Roy Schestowitz

• "A powerful story | Seth's Blog" https://seths.blog/2025/04/a-powerful-story/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:44:06

• "'Final Wish': Heartwarming Reason Why Pope Francis Chose Santa Maria Maggiore For His Burial" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/final-wish-heartwarming-reason-why-pope-francis-chose-santa-maria-maggiore-his-burial-1733108    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:44:26

• "Pope Francis death: What happens when a pope dies?" https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/the-pope-has-died-here-s-what-happens-next-20250224-p5lemh.html see next link :/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:45:23

• The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Inferno, translated by James Romans Sibbald https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/41537/pg41537-images.html#FNanchor_543_543    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:46:13

• "Trump's blue suit at Pope Francis funeral's fumes mourners as he makes ‘major blunder’ while paying respect" https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/trumps-blue-suit-at-pope-francis-funerals-fumes-mourners-as-he-makes-major-blunder-while-paying-respect-at-funeral-101745664538194.html    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:47:15

• "Reclaiming the Democratic Party for Working Families" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/democratic-party-working-class-unions-populism/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:47:28

• "Trump Gets Called Out in Front of Millions at Pope’s Funeral" https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-gets-called-out-in-front-of-millions-at-popes-funeral/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:47:46

• "Trump accused of Pope Francis funeral faux pas after ‘breaking dress code’ and then leaving early" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/trump-pope-francis-funeral-blue-suit-b2740006.html    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:47:53

• "DOGE [sic] Orders AmeriCorps to Cancel $400 Million in Grants, Washington Post Reports" https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-04-25/doge-orders-americorps-to-cancel-400-million-in-grants-washington-post-reports    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:48:02

• "Trump's Cabinet is Cosplaying" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/04/trumps-cabinet-cosplay/682601/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:48:19

• "California Overtakes Japan to Become World's Fourth-Largest Economy — But Challenges Loom" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/california-overtakes-japan-become-worlds-fourth-largest-economy-challenges-loom-1733111 based on FAKE valuations?    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:48:49

• "Elon Musk Accidentally [sic] Wasted a Vast Sum of Taxpayer Money Due to His Staggering Incompetence" https://futurism.com/elon-musk-wasted-taxpayer-money-incompetence    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:49:10

• "Donald Trump spotted sleeping at Pope Francis' funeral? Photo viral" https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/donald-trump-spotted-sleeping-at-pope-francis-funeral-photo-viral-101745709773376.html    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:49:21

• "Bondi says Hannah Dugan arrest is warning to judges who cross Trump" https://www.axios.com/2025/04/25/hannah-dugan-trump-bondi-fbi-arrest    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:49:32

• "The company contends that its many well-known media brands have been tarnished as a result." ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/openai-hit-with-copyright-lawsuit-by-digital-media-giant-ziff-davis/ | Source: Court House News    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:50:58

• "Lego" ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2025/04/26/dutch-concrete-block-maker-ordered-stop-using-lego-name-marketing | Source: NL Times    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:51:22

• "enormous sum of money" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/652746/google-samsung-gemini-default-placement-antitrust-trial | Source: The Verge    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:52:00

• "Chromium was created by Google" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-04-25/only-google-can-run-chrome-companys-browser-chief-tells-judge | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:52:08

• "When I think of heroes and amazing individuals, he's one of the top five in my book. Daryl Davis is a Jazz musician who decided to do something about racism and hate" ☛ https://brandons-journal.com/a-fundamental-misunderstanding-of-how-people-work/ | Source: Brandon    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:53:41

• "leading to heightened anxiety and stress." ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/04/executions-for-drug-related-offenses-surges-in-saudi-arabia-since-january-2025/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:53:47

• "maddening" ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Faith-Religion/2025/0425/antisemitism-adl-report-gaza-trump-administration | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:53:57

• "Cui and Miller directed them to surveil the victim, to install a tracking device on their car, to slash the car's tires and to purchase and destroy the offending statues of Xi and his wife." ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/two-charged-with-stalking-harassing-la-based-critic-of-president-xi-jinping/ | Source: Court House News    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:54:22

• "temporarily blocked the Trump administration from removing the bargaining rights of two-thirds of the federal workforce" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/judge-blocks-trump-union-executive-order-1235325934/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:54:39

• "address whether there will be another Dalai Lama." ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/04/27/as-dalai-lama-approaches-90-tibetans-weigh-future-without-buddhist-leader/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:55:03

• "join a union" ☛ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2545793/as-a-foreigner-in-lithuania-this-is-why-you-should-join-a-union-opinion | Source: LRT    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:55:20

• "While some major companies have yet to publish their reports, there are already a dozen CEOs with compensation packages exceeding $50 million." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-04-23/the-top-paid-ceos-in-the-united-states-in-2024-the-executives-earning-more-than-50-million.html | Source: El País    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:55:46

• "With new guidelines, members of the news media who refuse to cooperate with prosecutors could be arrested for contempt. If accused of contempt, they could be fined or jailed." ☛ https://thedissenter.org/trump-doj-policy-permit-journalists-contempt-jail/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:56:29

• "Revokes Protections for Journalists" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-pam-bondi-journalist-protections-leaks-investigations-1235325906/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:56:42

• "lawsuit filed by the Kyrgyz prosecutor’s office against the independent media outlet Aprel TV for alleged “negative” and “destructive” coverage of government activities." ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/04/press-advocacy-group-condemns-kyrgyz-lawsuit-against-independent-media-outlet/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:57:10

• "Defendants’ actions are unlawful" ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2025/04/26/trumps-aggressive-actions-against-free-speech-speak-a-lot-louder-than-his-words-defending-it/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 04:58:01

• "Meta Lays off Employees in Acquired Game Studios"    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:03:49

• Google's debt INCREASED in the past quarter    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:04:48

• "At IBM, AI = All Indians. Thousands of job are moved from the western hemisphere to India, to prove that IBM is AI (All Indians) is winning in the marketplace. The useless AI tools IBM is deploying are worthless. If AskHR (IBM AI HR agent) is bust, can anyone trust IBM products." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jsstgt6k    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:06:35

• "Why would IBM Leadership announce that IBM is really failing at AI (compared to other hi tech companies) and have all the clients depart en masse ?? They are trying to save the sinking Titanic. So Krabanaugh and Alvind fudge the figures to make it sound like they have a healthy company going forward."    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:06:58

• "The reality of course is that things are falling apart at the seams and jobs are going to India without having anyone knowing what the he-l they are doing there, except collecting a paycheck."    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:07:02

• "Alvind is a mo--n - get over it !" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jsr0yjqx    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:08:12

• "Actually for IBM, it is the IBM P1mp brigade comprised of Palmisano, the harlot queen Rometty and the up and coming P1mpsters Alvind and Krabanaugh who deserve all the credit for this sordid affair. And the Indians lined up with their fake technology and MBA degrees and certificates like ho----s at a bar in Vegas. You get what you pay for, don't you ?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jspr6fnf    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:09:03

• "Question to the general public reading this comment - how in the world does an incompetent bi--h like Rometty sit on the board of JP Morgan Chase? In case anyone forgets she ran IBM into the ground, blew up Watson Health and got bonuses and awards for doing that...." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jspr6fnf    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:09:35

• "The Economist‘s word for 2024 is “kakistocracy,” the rule by the worst, from the ancient Greek kakistos (κάκιστος) for “the worst” and, of course, kratia (κρατία) for “rule” or “power.”" ☛ https://www.econlib.org/kakistocracy/ |    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:10:51

• "But despite Stewart and his team's best efforts over the last two months, the billionaire appears to have slunk away with his tail between his legs, showing a thin skin and fear of an open debate." ☛ https://futurism.com/elon-musk-jon-stewart-ghosted | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:11:02

• "Now, The Verge reports, Meta is laying off even more employees in the division — this time pummeling the folks working on its lineup of Quest VR headsets and apps." ☛ https://futurism.com/zuckberberg-metaverse-layoffs | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:11:21

• Next up: HEY HI.    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:11:33

• "little greyish brown butterflies" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/scientists-discover-new-butterfly-species-waterton-1.7516184 | Source: CBC    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:11:55

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-04-27.gmi    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:13:55

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1627.jpg    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:14:33

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1277.jpg    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:14:38

• "But what if you could just hold onto electricity for a bit and save it for later? You wouldn’t have to overbuild the grid or spend so much effort keeping power generation in equilibrium with users." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/grid-scale-battery-storage-is-quietly-revolutionizing-the-energy-system/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:15:52

• "The critics will not shut up" ☛ https://www.h2-view.com/story/uk-throws-down-gauntlet-to-net-zero-critics/2125081.article/ | Source: H2 View    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:16:06

• "Of the planned total, 134 megawatts are expected to come online within the next three months" ☛ https://www.lusakatimes.com/2025/04/25/zesco-to-add-500-megawatts-of-solar-power-to-national-grid/ | Source: Lusaka ZM    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:18:00

• "Auto-cpufreq, a free and open-source automatic CPU speed & power optimizer for Linux, has launched its latest version, 2.6." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/auto-cpufreq-2-6-brings-enhanced-tui-monitoring/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:18:23

• "But they have mostly held off while waiting for the International Seabed Authority (ISA) regulator to devise rules — a process that began in the 1990s." ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/04/25/china-warns-us-deep-sea-mining-plan-violates-international-law/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:20:00

• "Escape Velocity" ☛ https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/410553/climate-change-clean-energy-carbon-emissions-renewable-energy-progress | Source: Vox    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:20:09

• "Known as a “dirty” internet line by the IT industry" ☛ https://apnews.com/article/hegseth-signal-chat-dirty-internet-line-6a64707f10ca553eb905e5a70e10bd9d | Source: Associated Press    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:20:33

• "According to security experts, it's not surprising that Hegseth's personal number is on the web, since he was a private citizen before being sworn in." ☛ https://futurism.com/head-pentagon-personal-phone | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:20:44

• "However, we have been here before." ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/ai-controlled-fighter-jets-closer/262859/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:25:51

• "game controller" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/26/uk_russia_controller_drone_attack/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:26:12

• "The courts have a role in our constitutional system" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/04/trump-administration-initimidates-judges/682620/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:26:56

• "actively sabotaging your own defenses" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/opinion/trump-national-security.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:27:16

• "called for Jews to be burned" ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/26/well-burn-jews-like-hitler-did-says-bbcs-reporter-in-gaza/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:27:49

• "These warnings suggest that foreign interference in elections has not only become inevitable" ☛ https://thewalrus.ca/are-china-india-or-russia-swaying-your-vote/ | Source: The Walrus    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:28:10

• "ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, is weighing a major investment in a data center in Brazil" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/tiktok-owner-weighs-data-center-project-in-brazil-sources-say/articleshow/120634569.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:28:26

• "Make no mistake, we do not have kings in this country and we are a democracy governed by laws" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/fbi-arrest-milwaukee-judge-trump/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:28:45

• "Now, AI company Perplexity wants to use AI to even further optimize the way it sucks up your data to sell at a profit." ☛ https://futurism.com/ai-browser-perplexity-tracking | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:30:05

• "The truth is simpler and not at all alarming: your phone only seems to be listening to you because it’s collecting data about every word you type, every website you visit, and, through GPS tracking, everywhere you go in the physical world" ☛ https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/calm-down-your-phone-isnt-listening-to-your-conversations-its-just-tracking-everything-you-type-every-app-you-use-every-website-you-visit-and-everywhere-you-go-in-the-physical-world | Source: McSweeney’s    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:30:27

• "I'll go out on a limb and say one of the main reasons for this device existing is setting cooking timers using voice commands. Now that doesn't work properly either." ☛ https://thomasrigby.com/posts/google-home-is-now-100-percent-useless/ | Source: Thomas Rigby    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:30:37

• "Hello, I was unpleasantly surprised and disappointed to see advertisements on the King County Assessor’s eReal Property website and wanted to provide feedback on your pilot program, as requested." ☛ https://tracydurnell.com/2025/04/26/email-to-king-county-re-advertising-on-its-website/ | Source: Tracy Durnell    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:36:00

• "The truth is simpler and not at all alarming: your phone only seems to be listening to you because it’s collecting data about every word you type, every website you visit" ☛ https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/calm-down-your-phone-isnt-listening-to-your-conversations-its-just-tracking-everything-you-type-every-app-you-use-every-website-you-visit-and-everywhere-you-go-in-the-physical-world | Source: McSweeney’s    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:36:28

• "But here’s the thing: do you really want your photography brand forever associated with those early misfires?" ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/photo-editing/your-first-10-000-photographs-are-your-worst-so-stop-putting-watermarks-on-them | Source: Digital Camera World    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:38:02

• Windows TCO ☛ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31892 | Source: SANS    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:38:55

• Social Control Media ☛ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/electronic-media-social-media-asked-to-refrain-from-reporting-security-ops-1875357 | Source: Deccan Chronicle    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:39:34

• Narco Social Control Media ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/04/drug-cartel-influencers-social-media/682588/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:39:44

• "It makes sense that a man who yearns for a reality untroubled by other humans would be drawn to art that is untouched by anything human." ☛ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/critics-notebook/trump-is-the-emperor-of-ai-slop | Source: New Yorker    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:40:20

• "produce outputs that are in clear violation of AI safety policies" ☛ https://futurism.com/easy-jailbreak-every-major-ai-chatgpt | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:40:35

• "The admission was made by the State Bar of California on Monday, following complaints about the quality of the test's questions, and numerous glitches experienced by test-takers when they took it in February." ☛ https://futurism.com/california-ai-bar-exam | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:40:54

• "Though a number of OpenAI's operations have pivoted to a commercial model in recent years — like ChatGPT, which charges a subscription for higher-performing versions — the company's current plan is to restructure itself as an entirely for-profit venture." ☛ https://futurism.com/openai-staffers-court-nonprofit | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:41:13

• "As CBS News reports, scam artists are using AI to cook up headshots and write fake résumés and sites to fit the specifics of a given job opening." ☛ https://futurism.com/ai-job-seekers-competition | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:41:39

• "One app, Botify AI, recently drew scrutiny for featuring avatars of young actors sharing “hot photos” in sexually charged chats." ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/ai-chatbots-want-you-hooked/262849/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:42:35

• "Shifting the assembly of the roughly 60 million iPhones sold in the US to India means Apple will need to effectively double its production in the South Asian country" ☛ https://www.pcmag.com/news/apple-could-move-all-us-iphone-assembly-to-india-in-2026 | Source: PC Mag    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:43:53

• "The plan is part of a broader strategy to diversify Apple’s supply chain away from China, which still dominates most of the tech giant’s manufacturing infrastructure." ☛ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/apple-to-make-all-us-iphones-in-india-apple-and-us-china-trade-war-made-in-india-iphones-pli-india-and-us-trade-war/articleshow/120605270.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:44:01

• "causing Apple's market value to drop by approximately $700 billion." ☛ https://www.macrumors.com/2025/04/25/apple-source-us-bound-iphones-india-2026/ | Source: MacRumors    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:45:41

• "The U.S. tech giant is holding urgent talks with contract manufacturers Foxconn (2317.TW), opens new tab and Tata to achieve that goal, the person, who declined to be named as the planning process is confidential, said on Friday" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/world/china/apple-aims-source-all-us-iphones-india-pivot-away-china-ft-reports-2025-04-25/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:45:57

• "They're spreading their bets around instead of risking everything on China." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/apples-shift-us-iphone-assembly-india-marks-strategic-blow-china-how-1733106 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:46:11

• "This is, however, a fairly graceful degradation of its functionality, all things considered. Nests will apparently continue to work like a programmable thermostat." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/early-nest-thermostat-support/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:46:35

• "The anonymous whistleblower alleged that Zomato was losing market share to rivals like Zepto Cafe and Swiggy." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/startups/internal-whistleblower-alleges-deep-crisis-at-zomato-ceo-deepinder-goyal-dismisses-it-as-utter-nonsense/articleshow/120640464.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:46:57

• "Apple therefore provides registered developers (who pay an annual subscription) with certificates for signing their code, but macOS doesn’t recognise certificates provided by any other authority" ☛ https://eclecticlight.co/2025/04/26/a-brief-history-of-code-signing-on-macs/ | Source: Howard Oakley    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:47:18

• "So if you're thinking of buying a new body" ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/camera-tariffs-101-where-are-cameras-made-and-what-are-the-charges | Source: Digital Camera World    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:47:45

• "Namibia is taking a bold step toward accessible education. Starting in 2026, students at public universities and technical colleges will no longer have to pay tuition or registration fees." ☛ https://zambianobserver.com/namibia-to-offer-free-university-and-college-education-from-2026/ | Source: The Zambian Observer    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:48:55

• "At that point, there are two options. You can either see the mountain ahead and give up, feeling like you’ll never reach the top." ☛ https://yordi.me/you-dont-have-to-learn-everything-today/ | Source: Yordi Verkroost    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:49:08

• "The abrupt announcement that the school will soon be shuttering — especially after Zuckerberg and Chan's charity promised that it would maintain its social justice roots in the wake of Meta terminating its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs — came as a shock." ☛ https://futurism.com/zuckerberg-low-income-school-families | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:49:26

• "The student, identified as G. Venkata Lakshmi, reportedly became aggressive when her mobile phone was confiscated during class." ☛ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/andhra-pradesh/college-student-suspended-after-assaulting-lecturer-over-confiscated-phone-1875330 | Source: Deccan Chronicle    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:50:17

• "The satellite, built by Ball Aerospace, is part of the Space Force’s Weather Satellite Follow-on program" ☛ https://www.c4isrnet.com/space/2025/04/25/space-force-weather-satellite-deemed-ready-for-forecasts/ | Source: C4ISRNET    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:50:36

• "Perseverance was launched in July 2020 with the mission of searching for traces of microorganisms" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/nasa-rover-finds-strange-rocks-on-mars-perseverance-curiosity/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:50:54

• "If you speak regular English, people won’t listen that much" ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/star-wars-george-lucas-yoda-talks-backwards-b2740046.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:51:24

• "Digital space follows similar patterns. You procure space on a server somewhere, whether using your own, or paying for a hosting service." ☛ https://nazhamid.com/journal/your-site-is-a-home/ |    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:51:35

• "UUCP was ad-hoc, and by 1984 there was an effort to make a machine-parsable map to help automate routing on UUCP. This was called the pathalias project, and there was a paper about it" ☛ https://changelog.complete.org/archives/10792-memoirs-of-the-early-internet | Source: John Goerzen    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:51:49

• "A few days ago, I announced NNCPNET, the email network based atop NNCP. NNCPNET lets anyone run a real mail server on a network that supports all sorts of topologies for transport, from Internet to USB drives." ☛ https://changelog.complete.org/archives/10783-nncpnet-can-optionally-exchange-internet-email | Source: John Goerzen    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:52:39

• "The official ruling from the Guinness World Records takes roughly six months to be confirmed, but multiple witnesses on hand reported his time, which was a third of a minute faster than the standing record." ☛ https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/army-bomb-suit-run-guiness-record/ | Source: Task And Purpose    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:53:12

• "Jacques Moalic, a former Agence France-Presse journalist who survived deportation to the Buchenwald concentration camp in World War II, has died aged 102" ☛ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/former-journalist-jacques-moalic-who-survived-nazi-concentration-camp-dies-at-102-8264086 | Source: NDTV    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:53:42

• "The surrogate model used for Bayesian optimization is a Non-Bayesian Gaussian Random Vector Functional Link (RVFL) network (instead of a Gaussian Process) (see Chapter 6)" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/bayesian-optimization-of-hyperparameters-in-a-r-machine-learning-model-using-the-bayesianrvfl-package/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:54:31

• "Driving a leading free software project such as GCC would not be possible without support from its many contributors." ☛ https://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc/2025-April/245971.html | Source: GCC    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:54:39

• "frenzied early days of the object-oriented programming era, and by all accounts" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/objective-c-programming-language-verbose/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:55:14

• "First a recap on what the Mandelbrot set is." ☛ https://clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2025/04-27-adventuring-into-tenstorrent-sfpu-programming-mandelbrot-rendering.gmi | Source: Martin Chang    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:55:27

• [Old] "As such, a license must be designed, much as the software and hardware that open-source developers create." ☛ https://james.grimmelmann.net/files/articles/how-licenses-learn.pdf |    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:56:41

• "I like to highlight bits of code on my blog. I was using GeSHi - but it has ceased to receive updates and the colours it uses aren't WCAG compliant." ☛ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/04/using-tempest-highlight-with-wordpress/ | Source: Terence Eden    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:57:16

• "I asked the community for feedback as I knew from reading the Pagefind docs that there may be implications for accessibility." ☛ https://bobmonsour.com/blog/a-keystroke-to-place-focus-in-the-search-box/ | Source: Bob Monsour    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:57:26

• "My recent React experience has mostly involved Gutenberg blocks and WordPress theme component. This seemed like an excuse to check that I can wrangle a non-WordPress React stack." ☛ https://danq.me/2025/04/26/deprecate-react/ | Source: Dan Q    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:57:37

• "I collect some anonymous analytics on my Vale.Rocks. Not because I feel the need to spy on my users every move, but rather because I quite enjoy nerding out about statistics." ☛ https://vale.rocks/posts/traffic-analysis | Source: Declan Chidlow    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:58:03

• "Many feed reading apps and SaaS adopt the river of news paradigm in which news items are presented in reverse chronogical order in a list that is evergrowing." ☛ https://andregarzia.com/2025/04/rss-doesnt-necessarily-means-firehose.html | Source: Andre Alves Garzia    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:58:16

• "Technically speaking, any modern web browser can stream pirated movies and TV shows, but some make it easier than others." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/seekee-browser-app-is-a-magnet-for-movie-tv-show-and-anime-pirates-250426/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:58:33

• "Recently I stumbled upon Gemini, a web protocol with a growing community, and decided to share it with you. In this article I will try to present it so as you can try it." ☛ https://medium.com/nagoya-foundation/the-gemini-web-a-brief-intro-a12155cf86bc | Source: Medium    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 05:58:46

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

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 06:10:50

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

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 06:11:01

• How To Fix ‘No Space Left on Device’ Error on GNU/Linux ☞ https://idroot.us/fix-no-space-left-device-error-linux/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 06:11:15

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

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 06:11:42

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

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 06:12:03

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

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 06:12:42

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

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 06:12:47

• "The microcontroller is the Raspberry Pi Foundation's own RP2350 which is a relatively powerful chip. It has two processor cores that can operate either in ARM Cortex-M33 mode or RISC-V mode." ☛ https://www.linusakesson.net/scene/kaleidoscopico/index.php | Source: Linus Åkesson    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 10:18:22

• "Still, some companies like Fairphone, Motorola, and HMD are at the forefront of the modular smartphone movement." ☛ https://www.androidpolice.com/repairable-phones-future-or-niche-trend/ | Source: Android Police    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 10:18:36

• "But we discovered a useful loophole." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/26/dos_distraction_free_writing/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 10:18:53

• "I've had my Framework 13 for a week now. There have been some challenges along the way, but for the most part, I'm happy with my purchase." ☛ https://kevquirk.com/blog/my-first-week-with-the-framework-13 | Source: Kev Quirk    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 10:19:35

• "The signature high-performance, low-cost RP2350 microcontroller is now available as a standalone IC." ☛ https://news.sparkfun.com/13737 | Source: SparkFun Electronics    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 10:19:43

• "This article presents a view of system configuration as a program for an embedded interpreter. This view leads to three logical processing stages: parsing, analysis, and execution. As the configuration moves through that pipeline, our confidence in its validity increases." ☛ https://mmapped.blog/posts/40-three-degress-of-validity | Source: Roman Kashitsyn    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 10:26:57

• "Slopsquatting: Newest Software Supply Chain Scourge" https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/slopsquatting-newest-software-supply:e iophk: more of the same, blaming FOSS for Windows weaknesses. see comment(s)    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 10:27:53

• "Fedora Linux is aiming to get support for fully reproducible builds." ☛ https://thelibre.news/fedora-is-aiming-for-fully-reproducible-builds/ | Source: LibreNews    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 10:33:12

• "If you’re normal by Let’s Encrypt standards and your cronjob runs daily and doesn’t even call out to the Internet most days, then you’ll probably be fine." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2025/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 10:34:29

• "One vital and underapplied part of how we’re gonna beat climate change is learning and teaching mental coping skills." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/serenity    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 10:35:43

• "In the twisted world of “Hockey Jersey Ethics”, the team justifies the means. This mentality acts as if no act is too evil if it’s done by your own team. Stopping and asking if we’re the baddies is derided as a lack of team spirit. “Good” they define by who’s doing it, not what they’re doing. The end goal? They lost track of that a long time ago. It’s forgotten." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/hje    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 10:36:49

• "I decided to write a bad python script to parse the source of that old hacker jargon glossary and make a cool gemini page out of it." gemini://tilde.club/~sfelicio/gemlog/2025-04-26.gmi    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 10:37:37

• Paul Graham — “Writing, Briefly” gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/words/others/paul-graham-writing-briefly/ "…except it’s just the third paragraph, and I replaced all the semicolons with a newline and an asterisk so I could understand his advice."    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 10:39:02

• "This may vary based on the publisher (many publishers use crowdfunding for pre-sales" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/26/game_makers_small_businesses_sue_tariffs/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 10:58:43

• "The AMD GPU-IOV (GIM) driver enables the various functions needed to ensure full virtualization support for the host GPU." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpu-drivers/amd-releases-open-source-gim-driver-aimed-at-gpu-virtualization-support-for-mainstream-radeon-gpus-coming-later | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 10:59:34

• ricin plot https://www.dw.com/en/germany-teen-s-home-searched-over-suspected-ricin-plot/a-72272711    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:05:39

• Venice doubles entry fee for last-minute day-trippers https://www.dw.com/en/venice-doubles-entry-fee-for-last-minute-day-trippers/a-72280171    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:06:56

• urges Japan https://www.dw.com/en/us-envoy-urges-japan-to-push-back-against-china/a-72282233    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:07:43

• Tuberculosis https://www.dw.com/en/tuberculosis-an-ancient-killer-we-can-t-seem-to-defeat/a-72275982    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:22:33

• Indian students https://www.dw.com/en/trump-visa-crackdown-shakes-indian-students/a-72282917    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:22:44

• Myanmar https://www.dw.com/en/myanmar-parties-ready-to-extend-quake-truce-malaysia-pm/a-72280760    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:23:25

• federal charges https://www.dw.com/en/luigi-m-faces-federal-charges-in-killing-of-healthcare-ceo/a-72279422    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:25:00

• poverty still high https://www.dw.com/en/imf-praises-nigeria-s-reforms-warns-poverty-still-high/a-72285052    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:25:38

• billions to modernize railways https://www.dw.com/en/germany-deutsche-bahn-wants-billions-to-modernize-railways/a-72282890    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:26:18

• A century ago people flocked in the opp. direction https://www.dw.com/en/french-program-for-us-scientists-draws-flood-of-applicants/a-72279414    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:27:45

• wrongly deported https://www.dw.com/en/el-salvador-us-senator-meets-wrongly-deported-abrego-garcia/a-72281051    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:27:58

• Don Marti: Winners don’t click search ads ☞ https://blog.zgp.org/winners-don-t-click-search-ads/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:29:22

• Russian warship spotted prowling in the English Channel: Royal Navy ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/04/26/world-news/russian-warship-spotted-prowling-in-the-english-channel-royal-navy/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:33:05

• Melania the wife of Convicted Felon, Prince William and Zelensky Among Famous Faces at Pope Francis’ Funeral ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/world/europe/trump-prince-william-zelensky-pope-funeral.html    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:33:35

• Pope Francis, Who Sought a More Pastoral Church, Laid to Rest in a Majestic Ceremony ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/world/europe/pope-francis-funeral-vatican-catholic-church.html    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:34:07

• Russia Claims to Have Retaken Final Village in Its Kursk Region ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/world/europe/russia-kursk-ukraine.html    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:34:27

• Dihydroxyacetone Man, Zelenskyy Talk Peace Deal On Sidelines Of Pope Francis Funeral ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/pope-funeral-vatican-francis-trump-world-leaders/33397353.html    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:34:49

• No Breakthrough As Convicted Felon, Zelenskyy Meet; Russia For First Time Admits Use Of N. Korean Troops ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-zelenskyy-pope-funeral-kursk-korea-ceasefire/33398022.html    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:35:10

• Dihydroxyacetone Man, Zelensky meet one-on-one in Vatican basilica to seek peace in Ukraine ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250426-first-of-two-trump-zelensky-meetings-in-rome-was-very-productive-says-us-official    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:35:26

• Dihydroxyacetone Man and Zelensky had a 'productive meeting' just before Pope Francis' funeral ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250426-trump-and-zelensky-had-a-productive-meeting-just-before-pope-francis-funeral    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:35:43

• President Zelensky says discussed 'unconditional ceasefire' in Convicted Felon talks ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250426-zelensky-says-discussed-unconditional-ceasefire-in-trump-talks    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:35:59

• The Insurrectionist, Volodymyr Zelensky meet at Pope Francis's funeral ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250426-donald-trump-volodymyr-zelensky-meet-at-pope-francis-s-funeral    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:36:10

• As Latvia defends NATO's eastern border, Ukraine peace talks test strength of the alliance ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/features/26.04.2025-as-latvia-defends-natos-eastern-border-ukraine-peace-talks-test-strength-of-the-alliance.a596713/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:36:25

• How Convicted Felon Plays Into Putin’s Hands, From Ukraine to Slashing U.S. Institutions ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/us/politics/trump-putin-russia-ukraine.html    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:36:43

• Peace talk pessimism? Convicted Felon says he doubts Putin wants to end Ukraine war. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/0426/ukraine-trump-russia-putin-sanctions    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:36:58

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Calls For High-Level Talks After Envoy Meets With Putin At Kremlin ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-putin-witkoff-trump-meeting/33397024.html    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:37:17

• Macron says Ukraine ready for 'unconditional ceasefire' after talks with Zelensky ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250426-live-putin-says-russia-ready-for-ukraine-talks-without-preconditions-kremlin-says    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:37:29

• LinuxFest Northwest 2025 Day 1 | Jupiter Extras 93 ☞ https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/linux-unplugged/611/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:38:15

• This Week in Linux 308: COSMIC Alpha 7, OpenMandriva 6.0, CRUX 3.8, A Modern-Retro OS & more GNU/Linux news ☞ https://thisweekinlinux.com/308    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:39:16

• A Politics of Fear Defines Convicted Felon’s First Hundred Days in Office ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/a-politics-of-fear-defines-trumps-first-hundred-days-in-office    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:39:43

• This Week in Linux 308: COSMIC Alpha 7, OpenMandriva 6.0, CRUX 3.8, A Modern-Retro OS & more GNU/Linux news ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-308/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:40:52

• 13 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Podcast Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-terminal-based-podcast-tools/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:42:12

• More Copyright Lawsuits Against LLM Slop Providers and Suppliers of LLM Slopfarms Would Benefit Society (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/26/More_Copyright_Lawsuits_Against_LLM_Slop_Providers_and_Supplier.shtml    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:43:21

• LibreOffice at the Augsburger Linux-InfoDay 2025 ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/04/26/libreoffice-at-the-augsburger-linux-infoday-2025/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:43:57

• Target of Harassment Campaign by Extreme Leftists of Mastodon Speaks Out ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/target-of-harassment-campaign-by    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:44:21

• Never mind backdoored Windows 11, Commodore OS Vision 3.0 is the retro-inspired OS you didn't know you needed -- download it now! ☞ https://betanews.com/2025/04/26/never-mind-windows-11-commodore-os-vision-3-0-is-the-retro-inspired-os-you-didnt-know-you-needed-download-it-now/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:55:13

• Auto-cpufreq 2.6 Brings Enhanced TUI Monitoring ☞ https://linuxiac.com/auto-cpufreq-2-6-brings-enhanced-tui-monitoring/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:57:25

• The Best Office Suites for GNU/Linux ☞ https://thenewstack.io/the-best-office-suites-for-linux/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:58:34

• Proprietary spyware with back doors is not security, it's more security holes ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/download-install-microsoft-defender-endpoint-linux/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 11:59:31

• Git Interactive Rebase Tool – terminal-based sequence editor for interactive rebase ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/git-interactive-rebase-tool-terminal-based-sequence-editor/ "Git Interactive Rebase Tool is a native cross-platform full-featured terminal-based sequence editor for interactive rebase in Git."    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 12:00:14

• Doris is a modern data warehouse for real-time analytics ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/doris-modern-data-warehouse-real-time-analytics/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 12:02:59

• Otter is a self-hosted bookmark manager ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/otter-self-hosted-bookmark-manager/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 12:03:05

• SatIntel is a OSINT tool for satellite reconnaissance ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/satintel-osint-tool-satellite-reconnaissance/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 12:03:11

• Malbian is a GNU/Linux distribution for malware analysis and reverse engineering ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/malbian-linux-distribution-malware-analysis-reverse-engineering/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 12:09:35

• telert – alerts for your terminal ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/telert-alerts-terminal/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 12:09:42

• Tests indicate Intel's '200S Boost' feature provides no real gain for Arrow Lake CPUs on Linux ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/tests-indicate-intels-200s-boost-feature-provides-no-real-gain-for-arrow-lake-cpus-on-linux    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 12:10:12

• Year of GNU/Linux on the Laptop? (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/26/Year_of_GNU_Linux_on_the_Laptop.shtml    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 12:10:35

• [R] How to create errorbars with overlaid points using ggplot ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/r-how-to-create-errorbars-with-overlaid-points-using-ggplot/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 12:11:51

• Google is dropping support for its oldest Nest Learning Thermostats | PCWorld ⚓ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2764902/google-is-dropping-support-for-its-oldest-nest-learning-thermostats.html ䷉ Source: PC World | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.pcworld.com/article/2764902/google-is-dropping-support-for-its-oldest-nest-learning-thermostats.html    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 12:12:22

• Dirk Eddelbuettel: RcppArmadillo 14.4.2-1 on CRAN: Another Small Upstream Fix ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2025/04/26#rcpparmadillo_14.4.2-1    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 12:15:03

• deportation of Venezuelans https://www.dw.com/en/us-supreme-court-pauses-trump-deportation-of-venezuelans/a-72286462    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 12:25:01

• nuclear talks https://www.dw.com/en/us-iran-hold-second-round-of-nuclear-talks-in-rome/a-72287330    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 12:25:27

• test legal limits https://www.dw.com/en/us-deportations-to-el-salvador-test-legal-limits/a-72289913    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 12:26:01

• up to 66 years https://www.dw.com/en/tunisia-jails-opposition-leaders-for-up-to-66-years/a-72286203    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 12:26:29

• North Korea unveils new ‘Kim Jong Un style’ 5,000-tonne warship ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-unveils-new-kim-jong-un-style-5000-tonne-warship    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 12:27:41

• "" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/04/26/another-coil-winder-project/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 12:33:48

• "YKK’s Self-Propelled Zipper" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/04/26/ykks-self-propelled-zipper-less-crazy-than-it-seems/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 12:34:03

• "That’s precisely what [BUS ERROR Collective] members [DJ_Level_3] and [Marv1994] delivered with their prize-winning Primer demo this week." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/04/26/amazing-oscilloscope-demo-scores-the-win-at-revision-2025/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 12:39:39

• China hits out at ‘extreme selfishness’ of tariffs ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/04/27/china-hits-out-at-extreme-selfishness-of-tariffs/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 12:40:29

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Demands Free Passage For US Vessels Through Panama, Suez Canals ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-panama-suez-canal-china-greenland-canada/33398019.html    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 12:40:46

• Pro-China remarks haunt S. Korea’s presidential hopeful Lee Jae-myung amid West Sea dispute ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/pro-china-remarks-haunt-s-koreas-presidential-hopeful-lee-jae-myung-amid-west-sea-dispute    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 12:41:04

• Road accidents up in Malaysia’s Hari Raya rush in 2025, totalling over 15,000 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/accidents-up-in-malaysias-raya-rush-this-year    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 12:42:07

• Australia government touts free healthcare hotline as general election nears ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australia-government-touts-free-healthcare-hotline-as-general-election-nears    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 12:42:48

• Do Cats Make Good Therapy Animals? It's Complicated. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/do-cats-make-good-therapy-animals-its-complicated    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 13:45:39

• Ice Age Humans Were Experts at Wielding Fire, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ice-age-humans-were-experts-at-wielding-fire-study-finds    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 13:45:54

• Scientists Engineer Bacteria to Make Soil And Crops 'Glow' Different Colors ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-engineer-bacteria-to-make-soil-and-crops-glow-different-colors    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 13:46:02

• Earth's Rotation Is Slowing Down, And It Could Explain Why We Have Oxygen ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/earths-rotation-is-slowing-down-and-it-could-explain-why-we-have-oxygen    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 13:47:55

• Lab-Grown Teeth Are Another Step Closer to Reality, Scientists Reveal ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/lab-grown-teeth-are-another-step-closer-to-reality-scientists-reveal    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 13:48:10

• Largest Structure in The Universe May Be 50% Larger Than We Thought ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/largest-structure-in-the-universe-may-be-50-larger-than-we-thought    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 13:51:11

• Ozempic-Type Drugs May Trigger Brain Changes Linked to Depression ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ozempic-type-drugs-may-trigger-brain-changes-linked-to-depression    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 13:51:22

• Newly Discovered Antibiotic Could Fight One of The Nastiest Superbugs ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/newly-discovered-antibiotic-could-fight-one-of-the-nastiest-superbugs    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 13:52:39

• "" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/04/26/remembering-heathkit/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 13:53:11

• "From Good Enough To Best" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/04/26/from-good-enough-to-best/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 13:53:33

• "Sometimes you need random numbers — and properly random ones, at that. [Sean Boyce] whipped up a rig that serves up just that, tasty random bytes delivered fresh over MQTT." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/04/26/quantum-random-number-generator-squirts-out-numbers-via-mqtt/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 13:59:43

• For Convicted Felon, PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals' in Straws Are a Crisis. In Water, Maybe Less So. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/climate/trump-straws-pfas-water-forever-chemicals.html    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:07:55

• Dihydroxyacetone Man’s Blue Suit at Pope Francis’ Funeral Draws Attention ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/world/europe/trump-pope-francis-funeral-blue-suit.html    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:08:09

• Massive Iran Port Explosion Kills at Least 14 and Injures Hundreds ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/world/middleeast/iran-port-explosion-bandar-abbas.html    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:13:53

• Manage your home stocks like a pro with Grocy and Raspberry PI ☞ https://peppe8o.com/manage-your-home-stocks-like-a-pro-with-grocy-and-raspberry-pi/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:15:03

• Digital Squid’s Behavior ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/04/26/digital-squids-behavior-shaped-by-neural-network/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:18:33

• Windows will now let you swear at it — introduces toggle to disable profanity filter for voice typing ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-will-now-let-you-swear-at-it-introduces-toggle-to-disable-profanity-filter-for-voice-typing    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:18:58

• Pope Francis honored in New York’s St Patrick’s ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250426-pope-francis-honored-in-new-york-s-st-patrick-s    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:19:25

• My Selfie With Pope Francis: The Digital Legacy of an Approachable Pontiff ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/world/europe/pope-francis-selfies-photos-videos.html    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:19:47

• Photos: Pope Francis’ Last Journey ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/world/europe/francis-funeral-photos.html    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:20:02

• Steganography Analysis With pngdump.py, (Sat, Apr 26th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31894    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:20:55

• Big Trouble in GNOME ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/25/Big_Trouble_in_GNOME.shtml    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:21:34

• IBM's Debt Ballooned by 8.5 Billion Dollars in Just 3 Months! ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/25/IBM_s_Debt_Ballooned_by_8_5_Billion_Dollars_in_Just_3_Months.shtml    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:21:43

• Serial Sloppers Are Killing the Web (They Probably Don't Care, Either) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/25/Serial_Sloppers_Are_Killing_the_Web_They_Probably_Don_t_Care_Ei.shtml    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:21:52

• Richard Stallman and the Unix Philosophy ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/25/Richard_Stallman_and_the_Unix_Philosophy.shtml    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:23:50

• Microsoft is Shedding Off Loads of Staff and That Can be Dangerous Too ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/25/Microsoft_is_Shedding_Off_Loads_of_Staff_and_That_Can_be_Danger.shtml    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:24:12

• Approaching 10,000 Articles/Pages Since Going Static ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/25/Approaching_10_000_Articles_Pages_Since_Going_Static.shtml    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:24:25

• Many of the Scandals Are Interconnected (Overlapping People and Corporations) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/26/Many_of_the_Scandals_Are_Interconnected_Overlapping_People_and_.shtml    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:24:34

• Site May be Even Faster Now ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/26/Site_May_be_Even_Faster_Now.shtml    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:24:46

• In Central America backdoored Windows Became a Small Force ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/26/In_Central_America_Windows_Became_a_Small_Force.shtml    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:24:54

• Three Years in Prison for Disney Employee’s ‘Menu Hacking’: The Economic Fallout of Digital Menus (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/26/Three_Years_in_Prison_for_Disney_Employee_s_Menu_Hacking_The_Ec.shtml    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:25:02

• In defence of JD Vance, death of Pope Francis (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/26/In_defence_of_JD_Vance_death_of_Pope_Francis.shtml    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:25:10

• What People Must Understand About the Open Source Initiative (OSI) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/26/What_People_Must_Understand_About_the_Open_Source_Initiative_OS.shtml    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:25:16

• Receiving SLAPPs and Collecting Them Like Trophies (the SLAPPs Always Fail) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/26/Receiving_SLAPPs_and_Collecting_Them_Like_Trophies_the_SLAPPs_A.shtml    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:25:24

• What's Very Vexing to GAFAM, EPO and Others Is That It's Incredibly Hard to Censor Us (and Nobody Ever Successfully Did That Before) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/26/What_s_Very_Vexing_to_GAFAM_EPO_and_Others_Is_That_It_s_Incredi.shtml    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:25:37

• Decoding the Vatican: Key Terms in the Papal Transition ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/world/europe/pope-death-election-words-definition.html    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:26:00

• Christian Hergert: Using Foundry to Build/Run ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/chergert/2025/04/26/using-foundry-to-build-run/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:26:54

• vivibook 14 ☞ https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/vivibook-14 "It works more or less perfectly with OpenBSD once the wifi is replaced (and the BIOS is properly massaged). Suspend and resume. Volume buttons. The screen brightness keys don’t work"    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:28:18

• Kevin Fenzi: Late April infra bits 2025 ☞ https://www.scrye.com/blogs/nirik/posts/2025/04/26/late-april-infra-bits-2025/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:28:47

• Microsoft Isn't on the Map in USSR ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/26/Microsoft_Isn_t_on_the_Map_in_USSR.shtml    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:29:29

• Don Marti: remove Hey Hi (AI) from Surveillance Giant Google Search on Safari ☞ https://blog.zgp.org/remove-ai-from-google-search-on-safari/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:30:17

• The Top Five — For the Week Ending April 25, 2025 ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/04/the-top-five-for-the-week-ending-april-25-2025/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:31:00

• This Ancient Herb Is Trending For Health Benefits, But Beware The Risks ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-ancient-herb-is-trending-for-health-benefits-but-beware-the-risks    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:31:47

• I installed Linux on my Nintendo Switch, because why wouldn't I? https://www.xda-developers.com/installed-linux-on-my-nintendo-switch/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:33:13

• 'Fall Guys' on Linux Was Broken Until I Did This https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-optimize-fall-guys-on-linux/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:33:48

• "If GNOME is your desktop environment of choice, then you owe it to yourself to experience the customizations that come with extensions. Here are my top six favorites that help make GNOME more useful." https://www.zdnet.com/article/6-gnome-extensions-that-make-my-desktop-environment-more-useful-and-enjoyable/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:43:49

• "I've been working on porting #FreeBSD to the #PinePhonePro and happy to report that I am releasing a developer build that you can try out! If you are a FreeBSD developer, the image contains the kernel source and build tools for development on-device." gemini://tobykurien.com/microblog.gmi    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:47:18

• 🔤SpellBinding: AEILNTZ Wordo: QUIFF gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-04-27.gmi    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:58:42

• An Introduction to SSH gemini://tilde.club/~mindhunter/gemlog/2025-04-27.gmi    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:59:12

• "I have an account on a smaller server - just over 300 active users. Not one of the instances with a handful of users (or just one), but a far cry from mastodon.social. And honestly, I've had zero issues." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2025/4-27.gmi    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 14:59:52

• IBM Layoffs March and April https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jsty5m1k    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 15:09:44

• Today (new): "Richard Stallman is the creator of free software, he changed your life, and his story is fascinating." https://yewtu.be/watch?v=kjJHBi_iWlc    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 16:59:49

• New: Tribute to RMS https://codepen.io/keltono/pen/ENLZKp    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 17:01:37

• "I just found out my neighbor uses Fedora Linux, knows Richard Stallman personally, and codes Assembly language in his spare time." https://x.com/cljwebdev/status/1916167151989248344    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 17:02:46

• 'economically stronger' https://www.dw.com/en/merz-my-goal-is-to-make-germany-economically-stronger/a-72287549    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 18:03:32

• They could use a car to compete https://www.dw.com/en/robots-lose-against-humans-in-half-marathon/a-72285782    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 18:05:23

• "Putin has agreed to have direct discussions with Ukraine about a hypothetical peace deal. This is a gesture which doesn't commit Putin to anything. It has no significant progress." https://stallman.org/archives/2025-jan-apr.html#26_April_2025_(putin_ukraine_spokesperson_talks)    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 18:22:21

• "Pope Francis allowed Vance to visit, then died the next day. An overdose of disgust? Here is how he stated his disapproval about Vance." https://stallman.org/archives/2025-jan-apr.html#25_April_2025_(Pope_Francis_allowed_Vance_to_visit)    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 18:23:39

• Ween Part Two: The Stallion gemini://rooster.smol.pub/weentwo    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 18:25:50

• shipping https://www.dw.com/en/are-electric-motors-the-future-of-shipping/a-72276713    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 18:39:55

• students https://www.dw.com/en/indian-chinese-students-sue-trump-over-visa-rules/a-72291505    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 18:41:24

• Clown/Klaus Schwab https://www.dw.com/en/world-economic-forum-chairman-klaus-schwab-steps-down/a-72303380    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 18:42:27

• Attacking one's own economy https://www.dw.com/en/us-stocks-and-dollar-slide-as-trump-attacks-federal-reserve/a-72304452    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 18:43:21

• cyberscams https://www.dw.com/en/un-warns-of-massive-cyberscams-spreading-across-the-world/a-72304457    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 18:43:47

• Will he too die a day later? https://www.dw.com/en/india-s-modi-to-host-jd-vance-for-trade-talks/a-72295648    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 18:48:36

• misinformation on WhatsApp https://www.dw.com/en/how-do-indians-navigate-through-misinformation-on-whatsapp/a-72301322    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 18:49:03

• On the Free Speech Rights of Noncitizens https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/04/23/on-the-free-speech-rights-of-noncitizens/    

posted Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 18:56:07

• "After some running, some good tarte tatin and some bad wine, I'm back on the keyboard. Time to make that glossary actually readable." gemini://tilde.club/~sfelicio/gemlog/2025-04-27.gmi    

posted Monday, April 28, 2025 at 01:42:30

• "Sometimes my mind goes back to text editing and text editors. I have a love/hate relationship with ed(1). I kind of like the deliberate mindset I need to bring." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-04-27-structural-navigation    

posted Monday, April 28, 2025 at 01:43:12

• "Please keep in mind that my writing in this entry comes from my own personal experience as a low-support-needs² autistic person. Other autistic people may have different experiences." gemini://nicholasjohnson.ch/2025/04/26/snow-white-syndrome-the-autism-version/    

posted Monday, April 28, 2025 at 01:44:29

• "Many of us autistics have a habit of overthinking things. When I say overthinking, I'm referring to using thinking as a substitute for other things like socializing, feeling, and taking action." gemini://nicholasjohnson.ch/2025/04/26/dont-overthink-it/    

posted Monday, April 28, 2025 at 01:45:30

• "And SSDs are funny: in a nutshell, they try to "hold" electrons inside... despite Heisenberg's uncertainty principle stating how electrons are pretty agitated, insofar they can be cheering and jumping anywhere across the cosmos!" gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2598    

posted Monday, April 28, 2025 at 01:46:22

• "In stressful times, bug fixing can take your mind of things. Having been very stressed in the last few days, I found solace this weekend in fixing bugs that were many years old." gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2025-04-28_Bug_fixing_as_an_avoidance_behaviour.gmi    

posted Monday, April 28, 2025 at 01:47:09

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1278.jpg    

posted Monday, April 28, 2025 at 01:47:54

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1628.jpg    

posted Monday, April 28, 2025 at 01:48:00