Roy Schestowitz

• Germany Rejects Russian Allegations of Journalist Harassment https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-06-27/germany-rejects-russian-allegations-of-journalist-harassment    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 01:52:29

• extremism? https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/06/30/russia-rising-toll-of-lgbt-extremism-designation    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 01:54:38

• Azerbaijan police raid Russia's Sputnik media offices https://www.dw.com/en/azerbaijan-police-raid-russia-s-sputnik-media-offices/a-73097961    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 01:54:52

• over 60 million euros in bitcoins seized https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2025/06/26/uitspraak-russisch-koppel-cyberaanvallen/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 01:55:37

• Azerbaijan Detains 7 Linked to a Russian Media Outlet as a Rift Between Baku and Moscow Deepens https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-07-01/azerbaijan-detains-7-linked-to-a-russian-media-outlet-as-a-rift-between-baku-and-moscow-deepens    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 01:56:37

• Germany Says Russia Using Media Platform Red to Sow Discontent https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-07-02/germany-says-russia-using-media-platform-red-to-sow-discontent    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 01:57:39

• Laser Danger https://xkcd.com/3108/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 02:01:00

• Dehumidifier https://xkcd.com/3109/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 02:01:13

• Global Ranking https://xkcd.com/3110/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 02:01:31

• evolution https://theconversation.com/why-evolution-can-explain-human-testicle-size-but-not-our-unique-chins-259419    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 02:02:42

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posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 02:43:14

• CWA union derides Microsoft layoffs when ‘the company is prospering’: 'We are living through a moment of profound corporate consolidation and disruption' https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/cwa-union-derides-microsoft-layoffs-when-the-company-is-prospering-we-are-living-through-a-moment-of-profound-corporate-consolidation-and-disruption/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 02:43:20

• Massive corporate giant applies for 6,000 guest worker visas amid mass layoffs https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/article-14874151/microsoft-mass-layoffs-h1b-visas.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 02:43:46

• Xbox exec suffers bout of terminal LinkedIn brain, suggests folks laid off by Microsoft use AI to 'reduce the emotional and cognitive load that comes with job loss' https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-development/xbox-exec-suffers-bout-of-terminal-linkedin-brain-suggests-folks-laid-off-by-microsoft-use-ai-to-reduce-the-emotional-and-cognitive-load-that-comes-with-job-loss/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 02:44:54

• Amidst Xbox job cuts and Microsoft’s AI push, Matt Turnbull promotes AI tools for helping manage layoffs https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/esports/news/amidst-xbox-job-cuts-and-microsofts-ai-push-matt-turnbull-promotes-ai-tools-for-helping-manage-layoffs/articleshow/122249945.cms    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 02:46:10

• "OP here….the post was sarcasm." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz6r96r9    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 02:46:52

• "is this a lawyer looking for discrimination cases?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz88snf6    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 02:47:15

• LIE: "MS must find $80 billion to invest in AI infrastructure; so big layoffs must occur to show results to shareholders" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz847y7n http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/05/No_Microsoft_Does_Not_Invest_80B_in_Hey_Hi_AI_It_s_Just_Full_of.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 02:48:31

• "it's true some american's could work harder and they are not cheap, but more often, I see H1B's pretend to work hard, or slack as much, usually worse." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz9qjxq5    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 03:04:14

• "MS doesn’t want to be the next IBM, full of di.nosaurs; so they bring new blood and get rid of older more expensive employees in this fast changing, very cutthroat industry" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz9qjxq5    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 03:04:53

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-07-05.gmi    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 05:13:49

• [japan] [reptile] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-07-04.gmi    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 06:19:31

• MSN falsehood: "Microsoft lays off 9,000 in AI drive, bringing total job cuts to 15,000 this year". NOPE! There were about 10 WAVES of layoffs, the latest were bigger than Microsoft says, there was another one in the middle. Microsoft culled close to 29,000 jobs this year.    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 06:22:14

• "Blue Archive is an incredibly popular anime gacha RPG from NEXON that has made its way from mobile to Steam, and it works on Linux too." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/blue-archive-from-nexon-arrives-on-steam-and-works-on-linux-steamos-steam-deck/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 06:58:04

• "Valve released a small update to the current testing build of Proton 10.0-2, ahead of the upcoming stable release for Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/proton-10-0-2-gets-a-small-release-candidate-update-for-linux-steamos-steam-deck/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 06:58:17

• "Whew, this one took a while. Around three years of development went into OpenMW 0.49.0 which is now available to play Morrowind with lots of enhancements." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/openmw-0-49-arrives-to-enhanced-morrowind-and-theyre-looking-to-support-later-bethesda-games/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 06:58:30

• "Navy commander denied a router password at sea: why military NEEDS right to repair!" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/navy-commander-denied-a-router-password:f    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:08:16

• "The Anti-Democracy Project Of John Roberts" https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/03/the-anti-demoracy-project-of-john-roberts/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:08:27

• "Refocusing | Seth's Blog" https://seths.blog/2025/07/refocusing/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:08:38

• "Two brothers used 'high level of violence' to assault police officers at Manchester Airport, court hears | Daily Mail Online" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14875373/Two-brothers-high-level-violence-assault-police.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:10:04

• "Gavin Newsom just weakened California’s signature environmental law. That’s good." https://www.vox.com/politics/418679/california-ceqa-housing-newsom    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:10:17

• "Democracy Gave Us This. There Has to Be a Better Way." https://www.thenation.com/article/world/democracy-brazil-abortion-feminism/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:10:27

• "How the megabill allows Trump to expand mass deportations, curb immigrant benefits | Alabama Reflector" https://alabamareflector.com/2025/07/03/repub/how-the-megabill-allows-trump-to-expand-mass-deportations-curb-immigrant-benefits/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:10:39

• "Utah man wrongfully detained by immigration officials for nearly 50 days, attorney says" https://www.ksl.com/article/51339676/utah-man-wrongfully-detained-by-immigration-officials-for-nearly-50-days-attorney-says    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:10:51

• "The Phoniest Job in Trump World" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/07/tucker-carlson-america-iran/683413/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:11:03

• "Russia Recognizes the Taliban Government in Afghanistan - teleSUR English" https://www.telesurenglish.net/russia-recognizes-the-taliban-government-in-afghanistan/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:11:47

• The EU's ever-increasing online censorship | "EU:s ständigt svällande nätcensur" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/07/03/eus-standigt-svallande-natcensur/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:12:41

• Powershell 2.0 to be removed from Vista 11 | "Powershell 2.0 ska tas bort från Windows 11 - PCforAlla" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://www.pcforalla.se/article/2836941/powershell-2-0-ska-tas-bort-fran-windows-11.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:13:08

• "Paula White: Pray, and God will make you rich: Trump elevates prosperity preachers" https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-07-04/pray-and-god-will-make-you-rich-trump-elevates-prosperity-preachers.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:13:19

• "Microsoft Windows Firewall complains about Microsoft code" https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/03/microsoft_windows_firewall_error/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:13:30

• "What does Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ do for US energy dominance?" https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/what-does-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-do-for-us-energy-dominance/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:13:41

• USMCA == patents, possibly sw patents https://jacobin.com/2025/07/mexico-sheinbaum-trump-foreign-relations/ ("Mexico Is Showing the World How to Stand Up to Donald Trump")    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:13:55

• "Reflecting on American Democracy This Fourth of July" https://www.newyorker.com/newsletter/the-daily/reflecting-on-american-democracy-this-fourth-of-july    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:14:08

• "My complicated love for the American flag" https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/07/04/my-complicated-love-for-the-american-flag/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:14:24

• "No One Loves the Bill (Almost) Every Republican Voted For" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/07/big-beautiful-bill/683405/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:14:41

• s/deploy/deploy illegally/; https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marines-ice-immigration-florida/ ("Nearly 200 Marines deploy to Florida to support ICE operations")    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:14:58

• "Obvious Steps" https://json.blog/2025/07/04/obvious-steps.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:15:08

• "General Staff: Russia has lost 1,024,210 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022" https://kyivindependent.com/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-024-210-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb-24-2022-06-2025/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:15:20

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:15:32

• "U.S. halts some weapons shipments to Ukraine, Kyiv scrambles to respond" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/02/us-ukraine-weapons-halted-air-defense/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:15:49

• "Laid-off workers should use AI to manage their emotions, says Xbox exec | The Verge" https://www.theverge.com/news/698468/xbox-exec-reccommends-ai-to-laid-off-staff http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Anxiety_at_Microsoft_Many_Workers_Maybe_Over_10_000_Still_Don_t.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:16:04

• "Recently" https://macwright.com/2025/07/04/recently.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:16:23

• "voting rights" ☛ https://insighthungary.444.hu/2025/07/04/denmark-calls-to-suspend-hungarys-voting-rights-in-the-eu | Source: Insight Hungary    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:16:51

• nazi purge https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/07/epa-puts-on-leave-139-employees-who-spoke-out-against-policies-under-trump/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:24:04

• Anna Ornstein, Psychoanalyst Who Survived the Holocaust, Dies at 98 ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/health/anna-ornstein-dead.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:24:18

• "To make the summit more accessible, the Travel Support Program (TSP) is available to assist participants who may need financial support to attend." ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2025/07/04/osas-tsp-available/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:25:13

• "Axiomtek has introduced the KIWI330, an ultra-compact single board computer for edge AIoT projects with limited space." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/axiomtek-kiwi330-combines-1-6-sbc-form-factor-with-alder-lake-n-processor/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:25:33

• "Reddit has gone head-to-head with a group of filmmakers over the past two years, aiming to protect the privacy of its users." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/reddit-claims-anti-piracy-subpoenas-are-a-publicity-campaign-seeks-55k-in-fees/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:42:53

• "Alphabet's Google has been hit by an EU antitrust complaint over its AI Overviews from a group of independent publishers" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/googles-ai-overviews-hit-by-eu-antitrust-complaint-from-independent-publishers/articleshow/122250045.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:43:30

• "Shira Perlmutter was ousted after the US Copyright Office released a report challenging the limits of the "fair use" defense used by AI companies to justify training their models on copyrighted material." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/04/copyright_office_trump_filing/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:43:39

• "On iOS in the EU, selecting a third-party browser from the choice screen replaces Safari in the hotseat (dock)" ☛ https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/googles-hotseat-hypocrisy/ | Source: Open Web Advocacy    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:44:20

• "Imagine an airport which issues a frequent traveller card which millions of passengers have signed up for." ☛ https://www.taler.net/en/news/2025-05.html | Source: GNU Taler    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:44:27

• "A few months later, the Chinese government appointed Gyaltsen Norbu as the Panchen Lama." ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-07-04/the-two-panchen-lamas-chinas-role-in-tibet-and-the-clash-with-the-dalai-lama | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:54:17

• "The buyer was billionaire art collector and hedge fund founder Kenneth Griffin, who intends to loan the document, which abolished slavery when it was ratified in 1865" ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-rare-copy-of-the-13th-amendment-signed-by-abraham-lincoln-sells-for-a-record-13-7-million-180986917/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:54:30

• "Take, for example, justice and mercy. Both of these are equally legitimate values." ☛ https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/418783/liberal-democracy-value-pluralism-isaiah-berlin | Source: Vox    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:54:58

• "Today is July 4, 2025. As a reminder of the nation’s foundational principles and ideals, we’re running the full text of the nation’s Declaration of Independence, which, 249 years ago on this day, helped chart a new course for the United States of America." ☛ https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/07/04/for-july-4-the-declaration-of-independence/ | Source: Nebraska Examiner    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:55:10

• "Amid the ongoing controversy surrounding layoffs at TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, employees are stepping forward to openly criticise what they describe as a toxic work environment within the China-based firm." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/tiktok-fired-me-chatgpt-message-ex-employee-slams-companys-brutal-inhuman-culture-1737518 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:55:34

• "Starting this week, Danish women turning 18 will be eligible to be entered into a draft lottery for military service that was previously mandatory for only men." ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/03/denmark-military-service-draft-conscription-women/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:56:08

• "Doctorow had a ready answer when I asked him why this topic for a convention of Python programmers." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/cory-doctorow-reveals-how-hed-fix-big-techs-domination/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:56:57

• "The abolition of slavery hasn’t ended the sting or relevance of Douglass’s words." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-maga-fake-patriots-reading/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:57:08

• "Omar Jadwat, director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project, believes that the ruling narrowing the use of nationwide injunctions will be destructive in the long term" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/conservative-lawbreakers-bigger-problem/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:57:19

• "Social media giant X failed to convince a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Media Matters of America" ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/x-cant-duck-media-matters-abusive-litigation-suit/ | Source: Court House News    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:58:24

• "On July 1, a joint task force from Iraq’s Interior Ministry, National Security Service, and Communications and Media Commission" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/iraqi-authorities-shut-down-news-channel-for-covering-sensitive-topics/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:58:37

• "climb over the firewall" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/china/2025/07/03/teacher-li-china-students-influencer/ | Source: RFA    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:59:13

• "The new regulation does say that the High Council of Justice is entitled to grant permission after individual appeals from reporters" ☛ https://oc-media.org/how-the-media-cannot-cover-trials-in-georgia/ | Source: Open Caucasus Media    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 07:59:32

• "Beginning on June 30 of this year, residents in Georgia lost access to the adult site Pornhub." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2823663/best-vpn-for-georgia-pornhub-workarounds.html | Source: PC World    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 08:00:07

• "Widening Use Of The Death Penalty" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/farda-briefing-iran-spying-israel/33462902.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 08:00:25

• "declaration of dissent" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/epa-suspends-over-140-employees-for-signing-letter-of-dissent/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 08:01:00

• "The organization urged the Togolese authorities to stop the unlawful use of force and ensure the release of those detained" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/togo-urged-to-end-violent-crackdown-on-protesters/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 08:01:21

• Misinformation ☛ https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-07-04/this-is-how-trump-plans-to-rewrite-american-history-in-time-for-the-250th-anniversary.html | Source: El País    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 08:46:22

• "Microsoft said on July 2 that it will cut nearly 4% of its global staff. The company had 228,000 employees as of June 2024." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/tech-layoffs-microsoft-tiktok-lead-latest-round-of-job-cuts/articleshow/122226160.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 08:46:48

• "This interview has been edited for length and clarity." ☛ https://therecord.media/estonia-cyber-ambassador-interview | Source: The Record    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 08:47:01

• "According to US labour department filings, Microsoft put in 14,181 visa applications in FY2025 Q2." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/microsofts-h-1b-hiring-spree-draws-criticism-amid-us-job-cuts/articleshow/122251450.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 08:47:35

• "History doesn't remember those who hedged their bets or preserved their options; it remembers those who, when facing the abyss, decided that some principles cannot be compromised regardless of consequence." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/what-you-should-do-16a | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 08:47:56

• "This year’s survey focused on the coast and the southern part of the state and found the birds nesting at average on the coast to just below average levels in the southern part of the state." ☛ https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/07/04/georgias-bald-eagle-population-takes-flight-as-rebound-continues-years-after-near-extinction/ | Source: The Georgia Recorder    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 08:48:44

• "We hit a milestone of sorts in this divergence last month as EV sales in China for June exceeded total U.S. car sales for the month." ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/june-ev-sales-in-china-exceed-u-s-total-vehicle-sales/ | Source: Truthdig    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 08:49:51

• "The Republican megabill could be setting America up for the worst energy-affordability crisis since the 1970s. " ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/07/congress-electricity-tax-cuts/683416/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:09:17

• "For one thing, the program’s “early riders” appear to be Tesla influencers, online content creators who have financial stakes in the company or who run media businesses that tend to cheerlead for Tesla and/or electric vehicles." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/this-is-why-teslas-robotaxi-launch-needed-human-babysitters/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:09:31

• "The EV maker's sales had been sputtering for some time as concerns mounted over things like stale inventory, which the Cybertruck didn't help all that much" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/03/elon_musk_tesla_deliveries_distraction/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:09:47

• "Proof that this whole effort is too complicated for its own good is right here: I completely failed to do Q1 before Q2 was upon me." ☛ https://www.jeremycherfas.net/blog/transport-summary-q2-2025 | Source: Jeremy Cherfas    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:10:03

• "Most laptops need between 30 and 70 watts to charge. That means they need a lot more power than cellphones." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2813938/on-the-road-with-a-dead-laptop-your-car-can-charge-it.html | Source: PC World    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:10:24

• "This is internal testing and does not involve public passengers." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/gms-cruise-cars-are-back-on-the-road-in-three-us-states-but-not-for-ride-hailing/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:10:39

• "The challenges only become more intense as the company moves forward" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-xai-power-plant-overseas-to-power-1-million-gpus | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:12:45

• "If the World Economic Forum is to be believed, deaths from flood, famine, disease, and other non-military consequences of a hotter" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/the-maga-faithful-have-blood-on-their-hands/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:13:04

• Overpopulation ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/rights-group-raises-concerns-over-water-crisis-in-guatemala-amid-government-inaction/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:13:32

• "Education Minister Jason Clare had already condemned West's offensive statements on Hitler and the Holocaust" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/kanye-west-officially-banned-australia-following-shocking-nazi-glorifying-song-controversy-1737281 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:14:44

• "Listed among the reasons to boot the British monarch are: [...]" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/policy/697301/trump-supreme-court-founding-fathers-july-4 | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:15:17

• "This is a political battle. But even more it is a cultural one." ☛ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/04/no-kings-day-reflections-from-an-american-irish-in-the-home-of-her-ancestors/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:15:39

• "The Founders didn't sign the Declaration because they were free." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-fight-continues | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:16:06

• "Putin sees what everyone else sees: Slowly, the U.S. is switching sides." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/07/putin-trump-russia-ukraine/683414/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:16:32

• "Donald Trump’s ambitious budget reconciliation bill includes tax breaks for the rich" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/07/ice-trump-bill-deportation-immigration/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:17:01

• "Cyberattacks and undersea cable sabotage are blurring the line between war and peace and exposing holes in UK law" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/02/uk_cable_sabotage_law/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:17:20

• "US rapper Kanye West has had his Australian visa cancelled" ☛ https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/kanye-wests-australian-visa-cancelled-over-hitler-song-tony-burke-says/074mope1z | Source: SBS    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:17:44

• "Internationally wanted Swedish gang criminal Ismail Abdo, also known as 'The Strawberry'" ☛ https://www.thelocal.se/20250704/swedish-gang-leader-ismail-abdo-arrested-in-turkey | Source: The Local SE    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:18:26

• "They also allegedly used swear-words and threatened him while shouting slogans" ☛ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/six-booked-for-threatening-principal-over-hijab-during-exams-in-maharashtra-college-1888914 | Source: Deccan Chronicle    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:18:48

• "The U.S. Navy will control a new national defense area established across 140 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona" ☛ https://www.navytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/07/03/pentagon-creates-new-military-border-zone-in-arizona/ | Source: US Navy Times    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:20:31

• "Boeing edged out Northrop Grumman for the contract" ☛ https://www.c4isrnet.com/space/2025/07/03/space-force-picks-boeing-for-28b-strategic-communications-program/ | Source: C4ISRNET    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:20:49

• "disastrous signal" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-iaea-cooperation-germany-france-russia-deal/33462008.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:21:18

• "Thanks to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) release, we now have the letters that Attorney General Pam Bondi sent to major tech companies like Apple, Google, and Oracle" ☛ https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-government-s-astonishing-constitutional-claims-on-tiktok | Source: The Lawfare Institute    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:21:50

• "[...] In continuing to provide access to TikTok despite its illegality, however, it is because of a mix of public pressure" ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/tiktok-ban-constitution/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:22:24

• "The clips are designed to outrage users, encourage reactions, and therefore reach more people through TikTok's algorithm." ☛ https://www.pcmag.com/news/tiktok-flooded-with-racist-ai-videos-likely-made-by-google-veo-3 | Source: PC Mag    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:23:20

• "We are still at the foothills of a bigger fascist movement in the United States." ☛ https://werd.io/america-is-a-myth/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:23:37

• "EFFector 37.7 covers some of the very sneaky tactics that Meta has been using to track you online, and how you can mitigate some of this tracking." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/metas-secret-spying-scheme-effector-377 | Source: EFF    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:24:04

• "So what's the new code about? How will it work in practice? And how exactly will it affect kids — and adults — in Australia who use search engines such as Google?" ☛ https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/why-australians-will-soon-need-to-verify-their-age-to-log-in-to-search-tools/c20ofisf9 | Source: SBS    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:24:30

• "The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) has decided to impose administrative fines of SEK 37 million on Apoteket AB and SEK 8 million on Apohem AB." ☛ https://www.imy.se/en/news/administrative-fines-against-apoteket-and-apohem-for-transferring-personal-data-to-meta/ | Source: Sedishj Authority for Privacy Protection    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:24:51

• "IMY issues an administrative fine of SEK 75, 000 against each companies." ☛ https://www.imy.se/en/news/administrative-fines-against-two-companies-in-the-sl-group2/ | Source: Sedishj Authority for Privacy Protection    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:25:11

• "A good start, but I understand that a state agency can’t recommend specific software, and the surveillance business has changed tactics quite a bit recently." ☛ https://blog.zgp.org/practical-tips-for-limiting-web-tracking/ | Source: Don Marti    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:25:25

• "job cuts across key Xbox divisions as Microsoft lays off as many as 9,100 employees across the company." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/698468/xbox-exec-reccommends-ai-to-laid-off-staff | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:26:17

• [Old] "A few months ago I was on my way to catch the SeaBus when I walked by an apartment building" ☛ https://ericdaigle.ca/posts/breaking-into-dozens-of-apartments-in-five-minutes/ | Source: Eric Daigle    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:27:20

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/03/hunters_international_shutdown/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:27:58

• "unsolicited follow-up messages to users" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/07/03/report-meta-developing-chatbots-will-send-unsolicited-messages-users/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:28:26

• "Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show" ☛ https://futurism.com/crunchyroll-ai-slop-subtitles | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:31:02

• "also lying to the public about it." ☛ https://futurism.com/police-ai-slop-drug-bust | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:32:32

• "In June, the Memphis Chamber of Commerce announced that xAI had chosen a site in Memphis to build its new supercomputer." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/xai-data-center-air-pollution-permit/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:32:50

• "The academics are differentiating "potemkins" from "hallucination," which is used to describe AI model errors or mispredictions. " ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/03/ai_models_potemkin_understanding/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:33:14

• "As part of the program, scientists pitted various autonomous systems against each other in several different scenarios." ☛ https://futurism.com/scientists-chatgpt-controls-spaceship | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:34:05

• "Now, the rising tide of generative AI is boxing out real artists as those same music algorithms become infested with gobs of computer-generated slop." ☛ https://futurism.com/ai-music-lofi-streaming | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:34:21

• "Let’s take the numbers seriously — probably more seriously than Menlo did. Let’s assume the sample is a fair sample, and this actually reflects how the American populace uses chatbots." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/04/only-3-of-us-ai-users-are-willing-to-pay-a-penny-for-it/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:34:56

• "The issue, tracked as CVE-2025-20309 (CVSS score of 10/10), exists because the enterprise management tools contain default" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-warns-of-hardcoded-credentials-in-enterprise-software/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:36:03

• "From its first announcement of Apple silicon Macs on 22 June 2020" ☛ https://eclecticlight.co/2025/07/04/whats-the-future-for-your-intel-mac/ | Source: Howard Oakley    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:36:14

• "Eastern Baltic cod grow to much smaller sizes than they did just 30 years ago, because overfishing altered their genes, according to new research" ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-cod-have-been-shrinking-dramatically-for-decades-now-scientists-say-theyve-solved-the-mystery-180986920/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:37:49

• "Building on the 2022 Phase I report—which revealed PFAS contamination in 83% of tested U.S. rivers, lakes, and streams—this second of a multi-phase monitoring initiative focused on sites downstream from WWTPs and permitted biosolids application fields" ☛ https://waterkeeper.org/news/new-analysis-finds-pfas-in-98-of-tested-u-s-waterways-across-19-states/ |    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:38:08

• "biosolids" ☛ https://michiganadvance.com/2025/07/02/wastewater-treatment-plants-channel-forever-chemicals-into-waterways-nationwide/ | Source: Michigan Advance    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:38:28

• "The suit filed in federal court Tuesday puts the agency’s total costs at $1.2 billion to clean up remnants of the spill plus guard the island’s drinking water wells against additional contaminants spreading underground." ☛ https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2025/07/03/honolulu-water-agency-sues-us-navy-over-red-hill-fuel-spill-damage/ | Source: US Navy Times    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:47:35

• "As MIT Tech Review reports, digitally-oriented drug-takers are using everything from regular old ChatGPT to bespoke chatbots with names like "TripSitAI" — or, cringely, "The Shaman"" ☛ https://futurism.com/ai-therapy-psychedelic-trip-sitter | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:48:00

• "These interventions not only improved agricultural output but also strengthened community health and economic participation." ☛ https://www.lusakatimes.com/2025/07/03/usaid-withdrawal-marks-new-era-for-zambian-agriculture/ | Source: Lusaka ZM    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:48:34

• "One of the most difficult devices to downsize (especially economically) is a NAS. But as my needs have changed, I'm bucking the trend of all datahoarders and I need less storage than the 120 TB (80 TB usable) I currently have." ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/mini-nases-marry-nvme-intels-efficient-chip | Source: Jeff Geerling    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:48:58

• "12 months ago, film seemed like it was back for good. Has it now disappeared as quickly as it came back?" ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/film-cameras/has-the-film-photography-resurgence-finally-run-its-course | Source: Digital Camera World    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:49:21

• "Tens of thousands of hams are celebrating a successful 2025 ARRL Field Day! The largest annual amateur radio event is also one of the most beloved, as shown by countless social media posts." ☛ https://www.arrl.org/news/view/2025-arrl-field-day-a-success | Source: ARRL    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:50:11

• "These are programs already approved and funded by Congress" ☛ https://alabamareflector.com/2025/07/04/alabama-schools-to-lose-68-million-in-federal-grants/ | Source: Alabama Reflector    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:50:25

• [Old] "Although what is most endearing about him for me is his philosophical work called Meditations, written by him in his latter years." ☛ https://medium.com/swlh/is-this-necessary-5c5dc117f404 | Source: Medium    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:50:55

• "Focus on what’s important and eliminate the rest." ☛ https://fs.blog/what-you-do-today-is-not-essential/ | Source: Farnam Street Media Inc    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:51:30

• "I have gotten into some bad idle game habits on my phone leaving my potential project list to grow and grow. So that’s what I’m going to focus on replacing." ☛ https://heyloura.com/2025/07/03/a-small-web-july.html | Source: Loura    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:51:54

• "This is the 97th edition of People and Blogs, the series where I ask interesting people to talk about themselves and their blogs." ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/pb-nick-simson | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:53:59

• "So I decided to stop. It was clear I didn’t need a TBR — I was reading plenty and enjoying it — and it has been great." ☛ https://darthmall.net/2025/abandoning-my-to-read-list/ | Source: W Evan Sheehan    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:54:13

• "Now imagine my disappointment when I left home for university, got access to computers and the World Wide Web, and discovered that the names I had learnt were off by several orders of magnitude compared with what everyone else was using." ☛ https://susam.net/million-times-million.html | Source: SusamPal    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:54:27

• "Why it matters: The proposed budget would gut federal climate research efforts and spending at a critical moment in the fight to understand and address human-driven climate change." ☛ https://www.axios.com/2025/07/01/noaa-document-deep-trump-cuts | Source: Axios    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:59:04

• "As of July 31, the Navy’s Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center will stop sharing satellite weather data with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, according to a NOAA release." ☛ https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-military/2025/07/03/navy-to-stop-sharing-satellite-weather-data-with-noaa/ | Source: US Navy Times    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:59:23

• "According to the EU executive, the draft legislation will boost the expansion of companies in the bloc into other markets" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/europe-prepares-for-the-space-race-with-a-new-legal-and-financial-framework/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:59:46

• "Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in conjunction with Samsung Research engineers" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/03/cold_without_the_compressor_boffins/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 09:59:59

• "As I often do in these cases, I proceeded on two fronts" ☛ https://my-notes.dragas.net/2025/07/04/your-exit-strategy-dream-is-my-customer-nightmare/ | Source: Stefano Marinelli    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:18:41

• "Bill Moyers died last week at the age of 91. His career began as a close aide to President Lyndon B. Johnson" ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/farewell-to-bill-moyers/ | Source: Truthdig    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:18:54

• "A concrete goal has emerged from the less specific "more building/less scrolling" general goal" ☛ https://smallcypress.bearblog.dev/day-3-of-smallwebjuly/ | Source: Small Cypress    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:19:09

• "There's just too much to be worked on while too little FOSS developers and time." ☛ https://clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2025/07-05-late-night-productive-alcoholism.gmi | Source: Martin Chang    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:19:18

• "Enter Electric Dreams, an exhibition at the Tate Modern which takes a look at art driven by computers and technology" ☛ https://heliomass.com/posts/2515-more-computers-of-london/ | Source: Heliomass    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:19:55

• "In countries such as Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, scam centers are known for holding workers under nightmarish conditions. Law enforcement agencies say Chinese-speaking crime syndicates are often in charge." ☛ https://therecord.media/interpol-west-africa-cybercrime-compounds | Source: The Record    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:20:10

• "Incorporating LEDs into a sewn project is easy to do, and we’re not just referring to wearable tech here." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/sewing-with-leds-and-raspberry-pi-pico/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:21:17

• Bluestar Linux: Arch Power, User-Friendly Polish ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/07/bluestar-linux-arch-power-user-friendly-polish/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:21:46

• Plasma 6.4 Wayland vs X11, processor and power benchmarks ☞ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/plasma-6-4-performance-wayland-x11-power-cpu-kernel.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:22:11

• "Recent news in the Linux world around the forced deprecation of the X11 session in upcoming Gnome and, consequently, Ubuntu releases prompted me to write this article." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/linux-alternate-reality-ubuntu-with-plasma.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:25:12

• "I feel sad and alarmed, and I want to take a look at the Linux tech landscape, to see where we are, why we are where we are, and if perhaps the future holds anything good and bright and meaningful for the Linux folks. Let's chat" ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/linux-alternate-reality-ubuntu-with-plasma.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:25:33

• "I love me a good mystery. Although I'm not happy and I'm rather worried about the direction the Linux home desktop is going, AKA forced deprecation of X11 before its would-be successor Wayland is truly ready, there's some small joy in telling a good story, replete with numbers." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/plasma-6-4-performance-wayland-x11-power-cpu-kernel.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:25:48

• "Indeed, after I published my Plasma 6.4 review, which showed Wayland being less optimized even for truly basic stuff, I decided to dig in and expand more on that early test and its troubling findings." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/plasma-6-4-performance-wayland-x11-power-cpu-kernel.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:25:56

• This Week in GNOME: #207 Replacing Shortcuts ☞ https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2025/07/twig-207/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:28:34

• Gnuinos – spin of Devuan GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/gnuinos-spin-devuan-linux/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:30:05

• Cosmic Expansion – space 2D shooter game ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/cosmic-expansion-space-2d-shooter-game/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:30:53

• Ghost – xboard compatible chess engine ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/ghost-xboard-compatible-chess-engine/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:31:11

• moserial – serial terminal for GNOME desktop ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/moserial-serial-terminal-gnome-desktop/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:31:29

• hashdir – checksum directories and files ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/hashdir-checksum-directories-files/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:31:55

• System76 Meerkat GNU/Linux mini PC gets Raptor Lake or Arrow Lake upgrade up to defective chip maker Intel Core Ultra 7 255H processor ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/04/system76-meerkat-linux-mini-pc-gets-raptor-lake-or-arrow-lake-upgrade-up-to-intel-core-ultra-7-255h-processor/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:32:29

• GOnnect – easy to use VoIP client ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/gonnect-voip-client/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:32:47

• Slopwatch: LLMs 'Write' Fake or Distorted 'News' About "Linux" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/05/Slopwatch_LLMs_Write_Fake_or_Distorted_News_About_Linux.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:33:24

• "The JSON format has a simple syntax with a fixed number of data types such as strings, numbers, Booleans, null, objects, and arrays." ☛ https://lemire.me/blog/2025/07/04/just-say-no-to-broken-json/ | Source: Daniel Lemire    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:49:23

• "You don't tend to see it around much anymore, but Java is very much alive, even thriving. It's not that it's not there, it's just that you may not recognize it. It got middle-aged, lost its hair, put on a suit, and went to work in a big office block." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/03/canonical_java_extra_shot/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:50:05

• "Before we get into the code, remember that yesterday I covered how to add CSV support to BoxLang with the opencsv Java package" ☛ https://www.raymondcamden.com/2025/07/03/building-a-csv-report-cli-tool-in-boxlang | Source: Raymond Camden    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:50:55

• "Since the beginning of the package, the smooth functions supported three ways for initialising the state vector" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/07/smooth-v4-3-0-in-r-whats-new-and-whats-next/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:52:17

• "When validating R packages, documentation contributes around 15% to the total." ☛ https://www.jumpingrivers.com/blog/r-validation-documentation-litmus/ | Source: Jumping Rivers    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:52:26

• "So overall this seems like a decent contract. The client got an audit of their design and a formal specification of their system." ☛ https://ahelwer.ca/post/2025-07-04-tla-contracts/ | Source: Andrew Helwer    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:52:56

• "My job is to identify problems that can be solved with code, then solve them, then verify that the solution works and has actually addressed the problem." ☛ https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/4/identify-solve-verify/#atom-everything | Source: Simon Willison    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:53:08

• "Wikipedia is big, but even so, it's bigger than it looks." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/04/wikidata_foss_democracy/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 10:54:12

• "I’m making an Elixir conference and it happens 10-12th of September in Varberg, Sweden. Tickets are still available at the time of writing. I figured it might be interesting to hear one data point of pulling something like this together." ☛ https://underjord.io/making-of-an-elixir-conference.html | Source: Lars Wikman    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:02:19

• "JCDL 2025 will be held as a fully virtual, synchronous event. In addition to the main conference, JCDL 2025 will feature workshops, tutorials, panels, and a doctoral consortium." ☛ https://2025.jcdl.org/ |    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:09:36

• "The ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries has been scheduled for December 15-19; the conference will be a fully virtual, synchronous event." ☛ https://www.cni.org/news/joint-conference-on-digital-libraries-2025 | Source: Coalition for Networked Information    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:09:47

• "Artemis, the calm web reader I maintain, has a few new features. Below is a summary." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2025/07/02/artemis-changelog-6 | Source: James G    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:10:25

• "This naturally raised more questions on how portable various tar formats actually are." ☛ https://mgorny.pl/articles/portability-of-tar-features.html |    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:10:44

• [Old] "Let’s pause here to explain what those are, because our lives would likely not be the same without them." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/dec/31/ian-murdock-a-tribute-to-the-man-and-his-work-on-linux | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:11:57

• "Once upon a time, there was a university president who couldn’t send an email more than 500 miles" ☛ https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/can-an-email-go-500-miles-in-2025 | Source: Ted Unangst    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:14:16

• "display:contents; is meant for use within flexbox or grid systems where child HTML elements like this break the flow of content." ☛ https://nathansnelgrove.com/2025/07/fix-grid-and-flexbox-layout-problems-with-display-contents | Source: Nathaniel Snelgrove    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:14:34

• "Whichever provider you choose, if you donʼt already have one" ☛ https://michael.kjorling.se/blog/2025/get-your-own-domain-name/ | Source: Michael Kjörling    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:14:53

• "When ANSI C and POSIX came along, they inherited this existing situation and there wasn't much they could do about it" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/ErrnoWhySoLimited | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:18:54

• How To Install Grub Customizer on Fedora 42 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-grub-customizer-fedora-42/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:20:29

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

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:23:20

• How To Install Composer on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-composer-rocky-linux-10/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:23:44

• How To Enable TCP BBR on Manjaro ☞ https://idroot.us/enable-tcp-bbr-manjaro/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:26:04

• Our top 10 articles of 2025 (so far) ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/07/04/our-top-10-articles-2025-so-far    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:27:33

• How to Use Ansible for Automated Server Setup ☞ https://linuxhint.com/use-ansible-automated-server-setup/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:27:49

• Ansible 101: Install, Configure, and Automate GNU/Linux in Minutes ☞ https://linuxhint.com/ansible-101-install-configure-automate-linux-minutes/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:27:57

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

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:29:15

• How to Install PPTP VPN on Fedora 42 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-pptp-vpn-fedora-42/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:29:31

• How To Set Default Gateway on Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://idroot.us/set-default-gateway-linux-mint-22/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:30:15

• Embedr Arduino IDE features Gemini-powered Hey Hi (AI) assistant with local code completion ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/04/embedr-arduino-ide-features-gemini-powered-ai-assistant-with-local-code-completion/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:33:55

• Fedora Community Blog: Infra and RelEng Update – Week 27, 2025 ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/infra-and-releng-update-week-27-2025/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:34:20

• Julio César Chávez Jr. Expected to be Deported, Sheinbaum Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/world/americas/mexico-arrest-warrant-boxer-julio-cesar-chavez-jr.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:40:10

• Arch & Hyprland - The Future of Linux? ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/arch-and-hyprland-the-future-of-linux    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:41:45

• Open Source Leftists say "America is Over" ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/open-source-leftists-say-america    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:41:56

• XML: a technology at the heart of our daily lives ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/07/04/xml-an-explanation/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:42:30

• Lithuania to boost cyber defences during zapad military exercise ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2603175/lithuania-to-boost-cyber-defences-during-zapad-military-exercise    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:42:52

• An Introduction to Behavior-Driven Development in R ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/07/an-introduction-to-behavior-driven-development-in-r/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:44:34

• Open Science with a Latin American Identity: Meet the New Cohort of the rOpenSci Champions Program ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/07/open-science-with-a-latin-american-identity-meet-the-new-cohort-of-the-ropensci-champions-program/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:44:57

• Russell Coker: Function Keys ☞ https://etbe.coker.com.au/2025/07/04/function-keys/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:52:09

• Sahil Dhiman: Secondary Authoritative Name Server Options for Self-Hosted Domains ☞ https://blog.sahilister.in/2025/07/secondary-authoritative-name-server-options-for-self-hosted-domains/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:53:37

• Releasing version 16 ☞ https://agama-project.github.io/blog/2025/07/04/agama-16    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:54:21

• Some (IT) things you might not know about me ☞ https://rubenerd.com/some-it-things-you-might-not-know-about-me/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:56:46

• Remi Collet: 🛡️ PHP version 8.1.33, 8.2.29, 8.3.23 and 8.4.10 ☞ https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2025/07/04/PHP-version-8.1.33-8.2.29-8.3.23-and-8.4.10    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:57:15

• 5 Best Free and Open Source Backend Electronic Circuit Simulators ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-electronic-circuit-simulators/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:57:59

• Orange Pi RV2 Single Board Computer Running Linux: orangepi-config ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/orangepi-rv2-single-board-computer-running-linux-orangepi-config/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:58:24

• Hans de Goede: Recovering a FP2 which gives "flash write failure" errors ☞ https://hansdegoede.dreamwidth.org/30581.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:59:11

• Security updates for Friday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1028684/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 11:59:29

• Docker Desktop 4.43 Debuts Powerful Compose Bridge ☞ https://linuxiac.com/docker-desktop-4-43-debuts-powerful-compose-bridge/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:02:19

• LHB GNU/Linux Digest #25.16: AWK, History, YAML Validation, Mastering Top and More ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/newsletter/25-16/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:02:34

• Maybe they should stop attacking their OWN devs then! https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-More-Newcomers-LLMs    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:06:53

• This title is a lie, this is just RC2 ☞ https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Bash-5.3 https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2025-06/msg00004.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:08:24

• Promoting Windows products in a "Ubuntu" site; probably paid to do this... ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/gpd-micropc-2-specs-price    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:09:39

• Russia pounds Kyiv with largest drone attack, hours after Convicted Felon-Putin call ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250704-russia-pounds-kyiv-with-largest-drone-attack-hours-after-trump-putin-call    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:13:24

• Zelenskyy Praises 'Important' Call With Convicted Felon, Says Air Defense Discussed ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-putin-call-russian-drone-strikes/33463883.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:13:37

• Russia Hits Ukraine With Large Air Barrage Hours After Convicted Felon-Putin Call ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-putin-trump.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:13:47

• "no progress" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/04/trump-says-he-made-no-progress-with-putin-on-ending-the-war-in-latest-call | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:14:02

• The War on Local Storage (People Hosting Their Files Locally and Privately) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/The_War_on_Local_Storage_People_Hosting_Their_Files_Locally_and.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:14:11

• Remi Collet: 🎲 PHP 8.5 as Software Collection ☞ https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2025/07/04/PHP-8.5-as-Software-Collection    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:14:49

• In Poland, Ukrainian refugees help drive economic growth ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250704-in-poland-ukrainian-refugees-help-drive-economic-growth    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:15:06

• Dihydroxyacetone Man agrees to work with Kyiv on strengthening air defences, Zelensky says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250704-zelensky-trump-agree-to-boost-ukraine-s-air-defences    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:15:23

• Dihydroxyacetone Man, Zelenskyy have ‘productive’ call after massive Russian barrage on Kyiv ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/0704/kyiv-ukraine-drone-barrage-trump-russia    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:15:32

• From Cooking on TV to Feeding the Front Line in Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/world/europe/ukraine-war-front-line-chef-food.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:15:58

• "Ukrainian drone attacks hit multiple Russian regions, causing casualties and power outages" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/04/ukrainian-drone-attacks-hit-multiple-russian-regions-causing-casualties-and-power-outages | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:16:34

• "550 drones and missiles at Ukraine" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/04/more-than-20-injured-in-kyiv-as-russia-launches-550-drones-and-missiles-at-ukraine | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:16:48

• In Other News: Hacker Helps Kill Informants, Crylock Developer Sentenced, Ransomware Negotiator Probed ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-hacker-helps-kill-informants-crylock-developer-sentenced-ransomware-negotiator-probed/ prison time for Russian ransomware developer    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:19:42

• Telegram boss Durov speaks out before French hearing, hopes to get charges lifted ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/tech-24/20250704-telegram-boss-durov-speaks-out-before-french-hearing-hopes-to-get-charges-lifted    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:19:55

• Russia becomes first country to recognise Taliban govt in Afghanistan ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250704-russia-becomes-first-country-to-recognise-taliban-govt-in-afghanistan    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:20:24

• Rights group calls for investigation into detainee conditions in Russia and Azerbaijan ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/rights-group-calls-for-investigation-into-detainment-practices-in-russia-and-azerbaijan/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:20:50

• Weeks After Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Bankruptcy in Russia the Company Shuts Down in Pakistan, Too (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/Weeks_After_Microsoft_Bankruptcy_in_Russia_the_Company_Shuts_Do.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:21:28

• Afghanistan ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/04/russia-becomes-first-country-to-recognize-taliban-government-in-afghanistan | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:22:39

• "Russian authorities designate 14-year-old boy as ‘terrorist’" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/04/russian-authorities-designate-14-year-old-boy-as-terrorist | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:22:59

• "Vice president of Russian pipeline company Transneft dies after falling from window" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/04/vice-president-of-russian-pipeline-company-transneft-dies-after-falling-from-window | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:23:37

• "joint production in 40-minute phone call" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/04/trump-and-zelensky-discuss-combat-situation-russian-airstrikes-and-joint-production-in-40-minute-phone-call | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:24:09

• "international Satanism movement" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/04/russia-moves-to-ban-international-satanism-movement-as-extremist-group | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:24:26

• Journalist Orkhan Mammad ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/04/baku-s-latest-biggest-enemy | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:24:52

• Bluepup fixed in Easy Excalibur ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202507/bluepup-fixed-in-easy-excalibur.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:25:27

• Hackaday Podcast ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/04/hackaday-podcast-episode-327-a-ploopy-knob-rube-goldberg-book-scanner-hard-drives-and-power-grids-oscillating-out-of-control/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:28:07

• Next-generation EasyOS 6.101 V7alpha ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202507/next-generation-easyos-6101-v7alpha.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:28:53

• Slopwatch: LLMs 'Write' Fake or Distorted 'News' About "Linux" (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/05/Slopwatch_LLMs_Write_Fake_or_Distorted_News_About_Linux.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:33:16

• North Korean detained after crossing land border: Seoul military ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korean-detained-after-crossing-land-border-seoul-military    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:39:51

• South Korea launches emergency response to battle lovebug outbreak ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-launches-emergency-response-to-battle-lovebug-outbreak    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:40:07

• Malaysian scientists discover bed bugs can help in forensic investigations ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-scientists-discover-that-bed-bugs-can-help-in-forensic-investigations    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:40:46

• Malaysia dismantles ISIS network involving workers from Bangladesh ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-dismantles-islamic-state-network-involving-workers-from-bangladesh    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:41:03

• Singaporean man among 9 nabbed in Johor drug raids ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/singaporean-man-among-9-nabbed-in-johor-drug-raid    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:41:19

• Dalai Lama succession: China warns India against interfering in Tibet-related matters ☞ https://rfa.org/english/tibet/2025/07/05/tibet-dalai-lama-china-india-succession/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:41:32

• Malaysia puts anti-dumping duties on some China, South Korea, Vietnam iron, steel ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-puts-anti-dumping-duties-on-some-china-south-korea-vietnam-iron-steel    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:41:51

• Why China Isn’t Lecturing Convicted Felon About His Costly Bill ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/world/asia/trump-bill-debt-china.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:42:07

• China poised to scale back summit with EU in latest sign of strain ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-set-to-cancel-part-of-eu-summit-in-latest-strain-on-ties    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:42:24

• Eastern China swelters under early heatwave, threatening crops and industry ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/eastern-china-swelters-under-early-heatwave-threatening-crops-and-industry    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:42:40

• India backs Dalai Lama’s position on successor, contradicting China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/india-backs-dalai-lamas-position-on-successor-contradicting-china    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:43:01

• China plans nationwide subsidies to boost birth rate, growth ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-plans-nationwide-subsidies-to-boost-birth-rate-growth    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:43:16

• The two Panchen Lamas: China's role in Tibet and the clash with the Dalai Lama ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/the-two-panchen-lamas-chinas-role-in-tibet-and-the-clash-with-the-dalai-lama    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:43:35

• China helped Pakistan with ‘live inputs’ in conflict with India, Indian Army deputy chief says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/china-helped-pakistan-with-live-inputs-in-conflict-with-india-indian-army-deputy-chief-says    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:43:58

• Tibetan leader expects more back-channel talks with China, but not hopeful on results ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/tibetan-leader-expects-more-back-channel-talks-with-china-but-not-hopeful-on-results    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:44:20

• US plans Hey Hi (AI) chip curbs on Malaysia, Thailand over China concerns ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/us-plans-ai-chip-curbs-on-malaysia-thailand-over-china-concerns    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:44:43

• Surviving 40 deg C summer in Chongqing, one of China’s hottest cities ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/surviving-40-deg-c-summer-in-chongqing-one-of-chinas-hottest-cities    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:45:03

• China says US lifted some export curbs, warns against ‘blackmail’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/04/china-says-us-lifted-some-export-curbs-warns-against-blackmail/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:49:53

• China to require major EU brandy exporters to raise prices – or face tariffs ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/04/china-to-require-major-eu-brandy-exporters-to-raise-prices-or-face-tariffs/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:50:08

• Chinese media sphere wages smear campaign against France's Rafale jet ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250704-sinosphere-smear-campaign-french-rafale-fighter-jet    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:50:31

• How Taiwan must prepare to face Chinese drone saturation ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/how-taiwan-must-prepare-to-face-chinese-drone-saturation/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:50:57

• CPC psy-ops vs "the West"? https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ryan-reynolds-secret-daughter-meet-natalie-reynolds-tiktok-star-baffling-internet-1737299 https://www.vox.com/culture/418072/crash-out-slang-justin-bieber-love-island-usa-huda-tiktok-therapy    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:51:36

• Safe for Now... for enemies of NATO https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/tiktok-safe-now-trump-claims-refuses-reveal-mystery-buyer-two-weeks-1736994    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:52:40

• Meta, TikTok Can Be Sued by Mother of NYC Teen Killed While 'Subway Surfing' https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-06-30/meta-tiktok-can-be-sued-by-mother-of-nyc-teen-killed-while-subway-surfing    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:53:07

• Chechnya ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/04/schrodinger-s-kadyrov | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:57:24

• "The prime minister versus the church" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/04/the-prime-minister-versus-the-church | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:57:46

• "Smart Temp Sensors Helps You Nail Your Cooking" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/04/smart-temp-sensors-helps-you-nail-your-cooking/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:58:49

• "Electromechanical CMOS Clock Keeps In Step With Mains Frequency" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/04/2025-one-hertz-challenge-electromechanical-cmos-clock-keeps-in-step-with-mains-frequency/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 12:59:09

• Dalai Lama set to face off with Beijing over succession ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/access-asia/20250704-dalai-lama-set-to-face-off-with-beijing-over-succession    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 13:01:10

• Testing Qt Quick for Android applications with Squish ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/testing-qt-quick-for-android-applications-with-squish    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 13:02:13

• Petition: help end the internet shutdown in Annobón ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/campaign/petition-help-end-the-internet-shutdown-in-annobon/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 13:05:29

• Nuclear Inspectors Leave Iran After Cooperation Halted With U.N. Watchdog ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/world/middleeast/nuclear-inspectors-iran-iaea.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 13:06:02

• Publisher group files EU antitrust complaint against Surveillance Giant Google over Hey Hi (AI) Overviews ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/07/04/publisher-group-files-eu-antitrust-complaint-google-ai-overviews/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 13:06:31

• Urgent bid lodged with UK regulator to stop Surveillance Giant Google Hey Hi (AI) Overviews ‘stealing journalism’ ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/urgent-bid-lodged-with-uk-regulator-to-stop-google-ai-overviews-stealing-journalism/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 13:06:46

• How RFC 9691 improves key rollover in RPKI Trust Anchors ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/07/04/how-rfc-9691-improves-key-rollover-in-rpki-trust-anchors/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 13:10:53

• Event Wrap: npNOG 11 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/07/04/event-wrap-npnog-11/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 13:11:06

• Found cause of dead mouse at startup ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202507/found-cause-of-dead-mouse-at-startup.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 13:13:40

• Karton GSoC 2025 Blog #2: Qt SPICE Client ☞ https://kenoi.dev/blogs/2025-07-04/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 13:14:21

• Banning Palestine Action: How the UK Government is Silencing Dissent ☞ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/banning-palestine-action-how-the-uk-government-is-silencing-dissent/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 13:15:08

• Fifty percent of Australians live in the red areas ☞ https://rubenerd.com/fifty-percent-of-australians-live-in-the-red-areas/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 13:15:47

• GNU Taler news: ApplePay vs. Alternative Payment Services ☞ https://taler.net/en/news/2025-05.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 13:16:34

• Rob Musial's June 2025 Additions of Malware in Proprietary Software ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/Rob_Musial_s_June_2025_Additions_of_Malware_in_Proprietary_Soft.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 13:16:46

• GIMP 3.2 Dev Release Adds New Paint Mode + More ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/gimp-3-2-new-overwrite-mode-photoshop-pattern-support    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 13:17:02

• 3D Printer Turbo-Charges A Vintage Vehicle ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/04/3d-printer-turbo-charges-a-vintage-vehicle/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 13:17:57

• TEMPEST-LoRa ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/04/video-cable-becomes-transmitter-with-tempest-lora/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 13:18:24

• CIS-4 Is A Monkish Clock Inside A Ceiling Lamp ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/04/cis-4-is-a-monkish-clock-inside-a-ceiling-lamp/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 13:25:52

• Iran regime cracks down on its own people with a ‘North Korea-style model’ of ‘terrifying’ repression ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/07/04/world-news/iran-regime-cracks-down-on-its-own-people-with-a-north-korea-style-model-of-terrifying-repression/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 13:26:09

• FDA Issues Warning Over Dangerous 'Gas Station Heroin' Substance ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/fda-issues-warning-over-dangerous-gas-station-heroin-substance    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 13:26:30

• TSMC reportedly accelerates investment in Arizona chip complex as Samsung delays Texas fab ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/07/04/tsmc-reportedly-accelerates-investment-arizona-chip-complex-samsung-delays-texas-fab/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 13:27:15

• Gene Therapy Can Restore Hearing in Adults, First-of-Its-Kind Trial Shows ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/gene-therapy-can-restore-hearing-in-adults-first-of-its-kind-trial-shows    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 13:28:18

• Ancient Roman Bigfoot? 'Unusually Large' Shoes Puzzle Archaeologists ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-roman-bigfoot-unusually-large-shoes-puzzle-archaeologists    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 13:28:29

• Largest Mars Rock on Earth Could Sell For US$4 Million ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/largest-mars-rock-on-earth-could-sell-for-us4-million    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 13:28:53

• Gut Bacteria Found to Soak Up Toxic Forever Chemicals ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/gut-bacteria-found-to-soak-up-toxic-forever-chemicals    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 13:29:16

• First Visual Evidence Confirms A Star Exploded Twice ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/first-visual-evidence-confirms-a-star-exploded-twice    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 13:29:35

• Ozempic-Like Drugs Could Treat Chronic Migraines, Trial Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ozempic-like-drugs-could-treat-chronic-migraines-trial-finds    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 13:29:45

• Curiosity Cracked Open a Rock on Mars And Discovered a Huge Surprise ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/curiosity-cracked-open-a-rock-on-mars-and-discovered-a-huge-surprise    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 14:00:09

• Massive Review Finds No 'Safe' Level of Processed Meat Consumption ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/massive-review-finds-no-safe-level-of-processed-meat-consumption    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 14:00:25

• US Teen Drivers Admit to Looking at Their Phones For 21% of Every Trip ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/us-teen-drivers-admit-to-looking-at-their-phones-for-21-of-every-trip    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 14:00:41

• Mysterious Leprosy Pathogen Has Lurked in The Americas For 4,000 Years ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-leprosy-pathogen-has-lurked-in-the-americas-for-4000-years    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 14:01:04

• Build Your Own Private Cloud at Home With Docker ☞ https://thenewstack.io/build-your-own-private-cloud-at-home-with-docker/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 14:03:40

• U.K. F-35B Jet Takes Unplanned Vacation in India, Is Embraced by Locals ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/world/asia/india-kerala-tourism-f35-fighter-jet.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 14:22:21

• From Experience to Curiosity ☞ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/07/from-experience-to-curiosity/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 14:22:46

• The Internet Society at WSIS HLE 2025 in Switzerland ☞ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/07/the-internet-society-at-wsis-hle-2025-in-switzerland/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 14:50:31

• Court Rejects Effort to Keep Migrants From Being Sent to South Sudan ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/us/politics/trump-migrants-lawsuit-sudan.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 14:54:53

• Jazzman Ludovic Louis draws inspiration from anti-colonial activist Frantz Fanon ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20250704-jazzman-ludovic-louis-draws-inspiration-from-anti-colonial-activist-frantz-fanon    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 14:55:22

• In reversal, Japan now wants rice farmers to produce more. Will it work? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/in-reversal-japan-now-wants-rice-farmers-to-produce-more-will-it-work    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:00:02

• Pet microchip scams and data leaks in the UK ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/pet-microchip-scams-and-data-leaks-in-the-uk/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:00:48

• Defence minister rejects parliament committee’s call to reinstate intelligence chief ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2603182/defence-minister-rejects-parliament-committee-s-call-to-reinstate-intelligence-chief    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:02:35

• Explainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 60 ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/05/explainer-hong-kongs-national-security-crackdown-month-60/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:03:27

• SPAMnil is sucking up to Bill Epsteingate and his cult. Maybe he wants to join in. https://tfir.io/self-managed-sql-vs-azure-sql-managed-instance-which-is-right-for-you/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:06:56

• British public backs defence and security partnership with Australia ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/british-public-backs-defence-and-security-partnership-with-australia/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:07:34

• Qantas data breach shows compliance doesn’t always mean protection and resilience ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/qantas-data-breach-shows-compliance-doesnt-always-mean-protection-and-resilience/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:07:56

• "A Moldovan journalist grapples with her home country’s post-independence transformation" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/04/national-identity-crisis | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:08:38

• Wildfires Sweep Syria’s Coast as Drought Strains Fragile State ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/world/middleeast/syria-wildfires-drought.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:09:00

• Bela Gem audio and sensor add-on boards are designed for the PocketBeagle 2 (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/04/bela-gem-audio-and-sensor-add-on-boards-are-designed-for-the-pocketbeagle-2-crowdfunding/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:09:30

• Matthias Geiger: Using the debputy language server in Debian (with neovim) ☞ https://people.debian.org/~werdahias/using-the-debputy-language-server-in-debian-with-neovim.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:10:02

• As Fire Videos Compete With Beach Photos, Greeks Who Rely on Tourism Are Worried ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/world/europe/greece-crete-wildfires-tourism.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:10:37

• Tropical cyclone closes in on Hong Kong as T1 warning to remain in force until noon Saturday, Observatory says ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/04/tropical-cyclone-closes-in-on-hong-kong-as-t1-warning-remains-in-force-until-noon-saturday-observatory-says/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:11:25

• Latvia to open large military optics factory ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/business/04.07.2025-latvia-to-open-large-military-optics-factory.a605542/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:11:49

• Gamer turns 2012 Honda CR-V into Need for Speed Underground controller — laptop reads throttle input using OBD and a Python library, even the steering works ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/controllers-gamepads/gamer-turns-2012-honda-cr-v-into-need-for-speed-underground-controller-laptop-reads-throttle-input-using-obd-and-a-python-library-no-luck-with-steering    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:12:25

• The ITTAGE indirect branch predictor ☞ https://blog.nelhage.com/post/ittage-branch-predictor/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:13:10

• Are zoos prisons or "country clubs" for animals? Depends on they present themselves?    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:14:34

• Running An Entire PS1 Emulator In A DS Cartridge ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/04/running-an-entire-ps1-emulator-in-a-ds-cartridge/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:16:59

• Nephew of the ZX Spectrum inventor has created a handheld Raspberry Pi gaming console the size of a gift card — GamerCard features 4-inch square IPS screen and pre-loaded arcade games ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/nephew-of-the-zx-spectrum-inventor-has-created-a-handheld-raspberry-pi-console-the-size-of-a-gift-card-gamercard-features-4-square-ips-screen-and-pre-loaded-arcade-games    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:17:19

• Don Marti: QoTD: Mark Ritson ☞ https://blog.zgp.org/qotd-mark-ritson/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:18:53

• Steve Fink: Effectful Logging ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/sfink/2025/07/03/effectful-logging/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:19:23

• Microsoft's August Layoffs Wave: "August is Confirmed for Additional Performance Based Cuts" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/05/Microsoft_s_August_Layoffs_Wave_August_is_Confirmed_for_Additio.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:19:58

• What Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Reputation Laundering (With a Weaponised Law Degree) Looks Like in a Foreign Continent (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/05/What_Microsoft_Reputation_Laundering_With_a_Weaponised_Law_Degr.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:20:06

• Microsoft Staff Harassing Women, Strangling Women, Telling Women to Kill Themselves and Worse? Not a Problem! ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/03/Microsoft_Staff_Harassing_Women_Strangling_Women_Telling_Women_.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:23:27

• NVidia is a Bubble ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/NVidia_is_a_Bubble.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:23:37

• What Digital Independence Means ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/What_Digital_Independence_Means.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:23:46

• Slop Videos Are Disappointing Garbage, Nothing New, Just Brute Force up on Display or a Pedestal of Slop (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/Slop_Videos_Are_Disappointing_Garbage_Nothing_New_Just_Brute_Fo.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:23:58

• Crime and Corruption at Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub Cannot be Covered Up by SLAPPs in Another Continent (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/Crime_and_Corruption_at_Microsoft_GitHub_Cannot_be_Covered_Up_b.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:24:06

• UPC is illegal, but JUVE was paid not to say that but instead to play along with and legitimise this illegality ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/werner-richter-upc-brings-brain-drain-but-attracts-young-judges-to-patent-law/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:24:59

• Japanese airlines to ban power banks in overhead compartments from July 8 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japanese-airlines-to-ban-power-banks-in-overhead-compartments-from-july-8    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:25:44

• The G7 condemned transnational repression, but will Canada meet its own commitments? ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/2025/07/the-g7-condemned-transnational-repression-but-will-canada-meet-its-own-commitments/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:26:23

• Announcing the coreboot release 25.06 ☞ https://blogs.coreboot.org/blog/2025/07/04/announcing-the-coreboot-release-25-06/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:27:02

• OF COURSE the "rust people" are PUSHING Wayland People's agenda: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Redox-OS-June-2025 see https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/25/Why_the_Wayland_People_and_Rust_People_Will_Lose_Hearts_and_Min.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:27:39

• U2’s Bono on the Power of Music ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/u2s-bono-on-the-power-of-music    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:28:22

• FSF Summer Fundraiser: Lots of Merch Until July 28 ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/07/fsf-summer-fundraiser-lots-of-merch-until-july-28/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:29:20

• FOSS Force Mostly Open Tech News Quiz—July 4, 2025 ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/07/foss-force-mostly-open-tech-news-quiz-july-4-2025/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:29:31

• Kalief Browder: A Decade Later ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/kalief-browder-a-decade-later    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:30:04

• Don Marti: practical tips for limiting web tracking ☞ https://blog.zgp.org/practical-tips-for-limiting-web-tracking/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:30:14

• "Like any other novice engineer intern, LLMs have been put to work in the Linux kernel core development community doing the drudgery no one else has time to do." https://thenewstack.io/how-ai-helps-maintain-the-linux-kernel/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:35:02

• "The Linux-based System76 Meerkat is a powerful mini PC that can now be configured with the powerful 16-core Intel Core Ultra 7 255H CPU. The mini PC also sports up to 96 GB of memory, 8 TB of storage, and a plethora of connectivity options." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Linux-mini-PC-System76-Meerkat-refreshed-with-up-to-Core-Ultra-7-255H-CPU-and-96-GB-of-memory.1051261.0.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:35:24

• Melbourne Instruments Roto-Control: firmware 2.0 adds Bitwig Studio & Linux support and more https://synthanatomy.com/2025/07/melbourne-instruments-roto-control-a-motorized-midi-controller-for-hard-and-software.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:36:18

• "Mini PCs are versatile computing devices, thanks to their compact design, low power consumption, and often quiet operation. However, you can significantly enhance their capabilities by pairing them with a solid Linux distribution." https://www.howtogeek.com/these-are-the-best-linux-distros-to-install-on-a-mini-pc/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:37:25

• "Google Chrome might be one of the three most recognizable web browsers for Windows, topping Microsoft's pre-installed Edge and Mozilla Firefox, built on the Gecko engine." https://www.xda-developers.com/replace-chrome-firefox-fast-open-source-browser-thorium/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:38:02

• "I like gaming on my Linux PC in my office, but I also like my living room couch. I don't care to buy a console for my living room and enter a new gaming ecosystem, but I realized I could turn my mini PC into a Steam-based gaming console that lives in my entertainment center." https://www.howtogeek.com/i-turned-a-mini-pc-into-a-living-room-console-with-linux/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:39:10

• "Around a week ago, I published a piece on why I refused to upgrade to Windows 11 and what I would do instead." https://www.xda-developers.com/dont-care-microsoft-extending-windows-10-support-moving-linux/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:39:38

• "Of all the desktop environments and window managers available on Linux, one has emerged as my favorite. Even though Xfce isn't as flashy as other desktops, I've come to rely on it." https://www.howtogeek.com/reasons-xfce-is-my-favorite-linux-desktop/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:39:57

• "But while the top tier models get a significant speed boost, System76 is also introducing a new lower-cost model that brings the starting price down to $599." https://liliputing.com/system76-meerkat-mini-linux-pc-now-available-with-up-to-intel-core-ultra-7-255h-arrow-lake/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:40:17

• The Finals Guarantees Linux Functionality Despite New Kernel Level Anti-Cheat https://www.dualshockers.com/the-finals-linux-functionality-kernel-level-anti-cheat/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:41:27

• Transform Your Pixel 3 XL into a Linux-powered Clamshell Cyberdeck https://www.yankodesign.com/2025/07/03/transform-your-pixel-3-xl-into-a-linux-powered-clamshell-cyberdeck/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 15:42:10

• 🔤SpellBinding — DEGINTX Wordo: ALTOS gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-07-05.gmi    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 16:05:38

• "I have written a book, in Portuguese, where I give solutions to this problem. You may have not, yet, realized yourself, that people commonly reply wrongly to negative questions. This article explains, how to deal with negative questions." gemini://tilde.club/~keyboardan/gemlog/2025-07-05__Negative_Questions.gmi    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 16:08:11

• "This whole thing is here as a dumping ground for phrases that I keep turning over and over in my head." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/words/i-think-about/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 16:09:00

• Commodore 64 gemini://alex.corcoles.net/2025/07/mods-no-siempre-elegantes/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 16:09:29

• "I managed to spend some time close to nature this week. it's been a while. there's definitely a healing element in nature that brings some kind of weird joy." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2659    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 16:10:17

• "I want to get out of this, but it feels like I am trapped in a pit of slippery mud and climbing up even a few centimeters takes an enormous amount of effort and no guarantee that I won't slide back down again." gemini://melyanna.smol.pub/ups-and-downs    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 16:10:59

• Could the first images from the Vera Rubin telescope change how we view space for good? https://theconversation.com/could-the-first-images-from-the-vera-rubin-telescope-change-how-we-view-space-for-good-259857    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 16:40:17

• What happens to your brain when you watch videos online at faster speeds than normal https://theconversation.com/what-happens-to-your-brain-when-you-watch-videos-online-at-faster-speeds-than-normal-259930    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 16:40:36

• Could electric brain stimulation lead to better maths skills? https://theconversation.com/could-electric-brain-stimulation-lead-to-better-maths-skills-260134    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 16:40:55

• Automation-Driven , not HEY HI ... for a CHANGE https://jacobin.com/2025/07/amazon-worker-automation-speedup-adta/    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 16:41:57

• Can you spot a ‘fake’ accent? It will depend on where you’re from https://theconversation.com/can-you-spot-a-fake-accent-it-will-depend-on-where-youre-from-260238    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 16:42:22

• Last Call for Papers, Perl Community Conference (Hybrid) https://blogs.perl.org/users/oodler_577/2025/06/last-call-for-papers-perl-community-conference-hybrid.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 16:43:30

• Lexical Method in Perl v5.42 https://blogs.perl.org/users/mohammad_s_anwar/2025/06/lexical-method-in-perl-v542.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 16:43:55

• This week in PSC (197) https://blogs.perl.org/users/psc/2025/07/this-week-in-psc-197-2025-06-26.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 16:44:10

• Attending the Perl Community Conference (Hybrid) July 3-4 https://blogs.perl.org/users/oodler_577/2025/07/attending-the-perl-community-conference-hybrid-july-3-4.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 16:44:53

• TPRC Greenville 2025 https://blogs.perl.org/users/makoto_nozaki/2025/07/tprc-greenville-2025.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 16:45:09

• abstract colour combination trade mark http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/general-court-denies-protection-for-omv.html    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 16:45:41

• 'ultimatum' https://www.dw.com/en/serbia-s-students-plan-major-rally-after-issuing-ultimatum/a-73038449    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 16:46:18

• Big Banks All Pass the Federal Reserve's Stress Tests, but the Tests Were Less Vigorous This Year https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-06-27/big-banks-all-pass-the-federal-reserves-stress-tests-but-the-tests-were-less-vigorous-this-year    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 16:48:04

• the GNOME Foundation site seems badly broken. Almost all old URLs are 404s.    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 17:01:35

• WTH! Slopfat ATM: "Microsoft's Gaming Reset: A Strategic Gamble with Hidden Value?" RESET? It's a bloodbath, what RESET?    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 18:28:58

• More garbage reporting: "Microsoft Layoffs Are Funding Increased Spending in AI Infrastructure" (today). No, it's debt http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/03/Microsoft_s_Debt_Grew_2_1_Billion_Dollars_in_the_Past_3_Months_.shtml and a lie https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/05/No_Microsoft_Does_Not_Invest_80B_in_Hey_Hi_AI_It_s_Just_Full_of.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 18:30:00

• "Meta, salesforce etc.. are doing the same; this is basically the AI gold rush at the expense of peons employees" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz847y7n    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 18:34:02

• Another MASS LAYOFFS round at Microsoft next month: "across the entire company or are certain orgs impacted (more)?" across the entire company or are certain orgs impacted (more)?    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 18:34:29

• "All these tech companies stink these days for long term job security. Better to go into public sector for less money but pension, better benefits and job security." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jzdejf2r    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 18:35:14

• Those numbers are wrong. They are LLM slop. Microsoft had almost 10 waves of mass layoffs this year, including two giant ones in China.    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 18:36:18

• "When a company goes and hires H1Bs, they don’t go back, and they are here to stay and to replace Americans." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz9qjxq5    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 18:36:58

• "reads this article that Newsweek published on 7/3/25: https://www.newsweek.com/microsoft-layoffs-h1b-visa-applications-2094370. Living in Redmond for 15 years, I can confirm that H1B visa holders have displaced many citizens. It's an open secret at Microsoft when a new visa-holding manager comes in, teams are usually replaced with their compatriots within about 18 months."    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 18:37:22

• "Meta, Salesforce etc are doing the same in betting the farm in this AI gold rush investment; getting rid of employees to find the funds"    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 18:37:45

• "Hate to say it but in order to fund $80 billion for AI investments they are going to displace a lot more than 10k employees from North America, Europe"    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 18:38:00

• The key or core issue is not "AI" but Microsoft's debt increasing 8.2 billion dollars in the past 6 months and Windows' market share rapidly shrinking due to Android    

posted Saturday, July 05, 2025 at 18:38:41

• London Climate Week https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-06-27/london-climate-week-receives-boost-as-trump-policies-weigh-on-new-york-event    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:24:02

• Republicans and Climate Change https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/06/27/republicans-and-climate-change/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/what-on-earth-land-back-climate-1.7571644    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:24:37

• EU Plans to Add Carbon Credits to New Climate Goal, Document Shows https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-06-28/eu-plans-to-add-carbon-credits-to-new-climate-goal-document-shows    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:25:04

• Japan Launches a Climate Change Monitoring Satellite https://www.usnews.com/news/news/articles/2025-06-28/japan-launches-a-climate-change-monitoring-satellite-on-mainstay-h2a-rockets-last-flight    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:25:29

• Protesters Demand Debt Cancellation, Climate Action Ahead of UN Summit https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-06-29/protesters-demand-debt-cancellation-climate-action-ahead-of-un-summit    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:25:56

• Over a Third of People on Sinking Tuvalu Seek Australia's Climate Visas https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-06-29/over-a-third-of-people-on-sinking-tuvalu-seek-australias-climate-visas    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:26:20

• Cheeto Mussolini’s Attack on CA Environmental Law Brings Us Closer to Climate Catastrophe https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-attack-on-ca-environmental-law-brings-us-closer-to-climate-catastrophe/    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:26:32

• Global Leaders Tackle Poverty and Climate Goals at Spain Summit https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-06-30/global-leaders-tackle-poverty-and-climate-goals-at-spain-summit    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:26:55

• 2022 Northern Rivers floods were six hours from catastrophe https://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/2022-northern-rivers-floods-were-six-hours-from-catastrophe-20250627-p5mawp.html    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:27:24

• Microsoft closes office in Pakistan, lays off staff https://www.dawn.com/news/1922163    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:30:39

• Microsoft Shuts Down Pakistan Office After 25 Years Amid Global Restructuring And Layoffs https://menafn.com/1109763175/Microsoft-Shuts-Down-Pakistan-Office-After-25-Years-Amid-Global-Restructuring-And-Layoffs    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:31:21

• Microsoft Pakistan Office Shuts Down After 25 Years https://liveindia.tv/world/microsoft-pakistan-office-shuts-down-after-25-years/    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:32:09

• How Climate Change Affects the US Are Removed From Websites https://www.usnews.com/news/news/articles/2025-07-01/major-reports-about-how-climate-change-affects-the-us-are-removed-from-websites    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:33:03

• Climate change triggers earlier mold allergy season, say Michigan scientists https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/climate-change-triggers-earlier-mold-allergy-season-say-michigan    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:33:17

• EU pitches flexible 2040 climate goal https://www.dw.com/en/amid-severe-heat-wave-eu-pitches-flexible-2040-climate-goal/a-73125560 2040? Not now?    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:33:57

• Can Michigan’s forests survive climate change? One researcher is finding out https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/can-michigans-forests-survive-climate-change-one-researcher-finding-out    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:34:23

• A “Hyper-Local” View of Climate Change Activism https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/03/a-hyper-local-view-of-climate-change-activism/    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:34:51

• Penalize Excess Oil Profits https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-06-27/california-energy-regulator-recommends-pause-on-plan-to-penalize-excess-oil-profits    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:35:35

• Dutch consumers sue six major energy firms over price hikes in variable contracts https://nltimes.nl/2025/07/01/dutch-consumers-sue-six-major-energy-firms-price-hikes-variable-contracts    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:36:14

• The Fossil Fuel-Backed ‘Philosopher’ Shaping the Megabill Clean Energy Cuts https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-fossil-fuel-backed-philosopher-shaping-the-megabill-clean-energy-cuts/    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:36:32

• Today's Supreme Court Decision on Age Verification Tramples Free Speech and Undermines Privacy https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/todays-supreme-court-decision-age-verification-tramples-free-speech-and-undermines    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:41:07

• US Supreme Court Won't Hear Free Speech Fight Over Teacher Fired for Social Media Posts https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-06-30/us-supreme-court-wont-hear-free-speech-fight-over-teacher-fired-for-social-media-posts    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:41:56

• Stevie Wonder at The Co-op Live Manchester July 5, 2025 Opening https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=Jnf5GkWkR8o    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:44:16

• Supreme Court Won’t Hear Anti-Vaccine Group’s Free Speech Case https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2025-07-01/supreme-court-wont-hear-anti-vaccine-groups-free-speech-case    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:44:37

• Kanye West Visa Ban Signals Australia's Tough Stance on Celebrity Hate Speech https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/kanye-west-visa-ban-signals-australias-tough-stance-celebrity-hate-speech-1737277    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:44:55

• How Manchego cheese became a geographical indication http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/06/how-manchego-cheese-became-geographical.html    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:45:52

• AG Spielmann advises CJEU to rule that a derivative work may be original and protection could also stem from efforts to reconstruct missing parts in someone else’s work http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/06/ag-spielmann-advises-cjeu-to-rule-that.html    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:46:45

• Spain: Top court backs amnesty for Catalan separatists https://www.dw.com/en/spain-top-court-backs-amnesty-for-catalan-separatists/a-73051718    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:50:15

• Is unauthorised fashion upcycling lawful? Not according to French first instance court http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/is-unauthorised-fashion-upcycling.html    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:51:06

• Wildfires https://www.dw.com/en/greece-wildfire-erupts-near-athens-amid-heat-wave/a-73054240    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:51:31

• Why more Germans can't afford life on their wages https://www.dw.com/en/why-more-germans-can-t-afford-life-on-their-wages/a-73058647    

posted Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 00:52:27

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