Roy Schestowitz

• "Richard Stallman believes that the freedom of people is more important than the freedom of servers and companies. The reel is based on the video «Free software, free society: Richard Stallman at TEDxGeneva 2014» which is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license." https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJrBNfMIBKO/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 03:56:04

• "GNO" https://www.unixmen.com/richard-matthew-stallman-father-free-software-foundation/richard/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 03:56:36

• IBM shutdowns. "No, only one office out of the two is closing in Atlanta. Both are separated by a mile and half. So, not much change for Atlantans aside the fact that in the remaining office there won’t be enough space for everyone." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv8fsvmm    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 03:58:19

• "Maybe the sound of the bone saw reminded IBM leadership of buzzwords." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv8jh7qb    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 03:58:47

• Why Burberry’s 1,700 job cuts signal a luxury market shift https://www.thehrdigest.com/why-burberrys-1700-job-cuts-signal-a-luxury-market-shift/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 04:02:01

• "Judlisgh here in India I kept my job of doing bad code for my sleazy call center." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv9rsrpv    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 04:05:51

• It's not because of "AI" that Microsoft fires so many devs. It was a smokescreen timed to distract from bad news: http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Microsoft_s_CEO_is_Hyping_Up_AI_Plagiarism_to_Distract_From_Fal.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/No_Microsoft_Plagiarism_is_Not_AI.shtml    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 04:09:17

• do on Linux gemini://tobykurien.com/microblog.gmi    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 04:22:37

• "The thread also got me recalling that I have always wanted a hiking GPS that isn't connected to some privacy-robbing cell plan." gopher://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space:70/0/~tfurrows/phlog/2025-05-15_hikingGPS.txt    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 04:23:32

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-05-16.gmi    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 04:24:41

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1646.jpg    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 04:25:13

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1296.jpg    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 04:25:19

• "This is kind of a scrapbooky thing that collects all kinds of stuff about having a nice personal website if Gemini is too restrictive for what you want to do." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/words/computing/internet/nice-personal-website/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 04:26:15

• Tanana Observations 2025-05-07 and 2025-05-09 gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20250515-0.gmi    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 04:27:05

• "And so begins my least favorite part of being a school librarian: The part of the year where everyone else slacks off except for exam prep, but I am absolutely slammed." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-05-15    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 04:28:14

• Microsoft layoffs follow cuts to local office space https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2025/05/14/microsoft-layoffs-tech-jobs-morrisville-offices.html    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 04:59:20

• Microsoft shifts focus to Asia-Pacific amid massive job cuts https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20250516PD205/microsoft-layoffs-apac-workforce-software.html    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 04:59:26

• "If no relocation were offered exactly zero people will move…" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv8fsvmm    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 06:23:26

• "Endless supply of curry…" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv84hexk see http://techrights.org/n/2025/03/23/Critics_of_IBM_s_Strategy_Aren_t_Racists_But.shtml    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 06:24:50

• iophk: notice that slop generation sites and date centers are measured in megawatts or gigawatts and not useful metrics related to calculation like PFLOPs or similar. "AI" is about conspicuous consumption of wealth with the goal of /not/ producing anything useful.    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 06:46:51

• Two astroturfing accounts "dispatched" over 2 weeks after this was new. Sounds like HR/PR. https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1js50ygrc    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 06:49:55

• "What an odd post. They’ll still RA or PIP you first opportunity they get. Wake up." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvb4p7va    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 07:36:12

• "Frogspin pulled my in by the colourful and inviting sweet visuals but reading more into it, the game sounds like it becomes pure hilarious chaos due to the slot machine modifier mechanics." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/frogspin-is-a-chaotic-platformer-where-you-spin-a-slot-machine-for-crazy-level-modifiers/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 11:03:26

• "OCCT recently released a supported Native Linux version of their popular fully featured stress-testing application" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/popular-stress-testing-app-occt-is-coming-to-steam-and-includes-a-special-build-for-steam-deck/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 11:03:33

• "Now this is some seriously cool software and I love to see it. PartyDeck is a new tool that can help you run various games in local split-screen, even if they don't actually support it." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/partydeck-is-a-split-screen-game-launcher-for-linux-steamos/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 11:04:05

• "Although for some of us this is a well-known problem, it has appeared again with the release of DOOM: The Dark Ages so it's worth a quick PSA to remind people about Denuvo activation limits with Proton on Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/denuvo-will-lock-you-out-of-games-on-linux-steamos-steam-deck-if-you-keep-changing-proton-versions/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 11:04:16

• "We're getting totally spoiled with unique deck-builders lately like Moonsigil Atlas that I really can't wait for. And now Devolver Digital announced they're publishing Shroom and Gloom with a demo up now and it's glorious." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/shroom-and-gloom-is-a-first-person-fungus-filled-deck-builder-with-a-demo-you-need-to-try/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 11:04:31

• "Act fast if you want a brand new free game, as Nubs! Arena from ex-Awesomenauts developers has released and it's free for the first 24 hours. This is not a free trial, it's free to keep if you add it to your account within the time limit." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/nubs-arena-is-a-chaotic-multiplayer-brawler-by-ex-awesomenauts-devs-free-for-the-first-24-hours/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 11:04:43

• "Here's an overview and guide to what options you have for graphics drivers on Linux, since it can at times be a little on the confusing side. This should get you going." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/guides/view/how-to-install-update-and-see-what-graphics-driver-you-have-on-linux-and-steamos/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 11:05:11

• "SHIFT UP Corporation /PlayStation Publishing LLC today announced officially that Stellar Blade will be launching for PC on June 11. Finally" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/stellar-blade-launches-for-pc-on-june-11-specifications-and-features-revealed/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 11:05:37

• "Tom the Dancing Bug: Come visit Trump's USA" https://boingboing.net/2025/05/14/tom-the-dancing-bug-come-visit-trumps-usa.html    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 12:41:53

• "Today in ACAB:" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/05/today-in-acab-7/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 12:42:06

• Stability?????????????? https://linuxiac.com/rust-celebrates-10-years-of-stability/ "Rust Celebrates 10 Years of Stability"... VERY UNStable project, many mass resignations    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 12:42:58

• "Dan Shilling from Parent Zone shares insights from teacher training, exploring how Experience AI is making a difference." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/insights-from-a-teacher-trainer-experience-ai/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 12:50:34

• "French courts continue to expand the scope of sports piracy related DNS blocking, as requested by rightsholders. While perceived as too broad by the targeted DNS resolvers..." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/wrong-logo-no-piracy-proof-french-court-rejects-dns-piracy-blocking-bids-250515/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:05:53

• "An attorney defending AI firm Anthropic in a copyright case brought by music publishers apologized to the court on Thursday" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/15/anthopics_law_firm_blames_claude_hallucinations/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:06:06

• "Until now. The latest iteration of artificial intelligence has captured the attention of politicians around the world." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/05/15/ai-is-making-many-people-rethink-copyright/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:07:28

• "The FTC has made its case with testimony from several high-profile players in Meta’s businesses, including Instagram’s co-founder Kevin Systrom" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/antitrust/668099/meta-ftc-antitrust-motion-partial-findings-instagram-whatsapp | Source: The Verge    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:09:50

• "According to multiple posts on Reddit, Doom: The Dark Ages uses the infamous anti-piracy software Denuvo." ☛ https://www.404media.co/doom-the-dark-ages-drm-is-locking-out-linux-users-who-bought-the-game/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:10:47

• "The other day, I wrote about my quest to find a good web accessibility course because that’s an area I wanted to get better at for a variety of reasons" ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/web-accessibility-a-follow-up | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:11:58

• "Saudi Arabia has sentenced a British man Ahmed al-Doush to a 10-year jail for posting a tweet. Ahmed al-Doush, who is a banking analyst at Bank of America, posted the tweet back in 2018." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/saudi-arabia-sentences-british-banking-analyst-to-a-decade-in-prison-apparently-over-a-tweet-heres-what-he-wrote-that-sparked-the-controversy/articleshow/121167282.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:12:34

• "A British father of four has been sentenced to 10 years in a Saudi Arabian prison over what appears to be a deleted tweet from seven years ago." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/05/14/british-citizen-sentenced-to-10-years-in-saudi-prison-over-deleted-tweet.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:12:51

• "Saudi Arabia has sentenced a British man Ahmed al-Doush to a 10-year jail for posting a tweet. Ahmed al-Doush, who is a banking analyst at Bank of America" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/saudi-arabia-sentences-british-banking-analyst-to-a-decade-in-prison-apparently-over-a-tweet-heres-what-he-wrote-that-sparked-the-controversy/articleshow/121167282.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:13:08

• "Customs and Border Protection seized a shipment of t-shirts from a streetwear brand that sells an “Eliminate ICE” t-shirt and multiple shirts critical of police and capitalism." ☛ https://www.404media.co/cbp-seizes-shipment-of-t-shirts-featuring-swarm-of-bees-attacking-cops/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:13:21

• "True patriotism is not abstract love of country divorced from its foundational principles. It is not blind loyalty to whoever currently holds power." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/on-patriotism | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:13:56

• "Trump said that the US companies will help G42, an Emirati company, build five gigawatts of AI computing capacity in the UAE." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/trump-middle-east-artificial-intelligence-investments/ | Source: Wired    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:14:13

• "I absolutely do believe it." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvbc8sha    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:15:25

• "agree with the other post. Stay under the radar, just go with the flow with management and you never have to worry about layoffs. Works for me and ended up with a few promotions the few times that I just tagged myself to a several successful projects." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvane25r    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:17:18

• Microsoft lays off pregnant employee, she asks what’s next for me amidst maternity leave concerns https://www.financialexpress.com/trending/microsoft-lays-off-pregnant-employee-she-asks-whats-next-for-me-amidst-maternity-leave-concerns-viral-post/3847215/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:18:35

• Microsoft Gender (In)Equality: Women Don't Ask for Raises http://techrights.org/o/2020/07/30/microsoft-gender-equality/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:19:00

• "Couldn't you just ask one of your cow-orkers that has been back to the office? you can expect better but incomprehensible answers from IBM AI (All Indians) rather than asking your cow-orkers" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv84hexk    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:20:55

• "With its new certification, ANRA now has EASA’s blessing to manage drone traffic across Europe." ☛ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2025/05/15/european-airspace-anra-u-space/ | Source: The Drone Girl    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:23:21

• "The record number of removals of migration barriers is in line with the EU Restoration Regulation's goal of restoring at least 25,000 kilometres of free-flowing rivers" ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20162013 | Source: YLE    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:24:14

• "A majority of our elected representatives have failed to protect the American people from the abuses of an unfit president and a rogue governor." ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/this-is-happening-now/ | Source: Matt Birchler    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:27:19

• "While testing its meditation feature, TikTok says it found 98 percent of users under 16 kept it on after trying it for the first time." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/668051/tiktok-guided-meditation-wind-down-10pm | Source: The Verge    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:27:31

• "Apple is preparing to appeal the European Commission’s €500 million fine for breaking the bloc’s digital rules" ☛ https://www.politico.eu/article/apple-to-appeal-e500m-digital-fine-over-eus-silence-in-compliance-talks/ | Source: Politico    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:28:19

• "If I scroll down, it remembers even older orders that I had placed while signed in with this phone number." ☛ https://www.scottsmitelli.com/articles/et-tu-panera/ | Source: Scott Smitelli    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:28:33

• Social Control Media [sic] ☛ https://abishekmuthian.com/owning-my-socialnetwork/ | Source: Abishek Muthian    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:29:39

• "The primary concern with using AI in lawmaking is that it will be wielded as a tool by the powerful to advance their own interests." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/05/ai-generated-law.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:30:33

• "Normally, people don't tear down their own creations in public. However, Elon Musk might just do that, even with his AI." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/rogue-ai-responsible-chatbot-elon-musk-slams-grok-trusting-mainstream-media-1733847 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:31:03

• "The malicious actors have sent text messages and AI-generated voice messages — techniques known as smishing and vishing" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/16/fbi_deepfake_us_government_warning/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:31:35

• "There is not a “white genocide” in South Africa. It’s a completely made-up conspiracy theory promoted by neo-Nazis. It’s also a theory that Elon Musk believes is true." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/15/even-elon-musk-cant-make-grok-claim-a-white-genocide-in-south-africa/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:32:30

• "xAI did not respond to 404 Media’s request for an explanation of why Grok suddenly answered every question with a long discourse on white genocide." ☛ https://www.404media.co/why-did-grok-start-talking-about-white-genocide/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:32:53

• "At its own Brandcast 2025 event, YouTube presented a new way of inserting advertisements in particularly exciting places, which was recapped in this official YouTube blog post" ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2784193/youtube-wants-to-place-ads-at-the-most-exciting-moments-of-a-video.html | Source: PC World    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:33:09

• "A former DoorDash driver has pleaded guilty to participating in a $2.59 million scheme that used fake accounts, insider access to reassign orders, and bogus delivery reports to trigger payouts for food that was never delivered." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/15/exdoordash_driver_scam/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:34:08

• "I moved recently, and so did my home server. You might have noticed it due to the downtime." ☛ https://ounapuu.ee/posts/2025/05/15/home/ | Source: Herman Õunapuu    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:36:19

• see latest in https://www.techdirt.com/user/glynmoody/ copyright is not the issue; the issue is, who does it work FOR?? and HOW?    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:38:32

• "Starbase is the muskrat's company town in Texas, totally under his control, and paying taxes to SpaceX and ruled non-democratically. The corrupter is pushing the US in that direction" https://stallman.org/archives/2025-mar-jun.html#15_May_2025_(Starbase_is_the__muskrat's_company_town_in_Texas)    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:43:59

• "10% of Finnish kids in homes that can't afford common comforts" https://yle.fi/a/74-20162200    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:47:07

• "In a six-minute New York Times Opinion video, historians and philosophers Marci Shore, Timothy Snyder, and Jason Stanley explain their decision to leave their prestigious positions at Yale for the University of Toronto." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/05/14/3-yale-professors-explain-why-theyre-leaving-america-before-its-too-late-video.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:49:00

• "These are men and women who know better." ☛ https://thenextmove.substack.com/p/space-united-us-putin-tore-us-apart | Source: Garry Kasparov    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:57:38

• "In a perfect world, I would like to illustrate this post with photos of the Munich Diplodocus, still in its basement at the time of writing." ☛ https://svpow.com/2025/05/15/whatever-happened-to-the-munich-diplododcus/ | Source: Matt Wedel    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:57:53

• "In my last issue on binary format, I mentioned that transistors are the building blocks of modern computers. That's a specific purpose, though." ☛ https://www.amitgawande.com/blog/2025/transistors | Source: Amit Gawande    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:58:16

• "So we've covered numbers as compositions and booleans as branches in this series of posts. But both of these are "primitive" data types. We need aggregate types to build the whole world out of!" ☛ https://aartaka.me/lambda-5.html | Source: Artyom Bologov    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 13:58:30

• "I was the chief editor for this blog for the past 8 years or so, and I’ve just recently passed the mantle to Chris Harrison." ☛ https://www.tweag.io/blog/2025-05-15-why-we-blog/ | Source: Modus Create LLC    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 14:02:08

• "As search engines are intentionally made worse, and software grows ever bigger and more complex, a possibly unexpected ally emerges: the European Union." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/14/openwebsearch_eu/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 14:02:17

• "Well, it’s done. I’ve finally finished adding the podcast clip to Blogging Tools. And I won’t lie to you, it took longer than expected, even after enabling some of the AI features my IDE came with." ☛ https://lmika.org/2025/05/15/devlog-blogging-tools-finished-podcast.html | Source: Leon Mika    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 14:05:27

• "PyCon can be the same way, either with people or projects." ☛ https://nedbatchelder.com/blog/202505/pycon_summer_camp.html | Source: Ned Batchelder    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 14:10:28

• "Web applications are not commonly written in C; one notable counterexample is cgit, a web frontend for git repositories." ☛ https://yingtongli.me/blog/2025/05/15/htmlcc.html | Source: Lee Yingtong Li    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 14:11:11

• "There’s a story for several years back that keeps back to my mind. What makes it interesting is the fact that there was no master plan." ☛ https://blog.alexewerlof.com/p/when-a-team-is-too-big | Source: Alex Ewerlöf    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 14:11:25

• "Unit testing in R. You know, those small functions that ensure your code works flawlessly—even when you’re on vacation or writing new modules at 2 a.m." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/05/mock-them-all-simulate-to-better-test-with-testthat/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 14:11:37

• "Until recently, the Nextcloud Files app for Android enjoyed full read‐and‐write access to all file types on users’ devices—a capability granted back in 2011." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/google-vs-nextcloud-file-uploads-broken-competition-in-jeopardy/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 14:13:15

• "In this case, my googling landed me on Queue Times" ☛ https://www.raymondcamden.com/2025/05/15/finding-your-next-amusement-park-ride-with-apis | Source: Raymond Camden    

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

• "Thanks to Paul A. Patience, PAX now has PDF support." ☛ https://quotenil.com/pax-pdf-output.html | Source: Gábor Melis    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 14:14:30

• "Here is an update of what Thunderbird’s mobile community has been up to in April 2025." ☛ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/05/thunderbird-for-mobile-april-2025-progress-report/ | Source: Thunderbird    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 14:15:07

• "I put up the antenna after realizing how indoor GPS reception is just never that great, due to a variety of factors" ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/installing-outdoor-gps-antenna-more-accurate-time | Source: Jeff Geerling    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 14:15:54

• "Turns out my previous attempt at this build had a faulty CPU! With the CPU replaced, the machine now is stable and fast!" ☛ https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2025-05-15-my-2025-high-end-linux-pc/ | Source: Michael Stapelberg    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 14:16:18

• "In this article, I want to go just a bit further, by showing some two-way interactions." ☛ https://qsantos.fr/2025/05/15/talking-to-espressifs-bootloader/ | Source: Quentin Santos    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 14:16:29

• "As Allan Jude one quipped at an AsiaBSDCon, the biggest challenge with homelab servers is that they often become production." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/building-a-new-home-server/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 14:17:08

• "To keep your computer clean and your data safe, you need a reliable tool called BleachBit that wipes out all these unnecessary files from your system." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/bleachbit-disk-space-cleaner-for-linux/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 14:17:55

• "This is where OpenSnitch comes in, a GNU/Linux application firewall designed to give you control over your outgoing connections on a per-application basis." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/opensnitch-linux-application-firewall/ | Source: TecMint    

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

• "It’s known for being easy on system resources, making it a favorite for older computers or anyone who wants to keep their Linux desktop uncluttered and speedy." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/midori-lightweight-linux-browser/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 14:18:22

• The Rust Programming Language Blog: Announcing Rust 1.87.0 and ten years of Rust! ☞ https://blog.rust-lang.org/2025/05/15/Rust-1.87.0/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 14:22:29

• "At the same time, OpenShift Virtualization supports organizations that want to modernize their infrastructure over time." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/accelerating-vm-migration-modernization-red-hat-virtualization-partner-ecosystem-momentum | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 14:23:45

• "We can utilize the following key solutions to build a comprehensive development platform: [...]" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/build-efficient-software-factory-with-red-hat-accelerating-automotive-innovation | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 14:24:25

• "Think about your current environment. Can you see what's happening with your core services running outside OpenStack, like MySQL or RabbitMQ?" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/secret-managing-openstack-scale-beyond-basic-monitoring | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 14:24:59

• "To help you navigate evolving change and increasing costs, the latest Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift release introduces some helpful updates in key areas" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/whats-new-openstack-services-virtualization-users | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 14:25:48

• AnsibleFest starts soon, some sites already bribed to make fake "coverage" about it https://reg.experiences.redhat.com/flow/redhat/sum25/loginGenAttendee/page/start    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 14:28:02

• For example THIS site, which is BRIBED for fake "journalism" https://siliconangle.com/2025/05/12/red-hat-summit-hybrid-cloud-architecture-thecube-insights-rhsummit/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 14:28:32

• Also: RedHat.com NEW site is BROKEN in Falkon. Because IBM no longer gives a damn about Web standards.    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 14:29:23

• IBM: send the cripples to the death camps. We'll profit from the tabulation machines.    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 14:30:02

• HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI NONSENSE NONSENSE NONSENSE NONSENSE NONSENSE NONSENSE NONSENSE NONSENSE NONSENSE NONSENSE NONSENSE NONSENSE NONSENSE https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/container-foundation-tomorrows-ai    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 14:30:37

• How to run a fraud detection Hey Hi (AI) model on RHEL CVMs ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/05/15/how-run-fraud-detection-ai-model-rhel-cvms    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 14:31:59

• Red Hat is once again acting as a reseller for proprietary spyware of Microsoft. It quit caring about anything at all.    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 14:33:10

• "While India’s expanding manufacturing base, spearheaded by contract manufacturers like Foxconn, provides new opportunities for Apple, challenges remain." ☛ https://puri.sm/posts/apple-moves-iphone-production-to-india-purism-has-been-leading-the-way-for-years/ | Source: Purism    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 14:59:50

• "Traditionally, BRAS has suffered from challenges, including low resource utilization, complex management and maintenance, and slow service provisioning." ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/telco-nfvi-vbras-huawei-oceanstor-canonical-openstack | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:00:37

• "RAG" ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/rag-workflow-explained | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:01:15

• Fraud: "Anthropic blames Claude AI for embarrassing legal filing error | The Verge" https://www.theverge.com/news/668315/anthropic-claude-legal-filing-citation-error    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:02:02

• iophk: not even remotely an AI mistake, it is legal fraud and the courts better hold the shyster lawyers liable to the fullest extent possible for this it has happened before and without proper correction it will get worse    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:02:17

• "erspan(4), the ERSPAN collection driver created by David Gwynne (dlg@) [and about which we recently reported] has been committed to the tree: [...]" ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250515044548 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:03:03

• "What I could do was set up a proper IT system, structured to make data management transparent and traceable." ☛ https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/05/13/the_server_that_wasnt_meant_to_exist/ | Source: Stefano Marinelli    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:03:37

• "Recently, I was working on an application that needed to know if it was connected to the internet. A common way to do this is to ping DNS servers like 8.8.8.8 (Google) or 1.1.1.1 (Cloudflare)." ☛ https://antonz.org/is-online/ | Source: Anton Zhiyanov    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:03:46

• "Every so often people yearn for a lost (1980s or so) era of 'single user computers', whether these are simple personal computers or high end things like Lisp machines and Smalltalk workstations." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/SingleUserComputerFlawed | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:04:05

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

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:04:59

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

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

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

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:05:43

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

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:07:23

• How To Install Nessus Security Scanner on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-nessus-security-scanner-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:07:45

• How To Install PHPList on Rocky GNU/Linux 9 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-phplist-rocky-linux-9/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:08:15

• How we use software provenance at Red Bait ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/05/15/how-we-use-software-provenance-red-hat    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:09:05

• How to Install Odoo 17 on AlmaLinux 10 ☞ https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/how-to-install-odoo-17-on-almalinux-10/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:10:11

• How to Install ngrok on Ubuntu or Debian ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-ngrok-on-ubuntu-or-debian/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:10:27

• This is not GNU/Linux but Microsoft's EEE against it ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-debian-on-wsl-windows-11/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/28/Proprietary_Windows_Versus_Linux_News_Trying_to_Keep_People_on_.shtml    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:11:45

• How To Change File or Directory Permissions via the GNU/Linux Terminal ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/how-to-change-file-or-directory-permissions-via-the-linux-terminal    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:15:13

• How to Fix the Online Safety Act: A Rights First Approach ☞ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/how-to-fix-the-online-safety-act-a-rights-first-approach/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:16:23

• BSD Now 611: Ghosty Things ☞ https://www.bsdnow.tv/611    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:20:14

• Georges Basile Stavracas Neto: In celebration of accessibility ☞ https://feaneron.com/2025/05/15/in-celebration-of-accessibility/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:24:42

• Anti-Linux FUD Produced by Abusive Monopolist Microsoft LLMs to Blame "Linux" for Microsoft's Own Failures ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/16/Anti_Linux_FUD_Produced_by_Microsoft_LLMs_to_Blame_Linux_for_Mi.shtml    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:26:08

• Arch GNU/Linux Installer Now Supports Labwc, Niri, and River Wayland Compositors ☞ https://9to5linux.com/arch-linux-installer-now-supports-labwc-niri-and-river-wayland-compositors    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:26:20

• KDE Plasma 6.4 Desktop Environment Enters Beta Testing with Many New Features ☞ https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-4-desktop-environment-enters-beta-testing-with-many-new-features    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:26:29

• Musicus – New Classical Music player & Organizer for GNOME ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/05/musicus-classical-music-player-gnome/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:29:38

• What We Do When We Say "GNU/Linux" to People ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/What_We_Do_When_We_Say_GNU_Linux_to_People.shtml    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:29:49

• "The Rockchip RK3588 processor family has been around for a few years now, and it has proven to be a popular option for single-board computers, laptops, and other devices that generally run Android or Linux-based software." https://liliputing.com/divine-d-project-is-developing-a-linux-phone-with-a-rk3588s-processor/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:31:17

• How US research cuts are threatening crucial climate data ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/15/1116485/climate-data/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:33:12

• Questions and Answers on the 'Choose Europe for Science' pilot scheme ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_25_1222    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:33:33

• New N.I.H. Policy Threatens Global Science Collaborations ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/health/nih-international-research.html    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:35:01

• Here’s What’s in House Republicans’ Big Tax Bill to Deliver Convicted Felon’s Agenda ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/us/politics/house-gop-tax-bill-trump.html    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:35:25

• Baby Is Healed With World’s First Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/health/gene-editing-personalized-rare-disorders.html    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:35:52

• What came first? ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/15/almost-one-third-of-lgbtq-identifying-people-report-symptoms-of-moderate-to-severe-depression-survey-finds/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:37:27

• Proposed ban on flavoured tobacco not ‘over the top,’ Hong Kong gov’t says ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/15/proposed-ban-on-flavoured-tobacco-not-over-the-top-hong-kong-govt-says/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:37:48

• The price of Paris: What does it cost to live in the French capital? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/french-connections/20250515-the-price-of-paris-what-does-it-cost-to-live-in-the-french-capital    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:38:16

• 'As humanitarian workers aid Gazans, they are struggling for their own survival' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250515-hrw-israel-s-gaza-blockade-has-become-tool-of-extermination    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:38:45

• Korean crypto CEO to join Convicted Felon’s inner circle of ‘meme coin’ millionaires ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/korean-crypto-ceo-to-join-trumps-inner-circle-of-meme-coin-millionaires http://techrights.org/n/2025/03/05/Just_Because_Common_Currencies_Including_the_US_Dollars_Are_Con.shtml    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:39:21

• Mirrors, glass plates: Fans of S. Korean presidential candidate Lee react to ‘shooter attack’ alert ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/mirrors-glass-plates-fans-of-s-korean-presidential-candidate-lee-react-to-shooter-attack-alert    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:39:53

• North Korea’s ‘state-run syndicate’ looks at cyber operations as a survival mechanism ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/north-korea-cybercrime-dtex-research-center-227/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:40:30

• "I will not be on the next or next one. Learn how to play this MS game or game over. Don't be d-mb and put 100% into work. Take at least 20% or more of your time focusing on things to not be on that list. It's isn't work. Work results do not pay." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvane25r    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:41:37

• "I work at Microsoft and you don’t keep working after they’ve informed you you’re being let go, full stop." https://old.reddit.com/r/TrueOffMyChest/comments/1knj1sd/my_husband_was_laid_off_from_microsoft_by_an/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 15:43:39

• "Play the game. Do the Watson X thing. Do some project that looks great at first glance but is actually full of AI hallucinations. Then see if management realizes that, or if they think it is great." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvb4p7va    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 17:04:41

• "This sounds like something the fire marshall should be told about." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv8fsvmm    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 17:07:31

• [japan] [water] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-05-16.gmi    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 17:38:47

• Fantasy Life i downloaded! gemini://thatit.be/2025-05-16-06-31-34.gmi    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 17:40:14

• My ideal operating system gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/words/computing/ideal-os/ "Most recent meaningful update on May 15, 2025."    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 17:41:43

• Petit manifeste low-tech gemini://ploum.net/2025-05-16-manifeste-lowtech.gmi    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 17:42:03

• Reflecting on Art, AI and coherent arguments gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2025/05-16-reflecting-on-art-ai-and-coherent-arguments.gmi    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 17:43:11

• 🔤SpellBinding: DEILPRX Wordo: LIONS gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-05-16.gmi    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 17:43:47

• "They all make use of Coreboot. Coreboot is what came of LinuxBoot, which aimed to put the Linux kernel directly into computer firmware. Though I’m not sure if LinuxBoot was the name of that original." gemini://thatit.be/2025-05-16-07-40-58.gmi    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 17:45:04

• "R500s pop up on Ebay, pre-librebooted, for around $100-$130. But I can’t justify buying such old hardware at that price. Even if they were sub $100 I don’t like the 15” screens, they’re too big and it makes the laptop too large for me." gemini://thatit.be/2025-05-16-07-14-13.gmi    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 17:45:41

• It looks like an LLM slopper has just hit Geminispace :/ gemini://mygemini.space/gemlogs/4/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 17:48:13

• "It is safe to say that the desire for new things is essential to the continuation of the capitalist system. This is a desire we are so used to that it can be easy to forget how bizarre it actually is." gemini://wether.smol.pub/repairing-our-way-out-of-commodity-fetishism    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 17:49:20

• Licencias y código abierto gemini://m1n.smol.pub/philosophy-licenses    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 17:51:01

• Malaysian minister more hopeful after trade talks with US ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-minister-more-hopeful-after-trade-talks-with-us    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:19:06

• Malaysia committed to 2025 petrol subsidy cut but no fixed date ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-committed-to-2025-petrol-subsidy-cut-but-no-fixed-date    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:19:18

• Apec warns of stalling trade due to tariffs as China, US officials meet ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/apec-warns-of-us-tariff-impact-on-trade-as-members-seek-deals-with-us    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:21:34

• How Convicted Felon’s man in Beijing swung from trade globalist to China hawk ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/how-trumps-man-in-beijing-swung-from-trade-globalist-to-china-hawk    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:21:57

• China first-quarter emissions fell despite rising power demand ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-first-quarter-emissions-fell-despite-rising-power-demand    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:22:19

• China grants visa-free entry to some of Latin America's biggest economies ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-grants-visa-free-entry-to-some-of-latin-americas-biggest-economies    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:22:55

• Danish minister heads to China, days after Taiwan ex-leader's contested Denmark trip ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/danish-minister-heads-to-china-days-after-taiwan-ex-leaders-contested-denmark-trip    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:24:26

• Taiwan cannot rule out China holding more drills as President marks a year in office ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-cannot-rule-out-china-holding-more-drills-as-president-marks-a-year-in-office    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:25:46

• China retains rare earth export controls as bargaining chip amid trade war truce with US ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-retains-rare-earths-export-controls-as-bargaining-chip-amid-trade-war-truce-with-us    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:25:58

• Taiwan’s representation at Pope’s inauguration a delicate balancing act for the Holy See ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwans-representation-at-popes-inauguration-a-delicate-balancing-act-for-the-holy-see    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:28:06

• Talks in Turkey: Putin not willing to sit down and talk, while Ukraine seeks to send signal to Convicted Felon ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250515-talks-in-turkey-putin-not-willing-to-sit-down-and-talk-while-ukraine-seeks-to-send-signal-to-trump    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:28:24

• Putin snubs talks: Does Convicted Felon pivot towards Ukraine? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20250515-putin-snubs-talks-does-trump-pivot-towards-ukraine    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:28:34

• Ukraine's Zelensky says he is 'ready' for talks with Putin in a news conference in Turkey ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250515-ukraine-s-zelensky-says-he-is-ready-for-talks-with-putin-in-a-news-conference-in-turkey    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:28:49

• Putin's No-Show Tempers Hopes For Breakthrough In Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/33414716.html    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:29:03

• Putin discussed Ukraine talks with Russia's most senior officials ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/putin-discussed-ukraine-talks-with-russias-most-senior-officials    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:29:27

• Officials From Russia and Ukraine Are in Turkey, But Will Peace Talks Take Place? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/world/europe/russia-ukraine-putin-zelensky-ceasefire-trump.html    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:29:45

• Zelensky, US expectations low for Russia-Ukraine talks in Turkey ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250516-zelensky-us-expectations-low-for-russia-ukraine-talks-in-turkey    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:30:14

• "Why would he go if I’m not going?" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/15/why-would-he-go-if-i-m-not-going-trump-says-of-putin-skipping-istanbul-talks | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:30:38

• "Here’s who Putin sent to negotiate with Ukraine — and why they matter. " ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/05/15/talker-technocrat-soldier-spy | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:30:58

• Russia’s aerial attacks on Ukrainian civilians must not go unpunished ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/russias-aerial-attacks-on-ukrainian-civilians-must-not-go-unpunished/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:33:12

• Ukraine’s vibrant civil society wants to be heard during peace talks ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/ukraines-vibrant-civil-society-wants-to-be-heard-during-peace-talks/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:33:30

• Fancy Bear campaign sought emails of high-level Ukrainians and their military suppliers ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/russia-fancy-bear-gru-ukrainian-military-contractors/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:34:01

• Macron, Pope Leo XIV call for 'lasting peace' in Ukraine and Gaza in first phone call ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20250515-macron-pope-leo-xiv-call-for-lasting-peace-in-ukraine-and-gaza-in-first-phone-call    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:50:39

• Ukraine in the spotlight at Cannes Film Festival ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250515-ukraine-in-the-spotlight-at-cannes-film-festival    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:50:50

• Turkey turns into diplomatic hub for Ukraine peace and NATO talks ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250515-turkey-turns-into-diplomatic-hub-for-ukraine-peace-and-nato-talks    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:51:05

• Rights groups urge Council of Europe to publish draft statute for Ukraine tribunal ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/rights-groups-urge-council-of-europe-to-publish-draft-statute-for-ukraine-tribunal/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:51:46

• Ukrainian Is Charged After Fires at Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Properties ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/world/europe/britain-fires-keir-starmer-arson.html    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:52:01

• Zelensky ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/15/zelensky-arrives-in-ankara-ahead-of-ukraine-russia-talks-accuses-moscow-of-sending-prop-delegation | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:52:36

• Istanbul ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/15/zelensky-to-send-delegation-led-by-ukraine-s-defense-minister-to-talks-with-russia-in-istanbul | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:53:07

• Russian delegation head addresses media in Istanbul before heading to palace where talks with Ukraine are planned ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/15/russian-delegation-head-addresses-media-in-istanbul-before-heading-to-palace-where-talks-with-ukraine-are-planned | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:53:30

• "Russia–Ukraine talks in Istanbul to begin on Friday" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/15/russia-ukraine-talks-in-istanbul-to-begin-on-friday-russian-state-media-reports | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:53:47

• "Textbook revisionism Russian Security Council’s WWII essay collection reveals Kremlin mindset, three years into Ukraine war" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/05/16/textbook-revisionism | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:54:50

• Ukraine confirms loss of another F-16 during combat mission ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/16/ukraine-confirms-loss-of-another-f-16-during-combat-mission | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:55:25

• Andrei Tarasov: Inside the Journey of a Russian Hacker on the FBI’s Most Wanted List ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/andrei-tarasov-inside-the-journey-of-a-russian-hacker-on-the-fbis-most-wanted-list/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:55:47

• Pacific island countries need support to address information manipulation ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/pacific-island-countries-need-support-to-address-information-manipulation/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 18:56:33

• Hungary proposes controversial Russia-style legislation to investigate foreign-funded organizations ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/hungary-proposes-controversial-russian-style-legislation-to-investigate-foreign-funded-organizations/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:11:49

• Lithuania alone cannot implement sanctions effectively – Seimas speaker ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2563410/lithuania-alone-cannot-implement-sanctions-effectively-seimas-speaker    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:12:00

• Estonia Accuses Russia Of 'Serious Threat' To NATO After Fighter Jet Disrupts Tanker Inspection ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/estonia-russia-serious-threat-nato-fighter-jet-tanker-shadow-fleet/33415092.html    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:12:20

• "Harvard scientist from Russia charged with smuggling frog embryos into U.S., sent to federal prison" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/15/harvard-scientist-from-russia-charged-with-smuggling-frog-embryos-into-u-s-sent-to-federal-prison | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:12:46

• "Russian authorities arrest employees of largest publishing house over alleged ‘LGBT propaganda’ in books" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/05/15/russian-authorities-arrest-employees-of-largest-publishing-house-over-alleged-lgbt-propaganda-in-books | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:13:30

• "foreign agent" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/15/moscow-court-fines-meduza-nearly-5-000-for-violating-foreign-agent-law | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:13:50

• "The Kremlin has instructed Russia’s news media to prepare the public for no breakthroughs in Istanbul" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/05/15/foretelling-failure | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:14:22

• "Pepe the Frog" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/15/rainbow-wigged-pepe-the-frog-meme-too-fabulous-for-russia-s-justice-system | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:14:41

• Controversial Lithuanian politician Vaitkus under investigation following Minsk visit ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2563546/controversial-lithuanian-politician-vaitkus-under-investigation-following-minsk-visit    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:14:57

• Stalin is back ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/15/restored-sculpture-of-stalin-unveiled-in-moscow-metro-station | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:16:34

• Breachforums Boss to Pay $700k in Healthcare Breach ☞ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/05/breachforums-boss-to-pay-700k-in-healthcare-breach/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:21:44

• Adobe Caves When Challenged by Lunduke ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/adobe-caves-when-challenged-by-lunduke    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:22:15

• Understanding CC Licenses and Hey Hi (AI) Training: A Legal Primer ☞ https://creativecommons.org/2025/05/15/understanding-cc-licenses-and-ai-training-a-legal-primer/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:22:56

• Dihydroxyacetone Man can cement his Middle East successes by calling Putin’s bluff ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/inflection-points/trump-can-cement-his-middle-east-successes-by-calling-putins-bluff/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:23:22

• Rubio asserts ‘peacemaker’ Convicted Felon sitting down with Putin is the ‘only’ way war in Ukraine ends ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/05/15/us-news/rubio-asserts-trump-sitting-down-with-putin-is-only-way-ukraine-war-ends/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:23:33

• Kubernetes 1.33: Job's SuccessPolicy Goes GA ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2025/05/15/kubernetes-1-33-jobs-success-policy-goes-ga/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:23:54

• Oniux: kernel-level Tor isolation for GNU/Linux applications ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1021354/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:26:19

• "I heard there will be communication coming out on May 22nd." More IBM layoffs in "RTO" clothing? https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv4t46t2    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:27:15

• Projects selected for LibreOffice in the Surveillance Giant Google Summer of Code 2025 ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/05/15/projects-selected-for-libreoffice-in-the-google-summer-of-code-2025/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:28:10

• Coinbase Hacker Demands $20 Million Dollar Ransom ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/coinbase-hacker-demands-20-million    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:30:35

• Security updates for Thursday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1021379/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:30:53

• Canonical Will Give You Money Only If You Work for Microsoft! ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/Canonical_Will_Give_You_Money_Only_If_You_Work_for_Microsoft.shtml    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:32:03

• Bing Might Shut Down - Just Like Skype Did - Some Time in the Coming Months/Years (Parts of It Already Shut Down) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/15/Bing_Might_Shut_Down_Just_Like_Skype_Did_Some_Time_in_the_Comin.shtml    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:32:51

• Microsoft Rumours: This Week's Scale of Layoffs "Higher Than Reported" and More Coming Soon ("A Lot More Severe" Than May's) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/15/Microsoft_Rumours_This_Week_s_Scale_of_Layoffs_Higher_Than_Repo.shtml    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:33:00

• History of stock buybacks, why it needs to be regulated, who does it benefit (not the company) https://youtu.be/xyGjUugYl3E https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5nhy0h    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:33:49

• "her husband has been laid off randomly by a “computer algorithm" despite him working over 60 hours a week, taking on-call shifts during Christmas and Thanksgiving, and never asking for raises or promotions." https://www.news18.com/business/worked-over-60-hours-a-week-never-asked-for-raise-wife-of-sacked-microsoft-employee-writes-heartfelt-note-9339868.html    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:37:46

• Richard Stallman Still Respected by Many in the Libre Graphics Community ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/15/Richard_Stallman_Still_Respected_by_Many_in_the_Libre_Graphics_.shtml    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:38:08

• If You Read Techrights, Then You Probably Want to Read Tux Machines as Well ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/15/If_You_Read_Techrights_Then_You_Probably_Want_to_Read_Tux_Machi.shtml    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:38:24

• Microsoft WARN Notices Proliferate in the United States ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/15/Microsoft_WARN_Notices_Proliferate_in_the_United_States.shtml    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:38:38

• Your Real Ally Would Not Defend the Company of SLAPP and Strangling of Women ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/15/Your_Real_Ally_Would_Not_Defend_the_Company_of_SLAPP_and_Strang.shtml    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:39:15

• Breakdown of Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Layoffs Shows It's About Cost, Not Performance or Hype (Like "AI") ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/15/Breakdown_of_Microsoft_Layoffs_Shows_It_s_About_Cost_Not_Perfor.shtml    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:39:26

• The Lawyers Working for the Serial Strangler From Abusive Monopolist Microsoft on SLAPPing Techrights Have Apparently Lost Their Voice ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/15/The_Lawyers_Working_for_the_Serial_Strangler_From_Microsoft_on_.shtml    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:39:35

• No, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Didn't Lay Off So Many People Because of "AI" "Innovation" or "Efficiency" or "Era" or "Revolution" Etc. ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/No_Microsoft_Didn_t_Lay_Off_So_Many_People_Because_of_AI_Innova.shtml    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:39:44

• Microsoft Reduces Office Space Ahead of More Waves of Mass Layoffs ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/16/Microsoft_Reduces_Office_Space_Ahead_of_More_Waves_of_Mass_Layo.shtml    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:39:55

• Mozilla Thunderbird: Thunderbird for Mobile April 2025 Progress Report ☞ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/05/thunderbird-for-mobile-april-2025-progress-report/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:40:42

• How Uganda’s anti-LGB laws entrap people online ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/uganda-anti-lgbtq-entrapment-laws/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=uganda-anti-lgbtq-entrapment-laws    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:41:41

• Gaza: Airstrikes intensify as hopes for ceasefire fade ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250515-gaza-airstrikes-intensify-as-hopes-for-ceasefire-fade    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:43:05

• Students and faculty launch hunger strike for Palestine ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2025/05/15/students-and-faculty-launch-hunger-strike-for-palestine/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:43:25

• India dispatch: Pakistan strikes on civilian targets in Kashmir conflict threaten norms of humanitarian law ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/india-dispatch-pakistan-stikes-on-civilian-targets-in-kashmir-conflict-threaten-norms-of-humanitarian-law/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:43:44

• Michigan judge strikes down abortion restrictions ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/michigan-judge-strikes-down-abortion-restrictions/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:44:12

• Israeli Strikes Kill Dozens in Gaza, Health Ministry Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/world/middleeast/israel-strikes-gaza.html    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:44:31

• NJ Transit engineers on strike after contract negotiations fail — wreaking havoc on commuters ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/05/15/us-news/nj-transit-engineers-on-strike-after-contract-negotiations-fail-wreaking-havoc-on-commuters/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:45:09

• Simon Ser: Status update, May 2025 ☞ https://emersion.fr/blog/2025/status-update-76/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:48:16

• Dihydroxyacetone Man to keep 30% China tariffs through late 2025: Analysts ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/trump-to-keep-30-china-tariffs-through-late-2025-analysts-say    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:50:02

• China to open more tax refund stores to boost inbound tourism and consumption ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/more-tax-refund-stores-set-to-open-in-china    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:50:24

• China’s Tencent boasts of 'strong stockpile' of Hey Hi (AI) GPUs - looking at alternative Hey Hi (AI) accelerators ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/chinas-tencent-boasts-strong-stockpile-of-gpus-looking-at-alternative-ai-accelerators    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:50:50

• Mass protest by parents prompts reversal of private school closure in China ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/05/15/china-parents-protest-private-school-closure/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:52:05

• Elderly Chinese woman’s death fuels public outrage over bank’s rigid withdrawal rules ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/05/15/china-hunan-bank-elderly-lady-death/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:53:13

• ‘Adopt, don’t shop,’ Consumer Council says after finding most online pet sellers suspected of conducting illegal business ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/15/adopt-dont-shop-consumer-council-says-after-finding-most-online-pet-sellers-suspected-of-conducting-illegal-business/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:53:53

• South Korea fines China’s e-commerce giant Temu for user data violations ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/15/south-korea-fines-chinas-e-commerce-giant-temu-for-user-data-violations/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:54:37

• Four questions (and expert answers) about the China-Latin America summit ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/four-questions-and-expert-answers-about-the-china-latin-america-summit/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:55:19

• htmlcc: Statically compiled HTML templates for C ☞ https://yingtongli.me/blog/2025/05/15/htmlcc.html    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 19:55:58

• NGO urges stronger protection of Hong Kong’s oyster reefs as gov’t invites public views on biodiversity strategy ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/16/ngo-urges-stronger-protection-of-hong-kongs-oyster-reefs-as-govt-invites-public-views-on-biodiversity-strategy/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:01:03

• Syrian Business Owners Energized by U.S. Promise to Lift Sanctions ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/world/middleeast/syria-economy-trump-sanctions.html    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:01:24

• Taking photos of ‘prohibited’ sites illegal under Article 23 only if criminal intent involved, Hong Kong security chief says ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/15/taking-photos-of-prohibited-sites-illegal-under-article-23-only-if-criminal-intent-involved-security-chief-says/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:01:55

• Introducing Assignments ☞ https://openbuildservice.org/2025/05/15/foster-collaboration//    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:04:46

• Satellite1 Dev Kit is an Home Assistant-compatible DIY voice assistant with ESP32-S3 module, XMOS XU316 audio processor ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/05/16/satellite1-dev-kit-is-an-home-assistant-compatible-diy-voice-assistant-with-esp32-s3-module-xmos-xu316-audio-processor/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:06:25

• Tech Layoffs Continue: Amazon Trims 100 Roles In Devices Unit Following Microsoft's Workforce Cuts https://newsable.asianetnews.com/markets/tech-layoffs-continue-amazon-trims-100-roles-in-devices-unit-following-microsoft-s-workforce-cuts/articleshow-pugcwe4    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:10:19

• Dihydroxyacetone Man takes issue with Apple’s manufacturing investments in India ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/05/15/trump-takes-issue-apples-manufacturing-investments-india/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:14:08

• Dihydroxyacetone Man tells Fashion Company Apple CEO Tim Cook 'I don't want you building in India,' says Fashion Company Apple will increase U.S. manufacturing ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/manufacturing/trump-tells-apple-ceo-tim-cook-i-dont-want-you-building-in-india-says-apple-will-increase-u-s-manufacturing    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:14:34

• What the Changes in Apple’s App Store Mean for iPhone Users ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/technology/personaltech/iphone-app-store-changes.html    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:14:58

• Felipe Borges: Using Libravatar/Gravatar for your profile in Planet GNOME ☞ https://feborg.es/avatar-planet-gnome/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:16:12

• No damages for Glenmark in battle over Mundipharma’s Targin ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/no-damages-for-glenmark-in-battle-over-mundipharmas-targin/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:18:54

• They paywall these now https://www.techrepublic.com/resource-library/guide/linux-commands-to-help-with-disk-management/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:21:24

• "How? It runs multiple copies of the same game and sorts out all the connections for you, and will even automatically fit all the windows onto your screen. So it's not actual local split-screen, it's faking it but it's a fantastic idea to make gaming more accessible for people to play together." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/partydeck-is-a-split-screen-game-launcher-for-linux-steamos/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:21:45

• "The "End of 10" website is a cooperative effort to let people know that they have other options besides buying a new computer." https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/15/end_of_10_campaign/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:23:58

• New Tor Oniux tool anonymizes any Linux app's network traffic https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-tor-oniux-tool-anonymizes-any-linux-apps-network-traffic/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:24:26

• "Here's an overview and guide to what options you have for graphics drivers on Linux, since it can at times be a little on the confusing side. This should get you going." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/guides/view/how-to-install-update-and-see-what-graphics-driver-you-have-on-linux-and-steamos/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:25:08

• "Ubuntu 24.10 was released on October 10th, 2024, and will be supported for a couple more months, until July 2025. Since this isn’t an LTS (Long Term Support) release, users might want to consider upgrading to Ubuntu 25.04 as soon as possible." https://9to5linux.com/you-can-now-upgrade-ubuntu-24-10-to-ubuntu-25-04-heres-how    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:25:37

• "The problem is on Linux systems with Proton, you might be trying to find the best version of Proton to run the game with, especially so for new releases. If you keep changing your Proton version this can trip up Denuvo and count each Proton swap as a new activation. What happens then? You get locked out for 24 hours." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/denuvo-will-lock-you-out-of-games-on-linux-steamos-steam-deck-if-you-keep-changing-proton-versions/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:31:09

• "The problem is on Linux systems with Proton, you might be trying to find the best version of Proton to run the game with, especially so for new releases. If you keep changing your Proton version this can trip up Denuvo and count each Proton swap as a new activation. What happens then?" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/denuvo-will-lock-you-out-of-games-on-linux-steamos-steam-deck-if-you-keep-changing-proton-versions/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:31:25

• Complete nonsense with fictional, misleading numbers https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/new-linux-vulnerabilities-surge/ "However, there was one bright spot: a decrease in RCE vulnerabilities for Linux (-85% YoY) and macOS (-44%)."    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:32:42

• Linux Wouldn't Recognize My Windows Partitions. Here's How I Solved It https://www.howtogeek.com/what-to-do-when-linux-wont-recognize-your-windows-partitions/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:33:19

• ‘Doom: The Dark Ages’ DRM Is Locking Out Linux Users Who Bought the Game https://www.404media.co/doom-the-dark-ages-drm-is-locking-out-linux-users-who-bought-the-game/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:33:56

• Company that attacks Linux would not be trusted for this https://www.webpronews.com/microsoft-makes-linux-validation-tool-available-as-a-service/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:35:17

• Microsoft Fixes Windows 11 Update That Broke Dual-Boot Linux Systems https://www.extremetech.com/computing/microsoft-fixes-windows-11-update-that-broke-dual-boot-linux-systems http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/15/Microsoft_Broke_Linux_PCs_Now_Microsoft_Sites_Credit_It_With_Fi.shtml    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:36:41

• CIQ Unveils Rocky Linux from CIQ for AI: Enterprise Linux Purpose-Built for Artificial Intelligence https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ciq-unveils-rocky-linux-from-ciq-for-ai-enterprise-linux-purpose-built-for-artificial-intelligence-302456231.html    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:38:53

• Vista 11 and Red Hat Linux hacked on first day of Pwn2Own https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/windows-11-and-red-hat-linux-virtualbox-hacked-on-first-day-of-pwn2own/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:39:29

• Linux Is Getting Better on Apple Silicon Macs https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-upstream-graphics-apple-silicon-asahi/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:40:02

• Codethink Limited Announces Baseline Safety Assessment for Linux-Based OS to SIL 3 / ASIL D https://embeddedcomputing.com/technology/security/software-security/codethink-limited-announces-baseline-safety-assessment-for-linux-based-os-to-sil-3-asil-d    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:40:38

• "Archinstall 3.0.5 also adds support for the XMonad dynamically tiling X11 window manager that is written and configured in Haskell." https://9to5linux.com/arch-linux-installer-now-supports-labwc-niri-and-river-wayland-compositors    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:41:08

• "On Windows, you would go to the vendor's website and download either their driver or their software package like the NVIDIA App or AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition. On Linux, it's a different story." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/how-to-install-update-and-see-what-graphics-driver-you-have-on-linux-and-steamos/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:42:23

• "Nobara Linux 42 packs a handful of interesting upgrades over the previous version of the gaming-centric Linux distribution, including an in-house Flatpak app store, a new default browser, and improved software and driver management." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Nobara-42-SteamOS-alternative-updated-with-better-driver-manager-custom-app-store-and-new-Linux-kernel.1015987.0.html    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:42:41

• "Not only that, but they've announced the Steam release will also come with a "portable handheld edition of OCCT that runs flawlessly on the Steam Deck". Their Native Linux build was already compatible but this was optimized to give the best experience on Steam Deck now too." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/popular-stress-testing-app-occt-is-coming-to-steam-and-includes-a-special-build-for-steam-deck/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:43:03

• "Here, the environment is your toolkit and your key to salvation. You'll outwit deadly traps, swing across dangerous gaps, wield the strength of enemies against them, and turn hazards into chaotic advantages at every turn. The game has Native Linux support and is Steam Deck Verified." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/rogue-worlds-is-a-free-chaotic-tactical-roguelite-platformer-out-now-with-linux-and-steam-deck-support/    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 20:43:23

• "My wife and I have started watching the post-apocalyptic series" gopher://republic.circumlunar.space:70/0/~slugmax/phlog/2025-05-16-spring-bike-tv-novel    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 21:00:37

• may 16 love detox day 3 gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/detox5    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 21:01:09

• I was happier when I was on Gemini: "Around the end of 2023, I decided I wanted to post an article on my gemlog every day, and so I did. For about three months and then I sort of fell off. I don't write nearly as much as I used to, and I feel like I've been trying to get back to that place ever since." gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/2025-05-16.gmi    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 21:02:37

• enjoying a little light forced data extraction on my bonus day off gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-05-16    

posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 21:04:23

• 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