Roy Schestowitz

• "gopher's probably the easiest since it's in plain text (not encrypted). you're just sending the path you want to request and conneting to the hostname and port number that the gopher server is listening on." gemini://sdf.org/tftp/phlogs/2026-04-22-001.txt    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 04:56:56

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

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 04:57:49

• "These two transmissions from Alex pretty much express my feelings towards gemini as I approach it as an artist. It is the reduction towards something that has to be accepted despite its perceived shortcomings in order to be aprechiated." gemini://sojuz.v-tr.org/scream/useless.gmi    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 04:58:32

• The Voice of a Moderate Muslim in a Turbulent World gemini://kolhaam.flounder.online/gemlog/2026-04-24_a_voice_of_a_moderate_muslim.gmi    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 04:59:21

• "Data breaches have been the norm in fashion for quite some time. Those looking to mix things up this spring might consider" gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/04/23/spring-fashion.gmi    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 05:00:34

• "Others may wish to look into Data sans-Microsoft in the event Microsoft has been hacked again, or has been ordered by some government to do something problematic."    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 05:00:56

• "Every once in a while, I work with the Gemini protocol in different capacities, and I’ve always wondered what it means, if a developer implemented a certain protocol version." gemini://michaelnordmeyer.com/transmissions/2026-04-23-my-unofficial-gemini-protocol-specification-archive.gmi    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 05:01:48

• gum: obtener entradas en terminal molando gemini://jorgesanz.net/posts/2026-04-23-gum-obtener-entradas-en-terminal-molando/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 05:02:13

• One short of 3.4k today: "There are 4729 capsules. We successfully connected recently to 3399 of them." gemini://gemini.bortzmeyer.org/software/lupa/stats.gmi    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 05:03:46

• Techrights reported threats to kill. Assoc.: "Good. Establishing a paper trail is _*very*_ important for future action." We seems to have pissed off some very aggressive Microsofters.    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 05:36:30

• Swiss authorities want to reduce dependency on Microsoft https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-ai/swiss-authorities-want-to-reduce-dependency-on-microsoft/91280532    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 08:00:17

• Switzerland seeks to reduce reliance on Microsoft products https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/switzerland-seeks-to-reduce-reliance-on-microsoft-products/3912057    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 08:01:21

• Govt wants to cut Microsoft ties https://www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesize-news/govt-wants-to-cut-microsoft-ties/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 08:01:54

• "based on these results you can almost guarantee that they [IBM LAYOFFS] coming now" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kpvgprvk    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 08:20:28

• IBM floundering. "Only top performers are considered for promotion. Even if you are a top performer doesn't mean the business unit has budget for promotions."    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 08:21:25

• "IBM has a new band called Band RA. Get ready." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kpvwar0k    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 08:21:48

• "yes there is one demographic clearly missing from the announcements" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kpvj0yyc    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 08:23:20

• "Major surgery in IBM Consulting ?? you can't do that. Think of how many Indians with no skills or subpar skills will be put out out jobs in India. Not to mention some of Alvind's most fervent DEI adherents. PM Modi will be very unhappy with that situation, even if Trump has nothing to do with it. He would withhold Alvind's medals immediately."    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 08:23:52

• "the writing is on the wall. Expect RA meetings / notices to start in early May 2026." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kpxe3ckq    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 08:28:06

• "RA all but certain now" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kpxe3ckq    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 08:28:15

• "I bet IBM will still miss the boat when time comes" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kptz5rab    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 08:32:42

• "Dozens of pirate sites using popular brands such as Sflix, Watchseries, HDtoday, and Fmovies have become unreachable this week." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/sflix-myflixerz-hdtoday-and-other-pirate-sites-go-dark-as-backend-infrastructure-fails/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 08:58:38

• "The biggest reason for the gap between updates is timing. We are deliberately resisting the pressure to move quickly simply because the broader technology landscape rewards speed." ☛ https://creativecommons.org/2026/04/23/update-on-cc-signals-what-changed-and-why/ | Source: Creative Commons    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 08:58:51

• "As recently reported by TorrentFreak, a Paris Court of Appeal validated DNS blocking orders requiring Google, Cloudflare, and Cisco to block access to pirate sites through their own DNS resolvers." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/23/france-keeps-breaking-the-internet-to-stop-piracy-even-though-its-not-working/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:00:14

• "Said question has become a big part of the majors’ (less Warner Music) copyright action against Suno." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/22/anthropic-music-publishers-lawsuit-summary-judgment-motion/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:00:30

• "In recent weeks, when I’ve fired up the ESPN app on my iPhone, an unpleasant sight has greeted me amid all the scores and upcoming games I’m trying to check in on." ☛ https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/04/scoring-the-differences-between-espn-and-apple-sports/ | Source: Six Colors    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:01:37

• "A (hopeful) new movement dedicated to a simple proposition—that our technology products should respect us!" ☛ https://trustworthy.technology/ |    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:01:47

• How the Tech World Turned Evil https://newrepublic.com/article/208876/tech-world-evil-musk-bezos-thiel    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:02:44

• Why leave out the Epstein pervert? http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/The_Epstein_Files_Don_t_Say_the_Ages_of_Those_Russian_Girls_Bil.shtml    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:03:14

• "The sheer horror of Chinese communism has never quite penetrated the American or Western mind." ☛ https://www.thenextmove.org/p/horror-and-heroism-in-china | Source: The Next Move    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:15:57

• "The legislation requires sheriffs to enter the so-called 287(g) agreements with the federal government or risk losing state funding." ☛ https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/04/23/every-tennessee-sheriff-required-to-work-with-ice-in-legislation-headed-to-the-governors-desk/ | Source: Tennessee Lookout    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:16:24

• "Satellite imagery analysis has suggested that Azerbaijan destroyed the Holy Mother of God Cathedral, the main Armenian church in Stepanakert." ☛ https://oc-media.org/satellite-imagery-suggests-stepanakerts-main-church-destroyed-by-azerbaijan/ | Source: Open Caucasus Media    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:16:35

• "Katie Couric — the former longtime Today host who now runs her own independent media company — spoke with Variety for the 20th anniversary of the beginning of her five-year tenure as CBS Evening News anchor." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/katie-trump-cbs-abc-corporate-media-shakedown-1235552490/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:20:38

• "Lawyers for Shihab-Eldin’s sisters said on April 23 that Ahmed had been acquitted." ☛ https://cpj.org/2026/04/us-kuwaiti-journalist-ahmed-shihab-eldin-acquitted-of-all-charges/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:20:54

• "According to HRANA News Agency, citing BBC Persian, Azam Mohebbi was arrested by the IRGC Intelligence Organization in Urmia" ☛ https://www.en-hrana.org/report-on-the-arrest-of-azam-mohebbi-by-the-irgc-intelligence-organization/ | Source: Human rights Activists News Agency    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:21:13

• "It took eight months before Mr. Duval managed to send someone to the ransacked streets near the office to see what remained." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2026/0422/haiti-journalism-gang-violence-newspaper | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:21:41

• "Whether that will happen remains to be seen. But this surely won’t be the last instance of local TV news companies undergoing seismic reconstructions." ☛ https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2026/04/23/local-tv-news-future-WRTV-nexstar-tegna/index.html | Source: Northwestern University    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:21:57

• "Lebanese Red Cross volunteers rescued Faraj but were unable to rescue Khalil before she died because the Israeli military opened fire on them" ☛ https://thedissenter.org/israeli-military-reportedly-bombed-lebanese-journalist-blocked-rescuers/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:22:12

• "I had been warned multiple times over my years of reporting from Iraq that I might be targeted for kidnapping or assassination." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/kidnapped-iraq-shelly-kittleson-iran/686896/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:22:36

• "deport and strip naturalized citizenship from any person who advocates for or is “affiliated with” what Roy calls “totalitarian” movements. The list includes, from Rep. Roy’s webpage: [...]" ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/a-bill-that-would-make-joseph-mccarthy-blush/ | Source: Truthdig    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:23:19

• "The Onion is now awaiting final judicial approval to formalize its takeover of the media company" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/the-onion-infowars-takeover-jim-haggerty-1235551949/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:24:04

• "Looks real. Is it real? Decide! Quick!" ☛ https://anniemueller.com/posts/its-a-lot-to-process | Source: Annie Mueller    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:24:29

• "This Wednesday Donald Trump claimed that out of respect for him, Iran had agreed to spare the lives of 8 young Iranian women facing execution" ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/both-trump-and-iran-share-false-information-about-8-women-facing-execution-by-the-regime | Source: France24    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:24:56

• "State Prosecutor Taavi Pern said Bessedin has "consistently" cooperated with Russian state institutions and their representatives, in order to take part in influence activities as described in the indictment." ☛ https://news.err.ee/1610004793/pro-russian-propagandist-crimes-against-state-case-heads-to-court | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhääling    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:25:10

• "public sector IT" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/south-africa-planning-big-overhaul-of-public-sector-it/280605/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:25:56

• "The problem is not just that Carlson ought to have known better. It’s that he did, as the journalist Jason Zengerle reports in his recent biography, Hated by All the Right People." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/04/tucker-carlson-maga-pundits-trump/686921/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:26:20

• "Meta told its employees about the layoffs in a Thursday memo that said the company will also close 6,000 open roles. Bloomberg earlier reported about the memo" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-04-23/why-meta-is-laying-off-10-of-its-workforce | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:26:38

• "about 8,750 people, or 7% of its U.S. workforce" ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51487857/meta-slashes-8000-jobs-or-10-of-its-workforce-as-microsoft-offers-buyouts | Source: Deseret Media    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:26:56

• "year of efficiency." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2026/04/23/meta-cuts-10-staff-cancels-6000-open-roles-ai-efficiency-push/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:27:13

• statcounter   

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:47:22

• Firefox still holding on in France https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/all/france/#monthly-200902-202604    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:47:33

• "The layoffs affect about 8,000 employees, with Meta also planning to close 6,000 open roles, as the company focuses on artificial intelligence." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/technology/meta-layoffs.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:48:03

• "The scale of this layoff puts it among the largest single-round tech layoffs of 2026, and it arrives at a time when Meta's core business looks anything but troubled." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/meta-platforms-job-cuts-ai-expansion-1793373 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:48:15

• "CISA is currently being run by Acting Director Nick Andersen, and it is unclear who the Trump administration will nominate to lead the agency going forward" ☛ https://therecord.media/trump-pick-to-lead-cisa-withdraws-from-consideration | Source: The Record    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:48:42

• "Well, thank you, Tucker. I — and I’m sure many others — appreciate your apology." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-bigot-says-hes-sorry | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:49:12

• "That is not really a specialization problem. It is a context problem." ☛ https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/cybersecurity-does-not-have-a-specialization-problem-it-has-a-context-problem/ | Source: Kyle Reddoch    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:50:59

• "When Trump declared Pope Leo “terrible for foreign policy,” the U.S. intelligence community took the president’s remarks as a directive to prioritize spying on the Vatican." ☛ https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/us-spies-on-the-vatican | Source: Ken Klippenstein    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:51:19

• "Prateek Sahu, a graduate student from the University of Alberta in Canada, works on the auditory perception of songbirds at the institution’s Songbird Neuroethology Lab" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-reveals-songbirds-favourite-sounds/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:55:06

• "In the Brazilian rainforest, scientists have found microplastics in the bellies of animals ranging from red howler monkeys to manatees" ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/04/22/1135440/editors-letter-may-2026/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:55:28

• "Fermi had blown that $746 million from the IPO and was running out of money." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/04/22/oh-no-the-president-donald-j-trump-advanced-energy-and-intelligence-campus-is-in-trouble/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:56:18

• "One antenna is covered in square mirrors while the other is covered in sticky chrome-effect mirror sheeting." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/04/23/2026-green-powered-challenge-cook-with-the-sun/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:56:32

• "In 2025, deep-red Utah became the first state to pass a bill making it easier to adopt plug-in solar systems." ☛ https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/04/23/what-to-know-before-you-get-balcony-solar/ | Source: Maine Morning Star    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:56:50

• "New gas projects linked to just 11 data center campuses around the US have the potential to create more greenhouse gases than the country of Morocco emitted in 2024" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/new-gas-powered-data-centers-could-emit-more-greenhouse-gases-than-entire-nations/ | Source: Wired    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 09:57:35

• "America’s nuclear scientists plan to break ground on an AI data center next week, but the Township where it’s being constructed just put a 365 day hold on providing it with water." ☛ https://www.404media.co/community-votes-to-deny-water-to-nuclear-weapons-data-center/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 10:24:35

• "Exposure to nitrates is linked to birth defects and cancer risks." ☛ https://www.ewg.org/research/drinking-water-almost-1-5-americans-contains-nitrates-linked-cancer-and-birth-defects?auHash=HdoShzUzpBwuImoItYBkKxNYBPhm353iy4k8EebzxHU |    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 10:24:57

• "While the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a threshold of 10 mg/L for nitrates — which can be naturally occurring — in drinking water" ☛ https://www.thenewlede.org/2026/04/nitrate-drinking-water-corn-soybeans-cafos/ | Source: The New Lede    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 10:25:35

• "States with big agricultural industries recorded more reports of elevated nitrate levels." ☛ https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/04/23/repub/nitrate-contaminates-the-drinking-water-of-millions-of-americans-study-finds/ | Source: Nebraska Examiner    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 10:26:06

• "The illegal drug’s main byproduct, benzoylecgonine, caused more robust effects than cocaine itself." ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cocaine-pollution-seems-to-make-salmon-swim-faster-and-farther-than-usual-scientists-dont-know-the-long-term-consequences-180988600/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 10:26:21

• "It’s important for journalists to understand the role of protest, partly because our coverage shapes what society as a whole knows about the controversies in question." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/earth-day-protest-greenpeace/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 10:26:49

• "The 2026 “State of the Air” report from the American Lung Association shows 176,359 children in Kentucky breathe air with unhealthy levels of pollution." ☛ https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/04/22/fighting-for-the-luxury-of-air-in-kentuckys-worst-region-for-pollution/ | Source: Kentucky Lantern    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 10:27:15

• "In what ways would they regulate and rein in data centers, and would they support an outright ban on new facilities?" ☛ https://michiganadvance.com/2026/04/23/michigans-gubernatorial-hopefuls-share-approaches-to-ai-data-center-regulations-at-press-forum/ | Source: Michigan Advance    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 10:34:40

• "Data centers are so hot their ‘heat island’ effect is raising temperatures up to 6 miles away and impacting 343 million people worldwide, study finds”), and environmental concerns clearly abound." ☛ https://www.memphisflyer.com/ais-slippery-slope/ | Source: Memphis Flyer    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 10:35:07

• "Nokia's CEO raises an alarm about Europe's lagging status in the development of AI data centers" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/europe-risks-falling-behind-us-china-on-ai-data-centre-build-up-nokia-ceo-says/articleshow/130466285.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 10:46:10

• "Bill Gates probed by his foundation over close ties to p£dophile Jeffrey Epstei" ☛ https://zambianobserver.com/bill-gates-probed-by-his-foundation-over-close-ties-to-pdophile-jeffrey-epstein/ | Source: The Zambian Observer http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/The_Epstein_Files_Don_t_Say_the_Ages_of_Those_Russian_Girls_Bil.shtml    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 11:08:53

• "People who natively speak either Finnish, Swedish or Sámi accounted for 88 percent of the population, according to the number-crunching agency." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20222235 | Source: Yle    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 11:09:41

• "The goal is to keep Lake Powell from dropping to dangerously low levels." ☛ https://www.western-water.com/2026/04/23/flaming-gorge-water-release-sparks-concerns/ | Source: Western Water    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 11:09:58

• "Blaney wrote that the unmet demand rule was illegal and blocked ADWR from using it to determine if developers had enough groundwater for the 100-year-supply requirement." ☛ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042226_valley_water_rule/judge-blocks-water-rule-that-halted-new-housing-developments-across-phoenix-active-management-area/ | Source: Tuscon Sentinel    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 11:10:13

• "punishing Senator Mark Kelly for making a video" ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pete-hegseth-navy-secretary-john-phelan-b2963946.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 11:11:29

• "Anne’s father, Otto, was the only member of the family to survive the war. He published the diary his daughter kept. The first print of the diary consisted of only 3,036 copies." ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2026/04/23/rare-first-edition-anne-franks-diary-found-eemnes-thrift-store | Source: NL Times    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 11:12:05

• "His comments follow a call by European Union Commissioner Andrius Kubilius for a formal defence union." ☛ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2907258/lithuanian-president-warns-eu-defence-union-cannot-substitute-nato | Source: LRT    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 11:12:29

• "History does not disappear. It fades, quietly, when it is no longer told" ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2026/04/23/follow-the-breadcrumbs-lessons-from-a-forgotten-nazi-concentration-camp-liberated-81-years-ago/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 11:13:05

• "It’s not a registration problem for Indiana. Well over 90% of people who are eligible to vote are registered. So what’s going on?" ☛ https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/04/22/indianas-got-a-voting-problem-news-outlets-can-only-do-so-much-to-fix-it/ | Source: The Indiana Capital Chronicle    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 11:13:24

• "Postal experts said Trump ordering the postmaster general to take any action — let alone on a matter as sensitive as elections — violates guardrails in federal law against presidential control" ☛ https://georgiarecorder.com/2026/04/23/repub/how-trumps-order-on-mail-ballots-threatens-postal-service-independence/ | Source: The Georgia Recorder    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 11:13:47

• "Kelly raised about $13 million in the first three months of 2026." ☛ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042226_kelly_donations/donations-keep-flowing-arizona-sen-kelly-since-trump-sedition-accusation/ | Source: Tuscon Sentinel    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 11:14:08

• "Molly Crabapple’s new book, Here Where We Live Is Our Country, recovers the story of the Jewish Labor Bund — a socialist movement that opposed both assimilation and Zionism" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/04/jewish-labor-bund-crabapple-review/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 11:14:36

• "classified, nonpublic" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/us-special-forces-soldier-allegedly-profited-off-of-maduro-capture-on-polymarket/ | Source: Wired    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 11:15:00

• "directly involved in the planning and execution of “Operation Absolute Resolve” to capture Maduro" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/policy/917910/polymarket-maduro-bets-arrest-van-dyke | Source: The Verge    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 11:15:27

• "Although the U.S. and Israel have destroyed much of Iran’s conventional navy, the naval arm of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, equipped with many smaller vessels, remains partly intact" ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/operation-epic-failure | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 11:15:53

• "forced off WhatsApp" ☛ https://www.politico.eu/article/european-civil-servants-new-messaging-services/ | Source: Politico    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 11:16:18

• "We recently discovered a privacy vulnerability affecting all Firefox-based browsers." ☛ https://fingerprint.com/blog/firefox-tor-indexeddb-privacy-vulnerability/ |    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 12:13:44

• "What I personally find exciting about this is that one of my frustrations with passkeys in general is that they are a technology that was pitched as an alternative to passwords" ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/quick-reads-is-the-future-that-passkey-enthusiasts-dream-of/ | Source: Matt Birchler    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 12:14:01

• [Old] "Following a string of suicides aboard ships, News 3 is following up on the Navy’s plan to install free Wi-Fi on all 280 naval ships to address mental health problems among sailors." ☛ https://www.wtkr.com/positivelyhr/navy-sailors-say-free-wi-fi-on-ships-has-improved-quality-of-life |    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 12:14:19

• "By way of analytic context: Palantir is a data analytics company and defense contractor that sells surveillance technology to the US government and allied countries" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/alex-karp-palantir-techbro-fascism/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 12:14:35

• "But Palantir is just one of the tech companies blurring the lines between Silicon Valley and Washington – while growing too big too fast for traditional oversight." ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/technology/20260423-what-the-palantir-ceo-s-manifesto-tells-us-about-the-changing-face-of-war | Source: France24    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 12:27:50

• "Documents and emails obtained by CBC News offer new insight into the Edmonton Police Service’s trial of bodycam facial recognition technology — the first police agency in Canada to do so." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-police-emails-documents-provide-new-information-on-canada-first-ai-facial-recognition-bodycam-pilot-9.7157991 | Source: CBC    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 12:28:06

• "The legislature did manage to fix the content-based definition problem that sank the first law, but the progress stops there." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/22/arkansas-tried-to-pass-an-unconstitutional-social-media-law-again-it-lost-again/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 12:28:24

• "And while Democrats said they were worried about the civil liberties implications inherent in the new technology" ☛ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042226_ice_smart_glasses/dhs-startles-congress-with-request-millions-develop-ice-smart-glasses/ | Source: Tuscon Sentinel    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 12:28:41

• "Pre-ransomware incidents made up just 18 percent of engagements this quarter" ☛ https://blog.talosintelligence.com/ir-trends-q1-2026/ | Source: Threat Source    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 12:29:31

• "According to ESET, the hackers relied heavily on legitimate online services to conceal their activity, using Discord, Slack and Microsoft 365 Outlook" ☛ https://therecord.media/china-linked-hackers-target-mongolian-gov-slack-discord | Source: The Record    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 12:30:05

• Windows TCO: "Angelo Martino, a 41-year-old former ransomware negotiator at the incident response firm DigitalMint" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/florida-man-pleads-guilty-after-leaking-victims-insurance-details-to-blackcat-hackers | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 12:31:29

• Windows TCO: "In late December 2025, UNC6692 conducted a large email campaign designed to overwhelm the target with messages, creating a sense of urgency and distraction." ☛ https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/unc6692-social-engineering-custom-malware/ | Source: Google    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 12:43:54

• Windows TCO: "In late December 2025, UNC6692 conducted a large email campaign designed to overwhelm the target with messages, creating a sense of urgency and distraction." ☛ https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/unc6692-social-engineering-custom-malware/ | Source: Google    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 12:44:15

• Windows TCO: "On closer examination, Guerrero-Saade discovered it contained a kernel driver—a piece of code designed to run at the deepest" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/fast16-malware-stuxnet-precursor-iran-nuclear-attack/ | Source: Wired    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 12:44:30

• "The company, which is majority owned by Donald Trump, has seen its stock plummet 84 percent under Nunes’ leadership, from its debut price of $58 back in 2024." ☛ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/truth-social-ceo-out-after-1-1-billion-in-losses/ | Source: Mother Jones    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 12:45:15

• "I left Twitter, Bluesky, and Mastodon." ☛ https://rapha.land/farewell-twitter-bluesky-and-mastodon/ | Source: Raphael Amorim    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 12:48:14

• "With an eye on doing away with deepfakes, YouTube has officially made its likeness detection tool available to the music and wider entertainment industries." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/22/youtube-likeness-detection-expansion/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 12:49:26

• "Expel is actively tracking an APT group that we assess with high confidence to be North Korean (DPRK) state-sponsored" ☛ https://expel.com/blog/inside-lazarus-how-north-korea-uses-ai-to-industrialize-attacks-on-developers/ |    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 12:50:49

• "Newsrooms typically treat publishing as a one-size-fits-all broadcast. What if they tailored their work to a reader's needs and interests?" ☛ https://werd.io/the-user-centered-newsroom/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 12:51:54

• "Except the minor detail that Anthropic sells Claude Code at a massive loss. Anthropic’s spending $8 to $13.50 for each dollar that comes in." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/04/23/claude-code-rate-limits-anthropic-ai-squeezes-the-customers/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 12:52:13

• "The U.S. military’s secretive Special Operations Command plans to establish its first-ever center for AI-driven missions like targeted assassinations." ☛ https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/death-by-ai | Source: Ken Klippenstein    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 12:52:27

• "But notice, in the second one, there's a link to a dodgy casino! There's no https:// so it didn't jump out as a link." ☛ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/04/sneaky-spam-in-conversational-replies-to-blog-posts/ | Source: Terence Eden    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 12:53:23

• "On Wednesday, cybersecurity firm Expel revealed what it describes as a North Korean state-sponsored cybercrime operation that installed credential-stealing malware on more than 2,000 computers" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/ai-tools-are-helping-mediocre-north-korean-hackers-steal-millions/ | Source: Wired    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 12:54:29

• "Artificial intelligence has a history of making poor regulatory decisions with disastrous effects on people’s lives." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/04/trump-deregulation-artificial-intelligence-musk/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 12:54:44

• "FIDO2 credentials are designed with strong security properties including high entropy, per-account uniqueness and phishing-resistance." ☛ https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/paper/traditional-user-and-fido2-credentials-personal-use |    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 13:27:46

• "The NCSC supports the public adoption of passkeys and recommends using passkeys over passwords wherever available." ☛ https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/passkeys |    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 13:31:42

• "The NCSC stopped short of endorsing the adoption of passkeys last year due to some key implementation challenges." ☛ https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/news/ncsc-leave-passwords-in-the-past-passkeys-are-the-future |    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 13:31:59

• "Among the working titles for this post were Good riddance and Stop the praises" ☛ https://morrick.me/archives/10306 | Source: Riccardo Mori    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 13:32:26

• "The FBI was able to forensically extract copies of incoming Signal messages from a defendant’s iPhone" ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/04/fbi-extracts-deleted-signal-messages-from-iphone-notification-database.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 13:32:37

• "Iranian state media has alleged that equipment from Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, and MikroTik failed during U.S. and Israeli military operations against Iran." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/iran-claims-us-exploited-networking-equipment-backdoors-during-strikes | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 13:33:05

• "If neither cultural decadence, nor material inequality, nor phones and social media seem to fit the shape of this particular phenomenon, we have to keep looking for what broke our brains in the 2020s." ☛ https://www.derekthompson.org/p/if-americas-so-rich-howd-it-get-so | Source: Derek Thompson    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 13:33:53

• "And this should terrify every American. A powerful military always poses a potential threat to democracy." ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/cultifying-the-us-military | Source: Paul Krugman    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 13:34:08

• "$7.4 billion bankruptcy plan" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/purdue-settlement-leaves-opioid-victims-behind | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 13:34:22

• "Our recent investigation details changes to a bankruptcy settlement that leaves out some of the hardest-hit victims of the opioid crisis." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/purdue-endo-mallinckrodt-opioid-settlement-callout | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 13:34:42

• "Medicinal marijuana products that are legal at the state level will see looser federal regulation under an order the U.S. Department of Justice published Thursday" ☛ https://michiganadvance.com/2026/04/23/repub/us-justice-department-downgrades-risk-of-state-licensed-medicinal-marijuana/ | Source: Michigan Advance    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 13:34:58

• "According to Magyar Néprajz, the reason for this lay primarily in its botanical characteristics" ☛ https://telex.hu/english/2026/04/23/it-took-a-massive-propaganda-campaign-to-turn-hungarians-into-potato-lovers | Source: Telex (Hungary)    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 13:35:16

• "the whole experiment has been driven by RAM prices skyrocketing" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/23/youtuber_builds_working_dram/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 13:35:45

• "Artificial intelligence has, with sudden and crushing speed, seeped into the fabric of our everyday existenc" ☛ https://www.newyorker.com/newsletter/the-daily/can-we-get-ai-out-of-schools | Source: New Yorker    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 13:36:31

• "Authentication, authenticity, author…those are all good starting places for introducing Dan Moore, who currently leads CIAM Strategy & Identity Standards at FusionAuth." ☛ https://writethatblog.substack.com/p/dan-moore-on-technical-blogging | Source: Cynthia Dunlop    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 13:36:44

• "Rep. Glenn Ivey, who represents the area, said decommissioning the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center could “dramatically” disrupt scientific research." ☛ https://www.notus.org/health-science/usda-beltsville-agricultural-research-center-decommission | Source: Allbritton Journalism Institute    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 13:37:13

• "It helps to be genuinely curious; playful; maybe risk being a little bit unserious. Then people start to loosen up, and that’s when the good stuff starts coming." ☛ https://werd.io/it-pays-to-reward-curiosity-more-than-looking-smart/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 13:39:49

• "Navigating around the dark patterns of modern UX certainly feels like a dungeon delve, sometimes." ☛ https://danq.me/2026/04/22/the-dungeon-of-dark-patterns/ | Source: Dan Q    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 13:40:02

• "If you only use social media and video hosting frontends - getting fed by algorithms and visiting the same 5 sites everyday on constant doomscroll, then the [Internet] has never been alive for you." ☛ https://joshblais.com/blog/using-the-internet-like-its-1999/ | Source: Joshua Blais    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 13:40:21

• "Its disappearance appears to coincide with a thinning of Intel's open-source leadership." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/intel-shutters-open-source-evangelism-program-and-archives-key-community-projects-closures-point-to-significant-shift-in-open-source-leadership | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 13:40:30

• "For O’Brien, the effects of 432 Hz tuning are profound." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/432hz-frequency-music-ed-obrien-ziggy-marley-1235549010/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 13:48:38

• "All that, and more, was standardized in the 1984 spec for X.400 as Interpersonal Messaging. It was everything we call email today, and then some." ☛ https://buttondown.com/blog/x400-vs-smtp-email | Source: Buttondown LLC    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 13:48:50

• "Cherilyn Pascoe, director of NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, said the NCCoE is launching the OT cybersecurity project after working on several efforts related to specific critical infrastructure sectors." ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2026/04/nist-cyber-center-to-launch-ot-visibility-project/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 13:49:25

• "Publicly viewable repository has in fact become much more than just a place of work. It is also an advertisement for the project and of the community behind it" ☛ https://blogs.perl.org/users/mikko_koivunalho/2026/04/importance-of-repositories-in-public.html | Source: Perl    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 13:50:17

• "I'm exploring a style of type-system exemplified by julia and zig." ☛ https://www.scattered-thoughts.net/writing/borrow-checking-without-type-checking/ | Source: Jamie Brandon    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 13:57:32

• "From reading Julia Evans’ bonus comic about Git worktrees" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/04/git-worktrees-are-now-cool/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 13:57:44

• "I needed to convert file status flags between operating systems yesterday." ☛ https://purplesyringa.moe/blog/wait-if-flags-and-o_sync_is-wrong/ | Source: Alisa Sireneva    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 14:00:16

• "Last week, we talked about how C++26 improves structured bindings by allowing them to be used in conditionals’ init statements." ☛ https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2026/04/22/cpp26-structured-bindings-packs | Source: Sandor Dargo    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 14:04:21

• [Old] "In the mid 1990s, Novell purchased ATT's Unix rights and a (then secret) agreement was reached to terminate the lawsuit. UCB soon terminated its support for BSD." ☛ https://docs-archive.freebsd.org/doc/5.5-RELEASE/usr/share/doc/en/articles/bsdl-gpl/unix-license.html |    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 14:05:04

• [Old] "The conflict between AT&T and BSD in the 1980s and early 1990s is a pivotal moment in the history of operating systems." ☛ https://machaddr.substack.com/p/the-at-and-t-and-bsd-conflict-unix | Source: André Machado    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 14:05:55

• "The Malus FAQ performs a "be as evil as possible" explanation for the purpose of this exercise: [...]" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/23/poison-pill/#kobayashied | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 14:06:09

• "It’s a shame we don’t have a solid European option that covers hardware and software that can cater for my specific needs." ☛ https://ljpuk.net/2026/04/22/adhd-scaffolding-and-moving-away-from-big-tech/ | Source: Lee Peterson    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 14:10:45

• "Along with my fellow MPs Clive Lewis, Victoria Collins and Ben Lake, I have written to the Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee" ☛ https://www.sianberry.org.uk/publications/calling-for-changes-to-the-national-risk-register/ |    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 14:24:49

• "A cross party group of MPs has called for the government to publish classified documents that detail the “chronic risks” to the UK from our reliance on digital platforms and services" ☛ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/mps-call-for-publication-of-secret-documents-that-outline-chronic-risks-from-uks-dependence-on-big-tech/ | Source: OpenRightsGroup    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 14:25:02

• "The goal of this chapter is to use the concepts you have learned to build a web traffic analytics solution." ☛ https://blog.miguelgrinberg.com/post/sqlalchemy-2-in-practice---chapter-6-a-page-analytics-solution | Source: Miguel Grinberg    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 14:25:40

• "I know this because I saw all kinds of crap in my server logs." ☛ https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2026/04/23/admin/ | Source: Rachel    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 14:28:31

• "Some people learning the noble art of electronics find the jump from simpler tools like Fritzing to more complex ones" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/04/23/this-kicad-plugin-enables-breadboarding/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 14:30:10

• "Audio output goes via I2S, requiring only a cheap I2S DAC like the UDA1334A or PCM5102 to be connected, unless you really want to use the internal DAC." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/04/23/esp32synth-an-audio-synthesis-library-for-the-esp32/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 14:30:34

• "One thing that was heavily emphasized during the event is that they are building a company around products that you fully own and control." ☛ https://initialcharge.net/2026/04/framework-next-gen/ | Source: Mike Rockwell    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 14:32:22

• "Just in case you thought there wasn’t much more life in that old AVR in 2026, along comes [Arc1011], with KernelUNO" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/04/23/kerneluno-an-os-for-the-arduino-uno/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 14:33:08

• "It turns out that you can take an Ubuntu ISO and install from it over the network, but how the various steps and stages connect together isn't obvious. Here are my notes on this, before I forget them all." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/UbuntuServerISONetworkInstall | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 14:33:49

• "The Lubuntu project has announced the launch of Lubuntu 26.04." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12800 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 14:34:40

• "The Ubuntu Budgie project has published version 26.04 of its Ubuntu community flavour." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12801 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 14:35:09

• "I am proud to announce our latest release: Ubuntu Cinnamon 26.04 Resolute Raccoon!" ☛ https://ubuntucinnamon.org/ubuntu-cinnamon-26-04-resolute-raccoon-lts-released/ |    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 14:35:36

• "The Ubuntu Cinnamon project has announced the launch of Ubuntu Cinnamon 26.04 which ships with version 6.4.13 of the Cinnamon desktop and will receive three years of security updates." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12802 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 14:35:55

• "The Ubuntu Studio team have announced a new version of their media-focused flavour of the Ubuntu family." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12803 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 14:36:16

• "The Kubuntu team is thrilled to announce the release of Kubuntu 26.04 LTS, codenamed “Resolute Raccoon”!" ☛ https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-26-04-release-notes/ |    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 14:37:56

• "The Kubuntu team have announced the release of Kubuntu 26.04 which features the KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop and version 7.0 of the Linux kernel" ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12804 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 14:38:10

• "Canonical has released Ubuntu 26.04 which is a long-term support release. This mean the distribution will receive five years of free support and an optional additional five years of paid support." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12799 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 14:38:22

• "Since 2023, Microsoft has started replacing the Secure Boot certificates originally issued in 2011. These older certificates begin expiring in June 2026." ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-7_7/ | Source: Tor    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 14:59:34

• "The AlmaLinux project has announced the availability of a development snapshot for AlmaLinux OS 9.8. The new beta offers updated packages, improved security, and packages for Python 3.14." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12797 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:00:12

• "This post will be about the latter, on the subject of email." ☛ https://pointieststick.com/2026/04/23/kde-email-part-two-use-an-email-client/ | Source: Nate Graham    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:01:00

• "One of the many benefits of going to in-person sprints is you get to see how other people use their computers, and you can learn some workflow tricks from them. Or, you might notice areas of inefficiency and share tips of your own."    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:01:33

• "Usually image color reduction is done in two independent phases: first a color quantization algorithm finds a palette, which is then used by a pixel mapping phase to assign every output pixel a color from the palette." ☛ https://30fps.net/pages/bayer-order-online-kmeans/ |    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:02:23

• "I’ve been waiting for fourteen years to write this article. Fourteen years to tell you about one relatively new addition to the way images work on the web." ☛ https://piccalil.li/blog/the-end-of-responsive-images/?ref=main-rss-feed | Source: Andy Bell    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:02:51

• "DDoS mitigation often relies on BGP for "scrubbing", but how this appears in routing data is not well understood." ☛ https://labs.ripe.net/author/shyam-krishna-khadka/understanding-ddos-scrubbing-in-bgp-five-leading-scrubbers/ | Source: RIPE    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:03:09

• "Autonomous Systems (ASes) mitigate Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks by redirecting traffic to scrubbers using the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/04/23/detecting-and-characterizing-ddos-scrubbing-from-global-bgp-routing/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:03:24

• "WSL9x runs a modern Linux kernel (6.19 at time of writing) cooperatively inside the Windows 9x kernel" ☛ https://codeberg.org/hails/wsl9x | Source: Codeberg    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:04:06

• "As stated in my previous blog article, I started an implementation of an NVMe driver. It is now functional, and this article is an overview of it!" ☛ https://blog.lenot.re/a/nvme | Source: Luc Lenôtre    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:04:26

• "Proxmox to FreeBSD, Hidden values of CPU-Intensive Compression, Cells for NetBSD, OpenBSD 7.8 on RPIs, and more..." ☛ https://www.bsdnow.tv/660 | Source: The BSD Now Podcast    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:05:08

• "Outline [...]" ☛ https://sachachua.com/blog/2026/04/ye20-emacs-carnival-newbies-starter-kits/ | Source: Sacha Chua    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:05:21

• "Warrantless Surveillance Needs to Stop! A Call to Action" https://odysee.com/@RobBraxmanTech:6/fisa-x:d    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:06:24

• "Tech Companies Are Trying to Neuter Colorado's Landmark Right-to-Repair Law - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/04/20/0241235    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:06:42

• "AP: Nato fighters intercept Russian military bombers over Baltic Sea | Yle News | Yle" https://yle.fi/a/74-20222298    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:06:57

• iophk: how to kill Perl https://blogs.perl.org/users/petamem/2026/04/ai-as-a-chance.html    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:07:15

• "Who's Fooling Whom? How the SPLC Indictment Works - emptywheel" https://emptywheel.net/2026/04/23/whos-fooling-whom-how-the-splc-indictment-works/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:07:29

• "MicroPost - April 22, 2026 11:31 PM - Mandaris" https://mandarismoore.com/2026/04/22/ive-been-working-on-an/ "I’ve been working on an article for so long that some of resources are no longer on the internet."    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:08:06

• "Trump’s move to bail out Spirit Airlines sparks Republican criticism - CSMonitor.com" https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0423/spirit-airlines-bailout-500-million    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:08:23

• truly bad that scholarlykitchen is boosting AI [sic] slop https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/22/academic-publishing-in-the-age-of-ai-from-content-to-trust/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:08:47

• "2 Giants, 20 Scientists: Mysterious Deaths, Disappearances Rattle US, China" https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/20-scientists-2-giants-mysterious-deaths-disappearances-rattle-us-china-11400824    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:09:03

• British confusion about online age limits | "Brittisk förvirring om åldersgränser online" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/04/23/brittisk-forvirring-om-aldersgranser-online/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:09:39

• Heroic Games Launcher gets a slick full-screen console-like mode | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/heroic-games-launcher-gets-a-slick-full-screen-console-like-mode/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:10:25

• More Square Enix titles arrive on GOG with multiple titles from the SaGa series | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/more-square-enix-titles-arrive-on-gog-with-multiple-titles-from-the-saga-series/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/more-square-enix-titles-arrive-on-gog-with-multiple-titles-from-the-saga-series/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:10:44

• Factory 95 is a clever automation sim inspired by Windows 95 and PowerPoint out now | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/factory-95-is-a-clever-automation-sim-inspired-by-windows-95-and-powerpoint-out-now/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:18:49

• The classic Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri from 1996 has a surprise update from Nightdive Studios | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/the-classic-terra-nova-strike-force-centauri-from-1996-has-a-surprise-update-from-nightdive-studios/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:19:23

• Build up your strategy collection in the Your Move Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/build-up-your-strategy-collection-in-the-your-move-humble-bundle/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:20:38

• Modular vehicle-building survivor-like TerraTech Legion has a new must-play demo | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/modular-vehicle-building-survivor-like-terratech-legion-has-a-new-must-play-demo/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:22:36

• Deep survival game Vintage Story gets Fishing, Mechanisms, Metalworking and more | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/deep-survival-game-vintage-story-gets-fishing-mechanisms-metalworking-and-more/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:24:56

• DEATH STRANDING 2 gets better performance for Steam Deck along with other general improvements | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/death-stranding-2-gets-better-performance-for-steam-deck-along-with-other-general-improvements/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:35:02

• WWII real-time tactics game Sudden Strike 5 is out now and Steam Deck Verified | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/wwii-real-time-tactics-game-sudden-strike-5-is-out-now-and-steam-deck-verified/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:35:23

• Valve make steps to improve Steam Deck Verification, giving developers more performance data | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/valve-make-steps-to-improve-steam-deck-verification-giving-developers-more-performance-data/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:35:46

• Fedora 44 Tips Its Hat With a Virtual Release Party ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/04/fedora-44-tips-its-hat-with-a-virtual-release-party/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:44:04

• Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stingray) release date & schedule ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-26-10-release-date    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:45:09

• Better IPTV – cross-platform IPTV player ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/better-iptv-cross-platform-iptv-player/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:46:08

• NmapWebUI – web-based interface for the Nmap network scanner ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/nmapwebui-web-based-interface-nmap-network-scanner/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:46:25

• QiTV – IPTV and STB client ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/qitv-iptv-stb-client/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:46:35

• OMERewriter – edit common fields in OME-TIFF files ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/omerewriter-edit-common-fields-ome-tiff-files/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:46:57

• Chainsaw – fast forensic triage and threat hunting tool for backdoored Windows artefacts ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/chainsaw-fast-forensic-triage-threat-hunting-tool/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:47:08

• clubTivi – IPTV player ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/clubtivi-iptv-player/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:47:31

• Mages – Matrix chat client ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/mages-matrix-chat-client/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:53:33

• Timesketch – collaborative forensic timeline analysis ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/timesketch-collaborative-forensic-timeline-analysis/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:53:57

• AXEM-SX – openSUSE based GNU/Linux distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/axem-sx-opensuse-based-linux-distribution/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:54:23

• Plaso – Python-based digital forensics framework ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/plaso-python-based-digital-forensics-framework/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:54:46

• 9 Useful Free and Open Source systemd CLI/TUI Configuration Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/useful-free-open-source-systemd-cli-tui-configuration-tools/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:55:09

• isd – interactive systemd ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/isd-interactive-systemd/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:56:26

• A GNU/Linux Hardware Maker is Convincing Colorado to Leave Open Source Alone ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/colorado-age-attestation-bill-open-source-exemption/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:57:15

• Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Resolute Raccoon is now available with GNU/Linux 7.0 and native CUDA ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/ubuntu-2604-lts-resolute-raccoon-is-now-available-with-linux-70-and-native-cuda/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:57:41

• System76 has launched Thelio Mira desktop and Thelio Major workstation based on GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/system76-has-launched-thelio-mira-desktop-and-thelio-major-workstation-based-on-linux/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:58:23

• You can now run GNU/Linux on your ancient backdoored Windows 95 desktop with a new tool — very old backdoored Windows PCs, back to defective chip maker Intel 486, can cooperatively run very modern GNU/Linux kernels with WSL9x ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/get-linux-on-your-ancient-486-windows-95-desktop-using-wsl9x-very-old-windows-pcs-can-cooperatively-run-very-modern-linux-kernels    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 15:59:11

• Zero trust observability: Integrating OpenTelemetry with workload identity manager ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/23/zero-trust-observability-integrating-opentelemetry-workload-identity-manager    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:00:37

• UGS passes resolutions on free speech, protecting international students ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2026/04/23/ugs-resolutions-free-speech-immigrant/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:04:06

• Software Patents Recalibration: Seven Months of PTAB § 101 Data ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/04/recalibration-seven-months-of-ptab-%c2%a7-101-data.html    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:05:19

• A 'mole' of patent trolls ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/04/fun-while-it-lasted-judge-albright-to-leave-the-bench.html    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:06:01

• Dirk Eddelbuettel: dtts 0.1.4 on CRAN: Maintenance ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/04/23#dtts_0.1.4    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:07:24

• openSUSE.Asia Summit 2026 Announces Venue at Universitas Gadjah Mada ☞ https://news.opensuse.org/2026/04/19/opensuse-asia-summit-2026-announces-venue/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:07:44

• "Today, we're excited to announce that Google Cloud NetApp Volumes (GCNV) is now certified as a supported storage provider for OpenShift Virtualization, running as a self-managed operator on Google Cloud." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/it-leaders-challenge-modernize-and-migrate-without-disruption | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:09:10

• "A CoE for Ansible is a group responsible for setting automation standards and promoting Ansible’s collaborative open source nature." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/building-center-excellence-ansible | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:09:19

• "memory safety" ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-26-04-lts-resolute-raccoon | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:11:05

• "LeafKVM has entered crowdfunding on Crowd Supply following its earlier pre-launch coverage" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/leafkvm-kvm-over-ip-device-launches-with-rv1126b-platform-and-touchscreen/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:11:29

• "if you say so, Mr. IBM India HR Clown" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kpzcme1y#replies    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:15:02

• Sergio Talens-Oliag: Developing a Git Worktree Helper with Copilot ☞ https://blogops.mixinet.net/posts/developing_a_git_worktree_helper_with_copilot/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:31:29

• I Emailed Python’s Creator in 2007. The Language Now Runs the World. ☞ https://www.junauza.com/2026/04/i-emailed-pythons-creator-in-2007.html    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:35:05

• Joint Statement by President of the European Council António Costa, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_26_868    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:36:18

• EU adopts 20th package of sanctions against Russia ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_869    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:36:45

• The Kremlin’s war on censorship looks a lot like trigger warnings in NYC, dissident Russian director says ☞ https://nypost.com/2026/04/23/world-news/the-kremlins-war-on-censorship-looks-a-lot-like-trigger-warnings-in-nyc-dissident-russian-director-says/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:37:05

• Statement by President von der Leyen with President Costa and President Zelenskyy ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_26_875    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:37:19

• EU approves massive loan to help Ukraine after Hungary lifts its veto ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260423-eu-approves-massive-loan-to-help-ukraine-after-hungary-lifts-its-veto    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:37:53

• Zelenskyy Says Ukraine's War Position 'Most Stable' In Months As EU Approves Funds ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-eu-loan-battlefield-drone-attack/33740920.html    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:38:23

• $106 Billion Loan Reflects E.U.’s View That Peace in Ukraine Is Far Away ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/world/europe/eu-loan-ukraine.html    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:38:35

• Zelensky details deals Ukraine signed to bolster Gulf nations’ defense against Iranian drones. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/23/world/iran-war-trump-news/zelensky-deals-ukraine-gulf-drones    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:39:00

• Russian Officials Say Town’s Air Is Toxic, Days After Strike on Oil Refinery ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/world/europe/russia-oil-refinery-black-rain.html    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:39:12

• Questions and Answers on the 20th package of sanctions against Russia ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_26_876    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:39:43

• Russia demolishes Siberia deportees monument ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2907374/russia-demolishes-siberia-deportees-monument    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:39:52

• Indonesia says Russia will supply 150 million barrels of oil as higher prices tighten supply ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-says-russia-will-supply-150-million-barrels-of-oil-as-higher-prices-tighten-supply    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:40:10

• Iran War Has Drained U.S. Supplies of Critical, Costly Weapons ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/us/politics/iran-war-cost-military.html    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:40:33

• Will Bulgaria’s New Leader Cast His Lot With Europe or Russia? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/world/europe/bulgaria-radev-election-russia-europe.html    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:40:50

• Rescue Effort for Russian Tanker Fails, in a New Era of Maritime Peril ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/world/europe/russian-tanker-mediterranean.html    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:41:03

• Bialiatski in Vilnius: Not possible to make a deal with Lukasheno ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2907249/bialiatski-in-vilnius-not-possible-to-make-a-deal-with-lukasheno    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:41:18

• Major Labels Drop Verizon and Altice Copyright Lawsuits Following ‘Cox v. Sony’ Decision — Both Cases Voluntarily Dismissed With Prejudice ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/23/verizon-copyright-lawsuit-major-labels/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:47:23

• Submit your #FOSSY26 talk proposals by May 22 ☞ https://sfconservancy.org/news/2026/apr/23/fossy26-cfp/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/FOSSY_2025_Conference_Safety.shtml    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:48:30

• I Also Got An Xteink X4 gemini://axxuy.com/blog/2026/i-also-got-an-xteink-x4/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:57:01

• "`verilator` and `gtkwave` are open souce and `vivado` is free for small FPGAs. These tools are not well integrated together but they are good enough for small designs and free." gemini://gmi.noulin.net/2026-04-24-using-verilator.gmi    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:57:47

• "I think it's kinda silly when people are like, "but you're still using LLM-tainted $technology, therefore you're a hypocrite!" when we're trying to make changes in our activity flows to reduce our personal LLM footprints." gemini://gmi.moonshadow.dev/gemlog/2026-04-24-doing-what-we-can-where-we-can.gmi    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:58:23

• "Reticulum^ is a software stack and collection of tools for building networks from a wide variety of hardware. Nodes can send data over the public Internet, any Ethernet or WiFi interface, packet radio, LoRa, serial lines, and even stdio." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2026/202604/20260424-announcement-public-reticulum-gateway-node.gmi    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:59:18

• "So I have had the idea for a while, to build a small handheld computer based on a micocontroller board (or mcu), run ulisp on it and write me a set of programs I want to use on it." gemini://sojuz.v-tr.org/projects/smol-computers.gmi    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 16:59:57

• The unexpected emotional rollercoaster of deleting old email gemini://s3.enemy.org/mrfusion/rants/2026-04-24.gmi    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:01:07

• "If it wouldn't have witnessed the sheer endless incompetence and overtly economical interest of my own local administrative district office, which unsurprisingly is plagued by nepotism and their cronies" gemini://magda.flounder.online/gemlog/2026-04-24.gmi    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:02:00

• Apple y lo barato gemini://aperalesf.flounder.online/gemlog/2026-04-23-apple-y-lo-barato.gmi    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:02:24

• Debian Elects New DEI Focused Project Leader ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/debian-elects-new-dei-focused-project    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:12:07

• HDR output arrives in Godot 4.7 ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/hdr-output-arrives-in-godot-4-7/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:12:39

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

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:13:19

• How To Install Snipe-IT on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-snipe-it-debian-13/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:13:32

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

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:13:58

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

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:14:12

• How to Upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-upgrade-to-ubuntu-26-04/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:14:59

• How to Install Ubuntu 26.04 Desktop Edition Step by Step ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/04/how-to-install-ubuntu-26-04-desktop-edition-step-by-step/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:15:17

• Wil Clouser: Firefox Sync adds official PostgreSQL support ☞ https://micropipes.com/2026/04/23/firefox-sync-adds-official-postgresql-support/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:15:46

• CodeCov and CodeRabbit in action for a SCLORG organization ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/23/codecov-and-coderabbit-action-sclorg-organization    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:16:17

• Looks like LLM slop, i.e. the USUAL from her https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/proving-open-source-ready-industrial-edge    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:23:18

• IBM is selling slop https://stackoverflow.blog/2026/04/17/no-country-left-behind-with-sovereign-ai/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:24:15

• No, Red Hat, outsourcing to Google is not "Digital Sovereignty" and promotion of slop is lousy at best https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-further-drives-digital-sovereignty-ai-era-red-hat-openshift-google-cloud-dedicated    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:25:43

• Name-dropping slop https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/5-reasons-go-your-team-red-hat-summit-2026    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:26:30

• Brain to behavior to belief: Stanford Veritas Forum advocates role of science and faith in a fulfilled life ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2026/04/23/stanford-veritas-forum-science-faith/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:28:10

• Doctors appeal for pre-holiday blood donations ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/23.04.2026-doctors-appeal-for-pre-holiday-blood-donations.a644171/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:28:34

• New Gene Therapy Enables Children With a Rare Form of Deafness to Hear ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/science/deaf-gene-therapy.html    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:28:56

• No need to keep right: South Korea to urge people to stand on either side of escalator ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/no-need-to-keep-right-south-korea-to-now-urge-people-to-stand-on-both-sides-of-escalators    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:29:38

• South Korean prosecutors seek 30-year jail term for ex-president Yoon in drone case: Report ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-prosecutors-seek-30-year-jail-term-for-ex-president-yoon-in-drone-case-yonhap-says    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:29:58

• World’s Top Producer of Condoms Raises Prices as Iran War Rattles Supply Chains ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/world/middleeast/karex-condom-price-increase-iran-war.html    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:30:29

• Toddler in Malaysia tests positive for drugs after accidentally consuming laced sweets ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/toddler-in-malaysia-tests-positive-for-drugs-after-accidentally-consuming-laced-sweets    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:31:00

• Military officer arrested over fatal crash in Malaysia, suspected of drink driving ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/military-officer-arrested-over-fatal-crash-in-malaysia-suspected-of-drink-driving    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:31:14

• As U.S. Brands Stumble, China Wins Over Young Indonesians ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/business/china-brands-indonesia.html    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:31:57

• War and Sanctions Accelerate China’s Currency Push ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/business/china-currency-iran.html    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:32:15

• South Korea, Vietnam set to sign dozens of business deals as Lee Jae Myung visits Hanoi ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-vietnam-set-to-sign-dozens-of-business-deals-as-president-lee-visits-hanoi    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:33:00

• Tokyo government urges employers to allow T-shirts and shorts at work to beat the heat ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/tokyo-govt-urges-employers-to-allow-t-shirts-and-shorts-at-work-to-beat-the-heat    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:33:42

• Warning of higher condom prices goes viral in China, stokes stockpiling talk ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/warning-of-higher-condom-prices-goes-viral-in-china-stokes-stockpiling-talk    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:34:10

• US firms voice ‘concern’ over China’s new supply chain rules ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-firms-voice-concern-over-chinas-new-supply-chain-rules    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:34:35

• China teases new aircraft carrier in video, vows to build up islands ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-teases-new-aircraft-carrier-in-video-vows-to-build-up-islands    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:35:17

• Ex-Samsung engineer handed 6-year jail sentence in South Korea over China leak ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/ex-samsung-manager-handed-6-year-jail-sentence-in-s-korea-over-china-leak    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:37:22

• U.S. Commerce Secretary says Nvidia still hasn't sold any H200 Hey Hi (AI) GPUs to China ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/u-s-commerce-secretary-says-nvidia-still-hasnt-sold-any-h200-ai-gpus-to-china-chinese-government-is-blocking-imports-in-an-attempt-to-push-domestic-semiconductor-industry    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:38:49

• China foreign minister calls for complete eradication of Cambodia scam centres ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/04/23/china-foreign-minister-calls-for-complete-eradication-of-cambodia-scam-centres/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:39:37

• Taiwan minister makes rare trip to disputed South China Sea island ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/04/23/taiwan-minister-makes-rare-trip-to-disputed-south-china-sea-island/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:40:47

• Is China's economy insulated from Iran war shock? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/people-profit/20260423-is-china-s-economy-insulated-from-iran-war-shock    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:41:01

• A dozen allied agencies say China is building covert hacker networks out of everyday routers ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/china-nexus-covert-networks-advisory/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:41:19

• Roman-Era Wreck Reveals How Ships Were Built to Last 2,000 Years Ago ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/roman-era-wreck-reveals-how-ships-were-built-to-last-2000-years-ago    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:42:10

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

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:43:01

• AI content marketplaces can’t come soon enough for news publishers ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/ai-content-marketplaces-cant-come-soon-enough-for-news-publishers/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:43:38

• Mysterious Golden Orb at The Bottom of The Ocean Finally Identified ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-golden-orb-at-the-bottom-of-the-ocean-finally-identified    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:44:18

• Scientists Identify The Most Dangerous Time in Life to Gain Weight ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-identify-the-most-dangerous-time-in-life-to-gain-weight    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:44:34

• It's not about how many works you write but about how many new facts or information you provide. And concision matters.    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:45:18

• Techrights has had people who read it validate what it recently published. Some people in EPO management must be constipated; they lost control of the narrative.    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:46:05

• 17 Million Americans Face 'Alarming' High Flood Risk, Major Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/17-million-americans-face-alarming-high-flood-risk-major-study-finds    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:47:10

• Giant, Kraken-Like Octopuses Once Stalked Their Prey in Cretaceous Seas ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-kraken-like-octopuses-once-stalked-their-prey-in-cretaceous-seas    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:47:32

• Sebastian Wick: How Hard Is It To Open a File? ☞ https://blog.sebastianwick.net/posts/how-hard-is-it-to-open-a-file/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:49:01

• Edmonton Police Trial Hey Hi (AI) Facial Recognition Bodycams ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/edmonton-police-trial-ai-facial-recognition-bodycams/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:49:56

• Update on My Coffee Ridden Framework 13 ☞ https://kevquirk.com/update-on-my-coffee-ridden-framework-13    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:51:17

• Microchip PIC16F132 and PIC18-Q35 low-power 8-bit MCUs feature CPLD-like Configurable Logic Blocks (CLB) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/23/microchip-pic16f132-and-pic18-q35-low-power-8-bit-mcus-feature-cpld-like-configurable-logic-blocks-clb/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:52:31

• Mozilla Addons Blog: WebExtensions API Changes (Firefox 149-152) ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2026/04/23/webextensions-api-changes-firefox-149-152/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:53:20

• Dihydroxyacetone Man’s move to bail out Spirit Airlines sparks Republican criticism ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0423/spirit-airlines-bailout-500-million    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:53:45

• Trailmark turns code into graphs ☞ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2026/04/23/trailmark-turns-code-into-graphs/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:54:45

• Thunderbird Blog: Mobile Progress Report – April 2026 ☞ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2026/04/mobile-progress-report-april-2026/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:55:49

• Nvidia driver compiled, SFS created ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202604/nvidia-driver-compiled-sfs-created.html    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:56:50

• US, UK agencies warn hackers were hiding on Cisco firewalls long after patches were applied ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/cisco-firestarter-malware-cisa-warning/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:57:24

• Dragos: Despite Hey Hi (AI) use, new malware targeting water plants is ‘hype’ ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/dragos-zionsiphon-ai-malware-targeting-water-sector-hype/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:57:49

• UK spy agency releases malware-blocking gadget for HDMI and DisplayPort cables — SilentGlass blocks malicious traffic traveling between display and computer ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/uk-spy-agency-releases-malware-blocking-gadget-for-hdmi-and-displayport-cables-silentglass-blocks-malicious-traffic-traveling-between-display-and-computer    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:58:10

• Lebanon leaders accuse Israel of war crime after journalist killed ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/lebanon-leaders-accuse-israel-of-war-crime-after-journalist-killed    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:58:45

• STV journalists to strike over salary freeze as broadcaster profits drop ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/stv-journalists-to-strike-over-salary-freeze-as-broadcaster-profits-drop/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 17:59:04

• On IBM layoffs and passivity: "those 4k deserve it for not holding their leaders accountable" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kpxe3ckq#replies    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:00:47

• "Meta is aiming for a 10% workforce reduction, BUT also closing the window on 6k worth of potential new hires. THAT is not a good sign. Microsoft just opened the volunteer window hoping to get a 7% reduction in workforce headcount." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kpxe3ckq#replies    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:01:34

• No, it is the go-to excuse when the media is to corrupt and complicit in lying for oligarchs https://theconversation.com/meta-and-microsoft-have-joined-the-tech-layoff-tsunami-but-is-ai-really-to-blame-281436    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:03:33

• "The second view sees the conversation around AI as mostly hype. AI is being invoked as cover. Companies that hired aggressively during the pandemic boom, and now face financial pressure, are blaming AI as the more palatable explanation."    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:03:40

• Expect more tech layoffs https://www.semafor.com/article/04/24/2026/expect-more-tech-layoffs    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:04:06

• False: "It is certainly weird we have not seen any layoffs in the US yet this year!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kpxe3ckq#replies    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:26:18

• "Peter Thiel is building a parallel justice system Powered by AI - Coda Story" https://www.codastory.com/polarization/can-we-trust-an-ai-jury-to-judge-journalism/ https://techrights.org/n/2023/11/23/Privatisation_Catastrophe_Starting_with_NHS_England_Microsoft_a.shtml    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:27:10

• GitHub opts all CLI users into telemetry collection whether they want it or not https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/22/github_opts_all_cli_users/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:28:08

• The Most Efficient Way to Evacuate a Plane, According to Science ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/quickest-way-evacuate-airplane-emergency-research-reveals    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:30:16

• Scientists Created a Plastic Film That Physically Rips Viruses Apart ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-created-a-plastic-film-that-physically-rips-viruses-apart    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:30:30

• Ancient Footprints Suggest a Flying Predator Was Chasing Prey on Land ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-footprints-suggest-a-flying-predator-was-chasing-prey-on-land    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:30:52

• Scientists Traced Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS to an Extremely Cold Origin ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-traced-interstellar-comet-3i-atlas-to-an-extremely-cold-origin    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:31:05

• The anti-Indigenous agenda behind this viral documentary about residential schools ☞ https://breachmedia.ca/the-anti-indigenous-agenda-behind-this-viral-documentary-about-residential-schools/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:31:36

• Qt Creator 19.0.1 released ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-creator-19.0.1-released    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:32:11

• Always remember how, with Julian Assange in various forms of UK detention, the foremost attack was waged against his mind. Countries that cannot preserve freedom from self-censorship are countries where free press ultimately cannot prevail.    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:34:24

• New Phishing Scam: Fake Invitations ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/style/invitation-phishing-scam.html    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:34:42

• China-linked hackers using everyday devices to hide attacks, cyberagencies warn ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-linked-hackers-using-everyday-devices-to-hide-attacks-cyber-agencies-warn    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:35:08

• When war reaches the human mind, Australia must set the rules ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/when-war-reaches-the-human-mind-australia-must-set-the-rules/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:35:49

• Certain Chatbots Vastly Worse For Hey Hi (AI) Psychosis, Study Finds ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/certain-chatbots-worse-ai-psychosis-study    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:37:49

• ChatGPT’s Tool for Ordering Starbucks Is So Staggeringly Bad That It’s Breaking Containment ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-starbucks-breaks-containment    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:38:23

• Dihydroxyacetone Man’s Huge Hey Hi (AI) Data Center Project Is Falling Apart Behind the Scenes ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/trump-data-center-fermi    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:39:00

• In charts: Convicted Felon puts voter ID, election laws at center stage as midterms near ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0423/voter-id-election-law-trump-ballots    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:39:36

• Voting rights group sues DOJ over national voter database ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/04/voting-rights-group-sues-doj-over-national-voter-database/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:39:51

• Crash That Killed 2 Americans Is a Reminder of the Depth of Security Ties in Mexico ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/world/americas/mexico-crash-us-security-cia.html    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:40:41

• US committee advances Baltic security assessment bill ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2907190/us-committee-advances-baltic-security-assessment-bill    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:41:25

• Lithuanian president: EU budget lacks focus on eastern flank ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2907237/lithuanian-president-eu-budget-lacks-focus-on-eastern-flank    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:41:42

• Ubuntu 26.04 LTS released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1069399/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:42:59

• Lubuntu 26.04 LTS Ships LXQt 2.3, and Keeps Wayland on the Backburner ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/lubuntu-26-04-lts/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:43:36

• The Awesome New Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is Here ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-26-04-lts/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:44:03

• Top Things to Do After Installed Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/04/top-things-to-do-after-installed-ubuntu-26-04-lts/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:55:54

• Things You Should Know About Ubuntu 26.04 https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-26-04-faq/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:56:52

• 5 Reasons to Upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04 (and 3 Reasons to Stay Away) ☞https://itsfoss.com/opinion/ubuntu-26-04-upgrade-or-not/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:58:02

• Melanomas: get yourself checked! ☞ https://www.rubenerd.au/melanomas-get-yourself-checked/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 18:59:19

• Phantom vibrations ☞ https://www.rubenerd.au/phantom-vibrations/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:00:10

• parallel @ Savannah: GNU Parallel 20260422 ('Artemis II') released ☞ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10886    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:01:00

• cksfv.rs – reimplements the classic cksfv tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/cksfv-rs-reimplements-classic-cksfv-tool/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:01:45

• Ubuntu 26.04 LTS “Resolute Raccoon” released with Linux 7.0 ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/24/ubuntu-26-04-lts-resolute-raccoon-released-with-linux-7-0/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:02:14

• Microsoft Has WSL, But This Developer Built One for backdoored Windows 95 ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/wsl9x-overview/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:03:59

• Kubuntu 26.04 LTS Drops X11 Support and Goes All in On Wayland ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/kubuntu-26-04-lts/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:04:27

• IBM dictators    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:04:42

• Only "nazis" still use X. https://techrights.org/o/2021/04/25/ibm-germany-history/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:05:31

• Adam Young: Selecting a subset of files for ctags ☞ https://adam.younglogic.com/2026/04/selecting-a-subset-of-files-for-ctags/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:06:00

• Framework Laptop 13 Pro Competes with the Best ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Framework-Laptop-13-Pro-Competes-with-the-Best    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:09:41

• the revenge of Famous Criminal Bill Gates lobbyists Abusive Monopolist Microsoft lobbyists pushing for age verification of OS installations also GNU GNU/Linux ☞ https://dwaves.de/2026/04/23/the-empire-tries-to-strikes-back-with-lobbyists-and-policy-under-the-disguise-of-protecting-the-user-the-revenge-of-bill-gates-lobbyists-microsoft-lobbyists-pushing-for-age-verification-of-os-instal/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:11:05

• Sam Thursfield: Status update, 23rd April 2026 ☞ https://samthursfield.wordpress.com/2026/04/23/status-update-23rd-april-2026/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:13:53

• Mozilla Data YouTube Channel: Towards a Telemetry Taxonomy ☞ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDQYPzzMuIY    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:14:13

• ROX-Filer minimal leak fix ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202604/rox-filer-minimal-leak-fix.html    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:15:24

• Fix Xorg Wizard session save at reboot ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202604/fix-xorg-wizard-session-save-at-reboot.html    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:15:43

• New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds with Caromble and Legendary Pilots - 2026-04-22 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-builds-2026-04-22-edition/index.html    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:16:13

• Introducing Apache Tomcat 10.1 in RHEL 10 ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/23/introducing-apache-tomcat-101-rhel-10    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:16:41

• Omarchy 3.6.0 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/omarchy    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:20:28

• arcOS 22.2 is out as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/arcos    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:20:43

• Framework’s Laptop 13 Pro is its first Ubuntu Certified machine ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/framework-13-pro-ubuntu-certified    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:21:09

• AlmaLinux 9.8-beta1 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/alma    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:21:34

• Ubuntu 26.04 LTS released: GNOME 50, Wayland-only and Linux 7.0 ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-26-04-lts-released    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:22:01

• FOSS Weekly #26.17: Ubuntu 26.04 Release, Firefox Controversy, Positive News on Age-verification and More GNU/Linux Stuff ☞ https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17324247/foss-weekly-26-17    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:22:39

• Hello From GAFAM shill ☞ https://opensource.org/blog/hello-from-the-new-executive-director see https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/16/It_s_Not_About_the_Head_It_s_About_the_Masters_and_Funding.shtml    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:24:06

• Security updates for Thursday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1069356/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:25:23

• Verification CLT via Python3.14t on top of Arch GNU/Linux with CachyOS Kenel and Cosmic 1.0.10 preinstalled ☞ https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2026/04/verification-clt-via-python314t-on-top.html    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:26:00

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Reposts Anti-Immigrant Tirade Calling China and India ‘Hellhole’ Places ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/us/politics/trump-china-india-immigrants.html    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:26:28

• More than 30,000 Samsung union members take to the streets to demand an average bonus of $400,000 per worker ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/more-than-30-000-samsung-union-members-take-to-the-streets-to-demand-an-average-bonus-of-usd400-000-per-worker-may-21-strike-date-looms-union-points-to-rival-sk-hynix-granting-higher-bonuses-to-its-employees    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:27:26

• Samsung workers protest over huge pay gap with SK Hynix, threaten long strike ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/samsung-workers-protest-over-huge-pay-gap-with-sk-hynix-threaten-long-strike    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:27:43

• Lebanese Journalist Killed in Israeli Strike Was Known for Being Intrepid ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/world/middleeast/lebanese-journalist-amal-khalil-killed-israeli-strike.html    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:28:04

• Surveillance campaigns use commercial surveillance tools to exploit long-known telecom vulnerabilities ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/surveillance-campaigns-use-commercial-surveillance-tools-to-exploit-long-known-telecom-vulnerabilities/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/17/CALEA_CALEA2_is_the_Real_Problem_Not_Chinese_Operatives_Exploit.shtml    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:29:32

• SLOP HYPE! Rubenerd Show 431: The Hey Hi (AI) episode ☞ https://www.rubenerd.au/show431/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:45:13

• Buzzwords instead of meaningful discussions ☞ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/04/addressing-the-ai-policy-challenge-my-appearance-before-the-standing-senate-committee-on-transport-and-communications/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:46:23

• There are already fine and stable images editors; slop won't reinvent the wheel any better ☞ http://blog.asleson.org/2026/04/23/rasterlab-building-an-image-editor-with-claude-code/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:47:20

• Ubuntu 26.04 Released! The Raccoon Is Out of the Bag (With Screenshots) ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/04/ubuntu-26-04-released-the-raccoon-is-out-of-the-bag-with-screenshots/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:48:01

• Truce without talks: What room for diplomacy between US and Iran? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20260423-truce-without-talks-what-room-for-diplomacy-between-us-and-irannbsp;  

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:48:19

• IBM Red Hat peddling slop to sell products is a recipe for disaster ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/23/deploy-openviking-openshift-ai-improve-ai-agent-memory    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:49:30

• Espressif Systems ESP-Claw framework builds local Hey Hi (AI) agents for ESP32 devices ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/23/espressif-systems-esp-claw-framework-builds-local-ai-agents-for-esp32-devices/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:51:12

• UPC is illegal, it is run by a racket that uses SLAPP, and Juve takes money to help this corruption ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/upc-upholds-dainese-airbag-patent-but-rules-not-infringed/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:52:25

• Paris local division revokes Michelin patent monopoly in Goodyear case ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/paris-local-division-revokes-michelin-patent-in-goodyear-case/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:52:55

• UPC is totally illegal; Juve knows this but gets paid to pretend otherwise☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/uk-high-court-sees-increase-in-new-court-cases-as-tensions-with-upc-intensify/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:53:48

• That number says about absolutely nothing about quality of innovation, only paperwork ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-surpasses-5-million-valid-invention-patents    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:54:47

• Replicating something that exists already and doing so poorly is not an accomplishment but a waste of energy or plagiarism ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-agent-designs-a-complete-risc-v-cpu-from-a-219-word-spec-in-just-12-hours    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:56:24

• Apple Patches Exploited Notification Flaw, (Thu, Apr 23rd) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32922    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:56:54

• AAEON BOXER-6407-TWL – A slim Twin Lake embedded PC for semiconductor manufacturing and digital signage ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/23/aaeon-boxer-6407-twl-a-slim-twin-lake-embedded-pc-for-semiconductor-manufacturing-and-digital-signage/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:58:36

• Apple Patches iOS Flaw Allowing Recovery of Deleted Chats ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/apple-patches-ios-flaw-allowing-recovery-of-deleted-chats/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:59:21

• Recent Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Exploited as Zero-Day ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/recent-microsoft-defender-vulnerability-exploited-as-zero-day/   

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 19:59:47

• Luxury Cosmetics Giant Rituals Discloses Data Breach ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/luxury-cosmetics-giant-rituals-discloses-data-breach/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:00:43

• Supreme Court weighs DHS power to parole returning green-card holders in Blanche v. Lau – SCOTUS Dispatch ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/04/supreme-court-weighs-dhs-power-to-parole-returning-green-card-holders-in-blanche-v-lau-scotus-dispatch/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:02:06

• EndeavourOS made Arch easy to install—CachyOS made it easy to use https://www.howtogeek.com/cachyos-arch-linux-alternative-endeavouros-should-have-been/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:03:42

• Canonical releases Ubuntu 26.04 LTS with five years of support and updated GNOME https://dev.ua/en/news/kompaniia-canonical-vypuskaie-ubuntu-2604-lts-iz-piatyrichnoiu-pidtrymkoiu-ta-onovlenym-gnome-1776936008    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:04:08

• Ubuntu 26.04 delivers significant graphics performance gains on the AMD Strix Point – Pure software improvememt, not new hardware https://www.igorslab.de/en/ubuntu-26-04-shows-significant-graphics-performance-gains-on-the-amd-strix-point-not-due-to-new-hardware-but-because-the-software-has-finally-caught-up/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:04:52

• Microsoft Paul https://www.thurrott.com/linux/335294/ubuntu-26-04-lts-resolute-raccoon-is-here    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:05:39

• They are idolising a youngster from the British Army who sabotages Ubuntu under the false guise of 'security' https://www.zdnet.com/article/built-for-a-hostile-internet-canonical-vp-of-engineering-on-ubuntu-26-04-lts/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:07:22

• "This release ships with a Wayland-only experience, but supports X11 apps through the Xwayland compatibility layer." https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-26-04-lts-resolute-raccoon-is-now-available-for-download    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:08:15

• This may be LLM slop https://www.servethehome.com/ubuntu-26-04-lts-moving-the-industry-forward-with-linux-7-0-and-more/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:09:08

• System76 Redefines Linux Platform with Redesign of Thelio Desktop and Workstation https://www.techpowerup.com/348466/system76-redefines-linux-platform-with-redesign-of-thelio-desktop-and-workstation    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:09:46

• Framework’s Linux-First Laptop 13 Pro Offers an Ultra‑Repairable Design https://www.extremetech.com/computing/frameworks-linux-first-laptop-13-pro-offers-an-ultrarepairable-design    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:11:30

• Not due to making it proprietary and laying off engineers? https://www.marketscreener.com/news/ibm-cfo-red-hat-enterprise-linux-decelerated-due-to-federal-shutdown-in-q4-ce7f59d9d888f425    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:12:42

• Windows 9x Subsystem for Linux https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/04/22/windows-9x-subsystem-for-linux/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:14:18

• Framework’s New Laptop Is ‘the MacBook Pro for Linux Users’ https://petapixel.com/2026/04/22/frameworks-new-laptop-is-the-macbook-pro-for-linux-users/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:15:04

• Microsoft brings its bug doors to Linux https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/microsoft-issues-emergency-update-for-macos-and-linux-asp-net-threat/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:17:57

• You can now run modern Linux kernels inside Windows 95 with this fan-made project https://www.xda-developers.com/you-can-now-run-modern-linux-kernels-inside-windows-95-with-this-fan-made-project/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:20:11

• The $118 Powerhouse: Resurrecting a 'Parts-Only' T450 into a 2026 Linux HackPad https://hackernoon.com/the-$118-powerhouse-resurrecting-a-parts-only-t450-into-a-2026-linux-hackpad  

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:21:09

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posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:23:17

• Brett Wilson LLP seems to be dying. An extremely evil firm working for extremely evil people.    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:23:52

• Playnix Crashing Onto The Scene | Yardbarker ⚓ https://www.yardbarker.com/video_games/articles/playnix_crashing_onto_the_scene/s1_17456_43760878 ䷉ Source: YB Media LLC    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:24:29

• 6 alternative CLI tools I immediately install on Linux https://www.howtogeek.com/the-alternative-cli-tools-i-immediately-install-on-linux/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:24:56

• Linux Kernel Support for IEEE 1588 Hardware Timestamping https://www.eetimes.com/linux-kernel-support-for-ieee-1588-hardware-timestamping/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:25:30

• I thought MX Linux was lightweight until I tried the distro it's based on https://www.makeuseof.com/thought-mx-linux-lightweight-until-tried-distro-its-based/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:25:59

• "Carl Richell, the founder of System76, has shared that Colorado's Age Attestation Bill (SB26-051) is set to be amended to exclude open source software from its requirements." https://itsfoss.com/news/colorado-age-attestation-bill-open-source-exemption/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:26:28

• "System76 has redesigned internal chassis in their Thelio product family, which makes the new desktop and workstation more smooth and quiet." https://www.neowin.net/news/system76-has-launched-thelio-mira-desktop-and-thelio-major-workstation-based-on-linux/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:28:22

• Mauna Linux 25.2 drops with OnlyOffice 9.3.1, updated firmware packages, more https://www.notebookcheck.net/Mauna-Linux-25-2-drops-with-OnlyOffice-9-3-1-updated-firmware-packages-more.1281335.0.html    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:31:11

• This tiling window manager won me over by not being a config nightmare https://www.makeuseof.com/this-tiling-window-manager-won-me-over-not-being-config-nightmare/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:33:20

• Crimson Desert acknowledges missing mounts issue after latest patch; not launching for some on Linux https://piunikaweb.com/2026/04/23/crimson-desert-missing-mounts-linux-crash-update/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:33:56

• 10 CLI tools I install on every Linux system https://www.howtogeek.com/i-install-these-cli-tools-on-every-linux-system/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:35:53

• Linux may get a hall pass from one state age-check bill, but Congress plays hall monitor https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/22/linux_us_state_age_verificaiton_laws/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:37:23

• Linux is the only OS that respects your aging gaming hardware https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-is-the-only-os-that-respects-your-aging-gaming-hardware/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:37:46

• But WHY? https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/04/22/the-linux-7-1-update-includes-new-speedy-ntfs-driver/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:38:22

• WSL9x: Add A Linux Subsystem To Your Windows 9x https://hackaday.com/2026/04/23/wsl9x-add-an-entire-windows-9x-subsystem-to-your-lin   

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 20:45:04

• TROLLS!! "You mock him but Arvind is building an IBM that can compete. IBM is in great shape." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kpxrtk0e    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 21:04:54

• Microsoft tackles quality control issues. Just kidding, it's encouraging experienced workers to leave https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/24/microsoft_seeks_quality_improvements_by/    

posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 21:24:40

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