Roy Schestowitz

• Two Men Sentenced to Prison for Aggravated Identity Theft and Computer Hacking Crimes https://databreaches.net/2025/06/05/two-men-sentenced-to-prison-for-aggravated-identity-theft-and-computer-hacking-crimes/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 02:32:47

• The US Grid Attack Looming on the Horizon https://www.wired.com/story/youre-not-ready-for-a-grid-attack/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 02:33:27

• New evidence links long-running hacking group to Indian government https://therecord.media/india-cyber-espionage-bitter-ta397    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 02:34:19

• Google: Hackers target Salesforce accounts in data extortion attacks https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-hackers-target-salesforce-accounts-in-data-extortion-attacks/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 02:36:13

• Windows TCO https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa23-352a    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 02:37:06

• 100,000 UK taxpayer accounts hit in £47m phishing attack on HMRC https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/04/100000-uk-taxpayer-accounts-hit-in-47m-phishing-attack-on-hmrc    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 02:37:46

• Almost one year later, U.S. Dermatology Partners is still not being very transparent about their 2024 breach https://databreaches.net/2025/06/04/almost-one-year-later-u-s-dermatology-partners-is-still-not-being-very-transparent-about-their-2024-breach/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 02:38:33

• "In this episode I talk about giant fish and underwater adventures." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-06-15-episode-53    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 02:39:56

• "When talking about England and Wales' leasehold block management issue, there is often a massive conversational disconnect. This is because there is more variation in arrangements than is sometimes appreciated; people might take a one-dimensional view of a three-dimensional space." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-06-15_mapping-the-block-management-territory.gmi    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 02:40:43

• "People cancel each other for one of two things, right? Either they’re suspected of having done something bad, something they’re denying but the allegations are credible. Or, and this is so starkly different: they are pundits baldfacedly spouting evil." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/misunderstood    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 02:42:05

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-06-16.gmi    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 02:42:43

• "I wanted to quickly highlight a little game I’ve been enjoying called Replicube because I think there’s a good chance some people reading here will enjoy it." gemini://moddedbear.xyz/logs/2025-06-15-you-should-play-replicube.gmi    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 02:43:29

• "Finally, it seems summer is starting here in Finland. It's the first truly warm day, a pleasant 25 C (78 F). I'm enjoying a relaxing Sunday sitting by the grill. Sausages and chicken wings sizzle on the fire, their delicious aroma wafting my way." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/skyjake/29274    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 02:44:20

• visual update and several new pages   

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 02:46:11

• Rewards for Justice offers $10M reward for info on RedLine developer or RedLine’s use by foreign governments https://databreaches.net/2025/06/06/rewards-for-justice-offers-10m-reward-for-info-on-redline-developer-or-redlines-use-by-foreign-governments/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 02:51:04

• Windows TCO: PowerSchool hacker pleads guilty, released on personal recognizance bond https://databreaches.net/2025/06/06/powerschool-hacker-pleads-guilty-released-on-personal-recognizance-bond/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 02:51:54

• Texas DOT investigates breach of crash report records, sends notification letters https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/texas-dot-investigates-breach-of-crash-report-records-sends-notification-letters/504-042d1482-b4cc-4616-be4f-f2fc10d1cc6e    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 02:52:43

• Nigerian National Sentenced To More Than Five Years For Hacking, Fraud, And Identity Theft Scheme https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/nigerian-man-sentenced-more-five-years-hacking-fraud-and-identity-theft-scheme    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 02:56:55

• Data breach of patient info ends in firing of Miami hospital employee https://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article308062745.html    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:03:11

• ICE takes steps to deport the Australian hacker known as “DR32” https://databreaches.net/2025/06/08/ice-takes-steps-to-deport-the-australian-hacker-known-as-dr32/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:04:08

• Cyber extortionist sentenced to eight years in jail https://www.itweb.co.za/article/cyber-extortionist-sentenced-to-eight-years-in-jail/rW1xL75nWG4MRk6m    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:05:26

• Former Hilliard treatment center employee accused of selling patient data on dark web https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/former-hilliard-treatment-center-employee-selling-patient-data-on-dark-web/530-a592aaa0-5f68-4fa4-bd4f-b729df502402    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:06:59

• Evoke Wellness to Pay $1.9 Million to Settle FTC Claims That They Misled Consumers Seeking Substance Use Disorder Treatment https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/06/evoke-wellness-pay-19-million-settle-ftc-claims-they-misled-consumers-seeking-substance-use-disorder    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:07:31

• RCMP thumb drive with informant, witness data obtained by criminals: watchdog https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rcmp-lost-usb-key-privacy-commissioner-1.7554332    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:08:19

• Windows TCO https://databreaches.net/2025/06/11/help-please-seeking-copies-of-the-powerschool-ransom-emails/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:09:03

• Dutch police identify users on Cracked.io https://databreaches.net/2025/06/11/dutch-police-identify-users-on-cracked-io/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:09:43

• Sweden under cyberattack: Prime minister sounds the alarm https://www.euractiv.com/section/tech/news/sweden-under-cyberattack-prime-minister-sounds-the-alarm/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:10:19

• Former CIA Analyst Sentenced to Over Three Years in Prison for Unlawfully Transmitting Top Secret National Defense Information https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-cia-analyst-sentenced-over-three-years-prison-unlawfully-transmitting-top-secret    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:10:59

• FIN6 cybercriminals pose as job seekers on LinkedIn to hack recruiters https://therecord.media/fin6-recruitment-scam-malware-campaign    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:11:41

• Brussels Parliament hit by cyber-attack https://www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/1623019/brussels-parliament-hit-by-cyber-attack    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:12:20

• Canada Post https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-to-put-canada-post-offer-for-vote-1.7559227    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:12:49

• Some Canadians who need affordable housing earn too much to qualify for subsidies. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/rental-housing-programs-1.7553820    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:21:03

• Kenya police clash with protesters over blogger's death https://www.dw.com/en/kenya-police-clash-with-protesters-over-blogger-s-death/a-72886994    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:29:24

• scorched by relentless heatwave https://www.dw.com/en/northern-india-and-pakistan-scorched-by-relentless-heatwave/a-72878150    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:30:31

• Ryanair to fine unruly passengers €500 or more https://www.dw.com/en/ryanair-to-fine-unruly-passengers-€500-or-more/a-72888525    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:31:02

• child labor target https://www.dw.com/en/world-fails-to-meet-2025-child-labor-target/a-72871346    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:31:47

• Slop is not "AI" https://www.dw.com/en/ai-art-can-t-match-human-creativity-yet-researchers/a-72873303 http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/16/Image_Fusion_is_Not_AI_LLMs_Aren_t_Either.shtml    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:33:03

• Brazil rules social media platforms liable for users' posts https://www.dw.com/en/brazil-rules-social-media-platforms-liable-for-users-posts/a-72877466    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:33:43

• IBM. "I asked for a layoff package in the US and was told all the slots are full." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jxn4zf26    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:36:26

• "How long is the PIP at ibm? Is there a range?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jx1b6zt6    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:36:58

• Toronto man still allowed to employ staff despite owing more than $1M in wages, fines https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-businessman-owes-more-than-1-million-wages-fines-1.7554370    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:38:32

• social media revival https://www.dw.com/en/roman-emperor-marcus-aurelius-enjoys-social-media-revival/a-72737567    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:44:18

• US trade tensions hit China's export growth https://www.dw.com/en/us-trade-tensions-hit-china-s-export-growth/a-72839612    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:47:21

• ways to protect undersea cables https://www.dw.com/en/eu-southeast-asia-look-for-ways-to-protect-undersea-cables/a-72841922    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:49:35

• Malta jails two men for life for role in journalist's murder https://www.dw.com/en/malta-jails-two-men-for-life-for-role-in-journalist-s-murder/a-72863275    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:50:22

• Greenpeace in court: Romania takes aim at environmental NGOs https://www.dw.com/en/greenpeace-in-court-romania-takes-aim-at-environmental-ngos/a-72819778 https://www.dw.com/en/how-are-oceans-faring-in-a-heating-world/a-72855805 https://www.dw.com/en/how-india-is-becoming-more-vulnerable-to-extreme-weather/a-72857977    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:51:12

• German court to rule on banned right-wing extremist magazine https://www.dw.com/en/german-court-to-rule-on-banned-right-wing-extremist-magazine/a-72860076    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:52:13

• Canada's unemployment rate ticks up to 7% in May, highest in 9 years outside of pandemic https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/labour-force-survey-may-1.7554109    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:56:14

• bananas https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/chiquita-bananas-1.7554297    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:56:43

• Air quality in Toronto among worst in the world amid wildfire smoke https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/gta-special-air-quality-wildfires-friday-1.7554070    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:57:40

• GoFundMe https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/gofundme-changes-donations-taken-1.7553353    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 03:58:04

• Europe's EV sales rebound, but consumer doubts remain https://www.dw.com/en/europe-s-ev-sales-rebound-but-consumer-doubts-remain/a-72820823    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 04:07:47

• Ford, Hyundai post higher U.S. sales in May on strong SUV, truck demand https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/ford-hyundai-us-sales-may-strong-1.7551774    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 04:24:44

• As Bank of Canada holds rates, experts say a cut alone won't stop an economic slowdown https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bank-of-canada-interest-rate-decision-1.7552004    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 04:26:02

• gonorrhea https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/canada-england-gonorrhea-vaccine-1.7552118    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 04:27:38

• I was a lifelong thrifter, committed to buying second-hand. Then I became addicted https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/first-person-jennifer-lovegrove-shopping-1.7547485    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 04:28:09

• trade deficit https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-merchandise-trade-deficit-1.7552984    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 04:28:57

• Bank of Canada https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/armstrong-bank-of-canada-interest-rates-1.7552374    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 04:31:53

• A lot of MSM seems to be missing the point Iran is a weapons supplier to Russia/Putin, hence it poses a threat to eastern Europe if not Europe at large   

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 04:36:13

• It looks like the decision to scuttle away BetaNews happened 7 days ago, June 9 2025    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 04:52:06

• Their LLM slop and anti-Linux FUD won't be missed    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 04:52:26

• Iranian ambassador to the UK looks like Novell's last CEO, Hovsepian. They have similar origins. Hovsepian tried to censor Techrights some years ago. http://techrights.org/o/2019/04/14/ronald-hovsepian-vs-techrights/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 05:36:19

• Raspberry Pi 4 gemini://tecnico-ligero.duckdns.org/gemlog/40--2025-06-15-Ando-ganas-de-ver-qué-hago-con-la-Raspberry-Pi-4.gmi    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 05:54:59

• "I’ve been a Windows user for as long as I can remember, but I recently started including other operating systems in my workflow." https://www.xda-developers.com/switched-to-nixos-after-using-windows-whole-life/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 06:04:57

• Denmark wants to replace Windows and Office with Linux and LibreOffice as it seeks to embrace digital sovereignty https://www.techradar.com/pro/denmark-wants-to-replace-windows-and-office-with-linux-and-libreoffice-as-it-seeks-to-embrace-digital-sovereignty    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 06:05:27

• "I can't be alone in noticing how, no matter how much storage I buy for my computer, digital refuse always piles up. Fortunately for me, on Linux, there's a simple terminal command that let me easily drag up the heftiest files. I wasn't too proud of the results." https://www.howtogeek.com/i-dug-up-the-biggest-files-on-my-linux-pc/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 06:06:34

• "The Kubuntu Focus M2 Gen 6 is a new and powerful laptop made of aluminum alloy that packs a punch in terms of APU and GPU. Other features include a 240 Hz panel, high-definition speakers and a wide range of modern ports." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Kubuntu-Focus-M2-Gen-6-Powerful-Linux-laptop-launches-with-RTX-5070-Ti-Ultra-9-275HX-and-space-for-up-to-96-GB-RAM.1036652.0.html    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 06:06:59

• PeaZip 10.5 Brings Major Performance Boost to the File and Archive Manager https://9to5linux.com/peazip-10-5-brings-major-performance-boost-to-the-file-and-archive-manager    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 06:07:59

• How to Install and Use Linux Apps on a Chromebook https://tech.yahoo.com/computing/articles/install-linux-apps-chromebook-211615285.html    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 06:08:52

• "Bloat is the bane of modern computing. Have you ever uninstalled apps or disabled services just to put your system on a diet? i3 is like a desktop on a diet, a lean, simple, yet powerful system that improves my workflow efficiency dramatically—and it's not just for experts either." https://www.howtogeek.com/why-i-love-the-i3-window-manager-on-linux/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 06:10:01

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

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 06:14:01

• "Learn how to find executable paths in Linux using which, whereis, type -a, and command -v commands with clear examples and syntax." https://www.howtogeek.com/display-path-executable-file-linux/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 06:15:03

• Review: Learning Kali Linux, 2nd Edition https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/06/16/review-learning-kali-linux-2nd-edition/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 06:15:37

• Why Your Homelab Needs a Domain https://www.howtogeek.com/why-your-homelab-needs-a-domain/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 06:16:27

• "Convenience always comes at a cost!" https://www.howtogeek.com/paid-linux-distros/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 06:17:08

• 5 Hidden Costs of Building a Homelab https://www.howtogeek.com/hidden-costs-of-building-a-homelab/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 06:17:33

• "The Asahi Linux team is upstreaming an important graphical driver component for M1 and M2 Mac computers." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-upstream-graphics-apple-silicon-asahi/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 06:17:58

• "The mainstream computing world often misunderstands Linux" https://www.howtogeek.com/reasons-people-hate-linux-are-why-i-love-it/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 06:18:49

• "As useful as corrugated cardboard is, we generally don’t consider it to be a very sturdy material." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/06/15/making-corrugated-cardboard-stronger-and-waterproof/ | Source: Hackaday    

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

• "This week, OrangePi introduced the R2S, a compact board for embedded networking and gateway applications" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/orangepi-equips-gateway-board-with-risc-v-processor-four-rj45-ports-and-openwrt-support/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 07:17:24

• "The Gemini 435Le is Orbbec’s newest 3D camera, designed to deliver robust" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/gemini-435le-features-active-stereo-dual-laser-modules-and-6-axis-imu-for-3d-vision/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 07:17:45

• "Donald Trump Has Wrecked America’s Brand" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-wrecked-america-brand-canada-1235364578/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 07:18:15

• "Understanding Inequality, Part III: Tariffs" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/understanding-inequality-part-iii    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 07:18:26

• "How Trump Is Transforming Higher Education: The View from 4 Campuses" https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-higher-education-california-illinois-louisiana-texas/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 07:18:38

• "Column: Wasn't the president supposed to be deporting criminals?" https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-06-15/los-angeles-immigration-raids-protests    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 07:18:49

• "Melania Trump's nap moment during Donald Trump’s $45 million birthday parade goes viral: Watch" https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/melania-trumps-nap-moment-during-donald-trump-s-45-million-birthday-parade-goes-viral-watch-101749986320153.html    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 07:19:01

• "Cambodia cuts internet from Thailand as tensions grow after border clash – Radio Free Asia" https://www.rfa.org/english/cambodia/2025/06/13/cambodia-thailand-border/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 07:19:12

• "On par with Nazi collaborator: Ex-president Sarkozy stripped of France's top honour after conviction" https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2313088.html    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 07:19:28

• "Trump furious that Gov. Newsom isn't "thanking" him for L.A. chaos" https://boingboing.net/2025/06/13/trump-furious-that-gov-newsom-isnt-thanking-him-for-the-l-a-chaos.html    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 07:19:40

• "Federal judge blocks Trump’s firing of Consumer Product Safety Commission members" https://federalnewsnetwork.com/litigation/2025/06/federal-judge-blocks-trumps-firing-of-consumer-product-safety-commission-members/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 07:19:58

• "The US Army turns 250" https://taskandpurpose.com/history/us-army-250th-birthday/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 07:20:11

• "Fullmaktslagen, regeringen och maktdelningen" | The Powers of Attorney Act, the government and the separation of powers https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/06/15/fullmaktslagen-regeringen-och-maktdelningen/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 07:20:57

• "Sports rightsholders have revised their calls for illegal streams to be taken down inside 30 mins." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/immediate-pirate-iptv-shutdowns-no-problem-please-ask-us-yesterday-250615/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 07:26:02

• "The investigation focused on Google's advertising services via its search page as well as third-party websites" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/google-comes-out-on-top-as-years-long-mexico-antitrust-case-closed/articleshow/121841229.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 07:29:50

• "More often than not, ICE agents have their faces covered with neck gaiters or balaclavas as if they were on a covert mission in Beirut." ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2025/06/15/our-immigration-cops-have-donned-masks-time-to-ask-what-they-and-we-are-hiding/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 07:31:08

• "The letter reads as follows: [...]" ☛ https://anfenglishmobile.com/women/tajE-appeals-to-baghdad-and-the-un-for-the-19-yazidi-women-burned-alive-in-mosul-in-2016-79809 | Source: ANF News    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 07:31:36

• "America is not an oligarchy, not if we don’t allow that" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/06/pennsylvania-dispatch-no-kings-day-in-philadelphia-felt-like-a-parade/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 07:31:59

• "The marches were at once political and festive, and National Guard soldiers could even be seen posing for pictures with protesters." ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/lapd-attacks-no-kings-protesters-in-los-angeles/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 07:32:35

• "The rally Thursday was the first of at least 14 similar protests scheduled around the state and among thousands taking place around the country." ☛ https://alabamareflector.com/2025/06/14/hundreds-protest-donald-trump-at-montgomery-no-kings-demonstration/ | Source: Alabama Reflector    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 07:33:07

• "Redd added that the two peacekeepers are not in custody and the one who fired the rounds is cooperating with police." ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51330407/innocent-bystander-shot-killed-by-member-of-peacekeeping-group-at-salt-lake-rally | Source: Deseret Media    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 07:33:32

• "Yesterday, according to estimates by event organizers, millions marched in protest against the Trump administration, including its recent controversial immigration-enforcement raids." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/photography/archive/2025/06/photos-no-kings-protests-america-trump/683195/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 07:34:21

• "Two European journalists were [breached] using government spyware made by Israeli surveillance tech provider Paragon" ☛ https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/12/researchers-confirm-two-journalists-were-hacked-with-paragon-spyware/ | Source: TechCrunch    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 07:36:34

• "According to the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, Saudi authorities maintained that Al-Jasser was behind a social media account on X that levied corruption allegations against Saudi royals" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-06-15/saudi-arabia-executes-a-journalist-after-7-years-behind-bars-activists-say-it-was-over-his-tweets | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 07:43:18

• "As first observed in the Wall Street Journal, Chinese engineers are getting around Washington's chip restrictions" ☛ https://futurism.com/china-chip-ai-loophole | Source: Futurism    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 07:57:19

• "Gizmodo reached out to Amazon, Palantir, and Oracle for comment on their commitments" ☛ https://gizmodo.com/trumps-military-parade-will-be-brought-to-you-by-big-tech-2000614990 | Source: Gizmodo    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 07:57:32

• iophk: "The GOP hasn't and won't say anything against the White Pseudo-Christian Nationalists assassinating people because that is the voter base they have cultivated, with the help of the Kremlin. The news won't cover it much either"    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 07:58:36

• "Researchers from the Université Clermont Auvergne, which is located in the mountainous Central France region that produces a delicious firm cheese known as Cantal" ☛ https://futurism.com/climate-change-cheese-cows | Source: Futurism    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 07:59:38

• "In late May, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s office sent out a press release announcing an executive order that declared a drought emergency and state of emergency in New Mexico." ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/new-mexico-governors-drought-order-avoids-the-words-climate-and-emergency/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 07:59:51

• Overpopulation ☛ https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/416809/sexism-girl-preference-sex-ratios-discrimination-ivf | Source: Vox    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:01:04

• "A lot of people here might be lifelong Republicans, but we’re standing here together because there is a line where tyranny shows up" ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2025/06/14/repub/no-kings-protests-around-the-nation-denounce-trumps-actions/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:02:23

• "protests, which are committed to a principle of nonviolence" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/14/no-kings-protests-trump-military-parade | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:02:37

• "the same suspect also shot and wounded a second lawmaker and his spouse." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/0614/hortman-hoffman-minnesota-assassination | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:03:04

• [Old] "What is Christian nationalism and why it raises concerns about threats to democracy" ☛ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-is-christian-nationalism-and-why-it-raises-concerns-about-threats-to-democracy | Source: PBS    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:03:32

• "it’s neither Christian nor patriotic" ☛ https://www.startribune.com/tolkkinen-christian-nationalism-is-neither-christian-nor-patriotic/601161631 | Source: Star Tribune    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:03:54

• "an act of targeted political violence" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/gunman-dressed-as-cop-assassinates-democratic-state-rep-and-spouse-in-minnesota/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:04:23

• "the attacker tells Copilot to get Microsoft Teams" ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/15/echoleak-send-an-email-extract-secret-info-from-microsoft-office-365-copilot-ai/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:06:01

• Social Control Media: "But from that second in the garden, we humans were all cursed with foot-in-mouth disease." ☛ https://idiomdrottning.org/misunderstood | Source: Idiomdrottning    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:06:39

• Social Control Media: "I recently thought about what needs unlearning when transitioning from social media to a website and/or blog." ☛ https://blog.avas.space/some-things-to-unlearn/ | Source: Ava    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:06:55

• "My own post here laying out the Apple paper in historical and scientific context was so popular that well over 150,000 people read it, biggest in this newsletter’s history" ☛ https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/seven-replies-to-the-viral-apple |    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:07:51

• "It’s currently the top-rated answer on the question. I expect it will be ignored." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/how-to-make-stackexhange-more-fun/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:08:14

• Slop "Spark Psychosis and Suicidal Thoughts" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/chatgpt-other-ai-therapists-may-fuel-delusions-spark-psychosis-suicidal-thoughts-stanford-1735816 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:08:45

• "We all know that the Web is currently under attack by AI companies trying to turn scraped data into venture capital." ☛ https://blog.zarfhome.com/2025/06/ai-web-scrapers | Source: Andrew Plotkin    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:09:09

• "Shortly after the debut of ChatGPT, academics and technologists started to wonder if the recent explosion in AI models has also created contamination." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/15/ai_model_collapse_pollution/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:09:22

• "AI-generated songs have made their way onto streaming services and it’s not just ambient or electronic music: fake bands, be they rock, salsa, or jazz, are also abundant" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-06-15/fake-bands-and-artificial-songs-are-taking-over-youtube-and-spotify.html | Source: El País    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:12:52

• "The airline said the incident, which restricted access for several internal users, has not disrupted flight operations or safety protocols." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/could-westjet-cybersecurity-incident-mean-more-planes-could-go-down-future-details-we-know-so-far-1735839 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:13:29

• "This is classic chatbot behavior in which tries to please users no matter what" ☛ https://futurism.com/psychiatrist-horrified-ai-therapist | Source: Futurism    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:14:14

• "what’s the point of survival if you become an asshole in the process?" ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/becoming-an-asshole/ | Source: Jim Nielsen    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:14:49

• "That detail is, of course, in the patent that describes how a quad-chiplet processor could be made." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/huaweis-quad-chiplet-rival-for-nvidias-rubin-ai-gpus-could-use-packaging-tech-that-rivals-tsmc-ascend-910d-rumors-have-seemingly-solid-foundation | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:15:47

• "Wissel said in the press release" ☛ https://futurism.com/bizarre-ice-signals-antarctica | Source: Futurism    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:16:28

• "fires weren't lit just for warmth" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/humans-have-smoked-meat-for-almost-2-million-years-study-suggests | Source: Science Alert    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:16:49

• "In a letter [PDF] to the Comptroller General of the US" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/15/cybersecurity_news_in_brief/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:18:26

• [Old] "As a part of the horsetrading, we had to make some changes to SSL 3.0" ☛ https://tim.dierks.org/2014/05/security-standards-and-name-changes-in.html |    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:18:53

• "I’m making progress on the Java decompiler I’ve mentioned in a previous post" ☛ https://purplesyringa.moe/blog/splitting-independent-variables-without-ssa/ | Source: Alisa Sireneva    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:19:36

• "Your statistical model is built, and your p-values are perfect" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/06/use-the-duplicated-function-in-r-find-remove-duplicates/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:20:11

• "Since 2002, I have been keeping track of all the tricky bugs I have come across. Nine years ago, I wrote a blog post with the lessons learned from the bugs up till then." ☛ https://henrikwarne.com/2025/06/15/lessons-from-9-more-years-of-tricky-bugs/ | Source: Henrik Warne    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:26:49

• "I started discovering OpenRewrite last week by writing a Kotlin recipe that moves Kotlin files according to the official directory structure recommendation." ☛ https://blog.frankel.ch/openrewrite-recipes/2/ | Source: Nicolas Fränkel    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:27:07

• "Writing your own standard library is all fun and games until someone (which is to say yourself) asks the important question: could this be actually used for real?" ☛ https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2025/06/a-custom-c-standard-library-part-4.html | Source: Jussi Pakkanen    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:27:30

• "Software thrives on the network effect, or Metcalfe’s Law, where a system’s value scales with the square of its users." ☛ https://lemire.me/blog/2025/06/15/metcalfes-law-against-brooks-law/ | Source: Daniel Lemire    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:29:23

• "Less than a week ago, we finally turned on the x86_64 backend by default for Debug builds on Linux and macOS." ☛ https://ziglang.org/devlog/2025/#2025-06-14 | Source: Zig    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:29:47

• "Ever since ChatGPT and its gen-AI ilk arrived, I have been very vocal and adamant that these are bullshit generators: they try to guess what you want and will continually hallucinate things until you say it’s OK." ☛ https://aplus.rs/2025/ai-sceptic-in-llm-adventure-land/ | Source: Aleksandar Vacić    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:30:02

• "PeaZip, the versatile cross-platform open-source file archiver utility, has just unveiled its latest release, version 10.5, which improves speed, security, and usability." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/peazip-10-5-file-archiver-released-with-faster-performance/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:30:54

• "This is where Syncthing sets itself apart from cloud-based solutions." ☛ https://www.androidpolice.com/best-free-and-secure-way-to-transfer-files-between-android-windows-or-mac/ | Source: Android Police    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:31:21

• "first keyboard from Norbauer & Co" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/tech/686441/norbauer-seneca-keyboard-creator | Source: The Verge    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:32:01

• "Welcome to this year's 24th issue of DistroWatch Weekly! Time is a funny thing. As it moves forward our world changes." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20250616 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:43:29

• "Void’s latest version of its X Binary Package System (XBPS) package manager (which is more like a collection of individual tools brought together under the shared umbrella of XBPS)" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/void-linux-xbps-package-manager-v0-60/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:43:55

• Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 24 (Jun 9 – 15, 2025) ☞ https://linuxiac.com/linuxiac-weekly-wrap-up-week-24-jun-9-15-2025/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:48:21

• PeaZip 10.5 File Archiver Released with Faster Performance and New Features ☞ https://linuxiac.com/peazip-10-5-file-archiver-released-with-faster-performance/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:48:33

• 20 Useful Free and Open Source PDF Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/pdftools/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:48:53

• ADIF Multitool – validate, modify and convert ham radio log files ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/adif-multitool-validate-modify-convert-ham-radio-log-files/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:49:43

• Hash-o-matic – generate, compares and verify MD5, SHA-256 and SHA-1 hashes ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/hash-o-matic-generate-compares-and-verify-md5-sha-256-sha-1-hashes/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:51:50

• chess22k is a chess engine written in Java ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/chess22k-chess-engine-java/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:52:03

• 15 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Webcam Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/webcam/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:52:16

• BetaNews Has More or Less Died After Experiments With LLM Slop, Is Linuxsecurity Next? ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/14/BetaNews_Has_More_or_Less_Died_After_Experiments_With_LLM_Slop_.shtml    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:53:29

• lule is a bash(y) alternative to pywal ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/lule-bash-alternative-pywal/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:54:16

• Cataclysm: Bright Nights is a roguelike with sci-fi elements ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/cataclysm-bright-nights-is-a-roguelike-with-sci-fi-elements/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:54:28

• 413 Error Content Too Large: What is it and How to Fix It? ☞ https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/413-error-content-too-large/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:57:13

• "Think of encoding as a bridge between human-readable data and the binary world of computers. It provides a set of rules to turn text, images, or sound into structured data, usually in the form of numbers, that computers can reliably store, share, and reconstruct" ☛ https://www.amitgawande.com/blog/2025/encoding | Source: Amit Gawande    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:57:44

• "Some update files also reference a mysterious systemd service called tokens and, quite frankly, I can't work out why it exists." ☛ https://www.akpain.net/blog/breaking-secnet-assignments/ |    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 08:57:59

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

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 09:01:32

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

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 09:01:53

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

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 09:02:58

• Windows 10 is ending – How to switch from backdoored Windows 10 to Zorin OS in 10 easy steps ☞ https://www.reallinuxuser.com/windows-10-is-ending-how-to-switch-from-windows-10-to-zorin-os-in-10-easy-steps/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 09:15:45

• Thinking about Chinese Australians: how to mention the war ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/thinking-about-chinese-australians-how-to-mention-the-war/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 09:16:33

• Ukraine Receives Another 1,200 Bodies From Russia As War Rages On ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/war-repatriation-drones-missiles-russia-ukraine/33443603.html    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 09:19:38

• As Convicted Felon Returns to G7, Rift With Allies Is Even Deeper ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/us/politics/trump-g7-tariffs-trade-israel-ukraine.html    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 09:19:52

• G7 needs to raise pressure on Russia, von der Leyen says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/g7-needs-to-raise-pressure-on-russia-von-der-leyen-says    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 09:20:05

• Sahil Dhiman: A Look at .UA ccTLD Authoritative Name Servers ☞ https://blog.sahilister.in/2025/06/a-look-at-.ua-cctld-authoritative-name-servers/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 09:22:15

• World’s nuclear arsenals expanding, driven by US and Russia, researchers warns ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250615-world-nuclear-arms-race    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 09:22:30

• UN human rights chief: international support needed amid escalating gang violence in Haiti ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/06/un-human-rights-chief-urges-international-support-amidst-escalating-gang-violence-in-haiti/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 09:22:58

• Dihydroxyacetone Man says US 'could get involved' in Iran-Israel conflict ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250615-trump-says-us-could-get-involved-iran-israel-conflict-abc-news-nuclear-talks    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 09:29:46

• The Trouble with TUIs | LINUX Unplugged 619 ☞ https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/linux-unplugged/619/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 09:30:28

• mintCast 462 – Wistful Nostalgia ☞ https://mintcast.org/462-wistful-nostalgia/ Direct MP3 link https://archive.org/download/mintCast462/mp3-462.mp3    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 09:31:36

• "Richard Stallman was at a few of the events I covered, and I saw him speak in person a few times within prestigious institutions like MIT. His schtick was software should be free, as in “freedom” (not beer). He also railed against things I disliked as well, like DRM." https://gizmodo.com/strange-misguided-man-glad-steve-jobs-not-around-any-5847906    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 09:35:33

• Sam Thursfield: Status update, 15/06/2025 ☞ https://samthursfield.wordpress.com/2025/06/15/status-update-15-06-2025/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 09:45:38

• Xbox Steps Into the Portable Gaming Scene ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/the-xbox-steps-into-the-portable-gaming-scene/index.html    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 09:45:58

• Don Marti: encouraging first result from an Hey Hi (AI) right to know ☞ https://blog.zgp.org/encouraging-first-result-from-an-ai-right-to-know/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 09:47:27

• Customer sends four RTX 4090s to a repair technician, finds out three are fake — new counterfeiting technique uses modded 30-series chips ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/customer-sends-four-rtx-4090s-to-a-repair-technician-finds-out-three-are-fake-new-counterfeiting-technique-uses-modded-30-series-chips    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 09:47:52

• Celebrating 18 Years of ggplot2: A Special Bundle Offer ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/06/celebrating-18-years-of-ggplot2-a-special-bundle-offer/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 09:48:33

• 📦 {alone} v0.6 is now available ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/06/%f0%9f%93%a6-alone-v0-6-is-now-available/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 09:48:52

• Drug that makes our ‘brains happier’ can also fight tumors: study ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/06/15/health/drug-that-makes-our-brains-happier-can-also-fight-tumors-study/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 09:54:24

• RFK’s anti-vax agenda endangers the entire Convicted Felon reform drive ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/06/15/opinion/rfks-anti-vax-agenda-endangers-the-entire-trump-reform-drive/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 09:54:38

• Families hold funerals for Air India crash victims ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/families-hold-funerals-for-air-india-crash-victims    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 11:40:36

• South Korea's Lee plans to hold bilateral talks at G7 summit, his office says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-koreas-lee-plans-to-hold-bilateral-talks-at-g7-summit-his-office-says    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 11:40:56

• Change in S. Korean government leaves foreign domestic worker programme in limbo ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/change-in-s-korean-government-leaves-foreign-domestic-worker-programme-in-limbo    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 11:41:11

• Taiwan adds China’s Huawei, SMIC to export control list ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/taiwan-adds-chinas-huawei-smic-to-export-control-list    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 11:41:28

• Chinese Foreign Minister holds calls with Israeli, Iranian counterparts: Ministry ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinese-fm-holds-calls-with-israeli-iranian-counterparts-ministry    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 11:41:56

• China's military conducts patrols in South China Sea, warns Philippines ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinas-military-conducts-patrols-in-south-china-sea-warns-philippines    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 11:43:23

• US-China trade truce leaves military-use rare earth issue unresolved ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-trade-truce-leaves-military-use-rare-earth-issue-unresolved-sources-say    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 11:43:47

• Taiwan bans chip exports to Huawei, SMIC — ban comes after Huawei tricked TSMC into making two million Hey Hi (AI) processors despite US restrictions ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/taiwan-bans-chip-exports-to-huawei-smic-ban-comes-after-huawei-tricked-tsmc-into-making-one-million-ai-processors-despite-us-restrictions    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 11:44:03

• China urged to release #MeToo journalist ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/06/reporters-without-borders-renews-call-to-free-chinas-metoo-journalist/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 11:44:33

• China’s top diplomat Wang Yi holds calls with Israeli, Iranian counterparts, ministry says ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/06/15/chinas-top-diplomat-wang-yi-holds-calls-with-israeli-iranian-counterparts-ministry-says/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 11:45:11

• Mapping India-Pakistan military power ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/mapping-india-pakistan-military-power/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 11:45:36

• RC Car Driven With Old 3D Printer Motors ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/06/15/an-rc-car-driven-with-old-3d-printer-motors/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 11:48:55

• NASA Teams Up With India to Launch First-of-Its-Kind $1.5 Billion Satellite ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-teams-up-with-india-to-launch-first-of-its-kind-1-5-billion-satellite    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 11:49:12

• Light Squeezed Out of Darkness in Surprising Quantum Simulation ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/light-squeezed-out-of-darkness-in-surprising-quantum-simulation    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 11:49:44

• "Smart Lamp" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/06/15/smart-lamp-keeps-students-on-track-with-image-recognition/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 11:50:15

• Filament Dryer ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/06/15/upgrade-your-filament-dryer-with-a-swiveling-filament-port/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 11:58:07

• A Mix of These Specific Foods Could Help You Avoid Chronic Disease ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-mix-of-these-specific-foods-could-help-you-avoid-chronic-disease    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 11:58:44

• Humans Age Faster at 2 Specific Times in Their Life, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/humans-age-faster-at-2-specific-times-in-their-life-study-finds    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 11:59:02

• Scientists Just Solved a 100-Million-Year-Old Mystery About Platypus Sex ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-just-solved-a-100-million-year-old-mystery-about-platypus-sex    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 11:59:21

• NASA Satellite Glimpses Giant Volcano Peeking Above The Clouds of Mars ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-satellite-glimpses-giant-volcano-peeking-above-the-clouds-of-mars    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 11:59:37

• Volcano Found Hiding 'In Plain Sight' Right Next to NASA Mars Rover ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/volcano-found-hiding-in-plain-sight-right-next-to-nasa-mars-rover    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 11:59:53

• Britain appoints first woman to lead spy agency MI6 in historic move ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/uk/20250615-britain-woman-spy-mi6    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:05:56

• Reporters Without Borders requests California Attorney General to end police violence against journalists covering LA protests ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/06/reporters-without-borders-requests-california-attorney-general-to-end-police-violence-against-journalists-covering-la-protests/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:06:33

• Australia's Albanese says he will press AUKUS, Indo Pacific security in Convicted Felon meeting ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australias-albanese-says-he-will-press-aukus-indo-pacific-security-in-trump-meeting    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:08:24

• How a manhunt works, according to security experts. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/15/us/minnesota-shootings-manhunt/how-a-manhunt-works-according-to-security-experts    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:09:08

• Many Lawmakers Share Their Home Addresses. Political Violence Is Changing That. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/us/lawmakers-home-addresses.html    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:09:25

• China security office flexes new power with Hong Kong probe ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-security-office-flexes-new-power-with-hong-kong-probe    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:09:42

• TPM is not about security ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-partners-roll-out-new-bios-updates-to-patch-tpm-vulnerability-error-with-amd-cpus-addressed-with-agesa-1-2-0-3e    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:10:41

• Minn. shooting suspect Vance Boelter ran bogus security company and faced ‘struggles’ after prolonged stint in Africa, roommate says ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/06/15/us-news/minn-shooting-suspect-vance-boelter-ran-bogus-security-company-and-faced-struggles-after-prolonged-stint-in-africa-roommate-says/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:11:25

• KDE Gear 25.08 release schedule ☞ https://tsdgeos.blogspot.com/2025/06/kde-gear-2508-release-schedule.html    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:12:29

• Modifying an HDMI dummy plug’s EDID using a Raspberry Pi ☞ https://www.downtowndougbrown.com/2025/06/modifying-an-hdmi-dummy-plugs-edid-using-a-raspberry-pi/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:12:56

• Lazy Reading for 2025/06/15 ☞ https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2025/06/15/lazy-reading-for-2025-06-15/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:13:24

• LUNYEE 3018 Pro Ultra Review – Part 1: Unboxing and assembly of the CNC Router with a 500W spindle ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/06/15/lunyee-3018-pro-ultra-review-unboxing-and-assembly-of-cnc-router-500w-spindle/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:14:38

• Not IBM, Intel, and GAFAM? https://www.phoronix.com/news/X.Org-Server-Lots-Of-Reverts    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:15:25

• Electromechanical Atari ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/06/15/electromechanical-atari-is-a-steampunk-meccano-masterpiece/ | Source: Hackaday    

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

• New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Stellar Blade - 2025-06-15 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2025-06-15-edition/index.html    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:21:58

• VR/XR From A Keyboard ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/06/15/bento-vr-xr-from-a-keyboard/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:22:23

• $3,000 Steam Deck prototype disassembled — concept units had discrete GPU support, smaller joysticks, circular touchpads ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/usd3-000-steam-deck-prototype-disassembled-concept-units-had-discrete-gpu-support-smaller-joysticks-circular-touchpads    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:22:57

• Iustin Pop: Markdown lint and site cleanup ☞ https://k1024.org/posts/2025/2025-06-16-markdown-lint-cleanup/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:23:36

• Indian colleges alarmed by Hey Hi (AI) [sic] misuse: Professors fight back with oral quizzes, live handwritten exams ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/ai-misuse-in-indian-colleges-and-how-professors-are-arresting-the-situation    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:24:28

• Katie Ledecky speaks at Commencement marked by protests ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2025/06/15/katie-ledecky-speaks-at-commencement-marked-by-protests/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:25:34

• Throwing Money at Lawyers Can't Stop Us (It Never Did) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/14/Throwing_Money_at_Lawyers_Can_t_Stop_Us_It_Never_Did.shtml    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:25:51

• IBM's Fresh 'PIPs' (Action Before Layoffs) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/15/IBM_s_Fresh_PIPs_Action_Before_Layoffs.shtml    

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

• Slop Cannot Replace Domain Expertise ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/15/Slop_Cannot_Replace_Domain_Expertise.shtml    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:26:35

• Microsoft Attack Dogs Against Watchdogs and Guard Dogs in Software ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/15/Microsoft_Attack_Dogs_Against_Watchdogs_and_Guard_Dogs_in_Softw.shtml    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:26:48

• When Abusive Law Firms (Working for Microsofters Against Us) Assert That Someone Writing in Social Media About Himself is Confidential Information (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/14/When_Abusive_Law_Firms_Working_for_Microsofters_Against_Us_Asse.shtml    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:27:05

• USPTO Hiring Examiners (for non-union role without telework) ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/06/examiner-positions-protections.html http://techrights.org/wiki/USPTO/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:29:42

• The Federal Circuit’s Shifting Political Balance ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/06/circuits-shifting-political.html    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:30:25

• "I am no big fan of some aspects of US patent monopoly law esp. as to obviousness assessment, but sometimes Europe (I mean EPO and UPC but European practitioners as well) may learn from the US commonsense approach." http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/06/alnylam-v-moderna-and-judicious-use-of.html?showComment=1749976268592#c6224745691552338736    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:30:48

• Kernel prepatch 6.16-rc2 ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1025529/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:30:57

• Clazy 1.15 Released – New Checks, Better Stability ☞ https://alex1701c.github.io/2025/06/15/clazy-release.html    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:32:07

• I fight bots in my free time ☞ https://xeiaso.net/talks/2025/bsdcan-anubis/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:35:53

• How secure are my sessions? Part 2 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/06/16/how-secure-are-my-sessions-part-2/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:36:14

• Event Wrap: BKNIX Peering Forum 2025 and ThaiNOG Day 7 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/06/16/event-wrap-bknix-peering-forum-2025-and-thainog-day-7/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:36:33

• What to Know About the New Head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/world/middleeast/iran-irgc-vahidi.html    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:37:39

• Israel Diminished Iran’s Air Defenses in Rounds of Strikes ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/world/middleeast/irans-air-defenses-were-diminished-in-rounds-of-conflict-giving-israel-greater-aerial-freedom.html    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:37:52

• Israel and Iran Trade Attacks as Toll From Conflict Mounts ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/world/middleeast/iran-israel-missile-strikes.html    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:38:08

• Monday Briefing: Israel and Iran Traded Missile Strikes ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/briefing/israel-iran-attack-minnesota-shoot-india.html    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:38:23

• As Israel and Iran Continue to Bomb Each Other, New Yorkers Fear for Their Loved Ones ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/world/middleeast/israel-iran-strikes-loved-ones.html    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:38:38

• Oil Prices Climb Further After Israel Strikes Iran’s Energy Assets ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/business/energy-environment/oil-prices-israel-iran.html    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:39:04

• Diplomacy With Iran Is Damaged, Not Dead ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/world/middleeast/diplomacy-with-iran-is-damaged-not-dead.html    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:39:20

• Dihydroxyacetone Man says he hopes Israel and Iran can strike deal ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/trump-says-he-hopes-israel-and-iran-can-strike-deal    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:39:44

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Says 'Possible' US Could Get Involved In Iran-Israel Conflict As Air Strikes Continue For Third Day ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-israel-netanyahu-trump-missile-attacks-tehran-telaviv/33443124.html    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:40:24

• Israel and Iran trade more strikes as conflict escalates in the Middle East ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250615-israel-and-iran-trade-more-strikes-as-conflict-escalates    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:44:28

• Middle East conflict escalates: Iran overnight strikes on Israel kill 10 ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250615-iran-overnight-strikes-on-israel-kill-10    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:47:09

• Iran and Israel expand their attacks and exchange strikes overnight ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250615-iran-if-israel-stops-we-will-also-stop    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 13:13:03

• Israel PM Netanyahu has been pushing to bomb Iran since the 1990's ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250615-israel-pm-has-been-pushing-to-bomb-iran-since-the-1990-s    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 13:13:15

• Israeli military says struck over 80 targets in Tehran overnight ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250615-military-says-struck-over-80-targets-in-tehran-overnight    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 13:14:05

• Tensions in the Middle East: Iran and Israel exchange strikes overnight ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250615-tensions-in-the-middle-east-iran-israel-exchange-strikes-overnight    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 13:14:27

• Hundreds reported dead as Israel and Iran trade strikes for a third day ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250615-israel-and-iran-trade-strikes-for-a-third-day-as-hundreds-reported-dead    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 13:14:42

• G7 leaders gather in Canada amid Mideast crisis, tariff woes ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250616-g7-leaders-canada-mideast-tariffs    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 13:27:46

• Find ASCII Emoji Easily with this GNOME Shell Applet ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/ascii-emoji-gnome-extension    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 13:30:23

• Linux 6.16-rc2: Smaller than usual, but with notable network and bcachefs tweaks ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-616-rc2-smaller-than-usual-but-with-notable-network-and-bcachefs-tweaks/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 13:30:38

• PeaZip 10.5 Brings Major Performance Boost to the File and Archive Manager ☞ https://9to5linux.com/peazip-10-5-brings-major-performance-boost-to-the-file-and-archive-manager    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 13:34:06

• High Tide (GTK4/libadwaita TIDAL Client for Linux) Hits Flathub ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/high-tide-linux-tidal-streaming-music-client-flathub    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 13:36:07

• The journey to a Dan A3-mATX case ☞ https://rubenerd.com/moving-into-a-dan-a3-matx-case/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 13:38:19

• ‘This is a culture’: Fentanylware (TikTok) murder highlights Pakistan’s unease with women online ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/this-is-a-culture-tiktok-murder-highlights-pakistans-unease-with-women-online    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 13:38:42

• Windows down sharply in Turkey, GNU/Linux up to about 7% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/turkey/#monthly-200902-202506    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 14:09:42

• "First, I've got an announcement to make. I'm setting up a Nex station and its contents will not duplicate or mirror this Gopherhole in general, and updates are going to be irregular there (no scheduled posting like here)." gopher://hoi.st:70/0/posts/2025-06-16-the-hunt-for-optimal-sine.txt    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 14:11:47

• A solution to leasehold forfeiture gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-06-16_a-solution-to-leasehold-forfeiture.gmi    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 14:12:35

• How to wake up frustrated and angry gemini://degrowther.smol.pub/20250616_frustration    

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

• "The last full day of Next Fest! I'll have to leave some of my original list off because I can't get to it all." gemini://envs.net/~silv/gemlog/next_fest_202506_day_7.gmi    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 14:22:12

• 🔤SpellBinding: BCSKLOH Wordo: SWORD gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-06-16.gmi    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 14:23:19

• Windows around all-time low in Australia https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/australia/#monthly-200902-202506    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 14:29:25

• "The app has been in development for a while but installing (and updating) the app has thus far required going to the project’s GitHub page, finding the latest Flatpak file produced from the build system, and manually installing the app." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/high-tide-linux-tidal-streaming-music-client-flathub    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 14:59:47

• "The rust-hwlib package is described as “part of the hardware-api project, owned and developed by Canonical Hardware Certification team. It will be used by Ubuntu pro-client to retrieve information about the machine and check its certification status.” (sic)." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/ubuntu-25-10-adds-new-rust-library-to-default-installs    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 15:00:09

• https://cybershow.uk/ is back online after many days offline. They said they were moving servers, came back online, then offline again.    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 16:31:56

• Windows down sharply in Ecuador https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/ecuador/#monthly-200902-202506    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 16:32:56

• For BUZZWORDS; keep chasing the BUZZWORD-TRAIN! https://www.businessinsider.com/ex-microsoft-engineer-resume-updates-every-few-months-2025-6    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 17:20:41

• "Intel set to begin new round of layoffs in July, more job cuts expected: Here’s why"    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 17:21:08

• "Layoffs: Intel to Launch Mid-July Job Cuts As Foundry Restructuring Begins: Report"    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 17:22:25

• Windows falling in India https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/india/#monthly-200902-202506 https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/india/#monthly-200902-202506    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 17:38:39

• Windows falling in Pakistan also https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/pakistan/#monthly-200902-202506 https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/pakistan/#monthly-200902-202506    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 17:39:18

• Falling "big time" in Bangladesh https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/bangladesh/#monthly-200902-202506    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 17:39:59

• "I have Gemini clients on a bunch of different computing devices and I don’t have an easy way to sync bookmarks to them. However, I can remember the URL for this page and start making bookmarks from the links on this page. The links above are the ones I use most often to find new capsules and new pages." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/start/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 17:46:56

• help me breathe gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/help_me_breathe    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 18:04:33

• "Specifically, if you visit a user's web page, you naturally start at the top of the page. But, the most recent post will be below their profile information and below any pinned posts. So, you have to scroll before any new information shows." gemini://pwshnotes.flounder.online/gemlog/2025-06-16-mastodon-bookmarklet.gmi    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 18:05:32

• "There's no such thing as a free lunch." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-06-16    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 18:06:24

• "Six months may sound like a long time." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2644    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 18:07:11

• GNU/Linux at around 8% in Iraq https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/iraq/#monthly-200902-202506 https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/iraq/#monthly-200902-202506    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 18:56:38

• Jamaica: Android shot up to 61%? https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/jamaica/#monthly-200902-202506    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 18:59:24

• "You don't need Windows to enjoy blockbuster games!" https://www.howtogeek.com/15-popular-games-you-can-surprisingly-play-on-linux/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 19:01:20

• How I Self-Host My Own RSS News Feed on a Raspberry Pi https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-self-host-rss-news-feed-on-a-raspberry-pi/    

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

• "It was the powerful features and functionalities." https://www.howtogeek.com/why-i-switched-to-linux-from-windows-it-wasnt-the-bugs-or-updates/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 19:03:00

• "How I learned to stop worrying and love systemd." Good luck... https://www.howtogeek.com/why-im-sticking-with-systemd-based-distros/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 19:03:36

• You Can Now Test Exchange Email Accounts in Mozilla Thunderbird https://www.howtogeek.com/you-can-now-test-exchange-accounts-in-mozilla-thunderbird/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 19:04:18

• "The distros that left me cold versus the ones that had me coming back for more." https://www.howtogeek.com/9-linux-distros-i-have-used-over-9-years-ranked/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 19:04:49

• "Because the core utilities don't do it all." https://www.howtogeek.com/great-linux-utilities-to-monitor-your-system-resources-in-the-terminal/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 19:05:25

• "SteamOS 3.7 is finally available in the stable channel." https://www.howtogeek.com/your-steam-deck-just-got-a-big-update/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 19:06:05

• This Docker Container Turned My NAS Into an Internet Performance Dashboard https://www.howtogeek.com/this-docker-container-turned-my-nas-into-an-internet-performance-dashboard/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 19:06:30

• "Were the problems with faulty drivers—or with the person in the driver's seat?" https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-problems-i-fixed-on-my-own/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 19:07:36

• "It's a little dramatic, but it checks out." https://www.xda-developers.com/kde-windows-10-exiles/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 19:08:44

• "The right scripts can save a lot of time" https://www.xda-developers.com/proxmox-scripts-run-new-installation/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 19:09:08

• "PowerTOP is yet another powerful free Linux tool added to my arsenal." https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-powertop-is-the-most-powerful-linux-tool/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 19:09:49

• systemd is not needed for this https://www.xda-developers.com/why-i-use-systemd-on-linux/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 19:10:24

• "It went quite well, to be honest" https://www.xda-developers.com/i-tried-using-a-freebsd-distro-as-my-daily-driver-in-2025/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 19:10:44

• "It even has two USB ports." https://www.xda-developers.com/tiny-linux-computer-passport-photo/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 19:11:14

• "Memory management is a complex thing." https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-didnt-eat-ram-heres-whats-happening/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 19:11:37

• "The best Linux distro for Windows converts." https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-linux-mint-is-the-perfect-distro-for-windows-users/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 19:12:00

• "It's been happening right under my nose." https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-is-slowly-taking-over-my-life-as-a-pc-gamer/    

posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 19:12:44

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