Roy Schestowitz

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-05-11.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 05:04:35

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1291.jpg    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 05:05:04

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1641.jpg    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 05:05:10

• "I’ve been walking through the neighbourhood again, looking at flowers. Aargauerstrasse is particularly beautiful with the tram rails." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-05-09-flowers    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 05:06:06

• "Until today, my ZIP file generation script was a python script that created a new ZIP file each and every time. That's not efficient, especially because I was repeating work each time by including every file anew." gemini://vigrey.com/journal/new-setup-for-offline-browsing-zip-file-backup.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 05:06:50

• "Every once in a while, I get caught up on keyboards. Not because there's anything wrong with my current one (an older SteelSeries Apex M500, with the gamer-girl wasd/space keycaps wearing off), but I'll just see a picture or article about a cool keyboard someone made" gemini://tilde.town/~hush/gemlog/2025-05-10.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 05:07:41

• I updated my Bluesky PDS and it stopped working. Here's how I fixed it [tutorial] gemini://gemini.patatas.ca/posts/pds-update-failure-fix.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 05:09:27

• Capitalism gemini://inoro.smol.pub/capitalismo-verde    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 05:10:01

• No lo intentes gemini://m1n.smol.pub/dont-try    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 05:11:20

• Nobody Knows gemini://inoro.smol.pub/nobody-knows    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 05:12:42

• "When I started deleting my social media accounts, dropping Amazon, and changing my computer-ing habits, I didn't entirely know why I was doing it. I knew I needed a change. I knew that Big Tech had stopped being fun or useful for me years ago, yet I didn't understand how to get away from it." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-05-10    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 05:13:57

• github traffic down 6% this past month https://www.similarweb.com/website/github.com/#ranking    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 05:28:19

• microsoft.com down 5% https://www.similarweb.com/website/microsoft.com/#ranking    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 05:28:41

• LinkedIn down 4% https://www.similarweb.com/website/linkedin.com/#ranking    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 05:29:08

• "Talk is cheap - why does Alvind not produce any numbers for his assertions about AI ? After all, numbers would help give credence to his claim in the article, particularly if it can be verified independently. Or is he morphing into Ginni 2.0 in the pant suit ? Or has Krabanaugh the lapdog got his tongue again ?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jtxtpear    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 05:36:13

• "AK: “I’m replacing all these expensive lazy dinosaurs from North America with AI agents: the job gets done 24 hours a day, and it’s free”"    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 05:36:31

• returning VOA staff to work https://www.dw.com/en/us-appeals-court-blocks-ruling-returning-voa-staff-to-work/a-72428334    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 05:40:59

• DragonFly 4.6.1 and Dr.Parted 25.05 are out    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 05:44:33

• PikaOS 25.05.05 also released. "PikaOS is a gaming/optimization-focused Linux distribution that emphasizes ease of use and high compatibility. Built on a Debian base but with cherry picked and custom compiled packages ensures that Pika is stable whilst being bang up to date!" https://wiki.pika-os.com/en/home    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 05:45:41

• CachyOS 250330 https://distrowatch.com/12441    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 05:47:13

• This release of Clonezilla live (20250504-plucky) includes major enhancements and bug fixes. https://sourceforge.net/p/clonezilla/news/2025/05/-stable-clonezilla-live-321-28-released/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 05:48:13

• Old: 'Social inertia the main obstacle' https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/social-inertia-the-main-obstacle/article30164671.ece    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 06:04:56

• "The project gained significant attention earlier this week when it emerged that TikTok is expected to become the primary user of the centre." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20160971 | Source: YLE    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 10:41:10

• "In an effort to remedy this I've set out to build my own personal search engine." ☛ https://vincents.dev/blog/creating-a-search-engine/? | Source: Vincent Sgherzi    

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

• "This adventures starts with a simple eBPF program to transparently redirect DNS requests on port 53" ☛ https://blog.gripdev.xyz/2025/05/06/ebpf-mystery-when-is-ipv4-not-ipv4-when-its-ipv6/ |    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 10:42:09

• "The Thinkpad line of laptops, originally from IBM, and then from Lenovo, have long been the choice of many in our community." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/10/another-old-thinkpad-gets-a-new-motherboard/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 10:57:56

• "Can you run it on a Raspberry Pi?" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/10/an-llm-for-the-raspberry-pi/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 10:58:55

• "well, that’s easy, do a lithopane" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/10/move-over-lithopane-3d-printed-3d-photos-with-gaussian-splats/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 10:59:42

• "The RA4M1-Zero is a compact development board based on Renesas’ 32-bit RA4M1 MCU. Running at 48 MHz with a built-in FPU" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/coin-sized-ra4m1-zero-board-features-32-bit-ra4m1-mcu/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 11:01:44

• "The Heritage Society" https://soylentnews.org/~mcgrew/journal/19298    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 11:02:04

• "The Trump Administration's Crimes Against Humanity" https://soylentnews.org/~day+of+the+dalek/journal/19313    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 11:02:25

• "Jill Sobule's Final Song Was a Takedown of J.D. Vance" https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jill-sobule-final-song-jd-vance-1235332938/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 11:02:49

• old: "The McMansionization of the White House, or: Regional Car Dealership Rococo: a treatise | Patreon" https://www.patreon.com/posts/mcmansionization-126873692    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 11:04:26

• "I’m the girl banned for asking a transgender opponent: Are you a man?" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/05/10/cerys-vaughan-leigh-genesis-manchester-laces-transgender-fa/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 11:04:37

• "Advamed brags about screwing the military out of right to repair" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/advamed-brags-about-screwing-the:9    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 11:05:03

• "Meghan appoints Bill Gates’ ex-assistant as chief of staff" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2025/05/10/meghan-appoints-bill-gatess-ex-assistant-as-chief-of-staff/ the criminals need special PR: http://techrights.org/o/2020/09/28/non-denying-and-false-denials/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 11:05:13

• "Kenya’s ‘supertusker’ elephants are in danger – here’s why we must save them" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/activity-and-adventure/few-supertuskers-left/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 11:05:32

• "This little audiobook player is a stellar example of the learning process behind a multifaceted project blending mechanical, electrical, and software" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/11/boxie-a-gameboy-esque-audio-player/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 11:11:20

• "Man And Machine" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/10/man-and-machine-vs-man-vs-machine/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 11:14:37

• Dihydroxyacetone Man says ‘total reset negotiated’ with China during intense 10-hour tariff talks in Geneva ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/05/10/us-news/trump-says-total-reset-negotiated-with-china-during-bessents-tariff-talks-in-geneva/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 11:15:09

• hype is the only correct term here ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/05/10/race-deploy-ai-industry-leaders-confront-hype-expense-project-promising-future/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 11:16:07

• FDM ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/10/best-practices-for-fdm-printing/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 11:16:37

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

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 11:26:17

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

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 11:27:11

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

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 11:27:47

• How To Install Symfony Framework on Fedora 42 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-symfony-framework-fedora-42/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 11:28:07

• How to manage your GNU/Linux resources with Mission Center ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/how-to-manage-your-linux-resources-with-mission-center    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 11:28:24

• XSR screen recorder ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202505/xsr-screen-recorder.html    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 11:52:00

• Replace xmessage with gxmessage ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202505/replace-xmessage-with-gxmessage.html    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 11:52:13

• yff video/audio/image converter 2.3 ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202505/yff-videoaudioimage-converter-23.html    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 11:52:25

• French translation updates ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202505/french-translation-updates.html    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 11:52:37

• New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients, including Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival - 2025-05-07 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2025-05-07-edition/index.html    

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

• Meru ☞ https://sparkylinux.org/meru/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 12:54:23

• UIBeam is a lightweight, JSX-style HTML template engine ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/uibeam-lightweight-jsx-style-html-template-engine/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 12:54:50

• libdatachannel is a WebRTC network library ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/libdatachannel-webrtc-network-library/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 12:55:00

• Usermode FTP Server – access your files from another device ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/usermode-ftp-server/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 12:55:29

• Organic Maps – offline map software ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/organic-maps-offline-map-software/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 12:55:39

• 22 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Chemistry Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/chemistry/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 12:56:44

• What IP – get your IP easily ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/what-ip-network-information-tool/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 12:57:23

• Volumio is a music player operating system ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/volumio-music-player-operating-system/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 12:57:38

• 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) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/09/Rust_Propaganda_Now_Amplified_by_Slopfarms_Powered_by_Microsoft.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 12:57:53

• Misplacing Blame for Security Problems, Sometimes With LLM Slop That Blames "Linux" for Microsoft's Failures ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/10/Misplacing_Blame_for_Security_Problems_Sometimes_With_LLM_Slop_.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 12:58:02

• The Tariffs Are Accelerating Microsoft's Decline in China ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/10/The_Tariffs_Are_Accelerating_Microsoft_s_Decline_in_China.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 12:58:10

• fan service ☞ https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/fan-service "Fn-F5 on some models, Fn-F on others. The direct effect is to limit the fan speed, from whisper mode to megablast, and indirectly control performance. But it doesn’t work in OpenBSD, so I needed to write an ASUS ACPI WMI driver"    

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

• KDE Frameworks 6.14 Revamps New Files Dialog, Expands KRunner Unit Conversion ☞ https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6-14-revamps-new-files-dialog-expands-krunner-unit-conversion    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:13:24

• This Week in GNOME: #199 One More Week... ☞ https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2025/05/twig-199/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:14:10

• Coin-Sized RA4M1-Zero Board Features 32-Bit RA4M1 MCU ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/coin-sized-ra4m1-zero-board-features-32-bit-ra4m1-mcu/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:15:45

• [R] Use new_scale_xxx() function to add the same scale type in different ggplot layers ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/05/r-use-new_scale_xxx-function-to-add-the-same-scale-type-in-different-ggplot-layers/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:27:05

• Europe Wants to Arm Ukraine, but It’s Losing a Race Against Time ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/world/europe/eu-ukraine-weapons.html    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:27:29

• European Leaders, Ukraine Press Russia For A 30-Day Cease-Fire, Starting May 12 ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kyiv-macron-merz-starmer-vist-support-ukraine-ceasefire-zelenskyy/33410068.html    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:27:51

• European foreign ministers support special tribunal prosecuting Russia officials for crimes of aggression ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/european-foreign-ministers-support-special-tribunal-prosecuting-russia-officials-for-crimes-of-aggression/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:36:41

• International coalition endorses special tribunal for crime of aggression against Ukraine ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/international-coalition-endorses-special-tribunal-for-crime-of-aggression-against-ukraine/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:37:04

• War in Ukraine: Kyiv and Europe allies seek 30-day Russia truce ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250510-ukraine-europe-allies-seek-30-day-russia-truce    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:45:49

• Taavi Väänänen: Wikimedia Hackathon Istanbul 2025 ☞ https://taavi.wtf/posts/wikimedia-hackathon-istanbul-2025/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:46:42

• Remove .sh from TEXTDOMAIN ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202505/remove-sh-from-textdomain.html    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:48:02

• "Putin invites Ukraine to resume direct negotiations with Russia" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/11/putin-invites-ukraine-to-resume-direct-negotiations-with-russia | Source: Meduza    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:48:41

• Putin wants Russia to hold direct talks with Ukraine on May 15 ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250511-putin-wants-russia-to-hold-direct-talks-with-ukraine-on-may-15    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:48:50

• Putin Puts On Show of Defiance as Cease-fire Talks Drag On ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/world/europe/putin-russia-victory-day-parade.html    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:49:18

• How Pooh-tin and Putin Got Closer ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000010157380/how-xi-and-putin-got-closer.html    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:49:56

• European Leaders Visit Ukraine and Press Russia for a 30-Day Cease-Fire ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/world/europe/ukraine-war-visit-starmer-macron-zelensky-merz.html    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:50:22

• GNOME Foundation News: GNOME Foundation Welcomes Steven Deobald as Executive Director ☞ https://foundation.gnome.org/2025/05/09/gnome-foundation-welcomes-steven-deobald-as-executive-director/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:50:45

• India: Residents of Jammu report hearing multiple blasts overnight ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250510-pakistan-launches-strikes-multiple-people-killed-in-india-s-border-region    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:51:38

• Pakistan launches counterattacks against India after strikes on air bases ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250510-pakistan-launches-retaliatory-attacks-against-india-after-air-base-strikes    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:52:43

• World reacts after India, Pakistan agree to stop firing ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/world-reacts-after-india-pakistan-agree-to-stop-firing    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:52:54

• India and Pakistan step up military strikes amid calls to de-escalate ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/pakistans-military-says-three-air-bases-attacked-by-indian-missiles    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:53:16

• Soviet-era spacecraft crashes back to Earth after 53 years stuck in orbit ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250510-soviet-era-spacecraft-crashes-back-to-earth-after-53-years-stuck-in-orbit    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:53:39

• Mexico sues Surveillance Giant Google for labeling Gulf of Mexico as 'Gulf of America' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250510-mexico-sues-google-for-labeling-gulf-of-mexico-as-gulf-of-america    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:54:02

• Mexico sues Surveillance Giant Google for using ‘Gulf of America’ to appease Convicted Felon ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250510-mexico-sues-google-renaming-gulf-of-america-appease-trump    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:54:18

• Italy’s Moltiply sues Surveillance Giant Google over anti-competitive practices ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/italys-moltiply-sues-google-over-anti-competitive-practices/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:54:54

• DragonFly 6.4.2 released ☞ https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2025/05/10/dragonfly-6-4-2-released/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:55:23

• New Study Reveals an Easier Alternative to Intermittent Fasting ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/new-study-reveals-an-easier-alternative-to-intermittent-fasting    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:55:54

• Scientists Reveal What Happens in Your Brain When You Read ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-reveal-what-happens-in-your-brain-when-you-read    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:56:04

• 'Hugely Significant' Stone Circles in Scotland Suggest Early Human Arrival ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/hugely-significant-stone-circles-in-scotland-suggest-early-human-arrival    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:56:33

• Surprisingly Advanced Ancient Spear Tip Was Not Made by Modern Humans ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/surprisingly-advanced-ancient-spear-tip-was-not-made-by-modern-humans    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:56:44

• Does Champagne Really Lower Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest? Here's The Science. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/does-champagne-really-lower-risk-of-sudden-cardiac-arrest-heres-the-science    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:57:06

• Drinking And Insomnia Often Go Together, And This Could Be Why ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/drinking-and-insomnia-often-go-together-and-this-could-be-why    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:57:23

• Andy Wingo: a whippet waypoint ☞ https://wingolog.org/archives/2025/05/09/a-whippet-waypoint    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:58:48

• How to Install Bitwarden on FunOS ☞ https://funos.org/install-bitwarden-funos/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 13:59:17

• KDE Plasma Will Now Make Sure Your System Doesn't Suspend When Transferring Files ☞ https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-No-Suspend-On-Transfer-File    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:00:36

• Intel stealthily pulls the plug on Deep Link less than 5 years after launch ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/intel-stealthily-pulls-the-plug-on-deep-link-less-than-5-years-after-launch    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:01:03

• "To follow up: many thanks for reviewing the cited prior art. I'm no expert in pharma patents but this decision of the Board puzzled me and still puzzles me." http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/05/commercial-success-is-nothing-burger.html?showComment=1746904014039#c2256084366886615436    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:01:45

• "The decision is remarkable as the Board revokes what could be a block buster patent monopoly for lack of inventive step of basically the - purported - core second medical use invention." http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/05/commercial-success-is-nothing-burger.html?showComment=1746904014039#c2256084366886615436    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:01:50

• Reference Recycling and the Case for Sua Sponte Rehearing in Ingenico ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/05/rehearing-igenico-ioengine.html    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:02:29

• 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 ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/09/The_Gerstnerisation_of_Microsoft_Seventh_Wave_of_Microsoft_Layo.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:03:33

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

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:03:41

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

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:03:50

• Control Your Systems, Control All Your Data ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/10/Control_Your_Systems_Control_All_Your_Data.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:04:15

• One is Simply Doomed to Fail When Working for Violent Men From Abusive Monopolist Microsoft and Attacking Women as Well as People Who Merely Expose Crimes or Report Real Crimes ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/10/One_is_Simply_Doomed_to_Fail_When_Working_for_Violent_Men_From_.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:04:42

• 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) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/10/Blizzard_Microsoft_Unions_Grow_Ahead_of_Mass_Layoffs_at_Microso.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:04:54

• Christian Hergert: D-Spy gets a redesign ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/chergert/2025/05/10/d-spy-gets-a-redesign/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:05:54

• Martin Pitt: Testing sourcery.ai and Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub Copilot for cockpit PR reviews ☞ https://piware.de/post/2025-08-09-sourcery/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:06:14

• India Supreme Court reverses takedown order against Wikimedia on free speech grounds ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/india-supreme-court-reverses-takedown-order-against-wikimedia-on-free-speech-grounds/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:14:50

• India censorship spurs concerns amid military tensions with Pakistan ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/india-censorship-spurs-concerns-amid-military-tensions-with-pakistan/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:15:55

• Steganography Challenge: My Solution, (Sat, May 10th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31912    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:17:09

• ‘Democratic exercise’: Lingnan University Students’ Union vows to press forward despite school pressure ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/11/democratic-exercise-lingnan-university-students-union-vows-to-press-forward-despite-school-pressure/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:18:55

• Thunderbird and Outlook IMAP/SMTP ☞ https://www.urspringer.de/2025/05/10/thunderbird-and-outlook-imap-smtp/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:33:59

• Beelink ME Mini is a compact 6-slot SSD NAS and mini PC powered by an defective chip maker Intel N150 Twin Lake SoC ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/05/10/beelink-me-mini-compact-6-slot-ssd-nas-and-mini-pc-powered-by-an-intel-n150-twin-lake-soc/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:34:35

• There is NO SUCH THING as Hey Hi (AI) servers ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/apple-reportedly-readies-baltra-processors-for-ai-servers they just mean some chips with some acceleration in them, like GPUs    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:37:19

• How I Turned My Old Hi-Fi Speakers into Bluetooth Ones with Raspberry Pi ☞ https://itsfoss.com/raspberry-pi-diy-bluetooth-spekaers/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:38:39

• Israel not involved in Gaza food distribution under US aid plan: envoy ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250510-israel-not-involved-in-gaza-food-distribution-under-us-aid-plan-envoy    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:40:53

• US judge orders release of detained graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/us-judge-orders-release-of-detained-graduate-student-rumeysa-ozturk/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:41:25

• Bangladesh bans activities of ousted PM Hasina’s party following protests ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/bangladesh-bans-activities-of-ousted-pm-hasina%25E2%2580%2599s-party-following-protests    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:41:43

• 3 Lawmakers Involved in Newark ICE Protest Could Be Arrested, DHS Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/nyregion/newark-ice-protest-lawmakers-ras-baraka.html    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:41:58

• Japan’s security presence in Asean now ‘routine’, as fears grow of China gaining sway amid US apathy ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japans-security-presence-in-asean-now-routine-as-fears-grow-of-china-gaining-sway-amid-us-apathy    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:42:13

• Steven Deobald: 2025-05-09 Foundation Report ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/steven/2025/05/09/2025-05-09-foundation-report/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:44:11

• European Commission takes Hungary to EU court for violating laws on migrant smuggling ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/european-commission-takes-hungary-to-eu-court-for-violating-laws-on-migrant-smuggling/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:46:43

• Legal scholars claim EU Omnibus directive undermines sustainability rules and increases corporate liability risk ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/legal-scholars-claim-eu-omnibus-directive-undermines-sustainability-rules-and-increases-corporate-liability-risk/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:47:33

• Dihydroxyacetone Man meme coins raise money. They also buy access. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/0510/trump-meme-coin-crypto-ethics    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:47:52

• Dihydroxyacetone Man is already playing with fire with his tariff plan— adding a tax hike could mean GOP civil war ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/05/10/business/trump-is-already-playing-with-fire-with-his-tariff-plan-adding-a-tax-hike-could-mean-gop-civil-war/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:56:15

• "The Sinclair C5 was Sir Clive’s famous first venture into electric mobility, a recumbent electric-assisted tricycle which would have been hardly unusual in 2025." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/10/restoring-a-sinclair-c5-for-the-road/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:56:42

• US and China set for talks in bid to 'de-escalate' trade war ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250510-us-and-china-set-for-talks-in-bid-to-de-escalate-trade-war    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:57:38

• Brazil’s President Lula to visit China ahead of regional summit ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/10/brazils-president-lula-to-visit-china-ahead-of-regional-summit/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:57:53

• China takes centre stage in Philippines’ feisty midterm elections ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/china-takes-centre-stage-in-philippines-feisty-midterm-election    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:58:03

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

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:58:24

• U.S. and China Will Meet for Second Day of Trade Talks ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/business/us-china-tariffs.html    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:58:46

• ‘Don’t Need a Deal’: Top Convicted Felon Economic Adviser Is All In on His China Hardball ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/business/dealbook/stephen-miran-interview.html    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:59:06

• Another Casualty of the Trade Wars? Burgers Made With Brazilian Beef ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/world/americas/trade-war-burgers-brazil-meat.html    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:59:25

• Malaysia’s PM Anwar retains PKR presidency; daughter vies for No. 2 post in party polls ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-pm-anwars-retains-pkr-presidency-daughter-vies-for-no-2-post-in-party-polls    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 14:59:52

• South Korea’s conservatives settle on Kim Moon-soo after nomination turmoil exposes rifts ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-conservatives-drop-presidential-candidate-to-select-a-new-pick    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 15:01:11

• South Korea’s former PM Han drops presidential bid, ending rift among conservatives ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-former-pm-han-drops-presidential-bid-ending-rift-among-conservatives    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 15:01:35

• Frauds ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/business/elizabeth-holmes-partner-blood-testing-startup.html "in prison for fraud" https://www.epo.org/en/news-events/european-inventor-award/meet-the-finalists/elizabeth-holmes    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 15:02:40

• Billy Joel’s wife says singer’s ‘health has to take priority’ after he postponed tour due to medical condition ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/05/11/entertainment/billy-joels-wife-says-singers-health-has-to-take-priority-after-he-postponed-tour-due-to-medical-condition/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 15:03:05

• Lithuanian firm to test space medicine on ISS ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2558343/lithuanian-firm-to-test-space-medicine-on-iss    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 15:03:28

• Putin Proposes Direct Talks With Ukraine In Turkey, Ignoring Europeans' Call For May 12 Cease-Fire ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-russia-ukraine-ceasefire-turkey-war-europeans/33410207.html    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 15:06:23

• Ukraine and allies set ultimatum to Russia to accept 30-day ceasefire ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250509-europe-leaders-head-to-kyiv-on-unprecedented-visit    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 15:06:57

• Putin will ‘think through’ Ukraine ceasefire proposal ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250510-live-ukraine-european-leaders-macron-tusk-starmer-merz-kyiv-russia-ceasefire-putin    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 15:07:47

• Has the war in Ukraine brought Europeans closer together? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250510-has-the-war-in-ukraine-brought-europeans-closer-together    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 15:07:59

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Voters Are in for a Rude Awakening ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/elissa-slotkin-to-fellow-democrats-speak-in-plain-english    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 15:09:42

• The Top Five — For the Week Ending May 9, 2025 ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/05/the-top-five-for-the-week-ending-may-9-2025/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 15:10:06

• A win for Microsoft? ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/chromebooks/a-new-tiktok-challenge-has-kids-attempting-to-short-circuit-school-issued-chromebooks    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 15:13:09

• The Servo Blog: Two months in Servo: CSS nesting, Shadow DOM, Clipboard Hey Hi (AI) and more! ☞ https://servo.org/blog/2025/05/09/this-month-in-servo/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 15:14:23

• This Week in Linux 310: GNOME's New Director, Mesa 25.1, GNU/Linux Mint's Theme, Hyprland 0.49, & more GNU/Linux news ☞ https://thisweekinlinux.com/310    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 15:14:58

• 310: GNOME’s New Director, Mesa 25.1, GNU/Linux Mint’s Theme, Hyprland 0.49, & more GNU/Linux news ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-310/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 15:15:07

• "Ubuntu has a great System Monitor tool already built into the OS. And, there are also a plethora of terminal based alternatives such as htop, bashtop, or just plain ol’ top. These all work great but what if you want to try something different?" https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/how-to-manage-your-linux-resources-with-mission-center    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 15:19:42

• "Xubuntu is built for speed and simplicity: a refreshingly easy OS that is highly customizable." https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-found-a-minimal-linux-distro-thats-fast-and-efficient-for-all-experience-levels/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 15:21:03

• Weird to see this in MSN https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/7-reasons-fedora-might-be-a-better-windows-replacement-than-linux-mint/ar-AA1EvCxK    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 15:22:08

• "Running your own server can sound intimidating at first, but with Linux, it's much easier than you might think. If you're new to servers—or Linux in general—don't worry. You don't have to be a tech wizard to get a reliable server up and running." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-distros-great-for-running-a-server/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 15:23:38

• "Chances are, your Linux distro manages processes with systemd. If you know where to look, you can find systems that offer greater choice and control to their users with different approaches. Obarun is one of them. Is this Arch variant for you?" https://www.howtogeek.com/what-is-obarun-linux/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 15:23:58

• Linux kernel is leaving 486 CPUs behind, only 18 years after the last one made https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/linux-to-end-support-for-1989s-hottest-chip-the-486-with-next-release/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 15:25:28

• "You can install games from Epic, GOG and Amazon easily via the Heroic Games Launcher with Prime giving you a code for each game for whatever store it's on. For any games that use anti-cheat be sure to check out our anti-cheat compatibility page to see their status." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/heres-all-the-games-to-claim-for-steam-deck-linux-from-prime-gaming-as-of-may-9th/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 15:26:03

• "You've probably heard that Linux distros lack a lot of Windows functionality. That can be more or less true, but I'd argue that some of that functionality Linux is better off never adopting or imitating." https://www.howtogeek.com/windows-features-linux-should-never-copy/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 15:26:24

• GNOME sells itself as inclusion, diversity and so on. All those words sound great, IBM/Red Hat misuses these words a lot, but what happens in practice is "good" discrimination, where "goodness" is defined by oligarchy.    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 15:31:45

• will tottenham take a piece of silver for the first time in decades? https://www.transfermarkt.com/tottenham-hotspur/erfolge/verein/148    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 15:40:14

• BOOK OF LIFE gopher://aussies.space:70/0/~freet/phlog/2025-05-11Book_of_Life.txt    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 16:09:57

• "This is the fifth blog post about my f3s series for my self-hosting demands in my home lab. f3s? The "f" stands for FreeBSD, and the "3s" stands for k3s, the Kubernetes distribution I will use on FreeBSD-based physical machines." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2025-05-11-f3s-kubernetes-with-freebsd-part-5.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 16:10:55

• 🔤SpellBinding: EUIKLTF Wordo: FOLIA gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-05-11.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 16:11:28

• BigLinux 2025-05-04 is out https://www.biglinux.com.br/ https://distrowatch.com/biglinux    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:26:22

• AUSTRUMI 5.0.6 in Latvia is also out https://distrowatch.com/austrumi http://cyti.latgola.lv/ruuni/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/07/Finland_Lithuania_and_Latvia_Fortify_Their_Digital_Border_With_.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:27:49

• SDesk 2025.05.06 is out, but outsourced to Microsoft, so not trustworthy https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12445    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:28:42

• Could be worse though, could be controlled by Microsoft staff like AnduinOS is    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:29:25

• crypto [sic] 'millionaire' https://www.dw.com/en/french-police-rescue-kidnapped-father-of-crypto-millionaire/a-72430848    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:33:11

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

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:33:23

• divestment plans? https://www.dw.com/en/what-became-of-pope-francis-divestment-plans/a-72438943    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:34:37

• high-speed rail cables https://www.dw.com/en/spain-police-probe-theft-of-high-speed-rail-cables/a-72439921    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:35:12

• genocide case against UAE https://www.dw.com/en/icj-says-it-has-no-jurisdiction-in-genocide-case-against-uae/a-72440652    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:36:26

• limit children's screen time https://www.dw.com/en/greece-launches-state-app-to-limit-children-s-screen-time/a-72442799    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:36:59

• Can Taiwan's energy grid withstand a Chinese attack? https://www.dw.com/en/can-taiwan-s-energy-grid-withstand-a-chinese-attack/a-72438572    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:38:20

• despite tariffs https://www.thelocal.dk/20250506/danish-wind-energy-giant-vestas-keeps-earnings-forecast-despite-tariffs    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:38:42

• New forecast confirms Denmark will hit 2030 climate goals https://cphpost.dk/2025-05-01/news/round-up/new-forecast-confirms-denmark-will-hit-2030-climate-goals/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:39:25

• Hawaii Lawmakers Raise the State's Hotel Tax to Help the Islands Cope With Climate Change https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-05-02/hawaii-lawmakers-raise-the-states-hotel-tax-to-help-the-islands-cope-with-climate-change    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:40:08

• Scientists https://www.dw.com/en/scientists-aim-to-compile-us-climate-report-after-trump-cuts/a-72422510    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:42:04

• The White House Spent Earth Day Lying About Climate Science https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/05/02/the-white-house-spent-earth-day-lying-about-climate-science/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:42:26

• Imagine You Are a Poor Nation, Trapped by Debt and Strangled by Climate Change—What Are Your Options? https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/05/02/imagine-you-are-a-poor-nation-trapped-by-debt-and-strangled-by-climate-change-what-are-your-options/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:42:51

• Climate-Change Summer or Nuclear Winter? https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/05/02/climate-change-summer-or-nuclear-winter/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:46:46

• Climate change is both sinking, and lifting, South Africa https://www.dw.com/en/climate-change-is-both-sinking-and-lifting-south-africa/a-72398981    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:47:09

• On Climate, Governors Enter ‘Trench Warfare Mode’ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/on-climate-governors-enter-trench-warfare-mode/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:47:33

• Climate Obligations https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/05/05/top-african-rights-court-consider-states-climate-obligations"    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:50:12

• Climate Disasters Kill in Pakistan https://www.truthdig.com/articles/report-as-climate-disasters-kill-in-pakistan-the-true-scale-is-unknown/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:50:44

• dismissal of climate scientists https://www.dw.com/en/will-trump-s-dismissal-of-climate-scientists-have-a-global-impact/a-72450965    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:51:19

• Smoke From Climate-Fueled Wildfires Contributed to Thousands of US Deaths Over 15 Years, Study Says https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/oregon/articles/2025-05-07/smoke-from-climate-fueled-wildfires-contributed-to-thousands-of-us-deaths-over-15-years-study-says    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:51:53

• US Will Stop Tracking the Costs of Extreme Weather Fueled by Climate Change https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-05-08/us-retires-database-tracking-billions-of-dollars-of-climate-change-fueled-weather-damage    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:52:38

• How will Germany's new government tackle climate issues? https://www.dw.com/en/how-will-germany-s-new-government-tackle-climate-issues/a-72463479    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:52:59

• Kangaroo Courts of EPO http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/05/commercial-success-is-nothing-burger.html    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:53:46

• Who is this money owed TO? https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-05-06/global-debt-hits-record-of-over-324-trillion-says-iif    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:54:16

• EU pledges €500 million for science amid US funding cuts https://www.dw.com/en/eu-pledges-€500-million-for-science-amid-us-funding-cuts/a-72438165    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:57:11

• Are Catholic institutions ready to abandon fossil fuels? https://www.dw.com/en/are-catholic-institutions-ready-to-abandon-fossil-fuels/a-72438943    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:58:07

• Temu and Shein https://www.dw.com/en/why-china-s-temu-and-shein-are-europe-s-new-trade-threat/a-72434992    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:58:38

• UN report says aid cuts led to global development slowdown https://www.dw.com/en/un-report-says-aid-cuts-led-to-global-development-slowdown/a-72444368    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:59:12

• UK, India cut tariffs on whisky, textile in landmark deal https://www.dw.com/en/uk-india-cut-tariffs-on-whisky-textile-in-landmark-deal/a-72454355    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 17:59:35

• Tanzania reversing democracy? https://www.dw.com/en/tundu-lissu-s-treason-case-is-tanzania-reversing-democracy/a-72449414    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 18:01:21

• Sickness that is Social Control Media https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/who-gorklon-rust-why-did-elon-musk-change-his-twitter-handle-1733553    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 18:02:06

• African Cardinal Doesn't Know His Age https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/heartbreaking-reason-why-african-cardinal-doesnt-know-his-age-may-dropped-conclave-1733362    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 18:11:33

• African Space Agency https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/inauguration-of-the-african-space-agency/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 18:13:03

• Welcomes White South Africans https://truthout.org/articles/amid-near-total-asylum-ban-trump-welcomes-white-south-africans/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 18:13:32

• Mass Poisoning in South African Game Reserve https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-05-08/vultures-rescued-from-mass-poisoning-in-south-african-game-reserve    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 18:14:01

• GM to lay off 750 workers at Oshawa plant, citing U.S. tariffs https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/oshawa-general-motors-plant-cutting-jobs-union-says-1.7524665    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 18:19:12

• Aviation getting too hard for the human species? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/plane-landing-lake-ontario-toronto-1.7525295 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/man-dead-plan-flips-1.7525421    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 18:21:21

• Canada Post workers could strike again soon https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-post-possible-strike-again-1.7524833    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 18:22:55

• One year after the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion, why isn't it full? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/one-year-after-the-trans-mountain-pipeline-expansion-why-isn-t-it-full-1.7525284    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 18:31:17

• fracking https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-company-wants-to-open-sand-mine-1.7525611    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 18:39:58

• South Korea pitches Canada on $20B-plus plan for subs, armoured vehicles https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/south-korea-canada-submarines-artillery-defence-1.7523180 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/south-korea-hyundai-heavy-industries-hanwha-ocean-submarine-pitch-1.7527252    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 18:44:58

• Wonderland https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/competition-bureau-canada-wonderland-alleged-misleading-advertising-1.7526933    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 18:45:50

• Vaping https://www.dw.com/en/vaping-safer-than-cigarettes-or-a-new-health-crisis/a-72405720    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 18:46:43

• Fake news https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-fake-news-spreading-after-india-strikes-pakistan/a-72465246    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 18:48:11

• Economic Depression https://www.usnews.com/photos/2025/05/05/economic-depression-and-spring-in-new-york-city-picturing-this-week-in-history-may-5-11    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 18:50:38

• Bank of Canada https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bank-of-canada-financial-stability-report-may-2025-1.7529825    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 18:54:22

• mini cancer? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/small-modular-reactor-nuclear-power-ontario-construction-1.7529338    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 18:55:27

• genetic superpower https://www.dw.com/en/korea-s-haenyeo-women-divers-evolved-genetic-superpower/a-72450271    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 18:59:48

• How Hitler's favorite artists stayed successful after World War II https://www.dw.com/en/how-hitler-s-favorite-artists-stayed-successful-after-world-war-ii/a-72449413    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 19:06:53

• Former US soldier and Holocaust survivor warns against fascism https://www.dw.com/en/former-us-soldier-and-holocaust-survivor-warns-against-fascism/a-72448740    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 19:07:31

• End of World War II: 'They hanged their children' https://www.dw.com/en/end-of-world-war-ii-they-hanged-their-children/a-72448740    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 19:09:11

• A life in exile: On the death of Bangladesh poet Daud Haider https://www.dw.com/en/a-life-in-exile-on-the-death-of-bangladesh-poet-daud-haider/a-72449910    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 19:09:51

• measles outbreaks https://www.dw.com/en/what-s-behind-the-recent-measles-outbreaks-around-the-world/a-72463486    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 19:10:21

• How the SLAPPs From Microsoft Staff Are Connected to the Corrupt OSI, Whose Majority of Money Comes From Microsoft for Openwashing, LLM Hype, and Whitewashing GPL Violations During Class Action Trial http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/11/How_the_SLAPPs_From_Microsoft_Staff_Are_Connected_to_the_Corrup.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 19:53:56

• 𝚖𝚞𝚜𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚘𝚖 𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚜 gemini://sampsa.smol.pub/jarkevan-ihmisen-toiminta    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 20:35:32

• Pyotr Wrangel — Always with Honor gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/words/books/wrangel--always-with-honor/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 20:37:14

• Jane Fonda, Michael Douglas, Jack Lemmon. gemini://txt-vostfr.devloprog.org/log/le_syndrome_chinois.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 20:37:51

• "So the peeps on the ##roguelikedev channel have been trying to procgen rivers, which can be as complicated as you want to make it. Not having a few billion years to get it right, one will often go with something "good enough" and call it done." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/05/11/rivers.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 20:39:35

• "I have no intention of surrendering my data or using large-scale AI services run by major tech companies." gemini://mediocregopher.com/lab/kicking-and-screaming.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 20:41:10

• "hiyerrrrr y'alright! been a while since i posted a gemlog!!" gemini://tilde.town/~slimelia/posts/twenny-twenny-five.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 20:42:12

• "Panasonic is reducing 10000 jobs as it aims to cut cost and boost profit". Good, good riddance. https://techrights.org/o/2018/06/01/panasonic-is-feeding-large-patent-trolls/ https://techrights.org/o/2015/04/12/panasonic-openwashing/    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 20:54:04

• "quite the opposite! he's a bullsh-tter, the stuff he says is incoherent. he's presided over an absolute war against his own employees in the US with historically dishonest deterrents (RBA, RTO) and defacto layoffs (RTO)." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jtrqbze4    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 20:57:53

• "he's cut off the company's ability to deliver at the knees. watch what happens next- he retires with the stock price inflated but IBM flounders even harder" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jtrqbze4    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 20:57:59

• "What often happens to in high tech is that the CEO is nothing more than a cheerleader. The brains behind Quantum and AI are the technical people and inventors that are actually shaping the technology and are removing technical barriers to adoption."    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 20:58:35

• "I get a little tired of executives taking credit and being rewarded by the board when the real smart and hard working people are the ones on the ground."    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 20:58:41

• "Lol he is a joke. He violated company policy in threatening every Us employee who did not get COVID vax. Listen to his speeches and you will realize he says nothing. There is no vision" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jtrqbze4    

posted Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 20:59:17

• 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