Roy Schestowitz

• whistleblower https://www.dw.com/en/australian-whistleblower-loses-appeal-to-reduce-prison-term/a-72693121    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 03:35:47

• Global warming target unlikely to be reached, UN says https://www.dw.com/en/global-warming-target-unlikely-to-be-reached-un-says/a-72693034    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 03:37:14

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 03:50:30

• "Yeah, replace with cheaper-paid workers." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwm0b4fr    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 03:50:47

• "Windows 11 is cr-p and full of bugs ... Microsoft should lay off the entire Windows 11 development team along with the employees who rolled out this garbage." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwq2abfy    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 03:51:33

• "Can we put Krabanaugh on a PIP ? A pipmunk on a PIP [...] Looks like he's still very cozy with IBM (along with his two sons)" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwcbc7re    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 03:52:54

• "EMEA, PIPed, which is the RA strategy for the region as we are not ‘at will’ employees. Interested to know if others have been PIPed." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwfr49jw    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 03:56:51

• "IBM CEO continues to get rid of American workers and send their jobs to India. He has no regards for America workers. He is very bias as executive promotions are going to Indians. It doesn’t matter if the American workers are top performers, his orders are to get rid of them. I believe if the Trump administration knew they would take some actions."    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 03:57:35

• When WALL STREET runs the company https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jj24gr7t    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 03:57:51

• "Casting ballots for worker friendly candidates in future elections is the recourse for RTO. Remember the Boston Tea Party it is kind of like that except you get to kick your employer right in his political personality." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uEkVPbf    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 03:58:33

• "When talking about AI, it is a talk about cheap labor in India (All Indians). There is very few reliable applications and use for LLM (Large Language Model). It is all part of scam to sell more junk (Hardware). IBM, HP, Dell are pathetic." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwkjmka1    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:00:38

• "Now, we hear talk about Quantum Computing by these intellectually challenged, Business educated thieves about something that above their paygrade." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwkjmka1    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:00:54

• "ok, so that's one more step before getting out... That gives people additional time to look for a job elsewhere and secure something. Very few people have survived a PIP, if you get on one that is clear that you are no longer wanted at the IBM Company. If that is not clear to you, not sure what would! This is a disgusting company, but all large companies do this these days!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwka389e    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:02:29

• "The HR email to me and my boss claims that 72 percent of people put on PIPs at ibm get off but in my team 100 percent have been fired" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwka389e    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:03:50

• "What a garbage thing to do in a garbage company. Finally starting to get punished by Wall Street for not actually growing the pie at all. Just making it look bigger by cutting away the box that holds it up. HR is not your friend - they’re just an arm of the legal department." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwka389e    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:05:27

• "She has zero talent at anti g other than trying to make herself famous. And Alvind, RT and the rest of the flock of intellectual and moral gimps are absolute garbage human beings." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwka389e    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:05:46

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:06:18

• "My site director required each manager to pick one person to put on a coaching plan starting this week. He said to pick who you would pick if the new system for year end were in place now and even teams of five had to pick someone. Is anyone seeing anything like this?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwka389e    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:06:23

• "Managers at my site are getting put on it too as part of one from each team" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwka389e    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:07:22

• Canada Post https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-post-union-of-postal-workers-national-overtime-ban-negotiations-strike-1.7543361    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:11:13

• struggling with life skills https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/i-feel-like-i-have-no-one-aging-out-of-foster-care-leaves-youth-struggling-with-life-skills-1.7541417    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:13:03

• Koss PortaPros repair gemini://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space/~solderpunk/gemlog/koss-portpros-repair.gmi    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:16:22

• "Last summer, after I had installed the newest linux version of the flavour I've settled with, my scanner stopped working and I found no workaround. A few days ago I made a new vigorous effort. It wasn't obvious and took a full afternoon of searching for arcane issues people have had some ten years ago, before things gradually began to fall in place." gemini://oberdada.pollux.casa/gemlog/2025-06-01_scanner.gmi    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:17:00

• "Made backups of three laptops and the external disk where we keep our media to one of our set of external backup disks, and took those to the office about 2 km away from where we live, exchanging them for the other set of external backup disks which we had there." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-06-01-my-security-day    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:18:15

• Koss PortaPros repair gopher://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space:70/0/~solderpunk/phlog/koss-portpros-repair.txt    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:19:14

• calm weekend and DMT gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/dmt    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:20:54

• A VM so tiny that it even fits on a HP 12C gopher://hoi.st:70/0/posts/2025-06-01-a-vm-so-tiny-it-even-fits-on-12c.txt    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:22:05

• Star Wars Day gopher://republic.circumlunar.space:70/0/~np89/glog/20250601-star_wars_day.txt    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:23:27

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-06-02.gmi    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:24:08

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1313.jpg    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:25:10

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1663.jpg    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:25:16

• "A couple of years ago, I wrote a paper about clowns for the DIY, Alternative Cultures & Society journal, titled "The Circus of Liberation: Clowning as Social Creativity in Insane Clown Posse's Dark Carnival" (Begg, 2024)." gemini://wether.smol.pub/citing-dated-anthropology    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:26:14

• threatened https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/snowy-owl-threatened-quebec-1.7540040    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:42:23

• measles https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/canada-measles-elimination-risk-1.7541504    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:43:08

• religious freedom case https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/ayahuasca-religious-freedom-court-case-1.7541309    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:43:57

• How long will we have to work? https://www.dw.com/en/retirement-in-europe-how-long-will-we-have-to-work/a-72690409    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:46:02

• MElon just blows stuff up https://www.dw.com/en/spacex-starship-s-uncontrolled-reentry-after-contact-lost/a-72692392    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:46:50

• Hollywood really in decline https://www.dw.com/en/beyond-trump-s-film-tariffs-is-hollywood-really-in-decline/a-72679784    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:47:21

• When capitalism fails too many people https://www.dw.com/en/france-s-national-assembly-backs-assisted-dying-bill/a-72691528    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:51:53

• food tasters https://www.dw.com/en/hitler-s-food-tasters-inspire-new-film/a-72570410    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:58:53

• How Cheeto Mussolini's anti-woke push affects German firms' DEI policy https://www.dw.com/en/how-trump-s-anti-woke-push-affects-german-firms-dei-policy/a-72676465    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 04:59:12

• How a $300 plumbing problem morphed into a $50K flooding bill https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/how-a-300-plumbing-problem-morphed-into-a-50k-flooding-bill-1.7540547    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 05:00:18

• private employment agencies https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-health-pei-salaries-interim-executives-1.7540150    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 05:00:50

• Why this Quebec city walked back its decision to ban religious events in municipal spaces https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/sherbrooke-religious-events-municipal-spaces-1.7540366    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 05:01:36

• ostrich https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/universal-ostrich-rfk-jr-1.7543030    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 05:03:00

• housing policy failures https://breachmedia.ca/migrants-are-building-canadas-homes-while-getting-blamed-for-housing-policy-failures/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 05:03:28

• Proprietary software fraud https://www.dw.com/en/4-ex-vw-managers-guilty-of-fraud-over-diesel-test-scandal/a-72667767    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 05:04:07

• 'subversive activities' https://www.dw.com/en/germany-rejects-uganda-s-subversive-activities-accusation/a-72672859    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 05:08:46

• Canadian tourism might benefit from Canada-U.S. rift https://www.cbc.ca/radio/costofliving/canada-us-domestic-tourism-1.7540055    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 05:09:30

• crappy weather https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/eastern-canada-spring-1.7542332    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 05:10:06

• Monsoon https://www.dw.com/en/india-monsoon-rains-bring-floods-chaos-to-mumbai/a-72668267    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 05:12:58

• rail renationalization scheme https://www.dw.com/en/uk-takes-first-step-in-rail-renationalization-scheme/a-72661519    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 05:14:54

• arson https://www.dw.com/en/france-suspected-arson-causes-major-power-outage-in-nice/a-72665608    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 05:16:12

• Nazi slogans trigger scandal at German high school https://www.dw.com/en/nazi-slogans-trigger-scandal-at-german-high-school/a-72670470    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 05:17:04

• "DPSS investigates vandalization of Upjohn Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum" https://www.michigandaily.com/news/news-briefs/dpss-investigates-vandalization-of-upjohn-peony-garden-at-nichols-arboretum/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 05:49:57

• iophk: "The results are public: Poland lost the election" (to Putin)    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 06:05:11

• "We've had some more big releases recently, so here's your up to date look at what games have been the most popular on Steam Deck for May 2025." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/heres-the-most-played-steam-deck-games-for-may-2025/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 07:16:02

• "Humble have launched the Power Up Pride Bundle with another nice selection of games to celebrate Pride Month which runs until the end of June." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/humble-bundle-have-launched-their-2025-pride-month-games-bundle/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 07:16:17

• "Musk shoved Scott Bessent in angry fight, White House confirms" https://boingboing.net/2025/05/30/musk-shoved-scott-bessent-in-angry-fight-white-house-confirms.html    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 07:17:06

• "Ukraine drone attack destroys military aircraft deep inside Russia, official says" https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-06-01/ukraine-destroyed-more-than-40-military-aircraft-in-a-drone-attack-deep-inside-russia-official-says    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 07:18:54

• Downhill library | "Bibliotek i utforbakke – Biblioteket tar saka #librarycase" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://bibliotekettarsaka.com/2025/06/01/bibliotek-i-utforbakke/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 07:19:20

• "How Originalism Helped Lead to Donald Trump" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/trump-supreme-court-originalism-radical-ideology-1235351837/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 07:19:31

• "NYT describes a struggling, drug-addled Elon Musk" https://boingboing.net/2025/05/30/nyt-describes-a-struggling-drug-addled-elon-musk.html    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 07:19:43

• "After Drug Allegations, Elon Musk Arrives at His Own Goodbye Party With a Black Eye and a Bizarre Excuse" https://futurism.com/elon-black-eye-drug-claims    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 07:19:54

• "Ukraine destroys 40 aircraft deep inside Russia ahead of peace talks in Istanbul" https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/0601/ukraine-russia-drone-attack    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 07:20:16

• "Shrinkflation: Supermarkets could be forced to tell customers if they are paying more for less" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/shrinkflation-supermarkets-shopping-smaller-pay-b2761541.html    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 07:20:44

• "The ESP32-P4 Smart 86 Box is a compact development board with a 4-inch capacitive touchscreen, designed for HMI, smart control panels, and edge processing. Its 86 mm form factor allows it to be easily installed in wall-mounted enclosures for use in embedded automation and smart terminal applications." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/touchscreen-smart-box-based-on-esp32-p4-with-wi-fi-6-or-ethernet/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 07:21:39

• "Currently the UK has about 90,000 professional photographers, while the US has 181,000. In both countries, roughly two-thirds work independently as freelancers or business owners, a pattern mirrored across Western Europe." ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/92-million-jobs-will-be-lost-by-2030-what-does-ai-mean-for-your-photography-career | Source: Digital Camera World    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 07:23:43

• "Several prominent record labels have settled their piracy liability lawsuit with Internet provider Frontier Communications." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/record-labels-and-isp-frontier-settle-piracy-liability-lawsuit/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 07:23:56

• "Rival attorneys made their final arguments before US District Court Judge Amit Mehta, who is considering imposing "remedies" after a landmark decision last year that Google maintained an illegal monopoly in search." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/google-makes-case-for-keeping-chrome-browser/articleshow/121528799.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 07:24:24

• "Between World War II and the 1970s income disparities in America were relatively narrow. Some people were rich and many were poor, but overall inequality among Americans in terms of wealth, income and status was low enough that the country had a sense of shared prosperity." ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/understanding-inequality-part-i | Source: Paul Krugman    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:29:49

• "Iran has intensified the use of executions as a tool of political oppression despite the 2022 uprising, followed by the “Women Life Freedom” movement throughout 2023." ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/international-community-condemns-irans-ongoing-execution-spree-averaging-3-people-per-day/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:30:03

• "Under 287(g), for example, local police officers can interview people to determine their immigration status. They can also issue immigration detainers to jail people until agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement take custody." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-05-police-ice-agreements-undermine-safety.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:30:25

• "There’s no doubt that Kaiser remains hostile to mental health care and to us, they fought us every step of the way. But this is still the best contract we’ve ever won, even though it took us more than six months to win it" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/kaiser-mental-health-workers-win-big-after-long-strike/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:30:49

• "It is part of what human rights experts see as a widespread campaign of coercion that's designed to extend Moscow's influence over the occupied territories, areas it demands Ukraine relinquish as part of any potential peace deal." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russian-passports-ukraine-1.7547901 | Source: CBC    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:31:17

• "Hércules was enrolled in Honduras’ Protection Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders, Justice Operators, and Journalists, designed to shield those at risk." ☛ https://ticotimes.net/2025/06/01/salvadoran-journalist-killed-in-honduras-despite-protection | Source: Cost Rica    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:31:45

• "Journalists have been targeted by terrorists in the past as well." ☛ https://thenorthlines.com/journalists-vehicle-attacked-by-gunmen-in-budgam/ | Source: The North Lines IN    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:31:53

• "PBS Sues Trump Over Federal Funding Freeze" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/06/01/pbs-sues-trump-funding-freeze/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:33:01

• "In the music community, support and admiration for Bruce Springsteen isn’t remotely a scoop; he’s long been admired by his peers and those he’s inspired." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/springsteen-vs-trump-all-artists-supporting-bruce-1235349389/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:33:16

• "from the Satan Worshipping Deep State (DS) Global Elites." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-conspiracy-biden-robot-clone-1235352122/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:36:41

• "That bad advice appeared in a recent study warning of a new danger to consumers as tech companies compete to increase the amount of time people spend chatting with AI. The research team, including academics and Google’s head of AI safety" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/05/31/ai-chatbots-user-influence-attention-chatgpt/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:37:05

• "Our research has repeatedly found that AI chatbots are not reliable sources for news and information, particularly when it comes to breaking news" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2309359.html | Source: RTL    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:37:33

• "Microsoft is the latest to show how this AI boom has wreaked havoc in the coder’s world. The company laid off 2,000 people recently in its home state of Washington." ☛ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/05/ai-is-writing-code-and-taking-jobs-microsofts-layoffs-are-just-the-start/ | Source: Zimbabwe    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:38:58

• "Alfred Nobel claimed to be surprised that his invention of dynamite contributed to war, not peace." ☛ https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/technology-does-not-solve-political | Source: Hamilton Nolan    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:39:07

• "As I watched the video a few things stood out to me starting with the fact that research showed most Americans could care less if their furnace or water heater was gas or electric." ☛ https://connortumbleson.com/2025/06/02/brainwashed-with-stoves/ | Source: Connor Tumbleson    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:41:17

• "It's yet another sign that Tesla's Cybertruck has been a major flop." ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-legal-places-store-unsold-cybertrucks | Source: Futurism    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:41:38

• "This puts species and ecosystems at risk the world over. We are still far from having a full picture of what changes in seasonality mean for the future of biodiversity." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-05-earth-seasonal-rhythms-species-ecosystems.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:42:38

• "The barrage largely destroyed Blatten, but the evacuation of its 300 residents last week averted mass casualties, although one person remains missing." ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/dramatic-collapse-of-swiss-glacier-a-chilling-warning-experts-say | Source: Science Alert    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:42:53

• Guido Günther: Free Software Activities May 2025 ☞ https://honk.sigxcpu.org/con/Free_Software_Activities_May_2025.html    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:43:51

• Ben Hutchings: FOSS activity in May 2025 ☞ https://www.decadent.org.uk/ben/blog/2025/06/02/foss-activity-in-may-2025.html    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:44:37

• Emmanuel Kasper: ARM64 desktop as daily driver ☞ https://00formicapunk00.wordpress.com/2025/06/01/arm64-desktop-as-daily-driver/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:48:02

• How To Install Python on AlmaLinux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-python-almalinux-10/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:50:14

• How To Install Node.js on AlmaLinux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-node-js-almalinux-10/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:50:28

• How To Install Java on AlmaLinux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-java-almalinux-10/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:50:42

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

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:51:21

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

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:51:39

• "This is a companion to my entry on the types of TLS seen for incoming email; this is for May 2025 because that's when the data I'm using comes from." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/spam/TLSOutboundTypes-2025-05 | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:53:57

• "It's great to see growing awareness of research on how excessive screen time affects young children's development and wellbeing" ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20165125 | Source: YLE    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:55:08

• "The negative effects of excessive screen time and social media use on mental health, physical development, and academic performance of children and young people are well documented" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/luxembourg/a/2309307.html | Source: RTL    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:55:22

• "The conflict between Indonesian authorities and the Free Papua Movement dates back to the controversial 1969 Act of Free Choice, which integrated West Papua into Indonesia." ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/indonesia-fighting-threatening-indigenous-civilians-report/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:55:51

• "Sweden on Saturday announced new rules upping checks on foreign vessels in the Baltic from July 1, reinforcing a crackdown on Russia's "shadow fleet" of tankers deployed to circumvent sanctions on its oil trade." ☛ https://www.thelocal.se/20250531/sweden-steps-up-rules-against-russias-baltic-shadow-fleet | Source: The Local SE    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:56:06

• "here's what's truly damning: it shouldn't be remarkable to point out a moral truth with this level of clarity. Yet here we are." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/truth-telling-in-an-age-of-retribution | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:56:37

• "Ukraine attacked Russian nuclear-capable long-range bombers at a military base in Siberia on Sunday, the first such attack so far from the front lines more than 4,300 km (2,670 miles) away, according to Ukrainian secret services and pro-Russian bloggers." ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250601-ukraine-says-it-destroyed-more-than-40-russian-bomber-planes-deep-inside-territory | Source: France24    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:57:14

• "According to those sources, the operation — codenamed Pavutyna (“Web”)" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/06/01/ukraine-says-it-destroyed-over-40-military-aircraft-in-major-attack-on-airfields-across-russia | Source: Meduza    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:57:59

• "Operation Spiderweb—even the name carries poetry—involved hiding FPV drones in trucks, positioning them near their targets with infinite patience" ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/glory-to-ukraine | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:58:36

• "This isn’t the first time that a chip maker has explored putting up a megafactory in the UAE — both Samsung and TSMC have each considered putting up their own facilities in the country in the third quarter of 2024" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/tsmc-reopening-discussions-with-washington-to-build-chip-manufacturing-plant-in-uae-report | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 08:59:08

• "A major crisis is unfolding in Moldova, where Russia is using energy as a political weapon to influence the outcome of the autumn parliamentary elections." ☛ https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/06/01/moscow-wants-moldova-europe-must-stop-it/ | Source: Modern Diplomacy    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 09:00:50

• "WireGuard Easy, the streamlined solution for deploying a self-hosted WireGuard VPN, has just released version 15.0. Yeah, I know—another new release, right? But before we dive into what’s new, let me just say this: I’ve tested a lot of WireGuard-based VPN setups, and version 15 of wg-easy really stands out." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/wireguard-easy-v15-launches-with-full-rewrite/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 09:02:20

• "Wow! That’s what I call a true “simplification.”" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/minio-steering-users-toward-paid-subscriptions/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 09:38:34

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/31/gangexposed_coni_ransomware_leaks/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 09:39:35

• "The 77-year-old Indian-born British-American novelist, who is promoting his new short story collection The Eleventh Hour, said AI has one big problem – that it can’t make good jokes." ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/salman-rushdie-ai-hay-festival-knife-attack-b2761728.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 09:40:37

• "fundamentally change how they work" ☛ https://thenewstack.io/duolingo-grapples-with-its-ai-first-promise-before-angry-social-mob/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 09:40:50

• If lies and crime are about low-quality garbage in large volumes (looking for vulnerable victims), then LLM slop is good for lying and criminals    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 09:41:54

• "physics-guided deep learning" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/improving-deep-learning-with-a-little-help-from-physics/ | Source: Wired    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 09:42:31

• "Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) pointed out while arguing against the bill last week that of the millions of Americans projected to lose coverage because of the “big, beautiful” bill, exactly zero are undocumented, as undocumented immigrants are ineligible for Medicaid." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/joni-ernst-medicaid-cuts-all-going-to-die-1235351274/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 09:43:14

• "Earlier this week I started stripping down my recently acquired 1951 Remington Super-Riter typewriter. The machine’s serial number puts it into the 15th month of production of the Super-Riter which replaced the storied Remington 17 and the Remington KMC." ☛ https://boffosocko.com/2025/06/01/restored-1951-remington-super-riter-standard-typewriter/ | Source: Chris Aldrich    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 09:43:44

• "Computer engineering, which at many schools is the same as computer science, had a 7.5 percent unemployment rate, calling into question the job market many computer science graduates are entering." ☛ https://www.newsweek.com/computer-science-popular-college-major-has-one-highest-unemployment-rates-2076514 | Source: Newsweek    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 09:44:38

• "In its latest labor market report, the New York Federal Reserve found that recent CS grads are dealing with a whopping 6.1 precent unemployment rate." ☛ https://futurism.com/computer-science-majors-high-unemployment-rate | Source: Futurism    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 09:44:58

• "These DNA records reveal a fascinating timeline, including the existence of an ancient population with genetics unrelated to any modern descendants – a group of people who may have been some of the earliest settlers in South America, but who subsequently disappeared completely." ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/traces-of-mysterious-ancient-human-population-discovered-in-colombia | Source: Science Alert    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 09:45:59

• Michael Hill: Publishing a book from the GNOME desktop ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/mdhill/2025/06/01/publishing-a-book-from-the-gnome-desktop/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 09:54:28

• Is It Still Open Source? MinIO Steering Users Toward Paid Subscriptions ☞ https://linuxiac.com/minio-steering-users-toward-paid-subscriptions/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 09:55:29

• Tobias Bernard: Summer of GNOME OS ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/tbernard/2025/06/01/summer-of-gnome-os/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 09:56:02

• GNOME is unnecessarily tying itself to a political agenda, even where none of this is needed as political advocacy groups exist. Imagine PETA saying stuff like, you can join, but only if you use and love Apple products.    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 09:58:11

• Raspberry PI OS Lite vs Desktop: Comparison Between the Distributions ☞ https://peppe8o.com/raspberry-pi-os-lite-vs-desktop/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 09:59:33

• Daniel Pocock already explained how Debian pushes pure politics and it's considered OK only as long as it is "the right" politics https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/21/Video_Daniel_Pocock_s_Public_Talk_About_Free_Software_Politics_.shtml    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 10:00:32

• What next? You can use Debian... as long as you don't eat meat. You can develop GNOME, as long as you support abortion. You can join the FSF, but only if you took the COVID-19 vaccines in 2021.    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 10:02:14

• It's absurd to limit one's technical reach based on superficial differences    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 10:02:41

• This is why, in PRACTICE, "Ethical Source" was designed to FRACTURE and to DIVIDE    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 10:03:06

• One way to destabilise development communities is to keep bringing up all sorts of bizarre questions about genders (no, not what % of the devs are male)    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 10:04:08

• But it's not limited to development or to tech    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 10:05:22

• In the context of juries and politics, one can assert even a Supreme Court is "nazi" for saying women have a vagina    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 10:05:53

• This is not an argument one can win, but the aim here is not to win but to destroy, or "winning" means destruction    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 10:06:53

• "My hexagon guide has many conversion routines — axial to cube, cube to offset, hex to pixel, etc." ☛ https://www.redblobgames.com/blog/2025-05-28-hexagon-conversions/ | Source: Amit Patel    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 10:08:28

• "designed actually any fun?" ☛ https://www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2025/06/01/is-this-game-you-designed-actually-any-fun/ | Source: Positech Games    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 10:09:10

• "I designed this clock years ago, with the intention to incorporate every feature request I ever received for the previous precision clock." ☛ https://mitxela.com/projects/precision_clock_mk_iv | Source: Mixterla    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 10:11:25

• Anon: effectively they are being shut down: https://yle.fi/a/74-20165251 ("Yle announces 14 redundancies in second phase of restructuring talks")    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:14:52

• "This is an extremely simple tool that will allow you to make a selection of as many images as you wish, and generate a simple collage out of it." ☛ https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/how-to-create-simple-banner-images/ | Source: Joel Chrono    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:16:10

• "Google Photos has been the undisputed king of cloud photo management for years. However, as my privacy concerns grew, I looked for alternatives." ☛ https://www.androidpolice.com/found-self-hosted-google-photos-alternative/ | Source: Android Police    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:16:26

• "This blog has moved from Bear and now has a new home on Micro.blog." ☛ https://birming.com/2025/06/01/why-i-moved-my-blog/ | Source: Robert Birming    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:17:01

• "Although somewhat clunky for a simple blog, WordPress is the only tool that I can run how I would like." ☛ https://mark.hysted.com/back-to-wordpress-again/ | Source: Mark Hysted    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:17:40

• "From May 24-28, 2025, we hosted an Inkscape Summit in Nuremberg, Germany, just before this year's Libre Graphics Meeting." ☛ https://inkscape.org/news/2025/06/01/inkscape-summit-nuremberg/ | Source: Inkscape    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:18:09

• "This article explains Scratch to adults who are setting up an environment for younger users. It describes tools, shows system configuration options and suggests basic projects." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/scratch-that-itch-for-young-developers/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:18:34

• "In functional programming, combinator libraries refer to a design style that emphasizes bottom-up program construction." ☛ https://mmapped.blog/posts/41-box-combinators | Source: Roman Kashitsyn    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:19:31

• "The Network Security Toolkit (NST) project has released a new major version of the distribution." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12461 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:28:38

• "I have a web application process, which talks to strangers on the network and stores data in the filesystem." ☛ https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/pledge-with-a-re-xecing-process | Source: Ted Unangst    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:30:16

• "Fresh from the just concluded j2k25 hackathon in Nara, Japan, Rafael Sadowski (rsadowski@) has published his report on his blog: [...]" ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250601104254 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:30:24

• "[...] Our Feature Story this week talks about setting up a robot (for entertainment and education) using an inexpensive kit and an electronic brain in the form of a Raspberry Pi Pico. [...]" ☛ https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20250602 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:30:55

• "Now it was clear that this device runs Linux. I found a standard Linux filesystem with a lot of interesting files to browse through." ☛ https://stefan-gloor.ch/yomani-hack |    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:34:18

• S’pore’s billion-dollar biotech firm: Life sciences scholar leads start-up to list in HK ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/singapores-billion-dollar-biotech-firm-prc-scholar-leads-start-up-to-list-in-hong-kong    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:35:21

• More Than 20 Killed Near Aid Distribution Site in Gaza, Health Officials Say ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/01/world/middleeast/gaza-aid-distribution-site-attack.html    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:36:16

• At least 31 Palestinians killed at Gaza aid hub after attacks ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250601-at-least-31-palestinians-killed-at-gaza-aid-hub    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:36:34

• As polls near, South Korean voters remain unconvinced about front runner Lee Jae-myung ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-election-frontrunner-lee-jae-myung-still-leaves-many-unconvinced    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:37:52

• Seoul subway arson caused more than $280,000 in damage: South Korean authorities ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/seoul-subway-arson-caused-more-than-280000-in-damage-south-korean-authorities    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:38:13

• South Korean presidential candidates make final push in Daegu, Seoul, and Dongtan ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-presidential-candidates-make-final-push-in-daegu-seoul-and-dongtan    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:38:26

• Will anger over martial law debacle push Lee Jae-myung into S. Korea’s presidential Blue House? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/will-anger-over-martial-law-push-s-koreas-lee-jae-myung-into-the-presidential-blue-house    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:38:37

• Wave of anger could sweep liberals to victory in South Korea election ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/wave-of-anger-could-sweep-liberals-to-victory-in-south-korea-election    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:38:48

• South Korea’s election frontrunner Lee Jae-myung still leaves many unconvinced ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-election-frontrunner-lee-jae-myung-still-leaves-many-unconvinced    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:39:27

• South Korea to limit number of times day care centres need to respond to needless parent complaints ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-to-limit-number-of-times-day-care-centres-need-to-respond-to-needless-parent-complaints    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:40:05

• Consumers, manufacturers key to enforcing EV battery recycling in Malaysia: Environmental groups ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/consumers-manufacturers-key-to-enforcing-ev-battery-recycling-in-malaysia-say-environmental-groups    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:40:36

• [New] Richard Stallman: The GNU Manifesto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvPKtC_B1q4    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:43:02

• Free Software, Free Society (Full Transcript) https://singjupost.com/richard-stallman-on-free-software-free-society-full-transcript/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:43:25

• New: Who is Richard Stallman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww5gfAHaRjA from the channel previously bullied for supporting RMS    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:45:43

• Search continues for victims of Indonesia quarry collapse; death toll at 19 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/search-continues-for-indonesia-quarry-collapse-victims-death-toll-at-17    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:54:23

• China 'firmly rejects' US claims it violated Geneva tariffs deal ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250602-china-us-tariffs-trade    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:54:45

• Philippine defence chief rips China officials in testy exchange over disputed waters ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippine-defence-chief-rips-china-officials-in-testy-exchange    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:55:04

• China’s Yunnan province hit with floods, mudslides after intense rain ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-yunnan-hit-with-floods-mudslides-from-intense-rains    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:55:30

• China ‘firmly rejects’ US claim that it violated tariff deal ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-says-firmly-rejects-us-claim-of-violating-tariff-deal    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:55:50

• New director of Beijing’s top organ in Hong Kong visits neighbourhoods on third day of office ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/06/02/new-director-of-beijings-top-organ-in-hong-kong-visits-neighbourhoods-on-third-day-of-office/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:56:40

• planet ubuntu is now about 50% SLOP, e.g. https://hamradio.my/2025/06/rediscover-classic-rts-with-openra-on-linux/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:59:01

• Slopwatch: Planet Ubuntu Became LLM Slop and Some People Fail to See the Immorality of Plagiarism http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/30/Slopwatch_Planet_Ubuntu_Became_LLM_Slop_and_Some_People_Fail_to.shtml    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 12:59:55

• Slackware-Based PorteuX 2.1 Is One of the First Distros to Ship with GNU/Linux 6.15 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/slackware-based-porteux-2-1-is-one-of-the-first-distros-to-ship-with-linux-6-15    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:04:59

• 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: June 1st, 2025 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-june-1st-2025    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:05:10

• GNUnet News: GNUnet 0.24.2 ☞ https://gnunet.org/en/news/2025-06-0.24.2.html    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:06:03

• Reconsidering QV ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202506/reconsidering-qv.html    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:07:36

• Inkscape Summit in Nuremberg ☞ https://inkscape.org/news/2025/06/01/inkscape-summit-nuremberg/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:09:24

• Lazy Reading for 2025/06/01 ☞ https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2025/06/01/lazy-reading-for-2025-06-01/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:25:58

• Military-themed summer camps surge in popularity in Lithuania ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2570330/military-themed-summer-camps-surge-in-popularity-in-lithuania    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:28:13

• R-Truth receives outpouring of support from WWE stars after stunning release: ‘Immeasurable’ void ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/06/01/sports/r-truth-receives-outpouring-of-support-from-wwe-stars-after-release/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:28:47

• When Array uses less memory than Uint8Array (in V8) ☞ https://evanhahn.com/v8-array-vs-uint8array-memory-usage/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:32:14

• Is this game you designed actually any fun? ☞ https://www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2025/06/01/is-this-game-you-designed-actually-any-fun/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:33:14

• Techrights Does Not Compete With LLM Slop, It Exposes the Bastards, Plagiarists and Scammers Who Do That ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/30/Techrights_Does_Not_Compete_With_LLM_Slop_It_Exposes_the_Bastar.shtml    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:38:38

• Bloodlust and Love of Blades (Fascination With Murder) Nothing New Among Microsofters ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/01/Bloodlust_and_Love_of_Blades_Fascination_With_Murder_Nothing_Ne.shtml    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:38:46

• The Openwashing Shills Initiative (OSI) - Part II: Lying to the IRS is a Big Issue ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/01/The_Openwashing_Shills_Initiative_OSI_Part_II_Lying_to_the_IRS_.shtml    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:38:55

• OBJEX Link S3LW ultra-low-power ESP32-S3 LoRaWAN board takes up to 100W power input ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/05/29/objex-link-s3lw-ultra-low-power-esp32-s3-lorawan-board-takes-up-to-100w-dc-input/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:42:23

• Update: myjson-transform.py Version 0.0.2 ☞ https://blog.didierstevens.com/2025/06/02/update-myjson-transform-py-version-0-0-2/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:42:50

• YARA 4.5.3 Release, (Sun, Jun 1st) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31976    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:43:16

• "according to a statement posted on Instagram and Facebook (Farcebook) by MBGNA director Tony Kolenic." Wait, Mark Zuckerberg is his boss now? ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/news/news-briefs/dpss-investigates-vandalization-of-upjohn-peony-garden-at-nichols-arboretum/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:45:49

• Italy government security bill sparks protests in Rome ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/06/italy-government-security-bill-sparks-protests-in-rome/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:47:41

• Federal Judge halts Convicted Felon administration attempt to deport 5,000 Venezuelans ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/06/federal-judge-halts-trump-administration-attempt-to-deport-5000-venezuelans/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:47:49

• Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda: Doubts surface over authenticity of China paraglider’s thundercloud flight video ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-paragliders-thundercloud-survival-claim-featured-likely-ai-faked-video "AI used to fake some footage, according to digital security firm."    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:48:16

• LOL. "Ryzen Hey Hi (AI) Max 385". Why now 365 or 360 of quantum blockchain smart clown cyrpto?    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:49:18

• Basically, this form "tech" is fast becoming a laughing stock look to oppress for military bucks    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:49:50

• So the moral choice is to opt out and not participate in it    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:50:21

• El Salvador urged to repeal ‘Foreign Agents’ law, citing threat to press freedom ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/el-salvador-urged-to-repeal-foreign-agents-law-threatening-press-freedom/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:52:01

• Oreo Maker Mondelez Sues Aldi Over Look-Alike Product Packaging ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/01/business/mondelez-aldi-packaging-lawsuit.html    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:52:40

• Japan prisons to place more focus on rehabilitation than punishment ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-prisons-to-place-more-focus-on-rehabilitation-than-punishment    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:53:25

• South Africa Is Rising Up Out of The Ocean, Scientists Reveal ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/south-africa-is-rising-up-out-of-the-ocean-scientists-reveal    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:57:24

• An Extreme Drop in Oxygen Will Eventually Suffocate Most Life on Earth ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/an-extreme-drop-in-oxygen-will-eventually-suffocate-most-life-on-earth    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:57:36

• Scientists Create Biodegradable Plastic Alternative That's Literally Alive ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-create-biodegradable-plastic-alternative-thats-literally-alive    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:57:53

• Haunting Image Shows The Moon Deimos From The Surface of Mars ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/haunting-image-shows-the-moon-deimos-from-the-surface-of-mars    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:58:00

• Dramatic Collapse of Swiss Glacier a Chilling Warning, Experts Say ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/dramatic-collapse-of-swiss-glacier-a-chilling-warning-experts-say    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 13:58:21

• Blatten = FLATTENED https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=KwW52UFJ6Z8    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:00:42

• Making The Codec Communicator From Metal Gear Solid ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/06/01/making-the-codec-communicator-from-metal-gear-solid/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:05:15

• "Plenty Of LEDs And Useful Too: The 2025 DORS/CLUC Badge" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/06/01/plenty-of-leds-and-useful-too-the-2025-dors-cluc-badge/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:05:56

• Simon Quigley: Trains and Cats: The Trolley Problem ☞ https://medium.com/@tsimonq2/trains-and-cats-the-trolley-problem-102a4430023c    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:07:32

• "Does an Fashion Company Apple Music client exist for Ubuntu?" https://kevquirk.com/notes/20250601-1400 DRM is the wrong approach... no?    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:08:47

• Linux App Release Roundup: May 2025 ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/linux-app-release-roundup-may-2025    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:09:20

• "Torvalds noticed some unusual Git activity by a longtime Linux kernel developer." https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.16-Git-Gone-Wrong    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:10:04

• 'Linux' Epsteingate Foundation: You cannot give a patch to Linux if you are from THIS country, but being an employee for a CORRUPT and criminal company like Microsoft is perfectly OK. Welcome!!!!    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:11:08

• "The first group thinks Hey Hi (AI) is mostly a scam, like NFT / mint grifting in crypto" BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT IT IS :) https://danielmiessler.com/blog/ai-friend-groups    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:11:57

• Here's How to Detect a Fake Smile, According to Science ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/heres-how-to-detect-a-fake-smile-according-to-science    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:12:48

• How to Burglarize a Forest River Trailer ☞ https://perens.com/2025/06/01/how-to-burglarize-a-forest-river-trailer/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:13:28

• How to unzip ZIP files in GNU/Linux ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-unzip-zip-files-in-linux/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:13:48

• Simon Quigley: Learn Math Effectively ☞ https://medium.com/@tsimonq2/learn-math-effectively-28643e8d79f0    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:14:24

• Paul Wise: FLOSS Activities May 2025 ☞ http://bonedaddy.net/pabs3/log/2025/06/01/floss-activities/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:14:39

• Train Derails in Western Russia After Bridge Collapse, Killing at Least 7 ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/01/world/europe/bridge-collapse-russia.html    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:16:14

• Techrights is fast-0tracking every dumb article that mentions "AI" into /dev/null/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:16:52

• North Korea criticises ‘hostile’ monitoring group’s report on Russia ties ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-criticises-hostile-monitoring-groups-report-on-russia-ties    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:17:05

• Officials Investigating 2 Separate Train Crashes In Western Russia; 8 Killed ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-train-bryansk-klimov-derailment/33430473.html    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:17:16

• Microsoft Bankruptcy ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/31/Microsoft_Bankruptcy.shtml    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:17:30

• "cause two bridges to collapse in Russian regions" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/06/01/at-least-seven-dead-after-explosions-cause-two-bridges-to-collapse-in-russian-regions-bordering-ukraine-authorities-say | Source: Meduza    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:18:11

• "targeting Russian military aircraft" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/06/01/drones-strike-siberia-for-first-time-in-what-ukrainian-media-say-is-an-sbu-operation-targeting-russian-military-aircraft | Source: Meduza    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:18:32

• Ukraine Drone Strike Targets Russian Air Bases in Large-Scale Attack ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/01/world/europe/russia-ukraine-strikes.html    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:18:48

• Ukraine destroys 40 aircraft deep inside Russia ahead of peace talks in Istanbul ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/0601/ukraine-russia-drone-attack    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:19:19

• Russia’s war in Ukraine brings weapons bonanza for North Korea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-gets-a-weapons-bonanza-from-russia    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:19:33

• Ukraine Says Drones Smuggled Into Russia Wiped Out Dozens Of Long-Range Bombers ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-sumy-kherson-instanbul/33430303.html    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:20:19

• Ukraine strikes Russian bombers, over 40 Russian military planes destroyed ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250601-ukraine-strikes-russian-bombers-over-40-russian-military-planes-destroyed    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:20:32

• Ukraine is conducting an operation against military aviation in Russia ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250601-ukraine-is-conducting-an-operation-against-military-aviation-in-russia-according-to-kyiv    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:20:42

• A Ukrainian drone attack has destroyed more than 40 Russian planes ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250601-a-ukrainian-drone-attack-has-destroyed-more-than-40-russian    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:20:55

• Rubio doubles down on Convicted Felon’s call for peace after Ukraine wipes out Russia’s doomsday nuclear bombers ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/06/01/world-news/rubio-doubles-down-on-trumps-call-for-peace-after-ukraine-wipes-out-russias-doomsday-nuclear-bombers/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:21:16

• Dispatch from Kyiv: Ukraine’s daring drone attack gives Convicted Felon leverage against Putin ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/dispatch-from-kyiv-ukraines-daring-drone-attack-gives-trump-leverage-against-putin/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:34:14

• Ukraine, Russia Set For Istanbul Talks Even As Deadly Air Strikes Intensify Back Home ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-istanbul-negotiations-trump-putin-zelenskyy/33431087.html    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:34:27

• ESP32-P4 development board features 3.4-inch or 4-inch round IPS touchscreen display ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/06/01/esp32-p4-development-board-features-3-4-inch-or-4-inch-round-ips-touchscreen-display/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:35:05

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

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:37:06

• New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Elden Ring Nightreign - 2025-06-01 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2025-06-01-edition/index.html    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:37:18

• Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 22 (May 26 – Jun 1, 2025) ☞ https://linuxiac.com/linuxiac-weekly-wrap-up-week-22-may-26-jun-1-2025/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:37:28

• Sparky news 2025/05 ☞ https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-news-2025-05/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:52:56

• Stream Overlay provides browser overlays on your screen ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/stream-overlay-browser-overlays/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:55:22

• Bouncer chooses the correct firewall zone for wireless connections ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/bouncer-chooses-correct-firewall-zone-wireless-connections/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:55:34

• Antigen is a plugin manager for zsh ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/antigen-plugin-manager-zsh/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:55:43

• PCLinuxOS Recent Updates ☞ https://www.pclinuxos.com/?p=5979    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:56:57

• Best Free and Open Source Software: May 2025 Updates ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-software-may-2025-updates/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:57:10

• FaFa Runner is a RPG game with a seamless gaming experience ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/fafa-runner-rpg-game-seamless-gaming-experience/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:57:19

• Photobooth is photobooth software for the Raspberry Pi and PC ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/photobooth-software-raspberry-pi-pc/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 14:57:29

• FOSS Force’s Top Ten for May ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/06/foss-forces-top-ten-for-may/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 15:03:24

• "Clearest Pictures Of The Sun Yet" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/06/01/adaptive-optics-take-clearest-pictures-of-the-sun-yet/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 15:04:37

• Scrum, sprints, and outcomes ☞ https://major.io/p/scrum-sprints-outcomes/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 15:04:53

• "The Radio Shack TRS-80 was a much-loved machine across America" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/06/01/its-midi-for-the-trs-80/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 15:05:18

• ESP8266 ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/06/01/2025-pet-hacks-contest-weigh-your-dog-the-easy-way/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 15:05:41

• Supreme Court Candidates Try Fentanylware (TikTok) and Tinder in Mexico’s Elections ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/world/americas/mexico-judges-social-media.html    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 15:06:39

• Doctors Deliver Verdict on Fentanylware's 'Mouth Taping' Trend ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/doctors-deliver-verdict-on-tiktoks-mouth-taping-trend    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 15:06:56

• "After installing, slice the model as normal, after enabling this new parameter in the ‘Strength’ tab." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/06/01/testing-brick-layers-in-orcaslicer-with-staggered-perimeters/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 15:07:25

• "Ubuntu 20.04 ‘Focal Fossa’ has reached the end of standard support, so it won’t receive security patches and other updates unless you set up Ubuntu Pro. The end of support applies to desktops, servers, and many Linux distributions based on Ubuntu 20.04." https://www.howtogeek.com/uubntu-linux-20-04-focal-fossa-end-life/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 15:08:26

• "Most desktop and laptop computers from the past two decades use 64-bit x86 processors, but older 32-bit x86 CPUs (also known as i386 or i686) are still around." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-distros-32-bit-pc/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 15:08:56

• "The Piccolo N150 is a tiny eight-inch laptop with more power than it suggests and a nice display. But it also has a few surprises." https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-put-linux-on-this-8-inch-mini-laptop-and-unlocked-a-new-way-of-computing/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 15:10:53

• "PorteuX 2.1 has been released today as a new update to this portable Linux distribution based on Slackware Linux and inspired by both Slax and Porteus distros, designed to    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 15:11:14

• "PorteuX 2.1 has been released today as a new update to this portable Linux distribution based on Slackware Linux and inspired by both Slax and Porteus distros, designed to be small, fast, portable, modular, and immutable." https://9to5linux.com/slackware-based-porteux-2-1-is-one-of-the-first-distros-to-ship-with-linux-6-15    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 15:11:22

• "You might think those little Linux emulation handhelds are limited to playing SNES and PS1 games, but you can effectively turn them into a tiny (and very limited) Steam Deck using PC Ports." https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-run-unofficial-pc-ports-on-your-linux-gaming-handheld-legally/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 15:11:57

• iophk: Wednesday is the anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre and the decades ofever increasing censorship which have followed. Usenet played big roll in getting the initial news out.    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 17:24:07

• Africa very Androidy this month https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share//all/africa/#monthly-202506-202506-map    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 17:45:39

• South America all Androidy, all orange https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share//all/south-america/#monthly-202506-202506-map    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 17:47:58

• Windows 20% in Argentina https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/argentina/#monthly-200902-202506    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 18:14:15

• "So many senseless moves [at IBM]... Watched three star engineers walk last month. They all received zero counteroffers, just “good luck with your next endeavor.” How does leadership not see how much this hurts us long-term? Saving pennies now costs dollars later when rivals scoop up our best." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwqcybbk    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 18:17:12

• "Leadership is not thinking long term. I'm no longer with the company, but I started there almost 35 years ago. Even back then, the thinking was how to survive into the next quarter." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwqcybbk    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 18:17:30

• "IBM's management is dedicated towards maintaining stock price and free cash flow...end of story. So many lines of business have been jettisoned at this point that the loss of some engineers won't matter much. This wasn't always the case, especially in my day, but that was a long time and many lines of business ago. If you're still with the company...find another job, while you still can. That's all." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwqcybbk    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 18:17:50

• "IBM's management is dedicated towards maintaining stock price and free cash flow...end of story. So many lines of business have been jettisoned at this point that the loss of some engineers won't matter much. This wasn't always the case, especially in my day, but that was a long time and many lines of business ago." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwqcybbk    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 18:18:06

• "If you're still with the company...find another job, while you still can. That's all." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwqcybbk    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 18:18:11

• "The historical / original definition of decimate is "To punish an army by ki-ling 1/10 of its soldiers." It comes from a Roman tradition of punishing the armies of rebellious generals in order to cripple them and break their morale. IBM management has been very successful in breaking morale here. Maybe they should have stopped at 1/10 and not continue on to 1/5 now." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwka389e    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 18:19:09

• "Sound advice from a company that has missed very single opportunity from the Cloud to AI." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwkjmka1    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 18:20:09

• "Surely our 23% raises are coming forthwith." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwqecfqb while DEBT SOARED: http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/25/IBM_s_Debt_Ballooned_by_8_5_Billion_Dollars_in_Just_3_Months.shtml    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 18:21:25

• They say it's "end of 10" and hardly anyone moves to "11" https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/all/egypt/#monthly-200902-202506    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 18:31:50

• London to Frankfurt: whole site in 0.1 seconds https://tools.pingdom.com/#65cc735203000000    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 19:00:55

• re: Common Lisp is a Dumpster: "This post was originally just going to be an email but got out of hand in scope so I published it here lol. I'd recommend reading Dmitry's post, there's good points and some interesting obscure stuff mentioned in there." gemini://nytpu.com/gemlog/2025-06-01    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 19:02:49

• 🔤SpellBinding: ABYNSTD Wordo: PHOTO gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-06-02.gmi    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 19:03:48

• [jp] [photos] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-06-01.gmi    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 19:06:14

• [jp] [photos] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-06-02.gmi    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 19:06:21

• DMT report gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/dmt2    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 19:07:14

• currants gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/currants    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 19:08:08

• Copyleft & copyright https://plasticfreeswindon.org/copyleft/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 19:10:58

• Like Westwood would https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/at-cannes-assange-wears-shirt-listing-names-of-gaza-children-killed-by-israel/3576227    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 19:12:48

• Julian Assange open to political action as Cannes hosts documentary https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/julian-assange-open-political-action-cannes-hosts-documentary-2025-05-21/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 19:13:13

• "hinking about how to become politically active again once he has fully recovered from prison, said his wife, Stella." https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/julian-assange-open-political-action-cannes-hosts-documentary-2025-05-21/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 19:13:48

• 'Recovered' Assange promotes Cannes documentary https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250521-recovered-assange-promotes-cannes-documentary-about-his-life    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 19:14:05

• He among others inspired Assange https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/memoriam-john-l-young-cryptome-co-founder    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 19:15:36

• Program: New charity connected to Julian Assange will help other whistleblowers facing persecution https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/julian-assange-new-whistleblower-charity/105335038    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 19:16:41

• But the Wikileaks site remains largely unchanged for 4 years already https://wikileaks.org/-News-.html https://wikileaks.org/    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 19:18:17

• Windows down by a lot in Brazil https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/brazil/#monthly-200902-202506 https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/brazil/#monthly-200902-202506    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 19:22:34

• Same in Mexico https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/mexico/#monthly-200902-202506    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 19:23:16

• Bing down sharply https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share/all/canada/#monthly-200902-202506    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 19:24:11

• full trip 'round the globe https://tools.pingdom.com/#65cc7b0d09800000    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 19:34:57

• 80ms from London to London https://tools.pingdom.com/#65cc80cac9400000    

posted Monday, June 02, 2025 at 19:59:51