Roy Schestowitz

• Rumors Swirl of 15% Layoffs at Microsoft Gaming https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/21161/rumors-swirl-of-15-layoffs-at-microsoft-gaming    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:20:27

• "Paramount’s attempt to contain the leaked 'Avatar: Aang, The Last Airbender' has transformed into a digital game of whack-a-mole." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/paramount-faces-dmca-whack-a-mole-as-leaked-avatar-aang-movie-thrives-on-pirate-sites/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:23:15

• "liberates" ☛ https://www.404media.co/this-ai-tool-rips-off-open-source-software-without-violating-copyright/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:23:52

• "The trade agreement underpinning North American competitiveness and economic security is up for review in July 2026." ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/using-the-usmca-review-to-strengthen-regional-integration/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:24:45

• "On Monday, Washington D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced that Live Nation/Ticketmaster will be required to pay $9.9 million to settle allegations" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/20/live-nation-ticketmaster-dc-fine/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:25:47

• "The ads on your phone aren't just selling you sneakers. They're a feed for anyone with a budget." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/04/20/tucson-cops-cracked-a-cigarette-case-using-a-tool-tracking-500m-phones.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:26:18

• "The dissent from one of the two opinions tries hard to tease out a hypothetical procedural pathway to judicial review of a no-fly order in some circumstances." ☛ https://papersplease.org/wp/2026/04/21/d-c-circuit-court-of-appeals-keeps-u-s-citizen-on-no-fly-list/ | Source: Papers Please    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:26:32

• "You can watch the arrest in all of its ingloriousness below. It’s alternately comical and horrifying. Horrifying, because it involves officers assaulting a 62-year-old grandmother." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/21/judge-acquits-penis-costume-wearing-grandma-while-saying-some-dumb-stuff-about-probable-cause/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:26:49

• "Choudhury was shortlisted for the Public Service Journalism award at the British Journalism Awards in 2025 for his work." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/judges-body-hits-journalist-with-14k-costs-bill-for-pursuing-foi-request/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:27:29

• "shows up to Ned’s in DC and the Poodle Room in Las Vegas to drink until he is visibly drunk" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/21/kash-patels-defamation-suit-against-the-atlantic-is-designed-to-generate-headlines-not-win-in-court/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:28:02

• "Editor-in-chief Sherman Smith was in second, and reporter Anna Kaminski was in third." ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2026/04/21/journalists-of-the-year-kansas-reflector-sweeps-category-in-state-press-association-awards/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:28:21

• "OpenAI said it received a tip from Meta, which owns and operates Facebook" ☛ https://adf-magazine.com/2026/04/kremlin-used-ai-fake-author-to-pass-off-propaganda/ | Source: ADF    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:29:32

• "Iran has proven to be incredibly resilient in their ability to defend themselves against the US and Israel’s war." ☛ https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2026/04/13/iran-youtube/ | Source: The Canary    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:29:45

• "Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/04/vatican-leo-trump-iran-war/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:30:26

• "one has Google" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/europe_picks_4_sovereign_cloud/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:30:49

• "The election highlights a growing volunteer crisis within Debian" ☛ https://ostechnix.com/sruthi-chandran-debian-project-leader-dpl-2026/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:31:18

• "The Tim Cook story at Apple is an almost poetic arc." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/that-was-tim/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:34:15

• "Wish List" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/technology/apple-cook-ternus-wish-list.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:34:49

• "Carlson may claim his role in misleading the public about Trump was not “intentional,” but he’s contradicted by the combined force" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/tucker-carlson-apologizes-supporting-trump-iran-war-1235551550/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:35:27

• "Yes, you were misleading people, Mr. Carlson. And contra your characterization, it was very much intentional." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/apology-not-accepted-mr-carlson | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:35:50

• "The View’s panelists did not take kindly to Carlson’s apology." ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/tucker-carlson-apology-trump-the-view-b2962094.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:36:18

• "It must be noted that while Tucker’s mea culpa on the issue of Trump should be welcomed, we cannot start trusting him more broadly." ☛ https://zambianobserver.com/tucker-carlson-formally-apologizes-for-helping-elect-trump-says-that-he-will-be-tormented-by-it-for-a-long-time-and-hes-sorry-for-misleading-people/ | Source: The Zambian Observer    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:36:39

• "John Ternus joined Apple in 2001 and currently heads hardware engineering, overseeing the design of the iPhone, Mac and other flagship products." ☛ https://cafetechinenglish.substack.com/p/apple-bets-on-john-ternus-to-reignite | Source: Jérôme Marin ;  

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:37:28

• "Tim Cook knows he can’t stay at Apple forever." ☛ https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/04/that-was-tim-this-is-ternus-some-first-thoughts-on-apples-ceo-transition/ | Source: Six Colors    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:37:48

• "The book's starting point is that "Muskism" isn't merely the things Musk says, believes and does." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/21/torment-nexusism/#marching-to-pretoria | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:38:30

• Earth Day today http://yewtu.be/watch?v=UTPlKwkryEk    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:41:06

• Specific time, Earth Day yewtu.be/watch?v=UTPlKwkryEk?t=394    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:41:32

• The Planet Is Fine | George Carlin | Jammin' In New York (1992) https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=UTPlKwkryEk?t=394    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:43:04

• "On April 16, about 100 people gathered at event partner Ace Hotel Brooklyn to sip drinks from Aplos, Faccia Brutto" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/wired-at-night-event-ben-mckenzie-reads-mean-tweets/ | Source: Wired nbsp;  

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:44:28

• "Our longest daily distance on our upcoming cycle through Belgium is just over 60 km" ☛ https://ruk.ca/ | Source: Peter Rukavina    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:44:53

• "Earth Day takes place on April 22 this year, and is a show of support for environmental conservation and protection" ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/landscape-photography/photographer-and-conservationist-jon-mccormack-earth-day-is-a-time-to-reflect-notice-and-pause | Source: Digital Camera World    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:46:04

• "In return for nearly $77 million in tax breaks, the project promised to create exactly one permanent job." ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/a-data-center-is-getting-a-77-million-tax-break-it-promises-to-create-1-job/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:46:25

• "With a rapidly changing climate, many researchers worry that Maine’s lobsters will eventually move north to colder waters." ☛ https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/04/21/warming-waters-in-the-gulf-of-maine-may-affect-the-future-of-lobsters/ | Source: Maine Morning Star    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:46:43

• "However, with Earth Day on Wednesday marking the second anniversary of the ban, there is no word on when the next phase will be rolled out." ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/04/22/earth-day-2-years-on-from-single-use-plastic-ban-42-penalties-issued-but-no-sign-of-phase-2/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:46:58

• "The project has focused on reducing environmental impact while preserving the historic character of the castle and strengthening its connection to the Highlands." ☛ https://thehighlandtimes.com/inverness-castle-to-showcase-sustainable-future-on-earth-day/ | Source: The Highland Times    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:47:11

• "Sarah Ferguson is allegedly using secret 'burner phones' while keeping a low profile in the Austrian Alps" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/sarah-ferguson-austrian-alps-epstein-scandal-1792952 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:48:10

• "It found a consistent pattern of spikes just hours, or sometimes minutes, before a social media post or media interview was made public." ☛ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cge0grppe3po | Source: BBC    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:48:30

• "She argued that targeting infrastructure and commercial activity directly affects the regime's military capabilities." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-us-irgc-ships-economy-entreched-shadow/33736577.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:49:07

• "The Muchacha mine in the eastern Ituri Province employs thousands of workers, both Chinese and Congolese" ☛ https://adf-magazine.com/2026/04/islamic-state-attacks-eastern-drc-mines/ | Source: ADF    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:49:29

• "The attacks were the latest in a string of more than a dozen terrorist attacks on military outposts in Borno and Yobe states since the beginning of 2025." ☛ https://adf-magazine.com/2026/04/boko-haram-iswap-target-military-bases/ | Source: ADF    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:49:45

• "ridiculously rich people of the last century" ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/why-we-dont-need-billionaires/ | Source: Truthdig    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:50:16

• "After Congress banned Big Tech from working with TikTok" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/04/tiktok-big-tech-trump-immunity/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:50:35

• "Some Democrats are calling for Michigan to switch from party conventions to primary elections to choose candidates for statewide offices" ☛ https://www.wemu.org/michigan-news/2026-04-21/some-democrats-call-for-nominating-michigan-secretary-of-state-attorney-general-candidates-via-primaries |    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:51:08

• "Then I went back and read it again, slowly, against the larger record of what Karp has said in public over the last two years" ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-man-who-cannot-stop-talking-about | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:51:26

• "All of which means that my experience of the Trump years is decidedly weird." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/20/praxis/#acceleration | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:51:51

• "Yet both companies were co-founded by Peter Thiel, one of Silicon Valley's most prominent investors" ☛ https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/04/16/from-paypal-to-palantir-what-peter-thiels-track-re/ | Source: The Motley Fool    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:52:50

• "That large stake also showcases that one of the most noted thinkers in modern technology still believes Palantir's best days are ahead." ☛ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/stocks/EBAY/pressreleases/1331614/peter-thiels-billiondollar-bet-on-palantir-what-his-roughly-4-stake-really-means-for-investors/ | Source: The Globe And Mail CA    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:53:29

• "When you talk to people about data protection and privacy, what they are usually thinking of are social media, ads, and agreeing to share information with 1557 partners in a cookie banner." ☛ https://blog.avas.space/dp-links/ | Source: Ava    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:53:45

• "I’m still on about the attribution cartel, and got in AdExchanger again: What Happens When The Attribution Cartel Meets Advertising’s Halo Effect?" ☛ https://blog.zgp.org/save-the-halo-effect/ | Source: Don Marti    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:54:04

• "These new ICE Glasses, building on available glasses that allow video recording and heads-up data display, will be able to pulse vast federal holdings of biometric data" ☛ https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-ice-glasses | Source: Ken Klippenstein    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:54:30

• "global network of trusted third-party data sources" ☛ https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/ |    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:54:46

• "Tal Be'ery knew that I was online the night before I called him. He knew what kind of device I was using. I didn't share this information with him." ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/whatsapp-leaks-user-metadata | Source: Dark Reading    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:55:08

• "Palantir NHS deal" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/palantir_nhs_break_clause/ | Source: The Register UK https://techrights.org/n/2023/11/23/Privatisation_Catastrophe_Starting_with_NHS_England_Microsoft_a.shtml    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:55:58

• "For years, EFF has pushed technology companies to make real human rights commitments—and to live up to them." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/palantir-has-human-rights-policy-its-ice-work-tells-different-story | Source: EFF    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:56:12

• "It wasn’t just an embarrassing setback following over a decade of the launch vehicle’s development, either." ☛ https://futurism.com/space/jeff-bezos-new-glenn-failure-nasa-moon | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:56:43

• George Carlin: Saving the Planet - Full Transcript - Scraps from the loft ⚓ https://scrapsfromtheloft.com/comedy/george-carlin-saving-planet-transcript/ | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//scrapsfromtheloft.com/comedy/george-carlin-saving-planet-transcript/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:57:22

• Windows TCO: "Three proof-of-concept exploits are being used in active attacks against Microsoft's built-in security platform; two are unpatched." ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/exploits-turn-windows-defender-attacker-tool | Source: Dark Reading    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:58:10

• Windows TCO: "personal data had been compromised" ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20221844 | Source: Yle    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:58:23

• "This post gives an overview of the steps to take." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/copyright-and-dmca-best-practices-fediverse-operators | Source: EFF    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:58:57

• "While many online scams involve direct outreach to victims by scammers (who are often themselves human trafficking victims trapped in scam compounds)" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/meta-is-sued-over-scam-ads-on-facebook-and-instagram/ | Source: Wired    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:59:17

• "Russia particularly wants to stop the malign influence of foreign chatbots." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/04/20/russia-demands-a-sovereign-ai/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 05:59:49

• "an MIT graduate student named Latanya Sweeney stunned the privacy world by matching publicly available voter rolls with hospital records stripped of names and addresses" ☛ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/04/is-data-de-identification-dead-why-the-ai-privacy-risk-isnt-what-it-learns-but-what-it-figures-out/ | Source: Michael Geist    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:00:10

• "If this were happening at any other company, it would be an alarming violation of workers’ expectations." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/meta-tracking-employee-behaviour/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:07:30

• "Ask a BI engineer what they actually spend their time on: it’s not building dashboards." ☛ https://www.ssp.sh/blog/bi-is-not-dead-2026/ | Source: Simon Späti    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:07:58

• "More than 60 percent of both Republicans and Democrats polled by Ipsos earlier this year agree that the government should regulate AI for economic stability and public safety" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/policy/916210/ai-midterm-elections-data-centers-jobs | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:08:17

• "The shutdown happened last Friday" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-nuked-a-companys-access-to-claude-stopping-60-employees-dead-in-their-tracks-support-via-google-form-is-the-only-recourse-for-vague-usage-policy-violation | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:08:50

• "Mythos discovered vulnerabilities that were 27 years old in OpenBSD and 16 years old in FFmpeg." ☛ https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/tech-science/news/internet-is-no-longer-safe-cyber-attack-threat-increases-137752939.html | Source: Bhaskar English    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:09:35

• "Now, of course, ChatGPT is not a person, but that does not absolve our office and my prosecution team from our duty to investigate whether there is criminal culpability here." ☛ https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/uncharted-territory-chatgpt-told-university-mass-shooter-when-and-where-to-strike-official-alleges-20260422-p5zpxa.html | Source: The Age AU    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:10:03

• "A year ago, we wrote about how bugs in Apple's networking stack are preventing the iOS app from being as secure as possible." ☛ https://mullvad.net/en/blog/force-all-app-traffic-into-the-tunnel | Source: Mullvad VPN    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:10:37

• "How expensive do you think it is to find exploits in closed source systems?" ☛ https://200sc.dev/posts/ai-security-apr-2026/ |    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:10:56

• "But the market is cruel. Will it MailMaven around in six months, a year, five years—dare I hope for 10 or 20?" ☛ https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/04/mailmaven-review-an-email-nerds-best-friend/ | Source: Six Colors    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:11:15

• "He didn’t just say how great products were the focus." ☛ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/04/21/the-quadrant-was-now-complete/ | Source: Michael Tsai    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:11:49

• "The red alert push for digital sovereignty is really only about a year-and-a-half old, at most, and it is remarkable what E.U. countries have been able to achieve in that time." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/breaking-up-is-hard-for-eu/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:12:33

• "This change could come as soon as the next major operating system release, which would mean the following operating systems: [...]" ☛ https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2026/04/21/apple-enforcing-stricter-network-security-requirements-for-future-versions-of-apples-platform-operating-systems/ | Source: Rich Trouton    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:12:56

• "Today’s world however is much different from 1997 or 2011. It’s not an era where people are new to technology or computers. Everyone young grew around it." ☛ https://blog.viditb.com/where-i-want-apple-to-go-in-the-next-15-years/ | Source: Vidit Bhargava    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:13:21

• "Anyway, let’s see if we can take the ingredients on hand and make a meal." ☛ https://www.macworld.com/article/3119435/a-good-problem-to-have.html | Source: Macworld    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:13:42

• "That original Aqua interface came with a cost, as John Siracusa wrote in his review of the operating system: [...]" ☛ https://512pixels.net/2026/03/mac-os-x-shipped-25-years-ago/ | Source: Stephen Hackett    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:14:11

• "The industry’s recent trajectory has made the stakes clear." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2026/04/21/open-architectures-dictate-survival-hybrid-cloud-susecon/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:16:26

• "The lawsuit focuses on the EPA’s current “maximum residue limit” (MRL) for glyphosate in oats, which are widely eaten by children in cereals" ☛ https://www.thenewlede.org/2026/04/epa-ignored-plea-to-tighten-restrictions-on-a-controversial-weed-killer-lawsuit-claims/ | Source: The New Lede    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:22:32

• "I have started seeds and early planting, so I also started a list." ☛ https://drmollytov.smol.pub/2026-04-21 | Source: Dr Molly Tov    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:22:46

• "LED candles are neat, but they’re very suboptimal for wish-making: you can’t blow them out." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/04/21/analog-circuitry-lets-you-blow-this-led-out/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:23:36

• "So try to relax and let go of the fear of failure. Looking foolish will only last a little while." ☛ https://jimmitchell.org/2026/04/21/sometimes-wrong-is-right/ | Source: Jim Mitchell    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:24:03

• "I have a custom-built NAS/media server." ☛ https://catskull.net/how-i-compute-2026.html | Source: Dave DeGraw    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:24:53

• "This was originally supposed to be a pretty short note." ☛ https://ratfactor.com/finishing-things | Source: Dave Gauer    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:25:07

• "If you just want to maintain your own website, there are many ways to do that at low cost" ☛ https://kevinboone.me/steamroller.html | Source: Kevin Boone    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:25:23

• "I came across a long-form essay in Aeon by Carlo Iacono, a university librarian, titled Books and screens." ☛ https://thenewleafjournal.com/attending-to-surroundings-and-thoughts-on-walks/ | Source: The New Leaf Journal    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:32:43

• "I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here's What I Actually Handed Over." ☛ https://thejollyteapot.com/april-2026-blend/ | Source: Nicolas Magand    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:33:20

• "I can appreciate what Frank Lloyd Wright was trying to do with his architecture, and the buildings and spaces he created are spectacular." ☛ https://explodingcomma.com/posts/living-in-someone-elses-art | Source: Pete Brown    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:33:36

• "If there’s a big grey muscle in my head involved in reading this stuff, maybe I need to get into the habit of reading more human words. I wonder how one would go about that in the modern age?" ☛ https://www.rubenerd.au/handwriting/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:33:49

• "Well, I got the viral butter squishy - shipped halfway round the world by air freight from China in less than a week. The total cost was £0.00 for the squishy and £1.35 for a potato peeler. Free delivery." gemini://lab6.com/mlog/2026/04/21/butter/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:48:32

• dreaming gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/dreaming    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:49:15

• "I've been thinking a bit about Sandra's post about calling an X an X, and really, two points: first, the irritation that people still call it Twitter (I still do), and second, that it was a hellsite and the sooner it's gone the better." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2026/4-21.gmi    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:50:10

• The Digital Struggle: Confronting Antisemitism and Establishing Online Defense Communities gemini://kolhaam.flounder.online/gemlog/2026-04-22_online_israeli_jewish_communities.gmi    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:51:32

• "I have a physics questions which has been bothering me, but I'm having difficulty figuring out who to ask about it. I don't like JavaScript and Big Web technologies so I didn't want to go the modern route of asking on Physics stack exchange or some other Web forum, and I certainly wouldn't trust an AI bot." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260421-0.gmi    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 06:52:32

• "Give couple years and IBM will no longer talk about AI..." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kpraz281#replies    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 07:42:11

• "QUIC (RFC 9000) is a transport-layer protocol widely adopted by large content providers (or ‘hypergiants’)." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/04/21/using-quic-backscatter-to-infer-hypergiant-deployment-configurations/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 08:17:42

• "Matt Doughty has served up a double helping of Selkie this week" ☛ https://rakudoweekly.blog/2026/04/21/2026-16-selkie-tui-framework/ | Source: Rakulang    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 08:18:10

• "As architects, our customers are typically internal colleagues, so let’s try to step into the shoes of our customers." ☛ https://frederickvanbrabant.com/blog/2026-04-17-good-architecture-shouldnt-need-a-carrot-or-a-stick/ |    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 08:18:34

• "Anyone landing in an unfamiliar repo, whether that’s a new contributor" ☛ https://nesbitt.io/2026/04/21/brief.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 08:18:52

• "I don't actually have any fix for this." ☛ https://buttondown.com/hillelwayne/archive/people-get-confused-when-language-implementations/ | Source: Buttondown LLC    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 08:19:06

• "Imagine staring at a production log with a generic error in a function called processData()." ☛ https://kmcd.dev/posts/greppable/ | Source: Kevin McDonald    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 08:20:06

• "adhesion" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/21/you-cant-vote-out-amazon-web-services-fighting-adhesion-contracts-one-library-at-a-time/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 08:24:37

• "This is a collection of reusable components that I have created for my blog." ☛ https://werwolv.net/posts/component_zoo/ | Source: WerWolv    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 08:25:15

• "I accidentally published a few hundred drafts yesterday. I was messing with a new Hugo build pipeline, and symlinked something where it shouldn’t be" ☛ https://www.rubenerd.au/inadvertent-draft-publishing/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 08:25:48

• "This version includes important security updates to Firefox" ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-15010/ | Source: Tor    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 08:26:20

• "If you live and die by the algorithm, then your experience will be one of curation." ☛ https://joshblais.com/blog/a-fully-soverign-feed-system/ | Source: Joshua Blais    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 08:26:54

• "There’s a lot of love all over the world for GrapheneOS, the gold standard of mobile security." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/they-built-privacy-tool-grapheneos-now-sworn-enemies/ | Source: Wired    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 08:31:29

• "In the ages before convenient global positioning satellites to query for one’s current location military aircraft required dedicated navigators" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/04/21/the-electromechanical-computer-of-the-b-52s-star-tracker/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 08:32:35

• "This one has been a long time coming." ☛ https://fi.starlabs.systems/blogs/news/coreboot-on-the-amd-starbook-finally?shpxid=9ca1ebe2-ad79-4b64-8513-a3a6411cfec5 |    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 08:32:49

• "Courier does a small and necessary job (messaging) in the most straightforward way possible." ☛ https://interconnected.org/home/2026/04/21/courier | Source: Matt Webb    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 08:33:45

• "Zorin OS 18.1 is out." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/21/zorin_os_181_released/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 08:35:16

• "The latest point release of Zorin OS is here, as an interesting alternative to Linux Mint for those still searching for a replacement for Windows 10 as the dust settles over the ruins."    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 08:35:38

• "This is the first point release of the company's Ubuntu Noble-based series, arriving some six months after Zorin OS 18, whose beta version we looked at in September last year. This release picks up the updates from February's Ubuntu 24.04.4, including kernel 6.17 from the Ubuntu Questing Quokka release."    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 08:35:47

• "The GhostBSD project has announced the release of GhostBSD 26.1-R15.0p2 on April 18, 2026." ☛ https://ostechnix.com/ghostbsd-26-1-released-freebsd-15-xlibre/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 08:36:59

• "I know I’m preaching to the choir here, but I cannot express how much I enjoy NetBSD." ☛ https://www.rubenerd.au/happy-33rd-birthday-netbsd/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 08:37:13

• "It adds a curated set of extensions, skills, and themes up front so that for some people Pi feels more complete on first run." ☛ https://www.zolkos.com/2026/04/21/lazypi-made-people-mad.html | Source: Rob Zolkos    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 08:37:44

• "One of the slow moving pieces of TLS news is that Google is effectively requiring everyone to stop issuing TLS certificates that can officially be used for "Client Authentication"" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/TLSIgnoringMissingClientAuth | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 08:40:48

• "We have an extended power outage coming up, one that's long enough that I think we want a backup MX that can stay up during it." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/spam/BackupMXGetsAccessed | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 08:41:00

• "BGP location communities offer a rare glimpse into where networks actually interconnect, but most remain undocumented and opaque." ☛ https://labs.ripe.net/author/tkrenc/towards-understanding-city-level-routing-using-bgp-location-communities/ | Source: RIPE    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 08:41:40

• "It's a proper .wav file, but they didn't use staganography. The .wav file will play, but you'll just hear noise: [...]" ☛ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32910 | Source: SANS    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 08:43:52

• "This incident isn't just another story about cryptocurrency mining malware." ☛ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32888 | Source: SANS    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 08:44:05

• Lenovo Legion Go S sees a massive price jump | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/lenovo-legion-go-s-sees-a-massive-price-jump/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 09:02:08

• Sort out the Devil's mail in the spooky looking The Mailroom | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/sort-out-the-devils-mail-in-the-spooky-looking-the-mailroom/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 09:02:21

• Blending history with fiction, the WWI narrative adventure The Caribou Trail arrives May 14 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/blending-history-with-fiction-the-wwi-narrative-adventure-the-caribou-trail-arrives-may-14/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 09:03:01

• The totally chaotic STICKER/BALL arrives May 4 and you have to play it | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/the-totally-chaotic-sticker-ball-arrives-may-4-and-you-have-to-play-it/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 09:11:36

• "US suspends arms deliveries to Estonia, Finland's situation unclear" https://yle.fi/a/74-20221995    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 09:43:26

• "A Presidential Proclamation Marking Tim Cook's Retirement - 512 Pixels" https://512pixels.net/2026/04/a-presidential-proclamation-for-tim-cook/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 09:44:04

• iophk: a new, malevolent organization (mis-)uses an old name https://truthout.org/articles/southern-poverty-law-center-says-it-faces-federal-criminal-investigation/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 09:44:26

• "Southern Poverty Law Center Indicted Over Its Past Use of Paid Informants - NOTUS — News of the United States" https://www.notus.org/courts/southern-poverty-law-center-splc-fraud-indictment-paid-informants    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 09:44:44

• "Why We Don't Know What the Hell is happening in Trump's War" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-no-one-knows-what-the-hell-is    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 09:45:00

• "The Honeymoon Is Over Between Trump and Europe’s Far Right | The Nation" https://www.thenation.com/article/world/trump-europe-far-right-alliance-fraying-orban-meloni-farage/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 09:45:18

• "Was Donald Trump 'blocked' from using the nuclear codes against Iran? - Truth or Fake - France 24" https://www.france24.com/en/was-donald-trump-blocked-from-using-the-nuclear-codes-against-iran-1    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 09:45:39

• "Trump's messaging on Iran grows increasingly erratic - RTL Today" https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/trumps-messaging-on-iran-grows-increasingly-erratic-1126798538    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 09:45:55

• Election Year: Demand Answers About the Surveillance State | "Valår: Kräv svar om övervakningsstaten" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/04/21/valar-krav-svar-om-overvakningsstaten/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 09:46:47

• "Pope Leo says God’s name should not be used to ‘justify death-dealing choices’ as Hegseth’s religious messaging continues | The Independent" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pope-leo-god-iran-war-hegseth-b2962228.html    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 09:47:04

• "The 41-year-old son of Egyptian immigrants whose sharply progressive views align with those of Sen. Bernie Sanders, El-Sayed is seen by many Democrats in Washington as the kind of candidate they fear: someone who wins a primary and loses in November, costing them a shot at the Senate majority" https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/19/politics/michigan-senate-democratic-primary    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 09:47:28

• Pokemon-like monster catcher Monster Crown: Sin Eater arrives April 30 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/pokemon-like-monster-catcher-monster-crown-sin-eater-arrives-april-30/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 09:49:38

• CoolerControl 4.2 adds auto detection of new devices, stress-testing and more | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/coolercontrol-4-2-adds-auto-detection-of-new-devices-stress-testing-and-more/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 09:50:03

• "Why We Don't Know What the Hell is happening in Trump's War" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-no-one-knows-what-the-hell-is    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 09:50:51

• You can be that yourself! | "Det kan du selv være! | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/det-kan-du-selv-vaere    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 09:51:27

• "The Vindication of Bidenomics - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-vindication-of-bidenomics    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 09:51:44

• "A Promised Land of Freedom and Prosperity" https://www.thenextmove.org/p/a-promised-land-of-freedom-and-prosperity    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 09:51:59

• "Don't Let the Government Control Your Computer | Government (not parents) Decide Act" https://odysee.com/@switchedtolinux:0/don't-let-the-government-control-your:0    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 09:52:14

• sed @ Savannah: sed-4.10 released [stable] ☞ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10885    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 09:58:02

• Dirk Eddelbuettel: RcppArmadillo 15.2.6-1 on CRAN: Several Updates ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/04/21#rcpparmadillo_15.2.6-1    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 09:59:39

• SUSE-sponsored spam disguised as "journalism" https://siliconangle.com/2026/04/21/digital-sovereignty-drives-open-architecture-shift-susecon/ https://siliconangle.com/2026/04/21/cloud-infrastructure-powers-global-ai-susecon/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 10:00:48

• Happy 33rd birthday NetBSD! ☞ https://www.rubenerd.au/happy-33rd-birthday-netbsd/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 10:04:00

• Inadvertent draft publishing ☞ https://www.rubenerd.au/inadvertent-draft-publishing/   

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 10:04:35

• People get confused when language implementations break language guarantees ☞ https://buttondown.com/hillelwayne/archive/people-get-confused-when-language-implementations/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 10:05:00

• Judges body hits journalist with £14k costs bill for pursuing FOI request ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/judges-body-hits-journalist-with-14k-costs-bill-for-pursuing-foi-request/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 10:09:47

• Scottish man pleads guilty to attack spree that created Scattered Spider’s notoriety ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/the-com-scattered-spider-hacker-tyler-robert-buchanan-guilty-plea/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 10:17:31

• Antonio Campinos is dating (yes, dating) Ana Berenguer, sister of Luis Berenguer. She is influential in Spanish politics.    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 10:21:51

• US commander says Iran war success crucial for deterrence in Asia ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/us-commander-says-iran-war-success-crucial-for-deterrence-in-asia    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:18:22

• 2026 Balikatan exercises will highlight Manila’s more ‘active defense posture’ ☞ https://rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2026/04/21/philippines-balikatan-defense-china-military-exercises/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:18:44

• Mexico-Taiwan trade, already growing steadily, has surged this year ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexico-taiwan-trade/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:19:14

• China praises nations that denied overflight rights for Taiwan president ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-praises-nations-that-denied-overflight-rights-for-taiwan-president    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:19:46

• China praises nations that denied overflight rights for Taiwan president ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-praises-nations-that-denied-overflight-rights-for-taiwan-president    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:20:15

• Xi Calls for Hormuz to Reopen as China Balances Its Gulf Interests ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/middleeast/iran-china-hormuz-xi-jinping-oil.html    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:21:13

• Peru: Caught between decades of Chinese investment and renewed US regional interest ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2026/0421/peru-elections-china-chancay-fujimori    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:21:37

• China’s foreign minister to tour South-east Asia this week ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/chinas-foreign-minister-to-tour-south-east-asia-this-week    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:22:03

• Malaysia says it’s studying new migrant worker hiring system ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-says-its-studying-new-migrant-worker-hiring-system    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:23:19

• ‘Zombie drug’ openly sold at some vape outlets in Malaysia ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/zombie-drug-openly-sold-at-some-vape-outlets-in-malaysia    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:23:37

• Japan scraps a ban on lethal weapons exports in a change of its postwar pacifist policy ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/japan-scraps-a-ban-on-lethal-weapons-exports-in-a-change-of-its-postwar-pacifist-policy    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:24:19

• North Korean hackers suspected of $382m crypto heist ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korean-hackers-suspected-of-382m-crypto-heist    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:24:49

• China flexes energy leverage as the Philippines, US start annual war games ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-flexes-energy-leverage-as-the-philippines-us-start-annual-war-games    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:25:10

• China cuts petrol, diesel price caps for first time since Iran war began ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-cuts-gasoline-diesel-price-caps-for-first-time-since-iran-war-began    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:25:31

• High-profile inmates in South Korea are cashing in behind bars ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/high-profile-inmates-in-south-korea-are-cashing-in-behind-bars    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:28:16

• US did not move THAAD defence system from South Korea to Middle East, general says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/us-did-not-move-defense-system-from-korea-general-says    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:28:35

• Population growth is still rapid. Has the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) forgotten family planning programs? ☞ https://overpopulation-project.com/population-growth-is-still-rapid-has-the-un-population-fund-unfpa-forgotten-family-planning-programs/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:28:59

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Administration Foreign Policy Approach to South Africa Wastes Billions of Dollars, Imperils Global Health: Report ☞ https://phr.org/news/trump-administration-foreign-policy-approach-to-south-africa-wastes-billions-of-dollars-imperils-global-health-report/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:29:47

• Many holes in children's dentistry in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/21.04.2026-many-holes-in-childrens-dentistry-in-latvia.a643843/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:30:02

• RFK Jr. Refused to Commit to Backing New CDC Director on Vaccines ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/us/politics/rfk-jr-vaccines-erica-schwartz.html    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:30:21

• Two Palestinians Killed in Israeli Shooting Near West Bank School ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/middleeast/palestinians-killed-israeli-shooting-west-bank-school.html    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:30:36

• Taiwan president cancels Africa trip blaming Chinese pressure ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/taiwan-blames-chinese-pressure-for-cancelled-africa-trip;  

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:31:16

• Taiwan firm speeds up drone development amid China pressure ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-firm-speeds-up-drone-development-amid-china-pressure    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:31:33

• Singapore has to act to regulate social control media use for adolescents: Ong Ye Kung ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/singapore-has-to-act-to-regulate-social-media-use-for-adolescents-ong-ye-kung    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:31:56

• Delicate extraction: Malaysia offers rare earths alternative to China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/delicate-extraction-malaysia-offers-rare-earths-alternative-to-china    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:34:38

• Blood Tests Could Reveal Alzheimer's Risk Years Before Symptoms Appear ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/blood-tests-could-reveal-alzheimers-risk-years-before-symptoms-appear    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:35:22

• DNA Can Be Built in a Way We've Never Seen Before, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/dna-can-be-built-in-a-way-weve-never-seen-before-study-finds    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:35:41

• Study of 11,000 US Teens Links Cannabis Use to Slower Brain Development ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/study-of-11000-us-teens-links-cannabis-use-to-slower-brain-development   

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:36:09

• Expert Reveals a Simple Way to Reduce The Health Risks of Sitting ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/expert-reveals-a-simple-way-to-reduce-the-health-risks-of-sitting    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:36:28

• Curiosity Found Strange 'Dragon Scale' Rocks on Mars, And Scientists Are Excited ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/curiosity-found-strange-dragon-scale-rocks-on-mars-and-scientists-are-excited    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:36:52

• This Fungus Can Survive Deep-Space Conditions – And Could Hitch a Ride to Mars ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-fungus-can-survive-deep-space-conditions-and-could-hitch-a-ride-to-mars    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:37:08

• Medical Scans Reveal Hidden Secrets Inside Ancient Egyptian Mummies ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/medical-scans-reveal-hidden-secrets-inside-ancient-egyptian-mummies    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:37:23

• Curiosity Finds New Building Blocks of Life on Mars in Landmark Experiment ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/curiosity-finds-new-building-blocks-of-life-on-mars-in-landmark-experiment    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:37:37

• They should be disbarred immediately! ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/nyregion/sullivan-cromwell-ai-hallucination.html    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:39:03

• JPMorganChase Data Center Gets $77 Million Handout to Create Grand Total of One Job ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/orangeburg-data-center-tax-subsidy    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:40:14

• Concern Grows That Hey Hi (AI) Is Damaging Users’ Cognitive Abilities ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/concern-grows-ai-damaging-think    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:40:49

• Meta Installing Software on Employee Computers to Track Everything They Do, Feed the Data to Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-track-everything-workers-type-click-train-ai    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:41:34

• Drake Comes Out Swinging Against Universal Music in ‘Not Like Us’ Suit Appeal; Accuses UMG Of Wanting a ‘Free Pass for Defamation’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/20/drake-not-like-us-lawsuit/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:42:14

• Drake’s Album ‘Ice Sculpture’ Quickly Draws a Mob Wielding Sledgehammers and Pickaxes ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/21/drake-fans-ice-sculpture-new-album/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:42:53

• Good news: Japan further loosens its military export rules ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/good-news-japan-further-loosens-its-military-export-rules/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:43:45

• D.H.S. Will Run Out of Money for Paychecks in May, Secretary Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/us/politics/homeland-security-tsa-paychecks-mullin.html    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:44:09

• Asia’s expanding circle of security ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/0421/Asia-s-expanding-circle-of-security    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:44:31

• Lithuania considers logistics, demining role in Strait of Hormuz security ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2905054/lithuania-considers-logistics-demining-role-in-strait-of-hormuz-security;  

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:11:22

• Japan lifts restrictions on weapon and technology exports ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/04/japan-lowers-restrictions-on-weapon-and-technology-exports/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:11:48

• Hong Kong gov’t applies to seize HK$127m of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s assets ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/04/21/hong-kong-govt-applies-to-seize-hk127m-of-jailed-media-tycoon-jimmy-lais-assets/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:12:22

• New border control system require more data from non-EU travellers ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2904331/new-border-control-system-require-more-data-from-non-eu-travellers    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:12:56

• UK: No 10 had "dismissive attitude" to Mandelson's vetting ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/uk-no-10-had-dismissive-attitude-to-mandelson-s-vetting    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:13:19

• Windows TCO? ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/lawmakers-ponder-terrorism-designations-homicide-charges-over-hospital-ransomware-attacks/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:14:05

• OpenSSF Newsletter – April 2026 ☞ https://openssf.org/newsletter/2026/04/21/openssf-newsletter-april-2026/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:14:47

• Sheinbaum orders probe into whether CIA operation in Chihuahua violated Mexican law ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/sheinbaum-probe-cia-officers-chihuahua/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:15:44

• US warns it will run out of money to pay airport security workers in coming weeks ☞ https://nypost.com/2026/04/21/us-news/us-warns-it-will-run-out-of-money-to-pay-airport-security-workers-in-coming-weeks/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:16:18

• $290 Million Kelp DAO Crypto Heist Blamed on North Korea ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/290-million-kelp-dao-crypto-heist-blamed-on-north-korea/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:17:07

• Data Breaches at Healthcare Organizations in Illinois and Texas Affect 600,000 ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/data-breaches-at-healthcare-organizations-in-illinois-and-texas-affect-600000/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:17:41

• Organizations Warned of Exploited Cisco, Kentico, Zimbra Vulnerabilities ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/organizations-warned-of-exploited-cisco-kentico-zimbra-vulnerabilities/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:17:59

• Progress Patches Multiple Vulnerabilities in MOVEit WAF, LoadMaster ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/progress-patches-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-moveit-waf-loadmaster/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:19:06

• Third US Security Expert Admits Helping Ransomware Gang ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/third-us-security-expert-admits-helping-ransomware-gang/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:19:18

• Mullin: DHS to run out of emergency funds to pay staff in early May ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2026/04/mullin-dhs-to-run-out-of-emergency-funds-to-pay-staff-in-early-may/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:19:55

• Republicans launch a new effort to fund the Department of Homeland Security ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2026/04/republicans-are-launching-a-new-effort-to-fund-the-department-of-homeland-security/bsp;  

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:20:11

• Latvian government approves air defence procurement using EU funds ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/21.04.2026-latvian-government-approves-air-defence-procurement-using-eu-funds.a643837/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:20:31

• Power on / Shutdown Button with Raspberry PI (and How to Avoid Shutdown Options) ☞ https://peppe8o.com/shutdown-button-raspberry-pi/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:21:15

• Amazonian 'Internet of The Forest' Helps Birds And Monkeys Communicate ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/amazonian-internet-of-the-forest-helps-birds-and-monkeys-communicate    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:45:09

• Florida attorney general issues subpoenas in Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot probe over FSU shooting ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2026/04/21/florida-attorney-general-issues-subpoenas-chatgpt-probe-fsu-shooting/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:46:04

• Things You Told Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot or Claude May Have Already Doomed You in Court ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/lawyer-claude-ai-chatbot    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:46:43

• A Wish List for John Ternus, the Man Replacing Tim Cook as Apple’s CEO ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/technology/apple-cook-ternus-wish-list.html    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:47:39

• Dozens of Malicious Crypto Apps Land in Fashion Company Apple App Store ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/dozens-of-malicious-crypto-apps-land-in-apple-app-store/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:48:26

• Unsecured Perforce Servers Expose Sensitive Data From Major Orgs ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/unsecured-perforce-servers-expose-sensitive-data-from-major-orgs/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:49:39

• Israeli Soldiers Sentenced to Jail for Damaging Jesus Statue in Lebanon ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/middleeast/israel-soldiers-statue-lebanon-replaced.html    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:50:27

• Guess What This Creepy Underwater Thing Is That Was Photographed by US Navy Divers for NASA ☞ https://futurism.com/space/nasa-artemis-2-heat-shield-photo-underwater    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:51:27

• UGV Beast – An off-road tracked Hey Hi (AI) robot built for Raspberry Pi 4/5 ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/21/ugv-beast-an-off-road-tracked-ai-robot-built-for-raspberry-pi-4-5/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:51:57

• Mozilla Performance Blog: Telemetry Alerting: How It Works ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/performance/2026/04/21/telemetry-alerting-how-it-works/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:53:19

• Firefox 150 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1068839/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:53:36

• What’s new in Firefox mobile: Less clutter, more control and a free built-in VPN ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/mobile-updates/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:54:04

• Mozilla turns to slop for 'security' ☛ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/privacy-security/ai-security-zero-day-vulnerabilities/ | Source: Mozilla    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:57:19

• "Sovereign" with NSA-connected software? ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-confirmed-sovereign-support | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:58:06

• IBM selling slop using buzzwords that it is misusing ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/open-source-transparency-defines-future-sovereign-ai-europe | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:58:38

• IBM as GAFAM reseller ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/open-accelerator-joins-google-startups-cloud-program-empower-next-generation-innovators | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:59:10

• GAFAM and slop, brought you by IBM Red Hat ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/unlock-enterprise-ready-secure-ai-red-hat-lightspeed-agent-google-cloud | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:59:48

• "Most developers pay 20 to 200 dollars a month for a platform that runs on a server they will never see, configured by a team they will never meet, on pricing that keeps going up every quarter" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/coolify-linux-install-deploy-apps/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:01:18

• Why supporters of Burkina Faso’s junta leader are campaigning against a Sky News journalist ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260421-supporters-burkina-faso-junta-leader-traore-campaigning-sky-news-journalist    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:03:33

• Jussi Pakkanen: CapyPDF is approaching feature sufficiency ☞ https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2026/04/capypdf-is-approaching-feature.html    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:04:32

• The DTSA’s Missing Preemption: Does § 1835(b) Bind State Courts? ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/04/the-dtsas-missing-preemption-does-%c2%a7-1835b-bind-state-courts.html    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:05:27

• Still Climbing: PTA Hits 318 Days, Back to 2015 Levels ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/04/still-climbing-pta-hits-318-days-back-to-2015-levels.html    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:05:50

• The European Patent Office (EPO) Needs More Scrutiny, Contact Your Officials Tonight or Tomorrow ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/The_European_Patent_Office_EPO_Needs_More_Scrutiny_Contact_Your.shtml    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:06:26

• Brita prevails again in filter cartridge dispute ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/brita-prevails-again-in-filter-cartridge-dispute/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:07:02

• Mike Gabriel: Join us Lomiri CodeFest on May 16-17 & Fre(i)e Software GmbH is hiring more Lomiri Developers ☞ https://sunweavers.net/blog/node/153    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:07:36

• Thibault Martin: TIL that Minikube mounts volumes as root ☞ https://ergaster.org/til/minikube-volumes-root/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:08:12

• Firefox Developer Experience: Firefox WebDriver Newsletter 150 ☞ https://fxdx.dev/firefox-webdriver-newsletter-150/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:09:36

• Rust People entertaining slop, not code ☞ https://smallcultfollowing.com/babysteps/blog/2026/04/21/symposium/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:10:50

• CVE-2026-41316: ERB @_init deserialization guard bypass via def_module / def_method / def_class ☞ https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2026/04/21/erb-cve-2026-41316/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:11:37

• Ruby 4.0.3 Released ☞ https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2026/04/21/ruby-4-0-3-released/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:11:56

• Welcoming the 2026 APNIC general and Policy Fellows ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/04/22/welcoming-the-2026-apnic-general-and-policy-fellows/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:12:33

• Fedora Community Blog: Fedora Verified: Help Shape a New Way to Recognize Fedora Contributors ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/fedora-verified-recognize-contributors/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:13:19

• Fedora Verified: a proposal to recognize Fedora contributor status ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1068861/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:14:04

• Anthropic nuked a company's access to Claude, stopping 60 employees dead in their tracks ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-nuked-a-companys-access-to-claude-stopping-60-employees-dead-in-their-tracks-support-via-google-form-is-the-only-recourse-for-vague-usage-policy-violation    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:14:49

• Mexican Surveillance Company ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/04/mexican-surveillance-company.html    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:15:13

• UK publishers urge CMA to curb Surveillance Giant Google as search giant claims Hey Hi (AI) does them no harm ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/uk-publishers-urge-cma-to-curb-google-in-uk-as-search-giant-ai-does-them-no-harm/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:15:41

• Pushing slop, not Linux ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/21/3-lessons-building-reliable-servicenow-ai-integrations    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:16:36

• London Tube Drivers’ Strike Halts a Key Line ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/europe/london-underground-tube-strike.html    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:17:04

• Turkey arrests 110 coal miners on hunger strike ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/turkey-arrests-110-coal-miners-on-hunger-strike    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:17:36

• IBM Red Hat cannot stop boosting slop ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/21/kserve-llm-d-optimized-gen-ai-inference    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:20:58

• Russell Coker: More About Ebook Readers in Debian ☞ https://etbe.coker.com.au/2026/04/21/more-ebook-readers/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:21:46

• Amicus Brief to the European Court of Human Rights on spyware and surveillance in Azerbaijan ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/publication/amicus-brief-on-spyware-and-surveillance-in-azerbaijan/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:22:33

• Mozilla Performance Blog: Telemetry Alerting Beta Announcement ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/performance/2026/04/21/telemetry-alerting-beta-announcement/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:23:27

• Outrage in China after streaming site iQIYI debuts Hey Hi (AI) actor ‘database’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/04/21/outrage-in-china-after-streaming-site-iqiyi-debuts-ai-actor-database/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:24:12

• Audio CD fixes ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202604/audio-cd-fixes.html    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:24:54

• Ubuntu confirms the 26.10 codename, and it sounds strange ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-26-10-codename-confirmed    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:25:30

• LXQt 2.4.0 Released with Continued Wayland Improvements ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/04/lxqt-2-4-0-released-with-continued-wayland-improvements/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:26:14

• Firefox 150.0 is Out with RPM Package & GTK Emoji Picker for GNU/Linux ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/04/firefox-150-0-is-out-with-rpm-package-gtk-emoji-picker-for-linux/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:26:48

• Ubuntu 26.04 LTS: What’s new since 24.04? ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-26-04-lts-changes-since-24-04    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:27:42

• DietPi 10.3 is released ☞ https://distrowatch.com/dietpi    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:28:22

• Artix 20260420 is released as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/artix    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:28:42

• AlmaLinux Comments On California Age Verification Law ☞ https://www.phoronix.com/news/AlmaLinux-Age-Verification-Laws    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:30:14

• StormOS v1a is released ☞ https://distrowatch.com/stormos    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:30:38

• KDu 9-rv2 is released as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/kdu    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:30:57

• They probably DO NOT even check how many of those are "hallucinated" (fake), i.e. laziness and slop drowning out legit queues ☞ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Old-Network-AI    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:31:55

• TUXEDO 20260421 is released ☞ https://distrowatch.com/tuxedo    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:32:09

• France Says "Au Revoir" to Abusive Monopolist Microsoft ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/France-Says-Au-Revoir-to-Microsoft    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:32:44

• Kernel 7.0 Is a Bit More Rusty ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Kernel-7.0-Is-a-Bit-More-Rusty    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:34:33

• 'MacBook Pro for GNU/Linux users' ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/frameworks-overhauled-laptop-13-pro-brings-a-redesigned-chassis-intel-core-ultra-series-3-system-aims-to-be-a-macbook-pro-for-linux-users    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:35:58

• Wayland Color Picker GTK4 – sample colours ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/wayland-color-picker-gtk4-sample-colours/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:36:58

• 10 Useful Free and Open Source GNU/Linux WhatsApp Clients ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/useful-free-open-source-linux-whatsapp-clients/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:37:29

• Frame – desktop media conversion utility ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/frame-desktop-media-conversion-utility/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:37:59

• watch – small command-line utility written in C ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/watch-small-command-line-utility/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:38:33

• watch – small command-line utility written in C ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/watch-small-command-line-utility/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:39:05

• 9 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Data Hashing Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-graphical-data-hashing-tools/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:39:58

• Edconv – user-friendly FFmpeg GUI ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/edconv-user-friendly-ffmpeg-gui/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:40:32

• Minisforum MS-R1 ARM Mini Workstation running Linux: Benchmarks ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/minisforum-ms-r1-arm-mini-workstation-running-linux-benchmarks/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:41:01

• Recoder – GTK4 video transcoding application ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/recoder-gtk4-video-transcoding-application/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:41:32

• 15 Best Free and Open Source Network Inventory Management ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/networkinventorymanagement/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:42:06

• Anna – static site generator ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/anna-static-site-generator/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:42:42

• Neko-Void – GNU/Linux distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/neko-void-linux-distribution/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:43:54

• hzfind – compare Hetzner Server Auction machines ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/hzfind-compare-hetzner-server-auction-machines/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:45:35

• Periotable – modern periodic table app ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/periotable-modern-periodic-table-app/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:45:53

• Notebrew – static site CMS and blogging platform ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/notebrew-static-site-cms-blogging-platform/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:46:16

• This might be partly LLM slop ☞ https://www.fosslinux.com/155930/cachyos-review-2026-the-arch-based-distro-built-for-speed.htm    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:47:08

• American Oversight Sues for Records on Convicted Felon Admin Use of Palantir Tools Amid Growing Privacy, Data Collection Concerns ☞ https://americanoversight.org/palantir-data-collection-tools-foia/ https://techrights.org/n/2023/11/23/Privatisation_Catastrophe_Starting_with_NHS_England_Microsoft_a.shtml    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:47:55

• Security updates for Tuesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1068830/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:48:25

• timedatectl Cheatsheet ☞ https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/timedatectl/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:49:09

• Bootlin training courses on NXP i.MX93 FRDM, and NXP Registered Partner status ☞ https://bootlin.com/blog/bootlin-training-courses-nxp-imx93-nxp-registered-partner/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:49:46

• libcdio utilities ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202604/libcdio-utilities.html    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:50:16

• CherryTree replaces NoteCase notes manager ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202604/cherrytree-replaces-notecase-notes-manager.html    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:50:37

• EasyOS version 7.2.99 (7.3RC) released ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202604/easyos-version-7299-73rc-released.html    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:51:22

• 24 Best Free and Open Source Graphical YouTube Tools Bypassing the Web-Only Barrier ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/excellent-youtube-tools-bypassing-web-barrier/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:52:41

• IBM Red Hat encourages contamination of real work with slop; IBM is killing Red Hat's credibility ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/21/ai-powered-documentation-updates-code-diff-docs-pr-one-comment    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:54:32

• flooding companies and projects with slop gives only an illusion of productivity    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:55:50

• Sergio Cipriano: How to view the Debian Upload Queue ☞ https://sergiocipriano.com/list-upload-queue.html    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:56:20

• How To Install Dolibarr on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-dolibarr-debian-13/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:57:54

• How To Install Hestia Control Panel on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-hestia-control-panel-debian-13/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:58:13

• How To Install Mattermost on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-mattermost-debian-13/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:58:29

• Using LibreOffice for writing screenplays ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/04/21/using-libreoffice-for-writing-screenplays/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:58:58

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

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:59:30

• How To Install Apache Kafka on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-apache-kafka-debian-13/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:59:48

• How To Install VirtualBox on Fedora 43 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-virtualbox-fedora-43/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 14:00:13

• Marketing spam disguised as news, as if one person changing a job is significant ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/cms-strengthens-london-ip-practice-with-mccarthy-denning-partner/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 14:01:25

• RCN’s Multi-Year Legal War With UMG, WMG, and Sony Music Takes a Dramatic Turn ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/21/rcn-copyright-lawsuit/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 14:02:22

• ‘Scattered Spider’ Member ‘Tylerb’ Pleads Guilty ☞ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/04/scattered-spider-member-tylerb-pleads-guilty/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 14:03:25

• Lithuania to continue denying Fico airspace access for Moscow flight ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2905105/lithuania-to-continue-denying-fico-airspace-access-for-moscow-flight    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 14:03:48

• Lithuanian prosecutors send Belarus balloon cigarette smuggling case to court ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2905349/lithuanian-prosecutors-send-belarus-balloon-cigarette-smuggling-case-to-court    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 14:04:14

• Significant 'overlap' between auto industry and arms manufacturing, expert says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/significant-overlap-between-auto-industry-and-arms-manufacturing-expert-says    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 14:04:39

• Apartment collapses in Russia's Syzran, 11 injured after Ukrainian drone attack ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/apartment-collapses-in-russias-syzran-11-injured-after-ukrainian-drone-attack    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 14:05:03

• ‘Donnyland’? Ukraine Proposes Naming Part of the Donbas in Convicted Felon’s Honor. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/us/politics/donnyland-ukraine-donbas-trump.html    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 14:05:26

• Germany tells Russia threats are 'unacceptable' after arms makers list published ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2905102/germany-tells-russia-threats-are-unacceptable-after-arms-makers-list-published    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 14:05:46

• Russia's Sergei Shoigu says safety of Russians in Transnistria under threat, TASS reports ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/russia-s-sergei-shoigu-says-safety-of-russians-in-transnistria-under-threat-tass-reports    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 14:06:00

• Ukraine reopens damaged Druzhba pipeline to unlock €90 billion EU loan ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260421-ukraine-reopens-damaged-druzhba-pipeline-to-unlock-%E2%82%AC90-billion-eu-loan    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 14:06:20

• Could short-term deals weaken Russia’s enduring influence in Africa? ☞ https://defenceweb.co.za/joint/diplomacy-a-peace/could-short-term-deals-weaken-russias-enduring-influence-in-africa/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 14:06:35

• Russian diplomat summoned by Latvia yet again ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/diplomacy/21.04.2026-russian-diplomat-summoned-by-latvia-yet-again.a643954/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 14:06:57

• EU, Ukraine and Canada to co-host high-level meeting on returning Ukrainian children ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_856    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 14:08:26

• Was The Insurrectionist 'blocked' from using the nuclear codes against Iran? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/was-donald-trump-blocked-from-using-the-nuclear-codes-against-iran-1    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 14:50:17

• What’s in the SOSS? Podcast #59 – S3E11 Building a Connected Africa: The Origin Story of OSSAfrica with Prince Asiedu ☞ https://openssf.org/podcast/2026/04/21/whats-in-the-soss-podcast-59-s3e11-building-a-connected-africa-the-origin-story-of-ossafrica-with-prince-asiedu/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 14:51:46

• 4 schoolkids at home, 1 dying phone: Digital poverty is holding back Malaysia’s needy children ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/4-schoolkids-at-home-1-dying-phone-digital-poverty-is-holding-back-malaysias-needy-children "During the pandemic, 37 per cent of Malaysian students, or about 1.7 million children, lacked devices for online learning."    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 14:52:35

• UN experts decry human rights violations at Belarus detention camp ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/04/un-experts-decry-human-rights-violations-at-belarus-detention-camp/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 14:53:04

• Drew is projecting; he got caught being a pervert, now he paints himself as the victim ☞ https://drewdevault.com/blog/Addressing-harassment/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 14:54:24

• Today in Social Media Infringement Litigation: UMG, Concord Slap Quince with Major Lawsuit Over TikTok, Instagram Infringement Allegations ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/20/umg-concord-quince-social-media-infringement/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 14:55:03

• Digital Omnibus reality check: 83.5% of access requests not properly answered ☞ https://noyb.eu/en/digital-omnibus-reality-check-835-access-requests-not-properly-answered    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 14:56:05

• Anon: Moderators at LibrePlanet held onto Akira's post for four days, That is unsatisfactory engagement. List moderation is not a new task, it is a solved problem. Thus I interpret the misadventures we see at LibrePlanet as an intentional action to harm the community passively.    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 14:57:56

• Canonical Brings Ubuntu 24.04 LTS to MediaTek's Genio 520, 720 https://www.hackster.io/news/canonical-brings-ubuntu-24-04-lts-to-mediatek-s-genio-520-720-ab129638ad61    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 15:04:14

• Ubuntu 26.04 will block your upgrade on Thursday if your containers still use cgroup v1 https://www.xda-developers.com/ubuntu-2604-will-block-your-upgrade-on-thursday-if-your-containers-still-use-cgroup-v1/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 15:04:48

• 5 open-source operating systems everyone mistakes for Linux https://www.howtogeek.com/stop-calling-them-linux-5-open-source-operating-systems-everyone-mistakes-for-linux/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 15:06:13

• Working for scammers, as usual https://www.ledgerinsights.com/linux-foundation-decentralized-trust-unveils-tokenization-standard-lab/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 15:06:47

• I tested four Linux tiling window managers and one of them clearly won me over https://www.makeuseof.com/i-used-hyprland-niri-i3-and-sway-one-of-them-clearly-won-me-over/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 15:07:27

• Linux is developing a new NTFS driver for kernel 7.1 https://www.techzine.eu/news/devops/140662/linux-is-developing-a-new-ntfs-driver-for-kernel-7-1/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 15:08:07

• Valve's new Linux VRAM fix almost triples framerates in some games on the 4GB Radeon RX 6500 XT https://www.xda-developers.com/linuxs-new-vram-saving-feature-almost-triples-the-framerate-in-some-games/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 15:08:51

• Proton Experimental upgraded to Proton 11 for better Linux gaming compatibility | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/proton-experimental-upgraded-to-proton-11-for-better-linux-gaming-compatibility/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 15:09:31

• Recent Linux VRAM Management Improvements Resurrect 4 GB AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT for Some Games | TechPowerUp https://www.techpowerup.com/348377/recent-linux-vram-management-improvements-resurrect-4-gb-amd-radeon-rx-6500-xt-for-some-games    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 15:11:40

• Colorado Age Attestation bill gets amendments to have open source excluded | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/colorado-age-attestation-bill-gets-amendments-to-have-open-source-excluded/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 15:15:11

• Framework Laptop 13 Pro revealed with major changes and great Linux support | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/framework-laptop-13-pro-revealed-with-major-changes-and-great-linux-support/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 15:15:48

• Pipeweaver https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/streaming-or-recording-on-linux-check-out-the-audio-management-tool-pipeweaver/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 15:16:39

• Your Linux desktop is frozen, but your work isn't lost—here's how to save it https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-is-frozen-this-is-how-you-can-get-back-to-your-session-without-losing-data/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 15:24:37

• This headline is false. Rust did not do this. https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-keeps-getting-faster-stable-this-programming-language-why/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 15:25:33

• Misusing or riding the brand "Linux" to sell slop https://startupfortune.com/llamacpp-is-becoming-the-linux-of-large-language-models-and-the-cloud-ai-giants-should-be-paying-attention/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 15:26:34

• This Engineer Got a Tesla To Play Rick Astley From a Retro Floppy Disk https://hypebeast.com/2026/4/tesla-plays-rick-astley-track-from-retro-floppy-disk    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 15:27:10

• France ditches Windows for Linux to move away from American tools, mirroring a shift in India https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/france-ditches-windows-for-linux-to-move-away-from-american-tools-mirroring-a-shift-in-india/articleshow/130408025.cms?from=mdr    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 15:29:24

• Arch Linux pulls the plug on Pascal: GTX 10 cards are dropped from the default path with NVIDIA 590 | igor´sLAB ⚓ https://www.igorslab.de/en/arch-linux-is-phasing-out-pascal-gtx-10-cards-are-being-removed-from-the-default-path-with-nvidia-590/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 15:30:13

• "The feature list for Linux kernel 7.1 is taking shape, and a standout addition has already landed: a new read-write NTFS driver." https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/linux_71_new_ntfs/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 15:30:45

• GNOME 50 is the Linux desktop update I've waited years for https://www.howtogeek.com/gnome-50-is-the-linux-desktop-update-ive-waited-years-for/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 15:32:31

• Two Makers Just Built the Pocket Linux PC Big Tech Refused To Make - Yanko Design ⚓ https://www.yankodesign.com/2026/04/20/two-makers-just-built-the-pocket-linux-pc-big-tech-refused-to-make/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 15:33:35

• Now you can run Steam games in Linux on some handhelds that ship with Android https://liliputing.com/now-you-can-run-steam-games-in-linux-on-some-handhelds-that-ship-with-android/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 15:33:58

• Valve’s new Linux VRAM fix triples FPS for select AMD RX 6500 XT games ⚓ https://www.dlcompare.com/gaming-news/valve-s-new-linux-vram-fix-triples-fps-for-select-amd-rx-6500-xt-games-75267    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 15:38:04

• Early CachyOS test puts Valve’s low-VRAM Linux patch on a 4GB GPU https://videocardz.com/newz/valve-low-vram-linux-fix-tested-on-rx-6500-xt-gains-reach-6-4-in-some-games    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 15:38:31

• CIQ Delivers the First Enterprise Linux Compliance Platform for Federal Cryptographic Validation and Post-Quantum Readiness - StorageNewsletter ⚓ https://www.storagenewsletter.com/2026/04/20/ciq-delivers-the-first-enterprise-linux-compliance-platform-for-federal-cryptographic-validation-and-post-quantum-readiness/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 15:39:48

• iophk: The Gates Foundation is hiring an investigator to probe its Epstein connections https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/22/business/gates-foundation-epstein-probe a whitewash is on the way ... http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/The_Epstein_Files_Don_t_Say_the_Ages_of_Those_Russian_Girls_Bil.shtml    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 18:14:49

• "A simple Bash script to request Gemini protocol URLs with a little URL sanitizing. Doesn’t follow redirects, doesn’t show an error if one occurs for select options." gemini://michaelnordmeyer.com/transmissions/2026-04-22-a-simple-gcurl-in-bash.gmi    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 19:57:52

• daily nvim #2 gemini://frooplet.com/glog/2026-04-22-daily-nvim-2.gmi    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 19:58:32

• "y'all, we just managed to catch the tail end of this years hyacinth festival and it was so pretty! i never imagined... a whole forest, hills and knolls and little valleys all covered in bluebells." gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/20260422    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 19:59:22

• "yeah, absolutely Alvind has to take the tough decision of drinking down gallons of hot curry, and then bombarding the toilet bowl to kingdom come. It's bringing in a new era of IBM AI greatness under Alvind's leadership of toilet use." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kpg7z4sc#replies    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 20:36:15

• "Tonight's film was the 2025 remake of Lilo & Stitch. I enjoyed it more than the original, which I never watched when it was new because at the time I was more into LILO, the GRUB precursor." gemini://lab6.com/mlog/2026/04/18/lilo/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 20:56:47

• "It’s been nearly 23 years since I last wrote about this film on this site, and in the meantime surely everything that can be said about it has been said, and yet here we are, saying some more." gemini://lab6.com/mlog/2026/04/17/rotk/    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 20:57:35

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/rumors-swirl-of-15-layoffs-at-microsoft-gaming/ar-AA21r5c7   

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 22:13:22

• MS MSN: layoffs at Microsoft https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/rumors-swirl-of-15-layoffs-at-microsoft-gaming/ar-AA21r5c7    

posted Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 22:13:33

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