Roy Schestowitz

• New: GNU/Linux Timeline https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/linux-timeline-54a157f1-7e04-4750-9b30-aed182280d56    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 05:51:22

• "We went for a walk along the coast to Lovrečina. All the bars and restaurants were closed but the flowers were in bloom. It’s May! 😍" gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-05-22-postira    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:04:27

• "Having just put something on this gemlog about UK elections, I should probably re-iterate even for my own benefit the rules of thumb when dealing with British polls." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-05-22_reading-uk-opinion-polls.gmi    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:05:57

• "The current opinion polls for the next UK general election are a bit unusual: a third party with almost no seats is well out ahead. But the next election is likely several years away." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-05-22_the-next-uk-general-election.gmi    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:06:46

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-05-23.gmi    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:07:42

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1303.jpg    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:08:01

• "This last months I found out on SDR newsgroups on usenet about Meshtastic and Reticulum." gemini://rek2.hispagatos.org/reticulum/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:09:38

• "We knew it was going to rain. We went for a short walk through Postira and then we had the fantastic idea of driving to the other side of the island, hoping to find the other side sunny." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-05-21-postira-bol    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:10:23

• Only a half-measure as Windows is a keylogger. Signal should just tell people to delete Windows. https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/22/signal_microsoft_recall/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:19:42

• But then again, many other things suggest that Signal isn't the solution; it makes it harder to spy, but it targets devices which have back doors, its server side is "code dump" at best, and it makes demands that expose too much about users.    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:21:10

• Activists: WE STAND WITH THE VICTIMS! Signal: SIT DOWN!    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:22:59

• "Valve have released SteamOS 3.7.7 Beta "Sunny & Gizmo" with the noted changes including the new Battery Charge Limit option along with more work for the Lenovo Legion Go S." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/steamos-3-7-7-beta-brings-a-battery-charge-limit-option-and-improved-lenovo-legion-go-s-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:23:34

• "As the release of the Lenovo Legion Go S with SteamOS is approaching, multiple retailers now have it listed in the UK ready for delivery." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/lenovo-legion-go-s-with-steamos-now-listed-for-purchase-in-the-uk/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:23:55

• "Currently in Early Access, the action-RPG adventure Katana Dragon from Tsunoa Games recently added Native Linux and Steam Deck support. It originally launched on March 28th, with the Linux version being added May 16th." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/ninja-action-rpg-adventure-katana-dragon-recently-added-linux-and-steam-deck-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:24:10

• "In the upcoming game Gobutiko you are a goblin merchant, and of course being greedy you will haggle with your customers by rolling dice to wear them down and push the prices (hopefully) in your favour." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/try-out-the-steam-playtest-for-gobutiko-and-become-the-greatest-dice-rolling-goblin-merchant/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:25:01

• "I've been testing out the latest 8BitDo Ultimate 2 Wireless Controller for over a week solidly now, and I really think it's a properly great controller and a worthy successor. Disclosure: the controller was sent to me for review." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/the-8bitdo-ultimate-2-wireless-controller-is-a-top-premium-feeling-controller/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:26:49

• "Embracer have released their latest interim report, along with a statement on their plans to spin off Coffee Stain Group and go through a rebrand to Fellowship Entertainment." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/embracer-to-spin-off-coffee-stain-rebrand-as-fellowship-entertainment-and-release-76-games-in-the-next-year/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:28:52

• "A new draft patch series for the Linux kernel has been submitted, which should hopefully bring up expanded support for the MSI Claw handheld." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/msi-claw-handheld-looks-like-it-may-get-better-linux-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:29:29

• "Giving a really odd and unique blending of genres and game mechanics, Drop Duchy is a wonderful choice for you to pick up and play." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/drop-duchy-is-an-inventive-mixture-of-tetris-with-deck-building-and-combat/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:32:22

• "From the original creative team behind the Hand of Fate series, Hordes of Fate : A Hand of Fate Adventure is a mixture of deck-building and auto-shooting as yet another developer attempts to put their own spin on Vampire Survivor-like action." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/deck-builder-meets-auto-shooter-in-hordes-of-fate-a-hand-of-fate-adventure-demo-now-live/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:32:42

• "Trump’s South Sudan deportations, explained" https://www.vox.com/the-logoff-newsletter-trump/413914/trump-south-sudan-deportation-immigrants-court-order    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:34:08

• "My grandfather’s harmonium" https://www.michigandaily.com/statement/my-grandfathers-harmonium/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:34:26

• "Pentagon accepts Qatari jet for Air Force One" https://www.airforcetimes.com/pentagon/2025/05/21/pentagon-accepts-qatari-jet-for-air-force-one/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:34:36

• "Apple fined amid latest Russia anti-LGBTQA+ crackdown" https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/apple-fined-amid-latest-russia-anti-lgbtqa-crackdown/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:34:47

• "South Africa doesn’t have the funds to cover the over $430 million shortfall caused by the Trump administration's cuts in foreign aid - Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana" https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/africa/south-africa-says-its-budget-cant-cover-for-deep-us-cuts-in-foreign-aid-1880489 ("South Africa Says Its Budget Can't Cover For Deep US Cuts In Foreign Aid")    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:35:12

• "Trump calls his own foreign aid cuts at USAID 'devastating'" https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/trump-calls-his-own-foreign-aid-cuts-at-usaid-devastating-101747853170967.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:38:51

• "Donald Trump Slams NBC Reporter Over Qatari Jet Question" https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/donald-trump-slams-nbc-reporter-over-qatari-jet-question-8474773#publisher=newsstand    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:39:04

• "I grew up hearing Ukraine’s village songs. Now we are helping young people bring them back." https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/05/21/i-grew-up-hearing-ukraines-village-songs-now-we-are-helping-young-people-bring-them-back/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:39:24

• "Georgian security and intelligences agencies to be merged in a move critics call ‘alarming’" https://oc-media.org/georgian-security-and-intelligences-agencies-to-be-merged-in-a-move-critics-call-alarming/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:39:37

• "Russian Court Fines Apple for Violating 'LGBT Propaganda' Law - The Moscow Times" https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/05/19/russian-court-fines-apple-for-violating-lgbt-propaganda-law-a89134    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:40:04

• "Europe is striking back at Russia’s shadow fleet. Here’s what to know about the latest EU and UK sanctions." https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/experts-react/russias-shadow-fleet-latest-eu-and-uk-sanctions/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:40:20

• "Putin aims to destroy Ukraine and has zero interest in a compromise peace" https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/putin-aims-to-destroy-ukraine-and-has-zero-interest-in-a-compromise-peace/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:40:41

• "The big picture: Visiting the White House is no longer just a coveted opportunity to earn goodwill with the president and credibility back home. Under Trump 2.0, it carries the risk of a presidential ambush." https://www.axios.com/2025/05/21/trump-oval-office-ramaphosa-zelensky    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:40:56

• "Does The EU Still Have The Sanctions Cards Needed To Hurt Russia?" https://www.rferl.org/a/europe-russia-sanctions-massive-trump-putin-zelenskyy/33419513.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:41:11

• "Russian Forces Detaining, Torturing Ukrainian Civilians In Moscow-Controlled Territories, Says Report" https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-torturing-civilians-report/33420493.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:42:58

• iophk: yubico started out good but gets closer to Microsoft over time https://itwire.com/it-industry-news/strategy/yubico-more-than-doubles-global-reach-of-yubikeys.html ("iTWire - Yubico expands global reach of YubiKeys")    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:43:36

• "Active Directory DMSA Attack Detailed By Researchers" https://thecyberexpress.com/active-directory-dmsa-attack/ http://techrights.org/wiki/Microsoft_and_the_NSA/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:43:55

• "A fast car isn’t rare, good drivers are." https://seths.blog/2025/05/clarkes-law-part-2/ ("Clarke’s Law (part 2) | Seth's Blog")    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:44:10

• iophk: proprietary. IDG should promote LibreOffice instead https://www.macworld.com/article/2791087/onlyoffice-for-mac-review-the-free-microsoft-365-alternative-youre-looking-for.html ("OnlyOffice for Mac review: The free Microsoft 365 alternative you need")    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:44:29

• Amazon wants to keep cloud contracts in Switzerland secret | "Digitale Souveränität: Amazon will Cloud-Verträge in der Schweiz geheim halten" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2025/digitale-souveraenitaet-amazon-will-cloud-vertraege-in-der-schweiz-geheim-halten/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/06/10/the-bezos-leaning-ploy/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:44:59

• "green cement"??? WTF?? SLOP SITE INDIA TIMES reprnting FAKE NEWS https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/why-microsoft-just-signed-a-deal-for-green-cement/articleshow/121340896.cms http://techrights.org/o/2021/09/24/spamnil-zdnet-lf-greenwashing-microsoft/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:46:18

• INDIA TIMES = slop http://techrights.org/n/2025/03/19/The_Death_of_The_Economic_Times_India_Times_LLM_Slop_Presented_.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2025/03/19/The_Times_Group_and_The_Times_of_India_Basically_Died_Again.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2025/03/14/India_Today_is_a_Slopfarm_Sometimes_Covering_Linux_With_Slop_Im.shtml    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:46:43

• EU: €649 million against hate and disinformation | "EU: 649 miljoner euro mot hat och desinformation" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/05/22/eu-649-miljoner-euro-mot-hat-och-desinformation/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:50:08

• [paywall] Microsoft blocking international court reveals new tech weapon in fight over Greenland | "Microsoft-blokering af international domstol afslører nyt tech-våben i kampen om Grønland | Radar" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://radar.dk/artikel/microsoft-blokering-af-international-domstol-afsloerer-nyt-tech-vaaben-i-kampen-om-groenland    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:50:50

• "70% of Italian Firms Stayed in Russia Following Ukraine Invasion, Trade Official Says - The Moscow Times" https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/05/21/70-of-italian-firms-stayed-in-russia-following-ukraine-invasion-trade-official-says-a89168    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:51:16

• "Chicago Sun-Times Prints Summer Reading List Full of Fake Books" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/05/21/1543207 cf https://chicago.suntimes.com/money/2025/03/18/chicago-sun-times-lose-20-staff-buyout-offer    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:51:33

• iophk: enhances monopoly control over the data via promotion of a proprietary file format tied to a specific proprietary tool https://davidgohel.github.io/officer/ ("Manipulation of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint Documents • officer")    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:52:40

• "Breaking the Blue MAGA Echo Chamber - by Garry Kasparov" https://thenextmove.substack.com/p/breaking-the-blue-maga-echo-chamber    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:55:38

• "Welp, that's it for vaccines, then. Great job everybody:" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/05/welp-thats-it-for-vaccines-then-great-job-everybody/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:56:05

• "Incel Tortoise" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/05/incel-tortoise/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:56:17

• "Gaming Out a Sudden Stop - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/gaming-out-a-sudden-stop    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:56:36

• "Akamai, Microsoft Disagree on Severity of Unpatched ‘BadSuccessor’ Flaw" https://www.securityweek.com/akamai-microsoft-disagree-on-severity-of-unpatched-badsuccessor-flaw/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:57:05

• "Europe sanctions Putin's pals over 'hybrid' threats" https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/22/europe_russian_sanctions/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:57:16

• "Is the Moody’s Downgrade the End of American Exceptionalism?" https://jacobin.com/2025/05/trump-credit-rating-american-exceptionalism/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:57:26

• "Saudi Arabia bets on luxury to lure tourists" https://www.semafor.com/article/05/21/2025/saudi-arabia-bets-on-luxury-to-lure-tourists    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:57:44

• iophk: establishing a disease in the population of children ensures that it becomes endemic https://www.semafor.com/article/05/21/2025/trumps-trade-not-aid-african-strategy-poses-challenge https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/05/covid-shots-kids-fda-boosters/682880/ ("Trump’s ‘trade, not aid’ African strategy poses challenges")    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:58:33

• [paywall] "Trump's Attack on Harvard's Foreign Students Targets Key Revenue for US Universities" https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-05-22/trumps-attack-on-harvards-foreign-students-targets-key-revenue-for-us-universities    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:58:49

• iophk: defunding the NHS kills people, even young people https://www.tmz.com/2025/05/22/british-boxer-georgia-oconnor-dead/ ("Undefeated British Boxer Georgia O'Connor Dead At 25")    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 06:59:15

• "Walmart job cuts: Walmart plans around 1,500 job cuts after Trump tells US retail giant to 'eat the tariffs'" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/walmart-announces-1500-job-cuts-after-trump-tells-us-retail-giant-to-eat-the-tariffs/articleshow/121339472.cms    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:00:10

• iophk: ndtv is slowly introducing LLM slop https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/trump-administration-revokes-harvards-right-to-enroll-foreign-students-sets-conditions-news-agency-afp-8483167#publisher=newsstand ("Trump Administration Bars Harvard University From Enrolling Foreign Students")    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:01:14

• A LOT of Indian news sites in English became LLM slop. To them, this is "the normal", hence "acceptable", but it drowns out real reporters in English-speaking countries. In that sense, "AI" is "I" as in India. Real journalism is made invisible due to low-cost slopfarms.    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:02:35

• Twitter Already Banned "BNN Breaking" for Being Spam, Google News is Struggling to Spot That for Months Already (and This Serves to Legitimise the Spam) https://techrights.org/n/2024/03/08/Twitter_Already_Banned_BNN_Breaking_for_Being_Spam_Google_News_.shtml    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:02:56

• Trump tried to prove genocide in South Africa with photo from DR Congo | "Trump forsøgte at bevise folkedrab i Sydafrika med billede fra DR Congo | Nyheder | DR" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/seneste/trump-forsoegte-bevise-folkedrab-i-sydafrika-med-billede-fra-dr-congo    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:03:27

• "‘What difference does it make how I die?’ A Russian soldier got so desperate to leave the army that he attempted suicide. The only unusual part was that he filmed it." https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/05/22/what-difference-does-it-make-how-i-die    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:03:52

• PKK ☛ https://digit.site36.net/2025/05/22/kurdish-politician-yuksel-koc-in-german-prison-on-pkk-charges-while-the-party-lays-down-its-arms/ | Source: Site36    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:06:12

• "Telecoms regulator Arcom has published a new report on the illicit streaming of sports content in France." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/live-sports-piracy-france-contained-illegal-iptv-illicit-streaming-in-2024-250521/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:16:36

• "content-idTo protect copyright holders, YouTube regularly removes, disables, or demonetizes videos that contain allegedly infringing content." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/youtube-processed-2-2-billion-content-id-copyright-claims-in-2024-250522/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:16:48

• "The lawsuit said that Perlmutter's firing came a day after the office released a report on the high-stakes intersection of artificial intelligence and copyright law." ☛ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-copyright-office-director-sues-trump-administration-over-firing-2025-05-23/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:17:06

• "Shifting to Universal Music’s comparatively sweeping action – alleging the infringement of a variety of recordings and compositions – a separate May 7th mediation also brought about a settlement in principle." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/22/chilis-copyright-lawsuits-settlements/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:17:32

• "It is not necessary that the entire musical work or sound recording be copied for an infringement of the reproduction right to occur, nor that the copying be literal." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/21/understanding-copyright-in-music-copyright-infringement/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:18:19

• "AAEON has introduced the EPIC-RPS7, a 4″ industrial SBC aimed at cost-sensitive applications like industrial control, PLC automation, and remote monitoring. It supports 12th to 14th Gen Intel Core processors (up to 65W TDP), bringing high performance to space-limited deployments." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/aaeon-epic-rps7-targets-compact-industrial-control-with-14th-gen-intel-core-support/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:19:44

• "Banana Pi’s BPI-Forge1 is a compact single-board computer based on the Rockchip RK3506J SoC, designed for digital multimedia processing, intelligent voice interaction, and real-time audio applications. The board supports a range of embedded use cases through its integrated audio and display subsystems, peripheral connectivity, and small form factor." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/banana-pi-bpi-forge1-is-a-low-cost-rk3506j-based-sbc-compatible-with-rt-thread/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:19:53

• "Banana Pi’s BPI-Forge1 is a compact single-board computer based on the Rockchip RK3506J SoC, designed for digital multimedia processing, intelligent voice interaction, and real-time audio applications." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/banana-pi-bpi-forge1-is-a-low-cost-rk3506j-based-sbc-compatible-with-rt-thread/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:20:08

• "The new major release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) brings a number of important improvements in the confidential computing domain. This article covers the most important features available now in both RHEL 10 and RHEL 9.6: [...]" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/new-updates-red-hat-enterprise-linux-confidential-virtual-machines | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:21:15

• Sponsored fake coverage about buzzwords and hype https://www.techtarget.com/searchitoperations/news/366623851/Red-Hat-amps-up-open-source-AI-infrastructure-pitch    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:24:08

• More sponsored fake coverage without substance https://www.forbes.com/sites/adrianbridgwater/2025/05/21/red-hat-ceo-defines-hybrid-today-hybrid-tomorrow/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:25:12

• Red Hat-sponsored propaganda in interview form; Red Hat then links to the placements it paid for https://www.thecube.net/events/red-hat/ansiblefest-2025/content/Videos/44d5634a-4be4-4728-884c-811a5bf23014 https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/friday-five-may-23-2025-red-hat    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:26:45

• Hey Hi (AI) buzzwords, surfing the scam wave ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/05/22/improve-gpu-utilization-kueue-openshift-ai    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:29:37

• "In 2024, researchers discovered that certain Google Pixel phones came with a pre-installed APK named Showcase.apk, which had excessive system privileges." ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/boost-your-android-development-with-remote-app-testing-via-anbox-cloud | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:33:38

• "Now, before you start sweating, let’s slow down and learn how to understand, simulate, and fix a kernel panic" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/fix-kernel-panic-linux/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:34:00

• "Technically, laws like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA) apply to all personal data processing" ☛ https://puri.sm/posts/how-big-tech-exploits-apps-to-circumvent-privacy-laws-a-solution-from-purism/ | Source: Purism    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:35:07

• Mozilla is shutting down Pocket ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1022263/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:35:59

• "You’re pretty much entirely funded by Google. Go home, Mozilla. You’re drunk." ☞ https://kevquirk.com/notes/20250522-2212    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:36:29

• "Firefox is the only major browser not backed by a billionaire and our independence shapes everything we build." ☛ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/building-whats-next/ | Source: Mozilla    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:37:31

• "A few years before Jones died, he agreed to let AI learn from archival recordings of his vocal performance, and his estate has publicly supported the actor's presence in Fortnite." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/fortnites-darth-vader-is-ai-powered-voice-actors-are-rebelling-/articleshow/121321726.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:39:42

• "This diverse coalition of artists" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/21/no-fakes-act-petition/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:41:05

• Linking to slopfarms or sites that SOMETIMES use LLM slop is risky. Why? 1) It might accidentally reward actual slop. 2) It might contains serious errors. 3) Even if the cited article is original, traffic is gives to sites which elsewhere promote a) slop b) falsehoods. The broth is spoilt. Spill it out.    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:42:40

• "US First Lady Melania Trump warned recently of the danger of AI deepfakes. Now she is releasing an audiobook narrated by an artificial intelligence-generated version of her own voice." ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2306250.html | Source: RTL    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:42:56

• providing plagiarism tools isn't a sound business model, nor is this going to work in the long run, either for the provider or the user    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:44:28

• "Apple kicked Fortnite off the App Store in August 2020 after Epic Games added a backdoor payment method to the game to circumvent Apple’s In-App Purchase system." ☛ https://9to5mac.com/2025/05/20/fortnite-is-now-available-on-the-app-store-for-iphone-and-ipad/ | Source: 9to5Mac    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:44:49

• "What can we do? Never, ever buy from the big companies. Not a single dollar from my hands should fall in the hands of Altmans, Nadellas and so on." ☛ https://michal.sapka.pl/2025/there-are-not-good-big-tech-companies-left/ | Source: Michał Sapka    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:45:15

• "In the absence of settings that developers can use to curb Microsoft's eye on the desktop, Signal has turned to DRM. Setting a DRM flag on an application window means Recall (and any other screenshotter) will ignore it." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/22/signal_microsoft_recall/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:45:57

• "Given the variety of cloud services utilised, we find that users, service providers" ☛ https://labs.ripe.net/author/rita-ingabire/forecasting-cloud-performance-with-ripe-atlas/ | Source: RIPE    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:46:53

• "Total connections increased by about 2.5 percent between June 2023 and June 2024, to 549 million. Mobile connections increased 2.5 percent year-over-year to 416 million in June 2024, while fixed connections grew to 133 million – up about 2.3 percent from June 2023." ☛ https://insidetowers.com/fcc-releases-internet-access-services-report/ | Source: Inside Towers    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:47:05

• "Uniformly helping people access the internet: how utterly, diabolically woke! And how “populist” of King Trump to illegally end a beneficial law passed by Congress." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/05/22/states-forced-to-kill-millions-in-rural-broadband-investment-after-trump-illegally-kills-the-digital-equity-act-simply-for-having-the-word-equity-in-it/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:47:18

• "FCC Chair Brendan Carr began his testimony to members of a House Appropriations subcommittee yesterday with changes his agency has undertaken since January" ☛ https://insidetowers.com/carr-tells-house-committee-its-vital-to-restore-fccs-spectrum-auction-authority/ | Source: Inside Towers    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:47:34

• "While testifying before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, Carr faced questions from multiple lawmakers about how the agency was progressing on efforts to reduce the number of robocalls Americans receive every day." ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/fcc-carr-stir-shaken-voip-legacy-networks-telecommunications-cybersecurity/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:48:07

• "ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® reports that early this morning, May 22, 2025, the US House of Representatives passed a massive Reconciliation bill with the below spectrum provisions relevant to Amateur Radio." ☛ https://www.arrl.org/news/view/just-in-amateur-spectrum-addressed-in-us-house-reconciliation-bill | Source: ARRL    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:48:17

• "According to the Supreme Administrative Court ruling, which now sets a precedent, couriers have been subordinate to the company, with the result that their independence was in part only illusory and masked a genuine employment relationship." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20163422 | Source: YLE    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:48:42

• "The most avowed Culture fan among the broligarchs, however, is Musk. Musk has named Space X drone ships after the starships in the Culture books." ☛ https://www.vox.com/culture/413502/iain-banks-culture-series-elon-musk-jeff-bezos-mark-zuckerberg | Source: Vox    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:59:39

• "Without grants from IMLS, Napier said, the ALBPD would disappear." ☛ https://alabamareflector.com/2025/05/21/alabama-library-for-the-blind-and-physically-disabled-officials-fear-federal-cuts/ | Source: Alabama Reflector    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 07:59:48

• "Klarna said its net loss for the first three months of 2025 totaled $99 million, significantly worse than the $47 million loss it reported a year ago." ☛ https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/19/klarna-doubles-losses-in-first-quarter-as-ipo-remains-on-hold.html | Source: CNBC    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:00:16

• "while it could be easy to see Klarna as the canary in the coal mine for the AI industry as a whole, its rapidly mounting losses involve other factors as well." ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/klarna-ceo-bragged-replacing-workers-ai-losses | Source: Futurism    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:00:35

• "Many fled to neighboring Pakistan, hoping for better opportunities and the ability to practice their sport, but all they've found are more problems." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-women-athletes-pakistan-taliban/33415921.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:00:54

• "Please, if your team cannot explain how the thing satisfies all WCAG Success Criteria at Level AA, then don’t release the thing." ☛ https://adrianroselli.com/2025/05/my-request-to-google-on-accessibility.html | Source: Adriaan Roselli    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:01:07

• "Meanwhile, another case—in which a keyword-search warrant was used to identify a serial rapist—is now before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/find-my-iphone-arson-case/ | Source: Wired    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:01:21

• "In short, the policy incentivizes businesses to lower workers’ wages and make them rely more on tips. But that’s exactly the opposite of what workers — and tipped workers in particular — need." ☛ https://www.vox.com/policy/414030/no-tax-on-tips-senate-subminimum-wage-trump | Source: Vox    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:01:48

• "The United States Government, the trustee over Native children’s education and these funds, has never accounted for the funds that it took, or detailed how, or even whether, those funds were ultimately expended." ☛ https://www.mlive.com/native-american-news/2025/05/tribes-say-the-us-misappropriated-funds-to-pay-for-native-american-boarding-schools.html | Source: Michigan News    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:02:14

• "He claimed that getting the language row out of the way can help people focus on real societal issues like “infrastructure, employment and job, education, research and innovation, cleanliness," ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/denied-parking-over-hindi-google-techie-says-english-should-be-india-s-mandatory-language-101747961825274.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:02:29

• "People born after December 31st 1970 will have to work one year longer than those born before that date before becoming eligible for the state pension, after the plan to gradually raise the retirement age was passed by parliament on Thursday." ☛ https://www.thelocal.dk/20250522/denmark-formally-raises-retirement-age-to-70-in-2040 | Source: The Local DK    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:09:09

• "For all the deserved criticism of the American media, it remains one of the strongest pillars propping up what’s left of democracy in a time that’s been anything but good for the First Amendment." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/we-cant-afford-to-let-the-fourth-estate-topple/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:11:03

• "Our members go to great lengths to build trust with our sources and communities and are horrified by this slop syndication." ☛ https://futurism.com/journalists-chicago-newspaper-ai-slop | Source: Futurism    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:11:20

• "Transparency of Public Life" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/hungary-eu-russia-foreign-agent-law-press-freedom-transparency-ngo/a-72623228 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:11:48

• "Mehralizada is one of seven journalists on trial for what they say are trumped up charges. Prosecutors also asked for 12-year sentences for Ulvi Hasanli, the director of the AbzasMedia independent news agency, and journalist Hafiz Babali." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/detained-azerbaijani-journalist-farid-mehralizada-sentence-request/33419606.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:12:14

• "The awards recognise the best podcasts, apps, newsletters, video journalism, websites and examples of cutting-edge digital storytelling." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/press-gazette-events/future-of-media-awards-2025-are-open-for-entries/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:12:34

• "Kent Online saw referral traffic from Facebook down by about 48% week on week as a result." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/facebook-local-news-restrictions-kent-ofcom-nma/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:14:48

• "Journalists and newsrooms from across the country are increasingly concerned about a raft of measures and actions that threaten press freedom in the United States" ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/05/us-press-freedom-groups-launch-journalist-assistance-network-to-address-growing-need-for-legal-safety-immigration-resources/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:15:03

• "The prosecution of Öznur Değer is yet another example of the witch hunt against critical journalists in Turkey. Reporting on sensitive issues does not equate with promoting violence" ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/05/turkish-journalist-oznur-degers-terrorism-trial-opens-for-her-reports-on-pkk/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:15:33

• "Against this backdrop, RSF issued a series of urgent recommendations to restore and safeguard press freedom in South Korea." ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/rsf-calls-on-south-korea-presidential-candidates-to-commit-to-press-freedom/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:21:44

• "The association expressed concern that this could further reduce the operating space for small-scale and independent news outlets in a city once known for its freewheeling media." ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/china/2025/05/21/hongkong-journalists-tax/ | Source: RFA    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:22:08

• [Old] "The departures consist mostly of writers and editors — many with decades of experience." ☛ https://chicago.suntimes.com/money/2025/03/18/chicago-sun-times-lose-20-staff-buyout-offer | Source: Chicago Sun Times    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:24:28

• "An investigator reportedly told Alyokhina’s mother that the search of her home was related to her daughter’s anti-war music video." ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/05/22/relatives-of-exiled-pussy-riot-members-targeted-in-police-searches-a89178 | Source: The Moscow Times    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:24:56

• "But this argument didn't quite cut it, the judge ruled, at least not in this early stage." ☛ https://futurism.com/judge-lawsuit-characterai-google | Source: Futurism    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:25:24

• "The Islamic Republic of Iran has been after my head for years, hoping to silence me with intimidation, harassment, and now, murder." ☛ https://thenextmove.substack.com/p/facing-my-would-be-assassins | Source: Garry Kasparov    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:25:39

• "A court in Georgia on Thursday put opposition leader Zurab Japaridze in pre-trial detention." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/georgia-jails-opposition-leader-amid-crackdown-on-dissent/a-72639056 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:26:19

• "The US Department of Homeland Security announced on Thursday that it revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll international students." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/us-blocks-harvard-from-enrolling-foreign-students/a-72639345 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:26:52

• "The donation amounts number in the millions and can’t match dollar for dollar with the billions pulled by the federal government." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2025/0522/harvard-community-unity-trump-funding-cuts | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:27:11

• "Harvard spokesperson Jason Newton said, “The government’s action is unlawful." ☛ https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/05/harvard-trump-administration-international-student-visas-revoked | Source: Harvard University    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:27:40

• "Harvard called the move illegal. “The government’s action is unlawful." ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/harvard-vs-trump-how-losing-international-students-sevp-could-crush-universities-explained-101747938516024.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:27:56

• "Trump is furious at Harvard -- which has produced 162 Nobel prize winners -- for rejecting his demand that it submit to oversight on admissions and hiring over his claims" ☛ https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20250522-us-govt-revokes-harvard-s-right-to-enroll-foreign-students | Source: RFI    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:29:25

• ""We are being used as poker chips right now in a battle between the White House and Harvard," Gerdén, who is in his final year of studies at the university, told CBC News." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/international-students-harvard-1.7541345 | Source: CBC    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:30:50

• "The decision marked a significant escalation of the Trump administration's campaign against the elite Ivy League university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which has emerged as one of Trump's most prominent institutional targets." ☛ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-blocks-harvards-ability-enroll-international-students-nyt-reports-2025-05-22/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:46:30

• "Harvard was the first academic institution to rebuke key policy changes the Trump administration has demanded of elite US universities." ☛ https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/22/us/international-students-harvard-trump-administration | Source: CNN    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:46:45

• "Roughly 27% of Harvard’s student body—about 6,800 students—come from outside the United States, a number that has grown steadily in the past decade, according to university enrollment data." ☛ https://time.com/7288058/harvard-international-students-trump-administration/ | Source: Time    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:47:26

• "The Trump administration on Thursday revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students" ☛ https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/22/us/harvard-university-trump-international-students | Source: CNN    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:47:49

• "The announcement comes just one week before thousands of international students at Harvard are set to graduate." ☛ https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/5/23/trump-admin-revokes-sevp/ | Source: Harvard University    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:48:07

• "Harvard can regain its ability to enroll in international students if it agrees to turn over a heap of records on foreign students within the next three days." ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/trump-administration-revokes-harvards-ability-to-enroll-international-students/ | Source: Court House News    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:48:25

• "According to a report by The Verge, the terms “Palestine,” “Gaza,” and “genocide” are among those being filtered." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/microsoft-filters-emails-containing-palestine-gaza-and-genocide-amid-employee-protests/articleshow/121336918.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:48:47

• "Problematic social media use measures a person’s dependence on social media and reflects a potential behavioral addiction disorder, says Dar Meshi, a researcher at Michigan State University and co-author of the article." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-05-20/people-with-problematic-social-media-use-are-more-prone-to-believe-in-misinformation.html | Source: El País    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:49:29

• "contains images from Democratic Republic of Congo" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/23/trumps-evidence-of-south-africa-white-genocide-contains-images-from-democratic-republic-of-congo | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:49:40

• "Trump shows Congo images as ‘proof’ of white genocide in South Africa" ☛ https://zambianobserver.com/trump-shows-congo-images-as-proof-of-white-genocide-in-south-africa/ | Source: The Zambian Observer    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:49:52

• No real money changes hands here. "Ive's LoveFrom design consultancy will remain independent." ☛ https://www.axios.com/2025/05/21/jony-ive-openai-io-acquisition | Source: Axios    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:50:41

• "hardware built specifically for AI [sic] software." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/05/openai-io-jony-ive/682884/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:51:03

• "Can Scam Altman Be Trusted with the Future?" Cannot even be trusted around his own sister, who sued him for sexual abuse. ☛ https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/can-sam-altman-be-trusted-with-the-future | Source: New Yorker    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:51:39

• "A 2022 Government Accountability Office report found that fewer than 3% of taxpayers use the IRS’s Free File, a program run by the tax agency and a consortium of tax preparation companies." ☛ https://fedscoop.com/billy-long-wants-irs-to-take-clues-from-private-sector-on-it-modernization/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:52:03

• "Elon Musk Gets Rattled by Hard Questions He Can't Answer, Calls Interviewer an "NPC" While Giving One-Word NPC-Like Responses Himself" ☛ https://futurism.com/elon-musk-interviewer-npc | Source: Futurism    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:52:23

• "Lenovo launched its first AI-powered PCs in China last May and followed that with a global rollout in September. CEO Yang Yuanqing has projected that AI PCs will account for a quarter of Lenovo's shipments by 2025, potentially reaching 80% by 2027." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/lenovo-reports-64-profit-decline-in-fiscal-q4/articleshow/121329910.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:52:42

• "In recent years, DoD ramped up its use of direct hire authority to drive down vacancy rates for cyber positions from upwards of 25% to around 15% — A level that remains today" ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2025/05/after-years-of-growth-dod-cyber-workforce-braces-for-reductions/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:53:09

• "The London-based company has drawn interest from several suitors in recent months. Talks have been held at least since March, the people said. Three sources said a deal could be reached in the next week or two." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/onlyfans-owner-in-talks-to-sell-to-investor-group-at-about-8-billion-value-sources-say/articleshow/121349752.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:53:32

• Wildlife ☛ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/karnataka/tamed-elephant-handed-over-to-andhra-pradesh-to-deal-with-man-elephant-conflict-1880368 | Source: Deccan Chronicle    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:54:00

• "A recent report in Politico claims that the European Commission is set to admit this goal is unrealistic, a view that will be outlined in an International Digital Strategy for Europe, due to be published in early June." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/22/ditching_us_clouds_for_local/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:54:36

• "Rapid solar growth is helping the world meet growing electricity demand and avoiding the use of more expensive fossil fuels." ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/solor-is-on-a-freaking-roll/ | Source: Matt Birchler    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:54:53

• "Video generation is where the sparks really start flying." ☛ https://futurism.com/ai-energy-use | Source: Futurism    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:55:06

• "The Federal Aviation Administration has been trying to upgrade its network of staff and equipment for decades" ☛ https://www.theage.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/trump-turbulence-and-travel-are-us-skies-still-safe-20250521-p5m137.html | Source: The Age AU    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:55:35

• "These regulations are critical safeguards designed to protect the public from chronic disease and health complications associated with pollutant exposure in air and water." ☛ https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/columns/the-trump-administrations-assault-on-environmental-regulation-is-reckless/ | Source: University of Michigan    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:56:15

• "For years, campaigners have warned cultural institutions against accepting oil money, arguing that sponsorships are a key weapon in the public relations arsenal the industry deploys to thwart climate action." ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2025/05/20/revealed-now-theres-proof-that-the-fossil-fuel-industry-uses-cultural-sponsorships-to-block-climate-action/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:56:32

• "What if you stack every sponge wasted in ten years? Then you would have built a spongy Pisa tower with a total height of about 3.60 metres." ☛ https://brainbaking.com/post/2025/05/reducing-waste-is-a-matter-of-changing-perspective/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:57:01

• "Drawing on his decade of covering energy news for the LA Times and, previously, The Desert Sun, Roth reported that Abel began his career as a supporter of renewable energy." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/warren-buffett-climate-fossil-fuels/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:57:35

• "The participatory mapping showed that when forest areas were considered culturally and spiritually significant, they tended to remain intact." ☛ https://www.ecowatch.com/indigenous-lands-forests-conservation-panama.html | Source: EcoWatch    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:58:28

• "The traditional and prescribed burns in High Park have gone on for two decades" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/prescribed-fires-1.7531744 | Source: CBC    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:58:59

• "That’s before you even get to the billions in additional subsidies Musk is poised to receive." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/05/22/trump-admin-forcing-african-countries-to-embrace-elon-musks-starlink-if-they-want-to-continue-receiving-lifesaving-aid/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:59:17

• "What does the Indus Waters Treaty provide for?" ☛ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/should-water-be-used-as-a-weapon-explained/article69601411.ece | Source: The Hindu    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:59:41

• "Sources said that the government is of the mind to rework the treaty according to the needs and reality of the current times, unlike the original treaty which was engineered according to the 50s and the 60s era." ☛ https://thenorthlines.com/indus-water-treaty-to-be-renegotiated-govt-sources/ | Source: The North Lines IN    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 08:59:53

• "This unit is the guinea pig." ☛ https://taskandpurpose.com/news/3rd-infantry-division-technology-europe/ | Source: Task And Purpose    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:00:29

• "saving America from the mess you made" ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/neil-young-bruce-springsteen-trump-b2755664.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:00:52

• "In software development, the concept of user experience (UX) is fundamental to the design of any product or service. It’s a way to think holistically about how a user interacts with technology." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/05/the-voter-experience.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:01:18

• "In May 2015, prominent right-wing intellectual Charles Murray published a book calling on the superrich to fund an American rebellion against their government." ☛ https://www.vox.com/on-the-right-newsletter/413693/trump-musk-doge-charles-murray-by-the-people | Source: Vox    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:01:47

• "The Open informal consultations on lethal autonomous weapons systems, held in accordance with General Assembly resolution 79/62 at the UN in New York on 12-13 May 2025, examined various legal, humanitarian, security, technological, and ethical aspects of these weapons." ☛ https://privacyinternational.org/advocacy/5589/pi-statement-during-informal-consultations-autonomous-weapons-systems-new-york | Source: Privacy International    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:02:23

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:02:54

• "The 32-year-old Swedish citizen Osama K., originally from the city of Malmo, is suspected of helping in the execution of a captured Jordanian pilot while fighting for IS." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/sweden-to-charge-jihadi-over-jordanian-pilot-burned-to-death/a-72634002 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:03:10

• "But the most frightening part of this for the rest of the world is that his email account has been shut down by Microsoft, according to ICC staffers." ☛ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/05/22/digital-fascism-is-still-just-fascism/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:03:58

• "The evidence is not hidden. It's right there in plain sight." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/starving-the-beast | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:04:11

• "So what’s next? Will the Supreme Court and lower courts hold the administration in contempt and enforce contempt citations?" ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-hidden-provision-that-makes-trump-king/ | Source: Truthdig    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:04:26

• "As more commercial and government satellites launch to LEO, the service has a growing need for visibility in the domain, which resides about 1,200 miles above the Earth’s surface." ☛ https://www.c4isrnet.com/space/2025/05/22/space-force-eyes-commercial-tech-to-fill-low-earth-orbit-sensing-gaps/ | Source: C4ISRNET    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:04:37

• "Rep. John Moolenar, Republican chairman of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and Sen. Marsha Blackburn, a Tennessee Republican, wrote Wednesday to the CEOs of Hilton, Marriott and Hyatt, demanding to know whether they were using the term at Beijing’s request." ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/china/2025/05/22/china-taiwan-hotels/ | Source: RFA    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:05:00

• "So, what must Australia do?" ☛ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/learn-from-finland-australia-doesnt-assess-its-risks-isnt-ready-for-them/ | Source: The Strategist    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:05:18

• "In a shocking deal, it was announced that Regeneron would acquire 23andMe for £256 million (roughly $330 million)." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/23andme-sells-dna-database-regeneron-256m-deal-your-data-safe-1734224 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:05:58

• "As of May 7, individuals must show a REAL ID, or acceptable alternative, to board domestic commercial flights, visit military installations and access certain federal facilities." ☛ https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2025/05/21/tsa-trained-to-accept-military-ids-in-lieu-of-real-ids-officials-say/ | Source: Sightline Media Group    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:06:11

• "The issue came into the spotlight after Google sent emails to parents using Family Link, notifying them that their children could now access Gemini." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/google-gemini-ai-for-kids/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:06:24

• "Children with parent-controlled Google accounts will be able to independently access the chatbot, according to an email to parents seen by Recorded Future News." ☛ https://therecord.media/new-google-children-program-gemini | Source: The Record    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:06:40

• "Those who fall within the scope of the new law will have to provide the state with details of their residence within Moscow, their fingerprints, biometric photography, and allow devices to be monitored via geolocation" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/22/russia_expected_to_pass_experimental/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:06:56

• Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub) ☛ https://unixdigest.com/articles/why-is-your-open-source-project-still-hosted-on-github.html | Source: UNIXdigest    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:07:49

• Windows TCO: "outpatient procedures scheduled for Tuesday, May 20, have been canceled" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/kettering-health-cyberattack-outage/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:08:32

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/22/qakbot_criminal_mastermind_charged/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:08:40

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/23/300000_machine_danabot_endgame/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:08:47

• Also Windows TCO ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/05/oops-danabot-malware-devs-infected-their-own-pcs/ | Source: Krebs On Security    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:08:52

• "But it was Alexandre Marmita, said to share Augusto’s vocal tone, who acted as the chief “voice donor” here, per the major." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/21/cleber-augusto-ai-album/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:09:14

• "The judge's order will allow the wrongful death lawsuit to proceed, in what legal experts say is among the latest constitutional tests of artificial intelligence." ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/google-tallahassee-silicon-valley-america-conway-b2755615.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:09:31

• "If they learn anything from this, it should be one, to make sure even those they outsource work to are not allowed to use AI, and two" ☛ https://raforall.blogspot.com/2025/05/just-say-no-to-ai-how-not-to-do-summer.html | Source: Becky Spratford    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:12:22

• "Civitai, an AI model sharing site backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) that 404 Media has repeatedly shown is being used to generate nonconsensual adult content, lost access to its credit card payment processor." ☛ https://www.404media.co/civitai-site-used-to-generate-ai-porn-cut-off-by-credit-card-processor/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:12:33

• "You wouldn't use a chatbot for evil, would you? Of course not. But if you or some nefarious party wanted to force an AI model to start churning out a bunch of bad stuff it's not supposed to, it'd be surprisingly easy to do so." ☛ https://futurism.com/ludicrously-easy-jailbreak-ai | Source: Futurism    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:12:46

• "There are “guard rails.” They don’t work." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/22/you-cant-feed-generative-ai-on-bad-data-then-filter-it-for-only-good-data/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:14:11

• "The newly released GitHub Copilot agent was given permission to make pull requests on Microsoft’s .NET runtime, and the results couldn’t be funnier." ☛ https://nmn.gl/blog/ai-scam | Source: Namanyay Goel    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:14:23

• "Humans run marathons because they like the challenge. They don’t voluntarily run such distances just to get from A to B—that travel problem was solved long ago by horses, and later by trains and cars." ☛ https://yordi.me/ai-shouldnt-replace-what-we-love-to-do/ | Source: Yordi Verkroost    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:18:55

• "In a move that is stirring both interest and controversy, global call centre giant Teleperformance is deploying artificial intelligence to subtly alter the accents of its Indian customer service agents during live calls." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/teleperformance-uses-ai-neutralise-indian-accents-help-reduce-miscommunication-1734249 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:21:26

• "The transhumanists, in contrast, are a rather different bunch. Their cohort is much smaller, represented by Silicon Valley elites like Elon Musk." ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/machine-learning-maga-rise-of-the-christian-cyborg/ | Source: Truthdig    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:23:06

• "The abrupt reversal of Biden-era restrictions on chip exports to the Gulf shows that Washington is adjusting to a rapidly shifting geopolitical and geoeconomic terrain." ☛ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/trump-brings-ai-not-democracy-to-the-middle-east/ | Source: The Strategist    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:23:25

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posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:23:50

• [Old] "At first it looks real, but on closer inspection everyone's skin is a little too shiny and there are missing fingers on people's hands - some tell-tale signs of AI-created images." ☛ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68440150 | Source: BBC    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:23:56

• Slop is NOT "hey hi" or "AI" but corrupt media like BillBC always played along in this lie    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:24:31

• "While Reuters could not verify the entire contents of the TeleMessage trove" ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51316909/hacker-who-breached-communications-app-used-by-trump-aide-stole-government-data | Source: Deseret Media    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:24:43

• "Targets at the center of the campaign were freight operators" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/russian-gru-hackers-targeting-west/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:24:53

• "This is the according to the European Cloud Competition Observatory (ECCO), an independent body formed by customer organizations, and CISPE – a trade association of 37 cloud providers in the region – to monitor the behavior of software vendors accused of abusing their monopoly position." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/22/euro_cloud_body_ecco_says_broadcom_licensing_unfair/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:25:03

• "Well, another very good read followed a few weeks later, in the form of an editorial by Mary Sue Coleman in Inside Higher Ed" ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/05/19/guest-post-public-access-to-the-endless-frontier/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:25:28

• "Now, ominous data is starting to trickle in, with new research comprising four papers published in the journal Brain Medicine suggesting that microplastics could be contributing to rising rates of depression, dementia, and other mental health ailments across the globe." ☛ https://futurism.com/neoscope/microplastics-brain-mental-health | Source: Futurism    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:25:40

• "The “social bandit” merged with the “halo effect” — the cognitive bias that assigns positive traits based on physical appearance or first impressions — a tradition stretching from Bonnie and Clyde to Charles Manson." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/eps/2025-05-21/the-luigi-mangione-phenomenon-just-another-murderer-or-pop-culture-robin-hood.html | Source: El País    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:25:54

• "His mother, Megan Garcia, alleged in a lawsuit that Character.AI, the chatbot’s manufacturer, is responsible for his death." ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/05/22/sewell-setzer-suicide-ai-character-court-lawsuit/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:26:08

• "Both microplastics and nanoplastics have now been found in lettuce, wheat and carrot crops." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-05-microplastics-silently-soil-salad-humans.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:26:51

• "The world’s most significant medical therapies often spring from surprising sources." ☛ https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/05/miracle-drugs-dont-come-out-of-nowhere/ | Source: Harvard University    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:27:03

• "I’ve ditched the technology and gone back to tools that serve me when I have too much on. I will probably go back to technology when I realise again that I’ve forgotten an appointment or I’m at the shops and realise I left my list at home." ☛ https://ljpuk.net/2025/05/21/tools/ | Source: Lee Peterson    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:27:42

• "Hemlock Semiconductor, a major manufacturer near Midland, produces polysilicon, the raw material used to make semiconductors, but does not make the chips on its own." ☛ https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/gretchen-whitmers-big-goal-michigan-chip-plant-she-leaves-office | Source: Bridge Michigan    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:28:04

• "It feels like everything is now built around replace, not repair, but I can only imagine all of this is only going to get worse due to the US starting trade wars with every other country on the planet." ☛ https://explodingcomma.com/posts/again-i-find-myself-thinking-of-threads-and-laundry | Source: Pete Brown    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:28:31

• "We protected our kids before from cigarettes, alcohol, and drunk driving, and now" ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2025/0521/states-cellphone-bans-students-school-day | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:28:55

• "In the last 3 years I've attended 77 meetings that began between 1am and 6am, roughly once every two weeks, followed by my usual 7am start, Monday to Saturday." ☛ https://www.brendangregg.com/blog/2025-05-22/3-years-of-extremely-remote-work.html | Source: Brendan Gregg    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:30:36

• "Simply put, the US research enterprise is headed for irrevocable damage. Policies that undermine scientific infrastructure and talent represent a grave threat to US leadership in global science, innovation, and importantly, people’s trust in scientific research." ☛ https://www.the-scientist.com/open-science-an-antidote-to-anti-science-73018 | Source: LabX Media Group    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:31:57

• "However, teachers and other school community members said the lack of a fixed performance space couldn’t adequately be replaced with pop-up portable platforms." ☛ https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/05/ann-arbor-teachers-parents-call-on-district-to-keep-performance-spaces-in-school-rebuilds.html | Source: Michigan News    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:32:09

• "The ruling came in two consolidated lawsuits that said Trump’s plan amounted to an illegal closure of the Education Department." ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/05/judge-blocks-trump-administrations-mass-layoffs-at-the-education-department/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:33:23

• "Time and memory (also called space) are the two most fundamental resources in computation: Every algorithm takes some time to run, and requires some space to store data while it’s running." ☛ https://www.quantamagazine.org/for-algorithms-a-little-memory-outweighs-a-lot-of-time-20250521/ | Source: Quanta Magazine    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:35:34

• "As described in a report in the science journal Nature Materials, the scientists stacked two ultrathin layers of graphene, each a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal grid." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-05-intercrystals-pave-greener-electronics-quantum.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:37:00

• "We note that due to the nature of the logarithm (always referring to base 10 from here one out), the logarithm of any number N is approximately equal to the number of digits of N minus one. This is quite easy to see when thinking about numbers between 100 and 1000 for example: [...]" ☛ https://obrhubr.org/logarithm-estimation | Source: Niklas Oberhuber    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:37:20

• "[ESA] operates cutting edge spacecraft designed to monitor the Earth, as well as space telescopes that study the distant cosmos. It has launched robotic spacecraft to other planets and to objects such as comets" ☛ https://theconversation.com/after-50-successful-years-the-european-space-agency-has-some-big-challenges-ahead-256633 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:37:34

• "Churches and those who it employs over the years changes, and that’s usually a good thing, however I noticed starting with one person that services were becoming more like rock concerts." ☛ https://gregoryhammond.ca/blog/why-i-left-the-church/ | Source: Gregory Hammond    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:38:03

• "The Internet Phone Book allowed me a chance to have an experience I never dreamed of: holding a big yellow book in one hand while, with the other" ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2025/05/22/making-things-happen | Source: James G    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:38:12

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

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:38:52

• How To Install Fwupd on AlmaLinux 9 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-fwupd-almalinux-9/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:39:02

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

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:39:19

• How to Enable Bash Autocomplete in Kali GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.blackmoreops.com/2025/05/22/how-to-enable-bash-autocomplete-in-kali-linux/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:39:42

• How to Install Remi RPM Repository on Rocky GNU/Linux ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-remi-rpm-repository-on-rocky-linux/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:39:52

• Manjaro Network Configuration Guide ☞ https://idroot.us/manjaro-network-configuration/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:40:27

• How To Install Ntopng on openSUSE ☞ https://idroot.us/install-ntopng-opensuse/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:40:42

• How To Install Tabby Terminal on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-tabby-terminal-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:42:22

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

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:42:36

• awk Command in GNU/Linux ☞ https://linuxhint.com/awk-command-linux-tutorial/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:43:02

• Five new stable kernels ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1022222/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:48:11

• "For the uninitiated, Terminator enables users to split the terminal window horizontally and vertically, creating a customizable grid of terminal panes. The app also supports multiple tabs and can broadcast input to multiple terminals" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/terminator-linux-terminal-app-updated-after-prolonged-hiatus/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:50:43

• "Among the notable improvements, the new version now supports cloning SSH and container sessions when splitting the terminal pane. Command navigation has also been refined, adding a reverse search keyboard shortcut that makes finding previously entered commands faster and more intuitive" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/terminator-linux-terminal-app-updated-after-prolonged-hiatus/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:50:52

• "BGPsec — could you run it if you wanted to?" ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/05/23/bgpsec-could-you-run-it-if-you-wanted-to/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:52:00

• "The message here is that email should no longer be considered 'solvable'." ☛ https://johnnydecimal.com/20-29-communication/22-blog/22.00.0122-email/ | Source: Johnny Decimal    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:52:18

• "It’s been one year since our previous adventure, so it’s time for another round of guess why that dependency shows up in the tarball." ☛ https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/another-tale-of-gomod-bloat | Source: Ted Unangst    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:52:50

• "The memory used by the final representation, the objects we’re creating. We’ll try to reduce memory usage in each." ☛ https://pythonspeed.com/articles/pydantic-json-memory/ | Source: Python Speed    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:53:18

• "I also recently learned about Plotly, a great graphing library for Python. Combine that with my love of DuckDB for querying data1, and I have found new ways to visualize my financial data." ☛ https://www.pgrs.net/2025/05/22/visualizing-financial-data-with-duckdb-and-plotly/ | Source: Paul Gross    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:53:29

• "A list of all changes is found in Erlang/OTP 28 Readme. Or, as always, look at the release notes of the application you are interested in." ☛ https://www.erlang.org/blog/highlights-otp-28/ | Source: Erlang    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:53:48

• "I think I first saw the pipeline operator in Elixir and afterwards in OCaml." ☛ https://batsov.com/articles/2025/05/22/the-origin-of-the-pipeline-operator/ | Source: Bozhidar Batsov    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:54:00

• "When discussing effect systems in the context of production programming languages, I believe that the most important distinction is whether effects are purely defined by the language, or whether users are also able to define them." ☛ https://blog.yoshuawuyts.com/open-and-closed-effect-systems/ | Source: Yoshua Wuyts    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:54:25

• "Suppose that you have an array of N elements and you want to divide it into M chunks. It is a common task when trying to spread N units of work over M threads, for example." ☛ https://lemire.me/blog/2025/05/22/dividing-an-array-into-fair-sized-chunks/ | Source: Daniel Lemire    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:54:40

• "We’re going to go through a series of steps and apply best practices to improve this chart." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/05/a-step-by-step-chart-makeover/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:55:09

• "But I think you shouldn't do it, for these reasons: [...]" ☛ https://incoherency.co.uk/blog/stories/against-exponential-backoff.html | Source: James Stanley    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:55:21

• "It may also become a black eye for the big law firm Latham & Watkins, which represents Anthropic and submitted the errant declaration" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-05-22/ai-lawyers-hallucinations-a-growing-problem-for-lawyers | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:55:50

• "The next collection of project briefing videos from the CNI Spring 2025 Membership Meeting is now live: [...] " ☛ https://www.cni.org/news/latest-video-release-cni-spring-2025-membership-meeting | Source: Coalition for Networked Information    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:56:30

• "If you would like to follow along with my very busy week, here are the resources: [...]" ☛ https://www.allendowney.com/blog/2025/05/22/my-very-busy-week/ | Source: Allen Downey    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:56:46

• "According to Mozilla, by winding down these products, the organization can invest in a new generation of Firefox features, including vertical tabs, smart search, and upcoming AI-powered enhancements." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/mozilla-shuts-down-pocket-and-fakespot-services/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 10:02:00

• "It’s not a surprise to me given how poorly the app was treated after Mozilla took it over in 2017." ☛ https://warnercrocker.com/2025/05/22/mozilla-finally-to-shut-down-pocket/ | Source: Werner Crocker    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 10:02:43

• "We’ve made the difficult decision to shut down Pocket on July 8, 2025. Thank you for being part of our journey over the years—we're proud of the impact Pocket has had for our users and communities." ☛ https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/future-of-pocket | Source: Mozilla    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 10:03:51

• "Pocket" ☛ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/05/22/shutting-down-pocket/ | Source: Michael Tsai    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 10:04:12

• "Starting July 8th, Pocket will no longer allow saving content, essentially going into read-only mode. Data can be exported until October 8th, 2025. After that date, it will be deleted." ☛ https://manualdousuario.net/en/mozilla-shutdown-pocket/ | Source: Rodrigo Ghedin    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 10:04:27

• ANOTHER lesson AGAINST "the clown". But will ANYBODY learn? Nope!    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 10:05:34

• "One feature that I've been excited the most about has finally been made available, multimodal prompting. This lets you use both image and audio data for prompts." ☛ https://www.raymondcamden.com/2025/05/22/multimodal-support-in-chromes-built-in-ai | Source: Raymond Camden    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 11:47:37

• "This goal of simplicity of operation is why I put "process supervision" into the list of features." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/ModernSimpleWebServerFeatures | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 11:48:02

• "I would like a system that lets me look for edit links and markup on the page, and also define custom rules for pages I know are editable but may only be editable by me (i.e. my website pages, documentation sites I maintain)." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2025/05/21/building-an-edit-button-browser-extension | Source: James G    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 11:48:17

• "MIDI data writing is also improved, with errors being handled more gracefully—a welcome change for users relying on complex MIDI setups" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/pipewire-1-4-3-brings-netjack2-fixes-and-midi-improvements/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 11:49:04

• "The aluminum clip snaps on DIN rail and hold tight the board." ☛ https://olimex.wordpress.com/2025/05/22/new-anodized-aluminum-clip-for-din-rail-and-plastic-seat-allow-easy-snap-mount-of-esp32-poe-and-esp32-poe-iso-on-standard-din-rail/ | Source: Olimex    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 11:49:28

• "Volvo vehicles currently operate using Android 13, but at Google’s I/O annual developer conference underway in Mountain View, California" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/google-volvo-partnership-on-car-software/263972/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 11:49:55

• "After about two decades using the ratpoison window manager, the original tiling window manager, I switched to the EXWM window manager on my laptops, running FreeBSD." ☛ https://box.matto.nl/switched-to-the-exwm-window-manager.html | Source: MJ Fransen    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 11:50:17

• "I like that CSS gives us plenty of opportunities to add finer details when we want them. One of those finer details is making the experience of an image not loading a little better." ☛ https://piccalil.li/blog/you-can-style-alt-text-like-any-other-text/?ref=main-rss-feed | Source: Andy Bell    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 11:51:40

• "Anki is a cross-platform flashcards app. It uses spaced repetition to show you your flashcards at the (hopefully) optimal times for building long-term recall." ☛ https://esham.io/2025/05/freebsd-anki-server | Source: Benjamin Esham    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 11:52:28

• "Computed CSS lets you inspect the final value of a CSS value as it applies to a specific element on the page. I use the Computed CSS feature a lot to check the font used on an element, and increasingly to see what colour is used by an element." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2025/05/22/devtools-features-i-like-computed-css | Source: James G    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 11:52:43

• "Now, I took notes about this, and I wanted to share some of my original off-the-cuff thoughts about implementing this for anyone who's similarly broken in the head and wants to see how bad it can be." ☛ https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2025/05/22/ssl/ | Source: Rachel    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 11:53:13

• "On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news: [...]" ☛ https://risky.biz/RB792/ | Source: RiskyBiz    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 11:54:05

• House passes Convicted Felon budget bill as critics fear cuts to services, ballooning debt ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250522-house-passes-trump-budget-bill-critics-fear-cuts-services-ballooning-debt-republican    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 11:55:53

• What does mental health mean to The Daily? ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2025/05/22/what-does-mental-health-mean-to-stanford/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 11:56:20

• Saeima lets ambulance crews defend themselves with gas ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/22.05.2025-saeima-lets-ambulance-crews-defend-themselves-with-gas.a600080/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 11:56:34

• Too big to conceal: North Korea fesses up to botched warship launch ☞ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/05/22/north-korea-warship-accident/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 11:57:05

• RSF calls on South Korea presidential candidates to commit to press freedom ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/rsf-calls-on-south-korea-presidential-candidates-to-commit-to-press-freedom/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 11:57:34

• Beijing slams video posted by US embassy in Singapore about South China Sea ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/22/beijing-slams-video-posted-by-us-embassy-in-singapore-about-south-china-sea/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 11:57:49

• France and China must jointly 'safeguard international trade rules', Pooh-tin tells Macron ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20250522-macron-xi-call-safeguard-international-trade-rules-end-cognac-dispute-tariffs    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 11:58:07

• Germany's Merz inaugurates new brigade in Lithuania, saying Russia 'is a threat to us all' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250522-germany-merz-inaugurates-new-brigade-lithuania-bolster-nato-eastern-flank-russia    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 11:58:33

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Woke Up Europe, But His Ukraine Peace Push May Undermine China Strategy, Says Leon Aron ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-europe-ukraine-peace-china-strategy-leon-aron/33421524.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 11:58:52

• Kremlin Says Russia, Ukraine 'Yet To Agree' On More Peace Talks As 2 Killed In Strikes On Donetsk ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-peace-talks-donetsk-war/33421473.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 11:59:04

• EU Lawmakers Increase Pressure By Targeting Fertilizers From Russia And Belarus ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-lawmakers-target-fertilizers-russia-belarus-ukraine/33421369.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 11:59:46

• "security cameras" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/22/u-k-says-russian-state-hackers-tried-to-access-security-cameras-to-monitor-ukraine-aid-shipments | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:00:00

• Oops: DanaBot Malware Devs Infected Their Own PCs ☞ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/05/oops-danabot-malware-devs-infected-their-own-pcs/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:00:41

• UN expert calls for release of incarcerated Russia election monitor ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/un-expert-calls-for-release-of-incarcerated-russia-election-monitor/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:01:10

• Italian Court Gives Russian Lawyer 38-Month Prison Sentence For Role In Artyom Uss Escape ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/italy-russia-uss-escape-chirakadze/33421510.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:01:22

• Top Romanian Court Rejects 'Unfounded' Election Challenge By Pro-Russia Candidate Simion ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/romanian-court-rejects-simion-presisential-election-challenge/33421202.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:01:44

• Why We'll Continue Covering EPO Abuses (Other Patent Offices as Well, as the Need Arises) for Many Years to Come (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/22/Why_We_ll_Continue_Covering_EPO_Abuses_Other_Patent_Offices_as_.shtml    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:01:58

• "Over 20 Russian-born residents reportedly left stateless" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/22/over-20-russian-born-residents-left-stateless-under-apparent-serbian-naturalization-ban | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:02:15

• G7 Finance Ministers Agree To Increase Pressure On Russia If There Is No Cease-Fire In Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-g7-finance-ministers-canada-putin-trump-zelenskyy/33422004.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:02:29

• Now you can officially install SteamOS on the Lenovo Legion Go or Asus ROG Ally ☞ https://liliputing.com/now-you-can-officially-install-steamos-on-the-lenovo-legion-go-or-asus-rog-ally/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:03:01

• Alexey Navalny ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/05/22/a-heart-to-bring-home | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:03:35

• Scavengers Reign ☞ https://blog.jimmac.eu/2025/scavengers-reign/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:04:27

• "Sad ! Alvind will do anything for his $100 million bonus even if it means selling his family, parents and grandparents to people traffickers. Krabanaugh, Blob Thomas and the rest of the Pipmunks will do the same too. Zero loyalty to anyone but themselves." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvw8qmkn    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:09:13

• Popout3D creates 3D images with a phone or camera ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/popout3d-creates-3d-images-phone-camera/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:12:15

• aiortc is a library for WebRTC and ORTC ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/aiortc-library-webrtc-ortc/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:12:34

• suanPan – finite element method (FEM) simulation platform ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/suanpan-finite-element-method-simulation-platform/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:13:33

• Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Mule ESB ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-alternatives-mule-esb/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:13:53

• Keila is a newsletter tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/keila-newsletter-tool/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:14:12

• OmniOS Community Edition is an enterprise server OS ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/omnios-community-edition-enterprise-server-os/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:14:34

• Egghead is a simple trivia app ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/egghead-simple-trivia-app/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:14:51

• Hand TeX is a handwritten LaTeX symbol classifier ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/hand-tex-handwritten-latex-symbol-classifier/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:15:18

• Microsoft Killed the Term "Open Source" (by Bribing/Taking Over OSI, 'Linux' Foundation Etc.) and Now It Needs to Kill the Brand GNU/Linux (Because backdoored Windows Just Won't Run!) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/21/Microsoft_Killed_the_Term_Open_Source_by_Bribing_Taking_Over_OS.shtml    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:15:34

• The Evolution of Microsoft's War on GNU/Linux ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/22/The_Evolution_of_Microsoft_s_War_on_GNU_Linux.shtml    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:15:45

• Zotac Zone 2 demoed with Manjaro GNU/Linux and an AMOLED panel — 12-core Zen 5 CPU and 32GB RAM under the hood ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/zotac-zone-2-demoed-with-manjaro-linux-and-an-amoled-panel-12-core-zen-5-cpu-and-32gb-ram-under-the-hood    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:16:18

• Run GNU/Linux scripts unattended with Nohup ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/run-linux-scripts-unattended-with-nohup    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:16:47

• Building a GitOps Workflow with Kubernetes and ArgoCD ☞ https://tecadmin.net/building-a-gitops-workflow-with-kubernetes-and-argocd/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:17:18

• Fuel Cells ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/22/a-brief-history-of-fuel-cells/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:21:51

• "Hackaday Supercon 2025 Call For Participation" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/22/hackaday-supercon-2025-call-for-participation-we-want-you/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:22:35

• "Loko Tracks Fido With LoRa And GPS" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/22/2025-pet-hacks-contest-loko-tracks-fido-with-lora-and-gps/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:22:54

• The most profitable revenue stream some publishers have never heard of ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishing-services-content/awards-content-licensing-publishers/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:24:15

• Building A Tiny Table Saw ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/22/building-a-tiny-table-saw/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:33:00

• Plume Abatement ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/22/recovering-water-from-cooling-tower-plumes-with-plume-abatement/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:33:18

• Nanoplastics Stick to Toxic Bacteria, Forming a Deadly Combination ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/nanoplastics-stick-to-toxic-bacteria-forming-a-deadly-combination    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:34:25

• Galaxy Speared With Black Hole's Radiation in First Ever 'Cosmic Joust' ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/galaxy-speared-with-black-holes-radiation-in-first-ever-cosmic-joust    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:34:59

• Revolutionary Contact Lenses Let Human Eyes See Invisible Light ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/revolutionary-contact-lenses-let-human-eyes-see-invisible-light    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:35:13

• JWST Detects Most Distant Galaxy Yet, 280 Million Years After Big Bang ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/jwst-detects-most-distant-galaxy-yet-280-million-years-after-big-bang    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:29:22

• Humans Are Evolving Right in Front of Our Eyes on The Tibetan Plateau ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/humans-are-evolving-right-in-front-of-our-eyes-on-the-tibetan-plateau    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:29:33

• Experimental Therapy Suppresses Immune Reaction to Gluten in Mice ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/experimental-therapy-suppresses-immune-reaction-to-gluten-in-mice    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:29:55

• NOAA Forecasts a Busy Hurricane Season For 2025. What's Fueling It? ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/noaa-forecasts-a-busy-hurricane-season-for-2025-whats-fueling-it    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:30:07

• Developing Asia’s laggard Laos faces economic headwinds ☞ https://rfa.org/english/laos/2025/05/23/laos-economy-outlook/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:35:53

• Inflation tests Mexico’s monetary easing strategy as prices spike in May ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/prices-inflation-shoot-up-in-first-half-of-may/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:36:09

• Qt Creator 17 Beta2 released ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-creator-17-beta2-released    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:38:49

• Assistive Typing Tools ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/22/you-can-3d-print-these-assistive-typing-tools/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:40:53

• US federal judge rules civil liberties oversight board members were improperly fired ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/us-federal-judge-rules-civil-liberties-oversight-board-members-were-improperly-fired/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:41:59

• UK agrees to hand sovereignty of disputed Chagos Islands to Mauritius ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250522-uk-agrees-hand-sovereignty-disputed-chagos-islands-mauritius    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:43:23

• Israel's Netanyahu appoints Major General David Zini as new Shin Bet chief ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250522-israel-netanyahu-appoints-idf-major-general-david-zini-new-shin-bet-chief    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:43:43

• OpenSSF Newsletter – May 2025 ☞ https://openssf.org/newsletter/2025/05/22/openssf-newsletter-may-2025/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:45:20

• Red Hat-sponsored SPAM about Red Hat, latching onto ridiculous buzzwords ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/05/22/red-hat-anchors-enterprise-ai-platforms-rhsummit/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:46:36

• Fully segregated networks? Your dual-homed devices might disagree ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/fully-segregated-networks-your-dual-homed-devices-might-disagree/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:47:38

• Lithuanian intelligence wants penalties for disinformation, sabotage ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2570873/lithuanian-intelligence-wants-penalties-for-disinformation-sabotage    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:48:05

• Israel Supreme Court rules firing of security agency chief ‘unlawful’ amid political firestorm ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/israel-supreme-court-rules-firing-of-security-agency-chief-unlawful-amid-political-firestorm/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:49:11

• Dihydroxyacetone Man administration blocks Harvard from enrolling foreign students ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250522-trump-administration-blocks-harvard-from-enrolling-foreign-students    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:49:44

• Senators revive bill to harmonize conflicting cybersecurity regulations ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/senators-revive-bill-to-harmonize-conflicting-cybersecurity-regulations/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:50:25

• Cisco Patches High-Severity DoS, Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-patches-high-severity-dos-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:50:58

• Security Theater or Real Defense? The KPIs That Tell the Truth ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/security-theater-or-real-defense-the-kpis-that-tell-the-truth/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:51:13

• Windows TCO = $400 Million ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/marks-spencer-expects-ransomware-attack-to-cost-400-million/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:51:45

• Marlboro-Chesterfield Pathology Data Breach Impacts 235,000 People ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/marlboro-chesterfield-pathology-data-breach-impacts-235000-people/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:52:11

• Dirk Eddelbuettel: RcppArmadillo 14.4.3-1 on CRAN: Small Upstream Bug Fix ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2025/05/22#rcpparmadillo_14.4.3-1    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:52:49

• Facebook slammed for ‘attack on local journalism’ after third site ‘restricted’ ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/facebook-local-news-restrictions-kent-ofcom-nma/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:53:16

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Administration Revokes Harvard's Ability to Enroll International Students ☞ https://www.chronicle.com/article/trump-administration-revokes-harvards-ability-to-enroll-international-students    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:53:45

• Publishers will lose out if SLOP aka "generative Hey Hi (AI)" becomes another duopoly ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/publishers-will-lose-out-if-generative-ai-becomes-another-duopoly/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:55:29

• Public Knowledge as Microsoft front☞ https://publicknowledge.org/public-knowledge-urges-president-senate-to-swiftly-nominate-democratic-commissioner-to-fcc/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/03/At_Microsoft_Promoting_Back_Doors_Proprietary_Lock_in_and_Mass_.shtml    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:56:30

• ‘What the heck’s the commissioner of Social Security?’ SSA chief says he Googled agency after being tapped for job ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/05/social-security-commissioner-has-no-intent-to-rif-people-looks-to-ai-to-speed-up-work/    

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

• siliconangle is a paid-for SPAMFARM for rich companies that bribe for fake "journalism"    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:57:49

• Arduino launches Nano Connector Carrier and seven Modulino expansion nodes ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/05/23/arduino-launches-nano-connector-carrier-working-with-seven-modulino-expansion-nodes/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:58:38

• Akamai, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Disagree on Severity of Unpatched ‘BadSuccessor’ Flaw ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/akamai-microsoft-disagree-on-severity-of-unpatched-badsuccessor-flaw/ " privilege escalation flaw in backdoored Windows Server 2025 after Redmond declines to ship an immediate patch."    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 13:59:35

• Tax audits of Hong Kong independent news outlets are ‘intimidation tactics,’ int’l media watchdogs say ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/22/tax-audits-of-hong-kong-independent-news-outlets-are-intimidation-tactics-intl-media-watchdogs-say/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:00:09

• Hong Kong anti-graft watchdog arrest 10 in suspected bribery case linked to CK Asset building project ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/23/hong-kong-anti-graft-watchdog-arrest-10-in-suspected-bribery-case-linked-to-ck-asset-building-project/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:00:41

• Dihydroxyacetone Man shows photo from the DRC as proof of ‘white genocide’ in South Africa ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20250522-trump-shows-photo-from-the-drc-as-proof-of-white-genocide-in-south-africa    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:01:09

• Dihydroxyacetone Man showed Ramaphosa a photo from DRC as proof of ‘White genocide’ in South Africa ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250522-trump-showed-ramaphosa-a-photo-from-drc-as-proof-of-white-genocide-in-south-africa    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:01:25

• Resilient Secure Backup Connectivity for SMB/Home Users, (Thu, May 22nd) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31972    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:02:15

• Top Dem strategist James Carville tells progressives to start their own ‘pronoun’ party — while bashing Arizona state chair ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/05/22/us-news/top-dem-strategist-james-carville-tells-progressives-to-start-their-own-pronoun-party-while-bashing-arizona-state-chair/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:02:54

• No Steam Deck Needed—SteamOS Now Installable On ROG Ally And Legion Go ☞ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2025/05/22/steamos-breaks-free-from-steam-deck-install-it-on-rog-ally-legion-go/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:03:18

• Apple talks of making "smart glasses" after Vision Pro failed so badly. Irrespective of price tags, this fashion company is now a vapourware pusher.    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:04:49

• That's like calling a second CSS file a "feature" ☞ https://openbuildservice.org/2025/05/22/color-theming//    

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

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

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:06:23

• Slopwatch: Liars for Microsoft, Plagiarism, and I.C.B.M. Red Bait Markets Slop as "AI" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/21/Slopwatch_Liars_for_Microsoft_Plagiarism_and_IBM_Red_Hat_Market.shtml    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:06:51

• My New Desk Arrangement (and More Breaks From the Keyboard) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/22/My_New_Desk_Arrangement_and_More_Breaks_From_the_Keyboard.shtml    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:07:04

• IBM Goes to India, Fires People in the United States (Under the Guise of "Relocation" or Similar), Accusation of Bribery in the Company ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/22/IBM_Goes_to_India_Fires_People_in_the_United_States_Under_the_G.shtml    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:07:13

• The Microsofter Who Kept Sending Threatening Post and E-mail to My Wife Has Been Spooking Women for at Least Two Decades ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/22/The_Microsofter_Who_Kept_Sending_Threatening_Post_and_E_mail_to.shtml    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:08:37

• More Media Coverage and Photos From Richard Stallman's Presentation in Liberec (Czech Republic) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/22/More_Media_Coverage_and_Photos_From_Richard_Stallman_s_Presenta.shtml    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:08:48

• Many I.C.B.M. Layoffs, Centred Around Expert Labs US in Atlanta (Offer of "Relocation" Where No Such Option Exists) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/23/Many_IBM_Layoffs_Centred_Around_Expert_Labs_US_in_Atlanta_Offer.shtml    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:09:07

• Central Staff Committee of the EPO Opposes Abuses Against EPO Staff, Challenging SuccessFactors Stunts (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/22/Central_Staff_Committee_of_the_EPO_Opposes_Abuses_Against_EPO_S.shtml    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:11:22

• OFTC Has Just Culled About a Third of Its Online Users (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/22/OFTC_Has_Just_Culled_About_a_Third_of_Its_Online_Users.shtml    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:11:31

• These Feet Are Made for Walking (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/22/These_Feet_Are_Made_for_Walking.shtml    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:11:41

• Richard Stallman's Next Public Talk is in Milan, Italy Next Week (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/22/Richard_Stallman_s_Next_Public_Talk_is_in_Milan_Italy_Next_Week.shtml    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:12:13

• We Seem to Have Abandoned Science and Replaced Sound Policy With Private Patent Shareholders and College Dropouts Like Bill Epsteingate ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/22/We_Seem_to_Have_Abandoned_Science_and_Replaced_Sound_Policy_Wit.shtml    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:12:33

• Battle over battery technology ends as MU Ionics and CATL sign licensing deal ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/battle-over-battery-technology-mu-ionics-and-catl-batteries/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:13:14

• Gold’s geopolitical comeback: How physical and digital gold can be used to evade US sanctions ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/golds-geopolitical-comeback-how-physical-and-digital-gold-can-be-used-to-evade-us-sanctions/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:13:50

• Silicon Labs SiXG301 and SiXG302 “Series 3” wireless SoCs are built for line-powered and battery-powered IoT applications ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/05/22/silicon-labs-sixg301-and-sixg302-series-3-wireless-socs-are-built-for-line-powered-and-battery-powered-iot-applications/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:15:12

• 89: Cheap Cat5 Cable ☞ https://mwl.io/archives/24140    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:16:24

• Simplifying 3D Stereo Visualization – an Automated Approach ☞ https://www.kdab.com/simplifying-3d-stereo-visualization-an-automated-approach/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:16:47

• Event Wrap: PITA 29 AGM, Business Forum & Expo 2025 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/05/23/event-wrap-pita-29-agm-business-forum-expo-2025/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:17:13

• Fedora Council overturns FESCo provenpackager decision ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1022243/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:17:50

• Slopwatch: Slopfarms That 'Hallucinate' (Yield Falsehoods) Cited as Credible Sources and Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Media Gaslighting Everybody ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/22/Slopwatch_Slopfarms_That_Hallucinate_Yield_Falsehoods_Cited_as_.shtml    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:18:20

• Around 270 Keeta delivery riders strike to protest ‘unfair’ system, reduced pay ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/22/around-270-keeta-delivery-riders-strike-to-protest-unfair-system-reduced-pay/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:19:23

• Reclaiming Syria’s digital future ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/syria-sanctions-digital-future/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:20:07

• Windows TCO ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/danabot-malware-botnet-seizure-takedown/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:21:15

• Taming the Hacker Storm: Why Millions in Cybersecurity Spending Isn’t Enough ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/taming-the-hacker-storm-why-millions-in-cybersecurity-spending-isnt-enough/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:21:40

• Monado v25.0.0: Driving the future of cross-platform Open Source XR ☞ https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/monado-25-0-0-reaching-next-leve-openxr.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:22:04

• siliconangle is at this stage profiting from bribes to enable financial fraud    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:23:05

• They might even think it is "noble" because they get paid to do it, just like Matt Damon with FTX    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:23:34

• Home Assistant deprecates the "core" and "supervised" installation modes ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1022252/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:24:12

• CAFC Overturns TTAB Dismissal of SFERA Opposition, Remanding for Reconsideration of1st and 2nd DuPont Factors ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/05/cafc-overturns-ttab-dismissal-of-sfera.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:29:25

• Mozilla Refuses to Speak to Lunduke (Except About Helping Mozilla Identify Whistleblowers) ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/mozilla-refuses-to-speak-to-lunduke    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:29:50

• Adafruit Hit With $36K Tariff Bill on 1,000 lbs of Electronics ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/adafruit-hit-with-36k-tariff-bill    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:30:14

• Security updates for Thursday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1022189/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:30:31

• Fedora Community Blog: Announcing the Fedora 42 Release Party – May 29, 2025 ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/announcing-the-fedora-42-release-party-may-29-2025/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:30:59

• Copyright Conflicts Resolved: Chili’s Parent Finalizes Settlements in Principle with Universal Music, Beastie Boys ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/22/chilis-copyright-lawsuits-settlements/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:32:00

• Scarlett Gately Moore: KDE Application Snaps 25.04.1 with Major Bug Fix!,Life ( Good news finally!) ☞ https://www.scarlettgatelymoore.dev/kde-application-snaps-25-04-1-with-major-bug-fixlife-good-news-finally/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:32:33

• ZuluIDE is a thing ☞ https://rubenerd.com/zuluide-is-a-thing/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:32:50

• Australian telco fined for identity checks ☞ https://rubenerd.com/australian-telco-fined-for-identity-checks/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:33:21

• "Trump’s Tariffs Sank the Market" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/us-officials-stock-sales-trump-tariffs | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:51:32

• "Officers Repeatedly Accused of Sexual Assaul" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-police-officers-sexual-assault-allegations | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:52:24

• "Sexual Assault and Misconduct by the Chicago Police Department" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/sexual-assault-misconduct-chicago-police-callout | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:52:36

• Spotify Faces Congressional Scrutiny Over Drug-Peddling Podcasts ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/22/spotify-congressional-hearing-drug-podcasts/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 14:53:15

• "I use Zip Bombs to Protect my Server, Owning the Stack: Infrastructure Independence with FreeBSD and ZFS" ☛ https://www.bsdnow.tv/612 | Source: The BSD Now Podcast    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:00:25

• DOJ investigating former New York governor Andrew Cuomo over COVID-19 testimony: report ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/doj-investigating-former-ny-governor-andrew-cuomo-over-covid-19-testimony/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:01:16

• "What difference does it make how I die?" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/05/22/what-difference-does-it-make-how-i-die | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:01:46

• VA issues grants for veteran suicide prevention programs ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2025/05/va-issues-grants-for-veteran-suicide-prevention-programs/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:02:21

• Make No Mistake, Republicans Are Trying to Cut Medicaid ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/opinion/trump-republicans-medicaid.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:10:33

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Confirms Attempted Deportation of Migrants to South Sudan ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/us/politics/trump-deportations-south-sudan.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:10:57

• On chemicals and food, RFK Jr. runs up against powerful GOP constituencies ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2025/0523/rfk-jr-maha-food-pesticides-health    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:11:24

• What Casey Means and MAHA Want You to Fear ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/books/second-read/what-casey-means-and-maha-small-want-you-to-fear    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:11:34

• Microplastics are everywhere — new device yanks them from your laundry ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/05/23/health/microplastics-are-everywhere-new-device-pulls-them-from-laundry/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:11:46

• Kim Jong-un Vents Fury After Botched Launch of North Korean Destroyer ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/world/asia/north-korea-destroyer-accident.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:12:04

• ‘Thrift is honourable’: Chinese officials told to tighten belts to help the economy ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/thrift-is-honourable-chinese-officials-made-to-economise-for-the-economy    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:12:36

• Stain of martial law bid deters use of South Korea Yoon's office ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/stain-of-martial-law-bid-deters-use-of-south-korea-yoons-office    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:13:02

• Man stabs three police officers in South Korea: Reports ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/man-stabs-three-police-officers-in-south-korea-reports-yonhap    

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

• The backdoored Windows Registry Adventure #7: Attack surface analysis ☞ https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-windows-registry-adventure-7-attack-surface.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:15:09

• North Korea launches probe into accident during warship’s launch ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-launches-probe-into-accident-during-warships-launch    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:17:58

• South Korea’s defence ministry says no talks held with US on troop withdrawal ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-considering-pulling-some-troops-from-south-korea-wsj-reports    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:18:12

• South Korea’s presidential race tightens sharply after TV debate ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-presidential-race-tightens-sharply-after-tv-debate    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:18:40

• South Korea’s unseasonal temperatures spark rise in heat illnesses ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-unseasonal-temperatures-spark-rise-in-heat-illnesses    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:19:10

• Time ripe for talks between Myanmar junta and ousted government: Malaysia PM Anwar ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/time-ripe-for-talks-between-myanmar-junta-and-ousted-government-malaysia-pm-anwar    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:19:25

• Malaysia cracks down on counterfeit medicine, urges consumers to exercise caution ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-cracks-down-on-counterfeit-medicine-urges-consumers-to-exercise-precaution    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:19:57

• US tariff tensions test South-east Asian leaders at regional summit ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/us-tariff-tensions-test-south-east-asian-leaders-at-regional-summit    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:20:19

• Andy Wingo: whippet lab notebook: guile, heuristics, and heap growth ☞ https://wingolog.org/archives/2025/05/22/whippet-lab-notebook-guile-heuristics-and-heap-growth    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:21:04

• GCC 14.3 Released

     

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:22:01

• Switched to the EXWM window manager ☞ https://box.matto.nl/switched-to-the-exwm-window-manager.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:22:51

• FSF Blogs: FSD meeting recap 2025-05-16 ☞ http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/fsd-meeting-recap-2025-05-16    

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

• another tale of go.mod bloat ☞ https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/another-tale-of-gomod-bloat    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:52:50

• Alexion suffers defeat over Soliris patent monopoly at UK High Court ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/alexion-suffers-defeat-over-soliris-patent-at-uk-high-court/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:53:22

• We Seem to Have Abandoned Science and Replaced Sound Policy With Private Patent Shareholders and College Dropouts Like Bill Epsteingate ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/22/We_Seem_to_Have_Abandoned_Science_and_Replaced_Sound_Policy_Wit.shtml    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:53:36

• Acting Director Stewart Issues a One Page Decision Denying Institution ☞ https://patentprogress.org/2025/05/acting-director-stewart-issues-a-one-page-decision-denying-institution/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:54:17

• OFTC Has Just Culled About a Third of Its Online Users ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/22/OFTC_Has_Just_Culled_About_a_Third_of_Its_Online_Users.shtml    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:54:36

• The Microsofter Who Kept Sending Threatening Post and E-mail to My Wife Has Been Joking He'd Work on Code for "Sexual Favours" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/23/The_Microsofter_Who_Kept_Sending_Threatening_Post_and_E_mail_to.shtml    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:54:44

• Central Staff Committee of the EPO Opposes Abuses Against EPO Staff, Challenging SuccessFactors Stunts ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/22/Central_Staff_Committee_of_the_EPO_Opposes_Abuses_Against_EPO_S.shtml    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:54:53

• Back to Basics, Folks, "AI" (Plagiarism) is Symptom of a Dying Industry Looking for Whatever Prey It Can Devour ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/23/Back_to_Basics_Folks_AI_Plagiarism_is_Symptom_of_a_Dying_Indust.shtml    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:55:02

• Many I.C.B.M. Layoffs, Centred Around Expert Labs US in Atlanta (Offer of "Relocation" Where No Such Option Exists) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/23/Many_IBM_Layoffs_Centred_Around_Expert_Labs_US_in_Atlanta_Offer.shtml    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:55:11

• Deepfake Laws Bring Prosecution and Penalties, but Also Pushback ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/business/media/deepfakes-laws-free-speech.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:55:51

• In ‘Cancer Alley,’ a Battle Over Who Gets to Measure Air Pollution ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/climate/cancer-alley-air-pollution-free-speech.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:56:09

• Regulating X isn’t censorship. It’s self-defence ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/regulating-x-isnt-censorship-its-self-defence/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 15:56:40

• Red Hat Buying Coverage About Itself (and It Lacks Actual Substance), Fedora Admits It Wrongly Punished Peter Robinson Last Year, Fedora 42 Release Party Plans http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/23/Red_Hat_Buying_Coverage_About_Itself_and_It_Lacks_Actual_Substa.shtml    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 16:00:32

• 🔤SpellBinding — AMNOSWT Wordo: FLUID gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-05-23.gmi    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 16:24:14

• "In 2023, with a renewed interest in actually watching movies, I came up with Movie Marathon Month: watching at least one movie a day for 31 consecutive days." gemini://keith.smol.pub/jolie    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 16:25:33

• "I hate modern chats. They presuppose we are always online, always available to chat. They force us to see and think about them each time we get our eyes on one of our devices. Unlike mailboxes, they are never empty. We can’t even easily search through old messages (unlike the chat providers themselves, which use the logs to learn more about us)." gemini://ploum.net/2025-05-23-chats-digital-clutter.gmi    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 16:26:46

• tippy toes gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/tippy_toes    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 16:27:27

• "At one point, Hao describes how the people working on generative AI start to buy the idea that everything is computable. Everything can be emulated in terms of a computer model." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-05-23    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 16:28:35

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1303.jpg    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 16:29:15

• "I'm buying DRM free music for a long time, and I synchronized those music files across my devices using Syncthing. But my library weight growth, now weighting 60G… Some of my devices can't afford this! I had to find an alternative." gemini://missbanal.net/my-perfect-music-synchronization-solution/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 16:50:43

• China's Xi, Germany's Merz stress ties to weather trade turmoil ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinas-xi-germanys-merz-stress-ties-to-weather-trade-turmoil    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 17:47:03

• Dihydroxyacetone Man administration revokes Harvard's right to enroll foreign students ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250523-trump-admin-revokes-harvard-s-right-to-enroll-foreign-students    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 17:50:43

• Roof of 14th-Century Drum Tower Partially Collapses in China ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/world/asia/china-drum-tower-collapse.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 17:51:19

• In Attacks on Harvard, Chinese See Yet Another Reason to Write Off the U.S. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/world/asia/harvard-china-trump.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 17:51:51

• PM Anwar says Malaysia’s trade talks with US unaffected by China ties ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-pm-anwar-says-us-trade-talks-unaffected-by-china-ties    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 17:52:24

• Malaysia downplays Huawei deal as US checks China’s Hey Hi (AI) reach ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-downplays-huawei-deal-as-us-checks-chinas-ai-reach    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 17:52:37

• China, Netherlands pledge deeper cooperation to tackle global challenges ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-netherlands-pledge-deeper-cooperation-to-tackle-global-challenges    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 17:53:18

• ‘Ignorant’ to call Taiwan a country, China says in response to island’s foreign minister ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/ignorant-to-call-taiwan-a-country-china-says-responding-to-taipeis-foreign-minister    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 17:53:43

• Philippines accuses China of aggressive tactics in South China Sea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/philippines-accuses-china-of-aggressive-tactics-in-south-china-sea    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 17:54:04

• Four dead, 17 missing as heavy rains soak southern China, triggering landslides ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/twenty-one-people-missing-as-heavy-rains-soak-southern-china-triggering-landslides    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 17:54:25

• China urges Philippines to stop provocation in South China Sea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-urges-philippines-to-stop-provocation-in-south-china-sea    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 17:59:07

• Senior US, China diplomats hold phone call to discuss ‘issues of mutual interest’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/23/senior-us-china-diplomats-hold-phone-call-to-discuss-issues-of-mutual-interest/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 17:59:56

• China slams ‘politicization’ of education after Convicted Felon revokes Harvard’s right to enroll foreign students ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/23/china-slams-politicisation-of-education-after-trump-revokes-harvards-right-to-enroll-foreign-students/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:00:17

• Politicians, speak openly about China. Chinese-Australians won’t mind ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/politicians-speak-openly-about-china-chinese-australians-wont-mind/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:00:42

• Scientists Discover New Dwarf Planet in Solar System, Far Beyond Pluto ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-new-dwarf-planet-in-solar-system-far-beyond-pluto    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:03:34

• Oil Sheikhs taking control of British media, even right-wing media ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/telegraph-redbird-deal-takeover/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:05:19

• New Jersey Hawk Develops Clever Hunting Strategy Using Traffic Signals ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/new-jersey-hawk-develops-clever-hunting-strategy-using-traffic-signals    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:06:13

• Your Heart Begins to Suffer After Just 3 Nights of Bad Sleep ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/your-heart-begins-to-suffer-after-just-3-nights-of-bad-sleep    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:06:31

• Japan pledges immediate rice relief for consumers to prevent shift to foreign brands ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-pledges-immediate-rice-relief-for-consumers-to-prevent-shift-to-foreign-brands "Soaring rice prices accelerated overall food inflation to 7 per cent in April."    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:08:32

• Vinted improperly handled personal data, Lithuanian court rules ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2572196/vinted-improperly-handled-personal-data-lithuanian-court-rules    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:09:19

• How to Install SeaMonkey on FunOS ☞ https://funos.org/install-seamonkey-funos/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:10:33

• Netanyahu Names Maj. Gen. David Zini as New Domestic Spy Chief ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/world/middleeast/israel-netanyahu-shin-bet-zini.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:14:40

• Suspect in DC killing of Israel embassy aides charged with murder ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250522-lone-suspect-in-dc-killing-of-two-israel-embassy-aides-charged-with-murder    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:15:11

• Netanyahu accuses France, Britain and Canada of 'emboldening' Hamas ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250523-netanyahu-accuses-france-britain-and-canada-of-emboldening-hamas    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:20:07

• In Convicted Felon Era, Taiwan Defense Chief Says U.S. Still Is a Check on China ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/world/asia/trump-china-taiwan-security.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:20:34

• As Convicted Felon Demands More Military Spending, NATO Allies Reconsider What Counts ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/world/europe/nato-spending-trump-5-percent.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:20:50

• The UK and EU have cut a deal. Is it the start of post-Brexit European unity? ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/0522/uk-eu-brexit-trade-security    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:21:06

• A HK hotel famed for S’pore food is now a prohibited place. The reason: National security ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/a-hk-hotel-famed-for-spore-food-is-now-closed-to-the-public-the-reason-a-national-security-law    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:21:32

• Vietnam orders messaging app Telegram to be blocked, government document shows ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/vietnam-acts-to-block-messaging-app-telegram-government-document-seen-by-reuters-shows    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:21:57

• Social control media https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/gently    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:26:55

• "S-Bank fined 7.7m for allowing customers to access others' accounts, illegally transfer funds" https://yle.fi/a/74-20163685 windows tco but not directly provable - iophk    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:27:31

• Dihydroxyacetone Man government revokes Harvard's right to enroll foreign students ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250523-trump-government-revokes-harvard-s-right-to-enroll-foreign-students    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:31:20

• Dihydroxyacetone Man bans Harvard foreign students, university calls action unlawful ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250523-trump-bans-harvard-foreign-students-university-calls-action-unlawful    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:31:38

• Angola reports significant progress in clearing civil war-era mines ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/angola-reports-significant-progress-in-clearing-civil-war-era-mines/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:32:23

• Chinese Spies Exploit Ivanti Vulnerabilities Against Critical Sectors ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/chinese-spies-exploit-ivanti-vulnerabilities-against-critical-sectors/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:33:44

• DanaBot Botnet Disrupted, 16 Suspects Charged ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/danabot-botnet-disrupted-by-law-enforcement-16-suspects-charged/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:34:26

• Cityworks Zero-Day Exploited by Chinese Hackers in US Local Government Attacks ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/cityworks-zero-day-exploited-by-chinese-hackers-in-us-local-government-attacks/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:34:53

• Annual lack of qualified workforce on Latvia's farms ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/employment/23.05.2025-annual-lack-of-qualified-workforce-on-latvias-farms.a600213/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:35:28

• one day humans will realise you cannot eat money and cash does not convert into edible things    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:36:22

• "The real situation is worse." https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/employment/23.05.2025-annual-lack-of-qualified-workforce-on-latvias-farms.a600213/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:36:41

• Indigenous Amazon tribe says New York Times story led to its members being smeared as porn addicts ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/05/23/us-news/indigenous-amazon-tribe-says-new-york-times-story-led-to-its-members-being-smeared-as-porn-addicts/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:37:55

• TTABlog Test: Are Golf Simulator Services Related to Restaurant Services Under Section 2(d)? ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/05/ttablog-test-are-golf-simulator.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:41:57

• Companies Warned of Commvault Vulnerability Exploitation ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/companies-warned-of-commvault-vulnerability-exploitation/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:42:26

• Dihydroxyacetone Man warns Fashion Company Apple it could face 25% tariff if it doesn’t shift iPhone manufacturing to US ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/05/23/business/trump-warns-apple-it-could-face-25-tariff-if-it-doesnt-shift-iphone-manufacturing-to-us/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:43:07

• Dow futures sink more than 600 points after Convicted Felon threatens tariffs against Apple, EU ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/05/23/business/dow-futures-sink-600-points-after-trump-threatens-tariffs-against-apple-eu/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:44:00

• Pgpool-II 4.6.1, 4.5.7, 4.4.12, 4.3.15 and 4.2.22 released. ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgpool-ii-461-457-4412-4315-and-4222-released-3075/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:44:51

• Apacer PT25R-Pi HAT SSD for Raspberry Pi 5 integrates 60GB to 480GB BGA SSD, supports CoreSnapshot 2 Backup and Recovery function ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/05/23/apacer-pt25r-pi-hat-ssd-for-raspberry-pi-5-integrates-60gb-to-480gb-bga-ssd-supports-coresnapshot-2-backup-and-recovery-function/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:45:31

• Infineon PSoC 4100T Plus multi-sense Arm Cortex-M0+ MCU supports ML-based liquid level sensing, wake-on-touch with 8µA deep sleep mode ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/05/23/infineon-psoc-4100t-plus-multi-sense-arm-cortex-m0-mcu-supports-ml-based-liquid-level-sensing-wake-on-touch-with-8%c2%b5a-deep-sleep-mode/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:46:05

• Sven Hoexter: pflogsumm 1.1.6 ☞ http://sven.stormbind.net/blog/posts/deb_pflogsum_116_experimental/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:47:31

• Sam Thursfield: Status update, 22/05/2025 ☞ https://samthursfield.wordpress.com/2025/05/22/status-update-22-05-2025/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:48:54

• Vladimir Putin’s Dangerous Game ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/blitts-kvetchbook/vladimir-putins-dangerous-game    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:49:52

• Major Ukraine-Russia Prisoner Swap Under Way, Says Source ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/war-prisoners-exchange-ukraine-russia-putin-zelenskyy/33422206.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:50:02

• Liam Proven's Thoughts on "AI" Being a Scam No Different From Religions, Alternative Medicine, and More ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/23/Liam_Proven_s_Thoughts_on_AI_Being_a_Scam_No_Different_From_Rel.shtml    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:50:14

• Ukraine and Russia conduct massive prison swap as Convicted Felon praises the exchange: ‘This could lead to something big???’ ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/05/23/us-news/ukraine-and-russia-conduct-massive-prison-swap-as-trump-praises-the-exchange-this-could-lead-to-something-big/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:50:28

• Ukraine and Russia Set to Begin Largest Prisoner Exchange of War ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/world/europe/ukraine-russia-prisoner-swap.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:50:39

• G7 Finance Ministers Show Unity in Support of Ukraine Against Russia ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/us/politics/g7-unity-ukraine-against-russia.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:50:52

• Ukraine Fires Hundreds of Drones at Russia, Moscow Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/world/europe/ukraine-russia-drones.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:51:13

• Senior defrauded of €25,000; suspect detained ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/23.05.2025-senior-defrauded-of-eur25000-suspect-detained.a600291/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:51:27

• Probe Says Russian Military Hackers Target Romanian Surveillance Cameras To Track Ukraine Aid ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-romania-surveillance-aid-invasion-aid/33422306.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:51:45

• Russian Qakbot Gang Leader Indicted in US ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/russian-qakbot-gang-leader-indicted-in-us/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:52:25

• United Kingdom agrees deal over Chagos Islands despite court challenge ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250523-uk-agrees-deal-over-chagos-islands-despite-court-challenge    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:53:10

• US dollar perishing ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/taliban-in-talks-with-russia-china-for-trade-transactions-in-local-currencies    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:53:40

• As the Soviet Union Fell, Did the K.G.B. Leave Behind a Gift in Brazil? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/world/americas/kgb-russia-spy-brazil-birth-certificates-deep-cover-illegals.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:53:55

• How ‘Daniel’ Led Our Reporters to an Assembly Line for Russian Spies ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/americas/100000010164067/how-daniel-led-our-reporters-to-an-assembly-line-for-russian-spies.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:54:08

• Driver who rammed border fence with Belarus returned to Lithuania ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2572074/driver-who-rammed-border-fence-with-belarus-returned-to-lithuania    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:54:24

• Not a sustainable plan; the real solution is to tell people to use a proper operating system ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/05/signal-blocks-windows-recall.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:55:23

• "It's nice to see the IPKat finally taking note of the Craig 'Faketoshi' Wright story, although the recent GCRO is probably the least interesting part of the whole saga. I have been following the story for the past several years and picked up on several IP-related strands, including patents, passing off, database rights and copyright" http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/05/copa-v-wright-civil-restraint-orders.html?showComment=1747918210985#c4938327056648814774    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:55:51

• "It's nice to see the IPKat finally taking note of the Craig 'Faketoshi' Wright story, although the recent GCRO is probably the least interesting part of the whole saga. I have been following the story for the past several years and picked up on several IP-related strands, including patents" http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/05/copa-v-wright-civil-restraint-orders.html?showComment=1747918210985#c4938327056648814774    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:56:03

• Perlmutter v. Convicted Felon: Does the President Control the Copyright Office? ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/05/perlmutter-president-copyright.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:56:33

• Meanderer trike universal-joint constructed ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202505/meanderer-trike-universal-joint-constructed.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:57:16

• Authorities in Jordan must lift ban on news sites ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/authorities-in-jordan-must-lift-ban-on-news-sites/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:06:50

• UN says about 90 trucks of aid delivered within Gaza on Wednesday ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250523-un-says-about-90-trucks-of-aid-delivered-within-gaza-on-wednesday    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:07:20

• What’s New in Android 16: Material 3 Expressive, Live Updates, and More ☞ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/05/whats-new-in-android-16-material-3-expressive-live-updates-and-more/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:07:57

• Consent Without Paying: Alternatives to Meta’s Surveillance Advertising Models ☞ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/consent-without-paying-alternatives-to-metas-surveillance-advertising-models/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:10:09

• Meta’s Consent or Pay Must Not Allow Stalker Ads, Report Argues ☞ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/metas-consent-or-pay-must-not-allow-stalker-ads-report-argues/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:10:26

• Simon Quigley: Bootstrapping and Bikeshedding ☞ https://medium.com/@tsimonq2/bootstrapping-and-bikeshedding-a6bee4066c66?source=rss-abe8950a00ea------2    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:11:43

• GNOME Dropping X11 Support May Complicate Next Ubuntu LTS ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/gnome-dropping-x11-support-ubuntu-impact    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:13:34

• Mozilla Kills Pocket & Fakespot to Focus on Firefox ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/mozilla-kills-pocket-so-it-can-focus-on-firefox    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:14:00

• Security updates for Friday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1022352/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:15:12

• PipeWire 1.4.3 Brings netJACK2 Changes, Improves ALSA audio.channels Support ☞ https://9to5linux.com/pipewire-1-4-3-brings-netjack2-changes-improves-alsa-audio-channels-support    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:15:55

• AAEON EPIC-RPS7 Targets Compact Industrial Control with 14th Gen defective chip maker Intel Core Support ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/aaeon-epic-rps7-targets-compact-industrial-control-with-14th-gen-intel-core-support/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:17:41

• Banana Pi BPI-Forge1 Is a Low-Cost RK3506J-Based SBC Compatible with RT-Thread ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/banana-pi-bpi-forge1-is-a-low-cost-rk3506j-based-sbc-compatible-with-rt-thread/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:17:49

• "Red Hat and RockyLinux are working on RISC-V support." https://news.itsfoss.com/risc-v-support-rhel-rocky-linux/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:24:26

• "From developer Antheas Kapenekakis the draft patch series brings the msi-wmi-platform driver into parity with the MSI Center M for Windows for all models of the MSI Claw. So this should include fan curves, power controls and more." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/msi-claw-handheld-looks-like-it-may-get-better-linux-support/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:24:48

• "Zotac's Computex 2025 booth has a beautiful handheld for showcase, pairing a 7-inch AMOLED panel with AMD's powerful Ryzen AI HX 370 APU from the Strix Point family. Breaking from Windows and SteamOS, Zotac has opted for Manjaro Linux as the Operating System." https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/zotac-zone-2-demoed-with-manjaro-linux-and-an-amoled-panel-12-core-zen-5-cpu-and-32gb-ram-under-the-hood    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:25:22

• "Katana Dragon is an action, adventure and dungeon exploration RPG, where you play as the ninjas Shin and Nobi in their quest to end the curse that hangs on Sogen." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/ninja-action-rpg-adventure-katana-dragon-recently-added-linux-and-steam-deck-support/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:25:52

• HEY HI QUANTUM HEY HI QUANTUM HEY HI QUANTUM HEY HI QUANTUM HEY HI QUANTUM HEY HI QUANTUM HEY HI QUANTUM HEY HI QUANTUM HEY HI QUANTUM HEY HI QUANTUM HEY HI QUANTUM HEY HI QUANTUM HEY HI QUANTUM HEY HI QUANTUM https://www.notebookcheck.net/Red-Hat-Enterprise-Linux-10-0-now-available-with-next-gen-security-features.1022355.0.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:26:28

• IBM: did we keyword-stuff enough?    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:26:52

• "Neptune is a moderately tweaked Debian remix with KDE Plasma 5, a few alternative app choices, and a longer history than we anticipated." https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/22/neptune_os/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:28:08

• "The news comes in a post from Derek Lin, and shows us what work has already been done as well as a roadmap for future work." https://hackaday.com/2025/05/22/now-kde-users-will-get-easy-virtual-machine-management-too/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:28:37

• "The FOSS recreation of AmigaOS is making progress. A new edition runs entirely from a USB key, so you can temporarily turn your PC into an Amiga – without any tricky installation process." https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/22/aros_live/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:29:50

• Openwashing of Microsoft and promoting of Windows https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-finally-open-sources-most-of-windows-subsystem-for-linux/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/22/The_Evolution_of_Microsoft_s_War_on_GNU_Linux.shtml    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:30:51

• How to Use the tldr Command in Linux | Quick Alternative to Man Pages https://www.networkworld.com/video/3990597/how-to-use-the-tldr-command-in-linux-quick-alternative-to-man-pages.html    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:31:33

• "Alvind , Krabanaugh Slob Thomas and Gary Ice Cream Cone don’t care. They’re just puppets for investors . As long as headcount goes down, Alvind will get at least 100 million next year Krabanaugh will get at least 50 Slob Thomas will get a diamond encrusted hoodie" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvwp5yax    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:33:10

• "Ibm is dying, what do you expect ... Ginny mortally wounded Research 10+ years ago .. like the rest of IBM it just takes a long time to die. Investors want reduced headcount. Alvind is their puppet and he wants 100 million for 2026 Alvind is soulless, arrogant, lacks professionalism, rude, and obnoxious." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvw8qmkn    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:34:35

• "Reduced headcount?!?!? Whenever IBM lays off people, it hires right back the same amount of people... granted at a lower rate, but lower headcount is certainly NOT a goal." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvw8qmkn    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:34:43

• Launchpad News: Sunsetting Launchpad’s mailing lists ☞ https://blog.launchpad.net/general/sunsetting-launchpads-mailing-lists    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:36:35

• Engagement Blog: Call for Participation ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/engagement/2025/05/21/call-for-participation/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:38:21

• Remi Collet: 🎲 PHP version 8.3.22RC1 and 8.4.8RC1 ☞ https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2025/05/23/PHP-version-8.3.22RC1-and-8.4.8RC1    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:38:56

• SSPlot is a simple plotting utility and numerical simulator ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/ssplot-simple-plotting-utility-numerical-simulator/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:39:22

• Why is the Open Document Format (ODF) important? ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/05/23/why-is-odf-important/    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 19:40:25

• "…an old friend of mine. We lived in the same village, went to the same school, same bus…until university; and then life happens. It was more than ten years since we spoke last time, maybe twenty; and the last contact was a message with 3 or 4 years ago, and that was all." gemini://frank.flounder.online/gemlog/2025-05-23.gmi    

posted Friday, May 23, 2025 at 21:41:01

• 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