Roy Schestowitz

• 10-year-old Cub Scout knocked out of his shoes by deadly NJ lightning strike: ‘He’s still in shock’ ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/07/17/us-news/10-year-old-cub-scout-knocked-out-of-shoes-by-deadly-nj-lightning-strike/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:02:20

• Europeans warn Iran of UN sanctions if no progress on nuclear deal ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250718-europeans-warn-iran-will-reimpose-sanctions-if-no-progress-on-nuclear-deal-un    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:02:33

• Church attack will hit Gaza's Catholic community 'terribly' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250717-church-attack-will-hit-gaza-s-catholic-community-terribly    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:02:54

• Israeli strike hits Gaza church, killing 3 and wounding priest who was close to Pope Francis ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250717-israeli-strike-hits-gaza-church-killing-3-and-wounding-priest-who-was-close-to-pope-francis    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:03:13

• Jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti is 'most qualified', says former Mossad chief ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/t%C3%AAte-%C3%A0-t%C3%AAte/20250717-barghouti-is-the-most-qualified-to-be-palestinian-leader-ex-head-of-mossad-says    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:03:28

• MTR SPAM! Fake 'article' for Boomi https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/17/1119943/finding-value-from-ai-agents-from-day-one/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:04:19

• Iran’s Fordo Nuclear Site Was Badly Damaged by U.S. Strikes, New Assessment Finds ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/us/politics/iran-nuclear-sites.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:04:38

• Archery Club Used to ‘Nasty Storms’ Reels From Fatal Lightning Strike ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/nyregion/lightning-strike-jackson-nj-archery.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:05:09

• Israeli Strike on a Gaza Church Kills Three ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/world/middleeast/gaza-church-strike-israel.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:05:40

• Why Israel Attacked Syria ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/world/middleeast/israel-syria-druse-diplomacy.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:05:55

• Syria’s President Condemns Israeli Strikes on Damascus ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/world/middleeast/syria-israel-attacks-damascus-al-shara.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:06:07

• Assessing the impacts of the DOGE interventions in federal data bases ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/open-datatransparency/2025/07/assessing-the-impacts-of-the-doge-interventions-in-federal-data-bases/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:06:48

• Trial Opens Against Meta CEO Mark Kapo-berg and Other Leaders Over Facebook (Farcebook) Privacy Violations ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/trial-opens-against-meta-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-and-other-leaders-over-facebook-privacy-violations/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:07:09

• Meta execs settle with board in $8B lawsuit over data harvesting scandal ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/07/17/meta-execs-settle-board-8-billion-lawsuit-data-harvesting-scandal/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:07:39

• Kapo-berg settles $8 billion lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, avoids testifying ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250717-zuckerberg-settles-8-billion-lawsuit-over-cambridge-analytica-scandal-avoids-testifying    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:07:54

• Jon Chiappetta: Generating colorful iOS backgrounds in less than 50 lines of JS and some basic photo editing skillz ☞ https://fossjon.wordpress.com/2025/07/17/generating-colorful-ios-backgrounds-in-less-than-50-lines-of-js-and-some-basic-photo-editing-skillz/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:09:13

• Rümeysa Öztürk On How We Can All Support Immigrants ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/rumeysa-ozturk-on-how-we-can-all-support-immigrants    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:09:36

• CoCK of Conduct oversight ttps://lunduke.substack.com/p/registered-sex-offender-speaking"    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:11:13

• Prominent Human Rights Group Flees El Salvador ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/world/americas/el-salvador-cristosal-closes.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:11:45

• Software Patent: InterDigital video codec patent monopoly challenged ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/7/16/interdigital-video-codec-patent-challenged    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:18:05

• UK appeals court upholds cancellation of AstraZeneca’s diabetes SPC and patent monopoly ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/uk-court-of-appeal-upholds-cancellation-of-astrazeneca-spc-patent-for-dapagliflozin/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:19:31

• Düsseldorf court to hear Tecfidera PI appeal as Biogen fights to stop generics ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/dusseldorf-court-to-hear-tecfidera-pi-appeal-as-biogen-fights-to-stop-generics/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:19:41

• Honest Journalism About the European Patent Office Ceased to Exist After SLAPPs and Bribes to the Media ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/17/Honest_Journalism_About_the_European_Patent_Office_Ceased_to_Ex.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:19:59

• A pile of stable kernel updates ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1030355/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:20:41

• Proof of One Incident of Actual Confusion Factors Into TTAB's Granting of Petition to Cancel ZEROLIQUID Registration for Water Filters ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/07/proof-of-one-incident-of-actual.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:21:28

• The Board is already stuffed with Microsoft ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/public-knowledge-welcomes-new-member-to-board-of-directors-2/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/03/At_Microsoft_Promoting_Back_Doors_Proprietary_Lock_in_and_Mass_.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:22:39

• Public Knowledge Joins 21 Groups Urging FCC Chairman Carr To Follow the Law, Stop Undermining Agency’s Power ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/public-knowledge-joins-21-groups-urging-fcc-chairman-carr-to-follow-the-law-stop-undermining-agencys-power/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:22:56

• Windows TCO ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/armenian-man-extradited-to-us-over-ryuk-ransomware-attacks/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:29:29

• Mobile Forensics Tool Used by Chinese Law Enforcement Dissected ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/mobile-forensics-tool-used-by-chinese-law-enforcement-dissected/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:29:53

• VMware Flaws That Earned Hackers $340,000 at Pwn2Own Patched ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/vmware-flaws-that-earned-hackers-340000-at-pwn2own-patched/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:30:08

• Cisco Patches Another Critical ISE Vulnerability ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-patches-another-critical-ise-vulnerability/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:30:24

• Oracle Patches 200 Vulnerabilities With July 2025 CPU ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/oracle-patches-200-vulnerabilities-with-july-2025-cpu/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:30:42

• Binary view of hard and soft skills impedes cyber responses ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/binary-view-of-hard-and-soft-skills-impedes-cyber-responses/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:31:12

• Collective security in the Indo-Pacific: Rethinking the United Nations Command ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/collective-security-in-the-indo-pacific-rethinking-the-united-nations-command/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:31:48

• Bookshelf: risks of Sino-Indian rivalry set to grow ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/bookshelf-risks-of-sino-indian-rivalry-set-to-grow/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:32:03

• Drones and other tech to be used by Kruger Park in saving the white rhino ☞ https://www.protectionweb.co.za/border-security/drones-and-other-tech-to-be-used-by-kruger-park-in-saving-the-white-rhino/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:32:28

• Raids, arrests and deportations: The economic toll of closed borders ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/people-profit/20250717-raids-arrests-and-deportations-the-economic-toll-of-closed-borders    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:36:58

• Hong Kong court to rule on appeals in city’s largest national security case within 9 months ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/17/hong-kong-court-to-rule-on-appeals-in-citys-largest-national-security-case-within-9-months/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:37:45

• Amid soaring child deaths UN officials urge Israel to comply with international humanitarian law ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/amid-soaring-child-deaths-un-officials-urge-israel-to-comply-with-international-humanitarian-law/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:38:09

• How many will Phoronix be sent? https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-launches-threadripper-pro-9000-wx-series-cpus-with-up-to-96-zen-5-cores-for-usd11-699-shimada-peak-and-radeon-ai-pro-r9700-arrive-on-july-23    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:38:41

• Former DEI administrator sues UMich over alleged discrimination in termination ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/news/news-briefs/former-dei-administrator-sues-umich-over-alleged-discrimination-in-termination/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:39:25

• Fired D.E.I. Administrator Rachel Dawson Sues the University of Michigan ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/us/university-michigan-lawsuit-dei-firing-rachel-dawson.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:39:41

• Paris Suburb Withdraws Rock-En-Seine Music Festival Funding Due to Kneecap Booking ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/17/rock-en-seine-funding-withrdrawn-kneecap/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:40:12

• Update into Kneecap Glastonbury investigation https://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/news/2025/07/update-into-kneecap-glastonbury-investigation/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:41:05

• The Cost of Convicted Felon’s Surrender to China ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/opinion/trump-america-china.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:42:20

• What Is Community-Centered Connectivity and Why Should We Care? ☞ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/07/what-is-community-centered-connectivity-and-why-should-we-care/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:42:52

• "f ban on ‘extremist’ Internet searches" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/17/kremlin-spokesman-calls-for-more-detailed-explanations-of-ban-on-extremist-internet-searches | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:43:24

• Forgejo 12.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1030343/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:43:52

• Japan voters see little hope for tariff reprieve in car maker Mazda's hometown ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-voters-see-little-hope-for-tariff-reprieve-in-car-maker-mazdas-hometown    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:44:41

• Journalist Sultan Eylem Keleş sentenced to prison over coverage of workers' protest ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/journalist-sultan-eylem-keles-sentenced-to-prison-over-coverage-of-workers-protest-309553    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:45:01

• Detection Engineering: Practicing Detection-as-Code – Repository – Part 2 ☞ https://blog.nviso.eu/2025/07/17/detection-engineering-practicing-detection-as-code-repository-part-2/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:45:21

• 11 Everyday Items That We Forget Are Nasty Hotspots For Bacteria ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/11-everyday-items-that-we-forget-are-nasty-hotspots-for-bacteria    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:45:45

• Cuisine Fad Unleashes Invasive Threat Into The US Wilderness ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/cuisine-fad-unleashes-invasive-threat-into-the-us-wilderness    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:45:57

• Yo-Yo Dieting May Trigger Long-Lasting Changes in Gut Bacteria ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/yo-yo-dieting-may-trigger-long-lasting-changes-in-gut-bacteria    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:46:08

• Strange 'Fossil' World Detected at Fringes of Solar System ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/strange-fossil-world-detected-at-fringes-of-solar-system    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:46:21

• "Edward Roussel says Hey Hi (AI) can't replace journalists." ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/nationals/the-times-from-loss-making-broadsheet-to-profit-on-a-tiny-screen/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:48:09

• A Gaping Hole Full of Milky Blue Water Has Appeared at Yellowstone ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-gaping-hole-full-of-milky-blue-water-has-appeared-at-yellowstone    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:50:14

• Measles Can Erase Your Immune System's Memory, Expert Says ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/measles-can-erase-your-immune-systems-memory-expert-says    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:50:27

• Hidden Detail in Crotch Solves 500-Year-Old Leonardo Da Vinci Mystery ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/hidden-detail-in-crotch-solves-500-year-old-leonardo-da-vinci-mystery    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:50:39

• "Apollo–Soyuz" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/17/the-apollo-soyuz-legacy-lives-on-fifty-years-later/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:51:18

• "2025 One Hertz Challenge" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/17/2025-one-hertz-challenge-building-a-better-jumping-bean/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:51:38

• Kangaroo Courts of EPO http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/first-interpretation-of-g-124.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:52:10

• Eleanor – prop or character? US Court of Appeals says prop http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/eleanor-prop-or-character-us-court-of.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:53:11

• SkyKick http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/wise-payments-v-with-wise-court-applies.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:53:21

• Surely will be stacked by patent litigation profiteers, not public interest groups http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/uk-ipo-launches-seps-consultation.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:54:33

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-07-19.gmi    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:57:15

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1356.jpg    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:57:56

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1706.jpg    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:58:03

• the other gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/other    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 03:59:16

• OCC - IRC, ICQ and Nostalgia gopher://gopher.unixlore.net:70/0/glog/occ-irc-icq-nostalgia.md    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 04:00:04

• Microsoft’s constant layoffs risk creating a culture of fear https://www.theverge.com/notepad-microsoft-newsletter/709144/microsoft-layoffs-2025-ai-notepad    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 04:08:25

• "Without years of service this is useless information" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k07367es    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 04:09:09

• "I'm pretty sure this dude didn't have "Q" clearance or anything like that. I bet he just went through some training to work on gov't jobs" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jzvrtf3n    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 04:09:42

• "The latest long-term support release of Linuxfx, version 11.25.07 “NOBLE,” is now available. Based on Ubuntu 24.04.2 and styled to look like Windows 11, the update offers a familiar yet open-source experience that skips many of the frustrations commonly associated with Microsoft’s OS." https://betanews.com/2025/07/18/this-new-windows-11-clone-is-actually-linux-and-runs-faster-on-your-old-pc-get-it-now/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 05:36:46

• "See, it doesn't take much. While the likes of Roblox continue to just block Linux platforms along with various other games with anti-cheat, perhaps something like Brickadia could eventually take its place." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/next-generation-brick-building-sandbox-brickadia-is-out-with-linux-steam-deck-support/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 05:37:24

• Linux Surpasses 5% Market Share in the United States for the First Time https://www.eteknix.com/linux-surpasses-5-market-share-in-the-united-states-for-the-first-time/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 05:38:14

• Some Linux writers contact Techrights to tell it about sloppers who "steal" their articles. One might joke that unwittingly Techrights became the anti-slop Ambassador - the go-to place for reporting such abuse    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 05:59:39

• "Meanwhile the Serial Slopper (SS) Fagioli is plagiarising Marius Nestor, much as Nestor predicted only hours earlier: (he even correctly said what topic it would be, Calibre)" http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/19/Slopwatch_7_New_Examples_of_Fake_Linux_Slop_Pieces_Plagiarism_W.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 05:59:45

• "It shows that hundreds of people like Free software and trust the FSF enough to give it money this summer (despite a bad economy everywhere)" https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/19/Free_Software_Foundation_Reaches_75_of_Funding_Goal.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 06:14:03

• "Oslo – M.I.T. – Oslo – Berkeley – Stanford – Oslo. Generating a visual map based on this trajectory route is impossible without human intelligence. Just try. I created GNOME Radio (https://www.gnomeradio.org/) when I realized the limitations of AI of it. I travelled this route physically by plane, train and foot between 2014/2015." https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2025-07/msg00019.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 06:15:41

• "3 new GNOME.audio software projects -- GarageJam / Radio / Voice" https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2025-07/msg00018.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 06:16:42

• How much nazism will it take for Phoronix to quit Social Control Media platforms like NaziX? https://x.com/phoronix https://x.com/michaellarabel    

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

• Didn't yet cross the "too much nazi" threshold?    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 06:19:51

• "My latest article about an OpenBSD upgrade that didn't go well was feature in the latest BSD Now podcast episode!" ☛ https://www.ncartron.org/one-of-my-blog-articles-featured-on-the-bsd-now-podcast-episode.html | Source: Nico Cartron    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 06:59:49

• "Inspired by XKCD 3113 “Fix This Sign”, the site features marquee animations, poor font choices, wonky rotation and alignment, and more." ☛ https://danq.me/2025/07/18/please-fix-this-site/ | Source: Dan Q    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 07:02:53

• Sven speaks for EVERY use of Debian http://sven.stormbind.net/blog/posts/deb_we_can_remove_xorg/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 07:53:40

• Every use of Debian uses the same software as Sven    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 07:54:00

• Media 2025, which part of "it's wrong to strangle women" did you not understand? Maybe the media likes Microsoft money more than it likes women.    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 07:54:38

• "But anyone who’s ever had to investigate a security incident knows the harsh reality: logs are only as trustworthy as their protection against post-incident tampering." ☛ https://rsadowski.de/posts/2025/openbsd-immutable-system-logs/ | Source: Rafael Sadowski    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 07:57:25

• "In a recent blog post When Root Meets Immutable: OpenBSD chflags vs. Log Tampering, Rafael Sadowski (rsadowski@) takes a deep dive into an infrequently mentioned feature of our favorite operating system" ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250718072438 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 07:57:43

• "In November 2014, a large group of anonymous senior IT professionals known as the Veteran UNIX Admins (hence the VUA in Devuan) began developing Devuan." ☛ https://www.devuan.org/os/team | Source: Devuan    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:16:39

• "If you apply strace to the problem, you'll find that the failing system call is listxattr(2), which is trying to list 'extended attributes'. On Ubuntu 24.04, ls comes from Coreutils, and Coreutils apparently started using listxattr() in version 9.4." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/NFSv4ServerListxattrPermissions | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:17:06

• "So somehow I’ve become an AI hardware person? There can’t be many of us." ☛ https://interconnected.org/home/2025/07/18/shenzhen | Source: Matt Webb    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:18:01

• Gulagboy: decriminalise most drugs. [time passes] Gulagboy's spouse: I got locked up for addiction.    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:19:00

• "The developers behind the FFmpeg project are again claiming major performance uplifts delivered by wielding the art of handwritten assembly code. " ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/the-biggest-speedup-ive-seen-so-far-ffmpeg-devs-boast-of-another-100x-leap-thanks-to-handwritten-assembly-code | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:20:00

• "Calibre 8.7 e-book manager adds APNX file support for newer Kindles and improves author matching, while fixing regressions with Kobo devices and book sending." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/calibre-8-7-adds-page-number-support-for-newer-kindles/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:20:16

• "Roblox? LEGO? Who needs it. I'm all about Brickadia life now. Out in Early Access, it's a next-generation mixture of LEGO styled block building, a little of Garry's Mod too perhaps and Roblox style mini-games." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/next-generation-brick-building-sandbox-brickadia-is-out-with-linux-steam-deck-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:21:41

• "Reformed under the new studio Coincidence, the team from Zachtronics have now released Kaizen: A Factory Story with Linux / SteamOS support. It's also rated Steam Deck Playable by Valve." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/kaizen-a-factory-story-is-a-great-return-from-the-zachtronics-team/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:21:57

• "Noobs Are Coming is a new release that takes the skin of Brotato and puts you in the shoes of a final boss, complete with really weird abilities." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/if-you-love-brotato-you-should-check-out-noobs-are-coming/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:24:23

• "From the team that made Judero, the handmade stop-motion digging adventure Mashina is set to arrive on July 31st." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/handmade-stop-motion-digging-adventure-mashina-arrives-july-31/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:24:43

• "Get ready to head into the weekend with the Build Your Own Shooter Bundle from Fanatical. There's plenty of treats for real cheap." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/amid-evil-dusk-and-many-other-greats-can-be-found-in-the-fanatical-shooter-bundle/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:26:02

• "Trump sent Epstein ‘lewd 50th birthday letter’" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2025/07/18/trump-sent-epstein-50th-birthday-letter-report/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:26:38

• "Trump accused of salacious birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein with president allegedly using raunchy drawing to mark their 'wonderful secret' | Daily Mail Online" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14916941/trump-birthday-message-jeffrey-epstein.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:26:56

• "ICC prosecutor threatened to drop Netanyahu arrest warrant or face 'destruction'" https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/icc-prosecutor-threatened-to-drop-netanyahu-arrest-warrant-or-face-destruction/ see https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Microsofts-ICC-email-block-reignites-European-data-sovereignty-concerns    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:27:20

• "Time remains on Putin’s side. That must change." https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/time-remains-on-putins-side-that-must-change/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:27:33

• "Avante! Atlantis is an upcoming turn-based strategy game that looks like you're playing a board game with a clever 2.5D style." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/2-5d-turn-based-strategy-game-avante-atlantis-gives-off-advance-wars-vibes/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:28:06

• "The Wandering Village from Stray Fawn Studio is a really unique city-builder that takes place on the back of a giant moving creature." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/city-building-on-the-back-of-a-giant-creature-the-wandering-village-1-0-is-out-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:28:22

• "Showing just how tough game dev can be for smaller teams and solo devs, Old School Rally has been hit with a DMCA and the Steam store page is gone." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/old-school-rally-gets-hit-with-a-dmca-and-taken-down-from-steam/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:32:07

• Australia: Age limit for search engines | "Australien: Åldersgräns för sökmotorer" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/07/17/australien-aldersgrans-for-sokmotorer/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:33:47

• "Swedish almond loaf recipe with butterscotch almond topping" https://www.theage.com.au/goodfood/recipes/adam-liaw-s-swedish-almond-loaf-cake-with-butterscotch-topping-20250717-p5mfsj.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:33:59

• "NYT Falls for Trump's Limited Hangout" https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/18/nyt-falls-for-trumps-limited-hangout/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:34:12

• "Inequality Set Free - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/inequality-set-free    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:34:26

• "Mammals Have Evolved Into Anteaters at Least 12 Times Since The Dinosaurs" https://www.sciencealert.com/mammals-have-evolved-into-anteaters-at-least-12-times-since-the-dinosaurs    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:34:41

• "This Viral Speech Shows How We Win Back Rural America" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/how-win-back-rural-working-class-voters/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:34:53

• "Trump’s NPR and PBS Funding Cuts Were Decades in the Making" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/business/media/npr-pbs-funding-cuts-republicans.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:35:08

• "Migrant clashes erupt in northern France with rocks launched at riot cops and fires blazing in the street as police try to stop launch of small boat bound for Britain | Daily Mail Online" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14918665/Migrant-clashes-France-riot-cops-fires-police-small-boat-bound-Britain.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:35:39

• Chat Control 2: Can we trust the European Parliament? | "Chat Control 2: Kan vi lita på Europaparlamentet?" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/07/18/chat-control-2-kan-vi-lita-pa-europaparlamentet/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:36:07

• Rate this translation | "Chatkontrolle: Schattentreffen unterläuft Position des EU-Parlaments" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2025/chatkontrolle-schattentreffen-unterlaeuft-position-des-eu-parlaments/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:36:33

• Tuxedo Stellaris 16 Gen7: Stellar performance, now with AMD Ryzen | "Tuxedo Stellaris 16 Gen7: rendimiento estelar con AMD Ryzen" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=es&tl=en&u=https://www.muylinux.com/2025/07/18/tuxedo-stellaris-16-gen7-amd/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:36:59

• "Trump’s plan to dismantle FEMA hits stumbling block after Texas floods" https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-07-16/trumps-plan-to-dismantle-fema-hits-stumbling-block-after-texas-floods.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:37:19

• "Pluralistic: MAGA crackup" https://pluralistic.net/2025/07/18/winning-is-easy/#governing-is-harder    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:37:36

• "Autocracy in America Ep. 2: The Pollster Who Sensed Democracy Was Faltering" https://www.thenextmove.org/p/autocracy-in-america-ep-2-the-pollster    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:37:50

• "Republicans have stopped fearing ‘the ratchet effect’" https://www.semafor.com/article/07/18/2025/republicans-have-stopped-fearing-the-ratchet-effect    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:38:21

• UMich is "feeding the anti-worker Gig Economy with public money" https://www.michigandaily.com/news/campus-life/umich-launches-late-night-lyft-ride-discount-in-new-night-owl-rides-program/ ("UMich launches late-night Lyft ride discount in new “Night Owl Rides” program")    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:38:30

• "Ukraine has launched a full investigation into the death of József Sebestyén, who died on 6 July, 444 reports." ☛ https://insighthungary.444.hu/2025/07/18/three-ukrainian-officials-banned-from-hungary-over-berehovo-mans-case | Source: Insight Hungary    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:39:28

• Frogs ☛ https://therevelator.org/patagonia-frog-comeback/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:48:38

• "Microsoft Stops Using China-Based Engineers for DOD Computer Systems, Company Says" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/defense-department-pentagon-microsoft-digital-escort-china | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:49:33

• "Jill Dopf Viles — self-taught genetic detective, the central figure in the most interesting story I’ve ever reported and my friend — passed away last month in Gowrie, Iowa, at 50" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/remembering-jill-viles-diy-geneticist-muscular-dystrophy-david-espstein | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:50:04

• USDA ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/usda-maine-foreclosures-rural-homeowners | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:50:30

• "Paramount Settlement" ☛ https://fair.org/home/iman-abid-on-the-economy-of-genocide-victor-pickard-on-paramount-settlement/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:51:00

• "Ignoring the Fate of the Earth" ☛ https://fair.org/home/writing-about-the-oil-business-and-ignoring-the-fate-of-the-earth/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:51:47

• "Criminalization" ☛ https://fair.org/home/ice-operates-within-a-broader-apparatus-around-criminalization-and-the-deportation-machine/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 08:52:18

• Building a Fire https://xkcd.com/3114/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 09:01:01

• Unsolved Physics Problems https://xkcd.com/3115/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 09:01:17

• Stupid gossip passed off as news https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/meet-tiktoker-pandaninjaxxofficial-creator-accusing-coryxkenshin-photos-1738296    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 09:01:59

• "One of the main advantages of using this systemd approach is the possibility of integrating multiple authentication methods" ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2025/07/18/fde-rogue-devices/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 09:09:36

• "Maix4-HAT is a compact AI inference module developed by Sipeed for edge-side deployment of large models." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/compact-maix4-hat-delivers-18-tops-int8-on-device-inference-for-raspberry-pi-sbc/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 09:20:24

• "Luckfox has introduced the Lyra Pi, a compact single-board computer with a Raspberry Pi-like form factor, built around the Core3506 module and a triple-core ARM Cortex-A7 processor." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/luckfox-lyra-pi-with-core3506-soc-provides-optional-4g-and-poe-in-a-raspberry-pi-sized-form-factor/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 09:21:04

• "At Red Hat, we believe collaboration is key to closing this gap." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/making-ai-accessible-to-all-our-collaboration-with-teens-in-ai | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 09:22:52

• "An autonomous intelligent network is a fully automated, zero-touch deployment and operations infrastructure consisting of compute, storage and networking for information and communication technology (ICT) services that is self-configuring, self-healing, self-optimizing and self-evolving." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/telco-autonomous-networks-choosing-the-right-cloud-and-framework | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 09:23:11

• Red Hat is morbidly obsessed with pushing buzzwords, hype, even scams to people https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/getting-started-red-hat-ansible-lightspeed-ibm-watsonx-code-assistant    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 09:25:27

• Fedora Community Blog: Infra and RelEng Update – Week 29 ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/infra-and-releng-update-week-29/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 09:27:07

• Create and enrich ServiceNow ITSM tickets with Ansible Automation Platform ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/07/17/create-and-enrich-servicenow-itsm-tickets-ansible    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 09:27:45

• Slopwatch: LinuxSecurity.com Slopfarm and Slopfarms Propped Up by Surveillance Giant Google News ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/18/Slopwatch_LinuxSecurity_com_Slopfarm_and_Slopfarms_Propped_Up_b.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 09:31:07

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

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 09:35:36

• How To Install Zeek Network Security on Fedora 42 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-zeek-network-security-fedora-42/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 09:36:14

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

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 09:36:35

• How To Install KDE ISO Image Writer on AlmaLinux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-kde-iso-image-writer-almalinux-10/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 09:36:53

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

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 09:37:26

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

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 09:37:34

• Calibre 8.7 Adds Page Number Support for Newer Kindles ☞ https://linuxiac.com/calibre-8-7-adds-page-number-support-for-newer-kindles/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 09:47:34

• "Law enforcement authorities in Vietnam will prosecute the operators of around 400 pirate sites offering pornographic content" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/pair-behind-400-block-evading-pirate-porn-sites-face-prosecution-250718/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 09:51:38

• "Alsup said Anthropic may have illegally downloaded as many as 7 million books from the pirate websites, which could make it liable for billions of dollars in damages if the authors' case is successful." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/us-authors-suing-anthropic-can-band-together-in-copyright-class-action-judge-rules/articleshow/122649685.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 09:56:16

• "WeTransfer is not the only tech giant refreshing its legal fine print – any new product that needs permissions-based data access – not just for AI – is going to require a change to its terms of service." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/18/llm_products_terms_of_service/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 09:56:42

• "Regardless of how much you like Colbert’s take on the Late Show — I do not care for it — the circumstances around its cancellation are suspicious and the implications are alarming" ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/billionaires-american-media/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 09:57:25

• "So we’re clear what happened here: Larry Ellison, a billionaire Trump ally, used his own money to buy CBS and install his son as the boss." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/18/dem-senators-use-epstein-scandal-to-pressure-trump-fcc-to-drop-bogus-inquiry-into-cbs/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 09:58:57

• "So what will happen to movies and TV shows that you’ve already purchased? For now, they’ll remain on Microsoft’s servers." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2853113/microsoft-stops-selling-movies-and-tv-shows-but-prior-purchases-remain.html | Source: PC World    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 09:59:31

• Digital Restrictions (DRM) = here today, gone tomorrow    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 09:59:56

• "In the letter, we argue that the push to introduce a mandatory dispute resolution mechanism into EU law would pave the way for content and application providers (CAPs)" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/eff-and-80-organizations-call-eu-policymakers-reject-fair-share-proposals | Source: EFF    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:00:15

• "We are concerned about the continued calls by large telecom companies to introduce, in the DNA proposal, a dispute resolution mechanism for the Internet’s interconnection ecosystem." ☛ https://www.eff.org/files/2025/07/16/net_neutrality_in_the_upcoming_digital_networks_act.pdf | Source: EFF    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:00:59

• "The DHS has been hyping assault stats for weeks, making it sound like there’s an actual war on ICE officers." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/18/dhs-filming-cops-ice-officers-is-a-violent-tactic/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:03:18

• "It is the first attempt by Korea to give an animal the status, and is part of an expanding movement to recognize the legal rights of nonhuman species." ☛ https://www.ecowatch.com/bottlenose-dolphins-south-korea-legal-personhood-protection.html | Source: EcoWatch    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:03:59

• "As first reported on by TechCrunch, the AI summaries are appearing for users in the US inside Google's main mobile search apps on iOS and Android under the main Discover news feed." ☛ https://futurism.com/ai-google-discover-journalism-industry | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:05:16

• "Projects that receive a higher percentage of their funding through public media “just won’t be able to be made,” Burns said." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-07-18/whats-next-for-pbs-and-npr-after-republicans-strip-funding | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:07:44

• "It hasn't been done successfully since 1999." ☛ https://www.axios.com/2025/07/17/republicans-spending-cuts-pbs-npr-foreign-aid | Source: Axios    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:08:07

• "The İstanbul 72nd Penal Court of First Instance announced the verdict after the 11th hearing of the case, which involved Keleş and four other defendants." ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/journalist-sultan-eylem-keles-sentenced-to-prison-over-coverage-of-workers-protest-309553 | Source: BIA Net    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:08:22

• "Public media outlets in Southern California’s urban areas are less dependent on federal funding than stations in smaller, rural markets, which don’t get the same kinds of donations from wealthy locals, for example." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-07-17/socal-public-media-outlets-brace-for-federal-funding-cuts | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:08:53

• "Supporters of defunding are fixated on NPR and PBS, but in reality the cuts will be felt where these services are needed most." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/npr-pbs-funding-cut-republicans-trump-1235388899/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:09:31

• "NPR has 386 public radio grantees that operate around 1,300 stations across the country. Around 40% of them are classified as rural stations." ☛ https://www.axios.com/2025/07/18/npr-pbs-funding-senate | Source: Axios    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:10:03

• Good news for Russia and RT. Lots of gap to fill now.    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:10:21

• "Dutch journalist Joost Bosman was twice denied entry to Georgia in July, adding to the list of Western journalists barred entry into the country for covering the ongoing wave of anti-government protests." ☛ https://oc-media.org/dutch-journalist-denied-entry-to-georgia-twice-in-july/ | Source: Open Caucasus Media    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:10:36

• "While no one at the network will explicitly say so, the specter of Donald Trump looms large over the whole affair." ☛ https://www.thenextmove.org/p/colbert-canceled-press-freedom-will | Source: Garry Kasparov    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:12:19

• "The late-night talk show was invented in the 1950s as a way for networks to own their own programming rather than have it provided by sponsors." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-07-18/is-late-night-dead-stephen-colberts-cbs-cancellation-raises-questions | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:12:48

• "The press conference will highlight the troubling implications Guevera’s case has for First Amendment rights in Georgia and across the nation." ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/07/media-freedom-civil-rights-groups-to-hold-press-conference-about-prolonged-ice-detention-of-journalist-mario-guevara/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:13:04

• "An Emmy-winning Spanish-language journalist who has frequently filmed ICE and law-enforcement raids, Guevara was arrested on First Amendment-related charges while livestreaming a “No Kings” protest in an Atlanta suburb on June 14." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/media-freedom-and-civil-rights-groups-to-hold-press-conference-condemning-prolonged-ice-detention-of-journalist-mario-guevara | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:13:25

• "The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by a bill under consideration in the Russian State Duma that would introduce fines for accessing or searching for “extremist” online content" ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/07/russia-gearing-up-to-prosecute-internet-users-for-searching-extremist-content/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:15:50

• "If Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political reasons, the public deserves to know. And deserves better." ☛ https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/cbs-cancel-late-show-stephen-colbert-financial-decision-1236464356/ | Source: Variety    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:16:06

• "The White House attempted to block the publication of a Wall Street Journal article about President Donald Trump‘s alleged 2003 birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein that contained suggestive language." ☛ https://variety.com/2025/politics/news/trump-attempted-block-publication-wsj-jeffrey-epstein-story-1236463201/ | Source: Variety    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:16:48

• "The bombshell WSJ report dropped Thursday evening, saying Ghislaine Maxwell got a bunch of Epstein's pals to write personal letters to him in 2003" ☛ https://www.tmz.com/2025/07/17/donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-birthday-note-naked-woman-wall-street-journal/ | Source: TMZ    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:18:53

• "The Journal notes that the letter bearing Trump’s name was outlined by a drawing of a naked woman, and that the woman appeared to be hand-drawn with a heavy marker." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-team-tried-kill-report-salacious-letter-epstein-1235388533/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:19:21

• "a big fat bribe" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jul/18/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert-to-end-in-2026-as-cbs-cancels-show | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:19:36

• "The most recent ratings from Nielsen show Colbert gaining viewers so far this year and winning his timeslot among broadcasters, with about 2.417 million viewers across 41 new episodes." ☛ https://apnews.com/article/stephen-colbert-late-show-cbs-end-8bad9f16f076df62c0ffc50e9c8adbab | Source: Associated Press    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:19:53

• "Colbert’s sharp critiques of Trump helped the show top the late-night ratings, giving CBS its strongest performance in the slot in two decades." ☛ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/the-late-show-end-of-an-era-as-cbs-cancels-trump-critiques-stephen-colberts-popular-show-here-is-why/articleshow/122721244.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:20:17

• "It's another black eye for Paramount ― more fallout from a cowardly settlement based on greed. Imagine not backing "60 Minutes," the gold standard of investigative journalism on TV." ☛ https://eu.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/media/2025/07/17/is-stephen-colbert-canceled/85265172007/ | Source: Gannett    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:20:44

• "Many questioned the timing of and motivation for the announcement, noting that Mr. Colbert hosted the most-watched show in late night television." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/arts/television/stephen-colbert-late-show-fans.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:21:05

• "CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery" ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/us-senator-alleges-cbs-canceled-stephen-colberts-show-due-to-a-trump-factor-101752814790078.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:21:35

• "CBS is axing The Late Show With Stephen Colbert in May 2026, the host told an audience at a taping on Thursday." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/cbs-colbert-late-show-end-may-2026-1.7588121 | Source: CBC    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:21:59

• "He called the settlement a "a big fat bribe" -- reasoning Paramount Global needs federal approval for a pending multibillion-dollar sale to the Hollywood studio Skydance." ☛ https://www.tmz.com/2025/07/18/jimmy-kimmel-slams-cbs-supports-stephen-colbert-after-the-late-show-cancellation/ | Source: TMZ    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:22:20

• "Which brings us to the issue that would have endangered The Late Show at some point in the next few years, regardless of who was in the Oval Office." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/late-show-with-stephen-colbert-ending-analysis-1235388587/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:22:39

• "Colbert had referred to the settlement as "a big fat bribe," with Paramount currently seeking government approval for an $8 billion merger with Skydance Media." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/cbs-axes-colberts-the-late-show-after-trump-deal-quip/a-73322132 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:23:02

• "Paramount Global is currently attempting to merge with Skydance Media, and company leadership has been acting as though they are concerned that President Donald Trump might try to block the merger." ☛ https://www.vox.com/culture/420351/late-show-with-stephen-colbert-cancellation-political-comedy-trump | Source: Vox    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:23:26

• "Stephen Colbert, the most popular late-night talk show host on television, has been taken off the air by CBS just days after he criticized the company for settling a bogus lawsuit with Trump." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/sanders-the-march-toward-authoritarianism | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:23:40

• "a lot of names" and "a lot of flight logs." ☛ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-sues-wall-street-journal-over-epstein-report-seeks-10-billion-2025-07-18/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:23:58

• "The six defendants named in Trump's lawsuit are: Murdoch, NewsCorp, Dow Jones (publisher of the Journal), NewsCorp CEO Robert Thomson and Journal reporters Joe Palazzolo and Khadeeja Safdar." ☛ https://www.newsweek.com/trump-wsj-lawsuit-murdoch-epstein-letter-defendants-list-2101041 | Source: Newsweek    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:24:30

• "Trump’s lawsuit on Friday, which also targets Dow Jones and News Corp, was filed in the southern district of Florida federal court in Miami." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/18/trump-libel-lawsuit-wsj-dow-jones-rupert-murdoch | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:24:45

• "I understand that we live in an era of blatant hypocrisy where “it’s okay if a Republican does it” is the norm, but I wanted to call out how directly similar this scenario is." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/18/trump-threatens-murdoch-over-epstein-story-using-tactics-his-supporters-used-to-call-a-massive-attack-on-free-speech/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:25:02

• "Torre Pacheco is a coastal Spanish town of nearly 40,000 people, and a third of its populationconsists of migrants" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-misinformation-fuels-anti-migrant-riots-in-spain/a-73314931 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:27:10

• "Indeed, the Australian Signals Directorate’s Annual Cyber Threat Report 2023–2024 highlighted a continued rise in cyber threats." ☛ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/binary-view-of-hard-and-soft-skills-impedes-cyber-responses/ | Source: The Strategist    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:27:36

• "Amazon has cut hundreds of AWS jobs amid wider tech layoffs, with Intel, Microsoft, and TikTok also reducing staff to curb costs and prioritize AI." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/tech-layoffs-amazon-intel-to-cut-more-jobs-amid-ai-push-cost-control/articleshow/122764791.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:27:54

• "I can’t open LinkedIn without seeing a new post from a Microsoft employee who lost their job in the company’s latest round of layoffs." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/notepad-microsoft-newsletter/709144/microsoft-layoffs-2025-ai-notepad | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:28:30

• "It seems increasingly likely that artificial intelligence will mean major changes to the economy and daily life. We need a public jobs program for displaced workers, and we should regulate AI as a public utility." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/07/artificial-intelligence-regulation-public-utility/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:28:48

• "According to Torsten Slok, the influential chief economist at Apollo Global Management, a major global investment firm, the current AI driven market bubble is even more stretched than the dot com frenzy of the late 1990s" ☛ https://gizmodo.com/wall-streets-ai-bubble-is-worse-than-the-1999-dot-com-bubble-warns-a-top-economist-2000630487 | Source: Gizmodo    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:29:24

• "That's what Sløk argues is coming for the major AI firms. That's Apple, Microsoft, OpenAI, Meta, Google/Alphabet, Amazon, and a range of other companies." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-bubble-is-worse-than-the-dot-com-crash-that-erased-trillions-economist-warns-overvaluations-could-lead-to-catastrophic-consequences | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:29:46

• "The US House of Representatives on Thursday, July 17, passed three landmark cryptocurrency bills, fulfilling the Trump administration's commitment to the once-controversial industry." ☛ https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2025/07/18/us-house-passes-landmark-crypto-measures-in-win-for-trump_6743474_13.html | Source: Le Monde    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:30:33

• "Stablecoins are designed to maintain a constant value, usually a 1:1 U.S. dollar peg, and their use has exploded" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-07-18/trump-signs-stablecoin-law-as-crypto-industry-aims-for-mainstream-adoption | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:30:44

• "The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California by state Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-17/california-sues-the-trump-administration-over-loss-of-high-speed-rail-funds | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:31:05

• "Canceling these grants without cause isn’t just wrong — it’s illegal" ☛ https://www.telesurenglish.net/california-sues-trump-administration-after-it-pulls-high-speed-rail-funding/ | Source: teleSUR    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:31:22

• "Today, House members piled venality onto perversion onto corruption. In approving this [cryptocurrency]-enabling bill" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/house-caves-to-crypto-lobby-fails-to-stop-trumps-grift | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:31:39

• "The EU is aiming to double high-speed rail traffic by 2030 and triple it by 2050. But harmonising rail networks across the continent is easier said than done." ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20250718-eu-encourages-sustainable-journeys-by-rail-are-trains-the-future-of-travel | Source: France24    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:31:55

• "Caboose No. 438 was built in 1955 and retired from service in the 1980s, when rail lines started phasing out use of cabooses amid technological advances that rendered them obsolete." ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51348015/utah-state-railroad-museum-gets-western-pacific-caboose-merci-boxcar-restoration-complete | Source: Deseret Media    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:32:17

• "Though the fall-out is still months away, Chinese lawmakers aren't waiting to set up the killing blow." ☛ https://futurism.com/china-trump-tactics-ev-exports | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:32:37

• "The concept, developed by British economist Kate Raworth is fairly straightforward. The outer ring or ecological ceiling of the doughnut consists of the nine planetary boundaries." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/17/doughnut-economics-tomelilla-sweden-decision-making-town-planning | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:33:14

• "Whitefish have remained a staple in the Great Lakes for millennia, surviving threats that decimated other species." ☛ https://www.bridgemi.com/events/bridge-lunch-break-discuss-whitefish-crisis | Source: Bridge Michigan    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:33:31

• "Selected as the cover article for the July 9 issue of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-07-ai-technologies-plastic-recycling.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:33:48

• "As Giuffre often insisted, her story was far from unique. One Justice Department memo estimates that there were more than a thousand victims." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/jeffrey-epstein-virginia-giuffre-trump/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:34:35

• "Then, on Thursday, several US media outlets reported that a federal prosecutor who handled Epstein's case, who is the daughter of a prominent Trump critic, was abruptly fired." ☛ https://www.lemonde.fr/en/united-states/article/2025/07/18/trump-threatens-to-sue-wsj-over-story-on-alleged-2003-letter-to-epstein_6743480_133.html | Source: Le Monde    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:35:00

• "Amid the row over the DOJ's release of the Epstein files, a report has claimed that the Wall Street Journal is working on a story with new details on President Donald Trump's links with Jefferey Epstein." ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/did-trump-try-to-kill-wall-street-journals-upcoming-story-on-his-epstein-links-report-surfaces-101752792212435.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:35:19

• "The situation has driven a massive wedge between president Donald Trump and his MAGA base." ☛ https://futurism.com/musk-accuses-trump-covering-up-epstein-scandal | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:35:43

• "Congressman Tim Burchett says he thinks the country needs a special prosecutor to step in and handle the Jeffrey Epstein files ... 'cause we need to balance public information with protecting victims." ☛ https://www.tmz.com/2025/07/17/tim-burchett-donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-files/ | Source: TMZ    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:35:59

• "according to the newspaper. The outlet described the contents of the letter but did not publish a photo showing it entirely." ☛ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/trump-drawn-into-epstein-controversy-as-wall-street-journal-reports-2003-letter-1892213 | Source: Deccan Chronicle    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:36:19

• "A letter bearing Trump’s name, which the report claims was reviewed by The Journal, contains several lines of typewritten text framed by a drawing of a naked woman." ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-epstein-files-friendship-list-b2791282.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:36:42

• "Upon taking office, the Trump administration hyped the imminent disclosure of these documents." ☛ https://www.vox.com/politics/420098/trump-epstein-files-democrats-bondi-conspiracy | Source: Vox    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:37:10

• "Garcia is requesting that the network provide all internal records and communications related to the interview with Trump’s campaign." ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/fox-news-trump-epstein-interview-democrats-b2791247.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:37:33

• "We felt from the beginning this was a follow-the-money case" ☛ https://futurism.com/trump-administration-log-epstein-money-transfers | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:37:51

• "The harsh but simple truth is that powerful people, including President Donald Trump, do not freely hand out information that will make them look bad." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/07/maga-influencers-wsj-binders/683598/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:38:05

• "Aside from the ongoing geopolitical volatility, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region faces a twin policy challenge: acute water scarcity on one hand" ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/gulf-water-scarcity-deslination/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:39:01

• "But the odds of success are sobering." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-authoritarian-no-kings-playbook-1235388347/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:40:15

• "The U.S. has broad data security concerns about the network of more than 400 subsea cables that handle 99% of international [Internet] traffic." ☛ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/technology/us-aims-to-ban-chinese-technology-in-undersea-telecommunications-cables-1892054 | Source: Deccan Chronicle    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:40:36

• "Content moderators at the German branch of social media giant TikTok sounded the alarm Thursday about what they say is a plan to replace them with artificial intelligence" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/tiktok-germany-moderators-raise-alarm-over-layoff-plans/articleshow/122677012.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:41:02

• "The case of mistaken identity, caused by poor visibility and a lack of communication" ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-site-where-george-washington-stopped-a-friendly-fire-incident-by-blocking-muskets-with-his-sword-180987008/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:42:36

• "bible of the racist right" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2025/07/what-do-dangerous-novel-turner-diaries/683580/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:43:05

• "active clubs" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/fascist-fight-club | Source: CBC    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:43:44

• "For nearly two centuries, literature from Marx and Dickens to Thomas Picketty and Barbara Ehrenreich has dissected and denounced the machinations of the greedy rich." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/06/20/why-do-tens-millions-us-support-economic-system-doesnt-benefit-them | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:44:33

• "ICE has been turned into a secret police." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/why-i-call-it-fascism | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:44:54

• "The Department [sic] of Government Efficiency began pushing the IRS to provide taxpayer data to immigration agents soon after President Donald Trump took office." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/17/the-irs-is-building-a-vast-system-to-share-millions-of-taxpayers-data-with-ice/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:47:08

• "EFF and ARTICLE 19 agree with the Foundation’s argument that, if enforced, the Category 1 duties - the OSA’s most stringent obligations – would undermine the privacy and safety of Wikipedia’s volunteer contributors" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/we-support-wikimedia-foundations-challenge-uks-online-safety-act | Source: EFF    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:47:39

• "The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency will have access to the personal data of 79 million people enrolled in Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-07-17/the-trump-administration-will-hand-over-the-personal-data-of-79-million-medicaid-recipients-to-ice.html | Source: El País    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:48:00

• "Meanwhile, the Transport Department will set up a centralised online platform to store and process all the data recorded from JRSs." ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/18/hong-kong-govt-to-require-all-taxis-to-install-in-car-cameras-with-audio-recording-functions-by-early-2027/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:48:15

• "While companies like Google and TikTok have complied to varying degrees, Telegram, founded by Russian-born entrepreneur Pavel Durov, has so far stopped short of opening a local office." ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/07/17/telegram-begins-legal-process-of-opening-office-in-russia-a89867 | Source: The Moscow Times    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:49:20

• "The trial was only on its second day at Delaware’s Court of Chancery, with Zuckerberg and former Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg expected to take the stand next week." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/07/17/meta-execs-settle-board-8-billion-lawsuit-data-harvesting-scandal/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:49:43

• "What's worrying is what this moment says - yet again - about us as a society" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/18/coldplay_kiss_cam_privacy/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:50:16

• "Now with OpenAI’s agent launch, users deserve to know whether these firms are considering these risks and designing their service for people in the real world." ☛ https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5623/do-early-steps-agentic-ai-respect-our-needs-privacy-and-security | Source: Privacy International    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:50:34

• Social Control Media: "Government workers, locked out of their jobs, struggled to organize securely" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/17/we-deserve-better-a-new-social-media-bill-of-rights/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:52:02

• Social Control Media ☛ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/07/baz-warns-youtube-facebook-podcasters-same-rules-apply-to-online-broadcasting/ | Source: Zimbabwe    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:52:12

• "The move comes after two cases – Mavundlela vs the KwaZulu-Natal MEC of cooperative governance" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/ai-misuse-shakes-south-african-courtrooms/266956/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:53:25

• Business Insider is nuking machines. Tested on several machines and browsers that block ads. Open an article, RAM runs out. Business Insider is under new management. Time to boycott Business Insider.    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:54:22

• "So, when do we risk accidentally overhyping AI?" ☛ https://hidde.blog/ai-hype/ | Source: Hidde de Vries    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:55:22

• "The partnership centers on Lucid’s Gravity electric SUV, which can cover up to 450 miles per charge with seven passengers aboard." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/07/17/uber-deploy-20000-autonomous-taxis-partnership-lucid-nuro/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:56:40

• "The artificial intelligence search engine Perplexity raised funds that valued it at $18 billion, intensifying fears of an AI bubble." ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/07/18/2025/runaway-ai-fundraising-sparks-bubble-fears | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:57:28

• "MechaHitler" ☛ https://futurism.com/exploitation-group-ai-waifu | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:57:55

• "The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has said the case of a law student accused of using AI to generate indecent images of his female classmates and teachers is not closed" ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/18/ai-generated-porn-case-remains-open-warning-letter-does-not-mean-closure-university-of-hong-kong-says/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:58:16

• "Meta's AI-powered translation tools are used across Facebook and Instagram for translating public bios and content." ☛ https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/meta-apologises-after-facebooks-auto-translation-declared-siddaramaiah-dead-8900894 | Source: NDTV    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:59:01

• "Much of what’s being sold as “AI” today is snake oil — it does not and cannot work" ☛ https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~arvindn/talks/MIT-STS-AI-snakeoil.pdf |    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:59:23

• "Just using the base models provides no additional value over your customers just using those providers’ products directly" ☛ https://daniel.industries/2025/07/13/the-tyranny-of-ai-is-not-ai-itself-it-is-the-lazy-rushed-product-designers-with-no-imagination-or-sense-of-craft/ | Source: Daniel Miller    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:00:19

• "As AI agents move beyond simple text generation to independently plan tasks, utilize tools, and fetch data" ☛ https://thenewstack.io/ai-agents-are-creating-a-new-security-nightmare-for-enterprises-and-startups/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:00:49

• "The idea for distillation began with a 2015 paper by three researchers at Google, including Geoffrey Hinton" ☛ https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-distillation-makes-ai-models-smaller-and-cheaper-20250718/ | Source: Quanta Magazine    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:01:07

• "AI isn’t just optimizing business operations, but fundamentally rewriting the rules of commerce and consumer experience" ☛ https://futurism.com/delta-system-ai-price-ticket | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:01:36

• "One reason that developers struggle with implementing Liquid Glass is Apple’s own evolving implementation of it." ☛ https://lmnt.me/blog/a-responsibility-to-the-industry.html | Source: Louie Mantia    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:02:17

• "In contrast, Frame of Preference animates these historical interfaces in a charmingly interactive way." ☛ https://tidbits.com/2025/07/14/marcin-wicharys-frame-of-preference-explores-20-years-of-mac-control-panels/ | Source: TidBITS    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:02:34

• "Last weekend, when Jack Dorsey released Bitchat, a Bluetooth-based, end-to-end encrypted messaging app, it immediately sparked debate across the security and tech communities." ☛ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/07/18/building-secure-messaging-is-hard-a-nuanced-take-on-the-bitchat-security-debate/ | Source: Trail of Bits    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:02:55

• "Cisco has issued a new security advisory warning of newly discovered vulnerabilities in its Identity Services Engine (ISE) and ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC)" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/cisco-cve-2025-20337-and-ise-pic-flaws/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:03:34

• "Rafael Cantón, head of Microbiology at Madrid’s Ramón y Cajal Hospital, knows the danger of superbugs all too well." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-07-17/a-gene-that-turns-bacteria-into-superbugs-is-spreading-through-hospitals-and-farms.html | Source: El País    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:04:26

• "Here are some of the hidden bacteria magnets in your daily routine, and how simple hygiene tweaks can protect you from infection." ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/11-everyday-items-that-we-forget-are-nasty-hotspots-for-bacteria | Source: Science Alert    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:04:50

• "reviewed documents about Luigi's medical care that are supposed to be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act." ☛ https://www.tmz.com/2025/07/17/luigi-mangione-lawyers-accuse-prosecution-violating-hipaa/ | Source: TMZ    

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

• "Really enjoyed this article by Joan Westenberg, about how she recovered her ability to think for herself." ☛ https://analogoffice.net/2025/07/18/efficiency-as-i-have-discovered.html | Source: Analog Office    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:05:24

• "They were able to swap the consoles out for fresh (unstapled) units, but the PR hit to GameStop had already been done." ☛ https://www.polygon.com/news/613569/switch-2-charity-auction-end-250k | Source: Vox Media    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:06:46

• "I’d instead champion ATX as one of the truest mainstays—and all the evidence of its steady, reliable presence over the past 30 years is right in the video." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2852164/atx-is-the-cockroach-of-pc-hardware-standards.html | Source: PC World    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:07:13

• "Raptor Lake systems have known timing/voltage issues that get worse with temperature" ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2851951/intel-cpus-are-crashing-again-during-summer-heatwaves-firefox-dev-warns.html | Source: PC World    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:07:30

• "It's moments like these, especially in comparison to another, more open system you have access to, that you realize how locked down services and devices just don't benefit you at all." ☛ https://blog.avas.space/the-end-of-an-era/ | Source: Ava    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:07:54

• "Founded in 2022, just as the pandemic-era chip shortage was beginning to ease, Rapidus aims to offer customers a viable alternative to established players like TSMC and Samsung, who currently dominate the foundry segment" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/18/rapidus_foundry_2nm/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:08:08

• "This is the 99th edition of People and Blogs, the series where I ask interesting people to talk about themselves and their blogs." ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/pb-alex-sirac | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:08:38

• "According to NASA Watch, a blog run by former NASA astrobiologist Keith Cowing, the satellites were originally "targeted for shut down" in the Trump administration's 2026 budget request" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/nasa-jpl-going-satellites | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:09:06

• "In 2024, a quantum state of light was successfully teleported through more than 30 kilometers (around 18 miles) of fiber optic cable amid a torrent of internet traffic" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/quantum-teleportation-was-achieved-over-internet-for-the-first-time | Source: Science Alert    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:09:18

• 1.4 Million Affected by Data Breach at Virginia Radiology Practice ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/1-4-million-affected-by-data-breach-at-virginia-radiology-practice/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:10:28

• Fortinet FortiWeb Flaw Exploited in the Wild After PoC Publication ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/fortinet-fortiweb-flaw-exploited-in-the-wild-after-poc-publication/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:10:56

• Email Protection Startup StrongestLayer Emerges From Stealth Mode ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/email-protection-startup-strongestlayer-emerges-from-stealth-mode/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:11:46

• Ubuntu 25.10 Wallpaper Contest Opened for Submission ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/07/ubuntu-25-10-wallpaper-contest/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:33:10

• "These communications are of very low bit-rate—often less than a few KBps (kilobytes per second) at a distance—and use very little power." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/radio-hobbyists-rejoice-good-news-lora-mesh | Source: EFF    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:37:13

• "In this paper, we remedy the state of affairs by providing a thorough post-quantum cryptographic analysis of SSH" ☛ https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/684.pdf | Source: Cryptology ePrints Archive    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:37:36

• "Many Go programmers prefer using if-free test assertions to make their tests shorter and easier to read. So, instead of writing if statements with t.Errorf: [...] " ☛ https://antonz.org/do-not-testify/ | Source: Anton Zhiyanov    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:39:57

• "You should know these concepts: [...]" ☛ https://thoughtbot.com/blog/enough-unix-to-get-by | Source: Thoughtbot Inc    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:40:35

• "This is an introduction on organizing R projects using source packages (powered by my R package srcpkgs)." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/07/organizing-r-development-using-srcpkgs/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:41:46

• "In Haskell API design, you sometimes want to model a computation that looks like a monad, i.e. some things depend on other things" ☛ https://chrisdone.com/posts/applicative-wired-monad/ | Source: Chris Done    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:42:08

• "This is deception as a business model." ☛ https://seths.blog/2025/07/on-reading-the-terms-of-service/ | Source: Seth Godin    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:44:24

• "Millions of us enjoy nothing more than spending hours racking up high scores on our favourite video games." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/make-games-with-python-2nd-edition-out-now/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:46:15

• "These settings at least make Firefoxʼs scroll bars a bit more reasonably sized." ☛ https://michael.kjorling.se/blog/2025/firefox-larger-scrollbars/ | Source: Michael Kjörling    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:47:01

• "Then, we’ll quickly present how to fully automate the certificates renewal/acquisition with sugar(1), a small (~150LOC shell) remote server administration tool. Code for the final automated setup is available here." ☛ https://tales.mbivert.com/on-letsencrypt-on-openbsd/ |    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:48:02

• "OpenBSD's webserver is called httpd and is very easy to use. This is the updated article with SSL. Here is the output from fc -l. I used these commands to get my server running" ☛ https://0x19.org/posts/2021-11-26.php | Source: binrc    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:48:22

• Weight loss drugs linked with growing number of side effects https://www.dw.com/en/weight-loss-drugs-linked-with-growing-number-of-side-effects/a-73229511    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:54:25

• Birger Schacht: My first tag2upload upload ☞ https://bisco.org/notes/my-first-tag2upload-upload/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:57:56

• Ubuntu 25.10 Shrinks its Raspberry Pi Install Footprint ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/ubuntu-25-10-raspberry-pi-minimal-install    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:01:48

• ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors Get a Bug Fix Update ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/onlyoffice-9-0-bug-fix-update-released    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:02:03

• Blender 4.5 Released as New LTS with Full Vulkan Support ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/07/blender-4-5-released-as-new-lts-with-full-vulkan-support/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:02:34

• Finally deshrouding my 3070 graphics card ☞ https://rubenerd.com/finally-deshrouding-my-3070-graphics-card/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:03:26

• CECOT ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/venezuelan-deportees-trump-immigration-asylum-el-salvador | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:08:46

• "Housing Discrimination Cases" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-hud-drop-housing-discrimination-cases-housing-pollution | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:09:09

• Alley Chaggar: YAML Research ☞ https://alleych.github.io/gnome/yaml-research-init/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:09:54

• Netflix Uses Generative Hey Hi (AI) in a Show for the First Time. If it’s Good Enough for Them … ☞ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/07/netflix-generative-ai-first-show/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:14:51

• Google Sues Operators of 10-Million-Device Badbox 2.0 Botnet ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/google-sues-operators-of-10-million-device-badbox-2-0-botnet/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:15:52

• Chinese state-sponsored cyberattacks target Taiwan semiconductor industry — security firm says motivation of three separate campaigns 'most likely espionage' ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/chinese-state-sponsored-cyberattacks-target-taiwan-semiconductor-industry-security-firm-says-motivation-of-three-separate-campaigns-most-likely-espionage    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:16:14

• Calibre 8.7 Adds Support for Generating Page Number Files on MTP-Based Kindles ☞ https://9to5linux.com/calibre-8-7-adds-support-for-generating-page-number-files-on-mtp-based-kindles    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:16:40

• Seems like it might be LLM slop with slop images ☞ https://utappia.org/2025/07/17/ucaresystem-v25-07-17-system-maintenance-tool-debian-ubuntu/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:18:25

• Nope, it cannot. Many Debian users depend on it. ☞ http://sven.stormbind.net/blog/posts/deb_we_can_remove_xorg/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/19/Debian_Can_Dump_Blind_Users_Because_I_am_Not_Blind.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:19:22

• Taiwan ‘working around the clock’ to strike tariff deal with US ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/18/taiwan-working-around-the-clock-to-strike-tariff-deal-with-us/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:19:51

• Lightning strikes kill 33 people in eastern India ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/lightning-strikes-kill-33-people-in-eastern-india    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:20:09

• New Mobile Phone Forensics Tool ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/07/new-mobile-phone-forensics-tool.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:23:54

• Strengthening cybersecurity communities at Phoenix Summit 2025 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/07/18/strengthening-cybersecurity-communities-at-phoenix-summit-2025/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:24:25

• API Stability: To change or not to change? ☞ https://www.kdab.com/api-stability-to-change-or-not-to-change/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:24:43

• The Servo Blog: This month in Servo: network inspector, a11y first steps, WebDriver, and more! ☞ https://servo.org/blog/2025/07/17/this-month-in-servo/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:26:05

• Security updates for Friday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1030479/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:26:40

• Mozilla Performance Blog: Performance Tools Newsletter (H1 Edition) ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/performance/2025/07/18/performance-tools-newsletter-h1-edition/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:27:01

• MX GNU/Linux 23.6 on a Nvidia-powered laptop, behold results! ☞ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/mx-23-6-kde-nvidia.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:27:24

• Freeze at second boot fixed ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202507/freeze-at-second-boot-fixed.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:28:37

• Strider OSS Search: A New Ally for Open Source Security ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/strider-oss-search-a-new-ally-for-open-source-security    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:28:56

• This new backdoored Windows 11 clone is actually GNU/Linux and runs faster on your old PC -- get it now ☞ https://betanews.com/2025/07/18/this-new-windows-11-clone-is-actually-linux-and-runs-faster-on-your-old-pc-get-it-now/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:40:16

• Rianne's laptop now at 500+ days' uptime, 3 main laptop combined uptime about 1700 days.    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:55:38

• "BUT HEY, TRY WAYLAND!!!!"    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:55:56

• Wayland killed GrumpyCat(tm)    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:56:42

• Cause of death: "MODERN!"    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:57:24

• The Debian family fallacy https://techrights.org/n/2024/03/03/The_Debian_family_fallacy.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:58:08

• If Debian was a family, it would be a family like Jeremy Bicha (still Debian Developer by the way)    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:58:44

• Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Autodesk FBX Review ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-alternatives-autodesk-fbx-review/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:58:57

• 7 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux FTP Servers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-linux-ftp-servers/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:59:06

• CAD Sketcher – constraint-based geometry sketcher ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/cad-sketcher-constraint-based-geometry-sketcher/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:59:15

• Lute – Learning Using Texts ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/lute-learning-texts/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:59:25

• Chapter 4: Mathematical Operations in AWK ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/awk-mathematical-operations/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:59:57

• Chapter 5: Manipulating Strings in AWK ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/awk-string-functions/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 13:00:07

• LHB GNU/Linux Digest #25.18: Journalctl Logs, Restore Containers, Bash Test, Better Diff and More ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/newsletter/25-18/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 13:00:17

• Organizing R development using srcpkgs ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/07/organizing-r-development-using-srcpkgs/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 13:01:12

• Tagging Bioconductor packages with EDAM ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/07/tagging-bioconductor-packages-with-edam/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 13:01:22

• Brian Fagioli Shovels Up LLM Slop (Plagiarism) Onto Slashdot, Then Uses Slashdot for Affirmation or as Badge of Honour ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/18/Brian_Fagioli_Shovels_Up_LLM_Slop_Plagiarism_Onto_Slashdot_Then.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 13:01:37

• "Linux and Secure Boot certificate expiration" https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1029767/43b62a7a7408c2a9/ way to make Linux not boot, or for "old" machines to "expire"? http://techrights.org/wiki/UEFI/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 13:06:46

• 48 left till target https://www.fsf.org/appeal    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 14:27:29

• 🔤SpellBinding — ACHRTUY Wordo: GERMS gemini://tilde.team/~stack/ensemble/gemlog/2025-07-14.gmi    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 15:19:26

• Of Course, It Wouldn't Be Life gemini://thurk.org/blog/649.gmi    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 15:20:53

• Wheels Are Moving Beneath Me Once Again gemini://thurk.org/blog/648.gmi    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 15:22:06

• "“Carbon footprint” is widely recognized to be “BP talk” to blame you the individual for your burger while Musk has four jetplanes." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/climate-justice-is-the-new-carbon-footprint    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 15:23:14

• "This year, I decided to dive into the thrilling world of Formula 1, and it has been an exhilarating experience! My motivation was twofold: I wanted to spend quality time with my husband, who is a long-time fan, and I was genuinely intrigued by the strategies and marketing that drive this high-octane sport." gemini://tobykurien.com/articles/2025-07-19-guest-post-formula-1.gmi    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 15:24:04

• polka dot season gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/polka_dot_season    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 15:24:57

• The current setup defending my sites gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-07-19-automated-defence-setup    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 15:25:42

• 🖼️ xkcd: #3117 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3117.gmi Replication Crisis    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 15:27:05

• Clap for Microsoft. 0.2% "market share". http://www.securityspace.com/s_survey/data/man.202506/mxsurvey.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 15:29:17

• "or even cryptocurrencies (e.g. Bitcoin, Dogecoin and Ethereum). Just try it!" https://netsplit.de/ good marketing?    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 15:30:04

• 'Crypto' bros/frauds killed freenode    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 15:30:24

• Mindolph – personal knowledge management software ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/mindolph-personal-knowledge-management-software/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 17:38:03

• 11 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Document Processors ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/documentprocessors/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 17:38:14

• lsr – recursively list files in directories ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/lsr-recursively-list-files-directories/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 17:38:33

• 10 Best Free and Open Source GUI Image Compression Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-gui-image-compression-tools/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 17:39:01

• HTerm – terminal program for serial communication ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/hterm-terminal-program-for-serial-communication/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 17:39:10

• LibreOffice calls out Abusive Monopolist Microsoft for using "complex" file formats to lock in Office users ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/libreoffice-calls-out-microsoft-for-using-complex-file-formats-to-lock-in-office-users/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 17:40:36

• GNOME devs say sysadmin "smeared the project" with Evolution Mail privacy report ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/gnome-devs-say-sysadmin-smeared-the-project-with-evolution-mail-privacy-report/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 17:41:30

• GNOME, Microsoft, and GitHub: The Lack of Reporting on Abusive Colleagues Contributed to Profound Media Vacuum (or Blackout), Now Resorting to SLAPPs http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/22/GNOME_Microsoft_and_GitHub_The_Lack_of_Reporting_on_Abusive_Col.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 17:42:11

• Steam gaming finally comes to RISC-V — AAA titles like The Witcher 3 and Crysis now playable thanks to revamped emulation tool ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/steam-comes-to-risc-v-thanks-to-emulation-aaa-titles-like-the-witcher-3-and-crysis-already-playable    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 17:42:31

• PCLinuxOS 2025.07 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/pclinuxos https://pclinuxos.com/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 17:43:16

• Bluestar 6.15.7 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/bluestar https://sourceforge.net/projects/bluestarlinux/files/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 17:44:30

• Proxmox 9.0-beta1 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/proxmox Also Soplos 4.0.0-alpha ☞ https://distrowatch.com/soplos    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 17:45:05

• Q4OS 6.0r9-alpha is released ☞ https://distrowatch.com/q4os https://q4os.org/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 17:45:51

• "People are getting twitchy about unmaintained free-software programs that likely have broken builds because it’s been two years since they were last touched. I’m here to remind you that you can just fork things." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2025/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 17:57:10

• 4 Critical Security Flaws Patched in VMware Workstation Pro ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/vmware-workstation-pro-update-security-patches    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:01:13

• New App to Compress Video to Target File Sizes on Ubuntu ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/constrict-linux-video-compressor-ffmpeg-gui-ubuntu    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:01:25

• $14 development board features GUITION ESP32-P4 + ESP32-C6 module ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/18/14-development-board-features-guition-esp32-p4-esp32-c6-module/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:02:15

• cExpress-R8 COM Express Type 6 Compact module features up to Ryzen Embedded 8845HS SoC, supports up to 96GB DDR5 ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/18/cexpress-r8-com-express-type-6-compact-module-features-up-to-ryzen-embedded-8845hs-soc-supports-up-to-96gb-ddr5/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:02:28

• US revokes visas of Brazilian justices after its top court cracks down on ex-president Bolsonaro ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/07/18/world-news/us-revokes-visas-of-brazilian-justices-after-its-top-court-cracks-down-on-ex-president-bolsonaro/ https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Microsofts-ICC-email-block-reignites-European-data-sovereignty-concerns    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:02:56

• People who crack down on crime won't be tolerated, says criminal who took over White House    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:03:29

• Curious humpback whale disrupts Sydney Harbour ferry services during morning rush hour ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/curious-humpback-whale-disrupts-sydney-harbour-ferries-during-morning-rush-hour    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:03:58

• "The only problem was that being 45 years old, it wasn’t quite up to scratch when it came to debugging today’s faster circuitry. Thus, he hacked it to do better, and entered it in our 2025 One Hertz Challenge to boot" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/18/2025-one-hertz-challenge-hp-logic-probe-brought-into-the-future/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:04:58

• SPAMnil is spreading SPAM for fake 'Linux' Foundation https://tfir.io/hilary-carter-why-open-source-and-decentralization-are-critical-for-ethical-ai/ it is SPAM as a 'SERVICE' http://techrights.org/n/2025/06/27/What_Linux_Foundation_Research_is_Paid_Marketing.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:05:59

• Federal Circuit Expands Prosecution History Estoppel to Simple Claim Cancellations in Colibri Heart Valve ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/07/prosecution-estoppel-cancellations.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:07:03

• DOJ Misses the Mark on Injunctions ☞ https://patentprogress.org/2025/07/doj-misses-the-mark-on-injunctions/ "case, centered around the alleged infringement of two patents covering flash solid-state drives, has raised eyebrows"    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:07:34

• "It’s a fine bit of precision engineering, packed with 41 complications, 13 pending patents, and a real-time star tracker the size of a 2-Euro coin." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/18/time-stars-and-tides-all-on-your-wrist/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:08:27

• Sarepta Refuses FDA Request to Stop Shipping Muscular Dystrophy Drug Elevidys ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/health/fda-sarepta-elevidys-duchenne.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:08:55

• U.S. Rescissions Package Threatens Devastating Consequences for Global Health: PHR ☞ https://phr.org/news/u-s-recissions-package-threatens-devastating-consequences-for-global-health-phr/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:09:50

• Friday Briefing: Convicted Felon’s Order on Epstein Records ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/briefing/trump-epstein-syria-israel-britain-voting-age.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:10:25

• North Korea bans foreigners from beach resort after Lavrov trip ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-bans-foreigners-from-beach-resort-after-lavrov-trip    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:10:38

• Could happen in GNOME also; GNOME is made by a convicted, registered "SEXUAL PREDATOR", was run by a shaman k00k ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-shaman-accused-of-raping-teen-in-exorcism-claims-lost-memory    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:11:48

• I will not be PM for third time if PN takes over Malaysia government: Mahathir ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/i-will-not-be-pm-for-third-time-if-pn-takes-over-malaysia-government-mahathir    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:12:18

• Dozens protest in Malaysia against ‘alpha male’ Convicted Felon nominee for US envoy ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/dozens-protest-in-malaysia-against-alpha-male-trump-nominee-for-us-envoy    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:12:36

• China’s spy agency attacks foreign efforts to ‘steal’ rare earths ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-spy-agency-attacks-foreign-efforts-to-steal-rare-earths    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:13:03

• China says successful US trade talks make return to tariff war unnecessary ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-says-successful-us-trade-talks-make-return-to-tariff-war-unnecessary    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:13:17

• Taiwan will not provoke confrontation with China, does not seek conflict: V-P Hsiao ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-will-not-provoke-confrontation-with-china-does-not-seek-conflict    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:13:32

• China mulls over economy-boosting measures to counter ‘severe situation’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-mulls-economy-boosting-measures-to-counter-severe-situation    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:13:48

• China quietly issues 2025 rare earth quotas, sources say ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-quietly-issues-2025-rare-earth-quotas-sources-say    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:14:17

• US bank Wells Fargo employee blocked from leaving China: reports ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/19/us-bank-wells-fargo-employee-blocked-from-leaving-china-reports/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:14:43

• Big Black Fish: Chinese farmer makes splash with homemade submarine ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/19/chinese-farmer-makes-splash-with-homemade-submarine/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:15:07

• PVCSub ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/18/pvcsub-a-submarine-from-the-plumbing-aisle/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:15:34

• "ZX Spectrum Is Now A Z80 Frequency Counter" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/18/2025-one-hertz-challenge-zx-spectrum-is-now-a-z80-frequency-counter/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:16:00

• Thai school apologises after student punishment fails to make the cut ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thai-school-apologises-after-backlash-over-giving-student-bad-haircut-as-punishment    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:16:25

• The Insurrectionist, Jeffrey Epstein, and Three Conspiracy-Theory Theories ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/news/fault-lines/donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-and-three-conspiracy-theory-theories    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:16:39

• 2025 journalism job cuts tracked: Informa Techtarget to cull 10% of staff after merger, Reach to cut 50 sports roles ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/journalism-job-cuts-2025-tracked/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:17:25

• Mammals Have Evolved Into Anteaters at Least 12 Times Since The Dinosaurs ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/mammals-have-evolved-into-anteaters-at-least-12-times-since-the-dinosaurs    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:17:46

• Plague Death in Arizona Shows Insidious Disease Never Disappeared ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/plague-death-in-arizona-shows-insidious-disease-never-disappeared    

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

• 40% of People Have Eyes That Aren't Perfectly Round. Here's What You Need to Know. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/40-of-people-have-eyes-that-arent-perfectly-round-heres-what-you-need-to-know    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:18:23

• We Have a New Record For The Most Accurate Clock Ever Built ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/we-have-a-new-record-for-the-most-accurate-clock-ever-built    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:18:40

• Moths Don't Like to Lay Their Eggs on Plants That Are Screaming ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/moths-dont-like-to-lay-their-eggs-on-plants-that-are-screaming    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:19:07

• Humans Felt The Effects of Weird Space Weather 41,000 Years Ago ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/humans-felt-the-effects-of-weird-space-weather-41000-years-ago    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:19:23

• Japan voters see little hope for tariff reprieve in carmaker Mazda’s home town ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-voters-see-little-hope-for-tariff-reprieve-in-car-maker-mazdas-hometown    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:20:17

• Quantum Teleportation Was Achieved Over Internet For The First Time ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/quantum-teleportation-was-achieved-over-internet-for-the-first-time    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:20:40

• Tulsi Gabbard Accuses Kash Patel of Covering Up for the Obama Deep State ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/18/tulsi-gabbard-accuses-kash-patel-of-covering-up-for-the-obama-deep-state/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:21:45

• Intel Arrow Lake refresh might not have a new NPU after all — latest reports indicate a clock speed bump only ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-arrow-lake-refresh-might-not-have-a-new-npu-after-all-latest-reports-indicate-a-clock-speed-bump-only    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:22:10

• Nigeria’s diplomatic recall risks stalling global cooperation (experts) ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250718-nigeria-s-diplomatic-recall-risks-stalling-global-cooperation-experts    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:22:50

• LLM bubble imploding https://siliconangle.com/2025/07/18/report-claude-users-experienced-unannounced-usage-limit-reductions/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:23:29

• Call of Duty maker can’t be held responsible for Uvalde, Texas elementary school shooter, lawyer argues ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/07/18/us-news/call-of-duty-maker-cant-be-held-responsible-for-uvalde-texas-elementary-school-shooter-lawyer-argues/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:29:18

• Lawmakers Question Whether CBS Canceled Colbert’s Show for Political Reasons ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/us/politics/stephen-colbert-canceled-trump-lawmakers.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:29:36

• Malaysia’s export-oriented businesses fret as deadline for US tariff deal draws near ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-export-oriented-businesses-fret-as-deadline-for-us-tariff-deal-draws-near    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:29:55

• US District Court Orders USAGM to Pay RFE/RL for Rest of Fiscal Year ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/us-court-orders-usagm-pay-rferl-fiscal-year-funding/33478034.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:30:54

• Dihydroxyacetone Man threatens Wall Street Journal lawsuit amid Epstein transparency controversy ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/trump-threatens-wall-street-journal-lawsuit-amid-epstein-transparency-controversy/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:31:23

• Cuban Minister Resigns After Accusing Beggars of Faking Poverty ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/world/cuba-minister-resigns-beggars-poverty.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:32:28

• Philippines' Marcos to discuss trade and security during U.S. visit as tariffs loom ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/philippines-marcos-to-discuss-trade-and-security-during-u.s.-visit-as-tariffs-loom    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:32:47

• Using Hey Hi (AI) Chatbots to examine leaked data ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/using-ai-chatbots-to-examine-leaked-data/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:33:22

• HKFP Monitor July 19, 2025: Revived talk of ‘soft resistance,’ reactions to Jimmy O. Yang’s tête-à-tête with John Lee ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/19/hkfp-monitor-july-19-2025-revived-talk-of-soft-resistance-reactions-to-jimmy-o-yangs-tete-a-tete-with-john-lee/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:33:50

• Visitor eats $6.2 million banana artwork at French museum ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20250718-visitor-eats-6-2-million-banana-artwork-at-french-museum    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:34:52

• The real scandal is that they call it "art" and value is like Wall Street values worthless companies which lose money    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:35:31

• Charting a strategic path for Syria’s postwar reconstruction ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econographics/charting-a-strategic-path-for-syrias-post-war-reconstruction/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:36:25

• Settlement Reached in Investors’ Lawsuit Against Meta CEO Mark Kapo-berg and Other Company Leaders ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/settlement-reached-in-investors-lawsuit-against-meta-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-and-other-company-leaders/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:37:18

• Anne Arundel Dermatology Data Breach Impacts 1.9 Million People ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/anne-arundel-dermatology-data-breach-impacts-1-9-million-people/ "stolen personal and health information"    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:37:44

• Critical Nvidia Toolkit Flaw Exposes Hey Hi (AI) Cloud Services to Hacking ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-nvidia-toolkit-flaw-exposes-ai-cloud-services-to-hacking/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:38:14

• CitrixBleed 2: 100 Organizations Hacked, Thousands of Instances Still Vulnerable ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/citrixbleed-2-100-organizations-hacked-thousands-of-instances-still-vulnerable/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:38:30

• Fraud: A Growth Industry Powered by [Slop] ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/fraud-a-growth-industry-powered-by-gen-ai/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:39:18

• In Other News: Law Firm Hacked by China, Symantec Flaw, Meta Hey Hi (AI) Hack, FIDO Key Bypass ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-law-firm-hacked-by-china-symantec-flaw-meta-ai-hack-fido-key-bypass/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:39:51

• Through the Magnifying Glass: The Cheese Mites (1903) ☞ https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-cheese-mites-1903    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:40:19

• Econet SmartBiz Customers Frustrated By Slower Internet Speeds ☞ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/07/econet-smartbiz-customers-frustrated-by-slower-internet-speeds/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:40:52

• Hell Toupée’s Rescissions Package Threatens Free Press ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/president-trumps-rescissions-package-threatens-free-press/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:41:46

• Exiled Syrian family returns home to ruins of Yarmouk refugee camp after fall of Assad ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/revisited/20250718-exiled-syrian-family-returns-home-to-ruins-of-yarmouk-refugee-camp-after-fall-of-assad    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:43:15

• Rockchip unveils RK3668 10-core Arm Cortex-A730/Cortex-A530 SoC with 16 TOPS NPU, RK182X LLM/VLM co-processor ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/18/rockchip-unveils-rk3668-10-core-arm-cortex-a730-cortex-a530-soc-with-16-tops-npu-rk182x-llm-vlm-co-processor/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:43:55

• [Meme] 9AM Meeting at Brett Wilson LLP (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/18/Meme_9AM_Meeting_at_Brett_Wilson_LLP.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:50:58

• How to Top Up a "Limited Liability" With Even More Limitations (Dodging Accountability in the UK) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/18/How_to_Top_Up_a_Limited_Liability_With_Even_More_Limitations_Do.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:51:11

• Free Software Foundation, Inc. (FSF) Inches Towards 75% of Fund-Raising Target ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/18/Free_Software_Foundation_Inc_FSF_Inches_Towards_75_of_Fund_Rais.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:51:19

• Listing as Staff People Who Left the Company More Than Six Years Earlier ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/18/Listing_as_Staff_People_Who_Left_the_Company_More_Than_Six_Year.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:51:40

• Social Control Media Productivity ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/18/Social_Control_Media_Productivity.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:51:53

• The Law Firm SLAPPing Us For the Microsofters Lost 72% of Its Tangible Assets in the Past Year, According to Its Own Reports ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/18/The_Law_Firm_SLAPPing_Us_For_the_Microsofters_Lost_72_of_Its_Ta.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:52:06

• 99.99% Uptime in First Half of 2025 ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/17/99_99_Uptime_in_First_Half_of_2025.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:52:18

• What Matters More Than "Market Share" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/17/What_Matters_More_Than_Market_Share.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:52:31

• What Brett Wilson LLP did with the Microsofters is pure evil and it'll be made to pay for it, even if that takes chasing and pursuing the firm's management as individuals    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:53:40

• UK Media Under Threat: Cannot Report on Data Breach, Cannot Report on Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Staff Strangling Women ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/17/UK_Media_Under_Threat_Cannot_Report_on_Data_Breach_Cannot_Repor.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:54:04

• Credit Suisse collapse obfuscated Parreaux, Thiébaud & Partners scandal ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/25/Credit_Suisse_collapse_obfuscated_Parreaux_Thiebaud_Partners_sc.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:54:17

• An artificially complex XML schema as a lock-in tool ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/07/18/artificially-complex-xml-schema-as-lock-in-tool/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:55:11

• New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients, including Noobs Are Coming and Dog Walk - 2025-07-16 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2025-07-16-edition/index.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:56:57

• When People Call a Best/Close Friend of Famous Criminal Bill Gates a "Serial Rapist" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/17/When_People_Call_a_Best_Close_Friend_of_Bill_Gates_a_Serial_Rap.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:57:13

• US states sue Convicted Felon to block FEMA program funding cuts ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/us-states-sue-trump-to-block-fema-program-funding-cuts/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:58:38

• bianet receives fake court orders demanding removal of news articles ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/bianet-receives-fake-court-orders-demanding-removal-of-news-articles-309602    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 18:59:34

• Authors’ Anthropic Infringement Suit Receives Class Certification — ‘Comprehensive, Per Work List’ of Pirated Books Due September 1st ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/18/anthropic-lawsuit-authors-class-certification/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:00:25

• Lithuanian man faces €7,000 fine after breaching border to enter Belarus ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2616087/lithuanian-man-faces-eur7-000-fine-after-breaching-border-to-enter-belarus    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:00:41

• BKT proposes resuming Belaruskali transit via Lithuania, government rules it out ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2616116/bkt-proposes-resuming-belaruskali-transit-via-lithuania-government-rules-it-out    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:00:56

• The US and Russia are not both run by dangerous violent thugs, who also encourage some in their population to act the same way, e.g. the Serial Strangler from Microsoft    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:01:45

• (now both)    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:02:06

• Veeam Phishing via Wav File, (Fri, Jul 18th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32120    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:02:38

• Official data shows record-high company registration figures in Hong Kong ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/18/official-data-show-record-high-company-registration-figures-in-hong-kong/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:03:39

• Story Of The Apple Lisa ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/18/before-macintosh-the-story-of-the-apple-lisa/ | Source: Hackaday    

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

• Layoffs at Abusive Monopolist Microsoft ☞ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/07/candy-crush-maker-king-lays-off-staff-ai-takes-jobs/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:10:40

• Senate intel bill takes on Salt Typhoon, ODNI reorganization ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/intelligence-community/2025/07/senate-intel-bill-takes-on-salt-typhoon-odni-reorganization/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/17/CALEA_CALEA2_is_the_Real_Problem_Not_Chinese_Operatives_Exploit.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:11:00

• "lowering oil price cap" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/18/e-u-approves-new-sanctions-against-russia-lowering-oil-price-cap | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:15:18

• WhatsApp = Kapo-berg ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/18/russian-lawmaker-says-whatsapp-should-prepare-to-leave-the-russian-market | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:15:37

• "Russia is poised to ban WhatsApp" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/18/there-s-a-99-percent-chance-it-will-happen | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:16:00

• "blueprint for a state ideology to establish Russia as Earth’s protector" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/19/god-bearing-people-to-save-us-from-consumerism | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:16:38

• Gabbard Claims Obama Administration Tried to Undermine Convicted Felon in 2016 ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/us/politics/gabbard-obama-trump-russia.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:16:54

• Microsoft Bankruptcy in Russia, Shutdown in Pakistan, What Next? ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/17/Microsoft_Bankruptcy_in_Russia_Shutdown_in_Pakistan_What_Next.shtml    

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

• New EU sanctions will target the heart of Russia's war economy – Lithuanian FM ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2616139/new-eu-sanctions-will-target-the-heart-of-russia-s-war-economy-lithuanian-fm    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:17:33

• Defected Russia soldier sentenced to 23 years in prison ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/defected-russia-soldier-sentenced-to-23-years-in-prison/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:17:51

• New Russia anti-extremism amendments spark concerns over increased crackdown on dissent ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/new-russia-anti-extremism-amendments-spark-concerns-over-increased-crackdown-on-dissent/    

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

• "hits rabbi’s car" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/18/overnight-russian-attack-on-ukraine-kills-at-least-three-and-hits-rabbi-s-car | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:18:51

• "Ukraine’s Security Council" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/18/zelensky-appoints-former-defense-minister-rustem-umerov-as-head-of-ukraine-s-security-council | Source: Meduza    

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

• Belgorod ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/18/i-could-snap-your-neck-like-a-chicken-s | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:19:44

• Zelensky ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/18/trump-told-zelensky-ukraine-should-go-on-the-offensive-washington-post | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:20:11

• Donbas ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/18/closing-in | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:20:27

• Australia delivers Abrams tanks to Ukraine for war with Russia ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-delivers-abrams-tanks-to-ukraine-for-war-with-russia    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:20:45

• Damage mounts in South Korea as torrential rains enter fourth day ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/damage-mounts-in-south-korea-as-torrential-rains-enter-fourth-day    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:21:17

• Ukraine’s tools for voteless democracy ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0718/Ukraine-s-tools-for-voteless-democracy    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:21:37

• Australia delivers Abrams tanks to Ukraine for war with Russia ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australia-delivers-abrams-tanks-to-ukraine-for-war-with-russia    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:21:59

• EU Approves New Russia Sanctions Package Including Key Oil Price Cap ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-approves-russia-sanctions-package-including-key-oil-price-cap-/33477518.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:22:13

• UN urges civilian protection amid escalating conflict in Syria ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/un-urges-de-escalation-civilian-protection-amid-escalating-conflict-in-syria/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:22:51

• Russia prisoner sentenced to 6 years for discussing Ukraine invasion with cellmates ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/russia-prisoner-sentenced-to-6-years-for-discussing-ukraine-invasion-with-cellmates/    

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

• UK sanctions Russian hackers, spies as US weighs its own punishments for Russia ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/uk-sanctions-russian-hackers-spies-as-us-weighs-its-own-punishments-for-russia/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:23:56

• EU adopts 18th package of sanctions against Russia ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_1840    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:24:48

• Questions and answers on the 18th package of sanctions against Russia ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_25_1841    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:25:04

• "Unlocking The Potential Of A No-Name Handheld Game" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/18/unlocking-the-potential-of-a-no-name-handheld-game/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:25:49

• ‘It’s everyone’s business.’ In Finland, national security is a shared responsibility. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/0718/finland-national-security-russia-putin-europe    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:26:07

• Lukashenko’s balancing act – does he have something to offer both the West and Putin? ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2616242/lukashenko-s-balancing-act-does-he-have-something-to-offer-both-the-west-and-putin    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:27:47

• 50 days for Putin: “Much ado about nothing?”, UK Data Breach scandal, Israel bombs Damascus ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-world-this-week/20250718-50-days-for-putin-much-ado-about-nothing-uk-data-breach-scandal-israel-bombs-damascus    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:28:06

• linuxconfig is now a SLOPFARM https://linuxconfig.org/eswin-computing-launches-ebc77-series-single-board-computer-with-ubuntu-24-04-lts see https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/19/linuxconfig_org_Joins_linuxtechlab_com_and_Others_Becomes_a_Slo.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:28:38

• David Bremner: Hibernate on the pocket reform 7/n ☞ https://www.cs.unb.ca/~bremner//blog/posts/hibernate-pocket-7/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:36:19

• X Hits Grok Bottom + More Hey Hi (AI) Talent Wars + ‘Crypto Week’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/podcasts/x-hits-grok-bottom-more-ai-talent-wars-crypto-week.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:36:54

• "Hackaday Podcast Episode 329" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/18/hackaday-podcast-episode-329-ai-surgery-a-prison-camp-lathe-and-a-one-hertz-four-fer/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:37:22

• Why Convicted Felon Can’t Shake Jeffrey Epstein ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-will-sommer.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:37:42

• Michael Wolff on MAGA’s Revolt Over Jeffrey Epstein ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/michael-wolff-on-magas-revolt-over-jeffrey-epstein    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:38:07

• Leah Litman on Convicted Felon’s Supreme Court ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/leah-litman-on-trumps-supreme-court    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:38:31

• TTABlog Test: How Did These Three Recent Section 2(d) Appeals Turn Out? ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/07/ttablog-test-how-did-these-three-recent.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:38:59

• FOSS Force Mostly Open Tech News Quiz—July 18, 2025 ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/07/foss-force-mostly-open-tech-news-quiz-july-18-2025/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:39:20

• Tomb Raider Composer Sentenced to 16 Months for COVID Loan Fraud ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/18/tomb-raider-composer-sentence-covid-fraud/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:40:06

• “Eddington” Is a Lethally Self-Satisfied COVID Satire ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/07/28/eddington-movie-review    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:40:26

• The Director Ari Aster Explains His COVID-Era Western “Eddington” ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/the-director-ari-aster-explains-his-covid-era-western-eddington    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:40:41

• Hong Kong gov’t to stop providing free Covid-19 antiviral pills to private doctors from July 29 ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/18/hong-kong-govt-to-stop-providing-free-covid-19-antiviral-pills-to-private-doctors-from-july-29/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:41:09

• COVID-19: a boon for patent pushers and for cranks alike    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:41:33

• Pluralistic: MAGA crackup (18 Jul 2025) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2025/07/18/winning-is-easy/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:41:49

• Absolutely stupid gimmicks. Just use a real computer instead. https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/07/samsung-3500-tri-fold-phone-tecno-peoples-choice/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:42:24

• A screen as wide as 3 of your fingers will never facilitate productive work    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:43:01

• The same goes for a mouse that can only move 10 mm up down left and right    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:43:31

• Similarly, never look for a healthy and nutritious meal inside a tin can    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:45:00

• Arch Linux pulls AUR packages that installed Chaos RAT malware https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/arch-linux-pulls-aur-packages-that-installed-chaos-rat-malware/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:45:38

• Microsoft boosts Apple and Linux with Vista 11 upgrade tax https://www.computerworld.com/article/4024867/microsoft-boosts-apple-and-linux-with-windows-11-upgrade-tax.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:46:16

• Lossless Scaling is my holdout Windows app, and it's already great on Linux https://www.xda-developers.com/my-holdout-windows-app-is-finally-on-linux/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:46:56

• The issue is the compromised sites https://hackread.com/linux-cryptominer-using-legit-sites-to-spread-malware/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:48:00

• Linux breaks a new record for US market share as people presumably flee Windows for its open-source rival https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-breaks-a-new-record-for-us-market-share-as-people-presumably-flee-windows-for-its-open-source-rival/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:50:58

• "If you've been looking for a new desktop browser on Windows, macOS, or Linux recently, you'll no doubt have heard of Zen Browser, the open-source fork of Firefox promises a "calmer" more aesthetically appealing web browsing experience that puts productivity first." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Zen-Browser-updates-to-latest-Firefox-version-and-fixes-Linux-performance-bugs.1061336.0.html    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:52:29

• 6 niche operating systems you can use that aren't based on Linux https://www.xda-developers.com/niche-operating-systems-you-can-use-not-based-linux/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:52:52

• Linux Terminal Finally Hits Galaxy Z Flip 7, Fold 7 Doesn’t Make the Cut https://sammyguru.com/linux-terminal-finally-hits-galaxy-z-flip-7-fold-7-doesnt-make-the-cut/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 19:53:44

• "Enjoy using the antenna aggregator to catch up on what people are writing in geminispace (shame it doesn't also do other small webs)." gemini://8by3.net/~sbr/log/2025-07-19.f-t-s.gmi    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 20:31:51

• "According to my logs, it was 2012 when I switched my writing from using various binary formats (Microsoft Word, OpenOffice, LibreOffice) and switched to writing purely in text formats." gemini://d.moonfire.us/garden/git-for-authors/    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 20:32:31

• x.com usage sagging in the UK https://gs.statcounter.com/social-media-stats/all/united-kingdom/#monthly-200902-202507    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 21:34:05

• "So... I have this pending draft. I am making some use out of this :-) ." gemini://tilde.club/~keyboardan/gemlog/2025-07-19__No_Not_Nothing.gmi    

posted Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 21:49:00

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