Roy Schestowitz

• Bloody Hell, I Haven't Updated This For Ages gemini://tilde.club/~guffo/gemlog/2025-06-25-bloodyhell.gmi    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 01:27:56

• "Various problems conspire against good sleep, most notably staying up to late and maybe eating too late (mostly an internal problem) but also noise pollution and light pollution (mostly an external problem). As for fixing or making those problems less bad, getting out of bad habits can be difficult." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/06/25/sleep.gmi    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 01:29:49

• "I should figure out how to make my posts appear on Antenna so my pearls of wisdom can be shared across geminispace. Then again, working in virtual obscurity is my M.O." gemini://ultimatumlabs.com/gemlog/20250625.gmi    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 01:30:20

• Spending some days with friends in the Swiss mountains gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-06-25-wallis    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 01:31:05

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1684.jpg    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 01:46:30

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1334.jpg    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 01:46:40

• Modern or bloated? https://lwn.net/Articles/1025127/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 01:48:20

• The hierarchical constant bandwidth server scheduler https://lwn.net/Articles/1024757/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 01:49:12

• CoMaps emerges as an Organic Maps fork https://lwn.net/Articles/1024387/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 01:50:05

• A parallel path for GPU restore in CRIU https://lwn.net/Articles/1024747/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 01:51:47

• FAIR package management for WordPress https://lwn.net/Articles/1024486/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/08/Linux_Foundation_is_a_Mediator_for_Microsoft_et_al_Not_for_Smal.shtml    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 01:52:51

• Parallelizing filesystem writeback https://lwn.net/Articles/1024402/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 01:54:50

• Supporting NFS v4.2 WRITE_SAME https://lwn.net/Articles/1025257/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 01:55:41

• "open" "AI" market share down for 2 months in a row https://gs.statcounter.com/ai-chatbot-market-share#monthly-200902-202506    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 04:15:53

• Bill Epsteingate-bribed publisher: Reports of coming layoffs swirl at Microsoft as workers worry they’re next https://www.seattletimes.com/business/microsoft/reports-of-coming-layoffs-swirl-at-microsoft-as-workers-worry-theyre-next/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 05:57:49

• Report: New Wave of Xbox Layoffs May Impact Up to 2,000 Jobs, Studio Closures Expected https://thegamepost.com/report-xbox-layoffs-2000-jobs-studio-closures/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 05:58:49

• "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 Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 06:15:06

• "I'm noticing more and more that people, especially young developers, are not testing their code properly. They'll run code quality tools and use that to say their code is good quality. They rely on unit tests instead of actually testing their code by hand or writing full functional test cases." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwq2abfy    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 06:15:42

• "It’s AI, you can’t fire it." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwq2abfy code slop is not "AI", it is plagiarism without attribution etc.    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 06:16:50

• No comment necessary? What about species? Can I specify I am an armadillo? https://err.no/personal/blog/tech/debian/2025-06-25-ud-ldap-pronouns/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 06:54:46

• "Very happy I didn’t sell my shares out of spite when I was laid off two years ago…now glad that I accumulated all those shares while IBM’s stock price was suppressed for the 10 year period prior" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jyjv5w7m    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 07:18:31

• IBM pushing Windows instead of GNU/Linux. This is not what Freedom is about. https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/red-hat-enterprise-linux-rhel-quietly-released-an-official-image-for-wsl-but-most-of-us-wont-be-able-to-use-it https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/11/IBM_s_Goal_Is_Not_and_Never_Was_Computer_Users_Freedom.shtml    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 08:00:38

• Singapore: GNU/Linux at 10% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/singapore/#monthly-200902-202506    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 08:36:31

• LWN is part-time catspaw    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 09:10:30

• Estonia: Microsoft almost falling behind YANDEX! https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share/all/estonia/#monthly-200902-202506    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 10:22:55

• Microsoft "Bing" remains very small in Africa https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share/all/africa/#monthly-200902-202506    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 10:24:42

• "More to think on for the Fedora Linux change proposal to drop 32-bit support - as the popular Bazzite would have to shut down. Note: read the previous GamingOnLinux article first to get up to speed on what's going on." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/bazzite-would-shut-down-if-fedora-goes-ahead-with-removing-32-bit/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 10:52:11

• "Good news for Linux gamers! System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster has been rated as Steam Deck Verified / SteamOS Compatible ahead of release." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/system-shock-2-25th-anniversary-remaster-is-steam-deck-verified-and-steamos-compatible-ahead-of-release/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 10:52:20

• "Valve announced via an official Team Fortress 2 blog post that the Mann vs. Machine mode is getting upgraded and they've called for help." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/mann-vs-machine-is-getting-an-upgrade-in-team-fortress-2/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 10:52:28

• "Secret Agent Wizard Boy and the International Crime Syndicate really rolls off the tongue doesn't it. The Harry Potter inspired game with ridiculous physics and comedy had a big upgrade." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/ridiculous-harry-potter-like-wizard-game-secret-agent-wizard-boy-gets-a-huge-upgrade/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 10:53:37

• "Broken Arrow recently released on Steam, promising to provide a fresh large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/broken-arrow-devs-confirm-their-anti-cheat-will-not-block-linux-steamos/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 10:55:50

• "A huge update for Palworld has arrived with the Tides of Terraria crossover. It's a lot more than just adding bits of Terraria though." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/palworld-tides-of-terraria-crossover-update-is-out-with-fishing-new-islands-a-new-pal-trust-mechanic-and-more/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 10:56:45

• "Finally, only about 7 months after the release, Stalker 2 actually now has the A-Life AI system hooked up properly." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/stalker-2-version-1-5-actually-sorts-out-the-a-life-ai-system-and-modding-support-is-here/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 10:57:04

• "Trump’s popularity depends on the one thing he absolutely can’t do" https://www.vox.com/politics/417577/trump-paradox-poll-iran-economy-approval-number    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 10:58:29

• junta https://adf-magazine.com/2025/06/mali-junta-continues-war-against-free-speech-multiparty-politics/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 10:58:47

• "Early US assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites: US media - France 24" https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250624-early-us-assessment-suggests-strikes-on-iran-did-not-destroy-nuclear-sites-us-media    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 10:59:11

• iophk: Microsoft is scared of FOSS options and, especially, open formats and protocols https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-offers-free-windows-10-extended-security-update-options-as-eos-nears/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/06/14/Danish_OpenDocument_Freedom.shtml    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:00:09

• "Health care after the Medicaid cuts in Trump’s big, beautiful bill: less care, more deaths" https://www.vox.com/health/417639/trump-medicaid-health-insurance-big-beautiful-bill    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:00:32

• "Draumesyn? Illusjonsmakeri? Tilsløring? Tale med to tunger? Løgn? – Biblioteket tar saka #librarycase" | Dream vision? Illusion? Disguise? Speaking in two tongues? Lies? https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://bibliotekettarsaka.com/2025/06/24/draumesyn-illusjonsmakeri-tilsloring-tale-med-to-tunger-logn/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:01:14

• "EU: Ny datalagring och bakdörrar till krypterad kommunikation" | EU: New data storage and backdoors to encrypted communications https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/06/25/eu-ny-datalagring-och-bakdorrar-till-krypterad-kommunikation/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:01:39

• "Clownflare CEO Warns AI Crawlers and Summaries Are Eroding the Internet's Business Model" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/06/24/0021200    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:02:02

• "Donald Trump Tries to Bomb and Post His Way to Peace" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-iran-israel-bomb-post-peace-1235371376/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:02:19

• iophk: "Under Slashdot Media ownership LJ has become slop" https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/arch-linux-is-adopting-a-rust-based:b ("Arch Linux Is Adopting A Rust Based Init...") http://techrights.org/n/2025/06/26/Linux_Journal_Wants_Ads_on_Its_LLM_Slop_or_Ads_as_Articles.shtml    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:03:06

• "New Research Provides First Evidence of the Use of Browser Fingerprints for Online Tracking" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/06/24/1256227    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:03:35

• "Fringe jihadist group claims responsibility for Greek Orthodox church suicide bombing in Damascus" https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/foreign-policy/1273337/fringe-jihadist-group-claims-responsibility-for-greek-orthodox-church-suicide-bombing-in-damascus/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:03:48

• iophk: theater / sockpuppeting by Microsoft [as] Microsoft owns openai https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-and-openai-dueling-over-artificial-general-intelligence-report/articleshow/122080331.cms http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/15/OpenAI_If_OpenAI_Survives_Another_2_Years_It_ll_be_About_30_Bil.shtml    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:05:52

• ""He Looks Terrible": Trump On New York's Indian-Origin Mayor Candidate" https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/100-communist-lunatic-trump-slams-new-york-mayor-hopeful-zohran-mamdani-8763424#publisher=newsstand    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:06:54

• "If language is power, why is Australia going quiet?" https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/if-language-is-power-why-is-australia-going-quiet/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:07:11

• "Trump Attacks the Media" https://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2025-06-25/trump-attacks-the-media-for-reporting-on-intelligence-assessment-of-iran-strikes    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:07:31

• windows kills https://therecord.media/ransomware-attack-contributed-patient-death-uk-nhs http://techrights.org/n/2024/10/03/Windows_Kills_More_Than_Most_Wars_But_the_Media_Casually_Ignore.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2024/01/25/Windows_Kills.shtml    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:08:09

• "Citrix bleeds again: This time a zero-day" https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/25/citrix_netscaler_critical_bug_exploited/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:09:04

• iophk: Microsoft appears in a panic over potential upgrades to GNU/Linux instead of Vista11 https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/25/microsoft_free_esu_tier/ ("Microsoft opens a free tier for Windows 10 extended updates")    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:10:26

• COVID-19 restrictions ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/06/25/moscow-authorities-ban-protest-against-stalin-metro-sculpture-citing-covid-19-restrictions | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:11:51

• "Are you ready for Web Numbers?" ☛ https://ar.al/2025/06/25/web-numbers/ | Source: Aral Balkan    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:17:25

• "But for much of this election cycle, it has been easy for a casual consumer of news to believe that only one person was in the running to replace Adams: disgraced former New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo" ☛ https://fair.org/home/cuckoo-for-cuomo-ex-governors-name-dominated-coverage-of-nyc-mayoral-race/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:17:46

• "Environmental Action" ☛ https://therevelator.org/books-inspire-environmental-action/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:18:08

• "NodeJS 18 LTS EOL extended from April 2025 to May 2032 on Ubuntu" ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/nodejs-18-lts-eol-extended-from-april-2025-to-may-2032-on-ubuntu | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:20:53

• "Diamond Technologies, Inc. has launched a new line of Embedded Computing Modules based on NXP’s i.MX 8M series processors." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/dti-adds-i-mx-8m-based-computing-modules-to-embedded-portfolio/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:21:25

• Native integration now available for Pure Storage and Canonical LXD ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/lxd-pure-storage    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:22:37

• Samsung A54, One UI 7.0 & Android 15 update ☞ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/samsung-a54-report-8.html    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:24:11

• Freesweep is a console minesweeper-style game ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/freesweep-console-minesweeper-game/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:24:32

• Intehill 16″ 3K Touchscreen U16ZT Portable Monitor Review ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/intehill-16-3k-touchscreen-portable-monitor-review/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:24:53

• "For years, ensuring compatibility across different Enterprise Linux distributions has been a persistent challenge." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/openela-introduces-open-source-verification-suite-for-enterprise-linux/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:25:54

• "In a move to protect the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 from piracy, DAZN has obtained an injunction from the Delhi High Court" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/indian-fifa-club-world-cup-piracy-blocking-order-felt-globally-250624/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:31:10

• "he ordered the company to go to trial for allegedly using pirated versions of the books." ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/06/25/ai-copyright-anthropic-books/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:31:23

• "Anthropic downloaded over seven million pirated copies of books, paid nothing, and kept these pirated copies in its library even after deciding it would not use them to train its AI (at all or ever again)." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-ai-copyright-fair-use-piracy-ruling/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:31:42

• "Anthropic had no entitlement to use pirated copies for its central library" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/06/24/judge-sides-anthropic-landmark-ai-copyright-case-orders-go-trial-piracy-claims/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:31:58

• "The authors contend that Anthropic used copyrighted books without permission to train Claude’s family of LLMs." ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/06/us-federal-judge-makes-landmark-ruling-on-ai-copyright-law/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:32:23

• "tech firms are creating a tool that could let a sea of users compete with them in the literary marketplace." ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2315901.html | Source: RTL    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:33:19

• "Worse still, Lawrence claims Snoop didn’t get his permission before releasing both tracks that used the unlicensed material as NFTs (non-fungible tokens)." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/06/25/snoop-dogg-death-row-settle-copyright-litigation/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:33:41

• "has failed to demonstrate…that she will suffer irreparable injury absent a preliminary injunction” and “has no right to perpetual service as Register of Copyrights." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/06/25/shira-perlmutter-lawsuit-preliminary-injunction-push/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:34:07

• "Chhabria rejected the plaintiffs’ claim that the company engaged in “unmitigated piracy” when it built the model." ☛ https://variety.com/2025/biz/news/judge-rejects-claim-meta-ai-training-copyright-1236441270/ | Source: Variety    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:38:29

• "Musicians, book authors, visual artists and news publications have sued various AI companies that used their data without permission or payment." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/us-judge-sides-with-meta-in-ai-training-copyright-case/articleshow/122081657.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:39:17

• "Although Meta prevailed in its request to dismiss the case, it could turn out to be a pyrrhic victory." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/judge-dismisses-authors-copyright-lawsuit-against-meta-over-ai-training/articleshow/122080267.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:40:01

• "A group of authors sued Microsoft, alleging it used nearly 200,000 pirated books to train its Megatron AI without permission." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/microsoft-sued-by-authors-over-use-of-books-in-ai-training/articleshow/122074899.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:40:18

• "Dive into our early thinking below, then help shape what comes next! We’re looking for your ideas, feedback, and questions on the legal, technical, and social layers of this work." ☛ https://creativecommons.org/ai-and-the-commons/cc-signals/implementation/ | Source: Creative Commons    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:40:52

• "Creative Commons (CC) today announces the public kickoff of the CC signals project, a new preference signals framework designed to increase reciprocity and sustain a creative commons in the age of AI." ☛ https://creativecommons.org/2025/06/25/introducing-cc-signals-a-new-social-contract-for-the-age-of-ai/ | Source: Creative Commons    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:41:20

• Plagiarism = "transformative"? ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/meta-scores-victory-ai-copyright-case/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:41:46

• "clear losers" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/693437/meta-ai-copyright-win-fair-use-warning | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:42:00

• "Today’s case, which was brought by the comedian Sarah Silverman and other notable authors, claimed that Meta had trained its large language models on their copyrighted works." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/06/25/meta-comes-winner-ai-copyright-case-authors/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:43:13

• "got slapped for using over 7 million pirated copie" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/24/anthropic_book_llm_training_ok/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:43:31

• "Last month, Italian authorities issued fines to more than 2,200 subscribers of a pirate IPTV service busted in October 2024." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/iptv-pirates-e850k-sales-ends-in-52-months-prison-6000-users-face-fines-250625/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:43:58

• "Working with a content licensing agency gives publishers time back to focus on content creation while maximising revenue generation." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishing-services-content/outsourcing-content-licensing/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:44:17

• Software Patents ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/western-digitals-usd500-000-million-penalty-for-patent-infringement-reduced-to-a-mere-usd1-court-says-recipient-failed-to-adequately-tie-a-dollar-amount-to-damages | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:45:28

• Digital Restrictions (DRM) ☛ https://www.macworld.com/article/2599594/m5-ipad-pro-specs-features-design-release.html | Source: Macworld    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:46:19

• Digital Restrictions (DRM) "Trojan horse" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/hdmi-2-2-is-here-with-new-ultra96-cables-up-to-16k-resolution-higher-maximum-96-gbps-bandwidth-than-displayport-backwards-compatibility-and-more | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:46:35

• Trap for DRM ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/692052/hdmi-2-2-specification-released-96gbps-audio-sync-16k | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:46:56

• A DRM prison with high price tag: "With the announcement that macOS Tahoe will be the last Mac OS version to support Intel Macs, Apple’s preparing to close the books on the third chip transition in Mac history." ☛ https://www.macworld.com/article/2826153 | Source: Macworld    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:47:32

• "Networks are typically built to provide certain services at an expected scale." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/06/25/ossification-and-the-internet/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:47:59

• "There is the 800MHz, 900MHz, 1.8GHz, 2.5GHz, 3.25GHz and even millimetre-wave [already reserved for mobile services]. There are so many bands that are still being identified for IMT…" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/wi-fi-or-mobile-tug-of-war-over-6ghz/265612/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:48:23

• "The grants come from the American Rescue Plan’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund and Capital Projects Fund through West Virginia’s LEAD (Line Extension Advancement and Development) program." ☛ https://insidetowers.com/west-virginia-announces-over-34m-for-non-bead-broadband-projects-in-10-counties/ | Source: Inside Towers    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:48:32

• China’s top prosecutor vows crackdown on torture in rare admission ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/06/25/chinas-top-prosecutor-vows-crackdown-on-torture-in-rare-admission/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:49:47

• "Tubman’s 1863 raid, which destroyed seven plantations along the Combahee River in South Carolina and freed 756 enslaved laborers, is now the subject of an exhibition in Charleston" ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-artworks-that-explore-the-forgotten-history-of-harriet-tubmans-civil-war-triumphs-180986853/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:50:17

• "On Monday, a video of an empty chair was uploaded to Altaylı’s channel in protest of his arrest, which has been viewed more than 788,000 times." ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/06/journalist-arrested-accused-of-threatening-turkish-president/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:51:06

• "With opposition voices rising just a couple of months before a presidential election in August 2020" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/rfe-journalist-losik-charges-trumped-up-anniversary/33453720.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:51:20

• "Digital Security 101: Crossing the US-Mexico Border" ☛ https://www.eff.org/press/releases/new-journalism-curriculum-module-teaches-digital-security-border-journalists | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:06:18

• "IPI and the undersigned press freedom, freedom of expression and journalists’ organizations today strongly condemn the arrest of Turkish journalist Fatih Altaylı over his political commentary during a YouTube live broadcast and call for his immediate release." ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/press-freedom-and-journalist-organizations-call-for-the-release-of-journalist-fatih-altayli-308806 | Source: BIA Net    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:06:33

• "The Press Club of India (PCI), along with 21 other press bodies" ☛ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/media-bodies-urge-centre-to-keep-journalistic-work-outside-the-ambit-of-the-dpdp-act/article69737017.ece | Source: The Hindu    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:06:53

• "conducting propaganda against the state" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/vietnam/2025/06/25/vietnam-imprisoned-journalist-health/ | Source: RFA    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:07:52

• "Restricting protest coverage sends a clear message that President William Ruto’s government is not committed to democratic values or the constitutional freedoms he has vowed to protect" ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/06/live-coverage-of-protests-banned-in-kenya-at-least-2-journalists-injured/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:08:32

• "On Thursday, Israeli police said they stopped international media transmitting live broadcasts from missile landing sites" ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/06/israel-censors-foreign-press-coverage-of-iranian-strike-sites/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:09:36

• "The repression of the few remaining independent voices against President Ilham Aliyev’s regime continues in Azerbaijan." ☛ https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/06/24/repression-in-azerbaijan/ | Source: New Eastern Europe    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:09:51

• "Intel will shut down its small automotive business and lay off the majority of the workers in that segment, the latest step in the chipmaker’s dramatic downsizing." ☛ https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2025/06/intel-will-shut-down-its-automotive-business-lay-off-most-of-the-departments-employees.html | Source: The Oregonian    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:11:27

• "Intel will shut down its small automotive business and lay off the majority of the workers in that segment, the latest step in the chipmaker’s dramatic downsizing." ☛ https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2025/06/intel-will-shut-down-its-automotive-business-lay-off-most-of-the-departments-employees.html | Source: The Oregonian    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:11:41

• "Strategic competition between the United States and China has long played out in cyberspace" ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/crash-exploit-and-burn/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:12:24

• "Here is a look at the UN Charter's history." ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2315880.html | Source: RTL    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:13:05

• "The company hired Lucas Beyer, Alexander Kolesnikov and Xiaohua Zhai, who were all working in OpenAI's Zurich office, the report said." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/meta-hires-three-openai-researchers-report/articleshow/122081001.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:13:26

• "Dating app Bumble on Wednesday said it will cut nearly 30% of its global workforce, impacting over 240 roles." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/bumble-layoffs-dating-app-to-cut-30-global-workforce-impacting-over-240-roles/articleshow/122074644.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:13:53

• "Two of the most prominent legacy job application sites file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Together. Maybe they lost their edge." ☛ https://tedium.co/2025/06/25/monster-careerbuilder-job-sites-bankruptcy/ | Source: Tedium    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:14:36

• "Though it never became mainstream, the Tractor-Cycle remains an intriguing example of early 20th-century experimentation in all-terrain vehicle design." ☛ https://www.vintag.es/2025/06/tractor-cycle.html | Source: Vintage Everyday    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:15:39

• "Our vision is clear: to replace conventional aviation fuel with hydrogen, thereby making mid-range commercial flights zero carbon." ☛ https://www.h2-view.com/story/oxford-university-to-lead-9-5m-hydrogen-aviation-research-project/2128573.article/ | Source: H2 View    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:15:55

• [Old] "The police controlled the use of seat belts and mobile phones in traffic in a campaign on 18– 22 September 2023." ☛ https://poliisi.fi/en/-/fidgeting-with-mobile-phones-while-driving-always-poses-a-major-risk-to-all-road-users | Source: Finland    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:16:15

• "Icebreakers are emblematic of the significant gaps in the Arctic defenses of NATO member states." ☛ https://www.c4isrnet.com/opinion/2025/06/25/nato-should-break-the-ice-on-unmanned-systems-for-icebreakers/ | Source: C4ISRNET    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:16:28

• "Tens of millions of Americans sweltered outside or sought air-conditioned refuge as an "extremely dangerous" heat wave blanketed the eastern United States on Tuesday with record high temperatures." ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/extremely-dangerous-heat-wave-now-affecting-half-of-us-population | Source: Science Alert    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:17:49

• "The situation is almost bound to become vastly worse; in all likelihood, many more people have already succumbed to the heat and either haven't yet been found, or their deaths haven't yet been made public." ☛ https://futurism.com/extreme-heat-us-deaths | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:18:16

• "The State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report, released Monday, shows the continent is heating up at twice the global average rate, leading to devastating impacts for ecosystems, societies and economies across the region." ☛ https://www.ecowatch.com/asia-warming-rate-wmo-climate-change.html | Source: EcoWatch    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:19:09

• "In the chaos of the first months of the new regime, you’d be forgiven for overlooking this news story, but we can’t let it go unnoticed." ☛ https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/06/24/new-england-wont-be-sacrificed-to-big-oil/ | Source: Maine Morning Star    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:19:35

• "Throughout his career spanning over 40 years, Carl Wahren collected population material for the future, increasingly aware of its importance as the subject became taboo." ☛ https://overpopulation-project.com/the-carl-wahren-papers-are-now-available-at-swedens-national-archives/ | Source: Overpopulation    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:21:08

• "National legislation changes in August to ban phones during lessons, but Oulu is going further and taking the opportunity to ban smart devices at mealtimes and recess as well." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20169520 | Source: YLE    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:22:20

• "On tracking sites it wrongly appeared as ships which have previously used that ID. BBC Verify matched the ID to the Boikiy by using satellite imagery, tracking data and a video of it passing under a bridge in Denmark." ☛ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62gq6y62d1o | Source: BBC    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:22:31

• "The Boikiy's use of a false Automatic Identification System (AIS) signal to disguise itself as another vessel is highly unusual for a Russian warship, which typically disables transponders entirely." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/russian-warship-disguised-it-passes-through-english-channel-does-it-signal-world-war-escalation-1736637 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:23:10

• "Many European countries insisted on including that exact wording in the final declaration, and convinced the United States to agree by linking it to the demand to increase defense spending to 5 percent of the economy" ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2025/06/25/russian-ships-escorted-north-sea-nato-calls-russia-threat-alliance | Source: NL Times    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:23:33

• "quite the callback to Season One of Fascist Celebrity Apprentice." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/further/gestapo-you-guys-look-like-fucking-criminals | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:24:17

• "tech bros can sign up to serve" ☛ https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-website-tech-bros/ | Source: Task And Purpose    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:24:55

• "Simon Willison talks about ChatGPT’s new memory dossier feature. In his explanation, he illustrates how much the LLM—and the company—knows about its users. It’s a big quote, but I want you to read it all." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/06/what-llms-know-about-their-users.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:25:48

• "The EDRi network adopted its 2025-2030 strategy at the General Assembly in Paris in May 2025." ☛ https://edri.org/our-work/the-edri-network-adopts-its-2025-2030-strategy/ | Source: EDRI    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:26:13

• "Nudging people to “accept” the processing. The AI Icebreakers were introduced without ever asking people for their consent." ☛ https://noyb.eu/en/bumbles-ai-icebreakers-are-mainly-breaking-eu-law | Source: NYOB    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:26:25

• Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub) ☛ https://www.manton.org/2025/06/25/cc-signals.html | Source: Manton Reece    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:26:58

• "An initial fix for the security defect was found incomplete, allowing attackers to exploit the issue in certain cases, and a new patch was rolled out, the Microsoft-owned platform says." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/code-execution-vulnerability-patched-in-github-enterprise-server/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:27:27

• Windows TCO: "Crucially though, ransomware groups are largely opportunistic." ☛ https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/lessons-from-black-basta-%e2%80%93-how-to-protect-against-evolving-ransomware-threats.html | Source: IT Wire    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:28:57

• Windows TCO: "A ransomware attack that disrupted blood testing across several hospitals in London last year contributed to a patient’s death, according to the National Health Service (NHS)." ☛ https://therecord.media/ransomware-attack-contributed-patient-death-uk-nhs | Source: The Record    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:29:06

• Windows TCO: "backdoor relies on a COM-hijacking method within the Windows registry to persist even after system reboots." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/russian-apt-hits-ukrainian-government-with-new-malware-via-signal/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:29:33

• Windows TCO: "general regime penal colony" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/24/four_revil_ransomware_suspects_time_served/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:29:51

• "Nigeria’s sextortion rings prompted Meta to delete over 63,000 Instagram accounts in 2024. But that may just scratch the surface." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/africa-faces-a-digital-sextortion-crisis/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:30:12

• "According to TechCrunch, the affected groups were not typically associated with moderation concerns." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/facebook-bug-causes-mass-bans-affecting-users-groups-alike-1736661 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:30:29

• "Why Monotype would want to push any of this is beyond me." ☛ https://nathansnelgrove.com/2025/06/typography-and-ai | Source: Nathaniel Snelgrove    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:31:26

• "The problem is particularly acute for non-commercial sites offering access to material for free, because they tend to be run on a shoestring" ☛ https://walledculture.org/fighting-fire-with-fire-how-to-tackle-the-ai-bots-that-threaten-the-open-web/ | Source: Walled Culture    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:31:44

• "That warning is based on new data from researchers at Oxford University showing the distribution of the world's most powerful data centers." ☛ https://futurism.com/ai-turbocharging-global-inequality | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:32:01

• "And yet! This clip in mind, it seems well worth reminding the Heritage Foundation that Project 2025 calls for widespread deregulation for the AI industry" ☛ https://futurism.com/architects-project-2025-ai-safety | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:32:33

• "right now, it certainly looks like slop isn't going anywhere, at least anytime soon." ☛ https://futurism.com/john-oliver-ai-slop | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:33:05

• "The speed at which spammers and slop farmers can blast out AI content is clearly overwhelming for platforms, a problem backdropped by competing tech economy incentives: players like Google and Meta, for example, are actively trying to win the AI arms race at the same time as low-quality AI slop is polluting their existing platforms"    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:33:31

• "Calling the US tech industry on its AI hype — which mostly involves generating shareholder value — Sanders recently posed a rhetorical question on the Joe Rogan podcast" ☛ https://futurism.com/bernie-sanders-ai-four-day | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:34:02

• "Silicon Valley’s term for complex prediction algorithms that can be used to create new content based on vast amounts of material that they gathered without the permission of its creators" ☛ https://futurism.com/job-applications-ai-slop | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:34:33

• "Riders will pay the same rates as UberX, Uber Comfort, or Uber Comfort Electric when driven in a Waymo self-driving vehicle but they will not be prompted to tip." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/uber-waymo-launch-autonomous-ride-hailing-service-in-atlanta/articleshow/122061065.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:35:09

• "AI coding agents have no secret sauce." ☛ https://www.seangoedecke.com/ai-agents-are-commoditized/ | Source: Sean Goedecke https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=3711675&doi=10.1145%2F3711675    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:35:42

• "This pattern isn’t isolated to software development." ☛ https://unmitigatedrisk.com/?p=1063 | Source: Unmitigated Risk    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:36:01

• "When creating fantasy worlds, writers think about who can use magic, how magic is performed, what it’s able to do, what its constraints are, what the source of magic is, and what it costs." ☛ https://tracydurnell.com/2025/06/24/generative-ai-as-a-magic-system/ | Source: Tracy Durnell    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:36:29

• "It seems to come from the same place as the ad about forgetting the husband’s birthday." ☛ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/06/24/apple-pulls-convince-your-parents-to-get-you-a-mac-ad/ | Source: Michael Tsai    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:37:14

• "Adobe Photoshop was created in 1987 by Thomas and John Knoll." ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/photo-editing/did-you-know-photoshop-wouldnt-exist-without-star-wars | Source: Digital Camera World    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:37:35

• "Students took to social media to share images of digital signs on campus that were taken over and replaced with images of President Donald Trump." ☛ https://therecord.media/columbia-university-technology-outages | Source: The Record    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:38:04

• "Citrix did not respond to The Register's inquiries about the flaw, including how many devices have been compromised and what the intruders have done with their illicit access." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/25/citrix_netscaler_critical_bug_exploited/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:38:14

• "Long-term exposure to the sound of traffic has been connected to a range of health issues, including cardiovascular disease, mental illness, diabetes and premature death." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/over-20-of-europeans-exposed-to-unhealthy-noise-pollution/a-73019361 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:38:51

• "A Canadian woman with type 1 diabetes spent nearly a decade dependent on her glucose monitor and insulin shots" ☛ https://futurism.com/neoscope/diabetic-woman-stem-cells-insulin | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:40:01

• "The international organization emphasized the need to take measures to maintain and accelerate progress in tobacco control, and according to its report" ☛ https://www.plenglish.com/news/2025/06/25/who-tobacco-initiatives-protect-6-1-billion-people/ | Source: La Prensa Latina    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:42:33

• "In this edited conversation, the paper’s co-author Julian De Freitas, Ph.D. ’21, a psychologist and director of the Ethical Intelligence Lab at HBS, explains how these apps may harm users and what can be done about it." ☛ https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/06/got-emotional-wellness-app-it-may-be-doing-more-harm-than-good/ | Source: Harvard University    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:42:49

• "Now add to that list: asking ChatGPT for advice on how to inject facial filler — a trendy cosmetic procedure intended to puff up features like lips and cheeks — at home, without the assistance of a medical professional." ☛ https://futurism.com/neoscope/chatgpt-advice-cosmetic-procedure-medicine | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:43:03

• "I don’t worry as much about what people think of me. It’s not that I don’t care about things, on the contrary." ☛ https://birming.com/2025/06/25/awesome-aging/ | Source: Robert Birming    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:43:16

• "After that story was published, I heard from someone inside Apple who assured me that, yes, there were still some people kicking around who had been there when that very first chip transition happened back in the 1990s." ☛ https://www.macworld.com/article/2826153/goodbye-intel-the-chips-keep-changing-but-the-mac-remains-the-mac.html | Source: Macworld    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:43:57

• "Activating this hidden dev team image requires the user to format a new RAM disk with the name ‘secret ROM image’ and then open the file found within" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/macos/27-year-old-easter-egg-found-in-the-apple-power-mac-g3s-rom-creating-a-ram-disk-with-the-name-secret-rom-image-unveils-a-hidden-file | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:44:07

• "China’s rare earth curbs expose India’s vulnerability—highlighting the need to recalibrate strategy, boost capacity, and rethink geopolitical readiness." ☛ https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/tackling-the-rare-earth-leverage-in-india-china-dynamics | Source: Observer Research Foundation    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:44:34

• "With Summer here, it's a good time to take a step back, reflect on your current situation, and make deliberate investments in your personal and professional future." ☛ https://makemeacto.substack.com/p/the-new-managers-dilemma-how-to-run | Source: Sergio Visinoni    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:45:16

• "As a first-time attendee, I came to SSP 2025 to listen. I am familiar with being attended to at library conferences." ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/06/25/ask-the-librarians-what-did-you-take-away-from-ssps-2025-annual-meeting/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:45:32

• "In a new study in the journal Tech Trends" ☛ https://futurism.com/college-students-ai-sad-reason | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:45:48

• "Math teacher Ana Sepulveda used ChatGPT to create a geometry lesson connecting math to soccer, boosting student engagement." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/how-chatgpt-and-other-ai-tools-are-changing-the-teaching-profession/articleshow/122080246.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:47:23

• "Using AI and robot-assisted synthesis in a self-driving laboratory, researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), together with colleagues in Germany and Brazil" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-06-metal-frameworks-metallic-pave-paths.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:48:30

• "The common lichen, Clavascidium lacinulatum, was injured, but able to recover and replicate. The results show that photosynthetic life may be possible on planets exposed to intense solar radiation." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-06-lichen-evidence-possibility-life-planets.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:48:50

• "But a more subtle and equally dire cut is already underway — to funding for the indirect costs that enable universities and other institutions to host research." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-06-24/national-science-foundation-overhead-research-funding | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:49:16

• "NATO’s progress in the “final frontier” is notable, but insufficient given the degrading security environment" ☛ https://www.c4isrnet.com/opinion/2025/06/23/five-priorities-for-advancing-natos-space-mission/ | Source: C4ISRNET    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:52:22

• "Launched in August 2023, the collaboration has already yielded results, with a study published in Earth and Space Science Wednesday analyzing the project’s early findings." ☛ https://michiganadvance.com/2025/06/25/university-of-michigan-and-nasa-partner-with-high-school-students-to-track-solar-storms/ | Source: Michigan Advance    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:52:32

• "The capsule was launched successfully, powered the payloads nominally in-orbit, stabilized itself after separation with the launcher, reentered and reestablished communication after black out" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/exploration-company-mission-possible-spacecraft-orbit-lost/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:52:42

• "Using previously published DNA sequence data, scientists created an evolutionary family tree for night lizards. By studying their mutations over time, the team was able to estimate when the lizards evolved." ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-lizards-mysteriously-survived-the-asteroid-strike-that-killed-the-dinosaursand-their-descendants-are-still-alive-today-180986879/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:52:54

• "I've long had a list of "magic numbers" which show up in a bunch of places, and even made a post about it back in November of 2020." ☛ https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2025/06/24/rollover/ | Source: Rachel    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:53:18

• "Two years and over one hundred posts written, I'm still going strong." ☛ https://thomasrigby.com/posts/two-years-of-weeknotes/ | Source: Thomas Rigby    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:53:27

• "What if, instead, we allowed all matching patterns from a bunch of alternatives to execute? (Or, in object-oriented terms: executed all methods potentially matching a given method call.)" ☛ https://eighty-twenty.org/2025/06/25/multiple-continuations | Source: Tony Garnock-Jones    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:53:39

• "Be Smart" would be use NONE AT ALL https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/06/how-to-choose-your-next-smartphone/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:58:22

• Judge blocks Convicted Felon order curtailing federal union rights, citing ‘plausible’ retaliation concerns ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/06/judge-blocks-trump-order-curtailing-federal-union-rights-citing-plausible-retaliation-concerns/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:05:25

• Lawsuit Seeking Social Media Accountability for Buffalo Shooter Misses the Mark, but Not the Moment ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/lawsuit-seeking-social-media-accountability-for-buffalo-shooter-misses-the-mark-but-not-the-moment/ Public Knowledge = compromised https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/03/At_Microsoft_Promoting_Back_Doors_Proprietary_Lock_in_and_Mass_.shtml    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:06:15

• Tollef Fog Heen: Pronoun support in userdir-ldap ☞ https://err.no/personal/blog/tech/debian/2025-06-25-ud-ldap-pronouns/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:06:39

• User Friendly Canned Reponses UI and More Details of a Report ☞ https://openbuildservice.org/2025/06/25/content-moderation-ui//    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:07:02

• Coccinelle for Rust progress report ☞ https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/blog/2025/06/25/coccinelle-for-rust-progress-report/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:07:23

• Chrome 138, Firefox 140 Patch Multiple Vulnerabilities ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/chrome-138-firefox-140-patch-multiple-vulnerabilities/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:07:37

• Battery-powered knob display board pairs ESP32-S3 and ESP32 wireless SoCs, features audio DAC for audio visualization ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/06/25/battery-powered-knob-display-board-pairs-esp32-s3-and-esp32-wireless-socs-features-audio-dac-for-audio-visualization/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:08:01

• Hong Kong court jails 5 for rioting in 2019 protests following gov’t appeal against acquittal ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/06/25/hong-kong-court-jails-5-for-rioting-in-2019-protests-following-govt-appeal-against-acquittal/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:10:11

• Burial Vault Sealed For 400 Years Found at End of Long-Forgotten Staircase ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/burial-vault-sealed-for-400-years-found-at-end-of-long-forgotten-staircase    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:10:37

• 82 x 50mm SoM combines NXP i.MX 8M Mini SoC with 25 TOPS DEEPX DX-M1 Hey Hi (AI) accelerator ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/06/26/82-x-50mm-som-combines-nxp-i-mx-8m-mini-soc-with-25-tops-deepx-dx-m1-ai-accelerator/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:10:56

• "As mentioned in a previous post, I am using Quartz to build a public knowledge vault from parts of my Obsidian notes." ☛ https://blog.avas.space/file-number-quartz/ | Source: Ava    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:13:49

• "One of the little traps in standard C and POSIX is that malloc(0) is allowed to return NULL instead of a pointer." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/CZeroSizeMallocSomeNotes | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:14:03

• "I wrote a couple of times about dynamic_cast and I discouraged you from using it." ☛ https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2025/06/25/once-more-about-dynamic-casts | Source: Sandor Dargo    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:14:13

• "Coming to you from France, a post about Mise en place for R projects" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/06/how-to-open-files-folders-websites-in-r/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:15:34

• "FAIR requires data to meet principles of findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/06/25/trumps-war-on-knowledge-requires-re-inventing-academic-publishing/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:15:50

• "This blog post recounts a recent debugging session that uncovered a surprising set of issues involving Bash" ☛ https://sigma-star.at/blog/2025/06/deep-down-the-rabbit-hole-bash-overlayfs-and-a-30-year-old-surprise/ |    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:17:05

• "I had previously been responsible for Cambridge University’s email anti-spam system for about 10 years" ☛ https://dotat.at/@/2025-06-28-boulder.html | Source: Tony Finch    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:17:25

• "I was recently sent an Amiga 4000 motherboard repair. It should have been quite straightforward, but as we will see, not everything went to plan." ☛ https://linuxjedi.co.uk/amiga-4000-repair-this-one-was-just-weird/ | Source: Andrew Hutchings    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:19:45

• "The Amiga 1000 keyboard came from a time before the standard layout we know today was fully formalised. The cursor keys are closer to the main character keys, and the numeric keypad is missing some maths operations." ☛ https://linuxjedi.co.uk/the-legend-continues-amiga-1000-keyboard-revival/ | Source: Andrew Hutchings    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:20:27

• "After randomly checking EBAY for new buy options for ThinkPad T25 … I found FrankenPad T25 option – for about $1200 plus TAX and shipment to Poland." ☛ https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/06/26/freebsd-14-3-on-frankenpad-t25/ | Source: Vermaden    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:20:44

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-06-26.gmi    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:27:50

• 🔤SpellBinding — BHIRSUY Wordo: VASES gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-06-26.gmi    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:28:56

• "The pages will include an https link directly to the vod which can be opened up with yt-dlp (to download) or some other application. Smart clients (like the upcoming update to Profectus) could use yt-dlp to download the video and pipe it directly into your video player of choice!" gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/clseibold/29613    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:29:39

• How to debug a C script gemini://gmi.noulin.net/2025-06-26-how-to-debug-a-c-script.gmi    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:30:24

• "Every time I start an old PC, like my Pentium 133 from 1997, this effect becomes immediately obvious: If that computer is running period-appropriate software, the UI doesn't feel all that much slower than modern PCs." gopher://uninformativ.de/0/phlog/2025/2025-06/2025-06-25--ui-sluggishness.txt    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:31:29

• "We are grateful to the 'Linux' Foundation for funding our travel to our event and, especially" ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1026338/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/26/LWN_is_a_Voice_of_GAFAM_Through_Linux_Foundation_Their_Front_Gr.shtml    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:47:38

• Security updates for Wednesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1026848/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:48:32

• Linux System Roles: System Roles support for image mode (bootc) builds ☞ https://linux-system-roles.github.io/linux-system-roles.github.io/2025/06/role-bootc-support    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:48:57

• KDE is getting a "new" OOBE wizard, called KISS ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/kde-is-getting-a-new-oobe-wizard-called-kiss/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:53:03

• Lwan is an experimental, scalable, high performance HTTP server ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/lwan-experimental-scalable-high-performance-http-server/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:53:30

• Fldigi – modem program for most of the digital modes used by radio amateurs ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/fldigi-modem-program/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:53:37

• pa is a simple password manager ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/pa-simple-password-manager/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:53:43

• Analysing FIT data with Perl: producing PNG plots ☞ https://www.perl.com/article/analysing-fit-data-with-perl-producing-png-plots/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:53:59

• A day dashing around Brisbane ☞ https://rubenerd.com/a-day-dashing-around-brisbane/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:54:39

• Sankey plots can work, but need polishing like any other graphic by @ellis2013nz ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/06/sankey-plots-can-work-but-need-polishing-like-any-other-graphic-by-ellis2013nz/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:55:46

• Setting Future Plans in R Functions — and Why You Probably Shouldn’t ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/06/setting-future-plans-in-r-functions-and-why-you-probably-shouldnt/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:55:53

• pgDay Lowlands 2025 - Schedule published, registration open; come find us at the zoo ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgday-lowlands-2025-schedule-published-registration-open-come-find-us-at-the-zoo-3093/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:56:15

• Press freedom and journalist organizations call for the release of journalist Fatih Altaylı ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/press-freedom-and-journalist-organizations-call-for-the-release-of-journalist-fatih-altayli-308806    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:56:31

• The man who used to run LinuxToday now helps Gulag googlebomb Gemini with "open-source Gemini" (SLOP) https://venturebeat.com/ai/google-is-redefining-enterprise-ai-economics-with-open-source-gemini-cli-that-will-be-free-for-the-majority-of-developers/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:57:32

• Highly suspicious distro ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-employee-behind-anduinos-releases-more-updates-heres-how-to-upgrade/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:58:37

• How to Install PufferPanel on Ubuntu 22.04 ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-pufferpanel-on-ubuntu-22-04/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:58:50

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

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:59:30

• How To Install KDE Plasma on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-kde-plasma-rocky-linux-10/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 13:59:42

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

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:00:43

• How To Install VLC Media Player on AlmaLinux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-vlc-media-player-almalinux-10/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:00:55

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

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:01:16

• "In the above chart, we see the performance difference when a FreeBSD 13 VM is migrated from a ZVOL back end to a raw file back end." ☛ https://klarasystems.com/articles/zfs-virtualization-storage-backend-for-pros/ | Source: Klara    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:01:45

• "We roll our eyes over the “16 billion credentials” leak hitting mainstream news" ☛ https://risky.biz/RB797/ | Source: RiskyBiz    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:02:11

• "In the 10 days after launch, over 150,000 players made over 15,000,000 moves and hundreds of millions of queries." ☛ https://eieio.games/blog/a-million-realtime-chess-boards-in-a-single-process/ | Source: Nolen Royalty    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:02:37

• "Depending on who you ask, the recent turbulent times in the world of X11 could be a new dawn – or the eddies around a sinking ship." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/24/mixed_news_for_x11/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:03:06

• "Xlibre 25.0.0.0 is out, the "Summer Solstice" release of this new FOSS X11 server forked from the X.org server. This is a preliminary release – as project lead Enrico Weigelt says: [...]" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/24/mixed_news_for_x11/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:03:10

• "Anyway, I think the point is we should probably ignore the people who can’t do something when they tell us we can’t do it either." ☛ https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/forbidden-secrets-of-ancient-X11-scaling-technology-revealed | Source: Ted Unangst    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:03:53

• "I woke up this morning not knowing precisely how to draw a scaled circle, having never done so before, but armed with a vague sense that surely it must be possible, because come on of course it is, I got it working. And now look at me, driven insane by the relentless stare of three unblinking eyes." ☛ https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/forbidden-secrets-of-ancient-X11-scaling-technology-revealed | Source: Ted Unangst    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:04:00

• "(This was back in May, and I missed posting it before.)" ☛ https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2025/06/25/ipv6-and-proxying-on-dragonfly/ | Source: DragonFly BSD Digest    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:04:58

• "In a fediverse post, Stefan Sperling (stsp@) asks for testing of a potential fix for a problem affecting a number of network interface drivers" ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250624072336 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:05:07

• "Version 0.114 of Game of Trees has been released (and the port updated): [...]" ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250624074854 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:05:14

• "SUSE has announced an update to the company's SUSE Linux Enterprise distribution." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12484 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:06:56

• "Intel Automotive debuted its newest chip, the ACU U310, in January." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/06/25/intel-shutters-automotive-business-amid-restructuring-push/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:07:41

• "Fresh stable iterations of Chrome and Firefox were released on Wednesday with patches for two dozen vulnerabilities across the popular web browsers, including high-severity memory safety flaws." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/chrome-138-firefox-140-patch-multiple-vulnerabilities/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:09:53

• Vista 11 "Growth" stalled in France https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/france/#monthly-200901-202506    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:11:40

• Naval Hospital Bremerton shortages reflect broader failures in military health system ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main/2025/06/naval-hospital-bremerton-shortages-reflect-broader-failures-in-military-health-system/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:12:35

• How far has Latvia come with mental health in past three years? ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/25.06.2025-how-far-has-latvia-come-with-mental-health-in-past-three-years.a604368/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:12:45

• South Korean Government Drops the Hammer on Top K-Pop Agencies Following Subcontractor Abuses ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/06/24/south-korean-government-k-pop-agencies-action/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:13:01

• Over 80,000 people flee severe flooding in southwestern China ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/06/25/over-80000-people-flee-severe-flooding-in-southwestern-china/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:13:25

• Huge cable theft on French railway disrupts Eurostar and TGV services ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20250625-huge-cable-theft-on-french-railway-disrupts-eurostar-and-tgv-services    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:15:52

• Beijing’s economic playbook for Taiwan: big carrots and small sticks ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/beijings-economic-playbook-for-taiwan-big-carrots-and-small-sticks/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:16:15

• Zelensky ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/06/25/trump-and-zelensky-give-positive-signals-after-meeting-on-nato-summit-sidelines | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:16:46

• "time of national crisis" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/06/26/we-need-more-voices-in-the-conversation | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:17:08

• "landmine ban treaty" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/06/26/polish-lawmakers-vote-to-withdraw-from-landmine-ban-treaty | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:17:23

• "Banks to Fleece Americans" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/pig-butchering-scam-cybercrime-us-banks-money-laundering | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:19:28

• "Failed to Protect Borrowers" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/flex-lenders-reborrow | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:19:53

• "Greater Influence in the Fight Against Organized Crime" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/stephen-miller-trump-dhs-fbi-doj-war-on-drugs | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:20:11

• EDRi-gram, 25 June 2025 ☞ https://edri.org/our-work/edri-gram-25-june-2025/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:20:31

• Unintended consequence: a bombed Iranian nuclear program may become harder to watch ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/unintended-consequence-a-bombed-iranian-nuclear-program-may-become-harder-to-watch/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:22:48

• Bahrain: halt repressive amendments to the press law ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/bahrain-halt-repressive-amendments-to-press-law/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:25:02

• Hackers Abuse ConnectWise to Hide Malware ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-abuse-connectwise-to-hide-malware/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:25:23

• Why Bill C-2 Faces a Likely Constitutional Challenge By Placing Solicitor-Client Privilege at Risk ☞ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/06/why-bill-c-2-faces-a-likely-constitutional-challenge-by-placing-solicitor-client-privilege-at-risk/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:25:59

• Many data brokers aren’t registering across state lines, privacy groups say ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/many-data-brokers-arent-registering-across-state-lines-privacy-groups-say/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:26:21

• The Bank Secrecy Act is failing everyone. It’s time to rethink financial surveillance. ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/25/1119324/katie-haun-bank-secrecy-act-oped/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:26:41

• Joint civil society response to the Commission’s call for evidence: Impact assessment on data retention by service providers for criminal proceedings ☞ https://edri.org/our-work/joint-civil-society-response-to-the-commissions-call-for-evidence-impact-assessment-on-data-retention-by-service-providers-for-criminal-proceedings/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:28:40

• ESP32-Stick-PoE-A-Cam – An ESP32-S3 camera board with active PoE, machine learning examples ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/06/25/esp32-stick-poe-a-cam-an-esp32-s3-camera-board-with-active-poe-ml-ready-examples/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:29:05

• IPv6 and proxying on DragonFly ☞ https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2025/06/25/ipv6-and-proxying-on-dragonfly/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:29:28

• How to make a Financial Times Plot with ggplot2 in R? ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/06/how-to-make-a-financial-times-plot-with-ggplot2-in-r/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:31:14

• How to draw a candlestick chart in R? – Both ggplot2 and plotly ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/06/how-to-draw-a-candlestick-chart-in-r-both-ggplot2-and-plotly/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:31:22

• Linux in 2025: Less Software, Less Features, Less Tested... & Slower ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/linux-in-2025-less-software-less    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:31:48

• Maintenance release: Godot 3.6.1 ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/maintenance-release-godot-3-6-1/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:32:16

• Belarus border logging sparks outcry – officials cite security concerns ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2597581/belarus-border-logging-sparks-outcry-officials-cite-security-concerns    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:33:20

• Enhanced Latvia-Belarus border guarding to continue ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/25.06.2025-enhanced-latvia-belarus-border-guarding-to-continue.a604431/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:33:28

• Switching Wallpapers With Hyprpaper in Hyprland installed via Hyprland Starter and Dotfiles Installer on openSUSE Tumbleweed ☞ https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2025/06/switching-wallpapers-with-hyprpaper-in_25.html    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:34:18

• "homophobic group from Russia" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/06/25/lgbtq-activist-says-members-of-homophobic-group-from-russia-showed-up-at-her-home-in-vilnius-after-threatening-her | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:35:03

• "Israel–Iran war fuels energy concerns" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/06/25/china-renews-interest-in-russian-gas-pipeline-as-israel-iran-war-fuels-energy-concerns-wsj | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:35:26

• "long-term threat posed by Russia" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/06/25/nato-countries-agree-to-raise-defense-spending-target-to-five-percent-of-gdp-amid-long-term-threat-posed-by-russia | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:35:42

• Rogozin ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/06/25/we-ll-teach-them-what-a-real-sense-of-humor-is | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:36:00

• "payments to pregnant schoolgirls" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/06/25/a-waste-of-money | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:36:35

• "16 years in prison" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/06/26/russian-photographer-gets-16-years-in-prison-for-giving-publicly-available-book-to-u-s-journalist | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:36:52

• German aircraft may have entered Russian airspace from Lithuania ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2597573/german-aircraft-may-have-entered-russian-airspace-from-lithuania    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:37:06

• Russian far-right group visited LGBTQ activist's home in Vilnius – media ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2597766/russian-far-right-grup-visited-lgbtq-activist-s-home-in-vilnius-media    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:37:31

• "nearly 200 Ukrainian POWs" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/06/25/russian-court-convicts-nearly-200-ukrainian-pows-captured-in-kursk-region-of-terrorism-mediazona | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:38:03

• Toll From Russian Strike on Ukraine's Dnipro Rises To 18 ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-missile-strike-train-dnipro/33454281.html    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:38:14

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Says US Will Push For More Ukraine Air Defense But Offers No Word On Further Aid ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-ukraine-aid-nato-summit/33454789.html    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:38:29

• Zelenskyy Signs Accord With Council Of Europe To Create War Crimes Tribunal ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-council-europe-war-crimes-tribunal-berset/33454875.html    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:38:42

• Germany federal court lifts ban on right-wing Compact magazine ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/06/germany-federal-court-lifts-ban-on-right-wing-compact-magazine/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:39:13

• How Kruize optimizes OpenShift workloads ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/06/25/how-kruize-optimizes-openshift-workloads    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:39:29

• Integrate vLLM inference on macOS/iOS using Proprietary Chaffbot Company Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/06/25/integrate-vllm-inference-macosios-using-openai-apis    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:39:46

• XIAO W5500 Ethernet Adapter: PoE-enabled ESP32-S3 device aims to improve network reliability ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/06/25/xiao-w5500-ethernet-adapter-poe-enabled-esp32-s3-device-aims-to-improve-network-reliability/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:40:09

• Researchers uncover weak encryption in SAP user interface for backdoored Windows and Java ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/06/25/researchers-uncover-weak-encryption-sap-gui-windows-java/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:40:35

• Zelensky and Council of Europe rights body sign accord for Ukraine war tribunal ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250625-zelensky-council-of-europe-rights-body-sign-accord-ukraine-war-tribunal-russia    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:40:46

• Dihydroxyacetone Man warmed to NATO at The Hague. But what about Ukraine? ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/fastthinking/trump-warmed-to-nato-at-the-hague-but-what-about-ukraine/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:41:19

• How to Set Up and Connect to OpenVPN on FunOS ☞ https://funos.org/connect-openvpn-funos/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:42:01

• "ICC arrest warrant" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/06/25/putin-won-t-travel-to-brazil-for-brics-summit-due-to-icc-arrest-warrant-kremlin-aide-says | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:42:28

• "Ukraine and Council of Europe sign agreement to create tribunal to prosecute Putin over war" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/06/26/ukraine-and-council-of-europe-sign-agreement-to-create-tribunal-to-prosecute-putin-over-war | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:42:41

• Zelensky, Europe rights body sign accord for Ukraine war tribunal ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250625-zelensky-europe-rights-body-sign-accord-for-ukraine-war-tribunal    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:42:51

• How to implement developer self-service with Backstage ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/06/25/how-implement-developer-self-service-backstage    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:43:42

• Compulab MCM-iMX95 – A solder-down NXP i.MX 95 SoM ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/06/25/compulab-mcm-imx95-an-nxp-i-mx-95-som-in-solder-down-qfn-package/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:44:26

• Switch to the new Fairphone (Gen. 6) ☞ https://www.fairphone.com/en/2025/06/25/switch-to-the-new-fairphone-gen-6/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:44:47

• UK High Court grants interim licence to Samsung in dispute with ZTE ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/uk-high-court-grants-interim-licence-to-samsung-in-dispute-with-zte/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:45:07

• UPC is illegal and unconstitutional, hence it should never have started at all and needs to be ended ASAP ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/scandinavias-upc-gambit-high-hopes-despite-sluggish-start/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:45:55

• Mac Easter Egg ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/06/26/revealing-the-last-mac-easter-egg/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:46:18

• FLOSS Weekly Episode 838 ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/06/25/floss-weekly-episode-838-atomvm-and-the-full-stack-elixir-developer/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:47:05

• [Podcast] Downloading the root ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/06/26/podcast-downloading-the-root/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:47:45

• Electronics ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/06/25/the-tao-of-bespoke-electronics/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:51:05

• "Homebrew Pockels Cell Is Worth The Wait" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/06/25/homebrew-pockels-cell-is-worth-the-wait/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:51:19

• Cambridge Cybercrime Conference 2025 – Liveblog ☞ https://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2025/06/25/cambridge-cybercrime-conference-2025-liveblog/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:52:13

• NLnet announces funding for 62 projects ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1026895/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:53:33

• OpenSSF Newsletter – June 2025 ☞ https://openssf.org/newsletter/2025/06/25/openssf-newsletter-june-2025/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:54:09

• Short-term extension of expiring cyber information-sharing law could be on the table ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/cisa-2015-bill-extension-2025/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:54:38

• Stealth China-linked ORB network gaining footholds in US, East Asia ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/orb-network-china-lapdogs/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:55:18

• NATO 76 years on: Grovel, grovel to 'reaffirm fundamental American commitment to European security' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250625-nato-76-years-on-grovel-grovel-to-reaffirm-fundamental-american-commitment-to-european-security    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:56:12

• Flatterer-in-chief: NATO's Rutte handling of The Insurrectionist raises eyebrows ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250625-flatterer-in-chief-nato-s-rutte-handling-of-donald-trump-raises-eyebrows    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:56:20

• Article 5: Convicted Felon reopens debate on NATO's mutual defence pledge ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250625-article-five-donald-trump-reopens-debate-nato-mutual-defence-pledge-usa    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:56:34

• Hong Kong public libraries receive 140 reports on ‘objectionable content,’ including nat. sec violations ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/06/25/hong-kong-public-libraries-receive-140-reports-on-objectionable-content-including-nat-sec-violations/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:56:58

• Hong Kong passes law barring national security offenders from organizing unions ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/06/hong-kong-passes-law-barring-national-security-offenders-from-organizing-unions/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:57:31

• International community urged to address persisting violence in Haiti ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/06/international-community-urged-to-address-persisting-violence-in-haiti/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:58:07

• Iran Detains Hundreds On Suspicion Of Spying For Israel ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-detains-spying-israel-arrests/33454445.html    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 14:58:24

• Ceramic Printing Techniques For Plastic ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/06/25/ceramic-printing-techniques-for-plastic/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 15:01:00

• Procedurally Generated History ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/06/25/simulating-empires-with-procedurally-generated-history/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 15:01:22

• "Static Electricity Remembers" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/06/25/static-electricity-remembers/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 15:02:16

• Semen Allergies Aren't Rare After All (And Yes, Men Have Them Too) ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/semen-allergies-arent-rare-after-all-and-yes-men-have-them-too    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 15:03:02

• 'Biological Age' Test Kits Are Popular, But They May Not Be Worth The Cost ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/biological-age-test-kits-are-popular-but-they-may-not-be-worth-the-cost    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 15:03:10

• Earth Is Pulsing Beneath Africa Where The Crust Is Being Torn Apart ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/earth-is-pulsing-beneath-africa-where-the-crust-is-being-torn-apart    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 15:03:19

• Has Dementia Risk Declined Over Generations? Here's The Science. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/has-dementia-risk-declined-over-generations-heres-the-science    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 15:03:33

• Smallest Alien World Ever Seen Spotted by JWST in Stunning First ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/smallest-alien-world-ever-seen-spotted-by-jwst-in-stunning-first    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 15:03:45

• Sea Slugs Steal Body Parts From Prey to Gain Their Powers ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/sea-slugs-steal-body-parts-from-prey-to-gain-their-powers    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 15:04:12

• Your Blood Type Affects Your Risk of an Early Stroke, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/your-blood-type-affects-your-risk-of-an-early-stroke-study-finds    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 15:04:37

• Did a ‘Harvard report’ reveal 377,000 Gazans are ‘missing’? The number has been misinterpreted ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250625-harvard-report-gaza-missing-misinterpreted-number-israel    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 15:05:34

• Lithuanian military intelligence chief dismissed by defence minister ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2597653/lithuanian-military-intelligence-chief-dismissed-by-defence-minister    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 15:05:57

• BreachForums leaders, including ShinyHunters and IntelBroker, arrested in France ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/06/25/breachforums-leaders-including-shinyhunters-intelbroker-arrested-france/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 15:07:05

• Pro-Beijing district councillor withdraws from Miss Hong Kong Pageant after official reminder of duties ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/06/26/pro-beijing-district-councillor-withdraws-from-miss-hong-kong-pageant-after-official-reminder-of-duties/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 15:07:59

• Mainline Health, Select Medical Each Disclose Data Breaches Impacting 100,000 People ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/mainline-health-select-medical-each-disclose-data-breaches-impacting-100000-people/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 15:09:26

• New Vulnerabilities Expose Millions of Brother Printers to Hacking ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/new-vulnerabilities-expose-millions-of-brother-printers-to-hacking/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 15:09:54

• SonicWall Warns of Trojanized NetExtender Stealing User Information ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/sonicwall-warns-of-trojanized-netextender-stealing-user-information/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 15:10:10

• Thousands of SaaS Apps Could Still Be Susceptible to nOAuth ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/thousands-of-saas-apps-could-still-be-susceptible-to-noauth/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 15:10:29

• FAA air traffic controllers overstaffed at 30% of facilities, creating staffing shortages at other sites ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/06/faa-air-traffic-controllers-overstaffed-at-30-of-facilities-creating-staffing-shortages-at-other-sites/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 15:11:17

• Bezos' Venice wedding party moved to isolated area on security concerns ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250625-bezos-venice-wedding-party-moved-to-isolated-area-on-security-concerns    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 15:22:24

• Public Knowledge Applauds Bill To Open Up App Stores ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/public-knowledge-applauds-bill-to-open-up-app-stores/ Public Knowledge is infiltrated by Microsoft though (conflict of interest) https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/03/At_Microsoft_Promoting_Back_Doors_Proprietary_Lock_in_and_Mass_.shtml    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 15:23:25

• American Oversight Urges Senate to Reject Emil Bove’s Judicial Nomination, Renews Call for Misconduct Probe Amid Damning New Whistleblower Allegations ☞ https://americanoversight.org/american-oversight-urges-senate-to-reject-emil-boves-judicial-nomination-renews-call-for-misconduct-probe-amid-damning-new-whistleblower-allegations/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 15:23:55

• An Introduction to the OpenSSF Model Signing (OMS) Specification: Model Signing for Secure and Trusted Hey Hi (AI) Supply Chains ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2025/06/25/an-introduction-to-the-openssf-model-signing-oms-specification/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 15:24:24

• New OpenELA compatibility toolset helps Enterprise Linux distributors reduce testing costs and resource commitments oracle.com/be/news/announcement/new-openela-compatibility-toolset-helps-enterprise-linux-distributors-reduce-testing-costs-and-resource-commitments-2025-06-24/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 15:31:37

• End Times Vibes on the Old Frontier gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2025/6-26.gmi    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 15:37:56

• More than 20% of the workers? https://metro.co.uk/2025/06/26/xbox-layoffs-expected-hit-2-000-people-claims-source-23511013/    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 15:57:57

• "Is there any visibility into which side will be hit worse, the ATU or the STU?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jyhnv9xa    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 15:59:07

• Microsoft exploits national holidays to save face when it lays off thousands because the business is failing    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 15:59:39

• Techrights is like xorg - the harder bad actors try to crush and kill it, the stronger the resistance becomes. So the only option is, don't play, stop attacking.    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 17:26:10

• [cat] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-06-26.gmi    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 17:56:12

• "I'm trying to work through some complex feelings and thoughts right now. I feel as if my life has approached on of those pivotal crossroads - one of those moments where, though difficult, a meaningful choice must be made." gemini://hotline.smol.pub/1750947490    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 17:57:02

• The longest blink gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2652    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 17:57:49

• [windows] [window] [sky] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-06-25.gmi    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 17:58:45

• "It also promises a new feature that lets you drag a tab to your pinned tabs tray to pin it, or drag it out to unpin it." https://9to5linux.com/firefox-141-promises-to-use-less-memory-on-linux-systems-beta-out-now    

posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 19:24:46

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