Roy Schestowitz

• A little dusting needed, but that's all gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2618    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 05:51:34

• "i don't really know what else to say right now? sorry for neglecting my gemlog again lol." gemini://tilde.town/~slimelia/posts/ups-and-downs.gmi    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 05:52:43

• "David Goodhart has just written a long article in the Times, in the form of a "mirrors for princes" disquisition on the main political divide in the UK. Goodhart is himself principally responsible for developing and popularising the idea of a "Somewheres" vs "Anywheres" polarity in the UK" gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-05-19_david-goodhart-on-starmer-and-the-somewheres.gmi    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 05:53:30

• "It's unknown whenever Woruv Vtyla ended up inside the secret and abandoned Soviet-era space station, Bezdna-9, since it became his sort of bunker." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2619    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 05:54:20

• News and Links Digest (publ. 2025-05-19) gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20250519-0.gmi    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 05:54:57

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-05-20.gmi    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 05:55:21

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1300.jpg    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 05:56:51

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1650.jpg    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 05:57:00

• may 18 sex, healing & evolution gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/sexhealevolve    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 05:58:32

• Gemini Protocol turns 6 in exactly one month    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 06:01:24

• "Programmers bore the brunt of Microsoft’s layoffs in its home state" ... because they are "EXPENSIVE"    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 06:09:44

• "Their situation su-ks but loyalty to your company is highly misplaced. you should be loyal to those who are loyal to you." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvd654ce    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 06:11:15

• More math on the Linux command line https://www.networkworld.com/article/3981326/more-math-on-the-linux-command-line.html    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 06:16:39

• How can you call yourself "computing" when you're so focused on Microsoft and seldom even mention Linux? https://www.computing.co.uk/search?query=linux&date=this_year&type=&full_category=&per_page=24&sort=recent    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 06:18:53

• 2 months, so posts from SJVN opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 06:19:25

• 6 Reasons to Ditch the Desktop and Run a Headless Server https://www.howtogeek.com/reasons-to-ditch-the-desktop-and-run-a-headless-server/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 06:21:08

• "Are you looking for ways to cut your reliance on the cloud, bring the services you use in-house, and bolster your online safety? If so, then you absolutely should replace cloud-hosted services with self-hosted alternatives. Here's 12 privacy-focused self-hosted apps and the services they replace." https://www.howtogeek.com/want-a-private-homelab-put-these-apps-at-the-top-of-your-list/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 06:22:03

• Happy compressing! https://www.howtogeek.com/best-native-archive-manager-winrar-alternatives-for-linux/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 06:22:27

• Amazon Fire TV Has a Command Line, Here's How to Access It https://www.howtogeek.com/amazon-fire-tv-has-a-command-line-heres-how-to-access-it/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 06:22:55

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 06:23:45

• 5 Reasons to Put DietPi on Your Raspberry Pi https://www.howtogeek.com/reasons-to-put-dietpi-on-your-raspberry-pi/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 06:23:50

• "A distro that lets you get to work, even if you might have to install it via the back way." https://www.howtogeek.com/what-is-ultramarine-linux/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 06:24:15

• Too Many Passwords to Keep Track Of? Here's What to Do https://www.howtogeek.com/too-many-passwords-to-keep-track-of-heres-what-to-do/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 06:24:40

• Open Source Video Editor Kdenlive 25.04 Is Here https://www.howtogeek.com/kdenlive-25-04-released/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 06:25:17

• "Let's pump up those numbers." https://www.howtogeek.com/reasons-now-is-the-right-time-to-buy-a-linux-laptop/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 06:26:40

• "The terminal's not just for code anymore." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-text-processing-tips/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 06:26:58

• "Windows could teach Ubuntu a thing or two." https://www.howtogeek.com/features-ubuntu-should-steal-from-windows-11/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 06:27:26

• "No graphical desktop needed." https://www.howtogeek.com/ways-to-view-or-open-a-file-in-the-linux-terminal/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 06:28:33

• AK said: “To all the expensive dinosaurs peons that I replaced with cheap younger I.ndians, IBM owes you nothing…; just be happy to work at McDonald’s on you next job, while I make my $80 million a year compensation; Hasta la vida Baby!!” https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvbh2mrt    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 06:37:20

• "I’m retired and this is where I get to vent about that useless con artist Gianni. So please forgive me, but it sure feels good!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvhsey77    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 06:38:08

• "@thelayoff please delete this post. It is AI slop." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvfz27x8    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 06:38:42

• "@thelayoff AI slop. Please delete." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvap3vm9    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 06:39:02

• "The premise behind National accounts was to hopefully gain more business from whitespace accounts. Seems the business gained from whitespace accounts has been spotty at best. You need simplified products and services to sell to whitespace accounts." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv4te8hp    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 06:39:39

• "Next major RA ... Have there been any hints about when we can expect to see the next big RA? I'm not asking about the usual small cuts that happen pretty much non-stop, just the next big thing. I think this Thursday, May 22, right before Memorial Day weekend." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvnzgs1t    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 06:40:38

• 9 months! https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/microsoft-finally-solve-the-linux-dual-boot-issue-after-9-months/ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/15/Microsoft_Broke_Linux_PCs_Now_Microsoft_Sites_Credit_It_With_Fi.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 07:33:28

• "Huawei Matebook Pro (HAD-W24 / HAD-W32) resembles a typical laptop with a 14.2-inch display, 24GB to 32GB RAM, and 1TB or 2TB SSD storage. What’s less common is that the processor is not named, and the laptop is the first to run Huawei’s HarmonyOS operating system." https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/05/20/huawei-matebook-pro-first-harmonyos-laptop/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 08:01:35

• "Did you know that some Linux distros actually ask you for your money? So what features do they offer to compete against absolutely free alternatives? Here are five paid Linux distros to help you get an idea of the premium Linux world." https://www.howtogeek.com/paid-linux-distros/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 08:03:14

• "LastOS Linux is a custom remix based on Linux Mint, which comes with its own custom app store called LL Store. Its creator, Glenn Chugg (also known as LiveFreeDead), built it using an OS-remastering tool called Penguins' Eggs, and on that tool's site, he has a blog post explaining how and why he created it." https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/19/lastos/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 08:03:42

• https://www.webpronews.com/linux-mint-22-vs-lmde-6-revisited-which-should-you-choose-in-2025/   

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 08:04:22

• "The major issue with the Wii U compared to other Nintendo platforms like the SNES or GameCube is that the controller looks like a standalone console and behaves similarly as well, with its own built-in screen." https://hackaday.com/2025/05/19/an-open-source-wii-u-gamepad/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 08:05:11

• Kirigami Addons 1.8.0 ☞ https://carlschwan.eu/2025/05/19/kirigami-addons-1.8.0/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 08:07:00

• overpopulation: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/may/20/people-are-buying-crossbows-faster-than-id-like-how-prepping-went-mainstream-in-britain iophk: there are at least 8x as many people as back when it was even remotely feasible for a few of them to live off the land    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:13:36

• "go redmond, go broke" gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/20/IBM_Mass_Redundancies_Likely_This_Coming_Thursday.gmi    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:13:45

• "Back in August 2024, Microsoft released an update for various versions of Windows including Windows 10 and 11 that broke dual-booting with Linux on some setups. They've now finally solved it." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/microsoft-finally-solve-the-linux-dual-boot-issue-after-9-months/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:15:31

• "Beyond All Reason is an incredibly impressive free and open source RTS, with The Lightbringer update out now that's a huge advancement for the visuals." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/beyond-all-reason-a-free-and-open-source-rts-gets-a-big-visual-overhaul/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:15:46

• "With a focus on flashy kicking, punching and beating, Sirocco Thugs could be one to watch if you love boomer shooters but fancy smacking people with a lead pipe or knuckledusters instead while you do combos." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/sirocco-thugs-is-an-upcoming-first-person-boomer-beat-em-up-with-a-demo-out-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:15:59

• "Mineshaft is a clever blending of genres that takes the very basics from Tetris but makes it quite an interesting challenge with resource gathering, tool crafting and puzzle solving." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/mineshaft-is-a-tough-but-unique-tetris-like-with-crafting-and-mining-for-gems/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:16:14

• Sounds like "MicroShaft"    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:16:30

• "A game that finally made me think a Spider could be adorable? Nah, they still terrify me, but A Webbing Journey really is wholesome. Great idea for a game too with some fun physics and web-slinging." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/chaotic-spider-physics-sandbox-a-webbing-journey-is-out-now-in-early-access/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:24:28

• "Solo developer Overboy has announced that Noobs Are Coming, their chaotic over the top arena roguelike, is set for release in 2025 with full Native Linux and Steam Deck support." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/you-are-the-final-boss-in-noobs-are-coming-an-over-the-top-arena-roguelike/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:25:10

• "Utopia Must Fall from developer Pixeljam has absolutely absorbed my attention recently. It's easily one of the best modern arcade shoot 'em ups I've ever played. Note: personal purchase." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/utopia-must-fall-is-easily-one-of-the-best-modern-arcade-shoot-em-ups/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:25:32

• "The OpenWebSearch might be one way to save us all" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/search-engines-are-getting-worse-so-openwebsearch-funded-by-the-european-union-want-to-fix-it/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:27:13

• Mindless, foolish openwashing of Windows, nothing to serve Linux at all ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/windows-subsystem-for-linux-wsl-is-now-open-source/ see http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/20/Openwashing_of_Windows_Back_Doors_Persistent_Surveillance_Keylo.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:28:44

• "Following on from the big GE-Proton 10-1 version that updated the community-maintained Windows compatibility layer to Proton 10, a smaller bug-fix release is out with some essential fixes." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/ge-proton-10-2-brings-some-essential-fixes-for-windows-games-on-linux-steamos-steam-deck/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:31:39

• "Good news for keeping your games secure, as GOG have announced they've added support for authenticator apps for two-factor authentication (2FA)." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/gog-add-support-for-authenticator-apps-for-two-factor-authentication-2fa/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:31:45

• "Along with some big discounts during their new May Madness sale, Fanatical also have some great new bundles to give you some easy discounts to build up your game collection on Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/fanatical-have-a-big-may-madness-sale-with-steep-discounts-along-with-multiple-major-new-game-bundles/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:31:58

• "... pending changes that have not yet been publicly disclosed ..." https://www.axios.com/2025/05/19/house-budget-reconciliation-vote ("Budget panel sends Trump's "big, beautiful bill" to House floor") secret decisions are not part of a democracy    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:34:03

• "Breathing Room: The Three Rs — Reduce, Repair, Recycle" https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/05/18/breathing-room-the-three-rs-reduce-repair-recycle/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:34:14

• "The Fascist Spectacle - by Mike Brock" https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-fascist-spectacle    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:34:23

• 'sowing another crop of victims' https://www.wired.com/story/big-interview-jay-graber-bluesky/ ("Bluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internet")    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:34:46

• "Microsoft adds xAI's Grok 3 models to Azure AI Foundry" https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/19/microsoft_adds_xais_grok_3/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/19/The_LLM_Ouroboros_of_Shit_is_Complemented_by_Microsoft_s_Contri.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:35:13

• danger: "EU inför ID-krav på nätplattformar" | EU introduces ID requirements on online platforms https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/05/19/eu-infor-id-krav-pa-natplattformar/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:36:19

• Microsoft pushes for vendor-lock in and proprietary solutions https://techcentral.co.za/microsoft-industry-standards-ai-agent/263791/ ("Microsoft pushes for industry standards in AI agent collaboration") http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/19/The_LLM_Ouroboros_of_Shit_is_Complemented_by_Microsoft_s_Contri.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:36:48

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:40:17

• TikTok ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/20/russian-official-fired-after-daughter-posts-tiktok-threatening-to-send-man-to-war | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:40:30

• conspiracy ☛ https://digit.site36.net/2025/05/19/red-hands-conspiracy-decades-old-protest-symbolism-is-said-to-be-anti-semitic-in-gaza-context/ | Source: Site36    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:41:14

• "Terrorism Designation" ☛ https://therevelator.org/cuba-trump/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:42:16

• "In a statement, SAG-AFTRA said the union supports the rights of members and their estates to control the use of their digital replicas." ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2025-05-19/sag-aftra-files-unfair-labor-practice-charge-over-use-of-ai-to-make-darth-vaders-voice-in-fortnite | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:44:16

• "On Monday, Hollywood actors guild SAG-AFTRA filed an unfair labor charge over the use of an AI-powered version of the iconic “Star Wars” villain’s voice in the massively popular video game “Fortnite.”" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-05-19/sag-aftra-files-unfair-labor-charge-against-fortnites-use-of-darth-vaders-voice | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:44:27

• "Fortnite’s signatory company, Llama Productions, chose to replace the work of human performers with AI technology." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/19/sag-aftra-fortnite-ai-darth-vader/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:44:45

• "Make no mistake, however: Apple is barely about to “let” E.U. users switch from Siri to something else, as the MacRumors headline claims. It is doing so with the reasonable anticipation Siri’s in-universe monopoly will fall on the wrong side of regulations already established. Good" ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/ios-default-virtual-assistants/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:45:09

• Digital Restrictions (DRM): "The “ATSC Transition” is championed by the National Association of Broadcasters, who want to effectively privatize the public airwaves" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/05/19/the-fcc-must-reject-efforts-to-lock-up-public-airwaves/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:45:32

• "Despite carrying a U.S. passport, CBP agents led Piker to a private room where they questioned him for nearly two hours about his views on Trump, Israel, and Hamas." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/05/19/civil-rights-lawyers-have-one-simple-piece-of-advice-for-border-stops-keep-your-mouth-shut.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:46:00

• "IP tells you where the request comes from, that’s it. It doesn’t tell you what language the user wants, speaks, or even understands." ☛ https://vitonsky.net/blog/2025/05/17/language-detection/ | Source: Robert Vitonsky    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:46:15

• "Your apartments have been sold" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/05/19/your-apartments-have-been-sold | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:46:28

• "The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged Pakistani authorities on Friday to restore domestic access to the YouTube channel of the exiled investigative journalist Ahmad Noorani" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/press-freedom-group-condemns-censorship-of-pakistan-journalist-ahmad-noorani/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:46:59

• "the powerful a dangerous new route to manipulate platforms into removing lawful speech that they simply don't like." ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2305322.html | Source: RTL    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:48:32

• "Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act" ☛ https://www.commerce.senate.gov/services/files/A42A827D-03B5-4377-9863-3B1263A7E3B2 |    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:48:46

• "But free speech advocates are concerned that a lack of guardrails in the Take It Down Act could allow bad actors to weaponize the policy to force tech companies to unjustly censor online content." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/take-it-down-act-law-passes/ | Source: Wired    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:48:58

• "President Donald Trump officially signed Monday the TAKE IT DOWN Act, a bill to criminalize revenge porn - both real and AI-generated." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/20/take_it_down_law/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:49:13

• "In other words, the Right’s versions of wokeness and cancel culture share everything that was worst about the progressive versions." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/05/rozos-nyu-cancel-culture-israel/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:49:27

• "Since the start of the Trump administration, many of our biggest concerns about how MAGA would attack free speech have not only proven true, but have turned out to be understated. Nearly all parts of the administration are seeking to silence critical speech." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/05/19/where-did-all-those-brave-free-speech-warriors-go/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:50:38

• "Romania and Poland each reported increased Russian disinformation activity ahead of their presidential elections, with authorities warning the Kremlin-backed network Doppelgänger is actively attempting to influence voters." ☛ https://therecord.media/russia-disinformation-poland-presidential-election | Source: The Record    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:51:02

• "Fresh research is indicating that in online debates, LLMs are much more effective than humans at using personal information about their opponents, with potentially alarming consequences for mass disinformation campaigns." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/19/when_llms_get_personal_info/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:51:23

• "explains in detail his scheme for the KGB process of subversion and takeover of target societies at a lecture in Los Angeles, 1983." ☛ https://huijzer.xyz/posts/79 | Source: Rik Huijzer    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:51:46

• "Musk's deal means that the latest versions of xAI's Grok models will be hosted on Microsoft's cloud computing platform, alongside competing models from other companies." ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/elon-musk-whos-suing-microsoft-is-also-software-giants-special-guest-in-new-grok-ai-partnership/ | Source: Court House News    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:52:01

• "investor Ross Gerber of the Gerber-Kawasaki wealth management firm unloaded more than 26,000 of his company's Tesla shares" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/longtime-tesla-investor-dumps-stock | Source: Futurism    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:52:21

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:52:47

• "The system has an output of 50 kVA and can store approximately 30kg of hydrogen in its cylinder bundles." ☛ https://www.h2-view.com/story/zeppelin-power-systems-demonstrates-hydrogen-fuel-cell-generator-in-hamburg/2126229.article/ | Source: H2 View    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:53:01

• "This particular test, the POWER Receiver Array Demo (PRAD), demonstated a new type of receiver technology for the laser beam." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/19/darpa_energy_beaming_record/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:53:11

• "Analysis by Carbon Brief, a UK-based climate publication, attributed the decline in CO2 output to green energy sources like wind, solar, and nuclear infrastructure, cutting the need for coal-powered energy." ☛ https://futurism.com/china-green-energy-emissions | Source: Futurism    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:53:29

• ""Then, while working at a media outlet that connects whistleblowers with journalists, she noticed parallels in the coercive tactics used by groups trying to suppress information. ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/amber-scorah-psst-tech-whistleblowers/ | Source: Wired    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:54:07

• "The purported removal of members of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace (“USIP”) … was unlawful" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/usip-doge-headquarters-building-ruling/ | Source: Wired    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:58:48

• "This means that as guardrails for consumers and workers are dismantled on a federal level, states are in danger of losing their ability to pick up the slack." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/05/state-regulations-judicial-deference-laws/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:59:12

• "nurseries of extremism" ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2025/0519/pakistan-education-madrassa-islamic-extremism | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:59:26

• "Beneath the technical arguments at the Supreme Court last week was an effort to take away one of the only really effective legal tools for reining in the executive branch." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/05/birthright-citizenship-trump-supreme-court/682823/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 13:59:43

• "This latest overreach comes after months of DOGE [sic] attempting to position itself as some kind of revolutionary government auditor — despite lacking the expertise or process knowledge that actual auditing requires." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/05/19/after-gao-started-investigating-doge-doge-decided-to-investigate-gao/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 14:00:01

• "Yes, there are many terror camps still operating in PoJK and across Pakistan." ☛ https://thenorthlines.com/50-pc-of-mosques-in-pakistan-serve-as-terror-fronts-pojk-activist/ | Source: The North Lines IN    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 14:00:24

• "They just fired the 25-year veteran who did DOS and Windows!!! I guess Satya & Kevin did not want to decide personally and let Excel decided his fate??? https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueOffMyChest/comments/1knj1sd/comment/mswr54n/?context=3 " https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvnredej    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 14:01:23

• "Layoffs are about manipulating the stock price AND driving our pay down. Make no mistake. I agree with one of the previous posters that it’s not about AI. C’mon, at least coders should know that." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvmz2n81 getting rid of "expensive" staff is about trying to pay back growing debt https://finbox.com/NASDAQGS:MSFT/explorer/total_debt/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 14:04:06

• "Sure, there are a lot of variables so the truth may vary considerably from what’s shown." ☛ https://mihobu.lol/notes-20250519220509 | Source: Michael Burkhardt    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 14:05:58

• "Just one little thing first - we've dropped username and phone number search support from the website. Username searches were introduced in 2014 for the Snapchat incident, and phone number searches in 2021 for the Facebook incident." ☛ https://www.troyhunt.com/have-i-been-pwned-2-0-is-now-live/ | Source: Troy Hunt    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 14:06:36

• "Said samples were willingly given by consumers in exchange for 23andMe to decode their DNA, a process that offered people a fascinating glimpse into their genetic makeup and family histories." ☛ https://futurism.com/neoscope/23andme-sold-dna-data | Source: Futurism    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 14:06:48

• "The transaction will, however, put the spotlight back on data privacy issues, especially in light of 23andMe's recent challenges." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/23andme-bought-by-regeneron-1.7538510 | Source: CBC    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 14:06:59

• "Issued by Edward I in 1300, this version of the historic text is one of only seven known surviving copies." ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/harvard-bought-this-stained-copy-of-the-magna-carta-for-27-50-it-turned-out-to-be-an-original-180986640/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 14:07:51

• Openwashing: "We will update this piece if the company responds." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/19/microsoft_wsl_open_source/ | Source: The Register UK http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/20/Openwashing_of_Windows_Back_Doors_Persistent_Surveillance_Keylo.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 14:15:11

• "And that's where I stand with LLMs. They're a mathematical formula for finding the connections between words and stringing together sentences based on averages." ☛ https://gabrielsimmer.com/blog/large-language-models | Source: Gabriel Simmer    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 14:17:39

• "Earlier this year, after Grok admitted when a user asked it to reveal its source code that it had been instructed not to criticize Musk or Donald Trump" ☛ https://futurism.com/grok-ai-holocaust-denial | Source: Futurism    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 14:20:54

• "What you're witnessing isn't lens flare or a digital glitch — it's real, physical damage to the camera. And it's permanent." ☛ https://futurism.com/video-lidar-damage-smartphone | Source: Futurism    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 14:21:34

• "Weirdly, this is the second time the NSA has declassified the document. John Young got a copy in 2019. This one has a few less redactions. And nothing that was provided in 2019 was redacted here." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/05/the-nsas-fifty-years-of-mathematical-cryptanalysis-1937-1987.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 14:39:20

• "In the nick of time, NASA teams addressed clogging issues in the probe’s backup roll thrusters, before the only antenna capable of sending commands to it went offline" ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nasa-engineers-revive-long-dormant-thrusters-on-voyager-1-the-farthest-spacecraft-from-earth-in-a-miracle-save-180986649/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 14:39:30

• "Products can and should evolve." ☛ https://nazhamid.com/journal/opinionated-vs-flexible-software/ | Source: Naz Hamid    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 14:40:06

• "Russia building up base along Finnish border, New York Times reports" https://yle.fi/a/74-20162966    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 14:53:14

• "At this point I've only written a few, relatively small programs with type hints" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/python/TypeHintsDifferentLanguage | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 14:54:26

• "These were the questions that motivated me to step outside conventional offerings and build my own solution. I'm sharing my story here not to prescribe, but to demonstrate it's okay to color outside the lines." ☛ https://amberwilliams.io/blogs/building-my-own-pkms |    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 14:54:55

• "The {logrx} R package facilitates logging in a clinical environment with the goal of making code easily traceable and reproducible." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/05/logrx-0-4-0-logs-for-your-r-programs/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 14:55:07

• "Standard libraries are among the most debated topics in programming language design." ☛ https://alexgaynor.net/2025/may/19/standard-libraries/ | Source: Alex Gaynor    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 14:55:30

• "As an event host, I want to refine the point that events don’t happen without organisers: Events don’t happen without organisers" ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2025/05/18/co-organisers-help-me-make-events-happen | Source: James G    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 14:56:04

• "In the meantime, PSR sat with me as I built the rest of the gun." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/luigi-mangione-ghost-gun-built-tested/ | Source: Wired    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 14:57:02

• "Raspberry Pi is a very powerful, very small, very customisable device, and we have seen it be used for so many things over the years because of this." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/extreme-raspberry-pi-projects-taking-raspberry-pi-to-its-very-limits/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 14:57:13

• "The presence of that switch, and the machines' ability to run Nvidia's AI data platform that pumps data from external storage into GPUs" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/19/nvidia_rtx_pro_servers/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:00:14

• "Are you an OpenBSD user with a low power device such as a PC Engines APU2, with one or more em(4) network interfaces?" ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250519170541 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:00:38

• "In Starina, I took a different approach: run the real Linux kernel in a lightweight virtual machine." ☛ https://seiya.me/blog/hypervisor-as-a-library | Source: Seiya Nuta    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:00:47

• "Avaota has recently shared details about the C1, a compact single-board computer in the Raspberry Pi A form factor." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/avaota-previews-c1-sbc-in-raspberry-pi-a-form-factor-with-allwinner-h618/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:01:43

• "We are pleased to announce the general availability of Windows license-included support for OpenShift Virtualization on ROSA, coming summer 2025." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/accelerate-migration-optimize-costs-openshift-virtualization-red-hat-openshift-service-on-aws | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:02:27

• "AI-infused" LOL!!!!!!!!!!1111111111 ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/how-hashicorp-vault-red-hat-openshift-can-work-together | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:02:46

• Award for the "religion" of RHEL "certs" (diploma mill) ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/announcing-2025-red-hat-certified-professional-year-daniel-carvalho-dos-santos | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:03:28

• "Google Cloud" = proprietary spyware ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-openshift-virtualization-google-cloud | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:03:54

• "ffline Knowledge Portal" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/innovation-anywhere-red-hat-delivers-critical-expertise-offline-knowledge-portal | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:04:24

• "clown-native" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-advances-openshift-ambient-service-mesh-and-scalable-gitops-control-plane | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:04:51

• "Today Red Hat released a new report on the state of virtualization, revealing critical insights into how forward-thinking organizations are leveraging modern virtualization and containers to drive innovation and achieve unprecedented agility." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/virtualization-evolving-heres-how-organizations-are-shaping-future | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:06:21

• "Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)" = hype sold as gold, even when it's s--- for the most part ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/zero-trust-workload-identity-manager-now-available-tech-preview | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:08:16

• "case studies" ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/virtualization-alternatives-guide case studies sponsored by you? https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/02/Ubuntu_Slop_and_FUD_Manufactured_With_LLMs_and_Funded_by_Onesel.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:09:30

• "Keep in mind: these questions aren’t taken directly from real interviews, but they cover important concepts that every Linux learner should understand. Think of them as useful tools to help you learn step-by-step and build a solid knowledge base" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/linux-interview-questions-and-answers/ | Source: TecMint    

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

• "Keyloggers can be implemented via hardware or software: [...]" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/logkeys-monitor-keyboard-keystroke-linux/ | Source: TecMint    

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

• Slop is NOT "the future" and NOT education! https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/technology/ai-miami-schools-google-gemini.html    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:11:45

• gplaces is a simple terminal Gemini client ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/gplaces-simple-terminal-gemini-client/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:12:13

• There Are Days or Occasions Where gemini:// Requests Almost Exceed http(s):// and Gemini Protocol Isn't Even 6 Yet ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/18/There_Are_Days_or_Occasions_Where_gemini_Requests_Almost_Exceed.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:12:41

• How To Add, Remove and Update Software in Debian and Ubuntu Using Apt ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/how-to-add-remove-and-update-software-in-debian-and-ubuntu-using-apt    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:13:22

• This is NOT Linux but Windows; this is a Microsoft trap or setup ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-kali-linux-via-wsl-on-windows-11/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:13:52

• Netcat Command on GNU/Linux with Examples ☞ https://idroot.us/netcat-command-linux/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:14:25

• How To Install Nano Text Editor on Fedora 42 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-nano-text-editor-fedora-42/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:14:38

• Security updates for Monday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1021740/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:14:50

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

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:15:19

• How to configure routed IPv6 in Docker ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/05/19/how-to-configure-routed-ipv6-in-docker/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:15:27

• How To Install Vivaldi Browser on Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-vivaldi-browser-linux-mint-22/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:15:53

• Landslide at gold mine in Indonesia’s Papua kills six; 14 missing ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/landslide-at-gold-mine-in-indonesias-papua-kills-six-14-missing    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:16:31

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

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:17:57

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

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:18:12

• How To Install Umami Analytics on Rocky GNU/Linux 9 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-umami-analytics-rocky-linux-9/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:19:08

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

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:19:38

• United States Federal Government's Digital Analytics Program (DAP): GNU/Linux Users Represent Close to 6% of Visitors This Year (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/19/United_States_Federal_Government_s_Digital_Analytics_Program_DA.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:24:34

• Slopfarms (Machine-Generated Fake News Sites Authored by Bots With Slop Images) Spread GNU FUD (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/19/Slopfarms_Machine_Generated_Fake_News_Sites_Authored_by_Bots_Wi.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:24:41

• Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis Leaves Democrats With New Questions ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/us/politics/biden-cancer-democrats-2024-election.html    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:25:41

• Attacks on Health Care in War Zones at All-Time High in 2024: Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) ☞ https://phr.org/news/attacks-on-health-care-in-war-zones-at-all-time-high-in-2024-safeguarding-health-in-conflict-coalition-shcc/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:25:53

• South Korea police seek journalist arrest over martial law ‘fake report’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-police-seek-journalist-arrest-over-martial-law-fake-report    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:30:57

• South Korea police seek journalist arrest over martial law 'fake report' ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-police-seek-journalist-arrest-over-martial-law-fake-report    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:31:17

• South Korea presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo says open to discussing US troop cost ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-presidential-candidate-kim-moon-soo-says-open-to-discussing-us-troop-cost    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:31:43

• Malaysia sees rise in smuggling of exotic animals ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-sees-spike-in-exotic-animal-smuggling-cases    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:32:03

• Two PKR leaders woo grassroots on nationwide tours amid power struggle in Malaysia’s ruling party ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/two-pkr-leaders-woo-grassroots-on-nationwide-tours-amid-power-struggle-in-malaysias-ruling-party    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:32:17

• Tapirs top roadkill list in Malaysia ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/tapirs-top-roadkill-list-in-malaysia    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:32:34

• Microsoft a Top Sponsor at Red Bait Summit (IBM Selling Proprietary Spyware and Back Doors in a "Red" Trench Coat) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/19/Microsoft_a_Top_Sponsor_at_Red_Hat_Summit_IBM_Selling_Proprieta.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:32:52

• Skype Fell Off a Cliff (Microsoft Killed It), All Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Has Left Now is Slop and Spaghetti Code (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/19/Skype_Fell_Off_a_Cliff_Microsoft_Killed_It_All_Microsoft_Has_Le.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:33:52

• The "LLM Ouroboros of Shit" is Complemented by Even Worse Phenomena Caused by Microsoft's Contribution of SPAM and Pollution (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/19/The_LLM_Ouroboros_of_Shit_is_Complemented_by_Microsoft_s_Contri.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:40:37

• The LLM Ouroboros Phenomenon (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/19/The_LLM_Ouroboros_Phenomenon.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:40:49

• How We Defeated DDoS Attacks (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/19/How_We_Defeated_DDoS_Attacks.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:40:57

• Microsofters Issuing Threats to Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Critics Who Blog About Abusive Monopolist Microsoft (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/19/Microsofters_Issuing_Threats_to_Microsoft_Critics_Who_Blog_Abou.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:41:09

• EU to make GDPR Procedures unworkable ☞ https://noyb.eu/en/eu-make-gdpr-procedures-unworkable-0    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:41:59

• IBM Mass Redundancies Likely This Coming Thursday ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/20/IBM_Mass_Redundancies_Likely_This_Coming_Thursday.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:42:13

• The Official SUSE Blog Uses LLM Slop to Compose Fake Articles Promoting Abusive Monopolist Microsoft and Microsoft trap Azure ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/19/The_Official_SUSE_Blog_Uses_LLM_Slop_to_Compose_Fake_Articles_P.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:42:19

• Kernel prepatch 6.15-rc7 ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1021594/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:42:40

• Taiwan president offers peace with China but says island must strengthen defences ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-wants-peace-and-talks-with-china-but-must-strengthen-defences-president-says    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:44:46

• Record May heat scorches north, central China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/record-may-heat-scorches-north-central-china    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:45:01

• Taiwan president calls for 'peace' with China but says island must prepare for war ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250520-taiwan-president-calls-for-peace-with-china-but-says-island-must-prepare-for-war    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:45:23

• G.M. Stops Exporting Cars to China ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/business/general-motors-gm-china-exports.html    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:45:38

• In the Future, China Will Be Dominant. The U.S. Will Be Irrelevant. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/opinion/china-us-trade-tariffs.html    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:45:54

• Chinese Battery Giant Surges in Hong Kong Market Debut ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/business/china-battery-hong-kong-catl.html    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:46:09

• From a Convicted Felon golf course to a $10.9b Chinese railway, Vietnam finds a way through US-China tensions ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/from-a-trump-golf-course-to-a-chinese-rail-link-vietnam-leads-the-way-in-balancing-the-trade-game    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:46:24

• cheeto gift to choyna ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-fully-respects-denmarks-sovereignty-on-greenland-foreign-minister-says    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:47:31

• World Health Organization countries don't invite Taiwan to annual assembly ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/world-health-organization-countries-dont-invite-taiwan-to-annual-assembly    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:48:49

• China accuses US of undermining trade talks with warnings against Huawei chips ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-accuses-us-of-undermining-trade-talks-with-warnings-against-huawei-chips    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:49:03

• Taiwan wants peace and talks with China but must strengthen defences, president says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-wants-peace-and-talks-with-china-but-must-strengthen-defences-president-says    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:50:13

• Taiwan plans wealth fund to counter China with global expansion ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-plans-wealth-fund-to-counter-china-with-global-expansion    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:50:23

• Suspected SK hynix HBM tech leaker arrested boarding flight to China ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/suspected-sk-hynix-hbm-tech-leaker-arrested-boarding-flight-to-china    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:50:44

• No, China did not violate Israel’s aid blockade ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20250519-no-china-did-not-violate-israel-s-aid-blockade    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:51:09

• "Wafer-Thin Keyboard" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/19/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-wafer-thin-keyboard/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:51:35

• "apple.com Traffic" down 10% last month https://www.similarweb.com/website/apple.com/#ranking    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:52:58

• "Flipper Zero" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/19/a-uv-meter-for-the-flipper-zero/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:55:55

• InkJet ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/19/easy-panels-with-inkjet-adhesives-and-elbow-grease/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:56:18

• Overengineered ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/19/overengineered-freezer-monitor-fills-market-void/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:57:11

• Coverage of UK courts threatening to become state-sponsored monopoly ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/one-sided-police-court-reports-are-putting-court-reporters-out-of-business/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 15:58:54

• Terrifying Video Shows Earth Cracking And Sliding During Myanmar Quake ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/terrifying-video-shows-earth-cracking-and-sliding-during-myanmar-quake    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:00:07

• NASA Mission Captures Eerie New View of The Moon And Sun ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-mission-captures-eerie-new-view-of-the-moon-and-sun    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:00:26

• Unknown Species of Bacteria Discovered in China's Space Station ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/unknown-species-of-bacteria-discovered-in-chinas-space-station    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:00:37

• Bored Capuchin Monkeys Are Kidnapping Howler Babies in Weird New 'Trend' ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/bizarre-fad-of-monkeys-stealing-infants-witnessed-for-first-time    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:01:10

• TRAPPIST-1 Planets Could Be Swimming in Water, Study Shows ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/trappist-1-planets-could-be-swimming-in-water-study-shows    

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

• Video of Orcas Stranded in Algae-Infested Pools Triggers Fresh Concerns ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/video-of-orcas-stranded-in-algae-infested-pools-triggers-fresh-concerns    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:01:35

• 9 Glorious Mysteries of Nature Continue to Attract Curiosity ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/9-glorious-mysteries-of-nature-continue-to-attract-curiosity    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:01:45

• World's First Bladder Transplant Gives Cancer Patient New Hope ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/worlds-first-bladder-transplant-gives-cancer-patient-new-hope    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:02:00

• Your Voice Could Hide The Tell-Tale Signs of Parkinson's Disease ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/your-voice-could-hide-the-tell-tale-signs-of-parkinsons-disease    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:02:21

• Bright Streak Appears Over US During Aurora Storm, Mystifying Skywatchers ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/bright-streak-appears-over-us-during-aurora-storm-mystifying-skywatchers    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:02:31

• Man who said Guardian article ‘forced him into hiding’ has libel case thrown out ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/guardian-libel-thrown-out/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:03:12

• User Portal Update: New and Improved ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/user-portal-update    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:04:57

• Can Scam Altman Be Trusted with the Future? ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/can-sam-altman-be-trusted-with-the-future No, he is a scam http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/06/Meme_Don_t_Worry_They_Say_There_s_7_Trillion_Dollars_Waiting_at.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:06:10

• He also faces a lawsuit from his younger sister for sexual abuses.    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:06:34

• "AK should redo the ibm core training 2025, shaking the hands of someone responsible for the death of a journalist, is a big fail." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv8jh7qb    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:13:22

• "This is one of the few remaining forums where people with an interest in IBM can go to get news, good or bad. While it's technically "TheLayoff.com," other subjects offer insights into the company after so many, many of us have been laid off. Anything that addresses epic fails at IBM is satisfying reading." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvhsey77    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:14:48

• "The premise behind National accounts was to hopefully gain more business from whitespace accounts. Seems the business gained from whitespace accounts has been spotty at best. You need simplified products and services to sell to whitespace accounts." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv4te8hp    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:15:16

• Darth Vader Hey Hi (AI) Voice in Fortnite Draws SAG-AFTRA Ire—Files Unfair Labor Practice Complaint ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/19/sag-aftra-fortnite-ai-darth-vader/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:16:58

• China’s geopolitical dominance game in the South China Sea ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/chinas-geopolitical-dominance-game-in-the-south-china-sea/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:17:30

• Lithuania takes Belarus to The Hague over migration crisis ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2567511/lithuania-takes-belarus-to-the-hague-over-migration-crisis    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:17:59

• Lithuania takes Belarus to ICJ over migrant crisis ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/lithuania-takes-belarus-to-icj-over-migrant-crisis/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:18:16

• ‘undesirable’ ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/19/russia-s-prosecutor-general-s-office-declares-amnesty-international-undesirable | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:18:34

• "test for migrants" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/05/19/that-s-with-napoleon-right | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:18:57

• "Nearly half of Russian LGBTQ people faced violence or threats in 2024" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/05/19/we-automatically-look-over-our-shoulders | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:19:16

• Russia Beefs Up Bases Near Finland’s Border ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/world/europe/russia-finland-border.html    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:19:37

• In Romania, clean politics clean up ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0519/In-Romania-clean-politics-clean-up    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:19:52

• Amnesty International Defiant In Face Of Russian Designation As 'Undesirable Organization' ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-labels-amnesty-international-undesirable-human-rights/33418228.html    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:20:06

• French Intelligence Rejects Durov Allegation Of Romanian Election Meddling ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/french-intelligence-rejects-pavel-durov-allegation-romania-election-meddling/33418360.html    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:20:23

• Lithuanian FM calls for expanded NATO mission in Baltic Sea ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2567334/lithuanian-fm-calls-for-expanded-nato-mission-in-baltic-sea    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:20:51

• France ‘strongly refutes’ Telegram founder’s allegations of meddling in Romanian elections ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250519-france-strongly-refutes-telegram-founder-s-allegations-of-meddling-in-romanian-elections    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:21:09

• Indonesia has good reasons to reject Russian aircraft basing ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/indonesia-has-good-reasons-to-reject-russian-aircraft-basing/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:21:48

• "decommissioned Abrams tanks to Ukraine" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/19/u-s-authorizes-australia-to-send-decommissioned-abrams-tanks-to-ukraine | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:22:19

• "Zelensky rules out ceasefire if Russia insists on Ukrainian retreat from occupied regions" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/20/zelensky-rules-out-ceasefire-if-russia-insists-on-ukrainian-retreat-from-occupied-regions | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:22:39

• Orange lines? ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/20/trump-says-he-has-a-red-line-in-talks-with-russia-and-ukraine | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:22:53

• Hong Kong gov’t rejects NGO’s plan to open homeless shelter in Cheung Sha Wan following public opposition ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/20/hong-kong-govt-rejects-ngos-plan-to-open-homeless-shelter-in-cheung-sha-wan-following-public-opposition/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:23:31

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Backs Off His Demand That Russia Declare a Cease-Fire in Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/us/politics/trump-russia-ukraine-cease-fire.html    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:23:47

• Nicusor Dan's Surprise Victory in Romanian Presidential Elections Signals Relief for EU, NATO ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/bucharest-dan-surprise-presidential-win-eu-nato-romania/33417526.html    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:24:03

• Majority in Lithuania distrust US role in Ukraine-Russia peace talks, poll shows ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2567185/majority-in-lithuania-distrust-us-role-in-ukraine-russia-peace-talks-poll-shows    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:24:16

• Russia labels Amnesty International as ‘undesirable’ organization ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/russia-labels-amnesty-international-as-undesirable/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:24:41

• China has ‘a responsibility for global peace,’ Germany says ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/19/china-has-a-responsibility-for-global-peace-germany-says/    

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

• In Ukraine, Russia intensifies strikes with drones and guided bombs ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250519-in-ukraine-russia-intensifies-strikes-with-drones-and-guided-bombs    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:25:16

• Dihydroxyacetone Man is getting the Ukraine-Russia war all wrong — and he’s making it even harder on himself ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/05/19/opinion/trump-getting-ukraine-russia-war-all-wrong-and-making-it-even-harder/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 16:25:27

• Appeals Court Puts Lil Nas X Photo Infringement Case to Bed ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/19/lil-nas-x-instagram-copyright-infringement-case-appeal/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 19:42:00

• Ed Sheeran Legal Team Petitions Against Supreme Court Review in ‘Thinking Out Loud’ Case Appeal ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/19/ed-sheeran-lawsuit-supreme-court-appeal/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 19:42:21

• Is GNOME Conducting False Flag Attacks to Smear Lunduke? ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/is-gnome-conducting-false-flag-attacks    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 19:43:09

• Verizon Admits DEI is Discriminatory, Drops Diversity Policies ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/verizon-admits-dei-is-discriminatory    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 19:43:25

• YouTuber and former NASA engineer Mark Rober draws full crowd, speaks to scientific storytelling ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2025/05/19/youtuber-and-former-nasa-engineer-mark-rober-draws-full-crowd-speaks-to-scientific-storytelling/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 19:43:50

• Press freedom group condemns censorship of Pakistan journalist Ahmad Noorani ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/press-freedom-group-condemns-censorship-of-pakistan-journalist-ahmad-noorani/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 19:44:18

• "Pay-To-Ride" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/19/the-nightmare-of-jailbreaking-a-pay-to-ride-gotcha-ebike/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 19:46:17

• Keep your R code clean and consistent with Air ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/05/keep-your-r-code-clean-and-consistent-with-air/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 19:47:00

• An era of misleading openwash and attacks on the real thing ☞ https://linuxiac.com/microsoft-open-sources-wsl/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/20/Openwashing_of_Windows_Back_Doors_Persistent_Surveillance_Keylo.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 19:48:15

• How to Install LocalSend on FunOS ☞ https://funos.org/install-localsend-funos/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 19:48:58

• Niri 25.05 Wayland Compositor Introduces Workspace Overview ☞ https://linuxiac.com/niri-25-05-wayland-compositor-introduces-workspace-overview/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 19:49:27

• Authelia Authentication Server Achieves OpenID Certified Status ☞ https://linuxiac.com/authelia-authentication-server-achieves-openid-certified-status/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 19:49:56

• Vivaldi Browser 7.4 Lands with Per-Site Shortcut Control ☞ https://linuxiac.com/vivaldi-browser-7-4-lands-with-per-site-shortcut-control/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 19:50:17

• Commercial LTS Qt 5.15.19 Released ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/commercial-lts-qt-5.15.19-released    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 19:51:24

• Don’t let DOGE destroy CISA ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/doge-dismantles-cisa-cybersecurity-trump-elon-musk-eric-swallwell-op-ed/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 19:52:02

• Amid India-Pakistan tensions, the US must rebalance its security priorities in South Asia ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/amid-india-pakistan-tensions-the-us-must-rebalance-its-security-priorities-in-south-asia/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 19:52:36

• The invisible war: Why securing the Internet is everyone’s responsibility ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/05/20/the-invisible-war-why-securing-the-internet-is-everyones-responsibility/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 19:53:16

• "Although Nintendo is mostly famous for making great games, they also have an infamous reputation for being highly litigious not only for reasonable qualms like outright piracy of their games, but additionally for more gray areas like homebrew development on their platforms or posting gameplay videos online" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/19/an-open-source-wii-u-gamepad/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 19:58:06

• too much go misdirection ☞ https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/too-much-go-misdirection    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:00:32

• Boardcon LGA3576 – A Rockchip RK3576 LGA system-on-module with UFS storage and LPDDR5 memory ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/05/19/boardcon-lga3576-a-rockchip-rk3576-lga-system-on-module-with-ufs-storage-and-lpddr5-memory/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:01:12

• UPC is illegal and after Brexit it's even more illegal; that JUVE is paid to promote this illegality is yet another scandal ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/uk-barristers-and-the-upc-bringing-the-british-art-of-advocacy-to-the-new-court/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:04:27

• Empire IP entity, IOT Innovations, IOT controller patent monopoly challenged ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/5/16/empire-ip-entity-iot-innovations-patent-challenged    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:04:54

• Third-Party Registrations and Uses Yield TTAB Reversal of Section 2(d) Refusal ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/05/third-party-registrations-and-uses.html    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:05:26

• Visser’s Annotated EPC 2025 – major updates at a glance ☞ https://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/05/19/vissers-annotated-epc-2025-major-updates-at-a-glance/ EPC is violated by EPO a lot    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:10:23

• An IDS is Now the Best Defense Against IPRs: Ecto World v. RAI ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/05/defense-against-world.html    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:10:59

• Thin Ice That Held: Samsung’s IPR Strategy Survived Scrutiny at the Federal Circuit ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/05/samsungs-strategy-survived.html    

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

• GAO Report Confirms Systemic Patent Quality Issues at USPTO ☞ https://patentprogress.org/2025/05/gao-report-confirms-systemic-patent-quality-issues-at-uspto/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:11:39

• Can crowdsourced fact-checking curb misinformation on social control media? ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/19/1116367/can-crowdsourced-fact-checking-curb-misinformation-on-social-media/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:12:55

• CamRo is a robot that captures awesome product videos at the touch of a button ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/05/19/camro-is-a-robot-that-captures-awesome-product-videos-at-the-touch-of-a-button/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:22:30

• US higher education cuts ‘opportune moment’ for Hong Kong to attract talent, says head of city’s top university ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/20/us-higher-education-cuts-opportune-moment-for-hong-kong-to-attract-talent-says-head-of-citys-top-university/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:23:10

• 3D Printing ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/19/3d-printing-uranium-carbide-structures-for-nuclear-applications/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:24:32

• 1GHz Renesas RZ/A3M Cortex-A55 MPU embeds 128MB on-chip DDR3L for HMI applications ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/05/19/1ghz-renesas-rz-a3m-cortex-a55-mpu-embeds-128mb-on-chip-ddr3l-for-hmi-applications/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:27:23

• Waveshare RA4M1-Zero mini development board features secure boot, firmware encryption, and castellated design ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/05/19/waveshare-ra4m1-zero-mini-development-board-features-secure-boot-firmware-encryption-and-castellated-design/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:28:03

• Buffeted by political chaos, Taiwan’s President Lai marks first year in office ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/20/buffeted-by-political-chaos-taiwans-president-lai-marks-first-year-in-office/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:32:29

• Prominent Computex sign runs backdoored Windows 7, as Abusive Monopolist Microsoft insists we move on from backdoored Windows 10 ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/prominent-computex-sign-runs-windows-7-as-microsoft-insists-we-move-on-from-windows-10    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:34:40

• Go cryptography security audit (The Go Blog) ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1021745/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:35:02

• Go Cryptography Security Audit - The Go Programming Language ⚓ https://go.dev/blog/tob-crypto-audit ䷉ Source: Wix | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//go.dev/blog/tob-crypto-audit    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:35:29

• Entire Kanye West Album Leaked on Discord, Leakers Say Proceeds Will Benefit U.S. Holocaust Museum ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/19/kanye-west-album-leaked-discord/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:36:41

• Former ambassador scolds Lithuanian Eurovision jury for not giving points to Israeli song ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2567588/former-ambassador-scolds-lithuanian-eurovision-jury-for-not-giving-points-to-israeli-song    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:38:22

• Simon Quigley: Coffee and Adapting to your Environment ☞ https://medium.com/@tsimonq2/coffee-and-adapting-to-your-environment-08961781d6a4    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:39:04

• Send your talks to Akademy 2025! (Now really for real) ☞ https://tsdgeos.blogspot.com/2025/05/send-your-talks-to-akademy-2025-now.html    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:39:48

• This CanSat doubles as a drone to slow descents ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/05/19/this-cansat-doubles-as-a-drone-to-slow-descents/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:40:53

• Raspberry Pi Weekly Issue #500 - Celebrating 500 issues of Raspberry Pi Weekly ☞ https://newsletters.raspberrypi.com/w/4KtdUBQIdYOrwAbGm0z5eg    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:42:16

• Those Blinking LEDs on Your Raspberry Pi Have Special Meanings ☞ https://itsfoss.com/raspberry-pi-status-led/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:42:37

• Custom CNC Waterblock for Raspberry Pi 5 – Complete Overkill (But It Works!) ☞ https://www.the-diy-life.com/custom-cnc-waterblock-for-raspberry-pi-5-complete-overkill-but-it-works/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:42:49

• Container starting and termination order in a pod ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/05/19/container-starting-and-termination-order-pod    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:43:55

• Appeals court allows Convicted Felon’s anti-union order to take effect ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/unions/2025/05/appeals-court-allows-trumps-anti-union-order-to-take-effect/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:44:32

• Lawmaker calls for investigation into DOGE access to IRS systems ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2025/05/lawmaker-calls-for-investigation-into-doge-access-to-irs-systems/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:44:55

• Prison Sentence for Man Involved in SEC X Account Hack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/prison-sentence-for-man-involved-in-sec-x-account-hack/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:45:45

• 200,000 Harbin Clinic Patients Impacted by NRS Data Breach ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/200000-harbin-clinic-patients-impacted-by-nrs-data-breach/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:46:10

• 480,000 Catholic Health Patients Impacted by Serviceaide Data Leak ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/480000-catholic-health-patients-impacted-by-serviceaide-data-leak/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:46:23

• UK Legal Aid Agency Finds Data Breach Following Cyberattack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/uk-legal-aid-agency-finds-data-breach-following-cyberattack/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:46:34

• Open Letter: Reopening the GDPR is a threat to rights, accountability, and the future of EU digital policy ☞ https://edri.org/our-work/open-letter-reopening-the-gdpr-is-a-threat-to-rights-accountability-and-the-future-of-eu-digital-policy/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:48:19

• Welcoming our new Executive Director Amber Sinha ☞ https://edri.org/our-work/welcoming-our-new-executive-director-amber-sinha/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:48:32

• Encryption Under Threat: The UK’s Backdoor Mandate and Its Impact on Online Safety ☞ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/05/encryption-under-threat-the-uks-backdoor-mandate-and-its-impact-on-online-safety/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:48:59

• M&S Hong Kong not responding to Privacy Commissioner’s Office after online customer data breach ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/19/ms-hong-kong-not-responding-to-privacy-commissioners-office-after-online-customer-data-breach/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:49:16

• EU and UK Strike a Deal: What to Know ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/world/europe/uk-eu-summit-starmer.html    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:49:42

• UK and EU Strike Post-Brexit ‘Reset’ Deal ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/world/europe/uk-eu-deal-brexit-reset.html    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:49:52

• Access Now to EU: protect rights, make the GDPR enforceable ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/eu-protect-rights-make-gdpr-enforceable/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:51:13

• Windows TCO ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31960    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:52:08

• Printer Company Procolored Served Infected Software for Months ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/printer-company-procolored-served-infected-software-for-months/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:52:35

• Hurricane Helene’s Unheard Warnings in Yancey County ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/hurricane-helene-evacuation-warnings-yancey-county-north-carolina | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:53:42

• Sean Duffy Sold Stocks Days Before Trump Announced a Plan for Reciprocal Tariff ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/sean-duffy-stock-sales-trump-tariffs | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:54:03

• The Fridge: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 892 ☞ https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2025/05/19/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-892/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:54:58

• Vivaldi 7.4 Update Adds New Keyboard Shortcut Controls ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/vivaldi-7-4-released-with-stuff    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:55:30

• Context Menu Compare Extension “nautilus-compare” is back in Ubuntu ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/05/context-menu-compare-extension-nautilus-compare-is-back-in-ubuntu/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:56:58

• 25 Advanced Terraform Interview Questions for Senior Roles ☞ https://tecadmin.net/25-advanced-terraform-interview-questions-for-senior-roles/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:58:23

• 10 Scenario-Based Terraform Interview Questions and Answers ☞ https://tecadmin.net/10-scenario-based-terraform-interview-questions-and-answers/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:58:37

• Cassidy James Blaede: Elect the next GNOME Foundation Board of Directors for 2025! ☞ https://cassidyjames.com/blog/elect-gnome-foundation-board-directors-2025/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 20:59:07

• OMG Windows! These people celebrate openwashing ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/microsoft-open-sources-windows-subsystem-for-linux http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/20/Openwashing_of_Windows_Back_Doors_Persistent_Surveillance_Keylo.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:00:13

• Falsely titled for a falsely named EEE-type attack on Linux ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-open-sources-windows-subsystem-for-linux-ahead-of-10-year-anniversary/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:01:55

• Accepted apt 3.1.0 (source) into experimental https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-APT-3.1-Released    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:03:09

• GhostBSD is a simple and elegant desktop BSD operating system ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/ghostbsd-simple-elegant-desktop-bsd-operating-system/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:03:38

• Linux Candy: Picture Of The Day – your daily wallpaper ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/linux-candy-picture-of-the-day-daily-wallpaper/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:04:11

• Halftone gives images a pixel art-like style ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/halftone-images-pixel-art-like-style/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:04:37

• 12 Best Free and Open Source GUI Weather Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/excellent-free-weather-software/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:05:04

• LinkAce is a self-hosted archive to collect links of websites ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/linkace-self-hosted-archive-collect-links-favorite-websites/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:05:31

• 34 Excellent Free Books to Learn all about R ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/excellent-free-books-learn-r/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:05:58

• cameractrls – camera controls for GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/cameractrls-camera-controls-linux/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:06:26

• CRUSH is an astronomical data reduction and imaging tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/crush-astronomical-data-reduction-imaging-tool/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:06:47

• Fix Kali GNU/Linux update error Missing key 827C8569F2518CC677FECA1AED65462EC8D5E4C5 ☞ https://www.blackmoreops.com/2025/05/19/fix-kali-linux-update-error-missing-key-827c8569f2518cc677feca1aed65462ec8d5e4c5-error/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:07:17

• PureOS Crimson Development Report: April 2025 ☞ https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-crimson-development-report-april-2025/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:08:18

• Russia ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/19/russia-launches-major-drone-attack-against-ukraine-on-morning-before-trump-putin-call | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:09:01

• Dihydroxyacetone Man and Putin Discuss Ukraine War in High-Stakes Call ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/world/europe/trump-putin-ukraine.html    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:09:21

• How the Ukraine War Ends Matters for America ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/opinion/ukraine-putin-trump.html    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:09:36

• "Trump–Putin phone call has ended after more than two hours" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/19/trump-and-putin-begin-phone-call | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:10:14

• "We’re moving in the right direction" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/05/19/we-re-moving-in-the-right-direction | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:10:41

• "Vladimir, you can call me anytime" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/19/trump-told-putin-vladimir-you-can-call-me-anytime-according-to-senior-kremlin-aide | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:11:17

• "Putin–Zelensky meeting" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/20/trump-and-putin-discussed-possible-putin-zelensky-meeting-kremlin-says | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:11:32

• Jussi Pakkanen: Optimizing page splits in books ☞ https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2025/05/optimizing-page-splits-in-books.html    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:12:17

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Says Moscow, Kyiv To 'Immediately' Begin Direct Talks Following Call with Putin ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-putin-zelenskyy-calls-peace-talks-ukraine/33418013.html    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:12:45

• Dihydroxyacetone Man calls Putin in push for Ukraine ceasefire ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250519-trump-calls-putin-in-push-for-ukraine-ceasefire    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:13:11

• Russia drone attacks: A warning to EU, US 'it can't be kowtowed' without a reason to de-escalate war ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250519-russia-drone-attacks-a-warning-to-eu-us-it-can-t-be-kowtowed-without-a-reason-to-de-escalate-war    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:13:31

• Dihydroxyacetone Man struggling to push Putin because they 'have really built a friendship', researcher says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/a-propos/20250519-trump-struggling-to-push-putin-because-they-have-really-built-a-friendship-researcher-says    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:13:40

• Linux User Space Episode 5:13: Sloppy Hey Hi (AI) or Good Fuzzing? ☞ https://www.linuxuserspace.show/513    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:17:06

• Late Night GNU/Linux – Episode 334 ☞ https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-334/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:17:50

• Rakudo Weekly 2025.20 Less Is Mini ☞ https://rakudoweekly.blog/2025/05/19/2025-20-less-is-mini/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:18:26

• Pluralistic: Who Broke the Internet? Part III (19 May 2025) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2025/05/19/khan-thought/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:18:48

• Google’s (and Others) Approach to Vendor Lock-In ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/05/googles-and-others-approach-to-vendor-lock-in/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:19:13

• Why Rapid Prototyping is Key to Micro-Mobility Sector Success ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/why-rapid-prototyping-is-key-to-micro-mobility-sector-success    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:19:47

• 87-Year-Old Connie Francis Reacts to Her 1962 Song ‘Pretty Little Baby’ Going Viral On Fentanylware (TikTok) ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/19/connie-francis-viral-song-tiktok/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:20:12

• "From the Raspberry Pi to the data center, these are the basic commands to keep your machine running." https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/how-to-add-remove-and-update-software-in-debian-and-ubuntu-using-apt    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:27:12

• "If you want to learn more about all the different Proton versions be sure to read my guide. And my guide on how to install GE-Proton. My usual advice is to stick with Valve's official Proton, unless there's something specific you need in GE-Proton." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/ge-proton-10-2-brings-some-essential-fixes-for-windows-games-on-linux-steamos-steam-deck/    

posted Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 21:29:45

• 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