Roy Schestowitz

• The Enshittification of Royal Mail (Post Office/Postal Services) Continues ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/12/The_Enshittification_of_Royal_Mail_Post_Office_Postal_Services_.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 04:56:25

• Links 12/05/2025: US Brain Drain and Reminder That "Microsoft's Lobbying Efforts Eclipsed Enron" (Fraud Coverup) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/12/Links_12_05_2025_US_Brain_Drain_and_Reminder_That_Microsoft_s_L.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 04:56:33

• The Finances of GAFAM Aren't as They Seem ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/12/The_Finances_of_GAFAM_Aren_t_as_They_Seem.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 04:56:42

• Major Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Layoffs This Week (Discussed Online) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/12/Major_Microsoft_Layoffs_This_Week_Discussed_Online.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 04:56:56

• 23,000 More Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Layoffs by the End of June If the Estimates Are Correct (In Addition to About 6,000 Layoffs So Far This Year) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/13/23_000_More_Microsoft_Layoffs_by_the_End_of_June_If_the_Estimat.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 04:57:04

• Red Hat's Owner is Called "America's Worst Tech Company" (IBM) and Microsoft's Liabilities Grow (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/12/Red_Hat_s_Owner_is_Called_America_s_Worst_Tech_Company_IBM_and_.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 04:57:14

• What Happened to the Open Source Initiative (OSI) Elections: Missed Deadline (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/12/What_Happened_to_the_Open_Source_Initiative_OSI_Elections_Misse.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 04:57:22

• Unleashing gst-python-ml: Python-powered ML analytics for GStreamer pipelines ☞ https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/blog/2025/05/12/unleashing-gst-python-ml-analytics-gstreamer-pipelines/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 04:58:55

• Jan Lukas Gernert: Newsflash 4.0 (beta) ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/jangernert/2025/05/12/newsflash-4-0-beta/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 04:59:34

• New York Times editor Joe Kahn defends publishing Convicted Felon story every half hour ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/north-america/new-york-times-trump-joe-kahn-story-half-hour/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:00:19

• China hosts Latin American, Caribbean nations amid US trade war talks ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-hosts-latin-american-caribbean-nations-amid-us-trade-war-talks    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:00:32

• Armv9 Architecture Helps Lift Arm To New Financial Heights ☞ https://www.nextplatform.com/2025/05/12/armv9-architecture-helps-lift-arm-to-new-financial-heights/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:00:58

• "Sometimes, a little goes a long way. I believe that’s the case with this tiny media control bar from [likeablob] that uses an ESP32-C3 Super Mini." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/12/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-mingkwai-typewriter/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:02:57

• Allwinner T113-i industrial gateway supports Ethernet, WiFi, Bluetooth, 4G LTE, offers RS232, RS485, CAN Bus, DI/DO interfaces ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/05/12/allwinner-t113-i-industrial-gateway-supports-ethernet-wifi-bluetooth-4g-lte-offers-rs232-rs485-can-bus-di-do-interfaces/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:03:46

• "This layoff had 0% to do with individual performance management. There were whole teams cut, not related to performance at all on the individual level." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5p5qvh    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:23:17

• "Charge a tariff based on code content origins, which will be all India, Mexico, Romania, Philipines...." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jnpep676    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:25:45

• "But why are you hurting me, daddy? Orange daddy said he’d bring all the jobs to America but now all the jobs are going to India or the H1Bs just come take the jobs from us right in our faces. Why daddy? Why isn’t ICE deporting all the saris in Redmond who don’t work or contribute anything?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5sx3t6    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:26:49

• "Microsoft should layoff the entire Redmond Washington site. Then bulldoze all the Microsoft buildings to the ground to make room for a NASCAR trac to be built. Make it like the Daytona 500 trac." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5sx3t6    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:27:58

• "Next week: 1,985 Indian H1Bs start work at Redmond HQ. Trump hates Americans and loves Indian and South African illegals." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5nhhj0    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:28:31

• China Courts Lula and Latin America After Convicted Felon’s Tariff Shock ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/world/asia/china-lula-latam-trade.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:33:30

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Backed Down on China Tariffs ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/briefing/trump-china-tariffs-sean-combs-trial.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:33:41

• Dihydroxyacetone Man’s China Deal Frees Up Shipping. Will Goods Pour Into the U.S.? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/business/economy/trump-china-trade-shipments.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:33:51

• There Are Two Chinas, and America Must Understand Both ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/business/china-economy-us-trade-war.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:34:04

• Tariff Truce With China Demonstrates the Limits of Convicted Felon’s Aggression ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/business/economy/trump-trade-china-tariffs.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:34:13

• US Trade Representative Greer says US and China to roll back most tariffs ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2025/0512/u.s.-china-tariffs-rollback    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:34:25

• Message in US-China trade deal: Neither side wants a sudden breakup ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2025/0512/trump-china-trade-deal-tariffs    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:34:37

• Stocking up on Containers of Vapor ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/05/12/stocking-up-on-containers-of-vapor/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:34:54

• Taliban bans chess in Afghanistan over gambling and religious concerns ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/taliban-bans-chess-in-afghanistan-over-gambling-concerns    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:35:15

• India, Pakistan military operations chiefs hold talks, Indian army says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/military-officials-of-india-pakistan-to-discuss-next-steps-india-says-as-ceasefire-holds    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:35:37

• Instant View: US-China agree to cut tariffs, 90-day pause ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/instant-view-us-china-agree-to-cut-tariffs-90-day-pause    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:35:55

• Global stocks surge after US, China pause tariff war, but uncertainty remains ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/global-stocks-surge-after-us-china-pause-tariff-war-but-uncertainty-remains    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:36:04

• What have China and the United States agreed to in Geneva? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/what-have-china-and-the-united-states-agreed-to-in-geneva    

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

• China’s official media welcome US tariff deal, others sceptical ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-official-media-welcome-us-tariff-deal-others-sceptical    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:36:23

• Colombia to sign on to China’s Belt and Road Initiative ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/colombia-to-sign-onto-chinas-belt-and-road-initiative-petro-says    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:36:52

• China, US agree to 90-day tariff cuts ahead of more talks to defuse trade war ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-the-us-agree-90-day-tariff-cuts-ahead-of-more-talks-to-defuse-trade-war    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:37:04

• Xi’s defiance pays off as Convicted Felon meets most Chinese trade demands ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/xi-defiance-pays-off-as-trump-meets-most-chinese-trade-demands    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:37:13

• US and China reach tentative trade deal — tariffs drop to 30% and 10%, respectively ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/us-and-china-reach-tentative-trade-deal-tariffs-drop-to-30-percent-and-10-percent-respectively    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:37:24

• US and China agree to slash tariffs for 90 days ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/05/12/china-us-tariff-deal/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:37:33

• Taiwan test fires new U.S.-supplied rocket system for first time ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/05/12/taiwan-china-missiles/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:37:48

• Rights group urges US Congress to restore Radio Free Asia Uyghur service ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/journalists-rights-group-urges-us-congress-to-restore-radio-free-asias-uyghur-service/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:38:09

• China hosts Latin American leaders, officials in move to deepen ties amid trade war with US ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/12/china-hosts-latin-american-leaders-officials-in-move-to-deepen-ties-amid-trade-war-with-us/    

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

• US, China agree to slash tariffs in trade war de-escalation after talks in Geneva ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/12/us-china-agree-to-slash-tariffs-in-trade-war-de-escalation-after-talks-in-geneva/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:38:56

• US - China trade deal: tariffs temporarily lowered from three digits but still remain high ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20250512-us-china-trade-deal-tariffs-temporarily-lowered-from-three-digits-but-still-remain-high    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:39:11

• What to make of the respite in the US-China trade war ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/fastthinking/what-to-make-of-the-respite-in-the-us-china-trade-war/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:39:25

• Taavi Väänänen: lua entry thread aborted: runtime error: bad request ☞ https://taavi.wtf/posts/nginx-lua-runtime-error/    

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

• Apple Patches Major Security Flaws in iOS, macOS Platforms ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/apple-patches-major-security-flaws-in-ios-macos-platforms/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:40:27

• Midwest Grapples With Wildfires Amid Record Heat and Dry Conditions ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/wildfires-midwest-heat.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:40:43

• E.D. Va. Affirms TTAB Decision Ordering Cancellation of two General Cigar Registrations for "COHIBA" Under Pan-Am Convention ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/05/ed-va-affirms-ttab-decision-ordering.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:41:50

• Precedential No. 4: TTAB Sustains Opposition to CUADRA for Alcoholic Beverage Due to Lack of Bona Fide Intent ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/05/precedential-no-4-ttab-sustains.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:42:00

• A frenetic week, from Software Heritage Symposium to FOSDEM 2025 ☞ https://toscalix.com/2025/05/12/a-frenetic-week-from-software-heritage-symposium-to-fosdem-2025/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:42:15

• German Authorities Take Down Crypto Swapping Service eXch ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/german-authorities-take-down-crypto-swapping-service-exch/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:42:44

• Florida Backdoor Bill Fails ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/05/florida-backdoor-bill-fails.html They have the back doors regardless http://techrights.org/wiki/Microsoft_and_the_NSA/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:43:34

• A Single-Pixel Camera Without Moving Parts Using Compressed Sensing ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/12/a-single-pixel-camera-without-moving-parts-using-compressed-sensing/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:44:03

• RFK Jr. Swims in D.C.’s Rock Creek, Which Flows With Sewage and Bacteria ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/politics/rfk-jr-rock-creek-bacteria.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:44:17

• Jailed Hong Kong activist Owen Chow, lawyer lose appeals over prison letter convictions ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/13/jailed-hong-kong-activist-owen-chow-lawyer-lose-appeals-over-prison-letter-convictions/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:44:37

• New cybersecurity law updates may be on the way ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2025/05/new-cybersecurity-law-updates-may-be-on-the-way/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:45:19

• The Standard for Conception: Don’t Ask “Will it Work” ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/05/standard-conception-dont.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:45:48

• Blue Wave IP entity, Edge Networking, cloud patent monopoly challenged ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/5/12/blue-wave-ip-entity-edge-networking-cloud-patent-challenged    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:46:44

• Biogy authentication patent monopoly challenged ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/5/12/biogy-authentication-patent-challenged    

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

• Zaun’s appeal unsuccessful in Brexit-related case against Praesidiad ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/zauns-appeal-unsuccessful-in-brexit-related-case-against-praesidiad/    

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

• Unified Patents launches Unified IP Services with experienced Search team ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/5/12/unified-patents-launches-unified-ip-services-with-experienced-search-team    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:48:35

• Sophie Herold: International ME/CFS Awareness Day ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/sophieh/2025/05/12/international-me-cfs-awareness-day/    

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

• Spikes of Bird Flu in Cats Could Be a Warning of a Future Pandemic ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/spikes-of-bird-flu-in-cats-could-be-a-warning-of-a-future-pandemic    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:49:40

• European Data Sovereignty and American Clouds: A Brewing Storm ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/05/european-data-sovereignty-and-american-clouds-a-brewing-storm/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:50:50

• Pluralistic: Convicted Felon can't do ANYTHING for his base (12 May 2025) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2025/05/12/greased-slide/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:51:06

• Notes from the Chrome Team’s “Blink principles of web compatibility” ☞ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/notes-from-blink-principles-of-web-compat/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:52:16

• "An H1B visa does not last a lifetime." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5jc2y8    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:53:59

• The issue of fake job openings is not limited to tech http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/08/Why_Government_Data_on_Job_Openings_is_Typically_a_Lie_Perpetra.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/13/Signs_of_Trouble_Microsoft_Job_Openings_for_Jobs_That_Do_Not_Ex.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:55:56

• First the Olympics, Now New Year’s Eve: NBC Taps Snoop Dogg for ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Year-End Special ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/12/snoop-dogg-new-years-eve-special/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 05:56:44

• Security Firm Andy Frain Says 100,000 People Impacted by Ransomware Attack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/security-firm-andy-frain-says-100000-people-impacted-by-ransomware-attack/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:02:09

• 437,000 Impacted by Ascension Health Data Breach ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/437000-impacted-by-ascension-health-data-breach/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:02:24

• Asus DriverHub Vulnerabilities Expose Users to Remote Code Execution Attacks ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/asus-driverhub-vulnerabilities-expose-users-to-remote-code-execution-attacks/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:02:38

• US Deportation Airline GlobalX Confirms Hack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/us-deportation-airline-globalx-confirms-hack/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:02:57

• Taiwan worsens its vulnerability to a Chinese energy blockade ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/taiwan-lacks-clarity-on-energy-security/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:04:50

• ‘Weaponising aid’: New plan calls for private contractors to take over from UN in Gaza ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250512-weaponising-aid-plan-calls-for-private-contractors-to-take-over-from-un-gaza-humanitarian-foundation-us-israel-ug-solutions-safe-reach-solutions    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:05:11

• IC Designer ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/12/semiconductor-simulator-lets-you-play-ic-designer/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:08:55

• "You can watch the video below." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/12/unwinding-an-unusual-slide-rule/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:09:27

• The ZX Spectrum Logic Analyzer ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/12/the-zx-spectrum-logic-analyzer/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:09:44

• LTSpice ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/13/simulating-high-side-bootstrap-circuits-with-ltspice/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:10:05

• We Emit a Visible Light That Vanishes When We Die, Says Surprising New Study ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/we-emit-a-visible-light-that-vanishes-when-we-die-says-surprising-new-study    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:10:29

• Unprecedented Survey of Aztec Obsidian Reveals Coast-to-Coast Trade Network ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/unprecedented-survey-of-aztec-obsidian-reveals-coast-to-coast-trade-network    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:11:16

• HIV Drugs Dramatically Lower Risk of Alzheimer's Disease, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/hiv-drugs-dramatically-lower-risk-of-alzheimers-disease-study-finds    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:12:18

• Shingles Vaccine Can Reduce Risk of Stroke And Heart Attack, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/shingles-vaccine-can-reduce-risk-of-stroke-and-heart-attack-study-finds    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:16:05

• Assassin Bugs: Scientists Reveal How a Deadly Insect Manipulates Its Prey ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/assassin-bugs-scientists-reveal-how-a-deadly-insect-manipulates-its-prey    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:16:40

• Scientists Developed a Questionnaire to Find Out if Your Cat Is a Psychopath ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-developed-a-questionnaire-to-find-out-if-your-cat-is-a-psychopath    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:17:00

• Music Does Something Amazing to Your Brain's Own Natural Rhythms ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/music-does-something-amazing-to-your-brains-own-natural-rhythms    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:17:16

• Survey of More Than 1,300 Stars Uncovers Unexplained Pulses of Light ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/survey-of-more-than-1300-stars-uncovers-unexplained-pulses-of-light    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:17:29

• Mountain Range Hiding Beneath Antarctica's Ice Frozen in Time, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/mountain-range-hiding-beneath-antarcticas-ice-frozen-in-time-study-finds    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:17:40

• ... in light of this morning's postings from MSFT WBers online, it looks like we nailed it re scale and timing of layoffs    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:23:17

• Latvia's inflation rate rose to nearly 4% in April ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/12.05.2025-latvias-inflation-rate-rose-to-nearly-4-in-april.a597899/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:23:39

• From Classroom to Code: Innovative Qt Apps by Future Developers ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/from-classroom-to-code-innovative-qt-apps-by-future-developers    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:24:17

• Farmers Sued Over Deleted Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It Back. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/climate/trump-deleted-climate-website-farmers-lawsuit.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:33:28

• Far-Reaching Protective Order Issued in Drake v. Universal Music Battle — Discovery Tentatively Scheduled to Wrap in May 2026 ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/12/drake-umg-lawsuit-protective-order/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:34:50

• US Revokes Temporary Protection For Thousands Of Afghans ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-refugees-temporary-protective-status-tps-noem-dhs/33411820.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:35:16

• Hong Kong proposes new mechanism to allow Beijing to exercise jurisdiction over nat. sec cases ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/12/breaking-hong-kong-proposes-new-mechanism-to-allow-beijing-to-exercise-jurisdiction-over-nat-sec-cases/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:36:01

• Proposed subsidiary laws to strengthen nat. sec legislation will not infringe on human rights, justice chief says ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/12/proposed-subsidiary-laws-to-strengthen-nat-sec-legislation-will-not-infringe-on-human-rights-justice-chief-says/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:36:22

• UN ambassadors tight-lipped about meeting with US Special Envoy Witkoff ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250512-un-ambassadors-tight-lipped-about-meeting-with-us-special-envoy-witkoff    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:36:43

• Michigan Public Policy Survey suggests uncertainty among local officials on Hey Hi (AI) police surveillance technology ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/news/research/michigan-public-policy-survey-reveals-uncertainty-among-local-officials-on-ai-police-surveillance-technology/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:37:15

• Bridging Tech and Policy: How Cat Easdon is Shaping the Future of Privacy and Security ☞ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/05/bridging-tech-and-policy-how-cat-easdon-is-shaping-the-future-of-privacy-and-security/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:38:01

• Google Agrees to $1.3 Billion Settlement in Texas Privacy Lawsuits ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/google-agrees-to-1-3-billion-settlement-in-texas-privacy-lawsuits/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:38:20

• WireWatch: Measuring the Security of Proprietary Network Encryption in the Global Android Ecosystem ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/2025/05/wirewatch-measuring-the-security-of-proprietary-network-encryption-in-the-global-android-ecosystem/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:43:10

• Traefik Proxy 3.4 Debuts with Distributed Rate-Limiting and Smarter Load Balancing ☞ https://linuxiac.com/traefik-proxy-3-4-debuts-with-distributed-rate-limiting-and-smarter-load-balancing/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:43:54

• Send Slack Notifications from Shell Scripts ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/bash-shell-slack-notification/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:44:09

• 10 Years of Memories at LinuxFest Northwest ☞ https://blog.system76.com/post/10-years-of-linuxfest-northwest    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:44:31

• How to Install Parabolic on FunOS ☞ https://funos.org/install-parabolic-funos/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:45:36

• IBM DEI Lawsuit Gets Jury Trial Date ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ibm-dei-lawsuit-gets-jury-trial-date    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:46:58

• Microsoft to Employees: Avoid Romance & Give Your Toddler a Sex Change ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/microsoft-to-employees-avoid-romance    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:47:25

• LibreOffice Quality Assurance (QA) in 2024 – TDF’s Annual Report ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/05/12/libreoffice-quality-assurance-qa-in-2024-tdfs-annual-report/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:48:03

• Transformative Changes: Copyright Leadership Dismissed as Hey Hi (AI) Report Questions Industry Practices ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/05/transformative-copyright-leadership.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:53:06

• Copyright Office Weighs in on Hey Hi (AI) and Fair Use Amid Major Leadership Shakeup ☞ https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/05/12/copyright-office-weighs-ai-fair-use-amidst-major-leadership-shakeup/id=188814/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:53:16

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Fires Top US Copyright Official — Raising Serious Questions About the Direction of Hey Hi (AI) Policy ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/11/trump-fires-us-copyright-office-director/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:53:35

• "She always cared about other people’s problems" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/05/12/she-always-cared-about-other-people-s-problems | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:54:33

• "shopping mall arson attack" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/12/poland-to-close-russian-consulate-in-krakow-over-moscow-s-alleged-involvement-in-shopping-mall-arson-attack | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:54:53

• Melkonyants ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/05/13/grigory-s-ode-to-joy | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:55:18

• US, European Diplomats Discuss 'Way Forward For Cease-Fire' After Convicted Felon Offers To Join Ukraine Talks ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-negotiations-rubio-trump-zelenskyy-putin/33412197.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:55:31

• "tougher sanctions on Russia if Putin refuses to meet Zelensky in Istanbul" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/13/europe-to-press-u-s-for-tougher-sanctions-on-russia-if-putin-refuses-to-meet-zelensky-in-istanbul-bloomberg | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:55:42

• E.U. Leaders Demand Russia Accept Ukraine Cease-fire by End of Day ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/world/europe/russia-ukraine-putin-ceasefire.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:55:58

• 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 Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:56:21

• Kremlin Avoids Comment On Zelenskyy Peace Talks Proposal As Russian Drones Attack Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-putin-erdogan-turkey-russia-ukraine-trump-ceasefire/33410776.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:56:47

• MH17 ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/13/u-n-aviation-authority-rules-russia-responsible-for-2014-downing-of-malaysia-airlines-flight-mh17 | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:57:04

• Lithuania’s former president says Istanbul talks are Putin’s way of stalling for time ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2560034/lithuania-s-former-president-says-istanbul-talks-are-putin-s-way-of-stalling-for-time    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:57:21

• Ukraine says Russia attacking with drones amid ceasefire calls ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250513-ukraine-russia-drones-ceasefire-calls    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:57:32

• "six Bulgarian nationals" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/13/london-court-imprisons-six-bulgarian-nationals-for-spying-for-russia-and-plotting-attacks-on-journalists-roman-dobrokhotov-and-christo-grozev | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 06:59:40

• "gold-plated toilet sentenced" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/13/russian-police-chief-with-gold-plated-toilet-sentenced-to-20-years-for-trucker-extortion | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 07:00:23

• SoundCloud Says It Doesn’t Allow Hey Hi (AI) Training on Artist Uploads — Though Their ‘Opt-Out’ Terms Say the Complete Opposite ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/12/soundcloud-ai-training-response/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 07:02:00

• Rakudo Weekly 2025.19 A HARC In Time ☞ https://rakudoweekly.blog/2025/05/12/2025-19-a-harc-in-time/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 07:02:35

• Late Night Linux – Episode 333 ☞ https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-333/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 07:03:35

• Destination Linux 419: Welcome to GNU/Linux Viewers of Pewdiepie, We've Got Tips for Ya ☞ https://destinationlinux.net/419    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 07:04:06

• Destination Linux 419: Welcome to GNU/Linux Viewers of Pewdiepie, We’ve Got Tips for Ya ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/destination-linux/dl-419/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 07:04:42

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-05-14.gmi    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 07:33:33

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1644.jpg    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 07:34:24

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1294.jpg    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 07:34:35

• LinkedIn Mass Layoffs: Woman laid off by Microsoft in ‘last-minute meeting’ by super boss: ‘Once an unfamiliar face joined the call…’ https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/woman-laid-off-by-microsoft-in-last-minute-meeting-by-super-boss-once-an-unfamiliar-face-joined-the-call-101747193118815.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 07:38:18

• "May God helps us, if IBM is part of the modernization of air traffic control systems. Planes will start falling from the skies like flies. Anyone with some brain cannot allow this. Allowing Indians to implement this is a disaster in the making." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv2vh2td    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 08:09:53

• "This is a copy of a chat between Claude and Bob. Content may include unverified or unsafe content that do not represent the views of Anthropic. Shared snapshot may contain attachments and data not displayed here." gemini://gem.refahs.com/pit.gmi    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 08:15:36

• "When I was younger, people scolded me probably hundreds of times for "not paying enough attention". No matter how hard I tried to pay attention though, it didn't help. When I told them it wasn't helping, they still kept insisting that I wasn't paying enough attention anyways." gemini://nicholasjohnson.ch/2025/05/13/presumptuous-neurotypicals/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 08:16:13

• "We stopped in Opatija. The settlement along a lake along a steep hill reminded me of Lausanne or Neufchâtel in Switzerland. There were hollow ruins as well as fancy new Grand Hotels, some with an ancient Viennese flair." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-05-13-opatija-crikvenica    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 08:16:56

• "As the brussels' sprouts bake, I play with the "cat". Though before I went to the lengths it takes to actually play with the "cat", the "cat" joined me in the so-called office." gemini://thurk.org/blog/645.gmi    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 08:17:37

• "This got me thinking about my own relationship to family history." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-05-13_re-writing-my-story-with-inspiration-from-notable-lives.gmi    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 08:18:24

• Stream of consciousness gemini://hotline.smol.pub/1747178068    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 08:20:00

• "If you've been reading my previous post, knows that I haven't beat my PB, but that I recovered just fine, without too much of too bad moments. I feel fine, and wanna beat the world down! Am frustrated at my current professional situation. Still wants to do more open-source, rather that working for capitalists…" gemini://missbanal.net/status-update-2025-05/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 08:20:52

• "My time as an IT teacher has given me a sobering look into the role current technology is having in the development of today's youth. As a kid I remember technology being a black box, always offering a new opportunity to learn something new." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2614    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 08:22:06

• "It was an open challenge, waiting to be unlocked. It simply doesn't feel that way anymore, at least in the broad sense. It just seems like a window to advertising, dopamine, and skewed standards of self and others."    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 08:22:30

• LLM slop now makes its way into Gemini gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/bobsh/28734    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 08:24:13

• iophk: windows breaches are being used to market MFA-like vendor lock-in + surveillance http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/02/Passkeys_Are_Vendor_Lock_in_and_Imperialism_Not_Security_So_Esc.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 08:26:50

• Today in MAGA: Republicans Ban Fluoride Prescriptions and Threaten to Take Away Toothpaste https://baronhk.wordpress.com/2025/05/14/today-in-maga-republicans-ban-fluoride-prescriptions-and-threaten-to-take-away-toothpaste/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 09:29:45

• "Valve have released the latest small update to Team Fortress 2. Following on from the update released at the start of May, it's another that pulls in some community-provided fixes thanks to the source code being available as part of the Source SDK update." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/team-fortress-2-gets-another-update-with-fixes-from-the-community-and-relaxed-in-game-chat-restrictions/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 09:31:55

• "Just recently, Valve updated Counter-Strike 2 to entice players to keep coming back with a new permanent weekly mission system. Additionally, a just released update improves the game on Linux with Wayland." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/counter-strike-2-gets-weekly-missions-and-a-linux-wayland-fix/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 09:32:14

• "Crowbar Collective just released a major update to their Half-Life remake Black Mesa, which includes a whole lot of improvements to celebrate their ten year Steam anniversary." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/black-mesa-resonance-decade-update-out-now-with-linux-and-steam-deck-improvements-and-a-big-sale/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 09:33:49

• "Linux GPU Control Application (LACT) is a wonderful open source app that allows you to tweak various settings for your GPU on Linux. The latest update brings some great new features, like the new fan control UI." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/linux-gpu-control-application-lact-gets-a-new-fan-control-ui-automatic-fan-mode-threshold-on-nvidia/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 09:34:16

• "Kodo Linija and publisher Paradox Arc have released a massive update to Stardeus, that's a bit like a RimWorld in space with ship-building. Now, it has ship to ship combat too." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/rimworld-in-space-colony-sim-stardeus-gets-a-major-upgrade-with-ship-combat/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 09:35:04

• "The Wandering Village is such a sweet idea for a city-builder, taking place on the back of a huge walking creature. It's in Early Access with Linux / Steam Deck support and a big new update just arrived." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/city-building-on-the-back-of-a-huge-creature-the-wandering-village-gets-a-big-story-update/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 09:35:34

• "With DOOM: The Dark Ages about to release for everyone on May 15th, and with Advanced Access available, it seems it needs some workarounds to run on Linux with AMD GPUs." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/doom-the-dark-ages-needs-workarounds-on-linux-with-amd-gpus-a-fix-has-been-merged-into-mesa/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 09:36:41

• "Love customising mechs and going into battle? Granvir: Zero Front is a new prologue, acting as a long-term demo for the bigger game of Granvir that's due out later." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/granvir-zero-front-is-a-fresh-3rd-person-customizable-mech-combat-prologue-out-on-steam/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 09:37:06

• "Saleblazers is an Early Access survival game that seems to be a little more on the unique side, with it adding in a shopkeeper element and now it should play better on Steam Deck and perhaps from your sofa on a living room PC too." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/saleblazers-mixes-shopkeeping-and-co-op-survival-with-a-fresh-patch-adding-ui-scaling-for-steam-deck/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 09:38:23

• "PH Elections 2025" https://roytang.net/2025/05/elections-2025/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 09:40:11

• "Eurovision Song Contest, First Semifinal - Michael Burkhardt's Whirled Wide Web" https://mihobu.lol/eurovision-2025-semifinal-1    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 09:40:25

• "US updates: Trump and MBS sign strategic economic agreement" https://www.dw.com/en/us-updates-trump-and-mbs-sign-strategic-economic-agreement/live-72524029 it's not a question, breaking the emoluments clause is straight up illegal    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 09:40:48

• "Has Trump 'capitulated' to China? Papers discuss US-China trade deal - Press Review" https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/press-review/20250513-    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 09:41:37

• "Trump Signs Economic Deal With Saudis On First Day Of Mideast Tour" https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-saudi-visit-2025-arms-nuclear-deal-israel/33412362.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 09:41:49

• "Fewer people want to work in the U.S., Indeed data shows" https://www.axios.com/2025/05/13/us-jobs-foreign-workers    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 09:42:02

• "Average wait time for Stockholm first-hand rentals over 28 years long" https://www.thelocal.se/20250513/average-wait-time-for-stockholm-first-hand-rentals-over-28-years-long    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 09:42:30

• "Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Trump Birthright-Citizenship Order" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-birthright-citizenship-supreme-court-injunctions-1235337779/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 09:42:41

• "Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-administration-poised-accept-palace-sky-gift-trump/story?id=121680511    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 09:43:41

• "Experts: Qatar-gifted Air Force One may be security, upgrade disaster" https://www.airforcetimes.com/air/2025/05/12/experts-qatar-gifted-air-force-one-may-be-security-upgrade-disaster/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 09:43:56

• "China Called Trump’s Bluff" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/05/china-tariffs-trump/682776/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 09:44:08

• "Saudi’s new AI firm picks US chipmaker Groq for inference" https://www.semafor.com/article/05/13/2025/saudis-new-ai-firm-picks-us-chipmaker-groq-for-inference    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 09:44:20

• "Why some Trump voters regret their choice in 2024" https://www.vox.com/politics/412766/regret-trump-voter-buyers-remorse-philadelphia-election-tariff-economy    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 09:44:34

• "Saudi Arabia launches multibillion-dollar AI venture" https://siliconangle.com/2025/05/12/saudi-arabia-launches-multibillion-dollar-ai-venture/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 09:44:46

• Life is not maths. It's not a science. People planning life for x decades ahead are wrongly assuming there are fixed external parameters and nothing but themselves will chance. China and US are finding this out quicker than most.    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:04:53

• "Banned AI Articles and Art" ☛ https://therevelator.org/artificial-intelligence-environment/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:05:34

• "A community-wide, online voting process will determine which customer is distinguished as the 2025 Red Hat Innovator of the Year. Voting is now open and will close at 9 a.m. ET on May 15." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/announcing-winners-19th-annual-red-hat-innovation-awards | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:11:02

• "Apache/MIT-licensed models" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/smarter-enterprise-ai-inference-time-scaling | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:11:33

• "Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization is that summer breeze." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/learning-ride-openshift-virtualization-wave | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:12:29

• Red Hat pushing hype and slop for Apple (proprietary) ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/05/13/how-integrate-vllm-inference-your-macos-and-ios-apps    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:13:21

• "More recently, with the rise of the software-defined vehicles (SDV), automakers are embracing the need to increase their software content and reimagine their entire software architecture." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/crossroads-automotive-software-expansion-and-evolving-software-developer-talent-pool | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:14:01

• How Insights events enhance system life cycle management ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/05/13/how-insights-events-enhance-system-life-cycle-management    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:16:49

• "PINE64 has shared early details of the ALPHA-One, a compact generative AI agent powered by the RISC-V-based StarPro64 SBC." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/alpha-one-leverages-risc-v-starpro64-for-compact-local-llm-deployment/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:18:16

• "this connectivity is a double-edged sword, as it also opens the door for malicious activity," ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/install-ufw-on-ubuntu-debian/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:20:06

• "Digital literacy in the classroom is about more than skills. It's about fairness, access, and critical thinking." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/what-do-we-even-mean-by-digital-literacy/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:21:22

• "the FBI has issued a stark warning" ☛ https://puri.sm/posts/fbi-raises-alarm-on-encrypted-messaging-apps-a-new-front-in-the-battle-for-digital-privacy-and-national-security/ | Source: Purism    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:21:32

• "LILYGO has introduced a new version of its T-Embed series that incorporates the SI4732 A10 tuner module." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/lilygo-t-embed-si4732-combines-esp32-s3-with-all-band-radio-tuning/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:21:42

• Microsoft Canonical ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-thanks-dev-giving-back-to-open-source-developers | updated http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/Canonical_Will_Give_You_Money_Only_If_You_Work_for_Microsoft.shtml Source: Ubuntu    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:36:44

• "I wish I could try that new Firefox feature early?" ☛ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/firefox-labs-fx138/ | Source: Mozilla    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:38:09

• "As a product manager for Firefox, one of the areas I’m most passionate about is accessibility." ☛ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/shifting-left-for-better-accessibility/ | Source: Mozilla    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:38:32

• "Is SoundCloud using your music to train generative AI models? The company says it “doesn’t allow AI training or scraping with music on our platform,” but questions remain in light of a controversial terms of service update." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/12/soundcloud-ai-training-response/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:45:36

• "The report serves AI companies' interests in ways you won't see done for other blatant pirates—"Various uses of copyrighted works in AI training are likely to be transformative"—but it failed to go the final millimeter, and that was whole race: [...]" ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/05/12/copyright-office-head-fired-after-failing-to-bless-copyright-exemption-for-big-techs-ai-training.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:46:08

• "When Trump fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden last week and Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter over the weekend" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/politics/666179/maga-elon-musk-sacks-copyright-office-perlmutter | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:46:26

• "Last week, Paul McCartney, Dua Lipa, Ian McKellen, Elton John, and hundreds of others in the UK creative industry signed an open letter backing an effort to force AI firms to reveal the copyrighted works used to train their models." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/666379/paul-mccartney-dua-lipa-uk-ai-copyright-amendment-letter | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:46:50

• "Hayden's story has been remarkable. A librarian who stood up to the Patriot Act? That takes guts" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/carla-hayden-fired-what-librarian-congress-how-much-does-role-make-1733630 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:47:10

• "Fans have blamed Beyoncé, Ticketmaster, and its parent company Live Nation Entertainment for a lack of communication and transparency (but mostly Live Nation and Ticketmaster)." ☛ https://www.vox.com/music/412355/beyonce-cowboy-carter-tour-taylor-swift-eras-concerts-stadiums | Source: Vox    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:47:35

• "And while there has been pressure to make things clearer for consumers in the past, nothing really ever materialized — until now." ☛ https://www.androidpolice.com/no-more-hidden-fees-in-ticket-booking-apps/ | Source: Android Police    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:47:49

• "The claim alleges that "the software giant abused its market dominance and engaged in conduct that restricted competition to its new licenses from pre-owned licenses for Microsoft products." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/microsoft_licensing_lawsuit/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:48:04

• DRM in caction ☛ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/05/13/1k-0036-means-sad-eyeballs-on-my-lg/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:48:38

• "Major music companies have fired back at Grande Communications' Supreme Court plea" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/never-terminate-policy-music-labels-slam-grandes-supreme-court-piracy-appeal-250513/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:50:06

• "As Blumenthal noted, Cruz's resolution, if it passes the House of Representatives and is signed into law by president Donald Trump, will also bar the FCC from instating similar programs in the future, thus restricting such access in perpetuity." ☛ https://futurism.com/lawmakers-disconnect-kids-internet | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:50:16

• "network effects" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/05/13/ctrl-ctrl-ctrl/#free-dmitry | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:50:29

• "As part of my network consulting business, I work with Carrier-Grade Network Address Translation (CGNAT) and IPv6 almost daily." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/05/13/lets-talk-about-cgnat-and-ipv6-again/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:50:44

• "Wife selling persisted in England in some form until the early 20th century; according to the jurist and historian James Bryce, writing in 1901, wife sales were still occasionally taking place during his time." ☛ https://www.vintag.es/2025/05/selling-wife.html | Source: Vintage Everyday    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:51:32

• "The white paper calls the shambolic and flawed e-visa scheme a ‘success’ and says that it will be used to support immigration raids." ☛ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/org-slams-use-of-e-visas-for-immigration-raids/ | Source: OpenRightsGroup    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:52:04

• "Women are half the population, so this is critical for not just economies and governments, but also for businesses, to reduce this inequality in their customer base" ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/05/12/2025/mobile-internet-gender-gap-narrows-in-sub-saharan-africa | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:52:14

• "A federal judge on Monday refused to block the Internal Revenue Service from sharing immigrants’ tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the purpose of identifying and deporting people illegally in the U.S." ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2025/05/judge-refuses-to-block-irs-from-sharing-tax-data-to-identify-and-deport-people-illegally-in-u-s/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:52:56

• "Employees on zero-hour contracts are not necessarily guaranteed a given number of working hours, but rather called to work as needed." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20161506 | Source: YLE    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:53:18

• "Sulaiman Rahil is the latest of many Afghan journalists to be swept up by the notorious General Directorate of Intelligence without explanation or charge" ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/05/taliban-intelligence-detain-journalist-sulaiman-rahil-following-critical-facebook-posts/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 11:41:29

• "The study was based on two survey rounds in late 2023 and 2024, each covering 25,000 people across multiple professions in Denmark" ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/study-finds-journalists-are-on-ai-frontline-and-yet-to-be-replaced-by-tech/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 11:42:00

• "He offered special thanks to journalists who have put their lives and liberty at risk to cover global conflicts, sometimes dying in the process." ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/12/pope-leo-journalists-vatican/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 11:42:22

• "Georgian journalists gathered outside of Rustavi No. 5 Penitentiary Facility on Monday evening to show solidarity with detained media manager Mzia Amaghlobeli on her 50th birthday. The date also marked exactly four months since her arrest." ☛ https://oc-media.org/journalists-rally-outside-rustavi-prison-to-mark-mzia-amaghlobelis-birthday/ | Source: Open Caucasus Media    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 11:42:41

• "Meta’s lead attorney, Mark Hansen, noted that Hemphill joined Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes and former Biden official Tim Wu in pitching regulators on an antitrust probe of the company back in 2019." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/politics/666507/meta-tech-press-antitrust-trial | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 11:43:00

• "Saudi Arabia is one of the most dangerous countries for journalists, with at least 10 behind bars on December 1, 2024, making it the 10th worst jailer of journalists globally in CPJ’s latest annual prison census." ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/05/cpj-partners-condemn-saudi-arabias-press-freedom-record-ahead-of-trumps-visit/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 11:47:32

• "We, the undersigned organizations, call on the Saudi authorities to release all detained journalists and writers, lift arbitrary travel bans, end legal and digital attacks, and uphold press freedom." ☛ https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Saudi-Joint-Statement-May-2025.pdf | Source: CPJ    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 11:48:09

• "Journalists are being charged under so-called “special proceedings,” a 2022 addition to the criminal procedure code that allows Belarusian authorities to convict people in absentia." ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/05/belarus-opens-criminal-cases-against-more-than-60-journalists-in-exile/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 11:50:06

• "focused on university campuses and punishable by prosecution by the state’s attorney general, Kris Kobach. A watered-down version (Senate Bill 44), which took out most of the enforcement provisions, passed at the end of the session." ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2025/05/13/new-kansas-antisemitism-law-takes-aim-at-free-speech-does-nothing-to-protect-jewish-people/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 11:50:38

• "Imagine clicking on your favourite social media app or trying to access a website you visit daily, only to be met with an 'Access Denied' message." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/access-denied-indian-government-has-x-block-over-8000-accounts-yours-affected-1733640 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 11:50:55

• "The Republican justices seem to think that they, as Republicans, are also entitled to be insulated from criticism." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/lawless-supreme-court-free-speech/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 11:51:13

• "As part of House Republicans’ must-pass budget reconciliation bill, lawmakers just snuck in a ten-year federal preemption of state-level artificial intelligence laws — effectively nullifying all local efforts to regulate the explosive spread of AI technology." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/05/republicans-regulations-preemption-ai-laws/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 11:53:14

• "not currently in development." ☛ https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/xais-promised-safety-report-is-mia/ | Source: TechCrunch    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 11:53:45

• "The three month deadline given in the draft passed earlier this week… and that draft only applied to “not currently in development” future AI models the company may work on in the future." ☛ https://512pixels.net/2025/05/maybe-grok-could-ask-chat-gpt-to-write-it/ | Source: Stephen Hackett    

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

• "This investment will result in Macquarie managing 100% of the capital in TDC Group." ☛ https://itwire.com/business-it-news/business-technology/macquarie-to-acquire-100-of-danish-telco-tdc-group.html | Source: IT Wire    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 11:55:47

• "About a third of the affected employees work at Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/05/13/microsoft-lay-off-6000-workers-new-restructuring-initiative/ | Source: Silicon Angle http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/13/As_Expected_Microsoft_Uses_Media_Operative_Jordan_Novet_to_Down.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 11:56:31

• "Notices to employees began going out on Tuesday." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-to-lay-off-about-3-of-its-workforce/ | Source: Security Week http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/There_Are_Bigger_Rounds_of_Microsoft_Layoffs_Coming_a_Cull_of_1.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 11:56:59

• "a clear hint the axe was already being sharpened." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/microsoft_layoff/ | Source: The Register UK http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/13/There_Are_Also_Loads_of_Microsoft_LinkedIn_Layoffs_Today_Keep_T.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 11:57:30

• ""My direct peer is still in place," said Ollie Whitehouse, CTO at the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) during last week's CYBERUK, referring to CISA's technical director, Chris Butera." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/cisa_ncsc/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 11:58:11

• "with no notice" ☛ https://hey.paris/posts/wise/ | Source: Paris Buttfield-Addison    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:04:16

• "going to do real world projects — for real clients" ☛ https://piccalil.li/blog/we-need-your-support-to-do-free-projects-for-good-causes-and-publish-free-high-quality-education/?ref=main-rss-feed | Source: Andy Bell    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:04:38

• "In the Grand Canyon, brothers Emroy and Ellsworth Kolb rig a rope system to lower to a ledge 55 feet below." ☛ https://www.vintag.es/2025/05/the-kolb-brothers.html | Source: Vintage Everyday    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:07:01

• "Now styled as just bZ, the compact SUV is also getting more range, thanks to expanded battery capacity, and an improved design" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/665241/toyota-bz4x-bz-update-range-battery-design | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:12:12

• "Spanning 475 kilometers with 14 stations—Albrook, Ciudad de la Salud, Panama Pacifico, La Chorrera, Chame/Coronado, Río Hato, Penonomé, Divisa, Santiago, Soná, San Félix, David, Bugaba, and Paso Canoas-Frontera—the train will carry passengers at speeds up to 180 km/h and freight at 100 km/h." ☛ https://ticotimes.net/2025/05/12/how-panamas-new-railway-to-paso-canoas-will-transform-costa-rica | Source: Cost Rica    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:12:49

• "Air traffic control has been in the news lately, on account of my country's declining ability to do it. Well, that's a long-term trend" ☛ https://computer.rip/2025-05-11-air-traffic-control.html | Source: Computers Are Bad    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:13:43

• "E-bikes" ☛ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/05/e-bikes/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:14:13

• "Back to the original source–the energy we use to power all of this." ☛ https://seths.blog/2025/05/systems-complexity-and-energy/ | Source: Seth Godin    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:14:36

• "I presume most of these bikers also have the noise-cancelling feature turned on as that’s the default on my own headphones." ☛ https://brainbaking.com/post/2025/05/biking-with-or-without-headphones/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:15:37

• "According to new research released today by [cryptocurrency]-tracing firm Elliptic, a company called Xinbi Guarantee has since 2022 facilitated no less than $8.4 billion in transactions" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/xinbi-guarantee-crypto-scam-hub/ | Source: Wired    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:18:23

• "Norway's $1.8 trillion wealth fund, the world's largest, should invest more money in sectors addressing global challenges such as climate change and health and accept it may get lower returns on these investments, a citizens' panel said on Tuesday." ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-05-13/how-should-norway-spend-its-cash-solve-global-problems-says-citizen-panel | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:19:03

• "Promoted in regional councils and city halls, the blue economy is many things to many people. Our project found noteworthy successes and gathering headwinds: [...]" ☛ https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/michigan-great-lakes-are-lifeblood-and-birthright-theyre-under-attack | Source: Bridge Michigan    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:20:05

• "The only kind of operation that can reduce the number of tins of paint you have in stock is one that miraculously requires exactly the amount of paint that you happen to have remaining in an existing tin" ☛ https://incoherency.co.uk/blog/stories/conservation-of-tins-of-paint.html | Source: James Stanley    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:20:26

• 2008: Wolność komputerów https://www.rp.pl/plus-minus/art8312381-wolnosc-komputerow    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:22:52

• Identity politics is wrong https://stallman.org/archives/2025-mar-jun.html#13_May_2025_(Identity_politics_is_wrong)    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:23:46

• linkedin will get you a job, says linkedin, the company that has had mass layoffs for several years already. classy!! Microsoft lies.    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:25:21

• LinkedIn Facing Job Cuts as Microsoft Rationalizes Costs https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/linkedin-job-cuts-microsoft-staff-reductions/748034/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:26:35

• If they provided a breakdown of the layoffs, it would be easier to show they lie about the scale of the layoffs    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:27:20

• "AI grift is over." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5nhy0h    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:29:24

• "Judge Susan Illston of the Northern District Court of California issued a temporary restraining order [PDF] (TRO) Friday" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/trump_government_layoffs_frozen/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:35:45

• "to compromise trusted networks via supply chain attacks" ☛ https://therecord.media/chinese-hackers-target-taiwan-military-sector | Source: The Record    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:35:54

• "Prince Mohammed bin Bone Saw will take a few hundred thousand GPUs with his missiles and fighter jets" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/14/saudi_spending_spree/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:36:30

• "While other social media sites and streaming services rush to scrub Kanye West’s pro-Nazi song from their platforms" ☛ https://www.404media.co/kanyes-nazi-song-is-all-over-instagram/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:37:06

• "America is still the world’s foremost power." ☛ https://thenextmove.substack.com/p/splitting-russia-and-china-is-geopolitical | Source: Garry Kasparov    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:37:54

• "According to Ranne, the plans are not exclusively a Finnish matter, but a joint project between Europe as well as [NATO]." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20161606 | Source: YLE    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:39:48

• "during the war in Afghanistan and whose family members" ☛ https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2025/05/12/dhs-ends-deportation-protections-for-afghans/ | Source: Sightline Media Group    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:40:30

• "I’ve been reading Human Smoke by Nicholson Baker, a history of the years leading up to World War 2." ☛ https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/its-interesting-how-the-past-can | Source: Hamilton Nolan    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:56:42

• "A government minister suggests that a planned data centre may be a way for China to bypass curbs on AI chip exports." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20161498 | Source: YLE    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:56:59

• It would anger the 2024 US government, not Plan 2025/Project MAGA, which defended TikTok even in defiance of the SCOTUS, not just Congress    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:58:38

• "A Florida bill, which would have required social media companies to provide an encryption backdoor for allowing police to access user accounts and private messages, has failed to pass into law." ☛ https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/09/florida-bill-requiring-encryption-backdoors-for-social-media-accounts-has-failed/ | Source: TechCrunch    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:59:27

• "A Florida bill requiring encryption backdoors failed to pass." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/05/florida-backdoor-bill-fails.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 12:59:51

• "The fine itself is small change for Meta, which had a net income of $62 billion on a turnover of $165 billion in 2024, and a market capitalization of $1.5 trillion." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/05/13/meta-threatens-to-pull-facebook-and-instagram-out-of-nigeria-over-290-million-fine-imposed-for-violation-of-local-privacy-laws/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:00:08

• Windows TCO: "Like alcoholics, organizations cannot get better until they admit, confront, and work with others to mitigate the compulsions that bring them low." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/12/opinion_column_ransomware/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:09:59

• Windows TCO: "Malicious or criminal attacks drove most of the reported breaches, accounting for 67% of incidents." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/australia-data-breaches-highest-this-decade/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:10:15

• Windows TCO: "Gov. Kay Ivey made the announcement on Monday morning, and local media reported later in the day that the government’s response was ongoing." ☛ https://therecord.media/alabama-says-cyber-event-could-cause-disruptions | Source: The Record    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:10:31

• Windows TCO: "The incident forced the retail giant to suspend online purchases, which remain unavailable. The attack was claimed by the DragonForce ransomware group, which also targeted [sic] Co-op and Harrods." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/marks-spencer-says-data-stolen-in-ransomware-attack/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:11:07

• Windows TCO: "Authorities in Moldova on Monday announced the arrest of an individual suspected of being involved in DoppelPaymer ransomware attacks." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/suspected-doppelpaymer-ransomware-group-member-arrested/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:11:44

• Windows TCO: "Mazhar, of Douglas, Cork, has been jailed for two years after pleading guilty to offences related to his illegal online business that sold ransomware and other malware, as well as stolen credit card details, and false bank accounts." ☛ https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/two-years-jail-for-down-on-his-luck-man-who-sold-ransomware-online | Source: Bitdefender    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:12:06

• Windows TCO: "The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence is considering updates to a key cybersecurity law. The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 expires this September." ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2025/05/new-cybersecurity-law-updates-may-be-on-the-way/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:12:21

• Social Control Media ☛ https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/parenting/arid-41630926.html | Source: Irish Examiner    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:12:46

• "stimated using a sophisticated machine learning algorithm, the numbers are 31% higher than a count made through an earlier attempt in a major 2015 global study." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-05-north-american-boreal-forest-trees.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:13:49

• "almost a naked cash grab" ☛ https://futurism.com/usa-today-automated-sports-stories | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:14:15

• "You can hardly get online these days without hearing some AI booster talk about how AI coding is going to replace human programmers." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/13/if-ai-is-so-good-at-coding-where-are-the-open-source-contributions/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:15:00

• "But if AI is so obviously superior … show us the code. Where’s the receipts? Let’s say, where’s the open source code contributions using AI?"    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:15:20

• "In this post, I will walk you through my experience of creating a full-stack application using some of these AI coding assistants/agents and share some of my observations." ☛ https://syntackle.com/blog/the-problem-with-ai-generated-code/ | Source: Murtuzaali Surti https://techrights.org/o/2023/02/10/copilot-in-court/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:16:01

• "the audiobook community is not always happy about this. Critics aregue the synthetic voices lack the nuance and emotion of human narrators, and this impacts the listener experience." ☛ https://www.androidpolice.com/audible-ai-narration/ | Source: Android Police    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:16:26

• "After years of letting blatant fakes run rampant on the platform, it looks like YouTube is finally blocking at least some AI "concept" trailer channels from monetizing their videos." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2780240/youtube-hates-ai-movie-trailers-as-much-as-i-do.html | Source: PC World    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:16:53

• "catastrophic consequences" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/666288/republican-ai-state-regulation-ban-10-years | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:17:29

• "These often focused on a single variable while ignoring more realistic, multi-factor explanations of links between health conditions and potential causes, along with some cherry-picked narrow data subsets without justification." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/ai_junk_science_papers/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:17:53

• "Things that did not help: [...]" ☛ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/05/mail-de-badged/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:18:42

• "Some people claim they have no issues putting aside their devices and focusing on nature and how the ever-present crush of the world today helps them feel so alive—but for the rest of us" ☛ https://chrisenns.com/2025/05/brick-your-iphone-on-purpose/ | Source: Chris Enns    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:19:07

• "Once confirmed as the secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr promised a new era of “radical transparency” — but instead, he’s made the agencies he oversees even more opaque." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/05/fda-rfk-jr-vaccines-trump/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:19:19

• "Contained within is a new triple camera system, the main being a new 4/3 CMOS 100 megapixel Hasselblad camera with a 28mm EFL, mounted next to 70mm EFL and 168mm EFL cameras for mid and close tele." ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/drones/dji-mavic-4-pro-is-worlds-first-drone-with-a-revolutionary-infinity-gimbal-and-boasts-new-100-megapixel-hasselblad-main-camera | Source: Digital Camera World    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:25:01

• "Sandisk has just unveiled its brand new WD Black NVMe SSD, which it says is the world's fastest PCIe Gen 5.0 NVMe SSD on the market." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/sandisks-new-wd-black-sn8100-claims-to-be-the-worlds-fastest-nvme-ssd-14-900mb-s-read-speeds-and-up-to-8tb-in-capacity | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:25:19

• "I gave it half a year thinking I'd get used it, but I'm back to the noisy clackety-clack of clicky blue Cherry switches" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/linux_6_15_rc6_keyboards/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:25:35

• "Torvalds can't actually remember why he switched to a quieter, low profile keyboard. He isn't based in a shared office space, where a noisy mech keyboard would potentially disturb others, he muses." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/mechanical-keyboards/linus-torvalds-returns-to-clackety-clack-cherry-mx-blues-the-low-profile-quiet-keyboard-lifestyle-wasnt-for-him | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:26:12

• "I hope I won't have to eat my own words. But I'm ever hopeful and optimistic." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/slimbook-titan-report-6.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:26:36

• "Spectre refers to a set of hardware-level processor vulnerabilities identified in 2018 that can be used to break the security isolation between software." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/intel_spectre_race_condition/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:27:49

• "Branch Privilege Injection: Compromising Spectre v2 Hardware Mitigations by Exploiting Branch Predictor Race Conditions" ☛ https://comsec.ethz.ch/wp-content/files/bprc_sec25.pdf | Source: ETH Zürich    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:28:12

• "The history of school lunches is a history of conflict," ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/american-schools-have-been-feeding-children-for-more-than-100-years-heres-how-the-school-lunch-has-changed-180986583/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:35:36

• "Then, in 2024, over the space of a few days, two different groups of researchers came out with new algorithms that were significantly faster than the old standard." ☛ https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-fastest-way-yet-to-color-graphs-20250512/ | Source: Quanta Magazine    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:36:19

• "But if we consider just location rather than energy, then there’s lots of information disorder when particles are distributed randomly in space – the information required to keep pace with them is considerable." ☛ https://theconversation.com/could-gravity-be-evidence-that-the-universe-is-a-computer-simulation-my-new-study-suggests-so-255913 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:39:44

• "Terry Gerton I know you’re one of only a few scientists in Congress. What are you making of the Trump administration’s, by some counts, $3 billion in cuts in science and research programs since they took office?" ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/budget/2025/05/the-only-member-of-congress-with-a-phd-in-science-weighs-in-on-trumps-cuts/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:39:57

• "Many researchers are looking for a new home because the Trump administration has launched a broadside attack on science in the U.S. Undesirable students who do not hold American passports are to be deported." ☛ https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/usa-scientists-looking-to-leave-the-u-s-for-more-welcoming-environments-a-989ca73f-1dc9-4205-8405-1dc901c3623a#ref=rss | Source: Spiegel    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:40:10

• "Academia's worse. Scientists at the height of their careers spend more time writing grants than doing research. Between 1975 and 2005" ☛ https://1517.substack.com/p/why-bell-labs-worked |    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:40:33

• "'Artefact Evaluation' describes the process of - essentially - checking if the tools used by researchers for an accepted paper can be used by others." ☛ https://labs.ripe.net/author/tfiebig/navigating-network-measurements-papers-reviews-and-reproducibility/ | Source: RIPE    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:40:50

• IBM buying buzzwords and revenue https://www.techinasia.com/news/ibms-software-unit-buys-20m-israeli-ai-startup is that where the borrowed money goes? Hype and acquired revenue? http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/25/IBM_s_Debt_Ballooned_by_8_5_Billion_Dollars_in_Just_3_Months.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:43:34

• "The memo goes on to say that Deferred Resignation Program (DRP) and Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA) announcements described in Staff Memorandum OD 25-28 are also affected by the judge's order." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/14/national_science_foundation_memo/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:44:20

• "Whether it was on your phone, the five-day outlook in your newspaper, or your friendly TV meteorologist" ☛ https://www.vox.com/climate/412458/weather-service-forecast-noaa-climate-flood-cuts | Source: Vox    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:44:30

• "Yes, but not relocating… already have a job secured somewhere else… just playing the game with IBM!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv4t46t2 "When are notices expected to go out?"    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:47:52

• "Rob Thomas = Gavin Belson. Y’all watched Silicon Valley, right?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv4te8hp    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:48:33

• "RTP is dead as a doornail or completely F--ked ! And it's all because of the greed of Alvind and the P1mpmunks." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5rrsej    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:49:02

• "NordVPN has announced a major update to its Linux app, adding a much-requested GUI front-end that makes it easier to control, configure and monitor secure connections." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/nordvpn-linux-app-update-adds-gui    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:54:18

• full GUI Linux VPN app https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-services/nordvpn-has-now-a-full-gui-linux-vpn-app-heres-how-to-upgrade    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:54:52

• "Bringing a GUI to Linux gives users the ease of a visual interface alongside the powerful features the service is known for. Now you can connect to servers, check settings, and manage your connection just by clicking, similar to how the app works on other desktop platforms." https://www.neowin.net/news/good-news-for-linux-users-nordvpn-now-offers-a-gui-for-its-service/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:55:36

• "NordVPN, the popular and highly rated VPN provider, has launched a Linux GUI app, bringing near-parity with macOS and Windows." https://www.webpronews.com/nordvpn-launches-linux-gui-app/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:56:28

• "Unfortunately FL is written in Delphi so the guys at the booth told me that it's a bit difficult for them to release an official/native port on Linux anytime soon." ☛ https://blog.orhun.dev/am-i-a-musician-yet/ | Source: Orhun Parmaksız    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:57:10

• "I believe good intentions IOR good results is okay. I’m calling it iorist ethics. Ior for the logical gate of inclusive or, and, it’s an initialism for intentions or results." ☛ https://idiomdrottning.org/iorist | Source: Idiomdrottning    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:57:29

• "I was just talking with someone the other day about how a friend group that used to be pretty active has largely fallen away." ☛ https://explodingcomma.com/posts/trying-to-build-community-is-hard-when-youre-entirely-on-your-own | Source: Pete Brown    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:57:44

• "If I’m having coffee alone, or a client has called to cancel a meeting, I’d love to be able to offer other seats at this table to people who need it." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/share-my-table/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:58:17

• "My initial thought is that star ratings should be limited to reviewing the device, and maybe customer support from the vendor" ☛ https://rubenerd.com/ive-mostly-stopped-looking-at-star-ratings/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:59:00

• "On May 9, they took the eagles down, disassembled them and placed them into storage. Airport officials hope the sculptures will find a new home, possibly at a museum, per the AP." ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/say-goodbye-to-this-massive-hobbit-themed-sculpture-of-gandalf-riding-an-eagle-180986611/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 13:59:11

• "The most noticeable switch comes at a browser level. After months of stress-testing several candidates, the development team has settled on Brave as the default web companion." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/fedora-based-nobara-linux-goes-rolling/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 14:01:51

• "Now that the dust has cleared from the grand unleashing of Ubuntu 25.04, you might be ready to install it. Here's what I recommend you do immediately after." https://www.zdnet.com/article/10-things-i-always-do-after-installing-ubuntu-to-instantly-improve-the-experience/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 14:02:52

• RISC-V and RISE Partner to a Take a Role in the Yocto Project ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/05/risc-v-and-rise-partner-to-a-take-a-role-in-the-yocto-project/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 14:04:19

• "If you don’t know what View Transitions do conceptually, here’s the overview: they allow you to transition from one view; which is how things are currently on the page" ☛ https://benfrain.com/first-adventures-in-view-transitions/ | Source: Ben Frain    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 14:14:21

• "To add the qrcode generation feature for an app that I’m building, I would need to store the images somewhere, so that the user can retrieve them without computing them every time." ☛ https://andrewdomain.com/posts/object-storage-on-vps/ | Source: Andrew Domain    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 14:14:43

• "Suppose, not hypothetically, that you have a shell script with a relatively simple configuration file format that people can still accidentally get wrong." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/AwkForConfigFileCheck | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 14:15:04

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

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 14:16:19

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

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 14:16:37

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

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 14:16:52

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

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 14:17:09

• How to Install Tailscale on Debian 12 ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-tailscale-on-debian-12/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 14:17:21

• How to Migrate WordPress to GCP Server Using WordOps and EasyEngine ☞ https://www.blackmoreops.com/2025/05/12/migrate-wordpress-to-gcp-wordops-easyengine/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 14:17:37

• Failing attempt to kill JS https://www.outlookbusiness.com/corporate/microsoft-lays-off-typescript-veteran-ron-buckton-amid-6000-job-cut-restructuring    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 14:24:52

• Perl-Critic-Community-v1.0.4 ☛ https://metacpan.org/dist/Perl-Critic-Community |    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 14:25:30

• "The Guix project will be migrating all its repositories along with bug tracking and patch tracking to Codeberg within a month." ☛ https://guix.gnu.org/blog/2025/migrating-to-codeberg/ | Source: GNU    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 14:26:04

• "A few weeks (months?) ago I thought it’d be neat to have a little pop-up window visualising the output of jj, so I could look at the changelog graph change in real-time as I did commands, rather than checking Tl (jj log) repeatedly." ☛ https://kivikakk.ee/2025/05/13/mi-pila/ | Source: Kivikakk    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 14:26:51

• "PyData is an educational program of NumFOCUS, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in the United States." ☛ https://www.juliabloggers.com/open-source-component-based-modeling-with-modelingtoolkit/ | Source: Julia Language Blog Aggregator    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 14:27:05

• "Every so often I come across a paper, blog post, or (occasionally) video that completely changes how I think about a topic in programming languages and compilers." ☛ https://bernsteinbear.com/blog/pl-writing/ | Source: Max Bernstein    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 14:54:45

• "Are there situations when a class should include a friendship declaration to itself?" ☛ https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2025/05/14/friend-self | Source: Sandor Dargo    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 14:54:57

• "About half a year ago I encountered a paper bombastically titled “the ultimate conditional syntax”." ☛ https://dotat.at/@/2025-05-13-if-is.html | Source: Tony Finch    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 14:55:16

• "Time series data is information collected at specific time intervals: sensor readings, server performance or stock prices. Understanding how things change over time is essential to making decisions based on those trends." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/how-a-python-processing-engine-speeds-time-series-data-processing/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 14:55:57

• "Every now and then, I run into a bug so mystifying on its face I know it’s going to be a journey just from the error message. This is one of those stories." ☛ https://www.mistys-internet.website/blog/blog/2025/05/13/the-database-row-that-did-and-didnt-exist/ | Source: Misty De Méo    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 14:56:08

• "Omar Polo (op@) has announced the release of version 7.7.0p0 of OpenSMTPD: [...]" ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250514052136 | Source: Undeadly    

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

• "While the database has been in the works for some time" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/eu-vulnerability-database-officially-launches-amid-cve-program-concerns/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 14:57:36

• "The European Union launched on Tuesday its new vulnerability database to provide aggregated information regarding cybersecurity issues affecting various products and services." ☛ https://therecord.media/eu-launches-vulnerability-database | Source: The Record    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 14:57:50

• "As of Tuesday, the full-fledged version of the website is up and running." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/eu_security_bug_database/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 14:58:10

• "Well, simply put: it opposes any and all HTML e-mail, and e-mail with proprietary attachments. Why? Actually, a number of reasons: [...] " ☛ http://www.asciiribbon.org/ |    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 14:58:22

• [Old] "An effort to eliminate HTML email in the days of analog modems. When Internet-based email became prevalent in the late 1990s and HTML email made its debut, the ASCII ribbon campaign attempted to encourage people to use only plain text in their messages." ☛ https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/ascii-ribbon-campaign | Source: PC Mag    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 14:58:40

• Open Data ☛ https://tedium.co/2025/05/13/mapquest-maps-history/ | Source: Tedium    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 15:00:55

• Many companies now lost in a haze of buzzwords like cloud. THE MAIN AIM IS TO FOOL SHAREHOLDERS.    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 15:01:51

• Because one way to get rich is to fool the rich (with more money than knowledge)    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 15:02:34

• "I could however update this article with some of my thoughts on the conference." ☛ https://www.paulox.net/2025/05/13/my-djangocon-europe-2025/ | Source: Paolo Melchiorre    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 15:03:24

• "That said, one specific area I want to get better at is accessibility." ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/web-accessibility-help-needed | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 15:05:38

• "This release builds with LibreSSL, or OpenSSL >= 1.1." ☛ https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-announce&m=174714697702465&w=2 | Source: Mailing list ARChives    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 15:06:13

• ""We have now officially entered the release cycle which will become our annual “ESR” at the end of June. ☛ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/05/thunderbird-monthly-development-digest-april-2025/ | Source: Thunderbird    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 15:06:43

• Even The AI Director Was Not Spared In Microsoft's Recent Layoffs, Tech Industry Concerned https://www.ndtv.com/feature/even-the-ai-director-was-not-spared-in-microsofts-recent-layoffs-tech-industry-concerned-8413102    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 15:20:42

• HAHAHAHA!!! "Microsoft Layoffs in 2025 Clear the Way for Heavy AI Investments"!! Headline. Yes, they hire AI people... to INVEST.... in AI!!!    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 15:21:56

• "There is no QA at Microsoft, and there hasn't been for 10 years. Testing is whatever the devs do themselves before checkin, and if you're lucky, whatever automation they can write in their spare time." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv2f1zps    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 15:44:40

• "Good for you! I’ve been trying to get a new job for three years. I’m a worthless piece of sh1t tho, so good look to you." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv6hrvk8 "Newsflash dillweed, anytime is a bad time for a layoff."    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 15:45:32

• "AI isn't taking jobs, this is cost cutting. Satya claims 30%+ of code is written by AI at MSFT but this is basically false. A 20-year MSFT veteran was cut from my team, not for performance or because AI could do his job, but I guarantee because he was expensive." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5nhhj0    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 15:46:18

• AP: "Microsoft lays off about 3% [sic] of its workforce in what one executive calls a 'day with a lot of tears'". Far from over. http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/There_Are_Bigger_Rounds_of_Microsoft_Layoffs_Coming_a_Cull_of_1.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 15:50:59

• Of course XBox and BlIZZARD layoffs happening also    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 15:51:44

• Gaming at Microsoft has NO STRATEGY to actually MAKE any money    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 15:52:04

• Microsoft did not "overhire". Microsoft grew the Ponzi scheme by faking its scale. This way managers took huge lumps of money in bonuses while the company's debt quadrupled.    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 15:53:14

• "All components are industrial-grade and come in a preconfigured setup that can be customized as needed" ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/05/13/optimize-maintenance-with-the-arduino-rileva-me-opta-bundle/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 15:54:13

• "YaST may have outlived its usefulness" ☛ https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1020408/8c022fd8256693d5/ | Source: LWN    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 15:54:49

• "Next month FreeBSD 14.3 is due to [be published], and with it will come the recent hard work to give laptop users a modern" ☛ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/how-to-unlock-high-speed-wi-fi-on-freebsd-14/ | Source: FreeBSD    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 15:55:39

• "How many Indians and H1bs were let go?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv7jp9ne    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:03:06

• "I Want to Love Linux. It Doesn’t Love Me Back: Interlude – A Thank You, Where It’s Due — fireborn" ☛ https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-want-to-love-linux-it-doesnt-love-me-back-interlude-a-thank-you-where-its-due/ |    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:04:51

• "This report covers hrev58788 through hrev58847." ☛ https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/waddlesplash/2025-05-12-haiku_activity_contract_report_april_2025/ | Source: HaikuOS    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:05:11

• "Game developers use intimacy coordinators, velcro, and juicy oranges to make better sex in games." ☛ https://www.404media.co/how-video-game-sex-scenes-are-made/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:05:58

• "In the following few sections, we will cover the simplest ways of downloading and installing the latest version of the Steam client on Linux systems." ☛ https://pimylifeup.com/linux-steam/ | Source: Pi My Life Up    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:06:12

• Joint press release by the European Union and Ukraine on strengthening military industry ties at the EU-Ukraine Defence Industries Forum ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_1193    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:11:57

• Nordics, Baltics reaffirm support to Ukraine in joint statement ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/12.05.2025-nordics-baltics-reaffirm-support-to-ukraine-in-joint-statement.a598720/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:12:29

• Drone superpower: Ukrainian wartime innovation offers lessons for NATO ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/drone-superpower-ukrainian-wartime-innovation-offers-lessons-for-nato/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:12:49

• Macron says France does not want to unleash 'World War III' over Ukraine ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250513-macron-france-world-war-iii-ukraine    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:13:04

• US Homeland Security Department ends protected status for Afghans ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/us-homeland-security-department-ends-protected-status-for-afghans/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:14:21

• Russia Blamed By UN Body For 2014 MH17 Shootdown, Moscow Rejects Decision ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-netherlands-australia-malaysia-flight-shoot-down-icao/33412175.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:14:47

• In High-Stakes Negotiations, Convicted Felon’s Opponents Are Learning His Patterns ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/us/politics/trump-ukraine-china-iran-negotations.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:15:01

• Wednesday Briefing: Israeli Officers Warn of Famine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/briefing/israel-gaza-famine-trump-syria-sanctions-ukraine-russia-talks.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:15:11

• Four energy deals Convicted Felon will look to make on his Middle East trip ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/energysource/four-energy-deals-trump-will-look-to-make-on-his-middle-east-trip/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:16:27

• UN body finds Russia responsible for downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/un-body-finds-russia-responsible-for-downing-of-malaysian-airlines-flight-mh17/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:16:50

• Poland accuses Russia of ordering Warsaw shopping center fire ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/poland-accuses-russia-of-causing-warsaw-shopping-center-fire/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:18:46

• Seimas speaker says no chance of returning to Vilnius-Beijing relations as before ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2561194/seimas-speaker-says-no-chance-of-returning-to-vilnius-beijing-relations-as-before    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:19:01

• Lithuanian logistics co raided over suspected sanctions violations ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2560780/lithuanian-logistics-co-raided-over-suspected-sanctions-violations    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:19:13

• Russia’s Ties With China, Iran Mean Conflicts Won’t Remain Local, US Military Leaders Say ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/war-russia-china-iran-north-korea-mcconnell/33413185.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:19:26

• Mali Junta, Russian Mercenaries Unleash Horrors Upon Civilians ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2025/05/mali-junta-russian-mercenaries-unleash-horrors-upon-civilians/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:20:52

• "just before scheduled deployment" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/13/ten-ex-convicts-who-signed-russian-army-contracts-escape-from-military-training-ground-just-before-deployment-date | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:21:39

• "Russia’s new migrant registry strips 'illegal’ immigrants of rights" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/05/13/tools-of-pressure-isolation-and-repression | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:23:00

• "spiritual shield" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/05/14/holy-war-games | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:23:15

• Lithuanian FM criticises Slovak PM’s visit to Moscow ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2560473/lithuanian-fm-criticises-slovak-pm-s-visit-to-moscow    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:23:48

• "Google engineer in Bengaluru reacts to Microsoft layoffs, says techies earn 5x more than government employees"    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:26:07

• Microsoft is not the most valuable company and neither was Enron    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:26:32

• Burberry now... 1700 job cuts... 20% workforce reduction. Seems buying "luxury" goods doesn't matter much right now.    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:30:20

• Istanbul ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/13/top-zelensky-adviser-says-ukrainian-president-will-meet-only-with-putin-in-istanbul | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:31:15

• "Putin's Russia" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/05/13/i-asked-myself-whether-i-was-a-psychopath | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:31:44

• "will depend largely on whether Putin joins" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/13/trump-s-attendance-at-russia-ukraine-talks-in-istanbul-will-depend-largely-on-whether-putin-joins-cnn | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:32:53

• "Putin’s peace summit in Turkey poses enormous risks" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/05/13/diplomacy-on-a-deadline | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:33:13

• "not expected to attend Turkey summit in person" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/14/putin-not-expected-to-attend-turkey-summit-in-person-will-send-top-aide-and-foreign-secretary-in-his-place-the-washington-post | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:33:31

• "prisoner swap or ceasefire" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/14/zelensky-says-any-meeting-with-putin-must-result-in-political-victory-not-just-talk | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:35:51

• Zelensky Asks Convicted Felon to Attend Peace Talks, but Putin’s Plans Remain Unclear ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/world/europe/russia-ukraine-putin-zelensky.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:36:42

• GSoC 2025 Project Blog Intro - Improving Game Controller Support in KWin ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2025/05/12/gsoc-2025-project-blog-intro-improving-game-controller-support-in-kwin/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:37:33

• Zelenskyy Wants Face-To-Face Meeting With Putin In Turkey But Russian Leader's Participation Up In The Air ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-negotiations-rubio-trump-zelenskyy-putin/33412197.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:38:58

• How much longer will Putin be allowed to continue stalling for time? ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/how-much-longer-will-putin-be-allowed-to-continue-stalling-for-time/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:39:23

• libreArts Weekly recap — 11 May 2025 ☞ https://librearts.org/2025/05/week-recap-11-may-2025/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:40:24

• Copyright office criticizes Hey Hi (AI) ‘fair use’ before director’s dismissal ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/us-copyright-office-ai-report-firing-fair-use-debate/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:41:57

• Major Music Publishers Accuse Anthropic Hey Hi (AI) of ‘Hallucinating’ Citations In Ongoing Copyright Dispute ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/13/music-publishers-vs-anthropic-ongoing-case/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:42:24

• Dev snapshot: Godot 4.5 dev 4 ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-5-dev-4/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:42:47

• Microsoft Uses Minecraft to Spread DEI Messaging, Notch Calls That Evil ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/microsoft-uses-minecraft-to-spread    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:43:57

• Fedora Community Blog: Infra and RelEng Update – Week 19 ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/infra-and-releng-update-week-19/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:45:07

• Security updates for Tuesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1020948/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:45:30

• [japan] [photos] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-05-14.gmi    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:47:15

• 🔤SpellBinding — ABDGVON Wordo: BEAUS gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-05-14.gmi    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:48:23

• British homebuyers must boycott flats with third-party managers: "Of course in the comments it is revealed that the owners of the flats do not actually appoint the board that hires the managing agent, so of course the service charge is too high." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-05-14_british-homebuyers-must-boycott-flats-with-third-party-managers.gmi    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:49:12

• Many people who claim to be rich are not. It's all relative. And given that many of these "rich" (in their own mind) people still do jobs that they admit they do not enjoy, it's hard to believe they're rich. If they were rich, they'd leave. That's aside from the aspect of monetary wealth not being the sole criteria of richness.    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:52:11

• By analogy: Argentina is a rich country compared to Peru, but it is neither rich nor happy    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:53:01

• "Last night, I was telling some friends about Peter Thiel and one of his intellectual gurus, Curtis Yarvin. I ended up pointing them at a great piece published in The Baffler in 2014." gemini://the-brannons.com/poseurs/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:54:01

• "Then, out of curiosity, I went looking on the Internet to see if anyone had made any commentary on that piece. What I found was plenty of unabashed nerd-bashing. But I'd argue that billionaires seeking wealth, power, and status are not nerds at all. They are not of my tribe."    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:54:29

• "A nerd tends to not give a fuck about things like wealth, status, and power. They pursue intellectual interests for the pure joy of it. Many obsess over those interests. Nerds do things like write free software, such as GNU and the Linux kernel. Some are obsessed with math, or physics, or breaking into computer systems just for the hell of it"    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:54:55

• love detox day 2 gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/detox3    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 16:56:12

• Multi-language pipelines with rixpress ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/05/multi-language-pipelines-with-rixpress/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 17:03:12

• Notes on DEseq2 design ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/05/notes-on-deseq2-design/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 17:03:36

• Spatial machine learning with caret ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/05/spatial-machine-learning-with-caret/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 17:04:11

• Rights group calls out Fentanylware (TikTok) for failing to protect children ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/rights-group-calls-out-tiktok-for-failing-to-protect-children/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 17:05:38

• Health experts affirm slight increase in China’s Covid-19 cases reflects normal viral fluctuation ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/health-experts-affirm-slight-increase-in-chinas-covid-19-cases-reflects-normal-viral-fluctuation    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 17:06:02

• Only wave 1 of Microsoft layoffs might be 3% (4% in Redmond). Expect 10%: http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/There_Are_Bigger_Rounds_of_Microsoft_Layoffs_Coming_a_Cull_of_1.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 17:15:49

• "The following sentence mentioning our Code of Conduct in this announcement could be interpreted as suggesting we believe Richard Stallman’s presence would make the event less safe. That interpretation is not our intention; we don’t think that way." https://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2025/news/2025-05-07_0001-keynote-will-not-go-forward/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 17:16:35

• "We don’t all think that Stallman’s talk would have been a problem. Some of us wanted to hear him. The context of the discussion linked above is important to correctly interpret this announcement and the reasons that led to it. Some people voiced general discomfort about the LGM in the debate; we take these concerns seriously."    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 17:16:52

• This page amended https://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2025/news/2025-05-07_0001-keynote-will-not-go-forward/ partly in response to http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/07/The_CoC_Means_the_Founder_of_GNU_Linux_Cannot_Talk_and_a_72_Yea.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 17:17:38

• 8.2 Billion in the Past Half a Year http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/03/Microsoft_s_Debt_Grew_2_1_Billion_Dollars_in_the_Past_3_Months_.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 17:18:50

• "For all his idiosyncratic traits, Stallman was remarkably prescient about many things." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43971886    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 17:22:53

• "Absolutely, though I think sadly his idiosyncratic traits played against his message (and I say this as a big rms fan)." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43971886    

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

• "I think it's similar with the original post. Regardless of how I feel about present-day computing, I think comparing it with war devices designed to maim and kill people, and that can (and do) keep maiming and killing people long after a war is over isn't going to be very effective." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43971886    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 17:23:28

• "Prophets are often more than a bit idiosyncratic. It’s a lot easier to really see society from the outside."    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 17:23:47

• "It seems like most of those traits stem from an overall consistency in ethical perspective. I think Stallman figured out early on how much he valued collaboration over competition, and liberty over authority; and moved on naturally from there."    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 17:24:19

• "Choosing not to manage hygiene is a pretty common anti-authoritarian move. Sure, I would argue that good hygiene is a useful tool for liberal collaboration, but that doesn't make his behavior ideologically inconsistent."    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 17:24:58

• "and sent it all to INDIA via the Indian bullet head Nadella CEO" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv7mjnew    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 17:30:16

• Neptune OS — A German Distro With a Multimedia Focus ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/05/neptune-os-a-german-distro-with-a-multimedia-focus/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 17:32:53

• Linux Matters Thoccing Heavy ☞ https://linuxmatters.sh/55/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 17:56:28

• SoundCloud Says It Doesn’t Allow Hey Hi (AI) Training on Artist Uploads — Though Their Hidden ‘Opt-Out’ Terms Say the Complete Opposite ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/12/soundcloud-ai-training-response/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 17:58:10

• Fedora-Based Nobara GNU/Linux Goes Rolling ☞ https://linuxiac.com/fedora-based-nobara-linux-goes-rolling/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 17:58:45

• Ben Hutchings: Report for Debian BSP near Leuven in April 2025 ☞ https://www.decadent.org.uk/ben/blog/2025/05/13/report-for-debian-bsp-near-leuven-in-april-2025.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:03:05

• Ravi Dwivedi: KDE India Conference 2025 ☞ https://ravidwivedi.in/posts/kde-india-conference-2025/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:05:15

• Sergio Talens-Oliag: Running dind with sysbox ☞ https://blogops.mixinet.net/posts/forgejo/running_dind_with_sysbox/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:06:04

• Tomeu Vizoso: Rockchip NPU update 5: Progress on the kernel driver ☞ https://blog.tomeuvizoso.net/2025/05/rockchip-npu-update-5-progress-on.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:06:39

• Microsoft Layoffs Fuel Debate On Job Security And Salary In Tech Versus Government Jobs https://www.ndtv.com/feature/microsoft-layoffs-fuel-debate-on-job-security-and-salary-in-tech-versus-government-jobs-8414647    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:11:50

• Microsoft does not specify anything, just a bogus figure nobody can verify https://gameranx.com/updates/id/538122/article/microsoft-has-new-layoffs-of-6000-but-we-dont-know-how-many-will-be-from-gaming/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:13:16

• Microsoft, GitHub, LinkedIn etc. STILL missing from the California WARN. What's taking THIS long? https://edd.ca.gov/en/jobs_and_training/Layoff_Services_WARN/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:15:01

• "Genius. Knowing what I know now, I’d do the same if I were in that position. Fuhk every single person on this planet." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv7mjnew    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:15:35

• Peter Czanik: Syslog-ng 4.8.3 is now available ☞ https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/syslog-ng-4-8-3-is-now-available    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:16:51

• Download Entire Website in GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.blackmoreops.com/2025/05/13/download-entire-website-in-linux/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:17:26

• Install NVIDIA driver kernel Module CUDA and Pyrit on Kali GNU/Linux – CUDA, Pyrit and Cpyrit-cuda ☞ https://www.blackmoreops.com/2025/05/13/install-nvidia-driver-kernel-module-cuda-and-pyrit-kali-linux/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:25:41

• Install proprietary NVIDIA driver on Kali GNU/Linux – NVIDIA Accelerated GNU/Linux Graphics Driver ☞ https://www.blackmoreops.com/2025/05/13/install-proprietary-nvidia-driver-kali-linux/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:26:12

• Step failed: Installing the system or Installing step failed : Install the system at 80% or The failing step is install the system error on Kali GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.blackmoreops.com/2025/05/13/step-failed-installing-system-error-kali-linux/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:26:54

• Install AMD ATI proprietary fglrx driver in Kali GNU/Linux 1.0.6 ☞ https://www.blackmoreops.com/2025/05/13/install-amd-ati-proprietary-fglrx-driver-kali-linux-1-0-6/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:28:00

• Cracking Wifi WPA/WPA2 passwords using pyrit cowpatty in Kali GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.blackmoreops.com/2025/05/13/cracking-wifi-wpawpa2-passwords-using-pyrit-cowpatty-2/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:30:20

• Root Commit releases free training materials on OpenEmbedded and Yocto using the BeaglePlay SBC ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/05/13/root-commit-releases-free-training-materials-on-openembedded-and-yocto-using-the-beagleplay-sbc/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:30:55

• Ubuntu Security Reinvented: Hardening Your System with AppArmor ☞ https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/ubuntu-security-reinvented-hardening-your-system-apparmor    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:33:18

• grub-editor is a GUI application to edit grub configurations ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/grub-editor-gui-application-edit-grub-configurations/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:35:35

• SymbolEditor is a cross stitch symbol editor ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/symboleditor-cross-stitch-symbol-editor/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:35:52

• Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Parallels Desktop ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-alternatives-parallels-desktop/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:36:08

• Elixir WebRTC is an implementation of the W3C WebRTC API ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/elixir-webrtc-implementation-w3c-webrtc-api/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:38:36

• 19 Best Free and Open Source Audio Analyzers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-audio-analyzers/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:41:17

• nip4 is an image processing spreadsheet ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/nip4-image-processing-spreadsheet/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:41:48

• Good news for GNU/Linux users: NordVPN now offers a GUI for its service ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/good-news-for-linux-users-nordvpn-now-offers-a-gui-for-its-service/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:43:17

• 2025 Will be a Big Year For GNU/Linux on Desktops/Laptops ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/13/2025_Will_be_a_Big_Year_For_GNU_Linux_on_Desktops_Laptops.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:45:18

• DistroShelf – New GTK4 GUI for Distrobox Container ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/05/distroshelf-new-gtk4-gui-for-distrobox-container/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:45:43

• Automating Compliance Management with UTMStack’s Open Source SIEM & XDR ☞ https://www.linux.com/news/automating-compliance-management-with-utmstacks-open-source-siem-xdr/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:50:51

• LFSpam https://www.linux.com/news/may25-training-promo/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:51:10

• New Version of Flatpak Released ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/New-Version-of-Flatpak-Released    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:51:43

• Video: Non-expert tries MiSTer FPGA via the Multisystem 2 ☞ http://www.montanalinux.org/video-multisystem2-regular-guy-202505.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 18:58:27

• "The H1B visa program needs to be sunsetted. It was legislated in 1990 to fill the software engineering skills gap - a gap that no longer exists. Microsoft has been pushing out citizens in favor of H1Bs for over 20 years with zero scrutiny from USCIS." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv7jp9ne    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:07:57

• "Wasn't THE director of AI, was Director of Artificial Intelligence for Microsoft for Startups." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv7jp9ne    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:08:05

• NordVPN GNU/Linux App Updated with New GUI ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/nordvpn-linux-app-update-adds-gui    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:11:19

• GSoC 2025: Expanding OSS-Fuzz Integration Across KDE Libraries ☞ https://azharmomin.me/posts/gsoc-2025-expanding-oss-fuzz-integration-across-kde-libraries/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:13:30

• Nextcloud claims Surveillance Giant Google is being anticompetitive ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1021016/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:15:56

• Unhappy with the recently lost file upload feature in the Nextcloud app for Android? So are we. Let us explain. - Nextcloud ⚓ https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-android-file-upload-issue-google/ ䷉ Source: Next Cloud | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-android-file-upload-issue-google/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:17:08

• Powerful magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes off coast of Greece, tsunami warning issued ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/05/13/world-news/powerful-magnitude-6-3-earthquake-strikes-off-coast-of-greece-tsunami-warning-issued/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:20:07

• Lithuanian official says Paris-Warsaw security pact should not cast doubts on NATO ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2560601/lithuanian-official-says-paris-warsaw-security-pact-should-not-cast-doubts-on-nato    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:20:50

• New cybersecurity rules for smart heat pump manufacturers ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/new-cybersecurity-rules-for-smart-heat-pump-manufacturers/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:21:36

• Flaw in Asus DriverHub makes utility vulnerable to remote code execution ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/flaw-in-asus-driverhub-makes-utility-vulnerable-to-remote-code-execution    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:22:08

• Beyond Tariff Truce, China Readies for a Rocky Time With U.S. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/world/asia/china-us-tariffs-security.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:22:34

• 3M to Pay New Jersey Up to $450 Million for Drinking-Water Contamination ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/climate/3m-pfas-forever-chemical-lawsuit-water-new-jersey.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:24:01

• UN presses Egypt to rethink draft criminal code over rights concerns ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/un-presses-egypt-to-rethink-draft-criminal-code-over-rights-concerns/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:24:20

• Dihydroxyacetone Man’s science cuts threaten public research data ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/trumps-science-cuts-threaten-public-research-data/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:29:02

• Why UMich postdoctoral fellows are forming a union ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/op-eds/why-umich-postdoctoral-fellows-are-forming-a-union/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:29:42

• What the ‘Small Nodule’ Found on Biden’s Prostate Could Mean for a Man’s Health ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/health/joe-biden-prostate-nodule-cancer.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:30:29

• WHO warns of permanent impact of hunger on a generation of Gazans ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/who-warns-of-permanent-impact-of-hunger-on-a-generation-of-gazans    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:30:56

• Lithuanian parliament debates free abortion bill ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2560816/lithuanian-parliament-debates-free-abortion-bill    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:31:13

• 🌟The Bright Side: The compassionate mission to rescue London’s pigeons ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250513-%F0%9F%8C%9Fthe-bright-side-the-compassionate-mission-to-rescue-london-s-pigeons    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:32:37

• Key promises by South Korea's conservative presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/key-promises-by-south-koreas-conservative-presidential-candidate-kim-moon-soo    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:33:34

• Asia Pacific trade envoys to discuss multilateral cooperation in tariff era ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/asia-pacific-trade-envoys-to-discuss-multilateral-cooperation-in-tariff-era    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:33:50

• South Korean presidential frontrunner Lee Jae-myung's policy pledges ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korean-presidential-frontrunner-lee-jae-myungs-policy-pledges    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:35:05

• S. Korea Jeju Air crash families file criminal complaint against transport minister, 14 others ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-jeju-air-crash-families-file-criminal-complaint-against-minister-14-others    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:35:28

• No drugs found in lorry involved in fatal crash causing 9 deaths: Malaysian police ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/no-drugs-found-in-lorry-involved-in-fatal-crash-causing-9-deaths-says-malaysian-police    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:35:46

• "My severance was 2 days late because of some sort of payroll issue (supposedly). I had good communication with my former manager and she got it resolved quickly." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jsy8v6r8    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:40:11

• Xi Woos Latin American Leaders With Promises of Cooperation on Technology ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/world/asia/china-xi-latin-america.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:42:12

• Duterte remains beloved in home province, where his dynasty is thriving ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/from-a-cell-in-europe-duterte-is-far-ahead-in-the-philippine-election    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:42:47

• Xi slams ‘bullying’ in veiled swipe at US as Beijing hosts Latin America leaders ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-xi-slams-bullying-in-veiled-swipe-at-us-as-beijing-hosts-latin-america-leaders    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:43:12

• Jaded young Chinese reset lives with rural ‘retirement’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/jaded-young-chinese-reset-lives-with-rural-retirement    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:43:35

• Dihydroxyacetone Man’s ‘unification’ comment was about US-China trade, says US mission in Taipei ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-mission-in-taipei-says-trumps-unification-comment-was-about-us-china-trade    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:43:56

• US to cut 'de minimis' tariff on China shipments, bolstering broader trade truce ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/us-to-cut-de-minimis-tariff-on-china-shipments-bolstering-broader-trade-truce    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:44:17

• China says fentanyl issue is responsibility of the US ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-says-fentanyl-issue-is-responsibility-of-the-united-states    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:44:37

• Two Taiwan allies attend Beijing forum as China steps up diplomatic pressure ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/two-taiwan-allies-attend-beijing-forum-as-china-steps-up-diplomatic-pressure    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:44:53

• China offers Latin America and the Caribbean billions in bid to rival US influence ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-offers-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-billions-in-bid-to-rival-us-influence    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:45:14

• China, Brazil pledge to defend free trade as presidents meet in Beijing ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-brazil-pledge-to-defend-free-trade-as-presidents-meet-in-beijing    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:45:45

• Chinese President Pooh-tin slams ‘bullying’ as Beijing hosts Latin American leaders ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/13/chinese-president-xi-slams-bullying-as-beijing-hosts-latin-american-leaders/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:46:37

• China lifts Boeing ban after US trade talks, report says ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/13/china-lifts-boeing-ban-after-us-trade-talks-report-says/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:46:57

• No, Australian trade isn’t diversifying away from China ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/no-australian-trade-isnt-diversifying-away-from-china/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:47:35

• Chinese pressure is a part of Solomon Islands’ politics. Other Pacific countries should take note ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/chinese-pressure-is-a-part-of-solomon-islands-politics-other-pacific-countries-should-take-note/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:48:08

• It's FOSS must be thick; VS Code is proprietary spyware of Microsoft, yet this site keeps promoting it like it's FOSS ☞ https://itsfoss.com/vs-code-indentation/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:49:09

• Remembering Memory: EMS, And TSRs ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/13/remembering-memory-ems-and-tsrs/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:56:37

• A Toolchanging Delta 3D Printer ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/13/a-toolchanging-delta-3d-printer/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:57:14

• Record Study Connects Hundreds of Genetic Markers With OCD ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/record-study-connects-hundreds-of-genetic-markers-with-ocd    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 19:57:30

• Thermal Monocular Brings The Heat At 10X ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/13/thermal-monocular-brings-the-heat-at-10x/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:00:25

• 2025 journalism job cuts tracked: Layoffs at two Los Angeles newsrooms ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/journalism-job-cuts-2025-tracked/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:00:47

• We Finally Know Why Ancient Roman Concrete Lasts Thousands of Years ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/we-finally-know-why-ancient-roman-concrete-lasts-thousands-of-years    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:05:20

• The End of The Universe May Not Be as Far Off as Once Thought ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-end-of-the-universe-may-not-be-as-far-off-as-once-thought    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:05:30

• What BS? Slop??? ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/controversial-new-study-links-parkinsons-with-living-near-a-golf-course    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:06:09

• Is Matcha The New Morning Brew? Here's What to Know About This Ancient Superfood. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/is-matcha-the-new-morning-brew-heres-what-to-know-about-this-ancient-superfood    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:06:29

• These 3 Common Spices Could Be Interfering With Your Medication ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/these-3-common-spices-could-be-interfering-with-your-medication    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:06:43

• Life Expectancy Has Barely Changed in Some US States For More Than a Century ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/life-expectancy-has-barely-changed-in-some-us-states-for-more-than-a-century    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:07:23

• A Distinct New Form of Diabetes Has Been Officially Recognized ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-distinct-new-form-of-diabetes-has-been-officially-recognized    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:07:37

• "A Web Based Controller For Your Garage Door" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/13/a-web-based-controller-for-your-garage-door/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:08:34

• Databridge ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/13/whats-an-lcr-databridge/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:09:18

• "You Wouldn’t Download A Helmet?" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/13/you-wouldnt-download-a-helmet/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:09:42

• Sheinbaum renews pact to freeze prices on essential grocery items ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/sheinbaum-renews-anti-inflation-food-basket-mexico/    

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

• Hong Kong enacts update to local security law: Up to 7 years jail for disclosing nat. security probe ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/13/breaking-hong-kong-enacts-article-23-subsidiary-legislation-disclosure-of-nat-sec-probe-punishable-by-up-to-7-years/    

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

• Hong Kong lawmakers, councillors, residents oppose NGO’s plan to open homeless shelter in Cheung Sha Wan ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/14/hong-kong-lawmakers-councillors-residents-oppose-ngos-plan-to-open-homeless-shelter-in-cheung-sha-wan/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:11:32

• The Lai Ching-te government shifts gears ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-lai-ching-te-government-shifts-gears/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:13:47

• DoD introduces new policy to deal with security leaks: ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2025/05/12/dod-signal-leaks/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:14:42

• Suspected DoppelPaymer Ransomware Group Member Arrested ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/suspected-doppelpaymer-ransomware-group-member-arrested/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:16:07

• Output Messenger Zero-Day Exploited by Turkish Hackers for Iraq Spying ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/output-messenger-zero-day-exploited-by-turkish-hackers-for-iraq-spying/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:16:46

• Windows TCO ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/marks-spencer-says-data-stolen-in-ransomware-attack/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:17:20

• Radware Says Recently Disclosed WAF Bypasses Were Patched in 2023 ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/radware-says-recently-disclosed-waf-bypasses-were-patched-in-2023/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:17:51

• SAP Patches Another Critical NetWeaver Vulnerability ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/sap-patches-another-critical-netweaver-vulnerability/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:18:10

• Adobe Patches Big Batch of Critical-Severity Software Flaws ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/adobe-patches-big-batch-of-critical-severity-software-flaws/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:18:48

• Event Wrap: TWNOG 6 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/05/13/event-wrap-twnog-6/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:19:51

• How to Install draw.io Desktop on FunOS ☞ https://funos.org/install-draw-io-desktop-funos/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:20:35

• PicoEMP – A Raspberry Pi Pico-based open-source electromagnetic fault injector designed for EMFI testing and research ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/05/13/picoemp-a-raspberry-pi-pico-based-open-source-electromagnetic-fault-injector-designed-for-emfi-testing-and-research/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:21:06

• Openwashing garbage with slop thrown in ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/05/13/anaconda-releases-data-science-platform-optimized-open-source-development/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:21:53

• SiFli SF32LB52J big.LITTLE Arm Cortex-M33 Bluetooth MCU powers the Core Time 2 smartwatch ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/05/14/sifli-sf32lb52j-big-little-arm-cortex-m33-bluetooth-mcu-powers-the-core-time-2-smartwatch/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:23:20

• Kubernetes v1.33: Job's Backoff Limit Per Index Goes GA ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2025/05/13/kubernetes-v1-33-jobs-backoff-limit-per-index-goes-ga/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:26:40

• This Week in KDE Apps ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2025/05/12/this-week-in-kde-apps/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:27:59

• Geniatech AP880 Edge Hey Hi (AI) embedded systems pair NXP i.MX 8M Plus SoC with 40 TOPS Kinara Ara-2 Hey Hi (AI) accelerator ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/05/13/geniatech-ap880-edge-ai-embedded-systems-pair-nxp-i-mx-8m-plus-soc-with-40-tops-kinara-ara-2-ai-accelerator/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:28:49

• Latvian central bank posts its annual results ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/banks/13.05.2025-latvian-central-bank-posts-its-annual-results.a598801/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:29:06

• "She was laid off because she's American. SN and his corrupt Indian crime family hate America." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv7jp9ne    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:31:34

• UPC is illegal and its judgments are not constitutional. JUVE is aware of it, but it is sponsored by the firms that actively promoted this illegality so that they can profit more from litigation. ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/sanofi-and-amgen-still-fighting-for-upper-hand-following-dusseldorf-judgment/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:36:41

• UPC is simply illegal; some companies already legally challenge its right to exist or rule in Europe ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/upc-battle-between-10x-genomics-and-curio-bioscience-moves-to-next-stage/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:37:38

• They broke laws, violated conventions and constitutions to be this system in place; if you commit crime to do something, then that something isn't legitimate, no matter the amount of sugar-coating and spinning which follows    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:38:49

• 'Owning' life itself, as a concept ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/13/1116344/a-us-court-just-put-ownership-of-crispr-back-in-play/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:39:42

• $4,000 for IP Investments Group entity, Digimedia Tech, storage patents prior art ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/5/13/4000-for-ip-investments-group-entity-digimedia-tech-storage-patents-prior-art    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:40:30

• Software Patent: Dynamic IP Deals entity, AK Meeting, groupware patent monopoly challenge instituted ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/5/13/dynamic-ip-deals-entity-ak-meeting-groupware-patent-challenge-instituted    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:40:59

• Formalism, Fictions, and Federalism: Post Expiry Royalties Return to SCOTUS ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/05/46145.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:41:33

• Announcing Istio 1.24.6 ☞ https://istio.io/latest//news/releases/1.24.x/announcing-1.24.6/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:43:26

• Announcing Istio 1.25.3 ☞ https://istio.io/latest//news/releases/1.25.x/announcing-1.25.3/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:43:36

• Unless a Third of All Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Layoffs Worldwide Are in Redmond (Washington) Alone, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Has Just Lied to Everyone Via Jordan Novet in CNBC (i.e. the Usual Any Time There's Mass Layoffs and Novet Weighs in With False Numbers) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/13/Unless_a_Third_of_All_Microsoft_Layoffs_Worldwide_Are_in_Redmon.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:43:52

• As Expected, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Uses Media Operative (Jordan Novet) to Downplay the Scale of Mass Layoffs (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/13/As_Expected_Microsoft_Uses_Media_Operative_Jordan_Novet_to_Down.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:44:00

• Last Week's Public Talk by Richard Stallman Well Attended and Covered in Technical News Sites (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/13/Last_Week_s_Public_Talk_by_Richard_Stallman_Well_Attended_and_C.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:47:54

• There Are Bigger Rounds of Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Layoffs Coming, a Cull of 10% Implemented in Waves (the "3%" Figure is Misleading, Face-Saving) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/There_Are_Bigger_Rounds_of_Microsoft_Layoffs_Coming_a_Cull_of_1.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:48:03

• McKinsey (McK) is Killing IBM, It's All About Killing This Goose, "National Sales Team 80% on PIP Now" (Preceding Layoffs Without Severance) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/13/McKinsey_McK_is_Killing_IBM_It_s_All_About_Killing_This_Goose_N.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:48:11

• Signs of Trouble: Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Job Openings for Jobs That Do Not Exist! ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/13/Signs_of_Trouble_Microsoft_Job_Openings_for_Jobs_That_Do_Not_Ex.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:51:55

• "Special Place in Hell" for Women Who Help Violent Microsofters From Another Continent Attack Local Women Who Did Nothing Wrong, They Just Got Bullied and Deserve Sympathy or Compensation ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/13/Special_Place_in_Hell_for_Women_Who_Help_Violent_Microsofters_F.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:52:04

• The Slow Death of backdoored Windows Will Mean the Inevitable Demise of Abusive Monopolist Microsoft ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/13/The_Slow_Death_of_Windows_Will_Mean_the_Inevitable_Demise_of_Mi.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:52:12

• Red Hat's Owner is Called "America's Worst Tech Company" (IBM) and Microsoft's Liabilities Grow ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/12/Red_Hat_s_Owner_is_Called_America_s_Worst_Tech_Company_IBM_and_.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:52:22

• What Happened to the Open Source Initiative (OSI) Elections: Missed Deadline ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/12/What_Happened_to_the_Open_Source_Initiative_OSI_Elections_Misse.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:52:30

• Fedora Community Blog: End of OpenID authentication in Fedora Account System – May update ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/end-of-openid-authentication-in-fedora-account-system-may-update/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:53:09

• There Are Also Loads of Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Microsoft's Surveillance Arm LinkedIn Layoffs Today (Keep Track of the Subsidiaries They Keep Out of Headlines) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/13/There_Are_Also_Loads_of_Microsoft_LinkedIn_Layoffs_Today_Keep_T.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:53:39

• "Smart" things made for consumers are very very dumb, gullible ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/google-withdrawing-support-for-older-nest-thermostats-a1w0m6m2JdfG    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:54:32

• LLM Slop / Plagiarism leads to dramatic reduction in clickthroughs for Mail Online ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/google-ai-overviews-leads-to-dramatic-reduction-in-click-throughs-for-mail-online/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 20:55:24

• ORG RESPONSES TO DATA INTERMEDIARIES AND DATA BROKERS CONSULTATIONS ☞ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/org-responses-to-data-intermediaries-and-data-brokers-consultations/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:02:58

• Pixar gemini://alex.corcoles.net/2025/05/kagi-y-pixar/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:05:15

• FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, May 16, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC) ☞ http://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2025-05-16-irc    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:30:16

• "I'm really enjoying #Ubuntu, but the single most annoying thing is that a number of apps are blurry to the point of being unusable, thanks to fractional scaling. I believe it's a Wayland issue. 😟" ☞ https://kevquirk.com/notes/20250513-1019    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:31:41

• Shotcut Released 25.05 with Alpha Strobe Filter & Freeze Frame ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/05/shotcut-released-25-05-with-alpha-strobe-filter-freeze-frame/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:33:01

• Ubuntu 25.04 Upgrades Have Been Re-Enabled ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/ubuntu-25-04-upgrades-resume-after-bug-fixes    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:33:43

• Canonical Donating $120,000 to Open Source Projects This Year ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/canonical-commits-funds-open-source-devs Canonical Will Give You Money Only If You Work for Microsoft! http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/Canonical_Will_Give_You_Money_Only_If_You_Work_for_Microsoft.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:35:24

• TTABlog Test: Which of These Three Section 2(d) Refusals Was/Were Overturned on Appeal? ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/05/ttablog-test-which-of-these-three_13.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:36:36

• "Google’s ChromeOS and associated hardware get a lot of praise for being easy to manage and for providing affordable hardware for school and other educational settings. It’s also undeniable that their locked-down nature forms a major obstacle and provides limited reusability." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/14/turning-a-chromebox-into-a-proper-power-efficient-pc/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:36:58

• Spotify Says Its US Subscriber Levels Are Just Fine, Thank You — Though Latest Data Shows Early-2025 Declines ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/13/spotify-declines-us-subscriber-data-2025/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:37:55

• MAGAts inside the Vatican ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/us/louis-prevost-pope-leo-xiv-brother.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:39:17

• "Louis Prevost’s Facebook (Farcebook) posts — no longer publicly viewable — suggest that he has embraced some of the most common complaints and conspiracy theories of the right." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/us/louis-prevost-pope-leo-xiv-brother.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:39:36

• Safe updates using RAUC on Raspberry Pi 5 ☞ https://bootlin.com/blog/safe-updates-using-rauc-on-raspberry-pi-5/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:40:34

• Charles Butler’s The Feminine Monarchie, or the History of Bees (1634 edition) ☞ https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/history-of-bees    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:41:01

• ZOTAC to showcase ZONE handheld with Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 with Manjaro Linux https://videocardz.com/pixel/zotac-to-showcase-zone-handheld-with-ryzen-ai-9-hx-370-with-manjaro-linux    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:42:47

• "With the update that came May 12th, if you're on Wayland / Linux there's also a nice bug fix noted "Various fixes for running on Linux with SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland". Plus "Various crash fixes and stability improvements" for smoother gameplay." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/counter-strike-2-gets-weekly-missions-and-a-linux-wayland-fix/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:45:04

• "The app is also now available on Flathub making it easier than ever to install." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/linux-gpu-control-application-lact-gets-a-new-fan-control-ui-automatic-fan-mode-threshold-on-nvidia/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:45:27

• "There's a lot of upgrades for Linux / Steam Deck players here, as it pulls in all the changes from the Beta to the Stable version of the game. To go along with the celebration, the game is 90% off until May 19th so it's truly the perfect time to grab it." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/black-mesa-resonance-decade-update-out-now-with-linux-and-steam-deck-improvements-and-a-big-sale/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:45:50

• "Going by the current Mesa release calendar the next bug-fix update is 25.0.6 that's due May 14th (tomorrow) and 25.0.7 due out May 28th. For the recently released Mesa 25.1 series the first bug fix update there with 25.1.1 should be due May 21st." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/doom-the-dark-ages-needs-workarounds-on-linux-with-amd-gpus-a-fix-has-been-merged-into-mesa/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:46:11

• "You can connect to a server, manage preferences, and monitor your VPN connection in a few simple clicks – no command interface needed." https://    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:46:49

• "You can connect to a server, manage preferences, and monitor your VPN connection in a few simple clicks – no command interface needed." https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/vpns/good-news-for-linux-users-as-nordvpn-launches-a-full-gui    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:46:59

• "In a world filled with Linux distributions based on one of the big three, finding an independent OS can feel like a breath of fresh air." https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-found-an-independent-linux-distro-thats-easy-to-install-and-comes-with-everything-i-need/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:51:42

• Edera and CIQ Advance Linux Security With Hardened Tools https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/edera-and-ciq-advance-linux-security-with-hardened-tools-177548.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:52:08

• How to clear cache and temp files in Linux to speed up your system fast https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-clear-cache-and-temp-files-in-linux-to-speed-up-your-system-fast/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:53:03

• "The upcoming Linux kernel release, version 6.15, will be arriving in the next month or so, and I'm already seeing previews of what to expect. One of them is recently merged support for several gaming controllers and laptop touchpads." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-6-15-game-controllers-update/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:53:30

• Zotac Zone 2: OLED and trackpad-wielding gaming handheld to launch with 'all-new Manjaro Linux-based OS' https://www.notebookcheck.net/Zotac-Zone-2-OLED-and-trackpad-wielding-gaming-handheld-to-launch-with-all-new-Manjaro-Linux-based-OS.1015085.0.html    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:54:29

• At least they clarify this is Windows; the goal of WSL is to attack and deny adoption of GNU/Linux https://www.xda-developers.com/wsl-best-feature-windows-decade/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:56:11

• 5 factors steadily fueling Linux's desktop rise https://www.zdnet.com/article/5-factors-steadily-fueling-linuxs-desktop-rise/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:56:43

• "Linux kernel project boss Linus Torvalds has re-joined the ranks of full-size mechanical keyboard aficionados." https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/linux_6_15_rc6_keyboards/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:57:14

• Zotac’s next handheld gaming PC features a Linux-based operating system and a Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor https://liliputing.com/zotacs-next-handheld-gaming-pc-features-a-linux-based-operating-system-and-a-ryzen-ai-9-hx-370-processor/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:57:54

• Proprietary https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/enhanced-remote-desktop-experience-amazon-dcv-with-amazon-linux-2023/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:58:49

• NordVPN goes full GUI on Linux https://www.computerweekly.com/blog/Open-Source-Insider/NordVPN-goes-full-GUI-on-Linux    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 21:59:16

• Free GATE-12 gives you envelopes and patterns on Mac, Windows, and Linux https://cdm.link/gate-12-free/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 22:01:17

• New ClickFix attacks seek to compromise Windows, Linux systems https://www.scworld.com/brief/new-clickfix-attacks-seek-to-compromise-windows-linux-systems    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 22:01:45

• This Is How I Dual Boot Windows and Linux Without the Headache https://www.howtogeek.com/install-windows-on-usb-dual-boot-linux/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 22:02:29

• "I don't really know any operating systems other than Windows. I got started with it as a small kid with Windows 3.1, and from then on, I've been stuck on Microsoft's operating systems. Windows 95, 98, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11—you name it, I've used it. But I've never owned a Mac, and I've never properly used Linux before." https://www.xda-developers.com/tried-linux-mint-windows-fanboy/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 22:03:06

• "The project is making progress. The simplest part is to generate huge quantities of text. But there is no point in generating a long manuscript or thousands of short poems just because you can." gemini://oberdada.pollux.casa/gemlog/2025-05-14_zipf_poetry.gmi    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 22:17:50

• "Many of those reading this will still have a telephone. And, what is worse, a telephone number." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-05-14_the-phone-system-is-trash-and-getting-worse.gmi    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 22:18:37

• "I got a text message from a friend who was having difficulties, wondering why I seemed to be ignoring him, "hello mate are you still alive?" ... he shortly afterwards committed suicide, and I complained to Ofcom about the whole affair" gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-05-14_the-phone-system-is-trash-and-getting-worse.gmi    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 22:19:54

• "Xeno Crisis is a 2D game (originally for Sega Megadrive) developed by bitmap bureau and funded with a kickstarter in 2019." gemini://gmi.noulin.net/2025-05-14-running-xeno-crisis-neo-geo-version-in-mame.gmi    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 22:20:57

• I am officially a Geek! 🤓 gemini://omg.pebcak.club/~freezr/pebcak/index.gmi    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 22:22:08

• Caving with old order Mennonites gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2025-05-05-menn.txt    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 22:23:14

• "Down with the H1B! Hire Americans. Recruit from Universities. Invest in the foundation!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv7jp9ne    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 22:32:18

• "Co-Pilot su-ks. I’d rather ask a re--rded mongoose for help than waste my time with Co-Pilot. The only people getting let go should be the executives that created this clusterfuq known as Microsoft." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv7jp9ne    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 22:32:52

• Co-Pilot = Slop = Financial bubble to con shareholders. https://locusmag.com/2023/12/commentary-cory-doctorow-what-kind-of-bubble-is-ai/    

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 22:33:06

• 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