Roy Schestowitz

• "It was always my intention that one day, eventually, my long languishing smol.earth project would finally be officially and publically launched in some sense on Earth Day." gemini://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space/~solderpunk/gemlog/happy-smol-earth-day.gmi    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 05:41:01

• "Just submitted a new native iOS Gemini client for review! Of course this means I now have a capsule hosted where you can learn more about it, and get a link to download when it's released." gemini://gem.stevedylan.dev/gemlog/2026-04-22-app-submitted.gmi    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 05:42:51

• "For twenty-three years, the window manager for my desktop was a venerable piece of software called 'olvwm'. It was very fast and responsive, and had mostly very good ergonomics." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2026-04-22_going-back-to-older-software.gmi    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 05:43:40

• I'm not convinved "Dad used to do it" works to help us understand the pro-oil people. gemini://tirohia.smol.pub/1776895291 "There's an opinion column in the guardian this morning, describing a mindset that they're calling "petro-masculinity". I don't disagree with the general characterization."    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 05:44:56

• "I have a part time job, 60%. I don't work on Fridays and the remaining days I take as a few weeks here and there." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-04-22-holidays    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 05:46:42

• "The sunrise now is coming up just a little before my work shift starts. The weather, however, has not been ideal for it, with lots of overcast and snowy days this last week." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260422-0.gmi    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 05:47:26

• Un diario para la demencia gemini://bitacora.anacronico.rocks/diariodebicicleta/undiario.gmi    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 05:48:04

• "hope you are watching the aftermath of IBM results today...the stock price is down like $17.16 tonight. Maybe it will drop even more tomorrow and you'll be posting your comment that IBM is expanding AI revenue and enterprise adoption.....LOL" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kpg7z4sc#replies    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:00:33

• IBM "Band 7 promotions - NYC consulting - Are promotions happening this cycle and is NYC one of the main cities" "No actively holding band 7 and 8s in place" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kpvwar0k#replies    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:01:38

• "Why do I need to be creative? So that the id--t Indian at the collects $100 million spewing hot air out of his a-s, his words are mostly sh-t." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kptz5rab#replies    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:02:29

• "Typical smoke and mirrors." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kpvj0yyc    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:03:48

• "This article is about the second one. The quality concern is real, but you already know how to handle it — you read the PR, you run the tests, you ask questions." ☛ https://blogs.perl.org/users/todd_rinaldo/2026/04/ai-contributions-to-cpan-the-copyright-question.html | Source: Perl    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:05:32

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

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:05:43

• "We have our settlement that we’re very proud of at DOJ, that we think brought really historic relief." ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/04/21/2026/us-states-flex-their-antitrust-muscles | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:06:29

• "US authorities have passed extensive IS-related data to Germany via the FBI." ☛ https://digit.site36.net/2026/04/22/fbi-provides-germany-with-huge-captured-data-treasure-to-identify-suspected-terrorists-in-germany/ | Source: Site36    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:07:17

• "Netanyahu’s statements brush over the myriad counts of violence and destruction against Christians and Muslims across the Middle East, particularly in Gaza, the occupied West Bank, and Lebanon in recent years" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/netanyahu-says-israel-is-refuge-for-christians-after-bombing-countless-churches/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:09:28

• "There's no (good) reason not to apply these legal frameworks to the [cryptocurrency] industry – but there are plenty of bad reasons not to." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/22/uber-for-nurses/#go-meta | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:09:44

• "My wife and I recently relaunched DI.DAY, the website of an initiative that celebrates “Digital Independence Day” every first Sunday of the month." ☛ https://medienbaecker.com/articles/digital-independence | Source: Thomas Günther    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:09:58

• "The artificial intelligence industry’s data center boom is the latest chapter in a long history of environmental racism and resource exploitation in vulnerable Native communities" ☛ https://truthout.org/video/indigenous-activists-decry-data-colonialism-of-ai-boom-in-their-communities/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:12:37

• "On Tuesday, the state House of Representatives gave preliminary approval to Senate Bill 1055" ☛ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042226_ice_partnerships/arizona-police-agencies-chose-not-partner-with-ice-this-gop-bill-would-take-that-choice-away/ | Source: Tuscon Sentinel    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:13:12

• "The legislation is among a slate of bills introduced by Tennessee Republicans to align with the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda." ☛ https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/04/21/tennessee-house-advances-bill-requiring-sheriffs-to-cooperate-with-ice/ | Source: Tennessee Lookout    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:13:39

• "The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals slapped down a California law that would have forced immigration agents and other law enforcement officers to display ID while on duty" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-22/california-law-immigration-id-law-ninth-circuit | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:13:54

• "According to the Canadian Survey on Disability, 27% of Canadians over the age of fifteen identify as living with a disability—around eight million people." ☛ https://thewalrus.ca/the-walrus-talks-accessability/ | Source: The Walrus    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:14:09

• "Greek seafarers will launch a 24-hour nationwide strike across all categories of vessels on Friday, May 1, the Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) said on Wednesday, as part of International Workers’ Day demonstrations." ☛ https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1301606/seafarers-announce-24-hour-nationwide-strike-on-may-day/ | Source: Greece    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:14:24

• [Old] "Now hundreds of Irish people are repaying that old kindness, giving to a charity drive for two Native American tribes suffering in the Covid-19 pandemic." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/world/coronavirus-ireland-native-american-tribes.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:15:12

• [Old] "In 1995, Irish President Mary Robinson, later UN Commissioner for Human Rights, visited the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma to thank the Choctaws for their generosity toward the Irish" ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-american-indian/2018/03/16/choctaw-nations-gift-irish/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:16:06

• "A person opened the door, escorted us through the hallway, and at the end of the hallway, my wife got arrested" ☛ https://apnews.com/article/texas-army-soldier-wife-detained-ice-3ce1b8b2d18e3ce1c1d1c2cc5e88087d | Source: Associated Press    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:16:41

• "On April 14, Deisy Rivera Ortega went to an immigration office in El Paso with her husband, Sergeant First Class Jose Serrano" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-22/ice-detains-the-wife-of-a-us-army-sergeant-during-an-immigration-appointment.html | Source: El País    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:17:01

• "McClatchy is effectively using Claude to take already-written stories, repackage the reporting, and reuse it in whatever ways are necessary." ☛ https://tedium.co/2026/04/21/mcclatchy-journalism-ai-scapegoat/ | Source: Tedium    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:18:12

• "The WHCA organizers have been largely weak-kneed about the event, stating they are “happy” Mr. Trump accepted their invitation" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/22/the-broken-u-s-press-sits-down-for-cocktails-and-giggles-with-fascists/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:18:46

• "In order to operate effectively, journalism must be powerful." ☛ https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/notes-on-access-journalism | Source: Hamilton Nolan    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:19:36

• "Turkey keeps arresting journalists over claims of spreading disinformation, which, even if they were true" ☛ https://cpj.org/2026/04/journalist-mehmet-yetim-arrested-in-turkey-for-spreading-disinformation/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:20:14

• "The laws grant wide powers of surveillance, interception, and data access without sufficiently robust judicial oversight" ☛ https://cpj.org/2026/04/zambian-lawyers-fight-for-media-freedom-as-journalists-harassed-ahead-of-election/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:20:37

• "The policy of impunity toward the killers of journalists is not only seen at the level of political administration in South Kurdistan (North Iraq)" ☛ https://english.anf-news.com/freedom-of-the-press/kmk-democracy-cannot-be-spoken-of-without-a-free-media-85054 | Source: ANF News    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:20:57

• "Today marks 128 years since Mikdat Midhat Bedirxan published the first Kurdish newspaper, Kurdistan, in Cairo, Egypt, on Apr 22, 1898." ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/kurdish-journalism-day-marked-on-128th-anniversary-of-first-newspaper-318984 | Source: BIA Net    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:21:26

• "insulting the Turkish nation and the state of the Republic of Turkey" ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/prosecutor-seeks-sentence-for-bianet-journalist-tugce-yilmaz-over-interview-with-armenian-youths-318946 | Source: BIA Net    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:21:47

• "we all understand how flexibly the law is interpreted today." ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/04/22/russian-journalist-and-politician-calls-for-home-protest-in-support-of-free-internet | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:22:29

• "The second lesson is on the use of cultural intelligence to maximise reach." ☛ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/what-to-learn-from-irans-outperformance-in-its-meme-war-with-the-us/ | Source: The Strategist    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:35:03

• "Let me enumerate the specific features of the software worldview that produce specific pathologies when generalized, because the argument is strongest when stated at the level of mechanism." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/how-elon-musk-thinks-and-why-it-is | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:35:57

• "What interests me is what the test reveals about the bind Anthropic is in." ☛ https://blog.robbowley.net/2026/04/22/anthropic-squeezed-three-ways/ | Source: Rob Bowley    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:36:11

• "The Gates Foundation is cutting up to 500 jobs, or roughly 20% of its staff, over the next several years" ☛ https://www.wsj.com/business/gates-foundation-to-cut-20-of-staff-review-epstein-ties-6df2ccea | Source: The Wall Street Journal    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:36:40

• "The Journal said the foundation, which has a 2026 budget of about $9 billion, plans to cap operating expenses at $1.25 billion." ☛ https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/21/gates-foundation-jeffrey-epstein-jobs-cuts.html | Source: CNBC    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:37:43

• "led LinkedIn since 2020 and will continue in his role as executive vice president at Microsoft while taking on expanded responsibilities within the company’s office productivity group" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/microsoft-appoints-daniel-shapero-as-linkedins-new-ceo/articleshow/130448138.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:38:30

• "Trump also opted not to place his hand on the Bible during his 2024 inauguration, which is hardly the worst act of his second term, but it upset people all the same." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/22/trumps-special-relationship-with-christianity | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:40:36

• "Solar surge halts fossil generation rise as clean power meets all demand growth and renewables overtake coal" ☛ https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/global-electricity-review-2026/ | Source: Ember Energy Research CIC    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:42:43

• "The human-powered handcart is the oldest of vehicles, and it will likely be the last one around in the future" ☛ https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2026/04/rediscovering-the-handcart/ | Source: Low Tech Mag    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:44:01

• "In March the California Court of Appeals upheld the California Public Utility Commission’s December 2022 action for a second time" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/californias-regressive-rooftop-solar-policy-hit-with-second-appeal-to-state-supreme-court | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:44:41

• "Maybe we’ve grown too complacent." ☛ https://www.minnpost.com/energy/2026/04/minnesotas-energy-system-headwinds/ | Source: MinnPost    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:45:06

• "It’s unclear whether the legal battle over this particular bike lane, which connects cyclists south of Constitution Avenue around the Tidal Basin and the Jefferson Memorial into Virginia, is truly over." ☛ https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/trump-dc-bike-lane-cars | Source: Allbritton Journalism Institute    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:45:46

• "Authorities want to prevent such ⁠traders from ‌providing a route for criminals to ​move, ​disguise and spend money." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/uk-targets-illegal-crypto-trading-in-london-crackdown/articleshow/130441321.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:46:20

• "The prospect of jet fuel shortage has rattled the aviation industry as the Northern Hemisphere summer travel season approaches." ☛ https://www.thelocal.se/20260421/we-must-be-ready-eu-to-lay-out-its-plan-to-deal-with-jet-fuel-crisis | Source: The Local SE    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:47:36

• "The United States has more data centers than anywhere else in the world and the extra energy demand is straining transmission grids and driving up the cost of electricity." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/cloud-computing-data-energy-fossil-fuels-renewable-energy-artificial-intelligence/a-76873187 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:48:44

• "The groups are challenging the approval of BP’s development proposal because legally required information is either missing or significantly flawed." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/lawsuit-targets-trump-administration-approval-of-bps-ultra-deepwater-drilling-in-gulf-of-mexico-16-years-after-deepwater-horizon | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:49:41

• "If you read a headline that signs of intelligent life were found on the moon, you might suspect a hoax." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/04/22/what-have-we-dumped-on-the-moon/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:50:24

• "era of water bankruptcy" ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/photo-editing/i-know-ai-in-my-editing-software-uses-water-but-have-no-idea-how-much-this-earth-day-i-call-on-companies-to-be-more-transparent | Source: Digital Camera World    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:52:11

• "The warning is contained in the "Land, Power, Compute" report published by rent-a-GPU firm CUDO Compute, which naturally has skin in this game." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/22/brit_firms_look_to_deploy/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:52:56

• "The research, building on new government data, tracks a dramatic slowdown in the previously accelerating pace of coal plant retirements as utilities respond to rising electricity demand from data centers and other sources" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/data-center-growth-threatens-air-quality-and-progress-toward-cleaner-energy-grid | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:54:15

• "Based on the team's modeling and our current emissions trajectory, 28 percent of the global population" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/almost-30-of-us-face-5x-more-heat-drought-extremes-by-end-of-century | Source: Science Alert    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:57:28

• "It’s Earth Week, and these days, it’s become hard to know just what to do with this holiday." ☛ https://www.vox.com/climate/486311/earth-day-meat-dairy-environmental-impact-climate | Source: Vox    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 06:58:21

• "California’s youth have pushed for a state bill that would do just that." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/california-oil-wildfires-superfund-act/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:00:05

• "Minnesota’s clean water is under growing threat from multiple proposed sulfide ore mining projects that promise economic benefits but carry significant long-term risks." ☛ https://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2026/04/on-earth-day-2026-minnesota-water-is-at-risk-as-mining-expands/ | Source: MinnPost    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:00:38

• "Plastic-free fashion marks a next step in the sustainable fashion movement, which has long emphasized used clothing as an alternative to fast-fashion and its environmentally harmful effects." ☛ https://www.minnpost.com/artscape/2026/04/want-to-celebrate-earth-day-rethink-your-workout-fashion/ | Source: MinnPost    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:06:31

• "Earth Day started in 1970 when around 20 million Americans about 10% of the U.S. population at the time came together to demand better protection for the environment." ☛ https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/tech-science/news/world-earth-day-2026-origin-theme-importance-celebration-137758107.html | Source: Bhaskar English    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:06:46

• "Growing up in the 1970s, I took for granted the trash piles along the highway, tires washed up on beaches, and smog fouling city air." ☛ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042226_earth_day_cleanup_op/the-us-used-really-dirty-environmental-cleanup-laws-have-made-huge-difference/ | Source: Tuscon Sentinel    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:08:43

• "The group gathered in Gardiner on Earth Day Wednesday, to highlight the impacts severe EPA cuts will have on Maine’s environment and residents." ☛ https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/04/22/on-earth-day-environmental-and-health-experts-call-on-epa-to-restore-protections/ | Source: Maine Morning Star    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:08:54

• "Greater Los Angeles remained the most ozone-polluted metro area in the nation" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-04-22/44-of-americans-breathe-dangerously-polluted-air-in-california-its-82 | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:11:19

• "This ‌will be Meta's first data centre in Oklahoma and it will be located at the Fair ⁠Oaks Innovation Park, spanning more than 2 million square feet, according to the company." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/meta-breaks-ground-on-over-1-billion-data-center-in-oklahomas-tulsa/articleshow/130431015.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:11:34

• "Like many people, I have heard a lot about Luddism and Luddites, but only in the context of it being a general term for someone who is anti-technology." ☛ https://www.seangoedecke.com/luddites-and-ai-datacenters/ | Source: Sean Goedecke    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:16:54

• "Court records and news reports show that in the past year" ☛ https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-sues-dhs-and-ice-records-subpoenas-seeking-unmask-online-critics-0 | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:25:15

• "His job is to advance the interest of the students" ☛ https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2026/04/21/um-university-of-michigan-opens-investigation-disturbing-messages-regent-jordan-acker/89718420007/ | Source: Digital First Media    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:25:31

• "disturbing messages allegedly attributed to Regent Acker in an article recently published in The Guardian, including messages potentially referencing a University of Michigan student." ☛ https://michiganadvance.com/2026/04/21/university-of-michigan-investigating-messages-that-sank-jordan-ackers-regent-nomination/ | Source: Michigan Advance    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:26:34

• "The rails to transact outside the dollar system have been built. They were not yet busy, but they were ready." ☛ https://www.ndtv.com/opinion/the-dollar-is-dying-and-the-man-who-finally-admitted-it-works-for-trump-11392217 | Source: NDTV    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:30:45

• "Decades of research in developmental psychology have shown that moral reasoning develops through consequences—not punishment, necessarily, but experiencing the effects of your actions on others, receiving honest feedback, having to accommodate reality as it actually is rather than as you wish it to be." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/05/billionaire-consequence-free-reality/686588/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:31:02

• "At least 12 states, including Alaska, Arkansas, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Wyoming, have voluntarily complied." ☛ https://www.votebeat.org/national/2026/04/21/voting-rights-groups-lawsuit-trump-department-justice-state-voter-roll-requests/ | Source: Votebeat    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:31:17

• "Under the law, under-15s will be banned from creating accounts on social media, while digital platforms will be forced to put in age-verification systems, Turkish news broadcaster NTV reported." ☛ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/turkey-votes-to-ban-social-media-for-under-15s-11395877 | Source: NDTV    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:31:32

• "So, yes, a mobile phone ban is necessary and welcome. But schools are allowed to ask what support they will be given to manage the transition period." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/22/school-smartphone-ban-teachers-pupils-addiction-devices | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:31:48

• "Now, this is far from an impossible feat of style identification — a lot of my writing is public on the [Internet]" ☛ https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/i-can-never-talk-to-an-ai-anonymously | Source: The Argument    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:32:27

• "Piper writes in The Argument that anyone who has written prolifically under their real name has probably lost meaningful anonymity." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/04/21/claude-opus-4-7-identified-a-writer-from-125-words-shed-never-published.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:32:40

• "Brussels is stepping up efforts to inject competition into online search." ☛ https://cafetechinenglish.substack.com/p/eu-targets-google-with-data-sharing | Source: Jérôme Marin    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:33:21

• "The letter is the first time ICE has indicated it is using Graphite." ☛ https://text.npr.org/2026/04/07/nx-s1-5776799/ice-spyware-privacy | Source: NPR    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:33:39

• "The April 17 Navy-wide notice recommended that Navy personnel set their accounts to the “highest level” of privacy on social media" ☛ https://taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-cyber-warning-social-media/ | Source: Task And Purpose    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:37:05

• "X is putting its AI chatbot, Grok, in charge of your timeline." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/tech/917113/x-ai-grok-timeline-curation | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:38:14

• "Big Brother Watch supported Thompson's case, which argued that the technology violated his rights to privacy under articles 8, 10, and 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/22/high_court_gives_thumbs_up/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:38:28

• "Google has received and responded to legal process from a law enforcement authority compelling the release of information related to your Google Account." ☛ https://www.eff.org/effector/38/8 | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:38:43

• "Anyone using a generative AI chatbot to talk through a legal problem – whether a disgruntled consumer, a founder worried about a contract or an executive gaming out a dispute – should assume the resulting chat logs will be pulled into court." ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/why-ai-chatbots-are-a-legal-liability-waiting-to-happen/280478/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:38:54

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/gentlemen-rapidly-rise-ransomware | Source: Dark Reading    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:40:23

• "A useful guide for anyone who is running their own community space" ☛ https://werd.io/copyright-and-dmca-best-practices-for-fediverse-operators/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:43:03

• "And of course we are living in the “AI” age, where stochastic systems with attributed agency are being pushed – currently under the moniker of “agentic AI” – into all our professional and personal workflows." ☛ https://tante.cc/2026/04/21/ai-as-a-fascist-artifact/ | Source: Jürgen Geuter    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:47:48

• "Almost every security report now uses AI to various degrees." ☛ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/04/22/high-quality-chaos/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:48:04

• "Tesla vehicles with the company’s Hardware 3 (HW3) computer actually won’t receive unsupervised Full Self-Driving (FSD)" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/transportation/917167/elon-musk-tesla-hw3-fsd | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:48:33

• "Maintaining support for old hardware has always been a “thing” for Linux." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-may-be-ending-support-for-older-network-drivers-due-to-influx-of-false-ai-generated-bug-reports-maintenance-has-become-too-burdensome-for-old-largely-unused-systems | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:49:02

• "Along with this update, the Ministry has also extended the deadline for public feedback on the draft rules from April 29 to May 7, giving stakeholders more time to respond." ☛ https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/tech-science/news/new-rules-continuous-labels-synthetically-generated-visual-content-ai-disclosure-137759770.html | Source: Bhaskar English    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:50:26

• "lawsuit from the UK Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT) after it was alleged that the company is charging higher wholesale prices for Windows Server" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/microsoft-facing-usd2-8-billion-uk-lawsuit-for-overcharging-60-000-businesses-using-microsoft-server-on-other-clouds-azure-users-allegedly-recieved-lower-wholesale-pricing | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:51:12

• "That includes support for native in-kernel read/write operations, iomap (the same high-performance I/O path used by filesystems like XFS)" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-7-1-update-includes-new-in-kernel-ntfs-driver-delivers-storage-support-upgrade-for-linux-users | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:52:01

• "Have you noticed that the smartphone which was superfast when bought, starts to give up after 2-3 years?" ☛ https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/tech-science/news/old-handsets-are-deliberately-being-slowed-down-so-that-new-ones-sell-137758607.html | Source: Bhaskar English    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:57:44

• "A draft law in the UK to create a "smoke-free generation" by banning smoking for anybody born after 2008 has cleared both houses of parliament." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/uk-moves-to-ban-smoking-for-everyone-born-after-2008/a-76884561 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 07:58:46

• "It is part of a series of measures aimed at tackling the health effects of smoking, one of the UK's leading causes of preventable death, disability and ill health." ☛ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn08jy6w0l5o | Source: BBC    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:00:00

• "Puffpaw pivoted to cannabis. Gudtrip does not pretend to reduce your consumption. They launched Gudtrip in October 2025 with a straightforward message: [...]" ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/04/21/gudtrip-the-ai-agent-vape-pen-with-blockchain/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:00:14

• Threats were sent to Techrights again. They were reported to the Police this morning. Techrights does not tolerate threats.    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:00:57

• Coming soon: EPO expose.    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:01:22

• "The petition also asks for a ban on use of glyphosate as a pre-harvest drying agent." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/ewg-sues-epa-for-7-year-inaction-on-glyphosate-in-oats-citing-risks-to-childrens-health | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:01:35

• "Today, we know better." ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/500-people-who-died-with-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-shared-4-major-life-themes | Source: Science Alert    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:03:13

• "The human body does not respond well to any prolonged, static posture." ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/should-you-work-standing-or-sitting-experts-say-were-asking-the-wrong-question | Source: Science Alert    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:05:13

• "Utah beekeepers are using Earth Day to sound the alarm about the future of bees across the state — and what Utahns can do to help protect them." ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/news/utah/environment/utah-beekeepers-use-earth-day-to-warn-about-declining-bee-habitat/51487356 | Source: Deseret Media    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:06:11

• "First of all, I love a clamshell form factor." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/i-have-been-tempted-by-ayn-thor-but-i-have-ayn-thor-at-home/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:06:58

• "As I’ve been putting my stuff on eBay I’ve been wearing a different watch almost everyday." ☛ https://ljpuk.net/2026/04/22/my-watch-needs-to-be-a-useful-tool-before-anything-else/ | Source: Lee Peterson    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:11:33

• "By the ’90s, servers were an established market dominated by RISC architectures and Unix-like operating systems." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/04/21/itanium-the-great-x86-replacement-that-never-was/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:11:50

• "We’re excited to preview the Framework Wireless Touchpad Keyboard, a compact keyboard with integrated touchpad that is excellent for living room use, setting up computers, and mounting into sim rigs." ☛ https://frame.work/fi/en/blog/previewing-the-framework-wireless-touchpad-keyboard | Source: Framework Computer BV    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:12:14

• "We’re introducing the latest updates to Framework Laptop 16 today" ☛ https://frame.work/fi/en/blog/framework-laptop-16-upgrades-and-oculink-dev-kit | Source: Framework Computer BV    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:14:44

• "Earlier today, we hosted our Framework [Next Gen] Event, where we announced Framework Laptop 13 Pro, updates to Framework Laptop 16, and previews of the OCuLink Dev Kit and the Framework Wireless Touchpad Keyboard" ☛ https://frame.work/fi/en/blog/framework-laptop-13-pro-and-highlights-from-the-framework-next-gen-event | Source: Framework Computer BV    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:15:02

• "Today, we’re happy to introduce Framework Laptop 13 Pro" ☛ https://frame.work/fi/en/blog/introducing-framework-laptop-13-pro | Source: Framework Computer BV    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:15:33

• "The system, developed by researchers from the Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne (EPFL) and Idiap Research Institute" ☛ https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/robots-master-curved-objects-with-new-skill | Source: Interesting Engineering    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:15:47

• [Old] "Pupils’ ability to read and understand what they read is the foundation of their learning in all school subjects." ☛ https://www.government.se/articles/2024/02/government-investing-in-more-reading-time-and-less-screen-time/ | Source: Sweden    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:23:49

• "These moves represent a dramatic pivot from previous decades, during which Sweden — and many other nations" ☛ https://undark.org/2026/04/01/sweden-schools-books/ | Source: Undark    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:24:12

• "Sweden's government is championing a renewed focus on physical books, paper and pens in classrooms, designed to reverse falling literacy levels." ☛ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly0vk77vdko | Source: BBC    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:24:32

• "Failure can be a step forward, if you let it be. I promise." ☛ https://ambersettle.wordpress.com/2026/04/22/another-incredible-gift/ | Source: Amber Settle    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:24:51

• "NASA faces challenges in ensuring next-generation spacesuits are available to meet the Agency’s current schedules for the Artemis lunar landing mission in 2028 and prior to the ISS’s decommissioning in 2030." ☛ https://oig.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/final-report-ig-26-006-nasas-acquisition-of-next-generation-spacesuit-services.pdf | Source: NASA Office of Inspector General    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:26:06

• "In a report [PDF] published on Monday, the Inspector General points out that NASA kicked off its quest for next-gen spacesuits with 2022’s Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services (xEVAS) program" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/21/nasa_oig_spacesuit_report/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:26:37

• "This year, Astro Pi Mission Control received an incredible 17,381 submissions for Mission Zero from 24,695 young explorers." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/an-astronomical-anniversary-young-peoples-code-heads-to-the-international-space-station/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:27:00

• "The Trump administration previously tried to cut NASA’s $24.4 billion budget by 18% but was blocked by members of Congress, which approved the NASA budget in January" ☛ https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/bill-nye-donald-trump-cut-nasa-budget-mistake-1236727750/ | Source: Variety    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:27:26

• "That formula is Reciprocal Rank Fusion. It is what Elasticsearch’s rrf retriever, OpenSearch’s hybrid search, Weaviate, Qdrant, and Azure AI Search all use under the hood." ☛ https://blog.serghei.pl/posts/reciprocal-rank-fusion-explained/ | Source: Serghei Iakovlev    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:28:04

• "The following is an extremely important question that permeates computer science, mathematics, and I am sure other fields: [...]" ☛ https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2026/04/michael-rabin-passed-away-on-april-14.html | Source: Computational Complexity    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:29:23

• "This kind of mentality is typified in the question I've heard asked many times" ☛ https://herman.bearblog.dev/the-commodification-of-travel/ | Source: Herman Martinus    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:29:40

• "If he’s a “good” guy, then I’ll figure that out by his words and actions in the future. But right now, based on this interaction, he’s not been a good guy." ☛ https://chrisenns.com/2026/04/no-but-hes-a-good-guy/ | Source: Chris Enns    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:30:07

• "Getting rich by betting on inside information is corruption, plain and simple" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/new-york-bans-government-employees-prediction-markets/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:30:27

• "This image of an unidentified Union officer clowning around is a rare and famous departure from the typically stoic military portraits of the 1860s." ☛ https://www.vintag.es/2026/04/american-civil-war-soldier-clowning.html | Source: Vintage Everyday    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:30:43

• "Technological progress may be increasing our exposure. A.I. agents are becoming notorious for accidental deletions, while the proliferation of data centers has wildly inflated the cost of storage." ☛ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/27/when-your-digital-life-vanishes | Source: New Yorker    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:31:02

• Microsoft CEO Now Selling “Microslop” To The Australian Government & Albanese Is Lapping It Up https://www.channelnews.com.au/microsoft-ceo-now-selling-microslop-to-the-australian-government-albanese-is-lapping-it-up/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:38:39

• "Zambia : President Trump must heed God’s warning: “One should never attack a Priest, even when he’s in error.”" https://www.lusakatimes.com/2026/04/23/president-trump-must-heed-gods-warning-one-should-never-attack-a-priest-even-when-hes-in-error/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:43:40

• "Teknokapitalismens digitale dødsritt - TrønderRød" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://tronderrod.no/demokrati/teknokapitalismens-digitale-dodsritt/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:43:58

• "Richard Hogan: My open letter to America — what a state you are in" https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-columnists/arid-41831654.html    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:44:31

• "Gen Z’s faith in democracy is fraying | The Spectator Australia" https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/04/gen-zs-faith-in-democracy-is-fraying/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:44:51

• "Anti-Trumpism Unites Europe - The New York Times" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/world/anti-trumpism-europe-spain-italy-ukraine.html    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:45:10

• "EU Considers $106 Billion Loan to Ukraine, Delayed for Months by Orban - The New York Times" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/world/europe/eu-loan-ukraine-pipeline-hungary.html    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:45:36

• "How Trump Is Helping Normalize Israel’s Settlements in the West Bank - DAWN" https://dawnmena.org/how-trump-is-helping-normalize-israels-settlements-in-the-west-bank/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:52:04

• "'I'm Not a Senior': 79-Year-Old Donald Trump's 'Delusional' Denial Sends Internet Into a Meltdown | IBTimes UK" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-not-senior-remark-sparks-debate-1793152    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:52:28

• "'Mathematically Incorrect': RFK Jr Under Fire for Explanation of Trump's Inconceivable '600% Reduction' of Drug Prices | IBTimes UK" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/kennedy-trump-drug-price-controversy-1793158    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:53:00

• iophk: they're doing the dumbest shit ever instead of focusing on the browser PDF is a terminal stage format, it is not editable except through heinous contortions and kludges, it is a programming language for printers https://www.pcworld.com/article/3121683/firefox-150-turns-its-pdf-viewer-into-a-real-pdf-editor.html    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:53:36

• "Kevin Warsh is Trump's Sock Puppet - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/kevin-warsh-is-trumps-sock-puppet    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:53:53

• "Helping Iran, China is a party in the war | The Strategist" https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/helping-iran-china-is-a-party-in-the-war/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:54:19

• "Editorial cartoon: Hellertoon: Happy Earth Day" https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042226_hellertoon_earth_day_op/hellertoon-happy-earth-day/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:54:53

• "No Kings… or Idiots | The Nation" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/no-kingsor-idiots/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:55:11

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

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:56:21

• IDG site "macworld" takes money from microsoft to post PURE SPAM; https://www.macworld.com/article/3116859/lifetime-access-to-word-excel-powerpoint-and-more-is-only-24-97.html iophk: microsoft remains frightened of open standards for file formats    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:57:03

• "Why Bullies Always Fail — as Trump Is Failing" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-bullies-always-fail-as-is-trump    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:57:22

• "Bad Vibes and Broken Promises - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/bad-vibes-and-broken-promises    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:57:38

• "Todd Blanche's Weird Double Standard Protects Sex Traffickers and Racists - emptywheel" https://emptywheel.net/2026/04/22/todd-blanches-weird-double-standard-protects-sex-traffickers-and-racists/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:57:55

• "Trump's Long, Strange Relationship With Faith" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/trump-long-strange-relationship-faith-1235551579/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:58:11

• "For a blog, it turned out to be a JavaScript solution to problems the browser now solves in CSS and HTML." ☛ https://joost.blog/replacing-astro-clientrouter/ | Source: Joost de Valk    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:59:18

• "I found out about something called Open Graph protocol that helps apps like Discord and Matrix clients etc." ☛ https://akselmo.dev/posts/updated-my-site-look-and-added-opengraph-meta-tags/ | Source: Akseli Lahtinen    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 08:59:45

• "But I think Michelle Obama set up a false choice. I’d rather we go high, but to do that it’s first necessary to deter them from going low." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/when-they-go-low-we-go | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 09:00:01

• "The ruling is a produced object. Not the output of a judge wrestling with a hard constitutional question." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/a-republican-judge-just-voided-23 | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 09:00:13

• EPO in chaos today    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 09:08:39

• "So the situation is that Antonio Campinos calls Luis Berenguer, « my brother-in-law », and Antonio needs the political support of Spain to obtain a third mandate at the EPO." -Anon    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 09:08:48

• "I’m writing this from Cairo. My internet is decent, better than many places in the world." ☛ https://alfy.blog/2026/04/23/stop-hardcoding-your-timeouts.html | Source: Ahmad Alfy    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 09:41:32

• "OS threads are expensive: an operating system thread typically reserves a megabyte of stack space and takes roughly a millisecond to create." ☛ https://causality.blog/essays/what-async-promised/ | Source: Josh Segall    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 09:41:52

• "Using data from GtR, we can look at awards for research grants from UKRI agencies." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/04/new-value-increasing-cost-of-ukri-research-grants/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 09:42:21

• "The Free Software Foundation's (FSF) Licensing and Compliance Lab maintains a list of licenses classified by their freedom" ☛ https://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/rail-are-nonfree-and-unethical | Source: FSF    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 09:43:17

• "Following a highly competitive selection process" ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/04/22/welcoming-the-2026-apnic-general-and-policy-fellows/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 09:44:14

• "So I wanted to set up a simple headless CMS for my blog. Setting up Sveltia was rather quick and easy, though configuring it took a while." ☛ https://akselmo.dev/posts/testing-out-sveltia/ | Source: Akseli Lahtinen    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 09:45:18

• "I could have used a relational database for steps three and four and stopped there (and many people do!) but then I would have lost steps one and two." ☛ https://yottadb.com/yottadb-as-a-creative-platform-experimental-video-art-at-scale/ | Source: YottaDB    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 09:46:13

• "I’ve been making many gradual changes to the RSS Cloud server over the last few months. Things have stabilized enough that I feel comfortable sharing now." ☛ https://andrewshell.org/2026/04/updates-to-rss-cloud-server/ | Source: Andrew Shell    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 09:47:11

• "To lighten my intake, I’ve done a purge of my feed reader (down to 80 feeds lol). Rather than defaulting to my phone, I’m recommitting to books as my after-lunch reading." ☛ https://tracydurnell.com/2026/04/21/recalibrating-my-reading-for-thinking/ | Source: Tracy Durnell    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 09:47:26

• "QUIC (RFC 9000), a transport-layer protocol widely adopted by large content providers (or 'hypergiants'), promises low latency paired with encryption and enhanced privacy." ☛ https://labs.ripe.net/author/jmuecke/using-quic-backscatter-to-infer-hypergiant-deployment-configurations/ | Source: RIPE    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 09:48:04

• "My BBC feeds “improver” leverages one of my very favourite RubyGems, Nokogiri, to perform XML parsing and modification. The code you need to tweak these URLs is super simple: [...]" ☛ https://danq.me/2026/04/22/bbc-news-rss-thumbnails/ | Source: Dan Q    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 09:48:30

• "The first OBS is the one that has my screen capture, webcam, audio, etc. Here's what I needed to do to change it." ☛ https://sachachua.com/blog/2026/04/obs-a-dump-button-for-dropping-the-last-10-seconds-before-it-hits-the-stream/ | Source: Sacha Chua    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 09:53:31

• "I enjoyed reading Hot-wiring the Lisp machine (an adventure into modifying Org publishing)." ☛ https://sachachua.com/blog/2026/04/2026-04-20-emacs-news/ | Source: Sacha Chua    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 09:53:45

• "ZFS performance doesn’t always require new hardware—just smarter tuning." ☛ https://klarasystems.com/articles/extending-zfs-performance-without-hardware-upgrades/ | Source: Klara    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 14:20:48

• "I have already reviewed this program a while back. Of course. So I'm not going to go into any great technical explanations why and how." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/linux-sandbox-firejail-xpra.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 14:21:09

• "Vertical rhythm aligns lines to a consistent spacing cadence down the page." ☛ https://vincent.bernat.ch/en/blog/2026-css-vertical-rhythm | Source: Vincent Bernat    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 14:21:40

• "If you need to (re)install a large collection of servers or servers in inconvenient locations for physical access" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/UEFINetworkBootNotes | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 14:21:59

• "Fredrik chats to Shawn Wildermuth about evolving in the world of software development, small changes adding up, developer hiring, not chasing the new thing" ☛ https://kodsnack.se/international/699/ | Source: Kodsnack    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 14:24:07

• "Mark your calendar for next Thursday. I will do another live stream with Sacha Chua." ☛ https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2026-04-22-emacs-live-with-sacha-chua/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 14:24:23

• "This week Singpolyma joins us to talk about the Cheogram web app." ☛ https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/488 | Source: The Ask Noah Show    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 14:24:33

• "When developing software to run in a Unix environment" ☛ http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/vaxfp.html | Source: Miod Vallat    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 14:26:02

• iophk: Passkeys _*could*_ have been an open standard but as implemented are as proprietary as hell and the "apps" wrapping them full of surveillance. https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/passkeys ("Passkeys: what you need to know | National Cyber Security Centre")    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 14:26:39

• "... Apropos the other day: gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/19/France_Got_the_Ball_Rolling.gmi c.f. lxo's prior comments: https://blog.lx.oliva.nom.br/2026-02-01-freedom-is-not-the-end.en.html freedom is the /start/ of possibilities"    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 14:27:12

• "It’s good to see you again, old friend. It’s been a while. Twenty-three years, you say?" ☛ https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/04/hello-again-suse-linux/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 14:27:37

• "When you open up Zorin Appearance, you get the choice of four different styles of desktop, each one mimicking a different operating system." ☛ https://www.xda-developers.com/i-tried-zorin-os-18-microsoft-escapee/ | Source: XDA    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 14:28:08

• [Old] "Linux Mint is often touted as the best Linux for Windows switchers, and certainly it takes very little time to become comfortable with its Cinnamon desktop" ☛ https://www.techradar.com/pro/zorin-os-17-review | Source: TechRadar    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 14:28:29

• [Old] "By the way, the Zorin version I’m currently using is the Zorin 17 Core." ☛ https://medium.com/@xresteingallops/i-switched-from-windows-to-zorin-its-not-what-i-expected-c6256ad4b498 | Source: Medium    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 14:29:09

• "Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is almost here. This version, code-named "Resolute Raccoon," arrives on tomorrow i.e. April 23, 2026." ☛ https://ostechnix.com/ubuntu-26-04-lts-resolute-raccoon-feature-overview/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 14:32:01

• "If you wanted to host a website, you could use any one of a number of online services, or spin up a server on a spare computer at home." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/04/22/esp32-hosts-a-public-website/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 14:32:39

• "Brick is an open-source embedded device designed specifically for performing and logging inspections." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/04/22/brick-streamlines-inspections-on-a-budget/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 14:40:03

• "This week, the company introduced a fourth laptop, the Laptop 13 Pro. Here’s a bit from the press release: [...]" ☛ https://512pixels.net/2026/04/the-framework-laptop-13-pro/ | Source: Stephen Hackett    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 14:40:17

• "The heart of the build is a Raspberry Pi 5." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/04/21/wearable-midi-controller-built-with-raspberry-pi/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 14:40:36

• "The heart of the build is a Raspberry Pi 5." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/04/21/wearable-midi-controller-built-with-raspberry-pi/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 14:40:54

• "One of the design limitations with this camera is that it won’t have any sort of parachute or tether itself to the rocket" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/04/22/photographing-rocket-chute-deployment-at-10-km/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 14:51:39

• "Yes, he built an automated online coin flipper to flip this very special piece of coinage." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/04/22/autonomous-coin-flipper-flips-expensive-coin/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 14:51:55

• "In this blog, we’ll take a closer look at the changes we have made in the past four years of LTS releases on Ubuntu, and where we’re headed next" ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/from-jammy-to-resolute-how-ubuntus-toolchains-have-evolved | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 15:01:36

• Australia targets Steam, Roblox and others in new legal push against extremists and predators | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/australia-targets-steam-roblox-and-others-in-new-legal-push-against-extremists-and-predators/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 15:02:38

• Live out your witchy dreams in the open world adventure Witchspire in June | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/live-out-your-witchy-dreams-in-the-open-world-adventure-witchspire-in-june/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/live-out-your-witchy-dreams-in-the-open-world-adventure-witchspire-in-june/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 15:03:55

• I'm going to spend far too much time playing Orc Incremental | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/im-going-to-spend-far-too-much-time-playing-orc-incremental/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 15:05:06

• KAZ is a dopamine-fuelled action roguelike that's a full workout for your fingers | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/kaz-is-a-dopamine-fuelled-action-roguelike-thats-a-full-workout-for-your-fingers/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 15:06:54

• Former Head of Xbox Film/TV Kiki Wolfkill Has Left Microsoft After 28 Years https://gamingbolt.com/former-head-of-xbox-film-tv-kiki-wolfkill-has-left-microsoft-after-28-years    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 15:07:55

• Tower defense meets roguelite progression in Infamous Keepers from the Legend of Keepers devs | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/tower-defense-meets-roguelite-progression-in-infamous-keepers-from-the-legend-of-keepers-devs/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 15:11:03

• Vampire Survivors deck-builder spin-off Vampire Crawlers is out now | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/vampire-survivors-deck-builder-spin-off-vampire-crawlers-is-out-now/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/vampire-survivors-deck-builder-spin-off-vampire-crawlers-is-out-now/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 15:11:21

• Transport Fever 3 takes modding to a new level with a Curated Mods Program | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/transport-fever-3-takes-modding-to-a-new-level-with-a-curated-mods-program/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/transport-fever-3-takes-modding-to-a-new-level-with-a-curated-mods-program/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 15:12:15

• 11 bit studios are totally remaking This War of Mine | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/11-bit-studios-are-totally-remaking-this-war-of-mine/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/11-bit-studios-are-totally-remaking-this-war-of-mine/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 15:12:28

• "This year in Atlanta, we’re focusing on collective innovation." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/5-reasons-go-your-team-red-hat-summit-2026 | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 15:15:15

• "In this blog post, I want to share a practical perspective based on my own daily work." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/subject-matter-expert-advantage-ai-era | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 15:15:40

• Red Hat pushing slop, not Linux    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 15:16:41

• "A server starts acting up, something is clearly wrong, but systemctl status dumps a wall of text that tells you nothing useful. You scroll, you squint, you give up and open the logs." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/how-to-find-and-fix-failed-services-in-linux/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 15:20:40

• Linux application sandboxing - old tech for the future ☞ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/linux-sandbox-firejail-xpra.html    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 15:24:27

• Overpopulation ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2906263/money-attitudes-or-gender-equality-how-to-fix-lithuania-s-falling-birth-rate    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 15:41:28

• SELinux Volume Label Changes goes GA (and likely implications in v1.37) ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/04/22/breaking-changes-in-selinux-volume-labeling/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 15:46:35

• Gateway API v1.5: Moving features to Stable ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/04/21/gateway-api-v1-5/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 15:47:11

• Kubernetes v1.36: ハル (Haru) ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/04/22/kubernetes-v1-36-release/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 15:47:50

• Curate Your Own Newsfeed with Newsflash ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/04/curate-your-own-newsfeed-with-newsflash/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 15:50:04

• Khushu – Muslim app ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/khushu-muslim-app/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 15:51:26

• Malaysian Fentanylware (CheeTok) creator arrested for wearing police gear in viral video ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-tiktok-creator-arrested-for-wearing-police-gear-in-viral-video    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 15:52:32

• Radical plan to ban California kids from social control media moves forward despite concerns from privacy advocates ☞ https://nypost.com/2026/04/23/us-news/controversial-plan-to-ban-kids-from-social-media-pushed-forward-by-california-lawmakers/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 15:52:45

• Jonathan Almeida: Gmail filters based on X-Phabricator-Stamps header ☞ https://jonalmeida.com/til/phabricator-label-filters/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 15:55:35

• LeafKVM open-source hardware IP KVM offers WiFi 5, PoE, USB-C serial console, and 2.4-inch touchscreen display (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/22/leafkvm-open-source-hardware-ip-kvm-offers-wifi-5-poe-usb-c-serial-console-and-2-4-inch-touchscreen-display/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 15:56:15

• IBM Red Hat is boosting slop instead of code, showing a shift from technical to plagiarism and bad modus operandi ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/22/opencode-model-neutral-ai-coding-assistant-openshift-dev-spaces    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 15:59:53

• Tcpdump Command in GNU/Linux with Examples ☞ https://idroot.us/tcpdump-command-linux/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 16:00:46

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

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 16:01:26

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

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 16:02:15

• How To Install PipeWire on Manjaro ☞ https://idroot.us/install-pipewire-manjaro/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 16:02:52

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

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 16:03:07

• Four stable kernels for Wednesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1068981/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 16:04:08

• Hardened Slarpx – security focused Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/hardened-slarpx-security-focused-debian-based-linux-distribution/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 16:05:30

• enc – command-line encryption tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/enc-command-line-encryption-tool/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 16:06:15

• Periodic Table Tools: 7 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-periodic-table-tools/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 16:07:04

• Poltergeist – universal hot-reload and file-watching tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/poltergeist-universal-hot-reload-file-watching-tool/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 16:07:18

• 22 Best Free and Open Source Go Static Site Generators ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-go-static-site-generators/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 16:07:44

• Missingno – Game Boy emulator and debugger ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/missingno-game-boy-emulator-debugger/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 16:08:12

• cksfv – create and check sfv listings using CRC32 checksums ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/cksfv-create-check-sfv-listings/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 16:08:26

• SOPS – editor of encrypted files ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/sops-editor-encrypted-files/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 16:08:39

• depp – static page generator for Git repositories ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/depp-static-page-generator-git-repositories/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 16:09:17

• kew – extremely minimal static site generator ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/kew-extremely-minimal-static-site-generator/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 16:09:41

• TuneIn CLI – browse and listen to thousands of radio stations ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/tunein-cli-browse-listen-thousands-of-radio-stations/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 16:10:02

• Sequoia – comprehensive OpenPGP implementation ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/sequoia-comprehensive-openpgp-implementation/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 16:10:40

• 21 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Video Converters ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-linux-video-converters/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 16:15:34

• 25 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Color Pickers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-color-pickers/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 16:15:47

• 24 Best Free and Open Source Python Static Site Generators ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-python-static-site-generators/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 16:16:37

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

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 16:17:23

• Valve VRAM hack may improve gaming on 4GB GPUs — testing showed mixed results in select titles, with FPS almost tripling in certain games ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/valve-vram-hack-may-improve-gaming-on-4gb-gpus-testing-showed-mixed-results-in-select-titles-with-fps-almost-tripling-in-certain-games    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 16:17:58

• The Latest CachyOS Features Supercharged Kernel ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/The-Latest-CachyOS-Features-Supercharged-Kernel    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 16:19:19

• Mauna 25.2 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/mauna    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 16:19:59

• Combative, Defensive and Occasionally Contrite, Kennedy Walks a Fine Line ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/us/politics/rfk-vaccines-measles-testimony.html    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 17:05:24

• Health official warns of ‘moderate’ dengue fever risk after Hong Kong records first local case this year ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/04/22/health-official-warns-of-moderate-dengue-fever-risk-after-hong-kong-records-first-local-case-this-year/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 17:05:47

• Study shows most Latvians have some plastics or pesticides in their system ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/22.04.2026-study-shows-most-latvians-have-some-plastics-or-pesticides-in-their-system.a643972/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 17:06:12

• DoD seeks to split Defense Health Program into two accounts in fiscal 2027 ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/budget/2026/04/dod-seeks-to-split-defense-health-program-into-two-accounts-in-fiscal-2027/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 17:06:33

• "been trending on social control media" ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/science/free-birth-wild-pregancy-risks-home-birth.html    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 17:07:10

• South Korea fines matchmaking agency over leak of sensitive user data ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-fines-matchmaking-agency-over-leak-of-sensitive-user-data    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 17:34:58

• South Korea tells US lawmakers it will ensure no discrimination against US tech firms ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-tells-us-lawmakers-it-will-ensure-no-discrimination-against-us-tech-firms    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 17:35:25

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

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 17:35:49

• Yellow dust keeps air quality ‘bad’ across South Korea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/yellow-dust-keeps-air-quality-bad-across-south-korea    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 17:36:17

• Vietnam, South Korea sign deals on tech, nuclear power ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/vietnam-south-korea-sign-deals-on-tech-nuclear-power    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 17:36:46

• South Korea, Vietnam agree to boost nuclear energy, high-tech cooperation ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-vietnam-agree-to-boost-nuclear-energy-high-tech-cooperation    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 17:37:14

• South Korea’s air force apologises after audit blames 2021 jet collision on mid-air selfies ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-koreas-air-force-apologises-after-audit-blames-2021-jet-collision-on-mid-air-selfies    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 17:38:12

• Heat maps show largest greenhouse farm in North Korea at less than half capacity ☞ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2026/04/22/north-korea-greenhouse-satellite-imagery/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 17:39:01

• 334,000 litres of fuel saved with Malaysia’s work-from-home move: Government spokesman ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/334000-litres-of-fuel-saved-with-malaysias-wfh-move-govt-spokesman    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 17:39:37

• Malaysia's king says he will choose next anti-graft agency chief ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/malaysias-king-says-he-will-choose-next-anti-graft-agency-chief    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 17:40:38

• China urges further build-up on islands amid territorial disputes ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-urges-further-build-up-on-islands-amid-territorial-disputes    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 17:42:00

• China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi calls for complete eradication of Cambodia scam centres ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-fm-wang-yi-calls-for-complete-eradication-of-cambodia-scam-centres    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 17:42:27

• Too ‘fatty’: China has a glut of pork but consumers aren’t biting ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/too-fatty-china-has-a-glut-of-pork-but-consumers-arent-biting    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:01:56

• Chinese navy brushes past Okinawa islands after Japanese transit in Taiwan Strait ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinese-navy-brushes-past-okinawa-islands-after-japanese-transit-in-taiwan-strait    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:08:14

• China unveils plan to make cities more youth- and child-friendly ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-unveils-plan-to-make-cities-more-youth-child-friendly    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:08:39

• US slams China’s pressure on African countries to block Taiwan president’s trip ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-slams-chinas-pressure-on-african-countries-to-block-taiwan-presidents-trip    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:08:56

• Taiwan minister makes rare visit to South China Sea island for drills ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-minister-makes-rare-visit-to-south-china-sea-island-for-drills    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:09:09

• Sellers in China trade hub Guangdong seek tariff reprieve from Convicted Felon visit ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/sellers-in-china-trade-hub-guangdong-seek-tariff-reprieve-from-trump-visit  

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:09:30

• Taiwan leader postpones Eswatini trip after overflight permits revoked due to ‘intense pressure’ from China ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/04/22/taiwan-leader-postpones-eswatini-trip-after-overflight-permits-revoked-due-to-intense-pressure-from-china/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:17:07

• China ‘appreciates’ African countries revoking Taiwan president flight permits ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/04/22/china-appreciates-african-countries-revoking-taiwan-president-flight-permits/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:17:26

• Winning design unveiled for first memorial to UK journalists killed doing their jobs ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/winning-design-unveiled-for-first-memorial-to-uk-journalists-killed-doing-their-jobs/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:19:08

• Researchers Say We're Missing Something Important About Autism ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-say-were-missing-something-important-about-autism    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:20:02

• Scientists Built a Robot That Can Beat Elite Human Players at Table Tennis ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-built-a-robot-that-can-beat-elite-human-players-at-table-tennis    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:20:34

• Space Does Something Strange to Astronauts' Sense of Gravity ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/space-does-something-strange-to-astronauts-sense-of-gravity    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:20:51

• Personalized Vaccine For 'Deadliest Major Cancer' Keeps Patients Alive 6 Years Later ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/personalized-vaccine-for-deadliest-major-cancer-keeps-patients-alive-6-years-later    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:21:07

• The 988 Hotline Is Saving Thousands of Lives, US Study Suggests ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-988-hotline-is-saving-thousands-of-lives-us-study-suggests    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:21:28

• Can eating more fibre make you look younger? ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/can-eating-more-fibre-make-you-look-younger-aqwhA6f0zUF0    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:21:47

• What does the war in the Middle East mean for food prices and supplies? ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/what-does-the-war-in-the-middle-east-mean-for-food-prices-and-supplies-a6sMN4L7P70j    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:22:12

• LilyPond 2.26.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1069107/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:22:53

• Qt for MCUs 2.12.1 LTS and Updates ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-for-mcus-2.12.1-lts-and-updates    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:23:23

• AI Chatbots Telling Cancer Patients to Try Useless Woo-Woo Treatments Instead of Chemotherapy ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-chatbots-cancer-alternative-cures    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:25:01

• Florida Opens Criminal Probe Into ChatGPT’s Role in School Shooting ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/florida-opens-criminal-probe-chatgpt-school-shooting    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:25:31

• Nvidia CEO Says Hey Hi (AI) Will Be a Permanent Micromanaging Boss Who Never Stops Nagging You ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-ceo-ai-micromanaging-boss    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:25:53

• Today Is the Day Anthropic Promised That Fully Autonomous Employees Would Be Tearing Through the Business World ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-ai-agents-prediction    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:26:23

• HYPE: Rogue Group Gains Access to Anthropic’s Dangerous New Mythos Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/rogue-group-gains-access-anthropic-ai    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:26:46

• Thailand ceremony at disputed border temple draws Cambodia rebuke ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thailand-ceremony-at-disputed-border-temple-draws-cambodia-rebuke    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:27:11

• Fury as Indonesian court dismisses 1998 mass rape lawsuit ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/fury-as-indonesian-court-dismisses-1998-mass-rape-lawsuit    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:27:30

• Kanye’s Upcoming Italy Concert Draws Condemnation After UK and France Cancellations ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/22/kanye-italy-concert-commotion/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:28:23

• CISA director pick Sean Plankey withdraws his nomination ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/cisa-director-pick-sean-plankey-withdraws-his-nomination/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:29:02

• Lawsuit Seeks Records on White House’s Potential IRS Weaponization Against President’s Perceived Political Opponents ☞ https://americanoversight.org/lawsuit-seeks-records-on-white-houses-potential-irs-weaponization-against-presidents-perceived-political-opponents/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:29:32

• Helping Iran, China is a party in the war ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/helping-iran-china-is-a-party-in-the-war/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:30:47

• Ransomware negotiator pleads guilty after leaking victims' insurance details to 'BlackCat' hackers ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/florida-man-pleads-guilty-after-leaking-victims-insurance-details-to-blackcat-hackers    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:31:25

• US Supreme Court weighs whether FCC can impose massive penalties without a jury trial — SCOTUS Dispatch ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/04/us-supreme-court-weighs-whether-fcc-can-impose-massive-penalties-without-a-jury-trial-scotus-dispatch/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:37:03

• Food security: Why UN chief Guterres’s plan to get fertiliser flowing in Hormuz is stalling ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260422-food-security-why-guterres-un-plan-get-fertiliser-hormuz-stalling-iran-war    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:39:09

• Sheinbaum weighs sanctions on Chihuahua state after CIA agents died after drug lab raid in Mexico ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/sheinbaum-weighs-sanctions-on-chihuahua-state-after-cia-agents-died-after-drug-lab-raid-in-mexico    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:39:44

• Sheinbaum confronts US over unauthorized CIA operation in Chihuahua: Wednesday’s mañanera recapped ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/politics/sheinbaum-confronts-us-cia-operation-chihuahua-mananera-wednesday/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:40:10

• Oracle Patches 450 Vulnerabilities With April 2026 CPU ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/oracle-patches-450-vulnerabilities-with-april-2026-cpu/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:40:37

• Are SBOMs Failing? Supply Chain Attacks Rise as Security Teams Struggle With SBOM Data ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/are-sboms-failing-supply-chain-attacks-rise-as-security-teams-struggle-with-sbom-data/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:41:01

• Mirai Botnet Targets Flaw in Discontinued D-Link Routers ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/mirai-botnet-targets-flaw-in-discontinued-d-link-routers/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:41:22

• After Bluesky, Mastodon Targeted in DDoS Attack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/after-bluesky-mastodon-targeted-in-ddos-attack/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:41:51

• Plankey withdraws as CISA nominee ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2026/04/plankey-withdraws-as-cisa-nominee/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:42:19

• Pulex irritans: The Attack of the Monster (1885) ☞ https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-attack-of-the-monster    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:42:47

• Magic by Return of Post: How Mail Order Delivered the Occult ☞ https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/magic-by-return-of-post    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:43:14

• Alan Osmond, Who Led His Brothers in a Boy Band, Dies at 76 ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/arts/music/alan-osmond-dead.html    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:44:32

• North Korean Hackers Use AppleScript, ClickFix in Fresh macOS Attacks ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/north-korean-hackers-use-applescript-clickfix-in-fresh-macos-attacks/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:45:10

• SQL Management Studio for PostgreSQL 2.0 Is Here — Faster, Safer, and More Efficient ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/sql-management-studio-for-postgresql-20-is-here-faster-safer-and-more-efficient-3280/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:45:43

• storage_engine 1.0.7 – columnar + row-compressed Table Access Methods for PostgreSQL 16-18 ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/storage_engine-107-columnar-row-compressed-table-access-methods-for-postgresql-16-18-3279/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:46:27

• Beelink EX Mate Pro – A multi-function USB4 v2 80 Gbps dock with 2.5GbE, M.2 sockets, 140W charger, voice communication system, and more ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/23/beelink-ex-mate-pro-a-multi-function-usb4-v2-80-gbps-dock-with-2-5gbe-m-2-sockets-140w-charger-voice-communication-system/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:47:11

• Arts groups in South Korea protest against ‘celebrity’ appointments to cultural posts ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/arts-groups-in-south-korea-protest-celebrity-appointments-to-cultural-posts    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:48:24

• Anthropic's Model Context Protocol includes a critical remote code execution vulnerability ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/anthropics-model-context-protocol-has-critical-security-flaw-exposed    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:49:01

• Mapping the environmental toll of the Middle East war ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-observers/20260422-mapping-environmental-toll-middle-east-war    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:49:39

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posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:50:00

• The Dungeon of Dark Patterns ☞ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1140/the-dungeon-of-dark-patterns    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:50:12

• Pilot Was Taking Pictures Before South Korean Fighter Jets Collided ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/world/asia/south-korean-fighter-jets-photos-phones.html    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:50:46

• South Korean fighter pilot fined over midair photos that caused crash ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-fighter-pilot-fined-for-mid-air-photos-that-caused-crash    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:51:19

• Climate and Environmental Sustainability Within the IETF and IRTF ☞ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/04/climate-and-environmental-sustainability-within-the-ietf-and-irtf/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:51:50

• ‘Hungry all the time’: US Navy deny food shortages after grim photos emerge ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20260422-hungry-all-the-time-us-navy-deny-food-shortages-after-grim-photos-emerge    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:52:20

• Raspberry Pi RP2350 board offers NB-IoT cellular connectivity, GNSS, and Wi-Fi indoor location ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/22/raspberry-pi-rp2350-board-offers-nb-iot-cellular-connectivity-gnss-and-wi-fi-indoor-location/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:53:17

• Firefox: The zero-days are numbered ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1068906/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:54:00

• Claude Mythos Finds 271 Firefox Vulnerabilities ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/claude-mythos-finds-271-firefox-vulnerabilities/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:54:24

• New performance tuning possibilities in syslog-ng ☞ https://peter.czanik.hu/other/syslog-ng-new-performance-tuning-possibilities/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:55:07

• Dirk Eddelbuettel: nanotime 0.3.14 on CRAN: Upstream Maintenance ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/04/22#nanotime_0.3.14    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 18:56:11

• Unearthed 128-year-old speech provides glimpse into Leland Stanford’s life ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2026/04/22/128-year-old-speech-leland-stanford/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:05:42

• Making the invisible audible: Building an OpenXR experience for ocean protection ☞ https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/blog/2026/04/22/making-the-invisible-audible-building-an-openxr-experience-for-ocean-protection/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:06:41

• Kernel code removals driven by LLM-created security reports ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1068928/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:07:19

• Sekisui and Bird & Bird deal another blow to competitor Kuraray ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/sekisui-and-bird-bird-deal-another-blow-to-competitor-kuraray/   

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:07:54

• Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte’s wealth scrutinised in impeachment probe ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippine-v-p-sara-dutertes-wealth-scrutinised-in-impeachment-probe    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:08:42

• DOJ indicts Southern Poverty Law Center for fraud ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/04/doj-indicts-southern-poverty-law-center-for-fraud/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:09:36

• The Hack That Exposed Syria’s Sweeping Security Failures ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/the-hack-that-exposed-syrias-sweeping-security-failures/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:10:12

• In Windows, Microsoft takes users who just want to use some Windows application and forces them to swallow slop. Now, in Twitter ('X'), MElon is trying to force people to swallow slop (bots and Grok) even if they don't wan that. They exercise control over minds, involuntarily.    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:12:25

• In the context of medicine, there is no "hey hi". Voice dictation is nothing new, chatbots' LLM slop gives really bad advice, and automation in the form of robotics is neither ML nor new. The hype is new.    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:14:34

• SamuRoid – A Raspberry Pi-powered 22-DOF humanoid robot with Multimodal LLMs and ROS support ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/22/samuroid-a-raspberry-pi-powered-22-dof-humanoid-robot-with-multimodal-llms-and-ros-support/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:14:45

• Building Reusable Slint UI Libraries with Rust Crates ☞ https://www.kdab.com/building-reusable-slint-ui-libraries-with-rust-crates/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:15:21

• Red Hat jingoism for slop charlatans and poor work ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/22/how-we-rewrote-production-ui-without-stopping-it    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:18:13

• Kubernetes v1.36 Promotes Stability, Compatibility & Reproducibility ☞ https://cloudnativenow.com/features/kubernetes-v1-36-promotes-stability-compatibility-reproducibility/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:20:11

• Opinion | Michigan must stay ahead of synthetic opioid cychlorphine before cases appear ☞ https://bridgemi.com/guest-commentary/opinion-michigan-must-stay-ahead-of-synthetic-opioid-cychlorphine-before-cases-appear/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:21:07

• Leak Shows ICE Planning to Use Facial Recognition Glasses to Identify Targets in Real Time ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ice-facial-surveillance-glasses    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:22:37

• House Republicans roll out national privacy bill ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/house-republicans-release-national-privacy-legislation/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:26:54

• Lawful Access Heads to Committee: The Opposition Found Its Voice, the Government Never Found Its Defence ☞ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/04/lawful-access-heads-to-committee-the-opposition-found-its-voice-the-government-never-found-its-defence/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:29:31

• OSINT is transforming the intelligence battlespace ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2026/04/osint-is-transforming-the-intelligence-battlespace/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:29:53

• Michael Meeks: 2026-04-21 Tuesday ☞ https://meeksfamily.uk/~michael/blog/2026-04-21.html "Gave talk on COOL"    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:31:39

• Security updates for Wednesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1069105/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:32:56

• Open Source Exemption Added to Colorado Age Verification Bill ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/open-source-exemption-added-to-colorado    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:33:24

• LibreOffice Asia Conf 2025 – Panel: Lessons from Open Source Business, Part II ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/04/22/libreoffice-asia-conf-2025-panel-lessons-from-open-source-business-part-ii/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:34:01

• German Army to equip reconnaissance cockroaches with AI, manufacturer plans explosive capability ☞ https://digit.site36.net/2026/04/22/german-army-to-equip-reconnaissance-cockroaches-with-ai-manufacturer-plans-explosive-capability/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:34:29

• Leaked Code for Anthropic’s Claude Code Tests Copyright Challenges in Hey Hi (AI) Era ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/technology/anthropic-code-leak-copyright.html    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:35:01

• Anthropic Doubles Down on Fair Use Claims In Attempt to End Music Publishers’ Copyright Suit: ‘Training on Lyrics (and Other Copyrighted Text) Is Transformative’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/22/anthropic-music-publishers-lawsuit-summary-judgment-motion/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:35:20

• Lithuanian PM rules out rapprochement with Belarus without goodwill steps ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2906285/lithuanian-pm-rules-out-rapprochement-with-belarus-without-goodwill-steps    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:35:42

• North Korea, Russia aim to open new road bridge soon, KCNA says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-korea-russia-aim-to-open-new-road-bridge-soon-kcna-says    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:35:56

• As more ASEAN states turn to Russia for fuel, will Moscow boost its influence in the region? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/as-more-asean-states-turn-to-moscow-for-fuel-will-the-bear-loom-larger-in-the-region    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:36:13

• Italian PM Meloni Hits Back After Russian TV Host Calls Her A 'Wild Beast' ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/italian-pm-meloni-russian-tv-solovyov-wild-beast/33737895.html    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:36:35

• Most Serious Cyberattacks Against the UK Now From Russia, Iran and China, Cyber Chief Says ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/most-serious-cyberattacks-against-the-uk-now-from-russia-iran-and-china-cyber-chief-says/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:37:00

• Anti-Dihydroxyacetone Manism Unites Europe ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/world/anti-trumpism-europe-spain-italy-ukraine.html    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:37:35

• EU Considers $106 Billion Loan to Ukraine, Delayed for Months by Orban ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/world/europe/eu-loan-ukraine-pipeline-hungary.html    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:37:56

• Threat of Evictions Darkens Russia’s Rosy Picture of Occupied Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/world/europe/russia-occupied-territories-mariupol.html    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:38:21

• EU Gives Preliminary Approval For Major Ukraine Aid Package As Oil Heads Toward Central Europe ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-loan-ukraine-aid-package-druzhba-hungary-slovakia/33737963.html    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:38:46

• Unblocked EU loan provides relief to Ukraine's strained finances ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260422-unblocked-eu-loan-provides-relief-to-ukraine-s-strained-finances    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:39:02

• Latvian government backs another EUR 70 million for Ukraine ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/22.04.2026-latvian-government-backs-another-eur-70-million-for-ukraine.a643975/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:39:23

• Speech of Commissioner Marta Kos at the 2026 Ukraine Business Summit ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_26_864    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:39:50

• Yet more marketing spam disguised as or dressed up as "news" ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/hgf-tech-practice-receives-another-boost-with-barker-brettell-partner/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:40:51

• Mozilla Data YouTube Channel: Data Incident Process ☞ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg5mmbi7Y2s    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:41:52

• YouTube complies with Indonesia’s social control media curbs, minister says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/youtube-complies-with-indonesias-social-media-curbs-minister-says    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:42:50

• YouTube Expands Likeness Detection Tool to Entertainment and Music — Enabling Artists and Others to Flag Hey Hi (AI) Deepfakes ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/22/youtube-likeness-detection-expansion/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:43:38

• Analyzing Ecological Data with Detection Error ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/04/analyzing-ecological-data-with-detection-error/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:44:22

• ROX-Filer crashes, rolled back ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202604/rox-filer-crashes-rolled-back.html    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:45:11

• git branch Command: Create, List, and Delete Branches ☞ https://linuxize.com/post/git-branch-command/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:45:47

• American Oversight Condemns Convicted Felon DOJ’s Politicized Prosecution of Southern Poverty Law Center ☞ https://americanoversight.org/american-oversight-condemns-trump-dojs-politicized-prosecution-of-southern-poverty-law-center/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:46:51

• The People Who Put Emulators on Your Steam Deck Now Want to Sell You a GNU/Linux Console ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/playnix-linux-console/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:47:26

• FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, April 24, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC) ☞ http://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2026-04-24-irc    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:48:45

• VirtualBox 7.2.8 Released with Initial 7.0 Kernel Support ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/04/virtualbox-7-2-8-released-with-initial-7-0-kernel-support/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:49:20

• New Framework 13 Pro is the first to be Ubuntu Certified ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/framework-13-pro-ubuntu-certified    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:49:46

• Redcore 2601 is released ☞ https://distrowatch.com/redcore    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:50:36

• ICE Uses Graphite Spyware ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/04/ice-uses-graphite-spyware.html    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:51:31

• New Wiper Malware Targeted Venezuelan Energy Sector Prior to US Intervention ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/new-wiper-malware-targeted-venezuelan-energy-sector-prior-to-us-intervention/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:52:15

• Google Antigravity in Crosshairs of Security Researchers, Cybercriminals ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/google-antigravity-in-crosshairs-of-security-researchers-cybercriminals/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:52:28

• Google Antigravity in Crosshairs of Security Researchers, Cybercriminals

  Researchers discovered a remote code execution vulnerability and cybercriminals are using its reputation to deliver malware.

   

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:52:58

• Whether for or Against the War, Iranians Say They’re Feeling Economic Pain ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/world/middleeast/iran-turkey-border.html    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:53:27

• Israeli Strikes Kill a Journalist and Injure Another in Lebanon ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/world/middleeast/journalist-killed-israel-lebanon-strikes.html    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:53:51

• A flood of useful security reports https://lwn.net/Articles/1066581/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:55:36

• A build system aimed at license compliance [LWN] ⚓ https://lwn.net/Articles/1066103/ ䷉ Source: LWN | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//lwn.net/Articles/1066103/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:56:40

• Removing read-only transparent huge pages for the page cache https://lwn.net/Articles/1066582/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:57:55

• Development statistics for the 7.0 kernel [LWN] ⚓ https://lwn.net/Articles/1066723/ ䷉ Source: LWN | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//lwn.net/Articles/1066723/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 19:59:26

• Tagging music with MusicBrainz Picard [LWN.net] https://lwn.net/Articles/1066384/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:00:19

• "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." https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/21/zorin_os_181_released/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:02:32

• Canonical Unveiled Ubuntu 26.04 Resolute Raccoon https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ubuntu    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:03:12

• ‘The MacBook Pro for Linux users’ both copies and contrasts with Apple https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/22/the-macbook-pro-for-linux-users-both-copies-and-contrasts-with-apple/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:05:07

• "A Linux variant of the GoGra backdoor uses legitimate Microsoft infrastructure, relying on an Outlook inbox for stealthy payload delivery." https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-gogra-malware-for-linux-uses-microsoft-graph-api-for-comms/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:06:19

• I bought a Linux tablet, and it’s both better and worse than Android https://www.howtogeek.com/i-bought-a-linux-tablet-thats-both-better-and-worse-than-android/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:06:52

• "One of the most notable features of this new backdoor is its abuse of legitimate Microsoft cloud infrastructure" https://www.security.com/threat-intelligence/harvester-new-linux-backdoor-gogra    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:07:49

• Slop AGAINST security https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-may-be-ending-support-for-older-network-drivers-due-to-influx-of-false-ai-generated-bug-reports-maintenance-has-become-too-burdensome-for-old-largely-unused-systems    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:08:17

• Framework reveals its 'MacBook Pro for Linux users' — and fans say the new Laptop 13 Pro is 'genuinely stellar' aside from one drawback https://www.techradar.com/computing/laptops/framework-reveals-its-macbook-pro-for-linux-users-and-fans-say-the-new-laptop-13-pro-is-genuinely-stellar-aside-from-one-drawback    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:08:48

• "RebeccaBlackOS is a fan-made Linux distribution (the title is a reference to the singer of the viral song "Friday," which I'm listening to for the first time as I write this)." https://www.howtogeek.com/this-meme-distro-actually-laid-the-groundwork-for-modern-desktop-linux/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:09:37

• The Framework Laptop 13 Pro is the ultra-repairable laptop that lets you ditch Windows – and Copilot https://www.itpro.com/hardware/laptops/the-framework-laptop-13-pro-is-the-ultra-repairable-laptop-that-lets-you-ditch-windows-and-copilot    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:10:09

• I saw Framework's new 'MacBook Pro for Linux users' and it may entice Windows fans, too https://www.zdnet.com/article/framework-laptop-13-pro-macbook-pro-for-linux-users/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:11:49

• I set up this Linux 'Watchdog' and now my system auto-reboots when it locks up https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-linux-watchdog-reboots-my-frozen-system/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:12:51

• "The Playnix Console is a €1,179 Linux-powered gaming machine with an RX 9060 XT inside." https://itsfoss.com/news/playnix-linux-console/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:19:46

• "This release also fixes glitches in Ardour and other JACK apps, and backports some important Bluetooth fixes." https://9to5linux.com/pipewire-1-6-4-improves-alsa-sequencer-port-names-fixes-more-bugs    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:20:37

• Why Google needs to keep Linux support in the new Android-based ‘Aluminium’ project https://chromeunboxed.com/why-google-needs-to-keep-linux-support-in-the-new-android-based-aluminium-project/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:22:02

• VirtualBox 7.2.8 is out with Linux kernel 7.0 support and crash fixes https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/21/virtualbox-7-2-8-released/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:23:06

• "After releasing the big Proton 11 Beta to run more Windows games on Linux / SteamOS, Valve just upgraded Proton Experimental some more too." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/proton-experimental-upgraded-to-proton-11-for-better-linux-gaming-compatibility/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:24:18

• CIQ Bets on Compliance: Can Enterprise Linux Really Deliver Federal Crypto and Post-Quantum Readiness? https://futurumgroup.com/insights/ciq-bets-on-compliance-can-enterprise-linux-really-deliver-federal-crypto-and-post-quantum-readiness/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:24:55

• CachyOS is the Arch Linux distro to try if you want serious speed and performance https://www.zdnet.com/article/catchos-arch-linux-hands-on/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:26:17

• "Quite an exciting sounding machine. A ground-up redesign with Intel's Core Ultra Series 3 Processors, a 74Wh battery, new LPCAMM2 memory, a new full CNC aluminium chassis, a purpose-built power-optimized display, a new haptic touchpad and much more." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/framework-laptop-13-pro-revealed-with-major-changes-and-great-linux-support/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:26:46

• Linux users claim they want mainstream adoption, but here's why they don't https://www.howtogeek.com/desktop-linux-fans-dont-actually-want-it-to-go-mainstream/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:27:12

• Valve’s Linux VRAM Fix Boosts Older GPUs' Game Performance https://respawn.outlookindia.com/gaming/gaming-news/valves-linux-vram-fix-boosts-older-gpus-game-performance    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:27:37

• This laptop wants to be MacBook Pro for Linux users https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/science/this-laptop-wants-to-be-macbook-pro-for-linux-users/story    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:37:20

• More in https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/915508/framework-announces-laptop-13-pro-the-macbook-pro-for-linux-users    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:38:20

• Framework’s CEO on the RAM crisis and creating a “MacBook Pro for Linux users” https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/04/frameworks-ceo-on-the-ram-crisis-and-creating-a-macbook-pro-for-linux-users/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:38:44

• Framework just announced its own 'MacBook Pro for Linux users' https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-laptops/framework-just-announced-its-own-macbook-pro-for-linux-users/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:39:28

• Framework Laptop 13 Pro is the repairable MacBook Pro killer Linux users have been waiting for https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/framework-laptop-13-pro-is-the-repairable-macbook-pro-killer-linux-users-have-been-waiting-for/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:39:58

• Framework’s New Ultra-Repairable ‘Pro’ Laptop Lets You Ditch Windows Entirely https://gizmodo.com/franework-laptop-13-pro-ditch-cheaper-with-linux-than-windows-11-2000749063nbsp;  

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:40:16

• "According to its manufacturer, the Framework Laptop 13 should be nothing less than a "MacBook Pro for Linux users". A larger battery, a matt touchscreen and up to 64 gigabytes of RAM underpin this claim." https://www.digitec.ch/en/page/framework-laptop-13-pro-macbook-pro-for-linux-users-42370    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 20:41:07

• "I’m sorry, but I made a copy-and-paste error in the script version I released yesterday, which didn’t show in my testing." gemini://michaelnordmeyer.com/transmissions/2026-04-23-fix-for-a-simple-gcurl-in-bash.gmi    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 21:04:11

• "If we come to accept that attachment stems from the fear of loosing something, or the fear of not being able to sustain ourselves without it, maybe we can untangle this a bit." gemini://sojuz.v-tr.org/mumble/spirituality-and-detachment.gmi    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 21:04:57

• "There's currently a spate of stories in the UK media about supermarket staff getting fired for confronting shoplifters." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2026-04-23_the-uks-current-attitude-to-shoplifting.gmi    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 21:05:39

• "Sadly, only two out of several users realized that their coding agents (read: LLM TRASH) were running without their consent. I mean, I appreciate that they're honest about what happened and are now aware. The old gray beard attitude I have at the moment is that they'll be jailed again." gemini://s3.enemy.org/mrfusion/rants/2026-04-23.gmi    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 21:06:23

• "This was a side project I started in December of last year and I practically finished it, but due to a lot of other life circumstances had to pause efforts of publishing it. Really enjoyed building something I wanted to use every day, and it feels good to make it available for anyone else who wants to try it." gemini://gem.stevedylan.dev/gemlog/2026-04-23-scout-ios-client-live.gmi    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 21:07:13

• "Replaced an old halogen bulb with an Energizer S18747 LED. Turns out “G4” standardises the pin spacing but not the length of the unit, so the new bulb only barely fits in the space." gemini://lab6.com/mlog/2026/04/22/bulb/    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 21:07:47

• "Lately I have been struggling somewhat with spirituality and the frequent requirement of detachment it requires. A detachment from things external to the soul seems to be paramount to most spiritual paths, whether we're talking about Christianity, stoicism, Buddhism, or myriad others." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2809    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 21:09:01

• "a) If an employee is injured things get messy... is it worth it for a near minimum wage employee to get injured or killed over some product? b) there's a cost involved with regard Insurance and/or making a financially gesture to support an employee that's injured or a family who is now a member down." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/drh3xx/42007    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 21:09:59

• resisting authoritarianism #8: support local independent businesses gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2026-04-23    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 21:10:40

• "gemini is useless (and that is good) gemini://alex.flounder.online/gemlog/2021-01-08-useless.gmi " gemini://station.martinrue.com/el3ctron/b31baf152554478b9a1c5f246ff6e5ff    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 21:11:14

• "here's how i personally understand and use the numerology of the tarot pips, based on many of the marseille and cartomancy resources in my tarot links section." gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/tarotpips    

posted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 21:11:51

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