Roy Schestowitz

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

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 03:04:41

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1344.jpg    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 03:05:14

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1694.jpg    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 03:05:24

• "After much experiment, and after many drafts, I am now settling with the Chinese Abacus. This abacus type is probably the most ancient today, and I now see why this, in my opinion, is the original abacus (that the East part of the World has given with to us)." gemini://tilde.club/~keyboardan/gemlog/2025-07-06__BaseLibre_Numerical_System_-_Part_0.gmi    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 03:06:23

• "Hello, all. Welcome to my corner of Geminispace. Like you, I'm speaking to the universe in an attempt to foster a connection with someone who might engage in thoughtful dialogue. That's something that has been sorely missing from my life for quite some time." gemini://genxalt.pollux.casa/gemlog/2025-07-04_Introduction.gmi    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 03:07:19

• "I am going to share two brief scenarios, two states of being. I can't recall how suddenly I transitioned from the former to the latter. It may have been slower than I remember. In my mind, it feels instantaneous--like flipping a switch." gemini://genxalt.pollux.casa/gemlog/2025-07-06_Like_Flipping_a_Switch.gmi    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 03:08:26

• "Did a pretty hefty refactor of my static site generator spsg (previously known as gismo), to remove a bunch of duplicated code. As I transitioned from just gemini, to include gopher, then nex." gemini://8by3.net/~sbr/log/2025-07-06.spsg.gmi    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 03:09:42

• "I've been making some form of smoothie for about 15 years. It started around the time I became a runner and needed to add an extra meal to a day when I had been doing a lot." gemini://8by3.net/~sbr/others/food/2025-07-06.not-so-smoothie.gmi    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 03:10:39

• Mediterranean weather coming to Manchester next week, back to the 30s. https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2643123    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 03:17:29

• Withn 4 days left in the fund-raiser FSF 5 short of 50% towards goal, but they will extend this date as usual    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 03:23:56

• "All the vay to India." Microsoft aiming for lower salaries. https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jzc5pmyc    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 03:26:40

• On Microsoft layoffs: "I heard of three lawyers so not limited to tech and games. Finance got hit too but not too bad." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jzfvdrbw    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 03:28:46

• "Support is the only group without layoffs. zero layoffs this round." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jzdejf2r    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 03:29:18

• Dan Neidle Said "It Really Then Became a Job of Tormenting" Lawyers Like Brett Wilson LLP (Who Threatened Him for Exposing Crimes, Just Like They Threatened My Wife a Few Months Later) http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/07/Dan_Neidle_Said_It_Really_Then_Became_a_Job_of_Tormenting_Lawye.shtml    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 06:32:04

• ‘I’m embarrassed about how horribly overpaid I was’: tax campaigner Dan Neidle https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jun/25/im-embarrassed-about-how-horribly-overpaid-i-was-tax-campaigner-dan-neidle    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 07:03:51

• "Tax expert warns details about high-profile people in politics often remain hidden from public view" https://www.westminsterextra.co.uk/article/harrington-there-are-things-well-never-know    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 07:04:17

• "I studied physics at university because I thought I was brilliant at maths." https://www.legal500.com/fivehundred-magazine/tax/perspectives-dan-neidle/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 07:05:32

• Microsoft's Nat Friedman Became Unemployed the Same Time the SLAPPs Against Techrights Started Coming From His Friends (Weeks After We Had Exposed Scandals About Him and the Serial Strangler, His Best Friend, Who Got Arrested a Few Days Later) http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/07/Microsoft_s_Nat_Friedman_Became_Unemployed_the_Same_Time_the_SL.shtml    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 07:39:31

• Stock canned food https://soylentnews.org/~c0lo/journal/19485    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 11:10:51

• "Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Will Cost Millions Their Medicaid" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/trump-medicaid-big-beautiful-bill-americans-uninsured-1235379423/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 11:11:02

• "Russian airports cancel nearly 300 flights amid drone attacks on Russia" https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-moscow-drone-attack-airspace-briefly-halted-amid-wider-strikes-06-2025/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 11:11:31

• "Ukrainian Drone Flurry Sends Russian Air Travel Into Disarray" https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-airport-disruption-ukraine-drones-zelenskyy-trump/33465530.html    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 11:11:44

• "The Two Concepts of Wealth - by Mike Brock" https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-two-concepts-of-wealth Gates == reputation laundering http://techrights.org/wiki/Gates_Foundation_Critique/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 11:12:09

• "Boko Haram Militants Kill 9 People and Injure 4 in Northeastern Nigeria, Authorities Say" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-07-06/boko-haram-militants-kill-9-people-and-injure-4-in-northeastern-nigeria-authorities-say    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 11:12:21

• "Hvad er det Open Source kan, som Closed Source ikke kan ? | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/hvad-er-det-open-source-kan-som-closed-source-ikke-kan    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 11:12:32

• "In a case being heard at a California court" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/registrar-snubs-dmca-subpoena-potential-pandoras-box-shut-for-now-250706/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 11:15:18

• "From the start of the Donbas war in 2014 to the full-scale invasion in February 2022" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/schools-language-classes-ukraihne-occupied/33465383.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 11:15:43

• "Firms like OpenAI are developing AI in a way that has deeply ominous implications for workers in many different fields." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/07/altman-openai-artificial-intelligence-labor-environment-deepseek/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 11:15:54

• "In visiting the alleged stump of the Council Oak, it occurred to me that no matter how maps are redrawn, the essential character of American power has remained unchanged in two centuries" ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2025/07/06/america-has-a-tradition-of-breaking-promises-and-displacing-people-migrants-are-the-newest-target/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 11:16:53

• "But he told our team that he lives in shelters, so he lacks a fixed address. He doesn’t have a cellphone. He could access government websites at a public library, except that his request for a power wheelchair" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/07/medicaid-cuts-work-requirements-patients/683437/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 11:17:08

• "all blocked channels on X have been opened now" ☛ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/reuters-x-account-unblocked-in-india-after-govt-intervention-1889889 | Source: Deccan Chronicle    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 11:40:21

• "The notice displayed on X till Sunday evening showed that Reuters' X account had been withheld in India "in response to a legal demand"." ☛ https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/reuters-x-account-unblocked-in-india-after-government-intervention-8834384#publisher=newsstand | Source: NDTV    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 11:40:35

• "The German Journalists' Association (DJV) expressed concern following an attack on DW employees in the occupied West Bank." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/journalist-union-condemns-israeli-settler-attack-on-dw/a-73176492 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 11:40:50

• "A US freedom of information request has ordered embassy staff in Denmark to hand over some of their private messages among other information, while new work permit rules apply to a limited range of countries." ☛ https://www.thelocal.dk/20250705/inside-denmark-danish-embassy-staff-asked-to-hand-over-private-messages | Source: The Local DK    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 11:41:08

• "But the Scopes Trial was not just a conflict between science and religion." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/From-the-Editors/2025/0706/scopes-monkey-trial-journalism | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 11:41:32

• "Amid that ongoing crisis, the Cheeto administration now has the Social Security Administration touting the Big Beautiful Bill as benefiting seniors in ways it does not." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-social-security-administration-propaganda-crsis-1235379330/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 11:43:29

• "French military and intelligence officials say China deployed its embassies to promote a disinformation campaign sowing doubts about the performance of Rafale jets during the India-Pakistan military clashes in May." ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20250706-china-used-embassies-to-undermine-rafale-sales-after-india-pakistan-clash-french-intel-says | Source: France24    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 11:43:46

• "[...] The difference is starkest for members of the youngest 18-to-29 age bracket, who also reported getting a greater share of their news from social media. [...]" ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/07/06/2025/how-americans-are-and-arent-getting-the-news | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 11:44:02

• "Now, these layoffs have sparked strong reactions on social media, with some Americans questioning Microsoft's H-1B hirings." ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/why-h-1b-visa-requests-microsoft-layoffs-spark-strong-reactions-questions-around-foreign-hirings-101751501314461.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 12:16:48

• "Unlike the complex allegory of the Cardassian Union, Patterns of Force leaves no doubt that it's about Nazis, with the abundant swastikas, Nazi flags, and Nazi salutes. I started writing this journal under the assumption that it's generally dismissed as a bad episode" ☛ https://soylentnews.org/~day+of+the+dalek/journal/19482 | Source: Soylent News    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 12:17:12

• "By transparent, I mean that liberals and journalists believe language serves as a way to describe and understand reality." ☛ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/06/seeing-language-as-a-tool-of-authoritarianism/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 12:18:05

• "As the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for the Asia Pacific, APNIC plays a crucial role in managing Internet number resource (INR) delegations and facilitating the development of community-led policies to manage them." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/07/07/behind-the-scenes-of-internet-governance/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 12:18:28

• "On the second day of this weekend’s visit to the fjords of Norway, we’ve reached the twentieth century" ☛ https://eclecticlight.co/2025/07/06/paintings-of-norwegian-fjords-1900-28/ | Source: Howard Oakley    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 12:19:27

• "I configured my electronic load to draw 5 A: [...]" ☛ https://blog.didierstevens.com/2025/07/06/quickpost-12v-portable-power-station/ | Source: Didier Stevens    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 12:20:06

• "a bid for a massive artificial intelligence [sic] centre in Finland as part of an EU" ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20171278 | Source: YLE    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 12:20:18

• "Fossil fuels account for roughly 8% of California’s $3 trillion economy — but that’s the first 8%." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-07-06/california-gasoline-costs-refineries-pollution-imports | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 12:20:49

• Overpopulation ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/kabul-water-crisis-running-out-of-water-afghanistan-2025/33461892.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 12:22:55

• "TikTok’s ‘ban’ problem" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/698999/tiktok-ban-sale-rumor-new-app-oracle | Source: The Verge    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 12:23:52

• "TikTok is developing a new US version of its app ahead of a potential sale to American investors" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/tiktok-building-new-version-of-app-ahead-of-expected-us-sale-the-information/articleshow/122286929.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 12:35:31

• "But this is about to change. As of July 1, 2025, Let’s Encrypt, a nonprofit certificate authority" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/lets-encrypt-begins-supporting-ip-address-certificates/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 12:38:04

• Social Control Media ☛ https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-07-05/what-is-doxing-a-glimpse-into-the-battle-for-anonymity-on-social-media.html | Source: El País    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 12:38:50

• "The venture capitalists are diving into this wonderful market. 38% of this year’s venture debt borrowers have been generative AI and machine learning companies." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/06/venture-capital-is-lending-money-against-video-cards/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 12:40:09

• "My now 6-month-old post, Building Multi-Agent Systems (Part 1), has aged surprisingly well." ☛ https://blog.sshh.io/p/building-multi-agent-systems-part | Source: Shrivu Shankar    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 12:40:23

• "A quote from Nineteen Eighty-Four" ☛ https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/6/nineteen-eighty-four/#atom-everything | Source: Simon Willison    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 12:40:42

• Suicide: "push the boundaries of how AI can be incorporated into journalism." ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/07/06/2025/fortune-and-axios-warm-to-ai | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 12:41:01

• "Cloud infrastructure is now the backbone of everything from social services and emergency response to critical industry operations and defence." ☛ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/whose-cloud-is-it-anyway-rethinking-sovereignty-in-the-shift-to-cloud-infrastructure/ | Source: The Strategist    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 12:43:29

• "One of the founding members of the Xbox team has questioned Microsoft’s multiplatform gaming strategy, and said they believe the Xbox hardware business is effectively “dead”." ☛ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/i-think-xbox-hardware-is-dead-says-microsoft-gaming-veteran/ | Source: 1981 Media Ltd    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 12:43:59

• "In 2021, I wrote a blog post about Swiss mortality and it turned out to be among the most read posts I have written so far." ☛ https://lorentzen.ch/index.php/2025/07/06/update-of-swiss-mortality/ | Source: Michael's and Christian's blog    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 12:48:05

• "Research shows consuming negative news is linked to lower wellbeing and psychological difficulties, such as anxiety and feelings of uncertainty and insecurity." ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-news-cycle-is-a-stress-monster-but-theres-a-healthy-way-to-stay-informed | Source: Science Alert    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 12:48:15

• "The tragic news comes from a survey published in Nature Medicine, an esteemed biomedical research journal." ☛ https://futurism.com/glizzies-hot-dogs-research | Source: Futurism    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 12:49:25

• "The evolution of drone shows" ☛ https://tedium.co/2025/07/06/drone-show-fireworks-evolution/ | Source: Tedium    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 12:50:01

• "Australia’s IT professionals are navigating a digital landscape that's expanding at lightning speed." ☛ https://itwire.com/guest-articles/guest-opinion/from-invisible-to-indispensable-the-evolution-of-it-professionals-202507061429.html | Source: IT Wire    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 12:50:39

• "AI in schools isn’t progress — it’s a sign of how far we’ve strayed from the purpose of education." ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/regulating-ai-isnt-enough-lets-dismantle-the-logic-that-put-it-in-schools/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 12:50:48

• "The publicity-stunt-turned-trial also featured two of the most famous lawyers in the country" ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Faith-Religion/2025/0706/scopes-trial-evolution-creation-evangelical-trump | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 12:52:00

• "BB(n) is the max time a Turing machine of size n takes to halt on the empty string." ☛ https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2025/07/the-new-lower-bound-on-busy-beaver-of-6.html | Source: Computational Complexity    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 12:52:21

• "I’ve spent this Sunday styling my blog. Considering the Zen of CSS, I’d say that counts as a pretty impressive meditation session." ☛ https://birming.com/2025/07/06/cssunday/ | Source: Robert Birming    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 12:53:07

• Four new stable kernels ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1028826/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 13:02:11

• PANZER-LITE93 with Ubuntu 24.04 Ready for Compact AIoT Edge Computing ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/panzer-lite93-with-ubuntu-24-04-ready-for-compact-aiot-edge-computing/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 13:30:02

• Kirigami Addons 1.9.0 ☞ https://carlschwan.eu/2025/07/06/kirigami-addons-1.9.0/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 13:30:26

• Seriot – serial monitor and serial plotter ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/seriot-serial-monitor-serial-plotter/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 13:31:32

• EMAC SoM-35D1F industrial SO-DIMM SoM features NuvoTon MA35D1 SoC, two GbE interfaces ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/06/emac-som-35d1f-industrial-so-dimm-som-features-nuvoton-ma35d1-soc-two-gbe-interfaces/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 13:31:59

• "After over a year and a half in development since its last v2.0, Geary, a lightweight, fast, and easy-to-use Integrated Development Environment designed to provide basic IDE features with minimal dependencies, has reached version 2.1." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/geany-2-1-lightweight-ide-brings-smoother-ui-new-filetypes-and-theming-support/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 13:32:35

• "Even though my team has been diligent with mocking external requests" ☛ https://blog.pecar.me/disable-network-requets-when-running-pytest | Source: Anže Pečar    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 14:07:22

• "" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/bash-shell-5-3-released-with-new-command-substitution/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 14:07:54

• "Concurrent systems face a delicate balance" ☛ https://blog.frankel.ch/how-to-batch/ | Source: Nicolas Fränkel    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 14:08:24

• "Atlassian’s principal site reliability engineer Pat Rubis last week revealed the migration" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/07/asia_tech_news_in_brief/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:04:29

• "Generally speaking, the video asks: Does anyone care to have a self-directed experience online, or with a computer more generally?" ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/do-you-personalize/ | Source: Jim Nielsen    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:05:11

• "Apktool v2.12.0 has been released! This is the last feature release in Apktool 2 adding support for API 36 (Baklava)" ☛ https://connortumbleson.com/2025/07/06/apktool-v2-12-0-released/ | Source: Connor Tumbleson    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:07:49

• "This is a quick update from my Restoring a ZX Spectrum+ Toastrack blog." ☛ https://celso.io/posts/2025/07/06/toastrack-2/ | Source: Celso Martinho    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:10:08

• "To help this machine along to recovery" ☛ https://boffosocko.com/2025/07/05/1957-royal-fpp-standard-typewriter-restoration/ | Source: Chris Aldrich    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:10:20

• How To Install WoeUSB on CentOS Stream 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-woeusb-centos-stream-10/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:11:44

• Proprietary spyware of Microsoft, definitely not something that serves a developer's interest ☞ https://idroot.us/install-visual-studio-code-rocky-linux-10/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:12:17

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

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:12:29

• "I like drawing with CSS, I find it relaxing (I know it's weird, but it is what it is)." ☛ https://alvaromontoro.com/blog/68079/css-art-drawing-yoda-with-code | Source: Alvaro Montoro    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:12:44

• "A long time ago I wrote about secret government telephone numbers, and before that, secret military telephone buttons." ☛ https://computer.rip/2025-07-06-secret-cellular-phone-numbers.html | Source: Computers Are Bad    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:12:55

• "mfsBSD works intelligently: it can be launched both via UEFI and via "traditional" boot since it has both boot modes enabled." ☛ https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/07/02/install_freebsd_providers_mfsbsd/ | Source: Stefano Marinelli    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:13:10

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

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:13:25

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

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:13:53

• Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 27 (Jun 30 – Jul 6, 2025) ☞ https://linuxiac.com/linuxiac-weekly-wrap-up-week-27-jun-30-jul-6-2025/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:14:37

• Rhino GNU/Linux 2025.3 Rolls Out with RPK2, KDE Option ☞ https://linuxiac.com/rhino-linux-2025-3-rolls-out-with-rpk2-kde-option/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:15:07

• COVID-19 fried his brain: "Brave Search processes 1.4 Million Queries Per Month"... he meant billion https://lunduke.substack.com/p/brave-tops-90-million-active-users    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:16:20

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

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:16:30

• For the Second Time, Bryan Lunduke From Abusive Monopolist Microsoft is Siccing Racist Trolls and Vandals at Me ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/06/For_the_Second_Time_Bryan_Lunduke_From_Microsoft_is_Siccing_Rac.shtml    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:16:38

• It's Hard to Trust People Who Worked - Not Only Those Who Still Work - at Abusive Monopolist Microsoft (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/06/It_s_Hard_to_Trust_People_Who_Worked_Not_Only_Those_Who_Still_W.shtml    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:16:46

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

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:17:17

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

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:17:36

• All hospitals in Vietnam required to implement e-prescriptions by Oct 1 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/all-hospitals-in-vietnam-required-to-implement-e-prescriptions-by-oct-1    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:18:58

• Inter-American court affirms legal right to a healthy climate ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/inter-american-court-affirms-legal-right-to-a-healthy-climate/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:19:49

• Potentially fatal side effect of weight-loss drugs sparks new investigation ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/07/06/health/potentially-fatal-side-effect-of-weight-loss-drugs-sparks-new-investigation/    

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

• South Korea court to hold July 9 hearing on ex-leader Yoon's detention warrant ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-court-to-hold-july-9-hearing-on-ex-leader-yoons-detention-warrant    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:27:23

• Fewer unmarried young Koreans living at home aspire to work: Report ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/more-young-koreans-opt-out-of-job-market-report-finds    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:27:50

• South Korea prosecutors file request to detain ex-president Yoon ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-prosecutors-file-request-to-detain-ex-president-yoon    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:28:13

• South Korea seeks US trade deadline extension as tariffs loom ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-seeks-us-trade-deadline-extension-as-tariffs-loom "manufacturing hub for cars, semiconductors and batteries"    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:28:51

• 2025-07-06 secret cellular phone numbers ☞ https://computer.rip/2025-07-06-secret-cellular-phone-numbers.html    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:30:41

• Rupert Murdoch's tabloid covering up for his mate Bill Epsteingate and Donald Cheeto, calling real things "conspiracy theories" https://nypost.com/2025/07/06/us-news/jeffrey-epstein-didnt-have-a-client-list-committed-suicide-doj-fbi-reveal-in-findings-that-debunk-conspiracy-theories/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:32:30

• Search Engine or Hey Hi (AI) Chat? More People Are Going Hybrid ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/07/search-engine-or-ai-chat-more-people-are-going-hybrid/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:34:06

• Nope! Not because they WANT to! But because GAFAM is IMPOSING this on them. This is the self-fulfilling prophecy BS.    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:34:40

• Simiarly, people do not "upgrade" to Vista 11. They buy a new PC. Then it's just imposed on them.    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:35:21

• 318: GNU/Linux desktop hits 5%, Wayback: X11 Desktops on Wayland, & more GNU/Linux news ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-318/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:36:17

• Funnily enough the "Microsoft Lunduke mob" is not targetting Robertson more than it does Techrights, mocking his voice, neckbeard etc. They're really like a hive of 4chan drones.    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:37:10

• (NOW targeting)    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:37:21

• It's not even fun to watch this, as it's a waste of time. Zero intellect or substance to be found there, it is kindergarten level with "pepe the frog" 'pics'    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:38:07

• Reinforcing the Allegations Some More, Bryan Lunduke Digs His Own Grave ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/07/Reinforcing_the_Allegations_Some_More_Bryan_Lunduke_Digs_His_Ow.shtml    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:40:11

• This Week in Linux 318: GNU/Linux desktop hits 5%, Wayback: X11 Desktops on Wayland, & more GNU/Linux news ☞ https://thisweekinlinux.com/318    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:40:56

• Omarchy Hits Different | LINUX Unplugged 622 ☞ Unplugged    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:42:20

• BRICS summit opens in Brazil without Pooh-tin Jinping and Putin ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250706-brics-summit-opens-in-brazil-without-xi-jinping-and-putin    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:42:41

• LINUX Unplugged 622 https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/linux-unplugged/622/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:43:06

• Do You Even Personalize, Bro? ☞ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/do-you-personalize/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:43:25

• Roman Starovoit ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/07/putin-dismisses-roman-starovoit-as-russia-s-transport-minister | Source: Meduza    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:44:00

• Russia places lawyer Nikolai Polozov and journalist Alla Konstantinova on wanted list ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/russia-places-lawyer-nikolai-polozov-and-journalist-alla-konstantinova-on-wanted-list/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:51:30

• Ukrainian Drone Flurry Sends Russian Air Travel Into Disarray ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-airport-disruption-ukraine-drones-zelenskyy-trump/33465530.html    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:53:13

• US Supreme Court allows deportation of migrants to South Sudan ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/us-supreme-court-allows-deportation-of-migrants-to-south-sudan/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:53:32

• China and Russia Keep Their Distance From Iran During Crisis ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/us/politics/axis-china-russia-iran-north-korea.html    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:53:43

• "secret speech" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/07/russian-communist-party-declares-khrushchev-s-secret-speech-denouncing-stalin-personality-cult-a-mistake | Source: Meduza    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:54:20

• Kharkiv ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/07/over-20-injured-after-russian-drone-hits-kharkiv-apartment-building | Source: Meduza    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:54:34

• Bradley M. Kuhn: Copyleft-next Relaunched! ☞ http://ebb.org/bkuhn/blog/2025/07/06/copyleft-next-relaunch.html    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:55:11

• PTAB’s New “Settled Expectations” Doctrine ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/07/settled-expectations-doctrine.html    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:55:46

• Bits from Debian: Bits from the DPL ☞ https://bits.debian.org/2025/07/bits-from-the-dpl-june.html    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:56:25

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

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:57:43

• Rewriting Things in Rust ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/05/Rewriting_Things_in_Rust.shtml    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:57:52

• The Mainstream Media Took 4 Days to Realise Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Shut Down Its Operations in Pakistan and Fired Everybody ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/06/The_Mainstream_Media_Took_4_Days_to_Realise_Microsoft_Shut_Down.shtml    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:58:05

• A Short History of Attacks on Techrights (and Boycott Novell Before That) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/06/A_Short_History_of_Attacks_on_Techrights_and_Boycott_Novell_Bef.shtml    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:58:15

• Help Fund the Free Software Foundation (FSF) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/06/Help_Fund_the_Free_Software_Foundation_FSF.shtml    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:58:25

• IBM is Not Your Master ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/06/IBM_is_Not_Your_Master.shtml    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:58:37

• Social Control Media, Even If Based on Free Software, Still Has Many Problems ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/06/Social_Control_Media_Even_If_Based_on_Free_Software_Still_Has_M.shtml    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:58:45

• Being in Social Control Media Means Exposing Oneself to Heckling ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/06/Being_in_Social_Control_Media_Means_Exposing_Oneself_to_Hecklin.shtml    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:58:56

• Two Risks to Companies: The Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Culture and the Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Tools (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/06/Two_Risks_to_Companies_The_Microsoft_Culture_and_the_Microsoft_.shtml    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 15:59:13

• PostgreSQL Anonymizer 2.3 : Replica Masking ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-anonymizer-23-replica-masking-3099/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:01:06

• Israel strikes Houthi targets at Yemen ports, power plant ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250706-israel-yemen-houthi    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:01:33

• Israel’s Deadly Assault on Iran Prison Incites Fury, Even Among Dissidents ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/world/middleeast/israel-iran-evin-prison.html    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:01:46

• Israel and Hamas delegations resume truce talks over Gaza in Doha ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250706-israel-and-hamas-delegations-resume-truce-talks-over-gaza-in-doha    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:02:05

• Israel strikes Houthi targets at Yemen ports, power plant in first attacks in a month ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250706-israel-yemen-houthi    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:02:21

• Forget About Hey Hi (AI) Bands — BTS Just Got Dethroned on Spotify by a Fictional K-pop Group ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/04/bts-spotify-saja-boys-k-pop-group/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:03:12

• Kernel 6.12.35 freeze ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202507/kernel-61235-freeze.html    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:03:37

• Gradia Screenshot Tool Just Keeps Getting Better ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/gradia-screenshot-tool-adds-new-features    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:04:00

• [Video] "Copyleft Isn't a Bug." ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/06/Video_Copyleft_Isn_t_a_Bug.shtml    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:04:10

• Global Warming and Free Software as a Force of Mitigation ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/07/Global_Warming_and_Free_Software_as_a_Force_of_Mitigation.shtml    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:04:19

• Geany 2.1 Open-Source IDE Released with Improved UI and File Type Support ☞ https://9to5linux.com/geany-2-1-open-source-ide-released-with-improved-ui-and-file-type-support    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:04:44

• Fixing 'failed to synchronize all databases' Pacman Error in Arch GNU/Linux ☞ https://itsfoss.com/failed-to-synchronize-all-databases/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:05:40

• New GNU/Linux Security Flaw Can Bypass Disk Encryption ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/ubuntu-security-initramfs-bypass-encryption    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:06:31

• 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: July 6th, 2025 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-july-6th-2025    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:07:29

• Ubuntu Adding NVIDIA 575 Driver Support for 24.04 & 22.04 LTS ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/07/ubuntu-adding-nvidia-575-driver-support-for-24-04-22-04-lts/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:08:15

• Social Security Email Says Policy Bill Eliminates Tax on Benefits. Does It? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/your-money/social-security-tax.html    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:15:23

• ‘Don’t be seen in India again’: Indian nationals pushed into Bangladesh at gunpoint ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/dont-be-seen-in-india-again-indian-nationals-pushed-into-bangladesh-at-gunpoint    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:15:51

• Australia urgently needs a national security strategy ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/australia-urgently-needs-a-national-security-strategy/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:16:09

• PHOTOS: Dalai Lama celebrates 90th birthday, says he hopes to live beyond 130 years ☞ https://rfa.org/english/tibet/2025/07/06/dalai-lama-birthday-reincarnation-succession/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:16:47

• A few interesting and notable ssh/telnet usernames, (Sun, Jul 6th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32080    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:17:10

• Israel Is Fast Alienating the Democratic Base ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/opinion/zohran-mamdani-democrats-israel.html    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:17:51

• Beijing disinformation targeted French Rafale jets to boost sales of China-made planes, intel says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20250706-china-used-embassies-to-undermine-rafale-sales-after-india-pakistan-clash-french-intel-says    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:18:18

• Activision takes Call of Duty: WWII offline after hackers apparently disrupted the game with RCE exploits ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/activision-takes-call-of-duty-wwii-offline-after-hackers-apparently-disrupted-the-game-with-rce-exploits-malicious-code-wreaks-havoc-on-pc-gamers-as-bad-actors-take-complete-control-of-your-computer    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:19:04

• OCD's Origins Might Not Lie in The Brain Like We Thought ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ocds-origins-might-not-lie-in-the-brain-like-we-thought    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:19:42

• Universe Will Start to Shrink in Just 7 Billion Years, Claims Study ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/universe-will-start-to-shrink-in-just-7-billion-years-claims-study    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:21:47

• Scientists Discovered This Amazing Practical Use For Leftover Coffee Grounds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discovered-this-amazing-practical-use-for-leftover-coffee-grounds    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:22:03

• Titan Could Have An Alien Biosphere – But It Might Be Dog-Sized ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/titan-could-have-an-alien-biosphere-but-it-might-be-dog-sized    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:22:25

• Ancient Neanderthal 'Fat Factory' Reveals How Advanced They Really Were ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-neanderthal-fat-factory-reveals-how-advanced-they-really-were    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:22:58

• Pomegranates Could Limit Risks From Controversial Sports Supplement ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/pomegranates-could-limit-risks-from-controversial-sports-supplement    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:23:17

• 12ug & motorcycle accident gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/motor12ug    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:28:08

• "any of my friends know me as the eternal luddite, the non-stop shitter on new things, the ultimate if it ain’t broke guy…you get the picture." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/canfood/phlog/2025-07-06    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:29:02

• "PCB Prototyping" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/does-made-in-america-make-sense-for-pcb-prototyping/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:30:20

• Building An X-Ray Crystallography Machine ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/07/building-an-x-ray-crystallography-machine/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:31:31

• 🔤SpellBinding: UJLNORA Wordo: FOGGY gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-07-07.gmi    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:32:27

• "I like being updated, especially about things going wrong. This includes downtime for my home lab services, websites and, of course, when jobs like CI/CD are done or have errors." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/gotify-get-notifications-about-everything-on-your-phone/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:33:26

• "Second, I got myself some more hardware" gopher://hoi.st:70/0/posts/2025-07-07-a-small-digest.txt    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:34:39

• Alex Schroeder’s Diary — Episode 54 gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-07-07-episode-54    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:35:33

• "I'm gonna use this space again to write stuff that comes to my head. To write. I need to write things to get organized." gemini://janeladigital.smol.pub/1751881475    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:37:23

• "Whisker Failure" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/diagnosing-whisker-failure-mode-in-af114-and-similar-transistors/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:38:52

• PCLinuxOS Sites Coming Back, Gradually ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/06/PCLinuxOS_Sites_Coming_Back_Gradually.shtml    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:39:07

• I (almost) fixed this mini PC... by installing Linux https://www.xda-developers.com/geekom-it15-fixed-installing-linux/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:40:04

• Hidden flaw in Linux (Ubuntu and Fedora) laptops allows full system compromise https://www.notebookcheck.net/Hidden-flaw-in-Linux-Ubuntu-and-Fedora-laptops-allows-full-system-compromise.1052011.0.html    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:40:41

• For the second day in a row they shill Windows (WSL) at GNU/Linux's expense https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-use-nixos-wsl-instead-ubuntu-fedora/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:41:45

• "The site that hosted the PCLinuxOS distribution apparently caught fire and burned. We are having to start fresh with a new host. Please be patient as we build out our new site. Thank you." https://pclinuxos.com/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:42:45

• "Please be patient. We are working hard to restore The PCLinuxOS Magazine website. We anticipate that this website will be fully functional within the week." https://pclosmag.com/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:43:46

• Technical challenges of applying Linux to industrial equipment and Toshiba's longstanding efforts https://www.global.toshiba/ww/company/digitalsolution/articles/tsoul/tech/t0901.html    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:45:14

• This Tool Lets You Share Your Terminal Over the Web https://www.howtogeek.com/this-tool-lets-you-share-your-terminal-over-the-web/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:46:05

• "There’s no shortage of Linux distros, whether you’re looking for easy-to-use options or one that's super niche. Most people stick to popular options like Ubuntu or Linux Mint, but I decided to try something different and unique – NixOS." https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-why-use-nixos-over-other-linux-distro/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:46:45

• "Wondering how to prepare your child for a future where technical literacy matters more than ever? While giving them a computer is definitely a start, I believe the choice of operating system will play a more important role. That’s why my kids’ first PC will run Linux." https://www.howtogeek.com/why-my-kids-first-pc-will-run-linux/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:47:15

• "Running DOOM on ARM? Old hat. Running Doom (2016) on an ARM SBC? Well, that’s a bit more interesting, and [Interfacing Linux] shows us how with this handy guide, and in a video embedded below." https://hackaday.com/2025/07/05/daisy-chain-of-hacks-lets-new-arm-board-run-doom/ MinceR (3    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 16:47:55

• xxHash – non-cryptographic hash algorithm ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/xxhash-non-cryptographic-hash-algorithm/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:08:41

• OpenWISP – modular and programmable network management system ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/openwisp-modular-programmable-network-management-system/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:09:29

• Space Nerds – cooperative multiplayer starship simulator ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/space-nerds-cooperative-multiplayer-starship-simulator/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:09:37

• Calibrate your Monitor with these Open Source Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/monitorcalibration/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:09:46

• Sequeler is a native GNU/Linux SQL client built in Vala and Gtk ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/sequeler-native-linux-sql-client/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:09:59

• Wayland wins the "ugliest logo" award every year. For a graphics projects... that is ONE HECK of an accomplishment!    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:11:27

• X is dead like MP3 "is dead"    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:12:23

• ‘Simple Buddhist monk’: Dalai Lama marks landmark 90th birthday ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/06/simple-buddhist-monk-dalai-lama-marks-landmark-90th-birthday/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:12:38

• To them, X is just an Irritating Bowel Movement    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:13:07

• China retaliates against Brussels with restrictions on EU medical equipment ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250706-china-retaliates-against-eu-with-a-ban-on-major-medical-equipment-contracts    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:13:19

• China widens crackdown on illicit Botox training courses ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-widens-crackdown-on-illicit-botox-training-courses    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:13:38

• China’s first Legoland – and world’s biggest – opens to tourists in Shanghai ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/06/chinas-first-legoland-and-worlds-biggest-opens-to-tourists-in-shanghai/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:13:53

• Make tankman in LEGO, the rangers will run over you with a tank    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:14:31

• China studies resuming chicken imports from Brazil, minister says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-studies-resuming-chicken-imports-from-brazil-minister-says    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:14:45

• Pandas on Japanese lawmakers’ wish list as China’s Vice-Premier plans visit to Osaka World Expo ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/pandas-on-japanese-lawmakers-wish-list-as-chinas-vice-premier-plans-visit-to-osaka-world-expo    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:15:55

• Japan to export used destroyers to Philippines to deter China, says report ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-to-export-used-destroyers-to-philippines-to-deter-china-yomiuri-reports    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:16:10

• China renews yellow warning alert for Typhoon Danas ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-renews-yellow-warning-alert-for-typhoon-danas    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:16:41

• China opens third extension to sensitive Taiwan Strait flight path ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-opens-third-extension-to-sensitive-taiwan-strait-flight-path    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:18:02

• China’s abandoned buildings draw urban explorers despite risks ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-abandoned-buildings-draw-urban-explorers-despite-risks    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:18:23

• Dalai Lama almost as old as ICBM ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/dalai-lama-turns-90-and-vows-to-keep-defying-china-for-years    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:18:50

• When he was born ICBM was working for Adolf Hitler, happily even    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:19:17

• A few years later, as ICBM was US-based, ICBM became "nonbinary"    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:19:48

• Thank you, Poland, for Watson Bowel Movement    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:20:07

• Watson Bowel Movement did move many bowels to the cremation facilities, after the "shower"    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:20:40

• But people who don't trust ICBM are nazis    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:20:58

• and people who don't trust Bill "where are we on this Jihad (against Linux)" Gates are radicals    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:21:28

• Venice needs procurement facilities for more turtles and breeding partners.    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:22:19

• For the "fulfillment" of Mr. rocketman    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:22:37

• Malaysian commando dies during military diving exercise off Kuantan coast ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-commando-dies-during-military-diving-exercise-off-kuantan-coast    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:23:46

• Why the Dalai Lama’s Succession Is Complicated ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000010250045/why-the-dalai-lamas-succession-is-complicated.html    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:24:07

• Caught Between Tariffs and China, Mexico Adapts to an Unpredictable U.S. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/world/americas/mexico-trump-tariffs-us-china.html    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:24:29

• Planetoid ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/visiting-our-neighbor-sedna-feasibility-study-of-a-mission-to-this-planetoid/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:25:17

• Fastener Fusion ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/fastener-fusion-automating-the-art-of-counting/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:25:45

• "GLaDOS" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/building-a-potato-based-glados-as-an-introduction-to-ai/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 17:26:09

• How Microsofters attack forums: https://www.jonobacon.com/2015/01/13/discourse-saving-forums-from-themselves/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 18:37:52

• "Forums are a common choice for community leaders and prove to be popular, largely due to their simplicity. The largest forum in the world, Gaia Online, an Anime community, has 27 million users and over 2,200,000,000 posts. They are not alone: it is common for forums to have millions of posts and hundreds of thousands of users."    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 18:37:57

• "Is tax really the hardest thing in the world to understand? Tax expert Dan Neidle explores the surprising ways tax influences everything - from the economy to everyday life." https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0029hd7    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 19:01:40

• FSF now a member short of 50% towards latest goal https://www.fsf.org/appeal    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 19:08:20

• Microsoft makes layoffs at Turn 10 https://www.pcgamesinsider.biz/news/75282/microsoft-makes-layoffs-at-turn-10/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 20:38:03

• Microsoft’s Forza Motorsport developer hit hard by Xbox cuts https://www.theverge.com/news/696676/microsoft-forza-motorsport-turn-10-studios-layoffs-xbox-cuts    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 20:38:31

• "It's Heartbreaking" - The Pokémon Company Tech VP Joins Industry In Criticising Microsoft Layoffs https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/its-heartbreaking-the-pokemon-company-tech-vp-joins-industry-in-criticising-microsoft-layoffs    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 20:41:18

• Xbox is being set up to fail by Microsoft bosses, claims insider https://metro.co.uk/2025/07/07/xbox-set-fail-microsoft-bosses-claims-insider-23599932/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 20:41:45

• "Microsoft is trash, but Google can't be ahead for anything - it is sh*t retirment home. Sad to see good company like Google nowadays is doing worse than IBM and SAP, literally going Yahoo way in 3-4 years from now. Microsoft is much more stable with better forecast" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jzh5bsde    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 20:45:33

• "Google is far ahead of M$ in terms of AI! Once the breakup with OpenAI is done, M$ has nothing to show anymore. It does not even have its own LLM that can compete!"    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 20:45:54

• "Heard from former manager who got laid-off that it was 12 weeks plus 1 week for every 6 months there. Unsure on medical." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz5ngwmy    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 20:50:00

• Historia de Microsoft gemini://moribundo.flounder.online/gemlog/2025-07-07-historia_microsoft.gmi    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 21:28:06

• Big beautiful deficit https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/government-debt    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 21:47:16

• IBM layoffs in EMEA = Europe Middle East Africa? https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jzekcwpw    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 21:49:46

• "There are at least three search engines in gemini space and after running a site here for several months, I have just been found!" gemini://8by3.net/~sbr/log/2025-07-07.found.gmi    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 22:07:23

• eternal love. gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2661    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 22:08:08

• "I stumbled upon the Small Web July challenge on Mastodon as many of the folks I follow there were mentioning it, and the idea caught my interest. The challenge is hosted by Small Cypress and the idea is to spend less time on the corporate web for the month of July." gemini://melyanna.smol.pub/small-web-july    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 22:09:01

• "I'm Marco, and this is my space — a kind of digital notebook where I share fragments of what I study, think about, or experience." gemini://saltom.flounder.online/    

posted Monday, July 07, 2025 at 22:10:01

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