Roy Schestowitz

• How the European Patent Office Became a Crime and Corruption Hub, One of Europe's Biggest http://techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/How_the_European_Patent_Office_Became_a_Crime_and_Corruption_Hu.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 01:31:58

• "I would venture to predict, IBM stock price will be around $100 by year’s end. No hot air coming from the Indian sh-t-head running the company with his Indian tribe of useless POS can reverse the trend." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqzn1a3g#replies    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 01:46:07

• "not 100 but def sub 200. Yes they need to get traction on their quantum buzz asap. People aren’t taking the bait at moment. Maybe savy to the wash rinse repeat tactics?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqzn1a3g#replies    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 01:46:15

• "There must be stealthy layoffs going on... just look at LinkedIn and notice a very high number of IBMers 'closing their chapter at IBM'!! This appears to be ongoing." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqwrmbx   

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 01:46:53

• "I don’t think wall street agrees with you as far as a strong balance sheet. IBM has paid a premium for SW innovation and hid the debt as “goodwill” on the balance sheet. It’s all good so long as the acquired SW companies perform, but just slip even a little and the repercussions are brutal."    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 01:48:10

• "You wonder why IBM stock went down after first q earnings? Yep it was IBM being cautious about performance. Debt is a ki-ler if you don’t perform flawlessly. So far IBM hasn’t been flawless" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krem51md#replies    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 01:48:18

• "My daily Internet experience is quite different from the norm. Most of what I see online is text, and if not, it's long-form video content such as a full sporting event or a deep dive into a given topic." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2026/202605/20260512-shorts.gmi    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 02:22:11

• Dissociated JBanana 🍌 gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2026-05-13_Dissociated_JBanana.gmi    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 02:22:39

• "If you're not interested in Text User Interfaces, feel free to skip this post." gemini://republic.circumlunar.space/users/dbane/gemlog/2026-05-12.gmi    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 02:23:30

• "That's understandable. Like Bungo used to listen to the radio in his car because that was all he had, I used to listen to the radio because I only had so many (read: few) MP3 files to put on my portable music player" gemini://rymden.no/tx/2026-05-13.gmi    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 02:24:46

• Poetry gemini://triplemon.smol.pub/2026-05-12    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 02:26:43

• "This is a topic I care about quite a bit, evidenced by the fact that I've written about it quite a bit. Two years ago I think my overarching theme was what I'd call "virtual embodiment," to embody who you are in real life on the internet" gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/virtual-embodiment-revisited.gmi    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 02:27:40

• Horizontal Stabilizers https://xkcd.com/3241/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 06:07:55

• Aperiodic Table https://xkcd.com/3242/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 06:08:15

• Crystal Gazing https://xkcd.com/3243/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 06:08:35

• Microsoft or GAFAM front group pretending to be the FSF https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202605.en.html    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 06:09:31

• Iran’s oil wells https://theconversation.com/shutting-irans-oil-wells-may-be-straightforward-but-the-consequences-are-not-281999    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 06:19:53

• heatwave https://theconversation.com/massive-marine-heatwave-caused-caribbean-coral-reefs-to-collapse-much-faster-than-predicted-new-research-281478    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 06:20:09

• renewable targets or not https://theconversation.com/europes-dilemma-to-use-chinas-turbines-to-meet-its-renewable-targets-or-not-281475    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 06:20:32

• Beautiful Perl feature https://blogs.perl.org/users/dami/2026/05/beautiful-perl-feature-low-precedence-boolean-operators-and-or.html    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 06:22:11

• Killing Perl community with slop https://blogs.perl.org/users/preaction/2026/04/reading-cpan-testers-reports-using-ai-agents.html    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 06:22:48

• This week in PSC (223) https://blogs.perl.org/users/psc/2026/05/this-week-in-psc-223-2026-05-04.html    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 06:23:04

• Stop-and-Frisks by Aggressive Unit https://www.propublica.org/article/nypd-community-response-team-stop-frisk-reviews    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 06:23:40

• Hype https://theconversation.com/even-in-japan-robots-are-a-long-way-from-being-fully-fledged-carers-heres-why-281657    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 06:25:19

• Flooding the zone with crap to ruin the actual science with fake chaff https://theconversation.com/the-ai-scientist-now-academic-papers-can-be-fully-automated-what-does-this-mean-for-the-future-of-research-282161    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 06:26:05

• Can houseplants really purify the air in your home? https://theconversation.com/can-houseplants-really-purify-the-air-in-your-home-what-the-science-actually-says-279690"    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 06:26:25

• Regarding slop: writing a lot of text is now hard, many people can write and write given time and search engine etc. but earning and keeping audience relies on some proven track record and this is what counts. a million words read by zero people is still 0, 1000000x0=0.    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 06:29:20

• Perl is now besieged by slop fanatics and Microsoft ShitHub (plagiarism) users    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 06:30:03

• Anon: That's one of the many brutal blows meant to destroy the community and thus Perl - See the recent post in Links about the actual purpose of scientific papers. It's not about the production of text. https://crookedtimber.org/2026/05/12/the-text-is-not-the-product/ later today    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 06:30:21

• not all articles need be long, nor all videos be movies; the point is getting key points across, maybe link to what was already covered; so people can cruise by what matters    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 06:31:28

• when boycottnovell started in 2006 the blog posts were not long (it was new, smaller audience), but the points resonated with people    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 06:32:22

• Papers and abstracts in academia (online) don't like view counters anymore because they're impracticable but because they hide how few bother to even open the abstract page (for 90%+ of all papers) as it would discourage participation. Not all who open the page read the abstract. Those who open PDF might, at best, stare at some figures.    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 06:35:29

• LLMs are SciGen on steroids. Have we learned no lesson(s) in 20 years? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCIgen it is not the volume but the substance, as bytes of text are not scarce    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 06:36:08

• "Bayraktar's career is a microcosm of how an entire new shadow economy is operating online." ☛ https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5794670 | Source: NPR    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 06:56:01

• "Britton Monts, ARA’s general counsel, said after the verdict was read that the company will appeal the judge’s ruling that barred the largest part of their case." ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/ye-loses-copyright-infringement-trial-over-one-time-use-of-instrumental-track/ | Source: Court House News    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 06:56:13

• "To comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act, Apple is letting third-party wearables access some features that have historically been limited to the Apple Watch and AirPods." ☛ https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/11/ios-26-5-eu-third-party-wearable-changes/ | Source: MacRumors    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 06:58:24

• "After Starlink arrived, local fibre providers responded with cheaper unlimited packages, much faster speeds and more aggressive offers." ☛ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2026/05/how-starlink-changed-zimbabwes-internet-market/ | Source: Zimbabwe    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:03:03

• "It was a great speaker and everything they said was absolutely true and accurate." ☛ https://ohhelloana.blog/woman-in-tech/ | Source: Ana Rodrigues    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:04:01

• "They want to come after the criminals, go ahead" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/ice-shakopee-minnesota-1235524009/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:04:18

• "The Mississippi legislature will soon convene in a Confederate-era capitol building that it hasn’t used in 100 years" ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-respond-to-the-rebirth-of | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:04:32

• "This kind of management-by-software has long been prevalent in industrial society to some extent — since the 2010s" ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-boss-surveillance | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:05:02

• "The government said public opinion remained divided." ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/05/12/hong-kong-govt-mulls-10000-ride-hailing-permits-under-new-framework-report-says/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:05:25

• "The earlier set of stories, about Dan Caine, presumably were." ☛ https://emptywheel.net/2026/05/12/will-the-very-able-caine-expose-the-devil-inside-trumps-garden-of-paradise/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:12:26

• "BuzzFeed, the digital media pioneer that was once valued as high as $1.7bn amid a private equity-funded wave of interest in websites that generated massive amounts of online traffic in the 2010s" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/11/buzzfeed-digital-media-deal-byron-allen?ref=tiv.today | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:13:06

• "Akayla Gardner, a White House correspondent for MS NOW, initiated the exchange by asking Trump about the rising cost of his ballroom and reflecting pool project." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-insults-female-journalists-renovation-costs-1796473 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:16:34

• "According to a report by Adhadhu and a post on X by the Maldives Journalists Association" ☛ https://cpj.org/2026/05/maldives-jails-2-journalists-over-documentary-about-president-muizzu/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:17:05

• "Lai, a British citizen and founder of the defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily" ☛ https://cpj.org/2026/05/cpj-urges-trump-to-prioritize-jimmy-lais-release-in-meeting-with-xi-jinping/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:17:27

• "The freedom to read and learn, and the right to access information, ideas, and knowledge, is among the most fundamental building blocks of a democratic society." ☛ https://pen.org/report/facts-fiction/ | Source: Pen America    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:20:00

• "censorship grows out of fear, and because fear is contagious, some parents are easily swayed. Book banning satisfies their need to feel in control of their children's lives." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/05/11/why-are-school-boards-banning-books-on-ancient-egypt-and-digestion.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:20:17

• "Ulu was detained and accused of insulting historical, national, and spiritual values. She was later released under judicial control." ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/comedian-faces-three-year-prison-sentence-over-sultan-suleiman-joke-319503 | Source: BIA Net    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:20:33

• "The model of an authoritarian leader that the 20th century instilled in the Western imagination is a master of lies." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/trump-truth-social-obama-conspiracy-theories/687143/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:23:54

• "The claim is baseless. What’s more, the quote isn’t even real. Kennedy has never said anything like it, the senator and his office confirmed to NOTUS." ☛ https://www.notus.org/donald-trump/trump-posted-fake-quote-sen-john-kennedy | Source: Allbritton Journalism Institute    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:24:06

• "Systems thinking" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/12/donella-meadows/#paradigmatic | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:27:31

• "It was also clearly illegal. It was also clearly really very stupid from the point of view of any kind of rational economic strategy. All of that seemed like the biggest thing in the world at the time." ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/remember-tariffs | Source: Paul Krugman    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:27:46

• "After my story appeared, I heard from people in Patel’s orbit and people he has met at public functions" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/05/kash-patel-fbi-bourbon/687066/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:28:42

• "I recently wrote about the European economy, and how the widespread narrative that says that Europe is in decline isn’t supported by the evidence." ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/modeling-the-us-europe-paradox-very | Source: Paul Krugman    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:29:04

• "This post isn’t about the protocol. It’s about why that keeps happening, and how to have a different conversation." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/05/13/ipv6-in-the-boardroom/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:29:25

• "No formal complaints have been filed with the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/jd-vance-iowa-rally-paid-attendees-1796454 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:29:40

• "The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has extended waivers covering certain foreign-made routers (and drones) already operating in the US" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/05/12/fcc-walks-back-router-update-ban-before-it-bricks-americas-network-security/5238938 | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:30:00

• "It’s telling that when Donald Trump wants to put technology on the agenda for discussion with China" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/big-tech-favoritism-on-display-with-ceos-set-to-join-trump-at-china-summit | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:30:17

• "It's exciting to see these old newspaper reports describing porpoises in areas where you don't expect to see them today" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2026-05-newspapers-track-porpoise-populations-baltic.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:30:57

• "This setting does not appear to be manageable via MDM or DDM management as of this time, but it can be managed via the pmset command line tool." ☛ https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2026/05/12/using-pmset-to-set-your-mac-to-automatically-power-on-when-power-is-available-on-macos-tahoe-26-5-0/ | Source: Rich Trouton    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:31:29

• "Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee demonstrated advanced experimental methods to measure how uranium-bearing molten salts transfer heat and flow inside molten salt reactors (MSRs)." ☛ https://interestingengineering.com/energy/molten-salt-reactor-data-nuclear-energy | Source: Interesting Engineering    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:32:57

• "SoftBank has announced that it will begin manufacturing battery cells and energy storage systems at its facility in Sakai, Osaka" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/softbank-to-manufacture-its-own-batteries-to-power-ai-data-centers | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:33:17

• "The project, announced in May 2024 during Ruto’s visit to Washington, was supposed to bring a geothermal-powered data center to the Olkaria region in Kenya's Rift Valley." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/microsofts-1-billion-kenya-data-center-stalls-over-disagreements-on-power-capacity | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:35:06

• "Chief Customer Officer." ☛ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/power-grid/should-data-centers-pay-for-grid-upgrades-oregon-regulators-think-so/ | Source: Renewable Energy World    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:35:27

• "In other words, it’s Route 66, an American artifact that turns 100 in November and seems to contain more curiosities and paradoxes than the Midwest has cornstalks." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2026-05-12/route-66-road-trip-essay | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:35:45

• "The Charlotte City Council is moving to temporarily halt new data center projects as residents raise concerns about noise, water use and rising electricity demand, according to Axios Charlotte." ☛ https://insidetowers.com/charlotte-weighs-pause-on-data-centers-amid-community-pushback/ | Source: Inside Towers    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:36:18

• "The same type of concern exists in the Colorado River Basin." ☛ https://www.western-water.com/2026/05/11/new-research-groundwater-loss-could-threaten-river-flows/ | Source: Western Water    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:36:33

• "The more than three-hour-long meeting in April, archived on social media" ☛ https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/05/11/local-data-center-battles-in-kentucky-are-contentious-theyre-also-inspiring-runs-for-office/ | Source: Kentucky Lantern    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:37:13

• "But Davis would soon learn that the data center was just part of the story." ☛ https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/05/11/how-a-data-center-derailed-240000-for-affordable-housing-in-wiscasset/ | Source: Maine Morning Star    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:38:18

• "The project will begin with an 85 megawatt power draw, scaling up to 150 megawatts by 2032." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-ai-data-centre-plan-vancouver-kamloops-9.7195426 | Source: CBC    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:39:44

• "While the documentary briefly broaches Hogan’s sex tape controversy, it doesn’t at all examine the ramifications of what came later." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/05/hulk-hogan-gawker-racism-trump | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:42:07

• "The group behind the ads is Pine Tree Results PAC, a super PAC formed in early 2025 that has raised $12.7 million through the end of March" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/graham-platner-super-pac-dark-money-susan-collins-maine-senate-race/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:43:36

• "The new documents, shared with FedScoop and first reported by Lever, laid out a multistep process in which all HUD regulations would be analyzed by the AI." ☛ https://fedscoop.com/doge-pitched-ai-fueled-regulation-extermination-tool-to-hud/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:44:03

• "An unofficial hearing with Democrats on the House Oversight Committee" ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/epstein-survivors-hearing-mar-a-lago-trump-b2975220.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:44:32

• "Southern Utah County is nearing the end of one of the region’s largest long-term water infrastructure projects as crews complete the final section" ☛ https://www.western-water.com/2026/05/12/utah-pipeline-nears-completion-after-17-years/ | Source: Western Water    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:45:11

• "Those orchestrating the acts are often located abroad." ☛ https://www.thelocal.se/20260512/sweden-gang-crime-foxtrot-leaders-right-hand-man-arrested-in-tunisia | Source: The Local SE    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:46:19

• "Our findings demonstrate that it was a deliberate tactic within the broader architecture of the terror inflicted on victims and hostages" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sexual-violence-oct-7-attacks-hamas-report-9.7197456 | Source: CBC    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:46:51

• "Whether to settle the suit and on what terms remains up in the air." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/business/trump-suit-irs.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:47:10

• "And an executive order signed in March that would limit voting by mail faces five federal lawsuits" ☛ https://georgiarecorder.com/2026/05/11/repub/trump-so-far-failing-in-quest-for-power-over-elections-as-midterms-approach/ | Source: The Georgia Recorder    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:48:14

• "whenever the Vice President and a majority of … the principal officers of the executive" ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-i-heard-about-the-plot-to-oust | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:49:09

• "Last Thursday, I received the Friend of Ukraine Award at the Tryzub Awards Gala in Toronto. Here are my remarks from that evening: [...]" ☛ https://www.thenextmove.org/p/what-i-told-300-canadians-about-ukraine | Source: The Next Move    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:49:35

• Probably on Putin's "hit list" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Kasparov    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:56:12

• "It also prohibits covered websites from sharing instructions on how to use a VPN to bypass age checks" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/vpn/utah-becomes-first-us-state-to-target-vpn-use-with-age-verification-law | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:56:27

• "S.B. 287 Online Pornography Viewing Age Requirements" ☛ https://le.utah.gov/~2023/bills/static/SB0287.html | Source: Utah    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:56:38

• "S.B. 73 Online Age Verification Amendments" ☛ https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/static/SB0073.html | Source: Utah    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:57:53

• "The loosey-goosey version of Bill 73's language says that if you're physically located in the state of Utah, the age verification law applies to you." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/05/11/this-utah-law-is-a-risk-to-everyones-digital-liberty.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:58:22

• "The mandatory metadata retention obligation in the bill would compel providers to retain transmission data, including the date, time, duration, and type of communication, the identifiers of the devices involved" ☛ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/05/slick-videos-wont-save-lawful-access-why-the-governments-bill-c-22-defence-avoids-the-charter-privacy-and-security-concerns-raised-by-critics/ | Source: Michael Geist    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 07:58:54

• "Since May 8th, Instagram stopped offering the option of direct messages (DMs) with end-to-end encryption (e2ee)." ☛ https://manualdousuario.net/en/instagram-e2ee-encryption-dm/ | Source: Rodrigo Ghedin    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:00:48

• "Meta also announced on Tuesday that it’s “consolidating” the parental controls for Instagram, Meta Horizon, Facebook, and Messenger into a single hub in Family Center." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/tech/929009/meta-teen-accounts-algorithm-parental-controls | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:01:17

• "404 Media spoke to four people who attended the conference." ☛ https://www.404media.co/ice-agents-have-list-of-20-million-people-on-their-iphones-thanks-to-palantir/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:01:49

• "The report, released by the advocacy group Human Rights Watch on Tuesday" ☛ https://therecord.media/eu-countries-export-surveillance-tech-to-countries-with-human-rights-issues | Source: The Record    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:04:04

• "Now a Lever review raises questions about whether several of the people and undertakings that Edge Ops advertised in the lead-up to its multimillion-dollar government deal actually exist." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/05/edge-ops-ice-surveillance-website | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:04:20

• "eBay has managed its debt down from roughly $8 billion to $6 billion under Iannone; billions in fresh debt would be needed for GameStop to swallow a company five times its size." ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/05/12/2026/the-time-for-an-ebay-takeover-was-10-years-ago-now-its-better-alone | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:04:33

• "how they’re used, and what legal limits exist for sharing this data." ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/big-data/2026/05/federal-data-guide-aims-to-demystify-patchwork-of-laws-governing-data-sharing/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:04:57

• "What made the situation look risky from the outside was the combination of signals" ☛ https://socket.dev/blog/fsnotify-maintainer-dispute-sparks-supply-chain-concerns | Source: Socket Inc    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:07:43

• Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub) ☛ https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/05/12/cache-poisoning-caper-turns-tanstack-npm-packages-toxic/5238650 | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:11:35

• Windows TCO ☛ https://therecord.media/foxconn-confirms-cyberattack-north-american-factories | Source: The Record    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:12:04

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/foxconn-ransomware-attack-shows-nothing-is-safe-forever/ | Source: Wired    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:12:21

• Social Control Media ☛ https://www.rubenerd.au/a-web-home-crumbling-like-chalk/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:13:28

• "Instead, she posted it in her Snapchat 'story', making it publicly viewable." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20225566 | Source: Yle    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:13:53

• "To write his application to replace the recently deceased Pope Francis last year" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/i-applied-to-be-pope-losing-grip-on-reality-while-using-chatgpt-1601386165 | Source: RTL    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:14:50

• "But copying quotes produced by generative AI into reporting is a different category of error—an altogether more troubling one." ☛ https://thewalrus.ca/the-new-york-times-got-caught-using-ai-hallucinations-in-its-reporting/ | Source: The Walrus    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:15:05

• "Separately, Waymo is facing an NHTSA probe after one of its self-driving vehicles struck a child near ‌an elementary school in Santa Monica, California, in January." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/waymo-to-recall-nearly-3800-robotaxis-over-self-driving-software-issue/articleshow/131033741.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:15:22

• "only a few years ago, AI was not a factor in our lives" ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/graduation-speaker-booed-ai | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:15:43

• "While dictation tools are no doubt convenient and obviously a godsend for accessibility issues" ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/husband-alarmed-wife-whispering | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:16:22

• "Though it resisted at first, over time, the chatbot became a willing confidante, offering the teen personalized tips and tricks on how to consume illicit substances and maximize his high." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-sued-chatgpt-medical-advice-killed-student | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:16:49

• "That’s where things get interesting." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/layoffs-ai-automation-backfire | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:17:24

• "When students take their final exams, professors leave the room. Students write down a pledge not to cheat." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/princeton-ai-honor-code/687144/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:17:53

• "Students don’t know how to write a topic sentence because they’re asking AI for the topic sentence" ☛ https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/05/deskilling-is-bad-this-is-worse/ | Source: Harvard University    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:18:29

• "A deeper issue lies in the data itself." ☛ https://theconversation.com/ai-doesnt-create-bias-it-inherits-it-how-do-we-ensure-fairness-when-it-comes-to-automated-decisions-280927 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:19:01

• "But if you go to the three dots menu on the Meta AI profile, there’s currently no option to block it, like you can find on other accounts." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/tech/929091/meta-ai-threads-account-block | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:19:16

• "It will also add multimodality; previously, Gemini could only use voice or text prompts to inform its actions." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/tech/928724/gemini-intelligence-android-io-autofill | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:19:36

• "If you are a web developer, please don’t replace my mouse pointer with these kinds of fancy designs." ☛ https://ruky.me/dont-hijack-my-pointer/ | Source: Rukshan    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:19:55

• "we identified the twelve immutable truths of next-generation software delivery" ☛ https://brucelawson.co.uk/2026/brucelab-act-2-1-accelerating-human-centric-agentic-synergy-at-machine-velocity/ | Source: Bruce Lawson    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:20:16

• "An asset bubble is an opportunity. By late 2024, financiers were already constructing collateralised GPU obligations, lending against video cards." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/11/banks-turn-data-centre-loans-into-2008-style-financial-time-bombs/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:20:40

• "That is not a privacy-respecting rollout. It is the same kind of trust erosion I have written about before when default convenience starts normalizing surveillance and data capture." ☛ https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/chromes-silent-gemini-nano-download-has-a-consent-problem/ | Source: Kyle Reddoch    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:21:05

• "There may be situations in which texts are really products in and of themselves." ☛ https://crookedtimber.org/2026/05/12/the-text-is-not-the-product/ | Source: Crooked Timber    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:21:56

• "Of course some rather naïve people think they are talking to a person." ☛ https://www.tfeb.org/fragments/2026/05/11/dawkins/ | Source: Tim Bradshaw    

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

• "If the ribbon connector has failed, that could be the root of every problem." ☛ https://vale.rocks/posts/25-dollar-macbook | Source: Declan Chidlow    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:22:54

• "Macworld reports that Steve Jobs will be featured on a commemorative US $1 coin releasing in 2026 as part of the American Innovation program honoring California." ☛ https://www.macworld.com/article/3137320/steve-jobs-immortalized-in-criss-cross-pose-on-1-coin.html | Source: Macworld    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:23:08

• "The open web is not disappearing because publishing has become impossible" ☛ https://kirill.korins.ky/articles/the-walled-garden-of-the-surveilled-web/ | Source: Kirill A Korinsky    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:23:26

• "Continuing on his quest to expose the dark underbelly of modern technology, [Benn Jordan] recently did a deep-dive into the rise of so-called robot dogs." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/05/12/the-dark-side-of-unitree-robot-dogs/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:23:41

• "More than half of the weaknesses Adobe addressed this month could be exploited for arbitrary code execution. Application denial-of-service (DoS) was the second most common type of resolved issue." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/adobe-patches-52-vulnerabilities-in-10-products/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:23:54

• "Not allowing users to remove this floating bubble is beyond obnoxious." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/05/12/microsoft-makes-copilot-easier-to-summon-harder-to-ignore-in-office/5238612 | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:24:08

• "Counties were slated to test the function in the May 19 primary" ☛ https://www.votebeat.org/pennsylvania/2026/05/12/internet-connected-electronic-pollbook-pilot-program-2026-primary-postponed/ | Source: Votebeat    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:24:27

• "reached an agreement with the unauthorized actor involved in this incident." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/canvas-owner-secures-student-data-in-deal-with-hacking-group/a-77138028 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:24:44

• "But let me not stop there, and pose a challenge in the opposite direction: What will happen when Americans realize how miserable we are?" ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/what-happens-when-americans-realize | Source: Paul Krugman    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:25:16

• "I've been trying to organically spend less time on my iPhone." ☛ https://chrishannah.me/dumbing-down-my-phone/ | Source: Chris Hannah    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:25:32

• "I had to do that to keep it under my control, instead of Bambu's." ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/bambu-lab-abusing-open-source-social-contract/ | Source: Jeff Geerling    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:26:03

• "After the war, the company produced a landmark theater speaker system that became the gold standard in theater audio." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/05/12/the-history-of-altec-lansing/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:26:15

• "NASA is testing a next-generation space processor designed to dramatically increase the computing power aboard future spacecraft." ☛ https://interestingengineering.com/space/new-nasa-radiation-hardened-space-chip | Source: Interesting Engineering    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:26:33

• "partnered with Microchip Technology" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/nasa-partners-with-microchip-to-build-next-generation-spaceflight-chips-with-100x-the-power-of-current-offerings-chip-designed-to-withstand-radiation-for-extended-missions-on-the-moon-and-mars | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:26:53

• "There are a few people out there, masochists perhaps, who don’t care about noise. The rest of us strive to have a quiet PC." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/pc-building/why-building-a-quiet-pc-is-harder-than-you-think-what-to-know-and-how-to-make-your-rig-quieter | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:27:10

• "My perception changed through the learning how to learn course, where I relearned about Spaced repetition, the technique of reviewing topics at increasing intervals." ☛ https://lesleylai.info/en/flashcards/ | Source: Lesley Lai    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:27:50

• "Look everybody, it’s "My First Momento Mori" for kids!" ☛ https://ratfactor.com/cards/this-too-shall-pass | Source: Dave Gauer    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:28:12

• "And of course, remote work continues, almost 100%." ☛ https://janlukas.blog/thoughts/2026/05/like-my-new-job | Source: Jan-Lukas Else    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:28:24

• "The judgement is perceived rather than actual. The perception is itself the apparatus that produces the suffering." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/on-the-dance | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:28:43

• "Maine joined several states in passing a bell-to-bell cellphone ban this year." ☛ https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/05/12/from-cell-phone-ban-to-funding-overhaul-the-big-changes-coming-to-maine-schools/ | Source: Maine Morning Star    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:29:03

• [Old] "There are 3 categories—Linear, Affine, and Non-Linear—each having several encodings. Notably, every presented encoding can be used for arithmetic." ☛ https://text.marvinborner.de/2026-04-09-17.html |    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:29:55

• "Saying that the starting station of the winner is a coin flip is, in statistical terminology, known as the winner being a binomial draw with equal probability for each station." ☛ https://entropicthoughts.com/regatta-starting-stations | Source: Chris    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:30:08

• "[Joshua] chose neon lamps in part because the discharge rate of an energized lamp is a variable, physical process that makes a good source of entropy." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/05/12/this-pseudo-random-number-generator-does-it-with-neon/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:30:21

• "Today, Kagi Small Web is using a list of 35,705 websites (the first line of the file is empty), and there is a surprise inside: [...]" ☛ https://ludditus.com/2026/05/10/who-isnt-the-big-bad-web/ | Source: Homo Ludditus    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:30:46

• "Provoked by my blog move, I decided to give it a new design as well. The old design always felt a little bleh." ☛ https://sals.place/blog/new-blog-design/ | Source: Sal    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:30:59

• "I wrote that I journal because I wanted to remember." ☛ https://gregoryhammond.ca/blog/why-i-journal/ | Source: Gregory Hammond    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:31:11

• "If you follow my work, you know I write a lot about cybersecurity, IT, risk, privacy, business technology, and the real-world side of managing and defending systems." ☛ https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/why-i-dont-write-about-every-cybersecurity-story-that-breaks/ | Source: Kyle Reddoch    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:31:35

• "I highlight my own output for two reasons." ☛ https://thenewleafjournal.com/blogging-promises-schedules-and-burnout/ | Source: The New Leaf Journal    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:31:59

• "Police confirmed stolen items included hard drives with unreleased music, footage plans, and concert set lists." ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/beyonce-stolen-unreleased-music-car-break-in-cowboy-carter-b2975326.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 08:32:10

• "I saved the image to my computer to post something snarky, but it was actually something else that stood out once I had it in my downloads folder" ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/apple-uses-webp-images-in-the-app-store/ | Source: Matt Birchler    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 11:59:57

• "How does the [Internet] work?" ☛ https://kmcd.dev/posts/bgp-kmcd-dev/ | Source: Kevin McDonald    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:00:11

• "Go’s native fuzzing is useful, but it stands far behind state-of-the-art tooling that the Rust, C, and C++ ecosystems offer with LibAFL and AFL++" ☛ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2026/05/12/go-fuzzing-was-missing-half-the-toolkit.-we-forked-the-toolchain-to-fix-it./ | Source: Trail of Bits    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:00:42

• "Python 3.15 beta 1 is out! This is a really impactful release, with some really big additions." ☛ https://iscinumpy.gitlab.io/post/python-315/ |    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:01:09

• "I tend to write a lot of functions that create specific graphics implemented with ggplot2." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/05/setting-function-parameters-for-debugging/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:01:54

• "Version 0.125 of Game of Trees has been released (and the port updated). Note the security fixes: [...]" ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260512052610 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:02:23

• "The findings were better than expected, and one reason stood out: the scanners had read docs/VULN-DISCLOSURE-POLICY.md and applied it." ☛ https://nesbitt.io/2026/05/12/not-a-security-issue.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:02:39

• "I have been looking forward to ForgeFed for a long time." ☛ https://chronicles.mad-scientist.club/tales/federated-forge-fantasy-the-protocol/ | Source: Gergely Nagy    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:03:10

• "I'm more interested in the concerns about the bottleneck of "code review"." ☛ https://blog.feld.me/posts/2026/05/spam-resistant-forges/ | Source: Feld    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:03:32

• "That article used a prerelease GCC 16 snapshot." ☛ https://vittorioromeo.com/index/blog/refl_enum_to_string.html | Source: Vittorio Romeo    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:04:07

• "JavaScript's Date object is at the centre of most of these incidents because it behaves differently depending on input format, timezone, browser environment, and serialization method." ☛ https://ostechnix.com/javascript-timestamp-bug-utc-timezone-fix/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:04:24

• "With Hackaday Europe no more than two days away, we want to help you wrap up all of the last loose ends." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/05/12/2026-hackaday-europe-pre-party-more-workshops-and-everything-else/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:05:30

• "In January 2025, I shared an update on updating the blog theme and code block themes." ☛ https://amanhimself.dev/blog/new-blog-theme-again/ | Source: Aman Mittal    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:19:34

• "Do you know what has drawn me back to Wordpress on more than one occasion? The ability to have a sidebar." ☛ https://brandons-journal.com/post/why-does-everyone-seem-to-hate-the-sidebar | Source: Brandon    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:20:34

• "In 2026, I’ve decided to archive all the old site and content, because I have a significantly different vision of what I want now." ☛ https://chrismorgan.info/2026-website | Source: Chris Morgan    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:26:18

• "First, I really don’t want to add any JavaScript to this site. Right now, when you hit my home page and inspect the network requests" ☛ https://sals.place/blog/flying-blind/ | Source: Sal    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:26:34

• "What happened to dear old Redis, I wondered." ☛ https://charlesleifer.com/blog/redis-and-the-cost-of-ambition/ | Source: Charles Leifer    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:27:11

• "Through these browser selection screens," ☛ https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/12/eu-law-bestows-6m-more-firefox-users-upon-us-moz-says/5238623 | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:28:22

• "I’ve recently been experimenting with where I host my small and open-source static sites. In my latest experiment, I wanted to try a low-maintenance selfhosting solution." ☛ https://danq.me/2026/05/08/wildcard-caddy-with-github-webhooks/ | Source: Dan Q    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:29:14

• "Today, I’m back to daily—or multiple-times-per-day—use of a newsreader, the same one that got me addicted back in the early 2000s. Hurray, I’m an RSS news junkie again!?" ☛ https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/05/how-i-restarted-using-rss-and-actually-noticed/ | Source: Six Colors    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:29:23

• "The exercise did leave me thinking though." ☛ https://batsov.com/articles/2026/05/12/port-a-minimalist-prepl-client-for-emacs/ | Source: Bozhidar Batsov    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:30:07

• "My goal with this article is to help you develop a comprehensive understanding of the Kakoune text editor: what it is, how it works, and why it has that design." ☛ https://ficd.sh/blog/kakoune-is-a-text-editor/ | Source: Daniel Fichtinger    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:30:27

• "Three, I think the demands we put on smartphone cameras is impossible." ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/the-midification-of-smartphone-cameras/ | Source: Matt Birchler    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:31:00

• "BirdFeedR dispenses bird seed on demand, but only when it recognizes a bird." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/05/12/birdfeedr-is-a-bird-only-feeder-that-keeps-thieving-squirrels-away/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:31:34

• "Curious what your read is. On one hand, TechShop closed, hackerspaces shrinking, weekend builders aging into other responsibilities." ☛ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/05/speaking-of-robot-bartenders/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:31:52

• "Hardware wise it’s a Pi Zero with a UPS PHAT and an SPI display, but perhaps it’s arguably the home-made keyboard that really sets it apart." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/05/12/a-cyberdeck-that-runs-linux-in-an-altoids-tin/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:32:08

• "In the search for more exciting broken electronics to repair, [Hugh Jeffreys] bought a GoPro Hero 10 for US$100 with an apparently rather common issue of no camera input, along with a cracked display." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/05/12/trying-to-fix-a-gopro-hero-10-with-no-camera-input-issue/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:32:43

• "This has been fixed for future batches, but the current batch still has stock available" ☛ https://pine64.org/2026/05/12/shocking_disclosure/ | Source: Pine64    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:32:58

• "Since the home page of Xebian insists that this Debian blend (not derivative!)" ☛ https://ludditus.com/2026/05/12/small-polish-touches-to-debian-13-installed-via-xebian/ | Source: Homo Ludditus    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:33:25

• "Fedora plans to launch an AI Developer Desktop with a stable LTS kernel and pre-configured Atomic images to make local AI tools easier to run." ☛ https://ostechnix.com/fedora-ai-developer-desktop-lts-kernel/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:34:26

• "In this post I want to share some nice tools on Flathub I discovered since switching back to Linux. Maybe you find some of them useful." ☛ https://janlukas.blog/posts/favorite-flatpak-apps | Source: Jan-Lukas Else    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:34:40

• "now, draw the rest of the owl" ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260512115225 | Source: Undeadly bsp;  

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:35:11

• Dark boomer shooter Nailcrown announced by Bohemia Interactive and Destructive Creations | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/dark-boomer-shooter-nailcrown-announced-by-bohemia-interactive-and-destructive-creations/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinuxsp;  

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:38:21

• Get some fun games to play with friends in the Fanatical Crazy Co-op Bundle | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/get-some-fun-games-to-play-with-friends-in-the-fanatical-crazy-co-op-bundle/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:38:56

• "Vintage Vault is run by James Srnec, a collector who didn’t just fall into the hobby — he went all‑in." ☛ https://arcadeblogger.com/2026/05/09/vintage-vault-the-arcade-by-the-lake/ | Source: The Arcade Blogger    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:40:01

• Further expanded AMD HDMI 2.1 support is coming to Linux now with FRL and DSC | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/further-expanded-amd-hdmi-2-1-support-is-coming-to-linux-now-with-frl-and-dsc/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:40:37

• "ooooh I didn’t quit reach it" ☛ https://idiomdrottning.org/coyote-time | Source: Idiomdrottning    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:49:10

• "Operation Epic Furious: Strait To Hell" ☛ https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/12/arcade-games-satirizing-iran-war-appear-at-dc-war-memorial/ | Source: Air Force Times    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:50:44

• Brutal space strategy roguelite Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes is out now | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/brutal-space-strategy-roguelite-battlestar-galactica-scattered-hopes-is-out-now/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:51:15

• PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 devs battling "AI slop code pull requests" | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/playstation-3-emulator-rpcs3-devs-battling-ai-slop-code-pull-requests/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/playstation-3-emulator-rpcs3-devs-battling-ai-slop-code-pull-requests/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:52:14

• Everything is Crab is a genius and silly roguelite about creating a total abomination | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/everything-is-crab-is-a-genius-and-silly-roguelite-about-creating-a-total-abomination/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 13:01:58

• The most wishlisted game on Steam - Subnautica 2 gets an Early Access trailer, pre-purchase and pre-loads | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/the-most-wishlisted-game-on-steam-subnautica-2-gets-an-early-access-trailer-pre-purchase-and-pre-loads/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 13:03:39

• Valve fix Steam Controller double inputs with the Puck - Steam Deck gets configurable Track Pad Locking | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/valve-fix-steam-controller-double-inputs-with-the-puck-steam-deck-gets-configurable-track-pad-locking/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 13:03:52

• IBM experiences: "I agree with you. I was in an account and when review time came, the manager gave this one guy a 2+ rating , myself and few others who did more then him received . Basically that guy only talked and brown nosed management to get by" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krem51md#replies    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 13:06:33

• "what’s up with Albany? I keep seeing it. I have heard it’s a very weird place, but what does that mean?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krem51md#replies IBM became somewhat of an IBM meme/satire https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/07/IBM_Insiders_Say_What_s_Wrong_With_IBM_in_Albany_and_Yes_There_.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 13:07:53

• Nothing to do with slop, everything to do with sagging sales https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/gm-restructures-workforce-ai-future-1796547    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 13:11:58

• "Beyond raw hardware optimization, building from source enables dropping decades of legacy compatibility layers and embracing modern desktop technologies." ☛ https://www.jamescherti.com/compiling-emacs/ |    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 14:14:13

• "This makes org-wide auditability nearly impossible to produce on demand, and adds complexity to regional compliance requirements." ☛ https://goteleport.com/blog/data-center-compliance/ | Source: Teleport    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 14:14:32

• "A 2026 operational review of Public ENUM under e164.arpa found that half of the current delegations show some form of DNS problem." ☛ https://labs.ripe.net/author/hisham_ibrahim/operational-review-of-public-enum-under-e164arpa/ | Source: RIPE    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 14:14:50

• "That’s Still Worrying" ☛ https://rival.security/posts/mythos-discovered-a-cve-already-in-its-training-data---and-thats-still-worrying |    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 14:27:08

• "Understanding the true risk of AI in cybersecurity means separating the sci-fi hype from the reality of how these models actually work. The Real Threat: Recycled Code"    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 14:27:26

• "every WSL2 instance on a Windows laptop" ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/05/copy-fail-linux-vulnerability.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 14:27:59

• "log kernel printk messages over UDP" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/NetconsoleForDesktopPanics | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 14:28:20

• "Linus Torvalds released the third release candidate (RC3) for Linux Kernel 7.1 on Sunday, 10 May 2026." ☛ https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-7-1-rc3-released/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 14:28:43

• "Milk-V has introduced the Jupiter2, a compact RISC-V single-board computer based on the SpacemiT Key Stone K3 processor." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/milk-v-jupiter2-brings-spacemit-k3-risc-v-platform-to-pico-itx-form-factor/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 14:51:09

• IBM Red Hat peddling slop and Microsoft at the same time! ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-ai-inference-brings-llm-d-any-managed-kubernetes-starting-coreweave-and-microsoft-azure | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 14:52:22

• "OpenShift" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-desktop-brings-kubernetes-aligned-development-desktop | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 14:52:32

• Helping NVIDIA, the circular financing (accounting fraud) company, sell more slop hype ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-device-edge-now-available-run-nvidia-jetson-orin | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 14:53:57

• "HashiCorp Vault integration for secrets management" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/strengthening-security-and-consistency-cloud-red-hat-and-hashicorp | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 14:54:40

• IBM is "all-in" with this Ponzi scheme that makes a bubble waiting to implode ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/supercharging-local-ai-development-rhel-nvidia-dgx-spark | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 14:55:36

• "Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4, part of the Red Hat AI portfolio, takes a different approach." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/mcp-catalog-here-discover-deploy-and-connect-red-hat-openshift-ai | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 14:55:55

• More and more slop peddling, nothing about Linux. "When sensitive data, such as patient medical records or proprietary AI model weights are actively loaded into the CPU, GPU, and memory for processing, it must be decrypted." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/golden-path-zero-trust-bridging-gap-between-ai-development-and-opsec | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 14:57:09

• "Imagine a regional public utility responsible for keeping the lights on for millions of homes, schools, and hospitals." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/three-pillars-trust-hardened-openshift-foundation | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 14:57:29

• This year's Red Hat event is all about slop, which is embarrassing; it helps IBM sell hype for the stock market ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/ais-next-inflection-point-transforming-agents-enterprise-superusers | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 15:00:49

• "modernize" as in what? Adopt buzzwords? ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/stop-managing-past-and-start-building-its-future | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 15:01:24

• "NATOpoll: Finns' trust in Trump falls to new low | Yle News | Yle" https://yle.fi/a/74-20225575    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 15:03:20

• NOPE. "BULLSHIT GENERATORS" will NOT "Define Europe’s Future" https://thecyberexpress.com/ai-skills-development-define-europe-future/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 15:03:50

• iophk: money could have been poured into OpenWRT to be able to flash the problematic hardware with open firmware, at least for consumer-grade routers https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/05/12/fcc-walks-back-router-update-ban-before-it-bricks-americas-network-security/5238938    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 15:04:10

• Bad. "It does not have to be this way. The Legislature has an opportunity to eliminate the most addictive features of social media and bring parents back into the conversation by passing HF4138/SF4696. The House version will be debated on the floor Tuesday." https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/05/12/making-social-media-safer-for-minnesota-kids/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 15:04:38

• "'Weird Al' Yankovic 'Dare to Be Stupid' Broadway Musical in the Works" https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/weird-al-yankovic-dare-to-be-stupid-musical-broadway-1235561428/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 15:04:54

• iophk: as usual, he's in way over his head https://www.rfa.org/english/uyghur/2026/05/12/trump-xi-china-meeting-uyghur/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 15:05:18

• EU to propose online age restrictions this summer | "EU lägger förslag om åldersgränser online i sommar" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/05/12/eu-lagger-forslag-om-aldersgranser-online-i-sommar/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 15:05:54

• iophk: she does not address actual journalism but instead vile propaganda https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/12/warning-news-industry-act-now-joe-rogan-piers-morgan-ecosystem    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 15:06:27

• "Just look at the audiences the biggest independent journalists [sic] in the US have built on YouTube alone: Joe Rogan, with 20.9m subscribers; Tucker Carlson, 5.6m; Megyn Kelly, 4.2m; Mehdi Hasan, 1.96m. What we are witnessing is the wholesale shift from one established information ecosystem to another."    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 15:06:54

• KDE Plasma 6.6.5, Bugfix Release for May ☞ https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.6.5/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 15:26:09

• Building Software Requires Digestion ☞ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/software-requires-digestion/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 15:47:10

• Bambu Lab is abusing the open source social contract ☞ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/bambu-lab-abusing-open-source-social-contract/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 15:53:22

• Haiku Activity & Contract Report, April 2026 ☞ https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/waddlesplash/2026-05-11-haiku_activity_contract_report_april_2026/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:01:46

• $2,000 awarded for Oso IP entity, Aloft Media, hyperlink patent monopoly prior art ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/5/12/2000-awarded-for-oso-ip-entity-aloft-media-hyperlink-patent-prior-art    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:02:33

• $2,000 awarded for ContactWave messaging patent monopoly prior art ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/5/12/2000-awarded-for-contactwave-messaging-patent-prior-art    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:02:46

• Avocado scores win as Regional Court Nuremberg overturns PIs in 3D pen case ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/avocado-scores-win-as-regional-court-nuremberg-overturns-pis-in-3d-pen-case/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:03:12

• Software Patents: $2,000 awarded for High Velocity Capital media patent monopoly prior art ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/5/12/2000-awarded-for-high-velocity-capital-media-patent-prior-art Belgian private equity-backed flooring company launches IP consulting service ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/belgian-private-equity-backed-flooring-company-launches-ip-consulting-service/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:03:3   

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:04:21

• Business in border area is possible, say Latgale's entrepreneurs ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/business/12.05.2026-business-in-border-area-is-possible-say-latgales-entrepreneurs.a646712/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:05:06

• IBM layoffs: Those are PIPs and people are quitting tok https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqwrmbx3#replies "Same what is up with that?"    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:07:07

• "Long time coming. Chickens are coming home to roost. Red Hat Summit underwhelming keynote might be part of the big drop today ... The slimy In--an snake oil salesman should be in jail." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krgt1x6e#replies    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:09:19

• Down to 212.35 dollars now. IBM back in the 100s by week's end? Was in 300s months ago.    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:11:12

• Who Might Challenge Starmer in a Leadership Contest? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/world/europe/who-could-replace-starmer-uk-prime-minister.html    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:12:28

• P.C.O.S. Has Been Renamed P.M.O.S. Doctors Hope It Will Improve Care for Millions. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/well/live/pcos-pmos-name-change-treatment-health.html    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:12:58

• How an ‘Impossible’ Idea Led to a Pancreatic Cancer Breakthrough ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/health/pancreatic-cancer-daraxonrasib-kras.html    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:13:11

• Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi In Critical Condition After Transfer To Tehran Hospital ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-narges-mohammadi-hospital-tehran/33755284.html    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:13:32

• Warmer weather brings more injured children to Latvia's hospitals ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/12.05.2026-warmer-weather-brings-more-injured-children-to-latvias-hospitals.a646687/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:14:25

• Even in North Korea, someone’s in your parking spot ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/even-in-north-korea-someones-in-your-parking-spot    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:15:49

• Malaysia’s seniors face a loneliness crisis as population ages ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-seniors-face-a-loneliness-crisis-as-population-ages    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:16:22

• Malaysia ‘shocked’ that Norway blocked missile delivery for navy ships, says defence minister ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-shocked-that-norway-blocked-missile-delivery-for-navy-ships-says-defence-minister    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:16:58

• China Is Much Weaker Than It Seems. That’s the Problem. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/opinion/china-power-trump-xi-beijing.html    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:17:34

• How China’s leader Pooh-tin lost faith in his generals ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/how-chinas-leader-lost-faith-in-his-generals    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:18:11

• A Shift in Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/world/russia-ukraine-drones-keir-starmer.html   

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:19:01

• Putin’s Credibility Has Suffered in the Iran War. Or Has It? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/world/europe/russia-europe-ukraine-syria-iran.html    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:19:21

• President von der Leyen addresses international coalition to bring Ukrainian children home as EU doubles down on support for Ukraine ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ac_26_1069    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:41:56

• Defence minister candidate says 'safe sky' is priority ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/12.05.2026-defence-minister-candidate-says-safe-sky-is-priority.a646734/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:42:18

• Visoka, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria ☞ https://www.rubenerd.au/visoka-kardzhali-province-bulgaria/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:43:20

• Ugandans tricked into fighting for Russia in Ukraine ☞ https://defenceweb.co.za/security/human-security/ugandans-tricked-into-fighting-for-russia-in-ukraine/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:44:03

• Ukrainian Anti-Graft Prosecutor Seeks Detention Of Zelenskyy's Ex-Chief Of Staff ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/yermak-zelenskyy-suspicion-ukraine-investigation/33754687.html    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:44:22

• Lithuania doesn’t allow Ukraine drones to use its airspace – presidential adviser ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2926106/lithuania-doesn-t-allow-ukraine-drones-to-use-its-airspace-presidential-adviser    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:45:06

• Inflation Accelerates as Iran War Drives Up Energy Costs ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/briefing/iran-war-costs-inflation.html    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:46:55

• Russia Keeps Attacking U.S. Firms in Ukraine. The White House Is Silent. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/world/europe/russian-strikes-us-firms-ukraine-trump.html    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:47:35

• Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’ Exploits African Shipping Registries to Skirt Sanctions ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2026/05/russias-shadow-fleet-exploits-african-shipping-registries-to-skirt-sanctions/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:48:17

• CBO estimates Golden Dome could cost $1.2 trillion over 20 years ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-news/2026/05/cbo-estimates-golden-dome-could-cost-1-2-trillion-over-20-years/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 16:51:27

• Mali Siege Reveals Weakness of Mercenary Model ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2026/05/mali-siege-reveals-weakness-of-mercenary-model/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:01:0

• Brave divers explore Russian River near the mysterious and top secret Bohemian Grove ☞ https://nypost.com/2026/05/12/us-news/divers-explore-russian-river-near-top-secret-bohemian-grove/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:01:45

• Something else for Australia to consider: Russian nuclear subs in the Pacific ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/something-else-for-australia-to-consider-russian-nuclear-subs-in-the-pacific/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:02:07

• Council of Europe opening Belarus information point in Vilnius ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2926062/council-of-europe-opening-belarus-information-point-in-vilnius    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:02:35

• Patch Tuesday, May 2026 Edition ☞ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/05/patch-tuesday-may-2026-edition/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:03:06

• Samsung Denies ‘Any Allegations of Intentional Misuse’ Amid Dua Lipa Lawsuit, Says It Remains ‘Open to a Constructive Resolution’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/12/dua-lipa-samsung-lawsuit-response/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:06:44

• The Twigs Countersue FKA Twigs Amid Intensifying Trademark Dispute — New Claims Look to Bar the Contested Name’s Use ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/12/fka-twigs-lawsuit-the-twigs/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:07:29

• The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 25.8.7 ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/05/12/tdf-announces-libreoffice-25-8-7/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:08:45

• Rust Re-writes & Chesterton's Fence ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/rust-re-writes-and-chestertons-fence    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:09:00

• How To Install Nvidia Drivers on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-nvidia-drivers-ubuntu-26-04/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:10:09

• How To Install Chrome Remote Desktop on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-chrome-remote-desktop-debian-13/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:10:49

• How to Install LEMP Stack on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-install-lemp-stack-on-ubuntu-26-04/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:11:51

• How to Install LAMP Stack on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-install-lamp-stack-on-ubuntu-26-04/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:12:19

• Researchers Put Surveillance Giant Google Gemini in Charge of an Entire Coffee Shop, and It’s Inexorably Driving It Out of Business ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-gemini-runs-entire-coffee-shop    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:13:06

• Why I Journal ☞ https://gregoryhammond.ca/blog/why-i-journal/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:13:36

• Pi Slate – A Raspberry Pi 5 handheld GNU/Linux cyberdeck with a 5-inch 1280×720 touchscreen display ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/05/11/pi-slate-a-raspberry-pi-5-handheld-linux-cyberdeck-with-a-5-inch-1280x720-touchscreen-display/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:14:26

• Firefly AIBOX-K3 – An Edge Hey Hi (AI) mini PC powered by SpacemiT K3 RISC-V SoC ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/05/12/firefly-aibox-k3-an-edge-ai-mini-pc-powered-by-spacemit-k3-risc-v-soc/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:17:10

• People need to reject this lousy idea that a lack of money or less money implies less wisdom or less talent. Because by that logic, good people who volunteer to save lives in Africa are "losers" and are worth ridiculing. But corporate media likes to glorify its owners. Money is all that counts to them.    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:18:41

• Red Hat spam about slop, funded by Red Hat (rogue publisher) ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/12/red-hat-targets-enterprise-deployment-new-version-ai-platform/   

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:19:31

• Some more Red Hat spam funded or paid for by the company that it is covering ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/12/red-hat-enterprise-linux-powers-ai-innovation-rhsummit/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:20:19

• GNU Guix: Time travel without borders ☞ https://guix.gnu.org/blog/2026/time-travel-without-borders//    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:20:47

• Linux Matters 81: Cooking up a framework desktop ☞ https://linuxmatters.sh/81/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:21:22

• Key events in ties between the United States, China and Taiwan ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/key-events-in-ties-between-the-united-states-china-and-taiwan    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:23:26

• Dihydroxyacetone Man vows to discuss case of imprisoned HK activist Jimmy Lai with Pooh-tin ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/trump-vows-to-discuss-case-of-imprisoned-hk-activist-jimmy-lai-with-xi    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:23:44

• While Dihydroxyacetone Man crushes media critical of his illegal acts    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:24:26

• US-China rivalry over Hey Hi (AI) and chips intensifies ahead of Convicted Felon-Xi summit ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-china-rivalry-over-ai-and-chips-intensifies-ahead-of-trump-xi-summit    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:25:02

• Perspective: Be wary of China twisting Convicted Felon’s words during summit with Pooh-tin Jinping ☞ https://rfa.org/english/uyghur/2026/05/12/trump-xi-china-meeting-uyghur/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:25:28

• California mayor charged with acting as China agent ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/05/12/california-mayor-charged-with-acting-as-china-agent/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:26:05

• Thomson Reuters boss says Hey Hi (AI) licensing deals only involve archive text ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/wires_and_agencies/thomson-reuters-boss-says-ai-licensing-deals-only-involve-archive-text/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:26:45

• Prolific finance journalists facing questions over identities ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/prolific-finance-journalists-facing-questions-over-identities/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:27:53

• New Daily Steps Goal Shows You Don't Need 10,000 to Keep The Weight Off ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/new-daily-steps-goal-shows-you-dont-need-10000-to-keep-the-weight-off    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:30:58

• First Signatures of a Future Tectonic Split Are Bubbling Up In Zambia ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/first-signatures-of-a-future-tectonic-split-are-bubbling-up-in-zambia    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:31:41

• Archaeologists Uncover 5,000-Year-Old Foundations of Strange Artificial Island ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/archaeologists-uncover-5000-year-old-foundations-of-strange-artificial-island    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:31:59

• Cannabis Use Disorder Strongly Linked to Major Depression, New Review Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/cannabis-use-disorder-strongly-linked-to-major-depression-new-review-finds    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:32:17

• Which Supplements Do Older Adults Actually Need? Here's What The Science Says ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/which-supplements-do-older-adults-actually-need-heres-what-the-science-says    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:32:43

• Archaeologists Discover Hundreds of Strange, Ancient Mass Graves in The Desert ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/archaeologists-discover-hundreds-of-strange-ancient-mass-graves-in-the-desert    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:32:58

• NASA's Next-Gen Mars Helicopter Rotors Have Broken The Sound Barrier in Tests ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/nasas-next-gen-mars-helicopter-rotors-have-broken-the-sound-barrier-in-tests    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:33:27

• Your Questions Answered: What is Redistricting and Why Should We Care? ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/voting-rights/what-is-redistricting-and-why-should-we-care    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:33:51

• Did Starlink Accidentally Help Zimbabwe’s Fibre Market? ☞ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2026/05/how-starlink-changed-zimbabwes-internet-market/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:34:33

• From Coverage to Meaningful Connectivity: How Kenya Is Leading Africa’s Internet Future ☞ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/05/from-coverage-to-meaningful-connectivity-how-kenya-is-leading-africas-internet-future/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:34:57

• Battle Over the Strait of Hormuz Leaves Safe Passage a Gamble ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/world/middleeast/strait-of-hormuz-conrol.html    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:35:24

• U.S. Intelligence Shows Iran Retains Substantial Missile Capabilities ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/us/politics/iran-missiles-us-intelligence.html    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:35:47

• IBM-sponsored spam about IBM ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/12/ibm-governed-enterprise-ai-ibmthink/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:37:17

• Unitree Shows Off Fully Functional Mecha Suit ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/unitree-mecha-suit    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:38:11

• New York Times Issues Stern Warning to Its Freelance Writers About Hey Hi (AI) Use ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/new-york-times-freelancers-ai-rules    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:38:52

• Wrongful Death Lawsuits Against Proprietary Chaffbot Company Test a New Strategy ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/technology/chatgpt-lawsuit-wrongful-death.html    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:39:25

• New Zealand moves to halt lawsuits over climate damage ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/new-zealand-moves-to-halt-lawsuits-over-climate-damage    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:39:49

• Michael Jackson’s ‘Secret Family’ Doubles Down on Abuse Accusations After Legal Setbacks ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/12/michael-jackson-secret-family-accusations/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:40:21

• Hack to the Future: The Impact and Legacy of the DARPA AIxCC Challenge ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2026/05/12/hack-to-the-future-the-impact-and-legacy-of-the-darpa-aixcc-challenge/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:41:08

• Is Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Really a Cybersecurity Risk? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/technology/anthropic-claude-mythos.html http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/12/cURL_s_Stenberg_Mythos_is_Marketing_Hype_by_Sleazy_Slop_Peddler.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:41:41

• Florida Plans to Close ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ Vendors Are Reportedly Told ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/us/florida-alligator-alcatraz-detention-closure.html    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:42:37

• JB eateries cautious about raising prices amid Middle East crisis ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/jb-eateries-cautious-about-raising-prices-amid-middle-east-crisis    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:42:58

• South Africans are far less tolerant of migrants than before – hotspots, drivers and solutions ☞ https://defenceweb.co.za/security/civil-security/south-africans-are-far-less-tolerant-of-migrants-than-before-hotspots-drivers-and-solutions/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:43:39

• SAP Patches Critical S/4HANA, Commerce Vulnerabilities ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/sap-patches-critical-s-4hana-commerce-vulnerabilities/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:44:58

• West Pharmaceutical Services Hit by Disruptive Ransomware Attack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/west-pharmaceutical-services-hit-by-disruptive-ransomware-attack/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:45:26

• Deal Reached With Hackers to Delete Data Stolen From the Canvas Educational Platform ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/deal-reached-with-hackers-to-delete-data-stolen-from-the-canvas-educational-platform/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:45:47

• BWH Hotels Says Hackers Had Access to Reservation Data for 6 Months ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/bwh-hotels-says-hackers-had-access-to-reservation-data-for-6-months/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 17:46:26

• Amazon employees admit to using Hey Hi (AI) unnecessarily to pump up internal usage scores — workers complain of intense pressure to use Hey Hi (AI) tools ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/big-tech-has-a-tokenmaxxing-habit    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 18:06:57

• The Obscure Rules Change That Could Drive More Foreign Students Away ☞ https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-obscure-rules-change-that-could-drive-more-foreign-students-away    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 18:07:54

• "6 months ago the stock was at $324. Now it's $212. A 35% drop in stock price in 6 months is NOT "part of a normal cycle"." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krgt1x6e#replies    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 18:10:47

• "As the stock continues to decline, gotta love the post-Think 2026 cheerleading. Less cheerleading, more innovating please." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krgt1x6e#replies    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 18:10:58

• "Over a few decades ago a former IBMer told me that people who behaved like a “bull in a china cabinet” generally advanced faster and farther than those who played politics. I am wondering if he’s right." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krem51md#replies    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 18:12:29

• "Given how everyone at IBM is dispensable, nothing is lost by taking chances, pushing for the right things, and working hard. Sure you won’t be well liked or invited to happy hour. But who cares?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krem51md#replies    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 18:12:39

• Qt became proprietary again, now it keeps promoting slop☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/introducing-the-mcp-tool-for-qt-documentation    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 18:38:49

• Microslop staunchly defends its new 'Low Latency Profile' for backdoored Windows 11 after community backlash ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-staunchly-defends-its-new-low-latency-profile-for-windows-11-after-community-backlash-says-every-other-os-already-boosts-cpu-speeds-for-quicker-load-times    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 18:39:26

• Microslop addresses 137 vulnerabilities in May’s Patch Tuesday, including 13 rated critical ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/microsoft-patch-tuesday-may-2026/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 18:40:00

• Microslop Patches 137 Vulnerabilities ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-patches-137-vulnerabilities/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 18:40:36

• crApple Patches Dozens of Vulnerabilities in macOS, iOS ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/apple-patches-dozens-of-vulnerabilities-in-macos-ios/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 18:41:37

• Geniatech launches Renesas RZ/V2N, RZ/V2H, and RZ/V2L OSM Size-M/L system-on-modules ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/05/12/geniatech-renesas-rz-v2n-rz-v2h-and-rz-v2l-osm-size-m-l-system-on-modules/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 18:42:26

• From Classroom to Code II: Innovative Qt Apps by Future Developers ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/from-classroom-to-code-ii-innovative-qt-apps-by-future-developers    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 18:44:00

• Microslop May 2026 Patch Tuesday, (Tue, May 12th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32980    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 18:44:59

• Starmer Faces Mounting Calls From Own Party to Resign as British Prime Minister ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/world/europe/starmer-speech-uk-labour.html    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 18:46:27

• But his own sister speaks of his health problems ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/seeds-of-instability-fake-news-target-philippine-leader-marcos-health    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 18:47:15

• Remains Disabled: How a Firmware Rewrite Defeated Bissell’s ITC Exclusion Order ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/05/remains-disabled-how-a-firmware-rewrite-defeated-bissells-itc-exclusion-order.html    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 18:47:50

• Micro-Entity Traps for Inventors Who Also Own Their Employer ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/05/micro-entity-traps-for-inventors-who-also-own-their-employer.html    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 18:48:10

• Secure Coding Guide for Python (pyscg) First Release ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2026/05/12/secure-coding-guide-for-python-pyscg-first-release/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:12:25

• NetBSD 11.0_RC4 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/netbsd    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:12:39

• How EvalHub manages two-layer Kubernetes control planes ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/05/12/how-evalhub-manages-two-layer-kubernetes-control-planes    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:12:57

• Over 72,000 students and staff at Hong Kong educational institutions affected in Canvas hack ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/05/13/over-72000-students-staff-at-hong-kong-educational-institutions-affected-in-canvas-hack/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:13:34

• Suffering Continues as Sudan War Enters Fourth Year ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2026/05/suffering-continues-as-sudan-war-enters-fourth-year/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:14:09

• Drones Are Leading Cause of Civilian Deaths in Sudan War, U.N. Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/world/africa/sudan-drones-civilian-deaths.html    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:14:26

• Nigerian Military Accused of War Crimes After Deadly Market Airstrikes ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/world/africa/nigeria-tumfa-market-strikes.html    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:14:45

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:15:09

• Union leader Mehmet Türkmen acquitted after 58 days in detention ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/union-leader-mehmet-turkmen-acquitted-after-58-days-in-detention-319555   

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:16:27

• Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/compromised-mistral-ai-and-tanstack-packages-may-have-exposed-github-cloud-and-ci-cd-credentials-in-mini-shai-hulud-malware-infection-supply-chain-campaign-spreads-across-npm-and-ai-developer-ecosystems-like-wildfire    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:17:19

• ‘Mini Shai-Hulud’ malware compromises hundreds of open-source packages in sprawling supply-chain attack ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/mini-shai-hulud-supply-chain-malware-attack/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:17:55

• Google and Amnesty International teamed up to make it harder for spyware vendors to hide ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/google-android-intrusion-logging-amnesty-spyware-detection/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:21:14

• Upgrading My Home Internet to Full Fibre ☞ https://kevquirk.com/upgrading-my-home-internet-to-full-fibre    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:21:52

• SiFive introduces RVA23-compliant Performance P570 Gen3 RISC-V core for consumer and AIoT applications ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/05/12/sifive-performance-p570-gen3-rva23-compliant-risc-v-core-consumer-aiot-applications/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:22:36

• NVIDIA VA-API Driver 0.0.17 Added JPEG Decoding & DGX Spark Support ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/05/nvidia-va-api-driver-0-0-17/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:23:22

• Flatcar 4593.2.1 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/flatcar    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:23:41

• Archcraft 2026.05.12 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/archcraft    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:24:02

• Unraid 7.3.0 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/unraid    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:24:16

• Linux 7.0.6 is Out, and It Fully Patches the Dirty Frag Exploit ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-fully-patches-dirty-frag-exploit/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:25:07

• Nvidia Engineer Proposes Linux Kernel Killswitch to Disable Vulnerable Functions Before Patches Land ☞ https://www.ghacks.net/2026/05/12/nvidia-engineer-proposes-linux-kernel-killswitch-to-disable-vulnerable-functions-before-patches-land/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:26:19

• Security updates for Tuesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1072498/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:26:41

• ALBA GNU/Linux Project – Japanese GNU/Linux distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/alba-linux-project-japanese-distribution/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:27:45

• PixlPunkt – modern, cross-platform pixel art editor ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/pixlpunkt-modern-cross-platform-pixel-art-editor/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:28:01

• 11 Best Free and Open Source Web Based Genome Browsers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-web-based-genome-browsers/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:28:12

• Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running GNU/Linux – Benchmarking ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/bosgame-m7-core-ultra-9-285h-running-linux-benchmarking/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:28:26

• Free OnlyFans Lure Used to Spread Cross-Platform CRPx0 Malware ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/free-onlyfans-lure-used-to-spread-cross-platform-crpx0-malware/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:29:46

• Copy Fail and Dirty Frag: Linux Page-Cache Exploits Target Every Major Distribution ☞ https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/05/copy-fail-dirty-frag-linux/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:30:32

• Red Hat Hardened Images: Top 5 benefits for software developers ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/05/12/red-hat-hardened-images-top-5-benefits-software-developers    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:30:57

• 15 Best Free and Open Source Food and Drink Software ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/foodanddrink/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:31:22

• Print Screen now works ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202605/print-screen-now-works.html    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:31:56

• Exim Mail Server Hit by “Dead.Letter” TLS Flaw, Admins Told to Upgrade ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/05/exim-mail-server-hit-by-dead-letter-tls-flaw-admins-told-to-upgrade/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:32:47

• Covid-era conspiracy theories accuse Famous Criminal Bill Gates of ‘creating’ hantavirus outbreak ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20260512-covid-era-conspiracy-theories-accuse-bill-gates-of-creating-hantavirus-outbreak http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/The_Epstein_Files_Don_t_Say_the_Ages_of_Those_Russian_Girls_Bil.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:33:41

• Hantavirus Outbreak Is Resurrecting Covid-Era Misinformation Tactics ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/well/hantavirus-covid-misinformation.html    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:33:57

• Microsoft TCO ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/cemu-linux-malware    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:35:38

• Storming Scientology Buildings: Fentanylware (CheeTok) Trend or Hate Crime? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/style/scientology-speedruns-tiktok-teens-la-nyc.html    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:36:19

• Dihydroxyacetone Man’s FDA chief is out after angering pharma CEOs, vaping lobbyists and anti-abortion activists ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2026/05/trump-fda-chief-is-leaving-after-angering-pharma-ceos-vaping-lobbyists-and-anti-abortion-groups/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:37:22

• Libya's Share on the Web: 5.2% GNU/Linux ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/11/Libya_s_Share_on_the_Web_5_2_GNU_Linux.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:39:24

• Fedora 44 Now Gaming Ready ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Fedora-44-Now-Gaming-Ready   

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:39:57

• Update on Slop About "Linux" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/12/Update_on_Slop_About_Linux.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:40:10

• The Slop-Amplified Fear of Privilege Escalation (Local, Not Remote) in Linux, the Kernel ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/12/The_Slop_Amplified_Fear_of_Privilege_Escalation_Local_Not_Remot.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:40:22

• Jim Zemlin/'Linux' Foundation Selling Anthropic Slop After Getting Bribed for Slop Marketing ('Linux' Foundation is a Pay-to-Say For-Profit Marketing Company That Buys and Manipulates the Media Based on False Pretences) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/12/Jim_Zemlin_Linux_Foundation_Selling_Anthropic_Slop_After_Gettin.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:40:39

• git-when-merged – command-line tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/git-when-merged-command-line-tool/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:40:58

• pydoclint – Python docstring linter ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/pydoclint-python-docstring-linter/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:41:10

• 12 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux GUI File Encryption Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-linux-file-encryption-tools/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:41:25

• chaiNNer – node-based image processing GUI ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/chainner-node-based-image-processing-gui/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:41:40

• 24 Best Free and Open Source Python Linter Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-python-linter-tools/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:41:51

• git-open – small command-line helper ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/git-open-small-command-line-helper/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:42:03

• "I've been using Ubuntu for decades. Whether you're new to the OS or returning to it after a while, these are the essential apps, hidden settings, and useful tweaks you need to know about." https://uk.pcmag.com/linux/164875/switching-from-windows-to-linux-these-15-pro-tips-make-ubuntu-feel-like-home    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:44:30

• "It’s fair to say we’ve not seen anything quite like this, in that there have been plenty of tiny laptops but never one as integrated as this. There’s a demo video with details of the build, that we’ve placed below." https://hackaday.com/2026/05/12/a-cyberdeck-that-runs-linux-in-an-altoids-tin/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:46:50

• Fedora Atomic is the desktop OS I keep recommending to people who don't want to think about Linux https://www.xda-developers.com/fedora-atomic-is-the-desktop-os-i-keep-recommending-to-people-who-dont-want-to-think-about-linux/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:48:26

• "This will be a really great boost for Linux (and not just for gaming) if the patches get fully accepted, to see in a future Linux kernel release which would most likely be kernel 7.2 since 7.1 is already in the release candidate stage." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/further-expanded-amd-hdmi-2-1-support-is-coming-to-linux-now-with-frl-and-dsc/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:49:34

• "This release also adds support for several XMC SPI chips and support for Redfish bearer token authentication." https://9to5linux.com/fwupd-2-1-3-linux-firmware-updater-adds-support-for-shift6mq-and-shiftphone-8    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:50:02

• "10,000 mAh battery for 3–5 hours of portable use" https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/05/11/pi-slate-a-raspberry-pi-5-handheld-linux-cyberdeck-with-a-5-inch-1280x720-touchscreen-display/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:50:39

• Linux distro Debian goes all in on reproducible software https://www.thestack.technology/linux-distro-debian-goes-all-in-on-reproducible-software/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:52:22

• "critics who accused the company of "cheating" over its Windows 11 speed boost feature, defending the practice as common across modern operating systems." https://www.tweaktown.com/news/111558/microsoft-exec-windows-11-speed-boost-isnt-cheating-because-linux-and-macos-also-do-it/index.html    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:54:44

• AMD Fixes Linux HDMI 2.1 DSC Limitation; 4K 240Hz Steam Machines Within Reach https://hothardware.com/news/amd-fixes-linux-hdmi-21-dsc-limitation-4k-240hz-steam-machines-within-reach    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:55:15

• Copying GNU/Linux, but making it proprietary with back doors https://www.makeuseof.com/i-replaced-windows-snap-layouts-with-a-tiling-window-manager-and-got-the-linux-experience-i-wanted/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:57:14

• IBM won't exist forever https://www.cio.com/article/4169793/red-hat-wants-to-end-forced-enterprise-migrations.html    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 19:58:06

• Elementary OS vs. Linux Mint: I compared my once favorite distro to the Windows alternative https://www.zdnet.com/article/elementary-os-vs-linux-mint/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 20:02:00

• When "idle" isn't idle: how a Linux kernel optimization became a QUIC bug https://blog.cloudflare.com/quic-death-spiral-fix/   

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 20:02:24

• quietly? https://www.xda-developers.com/6-linux-features-windows-still-doesnt-have-in-2026/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 20:03:07

• I've spent 30 years with Microsoft but Linux and Pop! OS might have converted me https://www.pcgamer.com/software/linux/ive-spent-30-years-with-microsoft-but-linux-and-pop-os-might-have-converted-me/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 20:04:08

• Two years without a laptop taught me what Android can't do (and Linux can) https://www.howtogeek.com/two-years-without-a-laptop-taught-me-what-android-cant-do-and-linux-can/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 20:04:30

• Securing Server Identities: Strategies for Linux and Windows Environments https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/resources/webcasts/securing-server-identities-strategies-for-linux-and-windows-environments    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 20:05:06

• Linux kernel kill switch proposal sparks fierce debate https://www.techzine.eu/news/security/141232/linux-kernel-kill-switch-proposal-sparks-fierce-debate/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 20:06:08

• Linux kernel maintainers suggest a ‘kill switch’ to protect systems until a zero-day vulnerability is patched https://www.csoonline.com/article/4169659/linux-kernel-maintainers-suggest-a-kill-switch-to-protect-systems-until-a-zero-day-vulnerability-is-patched.html    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 20:07:54

• So gulagboy's employer wants to put killswitch in Linux. So killswitch is security??? https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Microsofters_SLAPP_Censorship_Part_5_Out_of_200_Clearly_Not_a_S.shtml    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 20:09:09

• Quoting Microsoft like it owns Linux https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/linux-defenders-face-patch-exploit-race-a-31669    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 20:10:24

• Not fixing the problem https://www.scworld.com/brief/linux-kernel-proposes-runtime-killswitch-for-vulnerabilities    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 20:11:20

• 10ZiG Unveils New Linux OS Version to Boost Performance, Security and Endpoint Longevity https://www.prweb.com/releases/10zig-unveils-new-linux-os-version-to-boost-performance-security-and-endpoint-longevity-302766621.html    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 20:12:26

• NVIDIA, what did Torvalds say? https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2026/security/linux-security-concerns-deepen-after-dirty-frag-discovery    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 20:13:14

• Red Hat And Nissan Push Open Source Linux Into AI-Driven Vehicles https://www.opensourceforu.com/2026/05/red-hat-and-nissan-push-open-source-linux-into-ai-driven-vehicles/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 20:14:35

• Rustinel: Open-source endpoint detection for Windows and Linux https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/11/rustinel-open-source-endpoint-detection-windows-linux/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 20:15:43

• "Critics have fired flak at Microsoft for 'cheating' and this being a general fudge of a fix" https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/all-modern-operating-systems-do-this-including-macos-and-linux-microsoft-exec-fires-back-at-critics-accusing-it-of-cheating-with-windows-11-speed-    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 20:16:25

• "Critics have fired flak at Microsoft for 'cheating' and this being a general fudge of a fix" https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/all-modern-operating-systems-do-this-including-macos-and-linux-microsoft-exec-fires-back-at-critics-accusing-it-of-cheating-with-windows-11-speed-boost-feature    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 20:16:40

• Dirty Frag: Linux kernel hit by second major security flaw in two weeks https://therecord.media/dirty-frag-linux-kernel-hit-by-second-major-bug    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 20:17:17

• "Ubuntu has a slick dark mode. You can toggle it by clicking the icons on the panel at the top-right corner of the Ubuntu desktop and selecting “Dark Style.”" https://uk.pcmag.com/linux/164875/switching-from-windows-to-linux-these-15-pro-tips-make-ubuntu-feel-like-home    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 20:17:48

• First i486 Support, Now Linux Abandons i586 and i686 https://pcper.com/2026/05/first-i486-support-now-linux-abandons-i586-and-i686/    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 20:19:28

• "The cooking may need longer as the temperatures may be lower, even when the slow cooker is set to "high" or whatever knobs they give you. Also a glass lid may not create as much internal pressure as from a heavier pot on a stove." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/05/13/slowc.gmi    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 20:44:09

• "The state where I live would like to build a gigantic data center. It will be an ecological catastrophe, of course, but also destroy a community and hurt workers incredibly in the long run." gemini://beyondneolithic.life/posts/protest.gmi    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 20:45:09

• "Admittedly I've also been tinkering with other places elsewhere, but mostly it's just the universe kicking my arse. >.> In any case, Lindwyrm Liberty is finally added to the zine page (ye gods)" gemini://taichara.smol.pub/lindwyrm-liberty    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 20:46:06

• "Maybe it's the weather. Maybe it's the fact that my titanium bones make me a human barometer who detects every change in said weather with screaming bone pain. Maybe it's the end of the school year. Maybe it's a lot of things." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2026-05-13    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 20:46:55

• "Given the focus on independence, the indieweb, and our focus on telling great stories via text, Gemini felt like it could be a fun place to publish alongside our regular website." gemini://foofaraw.smol.pub/foofaraw-on-gemini    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 20:47:36

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

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 20:48:17

• "Mandy hated New Year. It left her feeling desolate, in spite of the whisky and sleeping pills that helped her to function on less harrowing days." gemini://foofaraw.smol.pub/jigsaw    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 20:50:06

• "What was that? Up there, before you scrolled down. Did that say there's a monster at the end of this essay??? Shit no! My pockets and Pokédex are at capacity!!!" gemini://foofaraw.smol.pub/the-monster-at-the-end-of-the-essay    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 20:51:03

• "It (mostly) doesn't use any Javascript or even CSS, and the content is 95% text. So when I learned about Gemini, it felt like the site is a perfect contender for a Gemini mirror." gemini://paradise-and-cola.gemcities.com/en/gemlog/20260510-hello-gemini.gmi    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 20:51:50

• banning ads for meat https://www.dw.com/en/why-is-amsterdam-banning-ads-for-meat/a-77054187    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 21:28:58

• sea that is vanishing in real time https://www.dw.com/en/the-sea-that-is-vanishing-in-real-time/a-76813409    

posted Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 21:29:28

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