruvian-port-to-brazil-territory    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:21:29

• Dihydroxyacetone Man says 80% tariff on Chinese goods ‘seems right’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/trump-says-80-tariff-on-chinese-goods-seems-right    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:21:46

• Inside China’s decision to come to the table on Convicted Felon tariffs ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/inside-chinas-decision-to-come-to-the-table-on-trump-tariffs    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:21:57

• US imposes Iran-related sanctions on third China ‘teapot’ refinery, port terminal ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-imposes-iran-related-sanctions-on-third-china-teapot-refinery-ports    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:22:14

• Long the ‘factory of the world,’ China is now experiencing its own ‘China shock’ ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2025/0509/china-manufacturing-tariffs-trade-war    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:22:42

• US-China trade talks could temper tariff angst, but rivalry runs deep ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2025/0509/china-trade-talks-tariffs    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:23:01

• US and China Meet for First Time Since Convicted Felon Imposed Tariffs ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/business/us-china-talks-trump-tariffs.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:23:14

• This Is the Trade Conflict Pooh-tin Jinping Has Been Waiting For ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/world/asia/xi-jinping-china-trade-war.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:23:42

• Chinese Factories Are Moving Manufacturing to Vietnam to Escape Convicted Felons Tariffs ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/business/trump-tariffs-vietnam-china.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:23:54

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Suggests Openness to Slashing China Tariffs Ahead of Trade Talks ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/us/politics/trump-us-china-tariffs-80-percent.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:24:07

• Changing patterns in arms suppliers reveal shifting alignments. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05/09/world/india-pakistan-kashmir/india-vs-pakistan-is-also-us-vs-china-when-it-comes-to-arms-sales    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:24:23

• Farewell: Pandas set to leave Malaysia on May 18 after 11 years ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/farewell-pandas-set-to-leave-malaysia-on-may-18-after-11-years    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:24:43

• Malaysia could face food shortage if India-Pakistan conflict worsens ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-could-face-food-shortage-if-india-pakistan-conflict-worsens    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:25:05

• Majority of Malaysians against pardon for ex-PM Najib in 1MDB scandal, survey finds ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/majority-of-malaysians-against-a-pardon-for-ex-pm-najib-in-1mdb-scandal-survey-finds    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:25:21

• Nearing 100, Malaysia’s ex-PM Mahathir blasts ‘old world’ Convicted Felon ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/nearing-100-malaysian-ex-pm-mahathir-blasts-old-world-trump    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:25:34

• UN expresses concerns over North Korea nuclear and ballistic missile testing ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/un-warns-north-korea-is-ramping-up-its-nuclear-and-ballistic-missile-programme/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:25:56

• South Korean court clears way for new conservative party candidate amid dispute ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-court-clears-way-for-new-conservative-party-candidate-amid-dispute    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:26:17

• South Korea’s conservatives move to switch presidential candidates ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-conservatives-drop-presidential-candidate-to-select-a-new-pick    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:26:24

• Swine fever found in pig farm near Tukums, Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/09.05.2025-swine-fever-found-in-pig-farm-near-tukums-latvia.a598348/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:27:23

• Lawmakers look to secure collective bargaining rights for federal health care employees ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2025/05/lawmakers-look-to-secure-collective-bargaining-rights-for-federal-health-care-employees/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:28:00

• New Gqeberha military hospital passes Surgeon-General inspection ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/sa-defence/sa-defence-sa-defence/new-gqeberha-military-hospital-passes-surgeon-general-inspection/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:28:26

• Stephen Miller’s War on Cancer Cures ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/05/09/stephen-millers-war-on-cancer-cures/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:28:46

• What to Know About the Hepatitis A Outbreak in L.A. County ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/health/hepatitis-a-los-angeles.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:28:56

• Latvia receives EUR 293m from EU's Recovery Fund ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/education/09.05.2025-latvia-receives-eur-293m-from-eus-recovery-fund.a598343/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:29:14

• Border tensions: Can diplomacy defuse the India-Pakistan standoff? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/access-asia/20250509-border-tensions-can-diplomacy-defuse-the-india-pakistan-standoff    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:29:30

• Europe needs innovation like the air it breathes: EU Commission Executive VP Minzatu ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20250509-europe-needs-innovation-like-the-air-it-breathes-eu-commission-executive-vp-minzatu    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:30:14

• What to Know About Kosmos-482, a Soviet Spacecraft Returning to Earth After 53 Years ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/science/kosmos-482-soviet-spacecraft-reentry.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:30:25

• "Voltmeter" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/09/inside-a-selective-voltmeter/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:32:22

• ">Everyone knows what its like to get a hankering for a specific food. In [Attoparsec]’s case, he wanted waffles." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/09/antique-mill-satisfies-food-cravings/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:32:42

• "focuses on the Cold War pursuit of creating transfermium elements." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/09/the-nuclear-war-you-didnt-notice/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:32:59

• Albertson: OSL's path to sustainability ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1020668/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:33:37

• Forging Our Future: OSL's Path to Sustainability – A Call for Smart Solutions and Enduring Support | OSU Open Source Lab ⚓ https://osuosl.org/blog/osl-future-update/ ䷉ Source: OSL | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//osuosl.org/blog/osl-future-update/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:34:10

• Qt Creator 17 Beta released ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-creator-17-beta-released    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:34:30

• Built to Last: Five Best Practices for Building Reliable HMI ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/five-best-practices-for-building-reliable-hmi    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:35:12

• It's called cash ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2558390/lithuania-developing-offline-card-payment-system-in-case-of-crisis    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:35:59

• "Single Chip Computer" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/09/a-single-chip-computer-for-the-8051-generation/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:37:09

• Nvidia readies cut-down HGX H20 GPU for China to comply with export control rules ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-readies-cut-down-hgx-h20-gpu-for-china-to-comply-with-export-control-rules    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:37:34

• There Is No ‘Energy Emergency,’ a New Lawsuit Claims ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/climate/energy-emergency-lawsuit.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:38:13

• El Salvador Put Convicted Felon Deportees Behind Bars. Now Their Families Are Suing. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/world/americas/el-salvador-trump-deportees-lawsuit.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:38:36

• Environmental risk weighs heavily on the possible rewards of deep sea mining ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/energysource/environmental-risk-weighs-heavily-on-the-possible-rewards-of-deep-sea-mining/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:40:02

• American Oversight Expands Lawsuit Against USAID for Unlawful Document Destruction ☞ https://americanoversight.org/american-oversight-expands-lawsuit-against-usaid-for-unlawful-document-destruction/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:40:25

• China Export Controls Whack AMD Datacenter GPU Business ☞ https://www.nextplatform.com/2025/05/09/china-export-controls-whack-amd-datacenter-gpu-business/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:40:56

• China cracks down on smuggling to enforce rare earth export controls ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-cracks-down-on-smuggling-to-enforce-rare-earth-export-controls    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:41:14

• Lithuanian intel agency recommends denying security clearance to MP Bradauskas ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2558057/lithuanian-intel-agency-recommends-denying-security-clearance-to-mp-bradauskas    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:41:37

• iHeartMedia Faces Class Action Lawsuit After Suffering Major Data Breach ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/08/iheartmedia-faces-class-action-lawsuit-after-major-data-breach/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:42:27

• SonicWall customers confront resurgence of actively exploited vulnerabilities ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/sonicwall-exploited-vulnerabilities-surge/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:42:56

• Call for Proposals for OpenSSF Community Day Europe Open Through 26 May, 2025 ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2025/05/09/call-for-proposals-for-openssf-community-day-europe-open-through-26-may-2025/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:43:22

• Taiwan’s polarised politics risks undermining its resilience and security ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/taiwans-polarised-politics-risks-undermining-its-resilience-and-security/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:43:58

• Company and Personal Data Compromised in Recent Insight Partners Hack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/company-and-personal-data-compromised-in-recent-insight-partners-hack/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:44:44

• SAP Zero-Day Targeted Since January, Many Sectors Impacted ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/sap-zero-day-targeted-since-january-many-sectors-impacted/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:45:16

• Kubuntu General News: Plasma 6.3.5 update for Kubuntu 25.04 available via PPA ☞ https://kubuntu.org/news/plasma-6-3-5-update-for-kubuntu-25-04-available-via-ppa/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:46:10

• Why does this site promote and hype up proprietary spyware of Microsoft? Strange and foolish. ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/05/visual-studio-code-1-100-released-gpt-4-1-as-default-new-nes-model/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:47:21

• Speed Dreams 2.4.1 added 83 Cars & 67 Tracks in Game Download Manager ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/05/speed-dreams-2-4-1-added-83-cars-67-tracks-in-game-download-manager/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:47:47

• "Preferential Treatment of Thiel-Backed Firm Ramp" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/investigation-ramp-gsa-smartpay-trump-peter-thiel-gerald-connolly | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:48:13

• Patents. "In the U.S., the price of Revlimid, a brand-name cancer drug, has been increasing for two decades." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/why-americans-pay-more-for-prescription-drugs | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:49:08

• "Child ID Kits." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-lawmakers-child-id-kits-funding | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:49:33

• Felipe Borges: GNOME Welcomes Its Surveillance Giant Google Summer of Code 2025 Contributors! ☞ https://feborg.es/welcome-to-gnome-gsoc-2025/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:50:05

• German translation updates ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202505/german-translation-updates.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:51:01

• UGOOS SK2 – A 4K Surveillance Giant Google TV box powered by Realtek RTD1325 SoC with 4GB RAM, WiFi 6, Dolby Vision & Atmos ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/05/09/ugoos-sk2-4k-google-tv-box-powered-by-realtek-rtd1325-soc-with-4gb-ram-wifi-6-dolby-vision/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:51:23

• Access Now statement on digital censorship amid India–Pakistan conflict ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/access-now-statement-on-digital-censorship-amid-india-pakistan-conflict/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:52:15

• Access Now at Web Summit Vancouver ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/event/access-now-at-web-summit-vancouver/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:53:19

• Port Sudan under siege: Drone strikes disrupt key maritime hub ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/sea/sea-sea/port-sudan-under-siege-drone-strikes-disrupt-key-maritime-hub/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:53:56

• Red Sea ceasefire offers diplomatic hope — but maritime risk remains high ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/sea/sea-sea/red-sea-ceasefire-offers-diplomatic-hope-but-maritime-risk-remains-high/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:54:12

• 'An atmosphere of fear' in the Indian Kashmir as tensions intensify with Pakistan ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250509-an-atmosphere-of-fear-in-the-indian-kashmir-as-tensions-intensify-with-pakistan    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:54:28

• US federal judges strike down 2023 Alabama congressional map ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/us-federal-judges-strike-down-2023-alabama-congressional-map/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:55:08

• UN calls for urgent action to end Sudan conflict amid surge in drone strikes ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/un-calls-for-urgent-action-to-end-sudan-conflict-amid-surge-in-drone-strikes/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:55:50

• North Korea leader oversees missile tests simulating nuclear counterstrikes ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-leads-missile-test-stresses-nuclear-force-readiness-kcna    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:56:12

• Shock and Fear Outside of a Gaza City Restaurant ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/world/middleeast/gaza-city-israel-strike.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:56:28

• Pakistan launches counterattacks against India after strikes on air bases ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250509-pakistan-warns-won-t-de-escalate-as-conflict-with-india-spirals    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:56:47

• Google Agrees to Pay $1.4 Billion to Settle 2 Privacy Lawsuits ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/technology/google-texas-privacy-settlement.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:57:07

• Mexico sues Surveillance Giant Google over ‘Gulf of America’ renaming ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexico-sues-google-gulf-of-america/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:57:36

• U.S. v. Google: What Both Sides Argued in a Hearing to Fix Its Search Monopoly ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/technology/google-chrome-monopoly-remedies.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:57:59

• Get your own pf lesson ☞ https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2025/05/09/get-your-own-pf-lesson/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:58:32

• How to Install Gnumeric on FunOS ☞ https://funos.org/install-gnumeric-funos/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:59:01

• Debian Endorses “End of 10” Campaign, Calls for Broader Action on Dormant Packages ☞ https://linuxiac.com/debian-calls-for-broader-action-on-dormant-packages/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 16:59:33

• Kubernetes v1.33: Streaming List responses ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2025/05/09/kubernetes-v1-33-streaming-list-responses/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:00:17

• Calibre 8.4 Open-Source Ebook Manager Improves KEPUB Output, Fixes Bugs ☞ https://9to5linux.com/calibre-8-4-open-source-ebook-manager-improves-kepub-output-fixes-bugs    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:02:12

• UPC is illegal and unconstitutional, but sites in the pocket of Team UPC still try to legitimise this obvious illegality ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/boehringer-ingelheim-fails-in-bid-for-pi-at-local-division-lisbon/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:07:22

• Probably fake patents from the EPO again ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/kinexon-challenges-ballinnos-offside-patent-with-help-from-bardehle/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:08:10

• Software Patent: $2,000 awarded for Jeffrey M. Gross entity, Auth Token, authentication patent monopoly prior art ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/5/9/2000-awarded-for-jeffrey-m-gross-entity-auth-token-authentication-patent-prior-art    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:09:04

• Software Patent: $2,000 for Jeffrey M. Gross entity, Calibrate Networks, network patent monopoly prior art ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/5/9/2000-for-jeffrey-m-gross-entity-calibrate-networks-network-patent-prior-art    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:09:13

• European Patent Office (EPO) Faked "Revenue Expansion" by Granting Loads of Invalid, Illegal Patents; Staff Still Wants to Know Where That Money Went ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/09/European_Patent_Office_Faked_Revenue_Expansion_by_Granting_Load.shtml    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:09:23

• Back to First Principles: UK Court of Appeal Resets the FRAND Framework in Optis v Fashion Company Apple ☞ https://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/05/09/back-to-first-principles-uk-court-of-appeal-resets-the-frand-framework-in-optis-v-apple/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:10:01

• Rust is Starting to Seem More Like Microsoft-hosted "Digital Maoism", Not a Legitimate Effort to Improve Security ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/07/Rust_is_Starting_to_Seem_More_Like_Microsoft_hosted_Digital_Mao.shtml    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:14:20

• Blizzard/Microsoft Unions Grow Ahead of Mass Layoffs at Microsoft, Apparently Starting Next Week (as Many as 30,000 Workers Laid Off by Year's End) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/10/Blizzard_Microsoft_Unions_Grow_Ahead_of_Mass_Layoffs_at_Microso.shtml    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:14:29

• GNOME Foundation announces new executive director ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1020619/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:15:32

• Martin Pitt: InstructLab evaluation with Ansible and Wordle ☞ https://piware.de/post/2025-08-09-instructlab/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:15:52

• Judge Orders Release of Rumeysa Ozturk, Tufts Student Detained by ICE ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/us/judge-orders-government-release-tufts-student.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:16:58

• "Today we are happy to present a web-based GUI for making a web-based GUI!" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/10/web-dashboard-and-ota-updates-for-the-esp32/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:17:47

• M5Stack Tab5 is a tablet-like ESP32-P4 IoT development kit with a 5-inch touchscreen display and front-facing camera ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/05/09/m5stack-tab5-tablet-esp32-p4-iot-development-kit-5-inch-touchscreen-display-and-front-facing-camera/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:18:02

• Microsoft is transmitting malware again ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/popular-scraping-tools-npm-package-compromised-in-supply-chain-attack/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:19:13

• In Other News: India-Pakistan Cyberattacks, Radware Vulnerabilities, xAI Leak ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-india-pakistan-cyberattacks-radware-vulnerabilities-xai-leak/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:19:22

• What might change in a CISA 2015 reauthorization ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2025/05/what-might-change-in-a-cisa-2015-reauthorization/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:19:32

• Microsoft does not check if it sends malware ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/malicious-npm-packages-target-cursor-ais-macos-users/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:20:15

• 160,000 Impacted by Valsoft Data Breach ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/160000-impacted-by-valsoft-data-breach/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:20:25

• Invisible Things Lab is hiring a GNU/Linux graphics stack developer to work on Qubes OS ☞ https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2025/05/08/invisible-things-lab-hiring-linux-graphics-stack-developer/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:24:15

• Putin uses Victory Day to legitimize the war in Ukraine ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250509-putin-uses-victory-day-to-legitimize-the-war-in-ukraine    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:24:30

• Macron, Merz, Starmer and Tusk meet Zelensky in Kyiv in bid to pressure Russia into ceasefire ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250509-europe-leaders-head-to-kyiv-on-unprecedented-visit    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:24:40

• LLM Compressor: Optimize LLMs for low-latency deployments ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/05/09/llm-compressor-optimize-llms-low-latency-deployments    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:25:09

• Russian journalist flees from Moscow to Paris amid crackdown on dissent ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/scoop/20250509-russian-journalist-flees-from-moscow-to-paris-amid-crackdown-on-dissent    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:26:10

• FOSS Force Mostly Open Tech News Quiz – May 9, 2025 ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/05/foss-force-mostly-open-tech-news-quiz-may-9-2025/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:27:23

• Mozilla Addons Blog: New Extension Data Consent Experience now available in Firefox Nightly ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2025/05/09/new-extension-data-consent-experience-now-available-in-firefox-nightly/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:28:51

• Teenager Fatally Shot During ‘Ding Dong Ditch’ Fentanylware (TikTok) Prank ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/us/virginia-teen-shot-ding-dong-ditch-tiktok-prank.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:29:20

• How to Use the column Command in Linux | Format Output into Neat Columns Easily https://www.networkworld.com/video/3981443/how-to-use-the-column-command-in-linux-format-output-into-neat-columns-easily.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:37:14

• www.webpronews.com/debian-project-leader-wants-to-tackle-dormant-packages/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:38:37

• Debian Project Leader Andreas Tille has unveiled an initial plan to tackle dormant packages, a growing issue for the venerable Linux distro." https://www.webpronews.com/debian-project-leader-wants-to-tackle-dormant-packages/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:38:48

• Running out of memory in Android 16's Linux Terminal? Try this fix https://www.androidauthority.com/android-linux-terminal-memory-fix-3555799/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:39:31

• "It will show up in your Steam Downloads just as an update for Proton Experimental, if you have it installed. Otherwise, you can just search for Proton Experimental in your Steam Library to install it. Then you can individually change the Proton version used for games." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/proton-experimental-for-linux-steam-deck-gets-fixes-for-clair-obscur-expedition-33-space-engineers-and-more/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:39:55

• "SUSE has kicked the Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE) out of its community-driven Linux distro, openSUSE, and the reasons it gives for doing so are revealing." https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/09/opensuse_ditches_deepin/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:40:23

• "Looking to ditch Windows and jump into the world of Linux? Chances are you've heard Linux Mint recommended over and over. But if you're serious about finding a Windows replacement that's not only easy but also modern, secure, and built for the future, you should take a closer look at Fedora." https://www.howtogeek.com/why-fedora-might-be-a-better-windows-replacement-than-linux-mint/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:40:47

• Linux finally kills off the 486 https://www.fudzilla.com/news/60999-linux-finally-kills-off-the-486    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:41:32

• CNET is _STILL_ a SPAM and SLOP site https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/nordvpn-linux-gui-app-launches/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:41:53

• I Tried Installing Linux on a Surface Laptop, Here's How It Went https://www.howtogeek.com/i-tried-installing-linux-on-a-surface-laptop-heres-how-it-went/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:42:32

• The issue here is not "Go" or "Linux" but Microsoft sending malware to computers https://tech.yahoo.com/cybersecurity/articles/dangerous-linux-wiper-malware-hidden-123100089.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:44:17

• FreeBSD 14.3-BETA2 Now Available https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-stable/2025-May/002817.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 17:49:52

• "I consider myself a happy links2^ user. I tend to just use links2 in text mode but recently, I wanted to see the magic of graphical mode links2. There's just one issue: I wanted to set this up on my work computer and my work computer is a Mac." gemini://ghostze.ro/posts/graphical-mode-links2-on-mac.gmi    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 18:08:44

• OSI coverage in techrights might go on and on till August    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 18:30:33

• This firms seems to be collapsing! http://techrights.org/n/2025/02/28/When_the_Business_Goal_is_to_Protect_the_Image_of_Criminals_Fro.shtml    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 19:08:33

• Seems like Brett Wilson LLP, which might soon lose its licence, is collapsing. Staff flees. More out soon...    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 19:27:09

• IBM's CEO says AI has caused hundreds of PR staff to troll this site more cheaply https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20250508-ibm-ceo-ai-replaced-workers "salespeople have increased"    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 20:28:18

• "TikTok prank 'Chromebook Challenge' prompts warnings from schools after laptops are intentionally set on fire" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tiktok-prank-chromebook-challenge-rcna205784    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 20:38:30

• Reminder: just because you have degree does NOT mean you legally get to bully women. Seems like Brett Wilson LLP, which might soon lose its licence, is collapsing. Staff flees.    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 06:21:08

• trade mark http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/05/what-is-hoodless-hoodie-at-least-not.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 06:23:15

• SkyKick http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/05/ukipo-applies-skykick-in-unite-union.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 06:23:31

• An imaginative sign for smart houses qualifies for EU trade mark registration http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/05/an-imaginative-sign-for-smart-houses.html EUIPO is super-corrupt http://techrights.org/wiki/EUIPO/    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 06:24:13

• Of tables and other furniture: AG Szpunar advises CJEU on originality (but also proposes adoption of recognizability test for infringement) http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/05/of-tables-and-other-furniture-ag.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 06:24:42

• Announce: Perl Wiki V 1.26 https://blogs.perl.org/users/ron_savage/2025/05/announce-perl-wiki-v-126.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 06:25:06

• The sculpture shapes the sculptor. https://blogs.perl.org/users/saif/2025/05/the-sculpture-shapes-the-sculptor.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 06:25:23

• The Perl Toolchain Summit 2025 https://blogs.perl.org/users/paul_johnson/2025/05/the-perl-toolchain-summit-2025.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 06:25:43

• Perl makes it to Futility Closet as a poem... https://blogs.perl.org/users/randal_l_schwartz/2025/05/perl-makes-it-to-futility-closet-as-a-poem.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 06:25:59

• Perl Toolchain Summit 2025 https://blogs.perl.org/users/mohammad_s_anwar/2025/05/perl-toolchain-summit-2025.html    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 06:26:13

• UK court jails Ugandan judge over slavery conviction https://www.dw.com/en/uk-court-jails-ugandan-judge-over-slavery-conviction/a-72421229    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 06:34:07

• Red Bull's plans spark water scarcity fears near Berlin https://www.dw.com/en/red-bull-s-plans-spark-water-scarcity-fears-near-berlin/a-72419936    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 06:35:15

• "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. Winston Smith, his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind, slipped quickly through the glass doors of Victory Mansions, though not quickly enough to prevent a swirl of gritty dust from entering along with him." gemini://inoro.smol.pub/lorem    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 06:36:51

• Init gemini://inoro.smol.pub/init    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 06:37:28

• The Great LLM DDOS of 2025 gemini://the-brannons.com/llm-ddos/ by cmb    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 06:38:39

• "Let me give you some numbers. A friend hosts some fairly small personal websites on my infrastructure, and I manage it for him. These were never high-traffic sites, but since May 4th at 00:00:00 UTC, his server has received over 2545000 web requests. It is, at this very moment, being scraped by multiple IP addresses associated with Alibaba US, specifically Alibaba Cloud LLC."    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 06:38:50

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-05-10.gmi    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 06:39:34

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1290.jpg    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 06:40:40

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1640.jpg    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 06:40:47

• "my coursework for this year is DONE...... i am free..... i am liberated.....four months of bedrotting here i come!!" gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2610    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 06:46:56

• not a gardening blog 6: things I need to remind myself every year gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-05-09    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 06:48:50

• "I don't think I have complained in a post yet about LLMs (Large Language Models). Well, let's fix that!" gemini://vigrey.com/journal/in-which-llms-made-the-web-worse-yet-again.gmi ping cmb    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 06:49:54

• "DOGE hasn't saved the US government a penny. It is a complete joke staffed by losers." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jtmtm45k    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 06:55:12

• "Yea, but they are an onshore all American. They deal in too much defense to allow offshore work. Check out their recently awarded defence contracts! Alex Kemp is a BA$$! Go Palantir!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jtmtm45k    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 06:55:34

• "Uber is a sh-t company. Not a company to be looked up to. How does that differ from IBM?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jtth2snw    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 06:56:21

• "Also if they target getting rid of contractors they don't have to report those since contractors are not IBM employees" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jt9dhtef    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 06:57:02

• "You might practice on your keyboarding skills." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jttqf7r9    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 06:58:04

• "PIPs have been flying out for weeks now. [...] PIPS are always in play. Depends on what way the wind is blowing and what groups are targeted for thinning." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jttqf7r9    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 06:58:30

• world painting record https://www.dw.com/en/nigeria-autistic-teenager-sets-world-painting-record/a-72419243    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 06:59:27

• No. https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-was-the-iberian-blackout-caused-by-too-much-solar-power/a-72415376    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 07:00:16

• Sociopath, raider, and soon dead https://www.dw.com/en/warren-buffett-to-step-down-as-ceo-of-berkshire-hathaway/a-72427949    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 07:01:33

• Voice of America could be back on air next week https://www.dw.com/en/voice-of-america-could-be-back-on-air-next-week-watchdog/a-72427098    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 07:02:14

• Trumpism https://www.dw.com/en/us-criticizes-germany-for-labeling-afd-extremist/a-72423560    

posted Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 07:02:34

posted Thursday, May 08, 2025 at 16:06:17

• Pakistani Firm Shipped Fentanyl Analogs, Scams to US ☞ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/05/pakistani-firm-shipped-fentanyl-analogs-scams-to-us/    

posted Thursday, May 08, 2025 at 16:06:47