Roy Schestowitz

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-05-25.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:09:43

• Small Notes: Experimental Aesthetics in Tea and Coffee gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2025/5-24.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:10:34

• "He worked at a nicotine "factory" in North Carolina where he absorbed the drug from the atmosphere whilst adding to its potency by smoking." gemini://thurk.org/blog/646.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:13:05

• "The weather here is nice, but still cool, with high temps not quite making it to 70 ℉ yet. The last week or so we have had a mix of partly cloudy and mostly cloud weather, with a little rain here and there." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20250524-0.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:13:48

• "One thing I find weird about that NYT Mag article is its insistence that so many people "get Tedpilled," aka embrace Kaczynski's comments if not his conclusions, because they ring true to the "younger than the iPhone" generation." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-05-24    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:15:46

• Old: Stop Trying to Make Social Networks Succeed gemini://ploum.net/2023-07-06-stop-trying-to-make-social-networks-succeed.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:16:55

• "I recently made a patch to Konsole[1] terminal emulator, that adds to the current tab layout saving system couple more things: [...]" gemini://akselmo.dev/posts/2025-05-18-Konsole-Layout-changes.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:17:44

• "I visited Kummacon today and it was fun! Saw a lot of cool art and trinkets on display, bought myself a tiny skeleton dinosaur necklace. I spent the whole time there in my cosplay, it wasn't luckily too hot but inside the con area I was sweating a ton in this suit." gemini://akselmo.dev/posts/2025-05-17-Kummacon-2025-cosplay.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:18:29

• Government announces that UK+ IP exhaustion regime is here to stay http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/05/government-announces-that-uk-ip.html IP is a misleading term; they should not use it    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:26:29

• Rights? Those are not rights. http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/05/guest-post-exhaustion-of-trade-mark.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:26:57

• CVE-2024-56406 https://theweeklychallenge.org/blog/cve-2024-56406/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:27:45

• Sustainability, Resilience and Fun: Impressions from the German Perl/Raku Workshop 2025 https://blogs.perl.org/users/martin/2025/05/sustainability-resilience-and-fun-impressions-from-german-perlraku-workshop-2025.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:27:55

• Testing distributions for potentially malicious Unicode https://blogs.perl.org/users/robert_rothenberg/2025/05/testing-distributions-for-potentially-malicious-unicode.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:28:12

• Faster Readonly variables with Const::XS https://blogs.perl.org/users/robert_acock/2025/05/faster-readonly-variables-with-constxs.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:28:24

• LLM is slop, it does not emulate intelligence at all http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/05/an-llm-is-not-yet-person-skilled-in-art.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:29:22

• Trademarks http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/05/glaxos-colour-trade-mark-for-inhalers.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:29:43

• Belgian parliament scraps nuclear phaseout plan https://www.dw.com/en/belgian-parliament-scraps-nuclear-phaseout-plan/a-72560001    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:30:50

• Vexatious Litigation http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/05/copa-v-wright-civil-restraint-orders.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:31:18

• Third-party registration of well-known foreign trade marks in the EU: The Frisby case http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/05/guest-post-third-party-registration-of.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:31:42

• Windows TCO https://theconversation.com/mands-cyber-attack-how-to-protect-yourself-from-sim-swap-fraud-256611    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:32:42

• research calamity https://theconversation.com/universities-face-getting-stuck-with-thousands-of-obsolete-robots-heres-how-to-avoid-a-research-calamity-256829    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:33:25

• water shortage in Sweden https://www.thelocal.se/20250514/how-to-prepare-for-a-water-shortage-in-sweden-this-summer    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:34:33

• Linux Mint 22.1 “Xia” Mate Gnome Quick Overview https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=d6_J6pHju8o    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:37:52

• Linux Is Perfect Unless You're Blind https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=KvxdkmPka20    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:38:11

• Google Search sucks, AI [sic, SLOP] is everywhere: what should you use? https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=kx58OFt18jk    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:38:35

• Should I upgrade to Ubuntu 25.04? https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=qff71w1XEas    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:38:47

• Man Page Alternatives for Linux Users https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=ZT6xA4SH9GI    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:39:00

• RHEL 10 Is A Turning Point For Linux Desktop https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=-91mNo3RN68    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:39:13

• Fedora Workstation 42 - How to Perform a Full Installation https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=Ivt5B5mgXTM    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:39:26

• OpenSUSE Is Done With This Linux Desktop https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=_OldtEbkEnc    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:39:44

• How to install LibreOffice on Kubuntu 24.04 https://www.linuxmadesimple.info/2025/05/how-to-install-libreoffice-on-kubuntu.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:40:06

• Drag Your Friends To Linux Before Vista 10 Dies https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=9jOBP03XBjs    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:40:33

• How to install Toontown Rewritten on Kubuntu 24.04 https://www.linuxmadesimple.info/2025/05/how-to-install-toontown-rewritten-on.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:42:26

• When it comes to SLOP, EFF and Orange Nazi are on the same size, they support plagiarism and attack artists. Shame on EFF.    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:44:01

• Then again, EFF is sponsored by SLOP plagiarism companies    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:44:30

• The AI and Copyright Issues Dividing Cheeto Mussolini’s Court ttps://jacobin.com/2025/05/ai-copyright-trump-tech-right/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:44:38

• Nigeria’s Copyright Collective Management Regulations: Justice for Members Only? http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/05/guest-post-nigerias-copyright.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:44:56

• EFF and Orange Nazi both supports SLOP Plagiarism because of who BRIBES them. It's something they have in common.    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:45:36

• Building DTOS GNU/Linux - Tons Of New Features Added https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=qf-EJrKyy3k    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:47:39

• Linux Mint Just Forked Libadwaita https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=u3hBpYQFvhs    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:47:51

• Ubuntu 25.04 vs Fedora 42: The Linux War Just Got Real! [Full Breakdown + My Pick] https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=QS7oQ9j-pTM    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:48:13

• Plasma 6.4 beta https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=t-NG-swtHTk    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:48:29

• One Line Bash Script Solves Decades Old Linux Problem https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=oFCrwS01mDs    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:48:45

• Setting The Record Straight On Linux Sudo https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=rwwL1ZQvMIU    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:48:58

• Give Boring Ubuntu a Stunning Look by Changing Themes and Icons https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=SZkGztsWSbg    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:49:21

• Tomorrow in Milan RMS gives a talk. Memorial Day.    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:50:21

• "Society and powerful institutions lure and pressure people into a tangled web of online dis-services and nonfree software which may seem impossible to escape. But you can start by rejecting a few of them. Saying no even once is helping!" https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/24/Free_Software_as_a_Culture_of_Resistance.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:51:17

• "Y'all are months behind. You had until May 12th to decide about RTO. IF you didn't relocate, your last day is June 11th." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv4t46t2    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:55:05

• Tusk ttps://www.dw.com/en/tusk-government-anxious-ahead-of-presidential-election/a-72562006    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 09:33:48

• Roma Resistance Day https://www.dw.com/en/roma-resistance-day-from-nazi-era-to-present-day/a-72563011    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 09:34:10

• Japan's economy shrinks more than expected https://www.dw.com/en/japan-s-economy-shrinks-more-than-expected/a-72561544    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 09:34:45

• Indus water treaty https://www.dw.com/en/how-will-the-indus-water-treaty-freeze-affect-south-asia/a-72566811    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 09:36:02

• Germany, UK to jointly develop long-range missiles https://www.dw.com/en/germany-uk-to-jointly-develop-long-range-missiles/a-72563592    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 09:37:11

• Germany: Irregular migration drops sharply https://www.dw.com/en/germany-irregular-migration-drops-sharply/a-72564439 https://www.dw.com/en/germany-plans-to-suspend-family-reunification/a-72565576    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 09:38:09

• Mexican Tall Ship Strikes Brooklyn Bridge, Snapping Masts and Killing 2 Crew Members https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/2025-05-18/ap-photos-mexican-tall-ship-strikes-brooklyn-bridge-snapping-masts-and-killing-2-crew-members    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 09:40:03

• photojournalist Al-Shykh Al-Samany Saadaldyn killed in drone strike https://cpj.org/2025/05/sudanese-photojournalist-al-shykh-al-samany-saadaldyn-killed-in-drone-strike/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 09:47:23

• saving jaguars https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/411774/jaguars-mexico-arizona-borderlands-conservation    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 09:47:47

• intimate photo was shared without consent https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/hospital-employee-intimate-photo-1.7538738    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 09:48:35

• Crypto-Linked Nu Holdings https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/berkshire-hathaway-dumps-banking-stocks-q1-sells-all-shares-crypto-linked-nu-holdings-citigroup-1733955 http://techrights.org/n/2025/03/05/Just_Because_Common_Currencies_Including_the_US_Dollars_Are_Con.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 09:49:49

• "The Truth About the Afghan Economy Under the Taliban" https://intpolicydigest.org/the-truth-about-the-afghan-economy-under-the-taliban/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 09:56:38

• "What is new is that Russia is now protecting tankers belonging to its shadow fleet in the narrow waters of the Gulf of Finland. This has involved military escort operations and the presence of armed forces," Häkkänen said. https://yle.fi/a/74-20163834 ("Russia's new tactics heightening tensions in the Gulf of Finland, Defence Minister says")    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 09:57:00

• "The Democratic Party Botched the 2024 Election" https://jacobin.com/2025/05/democratic-party-2024-fight-review/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 09:57:11

• "Trump shows unusual patience as Putin stalls on Ukraine" https://www.axios.com/2025/05/24/trump-putin-call-stall-ukraine-talks    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 09:58:05

• "Flying Bribery Palaces and the End of the Western Order" https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/05/24/flying-bribery-palaces-and-the-end-of-the-western-order/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 09:58:53

• "Github Just Became 10x More Annoying" https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/github-just-became-10x-more-annoying:3 attacking people to TRY to MAKE money https://techrights.org/o/2023/02/10/copilot-in-court/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 09:59:19

• "Allowing customers to cancel is a burden & may kill you - THIS FTC SUCKS" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/allowing-customers-to-cancel-is-a-burden:8    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 09:59:34

• "Penny phaseout: Killing pennies will change shopping with cash" https://www.axios.com/2025/05/24/treasury-penny-production-trump-shopping-change    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 09:59:52

• "Valve released a brand new and exciting update to Proton Experimental for Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck gamers. This brings some new fixes, as well as an interesting change for their Xalia integration." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/proton-experimental-update-enables-gamepad-input-for-all-game-launchers-on-linux-steamos-steam-deck/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 10:00:13

• "BBC’s ‘independent’ Russian partner" ☛ https://thegrayzone.com/2025/05/24/mediazona-uk-govt-funding-leaks/ | Source: The Gray Zone    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 10:00:37

• "Expressing grave concerns over Italy's Piracy Shield system, this January tech and telecoms advocacy group CCIA urged the government to withdraw planned legislation and engage TRIS" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/piracy-shield-tech-giants-urge-commission-to-assess-legality-under-eu-law-250524/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 10:40:41

• "Perlmutter’s lawsuit turned on the alleged unconstitutionality of her removal, citing 17 U.S.C. § 701(a) to prove that the power to remove her is vested in Congress, not the president or his executive office" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/fired-us-copyright-office-director-sues-trump-administration-for-unconstitutional-removal/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 10:40:53

• "It 2025, and I think we all despise how much GenAI tech overlords were allowed to get away with. Right now, US court is debating if Meta should be slapped for torrenting unimaginable amount of books." ☛ https://michal.sapka.pl/2025/the-internet's-own-boy-2014/ | Source: Michał Sapka    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 10:41:04

• "Both make excellent points. Unintentionally, we have created two groups of people, one who are in the Apple ecosystem and the other who are not." ☛ https://merecivilian.com/apple-ecosystem-exclusivity/ | Source: Mere Civilian    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 10:41:32

• Digital Restrictions (DRM) ☛ https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-05-24/why-its-better-not-to-listen-to-spotify-playlists.html | Source: El País    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 10:41:53

• "A U.S.-born citizen who was wrestled into the dirt, handcuffed and detained in a vehicle as part of an immigration raid had a REAL ID on him that was dismissed as fake, the man's cousin said Friday." ☛ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/us-citizen-immigration-raid-real-id-handcuffed-alabama-rcna208794 | Source: NBC    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 11:04:11

• "Garcia Venegas, whose parents are from Mexico, told Noticias Telemundo that Immigration and Customs Enforcement said his REAL ID was fake." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-ice-detains-u-s-citizen-real-id-1235347874/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 11:04:30

• "The writer didn't care. The supplement's editors didn't care. The biz people on both sides of the sale of the suppliment didn't care. The production people didn't care." ☛ https://dansinker.com/posts/2025-05-23-who-cares/ | Source: Dan Sinker    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 11:05:58

• "Ulrich Nguéma Ngokpélé is a journalist and editor with the newspaper Le Quotidien de Bangui." ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/central-african-republic-urged-to-end-prosecution-of-jailed-journalist/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 11:06:04

• "What else has the administration done to attack Harvard?" ☛ https://www.vox.com/the-logoff-newsletter-trump/414425/harvard-trump-international-students-lawsuit | Source: Vox    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 11:21:42

• "Harvard filed its 72-page complaint early Friday, alleging that the order violated the Due Process Clause, the First Amendment, and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA)." ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/us-federal-judge-blocks-trump-ban-on-harvard-enrollment-of-international-students/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 11:21:53

• "Hong Kong has said it will open its universities to more international students, highlighting those affected by the US government’s move this week to block Harvard from enrolling foreign nationals" ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/24/hong-kong-to-open-universities-to-more-foreign-students-after-us-harvard-ban/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 11:22:19

• "These declarations and argument rest on unspoken privilege. It’s easy to reject a tool when you’re not under pressure to use it." ☛ https://brilliantcrank.com/the-luxury-of-saying-no/ | Source: Greg Storey    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 11:22:45

• "decades of neglect" ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/0524/FAA-air-traffic-control-safety | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 11:24:41

• "We just need better public transit. We should have an adequate supply of taxis, yes, but it is vastly better for everyone if we improve our existing infrastructure of trains and buses." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/khosrowshahi-bus/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 11:25:13

• "The team on the Atlantis conducted three dives, two at a sunken aircraft and one at the USS F-1. First they used an autonomous underwater vehicle to pinpoint the wrecks using multi-beam sonar, then a drone to examine it." ☛ https://taskandpurpose.com/history/navy-submarine-f-1-world-war-i/ | Source: Task And Purpose    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 11:25:36

• "Limiting global warming to 1.5C would be a major achievement" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-05-sea-limited-15c.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 11:26:09

• "The Department of Justice is currently suing the states of New York and Vermont to stop them from enforcing laws passed last year that would make fossil fuel companies liable for some of the costs of dealing with climate change." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-climate-states-lawsuits-republicans-justice-1235347292/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 11:26:34

• "The United Arab Emirates registered a sizzling 51.5 degrees Celsius on Saturday, breaking its May temperature record for the second day in a row." ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250524-uae-breaks-may-heat-record-with-scorching-51-6c | Source: France24    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 11:26:58

• "Yet in recent months, the United States has begun quietly retreating from this foundational strength." ☛ https://intpolicydigest.org/soft-power-isn-t-charity-it-s-strategy-so-why-are-we-gutting-it/ | Source: International Policy Digest    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 11:27:57

• "In conclusion, having recently passed my 75th birthday, I remain MEF's president, but have pulled back from daily operations, which Gregg Roman now oversees. I look forward to a long and mutually beneficial connection to the Forum." ☛ https://www.danielpipes.org/22579/thirty-years-of-mef-and-looking-ahead | Source: Daniel Pipes    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 11:28:12

• "Theocrats are embedding Christian nationalism into the highest levels of government — and if we don’t push back now, the damage to our democracy could be lasting." ☛ https://ffrf.org/news/releases/sectarian-takeover-at-pentagon-must-be-stopped-says-ffrf/ | Source: Freedom From Religion Foundation    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 11:56:14

• "The case has been described as a textbook illustration of how Russian intelligence now operates in Europe: outsourcing risky tasks to casual, cheap recruits instead of using its own agents." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/disposable-agents-russia-ukraine-germany/33422260.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 11:56:39

• "Meta has announced plans to begin training AI models with data from Facebook and Instagram from Tuesday." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/german-court-says-meta-can-use-user-data-to-train-ai/articleshow/121377636.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 11:57:28

• Windows TCO ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/eu-us-authorities-take-down-malware-network/articleshow/121372804.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 11:57:56

• Also Windows TCO ☛ https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/dragos-industrial-ransomware-analysis-for-the-first-quarter-of-2025.html | Source: IT Wire    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 11:58:08

• "I’ve been reading this week about how humans learn, and effective ways of transferring knowledge. In addition" ☛ https://hazelweakly.me/blog/stop-building-ai-tools-backwards/ | Source: Hazel Weakly    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 11:59:24

• "I’m going to pitch this explanation at the level of an intelligent person with no technical background: no jargon, no mathematics. If you want an explanation pitched for a software engineer, try my other posts about AI." ☛ https://www.seangoedecke.com/what-is-chatgpt/ | Source: Sean Goedecke    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 11:59:33

• "You can talk the bot into spilling users’ private code repositories: [...]" ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/24/ai-coding-bot-allows-prompt-injection-with-a-pull-request/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 12:00:01

• "Now in 2025, Tesla isn't looking meaningfully closer to Level 5 autonomy than in 2015." ☛ https://futurism.com/tesla-executive-fsd | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 12:00:44

• "According to Dropsite News, Microsoft has implemented an internal filter on its Exchange email system to block messages that include a select set of politically sensitive terms." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/microsoft-slammed-banning-palestine-gaza-genocide-internal-emails-amid-israel-ties-1734312 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 12:04:35

• "Making Our Children Healthy Again" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/05/23/screen-time-maha-advice/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 12:04:57

• "This is a hardware issue, and Intel has now released multiple versions of microcode updates to try and prevent or at least limit that degradation." ☛ https://fgiesen.wordpress.com/2025/05/21/oodle-2-9-14-and-intel-13th-14th-gen-cpus/ | Source: Fabian “ryg” Giesen    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 13:59:30

• "As I experiment a lot with open source solutions, I am always in need of a bit of compute power to run stuff on." ☛ https://jan.wildeboer.net/2025/05/Cute-Homelab/ | Source: Jan Wildeboer    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:00:01

• "Pierre then went on to order not one but two Macintosh Plus logic boards to track down and preserve the ROM. The entire blog post is a delight, as are the photos: [...]" ☛ https://512pixels.net/2025/05/the-lost-mac-plus-japanese-rom-has-been-found/ | Source: Stephen Hackett    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:00:44

• "The orbital supercomputer network will, when complete, allow for rapid in-orbit data processing rather than relying on terrestrial computing facilities to relay information to Earth and then back up to space." ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/china-ai-orbital-supercomputer | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:00:57

• "In my view, good engineering requires having reliable shallow intuitions about how things work. You don’t need a full understanding of how things work" ☛ https://www.seangoedecke.com/shallow-technical-knowledge/ | Source: Sean Goedecke    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:01:54

• "There’s been a lot of talk about how AI tools like ChatGPT are changing education. Students are using AI to do research, write papers, and get better grades." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-chatgpt-cheating-in-the-classroom/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:02:05

• The ARRL Solar Report ☛ https://www.arrl.org/news/view/the-arrl-solar-report-15 | Source: ARRL    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:03:07

• "We can not luigi all of them, but we can try not to make them become more powerful." ☛ https://michal.sapka.pl/2025/no-more-heroes/ | Source: Michał Sapka    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:03:27

• "I’ve written about how I don’t love the idea of overriding basic computing controls." ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/better-platform-defaults-color-picker/ | Source: Jim Nielsen    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:03:58

• "Noodling away at what has motivated the things I’ve chosen to do lately." ☛ https://kivikakk.ee/2025/05/24/closure | Source: Kivikakk    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:04:09

• "What's the solution? I don't know, honestly. Search engines aren't very useful, AI is problematic. Local news is getting worse. Social Media isn't worth wading through Nazis for opening hours." ☛ https://thomasrigby.com/posts/search-is-so-very-broken/ | Source: Thomas Rigby    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:04:23

• "When working with Go in an industrial context, I feel like dependency injection (DI) often gets a bad rep because of DI frameworks." ☛ https://rednafi.com/go/di_frameworks_bleh/ | Source: Redowan Delowar    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:14:15

• "Interestingly, it shows a couple of not-so-common features in Go's standard library. Let's review them. " ☛ https://antonz.org/default-transport/ | Source: Anton Zhiyanov    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:14:36

• "Search and social sharing have always been how we discover content on the web." ☛ https://json.blog/2025/05/24/any-attack-on-links-is.html | Source: Jason Becker    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:15:38

• "when tech reporters say “the web” they don’t mean the web." ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/the-web-the-web | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:16:03

• "Fakespot" ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2793228/mozilla-is-discontinuing-pocket-and-fakespot.html | Source: PC World    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:16:52

• "The NNTP protocol is specified by RFC 3977. It’s a pretty easy read, and filled with lots of examples, which I found very helpful" ☛ https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/nuset | Source: Ted Unangst    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:18:34

• "I've sort of stopped doing distro reviews in the past few years, but here and then, I do download an ISO or two, and commit to a couple of hours of rigorous testing. Now, I mostly do that with distributions that interest me on some level, even if I may not choose to personally use them day to day. Fedora is a good example. 'Tis a system I wouldn't run on me boxen, but then, I like and respect its stubbornness, its state-of-art approach, and the fact it innovates, for better or worse, except, of course, Wayland, PulseAudio and systemd, that is." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/fedora-42-gnome.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:19:02

• "I've sort of stopped doing distro reviews in the past few years, but here and then, I do download an ISO or two, and commit to a couple of hours of rigorous testing. Now, I mostly do that with distributions that interest me on some level, even if I may not choose to personally use them day to day." https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/fedora-42-gnome.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:19:27

• "Fedora is a good example. 'Tis a system I wouldn't run on me boxen, but then, I like and respect its stubbornness, its state-of-art approach, and the fact it innovates, for better or worse, except, of course, Wayland, PulseAudio and systemd, that is." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/fedora-42-gnome.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:19:33

• "DNF is Fedora's high(er) level package management system, which pretty much any system administrator is going to have to use to install and upgrade packages." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/FedoraDnf5SmartOutputCurse | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:20:55

• "Presented here is a small selection of old-timey window managers - some actively maintained, others frozen in time in more ways than one." ☛ https://www.datagubbe.se/pickwm/ | Source: Carl Svensson    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:21:56

• "If you use Unix today, you can enjoy relatively long file names on more or less any filesystem that you care to name." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/UnixEarlyFilenameLenghts | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:22:21

• How To Install Apache Guacamole on Debian 12 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-apache-guacamole-debian-12/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:23:36

• How To Install AMD Radeon Driver on Fedora 42 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-amd-radeon-driver-fedora-42/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:23:54

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

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:24:23

• How To Install SoftEther VPN Server on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-softether-vpn-server-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:24:47

• Mono is a Microsoft Trojan horse and programs written with Mono help Microsoft ☞ https://idroot.us/install-mono-debian-12/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:25:52

• How to Delete Docker Images ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-delete-docker-images/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:26:27

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

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:27:12

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

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:27:44

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

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:28:02

• Open Transport Community Conference 2025 Call for Participation ☞ https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2025/05/24/open-transport-community-conference-2025-call-for-participation.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:44:14

• Sometimes Legal Action is Imperative (Even if Recovering the Cost of the Litigation Itself is Infeasible) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/24/Sometimes_Legal_Action_is_Imperative_Even_if_Recovering_the_Cos.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:44:45

• Free Software as a Culture of Resistance (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/24/Free_Software_as_a_Culture_of_Resistance.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:44:55

• Growing Recognition Out There That Courts Must Abandon Abusive Monopolist Microsoft or Have No Perception of Authority, Autonomy, Independence, Fairness, and More (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/23/Growing_Recognition_Out_There_That_Courts_Must_Abandon_Microsof.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:45:03

• If Your Bicycle Got Stolen, Then Open a Facebook (Farcebook) Account and Send the US Lots of Personal Data to Get the Bicycle Back (or Try to) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/24/If_Your_Bicycle_Got_Stolen_Then_Open_a_Facebook_Account_and_Sen.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:45:14

• Defaming, Impersonating, Hijacking Accounts is Abusive If Not Illegal/Criminal Behaviour (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/24/Defaming_Impersonating_Hijacking_Accounts_is_Abusive_If_Not_Ill.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:45:26

• In BetaNoise, The "Latest Technology News" is Noise (Still!) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/24/In_BetaNoise_The_Latest_Technology_News_is_Noise_Still.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:45:38

• Corporate Media Did Not Report on Mass Layoffs at IBM's Expert Labs (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/24/Corporate_Media_Did_Not_Report_on_Mass_Layoffs_at_IBM_s_Expert_.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:45:50

• Soylent News Editor Stays, Trolls Leave Instead (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/24/Soylent_News_Editor_Stays_Trolls_Leave_Instead.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:45:59

• Storing Secrets ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/24/a-presence-sensing-drive-for-securely-storing-secrets/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:46:43

• Crypto Investor Charged With Kidnapping and Torturing Man for Weeks ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/nyregion/crypto-investor-torture-italian-tourist.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:47:14

• Building Map::Tube:: maps, a HOWTO: routing relative reality ☞ https://www.perl.com/article/building-map-tube-maps-a-howto-routing-relative-reality/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:49:16

• Putting Your Eggs in One Basket ☞ https://kevquirk.com/blog/putting-your-eggs-in-one-basket    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:50:02

• Steinar H. Gunderson: Some demoparty stream firsts ☞ http://blog.sesse.net/blog/tech/2025-05-24-15-08_some_demoparty_stream_firsts.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 14:50:52

• "I have a GoPro which I used to take a nice 6s video of a young whale when we went to the Maledives in 2024." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-05-25-gopro "So I use my Linux Laptop to connect to the phone. And my wife's Mac is mounted via wifi, and it has the external hard disk where the videos should go. Current transfer speed is 1.3 MB/sec. Sometimes I do feel the bars of the golden cage. 😔"    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:01:37

• "Who are the geminauts? Do you have an idea of who's reading what you write on here? I've always assumed that readers are mainly a geeky bunch, but not exclusively. I'm unconsciously writing for those imaginary people." gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2025-05-25_Who_s_looking_at_this_.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:02:14

• "The arrow of time points forwards, yet directions are quite pointless from a cosmic perspective: to which direction is "upwards" when you're wandering through the spacetime continuum like the lonely twin Voyagers?" gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2622    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:02:58

• 🔤SpellBinding: AYGLOWD Wordo: SURER gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-05-25.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:04:04

• What I'm playing 🦉🏹 Gunfire Reborn, the looter shooter distilled gemini://envs.net/~silv/gemlog/gamelog_gunfire_reborn.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:04:53

• How to Unbias Dice gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2025/202505/20250524-how-to-unbias-dice.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:05:31

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1655.jpg    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:06:09

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1305.jpg    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:06:15

• one tiny gesture gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/one_tiny_gesture    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:07:18

• "Wow, so smol" gemini://steve.smol.pub/1748166085    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:07:58

• 🚲 Canyon Battery Replacement gemini://republic.circumlunar.space/users/korruptor/blog/2025-05-25-CanyonBatteryReplacement.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:08:51

• New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients, including A Webbing Journey and Duck Detective - 2025-05-21 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2025-05-21-edition/index.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:28:54

• CachyOS is The Fastest Growing Distro ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/cachy-os-is-the-fastest-growing-distro/index.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:29:07

• NixOS 25.05 Lands with Kernel 6.12 and COSMIC DE Support ☞ https://linuxiac.com/nixos-25-05-lands-with-kernel-6-12-and-cosmic-de-support/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:29:43

• Julian Andres Klode: A SomewhatMaxSAT Solver ☞ https://blog.jak-linux.org/2025/05/24/somewhatmax-sat-solver/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:30:16

• Fixed typos when calling popup utility ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202505/fixed-typos-when-calling-popup-utility.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:30:45

• Faizul "Piju" 9M2PJU once again injecting LLM slop into Planet Ubuntu https://hamradio.my/2025/05/dockflare-securely-expose-docker-services-with-cloudflare-tunnels/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:31:40

• Dot Matrix creates glyphs ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/dot-matrix-creates-glyphs/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:32:29

• RefreshOS is a distribution built on the robust foundation of Debian ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/refreshos-distribution-debian/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:32:51

• Ubuntu Budgie 25.04: One of the Best Desktops on the Market ☞ https://thenewstack.io/ubuntu-budgie-25-04-one-of-the-best-desktops-on-the-market/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:33:21

• This Extension Adds Night Light Intensity Slider to Quick Settings ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/gnome-night-light-slider-quick-menu-extension    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:34:42

• Kevin Fenzi: Third week of May 2025 fedora infra bits ☞ https://www.scrye.com/blogs/nirik/posts/2025/05/24/third-week-of-may-2025-fedora-infra-bits/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:36:20

• Open-Typer is a typing tutor application ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/open-typer-typing-tutor-application/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:36:39

• 28 Delightful Free and Open Source ASCII Art Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/asciiarttools/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:37:03

• Cosmicding is a client to manage your linkding bookmarks ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/cosmicding-client-manage-linkding-bookmarks/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:38:07

• INAV Configurator is a tool for the INAV flight control system ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/inav-configurator-tool-inav-flight-control-system/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:38:31

• Microsoft staff doing assimilation is bad news ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/windows-11-like-anduinos-14-and-15-lts-plans-revealed/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:39:23

• New Tuner extensible control center released for GNOME thanks to ALT GNU/Linux team ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/gnome-gets-an-extensible-control-center-thanks-to-alt-linux-team/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:39:59

• The Next Talk of Richard Stallman (Father of GNU/Linux and the GPL) Advertised in the Media 3 Days in Advance (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/23/The_Next_Talk_of_Richard_Stallman_Father_of_GN_Linux_and_the_GP.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:40:08

• Microsoft Creates MS-DOS EDIT.COM Clone in Rust ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/microsoft-creates-ms-dos-editcom    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:40:59

• Openwashing ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/open-source-sql-workbench-says-no    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:41:30

• Reminiscence is a self-hosted bookmark and archive manager ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/reminiscence-self-hosted-bookmark-archive-manager/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:42:43

• Injury vs. Discovery: The Goldilocks Problem and Copyright’s Statute of Limitations ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/05/goldilocks-copyrights-limitations.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:43:41

• Fired US copyright monopoly office director sues Convicted Felon administration for unconstitutional removal ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/fired-us-copyright-office-director-sues-trump-administration-for-unconstitutional-removal/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:43:58

• Intel and AMD imports in Russia fell by up to 95% in 2024, but local companies disagree ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-and-amd-imports-in-russia-fell-by-up-to-95-percent-in-2024-but-local-companies-disagree    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:44:27

• Ukraine Gears Up For Third Day Of Mass Prisoner Swap Even As Attacks Intensify ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-prisoner-swap-kyiv-drone-moscow/33423513.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:44:52

• Russia and Ukraine Exchange Air Assaults Amid Major Prisoner Swap ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/world/europe/ukraine-russia-prisoner-swap.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:45:01

• In the Midst of War, a Tale of Hot Dogs ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/world/europe/ukraine-hot-dogs.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:45:20

• At Least 15 Injured In Russian Attack On Kyiv Amid Prisoner Swaps ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-kyiv-attack-drones-missiles-klitschko/33422601.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:45:36

• Ukraine Gears Up For Third Day Of Mass Prisoner Swap After Emotional Day Of Returns ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-prisoner-swap-kyiv-strike-russia/33423022.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:45:49

• Rutte Faces First Big NATO Test As Convicted Felon Pressure Looms ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/rutte-nato-summit-trump-test-defense-spending/33422388.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:46:12

• Ukraine and Russia swap more prisoners hours after mass strikes on Kyiv ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250524-ukraine-and-russia-swap-more-prisoners-hours-after-mass-strikes-on-kyiv    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:46:23

• An RPi bridge to the retro lab with NetBSD ☞ https://rubenerd.com/an-rpi-bridge-to-the-retrolab-with-netbsd/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:47:38

• No, the US doesn’t use Metric ☞ https://rubenerd.com/no-the-us-doesnt-use-metric/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:48:00

• Ethiopia urged to consider medical staff’s strike demands and release detained professionals ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/ethiopia-urged-to-consider-medical-staffs-strike-demands-and-release-detained-professionals/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:48:33

• Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 15, says civil defence agency ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250524-gaza-civil-defence-says-15-killed-in-israeli-strikes    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:48:48

• Bits from Debian: New Debian Developers and Maintainers (March and April 2025) ☞ https://bits.debian.org/2025/05/new-developers-2025-05.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:49:36

• Fairplay Director warns of Hey Hi (AI) chatbot dangers for children ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250524-chatbots-have-encouarged-children-to-kill-their-parents-fairplay-director-warns-of-the-risks-ai-chatbots-pose-to-children    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:51:35

• "We wrote up a video about speeding up Arduino code, specifically by avoiding DigitalWrite. Now, the fact that DigitalWrite is slow as dirt is long known" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/24/the-need-for-speed/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:52:17

• Indian troops shoot dead Pakistani crossing frontier ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/indian-troops-shoot-dead-pakistani-crossing-frontier    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:52:51

• Purely business or sinister security risk? Chinese ‘land grabs’ spook US allies Japan, South Korea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/purely-business-or-sinister-security-risk-chinese-land-grabs-spook-us-allies-japan-south-korea    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:52:58

• UN raises red flag over worsening security and rights conditions in South Sudan ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/un-raises-red-flag-over-worsening-security-and-rights-conditions-in-south-sudan/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:53:13

• Vietnam’s rush to rip up land for a Convicted Felon golf complex ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/vietnams-rush-to-rip-up-land-for-a-trump-golf-complex    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:53:33

• Susan Brownmiller, Who Reshaped Views About Rape, Dies at 90 ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/books/susan-brownmiller-dead.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:53:44

• Bacteria Living on Your Skin May Help Protect You From The Sun, Study Says ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/bacteria-living-on-your-skin-may-help-protect-you-from-the-sun-study-says    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:54:57

• This Laser Breakthrough Can Read Text on a Page From a Mile Away ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-laser-breakthrough-can-read-text-on-a-page-from-a-mile-away    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:55:33

• Being Bored Could Actually Be Good For Your Brain, Scientists Reveal ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/being-bored-could-actually-be-good-for-your-brain-scientists-reveal    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:55:45

• A Hidden Pattern in Your Pulse Could Signal Future Cognitive Decline ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-hidden-pattern-in-your-pulse-could-signal-future-cognitive-decline    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:55:56

• Bizarre Three-Eyed Predator Hunted The Ocean Half a Billion Years Ago ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/bizarre-three-eyed-predator-hunted-the-ocean-half-a-billion-years-ago    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:56:13

• Expert Explains How You Can Assess Whether You're Aging Well ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/expert-explains-how-you-can-assess-whether-youre-aging-well    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:56:25

• Ex-Obama aide admits he didn’t mention Biden’s decline because he ‘wanted him to f—king win’ ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/05/24/us-news/ex-obama-aide-admits-he-didnt-mention-bidens-decline-because-he-wanted-him-to-f-king-win/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:57:06

• Fetterman Says His Openness on Mental Health Issues Is ‘Weaponized” ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/us/politics/fetterman-senate-absence-mental-health-interview.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:57:16

• North Korea detains officials over warship accident, state media says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-detains-officials-over-warship-accident-state-media-says    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:57:32

• No fuel hike for Malaysians, but foreigners will pay more for petrol ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/no-fuel-hike-for-malaysians-but-foreigners-will-pay-more-for-petrol    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:57:54

• Long advantageous, Harvard’s China ties become a political liability ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/long-advantageous-harvards-china-ties-become-a-political-liability    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:58:18

• South Korea concerned by China’s ‘no-sail zone’ in overlapping waters ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-says-concerned-by-chinas-no-sail-zone-in-overlapping-waters    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:58:33

• China now offers instant tax refund to tourists in bid to boost consumption. Here’s how it works ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-now-offers-instant-tax-refunds-to-tourists-in-bid-to-boost-consumption-heres-how-it-works    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:58:45

• China’s premier says China and Indonesia will promote ‘true multilateralism’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/chinas-premier-says-china-and-indonesia-will-promote-true-multilateralism    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:59:07

• Hong Kong to accept more international students after US Harvard ban ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250524-hong-kong-to-accept-more-international-students-after-us-harvard-ban    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:59:21

• Macron to pitch France as 'reliable partner’ on Asia tour ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250524-macron-to-visit-south-east-asia-what-s-at-stake    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 15:59:43

• This Week in Linux 312: RHEL 10 is Here! Abusive Monopolist Microsoft WSL Open Sourced? Sidescrolling Tiling Window Manager & more GNU/Linux news ☞ https://thisweekinlinux.com/312    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:00:43

• Also in https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-312/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:01:05

• The Top Five — For the Week Ending May 23, 2025 ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/05/the-top-five-for-the-week-ending-may-23-2025/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:01:54

• Nerf Blaster ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/24/nerf-blaster-becomes-remote-control-turret/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:02:33

• Reverse Engineering LEGO Island ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/24/reverse-engineering-lego-island/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:03:15

• "Have you ever wanted to try a different operating system than what your computer shipped with? Virtual machines are a great way to do that without reinstalling your OS. Here are several operating systems to install in a VM if you're just starting out." https://www.howtogeek.com/new-to-virtual-machines-try-these-first/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:04:59

• "Ubuntu Budgie is a beautiful, user-friendly, modern-looking desktop environment with plenty of customization options and exceptional performance even with resource-intensive tasks." https://thenewstack.io/ubuntu-budgie-25-04-one-of-the-best-desktops-on-the-market/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:05:21

• "It will show up as an update in your Steam Downloads, if you already have it installed. If you don't, just search for Proton Experimental in your Steam Library to install it." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/proton-experimental-update-enables-gamepad-input-for-all-game-launchers-on-linux-steamos-steam-deck/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:06:17

• "As I've mentioned many times before, I've been a Windows user all my life, right up until last November when I got my Mac Mini and made the switch to macOS as my primary platform." https://www.xda-developers.com/used-windows-all-life-so-dove-deep-end-tried-arch-linux/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:06:41

• I found a Linux-friendly Lenovo mini PC - and it drives up to six external monitors https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-found-a-linux-friendly-lenovo-mini-pc-and-it-drives-up-to-six-external-monitors/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:07:23

• "This release introduces initial support for System76’s Rust-based COSMIC desktop environment." https://9to5linux.com/nixos-25-05-released-with-linux-6-12-lts-and-6-14-kernels-gnome-48-and-more    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:08:07

• "Despite the attempts from app developers to bridge the gap between different operating systems, switching from one OS to another remains quite a hassle." https://www.xda-developers.com/useful-linux-tools-that-would-never-make-sense-on-windows/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:08:36

• "AI Art" means automated plagiarism here ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/24/ai-art-installation-swaps-diffusion-for-reflection/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:19:03

• Observatory ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/24/making-a-backyard-observatory-replete-with-retractable-roof/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:19:29

• Pet Hacks ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/05/25/2025-pet-hacks-contest-feline-facial-recognition-foils-food-filching/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:19:46

• Dunstable Auto Locksmiths: Ensuring Your Vehicle s Security https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Dunstable_Auto_Locksmiths:_Ensuring_Your_Vehicle_s_Security    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:33:00

• HHS Office for Civil Rights Settles HIPAA Cybersecurity Investigation with Vision Upright MRI https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/compliance-enforcement/agreements/hhs-ocr-hipaa-racap-vum/index.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:34:00

• Former SSA Chief: “Elon Musk Is the Biggest Fraud, Not Social Security” https://truthout.org/articles/former-ssa-chief-elon-musk-is-the-biggest-fraud-not-social-security    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:34:54

• $28 million in Texas’ cybersecurity funding for schools left unspent https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/k-12-cybersecurity-initiative/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:36:26

• UN Security Council Should Renew South Sudan Arms Embargo https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/05/15/un-security-council-should-renew-south-sudan-arms-embargo"    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:36:55

• Linux Swap Table Code Shows The Potential For Huge Performance Gains https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/05/16/2122201/linux-swap-table-code-shows-the-potential-for-huge-performance-gains    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:38:15

• Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (20/2025): A Linux Phone From Africa and Phosh 0.47.0 https://linmob.net/weekly-update-20-2025/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:38:51

• Cheeto Mussolini’s Social Security Head Is Getting a Massive Tax Break https://jacobin.com/2025/05/trump-social-security-head-taxes/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:41:03

• Germany: Dozens injured at Berlin pro-Palestinian protest https://www.dw.com/en/germany-dozens-injured-at-berlin-pro-palestinian-protest/a-72568069    

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

• Swedish PM Says Jailed Reporter on His Way Home From Turkey https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-05-16/swedish-pm-says-jailed-reporter-on-his-way-home-from-turkey    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:44:27

• Report submitted to UN sheds light on decline in LGB rights in Turkey https://bianet.org/haber/report-submitted-to-un-sheds-light-on-decline-in-lgbti-rights-in-turkey-307523    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:45:04

• Swedish journalist held in Turkey heading home: prime minister https://www.thelocal.se/20250517/swedish-journalist-held-in-turkey-heading-home-prime-minister    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:45:57

• Iran upholds death sentence against famous rapper extradited from Turkey https://anfenglishmobile.com/human-rights/iran-upholds-death-sentence-against-famous-rapper-extradited-from-turkey-79400    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:46:38

• Jailing of Rival https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-05-22/us-senator-accuses-turkeys-erdogan-of-democratic-backsliding-over-jailing-of-rival    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:47:35

• Order to Expand Logging https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-order-to-expand-logging-threatens-to-increase-climate-fueled-wildfires/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:49:09

• IRA https://jacobin.com/2025/05/building-trades-ira-climate-biden/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:49:25

• climate change, tariffs https://www.dw.com/en/france-s-cognac-producers-weather-climate-change-tariffs/a-72560251    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:49:40

• Climate Action https://www.truthdig.com/articles/what-pope-leo-means-for-climate-action-and-colonialism/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:49:54

• planet’s forests https://www.vox.com/climate/413729/deforestation-climate-change-wildfire-farming    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:50:08

• Habitat Loss and Climate Change Make It Tough to Be an Amphibian. Some Humans Are Helping https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-05-21/habitat-loss-and-climate-change-make-it-tough-to-be-an-amphibian-some-humans-are-helping    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:50:23

• LNG https://www.dw.com/en/japan-invests-big-in-lng-despite-climate-friendly-promises/a-72623597    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:50:37

• initially aiming for 2050?? Who will be alive by then? Not those who made the pledge. https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/canada-pension-plan-investments-net-zero-target-1.7540234    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:51:11

• BlackRock Climate Case https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-05-22/exclusive-us-expected-to-support-republican-states-argument-in-blackrock-climate-case    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:51:32

• Facing the Climate Crisis and Human Mortality (w/ Eiren Caffall) https://scheerpost.com/2025/05/21/facing-the-climate-crisis-and-human-mortality-w-eiren-caffall-the-chris-hedges-report/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:51:47

• Cheeto Mussolini Moves to Gut Low-Income Energy Assistance https://truthout.org/articles/as-costs-and-temperatures-rise-trump-moves-to-gut-low-income-energy-assistance/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:52:56

• greenwashing lawsuit https://www.theage.com.au/environment/sustainability/energyaustralia-apologises-over-offsets-after-greenwashing-lawsuit-20250516-p5lzpd.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:53:09

• “Energy Superpower” https://truthout.org/articles/first-nations-worry-canadas-push-to-be-an-energy-superpower-will-harm-them/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:53:33

• Nebraska First State to Ban Soda, Energy Drinks From SNAP Program https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2025-05-21/nebraska-first-state-to-ban-soda-energy-drinks-from-snap-program    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:53:53

• CHOICE lodges 'super complaint' against energy retailers with ACCC https://www.theage.com.au/national/choice-lodges-super-complaint-against-energy-retailers-with-accc-20250521-p5m16t.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:54:27

• House Budget Bill Effectively Kills US Clean Energy Boom https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-05-22/house-budget-bill-effectively-kills-us-clean-energy-boom    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:54:41

• A Wave of New Owners Brings Fresh Energy to Independent Bookselling https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-05-22/a-wave-of-new-owners-brings-fresh-energy-to-independent-bookselling    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:54:59

• The U.S. plans to cut Energy Star. Could that raise costs for Canadians? https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/energy-star-canada-1.7540205    

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

• alleged 'threat' https://www.dw.com/en/james-comey-interviewed-by-secret-service-over-alleged-threat-against-trump/a-72572805    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:57:23

• Orban https://www.dw.com/en/hungary-s-orban-plans-transparency-law-to-muzzle-critics/a-72571703    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 16:58:02

• Inside Denmark: Boom time for Danish towns and are school elections being censored? https://www.thelocal.dk/20250517/inside-denmark-boom-time-for-danish-towns-and-are-school-elections-being-censored    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 17:03:19

• Survey Documents “Alarming Tolerance” for Politicians’ Attacks on the Press https://www.projectcensored.org/survey-tolerance-politicians-attacks-press/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 17:03:51

• Scarce Reporting of Police Violence Despite Rise in Killings by Police https://www.projectcensored.org/scarce-reporting-police-violence-killings/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 17:04:12

• Under-reported in Ohio Jail and by Establishment Press https://www.projectcensored.org/inmate-pregnancy-losses-underreported-ohio/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 17:04:30

• “A Chilling Message”: FBI Visits Independent Journalist Who Published Leaked Vance Dossier https://www.projectcensored.org/fbi-independent-journalist-vance-dossier/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 17:04:56

• Egyptian Firms Subject Commercial and Aid Deliveries to $20,000 “Bribes” to Enter Gaza https://www.projectcensored.org/egyptian-firms-aid-deliveries-bribes-gaza/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 17:05:42

• Peru: New Law Threatens Free Speech https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/05/19/peru-new-law-threatens-free-speech-trans-rights    

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

• RIBridges firewall worked. But forensic report says hundreds of alarms went unnoticed by Deloitte. https://rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/05/15/ribridges-firewall-worked-but-forensic-report-says-hundreds-of-alarms-went-unnoticed/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 17:30:53

• Japan enacts new Active Cyberdefense Law allowing for offensive cyber operations https://therecord.media/japan-enacts-new-law-allowing-offensive-cyber-operations    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 17:31:30

• Alabama Man Sentenced to 14 Months in Connection with Securities and Exchange Commission X Hack that Spiked Bitcoin Prices https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/alabama-man-sentenced-14-months-connection-securities-and-exchange-commission-x-hack-spiked    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 17:33:36

• Additional 12 Defendants Charged in RICO Conspiracy for over $263 Million Cryptocurrency Thefts, Money Laundering, Home Break-Ins https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/additional-12-defendants-charged-rico-conspiracy-over-263-million-cryptocurrency-thefts    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 17:34:09

• Ransomware Attack on ADP Partner Exposes Broadcom Employee Data https://www.webpronews.com/ransomware-attack-on-adp-partner-exposes-broadcom-employee-data/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 17:34:44

• Australian national known as “DR32” sentenced in U.S. federal court https://databreaches.net/2025/05/17/australian-national-known-as-dr32-sentenced-in-u-s-federal-court/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 17:35:35

• Anne Arundel ransomware attack compromised confidential health data, county says https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/local-news/cybersecurity-ransomware-anne-arundel-county-cyberattack-FYSLHXQANFCHBBCBDJWNDVUW6Q/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 17:36:22

• Water crisis https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava-syria/water-crisis-deepens-in-north-east-syria-79415    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 17:38:05

• World Bank Says Saudi Arabia and Qatar Have Paid off Syria's Outstanding Debt https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-05-16/world-bank-says-saudi-arabia-and-qatar-have-paid-off-syrias-outstanding-debt    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 17:39:19

• daycare operators in Alberta told they won't get funding after all https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-daycare-childcare-federal-agreement-final-for-profit-spaces-1.7540331    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 17:47:12

• wrongfully released from a jail on fake papers https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/police-search-for-alberta-woman-wrongfully-released-from-a-jail-on-fake-papers-1.7540791    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 17:55:54

• Fresno County fell victim to $1.6M phishing scam in 2020. One suspected has been arrested, another has been indicted. https://thebusinessjournal.com/fresno-county-fell-victim-to-1-5m-phishing-scam-in-2020-suspects-indicted-this-week/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 17:58:02

• computer misuse https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/crime/former-sussex-police-officer-facing-trial-for-rape-charged-with-18-further-offences-relating-to-computer-misuse-5133659    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 17:58:38

• Ex-NSA bad-guy hunter listened to Scattered Spider’s fake help-desk calls: ‘Those guys are good’ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/18/ex_nsa_scattered_spider_call/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 17:59:34

• Beach mansion, Benz and Bitcoin worth $4.5m seized from League of Legends hacker Shane Stephen Duffy https://7news.com.au/news/beach-mansion-benz-and-bitcoin-worth-45m-seized-from-league-of-legends-hacker-shane-stephen-duffy-c-18731943    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:00:26

• "The exploit that the hacker used was incredibly simple. At the time, we chose not to publish any details about it because it would be so easy for others to replicate. Since then, TeleMessage has temporarily suspended all services, which is now why WIRED can share exactly how this hack took place without risking anyone’s private data." https://www.wired.com/story/how-the-signal-knock-off-app-telemessage-got-hacked-in-20-minutes/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:05:41

• Cocospy stalkerware apps go offline after data breach https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/19/cocospy-stalkerware-apps-go-offline-after-data-breach/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:06:20

• Post Office to compensate hundreds of data leak victims https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/post-office-compensate-hundreds-data-31680974    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:06:53

• Windows TCO: Supplier to major UK supermarkets Aldi, Tesco & Sainsbury’s hit by cyber attack with ransom demand https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/35032880/peter-green-chilled-cyber-attack-ms-aldi-tesco/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:07:33

• Windows TCO: Massachusetts hacker to plead guilty to PowerSchool data breach https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/massachusetts-hacker-to-plead-guilty-to-powerschool-data-breach-4055643    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:08:30

• Hackers Nab 15 Years of UK Legal Aid Applicant Data https://www.databreachtoday.com/hackers-nab-15-years-uk-legal-aid-applicant-data-a-28431    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:09:09

• Windows TCO https://baronhk.wordpress.com/2025/05/16/comed-and-microsoft-a-mess-of-spaghetti-held-together-by-circus-clowns/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:09:39

• It is FAR worse and MUCH bigger than they sold the media via their moles https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/microsofts-brutal-layoffs-hit-software-engineers-product-managers-its-director-ai-1733957    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:10:15

• Microsoft Fires Employee Who Interrupted CEO's Speech to Protest AI Tech for Israeli Military https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/washington/articles/2025-05-22/microsoft-fires-employee-who-interrupted-ceos-speech-to-protest-ai-tech-for-israeli-military    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:11:10

• BRICSphone https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/15/trump-little-problem-tim-cook-apple-india-production-iphones    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:14:27

• Fortnite Says It's Offline on Apple's IOS Around the World https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-05-16/fortnite-says-its-now-offline-on-apples-ios-around-the-world    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:15:48

• ‘Apple Considers Raising iPhone Prices, Without Blaming Tariffs’ https://www.wsj.com/tech/apple-iphone-price-increase-2eaebb14    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:17:19

• The First Rule of Legal Fight Club Is ‘Don’t Piss Off the Judge’; the Second Rule of Legal Fight Club Is ‘Don’t Piss Off the Judge’ https://www.macrumors.com/2025/05/19/apple-fortnite-us-app-store-dispute/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:17:57

• Can India replace China for Apple's iPhones? https://www.dw.com/en/can-india-replace-china-for-apple-s-iphones/a-72540688    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:18:45

• John Siracusa: ‘Apple Turnover’ https://hypercritical.co/2025/05/09/apple-turnover    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:19:25

• These Are the Apps That Can Now Avoid Apple's In-App Payment System https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-05-22/one-tech-tip-these-are-the-apps-that-can-now-avoid-apples-in-app-payment-system    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:20:09

• Windows TCO: VanHelsing ransomware builder leaked on hacking forum https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vanhelsing-ransomware-builder-leaked-on-hacking-forum/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:24:42

• Hacker who breached communications app used by Trump aide stole data from across US government https://www.reuters.com/world/us/hacker-who-breached-communications-app-used-by-trump-aide-stole-data-across-us-2025-05-21/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:25:41

• Privilege Under Fire: Protecting Forensic Reports in the Wake of a Data Breach https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/privilege-under-fire-protecting-4975983/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/16/The_Microsofters_Have_Just_Shared_Privileged_Trial_Data_With_Mi.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:26:23

• Researchers Scrape 2 Billion Discord Messages and Publish Them Online https://www.404media.co/researchers-scrape-2-billion-discord-messages-and-publish-them-online    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:27:08

• Cyberattack brings down Kettering Health phone lines, MyChart patient portal access https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/cyberattack-brings-down-kettering-health-phone-lines-mychart-patient-portal-access/HMIA4LQPPNGANNTJF6SMBQTFEM/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:27:42

• Gujarat ATS arrests 18-year-old for cyberattacks during Operation Sindoor https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/gujarat-ats-arrests-18-year-old-for-cyberattacks-during-operation-sindoor-101747755245180.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:29:13

• Person did Nazi salute outside Ontario Chick-fil-A while blasting Kanye West's 'vile' antisemitic song https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/burlington-nazi-salute-video-chick-fil-a-kanye-west-1.7539763    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:30:43

• Texas Doctor Who Falsely Diagnosed Patients as Part of Insurance Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 10 Years’ Imprisonment https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/texas-doctor-who-falsely-diagnosed-patients-sentenced-10-years-imprisonment-118m-health-care    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:31:47

• Hack of Opexus Was at Root of Massive Federal Data Breach https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/05/21/824641.htm    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:32:32

• ‘Deep concern’ for domestic abuse survivors as cybercriminals expected to publish confidential abuse survivors’ addresses https://therecord.media/concern-domestic-survivors-breach-london    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:33:06

• Cheeto Mussolini's Homeland Security Secretary Says Habeas Corpus Lets Him 'Remove People From This Country' https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-hampshire/articles/2025-05-20/trumps-homeland-security-secretary-says-habeas-corpus-lets-him-remove-people-from-this-country    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:38:06

• Social Security https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/05/20/immigration-can-save-social-security/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:38:30

• Testing US Electronics https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-05-22/us-agency-votes-to-bar-chinese-labs-deemed-security-risks-from-testing-us-electronics    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:39:44

• PikaOS 25.05.18 is out https://wiki.pika-os.com/en/home    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:47:22

• ISO release for Athena Rolling https://athenaos.org/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:48:03

• DragonOS Noble-3.1 is out https://sourceforge.net/p/dragonos-focal/wiki/Home/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:48:58

• General Availability of AlmaLinux 9.6 Stable! https://almalinux.org/blog/2025-05-20-almalinux_96_release/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:50:03

• Buzzwordsfest https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_enterprise_linux/10/html/10.0_release_notes/index https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-introduces-rhel-10    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:51:34

• When South African Unionists Struck for US Workers https://jacobin.com/2025/05/south-african-unionists-international-solidarity/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:58:57

• Central African Republic journalist Landry Ulrich Nguéma Ngokpélé detained https://cpj.org/2025/05/central-african-republic-journalist-landry-ulrich-nguema-ngokpele-detained/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 18:59:14

• South Africa’s American Refugees https://www.truthdig.com/articles/south-africas-american-refugees/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 19:02:28

• Will Meta lawsuits shape Africa's data privacy laws? https://www.dw.com/en/will-meta-lawsuits-shape-africa-s-data-privacy-laws/a-72567105    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 19:03:36

• Southeast Asia https://www.dw.com/en/southeast-asia-taps-germany-s-defense-industry/a-72633731    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 19:04:07

• reproductive health clinic https://www.dw.com/en/blast-near-california-reproductive-health-clinic-kills-one/a-72577604    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 19:05:41

• helicopters collide in Finland https://www.dw.com/en/5-dead-after-helicopters-collide-in-finland-police/a-72577063    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 19:06:11

• Canada has a measles problem https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/canada-has-a-measles-problem-1.7536310    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 19:11:51

• China emerging as top customer for Canadian oil https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/china-canada-oil-trans-mountain-pipeline-1.7537530    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 19:13:04

• baggage fees https://www.dw.com/en/consumer-groups-urge-eu-to-press-airlines-over-baggage-fees/a-72628211    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 19:13:34

• Or when can they pretend so again? https://www.dw.com/en/german-economy-when-will-it-pick-up-again/a-72630057    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 19:14:25

• Golden Dome for Golden DAWNald? https://www.dw.com/en/is-trump-s-new-golden-dome-defense-system-realistic/a-72627607    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 19:16:37

• Canada Post should end daily door-to-door delivery, allow part-time work on weekends, report recommends https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-post-small-businesses-1.7536827    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 19:17:46

• Regina woman says police shot dog, then she was arrested for the 'theft of my own pets' https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/regina-police-shot-dog-twice-investigation-1.7537679    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 19:19:26

• Kingston Police's use of a drone to catch distracted drivers stirs backlash https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/kingston-police-drone-distracted-drivers-privacy-concerns-1.7535988    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 19:20:14

• [japan] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-05-25.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 20:29:22

• [japan] [jp] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-05-24.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 20:30:04

• OpenBSD 7.7 on Acer Aspire ES 15 gopher://box.matto.nl/0/openbsd-77-on-acer-aspire-es-15.txt    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 20:30:52

• "I love reading these articles because they resonate a lot with me. They give me hope that if things ever get bad enough in my own career that there are greener pastures elsewhere. But the more I read stories like this the more I feel conflicted." gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/2025-05-25.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 20:31:43

• "I was a band kid in high school. I don't know if I really thought of myself as a band kid at the time, because I didn't really hang out with anyone in band, but I was nominally in band. I mostly didn't enjoy it." gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/2025-05-23.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 20:32:37

• Walmart layoffs: Who is Suresh Kumar, Indian-origin CTO called out by social media users amid recent job cuts? https://www.livemint.com/companies/people/walmart-layoffs-who-is-suresh-kumar-indian-origin-cto-called-out-by-social-media-users-amid-recent-job-cuts-11748160053781.html    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 20:46:45

• Microsoft MSN: "Company replaces 700 employees with AI, two years later, it's rehiring humans as AI falls short". No, BECAUSE SLOP is NOT intelligence. It's just SLOP.    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 20:49:15

• "Talk in Milan, Italy, on May 26, 2025 - Talk in Milan, Italy - I will speak at 17:15 on May 26 in the Politecnico di Milano, in Milan, Italy at Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci 32, Room 9.1.2. Topic: Computing freedom, software, and services" https://stallman.org/    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 20:52:30

• "The article linked to just above displays symbolic bigotry by capitalizing "black" but not "white". (To avoid endorsing bigotry, capitalize both words or neither one.) I denounce bigotry, and normally I will not link to articles that practice it." https://stallman.org/archives/2025-mar-jun.html#24_May_2025_(Perception_of_bullshitter's_welcome_to_refugee_Afrikaners)    

posted Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 20:54:14

• Less than a week left before 600 days' uptime    

posted Monday, May 26, 2025 at 04:52:54

• 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